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The New York herald., 1869-09-08

around me circuit and ont again. As i the fears
are that the smoke has penetrated the inner mine
and sufYocated all the men. The main doorway
leading 70 the mine has not yet been rescned.
l2;46 O'CLOCK p. M.-The third set OF men, four
In number, went down ana came back In nfteen
minutes, two Of them 80 overcome with the effects
Of the gas that they are being restored with DIM
Guilty. The gas is coming out of the outer mine
very fast since the passage way was opened.
O'CLOCK p. M.-The two men are not yet re-
vived. Drs. Throop and Everhart Of Scranton, and
Wilson. OF Plymouth, are In attendance. The Wild
est excitement prevails, and the mass Of people are
kept back with great dinlculty. t
1880 O'CLOCK P. M-The TWO miners are saved at
last. 1t seems Idle to peril life by any further at
tempt 70 go down as long the gas is 30 strong No
attempt can OF course be- made to reach the main
door or to penetrate the mine until the outer gang
way is cleared Of gas. II is uncertain how long this
viii take. There is really no ground to hope that o
single life remains Of those who were at work IN the
mine Everybody gives them up. and nothing prob
ably remains TO be done but to recover ,ne bodies
What horror and suffering yesterday witnessed be-
neat this spot and whether It was Of long or short
dution none viii probably ever know.
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General sherman to be Acting Secretary or
War AIInfil the YacnucY Shall be Filled.
THE GERMAN HOSPITAL.

DIeetina Of the Ladies' Aid Society.
The German Hospital on Seventy-seventh street
and Fourth avenue. will be opened on Monday next,
the 1sth INST. three years after the building COM
mepced The hospital, the erection Of which has
cost about $780, O00 contains two large wards with
eighty BEDS several smaller rooms for patients and
ali the other localities necessary for good and COM
plete hospital.
German ladies' aid society has been active for
O number OF years in assisting to raise the funds
cessary for the erection and future maintenance OF
the hospital. In consequence OF call BY
Mrs. Adele Erbe, the secretary OF that society.
meeting was held At the steuoen House,
Christina Friedrich presiding. Mrs. Frederika
K0eher the treasurer OF the society reported thas
the funds raised by the ladies' Society for hospital
purposes amounted now In all TO a3l,s68 IL was
stated that DR.. Ernest Krackowitzer. tne medlca.
director OF the hospital, desired the smaller rooms
for patients to be fully furnshed-the larger ones
being already fitted ouf-with bedding, linen, &C,
and It was resolved by the meeting 10 do so ana 10
hospital next Monday.
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NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.

The Fearful Disaster at the Avondale Mine
Two Hundred Men Locked Up In the Bowels
Of the Earth-NOt One Supposed to be Alive
Heartrending Scenes About the Pit.
Dispatches to the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
SCRANTON, sept i'll A. M.
The latest intelligence from the awful fire In the
Avondale mine works up to this hour this morning
holds out but very slight hopes for the safety Of the
200 or more men who have been shut
up in the earth since yesterday morning.
The escape of gas and choke damp
precludes the possibility Of any further
attempt at exploration being made Until the steam
fan, which is now being set up, is finished nothing
can be done to aid those In the mine or ascertain
any one Is living. 1t Is feared but no one dare ex.
press ~ that not human being is now alive within
the horrible pit. Numerous theories as to their
safety or death are advanced. 1t is asserted by
some that the almost instant suocation Of Williams
and Jones' who went down seventy feet last night,
pronounces beyond doubt the awful doom OF those
who are hundreds Of feet below and cut or from all
supplies Of air.
Others assert that II the doors leading to the prn-
cipai avenues and chambers were shut the choke
and fire damp could not reach them and no gaseous
matter would be generated when entirely Gus OF
from the fire. Old and practical miners shake their
heads, evidently afraid to venture prediction Of
what the investigation will bring light. There is
now no 6re in the main entrance or shaft.
All possible haste ls being made in getting the
steam fan into position. II Will be ready about
three O'Clock this afternoon, perhaps sooner Thou.
sands Of people are docking here. The scene OF az.
nction among the wives and children, fathers and
mothers sisters and brothers Of those below Ia heart
rending in the extreme. They have waiten and
watched oil night without sleep or shelter, praying
for the deverance OF those most dear to them ana
bewaling the awful calamity which threatens to
desolate their households. Operations in neighbor.
ing mines have ceased and gloom pervades the
whole community.
The Steam Fan nj Work--A Descent Impos.
sibIe Yet.
WrLKEsBARRE, Sept. 7-Noon.
A despatch just received here states that the steam
fan Is now In operation forcing pure air into the
shaft but the air is still so foul that no descent can
be made at present
A tunnel Is being rapidly excavated from an
abandoned drift 10 intersect with the shaft In which
the men are enomped, but they will not be able to
get through before i've O'Clock this afternoon.
In the meantime the anxiety increases, and the
scene about the mines is narrowing in the extreme.
There is barely any hope of any Of the men being
rpscued alive
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Base Rail Notes.

