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Lynch Law i'm Missouri,
MAN HANGED, A SHERIFF MoRTALLY
EEIRr

MAN HANGED, A SHERIFF MoRTALLY SHOT,
AND SEVERAL CITIZENS WOUNDED.
ST.. Louis, August 16.-A special despatch
from Jefferson city says that Peter Kessler,
and his son August, who were arrested here
July 25th, for stealing mules in Galloway county
ana taken to that county tor trial, and who were
afterwards carried to Jefferson city Jail to pre-
vent them from being lynched, were yesterday
taken to Fulton, the seat of Galloway county for
trial. On the way August escaped from the
train while in motion, near Cedar city. The old
man was taken to Fulton, pleaded guilty, and
was sentenced to six ears in the penitentiary
Colonel Law, the shtriff, with posse of four
men started with the prisoner in a hack to the
depot, when it was surrounded by a mob, aud
the prisoner demanded. Upon the refusal OF the
sheriff to surrender the prisoner several shots
were fired into the hack mortally wounding
the prosecuting attorney, John G. provinces,
editor OF the Fulton Press, John Watson, a msr-
chant, and young man named Dunbar, who
were acting as guards for the sheriff. The
prisoner was taken outside the town and
hanged. A large party are now searching for
young Kessler.
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HORRIBLE MURDER OF A OxR-ARNEp Ex-
SoLDIRE-ThTCe Women Charged rith fie CrtHs.
Mention was made in a telegram 20 Yesterday
STAR OF the arrest in Brooklyn OF three women
charged with completely in the murder of
man whose name and residence was unknown
subsequent statements received bv telegram
are TO the effect that of the women arrested il
Mrs. Weston, the wife of the one-armed man
found horribly murdered a week ago near
Albany. In her possession was found 4 seven
barreied revolver emptied. One OF the other
women is the wife of Emil LOwenstein, aud
another revolver vas found on her premises
with five barrels emptied. Another woman, I'M
known, was also arrested. They were found
in Neston's house on Palmetto street, Brook
Ign, in one-half of which LOwenstein aud his
wife lived. Weston occupying the other part
weston, the murdered man, was a one ar med
soldier, and sold prize packages for a living
and the day he left Brooklyn drew consider able
money from bank. 1t is believed westou's wife
assisted Emil Lowenstein In numbering her
husband, that the wife of Lowenstein witnessed
of the affair.
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The Emperor William Reported to be
Near De.lth

NEW YORK, August 16.-A Berlin dispatch
says, that one of the events for which 1t is we'll
to be prepared is the death of the German EN-
peror. He is now at Ems, taking the waters,
and Is in fairly good health. approximations
about his case arise not SO much from specific
attacks Off illness as nom various signs, insie-
niiccsent when taken apart, but full of signif-
canoe when gfcuped together His journey 10
st. Petersburg left. Il Is said, a bad effect on
his constitution. 1t was thought that the EN-
perer's illness during the visit of the Shah was
feigned, but his prostration was genuine auI
complete. 1t was caused by nervous suffering
brought on by the eccen ricities of his guest
He was attacked with faiuting one afternoon
and was unconci0us an hour. This fact has
been carefully concealed from the public. In
small matters the Emperor shows sometimes
the weakness of child. He is petulent, and
has morbid dread of being left alone. His
journey to Ems was undertaken against the ad-
vice of his physicians. They desired him to
spend the summer at Pottsdam, and give his
tired constitution long term of rest. They
have practically forbidden him to visit Vienna.
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STORM DAMAGE AT ELLIcorT CITY-The
Elhcott City Times, Nd, gives particulars OF
the recent storm in that place, as follows
In the upper part of the town the damage was
considerable. The garden and back wall of Mr.
Ephraim Gallaher, residing just out of the CITY
limits, were swept away, infiicting a loss OF
about 500. A large back building and wall
belonging TO Geo. w. Isaac, esq, were washed
away. Mr. Isaac estimates his loss at II 900
The culyert and wall in front of Sprecher's
store were demolished and the store flooded to
the depth Of several feet. Mr.. Sprecher is dam
aged about $500. DIR. L. b. Owings was injured
10 the extent Of about $500. Mr.. r. NJ. Golfers
loss is estimated at from $500 TO 500, his back
building and entire wall being gone. At Gray's
factory the water from the river entered the
lower rooms, and several bridges and about
twenty tons Of coal were carried off by the
swollen current. For twenty four hours we hal
no communication with Baltimore by rail the
track being washed up or obstructed by land
Slides in several places.
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HfGHwAYMRN IN MAINR.-A special tele-
gram from Bangor, Me-, says that the Ellsworth
and Cherryfeld stage has been stopped three
times within a week by unknown men, who,
however, allowed it to 90 on unmolested. The
old driver refused to drive and q new one has
been appointed. Deputy Sheriff Paterson, Of
Hancock county, while out driving with his
wife, few nights since in the neighborhood Of
The sheriff, being an athletic man, fumped ont
and felled two Of the robbers while the third
took to his heels. The two prisoners were taken
TO Bucksport and held for trial.
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~The first postal card received a. Dubuque
was from lady, and was marked "Private."
~BreakiRg hens eggs to find living snakes
Is the latest sensational occupation at south
Bend, Ind.
~The system of numbering houses in Du-
buque necessitates the use OF ten numbers on
one bake shop. IS
nVwarrep, iowa, pretends to have n woman
who weighs T53 pounds, united ~ o 5is pound
husband.
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The Races Yesterday.
AT SARATOGA,


