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ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PEOPLE CRASHING
THROUGH TWO FLOORS-ONE KILLED, MANY


While holding political meeting at Wilsonvlle, near
Toronto Canada, en- Wednesday evening of last week.
the floor in the upper part of the suddenly gave
way, carrying with it about one hundred and fifty peo
pie The floor underneath proved itself unequal to stand
so great and sudden weight and that, too instantly
gave way pecpatng the unfortunate sufferers into the
room below, making total fall of some twenty four
feet The scene that ensued it is impossible to describe
The Toronto Leader thus describes the
mass of human beings in imminent danger of smoth-
ering and for few moments incapable of receiving any
assistance lay in darkness, grooming under bruises and
broken limbs and all that had not become jnsensble
from the fall mady endcavorng to extricate themselves
The news OF the calamity spread like widfre and in
few minutes wives and sisters frantically calling
husbands and brothers who known to be among the
sufferers Aid not long in arriving and the whole
community turned out with speed and zeal worthy all
commendation to lend their assistance in rescuing the
sufferers.
The result the early extrcaton of all the sufferers
many of whom taken out with other injuries
than severe fright and few unmportant bruises
Others, however perhaps to the number of nearly thirty
very severely confused some, indeed IL feared
fatally 1t is painful duty to add that in the of
person. when taken out life was found to be quite
extinct
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DLSCONTINUANCE or A UNITED STATES LAND
DISTRICT IN WISCONSIN, a.g

II will be seen from notice (No CPD of the Acting
Commissioner Of the General Land Office, in another
column of this mornings paper, that the Secretary of
the Interior has directed the dscontnuance of the United
States land office at Mineral Point Wisconsin, and that
the unsod lands in this district will be attached to- and
made subject to entry at La Crosse This discontinuance
in accordance with the provisions of the act of Con-
gress approved 18th june 1910, and instructions will be
Immediately transmitted to the land officers the sub
iect .asale. lsa H.a, g4 .a..-. .... z.,
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Foreign exchange for the Africa tomorrow rather
more active at full prices, III
The stock market active at the first board
with general decline in prices since yesterday
morning to the following extent Missouri 6s, per
cent; Virginia 6's, per cent. Pacific MAIL per cent
New York Central per cent; Erie, per cent; Hud
River, per cent. Harlem per cent; Reading,
per cent; Michigan Central, IT per cent; Michigan
Southern, per cent; Michigan Southern preferred, J
per cent; Gaena, : per cent; Cleveland Il Toledo,
per cent? Rock Island, per cent? La Crosse, per
cent
The business in State and bank stocks was limited At
the second board there further decline and the
market closed heavily at the following prices New York
Central, Ts3 Eric, III Hudson River, "a Reading
4s2 Galena Chicago, s2l Michigan Southern. 23a ;
Panama, lib Cleveland Toledo, "a Chicago Rock
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DOUGLAS AND DEMOCRACY.
prom the Columbia g. q Guardian, sept III

We pleased to see that Judge Douglass Freeport
speech is being met with proper spirit II the demo
cratic party did not make support Of the bred Scott
decision indispensable feature in its platform OF prn
cples then it would deserve the contempt of the whole
country Ii would then demonstrate its openness to the
charge which the opposition continually making that
It is the party for the spos without reference to prnc
pies This we have no idea it win do Our confidence
in the present soundness of the party is based upon
sturdy aud unyieding pcrsistcncy State rights both
North and South throughout the administration Of Gen
Pierce and up to this time Then was its time Of trial IT,
when difficulties compassed it round about it remained
true, win tswerye now in Its hour of triumphY
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Markets.

