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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-25
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
What the birds said.

BY ANNA BoYNToN AvEBILL.
In the elm-shaded street.
Broad and dewy and cool
Loltered two little feet.
On their way to school
Two little wondering ewes
Watched the swift wings fly
Into the free blue skies,
From the elm-tops high.
Heigh-ho the fields are fair.
And the woods, aud the swirling brooks
And the birds, are Tree in the ain, . he said
what do | care for books ,"
And dozen saucy birds
Sang loud his mood 10 share
Loud, bold, and clear, the wol ls,
"Tu-whlt what do zoe care 2
Then came another day,
Fair and SUNNY aud sweet.
And over the shaded way.
There came the little feet
But o, t was rueful face.
With eyes and cheeks atlame.
" Gre tears had LETT their trace,
Ana penltence and shame.
" Your wings should all be clipped,
For the wicked things you say
have been soundly whipped, he said,
Because ran away
And all the saucy birds
Sang loud his ire to darel
Sang bold and clear the words.
Iu-whlt what do nee care ~
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-25
Fearful Fight on Shinhoard.

The Temps gives the particulars of a
row on board the American vessel Sue
cess, at Havre. The French riggers
had come ashore, the tug was about to
make fast, and the greater part of the
sailors were slowing their chests, when
the second mate, who Lad gone below
amongst them, rushed on deck precipi-
lately, having been stabbed in the left
thigh. The crew followed him on deck,
and fearful fight took place between
the officers and men, with handspikes
and Delaying pins. The deck was lit.
orally covered with blood. A Spanish
sailor was SO frightened that he jumped
overheard into the water, and another
man leaped into the iettey, iniuring
himself considerably, The captain
looked on from the quarterback with
the utmost GOODNESS. There was not q
sound uttered during the struggle the
combatants were too much excited to
think Of themselves. The wounded
fell on the deck in inert masses, and
that was all. The tug brought some
of the seriously injured ON shore. As
she was leaving the vessel, sailor, his
face bathed in blood, came TO the side,
asking 10 be taken on, but the second
mate knocked him inboard with a ter
rible blow The Success spread her
sails as the steamer left her, and pur-
sued her course. II il said that four
men remaining on board we're wounded,
two badly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-25

An instance ofsome of the profits to be
realized from bee keeping is furnished by
Prof Cook, of the Michigan Agricultural
College, to the Lansing Republican. He
says:
From one colony of Italian bees we
have three new colonies and 4l2 pounds
of honey. We have placed $50 pounds in
the four hives for wintering, which leaves
282 pounds surplus. We have sold the
surplus honey at 30 cents per pound. The
account therefore, stands thus
1872 pounds honey at 20 cents ............. $50 a.
Three colonies of bees. ............. ...... 80 90
iotai' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 40
The best black colony gave only seven
ty.hve pounds surplus, and one additional
colony.
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Unrest.

The minds battlefield,
Where fortressed doubtings yield
To phalanges of stronger doubts.
Whose boist'rous cheers and skeptic shou
More oft annoy
Than vouchsafe joy.
Yet, if with faith pray,
Lol that same hour and day,
With equal faith, my better foe
May ask my great hopes overthrow
One faithful prayer
No fruit will bear.
Az well pray "Shine, o SUM-
As " Let Thy will be doneln
cry for even strength 20 bear
lie in itself specific prayer
Beseeching God
Let me be God y
u we are thoughtless hurled
Upon this frowning world,
Slanklng with manaeles of sin,
Forged ere our sorry lives begin
With flesh aud mind
To wrong Inclined
Then il is truly base
To breed the hapless race;
Unless from instinct men rebel,
Therell not be standing room in He'll
When Matter crumbs
Aud Time succumbs
Does the great God permit
A brutal fiend TO sit
In rival state, TO rack the ghosts
OF countless, helpless, human hosts
Whose earthly all
Was pam and gall
II we could comprehend
Soul-burniug Without end,
Our utterance would have one sound
That We might scape the pit profound
Where Satan rules
Midst imps and ghouls.
But thought unbidden delves.
And men still ask themselves:
Is't intuition or conceit
Which makes our lives seem incomplete
Unless there be
Futurity"
The sweetest joys alloy
And our content DESTROY
Seem waspish satires with barbs,
And tends in satisfying garbs
Hollow at beat
AS hell-fools jest.
lay upon my bed,
And wondered if the dead
Are tortured with the hopes and fears,
The heavy hearts and burning tears,
That weigh on us,
And prey on us.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-25
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD

