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filed; Sam Jenkins. indicted; Charles SUm-
neT, sentenced 30 enc day.
Pet larceny George w. BODILY and
Janetle BODILY, nolie prosequi enteredi
Lewis Alexis, Mary Ann Nothing, inforTna-
ticns filed; Thomas Young, convictedi Clem
Washington and Charles Prosper, sem
days.
Entering, etc.--E w. Roster, Charles o..
D1oty, infOrmstions filed.
Receiving stolen gOOds-Peter Sheppard,
information fled.
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PROPOSALS. FOR CITY BONDS.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
New Orleans. March "a 1877.
GEALFD PROPOSALS WILL BIZ REoRTvED
- n nit THURSDAY, Ap il 5, 1871, at twelve
O'clock NJ, for the sac to the city OF ONK HUN
DRIED Tt OUSAND DOLLARS OF BONDS Of the
city Of New Orleans and OF the late cities Of JEFF.
fersOn and CaTroiton All bids must state the rlass
Of bOnds ana amount of accrued interest thereon,
and ottera must incluee both principal and inter
est. No bids will be considered ct higher rate
than tire parity Of Premium BOnds.
The Council reserves the right TO reject any OF
all bids, snd answers Will be given the following
d " ct 10 A. n.
Bias must Dc direct to the Commissioners of
n mhs7s st J. c. DRNIs. AdmiDistratsr.
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DK q. b. G7RARDRYs AuCTTONRER-
- once Hos3l Camp gtreet-SATURDAl. April
"a 1877 at Twelve O'Clock n, at the St Char Is
Auction B4chaDge, In tho rotunda Of the St,
Chaxlea Hete in this city, viii bo cold at public
auction, pursnHnt 70 decree BY the Hon A. L.
Tssot. JudRe Of the Second Diatrict Court for the
parish OF Orleans dated the the twentieth Of March
and signed en- the twenty six Of March, 1871
drred IN thu above entitled auecession the follow
ing deeeribed property, TO witt
DWBLIIN9 AND GRoUNDS, situated in the Fourth
District Of tts city, and In the square bounded by
second, Third, Chippewa and st Thomas sErt eta
The property comprses nearly onefouRth Of the
whole square, and te known ~ lot No. J. on plan No.
81 filed IN the once Of the late W, y. Peers notary
street. ia feet front on Second street. 15 feet or
more On Inns Of lot No. 10. and near loE No g. and
aeeut Zoe fest inch lines width on the rear line
dividing Il from lot No. on said plap, measure
nnent al more Or less. Together with AL the
bHi uiuKa and improvements theloo or thereunto
apperi aiming, c0mprisinga large and eommOdious
onoelory and attic frame cottage dwelling, Goa
talning cent 81 lall, two parlofa and two bed
rooms and four upper rooms, detached Kitchen,
ciatefn, banquettes and garden, sheaed. The
gtreets and fr0uts Clay square. NeighborhO0d re-
speotuble snd well improved.
Tefma- One third cash o. the pp9t; balance 81
one o two years, for notea specially secured
~ mortgage and venf OILS lien Oh the property,
haarinE AL the usual eisuees Of eight per cent per
payment, I've per cent attorneys fees IN event Of
sniE 10 eniefce the credit portion, improvements
to " hept insured and the POLICY transferred 10
the holders Of the notes. and he purchaser 70 Is
sumo the payment Of the taxea payable in 1877
over and above the price Of q judicatieD.
public, 81 tine expense Of the purchaser.
mh1I q ap7 l418
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by PLAAC1DR y. SPEAR. AUCTToNKER-
~ Once No. IS Royal street--GATURDAY,A April
a. 1877, At twelve O'Clock M. will bs told
at public auction, ct the Merchants and Auction.
GERS Exchange, on Royal street, between Canal
and Custonhouse streets BY virtue aud in pursu.
Ance to an order Of the Hon. A. L. Tssot judge Of
the Second District Court fer the parish of Or
Leans, dated March g. 1877, for account Of said suo
eessinn--
ONE'HALF OF A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND,
forming part OIL No. 2is, 81 usted In the suburb
Msrigny, on Crats street, T. the Tnird District Of
within Crops, Vaudeville Spain and Greatmen
streets, having 30 fst front on said Craps street,
by lao feet in depth, bounded on one side by prop
eTty now or formerly belonging TO Louis Leroux
or his trant forees and on the other side BY prop
erty now or formerly belong ng to Bernard Legu
mont or his assig0s toRt Their with all the build
ings and improvements thereon
Terms and Conditions One ,ha'f cash on the
spot and the balance in one and two years credit
for notes bearing special mortgage and vel doris
lien and privilege with eight p can't inter- st per
annum from date until paid. with clause OF i've
par cent TOR attorneys fees in case of suit to re-
cover payment of said notes or Any portion ere.
Il, and the clause Of non alienand0 and all other
usual elauses.
Act Of sale before F. D. seghers. notary public
at the expense of the purchaser.
mhI320 q an2 10 "a
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BY O. e. Girardey.
SIZE TO rrrrcr ! plprrr1o

