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The Great Floods in the West.

Of. LOUIS, Aug. L.
Advices from Southwest Missouri say
very heavy ram storms have occurred in
that section during the past two or three
days. AT Verona large part Of the town
is inundated and considerable damage done.
The Atladtic and Pacific railroad bridge
over Spring river was swept away, and sew
eral hundred yards of track washed out.
Pretty serious wash-outs occurred at various
other places, and trains will not be able to
pass for several days. Crops are very
seriously injured or wholly destroyed in
tile bottoms along Spring river and other
streams, and much other property is swept
away.
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IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 1.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 1.
Special kilograms from eighty to ninety
two counties IN Indiana and twenty-five
of the eastern counties of Illinois furnish
dscouraging accounts of the condition OF
crops. The details of damage are remark.
ably uniform, the best showing for wheat
being In the extreme northern tier Of lndi-
ana counties. Elsewhere but small por-
ton can be saved, 1t having sprouted in
the shock, and at least two-thrds is al
ready ruined. Corn is in fair condition,
except in low lands which are under water.
Oats and hay in some sections are rotting
on the ground, and fair weather for two
weeks would not enable the farmers to
save more than half their crops. The flax
crop is almost entirely ruined. 1t rained
heavily and steadily throughout the state
Friday night, and streams, already bank
full, will pass beyond all restraint to-
morrow.
FLOODS IN SOUTHERN oHIo-GREAT DRsTRuo.
TON OF CROPS.
CINoINNNTI, Aug. 1.
Reports from all portions of Southern
Ohio give gloomy accounts of continued
rains and damages to the crops. The Big
Miami river on Friday night at Cleves was
rising at the rate of six inches per hour.
Three thousand acres of corn between
Cleves and Lawrenceburgh are flooded. At
Morrow, Ohio, a terrible rainfall occurred
Friday afternoon and the Little Miami
river was reported as flooding the town.
In the city of Marietta the damage by the
storm of Wednesday night was immense.
The wheat and oat crops are reported en-
tirely washed away and the Muskingum
river is full OF floating grain. At all points
rain is reported as still falling and great
danger is apprehendsd from the further
overflow of the rivers and smaller streams
The crops are considered entirely lost.
TRAINS DELAYED.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. /.
a heavy rainstorm along the line of the
Iron Mountain railroad in Missouri prevent
ed any trains from arriving in this city on
Friday.
IN KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 1.
The crop situation in this state, as we'll
as in large proportions of adjacent states,
is becoming very alarming There is
heavy rainfall every day, and short inter-
missions with hot sunshine aggravate the
evil. This kind of weather has continued
for about six weeks. and is believed to be
without parallel. In the last day or two
the rainfall has increased, and gloomy APP
prehensions are felt in all sections of the
country. The corn crop has not been seri-
ously damaged yet, but it Is believed that
the crop of wheat, oats, rye, barley and
hay have been injured so per cent IN quail
ity and quantity. The tobacco crop is
greatly injured. 1t is believed that if the
weather does not improve within twenty
days, the yield will be reduced as low as
in 1874, in which year the produce was not
more than 20 per cent of an average crop.
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TwERDs BAIL.

TWEED s BAIL.
Judge Barrett Saturday refused to va
cate the order of arrest and reduce the bail
in the $4,000, 600 suit against Tweed.
THE TELEGRAPH CONSOLIDATION.
Some of the speculative directors Of the
Western Union Telegraph, who have sold
out their stocks and are anxious to get
them back at cheaper rates, deny that any
conclusion has been reached regarding a
consolidation with the Atlantic 81 Pacific
Telegraph lines. and declare that the whole
project will probably miscarIy.
In other circles it is stated that the con-
solidatlon has been actually effected. and
only awaits ratification of details. The
latter statement is probably correct, al
though the business will, possibly, not be
settled until the autumn. Details of the
arrangement will be considered by stock
holders of the Western Union at an early
day. Jay Gould controls the larger part
OF the stock, and the future management
OF the lines will be subject to officers ap-
pointed by him.
GRAIN AFLoAT BY FLOOD.
A Cincinnati despatch just received says
the Muskingum River has risen to such
height that large quantities of grain have
been floated off the wharves
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JoHNsoN's DEATH.
WASHINGTON. July q

WASHINGTON, July 81.
Intelligence Of the death of Senator An.
drew johnson produces much sorrow in
this city, even among those who were poll
tically opposed to him. His long public
services in Washington had secured him
many personal friends.
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Fire Record.
AT KENNEBUNK, ME.

