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A SLIGHT uMpLEASANTNESs.

!snsc,ai Dispnsch u The chieaao Tribane.
Rock isLA Nj, ILL.,. Nov. 11.-Tlcro has been
trouble brewing fur so1na timo hetweon tic For
~ Company and tho City. Eaglo street was dos
isuatca US tue landing, md tho city gaSo con-
tsact to put it in proper shapc, meantimo allow
lug tie boat to land at Washington Btroot. Tho
contract was aceeptel, but tho work was not
properly tiuished . lot Of rock being dumped 50
That the boat could not got within thirty feot OF
tllo shore. Tho city refused to do anything
further, claming that it was tho Com
pany's butiness to mako its landing good.
ind notified them to remove their
docks. Tho Company rofused to do 80. and TO-
day tho llarbor-Master attempted tho Job. lie
had tho apronB removed preparatory to removing
the dock, when tue ferry-boat tied to tho dock
aud prevented the work from proceeding, After
o few hours Dolby tho boat nlado ita trips across
lhe river with tho dock attached, aud lAutea its
paHHengels by meanH Of plauks, some Of which
we're captured by tho ofllcials. Hot water. WIS
thrown from the boat on the officers. and tho
Captain was arrested. Iho conflict will DO re-
nov cd tomorrow.
, 1874-11-12

tho old contractors. WHO wero In tho hHbit OF
stopping III nud getting largo pricea inr tom
porary service, nro heye }wessng tller claims Tor
recognition again, and aro backed up " sonntor
6argont, Representative rage, anl othef Con.
Grossmen. poHt,naster~denora UreRwell matao
a,i effort aud supposed ho Ind s,ceoe(sd to got
rid OF tho strnsy-bid feature. OF mail-iettlng.
but It seems TINT many Of thcao coutraotora
gayo worthless bonds. antl 'icw 10y, seek to
10 reltovot tho result OF which wo5,!d
10 thpt tho contrncsa would necessarily
Inyp to bo cntcrod into with tho old contractors
ut advanced rates. .poHtmastor-G Gonoral Jewell
docs moi. however, look With any degree Of favor
on tho scheme mud e inaiBts upon holding tho
contractors to Btrct accountability. md Ito
tuji performance of what thoY contracted to do.
lin il determined to ascertain who Is responsl.
blo for lilo talslng Of tho worthless bon's nnd II
nny official now III tho Department Btlall 20
fos,utl 10 llayo bcon tlorollct In this regard 10
will 10 liloly to snlfor for his faithlcssnobs.
SPECIE nEsuMrT1oN
Tho friends Of Secretary Drlstow contdontiT
assert tint his forthcoming Treasury report VIII
urgo strongly upon OongreFb return 70 sPIc'o
Payments ut tho oarlleat practcaolo peFioo'
ITEMS.
Baron santannn TIM nov tortngnese Mln'a-
ter, was received by tho President thla mofnlnB,
and tho Isllnl addresses woro n1nt1o.
Johopl, W. Dwyer, OF Coshncton, ~. hhs
hcet1 anpoiutcf Horenuo Agent, vlco Brasuer.
resigned, aud assigned to duty i'll Ohio md lndl-
, 1874-11-12
Their Forces Driven Some Distance
and Scattered.
How the French Government Didn't
Look for Don Carlos.
Russia Asks Decent Burial for the
Brussels Peace Congress.
Austria Refuses to Assist In the
Oppression Of Won Arnim.
SPAIN.
REGENT FIGHTING.


