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The sun., 1873-08-06

TnE wEaKLY Sun published tins morning con-
tutus the following

TnE WEaKN Sun published tins morning con-
tpius the following
The Fort Smelling Frsud-A Complete History Of the
whole Anair -Ohcal liogues IN ltau. taTiAl iTpo'
sure OF Nenaty and Fraud-Ihc WORKS ~ Newman
Ald Grant Among the Mormuns 4 Raid on the Treas.
ury War CLAIMS Of LOYAL Suuthcrnrrs; War on the
Texan Border; Lynch Law In Ohiu The Central Pacnc
Ring Startling fActs Elected by the Wilson Commit
Tee Earnest Mon IN Council Significant Action of the
ONO Liberals lmpolt4nt from tuba-Ihc Pa r,.ts at
pay st,al. The Men who Keep the sWag and TIE Men
VINO Don't; lnccudiary Fire IN Portland On gun-
Great Destruction Of PfOpoT;Y; Convention o. the
Nlrslnla Radicals, The Old Worlds News Progress OF
the Clyil War In spain -lnterestng from France The
bulc of EdInbutghs AlUNAuCei The Seventeenth
Mn1. .BuGnam luuug'H Perhdy AMI Parsimuny Dis
clnsed-A Discarded Miies Subtitle Prophets tlti-
natum to his wives FApnts nf u Bukus Lord The
Career of Gordon Gordon, Henry Wilson's lluc.si Ia
th" Golden clutches Pru!igiOus Mineral Wealth of
Go orado; The Fate ut atiod NeghcrA singular story
Of Adventure On the Plains, frogrs- ~ the or a.
bridge over the East kycr horrible Case OF tratrt-
eide in New Ier-ey The Whtc lunsD Ring A New
source Of Wealth Some Account or the Trout Farms
Of Long Island, Comptroller Green's Bed of Roses ;
Industry; Many Columns Of Editorial Articles ard Agri
cultural Mater stlrlra lne supervisor aul the Fair
Claimant Financial Intelligence ami Markets.
TRE WEEKLY sun contains complete eptonc of the
news of the week from all parts Of the United Statcs
and the American continent Copies In wrappers ready
for mailing the old country may be had At the desk
of our publication ONCE Price four cents For sila
by all news dealers IN city ana country.
The sun., 1873-08-06

Coroner Herman Yesterday held an inquest In
tic Of ucorse lahr Who sh't himself after attack
July 81.
jacob wizig, the landlord, TESTIFIED that the men
hired the room of him aud seemed on good terms. al
though Schneider said that Lahr uEsocabls Lahr
who cigar maker had been out Of work about
eight d-ys before BE duata, and had r. urncd hone
drunk eNeTN day. Ga thv 6Ist - july. about \. ",
witness Wakencd b. bis vltc, aud risng found
Schneider at the door bleeding lie ssd lhr VAute
10 k,l him Going into the other room bc found Lshr
dead.
officers Thomas O1.clliY and DLBlcl Qugey testified
g. catering the house ou hearing tue scream, snG to
rudiug schneider bleeding aud lr dead, Nlth sabre
Oayouet aDd lrtOl lyMg beside him,
The iGque4t Was adjourned TO Ilurslay 20 hear the
evidence VI schneider, vino is IN the hospital
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composed Of oxide Of iron mixed with mud.
aud az what sailors call shingie." . species OF
resolved into an oxide, while most of tho
wrought iron had entirely disappeared, break
ing up into thin flakes, which I'm turn were stIll
further reduced in size, until at length they dis
appeared altogether.
TIVE DIVERS At WORK.
Five or six years ago another TAYLOR, no rels-
diving bell. and with the permlssion of The
comp my applied II tu the work. During his op-
erations, which were foIeshortened by want Of
iuhus, the other apparatus WAS idle. The bell
was too unwieldy to work well on the unequal
surface formed by the oxidzed iron and gravel
ard after sinkinc tNLWO or more Mr. TsyIor
gave up. Since that time the work has been
carried on hv divers who wear the suits invented
by Mr.. Taylor in iS4O. "A broad Dutch hIggcr-
shaped slpup IA anchored over the wreck, and
for I'VE years pas; the diving has been carried on
steadily, tide and season permitting. The en-
ginc which congresses ard forces the air into
Vie divers armor rs under she'd on deck and
Various blocks aud tackle and lii:ht derrick
At the side OF the sloop is anchored at the work
ihg place. and serves as gdde to the diver in
desccnding and ascending.
TuE piNEV's AKMoR
Is IN India rubber suit fitted with huge copper
mel act. Wi'ith is attached To- the air hose and 10
u lowering and hOistiux tacklc, having valves
Tor ihc emission Of the foul air To overcome
the resist ucc of the water the nrnor Is balla.ted
10y about Ln pounds " IRON, lead and copper
lctNy band spans the waist. half circle " lead
TITS to The back. and two hr.cplets OF the same
metal urhtiuent the ankles. The signal line Is
attached to the divers ri lat arm. The pressure
uf air forced into the helmet H. ffty.hNc pounds
:" ,.v SHaGl' invn tquh 70 uloty tnah uvHnlo uyHo
III - ~ 80 i"p - ,t'ei
pelrs beneath tho fl.re n,ilinns Of ittle bub
lles ascend, hut tue deeper he goes the more
d slant atc these Indications ot his existence
Tao tide forcing tlcm nlty or sixty feet away
from his actual worlirr Dpint Ills toola an,
g,w1Ns Kept below They consist OF a crowbar
and an iron dri;l ak fyN long and iSl mounds In
wr.-ht, This is atiachcl Ia a line and is raised
ma lowered from the vessel, the diver SIMPLY
directing its strokes
saws tLHt il is not safe to dive sxcert M tt,c
-ack uf the tide. which also rertlafcs the time
Of STAYING down. Generally a tide all lws from
nav 10 sixty minute. Dut soipetiuies vurk has
been carried on for over twD hours Tbr sls,b
comes FOUR times "A llv. md - no diving is done
The sun., 1873-08-06

