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OHIO TOBACCO.
BA1rrMoRB, July /, 1871

BALTIMORE, July /, 1874.
Since the issue Of our last circular ol
June 9th, our market for Ohio Tobacco
has been quite animated, the total sales
having reached some 1000 hhds., besides
the 900 hhds. Of old Tobacco mentioned
In our last.
Among the sales made were some l. 200
hhds. 10 Brothers Boninger, for France
and their Duisburg Factory, about the
same quantity to spectators, and the rest
to shippers for different places In Europe,
About 400 hhds. are said to have been
bought for small order from Italy, and
this as well q the purchases made by
speculators, and the general untavorAble
reports regarding the new crop have
helped to give better tone TO our mar.
ket, so that prices have gradually Rd.
yanced on all kinds of late inspections,
and arc to-day fully 80 cts. higher on
common and medium, and 81 90 on fine
grades. For the early inspections and old
Tobacco, portions Of which are still un-
sold and retard further upward move.
ment, 1t Is difficult to obtain former
prices.
The demand Is particularly active for
oil descriptions Of spangled and light red
Tobacco Of late inspection; prices oil these
grades have advanced most in proportion,
good and fine spsngled commanding now
last years prices, and We repeat the ad.
vice given In our last circular TO pack
and forward these descriptions first as
much as Is practicable, keeping the leafy
and coarse grades without color to the
last
The different markets In Europe are
still very dull, the shipments made so far
having resulted In losses or remaining
unsold. Little or no attention 10 paid In
Europe 10 unfayorAble cropFeports, how.
ever well they may be founded, before
fall, and as the large stocks and the over.
production OF last year, In Europe as well
as this country, make 1t necessary that
but small crops should be raised this sea.
son, q decided advance in European mar
kets Is not likely to take place before fall.
Reports from the different localities In
Eastern Ohio and Western Virginia state
that q large portion ot the land intended
for Tobacco has been planted In corn,
and that not more than from 5000 to TO-.
900 hhds. can be raised this year, qusn.
tity which, as Is shown In our circular, Is
more than sufficient with the large pro-
ducdons Of last year, to fll oil regular
demands, though Of course reasonably
fair prices may In case Of so small crop
be expected for all sound tobacco In good
keeping order.
II should not be forgotten, however,
that during the month Of June last year,
the prospects, Tor a crop were very poor
too, and that with q favorable Fan not
less than 10000 hhds were raised not.
withatandlng. Farmers have now every
inducement TO plant all the tobacco they
possibly can, and II we can Judge by past
experiences, they will spare no efforts TO do
90 all through the month Of July and even
The prospects for the new crops at this
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THE fire at Allegheny City on Saturday
threatened at its outbreak to become q
wholesale conasgration, owing to the
scarcity Of water, but fortunately it was
finally checked, alter destroying some 80
houses and entailing a loss Of $4,000 to
100000. It Is, like the Portland fire q
few years ago, sscribed to the reckless ex.
ploaion Of hre.crackers, a practice that
has become Q nuisance in every city in
the country, and one that this season Of
the year is fraught with great danger to
the public safety: 1t is to be hoped
that the two calamities that have
now occurred on the Fourth of
July will serve as warnings TO the
country next year, and that steps will be
taken to put some check, If not an abso.
Lutte veto, on this method OF celebrating
the day. We can not afford to burn up
property at such rate in order to CONNIE.
morate the occasion. Not, at least, while
the country groans under the weight Of
eight thousand millions Of public and
private Indebtedness.
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DD. HAMMOND, ofNew York, formerly
Surgeon General OF the United States
army, recently made post mortem ex-
animation Of a man named Mccormick,
who died from hydrophobia. DR.. Ham
mond arrived at the conclusion that hy-
drophobia was an affection Of the nerves
something, we suppose, on the order ol
spinal meningitis. Prot. Nathan r. Smith
Of Baltimore, who has made somewhat OIL
study of hydrophobis, dissents from DR.
Hsmmond's views, and says that hydro,
phObia is a blood poison. Prof. Smith
prescribes the following treatment for the
victims Of the terrible malady:
To prevent the development OF hydro,
phobia the application oI the caustic. pot.
ash may be confidently relied upon II
promptly and properly applied. a por.
lion Of the caustic, Of the conical form Of
the dogs tooth, should be well pressed
Into the part. 1t not only destroys the
poisoned part, but probably decomposes
the venom.
The hot iron will effect the same thing
So also will excisioD, but less certainly.
The part should be first thoroughly
washed with soap and water. The means
should be employed as promptly as posi-
BILE, but should not be omitted, even Il
days have elapsed, before the opportunity
occurs.
The excitement over, the mad dog and
hydrophobis sgihdon still continues in
New York city. Several deaths have
occurred, and a number Of persons are
afflicted. } 80 HET,F
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GhegtrtslIi1a
TIM Alid Ollifornla, Of San FrancI0oo