Umpire-Mr. Alhro, Union Club.
Time OF game-Two hours and ten inmates
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THE NATIONAL GAME.


After much an xiety on the part OF Westchesterites
general and Of the Union Club In particular. the
base ball park at fremont has been completed, and
was yesterday opened with q game between the
the Unions and the Orientals OF this city. The
grounds were IN good condition, but we're rather
dead 80 that the feders were obliged TO work pretty
lively In order to make good show There was very
fair attendance OF spectators the ladies' as usual be-
ing well represented and much interest IN the game
was evinced by all. The Unions were short handed,
while the Orentas were present in full force and in
good trim for play. The contest was close and ex.
citing throughout as the 0rentals were slightly In
the rear at the send-On but worked steadily up, and
gaining lead on their opponents held 1t to the end,
as the following score viii show
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LATER.

The Ain Becoming Purer-Two More De.
scents Made-The Fire In the Furnace
Still Burning. ..n
SCRANTON. Sept. !, 1859.
At quarter past three O'Clock this afternoon four
men descended, returned In good condition and re-
ported the air much purer.
At halfpast six O'Clock this evening four men,
John Tisdale, Colonel Harkness. John selteree and
R. E. B. Jones' went down. After letting down the
water hose to the bend OF the air pipe and over
the furnace to put water on and deaden the IRE in
the furnace, they returned in fifteen minutes saying
that the water hose was landed in the shaft and
that they could not find the hole by which they
expected to enter. They were not seriously affected
by the foul air.
At ten minutes past seven O'Clock this evening
another relay Of four men-F. Bray, Evan Norris,
Evan J. Evans and william Gregory-went down.
They returned In about twenty minutes. reporting
that they had been at the furnace and found every.
thing all right except the fire In the furnace which
was still burning They could not arrange the water
hose until 1t was hoIsted up lttle They were not
seriously afected by the foul air.
Great Excitement In Scranton-Work Sus.
pended in the Mines Near the Town-Thou.
sands Gone to the Scene Of the Calamity
Henrt-rendins Scene Among the Relatives
of the Men Buried at Avondale.
SCRANTON, Pa. Sept. Z, 1869.
The unparalleled mining disaster Ia the universal
subject Of inquiry, thought and feeling. While the
whole community s thrilled to the centre with
horror. the mining population, as might be ex-
pected, is more deeply and painfully touched than
any other class. All work Is suspended in the mines
in this vicinity and nearly the whole force of miners
In their mining suits, have gone TO Avondale to re-.
main until their brethren are brought out dead or
alive. special train Is run down from here hourly.
No fare 10 charged those going 70 Avondale. Thou
sands have gone from this direction sone, and the
whole country is aroused and docking to the scene of
the disaster.
In the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth, Or Hyde Park
wards Of this city the streets are thronged with
women, the relatives and friends of the men in the
Avondale pit, eagerly beseeching every person ar.
irving from below for information, and their weep
ing fills the air. Mining cannot be resumed at any
Of the works Of the Delaware Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad Company probably within a week, OF
at least until all the funerals Of the Avondale dead
are over.
The fact Of the long and severe strike just ended
adds greatly TO the desttution which vii, follow the
calamity. The widows and orphans win number
not less than six hundred.
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A. Rswlins late Secretary Of war this department
VIII be draped In mourning for period OF thirty
9th instant until after the 0beequles Of the deceased
secretary shall have been solemhlzed.
q. A. RQBESON. Secretary,
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The Ain BECOMING Purer.Two More De.
scents Made-The Fire In the Furnace
Still Burning.
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The following are the resolutions written by
Greeley and reported BY the cOmmlttee:-

