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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13

the road considerable distance abose
and below the fall. The view of tin
falls is splendid from all points Of the
new suspension bridge about two INN
dred yards below them, and also from,
the new tower at the Canada and Of
the bridge, which tower is assembled
by an elevator. The American Fall
is 900 feet wide and 164 high /; Horse
Shoe Fall 1000 feet wide, 15s high
The river at the rapids above tie falls
is about quarter of a mile wild, and
below ranges from three to fous hun
dred yards wide, and the channel is
from three to four hundred feetdeep,
while the average depth of thewater
is about 225 feet. It is estimated that
one hundred million tons of sater
pass over the falls every hour It is
said that the friction of the wates has
worn the falls about twenty fed in
the last twenty live years. Whe1lthe
time came for the departure of the
train | reluctantly left what tome
had become more interesting evsry
hour, and promised myself another
visit and many more should opporu-
mites present themselves. Leaving
Suspension Bridge on the n. Y. Cell-
trail r. R. at 5 P. NJ, l found myself
comfortably lodged in the Redfeld
House, Rochester, at 10 P. NJ. On
Sunday at 105 A. M. and u Pm I
attended church and heard excellent
sermons by one whose voice was Ia
miliar, whose manner of reading has
lost none of its former clearness, whose
sermons are replete with their usual
beauty and force, and whose modeof
worship has all the simplicity that
characterized it in former days. Tie
time spent in Rochester was yay
pleasant, though the weather was ua-
favorable. Some of the places of In
terest seen were the tennessee FalIs
Tower Block, from which an excellera
view of the city can be had Mt. Hope
Cemetery, which for natural beauty
excels any thing of the kind l evel
saw. Art has done much for the
place, still the natural charms are not
disguised. The trip to Lake Ontario
six miles distant, was very enjoyable
To my young friend NJ. am Indebted
for many acts Of kindness, and I viii
cherish fond recollections of every
one | met and of every thing | saw in
Rochester except the damp, chilly
air, against which I would warn al
those susceptible to bronchial affec-
tiOns. w. NJ. MEG.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13

After one last ebullition of super
fluous gas, the lake Republican has
concluded to allow its contemporaries
TO manage their own business. to their
own liking, and is!now devotjng itsel!
to selftimproveme3nt quite successful
~. The Republican is live paper,
very moral and dignifed in tone, and
strenuously opposed to the use Of
slang phrases obituary notices!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13

We return thanks to a friend il
Brooklyn for copy of the New Yorl
Times containing jan interesting ae-
count of a banquet rendered to Sena.
tor Pinchback, in that city, Aug. 25th
in honor of his safe return from his re.
cent European tour. The affair wat
a very pleasant one, a happy address.
of welcome being delivered by Hon
j. Henri Burch, eliciting felicitout
response from the distinguished gen,
tlemelA to whom il was rendered. a
number of well known eolored mell
from louisiana AMI other States were
present..
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13
ALERT!

Gov. Kellogg offers a reward IF two
thousand five hundred dollars for tho
discovery and conviction of the muir
derers Of Thomas Archibald, Esq, Of
Richland parish, who was shot while
standing IN the doorof his own house,
on the second instant, by two ruffians-
upon horseback. Mr.. Archibald was
one Of the most universally beloved
and respected citizens of his parish,
and his foul murder has excited great
public Indignation. The people are
in pursuit ofthc Williams who perpe-
trated the deed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13
Saturday, September IS, '73.
Subscribe for the CHIEF; SO a year,
The New York Truphic's ballon has
gone up. Bon Uoyage,

Auditor Clinton announces that he
will make another purchase of State
warrants at auction ON the 18th OF
October. AS he W i'll then have large
amount of money on hand, a big haul
OF warrants viii b6 made and another
heavy saving to the State treasury
eonsummated.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13

BY reference to Che notice published
in another column it will be seer
that q State convention of colored
men has been called, to assemble in
New Orleans on Monday, November
18th, for the purpose of electing a del,
egatior of three from each Congress
sionaiE District to proceed to Washing
ton and assist in layin 6 the Louisiana
case before Congress in its true light.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13

