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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-08

SURGICAL OPERATION Petersburg, Va.
10 Ooiobcr, 1864. Dir. Z. A. B,ises, ct Stafford
o-~-',, w., was struck iu the lett thigh by a
ni1nIe BAL, from ELich he has suffered much
pa'o s'oc1. AZ the Tina be vas wounded tho
ball was rrob!d for but could not be- found.
Ksmalkab lie TO relate be ba passed across tho
lower portion CT tic stomach aud worked ts
way lot1 the groin on the light side. from
WI ca rlaco It was extracted ny D.. Ii. NJ.
y. Mario, ct our city, on "Wednesday. The
u C CT fouud the bail firmly embedded add
Surrounded by The muscles and to extrc,te the
hall, tho muse lea had to be scr,ped loose. MIR.
Briggs ratienty bJrc the operation without the
aid OF slmuIaOt Or chloroforn, ADD after the
operation rode fnurtneu mills to his h,ms in
Statfotd.-Freae1cksJurg Recorder.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-17

Having numerous agencies from leading
manufacturers Of the North aud West. and do
Ing all our business exclusively ON commission
purchasers will always obtain the benefit Of re-
duction 10 prices made BY the houses we repre-
sent, and. all machinery will be sold DIT manu-
faetHferB' prices.
The largest stock and variety OF machinery In
houses aud stores Ii New Orleans. .stedman l.
Co.'s Steam Engine Boilers, Saw Mills Cotton
Presses Newell Cotton Screws, Draining Ma
Chimes 81 shaftings Hangers. Couplings, Puleys,
stean Pumps and I'd, machinery Of all kinds.
isyille Sugar Mills. !straub's Queen Of the South
Corn Mills, Ames's Portab Engines, Sugar
Kettles, Knowles's Steam Pumps, Eagle Cotton
Gins Brnoks's Cotton Presses. Ingersoll
Harris Cotton Presses. Hay Presses Saws
OF all kinds, Gas Pipe. Wood Working Machfn-
cry, Betting, hbingIe Machines, Steam Gauges
Mowers and Reapers. and
PLANTATION AND SAW MILL MACHINERY
Of all kinds, at lowest cash prices. Send for de-
scriptive circulars.
w. Il. GUSHING.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

ONCE or the view Orleans Insurance
COMPANY. corner OF Canal and Damp streets,
New Orleans, July 10, 1879 AT meeting Of the
Board Of Directors. held this day, 1t was re-
solved to pay, on demand the semi annual In
terest dividend Of Fly i PER CENT Is per cent?
On the capital stock. to the stockholders or their
legal representatives.
JOS. "A. HINCKs,
lvl3 lot Assistant Secretary.
ExcHreiOnists, Take Notice -The te amer
WHISPER. leaving every SATURDAY ut s o.
ID. Tor Vi.ksburg. will take excursion passen.
gers to meet the EDWARD j. GAY, returning
to the city on SUNDAY EVENING. Fare f r the
round trip only FOURts 90 DOLLARS. The GAY
On her regular trips on MONDAYS and FIJI
rollton at TEN lIo) Gen rs each. The proceeds to
be divided among The city Orphans Asylums.
JOHN JANNEY. Agent,
Jy11 1n6 Common street.
office Of NEW Orleans City Mailread
Company, No. la Canal street. New Orleans
May ?. l87g-Until fui Their notice trains to the
New Lake End will run every half hour from $
o'clock p: m. to Q .. m. The last train will
leave the LAKE at 10 D. m.
mvstf G. @. LEWIS, Secretary.
The WOman's Christian Union will
meet on the first and second TUESDAY III each
month, at Il g.. M. at the Oarondelet street
eS%'0ale' - MRS. J. j. LYONS. President,
MRS Fl. j. CooP. Secretary. de5 II
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FOR SALE.

E1OR SALE-BY J. s. SAUNDERS-A BEAU
~ .tiful summer residence at Biloxi Miss.
having 240 feet on the Cuff and measuring 80
rooms two cabinets, XII, chen, servants rooms.
stables: also twelve bearing orange trees
grapes. figs and fruits of various kinds. All il
good repair and freshly painted. Apply to j. s.
SAUNDERS. Valence street. near Camp, form
ery Of 1894 Magazine. ap2s
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THE SOUTH.

