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VIRGINIA..
Fire in Observation-Disclosures kluK--'
laval eanners. NenrOes Burned.


NEw YORK, Sept ember IA special,
dated Richmond, Goth, gives the following
information from Jones county, North
Carolina, which adjoins Lenoir, where the
arrest OF eighteen members OF the ku
KIux was recently made. q" A low even
ings since Mr.. David Green, respectable
citizen Of Jones county, while crossing
Chlnquepln creek, seven miles from Tren-
ton and less than mile from his resi-
dence, and on his way home, was fired at
by a party of men concealed in the nnder-
growth. Eleven buckshot took effect,
seven I'm his leii side aud two ia his head.
He was taken up shortly after he was
shot and carried into a house near by,
where at last accounts he was dying. AS
Green was Democrat, it Is supposed
that meulbers Of the Loyal League had
attempted his assassination"
A dispatch from Norfolk states that
three negroes were swallowed up by the
eouflagration now raging I'm the Dismal
Swamp. They were empiowed getting
lumber, and the fire surrounded them
while asleep in the hut, and burned them
20 q crisp.
A fire last evening on Main street,
Richmond, destroyed several large build
ings. including Garry & Co.'S hardware
store. and the shoe store Of Kinsey Davis.
The hre department proved very inefi-
cIent. Loss not ascertained, but il is
known % be over $50 600.
GOV. Walker will be inanguraied TO-
day.
RICHMOND, September 2i.-Gov-I Walk
or was Installed rs Provisional Governor
Al the Gubernatorial Mansion to-day al
noon. Gen. Candy being present, Gov
Wells turned over the office 10 the new
incumbent, who took the ''irOn-clad' and
other oaths Of office There were no Ger
emonIes. aud no demonstrations except
the gathering Of large crowd Of white
people and negroes 10 congratulate the
new Governor, who shook hands with
them.
The first appointment made by Gov.
Walker was that Of Capt. L. Cameron, OF
The Petersburg Index, rs Secretary. Mr..
Cameron was an officer in the Confederate
army. and one OF the most determined
sppporters OF Coy. Walker
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Democratic state officers will be.re-nom-
mated. eiIlIa aslf go
NEW ORLEANS, September 2l.-In the
jefferson City Council last night articles
Of impeachment were preferred against
Mayor Leipe. for alleged obstruction Of
the cIty's debts. He was suspended and
the trial commences to-morrow.D
CIScINNATI,- September 2l.-The FIRST
days racing over the BuckeyeCo came
of to-day. The first race WAS mile heats.
Entrance $500, p. p. Club to add 500.
summary: Buford's Versailles /, ?, p
jackson oleo's Hsrzog 5, 4, 4; John Kill
gour 5, 4, s. Alta Yelta' 2, 8 Al POmpey
Paine 4, s, s. Time, I:4Sss, 1:44A and
I:46G. The second race was for the Club
Purse ofsIO0, two mile heats. sdrninary.::
Banta 6, 9: Grassland l, /; Maggie Hunter
5, 4; Joe Allen 4, dis; Emma Murratti 2.
PlantaganetG, 81 Time S:4i and3F q a
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TELEeRAPHIc ITEMS.
National Banks Brutal Attack Murder
The Great Gale.

