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, 1869-08-24

HOW <QN5tAUlG III AA~NA-tAM - LA -
mnIic Sensation.
Chicago Con5tables, In common With those OF
D. hcr cities, possess highly cultivated taste Tor
dramatic situations, and never miss I'd oppor-
tnnit5 to display this talent before the cyes Of
Hr1pt and wondering world Hut II eometlmes
happens that they mistake their cue, and, lse Inc
laugh which follows their appearance, they come
In at the Hroag place. Then the eubllme tragedy.
ID which tney Hoped TO become the central 1gurc,
Is turned to ridiculous farce, ad tn place Of ap-
misuse aDd sweetlJ.sceafed bouquets they are
Egnfatively speaking, Was the fate OF Constable
Yesterday. Inc nasco came about IL this var:
YcsterIay morning fair but somewhat nali
anpeared beiore Esquire schoenewald and Dis
cfosed pitlful tale Of shaule, suffering anu us,
Iess. II was IN eject that as an m nhoceo1 a.n ana
tance Of George Ashler1 . friend q tne lamuE "a 10
ThIch she resided and, by ptotestations o. nnn}ng
love and oGers Of marriage. he had accompnsneI
ner ruln, and placed her ia Il s.tuatioa e1tte4els
delicate for eingle WOMAN. To add 10 nef ueep
at1!ctop. she he'd Just discovered that heT 1al1n-
leas lover had plghted hts faith 70 anotne! NoMan
and would In few hours be nas7aea o9 = " es' a'"s
Justice.
Justica SchoeneEaId, anxious to befricad help
less g!fl, made out q warrant Tor the afzess o.
ASHER, and Placed It N the hands Of Eonstahe.
The task E1a exactly suited to the onlcets lancst
for beaties securing him fee It placed MN ~
position to DO an act Of justice In fagor Of injured
innocence. But IN spite Of the urgent lecessty
ot the case, h1B fondnees for dramatic slfuatlons
eot The better OF hts zeal, and he determined npon
sensation. He wond await re none9t maen lnf
dues tfon. and when Gnaiiy he should ssg "Has aaJ
sn{ objection to hs 1n R.na Sp?}n
nnSe his nnunst ot1'cta presence to the marriage.
Hc accordipSly soughr the sacred netgnborhood q
Tue ONCE where the Knot Tas to be tied. and tooS
nosittou TOR obseryat!ou on the cuthstooe. soon
BIS eyes ware regaled BY. steaI Of the @ eonp!e' @
and be SAN them enter the building. not aesiIs T.
ing 10 hre3k upoa the p1occuiaes
7 be77ore The oppoftune moment he 1otsered
asou. The corner foF ..,on tine and Iooh nna,I9
started On his mission. Entering the crowded
e esee forbid II ths ta eans haTe
Tas grpefetl with q look Of wonder from all pres-
eny, 6ut wnea the truth burst upon sheM; ; "a: she
room tnook With laughter. i appears saat .ne
things are documentary matters IL the h3ads Q! Q
.justtce-apd while he had enjoyed bis drtnE, me
fir1ss Esd down. He hasteued IN pnrsult. puI MS
eearrh nrnyAf1 fclit1E99.
, 1869-08-24

Arrival OF Prince Arthur Mt Halifax
Demonstration OF fEonof.