Remedy Cor Mango in swine.
First, wash the hog well in soapsuds
then to one pint oflard while hot, add one
ounce of carbolic acid, stirring 1t until it
it cool. Rub the hog two or three times
with this, and give YOURSELF no uneasiness
about the mango,
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Cure for chicken Cholera.


AS / have not noticed this cure in the
Times, and knowing from experience that
it is very effectual either as cure or pre-.
tentative, recommend it to those of your
readers whom it may concern. IL is sim
ply buckwheat, and this fowls will readily
eat, thus saving the trouble of forcing
them to eat il.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-25

A SISTER or CHARITY, at Maysville,
Kentucky, has offered, II the city will
give a suitable house, TO gratuitously
take care of all cases Of cholera that
may occur.
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To Keep Hog. From Roofing.

Speaking of inalienable rights, the right
Of the hog is TO root but civilization in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-25

AT Rumney, N. H., two men " went
fishing in brook near that town,
and, after seven hours, returned win
seven hundred and forty eight trout.
Fonr Boston men tried the same stream
a few days before and only caught my
fish. the whole not weighing over
pound and half.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-25

HYAoNrHE won'tstay permanentlyan
Geneva.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-25

drain Of from thirty 10 fifty feet long,
which miners call sluice boxes. Across
IT, bottoms of these boxes are nailed,
every few inches, little cross bars, called
rifles.
I" Having arranged his eluice boxes
10 suit him, the miner lets into them
the water from the ditch, and his men
commence shovclling in the pay-dIrt.
Great care is necessary in arranging
the sluice-boxes, for II there IL too
rapid flow OF water, IL carries along
not only the sand and gravel but the
gold also; and il the boxes are too
nearly level not only the gold but the
sand also sinks 10 the bottom. But
the experienced miner sets them at just
the right angle, and the swift stream
carries of the sand, while the gold,
which is seven times heavier, sinks
10 the bottom and IL caught 10y the
rifles.
But don't the larger stones sink TO
the bottom tooin asked l.
Yes but a man stands over the
sluice-boxes with a common,barn.fork,
90 pick them out as fast as the men
shovel them in. Sometimes large mug
gets are forked out in this way.
have seen one larger than my hand
and worth more than two thousand
dollars
But what stirs AMI breaks up Tn,
earth, uncle q" asked Minnie.
%, the man with the pick breaks !
into small Jumps, then in shoveling
into boxes IL IA brokpn more and Tn
rifles in the boxes keep it in constan
turmoil, so that the PARTICLES are prett
well separated"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-25

The minds battlefield,
Where fortressed doubtings yield
To phalanges of stronger doubts.
Whose boist'rous cheers and skeptic shouts
More oft annoy
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09
SlOO.OOO FOR ONLY SO.

