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Terrible Disaster.

At FIVE o'clock on the evening Of May 2.
the city Of Minneapolis, Mimi, was shak en-
as by an earthquake by terrible explosion
which was promptly traced TO the group OF
great houring mills in what is known as the
platform, just above st. Anthoay's Falls.
where the entire Touring district OF the city
IS concentrated. The explosion came from
the great Washburn Mi Is. from which n
column OF flame was seen TO shoot up sew
erai hundred feet followed by a crash
like an egg-shell. Secondary explo-
sions instantly destroyed Thompson d
Hoyt and Humboldt Mills, and flames
immediately burst out, communicate
lug TO the Galaxy Mills, those OF Petit,
Robinson d Co, Cahill, Ankeny & CO., l..
Day Sons, Day Rol ins, Buell., Newton
q Co, Carton, Howard & Co., the Washburn
and u Mills, and lesser structures down
the bank of the river, nearly to the Mime
apolis and 81. Louis Railroad shops.
The destruction from the shock Of the
explosion extended much further, glass be-
ing wrecked for several squares, and build
ings shaken throughout the city. At 8 20
the hre was raging within these limits, aud
the hremen were working valiantly to sub
due the flames.
The immediate theory of the explosion
Is that II TOOK place in the gas generated in
the patent middlings purifier process.
The number Of dead is placed at seven
teen.
Many thrilling incidents and narrow es-
ccapes are reported. Daniel Day was blown
the whole length OF Petit q R.Dbinsonis
mill and through rear window, and es-
capped.
One poor fellow who could not be recog.
nized had escaped from the explosion, and
was observed crawling through the darling.
hungry flame toward the track of the
Minneapolis & St Louis Road, directly in
the rear OF the Washburn Mills. He managed
TO reach the rail, and then evidently became
exhausted, and fell back into the raging hell
behind, where his agonies instantly ended.
1t appears that most of the day force had
gone hohe, and that only the smaller night
force remained.
The loss of property is enormous. Rough
calculation places it at 81, 500,000 OF which
Sl,OOO,OOO will fail upon the milling inter
est The loss throughout the city by the
breaking of glass, etc, is 500 0.
Five mills and planning mill were de.
stroyed, besides adjoining property, includ-
ing eighty-seven out of one hundred
and nincty-seven runs of stone in the city
The shock OF the explosion was felt at
st. Paul, nine miles away.
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The Inventor of the Phonograph.

The New York Graphicsays that Thos.
Alva Edison, the inventor of the talk
ing machine, was born in Milan. Erie
County, Ohio, on February |, lS47, and
is, therefore, only thirty-one years of
age. Yet lie has taken out one hundred
and tfty-seven patents for inventions of
his own, and has filed seventy-seven
caveats for the other patents. His
grandfather came from Holland and set
lied near Newark, N. j., marrying an
Ogden, one of the New York branch of
that name. The Ogdens were of Eng
llsh descent. When Thomas was eight
years old his parents removed to Port
Huron, Mich, and he entered on a life
support very soon as a news boy. This
he followed for some years. About the
age OF thirteen, just before the begin
nlng OF the war, he obtained contract
Tor the exclusive sale of newspapers on
the Grand Trunk Railroad in Canada.
His energy soon placed him at the head
OF his business. He continued in il for
several years longer, employing other
boys and building up large trade. Con-
currently with his newspaper sales. he
bought small outfit of type, which he
carried with him on the train, and with
which he printed the Grand Trunk
Herald, little weekly paper.
lie was, says Professor Edward II.
Johnson, to whom we are indebted for
these facts, editor, manager, typo, devil
and printer-all within himself. He
did his printing with a hand-press and
ran up his paper to four hundred and
fifty subscribers. This was during the
war Young Edison finally abandoned
the printing business, and got together
a chemical laboratory, consisting of
numerous bottles and packages of chem
icals. These he carried with him on the
train, and experimental with them dur
ing leisure hours, until the spontaneous
combustion of phosphorus set fire to
the train one day, when he was Obliged
to give up his tricks" But not con
tent, Edison learned the telegraph bust
ness, became a proficient operator, and
rapidly rose to the highest position of
the craft. While in Cincinnati in 1867.
when he was twenty, he conceived the
idea OF sending two messages over one
wire at once. He perfected the idea in
Boston. He now began series of ex-
periments for miscellaneous invention.
working all the night at his trade and
experimenting all day, and the result
was several inventions which have been
OF great value to mankind.
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APlucky Clerk Shot Dead by Chicago
Rag Picker.

