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kIYer News.

The marks at the landing last evening
indicated 10 feet inches and stationary.
The Courier departed for Psrkersburg,
Saturday, At the ususl hour.
The Abner O'Nesl left for Pittsburgh
at o'clock Saturday morning.
The Hudson departed for Cincinnati
with good trip, Saturday.
The Jno. Penny and Fearless passed
down, yesterday, with tows.
The Andes Is due from Cincinnati, to-
day.
The Katie stockdAle passed up yester-
day morning..
The Salt Valley and Stockdale will
pass down to morrow morning.
The R,gon will depart for Psrkers-
burg st 1920 this morning.
The frm OF T. II. Mong & II. Sea-
mon, OF the Peoples wharf boat, was
dissolved last Saturday. Mr.. Mong re-
tires, but the business will be carried on
By Mr.. Seamon.
The Fannie Tstum passed down yea
terdSy. having taken on 81 tons iron at
the -E.ns Mills, and 1000 kegs nails at
the Belmont.
by Telegraph
PITTsBURGH, March 2.-River 6 feet Q
inches and stationary. Weather rainy.
NEw ORLEASs- March 3.-Arrived-
Ashland. ArkALsas River. No depar-
lures. Wes;her cloudy and cold.
SHREVEPORT, March S.-ArrIved-
Danube, New Orleans; Frank Willard,
Coushs!ta Weather clear and cold.
MEMPHIS. March 3.-Rivsr rising
steadily. Weather cool and shovery.
Depsr;sd-John B. Msude, ST. Louis.
The Yesger, for St. Louis, did no. leave
| till this afternoon.
CIscIssATI, March 3.-WeAther
RAINY. River 26 feet and falling. Arrived
Thomas Sherlock, New Orleans,
Granite State, Pittsburgh. Departed
/ Granite State, Pittsburgh.
LnUnyILLE March 3.-RAiniDg.
Dorn-Shinkle. Memphis Golden City,
New OrlesrE Up-Schenck and Shsr.
! lock, Cincinnsti. River falling With II
feet 3 inches in the eShsl.
GRANVILLE, March 5.-Wea.her
cl udy, cold and rAIningi wind from
west; mercury IS degrees al day river
% 40 feet and rising. Dovn-
Golden Rule, Grey Eagle, N,
Smith, Mary Elizabeth. Business very
light NJ
CAIEo, March J. - Arrived - Ny
Choice. ST. Louis; Idle-iid, Evansville
and Capital City, VIcksburgi Donnaily
and Andy Baum, CIDcinnsiii CITY o.
ynksbQrg. 81. Louis. Depsrtsd-Beli'
Of Memphis, Memphis Hlllnsn. Sash
vile; Idiexild, Evansville; J. w. Gar
rstt Wabash river Donnalfy, New W
Iesrs; Capital City, St. Louis; Andy
Baum, Memphis CITY Of VIckibarg
Viek.buru. River 81 fss. inches AID
rising. Wss,her rainy all day; mercury
10 dag.
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American Prisoner Released by the
Government of Panama.

PANAMA. March sc. g. Seratord,
the first American extrsdited from Peru
under the existing treaty, accused OF the
forgery of school bonds in Kansas, ar.
rived here under guard, en- route for
New York, on the Goth inst, but was set
At liberty by the Psnsms government.
The President in letter 10 the
United States Consul explaining
his sctiop, says: Whatever be the
decree of C. G. Scrsford's guilt IS an
sileeed forser, he ms. be given up BY
the Psruyisn government, in compli-
sncs with the extrsdition treaty. The man
csn no, be allowed 10 remain in prison
or under arrest on Columbian territory,
or within Columbian waters, since no
treaty for the eItrsdision OF criminals
bss been concluded between our republic
and the North American Union, and
such act would be in violation Of the
established rules governing such cases
under the international lava
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Committee Work.

WARRINGTON, February S.-Ths men,
bsrs of the House Committee on Appro-
pris!iou, SAY they can prepare their bills
much sooner than any OF them can be
acted upon by the House. The navy
appropriations and pension bills will be
ready to report this week; the legislative
appropriation bill will be completed In 8
Sees or ten days; the sub-committees are
work on the Indian, army and de
fciency appropriation bills. Owing to
the large MAS Of business to be transact
cd, the general impression is that the ses-
sion will be prolonged TO August.
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weather Indications.

