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, 1870-12-25
THE COURT HOUSE AGAIN,
CONSERVATION of the Prisoners-More
Work for the Architects.

II would teen Al ii the Court House would
never get through furnishing sensauons. Firs.
=. .t.s. as. a.., ~ ~ ueaotsu ioanaauonat
~ as0.e. @..eau'A, aoa suoo slte3' oue s'ot"3
hgnh Aat WINTER Tue zeo1a On both *1nRs
"hucAled' aod fell in wish crash The touIds-
erJtody supposed that, tor few years u least,
nothing would happen TO bring the building prom.
trentty into rosiee. But 1t was not 10 be- Tae
Old trouble bfrIe out last night Ia the
ioru OF nse- and threatened, Tot = ume,
70 pnt, An END 70 The nuisance ioreFas.
1he }sn.or az ss ass.1s wsss cleaning oas
thtis sense Of smell informed them thai tne1s was
IRE somewhere, and soou after, ameke b.cau 70
tns ,yee f,s sI S e IN 5as s An a:
The c1y Of tse found its VII ioto Tue III ~ 70 tic
p!soIeta. who we're locked % II he csilA Fear
buf ne tnck lie alarm ye,y co,I1s and ende.1orr,{
pss as u ss PsP1. s xes aG M
lis ssaluauce, and sonn af;cr. Su.
perintendeut Kennestf. DEPUTY Sunerin
teLdent Sherman, a1' Captaia
rated 10 taSe casrre Of he ntisnners ia r.se il
became necessary 10 remove them from tae % ou,s.s
snd as sooa dc innsses ioaal bat tneir Iii;
u lheir fsais. IL xsieF from S tsovs y poa1sd sd
s e s sss as ana rss M
ThtnEa were lively down stairs for half an hour
or 20, and It il we'll the . mic did not result IN
RnythIDg serlous-
In the meantime the DIRE was burning above,
Though precisely where It was sttaatci conll n0t
he discovered. The greatest volume Of smoke
appeared 10 come from the CtrcuIt ana Crimtnal
Court rooms, and this caused The Qrc{uea to lear
up the noortng and W1lls, In the hope OF meeting
with tue 1au:es and Euoaning tnetn. FoT ione
lime tbeir efYoTts we're co1uned to pouftnr wa,ss
n.i!scTiUtpAscly oycf The noof of tue rn0n,s
at,oye. A few minutes after 5 O'Clock. the plas-
1ertug Of the County Treasurer:a once. Oh the
ground moor. gave wny beneath the xeight nt
water anu the attacks nf the uremen, and the
, 1870-12-25
A MONSTERS TRAGIC END.
The blind H0f'a ItcxenK~-WnA # n
Act Of RelflhntiYa IuAefos,

The blind Boy. Itcvcux~-ygnsf it nn
Act Of RetS'butsve Justtoe
F1om the Sfr l'e-k Sun, De. n.
An officer Of the county. who resides III
steptentowp: and Tho has known the Ktttle
family from iia to5hood, says the old man
Kittle. who waa murdered By his blind bus,
vas The caase Of Bis .oa's blindness. wi,,a
!Aea was only Two: veeks old, the father re-
turned ouo day to tis home in state Of IT,
toxication. he wa. cross and quazrelsoue,
aId apr rroach1ng tbs bed whsra tho 1aothe1
and infaut lay, he seized The bsbe BY oae
Of ,te legs, and deliberately threw i:
cEon its forehead. zua the concussiou forced
tbs eye-talls from their socketa, aud they
rolled ont upon the checks Of the little inn3-
cent thing, Which WIS forever afterHard to
gTope eightless through the world
The eame authority says that another ron
Was crippled for lite bv the old man, br
kick III the back. On mother occasion Ki;tte
had traded horses with neighboE. Finding
that he had got the worst Of the bargain, l,s
desired TO exchange back again, :. This other
party wonJd not consent; and xhi]s the horse
was standing in shed at the village tavern.
the mcnster went out, aud, with his koifc.
ripped open its abdomen, and let ita bowcls
out upon the ground.
, 1870-12-25