About IL 10 o'clock on the forenoon NJ
the 10Th of April a young man named
Nlchoias AcCue, employed by the Novel Y
manu- iacturiug Company at No. 80 State.
StIettj Chlcago, While unloading some paper
boxes from an elevator near the Sidewalk
saw an Italian rag-picker loading up his
sack from lot Of boxes that were piled
near by. McCue ordered him away and
threatened 20 cal an officer. The italian
hlled his bag and started on the run across
State-street, followed by McCue. The thief
ran through the alley south Of the Tremont
House, the young man at his heels shout.
ing, Stop thiefW and as they neared Dear.
Dorn-stTeet the Italian, finding his pursuer
was gaming on him, dropped the bag and
continued to run. About the middle Of Dear.
oorn,street hcCue grabbed him by the
shoulder and whirled him around. At the
ZANE instant the Italian drew revolver and
hred, the shot taking effect i'm McCue's left
breast just below the nipple. lie let 90 his
mold OF the murderer's coat and staggered
20 the sidewalk, n few feet distant. saving
Ny God, I'm shotw Mr.. Strong. Of the
firm ofStrOng & Maynard, seeing him stag.
ger, sPrang 70 his assistance and helped him
lhJ9 the store where he sank upon the floor
and expired almost Immediately.
After firing the fatal shot the Italian ran
south few yards, followed by the crowd
who had collected, and the air was filed
with cries Of Kill himW " Shoot the NM.
derer!' Hang him ]" and finding the crowd
was TOO mach for him, the murderer threw
ms revolver over into a vacant lot on the
corner OF Randolph and Dearborn.streeto
where IL was afterward found but before be
could run any further, he was grabbed bv
three Or four citizens, and held until the IN
rival Of Ofhcer JamisOn, who was immedi.
ateIy joined by two other officers, who se.
cured the murderer. lie gave his name "a
LOUIS Samaalt, but he could not be induced
20 tell any ing more, except that he was
IN Italian. The murdered man was aboni
eighteen years Of age
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Little Johnny on Woodpeckers.

Once n man witch lived in the woods
was cuttin down trees, and had 80 many
babys thathis white cudent mind EN- an
to home, 30 he tux the baby with him
and laid it on a stump vile he chopped
The baby was red heded, like Misses
Doppy, and wudpeckers is red heded
too. Pretty soon the baby il begin TO
cri, and there was a wudpecker sett on
a lin, and 10 thot TO itself: Poor thing.
wOt has become Of your ole birds; YOU
mus be Oiile hungry. lie see IL cant do
some thing for you" And wen the
man come 70 the baby for 10 toss it up
and say, " Gitchy, gitchy, gitchy," he
see the wudpecker dropa long red werm
in the babys mouth and MI back 30 the
lin. Then the man, he pulled out the
werm, wich was a choking the baby. and
ne luked up at the wudpecker and said
" Ny good Teller, If you keep bordin
house wOt is Yure termsT'
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MR.. GLADSTONE, it is said, during his
recent tour in Ireland, left his friends on
a railway train and took seat in a
third-class carriage, to get the sense of
the people" man sitting near the
ex-premier turned to him and com
menced spirited conversation, into
which they both heartily entered. Sud
denly the native said, with a rich
Hlbernlan brogue, "They tell me, sorr,
that Mr.. Gladstone is in this train p
Oh, is her replied the ex-liberal
leader, very likely" "Then retorted
his companion, "Pll tell you what it is,
SOFT, there is not bigger blackguard in
1t. AT this juncture the train stopped,
and MIR. Gladstone rejoined his friends.
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Stenmbonf Disnsfer