WASHINGTON, d. 9, March 4. A. N.
For the Tennessee and Ono Valleys
rising barometer, northwest winds and
occasional hight rains or snow, followed
BY colder, partly cloudy weather.
For the Lakes, rising barometer, di.
mini'hing northwest winds, and partly
cloudy weather, and along the lower
lakes and Lake Huron, light SHOWS, fol-
lowed on the upper lakes by falling bs-
fometer and warmer, southeast winds.
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wimi, be a so SOC. 900 War.

RAwLISe, Wy, March "A letter
received from reliable parties on Snake
river, says the Ute Indians are acting in
syesy defiant manLer, and have slresdy
killed l25 head of cattle, and threaten 10
90 on the war path when the grass comes
a letter from Bear river states that the
people are greatly excited over the &C.
hons OF the Indians, and are preparing
places Of safety tor the women and chill.
dren.
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EIGHT PEOPLE CREMATED
wt,nou, the Aid OF DR.. Lemoyne.

ST. LOUIS, March "A special from
Illinois says that the neighbors diseov-
ered the house OF Moritz Kaiser, at Fish
Landing, on the Mississippi, fifteen miles
south of Waterloo, on fire yesterday
morning. The structure was almost con.
sumed before the flames were observed.
The charred bodies of Kaiser, his wife
and six children were taken IRON the
ruins
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A Shoemaker OF Clarksburg Found
Dead in she Woods.

Special 70 lno reBlSIcTs
CLARKsBURG, March 3.
A man named John Holden, shoe
maker of this place, was found dead
about half mile in the woods near Nor
gansville, village thirty.siI miles west
OF here. Ae left home Monday, on o
spree and was seen on Wednesday at
CORVALLIS, where he fell through
the bridge into the river, and told
some men who saw him that he was
tired of living. From the looks Of the
body and statements of people living
near Morgansville, it is supposed he
died Wednesday night. For years he
has been drinking and taking hard
sprees. He leaves a wife and two
children. 7.
Another Account OF the Same Affair.
CLARKsBURa, March 1.-About two
weeks since, John Holden, shoemaker
OF this place, signed the pledge. On
Wednesday he started for Wilsonburg,
where he had intended opening shop.
Instead of getting of the train he kept
on west, and was put off at Long Run,
being, as the train men state, violently
insane. His friends have since been
vainly hunting for him. 1t is feared that
be may have wandered into the forest
and became lost.
4. w. Young. living at Cherry Camp,
ten miles west Of this place, accidentally
shot himself in the breast with revolver
last night. The probe was inserted SIX
and one.hslf inches, showing that the
ball took downward course. Not dam
gerously injured.
John Good and Robert Trimells, aged
seventy-tour and ninety-one,
died in this county yesterday. Mr..
Trimells stated that he was at the funeral
of Washington, beng twelve years of
age at the time.
CLARKsBURG, March 2.-The dead
body of John Holden was found near
Long Run yesterday. He had evidently
ran until he fell.
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Marine.

NEW YORK, March S.-Arrived-
Steamer w. A. Scholten, from Rotter-
dam, CITY of Richmond from Liverpool,
Somerset from Bristol.
LONDON. March S.-Stesmer City OF
Berlin from New York, arrived out.
QUEENSTOWN, March 2.-Steamer
Peruvian from Baltimore arrived.
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The Cur,ain Falling SLOWLY on the
Cuban Drama.

HAVANA, March 2.-The insurgent
forces st Remeios under Carrillo Will
surrender their arms on the 9th iust'
The Insurgent chiefs Jimenez and
Sayeherz with 425 men, II women and
80 children surrendered IN the neigh
borhood of Trochs. The number OF In
surgenu who surrendered in Puerto
Pr,ncipi is reported TO be 600 men with
400 mem bers Of their families.
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. cood Haud-Four OF a Kind.

