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HORRIBLE.
Four Children Burned to Death-IerOic Con-
duct of Little Boy.


On Tuesday night last, about 10 o'clock, the
house of Mr. Nelson Hurst living about one mile
and half from Poplar Plains, Kentucky,
burned up, and four of his children perished in
the flames. We have been unable to obtain the
full particulars at this writing, but give them
we heard them. On the night in question Mr..
Hurst and his wife went over to his fathers,
about one and half miles distant, to spend the
night, leaving the house in charge of his chill
dren, seven in number, the Oldest young lady
in her teens. While there Mr.. Hurst had Occa-
sion to go out of doors, and looking in the drec-
ton of his home discovered a large light, and
called to his wife that he believed his house was
on fire.
He then ran as fast as he could in the drec-
ton of his home, and only arrived there in time
to find his dwelling nearly consumed and four of
his precious offspring shrouded in fiery bed.
Three of the children he found in the yard
screaming with fright and wringing their little
hands, and naked all but the night-gown placed
upon them by an elder sister when they lay
downin bed They had made their escape through
the aid of an older brother, aged about twelve
years, who afterwards lost his daring life in
the fire, in forlorn hope to save another of his
sisters. The scene must have been horrible
And what could have been that atfectionate
fathers feelings when he arrived to find his
home reduced to ashes, and his own precious
offspring mingled with the burning Goals. The
picture is too sickening and sorrowful to con-
template or dwell upon. Language has failed to
furnish words to expressed the heartrending
pangs of that parent bosom, much less to as
suage the torrent of tears and groans of the sur
viving children.
The children had all gone to bed and were
asleep, no doubt, when the furious monster made
the attack Some went to Sleep alas to wake
no more in this world of sin and sorrow. The
Oldest boy, aged IL years. was first awakened
by the strangling smoke; he made a leap for the
door, and succeeded in opening it; he then went
back into the house and dragged a younger sister
from il, and then a second, and then q third,
and went back again for the fourth, when 10! the
burning roof sank upon his gallant head, and he
too was seen no more. The little fellow gave up
his life after saving three of his brothers and
others. The four children who perished, strange
to say, are the oldest. They doubtless never
awakened, but suffocated with the smoke.
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FROM BALTIMORE.
The Suit A0ninst ButIer-AnOther Murder Re-
Dorted-The Coming Odd Fellows Jubilee.

The Suit Against Butler-AnOther Murder Re-
ported-The Coming Odd Fellows Jubilee.
Special Despatch TO The EUenin1 Telegraph.
BALTIMORE, April 20.--The case of Kimberly
Brothers vs. General Butler Chief Justice
Chase and Judge Giles presiding, is now pro-
crossing in the United States Circuit Court.
Much interest is manifested, and the courtroom
is packed with spectators and the bar filed
with members of the profession. General But
Ter himself is present and aids his counsel,
Caleb Cushing and William Schley. Robert j.
Brent and Meade Addison are for the Kimberlys.
Brentis now speaking to the point of quashng
the Indictment. The case will probably occupy
some days.
A despatch from Cumberland, Nd, says man
named Jay Johnson, messenger of Harndens
Express was murdered there yesterday by a
man named Duckworth miner.
Aouilla johnson, an old defender of Balti-
more, died yesterday in his ninetieth year.
The Trappe Church in Hartford county was
burned yesterday.
An immense number of Odd Fellows from
Baltimore are preparing to attend the Phila-
delpha celebration.
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STEWART.
Whmt He XnuId Hnve nnne.

What He Would Have Done.
Few men, writes a Washington correspondent,
equal Mr.. Stewart in the power of organization. His
vast establishments here are perfect models OF sys-
TEN and order. Everything moves like clockwork
and the vast business is carried on with ease and
regularity that fill the visitor with astonishment
Had Mr.. Stewart been able to hold the position OF
Secretary OF the Treasury, he would have in
uoduced there the same orderly working
system that obtains in his own business.
He very frankly says as much to his
friends-to whom learn he also expresses
his regret that he was not permitted
TO accept the office to which he was called by the
President "LOok through my store" he said, a few
days since, TO q gentleman with whom he was con-
versng on the subject, 'and tell me il you any OF
the clerks idng, swinging their legs the counters
or cutting papers with their scissors. Go through
every floor, from garret to cellar, and you will find
every man, boy, and woman busy, at every hour Of
the day everything in order, everything
moving in the most perfect and rigid sys-
TEN, which admits Of no waste, no idling,
no tnattention. Had taken the post OF Secretary
OF the Treasury, ! would have introduced the
same system here. There wouldn't have been a
superiuous or idle clerk on the premises in week
There is no doubt Mr.. Stewart would have been as
good as his word. He is perfect despot. His rules
are many and strict, and he compels every man in
his employment to live up to them. Yet his store is
always full and for every vacancy there at least
twenty applicants Had he been permitted the
chance TO enforce the same rules in the Treasury
Department. and to infuse into it the same spirit OF
order and promptitude, the results could not have
been other than beneficial.
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ARRIVED THIS MORNING