The Lowry Line tOwboat Warner. with
barges, from New Orleans 70 81. Louis. eT.
Pioded her boilers opposite the fool OF
Beale-street, Memphis, At haIf-past nine
o'clock on the morning Of May /, while IN.
der way close TO the Arkansas shore. The
whole boat was blown 10 pieces, and the
cabin driited down stream 10 Presdenrs
Island. The following is list Of the saved
and lost by the explosion. Lost. Cant
george Dawson, Pilot Dixon Ken.
nett VIM. Petit, VIM. Radcliffe. and
an unknown deck hand. ali OF
-. Louis, and William Radcliffe on.
gineer, Of Pittsburg. Saved John w. Poe.
clerk Jacob Cox, pilot; Chris Ancbutz
engineer Barney Cassidy, mate. Clara
PeytOn, cbambermaid, Larry Cassidav
deck-sweeper; Nike Keefe, Henry Never,
Albert Benecke, James Bortino, Charles
Sullivan, Nike Cassidy, Henry Boelker
William Fletcher, Henry Smith. George
Long, William Campbell. Chris. Fysnks
deck-hands; Pat, Thompson and Peter
connolly, hremen, and WIN. jerks. carmen.
yer. The latter saw Dick Kennett In the
water AFTER The explosion. and showed him a
plank but kennctt was badly wounded
and soon sank. Captain Dawson assisted
TWO men out Of the wreck and. IL IL believed
was trying % rescue others, when the rreck
sunk carrying him down An the wounded
Z doing well.
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PEOPLE generally desire long life and good
health. Sickness and premature death are
almost always due to violations of the laws
tnat govern our physical being, and Of which
the masses are ignorant III men knew bet
| ter they would do better: but how can thrv
avoid an evil that they know not Of? While
Efforts are rrade through the public school.
to give each child a so-called common Eng
hsh education, yet the children are peT-
lnlt.ea 70 grow up and enter upon the re-
sPonsible duties OF active life, profoundly
ignorant of the structure of their own
bodies, and the laws of physical being upon
which their health and lives depend. They
are sent TO school aud crammed with arith-
metc, grammar, and geography, by teachers
who, In many instances, have never studied
physiology and hygiene. They are taught 10
locate the mountains and trace the rivers Of
foreign countries, but are never taught to
locate the vital organs and glands Of their
own bodies, or trace the veins, arteries and
nerves, in their various ram fcations. They,
are instructed in the flow Of tides, and the
course Of the ocean currents. and the NH.
losophy OF winds and storms but hey have
no correct concept on of the relative effects
upon their health of breathing pure or i'm
pure arr, nor has their attention ever been
sHisu 20 the Importance Of keeping their
Dodles clean and healthy by regular bathing
Inc criminality Of such neglect in teaehing
becomes apparent when we consider that
the masses, lgnorantly violating the laws ~
health, bring upon themselves sickness. sui.
ierlng, and death, that might otherwise n.
avoided. In this condition of things We
welcome into being any work that Is cal
c1lated 10 impart TO the masses a knowledge
OF the structure OF their own bodies. the
laws OF health, and the Importance OF oh.
serving those laws We find DIR. PierceIs
common Sense Medical Adviser to be lust
such work. 1t is physiological and patho-
logical, and the major part of it should be
converted into textbook for the use of
common schools. It's careful study will en-
able the healthy to preserve their health.
and the sickly TO regain health. Ever
parent should read il, and as their children
become of proper age instruct them in the
ai-lmPortant truths it contains. Were
Ihls done, much suffering and premature
death wou be prevented, and many youth
saved from life Of shame and licentious.
ness The book contains nearly one thou.
sand pages, is profusely illustrated with
colored plates and wood-engravines. and
can be had by addressing r. ". Pierce, M.
~, worlds Dispensary and Invalid's Hotel,
p 1ti,,S, N; l. Price, postpaid, $780,
United brethren Aid Journal.
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=, MLHoFTs FEVER AND AGUE Tonic
For all diseases caused by malarial noisonino
OF the blood, warranted cure. No poiaon'
no arsenic, no mercury, no quinine; no
ploated face or glazing eyes, no bursting
mead or breaking back, no weak knees or
paralysis dgitdns from its useI IL is safe. i'm.
ylgorating and leaves the patient enewed in
niinu ana pody, and sound as n dollar. 1t
wipes outall sallowness and gives bIoomine
complexion in the place OF that sickIy. dirt,
eating color peculiar to Chills and Spleno.
nepatlc arrangements. Wheelock, Finlav a
20, Proprietors, New Orleans. For sale by
all druggists. "
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AN English writer argues that "to
rest Is death" Then those pictures Of
the internal regions, with Satan and his
cloven-ioOted imps stirring up the in.
habitants with seven-prOnged pitchforks.
are not taken on the spot And the
artists must all be wrong, for there can't
be much rest for a man hereafter III he ia
destined to be prodded and stirred up
with a rod-hot pitohfork. Hardly.
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WORTH KNowINg.-One thirtv.6ve con.
bottle OF Johnson's Anodyne Eminent will
efectually cure bronchitis, infiammaHory
sore throat, sore lungs, bleeding at the
lungs, chronic hoarseness, hacking cough.
and lame stomach
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HOW TO MAKE MoNEY.-Twenty- FIVE
cents worth of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition
teen hens, will increase the product Of eggs
more than one dollar in value in thirty days'
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IHK CHEAPEST AND BBsT ADvERTIsrNe
70 reach readers outside of the large cities.
over ONE THOUSAND newspapers, divided
INTO SIX different lists. Advertisements re-
ceived Tor one or more lists. For catalogues
containing names OF papers, and other in.
BEALS d FOSTER, No. 10 Spruce Street
Times Building), New York.
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MOTHERS Mothers Mothersl Don't fnil
20 procure Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Tor all diseases incident TO the period ~ teeth.
ing in children. 1t relieves the child from
pam, cures wind collie, regulates the bowels.
ana, by giving relief and health TO the child
gives rest to the mother. 1t is an old and
well-tried remedy Wv an"
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CIVILIZATION in America may be-
pushing right ahead Of any other nation
on the globe, but when a Newspaper
stops the press 70 announce the result
OF a game Of base ball between the Clod.
hopPers and the Bowlegs," mans faith
IN itss onward progress j. subjected 10 a
terrible wrench
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Delicious Cookery.
W hrfA

