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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

The advertisement OF the Singer Sewing Ma
chine, one OF the best machines In the market.
IL in this paper. J. C. Hall & Bro. are agents
for this machine.
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Modest Merit should have It's reward as
friend remarked the other day when he
handed ms 1.-TWO dollars in advance"
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The highest Market Price paid
For Hides and Furs at CARTER's STORE,
s-e Plymouth, Kansas.
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The best cough mixture that has been made
consists Of q pair Of thick boots, mixed with
lots Of air and plenty Of exercise. People who
hug the stove, and grow lean will take notice.
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Bates ParIau

Are now receiving large additions to their
mammoth stock Of Drugs, Medicines, &C., and
are prepared to furnish dealers west and south
at low prices. We have the largest stock in
the Valley.
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Jacob StOtler has been appointed, and re-
ceived his commission as member Of the Board
OF Directors OF the Normal school.
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HO FOR TExASf

10000 hides wanted at the Exchange, for
which the highest price viii be paid.
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Spread Eagle or Dorsey Moving
Machine.

Machine.
am agent for this splendid Self-Raking Com
bined Mower and Reaper. It is well known in
this county and needs nc recommendation from
me. Any one wanting this machine or desir-
ing any information in reference toit will please
call on or address G. j. HARVEY,
- Wilmington. Kansas.
REFEKENcEs-George Harvey, Charles John
son and David johnson, of Lyon county.
Abner Hadley, of Emporia, will give any
information that may be desired SO
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Please nnt;ce this fact

Parties from Leavenworth and Topeka in
form us that there is no such stock Of fine paint
ings, chr0mOS, eagrarings aud nOuIdiags in
the State.
We are offering oil paintaings at from SO to
1928, and chromos and engravings at from s.
to $40, all most elegantly framed. These pic
lures we propose to sell as low they can be
bought in any market in the United States,
our purchases being made in New York and
Boston, direct from importers, publishers and
manufacturers. BATES & PERLEY.
Emporia, December 4, 1868.
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Give US honest men for Office, a sound cur
rency, purer religion, and n few more sub
scribers for THE NEWS.
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The place TO buy your leather is at Lehn-
hard.s Exchange building,) at LeayenwOrth
Wholesale prices.
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The Philharmonic will meet Mt the Con-
gregational Church next Monday evening II
the weather Is pleasant.
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For Sale.

Two full blocded Durham bulls, four years
old, six miles east q Cottonwood Falls
5I-tf GEO. ". Estes.
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See advertisement Of the Spread Eagle Now
CT & Reaper in another column. -. Harvey,
Of Wilmington, Is Agent.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE

Gold.
NEW YORK, JAN. 25.-The supply of money
is largely increasing while the demand is
moderate. Bankers accommodate ut from to
Z per cent.
Gold opened at S6sS but fell to S61s@S6K.
Governments stronger and distributed
throughout the West.
st. Louis Markets.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25.-FIour very quiet and
unchanged. Surerfne sold at 90 1906 so; X,
6 1907 12k.
Wheat extremely dull and irregular, but
not quotable. Lower prime to choice fall
sold at 81 50@1 IS; fancy spring brought
81 40.
Corn very dull; sales at 62@65.
Pork firm, with sales at $29 5O@30 90.
Bulk meats steady and firm, with sales Of
jobbing lots at 121zc.
Shoulders, 1870.
Clear rib sides, 1910.
Bacon steady and firm at 14c.
Shoulders, 1Sc.
Clear sides, 1Sc.
at 80 5O@lO65.
Cattle, market firm for better grades; prices
range at s1z@7c, gross.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Hogs, live, quiet, ana
shade irmer; sales, 90 50@10 90 for fair to me
dunn shipping, and 10 IO@1O SO for good to
choice packing.
Beef cattle firmer, and moderately active;
81 25@5 90 for cows and light steers, 55OQ6 so
for fair to medium, and 8 75@T9O for good to
extra shipping beeves.
LeaVenwOrth Market.
FLoUR-Best xxx So Oo@5 %.
CORN-5S@60 per bushel.
HOGs-The packing season has entirely
closed with about half crop.
HIDEs-Dry flint p b, 20@21e; dry salt, II
CTS; green. g; green sailed, 10@11.
BUTTER-50c.
WooL-Tub washed, 45c; unwashed fleece,
30@33c.
LUMBER-Clear pine, $1,000 Q thousand;
best flooring, 5000; A sawed shingles, 675;
pine lath, Ga.
EAIPORIA MARKET.
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Silver plated and other house and school
house bells, at wRIGHT'S neart the court
house.
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DIE ID,

