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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-10
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Captain James B. Eads. who constructed
the Mississippi river jetties, advocates the
substitution of railroad, by which the
largest ships may be carried across the
lsthmus of Darien, instead of q canal.
The canal, he argues, must
cost $140,oo0,0oo, and occupy from
fifteen to twenty-five years in construction,
involving under the latest plans the cutting
of tunnel four miles long, and of such d.
mensions that tho Mont Cenis work dwindles
into insignifcance. He then proceeds to
outline the plan for railroad to cost $50,
600, 900, or one-thirl the prico of the tunnel,
which, he says, he has no question will
be successful. There need be no
grades of moro steepness than
on ordinary roads. The road-bed may be
not more than forty feet wide, nor have
more than ten rails. The vessel should be
lifted from the sea to the level of the road by
lock, or by other we'll known devices, and
placed upon car or cradle of ample strength
TO sustain the vessel with her cargo without
the possibility of injury.
The lock should be twice the length of the
| ship, and only one-half of its length should be
deep enough to receive the ship from the sea.
The bottom of the other half of the lock
| should be at the sea level, and on this the
railroad should commence. Into this upper
part of the lock the cradle to carry the ship
should be run, and the gates at the land
end should then be closed. The ship should
then be floated into the deep end OF the
lock and the sea gates closed, after which
water shonld be admitted to fill tho lock to q
| height sufficient to float the ship on the car
in the upper half, after which the water
! should be dawn eff and the gates of the
land end opened, and the Car and its burden
be then started on its journey by rail. At
the other end of the road the car should be
run into similar lock. Another method of
transfer from sea to railroad is described as u
hydraulic elevator. so arranged that the vessel
would rise and fall on even keel. The car
to carry the ship should be made in
sections to avoid strain, and each section
should have its propelling power. He COM
putes that the power of less than dozen Or
dinary freight engines would be required to
push the largest loaded ships at the rate of
eight miles an hour. Such road and lifting
appliances may be constructed in less than
four years. He expresses the utmost conf
dence in the practicability of the plan, and
of the profit in running the road.
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-10

New Yoak, July THE expenditure to
the present time for the Brooklyn bridge il
s10,52s,r $50. The contract, was awarded for
1925, 900 pounds steel and $4,000 pounds
iron: The trustees say the bridge will be
finished by July, 1881.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-10
SuDDO8eGl NTurtlared

FARA1NaroN, Me-, July THE body of
Lewis NJ. Libbey of Temple. missing since
June %, was found au 1880 to- day in a hole
in the woods. The belief is Libbey was
murdered.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-10
EUROPEAN EVENTS.
GENERAL AND POLITICAL NEUS ny
C-lBLEGHlM.

En6lish Proposals. for Peaco Rel sct.i by
!" King Cetswayo-The Case Of Lieut.. Carey
Charged with cowardice 10 Allowing tho
Killing Of the Prince eImperial-Adv.n .nco
In Wheat la London-The Tariff Contest
In &c rmanv- Miscellnnc us.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-10

Madison, Wis, telegram, July 2: A
storm, disastrous in its effect, passed south Of
this city yesterday afternoon. The storm CON-
menced on Baxtcrs Prairie and extended four
miles to the Wisconsin fish hatchery, moving
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
sHADowED,
And Caught at Last.

Chicago, Aug. THE 1fib,me's OF
tawa special says that Herman B. Chap
man, who last summer was tried and
acquitted Of the charge of embezzling
S14, 600 from the Uuited States express
company while driving one of its de-
livery wagons, has been shadowed since
his acquittal and to-day was arrested at
La Sale, where the robbery was COM
mitted, the charge this time being per-
jury. Cbapman's trunk was searched
and found to contain considerable
sum of money which bears evidence of
having been buried so long as to be
useless for circulating purposes. Chap
man has been to San Francisco and
under the name of Geo. A. White has
established news agency on the South
ern Pacific, fact which is to be proven
by citizens of California, who will also
show that he has handled large sums of
money there. The case was continued
ten DAYS.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
CANAL CAVIL.
Talk Of the Various Routes-No Govern.
ment Correspondence on the Subject.

