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, 1874-07-27
Bpertal D{snatch to The CHieuo 2'ribunt.

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Sttei4t DispatcA to Tho Chteaao Tribune.
'Sr. PAUL., MIMI, July 25.-Lator crop reports
Indicate that oynr largo pars Of tho wheat urea
Vi minnesota, the hot. dry weather Of the past
top days 10 rpening grim too fast. Farm
ors arc hurryipK into cutting spring wheat
to aayo 1t Mt its best. Tho yloll will undoubtod-
ly bo decreased to not moro than two-thirds tho
crop Of lust yoar, aud the quality ,aay DO in-
1ured. Barley yields light, but tho quality is
srseia3 D.spatch to Tho ch,caro Tribune.
DAyEHroAY. H., July 25,-'rAa wheat, barley,
and ont fields arc MI Iii tho SHOCK Tho reports
from Scott County farmers arc to tho otfoct thnt
there neyor Vas u bottor crop harvested hero.
Tho heads arc l0ng aud large. and tho kornel
bright and plump. Corn IL oacolIcnt, autl bids
fair to aurpaBs tha great l.aryeBt Of 1879. pota-
,toes are doing finely, with promise of III abnn-
.sinnt yield. Tllu wuIttt1r las boon fine, wagoa
low, md tile harvesting done ut leaa than usual
.,nectal Dispatch to Tbs Cntearn Tribune
La BA1.LE; ILL, July 20,-rhe drought and hot
woatllcr still continua and thor effect upon al!
ciops is discour4ging,y apparent. lilo Illinois
1!yor below 1foury IL do low that its navigation
Will soon come to IN ond unleAa cDnoua rRius
fA'l, aud LlslnnBs upon tho Upper llslnoia and Oh
tho canal is remarkably dull.
G Crrtap.,ule,ce Of The Chicago Tribune.
LAaEiH1. Mich, July 2j.-Iho ground ia worry
dry, anil vegetation IL seriously altcctcu, corn
anu 20 atooa moro 20 than other grain or fara,-
Prods!cts. Wheat sllolle badly III Larvoutlng,
ouk otherwlso waa secured In good condition.
and 10 now brought into markot at S1.l6 pDr
bushol.
, 1874-07-27
WIND AND. WEATHER.

Henvy Rain-Stor1n In pittsburU. Tn.
Speeias Dispasch to The Chteaoo Tribune.
P1Tranund, Pa, July 26.-This las been day
OF the aovorosk showers ever known In this noc-
ton Of tho country. Thia morning tho rain
washed down tho hills aud did great da1naso by
flooding tic collars. and causing lanl-Blidos.
But this evening tho heaviest storm over known
here was experienced; at o'clock vivid flashes
lit the horizon, soon followed by thunder Of tho
most fearful character. Then tho ruin camo
down IN torrents, and 1t did aeom rs though
tho. very hoavens would fall. Down
came tho rain, ficrcer and fcrccr; more vivid
became tho lightning. till tho streets wero lit up
o. II by day. The dorconeBa Of tho storm can
hartlly DO Imagined. Tho PonnsyIYania Railroad
t5ack was flooded near tho outer depot, and when
the rain conEod 2 feet Of sand covered the
Handle Railroad tunnel was flooded and travel
suspended, IAe wator came down in; tor
lontH to dcpth Of from q to foet.
Tho Union Depot, first floor and cellar,
paees tGa xaor a. II aq ot taSsn Sa u
people uoro driven to tho second storios Of thelr
dwellings for aafoty. Tho attect-cara on tue
south u slle aud in portlonn 81 Allegheny CITY had
and coal bargos IN tho 1tonongalcla wero swept
from their mooringe. On Sax-Afi1l nuu, Allie
ghooy City, neycta1 houses were srept away. and
it IL reported tlat a groat may persona wcro
A1oWueu. eut tlla ualhneas anu excitement pre-
won't details.
In Tomperancevillo, near this city, whole blocks
OF houyos woro washed away, and reports givo
loss OF llfo there. but as TO tic number,
tho facts as yet cannot. be ascertaincd.. It Is
raining again. nnd tho amount Of damage done
by tho storm, outside of tho probable loss Of
human lifo, caunot be loss than $1O0, ,000.
At Dalcher'e 1lun immenao brick houses woro
swept AWAY like 30 1nany reeds. Already
seyontoon bodies i,ave been found, n,,d at Saw
Nill Run four bodies. 1t iH believed TINT fully
whom daylight shall show It, will provo terrible.
The financial loss III Allegheny City will foot up
, 1874-07-27
CRIME.
Tho BoY~hatlrNcrGr-Con by
Him OF the A1urdor, OF tho BOY Mill

