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THE STEVENS POINT WIS, TRAGEDY.

7HE SrEVEuS POINT Wis, TRAGEDY.
0shtoah tN.n, Sorth,c atrrn Oct IL.
s,nony ,,ifrc1cmt accouuta hnyo beon In cir
,,..i- ' ,s. ~ .,,ao,i.,a ~ pha,,n 1',to, j.,
caia''oa s'nco Inv 'noo'4"a =. a1et'a D"''. ="
regard to tho circumstances suas Leu 10 tao to1
fibIe affair, tllat your reporter has interviewed
tho Courturights iu order to got sholr story,
'.a,, sJ ,,a,, s,Is,.r.,a,,v oa fo,o,v. Aim.
"nlu 'no5 sa'o e"o0.e1 1....'.,. ,T
twenty years ago Aaos .ou1t"tisn' anu -
lIanchett entoFod into partnership tor the
nurc,ovod What IL now known an lin Bic pinyor
1,4s. ...;a.;'', -, xn,,1 ~, o,na,aa,abo rino
taSeF' eons'Hahs u n','4 a"a e1na'ae' aoo sa'
'aads. They ran out what lumber they maa,l-
factused On tho river. urt1right usually
went out with II 10 market, and Dasor, thcu q
,n.ne r w. ,.,,' ~ ,na,a nore ,i.n ono trim for him.
5ouas ','%n. ,sa.e ~. s,,sae.s 49,
Coustwstghs aud Hauchefs woro IL business 10.
gether but Bhort t'mo. CourtWTght bought
out uauchott. giving him q mortgage on the
nronortv Ia sccrro pars Of the payment, When
| the mortgage became duo. Courtwrlght VS. un-
able to "ay II, and Judgment Was obtained
| and he Was unable to pay that. 20 ha aod bus
!nteTSst GaS y tue property 70 Mev1 uG. t4F
aud the administrators OF tue Hanclett estate
| claimed thst one-half that amount should be
paid to them In settlement Of . sum that they
claimed appeared against Cou1twrlgat outside OF
Courtwreht refused to pay, OIL the ground, he
castns that 1t was settled previous to llapchtsta
death. but MAS noses Cancelled.
ht.t WAS commenced. and al CourtWright had
nothing to show that It hRa bcen settled 4 iudg-
rnent WAS obtained And tue farm where tho
shooting WAS done was held liable GU that 1udg-
by ls wife Ihe Court otdosed tho farm vud
aud tue proceeds 10 10 applied on tho Judgment
, Tho farm MAa ltd In by j. u. Raymond, VINO And
= married. A.nchett's widow. Co!lrtwrg4t still
ihHLatA that 1t ia M unjust claill, aud ~ tho
o thrm WAS tho only property In tho Sortd that be
It had any olAm to, ho waa determined
+ 70 hold It ip defiance Of everything, for
Ae Knew not what 10 do In Ills old HRo Il
That Was gone. Isaiah, tho one that Bhot Baker
H. brother VI Amos, au old baclelor Of abouI
~. 1la claims that he did not intond 10 shoot
, 1875-10-22

At about 4 o'clock Yesterday morning an Off
cor found fro under the sidewalk at No. los
Dearborn Atrees. A still nlarln WAS gi,on to En-
gfno Company No. 49, and tho flames woro OK
iinguishcd after tho destruction Of few old
bo1es. Tho iire Ia supposed to hayo boen tho
work OF au incondiasy.
, 1875-10-22

lspeefa1 Dispateh 10 1he CA.eaQo 1Ttbun<.
New OnLEANs, Oct. 21.-Tls Republican,
San Antonio (rox.) Bpecial OF to-da7s dlss
says four dnys ago eightoen indiana, believed
to DO kickapoos. stole about 100 bead Of horae,
from the vicinity Of the scco Crock, 80 mile,
north Of thoro.. The Indiana were pnfs''ed, aOs
all tho animals recovered, but tho Indian,
escaped. Othor doprclations wero anticipated
, 1875-10-22