MARION, ALA, March q Albert
! Dung, Robert Jones, Sllss Wright aud
Lucius Porter, sill colored, were hanged
in jsil here yesterday, for the murder OF
Isaac ID. Moore, white, November Oh,
1877, The necks OF Young, Wright and
Jones were broken. Porter died from
s,rsn gulstIon.
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PAPAL AFFAIRS.
Coronation of the Pope.

ROME, February 3.-The Pope was
crowned in Sixtene chapel 10 day. The
ceremony began vt $50 in the morning
and termin sted at l:30 in the afternoon.
The cardinals, prelates and diplomats
accredited to the Vatican and few
others were present. The Pope was
afterwards carried TO his apartments,
blessing the spectators on the way. A
few houses are illuminated tonight.
The Opinrone reports ths. the Coun-
ell of State, in response to question oil
Signor Crispi, President of the Chamber
of Deputies as TO whether the Italian
Government had right to modify the
Pspal guarantees, has rendered de-
cision that the law OF Pspsl guarantees
possesses constitutional organic char
acter.
When Cardinal Simeoni was about to
resume his office as Pontifcal Secretary
of State, the Catholic powers and some
OF the Cardinals protested against his
restoration because OF his reactlonary
tendencies. Cardinal Simeoni then re-
signed, and Cardinal Franchi was ap-
pointed in his place.
ROME, March S-The Italian gove'n-
ment cstegoricslly denies that the reason
why the Vatican codntermsnded the
public coronation OF the Pope was the
Governments inability TO prevent dnre-
spectful and hostile Manifestations.
The Pope Not TO Live in Rome.
ROME, March 2.-lt Is said that the
Pope intends dismissing the Ponubcsl
sendarmes and Swiss Guards. He Will
probably reside mostly st Castle Gau-
dol,o. a village fourteen miles southeast
of Rome, in order to be away from the
Italian government The report OF the
appointment OF Cardinal Slmeoni IS
Pon,ifcsl Secretery of State is prsma-
ture.
Rfotous Denominations.
ROME March S.-The crowds broke
the windows which were illuminated for
the Pepe's coronation, but were dispersed
bv the troops without casualty.
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VIRGINIA STATE OFFICERS.
The New Selections by the General
Assembly.

RICHMOND, VA, March 2.-The Cen
ersl Assembly h. reelected the follow
ing State officers: Treasurer, X. Nj. l.
Hunter; Second Auditor General, Asa
Rogers; Railroad Commissioner, Colonel
Thomas H. C.rter. George l.. Christian
was elected Judge OF the Hustlngs
Cour. of Richmond. Judge Christian
has been Clerk of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals for several years.
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Died.

ST. JOSEPH, March 2.-Hon. J. ID:
Brumbsugb, of Msrysville, Kansas, died
Yesterday of disease of the hesri. He was
formerly a member of the Kansas legls-
lsture, and Attorney General of the
State. He was fosty-fye yesrs of age,
was native of Maryland, and settled IN
Kansas in 1858.
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RAILROAD BoNDs-Quiet and steady.
STATE BoNDs-Quiet. A sale OF North
Carolina special tax, third class, was
made at 22.
SToCKs-The market was dull. Pitts
burgh, Chicago and Alton, and Morris
and Essex advanced to II per cent IS
compared with the closing quotations
yesterday. In the remainder of the list
the fluctuations were only ! to ! per cent
The market closed firm. In the notih-
cation TO the members Of the Stock Ex-
change that Selsh Chamberlain, Of
Cleveland, had been appointed receiver
of the firm of Greenlesf, Morris X Co,
it was stated that all the stock
loans will be paid on presentstion of the
securities and payment made tor such
stocks rs are presented in the regular
course of business. Warren Greenleaf,
the SURVIVING member of the firm is too
i'll to take charge and it is believed the
receiver was appointed TO transact the
business for the benefit of the families
of the late members. The annual report
OF the Hudson Canal Company shows
that the total loss on tho years business
is Sll4,79S, $685. on the fixed charge
of leased lines alone, and the other
100000 on the production OF coal.
The transactions aggregated $1,000
shares, of which $500 were Lake Shore,
1900 Northwestern, 400 st. Paul
common, 2,200 preferred, $500 Dels-
ware, Lackawsnns and Western, 1900
Morris and Essex 300 Western Union.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
MARKETS BY TEL EGR RAPR.
Gold Closed at IoIA-Governmenas
Ffrm--Flour Less Active
Wheat Unsettled-H0gs
Dull and weak.
FINANCE.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Money-S@5
per cent, closing at 8 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4i@6 per cent. Gus
toms receipts $4,000. The Assistant
Treasurer disbursed Sl,l7S,0O0. Clear
ings S20,500000. Sterling firm; long
4S4; short 4S6.
GoLD-0pened and closed at l0lS,
with sales in the interim at 1919. Carry.
ing rates 4 TO 6 per cent
SILvER-At London unchanged; here,
silver bars are III, green backs; ll9
gold; silver coin ! per cent discount.
GsYERNMENTs-Firm.
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DRY GOODS.
New York.