Tho Uoy~nsur1cror-Con by
Him OF the a1uruor OF tho BOY Mil
Ion. 49,. .
DosroN, July 23.-Jeaao Pom eroy, the boy
mufdoror, has confessed that ho murdered tho
Meon boy on the 22l Of Inst April, describing
in detail how the murder was committed.
The Globe aays that tho boy las made full
md clear confession, OF his own FREQ will, to
two persons at least, and probably TO moro than
two. Although those persons arc not at lihorty,
at the preacnt timo, to disclose tho whole story,
thev aro willing that tho public should know tho
essential particulars, and theso wo will give,
though not In Jp0se's own words. On tho moru-
ing OF tho 22d OF April, JosHo roHe early,
and wont to tic atore, aud aftorward went to
the city, returning homo nbout o'clock. Ho TO-
maiucd at the store until 1880 o'clock, whom ho
told bis mother TINT Ao waa going TO the city,
Bho gave hor permission, aud Le wont ovor to
Aa mothers house. where ha remained q few
momonts, aud then Btartod for tho city proper.
Ho, however, went up Dorchester avonue to
Eighth strcot, where lo SAW tho little MiIlon
boy, and Immediately lig evil genius got poaeos-
sion ut him, and lo determined to torture him,
IL not kill him, lie asked the boy 1t he would
liko to SEQ tho htoamer. and tho hoy said llo
would, aud both started OF In the direction Of
tlo marshes. When they arrived at tho spot
whoro the body was found. JoBao told tho Million
boy to lio down. and tho little follow not dreaming
Of ha danger, did so The young ilcud then i'm
mediatoly sprang upon him, olappod Lis loft hand
over tho Nttlo innocent's mouth to Gtop his out
cries, and thon, with the Basno iacli-tnifo that
had but = month bogore boou usod to murder
Tho unfortunate Katie Curran. the monster tlo-
lihorata!y cut the throat o! tie liltlo hoy that
had 50 irplioltly trusted him. Tho boy atng-
glod fearfu!ly, eDl tho murderer, desperate 1T
Els fu,luro in not at the frst blow killing ILLS
victim, stabpod him repeatedly III tlo bowols
and choat. lilo mutilated tlla 'hody In q fright
fu! manner, but does not know, az l,o says, to
what extent, mud finally lott lis victim IN q
dying condition. llo cleaned la hnlfo a.ll per-
ron 10 wslt IS hq gould. and then took car for
boston! propor. going to tho Common, whore lie re-
maluod Homo tilno, and then returned homo, The
young murderer Glvou tho Banlo reason for conl-
m'ttsu9 the dcoa as ll0 did for killing Katio Cur
E.n, ll4t he gould not holp It," lie l4at no ill.,
tenton q killing any ol1eup TO the tno OF u,out.
1nG tue Mil!en buy, anil the usfarious plan on
tered hB head Oh Tho inBtppt Ao leholl the boz.
once, no sayg, consoIcuce or so!uo!lllay maslo
him turn buck after he Ind started aud e.yo tIo
boy whero no lal found him, but something
seemed 10 70 draw him on. aud ''l,o hgd to GOV
Ihs III eit1ot IL thu confession, and It ssas told
III the same cool nannor al was tho stosy Of tho
nlltyteF Of N8tlo CuIrAn.. Jceso further ulateJ
TINT he mado this confession pot beeauao 1t
gave Lin pleasure, hut because !lo feared AiH
mother, brother, or ao.na oao Alo> might DO Ans-
peasoa.
, 1874-07-27
Tho Third and Fourth Congressional
Districts OF HO4Vit,