National Banks Brutal Attack Murder
The Great Gale.
WASHINGTON, September p. - The
amount OF specie held by all National
Banks of the United States on the sth
inst. was Sl7, 7,l4s,l43.
Judge Fisher, in the Criminal Couri to-
day, overruled the motion TO instruct a
jury 10 scquit Shermore, who Is charged
with abstracting unsigned currency from
the Treasury, on the ground that certain
charges in the indictment had not been
proved.
CIScISNATI, September 2l.-Two men,
unknown, entered the residence of Mi
chael Fogsrty, in this city. and cut and
beat him and his wife so badly that their
lives are despalred OF, and then escaped.
AUGUSTA, Me-, September 2I.--The en-
tire vote Of the State has been received
except thIrty-seven small towns and
plantations. -it sss- As fellows: Chamber
lain, SO,GOi; Smith, 3s, ~; aiIii' Iichbern,
4642. The senate stands twenty-eight
Republicans and three Democrats, a
Democratic gain of one. The House, one
hundred and thirteen Republicans and
thirty-four Democrats, with four districts
to hear from. Last year 1t stood: Repub-
leans, l2l; Democrats, thirty.
BosToS, September 20.-The examina-
ton Of Louisa w. Minor, charged with
poisoning the family Of Or. Fean-
Miss, of Lowell, resulted in her dis
charge.
Twenty-One persons belonging to Rock
port were probably lost during the gale
on the 18th inst. Seven bodies have been
recovered.
PoRT Henry, \. Y, September 2l.-
The strike among the miners still eontin-
ues. Frequent attacks are made on the
wOrkmen employed upon the Erie Bed
Railroad. Seven men have been severely
beaten for working against the orders OF
the mob, and danger 20 life and property
is imminent.
SYRACUSE, n. Y. September 2. .-Hora-
ito Seymour viii not take part in the con-
vention. Lieutenant Governor Beech
viii be present. The platform demand
the restoration OF the Southern States,
general amnesty, fulfllment of the OBJ
legations and contracts in regard to Gov
eminent bonds and opposition TO the
ffteenth amendment.
The delegates 10 the Democratic State
Convention are arriving freely, and the
attendance promises to be large. The In
dieaiions fare, at present, that the present
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Nasby TaIks q PLANTATION. ."..Ihey TRADED

on my Post Offis & tux my pay in PLANrA-
sHUEi Praps You may be snPriSed 20 here
OF my relinquishing my Guvsment Dffis with
Awl It's glory in sech a Caws-
Here NEE fnst then ledge Nee. II hapend
thuswisely: / WIS canVosSin thee Mawmea
hlats for owr BluYid kedenry & the Post
Ofiis suksechun. In tibet land Nv pewer De-
lite struk "a snag Thee Fever
Aser tux me, & thee Chllls s Shivers shuk
me-shuk me Ike q Mold l0os button on a
shaiky smoke-Honse doar; I'll mt fraim NV 90
SummeFz, lukd like sum Ole plaid Out bum
era on q mornin' wen his Gin IL gon 3. he
Is not rit by Edd. A. Powe; but It Gums so
awlfired neef too IL thet yeu woodnt no the
difrunee In the dark. sg..lfIs
wonts tn Mold lady freh' NV Mine & toald
hur mi kritterkel phix. S.lee hes nod NEE
Long & Luvd me Wei & she cawls me Pet
Names. ''Troly," sez Shee (seeh IL the Plat
ful kniknomen NV mi ,BoihoOd) ''yu
"orter talk good Doste NV PLASTA-
.sHUs BErgRz- I've lvd- q sufeEd
rs thayers wus Hung a no. 10 a ded
ssurtinty, thet PLASTAsHCH BfrUEsz ~ thee
.oniy reel kewer fur the Shaiks! ''B-b-but
i'air thaa l-l-loyawi drink ?" asked /, shty-
erln'ly, feerin Least ] mite bee inenrridgtn'-
suththin NV n suthern Naeher. "DOOnt bee
sass assr Ina sir Maid q, s 40 Rer-
ls6sl-X & thee Very loyawlist kind NV SANITY
Crews HUM" M Douts beIn reinnv4d s mi
Feers fnr thee Pest Dfis asswRged uli1 an
awlmity Doste NV "PLANTAsnUS'F 4 yu bett
brutheTin, IL maid me bilei / TUX anuther in
parsed IN thaiF Cheeks''i ThR sgoti mot
wun uv 'en lingurd too sBy good BIZ 7 wuz
n Nasty kewered: q Petroleum weli-wel i
wuzs Now am 3 PLANrAsHrN mfshunnery;
20 abowt preachin the good Tidin's to Awi
shakers "a "uthers reQuirin Jenfel stitn-
merlent.n sea small biix-l hev traded on
mi Post Ofiis a may Now be found talkIa
PrAETAsHUS BITUazy In the hiwaiz 4 thee
niwaik from Erly Morn Till Dewey Eye.
What slnDin, sufFfn, shaken bruther II heV
thee newt Bottuls
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ODD FELLOWS.
Opening Of the Regular Anaaal Session ef
lhe Grand Lndae q -

