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it vas IL noann> Tho easductor waa notified
md stopped the tzzin. 14e boy 14s hsuled
ont from ~ 111tteF paaes. md tasang mp =
dnctor, when tha oondnetor knocked hin
down. He did not desd.head' It any further
On that trim"
"A young man named Reod, accidentally
Hhot his mother On Monday of Last week, st
Bolivar he was carelessly handling : pistol
in the honss. when it Was aecideut}y dls--
charged. the ball pasaing through a thin board
partition, sna, hitting his mother, who was in
another room, passed clear through her body,
entering one eide and coming out Of the
other. After the discharge the young man,
hearing noiae IN the other room, went inrne-
diately in to ascertain the cause, and found his
from her mouth. He, 1t the time% supposed
ebe had been hit in the mouth, and leaving her
with other members Of the family, he mounted
his horse and vent with ali speed to Hallway
for pbsaician, but when they returned his
mother wAs dead, having never spoken word
after she waa shot. .
Clark County Fojoices IN the possession Of :
healthy child, months old, with two perfect
noses.
We mentioned, the other day, ehat \
mulAtto ~nmAn Of Cincinnati named Honri-
eta Ward. had brought suit against one Mr.,
| Ward aud woman, banned Rebecca Boyd, for
Il
sets up that in 1858 she VAS residing IN. that
city; that she was freed, and tho fact was well
| known and authenticated; but, despite this
Ward and the woman Boyd con-
! spi1ed to deprive her Of her liberty
for the sake Of gain and reward, and
| succeeded. She claims that she vas abducted
By them from her peaceful home in Cincinnati,
and carried 10 Kentucky; whore Ward bald her
in eetyitude for a period Of seven months:
| He then ao1d her to ono Gerard bronson, OF
Mississippi, for tho sum Of 81 $50. This gen,
4 t]eman took her to Texas, md there worked
! her as common fe1d-haud for tifteGn years
| without hire, reward, OF emolument,- she re-
| manning there in the bonds OF elavery until bel
rhackles were knocked OF by President Lin
coin. She therefore claims that she ia en-
4 titled TO recover from Mr.. Ward the full
value OF her services for the fifteen year
she was deprived Of her liberty by this unlaw
*ful act.
The interest and hopes Of inyalids are ex
cited by tho Continued discoveries Of mag
nctic springs in Michigan. Ono OF the latcs
T. Is that 0f Messzs. Franklin and Chadwick, 3
l. Otecgo, in the eastern part OF the State
i about days ride by tail from Chicago. Pro
tfeesor kedzie's uralyaie or the water SHOWS
i to be highly impregnsted, not only with mag
petic power, bnt with ali the Ralts and earth
|; which are valuable in mineral wsters. Th
1 accommodations for myalids At Otshgn ar
said to bo cheap and e1ca1lent.
T. MINyEsoTA.
I A Minnesota School Boxfd has voted 1iGhl
ming g-rodH dangelous because they attrat
lightning, and has ordered one Of the buldi1l
in its charge.
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senblasss ~slteh havs recently sathersd IN his
classroom. Tbs offence imputed ia N. L.
koolaye ~ II saDposed willingness 10 have
Joined tho pslsek Ministry, but u oppsxi-
tion TO hin eppsa5s TO have ptooseled ffom
'othAf than the seaaenta nnder his immediate
clared thsdx sympathy with and adnisa4ipn of
their nafigned Professor. The contest betreen
the two factions, one oppoding And the other
supporting the lecturer, has been 20 animated
that n l4boulaye conslders it usa1ess to pro
long crisis which only entails annoyance and
insult upon himsaH without confernng adYan-
tags upon any body Of students. Tbs moderate
snd stzougly condemn the v1on1ance Of those
who have rendered neeeasaxy The suspenzion at
lectures from one Of The most eminent teachers
Of political science to b. found in France.
-1he New York Nord Of the 18th says :
"Laat night Mr. II. ~. Hawaa, Of Elgin, ILL
nois, called At Police Headqusrters and stated
!; to Superintendent Iourdan that he had baen
robbed Of $4,000 in United States bonds and
!: S710 In money, while on isway here from
Egin. The account he gave il one which re-
fleets great credit on the thieres, who certain
" have proved themselves in this case superior
to any safeguards Of their victim. Mr.. Hawes.
