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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-25
GRANT IN LUCK.

A Grand Subscriptions Banquet 70 he
Given 10 America's Hero On satGr-
day Next.
PARIS, October 23.-The leading Ameri
can residents of Paris met at the American
legation to-day, and decided to give General
Gran, splendid subscription banquet on
Saturday. Five hundred guests, including
the ladies, have been invited. Minister
Moves Informed the meeting that President
MacMahon would not be present at the din
ner at the legation on Monday, but would
attend the subsequent reception. General
Grant will probably visit PRESIDENT Mae
Mahon on Tuesday, and on Wednesday
President MacMahon will give dinner at
the EIyse to General Grant and the Ameri-
can legation
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THE Road TO HEArH.-Ciean.e the
stomach, bowels, and blood from all the
acrid, corrupt and offensive accumulations
and You remOve the cause Of most diseases,
and thus preserve good health, and, ai-o,
save large doctors bills. The most efsctual
and reliable remedy for this purpose is
Simmon~' Liver Regulator, psres reye eG<.
The trial Of ore bottle or package will prove
70 he pssieut IL viEtss q this medicineL
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Senator blaine lmPrOying-Ili
Daughter Out of Danger.

WASHINGTON, October %. - Senator
Blaine is still confined to his bed, with 4
prospect of an early recovery; the feveI
much weaker than yesterday. A few per
sons only are admitted to his chamber
quiet being essential. A telegram from
Augusta,-by him, this morning, says tn,
physicians consider his daughter, Alice, .Oul
of danger, unless some unforeseen danger
should be developed. The ball has not yet
been extracted.
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OLD BILLY.

An Oregon paper comes to hand with this
record of an incident in General Sherman's
rec, mt visit to the slope:
great lot of young ladies welcomed Gen.
eral sherman at Albany. The old warrior
went right in and kissed the whole Of them,
while his son, a cowardly young fellow who
had never been through the wars, stood back
and looked sheepishly on.
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A High state or Civilization.

The high state of civilization to which
the citizens of Waterford, Pa, have arrived
at is something remarkable in its way. 1t
will not be doubted when we learn of man
who, wearying of a woman with which he
was living, sold her to his brother for six
teen bushels of wheat. Waterford couldn't
stand anything like this, so the outrage was
resented by tarring and feathering the wo-
man and leaving her on the outside OF the
town
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PURELY VEGETABLE

containing tho~.. southern Roots and Herbs,
which an aii-Wt>ss Providence has placed IN
countries where Liver Diseases most pr vail.
u will Cure All Dis-nsss c~uset by OsrsHgsm ut
Of n Live ano Bowels
The symptoms OF Liver Complaint are "a
bitter or bad taste IN the mouth Pain IN The
Buck, Sides ar Joints, often mistaken ior
khcumntI~In Sour stomach; lspr> Oi App
tif.; Bowels ait, rnSt,ty costly" and laX !,
Hetdachc; Loss oi Memory, with painful
sensation "f having failed tn do SDInrihgas
which oGght to have been done; Drbil!tN,
Low Spirits: thick. yellow appearance "t
the skin and Eyes, - dTy Cough often Hni~ia-
Ken for ton>umpiIou
SOtus.t INES many Uf I srss- symptoms attrfii
the tI>..st>,-, at utherS very few; hut the Ly-
or, the largest organ ia tn body, j. generally
the seat Of disease, 3lIld IL not Regulates! IN
time, great suffering, ,wr,tclIe,ins-s>tn and DEATH
will enSuc.
1 can recommend as an efiicacioUs remedy
for disease of the Liver, Heartburn and Dys-
prpsia, simmons Liver Regulator
LEwi- q. WTSDER. Assistant y. NJ.
lii2, Master street, Philadelphia
ave have tested its Nirtu.S, PERSONALITY and
know that for Dyspepsia, BiliOuSne>s, and
Throbbing Headache, II j. the best medicine
the world ever saw. We have tried forty 9th
er remedies before simmons Liver ke2ula-
tor but none Of them gave us more than tenn
porary relief; hut the Regulator not only re-
li.vcd, hut cured us."-ED. TELEGRAPH AND
ME.ssENGfR, Macon, Ga
NASUFACrURED ONLY BY
j. II. ZEILIN & CO.,
MACON, GA, and PHILADELPHIA.
Price, / 90. Sold by all Drus sists.
wed-fri
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.-ow GWayT ger ms NAME.

