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nom ~ couDllea In Indiana nnd ~
counties In East Illinois afe dlscWif,gs
lux The wheat " slrmilng IN tie
sliGck, fuinlng steadily Tic streams
are already hnnk full and beyond onii.
troll.
LOusytLtf, July al.a'l'Iio grain
crop " nlnfmlnii Dnlly rain fuf the
pnsi six weeks. Wheat, oats, rye, lar
ley aud hay, have hrcn Injured fully
my per Cent Nv quantity aud quality.
The tobacco crop II also greatly In
Iured.
MEMPHIS, July 81 IA further special
from Greellvllle to the Avalanche, says
lGx-presldcnts JOhnsOn's condition
was more hopeful last night. Feeling
| has been partly restored 10 his left side,
and he speaks intelllgibly.
ALBANY, July 3l.-On application OF
the Superintendent of the Bank De-
partment, the Attorney General has
rendered nm opinion which " adverse
TO the legality of investment In he
! District of C0lumbiu's 800 bonds, by
the savings banks Of this state. This
decision must control the acts OF
savings banks throughout the coun-
try.
BRISTOL, Tenn, July 3l.-l;N-Presi-
dent johnson died this morning ut the
residence OF her daughters, in Carter
county, ut two o'clock. lie was at
acked Wednesday evening at folr
o'clock, with paralysis, and died with
out having uttered word, between
the time of the attack and his death.
LILLE Rock, July 3l.-lleavy rains
al Maintain I(ailrnuH M
cars have arrived since yesterday.
CHARLESTON, ). G., July 3l.-Joln
Smith, negro. was hung yesterday for
the murder of James Geraty, while In
Edisto Island, in February last. The
execution was witnessed 10y several
thousand, but WAS very quiet. Smith
fully confessed the crime. His conted-
crate, Joseph Gibbs, WAS sentenced to
suffer death with him, hut had his SEN
tence committed just before execution,
to twenty years, by colored Lieutenant
Governor Gleaves, acting us Governor
in the absence from the State of Gov
ernor Chamberln.
NEW YORK, July 3l.-The report In
circulation to the effect that several
theatrical people are heavy losers hy
the failure of Duncan, Sherman Co.
has no foundation. Letters have been
received from j. II. Raymond, Jno.
Brougham, VIM. Wheatley and 9TH
ers, denying that they are losers.
Schmole Il Frontier, extensive lager
beer brewers in New Jersey have failed.
Liabilities about $780, 900.
SAN Francisco, July 3l.-The plat
form of the Oregon Democrats cover
States rights payment of the pubic
debt; resumption of specie payment
Legislative cOu rol of railroad fares
and freights; and demands reform In
all departments of the Government
bids for the support of Patrons of Illus.
bandry opposes n protective tariff,
paper currency, national banks, Chi
nese immigration, and fraud and cor
rtptous in Office.
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Dniins nnu Wnco,

from the toinancho Clilctl
llc fact cannot bc denied that Dal-
las has for some time been making far
greater advance in growth ,nld com
mcrcial Importance thnn Waco, and "
fast becoming the great point of trade
for this entire northwestern country.
waco, II not ~ stand still, Is retro
grading, anu has already lost much OF
the trade over which sho has hereto
fore held exclusive control. TIE DALI
LAS HERLAD notes the appearance, In
that city, on one day, of kr;y or liny
merchants, stock men AMI others,
from Brown and adjoining counties,
with their teams, each of whom pur-
chased large amount of goods. rhc
resson of this can be easily accounted
for In the enterprise and libcrality OF
the business men Of Dallas. Though
ut much greater distance from these
Counties than Waco, we are Informed
by our merchants, that while they can
buy goods cheaper there, IL costs no
more to convey them to this place, the
merchants from whom they purchase
paying the difference in cost of carry
ing. Besides this the merchants Of
Dallas make themselves known by
extensive advertising, and there Ia no
better evidence of mercantile charac-
ter than this. 1t Is an almost invGria-
BILE rule that the men who advertise
largely are the fairest and most relin-
BILE in their business dealings. In the
Chief may be found u mum Der of adj
vertisements of Dallas merchants, but
not one from Waco. Indeed, Waco
appears perfectly Indifferent in regard
to the trade of the northwest, which
is so essential to her prosperity, white
Dallas is gradually gaining It's entire
control. The support of this section
properly belongs 10 the southern por-
ton of the State, because otherwise, il
goes to enrich the merchants of st.