On .aa 1ssving Elgin pa. his property 10000 in
ISSUE. and 57l0 in money! in large On
velope, which he locked up in caspet-bag.
This +carPetbag, he Htates, was never out Of
! his sight during tho day, and at night he had
il under his head in his sleeping berth, Or
reaching this city and registering at French'e
Hotel, he opened the bag and found the en-.
velope, bonds, and money gone. Nj. HAVE:
can give no description Of tho theres, does
not know the number Of the bonds, and onl,
thinks he was robbed on the Pittsburgh, For
Wayne & Chicago Railroad. In short, ht
knows he has been robbed and that's all"
, 1870-06-15
OBITUARY.
William Gilmore Simnns.


The death OF this distinguished Southern
novelist took place Ut tho roBidenco Of his son-
in-lAN. in Charleston, 8. c., on Saturday eyen-
inG. lii. Simms was born in Charleston April
II, 1906. He was Of Hish extraction. At tho
early ago OF yeara he began 70 write verses.
the chief employment OF his leisure hours was
to compose rhy1ned narratives OF the exploits;
Of the American army aul navy. Owing to the
poverty OF his family and sick1y childhood.
bis early education was very simple, and:
at IL years Of age almost his only requirements
aereral years aft.rwarl he was en-,
chemical store in Charleston, but st
the ago Of IS he quilted this occupation to be-,
gin TIC study Of the law. a years practice ut
this exactine profession suiiced to weary him,
turc. His frst published work was Non
ody On the Death Of Charles Cotesworth
Iinckney.' He followed this with two vol.
umes entitled "LyraEal and Other Poems, ,
and Early Lays In tho moan,me TT. nc s.ass haa
| Taking tho sido Of tho Union in the nulhtica-
ton troubles OF 1892, his Subscribers aeBeIted
him, and loft him nearly penniless. This
| partly decided him to remove to tho North,
and TINS for several years be became meu'
| Mr.. Simrns published bis frat novel in 1853 ::
Martin Faber, the Story OF Criminal.
| Thenceforward, nos1ly to the present day, he
has been one Of the most industrioua and pro:
life Of living authors, sending forth in raPle
succession 7oiurnsB OF poetry, romance, h's
tory, biography, or miscellnneons literature
many Of which obtainet widespread popn:
larity. Among his best novels were ," Couu'
julian" Tho Partisan" Melichampe,'
"Guy Riverp," Border Deagles," Beau
chAmpe." ard " Katherine Walton" and his
masterpiece waA goncral1y conceded to- b.
"The iemassee,H founded upon Indian char
acter and history.
70 tue department OF HISTORY and biogzaph,,
AIr Simms contributed " History Of Sour
Corolina," )" and lives Of General Narion, Cap
tain john Smith, tho Cbesalier Dayard, an
General Greene. He wrotc continually FOR til
magazines and periodicals, and there VA
scarcely department in literature that did no
receive some contribution from his pen. Unit
within few years, Mr. Simms resided on
fine plantation at Midway, 8. c., and occupie
himself in rural ard literary pursuits. TIL
place WAS destroyed by tue invading army
during tho war, and be WAS again reduced t
| poverty. He came North for q second tiue
live, and remained here until within Jea1
devoted to his old pursuits. smms writing
were at one tino very popular throughout II
country, and are still 70 in the South.
| was, undoubtedly. tho most esteemed OF Anal
icAn historical nove1sts, after Cooper. !
personal character he waa q genial, rehnat
and pleasant gentleman, frank and courteou
in his Manners, and blamcless in his Pr1Vat
Gfe
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JOHN IN MASSACHUSETTS,

The Knights Of St. Crispin in Massachu-
setts are pushing their axaetionz to point
which Is working out its own cure in man
ner they viii little relish. At North Brook
field, recently, the league ordered a strike
because their employers refused to dis
charge certain workmen for non-payment
of their dues to the league. It appears that
tie league consisted partly OF Americans,
but more largely of foreigners, and that
the latter being disposed to 60 to ludicrous
extremes in their e1actions, the Americans
Withdrew from the league altogether. The
foreigners contended tDat the membership
was for life, hey had no right 70 withdraw,
and, on this theory, soon asserted claim for
the dues continually accommodating. Upon
their refusal to pay these, the knights
"struck because their employers would
not act as police force TO collect dues for
| the officers Of the trades-unions!