In Neosho Rapids, January 21st, Of dysen-
terry, JOHN T: infant son Of T. NJ. and Elizabeth
GruwelI, aged year, months an 10 days.
Another little lamb has gone to the arms Of
the Great shepherd.
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Hurst q whitley are going to auction OF some
carpenters tools tomorrow. See notice.
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Bohemian Toilet Sets,
French Wax Boxes, Jewel Caskets, Fine Per
fumeries, and Imported Brushes, at
BATES & PERLEY's.
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Diseased Horses and Cattle.

Use Geo. Leis' Celebrated Condition Powders,
the great American remedy for diseases of
Horses and Cattle, recommended by Veterinary
Surgeons, Livery Stable-keepers, Stock Raisers
and everybody who has tried it.
Ask for Leis'; take no other.
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For the latest style IN silk plug hats go &c
Lehnhard's, Exchange
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A Family Tool Chest, with 20 tools and all
In box SKA inches, at B. 7. WRIGHTs. 1Ss
Commercial street.
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We will sell, to pay storage and charges to the
highest cash bidder on Saturday, January 80,
1869, at 3 o'clock p. m. at whitley & TRUTHS
store door, one large tool chest fun Of carpen-
ters' tools. Carpenters and nechAnies look out
or you will miss bargain.
HURST & wIBLEY.
Emporia, Kansas, January. II, 1860.
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The Post-ofIee has been removed to Mrs.
Trask's new stone building.
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If you want pair Of boots, shoes, CATERS or
slippers, made TO order, 60 to the new Boot and
Shoe Store Exchange buiLding.1
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Feather dust brushes at the Hardware store,
1856 Commercial street.
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PROPOSALS

For constructing cross WALKS, across all streets
and alleys In the town Of EmperiA, % connect
sidewalks already built, net otherwise prOyid-
ed for by Ordinance, will be received At my
once until Monday, Feb. Is, 1859 at O'Clock,
p. n. Specifications can be seen By applying
at my efice.
By order Of Beard Of Trustees.
e. p. BANCROFT,
Chairman.
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junction Ferry

WIN be In fu1 operation next Tuesday, Jznu
airy 18th, near the junction mills.
Al &c. RECRES 9 SONS.
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Wanted.

A few yearling heifers; will pay fair price
in cash. WILLIAM GILMORE.
5-1w Plum Greek.
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The Detroit Tribune calls Black Kettles
orph ans "fatheriess skillets."
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Wanted,

At j. c. Hall s. Bros mink skins and other
furs for cash or goods. soft
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Go TO Lehnhard's fExehangs baiiding1 and
buy your boots and shoes cheaper than ever.
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Lehnhard lie closing cut bis stock Of hats an
caps and gloves, At cost.
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A fine set Of Drawing instruments, In Rose
wood case, for sale at WRIGHTsSnews store.
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Hedge shears at the Hardware Store, near
the court house.
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A FACT WORTH NOTICING,

Is that we have now on free exhibition in our
new Fine Art Gallery large and choice Sc
lection Of oil paintings, foreign and American
cromos, fine engravings, elegant mouldings in
gilt rosewood and gilt walnut, and imitation
walnut, oval frames, bronzes, Bohemian ware
in vases and toilet SETS fine busts, figures, ped
estals and brackets in imitation marble, hang
ing caskets, Odor caskets, viniagrettes, beauti-
full work boxes, watch stands, and in fact, a
great many articles not usually brought to this
country
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Local NOTICES..
Valentines.

