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Mine Explosion In schuyIkIn Coun
ty-7 Men Killed and z Injured.

PoTTsvILLE Pa, May 9.-Between 10 and II
O'Clock this mOrniu 2 an explosion OF gas or fite
hery owl ed and operated by the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron CO., ANA situated
near ST. CLAIR, which resulted IN he dtaGn OF
seven men, end tle iujurng of seven more. At
the hour mentioned about tlftY miners ana la.
oprurs were nt work IN the western or upper
gangway Of the cOlhcTy, known as Lundyis
GangHay; thev were using make Iights as Inc
fire bosses ! ad reported the air Cletr and he
NtnuAqtiOn gOOd aud were not IN the least ali-
ptehensIve II danguI. Suddenly Il terrible explo.
sion OcCIrrau, aud the scene was ms .ant,y
changed 60 on OF death ana destruction Those
vino could save themselves tisd aud gave the
As soon as II was prudent, a force Of men set
about the taSA OF sea- Chlug or the dead aud
wounded. IN the iOl mer list are at this WRITING
Included john Dur un. VIM. XIX aud Jaihes
1 eddy, OF ST. Clnil Bend amin MOseY aud Her.
pert Moore, Of Vaudeville Joseph MtlwaId, Of
Mul Creek, and Thomas Cunnefs. Of Summit
Hlil. All the bod have been recovered eX.
cept chat OF MOsey which is yet buried under
fall Of coal aud rock. The OOuies are dist ured
in a sckenng manner. being bruised or burned
all over. COnuOrs lost his head ana feet. Deing
blown through door, The wounded are Pat
TicK GiOOOnY Abe Jones' John Glavery, JOun
Hees, aud Pat Moore, OF st. Clgu aud Joan
McA tee O1 East Aines. The latter is burned
seriously, and the others bat slightly, com.
one OF the INNING engineers OF the p. Il r.. G.
& 1. Company thinks II most prO0able That tho
accident was caused bv the tall of "A Top rock m
some abandoned breast where gas had uCCumu-
lated and the consequent forcing OF the gas
down upon The naked lights. The explosion
was. singular TO sCate, cOmparGtiN ely hgnt, and
dld DuJ n,tle damage 10 the coiiery. The Inlne
inspector has mnde a thorough examination OF
the cullIery, md wIl doubtless report in the
morning 70 cOrOners Jury. wheu the subject
OF the cause oil the explosion Will be searching y
inquired into
POIIsYlLLE May 9,-lhe scene OF the explO
SION to-day, was deep pit known rs Wudes-
/ vie shait, formerly owned by the Hickory
! Coal 90, Dut now beng worked By the Pnila
| delpha aud iieudiug coal ana IRON Co., aud the
shaft Is oib feet IN Lepth. The explosion occur.
| red M a distant gungWav, a nile from the bot
/ tom OF the shat ANA could Oniy be reached Nv
/ hall hours walk through mHzt passage ways
/ over Two hundred men aud boys were employ,
/ ed IN the mime at that time Ot the eXplns on
One OF them named Edward Woakman, stated
| that lie was Dittig OF some OF the VictIns, ana
was ON low platform, shONe,iug coal into q
coal car, when the came a rush burning gns
down the air course Ike a Il ,hh OF Lightning
he dropped from the platform and iell tu
\ length On lie phngway Lrack, grarped Hn lron
rau aud neld on, sui the explOtnOu hurled the
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Only Three 100000!