Tine Ala Oli1orniG, Of San Francisco
states that In September, 1873, the Sur
veyor General reported that there were
then 2s, ,4s9,5 grape vines in the State
and that in the previous year there had
been made 4,1Oe80l gallons Of wine
Three counties were not included in The
report Every county in the State has vine.
yards except four, and the average num-
Der Of vines to Q county Is hall amillion
Many counties have over o million, and
the vineyards extend from siskiyou to
San Diego. The area covered by the
vines Is 10000 acres, lor something over
700 vlnes to an acre. There have been
comparatively few vines Set out within
the last three years. 80 that all the vines
arc now bearing. A large proportion Of
the vines arc Of varieties imported from
Europe, purchased in France, Germany,
Austria, Spain and Italy. When planted,
they require close attention until they
begin tolbear. The average cost for labor,
cuttings and interest Is $50 per acre for
the four years in which they are coming
to maturity. The average value is $500
per acre, though there are many vine.
yards that yield $500 an acre profit an
nually. An average crop Of white Muscst
is 5000 pounds though a large crop is
$4,000 poundsto the acre; these are sold
att cena per pound, and the expense is
$500, leaving from $500 to $500 an acre
profit. The Flame Toksy, the Black
Hamburg, and the Rose Of Peru
pay from $500 to $500 an acre profit
annually. The average yield Of wine
from tho zinandel, Riesling, Berger,
Black Malvoisie, Golden Chasselas,
Frondguan Muscat and German Muscat
is 800 gallons per acre. This when six
months old sells at 20 cents Q gallon, and
the expenses are not over $500. The
common. price of Mission grapes is
about $50 per ton net; this Is
equivalent to $50 per acre, or q
profit Of 800 per acre. In many dis
tricts vineyards are paying good incomes
on values Of 90. 600 per acre. Most Of tho
land occupied by vineyards is grayelly
or sandy, and viii not produce wheat or
vegetables. The ala contends that the
vineyards might be doubled upon lands
unfit for other purposes, and urges the in.
crease Of the grape culture as source of
great profit to the State.
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Weather Report.
PROBABILITIES.
Wan DMPkRTHlNe,
WAlHm0FoN, D. O., July 4.-s;00 2. n

For the Middle states and Lower Lake
region, clear or fair weather, northeast
winds shifting to southeast and southerly,
slight rise In temperature and no decided
change in the barometer. u u =.
For the South Atlantic and Gull States
partly cloudy weather, with rain near the
coast and In the Lower MisSlssippi VAL
ley, southeast or southwest winds and
high temperature In the interior, high
barometer in the Gulf States and rising
barometer In the South Atlantic States,
For, the Tennessee and Ohio Valley,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa
generally clear and warm weather, with
easterlY or southerly. winds, and stationary
or falling barometer. -.
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THE rain of Saturday evening will be
Of immense value to our burnt up pasture
fields, Notwithstanding 1t came too late
to do much good to the growing crops.
The hail that accompanied 1t did some
damsge to the grapes and corn but not
enough TO compare with our former Wis.
itation in that way in 1869. From all &C.
counts the storm was moro violent up the
river than in this immediate vicinity.
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An Immense Future In store for
PaIkersbuTg,

