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From Capt. Martin Golden, In charge OF thu
Kisby- Carpenter Conpauy's ting lob Mills, now at
Fort River, We learn that tho dredging being done
there By tho Mshoutnse dEedye IL progressing ans.
ly. aud will ba aptshed In about two wcsks. Tbs
principal work dune II between tho two large docks
of the Ford River Lumber Company, which exien1
into the buy some !. $40 feet from, both Of the
mills: The water u Tho outer end of tho docks IL
aoout twelve feet deep. anl hola* g'ou close to
there GIN rael!y come 70 ths ducks sud lead. liz
also Informs VI that oulJ about H. Oou, 00o feet Of
wv. GU feel being hung up but Two >danls arc
oetn: built, The main EiscT and the other
tuEthsr up On ane Ut the branches. aud tnr TOM.
psuy u eauadsnt that the lugs viii COME down IN
tiut to keep lhy u'llla runuIug the remainder of
tae season. Atlre*eus bur uuc tho new 1Aill, IL
u ops sraiion: the old uns. which will manufactnru
sh'aylcs MOSTLY. II expected to 4tAft up aooa.-
N9ftA<tts 9H4 Fs4AlLJV EuGif.
, 1877-07-14


CutcAuo. The lug Protection 10 recelYing REPAIRS
Vessels on the lumber market continue scarce,
and rarKaes arttying readily disposed Of Tho
prop India gave the schr Magnolla, lying at the
north end Ut Wells strcot bridge, squceso ycster.
dar TINT eame near pnlrerizins l.eF....
A vessel with symn'etricaI shcor-
raktsh and fne-lncd craft-camo
lcpa Elevator. She besrs tho name of II. G. Tron.
blc.. There arc two stcau,-bargas named u. usoh;
ths blaek oas stands s. Ntks, ~ that On thv
9; .1s s'$a esiss:e % $ssss css' ;'a,; h4s s; xsss
S Ser smsor. t. ss9 81 tho waf :as as cAsasa &C
nryanIzasion Devoted 70 tho pursuit. Of angling,
tspame imp1Ies, The tux =: u. urssn , lsa.s.
IN tow. designed Tor ,u.o on ihs work now
il ptogre:s thaFe: From Tho canal tho
It" ~ e. sss'ss. e Ss. .s.< tSx
no5aacs u of se.soln,sn. The doeayins body of =
f,ssF fof sons tus Of laie and onght to le rcaov.
I'd by Tho authorltlcs.
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ni pnti IT, 'sp5s p5a:seu. ' saae4aayp ~ yop. bas euf'
:s.,ss ssasa IN W. IT,. sp:'ea W sao s s':: it,
pro.ao'cI y tlc cota'uai i tat sseaMct IN place
FOR for ..n'x s tho scSf io E"1"pe wi viii. sdh ds".
se b. s;ss. S f., 1 aHsy sss
r., r. isss,. i j. '%es IT, ahesas'. s1'e III s 4 i
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hat
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Ancient and modern mariners, bsP-doa1cr8,
and hangers about tho docks 1t tho faot Of aonlh
Franklin street bad novol excitement yesterday
tflat startled them from their Hip Vnn Wtnklo rn-
pose aud gssu thum fond for go<sfp. South Wa.
ter ttseet rou,nt44lon. merchant had = sly
young fox, wild feilnw, on biz
rsrnsises, aud 1isguasd somehow got loose,
al,a lisely chass snsuod. The anniu,al skipped
!tong nt rapid gnto Sfnnl hts pr1hth. pen. auh
aa.het lIs" F1ank'ln street wherc 10 ''!d not know
fsw feet tn 10 In the direction ln which
no. Was travelling gro he W0nll fnA him
bth IN tue siscf. Tbs unnsnAl OCCURRENCE
startled the nAssxators and others WIN weto
RTouFsd nlaHt On the decks sud aome OF them
astsd ss!f pau'scmuniana hal been Ie. iooss 10.
sttaI Of = poos, little, goaxc- -.tsa!ing fos. Tho
1rightcurd anim&l dathed Of tho dock Into tho
water. aud sw4m ssonnd among tho vessels
u ~. u he wets 70 hts nslvs eien,ent,
ptsfsess : Of lumbar M :. lin, boat VIZ procured.
permitted himself 10 " captured and carried back
captlse to hls former pen, wtssr and better ii
not slyer fox, WhlIs All sdmir1aa multitude yieWsd
htIn with great cusloslty.
, 1877-07-14
A Scientific Correspondent Explains
the Passage Of the Solstitial
Tornado.
Excitement on the Ltlfnbcr-N1nr"
ket Docks Over Tox
Chase.
The Fleet Of Southern Suburbs, Including
the Dominion Of Hyde Park.
Damaging Collision on the Lake and
Other Nautical Accidents.