NV YORK, Sept 15.--Cotton is quiet-sales of 500
bales. The buyers and sellers waiting for the adj
vices OF the Persia Flour is buoyantsacs of
"a 900 bills State 81 25 81 so; Ohio, So 60 SIS 70
southern, S5 a SIS 40. Wheat has advanced--saes of
35 600 bushels red, 81 is a 81 rs white, 81 rs a
81 40 Corn has advanced-sales of 81 600 bushels ;
white, 81 a 81 cents; yellow SO 96 cents Pork is
quet-mess sl7 40 prime, SIS rs a SIS 40. Lard
is steady at ll1a liz cents Whiskey is dropping
n 245 cents Sugar is dull Coffee is quiet-Ro, % a
III cents. Spirits turpentine is firm at 4s3 40 cents
Rosin is firm at 81 rs. Rice is firm at a 81 cents.
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Later from New mexico--The Indian Dlnieul-
ties.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. ia despatch from Independence
dated the 18th inst. received at Bonneville, per the
United States express says that the New Mexican mails
dated the 23d ult., had arrived there,
Captain Mclean who reached Santa Fe on the 20th
reported that no doubt battle had been fought between
the American troops under command of Major Brooks
and Navajo Indians These Indians heretofore declared
that they would not fight and in of their refusal to
deliver the murderes Of his negro, Major b. in
tended destroying their wheat and fields which,
done would doubtless cause collision between them
and the troops. % =. d a'llf z
The Indians offered Mai Brooks several thousand sheep
and 900 ponies to indemnify him for the loss of his
negro. wy Na flF fH
The Santa Fc Gazette, In long article, attempts to
justify the Indians In their conduct. n4
Col. Summers command was passed at Walnut Creek
moving slowly. No Indians were seen on the plains
The grass still good. tFAs H45at.9 @
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congre ssionaI Mont. alton.

LANCASTER, Pa,,) Sept i5 The Lancaster county
democratic convention, DR.. John X. Raub presiding
nominated James Mr. Hopkins for Congress from the 9th
district by acclamaton. He made speech accepting
the nomination, taking ground against sectional political
strife and abotons and in favor OF the admission
Kansas without reference to her population He also
in favor Of such tariff would put every iron furnace
In the country in blast
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New york Democratic Convention.

SYRACUSE Sept Is. THE democratic State nominating
convention assembled here to-day. Hon. Horatio Sey-
mour appointed temporary chairman Before pro-
ceedng to ballot the contested seats settled The
convention then proceeded to the choice of president
and Mr.. Seymour elected amid much enthusiasm.
Mr. Seymour then addressed the convention ut consd-
cradle length.
An exciting debate then took place on motion to re-
fer the question of admitting half of each list of delegates
from New York TO the committee ON contested seats
This was finally carried by GA to 49,
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Later from New Mexico.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1.-The New Mexico mail of the 23d
has arrived at Independence battle had doubtless
been fought between Major Brookss command and the
Navajo Indians Major Brooks intended destroying
their fields, which would necessarily collision
The Indians it is said offered to indemnify him for the
loss of the negro which the Of the incurson
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National U0rse show.

SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 1.-THE national horse show,
cording to previous announcement, opened to-day.
Over four hundred animals, comprising some Of the
best in the country, present. General Wool and
staff expected to arrive this evening The governors
of Massachusetts,, New York. Connecticut New Hamp-
shire Maine and Indiana have also accepted invitations
to be present The Judges and board of managers have
decided that racing for purses shall BIO allowed during
the progress of the exhibition. si-tRl
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LAND SALES POSTPONED.

The President has directed the posponement of the
land sales heretofore ordered to be held ia Kansas Terri
tory in the month Of November next, and the Acting
Commissioner of the General Land Office has issued
notice No 622 accordingly from which it will be seen
that those sales will again be advertised to be held in
July next, 1859 L- H n - .LL
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THE ANCIENT MINES or MExIoo-Ihe San Antonio
exas Texan says Travellers between here and Ell Paso
inform US that there almost literally mountains Of
iron in some places and by building fires beside the
rocks the pure will melt and down into puddles
In many places there silver mines that deserted
years ago by the Sp1nar and large boude rolled into
the shaft-intending, Of course TO return when they
could be protected from the Indians but these mines
have never since been opened.
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LEFT Forums BrRornEp. -Junius Craig, of
Helena Arkansas, died ut Louisville He left will be-
queathing to Miss Wright, Of Louisville daughter Of
Capt T. I. Wright, TO whom he betrothed half Of
the annual income Of his estate making annuity of
$40 000 He desires in his win that the remaining half
Of his income shall be devoted to the improvement Of
his estate and after her death the whole property ia TO
go to the endowment of college at Helena The will
Is contested by his relatives.
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1t is true that the specie reserve of the banks very
strong but the present rates of foreign exchange
large shipments of specie TO Europe may be confidently
expected the reserve is likely to fall for some time to
come. Including the clearinghouse exchanges and the
sub-trcasury statement of Saturday, the following is
comparative view of financial condition for the past
two weeks
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ST.. LOUIS, Sept 1.-THE steam fire department had
parade yesterday Seven engines in the process
sion, and severally tried They played aver
age ESQ feet through 100 feet of hose.
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pennsylvania Nominations.