Another case will show the remedy: Mr..
Sampson, shoe manufacturer, Of North
Adams, Mass, having similar difficulty With
| the St. Cnspins, sent his agent to Califor-
uia, and be is now on his way back to North
Adams with carload Of Chinese Crispins,
seyenty-ive in all, and more are soon to
follow. His terms are $23 a month for the
frst year, SEC month for the second and
third years, $50 month to All Sing, the
foreman, who speaks English perfectly,
fuel for their cooking, and, in case they
die, their remains are to be faithfully
packed and shipped back to the Kwong
Chang Wing Co., in San Francisco, to
be by. them shipped to their homes in
China. They Will devote their attention
to stmakeo shoe" in the Commonwealth OF
Massachusetts, only on condition that thei1
bones shall return, to be buried in the Ce-
lestial and Flowezy Land. But they viii
enter into no trades unions for the nexI
two thousand years. Instead of objectine
to apprentices they will be only too happy
to teach them, and, if any Of them turn
out s'no good, they are TO be turned out
with no pay. Ovsr two thousand China
men are now employed in making slippers,
in San Francisco. And We are told that,
"a shoe factory has been started IN San
A1nteo by them; one has been going
some time in Oakland, and, recently, J. NJ
Wentworth & Co. Zone Of the largest con
Germs in that c1ty) found it necessary tt
put them on ladies' work.
, 1870-06-15
CROPS.

DEKA1p, June f4.-Crops arc very much iu-
ju1ed by the drought. Tame graas is scarcely
good paaturage. Barley md wheat will be
next thing to failure, and oats arc light.
Some farmers are pasturing their small grain
have abandoned it as crop, Corn il looking
fair, and promises the best crop Of tho season !;
the late rains, which camo too late to help
email grain, being just right for corn Weath-
er very cool for few days past, but no trost.
T1scoNsIN.
OSHKOSH, June H..-The crops in Winnobago
County are looking remarkably fine. Vegeta-
ton is clearly two weeks ahead OF Average
ReaBouB. and everything -hn8-naden potatoes
yield. Wills reports come from other sec
lions Of the country Of suffering from drought,
The Fox and Wolf River Valleys have been
blessed with copious showers ut opporttne in-
fcrvals, and all nature Is dressed in her fresh
est and most vigorous growth. -
| -MAa1rowoc, juno 1.-THE fatnets III
this vicinity nre jubllsnt over fatteting crop
prospects,
r. -ELRHons, Junb 14,--Taking into consla-
/ GRAFTON the DIR weather, the small grains IN
Walworth County and Eastern Rock look well
and, II everything is favorable htnceforth,,
there will DO an average crop. Corn 1s snali,
and some of it not up yet. Rye will smonnt
J. The worms are >zaVsging many Of the apple
| orchards.
! -srAnrA, June 14.-The hop yarls in this
| vicinity arc looking well. and 3 few more than
promising, Notwithstanding the croaking and
| prediction to the contrary. What Is needed
| IL TO keep the weeds down and wait until quite
! ripe. ...
! -KENosHA, June 14-Ttis section haa been
| visited with splendid rain Tor the past two
| days. The farmers came in yesterday feelinG
] good over the end OF the drought and the
| prospects for . beuntifu1 harvest, There
| would not hhve Eeen half crop Of sman grain
I il the drought bad continued one week longer.
| There will be an abundance OF small fruits thlt
year. Corn, potatoes, and grass never looked
| better. .-..
| Tho Be1oit Register says that, as fail
ure, the rye in that region is tremcndou.
tuecees
The Goshen Democrat says: We are haV'
ing all the rnin that il necessary for the bene
J tit Of cropu. 80 far this county is all right y
! to the corn and wheat crops
! "A splendid shower OF min fell IN Jaspel
County OH Saturday. It w1s very muc}
| needed. The RENSSELAER, Union says ther
never was better season for farmers IN thn
county since it WAS settled by white men
MICHIGAN.
