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Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-23
EASTERN NEWS.
Maryland Republicans.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 22d.-Very little
interest Is shown about the Republi-
can convention which assembled here
this morning. A ticket having been
agreed OMIT is not thought the session
will last more than an hour or so. 1t
meets at IL o'clock.
Big Races.
HARTFORD, Sept. 22d.-Col. Russell,
owner of Smuggler, and VIM. B.
Smith, owner of Thos. Jefferson, have
made two matches for the celebrated
stations. The first will be mile heats,
best 8 in 5, to harness,at Deacon Park,
Wednesday, 29th inst. The second
will be two mile heats, to harness,
time and place to be named by Mr..
Smith, which will probably be at the
Charter Oak park, this city, or at
Haridon park, Springfield. The races
are for $1,000 side. go
Wendell Phillips.
Boston, Sept. 22d.-Wendell Phil
lips has been presented with new edi-
tion of the Encyclopedias Britannica, by
Patrick Donohue, of the Boston Pilot,
and four others, because of his splen-
did Grafton, in Boston, on the Centen-
ial anniversary Of Daniel O'Connel.
Mr.. Philips sent an appropriate reply
to the letter accompanying the work.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-23
EASTERN NEWS.
The Overflow.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22d.-The Tri-
6une's Galveston special says that the
town OF Matagorda, except two houses,
has been swept away. At East Bay
only five persons out of twenty.eight
are known to be alive; they escaped
from the house tops on RATS. Several
thousand dollars were subscribed in
Galveston last night for the Indianola
sufferers. Cedar Lake, on the Gulf.
was washed entirely away, with ali
the Inhabitants. One hundred and
fifty lives lost and tive hundred houses
destroyed. The loss of life at Indian.
ola and Saleria will approximate 200.
AT Saleria nearly everybody and ev-
erything washed away. Corpus Christi
is safe, the flood there being COMPARE
lively light. The people of Houston
claim that the loss there is not over
500, 1000.
The Mississippi Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The Attor-
ney-General has received several tele-
grams from Mississippi from persons
of both political parties, commencing
his recent letter to Gov. Ames, which
is described as having had very sal
utary effect. The kilograms also men
ton that perfect quiet reigns in the
lately reported disorderly portion of
the State. Governor kellogg, of
Louisiana called upon the Attorney
General to-day and had long con
versation respecting affairs in the.
South, and especially regarding Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana. Governor
Kellogg expressed to the Attorney
General his entire approval of the
course OF the latter in the Mississippi
business, and coinclded in the views
of others that the letter to Governor
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-23
OFFICE OF CHARLOTTE CON-

~ solidated Gold Mining Co.-The proper
ty of this Company, after considerable devel-
opment, has yielded returns beyond their ex-
pectations, and every indication thus far
points to still more valuable result The
various and reported assays and the result by
arastra proves that there is ore yielding from
$50 TO $500 per ton, and the Company feel
themselves Warranted in the statement that
these mines are permanent and valuable
lodges. In view of those facts they have au-
thorized the sale OF u very limited amount OF
stock, for working capital, at S5 per share.
The development of the property will inevi-
tably result in the employment OF number
of men in the district in which they are stu
ated, and in the end build up camp ~ no
inconsiderable size, the supplies for which
must be drawn from our midst. The Direct
ors feel themselves justified In ommending
this stock to the confidence OF the business
mon as we'll as to the general community or
Los Angeles.
stock can be obtained of the Treasurer, Mr..
c. F. Heinzeman, or OF The Secretary at the
office of the Company, or by application to
Messrs. Bartee Gates, Brokers, So CONNER
cal street. I. >. STANWAY,
President.
J. L. WARD, Secretary. au28
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-23
Notice to Creditors.
ESTATE OF KENNlTH McKEN-

