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The New York herald., 1871-03-11
The TORNADO IN ILLINOIS.


Losses by the Tornado mt East st. Louis
SS60,O0O-Eirect Of the Storm in aI0rgnn
County.
ST. LOUIS, March TO- 1871.
The losses In East st. Louis by the tornado OF
Wednesday We're much exaggerated. more care
full estimate places them at about the following
fgures:-Elevator, $1o,ooe ferry company, $4,000;
vt. Louis and Vandalia Railroad, between $4,000
and $40 600; Southeastern road, s15ooo Chicago and
Alton Railroad, $4,000; Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
road 10000; Toledo and Wabash Railroad, between
$4,000 and 100000; the steamer Mollle Able, much
more seriously injured than first reported. being
almost stripped OF her upper works, will require
repairs to the amount OF $50, 600.
The losses to citizens cannot be accurately given,
but as semc sixty dwelling houses Of more less
value were either destroyed or damaged the loss
can hardly fall short of Si00, 600. The railroad CON-
panies are busy repairing damages, and citizens
are busy endeavGrng to gather up the remains Of
their houses and collecting together their furniture
Reports from the country are coming In. In some
localities the damage is considerable. In Morgan
county, Ill., houses, FENCES and forests were blown
away and several persons badly injured.
AT Helena, Ark, the same afternoon, a hurricane
passed over the city, unroofng number OF houses
and dong other damege to property.
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THE PACIFIC COAST.

Volcano in Washington Terrisory--The San
Francisco and Australia Stennlsaip Liae-
Archbishop Alomnny aud the Irish CnthO.
lies.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 10, 1871.
Mount Rainier, in Washington Territory, appears
10 he firing up for volcanic eruption. The heat at
the summit has become so great as to melt the
snow. Heretofore during the hottest summer
weather the melting OF Inc snow was but partial
There is constant emission of steam, and some
persons living IN the Vicinity report smoke from the
mountain.
The new line OF mail steamers between San
Francisco ana Australia Is advertised The steam
snip Nevada Will sail April 8. touching at Honolrlu,
for Australian ports and Auckland. Freight only
will be taken to Auckland.
The committee for the German peace celebration
In tins city have ordered 1000 silver and 1900
bronze commemorative medals.
Father Foley Clayne OF Ireland in defiance OF the
prohibition oi Archbishop Aemany OF THIS diocese,
delivered his lecture IRISH orators at Patts Hall
yesterday evening" 10 an immense audience. four.
nfths OF them Irish Catholics, and was warmly ap-
plauded. The action of the Archbishop is bitterly
denounced by Catholics ana has created very
strong feeling in the Church.
The New York herald., 1871-03-11
Waiting for the Legislative Invcstigntion.-In-
dications of n General Resumption Of Work
at the Mines.
THE SLIME OF POLITICS."
he Partisan and Noa.Sariisan Police Agf.a.


The Partisan and Noa.r Partisan Police Agf.s.
tion in Newark - -. :
The sentiment OF the masses of the people Of New
ark In favor Of the lifting Of the police force entirely
out OF the rotten pool Of politics has frequently
been echoed in the HERALD Now more than ever
are the people agitated the subject owing to tho
shameful tricks that have been perperated by few
leading 'rlngH politicians In the matter OF
appointments, the characters OF few OF which, as
before stated in these columns, are dis
graceful IN the extreme. 1t appears these
few '.rlng" leaders have thus far whipped In
tue balance Of the republican city officers.
including his Honor the Mas Or There Is one repub-
iican, however, VINO will not be hushed up, aud that
Is Alderman Armstrong, VINO yesterday published
communication. In which ho pays just tribute To
the late commission and says that sit grew In favor
and retired with the public confidence and respcct.n
He also states the plan OF dividing the force between
the Two parties 'met all the requirements, that il
was simple entirely practicable and perfectly Just
to all pares Through II. he declares, 'swo
should have within year probably police depart-
ment taken completely out Of the same OF pollcs
This measure Is now before the Legislature and IS
approved by ninety-nine out OF every hundred pcr
SONS in Newark.
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WHO WAS S0lCS

