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FIRES.

BROOKLYN, July 24.-The clothing
store of Samuel Cohen, Nos. 399 and
4Ol Fulton street, was discovered 10 be
on fire about ! o'clock Yesterday even
ing, and before the flames could be ex-
tinguished damage was done to tine
stock to the amount Of $4,000 and to the
building of $4,000. Insured.
PErERsBoRo, ONT, July PA fire
at this place to-day destroyed property
to the amount Of $4,000.
EAST WALPoLE, Mass. July PA
barn, the property Of Frank [. Bird,
was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss
$4,000; insurance $500.
CINCINNATI, July 24.-The laundry
connected with the National Soldiers
Home at Dayton was burned yesterday
morning at half past one o'clock. The
flames spread so rapidly after the fire
was discovered that the inmates barely
escaped with their lives. Itwas two
story frame, and in addition to consid-
cradle clothing it contained a large
steam engine, and costly machinery and
pump for supplying the grounds with
water. Loss $4,000.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
The Latest News.

Gold closed in New York yesterday
at ll2s.
The President has pardoned G. R.
Ridden and F. E. Brown, OF Tennessee,
convicted Of illicit distilling.
The Lone Stars, of New Orleans, beat
the Actives, Of Chicago, in a game OF
base ball, yesterday, at Chicago, IL to 4.
Information has been received in
Washington from Senator Schurz in
denial Of the statement that he has
severed his connection with the West
Itch Postin Missouri.
The President has appointed Dr.. D.
w. Bliss, of Washington, a member Of
the Board of Health, and D. B. John
son Associate Judge of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico.
Two men, named Burns and Farley,
near Milton, Ky., on Thursday last
quarreled about twenty-five cents, which
Burns claimed was due him, resulting
finally in each shooting and both re-
ceiving shots from which they died
The new Sycamore sewer now being
constructed in Cincinnati, caved in with
a loud report this morning, Immediately
under the canal where a number Of
workmen were employed. The water
in the canal rushed in, and the men
barely escaped with their lives.
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How 10 Cook Green Corn.

Corn should be allowed TO boil, (says
the Ohio Farmer), in clear, soft water
and by itself alone. Not in salt and
water. for the salt hardens the corn.
and not, on any account, boil the ears
Of corn with potatoes, as 60 many do,
for this greatly Injuries the taste and
goodness OF the corn. and also har.
dens it.
1t is well known tha, the skin OF the
potato holds a poison which is freely
given to water, rendering it unfit that
corn should be boiled in it. Perhaps
you will think this unimportant aud
unnecessary, but have eaten in hun.
dreds OF families where corn was cooked
in no other way except with the pota.
toes, and very much impaired in quality
and wholesomeness | have also seen
corn cooked on the cob where meat and
vegetables were boiled, and think that
very few are guilty Of such q bar.
barism as that.
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rank Of officers. So many appoint
ments has never before been known in
Russia.
Sentenced.
The trial Of the librarian, DR.. Pych-
lis, for purloining a good number oil
books, has been concluded. The SEN
tence is two years banishment 10 Siberia.
1t is, however, expected that the
sentence will be commuted into a mild
er punishment by the Gar.
N. Vacquerce's Whereabouts I'm.
known.
ROTTERDAM, July 24-M. Vacquerce,
Victor Hugo's son.in-law, is considered
to be in Holland, but his whereabouts
is kept secret.
Experiments with Torpedoes.
Very successful experiments with tor,
pedoes have been made in Nicawe Diet.
One torpedo which had been under
water for two years, when touched by an
electric spark destroyed gunboat en-
tirely.
Honor to German Heroes.
DRESDEN, July 24.-In honor Of the
triumphal entry on the llth inst, four
squares will be christened the Bismarck,
Moltke, Albert and Emperor squares
respectively. The busts OF the Empe-
ror, Bismarck and Mollke have been
placed in the new market, where the
reception will take place.
Scheme Abandoned.
In consequence Of the Russian pro.
test, the Swedish Government has
abandoned the scheme of taking posses
sion Of the Island of Spitsbergen.
Meeting at Hyde Park a Failure.
LONDON, July 24.-The meeting at
Hyde Park yesterday was failure
The heavy rain which prevailed during
the day prevented any considerable
crowd assembling.
Prince Frederick William, OF Prussia,
has arrived at Osborne.
The Emperor and Empress of Brazil
have gone to Birmingham.
PARIS, July 24.-The court martial
for the trial of the Communists at Yer
sailles has been adjourned.
NJ. Bonvalet is among the successful
candidates in the election of Sunday.
Heavy payments towards the second
half milliard of the indemnity have just
been effected.
1t is reported that Favre persists in
his resignation, because the petition OF
the bishop, urging the government to
support the temporal power Of the Pope,
has been referred to the Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs.
LONDON, July 24.-The new London
Orphans Asylum, at Waterford, was
opened last week by the Princess OF
Teek, assisted by the Duke of Cam
bridge. The inmates of the old asylum
have all been transferred to the new
building.
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Death by Lightning-A Lady Killed
at Prayer.