REGENT FIGHTING.
1iENpAyE, Nor. 11.-Tlo Republicans opened
tito Oil tho Carlist intronclnonts at Mount st
Mario yesterday, md carried several positions,
with Hovoro loss to tho Insurgents.
ii, official Carlist dispatch ssyB: F" On Tuetday
morning tho Republoan Genoral Iona opened
fro OH all our positions attn distance OF leagues
Ho penetrated our lnos at BantA Cruz, but our
right mado vigorous attack, and compelled him
to retire. Both B!los suffered considerable loss.
Don Carlos and Gen. Eiio woro present during
tho engagement.
sEAncu ron DON cArGoH.
PARIS, Nov. 1l.-On tho receipt on MONDAY
Don Carlos as,d his STAN intosuvd, the FIonch
1oyotnmont instructed tho local authorities at
Hondayo to take mcaanrcH to comply with this
request. Notwithstanding tholr dilsgent search,
md the faot tint tho Spanish Embasay had In
formed them Of the worry house ut which Don
Carlos WA htopping, tho authorities Of Honuayo
woro unable 10 find tho onrllHt chief; The tail.
nre Of the search waB to-2ay officially oommunt-
Gated to tho Spanish Ambassador.
CArtI1sT nEvEnsEH.
HESpAYE, Nov. IL, Noon.--1t In eaid that Don
Car]Oa mud Gen. Ei1o hnyo been cut OF from tho
field Of battlo near Irun The OarliBta arc much
dispirted, though they still mnintain their po-
atlonB.
IArEn.-Tho battle between tile Car1ists and
Republican forces is still In progress in tho
neigh1orhool Seven hundred men from tho
garriHon Of 1rnn made sortic in tho direction
Of Fontaraba, aud effected u Junction with the
relieving foires.
HESDAyE, Nov. 11-Eyorng.- Car1iats
havo retreated from befors Irnn. aud tho Ro-
publican troops occupied tho positions hold by
tho beeiegcrB. Gon. Laeena has entorod 1fun
with hlA cRcort
THE ATTACH OF THE t0Tu.
T.oSpns, Nov. IA dispatch to the Standard
saya tho Republicans loat 2DO men In the attack
on Mount San Marco On ttte 10Th. Tho fight
lasted four hours. On Wednesday, morning tho
Republican army adyancod IN threo corps. Tho
right, Under Gen, Loun, turnod tho position
OF tito Carlista 1T Oyarzun; tha left, un1or Con.
pottila, drove thom from tho mountains near
tho aoa, burning their formidable trenches. TtA
cputro, under Con. Blanco, suffered aavarely
from tho heavy fro It met. Towards one IN tho
afternoon tho Carlists abandoned I'LL tleir po-
! sitions aud retirod into Nuvarrc.
1afMESBE HAVOC AT 1nUN.
The Times correspondent tclegraphs that tho
garrison Of 1run lii their sottie burned tho
houses nnd fnrnl-bniidngs belonging to tho
Carlista or those which afforded them shelter.
| The !iayoc thus crcated wns immouse. All tho
country around was In flames.
| DON CAnLos
| The Ne,ra' correspondent at Madrid tc1egraphB
| TINT tho story tint Don Carlos was In Hendayo
originated in m alleged telegram ttom tho Span
| lsh Conaul at Dayonno.
, 1874-11-12

Tho ComfnissAry-eseucr Decides
tlns tho Army supplies Arc fssrcly
Sufficient tu E'cct tho Arsny-i
Drrnry Outlook fur tho Sufferers.
is,ccai Dispatch to Tbs Chicaao Tribune.
OMAHA Neb., Nov. 11..-Gon. Ord to-day ro-
oeivcl notice that the Commissary- General de-
c,dcs that tho aupplioa ara ha1ely sufficient for
the subsistence Of tho army, therefore no ra-
tlonB can DO Issued to the sufferers from the
crasghoppcrs In Nebraska. Col. Dudley, United
States Army, has completed tho inspection Of
tho grassLoppor district, and las furnished an
elaborate report of facls. Many scttlors vii! ho
destitute Of food III . fow days, tho buisaloes
havu gone tho domestic animals aro more sEelo-
tong, aud tho RESOURCES Of tho Nebraska Aid So
cicty will bo eutirely inadequate.
, 1874-11-12
MICHIGAN AGRlcuL 1uRAL COLLEGE.

