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the Gassr FIRE At PlATTysUas.

Loss ew Buildinsc from One aIundred aud
Sevcntx4dve TI,aa saudi to Two EInmdred and
Fifty Thousand sDOilars-Imsns nsc Losses
an tioods aud Personal Properly.
The Platsbcrg Sen.iac OF Thursday e,tans an nc
count OF the eat fire ~ Patsburg Tuesday night
Thai enterprsarg Village L as received severe blow
large district or ,ne town, composing some OF its best
business portions, was cor ostey swept by the conns
grafton be nso department worked with energy hot
was unequal to tie emergency. II - probable that
single steam Ore engne woli have arrested the flames
81 The locality in which the are originated We COPY
from the S.gais,-
on Tuesday nsn, o rttls before Twelve O'Clock n
bte broke ori Ia the sheds attached to the PRESBYTERIAN
oLrrch BEFORE eff-cisnt aid could be obtained the
chu'ch itself sas wrapped IN flames and the Are soread
rapidly north. fss and vest Tue IRE company cid all
three or four svenues 60 its advance The result is
most disastrous csndagrakou. Every building be wa en-
the aeg and Brnkhoof street, ell rerth the alley 10
those fening on Court steeet ali on the east side az
Margaret fireet from Br ise street Wings new store
aud all OF the soath nis OF Rsdgc srss from parraret
Destroyed.
The Presbyterian chusch was totally DESTROYED xlth
meet OF its valuable furntire and communion set
Alter giving list OF thS saisrors numbering civ.
Eve names the Ssgt,n>i coninuss;--
We do not pretend 70 perfect accuracy IN the fcreso.
amoupt OF insurance In the ss rea ng beroys poips
10 press Inc loss is estimated sayiousy from slTboO0
70 $3.50 GEO. The loss OF goods and personal properly
must be ss much more
Zoo much cannot be said in eJmuenAsiion Of The
IRE company. Two companies Of the yorty second
came 70 our assistance from the barracks and with
tneir practical hands did most excssot service
The Diss Of goods the snare and slous the s,rss
little fsmote from the IRE truly sstoplshipa
eeme wess stolen aud some badly damaged
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INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS.

Seizwre OF Large Bsndcd Warehouse IN
BROOKLYN.
The Metropolitan Revenue Board met yesterday and
in session three hours.
large number Of mo!ssses dstlieriee were ordered
10 be seized forthwith complaints Of the Illicit mapu-
facturc Of whskey alleged against their propricors ~
informcrs Several amounts Of spirits alleged TO have
been surrepttously removed from bonded warehouses
orderedso DO zed for payment OF reye-
nte tax.
AIIxeED HEAVY FRAUD IN brooklyn
communication FROM two inspectors as laid before
the Board alleging that very heavy had been
committed on tue revenue by the owner OF a certain
bonded warehouse in BROOKLYN These alleged frauds
are estimated at about hty thousand dollars On Thurs
day last Colonel Messiore received Information that
these frauds were being pcrpctraed and immediately
despatched officers TO make an Investigation OF the ale
CATIONS made Tho result Of the examination Is suniped
up by the officers in the communication above referred
10, Which We copy from the official records ms folo~s
BnookLrs, August 20 1861.
We have the honor 20 report that we Yesterday made an
son Nos and sedsvick street, u this cv. There
snS u ss
es N ss .asss
soy sa S. c . o% WIN ns oAnd 81 s On
and EsS districts Of Illinois and i the third dsrc, ~
.orsdS.as cellar and sTea up Pr . nc
Sr cnp s Tor " 70 se as e1sei NUM-
ssSu. dsSs, - found @ 90 wssa he Ssrres are
doors to the warehouse neither OF which secured BY
having been locked ny the keeper They apparently
plns up the barrels but had stopped work on he airing
coming down stairs We report the to you for such
a''o" as you may ys sesn 1 9,,s.,aTy
X 1. JnW W' Revenue Inspectors.
Immediately on the receipt Of this communication a
telegram stating its substance despatched TO Com
missioner Rollins, At Washington, asking what action
should be taken In the premises Shortly afterwards
the following answer was received -
WARRINGTON, August ~, 1867.
Colonel J. n. MsssxoRH, Deputy Commissioner
Close Thompson's warehouse In the Second district
fnakips such disposition of contents circumstances
require H. A. ROLLINS, Commissioner.
Oficer were immediately sent to the warehouse the
keeper OF which was placed under arrest and the
premises and contents taken ion or Tue Board
then ordered Collector Wood, OF the second district
deall ocers 10 hold the premises under seizure until
the frauds alleged TO have been committed shall have
undergone nvcsg aiion. Collector Wood acted this
order forthwith and the warehouse 10 now in the pos
session OF revenue officials belonging TO his district
The afar has created much excitement the place
seized being OF the largest bonded warehouses
this vicinity. The whisksy IN bond will be inspected
to-day and then removed to some other bonded
house In the district for safe keeping.
District Attorney Courtney IL anxious TO resign his
position ~ member OF the Metropolitan Board, the
duties OF his once being Of arduous nature thst al
hrs time is required In performing them. He sent IN his
resignation some time ago. but the Secretary Of the
Treasury refused 10 accept u
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Sasn are the portraits ssh temp,er and II. Tempt
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now prospect Of some Of the berosrss psrpsrassd WITH
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THE SUNDAY HERcpRSi Is oonfesssdIy Without rivar
in the periodical lerataIe Of the country and IL
Of every description is hs fullest the latest ssdtAs NOSE
reliable published E L RI f'iyi NOVELTY
and % new :ss ss' y
The amount Of reading matter which is Furnishes v in.
"''A'e II THEE isa'sn ORDINARY NEWSPAPERS
are compressed into It's fsx CLOSELY printed columns anA
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surclpf AND fIse IN syrFAls.

