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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Postmaster General has thirteen
children. What bunch of Keys.
"A Partisan committed suicide by open
ing his veins and allo wing the blood to flow
into ten wine glasses.
Telephones for churches are now pro-
posed. One minister can then preach to six
different churches.
The lad of fourteen, who killed his father
at Bowdoin, Me-, last week, offers very nat
ural explanation. His father had boxed his
ears on the night OF the murder
Cats without tails, or Marx cats; edu-
Gated oysters that know their friends; the
mammoth frog, weighing 200 pounds-these
are some of the interesting and animated
novelties which we now have in this country.
"A whale sixty feet long has been cast up
by the sea near Tyre, near the same spot
where the whale cast up Jonah 2,700 years
ago. The Pasha of Beirut has presented il
10 the museum of the Syrian Protestant col,
lege.
The japanese are advancing in civiza
ton. They usually favor condemned felons
with the choice of the mode of death. An
interesting murderer having been recently
asked how he would like to be executed
, promptly replied, By proxy"
: Owing TO prohibitory liquor law in
Warrenton, Ga, coffee has reached The ex
travagant price of 10 cents a single grain
but then they give glass of liquor to every
purchaser of coffee. The retail coffee trad,
of the neighborhood is said to have largely
increased since the law went into operation
Fred Archer, the leading jockey on til,
English turf, is only IS, but during the rae
ing season of 1876 he rode not less than S.
times, and wnn PIT races-a feat never be
fore accomplished by any horseman on TIN
turf He probably received, in fees, retain
ers and presents, $43,7O0.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-13
BALTIMORE MARK ELS
Corrected Weekly by
VIM. FL. Michael g. Sons

''ra'" and Produce Commission Merchants
l25 McElderry's Wharf, Baltimore.
WEDNESDAY, Anril II 1877
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-13
Dissolution of COpartnership.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, that the
l. subscriber has obtained from the Regis.
ter of Wills of Hartford county, Md, Letters
OF Administration on the personal estate of
ELIJAH B. HOLLAND,
late of Hartford county, deceased All per.
sons having claims against said deceased are
hereby notified to exhibit the same, with the
legal vouchers thereof, on or before the
10Th day Of March, 1878,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are re.
qheated to make immediate payment
Given under my hand and seal, this 10tf
day of March, 1877
r. W, HOLLAND,
mh16 Administrator
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-13
NOTICE.
u. s. INTERNAL REVENUE
SPECIAL TAXES.
May 4, 1877, 10 April 30, 1875.

TINE Revised Statutes ofthe United States
i Sections 3232, 1887, 1898, and 1899, re-
quire every person engaged in any business,
avocation, or employment which renders
him liable to
SPECIAL TAX,
TO PROCURE AND PLACE CONSPIC-
UOUSLY IN HIS ESTABLISHMENT
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS, A STAMP
denoting the payment of said SPECIAL
TAX Tor the Special Tax Year beginning
May /, 1877, before commencing or continu-
ing business after April 30, 1877.
A return, as prescribed on Form II is also
required by law of every person liable to
Special Tax, as above
The Taxes Embraced within the
Provisions of the Law above
quoted, are the following, viz:
Rcctifiers. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500 90
Dealers, retail liquor. Observation-Disclosures. 25 10
Dealers wholesale liquor. 100 90
Dealers in malt liquors, Wholesale. zee. SO 20
Dealers in malt liquors, retail. 90 90
Dealers in leaf tobacco. ............. 25 90
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco. ....... 500 90
And on sales Of over 81 900, fifty cents
for every dollar In excess of 81 900.
Dealers In manufactured tobacco. 5 90
Manufacturers Of s,ills................ so 90
And for each still manufactured. ... 90 90
And for each worm manufactured. 20 90
Manufacturers Of tobacco. .......... 10 90
Manufacturers of cigars. 10 90
Prddlers Of tobacco, first-class (more
than two horses or other animals) so 90
Pedders Of tobacco, second class, 1.-TWO
horses OF other anmals) .......... rs 90
Peddlers OF tobacco, third-class, Zone
Dr nj hpr n nil
Pedders of tobacco, fourth class, ION
foot or public conveyunce)... 10 co
Brewers of less than 500 barrels. .. SO 90
Brewers Of 500 barrels Or more........ 100 10
Any person 50 liable, who shall fail to COM
ply with the foregoing requirements will be
subject To severe penalties,
Persons or firms liable to pny any of tie
Special Taxes named above must apply to
r. M. PROUD,
COLLECTOR of INTERNAL REVENUE
BALTIMORE, MD,
and Jay for and procure the Special-Tax
Stamp or Stamps they need prior to
May l, 1877, and WITHOUT FURTHER
NOTICE.
Special Tax Stamps will he transmitted
by mail only on receipt from the person or
firm ordering The same, of specific directions
so to do, together with the necessary postage
stamps or the amount required to pay the
postage. The postage on one stamp is three
cents and on two stamps six cents. 1T is
desired that they be transmitted by register
ed mail, ten cents additional should accom-.
pany the application.
Green IL. Raum,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Office of Internal Revenue, Washington, ID.
c., January 90, 1877. mh3O
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07
DTTOg AlRYPTS.