Patrick Gllen, a hod carrier, about atty years
of AZ, sired In flaming red SHIRT. white coat and
Vat psataloons aud white handkerchief around his
neck scrambled up TO the witness stand yesterday IN
the Special ses4louf, and resting his elbows on his
kHees began 10 tell how Edward Lynch forced his way
L0 III apartments IN First avenue snd stole his cloth
us. q" That's jury" said the prisoner every time
q complainant stopped 10 eaten ms breath IN HE long
rambling story IN r. were too many witnesses against
Gil &, hu sad hc thought hls face would carry him
through aud he Sas sobn his way to Blackwell =
leland, where he " ~ spend the winter.
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Tho periIs ofstc.l,up p,u Iron.

Stephen Dillon, Jointly indicted with John
walsl tried yesterday in the General Sessions
an indictment for grand larceny. stephen, according
to the testimony q dangerous river thief He kept
junk boat, which he licensed and he prowed
around the docks for bargains The officers of the har
bor police think the Of his purchases were made
when the seller away from the gooda. on the
morning of June % onicers Harvey and McGulkin, Of
capt. speghts squad found Dillon and Walsh In the
formers Junk boat foot Of West Houston street, with
cargo OF pix iron. DILLON was interrogatcd AZ TO the
flghun Of HE possession of the iron. lie answered
that he bought II from the nameless captain 81 name
lees vessel lying at an dock The onccrs TOOK
the two and their boat ashore. When Daylight AZ
rived they hunted Tor the owners OF m seing ny IRON
aud learned that pile consigned to Albert II. Hazard,
agent of the AnentOun PA1 Iron Company, left ON a
HobOkcn dock had been mysteriously diminished IN
the night. Mr. Hazard Identified the iron. Dilon was
sentenced 70 state Prlson Tor ave year Recorder scx
EFT rcmarkng he pronounced the sentence that he
garded river tcvee Of the most dangerous classes
Uf criminals, aud that he would do what he could to
suppress them.
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uRocERtEs- -Ceice has been aatlye and buoyant aud
At tue close stocks much reduced especially OF Rio.
Rice has met with fair trade, but the market
has been without especial feature. Molasses has
been quiet, but prices hrm sugars have been
siightly advanced. but without much activity.
We quo'e; uce-Jala, 2iNos 81; Lagu yra i9eoTe.;
and hiO,lsHa 2fc gold. KCc-langOon 2aGl2 Nc gold,
20 boad, And oa9sc, currency, duiy paid Carolina,
S &c. Molnssts Porto Rico, 31tt5c. Cuba musco-
NHdo, Gef f!ci NeF Or aus, 6nasSc. Sugars Fair to
good rchnins cuba, he34ci grocery do, elfH9c
ctntr fusul hfmgAcJ refined i@tIzc. for hards. and
los@Utc for soit white, and ssel0sc. for yellows.
Today ctute was hru, but no talcs were reported.
Rice quiet. Molasscs quiet. and nominal sugars quiet
the talCs were only Sl ild. including small cargo of
fair refining AZ is.iGc. Le1ned was quiet And un-
changed.
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The EighIh Ward Murder.

