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ATLANTA SURGICAL INSTITUTE,
No. SO Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
j. w. GURLEY, Nj. ID. ID. ID. s., Surgeon in Charge
Will be in as4iuST 0i,, and remain week.
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THE coMMrss1oxEn,s Letter.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WASHINGTON. July 10. 1877

Hon. III G. Butler, Edgs6eid, S. c.:
DEAR 6IR-Desiring TO further extend
tho operations and benefits of the Depart
ment of Agriculture throughout the
Union, IL is deemed of great moment TO
invite the active cooperation of Senators
and Representatives from tho various
States, and through them. effect. the as.
sistaace and sympathy of leading aud
thinking agIiculturists of their respective
sections. l have the honor, therefore, to
respectfully request that you viii, ut your
earliest conveRicnce, furnish this depart
ment with s1ch information rs may be in
your power as to the character and diver
sity Of the crops in your section of the
STATE; their quantity and quality, the
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SAN FRANCIscO, July 2G-noOn

A RIOT IN sAN FRANCISCO, AND TIE
TORCH APPLIED
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LArEsr INC i 3 !, Anp -nouNp.

Information was received by Capt.
Hendsicka last evening that Woodrrff,
in the custody Of Lieut.. Chapman, had
reached Wilmington, aud would srTiTe
in Columbia to-day. Woodrrff's son, it
Appeals, as soon as he heard of his
fathers fight and probable captl.re,
want TO Gen. Conner aud offered his
guarantee that IL the GENERAL would
withdraw the kilograms authorizing
WopdrnfFs arrest no fthe sony wonld
have his father back hore by Friday
next. Not being able to effect suoh n
compromise, young Woodruff went on 10
Philadelphia on the same train with
Lieut.. Chapman, and is now returning
, 1877-01-23
TELEGRAPH WAR,

rttrsBuno, Jan. ::a,.-Saturlay morning IN.
formation was received Vt the Atlantic & Pariae
Telegraph otl!cc In this city that the Western
Cn!on lgaa organized large force OF tnen In the
oil reglous Tor tue purpose of destroying the
wires md psIcs Of the Merehants' National
Telegraph Company, which were being operated
hy tho Western Union, Under lease arqutred BY
the consolidation ol tho old Pacific & Atlantic
line IN 1874. Tie lcAse WIS abs,llt to expire. al
the wires which extend through the oil regions
wt,ulA revert to the cuntrol Ut tho Atlantic d
Pa,illc Company, which has rrctutly purchased
u controlling interest lu tho stock uf tho Mrr-
vl,auts' National Company, The Western Union,
it IL saI,l, preferred suit for damages rather
ttlau allow important connections to fal! iuto
tue hauda Of their opponents, aud propoeed
taktng advantage Of Tic utl tljournlnent of court
ui,i& the nbsenrr vi tic Judges on saturday 70
coluplete thc wvrk VI destruction before ~ ~"
However, they wcro batt!ci, a, tho Atlantic q
Pacific Company csnpi"yca eminent counsel IN
Pitt1bu1x, mud had nv tnjuAtt!on !ssted ~
chu1nbcrs through Judge Ewing ut o oc!osk IN
the afternoon, nsd AeTyett the salnv tn AL thu
officers found at once, and ttIeEraphcl copies 81
the gslnu " nl& puiuts u the oil Fstohss special
Mtssensc.s belnc sent out BY trains To Ect "
at different potuts. aud take tue road WIN
hosseA in searyil NJ tbs gang, afMr1 WIN
th@ injunction aud follo~luEs their tfan Dy
tic work Of lestfuctton. One party had 81 Got
b%toFe tha messenger On horseback overlook
tAem sud stopped tht outrageous ~ofk. All
tho wtres between Franklin and s1:l c.ty ~tse
destroyed, anil probably in other points not yes
heard 3rpsu. The 6upcrint cn1cnt VI tia y est.
I'D Union ha1ldg 'sbscnted himself from th<
, 1877-01-23