ES,hIAdtec6e ,Ie Adtec6eased'-Nofice Is hereby siyen by
the undersigned, administrator of the estate
OF Kennith Mckenzie, deceased, TO the cred
itors of and all persons having claims against
necessary vouchers, within ten months after
the first publication of this notice, to the said
Administrators at his place OF business on Los
Angeles street, at the city of Los Angeles In
the county of Los Angeles.
8. c. FOY,
Administrator of the estate OF
Kennith Mckenzie, deceased.
Dated August 8, 1875. aul4 6ww
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-23
Assessment Notice.
Farmers and Merchants Rank Of Los
Angeles.

oTICE Is hereby given that at meet; .c
Farmers and Merchants Bank Of Los Ange-
les held on the 2lst day OF July, 1875, an as
sessment mo. y Of fifty dollars $500 per
share was levied upon the capital stock OF
the corporation. payable Immediately, In
United States gold coin.
Any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on the
18th day OF October, 1875,
VIII be delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction, and unless payment be made
before, will be sold on Monday, the first day
of November, 1875, to pay the delinquent as
sessment, together with costs OF advertising
and expenses of sale.
JOHN G. DOWNEY,
septl2-td President.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-23
Dissolution of Partnership.

THE PARTNERSHIP heretofore exist
] ing between the Undersigned at the city
OF Los Angeles in the produce aud commis-
sion business, under the firm name and style
of Ward d Marxsen, Is this day dissolved by
mutual consent, w. Marxsen retiring. ]. L.
Ward assumes all the liabilities OF the nrm,
and is alone authorized to collect the debts
due the firm. ]. l.. WARD.
w. MARXSEN.
Los Angeles, Sept. %, 1875. SEES 2w
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-23

JEFF. DAVIS has pronounced in IA
vor of imitation which is bad for the
infationists.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-23
Latest kilograms.
BY ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC LINE
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD.1
PACIFIC COAST.
For Los Angeles.

CALIENTE, Sept. 22.-The following
passengers left on Telegraph Stage line
for Los Angeles to-day: Mrs. McNarie,
Mis- Noathwell, j Riggle, A g Davis
N r Coronel, Mr. Wolfskill, 81 Red
man, w J Butler, f A Burns and Mr.
Whistler.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04
The Curiosiiics of Fever Infection.

Men of science speak of epidemic
waves, and of scarlet fever being com
municatrd by the few drops Of milk
which you pour into your tea, or the
cream dilIusrd in dish Of strawberries.
On alaa OCCASION, at Il fashionable dinner
party in London, rs many aa eight" Ten
guests. and seven members Of the house
hold, took scarlet fever Obviously, me
infection must have been caught at the
dinner party but how was the puHllne
matter Of inquiry, for NO one in th" fam
ily of the host was known tO have been
affected with the disorder Was the dl'.
ease brought to the house by Il waiter .
Was it conveyed in the tabIc-llncn nom
the washcrw0man? Was it somehow IN
corpnrntcd in the cream that had bcch
used in the dessert? IN investigation
an these and other points, - we unhrr-
stand was made. but not with any Sati7-
G,rtnry result. The cream was Thought
to I've the most likely vehicle oi nice
tinu hIt how could any one bc certain
on the point? The cream employer ~
fashionable dessert in London IL possibly
made up Of half dozen creams from ~
manydairics, and inquiry ends only Ill
r,in conjecture. Rather Il hazardous
thiuo. one would slv, gpin" ont to dinner
when YOU may run the chance OF being
killed in manncr 50 Tcry mysterious
People, in their innocence, are not awar'
of the manner in which contagious dis
ca.os may bc communicated by publi'
convcyancc., by articles of drcNs, b,
DIV, Ilings, by the very atmosphere. w
have Just heard an instance of the com
munication of scarlet fever 10y means u
"ki,t," the name usually given in Scot
land t. servants trunk. \ servant gil
in MORAY hire fell i'll with scarlet ieye
and died. Her kist, a painted woode
box. containing all her worldly good
her later clothing included. was sen
home To- lur relations, and lay for son
week, at 4 station on the rpcy-id' rll
WAY before an opportunity occurred ~
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ts,ss fitit.