Srtt7as Di4palch 70 TAe' e'CAioaao TYlbWNs.
Commencement Of tho Michigan State Agrlcnl-
tural College tool place to-day, President Abbott
in nhnlge. Membesa Of tho State noartl OF Ag,i-
culture wore proaont, with tho exception OF
Judge Wallis, OF Kalamazoo. Tho college grounds
zoua from nll partH Of the Stato with tew nota-
bsrB, among wh0m waa Mr. J, ". ChitdH, Tho
caes began at ~ O'Clock q. IN. III tho College
ellapol VII, ~ oralion from each momber Of
with an ocoisiunal pieoa Of music. Tic
tlegroa of Master af Bol9nes was conferred upon
D. i. etrA1ge, u. u. ualateal, Il. u. Kotlzio, L,
, 1874-11-12
NEW YORK FAILURE,

New YoaK. Nov. 1t.-The firm Of Rosa i
su,.th, Of Trout street. long md fayorahly
Iusinosa, suspended thia morning, their
effects having been transferred to
thoir creditors, Their liabilities aso $l25, 900.
Tlor creditors have aa vet made no statement,
resume OF not. They aro receiving gratifying
assurances from those with whom they hayo
Lad trausaotions, aud look for favorable set
tloment. Tho bagging business in this city is
considered to ba III Very cr1slcnl condition, and
luo Of business.
, 1874-11-12

= DItI4Ht NEsHE1tcH 10 7Ht LHIouU9 7TIUHHt.
DunL1anAaE, Kan., Nov. 1l.-Tho pomeroy
caso was To-day continued for month, and In
alt probability TINT is tho ,ond Of tho natEor.
Greastalk was made by tho old mans crowd as to
being ready for trial, but when it came to tho
point this afternoon, another ntcoly-oookod-up
affidavit Was produced, and as d nattor Of course
had tho desired effect, tho case going oyer
for the past three days, but foays we're onter-
tained that majority OF tho Jurors could not bo
induced to Pouleroy's way OF thinking hsuca
the continuance. During the proceedings in
court 0cp. Stringfotlow, Of Pomoroy's counsel.
for abnBo of Juugo Norton and Others his 70
marks being characterized by biIlingsgate aud
epithcta disgraccful to any creature Of average
reBpcctnbiIity
, 1874-11-12

Patrick Conley, a laborer, 90 years old, jumped
Into tho rfyor at the foot Of Michigan avenue at
$50 o'clock last night, with tho Intention Of ooln-
,nitttug suicide, and was prevented from no doing
hy OtIlcor Lykbarg, who saved him with difficult
ty. He Ba!d thnt ho Was tiroa Of lifo. I1e has
vito and two children in Irolund aud bQalds at
No. Q2 Wcat Quincy street.
, 1874-11-12

HARa1sDuRo. Nov. 1.-the application for th6
roprieye Of Uddorzook has boon rejected by the
Board OF pardons, aud the following moasage
was sout to tho Sheriff Of Chaater County.
You may sag to Uddorzook that the applica-
tion for roprievo In his behalf has been fully
considered, and that the decision IL adverse.
"(Signeu) j. 7. HANTnANFr."
B1son.AToS, PSI Nov. 11.--A special iron.
Montroso, Pa.. nays o'Mara and Irwin, to be
the former confosBing tho murder Of HIS mother.
and Haying Irwin killed bis sister. This is in
written confession, now in tho shcriG's hando.
1rvin,, in d verbal Btntomont, denles the actual
being preaont and assisting in dlsposing Of tho
hnf}fnH
, 1874-11-12
AFRICA.


RECENT EXPLORATIONS.
LONDON Nov. 11.-Tho Now York Htrald cor
respondent at Khartoom. Africa, reports, under
date OF yesterday, the return Of Col. Long from
aondokore, bringing intelligence Of his discoy-
CRY Of now river, sltuated in latltude deg, 80
rnfn north, flowing into Victorin In 10. Tho
road between Uganda and Zanzibar is very un-
safe,
, 1874-11-12

sAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Nov 11.-Tbe Steamer
Sacramento belonging to tho Central Pacific
Railroad Company. lying at tho broadway wharf,
waH burned to-day. Only tho hull and small
portion Of her cargo wera aaved. Tho loss la
about H2Q 600.
, 1874-11-12
The CANADIAN EuR.IRADE.