An old scttlcr--FisIskin In tic eoffce-pot.
One Of The earliest printers On rccord-The
Emperor TraIan, WHO set up it,nna1 column.
One Of the most toElorn sights to man is q
beginner attempting to cat vefmlcc1li-soup
Without bottle Of ycrmlfuge on hand.
"oh, Mary, tho wells got broken. and VIC
cam. ret no water; nnd oil, ba.nt II prime!
rey,hcr anya Il. p'r'aps We shan't lave to wash
fur fortnight"
Judge {u1aiccidctll-" Tlumph! the Court
must Ec clear Oil tlls point. brother jenktns.''
Anxious usI,rs.--" Clear t,c COURT" le rcprf-
lnanucd for excess Of zcnl1.
Two little hoya were met after dark by tef-
low who demanded thcir money. sastl onr ot
them, II hare nj money" THIS might llayc
brcn Il euflleirnt answrr. But the other made
assurance tlouhly sure bv adding, "Ano
luycnt any pocket to put tnoncy in"
a rIrcus.ri.,cr falls in love With the daughter
Of thc clown. *Ayc. 4l'sr.uIng azlila,' lle
says, vii ns, y;n,r "a,n, Of ths sn,''er 80 q
nut now, Lconoll. lie is walking, upon his
ta,ds, as ts a!waya thu case wien Ills m!nti IL
prcnc,upictl. foti must awR!t moro favor
able oppDEtllnity.h
, 1877-01-23

As Charles Mules and hss wife wese TT their
llotnc, 1ls North Pima street, Tuesday evening,
the door "as opened IN answer to knock. when
III rushed peu ,Hcll twenty n,asqncra&lers In the
most grotesque and l,orrlh1o costumes nossibc
~ Imagine. Mrs. Mules was seated with child
upon her lap. The lttt!u ncbccomtne frightened
tetcaMeA. ard The mother, who reeoCn.zeta
AMONG the Masqueradcrs many OF her most
.uliluAtr tsicusls, Inalo anl female, ya!uly ru-
dcarole1 to quct it.. Mr. Mule, Owns nj enor-
nuns Newfoundland Dug, which ut anre bound
cd v,tssai.s suA Nude Nj attack uw.n The !,s-
t.udrrs. Tl'rrc is no record u any former pa,l-
ic where the nleaHs Of egrc5s were taken aIyal.-
tags Of nlorc quickly than on THIS occasion. In
two aud t}rec-tluarteEs seconds tho hause was
clear, and Ftuc street for Two blocks either way
was llllsd with flying lgurcs Of every dCscrlp-
tton. A devil slipped on tho fcu rs . harlc.
quia ran OYER hinl, followed bya clown, nc-
gro crawlrA OH hia hands and knees uu1cr the
steps u ~ a1jonins housc, and other charac-
tess scattered III every direction. Mules tays
that L tEey ever get that party together ag4su
he will he glad to zee them, utld will chain up
the "puTp.n
, 1877-01-23

tFAlHfH tAsfF.l Laf2Htcff.
A fcw evenings since, t1san who had been ut-
cnterprisng and unfortunate In love determined
to commit auie!de To relieve himself Of tho cares
uttcnlaul Upon being In Virginia viii, uu one IN
carcss. lie concluded to make Ills dealt! aonlc-
what PECULIAR and. loading up MI English
" bulltlog," started about midnight for the
Catholic cemetery. His idea was to shoot him
self In the graveyard, where Ills rc,nnins could
bo buried without tho expense attendant upon
transportation. Full Of this original conception,
tho ,11an wrote letter to his fant:taliy o, Is
stscet, and wendell le way toward thu spot
dcns Of existence. On his way he attempted to
take short cut across 4 chlckcn-ranrh aln! hero
nn unexpected accident occurred. As lie WAS
about half-wuY across tlsc lot. m honest
watth"tln.'s bay fell npun his ears, and III
moment tl!c animal was coming up Wig
ortns1y, with thu nnat savage 1ntcntions
Pulling out lsA sfx-slloQtcr. he opened upon The
dog, mud stood him oil quits aucccsatully. Bud
dcniy, however, The ownrr of tho ranch lloye In
sight with n doublc-b1rTclca shotgun aud eov-
cred the unfortunate yo!lng nlun. "Don't shoot
fellow, who, while bent On Ills own destruction,
suddenly berasno frightened out OF Ills wits,
nnA determined 10 liyu at any price. With tllr
Shotgun lcyclel at l,ts hcnd he lcll upon hts
knces. bsgg!ng hard for his tic. and trying to
explain hls areldcntal presence upon the placc.
country like q deer, soon cunning bavk 10 the
rfty anu printing his nerves with beer anl s.lnl.
wivhes. Tho note left Ills lantlady was as fol.
lows:
DEAn sfn.. O.: nm tired OF lite, and will
blow out NY brains Ia M tto cemetery to;nieht. My
las leGomu burden tu NE. Yours.
Tic IL now quits cheerful, aud took nnothc,
| GIRL 10 the tticatse last night.
, 1877-01-23
SCARLET FEVER AND sULPH0- -CARBOLATEs.