A large and nice assortment at the Book
Store. 5-6
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Boring machine for sale at WEIGHTS new
store.
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The EMPoRIA NEWS came to us last week
enlarged. Glad to see such evidences of pros
perity in Kansas. The Monitor will follow
suit or trump ere lOng.-FOrt Scott Monitor.
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To owners of NIcCOrmick'S
chimes

keep supply of repairs on hand for Nc
Cormick's Reapers and Mowers, and am ready.
to dispose of them at manufacturers prices,
with freight added. J. L. CATTERSON,
24-tf Agent, Emporia, Kansas
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Billiard saloon for Sale or Ex-

For real estate. consisting Of one table and fix
lures necessary in frst-class establishment.
c. r. SIPES.
SS-h Emporia, Kansas.
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SEWING MACHINE.

0G W 4N " N4AV04NG e
The superior merits Of the ssSinger" Machines
over ali others, for either Family use or Manu-
featuring purposes, are so well established and
50 generally admitted, that an enumeration OF
their relative excellences is no longer consider
ed necessary,
OUR NEW FAMILY MACHINE,
which has been brought to perfection regard
less OF time, labor, or expense, Is now conf
IDENTITY presented to the public e inc9Ipars-
IsTENCE. The machine in question Is
Simple, Compact, Durable and Beautiful.
It is quiet, light running, and
Capable OF Performing q Range and Variety
OF Work
never attempted upon single MAchine-using
either Silk, Twist, Linen or Cotton Thread, and
sewing with equal facility the very finest and
coarsest materials, and anything between two
extremes, in the most beautiful and SUBSTANTIAL
manner. Its attachments for He,RDltag, BRAID
ing, COrdfng, Tucking, Quilting, Telling, Trina
ming. Binding: ETC.. are N0ueI and Practical.
and have been invented and adjusted especial
ly for this Machine.
New designs of the Unique, and Popular
Folding Tops and Cabinet Cases, peculiar to
the Machines manufactured by this Company,
have been prepared for enclosing the new Ma
chine.
A faint idea, however can at best be convey
ed through the medium Of necessarily linn
tied advertisement; and we therefore urge ev-
cry person in quest of Sewing Machine by all
means to examine and test, If the can possibly
do so, all the leading rival Machines before
making purchase. A seleetiOn can then be
made understandingly. Branches or agencies
for supplying the Singer Machines will be
found in nearly every city and tswn through
out tine civilized world, where Machines will
be { ,erfiilly exhibited, and any information
promptly furnished. Or communications may
be addressed to
The Singer Manufactu ing Co.,
45S Broadway, New York.
DEAN & LOWE Agents in st. Louis.
January %, 1859. 5-tf
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The circulation Of The NEWS is daily in
creasin9.
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The EMPoRIA NEWS, one Of the best papers
of the State, has been enlarged to an eight col
umn paper. 1t is ably edited and managed
by Jacob Stotler.-O SkdIOOSd Independent.
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Instruments Recorded During the Week
Ending Jan. 81, 1862
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Fresh butter st the BAKERY,

white corn meal at de BAKERY.
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Go to the Book store for valentines.
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WE ARE SOLE AGENTS FOR ne
CHARTER
COOKING STOVE.

THE Charter is the best farmers Cooking
Stove in the country. We have sold ever
twenty different kinds Of Cooking Stoves, but
have never found auy stove as good A. the
Charter. II you want stove. BY all means
buy .
Charter.
And Il e ia not the hest you have syer used
return IL and get ycEr money back. II you
takes the longest wood, Is less liable 70 crack,
and the most even baker, buy the
Charter.
Read What tire Press cay ef the
Charter.
We have given The Charter > fail and fsi
trial and pronounce IL the ne plus ultra 0
stoves, and all that can be desired u IL line.
It IL unsurpassed ~ ready, quick and evea
baker. We can eheegfuily recommend Il - the
stove for the farmers and feg eezeEal house.
keepinz.-StGts Journal.
0ae Of Cur eldest ssttlers, moving e AS4aD-
sas, sis st. Leuis, took his store, the ceIekratad
Charter, with him for fear he could not ohEain
another one Ike ffr-I411cFeace 1Fzbstae.
Il fs veyY eFeD baker, takez bat lff116 6ues,
s1d Il yeEy dlsEzhles- 0seas Chr6EfcEs.
HE many Of tie modern cookng Stores
have COED psl1ts, We have $50 10 stove that
.eaAe ~ CAamhes1sin, q Cinclrssati.-1epe
we We and nozs god po.as. !. he eSzis.r shan
any other stove, whiIe S eosss - u.oee dan
01hexs.- C0AacH GS0ge Pres
1RAkER = PEyTeN.
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Auction Sale.

