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CLEVELAND.
The Saengerfest.

".-.srAND. June 23.-FiftS-six eng
ing societies, EN- oraeius os..~-- 49,.
and members, have arrived to attend
the Saengerfest. Four more societies
from abroad are expected this alter
noon, which with the Cleveland socle-
ties bring the number OF singers up 10
nearly 1000. The procession, which
is now forming, will be the grandest
affair of the kind ever in the city.
The procession this Afternoon was
grand affair, being composed OF singing
societies, military and civic organiza'
tons. After marching through the
principal streets the proce ssion stopped
at Saengeriest Hall, where the visiting
societies were formally welcomed, the
opening address being delivered by E
II. Bshine, President OF the National
American Saepgerbund. Addresses o'
welcome were made by Governor Allen
in behalf OF the State Of Ohio, and by
F. II. Kelley, President OF the Cay
Council, in behalf OF Cleveland: Ad'
dresses were also delivered by Lieuten'
ant Governor Hart and DR.. Z. Z
Weber. In the evening the reception
concert was given, an audience oil aoou
5000 being present
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| Alter remarks by the Speaker and
Mr.. Maynard the resolution was adopt
ed without objection. {
The cor current resolution extending
the session till six o'clock to allow bills
to be enrolled and signed, was offered
by Mr.. Randall aud agreed TO. 10
At half past three the House took
another recess till FIVE o'clock. = .
After recess the Speaker announced
that he had appointed Messrs. E. r.
Hoar and Mitchell on the committee TO
] frame q new government for the Dis
lrict OF Columbia.
Mr.. Butler made q second attempt
to get HE bill providing for the prefer
ence being given to discharged soldiers
and sailors aud their relatives for APP
pointmept and retention in office.
Mr.. Cresmer objected, stating that
Mr.. Butler had humbugged the people
long enough this session. ..'.
Mr.. MAYNARD, from the Committee TO
wait on the President, announced that
the committee bad performed that duty
and had been informed by the Presl-,
dent that be had DO further COMMUNE
cation to make to Congress and that
be rendered his congratulations ard
gave the committee parting saluta.
ton. Laugh ter
Mr.. Pratt moved that the report be
accepted. Laughter. ...'
The Speaker, promising that the
sundry civil appropriation bill contain
ed An item for an equestrian statue OF
General Green, OF Rhode Island, and
for the appointment OF member Of
either house as members Of the commit.
tee, announced that be had appointed
Mr.. Dawes.
On motion Of Mr.. Caldwell by uusni-
NOUS consent Senate bill removing the
political disabilities Of James E. Pugh,
Of Alabama, was passed. 4
This was the last legislative act Of
the session.
For sometime before tie hour o. fusl
adjournment there was noisy murmur
and friendly lesve-taking between the
members. As the hands on the clock
dial indicated 6 o'clock. the Speaker,
wisL ing all OF the members a sale aud
happy return to their homes and fsmi>
lies, pronounced the first session OF the
Forty-third Congress adjourned sine die.
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NEW IUlSk STATE.
Prohibition Convention.

Auburn, June 23.-The Convention
OF the Prohibition party temporarily
organized to-day. with J. l.. \ Bagg,
OF Syracuse, chairman, who made q
short address invoking the people 10
rise up and put down the monster in
temperance, now imperiIling our liber-
ties and threatening the destruction oi
our government After the appointment
of secretaries \ long discussion took
place on the admission OF delegates, and
j, was finally decided TO allow any pro .
hibitionist present 10 participate 10
the procee lings. The usual com
on resolutions. permanent organisation
and business were appointed, and when
these had retired addresses were made
urging the prohibitIouists to stand
sh houlder 70 shouider as q party and to
ss:.se4aizs g. q. in every county 90 there shall
men by politicians.
Mrs. Gage was invited 10 address the
convention. Before she commenced her
address it was moved that Mrs. Gage
and all other ladies present be made
members OF the convention. This
opened the question of womans suffrage
and it WAS discussed at some length,
Several delegates insisted that woman =
suffrage Was vital TO the prohlbltionls!
party. The discussion was finally con-
cluded and Mrs Gage proceeded TO ad-
dress the convention. ln calling at
tentiou to the greater interest taken 10
the prohibition movement bow than
formerly, she claimed it was due to the
women, who feeling the effects Of In
tenn perance in their homes, were
moving as they never moved before.
Her address excited great enthuslasm.
She insisted that the efforts OF the wo'
men should be recognized by temper
ance men, saying that it would not be
too much if one OF them was put on
the State ticket. A series OF resolutions
were presented strongly iavor'pg pro-
hibition and 90 independent party, de-
uouncing the course OF the Republican
party on the temperance question and
gratefully commenting the women ioI
their efforts in the cause.
c. c. Leign was chosen permanen
president with list OF vice presidents
Mrs Gage offered the following:
RESOLVED, As all reforms in ,hi
country are at last to have their per
mapent settlement at the ballot box
and as Il only permanent aud efiicien
aid woman can give the Temperance
cause must be through her vote. VI
therefore look earnestly forward TO tb
recognition OF womsns political ri1 ht
as the means OF bringing about The FIRE
triumph OF the temperance cause.
The resolution wss referred 10 th
Committee on Resolutions,Swith Mrs
Gage added 10 the committee.
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ST. LOUIS.
s,eamboat Collision.