Gov. Kellogg arid wife have gone
upon q brief Northern and Western
tour, and We wish them a pleasant
trip. The Governor will combine
business with pleasure by attending
several assemblages of railroad magt
mates in New York, in his capacity al
representative of the State OF Louisi@
ana, ere he returns home. Lieutenant
Governor Anteinel will fill tho execu%
tive chair with dignity and honor to
himself and the position. /
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13
VOLUME uI--NuMRER 7

VOLUME III---NUMBER /.
Upon as bright and pleasant a day
as ever the sunny cline of Italy can
boast in the palmiest season of the
year, we send to our friends and pat
rons the first number of the third vol
ume of the CHIEF.
For two years we have continued
the issuance of our little sheet, albeit
at times the struggle for existence was
a hard one, and to-day our hopes for
the future are brighter than ever, and
our determination to make the CHIEF
permanent institution is unaltered.
Our success has been by no means
brilliant, and we shall not attempt to
deny that we shouldn't feel justified
IN erecting six-story printing estab-
hshment or purchasing a ten-cylinder
press with the profits of our business ;
but we are far from having made a
total failure, nevertheless. We doubt
IT there is a town in the State where
the merchants, professional men and
the people generally SO little appre-
ciate the benefits of newspaper adver-
Using and the advantage of a live
local paper to community, as in
Donaldsonville. This does not dis
hearten US, but only serves to en-
courage our efforts to educate the
inhabitants of this section up to a
proper appreciation of those facts.
Having taken an active part in sew
eral political contests and warmly
advocated the side which we believed
TO be in the right, it would be strange
indeed if we had not incurred the en-
nifty and opposition of some who es-
poused the causes which we were ar
rayed against, but we hope none of
these cherish such implacable animos-
lty that it can not be overcome by
time and be replaced by that spirit of
goodwill that is SO essential to pleas
ant intercourse between individuals
and to the general harmony of every
community. We candidly acknowl-
edge that we have in at least one in
stance assumed position in a politi-
cal contest that subsequent events
caused us to regret, and to those who
blamed us for our course at the time
we tender this acknowledgement as
reparation for any injustice we may
unintentionally have done them. It
Is our sincere desire to merit and have
as nearly as possible the friendship of
the whole people among whom we
live and circulate the CHIEF, and we
shall endeayor to preserve such a
course of conduct as shall be most
likely to encompass this end. We
conceive the first principle necessary
to success in this undertaking to be
q constant attention to and discussion
Of all measures calculated to increase
the prosperity of our section and the
country at large, and the exposition
and denunciation of all pernicious
schemes and of the misconduct of all
public officers or others whose acts
affect the welfare of the people.
Thankful for past favors, and solic-
ting a continuance and increase of
patronage, the CHIEF makes its best
bow to the reading public and enters
upon the third year of its existence.
r.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13

the authors thereof shall tremble in
their shoes at the storm of public in
dignation their damnable conduct has
provoked.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13

Communications may be addressed simply
CHIEF, DonaldsonvSlle, La" or to the ed
itor and proprietor personally.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the ST
John Pioneer has gratifed his beastly
spleen by another TRADE of personal
abuse directed against the editor OF
the CIlIEF. Essaying a controversy
with us, but not having the brains to
maintain it with amy degree of suc5
cess, be must needs resort to such FL
thy vituperation and degrading falsef
hood as any one possessed of common
deccney would belashamed to write.
But what better can be expected of d
man who is notorious for his self-degs
radiation, and who recently signalized
a visit to Donaldsbnyille by becoming
SO stupefed with liquor as to wallox
in out cutters like any other hog
Utterly debased 10 body aud mind,
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IS. mo. anos- b mos. Is mos. i yeah

transient advertisements 81 so per square
first insertion; each subsequent i1sert'n 75c.
E Special rates to home advertisers.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-01-22
IaB Iohpcrtp

