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NORFOLK.
Five Fires tn TweDty-fOur HOurs- |
The Population Thrown into Wild |
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Five Fires tn TweDty-fOur Hours
The Population Thrown into Wild
Dismay.
NORFOLK, VA, July 27.-At an early
hour this morning, West & Ulman's shoe
store, two doors south of the starting point
Of Saturday mornings disastrous conflagra-
ton, was discovered on fire, and so ineffect-
ual were the Efforts of the Fire Department,
worn out by the lsbors of the preceding
morning, that the building, together With
the adjoining one, occupied as hardware
store, was destroyed. About half an hour
after the discovery of this fire another fire
broke out on Campbelns wharf, about a
square off from the first, in three-story
brick building occupied by produce dealer.
This building, and the ore Immediately
north of it, used for the same purpose, were
also destroyed. Upon the discovery Of this
last and fifth fire that had broken out dur
ing the "a hours ending Sunday morning,
the greatest CONSERVATION prevsiled. Market
square and Main street were throDged with
excited people, who were hurriedly moving
about in wild dismay, many believing that
an organized plan for the destruction of the
city was in execution. At this time the
fire companies of Portsmouth and the Navy
Yard sgain came over in response TO signsls
for assistance, and rendered invaluable aid
In extinguishing the fire on Csmpbell's
wharf, which at that time threatened to in
volVe an entire square of buildings. Loss
by the last two fires, S35, 900; insured.
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THE ELECTIVE JUDICIARY.

A leading member of the Ohio Consti.u-
tional Convention lately said that, while be
regarded tha principle of an elective Judi
ciAry as fatally false, he did not dare, in the
Convention, to propose to abandon it.
"Our Judges have not yet been democrat
ized," he said, sand every demagogue in
the State would be bowling ct me as an
aristocrst who wanted TO take away power
from the people" Ohio papers, however,
are beginning TO forcs the question upon the
Convention, Thus the Cincinnati Gazette
an influential Republican journal, sums up
its objections to the elective system:
at has not kept up the character of the
Ohio judiciary. The good judges cannot
redeem the system from the poor. 1t has
not done its worst with US, but is continu-
ally growing worse. New political institu-
tons generally start out with high resolves,
which in the beginning fill them with good
officers. The debasement to the common
level comes by degrees. The nomination
or election of Judge is not now regarded
BY lawyers nor by any intelligent persons
as an evidence of judicial fitness. The iu-
dicial Office is by degrees settling down to
the level Of the small lawyer who supple
ments his small legal capacity by being a
small politician. Respect for the judiciary
is on the decline. Judges are more and
more looking to popular influences in their
acts. Judicial decisions are losing more and
more the weight of that learning which
may give an approach to exactness and
certainty, and are taking On the character
of q trial of chances, 20 be repeated through
courts of different degrees"
The New York Tribune declares that
"truer words were nsver spoken" and in
stances the New York Judiciary as an evil
dence of the Generalization of the elective
system. 1t strongly favors return to the
old system of appointing judges.
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ST. LOUIS.
German Teachers Convention.


ST. LOUIS, July 2S.-The German
Teachers Convention organized tonight by
the election of the following officers:
President, W. L. Mailman, Louisville;
Vice President, E. D. Feldner, Detroit;
BalmiDger, Cincinnati, VIM. Mueller, Lou
isville, DR.. Donsi, Newark, N. j., and L..
w. Gutenberg, st. Louis. The object of
the convention is the promotion of general
educational interests, q discussion Of new
systems of teaching, the adjustment of
those which have proved Objectionable,
etc, etc.
Three Persons Killed and Several
Wounded by storm at Macon City
Den OF Thieves Discovered, etc.
ST. LOUIS, July PA severe wind storm
passed over Macon City, Mo-, Friday. The
Masonic Temple was partially destroyed.
Several small houses were blown down, and
some stores and dwellings were consider
ably injured. Mrs. Collins and c0lored
man were killed. Myers Montgomery was
mortally, and Judge Henry severely in
jured, and several other persons more or
less hurt.
An old man named Retu Kesler and bis
two sons, George and August, were arrest
ed yesterday, cOarged with stealing mules
in Galloway county, in this State. Their
house, situated twelve miles IN the country,
was searched and large quantity of jewel
ry, consisting of watches and chains, ear
rings, breas pins, bracelets, rings, and q
general assortment of jewelry, together with
burglars tools, were found. Kesler has
served two terms in the penitenlisry aid
one of his sons one term. The stole2
mules were also recovered,
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A HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.
A Boy Tortured Forty Hours by Two
GA Rich Men for Refusing 30 Lie.