Gladstone AYERS that he will never
,cain assume the liberal leadership in the
British parliament.
The sugar refinery of j. Redpath u
Son, Montreal, will close next Monday on ac-
count Of hard times.
Twcnty-onc persons were lost during
tue past week by the wrecl;ins of Il French
schooner ON the coast oi France.
General Dorcgarry, formerly one of the
most prominent cf the Carlist generals, has
been clapped in prison b. order Of Don
Carlos.
IT is reported that sixty tons of small
ann, and ammunition for the Chinese was
shipped from London as merchandise, and
landed at Shanghai. The British government
are investigating the matter.
News respecting the Turkish difficulty
in Herzegovina is very conflicting, and not
much to be trusted. One thing Is clear there
is no cessation of the insnrreciion, and, ac-
cording to present appearances, the insurrec-
tionists are determined tr obtain redress Of
fheir Grievances before they lay down their
aur. There is mo doubt there is grave c.'iIsc'
ior romllani, and the sooner the Turkish
s,r,e rnrn,pt al,pli.s iis,ll 90 the ratification
ofihesc complaint, the better will II prove
' for itself. The eudis not vet.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04

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an" ne r'r'n''! me" ''' ''"'' y! "''s'"l''
Tor -o'oo' pee''',
Ilc interest IN haFFo"-G'uE' !"','o''''
is being revived We learn ihHl 1t is pro-
posed to build a narroW-SauSr Ioad IRON
Peoria westward to the M'F'N'lPI' TN''
passing tf""2h l!'""'' 'o''H '''' ! '''''''
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east: From Memphis To NrW rol~, W cents
from Memphis to boston, - cents from
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Boston ana l'oSl"n points "a cents
Col. Jack '0ckc, VINO WAS Shot II! u
terrible encounter "''i u. Nr'IrnIT, at sem.
atobia, Miss, ana k''IrI M'I'ehrE "''h Il
knife after being shut, dicd last wees, Ir"h
his wounds. II" was a prosperous merchant
and his loss viii be deeply felt in nort. Ms.
sissippi.
At Senatobia, Miss, on the lith, q
fatal anY9y occurred between Colonel i. II.
Cgckr, a prominent merchant oi that place
and b. MlIcnry. Several shotswcrc fired by
| both nlrtics, MIIrnrv firing first, one oi
whose shot, severely, il not MORALLY wound
| iug Col. Cooke. Colonel Cooke then drew ;
! knife aud cut MIIonry Scyctal times, KILN.
! him almost instantly. Cause political differ
cnces.
Major Sykes. in a spccch at Paris
Ton, thc oihcr Joy, stated that in less than
f,,n yo,rs "rorrow.ouu,e roiIroad" woul,
,o rnlt fr,,, C,irn +, ,hr IoufsyiIlo AN,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04

20 riircs caused by spnrkcs from their en-
CINE,
4 section of one of the big trees of
ruliIorpln has arrived at st. Louis on route
to PHILADELPHIA, where It will be cexhibitcd At
the centennial. II is 10 feet long, with u
tianelrr Of 20 rnct 1t was taken from tree
y7j feet hiA with dtmc.cr nt the basc OF
20 feet, aud, n, indicated by yearly rings, is
. 800 years old. The section here is shollowed
out, lrny,nsn n cy II cr uDou wo icct thick,
which viii be converted into crcularhouse
and elegantly dttcdup.
Prof. Walker i. Jenny, chief Of the
geological expedition to the Black Hills, and
assistants, has returned, having spent five
months in the hill, and made thorough exam
nations Of the whole country, ana hmpp,u
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04
NEW PARIS.