Louis and other northern citica, but
when there is no effort made to secure
it, they must not complain ii il goes
elsewhere.
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NOTES AND OPINIONS.

There is an English paper which
thinks that in case of war the chief
food producing nations, by combining
against England, could conquer her
without firing shot or landing SOL
der, by simply declining to deal with
her.
"A Salt Lake paper that steals aud
makes no sign says it is singular that
the attempted resurrection of Brig
hams "Order of Enoch" is conteinpo-
raneous with the appearance OF new
carrots.
The Georgetown Democrat thinks
there is merit in the proposition that
makes the payment of n poll tax Il con-
dition precedent to the right to vote
There is not only merit but absolute
necessity, for this restriction. Too
much voting by the unworthy and in
capable prevents voting 10y those inter-
ested in results, and the stupidity and
ignorance of the State control and
shape its destinies.- Austin States
man.
1t would seem that there was no
limit to the subterIanean beauties and
wonders of this section of the State.
The most remarkable discovery has
just been made. An exploring party
left here yesterday evening in charge
of Eugene u. Proctor, for the grand
Avenue Cave, and after many hours
search In Lee'ssnew discovery they
found perfect mummy, supposed to
belong to the Mound Builders of this
portion of the West. 1t is n female in
perfect state, and can now be seen 10y
any one who may visit this cave. The
explorers were Eugene Underwood
Proctor, +. w. Wolsey and w. w.
hgc.-[ I4uaisNlli Ledger. 49,
1t can be stated authoritatively
that about four weeks ago the Presi-
dent addressed Il note to Secretary De-
lano, formally requesting his resigna-
ton, and that the Secretary refused to
comply with the request, claiming,
that it was unfair to force him to re-
sign pending the Investigations then
and now progressing into Indian af-
fairs. The Secretary also intimated
that if he was forced out of the Cabi-
net somebody besides his own and
personal and political friends would
suffer. The President, though much
provoked at the insinuation, concluded
to let the matter rest until the inves-
tlgating commissioners make their re-
port.
"A most brilliant light has been
produced by II London chemist by a
very simple method. He finds that,
when common saltpetre or nitrate of
potassium is heated to temperature
somewhat beyond the point of fusion
in hard glass tube or porcelain cap
sule mounted over u spirit lamp, and
small pieces of sulphur are then sue
cessively introduced, deilagration en-
sues, accompanied by the emission of
an intensely powerful white light,
which is maintained as long rs any'of
the sulphur remains floating ms n mol
ten globue in the fluid nitrate. The
cost of this light is, of course, very
trifling, both ingredients being exceed
ingly cheap. Thus, one ounce of nitre
melted and fed with sulphur at the
rate of eight or ten grains at n time,
will keep up Il brilliant light for ten
minutes, at the expense for material of
one cent.
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Mark Twain as n scientist.

In the Atlantic for August, Mark
mourns the diminishing length of the
Father of Waters ... .-r
The Mississippi, between Cairo and
New Orleans, was twelve hundred and
fifteen miles long, one hundred and
seventy-six years ago. Ii was eleven
hundred aud eighty after the cutoff OF
l722. 1t was one thousand aud forty
after the American bend cutoff (some
sixteen or seventeen years ago.. Ii
has lost sixty-seven miles since. Con-
sequently its length is only nine hum
dred and seventy-three miles at pres
ent. Now, i'll wanted to be one OF
those ponderous scientific people, and
'1et on" to prove what had occurred
in the remote past by what had occur
ed in a given time in the recent past,
or what will occur in the far future by
what has occurred in late years, what
an opportunity is here? Geology new
er had such a chance, nor such exact
data 10 argue from Nor "devel-
opments of Species" either Glacial
epOchs are great things, but they are
vague, vague. Please observe: In the
space Of one hundred and seventy-six
years the lower Mississippi has short
ened itself two hundred snd forty-two
miles. That is an average Of trifie
over one mile and third per year.
Therefore. any calm person, who Is
not blind u ldi0tie, can see that in the
Old Oolitie Silurian period, just a mil
lion years ago next November, the
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paoea, each tdmhmnhi ~ ho allowed IA
advance i've steps antt tie word WIS
given, tie time NJ ilflnf IA be optional,
aud lie gliootlng ~ continue 'iill 0llo
NJ Tie parties fall.
lloelieion's seconds declined this
proposition, aud the matter feNs there.