A Bow Tortured Forty Hours by Two
oe Rich Men for Refusing 90 Lie.
Dies MONIES, July 27.--A horrible OUT
rage was perpetrated in Linn township,
Warren county, Iowa, on boy about four
teen years old, bytwo men named McKis-
sick and Hart. The boy, who was living st
McKissick's, was accused by them of rob
bing two men who slept In the room with
him. The boy denied the guilt, and threats
failed to extort confession. The two
brutes whipped him numerically, and again
until Monday night, when the boy was
taken to q well some ten feet deep,
with about five feet of water in it, and
with rope around his neck he was low
cred repeatedly, head foremost, into The
water until nearly drowned. The same
night he was taken up stairs in
McKissick's house by McKissick and Hart,
and there laid on his face on the floor. lis
feet were bound with rope passed over
the rafters so as TO draw his feet some
twenty inches from the floor. His hands
were bound behind him and drawn up 10
the same way to sbout the same elevation,
and his hand lashed to a bel post by cord
from his neck. In this condition he was
left until 10 o'clock Tuesday, when some
neiohbors discovered and released him from
his painful position more dead than alive.
The boy had neither food nor water, save
when ducked In the well, from Sunday
evening until Tuesday noon. McKissick
and Hart, who are both men of property,
were arrested, and yesterday held to an
swer for assault with intent to infict great
bodily injury, and also served with notice in
a civil suit for s. 900 damages.
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A TERRIBLE WRECK.

Three Men Killed and Sew en- Wound
ed by the Running Away of an En-.
CINE.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July 27.-Early
this morning, engineer Conway, of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, lost control
of bis engine on the down grade two miles
east OF Altamont and forty-five miles west
of here, when the engine ran awav. and
while running forty-fve miles an hour
struck the rear Of freight train, demolish-
ing twenty cars loaded with corn, cotton
and tobacco from the west, Scattering the
contents all over the track. Engineer
Conway and two men named Marina and
Elliot, droveIs from Barbour aid Harrison
counties W. Va, we're killed. L. Burke,
conductor, and E. Carnery, brakeman, both
of Richmond, and droyer named Rev
nolds, were badly injured. 1t was proba-
bly, tie most terrible wreck which ever &C.
cur ed on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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THE TURF.
The Coming Races at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, July 28-The meeting of
the Cleveland Club commences tomorrow
and continues four days. Three races oc-
cur tomorrow, viz: trottiDg for 2:34 horses,
purse $4,000, best three in five; ten en-
tries. Trotting for 2:27 for horses, purse
$1,000, best three in FIVE, nine entries, and
a running race, purse $500, best two in
three, with eight entries. Fearnaught, jr.,
was o have trotted in the 2:34 race, but
was drawn tonight. Heavy rain this af-
ternoon and evening will make the track
ncavy, and possibly necessitate postpone
ment of tom orrow's sport. Much interest
is manifested throughout the city tonight.
Pool selling is quite lively. With fair
weather the meeting will be a great sue
cess.
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KANSAS.
Tho POmeroy Bribery Fond.

TOPEKA, Ks, July 2S.-J0hn J. Page,
of this county to recover $1,000 paid into
the Kansas Legislature by A. NJ. York,
dismissed the case today, paying all costs.
The suit was to recover money now in the
hands of the State Treasurer, on the ground
set forth by Pomeroy in his defense, that
the money was given by Pomeroy to York
to be given to Page to aid in the establish
ment of bank at Independence. 1t was
set for the 18th of August, and it was
thought continuance would be asked, as
all testimony involved 10 the criminal ac-
ton against POmerOy would naturally be
sdduced. 1t is now a very puzzling CUES.
tim who the money belongs to, as its pos
itively understood Pomeroy will set up no
claim to it on bis own account.
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UTAH..