READ, PAUSE and REFLECT over the
following: DR.. CoXe's Wild Cherry and
Seneka has proved beyond all doubt to
be the best and most wonderful remedy
ever prepared for the speedy relief and
cure OF all coughs, colds, whooping
cough, asthma, boarseness, weak lungs,
incipent consumption, and that terrible
malady-croup. Have you delayed try
ing 1t so long? If so, get bottle cost
ing so cts. and use two thirds of it If
hot satisfied return the balance and get
your money back. Can anything be
fairer This offer has been accepted by
over 100000 persons using this delight.
full remedy, and only three bottles have
ever been returned. Sold in Lehighton
by A. j. During and g. w. Lentz.
Large bottles 80 cents; small size 20 cts.
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"A children's service will he held In
the M. E. Church, of this borough, on
tomorrow Sunday evening, at 30
O'Clock. Services by the pastor, Rev.
L. B. Brown, and singing by the chill
dren of the Sabbath School. All are
cordially invited 20 attend.
The General Synod of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church of the United
States will be held at Carthage, ILL.,, on
Wednesday the 30th inst. Twenty
three Synods will be represented, and
eighty-two ministers and an equal
number of lay delegates will attend.
On Tuesday evening next, May 15,
the Packerton NJ. E. Sunday School,
will give an acrUstic entertainment in
the old school house. The entertain
ment will undoubtedly be very inter-
esting, and as the proceeds are for the
benefit of the Sunday School, we have
no doubt will be well attended. The
price of admission is only 10 cents.
The best whitewash we have ever
had knowledge of is composed of lime
slaked to the proper consistency for APP
plcation, into which (for inside woTk)
while hot, nix a starch made from half
pound of flour, or two ounces of COM
mon glue, thoroughly dissolved. For
outside work add to the above prepara-
tiOn handful of rock salt and as much
soft boiled rice. This will stick with
unexampied certainty.
On Saturday night the widow of
Mr.. George Audenried died at Hover.
town. Only last week we announced
the demise of her husband, he having
died suddenly on the 23rd ult. The
aged companion who had trod with him
the Journey of life for 81 years sicken-
ed shortly after his departure, and on
Saturday night last gently closed her
eyes in death, and followed him to the
spirit world. In death now they are
again united. Mrs. A. died at the age
of 6S.-Allentown Democrat. =
Frank W. johnson, j. Washburne
and Henry ChahoOn, members of a
crowd of young ru fians known as the
"Chain Gang" were arrested on Mon.
day at Wikesbarre for committing an
assault with ihteHt to kill, rape and rob
On Sunday night they entered Edward
Baliott's house and attempted to as
sault the person of niece of Mr.. Bal
liott. Her aunt hearing her cries came
to her rescue. The rufIians then as
saulted Mrs. Ballot. George S. viii
drick, an old man who boarded will
the family, was knocked senseless tC
the floor The men then then assaulted
Mrs. Balliott and her neice by force
treating them in the most horrible man
ner. Mrs. Baliott had her clothing
nearly all tom from her person.. Th
men then made an attack upon Maggi
Monaghan, Mrs. Balllott's servant girl
The house was also partly ransacked.
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from NInuch Chunk.

The number of empty boats is
rapidly diminishing in our dams.
The exterior of the Mauch Chunk
Hotel Is receiving coat of paint.
The Vananda-Stroh nuptlals will
take place Thursday of next week.
Thomas Smitham and Sam Meese,
of Nesquehoning, have left for Kansas.
Travel over the Switch Back will
be opened to the public on Monday 2lst
inst.
--Ex- Burgess Ross, Of East Mauch
Chunk, has reoccupied his residence on
Center Street.
The l.. V. r. Il. Co.'S. pay car set
out on its monthly mission on Wednes-
day afternoon.
The hands and employees of the
L. & w. Coal Co., in Panther Creek
Valley were paid for April ON Wednes-
day,
Mr.. Ed. Paetzel who has for a
week or so been suffering with a
sprained ankle, is able to be about
again.
-" Umbrella members" of whom a
goodly number visited Mauch Chunk
on Tuesday and Wednesday, did quite
thriving business on those two days.
The town, council of East Mauch
Chunk have reduced the tax for Bor-
ough purposes two mills on the dollar,
Leaving 3 instead of 5 mills as last year.
L. V. r. r. clerks are now requir-
ed TO work 1015 hoUgs. No wonder
some OF them die Of overwork or COM
NIT hari kari in the form of matrimony |
On next Saturday (to.day) Her
mann Stoll, will sail from New York
for Europe. Several of his Mauch
Chunk friends will repair to New York
to see him off.
~David Beltz, of Upper Mauch
YChunk, was on last Saturday committed
to Jail on charge of aggravated as
sault and battery, preferred against him
by his other half.
john Busacker. of the same place
accused of appropriating to his use a
number of boards to which he had nc
claim is also temporarily boarding at
hotel Raudenbush.
The Centennial trees set out last
year along the side walk between the
foot of Center Street and the terminus
of the East Mauch Chunk bridge are in
a promising condition.
"A ball held on Tuesday evening a
Busb's Carbon Hotel, East Maucl
Chunk, was we'll attended and is high
ly spoken of as a very successful, en-
joyable affair.
The ci.izehs of East Mauch Chunl
are, by order of the Borough authori
tics, compelled to put their side walk
in decent trim inside 30 days. Corne
lounging is to be broken up, the doj
ordinance vigorously enforced, and tn
running at large of horses, mules, cattle
piSYand goats prohibited.
WOW last Saturday afternoon Sherii
.Raudenbush read the Governors war
rants for the execution Of Jno Donahue
Edward Kelley and Michael j. Doyle
to the condemned men IN their cells a
the county Jail. Some half doze
privileged characters, besides priso
officials, were present at the reading
. Little emotion was manifested by til
! cuprits. Ii nothing happens to inter
: fere there will be three Mol!ies less be
fore the sun sets on the evening of th
2lSt of June.
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New York Markets,