-OE&HVA3A& ~ ~A AA~ANAF
AggSss e; srfPss + Ps ArtRqT F%o eog e5Egsa
nics OF Inc Seventy. eighth ughlandera formed
guard Q, honoE: The s5reess n Z tae 1Ss..I; r;
ousg asa ffssasa fsssaan. af9s!
vent On board, and soon retlsned, followed ey
Prince Arthur, Colonel Eiphlnssonc, the P1!nce'a
ance Of the Prince eAc1led hearty cheers: The
baud played national anthems. The Prince In
mediate5 entered hls carriage. and Tas df11en to
In the garrison chapel 1t $40 O'Clock The formal
landing viii take place at Z. j. dock-yard to-mor-
row, when tho Prince viii be recetTed ny Coz
lniral WHISKY, Lieutenant Governor Doyle, aud
The Judges cl tue Supreme Court, aud members o1
local md nroync hs9 AZ euafs5 ~
HALIFAX, II. s, August ss-The reception Of
Prince AIhIr tooE PLACE at noon .9day ,a1d,ne AZ ~
amid ealsos Of artillery. Many dlsun-
tenetai gs Foane neutsns1t @ Governor boyle, "a
authorities, French nayal oincets, dc- The Prince
h,ghly complimentary and enloslsuc, Vas read by
the Kecesner. The Prince then Eeaa reply from
manuscript:
II return, sincerely. my thanks for the loyal
Address which you have i1st presented me. and
arall myself of tue opportunity TO request Jou TO
grateful thanks for the kind and hearty welcome
they have this day accorded NE ! can assure
Jon that l looked With RntcIpatlons Of great
pleasure to my visit to the British dominion on this
Side Of the Atlantic. 1t Is 10 me source Of ETeat
satisfaction to hear On my frst landing how highly
cherished still "a the ueEnotJ OF nF Hlusd1ona
Your all1sions to the Queer, and tho k1nd wishes
fos my welfare, w!n be most grattfylng 70 Aef
ne hoH cf rdtai and hearty has been her so1 re
ceptton among Jou. [CheeraJ,
The procession Of militia, trcuen and societies
NOV ed through the thrpn2ed streets to the Coz
eminent House, where the Price reviewed 1t. aud
then retired.
The city Is Illuminated tonight, and everybody
is out OF GoqFa,
, 1869-08-24
IOWA

Delegates TO the mississippi valley
Com mnlcrcinl Convention Damage
bJ Flood-IkcliEtous Conyenfion
CnIled-PolittcnI.
spccia, Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
DEs MONIES, August e.
Gorerno7 Merrill, To-day. appointed the follow
ing delegates 10 the Mississippi Valley Commer-
c!al Convention, 10 be held at KeokuE on the 7th
OF September: -......
State at Large Samuel Miller, Of Lee County:
Elias II. Williams, Of Lee County. ~.
Fist Congressional DtstEcI-C. IF. SttEle. Of
Jefferson County; Second, Horace Baker, 81
cll1ton County; Third, \. AcClIntoeS, Of FaJesto
County; FOURTH George Glilaapy, Wapeno Conn
ty; Fifth, 6. E. Gr1rlth, Warren County; extb1
c. F. ClaIk1on, Grundy County.
The food has become great here The BOON
River has been out over Its nats stopping OIL ctn-
s!Dg except by terry. Yesterday ofcr oae hundIeo
feet al the Valley 1tairoad along the bln15 OF IN
Boon, IN the western part Of town, WAS carried
aEay. To-da; has been clear with no rain aud
the waters are abudug. Considerable injury nss
been done to crops In the bottomA
The Iowa State Convention oi uniyersa1lsts has
been called to meet Ii DeeMotnes on the oth, 9Th
and 7th Of September. .....-.
The Republicans Of Warren Comfy have uont-
nated L. II. Swan for Representative
The STATE Christian Convention adjourned to-
day at moot; the business Of the forenoon being
too nlimpo1taht for telegram.
, 1869-08-24
ALLEGED FORGERY