I. ZEN gtr gtoan une Canada brdst % Gents per Satr
mi us ron BEN Gmpdnssr bel fsnsr pcfoNst sttrteI'
iSkrIid pprausttyablt wereen.
pean fam III feser 3et auf bic peursmbursr 0asstis
atpnnireN.
NS Nnstisen fiber gicnies, ecftsrisn,
@idslpiele ,e. finetn pc1 mem he aud imn,tr
fpm,nsn mSasn, ferner feline Mufnabme in unier
8Iatt. ta Iclbe 8eitli6fciten une Spitle benz
G,ei|te Der latbulildsn 8irtt sup!sber fins.
sS- ysa Office. 9,snsp. Srsers anb Sas btaise sns
0eris Ve sur ustsrieneuns ven Vels uns puen no ne
az tabtn fne, eaju eesrandt ptreen.
ss,nn bic 9auen spn untsr6reibun enstlanSt ptetr.
sstss q. stutlid aeSries n unb pas SVaamt ssunp
sns Gtaat ssnaa ans riGhs anesseten rsrssn
eun cine 9eituna ysn cnsm Sofamt elm anetres str'
ssf wereeR Ip 70 mus INNER aud has ppamt dneeStbtn
vsrbss no bic 3situns friter emrfanssn wures
snw Sernanb en gatt ntdt rsselmasis smridnst petr
"a erl irsens cine at eblsr eni6!siten - pts her BE-
srerase Gst Swe bic SsrauSs,str iSslst9 ssnaSrSsf
serees.
E. Serdutwertteit fur Gebfsucunsen fur bic 9sitrn8
perner mir uur eannstnebmtn penR eieepen yer re8'
frtrt.s Brisf ss3sssn'
Die ,,cSnrsm6urser 6asette" na3 osnropa.
sir serIenssn tsrsits cine Snab ertparsssr @a,ttts
us Gurpva une MAIDEN unere ettr bssneers animrilar
As BE estrenbuna sts Sass yerpanets une 5rtanet
sts Sss Steans tin ebr s,eisnstss Witie H. snsn unua
tbrpdeusn gsristr NIT eenslesn ~ nntsrpasn ane ft
ar bi. 3uadnes pss eensss ~ untsrttsn ssur ais ts
Dasd Urisirt1isl esiGtbsn tsnnit.
Hsaequnsen, Srisfe &c. fns 3a aSrsiNrtn:
..LUxBMBURGER GAZETTE,
DUBUQUE, IOWAs
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-01-22
Dubuque, Soma, Mittwo6, ben g. ,Samuar 1878.

irrt erfrcren unp in feinem 5auie rie
Sran. rie incelIen zines Rleinsn seneIen,
I'm Bette nit ibrsm 8leinen spr &llte
Su SOre sritarrt.
Cine DepeI6e BON Jersus SAILS Iaat,
rap in rcrtiaer 0esenp ni6t peniser ais
~ WenIdenleten ;u beflassn fnp unp
smar in cinem llmfreis bon 25 Weilsn.
Iub in Soma 'paren rie Giientabnen
nit S6nee blcfirt une itellenweiIe rer
S6nse 6 3plI bod su Gis asfroren. gae
poltperbinrunsen iino auser Srcnuna
unp wenn au6 nidt Idpre Ssrlute an
9isnldenlebsn gu tcflaaen, inp bod rie
Verlulte an Sieb Iebr itarf.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-01-22
3eitunss Gefese.

gstsn bic asonneurA nidt aaserdlt9 has @tssutb,il
ttater 10 ntrs anetnOmmsn eas e cine 6srtiesgnS sss
9tpnasiasnts wuaiSen.
2 Das abennsatnt taun ntt sber reatssalhs abstiem
rsreen ais bic aae Radfanpt beSablt Fnb.
sDsaa atenrenten uaeria6su cher a wtssrx, ibre
.unsen rsn Der ttrentnbsn psfsffse absutplsn 70 fat
at seraatrprtii eatar bio s iprt Se8nuns beab tGbsa
:. ssnn &tsnnsntsn ben Dsbnprt rerSnssrn obns eh
atffnnes Grseten eapen jn btna9ri6sen 70 N 90 ttr
e6aeea wen bic 3slGnstn nab Der Yspffes bres fru9s
rsn gDobnprtts etarpt mtretn
5. Die ri1ttr6sn Gn&ebuns,n iautea eabtn eae cine
tigeruus 3eitun5ea pra Der terteRbtn peapfee absu
ten. eetr gerdneruns ees Debnrtes ctne pprtshtnee
dnfIas sIe ,srma faet Se9sts tsabR8tstsa S9plnsss
sfNaSfeen III.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-01-22
Hrbsrildt Der GonsrebsSsr5ano<
lungen letter gEodlc.