SALE TO EFFECT PARTITION.
IN THR MATTER OF CHARLES L. B0UDoUs.
QUIZ ys. MIS-. ANAls BoUDoUsoGIR AND
Second DiItrict Court for the Parish Of orleans-
DY c. b GERARDkY, AUCTIONBRR--
ID once No. 81 Camp street, THURSDAY,
April 10, 1877, at twelve O'Clock NJ. at the st.
Charles Auetlon Exchange in the rotunda Of the
81. Charles Hotel, 10 this city, will be sold at pub
lie auction, by virtue of Judgment of pa titiOn
from the Hon. A L. Tissot, Judge Of the Second
District Court for the parrish OF Orl ans dated and
rigned the ninth Of March, 1871 and renderfd in
the above ebtitl matter, the following described
p operty. wit
TWo CERTAIN LOTS OF eRoUND, situated IN
the Third District of this city, and In the square
bounded by Kerlerec Marais, Columbus ard VilleIe
streete, desiRnsted by the NOE and g. as per plan
BY J. A. DHemeeour surveyor, dated the ninth Of
July, 1858; the lots measure each, in Amerlcan
measure, 81 feet inches lines font on KerlereC
STREET, by 100 fept inches lines in depth; to.
gether with all We i'm provements thereon, rights
ways, privileges and appurtenances thereunto be-
longing or in anywise appelt tanning.
Tetma-lasn on the spot; the purchaser to ae-
gume the tazes Of 1877 the price of adjadiea-
ton.
Act Of sale at The expense Of the purchaser, be-
fore kdgar Grima, Esq notary public.
mb20 u ap3 IT
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3nEAnEH1sY OF Yr4A.sa.

OnFAREMENY OF ELUAHSn,
New Orleans, March %, 1877.
VNAX BILLS FoR 1877 ARE NOW READY FOR
Il delivery. The following rates OF rebate Tor
cash pay ments viii be sllowCd;
Three per celt on ell bills paid up to Thirty first
Of March, l877, iucusive
Two PR cent on all bills paid up to fifteenth Of
April, 1877, inclusive.
One Per cent on all bills paid up to thirtieth Of
April, 1917.
After the thiriieth of April 1877 interest at ten
per cent per annum, cru the thirty. frat Of March
1877, and costs will accrue.
mh23 J. @. DRNIS AdminIatrstor
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The municipal election in st. Louis takes
place next Tuesday. Ovarst0liz. the present
mayor, is supported BY the Republicans and
the Peoples party and will probably b re-
elected
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STEAMSHIPS.

