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and Tapsly, the English pedestrian. for 5000.

and Tapely, the English pedestrian, for 5000,
began at Mystic Park on the 18th.
3. n. Pike, whilom of Cincinnati, and OF world
wide opers-honse fame, proposes to lay out
race-course on his reclaimed marsh land near
New FORK City. which will throw Jerome Park
into the shade. as place OF outdoor smuse
ments and at the same time be more accessible
to the public both from its proximity to the city
and the low prices Of admission. One year ago
Mr.. Pike bought about 5000 acres Of the land on
which he proposes to lay out his race-couse. and
paid for it an average Of sS5 per acre. In five
years, the New fork World says, 1t will be worth
$4,000 per acre. 8. N. has the touch of Midas.
Dispatches from Hayti, 81. Domingo, Jamaica,
and other West India islands, state that the siege
of Port Prince, Hayt, is still going on, the
rebels lying on their arms until Gen. Faubert and
Nessase arrive with their expected reinforce
ments. The suburbs bad been burned to clear 3
view of the rebels. 6alnaye Is directing the de-
tense in person. He has received the American
minister with every mark OF kindness. baez was
offering the bay and peninsula OF Ssmsna as Sc
curity for loan of one million dollars from the
correspondent, writing from Omaha, says
"In the lsst week there have been sixteen fail
ures with business houses and before the next
sixty days roll around they win double that
amount. Our stree's look as If the place was
being deserted. Omaha can never get up the
came excitement she did this spring. In my
truth was told by all. they would coincide with
me. Two months ago there was not store to be
rented in the place. To-day there are sixty.one
stores for rent.n "a r
Seward is to make out Reverdy Johnson's in.
structons when be returns to Washington. This
will require some days, as they will embody full
and ample authority to adjust the long pending
Alabama claims. II Is understood to be the inten'
tion OF our government TO bring about speedy
settlement of the questions at issne, and that is
the principal reason for sending Mr.. Johnson to
England st this time. The plan which our gov
eminent will propose, ii Ia thought, will be accept
able to the British government. -, 5.-.,l ~.
The heaviest thunder storm ever known visited
Cincinnati and vicinity on the night OF the l7th.
The rain fell in torrents from midnight till day
light, deuging the streets, filing the cellars and
damaging the sewers. number OF buildings
were struck by lightning. The DAMAGES are sup.
posed to be considerable in the washing away OF
fences and the destruction Of the crops. The
railroads suffered TO some extent. Dispatches
from Ufbana, Springfield, Lima, Fort Wayne,
Indianapolis and Dayton, represent the storm
as severe, interrupting communication and dam
Al Chapel Hill, Nashville county, Tennessee,
on Monday week, q number of white men in dis
guise took colored man from his house. add
while in the act of whipping him, were fred upon
by let Of negroes. The following day about
forty negroes banded together. armed, and made
hostile demonstrations toward the whites. writ
was issued and posse sent out after the blacks,
when fight tack place, but without serious re-
suits, the negroes retreating towards Murfrees
food, which was promised them if they would dis
arm. This was declined, and they left threaten.
ing to stop the afternoon train and come 70 Nash
vile. This. however, they did notdo. A IN
The telegraph line on the Kansas Pacific Rail-
way is being rapidly pushed on to Fort Laramie
in advance Of the railroad track. This will give
the government connection with the most import
ant military posts in Kansas, the point whence
supplies are sent to the Arkansas and New Next
can posts, and where q considerable force Of
troops are stationed ii viii render Redistribution
of the latter, 10 case of Indian hostties on the
last track. Other telegraph lines are being ex.
tended in this State by the Western Union Com
psny. and sections of country heretofore isolated
are being brought into communication with the
rest of the world. ...
1t was proved in the trial Of the internal reve
nue. collector and whisky inspectors. who have
Just been convicted before Judge Chase, at Rich
mond, Va, Of defraudiDg the government, that
they corruptIy bargained with four distillers in
that city TO permit them to ship as much whisky
as they might dis,l, free of tax, for $50 900 per
annum. The amount of tax which the govern.
ment was thus deprived Of was about $3.50, 900.
Such facts explain how 1t is that whisky can be
sold for 81 40 per gallon, when, If the tax were
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