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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-04-06
HAVEN'T MADE ANYTHING TO SPEAK

The Philadelphia North Amcrioun has
been looking over the proceedings of
the Democratic House, and it finds that be-
yond investigation, the Democracy have
done nothing. And in this work of investi-
cation it finds that while few Republi-
cans of Democratic antecedents have been
dragged down, nothing has been developed
in the least to benefit the Democracy. The
voice of New Hampshire is clear on the
question, and that of other States will be
equally emphatic. The result, it is conf
dent, will be to call out the best possible
measures from the Republican party, which
will ensure its overwhelming success at the
polls. And it sums up the situation by
saying that neither Tilden, who was
blighted last fall, nor Hendricks, scorched
in mid-winter, nor Pendleton, killed by
these very investigations, will lead Demo-
Gratis to the victory they have anticipated
and sought so unwisely."
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-04-06
LOOK OUT Ros THE HANNIBAL ST.


We were informed some weeks ago by an
officer Of the II. G. St. Joe road-a gentleman
in position to know whereof he affirmed
that az soon as the "entangiing alliance"
he,ween the Missouri Pacific and the At
lant;c & Pacific companies, could be dis
solved, the arrangement heretofore referred
to by US would be perfected, whereby the
trains OF the II. & St. Joe road would be
enabled to run into Leaveuworth over the
Missouri Pacific track, crossing at Atchison.
As the two companies above named have
been divorced" by the courts, and the
Missouri Pacific has passed into the old
management again-into the hands OF men
favorable to the arrangement referred to
it IS but reasonable to expect that the plan
will be put into operation wrthont delay.
The intention is to run the trains OF the
Missouri Pacific road to st. Joseph, and
those of the Hannibal & St. Joe to Leaven-
worth, each road using the track OF the
other SO far as necessary, and both cros-
sing the river by the Atchison bridge.
1t requires no prophetic vision, nor any
extraordinary business sagacity, to see that
such an arrangement as this would result
benefcially to both companies, as 1t would
enable them to make their western termini
in frst-class cities, whereby their business
would be greatly increased, and they would
be enabled to compete, on equal terms, with
other through lines. As il is now, the
trains of both roads are compelled to stop
hall way between points, and each is
obliged to operate twenty-mile section Of
road at a steady loss.
BESIDES being benefit to the companies,
this arrangement will be greatly to the ad-
vantage OF Leavenworth, as it will give US,
at once, another direct line to Chicago, and
the more competition we can have the bet
ter for US, of course. The Hannibal & ST.
Joe has long seen the necessity Of coming to
Leayenworth, but while the track of the
Missouri Pacific from this city to Atchison
was under the control of a hostile interest,
10 satisfactory arrangement could be made
the recent change in the condition of
affairs, however, puts this difficulty out of
the way, and it is now probable that not
many days will elapse ere the trains Of the
Hannibal g. St. Joseph road will run into
the Union Depot at Leavenworth.
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THE VOTE FOR MAYOR.

The few votes cast for Mayor was in con-
sequence Of advice from interested parties,
who claimed that the present Mayor had
no right to hold over. This vote will not
probably be canvassed by the council. 1t
would seem absurd to DO so. There is gen.
erai satisfaction with Mayor Abernathy's
administration, and the tax payers feel
safe with their interests in his hands, par
ticularly. With the aid Of the present coun-
Gil, the coming years administration will
be harmonious.
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oEI OF THE ADVANTAGES.

The superintendent Of the Denver and
Rio Grande marrow gauge) railroad, made
the following statement before the Marrow
Gauge Convention, held some time ago at
St. Louis, which illustrates about as forci-
bly, As anything We have seen, the advan-
tage of the Narrow Gauge roads over those
of the ordinary gauge: The superinten-
dent said he secured his iron via Kansas
Pacific railroad, and ten OF his cans would
carry the load Of eight of the Kansas Paci-
&c cars, and each OF his loaded cars are one
ton lighter than the empty return cars of
the Kansas Pacific.
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TIE ELECTION.