tsptcial Dtaputch to The CAieaqo 1rf5un.,
MC0REaoR, la., July 2G.-1'he Republicans OF
tho Third Congressional District will hold their
Convention, Aug s. for tho nomination Of aomo
ono to succeed William G. Donan. The placo
designated il McQrogor, and, from present
APPROPRIATENESS, q lively limo will bo lilo result Tho
southern part of tho district has lind tho Repro
sentative for oiglltoon years; and the Ropubli-
Guns Of the northern part arc detor1niuol to hayo
a northern man this time, II they arc obhgod to
vote for Libora1; aud, AZ tho district ii very
closo, it will uond but fow Of those dissatisfied
Republicans to turn the ucae. Dubuque presents
the nnmo Of Senator D. N. Cooley, WHO Ia tho
southern candidate, and who 10 rlct,. Tho north
pra6ents tho namo Of Judge G. T. Granger,
who is n good nn,l, but without money.
From prosont appearances, Cooley has tllo
inside track. Money mId tho oillco-holdors
hnvo done thor work. Tho probabilities ara
TINT thoro will ba gonorai bolt, and Cooley
will he dofoated. Tho party-lash will, aa usual,
bo brought into requisition, but, in NIL proba-
bsllty, to no AVAIL.
RIO dissatisfaction hero among tho AdulnEs-
tratson mon iu as great " In the Fourth District.
which ia II. @. PEatt's. Tho opposition to tho
last-namel gentleman, on account Of liB oo,,-
neotion with Tho halury-Rrab, and the means ho
used to secure Ills denomination. ia bitter aud
determined. Although Pratt, on his ilret election,
roceive the largest majority Of any Iowa lisrro.
sentative in CoMgsosB It would not 10 surprising
II ho were doleatou this tail for recollection, Ho
strong is the oppoaltlon.
, 1874-07-27
Tt1E CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY JULY 81 lsM

Constitution Saturday afternoon, to q largo
crowd Of county peoplo.
Tho Fairfield County Council of Changers
convened Ia Laucastpr Saturday. =
| lfIcHrnAN.
;, At Hpeota1 election il bIus!ogon, Mich. on
Saturday, > 1ropoation to lasne 100000 OF
M MMator;.worka honda was carriad by 5a majority.
Probably tho Holly works will bo adopted.
i,r-7Aacicntiiio association has boon oreauizod
In Lansing. ,.1 ~'"A'''~'N
The Formulation Of Eaton County. bv tho l,st
senaSae' naS Ia 2Sol2 aud Of tho City II Charlotte
,,-qoy. -: Bagloy has appointed Alexander Bar
na,,I1!, IN rInoe OF John Frink removed from TIC
-Tho boat-raco In Lausior sat,nd,v n,tor.
no9n a1; , between, slnGlo seu1l, rowod By
Doll Dane, md a. four:oarol sholi,-Cooly,
strolio-oar, r,-was won by Dano III 10:25 Dis.
~ tsnoo In IN milee and rotnrn' Dane had quartor
ginning, both shell md Dane nui1od slowly, 25
70 ~ STROKES to tho mihnto; on the hon,o-stretch
Dane ,9niclloned To 37 to 38. About 5000 poorte
t1,eo nra tl,0 banks md the ayene bridge The
snbs started, but only two reached tho other sldo
N1sxraorA.
r pIisoilla Miller. widow and a stranger in st..
Iaul waB h,tnstruck Saturday, but wns rccoy-
orod bY prompt medical nnsistn.sce.
Dir. Rlchnlond, of Cannon Falla, was called
up laHs Monday morning on protcnno Of l,sB
hefYlcca being wanted. Rhd, wh!io- hnrncHBnE
MA iloiso,. Nan ueizod, gagged, stripped.
thrretl and foathorod by about twonty
nnknown men, This occurred in the most
public Rtrcot Of tho village, cioAo to nichnnot,tl's
ounce, md 90 quietly as. not to a!Taka persons
sleeping cloBo by with chamber windows open.
Then ho waa laeled to board, conveyed acroBH
tho rivor, and loft by tho roadside, but managed
70 FREQ ht1nself before .norniug, and returned to
bis Office. Richmond nlarriod about six weeks
ago girl living noar Cannon Tails, whom, nttor
threo weeks, ho dlecardod. Ills tar-and-foather-
ing is supposed to. havo boen On nccouut OF his
Albert Mcdonald, ono of tho workmen om-
ploycd on Saturday IN lowering a turbine down
tho ehatt ut Waahbur1i's mil st. PAUL maslo
misstop. and fell from ths top to tho bottom of
Tho shnft 85 feot, striking on hla lead nnd face.
Twenty-Five foet above tlio botzom OF tho shaft
waa D platform Of 2-inch plank, through Which
McDonala's body cranhcd as il tho ptauking Ind
beon thin glass. Lila frontal bono wns fractured
in crosB lines, the lower jaw broken, and an ar
tory on the left ,Bdo rupturod; Notwithstanding
which tho surgeon thinks lo may possibly re-
coYor.
An investigation In tho case Of Paul Nei1son
at Omaha, supposed to have boon poisoned ~
committed Hutcido by hanging, and that tho sr1s-
p!ciouH actions Of Peterson wore ca,,aod by his
dislike to having tho ..circums:anco hnown. He
was roleaGol.
"A Mrs. Wo1oh lady e5 or 10 yoara Of ago. .
committed suicide IN onaha Saturday morning
by HANGING. :
--rho poatal invontigation At Omaha has fully
cleared Alr. Charles Furay, Special Agent, Of ali
clargcs. -
, 1874-07-27
T9TATEE.

