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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-01-04

The poorness Of the vine crop il
France this vt4t has caused the Dpw
wines fov sparkling to adv#nce to lou-
bic the prices Of last year, France 5
difficulty ought to. be California S op-
portnnity, The annual pro,iuct Of
the French champagne district is about
27,ooo,0OO bottles.
Why is a Young Girl like a rnu>io
book bCcau-c ,uu 10 full Of ans
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-01-04

.Eg" Brides in good society now-a-
days ayold most strictly the tradition
al gray q d brown trayelIina suits for
merly in vogue, and dresses as uncon-
sp;cuously as possible, so that "1II
creation needn't know that we've just
been married,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-01-04
alyn It stated that the Iron mas

akyN It's stated that the Iron mas
ters Of Philadelphia propose to erect
an iron monument to the memory OF
Mr.. Greeley in Paramount Park. TAe
Tyrone (Penn.) Democrat wakes in
dignant at this, and thinks "jt would
be an open, direct insult to the mem
ory of the great friend Of reconcllia-
ton because the masters, as q
class, contributed 80 much to the de-
feat of Mr.. Greeley and for them
now to erect a monument to his mem
ory would be base, contemptib.e ily-
pocrisy.' Perhaps it is wiser to look
at the matter in another light. Per-
haps these men who now propose tc
honor the memory of the great cham,
pion of American Industry under.
stand the character Of Mr. Greele y
better in the light of his death. that
the event would have such an !nilu,
enre, we have always confidently an,
ticipated.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-01-04
TOOK IT HARD.

borhood, who have engaged lately in
a friendly but exciting contest, in
which everybody in the vicinity has
taken the deepest interest. Both lost
their wives about the same time, and
each had six fingers of Grape wrapped
around his high hat. Brown deter
mined to show the neighbors that he
mourne1 laore passionately than
Jones 81 he asslt thfee fingers more
around his. Then Jones thought that
everybody would think he cared less
for the departed Mrs. Jones than
Brown cared for Mrs. Brown so he
got band of Grape fifteen fingers wide
around his hat. This fired the heart
of Brown who Immediately put on SC
much Grape that it projected an inch
and a half above the summit of his hat
crown. Jones saw it, and, instantly
cutting the crown out Of an old hat he
lelescoped it on to his new hat, and
craped the cylinder clear to the top
Brown, now thoroughly excited, and
determined to do justice to Mrs
Browns memory, got eighteen old hat
crowns, and erected upon his hat 8
kind of funeral shottower, which he
enveloped in Grape, and wore on the
street. Jones thinking that the deal
departed would think him cold anc
heartless, if hs failed to do his duty
in this or sis, built up stack Of TWEEN
tv sections Of stovepipe, which h,
dovetailed on his hat, draped in morn.
ing, and sportel. Brown at once tel
egraphed to Paris for a silk hat SIX
hundred feet high swaddled in Grape
twelve feet deep, and reaching from
the hrin! to the top Of the crown, il
will shut MP like u sryglass wher
Brown wants to 90 in his front door
When Browns hat arrives, it is
thought Jones will commit suicide
and Join Mrs. Jones on the other shore
TIE ,Nhw RCsStAN MAG.--Khiva
which seems about to become the seat
of II not inconsiderable war, is u dis
trlct Of independent Turkistan, lying
Immediately east of the Caspian Sea
and south Of the south western corner
of Siberia 1t is Inhabited by no
lnadic tribes of Tartars, and its sur.
face is for the most part sandy ant
barren. There are, however, a mum
Der of fertile tracts along the river
banks, and the raising Of sheep, goat:
aud horses is principal Dranrh Of th,
native industry. The origin of tho
difficulties bet yeen this country anl
Russia is traceable to the graSpin9
policy of the latter country, which l.
ende4vorlug to al just the relations o
trade SO as 10 suit itself. Another
,ratav4 Of u,r ic tLc l,napinr of III,
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The Victorian (Australanp Govern
mept We're induced to countermand an
order which they had given in Eng
land for Is locomotives, and 10 enter
into a contract with a home concern
for them. A few Years ago it would
have been deemed impossible for any
colonial manufacturer to execute such
al order
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-01-04
Fhc Late Presidential Edcr-
tiNlas