sr LOUIS, June 23.-Between ten and
eleven o'clock last night the steamer
Spread Eagle collided with the tow
bost Beaver and four barges st fiasla
Chute. about thirty miles above St
Louis, and had her forward guards
and a portion OF the cabin cut away
Robert Allen, deck hand, was
I;IIed and a colored roustabout named
George Peterson is missing and is sup.
Oossd to be drowned. The Beaver had
~ I;obts on her forward barges which
wa. the cause OF the accident
Between Two and three h1naieo
Kuiehts Templar and citizen, lett 70.
nisbt for Chicago to participate IN the
celebration there tomorrow.
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INDIA Ma.
Man Killed.

FORT WAIVE, June 23.-Yesterday
evening a man named Michael CarraII
got into a dispute with Mrs. Carey
keeper of boarding house, which re-
suited in Mr.. Carey pushing CarraIl
beadlong down flight Of stairs. break
ing his spinal column ard causing bic
death in q few minutes. Mrs. carey
was arrested and awaits the decision o
the coroners inquest.
A report has just reached here OF
serious fire raging in the woods along
The line Of the T: W. d W. r. H., nea1
Napoleon, Ohio. All telegraphic com
munics,iou is cut off east OF Napoleon
and no particulars can be obtained.
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Baltimore Market.

BALrlNoRE, June 23.-Flour-Dull
and unchanged. Wbest-.Quirt;
Ohio and Indiana 81 35@l Is;
western spnng I 3O@l 81. Corn.
Western mixed 6rmer; new 79Ac; old
Sc. Os,s-In 'air demand aid un.
changed. Rye-Du.l At 90@e5c Pro.
visions-Quiet. Mess pork els 81.
Bulk Mes,s-Shoulders 79Iic; clear
rib 9iG 93c. Bacon--Shonlders TIC;
clear RIB l0ic. Lard Refined HE.
Sugar cured hams l4Gl6c. Butter
FJmer sud higher prime to extra -
G24c.. Coffee-Sroueer and uuchang-
ed. Whisky-U ncbspgtd
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cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI. June % Cotton
Firm at tic. Fiour-Dull aod un-
changed. Wheat-Dull and nominal
at 81 %. Corn-Quie,; mixed 62(S
64c. 0ats-In fair demand at lower
rates:st 4S@56c. Rve-Dul at 9Oc.
BsrIey-Nominsl. Oil-Uncbanged.
Eggs-Firmer at l3@l3ic. Butter aud
Cheese-Steady. Mess Pork-Un,
changed; held at Sl7 759lS w. Lard
Quiet and unchanged; summer l0ic;
ketlle ll!@llic Bulk Meats-Firmer;
shoulders 6sc spot and buyer June;
clear rib 9G held at esc at the close;
clear 9sc. Bacon-Firmer. higher and
irregular; shoulders tic; clear rib sold
at 9sc, loose; 9i9l0c packed; clear lOc
loost; held at l0!@l0ic packed. Whls-
ky-Ac,ive and firm at CSC.
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PITTSBURGH.
Democratic Conventies.

PlrrsBuReH, June 2S.-Tbe Demo
cratic County Convention met to.dsy
and nominated candidates for the vari-
ous county offices. A resolution was
presented urging the support Of Hon
George w. Dallas for Judge Of the Su-
preme Court, which met with consider.
able opposition, and was finally with.
drawn. The Democratic Congressional
Convention nominated James Il. Hop
kins for Congress from the 22d Dis
trick. The Convention adjourned until
September 2lst without making NOM
instion.
There will be q State Temperance
Convention held in Library Hall. in
this city, on the 24.h and 25th OF this
month. A large number OF delegates
from all parts Of the State are expected
to be present.
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TEE Committee appointed to investi-
cs,s the alleged frauds in the District
1,Columbis, although terribly decried
the ring organs" in the District,
,oprd vet enough OF fraud and mismsn'
s,susnt 10 compel Congress TO abol-
i.b the present system OF government
IN the District and appoint committee
3, devise a better. Ii is alleged. how
.,sr 10 the shame OF the Committee
.bsr whenever the trail OF peculation
! toward the White House, and this
VA. rot seldom, the pursuit in that
traction WAS checked
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GovEkyNESrs-Firm.

