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DISASTERS.
L0ss OF tho Steamer Missouri In the
Guls ut nlcxico--Tflo Passengers md
n Part OF tho Crow Saved.

L0ss OF the steamer Missouri In the
Gulf Of Nlcxic0--Tfle Passengers mud
n Part OF tho Crow Saved.
New ORLEANB. Oct. 18.-The steamship Lib
orty arrived bringing tho passengers and por-
ton OF tho crow Of the wrecked steamer Mis-
souri from Koy West. Cnpt JOHN Simpson, Of
Baltimore, WHO WAS d passenger on the Missouri,
makes tho following atatomont.
ave loft Liverpool on tho 11th Of September,
having had hno. cloar weather tho entire pus-
Bago On tho eyoning Of tho 1st inst, nbont ~
o'clock, whom the weather was mild and tho SEQ
smooth AZ o sheet Of glass, tho shin
struck on Gingerbread Grown, ono Of the reefs OF
Demini. Thoro was no apparent cause for tho
ships being wrockod at thnt time, md believe
TINT it was through tho carolessneas or ignor-
ancc Of tho officers at tho time of the disaster.
Nobody was in charge Of tho crow on dock.
After VIC atruok, tho bonta woro lowered and tho
cargo thrown overheard. All tho passengers
suffered greatly from loHs Of thoir baggage. Tho
first boat was loworod about in tho evening, the
third mato in olarge, with forty-soyon people in
it, including mysolt. Tho Uaptnln and inato,
on tho morning Of the I'd inst. After landing on
the iBland, the Captain sent the Beconl mate to
look aftor the cargo. In returning to the vessel
in tho wrocking schooner Two Brothers, ,thoy ,yoro
caught in q squall, and all on board
wero lost. Tho ship broke In two aft Of tho for
ward hatch, aud just aftor striking the roof. The
Captain aud first mato went to Nassau md sue
to transport tho passengers and crew to Koy
West. Tho Captain and first officer returned to
Nassau to stand m investigation by tho British
Commission in regard to tho loss OF tho vosaol."
Passengers speak in highest terms Of the
treatment received from Leut.- Commander
Francis L. Iakor, Of tho British gunboat Chorub.
and Lis executive officer, Lieut.. Harry &,
Hntrl.
, 1873-10-17
THE ODD FELLOWS.


Proceedings in tho Grand Lodge ut
Springfield.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
srR1NaF1ELD, ILL.,, Oct. 1G.-rLo Grand Lodge
Of I. Q. O. T.. adjourned to-day to meot in Chit
cago at this time next year. The proceedings
to-day wero Of little interest, exoopt to momborB
Of tho Order. Tho time Of electing permanent
Secretary in tho inferior lodges Of tho State
VAS changed from juno to December, and pro-
viding that he shall give bonds. Tho proposed
changes In tho constitution Of those lodges were
laid over until the next session Of lilo Grand
Lodge.
All attompt WIS mado to hold all rnootings Of
tho Grand Lodge In this city nfter 1loxt year,
but, as this would involve clango n tic Con-
stitution, tho settlement Of tho question WAS de-
forrod until noxt year,
Two Thousand ono hundred aud ffty-Bix dol
1ara and ninety conts lavo boon collected by tho
Relief Committee and forwarded to their Suffer-
ing brothron in tho South.
An attempt WIS made to instruct tho Grand
Representative to tho National Grand Lodge, r.
TINT part Of tho National Constitution which for
bids Lodges holding bnainess meetings Oh Sum-
day, but It failed by decided vote -
Tho Grand officers elect, the nnmea OF whom
,yoro sont in these dispatches lust night, woro
installed by Pant Grand bIaAtor Woodward.
It WIS decided tint the salary of tho Grand
Secretary should be IT, 750 q year.
A. yoto Of thnnks was .givon tho Hon. G. H:
Harlow, for llis courtosy in furnishing tho hull
for the Grand Lodge.
Tho Grand Encampmont elocted md installed
tho following olllcers Patriarch, D. .. Hatiield,
Of Duquoin High Priost 7. "; Floyd, Of oil-
lespie;- Senior Warden. ]. II. Miller, Of Dam
willie; Junior Warden, J. q. Antoine, Of peoria;
sontincla, J. II. Harris, of Decatur, aud john
Jacobs, ofDnquoin.
, 1873-10-17