PnIADEIpnIA, Sept. l5-The democratic conferecs of
the 18th congressional district have had forty ballots all
with the results Leidy, the present member,
ceived FOUR and Little four. There is present pros
pect of settlement.
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Later from Havana.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 1.-The steamship Havana, from
Havana and Key West the 10th instant, has arrived
at this port Sugar unchanged moasses five to 81,
reals Freights dull. Sterling exchange Is per cent
Exchange on New York 81 per cent. nsE
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[sEcosD DESPATCH.

SYRACUSE Evening. committee contested
seats have reported in favor of the admission of the
tire Tammany delegation The adherents of Fernando
Wood all withdrew from the convention under protest
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WASHINGTON CITY.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10. 1855.


As the Union proposed
ehanse IN az rIas strictly cash bass ali
agencies for for the Union
tnued payments date
eeFt Mr. W. Ieoomb, authorized collections
IN Delaware, ryland, Virginia y Alt q sti by W.
WASHINGTON March %, l85s--ir klth tMH Etf1E}N }a
foregoing any agents or oolec
tors that employ have heretofore
those only who have perormed such service other oae
country. Ap eft
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Gold Excitement in Kansas.

ST.: LOUIS Sept. l5.-Iater advices from Kansas say
that the accounts from the gold mines Pixies Peak
corroboratcd Companies forming in all the prin
cpal towns in Kansas and stage line is about to be
tablished from Fort Riley to the diggings.
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Paper Mill Burnt.

ALBANY, Sept. 14.-The paper mill at Chatam Four
Corners burnt this morning, together with dwell
ing and several outhouses. man named Levi Quincy
was burnt to death in the dwelling.
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Health OF New Orleans.
Health OF Savannah.

New ORLEANS, Sept. 1.-THE deaths by fever during
the thirty hours ending with Monday noon number 49,
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Trial of steam Fire engines.

SAVANNAH, Sept. l5.The mayor reports three deaths
only from the yellow fever for the week ending yesterday
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Island, 7ol Milwaukee Mississippi lea and La Crosse

h Milwaukee. 81
The -four market heavy, aud lower for common
grades Wheat also heavy, and / cents per
bushe lower. Corn dull with downward tendency.
Pork firm, but inactive. Beef was buoyun Cotton
was firm and In good demand at full prices. Sugars
were dull and heavy The following is tabular state
ment OF the exports from this port exclusive of species
for the past week atet tt4 .HE ltL
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DIED.

On wednesday halfpast twelve O'Clock, Mrs. CHRISTIAN
HANDIEY in the SD year OF her age. ...#
The funeral will place from the house OF her ~
HoDgsoS No lo5 Seventh street. Friday afternoon al wv
O'Clock to which OF family respectfully invited
Bx7s~ IEcrURE-The second lecture in the course
the ththoho Beneficial Total Abstinence Association Of the
Columbia viii be delivered by vice president ~.
Mclaughlin at temperance Hail. street Sunday eye
leh inst soclook Subject Poetry utemperanoe ana @
or lAie and Gonius Of Chaerton. The public are ~
fully invited to attend. Abundance free
j. j. KANE,
JOS WALSH, N. D.,
COMMITTEES Lectures
Sept list Intel star sinte5-bu
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VyRuE TO THE LAST; or, Alone on a WIde,
wide Sea by A. s. Roe author ITO Love and 10 be Lowell
ror saIc NV BLANCHARD MOHUN,
Sep 10 Corner 18th street and Penn avenue
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-08