An esteemed correspondent dlseourses thus
!easn+dly on the rnesage Of the summer so!stii'-
al tornado orer tho lakcs:
The iorna.lo Of June a:. which caused 30 much
q. lite :s@ h.
1ion.tna Of nleeorotoRJ worthy al t9natdefatlon;
The obscsratsons werc faken aa,onf ahe nanMs ~
en-. instance 10 the many channels of rafct-
caurscr between the islands which led 10 The re-.
Mark able actton Of the aiorm.
slowly In the wert wh!ir, far up toward the zenith
different currents Of air hurled little c!qu' banks
In vurtous ulrectIoua. seeming to rise higher md
rio s sun ea.t nckcring, ,ellowsh liYht unon Tho
water enn ana s n IT. te fSt sat y m fe Il sse o
toui,tln which fell upon The car Ike tho bof.tlnR
OF hnRe bubbles down heneath the watcF.icvel.
operatlons Of nuturc Utmost military. Thr emn.
/ Ut 4 sudden, snnk boMcath the cioud-bank, which
now spread OFT to xtcnt w!tA, With H. @ hsav5
.ust ~ tho SIN caat lta laAt rhy. light gust Of
cpol wind froul the nouthtn.t swept oscF the wster
.re o ts the ssc,o Il eioo n M
fuI,,, ,urid sheet ot white clnud lay. md the
whole mss' cong Ruling tp"sr thn esa' rsa ~1an N.
I"as''a ,saais whsis sis'aiy L .es%ea sn' sop
reconnolter Then suddenly huge pronyI :, s of
a'sa sfnend Se 'es esd q ana
Erection Of the cloud fcstei on the very wates IN
gfofm Of so boek w f wser Ms ~ H.
Fair sweeping boats like straws toward the norlh.
seast, Then fruu, the noFthGrn extremity another
rung greater IN dimensions, moved through be-
aittunJ cIarhing agntnst tic first prong
Hwltf nIiuck that dashed huge .wells and
huuls out Of their furucE course toward tho south
9en.t. BY this tn,e tho wholc masa 0ottunttr
&huuiwaY and came. directly east agalnst tho hrat
& rrunEs with . fofcc that waa. appalling. Tho
which shook the elements, mud great swe1ls and
co1iItet and passed. III all directions,
3iEcnchInE hoats nj sea and objects OIL lart /rhe
ratn fell in horizontal sIcets, which aDoncf wcru
fallen than eecnlcl to pass upward nHan by wh!t RI.
wind a1t water spout Into tho clond. This cuntltlun
&tpniy III It callc, the siurn ccnscl, but wns fu-
1o~e By II heavy guile from tho West, which con'
1Hucd Tor anhln t1Hc.
, 1877-07-14

private terms and Aha achr lafr'nfcr fot :'o, Ho
III, oats 10 EHffAlu nt !r. ..-.
1hr steam tMrrr Aherrorn tAkca rnnl from f'har-
intte tn Milwaukee 1T 81 ...
Thr Jenny lin! Eut only &c cnrn from love
txnl T.. iImiIaln in,tea uf tc IN th: tyitf made us
states ycstrr'1ny.
enrn 10 luniafo. TIC: t'corgc W. Dass and Ut.
t'ctcr. corn 10 tfnfralo, Nc.
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]itt'c or m, damage las been done during the
past low ,tayt, mil that rrnEt prospects ha7"
lately improved very materially. Il:G irle-
graph Ina lse used tl'sruity u asrrEtuln tIr
ahcrval,ullts u thu tr.*ts ehhE. yr-t EIay aud
the tlay iefre flcW nnrtllrcht, hut wItlnH't
passed boyutd Lilo limits nj the Htate.
, 1877-07-14

\ REVENUE GUTTER IN PORT. I"
Thr rcvcnus cutter Aua1rw johnson steamed Into
the lake bnaln quietly last evening, slipped her
anchors. and now rides On lhu piacId boaon, Ut The
riarklin4 wHier of utd Mtch0Ab, while the 4uy
a!lAEt,.c4 sauBttT atunt tuwn md "kt" snsccpti.
bic ns,Iens viii, thr.s bcwtchlny smiles and stan
Ming fuil-dEcss uniforms.
, 1877-07-14
TT. m ian.