q" the Eif'pr n ne Tt!onnt, r,,..
Cn1rAs IAN. -AM as!e!N y IME iM'neSE
ell 90 's s. noim III vi psscap e M lily Il
eon,cwhat astoiiahHE on nccoaat ns we lmpnethIe
0s ignorance or IL writer. remedy yal1ao!t "
thu trcnt1nrut OF zynlotlc flstasra SCARF
arelc, IL. the on Csof: .tenal reader l. ia.
pressed with lhe !tlca that mi" eIcmaeal to,hiMt'
lion waA Atst discovered and uscn In zymottc dis
urucrs right here il wonderful Chicago, a,'I that
sta}H. Tho a'tuts poctof heea'Ie convinced frnna
"ob1cyytng tho virNlGAre of snHlo cascs OF dipA-
therIa THAT living orsa'lsms IN lhe human body
- O., that nara.'fx,-wsrc ts ;', sa,!,e u ths ma
-rES years, half a tlecllc-thr lloclnr lei tAfs
u,,azS idea take root In ILLS nstrl. 1lt at toutAc.
It fse1;iIalct md brought forth fruit First he nrth
rarhullc nci to nnnihl1ats tic parasites: tdidnt
rafbulIc acid together, aud presto! The wonderful
Js,nol,tion Of parasites Is discovered. Reyerul
weeks agu thls agent wns announced for su!c hy
s,asrs c rsor Ghcsgo cassrIy
rsarhs out utter inp remedy tn question and Won.
,frrrh why ii was nnye1 known and nseA hc5ose.
t,uI7 two thinys cause surpsise IN The uInda Of
rrgaIar physieians MOI, rtadIng tha. artc!e uul
tas " @ y, ns ya a ~ NJ MS awa. y"
earten, item. q Iaiefe.s II p,ofe.*ton. u t.
xirm w % no,setrut Of lid ilea+ III l,ahalnsy aud
thcranrntirs' a. innuxII tbty were bran new. The
/. r"ruiar ,Tufe.aion ii Lhcayo laughed and soarcd
arr tI,n articlvs. md statd anac hat In awe VI
lie a.Iazins Ingenuity ot thas Doe!or' ..I..'
,arious Euroucan physieaun requesting them 10
ute tic tyuo.uipl,ites in 1YnutIc dlscapss and 10.
p"fs 10 iii. Tho result Vt tlicF oLse ssa,ons. liz
, aa:s5x sss erta: hsy; germs
, 1877-01-23