An Immense Future In Store for
PaIkersburg.
Mr. ]. II. Stephenson, one OF the old
citizens Of Parkersburg, writes the fol-
lowing letter TO the State Journal in re.
gard to the future Of that city. The let.
ter reads like a very silly piece Of ex.
trsVagance to US, but Mr., Stephenson may
bestrue prophet for all that: '.' ''''
Editors BtAte Journal: 7-'9vfI
The writer Of this letter, at a railroad
meeting held at the Court House in Par.
kersburg In 1874, In an address, predicted
that the day was not distant when the
Parkersburg GGsttte (the only paper pub.
lished In this place at the time) would
daily give tho price Of tea in the Pacific
ports.
Though the prediction has not been lit
terallY fulfilled, more than its equivalent
has come TO pass, A few days ago,
eighteen full car loads Of tea, direct from
China passed over the, Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for the Eastern cities, and
70 Europe. This tea was shipped on O
Pacific steamship debarked Of San Fran
cisco, and the original packages put on
the cars of the Baltimore Company ior
the Atlantic. - - ~ q ~ 77s -. d
The Baltimore s Ohio Railroad, the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and the
James River and Kanawha Canal, when
completed, will be the great routes by
which America and Western Europe will
be supplied with the products OF China,
Japan, and the, Islands Of the Indian
Ocean ,i,r ltEFt tTF-.TT IFTT 4
Parkersburg, from its location, must In
time be among the principal emporiumg
ol the silks, spices, teas and other riches
Of the Eastern hemisphere; the Ophir ,ol
the great king, the country from which
the fleets of Hiram furnished the gold
and precious stones TO adorn the Temple
oi Solomon, .-.,r r,r,
There Is no reason why our city should
not be among the store houses Of the
eastern world; on the contrary, many il
It's lavor. It Is located on, one oi the
greatest rivers on tho continent, and
when the Texas and Pacific railroad is
opened to San Diego, we will have an
uninterrupted water Communication by
steamboat TO within less than one thou.
sand miles Of the Pacific, Our mer.
chants BY purchasing At San Ffnucisco.
or San Diego, will save the cost OF trans,
portAdon from our city TO the Atlantic
cities, and then back 10 Patkenburg,
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A GREAT FIRE.
Eighty Houses Burned.
FOUR ACRES BURNED OVER
One Hundred Families without
Homes.

One Hundred Families Without
Homes.
Special 70 the IntslliEtnser. sI
PrTTsBuRGu, July 5-The fire In ALE
gheny City yesterday was the larges,
that has occurred In this vicinity since
the great fire of1s45. Thousands Of peo
pie turned out to,dsy to visit the burned
district which covers about four acres
There wGro
EloHrY uousRs
in all burnt and destroyed, about 20 o.
which wsrc totally destroyed. The street,
were filed for squares with household
goods, and many houses with their entire
contents were destroyed, the families
being absent from home. The dwelling,
were principally occupied by the
POORER CLASS OF PEOPLE
who are tho greatest sufferers, having lost
everything. Over a
ONE HUNDRED FAMILIES ARE WITHOUT
HOMES.
The supply Of water when the fire
broke out was 80 short that q stream
could notbaiorced through the hose more
than ten or fifteen feet The Pittsburgh
Fire Department detailed two engines to
pump water Unto the main pipes from
the river. The greatest excitement
prevailed among the people on the east
side OF Federal street, and 1t was feared
that If the fire got under headway there,
with the high wind that was blowing, the
whole northern part of the city would be
destroyed. Asit was, some four or FIVE
buildings were destroyed on this side Of
the street.
NO LIVES ARE KNOWN TO BE LOST.
An infant was discovered in cradle in
a burning building, and was rescued by
the frcmeu, the terrified mother seeming
to have forgotten 1t. Several sick per
sons were carried out Of the burning
buildings through the crowded streets.
1t is impossible as yet to estimate the
loas, but 1t Is generally supposed It will
not fall short Of
$275,OOO To 100000.
A large number OF the buildings were
not very valuable. Fifteen Of the houses
destroyed belonged to A. Buugly, who es.
Inmates his loss at $4,000, and insured
for about $4,000. s.
PrTTsDuRGH, July IA very destruc-
tive fire occurred in Allegheny City this
afternoon. A square and half oil build.
ings, principally dwellings, on the west
side OF Federal street, between Samson
street and Marquette alley, extending
back TO Arch Street; and three or four
buildings on the east side OF Federal
street were totally destroyed. 1t was
thought at one time that the whole upper
part OF the city would be destroyed, as
the supply Of water was limited and a
very high wind prevailed carrying the
sparks in all directions, and setting fire to
the houses two or three squares away;
but with the united efforts OF the Pitts.
burgh and Allegheny City fire depart.
ments the flames were brought under con.
troll about 2 o'clock this evening. Over
one hundred houses in all were destroyed,
leaving many families homeless. The
loss cannot now be estimated but 1t Is
thought that 1t will reach about S900O00.
The fire originated in Cresswell & Bur-
COINS carpenter shop, and II Is supposed
from fire crackers having been thrown
In BY boys playing in the neighborhood.
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date are, that in comparison with the
very large crops ot last year, Ohio will
produce about one.fourth, Kentucky
Tennessee apd other Western States, ono
hall 70 two.thirds, Virginia and North
Carolina about three.tourths, and Mary
land about flve.slxths Of last years
quantity.
Some packers still persist in tho prac.
uce Of lining with inferior grades; all
such tobacco 70 represented In samples by
our inspectors, and such hogsheads, be.
sides being difficult to dispose Of, arc cut
down In value from 90 cents to IS 90 per
100 pounds, according 10 the quality of
the tobacco.
The Inspections ot Ohio tobacco to date
are about $4,000 hhds., against 15,5O0
hhds. last year. Very respectfully,
GRsKR q NIRlIANH.
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Valuable Iron Country Discovered In
Canada.

