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FOR SALE.

T OFFER for sale the place on which now
L reside, near COYingb0u, Upton county
Tenn. This tract OF land coutains one hum
dred acres, well improved, wen WaLara4
the balance well timbered. This is one or
the best tracts OF land Of Its size IN " as-
Tenn essee-level and rioh, and lies within
haif a mile OF the g. -Coviugton Female s6mH
mary" and within two hundred yttFds OF ll-
q Tfbton High 8chool, p under the control o.
Prof. lanes BVan, whose reputation Ls WEI
IrTf~,-7n ~ being one OF the best teaenafa me
country afords, whose school Aas Deal ~
fpbiished for g quarter Of a century. W.
esii -71sau f0r cash or on easy terms % SUI
80 - @.S---.-s.r ID. C. 8LA uf3ElLELs.
- CoTtugtous Tenn.
E2asar 70 r n. Esatlngt sll aru pms al+5--5
- A EefIar Memphis AvRlanclai = on
- r T3sts. Hon. j. a. l5t9sldE Aa.-la. 9l----
- T-rrili liaTfiaIe J. Holmes Cum1llllar l4f'
s,,,, - is-rl5 for further particulars. lli
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CHANCERY SALE OF REAL ESTATE

NO Ih, R.-Ftrst Chsncery Court OF Shelby
eounty-Eltzabeth F. harris ana r. DudIev
frayser, Guardian Of Zsuo T. Harris. W
the said ZsnO T. Harris, by his CIuardfa5
ad H'eDl. Julius A. Taylor.
D virtue Of an interlOcutOry decree for. sale
~ entered in the above cause January ri
est bidder, in front Of the Clerk and Msst,sris
once, GreenlaW Block, Second street, la the
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MOnday, March 6. 1871.

Within legal hours, the following described
property, tO-Wit:
a certain tract or parcel Of land Situated
lying and being in shelby county, Tenn essee
about eight t8) miles sOatu of the citv nj
memphis, on the Horn Lake road the sarne
being a part OF fractional section i've i55
township one () and range eight tSl west. be-
Ing UWo-thirCs OF said fractional SECTION
bounded as follows, tO-wit: Beginning al the
nall-Lhlle post on the eastern line of said
fractional section, running thence south with
Lhe east line OF said fractional section to the
southeast cerneT OF said section; thence west
with the south line Of said section TO the
southwest corner of said section: thence
nortn with the west line of said section to the
northwest corner OF said section; thence east
with the north line Of said section TO a. {, I
Weatnerall's 8 northwest corner: thence soufh
Win said WeatheralPs west line to his south
west corner; thence east with WeatheraiI5s
south line 70 the beginning, Containing, az
acres more or less, the same being tbe farD'
or plantation OF Dr.. ZsnO 7. Harris mos de-
eeased). "0
Terms OF sALE-One third 60 cash. the
b9laEce IN one and two years. Notes win
good security taken for the deferred nav
ments bearing interest at 6 per cent from
date Of sale, Lien retained until INC entire
purchase money is paid.
EDMDND A. UOLE. Clerk and Master.
Wright FOlkes, Att'ys. feS
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I OTTERY.-Omcial drawings OF the Mis-.
II souri, state Lottery. CLASS S..
8, 20, So, 40, 90, 9, l3. q, 30. g. :. 18. 91
CLASS 66
"a 6l, 40, 4, 80, 81, 81. So, AZ, 55, q, A.
Prizes from SI00 TO $50 900, paid In money.
LotJe[ies drawing daily. Information fur
nlsheq I5Il IN the above Lottery by J. < FRANCE.
20 north Court street, Box l47, Mempbis'
Ienn., =. 0. MURRAY, MILLER & co. Man
ayers. 8t Louis No 0'' 10 ~ %
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# @ T. . ale.
EUNICE TOWN LOTS.