Bnskwheal and eraham :. the BAKERY. 1t
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The Emporia News.
TO WIN AND COUNTRY

Friday. 3: January 20, 1869.
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Fourth OF July this year comes on sunday
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The superior merits of the Singer Machines
over ali others, for either Family uae or Manu-
featuring purposes, are so well established and
generally admitted, that an enumeration of
their relative excellences is no longer consider
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-03
C3TY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Notiea fo Widen Ann street.

RY Office rs HEEEBK GIVEN, that
aN the Common Council OF the City OF
Evansville have determined upon the
Main street 10 the west line of the north
east quarter OF 4out-lot No. A, subdivision
of the north half of the northwest quarter
of section number %, in township 6 SOUTH
range 10 west.
on motion OF Councilman Doughty. sec
onded by SeIn0nin, the following order
was unanfna oosly passed and adopted:
/ It IS 4lOaO here ordered, That six weeks
pubic notice be given, by publication in
he Evansville journal "a public news
paper printed and published in the city Of
Evansvflle1, that on Monday, the 9th day
Of Decent Der, 1869, the Common Council of
the city of Evansville will make an OF der
to widen Ann street of said city so as to
embraee within said street, in addition to
its present width, all the ground embraced
and contained within the following lines,
TO wit; Beginning al point at the north-
out-lo5 n number 4, sub 5ivisfon of the north
half of the northwest Qaarter of section
number %, ia township south, range 10
west; thence extending south, on the mid
die line of said Out-lot, thirty feets thence
due east 81 feet to the west erly line OF Vine
street; thence northeasterly 5314 feet, along
the west side OF Vine street, to the north
line of section 20 aforesaid: thence west 81
feet TO the place of beginning, EN- bracfng
Within said lines all of the fractional parts
of lots numbers 2, 3. and in Ltueston &
Larrabee's Enlargement of Evansville
street: aTso beginning on the northwest
side of Main street of said city, at point
AZ WHICH Tie nOfbn line OF s0Sb1On mo- u
aforesaid inteFsects said Main street;
thence extending west on said north line
of section 70 ten feet; thence in q south
Westerly direction, along the east side of
Vine street, 5314 feet; thence east along
the south side OF the proposed Ann street
AZ feet to the northwest side Of Main
street: and thence along the northwest
side of Main street nOrtheasterIy BIZ feet
to the place of begin ming, embracing a
part OF lots numbers 1, 2, and in Lsilleston
d Larrabee's Enlargement of Evansville.
And any person aggfleVed by reason of
the adoption of this order. may, at any
time within six weeks, apply to the Com
mon Councu for redress, by petition or re-
monstrance in writing Lett with the Clerk
Of the Common Council, containing a
statement OF the injuries complained OF
and the amount demanded therefor; and
said petition or remonstrance VIII be duly
considered, heard, and determined on the
9Th day of December, 1859.
Ind 10 is further ordered, That the Clerk
record in the Minute-BOok of the Common
Council the plat Of said Ann street, as
proposed to be widened herein; which i
plat has been prepared by James ID. Saun-
derss City Surveyor. .-srs e, y
A. NJ. Meg RIFF, Clerk,
By e. a. MCGRIFF, Deputy.
City Gler6's Office ..o oeS dtd
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ed about one-third more seed than
sandy land. The reverse is true here.
The same writer said that from two to
four hundred pounds of plaster
should be applied per acre. have
found that when [ sow clover at about
the rate of two bushels to ten acres,
mixed with timothy seed, tits sufh-
cient even on our sandy lands, and l
believe thaf one hundred pounds OF
plaster will do as much good as
greater quantity; fifty pounds tre-
quentIy causes clover to fall dow a.
before it gets In blossom.
[ think the best treatment of clover
ground, IN preparing it for wheat,is to
let the clover get up about to bios
soming, and then trample it down with
sheep before blowing.
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without ExpeBdIng any Money.