Deputy Coroner Marsh yesterday made post
mortem examination Of the body OF the unknown
who beaten to death at the of Spring and
Grceue streets The examination showed that death
cau.-d from compression OF tue brain from eItrayasA
ton Of blood principally OF the base Of the BRAIN the
result of violence, Several bruises found ABOUT
the head and face. The boay was sent this Morgue
await iGenttcaton. IN" inquest will be held soon
the body denuhci The Coroner sont Klaus Meyers
to The Tomb aud Charles Kuhn aud ANNE McI lure 10
the House OF Detention as Witnesses.
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Bie-Pipc Men ASKING for Their Money.

committee from the big pipe men yesterday
visited 1HE ohce AMI said that they had not been
pad sInce JuIe. They had called on Comm ssioner
Van Mort who sad that the board met july D. and that
he transmitted the pine men pay roll ou the lith, but
inst the hoard he'd not Wrt since In the CoHptru ere
OF. thr Clinitve were ufurncI that Mr. Green had
The rolls but tGat the board had taktu no action On
thtu About 5N Een, the committee say, are thus de.
lrNeu uf their lay.
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Live stock Market.

NEW YoRR, Tuesday, Aug. 5.-Thcre were
no offerings of beef cattle, and the market
nomuhy ~ az the close yesterday, when Texans
quoteds i4@5bac. n aud native steer AT lUallNc.
SlA aS3 sheep and lambs we're received, aud
the market fair for sheep at ikGsc.f n. but dull
for lambs AZ s'eIs Hc.. with one lot sold At pc.
Receipts of uOCs were "a 2s2 head, all for
slausntrrrrs direct. Nothing doing In 1--we hogs city
dressed we're quoted steady at GnaiAc. v n.
The sun., 1873-08-06

IN respOnso % call hy inhucntIal WHOLESALE
dealers Of the west side many Yesterday
afternoon at Greenwich and Readc streets TO protest
against tho abuses OF the Permit ureau regarding the
cN ordinance when provides for the delivery Of goods
across thc Sidewalks. The meeting spirited, and
Nas adir sscd by Mcssrs George A McrSin. tur,tens
Lindsay, and uthCr., Resolution. adopted pro.
tr.tus ast-t the Cutt utuCU uf ttH Burtau Il Per.
u.lt-, ana petIt t'uning the Mayor to abolish It.
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M,.terion. nopcr Found In Feur,h street.

John Ruck Of $40 Fast Fourth street was ar
rested Yesterday charge Of having last June buried
the remains OF child in the yard Of TIC tenement 2s6
East Fourth street which II Mr.. Rucks property. He
brought before Coroner Young and discharged on
his rccoeuzance to appear to-day Bones Of some
Kind were found by ofcer Behrcns in the place ndl.
Gated and said 10y some to be human, but ltuok
says that they the bones " cat taken from the
sewer when an addition was built 10 the house. He
says about bushel Of dirt dead rate, aud cats WAS
taken from the and hurled by Ahorer. lie says
that time ago he hired one Bergner OF 5ls East
Eleventh street and George fogle TO lay payement fYr
hun, th1t Hcrgncr was recp0ns bic TO FOglc Tor ms
wages that Bergner was then owing him (suck) four
months rent aud he gave hun credit for the wotk
Herguer ul1 L. to pay Foglc, who demanded his
pay repeatedly from RueS and was as often refused.
The last demand was accompanied by threat that
touhle would be made II the inoncy was not paid Ana
that II was On this account that he was arrested.
Dr. March vin examine the bones to day,
The sun., 1873-08-06

NFTFNFI T17IIN 7f0If Y
steamship Huntsville, Savannah, mdAc. and pass.
steamship san Jacinto, savannah, ndHe. aud pass.
StcaiasAlp Dorian, Cadll, ndse. ana paSs.
steamship w lumils, Liverpool, mdsc. and pass.
stcamsaip Moro C.st.c, Havana, udse aId Lass
steamship Potomac, Liverpool, nldse. and psss
ia. Albert NeumAnn, Hamburg, ndse.
Brig j. leighton, Lite GiAce BIy, coal.
big John Welsh, Jr., Cuibaricn, sugar
* MAitle Il. Russell, Guantanamo, sugar.
Srhr Sarhruck. Puri CALEDONIA, CCai
stlr The star. kocsland, y. b., stone.
schr Garland, Mu'qua-h, y -, spiiiug.
Schr Jessie Elizabeth, th rlestun, yellow pine.
schr L. 4. Edwards, tharl ston, naval stores.
ALSO the usual river aud cOlsGglse yesss,s
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LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
DASHBS HERE AVID THERE By THE
SUN'S REPORTERS.
How Warden Breunan snvci Man from a
Pasper's Grave.