Valuable Iron Country Discovered In
Canada.
TORONTO, Ont, July S.-The country
surrounding Msdoc, in the county Of Hast.
ings, has become celebrated for the rich
meas Its mineral deposits; several flour.
ishiDg iron mines exist in the district, and
the noble metals have also been found in
abundance. In the two or three months
past a company Of miners from the Unit.
ed States, who have been engaged in iron
mining in the Lake Superior region, have
been prospecting In the region to the rear
oil Madoc, and the result Is the discovery
Of very rich deposlt Of iron ore, below
the surface Of the ground, in the midst Of
ahard wood forest. All llattempts at pros.
pecting have been equally successful. On
Dominion Day the lead was formally
opened. The Hon. A. McKellar, Com.
missioner Of Public Works, applied the
match TO the fuse, and named It the Dut.
ierin Mine, in honor Of the Governor. Gen.
eral A large gathering oil public men
and capitalists was present.
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National Packers Convention.

CINcINEATI; July GA Committee oil
the National Packers Convention OF 1878
to fix the basis Of representation for the
Association this year have agreed that
the Convention shall be held September
9th, in Louisville. The basis is one del.
egate for every fifty thousand and frac-
ton ol $4,000 hogs packed in the State
during the season. During the season Of
1873 and 1874, as by the official figures Of
the Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce,
excepting New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Maryland, and Louisiana,
where the. consumption and export have
been made the basis. The Committee re.
quire the Pork Packers 10 conform to the
basis. The whole number OF delegates
viii be 162, 10 be apportioned to the States
as follows: California, Georgia, Min
nesots, Nebraska, Tennessee, and West
Virginia, delegate; Kansas, and Mich.
igsn, delegates each; Louisiana, 8; Ken
lucky 9; Wisconsin, Maryland and Penn.
sylvRnia l each; Iowa 8; Massachusetts
8, Indiana IA; Missouri 10; Ohio and
New York IL each; Illinois 8s.
WHEAT FIELDS ON FIRE.
The wheat fields east and west oil
Chillicothe were on fire last night ignited
BY Q locomotive. The woods In various
parts Of the country are on. fro. Great
damage Is threatened.
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Killed by n Burglar,

PROVIDENCE, R l., July 6.--Last night
q burglar entered the'huuse Of Hon, VIM,
Chase, in the northern part Of his eltv,
which was occupied only bytwo old peo:
pie, He entered the room Of Abbott
Eddy q brother Of Mrs. Chase, and on
hearing the burglar Mr.. Eddy raised an
oltcry, when he was attacked and fatally
injured. Mrs. Chase heard the outcry,
an9 being greatly alarmed, died immedi-
stely, either from the rupture Of q blood.
vessel or disease OF the heart. She was q
daughter OF tho late Judge Eddy and
aged u years. The burglar escaped. n
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Burning OF the Buffalo Wooden Mills,
Near Wellsburg.
La GRANGE. Lnlv

IN V4AANuhi V'I JuIy y 10TH
At an early hour this morning the
Buffalo Woolen Mills, located one mile
from Wellsburg, on Buffalo Creek, owned
by VIM. Briggs 6 Bro., were burned to
the ground. The fire originated In the
dyeing room, and almost as soon as dis
covered the roof was in mass OF flames,
and all efforts 10 stop 1t were unavailipg.
The loss TO the proprletors will be heavy,
including the mill and from three 10 four
thousand pounds Of wool and quantity
Of manufactured goods, jeans, wooden
yarns, &c. The insurance on tho build.
ing was only $4,000, in the Franklin, Of
your city. r.
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By an announcement in our advertising
columns this morning it wiltbe seen that
the friends Of an additional subscription
to the p. W. & K. RailroadSwill hold q
meeting at the Court House tomorrow
night for the purpose Of laying before
the public the data upon which they base
their arguments in favor Of said subscrip.
,;or
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WEE PoURTH AnRoAn.