seet sch Troupe srclrcd sevtxM passes from the
c!ncitnau & ltuIsyille eho1t line ra4lEosd, and
slto from re Jef1ersors slllr indianapolis Rs.i-
TT d, oa tie understanding that lhe tf1upe was to
uavel pstI asc1 Of theee Fosd1: but laRtead, taeY
CAT e ore: The Ohlo l. Mis6ias!ppl Rad. Ia,
seolt line has Eued the ueupc for hseheo ol COZ
tIsc1. aon the Jenersan ans1!le 1ndtaoapoila Rst:-
tcsd viii PIT haaly 10 the s3ine thing.
NAknF1tiK, Dec A-A difficulty occ1rfet At
She'y s1,le on Tau,sday evening. tn which Nj
th3t ID the arm b. y. u. Wiser. son Of the lAte
Radical candidate fos Owe nor. After shooting
s1hlman. Wtaneg ahol At Ley Hallaee, Telegraph
oee.ato.. Wallace rsu1aed The shot. and lanie:-
I'd I wound on Nisuer, OF which he died this
noTp1rr- The nlf11cuI:J Rrew ont Of > refusal, on
ne PAT o1 tne f1Pt..ss aFent. 70 gre Wlsnsf q
RALk.GH. \. c.. Dec. s4.-Goye:no' Holden ap-
peare estk riaJ, hy hts cuuuael, before the Sen-
ne, sitting as caoIt OF impeachment 70 respon
10 The Ct afHes Of Impeachment. and afked for
7 itty days delay In which to prepare hlsanswct.
The Geutt ornefrd the answer t. the articles Of
tmp acLnsDt to be filed en- or before January g,
Aat thc Esnsse1s ole their tepacstion wl'htn tae
E1xt ELK das&. aLd that the case would stand for
,ttsl oE Jsuuary 81. TIE Cou thtn adjourned 10
January = Tie Democrats luck ono vpts ot TVS
thf.ts MtlarftJ, ard the RepubNcana ata Confident
OF flo'denh scqustsal.
, 1870-12-25
TIE SOUTH,

Robbery In Florlde.-Sutt for gsrcnch
OF Eouttnct-.t Tragedy III Tcnur>-
Arc-'ghe Impeachment OF t;prcE-
ror E3oldcns
WASHINGTON, De, f4 "a letter received here
from Pensacola says that on the leth lust tae
miles tfc1n that place- There were several pack
ages Of money-ane Of ,eto from the Navy d.
psTtmfn., Mhtch Has PROBABLY Intended far the
ard aesc1sl other small sut1s. amounting Ats
gtttef to about $3.50 90. A1t OF xhch vat a:osea
Lau1sF711x, ueo. a&-Tne agent Of the 4A,te
, 1870-12-25

Decision OF nm Important Liquor
>nlt-ChxIAsi.atas TurkcYa.
DETROIT, dec. e4.-In tne I'c,ted States Court
itonrht suit to rscoser Tor = iii ~ ,onors soi
tn lcn'y Bemhuber, Of Marquette. The contract
vas na',e ct Marquette, tut tho liquors were de-
this State renders 3lt li4nor contracts void. The
question WAS Whit ther the laws Of Michigan or
Ohio governed tn this Case. Ju.14e l7nKJt IT hcli
fhlt The sails YES actually Cpn8tDuat-
cd at Tole1ln, and the laws OF
Ohio governed: brt lnastnnch Is the plaintiffs
Knew that tho SAFE wat made to enable the de-
ieLlants IN carry on the traffic in defiance OF ,ee
laws nf Michigan. that fact rendered the Sale,
though 1nade Ut 1pletso, void. The july rendered
rtrdict Tor daft nta1t- The case will probably
90 lutte GN!t6I States S1pr. me CnuEt-
Tue employees OF the Detroit FREE fTs&a havc
suhs;arits1 II aeous to remember Christmas. The
pnnietnFs have given each ns4iAt ant editor, c0,n-
Io.itnr and Freshman a TILE turkey The New
bnyk and c..fr1ets each received suitable presents.
In I'LL, x!H PERSONS have been provided for.
, 1870-12-25
TIE POLICE DuRTa.