A DDITIONAL lots have been laid of at
"a Eunice and plat OF the town made. The
lots viii be sold on reasonable terms for cash.
Persons desiring TO buy viii apply TO D. II.
Reynolds, at Lake Village, Chicot county,
Arkansas, who is fully authorized to sell and
make deeds to lots TitlegOOd.
Eunice is the permanent terminus of the
Mississippi, OuachttR a. Red River railroad,
on the Mississippi river, about sixty miles
below the mouth OF the Arkansas river.
It has been fixed as the permanent tarrnin-
us by donation Of lands to the railroad COM
pany and by agl cement of the old railroad
company with the new company that It shall
remain the permanent terminus.
Eunlce viii be one of the most important
towns on the Mississippi river between Mem
phis and New Orleans.
The Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River
railroad, when com pleted, will drain South
ern Arkansas, Northeastern Texas, and the
southern part Of the Indian Territory. II is
now completed across the Mississippi river
bottom To Drew county, and is being pushed
rapidly westward.
GEO. B. MACKLIN, Surv. Fx'r.
fe3 and Trustee estate OF A. W, Macklin.
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Ths Capital is One Ellllsn Dollars and
ls Paid Up.
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
CoMPTROLLER's OFETCE

NASHVILLE, January L 1870
1, Ed. r. PENNEBAKER, Comptroller OF fha
treasury, DO hereby certify that the Andes
Insurance Company, located at Cincinnati
IN the state Of Ohio, has produced to me sat
isfaetory. evidence that said company has
complied with all the requirements OF
the laws Of the State Of Tennessee inn
posed on insurance companies, and fur
ther certify that burlington Mason, Agent
81 said Company, has also complied with
the requirements Of the laws OF the State
made and provided In such cases.
Wherefore said Insurance Company has
authority to take risks and transact the busi-
ness of insurance IN this State, at Memphis,
Tennessee. ED. e. PENNEBAKER
Comptroller Of Tennessee.
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Notice Of Assignment.

NOTICE Is hereby given that on the lath
IN day OF January, 1871, P. II. Heinrich &
Bros. made an assignment to the undersigned
OF all their property for the squai benefit OF
their creditors. All persons indebted 70 said
firm are requested to settle, and all persons
having claims against the same, viii pre-
sent them 70 me, at No. HowaTd's Row,
Memphis, Tenn.
laa7 3. AOKERMAlg, Assignee.
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FIRE & MARINE RISKS TAKEN
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS.
Stockholders Nesting.

Rs- The regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders In the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad Company viii be held at Mrs. Will
liams' Hotel, IN the town OF Hopefeld, Ark,
on the 18th day Of February, 1871, 10 elect a
Board OF Directors, and to transact such
other business as may come before said
meeting.
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
JOHN ". GOODWIN,
Sec'y and Treas. NJ. and L. r. r. r. Co.
Memphis, Tenn, January Is, 1871. fe2
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DlsSOLUTIGH.

TVHE eopartnershfp heretofore existing boz
4 tween . F. White, ir., and w. G. hsrLl.
under the nrm name OF White q Bartr fa
this day dissolved By mutual consent
Mr. B. F. White Ietjres. and the business
Wll be continued bF " g. BARTH, who az-
sumes all liabilities OF the late HIrr and l-l lT.
alone use It's name in liquidation.
B F. " g LTE. TH.
". G.. BAETH
Memphis, Tenn Jan. q. Is7I IAN
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Notice to Tax Payers.

q FTER the 18th Of February, 1871, I will
"A issue DI IsTRESS WARRANTS aga;rgt
personal property 70 satisfy tax now due on
real estate / wish everv daIfnonaDt ~
payer 10 see this notice before the time com es
70 place the warrants In the hands OF an or
hcrr FELIX W. ROBERTSON.
Ie3 City Tax Col &c or / 1
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NOTICE.

81 The partnership heretofore existing De-
tween Wa. Stephens and W. s. Hendrix .s
this day dissolved By mutual consent. BIZ.
". 4. stephens Is authorized 10 settle a-I
debts against, and collect and receipt sL. bills
due the firm Va. STEPHENS.
fel w $ HENUETE
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MARRIED.