OTTAWA, Nov. l1.--Tho fur-trado il extremely
dull this Beason. Last ycas furs wore prime two
weeks before now, aud demanded goad prices.
Thia ecason tl!ey arc not yot prime, except
on tho headwaters OF tho datiucau mud
st. Maurice lliyors, 10 tho prosant,
mink ano marten havo not been worth
tapping. Tho Hue, open fall hos depressing
effect Oh tlado, mud 1t is not likely to improve
until there sB hcayy froat A. few mink ski1a
hayo boon brought to the city, but only b,ing to
Is per cent being undo latoly in quotatiunH.
, 1874-11-12

SUMMIT, Miss. Nov. 1.-About o'clock thia
morning iiro originated 10 kitchen in the rear
of tho slorchouHo Of r. Latterhas, making q
o1eau swoop Of everything enst to tho railroad,
oxcopt tho corner building, and thcncc north to
tho Summit HonBc. entirely consuming that
building, The sufferers aro nenry and T. Int
torhas. Levi Moysa g. Co.. II. Il. Mckenzie, II.
Hitler & Co., l.. q. Beckham, A. B. Quin & Co..
II. MINIS, n,a s. B. Dickcy. The loss ia#55, 900;
tic insurance ECU, 600.
, 1874-11-12

Special D,spatch to The Chleaao Tribune.
MILWAUKEE. Wls., Nov. 11.-Following are the
expenditures OF tho County Board Of Supervisors
for tho paat fiscal year:
House Of Correction, .}G3 3i3
County ,,.,....,..,............. 43sG
Poor Department. 5t,034
5.3,0.lo loan. ,,,,.,.,............ H. 703
Incidental EXPENSES. o372
Tho now tux IL to DO based Oh the abnyo OK
pcndltnte, as worry faw changes, moro Or less, arc
contemplated,
, 1874-11-12

A Passenger Train Thrown froin tho
tErnCK.

"A Passenger Tr;ttn Thrown from tn0
Tr1lclK.
sp<efal Dispatch 10 1ht Chicago Tribune.
KEoKuK. 1a,, Nov. 11.-Tho mail mud express
trait, on tho Toledo, Peoria Il Wabash 1laitrond
wliel, left this city at T:15 this morning was
thrown frpm the track miles cast of here. Tho
baggage chr vas turned over and dragged con-
siderable distance. Frank Tibbotts, tic bug
gagon,an, sustained injuries from which hls ro-
coyory III doubtful. Tho passenger coach re-
manned right sido up. md tho passensets, al-
though soyerely josted. eacqpod without scrlona
injuries. Tho accident was caused by brokon
rail, Tto track waB torn up Tor como distance,
ncccnsitatiug tho delay Of freight tr.ins and the
trausfor Of passengcrs md baggage d1ring the
day. Tile train WuH running ~ tho ratio VI 10
mics atI hour,
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PREPARING To PROTECT HER PROVINCES.
LoNpos, Nov. IA Hdecia dispatch to tho
Telegraph from Vienna ANNOUNCES that dip
Iomntio information has boon received
from Coustautuoplo that orders have
boon issuod by tho Porto to ooncen-
trate tha Turkish troopa near tho servian
and Montenegrin fronticrs. aud that tho doyera-
been oracrod to organize tho Mahommodan I'LL
habitauts Of tho province.
, 1874-11-12


BERLIN, Nov. l1.--rhe Municipal Tribunal Of
this oity llas requested tho Provincial Court oi
ylenna to insist upon Lsusor and Lechor tho
editors of the Presse, diaclosing tho source OF
tho Won Arnim dispatches, published in that
paper, ~ tue Austrian penal code sanctioned
suc., a course in an important case. Tho Vienna
Court declined to SO act, observing thnt, al
though tho matter WAS important to Prussia 1t
Waa not to AuB.rla
, 1874-11-12
SUICIDE.