The Saratoga races yesterday were slimly at
tended and the track was heavy, For the first
race for tbree-yea olds, sweepstakes, there
were only two entries-Little's Fellowcraft and
Lewis & Co.'S Jere johnson. The latter was
withdrawn, and the race was a walk over for
Fellowcraft. The second race for purse of
$500, one mile, for two-years-olds, was won by
Dublin by four lengths, Culpepper was second,
and Vengeance third. The third race was for
purse of 5000, mile and a-half, free handicap,
for all ages. Golitza, Business, Bessie Lee,
MerodOc, Mort Jordan, and John Mccormack
ran. Merodoc won by six lengths, Golitza
second, Business third, the favorite, John
Mccormack, coming in fifth. Time, 2.f6K.
At UTICA.
The postponed races Of the Utica Park Asso-
citation took place yesterday, AMI were well at
tended The first race, for horses that mover
have beaten 2:2l, for purse of &c 900, was won
by Judge Fullerton, Camors second, Lucille
Golddust third, and Sensation fou til. Time,
2:22, 2:234 2 224, 2:25K. CamOrs won the third
heat. The second race, for horses that have
never beaten $50, for purse of 50 500, was
won by Clementine, Continental second, Mag
nolia third, and Vanity Fair fourth. Time, $50,
2:29x 2:31x. In the first race Fullerton trotted
half mile in LOT
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A Boy SHIPPED BY EXPREss--The Cumber-
land News sa, s. There arrived in this city yester-
day morning. by the Fast Line west, Baltimore
and Ohio rail- Dad "a boy named Johnny Leestine,
II years old, vas sent from Ashland, Virginia
sixteen miles from Richmond, by express to
Frostburg, Nd, where he has an uncle residing
and with whC m he will live hereafter. He had
never been u any miles away from home before
could accom- any him it was deemed safest and
altogether be 4 TO send him through by express
Forty i've m les the way was by boat, the re-
maiIder bv all
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TBB GERMAN MINISTER OF WAR has recently
issued an order that every man subject to mill
tary service In the empire shall present himself
for enrolment with a photograph of himself in
his possession, duly certified to by the police or
municipal authorities of the locality in which
the candidate may reside. This course has been
taken to prevent in the future any fraud on the
recruiting officers of a kind that has heretofore
been practiced, and whereby able-bodied men
whose names have been drawn have sent in
their place for examination individuals who
suffer from some physical defect, and who have
thus secured immunity from service.
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An Rx-PRRsIDENT's NEGLECTED GRAVE
OF the present conditions of the surroundings
OF the grave of the late President Zachary
Taylor, the Louisville COurier-JOurnal saws.
Between tive and six miles from the city, on
an obscure road, quarter of a mile from the
Brownsboro road, rest the remains of the
twelfth President of the United States-Zachary
Taylor. The grave is situated in the northeast
corner Of the Taylor farm, and it is mortifying
TO relate that IL is in q sadly neglected condi-
uon, underbrush, weeds, and ailanih ls trees
rendering il very difficulty OF access. No monu-
ment has ever been erected TO Gen. Taylor's
memory. The remains lie in plain vault built
IN the side of a hill, with marble slab over the
door bearing the ins ,ripton: ~. Taylor. b Orn
Nov. -, Il 81. Died July 9, 1880"
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The PROVIDENCE ELoPEMRNT.-Mrs. May
nard rode up from the hospital, Tuesday, in a
her husband where they arrived about noon.
Mrs Maynard appeared to be very uneasy, and
at times delirous, and called for a pistol several
times, saying she was going to shoot Bassett.
MI Maynard's purse being very low, the Chief
of Police was called upon, who furnished them
with funds by which they might return home,
and they departed thitherwaTd in an afternoon
train. Bassett's case will come up in the JUS
nce Court, Frday.-Pr1ridence Journal.
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Ex-senator George A. Fay, of the eth district
is now IN Europe, and has had an expert snce at
once amusing and annoying. IL appears that
at one Of the public houses an uncomfortable
boniface put some "extras" in the senator's
bill, which the latter thought unjust, and
although the amount was but sixty cents, he
positively refused 70 pay the demand. Soon
afterwaId, while seated in a railway car, the
door of his coach compartment was opened Dy
a gent attired in blue coat and brass buttons
who Informed the astonisLed Connecticut legis-
lator that he was under arrest. An explana-
ton followed; a virtue was made of neces-
slty-the sixty cents were duly forthcoming
Elm CffU PreSs
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DISPUTE FOR THE CUTsoDY OF BABY.-
Judge Neil on yesterday rendered a decision
granting the application made by Thomas
Cooper for the custody of Anna Cooper, his
niece, aged twenty-one months The little one
has been in the custody of Mrs Eliza Clinton
her maternal aunt, for some months past
The petitioner was given charge of the child by
Its father crow in Europe, travelling for the
benefit of his health } but Mrs. Clinton managed
to obtain pos session. declaring that her sister
the mother Ct the b ably, when dying requested
her TO guard Ter child. The uncle will retain
the custody fthe baby until the return of the
father.-N J. Jour Com
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The CO.0pe rative Plans Of the Illinois
Farmers in Operation.