Talk OF the Various Routes-No Govern.
ment Correspondence on the Subject.
Washington, Aug. IA thorough
inquiry at the state department and an
Interview with the president to-day
enables the authoritative statement to
be made that no action has been taken
and no correspondence held by the
government either with regard to De
Lessep's canal scheme in its relation to
our foreign policy, or with regard to
the further exploration of the isthmus
by another government expedition,
with the view to the organization of an
an American canal company. As far
as DE Lessep's scheme is concerned,
both the president and secretary of
state are firmly convinced that no exi-
gency is likely to arise which can cause
disquietude or make it necessary for
the government to take steps for the
protection of American interests.
They believe that De Lesseps and the
Paris congress have selected imprac-
ticable routes, and that De Lessep's
scheme will eventually fail through
lack of financial support and for the
want of American cooperation.
Admiral Ammen is very anxious that
commission of American engineers
should be appointed to make careful
examination of, AMI an official report
upon the whole subject of an inter-
oceanic canal, with view to further
surveys, if necessary.
As no action has been taken by the
government upon Ammen's proposal,
but there is little doubt that it will be
be favorably considered, and that
commission of United States engineers
will he appointed.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
A BIG BLOW
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
cetewayo's Confidence Memphis in
Misery-A Sharp Arrest-Family
Poisoned-Sporting 9th
er Items.
TERRIBLE TEMPEST.
Loss of Life and Untold Destruction of
Properly.

Loss of Life and Untold Destruction of
Property.
Woodstock, Canada, Aug. There
was severe gale from the northwest
yesterday. Trees were uprooted, fields
Of wheat leveled to the ground and
cornfields severely injured.
Information has been received from
Bonctouche that the destruction was
much more extensive that at first sup
posed. Very few houses have escaped
injury. Besides that dome to the spire
and roof of the Roman Catholic cathe-
ldral, the out buildings, storehouse and
barns of Rev. Michaud are mass of
ruins. The convent is somewhat racked
but is still standing: Several cords of
bark awaiting shipment, with several
RATS of deals were driven to sea.
The large school building with furni-
ture and library is total loss. Tim
bers of toms weight were raised and
carried several hundred feet with the
violence of the tempest. An old
moulding shop and buildings in the
ship yard were swept away. Fences are
leveled in all directions. The ruins of
farmhouses and barns defy description.
In many cases they are strewn for
miles along the highways and roads.
Crops and valuable forest lands COM
pletely destroyed. New deaths are
continually reported. In one instance
mother was crushed to death while
her child in her arms was uninjured.
Several children in the Dollard settle
ment are missing. They had been
picking berries and are supposed to be
killed. Visitors are arriving from all
parts of the country and subscriptions
to the starving country folks are freely
made
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08

New York, Aug. 7.-Speaking Of
the ship canal the Herald says the pres
ent enterprise of the Nicarauguan gov
ernment intended only to open naviga-
tion for river steamers of light draught
from the gulf to the lake, but it will
now probably have the effect of calling
up attention once more to the feasibili-
ty of ship canal for which both the
river and lake by all accounts offer i'm
portant helps, while between the west
ern shore of the lake and the Pacific
ocean there is but narrow neck of
land, thirteen miles across.
1t will do no harm to have several
inter-oceanic canals, and DeLesseps
will probably stir up interest in other
projects besides this one, and perhaps
lead some of the Central American
countries to undertaken canal project
on their own account.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
Circulating the Silver.

Washington, Aug. IA very decided
effort is being made by the treasury de-
partment to force the standard silver
dollar into circulation. The demand
for it has grown since Secretary Sher-
man issued an order to the disbursing
officers to pay it out, and next pay day
the treasurer proposes to pay in silver
10 per cent. of the swages due the de-
parment clerks here. Gilfillan thinks
If he could pay out 10 per cent. of all
government expenses, he would very
soon get into circulation the mass OF
silver in the treasury that has been
growing larger and larger with each
months coinage and which is now over
$4,000. 900.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
YELLOW FEVER NOTES.