the .6faHa Eo6ge
san FBANcIsoo, September 2O.-TI'he
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows of the
United States opened its session here to-
day, Rev. Grand Sire Farnsworth presld-
ing. Thirty Grand Lodges and sixteen
Grand Encampments are represented
An address of welcome was delivered by
the Grand Master Of California, and was
responded 20 by Grand Sire Farnsworth.
An invitation was accepted from the
Chamber Of Commerce, tenderinga reeep-
ton this evening. eE
At the afternoon session of the Grand
Lodge /. o. o. F., the officers reports were
presented and standing committees APP
pointed. The reports exhibit a gratifying
condition, with the exception of the inte-
rior Of the Southern States, which Is pc
culiarly bad. The extension of the Order
In Australia has been accomplished with
success.
SAN Francisco, September 2l.-The
session Of the Grand Lodge I. o. o. F. to-
day was mostly occupied in receiving re-
ports. Arizona Territory was transferred
to the Jurisdiction Os the Grand Lodge Of
California.
The meeting of the citizens and Grand
Lodge at the Chamber of Commerce last
evening wRs pleasant affair.
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NEW YORK.
Discovery Of Fraud in the Methodist Book
Concern Cuban Affairs.


NEW York, September 2l.-It appears
thsf the fraud discovered in the MethO-
dist Book Concern consists in the alleged
fact fhsl son Of DR.. Porter, one Of the
agents. has received commissions for the
past eight OF nine years, averaging not
less than seven per cent. for purchasing
printing paper for the Institution, that is,
the agent permitted his son, who Is a pa
per broker, 10 charge heavy commission
for doing what it was the agents duty TO
do himself. Report says the purchases
ON which commissions have been allowed
amount 10 .Sl5O,OO0 per Rrnum; and
also that the son sold paper TO the Concern
az rates which give him R greater profit.
Irregularities are also reported in the
Boarding Department, but no particulars
are Known. a rigid investigation is pro-
crossing. and the implicated parties have
been dismissed.
The Journal o. Commerce learns from a
gentleman who Is in position to know
what is going on among the Cuban RevO-
lutionists, that Gen. Cespedes, President
of the Cuban Republic, has taken the field
in person, ss commander OF all the forces,
and that Gen. Jordan, who recently held
that position, has been made Chief of
STAFF.
Mr.. Koopmansehap, who is now In this
city, has contracted with the Texas Land
Company for the Introduction Of 5000
Chinese labors.
A Havana letter says Henry s. KoOpus,
a British subject, and for many years con-
nected with the New York Herald bureau
in Havana, was arrested "Wednesday
night and confined in the city prison. The
canse Of his arrest is unknown, but is sup
posed to have some relations with his con-
neetiOn with the Herald.
Washington specials say the Govern
ment repudiates Dan Sickles' action as
exceeding his instructions, and pledges
itself TO censnre him.
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TELEGRAPHIc Markets.
NEW YORK,

New YORK, September 2l.- Dry Goods.
Trade is lively, and the prices generally oil
staple goods is steady. French merinos
are growing scarce, and sold atalIctiDn to-
daY at an advance of 10 per cent. on late
sales. Cotton goods are little irregular
and weak. Lawrence Z, in brown sold as
low as Z 1<c to-day, being aderline ofl1z.
The Henrico pIaids are also reduced from
IA to LIZ, and Kirkland do. from 1917 to
I2z. The Lonsdale aud Lynn cambrics
are reduced from 27K TO ..
Money-The market is very active at
per cent. gold, while commissions for
turning stocks were paid of l-l6 to u per
cent. added TO both currency and coin In
terest. The money pressure is felt Sc
vereiy. Sterling isheavy, 1875. Gold Is
firm, opening al 1914, touching 1879 and
closing at l37H. The carrying rates we're
l-32@H, until tomorrow, Cearinees
Sss, ,OoO, 600. State bonds duil, old Tenhes-
see 6l1 new Sc.
bales tiplands at 287{c. Flour So sOCd6 25
Whisky 81 l41S@sl 10. Wheat, Tennes-
see, 81 55(1l 90; Hs hite, do. 81 50. Rice
quiet; Carolina s99c.$ Coffee firm; Sugar,
Cuba I21<@l23<c. MOlasses quiet. Corn,
mixed Western 81 p9GI1I . = - ~
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DRESIDENTS OF Ward and District Clubs
j National Labor Union will meet al the
Executive once, at O'Clock pm, on " ednes-
day, the 22d inst, to take under advisement
business OF Importance. Herein fail moi.
By orSier OF the aChaiTman 4. e. y. L. y.
ROBERT GRINDROD,
sell Secretary e. G. n L. Il.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Whisky DIstlIlerles President Returns
"a WaShinafou