Thc owners Of Tho Biz double -decked schoohts
M;ch!ssn, now lying At tho Detroit dry dock, ts'k
Of giving an excursion on her 10 Lake kflcs or Q.
letting tler for that purpose. Shc ranks ~ one oI
Inn mammoth ycssclh OF the lakes, on1 having
uno promenade ~ we'll asp toofcd in deck With no
machinery 10 interfere, wbuld nsake capital G1at
for party wanting lfttsc taste Of ocean sat!inR.
II ie propt,sei 10 hayo tug accompany haf II ahd
rues Ut Hll.
, 1877-07-14
: LAKE FltElGTI1S.

tRleAso, July la,-Frelghts we're tn t4t. demand
ave LOT corn 10 DH6a!o. The following yexaels
were engaged: Tho schss Lucerne And NtA2sra,
sosa s ~ uuhslo Ut &c; schr l.. Parsons. wheat 10
"1'srf'l'ls at si4c. Catacliy. ~, 0Uo bu whsat
~ ! too wv ou eofn, ln tho afternoon the kcls
'@aef Wa ta4tu los ~. UuQ au corn " safpl4 OIL
, 1877-07-14
PROPOSED COAL SALES

Nzw YoRx, July l3-lt 1. .et1f-oGlci4llJ an
nounced that the Pennsylvania Goal Compa
will sel 100 900 tons of Pi.tston caal s4 auction
On the 4jth Inst, and that the Delaware, Lacks
wsuua y Western Railway Conluny wLl follow
17ll
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nnipoEronr, july IL. J.--Arrised-Delo Franco,
Morris, 4, btO bu corn and !. 200 bu oats.
nu,puE,u1.r, Jniy 13.-Arrtvcd--Bryant,M Norris,
1900 bu corn. ], 400 bu oats; prop pccsleas. ot'
lava, 1, 400 bu corn.
Cicatcd-prup Atlantic. Henry, o2 600 feet lan,
iatA; lsate, Henry. l0, :i4s feet Iumbcri 4faGle
urlsWold, MlnoukA, ~, :.0u feet lumber.
, 1877-07-14

The prop Tempest received a new suction of statt
iii plucu of tho lately brakcn ono. and proceeded
u, her regular trip night before iaat. The prup
skylnrk. now lying ut It. jne, receiving repairs
for 4iAIlhr Injury 10 that Of jIcr Hate, Will Go
ready lot business lu n6unt Wgek.
, 1877-07-14

Spseial nifb4ithss 10 TAs 7t1buAa
CoLnwATkH, Branch CO.. July 13.-1n the
midst Of harveaE. Shall hays fair avoragc of
wheat Ut superior quality. All other crops
promising except corn. Indications uow ut line
weather.
MtnplEv1Lr.E, Barry Co., July 13.-Ilaryest
well along. Grain will turn out thirteen BUSH
els PER mere. Injured some by the tly. Weather
tinc.
CuARLxvo1x, July 1a-Winteg wheat mt
ready yet ~ cut Exptct now y full EYrrage
Ctol,. Scasbn llas 10 tar been favorable. WI
eeuA Dispatch as 4oot US harvest commences.
, 1877-07-14
TIE CROPS.
Reports from the North, East,
West, and South.
Prospects Generally of m Encotlr-
aging Character.
The Ubiquitous Hopper Dealing Con.
tly with Minnesota Farmers.
A Splendid Outlook for Crops Of Host
Kinds In Wisconsin.