THURSDAY, May 19.-FLoUR AND MEAL-The
fi'uI market was very dull, end pr ces IA some
cases l5G-5c lower, but a general decline WIS
prevented by light reCelpJs. Rye dour 25c
lower, but corn mCQl dearyT. We quote state
and Mtsteru supertiue, sGAl07Sj extra state,
sS.lOaS rs: " McstoIn spring wheat extras S,.2j0
b.Gui DO NN and Xxx, s3750l025i winter
wheat extras, g o. AZ lUi 90, AA and xxx,
~ g5Gih5i Minnesota patent', S0aI225 city
hhipplnl extras se.zldy Southern bakers and
family 6l anus S9 all Southern Shipping eX
ttas, ssSbQg.I0. Corn meal-M esteI1l, e0.2l u
$50, BIandywIne, t3.SU0j.0J. Rye hour, S5,70d
G5l.
GRAIN-Wheat was Gul, nominal. ani uns l.
tied; sales 10 900 bush. ungtaded spring Al prl.
Yale puce5 We quote Spring 80 /, s20A00;
Milwaukee No. 2, S..9O0l,93i Chicago No. 2,
81 s5GlsS rel isc. ed and No. spring Sl6l q III;
red winter, Si.5,Q5 amber de-, ~ i0Ua,lE;
white DO S2d2.2j p bush, hYe 1890 60 d at t2o
per tOu, or 81 ueclne. Indian cOru was urmer.
but only moderately aUlye' sales On the spot,
q nush., az bsd 10 for now mixed, 10 &c,
for O.d mixed. sOh an. Tor steamer yellow, y
ODE for IA Z 10 prime white, tnr iutune uehye'
ry 2a5.OJO bush, ineluuing steamer mixed foI
Nav, al g : Gdg}sc.' d., June G7d1sc. alf0
sa mixed to- May ahd June, Wfs anu eske
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In this borough on Sunday morning last, Mr..
Adam Buckman Carriage builder, died, after an
illness OF about one year of consumption. De-
ceased was born IN North Whitehall, Lehigh
county, Pa, in 1872, and learned his trade at
Bath, Northampton County. on the breaking
out of The, war he enlisted in a New Jersey regi-
mont aud faithfully served ouJ his term OF scr
vices years-and was honorably discharged
when he settled down in Lehighton. and work
cd in the carriage mandatory at Mr.. l.. F.
Kleppinger for a period of two years, after.
waIds gong into business on his own account.
He was married to Mary S, daughter of Geo.
and Mary Horn. formerly of WeisspOrt, which
union was blessed with an only child-Els-
VINO proceeded her father into the spirit world
last fall His funeral services was very largely
attended by our cit zens. manifest1ng the high
esteem in which he was held In the community.
Deceased was aged IS years, months and IS
days. HIS mortal remains were inferred in the
LehightOn Cemetery, the services being con.
dccted by Revs. j. c. Bliem, ]. Il. Knerr, Of
WeisspOrt, and 5. F. Leopold, OF pittman,
Sohuykini county. MSy he rest in peace.
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Special Notices.
E. 7. Kuhke!'s Bitter Wine OF Iron,