There was comparatively no interest
manifested in the election yesterday. Only
about one-third the usual vote was cast.
Messrs. Wohlfrom, OBrien, Duffy, Lowe
and Smith seem to be ahead for City Coun-
cilmen, and are undoubtedly elected. They
are all frst-class men, and the interests of
the city will be properly guarded by them.
Dodsworth, Fairchild and FRANKIE, old
members, make up the full number. Take
them one and all, and they will average
much above the ordinary standard of
Councilmen. &,
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dent citizen mav form scr'e idea If the
crowd ard hustle in our city du.ing the six
months succeeding tine IL IN Of May.-FhLc-
ddDhia Ledysr.
Ninety-iive Thousand people will make
fright smart crowd" and ii the Phiiadel-
phia folks would have that L2any outsiders
viE;; their Exposition, every day, they must
zee to 1t that the facilities fc- getting there
are both convenien. and cheap. Unless
the railroad companies of the country
make q much greater reduction in rates
than that now agreed upon, the daily at
tendance will fall several thousand short Of
the apaying" line.
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which due notice would he givea tie Houze
The managers then Te ired.
Mr.. MORRILL,, of Maine, from the con-
pittse on apprOpi piiations, reported, without
amendment, the House hill making appro-
p'iations for 10. iiScstioEs and Other works
OF cei-..se Tor the fiscal year, and recon-
mended that i: be passed as it came from
me House.
The Senate Vert into executive :. %,
and after three hours session the doors
re-opered, and it was ordered tia, the arti-
cles of impeachment against VIM W. Bel
knap, late Secretary OF War, be printed.
Adjourned.
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FOR GOVERNOR.

A large number of our State exchanges
have letely spoken in very complimentary
terms of our fellow townsman, the Hon.
John A. Halderman, in connection with
the Gubernatorial nomination, on the Re
publican ticket, next fall. Mr.. Halderman
has the Jefiersonian qualifications in . very
eminent degree-c.pability and honesty
and if he should be called by the suffrages
OF the people to occupy the chief place in
the State, would fill the Governors chair
in . manner creditable to himself and his
constituents. He is an honest, safe and
man, in whose hands the pub
Lie interests would be secure.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-04-06

LAWRENCE, KAN, April 4.-Our muni.
cipal elections to-day, we're conducted al
most entirely on non-partisan grounds, the
hardest workers getting the best of it. r.
w. Ludington was elected Mayor; ex-
Sheriff Cameron, City Marshal; Albert
Krittle, City Attorney. The other officers
were selected from the best class of our
citizens. Ludington carried the city by
something Of a whisky vote, though many
Temperance men worked for him on the
strength of his former record as Mayor.
Col. John r. Rankin, the retiring Mayor,
has made a most efiicent and satisfactory
officer, and had he tried, could doubtless
have secured a third term.
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SETTING sIRAwBIRRY PLlNTs.

Many persons are deferred from setting
plants Tor these delicious berries by reading
the elaborate articles of the Editor of some
sine haired" horticultural magazine
Said Editor buys few berries of doubtful
age on the market, they refresh his dispep-
tic organs and he forthwith tells his readers
how to raise such delightful fruit by dig
ging up the ground two feet deep with
spades, putting in drain-tile and fer,ilizlng
with high priced commercial fertilizers, &c f,
&c, till they are convinced that strawber-
ries are q luxury only for the rich man or
overwise gardiner.
After several years experience in the
strawberry bussiness, am convinced that
if l have ground that will produce q good
crop Of potatoes, and if l give it the same
preparation and cultivation would for the
potatoes, 1 can rely on good crop of ber-
ries the next spring, which will be about
half as many bushels of berries as l would
have had Of potatoes. and where is the
of The mir. for . baIf bn.beI of 6ne h.r.
ries But ;udrine from the oues,ion. 90
often .sked T vonId think II h,.,,er n he
more eTnI;cit on acme Of the no;n,s so
After having the ground prepared The next
thing is TO
GET THE p1Axm
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~ g. p.:.;. p...;.. '.s f !" @ "a Iuu I"a ho' ~
s ss. mi.a ~ 'H... ans. I;,,ie % =. I'LL, no,h;na @ w
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o'1'
TINE 10 SET FLAME.
Some think Aueust in .bout the onlv
month in which plants can be set with suc.
cea.. but the fscs ia il Is about the poorest
In the wear when tie ground il NOT frozen.
becauss il is liable to Be . hot. drv month.
and the roots of the voune ul.nts Are moi
matured enough by thai lime to vith.,.nd
the heat and drouth. II per.on wishes
to set in the fall. il il best to leave il AZ
late a poasible, iust Rivine the plants time
TO get we'll settled in their new Quarters be.
fore winter sets in, l set some one tall in
Iowa, While it was showing, and within
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TIE PROFITS OF fHI cxHfeNIAL TX.
HI2IfI0U.