The liverpool Circulars ~ Oetoher take
rather discoursying view II the future Of
the .tallo u tie South. The general son-
clnsiop Is that prodaaiou l. aLoal q cor.
sumption. Reduction ot Production san
only he brought abous BY Low prisss. The
estimated production VI We crop pos sou-
ing IN is 100000 kslas Ameriess. aud
,5uO. 600 from India. nhics win other
sources Of supply i espesssd y giSs Ea,
rops . supply u 300. 600 palsl. The
consumption Of shs uuited SIssss Is near
ono million bales
Price. 81 horse are noi sdvausiaS. Eri-
days New York rrPort.quv.a uslasas II ],
0rlea, III. Rsl.igh gaoiA,isa aIe
date. Midihnrs 81, StfiOs hw nisliins
81. Low aidllirg 81
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07
COMMITTEES or CONGRESS-.

Mr.. Randall. Speaker, made the follow
ing announcements
Committee on Elections, ilarriss OF Va.
Chairman.
Ways and Means. Wood Of New York,
Robbins Of n. q. I'VE only mention n. y.
members in addition TO the Chairman.
banking aud Currency, Backasr u Mo-
chm. ieatcs Of n. U.
Pacific II. X. Potter Of N. \. ch'n,
Giaims. l,righ. u Tenn. cL'n. Davis Of
N. g.
Commerce, Reagau Of Texas, elm.
Post Ulices aud Posi- Roads, Waddell o.
N. G. chm.
Agriculture. Culver Of n J. sh'p.
ludiau Affairs, Scales u n. U. sim.
Militia. Miles Ross, n. ], sA'u, Scales
Of N. q.
Revolutionary Pensions, Maskey Of "a.
ch' u. Steele Of N. u
Mines and Mining. Beehee o. n. y.
chb. DAVIS u N. Q.
coiUage, Weights and Measures, Ste
pheps Of ia. Vance Vt n. "
Puteu.s. Vance Of N. y. sb'n-
Expenditures Of h,sr,or Department,
Sparks II III, sh'a, Robtils " n Y.
Expenditures Il Public l'aildisss, Lynss
Of WISCONSIN. Yeascs ~ n. Y
Rtvi.ioo " luw rsgas4,ias the eountias
Of Tie ELECTORAL vote. SostLara " OAiS
chm. Bmgdeu VI y. q.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07
CONGRESS-.