| ho,n hp,n most immersed for those
Gw I,ys with ,hr Errnch facility O,
mrplinr # iswondcrtuI !t.o chanccd
,hot IN ,ho yo.n, IS-I n,ssnd Il few
i'an,' I''' :, p,.i. r,tnrnir,, bno,oynrI from
=, ''J", h"w;"J tr;m to S";tInrI.md II wa.
;u.t '' at,n, ,Lo ,itv had hnnn delivered
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FronrLmo, h,d JcoIt to thrir own chief
a;'' TT' ;I;t,' Tmial',,ioS I, vcrn ', ohotIv and
oi%in.. ',;II .n,ntina rnhn rho LnirI do
WIZ WIZ ,.I;,h ;;'h hnd LS,n nnrb,rs tho mna
.nn,,,,|n,'. ' ",' LmiIJinr IN Ihr world WA,
,"" .''a,l"r,J '"J" onJ 'mGshrd into distorted
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'I;y,imnni.,aIJn hi,s II. nrdr.toI alone
rnn,"i5inn 'n,,';n U,ny oihor nuhlir LuilI-
;n"s .,nn5 with srnrin~ window and hail,
'In-,,iInJ Lr Grn ,mI hl,rkrnrd wall,
pn;ra,,, i,,n,o. in rynry. .,rrrt ,ynrc svoy-
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'%hnII. % ''r nrnJ LnIInty Tho m,rniticcuI
,'v'', %, ,,nran nr ,Lo Tn;1nrirs in
,hu ,,.,,nIorrI uai,cn do /, Coprordc.
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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04

Ir /, always important to know how to
choose meat in buying Ok beet should
he of fine grain or libcr the flesh OF u
brirht red and firm; the fat white and
distributed throughout the lcani u
should not be yellow or scm-llnld, II
thc meat j. entirely hln IL will be tough
and It's snutriliyc power low, Veal l. drY,
if fresh. II should hc close grained, II
the meat is moist and ilabhy II Is stale
Mutton should ho Of Il clear, deep PINK
tint. firm and with 4 liberal supply Of
Nt Fine wcthcr mutton may he recog-
ni2cd hy small mass of fat on the upper
part Of the leg. II Is more nutritious
than ordinary mutton, and the darker
tho tint the finer the flavor, Pork should
be Of pale pink tint, and the fat very
firm. lfit il soft, or II the fat is yellow,
fine meat is bad. II it is scm-iIuid the
animal has probably been fed on Ilc,h'
KEEPING POULTRY IN ORCHARDS
Some farmers make it n practice to Keep
their poultry in orchards from carly
sprjur until winter sets in, and find II
pay, for 80 doing. \ picket fence could
he hniIt AROUND the orchard hlgh enough
to prevent thcirIlyug over with suitable,
house or shed in one corner OF the yard
to shelter them at night. Thus situated,
the poultry will hriycnd prosper, keep
iug themselves in good condition, and the
increase in eggs will he greatly aug
Immtod. and their owners pleased ON
account Of the myrad- Of insects and
- / ,,,,l ,sIilI 81 I'LL mara
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04


There are now $1,000 clerks in this
citv, one-tcnth Of whom are out Of en-
ploymcut Those who are so fortunate
a- to retain their situations are working
at reduced rates. The largest employer
is Stewart, whose payroll, in both stores,
contains nearly 1000 names, and requires
$4,000 per week. CIaIlm i, next in i'm
portancc, and his payroll i, equal to
50 900 per week. Entry clerks receive
$500; saICsmcn, $500 to 81 200. Some
Of these, who sell on commission, make
from $1,000 to $1,000, the commission
being ono per cent. Book-kccpcrs receive
from $500 to 81 200. In every large CON
crrn there j. the head book keeper, wIro
is in the confidence Of the firm, and
draws large salary, generally $500.
Stewart has 100 men who uSa thc'pcn,
and this department occupies space in
the wholesale house thric" the size OF his
first retail store. \ half-iozen men are
employed to answer letters. Four men
fll llp bank checks and to attend to f.
nances, About thirty are at the books,
steadily posting and drawing of accounts,
ani ali these are under the mastery u Il
chief accountant, whose salary is said Ia
be $4,000 a very large part Of The
wholesale domestic trade is done in the
| basement, which is very unwholcsomc
and yet about sixty men are here most ot
the time. a cl'rk is ut best a floating
character. They shift from one place tc
another, and generally get broken dowr
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04