Steamship Tonawanda Wakely Is hours from Savannah
% etf 80 Psadphs and sSghs Mall
Nj r si Kelley & M Mr. G s. Comstock Mr. A. Croiesn M
sSo ihoi halse rlSevf M Mis- Soi Ere Sa ShO Miss Amelia
Ssea1asnip Ys199 CathaEpe from New Orleans via Ha
Ss fnS a Si s
DSeE UresR Eists bsrque Roanoke from Porto Cabeiio
and passengers Henry %nsor Co. with mdSe
Brig o. CLARK, Whittemore DAYS from Cardenas with
Brig Q. W. Chase, Bacon, . days from cardenas, with
moasses to Harris, Heyl 90. 1lth inst lat a. lon1
~ spoke barque Neversink, from Matanzas for New
sSher Leo J Ness9 Meyer ls days from oardenss with
struck BY ghtnn Killed He was a6oss sss y vssa wSs
molasses to K. O. knight a Co -A ''"'""s' WIN
with grain TO Collins Co. ''o"i inui@n riVer Del,
sehr Caroline Virginia Brown days from chopAnE
Sehr Mary o., spple, day from Milford, Del. with
mSss eo tfanf r rTses hours from New York. with
Steamer w O. Pierepont, Shropshire, "a hours from
Steamer 8 shriver Higgins ls hours from Baltimore
with mdse to A, Groves, Jr
MEMORANDA
barque "A M singleton, Guest from Ardrossan at Pro
phia. W '"uoi-
BarSue Leah Jscgues. for Philadelphia was loading at
Brig Tangier, verrili, hence at Bangor 10th inst
Sehr Bramhal (of Portland, Hamilton from Windsor
reports M ospe Cod WsW Z; sSst0S lsth inst
taet WITH schooner bound north stove bow and solit
sShr q II Moler. Brown. for Philadelphia cleared AT
sehr H 4 slaght willetts. hence at Salem 18th ina.
schr Josephine Phinney, honce al Proydsnc9e Pan T.
sisl s, " p thompson Yates, hence at Washneton 10
,Dss ssh foT w%s1SsS tAwTsnSs up at Charleston nth
at New York yesterday. PD'r' VSAsS3
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FROM CANADA.
The Ice RrenkinE un.

MONTREAL, April 2o.-The ice has moved out
of the Chateaugay river and Lake st. Louis.
The st. Lawrence rose from 30 feet on Saturday
to AZ feet to-day. The lower part of Griffintown
is flooded, and much distress is anticipated.
GUELPH, April 20.--The river Speed is much
swollen, and several mill-dams have been swept
away.
DUNDAs, April 20.-This district of country is
completely inundated, and much property has
been destroyed.
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THE EUROPEAN MARKETS.
This Mornings Quotations.

by Atlantic Cable
This Mornings Quotations.
LONDON, April 20--A. M.-Consos for money, 30
Tor account, 931I U. s. Five-twenties 1at at s0%.
american Railway shares quiet Erie Railroad, 23A
Illinois Central, SSX Great Western, 23al.
LIVERPOOL, April 20--h- M-Cotton dull Upland
mlddlngs, 12Hd.; Orleans middings 1920. The
sales OF to-day are estimated at 5000 bales.
/. This Afternoons Quotations.
LONDON, April 20-P. M.--U. s. Five-twenties dull
sts0H. Railway steady; Erie 23H.
LIVERPOOL, April POP M.-Yarns and fabrics at
Manchester heavy. California wheat, 9s Id; red
cheese, Sis
Cotton al Havre opens quiet at 1917 7c on the spot
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big Rents.

