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, 1874-10-09
THE CffoPS,

J! Co1.uslnus, O.. Oct. s.-Gontlcnnen engaged
in agsicultaro who haye heon trayeling IN Con-
,mako more favorable roporta on tho esops thnss
l,ayo boen sollt out by tic Ayrlcultnral Depart
naent. TAo drought still continues to como ox.-
tent, but Wheat uisd ryo aro already well up, anu
they arc lookng welE u unlo, Marion 1na I'D
river, thcro is worry little corn, but III tho other
aeetlora mentioned, tao prospect ia ono, Of
abundance. Tho average il grentor than last
ycar aud though tho percentage Of bnshols IL loss
to tito aoro, tho corn IL worry Bulll a1d will woigh
we'll. Tho dry Weather lnn cured tho orop, Ana
tho fodder AaA beeu outiroly secured. Tho lu.~
proved corr. return and Tho high prico Of hogs
are resulting in Increased fee.ling. thus v.ons~
tng creator number Of pollnla OF pork than
LAu been calculated OH.
, 1874-10-09

theke la'T Htructures to resist 1ro was nao p.in-
tully evident IN tt,c lire Of July II, mil aga,n III tow
ff a u eis e.ro 1lo s I Sesoa
.'v'norallzod and utterly wortlicsa Tor nl,y great
emersency, haylna lcsuIio political s,ncfno u no
ono o ro iii TIT iSsso 0H es rsxarpg ,a ia.
n1aescacy 1 ot tl'n department brought to tho no
eon!pocnt n,! osrorIoi,ced co,nnittoc ss,;or tho
tnusscas e. tle National loar imprinted mora fa
open uiho world ia a,soIts i.,eapscity. Tao ilra
ntsenee OF all the qualities esuynal il MI @ ooct4s aso
Tho tro Of tho 14th 1uy demonstrated tao Inability
81 rea ne fgnnt ,o r item to resss tho ocoreng 1s!
tlo nouts snnd nHnim bepuH1t tic co,nratlieu fnco
to faco Will their old cneay OF Oclober ISL, with
the fayOring breath Of Providence Hayc,t tuc copanics
from repssiilou pf lilo great catastrophe Of trro
viii iii thc.o tacts botorc ,,.em, tho undcrrrlcrs
Ind other hut 10 mt their Yjewa brforD
tho rorcr authorities Of Chicago, ~ they did at ictlgih
III ldo report Of their connittcs mud. afier candaly
presenting thor requirements, await caim,y tho d.
ols!on Of a,,ch autlarittt9.
70 remain IN city, :in imported, end under n
tstrco Of tho greut trao centre VI tin WeHl would bo
nn!hiug less than lsattnesa md scfiesr1.coA lii tho
nssia tuetc tho bitter frnita tloir eonlte,co icr
lorb's auul course cnd tho outside pblie WHO Aod
their poc1es dc,naull that companies should not 20
1mEsril shcr own safety nn that of tlclr caatoacrr
haye with a1mps cstiro aecor,d, determined to reirn
iro city tint ncglects refuses 10 grant reasonable
R5q1sston ~ 1. to them III Ao protection sorde, BY hsa
n',} Snm(n,ss r. H. r!Eh boond all dobt Tho oiccr5
M1aM r''aia + 70 dcres. a 70 o sacred obligations Of c
ti.e tf u lucy heHitatcd moment IN carrying out
VII M s,tan scn. f. ta action an atockdliers.
VIII eomtneu'l n'eir nf,tluasc. 1'~'
s 10 the the 1sI nsGIa of chsago pay that now Is tho
, 1874-10-09