The following are the TeSOlubOnS WTltteu ny MTs
Greeley and reported by the committee
Resolved That the sudden death Of General John A.
Rawlns Secretary War; the country has lost devoted
patriot and ocer whose services not TO be
because rendered in spirit of unsedsh and
oblrusive devotion 10 his duty.
Resolved That having given his life to his country ana left
dependent family wholly without the claims of that
family q debt which his counrymen viii gladly
promptly and ungrudgngy discharge
That Butterheid be TO
OF the fund for the benefit OF General Rawins>
family a persons willing TO contribute to that fund be
requested send their contributions TO him.
Resolved That Messrs. D. Butterned H. Greeley j. Selig
man. o. d. F. Grant, George Opdyke and NJ H. Grinne be
committee to solicit subscriptions In furtherance
o fhe of this meeting
After the reading OF the resolutions the meeting
adjourned.
General Butterfed has issued the following
notice.
''Thursday next being the Cay set apart for the
funeral obseques OF the late Major General John A.
Rawns, Secretary OF War, the Treasury will DO
closed. The fags will be carried at half mast until
after the funeral The purchase OF bonds advertised
for Thursday, at twelve O'CLOCK Will be made on the
day following"
The flags on the Suo-Treasury, the Custom House,
the City Hall and other public as well as private
buildings and the shipping In the harbor were dis
played ut half mast
General sherman to be Acting Secretary Of
War.Untfl the Vacancy Shall be Filled.
WASHINGTON, Sept 7, 1869.
No order has yet been made naming Secretary
of War ad INTERIM but from what the President SAID
last night It is probable that General sherman VIII
be appointed so to act until the vacancy In the Cabi-
net shall be nlled.
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NAVAL lNTEllIGe nCE.

Surgeon DENLY is detached from the Jamestown
and Passed Assistant Surgeon White from the
Ashuelot and both placed on waiting orders.
Ensign strong Is ordered to The Navy Yard at
New YORK.
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To-day the Eckfords will play the Actives, OF Wap
pinger Falls, at the Union grounds.
Tomorrow the reporters VIII play the Athletics,
heavy weights, at the Capit0llne.
To-day the Mutuals and Atnleucs play at Phila-
delnhla.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
A Family edicine.

pound; and while it is a most efficient remedy
for pain, it is perfectly safe medicine even in
the most unskillful hands. For Summer Com
plaiut or any form Of bowel disease in children
or adults, it Is an almost certain cure, and has.
without doubt been more successful in curing the
various kinds Of Oh 1lera, than any other known
remedy or the most skillful physician. In India a,
Africa aud China, where this dreadful disease is
Eore or less prevalent, the Pain Killer is con-
sidered by the natives, as we'll as Europeau resi-
dents in those climates, a sure cure.
We have long known the high character of the
PAIN KILLER, and that Il is used with great
success and satisfaction in our best families. 1t is
the favorite medicine OF our missionaries in
heather lands, where they use it more than all
else together for the diseases th 1t abound in
those warm climates It should be kept in every
house, in readines for sudden attacks Of sickness
- Chr, Press. Oct
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TAKN0 Office.
District No. 3, Placer County.

