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GAS AT THE CAFIToL.--rhe gas consumed
the Capitol for the month of December amounte
10 SIS 200 cubic feet at % .25 per thousand feet
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IHE Book OF ALL OTHERS that should be read by
is =" Human Rdilfy. or PhysioIogicaI ReSsarr6ss"
beautifully illustrated, acd treats mnutey of
al the SYMPHONIC that invariably develop them
selves, sooner or later, resulting from the fraties
a 5s yntlnE habits Of early youth aPactatng
mOniaI state, and, if not checked in time degenera
ting all the functions of ma nhOod, and bringing
MIN, step by step, to lingering and untimey death
Sold by DIR. BARROW, 1914 Blocker street, New
YORK; fHce % cents Sent free everywhere.
DC. d.
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IHEFINEsr CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT IN WASH
oeivng their fa styles of Clothing made to order for
1he,r Esta trade EpEnishinS Goods of every kind,
trunks, Nallses and Carpet Bags. 3SS and 800 Pa
avenue, National Hotel Building, 90 To- SIN -
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FUTURE DAYS.
Rx A GREEN Ann,innno-

GIN HANDSOME TIIREE-STGRY AND
~ BASEMENT BRICK HOUSES AND THE LoTs on
WHICH THEY STAND, FRONTING THE PATENT Or
FICE, AT AUCTIoN.-On MONDAY, the 9tn inst
snail sell, IN front of the premises at half past
O'Clock p. M, SIX fine Brick Houses, known as
walker Row, fronting on 9th street west. betwatn
+ and u streets north, Immediately opposite the
q. In square No. SO.
No l, being the south house, has front of 70
itet' running back in eet ." 81 feet inch alley;
the house contains 10 good and conveniently a.
ranged rooms and wide passages.
No. 2frohts 10 feet, running back 100 feet 10 the
al.ey; the house contains rooms and passage.
Nos. g. T. and front each 90 feet, running back II
leet 10 ieet alley; the houses contain 10 rooms
each, with wide passages.
No 6, being the corner house, 50 feet front run
ming back the same depth.
Terms: One-thIrd cash balance IN 6, -, IL and
q months, the purchaser 10 rOtes for the de
leTT@d payments, bearing interest from day of sale
A deed gwen and a deed of trust taken. Title Ia
GlsputahC.
in 4 II
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THE WoOD DIsTRIBUroRs-at eleven o,clock
this morning Justice Dom. of the Seventh Dis
trct had distributed all except two or three loads
OF wood of the city purchase for the relief of the
poor OF that district, and there were large num-
Der of applicants for these. Quite number of
applicants from the northern section had applied
to him, who said Justice Williams the dist-i butor
In that section had given out all that he had yes
terday: Some OF the applicants stated that in the
general distribution due discrimination had not
been made, as some Of the recipients were prop
erty owners, and others were able to live com
fortabiy without using this relief intended for
the really necessltous. One person was spoken of
who had horses and cattle and was IN good cir
cumstances, and yet applied for and obtained this
wood, SO imposing on the magistrates. Justice
Dom has distributed wood among thirty-six
families; of whom thirty were Irish. two German.
two American, and two Colored The children
reported in these families were seventy-nine
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MARRIED..

On the 9Th instant. BY the Rev. Andrew G. Ca
Others, Mr.. FREDERICK A. STIER to Miss
ANNA r.. DORSEY Y, both Of this city.
tFredeTIok, Md, papers copy)
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ARE the ladies aware that this is leap year, and
Of their prerogatives therein.
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By J. G. MCGUIRE & CO., Auctioneers
Id EN- Z Err z n A \ 1 I 4

RENE. FRENCH'S TENTH ANNUAL SALE
3i BOOKS and stationery at auction. ar store oi
': r. bayl rs ia. avenue, sales every evering
untll alter Christmas, The stock is now complete
IN every. department of Literature. Science. and
All, H"iidaS Books from the smallest Juvenile up
70 hEe Gift Books worth $50, fine Bibles and PRAYER
Books Buffers fine q if Books for 1885 StatIoneTy
OF every variety; all of which will DE sold very low
10 close the entire stock out IN 50 days Books al
private sale at half price. Cali and see.
de ia BEN. +. FRENCH, Salesman
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WATCH RETURNs.-R. T. Swain, disorderly;
held for a hearing. Thirteen dodgers Were accom-
modated.
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BARNARD& BUCKEY; Gcorgatown.