Arrest OF Il Prominent business 4NAn
Of milwaukee,
From the AIEautse Sentinel AuJps. O.
Our business circles were treated 10 sensation
on FRIDAY last, IN The way Of rumor that mem
ber Of prominen! hrm had been arrested for
forgery. The report spread Ike Wud. fire, and
aooat % Il T relaaon On to The a1air.: thus matters
rested until Saturday, Wheh tho case WIS
brought before the Municipal court for adludica,
We are able to furnish the following statement OF
= For some time past Black Riyer. merchant
named E, 1. BrockWay has been purchasing his
stock from the tlEn Of WadsHorth, Adams Co.,
oi this CITY, wholesale dea1ers IN groceries and
1g e &c psses ese p3Pe6 VS. g Sc
oIcd ont by the nrm, and cashed, os occasion de-
msnded, at Tie BANKING house .oi Hougnto1, NC
In due time the bankers sent letter to Mr..
BrockWay, informing him that bis paper vas fall
iuc due. The latter Immediately Visited ths city,
esanlnatien Ell @ m Of lie cheeks upon rhlcn funds had
been dIawu- He wss not long ID pro1ounc!ng sev-
III q them {orgeFss upon sa,s aessss
mensed proceedings against Nj. Andrew q.
Adams, Of the dEn Of Wads"o5shs Adams Z Co.,
'os subsea1sently ,bbsntly meeting took place between
Nessfs- brocsxny and ADAMS, during Hnlcn. It Is
alleged, the former u,ade oseTtutes 70 Nj. Adams,
~ 81 Rse61fi s6e f. tsS .
Adums, Ii ls{alIegsd, replied that they might pos
eibly come to an understanding In the maste1.
suggesting that they might meet at the once or
tbe Stofe II the evening 10 draw up the p2pers-
This, It is sid, was agreed to p 81. HrockFag:
After The agreement with Ar. Brock ssy, III.
ADAMS informed bis partner Of the proceeding
u1d requested him TO seek the advice and AID
Of OMcer AcDona.d- The partner nxsteued 70
The once and informed him that bis services
were required to a1Inask case Of blacE-r11u
aentpsr member Of the 1Im, st1ttns the case: II
was Immediately planed TO secrtte Oflcer MELON.
aid al.d the cashier Of the dtm At sone POINT o.
tie psInes 's' 49, -.
ii The appointed time 3Ir. Brockway called
upou M1. AdaCQa. who EaS already IN W0iunR.
The former proposal w1s renewed BY ". b!ocK-
way. Aler some conversation IN RELATION 70 tne
details Of the settlement, ". Adams inquired o.
Nj, BrockTay how he would a11eld Himself IRON
the proseeutors. The latter. It Is stleEed replied
tha8 he would repair to Niagara Fn1s Of some
meeting, as matter Of course, closed T1tnouza
settlement on the proposed terms
During the Hial III. BrocfW&y acknoWleu8ea
that meeting had taken place. but GsEe hts onn
version Of the case, resting assured tnat no one
enid gsiusaY II. He vas gTeatly Surprised, now
ever, 70 learn BY the subsequent evidence oi 1ne
dctecttTe a1d cashier Of the cstshIstrnens tnat ne
had heep i" shadoHed" ....-.
The case Was g1yeu to the larry at late hont u
yerdics Of not gulty. HI. Adams was ir1medt.
atelg re- arrested upon similar charge preferred
b. q merchant from II Crosse He VAS held to
tail In the sun Of e oo1+ The case was conducted
for the State by District Attorney Aa1no. assisted
bf n s, Mpiphey, E5q., tht Attorney Of 4easrs-
Hpunntpu AcEorn J. Co. The defence W1a con-
ductedb By James G. jenkins, Esq.
, 1869-08-24

The Clinton GIn,l psntoevut Of the 18Th sa{s:
" me counties pf Cooper, uo5sRxu and Ga1oolpn
hare lakeu hold nf the Tebo Neosho Railtpaus
Nith determination and ability 70 extend !.
nnr1heast 70 connection with Important foads
ieadinR to chicago; and, u vtaH Of this fac1 tne
Missctisi Democrat fey1yes the superannuaten ano
rxnIoded schemes OF the Oa2ge valley Rai1o2a.
and eyen resorts to ruthless tns!1ranoas a2alus1
The Teho Neosho Railroad COMPANY"
the Goshen {Ipd., 1Tmka Of the 18th says:
the railroad meeting at Narssw On tho loth insL.
Committee, consisting Of Dr. ELLIS General US,
cali. Colonel c. n. Chapman and = Eosse!, mas
appoipted to arrange terms with ~. =. Ga39nSi
q kalamazoo, for the construction Of ooL NoIG
and Sopth Road from the State Hnc 70 v alsam'
Tbe committee E1u visit Mf. Gardner next Meeat
and theD determine thelr future course q aeuo5.
Tne prospects for the construction Of Inc Wo1A
aTa nealtca 81 highly favorable"
The kansas city {Ao-l Journal ol the 4las sA5h.
The Board Of Directors Of the hansas CAY e .
santa Re railroad met IN 0ttaWR, Kansas sa ~
TnursdaY, aud fully discussed tue mattef o. ta,s
fruportsut railway. 1t Was decided to taSs ~
mediatn steps Tor the COMMENCEMENT oi tbe Ho9h{{
end push It rapidly forNa1d. Coloael AooIs;, -
this c1tT. formerly connected E!th nc NoHn My -
snnH Es,iEoad, nas been appointed tie chlel en-
1ineer. apd Instructed to commence the surfey -
6nce. he VIII begin at McGees Addition fpn
Trc TO the Missouri River, EoEt Scott Cali Aal1- -
ronIt rracE, and then continue the surrey troa.
11fafhe 10 ottawa BE i5 also TO f1rntsh ad esti5!o
al he cost o grading tleng and bridging the foau;
distance Gom 0lsthe to Ottawa th1tT n4e& AIS
, 1869-08-24
The buffalo HonFd OF 1rndc ana
Canal To1las