Mr. Samuel Proctor Of 23J Fast Twcnty y-second
street died suddenly as Sunday evening leaving three
daughters unprovidcd for The next morning the dead
wagon to the house TO remove the body. but
the driver opposed by Of the daughters whose
grief at the thought Of her father being dragged to a
pauper's grave was heartrcnding. Warden Bro nnan
heng informed went to the house, and he mentioned
his name the Young ladies' threw Themselves at his cst
and impOrcd him not to bury their father In the Pot
trs ocld saying that they had lot n the cemetery In
Trenton, where their mother wac hurled.
well" said Brennan. haven't you some friends
who VII assist you to take your father there p'
ON RECEIVING negative answer the Warden told them
u cheer he would bur, their father He ordered
undertaken 10 have the body dcCcnty laid out and from
his own pocLe uaid for neat caskt aud enclose t2
for the young ladies TO the expenses Of the rcnOy
Y,stcriav morning three young orphans accompanied d
their fathers rempins to y respectable grave.
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s,eambon, Thieves Brought 10 Gricf.

Yesterday as the ste amer C. II. NOrtham from
New Haven c. ched her pier Of the passengers
called Capt l., a., aad Informed hun that the night
two men entered hs state room and stole tl5i. The
capiu search OF the thieves. They we're found
.tu tnt Iuuy their possession. They tai
g. Tue Police Court, ahd justice nOwiins Instructed
Capt. IeLry to send them to New Haven. They gave
their names Charles Morrison and Henry HoC man
aud sAy they reside in this city. the officers were
taxing them through Centre street Morrison Etruck
oncer Rogers of the Court squad, and snAtchCd his
club cut he MAS usarmed.
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enry cisws 4 co.. q wan street. report a,sP.M..


Iu state bonds, Tennessee 6s both old and new,
strong the former AZ Sl. aud the latter 50, Gcor
gia r., new sold al sn ana Virginia g. consodAted S.
krooklyn Is, water loan, brought G.. Metropolitan
man American, 10 and Rsuk of the state OF New
YORK, l3. In railroad bonds there Wa A moderate
New York and Frie Isis, ~ Michigan Central Z In'
Michigan Central =, ~ Central Pacinc gold be- .ls
!Nti Delaware, lbcNaNannl and Western BIS. iut I;
Delaware, lackawanua and Western, couNcrtihie
iu, Hannibal aId 81. Joseph -, convertible 20 a.
hnion ragiac 10, Income o. t9N MIN Naubcc ana 81
Paul ,r, lst la Crosse DVisou, P Great Western is
II Cleveland anu Pittsburgh iths So Uuion Pacific lets
~. Ruhuio, New lork aud Erie lsts, N. MlAauAtp 4
81 Paul u, gold NHtas9 Toledo and wabash iss 81
-, Louis aiyslon, tCa sou Great Western 2s u ;
Morris ami k-seA sd- Ia; ohio and Missrsippl con
yrttnle sinking fuud, % Ohio aud M.ssissll 2s s5
Lake .Ahole, consolidated registered, ~; Pttshurgh
Port Waynr anu Chicago lsts, 100 Western ruloa Tel
cgrIph 1s, ~ ..
lGc hiIncsi. lowest, snd p. NJ. closing prices of
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MARINE INTELLIG ENCE.