IDNDuS, july ~. Tie Daily News
has u. dispatch slallng That articles
have been drawn up and slgned 10y see.
Onds NJ both parties, declaring II I'm
possible Ia settle lhec0ndltlOns Of duel.
LoNpOs, August =. Colonel Baker
was found not guilty Oi attempting To
ravlsh the complainant, hut guilty OF
an indecent assault, aud was sent 10
prison for twelve months, and TO pay
il fine OF five hundred pounds also To
pay the costs OF prosecution.
VIENNA, August 1.-The Presse says,
according to intelligence received from
| the camps OF thellerzgorln Insurgents,
q number of engagements have been
fought between the Turks and insur-
gents during the last three days, first,
along the bank of the river Narenta,
and subsequently ut Kupa, Stalatz,
| Nevcrsique aud Dlenoraca.
The Turks reported three cannon
and eighty rifles In the hands Of the
! insurgents. rapOapalje has also risen
seven hundred Insurgents In Suma,
and intends occupying the road TO Fri
bisque. The insurgents expect the in
habitants of Suma, and the population
of the frontier on Montenegro, to join
them In II couple of days, and Will
thus be enabled to seize Treblque.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. THE steam
or Belgie, from Hong Kong and Ioko-
homo, arrived to-day, with Yokohama
dates to June 18TH.
The new Deliberativc Assembly was
opened by the Emperor on the 9TH
ullimOrc.
The Department of the Interior
buildings, In leddo, were burned on
the ith ultimo. n great numbc: of an
cient historical documents, of which
there are no other copies in existence,
were burned, together with the entire
collection of maps upon which the
surveyors bureau had been engaged
for the past four years.
The Russian missioners are en-
pected in Ieddo, to complete arrange
ments for the transfer of Sag Halien
Island. The newly acquired territory
will he occupied as penal settlement.
LONDON, August Am immense
meeting in favor of amnesty for the
Fenian convicts was held in Hyde
Park yesterday. 1t was estimated that
ten thousand persons were gathered
around various speakers stand. John
! O'COnnor Power, member of Parlia-
ment from Mayo county, presided, and
i'm his speech declared that the Fenian
prisoners were entitled to appreciation
rather than censure. Mr.. Biggar, mem
Der from Gavin county, and Messrs.
Purnell and Melon were also present.
carried by reclamation.
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Correspondence of the New Hork Graphic.
In conversation with Kentuckian,
Yesterday. learned something of the
relations existing between the Metho-
dist Church North and the Methodist
Church South. The latter is disposed
to fraternize with the former, provid-
ed the North restores to the South the
plumber taken during the war, and
withdraws its work of opposition in
establishing chapels throughout the
South, merely for the purpose of en-
larging and strengthening its own sec
tional borders. The South wants its
own field to Itself, and justly, too, and
there is desire, at least on the part of
some of the bishops here, to accede to
both requests, whereby peace and
unity may be established. The color
ed bishops are awakening great inter-
est in behalf of their own people.
Bishop Miles, in n meeting yesterday,
related a number of facts that had fall
len under his own observation
relative to the superstitions, idol
atries, etc, which abound in
the swamp regions of Mississippi
and Alabama. He said many of his
people firmly believed they saw God,
talked with him, and he with them,
and saw the devil and hell likewise.
They believed these things TO such an
extent that they would scof at the
idea that any man had been converted
who had not seen God, who had not
been suspended by thread right
over hell, and seen its horrors" An
other class worshipped a colOred-wo-
man god. They dressed her up and
stood her in church. When they con-
fessed their sins, they laid her down
on the floor with pillow under her
head, and would then lie down by her
and whisper in her ears. Another
sect hold their pastor as a veria-
BILE shepherd. Their worship con-
sisted of the shepherd calling
sheep, sheep, sneep," and the people |
"Bah, ball." as the gathered
around him or followed him to differ
emit points. A third sect has practic.