Memphis, Aug. Eleven new cases
were reported this morning, seven Of
whom are colored.
The weather is sultry, heavy storms
having prevailed last night north of
the city. A light shower fell in the
city near daylight.
Memphis, Aug. Z. Twenty-nine
cases in all, including five cases mem
toned in the dispatches of last night,
were reported to the board of health for
the. "a hours ending at p. m. Nine
teen Of these were colored. Three adj
ditional deaths have occurred.
{ This marked increase in the number
Of new cases plainly indicates that the
fever is rapidly spreading.
The Howard association assigned
20 additional nurses to duty to-day
Their daily expenses now aggregate
nearly $500.
Mrs. Flagg, and the remaing two ol
her children, were prostrated this after
noon. Their cases will be reported to
morrow The entire family-mothel
and four children-are down with the
fever.
Commencing tomorrow, semi
weekly mail will be received and ont
sent to Grenada, Miss, via the Miss
issippi Il Tennessee railroad.
1t rained heavily this afternoon, ant
another storm from the south is threat
ened.
> The committee of safety have sen
clrcular letters to absent Memphians il
other cities, asking their assistance
towards supporting the poor now il
camps. FASFE
New Orleans, Aug. THE board o
health declare that there is not now
3 single case Of fever in the city.
fia ist.i Louis, Aug. 7.-There are fiv
yellow fever patients in the quarantin
hospital. y .ts.--- - l-.---
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08

The Post Dispaech prints an article
on the iron trade in this city, which
shows there is marked revival in iron
manufactures and iron mining. Four
large establishments are now running
to their full capacity. The Vulcan,
one of the largest in the country, ex-
poets to resume operations in full
shortly, and the st. Louis stamping
company are putting up a rolling mill
to produce sheet iron for their own use,
which they have heretofore been OBJ
liged to purchase. There are also four
blast furnaces in full operation in South
st. Louis, and the demand for Missouri
ore exceeds the production.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
The "Sun', on Tilden.

New York, Aug. Reviewing the
removal of Police Commissioner Smith,
the Sun says there is no bureau of
nincompoops to lay it to this time.
Either Tilden has very little influence
with the government and mayor of his
own making or the unjust and illegal
removal of Gen. Smith must be laid to
his charge. What the effect will be on
Tilden's political fortune remains to be
seen. He is strong man and may be
strong enough to do such things. We
shall see.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
Reforming Alaska.

New York, Aug. IA Times Wash
ington special says Commander Boards
ley of the jamestown at Sitka, in his
report says the first and only step by
which Alaska can ever be saved or de-
veloped will be by the enactment by
congress of a law which shall place the
importation of molasses and coarse
sugar under such restrictions that the
manufacture of "Hooschenso' can be
stopped. The whites of Sitka may be
divided into three classes, namely, very
few respectable people worth saving,
| a larger number of Russians and half
breeds, poor, miserable, lazy, poverty
stricken creatures, whom it would be
not worth while to take much trouble
about were it not for our pledge to Rus
sia; and few unprincipled white men,
mostly discharged soldiers or deserters,
who make what little money they can
by any scheme, however nefarions
Belonging to these classes are certain
naturalized American merchants, most
ly Jews, who sell liquor to the Indians
and sailors, and at theisame time they
thus incite danger and call loudest for
protection. rryf
OF those who signed the petition to
the president, two at least are of this
class, and others I suspect. z ll9
He reports the destroying. of three
stills, $50 gallons of liquor and much
mash among the Indians.
AS result Of meeting called by
him last month he says 81 hope | have
started public opinion which will re-
suit in the promotion of the local gov
ernment, with police regulations .sufli-
cient to restrain disorder and regulate,
| if not check, the traffic in liquor"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
Buffalo Races!