Holding an Inquest over a ssLive Corpse.0
Quite an amusing circumstance occurred yester.
day afternoon, in which more than one person was
sold. miserable looking German woman, named
Christine Stein, evidently not OF sound mind, who
had been In the House Of Detention for two or three
into the Coroncrs' Office by oi,cer attached to the
Court OF General Sessions. who said she had
In her arms dead infant. In order to
Marsh proceeded 10 take the motner's testimony.
and, In doing so, asked her when she last saw the
child alive Mrs. Stem replied, "Not since eleven
O'Clock In the morning. but Just at that time DR..
Marsh observed nervous twtch1ng OF the parcel
IN the wOmanS lap, removed The shawl covering IL,
ana there to his astonishment found 1--we and ap.
parently healthy child. An effort was made to keep
the matter quiet, but 1t was too good joke to keep,
anu hearty laugh was engaged In oil round,
whereupoo the woman with the live corpse was
shown the door in double quick time.
The New York herald., 1871-03-11
NEWARK BAY BRIDGE ACA'n.

Almost Repetition Of the New Hamburg
Disastsr-A visilant Engineer.
The propeller Seth Foster ran against the draw
bridge of the New Jersey central Railroad, on
Newark bay, yesterday morning. and dislodged one
Of the columns supporting the bridge. The Fleming.
ton express train was due, and the employees Of the
ralrOad in their excitement, forgot to give the ne
cessary warning. While the boatmen and the bridge.
men were engaged in a war OF words the train made
Its entry on the bridge, but before the men on the
draw perceived 1t the engineer, though he saw no
gainering, that something was wrong, ana ne
whistled dswn brakes. His action was most season
able for had he gone one hundred yards further he
would have been too late. His vigilance alone
ayefted terrible disaster. A gang Of men was
sent to the place and the damage was repaired after
few hours. similar collision occurred not long
ago at this same bridge. ,s.s.i. - )"
The New York herald., 1871-03-11
ENGLISH CLAIMS AGAINST The UysTsI
STATES.

We publish the following correspondence on The
United States which has passed between Mr.. Ed
win James, OF this city, and Sir Edward Thornton,
the English Ambassador at Washington. The cor
respondence, as will be seen, indicates that the
English members OF the Joint High Commission are
preparing to admit claims against our government,
with which to Offset the Alabama and other Aner-
can claims against Great BritaIn:-
To Sir EDWARD THORNTON, &c, Her British Majcsty'S
Minister TO the United states Washington, ID. c.
SlR-Many British residents in the United states
ious 10 prefer such claims before the Joint Commits
sion now III Session at Washington. Having been
retained as counsel fer of these gentlemen in
the preparation OF their papers and documents for
submission, have the honor to apply to you for
information upon the following points,
FIR Whcther any gua.ions or orders VIII, be promu
gated specifying the time when such claims may pe pre-
Secondywheher any form in which such documents ara
then accompanying proofs and Authorizations to be
Court of Commission through the medium OF the British
Minister directly the Secretary Of the Commission
have the honor TO be yours, very respectfully,
EDWIN JAMES.
go BROADWAY, NEW YORK, March !, 1871.
BRITISH LEGATION,
WASHINGTON March s, 1871.
SIR-fn reply TO your letter OF Yesterdays date l
have to inform you that l hope the commission
which has met at Washington, viii agree upon some
general mode or settlement OF all the claims be-
tween the two countries; but until that be done l
cannot give you any information as TO the proceed
ings which claimants will have to take. You may,
however, rest assured that due notice OF the forms
TO be observed VIII be given, and 10 good time
- - 0 EDWARD THORNTON.
To EDWIN JAMES, Esq.
The New York herald., 1871-03-11
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.

