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ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COLLECTION OF

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COLLECTION OF
LETTERS on THE STEEET.-Letters are col
lcctcd from street letter-boXes as follows !:
From those designated by white star at
G:3O A. NJ, and 12:45, 3:15, and $50 2. Nj. !;
from all other boxes on the return trips OF
The carriers, or about s A. M. and $50 p.
NJ. Persons living in the outer districts OF
the city can acquaint themselves in regard
TO the exuct time of collection by applying
personally to their carrier. These collec-
lions, IS well as the deliveries, depend upon
the arrival and departure OF the mails, and
are changed in accordance.
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CHANGE OF TIAH.-General Superintend-
eut Perry, of the ChcSapeake and Ohio rail-
road. announces q change Of time in the
rnnning Of the trains on that road. On aud
after September 10th the trains leaving the
White Sulphur Springs at 2:35 Z. Nj. and
Staunton at SIG q. M. will be dis. .ntin-
ued, hut a special train will leave White
sulphur Springs for Staunton on Wednes-
days and FRIDAYS at 2:35 P. NJ, and Staun-
ton for White Sulphur Springs on Thurs
days at S:15 A. NJ. until further notice.
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PRESS VIsIToRs.-In addition to the gem
tlemen named in our issue Of yesterday we
notice the following members OF the press
Snowden. Jr., Of the Alexandria Gazette :;
Capt. j. IL. Chamberlayne and L. S. Grego-
~, Petersburg Indeg: Col VIM. +. Came
ron and II. G. Tinsley, Petersburg Pro-
gress A. Wedderburn, Alexandria Stand
ard and Sentinel; james T.. Stewart, Page
Courier; Dabncy Cosby, Jr., Halifax Re
cord; Col. G. W. Reed, Brooklyn Eagle;
Geo. r. Wilmington, Washington National
Republican; A. b. Venable, Farmville
Con,monreaHh; and S. N. Yost, Staunton
Vdttey T,rqs7Ran.
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DR.. PARkBR's HEALrH.-Since Wedncs-
day, the 23d, tho first day that DR.. ". w.
Parker attempted to drive out after his ac-
cidcnt, he has been seized with return Of
hemorrhage from the kidneys, and has been
very i'll and under the constant care Of two
physiciuns-Drs. Fairfax and Joynes. We
this morning.
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CONVENTION ITEMs.-Thc secretary will
have ready this morning certificates Of at
tendance to delegates TO The Convention.
These certificates will entitlc the holders to
free return tickets on all the railroads eX-
cept the Chesapeake and Ohio.
The Committee Of Reception, consisting
of MessrS. j. r. Fisher, Il. +. Walker, Nj.
Angle, J. j. Pryde, and John Hall, have
been most efficient in the discharge of their
duties. Delegates arriving this morning
will report to them.
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PROPOSALS.
OfErCR CITY ENGINEER, !

OFFICE CITY EEGINYER,l
Aug. soth. 1871.
PROPOSALS will be received at this Of
4 tcc untll WEDNESDAY, September 9Th, 81 u
NJ for making The necessary WALL OF pudd'ed
clay and 1liug around Tho tank fer the gas holder
being erected az the City Gas Works.
such information as NAV be required can b:
h.d by application at this Office.
Work W be done 70 the satisfaction Of the Con-
rH'ttae on Light, tie City Engineer, and lup5rin-
is1danl Of las. b:
The Committee or Light reserve the rigbt Of
CHAs. IL. DIMMoCK,
au so I'd City Engtneer.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
MT WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS
,ons LOW PRICES