NEW YORK, August ia dispatch from
Chicago says that the farmers of Champaign
county have put their theories and cooperative
plans into practice. Having obtained license
from the state to act in corporate capacity,
they have dubbed together, and have Just sent
nineteen car loads OF corn to N arket on their
own account, and by this oper ton they expect
to save $500. They intend 10 forward their
whole crop in this way. A large convention
county, and an independent county ticket nom
mated.
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How He SOLD HIS CoLr.-Mr. Van Duyne,
of Fosters Meadow, n. V, sold his colt the
other day. Two nicely dressed young men came
along and wanted to "sample" the colt by driv-
ing him a little ways, with the intention Of pur-
chasing him, If his style suited them. MIR. Van
Duyne consented, and the nice young men
started of, leaving an elegant gold watch and
500 In money, just a. a matter of form, for Sc
curity. They didn't seem to come back, how
ever, and Oh examination their collateral
proved to be oroide as to the watch and "queer''
as TO the money.
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CAN 1T BE CALLED VAGRANCY ?-Recorder
Bohnstedt, Of Hoboken, recently examined a
venerable old German, who was accused of
vagrancy. The officer who arrested him said
that he had been loitering around hotels and
fast as he could find them. The man dumped
his pockets, and they brought to light over
three hundred stubs, which he said he obtained
good price for in New York tobacco establish
mepts,
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HANDSOME AWARDS To AMERICA AT THE
VIENNA ENPosITTON.-A Vienna correspO n
DENT telegraphs that the prizes will be awarded
by the commissioners on Tuesday next. Nine
grand diplomas OF honor, the highest prizes
have been awarded 20 Americans, namely
LIST. To the United States government for the
DISPLAY Of cotton and products. ID. To National
burean OF Education. 81 To the state Of Mas
sachusetts. ith. To the city Of Boston. 5th.
10 the Smithsonian Institute. These four for
excellence In methods and progress of educa-
ton and schools.) 9th. To Walter Abbott Wood
OF Hoosae Falls, y. Y, for agricultural ma
chineTy. 9Th, To William Sellars & Co, PhiIa-
dell h'a, for progress In iron manufactures. sth.
To Samuel s. White. for dentistry 9th. To
George ). Coils, OF New York, for machinery.
No diplomas have been awarded % sewing
machines, as there Is too much competition,
bur all viii have medals of merit and progress
awarded them. In the machinery department,
where the Americans make the most display
medals will be given to some fifty eNhibfters
averaging about one In three. Discussion as 10
the merits Of the articles continues, and the
decision as 10 the award viii be concluded
Monday.
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Wall street To-day.