a Thinning. Out OF German Consufs---Thc
Hissr anti Iarbor IIfli--~Gencva Award
Bonds.
Sptcfdt D!tpa.ch 10 The Tribune.
WAsH1NGrox, u. e., Jan. :..23.-The State De-
partment has retcised notice that the tctmaI
Government has determined TO abolish what
are called the honorary Conkulatrs in tho
United States, and to establish nnd matn-
1ain no consulatts hcnccforth except those
to whcl, fixed SALARY Is attached.
Tie following aro the Cousulatcs
abolished by this order; a. CIaussenlus, CHI
cago. Carl A. g. Adue, Cincinnati; Julius
Nung, Galveston; s. i. sehlesIuger. Boston:
Warner DTcxe}, Baltimore; c. .. White,
Charleston; Herman D. Cnsar~ Mobile; l.. Won
Baunbach and II. Won Blhn.bacl, Milwaukee; ;
.Tphannes KnIttschne!bc, New Orleans; Carl IL.
Meyer, Philadelphia; Heinrich Moeser, Pitts
lurg; F. ". llancwlnckcl, Efvh,nond;, Won
,,uc.,t Koenvra, Say4una,; Il. HlrtlI. ST. Louis
L. Wells, 1T. Paul. and E. Pcsctau, Wilmington.
Tic Senate, in executive sesstun, to-.tay col.
tirtneu Hct,,atntu IL. Lamar tn be Collector Of
Internal ketcnne fur the Second District Of
Gulursluu, aud William l.. Catnpbell tu lc Sur.
yeyor General for the District oi Colorado.
l'nc House COMMITTEE Oil Commerce, having
rccunkiIercu tt:er determination not to report
the River and liusbor bill, hare decided to re-
po1t 1t carly next week t. the House. 1t y
tlkEtf LuG AHlHA4t 4NIutAt" hN'S fNNs W"s
sl,or1 of the sum appropriated III the last bill,
nnd that lis rross[olis will b. conttned to cases
OF recognized necessity.
7u tAs lttsItrn Assoctatfd Fsxta
WAsnlsoTos, u. G.. Jun; as.-The Gen eva
awar,t boslds, ttlrrc III number, a,lu for tue su
tire n1nount, $:o', ,tk, wcsr nesied to-lay a. til.
Treasury department, US fol!ows: Augusit, bxl'
mint, 4 e., iv!Glll: First SatonaI tt ',1 Bank
Tue ltotlsc Committee on Conan'cFce has lte'
gnu tic preparation vi the River an1 iiarol
bil1. The amount Of appropriation to be rcron
included Will not exceed $..,5oJ, ,ND or $3UlO,AU
b.. +. Kelley, Of Wcst Virginia, hus been nun
mated Register of the Land'Ot|ec At santa F.
New Mexico.
The House Committed ou Indian Affair.
ngrecd tu recommend the passage of SeelYe''
I'LL tn ratffy TIM arrangement made with tn
Sioux indfans fur tho relInqntshment ol thrl
title to tue Black Il!!ls tcrEitury, etc.
Senator Anthony IL improving steddily. bn
It. is not thought lie will be strung enough Il
70 out before to-mosrow OF neSi day a. tn
earliest.
| ltcattuu.
, 1877-01-23

"What Is a 'tald dcek' and shob~tafl
Au.h'!" voting Indy, the light Of sonsl.li{l)
home, asked the other evening. looking up from
a newspaper she xas reading. "Why," said hex
elder brother, "a cold dcck-," and It was
ture to notc how suddenly he checked l'iTnself,
and w.,at n variety Of conflicting emotions pay,,
cd over his fncc as he bent over hts book. an!
pretended not 10 perceive thu sharp g'ance OF
fuepieious inquiry which Ills father shot Mt him
over .s spcGtnclcs. while the silence was so uro-
found AM! awful that The other members of tho
family lookci up ani Eazea nrnand IN dumb
amazcmcnt. An excess Of knowledge IL often
11ss mnks msclf Sea", wa,Sins encyclopedia I iori
, 1877-01-23
Of the board about the management Of county