LouIsylLLE. KY, Oct. a1.--Tho AAsouto Grand
Lodge OF Kentucky adopted report to-day 10
which baudsome tribuso wss paid to tie memo
o1y Ut the late John q. Draektnrulge. The fol-
loving sesolutlous wesa included Ia tho report
aud Aiopted by 4 rising yotes
E&&asssL ThAt. ~ usala Lod9A W. &epdss our
, 1875-10-22

1T. Louis, No., Oct. 2l.-1fonry Brown. con-
y!ctad OF rapo aud murder, will bo hanged here
tomorrow, tue Supreme Court md tho Govern
or having refused to iuterfore. He in negro.
, 1875-10-22

The mnnngcrs Of tim llinos Cantsht Railroad
state that tloro Ia no truth In tho statement
made by tho vt. Louis Tinses, TINT thcy intond
10 consolidate tho jackson route from Cairo to
Now 0r!eapB With their own. It Is true tho
liilnotR Central ID rcspona,b'o for largo amount
Of tbe bonds OF that line, hut tho interest docs
not pscome due until next month. The road has
daue worry good business since connection was
made with tho Illinois Central at Cairo, and it is
believed that it will be fully ablo to meet its
obligations.
, 1875-10-22

OTTAWA, Can. Oct 2l.--No1aon'a mill. miles
from this city. WAS burnod last night. Tho loss
IL $50, 0UG.
, 1875-10-22

GIttfHs J13DEi*t1s % f4' NfEst1s"f aFf9'k3"F
Sioux CIrY, H., Oct. 2l.-Newa from the
Druls Agency says everything sqniot. IhesuI.
ycylug party are waiting for supples, aud wv
not 1lIoceed with tho work for aeyeral ds5A.
sfoautno it is thought tho Indiaau may beesns
if1SiliHnd
, 1875-10-22

DWIGHT. ILL.
Special D1spdtch 10 Tic Chtfad" 7f'eaM'
DWIGHT, ILL.,, Oct. 2t.-Iho Dwight S4ar
commanding upon the failure OF j. u. sfoas
aAsigna among tho reaHons hls efforts to alu 10
the construction OF an east aud Wost railroad
through Dwight somo ycara aEo. lie 1ost nee''
". Ho also sank many Thousands n shs As'
kakoc Riyer Improvement stocks. lo'lttcd1 1oo'
in which le has figured 10 successfully 1of
number OF years, wero fruitful solifco Of 'Ue.
aud expense. These, with other hazhaoa
spooutations, sucli as struggling men fesptiw fnas
to rctri0ya losses which thoy know l'as' ps.us
ruin nooner os !h,es II not made up "elo s94pIs ~
tho prominent causes. toAat''l'.ss !.s t1k sYj
OF good aBsets; doubtful. ea:soae; lne e.t tos'
mlttce mAto tl,lai report Oh Iuca1a1 n'sn''
NEW YORK. 4en
New Yonu, OCT. 2l.-lsaao !. Alosa1e O. - ~
dry goods importers ut No. a9o bFoaa"ay' .a4' -.
yesterday. aud made IN asEiGnmehs 'o' '''
heueGt OF their credltoEs.
q. G. Smith, Jr., htock broker, bas Blson o. ~
tlca to the Stock Exchange OF his 'aap'''''
lueot Ills engagements. !,
Strauss, Lehman l., Co.. Importers o. ~!
goods, who made IN assignment, have nleM e.n4E '
schedule. Their whole !iae!!ttlo4 stn ~, ~ ooi
ia gold, and tlIoir assets $l94,03l, s!so ~ ia,
Bixty-soyen thousand pounds are que ~ I'd Id
Gland; G5.o0O totips 10 0otman paukt1' 'ss
H57, 7,0u0 In gold iu thus city
MEMPHIS.
Mgnru1s, Tenn, Oct. 2l.-A petitlon ~ p1a
ruptcy MAS Alsd this evening In tho ou."s
Bsatos pistric. Court BY Carroll and hss9' ss'ss
neys, representing New York creditors. ss w..
I. j, Wigglps d o., hattcss. Maiu stEees' ''''
, 1875-10-22
trice. Ballard il represented as l,a wing been 4
vin,ent man. and had oil Sunday last wayIaid
ai,d shot bis wifo'a nephew, Anltew Frascf.