This truly valuable todic has been 20 thor
Ougnly tested by all classes Of the community
that 1t is now deemed Indispensable as TOuId
medicine. II costs but nttie, purihes the b cod
ana CIV tone to the. stomach, renOyutes the
system and prOlOngs lie. Everybody should
have IL. For the cure Of Weak stomach. Gen
eral Dehintv. Indigestion, Diseases OF tho
htOmGch. and for all cases requiring h tonic
This wine includes the most agreeabie, aud eff
cent SAT- OF II on We possess-Cttrate OF Magnetic
OXIDE, combined with the most energetic OF
vegetable tOnics-A elbow Peruvian BJiyk
Do you want .ometmng TO strengthen you'll
Do yOu want good arpetite7
Do You want to get rid Of nervousness
Do you want energy
DO you want to sleep well
Do Vou want to buld up our constitution
Do you want TO feel wen
Do Won want brl k and v1gOrOus feeling
IL You do try KUNKEIi5 BI LITER WINE
OF IRON.
l only ask a trial OF tins valuable tonic.
Beware OF cOuntepeits, ms kunkel4 Blttor
Wine Of on is the only sure AID effectual rem.
edY in the world for the permanent cure OF
DYspepsil ana Debility aud oS there pra Il mum.
Der OF limitations offered to. the puDliC, would
cnullon the community 10 purchase none tut
the genuine article, manufactured .OS E. +.
kunkeI, and having his stamp on the cork OF
every OUttc. The very fact that others are IT.
tempting to imitate this valua bic remedy proves
its " Orth anu speaks volumes N lGS favpr. sold
only in 81 bottles. or six bottles for IS. Try
this valuable medicine aud be convinced Of Its
merits. Sold by druggists and dealers every
W
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car from the track md threw II against the
wall and shie ded HIM from the flame. He es-
caped,but on either SIDE Of him men were roast
Ell alive while Mt their worR. Weakman lay
still a moment and tlen jumped up and crnwled
along the Daesageway to escape the deadly
after dqmp. HIS lamp was out and he grOped
his way through the debris IN the dark until he
heard The voices of other miners, and he reach
ed place of safety,
1t is supposed the explosion was caused by a
large fail OF coal which forced lnrge lot Of gas
out of breast that had been Idle some time,
and this became ignited from the lamps of the
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State sabbath-schooI Convention

The 18th Annual Convention OF the Pennsyl.
vGnia SabOath-SchOol Association Will be held
in Harrisburg Pa. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, June y, l3 and IA, 1877.
The Rev. LlewellYn ID. Beven, LIB, late OF
london anu one of the foremost SundA Y. school
men of Eugl8nd, Will deliver an Opening Ad.
dress on Tuesday evening. b. + Jacobs, ESQ :,
OF Chicago, IA expected 70 speak on THURSDAY;
Rev. W. f. Crafts will give his address on rhc
Coming Man Is the Present Child" Mrs. w. f..
Crafts wi present "1he Ideal Pnmary Class. 4"
Among distinguished workers from our own
state wnO may be expected 10 add 10 the inte-
rest and enthusiasm OF tne meeting. are Rev.
Richard Newton, D. d Ito speak at Il ehdren's
meetingl; Rev. Geo. A, Peliz, Presidents Cat
tell. WYlie and Hays; Rev H. W. Warren; Rev.
Z. 3, Henson, ID, D., end many others.
Harrisburg extends q hearty welcome to all
friends of SHbOaJh-schoOst thI oughOut ,he State.
Those expecting to attend Will please notify $.
j. NJ. Nc grrell, EsQ., Harrisburg, who Is
Chairman Of the COmmIttes on Entertainment,
before June 4th. and they will he provIGed with
cards Introducing them 10 Tree homes during
Convention Further information in regard TO
the programme OF the Convention eau be OBJ
tatued OF the state Secretary, Row IL. w. Rice,
Philadelphia, or Jas w. Wier, HARRISBURG,
Chairman OF the Local Committee OF Arrange
ments.
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TO CONSUMPTIVES.