OF the Board abons the management Of county
aHaiEs, mud had dunc 20 conpiatningly. ne
might have talked to othcss n the same way,
nuch steals ss ho had called attention to IN his
resolutions. 1Ie knew full we'll what be was
talking nbont, and an Investigation ro.'Il DEM
onstrate that IN ttc bill II qne.t1o}n, r., Hogan
should have remained In The Treasury. aud
would have. had tito Committee on Public
Charities tinne It's Anty..
Mr.. Schmidt salsl lic had bought great deal
PC per TIKI TIKI III. Ss e % tIoustt Hogan had advanced
money for the county in the dcal he had made,
Qutl tfiAt he Wna entitled IT. t0tnethng.
Mr.. Fitzecrald called attention t9 tia fact
on pipe, and that lealcrscol,f gel percent more.
The pr1ce-tlst on such goods remained the same
from year to year, and the p'ice was changed BY
al increase Of decrease of ttsc discount.
,s1c.srs Mecnff1ey and Schmidt, in Joint 1ls;
play OF osatosy, urged that, II Crane Bros. had
Two prices lor gools, they were frauds.
Air. t}ucntilcr was tired 0r hearing the Bcnrd
called rasralf, and being accused Of corruptiont
etc. lie had almost Cumc 10 1unk on NIL cnf'-
cheated t|sc!r workmcn and The county. Tncy
were cttlier. rascals. or had to pay some COM
mizsioncys large fees. Isc wanted the re*otu;,
tfons adopted, and, unless there was ratliral
n t1c o. aia1{s, Mn,, 1s
or ieEislating It nut Of existence.
Mr.. Cicary satd he had been n quiet listener,
and had counted or hts fingers that eleven
fpccctcs had been made on tho subject by some
Of the members. lie waa no kpecch-1naker. ntiu
fay ANYTHING because Its Hospital had 1cct1 re-
fcrrcI 10 in connection With the Hogan matter.
He remembered that Gran,l Jury last fprint.
examined his work at tho Hospital, and he
thought some Of the members kue" more ot
that Jury shan he did, Or
Mr.. MeCat{rcy-1 do,
Mr. Carroll-1-
nj. Cleary continued 10 say that the County
Doari was growing notorious. and l'c ;tlh moi
| relish the notorlcty. lie wanted the Fcsolutons
adopted aud the Investigation commenced al
once
After further wrangl'ng speeches the rcsolu-
tions were adopted, Carroll alone voting In tAe
| negative.
Tho Board then adjourned until Monday. =,
The Chairman will Rtinounco TIC Investigating
Cotntn{tt ocA attlcrcd to-day,
, 1877-01-23
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, IA

mention sevesa phyeeiies hers *ho have ased II !,
ter. e. rhrs1o h5,t Y o Isn5 md have lid
It for 1esra.
r., sataei9ns tmrndenf: o. s's,mlsf ,a aseoye1J
~ nnsInp ior syen = " chicaao phyaiesn. md Tie
eratuftons Recommendation Of the editorial to ply
tans ~ ess;} teoo' 70 rrU1 r ~
iii: il no, ,he hi instance of Attempted Healing
81 g!ofy o. discovery OF vslaahln rens1y aI.t
ptus3"' ttne '"'o ae' ~ '"e 's<'''F "
ii will nnw he In order for some homrnpahto
rh!s1siaa 10 assoHnd Chicago ana thc wn,'a T;e
IN in.fantonsou,r ~ srresti,a er,tsn form Of con.
vnialons, neuralgia, lie. angina nectorir etc. &c.
W., no1 sosne o1her nomTnpae ~ ~. a..
Jensc asr hsti. in lie sreatrnt u Jung disease?
, 1877-01-23

Dexter, the tanner of bovlncs. created great
sensation un the streets yesterday by appearing
III carriagc drawn by fons mi1k-whtc oxen, all
IN larncss and driven tandem. Tho Eay md
festive looking bcasts rranccl n1ong III fine
etylc-"l,cads. mp and tails a risfn'," rs our
John would ray. Gur. Thayrr was invited to
take ride, aud was driven nboslt for sonc time
br Dexter. Other gentlemen nlso enjoyed the
novelty. Dexter says that either u Ills oxen
can ttot mile in 3:i7. lie offers to bet any
amount Of moury that he can load wagon with
a,i make better tln,r to Dealwood than any
four horse or mule team with the same load eau
possibly do.
, 1877-01-23
FIRES.


IT. JOSEPH, No., Jatl. IA obstructive fire
occurred at tic corncr Of Eleventh and Penn
streets in this city about Q o'clock tI!s morning,
by which thc large two-story frame building oc-
cupicl ly Norris tS Payne as grocery alhl dry
goods store fell prey to the deyour-
Ing element The buildings wesc owned
bY a{r. Thomas Morris, whose loss
will probably reach from s20Oo to 5000. The
eturc building was Insured In the Franiiliu VI
philadelphia, for sl,50d, and the dwelling for
Sl,40o, ol which sJU0 Is held by the Sntlonal Of
HAstfortl, and Ssu3hy the Atlns. The 81. Jnseph
Fire Il Murine Insurance Company hayc S:,9uo
on the stock, ard the Home, oi New York,
$!QN.
, 1877-01-23
A I3OY'S EXPERIMENT.