Charles OEc1hnlt was Acct,se.t, bcfnYr Ju ,tice
isaH5nH. Of chtat1EE iis tailor. Th!s provete.aIy
conf1dtnK merchant made g suit Of clothea for
him, believing him, on his Own representation. to
he an influential man. ara able 10 par for The
same. Not long ago the sac. OF hts misrepresen-
ta,ions became Known to the trusting tailor, who
caused his a1Tets. lie was ovcshauied by Justice
banJop, being quired 10 furnish ball Of $500.
MARY Tnomas, a diunKtn vagtant. was n1e,1
ssa1Ee Cous; rtlxsng her destitute condition aud
thus pIGvtdirK dwelling place for her.
William EuS rthecEt, who Was accused. on
Thnl staay. Of Stealing an express wagon {snm
Iii. MaEelard, Was " continued - Ia batl ot S5QD,
Charles Ma. heT and CnAfiea CteRcr were &C.
cnsed Of s'eailrg hoEsts from ono y. Renks, Of
calumet, Ttey mad eradesl thr indifferent rI9i-
lance Of the. r0nca for aoune TINE, and hac es-
enred into Michigan. They we're captured in thai
State, brought back to Chicago. and held for fur-
thet examination In bali Of $st,.
-John SolAn and Joscph HA]1. two youthful
tcal policeman reasoned The matter out to his oEn
sattsfacuop. deciding that 1t vas stolen property.
lie locked them up In the ArnoT, wherr tney
Rpent more than usuafy comfortable evening
They were held for further exAE1naron in bati 0t
$500 each.
1Hk OTTER c0CkTa.
. At tie West and North Side Courts there were
but few frosted snebsiates who. bur for tue
der atte nttons o. the police would hase Doubtless
died IN the gutterA
, 1870-12-25
The Great Radical Republican
Newspaper Of lie Vesl
ITS PLATFORM:
REVENUE TARIFF,
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
OPPOSITION TO M0R0P0llES.,

TEE CHICAGO THI1CK1 euses1 npoa tho ewent3l
fourth year Of Its ex.atenoe stronger than srex u
The confidence and attachment Of the peop{a;
Yielding tn no one IN It's devotion to the pr1nc1pa
Of the Republican pany. It recognizes the net
taat those principles have sehitIed theis conapsaAR
and enduring triumph Slavery being dead, 70;
construction effected. and ths right Of sunraoS
made universal. new questions Will shortly ARA;
demanding public attenuon; and, whether paratE
are teorgsnized or not the issues Of the pant vt1
give Place to the lAsues OF the p1csent acd the H.
trre. It Ii proper, therefore, tnAt THA CmcAAd
TR1HCE1 ahon]d denne its poeitton On those auez-
tons which an tho naxs 70 CONC betnra taG
people
Tn1 1R14CKR il III fasor ct q ta7,tf levied tnr
the sole and express puspoAe Of raising rcvenaS
for the government il holds tnat eFesy nau A.
the tight to his own earnings, and that all Iax1
which sesk to deprive ht:a Ct \ portion OF -
fruits OF hs labor, for The haos1t Of any o:he1 pl
eou or class. are infl.ESeEen:s upon hts NberUs
and are aktn 70 slavery and robbery In taeie CPS:
fattoEs.
1t Is In favor ut thorough reform in taS
civil service Ct tue government believing tina
tie present systoE of Federal app1!uuucnta II
productive Of waatr, corruption. aud iemosa.lx1.
uon to a frtgnHfui ext ert, nnn that 1t Is rapidly
being converted into = machine to cheat sha pao.
pie ont Of their yoEea
1t is IN favor Of returl to spfc.e psJ;neats hv
the fesiFaEnent Of the Kgseacscss, md the subaE-
tuion Of National Bank nosea, under tne opesn.
tou OF 4 free banking tav.
Its IN favot Ct 4 dignihed, iuss, aad resoefn:
foreign policy. While trAlsetrg upon ali cax
EghD ~ natou, II VIII nppoee avery project fox
plugging the country into foreign eRx to pzo.
mote partisan ends.
Finally, THa TKIBCT1 j. arrceri to Al special
interests which are artss1r.sttc TO tho Srne.al IN
tefest It Is tha declared eneiuy Ut Ino1n2ota4
hnd tax thieves IN nat1oua: a,d Sta.e rolli!cA n
Ia proud to mnl1sain the position. which II I'D
ever Led. - The CHAMPION OF rAs PAosLA!
, 1870-12-25
MINHEsQTA.
accidentally Shot.~The Waited states
ScnAtorHhSp--A 1yxukcs