Seipe Ouultr Ce8 0onarfl1fS fpurctn
na6 Ablauf Der Sertasunssseit 6. San.
rpierer er5Tnet.
Der widtisfe 9lntras mar Ter, pcnad
ras nit Ger llnteriu6uns Der .Grecitmos
bil:cr" anselesenbeit tetraute Committee
leine Sisunsen bei pfensn Sbdrsn ab,
.Subalten bat.
Gin srreiter SelbIuB in ter glnaele.
ssnbeit pailirte i'm 5auls sur Grnennuns
zines Committees BON flint INN su for
l1cn, Oh irscnc rpe!be Snbaber ron Gres
ritmctilier 9letien aud Bombs Der llnis
pnsparifc Sabn belisen unp auf wsl6e
sssils fe in Den Seiig rerislbsn selauas
ten.
SHERMAN pom Sbio tra6te i'm Sez
nate sinen Sei6lub Elm CUR GrfcrIduna
Ger 8abl> @nselessnbeiten in spuifana
unp ArfanIas.
Dem COMMITTEE, caS bic 9lnsslesens
belt Senator Galepeu'S ppn Sanlas, III
unteriufsn bat Ger ieinen Sis sum Ses
nat rur9 S.ite4uns Der 9ssislatur BON
&arias ssfauft baben lpu, wuree etn
Greeit BON $1,000 sewabrt.
Gin i'm Sauie cinsebra1tes glmenhes
ment ,peldes cine GrbSbuns Der slppros
priaticn fir cas Ggisbunssbureau perz
fiist ities auf erbetIi9en 0irr1anc unp
lpurce perrrUrfen.
Sm Senate palIirte Elm slmencement
sur Sncianer Serpillisunasbil, wel6es
Die gnennuns BON fiinf Snlpettoren fir
slnselesenbeiten perfdst. Diele
Snlpeftpren trsrpen pom prdiicenten err
nannt erbalten jdbrli9 $4,000 unp Ser
situns Der &eiictolten. pai6t cerlelbsn
1T, idbrli6 ;peimal bic ssrl6iepsnen Sns
rianer-Isenturen su bsiuaen unp ben
0el6dftssanG bic Bidder uno Dpeus
mente perislben III rsSipiren. 9lusercem
1T jrrer Snipsctcr srmd6tist, irsene eis
nen Superincentsn peer slAentcn tempo
rdr abiulsssn uno nit @snsbmisuns ces
graiIrrntcn, rie 10 crleristc Stelle einsus
nebmrn.
Der Ssriu9, bsm Yrafpenten $25,OOO
mebr 0sbaIt ~ seben, unp ibn babel
i'm 0snue leincr vislfSltisen Nebsnsins
nabmsn su belalisn, mi6lans i'm Geprds
isntantenbauls peil Splman CDem.) BON
Snpiana raSesen cpppnirte unp pie be-
trsTenre Bill IN 6olse rsiIsn rsm Ges
iibditssanSe semdB iibsrlieasn bliet. =
Da6elbe Seihab nit sinsm Ssiblufe, Der
auf zen Sau eine5 neuen prIiirentenpas
laitss atseisben 1T.
Ginen lcber stpertbsn glntras iteLIte i'm
COMMITTEE ees @anSrn WcGrary, ramit
cen Ganpiraten, wsl@e bel itreitissnWabs
len alS nibt erpdblt ron BEN ein;uncbs
msnpcn SiBen I'm GonerelIe ausses
IdlOisn ,perpsn, Observation-Disclosures, ,n
saben lsi. DisRr llnfus foRste Fem
yanp lsBteS Sabr bios 105, 900 Dollars.
Die Bill pesen zines ipeciellen Gin
ipanrrrunssbureau prr Ser. Staaten uurs
&c lebbaft piScuttirt.
Dem glferbaucommittee puresn ltatt
$4,000, pie bisbsr $4,000 beipiaiat
3ur Ssrtbeiluns bon 9Hansen unp Sds
msreisn.
reter RE Sswilisuns Sen gshsm
sur slusfdbruns Ger llrtbsils rss Gnts
Observation-Disclosures fam es ;u .inr
beftisen Disculiipn ss purSe ssltsnS ses
ma&t rab nptpriIbsn &sbsllrn oft srpss
Summsn far i'm 8risse einssbisies Gis
sentbum beipillist wiireen.
yla&ri&ten BON 3an;ibar BON 20.
gtoY. u. s. meesn, pas Die nad 9isinsz
tone aasselanptc GrperitiOn bisIen ers
reiGt bat. Oerlelte bat ilh in taS Sne
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-01-22