We heard n good Joke On Lexington boy last
night. sfr. sa,n Ingram, express agent and
North Missouri ticket agent Al that town, has
two pEonls'"s sons, aged shout and years.
4 day or tho siave he found them putting na!ls
IN their mouths. lie cautioned them against Il,
and told than, story Of 4 boy wllo stuck his
tongue IN Al iron lamp.post Oh cold morning.
Thu boys remembered that etory, mud yesterday
onu Of thcsp resolved to Test Il to eco whether
tho ''pld man" He'd Or nol. Tie morning was
Intensely cold, and thu boy wcnt up 10 a Limp
pust In front ot Col. RcIl's residence all 6turk
Ills toulyllc 10 IT, lie found It was lust ~ the
"oltl nlan' tall. Finally he gave 4 Jerk and
left u hie picre OF his tongue adhcrtng to tho
post. lio went down to h!s father With his
mouth full OF bloo,l, wnrn tho "o!d ,naut naked
him what was tho rnatter. Splitting out j
,nouthful Of blood. he answered.: 70, nothing
inur!,-ITe been Trying yer dcrned old lamp.
I,ost &<aE, and ~ dealncF. fil1e. left halt
mr. Tongue On It,"
And sure enough he lid leave n liberal share
there. "herc 1t WIS seen by great many during
the day.
, 1877-01-23
A wErGurY FAMILY.

A Nebraska paper notices man and wltc
nl'use combined weight turned tho scale at SO
pounds. lie weighed $50 and the lady $50
pounds. Ten rh''Iscn have been born UNTO
them, ecvcn Of whom are now living, mil hn''-
est, respectable citizens. With pride does the
utl gentleman point TO Ills offspring, nn c*rccl-
ally 10 q 19.yrlr.old soll. whu kicks the bca1n
Ut 200 pounds, stout as IN or, and ns good
unttlrcI rs lis father. Ills eating capacity Il
"nurn,ota, md eael. day adds something to lis
;,yo!r,1upols. A tycar-tld girl weighs over 100
uprtlub.
, 1877-01-23

office IN Pitsshurg, he could not he pereona'ly
served with the paners though bis su1or1llnates.
wherever found. were supplied With copies be-
can at / 1. Ia. there see,na likely to be seF1ou.
litigation over. the affair, which must result
finally to the advantage Of The pIatntifa fn the
eyt Of the law, and tlfc public will no doubt
to crush out tho opposition telegraph company,
eeen ',y such bol1 proceedings as tho employ
mcnt 1T gangs OF men at midnight to cWt down
and destroy property not their own. rather than
that II should lcgftinatcl5 fall into the hands
Of itk oHncr6.
, 1877-01-23

FATAL EXPLOSION.

TIN IfIJ I4.N lIE1SJy3sN* ~
LITTLE Rock, Arx., Jan. o22.-About 8 o'clock
this morning fearful explosion occurred At
Ink Bayou, nine niles northeast OF this city.
The boilers in tirtf}itha d l3vrk'sshnslc fnctory
and saw -,nfll exploded. Three men were ktllc,l
an1 several dangerously injured, The killed
are Benjamin Smith, from firorgi,; James Nc
G!nnl,, from Tole1o, H.; and i th,oreh man
named Anderson Lewis. Tie largest part Of
crn rnls through, tic forcst, c,itt,ns da.a tltt4
twelve inches in diameter. The mill MAS one
ot the finest in tho State,
, 1877-01-23
A MISSOURI GtItLtS NERVE,
GtsrtaitS f41.1 Uemocras

a girl but Is years OF arc, whose name We
withhold owing TO desire on the part VI the
actors to keep tho affair secret, was sitting III
tho darkeucd kitchen With her bctrothed, IN the
wee hours Of the night, whcu, starting for tho
fireplace In oFlrf to rrplcalth the fuel, her foot
struck what sho supposed WAS piece Of rope,
aud, atooplng to pick II up, aho recriYcd thc
yenomous tang4 of lalSu rattlesnaze In her
thumb. To oTditiury individuals this wonld be
present casa The gir, simply turucd tho light
uu, aud ask. 1 her 8younE man" to Kill thu
reptile, and ecIxng largs ease-k1ille, she sew
ersd tue BIZ q thumb from the hand, thus pre-
venting Tug aay eson se e. bxsas no nss
, 1877-01-23
At JOLIET, ILL.