MEmrn1s, Tenn., Nov. - This morning
about 10 o'clock, 1tobcrt G. namsey, Of Ilcoua,
Ark, shot hi,nseIf nj tho WoYshan Isoass, The
tho bull onteriug just below the heart, lntfcting
a futal wound A telegram to Ills fAtllor wns
driven from home, aud nm maddencd. Shall
commit suicide. God Ae!p ms in tho namp ot
Joa,,u
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MEMrnrs. Tenn, Nov. 10.-Tho woods ARC
burning ncar Dixon, on tho Nashville i North
western nailroad. Heavy timber batween Union
City, Toun., aud Hickman, Ky., ia burning.
Standing crops, fences. and hay arc destroyed.
Within rnd!i,B Of 10 mileB smoke oveYhangs the
villagos, aud hundreds Of thousands OF dollars
worth Of property il burned.
, 1874-11-12
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS,

New orr, Nov. 1t.-Artiycd, tho steamships
CITY Of Now York and Russia, from Liverpool.
LONDON Nov. 11.-Ihe steamship Peruvian,
from baltimore, has arrived.
NEW Yonx, Nov. 11.-Arrlvod. tho steamor
Goethe. from Hamburg.
, 1874-11-12

WORCESTER, aIass., Nov. 11.-TAo body Of nn
unknown man, co years old, was found hanging,
head downwarls, from tie fonce Of ce'netory
In uxtrlslgo yesterday. His a,ls1o Ind apparent
ly caught bctwoon tho pichets in getting over
the feuco tIe had bceu dcnd u day or two.
, 1874-11-12

MEMPHIS, Nov. 11.-A colored man namcd
Gordon, living near here, wns shot and killed by
Dr.. White. near Commerce, Miss, ycatc1day.
Gordon had stolon shot-gun from DR.. White,
for whom he was picking cotton, and. thoDoctor
attempting to regain tho gnn, Was flrod upon by
Gordon. Returning the fire. he killed GordoD
instantly. Wllito was tried and acquitted.
, 1874-11-12

\ NNEnWF&N WtINlEN1lnW.
BosToN, Nov. 1l-It is rumorcd that Henry
Roberts, the Cashier Of the First Boston Nations
al Bank ia defaulter. Tho amount Of the do-
falcation IL not known. ....
Bank have found tho doilcloncy loss thnn $50 900,
owing in groat part TO negligence Of tho Cashior-
The Bank Examiuora say there will bo no dolby
iu tho operations Of the bank. a. It ia amply &c.
cured. No tidinga OF tho missing Cashier. :
, 1874-11-12
CUBA.


ONE MORE 1SsunuEHT KILLED.
HAVANA, Nov. 11.--Anotler Of Carloa Garcla's
band iwas killed here yesterday. Vicente Gar
cla has apparently boon chosen ohiot OF the lu-
su,gcntB in the Enatern Department. The Span-
ISL commanding Gohorai l.as Hont strong col
uns,l In pursuit OF the insurgents thoro.
, 1874-11-12
4 MEM RAILROAD LINE,

DosroK, NOV, 11-It il said prominent Lon
don capitaltat, now In New iork. ID examining
tl,o Affairs OF t!to Portland l. .Ogdonabnrg HAIL
rond, with view to advancing funds to cona-
ploto the limo to Montrol aud othur objoctYo
pointa
, 1874-11-12

new YonK, Nov. 11.-A mutny occurred at
sen Oh bosrd tho ship Neptune, Oct. 90. Ono
half Of tue crew wero colored, md tho whito
sailors rovolted because Stephen a. Smith {col-
on the night Of the 20th, beat Smith in n fearrul
manner. The ent1ro crow wero arrested to-day,
, 1874-11-12
B0Np.puRCHASE,

Albany, N. T., Nov. 1l.-The Comptroller OF
tue Stato has purchased from tho Fi1st National
Ianh Of New York 81, 900 In United statcs
o. Of 1881, and IL 000 in United States per
cent funded loan both on account OF tho county
luan sinking fund.
, 1874-11-12

New YonK, Nov. 11.-Whon tho 0swogo OK.
prcss train, on tile Delaware, Lsokawanua d
Wosorn Railroad arrived ut Afaueh Chunk, Pa,
lnst evening, 1t was discovered that tho express
car lad hoau entered by robbora. and tho safa
Of Wascott Il Co.'s Express thrown out Tha
robbora forced an entrance from the top Of tho
Hnr-
, 1874-11-12