Ii the Centennial Exhibition cost, 81
500, coo, the amount claimed to complete
il, in order simply to realize this sum IL
will be necessary for 100000 people to
visit il once, at the price of admission, SO
cents: and a. the time il confined to l5S
days tfrom Nay 10 70 November 10, de-
ducting SundayA On which it will be elos-
ed), it win require The daily attsadanoe Of
"a 800 people. From these figures he ssui-
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The Postmaster at Parsons Arrested
for fiiiering the Mails.
Election Returns from St. Joseph,
Kansas City, Topeka and Law
renee.
Col. T. J. Anderson Reelected Mayor
Of the Capital City.
Turner A. Gill, Esq.,, Also Holds
Over as Mayor Of Kansas City.
The Mississippi River Continues to
Rise at Memphis.

Special TO The LearenHorth Timer
KANSAS CIIY, Mo, April 4.-Turner A.
Gill, the present incumbent, is reelected
Mayor Of this city. by about 200 majority.
The Republicans have probably elected a
majority OF the council.
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Special TO The Eearenuorth Times
TOPEKA, Kan, April 4--The vote at the
city election to-day is not all counted yet,
but enough is known to show that Ander-
s,n is reelected mayor by oyer 400 msjori-
ty. Judge Hanback, is elected city attor-
ney, and A. X. Knowles treasurer. The
vote for marshal is close, and the result
will not be determined until the last vote
ia counted,
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Special 70 the Learen,rorth Times. ]

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 4.-The munich
pal election passed of quietly here to-day.
The vote is probably the largest ever be-
fore polled. The indications are that the
Democrats have elected their candidate for
mayor, city attorney, recorder and city reg
lister, by email majorities, and that the Re
publicans have elected the city collector
and city marshal. The Republicans claim
tina; they would have elected their whole
ticket had it not been for the ,reachery of
few prominent members of the party.
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Special 10 The Learenuorfh Timer.

AIcHIsoN, Kan, April 4-The election
her. to-day for city officers resulted in the
election of the entire Republican ticket,
and three out of four councilmen. Major
W. F. Dawns is elected Mayor by 140 ma
jority. Last year the Democrats elected
their entire ticket, except Mayor. There is
great rejoicing among the Republicans over
the result, as it is the first time In several
years that the Republicans have elected
their entire city ticket.
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Speciai 10 The Learearorfh Times. /

Fl Scorr, Kan, March 4.-Theo. Dins-
more, Assistant Postmaster at Parsons,
Labette county, Kansas, was arrested, yes
terday afternoon, charged with abstracting
money from registered letters. He made a
full confession and returned the money,
amounting to over 500. Dinsmore was
brought before the U. S. Commissioner in
this city to day, and. waived an examina-
tion, and failing to give bond, was placed
in the county Jail.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT couRf.


The spring term Of the United State Dc
trict Court for Kansas, meets in Topeka %
the 10Th Of April. The drawing for grand
and petit jurors for that term occurred on
Monday at the clerks Office. and resulted Is
Eollo-s.
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POST OFFICE cHAxess N xAxsAs

P0ST 0fflCB CHA1Gm n xANSAk
During the week ending April I, 1876,
furnished by VIM. Van Week Of the Post
O6oe Department
POstmas,en Appointed-Blue Hills Mar
shall county, Richard W. Floyd; Ochel-
tree, johnson county, jesse II. jackson |;
Weir, Cherokee county, Charles n. Fulks !;
West Union, Norton county, Vim. Worth
ington.
Discontinued-Favor, Cherokee county !;
Pleasant Hill, Osborne county.
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ACucAoo aPoshecasy pat up tvo pro-
saiptioas correctly, but nisplsesd IL L.
-bels. Ths P0rchaser, . woman, eoaes-
qssaely suallesed MIXTURE istesdsd for
,eses.sl saieaai@, sakiag dep aftsr
~ It'll - dis1 h esat aeney.
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A AooaRnfoHDExr ipquires, "When isthe
best time 70 start foe the Black Hillsn
well say tssssxys Soon .os, vhss The
locality = ssstlsd esa ~
indians have - . Be danrcluua
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TURKISH NEWS.

RAGUsA, April alt is stated that Aus
tTia has recali<d all the medical staff who
vent IN No .ieneRro, to attend the sick and
Sounded refugees.
There was sn eDgaeement betveen the
Turks and Hsnians in The vicinity Of
0mksyio sun6ay, lasting tbuuqghunS IL
da9. Nopasticafau have bssu Nssasol. ]
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DEBr STATEMENT.