BUFFALO, N. Y, August %, 1897
German named Frederick echwald Sonmitted su-
ede lAs. nishtb shooting himself In the mouth with
pistol
The bonding Known a. nurs Hotel, No Is Main
street. was Destroyed By IRE about half past I've o'clock
last evening u vas occupied ~ . store and Tenement
mouse me 'en " shout $4,000, partly covered ~
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cosS.-0n Friday, August a. OF consumption, JoBS
Co.'S tive OF Shs parsh Of Comoras Queens county,
Irelans, In the 26th ysar Of hle age.
The relatives and Ssnds OF The family are invited 10
attend the fSnera tpm bic late rssidencs, 81 Est
hirynrss STREET, on SsQey afternoon, Al two O'Clock
vAs DusEa At the r6s <epcs q hls parssss, Frank.
Jor.Fs, only con OF John alS IosSrbIns vAa Dasw,
aged years, month"; and days
Due notice Of the funeral will be gwen.
~ 0nG Dcafv ,Sss SswaA PSpsJ
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sar Ai'cIl spsNcs. CANADA

ON ssAsos Csnsda, Angus, "a. 1891.
The Hartford OIL Rsonsry caught are Ct noon TO-
day. aud wee totally destroy a. man named Hutch.
inson was burssd lsath. fhs oss on the recpsrv
q, COO hssdss eight Anndrsd barrels OF OIL
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FcRTRRss MONROE August 90. 1897.
Daring the performance OF circus at Norfolk last
night portion Of the seats gave way. cpang two
hundred persons 10 the ground and mixing them inds
crmlnaieiy. Intense confusion prevailed, and three
ladies' were seriously injured and number Of children
received COMMISSIONS, but none were fatally injured.
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Army Gazette

Brevet Captain Edward Field, Fourth artillery, has
been ordered TO report for temporary duty General
Butterseid; First Lieutenant J. N. Hamilton, Ninth
United States colored troops has been mustered out
First Leetenant A. j. Farnsworth, Thirty fourth in
fantr has Ssea ordered to report 10 General Pope, for
duty IA IRE snarermastors department. s ~.
HeauCtioa In tho Force OF tho FreedmeW's
e BWreau.
The detlcs pertaining to tho Freednsens Bureau Of
tho District OF Columbia hasa. been sysicmatzsa 10
such sxicn warrant material reduction in the
caecal and ohor forces Charles A. Shields clerk the
once OF the Local Superintendent Of the District Of
Columbia has been relieved from duty and ordered
the Department Of the Mississippi; o. y b. Wall, l.
Roberts, N. j. Manu- ny, C. c. WALTON and John VIII
lams have been relieved and transferred thu Depart
ment OF tho Mississippi. Other reductions will soon be
made in the Bureau.
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imNAl HOME oF ova LATE MIMsrla 70 swtut.