The official retEr:s ci tnc result II
the presidential election IN twenty
seven states, and the reported vote of
the remaining ten states, present the
following aggregates a ln#jority OF
votes for the Grant and Wilson elec-
tors was nolled ia twenty-nlne s'"'eo'
having an electoral vote Of I~o hum
dred and nlnety-two, exclusive OF
Louisiana, possessing eight electoral
votes, which is claimed by both parties
The six states conceded to 'ixee]ev
and Brown are Georgia, Kentucky.
Maryland, Missouri. Tennessee, and
Texas, possessing an aggregate oi S1A'
tv-six electoral votes. The popuI'
vote, as reported ioo,s ny As JoI)9"s%
Gsaat ;3,:g5b.si%, 'srst.eHr 800
OS9; scattering tvotr, HolIcd either
for O'Convr or Black, the temperance
csnIiiate) l,33S, giving Grant y
majority Of 7j6,u2t ovrt Greeley.
and -334 ,hnS over all. These aSsre-
gates will be slightly reduced, how
ever, if the contest ~ Louisiana is IT,
nallv decided in favor Of the Greeley
instead of the Grant Electors. The
otilci,l majority for Grant in i'rnnSyl-
vania was Isl rs. more thtn duubln
the majority given in any other state
except Massachusetts, which s,tve y
majority Of 142)22.
The castor beaver is now cultivated
in California, and an average crop Of
400 pounds is obtained.
1t is proposed TO build narrow
gauge railroad from JohnSonyjlle on
the Tenne,see, to Tull9ka...a.
Tho "I.ucv furnace, at PiitShrsgE
is the largest in the | nited st: = unn
pro!4ces about $50 tuns Of Y,;g.:ron
annualiv.
The watcr-work> Of C'restIine. Ohio,
have uSt been com, ..a,aI, and the
city has now All -sun.juni supply Of
wator, drawn from the Palmer Spring.
four miles east OF tie city.
II is reported tAut deposits Of helnn-
t,te iron ole LnHu been found on the
pcnn@yl>al.!a and New York sides of
the Delaware N .4e cirAi.orhooi OF
CalIicoon, and adjacent tp.thc line of
the Eric hallway.
Fays,to, Mo-, promise, to.bc sreat
salt-prod1lciag city. One we'll Just
sunk there flows with such force = to
carry tle brine ~ feet above the
surface. The strength cf tl,u btine t,
said to he equal to,tilat Of KanawIa.
The ooionv Of Victoria .iu,truli.l
has ii beet sngar factory 4I!D. es.,ir,
operation. What t,sIp;wn as, the dif,
fusion process is l,'rt1r'eI by the pro-
prictors to the use Of hydraulic press
ea Recommended by Europeans ;,',tlor-
ilies.
California has six rottories, ofwhirh
two, are at Sacramento, one at Oak
land, and one at Antioch. They are
engaged al present in ni,,kiIg articles
of Rockingham, yellow and earthvn-
ware, sewer pipe, red croctory, flower
pot and fire brick, sut one Of the Sac.
lAlunnto establishment, will soon co u1.s
mCn4t u Uuln ttriA Cult.>
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-01-04

] now seems certain that the Ger
man Imperial Government will under
take the construction Of 4 ship canal
across the lsthmus Of Jutland, in order
to afford a shorter navIgahIe rONt4 be
tween the Baltic and the North S@A,
and as measure Of military defense.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-01-04