Special Diapatch to Iht CHttaG1 Tribute.
ODELL, ill.,, Oct 8.--0ur torn has Il ,ew aou-
sation In tho HhRpo Of well in flames. YeHter~
day, as J. and ". Uoaack sero boing for water
on their fartn about 1 miloH aoutl: OF town. with
Il 5-incA anger. ut tho depth Of 81 foct they
struck vein Of wafer tiat spontcd 900 feet III
tho air, throwing out gravol tho size Of n he1's
egg. Tho ground for d distance Of GOO feet
tru1n tho well Hoon bccatno covered with dove.
colorou sand to tho dopth of one irch
Some tilno during tho nlght tho water
ceased flowing, aud, on measuring this morning.
It was found to ilayo tlllel Up about 20 fcot al
The bottom with quIcAsaud, thero still boing 30
foot OF wator in tho hole, and q kind Of gaa was
issuing from Tho top, Ono OF tho party lit 4
satcIl, when, instantly, Htreuk OF tiama 70 foot
ligl 1oapcd into tho nil with Il r0ar like that Of
a city III tlaules> Tho hole, which III tho DO
ginuing wns but 8 inclles III dianctor, laH
Increased 10 II. with TIC volume Of llaulo
stondily increasing. It is situated un
tho opsn prairiu mil can bs aeen for miles. Il
haH 6cen yisitod by hundreds to-day, who gazo
awe-atruck upou tlis weird mud wonderful hcono.
Whether so1no rc6o1v0fr Of petroleum. Hos deep
bu,ie,t boroatls, or aonle other canses hayo pro-
duced this atraago phenomenon. Wo knoy not,
but can oply gaze will, wonder aud speculate on
tho hidden forces OF Nature that bid defiance TO
mau'H flnuiHitiyGneSB.
, 1874-10-09

Tho Executive Committee OF tho National
Doart Of Underwriters, in, the ofllcia bulletin
tust t,ub1ishcd explains it's action IN regard TO
tito recommendation 10 tho Nasionnl Doard com.
panios to withdraw from this esiy as follows:
Tho abosa noted action regarding Chicago risks had
heSu anticipated by tAoAe Of nae.a!,vrs who had
watched tho COURSE OF Gycnta III at city since Juy
Committee. at tlelr meeting Of July ~ had been sac
warming given Ut that time had to Eu put into tho form
Of Recommendation 10 MI our snoi1iier. Sixty
tays Ia ap saps e Sso x ae wss9ns s nss was Il
wherein substantial reforms wuHid 10 tnaa3urateI
wls within week Of maturity, and nougut was tlono
r the Executive COMMITTEE in Withholding Their roc
ommendation. 5ome Of our ,aenl,crn, III fart, had
no as ws hs for 1 s formal snio Sooa gf tho sgme
fsr ~ e1pxsssion q oplnioa on tho snbjeess H5tss
tito rcsoutone wcro published they at once irauel
tlear '1a&rnctions TO their agents. And tho great
et is testimony 10 tIo ssuo uisl eGectiyensss enc ~ It
is own iat1tyi,taa' ju,'yneAtas have those 1t our
tho recommendation, ,-yet tho unity OF operation
by them IN the oo direction hringa such weight tho
authorities Of Ghicago VIII put into force such wiso
measures Of reform md Improvement us will wurrant
w. MxssngS ~ ~ Srs long IN advising ths
solnS degree Of security aan rcilcw tAcir business III
tho Western Oapitnl.
LII saylng Tint mono OF tho requirements but forth
by the Executive COMMITTEES at ther July meeting had
been practically met, 1t must ot 10 overlooked that
the extension Of tho ro ordinance, BY yoto Of tho
City Council on 1ho 2lst ult step in tho right
direction; yet whto tho administration Of tho law
Remained III the same fucite hars thas made uopcra-
two tlo rresoua ordinance, could not bo said at In
hNbstnnce- such rc1urcnc.s Ind hcen mex. Agaitt,
the appropriation Of minimum amount for Tho
tension OF tho wator.supply faw weoka Hucc could
III NO wise w scscpsea even approaching the aal-
Arfl called for by thu requirement OF water supply.
Beyond these, aud in Tho weightier requirements.
there appeared to 10 nothing doing, and tic urgency
Of Tho merchants md manufacturers appeared to be Of
iittlo avail III its influence IN The city
authorities nnd this urgency Of tho capitalists Of tha
esy WIN materially weakened by tbs opnons Of tAa
taGa Uuerwrltery to tho effect that OF tho COM
pauies would Withdraw their business on Oct. !,
under my ciroaa4ances thus: In n,any quarters IN
tee, u tts recent meeting, snpcarca to ereatd
. Hurpriso; Jet, III reviewing thu bitun1ien,
there ws in reality no RECOURSE left to tito Executive
Committee but to nvtso onr members, III accordance
wlth tho declaration Of July II, to ce1sa doing any
business III Chicago ut the t1nlo named, and until
thero Woro satisfactory assurances given which would
mako It prudent aud oliticln Jusllca 10 their bsl~
ness ut I'LL othar poina in tho cuunt1yto renew tho
same.
, 1874-10-09