District No. 3, Placer County.
TINE UNDERSIGNED HAVING RECEIVED
i from the County Auditor, the TAX ROLL
of District No. 3. Placer county. for the year
1863, hereby gives notice that he will. for the
purpose Of rec Giving the State and County Tax
cs, charged thereon. attend at the following
places, and on the dates named:
Tahoe City, Saturday October 10th.
Last Chance. Wednesday, November Sd.
Deadwood, Thursday '' 4th.
Forest HILL Saturday 9th.
Bath, Monday Il Tuesday 81 9Th l. 9th.
Todd's Valley, Wednesday, g 10th.
Yankee Jim's Friday 18th.
Iowa Hill, Saturday Il Monday 18th 18th
Damascus, Tuesday, . 10th.
Michigan Bluff, Saturday Goth.
B. .. DuNNAM,
Collector, District No. 3.
All persons who are delinquent on POLL
TAXES will please settle the same at an early
date. sc25-6w.
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CoNlsa.-ln the good times coming,
"hso woman shall have all their rights, an
nouncsments like the following viii be frs-
Aosot: "Disd io the thirty fifth year Of bic
eRs, Mr.. John Smith, husband OF Hon. Jane
Smith, At her residence, 10 Meredin, this
morning At elk o'clock. Ne. Smith WAS q
meek and quiet husband. beloved for The
esaoss off cultivated and trained nature.
He exssllsd 10 the domestic virtues ~ =
sook BE- waa surpssssd BY few; a. : nurse
ks vas equalsd By none.
The Placer herald., 1869-10-30

~ OuR readers have observed that We rare
y praise patent medicines, and that we advertise
only the very best of them. But now, the re-.
mRrkable recovery of Mrs. Rice, Of Canastota,
from her distressing and almost helpless scrofu.
lous disease, which is known throughout the COM
munity, and unquestionably the effect of Ayers
Sarsapharella. leads US to publish without re-
serve the remarkable efficacy Of this medicine.
We do this in the interest of the afflicted
Any remedy which can so efFectually ''raise one
from the deal," should be universally krcwn;
and we trust IL may be universally as success
ful a. in the c, Sc Of Mrs. Rice.-Daiiy Journal,
Syr0euse.
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LOCK-STITCH,

And ranks highest on account of the elasticity
permanence. beauty and general desirableness OF
application
This report was iu accordance with the previ-
GUS the stitching when done, and the wide
range of its awards at the lair OF the United
American Institute. New York;
Mechanics Association. Boston;
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia;
Kentucky Institute Baltimore;
Mechanics Association, Cincinnati;
Mechanics Association, St. Louis;
Mechanics Institute, San Francisco;
Metropolitan Mechanics Institute, Washing
AT ruR STATE FAIRS or
Maine Virginia, Tennessee,
Vernon: Mississippi. Illinois.
Connecticut, Missouri, Kentucky,
New York, Ohio. Michigan
New Jersey, Indiana, Wisconsin.
Iowa, Pennsylvania. California,
And at hundreds of County Fairs.
The battledelds Of Napoleon 1. were scarcely
more numerous than the foreign contests of the
Wheeler d Wilson Sewing Machines. Paris in
1861. London, 1862, Linz and KGingsburg, 1868,
Dantzie. Aeram and Krema 1864, and Dublin,
Stettin. Cologne and Wicmar 1865, bear tesimo
ny TO the superiority Of the Machine and its ap-
probation abroad At all these International
Exhibitions the best fruits Of foreign genius
were arrayed against it, backed by national
amour propre; but there. as here, the star OF its
destiny is always in the ascendant.
Indeed no human testimony could be stronger
than that which has been accorded this Machine
for superiority over oil Others Tor family use and
for general manufacturing purposes.
We can now supply our customers with Stod-
dard's Patent Tuck Maker for the Wheeler l.
Wilson Machine only, and one Of the most use
ful attachments for the Machine ever invented,
which, while the Machine is sewing one tuck,
makes the line OF marks for the next.
Es- This Tuck Maker was awarded the FIRST
PREMIUM at the great State Fair held in Sacra-
mento, 1867, over all competitors
These Machines are specially adapted for the
use Of farmers. being able to sew grain sacks
and heavy clothing with the same facility as the
usual family matchmaking more durable seam
not liable to rave, as is the case OF the loop or
chain stitch.
W. M. sToDDARD,
Agent for tho Pacific Coast.
Office No. 435 Montgomery street,
jyl7-1yl SAN FRANCISCO.
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SUPxRvIsoRs.--The new Board of Supervisors
met on Wednesday last. Present, J. D. Pratt, W.
Van Vactor and w. II. Kinder q full Board and
organized by the election Of W. v an Vactor, rs
president Of the Board. After which they pro-
ceeded to open and count the vote of the county
oil the precincts having sent in the returns.
We publish The official vote as declared by the
canvassing board, in tabular form in another
column. The Board will meet for regular bust.
ness on Monday next.
The Placer herald., 1869-10-30