Mr.. A, 4. Stewards property on Broadway New
YORK alone is worth about eb,000,000. Mr.. W. d.
$1,000 OOO The Lorillard estate has ss,O0O,OOO IN
vested IN that thoroughfare. The highest store rent
store corner OF Leonard street. which brings 500
Inc highest MOTEL rent is that of the Fifth Avenue
Wncn rates AZ tlOO per annum; but the most pro-
htabe OF all its edihces is Trinity building This Is
occupied by ofces II cost about $500 OOO and rents
Tor nearly one-han that sum- Single Ofices Drlne
tirely done there. ~ ""'
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WiIcIncraft.

We understand that at the present session OF the
Circuit Court for Caroline county, the Grand Jury
indicted a woman for witchcraft. The witch is
negress and the trial will no doubt be an interest
ing one We had supposed that days of wtchcraft
had passed away in this country to return but
the action OF a Caroline grand jury seems to have
revived them The word moves backwards.-
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The Dead Letter Once.

The Dead Letter once.
Despatch 10 the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-Charles Lyman, of
Vermont, has been appointed Superintendent of
the Dead Letter Office, Post Office Department.
at salary of $25O0 per annum. He has had an
important desk in said Office since 1861.
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Fatal Accident.

WATERBURY,, Conn, April SO.--A painter
and was killed.
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=, ~ OIIEAhhD THIS MORNING..
&Co. - 80 ~'io' - A' oouue
Steamship Fanta, Freeman. New York. John +. Oil.
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Latest Shipping Intelligence.
For additional Marine Neps see inside PAGES
lBY TELEGRAPH.

lBY TELEGRAPH1
NEW YORK, April 20-Arrived steamship Oity of A nj,
gerp, from Liverpool April q - - -V
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srATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFF1CE
A. Nd, ..".....70l II A. M. ..,,,,,, 78I q p 10
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-09-18
Centre, Pa.
DUFFALO AND ERIE RAILROAD.
l.. NJ. STERNBURG,
ii ii. WARNER.

n and after Monday, Nov. 23rd, 1865,
,er Trains will run on this road as follows:
LEAVE ERIE--GOING EAST.
n A. NJ. NIGHT EXPRESS, stopping at
" Ripley, Wes,ficld, Dunkirk and Silver
creek, arriving at Buffalo at AS a. NJ.
< A. NJ, NEW YORK EXPRESS, stop
- ping at wtstleli, Brocton, Dunkirk, Sil
y, ve.oreek, + nd Angola arriving in Buffalo
/. r. NJ, CINCINNATI EXPRESS, stor
y ping at Northeast, Westiield, Brocton,
Dunkirk and Silvcroreek, and arrives ae
Buffalo at 1o,45 i. NJ.
N A. NJ, MAIL AND ACCOMMODA
~ ,rION, stopping at all stations, arriving a.
Buffalo ut 1o,4o A. NJ.
TX =. M, DAY EXPRESS, stopping at
tc Northeast, Ripley, Westfcld, Dunkirk,
Silvercreek and Angola, arriving ut Bull
falo at 100 p. NJ.
~ p. NJ, DAY EXPRESS stopping at An
- COLA, Silvercreck, Dunkirk, Brocton,
Wcs,fed and Northeast, arriving at Eric
lNP. NJ, MAIL AND ACCOMMODA
~ TION, stopping at all stations, arriving
ut Erie at $50 P. NJ.
pO A. NJ, TOLEDO EXPRESS, stopping ut
~ all stations, and arriving Mt Erie ~ 1o,2o
~ ? NJ, STEAMBOAT EXPRESS, stop
~ ping at Angola, Silvercreek, Dunkirk.
BrOcton, Westficld and Northeast, arriv-
ing Mt Erie at !, % a. NJ.
IN A. Nj, NIGHT EXPRESS, stopping a.
~ Silvercreek, Dunkirk and Westfcld, ar
irving at Erie at ADO A. NJ.
road time il 10 minutes faster than Ellie time
N. BROWN, Gen'l Supt.
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DIssOLUTION.

The coparnership heretofore existing under the
firm name Of Wachter 4 Co., is dissolved, and all
Al the old stand Hess Farm or 1t Pet Centre oppo.
site the brick bank. jul2ltf H. e. W
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-10-28

for the crime of mansaugh,er Ia the sec
ond degree, of which he is confessedly
guilty, The district attorney who con-
Quoted the prosecution, states in his rec
ommendaitUn for pardon, filed in this
office Aug, II, 1868, that the evidence
"all tended to rebut the idea of premedi-
tated design" and that he, the ttorney,
always felt that Gamble was the great
est sufferer, and that he felt the loss of
his wife deeply, and regretted the fatal
act with real penitence. All these reps
reservations, and careful review of the
testimony, rendered it quite certain to
my mind that the prisoner was guilty
only of manslaughter in the second de-
gree, and that, he having undergone the
usual penalty for that offence, the proper
time had come for his release
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Al s.iale, on Wednesday and THURSDAY, sept
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TN PROBATE-IOWA COUNTY COURT.