coOD GOODS AT Low PRICES
". advise all who wish TO purchase strictly
rrRsT.cI.Ass D8Y GOODS a: low prices ~
,,xn,pe our stock, as we now otfer lots OF goods
,,-x ,oy prIsos rather than carry them over the
season.
rIAlS. rLAlD, and s 7 IT 4 ID MoZhM-
Uloufs and LENos at les;. per yard, sold
At the commencement Of the season at ?s and
Sc:
RgAl. rRENcu oRGANDY LAWNS at $780,,
worth sec. per yard:
yMBRuIpxRKD oKGANDY at 400, worth :se.
per yNd -.
swiss MUsLINs At Is 90 IS, 80. 30, and Sec. per
vsrd-sll very chesp;
VluUEs at So and $50, worth Soc;
RACK CRfrE DE rARlS ut Soc, rsr yard
would he cheap At fSc;
EnMRaz,NEs AID TAMIsE At extremely low
PJiCCS:
u.u,,snme ENGLISH and FRENCH CASsI-
GgEEs. FOR pants, al grsu;'y-rsduccd prices !;
,pfyioT CASSIMkRES, full double width at
sI.7S per yard-cleg ant & oods for fail wear:
puuRLE-wIDTH FRENCH FLANNEL, the
most SsTyiceshle goods To be had;
! lsrse stock OF DoKSklSS and BLACK
CLOTHS ri satisfactory prices;
TARASols In great variety at price, shat arc
bound 20 make hem go;
HoNKY-CQmn QUILTS, The l1rgc': manurac-
turcd, nj IA, worth S2so:
calico CuMsoRTEt.S at 81 Eo-not the price
II would cost You 10 buy tie material;
Heavy WOOL QUILTS al ss. 80, worth $3.50:
LINEN for covering stair carpet at l5c. per yard,
worth Csc.
lApIA-TNIi.l. LONG CLOTH at Soc, worth
t0c. per yard;
sKIKIISG CAHBRIC al 90 and CSC. per yard,
worth so and Sc:
COTTON DlArER at Sl.2s piece OF ten yards !;
LINEN DIArER al 81, so for p:ece OF ten yards;
HrrKABACk TOWELS at $50, 81 $3.50, s. Is,
nnd upwards iE-,:he cheapest towels you ever ssw:
Genuine ewHlTLYJKT SETS, EARRINGS. and
EkEASTPjES, at 7sc., 81 Sl.25. aud 81. so 8
set, which is less than one half the value;
NICE JET SETS at s5c., s5e., and Soc, su'pri.
s!ng!y low;
BLACK CREPE SETS CT COLLARS and
CUFysrrom $l.25 to S2.5O SCI;
CREPE COLLARS from 25c. to 81;
ALEXANDER KID GLOVES At 81 pair, sold
everywhere al sl.2s;
DlElTY RAsDs at lec., worth 9sc.;
CBOCHtT EDGIN1, twelve yards lu piece, al
l5c.. worth sc. per yard; b2ttcv article at
25c., worth loS. yard
REAL FRENCH woVE CoRSXTS, all sizes,
white ued colorcd, at &C., worth 81;
LADIES' GARMENTS in great variety
MIC CHEMlsES and DRAWERS at 81;
EUREKA GUM CLOTHS for children;
Iaud 4-.INDiA RUBBER CLOTHS;
\ lar:e assortment Of LACE SETS and LACE
COLLARS, from the Lowest prices to tue bcs
qualities;
ELAHKSTS IL great variety;
A large stock or BED TICK, from 1oc. TO 3fc. pc!
yard, all much below regular prices
TABLT-CLOTiI, pure linen, two yards long, a
Sl-would he cheap al $3.50;
FMlSGED NAPKINS q. eoc., worth 81 per doz.
LINEN HEaSIITCHED HANDKERCIIEFs
At I5c would be cheap Mt 2oc.;
NEW YORK MILLS COTTON ct 2lc.;
WhMsUITA IT 2oc.
AkUEQSCOGGlN at lGSC.
Ful-wid,h UNBLEACHGD COTTON SHEET
ING at soc. per yard;
Fnll-wldth ELEACHED sIIEETING at asc, pei
yard.
Five thousand seven hundred and ejghty-thr re-
other BARGAINS al TO bc seen at tho large
dry goods house OF
LEVY BROTnERs',
au3l ial3 and 1915 Main ST., Richm9 9pd, Va.
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SUDDEN DEATH.-On yesterday morning
early, Adam Brock, colorcd man, aged