OPENING or AFRIcA.-While En-
gland is seeking to reach the head-wa-
tiers of the, Nicer by steaming up that
stream, the people Of Liberia are about
to send an exploring party overland
interiorward, into the valley OF that
mighty river. This region of the con
tinent is the great native caravan route
Two caravans were recently seen, one
of which could not have contained less
than 5000 persons and one 1000 beasts
burden. The government of Algeria
is striving to establish direct and con
slant intercourse with Central Africa
The French calculate that, under adj
vantageous circumstances the trade
with that region will be worth sixty
millions of francs annually, or ten mill
ions of dollars, the bulk of which would
consist of actual barter.
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TOT IHe TTIDune TcIegrapl
{ Pic Mic at Somers,


On the Sd inst. the Sabbath School of
the Presbyterian Church in this place
held Fourth Of July Celebration; to-
gether with two schools belonging to
the Free VIII Baptist church at Mygatt's
Corners; and the Methodist Episcopal
School at Kellogg's Corners, who were
present by invitation. The Schools
with many Of their parents and friends,
arrived about mid day in large wagons
decorated with boughs and banners,
and drawn each by four horse teams;
and accompanied by "a band of music, to
enliven the long procession; and all in
fine order, at length assembled around
several ample tables, spread in the beau
tifuT shady lawn, in front of the resi-
dence Of Mr.. William Smith. An album
dance Of good things, such as fruits, and
cakes, and viands of many kinds, with
large supply of excellent lemonade,
furnished Eby the respective Schools
loaed the tables, and satisfied all present
After the repast was finished the entire
company retired to the seats prepared
in front of the stand, where they were
addressed by the Rev. Mr.. Woodman,
Rev. Mr. Hersey, and Rev. Mr.. Gridley
in brief and appropriate remarks, pre-
viously to which the declaration of In
dependence had been read by Mr. Bur-
bank a graduate of Bowdoin College.
Music was furnished between the sew
erai exercises by the.sBand and good
choir of singers, and the whole was
closed with the benediction by the Rev.
Mr.. Ozanne. ~.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-08

GRASS UNDER TREES. By sowing nj
trate of'soda in small quantities in show
cry weather under trees, beautiful YER
dure will be obtained. CT have used it
under the beech trees in my grounds y
says writer in the Gardeners Chron-
icle, "and the grass always looks
green. Having succeeded so well on a
small scale, [ have sown nitrate of soda
among the long grass on the plantation
which the cattle could never eat. | now
find that the heritage is preferred to the
older parts of the field" Nitrate of So
ola can be purchased at less than three
tourths the cost of rough saltpetre. If
sown among clover or other artificial
grasses, and narrowed in, it will great
y assist the small seeds in getting out
OF the way Of the hy.-R,wal Neac
YORKER.
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Proceedings of the Common Council
of the City of Kenosha.
Kenosha. July 3. 1858.

henosha, July 3, 1858.
Special Meeting. Present the Mayor
Aid. Robinson, Whipple, Brande, Allen,
Nichols, Fish, Schend q Head.
The Mayor was authorized to appoint
a special police for the 5th of July if he
should deem it necessary.
The Chief Engineer Of the Fire De-
Ipartment made some remarks in relation
to the appropriation made by the City
Council to defray the expence of 4 torch
| light procession and recommended that
the money be used on the 9Th of July at
the annual review Of the Fire depart
ment
Aid. Robinson opposed the sugges :
ton of the Chief Engineer and state d
that Protection No l, had agreed to
come out and thought that creditable
appearance could be made.
Aid. Brande moved to reconsider the
vote granting the appropriation but after
discussion the question withdrew his
motion. Aid. Whipplc renewed it but
finally withdrew it.
Appropriations were made to the
Clerk for balance of LIST quarters salary.
Also amount due Harbor hands.
Aid. Fish moved that Adam Schend
be appointed Street Supervisor in the
I'd Ward during the illness of the pres
ent Supervisor which was agreed to.
On motion of Aid. Robinson the
Council adjourned.
G.. b. LEWIS,
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Good enough to suit any Parisian Lady
Wooden Ware, Glass Ware, Crockery,
Wooden Ware, Glass Ware, Cr0ckery.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-08