FOR HAVANA VIA CRDAR KEYS AND
MEY WHIST.
United ssntes nHall IAnss
Steamships
WILLIAM p CLYDE, WILMINGTON.
49, Ihe Now OFI4mmar KzsEAtn
4aa AnFana et11mihiD Ln4
VII di1rateh one o. ne shove ar1I
olal1 1Iaaal1lu ircn Aeu o1l1eNs "
Every Week.
TouchlnE 4 Cedar Keya end Key Wa1t ana "a
ncrliN1 with N.aalEr1l Iet Tampa.
vIa sS sslad lls 4 as'ss ss s 2 4 g s =
son sud HnNspn1a.
spl3Lasa ga1.saEs s11..I1 Alienz, and ihsuul
fcElI1 given 70 en0Vt r1Inls
- nei1ht FeeelVe4 without pernlt 1um ~
cIIeM
~ Ers'ahi ~ F.psnss spply Is
]. e DOnNaIH. 2ranf
70 II0 G1nIndn aGA
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AUOTT0N SALES.
p1 placide J. spsarl
SUCCESSION oP Yiorok NAYARRR.

VALUABLE n6PR WE'D PROPERTY on CRAPS
STREET, BETWEEN VAUDEVILLE AND
SPAIN SFRkkTs, Third DISTRICT.
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DY GEORGE PEARSON, AUCTIoNRRR. :
ID The following described goods, having re-
msined in warehouse over three years, or I'M
claimed over one year, will be sold at public auc-
lion. in accordance with the Treasury Depart
met ts regulations, 81 Warehouse 20. !, Ousgom,
A. M
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BY placide ]. Spear.
aUo0NsaIoN oE AF. FIRLD.

sPLRNpIp COTTAGE HOUSES ON TgRPsIUBoRE
eLRkkI, BETWEEN CANE AND PRfTANIA
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EHERTFFS SALES.
i 1S sa:;4s :; sa ss:s! So ::ss


same ~ eustSge J. FTsTst and : RiEIiCsma Z.
K1oURTa DIsrRHor COURT FOR rHR pAn,au
- Of Orleans Nos - 096 ard 40 57y virtue n
I've Alias write Of fen faclas n me directed ~
ai 1on s the Fourth District Court for the
vi proceed TO sell At public auction, AZ enc
Eerehsnts and AuetiOneers' Kxchange, Ro sa
the Second District Of this city, on MOHDIY.
spril 2 1877, at twelve o'clock n, tbs Following
ALL THk RiGaT, TITLE AND INTERESTS ~
aeiendants herein. Gustave ]. F.erSt a1d viii
lam r, sreset in end TO the Succession Of their
aeces SEQ mother. Madame L. p. Freret whether
atlsng e ~ ifs at law or legstees under the pro
yisi2ns ofthe last will and tests ment Of said Wild.
second district coaf for TIE parish he q orsss
NJ; 80 oss Of the decksJ, on the twenty ninth day
Of November 1916 eald IRterests being set forth IN
the will and under the law m the estate Of de-
ctssed, IN g e property feloWinR, Wis:
Ten hbstes IN tS NV ~ ,l%snsy dollars each
Company Of hfty dollars each. certificate No.
Thirteen shares in the Kew Orleans Ct. Charlea
, 5Sse OSnPSasy, Of twenty i've dOara each GER
avenue. between St. Charles and Pryiania
Al.9, oER UNDIVIDED THIRTEENTH PART In
4. !: One tottion Of ground, in the Sixth Die.
q Sdy y 1 M e
being lots fourteen to mir etetn and part Of lot
eleven, ard parts Of lots one 70 Ieven, inclusive
making total n easurs mept Of one hundred and
eleven feet eleven inches two lines on Louisiana
avenue, running through the square, q depth Of
three hunors and twenty feet, and having front
on To edADO stret tof one uhdr d and eleven feet
eleven inches two line together with al tue
buildings and improvements thereon.
q One portion of ground, in the same dis
trict and square, being formed Of the larger Dor
lions Of OTIS one, two and three, snd forming the
corner of Prytania and Toltdano streets, and
measuring ninety feet front on Prytania sire t. by
q de. tn and fIons on Toledano street /, one hun.
dred and twenty t. Ell together with all the build.
ings aud Improvements thereon.
!. O1e portion of grOund, in the First Dis.
tr1ct OF this city, in the square bounded by St.
James, Tch0upttoulas Religious and Market
streets, measmieg two hundred and City five feet
Dioe iaohes two lines front on St. Jane s rect the
same measurements on the dlviCipg line dividing Il
from the other portion of Ra,d squares, and one
hundred and fifty -niIe feet ten inches two lines
front on each Of Tchoupite ulas and Religious
streets; together with all the bui dings and i'm
provements thereon
Seized In the above suits.
Terms-This being the second and last suction
the aai1 property will be definitely adiudicaIed to
the bight st and last bidder for what it will bring
ct twelve months credit, The purchaser furnishinR
bono, with good and solvent security, bearing eight
per cent interest per aDnum ON date ninth final
payment. Said purchaser III have TO deduct had
psy In cash the printing, sheFis and clerks fees
etc, which amount to about two hundred and
ffty dollars.
mhl6 70 n ap2 Civil Sheriff ofthe Parish Of OreaRa
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SUCCESSION OF THE LATE R. B. SPEED.

