, 1870-03-04

tha Mtsaa1Tq Of the HytF Ralho. 'Janrs.y II. ls1s
"a Nd been married nss uhes, and made htla-
seH tho oofdns for N hl1 W1ras.
; In SaEtnAv, tha lumber .ales IN tsae Amounted
to slAooa, ,oco; nso. about $4,000; a1d SAT-,
tl.es< t4a Tho sAw.mins employ apout ,0oo men:
shingle mills, 800; and ,ha sait bustness, 5000 men
TIE New York correspondent Of The Tkpy 7Yu<s
Writing Of The Thompson sale Of paintings, says:
Tho Arses. purchaser 1t this gren: SAFE was
q. G. Lewls. Of Cold dwa.er, Mich. Tnlt Reu,lcmau
1ot many 5eaIs has been successful. business
mat. atd tne pto6ts Of his bAtttpG-oousa have
enabled MN to form tho largest private collection
we*t Of New York. Ta!a CO lec:ou u arranged IN
= gallery constructed for the purpost;- and form
ln1 tne uAuca1lbalnK fentuie In tho village OF
Coin sater. II belnx Nj. Il ria desire 10 cultl-
rae public saste, h's gallery Il thto m opro win.
cnt charge, and assFsoss great deal OF attention.
aoou: 100 pft4orra. Oco Of these, callc1 The
Sleeping Beauty co4t him $500, bus within week
A IRE at A,!egsn, on Friday evening last, re-
duced one,to1rth OF the bustuea1 portion OF the
town to eehes. Among the buildings destroyed,
wls the once Of the Journal. The principal aus-
te1efB arc Mt. Jones, Smith L Rossman, Mr.
Worth, Joscpa IL KlllAn, Mr. WatktIs George c.
N'chosoD. N. z. Church Il Co., Cook Chanee
calhlEe, Fiah d Co, John Chs1ee, and D. G, ueu-
defton- The total loss Is estima.ed At 40, ooo.
ThIee q four personf were seriously ip{ured dnr-
Leg the proeress Of the nre.
MISSOURI.
man In MlIsourl not long ago phlchaked an
old trunk Al IN express auction sale. The trunk
proved TO contain only o!d clothes. He took Il
home and used It for wood box. A fes dlJa axo
he broke !: up for kind1ng wood, and found be-
tween The zlc and wooden bottom fs,es3,
KANaAa
Tue Watervlle Telegraph says that Ar. E. A.
Natenaker, in digging well on his place, about
tlx miles from that towp. On the high prare,
struck current or pure air. 1tcaUe from among
the rock1 tixty.dFe feet Under the ground. Tue
wind Eushea ont 90 powerfully as to e1tluguisn a
lighted cAIdie.
Immense coal nelcs have been recently d!scoy-
cred In the barren county In Kansas, bsycud the
Republican, NOT nore than n:tJ ni.ea from Heb.
NEBRASKA.
The Sioux City Times says:
I'VE learn That considerable conmo.lon has OF
!sfe neeo excited asnocg the Ge:tlerA on the Mia
eouti Mss.. ~ enGJ 70 oh:a'n possession Of
mere 10 lsrge amount THIS lst d ha. come mlo
ex3'elce e!oce the Government aarveYe vere
naoe, % airg to the changing current Of the Ms
growth Of yourg timber, and Is therefore ya.uane.
short tine aR1 the government gave aniuority
10 n. 4. Anna roog 70 surrey racs OF tn!s laud,
eend Of tho river eoout TWO miles above t1e
CITY. Thefe vc1o Already q number OF tgq.ttere
Cn the atound, ard Others quickly followed, 30
tEst now, Nea nRotly iuIOr1ed 1t Is all taken,
~ seon as It VA surveyed. it WAS OF courte sub.
1tct to homestead and pte.cmpt!on entry. aud
tnoso VIC could nrat prove setuemeat We1u the
!oc15 net. Further I'D The river, there Is supsher
large tract, which Of lac Las osc8atoued serio1,
diipcte ~ org the f.tters On the two SIDES ot the
t1vel. sS Tfosa 90 this slda nave been ia the
naDlt or crossing oEer and Obtaining timber
ltom Il, cAlGirS that It vas unxurveyed govern.
niene land. The SehEaska people bet Up that
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