Divorce Suit Against Brigham.
Complaints and sffidavits in the case of
Ann Eliza Webb, seventeenth wife of Brig
ham Young, filed to day in the clerks
cffice, Third District Court. Complainant
sues for two hundred THOUSAND dollars dam
ages and alimOny pending suit Of a thousand
dollars per month, and twenty thousand
for counsel fees, the case TO be argued prob
ably before Judge Emerson, Judge Mexican
being absent for his health, in August, on
Preliminary points. Other suits of like
nature will be begun.
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CHICAGO.
Chicago and PAducah Railroad.

CHICAGO, July ga dispatch from
Gibson, Knox county, Ills, announces that
the last rail connecting the Strestor and
Windsor division Of the Chicago and Padu-
cab Railroad, was laid on Saturday morn
12S miles of the road completed south Of
Streator. It. is expected that through trains
from Chicago will beput on to-day in con-
nection with the Chicago, Burlington and
This road passes through the thriving
towns of Streator, Fairburg, Gibson, Mans
field, Monticello, Bement, Sullivan and
Windsor, its present southern terminus.
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THE FAB WEST.
The Grasshopper Visitation.

Sioux CITY, July 26-During the last
two days grasshoppers have been visible in
the air, but not in large enough numbers to
excite alarm. A. this hour countless mil
lions may be seen, their general tendency
seems southwest. Great spprehensions are
expressed by those familiar with their rava-
ges in other parts of the country. The re-
suit cam be other than disastrous, should
the clouds of grasshoppers now lowering
over this vicinity settle here.
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LOUISVILLE.
A Human Rrute,

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 28.-In the ex-
animation of man named Bernard Ruff
before the city court to-day for abuse Of his
family, his daughter, aged 20, testified that
her father had few days since driven her
by bis cruelty, to attempt suicide. She bad
taken large dose of arsenic, but medical
aid being called, her life was saved. q %
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A Prize Fight NiPped In the Bud
- Two ROugEls Drowned.

New YORK, July 2S.--Patsy McLaugh-
lin aud Jim Keho met at Weehauken, N. j.,
yesterday morning, to engage in prize
fight, but were prevented by the Sheriff Of
the county, and ire cry of police being
raised, the principals and supporters scamp
cred off. On the way to the battle ground,
one party in sail boat had fight, capsiz-
ing the boat, and two men were drowned.
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Condensed kilograms.

Japan is to be thrown open to all foreign
ers.
A large number of Chinese landed in San
francisco yesterday.
The stables of the Broad way and Twenty
third street strge line, New York, were
destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss $4,000.
The Carl VOgt case is still under consi-
Iteration by the Stale Department.
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Cholera in Arkansas.

Little Rock, July 28.-ChoIera is pre-
vailiDg on plantations below here to con-
siderable extent. Eleven eaths have oc-
CURED since Friday on one plantation. 1t
las not reached the city.
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COTTON was in good demand in New
York yesterday, with unchanged prices.
Middiing slc.
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a. TENNESSEE BONDS were quiet in New
York yesterday at sig for the old and 81
for the rev issue.
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MOSbY to the Front.
NEW YORK.
MOT Guilty.

NEW YORK, July 27.-The jury in the
case of ex- Chief of Police McWillsms and
Detective Doyle, of Jersey City, charged
with conspiracy with three well known
burglars to rob the First National Bank,
rendered a verdict this afternoon OF not
guilty,
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Maiam aud AmerieaM.

GOLD was weak in New York yesterday,
fuctuatiOg between ll53 and 115s, closing
at 1853.
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Physicians in Embryo.

A few of the young Russian women who
were driven from Zurich by order of the
Gar, while pursuing their medical studies
in that city, have arrived here moneyless
and wanting something to do. They ale
described as accomplished women.
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Ku.K,ux OUtreres tu KENTUCKY

A band of Ku.Klux raided the farm Of
Mrs. Mason Brown, mother Of B. Gratz
Brown, in Owen county, Kentucky, Friday
night, killed Louis Wilson, colored, burned
bis house down and damaged other farm
property. The farm contained large grow
ing crops of corn aud tobarco, which it will
BE- difficult to harvest in the absence of the
labor driven off by the Ku-Klux. Other
farms were visited by them, and owners
warned against employing negroes as work
men. 1t is said the Ku-KluX came from
Ho-ru
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KILLED by a Blow of the Fist.