CAMERON MAHAE -Atthe Second Pres
byterian Church, February 3D. BY Rev. Mr..
CarmIc hazel, WILLIAM L. CAMERON to Miss
MoILIE, ,eldestdaughter Of +. NJ. and Kate H.
Aahan, all Of this city. No cards.
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NOTICE,

THE cOpartuership heretofore existing f1
4 the saw and RriEJ mill business near
guOai Shelby county, TeDuefsee, between
Francis Hester and Charles u. Wid-ig. u1de-
the hrm name Of +. Hester G. Co, Is This IaT
dissolved FRANCIS III ESTER
January %, l87l. feuE.-9rr-
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7 'HE Grand Lodge o. the Order Of Seven
= chartered February, 1870, is nov fully or.
ganizei and prepared to establish snb6rdi.
nate Lodges Throughout the State.
Address PEASE & WILSON.
leo Man-uhfq Tapv,
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MISCELLANEOUS
SALOONS
RnRERTIEWIS Ii IN
5000 SACKS CO9HS.
1000 SACKS OATS.
RAGlSTRATE,S 0FFICE,

s3 18th Civil District, can be found at the
office Of Lanier, McCslIum & King No. -
Second street. during Ga business hours faL-
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oonaaepa0n FosiisUslv Cwsdh- Uph0as Ffssh
Hsut Cure

WILL cure Bronchitis, Consumption, an
Nv Lung Diseases and eptbttng Of Blood,
and sfrsnQthen and build up the system to
itg haalthT' condition This has been tested
by Prof Trcsse8u IN Two Thousand cases In
the hospitals Ct Paris in which It cured
appreciation OF the physician many hopeless
cases have been restored to health. one bot
tie viii prove Its elncaeys Sold 81 % per bot
tie, OF six for a5 0os
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY &COWDEN,
uay10 cod PHILADELPHIA
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STEAMBOATS,.
FRLAR's POINT AND BENDS.

FFlsF's Polnt, Helena and Bends Uniled
States Mail Packet.
Ess Phil. AIIin, -
Leaves Memphis Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays, at pm, commencing on the 9Th
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500 REWARDl
THE ABOVE REWARD WILL BE PAID
Il for the recovery OF the body OF
John W. BOWMAN,

lost by the explosion Of the W. r. Arthur,
twelve miles above Memphis, January 18Th,
lS7l. Description: About fVeand half feet
In hight OF small size, light, sandy complex
ion thin face, dark red hair aua very curly,
with small gOatae and mustache; when lost
probably had on only his undershfrB and
drawers; II he had on white shirt, his name
in sull VIII be found on the body OF the shirt
with small eyelet-nolea in bosom for studs :
he usually wore two plain gold rings on the
little finger Of the left hand. For any infor-
nation LETT AZ ~ MADISON STREET, that
viii lead to the recovery OF the body Of the
deceased, the reward win be paid.
]. 7. WASHINGTON,
febI ~ Madison street, Memphis, Tenn.
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nsmphis and Little ROak r. r.
Change or T1m1o.
OFFICE GENERAL LsUPERINTEEDENT
No 81 HOuTH IorrRr arnEEnr

~ . 80 AEA N0uhA e1AhEEIr
Memphis, Tenn, January 2B ISL
nN AND AFTER WEDN ESDAY. FEB. fsT.
~ lell, until mrther orders, trains viii run
daily Sunday eXceptedl as follows:
ley az l2 m.
leave Brinkley at l:S0 pm; arrive at Hope
held at 80 pm
Ferryboat win leave WharfbOat, foot Of
Union street, daily, At 8:l5 am.
freight trains win leave Hopeheld on Nom
day. Wednesday and Friday, at 8 am.
Arriving at Hope6eld on Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday, at pm.
NO through tickets will be sold after u an
uaIy 80, 1871. B. ID. WILLIAMS, Genn Hupt.
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NOTICE..