The loss by the burning of Perkins g.
Crawford's steam mill at Kennebunk port
Friday is $4,000 insurance $25, 200.
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Weather Probabilities.

WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER
WASHINGTON. Aug. lis p. m.
For New England, rain will prevail, with
light fall of temperature. brisk north ana
east winds and falling barometer.
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AT PARSONS, KANSAS.

The Fort Scott Daily Monitor special
from Parsons, Kansas, states that large
fire occurred there early Saturday morning,
nearly an entire block being burned. Loss
about $25, 900, with less than 500 insur-
ance.
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Death of Andrew johnson.

NASHVILLE, July 81.
IL is reported that Senator Andrew John
sou died at 2 o'clock this morning.
THE NEWS.
CHATTANOOGA. July 81.
The death of Andrew johnson at 9 30
o'clock this morning is now confirmed. He
desired that his winding sheet should be
the flag of his country.
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COM, UP.

Scbmall & Frweilter, propti,tois of the
extensive lagec beer brewery at Marion, N.
j., failed for about $4,000. A Buffalo
malt dealer is said TO hold bond and
mortgage for at least $50 900 on the real
estate.
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THE REPORT DOUBTED.

NASHVILLE, July 81.
Andrew johnson is stopping nine miles
from Jonesboro IN this county, which is
the nearest telegraph station. The opera
tor at that point circulated report this
morning that he died at o'clock, but later
reliable information says he was alive at 4
o'clock. Particulars have been telegraphed
for.
THE RuMoR OF THE Ey PRESIDENTS DEATH
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CONFIRM ED.

BRIsToL, July 81.
Ex-President Andrew johnson died this
morning at his daughters residence, Carter
county, at $50 o'clock. He was attacked
Wednesday evening at o'clock with para
lysis, and did not speak after he was at
tackled.
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From New York.


New Y0nK, Aug I.
The repor, circulated Fiid " that sew
eral theatrical people are heavy losers by
the failure of Duncan, Sherman & Go.
proves to be without foundation in many
instances, and letters have been received
from John r. Raymond, job Brougham
and William Wbeatley, deny ing that they
are lcsers.
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CUSTOMARY HoNoRs TO TIE DEAD Ex-
PRESIDENT.
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Judge Barrett Saturday refused to va
cate the order of arrest and reduce the bail
in the $4,000, 600 suit against Tweed.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-10

