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THE RAILROADS,
who Owns The streets of ST. Louis

who Owns the Streets of st. Louis ?
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 14.-The Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad Company entered suit TO-
day in The U cited States District Court for
100000 damages against Jos: Brown,
Mayor of the city, and j. B Mouiton, City
Engineer, for tearing up their track between
the 7th street depot and the river front last
Monday evening. The petition does not ex.
pain why Mayor Brown, who was in San
Francisco at the lime and bad nothing to do
with the removal Of the track, is made one of
the defendants in the case.
A Train AbIaze Runs OF the Track.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. II The amount
of less by the burning of loaded train last
night was $4,000. The body of Barney
Black, fireman, was found beneath the en-
CINE in pond which it had ran into after
leaving the track.
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A Temnest i'm q Teanot.

RICHM OND, Aug. 14.-Judge johnson
having to-day dissolved bis temporary in
Junction restraining the removal OF the
county seat of Wayne county from Centre
vile to Richmond, twenty or thirty wagons
went to Centreville and brought away the
records and other public property. The
commissioners accompanied by four car
loads of Richmond people a'so went to
Centreville by special train, but as no dem
oustration was made TO prevent the removal
of the property, their presence was rot re-
CURED. fzs sets
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THISTLE SEED.

This story is told of woman who freely
used her tongue 10 the scandal of others,
and confessed TO the priest what she had
done. He gave her rioe thistle top, and
told her to go out in various directions and
scatter the seeds, one by one. Wondering
at the penance, she obeyed, aud returned
and told her confessor. To her amazement,
he told her to go back and gather the scat
tered seeds; and when she objected that it
would be impossibia, he replied that it
would be still more difficult to ga her up
and destroy all the evil reports which she
had circulated about others.
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suicide OF am oId Legislntor.
Sinking Of a Lumber Barge-Two
Sailors Drowned,

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 14-About 10
o'clock last night the lumber barge j. D.
Morton, Capt. Peter 81. Flick, one of six in
tow of the steam barge Sun, broke from
the tow abolt 20 miles down the Lake
from this city, and in short time went to
pieces. The Lake being very rough, Capt.
Flick, his wife and little girl and one sea-
man took to small boat and were saved
by the schooner Marysburg, a"d brought to
this port. Two seamen preferred remain
ing on the bark and it is supposed were
drowned. The Morton had on board about
100000 feet oflumber bound from Saginaw
to Erie. When lats seen Capt. Flick says
two OR three other barges were laboring
heavily, and it may be other disasters .oc-
CURED to the same tow.
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THE editorial writer Of the Nashville
Bulletin is not satisfied with the cards of
Col, Bureh and Mr.. Hobbs, la,e Comptrol-
Ter, relative to the alleged sale Of the Comp
trollership. We presume that it was not
hoped by either of those gentlemen, or sny
of their personal friends of any political
faith, that the writer for the Bulletin would
be satisfied by any SO of denials or dis
Chalmers. Now, as of old, there are some
who with not be persuaded though one rose
from the dead.
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AN EImira milkman has introduced q
novelty in the way of furnishing milk to
his customers. In his wagon are arranged
inside racks containing quart and pint glass
bottles, filed with fresh milk, full measure.
These bottles are delivered as required, the
customer returning the DO. tie left the day
before. Each bottle is tightly corked, and
can be laid in cold water, k epiDg /, fresh
and sweet, or set away in cooler, taking up
but little room.
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TIE EASTERN STORM.
Further Incidents Of Its Rayages.
New York Harbor i'm a Stew.