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srtra1 Uspntth h The Chicago Tribune.
OnEoos, Ill, Oct. 2f.-Couslderablo o1elte~
mont prevails tn tlts community over the trial
Of Jamts Croeti, Victor Dosey, and Potter
Dovey, indicted for ntaon for tho burniuE Of 100
tons Of hay scpt. 10, 1871. beginning to tho cast
Of Horace Dann's. In Pine Crock Town.
ship. Tho hay wae divided into two
rtcks locato1 ono milo nparl, and both fared a.
the aano limo. The nature Of tho Jofeneo Ia to
prove OIL alibi and tho general good reputation
Of tho defendants. Tho nunbcr Of witnesses
subpnnacd exceeds IT'S. statos-Astornoy ]. y.
Campbell aud L. T. DatcAer anrear fas Tho
peope of tho State OF Illinois. William Dargo,
Of Chicago, defends tho accused,
, 1875-10-22

New Yonn. Oct. 2l. Waencr's lager.bcor
browory, at stapleton, Staten Inland, burned to-
lny. Loss, ego, QUO. 1uBured.
, 1875-10-22

Spte9ni Disputch to Tn Cheada Tribune.
DEs MONIES, H., Oct. N.-Tho farmers Of
Linn, Hardin. urnndy, and Marshall Counties
aro bntlding railroad. 1t IL called the Farm
ers' Union Railroad. It's starting point is Lis.
bon. Twenty miles arc graded. Two locomo-
tives, several cars. and the ties aro On tue
ground. Tho rails nro Of Michigan maple.
wA.cl, will bo used until tue road ear1,a
the iron. Il is OF tho narrow-gaugo, and will
cost, ready for business, D little ovor "a 600.
Farmers along tho line have laid out towns 1T
the stations, and donated losa to tho COMPANY.
which viii ao!! tos enough to pay fox tue road.
, 1875-10-22

uAyERH1LL, N. H., Oct. 21.-A fire broke out
this afternoon in attic Of tic Grafton County
roor-1lousc, consuming two large houses and
most OF = stable and contents, With wooaahed
witt, /. largo amount Of wood. Tie oyeraoer and
family and 400 paupor inmntos wore all saved.
Ia'bs, $50. QUO; insurance, e2o'ooo. Cause OF
tho tiFc unknown.
, 1875-10-22

Ger Wleelock, OF tho rolico fotco, In charge Of
tho jail, who kept close watch until abunt
O'Clock, when, thinking all daugor paat for tue
night l'o foil aAtceE, hn'l III ahuut an hotlF waa
eraHped lm by tho hrns, aud cautioned him to
'io still or thnv Mould allctca him: Tnry staou
osrr him during tito tmo that Tho remainder
Ut tho crowd wore forcing their WAY INT" tle
jaiI Tho first tinor that they encountered rns
made Of half-incl, boIcr.iron STRAPPED on both
sideB with fiyc-n.;hts bsr-irt'n. Iis door tttoY
could moi unlock, no Tiny cut OF the tor hinge
and bout tho door hack Almort donbio, aud
mud unlocked eac!a successive dor to tho prlAun-
cre' ceIs,-tlc eans ley fitting them all. How
Or where they ROT key to tit. ia only known to
tho ra.tics who uaed 1t. Whom tho coils wcre
fureeJ through the opening made By bonding
tho outside iron door. Ala tho wlilo this was
gulig IN, the jai! WAS guarded on tho ontaido hy
, about sixty armed men. aud tho aolso aud con.
crs, Of whom tbcro ARC quito a number, "oso all
the tino yelling "M uraor," at tho top Of their
yoiccn. Wagons woro it, gcadincss to cunrey the
mcn to tho place selected for thor execution. It
wns aon,o timo before lilo officers '7oEo renJy 10
follow Them, anA it was sunrise when they wore
found about a milo south from Tho Court-ft House.
md about 20 rods wcat Of thu road That leads
direct to pforcr.
As soon As It was discovered whero thoy wore,
your reporter haatoned 10 Tho spot, and the
sight that mot his Eazo ho nesor wishes to aro
again. There wero two brothers hansing fFuni
the samo tree. old men, both Of then'. having
reen threo-ecoro years. And. 10 make the sight
Htlll moro sickening, their 'c!othos Woro com.
llete1y covered with blood. which showed tint
they fought desperately for thor Ilvrs Isaiah q
eyes wero wldo opcn, hnss his position was such
that tho sun BloDo s,listely In lis faco. Isaiah
VIA tho ouo who shot baker. Ills neck aud face
wcre distorted. Amos. 1t ia enppoeed. was
nearly doad beforo the topo SAs put Around Als
neck. -.-...
, 1875-10-22