f1tcfGj DisttchfS To Ina 1Ft6HHes ..
FRIRNnsylLLE, Wabash Co., July m.-WInter
wheat all III shock, some IN Stack IN gooa con-
dition. Uats ncartY ripe. .
KoniNeoH, Crawford Co., July 13.-Whcat In
sood condition for stacking. Weather hot.
CoppEs, Union Co., July l3.-WEnter wheat
iii cut and some stacked. Crop excellent.
RubnvtltE, Schuyler Co., July f3.-fall
rhcat ali cut. Probable yictd twelve bushels.
Fine weather for tho past ten dnys. No rain
md very hot, 90 deg. to Us deg. Corn growing
rapidly.
DECATUR, July 1s.-Whcat averaged twenty
bushels to the acre, and frst-c1ass grain. Hood
weather.
rsARL, Pike Co., July 1s.-1Iarvcst nearly
over. whoat good. Yield good, Very wet,
but the wheat seemed III good condition.
MASON ClTr, Mason TO-, July 13.-Whcat all
secured IN good condition, mud Of 4 superior
quality. Thres''fnG will commence next week.
CHARLESTON, Coies Co., July 12-Our best
informed farmcrs place the yield OF wheat at
mot less than tftccn bushels per aero. Fine
quality. Weather favorable. Acreage large.
Mr. sfEnllSu, July 1:.-WAeat crop being
cut. VIII Yield from eighteen to twenty busll-
els per acre. Weather tlbe for harvesting.
Farmers arc In excellent spirits over tho pres
KASE. Urccne Co., July 13-Whcat will nv
craBe tlftcen bushels per ayrc. Tic grnn Il Of
q vrry fair quaEitr. Wet haryest, but no gralu
lost,
ALTON, Iuly 13.-Tlc yield Of wheat In this
section will be frurn aitcen to twenty bushels
ucr acrc. The berry has failed to aEl out this
ycar rs IN torlncr yenrs. FieItlh haye been In
very bad condition. Farmers hare largely in-
crcuseA their harvest hc!t anl completed their
wprk In remarkably short time.
CnEsrERrIRLp, Macoupin Co., July 13-A
very 'ne CROP 9f wheat II tl'ia sert'o,'. WHEAT
cen to twenty bushels. tiround rcry wet.
Et1xAnErurowa, Hardin Co., July l3-Ilnd
tuc time fur wheat l,nryrst. Wheat splendid.
Al In shosk and dry. Re.ly for thhrssllng. Tho
TRIBUNE IL d great favuritc. Send It regularly.
NELLKv1i.1.E, VI. Clair Co., July l3.-New
wheat coming III to tho mlls ut 4l.225 ID good
ortlcr.
VAxpAL1A, July 13,-Whcat llarvcs. about
dcnc. Best crop over cut. Up IN good saapc.
Yield q above the averaEc, mud tl1e best quality
,FAiNYlELp, Wayne Co., July ls.-wintcr
Btatls.
Dw1ou7, July .ta--llarvrstine rye. Weather
al tint could by tlcsil:a. Cron best for ycara.
!lsas 'o'.I a VII ,ls: WI 70 tr%m IT,
lety" abnut tho crot' II all over. Everybody
talKs now ot sowing 1argely this full.
CARnoIIToS, t;rccnc c., July !A-1faryest.
lng. Wheat good but budly tang!cd. urouMl
WoopLAwx, Jefferson Co., Jnly l3-wc arc
getting our wrat In stack III good condition.
Wlll average ftscn bushels per aerc. Oats urc
MAcoNn, NtrDonougs, Co., July 13.-Ryy all
harvested. Cropllrsttians. Winter wheat Eonl,
twenty bushels t" Tho ucrc. Oats excellent;
large; grain plump.
,,; DELtE e. raA.nlE;, M Hamilton m Co., July 49,.
Wheat lire crop. Mostly Btnckcl and III gooa
Canton, Fulton Co.. July 1A-Spring wheat
, 1877-07-14
ERIE.


Special DtEpaseh tn Tia Tribune.
EKrE, Pa, July 3,-noparturcs-flaFk Joseph
q. Master, schrs ii. W. Sage, Lively Mary, ko'
uustn.
, 1877-07-14

Hast week there were o:, 07 tOnH Of lfoA.ott r..
celvcL Al Cleveland, 7!Iu being fron, Lake chan''
plain district. nml Il, :1lj from the Lake Superior
rcgIo,. Thu previous recpIpt+ werc ~, iso toi!s,
.aking sunl Ut III, Ja> during the scaahn. y, 042
tous Of which raI.,c ftUn thu ChanytAln district
md tho rtnlainueE from Lake superior.
, 1877-07-14