SrocKs-The market WAS active and
strong during the day, with an advance
10 the genegrl lie, oi ! toll per cent
There were several reactions, but the
advance az given was well sustained.
Erie Bas the feature 30 Tar as tiustua-
tion We S~.-~,e.,A. -s..i >S-eaosd from
Pa 10 80 on higher prices rom i.e"-
don, and later fell of to 3lt on report
'oi trouble in the direction and the res
ignstion OF seversl OF the leading dIrec-
TORI. At the close OF business the
market wac strong at the best prlces Of
lhe day; the feature being Lake Shore.
which advanced 10 AT on large trans>
actions. Two more small failures oc :
Cured tbis alterGoon, J. B Blatchiord
Il Co. and Davenport, who were unable
TO meet their contracts. Among the
sales were 1900 shares OF West
ern Union. 1910 Pacific Mail. 2l,NO
Erie, 70 900 Lake Shore. 500 North.
western 1000 81: Paul, 10000 Wa
hash 1900 Union Pacific, and $500
4 g. h e.
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East Liberty CaiiIe Market

EAST LIBERTY june 23 -Csttle-hr.
rivals. so cars; beet Sc IS too So me-
dunn 6 % to 6 %; common $50 TO
S Is; r,ockets4 % to 5i25.i Hogs-
Arrivals, 25t cav; best Phladelphiss
b - TO 6 IS; Workers 5 TO 9 w.
S6-ep-Arrivsls, 3ii carr; beet 5 - TO
s Is; medium 475 TO 500 common
g 50 10 4 90. - "
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yew York Market.

New YoRI, June 23.-Cotton--
Qui,,; middling uplands l7!c. Flour
10 tar demand; superfns western and
state a 90t95 co. com non to good
6 O0G6 35; good to choice 6 1000 o.
white wheat western extra 6 OSl9I 10
extra Ohio 6 1907 35. Wh.at-A
shade firmer; closing quie'; winter red
western 81 45(al 80. Rye-FIrmsr
Barl.y-Nominal. Cora shade
frmer; western mixed 82a 83c; high
mixed aud yellow western 69agOc,
Oas-Closed heavy; mixed western
62G63c; white western 66G68c. Cot
f.e-Active and firmer; Rio lSiS2l lc.
Sugar-St.sdy Pe,rol.um-Cruds SC
refined l23c. Egas-Firm; western IA;
6I6c. Pork-Aciive and 6rmer new
mess SIS O39ls 25 casb; is o. July
Lsrd-Heavy; prime steam llsSll4c
Butter and Cb.ese-Ubchsnged
Whisky-S'eadya and unchanged at S9c
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PbIIadeIphtn Market.

PH,LADsLPan. June 23.-Flour--
Dull; State, sOhio and. Indiana extra
family 6 62i@7 50. Whest-Dull; red
81 40Gl As; amber 52@l CO. white
| 40G9l 65. Rye-Stesdy Rt 95c. Corn
Firm; yellow s0d Sic; western mixed
Soc; white 62(a64c. Osts-QuleG mix
ed 59ld 6Oc. Butter, Cheese and Eggs
u. changed Petroleum-Nominsl;
refined 1890 cash. Thisky-9Slc.
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NEW YORK.
Stock Operaliona.