Sealed and delivered in the pres
ence OF Reginald Hart.
John T. Cleveland, who was an-
pointed administrator n1 htcn1 Of iii,
Greeley estate, appeased before Surru-
gate Coffin on the same day, and filed
his bonds, Messrs Manning aud Storrs
executors named in the vii! cg 1871,
becoming his sureties to the &luount
Of 100000 each. Further proceed
ings have been ADJOURNED until JAN. ..
, 1873-08-30

Heas@ sessnos ss'0sS o q pead 9S sn Ito '9SaS
iu GoaHe niyor,. Cumberland Coun-
ty; , Tho , Eosyegan % GIN barge Nordsernoq2,, lslen ~
flats The briE i. 9, Mulch. stoilc.lafon, II
and brig John Richard, Dofast, ireland, aro
ssd rGi 4, vesses no oe a s'rin Sa sa'sG TX
Formoua anl Undno. 9fho barlf Nava, w. and md
Bcllooncn Margaret, Jane, mud Sea- Bird nro
aeltorc at Huotauche. Tho Roboccn Ann is ashore
In tho Strait Of Cnnso. An American falling
achoouer arrived at Canao totally tlismastol
with tho loas Of several men.
=, Tho schooner Emily, from Labrador, reports
feared tlaat thero will 10 many disasters to
10 reported among tho American fishing
iloet on tho Gulf. Tie Captain Of tito
scoinag upwards Of ono hundred vessels 81 tho
North Cape Of Prince Edwards Island, On Eatur-
day. 4 largo number Of vessels nro reported
ashore on tho north Bido Of Prince Edwards
i,alana, which was exposed to the full f1ry OF
The full oxtout Of tho damage alupg TINT shore
cal,not bo Known for aonse days. Two dead
lb1odioay lashod TO spur, woro washed nsloro at
Iracedu, OIL tho north side. Throo or four dead
nido Of Prince Edwards Island hayo
boon enormous. Two American fish
ing acloonors arc reported gono down
during tho storm off tho north caro Of Prince
Edwards Island, with al hands, forty in nunl-
her.
In Baddoct Victoria County, q. D., thirty
barns and houses woro blown down within u rn-
dlnB Of ton miles. Several dwolling~ouses wcro
completely destroyed. One heavy house
tWautv hiea teo o2n D1y od spd ,na1sSa sa9sea
bridge acroas tue Dadaock River is gono, A
multitude Of fruit trees aro destroyed. Tho
crops in Victoria County hayc suffered severely.
Poor people havo lost heavily, nnd lre much
distressed and discouraged, and know not what
to do.
church in course Of erection at Daddocl was
overturned, and bocamo hoap Of ruins. Sixty
two buildings arc said to havo boon blown down
at Capo Ca1Bo during the storm. Twonty-two
dwelling-houBos were damaged ut Goldenyio.
Tho Annie Brown arrived this afternoon rrorn
Labrador, and reports that on Sunday night lust
she was anchored oil Entry Island In company
with twenty-five or thirty crafts, nil dragging
anchors. When morning camo mono Of tllon
woro In sight It is supposed tllat they tlriftod
down to Tho northern shore of priuco Edwards
Island. If 80, fearful loss Of lifo may havo OIL
sued.
Tho heaviest loss IL reported at North Cnpo,
?. L. l., i'll echooners G. o. Dnlo aud Currio p.
Rich, both wrecked, nnd nll hnnds lost. Tho
Dae had eighteen men OH board, mostly be-
longing in Gloucester. The Rich in a lnrgo ycs-
sci, and must have had as many moro men.
Tho British steamship SaloYoll, Which smiled
from London Aug. o. for Sydney, @. b., and Now
York, foundercd on Sundny night. Tho crow
we're anyod, and landed at Capo Breton.
, 1873-08-30