=; Tho Traverse Bay Eagle or tho 10Th aAys
"Ihe prospect for abundant crops III tn
| Grand Traverse region WIS never more prom
ising than now. The recent rain has relieve
tie snxiety Of drouth. Owing to the uinte
nhcat being injured by tho frost last year. Les
breadth was 4ouu Inst fall than the ye4r pre-
yioua !; but OF spring wheat more than usui
WEE sown, and it 1oou very fine indeed
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CH ICAGO DRY GOODS MARKET.

IEEspAY EtES1Sjs julie IL
There was less acusity IN the demand for dones-
tic dry goods during the past WeeE, and prices
generally favored buyers The stocks Of sexsona-
nand. The Boston [omMere1dl BultttiH OF tue
11th instant remarks:
sin the dry goods market there IS good JOB
b1nK t1aIe IN the way OF nlllug orders. which ara
pouring in from all quarters ~ make lp drheicn-
CIes In broken stocks Country buyers are noe
here in person, being quite busy at huue+ Their
1is1ylhntiye trade has proved larger than expect.
themselves ei the telegraph, mall, aud express,
In order to duplicate some Of their ea!ly purchases.
From present appearances June Will De rAe nnsl-
est munth Of the seas0D among jhbbers, anu tne
aggregate volume OF sales, though IN saa1 lvts,
wilt be well uRIo that OF Nav.
"The1t IS very little m0vem ement nom 1Est nanns.
since sne trade manage to Ee5 aohg !. E,cs @ snnt
stocks, at this stage OF the se. as low a. pSsl-
bic. But there are no large amounts Of goods 11
the hands Of manufacturers Or their agents. and
nence no great pressure to sell Prices are steaify
for all staple fabEtca. with egns of weakness
THOUGH the raw n2,end continues to decline,
ufactureu prr,dlcta. The continued prospect OF
lbwer cost Of production has fortunately kept mall
utacturcrs on the conservative tack, and prevent
ed theH1 fEpIl turning out E0oftS any 1astef InAu
actually wanted for trade and consumption
| "Hence, with Light stocks. and tue assurance OF
large fall trade based upon the E3od crDp pr1,s-
| pects knd the Improved financial condition of tnf
| prices IN order to effect 1n11ntate sales Cottou
| goods uf seasonable styles are tn steady demand
| Standsrd hrewn sheeting3 are quiet md nncnanE
| at l46alse. Fine brown goods art IN fair reqhest
and The choice brands are III small STOCK and hrln
| II held" ,.
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Thank tcu for nothing! Speaking not for
the West, particularly, but for the fa1'
payers generally; foe the men and women
who earn their own living, and who nave
neither time nor inclination for
"puttipg up jobs at the expense Of the
National Treasury, We denounce this whole
system IS fruitful source OF corruption
and deuoralization, and proaigate waste
Of the public treasure II is no part Of
the proper functions Of government to un-
dertake and carry forward such works as
these and, even if it could be shown that
the benefits to be derived in particular in
stances were Of more than local and pm
vnte character, We should still object that
the door once opened, there is no shntt1ng
it. What the country wants is 1edncaon
Of ta1cs. If Congress has surplus o1
$4,000, 900, strike it off the tax bills-tnen
each individual viii get his share.
, 1870-06-15
ZEAL ESTATE.

v-.-,%~n a..t,s c,,vevino r,ey anil Rohurh,
~At.sou ueeos - :, -. r,o,,-. r1or1,
properly v1tnln eesen tnlleS u 1o s''1s 4Aous
for record On Tuesday. June n
GO1i4 Il: June 10. ,..,,,..-.,.,...--..--$ I.