The advertiser having been permanently cur.
fellow sufferers the means ot cure. 10 ali VINO
desire 1t, he vii send copy of the prescription
used, (1ree OF charged, with the directions for
preparing aud using the came, which thev will
tind SURE CURE tor Consumption, Asthma,
BrOnchlus, sc. Parties wishing toe prescrlp.
lion will please address REV ~. A. WILSON,
lDI Penn-st., Williamsburgh NY. janl3m8
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Errors of Youth.

Gentleman who suffered for years from
Nervous Debility Premature Decay. and all the
effects OF Youthful ndiscretiOn Will, for tho 5ake
OF suffering humanity send free to all who need
it, the reCiUe and directions for making the
simple remedy by which he was cured. suffer.
ets wishing TO profit by the advert ser's expert
ence can do 80 by addressing. IN perfect conh.
dence. JOHN Il. OGDEN,
lanl3m6 ~ Cedar-st. New York.
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PIMPI,ES.

I will mail (Freel the recipe for preparing
simple VEGETABLE BALM that will remove TAN,
FRECKLES. PlMPLES apd BLoTCHEs, leav
ing tho skin soft, soar and beautiful also IN.
stIuctions for producing n luxurlant growth Of
hair ON n bald head or smooth face. Address
New York, -.. .,. r janl3.m6.,
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Tame Worm Remoyed Alive.

Head and all complete in two hOur5 No fee
till head passes Seat, Pin and stomach Worms
removed bv DIR. Kunkel. 2b9 North Ninth St,
Philadelphia, Pa. Sem for circulaT with tre1-
tbs on All kinks OF worms, advice free. Ask
your druggist for a bottle Of KunkeHs Worm
Syrup, which will do the work. Price 81. 1t
never fats TO remove all kinds. from children
or grown persons. Directions with 1t. Mays.
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Decoration Day is to be appropri-
ately observed at Slatington. The local
post of G. A. r. is making the neces.
sary arrangements.
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DIED,

ZIMMERMAN ON the 18th inst, at thinner.
mans Lock William Franklin, infant son of
Benjamin and Ellen Zimmerman, aged year,
month and 10 days.
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Closing Prices of DEHAvEN & Town.
SEND, Stock, Government and Gold
40 South Third Street, Philadelphia,
Nav 10Th 1877
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The Coal Trade.

The following table shows the quantity OF coal
shipped over the Lehigh Valley Railroad for the
weeE ending May 9th, 1877 and for the year as
COMPARED W tn the same tune last Nenr:
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DNINANCIAL STA EMENT OF
IL the TOWN COUNCIL, OF

the b OR ROUGH OF WEISS SPORT, for
the fiscal wear ending the FIRST MONDAY OF
APRl H. A. ID. 1877. as required by the sta Sec.
tOn of an Act Of Assembly. approved Aprll 20.
1874, and q supplement theretO approved tho
l2tn DAY Of April, 1876;
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List of Letters
Remafntug uhcalled for in the Lehighton p.

Deider, Alfred Non, William II.
Geise Peter Sothstiue, Lewis +.
HOrn, Phillip Shever, John A.
krum. Lewis SalYe. Aaron
Lentz, Rose Mrs. Wilson. Sarah N
Milten. A. s Youhg, Charles p. "
NOthstlne, l.. H. Zeigenluss, A f.
Persons calling for any OF the above letters
will please say Advertised"
II. II. PETERS, Postmaster.
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REPORT OF COAL transported over Lehigh
y Susqurhanna DIVISION. Central r K. of
New Jersey-week ending May a. 1877.
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~. But very few potato Ouss havo Osen seen
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT of the

z TIN ANOIAL y I "a EN- EN- OF I1I5
Il Supervisors, THOMAS SOLT and
JACOB zE1GENFUS, in Account with
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP. Carbon County.
for the year 1876;
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If you are in want Of anything in
the stove, tin ware or housefurnishing
line, call at Z. w. Clauss', Exchange
Hotel building. He keeps everything 10
bis line, and sells at bottom prices.
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INDEBTEDNESS.