THE ORIGINAL "INTEEvIEwER. -
Madame Royalwas distinguished char
actcr in Washington during the fourth
and fifth decades OF the present century,
being TIE widow of IN army oilicrr, the
author of book and the cditorof a news
paper. Madame Royalwasa short plump
little body, with round dumping Gacc,
exceedingly sharp, piercing black eyes,
end other features TO correspond. On the
approach of q session OF congress, rs soon
as the members began to arrive, Madame
Royal, wrapped in her immense shawl,
with her snug little bonnet, fitting closely
to her face, and tied under her chin
with long black ribbon, might be seen
Walking bri-kly along the pavement on
her way to Interview" the enewly-arriycd
member, 10 provide the matter for an ed
itorial for the IluntrcSs. To Madame
Royal is undoubtedly due the honor oi
the invention Of ihi, ingenious proves
for proylina material, which has "i lalo
year. been revived with brilliant -uccr-s,
a. an ORIGINAL discovery.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04
WEST.

'"e'n'r'eenthcensiisof Iowa, just com
i.,',o, ~ ,H"Vs population, in January last
OK ~ 10" people, ar increase since 1878 OF
'w'o', aud since ls7h Of ~, us. The in.
'rr'se IN ten year. is 7as.7sc.
ihr 2nprcme couH OF Iowa has affirmed
the ,'niiii'lionaiiiy u the Law providing
ihAt railroad companisr shall he responsible
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04

l,... H., L,l q lcnn eve to his
No'c''n'!'7'' d. A., ''',, E,,i,%;n" Story will
own ''rrGI'' I,,, a .;' ", " ,'nnn" man Ger
'"o" ,N, ,.,.' = w., ti o,,IJ him iltvrraucs
l%'" ',''4,,,"' W ,.,nt ,n ,,l, for it he
one 3i',% WIFI ~ "'", a,,nt " ,rnnhlr IL
Iollhd ms "eD''' -, .,.,o'J -,n'J tlo man. ~
can I''' pay l""' ann mined. in few
nanr ,,, II" 'l,rIliori viii distrain for his
rent and carry away an oIi c Pitt III. G'anrrs m @
worId' 'ul'' l"t' ,nn i,,,, ' ,."Jdrniy an
were very low J"'' V,,n \!,,,i bo,c a Jozsn OF
idca5trucN nm, o'' i'',. ,,Ii'r " Ii,, yn,,
two OF cNcrIirll Wihc III H'"' y, L,,', ,',,. ,h,t
told me lhc other "'E wv ',J ,,',n,,,. ,", E,.
and will give you al' '''I'':SI', .,i" H.,
the fifty itncN. l"'l 'SG,"' ~ ,,;Il
porter VIII not let IL P"', o"'' I'LL ,,.,,,,
tGkcmy chance ol ti'aV !, dri 20" w., III
to my Proposition. ...' ip' ;'nnJ ","i An
agree aud 'h' f''''P' va, r"orlman's
hour aiterWrd man W '. " "G'N'',,,,, n;, ny"s
dress with his hat ''"u'!.G" wv ,,.f"a.i,.,
appeared at the IooI VII" .tI,,.o w. , conn.
l,ct1 filled WIN hnI,'tL' ;,'s "" srnt in to
to change SG,'e III" Nm, 'l,, ,he Itor's
Mons. i'' i'l'n't',,'i'o ,n;..,t. he.
name) Iln "t'', "'' m, ,nrtar ruo.
says J" ! Gfui' No',y. ,. ~ ,,U thc w,v to
cent anu u't'1iy,,"'5 ,anms;ts TN, boitles
the celtar; 'ie n''tN uop,' - thNsc he finds
ne has oF'uEny' 'aEGS ~; "" ,,'.; rr;nirina
there, ana goes ON ,''' r": S,L ,L, hot-
The man was 'G'es '"';ii' nii',I I" ,r;tL ynrv
ties he left bchint We're hiIe4 VIII" No'S
cxccllcnt--wat - IemPe Hdf'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY


