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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-06-20
The New Party.

The New Pnrsy.
Sem.
One
Has lately begun
To start q -
New party
Which, when II is done.
Ia going to smash
Into eternal crash
All other parties under the SUM-.
Wings.
Nigs, -, s"s,
Fire-eatiny Rebs.
Tramps, ="
scamps,
Reconstructed Confeds, b.. r..
Hot abolitionists.
Raw prohibitiouists,
Labor-reformers, frantic protectionists,
A pair Of
High-tarrif,
Old whig resurrectionists,
All the old federalists.
Butter-and- -bre .dHlists,
Wild snnexationists,
Emancipationists,
Texas rangers, ~
Suspicious strangers.
Illinois grangers,
Rabid secessionists, mulincsti9nists, ".-
Temperance agitators,
soft-voiced conciliators.
Bruisers,
Snooszers,
Republican broilers, -
Barn-burners,'
Coat-turners. ,..is.l - 80
Tories. frce-soldiers, va o"
Communists, destruetionists,
Strict constructionists,
tion-revisionists,
bred Scot decisionists,
Loco .a t.t
Foco, fg
Baltimore knucks,
Georgia ku-kfux,
"Bius-Lisbts,", dissensiohists,
Hartford conventionists,
Fogy old-t,mers,
Modern white-liners,
Anti-monopolists,
Bloted metropolists,
Bondholders, huffy 'uns,
Border rufians,
Ballot-box stuHy-'uns,
Free-traders, ereenbackers,. -. ..-
Buli-dozers, back-trackcrs,
Free niggers,
white-leagusrs,
Know nothing advisers,
Ku-klux compromisers,
Temperance liberals,
License wine-bibblers,
Sinners and publicans,
Private and public ones,
Till-tappcrs,
Mouth-slappers,s ..
Hickory Democrats, thrse-card-monte men
Angels, devils, slouphy and isunty men
Nobody, everybody, sickiy and hearty
Stanley Mathews has got a new party.
-. From. he burlington Hdwkeys, tRsp.,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-06-20
Cheap Guns for the People

Double Shot Guns, from q TO ESQ. Drccch
Loading Shot Guns, from $25 TO also. Single
shot Guns, all kinda, IS 10 s25. Rifles, Muxzle
and Breech loading, Single and Repeating, J, Is
and "a shootcrs. Revolvsrs, s,6 and shooters
s's Goods sent BY Express G. o. D., with privilege
To examine Price list free. Address, GREAT
WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pittsbureh, Ia
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-06-20

A grave error--Buryins man
alive.
, 1877-09-08

8pettu3 9tfp0fEh 10 las 111bHHts
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-The State Young
Mems Cllrlstian Association got fairly Into
working order to-day. There arc about 150 del
egates present. hut lltttu interest Is manifested
In the meetings BY our citizens, although tho
attendance Is on the iErcase. This morning u.
W. Whittle conducted tho Blblo-rcadtng tor m
ho,tr. 8. a. TaE9art+ Of Pennsylvania, also
addressed tho Convention On "The Qualiflca.
lions Of NIL Evangclist.". Then followed three
minute reports from auxiliary societies,
most OF which wcra reported to DO in
Gourtshlng condition. The afternoon
session begun With hall M hours
deyotlona! exercises, after whIo, 3tr. Morton,
staso Secretary, reported. Tie Treasurer re.
bad been $1,000, disbursements 2,4Uo, and
that liabilities exist amounting to S015. II. q,
BpotTosd then considered "Our State Work:
Its Management and Finances; md shnil 1t 10
Enlargcdl" The subject WINS considered III all
tta phascs., Tic Secretary a8xs for two assist-
ants, md It will taiie 5000 to pay expenses.
The roll of associations was called and twenty
ais, sn s,,&S for tt,o wofEi. Dr. /. ".
Munhal1, OF indianapolis, discussed thu aucs-
tton Of "IIow Can Eaeh Association Best AID
tho Gcnetal Work OF tue 0ftler1' utter which
an adjournment was tnkcn. Street meetings
were held during the early evening, after which
very fafr-sizctl audience asscmblea IN tho Ptes-
byteEian Church, where addresses were lclly-
cred by several prominent Eentlctncn connected
with tie Order. The session continues over
sunday.
, 1877-09-08