The unpublished life of General Grant,
written by his father, Mr.. jose Il. Grant,
is in possession Of the COnnecticHt State
Librarian. This manuscript gives new
version of the way in which young Grant
got hIs name Of Ulysses; j; says that the
name was one 81 lot drawn from hat
when his parents were debating what to
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TIE OWL SERVICE 0RnER,

The President told Congressman Harmer
OF Pennsylvania, the other day, that his ia
nous civil service order had been misun.
derstood; that it was not intended to keen
Federal Office holders out of politics, but
was aimed at certain class of politicians
who had been using their positions for the
purpose of intimidating conventions and
overriding the real will of the people.
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ssThat Husband Of Mine. -
Inter-Ocean.I

There is at last some likelihood of turn
ing drunken husbands to good account, for
the new liquor law in Ohio provides that il
a man, being very drunk, kills himself, suit
may he brought against the last man who
sold him liquor, and he be made to pay a
fair valuation for the departed. The ques-
tion is if jury could agree upon the mar
ket value of a drunken husband.
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VIENNA, October a33.-nussia has order
ed the mobilization OF all the Cossaeks not
yet in active service These will mlunt
To ninety-one regiments.
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uORE THAN THEY BARGAlNED
FOR.

The Cincinnati Gasate says that the Dem
ocratic majority in the Ohio Legislature is
larger than Mr. Pendleton bargained for.
and the prospects now are favorable to a
fight in the party that will not leave frag-
ment of either Pendleton or Ewing.
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CINCINNATI, October 23.-The official
vote of this county in the recent election
gives the following pluralities Bishop,
Democratic candidate for Governor, 1859
Fitch, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, 2,T76; Hamells, Democratic can
didate for Treasurer, 2,23l Pillans, Dem
ocratic candidate for Attorney General,
2,l57. The only Republican elected was
CapPeler, for county auditor, by plurality
of 55S
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The Tcuurc-of.Omcc Act.
[Cincinati Times.

The Senate has requested of the Presi
dent to specify, in his list Of appointments
the causes OF the vacancies-whether death
resignation, or suspension-all Of which il
required by the Tenure-of-O Office act
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Missisnary Convensiop.

SYRACusE, October 23.-The American
Missionary Association commenced its thir.
ty-first anniversary convention in this city
to-day. Delegates are present from nearly
every state in the Union. Colonel c. g.
Hammond, OF Chicago, presided. The re-
port Of the executive committee shows the
educational work of the association to have
been vigorously prosecuted during the year,
among the colored people, the Indians, and
Chinese on the western coast.
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The Right Of Expatriasion.

fGiobe Democrat.
Russia has given notice that it will no,
respect American citizenship, when confer.
red on Russians. The right Of expatria.
tion is one about which there are always
two parties who have something to say, and
Russia is not exactly in position to forfeit
the friendship of this or Of any other coun-
try. 1t any of our Mennonites wish 10
visit Russia after becoming American citi-
zens, the Gar will have high old time ex-
Guiding them
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THE TIMES CHANGE.

The New York Tribune, in an article re-
ferring to Colonel Ingersol's letter to the
Otsare-, SAYS:
.'If Paine were living in these days of what
is called religious liberalism, his writings on
that subject would hardly attract any atten-
ton at all. Men now, who believe even less
than he did, are much aggriev-d if they are
refused the name of Christians"
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SHLvEGss

The Chicago Post OF last Saturday pub
Iished Senator Jones report from the Silver
Commission, as a special dispatch from
Washington. The document is quite
lengthy. and would fill four columns Of
TIE TINES. The report is, of course,
strongly in favor of remonetization, and is
an able and exhaustive argument.
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Womans, Centenary.

CHICAGO, October 23.-The Womans'
Centenary Association OF Universalist
church OF America, met here to-day and re-
elected officers, Mrs. c. \. Saule being chO-
sen president. Lectures were delivered this
evening by Mrs SOule and Mrs. A. J. Cha
pin. This meeting is in anticipation of the
National Universalist Convention which
bepins to-mOrrOW
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Pressing Forward.