A IL stock subscribers to the Memphis
n Wood and Willow Ware Company are
hereby AGAIN nOtideds that unless al bal
ances are promptly settled by the first OF
next month, their accounts VIII be placed lu
the hands OF an officer for collection. with
out any discrimination whatever. All must
pay by tnat time Indulgence has been
granted until IL has ceased 20 be a virtue.
Save yourselves needless expense ly paving
promptly. for no further time VIII be granted.
By order OF the President.
ia8 G.. ". HOFFMAN. Secretary.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
MASONIC WnTIcE
MECHANICS INSTITUTE.

Nj EEf5 ODD FELLOWS HALL, half-past z
w Regular BUsINEss MEFsTNQ FTpsT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT Of each month,
Regular CJLLgQUIAL MEETING, every FRI
DAY NIGHT.
g. n, BURKE, President
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1873 ~ MAIN STREET.
Loss Of Hiss. Central r. n Stocs

Loss Of Miss. Central r. r. Stock.
A Ii persons are hereby notified that some
"A time Ia November last the undersigned
lost by robbery the certificates o. dftv-fCur
1871 enare8 OF the original stock OF the kis-
stsstppt Central Railroad Company, which
were issued to Col John ID. Martin, decd,
late OF Holly Springs, Miss, and nam bered
snares; certificate No 81 for 2sharas; No. 1855
for II shares, and No l8ll forl share making
In the aggregate said sum Of 81 shares and
We now warn the public not 70 purchase or
IN any way negotiate Tor said stock. jan
uarv fg7I W.. G. CAVENAGH
The above described stock was the property
OF W. CL Cavenagh. OF Memphis; the same
having been delivered Dy me TO him as the
owner thereof January ~. ISL
JOHN w. G. WATSON, Executor Of
EeQ Iohu ID. Martin dsCaaEeH.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
RnLLowAYs YERHIFUaE CONFEcTIONs

g0L 0WAY'S VERHlFU6E CONF EeTl0NS
rrVWENTY years experience has proved tais
the most popular remedy with physt-
clans and parents for those pests OF child
hilod-WOruns. They are pleasant 20 taxa.
and always effective in expelling the Worms
and tOntng the system up TO its normal
condition. Beware Of cOunterfsits and ilnf-
tations. The genuine have the signature Of
the propristoTs on the wrapper OF each
JOHNSTON. HOLLOWAY q CoWDEN.
Philadelphfa.
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NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that we have fu
~ our possession over one hundred bales
Of cotton, recovered from the river, supposed
to be part OF the cargo OF the f' W. r. Ar
thur which we are ready TO deliver O. The
owners, on proper proof Of ownership ami
payment Of salvage.
EDWARD MAE ION.
D. q. HAWKINS.
A. ATRES
u. 7, MAYNARD.
Ia8l g. W. WILSON.
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FOR ARKANSAS RIVER.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-31