r,s.1ls ~, 1ss r I ol I15s!1nifn MI as' f. , "a
2ax193H 4, With house jane l;.........t:: ~
TEentn-fou1th g. = r OF Huooan 81, ST. :,
4dA II; July 3. lsoS .-..-.-.......-..... u
Eg1n AZ, cor OF Ellis az, J, ~ lloA9oN'
March g. s.s'
Auburn 81, n cor or Cayu9A ST. { I, " G-loA
10 +; IIns d,:x ;,-:,;:.; ;;....::-.; 1*s'
Twenty stx1h st, leo It y Of Wallace st. ~,
2a11a3- X
uuIlhut 81. $50 i OF blacAna"k 81 T !, AK :,
1e2 It; june u
sheb1eld az: ~ 2 Of Gay St, ~ S1l3
{, zsxle3 #; Be S..-:.....--..-.....--,. 8. s,ot
Hammond St Of Aenomonee 81. en- ~
CaDsl II, . # Of Harrison ST, r, 591lv4
n; April .-..,:-..-......-..,.:::.1 1o,s
1G2H It; June 10
Park az, i26 7~l0 It OF Hoyne st, n L, 23I
1e4 It ; April g ...---..-:.-..--.-. 10
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THE CANAL JOB,

TIE TRIBUNE demonstrates to It's own sat1sfac.
ttap but u No one elses thas me deepe1nE 't ~
that il will proye = fallure In draining sae Hse!.
The same paper, some time since, predicted t6at
the canal would only draa ne hofa r. nntnna pa AZ
Hr5aoenort tlraE water from the lake, but do not,
unfortunately, affect the North branch ~ a!t LIZ
tcr can be easily arrived kt-CAsoogs JostFnaA
The memory of the writer OF the above
paragraph is bna}y at fault. It was one ot
The other city dai1ies,-the 7fmes, We be-
Nese,-1nat conterded tnat tie oanal "ou1d
drain the North Branch TIE TRIBUNE e1-
nosed and ridiculed the absurdity Of the
assertion at the time. TEE TRIBUNE never
said the canal would draw no water from
tbe lake. What it hos affirmed for four
| ves1s. and still atfirns, is, that considera-
BILE portion of its capacity will be occupied
| in discharging the natural drainage into the
| sonth Branch; that, before it can draw
f,nna The lake, it must carry of all the
u.fer that flows into the river from ralns
snrface drainage, and sewerage. In othe'
words, it must draw water up null anc
aoa;nst the natural flow OF the stream
TTz TRIBUNE las repeatedly sno~f
that had q ditch Of two-thlrds tnt
ridtb Of the canal been cut from
noint On the lake, near the Reform schooi
to The South Branch, near the Stock aastas
a hundred-horse power wheel lifting wate
over breast of two feet high, coa1d tnro'
into the river stream Of twice or shsie
the volume that the deepened and na'rowe
canal will ever be able to take out OF III
river, This lateral ditch, through easy SUI
face-cutting Of three or four miles, ~oul
cost not one-tenth part as much aa Ia
deepening OF thirty-three miles OF can!
through limestone rock and hard-pan, nnc
/ when constructed, would be worth half
! dozen canals for the purpose OF pur'fy1n
/ the river. The canal will only draw wate
from the surface Of the rivez, leaving a
= the sediment and deposits Of the severae
s to settle On the bottom, and gradual
3 fill it up, unless removed ami
ally, at great expense, by dredging
IS whereas stream Of pure water Of e5, 600
? 30, GOO cubic feet minute, poured into Il
10 riyer at Bridgeport, would produce Col
10 siderable current in the river at all time
h sweeping all the sewerage deposits ont in
,e the lake. The water thrown into the nv
j. from this ditch would be IN addition to Il
0 water that flows into 1t from drainage q,
, 1870-06-15
The Chinese EoA1pnntca OF San FRAN
cisco Discourage Further 1mmi-
RrR3tons


The Chinese Companies OF SAN Franz
cisco Discourage Further lnami-
grafton.
From. The San Franeae1o Bulletin
Tho Chinese si1 Companies, Of this city, are
= combination which poeaesa conaiderable au-
thority here and in China. Shortly after tho
arrival Of the last steamer from that country
the leading men of the association hero, Eeeing
| about 1,3DU Of their countEymen la1ided, called
| 4 meeting, at which circular was prepared
setting forth the reasons uhy Chinamen and
Chiuawouen rhoufd cease emjgr8tiug to this
| country. Copies Of this circular will be post
cd to the principal towns and cities Of tho em-
! pire for he information OF all clAssea.