From tbs Buydto EIpTt&3, Au7AF ~ -
4 meeting Of the members Of the 6naro ol
TRADE vas held yesterday 1notnlnst los me ns puI
nose Of discussing the qnestio9 q cana Eessus ss
deuf. occupied The cootr, aud explained the oo-
Iect of calling the members together a Iem
bEief sentences, which vert appropriate ana
THe folioFtpg preamble and resolutions Te1e
offered b. Charles A. Sweet, Esq, aoo tneu
Adoption moved: ..,,
Wrst to New Tor Al figure. 20 low - to prohibit a5s
Ind ratal corpetiuon and they ate noN sottSattas @
fss sicTes sGsssse ss nee senss "
ID ss ts "a e @ 'qs e a. rs
&aE1Eas. be reecists 2. State Tse:4p.y II #
In ennheq1eucc Of Ead grain beiuE t1Anspos1eo E1 1
Eola Instead At eArsl. Eresty seaueed: and # ,ba
-W4taE4s A. We nudeIstAaa ~ pSt po"tEss IL snaG g
some tcdtste temporary rrhe h E9dustnK n III 'qs n1
Oh a grains and aosr to tHo mills PET lo peanos p1
mile thsssfoss s. he H., + hs d., reeoeettu1ly and cam
es1 ~ iii thr Gsn.i Bosra rdnee The canal to e
~ "a Iiiis reT fhous.ud pounds ret mile 60 ~ eNa
Id Souf af 10 poiat d low IS TIC x"s OF the 5tac
WY permit; And be sustnss ~ eHor+s and ftau
euce 10 tu1heI ihe .ast1ests Of tho EIe md oseEo
Ctnas ma 10 plaee thc1n u sutn poe.ton r. M ~ tt
viii be snah.ei 10 compete wta ~ sSA tor Inc ses@e
Of tRs gfs.i Tna, 81 Paesident this bond be
rressr 10 soo{ut saottee Of ORG -! petson1 70 pt
sent fhtee Resolutions to the Canal Boefu y tae es5
Irf to eonEeae Il h1eea95 or cenaae.auaa
Aiter an interchange of The y1e~s OF the mem
hsrx m the eupiecs, on mptton, the qteamnles
ana revolutions were adopted by ia1Ee ms1oEt5.
me Chairman will report Ihe ua1neS OF the
committee to.t2J o. t0-4nbl1oW.
, 1869-08-24
INDIANA.