The St. Joseph, MO- Gazette Of Sat
urday, gives the following particulars
OF the death by lightning OF Mrs. Lowell
and Mr.. Blakemen during the terrible
storm in that locality on Thursday last
The house in which the two persons
named were killed, is situated about
FIVE miles southeast OF st. Joseph. Ii
is three stories high, with three prin-
cipal rooms..and a hall on each floor,
when the storm commenced Mrs. Lowell
was up stairs in back room, reading
the Bible to her little daughters. TIE
windows ofthe room having been blown
open, che took her children, ran down
stairs, passing from the hall into bed.
room. put the children on the bed, and
kneeled at the bedside. In this position
the lightning struck her, causing instant
death. Mr. Brakeman was 10 the hall,
and the same bolt killed him. Several
other persons were more or less injured.
Mrs. Lowell was the wife OF John 5.
Lowell, OF Warren county, Virginia.
Her husband is now in Virginia City,
Montana. The two daughters with
whom she was kneeIing in prayer are
aged respectively nine and six years.
They were uninjured.
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CINCINNATI.
Poisoned.

CINCINNATI, July 24.-John Maddox,
a resident OF Newport, kentucky, was
found lying on the pavement in that
place last evening in great agony. lie
said he had been poisoned by J.Witber-
inghall at the house of Mrs. Carroll, the
widow of a Federal soldier. He was
removed to the engine house, where he
died in a few minutes. Mrs. Carroll
denied that Witheringhall was in her
house, but OR search being made he
was found in bed. Both he and Mrs.
Carroll were taken and lodged in jail;
An analyzation of the stomach will
be made by Professor Wayne, OF this
city.
Recr Hail ProprictOrs Arrested.
Several OF the prop1ietors OF the
principal beer halls and gardens of the
city were arrested and lodged in the
station house tonight for violation OF
the Sunday law respecting musical con-
certs, all of them having violated 1t
Yesterday by having bands of music at
their respective halls and gardens.
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ment, passion or prejudice. The Depu'
ty Coroner read the names ofthose who
met their death and described the nature
of the shot wound in each case. Two
names were not ascertained, the bodies
not being identified. Several witnesses
were then examined, all of whom testl,
fed they saw the shot fred, but could
not identity any one who had fired It,
Stephen J. Meany appeared as counsel
for relatives of some of the dead, but
Coroner Young decided 10 conduct the
inquest without the aid Of counsel,
and said he would do it his own way.
Nearly all the witnesses testified that
the shots were fred by the crowd before
the military fred.
DR.. C. D. Lordly testified that when
the procession passed Sixth street he
saw woman waive a white handker-
chief with an orange border, when
man walked up to her and shot her
Several other shots were then fired
when the military fred into the crowd;
One OF the wounded men had a pistol
in his possession. Several Of the
wounded were taken to his store, three
OF whom died there.
The Directors Of the Viaduct railroad
met to-day and issued report showing
that the road will cost about fifty mil
lion dollars, that its income will reach
nineteen millions and the profits about
eleven millions.
The Stars special correspondent at
Dublin states, in regard to James Ste
phens, the Fenian leader, thatthe friends
of this gentleman, in the United States
and elsewhere, will be pleased to learn
that he has been taken into partnership
by Messrs. Corvolle, OF Bordeaux, al
ready one of the most extensive wine
merchants Of Brance, and hereafter
that gentleman's extensive and lucra-
tive business will be conducted under
the firm name of Corvolls d Stephens.
They announce that they will have a
branch establishment in New York,
and your correspondent is authorized
to, say that in connection Herewith,
Mr.. Stephens proceeds at once to the
United States. His visit, Of course,
will be merely a commercial one; but,
Notwithstanding this, he will now be Il
quote his own words), latter years Of
adversity and calamity, in a position
In which a just Providence has placed
him-to do for Ireland what she has
not done for him, and to return good for
evil"
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AMERICANS IN EGYPT
The eEx-Confederate and Union Sol
diers in the Khedive's Army.