paaior, strengthened M proposal by tho asnena-
mont. Tnt,or IrolanlB ,anlulltlniout wnH lost by
q yotc Of IL In favor ind IN ngainse It,. Tho ar-
ticio NJ proposed Waa tlon loc1arod nd0ptea.
isfartton st tic l,aaty tt1a,ller III wbutl tho do.
cnratiou was ,l,at1o, mil motion to reconsider
tho voio was sade. but Tas not agrooa to. Tho
1!ey. !. Casey. Of Milwaukee,, spolto on tho pro-
.,,uaoh addition to Aec: g.: lia. deprecated any
iegsIntson' Of all obligatory cl,arac.or na to
tlta formation Of subordinate unlotts. 1le
hcIlcvetl tint tho eHa intorlerenco tho Qouoral
Union attn will tho regulation of RocioticB Tho
batter prospect wl thore DO q continued llar-
n,pny. A. substitute which obllgos sl!roo soclc-
tics 10 form u Union. would, ii, hiH opinion, tond
tpMn,1 dsintogyatio., OF Tho .union.
IL Article \. Of The .crots, mot!on WA moln
to substitute n cipher for Tho figure d Mr.
NaIsl,, Of Now Yurk, wa1 nccuYcd OF using par-
liamcnary tactlcs fur tho lofoat Of motiona n1aao
%e ny o oE as oS S IT, IT, sHss' "onsS Of 9 in'isna ns
Irilirlo x. waa laid Oh tho table. Tho proposed
now second aoction to Article NJ. was rofoctca
By n voto Of 2n1 to GUS. Tho Hoy. President
Fattscr Ilyrno said, after announcing the vote,
" ucn!leinep tl!ls IL tho npst Unhappy oyer.t 80
far. This question nbout tho 1}fh.opu sfoull not
hn7o como up nj MI. It Ia disposed Of now, and
llope.ve will hayp IN moro intbrforGMco with
tI.o 1,isisous." Sec. Of Article Nf. waa adopted
Article XII. was adopted. Artiolc MY. vas laid
OH the tablo.
Tie Secretary hore raatl disratchos Of greet
Ing ar1d well-wlhhes from tho lloy. H. D. Stat
tory. Ban Francsco; John n. 1Inloy, President
Of 1T. patrick G. T., Il. Society, Of Lancaster,
Wis.,; Thomas F]ynu, Of Eric, Tn.; I. Il. Slut
tory. prcsiaent q. Z. A. IT,. 1Iazclton, Pa. !;
1ola =. Moodey, Victoria, Tox.; califosuia
Grand 1.odEo oil Good Tompla1B.
Tho Convention alJournetl ut 6:2o p. m. fer
ORG hour, I'll order to give tho delegates tiue to
tnNo Dul,per.
, 1874-10-09

Special Nanatct 10 Tho Chieago IribRne.
DIoosItNaIoR, ILL.,, Oct. ait III reported TINT
tho Fat1ucr City Jo",7ai, wllai, waa a1ld by john
County, Ilaa snca pn,sod ln.o tia hands OF VIM
lam \. ulcusnor, otlitor OF tho clinton Negislur.
Tho JaHfl.a! las 10 tar boon tim a,iYouato of
den. MpNulta. but will probably support s!oYon-
sou from thia date.
, 1874-10-09
LID El. SLIT.