PornvnIn, Pa, August %, 1881.
Hon James n. Campbell late Minisisr to Sweden,
arrived home, was this evenipG serspadsd IT the
American House. large and ssthusiasdo crowd was
psAssnt end eloquent speeches were made
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-, shs inssruotsons originally sen. 10 General
..sases have boon WITHDRAWN.
Brazilian Charge d'Anaires.
In the absence Of the Brazilian Minister, Dr. Domingo
jose Gonzales Nasalhaer the late Secretary Oh Lega'
1. A. do Psdua Fcury has been appointed c.uarxe
dAgares. The long services OF this gen.lev an. and
hs zeal 10 promoting commercial reiaton' between the
wo countries would to point him u. as tho proba
BILE successor OF the late able AD's to washington
Yacht Regatta on t'se Potomac.
The second regatta OF me season took place on the
Potomac this afternoos zen boats were entered. The
Al Dazsr, PhlaoApe,a yacht ives The winner II was
spirited coDte,<, and evidently Of unusual interest
10 tho tboussfds Of spectators. s. "a si
Receipts from Oussoms.
The fAAswing are the receipts from customs al the
below h~ntloned ports nom August ~ to tho l7th:--
New, York. s., 991,8l2 Baltimore soc 73l
BcatoA. 370,593 San Francisco,
Phlsdsipb's.... AS, III July 10 to 81. 40 474
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Lett on bases. 0 . l-B
Bases on balls-Pke ], Zcller !, Galloway 2 Lex ].
Bases on ajss-piks, times; u bases G. Hunt Bear,
man !. Waterman times, bases; Peters l. Hatfield
times, Dcvyr times Mcmahon times, bases Tota-26
times 81 bases. Galloway times Mills Dockney times,
bases; Currfer L. Osborne times, bases; Thomas
times, Brientnall /, Lex
Home runs--Pke2 Struck out-Pike J.
Fair 1y cltchosPike e. Hunt Zelier J. Deyyer l. Nc
Mahon Total s. Galloway I, MIMI, DocAney !, Thomas
2 Total D.
rI fSnl fiy catches Bearman J. Waterman Hatfield s.
Total 9. Mills 3 Dockney |, Brientnail ]. Total 8.
Foul bound calchcs-Hatheld Mills /, Dockney l. Cur
rier J, BrientnaI l. ToalI .
Base playful out AT hrs by Bearnan and Devyr, 4;
ieers and Bearman l. Waterman and Bearnan Pike aud
Bearman Total 10. BY Mills q Thomas aud Lex Beans
and NILS 8, Beans and Lex l. lex and Mills L. Total
a. second oy PIKE l., Hatfield aud Pike 1. Total2 By
Beans j. At third by Peters and Waterman Thomas and
Brientnan I.
Run out-Dockney, by Waterman and Hatfield. Touched.
Devyr, BY Thomas between second and third bases.
Passed Enthusiastically y, Dockney ~, Mills 3.
Calied bais-Un Peters Is, LICK %, on DocSney ).
Time OF gaine--Thice hours and twenty Minutes.
Cmplre-Mr. q. Mills, OF the Atlantic Clap. M -,
scogers-Messrs. DoDgaD and Holden.
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Base Ball championship Of Now England. i
BosroN, August %, 1867.
The Harvard Base Bail Cub being unable during
cation accept the challenge Of the Lowell CLUB has
surrendered the ailyer bait and championship OF New
England 10 the latter
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percRonANCYi OR. SOUL cuARMrro.--aow TO
3yu,re this wondefl art Siyth editoQ, Sent ~
Pah i% cents Address william c.. rutishsrs
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A VISITORS TO LONDON. ENGLAND.