to washington.
WASHINGTON, September 2i.-The Pres
ident has telegraphed to Gen. Babcock
that be viii return TO Washington at noon
tomorrow.
The whisky distillers In some whisky
districts have been making Overtnres to
refenue officers to the effect that they
can make more money by running their
dissIlleries according to Law, provided al
distiliers do the same, Than by making
Illicit whisky and running the risk of de
lection and ndcOnsequentp penalties, and pro
pose TO form associations 70 aid the Reve-
nue. officers in detecting dishonest distill-
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4 SPECIAL communication OF DeSotO Q
~ Lodge No. W wilt he held this w
"Wednesday evening, Sept. I'D, for/VN
work in the T. A. degree.
All A. rs are 1raternally invited.
BY order OF z. VI. STANLEY, ". NJ.
- "a Gupr roy Sa.crato,,. aaO0
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, September 2l.-Cotton
still declining, nliddlings 2SI1 sales 1925
bales; receipts 1879 bales. Oats 5S. Flour,
superfine 6 75; XXX IS 10; XXX SO 25.
Bran 81 05. Hay $50 90. Pork SS4 0OG
81 Is. Bacon higher, shoulders l7lz; sides
2O92O51c; hams 24@25c. Lard l931@22.
Prime sugar 19k[. Molasses 60Ca7p. Whis-
Ky and Coffee unchanged. Gold 1885.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MASONIC NnTIHE

10 three furnished rooms,
w or "A furnished house; address p .. box
o. e. - Cd !. % se22
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CINCINNATI.

. CINCINNATI, September 2l. - Family
-four 50 O0lg6 ., Corn 9SGl %. Oats Il
Case. Ryesl. Whisky 81 02Gl OF. Pork
held at $50. Lard lse. Bulk shoulders
lac; sides l7J<c. Bacon shoulders l5stc;
sides l9C9l9e. Sugar, raw, l31<Gl6; re-
fined l5dI71s. Wheat 81 12Gl l5 Bar
ley, 81 65. Butter 29CG35c. Eggs 1920.
Beef Cattle steady, S3 OOCdS4 90 per cwt.
sheep firmer, s. j0Ca4 so per cYt. gross.
Hogs IS OOG9 90 gross. = j Ell ~ ~ :
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DIED.

STEPHENSON - On Tuesday, September
q, 1863, AT the residence of Mrs. MarianBs
Stephenson, at LaGrange, Tenn, Col. j. II.
Stephenson, after long and painful illness.
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J. ]. BUsBY. W. g. PATTESoN, A.HATcHETT.
of Trenton, Tenn,
Late Of Grenada, Miss, ".H
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WHOLESALE GR0CERS
COTTON FACTORS
- AND -
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
32S FRONT STREET,

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE,
TWAVE for sale, and keep constantly on
Ill hand. q null assortment consisting In
part az fOllOWs:
100 casks Bacon;
go barrels Mess Pork:
100 barrels Jowls and Humps;
go kegs Lard;
100 hhds. Louisiana Sugar;
80 sacks Coffee;
S00 pkgs. MOlasses-hhds, bbls.,h ,hlts q qrs.
1900 pieces Kentucky Bagging N. 4 NJ. Ky.
pY Landesnan, and j. 4 d. FlaxJ
leo tons celebrated :" Arrow Ties."
sos kegs Neils-assorted sizes;
500 barrels Flour;
North Carolina Roe cut and gross Herring
leo bbls. pure, copper-distilled Whisky;
100 barrels rectihed whisky;
50 barrels Robinson County Whisky.
Calling your attention to the above, we re-
spectfuily request a continuation of your pa
tr0Hage, and promise, by strict attention 10
butineSs, with the interest of our patrons
ever before us, to merit It
aaslS dkw HILL, FONTAINE 4 co.
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FOREIGN.