The Ex-Confederate and Union Sol
diers I'm the Khedive's Army.
A South Carolina ex.rebel officer who
has arrived in New York, after consid-
erable service in the army Of the Khe-
dive Of Egypt, gives this information Of
Americans in his army: General W.
W. Loring is a Brigadier General, COM
manding division, and is commandant
OF the city OF Alexandria. General C.
P. Stone is the Chief Of Staff OF the
General of the Army, with the rank of
brigadier general. General T. P.
Motto is Chief OF Staff Of the Viceroy's
personal staff, with the rank of major
general. General Libby is Chief Of the
Artillery, with the rank Of major
general. Colonel Sparrow Purdy,
OF California, is Colonel OF engin-
eers, and is now at work in
Upper Egypt. Colonel Thomas Rhett,
OF California, is chief OF ordnance, and
is now building large powder works at
Cairo. Mr.. McComb Mason is ma
jor in artillery, and besides these Off
GERS, General Reynolds and his son,
Colonel Frank Reynolds, have commits
sioners under the Khedive. After de-
claring the Egyptian army an army of
towards, he says: Egypt is the most
corrupt country in the world. Men
rise 10 wealth and position by bartering
the virtue OF their wives, and every
official has his price. II you want the
Khedive to do anything for you, there
is a pasha in the room looking like a
whipped dog. If the Khedive says to
the pasha See that this. is done, the
fellow scoops up the dust with his
hands and touches his forehead with
it, and then says: Thy willis law; but
once he gets en- the outside Of the door,
the pasha straighteDs out and says:
Dog, how dare you approach the
Khedive without my permission; you
shall not have anything. And he will
not have the order granted, unless you
bribe him, and will prevent you seeing
the Khedive again" He states that the
slave trade is extensively carried on, not
publicly though. You can purchase
Georgian girl of the highest type Of
beauty for about two thousand dollars,
while other slave girls do not bring
more than five hundred. These girls
are perfectly satisfied with their lot;
indeed, they have no idea of any other
lifo
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A Plot for sensationaIlPIay.

The Chicago Republican gets off the
following good thing The"sensational
play" carpenter has availed himself sue.
cessively Of the Mississippi steamer, the
Erie railroad train, the bowie knife, the
trip-hammer, the non-explosive kero-
sene lamp. He has produced marvel
lous effects in After Dark with q
real railroad train, in the Lancashire
Lass with real ferry-boat, and in the
Long Strike" with a real telegraph
instrument. He has got up foot race
in Man and Wife" boat race in
"Formosa" and horse race in Flying
Scud." His hero has played eearte IN
Money" cut for hundred in Society
and held four aces at critical period in
Kit. the Arkansas Traveller" Yet, we
sav it to his shame. he has never made
base ball feature OF his work, whether
comedy, play or burlesque. Consider
inc that about 100000 Americans an
pually blister their fipgers and break
their noses at the national game, and
that at least ten times that number aid
and abet them as spectators, IT would
seem that a mine OF untold wealth and
popularity has been left untouched
why not erect FIVE act play wherein
/ the athletic hero shall fall in
love with lady Of fabulous
beauty and wealth, whose papa il
| President OF the Invincible B. B. C., by
whose judicious victories and defeats he
has acquired millions? She is beyond
bis reach. The baughty sire promises
ber hand to the lover when he finds a
nine that can beat the 1nvincibles. Ht
forms team and it is crushingly defeat
ed-l3 too. He disappears, but in the
disguise OF q red.headed, bandy-legged
short-stop reappears with the White
Stockings. Betting is 100 70 3 on tne
Invincibles, and he bets $5OO.Ooo on the
Whites. The game stands 8 TO on
the last inning against tie whites
and two hands out Three men are
ON bases. when the hero clears them
with a clean home run and ties. The
father trembIes and the heroine gasps
for breath. The Invincibles have tbres
men on bases and one hand lost. A bot
one is sent TO the hero at short. dc
catches it-drops ito, agony! Hardly
has it touched the stage than he seize:
it, sends it like lightning to the baseman
| he passes it to first, and the side is re
tired on q splendid double play. Tb'
White Stockings score one. The hert
Grams GIG, 100000 into his pock
ct, tears Of bis disguise, seize
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Suckering Corn.