- "n0t.%T0G L ntfEd States
ScnntorHhSp--A 1sxutcs
brtdA Deapateh = he Chieaso Tribune
ST. FAu1., Dec. 9t.-(;eorge Ccunelly, belonging
IN lows. was recently shot tle8d t5 friend with
whom he vas deeE-huntin9. IN Ceslor. St C1na1
County, Wisconsin, The friend mts.oot Connellt
for deer. 4 Coroner'a Jury exoae,ate,l lin for
1f11g.pR ao#1 his game.
The fttss Of thus morning SAYS thst 4 c!z1utie
% scnst5s 70 81 et1netJ md con apuen has bs.a con-
for tic Cuited Sls:es Senate, w7irs tpcla.es
2 coalition between tic neuocsata ana The
tHo!trE Republicans Trc rlof ts uaaeYsfo,1
TO he IN the interest of Morton S, Wilkinson. aud
Is being enFtnecReh b5 bis principal suppostes,
who Ia metut<r eject ot The Legislature.
The CORPSE Of The Vile 1t 4 latottpR man Eua
recently found, In S. Anthony. lying on handful
Of ktf, aud covtsed with fen cid 1a1a Her
husl'aud, fen weeks since, retttoncd the county
70 remove bis vile. And like care OF het he being
unwilling to pEovlte fct ittr when sne WAS s1ek
lie had leti her TO die there alone, With her wau5
1nal3s ndtd TO. and then iefk the cotpse to tecay
refusing To rrGy1de for It's bpftR1.
, 1870-12-25
The Sugar Tntfff-Texx OF the. Hill
Jtt~t Signed t,y the Prcsidcnr.
WASuiSGTpS. lee, y.

The following is the text Of the Sugar bill,
which has Just become a law:
Be il tnoc:tn. kc., That 60 much OF Section 81 Of
the act reducing Internal lakes. and for othe. rtt-
poses, aprEasel 3ug II. 1870. Is restes to saRHr,
be amended so II will read, 'tun ali huR2r noi
above No: :. Dutch standard, in color, ~ cents
per poun,A On All sugar above No. H., Dat h
stnudatd, In color, cents per pound: on all sugar
above No. 10 and nut above No. ls, Dutch stand-
ard, In color. IN cents per pound: on ell Sugar
ahoTe No. IS aud not ADORE No. ID, Dutch stasd-
ard. II color, sh cents per pound; on al1 sugar
ADORE No. Ia and aos ahove No 70, Dasca ssRatl-
~ e eolor ST. s,ox cents PEI pGnaa
standard, In color, and on III refined LOAF,
lump, crusted. powdered and Rranu1Ated sugar,
cents per pound. Pfoesdtd, that the SECRETARY Of
the Treasury shall by regulation prescribe and re-
aui.e tha. samples tron packages OF suzar shall
&c tafen bJ tbs proper officers IL such manner a.
to a<eeTtaln the true qualify OF such su4af, 2ad
the weIehss Of sugar taroried IN Casks er boxes
shat. be marked distinctly By the Custom House
wc!Gher, By scoring the figures .udelIhly cn ea:h
package. Frorfdfd-that AZ syrnp Of sagar, cAnf
Juice, nelado, concentrated neiatto. o. coneeo-
iratetl uao!assAs. entered Quier the name Of nlo-
l:sses, shall be forfeited to the Emitted States.
, 1870-12-25
DECEMBER Is, 1870. WITH SUPPLEMENT.

dispoeed Of it:cf in this manner, but num-
bers Of those wt.o have Eeappea1ed in tho viii
lage have confessed to snbtef1aneau places Of
colctalment, and properly has been found in
5een su.pseted b. ths SIr GaIm.n oAa 1oops. aeTe.
Tie ocoufrerces Of C!ays have u1ds Us aIi
rry doubtful ~ to whether the deserted
MANSIONS in which Ne ve1e quartersd may
net all 1t night be Visited By The rightfql pro.
p1ietots- II 60: their nocturnal ytsttatiops
arc conducted With great propsiety nd much
consideration Ter our pesce. But how they
r.neacking Of their wice cel1are, it they have
been underneath, is wonderful. Il can b, ac-
counted fo1 only by their fear OF being caught
out At night without the passxp,d.
, 1870-12-25