8e470 N1h13G& 70 312 2FF1&Y&s
HuNTsyiLlx, Ala, July l3-The wheat c1op
Of Northern AlAbamA IL untUlnmonjy R0o1.
We'll matu1ol; grain full and heavy. Tha ave'
rage yield will be little over ten bushels per
acre, which IL better than usual IN thtt part Of
the country. Thu acreage MAS lncrcsAe1 at the
last sowing, but is still ANAL. These will b no
surplus. Cotton aud corn pssenlka = fs'r Average
yialu.
, 1877-07-14

speetaf ffspateh to The 7rtittns.
ronr 11rno1. Mich, Juty E.-Dowu-Props
Vanderbilt City Of Fremont KnterPrlso. St
Aloans, Rus.ia, Tases!e. ilavnnn hhsl tow, swai-
low md con.ort, DtrckIlcad and baraes. N. Mills
And bafges, schra Mary, Hattie, Akona. George
W. uase1i.
t1r-prups California. Stasneta, Hantiat. Aain,
Rosc and barRts, Townsend and cnnsort, Inter.
wave. Atlenan, Maggie Mcitse, tien. Thurtson,
". X. Tay1nr, r. Il. Merritt, O. e.. TFup9t John
Jewell. 1anc He'll. Asia, EhiEds, KarJ Martin,
CLARION Ifelle, Montpelier.
Wind-Northcast, Light; weather inc.
, 1877-07-14

sapscsal iN4fsacAs- to Tar 7rtbant.
CRxioMToN, kno1 Co, July l3.-Spriug
wheat and oats could not look better &han they
do at prrsent.
FA,nyiELp, Clay Co., July 13.-All kinds Of
a,uall grains look excellent, anl ptomlaa very
largo cEup.
beaver C1rr, FuEness Co., July 13.-11ar-
vosting rye. Turning out woli.
0MAliA, July l3-tireat rl.us over. Outlook
good. Hurley aud rye harvest gunE on. ssnalI
grain cxtra good. Oats vrFy strung.
, 1877-07-14

SpAotds Dist4scA 10 TaS TffbusA
MARTINEZ, Contra Costa CO.. July &-Tha
estimates now can be made On sacksA grain.
Wluter wheat here means that raised on summer
fallow, Il fair. On lev 1atms sesy good
sowed su January and February u according to
conditions, Hall OF IN average dwindilny to
nothing. Helng pre.llcatc1 OH rainfall VI y to
~ iurhes, rs Ut ali average In tue county vii!
cover vlso the whulc State. Reclaimed Irrigated
land will begtn to tell tho Yield, else the de-
felt would hayc boun greater.
, 1877-07-14

Sp<cfaf bis1aseh to The Tribune.
NAnurErrs. Mich, July 13.-Afttvcl-prep
Jarvis Lord schrs Dictator, +. 4. Granger, Samuel
i. Ely. y, A. Wood. Eicascd-l'sopa Corn,osAnt,
Purt Chamberlain; schrs Charles Wall. T. W. Ferry.
Fanny Neil, j. ". llan1fur4. Gesiawk. Passed
Gawn-.l!ops WInainW, teeflshs; Vp-frop Cit3
, 1877-07-14

WfHEf}NSINs
Spfefat DtspafeA>s 10 71e 7sfdanA.
WATERFOWL, Wis.,. July t3.-Wc afc At pres
ent having tho most favorable weather for tic
growing grain, anil the formers In this region Of
Wisconsin arr feeling jnbilant over tho splendid
prospects, for Al abundant erop. Within few
days tho reapcrs viii be busy cutting tho winter
wheat and barley. Both crops look WE'LL and
will y1cId abundantly. Spring wheat, an i'm
p,rtant Item with the aGricultur!sts in this scc-
ttun, Is coming along finely. sotne ptcccs
arc thin. and oi, nearly ali there
ls 4 short growth Of straw; lut tho
ss sl ,ss siS al" 81 IT. hs,s'";as ys, cr ssE ss!:
prumiscs to b. considerably alove the average,
with the quality Of grain tho very hest. Ten
days more u good weather will place spring
.hsst entirely ot 81 dSsnxs and give us such
Corn. from fragment planting, had become
considerably behiinl, but It has made rapid
strides within the psst, two weeks. and pu~
sIfs syns f' II Il this 2Ien.y ' 5.s s eeu retsraa,
some by tho late rain storms, anil many
ncadows and marshes hre no overfnwu that It
u impossible 10 get on them To cut the erass.
Fortunately the ralns found but. little hay cut.
and there IL yet chanca for \ fair crop 10 ku
gathered.
There arc sono reports that potatoes aso
rottinE in Consequences OF the frequent wet anu
injury to tho crop Is very widespread.
III the way Of lruit there II fair show Of
cursants, scarcely nny cherries, nn average
smount Of raspbcrrtcs, anu, from the appcar-
ancc u the tries, VIC should not expect hall
CnlrrEwA FAILS, July 1a,--o.ts and spring
wheat bid fur to yield m unprecedented crop.
Corn looking we'll, but weedy,
JAsEsy,1,s n:,' sd 1aly lSoats @ Eo9 aud healthy
yet: Never saw evru grow faster.
HUDSON, July 13-SpEtnR wheat headed out
, 1877-07-14