BY BAKNARUN BI CkEI; George
VALUABLE BUILDING LOT On THE COR
y NER OF POToMAC AND PROSPER STREETS,
" FOG ETowN, ST AUCTIoN.-On TUESDAY Az
TERNOON, leth January, at four o'clock, we VIII
sel In Font 81 the premises, the Lot the South
west lnterss ctOn of Potomac and Pro- pect streets
fronting % feet on the former and As feet :he lat
carpenter shop.
Terms: One third cash; the balance in six
twelve and eighteen months, bearing interest, and
secured by deed of trust on the premises.
de . BARNARD BUCKLEY A1cts
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No. 2.-MopERN MIRACLES The remarkable
cures effected by Mrs. NJ. n GARDENERS ceiebrated
Indian Medicine. which stands unrivalIed as the
great cure for Coughs, Cold, Group Bronchitis and
" eeks Potter, 1JI Washington street, Boston,
General Agents. ia 6-IWr
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PARTNERsHIP BUSINESS. - Yesterday Justice
Glbers0n was called upon to investigate a case of
somewhat novel character. 1t is stated that res
tanrant has been conducted under the proprietor
snip OF Wiley Sellers, on Seventh street. near
the market. Upon coming to a settlement it was
aScertalned that leaf had been torn from the &C
count book, and a new book was MISSING which
mad been used. The charge was that Sellers had
SO INITIATED the book for improper purposes
L ne testimony showed that the accused was the
active partner. had the control of the book as
such The Justice decided that there was no evil
dence OF crime as he had perfect rig hit to correct
MS own account. Mr. Lloyd, counsel for the
accused, explained that he intended today to ask
i"r an injunction against the effects Of the firm
and The appointment of commissioner to settle
up the whole business In the testimony il ap-
pcared that Wiley had ouSted his partner from
the house and taken possession without dissolving
the partnership by any written agreement and
that In fact they yet partners in this business
L ne whole case Will he taken before the court of
chancery by the motion Of Mr.. Lloyd, for a settle
ment Of the business.
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THE WAY OF TRANsGREssORs Is UARD"-Fo-
low the counsel and heed the advice cont.iuej in
the ~ork '.HKmaa Fidiify, or Physiological r.
searches" ltt.cats Of the III eff cts of early abuse
a Indulgence Is embeilished with elaborate co. =
Ored ensravinys, portra,lng every feature and
phase of disease exposes the fallacy of the ordina
~ modes adopted for the cure Of local ~ well as
her,diary 1lddieS and gives the ony safe and in
fslibe remedy for expupging every trane of the
virus from the sy stem. Sold by DR.. Barrow, 1874
Blocker street, N. Y. Price q cents Sent free
Sold also by :. Calvert Ford, Jr., Washington,
ID. &. la 6-lm,r
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"A XX ALE AND Xxx ALEm
he purest and most hoiesome A le in this CITY q
to ba Ohtainsd at the WASHINGTON BREW
cry. This Ale Is made from malt and hops Oniy,
and cannot fail TO give entire sat sfaction to con
sumers. &C COLiNEAU, Proprietor of the
ia Ally Wash'n Brewery. corner and 27th ats
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WE ARE REQUESTED to invite attention to the
advertisement of DIR. WOolfsOn, the opticlan, 264
fennsyleania avenue, between Twelfth and Thr-
teenh streets, WHICH appears in the Intelligencer
and states 1t viii be seen that his STRENGTHENING
spectacles and eye glasses" are recommended by
many eminent gentlemen. presumed to he judges of
their good qualities, nd of tho comfort TO he de-
rived from their by those who require the aid
~ these important instrumentalIties. Dr.. w. has
boon located this CITY for several years. de 2Dy
- HosTETTER's CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTERs
have doubtless created rs much sensation in tae
community for It's remarkable cures as any other
medicine extant. LISA fact that in the minds or
many persons a prejudice exist against what are
called Patent Me, Icines; but why should this pre-
vent you resoting 10 article that has such an ar
ray OF testimony to support II, as Hostetter's
Stomach Bltters. Physci ans prescribe 1t; why
men OF talent, have and do use it in their families:
why should you rejeotit: Let net your prejndlce
nsJrp reason to the everlasting injury OF your
health: ifyou are sick and require medicine, try
these BItters.
For sale by Druggists and dealers general ev
eyWhere. ia cost
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OBSTRUCTIVE FIRE.-About 5 O'Clock this
morning, hre was discovered bursting from a
rear basement window Of a new three-story brick
mouse In T. street, near Eleventh, owned by Mr.