Warehouse Facilities ut tho Enst~-rhe
Shortage QIestioll.-ElloftH 4alonx tho
Line--I1 cMaetliea prQpo.etl to tho

Warehouse Facilities ut tho Enst~ Tho
Shortage Qllsstioll.-Ellefts Along tho
Ltne--I1cnediea Proposed to tho
transportation Com nlitteu.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 1G.-At the aosslon to-day Of
tho transportation Committee Of tho Uuitol
6tates Senate, Carlos Cobb, of Memphis, Tonn,,
made favorable statement concerning the
transfer faoilitles aud storage capacity for grain
at that point.
Tho lghtorage delivery performed by middle
mon oompels tho Bhipper Of grain to pay tho uu-
contemplated chnrgo OF thrco~quartora Of Il cont
per buahel for unloudngtho carliors' yasaol whiie
tho world ovor common carriers load anu unload
their own yossolB. Weighing is dono In procesB
Of elevation, for which tors IL charge OF throo-
quartors Of u cont per buHE.ol additional, dlyid-
cd between tho shipper mud buyer. III tllo PRES
ont aystom OF railroads, shortage varies from Il
to 10 por cont. One to . Per ceut is not ,lrcoln-
mon, although tho natural shortage should
not equal per cont. Tllofts along tic limo aud
from railroad lines hnyo not boon Of unfroquent
ocourrenco. Oyorohargos arc OF froauo.it o.
oMrronoo, ethor in rato Of freight or quantity.
Tho remedies proposed wovo that railroada
guarantee quantity, md Charge q ratio OF freight
covering ordinary wasto, and that each gruin-
casrying road should oroct ut itH terminus horo
elevators Of Huoh capacity aa would contaiu tho
doltyor1oa OF each goal for eAy QUO week. Largo
lots should be kept identical; small lots, uudor
cIlnrgo Of an inspector, should ba bllke1. An
grain should lIo handled l,y spci. elevator and
held froot subject tU the orilar Of tho c0nhignoe
for reaaongblo tjn,e, ntler wlieh 1t should bo
subject 10 mouorato chnrgo.
, 1873-10-17

Pocl1ot-book anatolers arc becoming alarming
ly bold in this city. Every day somebody who
has 10 little prooaution aa to carry hor wallet IN
her hand, is alarmed By rude twist Of her fingers,
aud the sudden disappearance OF llor wallet from
her hand. Yesterday la1ylon Madison srtoot
car, had hor pookotbook snatchel from hor by q
boy, near Morgan street. Tho thief took to Ills
hoolB, and, the alarm having boon given, ho was
followed by q largo crowd OF eltiZonB, Being
closaly followed, tha hoy drow a revolver, and
60 inlimidatad tho crowd that tho fellow was
permitted to escape. Lndies should not carry
their wallets III tlloir hands.
Charges hayo worry properly boen proforrcd
against polco Oillcar Tho.nau Cannon OF tho
Sixth Precinct for gross neglect Of duty. Tho
ohargoa are based upon tho following faols: Bo-
tween 10 md II o'clock OH Wednesday, night,
John Graham, q restaurant-keopor at No. II
West Randolph street, informed tho officer tllnt
D shooting atrray had occurred at half
rast 0 O'clock In iiu place In
which q 10y had beon shot III tie Log
iy drunken fellow named Connere. Tho officer
made no attonlpt to work up tho mattor, aud
ca1ue In to tho Station Mt O'Clock in tho nlor,,-
Ing without having mndo any report Of thu
phootlng. Yesterday aft0rnoo,l, dtahan,, tho
lostaslrant-koopor. reported tho matter ut tho
Union Ht1eot Htatlol md 1t wan given to otftcorH
uore attcsitiyo to thoir brainosB.
, 1873-10-17