ADRIAN, Mich, Sept. 1.-THE first business
OF tho tllrd days session Of tho Detroit Confer
cnce was an address by DR.. Hitchcock In behalf
Of tho look Coneerns Ut Chicago and Clnefn.
natt.
Resolutions Of respect to Dr.. Pitcher, on Ills
withdrawal from tho Conference to servo IN
Canada, were atIoptcd.
Thu Nominating Committee wero, by ra1o-
lustons, ordered TO nominate Statistical sco-
rotary, a Treasurer, and an Assistant Treasurer
for the next suss!ou Of this body.
The following Deacops wcre made Elders:
Rlchnrd Hudson, Etu,a i. r. pcarcc, Charles 4.
Ke}lernan. Hurry u. Northrup, William u.
Ostornc, Frederick strong, William Dave, Ed
win Crayrr, john s. PAUL., and Lcwis T, navls.
The laoy. ]. O. Lansing, sgebt of tho Freed
menfa ALI Society. mauo nh upptal Tor tho oau-
catlon Of tgnoronf blacks ut the South.
IL was ordered that q cortldcu copy OF the
minutes Of the Conference constitute tbs jour
null Ut this sessiois.
Presiding Elders reported various collections
in their districts.
tbs ltrv. Fuller, of Atlanta, Ca, addressed
the Conferences hnuH the work IN tho South.
The Her. l.. II. Ftske, recently elected to tho
Presidency Of Albion College, then addressed
the Conference In references to that Institution.
The Rev. Woleott, Chairman ol tho Commit
tee appointed to visft Albion Cotlege, reported
resolutions lu respect to Ur Jueclynft death,
md others specially mentioning individuals and
commencing tho coufsu OF tho college Wcre In.
corporntel III Ihu report, which was adopted.
b This r,Mlcd tAs oustncsa Ut thu day.
, 1877-09-08
SOUTH CAROLINA ROGUES.

Tho Investigation Likely to Como to nm End
-Denocrat4 Stopping tho InvcatIgntIon.
Correspondence 4Ntse FORK Sun,
Cu4RLKsroN. \. c.. Sept, 9.--Among tho true
b,Ila fo,1nI hr TIM Grani1 1urv Mt (:oinmh,a.
o'''s .ouaa y ~ as'.. H.,...s,.i.. ~ 49,
nono was handed olt aea1nst Cnamoeflain' one
wns found against Hiram II. klmpton Tor bslt-
inr atx Senators Whittcua,l. OlcaYes Owens.
Nah ctr. WIN Aao,no0 divhiel ont amopu
49,, s,.. .ho va,1Ja,,n'. oot r., 1o-o ~
t'en'' " pa.s viz '1''oelhe a@s ~ N, -,
Coy. scott also ga'nn 10 ior true oni: oh
Friday senat1r'eieet Butler appeared before
ile lnyestAatlnx Commlitce. he haa fetufaea
from tho N1Ttl the oay boio1e' nnd was chocR
ful! OK pacilIeat1on' Aa made thg Co1ntuHtee
long speech. 10 which NC tadyocateu an
Abandonment of their present prHcetdtngs upon
grounds Of public poilcy.-that thcy were inluri-
anA 70 0ov. Hampton Inoae o. the COMMITTEES
who were pfescnt heard Ilfa Win Hlucn appfo'
batiou, but no further action was taken III t1'e
prelntscs until uos. hampton cou!a sctutn anu
give ny vlewa upon thn suhieet. Inc esoFesaos
Ia an1lonsly expected On every IRAN. 49, o.u
Butler, the Comm. .ttee gave nut ~ new Hills vi
friday thuilyh It IL sui! eunaty pllls were pre-,
nareu a9ainst Democratic n!embers o. aaetrahd
Jury, ~ well aa btls against United states
Senator JUhn j. Patterson, ax Attorney -dctieFa!
Wtlliatn Stone, and otl.tF Ngpun.ltans. AttnI n.
Gonmlttee until u o'clock; ~hrp, lcaTaay poth,
tn4 from thcnl+ hc handed nut tho WOODRUFF
bills, and then inc Jury WA tltsfhlssca.
cannot as yet give tho alleged or real reasons
Tor Ten. nnt!eF's interpretation oelofG thG Eonl'
nttss. but' Ss Win ,s g.. ~
that several Of FcnnsylYan!a's uisttnf4istea
lawyers had volunteered to defend John J: rat
teraol, taFdoxa, Hagaes alu othef fet0geo
South Caroiiua hePubllsa1s. VINO haY9 'I9u ior
, 1877-09-08
THE FIRST MILITIA.