one hundred and four years, expired sud-
denly ut his residence on Little Clay street,
near st. Peters street. lie had been mar
ricd twice, and his second wife, now living,
is seventy years old. They have had twelve
children. the younger being now thirty-tive
years old. Deputy Coroner Trent's attcn-
tcn was called to the case, but deemed an
inquest unnecessary, as the death was from
a natural cause.
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2gAPLGS:
Linens and Linen aeetin2s:
Brown and Bleached Cuttons;
Cotton Shcet!ugs snd Pillow Cottons;
Eamasks, Diaper5, Towels, &c.
{At old prices, although sdyaHclng)
Linen Bosom Shirts, Bosoms,
Socks, Collars, Gloves,
Casslmeres, &C., for gents and boys.
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jon PaINTiNG.-Wec call she attention OF mer'
chants, clerks or courts, shertfs, lawyers, rSii.
road, steamship and canal officers and agents, anu
sl,others having orders fo- printing TO the iaci'
ties offered at the DISPATCH PRINTING tbrAB'
LIsHMEgT for the prompt and faithful execution
OF all kinds OF Job printing. We can furnish at
short notice Cards. Bili-Heads. Lerter-Heads,
Programmes, Ball Tickets, Blanks, Pamphlets,
Tags, Hand-Bills Catalogues, Bills OF Fare, Show
Bills, Checks, Drafts. &C., &C., 60. Satisfaction
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DRIED FIos FOR THE PoMoLoaIcAL ExuI-
BIrIoN.-The Secretary Of the Virginia Hor-
ticultural and Pathological Society received
on Yesterday box OF dried figs, put up by
Mis-. S. E. Byers, of Galveston county,
Texas, for exhibition at the coming Fair.
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New TEMPLE OF HONOR. !,
been made to DR.. PeterfeId Trent. Denmtn
Most Worthy Templar for Virginia. for y
Gnarter for 4 new Temple of Honor and
temperance, to be located in Alexandra.
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PERsoSAL.-We were misinformed yes
terday III the statement that DR.. G. w.
Bagby had gone to Europe TO purchase
books for the State library. The doctor Is
only sojourning for few days with his
family in Orange county, aud WILL return
to bis duties early next week.
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.tnE lVoRlNEs.--,t is astonishing to what per-
ies.i'h lhe art OF photography has been brough,
b. thc artist of the "LEE" Gallery, who |, pro-
ducirg those beautiful l1c-ike pictures below the
price charged for common photographs.
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IT, TIE VIRGINIA YEAST-POW-
DEuS quietly aud silently have worked their wSy
~ pulhtc favor, simply and alone because they
were found 10 be exactly what our people wantd d.
J2" III sc, the only home made not orer-puff' ''l,
baking powders, ard yen Will be suited. Scld bs
9l ltusststs and gIoCcrs. suSI-:tS
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Ritllmoud Dispattk.
Neutrality-suspicious. 81, 1871.
Il THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
Is LARGER THAN THE CONFINED CIR
.CULaTIoN or. ALL THE OTHER DAILY
NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY.
AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.