John w alter, cabinet ma kerr and occupied by
n4fh as a furniture warehouse. An alarm was
immediately given, and in a reasonable time the
rankin, Perseverance, Union, and Metropolitan
nook and ladder companies We're on the spot but
In consequence of their being lily supplied with
hose, ii was some time before thew could be got to
work, all Of the companies united only possess q
sufficient hose TO lay from the corner of Penusvi
vania arenue and Eleventh street (the nearest
PluSl 10 the scene OF the fire, and of course ONLY
one stream of water could bc broug bit to bear upon
the hre, which had now spread to the tbree-storv
orlck adjoining it on the west and owned and
occupied by Mr.. George Einolf as a dwelling
1 ana shoe store, and to the two-story brck
dwelling house owned and occupied by MI John
" alters, market master, situated on the east and
removed from the other two some ten feet nv N
intervening allev. Notwithstanding that the Are
men worked unitedly, and with a will to stay the
naeS' .ne disadvantages above referred to pre-
vented thcm from rendering effective service
except TO save adjoining houses until the three
buildings Were entirely consumed save the brick
walls; and large portion of those Were of neces-
SHY pulled down by the hook and ladder COMPANY
before the burning debris could be effectually
extingushed
Mr. w aters's loss is about 81 900 over and above
an insurance of 5000. That of Mr.. Walter is esti-
inateo AT S6oOO, of which 50 900 is estimated as
the cost OF his house and the other 81 900 the loss
not insured to the amount of dollar Mr. Einolf
estimates his loss at $1,000, which is partially
covered by an insurance of 81 800.
AS tie fire orr mated in the rear basement room
OF w aiters,s house, which was unoccuped and
was first discovered bursting from a window
Within convenient reach from the adjoining alley
fence, there can be no doubt but that it was the
work Of an incendiary.
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SUPREME CoURT.-Ycsterday, George C.. God
dard, ESQ Of New York, and b. j. Cuttings
Esq, of Maryland, Were admitted attorneys and
CCunsellors of this Court
No 33l. NJ. p. Sharts ct al, plaintiffs in error.
agt Geo. n. Lyman. In error to the District
Court OF the United States for the Southern Dis.
trlct OF Iowa. On motion of Hon Samuel r
Curtis, of counsel for the defendant in error this
writ OF error was dOcketed and dismissed. with
costs.
No 90 Stephen o. Nelson & Co, appellants,
aSt samuel X. Garner ct al claimants of the
steamer Brigadier General r. H. Stokes Tie
argument OF this cause was continued by Mr.
Gillet for the appellees, and concluded by Mr.
Pike for the appellants
NO. 81 Andrew Waggaman ct al, PLAINTIFF in
error agt Peter Herr ct al. In error from the
District Court Of the United States for the district
OF w Wisconsin. Upon the stipulation of counsel
OF the respective PARTIES this writ of error was ON
motion OF Mr. j :. Brown, reversed with costs
and remanded to the said District Court with
directions to award a renire facias de moro
No. 80. Joel Parker, plaintiff in error, act
Aionzo L. Kane The argument Of this cause was
commenced by Mr.. Cuttings for the plaintiff in
error. Adjourned.
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON & TOMORROW

HiH or IEhhOON f IO-MOhhOW.
Ey BARNARD & BUCKEY; Georgetown.
A FIRST CLASS RESIDENCE IN GEORGE
fRbxY p sG AT Scdo
P m we will sell ia font Of the premises the first
"ocepsd BY Robert op ESD The I House snp
pied Nth al the modern improvements, gas, no:
a q cold water; range and bath rooms.
jas w BIRNARDS BUCKLEY, Auorr..
By J. C. MCGUIRE CO. Auouoneer,.
L ON SATURDAY MORNING. jsnusfy Il! h. T..
shall sell, by virtue Of deed Of trust dated March
lst, 1873. and duly recorded IN LLber ]. A. :, No.
Washington county, ID. & /, one .arge close Coach.
built by WA. +. Hook & Co.
months, with interest for satlsfs.toriIy endorsed
notes THUS. FISHER, Trustee.
BY J. C. MCGUIRE 4 CO., Auotioneers.
EXTENSIVE SALE OF FINE GROCERIES,,
M0KNNG JaSasly
disposed Of at the store Of Geofss pearson, ESQ
on Penn avenue, immediately opposite the National
otel, we shall sell the whole Of his extensive stock
OF line groceries, Teas, Confectionery, &c. We
suPerioI Imperial. Young Hyson, unpowder, Eng
lsh Breakfast and Oolong Teas.
Java, Laguyra. and Marscaibo CVfee,
Twenty boxes Ground Coffee,
Chocolate, FaTiua. Rice, Mustard,
Jellies, Pickles, Sauces, Preserves,
Figs, alslns, Prunes, Fruits.