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DIv9nGEs , LEGALLY OBTAINED IN ANY STATE,
sufficient cause CONSTRUCTION strictly eonSsenis No ~
6EoRoE LiScoLS. Counsellor 80 Nassau street
CETrYssuRa ASYLUM FOR INVALID SOLDIERS.
The only legal enterprise Of the kind in the uui.ss.
states.
Authorized by the Legislature OF Pennsylvania.
Grand awards to be distributed November 81, 1857.
$4,000 Cash Awards
$4,000 splendid Farm, elegantly stocked
$4,000 The world renowned Yacht Henrietta,
sea 90 of he ss:s Ps%saa: Ss.:s in America.
SsaSss 81 g; ssr; ssGsss,s
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sll Broadway up stairs.
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Railroad Tches once. s,i Broadwsy.
Or by addressing = '..,.s
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Ll2e Chestnut street. Pkrsseipsis' ~.
MUSTARD SEED, BROWN TRrsrE. MUSTARD
1u SEED brown Califcrls; Mustard esed vei,ow Frssh
TOT SAFE oy TAT Tyler, importers, "a csdsr ssrees
NO CHARGE FOR REMOVING ANY PHYsrcAL PAIN
'h1 I'VE minutes that possible for the .snGus "
meluon Inoueands who hopeless lnvaiida erperf
nc 10y unspeakaee by calling wOLcofTs ones 10
sansm iquaIe, new York. 'Wolcots Pain Pai0t lth4
20 cents, at druggists, and wocoirs tssnnt
49,. S,, cents. or pnts 81 Buy pons except In
DISCREPANCY; or, Soul. COMMUNICATION TO
man Nv ~ cs r,s wonasfnl art ssth ediuoY s3It ~
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4 AL
better 10 round ard see his icnds did add land
get the tbing seist up, Tuesday ing after be
was arrssted sadnothng like that he had better make
siean breast OF ~ remember sizing on the sofa here
br Baker standing bv me bat don't recoi.ect his say
ing, "Mr Ferry, wby did dv THIS Why arrest me-,
apf my snGssng ~ have acted by the direction the
Dosra ad ne then cay TO him. ''ihe best thing you
on saturday afternoon; think da advise him then;
said sometime like THE 'Mr Bsk tell all you
know about tbs; you had be,isr 90 k;' having found
out this apparent delcisn-y OF s5I ouo TOOK posses
son OF all his money; that on the .i5h of August;
found these papers IN his money drawer which was
Sneessa - Wa s,s private drawer; there 70 another
the compartment who're he kept his money; think IL
was unccket, but sosy have shocked m myself: on
The i'm OF June when the directors cca'mittes ex.
committee; hase oyldsnes that Ne Baker toe on the
10Th Of August from Woodward 4 Lawrence Nho Keep
an scSosns rlIs our bsss, slosts ao-twtnsss here
In Mr.. Bakers hardwrilng there no entry Sof that
deposit in the books OF the bank Mr. Baker was mt the
rscs,vrg sssr sna ~.s not his province % TAXA a.
over 70 the second teller who would put il on the boa
OF the bank. this particular transaction was aogeihs
irregular vas hn place 70 have seen that this money
~ possiols tnst he might have handed over this
nspsy y NE ssccnd teller add ,Old him 70 zee thai
vas entered O. TIE cash book; 10 nfsy other eases
upon the eesh book have examined ths cash book and
wrc.e il the psyna .slsr receiving dspo:lis because
will come back and eek the cashier or the paying teller
10 Jake Their deposi.s; don't know what became Of
that deposit OF woodward 4 lawrence after went
cash Of the bank though there no credit Tor H. the
way Mr. Baker covered up his deficiency on the 18th
Of June, when the examination Of the ssses OF the hank
was made, wac - folows:--in making up The fir.t
National Bank account on that>day 10
made correcf entries their pass book charming e.
No sl6coo 0dd while on the books Of oos bsns
Arizona miner., 1867-09-21
ENCOURAGING.