case and tlro. We ge,vo as we eonld, not gruds;
tngly, but as thoae WHO believed thnt God loved
tho eheeriul giyor. ,We cast our bread upon tho
more tl,an al hundred fold. Tloro is no question
now OF Ralioa1 or Democrat, Of Northern ur
southorn, Of Fetornl or Confederate. There isno
haiting " tho way to aux If wo be Loyai Or
e 81 RI e s onnu IN ' or eonos &c te o
tie tesnlta Ct the war. Thcro is no question Of
ntly kiud. +" It Is enough to KNOW" Bay Louisvle,
1ilicago. New York. Kansas City. baltimore,
Cincinnati, mud other cities, stint tho people, our
that, bono Of our bono aud fosh Of our tosli,
thoy aro in ,ccd II iB enough. God lovoa Tho
choorlnl givor. Charity covoroth n multitude
OF ,o. slqs . IherofoFo We glve. MT H. as u1a ma
but "a thoao who hnvo q mind to rolioyoo
tho needy, bind up tho brokon.hoartcd. aud snc-
COZ thoso In sicknoss and III doath." It Is IN this
pccial1y .are, fastoning themselves upon. onr
hearts with hooks Of etecl. Tile leading jour.
1'ala Of tint portion Of onr "common country"
vic with oaoli other in their oxcrtons In onr be-
half-and TINT; too; without regard to party Or
fact that nany Of those most opposed to iB aH
community bnyo heon most urgent in our bo-
half. Tho appeals tlloy, mako for us aro
aa regular ms their daily issuoB. and they
thankful wo are, how grateful for it nIl, pm ca-
not paint, nor tongue tell Wo aro CONSCIOUS Of
our doflceucios Iii that respect. III any other
cause perhaps wortly, in this our own we fail to
muster words that can adequately convey tho
fcol 1t. It stra US to tho profoundost depths; it
tfos our tongues, and lcnyca us dumb,
spcechlesa. Wo Howed, but how plon-
teously, beyond NIL precedent, have no
roapod : ana that. too, whore wo
mover forget this abointling, enduring charity;
and when tho timo comes, ~ como 1t may Mt any
hour to any community, we liopo to be able to
provo our filth by works. No soud greeting to
tho pr PRESS ind thank M then, I'm IN te m npme Of or NJ
yot strioiion people, md pray it mny nevor be
theirs to know tho horrors wo now know, to seo
what We havc seen. or focl ao VIC hive felt
throughout this awful, leash-dealing opidomic.
, 1873-10-17

An Ern OF Conventions, Assemblies,
and Religious Chtls sorings--.E'lao 1ssl-
sonic Grand Lodgca-.The Grand Die
vision Of Sons Of temperance.
Special Ifspatch to The Chicago Tribune.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1G.-Tho town is full OF stran-
gors attending the various conventions aud tho
meetings Of tho synods. Tho principal business
dono by tho Grand Masonic Lodge, Of Missouri
to-day, waH the election Of the following oflicora
Grand A1aBtor, Rufus 4. Anderson, Of Pal
myra; Deputy Grand Mastor, John ". Luke. Of
st. Louis; seuior Grand Warden, J. E. Ca,lle,
of Cllllcotho; Junior Grand Warden,
Xenop Rylanti. of Lexington Grand Treasu-
rer, William, n. Loker, OF st. Louis GRIND
Secretary, George Prank Gouloy, of st. Louis
Tho Grand Lodge declines to purchase tho Tenn
pic. Oh Market Btroot,
Tho Grand Division Of tho Sons Of Temper
ance OF Missouri, which has boon for two days
In session hero adjourned this morning. aftor
having elected tho following officers Grand
Worthy Patriarch, Deutou s. Thomas, Of Pal
nyra ; Grand Worthy Associate, Roy. ". II.
Hichs, Of St.: oathnrine; Grand Worthy
Grand Treasurer, William Martin, Of
st. Louis Grand Chaplain, Roy. I. Il.
Rdgoly, OF Monroe City; Grand Conductor,
Charles T. Walker, OF Dixon ); Grand Sentinel,
J. ", NeBbit, Of ST. Louis.
, 1873-10-17
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