-
II iB gcnorally conceded in railway cirolea that
tho announcement in ycstorday'a TRIBUNE Of Ill
advance in freight and passenger ratea to and
from tho East is tho result Of o grand offoualse
and defensive combination betweon tho various
Eastorn lipos. Tho 1atcs announced arc tho
Same AZ those charged botore tho commences
mont Of tho war between tho Baltimore Il Ohio
aud tho Saratoga combination. It is beloved
that an at,oEupt will bo ma1o Shortly to increase
tho ratos still further. Thoro is. however. n
prospect that tho combination may ovorseach it.
self, and some Of tho smaller lreB bo forced to
20 lack to lower rates to keep up their trato to
prevent Vanderbilt and Scott from gobbling
them up, ~ Is perhaps the iatsntlon Of tlese
tNo sontIomon, and taus burst tho alliance.
, 1875-10-22

REcPATUPE OF MRS. F0RTMYER.
l5ptrdl ntspath to 1'ht chtraoo 7Ftbnns.
JEFFERSON ClrY, No., Oct. 2l.-Mrs. Fortmy-
or, tho celebrated abossoniHt, was captured ut
Morrison, 90 nilos from hero, this morning.
She waB brought horc tonight and returned to
her old cell ir tho pautteut1ary.
, 1875-10-22

S|1{tT4F
Sr. pAu1., Oct. 21.-0oorgo stark. V,ce-Presi-
don't OF tho Northern Pacific, with John III.
Donnisop, ot Baltimore, Thomas II. CanleId
Of Vermont, aud Goneral Manager Mcad, started
to-day for tour Of inspection along tho road.
Mend has not resigned a. heretofore reported.
uon. Stark tloouos to say whether q chungo of
local officers IL contemplated.
, 1875-10-22
Discovery Of Four Murdered Human Beings
in Collar Of Denver, Col.
Grain, tho Williamson County ku'h1u1,
Sentenced 10 1}o Hanged.
ths PENNSYLVANIA Treasury Investigation uacosers
Steal al $1,123,3
Particulars Of the Late Lynching Of
Two Men at Stevens
Point, Wis.


sTREET.FtoHT At FRANKLIN. TENN.
NASHVILLE. Tepn., Oct, 2l.-An unfortunate
encounter took place this morning on tho pub
lie SQUARE al Franklin, Teun., which ros1lted In
tho killing Of Col. John L. House and tho dan
gerousIy sgound!ng Of Ills son, II. House. Col.
House and o. T. Griffin, q policeman, lad q
possopal alteration iu saloon last night, which
resulted IN Griffin knocking Col. House down.
Here tho matter ended until thia morning, when
tho pAtties, again meeting, some high words were
uaed, hut no blows passed. Ilioy separated,
House going towards 3 skote where his hoh "as
employed, near which he nnet another rAgty, and
became involved in dispute. using language
Griffin considered not suited to tho time aslh
place. Griffin approached House 20 p!acc hs!1.
1lndor Arrost. HouBo stopped to tho front ol
the store, and. seeing drialn with one hana on
his fathers coi1ar mil arawn revolver III the
Other, suprostug they were involved ia = psr-
sonai dispute, stepped into tho street with big
hand BESIDE him. G1ilin nskol lin, II he bad
drawn pistol on lin. Ho a1swerau mo-
Col. Houso remarked that ho would
draw one, and proceeded to do Rot ,Whefeupon
Griffin fred at him. aud then turned ana slot
his uon. who bad drawn hss pistol. i9d4seraml-
aud William Alllson who had hitherto been .
bpectator, and who sided With Griffin. Griffith
fred nix shot., five nt House and cue at big
son. Allison fred two. Col. llonee was killed
Instantly. 1t IL Thought Ills eon cannot recover.
A}}1son iB member Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and wns recently elected ono OF tho
Banrtl Of Stewards No causo ia knosn why no
ebould have taken part In the difficulty. Tho
Eorouer's lnry gnyo q vort1lct Of unjustifsablc
homicide Qriiiiu AMI, Atli~on are In custody.
House wnB Lscutenant-Colo1el Of tho First
Tennessee Intan,ry, aud Man or prominence
ia bin locality.
, 1875-10-22