nor Iloyol lGEant 81 tn Nsv. j. H. nll Airs Alice
s.. H. w.! TroxhriiSs; Z! Vt ,;!aS Of R!ysraito:
daaghhor Of Entiy and 6scs lrrleo., aged IniSntas
Tho tnnasal viii taEn place at a'coo y. III, ,usday
July s firm the psrants ros!dsnuo No. lso Michigan.
ooNNELL-Seturday. July e. 1s7t. ut e'ctool: =.
:, EnnelA Tlll ale Pisos Monday, July n. ut 10
O'clock a. III, by carriages t0 Calvary.
Denja,sIn sill. son Of WIN. and Ssrah ". Hurt.
funornl Monlay July q, trom rosidtnos, No. gsa
E1n.st.
Lo0MIs-Iuly q, At rcsldonee. No. $40 West JacE
soM.ut linnry K. It0amts. ngei 81 years.
Fuanral SERVICES At toaiduuoo this Monday at u.
FTends are taY!to6.
chG!qsA int.ntun Mau..s ~ onlT daughter Of Chas. +.
and lsosU R0una. hx1l 10 mouths md u Hay".
fnosa Monday at y. from resdancs, just west oa
laisod4t, nn WaltrnN,st,
, 1874-07-27

arc, that nn tho gentlemen waro a1,m,nonod bo-
foro tho Court IN accordance with tho law, IL vas
tho bdundan duty Of tho Court to have eworn
tLom, let tho Consequences havo bron
what they might. lilo public decision
is TINT tho County Commissioners hnvo
departed from, thr,r sworn, duty. Tho
Court has boen occupied to-day III ovuaiziug
lug tho tax OH bwan.p lal,la from So to sl.25
por Aate. Tho average atBcAsmont On roal uBsato
In se1tt county Il slid por acro
Il waa movo!l mil ordoroil TINT tho Asnossnrs'
I, nooks r., Tor ls5l stand accopted. Adjourned to
, 1874-07-27