While Robt. B. Anderson, brakeman on
the st. Louis, Kansas City and Northern
Railroad, was passing through the yard of
the company early this morning, he met
Thos. Rucker, private Waterman of the
yard, and began 10 abuse him. Rucker re-
moDstrated with him, whereupon be raised
lantern to strike Rucker, when the latter
struck him a blow with his fist under the
left ear, from the effects of which he died
soon after. Rucker gave himself up.
Robbery aud Probable Murder.
MT. HALLY, N. j., July 2S.-J. ]. Ear
ly, OF Lane asLer, Pa, was found this morn
ing about two miles from this place, with
his throat cut almost from ear to ear. He
stated he had been wsylsid and robbed by
three colored mep. Slight hopes are enter
tanned of his recovery. 4
AbOrfiOnist Sentenced.
CINCINNATI, July 2S.-Madsme Angus
tine Frazer was to-day sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary for procuring sbor-
ton
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WASHINGTON.
lKu.Klux P.rdops.

( WASHINGTON, July 2es-The Attorney
General to-day recommended pardons to be
issued to Felix Doven, Stephen Spawn,
Evan Murphy and VIM. Scruggs, convicted
in North and South Carolina of Ku-Klux
Onfro0as
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The City Council of Philadelphia are on
visit to Cincinnati.
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Crop Reports.


outrsges.
Crop Reports.
The Bureau of Agriculture report lust
sent to press, represents an improvement in
wheat, but decline In prospects for spring
wheat on account of unreasonable west her
in some quarters, and insects in Others.
Corn is increased in West Virginia and
Minnesota, and decreased in all o her States
except Florida and Arkansas, where it re
maibs the same as last year. Corn plant
ing was everywhere retarded by weather
and in many cases corn has been several
times replanted. Unusual complaint of de-
fective seed is made in all parts of the
country. The condition of cotton has been
previously given. The reports up to July
l indicated the crop S9.5 per cent, of an
average not including Virginia, where
the culture is yet mainly experimental.
Prospective yield of oats declined during
June in New England, Middle and North
western States, except in Wisconsin. 1t
was enhanced in a the Gulf States, except
Mississippi Winter rye improved in Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, MARYLAND,
North Carolins, Mississippi, Texas, Arkan-
sas, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Iowa; it
remained stationary in Georgia, and de-
clined in all other States. fpring rye was
below an average in all the States but five,
the minimum, 20, being found in Califor-
mia, and the maximum, ITO, in Nebraska.
Winter barley generally declined in the
South and West, where heavy rains pre-
vailed. Grass crops generally improved in
New England and Middle Sta es. However,
they were greatly shortened by drought, The
late winter told disastrously upoh the fruit
crop; the injury to apple trees w2s more OK
tensive than was apparent at last report.
Vast numbers of peach trees were killed.
The condition of grapes ranged from 81 in
California 10 127 in Nebraska; 100 repre-
senting the average. The average in po-
Tatoes remained the Same as last year; or
increased in q States and decreased in all
other States. The Colorado beetle has ex-
tended its ravages eastward, it is reported,
for the first time in several counties in New
York. 1t was stlll devasting in the West;
but farmers had learned in many counties
how to destroy it effectually. The max
imum condition of crops, Ill, was found in
Georgia, and the minimum, 70, liz Della
ware.
MOsby to the Front.
Special to the st. Louis Republican.
WASHINGTON, July 2e.-The e&-guerilla,
Mostly, is brought to the front once more
for The purpose OF enabling bis frierds to
authorize the publication of the assertion
that he will support the Conservative CAN
didate for Governor, whoever he may be,
in the ensuing political canvass in Virginia.
1t is denied that he has misled the Pres
ident into the belief that he CMosby) is
Republican, and it is asserted that be Only
supported and voted for Grant last fall as
the least OF two evils, and that bis so-called
success in walking into the affections of the
President to the extent of a few dozen
federal appointments is mystery only to
be accounted for on the supposition that
Grant believes implicitly in the law of
compensation.
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THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Mertted Fate.