yla&ri6ten BON 3an;ibar BON 20.
gtoY. II. S. melrsn, pas Die nad 9isinsz
itOne ausseianpte Grpetitipn pis1en CT
reidt bat. DerIslts bat ib in tas Sne
mere &frifa'S bsssten.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-01-22

Die neue 0lode fur ben &5lner Dom
Ipiest 25 Tonnen. C50,000 pfb)
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-01-22
Ereiie Der Aa,eisen.

(Stoe 3sils assr eiuta 3ua 10 Gsnts)
Esg Sci msbrmalissr Ginsats bilistr.
GS- Gr0bere iabrlide an,sigen meroeu
irs UtrsGltuib biaiser bers1net.
MuspGrtiss sln,sis.n miAsa pisrteidbrli4Srr'
ausbfsablt wsrpsn.
BD- 10 Gents per 3sils fir tsiisrts Ipti,sn
in Der 2Sfaipalte.
w 8tburtsan3eisenS Seiratben
uup 9pbesfalle tptrbtn ais SpealeS berstbnst.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-15
Living AdverlIsements.

\ medicine that has done more than al the
prescriptions Of the pharmacOpasia 10 protect
the human system against the bodily Ills super
induced by unhealthy surroundings, is GER
tainly worthy OF universal confidence. II is
mainly on account Of its extraordinary proven
tive properties that IiOstettcr's stomach Bittcrs
rs so exceedingly popular in localities subject
TO the visitation Of miasmatic fcvers and other
diseases produced by cmpOisoncd air. A fam
lily that has escaped sickness during a siCkly
season in consequence of using the Bittcrs a
safeguard, is a living advertisement Of the viz
tues Of the preparation. The whole neighbour
hood realize the fact. - couldn't have bclicy-
I'd it, % says one, 81 scarcely credited the all
vcrtis-mcnt; but ono must believe what one
sees, - says another. 1T is the very thing we
need in this unwhOlesOmc scctien OF country %
remarks third. Aud the result Is that the
instinct Of selfdefenCe, the first law of nature,
induces thrce-fOurths Of that community 10 OBJ
tain a supply or the great vegetable antidOte
before the next sickly seasons sets in. In win
ter, when the system requires extra yigor md
elasticity 10 enable II % ballc the effects Of
damp and cold. the Bitters viii be found par
tlculHrly scryiceable. rheumatism will not be
apt 70 fIsten upon muscles and nerves that have
been braced up by this excellent invIgorant and
ncryinc; nor will the seventies Of the season,
which have such a disastrous effect on the pull
mOnary organs Of the feeble and delicate, be
likely TO exercise the same untoward influences
in cases where the stomach and external sur
faceof the body (which always sympathizes
with the digestive organ-) have been toned and
stimulated by 9 course Of the restorative. The
tits Of indigestion and Negotiations Of the bow
els which proceed from sudden changes OF
weather may always be aycrted ~ timely use
OF the Bltters. nov1-lm.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-15
Double Murder in Lauderdalc
County.