New York HarbOr In q Stew.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-The storm broke
so Unexpectedly. on New York, that ship
masters and freighte-s had busy time for
while making secure their vessels aud
goods exposed on the docks. About mid
night several canal boats broke loose and
drifted helplessly about, but none are SO far
reported sunk A sloop lying off Jersey City
ferry house, sunk, and it is thought some of
the crew were drowned.
A Battle with Rats.
The storm continues, accompanied by a
light rain. Last night in the crowded Gel
lars in the older parts of the city, the poor
had to hattie with the rats driven from the
sewers by the rising food, and their wretch
ed beds were surrounded by water.
A Cis-AtIantic Venice.
Dispatches from the east report the
storm prevailing in that section, and the
rain made necessary postponement of the
races at Saratoga. Baltimore reports the
streets in various parts of the city sub
merged and cellars flooded. All the rail-
roads running 10 Baltimore have been more
or less damaged, and the detention of mails
is more general than in some years.
A Train Untracked.
On the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, land
slides occurred at Red Cut and Vinegar
Hill and other places, and wash at Elk
Ridge Landing threw the Cincinnati ex-
press, bound west, off the track. The train,
however, was not damaged.
A Tunnel Bursts and a Dwelling
Caves In.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 14.-The bursting of
a portion ofthe Hartford tunnel this morn
irg resulted in the cavipg in of the walls of
some dwellings, causing the destruction of
TO back buildings. All the kitchen and
dining room furniture was precipitated into
the stream. The inmates barely escaped
with their lives. r-- e-T -r
Couldn't Advance NOR Retreat
A passenger train, which left Washington
last evening, could proceed DO further than
Stoney Creek, ii miles from this city, 1t
was also found impossible to return, aud
the passengers, forty Oh. fifty in number, re-
NAMED on the cars all nieht, and some of
the woney and children tin 6 o'clock this
evening
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Burned TO Death.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 14.-An old German
woman named Echhold recently removed
here from Cincinnati. While bending over
the stove this morning her clothing caught
fire, aud before help arrived she was satally
burned and died in an hour afterwards.
She was 50 years old and has two sons in
Cincinnati.
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THE origin of tea is thus told by the
Hindoo mythologists. Darms, a prince of
that country, went on pilgrimage to China,
vowing he would never rest on the way.
But he once, worn out, fell asleep, and was,
on waking, so angry with himself that he
cut off his eye-lids and flung them on the
ground. They sprung up as tea shrubs,
and to this origin is due the power Of tea
to produce wakefnlness.
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Enormous Rainfall.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug, 14.-The amount
of rain which fell in the late storm in this
section exceeded inches. More than 8
feet of water is passing over the dam at
Fairmont. The first floors of the mills at
Monoyunk ale flooded and business there
partially suspended. A boy was rescued
with difficulty from drowning near the
mouth of a eulvert, and j. 81. Major was
drowned while attempting to rescue his
horses from staSle which was flooded.
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UouR Rrancp, Fnriouv

Lone BRANCH, Aug. 14.-The storm was
terrific all last night but has now abated in
fury The New Jersey southern track near
Camden Gas carried away and there were
no trains on the direct line from Phi ladel-
nhia
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Funeral of Geo. n. Sanders.

The fune al of the late Geo. n. Sanders
took place to-day from st. AIMS. Episcop4 4
Church. The services were of the simplest
character. The coffin was of rosewood,
silver mountei, bearing tbs inscription
8 George n. Sanders, born Feb. 81, 1912;
died Aug. Is, 1875" and was covered with
floral offerings. A number of distinguished
persons from different parts of the country
were preset The services were CON-
Quoted by Mr.. Chamberlin, assistant recto..
The pail bearers were al. s. Sullivan, Jyio.
E. Ward, Jno. r. Garland, Beverly San.
ers, Col. White, Gen. j. r. Anderson, DIR,
Bayard and j. N. Ball. The body was
taken to Greenwood Cemetery.
Armed Processt0,.,s.
The police commissioners adopted a res
olution allowing the Legir "a of st. Patrick
to parade with arms as =. ell as the Knights
Tempiars, and will fIr,lish them with q po-
lice escort.
sAs1KA The Faro war. &c A-- p
The President Of the commissioners Of
Brooklyn has harmed all the police capt.
aims OF that GU thai ey shall be held re-
sponsible fog me exis ence of policy shops
and faro bar Ks in their precincts.
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The Danes in Am erica are about TO erect
q monument ia memory OF Eric2son as
the discoverer of the American comment
1t is still question. but chiefly DanIsa
one-who real discovered America buC
no one will grudge monument to Llel
Ericks IN, sod of Ecick the Bee, IN com
ansmoration of tbs historical fact that ne
discovered Greenland in A. ID. 9S4.
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Am Alaska wreck.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The Secretary
of the Treasury to-day ordered the coIlec-
tor Of customs at Port Townsend, in WASH
ington Territory, to send The revenue steam
er, Line in, TO cruise for mcnth abouc
Queen Charl tie Sound, and watch for any
survivors of the Geo. S. Bright, wrecked in
March last on its passage from Sitka to San
Francisco. Signs of the wreck having been
discovered a. Queen Gharlotte's Sound, it
is thought some survivors may be in that
locality.
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THE most bashsul girl we ever heard of
was the young lady who blushed when she
wac asked if she had not been counting
sleep.
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TENNESSEE BONDS closed in New York
last evening al 80 fer the old issue and S1a
for the new. Faf #+
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sssALE OF THE COMPTROI.lER's
OFFICE