THOS. ". KEESEE will sell at HIS rooms, at 10
O'Clock. pianos, showcases furniture, &c. "
ISBELL 8 SON will soil at 10 4. M, ut No. sos
Marshall street, between az aud 9TH, household
and kitchen furniture. SC.
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SPECIAL BARGAINS.
Two 10 three hundred DRESS PATTERNS, Sum-
ner and Fall Popltns, Lawns, Black Alpacas, &C.,
upon their back counter, TO be Sold of at half
value, as their inventory season (lst September)
approaches. II. r. PRICE h Co,
20 li0l Main street
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PERSONAE.

NOTICE.--If the person who sent O
WM.I DABkRY will grant him Capt Dabney1
all int rview he will confer favor. have su,-
prcted, aud want proof pledge ny word there
Of the litter. but will be usder gteat obligation
II H. will furnish me with the necessary evidence.
ausl-S.x WH. /. DABNEY.
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The most superior whiskey IN our market is "B
seIectn The price IS s2 50 per gallon, and 1t can
only he had at ". D. BLAIR & CO.'S, corner 9th
and NJ ain streets, Richmond Va.
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THE FALSE ALARM CAsH-The Offender
Puushed.-Ye Yesterday in the Police Court
the cases of james Wyatt Epps and Burnett
; Wheelcy, who were charged with giving
false alarms of fire within the city, trespass-
ing on public property, and creating dis
turbance throughout the cntirc city, were
heard by Justice White. A nolle proseqai
WAS entered in the cuse of " heeley, and he
was retained US witness for the pr0secu.
ton.
Mr.. Talman was the first witness cyam-
ined. He testified that he was standing on
the corner of 4th and Duyal streets, and
saw two men go to the tire-bOx. The dis
tance rendered it impossible for him to be
certain, however, that they turned in the
alarm. In moment more, however. the
bells in the city sounded the alarm, and he
at once started i'll pursuit OF one OF the
men, and after chase oyerhauled him and
carried him to the statiou-housc. This per.
son was Wheclcy. He told Mr.. Taliian
that he would tell him all about the affair if
he WAS allowed TO go into the cell with
Epps, who was arrested by Mr. Cordlc at
the corner of 4th and Leigh streets, or in
that neig5borhood. Mcssrs. Talman and
Curdc were talking together when the
alarm was given, and they started in pur-
suit of the two men, Mr.. Cordle keeping in
sight of Epps until Lc was arrested.
MIR. StyeWatcr testified tnat during The
day some time Wheclcy had told him that
1t was the intention of Epps to "turn in"
an alarm Of fire from box II and when
Wheelcy came OH the stand he stated that
both alarms were given by Epps, but that
he did not know at first that he had key.
Several witnesses were examined for the
defence, but they knew nothing of the
affair, and had only seen the two mcn TO-
.ether during the evening.
Justice White, after patiently hcsr!ng
the whole casc, deemed Epps guilty, and,
with severe reprimand, assessed his pun
ishment at fine of twenty dollars (tcn dol
lars for each uflcnce), and required him TO
give security for his good behavior in the
sum Of one hundred dollars for six months.
This is certainly not severe sentence, but
il is to be hoped will have The effect OF put
ting an end 10 this sort Of dangerous sport.
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y aPpoINTMENr ON THE oL1oE FoRcr wv :
Doara no;n OF Police Commissioners has ! an ne
fnran po,ntea lr, M Pmlip Shea as member Of , the
s1;rce, 20 MI the vacancy caused by the ;ne ra'
slShatlon OF Mr. James D. Lyle. ~
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MEssRs ". ID. BLAIR i Co, corner 9th and
Main streets, hsye u small quantity of Old Hen.
nessey Brandy, Imported by Richmond mer-
CHI ant before The war. Every one should supply
themselves with bottle for medicinal use.
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AN elegant assortment OF seal and diamond
rings. new STYLES Of silver ware, fine watches, and
beautiful jewelry, Just received at JSo. II. TYLER
Sc Co.'s new store, iio7 Main street, opposite Fist
National Rank.
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COMMITTEE MEErINa.--A meeting of The
reception Committee of the Virginia Hor. @
tlcultural and Pathological Society win be
II. to-day. ' ~ - eiosh
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ExEcUrIv..-His Excellency Governor
Walker has appointed Henry F. Dix
commissioner OF deeds for Virginia, to re-
side in Tennessee.
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THE CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL Soo1ETy will
meet tonight, to take action on the death
OF Mr.. George Straehla, q brother member.
who died last evening.
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Will open in few days at the old stand ga
Broad street, large and well selected stock or an
appertaining TO societies. and also foil stock OF
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, and would be
pleased TO serve my friends and the public In
general 81
au 30.3t MARX MLTEELuUhEERs b
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Buy your cloth'ug, shirts and furnishing goods
from Z. 4. SPENCE & son, merchant taiIors and
dealers In gcntemsn's furGishing goods, 1900 Main
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T. u. PRICE CO have Just opened
Brown, Green, Blue, Hum, aud FLAX Cambrics,
FOR dresses and trimming;
New Lace aud Linen Collars and Sleeves;
l.rdcs' Colnrcd and Black Kid Glovcg, very bcs, ;
Hack Gro Grain stlks. cheap;
Cn,ton aud tlislc-Thread Hose and Half lirsc;
Euihiggan Hose and Half Hose, superior;
toIscts-epcry make sI2d quality.
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School books, wholesale and retail, at ELLYsoN
q TAYLoR's, 1ils sain street.
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ENVELOPES furnished and printed st %, $3.50,
ss7s, aud sA.se per 1000, at the Dispatch Printing
EstahIishment. -,
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MEETINGS.