Special Dftpatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WIhAMAo, Ind, July 25.-At tho Convention
to nomll,ato Il State Representative for the Dib-
ttict composed OF Fulton, Pulaski, and Btarso
Counties, held VI Montorcy, III this county, to-
nominated. The following resolutions ,yero
passed.:
EfrsEThat this Convention expects md dcnauls Of
the next Legislature the passage Of law authorizing
the public printing Of to Btte mud couttes to e ypn
to tho lowest responsible bidder.
8.eonaTha tho law Of tho last Legislature anercta-
unjust aud oppressive, md that this Convention con
dens cacl anl uvsry membor who vot1l Tor tha law
and lsnlanda It's im1npiliato rcpaal.
, 1874-07-27
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. G., July 2B.-probabiitics-
For the Northwest. clear OF fair wcntllor, north.
orly Winds shifting to eaAtorly aud sol,tberiy !;
slight chango In temperature, and rising, fol-
lowed by falling barometer.
LOCAL. OBSERVATIONS,
CH1cA1n Tu1v rt 1874
, 1874-07-27
scoTT COUNTY, ILL.,, ASSESSMENTS.

SptefH Dhpntch to IAe Ch.cHqo 1rituns.
WINenE TIER, Ill.,, july 25.-Tlte tleolsion rom
dsred by t''o court yesterday fell like hoinb-
shell in tha tax-payors' opmp. Il WAS iuaool
surprise, The generally expressed ouunicnts
, 1874-07-27
MANRI5GES.


M1LIS-FEKRl6- theg5 Inst. At lhs ra,iJonpr nj
tho BRIDES pasunts No. LEI West llurnn-.t By tho Roy
4, Ynnker et hs Western AynMMo aletslndls Elscopai
ChicaRG.
, 1874-07-27
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS,

:. fTvERroo1, July Steamships Celtic, from
Now York; polynosan, from Quebec; and
Ohio, from PHILADELPHIA arrived out.
New YonK, July :h-Arriyed: steame,a Ro-
public and the Quoe,,, from Liverpool.
, 1874-07-27
POLITICAL.
County Conventions Throughout
the Northwest.
General Political Ncvs.
Western County Convcneiona.
5i,eciut Dapatth to Y'ht CAt:aqo Tribune,

EA1hF1Y,D Ill.,. j1ly 2G-rrhn Woyrn ror,t,
E,r,,,r,, o;,,t ,.,.t ,'a.,, l.. st eou"1'
A., c."0 ,not "', ~ aeicet oeloHatcs TO
H. 49, s.aaut oonslIaslcna, convention OF tho
Nlhetoonth congressional District. to bo hcld Mt
Oar'ni, Aug. u. Twelvo more delegates were
appointed, and woro Instructed 10 vote for Gen,
odlv o,t lin manhattan m. ia K,natoo't,, NJ
49,, so' ,ao no.uAslon 'oi tno Ni'eteo"th LIB
si ua n'o ce"1''1es nave ATcaay lnstfdotca lor
,,..,,,,,. ,,n, ,,,,z
nESnx AMI JEFFERSON COUNTIES A'-HEpuhfd'
sc..,, ,....,. oAH.
p'ses"a 's.a U'spn.c" % !he Gnsed1o tr1gnne
ca,'mtv Torys+; ;tn;. y"1y xo-lno Aopu9ltcan
foaon o,ntv wera oa ri tnisy % onty anu @ e5.
so ,ma,;o IT. m " H. on'5 1r m's1c sharp contegt
,tv m,. as ~ .no HUI. vonn u. 9onf, Or t1!s
1inmrv fnnnty H.. e1i,, a 'a' IN
to ,,n't mn t,,a ~ t1ofst WI H. pssef ono ana
jafT:tsr, 1,S, i,,,'ra".s ,aa ooasut p;a, meet
i. tf",s, o"uYul, n's eaiiiea 19r uoaf'
featcG 80 Inn on,,on aro airna9 ~ 9oon ~ ~
aunuat lin nn,l nu1v wn a.tr,,a, ~ ~ ~
MAnyuALL COUNTY. 11I,--,lrr11n1'1nAx
r.rnu m ri * it, os.e. I,
Convention Innt lioyo tr-f]nv Tim Finn, i =
Jo,os was oloson Ghu,rmnI: and T., IN a. hfcirnr. -; a.
trio Secretary. Thu ma,ul con,n,I,tc wore ~.
gejaed Tho ,,,aa one q credentials rsorng fa
to"rsiu. pttmsisT ptsi'o a.on oaen -. ane t"slso
TIN ,,nfnat,on y, sho,ir nnh ie1 e p.0ooeos4 70
t,hcriir, irut Lalot-H. x. Wright. Il;
Coruuor Alfren' 'rtnm ny"t rnratvoJ ua tt,o
unnn;n,n,na vnta n,,a Gu,,ro,,tias Gsa.faI H. tao
pointed tho following de1oeatns Io tha nnmcropp. ~
onaI Convention; wioL 1noots n ot " Fair,ry ~,
Cudut Taylor, Marl: Banhn % n 7 swi,t Aiofe"S'
Tho foiowInt, wero nnno1ntoi r. ronroso,t t,,o
county in tho Topresontat;va Cnnvont;nn. 4. p
Webbor. Il. Il. Pntter. Hnul nnxscv II II id.
wards. q. Stowo1f. Toninmin W;lson> + a Mcf;aIi
I.iyin',ston Hahnrtn i Il i,rsasTnM III" + nnat,
Ti,n Tnl}owi,,o ~ .nrt;nu 1vna ,,un,,i,rtuos,.
, 1874-07-27