mite, By Mr.. Matthews, rep. Of Ohio, bill
to amend the. supplemental Act Of June
22nd 1874. to establish uniform system
Of bankruptcy providing that in sll cases
Of bankruptcy, no discharge shall be grant
ed to creditor whose estate will not pay
dividend Of ut least 70 per cent on claims
proved and allowed against the estate,
without the consent in writing of Ut least one
third of the creditors in number, aud rep
resenting one third Of the value Of indsbt.
edness and allows six months to file Pc
tition for adjudication. BY Mr.. Booth,
rep. bill to declare forfeitures Of rail road
grants in certain cases; BY Mr.. Spencer Of
Ala. to compel officers Of she army 70 re-
tire from service 1t the age Of 81 Oh after
having served As years by Mr. Hereford
dem. Of w. Va. bill providing for the
coinage Of the silver dollar and making the
same legal tender.
In the House, bills 10 repeal the banks
rupt law, bill to provide permanent
form Of government for the District Of Co
lumbia bill to repeal ,hs Tenure Of Office
ACT; bill to reduce the postage on letters ;
bill to simplify the existing laws on i'm
ports; bill 10 restore tic nasioual credit
by funding the Don-intercst bearing debt
into bonds bearing per cont Interest pays
able ut the end Of 40 years; bill TO restore
thu duties on tea and coffee; bill, Mr.. Cox
Of N. Y. to remove all political disabili-
ties bill to authorize the issus Of $25,-
600. 900 in silver on tss deposit Of bullion
bill by Mr.. Cab.ll Of Va. to remove lhe du.
ty on materials used in the manufacture d
snuff and tobacco. Several bills for the re,
peal Of the resumption Get. &c. 6c.
The North Carolins representatives intro
duced the following: BY Mr. Davis, q bill
10 repeal the act forbidding The payment d
claims to persons who we're not loyal;
by Mr.. Yeates. . bill to abolish the tai
on liquors distilled from fruits;
IL NJ, sc.Ia. In u refund d;rec
taxes collected in. the msurrociionar.
states; to refaDd II. special taxes paid ).
a,.,;l,a,. - frr. "a In o,.,,;n, ns,
$500 49,. 1, ". u.:..n -.
y, n, Rohhi,. nm - r.auoe the n,
!, d,.,,l,aa .,;r;,. u " c.n,. . Gallon az
j i ,ot,..o = !. ..,,s -, no,na .,J :,
- = = =. ,L,n..,a 80 .l,ow;,,
.ssa.,.a.. g ,a.s,al...o.. nj ann w0,,,
= CONSUMER, without tax aun
~ 49, IN -L-i;-hins the ia
OF ID per cent on national bank notes an
to provide a uniform rate Of interest.
/ The Committees were announced on th
29:lt and the selection i approved. W
give them as far Is they affect forth Cara
lima elsewhere; and also nnme the Chair
man Of the;mOs. important Committees. to
ge,her With the North Caroliua member
thereof.
The sitting Of the Committee on priyi
leges aud Elections to consider The Louisi'
ana and South Carolina cases was pOstPon
ed on Thursday on the announcement Of thi
death Of Morton.
Dir. GOOde Of Va. on Thursday intrOduc
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07

0uR IMMENSE GRAsAnlEs.-Whest
aud corn continue 70 pour into this por.
from the WeSi, and Tho siorehou-es are
rapidly being fllsd with cereals, which arc
Of more value 70 tho country than al the
gold miueB u the new III Dorado. Tho
stock Of all kinds Of gain 10 the warehouses
u Nsw York aud Brooklyn THE morning
vas 6.077. 900 bushels, ofwhieh 1868. 900
bushels corn; seek ago the aggregate
was 5.6i4. 600 bushels; the increase for
the week thus being 4G3. 900 bushels. de-
spite very large foreign exports during thu
past seven days. Al this time lsst year
the stock here was 7.2i7.S75 bushels. sod
on October 30tb. 1875. IL was $500. 900
bushels. --NoD York Express.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07

A negro named 0ssu Wright brutality
outraged white LADY pear Crawford, Ala.
about . mouth ago. lie vas arrested and
put 10 jail a leah. Ala. On Friday last
be was lakOu from tho Jail BY the pOpalaco.
Who carried him 70 the woods and !. Is said
burnt BIN.
A terrible punihmenl for horrible
crime, and public opinion will not say il is
too ssyers.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07
POST ROUTES.