Enough OF the 10000 tickets issued for
The Ihri t,rind Git 1onrcft IN Iid OF the
Public brary oi Kentucky. bNing been
sold 10 insure 4 id, drawing, Htd The with
having hrrd uuiNc,s'iiN expressed That the
lU.Uui cash dii~ onrr, i -huuld tee drawn u
tat aiJ raiI IN Toll wi;huut any aug
rnwu. - b"rctni"rc. The IiInngrmrnt WGr
The cutr'itrrrn . oi the trustees, have dyi,l-
mined tuptuN uiu"iy days M - iur the. Il,
at ih" remnant ui a nets Irii ou hand. Ice
rnpr.ri 4 ii.iIihuiiur advertised tor NIri
:. - lh'rtpr" po.ipuuu'' Ia Iu""l"y. lu'N
=. l-''. "n which d.u nud 80 u her. IN, Vii
p'-lit'H .ud DurqnINncdly iHkc place tn
"a .ar Library bal, inui>Niiir. k"ui Ir.l.
A. 'hi. rttnd concert ihp tuiloNi .,I.h
glt~ VII ID" distributed hN lot and uIil i..
'lu'l - Ne" trE''-lpr'rr, vino draw fr,m.
t.fI"I
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m" money 6" pay 800 tho" gin. foo mll T.,
nov ui'"u ,"pl-l iu ulr rlimrI.' and
DruNcr~ tank eli todi-, it. u,d trI n.idr
tur tina purpose. Hud cnu url, nr u.rd Tor
That pun u-r, q. Wl'l Dee seen JOS TIE 10 low
Ing Ger itirttr pl the cashier.
ofrICr fAhMtr~' hNn DHol frs' BANK.l
LOUISVILLE, II! Awil :. 1873.
1h,- =. 10 r'r'i'l tpat there j. ip the Far.
mcr.' ard Dru,cf>' bank "a the credit of the
laird Grand Gin torcrit. Tor the benefit 81
the Pubic Library OF Kentucky. i've hun.
drcd thousand dOliar-. which ll, been sci
apart w the managers 10 pay the giit, in fun,
AID win be held ~ the bank and paid ont
tor tins purpose. aud ihi. purpose only.
Il. :. NEt, II cashier.
The party. iherei, re-. whu hold, the ticket
drawn. 'hr capital giit viii get $4,000 In
~ ga ruch-. ~ Il 30 oi the S'u.cpU gtit, the
So pon. the S2o.'ro. the 500 ~. the $1,000
amt all ~" other GIN, lu.WO IN number.
amounting 10 S'hO.oOn.
ihr remnant OF lmSp'd ticket. viii he fir.
nl.nrd 10 those VIII" iiy.t aplly order, ar.
coupaui"i bl the mon y always having pre-
icr,ur" over agents ~ til" following prices:
Wuulu tickets. SIN: halves. -: and
quarters. :! ~: II Whuic tickets Tor Slun.
~ TOT : M, li3 for $40 u, and go for Si.uiip
No a. .ruuut on les than SiOU worth OF tick
et. at time.
The cuu,' ri and di-trhu ion OF -'u. will
begin az u O'Clock on TUESDAY murning. july
:, in Public Library ball, aud the following
viii b" the uricr ut proceedings: 1t music
by orchestral baud. "a Placing II tag. trne
Tor each ticket sold Ia large wheel. sd plar
Ing oi gin, In small wheel. ith music bv or
che.ira baud. ith explanatory remark, hN
president Glh drawing oi iir.t hdt 81
GIN. 1th music hy orchestral band. sth
drawing oi lat half of gitj>. NH placing
of large wheel with .ag> IN hands ui COM
mittrc appointed toy audience. lnh grad
orchestral concert.
The music on this grand occasion viii be-
the beet that can bee procured. and the zen.
tlrmcu who count ana place the tag, and
giit> IN m" wheels and -uurrintrud the
drawing and keep thv record ot III" drawn
nutui,'r- Viu ii- vhu-"u ,r',o I'VE N,--'
Known and most trustworthy ciuIch> ot TIA,
.tate. AN will he 80 conducted a. to he
perfect guaranty against compliant from an!
iu-t source.
The PAYMENT Of giit, win BEGIN on Spiur
day. july ~, AZ . o'clock am. Ticket
drawing gift. must lee prpst ut-d at room
40 I Public iibsry builgiug. whore cs>l
checks upon the Farmcr-' and prpvrr>
bank OF louisville. OF >i-ht drafts upon IN,
Fn,rth Ma ionu bank OF New York. al the
option of the holder. will lee given inr the
tickets. All giits not called Tor in in
months from the drawing viii H.. turned
over To- III" Public Library flIud.
For fun particulars >e,d for circulars.
THO~. l.. BRNMLETlE.
Agent Public Lihrary al Ky.
Louisville. Ky.
4.l1codNw2lm
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BEYOND HE MISSISSIPPI {!

