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Pref - 90 Prophet.
BOUIsvILLE ,.a her 10 The au-
tumual rains and disaeIeeable weather pre-
dictei by Prof. lice, OF -. Louis, 10 commence
October 3t1, began yesterday. and continued
to-day AID tonight.
Our Chief GeOIOgisI.
WASHINGTON, October flames
and geographical survey OF the territories OF
the United States, has, with his stan estab'
lished headqusrtsrs rs here for The winter.
Hon. Alexander III. stephens in a Criti-
cal Condition
AUGUSTA, GA, October ll.-HOn.
Alexander n. stephens was taken III SstuT-
day. HIS suffering IS represented as eXcTucla,
ting, and his condition critical. h is afflicted
with stone IA the bladder.
Suicide Of a Brute.
ATLANTA, GA, October lie. T.
Heard, charged with attempting to rape two
smau girls month since at Co yers, Georgia,
" AZ tired yesterday aud cOuvic Ell. He COM
miited suicide Immediately after by taking
morphine.
Heavy Frost at Omaha.
OMAHA, October u.-There was
heavy frost hare last light, and ice formed
thrre-sixteenth Of an inch ia thickness in
the lOwlanGs.
To-morrew's election in This state promises
g. be OF interest, and will be contested BY all
parties.
independence of Cuba.
NEW YORK Octobe: 1.-THE seventh
anniv. rsary Of the proclamation OF the inde-
the Cuban church OF st. James, an was at
tended by large congregation. Rev. DR..
Jo- quin DePslms preached an appropriate
sermon. and dUelt on the tIlals and struggles
of the CuOans for their liberty.
Underpaid Jurymen.
New YORK October 1l.-The jury
men in the Beechcr Trial contend that th-y
3 e entitled 10 extra pay for their services,and
have not given up the bore OF getting It,
Tney have recen ~ held several ellngs,
and at las: committee has been appointed
10 odraw up petition to the board of super
all the jury men but Whalen and JefIreys.
The Brute Drew,
CONCORD, n. H, October IA
crowd, estimated at five thousand persons,
was at the locality Of the LOGgmaid murder
yesterday. Nothing baS been discovered l no
ing TO move the evidence against Drew. The
aunt of the deceased girl Will testify before
the coroner that Josie stood IN fear OF Drew.
There are rumOTE Of finding bloody OVerals,
bus lack combination.
sEarrOW Escape in a Mine.
SAN FRANCISCO. Octob-r 1.-THE
hGiSting works, ut Utah mine, Virginia City,
destroyed by fire last night. he loss
amounts to quarter of million dollars.
The wOrEs were recently completed, with ma
chiuery to sink the depth of two THOUSAND
feet. The engineer stood at his post and
hoisted the miners until he was badly burned.
Four men remained below when the engine
was abandoned, but escaped through an old
shaft.
CustOmhOuse Frauds.
CHICAGO, October 1.-THE Inter-
ocean tomorrow morning will print an eX-
tr-ct from the unpublished report of Mi.
BlOdgegt, on the Chicago cuStOmhouse. 1t
mel ntlODS in terms of appreciation the system
OF eppraising here, and speaks of the system
of frauds aud Undervaluat'On in the New
York csslOmhoUse. The Ha!er-Oeed repeats
the charge already made, that Secretary
cd IN n
$ indictment OF New York officials.
The North Carolina State Convention.
RALEIGH, October 1.-THE State con-
stitutiOnal convention adjourned sine die this
evening after session Of thirty-one work ng
days. In the last few days of the session many
important Ordi uances were passed, amounting
10 a general emancipation of the Legislature
ON the restrictions under which it has
labOred since 1868, anu giving 1t larger powers
The pubic debJ question was not inteTfered
with, but several Intellectual attempts were
made 10 repudiate the special tax bonds.
Failures in New York.
NEW YORK, October 1.-THE fsilGIes
of VIM. p. Roberts, -four and grain merchant,
from losses by advances on grain, but Habiii-
ties said not TO be heavy; of A. sherman,
dealer IN woolens, for one hundred thousand
u liars, with assets OF thirty thousand; Of
Geo ge Reichepberg, cotton dealer, for small
amount; Of MurreIl & Co, also cotton dealers,
and much larger concern, were report. d
yesterday. letter from them says the fall
ure is based on mistakes in rome figures in
hurried statement taken from their books
and they hope to resume Monday.
Schooner Casualties.
BUFFALO, October 1l.-The steam
large Colin Campbell, which cleared for Chi
cRgo Friday night, returned to port this even
ing. The crew report that when off DunkiIk
Captain Samuel Smith disappeared suddenly,
anu either purPOse'y jumped or accidentally
fell over board and was drowned.
JObn Wright, shot on board the schooner
Michigan Friday by Captain T. A. Burke, was
sli alive at the hospital To- night, but with
no hopes of his recovery. Burke was commit
ted 10 jail.
The Fall River W0rkmen.
New YORK, October 1.-THE Ger
mania assembly loOnS were packed yeteTday
with - or6ingmen who had aihered to listen
TO the story OF grievances OF the Fail River
mill operators. John SwiDtOn was chairman,
aud the spea ilers we're John Bailey, Morgan
jefferson and BitcliH. Delegates from the
? all River weaveTs: Swinton, M'GuIre, Win
terS and Thompson, OF New York, The New
York speakers in introducing the delegates
said they bad come to represent the white
slaves of Rhode Island. among the senti-
menls most loudly applaudei was one from
Leauder Thompson, Tn Al any man VINO cOl-
trOlled over a million dollars was both a thief
and TObber.
Destructive Fire at AYOca,
OMAHA, October 1.-Abuut fifteen
minutes after eleven O'Clock this morning a
fire broke out in the freight-honse belonging
to the Chicago, Rock Is and End Pacific rail
road, at Ayuoa, Iowa. Despite all efforts the