Nav YonK, ct. "a libel suit ltas boon in.
Wiiamn, aynnst tho New York Nuiin,. h r,'.ny.
or aansasoh for N a.tie'o which npIea,oI in sha.
papor cl'uryiug him with "halti,trn lila littIa
En!'na 1nno, by whlcl. rurtios wore deceived Iuto
a {n1o,anlli htool. The case caso up loforo
Tho aolnp!aat on tho ground that f. uowhare
ayors that "sa|tlng" III anything mora tim a
legitimate transaction, or ihat tic nslntiffu
9s.aIaotor 9na, could DO injured BY auoh charge.
, 1874-10-09

rrEA1e H7nnrHa
slhce tue Withdrawal Of tho National board
companies thla city llaa bocn rapidly 1lllng up
Will
who think that thoy havo now y good chance to
s'' A"i scat a1lu jill! thelr aepietoa tro""-
- 1a''hnor of companloa siavo la'tcly bs"
.,pi'neu aEoncaoa hero that aro unable to COM
p1y Win tho law, which reaurcy tint n cutupa1y
Of ssl50, ,oU0. at1 nono NJ ,,,asa aa,s.as,. are
poricd In Tic 1at,rsmro ~ sesa eessfsns wv H.
s10o,HB0. eN'a'A'ao AS ''a'''s o'er
Ihoro VIM nj, insuranco firm o.,o,,,.,,,;, ~,
LaSalto stroot low 'nys nan ,'' ,x"!. %"tApsou W
tllo following connnnnicns "eo, "1oo tol'toaaasa
Commercial 1nsnrnncn fto,pn,,, - <,,.,
town. W.V Uon Inaurnuon t,o,1,,o,' u 1a;'en. zen,
Jersey: Federal Citv Ins,,ront.o ff,ny, q. Ne's
Allegheny, pa.; Minoral Mountain 3nsyyy,,,,ca
Wcst FifEi All these con,nac,% % nta re,;ar9 ~
ed as having capital Of only esl0oonO inri,,d.
Ing notes. They hnyn. howevor ,sn,rd s., u,a.n
net iar uae ii tiis cty wc slIow 1osn iha ata'n, o.
mont Of IT,, ,,......,->.,. SsN''
viii SHOW how ttloY manage to mike 1t appoar
TINT they l'nvo sufficient capital ntock:
Casl r. r. Ksna,sl'a Valley pank. ...........s ol,assst
tMsh H. ssn,a nf = nns:J. ,''''''''''''' 5s4is
Ioalta On Io1',fs ani n.o.;sarcs. ms ns ~
!tossis o" hark storks. orks.................. Hp0a.go
i',a,.a OH coTporations.. TSooo 90
Loans I'al. On railroad atock tar per eent.. @oo9
stH nlsra a,rnrs iGrTss 'ao' %ssM
Premiums III co,rsu of coccti. ?~,3s,
- SS''NS ~'''1~''''' - -N ..--..o-
To1nl. .Ga1,G5
Losnea PAID anA In course al adjaHtmaus.... 9,i&lM
Losses resistcd.. ...................... l*so.oo
by titiB H.atomcl1t II cau pluiulY bo room TINT
tho Company lns hardly my capital at al,.
should any ono ask to see tho money deposited
011It
It was tlero at tho tluo tic abatement was inao,
but Ind ainco benn tfrawn out Tho cas1, lit hands
Of nYoats ,nay noycr be collected. Thu bonuson
boilds, mortgages, oto., aro mostly, in such
casos, oil property almost wortlleHa, but which
INA beon estimated at iuiuonac values. But this
~ oniy ono example; thoro nro hundreds Of
o8hoEs which 10 h'isinosa III tho ss'iao why.
THE UNION. OF JERSEY CITY,
aIso IGpreson9oa py tho anoyc" "nnmed urn, haa
sscentY s, peon cloaca up by sorretary Aelsoy, oi
Now 1easoy. Iho Spectator aaya:
1t was fraud of tho balest tl C,arfca srltrr vnn
President and .. O. Hacy Secretary T2iu exalttsua-
, 1874-10-09
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY OCTOBER g. 1874

bo sent 10 tho Good rcmplnrs nj. Ba' Francisco,
ttotiha 10 tho o(}lcora Ur tim Int year, md 10
bishop Foey wore niHo ndoptotl.. PRAYER wns
then rocltcd by thd proHldont, aud Tho conSeu-
ton nifnt1fne1.
, 1874-10-09
INSURANCE..