Almonds. FllbsTts, Pecan Nuts,
Cigars, Tobacco, Snuff,
Candies of ali descriptions, Olive OIL,
starch, Soap. Indigo, Candies,
Large lot of ancy Soaps and Perfumery,
Buckets, Brooms, Brushes. Rope.
Esncy CLASS and China Ms aR& Nf Tsots
Matches, Lead and Slate Pencils &c
store Fixtures, Scales and Weights.
The attention of the trade is invited TO thus "a 10
The goods will be sold IN lots to suit
Terms: $50 aud under, cas- n: over that sum- a
credit of Gl and Ga days satisfactorily endorsed
notes. bearing interest.
ja5 d &c. MCGUIRE Il CO., Aucts.
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Ms,'s DIIss SyIfs,
Mess Bssissss Ssiss,
Yosfks' Bxsissss Ssits,a

CAsIdyeH's School Sxiss.
NOAH WALTZ & Co., Marble Hall Clothing
Store, Browns Hotel Building, would respectfully
Winter Clothing il now ready for inspection. II
Il comprlsed Of an assortment Of Gentlemen's and
Youths Clothing of the neweYt and richest designs
In material. trimming, and workmanship.
=. 70 those who study excellence with economy, in
lsrnioneoie arucies Of dress, opportunity now
offered for selecting from the most attractive stock
Of Ready Made Clothing in this city, at very re-
ouood proess sp3-ly
PHsNIHs-Persons desiring Pennies will always
lind them Tor exchange ct the Star Once oOunter.
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QUERU's COD LIVER OIL JELLY.
Approved by the New York Academy of Medi-
cine. 1t is twice more efhcacious than the liquid
oil. IL is the only cure for Scrofulas, Consump-
ton and all kinds ofCoughs.
ALSO,
QUERu's JELLIFIED CASTOR OIL, by which the
by all respectable druggists In Washington and
GEORGETOWN
PENFoLD, PARKER 4 MOVER, Wholesale gents,
Ii Beekman street, New York city. NO SIN
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N Ia. nA
~ Ladies please take notice that MRS &S4K
* HELLER, at No. "a Market Space ok
. selling on all her BONNETS at cost prices f,om
his dav. ia 2-st
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CONCENTRATED POTASH
More than Dovblc The Strength or Ordi~1ry Potash.
For making Soap wIthou; lIrrc with little trouble
and at trtiing expense. The cheapest article ever
discovered for the purpose. One pound will make
twelve or fifteen gallons Of good Soft Soap. hire
pounds "f Hard Soap. Printers will hnd IL a supe-
nor article for cleaning type. Ii perfectly soluble
and free from impurities. Broken in small lumPs
tured at the CHA Il ENG e CHEMiC4L WORKS
Brooklyn. and sold 10y T.: r. pURKEE Il CO,
4 6 WY Isl Paarl street New Nnrk
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REv w RoBY-We regret TO learn that this
es,imabie minister, president of the Maryland
Annual Conference Of the Methodist Protestan,
Church, now temporarily in Georgetown, is con-
..d Ia his room, being seriously afi icted with
b'ii pneumonia. The reverend gentleman was
paying his oricial visit to the churches Of bis de-
nomination In this District and the adjacent
country, at the time he was taken sick.
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} J. GOODMAN ADAMS

rHAS. :. WALLACE,
- ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR,
Has removed hls office to his residence, No. IN
diana avenue, between AZ and 5 streets, nearly
opposite the cast wIEg of the City Hall.
in 4-ec2m
A RE YOU INSU r. p:-Ampie IrdrIn,,ity
"A against Loss by FIRE is offered by the WASH
NGTON INSURANCE COMPANY. Once
corner of Penn. avenue and 10th ST. Stock holders
directors and officers al citizens of Washiugta nd
GacTgetoTn.
JAMES g. MCGUIRE. President
ID ". Sao eNItf
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III GIBBSS
LIAR DRESSING AND GENTLEMEN'S
FURNISHING ESTABLISHMENT,
WILLARDs' HOTEL.
The undersigned respectfully informs the public
that he has on hand large and fashionable assert
ment OF Gentlemen's FURNISHING GOODS,
embracing Gloves. Shirts, Neck Ties. d O. of the
best material manufactured especially for his sales;
also, the finest sto,k Of PERFUMERY ia the
District of Columbia; and every thing in his line as
q manufacturer In HAIR WORK, such as Wigs
Toupees, Scalps, &c., which he also makes and cts
to order.
de 5-Sus JOHN II GIRQS
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GENTtEMEN'S SCARF PINS, LADIES'
~ PARIS HAIR PINS AND EVENING
FANS-Jgst received a beautiful assortment of
Etruscan and plain Scarf Pins.