Suits 10 Recover St0cit Subscriptions
10 tho ro0rin d Rock island Rail-
roitL Thrown Out of Court in Unv.
onport.
Special Dispatch to The chfcaao Tribune.
DAvENponT, Ia, Oct. 1G.-Wlcn tho Peoria d.
Rock Island Railroal was commenced, subscrip-
tionB to tile stock to tho amount Of about $780,
600 wore takon In this city. On account Of tho
failure Of tho Company to fulfill certain obliga-
tione, tho Davonport subscribors refused to pay
up. Tho casos have boon In tho courts for yenra.
Thoy camo up In tho District Court Of this
county, this afternoon, for trial, when q
collect the subscriptions III bulk, but TINT they
could be paid only III inBtallmerts. Tho domur-
ror Of tile defendants waa sustained by tho
Court, and all tho caBcs will he thrown out of
court; Thoro were thirty-ao7on eaaes aaa in all,
, 1873-10-17

An Administration Organ SYmpntl1tx.
cH with Dulnno and NoyGx~- feoturn
OF tho Sernnser Tigrcas from tho Iso-
lnris ScarCli--The Trades Dollar Cir.
cfltutin0 In evntin--StntaRticR IRclut-
inr to tho Disttlleries...Ell0 POInriH
Investigations.
speciai Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
THE OHIO ELECTION FROM AN ADMINISTRATION
STANDPOINT.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. 1G.-Tho evening
Administration organ aayB, oditorinlly: "Tho
question whether Delnuo or NoyoB il to como to
tho se1lnto from Ohio wns aottlod on Tnea1ay
lust. The uanlo Of tho coming Senator Ia Thur
man,
THE T10nEss RETURNING FROM TIE POLAR BEAH.
by tho following dispatch, received tonight
by tho Socrotray of tho Navy from Commander
Groonc, 1t will he Soon that tho steamer Tigrosa,
which WAS aont In search Of tho loat poiaria ar
rived ut st. Johns, N. T., aud will sail Gil route
for Now York next wook:
Tigrcpa arrived all we'll. Sail for Now York III
week. Met no whalcrH. Have had bad time In
Dayla' airaits. tsigned> GREENE.
t1b ths Associated Pycss.]
THE TRADE DOLLAR.
WASHINGTON, Oot. 18.-Dr. Lindorman, presf-
don't Of the Mint, is III receipt of information
from Carson City, Nevada, which shows TINT tho
trado dollar ia going into protty general circla-
For nearly al tl,e silver brought in, the 1niners
take the tratle dollars, and use thom as a circu-
1ating medium.
DIsTM.LEn1Es,
Tho number Of distiorios running on tho
1st inst. WAS 314, with producing capacity OF
al, 800 gallons Of spirits daily. rho incroaso In
September WIS oo, 255 gnlIons daily.
posTA1. CARDS.
The last Issue of tho postal cards show
markod Improvement In tho papor, finish, and
printing. Tile daily orders arc very largo,
amounting from 5oo, 900 to 81 ,oOo. .ooo day; On
masters. All orders aro flllot now as soon as
received.
REVENUE APPOINTMENT.
William N, Nelson llaa boon appointed Intor-
nal Royonue btorekoepor for the Twelfth Illi-
pois District.
Tho American and Moxican Claims Com
mission having named Sir Edward Thornton to
act as umpire, lie has accepted tho nomination.,
provided his Government will consent to his ac-
ton In that cnpaoity, which cousont ho has
asked.
EXPENSES or THE REVENUE OFFICE.
Tho Internal Revenue Office is now conducted
at an expense Of two million dollars por yoar loss
than Under tho former laws. The Commissioner
Ia HatiBnod with tho law it is, and, therefore,
will mako no important recommendation to Con-
greBs concerning 1t.
Tho National Executive .Commfttoo Of tho
Union League OF America will moot at philadel-
phia, Thursday, Oct. 23.
THE poLAn1s INVESTIGATION.
The examination Of DR.. Emil BeHsel took place
to-day on board the Tallapoosa. He gave all in-
torosting account Of his aciontitlc researches,
and detailed tho symptoms Of Capt. Halls ILL
moss. He explained his medical treatmont of
Capt. hall, aud said ho had no doubt whatoyor
that he died natural death.
, 1873-10-17