Buffalo, Aug. THE attendance at
the driving park to-day was nearly
5000. The sport was excellent and
proved a damp per to at least one Sob, y
and left an unfinished race in which
there were evident sign of another.
The first event, a 2:35 race, was un-
finished owing to the darkness. The
sixth trial was declared no heat, it
being apparent that the driver of Kate
Hall did not drive to win.
Tomorrow Rarus will attempt to
beat his best time for special purse
in two heats, to be coached by rum
ming horse. e& A
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
Mrs. Dorsey,s Estate.

New York, Aug. THE Herald of
to-day says: The interest increases in
the north as well as the south over the
disposition of her vast property in
Louisiana and Mississippi, valued at
$3.50, 600, by the late Mrs Dorsey. Davis
is in quiet possession of the property
and will be able to draw from it all
resources necessary to resist the claims
of those who claim to be the rightful
heirs. Yesterday a reporter of the
Herald called at the office of Gen.
Dahlgren, step-father of Mrs. Dorsey,
in Brooklyn. He had no doubt that
had she lived little longer she would
have regretted the disposition of her
property and would have repealed her
will. But he said she seems to have
been dominated by Davis influence
and mind and the general had no
doubt but that undue influence can be
shown in the trial of the case. His son,
Mortimore,i is determined to contest the
will and so is Col. Ellis, and the gener-
al had no doubt but that they would
ultimately succeed in breaking the
will.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08

New York, Aug. THE third match
contest of ffteen:ball pool for the
championship of America was played
tonight between Sam'l T. Knight of
this city, and Lon. Morris, jr., of Bos.
ton. The conditions of the match
were that the winner must score 81 out
of Al games. Up to midnight but Is
games had been played. Knight had
scored and Morris games.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

st. Petersburg: Mirsky confesses to
having attempted the life of Gen.
Drentelm.
Berlin: A correspondent at st. Pet
ersburg says that the Gen. Lazaroff
expedition suffered terribly from an eye
disease caused by heat of the sun and
sand.
London: A dispatch to the Standard
from Berlin says the boiler of the Ger
man corvette Freya burst as the vessel
was leaving Batavia. Four men were
killed and several injured. 1t was ru-
mored on the I'd instant that this acci-
dent had occurred, but it was located
off Malta
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
Thieving Wreckers.

Halifax, Aug. 7.-Wreckers boarded
the stranded steamer Burgos, at War
iner's Cove, and helped themselves to
the cargo-wheat and Sheppard the
furniture of the cabin, against the pro-
test of the captain. A portion of the
property has been recovered by the
authorities. The wreckers numbered
400 men and they had forty large and
several small boats.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08

Denver, Aug. 7.-Thomas E. Beeves,
son of Sir Thomas Beeves, baronet,
Norfolk, England, suicided here last
night by taking morphine. The body
was found in his room this morning.
He left letter saying that misspent
life was the cause of the deed; that he
had Bright's disease Of the kidney; was
very despondent; was &c years old, and
had been away from home about year.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR
TERRITORY OF WYOMING.
To The People Of Wyoming:

TO he People Of Wynming:
BY virtue of the authority conferred
by the act of congress, entitled, "An
act to provide for the apportionment of
the Territory of Wyoming for legisla-
tive purposes, !" approved Jan. 20, 1874,
and by the act of the legislative assem-
bly, of this territory. entitled, can act
to increase the number of members of
the Territorial Council and House of
Representatives of the Territory of
Wyoming" approved December 2, 1873,
| l, John w. Hoyt, Governor of said Ter
ritory, do hereby declare the following
apportionment for members of the Coun-
Gil and House of Representatives of the
legislature, to be chosen at the general
election to be held on the first Tuesday
of September next:
The county of Albany will elect three
members of the Council.
The county of Carbon will elect two
members of the Council.
The county of Laramie will elect
four members of the Council
The county of Sweetwater will elect
two members of the Council.
The county of Uinta will elect two
members of the Council.
The county of Albany will elect six
members of the House of Representa-
| tives.
The county of Carbon will elect four
members of the House of Representa-
tiyes.
The county of Laramie will elect
nine members of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The county of Sweetwater will elect
four members of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The county Of Unita will elect -four
members of the House of Representa-.
tives.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the Territory, at the City OF
Cheyenne, this the 14th day of July, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-nine, and of the
Independence of the United States the
one hundred and fodrth.
SEAL JOHN w. HoYT.
BY the Governor:
A. WORTH SPATEs,
Secretary Wyo. Territory.
jy15-d&wtf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
Wallace,s Gang Hunting