WAsHrSGroN, d. C., April 1.-The debt
statement shows reduction of the public
debt, during the month of March, Of S4,-
40s,S66. Cash in the Treasury, coin, S73,-
756, ,19i; currency. S5 1866, ,626; special de-
po,its for redemption Of certificates of de-
posit, S34, 230,OUO.
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PROBABILITIES

WASH NsToN, ID. C., April 5, A. N
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis-
souri Valleys, colder ard northwest winds,
rising barometer, partly cloudy and clear
weather.
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board Of managers.
/ Mr.. CLYMER offered a resolution di
Irecting the tcard Of manseers to submi
articles Of impeachment, and that q mes
sage be also sent to the Senate on the sub
jet. Adopted.
Mr. PAGE offered resolution in regart
to The large number Of Chinese emigratin,
to Caiifornis, under contracts, and request
ing the President to enter into negotiation
with the Chinese government for such /,
mOditcation OF the treaty as to make it ;
treaty OF commerce only Adopted.
Mr.. HEREFORD, from the committee OF
commerce, reported the river and harbo
appropriation bill, which he said appro
priated S9ls, ,677 leo than the bill Of las
year Ordered printed and recommitted.
Mr.. SEtLEY, from the committee or
Indian af!air-sSepor,ed the bill authoriz
Nebraska. After an explanation by Mr.
Boone. the bill passed.
: Mr.. HUSTOR, frem the committee on
revolutionary pensions, reported bill
amepding the pension Law Of 1872.
The House committee on Military affair,
adopted General Banning's report for the
reduction Of the army, the Republican
members, Of course, declining to sign the
report
After bing amended in the same particu-
lars, il passed.
Mr.. RANDALL moved to suspend the
rules, and order The evening SESSIONS for
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thur-day. Of this
week, for the legislative appropriation bill.
Most Of the members on the Republican
side, manifested great repognance to the
proposition, and rerrained from voting, 20
that there would not appear 10 be = quo
rum
Mr.. RANDALL called for the yeas and
nays, which had the same result-no quo
rum voting.
Mr. RANDADLL asked whether the
poineof their being no quorum would be
insisted npon.
Mr.. RUSK raid it would be.
Thereup"n Mr. RANDALL moved for q
cali of the House, and it b~csm question
stether Rusk or Randall would be The
int to ' yield
Nr. KNOTT, 1t 6s3o, moved a sdjour,-
nest. = u 49, =
Al this aa0 H. RUBK viftdsss n
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The impeachment manssen On The part
Of the House appeared in the Senate aud
were escorted 70 seats o. he left Of the me-
siding odicef. Afssr The psoclamatioc By
IL Sesxeant-at. Arr. assieles d inpesch-
mens agsinss W. W. Belknap, late Secrets
~ Of war, we're nd b. NJ. Scott Lord.
chairman Of the board q nasaeesa Tie
reading Of the astieles hasine eonelnsl.
NJ. Fsrrv, Pssidsnt Il ~ eeuaae. -.
nouncsd shns II Gean1D uDu1A -
ssde u ~ alees = Asead s11
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Hartford, Conn, April 4.-The total
vote OF the State on Monday, With only the
town Of Salem to hear from-which last
year was u Republican 70 72 Democrrtic-
u 9S, ,4S5. The i0al vote las year was
lOO,9s4. Robinson receives 43 557; Inger-
coll, 81 on; smith, 1871; Atwaier, 1856.
Ingersoi's majority is 1917; plurality, 74l.
The Senate stands Is Democrats to Re
publicans, . Democratic gain of 1. The
House stand,, Democrats, l59; Republi-
cans, s.; Independents, 2; . Democratic
gain Of 22; majority ON Join, ballot, 81.
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In executive session, to-day, the Senai
rejected the nomination Of Richard II
Dana, Jr, to be Minister to England.
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ing resolution: i-i 7" -t'al 10 g.
Resolved, That seven managers be an
pointed, BY ballot, TO conduct The impeach
ment exhibited agsinst w. w. Beiknap
late Secretary Of War.
The H use then resumed consideration
OF the bill appropriating Sl63,0 for III,
deficiency in the Printing and Engraving
Bureau OF the Treasury Department, anc
ior .ne i:ue OF silver coin in place OF th'
fractional currency. l'
Mr.. BURCHARD moved to strike ou
the first part Of Mr.. Holman's amendment
prohibiting an increase of the debt. Re
jected.
The question vas then ,.ten ON n,
Holman. .nendnsu,. - .nrxird h. ~,
Well. and il v.. rrrc,ed - ~ - -
NJ. REAGAN se.;n off.r,d n, .,n.,d.
lment making sii,er coin . le,.i..ndSr r.
the amosnt Of $50. and IL Was .don,eI
Yea, u2 :vsa,s.95. - :
Wihout dims;n. of The hill the Hon..
1t 4;aO. took = pec.cs un,;I 30 the e,.r;no
eer.ioa 10 be for cors;der.,;on ~ ,hs leo;s'
lalive .Duro.r;.t;oo Hill = >
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The End Of It.