CINCINNATI, July 28.-At RogeIsyille,
Ohio, Saturday night, during he trial of
man calling himself JEFF Davis, for raping
a nine-year-old girl, lights in the ICON were
put out, the prisoner dragged out doors,
shot twice with reviewers, dragged by the
heels two squares, and hung 10 tree TIL
JaoJ
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Deserted to she CarlIsts.

MADRID, July 2S.-The Republican artil-
lerymen in Valencia have joined the lnsur-
gents. Contreras has dissolved the insur-
rectiopary junLa in CartageDa. Two addi-
tional German men-of-war and British
frigate have arrived at Cartagena.
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BAYoNNE, July ga steamer to-day
landed 5000 Remington rifles at Fautura-
bia, near Bilboa, where they were received
by band of 800 Csrlists and taken into
the interior. Don Carlos and Lizarraga
were reported on Friday last at Cenacrada,
near Viitaria.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-09
RaiIrOadS WaEElng with .RSInssrsS

Ffonthe Baltih,et 70 Gazette. IM&
Some superviceable agents Of the Pennsyl-
vania Central and the Baltimore and. Ohio
Railroads, respectively, have been inddlging IN
war Of handbills. Specimens Of both these
precious appeals 10 the travelling public are
now before ur. One the Pennsylvania Air Line
handbill, has been circulating the past month
throughout the valley of Virginia, and perhaps
further South. The other, the Baltimore and
Ohio, has probably been following il on a SINH
lar tour. As samples ofrailroad literature they
are both disCreditable. The Pennsylvania Air
Line handbill warns travellers net 10 be deceived
blythe specious Advertisements Of the (self-
styled New YORK and Washington Short Line,
via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, denoun-
Ces 1t AS a "meSciless monopoly" charges 1t
with ''bOld efontery" and "IalsehoOd" in its
advertisements, refers touchingly to an "ilIused
public" and declares that its "long abused
power is departing, DC, &c.
The counter handbill retorts iD even a coarser
vein. 1t calls the Pennsyl Tania Air Lire ra
gigantic fraud;H its tunnel "a mile or two Of
sewer;"la vent for filth and oifaIina "hot bed
Of miaama and unWhelesome exhSaiions" win
ding up BY advising travellers not to take ~the
sewer Eoute," d., &c. Now, If either Of these
coarse handbills was issued with the knowledge
and sanction Of one or the ether Of the great
corporations whose interPsls it claims 10 advo-
cate we should deeply regret that legitimate
competition should have degeneraied into sour
rility. But II is due TO the chief officers Of
both loads to exoneFate them from any such
imputatioD. We have the best authority for
saying, that the first knowledge the President
Of the hAndblll from which we have beengivi
unsavory extracts, wSs the receipt Of it in an
envelope from some unknown soHrCe, and that
he called at once The officers OF The road in
this city together TO ascertain from whom III
emanated, but could get no further Clue than
that it originated at the West Its anthor
he has not yet Traced, butts ehdsayQEipg 20 fad
this out, and an order was promptly issusd to
suppress the bandbin pheTsysr itcppld1be found
We understand, also, that when this handbill
was shown 10 Vice President ROBERTS, Of the
Pennsylvania road, be Was, at first, very much
provoked; but when his attention was called ID
the opposition hsndbill Of IhS lPennsylyania
Air .LiHe, he said that hscSuld not And fault
with the other if his own people INDUCED in
such doinRs. 1t is reported that be, TOO, i'm
mediaiely gave orders to his officers to have the
haAdbill suppressed. ia @s-'ioJ Isi is
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-09

The whole West must at some remote period
have been most uninviting country, If We may
believe the speeuationS Of the geologists. Il was
With curions particularly they trace the glacial
action the erosion Of Vast bodies Of ice : Tins
were formed the peaks and domes, the ridges,
and the dark, gloomy eahOnA The waving
grain fields were then . fit home for the polar
bear and the whole outstretehed land glittered In
the sunlight fOm enormous spires and bergs
making their slow way sOu.hWard.