GifCWt LTsbAA" ~ Hr [hts4Ro ]fApHH&s
New YonK, Oct. 2l.-1n July, 1860, the Ocean
Natoual Bank Of this city waa entered by bur-
glars aud robbed Of about S500000, mostly In
unregistered United States bon1s, The police
ware nbo to find no trace Of tlo burglars, and
the matter has remained a mystery TO this time.
To-day in tho United States Circuit Court, befnro
Judge Wallace, in the suit Ut Samuel Archer
against the Occa,, National 1'ank, the attorney
for Mr. Archer, III lis opening made The
astounding declaration that the bunk was robbed
by tue conl,lsAnce OF Columbus i. Stevenson. q
Cashier At tue tlmo Of tho robbery. and Butso
quently itn President, mlen it fulled. Tie
attorney mado his statement in tIe following
words: ~ ahali provo that Stevenson organized
the robbery Of tho 0cean National Bank. and
that lsutger Teal, who haa tubs been pnrdoncl
by Gov. 1ifdon fur tile oiIeuue Of obtaining
goods under falso presenses, know all about the
money, and ho will DO produced az wltness for
plaintiff" Air. Archer also charged that tho
tools which broke opon tho bank wero pur-
CHASED with tue bank'a money; that Mr.. &. went
with tho burglars shon they robbed tno bank,
And slarod part oF tho bonds. lla claimed
further that, although tho directors OF tho bank
know that Stevenson "as lohning tue hunks
money on worthless security, they retaiuod him
Ii IN officer of tic hanx,
, 1875-10-22

Spfeial Lh.paieh 70 Tha Chseaao Tribune.
DANvIllI, ILL.,, Oct 2l.-Laat Saturday night
- Arthur Jones, Samuel 6Hfshef. Jack Dyer.
Albert CrauBe, and coural Block. Ill coal-min-
erS, were returning to their homsa near Oak
wood statiou. from Danv!le, they met . party
from Oakwood cousistiug of two Trimmell boyb
ono nAsned Woodbridge, and another porson
waose name your reporter failed to get, aud,
both parties being Ia llquor it was not long boz
fore geuo1al sud free tight ensued, in which
Dycr aud Shock we're badly injured, Hhoca was
Knocked nsensible, IN rhicl state he lay till thls
morning, At . o'clock, shon be aied. 4 poat
norton ls At this hour belnH held
Night before laat Bhosiff Grcgory WAS tele.
gr1phed for aud wont 10 Oakwood and arrested
William TEltnmeu, Jr.. aud suotAeE of tho par-
tlclpants.
, 1875-10-22

-,,- I. 6ll08r1
TIE hnLakt tiu q cH,eSuo. ~ hss ,, T.,
IL Ia rutnorcd shas ehsnEo Hss ueen n,uoo III
tho now Atlantic d Chicago Hat'fosd. Il ia"
bcen already Stated In Tu1 TatBuNE that VAN
~',' ""' rN,'.,,,, Csat,r.,t / 1n,1i.n,no1,a
Covenant to'a',p"a' '.i 1ue'n"' ~. ~ -. .,I,,' +.
lsailfoad out Of tho cofahinat'ois' anu III t''s !"
is aaid ho has succeeded. According to tho
r,mor t,,o Inn hos kacn rcarrapeed, snn Ia to
rn,, from 1,hicoan tn NaustjoIi Oh tho Chicago
il,y,sion Of tho I.ltiulore Il Ohio, from Mana.
aei,l to Salamanca on tho Atlantic Il Great
Wosteru. md from solamsuca to Now York un
tin Er,o Ka,,roaI, l;y tllia arrangement Tho
ianrt, nr ti'c road rcna,ns about tho game, onty
Il tInra mt toucl, olayojau and this Is probably
Air Vondefbt desired, ID that city ia ono Of tho
nrtrcinnt noInts on Tho Lake Hhoro Il Michigan
, 1875-10-22