Meeting Of the Executive Committee
OF the Stuto dsrlnEcs Of tho Alissis-
sippi Valley. Mt KcoIkuIk-.pre
nary Proceedings.
Tho Convention Of tile Executive Committee
Of tho State Oranges Of Patrons Of Iusbandry
in tho Aissispppi Valley nsHemblod in this city
to-day. Tho moeting WAS called to order at 2
o'clock p. III. Tho State Agent Of the Patrons
Of Husba,ldry Of Missouri waH chosen President
OF tho Convention, and Thomas T. Smith, Of
Minnesota, Secretary.
Tho Committee On Credentials reported tho
following delosatos present:
A1inneBota-J. ]. Doatty, Lake City; ]. 8.
Denmor, Wnona; 7. T. Smith, st. Paul; 0. i.
Brand, Faribault.
Iowa.. Il. shankland, Dubuque; N. Fur
rington, Denver; speucor Day. Marahaltowu |;
blissouri-A. J. Stewart, Chilllcotho; William
Price, st. Louis D. Webster, Clark County.
h1iclligau-S, Il. Brown.
Denware-Duncan, Hchoolcraft.
lndiaua-D. Kceno mud F. II. Coffin, Valpa-
raiBo.
1llinoia-A. Golden, Rock Falls !; A. T. Elliott,
Chicago; Con. Ago. OF kansas; r. 3. Dum-
bault, Jacksonville.
Aississippi- Heslor, Canton.
WiacnnBin-John Werner, Jr., prairio dn Sac ;
J. H. Osborne aud james Brainerd, Oshkosh,
aud John Coclrane.
Golden. Of Illinois; Dumbauld, of Kansas !;
Hester, Of mississippi; prico, Of Missouri, aud
shanlslaud, Of Iowa, were appointed Commit
toe Oh Order of business.
Committee on Transportation and tho Improve
mont Of the mississippi River: Shankland, Of
Iowa; Hostor, Of Missias,ppi; Dumbauld, of
Kansas; Brand, Of Minnesota, and Duncan, Of
Michigan.
The Convention will roasaemble tomorrow
morning, and will continue in Aession from day
to 4ay until tho business before it shall haYo
been disposed Of.
, 1873-10-17