The string of diamonds which the
ih"i'yc Of EgyId presented To General
'"''".'n's daughter are sill in the custom.
house at New York.
mother turn Of the Judicial screw in
ne" oT'' leaves Twred worse on than
ever 'e'"Ff' Evidcntl.3tlia last hope for the
release OF the Boss isabout gone.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04

IGgrcat powers Of western Europe
have cXcrtcd their combined influence to
smothc" the |crvian rebellion and pro-
tcrt the dominion Of the Turk little
longer. 1t is easy to imagine how the
CHar smiles in his sleeve at their jcal-
ousy and the secret intrigucs it leads to
in order to prevent Russia from getting
Il too,hold on the Mediterranean, cspcc-
tally rs every year She is extending her
empire TO Central Asia and throwing the
net of her diplomacy down towards the
ocean and Persian Gulf. These flank
movements are Of vast Importance, and
if continued quarter of a century will
make it Of very little moment what the
great powers say. There is little use in
defending the front door when the enemy
ho' captured all tn: rest Of thehousc.
WE are indebted, says the New Orleans
Times, to the state registrar of Louisiana
for an advance copy Of a table showing
the population Of Louisiana, according to
state cou,US Of 1870. We present the
totals below, comparing them with the
figures OF the United states ccnsuso of 1860
and 1870 They show very large in
crease during the five years, but il is CON
lined chiefly to the rural pal'4hcs, that Of
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04
The German Ocean.

The German ocean or North sea, like
the English channel, Is supposed to nave
been once an inland plain or valley
raised far above the sea level. TIL" sea
ha, but recently invaded this pressing
plain. submerged il. forests, and super
srdrd its river CoHrac4. The buried
trees of its -unkcm forests are stu s'ahu-
inc, rooted in their own vegetable soil,
although beneath the waves. Nromer
forest, which dips into the waters ifoid
the coast of Norlolb, is the most famous
otthe submerged forests OF the ''crnlan
orcan. st certain seasons, and cslrCauly
after great storms, the StumpS OF OAK,
alder. ycw. and Scotch fir are seen stand
inc upripht in the water. The condition
of the wood and of the fir cones tsome
of the latter obviously bitten by animals }
tcII rs that the sinking Of the land here
occurred at no distant period in the phys
zeal history of our country.
The remains of land animals, too, II
well ns of the forests they inhabited, arr
discovered in the he'd of the GcrmaI
orean. In his Physical Geography ,
Norfolk" Mr. Woodward tells us that II
less than fifteen years the fishermen q
the village of IIappishuvgh dredgcd u
from their oyster bed as many as tw
thousand teeth of mammoths. Bon'
and ,usks of mammOths have also bee
| li.hcl up from these watCry depths.
takes Us back to the time when the III
rnpoau mainland instead of tcrminatin.
As it does to-day, with the coast OF Mo-
WAY and France, stretched far we't"'I
| in the unbrokcu area beyond The pr,,7gnn u
coast of Ireland. These were the ',oul ',,oull
ishint DAYS of the forests oi OAK, 'heI' '
/ nut alder and yew, which are now 'n, u,
merged in the German "'''" ''' III
Eurli,h channel.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04

The influenza or distcmpcr among the
horses has become almost universal
throughout the country, and, though
not to be compared in severity to the
epidemic OF two years ago, it is still the
cause Of considerable inconvenience and
loss. Wc,bcgin, also to hear of fatal re-
suits from the disease and horse-brccd-
crs report the whole season mfayorab,c
to the successful rearing of colts from
the fatal prevalence Of the trouble
among them.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04

THE st Louis Times, in referring to
thclatc visit ofJay Gould, Sidney Dillon,
Oliver Amcs and other railroad magnatcs,
says the main object of their visit was to
perfect arrangements to run through cals
from here to SAN Francisco via the st.
Louis and Kansas City and Northern
and Union and Pacific railroads without
change, and ultimately from New York
via New York Central through this city.
1t is further said that this project is
destined TO f0rcstalI the action Of the
national railroad conycntion to be held
here next month, and if possible, to kill
the Southern Pacific railroad project
which has many strong friends here.