The true northerner., 1872-08-02
Maid American Girl and Lucy. Fhe Maid won
in three straight heats. Time, 2:19, 2:ls, 2l9.

| The caterpllars and boll-wofms are pihyhb
havoc with the Alabama cotton fields.
freshet in the Alabama river and tributa-
ries recently destroyed over $2,OOO,OOO worth
of cotton and corn crops.
Judge Linton Stephens (brother OF AieNan-
der ii Stephens), for many years prominent
in the politics of Georgia, is dead.
The first bale of cotton of the season was
received at Galveston, Texas, July IL, and sold
for 93 cents pound, gold.
The War Department at Washington has de-
tails of the massacre of the Lee family at
Clearford. 16 miles below Fort Griffin, Texas
The father mother, and little girl eight
wears of age. were killed by arrows, then
scalned and the bodies left with the arrows
sticking in them Mrs. Lees ears were cut
off, Cordelia, aged 10, Susannah, aged IL,
and John Lee, aged 16, were taken prisoners.
Gen. Augur fears that more extensive opera
tions will have to be taken against these In
dians before they will remain peaceabe. Gen.
Sheridan, i'm a communication to the War De-
partment. saws: 1--WE can never stop the
wild Indians from numbering and stealing
untl we punish them. If a white man in this
country commits murder we hang him. If he
steals horses we put him in the penitentiary.
If an Indian commits these crimes we give
him better fare and more blankets. l think
NAV with reason say that under this policy the
civilization of the wild red man will progress
slowly"
William Lowry, one of the notorious Robin
son county On. Co. outlaws, was killed last
week by brother of Col. Wishart, who was
murdered by the gang some months since.
The completion of the Industrial Exposition
building at Louisville was celebrated by an
immense mass meeting in the building, on
July 20. The structure is the largest of the
kind in the country, covering an area of 10000
square feet, and will be lighted by over 5000
gas jets.
The damage by the recent floods in Alabama
will reach IS. 900 600. The rivers in the central
portion of the State were higher than ever be-
fore known. and many houses were swept
away.
ST. Louis had two suicides on July 21-both
Germans. Avent Hertzberg blew his brains
out and John j. Ralster hung himself,
The troubles in Pope county, Ark, still con-
dispatched arms TO the seat of war for the pur-
pose Of arming the militia.
A young woman committed suicide at Louis
vile, July %, by leaping from the bridge into
the Ohio river.
Washington.
In the last three years the receipts Of the
Postoffice Department have amounted to
S17. SIG, so. The loss by defacations dur
ing the same time foots up S95, 900, or one
twentieth of one per cent.
Secretary Fish is represented as being very
much annoyed by the publication of Catacazy's
pamphlet.
A Washington telegram states that the
claims filed at the British American
Claims Commission exceed $4,000, 600.
OF this amount it is estimated that between
one-fourth and one-ffth will be allowed. or
dollar for dollar the amount that the Alabama
claimants are likely to realize.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has advanced
TO the Collector of Customs at Chicago the
sum of 81, 1,25OOOO to pay for the site selected
for the new custom-house in that city.
1t is now announced that those new postal
cards will be ready for distribution in Septem-
ber
The distribution of the new series of distilled
spirit stamps commenced July q.
About twenty Indians, headed by Mr.. Spot
ted Tail arrived at Washington the other day,
for the purpose of Intervening the President.
Among the rebel archives recently purchased
by the Government is the report OF Jacob
Thompson, Confederate agent in Canada dur
ing the rebellion. This report gives details Of
the plots formed by rebel agents to burn North
ern cities and release rebel prisoners, with the
names Of the persons prominently connected
Herewith.
The Commission appointed for the survey
of the Northwest boundary have left Washing
ton for the scene Of their labors. The work
of the Commission will probably extend
through two years.
Foreign.
The well-known American prima douna Miss
Clara Louise Kellogg, has achieved great
triumph in London, in the opera of " Traviata, y
having been recalled five tim the first night
Of its representation. She was personally
congratulated by the Prince of Wales The
London journals pronounce her simply perfect
The magazine of Fort Monarca, at Neuvatis
Island of Cuba, was struck by lightning re-
Gently, causing a tremendous explosion, shat
tering the fort and killing seven Spanish SOL
diers. A rifed cannon was blown $50 feet from
the embrasure.
The London Times, commenting on the
Stokes trial, says: "At the bottom of what
we call this miscarriage of justice is that in
difference the Americans feel for violent
crimes, in which both murderer and victim are
rowdles."
The man Cornwall, who kindly lent his as
sistance to the American detectives who alb
Quoted DR.. Bratton from Canada soil. has been
tried at London, Ont, found guilty, and SEN
fenced to three years in the Penitentiary.
Later advices from Alexandria, Egypt give
the particulars of the shooting affray between
Consul General Butler and the Khedive's
American officers. Butler and wadleigh we're
dining at Greek restaurant, where there
were also party of officers, Gems. Loring and
Reynolds and Maj. Campbell. As they we're
leaving the restaurant Iorinp and Revnolds