We are gratifed at The appointment Of q
Nortt CsrOiiBiau to the head VI ~ iDpor-
tant committee as that Of Post Offices aud
Post Roads. Il Is the very committee We
would have asked the eoniro. Of for true
Southern man. because il Is only through q
Southern man tbus the srisyous disparities
in tie mail service will be brought to no
tiee and equa.ised. We may nov look for
improvement and for increase Of our facili.
lies.
We would remind our readers, however.
that Congress cannot do anything without
information aud application. II new routes
are wanted, or Il !. Is desired 10 restore old
ones, citizens must make known their wants
BY petition or BY memorial, to reach tho
department through the COMMITTEES. We
will take pleasure IL Forwarding al such
applications 70 tbs Chairman. and hope our
people will be alive 70 their good fortune.
4-@s.-sz-s-s--ss-
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07

Gen, Nathan j.. Forrest, the distin-
guished cavalry officer of the Southern Ar
mics died recently. having never recovered
entirely Of Tie illness By which be was st-
tackled 10 August last. lie was born in
Bedford county. Teun. July 18th 1921.
but vas Of North Carolina descent. many
Of his name and family now living 10 Orange
county. lie was . man Of little education
or culture, but Of remarkable yigor Of mind
and Of great business ssgsCity proved BY :se
success which attended bis business IS bro
kor and as planter. through both Of which
be acquired q handsome fortune previous 70
the war. As soldier, he was distinguish
ed for bis courage. bic dash. and bis great
enterprise. this latter leaditg him to some
ofsbs mos, remarkable expeditions under
takeu during the var. in all Of which be
vss successful.
lie rssemblod more than any man 10 the
southsrn armies the material out .. which
the brilliant msrsbSls Of Napoleon were
made. men mostly uneducaied, but Of dar.
-. ambition. fabulous courage, and I'M
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07

Mr. clark,on N. Potter Of N. Y. has
declined The CLairm,pship Of the Commit.
Tee on Pacific Roads because Of the largo
iDierS'. be holds 10 tho peBnsylysDis roads
Of which Tom Scott is President. Hs dis.
trusts bic own inpsrsislily. lie sets good
example.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07
DE4TH OF MORTON.

The Senator from lpiiapa died On Thurs
day evening iust. at.sr Ions pretrasioa
from paralysis. ue Wa Lsgu ID 1873. lie
vas man ~ decided lJil..y, q ssrpug Pas.
sIJns sifa W .ssS"s gr-s~--, 49, ~ "
revtsl with Is.nOue sors. u2ss Tie Suula.
That section has lost iss worst and ;,s iaos,
able enemy. We would have been glad DC
have been relieved o. lis place u he Sc
nate otherwise than BY death. but We ~ moi
regret that bis seat is vacant.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07

II Il astonishing 10 one who reads 30 obi.
tuary, to reflect hov much praise people
will lavish upon dead man whom. in his
life time. they might have choored and %.
oouraged By tenth part Of il.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07
A RopubllsaD Paper flpisho, he 81

a RepubllsaB paper furnishes The FOL
lowing iIeD:
i.is estimated thai Gen. q. X. Bubcoek.
who vas shs private secretary u Gen.
GraRi. oErs property IL Waskingios worth
half uilliOa dollars.
BaUeOCk vas major Of engineers ~ tho
sams time that be was private secretary.
aud " presume drew both salaries. List
Us sAy that be received $4,000 rear for
eight years. This would MAKO bis lsgi,i-
laass earnings 10 military aud civil eapaci-
~ s64.0OU; sad 10 10 osiimsisd TO ps
worth 500, 900. Rernarkablo hnsusiAl =
biliiy. certainly. some textures Of which
the taxpayers Of he District Of Colunbis
can explain, and The rec, will be- made
known whenever the secret history VI The
Whiskey Rug i xrillsa.
Meanwhile Bateoek retains bis rank In
the army and coSismplales his impecuui-
Gus brother officers With that calm sa,isiae-
ton which comes frona tough couscieoce
and full poeksi,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07

Bresds,uT. 10 The New YORK Markets
are quiet without change from last week.
Ii the Raleigh Market. N. G. four G 80
a o..
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07

The number Of Office holders under the
General Government il about 100000.
Hayes has appointed, 10 filling vacancies or
III making changes. ten DEMOCRATS.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07
Z. ~. POCUE,
Tobacco Manufacturer,