MINIATURE AIMANAc-THf DAY.
sun riscs.... ul sun ecs...... Z 10 Moon II
mon NATth-IHI- DAY.
Sandy HoJk. ~ GOV. leland. ~ Hell Gate. q
The sun., 1873-08-06

SUPREME CoURT CHAABERs-Nos.6 664, !, ~
90 sI 8 e. s5 g SsK co. 100 iO6 l01 l2, 49, l26, l29
iS4, 1855, lss, lS9, ls0. l4' Call No. ~.
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Keep II In the house that II may be promptly
In all sudden attacks Of Cholera hufhur
Cramps DnrThGI, Cole, or Auy similar Affection for
which Dr. Jaynrs CarmlnatYo basam is an eiicctual
remedy Al tlH season OF the year every family will
md II useful and necessary curative.-Adp.
The sun., 1873-08-06

Caiamities will come upon us in spite Of all
prccauton, but Is gratifying to learn that Hembolds
Celebrated Buohu st be obtained at all the drug
uores and that tean be relied TO all diseases
OF the kidneys and urinary organs. Look out for
couutcrfes The genuine bears the private proprietary
stamp OF II. 7. Hembold. John f. Henry. New York.
Sole Agent.
The sun., 1873-08-06
FISAScIAL AND coMMEkoiAL.

TUESDAY, Aug. 5-P. M.-There was an
almost entire suspension Of business at the
Stock Exchange during tho morning hours, and
the market gave evidence Of weakness because
Of no supporting orders. Northwestern COM
mon was also quite heavily sold, and the price
Consequently yielded ~ v cent. to 67i4, thus
exerting a depressing influence upon the re-
mainder Of the list. Western Union meanwhile
touched %; Lake Shore, 9iS while st. Paul
common declined q v cent. 60 SO, and the pre-
ferred I y cent. TO -, because the Board Of
Directors at their meeting to-day postponed
any action on the semi-annual dividend OF 3& y
cent. on the preferred stock. 1t will be remem-
bercd that this company have until last year
paid their annual e cent. dividend on the 18th
Of February, but change to the semi-annua
plan, although objected to by a respectable
minority, was favorably considered In Difference
to the wishes Of the foreign stockholders. The
past winter was specially severe on the entire
line OF this road. and 1t should not be forgotten
that about two-thirds OF the receipts OF the
company are earned during the last six months
crops. These considcr rations have undoubtedly
Influenced the views Of the Directors, and while
the question Of declaring semi-annmal divi-
dcud was not pressed to a vote. yet sufficient Is
known % warrant the conclusion that Its pay
ment will be postponed until February,when the
former ~ cent dividend will be resumed. The
preferred stock a. well as the common h largely
held IN Germany, and the public may not there
fore be surprised II the price Of these shares In
Frankfort and Amsterdam should Ice consider
ally oppressed. Union Pacific, New York Cen
tral. Nahash, Pacific Mail. and Ohos fell on Il =
cent. but kric was firm at 59's bid at the close
The dealings IN the other stocks were unim-
pOrtAnt. The total number Of shares dcat ia
was 4s,fCj. of which Western Union rcpre-
seuted l42N; Northwestern common, 5.tD;
Union Pacific, 5,lai; New York Central, +,lJ1
Wabash, $500 Lake Shore, $500; Pacific Mail
2.aJ; Erie, 23O0 Ohios, 200 st. Paul, l,JJJ I;
the urcfcrrtd,J.0; Rock Island, Loo; Delaware
I.achdwauua and " csteTn, l,u4 Harlem. 500 G.,
e. and |. c., LOO and Boston, Hartford, and Erie
lUp.
Speculation in gold was entirely devoid Of any
interesting fcdtuTe. The market was left az
yesterday to take care of II self. ana the changes
were only nominal, ranging between llbt and
l5i ana closing At the latter hgure. The business vas
light. god lusus the rates PAID for having pal
ances carried ranged from ITO Y cent, with nnal
negotiations at2 , cent. aud Hat.
The total ClCarlngs OF the Gold Exchange Rank were
t1s5l9Vo; gold balances. <lHq78 and currency hal.
sIces, Sl.g1i,9a. The subj easury redeemed $50
~ called bonds and paid out IN CON interest the
public debt tis1OU. fhc following were the principal
quotations.
The sun., 1873-08-06

Weekly and monthly paymenta for furniture
and carpets AZ u. Al. Gowperthwait \ Ce.A iaS ChAt
ham street.-Aap.
The sun., 1873-08-06

kearncy's Extract Buchu has cured more
diseases of bladder and kidneys gravel diabetes. fe
male weaknesses dyspepsia, and nervous debility than
all other remedies combined. Depot ioi Duane st.
The sun., 1873-08-06