How tho Chicago Boys In ~ Played Soldier
'-aIr. II. X. Janea' 1tccol1ccttnnt of q lticl,
Scene Mt Fort 'earl'orn.
f1rtscv II, e.nt -rho ,nlfttnrr ,,.,x,
QoiS.'' ,il's sept 4,-1"o '""itut3 'usoft
tausen W tne sttlke re".'lus G,'t ene seau-
crh of lHE lRthcsE sketch ot thlcaEos first
military organization. In the year " Or tan
,hosc toc In milf arv ,,n,y ,rcr,, warned o,',
,"su ~. s,..~o ',e ~ ' u"s3 "s'o "'Aa ou!.
E@'ancs,'! s".a Ao"e hao pccn eoH'.o@snoned
~ one OF the Captains, aud WIS fnll OF military
tho whole arrangement somehow, Cap.
fow.,. comnnrv mct ,n.Eftc rort 1,oor,,o,n
loves. conpaus "'et I.s'ac fott 'l'easposn
which was then pat recently aoahdoncd W th
regular troops. Tho men liable to d.
military duty did not lcstra to train.
~. -,,,,s r~:a,,.,r p~n.on,,r o,oa,r .' NV
.no ". ,anks p9mpt't. ltese"s.y a'us eomes
tue Capfa1n, taking down the names, age. occu-
patlou, and hearing excuses II any. All the feI.
When TIM Cantsln cnme to mc he sali. wiz wiz
..,ss. ~, ~ - ,e,, 1a,u uN"s. Wv"
great ca,phasn: are you ~" N-H-h.o'o.
the boysn who were willing, and had ouy
hqse f. sn' 5 wnG osse .us1 rgea s ; whGe t4
er arrest. aud was fast losin9 its tempcr, m when @
tlya recruits marched un 10 tic paradc-ground,
aud took the left of tho line, aud saluted With.
out Wink or smEfc. A. Fa'staG says, "surhl
and regardless Of any regulations, ancient Of
modern. It IL impossible Tor me to describe
rnnks and gathered around that x.'artny" and
"Tho Captain i fcas l11,a,i, and 1t list succeei.
x Il s Ss 70 eir r. spS III y IN A TIT h %as I'm.
, 1877-09-08

PENNSYLVANIA. -
New YoRK, Sept. 1.-The Board Of partlons
Of Pennsylvania has refused favorable constd-
eFauon Of tho application for tho pardon Of
Iamcs Courtwrtght, convicted of the cmbczz1c-
mcnt Of State funds. The Board Of partlons
recommended that pardon bc Issued 10 James
Tl,o,1.as, Of Northampton County, convicted Of
arson in tho fall Of ISL, and ii.encca to tho
rcnitenttary for thirty Years and nix months,
recommended on thp belief TINT Thomaa was
mt Gnilty Of the crimes charged. The Eoarl
have nlso recommended tho communication OF
the death penalty In the case ot Thomas
Campbell, OF Luzcrne County, to fnptison.
tnent ftf life.
, 1877-09-08

marlls Of the editors in this regard, AMI a,.
nntctcc IN accepting tho abandonment Of l1s
hct sccmc in bringing tho big Republicans to
51rstfrc.
The whole Investigation Is, therefore, likely
papers announce tim. Woodruff 4. .Ionc., Tia
great culprits, hare dtsgorgctt 1900, ,00o Ut tic
ftolcn plumber; that alI practical ends haro
been accomplished. an.I that no more can ia
effected. Tho consolidation boni1s will he re-.
duced to half million nr no, and as srapc.
9oat Among the Democracy tl,u phosphate mo
norr,lcs will be dlvcstctf Of their chartered
rights.
, 1877-09-08