LIVERPOOL, September q. = Cotton
heavy. Uplands l2z<d; Orleans l2a4@
l2xd; sales 5000 bales. The Manchester
market is fiat and nominal, California
while wheat los lOd; Red Western ~ sd !;
Western hour24s6d; Corn 3Os Oats Is 90,
Peas ASS. Receipts Of Wheat for the past
three days J9,0O9 quarters, including 3d.
coo of American - al "
LONDON, September 2l.-ConsOls 922< q
921S. $40 bonds OF 1866 s25s do. of 1857
81 =; l0-40 bonds of 1862, at Frankfort,
S7E. va .fllatfi sI.5i elsf III n,
PARIS, September 2l.-Rentes 72f9 sc.
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ST. LOUIS.

ST. LouTs, September q. Il Snperfne
flour S OOG5 %. Wheat, No. 9 Red Fall,
81 O4Cel OS. Corn 93G9s1xc. Oats 4s65Oc.
Rys 32tsG85c. Barley 81 30si 40. Whisky
ders I6Ke; sides l9k6 6I9Ke;A hams 2211s.
Lard lsdlsIz. sr -r,...
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n = MILES nom st. Lsuis, on o. and NJ. z.
ID r.. r.. F. BABCOCK, PrOpfiefor.s .3wo.
Hundred acres In the cultivation % Fruit
Trees Apples magnificent stock OF and
year Olds, including all the leading and
most popular southern varieties, obtained
from reliable growers South-PeGrs, Peaches,
Plums. Apricots, Nectarines, Cherries, Qnin-
css, Grapes, straw berries, Raspberries, etc,
In great variety. A choice collection Of Roses,
Ornamental Evergreen and DecidnOas Trees,
Flowering shrubs, Herbaceous Plants, Bulbs.
Sncp dSm tSFS ysles b = RlIy y 4 = s5
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GROCERs AND COTTON FACTORS.

HAVE FOR SALE AND KEEP CONSTANT
i ~ on hand a null supply. in part as FOL
100 casks Bacon; 40 A"' il .
200 barrels Mess Pork;
go kegs Lard;
100 hhds. Louisiana Sugar;
200 barrels Hard and Refined Sugar;
200 packages Molssses:
500 pieces Kentucky Bagging:
100 tons Iron Ties-Hssorted; IlH
600 kegs Nails-all sizes; l .aa
800 barrels Flour;
SEQ barrels Salt; 5a .-
200 barrels whisky-alI grades;
$50 boxes Cheese; ''.i ''-' Il
300 bags Coffee; ''''"
Extra sugar-calrred Hams, and numerous
articles not mentioned. ' SELF
H.H.
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MAGNOLIA wArER--anperioE 10 the best
the price,
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CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST.
EoR RENT.

ON liberal terms. 200 by lf3 feet in The Navy
L J yarSi-being the south end of the old Cope
Walk, Including portion OF tne d.,
building, which IS 30 BY 8 feet toss. - n
large brick shop, 40 by 70 feet. IN He
ssls GEO, h. NOM, =. .sset II, tl,e Nay
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CHICAGO

CHICAGO, September 2l.-Flaur 81 759
Z 20. Wheat 81 ls166I l9. Corn s2lz(gs3.
Oats 442[c. Rye Ssc. Barley 81 IS. HiPh-
wines 81 l6@I 10. Cuba Sugar l3KG15c
Pork S33 OOCg3S 90. Lard lSjs. Bulk
shoulders 1879; sides l7@lsc: hams l7l1d
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LOUISVILLE.

LoUIsvILLE, September p. - Heavy
hemp bagging 2jIS@26. Superfine dorr
SOS %. Corn csc. Oats 45fd50c. Rye 80
as5c. Tobacco-sales 1877 hhds. at So 70ta
SS5 20. Provisions tlrIn. Pork SS3a33 50.
Bacon, shoulders, 1890; Sides 1917 @l97ic.
Hams 23C62Ic. Lard 2Oe. Whisky 81 loo
I. IL.
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GEO. d. AslN5 ~ I43 feet in tlle Navy
south end Of the old . Rope
90 \ norton Of The main
.,.,l,,-.b is 800 ~ 43 feet, together With
K shop, 10 by - feet.
= Go. Il. MONsARRAf, 4 Co.
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Friday. October IS, 1863.

sale to take place on the premises. Terms
One-third cash, balance in one and two years.
seI8 d4w J.E. WHITE, Proprietor
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Gen1 Commission Merchants.
St. Clair Nurseries, SummerfeId, III.