DEATHS IN SHREVEPORT.
SHREVEPORT, Oct. 1o.-Telegraplors, all woll.
Alice Butler, 2; Mary Y: Monroe, 90; Anna D.
THE scounuR IN CALVERT, TExAs.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1G.-A private dispatch
worae than ut Shreveport. soyen per cont Of tho
population hayo died.
oAsEs IN 1ou1sv1L1E.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 1G.-Although there havo
been several cases Of yellow fcVor in tins city,
every ono has boon imported from Memphis. A
thousand fugitives from Momph,s and Slreyo-
port have taken rofugo IN Louisyillot and natu-
rally some hayo brought tho Beeds Of the disoase
with them. Not single case indigenous to this
city las occurred, nor is it probable thoro will
cold weather Ia almost upon iii, and tho immu-
nity Of this city from HuoA dIaoaso Ia proverbial.
At MONTGOMERY, ALA.
MONTGOMERY, Ala.,, Oct. 16.-There Nore two
twenty-four hours. Tho Board Of IIoalth has
pronounced tho liBeaBa epidemic. but of mild
form, TWENTY-FIVE douthu from the tlisease have
occurred here since Sept. 10.
THR AID MOVEMENT.
New YonK, Oct lG.--E]oven hundred dollars
from tho Produce Exchange woro forwarded to
Nohro1H. Va, Oct 1o.-Tho Common and So
aot ~ 0ol1nolaa of tl,ia city have appropriated
u, l,bo0 for tho Momphs sulrorers, md reeonl-
mend tho people to mako individual oontr1bu-
tiona.
r., speefa. Dfspatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WARRINGTON, ID. o., Oct. 1G.-D0nat0ng OF
monoy by persons III Washington for lilo relief
OF the yollow foyor Buiro1crs in Mo1npllla hayo
esasn sI,snn,. quito freely made. Con. Butler, Cav.
emd od1iera, ecca1, md ". ". Cotcoran oach gave l00;
@1o.'S.m ~, Nohehon anl p0BtmaBter-Goll.
nsoamei @ aoxa Ivy On snxpn np $50 oac Tho President
city. s'" W oo "o''s W 'A"'
WAsH1hoToN, Oct. 10.-Tho hl..onio frotorn,tv
OF this city will forward si00 for 10 raiinf ~
tho Memphis and Shreveport sufferers i. ,nor. ~
row,-tho amount sulgolihod by two 1olges y,
night. Tho entiro contribution 6y all tho lodges
hore will amount to -, 800.
THANKS, A TsiouHAHn T1IANKs.
From 10 die'aphis Arpeaf, t}ct. II.
Tho Book Of 1.ifa aHsliros III tl,At q IIo tl1at
sowctl, plentoousl7 a'iall roap ploutoo,ley." Iu
tho days wlion yet A!anpl,is waa strl,gglinE with
thepoyerty induced Ly 'Yar, aud tumlilt, u,d tH-
oror, ely cano to III from afar. 1t was, in o,.r
pwn language, a plaln appeal to III for help by
romlaunl.lss in tho thloos au4 agopios Of dla.
, 1873-10-17
packers. Tho mnrkot closed dull; through To1as
stock aecrs at $1,5o@1.80; through Texas steers at
$l.60,
n1HG. ..'
CANADA.
Agricnlturn1, Mining, nnd Personal
&tGnSH.

Agricnlturn1, Mining, nnl Personal
GtGnSH.
Special Dfspdtch to Tie Chicago Tribune.
OTTAWA, Oct. 18.-Tho Governor doncral Ia
oxpectod horo tomorrow.
Tho plowing match Of tho Provincial Agrionl>
tura1 Association for tho Eastorn District took
place yeBtorday noar tho city. Thoro wero nno-
toon competitors.
An extensive mica mine has boon discovered
near tho town OF Porth, tho mont extensive yet
found III Oanatla.
MoNTnEA1, Oct. 18.--Mr. Rot1ory, Englsk
1nombor OF tho Fisheries Commission. has ar
rived hero accompanied by AIr. Dallas, Hocro-
tary Of tho Foreign Office.
Tonovro, Oct. 1g.-A.r. Potter, President O
tho Graud TRUNK Railway OF Cni1ada, has ar
rived here from Europe.
, 1873-10-17
strcct Fight in Wheeling. W. v,