! It il a lorg document, but the substanc Of
| It is that California and the adjoining States
arc not what thee formerly we're, SO far As the
| fscilities for making money are concerned ;
that very few Cinnamon can obtain more than
| = bzeo Subsistence, aud that onty tha mer~
| chants are able to accumulate riches. The optn-
ion prevails generally in China thst the placer
! mines in this State afford good field for the
| labors Of the Immigrant Tho circular states
TINT those mines do not pay any longer, as a
| general thing, and that il Chinese miners
chance to make money in them, there is great
danger that they will be robbed Of their earn'
1ngs aud driven out OF their mines by thieves
and robbers: They Say. their people are y noi p
respected, but arc put down to the level ot
cattle and horses they arc in constant dan
ecr OF violence, and suffer ill-usage in ever,
pa5t Of tho State. They ray OF the threats o.
riot and bloodshed, that they consider Iaos'
OF them rs idle talk, but would not do anything
to provoke Al attempt to execute them: Ih'
condition Of the people is described, that thou
| tan1s Of them are without work, can get none
and are destitute Of food and other neceaaarie
Of life; that the merchants haye e1tendet
temporary relief to Bome, but that Ill canno
be aided. For these and other reasons the
deprecate the policy Of sending any mora Chi
uamen hero. OF tho female immigrants the
eay that the woman who have come hero hay
brought infinite disgrace, not only on them
selves but On the most respectable Chimes
here. They also are advised to stay At home
The chief men Of the Biz Companies think th
issuance Of the circular will tend to reta1
yery much the future influx of their country
men into America; and it certainly does nc
afford very attractive picture Of their pret
cut condition and prospects.
, 1870-06-15

The Pope, In replying tn the address OF
the Forestie7i, day or two ago, remarked
TINT, t'Tbe mazins Of modern civilization,
though certainly there ara exceptions, are,
for the most part, false." This il the v'eW
taken Of the same subject by Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail, and would 60 far to show
that, " Great minds are apt oagree, were
not this an axiom Of modern civilization,
md consequently false,
It would be interesting to learn why an
aa1ion Of modern civilization" OK such
an agreement Of the most highly civilized
races IS causes some truth to pass into uni
ye,sal acceptance, is proven to be false BY
the mere fact that the majority Of intelli-
gent civilized men believe it to be true.
For instance, it is an axiom of modern
| civilization that, knowledge is power.
| Would Pho Mono have Us to understane
that ignorance is power2 Perhaps it Is
| source of power to those who control it.
Il all men had knowledge equally, the Pope
would have less power than be has.
, 1870-06-15
The Earthquake MT Oaxacn, Mexico.
City af Atzieo {Nay ao) Corre.rot'dtnes ef Me e1r
" VA


The latest news from private sources gtTe
full particulars OF the terrible earthquake
which nearly ruined the entire city Of Oa1acs,
on the 11th Of this month. About bali past
II D, H., several hard Rl1ocks were felt, cauA-
inE destruction OF life and property all over
the city. The motion WAS osc1llating at first
from south to north, then vertical Or tren~
bling. Tho shocks lasted about ffty-c'eht
seconds, and in force, destruction and seTeHty
surpassed anything Of the kind that has eyer
taken place 10 this State Oazaca ii probably
one Of the strongest, most firmly constructed
cities in Mexico; yet the condition OF tho
houses since tho earthquake is truly aeplera-
bIe-some of them in complete ruins. Ihe pal
ace III almost destroyed, and will require
thousands Of dollars before It can be nade
suitable for occupation. San Francisco le
one mass Of ruins, and tho whole OF the cor
ridors, OF tho old convent Of San Juan do D1os
fell, burying four ncrsons and sTounding many
mole. The clock tower, vllinh vas only fin
iAhed- on the 9Th OF May, WAS shaken down,
passing through the top OF the building into
the Supreme Court rooms, and through the
doors Of theee into the portals Of the palace
The total number of persons killed ls abou
100. while it III impossible to ascertain ths
| number Of tho wounded. Tho shocks contin
ued the next day Crhursday}, and about !
| quarter to l very severe ono Was telt. FIl
| day there were one OF two very eight shocks
! Terror reigns supreme, and upon tho counte
nance Of eyory one anxiety and foar OF create
| evil arc plainly depicted. All remained IN ia
| public squares and outside Of the city for Tea
! that greater shocks would come, md, on &C
count Of its diiapidated condition, would max
| complete ruin Of the entire CITY,