nnmare 10 the Wabash md EEtc
Cauni-Loxs to Grain Contractors
"A ptixe-FiEht in Prospcct-Ghu
Of Horac. Thieves UncnFthcd-14o1.
rtbIe Double Su1ctdcs
snec.al Despatch TO The Chicago Tribune,
FoRr WAYNE, Ind, August ..
-,na wabash and Ene Cana! Company are sus-
timing heavy danageby delay TO the 1fe!glI Irane
err7 the,s route, on accoput Of heavy
break IN the canal at TINS point
The n,st break happened Last week
Saturday rtgnt nSain. About 1TentF- -nye boats
are gathered on each side ot II aoout @ 4Au 9!
which are loaded WITH wbeat, containing g5sI neasy
several thousand dollars besides the probability o.
consde5ane eSpen2ea na u aeaas 1 he T. ,mmsase
come on pe1B cen Noah Skinner and Q. n. Mar-
cennes foy tloo Side. 1t Is creattng quite str
among the fancy In this vicinity. jim Coyne, Tom
Aliens trainer and bacEer Is nese anhE tns aas IT.
been chartered for the occasion, 3ad Large az
mai OF 1oughs ID expected IN time % accom-
paay the expedition. AFely neat is ahaaSipa.ed "a @
An extensive gang Of horse thieves and pick
i Ffsiiance co Committees. Tic Organization extends
from Sedais, Mo-, ria Mitchell and Seymour, Ind,
to toH1 IN Kentucky, members OF the gang be-
aSpa ag t6e ronte se7s Il lie gang been
IN lndtanapols for the past three mouths, board.
tng at one Of our hotela One Of then, named
Il aaaITeI | NTH another of the gang. 4 son Of
he io.ner Postmaster at Washington proves to
be one Of the agents Of the organization and Is
now IN jail. ...
Louisville, August IA horrible and unac-
coontable double suicide Has enacted yesterday
1t Jenelsony1ue, Ind, tne victims beng neWly
drinking 1ntskey 10 excess with his wife, vent
out and procured = half gallon Of beer. Which ne
brought home. uls wife drank some Of the neef,
Bsfnacle conid be prevented, he d1ank large
ouaputy Of the game beer and died about noon.
haf M hour afssr nis we expired 9pon MAKING
arsenic and morphine, and 1t ID supposed Barua-
Gle mt it III the beer, aa he and MS Y 1fe we're
drunken oreies. Barnacie had been In low sprtts
sincc bls marriage By reason Of false statement
that nls wiles toe1 husband y Eas st aylne na
died tfom the effects Of suns.roke yesterday,
While in search Of 3 horse thief.
The horses attached to iumber Wason, coar
FoartS and Chestnut streets, Tits morning, and
ran down the street OF lightning speed, upsettln8
An Bailey ~ d.ssr 4Ser ~ Mhoss nscE Wer
also thrown ont and badly bruised. ,u
EysyIE nd Anguas ng an;a an1or sansaaea eoHs fns
erai Glien committed suicide last night by shoot. o.
ing himself through the head. The eanse o. me
r5sh act is Eupposed to hare been mental de-
gtondency. He nas formerly IN the austrian N
army, and TOOK part IN The EesolEuon OF 1919 He
served ten years II the First United STATES Au'
MbIAHAro11s, August 23-Tne Rev. 8; L
Adams, Grand MASTER Of the Grand lodge OF y.
q. =. pY Indiana died at Dapytlle, Hendricks
County, yesterday afternoon, Of pulmonary 80eG-
ton, lie will be buried to.rno1oF, TuesuaJt -
large delegation OF Odd Fellows from tnss CITY
viii attend the funeral
, 1869-08-24
counts H. q cotton IN ,he hilis and upIauda. Tho
fer1og tot ta1n tn many localities. '''@

counts Of cotton IN tho hilis and upIauda. rhn
crop vill BE- ahort Com md cot.op arc both M.
fef1og tot rain tn many localities. 1 "
KKfTUCKy.
nea1 continues without abatement Yhe rafos
t9At nave fallen have been but partial In the State
nc an3 nos enmc1eot to mitigate tho droughta. Ac-
thas but one. hat tho crpn produced LIST yea Mi
be raiaed. This year the corn ia almost shriJeIied
prrea1p,a PENN KzhhaI1yaSIA. i. ~
da{s PAST has been extremely waTa1' The Tier.
mometer averaging 90 at noon We had heavy
thunder shoWer lasting two hours Oh SATURDAY.
Ta5 Mitn an occasional shower during 1he evening.
Wel eatnfateo. The crops generally II the Hest.
ern part Of tie State have not been excelled in
Growth and substance since .18aa- The potato
drought, but everything else, including nolt, i
abundant and good
BALtIhoRKt Augnst 2a--Acoounts from al sec.
tons Of Maryland represent the drought as pre-
yaiilng 10 an alarming extent. No rain has fallen
for weeks In some counties farmers despair Of
making eFen huff crop Of corn, aud the potato
vines hare become parthed and dried up before
maturity. The tobacco crop Is suffering dread
fully.
NEW ToRK, August 2a.-Weather and crop re-
gonlb @ W.T. opa Eas rspaIs aot d9s
weather, which In some sections has been greatly
prolonged. Al accounts represent the CON aud
rom sFops q sss nqe ana
bs little has fallen fol as aas In hae hsSs
ana the crop prospects, nre reported 10 be Eoot4
Russ a1d tue p q 1ae pa 70
6ectious but on tie W1ole the cotton crop reports
are favorable In those sections where drought
IS punpg cotton It Is generally stated that II rain
raf ia Arnlfef.
, 1869-08-24
FkrcRs