Providence, r.. L, Aug. THE Wal
lace committee began the investigation
here by inquiring into the operation of
the provision of the state constitution
giving suffrage only to such foreign
born citizens as possess real estate val
ued at S134.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08

Boston, Aug. IA Boston company
are now turning out between ten and
twelve thousand pounds of ice per day,
which they contract to deliver at half
cent pound. The process employed
is said to be the cheapest known to
science. The cost of manufacturing is
only S5 cents per ton.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08

Baltimore, Aug. THE democratic
state convention nominated VIM. T.
Hamilton of Washington county, for
governor, c. J. NJ. Gwinn for attorney
general, and Thomas J. Heating for
COMPTROLLER.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08
A Family Poisoned

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. George
Seigler, wife and two daughters were
poisoned here, to-day, by drinking cof-
fee in Which tartar emetic had been
placed by some unknown person. They
are III a precarious condition.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08

New York, Aug. THE committee
on rules OF the house of representatives
will have two weeks session at Long
Branch,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-08

Montreal, Aug. THE exchange
bank of Canada suspended this morn
ing.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-12-04
NOW TO BIT A 0 L
7na71.'

The true way to bit a colt, says a CORES
pendent of the Perfect Horse, is not to bit him
at all; that is, let him bit himself. When
my colts are one year old, | begin to teach
them to hold a bit in their mouth. The bit
is of pine, some hal. inch in diameter and
FIVE inches in length. This piece of soft
wood is held in the mouth by a cord tied to
either end and passing over the head back
of the ears. The colt loves to lave this in
mis- mouth. because it enables him to bring
forward the teething process. He will bite
it and work it owe in his mouth, and enjoy
1t hugely. He will welcome it and Will act
ualiy reach out and open his mouth for it.
as a trained horse will for a bit. After a
few days Yea can tie strings. makii 9 nina
fure reins, to this bit, and teach the colt
the proper use of it. When this is done he
IS ready for the regular steel bit. Put your
bride on With = leather bit. large and PHI
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-12-04
RAISE GOOD STOCK.

The improvement Of our useful domestic
animals is q subject which cannot be too
forcibly urged upon the farmers OF the
western states. AS loLg as there is a large
per centage of such animals of an inferior
quality, 50 long will it be in order to keep
This subject prominently before the people.
Line upon line and precept upon precept
are needed to arouse the farming interest to
its Importance.
1t can be laid down as a primary princi-
pie that the best is the cheapest, and fol-
lowing this, it is certain that q man may
just as well have good stock as that of poor
quality. The land that will keep ten or fl
ty poor animals will maintain an equal
number of good.ones. No more labor is re-
quired to care for the one than the other, if
either oneis cared ior as it should be, and
the annual profits largely greater from the
sale Of the better than the poorer animals.
Tn former mature earlier, weigh more,
and give a larger monn of prime meat
than the latter, while its quality is vastly
higher. These things, when ii to
sending a beast to market, tell their "
4tOiy anu tI1C tditlfcf tHuS IluS li1ab IOOQ
stock bring more pIethoric pocket-books
and fatter bank accounts.
The truth is, poor stock is not worth rails
ing. 1t is a dead loss to keep an animal OF
poor quality on the farm when it can be re-
placed with a good one, and the sum of this
loss is representeday the difference in price
a@ebiained for two animals respectively, such
as we have indicated.
1rhe valuable points and characteristics of