A Serious Word on Bogus
Companies.
Unintcrcsting. Meeting OF tho Board
Of Underwriters.
The Weak Companies that Are crowdlng
Into Chicago.
Prcss-Comnacnts---Tho National
Board.
"BoGUs INSURANCE."
chttafa, October, 1874.
Baoon.
Upon s!,e ..sr, they rsu.s Their sa.h thex counted
o'er; sh'nplascr, frased and worn, A nickol mud
lrnneH four.
IT. ''4ssss 'S s. II ' ysss's y ay 'ssPa S
slaastcd "Ayal"
They srprcd tho smoking so'1t Thoy swsnt tho
sotsr os oSfs ,ox M toe etn4s n4e sar sho,ao Nor
sss SSssa ssass ss
xSa A Ts aT n S asS n s .a I'D 1tf1sa s rss IS @ 1s
lcarl:
Of eash: What ahal We do ta Win Our daily beee AMI
lash3"
onnth t'other !vl,ose seam. were inkea); ITO nc
apparent 'iH f0rtnu aTaitg It's 10th III tho tr1 i'll
Huraucr biz.
I'VE will form a company ta,r and pnblisl, st fur
1npny and pride.
"Ies '.s rent mi Office straight. Gorgeous With
ly the glura Of gas {or this Is killing bait For tho
EtsiHc aa taoy pass.}
"ana po'irlts ne must haro 70 glad the popular
cyc, lakcock beehive, And nu angel in t.n Hky
A.howipg out Of Ills trumpet Tho naalo Of our Com
rany.
"Ana bold solicitor cke, a Vel, skilled to pun aud
prac. 10 take OF any iusurer Any riuk ut any rate.
Lct tho n. 3. companies go| Who carca ar many
fgs7 All! would wc had for President Our czilcd
+. 4. uriyga."
"nntr ulnE his eomrado apahe> "sNeh enterprise
rank For apcenlatons salc, below Savings Danh.
"Theu'rt wrong," thu other cried, For topostora
may withdraw, or twice year chin Interest: HIT
nay vim ever saw roltcy-oldcr gel aght back From
bogus co1upany5 Maw?"
nut what IN NO meet loss ~ Tho other urged
loss Where should wo r,aEo gain =?
paid. And wien tho company goes to unRsh The man
ager's fortunes made.
40, have good,y tut ot directors written here,
1ut road it, hist III, boy, nnother beer u Aud
they tlrauk It oG Md ga7o uino ccuth Unto tho bar
lccrerc.
XVIII.
Now he had g1oomiiy wntchcu Thc,r gnstronomsc
feats, Ana auo ho II wants tvso penny moro OK
specially whcn you cats"
The 1unch.deyourer gtopod IN his ,pockots; naught
there sat lso: - will bring 1t Us soon ns 10
my banker can repair"
'Dnt ia not thick enough" This irate Teuton cried !:
Now yo1l two loafers took Dose door md got olt-
se Walk Oft NIT your I'll built you hcada !"
And through tho door they hica.
XXI.
49,. 1went hone; but ! could not sleep; Al
night tu1lhed a. tossel Thinking Of fire insurance
schclncB, Aud how money Nas u,alo mud lost.
xxfr
~ plcss Sheridan !" cried Is Give Dcnnor an nd
yauca Let the National Duarl depart, We nave bogus
iu-sur-at&ce So mover aW1nlier pccl despair And
every rogue laB chance.
t&a ffa 11f:1.122 1sr39 fnxrRz
, 1874-10-09