SErAorK, Ind, august ea-Tne extensive car.
ren1rr shop belonging TO T1syers Carter ! Co, md
The christian church, TOOK nre to-doy about noon,
and buried to The ground. The church had Just
been completed. The loss to Nj. Carter Is about
es,cstnn W., 'hre being M insnrapce LIE had iWo
1eIt 15eSS.p1' nn ,uo,n AUG @ar new church. The
opence Of the Gre At least twenty men we're
e1 oseteotas % the excessive heat and e1ertnn IN
haslnE ihe adto sning property. Lines OF men
we're formed In every direction from the ho1se-
tops 70 the e1seIn and wells, and waite. ysas con.
feyed p LES neaus TO the adjoining build.
lngs- SeFerM men fell from the house
topss and othezs we're carried aws5 CON.
plesel5 overcome By the heat, and Rere
restored 70 consctousness by the DIRECTION Of
the medical facnliy. who we're al on the ground.
.and labored essidnously for the 4anere1B- Appre-
Gen6toh EGs felt 1t 1rB1 that the boiler Hpnld exr
piode. Is the engine Tas IN motion and the steam
hlsang with fearful nol4es but the 10comotiye
engineer present tested the amount Of water tu
the ool'er, and immediately assured every Que
tnat there was no danger tn that quarter, and ali
tncn Eent 10 work to prevent the IRE from spread
ng:
The thermometer s:apds 81 1oa In the shade at
p. N.
EISGHAKroH, Angus: IA wooden bui1d!ng
on GouIf EtFeet1 Occupied bJ Eesus Bros. gro.
Gers. wAs burned On Saturday night The nre
ORIGINATED from the ignition OF Kerosene which q
clerk was draining from barrel. Tbs c1erf aud
insured f"@ @-1e'
;Ds7no1r, August aa-s. R. woo1ley Co. "a dis
tuiel5 bnrned this afternoon Loss obout n, 600:
no insurance. TIE IRE Was the result Of caieless-
rIhs I5 on The pars OF r. R Eogps, United Etates
tu.aRc!, tn.a Nno placed Light 70 the Pipe leading
Wines - @ A1A eSn
, 1869-08-24
A Bank Cashier in Eoukcrs, N. Fss
md $4,000 In Funds Said to be
H1f44}NRh

From the Iie1e FORK Horld, Angus: ".
Considerable exc!1ement n9x Oesn ;na1 4fr
Stokes, Cashier of the BANKING house o1 r. r.
Morris Co., had dec2mped and that ae G." "as ~
detsnlter to NJ ao1nt 1 o. ssa9 ~ q mon
Ing last II. Stokes informed the Aessfs. AoIIs 49,
thar be desired to 60 70 New 9orf 10 meet aoms oe
Coming Coming down 1 n tue T Hudson River Oh board
Of some steamer: The request 1a exeaea arnq ~
Suspicion Hhs1sFeI: ~ ne ~ naq pGsn a~as anna.
sion4- But On Monday be fsiled 70 MAKE m nP-
pea1ance: Tuesday also passed @ % KMao45 ,,;sn: ~.
ers bcgan to fear something wrong. On Nednes-
day one Of the nrm cAne 10 New ToIkt and pro
ceeded to look a11ez eerta1n securities watcn we're
Deposited here a. . reserse u case q a3y emery
epcI that might attse II waa It ts satd, soon 3,
cerfained that Nj. Stokes. who rss fnny to5estea
With authority to obtain and co1sess saem ~ ~ ~
curit1ea into available funds. and, - anseea ~
pruprtated them to bis oWp use. On the feiuln o.
NJ 1s h1s e IN susec deea 70
close the bank and proceed to investigate tne Hno
stste Of their affairs which they have not yet COM
tRs net Sc s1asI
fron their cashier, dated at some plaee In Canada
setting Io5h ~ ne aan ps5 ta1 u
humber Of Interesting daagaters. He has he1a
pol'oPs 6aa 3. eG sed tse
s,T;un oI cashier IN number OF bankg. including
TIE Patchen Bank Of BndAlo+ rms MOTIFS hrpln.
Tho utmogt confidence IN his integrity. It 1s be-
liesed that those persons VINO nate ~
acting business with the bank VIII nor lose ans.
tnIDr. bat thai she entire AUou0t Of Tue Aaese0
deisscation vii nil upon the nboye.naned bank.
ers, who Will wind up the sttairs ot tne 1ank = hs
9TSs{ sna aa a1e e - ~ ess tneT NE Of sae
IMPRESSION that breath Of suspicion once raised
asstast he 6aaf, IL UsefElaeas u Eoaa.
, 1869-08-24