Some varieties OF corn are much
given to suckering. These suckers sb.
stract nourishment from the main stalk,
and should be removed before they grow
to any great size. II allowed to grow
large, their removal disturbs the roots
of the plant, and does injury. Pulling
up when only four inches in length will
do no injury, but will result in good
The suckers furnish excellent food for
hogs or young calve4, and should be
used for that purpose.
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NEW JERSEY.
Great Railroad Lease Case.

TRENTON, July 24.-The great rail
road lease case, which is to be argued
before Chancellor z. Abrisky tomorrow
morning, has brought to the capital the
best legal talent OF the State. Brown
ing, Roorse and others appear for the
complainants, J. D. Bengharp and At
torney General Gilchrist for the State,
and ex-Chancellor Williamson, Jacob
Ranatta, Courtland Parker, and Sweet
on Stockton, for the defendants. The
greatest interest is manifested and much
anxiety expressed.
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From the Pittsburgh Post, Monday
HOMICIDE.
A Burg lar Shot Through the Heart
at FreepOrt-TwO OF His COnfeder.
ates I'm Custody.

ates I'm Custody.
A burglar was shot through the
heart on Saturday night while attempt
ing to break into Shirley hotel, at Free
port. The following are the particulars
as detailed by Mr.. Edwig, the conductor
of the Freeport accommodation train.
The victim was journeyman tailor, in
Freeport, who worked in the establish
ment of Mr.. Schultz. 1t does not ap-
pear that anything Of very suspicious
nature attached to his character until
q short time ago, when stalwart man,
a stranger, went to sojourn in the town,
and took up with the tailor and another
man. The three became boon COM
panions. The stranger represented
himself as a detective, and also said he
had been an engineer. In a short time
the movements OF the trio began to
attract the attention and arouse the sus-
picion OF the good people OF Freeport,
and it was insinuateJ that they had
turned their attention TO study the art
Of burglary. The tailor, it appears, had
boarded at Shirley's hotel some time
ago. The men had been particularly
watched during the past week, and were
observed contemplating an attempt on
the hotel. Some party gave Mr.. Shirley
intimation OF this. He took the hint,
and arming himself with revolver lay
in wait. At a late hour on Saturday
night he heard a noise at the window,
and in few minutes a man lifted it up
and attempted to enter the house. DIR.
Shirley, it is alleged, drew his revolver
and shot at the man. The ball took
effect in the region Of the heart and
death was almost instantaneous. The
neighbors were at once alarmed, and
several Of them were at the scene Of the
tragedy in few minutes. The burglar
held a bosie knife fast in his death
grasp in one hand, and bunch Of
skeleton keys in the other; also two
candles and an oyster can, which he
had improvised for dark lantern. The
police went on the track Of the other
two and succeeded in capturing them.
They have been arrested on suspicion
and conveyed to Kttanning
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MEMPHIS.
Stabbing AHrays-Suicide.

MEMPHIS, July 24.-Several stabbing
affrays occurred here yesterday. One,
in which Lew Selby and Hance Nor
gan were engaged, will doubtless prove
fatal to the latter, as he was severely
cut in the left side just below the
heart.
DR.. Edward Dwyer, OF Mississippi,
who came here destitute a few days
since, and attempted suicide by taking
a large dose of morphine, died last
night from the effects Of the poison.
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THE PRIZE RING.
Mace and COburn 10 Fight on
November 3Oth.