Clsc1SSATI, o.. Nov. 11.-Tho paHaonSes-ooat
Frank Wltla,l sunk this morning, below the
mouth OF tho Big Sandy.
, 1874-11-12


!Sttefal Dfspatch to 1T< Chtcdon Tribune.
Fonr MADISON, Ia, Nov. 11.-A disastrous fro
occurred at Farmington, H., last night. Five
buildings woro burnod. LOSS estimated ut
SIS. 900; insured for $4,000.
, 1874-11-12

sr. LOUIS, No.. Nov. n.-Joseph Waliaoo, tha
sou Of a highly-respcotod Baptist miniater, in
Nodaway County. this statol shot and Killed
William Brush last Friday. An old grudgo led
to tho fata encounter.
, 1874-11-12

MEAFY FltUHT.
NEW YonK, Nov 11.-Thero was heavy frost
in England Inst night.
THE NEW GABLE.
LONDON, Nov. 1t.--Stafford Norfhcotet Chan
cellor Of tho Exchoq,,or, replying to conl1nun-
cation from tic Chairman Of tho Board Of Di-
roctors Of tho Direct United 6tates Cable Com
pany, Bavs tho Gogcrumant hua no intention Of
purchasing tho direct cablo or any other ocean
telegraph linca.
IN. KENEAnY.
LoSDoS, Nov. 12.--5 a. m.-Dr. KoneaIy, in
letter excusing his non-attendauce at meeting
Of tho Bar, announces ho has been disbarrcd by
the Bcnchors Of Gray's Inu.
DUEL.
Two IriHh rnembors OF Parliament l,aYe fought
4 duel. Ono was severely wounded.
, 1874-11-12

SALISBURY, N. H., Nov. 9.-Dufing an alter
cation Yesterday hctwoon two lads aged Is,
named Couch and CUSHION Cushion chased tho
other Into his fathers house aud klled him with
d club
, 1874-11-12

Tho Bogus Philadolpiiin Warrants.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11.-Tha brokers hnyo
offered reward Of $4,000 for the Dissection aud
oonyjction Of Tie forgefB Of city warrants.
4 counterfeit 81 note On tho Traders National
Bank Of Chicago malo its appearance to-day.
, 1874-11-12

OF quite respectable parontago, and OWNS farm
Oh Tuo acsca in Vormillon County. which 10
Joseph Hardy, a1wo1l known londor and stoot-
doalo7, near tondloton, Madison County, tho
other night lost bis barn by an inoondiary.
5a seTon @ valuable horaes. 1000 bushels Of whent.
implements wore also destroyed.
Il Ecsv Facts In tho A1ten County,
Ind, Abduction Cnsc.
Speetat D'spatch 10 7ht Chttuao Tribune.
FoRr WArrE, Ind, Nov. 11.-A fow facts h
regard to tho abduction Of Martins ohildron ara
coming to light. Tho porpottasor Of tho decd i'd
supposed to bo John Dimond, notorious ohnr~
actcr, who, 1t aooms, had aoducol tho oldest
away With him for tho purposo Of introducing
her Into llfo Of elnmo. It aeems That brother
Of the young ohildron assisted In tho abduction.
Itn h1nrtin is \ protty. intcl19ent-1ookinK Riri,
with light cyos and BAR. fuo figure, rory chooks.
aged IS, resembles hor elutor very closely
III Appearance. Charley, aged 10. la qu,to
small, has blaok eyoa and hsf, and dark oona-
pleSton; Dimond; tho kidpenper. IL % . foet q, Z
hair, black ovcs, crippled In tho left hand. and
hus his forotipger shot OF ut tho first joint. Ha
tA supposed to have With him son, aged a.
The excitement over tho abduction ie not sub
n!utuH W Hil- N0 lNTtI1GE alulltn VI tAo HAeAIs~
eooutB Of tho children have been roColyod.
s35,00O In City fsonds stolen.
YousosTowN, O., Nov. 11.-On last Saturday
morning two coupons Of 7 per cont city bonds.
bearing dato Dcccmbor 1879, wcro presented
for payment. which was rofusod. Thoso bonds
wcro signed, dated, and numbered. but
never nogotiated na tho ratc OF interest
vas TOO low. Other bonds, bearing 8 por cent,
wcro Issued In their place, and the z Dor cant
bonds, Without being properly canoeiod, weso
placed in tho custody Of the City Clerk. Upon
tho presentation Of tho coupons. is above, 4
sonrch was made. and 1t was found that $35, 700
Of them bad been abssracted, $4,000 Of which
| amount hns been found III the bands Of o, P.
Wharton, tho party who presented tho coupons.
| Whurton has loft tho city. A committee Of tho
City Council ia lnYeRtgltlng tho mnLtnr.
, 1874-11-12