C1Al1.I&tUN EEX.
LoNaoSt Dec. ss.-The bt.Eanttue fearless, Cap
tain navs.isou, frnm wilmington, ria New Yory.
for London, WAS tn collision With the Cpyunna. III
IE!lts on beacay Head. The Fearless MAS g. bat-
Ia sinking cAudtton.
TUE APPROACHING CONFERENCE
LcSncS, 1lec. sS~-TneTe are reports that the
GoEefuntut to obsxiu eFrrss from F4tts rot 1
PlenipotentlsrJ - the approaching conference.
lCIkABQcK1.
The correspondent It Berlin Of the London
Telegraph tays that, in the event OF xn appeal hy
rruks.n to European Conr. Ct Arbitration ia the
Luxembourg ahzir, the Government OF Great
Britain will be invited to undertake It.
MARINE.
RcKxsE7nFx, pee. es.-T1e steamer France.
ffoto New YORK for Liverpool, has Atrtved.
, 1870-12-25

heavily On her chains, which hsd fron IN than.
ths, appel 20 ~ 6o.1 broke r. We: settllox
snd eosi baRea on tho Way down. have run 10 the
bank 10 Avo,d she Ice. The Mator Anderson,
the Ice. and, 1t the weather loe+ not uaodeEate
soon, navtfasiou will be practically Suspended
fr7rn this city
9Thc exact population Of Ohio, according to The
corrected Ielutna+ Is ,6Gl est.
, 1870-12-25

Suxon Troops Making n Forced
March on Rheims.
The Mount Cents Tunnel Com.
fslexcd.



HoRpEACx, nec. 9s.-IiRyse In 10 a:roGKiy fottf.
neh that there are nj feA.s as 10 an attack. .AN
the Votls cbout the city are fully manned anl
supplied, and there arc several war FeeEets riding
at arcaor before the CITY. C1cfbourR IL also con-
stdcScd AZ tnpveg1ahte 10 anJ iu1ce tho Gcruans
can bring sgst-ss It, The forstncauons on the
land Eide hare hea co1ptstesl, and. a. 1t uavfr,
frira'cs are sheltered IN the roads,
MtoknoS. ncc. 29-ETenlng.-A despatch ftom
navte aa5s ruror was pteralent that General
Chausey ha,i bcca c:fcafeti by the combined
armies OF The Duke of Mcck!cnb2r2 aud Prince
Frederick Charles. aud was now in full retreat,
Information has been received from Chetbousx
that there arc now DC, ,00e French troops At Havte
MILITARY AoyENE-'Ts>
LONDON. Dec. GA deBTatth Ikom Uius8e{3
says that General Fal'nerbe Il being surrounded
By the Goruz1s, aud that the Pruss.ars hare pc-
cup!c.l Soltsons and Slssonc.
Its sald that the Commune Of Lyons has scnt
An add esq to the French Government Insisting
upon fewer DEGREES ana p,oc.anattons All. more
bo!dness and energy.
The French squadron has left Brest for HARE,
and additional ships Of wsr are being got In rcalt-
Ecsd tor the same tsrEsinaslEn.
FNIS0SERS SHIT.
tire tire e1s'sei I @ q re t.ssne. Saea siys g.! d
VIII n11FDr s, tadTnaGn snat 'css
hutch to the Germans, were shot.
GERMAN oFFlciAl REPORT.
hKRtiS. nsc. S1.-1ueen tu9nsta aas ~: ma'l:
IuDEc NY lo!!oNtbg 1espatcn IRON htos william.
H siaset sess9nses* iae ftsnGh maze s3fNe III
s sAe .nssuo4 y. sstaanTs 4ua nnHFKGt, ptnnpttt1
~ We III tn'sHAen lei taea tHat tne Eteach
nTsn "Esc @ NIL 70 .as assaaH On tae sAx2n
ws!a. .,,...,a ~. eo'oe MAS easns leaalsea lac
eoiu - +u1caet. , ,.x.,.,-
AAieh " lsnks4A
toSnnS; n[s Det. iA-Aasises itom sessa11es ssa:e
tna. tt!n ouw nass III Mn tae .nen-
,Sa "n rsn o. mskspe t@see asea % o. Matims wass
ton against the authority OF the FrusaiAn coir-
nander
,a,, 7nE M LAST s9HtiE FROM rARtS:
LdSp0S, UfC 2l.-Tht attempt, an "Wednesday,
to raise The siege u Iara by breaking the Ger
man lines from within. Na! more Rel!01s anil de-
TRIMMED Than hFet feaortet and the failure OF the
French, uhs9cresstai Ut every E'tat roint. mast
MI them N1t1 lfeEh sl!sconfageMent SoEtiea were
Msue in tosee Ianm ~ eiass e. re etty@on the
Cn t1e GasI NJ Genefals NRtfny aEd HlAlse: on
, 1870-12-25
Serious Accident