LoSpoS, October pa correspondent
at Biela reports that the Czaraiwitch is
pressing forward against Ea>grad. leaving
one camp To operate against Eustchuk.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-25

The plain was treeles and desolate in
the extreme. We saw several dry skele-
tons of travellers who had died on the road
side, and been left to rot like animals. We
passed small walled village, where the
people had eaten up their children in Sep
tember 1870. All the men who had the means
had lef; the place, leaving only the women
and children and the mothers stole and ate
one another's babies, to save themselves
from perishing.
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TEXAS PACIFIC.

The St. Louis Republicans Washington
correspondent says the friends of the Texas
Pacific railroad have made thorough can
vass of the house and senate, and profess to
be confident of a majority in both bodies,
and it is understood that Randall will ap-
point a committee favorable to the project
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Settled.

WASHINGTON, October 23.-The New
York custom house appointments were set
tied in the cabinet, to-day, by the determi-
nation to appoint Roosevelt collector, Mer-
ritt surveyor, and Prince naval officer.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-25

Two well dressed gentlemen engaged in a
rough-and-tumble fight on the floor of pal
ace car on the Harlem road, last week, and
came very near being arrested. But on be-
ing separated by the conductor they explain
ed that they were lawyers arguing a case,
and as they had files of the ST. Louis pa
pers with them 10 show that their conduct
was strictly professional, they were Left I'M
molested
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TuYUea AWay.

New YoRK, October IA large num-
ber Of Deposition of the Union Dime Saw
ings Bank called this morning to withdraw
their money, bat were informed that the
Law requiring sixty days notice vas in
force. The bank department. hes been
making an exanination for The pase four
.vsskA and ths Exanin9 ssys ~ g. =
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WANT OF CONFEDERATION.

A Canadian priest, who sued young
man for his wedding fee, fixing it at SIS,
lost the suit on the ground that the youth
received in exchange no appreciable val
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GREVY TO THE FRONT.


PARIS, October 23.-Jules Grevy will ac-
cept the representation OF the Ninth arron-
di,sment of Harris, instead OF his former
constituencv-the ACCOMPLISHMENT oi Dale and
the department OF Jura, from both of which
he was returned, because the Republicans
attach greater and more general significance
to his election in place of the late Thiers,
although Grevy favors a moderate policy.
believing it to be better for the country
that McMahon should solve his term Still,
if the Marshal does not promptly accept
tho
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-25

HAVANA, October ga Spanish col
umn near lialgium, commanded by & lionel
Mosivijo, has captured the President OF the
Cuban Republic, Thomas Estrada. the See
retary OF the Cuban Chamber, and several
other members OF that BODY
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Going Ous ee Bu.tnes,
Isl Louis Republican,

The st. Louis Insurance Company, whose
stockholders recently voted to quit busi-
ness, because the rates on insurance did not
justify the expense, yesterday completed ar
rangements for reinsurance, and We learn
will in q few days pay to the stockholders .
very good cash dividend.
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Courier Journal.
Clara Louisa Kellogg says it takes her
fully year to learn an opera, but then she
gives herself dead away by saying she
knows and can sing forty operas.
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aNIMPORTaNT DECISION.

The United States Supreme Court has de-
cided that a stipulation in life insurance
policy that such policy is void in case the
holder commits suicide, is binding, and that
the heirs cannot recover.
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The Old silver Dollar.
IPhiladelphia Press

Senator Ingalls, introduced in the Senate
Yesterday bill which, should it become a
law, may or may not give silver lining to
our cloud Of financial depression. 1t au-
thorizes the coming of the standard silver
dollar, and restores its legal tender charac-
fer
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1t is reported that Lydia Thompson will
bring her performances to close next
spring. If her next spring should bring
any clothes to her performance, it will be a
great improvement
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..SCaTTERlNG.n :.

The Des Moines Register says that in
Webster county, Iowa, Mr.. Irish, the DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor, attains only
ID the dignity of scattering" in the returns
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-25

THE St. Louis Times thinks it wouldn't
be safe for Senator Davis, of Illinois, to oc-
cupy a position on the fence. He weighs
$50
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Mind " hat You Say

PARIS. October 23.-The tribunal Of ma
renes has sentenced Deputy Westheau To
one months imprisonment and 2,O0O francs
fine for insulting President MacMahon and
the ministers
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ENCOURAGUNG.