The anniversary Of American Ipde
pendence was celebrated at 81. Petersburg
with q dinner at the, United States Leps,
ton, Minister Jewell presiding. In Lis.
bon fete was given by the American
Minister, whose official residence was
handsomely decorated. At Paris there
was . liberal display Of American fisps Al
the Legation and elsewhere. but nd
formal celebration took place.
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ENGLAND.
TnE TRouDIR IN zeNRoAnnrA,

LONDON, July 5.-The attack on the
Portuguese possessions In Zsnegambla 2 was
made by one OF the native chiefs In the
neighborhood, and not by the convicts as
at first reported. The natives arc said 10
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Plano Factory Burned. !.

Bosros, July IA fire in Hudson,
Mass, yesterday destroyed the piano forte
manuiactury Of Keeler & Shaw, Loss
$4,000. Insurance $4,000. 4
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Bishop WheIau.

BALTIMORE, July 6.-Bishop Whelau.
OF Wheeling W. Va, lies dangerously iii
at St. Agnes Hospital, this city.
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THE FOURTH OF JULY.


MEMPHIS, July 4.-Business was gen.
orally suspended, though there was no
public celebration Of, the day, except by
the various colored societies, the members
Of which paraded the streets in the morn.
Ing and then adjourned to the picnic
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BY TELEGRAPH
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT

By the Western Union Line,
Dmee Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe ets.
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THE TURF.


EvANsvILLE, July 4.-The third day'
racing Of the Evansville Turf Association
was attended by several thousand people
Inc first race was won by Sam Houston
Time 2;SGs, 2,40, $40, 2;4O. The SECOND
heat was taken by Arlington In ass
The second race for $500, free to al
PAGERS, was won by Sucker State. Time
2:9S, 2;3St, 1884. Charley Evans TOOL
the first heat In 2:9li. The third racl
for 1900 open to the 2:90 class, was wor
BY Ella Wright In three straight heats
Time, 2:45, A41, 1887. The running ract
Tor $500 was won by Harry Todd, O
Henderson, Ky. Time, 1:4S9.
The Fourth was observed by q parad,
and dinner OF the Fire DEPARTMENT, win
a lew speeches. No casualties are re
ported.
COLUMBUS RACES. r. %.
COLUMBUS, July 5.-The races yeSter.
day drew together an immense audience
The first race was trial for 81 600
which was competed for by ten horses.
The first two heats in 2:S4 and 2:95. Thc
next heat was taken by Matte Lyle h
2:SU. In the fourth heat Matte came
home first in 1856, but great complaint be,
ing made Of Mattie's running, the iudpes
gave the heat to Jean Ingelow, with no
time record. Matte took the pext two
heats very nicely in $3.50 and 2:S7. During
the race Russell and Red Oak and Mo.
hawk jackson were distanced. Red Oaks
mlshap resulted from the breaking down
OF the sulky TO which he was attached.
The second race was q run for three
year. .olds, for purse Of $40O. The flrst
heat was won by Nellie Bush, In l:I8i,
and the next three by Tom Boston, In
1:46t, 1:45 and 1:53.
The iree.lor.all trot for $1,000 brought
out only three horses. Rcd Cloud took
the first heat In 22si, Huntress second,
Nettte third, just saving her distance.
Nettie took the next heat by half a length
in 2:A Huntress took the next heat IN
2's4t. Each horse. having won heat,
and nighteoming on, It was determined
70 postpone this race till Monday morn
ing at Of O'clock.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS HORSE FAIR.
CIARLEsToN, LII, July 4.-Thc fifth
meeting Of the Central Illinois Horse
Fair and Ttotting AsSociation--third day.
Mile heats In harness, 8 best In 8, 1855
trot, purse $3.50; D. P. Bissell's 9. z. Tom
Hyer 8, l, I. l; ]. W. Fishers g. &. Echo
2, 9, 2, B. VIM. Ccnway's d. 6. Buckskin
!, distaucedi ]. K. Douglass g. m. Lady
Gest dlstanced. Time--2;40, 2:43, 2:ll,
2:4S. Free.ior.all trot, purse $1,000; w.
Rogers b. Q. Columbia Chief 9, ], /; Ste.
phens Bros.' 8. 8. Gen. Grant 8, ., 3, Q;
VIM. Conways 6, G. Gray Alex. ], dis.
tanced; Bissell's B. 8, Black Frank 4, dis.
tanced. Time--235, 2;S5, 2.28I, 2:S5,
Columbia Chief, the winner Of the free.
tor.all race, Is the finest Totting stallion
ever shown here,
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General Tristany has been dismissed
from the Carlilt service, because he failed
70 defend the river Ebro, this causing the
deleat Of the Royalists at Gundeza. The
Oarlist force Is marching on Bilboa.