throughout tho structure, from Tho worry root to
tho cellar. In an apartment on tho 1,ppor floor
,YaB found tho lover half Of fomnlo Skeleton
with much Of tho flesh, musc1os, etc., still ut.
tachod.
OF courao 1t iB to hn presumed that upon tho
report Of Inspector Reaa, which will 10 made
this morning, noasnros will bo takon BY tho
Doard Of Health to have this fearful accumula-
tion removed, but 1t 10 very likely that thoy will
find tho execution Of q contract for tho purpose
a work OF difficulty. It IL sntd that somo years
ago, when tho authorities OF tho University
ulndo contract with nlan to Glenn ont QUO Of
tho pits, the contractor was paid 81 900 for tho
job ind found 1t almost impossible to keep mon
ut work until tho job waa completed, eyon by
paying noar1y 800 moro than ho received. If this
DO true. and to ono who caught aioksning Whit
Of tho stoncl arising from tho opened pit yoB-
terday 1t does not soem improbable, 1t Is likely
that 1t will bo q loug while, and largo sumB Of
tnoney will nnve to DO expended, boforo tho
shocking hut very ossontial task shall have boon
completed.
Another nice question ARISES here, md that IL,
who should OF will stand tho expense :? Tho
University Of Pennsvlvanla hau sold the premi.
Hcs, pits and all and cyen it tho property is lev
eled to pny for tho work, is sale would not coy
or tue oost of cmptyng QUO pit, ,uncBs 1t brought
moro than at tho last aalo However, tho pits
must DO omptied Of thoir contents, and the eniE-
INA ns to who slall 1iqudato tho expense will 10
doubt be solved in due time.
, 1873-08-30
THE INDIANS.
Tho Story of a mslssucre at Fort Sill
Probably a Cunnrd.

Tho Story of u massucro at Fort Sill
Probably a Cunnrd.
Spectal DispatcA to Tho Chicago Tribune.
LAWRENCE, Kas, Aug 29.-Your correspondent
has received special dispatch from the agent Of
the Southwestern Stage Company, at Wichita
Kan., in which ho says TINT tho stages which left
Fort Sill Monday morning arrived at Wichita
Inst evening. All WAS quiet at tho Fort, and the
rumorod capture il undoubtedly canard.
.tIa tbs Assocfatet Fress.]
sr. LOUIS, Mo-. Aug. 29.-Tho Eucning Dis
patch :, publishes authentic information
from Fort Sill us lato Us Aug. al,
which III to tho effect that on tho 20th inst.
Gen. Davidson loft Fort Sill with his cavalry,
under orders Of Con. Augur, to suppress Indian
distul bancos OIL tho Texas frontier, leaving but
threo companies OF troops to garrison the fort.
Tho expedition WIS expected to bo gone forty
days. Nothing has boon heard from them since
the above dato, but tho weahnoss Of tho garri.:
aon with tlo knowledge that the Indians ii TINT
region aro familiar with NIL that rolatos to tho
dofonBe of tho fort, cauaos much apprehension
on the part Of porBona hero who hnvo friends
and relatives at the poat, that the report from
Waco, Tox., of itB capture aud massacre Of Its
inmatoB may bo true.
LATER.
PARSONS, Ks., aug 2D.-Thero are rumors that
amount To almost u certainty lhat terrible
massacre las been committed at Fort Sill, occa-
stoned i,y tho return OF Bata,!a and Blk Tree,
recently returned from prison in Toxas.
, 1873-08-30
WALL STREET.
Eric Affairs Proposed Improves
mcntss

Eric Affairs s.~ Pr0pOseu Improves
nscMtss
Special Ditpateh to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW Yonx, Aug. 2o.-Jamoa Mcaonry, one OF
tho principal controllers of the Erie and Atlantic
l. Great Western Railroads in Europe, wno was
to hayo visited this country for the purpose Of
promoting the intoroBta Of the roads, will not
come but his representative in this country,
Charles Day, will 60 to England. rresidont
Watson, In tho statemont which ho Ia soon to
mako to tho Eric Railroad Company, will recon-
,nond the declaration of dividend Of
315 pcr cont on preferred Rtook, and
4 per cont on common stock. After 10 has ro,l-
dorcd lily report, Mr.. Wataon will go abroad to
secure foreign aid for tho Eric md Atlantic Il
droat Western. Ills primary object is to obtain
money wherowith to improve and extend tue
Eric hallway. The improvements will consist OF
tho reconstruction OF The gauge. laying of a
third truck Of stoe! rails throughout, better roll
ine.atooa, and general extonhion Of the road:
These changes will Gust about $40, 900, 0JO, all OF
which must bo raised abroad.
, 1873-08-30
Tho Philadelphia EIesh-Pits-~Vnnits
100 Feet Deep Filled with Decay ing
Iruna13l lkelMinb.