A HANDSOME COTTAGE RESIDENCE IN THI
FOURTH DISTRICT, OPPOSITE CbAl
8QuARB.
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lean Fiaeo ID. Pierre RennI.

GIxTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THB PARISH OF
- Orleans, No. 9f26.-By virtue Of writ Of
the Six District Court for the parish of
Orleans in the above entitled cause, viii
proceed to sell at public auction, on TUESDAY,
April 3, 1877 at i've o'clock r. NJ, at INV ware
house, Nos. % and Is orlt ans street. between
Royal and Bourbon streets in the Second District
of this city, the following described property to
wit
LOT OF FURElTUBE and movable effects, a.
per inventory, which NAV be aeen in my ofaoe.
Seized In the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot
rH0MAS II. HANDY
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By Nash q Hodgson.

JEFFERSON PARISH HARM AND THIRD DIS
TRICr PROPERTY.
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AUCTION aAI.ES.
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

SEALED FROPOSALSs
DEPARTMENT. OF FIEANCH,
New Orleans, March 10, 1877.
CRALKD PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
~ this department. until FRIDAY, March 23
1877, ct twelve O'Clock NJ for the sale to the CITY
Of TIN WARP IMPROVEMENT BONDS
The city reserves the right to reject any or all
mh20td J. @. DENIS Administrator.
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second District Court for the PariSh Of Orleans
no. 3s,266.
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Second District Court for the Parish Of orlsann-
No. 1888.
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TWO LOTS OF GRooND ON CANAL STREET.
In IHR MATTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF
DANIEL LOPEZ
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sue EssIONa OF LOUIS LALoEIER AND Mr.
I CARA0UcnR, HIS WIFE. BOTH DBoBASBI
CONSOLIL ATRD.
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District Court Of the United States Of America for
the District Of LouisianA-No. 1859.
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AUCTION SALES.
By George Pearson.
SALE or wAREHoUsED AND UNCLAIMED
GOODS.

UNITED STATES CugFoHHoUsH. }
Collectors once, =
Me- nrlaana March II 1871
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BRICK srORk AND RBNIDRNCB CtRNkR OI
CONT AND CHARITIES STRBBTs.
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Hu1o E91wlls " I9N1 D9 1ll
ElHAIl q nl1--