Connotaseurs in Perfumes
Rank tho "rhnlon" abuye tho best Freuch Exfraots
Phalons Hair 1nvgoEatoE, tho aplanil longtrtcs Hulr
Tonic. Sold by. ALI druggists. Wholesale by Van
Setback, Stevenson Held, and druggists generally.
, 1874-07-27

Kingsford's Oawego Coru stagr1 Is most delicate
md Acalthful summon fool for in7lils u, children
Mnny eminent citizens Hay It Is equal to a2rowroot,
, 1874-07-27

Said T!lton to Honry Q. Bowen:
% Ny reaping stail follow yonr sowing;
will print oyeyy word
That from you hayu leartl;
But ssvon thousand WILL stop iaa trom blowug.e
Said a preacher "'Tia hard 10 determine
What to do with these roatunt vurnlu
II the DEVILS to lay.
30 10 sent for Thomas q. s'.'""'.
Said storrs " This certainly sounds ill.,
Twill smash 1s iron. garret to grouua-sill.',
. Then blow lin Sky s-hIgi.
With great Congregational Couuciln
st!a : a; ths grave and s.trte Moderator:
" "I4a clear hos rotten potato,
., 1Io,s dog s;.l Anavs:
Tho plymouth Jupiter stator."
aaa SssoS 4SE s hs IT, thegfs9s as
Magnanmous Lausce;'
DO I'll Eive him no ehanct,
I, tho Councils great tllRtorsoGsaphsr."
Said Tllton: "That rasl,er Of naeaa
Ia ooskncad, and gteatl5 mistaken;
Gall thy servant dog
BY my horns, tho Lon hall waken:"
ss' aa tlnls tle III snsss u .as
II hu WON'T les me- ltvo,
And then they'll see who Ia niagnanmous."
" III lunbla MfBeI beIDFe 1HG1QDE9
AZ Gcturc tho great God whom Wa aauss;
wish wero dead, !"
Tue groat preacher sail,
And my bArk tie dark Htyx had 5ecn stosred o'er'
-
Said Beeohsr; F" Tho voIce OF t4a nation
Ia loud for an investigation
81 III hnd n,e six friends
Who are pledged 70 my ends,
And from t4etn got full yt!licaltou."
Bald Tilton !" They think tlat hor banlin8
Denial will knock out my seatlo!dnY;
but you know what my lady
Told Elizsneth Cluy,
And 4hs toll tho Woeuhu ull and ClaGin."
, 1874-07-27