Senator Morton, according to the latest
dispatches, is very much better, and there
is prospect that he may be able to be in
Washington in short time.
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TIE ON PROFESSOR.

Prof. Anthony of Harvard College, the
intimate friend and companion OF Agassiz
died last Saturday, being over seventy
years Of age.
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Giving with Isoah Hands.
[St. Louis Times.l

Boston gave to the St. John sufferers with
one hand, and to tine Fernandina afflicted
ones with the other, and looked straight
before her at the Hoosac tunnel all the
while.
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AEoteoCB RoR AAoogao8 %
lChicaGo TribQnel

There Is something besides Senatorial
honor and prestige involved in one of the
Louisiana contests. About 20, 900 Of back
pay i involved in the decision, and the
man Who Is awarded the seat will pocket
the proceeda No voader Pinchback banes
on snd Refuses .tebs eeasidssed ess of tie
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class whose kingdom is professedly not OF
this world, they showed remarkable elec-
,;o,,aarina zeal
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There will be tie inthe Senate If Ne.u.
Spoford, Eustis and Butler are admitted
and should Mr.: Morton and Mr.. 6haru1
still be absent but let desPonding RepobIi-
cans reflect that tie develops . new We
New York will cast three votes thea. n.
itesd of svo, and tvo of thea win 8 p.
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1Deuyer News

DR.. Holland, who gets $4,000 a year,
says one of the most precious possessions
that comes to a man in this world is =
woman's heart But then, upon such sal
airy, man can afford to say almost any
thing.
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We know why St. Louis is so anxious to
get Cleopatra's Needle. The girls Of that
town want to darn their stockings. Darnem
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New vefSiOa Of N Old Sem
fSf vnuiS Tim 90

The following has not been received at
the War Department but is believed to be
authentic:
Miles have travelled a thousand or more,
But gamer chief than Joseph l never saw
before
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-25

Hays Clty StntlneI.I
John Coulter, on the staff of the Leaven.
worth TINES, spent two days in our city
this week. looking up the interests Of Kan.
sas' best daily.
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In n circular ISSUED showing the position
of Enos Hook, candidate for treasurer on
the republican county ticket, in regard to
payment OF railroad bond Indebtedness, il
was charged that he refused to sign the
paper guaranteeing the county board
against any damages they might sustain by
reason OF their refusal 10 levy tax to pay
our railroad bond indebtedness. This fact
was published on Information furnished by
one Of the parties who were instrumental in
obtaining signatures TO said paper
find ii was mistake. Mr.
Hook did sign the paper. He was a candi-
date for office, and found that popular SEN
timent was so universal in regard TO sus-
tanning the county board in their action
that he could not openly refuse. But the
fact of his signing does not alter his Opin-
ion in regard to the payment of said bonds.
He has persisten;iy fought for the payment
Of the same, and in his campaign two years
ago, said He was proud OF his record in
forcing the payment oil the John Higinboth-
am ouliawed bonds and sustaining the
credit OF the county"
lie does not think it advisable to run a
campaign on that issue this fall. He has
'swapped horses" but the rider is not
changed. i cheerfully make this correc-
tion, because l do not desire to have any
thing said in my behalf misrepresenting
Mr.. Hook in the slightest degree. He does
not deny the correctness of his official record
on the bond question, as shown in said cir
cular, and on said issue hope to obtain the
suffrage OF taxburdened people OF the coun-
ty. Respectfully,
WIiII.M SUFPHFRD
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QUITE JEALOUS.

Referring to the very active part taken
he caesU in the late French election.
- C.cianaai G.sk thinks dat Tor !
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Portraits of famous Americans are to adorn
tie new beer keg stamps.-Exchange.
1t is not an unusual sight in IL is city to see
distinguished citizens themselves adorning
beer kegs.-Cinci1ndst GazeHe,
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General Grant n, Brighton.

LONDON, October 23-General Grant
was entertained at banquet by the Mayor
and corporation of Brighton last night. In
response to a toast, he said that If England
and the United States continued To remain
as good friends and neighbors as now, the
English speaking people would become the
greatest in the world.
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Veqetine is Sold by all Druggists.