New YoRk, March 2.--Dry Goods
Business only moderate with package
houses. Cotton goods quiet in nrst hands.
but fairly steady. Prints rs ther sctivs.
Arnold's and Msrrimsc prints are reduced
to 5ic. Giughsms and dress goods In
fair request,
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PRODUCE.
New York.

NEW YORK, March a. Cotton
Steady al 10 l5.l6@ll Lice. Flour
Less active and scarcely so strong; re-
celpts ii 900 barrels; Ne. . 81 76(a,4 90;
superflne western and state 81 1904 80;
common TO good So 00,95 10; good 70
choice S5 20@6 90; white wheat extra
So O5G6 rs; extra Ohio So O0(G7 %;
fancy Sc SOFAS 25; 81. Louis IS lOGS 90.
Rye Flour - Steady al So OOC93 81.
Corn Meal-Quiet; western " 5OtI2 80
Wheat-Quiet; receipts III 900 bushels
ungrsded spring 81 2O@l 23i No. 3
Chicago spring 81 20 No. 3 Milwaukee
81 22; No. 2 red winter 81 3Gt. Rye
Firm; No. 2 western re. Barley
Steady and firm. Mslt-Dull. Corn
Unchanged; receipts 65 900 bushels. Oats
Quiet and firm; receipts 10000 bushels
No. 2 white S5t@35!c; western mixed
S4936c. Hay and Hops-UDcbanged.
Coffee-Quiet; Rio cargoes l4t@l7te;
jobbing l4t@lsic gold. Sugsr-Qaiet
but firm; isir to good refining 7t97!G
prime 7t97ic; refined St9l0c. Molas-
ses- Quiet and steady. Rice-Steady
and in fair demand. Petroleum-Crude
7ic; refined l2iG united 6ii965fc
Eggs - Unchanged. Pork - Dull 81
$40 30. Beef-Quiel. Dressed Hogs
Steady; western 4tci western long clear
ll-l6@5tc. Lard-Prime steam 81 42i
745 Bu,ter-Dull ard unchanged.
Pig Iron-Firm and unchanged. Russis
Sheeting-At $40 50@ll 0O, gold. Nails
Steady and unchanged.
PhiIadeIpbia.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-Flour
Quiet and steady; Superior 81 o. extra
81 SO; PernsylyaniA family 50 O0(96 26i
Minnesota family S. 5000 70; high
grades and patent Sc 0Og5 %. Wheat
Dull; am Der 81 S59i 90; red 81 30
al "a; white 81 S6@l 40. Corn--Duili
yellow 54c; mixed 53G5Sic. Oats
Dull; white western 23(934i; western
mixed s2G32tc. Rye-Dull st 55CS6ec.
Provisions-DuIl. Pork-Unehsnged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged. Cheese
Firm and unchanged. Eggs-D1ll and
unchanged. Pe;rOIeum-Dllli crude si
9i6eic; rsfnsd nlSllf whisky
Dull; western 81 81 O7.
ttnrfunau.
CIscISSLaL March q Cotton -
Dull At lOic Flour-Dull and drooping'
Whss.- Inactive; red 81 I0N6l IS. Cora
in fair demand ~ 4O(g4ic. OGts-
Steady at 2stGySlc. Eye-Quiet but
steady At 6l(aG3c. BM.ey- Qalet hnc
firm; prime selling a. 4l(g44 PORK
! Dali and nominal ST 80 GC1l0 c2f
Inrd-Dull: steam 81 20 bic; ke;iie s. 81
G7T5. Bulk Mesu-Dull a. 20 6C(s
$40 Bacon Dali and prices sbAc'
lower .. 4yCs6G8tc. WhHky-Quiet a
Al On. Batisr-In good demand fci
choice prime 70 choice Weztern Rss-rv'
8. 26(92ec.
Milwaukee.
NuvAuKzE- March 2-Ylour- Nom
ipAily unchanged. Wheat-opened veal
and declined A.; closed 5rm; No. ] Nil
v.skee hard 81 l4E No 2 do 81 l0i
seller MEr:h 81 lot; seller April 81 lot
seller Msy 81 l2i; No. 3 81 04!. Cor
-S;ssdy; No. 2 scarce and nominal q
1sIc. Oss Steady and II fair demand
No. 2 25c Rys-stesdy ., SEC. Bsrle.
Stronger; No. 2 spring nominal st5s'
seller April 59iG seller Nay 65c. Pro
visions-Dail and sASier. Pork-Sou
inAl si SO 10 Lnrd- Prime steam 81 70
Dressed Hogs-Dull and easier st "a II.
New Orleans
SEs OELEAxA March 2-Cotes-
La good camand 81 lower rats, Eio Cal
roes, ordinary 70 prime. l4il9l7i ici oths'
ouiss and ateh&nged-
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1t is said he will move his headquarters
10 Feriksui, within two miles of Pers.
A correspondent at Vienna, says the
Austrian and British Ambassadors have
been instructed to protest if the Russians
enter CoUstantinople.
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N.v yo,cano Dt.covered.

