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Senator Voorhees, opened the Democratic
campaign in Indiana, on, the 2Saf, with a
long and ear-ekriy prepared kpeeeH, DIVER
ed before the Benosratic C'onnts eohsen-
ton at Terre Haute.
Mike Madden, one Of Chicago's well
known bullies and bruisers, was fatally shot
on the 10Th by Officer Bowen, while resist
ing arrest on . charge or assault ana bat
terry. e~>F - - 49,
William Hines, a wealthy New Orleans
cotton broker, was taken down with yellow
fever at the Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, on the
29th, just after his arrivsi from the South.
He was removed 70 the hospital, with liftle
or no hope Of recovery. NY '-s.s-A ~ -
The Mayor of Cairo, H., on the Goth, is
sued a proclamation announcing the estab-
lishment OF quarantine regulations against
all Southern points. p
-Four colered men. charged with murder,
were takeIffrem The Jan at Monroe, La, on
the night OF the 10Th, by mob, and hanged
to the limb Of a tree in the Court house
yard.
An unusually successful ecorner. in July
wheat was pihnaged by MeGeoeh, Mil
waukee operator, who.is saidstohase clear
ed from 100000 to 100000 by the transact
ton. McGeoch's closing bid was Sl.G0, at
which figure he holds all delinquents for
settlement. The closing price in Chicago
on the 31st was only S1.10 IA. 1t is rumOr-
ed that a corner on August wheat is also be-
ing manipulated.
The Wisconsin Republicans, through their
State Central Committee, have declared in
favor OF hard money and resumption at the
earliest practicable moment. The admins
tration OF President Hayes is Endorsed, but
the opponents Of certain features Of his pol
icv are credited with entertaining an honest
difference of opinion in reference thereto.
The Bloomington QIl.) Banking Institu-
ton was robbed ionsthe night OF the Both OF
1000 in money and about $4,000 in secu-
rites. The thieves in some way obtained a
knowledge OF the safe combination, and
thus had easy access to the valuables. The
institution was owned and run by L, l..
Holmes, its principal business being the
gaming Of money for Eastern capitalists.
The wife of A. j. Williams, telegraph OPP
orator of Elliston Station, on the Louisville
Short Line Railroad, recently came to her
death in a terrible manner. A ceal-oil lamp
had been left burning in their bedroom, and
toward midnight her husband saw some
thing wrong about it and got up and at
tempted to throw the lamp out Of the win
dow, but tripped and threw the burning
fluid over his wife, burning her so badly
that she died a few hours afterwards.
Ex-6ov. Curry, of Oregon, is dead.
Ten thousand Cinnamon marched in pro-
cession at San Francisco in honor of the adj
vent OF the Chinese Embassy. There was
also a grand illumination of the Chinese
quarter Of the city.
A terrific rain and wind storm passed over
Central Illinois on the LIST, doing great dam
age TO crops.
In the county election st Memphis, Tenn,
on the LIST, the National Greenback party
elected their entire ticket Of 10 candid by
majorities RANGING from 4,e0o to 6,oc0, poll
ing about 5000 votes. -nH
The official statement Of the New r0rleans
Board of Health gives thetotal number Of
yellow fever. cases reported up to noon on
Aug. 5, as 2s1, Of which 50 had proved fatal.
The number of new, cases reported for the
preceding q hours was IS, with - deaths.
A Silver City dispatch Of the LIST says: Two
scouts of a party Oh six have just reached
here from the vicinity Of thefhree Forks,
Sucker Creek. The scouts met the hostffes
and killed the Piute chiefs, Big George and
Pretty Johnny. They report JEFF Carter
and Seven-uP Smith undoubtedly killed.
The stage from Boise to Silver City was at
tackled by Indians near Mondays Ferry,
Snake River, and the driver shot through
the body; but. he brought the, stage to the
ferry.
At San Francisco, on the list, Henry Droge,
a German groceryman, shot and killed his
wife and then blew his own brains out. The
act was due TO Mrs. Droge's refusal TO live
with her husband on account Of his intem-
perate habits. The murdered woman was
an American, and the mother of three young
children secs 7EgF r. ~-rT9 r
A negro died at the hospital in Cincinnati
on the LIST from yellow fever, and another
man was sent TO the hospital for treatment
for the same disease. Both had recently ar
rived from, New Orleans.
Lieutenant Kelly, with detachment Of
United States cavalry recently crossed the
Rio Grande near the NOUN Of San Felipe
Greek to recover stolen stock. The trail Of
the raiders passed near the town of Las
Vacas, where he was joined by the Alcalde
Of the town and other Mexicans, who assist
ed in the recovery of Il cattle and one horse.
The Mexicans rendered every possible as
sistanee.
The first train on the WorthiDgton and
Sioux Falls Railroad went through on the
LIST. This road gives st. Paul connection
through TO the st. Paul and Sioux City Road
with Sioux Falls, the most promising town
in Dakota, with abundant water power and
in the midst Of an agricultural country for
the first time opened to the trade.
The blood -curdling story of that educated
barber, at Capron, ILL.,, who at the close OF
a lecture on suicide, illustrated the topic by
blowing out his own brains, proves 70 have
been pleasant little joke perpetrated BY the
young man himseif-on the Chicago Times
The property OF the Mobile hnd Ohio Rail-
road, WHICH is 70 be sold under a Judgment
Of foreclosure at Mobile, Ala, on August 10,
comprises Az miles Of main line, sc miles Of
branches, all equipments aud spurtenanees,
including over 1000 cars and nearly 100 To-
eomotives, the lease Of the Aberdeen branch,
about !, 100000 acres Of land and the fran
ehises of the road
Work at the New Orleans Mint has been
suspended for 9odayscn account Of the yell
low fever scourge, the melter and refiner at
the Mint being amongthe first victims.
1t was repotted frsn louisville, on the I'd,
that cases Of yellow fever existed on board
the steamer Mary Houston, at New Albany,
Ind, opposite that city.
Mary Kause, aged 10, daughter Of Adam
Klause, fSrneh HING few miles west Of
sandusky, o., Hndled the fire with kerosene
on the I'd, with the 1suslresult-f Death ter
minated her sufferings in a few hours. = - =
Two traInps stopped at a farmers house