HHT0 E1IWIIs 10 I1NI Dc BE
Edward - Hlo|4
MUTE DETRICx COURT FoN IHH PA
~ urltau1, No es4E-~hE viEtue d al a
OF 4hrI faGlaa TO me- tIIaftra nV the N1noI
f|Ilh district Court fof the parrish 81 %
1ht aborc entitled cause. I HIII pI1td
public suction, aa HHnN Esn4N, anIII =
salt papt on " 1ledh A. a.. ~ ~ lE19|
g ADD 81 Oflfan4 ttfaoE fnlN4e1 He|
fodfton streets - ibd Fctn1 UizHItI
41fT tbs Glowing sItsttI5I4 p
ALITH& #tE4fINH1 ARD 81 |It 4-a 4
fsktu ls4N 500 Nts24 NNIt1 N
IfIU NA NIfI| tHNnI0I Hf No| 81 H.4I01|I
zzIlN 1#sIf Jas t' 81 ~
H M z2
f W M
N|
I.
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second District court for the PArish Of orleans-
Ne. 3O,I36.
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assoad Distrist C0urt for the Pnrish q Orl.as
he. g ed8
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Asanult, stc.-Th. Teuniaon, James Don
oven, Tom Brennan. H. Kelvin. two cases,
lntofmations FLED; John Dowd, james Scan
lan, J. Baldwin, acquitted
fettY larceny--JOh Williams, convicted:
Tom Waters, Francois Dispeux, nolle pros.
tQui snterad,
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IaoURTH DISTRICT COURT FOK The PA
ofleanD, No. - by virtue 81 3
&c ! laciRs 70 me dirtGtca ~ ihe hon0Ei
Fourth Diatri1t Court for tbs parish 81 OIL
tie above entitled cauae, VIII plne1ed .,
public auetlon, y the Ml9obanif and Aucl
A4change. lofa etnt4l batNeen ge1al 3
qltY, on SATURDAY April a. 1877, 81
O'clock p, he following leaaf'pee pros
Hif-
THaBl LOTS or 0aoUND, IN The fou
sziet Of 3hie eiss n ihe qq4ate bonn
heine lots nuuotte HIFnt. nine and iea, a
each 0thar aud fdlatuflnr l1l1F.11a
Ilchoq "a siahfd street. ~ ai4lg 4our 3
91 loaa IN NfHIh 90 nEnhff lNn ioru
corner ef Eighth end oopalsnoe stretta.
Seized in the above suit
Tdrma-c aet on the spot
THOMAS h. HaFl
mis- e ~ cira alallA 81 Aa nnslsh ol
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PsopIe's Rask I. 81 70 OrIsan. :.

mha7apsas civil shsTi 1 q The F :; 20 Il
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-06-16
A Snake Attacks a Man in n Buggy.

Mr.. Walters and his wife were return
ing to the city in a two-horse buggy
from trip into the country, says the
Dallas Commercial. About seven miles
from town, on the Mansfield road, they
passed snake that was lying by the side
of the road, the great size of which at
tracted their attention. After passing
the reptile, Mr.. Walters concluded that
he would turn back and kill it. He
turned the team around, drove back to a
point opposite the snake, drew his pistol
and fired at it, but without effect. The
horses not being used to the report of
firearms, became restless and hard to
control, which caused the attention of
Mr.. Walters to be diverted from the
snake, which ran rapidly to the buggy,
up the wheels, and on to the dashboard
before the occupants were aware of it.
The snake, when it was within foot of
the occupants of the carriage, coilcd the
lower part of its body, threw it's neck
into graceful curve, drew back its
head, and was just in the act of launch
ing its deadly fangs into Mr.. Walters,
when he fired second shot. This,
though missing, had the effect of causing
the snake to lower itself ON to the tongue
of the carriage. Mr.. Walters then fred
two more shots, one of which took effect,
and caused the reptile to fall from the
carriage to the ground, and Walters dis
patched it with large stone. The rep
tile was measured and found to be over
six feet long, and was thicker than a
mans wrist
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-06-16
A Good One.

During the first year of the war, says
q Vermont paper, when change was
scarce and some large firms were issuing
currency of their own, q farmer went to
store in neighboring town and bought
some goods, and gave the merchant a
fve-dollar bill, of which he wanted
seventy-fve cents back. The merchant
counted it out and handed it over to the
farmer, who looked at it moment and
inquired "What's this?"
"It's my currency" said the mer-
chant.
"Wal, faint good for nothin' where I
live," said the farmer.
every WE'LL" replied the merchant,
"keep it until you get dollars worth,
and bring it to my store, and I will give
you dollar bill for it.
The farmer pocketed the change and
departed. A few weeks after he went
into the same store and bought goods to
the amount of one dollar, and after pay
ing over the identical seventy-five cents
he took out a handful of pumpkin seeds
and counted out twenty-five of them and
passed them over to the merchant.
"Why," said the merchant, "what's
this ?"
"Wal," says The farmer, " this is my
currency, and when you get dollars
worth bring it to my place and L will
give you dollar for it.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-06-16