, Also, a.! the latest styles of Ladies' Paris Hair
Pins and Evening Fans
NJ w. GAIT BRO.
Jewellers, 354 Penn. avenue,
ja53t doors west of Brow1,s Hotel
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NEW YEARS. GIFTS
AlFE AND ADVEN fURES Of DANDY JACK
beautiful illustrated juveIile
JACK AND HARRY; an elegant gift.
A variety of others Just received. At
SHEPHERDS, corner 18th and ID sts.,
who gratefully returns his thanks to his numerous
friends for their very liberal patronage during the
Christmas season, and begs to say he viii be happy
to see them at HIS &" Headquarters de 9
st. MATTHEW'S SCHOOL, FOR BOYS
- on street, opposite the south side OF Windera
Buildings, reop-Ms THIS DAY. An evening class
for the study of Elementary Mathematics is in the
course of formation. For terms, &c apply to the
teacher between ths hours of 9 and ia 4-St'
NEW BOOKS. n
THE WORLD OF ICE, IL
Or, Adventures in the Polar Regions.
illustrated. Price 81
HumbOldts Life, Travels, and Researches,
illustrated Si.25.
n Just received, at SHEPHERD'S, -
u ja4 Cor. 18th and ID SITS.
THOSE OF OUR CUSTOMERS NOT WISH
i Ing to he annoyed by having bills presented TO
them are requested to call and settle their accounts
IN cash prior tn the goth ln-tant, after which time
sill bills will be presented without d stnction of per
WALL, STEPHENS N CO
dAa 222 Pa av.. bet. 9th and 10Th sta.
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SILLY ATTEMPT AT Practical JOKING.
List night Oncer Williamson was accosted ON
tnT sutt' by Young man, who inquired of w
III ne MAS policeman. Being answered i'm the
shrhIhuyc, the qucstioner alleged that he needed
th- services IF Williamson; that he was de
t-ctFe from Philadelphia, and had come to
his man. who was then in custody At on. ~ .ba
hotels. anu mat TO further the ends of Justice be
saoIld want Wiilamsnns aid Williamson ar
co'npih'eu Tue detective To various hotels and
restaurants in quest of the party, >: hat not And
In him. the OFFICER got disg listed and was sa,i.
nd that the Young man, for some purpose of his
own was leading him wild goose chase Actinp
upon this belief, lac made the pfactic,l ioLs
l,ngh out OF the other side of his month nv
marching him of 20 the guardhouse, whers h.
was lodged for a hearing before Justice Dom
IL leaked out at the guardhouse that this ercrp.
ciaingly funny youngster is the fast son of an eI
Governor of A western STATE
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Destructive LIEhtninE in iowa.


tffomtuc Nitshngtcn Ifcaa.
On W, dnesday night, Thursday and Thurs.
day night Of last week. and again on Monday
evening Of this week, this section Of country
was visited with rain, accompanied with very
severe thunder and lightning We heard ofa
good deal Of damage being done by lightning
at various points, On Wednesday evening,
the stable of W II. jenkins Of this place, was
struck, the building but little damaged and
two mares that were in the stable at the time
seemed unharmed, except that they have ap-
peared to be entirely deaf ever since On
Thursday, Mr. Braden was breaking prairie
five or six miles northeast of this place, with
team offour yoke Of oxen He had unhitch
ell them from the plow and chained them 10 a
bush or sapling, and left to escape the storm
The chains seem to have attracted the electric
tuid, and five of the eight oxen were killed NJ
a single stroke In the vicinity of Brighton
we hear of much damage Mr., Logan, living
on this side of the river, lost fine large steer
on Thursday evening. Francis Thorn, one
mile east of Brighton, lost tweuty-nine sheen
apparently at single stroke They had ia,
ken shelter under a tree which was struck
Jacob Dillon, four miles west of Brighton lost
nine sheep, and Mr.. Bolderson, few miles
east, lost a fine mare Mr. DoodwIder, living
seven miles south of Brighton, in the edge Of
Jefferson county, had one of the largest and
finest barns in the country, in which he had
inst stored large crop of grain and hay. 1t
was struck by lightning on Wednesday night,
and entirely consumed we did not hear ofany
damage by the lightning on Monday night.
On Thursday evening there was quite a se-
we're storm of wind passed across the northern
part of this country from west to east. We
hear Of considerable damage to the growing
corn, and in jackson and Iowa townships, we
are informed, several buildings were badly
racked. We have not the particulars, how
ever