The residence of DR.. McClosky, in Spencer
county. Kentucky. has been destroyed by fire.
Loss about $4,000
MAN named Bohanan surrendered himself
to the authorities as the man who shot Cook,
found dead near Bagdad, KY, the other day.
IL Mead county, Ky, on the 9TH inst, a
man named John Kaufman, from Indiana,
grossly insulted the wife OF respectable citi-
zen in her husbands absence. The woman
fed from the house and informed her hus-
band, who met Kaufman the next day, and, in
the fight which ensued, shot him dead.
Foreign.
The vine disease prevails in Portugal and
the wine crop Is expected to be short.
The court martial at Rouen has passed SEN
tence of death on two soldiers who deserted
to the ranks of the Commune.
An improbable rumor is afoat that Victor
Emmanuel has offered to restore the Quirinal
to the Pope and enter league with France and
Spain to secure the perfect independence Of
the Holy Father.
JAPAN i. now in Geographic communication
with Europe and America.
II wa the American steam trigate Gder-
riere which was ashore recently off Leghorn.
The British ironcIad Warren has not been
ashore. The Guerrier was towed to Spezzin
for repairs
TIE Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louisa
will soon take up their residence at Ottawa,
Canada
EMPEROR NAPOLEON decliIed to receive ali
address of welcome, which it has been propos-
Cd to tender HIM, except at the expressed wish
Of the British nation.
The strike at Newcastle continues, and
many of the striking workmen are emigrating
to America
\ HEAVY thunder storm in the west of Eng
land caused much damage to crops.
Tue Hebrew order of Rishen-sh9l-Ba has
adopted plan by which the family Of each
member, at his death, should receive II, 600,
to be raised by equal assessments on all men,
bers residing in the district in which he had
lived.
GEN. GARBALDI is very ILL., and his son,
Ricotti has been summoned to his bedside at
Caprera.
The Emperor and Empress of Brazil and
suite have arrived at Brussels.
The sword subscribed by the Asatian resi-
dents Of New York, for Gen. Ulrich, the de-
fender Of Strasbourg, has been presented to
the General In accepting the gift of his
countrymen in America, the General said he
would only draw the sword when an attempt
was made to recon1uer the provinces which
had been torn from France by the results Of
the war.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-31
The Reason WIN.

An "old colored sister of Atlanta,
Ga, thus accounts for the recent de
structive storm in that city Il can
jes tell you what is de reason for all dis
hail and wind and rain what de good
Lord has poured upon us poor farmers
it all comes Of Of that Ice mersheen
what the white folks hab started in dis
town. It's agin matchmaking of
freezin cold ice here in de month of
July, and De good Lord IS punishiu us
fur tryin to hesmarter dan He is. H
don't make ice in de summer time, and
when poor sinful man gets to goin agln
de Lord, den He's sure 10 punish EN-
with storms of hail and RAIN and wind
and tarafyin feyers-bless de Lord Nv
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-31

TaE people of Louisiana and Missis-
elppi have originated a new source Of
wealth, that is indicated IN quotations
II Pelican oil at 81. 80 q gallon in New
Orleans. 4 fleet al small vessels are
employed and find the remuneration
profitable And tie birds are reported
u be lneAlaustihle
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-31
DrOuih and CONGREGATIONS in Canada

A severe drouth prevails IN Canada,
and CONTRIBUTIONS are reported from
various quarters A dispatch from
Monckton says;
"Bush fires continue TO rage in this
neighborhood, causing great destruction
to property. Mr., Davis saw mill and
four houses were burned on Saturday.
The excessive and l0ng-continued
drouth has rendered everything rs dry
as finder, and no one knows when his
turn. will come to be burned ont. "
A telegram from Mitchell states thai
fires are making fearful ravages on
the sixteenth concession west ON the
gravel road. There are little hopes of
saving Robert Blacis' house and barns.
Men are plentiful and work with a viii
all day and night, but If rain does not
soon set IN the greater portion of the
townships of logan and Elma must be-
come prey 10 the flame, The whole
country around Mitchell is enveloped in
n dense mass Of smoke A number of
fire engines have been ordered from
Strattord and other towns to assist in
subdung the flames. No rain has fall
en- for three months. The Mitchell
mill pond, known as the largest sheet
Of water IN the country, is entirely
dried mp and the stumps which have
been under water for the last twenty
yours are burned down to their roots
The Oldest inhabitants report this rs
the driest season Mitchell and sur
rounding country ever experienced
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-31
The Famine in Persia Fully Confirmed.