PANAMA, March IA new volcano
has been discovered BY the officers OF the
United States flagship Omahs in Pats
gouis, and the name Of the ship Omaha
Is proposed for IT.
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In Everybody's Mouth.

Praise and SczopoSr-Grestest luxury
of modern times-besuti6es and preserves
the teeth. The repulsive breath is ran
dered a. fragrant - rose, and eoidness
by friends, or in business. will now be no
longer noticed.
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The Diehey.ry,u, scandal.

CINCINNATI. March lin the breach
Of promise case Of Dickey va Tytus, at
Hamilton. D. the jury tonight returned
a verdict awarding the plaintiff 1000.
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a oAH0.

Two ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING rRoN
the errors and indiserections Of youth,
manSood, as., Win ssnd . recipe that
will core yog, Free Of Charge. This great
remedy was discovered by q missioDaryfn
south America send . ssif.sddressd
en- nvelops " the Rev. Jossph \. lnfnao.
station ID. Bible HoOss, New Yotk CITY.
oclceRe r.... -. az, q
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Paul De Cassagpac Fights Another
Duel.

PARIS, March 2-In consequence OF
the recrlmins alton, Friday, in the Cham
Der of Deputies about the verihcstion OF
elections, Paul De Cssssgnsc and Mr..
Thompson of the Left fought duel TO-
day at Saint Germains. Casssgnsces
sword pierced Thompsons ,hrosi, in
aic,ing probably fatal wound.
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REV. ]. II. ECCLEsTON.
Our Lately selected Bishop Goes 10
Richmond,

RICHMOND, VA, February 2.-Rev' D.
Fl. Eccleston, of Newark New Jersey
who declined the Buhopric OF West 'ir-
ginis, has been chosen pastor OF the Mon
umentsl Episcopal Church.
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LONDON, March 3.-The following
announcement of the conclusion oi
peace between Russia and Turkey, was
received to. night:
"CoNsTANTIsoPLE,-Sunday Night
March 3.-The treaty of peace has been
signed. Grand Duke Nicholas snnounc.
ed the fact TO the soldiers at the review
at San Stefano, to-day. Russia has sbsn-
doned her claim on the Egyptian and
Bulgarian tributes"
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The Pope Not TO Live in Rome.
n.a,nn.n .nemonsfrnfiona.