In the Matter of the last viii and Testament of VIM
Lanyon deceased.
On reading aud filing the petition Of James llosklns
executor, representing among other things that he
has fully administered sail estate, aud praying that
time and pl ice be fixed for examining and allowing
his account of his administration:
1t is ordered thai said account be examined by the
Judge of this Court on the fifteenth day of November
next ensuing, at the court iioue In the village OF
Dodgeyille.
Aud It is further ordered. that notice thereof he
given to all persons interested by publishing copy
of this order for three Successive weeks IN the Mineral
Point tribune weekly newspaper, printed and cir
culang in said county
Dated october Is, 1869.
by the Court.
Jaws ALIEN. WILSON, County Judge.
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-20

COMPLIMENTARY LETTER FROM COUNT Bis
MARoK TO GENERAL GRANT. General Grant has
received the following letter from Count Bis
-marck, Of Prussia, in reply to letter written
by the General, presenting to the great states
man Of Europe the first volume Of Badeau's
'Life Of General Grant,:
DEAR SR-Baron Gerolt has transmitted TO
me copy, which you have been kind enough
TO nscribe to- me, Of the history Of your nliii-
tary career. I hasten to return YOU my hearty
thanks for o work which promises me the en-
joyment Of reviewing In a succinct sha pc that
gigantic struggle. tho varying phases Of which
| did follow aS the time with intense mterest.
II will he rarraar source ss ss.si.s.oa s0l.
and pride to think that 4 am owing the volume
now open before me 10 the kind and svmpn-
thetic feelings Of the very man VINO took yicin ;
burg and Richmond. May peace restored by
you afford equal scope to Your powers with
equal benefit TO yoDr country, and may the
present interchange Of friendly sentiments be-
tween us prove q good angury for the contin-
uance OF those relations so happily established
between America and Germany. FT8G
Believe me, dear sir, ever yours, very sin
cerely, BYHlfARoK.
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segars; and other nonsense. One-balf Of the
monthly wages Of the contract hands is paid
at the end of the month and is immediately
spent usually in the most foolish way, at the
store. The remainder 10 paid the day before
Christmas, and fl DIS ready vent in the holi-
day festivities Of Charleston.
The condition of the freedmen is certainly
better than would be supposed, in view of the
fact Of their recent emancipation and Their
slight advantages. Yet they are by no means
model rural population. Petty thievory and
other evidences of u want of virtue are plenty;
yet these people arc easily managed, perfectly
work. are certainly efficient. IF any means
can be devised for lessening the extent Of the
ravages OF the caterpillar, and if this island
ana others can DC 50 engineered as to dis
level OF low tide, nothing can prevent the
whole region from becoming more prosperous
than it was even in it's best days; for it is un-
questionably true that far better quality of
anywhere elso in the world where its cIltlva-
ton has been attempted, while the capac city Of
the whOle area Is not sufficient to reduce the
market value below highly profitable puiut.
How much adva 1tage is to result from the
use OF the Charleston phospates it is inn
possible now to say. They have been expert
mented with only single year; but the results
have been generally most satisfactory, and
orly manufactured into superphosphate Of limo
they will not only supplant Peruvian guano as
means OF producing crop. but will much
etfectually compensate for the loss Of phos-
phoric acid, which tho sale Of cotton seed is
sure to entail 1t is Mr.. Wright's opinion that
in average seasons four hundred pounds Of
seed will be produced from each acre, the
market value of this beng about seven
dollars, enough to pay the entire cost OF very
thorough fcrtilizng with an ammoniated su-
perphosphate.
The condition Of affairs in Edisto and the
other seaboard islands OF the South is cer-
n q mo or nf rv,kn -
men; but whilo there are chances for the at
tainment of great fortunes, the risks, as shown
by the experience of the past two years, are so
great that they may we'll deter any but those
OF the largest capital and most enterprising
spirit. What the effect will be of few more
years of intelligent cultivation with the aid of
newly introduced machinery before the war
the hoe was used for all work), Of the thor
ough draining of the water lands, and of the
general use Of phosphate manurcs, it is i'm
possible now to say.
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