OF Sblu TO appear hE tuo ueAL term OF couEs.
Tho Wawaka E!ouring-Ali'l and Saw-Mill.
ct Whwaka wna entirely destroyed BY tire Fri
lay night. The mill waH owned by DR.. Z. ".
II. Ellis and William Ellis, Of Goghon, aud
George Mumuaers, Of "aWaka. Loss, $4,000.
No insurance.
-1ohnRon 4 Trlblecock,, Of Bloomfield, Ia.,
made contract Saturday with the Iowa Prison
Cnni'uissionere for tho labor OF Af.y mon for
manufacturing chairs at GO conta per day, The,
LeglHlatnre passed. all act at tho last acsgion
authorizing tho commissioners TO contract for
prison labor at not loss than GO conts. 1t is dif
iicult to get couttacsora to tallo thom ut tlose
hgnroe. hnh thuro are yet 100 mon to let.
out IN y: g. Waya grocery, ii Iowa City, On
occupied ~ Imbai,, stsbhipa ! siyer US ss. meai
maFot: yos. ill., wore ftama buildings. and burnoa
by strenuou6 exottlon. Of the firomen tho fur
thor pprcad was nyoidod. LoHa not aaccrtaluoj,
"A teniie WIND a1id rain storm pasaod over
Dubuque SATURDAY night, from tho northward.
Tho tulldinga IN Liz course Of erection for tlo
coming exposition suffered most, tho uortl, wing
OF the flne-art building, md tho wholo frsue.
work ot tug emrhithoaslo Elata bolng blown down.
houHo waa alao thrown down. TAedo no.o tho
most noticeable dnmhgos, but III all parts Of tlio
city and itB surroundings fruit treca aud shrub
berry wcro torn to pieces
The Methodist camp-meossng at Embory Park.
noar. Dayton, cotnlnss'cos Tuonlay noxt, and con.
n.luiBtors have promised ia. bo Present, among
x!!o.a aro' nshop Fosor: Or; tWa.4en, Lowrs.
will bo largely gtolIded Fifty cottagaa are built
ou tAa grounds, hosldes forty canyas tents,
which will La rontad tu fAgill ca.
Tho he1yicat thuntler-sso:nl Of tho season
pnsHou oyar tho Mimi Vallty Frldey night, do
Ing muol, gaod aud sone dalnaKe;, -Four dwell.
inEa in dayton ~eso struck With lightning, end
! haif,a-tlozen barns IN tho surrounding country
wors a4o struck, setting thuM nj, tro and con-
sun,ng tlsir cantolts. Several farn-houaos
were olrnstl.
The soutuorn Ohio '1.unatIo Asylum, ut
Dayton, contains BIZ inmates.
-Ihrao nrlutsrv, .1yombora OF tile Cincinnati
Typographical Uuiou, but not Of tho old 0azalte
forco, hare boen ayrrbtod for poisoning tho
coffee that mndo tho now Gaxet!o printers slc1
last Thursday night, Csotau oil WAS tue drug
uaed,
"a fro in Lancaster Friday night destroyed .
ooupla Of stable and number OF sheds.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-28

POLA3.-'Thc late Austrian successes in
the way cf northern discovery, have not
only walked up Capt Hayes in our county
20 dispute their claim of having gone far
thc~t north. and to state his willingness to
90 to the northern region, again, bat has
given an impntE~ to lihr-minlcl men in
England
The Arctic enthusiasts there have at
length been encouraged hy the Di>racli
ministry to hope that the government will
do something for them. ii viii probably
furnish vessel and volunteers from the
navy. if the public VIII fit it oHt. The
national rivalry of America AMI the two
German empires, which have carried oll
all the honor~ in this licli for some wears,
will render this easy, and problblya Brit
i~h expedition will be the next to explore
the northern mystery. But It must be
confessed that the results of recent eNpe-
ditions are meager. they discovered land
to the far northwari. and that is ahoslt all.
The Austrian lieutenants left their vessel
driven h;gh ana dry upon the land with
the ice on which She stood, and she i, like
" long to remain there. I landmark and
an inn. hostle-s anl almost gue>tless.
Americans Will be interested to know tina,
the Arctic. tie Dundee whaler which saved
a portion ofthe Polaris party, was wrecked
the past year, and that new and larger
vessel is being built for her commander.
Capt. Adams, one Of the most daring OF
the large class who goto the Arctic region
for business and not for pleasure.