ROME. March 3.-The crowds broke
the windows which were illuminated for
the Pepe's coronation, but were dispersed
by the troops without casualty.
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Soslainss Glue msnds broken toyk &c.
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New Orleans

SEw OELEAxA March 2-Cotss--
La good csmand st lower rAtssi Eio car
goes, Ordinsry 70 prime. l4ll5l7ic ici others
ouiss and arch&nged.
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Plot 10 Assassinaie Prince Milan

BRLGRADE, March 2.-Forty-one re-
spectacle citizens have been imprisoned
At Seemindrid, and q number At Psrst-
schin and Jsgodins, charged with con-
spiracy to assassinste Prince Milan on
his homewsrd journey.
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.,.,r,sus 10 Enter Bosnia

LONDON, March A special from
yienn. asserts thsS two divisions Of
Austrisns VIII enter Bosnis in ten dsys-
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CoxsrAST1soPLE. March 2-The hui-
sian. have made substantial CONCESSIONS
regarding the boundaries Of BalssFA;
Tai, poiut u settled. The question OF
war indemnity was debated to-day. to
facilitate ia payment Rassis h.s soan-
dored her claim to tie Turkish fee'-
The signing Of pesce negotiations near
At hand.
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A Cons,antiBople special dated SatGi =
dsy. saws: Grand Duke Nicholas viii
probably ysi. ConstAntiBople Monday.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-03-16

vinces by thousand, they will pour forth
in myriads from the famine stricken dis.
tricts of the north as soon as way is
opened to them. The Chinese difficulty
may speedily become greater menace to
the future of the United States than the
negro difficulty was at its worst. Negro
immigration was never voluntary, and
ceased with the abolition of the slave
trade, while il the Chinese tide begins to
flow in force, it is difficult to see where
and when it viii stop.
Much alarm has been created at Mos.
COW by the appearance of the Siberian
plague. One day laundress at the
university, who was suspected of having
died from it, was subjected to post
mortem examination, with the result
that the suspicious of the authorities
were confirmed. Since then several
other persons have succumbed to the
same nalady, which is more disastrous
than either smallpox or cholera, and the
police are now taking energetic meas
ures to prevent the disease from spread
ing. It is believed that the seeds of the
plague were brought from Tifis either
by Turkish prisoners or Russian in
va,ids.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-03-16
A One*Legged Railroad.

The "one-legged" railway now build
ing in the Bradford (Pa.) oil region is
attracting good deal of attention. The
construction Of the road is simple, rapid
and easy. % the hard ground logs six
feet long, and from foot and half to
two feet in diameter are placed at right
angles to tie Zine, and from twelve to
fifteen feet al lart, the distance varying.
In these logs yertical sawed posts, four
teen by fifteen and one.half inches, are
dovetailed and wedged. These verticals
vary in height, and by their length the
grade of the road is regulated. On the
top of thesei verticals the horizontal
pieces to which the rails are spiked are
laid, with their ends squarely against
one another; These sleepers are ten
inches by fifteen and ene.half in thick
ness. BY proper arrangement of ver-
tical and horiz ontal pieces of timber, the
timbers on which the rails are laid are
kept firmly imposition, and two wooden
rails, three feet and a half below the
top of the iron rail, and twenty-five
inches apart, are spiked to the vertical
posts. Across. streams and the swampy
ground piles are driven. On this one
rail saddle-shaped car is mounted and
supported by two wheels. double fanges.
The gondola car now mounted ON the
portion of the road completed is twenty
two feet long, zine feet wide, and weighs
over 1000 pounds. The car is double
decker, there being room for freight in
the body of the car and on each side of
the saddle. Twenty. two inches below
plane tangent TO the upper wheels, at
the lowest point of their circumference,
four smaller wheels are placed in hor-
izontal position and in the same plane,
their circum fersnces being twenty-five
inches apart. Taese run against the
wooden guide-rsils, and Keep the car in
nosition. The: wheels are attached to
standards connected with the iron frane-
work of the car.