Assessment or Capital StociE-6llitaota
5otlr1l1llc7lt Of the State
ttt:1rA.
Si,ecta! Dispatth to The Chftaao Tribune.
Srn1Sor1rID ILL.,, Oct. 8.--The following as
scgsuutH show tho capital stock OF tho railroads
Of tho State, az found by tho Stato Board of
Equalization. II wiil DO acen that it docs not
comprise moro than half the railroads in tito
S,ato. Tho others wero found to hnyo no capi-
tal-at4 4ck above tho amount at which their tanel-
bio property WAS aaHesscd, md, consequently,
,,t, n nut1assu,n,tk ytaa main nrainnE thstn1
, 1874-10-09

Tho State Board, after exlaustlnE tho appFo-
priatiou maslo by tho Legislature to apfsay tlior
oxpcnsoB, adjourned this morning sian die. Tho
expense Of tAcir Eesston reaches $1,000, sum
whicA will Acroattor bn Hayod to tho people at
the Stato, hayo no doubt. by tho Legislature
this wlutcr abolishlug the whole concern.
, 1874-10-09


Chicago Il Alton, TGea, $50
Chicsge nutttnH&ou l. Quincy ~. IL, l9J 800
ChtcpEo, DaryftIc !: WuccnncH. ..........., 1GLSG1
Ghirago 4 Iowa 57tT;E}
ChicaHo 4 Northwestern. ................... S5D945
Chicago, Nock lsiand Il HHcittc. e33HT
Chicago Tekin l. Southwestern. 1T34s0
Cincinnati. Lafayette l. ChiraGu. ........... 5,aa3
Cotu1uhlla Chicago 1nutana Ccu:ral..,... I'll 65Y
Chicago, aIilwaNGec st, rla. ........... 1I7all
Eaal Valley Mnilg Ca.n1aauy. .............. 6493
EyansytlS, Terra Iauto l. Chicago. ........ 4D,y9J
Illinois l. st. LouiH. H..u................... 24}e19
Indianapolis, Bloomington ss WeJecn..... 143.G17
indianapolis l. ST. Io1,ia. I,1e5lj9
Late Shuro 11trhtGRn Southern. 433,55o
Joliet Il Northern lutlIaua, ua,..,.............. 4.l33
Ohio Alississipi,i. 2,0JO I'LL
Parts 4 Da1,vu, ,.,,.,...,.., 1B,Mi3
reora Il Noyk Islan,. 15f,4M
st Ieu.a, Alton l. Tcrre unlte...- 35S2lJ
It, Louis. VaAlaa Zorro Iiaute. 1,n, LIT
Tulclo, Peoria Il Wabash. ............... ba1 ,Yj1
Ts}edo, Wabash Il Neateru. .............. 1.9iy0l8
rekin. Lincoln K Decatur. Uluo
1iannfbnt l. Earic8. 15a5i9
Iafayettc po0n.i..g,en & htissiastuih...... Ubli
Quincy Atpll & st, Louis. ................ 1G5,4i7
Mestert, uuiuu. ........,................. !l9 Dl7
East 1t. Louis 4 CaronIclot. .............. 155i5
, 1874-10-09

BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS.
Tho local Duaya OF Underwriters held 8 meet
ing yesterday afternoon at its olllco No. 1877 La-
Salle street, about twonty members boing pres
cut.
Mr.. George G. Clarke, the President, occu-
pied tho chair, aud AIr. A1lretl Wright actod Ms
Secretary.
, 1874-10-09

XIII,
" Dlcss Sllcristan !" I crel: s Give Hcnnor an nd
yauca Let the National Board depart, We have bogus
iu-sur-auce !: So mover swindicr pcc4 despair Aud
every rogue l1aH chance
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-20
RTVEB NEWS.

D.ir, R.,ort Of stage of WassT, viii Changes -
a. 81 HouTs ending p. n. N0U. 70, 1874.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-20
CRIMINAL NOTES.