Judgment of Franklin Town'p againRt
the Borough OF W eisspOrt for Bounty
clam dated FehrnaiY ist, is75...... S5IOs
Interest to April lst ls77,.............. 924
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perseded the use of copper pipes,
and almost ruined the copper
smith trade, whilst the immense
and practical improvements in
the manufacture Of tinware, con-
fines the tinsmiths almost exclu
sively to local demands.
Mr.. Larkin, is perhaps the
most skillful sheet iron worker
and copptrsmith, that ever came
into Lafourche, and is prepared
to do any thing in that line that
planters may require.
Anything from an escape
steam pipe to- vacuum pan, he is
able to build with as mnch facili-
ty and skilful workmanship as
can be found in any shops else
where, aud to this, he has the adj
vantages of 30 years practical
experience in the manufactory OF
sugar, and knowledge of the re.
qnirements OF an apparatus tc
insure economical and reliable
results.
Mr.. GrisamOre continues to dc
anything in the way of tin work
such al putting up cutters. manr
featuring tinware, and any re
pairs in that line of trade, ant
keeps constantly on hand a large
supply of stove and kitchen uten
sis necessarily connected will
that business.
UNCLE SILAS.
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for. the Feeble.


Debility. whether it be inherent, or caus-
ed by Overtaxed strength, or protracted
illness, has a most depressing influence
upon the mind, breeding an abject melan-
chOly nearly akin to despair, and enforcing
the abandonment of cherished projects and
high hopes. Happily, the enfeebled system,
even in extreme cases, is susceptible of in
vigoration. 1t is proved by in%controvertible
evidence that HOstetter's Stomach Bitters
is an unfailling strengthened Of the weak,
and that ir addition to vitalizing to physi
cal organization, it establishes regularly
among those organs upon whose efficient
discharge OF the duties imposed on them
by nature, continued vigor and health de-
pend, Thousands Of instances might be
cited to show the regenerating influence of
this health giving agent i'll cases ofdebility,
liver disease, dyspepsia, nervous ailments.
constipation, intermittent fever, urinary
and uterine troubles, govt and rheumatism.
and other maladies.
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Whilst New Orleans is the
first city that introduced steam
cars OH the streets Oh her out
skirts, Philadelphia is now run
ming them on Market. one of the
principal streets of that city.
Seven of them are now in use,
making abont double the time of
a horse car, and at an expense in
fuel OF about ten dollars per week
for each car.
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CRIME.-On last Tuesday, as a
little girl Of l3 years OF age, and
her younger cousin were catch.
ing crawtish, some four miles
below ThibodauX, a big ruffian OF
a negro, passing along the track
of Morgan's railroad, seized the
Girl. and committed IA heinous
crime upon her body. The younger
child raising an alarm, assistance
came aud pursued the villain
down the track of the railroad,
and obtaining the use of a hand
Car; approached so rapidly upon
the m%lscreant that he abandoned
the track and ran tOthe Bayou
Lafourche, and plunged into the
stream, but did not attempt tC
swim over. whep his pursner>
caught him aud brought him t.
the parish Jail. DR.. j. II. Fleet
wood, visited the unfortunate
Victim the next morning, ant
found unmistakeable evidence o
the work OF the ScOundrel.
The negro appears to be
stranger in this parish, but it i:
hoped that the iuries i'll the mex
District Court, will teach him
saIutary lesson, and put a stop t.
such crimes in the future so far a
he is concerned.
The prisoner was brought b.
tore Judge knOblOch OF the Pa
ish Court on Thursday aud sen
TO the District Court without pl
vllege of bail.