fpFf7Q9 EF2puIL9 To III 77ToHHe9 "
Jor1Er, H., Jan. .!s!!.-1llc extensive Touring.
mills of N'lllIatn Adam e. Son, situated III the
Hot,thcr1l portion Of this city, were completely
destroyed by 1ru rarlr thls morning. The loss
Is about s:(1cOo Will, only an Insurance Of
Insurance Company. q, Chicago; sl,NN In tho
Mcrclmnts', Of Newark, y. J.; and S5Oo In the
tiilard. Of Philadelphia. The i'ro WIS uudoubt-
ctl,y lntcn1i4F},
, 1877-01-23

Tho nlarm from Ro1 Gu at Q o'clock ycttcr.
tlay morning WAS caused a,g fire In the resi-
tcncc Of Officer Richard Dalton, No. ts9 West
Hlarkkawk court. Loss, f3DO; insured for te0o
#, the St. Paul L. Minnesota Ftru. Cailse, un-
known, bu. supposed to le spontaneous cusa-
bustion III Il smnll clotllrs-c1nset In resclltng Il
3yenr-old child fro,n the flames, Atrs. D:!lton
WIS very severely burned ahout the head, ehcat,
and prltla.
, 1877-01-23
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
En<fi1f {Hsyxtfrh In TAS Tyftunk

DrBrqcE, H., Jan, .a.-fcsterday Jamea
Rmi,b. Of Cascade. Dubuque County, while In
the act Of taking down 8 shotgun from rack
where It was hanging, accidentally discharged
It, The loul taking effect In LIS wlies Shoulder
who was sitting Irar by. The lady Is ycrT scrl-
ous!y, II not fatally, hurt.
, 1877-01-23

enake measured four feet md Two inches IN
length. None but the two actore knew nnyfhinR
OF the affair Until the next morning. Tic bitten
thumb grew bIackcr, untiI II vas a. black a. =
piece OF cnn1. The wounded stump y fast neat
}ng up, aul, II IL had not been for the bravery
anil presence Of mind Of the girl, she would long
ere this hare been corpsc.
, 1877-01-23
A rEcr,.1A, ACCIDENT.

II
.s5fefdl Dftpatth ia 7he Tribune.
EAST 2Ao1sAw, MIelI.. Jan. 2s.-Inmes s.
Cnthbest, aael 81. in the employ at the Gas
Company, went under the Iloyt Block at II
o'clock today Tor tic PURPOSE Of ts'awlng out
the ecrslcc-ppc 10 street lamp. Tic was found.
two hours later, dead, ltas1ng been huf1otatcd
by the cssaptn: gas. deceased leaves wife
aud four children.
, 1877-01-23
hETIIAIlUJA.

CLEvELAsp. Jan. e,.-Thc Leddtr's special
from, As.stabasa says the Covoner's jury exam.
Ined Edward Truwortl'y, franklin osborn, and
James A. Thompson, passengers on the
train. Their testimony was but a repetition u
that uf others heretofore examined.
, 1877-01-23
FINANCIAL.

WAnnES, Nc, Jan. 1A1..-Thc Warren Mann
featuring Company woocn manufacturers, has
ausrcnIlci. Capital, $l1o,N0.
, 1877-01-23
AT GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

sprctai D.tpatch to The Tribune. .
GnAND RAPIDS, Aficll, jan. 9s.-Jo!ln Elf"
sons barn und contents, in the Town Of Alpine.
near tl.s city, burned Saturday night. Lnst.
about $500; insurance, $t,0N. It wills prob
aUiy sct On fire BY tramp. or petty thieves.
, 1877-01-23
UNDER THE WHEELS.


CLEVELAND, Han. .sa.,-s. kiltr,ts, a machine
fst In the cnpiuy Of the Lake Shore Railroad
Company, in attempting to board moving
freight train at tic Union Depot In this city
this morning, fell under thu trnin, and was In
stantly Killed.