Llght, white, wholesome biscuits, rolls
9Iead ana elegant cake, crullers, wafIies
every kind, are always possible to evary
table by using DooLEY's YEAST PowpKR.
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The following is statement Of the Inn.
ports and exports during the nine months
Of the fiscal year ending March 81 1878.
Merchandise ts--d0nestic .... ss22 gef ~,
MrrrnnUdiao u0Ffa... fDrrfyu a. 49,.
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4 CURE EITSII

when say cure I do not mean merley 10 stop them
Tor time aud then have them return again 4 moan
made the disease Of
FITS, EPILEPSY or Falling Sickness
lifelong study. l warrant my remedy to cure the
worst cases Because others have failed Is no reason
Tor not now receiving cure from me. Send 20 me az
once Tor Trentlse and Free Bottle Of my In
you nothing for trial, and ! will cure yoh. Adj
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Attention, Merchants Farmers

BegerStOwn Agricultural Implement Man.
ninetu rinE 60. Manufacturers Of The Victor
Double Glover butler, SulIy AIeeI Tooth
ray hahes. With Locust or Iron Hubs Best Force
reed Grain and Fertilizing Drill Southern Once
No. l2o Main street, afncfnnRfI a.. JOHN
W EmhERT, MANAoER. Dealers invited 10 cali
Satisfactory discount to tho trade
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The Greatest Discovery OF the Arc is Or.
Iooi"s brstcd Venetian Linimeuti 30 years be-
Iore the bic, and warranted to euro Diarrhea
Dysentery, Collie. and spasms taken internally and
Oroup' Chronic rheumatism, Sore Threats, Cuts
bruises, Old Sores, and Pains In the Limbs Back
and Chest, externally IL has never failed No family
VIII ever he without It after giving IL fair trial
FTioe, 40 cents. DIR. TOBIAS VENETIAN HORSE
blNlMENT, In Pint Bottles. at Ono Dollar, is war
ranted superior to any other, or NO PAY, for the
cure OF Collie, Cuts. Bruises Old Sores etc Sold bv
All Drnggists. Depot-IO Park Place. New York
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SANDAL WOOD.