HARTFORD, Dec p The Rev. Jas. r.. Straug,
Of Far'hanlt. Mimi. way seriously injured. yes.
terdsy. hy the ac.ueut which caused the .lesth 0f
Kew. CuastuS Shane, Of Fhte city. lie Is ettcf to-
day, Anl there are strong tessous tn hope Tor his
nceyefJ. Attic Coroner . irG1est on the Gaze Of
to crneR the trsck IN aurAuca. nnd that tse euGt-
neet nttd all ea1Ets TO Aso.d the sad occurrence.
, 1870-12-25

nome dianor.t uerchaufs write 10 the ln1a
doc Daily Str' to observe that the public needn't
Imagine that It IL fo.rg 70 get these stones cheap
and good because Of the discoveries at the CARE
They declare that there are no gpot Judges there,
and thas most exaggerated estimate Of tho va'ne
Of the stones Is the consequence. 4 parcel c,u-
signed, valued at 1850, was fou1l to be worth
less than $4G5.
, 1870-12-25

RESIDENCE roR TIKI rnrE.
nfRt.iS. l'et. 21--lt IL understood That the King
ot lEussia has granted Fulda, IN Neasa CAssel 10
the Pope, rs rs.49dence.
fAK0lk5 BHokES.
n1K1iS. Dec 11-cuunt fstsrnRtk has ati.lre<sed
clfcn1as npte TO the Representatives OF the North
cal& their attention to the tact that French OIL
GERS are breaknR their paroles not 70 serve 10 tue
1rmy during tht present war, and saEing. th4t, as
tnE, pe1cmptoTy measures Will be taken to check,
t. The toHpt sdds, that III the event OF future
complaints Of tho KIND proper judgment can be
passed mon the offenders At the rIuSiau Eeal.
quarters.
nezr Comphausen has made the important Az
noEpcemtnt In the TEusst4n Chambers that no de-
nctt Is rFobahle II the nn4nces cf tue u1ouarc5r
for the Tez1s 1s70 and 1871.
, 1870-12-25

81. LoC1s. Dec - The Secretary Of the Ner-
ehan's Excaaner, 'tss received. ihe fof'ewtng
statistics Of hoS-ract!ag In the West: 81: Iouis.
1894: same time last rear. l7asls. Chicago.
so'.aa; iast rear. ss1.doS. Cincinnati, as5,ss:
l.e.too. NILS aukee, ;s.oS; last rear, 5000: Ia.
.ltanapol!s. 65sa4: Peoria. 1900: Burlington,
Loco; Gale1a, I3.s7s: SpttngGe!d, :,ts5. Thc
hces racke.s here averaged e6s p,uEds: last y-ar
745 ptuLds,
, 1870-12-25

,,,; ;srnGhccsE, Dec. e4-A double horror occurred
~ ~ tHas evening ut Caiamcr- LpretZo D. Gar
r Hseo 81, murdered his fathef-tn-laW. James
~ ,na ls.,n aEett 81. Garrett attacked fal1men
m ne ave 1S ard, and hroke his skull with
r. ~ -, A"eR MN tnasApt1y+ Gar1rtt then Teat
nere.,s ~ m"9 barn. ak rods d!start and hsnged
1 a!tusen. nc TWO hen hsh been oua,relllr9 about
, 1870-12-25
ITALY.