large number Of members Of Parliament, were
present, Secretary Sherman ordered the
discharge OF nine clerks IN the second comp
trolers office, as by their careless and corrupt
management number Of fraudulent claims
were passed .,,,,, by the tornado which swept
over Mount Carmel, Ill.,, twenty-five lives were
lost and over ono hundred houses were do
stroyed.
The International Typographical Union will
send q delegate To France, 10 represent the
compositors OF America at tho Paris Exposition
citizen of North Hadley, Mass, was Killed by y
stroke Of lightning, and two worImen en-
ployed by him were Frustrated by tho flash
The Russian czar has arrived at the hcadquar.
ters OF the army on tho Danube. Tho health
OF the Russian troops has been very poor since
the beginning OF tho heated weather. The
waters OF the Danube have fallen considerably,
and the attempt to cross IN likely to be made
soon, although II " said In military circles that
the passage Of the river will not DO made at all
AZ the Russian victories In Asia Minor will be
80 decisive ~ TO bring on speedy negotiations
for peace, "A bridge in England, thirty feet
above the river Avon, snapped in two, while
covered with people, and twelve persons were
killed and over fifty wounded, "A settlement
was made in the suit of tho people of New
York against Peter j. Sweeny, Of ring notoriety,
by the promise Of tho defendant TO pay to the
city part OF the money for which ho was sued
49,. Two womon-Nlrs. Eliza Carr and Mrs
Dissoll-jumped from u burning building in
Boston and were fatally injured. while several
other people were more or less badly burned in
their efforts to escape 49,. Four Missouri train
wreckers, who attempted to throw n train down
Il bank for the purpose of robbery, have been
captured. -. The Pope conferred the Grand
Cross Of the Order OF Plus X upon Marshal
MacNIahon. 80. The United States revenue
steamer Crawford was dispatched in search of
sworn statement of the master regarding his
detention by Spanish cruiser, his imprison-
ment, and other atrocities.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-06-16
TERRIBLE STORM IN ILLINOIS.
A Tornado sweeping Through II Town, Car.
rying Houses and Trees In its Trnct-
Large Loss of Life.

A Tornado sweeping Through II Town, Car.
| rying Houses and Trees In its Tract
large Loss Of Life.
A special dispatch to the Cincinnati
Commercial describes terrific storm of
wind and rain which passed through
southeastern Illinois. The town of
Mount Carmel was laid in ruins, and
over twenty lives were lost. Two con-
verging lines of devastation prove that
the tornado partook largely of the
character of a cyclone. The first wreck
was frame farmhouse, which was
blown out ut the sides, letting the roof
down upon the foundation. Thence the
wind swept over small piece of timber,
and was met by counter current of wind
from the west, which did no serious
damage except to fences in its course.
These currents met on Fourth street,
below Main street, Mount Carmel, with
force which is described to have re-
sembled the crash of timber or the flap
ping of sails, and in the space of few
seconds the air was filled with the debris
of a hundred dwellings, public buildings
and business houses. Some of the wreck
was carried distance of mile.
The principal force of the cyclone was
spent on the line of Fourth street, run
ming northeast to the woods west of the
river, where the wind was again raised
from the earth. Half a square above
Main street. on Fourth street, the furi-
GUS eddying of the storm carried the
Methodist church steeple in the opposite
direction, landing it 800 feet away, in
front of a saloon. The bell was dropped
in the middle of street near by.
A little boy who was coming from
school, below Main street, was lifted
above the houses and landed unhurt at
his house, half mile south. He said
he passed over the church steeple as it
went the other way.
The fury of the storm was spent in the
business portion of the town. In some
cases buildings were only unroofed, but
the demolition of other houses was COM
plete. The Presbyterian church was RACED
to the ground. The loss on property by
storm and fire is estimated at $500. 1000.
The town was filled with farmers, and as
the county court was in session many
men, women and children were on the
streets, and were blown about as if they
were feathers