RILLSB0RO, ". c:
InFFERs 70 the trade the folio, INK brands %
" Tobaceo;
ANTELOPE. II aud 10 inch, aud 10 10
LEGAL TENDER, II, ~ aud = inch, s,
q and 10 10.
RED BIRD and GEN. BRAGG, II Inch,
5 10 Id.
DIAMOND and COMET. o Inch, sto n.
OLD RELIAB 81. Il nnd GOLD DOLLAR,
IL Inch. > 10 IL.
"OuR FRANK aud LITTLE ELLA,
5lnch, y and 10 tolb. ia Is 10 ea,ldiss'
and sPOGUE'5 BEST"
Q iBeiI, 4 10 ID In lib. eaddies.
1T The bcsi as.aftnirni Of Medium and Fine
Tobacco IN the state.
Hs5- SEND FOR PRICE LIST. IA
August Sm.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07
Wiring the neck u svery English sparrow
tia. makes It's appearances.

Nothing during tie last week has ,akeu
place in tho war movements 70 call fors ps-
cisl Dsrraticn. pIevu i VII Lelcaguar-
81. but no s,ault has JET bscp wads.
Kars Is 10 great peril. aud Is all probable,
and the capture Erzsroun imninsR.. 4
the Russisps succeed III these two snlsrpris,
g, their Asiatio esmpsign will have been
completely successful, sf.sr . very disas-
trOus beginning.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07

The Raleigh Observer, speaking Of .,o
improvements being made in the Capital
Square. says that Col. Turner. keeper Of
the Capitol bias already ulockins birds DO
INVESTIGATED ii the square, and i svOiy day
expecting an importation Of English spar
rows. Has be goItsa .irod Or bis knocking
birds? For II be BIAS. there is 40 quicker
way to get rid Of them than W .be presence
Of the Euglish sparrow. They we're intro.
duced iuiO the Capitol square At RiSbmOOd
twu OF three years ago. They now ocasPy
ii 70 ibe exclusion Or al other birds. Tasy
are quarrelsOino. aggressive aud slsnDish,
aud band together 70 attack aud drive Of
the native birds, aud tho varied music Q!
tie American yaFblsrs las bssu Displaced
BY the dull ehirp Of the irusuieat foreign.
or.
Wiring the neck Of avery English sparrow
tia. makes It's appearance.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07

Gov...yancs will attend The State Pair
Il Columbia.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07
Gold heavy At rs.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 80 .--A conference
ofprominenl Democrats from both the East
and West, representing both chambers,
was held 10 day in quiet way 70 deter
lnipe the best course to pursue in tAs ln-
diana succession Morton death being now
considered matter u two hours. Gov,
Williams OF Indiana was present, and ID Is
upderstood bad expressed bis readiness 10
be guided by the sep.ineat expressed IN
ths gaiheriug. Voorhees, chance came up
fov discussion, butt was generally eonee-
ded thAt .hs position ought arss 10 DO tom
dered 70 Thomas A. Hendricks, bis asrep-
tanse being Apparently considered proba-
BILE, aad sowe discussion srriagiag ur upon
the effect wbivh sush rotarn 70 pabllc iie
would have upuA ksfatare aspira,ioas. j. i
uuderssooa that Gov. Williams win aal Ia
accordance With this suggesliOs II Senator
Morsos's death spess The way for him.
Washington, Ostober 27.-TLsro i
olaimed 10 be 4 aajoriiy IN tSs senate il
ayur Of restoring tbs dollar De mon pore,
Pie Railway, pastofsos ofsoias asi
route agents are required 10 dress 10 blue
and have brass buttons.
Pho judiciary eomnissee heard Jay
Goald .c-dsy ON ,hs pasiae Rsilyosds
TIE committee ba. nos yea coUsijsrcj Har.
lan's uomiaaticp to tho Supreme bench.
Sir Edward Th.rntOu returns 20 Wash.
iugiol Us tho Ssisrsh Minister.
SEw YoRS. 0es. 81. The Port Re-
| publican tA.lausis cosnty. N. j.. Dis
ps,ch says: This horso disease. whiOL hai
prevailed extensively IL osaer sections. hal
arrived Aers IL The mosi virulens furm. AZ
tyeady nearly Shy bursss and ia1les hav,
sgccunbea. Now tAs malsdy is afessinl
swine. whiss ara DYING rapidly. Tbs pee
/ Die in this vicinity arc killing pork b pre-
| vent them from falling yistias . the dis
eAss.
umErEssE, November A eosel
| left Deadsood Tuesday morning cnaipI
South. |, Was stopped aud robbed las
night within sbres miles oftsis post. ~ w
armed nea. There we're seven passenger
on ths coach. amoug whom we're U. )
MARSHAL Sweexy. The robbers took every
.Liug Of valas. Lieu,soans Ihass. With
trigssDipsnt u sLs 5rd Infantry. started ,a'
iuoruins 10 pssosis az sas thieves. Afss
5 Eve ssiis shsss tia robbers were eapiarsd
Que Of the robbers vas idesiiEsd as Wei
ister, lAs murderer of deputy shsriG \. Gus
| ey.
SALT LAKE Orr. Oct. 3O.-A passE
ger train OF he Utah Central Railro,,
coming sosis. al leou .o>dAy, When Bsi
farGlisstOD, was lii.ed fruw tie TRACK AZ
turned upsids dosR BY .ss VIVID fw
passenger cars ard baggage car vel
turned ovss, and the hres from The stove
we're scattered over the foor, tui vera .,
.ipguissed before ary dsiGsgs wss dOa'
Several Eossoas we're badly h1rl.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-07