DOMINION CANAL-TOLt.S.
The tolls and dies either way TO be paid by The
owners or masters OF steAn.sesse1s navigating the
1jon,Inon canals arc ~ follows, ha@in9 gene Into
effect On tho Lat fnat:
, 1877-07-14
AxTElt'S FALL,

6Vff3d3 U1ftaRth I" 3H3 JF1bVnf.
NEW York. July 13.-Thc !snn's Washington
ap.cial says A1tclls conversion to Nor1non!sm
IL likely 10 cost htm his plare as Governor of
New Mexico, and Ircak the ring which the .stns
stiacked two years ne.t Frederick l.ncklcY,
c'lltor of The salt 1.akc Tribune, writes ~ fol.
lows on thts subject: "Wl!en lie tA1tali1 ar
riye at Salt Lake n Governor Of UtniI, leading
pricsts rcceirDl him aud tnrrsctf HIN to Nor
mon h"tel. where hia hmrd and wiiisky It'll,
amounting To f%kt VAS nuii by tho CITY cnun.
uprising, aud Is believed TO have tonsptrtd with
tie Murtnnti priesthood against tho lives of
Guntilu scttiets.n
, 1877-07-14

Aaaaot h5pateA "a ~ H1&xaA.
HARR1soxvlLlE, Cass Co., July l3-Wheat
due. Average twenty-five bushels PER acre.
Weather favorable, and fartness getting along
Qusay wilh tilei5 hxfYeat,
, 1877-07-14

speedily Yield 10 tr curative Influences Of i'u!vcr-
niacher's Electric Belts anI f'antl&. They are
Fafe simple. and effective, and rRh lie EASILY ap.
piled BY the patient himself Hook, with full par
tculnra ma lrd fren. Atidscta FuLvcrntachcr Gal
y1nlr Cn. Cincinnati O.
, 1877-07-14
KANSAS.
!gb<fia{ nifpU{theS to The Tribune,