No. 274 Front st. Memphis, Tenn.,
E5- Liberal Cash Advances made on Cotton
Smyrna times., 1869-10-06
Delaware Railroad Line.
FALL ARRANGE CEMENT
Onand after
MONDAY, OCT. 5th, 1868,
SOUTII.

Passenger trains will run as follows, un-
til further nOtioe.:sEAll Trains Sundays
uawoan4n1
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A Beautiful Founding to be
sold at auction.

The St. Louis Republican, of the 90
contains the following:
On the night of the l 1th inst, baby
of the feminine gender, about six weeks
old, was found on the front door step OF
the glass warehouse of Messrs. VIM
Frank & Son, Pittsburg. The little
foundIing was conveyed to the house OF
neighbor until permanent provision
could be made for it. The affair was
soon noised about, and the child became
an object of great curiosity. 1t was
very beautiful, and the habiliments in
which it had been thus rudely present
ed to the public were of very fine qnali-
ty. suggesting an aristocratic origin for
the intant. Rich and poor, old and
young, male and female, married and
single people all became interested in
the little wait, and all were eager 10
adopt it. No one asked "Who was
her father2 Who was her mother ?"
but all were anxious to take the position
of father or mother. The interest be-
ing SO great, it was finally determined
by The temporary caretaker to put the
little one up at auction, and sell her to
the highest bidder. This plan will be
acted upon, and the terms are cash-the
money to be bonus for her benefit, to
be placed ip bank at compound interest,
and to be drawn when the girl arrives
at the age Of eighteen pears. An inter-
esting time was anticipated at the sale,
and the beautiful foundling will doubt.
less bring a fabulous price
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The SueZ G:aRaAl.

Among the grand achievements O.
modern enterprise and modern engineer
ing which have marked the present
century. the suez Canal is entitled to ;
prominent place. The idea of cutting a
canal from the Mediterranean to the Rec
Sea Is ny no means new one, but il
has been reserved for NJ Iesseps. q
French engineer. to accomplish that Of
which Others only dreamed.
The object of the Suez Canal is to
save vessels bound for India from the
tedious voyage down the African coast
and around the Cape of Good Hope,
thereby opening for them roate similar
to that over which thousands of passen
gers travel every year. Some concep-
OF the magnitude of work necessary to
effect this can be gained from few
statistics. The length of the Canal is
about one hundred miles, and when
completed its dimensions will be,
Width at the top. ...........323 feet.
bottom. m.... .246
bfp'H. 0O
The quantity of earth excavated to
accomplish this will be not far from
ninety-seveu million cubic yards, equal
to pile one yard high and one yard
wide, extending more than ffty-tive
thousand miles, or twice around the
globe. All the dredging has been done
by steam cxcavators of immense size,
which were brought from France in
pieces and put up on the line of the
Canal. There were seventy-two of these
machines employed, costing from eighty
to one hundred thousand dollars each.
The coal for the engines was brought
from England, and it was requisite to
dig canal from the Nile to supply the
" workmen with fresh water In addition
to the work on the canal proper, it was
necessary to construct harbor on the
Mediterranean side This was done by
building out into the sea two walls lone
eight and the other five thousand feet
in length) converging together sea-ward,
and enclosing an area of about five
hundred acres. The walls are compos-
ed of solid blocks of stone, weighing
twenty-five tons each, which were man
ufactured on the beach of the sand found
there and hydraulic lime brought from
France. The composition consists of one
part of lime to three OF sand, moistened
with salt water mixed and moulded by
machinery, and allowed dry in the sun for
Fbrse months before being used. The
Canal takes in several natural lakes,
through all OF which it was necessary to
dredge channel of the proper dimen-
sions. Although The work commenced
seven years ago, little progress was
made until 1865. since which time, in
spite of much opposition and many dis
it has been pushed to a
successful issue by the ubtiring energy
of NJ Lesseps. who was backed by the
Suez Canal Company with capital of
seventy millions of dollars.
The formal opening of the Canal will
take place next week October 13th).
in the presence of the Emperor and
Empress of the French, the Viceroy of
Egypt, and host of other titled digni-
tarles.