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I IA ND ROW HERE 1t appearing to
IA the Mayor and Common Council of
tue City Of Evansville that the following
described territory contiguous to said city,
and not plated or laid Off into lots, q map
WHEREOF has been duly made and verified
by afndaVtt accurately describing the
same by meteS and bounds, and which said
territory is described as follows, tc-Wit:
Commencing at the southwest corner of
Bray's Enlargement Of the city of Evans
vile, and thence running north 369 feet ia
the southeast bank Of the Wabash and
Erie Canal, thence northeasterlY along
said canal 7SS feet to the half section line,
passing north and south through the CEN
TIRE of sectionz9, town south, range 10
west, in Marlborough county, Indiana,
thence north along said half section line
500 feet to the quarter quarter section
corner, thence west on the quarter quarter
section line S34 feet TO the southeast line of
Chestnut street of said city, thence south
westerly along the side of chestnut street
95S feet to the northeast side of Tenth
street of said city, thence along said north
east side OF Tenth street s2I feet to the
northwest bank of the canal Aforesaid,
tn ance8 s0nthWesterly along said canal
bank II5 leetto.the half section line, pass
ing east and west through the centre of
section % aforesaid, and from thence east
669 feet along said half section line to the
place of beginning, ought to be annexed
TO the said city of Evansville and made
part thereof, and the said Mayor and Com
mon Council of said city being DESTROYS
that said territory should be annexed 10
and IN ade part of said city, for the fol-
lowing reasons to-wit: First, that said ter
rttory Is contiguous 10. and TO q large ex-
tent surrounded by said city. second, that
said territory shares in the benefits of sew
erage aud other improvements now made,
and necessary to be made, and should be
annexed SO as to share IN the burdens of
taxation equally with other property SIM
ilarly situated, and now within the corpo-
rate limits of said city; and third, that the
jurisdiction of said city over said territory
is necessary to enable the Common Conn
ell of said city to open and lay ont suitable
ST. Gets and alleys, and also TO provide nee
esSary and proper drainage for said terri
tory. 1t is therefore ordered that the Mayor
and Commou Council of said ely give due
notice according to the requirements OF an
act of the General Assembly OF the State
of Indians, approved March 9th, 1865 that
they viii, on the 18th day of Deeenbe
ers OF Marlborough County, petition for
the annexation as q part of said city the
territory hereinbefore. described. rr
Tswtrr A. NJ. MCGRIFF, Clerk
.t By r.. A. MCGRLFF, Deputy.
City Clerks Of1ices October y, 1862.
Oc26-6W - Union copy.
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The decline IS steady; low water Is
threatened hence to Cairo: rates have adj
vanced and some boats Of medium capac-
ity will soon have their say IN the ST.
Louis and New Orleans trade. Good water
vet to st. Paul, but visions OF icy regions
visit the minds eye; not much LONGER
will boats run through to MtnneaOta. Up
per rivers on the decline. The navigation
OF the Illinois Is very dimcult. In the
country around Benton snow mas fallen to
the depth CT ten Inches. and some places
fourteen inches. "a
All through the Crow Creek country. we
are informed, there has also been q heavy
fall OF snow. This is good news, as the
the miners viii now have plenty Of water
TO work their claims for a month or more
before the cold, chilly winds OF DeeemBss
freeze them mp and points 10 a proba-
biiity OF good water TO Benton IN the
Summer OF 1870. Business continued active
here, and weather fine.
The river Is now In process OF falling at
an accelerated pace-ntne or ten Inches per
leeL 81 water Ia the channel 70 Cairo by
wednesday morning. 1t ig falline from
81. Paul all the way down, with busiuess
active. shipments heavy and bOafa All
behind time. The Missouri River businegs
is small Low water has driven out tom
mage. - ~
Captain Washington, of the noted
steamer Submarine, telegraphs, as q reason
for not stopping at the scene OF the late
disaster, that all was quiet and dark on
snOre-he did not know even what boat y
lRas--Supposed the fire to have occurKe1
long before, that her people hau gone OF
on some other boat, and that ne saw ana
OF tie Submarine will no doubt hold an
interview with CAPTAIN " ashlng Son s ~.
his subordinate Ofheers--tne pllOus5 ShBiH-
GERS, &c. ...g. E