Al idea of conversion. 1t is that God
cuts open the breast, takes out the |
heart, opens 1t with a silver knife,
places bible in the bosom, and then |
,ews them up. The idea that God |
places this bible in the bosom is very |
general one, and whenever encounter
I'll 1t is quite impossible to eradicate
he idea and prevail upon them to read
my other. The devil was consequent
v seen-a creature with "feet big as n
half bushel and eyes big as pewter |
plates and red as fire." The Bishop
laid he met with one man who spoke |
up" in meeting. and said he didn't be-
ieve that "old God was ever friend |
% man, When asked what he meant |
ne said he meant what he said, shat
bid God-the old Jehovah--was never
/ friend to man. That what with |
lightning, winds, storms, sun, frost,
war, TEMPEST, plaques, etc, he would
nave destroyed the world long ago II |
i hadn't been for Jesus Christi "And |
ion't you believe Christ is as old as
God Pr asked the Bishop. "Do you
,hink am as old as my father ?p re-
Piled the native logician.
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The theory of Zollner as to the
constituent of the sun and its spots
has been thus described by him. The
sun is glowing liquid body, surround
ed by liquid atmosphere; in the lat
ter, at q certain distance above the fluid
surface, there floats a covering, con-
stantly renewing itself, of shining
clouds, like our own cumuli. At those
places where the cloud canopy is thin
ned or disipated there arise ON the
glowing surface, by reason Of powerful
radiation, heslag-like products Of cool
ing. These, therefore, lie deeper than
the general level of the shining clouds,
and form the nuclei of the sun spots.
Above these cooled regions there are
formed descending currents of air
which give rise to the circulation of
the atmosphere around the edges Of
islands OF Stag, to which circulation
the penumbra owes its origin. The
cloud-like results Of condensation,
which are formed within the region Of
this circulation, have their form and
temperature determined by the nature
of the circulation itself, and must,
in consequence OF their low
er temperatures, appear less brilliant
than the other portions OF the cloud
canopy of the solar surface, and seem
depressed like a funnel, by reason of
their descending motion above the
SPOT. The exterior edge o. the penum-
bra is at the level Of the shining can
opy.
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......4
WnWeii nhd ilien INC men, ~ INC
olhlhfahlH came w VIC inen hWleilf
ann ne WOMEN uu lont WIN lhe rlill'
lreh hnd wnlindcd went dh AHEAD WIN
Jhliii ". lee
rus MAssNrHh'
The soldiers had Ia he all ready Ia
shoot NJ lhe wofd, When THE word
halt rnnlc Tie soldiers llfeu llfcd
once. don't know whether ! Killed
the men. They we're not all Killed
the first shot. ! saw the women after
ward, dead, With their thfOniH cut. !
saw ~ | came up ~ them man XIII u
young girl. The men were marched
by double file first, then thrown In sin.
gle file, with the soldiers alongside. |
heard the cmlgrants congrutulating
each other on their safety from the In-
dians ut last. John NJ. Higbee came
aud ordered my squad 10 fire. Lee,
like the rest, had his firearms. No
emigrunts escaped | saw soldiers on
horses take on the wing those who run.
saw man run, and saw Bill Stew
art 20 after and kill him. saw one,
wounded, beg for his life, but Higbee
cut his throat. The man said, III
would not do this To you, Higboe;h he
knew him. After fired ! was told to
gather up the little children. AS /
went | saw n large women running to-
ward the men crying, "AIy husband,
my husband" A soldier shot her In
the back, and she fell dead. AS | went
on found wagons with the wounded
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lover Ml.sisalpit 0yofH.1 nrwafda o
ong million flfeo hundred ,hlnsnnd
MILE lpnR, qnd slInh Oni uvorlllo ImlI
~ Mcyico Ike n naliIng rod And lY
TIE fpino token huy pprauu pnn zee ihnl
seven hundred ana forty twn yonr.
from now the lower MlHla'ppi vii
he only u mile aud three quarters long,
aud Cairo mud New Orleans viii have
Joined their streets together and be-
pl0ddlng comfortably along under T.
single Mayor and u mutual Board ~
Aldermen. There " something haci.
mailing about science. one gets such
Wholesome returns Of conjecture out of
such trlllIng investment of fact.
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N0n NJ NJ. JS.,

The line young troiter, by old Norman, the
sire of Lakewood, Lula, Nashville Girl N"i-
man Temple, Robert Lee and other famous
'trotters, Is II blood bay sixteen hands high,
and can irot u mile In three Minutes without
handling; will stand the present season ~
the same place, Mt the same terms, win
lakewood. Good grass and water under
fence, with labor of breeding, furnished free
of charge for six weeks. All care taken to
prevent escape or accident, but lao RESPONSE
biity Tor any that may occur.
y9W3m Il. NJ, GAN
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$N a HLIoNS
BLAzEWooD.