All the new novels a. ELLysoN & TAIloR's,
Ili6 Main street.
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School books at ELLYsos 8 TAyLoR's, llis
Main street.
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GLS AUGUST, 1871.

MORE NEW AND sEhs0NABLE DRY
q . y ID ).
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V1DEs ENGLISH, MARO's ENGLISH,
II And DIR. MAURY,S IMpR0YE0 TOOTH.
RHJISHES. L. WAGNER 81 Co., Druggists
liS corner 0.h AUG a.s1s .srosa asreS.s: =
A - KINDS. OF FRESH SPICES.
~ Its l.. WAGNEs 81 CO., drasgtsss.
TYOOK AND. JOB WORK PROMPTLY
Is DONE AT THIS oFEIcE.
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State Conservative Convention.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT
ORG ARIZA1ION. a :
SPEECHES OF R0x X. L. N0FTAGUE AND
HON. THOS. s. BOC0CK.
Committees Appointed,

The State Convention Of the Conservative
party met ut Assembly Hall yesterday at
noon, and was called to order BY Hon. Ra-
leigh r., Daniel, chairman Of tho retiring
State Central Committee. On his motion
Hon. II. l.. Montague, Of Middlcsex, was
pl. ri tnI fnmpnrory chairman
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WANTED, TO RENT A FARM OF
cdYY ~ FIFTY TO ONE HUNDRED ACRES. via,
a,d ntbu pWELLING OF three OF four rooms
nn, osasr roul-bulldipgs. Must be good land wei
enclosed, not more than ten or twelve mes from,
sne Glty and on or near one Of the railroada. POI
sesSt0n ~ Roe Wantea october 1st. Address FARMEE
osDLspotCuOiuCc-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-10-11


McsUs Poland As some of the printers have
made some mistakes in regard To the cause OF my
going IN Bmttlebjro, and many are prcudiccd
ag,tinst my wife that would not be if they knew
the truth. SOU will oblige me by printing the iol-
lowing
J believe my wife really thought me insane
Vhen she placed me in the asylum. She prom
i-ed to pay three dollars per week until should
get we'll She had tried 10 persuade Dr. Fades TO
take me 70 his house and prescribe Tor me bat he
refused 70 take me- and advised her q take me 20
BattlebJro, and gave her certificate Of my in-
sanity, etc. 1t was true that while at woIk IN
F.. W Cirse'- mill hast April was severely hurt
by n blow from plank thrown from q saw,
which caused me 10 fall senseess for short time
and caused me to he confined to my house few
days If have been insane, am slnc now Ny
wife has not drugged me with medicine, MS some
have represented. Did they know her as
know her they would speak in her praise, lor
she Is one of the kind,st Of wives, She would
not wrong any one. She thought she was doing
the best for me that could be done. They said
she was put in Jail That was not so. She was
arrested for placing me in the asylum, by Mr..
Brown who kindly let her board at the American
House until she got bail, and she was treated well
By Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter. They always lurn-
ish something nice for their guests to cat. She
was permitted to 60 10 the table without any s--
cort When she got through she paid her bin
without the assistance of any one. did mol
mortgage my property to procure bail for her. 4
WIS her own property that was made surety ili
bail. Il has been said that my wife persuaded
me TO live with her. She did not ask me 10 live
with her She knew that she had always been
very kind to me, and it | wis myself, would
claim my own, and now | will say TO the public
| know that my vile has always been kind and
true 10 me, and She has been a good mother t,
my little boy. | have no fault to find with her
| am sorry to have 80 many mi>judge her motive
in carrying me to the asylum. | am confident j
you were ala good as she is, there would not be- 81
much slang carry this to the printing Office
with my own hand. CAIvlN w. fo-IFR
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Personal.