WAuKEsnA, Wis, Sept. 2.-SprjnRs. springs
beautiful sprsngal Thcro ars, Ibcltegcf no lesa
than'elcven in and near this vlllngc, and new
ono has Just been discovered few rods south
Of the Fountain House, Which promises mots
in quantity than any Of The old ones, though
its quality ts yc. TO bo determined BY anayi's
1t WINS quito near the surface, aud worktneu aza
already preparing tho basin for fountain which
Is to bo 100 feet In circumference; but tic work
progresses slowly, owing t6 thu flow Of water,
which, IL estimated to exceed 600 barrels daily.
Some rivalry aeoms to exist between tue ran
GUS sprlngs, which is greatly to be regretted, b.
causo tho aualyses show that all contain about
tho same minerals in different proportions, ans
all mtst bs beneficial II any arc. The lesllrt
question, when two persons becotnc acquainted
is: "What watcr do you drluka''
4 faw days aHu, uaan, staggering past Jav
where sonlo ladlca werc seated, and apparent!
CONSCIOUS that hts ffnntIc efforts to walk staishl
wcre attracting attention to hts inehrtated eos
dition, remarkeds !" It IL really wonderful *ha.
this water Will do for a maGl' And Ills seemI
to bo tho gcueral opinion.
Most people asaoeiato the idea OF an unples+
ant tnsto With TINT OF mineral water, as,tl ny
not bo known to many Of oAt readers tllAt lhis
water Ia perfectly taslecaa and Of crysta! clear
ness, excepting Two wclla which contain laisu
percentage of Iron and sulphur; md yet tan ~,
E1GNT MuLtS cuukA4u4 1E4l41Guk C4NAku tV'F.
black goods II spilled upon II. II to q gl!H 9!
water iron. the Iron sprln0 q Tablespoonful .!
ilaull coifeee be added, II turns Immediately 70
tnky blackncss. ,--,,
ii may ssctn Incredible that a person eau dt3k
fron, ten 10 fifteen large glasses Of water aan!
without Inconvenience, but something 10 ~ ~
quality uE tho water renders II possible In orai'
nary sun.mer-wrptheF, and hoard Ut one ani9!. =.
tiuna youth who drank twcuty.ona glasses, -, ~
succession. But 1t Ia uot pleasant to E" 10 d.,
thcstta before breakfast and drink tl,soc or loat
giasaea ot enid water, with tho Thermometer ~
IS degrees, ~ It was taia morning.
THO man referred to akIuru was the otly ~. y.
toxicate4 ono have scon during my 1non!h
so|ourp In this beautiful village, mud hs was ~
resident. Visitors ~ rule arc soetable WIZ
each other, without inquistug closely lnto !as
condition Of each others worldly affairs, ou'
still Wo hare uuben4in0 aslstocrats among us,
for heard Of one gentleman who oo{estea, ~
being Introduced to another hecalte tne '1ite'
Was ouly I" President Of = one-horas Railroad
II has raiuo4 considerably for The past "eSit
and II still cold and cloudy and nany. espeeim.
II southerncrs hare aed; 80 the streets p'h
quite deserted appearance In contrast VIII n.
month ago. The bind has ceased ewing ~ ~
ccrts Ia Bethesda Park, aud the last hop Of tus
sesson at tho Manslon uousa occurred ~
evening. E. ~
, 1877-09-08