positive remedy for MI diseases Of the KIdneyu
Hladder and URINARY O-EansI also good IN
DroPsicni Con,Plaints- II never produces sick
ness IL certain and speedy in its action tits fast
'uPerSedins all other remedies Sixty capsules oure
In six or oisht days No Cher medicine can do this
beware ofImifasicns, for. owing TO It's great
sueoess. many have on offered; somo are most
dangerous, causing piles, etc.
DUNDAs DICK a CO.'S Geusias SUI oap.sles.
co~iaIHfHS on Of Sandoioood. sold at on d-o ssores
AsLOr Circular or ssad for one 20 40 and "a Wooster
Hnroet. Nee York
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Comparative Treasury Statement.

The following is comparison OF the con.
dition of the Treasury May /, 1877, and
May l. 1878:
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THE SCIENCE OF life

The SCIENCE OF life
OR MISREPRESENTATION.
Two hundrcdth edition, revised and enlarged, Just
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result OF many years OF extensive aud prac
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AT this season Of the year the human sy,ton, 4.
hkey to become dsordercd from me Insufheient
Efforts OF tho liver 70 discharge the excess OF bile II
nature is not assisted in her Efforts severe billions
tacks OF prostrating fevors necessarily follow eaus
Tug great suffering and even death. A little timely
psecaution, however will prevent all this and NAV
be found In that favorite household remedy. SIN
mons LIVER REGULATOR
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VTYmEN WHITING TO AnVEnTTsEug
ncrat2 tEta Bancrs
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HOPPER GRASSES !!

Potato bugs, tramPs and travelling agents are tho
farmers curse. The last con be avoided by buying
direct. Fivs-Ton Wagon Scales sold at $50
each On trial, freight prepaid, by JONES OF BING-
HAMTOE, BinghRmton, N. Y, for free Price List
The New York herald., 1878-11-05
THE BACHELOR BROTHER"

ANOTHER PHASE IN THE CoopER-MAEsHALL d.
voRcE cAsE-PRocEEDINGs YESTERDAY.
The intermnable Cooper-Narshall case was again
before Referee Barbour yesterday morning and. from
present Indications it bids fair to rival the famous
chancery suit Of Jarndyce Jarndyce in length and
tediousness. Mrs. Mackenzie's crossexaminaton was
the only point OF interest during the short session
yesterday. Mr.. Ten Eyck welded the legal scalpel
The witness was asked whether on the night that
Mr.. Adams served paper on Mrs. Cooper her daugh-
ter slept with Mrs. Cooper, and also they slept
gcther on the subsequent night. Mr.. Scribner OBJ
jectcd TO this question had been already asked
and answered. The witness said that to the
best of her recollection IL was the morning after
Mrs. Pitcher that she told her how
her sister was living and how Mr.. Marshall
was paying all her bills; Mrs Cooper wanted her hus
band to let her have divorce and he agreed TO IT.
witness asked why Mrs. Cooper did not get divorce
when Marshall promised TO marry her, thinking it
would be the proper IL she wished to live like
an honest woman; the only visit that Mrs. Cooper
made to her husband in the recollection Of Witness
Sunday morning when he was living at Mrs
Kirks trouble anticipated from the people in the
house when they found that Marshall not Mrs.
Coopers bachelor brother; she told them so but
witness heard her tell little girl that Marshall
her uncle; this man requested by witness to take
Mrs. Cooper away from her house.
The conclusion of the testimony follows:-
II learned that she going back to live with
Cooper; before visiting Mr.. Cauldwell's Office the
matter of a divorce had been spoken OF by us; told
her that Mr.. Caudwell had got divorce from q
woman who had been stopping at my house and ddn I
charge her n cents she said she would consult him;
knew that Mr.. Marshall had night key to my house,
because gave key To- Mrs. Cooper. and when she
left my house Mr. Marshall returned IL to me-" On
being asked when she at Cauldwells Office wit
answered that she was there last
The then adjourned until Thursday.