PENNSYLVANIA TREASURY FRAUDS.
PHILADELPHIA, pa. Oct, 2l.-Tho Co,nuittoo
appointed by the ponnsylyauiA House Of Repro-
uentatiyes to Investigate tle Affairs Of tho Treas
ury tlaye agreed upon report stating that thei.
investigation has dsselopcd tho following facts
That from 1864 to 1874 there appoars 10 be
/ yearly ovetcharRe on the Interest account on
!ha public debt, tho d,fforeut 1reaa,lrcra taking
.redlt for paying moro interest than tho state
lebt boro. 1he grand aggregate thus unlasiully
taken from, tho State Treasury In eleven
years would amount to the sum Of Il .l23, ,30l,
second, that from 1871 to 1874 there appears to
have boon an sxoess premium charged iu pus-
ehases Of gold to pay iuteress q. On go!d-heae,ng
bonds, atnouping In all to $l2l, ,427. Many othst
nuor fraudulent tran*aotions coma under sha
notice Of the Committee. but those here mon.
iionod arc the most important. In rofesring to
The action OF the ox-Trcaaure1s In rolualpg 10 ap
pear before the Committee, ths report Bays
" "Certainly It is fair to ASSUME that al tht
.hhtgcs mado are trne, . tue lIoasaross 90 NO
appear, when lawfully sabpnancd. and explain o'
deny thetu.H
, 1875-10-22


Special Dispatch to The ChsraGa Tribune.
New YonE, Oct. 2l.-ono OF the suits against
tho notorious Tweed ring was settled to-day by
tho widow Of tho cn1prit dirgorging what re-
manned uncxponded Of his very largo il.gosten
gains. James Watson WA for many yeass the
accrct agent of tho ring, who settled all accounts
with tho robbers md Divided the apoils wits
Tweed, Sweeney, Connolly. Woodward, and him.
self, ho taking per cout Of the stealings. His
gains In two or three years weso oyer sl.0oo,ooB.
Of which he spent 100000 or 100000.
When he 1sst began lifo In New York
ho was culprt, brought bacx from
California in irous, md was eonvicted, but
nover sentenced. being released through the
iniuopce ct the riag. lie was employed shortly
attorn ards By John Reilly, WIN waa then ShertT,
and made lis most pgomuent clerk. Whcu
Kalv's torn na Sheriff was out, ha fut Watson
III tho Comptrolles's of1to with Richard Con-
nolly sud II waB while hero that tho ring schomea
woie concoctod and carried out by him. In 1870
he wus thrown frotn Lis buggy, whio driving on
the road and killed. This broke up the ring,
aud it ueves succeeded III ro-eHtablrhtng tho
aamc Byston Of plumber which he Lad devised,
Sut sednent!y calne tho disg0rging by anh Hnal
bursting Of tho ring. Tho as.e"s,t as snsren-
dered by Wntsou's estate Is S6G1, ,000, oil that
remained Of It. His widow has probably gut
away with some Bpoia which woro concealed
{loM tho prosecuting counsel, but III all proba-
bIUty 1t doea not amount to ulncl.
, 1875-10-22

.StW gME I}tTa2a, 0tf. ".
Yesterday moEalng tho hody Of Ellen Asloney,
comsly youDg Woman Who csa'e to bar death
by her oHu l&uda, WAa taken from No, 8t3 Hay.
, 1875-10-22

TROY, N. m.
TRox, N. T., Oct. 2l.--Msssfn. Rana'u rt,;, ~
yool dealers, suspended psyuens to-d1y, M ~.
liabilities ats s140, coo, aud they haso easa
eufieleut to ray % conta on the aelAE' A1s '
pcok to teauua.
, 1875-10-22