The MurfreesborO Monitor of the l4sh
inst, in republishing Col. Bu.eh's card,
says:
sit fully explains itself 1t is complete
and explicit denial of the Bulletins CHARGES.
and that paper should now come out and
make full reparation for the injury 1t has
done an honorable political opponent. 1t
was doubtless imposed upon by the state
ments of some over-zealous political friends,
but no permanent parry advantage can be
gained by personal abuse and misrepreser,.
tation. We heard these charges whispered
as far back as in May last, bUf we did no,
believe them; and a. bapauet gwen at the
Maxwell House, at wb Oh Gov. Brown and
other State officials were present, We gave
distinct expression to our sentiments. We
intended no empty compliment then, and
now take pleasure in publishing Col.
Burch's full and specific denial of the
charges"
The Memphis Register says:
GCol. Burch, the State Comptroller. has
published a letter in which he denies having
any connection whatever with the resigna-
ton of Comptroller Hobbs. We have
known Col. Burch long and favorably, and
Oohy HUN SOA vi hin III int past,
rely upon bis statements for truthfulness.
His denial of the charge, or insinuation that
there was fraud on bis part, or within mis-
knowledge, in getting Hobbs to resign, is
sufficient for us, as a statement from him is
as reliable as that of any man in the State.
When the past history of public man is
good for honesty AM integrity, bis good
name should rot be blasted, or clouded on
q mere suspicion of wrong doing. His
denial is as good in the absence of proof,
as the statement of those who make the
charge"
The Knoxville Press and Herald says:
"The repetition of q silly, but none the
less malicious scandal, which was first set
a1oat by an anonymous writer to a Wes5
Tennessee paper, has called forth the fol-
lowing manly and conclusive card from
Col. Burch, which we reproduce as al &C
of simple justice. The document gives az
efectual quietus to malignant SANDER"
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Nai0m and Amerieail.

GOLD declined in New York yesterday
from 49, to l14a, and rallied to lI4S, but
clos With reiapset to 1l4a.
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CRIMINAL.
The General LOOseness of Public
Moneys.
A Deheft of $4,000.

special from Lancaster states that the com
mittee appointed to investigate the affair
of the Auditor and Treasurer of Fairfield
county reported to the Commissioners Of
that county to-day that they had found 1
deficit of S142, 900 of the public money
The present incumbents are exculpated anC
the blame is attached to Their predecess
ors in office.
A Memphis F0Fger.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Aug. 14.-C. j. An
derson alias. G. j. Smith was arrested here
this evening by Detective P. N. Council O
Memphis and Marshal Wsnderlich Of this
city, charged with having committed 9
heavy forgery in Memphis few weeks ago
He was taken South tonight.
An Indiana Murder Trial.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 14.-The Gazette
special from Manchester, Ind, gives the fol.
lowing particulars concerning the HenshaW
murder trial: The defendants sister came
in, when the prosecution began to examine
witnesses, and after kissing the defendant,
sat down by the widow of the murdered man.
Heaston YVES married about two weeks
since. The widow is reported not to have
been in Winchester since her husband was
murdered. The defense began to cali wit
nesses this forenoon, but large part of the
day was consumed in legal discussions.
Public opinion is divided in regard to the
merits Of the case.
A Meddling Shotgun.
SANDUsKY, Aug. 14-An accident occur
red within one mile of town this afternoon,
by which a young lady, aged IA years, was
killed. 1t seems small boy was meddling
with shotgun and pulled the trigger, the
contents lodging in the young lady's head,
from the effects of which she died soon
fer.
Suicide of am Old Legislator.
DETROIT, MICH, Aug. IA Tribune
special announces the suicide of Wm.
Stoddard at Litchfield, Mich, former
representative in the Michigan Legislature
in 1866 and 1856, and again in 1868 and
1869. He was elected to the Senate in
1870 and again in 1872. He has been af-
fected with illness accompanied by low
spirits, and complained for the last few
weeks of terrible pain in the frontal region
of the head. He was delirious at the time
of the fatal act.
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THE negroes in Ohio have called State
convention at ChIlicothe on the 22d inst,
and issued an address in which they &C,
knowl edge that they owe their freedom and
right to vote to the Republiea party, but
add:
"The right of voting should carry with it
the right Of being voted for, and the duty of
the party, in which We are almost to man
enrolled, is to see that that right is respected
and enforced"
The negroes in the Northern States are
beginning to talk out in this way. They
think they have been treated as simply vot-
ing machines long enough. The Indianap-
oils journal, the Republican organ of the
cspitalof Indiana, conplacenay tells them
that they 'tmust remember that in the
North they are compara tively few in num-
bers, and a large majority of them are not
qualified t. hold Office" That is decidedly
cool outside of South Carolina
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BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE SOUTH.

BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM In TIE SOUTH. lf
which
ssIpp and Aria be L..
The Best Advertising Medium is always the Cheapest
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COTTON.
rIrsf Bale al th 9 Reason.

SHREVEPORT, Aug. 1.-THE first bale
of cotton was received to-day. 1t was raised
In he neigbborhoOd of Troupe, on the In
ternalional railroad, and was shipped by
Ciapp & Brown, of Troupe county, to Clspp
d Brothers, of New Orleans. 1t goes for
ward en- the Texas to- night. The frst pale
LIST yesr sppesred on the 18Th of August.
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COTTON continues dull In New York at
19Ec for middliug. 80. -.L q
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NEW YORK.
Wholesale CustOmhOuse Corruption.
Cleassins the Augean staDles.

Within the past three days % vessels
have been engaged to carry petroleum to the
continent an IL to carry grain to England.
Over hundred outbound vessels of all
classes are at anchor Inside the bar waiting
for the weather to break-Fhe wind is high
yet, but the rain has moderated.
Death Of an Eminent Catholic Writer.
Col. Jas. A. Meline the well known jour
naltst and author, died this A, NJ. in Brook
lyn,
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ESTABLISHED MARCH 80 1886. s.
WASHINGTON.
The Progress Of Capitalization.
A Proposition 30 Double the Army
Of Office n elders.

: WASHINGTON, Aug. This Secretary
of the Treasury may recomend Congress to
make thu pilots of all steamers government
officers and require them teiore taking
vessel out of pors to be fully satisfied that
she has complied with the law on every re-
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!. LITTLE Rock; Aug. 14.-Gep. NJ. Nc
Lananey having resigned the position Of
.Adjutant General, Gen. N. A. Bishop, g
prominent candidate for the Republican
nomination for Govpror against Gov. Bsx-
ter, has been appointed 10 the vacancy.
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The storm continues, accompanied by
light rain. Last night in the crowded Gel
lars in the older parts of the city, the poor
had to hattie with the rats driven from the
sewers by the rising food, and their wretch
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DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERsHTP.

. DAY SOLD THEIR INTEREST IN The
becomes sole owner. Grateful for the very
ess throughout Tennessee and adioiuinf states 81
fhos. >. Hays and tbs Dixis FIGURING Mflls a :.
sss ROBERT TH0MPSON,
President Dixie on Ca =
, 1873-01-22
An English Louis E8Omnrd.

A vii, caso, having somo points Of resemblance
to tbs recent interesting one following the death
ot Louis Donard in New York, iB now being
heard in u London Court Of Probate. Thomas
1Iolmo, n Wholesale rag-merchant, recently tlod
tiloro, worth oyor $500, 900. Ho loft S5o,d0o 10
tho Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
mails, and $25,0 600 to thirteen other charitable
institutions. Ills roatyos, not getting anything,
OF courHe adjudgol him insane. and are disputitg
hiH will on tho ground OF montal incapacty.
For son,e reason or other, he hated hiH apceies
with u cordial dotoatation.. lliB landlady at
Ramsgate gayo HoMo expronsions Of ill-will Tint
],o ,,ucd to indulge III wlliso sho know him:
1Iin designation for children waB " Dovlla cubs"
and fat old ladica wore liB especial nyoraion.
When packet came into tho hArl,or, ho would
Wish TINT 1t might sink with nil on board and lo
oyun was generous enough in hiB miBantllropy
10 announce that 1t would giso him inefablo
sasislac.ioa to sso Nau,sgalu and oyarythiug
human II contained engulfed by somo great con-
vlllsio, CT nature. l1iH London landludy gavo
confir,natory testimony. 1Io used to throw good
meat to his dog !" "H!uN" rat!ior than to give 1t
to old aud suffering woman. IBlington Ao
wantod aervod as hadiy aH lsamBgato, aud con-
B,dorel himself il!-usea because thoza we:o not
moro railroad B1naal,-llps and omnibus disasters
for his benefit. Tho last loaesH considered hog
self 80 Bcandalized that sho doubled her tepanta
rent hut Lo noYor noticed tho change, and went
OIL al before till 1le dloa. A vein Of kindness
aeemed to run through Him, however, as is indl-
Gated hy tho anal disposition Of his property,
, 1873-01-22