ADDRESS OF Hon. +. NEWELL w e
have been favored by one OF the com
mittee of arrangements with the address
delivered by Hon. F. Newell on the 9Th,
which was solicited for publication.
1t is proper to say, that Mr.. Newell
did not receive notice of his appoint
ment by the committee to deliver an
address until Thursday last, consequent
ly but little time was allowed him to
prepare one. The address is well writ
ten and will be read with interest.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-08

orally some excuses on all great public
gatherings; excrescences will attach to
festal days. There are always few
who brutify themselves, and exhibit the
disgusting aspects ola degraded human
ity. the City Police did pretty good
service by helping a few of this sort to
a nights lodging in the county Jail
With these few exceptions, the general
department of the multitude was order
ly and highly commcndable.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-08
Mr.. Buchanan Summed Up.

The Albany Evening Journal thus
forcibly recapitulates the leading incl
dents of the BUCHANAN mal-administra-
ton:
He entered the White House with a
promise of Freedom to Kansas, on his
lips-and scheme for enslavino it in
his pocket, He declared war against
Circulating Notes-and in six weeks
was issuing them himself. Before the
ink was dry with which he pledged
ECONOMY" he drained the Treasury
of its last dollar. Before the printers
were done stereotyping his inAexible
determination never to borrow-he was
in Wall street soliciting a Loan!
"He congratulated the Country on
the final end OF Slavery agitation-and
he has been agitating it ever since
He ordered Paulding to stop the Filbus.
ters-and then recalled him for DOING
it. Walker of Nicaragua he pronoun,
ced an Outlaw-and then rendered + I'm
the Hospitalities of the White House.
Walker of Kansas he furnished with
written instructions-and turned him
out for obeying them. In 1858, he took
off the heads Of the Postmasters who
could not "hurrah for Popular Sover.
eighty" In 1853, he takes offthe heads
of all who repeat the cry of 1857.
Gle withheld troops from Utah,
where he proclaimed there was War
in order to keep them in Kansas where
he insisted all was Peace. He sells
Forts at the West for 1.-THE of thei,
cost IN order to purchase site for Forts
at the East at ten times their yalue-
his subordinates in both cases nocket
ing the difference. He is continually
asking for new Steam Frigates-bnt bs
will not use those on the coast of Africa
or in the Gulf of Mexico. He send,
out steamer ostensibly to catch Tho
StyN-b but with private orders in the
Captains desk to do nothing of tho
sort. Claiming to be the most fruoa
OF Presidents-he has spent more mon
ey than any of his predecessors As
Stunning to be above party preiudices
ne makes partizanship the basis even q
his invitations to Dinner -
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-08
Hon. Henry johnson INDICATED.

We invite attention to the correspond
ence published in to-day's paper be-
tween the Hon. Henry Johnson, mem
Der of the Legislature of 1856, and Mr.
Jenkins, and Moses NJ. Strong. What
ever opinions any one may heretofore
have entertained in respect to Mr.. John
son having received any La Crosse
Railroad bonds, the matter is now pu'
to rest-he received nothing of the kind.
1t is a gratifying fact that no member Of
the Legislature from Kenosha County,
during the memorable session Of 1856,
received any bonds for his vote on the
disposal of the Land Grant.
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Dysentery, Relax, and Worms.
Indigestion and Impurity Of the Blood

WARSAW, WYOMING Co. n Y, Oct. =, 1900.
DEAR SIR am using your Cathartic Pills in my prac
ce, and find them excellent purgative to cleanse tbs
system and purify the fountains of the blood.
n.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-08

Jag The New Y ork Tribune says the
the procession over the remains of Mon
roe was a failure. 1t adds" Have we
not had enough of the stupid practice Of
digging up and carrying about the bones
of great men? Better cultivate their
principles and emulate their public and
private virtues, and leave their molder,
ed relies undisturbed.
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VIM Sn11.nn,l

The Supreme Court of New York
has decided that railroad companies are
not liable in cases where passenger in
jured in consequence of an accident on
the road is riding on free pass, which
expressly provides that the person ac-
cepting it rides at his own risk.
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-08

HARvEsT.-The farmers in this sec
ton are engaged in gathering the wheat
harvest, which promises an abundant
yield. Never were they favored with
a more favorable spell of weather.
The corn crop is coming along splen-
didly.-C Columbus Gazette,