Thousands have already gone, and thou.
.ands NOR" are turning their eyes towards
new homes IN the fertile West. To those
going 10 Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colo.
radio, Utah. Wyoming, Nevada, oregon or
California. we recommend cheap. safe.
quick and direct route, Via -. Loui-. over
the Missouri Piciyc Railroad, which rdns
n. line DAY Coaches and Pullman sleeper,
from II. LOU, 10 principal point IN the
Wet. without change. We believe that the
Missouri pucihc Railroad Ia, the best track
and the finest and safest equip
ment, of any line West of the Mississippi.
and it, connections with roads further West
are prompt and rrlinhe. The 1eAn, con,
nection oil this road !. now completed. and
passengers are offered a iir.t class all-ral
route from -. Loui- Ia Texas. either over
the Missouri. klnsa, n TcNa, Il. II. VIA Sc
dalia, o. aver the Atlantic Pacific Il, H.,
via Ninita. For map, time tables, iniorina
ton A. TO rates, routes, &C., we refer "ui
readers to :. II. Thompson, Eastern Pns,en
ger Agent. Columbus, ohio or l.. \. Ford
General Pas. enger Agent, - Louis. Nj
ri. Questions will lac promptly and cheer
Cully an .WpTpu
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

HR You can buy SIX
and onc.half lbs. Dnrant's
4 Coffee Sugar for One Dol.
lar; Seven d lbs, S H"W Orleans R"st
three and one.half Ibis. Prime
Rio Coffee, One cu POLAR nn,,;r Best Best
a half per pound ! he ,s. uu D.
powder Tea, One Dollar DOL nrn and !
Young Hyson and oo +, aga 1 ca
One Dollar per pound, ana ie ev.
erything proportionatSs,;yv Ine"r
at H1RAM '
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Foreign Advertisements.
SPECIAL NariCEs.
OBSTACLES To MARRIAGE

Happy relief Tor young men from the eli
fleets OF errors and abuses in early lite.
Manhood restored. Impcdimcuts 10 mar.
riage removed. New methods oi treatment.
New ami remark hic remedies. Euots end
circulars cent Tree. IN scaled envelope.
Addtcs~. Toward Association, No. 2 Sotiil,
Ninih street. rhiladelphiu. Pam iu.titI.
h"h hnNin high reputation iur honorable
conduct ana professional Mil.
"-2f ,'AW in.
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Use Dr. Henry's worlds Tonic and
Hood puriGer.

II Is the great household remedy. plrSant &c
iik', yet potent for the prevention and curs u
diseases. II h better than Bitters Cordial,
Gurhu or sArsaparilla Sold by Druggists
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OSLY Tutss.- hundreds of thousands
of u.rsons vino hnvr b. cn cured at dAsrn-
terry, dinrhml, cholrra-morbus md "holera-
intantum form solid phnmnN Of mas
putnhle testimony, that DIR MoCah"''
Moderated Blackberry brandy h's never
fsiled, in siurle instnrce, To- cure.
2u.Dw
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Mrs. yyaitco mb's Syrup.

The great soothing remedy. Price on'y %
cents. Gives rest to the mother and health to
the child Sold by Druggists.
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EMIGRATION TURN ING
CHRAp rAKMN mn SOUTLL.NENT NO.

CHEAP FARMS IN SUUIll-N Isl MO'
The Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad Company
offer. .2O0. 900 acres of land in central ana
Southwest Mis-, uri, al from ~ 10 sl2 per
acre on seven wears time. with free trans.
rortati ion from II. Louis to all purchasers.
Climate. soil, timber, mineral wenitL, schools,
churches and law abiding society invite
emigrani. from all poiut- 10 th', land OF ir''it'
and flowers. For particulars adlr,s., A.
uck, Land COMMISSIONER NJ. louis, no.
l-42 d-rOdiy.
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CulLi.S AND FEVER, DUMB AGUt
OK ANY FOAM ~ iNiLkMII-
ItNI FEVER.
REASONS WHY THEY ONLY SHOULD
BE USED.