Papers Read Before tlie garatoRs Gat1lertng
SARATOGA, Sept. 7.-Judge Peabody, OF New
York, presided at tho Social sclcnce Associa
t!on.
Hamilton 4. It'll, ot boston, reid paper on
urhe Navigation Laws Of Great Britain and tho
United states."
Horace Wilite read paper on tho tariff
question. 1Ie sald the bad tariff and bad
currency uggrsvaso tho trouble at the
crisis, but do not bring It Oh. Our commerce IL
confined TO too small limits, and cautlo& In.
crease adequately to give III prosperity At once.
The manufactures OF our country tn Iron, cot
ton, and wooleus arc too large for our markets,
and others must bc fouud outside. There u =
pressing need of better mcalts Of access to Al
c.lpttal In the Iron trade III thla country now
amounts to SlO0,0uU,0O0. Tbs conditions OF
full trade aEo frve trade; fscptsaasr!, are nos
disposed TO quarrel, but they want ail restr!r-
se1.ius @ oi our country Is pfoysrb!al. Free trals
Il tho sine qua non to restore prosperity. The
relief of raiItoad subsidies II onIy Temporary,
lasting until the subsidy y expanded. rha
y TOO arxs for p['a1 tn fGfS! ts5
which IL liku sslld.bas At the entratca pt liar.
l,or. Foreign nations do not want our green
backs VI sailEoal bonls, but will gIudly take
our produces. II no purchase latgely ot conu. Ply
country ls too largely protected We hare too
tnuci CApita!in factories ami lubor 70 Dee1 pfotGe
tton. We have more l!0u al!u coaIt ElRlna4.
Our food produst!9n y 50 !afEo aaa saeap shai
thcu co1npetu With all others. A. for ,pauper
labor, wa can cotnpete even III thls With En'
glanl.
rhe Section oa Jurisprudence met, Lsiayettc
Foster presiding.
, 1877-09-08
POLITICAL.


Gpeeiai Depdfeh to 1At 7fttuHe.
joliet, ILL.,, Sept. 7.-Thcrc ia great dsssat!s-
faction expressed by many leading Democrats
here with the ticket nominated by the Demo-
cratic County Convention yesterday. The claims
Of old aud anxious veterans. tho whecl.t1orses
Of the party, were ignored, anil Young men OF
no great ubiltty nominated. Tie A-rman cle-
ncnt wns n!ao given tho cold shoulder, not
being allowed d representation on tho ttckct.
Naturally tic Gcrmnn Democrats are Indignant
at such treatment, and think the party managers
mn, asstst them in tho clectlon oi tl,clr Irish
brethren. A split In tho DcH,ocrntlc ranks Is
tsnultncnt and circumstances favor such an
aYents
, 1877-09-08

man IA deal or not he .lncs not know, ShtipE
f1utf II thoroughly familiar with French mil En-
Elish and several indian languages. ftctt elnut
~ or ~ wears uf nEc, me.!!,tn, sized. athletic
huilt man, of no distinguished traits hoFond
tl,ofc always found IN a hnlt.hrec.l. lie Il mn
excellent tconscrsattonalia+ and wltltalk on every
euhirct but bis piAna for thc (uturc.
, 1877-09-08
RELIGIOUS.