C1NDERELIA's GLASS SLIPPER Nor GLASS
AT ALL-Was it really glass slipper by
means OF which the darling Cinderella
triumphed over her unnatural relatives
and won the hand of the prince? No,
that is pathological blunder. The story
OF Cinderella wns tradition before it
was put into print In the French of
Charles Parrault, medieval French, the
phonetic equivalent of rerre (glass) was
rdire, kind of vnriegated or spotted
for. The first man who translated the
spoken into the written legend is nn-
swerable for the introduction of. rarre
instead of ''aire, and hence for changing
the slipper Of the ancient story into the
now universally accepted glass slipper.
Ihe 'etre is manifest absurdity. The
pretty Cinderella could not have danced
in it,. The fur slipper, on the contrary
has abundant excuse for its appearance
in the story, for was not the wearing of
,'iuI and other pelletery" rigidly bidden
by the sumptuary laws to all but princes
md princesses?
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=, CLIMATIC ATTRACTIONS. The climate of
san Fnncisco in winter is said by the
Bulletin, of that city, to be 1.-The best
mean climate of the State probably the
best in the world" "Our winter" saws
the Buletin. sis, in fact, the spring of
the East and of Europe The fields are
green and aromatic. The flowers arc
blooming and the sky is bright and
genial. The latter part of the summer
corresponds with the winter in other
lands, in this, TINT vegetation ceases, but
from causes the very opposite. In the
East, nature rcposes for three or four
months under mantle of SNOW. Here
vegetation is checked not so much by the
frost as the blazing sun in n clou:llcss
blue sky. The brown pnrchcd hill-sidcs
OF California correspond to the white cx-
panse OF Eastern landscapes. 1t thus
follows that while the climate of San
francisco in winter is the best to which
the INVALID or valetulinarian can hasten.
the climate III summer attracts the
healthy and vigorous. In this summer
we have another of those sharp contrasts
winch our city presents. In all other
ianuS people leave the scaports for the
interior to obtain lower temperature.
But San Francisco beckons the over
i,e, hea,ed residents of thnt place by her
heaith..glvlng sea-breeZcs. The only
difficulty. seems to he that the trade
winds, which Inst during the greater part
OF the summer, whirl along in their
Doisterous moments so much dust.
These winds are said to be soft and saline
when they blow from one point-South
of West; little harsher when they blow.
North OF West by point or so, but arc
described as bracing and invigorating to
the last degree
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A BROKEN Rnso. The Paris CORES
pondent Of q Western paper gives the
whereabouts Of some Of the members of
the old Tweed ring, the Boss" of which
is now undergoing q twelve years SEN
tence on Blackwell's Island. Connolly
with his family, is said to travel about
the continent a good deal, generally
spending his winter in Egypt. He is
said to be much broken in heaAh, and
to "sit for hours alone on the piazza of
the Grand Hotel, Cairo, Stunned by
everybody, with trembling hands and
vacant eyes" He seems to have found
that the way of the transgressor is hard,
notwithstanding it brought him The
means of spending s!O0 per day." and
astonishing the Egyptian natives with
His prodigality. Tom Fields is in Bel
GUM in poverty, having saved none of
the money for the acquisition of which
he was driven into exile. Genet has
carried his burly and turbulent body
into Spain. He has attempted suicide
several times, it is said, but his courage
gnve out. He is reported to have saved
considerable money, but to be utterly
cast down in spirit and plunged in n
melancholy which is without alievintion.
Sweeny lives in the Champs Elysees,
keeps fine house, spends much money,
but sees little of his countrymen.
The New York World adds: '.The
lesson taught by these men in their
remote and luxurious exile, Stunned in
spite of their wealth and ostentation,
and despised in spite of their prodi-
gality, involves rs stern n warning rs
does that taught by Tweed in his striped
prison garb, sick, old, broken hearted,
and yet beleaguered by the attorney
host as he sits behind penitential bars
and watches the dark, whirling tides of
the East River as they hurry past his
island cage Ill-gotten wealth won't
prosper, and even the public till may
not be robbed without bringing to the
robbers and those who abet and share,
the fullest lagacy of shame and chastise-
ment. Junius wrote to Woodfall: i
have lived long in this world, and I
affirm before God that I never knew a
scoundrel who was not unhappy AS
things go in these evil ring days, this is
good precept for sucking politicians to
put in their pipes and smoke.
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The Qunhada tribe Of wild Comanches,
who have been raiding in Texas for the
last five years, and for whom General
Mckenzie has been looking in vain, sur
rendered at Fort Sill, Indian Territory,
lust week, having been induced to come
In by DIR. Sturm, who had been sent
out to them. They number 4O7 men,
women and children, and have about
1000 ponies. Nearly oil the Indians
belonging to the Fort Hill agency are
now in, only one small band, not re-
gar!led ns hostile, being ont, and it is
understood they are returning
The Georgia Ku Klux have got new
dodge, md want to put our Radical bre-
thrcn at the North off with the plea that
the frequent mysterious disappearnnces
OF colored men of late in Southwest
Georgin are explained by the fact that
catfish in the Chnttahoochec this season
are so large and voracious that they run
away with hook, line, pole, dnrkey and
all. The French savnn, who created n
great connection by pronouncing the
story of Jonah and the whale Il fable.
will probably refuse to swallow this tale
of the catfish.
Eyarts drew large number of Indies
on Thursday and Friday of last week.
Young, pretty and fashionable girls
crowded into the court room, regardless
of the salicious substructure of the law