Prof. Il, d. Robbins of Middlebury College is
to resign, and it is stated that Mr. +. H. Iligley
OF the class Of 1866 will fill the vacancy
The President has nominated, on the recon-
incubation of Governor Stewart, Henry Chase, If
Lyndon, and John ~ Baxter, Of Rutland, as Com
mssoners from the State TO make arrangements
Tor The Centennial anniversary of American indie
pendence, to he held at Philadelphia, July 18th,
1876.
The board OF Trustee, for the proposed State
D,ptist educational institution in Vermont. are
Hon. VIM NJ. Pingrey, Rev. T. II. Archibald,
Charles llbhard l.. j. Mattcson, l.. X. Faller.
Annson Alien, r. L. Galusha, Lawrence Barnes,
S. T. Brown, Edward Mills und Rev NJ. A. vii
cox.
Mrs Stoughton, wife Dillon. Henry E. Slough
ton, died at their residence in Bellows Falls on
Friday night last, aged 81 years. Her disease
proved 10 be cancer Mrs. StOughton was lady
of many virtues and fine qualities, and her death,
hardly past the prime Of life, falls with crushing
force upon sorrowing family,
John l.. Marsh, an old and highly respected
citizen OF Clarendon, died on Thursday morning.
Mr.. Marsh enj yed the unlimited confidence of his
fellow townsmen, and held many prominent posi-
tions both in town, county and state.
I'VE learn that the venerable Del Billings Of
Woo lstock father of II ~ Frederick Billings, VIII,
was thought to be eonyalescing from recent i'll
ness, is now losing strength, and it is feared viii
not rally. Mr.. Billings is over so years Of age
KEY. j. lIalpenny and his wife, and Rev. @
A. W, Wood, pastors Of the NJ Z. Churche. o
Hyde Park and MoiristcWp, are sick with typhoi
lever.
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Terrible Conilagration in Chicago !
ONE uALF or Tug CRY IN RuINs.
Immense Destruction Of Property.

On sunday ovo,tr,, ohor, baicr,st eleven
o'clock. fire brnte nn, !, neKoveo street, near
the corner Of ,Ieg.rson strce, IN the West piyis.
ION of tho citv ,f rbicag, and bef,re a single
engine could be brougLt To bear upon il. the
wbole bl,ck was Il, Amos. The entire fire de.
hartman, ,r the cite ,s,s s,on up,n the ground.
INIT bv this tmc !, had become evident that II
.erions c,na ,yra,t,n must ,nsne The buildings,
from the long continued drouth. we're as dry as
finder and n pnle Of wind arising at this time
rrun the south west suddenly scattered the 4 ime-
in every direction. causing one u( the most de
.tructiye fires of modern times If NOT ia the his
tory Of the world.
The range of the a ,mes extended from the lake
IN the east to jefferson street on the west, and
from Harrison street on the south, t. Division
street on the north This burnt district embrace.
, territory about three mile. in length by one and
ine-halr mile in width, territory including the
finest public buildings and hotels, the largest
.tures and the most magnificent churches in the
city
Among the prominent buildings burned are
the Court House, the Sherman House, the Ire
mont House. every bank in the city-with the
exception Of two small savings banks all the
wholesale stores and all the leading retail st,re-,
che Post Office, the Chamber Of Commerce build.
ing, all the leading hotels every newspaper Office,
every theatre, six large grain-eleyatJrs all the
lepOts, more than twent, churches, among
diem many Of the finest in the whole West-und
III the Government buildings
The Aimes were extinguished Tuesday Morn.
ing, n heavy shower having prJyidentialy fallen.
The origin Of the fire was from the explosion VI
a kerosene lamp in stable in DeKoyen Street.
or course any ATTEMPT u calculate the amount
Of loss involved AT tbi. time would be perlectly
futile 4 rough estimate place. the insurance
upon property al 500 ODO 600. which will prob,-
biz be about ne-twentieth of the loss. How many
Of the insurance ooupanie. involved e,,n nay tbeir
lo.se. /. A subject of the greatest mop,ept The
loss Of life cannot be a-certained without more
ata. bnt i. nut dawn Mt 500 We think it will
.xeeed rather than fail under TIN. number
in res,,n-e p, call. far HELM fr,m the AIsyor
many oi tho br,or nl,ces d, the c,,,try nave
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