Tho famous young trotter, viii make the
present season ut my stables Mt Gunovia, on
the Dixon league, nine miles south of Dallas,
and Two miles from Hutchins sation, nj ility
dOllprS the season. money to he paid when
the mare Is bred, with the privilege OF breed
ing back until the mare proves in loal.
Ora and care of breeding furnished for six
wee s free OF charge.
Lakewood is by the celebrated Black wood,
that sold for $1,000 In kentucky ; his dam
by Red Tiger and second dam by old Miss
Glencoe Blncllwood was 10y OLD Norman,
the sire of so many famous trottcrs
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How TO BuIid a HAY Barn.

Mr.. j. w. Anderson. Muscatine, Ia,
gives the Prairie Farmer the following
plan for building a hay barn, and az it
seems TO be practicable, simple and
cheap, we give it 10 our readers;
In the first place, we take four pieces
of timber, SKIS from twenty-six to
thirty feet long, and bore holes in
them ten inches apart, with an inch
and a quarter auger, commencing the
holes about eight feet from one eud.
Set the timbers In the ground four feet
deep, twenty feet apart each way; then
get 2x6, twenty feet long, and nc Them
together on the outside. Hold them
together with strap iron-old wagon
tire will do. Give plenty Of room 10
slip up and down the umbers; then
bolt on the outside corners 2xS pieces,
two and half feet long. This is the
foundation for the roof, and must slip
I'D with ease. Take 2x4, sixteen feet
long, rest one end on cross-pieces in
the corners, aud coming together In
the center. This gives a good pitch to
roof. Then take inch fencing boards
and fit between the 2x4, using about
four inches to each side. These form
the rafters TO put the roof on. Take
half-iDch lumber and run grooves one
half inch from edge Of bnards, and
nail on with shingle nails as close as
they will lie together; your roof Is
then complete. Get inch pins round
iron, make lever six foot long. Bore
q hole twenty inches from the end, put
pin in hole, and lever on pin in the
hole, and with arrow resting on lever
and against bottom OF roof Two men
can raise the roof eight or ten feet from
the ground, and put book in top Of
roof TO fasfen your pnlleys to before
rnIsInE.
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John Lee Carroll, who has just
been nominated for the Governorship
OF Maryland, worthily snstains the
name and honor Of a historic family.
He ownsthe old manor Of the Carroll
or Garrollton, and until within q few
YEAR, past has been mainly known as
q cultivated and hospitable country
gentleman. His career IS Speaker Of
the Senate has been highly creditable,
and there can be no doubt that be viii
make an admirable Goyernor.-lN. Y.
Tribune.
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l.ONERGAft G MURRAY
LOUISIANA. MO,

OF LOUISIANA, MO.
Beg leave To inform the citizens Of Dallas
and the surrounding country that thcy nave
their extensive works To ttls place,
aud ARE pre- pared to mnnuiucture all kinlN
Of Stanri Engines aud Mil Machinery, Cast
lnCS OF all dcscT lpliuu dnn0nn short notice.
We have ON hand several engines OF our own
make also House Fronts, WINDOW Caps,
SlllS, Fencing, Balcony Railing, FIRE Fronts,
Grate Bars. etc. We have the facilities for
quickly turning out iTst-clnss WORK Well
adapted Ia the wants OF this country, AMI
.lUn for repairing same at the shortest notice.
I.ONERGAN * MURRAY,
South side of the Compress, Dallas, Texas.
SllU.l -.i,ytIu
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SEYTON MASONIC d. CITY CEMETERIES
AND
General Undertaken.

Respectfully informs the citizens Of Dallas,
and the surrounding counties that he has
fitted up his establishment ON Cochran
street ex presily for the business, and Is pre-
pared to make collins at the shortest notice,
TO order, and trim them In all styles. lie
also keeps on hand, at all times, collins of all
trimming, which he can deiivera an hours
notice, day or night. He has also made ar
rangcmentS to keep ON hand II full assert
deliver on call. lie has the Exclusive agency
for these burial cases. for Dallas ana SUI
rounding counties. and can supply them NJ
the lowest prices. Having provided himself
with fine Oval Glass Hearse and necessary
APPENDICES, he wilt undertake all the neces-
Snry arrangements for burials with dispatch.
He has determined to make this his exclL-
sive business, and respectfully asks the pat
ronagc of the public. -
39wtf. A. w. MORTON,