From tIe Phfladtlphta Inquirer, Aua. q.
Mayor Stokoloy yesterday morning notified tho
Hcuith officer Of the existence of the lest-pita
under the old Medical Department building Of
an oi1iciai inspection bo gyou the promises, with
u view to promptly abatlng my nuisance that
might DO found to oxist thoro. hr. AdlicAs de-
tailed Inspector Rcad, Of tho Ninth Dis
10, accompanied by Reserve olicor Albert
stambacL, Of the Mayors police, md tue watch-
man Of the property proceeded yesterday after-
noon to make 4 tour through tho dark mud
gloomy collars underneath tho building COM
p1aiued Of.
Within tho doorway loading Into tho celiars on
tho Houth nldo Of tho building large box WIS
encountered. in which there was quantity OF
murky liquid thickly coated OH the surface Au
attempt to discover whether body VIVA lying in
tho liquid by probing into it with stick seemed
to reveal tho fnot that body WAS In tho pickle,
but when tho crust On tho surfnco was broken
antl the mixture stirred up, 1t emitted MI ottor
that made tho inapoctlng party anxious to trans
moved from the vicinity Of tho box.
The many anbterranoan rooosBos That were
gono through wero inspected, but, with tho ex-
coption Of q frequency Of tho sights Of human
oil tho serious attention Of tho Inspector Until
tho northern portion of tho collar was roaolled.
1loro woro discovered Two compartments, in zach
OF which wore six doop vaults, nll excepting ono
bolJE uIleu nFIlllllll VIII Au3uAn roInhl1e. t1u-
corning the depth Of those vaults there is solno
dliferonce in statement. Inspector ltead stated
that ho Ind boon informed, oredtbly, that they
oaoll average sixty fect in depth. Oflicor SIAM
back Raia that Mr.: Nash, Of the University, i'll
formel him that tho yaltH aro oaoh noarly 100
foot tloap. DO that as it may. they aro ali full
but ono: From tho lattor tile ill was removed
and Btiling atonol. burst forth from tho opon-
ing., With great difficulty the reelection Of the
light carllod by 0nicor stanback WIS oast into
tito gl.astly rcoeRH. showing human body resi-
Ing On tho top Of tno dreadful nlasa Of flesh.
LonoB, otc,, with which tho pit was we'll nigh
Allied. A string WIS tIod to tic la,np wl,cl, Wa
lowered soverni ti'nes Into tho lit. and vi" III
oFtoM extingnisl.cI by lilo foul air shortly alter
getting below the mouth Of tho we'll
0ludlv loasins This portion Of tho premiics,
tho party tlon nulo tour through tho building
aloye, and. altlough their osaotorY nerves wpta
loss allockod, thar eyea were not M fnrtnnato.
At a!uloHt every ntep taken Tin spectacle of
human remains, In lurl,or Or smaller aee.l,.lsl,.-
tionH mot tho oyo. Skulls, tr'.nka nr.,H lss,4,
haus, and foet wore Hcattorod ntout lilo huil(.
ig In prufnsion, md horo and tl!oro wnro ntnnsl-
ing largo cylindrical tin yossols, Which, on cxa1l-
ination, proved to bo rul also, ul tho rolnalns IT
human beings, which seom to DO Hcattorol about
, 1873-08-30