Since the publication Of the entries for the several
stakes to be run for at Jerome Park, which closed
on March !, several others have been received which
were made at the time announced, but have been
detained on their way hi,her. We therefore give
the new entries to make the list complete:-
ANNUAL SWEEPSTAKES. 1872.
"a. George Treats CHI c. by Norfolk, dam virginia.
grand dam Corinne, by Glencoe.
50. George Treats ch. I. by Shiloh, dam Belle
Dale, by Owen Dale.
HUNTERS STAKES. 1872.
%. Georga Treats CHI T. by shiloh, dam Belle Dale,
by Owen Dale.
2o. q. G. a. n. n. Parks b. T. Experience Oaks, by
Bonnie scotland, dam by Lexington.
The New York herald., 1871-03-11
the COOPER UNION.

According to the report OF Fitzgerald Tisdall Jr,
director of the free night classes In Cooper Union,
the following synopsis has been made:-
Average attendance In school OF science 278
Average attendance In school OF art. ........ ola
average attenuance In scho0l OF telegrapby.... 80
Average audiences 70 scientific lectures. .... 545
lolai ,469
100.
The average attendance in the lately formed
classes III Engllsh literature ana the French Ian
guasc mas been from IsO 10 200, and 100 TO 100 re-
epcclyey, making total OF over 1900 persons
Instructed during February.
The average attendance OF the French school OF
design, under the management OF Victor Nehllp and
Miss Childe has been over eighty day; that OF the
engraving school for women twenty-six.
The number OF visitors 10 the free reading room
during February was 2q.3s3. Number Of books used
4.5Us.
The New York herald., 1871-03-11
THE KNIFE m NEWARK.

In Newark, on Thursday night, disgraceful row
took place between one owen Manning and Barney
McGirgan, In the course Of which the former was
terribly beaten and cut up with knife. It appears
the cause was fully as disgraceful as the row-a
notorious bawd named Kate Conness once very
pretty, amiable girl but now and for years past the
vilest Of "soclai evils" she gained much noloriey
three or four years ago In connection win the TN
loved nim not wisely but too well: she was his mis-
tress. She arrested in connection Win the row
above noted, but was subsequently discharged.
Mannnp's case Is not dangerous. Ills assailant mas
not been arrested.
The New York herald., 1871-03-11
TIE LATE SENATOR LYONS.
The ColOred Population Preparing to HoE or
His Remains.

His Remains.
The following notice has been issued by the com.
mitee In charge OF the fuperaf of Senator Lyons:-
The funeral 0bseques Of the Hon. Isaiah H. Lyons
late member OF the Senate Of Virginia, who died on
February q, 1871, while In the discharge OF his SENT
toria duties. Will take place on Sunday, March IL
1871, from Washington Hall, corner Fourth street
and Broadway, Brooklyn. His body will lay In state
from ten O'Clock A. M. until two O'Clock r. NJ, when
the procession OF military and civic organizations Will
form and proceed up Broadway to Myrtle avenue,
up Myrtle avenue to Union Cemetery, where the
stone Square Lodge, No. o, +. and A. M, OF which
he was member, will perform the burial service.
Order OF exercises at the Hall, at twelve O'clock
FIRST, prayer by Rev. A. K. JAWS; second. music;
third, eulogy, By Louis II. Putnam; fourth music:
fifth, bcnediction; sixth formation OF procession.
The New York herald., 1871-03-11
DOUBLE DnOWNGG CtSu,Ln.

on Wednesday last two men were drowned in q
Wen near the tort now being erected az wllett's
Point One or them fell into the wen by the earth
caving, and the other fell In while trying 10 rescue
hlm. Coroner Watts. OF Flushing. held an inquest
The New York herald., 1871-03-11

HOG FAIR Chicago has made arrangements for
grand hog fair with prizes for boars, sows shoas.
pigs anu roasters DC held in that city in Septom-
bernext
The New York herald., 1871-03-11

YACHT CLUB IN THE WEsT.-Tnc Milwaukee Yacht
Club has been 'ncorporatcd or tue Legislature of
Wisconsin
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15
DAYS LONG AGO.
BY vIoIET.HAsTrNGs.