Scarcity OF Water MT Philadelphia
Card from tho President OF the
state Irish Republican Associn-
1tpEs
IHrnApELrHA, August 23-The weather Is
cool and pleasant. Water ls growing scarce. The
Common Cuuncl1 meets today to devise Measures
for raising water into the reservoir
The President Of the Irish Republican Associa-
ton OF fe1psylFant2 issQes card declaring that
the Irish Cow eEloD, lately In session tn Chicago
elected no President Of the Irish Republican Asso
ctatou Of Ancr1c1, nor did It select any news
paper as specal organ. and that all claimants to
such positions aSc iMpost0rs
1uiIADElfBllt August g Mot, 8 drop Of rain
has fallen here since August 4, the night o. the
great whtskey 1rs, uoE bare any accounts OF rain
bee1 receiyed from the Interior, except o1 short
thunder. storm on Saturday Last, ahout Thirty
uiilcs up the SehuyIkdII- ALI reports agree a. to
great damage to coIn from the drought IN tn1s
St4te.
to-daJ to consider The water famine. TEent{-nSe
thousand dollarb WAS appropriated Tor t4mi1ea o.
cesutute caual-bcatuen laid up On the sehu}lS1l1
River, and power has been gtEen to the Chief En-
rtueer 70 fote any measures he may deem proper
TO raIse the pater into the basins at Paramount
An cxue{1me1t Fills tHcd this afternoon Of ral5lnK
at FarDouu1 Is ninety SIX feet high, and It u
doubtful whether the hose will stand tho pressure
The result has not yet been announced.
, 1869-08-24
MISSISSIPPI.

General Ames, Order 10 Ianlantt-
crs OF Military Posts
JAcxson. MisA, August 2a.-Gcueral Ames has
Issued the following order:
II TIE comrnnders af Military fost3:
mt Obey Ia future any writ Of hateas corpus Issued
hT Tue United States District Court and Ctrc1it
Court any order made b saeh eoar fos s9eS 1ae
Wit or order be served upon tou, report the sact
tf tEifEIanh.'
, 1869-08-24
CUBA.
Acconnts OF Recent Fighting.

AcConnIB OF HCCEht E1EU11ngs
WASHINGTON, August 23.-Ad7tces from Cuba
to the 18th, received by Cuban 6ympathlzefS here.
etve IN account OF fight between portion A. q
fnazeda. near Puerto Padre. TIE Cuhans, num-
beving lcss than COO were cncampcd near Puerto
Padre. where they were attacked By 1oEcs :e
Loo strong. Ia the first attack the Cnbans
we're compelled to fall back. They, hoTerer'
rallied AMI, securing 8 more defsnsthle position.
tbey rcpu]sed the Sbauards In their second attack
the loss pf Cubaua N the contest Was 100 N
Killed, wounded and missing That Of the 6Paniards
is Represented aa more than double that number: @
Colonel Ffruetro commanded the Cub2ns. The
1hht ID renorted to have been one o. most despe~
rate character, the Cnbans fighting nth an cur
nestness that vas irresistible.
UayANA, August 2a.-Colonei Eicolau, Tith tT 9
hundred men and two pieces Of u1itllcrJ attached
and routed four hundred Insurgents near Iicaten.
in the Central Department. The latter lett twenty
Killed on the field.