Mr. Lewis, Mr Smith and Jim Thomas came into town yesterday afternoon from Big Bug. Messrs Lewis and Thomas have been engaged the past two months in cutting a ditch to bring water into the upper end of the Mexican Gulch, which is about mile and a-half below Borgcr's mill Mr. Smith has been working upon the Eugenie. lode, getting ont rock for the mill, and he says that the ledge holds it's width (eight feet well. The rock, too, prospects exceedingly rich.
 The Mexican Gulch, in which Nessrs Lewis ani Thomas and three other companies worked last Winter and Spring, was discovered in 1863 by the Boggs boys and others; but they did very little work in it on account of the scarcity of water, and went up the creek. struck butcher-knife diggings and stuck to them for long time. In July, 1866, some Mcxi,lns left the old Mexican camp on Lynx creek on prospecting trip, and bringing up on Big Bug, they struck the same gulch and ! concluded it would pay. They immediately came back to the old camp on Lynx creek ! reported progress, and in a few days started back for Big Bug, followed by stores, mujeres i h0MIrss Juyr9s, etc. On arriving at Big Bug every Mex. started iIstantcr to prospect the gulch, and returned to camp well satisfied ! Their numbers kept swelling from new acces- sions until nearly two hundred noses might have been counted, and the way they made their tatteas spin in the waters of Big Bug was surprising. They made money, and drank 6 good deal of mescal, and never thought Of the morrow. So long as the rich dirt lasted, they were sure of 50 and 75 cents
 to the 5O ib. sack of dirt-sometimes as much as au ounce; but this did not last long. The shallow diggings were soon worked out, Win ter came, and Mir. Mex left for the mildcr climate of Black Canon. The whites tried ! their luck in tho old Mexican Gulch, got good | prospects, went To work, cut ditches got out lumber for sluices, and ever since, when water was to be had, they have made an average of 5 per day to the hand They are now idle, waiting for water
 It does one's soul good, in these times Of inaction, to converse with old Cap. Lewis. Ever since he came to Arizona he has worked hard and made money, and today, were it not for Indians, he might count his money by thousands. He assures us that the Mexican Gulch is not quarter worked out says SO soon as water comes there will be six or eight companies sluicing on Big Bug, and all, he is satisfied will make good wages.
 The Indians trouble Big Bug a good deal but as General Mcdowell will not furnish troops 10 fight them Cap Lewis says ho will stand .t a while longer, aud try them pop this Winter should tl,y come fooIng arolnd 6r rich digging
Arizona miner., 1867-09-21
THE LEGISLATIVE VAR UPON GENE
 RAJ MCDOWELL.

EDITOR OF THE ARIZONA 3lISEn As one who desires fair play, ask you to publish the following
 Meaoriq3
 To the Secretary of War. and General Hal
 leck, commanding Military Division of
 the Pacific, asking that Arizona Dc erect
 cd into Q separate Military Department:
 Your memOrielist, the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona. e-Dectfullv rep resent, That under the present military ar engagement of the Territory little or nothing is being done towards the subiu1ation of the hostile Indians who infest and overrun the whole Territory Arizona being a part of the Department of the Pacilc, with headquarters at San Francisco, more than one thousand miles distant, is divided into three Districts. and placed under the command oi three sepa- rate and distinct commanders. who act inde- pendently of each other, reporting to the De- partment Commauder who. although an off cer of distinguished ability, is too fur from the scene of operations to understand and act in the premises. Communication with his 0ficer5 in the field is often cut off, and when entirely free it requires some thirty dave 10 transmit letters and receive answer-. Quick and energetic action k often required This cannot be had at the proper time. because such action would be iu violation of certain orders from headquarters. Hence a delay until report is made gud instruction received The Indians live at long distances from the settlements, and arc continually making raids in large force on the settlements, killing our people and stealing their property; and, un- der the present districting and military ar rangement, the officers within the Territory. however willing, are unable to make a serious aggressive war against them.
 Your memorialist is satisfied, from cxperi- ence, that Arizona should be made a separate District, and placed under the command of some officer within the Territory, who should have the entire control of the troops within the Territory, reporting directly to General Halleck and We, your mcmorialist, therefore ask that you will act in the premises as above suggested.
 Res0tued, By the House, the Council con curing that His Excelency the Governor transmit q copy of this Memorial to the Sec retary of War, General Hallcck General Me D0We!i, each Senator and Representative in -oIQress from ,hc Pacific coast. and our De- gate iu Conaret-.