0 days, o days long past
You come about me IN the night,
= Yon stealupon me in the light
-Ofsummer sunsets, or the fall
Ofautumn rain upon the roof {; W h ti3ti
Or chirp of srnrrows on the wall, iar
Or piping crieket's drowsy call. ...i
/ call you not--I thought you dead,
But softly, one by one, You come.
With breezes from another home
With Sounds ana airs remembered sweet
Wi'htrifes we had quite forgot;
:, A giWpse Of sky--a shadow feet,
And blossoms smiling at our feet.
You may notonce have been
More fair to us than fater days 7 f'l
You led us through some weary ways,
But still, with softly witching air ...
: You call US baek--you sweetly SIN lie,
And to our sight you seem most fair,
.os And to our ears your tones are dear.
The rain falls on the roof
just SO it fell in olden time, ' at
Bat then some joy was in its prime,
And something we have lost since then,
Once when we watch'd the sunset glow
There was another hand, we know
Il Chsp'd ours-but it was long ago.
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15
NUMBER II.


A RAIN OF FRocs IN ARlzoNA.-The phs-
nomenon familiarity known as the "rain Il
frogs has been ridicnled and contradicted by
certain scientists; nevertheless, there 10 Az
undant proof to show that It has occurred,
md probably will again. In 1854, ~
writer, in company with some fifty othsr
travellers, had personal experience Of the fact.
We were in Arizona, not less than twenty
miles from any stream, pond. or water. The
day was extremely sultry, and We had halle
ed 10 let the animals Craze and rest. for -
hour or two. Not a living thing besides !ssss
selves and horses was in sight. and certainly
no frogs were hopping over the rich, tuftsd
gralnma-grass, WHICH covered the ground foe
miles in every direction. Suddenly deasA
'lack cloud made its appearance, and il sooa
tegan TO discharge copious rain upon ope
unsheltered heads. The drops were very
large. and the water quite warm. Nearly
every person W re broad -brimmed felt has.
which proved great protection against the
rain as well as against the sun. Our attea.
lion was soon arrested by the pelting Of eonss
thing which struck our hats like hail. but
which proved to be frogs, and in lets than
X
hose creatures. Several Of the party took
'ome from their hat-rims. Our unexpectsaI
ssitore were all of one size, about quarter
Of an inch long from nose to irump, very
lively, and apparently in the best condition. y
Their fall had been broken by the springy
resilient nature of the grass. iSsy
ltisnot probable that several hundred thou.
and, perhaps millions, of frogs had suddenly
cen Matched into life in the ground BY the
''n, OF, If they had, that in their ihfantik
lee they jumped five feet eleven inches from
he earth to the top of our heads merely to
how how the game Of leap-frog should b..
lNed. Nor had they any such caudle ap-
endages as are generally attached to juven-
lerana. They came from above in compa-
~ with the rain; and this fact was made
lear by holding out the hand and seeing
hem fall upon it, as well as finding then.
N our hat rims The eggs from which these
'epties sprung, had undoubtedly been drawn
Up into the atmosphere by the action Of q,
v'ter-spout, and held in suspension with
aqueous particles long enough to hatch then
"it and give them perfect form; then, Ly,
the force Of mutual attraction, the sepaatsdi
Duricles Of vapor got together in such msssss
IS to form heavy sheets Of water, which, in
urn, became amenible to the law Of attrac-
ion of gravitation, returning to the earth
rom which it had been drawn. In the fall
'"w divisions were created, called "drops,'
amcng which the frogs descended, having
,een, obedient to similar forces, moving with
The aqueous particles. This instance Il cited
o show that other things besides vapor arc
translated from earth to atmosphere by Ger
ain well-known and accredited developments
of natural laws.
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15
Am on= the Miners.