for oil DISTANCES In tho United e!stoH,
with liberal diacount for tho pross-so liberal
h% S d e9n od
puraning tbis policy, bonof1ta would DO conferred
Oh tho w',o!o people to an oxtont mot drealnt o'
In your philoHopliy."
holl tho Telegraph propofly belongs 10 no edaca,
ftonal and postal system Of tho; co@'t,t':y' @ any
TINT It's mission and purpose aro Tho diffusion OF
porafion should not BE- permitted TO ,nonopolt=e
Il for tho purposo OF motloy-r1aking mud Btocl-
gs ssou rsa 81 1Sa Of 1sp 81 o s5o pop sn9 si
managed for their groatost benefit and its uae
:. oovERNMENr ABUSE NOT rRopAnbl;. ~
Goyornment might praetieo to, promote party
ends. have no fears OF that. An Adminiatra-
ton which would make uao Of private Informs
tion passing on tho wiroa should quickly bo 70.
danger now, In tint regard, than they would 30
II lilo wires wore an adjunct OF the roas Onlct,
Department. honr OF no complaints against
the British Government on this ecoro
TIRE prEss ApLE To TAKE CARE or lTaE1F.
You ask mo II have rotloctel carefully upon
tho control which our Goyornn,ent would hayo
over tho prose- in tle event Of ~ taxing the tel-
hend. Tie press, OF a1l .aagences, Is best a6foto
tnko caro- Of ltaelf any discrimination or fayor-
itlsm would DO sure ,to4 TO- be seem nnd
| "howl raiAod ABOUT 1nBtantcr.
sire no better issue with which to 60 before tho
people. How long would O Poatmastor Goneral
remain in Office If found dealing larehly or TN
! fairly with tho pross Congressman wclld Gu
act tic very cheapest possible ratos to tho press
1 in order to hnye the proceedings OF Congress
I fully reported. The influence Of tl,e State Leg
ielatnre would bo In the Bame direction for tho
aame reason.
EXPERTS ONLY CAN ne EMPLOYED.
You speak OF the inoroaBo Of patronage tic
telegraph would give tho Government, which
| you doom dangerous. I do not parlake of these
, 1873-01-22
sJu. MEr1IL TO MIR. o1To.,.

N4vor's OrFIc1, CHICAGO, Dec. II, 1879.
The Hon. tF,tian. Urto", Mem t'.rk:
MY DEAR Sin: Daaye me tliut my long delay
In answering your favor of tho 12tl ult., must
not bo aaeribod to ncgli gonco or disrobpeet, but
solely TO want Of t,no. l have been trying 10
Bparo enough to mako such rnplyaa tho impor-
tanco OF tho subject md my high respect FOR
yourself meritH.
Whether what hnyo to any will DO connected
or diajointa<l will depeud upon tho "breals OF
tho circuit OF thought and Interruptions during
ttH composition. havo not tho aid OF n atenog-
saphur to rapidly jot down my views but must
slowly long hand thom between other engage
nontH aud du.ioB. With this preface prococd
10 roply to your very lucid aud ab!o letter argu-
Ing thu negative Of Tho proposition.
Your information that favor tho takiug OF
tho telegraph by 0overnmont is correct to thiH
extent, t4at tleem 1t only question Of tnlo
when 1t must assume tlat control. " II tho
Oeyornment should tnke tho telegraph Why
not tho rallwaysf" you aak. I reply. it will
haso to do that Roonor or later. 1t may bo d
generation before that Ia done, but evontNaiy
tho {atleuoo aud endurance Of tito poop1e With
railway monopoly aud extortion will wear out,
and tlo Government will 10 ordorad by them
10 regulate hs. charges OF these corporationg, or
10 take possession Of thom and operate tlom.
hut as tue capital Invested IL tho rai}roaas ta
200 timeH greater than that Invested In
tho telegraph. 1t will DO ,pIoportionatoly
mora costly to purcllt 10 and dlhlsult to ina,l-
ega them therefore. tho public. Nal submit to
, 1873-01-22

Spool thread, grain baga etc.. 30 days, pcr cent
on 10 days.
pon,eHics, cottoncdes, Kentucky jeans, eto.,1 per
cent of 81, !! per csnt pff 10 aays,
Regular department goota, pur cent. on GO, per
cont. on 81, q per cent OF 10 darB.