yer's address, and appeared rs much in
terestcd rs though they were examining
new bonnet or dress pattern. They
stcretch their pretty necks to get a
glimpse of Beecher, and it is snid they
insist that he is innocent. Beecher is
evidently the most successful ladies'
man In the country.
The Newton correspondent of the
Piedmont Press sNys: Not long since n
gentleman Of our town went to see Mr..
John Barnes, said to be the oldest man
in North Carolina. He says he is 12O
years of age. He is quite blind and
very helpless; though he can still hear
tolerably we'll. He has heavy head OF
hnir. He seems almost anxious to die,
and wonders why the Almighty permits
him to live SO long Mr.. Barnes is still
fine looking man.
Gen. Tom Thumb, of Bridgeport. Con.
necticut, who has taken thirty-two de.
grees in Masonry, the highest attainable
save one. rode in the grand procession
in New York, Wednesday, as one Of the
escort to the few who have taken the
thirty-third degree. He occupied Mayo,
Barnum's coach, which was lent for the
purpose.
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How THE CABLE TALKs.-An operator
sits Mt table in room darkened by n
curtain. On his left hand stands n little
instrument named the "reflectinc gal
vanometer," the invention of Sir William
Thompson, without which Atlantic tele-
graphy would be slow process, not ex-
ceeding two or three words per minute,
instead Of eighteen or twenty, the pre-
sent rate. This delicate instrument CON
slsts of tiny magnet nndn small mirror
swinging on the silken thread, the two
together weighing but few grnins. The
electric current, passing along the wire
from Valencin, defects the magnet to
and fro. The mirror reflects n spot of
light on to scale in box placed Mt the
operators right hand, where, by it's
oscillation, the spot of light indicates the
movement of the magnet, which are too
slight to be directly seen. This l;:tlo
swinging magnet follows every change
IN the received current; and every
change. great or small, produces q cor
responding oscillation Of the spots of
light on the scale. A code of signals is
so arranged by which the movements of
the spot OF light is made to indicnte the
letters of the alphabet. When receiving
n message from Valencin, the operator
watches the movements of the little
speck, which keeps dancing about over
the scale on his right. To his practiced
eye, every movement of the spot of light
represents letter of the alphabet; md
its seemingly fantastic motions are spell
ing out the intelligence which the pulls
ing OF the electric current is transmitting
between the two henispheres. 1t is
truly marvellous to note how rapidly the
experienced operator disentangles the
irregular oscillations of the little spcck
of light into the letters and words which
they represent.
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The last number of Woodruff and
Claims Weekly contains the following
annouhcement: Personal and Special.
Mrs. Woodruff and Miss Claflin will
be at home, at No. 2G East Fiftieth street.
at ten o'clock daily, to their friends and
to the friends of the truth, lot it be what
1t may and lead where it may"
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:, Secretary Delano gave great offence to
Spotted Tail, last week, by lighting q
cigar ut the Indian conference and smok-
ing and splitting during the session. If
the Indians had seen little more of the
Great Father at the White House, they
would doubtless have become used to
cigars as IN official pastime.
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1t is fortunate for our politicians that
destiny did not cast their lives and lots
in Japan in the period when the hari-
kari was introduced in that benighted
land. Hari-knri, as the reader perhaps
knows, is the term applied by the Japan
ese to the voluntary suicide, which is the
fHte of every official in that country de-
tected in fraud or dercliction of duty.
or course we do not advocate the adop-
ton, In this country, Of the practice of
making every public officer who betrays
his trust impnle himself upon the sharp
point of dagger. We live in IN en-
lightened age and free country, and
moreover, our politicians carry nothing
shnrper-not even in their heads-than a
gold toothpick. And then, if this awful
Inv was enforced, we fear the result of
the influx there would certainly be to
Hades; of tho turmoil that would be
created in that kingdom, and Of the
miseries TINT would be visited upon this
unhappy nation when the members of
the thousand and one rings that now
have their being came trooping back,
with added experience from the bourne
of sinners.
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A story is current in Paris, as follows:
Vicomte' de lH-iwas seventy years
old, but retained the freshness OF youth,
mentally as we'll as physically. This
was the result of nn odd theory put into
long practice. He lived always mode
rately, systematically reserving n pro-
portionntc share of entertainment for his
old age. Certain books, plays and places
were avoided by him until the time pre-
scribcd for them arrived, when he would
enjoy them all the more because of the
long anticipation. His appetite was re-
gulnted in the same cool manner. His
object, he said, was to escape tiring of
life, and to use the worlds pleasures in
the wisest and most rational way. In
the realization of his plnn, lie only
reached opcrn short time ago. THE
Huguenots' was the one selected, and he
was in n state of high excitement on the
night OF his first visit To the Grand Opera
House. He had II whole box, md, being
On ardent lover of NIeyerbeers music, he
was enthusiastic in his admiration of the
entertainment. At the end of the first
act. he fell from his chair and instantly
died. The undue agitation had induced
nm attack of heart disease. In his desk
was found carefully prepared pro-
gramme of pleasures that would have
lasted until his eightieth year. It in
cluded IL tour OF Am erica, the reading of
Dickens works, &c.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-11
4 strange Case.