6ptcfai Et*pasch to TAe Tribune.
0RAYn RArtps, Mich, Sept. 7.-Thc thfrtl
.lny Of the Michigan Conference has hco', quito
exciting aud interesting.
Eight Of The ten districts In this Conference
have given almost a. 100 10 tho missionary suct-
city fund, and two bcq,icsts hare Increased tint
nlto over $7.700 tho past ycnr. Two other
districts are Jet 10 report, and tho:c that have
reported may increase tt,eir contributions.
The principal Lusincss II tlle .lhy was answer
Ing questiuns regarding tic Discipline.
Lafayette 1}ot1d, William A.. Iiunslcrgcr,
0rrin u. WhEtttmorc, james Il. Thon,as, William
l.. Tillcn, Jonathan NJ Whiting, md John
". 11ntlenbcrk were rcportell as Dcacol,e Of thu
frat class, their charartcrs having hcgi, passed.
Frederick N. Jnynes, OraIncl Il. WIgttman,
.1ohn j. McAtltster1 and Elnslmi a: whitman
James II. Robinson aud John W. flallowcl1
were contTnuc,! rs ucacuns Vi the second class,
md Martin y. Rorks' caselyas laid aver.
Tho following pcacotts'l tsiain on tral:' John
John +. Glover, Marshall n. Callcii, Epl,ralln
s. Holm, Joseph A. barnes,' aud John a.
Bready.
CHARLES Y. rlcrson vas discontinued.
William Harper anl Allison O. Downs wcrc
discontinued 1T their request, and A. g. Par
Amos ii. :Got.id. Robert II. Brca,ly, and
Chaunccy 4, Van Auken wero admitted to full
C-1HGCELlJu Ill t5t uSllnd AUIl1k
13lshop Merxill's address to these three per
sons, In this ceremony, was elngulary pertinent
and Interesting, and delighted all who lcarl It,
though It occupied full hour.
Tho HEY. Or. Reed, Of New York, took occa-
sion to rcbukc the satanic press. liz read q
dispatch published In the Chicago Inter-0tsan
Of tho 9Th, which stated that sew
cral clcrgymcE, nlc.nbers Of tho Conference,
Ind been accused Vt adultery, and wero to
be tried by committees therefor. Tbs reports
we're all seandalous, gEllaEnous lies, as but one
Of tho resercnds mentioned was 80 accused, and
hc only In tho cllurchly sense, a. he married d
divorced woman. lie WIS specially severe in
his demonstrations Of the writer's and publishers
OF such tltspatches. particularly as ttat paper
hail ito reporter III attendance at tho Confcr-
| encc.
The Rev. D. F. Barnes, Of this city, proceeded
In similar way, suggesting that tho correspond
| cnt mist be An Idiot.
Similar remarks were made about SIMILARLY
| scurrilous article In tho UuilV 1ftns Of this
city, which is also reporting tho Conference
without having reporter In attcadantc. Their
reports and remarks causel IN exceedingly In
| tcrcstinR discussion.
This eveuIug religious meeting ias been in
progress.
, 1877-09-08
THE MITCHELL JAR,

MILWAUKEE, WIs., Sept. 7.-1he Mitchell case
was settled to-day. A. the result Of aegotia-
tious, all papers, complaints, and answers hare
been Withdrawn, aal 4 petition for divorce by
Mrs. Mitchell entc1oA. charging cruelty and ill.,
human treatment. No lcfenle was nadc and
a degree was granted By Judge Manu. Ale1au-
der Aitchell gives bond to pay to Mts. john
Mitchell sa,oo0 pcs yeas agsiag heE lifc, he T.
Ylaltk.
, 1877-09-08
CASUALTIES.


THE NEW YORK FIRE.
NEw YORK, Sept. 7.-rhc scnn,latous neglect
IN tho matter Of digging out Of tho rulas of thu
Thirty-flf street tru tho tn,tes known to be
there has attrartcd tho attention Of Mayor Ely,
and ho to-day sent m orticr to tho Fire coni.
mi@stoncrs Ii get to work at Uncn nnh cxpentl
81 ,fAN II necessary In RcttinV onk the trNlles.
4 ioryo Of men will be p,,t to work Tomorrow.
, 1877-09-08
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

OrTAwA, Ill. Bept. 7,-Wh!Ia the e1htDl1loo
Of ho.setnan.hip wa Ia progress on the County
Fair race-course today, span Of spirited
horses, tIrlyca by Mra, Thomas Rcady, became
unmanageahlc, and ran seven times asouaI ~,
trark. nearly four miles, Fortunately the lso}
escaped Injury. although completely c1hau''sa
By her forced display.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, Sept 7.-Tle liUn. SsnI', i'.,n.
Colfax laetusrd TO large au4icaco r. the ,s't He
4rrXstivnaI CHURCH lAst evening. ats sa9sees ~
was Abraham Liucoln." At The close o. ,sTs ~
le,tura tho promluent cttizens OF tue sits FL
The gentleman warm reception at t1o e.. *. III
srrntne @ Mr' coItsx Tas pFsseuted With saas a.,
cut from iox of Tho famous Lincoln log sae1.
which "a upon exhibition in Chicago se'''-
yEAts ego,
, 1877-09-08

DArTos, o., Sept. Nv. II. 0randncr,
charged with committing forgery in Grand
Rapids Mich, last month. was handed over to
Sheriff Whitcomb, OF that cIty, TODAY. and left
with him this evening for hnme. lie was ar
rested Ly the police here several days ago.
, 1877-09-08

MEMPHIS, Tern, Sept. 7.-At o'clock this
morning. on tho corner Of Afnin atd Monroe
strccts, Ell Murray, sporting character, was
shot nnd probably fatally wounded hy Jnlc
Roster, Of 81. Louis, who was arrested, nnl to-
day lteld In tho stun nf 81 0O 10 answer. koa!cr
werr present assert TINT hc did. ALI the parties
were drinking.
, 1877-09-08
CROPS.