, Prof. Ordronaux, New York State
commissioner Of lunacy, and DIR. Gray,
of Utica, made an examination OF scan
nell, who was recently committed to the
Utica insane asylum, and fled their Ger
tifcate in the county court Of Oneida
county, day or two since, that scan
nell was not insane. This will OF course
secure ScanneH's release, inasmuch az
only the order of a Judge of the supreme
court Is necessary to put into effect the
decision of these experts. ,..
John Scannell's brother, Florence
Scannell, was shot in 1870 in an afray II
Thomas Donohue's saloon, fingered TO,
a year, and finally died Of his wound.
John Scannen was for while under sus'
pieion of having shot bis brother acci'
dentally, a suspicion only dispened by
the post naortena examination. Scan
nell pursued Donohue for the murder
of his brother, and after two attempts
to kill Donohue, succeeded the third
time, in November, 1872, in pool room
on Broadway, firing five shots and in
ficting several wounds, Of which the
first was probably the fatal one. He
was tried the following January, and the
defense was insanity, caused by the
death of his brother and his own rela-
tions to that death. The jury disagreed.
Owing to the engagements Of his senior
counsel, and to other causes, his retrial
was deferred until he became the Oldest
prisoner in the Tombs. He was tried
for the second time last November, and
tho same defense being interposed, the
Jury found him not guilty on the ground
of insanity. Under. the law OF the
State Judge Barrett, before whom he
was tried, sent him to the State asylum
as being insane. He will now be re-
leased. - '~r,.:,. ,.'.fi..t .....
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Gnttering Poverty.

A Washington letter writer says: A
pawnbroker being indebted to gentle
man, and the debt remaining unpaid for
some time, my friend went personally
to collect his dues. Seated in the dingy
counting-rooln he could, unseen, survey
the front of the store. A lady entered,
whom he at once recognized. She was
married and stood high in social rank.
Refusing to name her errand to the
clerk, the principal was summoned; then
unclasping shining cross, she explained
that she must have $500 at once; that
the cross was worth 81, 200. Of course
the man of loans demurred, haggling for
the greatest advantage; then, finally CIV
ing her $3.50, she hurried away with a
naughty tread, but in nervous haste, lit
tie dreaming who had seen her" That
same evening at brilliant party my
friend met her. In her ears costly dla'
monds cleaned; from her bracelets they
glittered again, and when the glove was
Withdrawn her hand sent back the Light
from splendid rings. Gay chat and
merry laughter passed back and forth
till after some light jesting, to test nor
self-possession, my friend compimented
her Jewels and asked: "Where is that
MAGNIFICENT cross T have so often seen 2"
Not culver of an eyelid or deeper
flush on the cheek betrayed the lady as
she quickly replied: "Oh, I broke it
last week, and, not liking to have it re.
paired here, I have sent it to New York
T was vexed enough that it was not re.
turned in time for this party!" And
that lady rides in her carriage, queens il
over home, has o husband who idol.
ICES her, and children on whose pure
hearts it is hers to write the lessons oi
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The Turkish Provinces.

The cruelties practiced by the Turks
towards the poor creaturesin the insurrec-
tionary provinces, not only in battle and
in the places they have called their
homes, but during their flights from
their prosecutors, are simply mon
strous. An eyewitness of one of these
stampedes depicts the scene in eolors
which revive the memory of medieval
horrors. He says: Often on the op-
posite banks Turks appeared, who pur-
sued the fugitives and fred at them.
Balls reached them sometimes in the
middle of the river, and even fell upon
our road. With an opera glass I saw
boat full of women and children that
seemed to be sinking. At Agram I
found that it was only too. true, and
there I also heard this other incident
the same day large boat full of people
reached the Austrian bank Of the river
after being fred at, all red with blood.
On the steamer I was told that nine
corpses had been seen headless near
Sviniar, between Brod and Gradishka.
Beyond Doubitza I SOW bodies floating
on the water headless, and clothed in
women's garments. People told mo
that few days before so many corpses
had been floating about that the air was
completely infected. OF refugees OF this
class there are reported to be between
5000 and 1000 in the district of Ragusa
alone. And these are perhaps th, most
fortunate of all, since they are taken
care of by the authorities there and by
voluntary CONE ittees of ladies. In
other districts the 'sufferings OF the
poor creatures are reported to be
severe from famine, sickness and ex-
pogure.