NEW YORK, August l6.-Money Is loaning At
from to 4. Foreign exchange dull. Gold
opened frmer, and advanced TO il5s; then de-
clined to 1141, and still later recovered 10 IFS
Rates for carrying, thus far, are from \ 10 5
per cent. Government bonds firm. Southern
state securities quiet and steady. Stocks have
been quiet. Pacific Mail fell OF from N0+
TO 40%, with late sales at sOH. North
western common declined from GA %
6GA, and afterwards recovered 70 66T. Allan
tic and Pacific preferred ranged between p
ard 29.. The other changes were only TO
per cent.
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A BURGLAR-RIpDEN TowS.-The vigor with
which burglars 60 through South Bend, Ind,
residences Is only equaled by the v0ciferoeity
displayed by the citizens in talking about cap
turing them. 1t Is said that the Tribune some
times delays its issue half an hour to accommo-
daiiv item.
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a HANDSOME CHICAGO WIDOW has been put
ting the city OF Memphis under contribution.
She went there as a sufferer from the great fire
and received from some gentlemen of means a
sufficient quantity of sympathy to start board
ing-house on. She was prospered above most
Tor she did a strictly cash business with her
boarders, while her relations with the butcher
ana baker were on magnificent system of
credit. Last week, one day there was no dinner
and no handsome widow, and investigation dis
closed the fact that she had hidden Memphis
precipitate adieu, with 5000 concealed about
her charming person. The sympathizing gen.
tlemC n of means are much cast down
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PICTURES AND Books BELONGING TO Mas
GEN. LIE SUNK IN THE CASAL.-We yesterday
saw at the commission house of Mr.. George A
kinnear quantity of books, pictures, Sc. be-
longing to Mrs. Gen. Il. T.. Lee, which were in
a badly damaged condition from having been
sunk in the canal. They were aboard the
freight boat Cadet Capt. Hicks, belonging 20
Air. K E. Staten, of this city, for transportation
to Lexington, when by encountering a snag.
the boat was sunk in Judith's pond on
wednesday night. The cargo was recoy-
cred and brought down to the clty.
much injured, however, by its submersion'
The articles belonging 10 Mrs. Lee consisted OF
Oil paintings, engrayings, books, &c, and are
pretty thoroughly soaked. We suppose they
have recently beenxecovered by her from Ar
hngton. In one of the books, school geo
graphy, we noticed the inscription: " r. f. Lee
Esq, 1878, Alexandria Academy" which was
evidently the bOyish chirography of our late
Illustrions chief Mr.. Kinnear, under direction
OF Mr.. Fisher, the artist, is doing all that he
can to restore and prevserve The pictures and
books. One of the former is portrait of Col
Daniel Parke, aid to the Duke of Marlborough
at the battle of Blenheim.-Lyack6grg TIrgiq-
ian, August 15th.
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1T Is DONE Too MUCH, EvERYwHERE.-A
number of miners of the Eureka Consolidated,
at Eureka, CAL, have been discharged for re-
fusing TO contribute money out of their hard
earnings for the purpose Of presenting retiring
superintendent with magnificent gold watch
and chain
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THE SURVIVING DuELIsT.-The case of Page
McCarty, charged with the murder Of John b.
Mordecai, which had been continued from time
TO time by the police justice, came up in the
police court yesterday morning, and when called
Deither the principal nor any of the witnesses
answered. Rules were issued against all of the
parties to appear and show cause why they
should not be fined. Mr.. McCarty still suffers
much from his wound, and he Is not considered
out Of danger.-Richnond Wing, Aug. IS.
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The EFFECT OF CHEAP RoNANcE.-Two
Mananah, Mimi, youths, who had been men
tally RECALLING themselves on slack Shappard''
and the "Banditti Of the Prairies, I" stole horse
the other day and stated for the setting sun.
reform school, and the younger made acquaint-
ed with the singing qualities Of his fathers
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A MvRDRRoUs PRISONER SHOr DEAp-A
dlsf atch nom Michigan city, Ind, saw. While
Cnaries A. Manning, deputy warden OF the
PRISON, ard Mr.. St Johns, president OF the
BOARD OF directors, were alone in the guari-room
on me prison, Joseph Simpson, prisoner. artned
with a cooper's broadaK, entered the room mi
advanced towards Manning. eNclaimiaR:
Damn you, L will kill you :" The depu,y
drew his revolver and ordered the nan % leave
tne room, az the same time threH ING 70 shoot
him Ii he did not obey. SmpsOi .,ntinned 10
advance, springng from side to ri 70 avoid the
pistol, when Mr. st. Johns SEIZE chair and
struck him, which, however, fa.i 20 prevent
his advance. Recovering from q blow the
prisoner rushed at the deputy, % nred, ami
followed up the first shot with tWs Tiers Mus
terlng his falling strength, the soner threw
the ak with all his force, marrow missing the
aeputyls head, and then fell. As he fell the
deputy fred fourth shot. The rpnd shot was
iatal, as was Afterwards ascertained. No motive
Tor the act is known except that the prisoner
had once escaped and had the idea thar the
deputy had something 10 de with his recapture
The corOner's jury eSonerated Manning
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RRnoRnRp HAoERrr. of Z