GALVESTON TO NEW YORK WITHOUT CHANGE.
8pte7aI Dspatrh to 1hs Chicago tribune.
CA1Ro, ILL.,, Oct. 2l.-Tho iucllno OF the Cairo
EsVincennos Railroad on the Illinois side Of tue
Ohio liiYar IL completed, aud the first cars woro
transferred to-day from the Iron hfountnin Hail-
toad. This completes an unbroken line without
change OF cars from Galveston to Now York.
, 1875-10-22


alecta! DispateA 10 Ths GAcafo IFIbaHf.
IspAaApo11s, 1nd., Oct. 21.-TAe Grand
Chnpter of Ro3al Arch alasous to-day appointed
Grand High Priest. q Deputy Grand iligh
Priest, a King. and bcr.be = Committee OF Wis.,
itatiop. and All Inspector anluug The subordinate
Chapters.
William G. Pate. delegate u the Grand
I.odso Of Good Tomplars. was expelled to.<!ay
tilalion Of whisky Tho GRAND Lodge officers
wcso installed, an4 then it sdJousue4 until next
Year.
, 1875-10-22

WjNOHE6 En-, 1LE' .,1, 7,
apn1soy1K1p, ILL.,. oot. 2l.-rhs foo!ass ,s III III
tton., l,auk OF Winchester, Hcott tonn'5 -
has gone into liquidation. It uese. aa.ou. - =
to m,,oh. md closed up beoause Of aet III +
business. Nobody will lose Anything o4sep'''
stockholders.
, 1875-10-22

COT. J. r. p0LK, WABASH, mo.
Spxeias ihspatth u Ths Gtileuye Tribuns.
WABASH, Ind., Oct. 2l.-Col, ]. II. Polk, Audi
tor Of tho County, and well known In this por.
ton u silo State, died very suadeuly to-day.
, 1875-10-22

THROUGH TO H067UW,
The Michigan Central aud Michigan Southern
Railroads, have made arrangements BY which
Waguoz'a Shopping cars will run through from
Chicago to I,ooton oyor both Of tAoao llnes after
tho 1Ht OF uoxt mouth.
, 1875-10-22

THE REV. ALEXANDER s. HEALY, BOSTON.
DosroS. Oct. 2l.-I Nav. Alexander s
uealy, pastor OF tho st. James Catholic Church
Ill this city, dio4 to-day after lingering ilnesa
lilo WIS born It Macon, ds., IN 1880, aud WIZ
brothof Of the Dlahop OF Portland, and OF tho
President Of 0eorgotown u. c. College.
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q BAD SHOWING FOR BMAasAcHUsHrrs.
Whilst tho people OF, Massachusetts
have been occupied in attending to the
domestic concerns Of Southern COM
munities. the wolf has been entering
their own households. Recently pub
lished statistics show that pauperism
is on the increase in that State, and
has assumed such proportions az to
render it subject Of very grave con-
sideration.i The cost to the State last
year of ita paupere and poor clildren
was, more, than, $500. .O00;; the city Of
Boston alone paid nearly $200. 600 in
addition, and the 240 toWns and cities
added $500, 600 more, making 81, ,40O,-
900. The total cost of the, annual
auppDyt Of paupere and the Defective
glasses 10 estimated to be o., 500, 600,
and che whole number Of, psrsona re.
ceiving public support. in one way or
anoHhef, is about 65. 600. 1T ib Thought
thRssnhont nna-half Of theee are native
born. but there are no ssAsiotios TO de.
terrnine. se.4AR ! G---.acA ho,1:l 5,
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COLUMBIA 81 MARCH TO- 1875 VOL xNC


TUNNE11Na BETWEEN ENGLAND AND
FRANoE.--It is estimated that if the
English Channel is successfully tun!
neled the 100000 travellers who now
GROSS it will increase to 100000. A
journey from London to Paris will
then take but Eve or six hours, with
the dreaded rough sea voyage taken
ont. The boring is to begin simulta-
neously in France and England, from
the bottom of two wells 100 fact deep.
The bore is TO be nine feet in diane
ter. by machinery invented by Diokin.
son Brunton. The debris made from
the excavation is to be continnorsly
carried. ont the whole length of the
bore, and the fresh nir breathed by the
workmen is to be continually forced
in. When Charles Dickens made
Montague Tigg" the protector of q
plan for tunneling the English Chan
mel, he did 30 ia the nature of huge
joke, that was intended as satire upon
aome Of the chimerical financial
schemes OF the period. Yet here, TO-
day, is practically and scientifically
organized scheme, backed by large
capital, for the execution in earnest of
the task he proposed in jest and ridi-
oule. ,' I.-,.