The Bombay Society has received
full information of the rayages of the
famine in Persia. 1t is stated that sew
erAl hundred thousand persons have
persisted; that the country is ruined,
and all its population who can are fly
ing from the land. Ca account of the
scarcity of food III lspahan, public
shops are opened for selling camels',
asses, dogs and cats flesh, aud yet
hundreds die there daily, and people go
about selling their children. The Ar
monian population only lives free from
privatlou,as they are substantially sup
ported 10y their wealthy brethren in
Calcutta and Batavia In kassan and
komo, cities from which grain used to
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-31

NbsNN'f No.
to the new loan.
FELIX b. BRUNoT declines the proflered posi-
ton Of Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has prepared
a detailed account of the defalcations and I'm
adjusted accounts Of collectors Of internal
revenue since the establishment Of the bureau.
II will show that the actual amount Of defal-
cations to the close of the last fiscal year was
@3,7GS.397. Of this amount over one-thrd ls
crsdited to louisiana collectors l.. u. Collins,
General Steedman, and Eugene TiadaIo alone
being defaulters to 1860, 900. In view Of the
facts, however that over fifteen hundred mill
ION dollars have been collected from this
source, the percentage of loss IS regarded by
Treasury officials az remarkably small. The
amount of unadiusted accounts ~ only si6O,-
900.
Toe tnSt.
BASE BALG~-the White Stockings have won
the championship series with the Oiympics of
Washington. The score Of the last game stood
II to II in their favor,
TWELVE Sing Sing convicts seized the tug
Dean Richmond, which had been dosignedly
placed in their way, aud effected their escape.
At last accounts two had been recaptured and
and remaining conylcta.
A yoUSa Brooklyn gentleman named A. G.
Smith, committed suicide. on Friday evening,
by jumping from the bridge leading from the
second Sister Island at Niagara Falls. He bad
lost all has money at the Buffalo races.
Six HUNDRED THOUSAND baskets and crates
of Delaware peaches were sold in Now York
during the past week. Tho trade this year liz
enormous The fruit was never Of better
size and flavor Tho crop on Long Island il
the most plentiful ever known The fruit is
rottiug on the farmers hands.
The regatta of the Eastern and New York
Yacht Clubs tool, place on Monday. The
Columbia won both prizes for schooners, and
the Oracle both fol sioops. The race WAS
witnessed by thousands of spectators, and
proved to be ono Of the finest and most sue
ceRsiul regattas that over took place III this
country
Tua bodies Of all tho victims OF the recent
coal mine disaster in Pennsylvania have boen
recovered. None escaped alive.
OLF Buzz Is reported seriously ILL., lie re-
Gently fell IN fit in the door yard of his resi-
dcnce at West Lebanon, Maine, and is now in
a critical condition.
JouS Will, suffering from smallpox com
mitted suicide by twisting "a handkerchief
around his neck, al has home in Birmingham
Borough, Pa.
The west.
Gro. REAt, Of Chicago, accidentally shot
aud killed himself while out hunting near
Gibson station on tho Michigan Central Ran
way.
A muE-pANr explosion occurred in tho Eagle
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-31
LEAPTNG FOR THEIR LIVES.

Mr. Smiths mother jumped from a
first story window, and escaped badly
burned about the shoulders, neck and
breast. Mary Jane Martin, her board
er, leaped from n shed, and, besides
being severely burned, her right leg
was broken. Mr. Henry Smith escap-
ed by leaping oil an awning. He was
burned slightly about the right hand
and his eyebrows were sinred Lane
and Lynch, the two male boarders. es-
capped unhurt by climbing over an adj
joining roof, The house adjoining the
corner and situated on Washington
street was occupied ON the ground floor
bv MIR. j. Z. townsend as a meat mar
ktt, while in the upper portion
of the building lived Robt. Smith,
"a news dealer, his wife and six chill
dreu. They were unable to save any
thing and barely escaped with their
lives. Mrs. Sharp was rescued by
means Of a ladder from an upper win
dow. She was badly burned, and,
having only the day previous given
birth 10 a child, was in q very weak con-
dition. Immediately after her rescue
size was seized with commissions, from
which she continued "a suffer through
out the night All these are INDECENT
Duuncey i NeGaee, tile proprietors
ot the saloon We're insured for $1,000