. A correspondent of the Golden Era. win,
has visited Auburn and the mines in th
district, furnishes the following letter to thA,
piper,s Ne give, the letter as matter o
home news, and to show what is though
Of our mines by strangers. a
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15
[OFFICIAL.l
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

f.
4, II. L.. Nichols. Secre tary of State of ths
State OF California do hereby certify that the an
nexed is true, full, and correct copy of Chapter
tour hundred and forty-four, Statutes Of Cal for.
ma, Eighteenth hsession--Apwoved April 2, 1870
now on file in my Office.
WITN Eo5 my hand and the great seal of State.
at Office, in Sacramento. Californ
3 SEAL the Twenty-fifth day of May A. D.
~ ~ 1871. II. L. NICHOLS,
$50 Secretary of State.
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15

GRANTS PopuLAR1rY.-A Washington
correspondent of the New York Times, say,
little N ,r occurred th,t night of rather NJ
wkward sort, that shows the relations of thc
president with the people. Grant was a.
the theatre, occupying a private box with on
If the High Joints" and his daughte
Nelly, listening very attentively to Miss
lane Coombs' rendition of Lady Gay Spank
,r. As his Excellency could not smoke
md never talks, he seemed to be giving til
beautiful actress his undivided attention
when some enthusiastic onice-hoIder, will
nore zeal thln discretion, rose up between
he acts and proposed three cheers for Prasi
dent Grant The proposition was responde
70 bya dead silence, when the official duck
linking it nd not been understood, repeated
he proposition in a louder voice, and yet NJ
heers responded. Nothing daunted, h
ried il a third time, and then seeming to b.
overcome blythe ai,surlitv of the situation.
rs. the roughs say, he Chopped" He wen
own with everybody gazing AT the admins
ration to know how he would take it.. His
'xecutive countenahce exhibited all the mod
rasty and embarrassment of stone wall.
verily believe that if some patriotic citize'
J. we're to kick this gentlem,n in his presden-
ial behind, thu spectators in front would no
re able to gather from the change in hi
roantenance that ANYTHING had occurred
Andrew johnson could not enter a theatre
without having the crowd greet his appear
nee with a burst of applause. But in owe
two years observation, the nearest approach
! ever saw to ANYTHING of this sort was il
hat wild proposition made by the Official
gentleman at the theatre last evening. 1t is.
perhaps, on this account that Washington
City is so disagreeeble to his Excellency.
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15

work 1t on large scale. the shaft is dow
'ome two hundred feet, and the yields have bee
very fattering. The ore pays from SEQ to $50
per ton, and as they proceed in the worl
he value of the ore increases. Twenty-Five mel
ire employed, under the supervision of Mr.
Curtis .sf ne4 4..1.} fr n.t
The Buckeye Mine
Has also yielded fine profits. The shaft is on
hundred and fifty :eet deep. and a very fine ledg
continually in sight The'ore pays from "A
to $3.50 per ton, but specimen rock has bee
aiken out which will pay much higher. Twent,
nen are employed. fs
The shipley Mine
Is located about fve miles distant from Auburn
md although the rock pays only from so to So
,er ton the ledge is so wide 10 feet) that il pay
handsomely to work 1t. There are four shafts o,
his ledge the building of which reflects grea
,redit on the Superintendent, Ir..J. W. Roberts
IS mining engineer. Twenty men are employed
The San Francisco Mine
Is adjoining the Greene Mine, and is owned b.
San Francisco company. The surface roc
HoiniSeS "cli, SHoWlnP Tree BOiu, Dut Nv utpt'
# forty feet, stream OF water was reached
which necessitated the stopping of work. until
Jump can be erected The Superintendent, Nj
Il. A. Greene, says there is gold there and he i
bound to have it before long.
Bloomer Ranch.
lode bearing the above name, owned by Mr. J
D. Campbell, promises we'll, showing fine gol
It ten feet from the surface. The rock will pa
rom SIS to 800 per ton, and has very much tn
ppearance of the st Patrick rock. Mr.. Camp
'ell is not at present working his claim and
,pen to the overtures of spectators. 1t wou
)e a good investment, for the owner has twic
'efused $4,000 Cor it. In closing, let us advis
hose who would mine for a living, not to go
ar as Salt Lake or White Pine, for in their ow
State there are immense quantities of gold, nm,
BITTER or more promising district cannot b
ound than the Ophir District of Placer County
There are plenty of unclaimed leads; go in, IN
lers strike while the iron is hot, locate, opsn
nine and sell W. ANDERER.
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15