Mr.. Hayes has designated Thursday the
2sth inst as day Of General 'rhanksgiv-
ing; aud thi, year there IS abundant cause
for thanksgiving.
John Baxter Of Ieon. formerly Of this
State, has been appointed U. y. District
Judge. to iilthe vacancy occasioued BY the
death ii Judge Emmons-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-08-23
CASUALTIES.

MOSES STRONG, assistant geologist for
the state of Wisconsin, aged 81, son of Hon.
Moses NJ. Strong, of Mineral Point, Wis,
was drowned in the Flambeau river, on the
18th inst, while engaged in his geological
explorations. The body was recovered
GUELPH, Ont, suffered loss of $75,-
600 by fire on the 20th inst.
THE town of Gayville, near Deadwood,
was destroyed by fire on the 18th inst.
About 200 houses were destroyed. Loss $10,-
900 to $4,000.
A LOCOMOTIVE on the Hannibal and
st. Joe railroad while coaling at the depot
at st. Joseph, Mo-, on the 18th inst, e1-
ploded its boiler. Joseph Snyder, fireman,
from Flora, was terribly .calded, and died in
a few hours. VIM. Conger, engineer, was
badly scalded. Ben Pratt, foreman of the
yard, was blown twenty feet in the air.
By collision between two freight
trains on the Erie railroad on the 18th inst
Conductor Hurd had both legs cut of,
The old propeller City of Madison
took fire on Lake Michigan, on the night of
the 18th inst, when about 35 miles east of
Kenosha, and was burned to the waters
edge. The took to the boats and were
picked up by passing vessel. She was
valued at $4,000. No insurance.
ANNA CRANDALL was run over by a
train near Grand Trunk Junction, Mich, on
the 18th inst.
THE Topeka mill and elevator of Da-
Wis, Manspeaker Il Co, North Topeka, Kan
sas, burned on the 18th inst The fire
caught in the upper part of the elevator.
IT was entirely new Only commenced last
Monday. Cost of building and machinery
was $26 200, with but 600 insurance.
Two children of F. NJ. Lavalley of
Flushing, n. j., were burned to death on the
18th inst, by the explosion of can of
kerosene.
DAVID LEE, car inspector, was run
over and killed by the cars in the yard OF
the c. L. & C. Short line, at Columbus, o.,
on the 18th inst.
II. III. Cooks saw mill at Midland,
Toronto burned on the 18th inst. Loss $780,.
O0O Two hundred and fifty men were
thrown out of employment.