Investigation Or tho Charges Against
q rhi1Atlelpf1ill Coroner and Assist.
nnts.-DisGustinE VrnISic i'll H1nnl.All

Investigation Or tho Charges Agtillst
q rhi1utlelpf1ill Coroner and Assist.
nnts"-Disausti1lE Vr1l1fic i'll Human
Bodies.
Special Dtspatch to The Chicago Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29-Juhn @. 1.ces, Dopl-
ty Coroner, Thomas Baxter, Superintendent OF
tho Mofguo, mud William 1IcEwon, undortaler's
driver, wore brought up to-day hoforo AID.
Bother for further hearing OIL tito charge Of
having hccn either directly Or indirectly intos-
es!ed in the salo of tho body Of Thoulas Muncc,
latoly Of Washington County, ponn., WHO waa
found drowned in tho schuylkill on the morning
OF tic 81 Of July. Tho totai1s Of tl4o case Eave
spuar 9SSp n1sady M '' ss SsrS ssd tue rer ID @ Of n
tho grouni thnt % they Icy c' belonssd' to to
Mr. Brown, tho Coroner, and wore his private
property, aud roqueatcd a further adjournment
till alondayi when tho latter would be III town.
DR.. Hodges tloposcd that llo WIS in tho habit
of receiving unclaimed bodies from, the n1urr,lo
aud laying ior them, mud was decidedly Of opi,l-
ion that there WAS nothing illegal iii such salo
". Il. Edgar doposed that lie was undertaken
for the Coroner until the 9Th OF July Inst; t!,ut
bodies had boen oftoll brought to ll.o Col
lego in South Ninth aheut, md TINT
Dr.: Hodges H.. had not yet settled for q
tor, he prepared an account against DR.. Hodges.
| which still remnins with him. He denies that he
conveyed, Or caused to be conveyed, tue de-
ceased to the College.
The caHo at this point was again adjourned
till Tomorrow, and the priaoners were released
OH finding bail, Daxtor aud Lees in 81, $50 oacll,
| and AIcEweu in 81 200.
There Is no doubt that m extensive trnillo III
human bodios las boen carried on for cousitl-
orablo length of time, aud tho investigation thus
far shows very clearly that reform Ii needed in
| more departments tAan ono. Baxter au1 Nc
Even arc clearly guilty, and we trust will be
dealt with according to their deserts.
| The Board Of Health after considerable push
ing on tic part Of tho citizens, are now actiyely
engaged Ill notifying the propriotozs Of con-
demned houses Of their intention to remove cor
tain novels inhabited by degraded class Of out
casta rs projudicial to tho health Of tho city.
, 1873-08-30
Leo County iowa Autobiography
Nominations,

KEoKUK, Iowa, Aug. 29,-Tho Leo County
Anti Monopoly Democratic Convention today
nominated Col. J. N. sLelloy, Of this city for
Pickard and D. P. Pickard and Dr. HollingB-
worth for Representatives. Col. Shelley il |.
merchant Of this city aud WAS the Liberal can
didato in this district for Congress last full Tho
county ticket is mostly composed of farmers.
, 1873-08-30
SlliCi&(Gs

T1rusyiLf.E, Aug. 99.-]anes b. Jamison, tho
original u"nsr Ut Tho calculated Jalnitun oil
tafiI. upon which tito town Of Pc tuliA il lclg
built, committed suicide lAis morning. liz wAs
dhcoyuro| soon atter with na " ROY liver laying
by hln 1te, nna bul!ct-holo through llia eMl(o.
Also 4etror stating III the cnnso of thu suicide
hH linsins boon toiraulod out of u largo amount
Ut MQpoy
, 1873-08-30

Tho Campaign in Massachusetts,.
LOWELL, NIass., Aug. 29.-Dolegates wero
elected Tonight to the Republican Convention
at Woreester. They we're nll Butler delegates,
md were elected unan,nl ously, there being no
opposition in the field.