Their reputation j. established. Inod
sands of testimonials have been Received,
showing that these powders have performed
miracle. in curing cases OF long standing.
many of them considered hopeless.
There /, no risk in taking them. they
contain nothing injurious, aud, therefore,
none OF the n,'ering disease, 80 often the
result OF the many no>trtin> OF the dai,
Physicians recommend them a. superior to
quinine or any other known remedy, i"l
they leave the stem In healthy state, snG
the patient beyond the probability of u lee
lapse. ..........
BEWARE OF COuNTERFEIT~.- - The
genuine are put up IN square Tin boxes, viii
riiOMP~OS'S FEY ER AND AGtE POW
DER> stamped on the lid, aud the signature
OF THOMPSON X CRAWFORD on the wrapper
No Others can possibly be genuine.
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Dr. Uenry's Root and Plant Pills.

Mid yet thorough-no nausee or griplng-en-
.lroly vegetable--great liver remedy. Price IS
tents. Sold by Druggists
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No LApYs Tour CoupLyrg-T,.
less there be the fragrant Soz,dop,. ,,,o
th' breath swr", od"rs it imrart.. tho
gums ruby r"dnn.s soon s..1,po. ia,
teeth quick rival nlnbts,or tint and SOON.
n pearls snt in u coral vase 5.GIN,I,y
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Foreign Advertisements.
FoR ls73.--slXIu YEAR
II ii i A l. ID ! n f..

An illustrated Monthly journal. universally
admitted to be the Iland,onirt Period.
led IN "a. orr |. A itspr.,'ntt
tive aud Champion OF Amer.
lean Taste.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

ME. Ggo. STEfsHousE, barber and hair
dresser, corner If Eighth street and Com
mercial avenue, desires to call the attention
IF the bearded community to HE neatly pr
r.nged saloon, and the fact that be is mac
ter Of bis profession in al it, branches
He has bearded many lion in his den, and
rnll for more. q.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-09

PrisUtc tOni,sc!0r Ga the Ssrr-.PS
o'thnse about to Marry, on tus phys.l!ur,alIaN
mr''s ahd IoVelat"ns0 of the sexual Jy.ter y IL lie
Ihltst a''co'erie- IA producing ani preventing on
spnllg' preserving tho complexion &C.,
rus u On resilu" work OF two h"-lrci ana
sixty pages, with numerous epgraylncs anti contain,
'aluahla Information for those who arc rnrrirlt
contemplate marriage; still Il is book that 0uPh
about thu house
'nl los one fryc . "Hrrl ~ Pity Csa'S. lIaf.,
VI h's ll'ifn''rl No o. \ kghh Street ~ L,uI,.AS
,H...ss " .!AE A!!-..-.p AND uy.eE--NA".
" "i"f' Aplt q O" tiu lliufl0If
puzzle papcrs, Or sing any Qup.k ,enss pcg, pr n,
-of 10 matter wha your ds.r h how deIlr,r, y,uf
oonalbn bh butis can bee cn' persona B., OF hy mail
on tue diseases ncHtuu ~ his lffe No n NuTth
''shth Street, bc,sou Aaikr vi C4e.uuI ~ Loli, ~
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Interesting Work, Enlarged Edition, New
snsrayings, Two-hnndred and sixty Pages,
'Iics 80 cents Address DR. BrTTs' DisPIy-
uBr, u North Eighth Street. -. Louis. No.
Advertisement.
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USE less of Dooleys than of o,bs,
yeast or baking powder, as it !. mucb
stronger. Pit up fun weight. DIVE
fair trial Grocers sell it. b.GdSwlw
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u Ii E BULLETIN.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

RAILROAD TIME Ihbhh'
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TIVE TABLg or THE fLLiNoIs CESTRAI
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.,.,"a Am, ry,ort sunJ,, :, -, -, 81,
80
AFRO NND NINtEN\I. uAIIu,,n
TINE T\RIr
On anu after Monday. February 3, 1879.
rams on tie Z. and '. miltuud Will run a.
G"iTG NoRTu.
~ fN. Mn:rumy
cave Cairo ....... 7:ii t. III. h.l., .. ~. lc.
d. l iWu'i ny" ~ "p ar
Nprri.City. 2a3
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rive Niurcnur- b.iD
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press. mrr'dt'n
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STEVE ANsELMgST, The Gsr-keeper, hs
opened fine saloon In Louis Bla,teau's
I'D stand where can bc found, at all
times, Steve serving hi. customers with
The bes, Of drinknblcs. Il-2g.,f
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.:EI5IlylylIsN