PLEASANT WEATHER.-After heavy rain last
Ing near three days, which terminated on Thurs.
day the 2lst inst; we have had exceeding fine
spring like weather. The grass is starting and
The hills around begin to look green with vcgc-
tation. There is neither dust, mud, cloud nor
frost and all are pleased and exravagant in their
praises. The clerk of the weather must also be
pleased over the late Democratic tidal wave.
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New Illustrated Work On California.
CAL1F RNlA
SCRAP BOOK /!

A REPOSITORY or USEFUL INFORMA-
r. tion and select reading, comprising choice
selections of Prose and Poetry, Tales, Incidents,
and Anecdotes, both Historical, Descriptive, Hu-
merous and Sentimental.
The compiler in arranging and combining ma
terial has presented the whole in an interest
ing and attractive style. The brevty and varie-
ty of topics render the work particularly enter
tanning. In this work will be found facts aud
incidents on the Lives of the Pioneers, and of
the history Of the State, that make its pages glow
with the iacinatiOns OF romance.
We confidently antic ipate Tor this book larger
sale than any work that has been circulated upon
this Coast for many years.
1t Is one large octave volume of upwards Of
700 pages, printed on elegant paper, handsome
type, with numerous spirited engravings, illus
trating Scenery, Character, etc.
1t is sold only through canvassing agents, and
those wishing territory to canvass, should imme-
diately apply in person by letter to the under
signe1.
We have also just secured the General agency
for the Pacifc coast for the Celebrated Morse Is
Fountain Pens. An excellent ar ticle for agents.
H. H. BANCROFT 4 CO., Publishers.
900 Montgomery ST., San FRANCISCO.
sel1-5t.
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EXAMINATION OF TEAcHERs.-At regular quar-
tsrly meeting of the Placer county Board of Ex-
animation, which was held at the County
Superintendent's Office in Auburn, on Friday and
Saturday, October 22d and 23d. there we're pres
snt ten applicants. Certificates were issued to
the following named persons. Miss ii. J. Bald.
win, a hrstgrade certificate; Miss Fannie Cole. a
sscond-grade certificate; Fannie Sibley, A. P.
Giliiland, Annie Dias, Emma Marlat. Nancy G.
Laws and Frank herbert, third grade certificates.
-Stovs & Stripes.
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THs stomach is the great centre which n6uen-
ses the health or disease Of the system. Abused
q debilitated by excess, indigestion headaches
aad Pbysical prostration are the natural conse-
4ucnees. The liver becomes affected, and CO.'S
tiveness diarhae and dys peptic infections ensuc.
No medicine il more happily combined to gvs
health and tone to the stomach and to purify
the system than Dr.. Walkers Vegetable Vinegar
Biffers, remedy safe speedy aad effectual Its
virtues have been proven by abundant trials,
The Placer herald., 1869-10-30

Coon VorE.-In Township No. 4, where the
Republican majority reached one hundred and
eighteen, John Meyer, the Democratic candidate
for Justice Of the Peace, only lacked five votes of
being elected.
The Placer herald., 1869-10-30

OfrrcIAL- Reardon's (democrat) official ma
jority over Mcfarland, for Judge Of this Judicial
District, 10 four hundred and sixty-nine.
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This being the principal Hotelof the place. and
fitted up in complete ord~ tor the accommodation
Of the travelling public we have no hesitancy in
inviting all to give US q call
THE TABLE will always be Supplied with the
greatest Injuries of the season, and THE RA D
stoeksd with The best Of LisuoYA Aus Ism,
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THANKs.--This Office was presented a week ago
With large basket Of large, ripe, superb apples
BY Mr.. J. N. White, for which all hands return
thanks.