CoLuNnus, O., Nov 1l.-Sotne days ago Hay
den's ban1 OF this city. received froma broker in
Chicago $1,000 worth Of certificates Of Hooking
Valley stoclss. Tho certificates wcro iudorsod
by George Wilcox, a former citizen Of this city,
and now Il resident Of Bloomington, III. AS 1t
WAS known hero that Wilcox could not write his
naino whom living here susr,oion was aroused
and Wilcox communicated with. It now turns
ont that Wilcox had this stock deposited with an
nttorney IN Bloomington, TINT tho attorney has
boon i'll for about two months, and that during
that time the attorneys safe was rFobbesd. and
haye forged Hilooxs natne to the certificates
aud sold them to tho Chicago broker.
, 1874-11-12

An Erring lsssa EkppuntnMt Wifc msir.
acred by HQ1r Asa0ulutc-A vv0rth-
less Brother.
UAfon ". i. {Sop. o.. Correspondents ef e Neo Tor
Tt1He2,
Tho brief announcement OF tue Day Hollow
tragedy, noar this place, las boen followed by
tho doNth OF tho victim. Mrs.. Thornton. Tho
particulars Of tho tragedy aro aH follows;
Tho murdered woman waB tho wife Of Joall,,a
Thornton, q farmer IN good circumstances. They
Lnd becn married. about ctglt years, and had two
clllron, ono and tho other 2 years old. Thoy
woro aiwayA rated among tho roapeetabla reuple
of tho community, al, oHtimato which wan
changed by tho singular conduct Of AtrH. Thor,,-
ion in Aluroh lust. a brother OF Joshua liyo
with his father, about 2 miles away, OH Doyut
Hill. This WAS Loqs Thornton, tho mur-
doror. IIo always bore Ind oharac-
tor and observed 1t. In hla brother
JoBhua'a wife. however, Ao found tlofondor uud
npo!og,ss, = fact Which none Of hor friends nntl
aeQuuiu.ances could understand. Ihat there
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-04-24
THE KING.FISIIER.

lie laughs by the summer stream
Where the lilies nod and dream,
As through the sheen of water cool aud cleai
lie secs the club and sun6-h cutting sheer
His are resplendent eyes;
lie mein Is kingliwise;
And down the May wind rides he like a king
With more than royal purple on his wing
His palace Is the brake
Where the rushcs shine and shake;
His music is the murnur Of the stream,
Aud tina, leaf rustic where the lilies dream.
Such life as his would be
A-more than heaven 10 me:
All sun, all bloom, all happy weather,
All joys bound in sheaf together
No wonder he laughs 80 loud
No wonder he looks SO proud
There are great kings woaij give their royalty
To have one day Of his felicityl
James haurio, Thompson, IN HdSper's Magazine 70,
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-04-24
OBITUARY POETRY.

In view of the probable adoption of
cremation in America, the writers Of obit-
uary poetry are practicing for the great
change. An exchange suggests the fol-
lowing as a model:
"The boast Of herallrv,
The pomp Of power,
And all that beauty,
Aud all that wealth Ger knew
Awaits alike the inevitable hour
The path Of glory leads but to the aue.
"And this IL all that's LEFT Of thee,
Though fairest Of earth's daughters;
Only four pounds of ashes white
Out Of one hundred and fourteen and
three-quartersm