A Coop DOC STORY. Mr.. Beecher, in hi
Christian Union, vouches for the truth o'
his story: A narrow log lay as bridge over
ravine. From the opposite ends of the log
It the same moment, there started to cross
t big newfoundland and little Italian
greyhound. OF course they met in the mid
lie; of course there was not room for them
o pass; neither could they go back The
Leight was dangerous one for til grew
nound and to the water at the bottom hc
vas extremely averse. The Newfoundland
'ould have taken the leap in safety, but evil
lantlv did not want to. There was fix,
The little dog sat down on his launches
ituck his nose straight mp IN the air and
howled The newfoundland stood intent
his face solemn with inward workings. Pre-
emily he gave nudge with his nose to the
bowling greyhound, as if to say "Be still,
voungster, and listen" Then there was a
silence and seeming confahnlition for second
or two. Immediately the big dog spreads
his legs apart like a Colossus. bes'riding the
'og on its extreme outer edges and balancine
himself carefully. The little dog sprane
Trough the opening like fash. When
they reached the opposite shores the grew
hound broke into frantic gamhols Of delight
md the Newfoundland after his more sedatc
f'shion expressed great complacencv in his
,ehievement-as h" surely had righ' to do.
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15
The st. Patrick NIino

Is located upon lead which was taken up some
two years by man named John McGlough
lin, who worked it with some success but not
believing that tha gold would continae to come
oat. he sold it to the present company, for the
very small sum of $4,000, who proceeded to
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15
THE AUBURN MINES.

The recent rich developments of the several
mines located in the Ophir district having caused
considerable excitement among capitalists, an,
n n ng men, in order to enlighten the public IL
his regard I'VE Proceeded to the district, anc
listed Sc eral of the most popular mines. .ii
We discovered that no exagseratons had tee..
made, but that in reality it was very rich coun-
ry, and one where, were the mines worked prop
Ily, much money eouid be made 49,,
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15
The Good Friday Mine.

Is located near the Greene mine, but upon diff
eren, ledge. We did not see any evidences o
5ery aich rock, but while there is life there i
rope. The Friday '-iswoElked by the Ophr com
,any, who also claim (orattempt to do so) the en-
tire country surrounding, which includes the
Greene Mine, the ''Mina Rica the'' Butcht
Boy" The Z" Stevens and Morris, and many
,naller claims by which many poor miners gair
heir substance. Until.the recent rich develop
nents in the Greene mine, they said not word
o,ing content with the Good Friday, but whe,
Mr.. Greene showed "the. color" in abundance
hey declared that the ground was theirs. Theii
claim was based upon location made some years
,go for the purpose of mining for copper, which
occupied large extent of ground. After work
ng some time, no copper being found, the worl
vas abandoned. The citizens Of Auburn, how
,ver, do not appear to side with the Ophir Com
,any, as Geo. Stevens and Bill Greene are favor
ties about town, and have very little apprehension
. # defeat f. ... 9f ff.Y
The Placer herald., 1871-07-15
Auburn

IS located on the line of the Pacific Railroad thr-
ysix miles from Sacramento, nesting itself in !.
ALLEY between the foothills Of the Sieria Is
t has oflate become much improved, and is nov
putt. a honrish.ng town. The inhabitants, how
yer, appear to be intensely fond Of ,mb bing
or. from actual count, three-fourths of the
iouses in the business portion of the town CON
ain bar-rooms. This, we think, speaks well foi
he ''go-a-head'' propensiti les of the Aubarnists.