Yesterday was an unusually quiet dayin
the magistrates courts.
Julia Kennon, colOred, and Joseph Price
were arrested and sent to the wOrkhouse
yesterday, en- the charge of vagrancy.
George Mays, cOlored, was arrested yes
terday by officer Reagan, on the charge Of
carrying pistol, and was committed to the
workhouse.
d. r. Burch was tried in the Federal
CoUrs yesterday on the charge of passing
counterfeit money, and, verdict of not
guilty having been returned, be was re-
leased from Jail.
Charles Buchanan, eOlored, arrested at
the instance Of Mike johnson, colOred, on
the charge Of malicious shooting, was tried
Yesterday afternoon, before Justice Creigh-
ton, and discharged.
Ii is intimated that for the past six
months Sam jenkins, colored, has owed
Jesse Spicer, also colored, the paltry sum
Of fifty cents. Last Sunday the two met at
Boyd's grocery, on Rolling Mill Hill, when
Spicer politely requested jenkins TO pay
him the half dollar. jenkins invited
Spicer outside, and then told him to get
the money the best way he could. At this,
| Spicer went for him, and was about to get
away with his antagonist, when the com
batants were separated by some of their
friends. Spicer was arrested the next
morning and fined five dollars. jenkins
was arrested yesterday morning by officer
Jackson, but released after hearing before
| the Recorder.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-20
Condensed kilograms.

CharlestOn's Board Of Health declares it
safe for strangers to visit that city.
Chamberlain's majority in South Caro-
lima is 1861.
Rumors are in circulation in Havana that
Captain General Concha is about to resign
or will be superseded.
The Kentucky Contesting Board has de
cided that Thomas Il. Jones, Democrat,
elected Clerk of the Court OF Appeals, last
August, over Cochran, Republican, by So
600 majority, is ineligible on account of
his having accepted a challenge to fight a
duel, five years ago. The Office is declared
vacant.
Reports made to the Freedmen's Society
Of the N. E. Church, which met in Phila-
delphia yesterday, show that Of the 5000
pupils in Its schools, more than 1000 are
preparing either to teach or preach.
Omaha reports three inches of snow.
The Saratoga Syndicate promise to let
freights alone till next month, when a
small advance viii be made.
Several steamship companies are re-em-
pIoying the 'longshoremen at the old
rates.
Some newly-arrived Communists from
Paris got to fighting among themselves
yesterday in Montreal. Result-One killed
and four severely wounded.
The Mormon Bishop, VIM. II. Dame,
has been arrested for murder, in connec-
ton with the Mountain Meadow massacre
of 1857.
-Four sailors got drunk in Portsmouth,
Y. H., yesterday, and were all drowned in
returning to their ship.
Albert Alexander is the name of Vic
toria's youngest grandson, the son of the
Duke Of Edinburgh.
The latest from Ashantee is that King
Coffee, or Cuffee, has been depOsed by his
nephew.
Near Columbus yesterday young hun
ter killed himself by careleSsness with his
gun in climbing fence.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-20
ADJUSTMENTS.

MASONIC HALL-The Apocalypse was
exhibited again last night, making fine
impression on those who witnessed it.
This rare entertainment can be enjoyed only
two nights longer, with matinee for ladies
and children tomorrow Afternoon. All
who have been unable to attend. on &C
count of the disaSreeable weather, should
not fail 10 see one of the finest moral ex-
hibitiOns ever gotten up.
OPERA HoUsE.-Owing to the disagree
able weather of last night, the audience at
the Opera House was not so large as it
would otherwise have been, but it
lacked nothing in appreciation. The
LADY of Lyons" was presented in
a very acceptable manner, with Mr..
Adams in the leading role Of Claude
Melnolte. The remainder of the cast &C
quilted themselves with credit, and the en-
tire performance was well received. To
night, Mr.. Adams, in "Enoch Arden" will
attract one of the largest audiences ever
assembled at this place of amusement.
The weeks engagement will close to-mor-
row with a matinee and evening perform
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