!sotciaf DispateAes to The Tribune
tNpIANotA, Butler Co., July l3.-Oats arc
very hne. Promise the best yield VIC have cvcr
had.
Rockr HILL, Lincoln Co., Jnly 13-Oats
good. Spring wheat could not bu bettcr.
DklrHos, Cloud Co., July 13.-Oats and
spring wheat promise good.
tiuRoa, Atchison Co., July 13.-W'c arc uut-
ting fail wheat and rye. Corn gpul Small
grain all good.
HIGHLAND, Doniphan Co.. July 13-Farmers
cutting barley. Estimated yield twenty-five to
thirty busl!ris per aere Quality goui. Oats
HAYES Clrr, Ellla CO., July -WIntcrwheat
ali harvested. Crop good. Now cutting sprlnE
wheat. Crat, excellent. Data turning.
ELL1Nwoop, lfartom Co., July l3-Prpspects
fur spring wheat and outs arc cxcclcet.
PAuLA. s1latnl Co.. July 'A-Wtnter wheat
E0od. Oats gn01. Weather hut and dry.
COUNCIL tiNoys, Morris ca, july i:t-rros-
pect Of full vrop If outs uud tair rrop of spring
wheat.
.Knwsx, Phillips Gu. July IA heavy crop
OF outs; tslc heat We syer llatl. Winner vcat
VERY hcayy. Spring WHEAT heayy, hut scasou is
lntt.
CL,r7os, Wilson Co., .luly 1o.-oats arc first
ratc; never bctter. Weather fayoruhIo for
larycst.
REuwoop FALLS, C!lasc Co., JULY l3.-Fall
wheat harvested. Average, len bushels. ur l,a.f
crs,},. Spring wl,cut RMl oatp pranIse n butter
return. Rye aud barley good. Corn looking
tuc, but ncctltng rain,
MluntasN WALLET, Usage Co., July H.
Grasshoppcts doing great 4a,uaYe 10 tho outs.
hot.
BENTON, Butler Co., July 7.-Wllcat harvest
hnt4ilcd. l.tttlu better than failure. Excessive
rains Ut Juno tho cause. Weathcr dry und
warm.
unEsrER, Jefferson Co., July 18.-leapcrs OF
all kinds l,avc lccn In Actire operation, hut tho
ground has been 50 wet TINT but slow progress
hAs bceu male. lTaye had very hot weather.
EMplRE, Mctlerson Co., July ly-uurycst il
at It's height. Quality of grain VERY good
Yield FROM ten to altccu bushels per acre.
, 1877-07-14
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$50. slHEEx slEEx tfa"n49}isof'ihN19 tfa"n49}i f'ih1 g.. s.'@aee' ssse
eis No. u wsil:st, Now Yafk msfs Desirable tnve.t.
tWrniy t,tass ia amo9as nsess. Stock bought aaI
carried lung drsirrd aeosIt OF PER cent E1'
pI&uAtusy circulars and weekly tcporta seal tres.
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a Pointe Coupee PELICAN; Char
bon is still making ravages among
the horses and mules n this parish.
T Morgan City Registfr: A col
ored boy was drowned near Mr.. Beers
place. Smallpox has entirely dis
appeared from this place. ).
T Richland Beacon: The Stella
Block, and not the Tom Parker, was
the first steamboat to navigate the
waters of Lake Lafourche.
~ New Orleans State Register: A
quantity of ripe peaches have already
reached this parket, They are grown
10 the vicininy of OsFka, Miss.
H Thibodapx Sentinel: s. T. Gris-
amore has beep appointed Mayor OF
Thib0daux to fill the vacancy eaRsed
by the resignation of P. Z. LOrio, the
present Tax Collector.
u Assumption Chronicle /: The fire
company has received its engipe--a
hand pump of the Hartshorn pattern
from New Orleans The Laundry
of Mr.. Geo. w. Jones accidentally
took tire and was wholly destroyed.
Col. Geo. G. Garner, an eminent
citizen of this parish, died at his plan
tation on the 28th ult.
v w. Baton Rouge Sugar Planter:
Divers are at work ON the ill-fated
Sandy No. 2, as she lies bOttpm up
Just below RFuly Landing. Several
bales of cotton and hogsheads OF
sugar have been taken from the
wreck, aud the dive rs are confident
of rescning the safe if the boat cap
sized after striking the bank. A large
portion of the machinery will be re-
covered.
v Carroll Conservative A distur-
ba;lce toak place at a ball given by
coiored people on Melbourne planta-
tiQn, ana Richard Harris was shot
thyApgh the body SO that he died in
st:,ntly. Prince johnson, who did
the shooting, is at large; Abe Mich
olson and Becky johnson, charged as
accessories, are in jail The new
Police Jury LAS reduced the estiNated
expenses for the current year from
S26,sOO to $3.50.
F West Feliciana Sentinel: The
dead body of white female infant
was found upon the premises of Mrs.
Nancy Floyd, in an old stable, and
covered up with moss and BRICKS.
Evidence adduced at the C0roHer's
inquest pointed to Miss Jennie Fipyd
as the mother of the child, aud ipdi-
Gated that its death had been caqsed
by herself aud her mother. They are
both under arrest. -Ruffin Sharper,
Il colored boy about q years of age,
was drowned while bathing iu Big
Bayou Sara.
" st. Charles Herald : The cabin
of Jean Louis Haydel, y white man
living in the quarters of the Trinity
plantation, caught fire and burned to
the ground. Haydel moved his fam
ily aud effects out Of the building and
returned to quencb the flames. He
placed u ladder against the house,
mounted to the roof, and while he
was pouring water through an open
ing the roof caved in, hurting the I'M
fortunate man to the rafters, where,
being suffocated by the dense smoke,
he became insehsible and burned to
death. The residence Of Rev. Father
Suiriry, adjoining Red Church, vas
destroyed BY Are.
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Half the business portion Of Union,
S. c.. burned.
Geo. Schneider of Chicago declines
the Swiss mission.
Wn. H. Vanderbilt is on his way
home from Europe.
Juan Solazi was hanged ut San Ra-
fael, Cal, for murder.
New Centrevitle, Pa, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire.
Geo. Sandeson was struck by light
ming and killed near Memphis.
Sexton beat Joseph Dion at billiard,
for Il $1,000 stake. at New York.