New YORK, July 24.-Mace and
Coburn met to-day and agreed to fight
on November 3Oth, the place selected is
within 100 miles of New Orleans; the
stakes are $2500 side. Articles will
be signed in New Jersey; the stakes
consisting of $2000is already in Harry
Hills hands and $500 additional is to
be put up by each man prior to the
fight.
Mace goes to England to bring his
children TO America.
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WASHINGTON.
Boutwell.PleasantOn.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Ihe breach
between Secretary Boutwell, and Com
missioner Plsasanton still continues to
widen. Mr.. Boutwell, blames Commis-
sioner Pleasanton for the loss Of five
millions of revenue by his unwarranta-
BILE decision. General Pleasanton lays
the blame on Secretary Boutwell, on ac-
count Of his rendering an adverse de-
cision. 1t will be shown that he was
sustained in his Interpretation of the
law by the President and members Of
Congress. AS matters now stand, either
Mr.. Pleasanton or Secretary Boutwell,
will be compelled to retire.
Subscriptions to the New Loan.
The subscriptions to the new loan to-
day amounted to $4,000.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury bal
ances at the close of business to-day ::
Currency, So, SOP, ,O0G coin, SS4, 900;
coin certificates, $2l ,2lS,OOO.
Letter from the Indian Delegation.
A letter has been received from the
agent of Little Raven and other chiefs
OF the Indian delegation recently visit
ing the East, dated Cheyenne and Ara
pahoe Agency, July 9th. He states
that they arrived home on the 25th Of
June all well, and found everything
quiet. The Indians were much pleased
with the account the delegation gave OF
their treatment while IN Washington
and other cities which they visited.
The Pardoned Bigamist.
Numerous inquiries having been
made as to the authority by which the
President pardoned the bigamist Bowen
it may be replied that he did it by au-
thority given him in section second Of
an article in the Constitution of the
United States, which gives him power
to grant reprieves and pardons, except
in cases Of impeachment.
Letter from Mrs. Wharton.
Mrs. Edward Wharton, the widow Of
Gen. Wharton, publishes a letter in the
Star this evening, stating that both her
husband and child were poisoned by
Mrs. Wharton Of Baltimore, and that
her child did not die of consump-
ton, having had but one hemorrage in
her life, but vomiting herself to death,
and that she herself was poisoned by
the same hand a few days after the
death OF her husband and child, and
that she is now suffering from the effects
of the poison. Judge Wylie this after.
noon granted temporary injunc-
ton until Saturday, when a full hear.
ing will be had.
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the fainting maiden in bis srms and
waving his cap above his head, exclsims
anything. Now if any enterprisins
dramatic architect will write this up.
and call it The Home Run, or . Game
for WIFE," judiciously in tersperse Il
with slang, double entendre, puns. railroad
collisions, Ofenbachisn air., kerosene
lamps, niger minstrels and shapely
legs, he will realize q fortune and
reputation. We haven't the time to do
it ourselves, and wealth and reputation
we have already. But our plot 10 st
the service of the public, without msney
and without price.
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NEW ORLEANS.
The First Bale of New Cotton.

New ORLEANS, July pa Times
special from Galveston, Texas, last
night, says the first bale Of new cotton
of the season, raised on the plantation
of Mr.. Butterworth. of Colorado county,
was received by Focke & wilkins to.
day. 1t was classed low middling, and
weighed $50 pounds. 1t was sold at 2lc
to Mcmahon & Co., and was shipped to
New York by express.
There is a severe drought throughout
the State.
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4 welI.known Reporter Drowned.

PHILADELPHIA, July ~. STORY, re-
porter of the Age newspaper, was
drowned yesterday morning while
bathing at Ranseck springs. The de-
ceased ior many years has been connec'
ted with the press Of this city, was pos
sesesd ola brilliant intellect and had a
high reputation in his profession.
At q meeting of the newspaper pro
fession held this afternoon, appropriate
results were adopted in respect to the
memory Of the deceased.
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B;snrck's Speech to the Reichs-
rath.
.sy,um to Polish Emigrants.

N,,oleo1's Residence in Switzer-
land Being Fitted up.
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EUROPE.
N. Davinne Honorably Ac-
quilted.
RUPTURE IN SPANISH MIN
ISTRY.
DISTURBANCE IN TURKEY.
3surck's Speech to the Reichs-
rath.
asylum to Polish Emigrants.
Nayo.eo1's Residence in Switzer-
land Being Fitted up.
Heetln: ut Hyde Park a Fail.
ure.
Brazil Royal Family in Birming-
ham.
HONOR TO GERMAN HEROES.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-25

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