Ngw YORK, June 23.-The sudden
upward jump in stock caught many
small operators mapping, and seyers'
hundred shares OF Central, Erie, Lake
Shore, Chicago, and Indiana Central
sad Pacific, were closed out, under the
rule 10 the early dealings. for the ac'
count OF N. .. Plat and II. Caldwell
who notified the Stock Exchange TO-
day they were unable 10 meet thell
engagements. Caldwell hopes TO Settle
everything to-day or tomorrow.
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, June % -FIour-In fair
,lemaud, firm and in better shipping
demand; extra epring s. 5OG6 50.
Whes,-In fair demand sLd higher;
No. Chicago spring 81 27@l 273; No
2 do ! 22t cash, 2Isal PA July;
! 2Il6l - August; No. $.do ls re.
jec,ed / O5Gl OF. Corn-Ac,ive aud
advanced, No. 2 mixed 62GG3c; closed
\, 65ic spo, or July; 6l!c August; re-
iected 59ic. Oals-In good demand At
iull price; closed easier; No. 2 46iM
46.c; rejected 43ic. Rye-In fair de-
mand and advanced at S5Cas6c. Bar
ley-DuiI and unsettled, 81 % bid; ] y
asked. Pork-ls fair demand sBt
firm At $l7 80 cash or July; il 45Ca
II 50 August. Lsrd-Stsady q, eli W
OIL O5 spot; j 90 July; ii l5i@ll Il
August. Bulk Msau-Quist and un'
cha igei. Lake Ffeigbts-33c Tor corr
TO Buffalo. Whsst-Closed ~ u q ia
| 2li July. Corn-Closed dull at 81 4
July or August. Tomorrow being ih'
day tor laying the corner stone OF th'
new custom house there will be nc
Chicago market.
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SaruEArE . piece Of bread or meat
with gastric juice, sDd it viii disod,,
This IL digestion. Add to such . mir
ture little alcohol, aod il will mol aiI-
solvS This is indy0don. Beware,
then OF tinctures or tonics, or decoc =
tioos containing spirituous liquors.
Shun all rum "tooics," and rely solely
on DE- WALKER's YnEsAk BrTEks. the
finest digestive invigoraut known, aod
free from .he fery cures Of slcobol.
may 26.b
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Philadelphia Wool Market

PaILADgLPnn. June 23.-Wool--
Quiet. weak and nomins!; Ohio, Penns.
and West Virginia XX and above 50
655c: extra 52@53c; medium
52@53c; coarse 45@47c; New York,
Michigan, Indiana ard western foe
4S(G50c; medium 50@52c; coarse 45@
46c; combing washed 60c; combing
uuwsshed 40CG42c; Canada combiug
60c; fiue uuwasbed 34(a35c; coarse and
medium unwashed 36@3Sc; tub washed
50@55c; Colorado washed 25(a3oc;
extra merino IuIled 45950c; No ! and
supelfine pulled soc.
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IOI,tiO ~ Askrt.

TOLEDO, June 23-FIour-Steady,
Wheat-Stesdy; No. 2 white Wabash
81 so, No. white Michigan tl ~;
amber Michigan 32, Julyi 50; No !
red ! 39J: No = do 20!; August ] 22i
No. 3 red %, Corn-ln {, DENT nd
sad advanced: h,sss piIsi 66laGt 20
grade o.; damaged SIC. os.--D..I
and nominal.
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HOUSE.

The House met at ten o'clock.
There vss hardly one-iourth OF the
ususl number OF members present.
Various bills on the Speaker 3 table
we're taken up and referred, and Senate
bill extending the right OF way to the
Allegheny Valley raj road through the
arseDal grounds at Pittsburgh was
passed.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the conference
committee on the liver and harbor
appropriation bill. made q report. In
reply 10 inquiries he stated that the
amount was reduced about $3.50, 600
below the cum in tie bill as i. came
from the Senate, bu! it was about hall
a million dollars more than when II lett
the House. Altogether it appropriate
\ little more than halt q million less
than The bill OF las year. The report
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Tyner, from the conference COM
mrt,ee on the postofice appropriation
bill, made q report and proceeded to e1'
plain it. He said the conference report
provided that the prepayment OF post
age on newspapers should commence
on January let, 1875. and thai the rate
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
New York Money and stock Marie,

MosBY-2i@3 per cent; prime mer-
cabtile paper 5@7t per cent. Sterling
q uiet and firm al 4 SSi@4 81 l,ss a
commission. Customs receipts S96S, !.
900. Total exports o, produce for the
week $6, ,429 ,67S. . decrease IRON last
weak OF t45, ,909, "
GoLD-ModeTately active and weak,
declining from liz to llls, closing at
llli. Carrying rates 3 per cent to fiat.
The Assistsnt Treasurer disbursed $4S, .
OOO. Clearinas a.. 100000. -
STATE BoNDs-Quiet with higher
figures Tor some. Railroad bonds acc
tive.
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Cleveland sDAFket.

CLEVELAND, June 23-Wbeat-- Dull
and weak; No. red winter $I 33; No.
2 10 ] 81; No. 3 DO ] - Corn-QnIst
At 70G72c Tor mixed. Oas Dcbsng-
ed at Sc Tor No. state; j3c Tor No .
do, Soc Tor white. Peroleum-Un-
changed
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View York Dry Goods Market.