fenced a ssroper inn Of q gambling house to two
years in the state prison and fine OF 81 900,
which, of course, he win have to work out,
which win make his term about i've or SIX years
in ALI.
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~ At Rock county, Mimi, at last accounts,
the air was filed with grasshoppers.
ga calf less than a year old in Simpson
county, KY, gives pint Of milk day.
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steamer Disabled.

ATLANTIC CITY, August 16.-The steamer
yadeIland, from Antwerp, for Philadeiphia,
is anchored OH this place, with engines disabled.
She awaits supplies and assistance nom Phila-
delphia.
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BOSTON BRAe.-A letter from Philbrick,
superintendent Of schools in Boston, dated
national jury for group II have voted on all the
highest honors 20 be awarded TO this group, and
Boston receives, by unanimous vote, the di-
and the only American city entitled TO t."
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The SHAH was astonished when told that the
nonor OF the Knightho0d OF the Garter was ex-
pected to cost him GOO, and he left England
without paying. He seems to think a. the En-
peror Napoleon declared, that to ask money as
part return for supposititious honor Ii peculiar
~ English and extremely shabby.
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General Buffers Campaign Getting
Lively.

THE BACK PAY pKF8NCE LETTER.
NEW YORK, August 16.-Congressman George
F. Hoar of Massachusetts, has written q de-
mandatory reply to General Buffers letter de-
Tending the back pay act and assailinq the
press explaining why he did not himself take
the pay, charging Butler with quarreIlino with
every body, and applying a good many hard
eplthets to him.
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EMMA BLACK, living in Q small town on the
mississippi, saved q mans life the other day in
a curious way. He was fishing and tumbled out
OF his boat, and being unable to swim, would
nave persisted had not the maiden, discovering
ms danger, swan out to him, and throwing into
ms hands her back hair, four feet in length,
toNed him TO the land -.
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Death from Foul Air in a Breverv

PHlLADELPHIA, August 16.-Iohn Fritz EN-
pioyed at Bergner & Engles lager beer brew
cry, was oyerpowered by foul air while cleaning
cued ~ 80
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a JKRaRYMAN GOING no TRsr HIe

A JERsEYMAN GOING TO TEST HIS RIGHTS
A wealthy Paterson gentleman was elected from
an Erie railway train on the Newark Meadows,
on Monday, because he refused to pay his fare
from Newark to New York, having in his pos
session through ticket, on which he had rid
oen from Paterson to Newark. He proposes to
take the matter into the courts and test the
right Of the company to eject him.