The Cheapest, Pprest AID Best Amiiy Meci inc
IN the W ord
For DYSPEPSIA. CONSTIPATION, J"un-
die, Bilious attacks, SO " HEAi'NIHE, toll
ic. depression Gi ~plIt>, SOUR SIpNt ~,
IL a-ft Burn, &c., De.
TuiS uurivHll"d southern Remedy l. war
r.,utsd mo- to contain >ru@l" particle "i v -
cUry, or any injurious mineral substance, hut
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PURE FLOODED SAVAGE,
A FREE PARDON

would be give for all past acts. No al
tempt would be made to punish them, and
the past would be forgotten. This the Presi-
dent promised. He meant to say that all
other hostile Indians had now surrendered
to the United States authorities and had
received no punishment, whatever, but had
been received as friends, and they had re-
c@ived, or would receive, the proceeds Of
the sale Of their horses and arms and other
wise receive honorable and just treatment
The same terms were offered Sitting Bulls
people.
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Whs are Fighting FtDIey md Beach.
ISL Iouis IOurnal1

The same kind Of people that are fight
ing Postmaster Filley in St. Louis, are
fighting Postmaster Beach in ST. Joseph.
The head and front of Filley's and Beach's
offending seems to be that those gentleman
hattled against the Missouri whisky ring.
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A HOGISH ROAD.


Couple OF .Pennnsylvania lsail.
roads Fighting over = Crossing.
PIrrsBURG, October 23-The line Of the
new railroad which is being built by capi-
talists of this city and known as the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie road, crosses the track Of
the Lawrence & Newcastle, a leased line
OF the Pennsylvania road, at Mahoning-
town, Pennsylvania. Last week the latter
road began grading for side track to be
placed four and five feet below the grade OF
their main track, with the intention of
PREVENTING THE NEW ROAD FROM CROSS
their line. The L. f. road, however, put a
large force OF men on and succeeded in
making the crossing last night. A large
force Of workmen, employed by the Law
renee and Newcastle road, marched to the
crossing and tore up the newly laid track
of the L. f. road, but the latter road, with
still larger number of workmen, relaid
the track to-day and it was again torn up
this evening. Trouble is feared there to-
night
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THE SAVAGE WARRIOR SMILED,

broadly, at the mention of the surrender.
The speech produced no effect, and the offer
of peace was rejected. The council broke
up and the commissioners turned their faces
homeward
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FULL OF DEAD BODIES

New YORK, October PA Glasgow dis
patch says most intense excitement prevails
over the colliery explosion and exploring
parties are endeavOring to get at the mines,
but have little hope Of rescuing any. The
bottom of the pit is said to be full Of dead
hdies
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-25

DARLING, kiss my eyelids down, If,
saws the San Francisco Mal man.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-25
An ERZEEACM DISPATCH.

dated Tuesday, contains the following
Muhktar Pasha is safe; he occupies a
strong position at Yiennikoi. west OF the
Saghaulu Dagh. Ismaii pash's retreat and
junction with Muhktar are seriously com
menced.
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The Ham tbaI d 81. Joe.

ST. LOUIS, October pa special from
Jefferson City to the "Globe-Democrat,
says: The matter Of the appointment OF
a receiver for the Hannibal Il st. Joe rail-
road was laid before the Supreme Court,
to-day, in the shape Of an application, by
the attorneys OF the railroad company,
FOR AN APPEAL
from the decree OF Judge Broaddus, of the
Circuit Court, and for supersedias sus.
pending the appointment of receiver, and
laying the execution of his orders by. The
court, after brief speeches by the counsel on
the different sides, granted till Thursday
for filing objections to granting he appeal
THE CoMPANY's COUNSEL
are ex-Gov. Willard, p. Hall, James Csrr
and Geo. ". Easley, of Missouri; Henry
Crawford, of Chicago. The New York at
iorneys for the complainanis asking for
the appointment OF a receiver, are Wells
Hendersbott, New York, SamnelT. Glover
of St. Louis, and A. /. Harris, OF Chilli.
cothe. The company is also represented
by VIM. NJ. Bliss, and J. NJ. Harishorn, A
III. Coake, and a. W. Greenleaf, Of New
York, stockholders.
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FOREIGN.
Explosion.

LONDON, October 22.-An explosion has
occurred in the colliery at High Blantyne,
near Glasgow. Four hundred men were in
the mine, and large number were killed.