On the Ist day of November, S.
ID. Alsobrook, the recently elect ed
Sheriff off Lauderdale county when
about starting to his home near
Double Bridges, was called upon to
arrest = drunken man named Ba-
ker, who was fourishing pistol
and threatening to shoot. He ef-
fected his arrest, and took derrin-
ger from him, and started to take
him before 4 magistrate, walking
near the prisoner, vixen Baker
drew another derringer from his
pocket, and, before any one could
prevent, shot AIsobrook in the
throat, from the effects of which he
died in half an hour Baker was
committed to Jail, preparatory to
being sent Sunday morning TO
Brownsville, for safe Keeping
But during the night the people
became so incensed against Baker
that they armed themselves, broke
open the Jail, took the murderer
out, and hung his body to limb a
bout half mile from the Jail, and
his body was found Sunday morn
ing, literally riddled with bullets.
Were the Iynchers all sober?
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-15
The Next Governor.

We see by the Nashville papers
that Sam ?. WINS, of the Athens
Post, has been in that city. 1t is
possible the old gentleman has a
hankering after the "humid atmOs-
phere of the State capital" Sam
wouldn't make I bad Governor,
either. His messages at least would
be concise and to the point, and he
could write them himself. The
Democrats might do much worse
than TO nominate him for Cover
nor. Trot him out. But if he can
not get the nomination, then give
us Bob. McNelly.-Knox. ChrOn.
The Chronicle is right. Sam
Ivens would make good Cover
GOr; and there is no man in Ten
nessee we would support with more
pleasure. We think we could at
ford to read Gov. Ivens' message
q thing we have not been accustom-
ed TO do for those who have Occu-
pied that position in the past. If
we must 90 out of West Tennessee
for 4 Governor, we say give US
Sam Ivens.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-15
RUSSIA.
Humiliation Of ~. PetersbUrS-Im
mense Damases-NO Lives Lost

InundaIiOn Of ~. PetersbUrS-InI-
mense Damases-NO Lives LOST.
New YORK, Nov. 6.-FOrelgn pa
pers received contain some particu-
lars of the inundatiOn of st. Peters
burg by the overflow of the Neva on
October 18th. The weather had been
unusually warm during the day. At
sunset it became evident that a storm
was approaching, and toward z
o'clock it blew a hurricane. The wa
ter rose rapidly and the lower parts of
the town were completely Hooded.
BY . am. the water was almost ten
feet above its usual height, so that it
flowed into many streets which had
not been submerged since the great
inundation of 1924. Some thorough
fares were literally converted into
rivers. Trees in the public gardens
were broken or uprooted. Ships in
the harbor were torn from their an
chors and thrown against floating
bridges, all of which were more or
less damaged. Telegraph communi-
cation was suspended, as many of the
posts were thrown down and the
wires torn away. Several coasting
ships were fioated into the Streets
The wooden pavement was destroyed.
Fences were carried away, chimney
pots thrown down and roofs torn off.
Poor people were panic stricken, and
many were obliged to abandon the
little property they possessed, being
too glad to save their lives. Some
were taken off in boats. A poor
IgOostchik was seen to mount a horse
and gallop away to place of safety,
leaving his drosky in harness TO their
fate. The geological gardens were
completely under water, and the pro-
prietors had the greatest difficulty in
securing the animals. The elephant
in particular gave a great deal of
trouble, but was at last led in safety
to the nearest police station, where he
remained for the night.
The effects of the storm were felt
for many miles around st. Peters
burg. There were no less than four
fires, and the Head Police Master was
at his wits end as one disaster after
another was reported. Soon after
o'clock the wind veered to the North,
and the current being no longer i'm
peded, the water fell as rapidly as it
had risen. The loss of property was
immense, but it is believed at St.
Petersburg that no lives were lost.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-15
THE SPRAGUES.

The failure of the Spragues in r..
l. recently, aggregated twenty-five
or thirty millions of dollars, in
VOWED directly over twenty thou
sand people, and indirectly half the
population of Rhode Island. The
Providence banks have como to
their assistance, and creditors have
appointed trustees, under whose
supervision, says the New York
Tribune, "the business Of the house
will be conducted by the members
of the firm as agents, until all cred
itors are paid This action on the
part of their creditors will enable
the Spragucs to continue business,
and prevents great disaster, which
would have involved thousands in
u common ruin. The skies are
frightening.