WHEELING, v, v, Oct. 1G.-As reported last
eyoning, Maj. ]. Sweeney assaulted and beat Q.
s. Long, tho editor Of tho Register, for abusive
articles published IN yesterday mornings paper,
This mornings issuo contains further reflections
on 6woouoy's character, aud abusea him
terribly. About II o'clock Sweeney met
Lewis Baker, tho proprietor, and j. q.
Clarkaon, the local editor Of that paper, and af-
ter some worls I'LL three drew thoir rovolyerB
wounded, and ClnrkHon waB hurt in tho lIaud.
baker ard Clarkson then took refuge in q store,
There will probably bo moro shooting before the
polls closo. swoouoy III candidate ior tho Log
islaturo at tho election being hold today.
, 1873-10-17
THE WEATHER.

WAs111sdroN Oct. 1G.-For Friday tho low
barometer in Northern Now England will movo
s eastward over tho Gulf Of St. Lawrence. fol-
rainy weather. oyor tho Eastern States, tho
northern portion Of tho Middle States, and Luke
Ontario. For Lako Eric mud tho Upper Lake
regions, northwestorly winds, rising barometer,
aud cloudy or clearing weather. with somewhat
wostorly Winds, cloudy, and ruin, followed by
notehwost wuds and cloudy or clearing woathor.
For tho Northwest, nortllorly Winds aud cloady
Or partly cloudy weather. For tho South Atlan-
tio 6tatoa, partly cloudy and cloar woathor.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
ri I'll nj
, 1873-10-17
The Stokes .Trin1.

NEW YonK, Oct. 16-In tho Stokes trial to-
day ThomaB unrt, the doorman at tho 1adics'
entrance Of tho Grand Central Hotel, md tho
principal witness agaiaat tho prisoner, admitted,
on his crosa-oxamination. TINT, after tho last
trial, being sick md out Of employment, ho
called on Chaplin & Co., Fiak's brosorss, mud
managing agont, and was by him sent to his
private secrotary, from whom be received $50.
Tho rest Of this witnoas evidence waa precisely
us on the former trial. G. G. Hill, Of Troy, was
recalled, and stated that aineo his oxamina-
ton last evening lo had taken IN
accurate measurement of the scene Of
tho tragedy, aud that he neyor. saaw
John 7. Redmond, another hall-boy, md a wit
ncaa for the prosecution, admitted rocoiying $50
from tho friends Of Fisk aiuco tho last trial. Uo
then gaye his version Ut wl.at took place at the
Identification Of stokcn by Fisk, differing from
tho story told by tho other witnesses.
Philip Farley, hotel-portor, distinctly contra
dicted tho testimony Of Thomas Hurt as to
Stokes saying ho knew nothing Of Tho shooting.
Farley was the man who Seized Stokes, and lie
hoard everything ho said. Witness also statud
that he searched for pistol III Room 207, about
lalf-past 1, and found mono.
, 1873-10-17

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. ia terrific explosion
occurred at o'clock this evening, on the north
east corner OF the new City Hall, from foul
sewerage, gas. and leahy gaa-pipea, upheaving
an Immense Aag-etone, IL feot long beside tho
Tho paving o., South street, from tho Oity iIali
to the river, was at intervals thrown up. 6ey-
oral dotoctiYe policemen and reporters in tho
police headquarters in tho City Hull wore thrown
several feet, and stunned. Fortunately, no ono
was seriously injured. aroat oxetolneut was
croatod by tho explosion, thousands Of people
rushing to the spot in wild alarm 1t IL foarcl
that the foundations Of tho City Hall aro ill.,
iurad.
, 1873-10-17

pnov1pEvcr, 7. T., Oct. ia large fro has
boon raging IN Blaokntono sinco 10 o'clock, but
troll. Eight houses aro already destroyed, turning
out from twenty-five to thirty families. Most
Of tho property belonged to tho Patrick Hughes
estate. Rice A. Browns burn, with lornen, cowB,
qnd hogs, ,,,' w9lo 9urncd By, also tho Plunkott
about 925, 900. Partially insured.