The OaNt business NJ the lned states sub Treasury
was; Cola receipts - ~ 2qi gold ymens, Sissi.
9ei6i; gold balance. sG2 S!6 i9S currency receipts,
t,.3,i' -G'! cuit,ncI payments, i2I6s'A cgrr,nty
balance t,s.ii. 80 ~. Customs, tGsp The bullion
in tlr Bank u England was Increased Aal.cn.
Toe total exports Of domestic producc-currcucy
vslusuOn for the week ending To-Day were SfrH. ~
The total exports since Jan amounts to tbiEil.lAl
The internal revenue receipts TO-DAY footed up S Uu
aud tlr total customs for the week ending July ~
x4tu .tu
Foreign exchange dun throughout the day nt tie
nominal quotations Of is . iD4 for private bankers
6IdAys BILL and lJgA for short sight uut 10 the after
trade the msrNet Nas Ncak and IN actual
actions odlys bills we're negotiated Gt Ie. lcss llo
and sight at 100 iit,slt9s.
In t9e money msrSe the same chsrseterstcs are oh.
served r. M day 60 DAY aud call loans approved
st0Ck collateral are readily negotiated al ~ cent.
There L. however, less Offering IN the form OF time
loans except at higher prices aud lenders VIII ad
vance their rates GpytrAng NJ bond dealers eNppri.
enccd no ditnculty In meeting their requirements al
S.si and discounts there good business At 20
cent, with exceptions at 81 for Sllays prime
mercantile aceeptances.
Speculation IN Government bonds showed more life
than for several weeks. The demand for bonds from
both home and foreign Investors specially marked
aud lso7s coupon sold TO lls. The great difficulty
the way Of securing good trade Is the continued
scarcity Of bonds and this market practically hare ~
tered isis At lsk coupon sob coupon ls65s. new
at ll11 seller days, and IS 1881, coupon lii. The
The sun., 1873-08-06

Thousands Of men, women, and children are cured
annually hy DEshLERs Fever anu Ague Pulls. They
iniAll4nc.
The sun., 1873-08-06

Interest per cent. Trades Savings Bank, 215
West Twenty third street. Pad from date OF deposit
Ado.
The sun., 1873-08-06

On the second race but few pools were sold
up TO late hour, Clementine being the favorite
al rs against the neid.
The sun., 1873-08-06

Ayers Cherry PectornI
Curea (ola. (nugha Ur,ugutis AMI C,nsurpn,g,n
The sun., 1873-08-06

SANE DAY.-Purse tlNNn for horses thnt never trot-
Ted better man 2!i t1uU to nrst $3.50 to second S
SO 70 lhIrd, AlNN " fourth.
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4" Hth'l lHu the human bones. These were found
"a an pNls Of the wreck, bat IN only one case
i,,i complete skeleton recovered. The other
.'"'' had been washed IRON Ilace to n. ace,
wbr d." them being bieacned by the water
rn"; "te ..htlh were bla'keued by coming into
,rsr.", WIN IRON. The number Of bones found
h., Sh Sth seems to be fun proof Of the legend
bl, MY prisoners went down with the Hussar
n9ated away.
my ulhbers Of the ship and her miscel lansous
bo,,oIus Ieing removed TAIL but the keel and
Grttan planking), the explorers found their
ttsnaI progress checked by thick and ex-
resis, hlfd mass OF concrete or cement which
The any hut the hardest tempered tools.
tucL sss s was about thirty feet square and three
unaS,iiu aiu en2rts To pierce II In the centre being
WV Hom the outer edge. The cement was
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-06-14
A Tall Column.

The papers say that Philadelphia man
ufacturer is preparing plan for a column,
one thousand feet high, to be constructed
entirely Of iron, IN open work, from the
summit of which the grounds Of the Cen
tennial Exposition are to be Illuminated bv
means Of Drummond light and, in
true Yankee style, it is buasted that it will
be the loftiest structure in the world. But
it will not necessarily be the most beauti-
fdl, which is better worth trying for. The
tallest thing Of the kind nov in existence
is the open work central spire of the Ca
thedral at Rouen, IN France, erected few
years ago to replace the one destroyed by
lightning in 1922, and nothing uglier was
ever thrust in the face Of heaven The
builders we're determined to make it few
feet higher than the celebrated spire Of
Strasbourg Cathedral, bnt their work is as
hideous as that of the mediaeval architect
is stately and magnificent Probably the
ne xt highest works of mans hands are
two chimneys Of chemical works in Glas-
gov, one Of which is 46S. and the other
450 feet high. These have no architectu-
raj pretensions, Of course, but they are
quite as fine i'll their way as Bunker Hill
monument, which, from a little distance.
looks like stone chimney among the sur
I rounding brick ones of manufacturing es-
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