Last Monday night, about o'clock.
Officer Cain and Brown had their atten-
ton drawn to parsonage who was seen
wandering about the streets in u sort Of
prOmiscuuus manner, and after watching
the object for some time, they both came
10 the same cOnclu-iOn-that said person.
age was a woman in mans clothes. The
officers accordingly arrested the indiyid-
ual. and found their suspicious to be true.
After questioning the woman for some
time, she told them that She was the wife
Of a wcll-known pilot Of this city; that
her husband had deserted her about seven
year, ago, and that since that time she
has been living in Arkansas: but that she
had heard that her husband was in this
city. and having great desire to see him
before shc died. she had made her way
here. When asked why she had donncd
thcatiirc of u man, he said that ,hc had
done so to shield herself from insult. and
that her movements might not attract 80
much attention. She i, now in the county
Jail, and the husband mag be- seen daily
walking the street, ofthi, city.
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Quite number of young people gath
cred at Liberal Religious hail last even
ing, II being the regular weekly ,ociable
Of the Liberal Religious Association. Ii
scnburg'- string band was there, and di.-
cour-cd music much to the delight Of the
younger portion OF the assembly, who
passed away the hour, ia tripping the
light fantastic. The older portion Of the
people present seemed to enjoy them
selves hugely in discussing the ability
shown by Mr.. Martin in her late lecture.
They all agreed that il was most brill
liant effort. The next entertainment Civ
On by the association will take place two
weeks from last night.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

--Gillcts Baking Powder-for sale
everywhere.
--Gillets Flavoring Extract.-the best
in use, and for sale by nearly every gro
Ger.
Joe RoIeker is now in full control OF
the Washington bakery, and having learn
ed the wants of the public, is prepared 70
supply on call all demands for French loaf,
Boston, Brown aud Graham bread. and
everything else ordinarily found in a first
class bakery. lie maintains fun stock OF
coniectoneries, and can, as well ~ any
other dealer in the city, ill all orders In
that line, Cakes baked, frosted or orna-
mcnted on short notice. Specia lattention
given 10 the orders of wedding or picnic
parties. 9.12-tE
Call for the best-Cillet's Baking
Powdcr--for it never d.appoints the
cook.
-Newly-ftted, finely furnished barber
shop by George Steinhouse, corner Com
mercial avenue aud Eighth street. Years
OF practice have given him n light hand
that makes a smooth shave delightful. All
who try him once will call again. All the
late daily papers are kept on his table for
the benefit oil his customers, and there t.
no tedious waiting for turns. tf
-Gillct's Baking Powder-the best in
use-always reliable.