EV2t4o7 1Es3S7ztA 7FTtH&3s
BURLINGTON, H.. Sept 1.-THE esumatca Of
the corn-basyest In thls tDes Molues, county a[e
fairly favorable, About a5,Qoo acres have been
p1anted--rather moro than last year, With four
xeeks OF good weather thirty bushels an acre
will be gathered. An early frost would do great
damage.
Special pt4pdleA to TAs 7s1ssA&
LA9AL1E. ILL.,, Sept. 7.-Au tho farmers Inthe
, 1877-09-08

JoLtEr. H., Sent. 7.-Tho other day n -
ycar.old son Of MIR. E1fas Kllnglcr, who resides
ncar Elwool, in this county. WIS experimenting
with pistol w,,Icl, he supposed to bc at half.
cock. and looked into the muzxtc, when the load
nt shot III tho barrel was suddenly discharged
Into Iis faces Some thirtY-t'vc or forty shot en-
tered the bos's face, totally destroying the sight
Of Ills right ere.
, 1877-09-08
s1.EANfCi,a ntrt,yrD.

OTTAWA, Ont, ecpt. THE steamer Francis,
belonging 10 AtcRac s. Co., burned to tic
water'a cdac laet night near eosel. No t,,snr-
nnce.
The steamer Queen, Of the OTTAWA River Nayt-
CATION Company, ta,tEht fire Mt noon to-day nnl
was almost totally destroyed. Loss heavy.
, 1877-09-08
AN EvAs1VE T1IEOL0GTAN.
Sntrfnt pixpdfcA 10 TAk Tribune.

ANN AnnoR, Micf,., Sept. 7.-Char1ca J.
Gnttteau, w1o Advertised himself As q Chicago
thcologian. 1ccturcd hero Monday night, and
left tho city without paying his bills. 1lc was
arrested hi Detroit last evening, and M officer
started for Ann Asbor With him Oh midnight
train. HhnrtY nfter the train loft Ypsllantt. aTl
while It waa Gnin1 at high speed, uuittcau
jumped or and escaped.
, 1877-09-08

BALTIMORE. Md, sept. 7.-+Tho German BY.
nod Vi the East of tho Reformed Church In
the United States began lis annual session last
cYsnin9, with tile annual sermon by thu Her,
nr. J. Kncltng, ot Lausa.ter. r.. The sy1:.st 1T
1ueEnber9.
, 1877-09-08

CAIIEVTE+E1IN E1131N 1IV4Fs
San FRANCISCO, Sept. 7.-Thu latest election
returns Indicate that the Democrats havo elect
Cd ten Senators and nfty-acyen Asscmblymcn.
The Republicans elect ten Senators mud twenty
tlrce Asscn,blYmcu. Including holl-0ycrs. tho
Democrats viii lmye thlrty.clght majority On
JQut ballot.
, 1877-09-08

S1EtTdE D3spdEtH 70 7Hs 1f4pHnfs
WAsnrSaroE, u. C.. Sept. 7.-Dcmocrats who
arrtycd here from New York this evening say
TINT tho understanding Is among those manag-
Ing the Tweed developments that Tweed las
made up his mind to trl lis whole story before
tho Aldcr,ncn's Committee OF investigation
, 1877-09-08

SUICIDE.
dpariaI Dtxp<ttcA 10 3At Tribune.

0s43k7s1s
JAcKsoAy1LIx, Ill, Sept. 7.-William Baker,
Of this city, Yesterday took 1ose OF laudsuum,
aid died about midnight, lie had been drtuk.
Ing somewhat during the day, but, for sosno
dAys previous, he hal bean much disptlted, xn4