Class T. ro BE DRAws Nay 81 1873
bssO Prizes. Amounting " 5000 600
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5000, oUoiy mask 70 riY GiFr>

10000 c,sn ORR, rAm rrlr
New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-26
BALTIMORE.

Immense ConaagratiGH In Baltimore
Eight Blocks in Ruins-FOur Churches
Burned-Several Lives Reported Lost
Fire Department Reinforced from
WashingtOn-The Cathedral on Fire
Art Building Destroyed-The Fire I'M
der Control Mt Five O'Clock.
BALTIMORE. July "a little after ten
O'Clock to-day fire broke out N the plan
inc mill OF Joseph Thomas N Co.. on the
south side Of Clay street. between Liberty
and Park Soon after the genera. alarm
was sounded.
The ire soon extended to three adjoining
blocks, and an immense cont,2ratlon is
now raging. A stiff southwest breeze Is
blowing, and large cinders are being waited
several blocks off in the vicinity OF the
cathedral.
The locality Of the fire is in the im,ne-
date neighborhooG of the Presbyterian
Church, Rev DR.. Smiths, corner Of Liberty
and Saratoga streets, where the pyesbyte-
lian Assembly was held.
The entire southwest corner D. This block
is burned. Particulars Will be give.. as fast
as possible. .,
Lexington and Park streets. Four churches
burned. The Cathedral is threatened. 1t
is reported that st. Alphonsus - burning
Several lives are reported lost.
lP M.-The fire is still raging. but will
probably be confined to the area bounded
by Lexington street, south; Howard, west
Mulberry, north, and Liberty street, east
After breaking out in the planing mill OF
Thomas & Co., south side of Clay, the
flames spread rapidly across Clay to the
block bounded by Howard, Liberty, Sara
toga and Clay, consuming nearly the entire
block. At this hour few buildings remain q
| the northeast corner of the block, at whlcf
point ths Central Presbyterian Church O
New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-26
The Crops and the Prospects.

AvOTELLES, July 23 lS..'.
EDITOR REpUBLICAS:
! have taken come pains to learn from
reliable sources. the precise condition OF
the crops in the parish, and now take the
liberty of giving your readers the result of
my inquiries. In the early part Of the agrl-
cultural season, the planters undertook the
preparation and cultivation Of an unusual
" large acreage. The crops were pitched
and everything baGe fair until the heavy
and protractei spring rains set in. This
unforeseen obstacle forced an entire aban:
dorment Of fully one-eighth of the whole
crop During the continuance OF the rains,
the grass and weeds got so far the start OK
the crops. that with all the resolute !nter-
lions OF the planters. another eighth g: .,s
crops is worthless.
The corn crop viii be barely sufficient.
with prudence and economy. to serve the
necessary purposes Of next year. The
cane crop is very small, bu: "a A,i1e
Instances is fine.
Cotton is back ward. but sufficiently .a-.e.
I. Is now frucsity in, rapidly, and could tLs
worms be kept away. would yield abrn
Gaotly. But no such good fortune await.
The struggling planters. 1t is now eviden;
that the crop is doomed, and it is only &
question as to how soon this Gcead!a
calamity will 6e consummated. Some il
telligent gentlemen think thirty days vii
suffice. while others, perhaps more hopeful
postpone the evil for sixty. If the torne'
hypothesis prove the correct one. AvoyelIe'
will not exceed 5000 bales, if as much: i
the latter. then II 900 to $4,000 bales. There
is no money here. and 1 can not for the Lite
OF me see how the people are going ~ b'
able to pay the taxes.
There is some sickness. but 70 srea
fatality. We have been having daily rains
for week, but they were needed, and, a;
vet. have not been excessive.
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