11K MONT GEMS TuENkt-
TERM. Dec 2A-Ths Mont Csuis Tunnel x,:i
probably be completed to-motruW.
THE NATIONAL CAFEfAt-
FLORENCE, Dec. Ala Parliament, yesterday,
S!eDot Avttznna urged the I'M nediatc removal OF
the ca1ltsl to Home SlZnor FoscureiM arRuesl
aEAtnSt the ptnpos!u q.
, 1870-12-25

Hold Robbery OF n Corn ulaacretol Tfny.
clier.
1SpiAkAroLts. Dec. a+.-Lsss evening, a. a
travelling agent uarned J. i. Russell, from
netro!t, wAs passing along South Illinois street,
on hts way tohs hnte1, be WIS aceostcd by i
man who said that his morse waa down, and
that he wanted assistance. Russell At once con-
stnted, aod followed the man into an alley.
where te vas set upon and Tubbesi o! *So, sus-
t3ntnT hestles severe personal Injuries,
, 1870-12-25
Tf,e fsurernorsf,fn of E;tnh.

a NE ksWs EE1sVES1lpW VI NIHUs
SALT LAKE, Dec 24--The name OF chief 1usdc.
Mexican u used At Washington n connection
with the GoVesno7hlp OF Utah. without his au-
1aosity. lie ID nog, aDt., It ts aushurftatIseiy
stated, will not be, candidate.
, 1870-12-25
BELGIUM,
GERMANY.

E%CATK or FKtSoSkkS
AS1WERr, nrc s&.-Twenty-t~u French rJi*.,n-
cir, who were coEnctd tn tnis ciss, ma,ie their
e6cA1e yesterday.
, 1870-12-25

The French Hiding In Wine Caves.
csrtespnndent Of the London Tin.es writ
ms fIoca tho headquarters OF the Twelfth
Royal Saxon corps 1t Le GAlant. describes I
singular e1peIient Of the French to hide them
selves from The Germans: 'Ia the fore
noon ~as At Clare, yillsss
about four ua,les from hers on
the road to MeAu1. on the Name. L fo;t-
night ago there wete only about 1 loxeu
French people there. The Germ IN troops bad
the whole plicn to themselves, With the e1-
eep!ion Of house or &xo occupied by French
Inhabitants Who had He'd, but returned again.
treat Nas my surprise. yesterday, to aee sew
eral Frerch men, Momea. and children.
IN the long street which constitutes the
village. On icqui1F, found there were 70
fe~tr than l2o Of al snch persons. the num-
her having Increased from GO since Saturday
hat. Where had al these 100 peop,s been
when nat cns Of them We tobe seen at C1Aya:
Had they aed to nAtias That Ind been The
eupposftion. bat it was erroneous. They, Or
most ct them, lad been hidden il the bowels
Of the eatth. TheE had never lett the parish
Of CtAye At Ill. They Ind concealed theuaelses
underground. AID have come TO the surfAee
aEsin within the LIST Few days. It is balisv-
ed that many others are still IN regions be-
meath. and thei1 gradual resurrsctiou is ex-
pected. Ihere are immense vine c2yes
around clare, rome OF them constructed 1t I
considerable uepth ba!ok the surface; into
these the terrified villagers had deseenilsd
with -their household gods, and there
they hAva been lying, couceAt.d
while the. enemy has occupied tae
hooses and etotss and gardens above. Its
aoe l'ksly thai tho *hols population Of Gaye
, 1870-12-25

Ernhczztcfncnt By n 1.ndy:& Conch-
1usNn.
BOTTOM, MRss. Dec. 9A-sau1e2 T. A1arewa
who was recently employed as conchnau for
Mrs.. OntcEuet1e ti1tdtcx. OF Hartford, Cnnu., WAS
arrested on board the United States steamer CALI
FORMS. yesterday afternoon. for the larceny And
en- be1zlfmcnt Of ovtr.f3a, ,h0 worth Of properly
while IN her employ. Tola consisted Of diamonds,
watches, 1phies, 1noteE. bracelets, anil other
EwelIy. Tie had enlisted ln Lac navy ia New
iofk, aud xOuld sail IN a day or tF0. Soyur Of
Inc properly will te recovered
, 1870-12-25

.nsx. I; !os ,es y p 9se "A vessel which
nom captstu Kerr, dtted yesierdays c6at,an ~.
KaleS tfc reported, but eyeryf ftinf Il resHT "a
take acyAotage of ste 1Est 0@1s1ase Ecsinsr "a
tcp1tf tho Atlantic clhsta 's~'1eA ~
, 1870-12-25
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