Nzu YoRk. June 23.-Tbe trade
moyemen, was SLOW With msnufaciu-
refs agents ard jobbing branches lack
ed activity. The market for cotton
goods was quiet bot prices we're seadily
msiutaiced. Bordered prints in good
demand; other styles ruled quiet sLd
heavy. Fancy Cassiueres and worsied
coatipgs in better request by the clotb-
ing trade. Foreign goods very quiet in
6rst hands.
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BRAZIL.

PERxAxBuco, June 23.-Tbs success-
ful laying OF the submarine cable, bring-
ing Brazil into telegrspbic copmunics-
,iou with Europe has been the occasion
OF much pIessurAble excitement 10 this
country, and there is q general jubilee
in Pernsmbuco.
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OHIO.
Writ ofError Refused

'CoLursus, June 23.-The Supreme
Court to-day refused q writ OF error in
In the case OF Hugh Dougherty, who
was convicted OF murder in the first
degree at Lancaster recently. His
execution is to take place at Lancaster
iu August
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kanDsOn OIL.

This oil deriving it's name from
Sampson, meaning strength) is one OF
Tue best if not the best remedy offered
to the public for rheumatism, and all
pain. aud it appears that no medicine
has ever gained 60 aatterips reputation
10 as sLort s.time. msylS.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, June 23.-Csstellsr and
Msr,euz mad long conference yestsr-
day on the fusion OF the Republicans
aud Radicals. The latter demanded as
q condition OF the fusion an election oi
new Cortes.
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BALTIMORE.
Fatal ARRAY.

BALTIMORE. June 23.-Durlng q
drunken brswl in the Sherwood House
early this morning, Harry Amos, aged
IS years, a weIl-knowu gambler, VAS
fatally shot, as he alleged, by Sam Nc.
Donald who was arrested. Mcdonald
!. supposed to be here on a visit from
Indisps, He formerly resided near
baltimore and 10 a son OF William Nc
Donald, the millionaire and former
owner Of Flora Temple.
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FOREIGN.
PORTUGAL.

LISBON, June % The customary
messages OF thanksgiving and cougrstu-
lstiou have passed between Portugal
and Brazil over the establishment Of
a telegrspbic communication.
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Plrr,BURGu, Juue 23.-PetroIeum-
Crude dull at SjG SGlc st well 9jca
81 % { o. l. Parker; refined little
firm.r. June or Ju.y l2ic Tor PHilajel-
phia delivery.
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rgs Cincinnati Commercial is now
.,,i,ipg mp" ANDREW JOHNSON, Of
r.,c..sse a. candidate for the
I.,,.i STATES Senate, in place OF
p,,xsLow. 1t might be in q much
,,o-se business.
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ENGLAND.

LIVERPOOL, June 23.-The steamers
City oil Brussels and Algeria from New
York, aud the ScaDdinayis, from
Quebec, have arrived out.
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rpos our reports this morning the
l.bili,ies are that the weather to-
,,s will be partly cloudy. with high
,,mpersture.
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MAINE.
Guberpai aiiousI Gemisaiion.

G0befnafiOuol AomInauou.
PORTLAND. June 23.-The Democra-
tic State Convention has nominated
Joshua Titcomb Tor Governor.
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RHODE ISLAND.

PROVIDENCE. June 23.-The General
Assembly took one ballot for United
States Senator to-day, and adjourned.
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at'hecline arelster.

cam closed in New York yester-
,.vallli.
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B Y FELjE'G R;A:PH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.

BY the Western Union Line, Office North.
west corner OF Main and l2th streets.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-17

hå the noise, went to see what the
maStter was, bnt upon seeing tho body of
MH. Praxlcr, fed and called help. Mr.,
Prsaaier was found lying on his back
dean He received nine buck shot ia
theS breast and chest, and two in the left
arm8 all ranging down.
Xhe house had been ransacked, four
steRfs at the top Of the stairs we're torn
up With an axe, and a general search
madKe for money supposed to be sccreted
i'm tae house.
Nothing however is known to be miss
/ ing Except pistol This was probably
takeAn from the murdered man, as the
holstger and bolt were found lying on a
tableAin the house The body was not
distu&bed and II pocket book was found
in til b pocket containing $3.50, all the
money Mr.. Praxler is supposed to have
had q Sbout him.
In Rhe potato patch were found the
tracks OF two persons. The print of u
man Nneeling, probably for stea dier aim
was discovered. Several parties were
arr9ssstd on suspicion, but discharged
upos Examination, no facts being found
to war; trant their ret sntion.
Mr.A Praxler was an inoffensive
peaceA6le citizen between sixty five and
seventy years ofage The affair has
causedXtho greatest excitement and eve
ry cffor4 will be mad, to discover the
murdefs srs.