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the building and killing three persons
outright. Three others were fatally
and several badly injured. The loss is
estimated at about s25, 1000.
Sitka adyices via Victoria, British
America, report fight among the
Indians. Four were killed. The In
dams seemed to be favorably disposed
towards the whites. An old squaw
was fayed alive and hanged by the Ia
dams for practicins witchcraft.
After five days and nights the fifth
Texas democratic congressional con-
vention adjourned sine die without
making nomination. Fifty-ive bal
lots were taken. The present incum-
bent, Gustav Schleicher, and Judge
John Ireland were the candidates.
The heat at St. Louis during the past
ten days proved as severe in its results
as the visitation of an epidemic. With
in that period one hundred and forty
five deaths have occurred, and between
500 and 1000 cases Of prostration by
heat in which medical attendance was
REQUIRED. 1t is stated as notable fact.
and It is a good temperance lecture, that
two thirds OF the men and women who
died from the effects Of the heat were
either drunkards OF hab,tual drinkers Of
strong liquor or beer.
Telegraphic and other reports from
interior towns in Misso bri and Kansas
state that the weather is extremely hot
and that there have been numerous
sunstrokes, many cases proving fatal.
In Southern Missouri and Kansas the
weather has been so intensely hot
during the day that all outdoor work
had to be suspended and considerable
part of the harvesting in several locali-
ties has been done by moonlight.
A letter directed to The Sun from
Dakota Territory,with an illegiblc post
mark, and signed by Thomas Norris,
states that on the evening ofthe Sth Of
Jnly William II. West, aged about for
ty years, formerly of Queen Annc's
cunty.. Md, was attacked by a party OF
Indians. His pony beng heavily pack
cd, he was oyertakcn by the Indians.
In attempting to defend himself West
emptied three saddles. but was finally
killed and scalped. His body was found
and buried next day BY the soldiers.
Norris claims to have been cOmpan-
ion Of Vests, and to have witnessed
his encounter with the Indians, after
which he Norris succeeded in escaping.
Norris says West had family somc-
where. a memorandum OF which he had
lost in his fight.
The dwelling Of Daniel Costly. Of Lib
erty. Frederick county, the father Of The
late Solomon Costly, Jr., who was MUIR
derod By Edward Costly, alias Dorsey
was partially destroyed BY fire on Tue
day noon.
J.B. Ratallac, OF Talbot county, lost
his barn, stables, stocl>yard, one horse
and three cows, $50 bushels Of wheat,
carriage, farming implements and pro-
vender by fire on Sundoy morning last.
During the storm OF Friday last a
rick of wheat, belonging to Timothy
Crowley, near Ellicott City, was struck
BY lightning and about 200 bdshels of
wheat were destroyed.
Many wheat crops in Washington
county Md.are thrashing out from thirty
to thirty-hve bushels per acre.
Editor A. II. Byington's severe crit
icism in his Norwalk Comm Gazette
Of Congressman Levi Warmers course
at Washington resulted Thursday night
IN an assault upon him by Warner
who struck him over the head with
heavy cane. Byington took it away |
from him and struck him several times |
and walked of with the cane in his
possession.
The Cincinnati express train from
Cleveland, on the Hamilton & Day ton |
railroad, was stopped near AIiamisburg, |
Ohio, Thursday evening, by tree
across the track. A freight train fol-
lowing ran into the rear coach. wreck
ing it and injuring E. G. Hewitt, law
yer Of this city, internally, r. &. Cum
back, of New Orleans, also suffered a
compound fracture Of leg.
Two seamen, named Daniel Willis
and James Mcdonald, were taken down
with yellow fever on board the United
States receiving ship Vermont, lying
at the Brooklyn navy-yard, yesterday,
and removed to quarantine.
\ Washington dispatch states that
A. b. Leyisee. who was one Of the
Hayes electors in Louisiana and whose
signature to the certificate was called
in question by the Potter investigation
has been appointed an in
tcrnal revenue agent by Commissioner
Raum, and his instructions were made
out on Thursday assigning him TO duty
in the State Of Louisiana.
The mob spirit occasionally shows
itself as far eastas the Highland Dis
trict of Boston. Matthew Lowery
brutally whipped his sick daughter. An
indignant throng Of neighbors gathered
in front Of the house. a proposition
TO tar and feather Lowery met with
favor. a man went for
tar, and three women for feathers: but