White blackberries grow In Arkansas.
public library has been opened in Mobile.
Trenton, Tenn, is taking steps to establish
a cotton factory.
There have been good rains throughout
kentucky.
Large shipments Of wheat from Georgia
are transported to Baltimore every day
The Tennessee river Is lower than 1t has
been since 1867.
A gold mine has been discovered on the
plantation Of Mr. Thomas Little, In Milton
county, Ga.
Mrs. Kate Stewart, Of Butler county, Ga,
died recently, at the advanced age OF one
hundred and four years.
In a large section of Southern Georgia the
corn crop will be cut off one-half, no matter
how favorable the seasons may be here
after. But enough will be made for bread.
Selma (Ala) Times: We regret to learn
that the cotton worm has appeared in force
In the Macon Station section. and Is doing q
great deal OF damage.
From the expression Of opinion BY the
Florida press generally it would seem that
Hon. W. D. Bloxham is the coming man for
sGovernor.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
Florida, Alabama, Louisiana Arkansas, Ten
nessee and Mississippi have 2,8Ss,o0O sheep
about one to every hundred acres.
German named StOfi1e, about fifty years
of age, dropped dead In q lot back Of Gun
thal's store. Jacksonville, Fla, on Friday.
Heat and whisky.
4 new cave has been discovered near New
sons Station, in Davidson county, Tenn.
One branch has been explored two miles and
another three miles 1t is not yet known how
aong 1t ls.
Nr: Wyncoop, an employee in the Tallahas-
zee Florid&m, Office was sunstruck On the
Street on Wednesday week Last, and for some
mo- Il Int Iyy
recovered.
Two French engineers, accompanied by pr.
hh.e.nworthy, OF Jacksonville, visited Lake
Ivy, Fla, this week, prospecting In view OF
guiding a canal across the Peninsula.
ne two gentlemen, Messrs. Barois and Os~
..slnoerg, represent large capitalists in France,
WHO VINO are amply able to build ship canal
saefoss our State If feasible route can be
t tbbuI az and proper encouragement is given by
~ ~ correspondent writing from Polk county,
I'D nar gives US the following authentic" &c
sm Of an alligator hunt. The writer says:
NJ, va Saturday. the thirty-first OF May, nine
n rnaa net on the Hooker prairie. for the pur
p " q killing allgators, with gigs, guns an
-Ae' one grubbing hoe and one hook. The
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-17

Il story frame reside nee. No. 218 Tnaia, be-
tween st.. Charles and Carondelet str etc con-
tans halt saloon parlors. diningroom. kitchen
and fine bedrooms, all in good ORDER Rent $25
per month till October /. Apply to
J. G. MOREY
Jackson Railroad Ticket Office. corner Camp
and Common streets ie29
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Cannibalism Is not confined to the Sou h
Sea Islands. On the fourth OF July an Indian
was arrested at Fort Saskatchewan. near
Edmonton, Winnipeg, for numbering and eat
ing his wife and four children. The mounted
police found the bones and skulls, which had
been boiled and the flesh taken off. The bones
were broken, the marrow taken out, and
skulls smashed and brains extracted.
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THE NEW ORLNANs DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, JULY II 1870

party killed two hundred and twenty -four,
two hundred and twenty Of which were from
three to twelve feet ia length, the average
within the space Of half mile.
Columbus fTennl Herald: Junlus Polk has
a pet trout. which likes Junius as much az
his little schoolgirl sweetheart. 1t jumps out
Of the water ana takes minnows and fat meat
out OF his hands. II he has no food, and Is
only "fooing" 1t, 1t catches hold OF his finger
and bites till he hallOOs.
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w ANTS.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

WANTED TO BUY-sECOND HAND FUR
w nilure and household goods of all descrip-
ions. Address to A. NJ. lock box No. 1856. New
Orleans Postuffice iylb 4t*
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CT En Fob PIANO TUMiNa-BEeT WORK
Y1:Oo $50 Magazine. ., LEECl, soiree
Pianist. jys1v
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LOUISIANA.

The cotton crop on the bayous inAvoyelles
parish Is doing well.
The VermiIion Merldional wants vigilance
committee In that parish.
Bears are plentiful on Cow Island and the
hunters are after them briskly
Dry weather still reigns In Grant parish.
and the corn crop Is burning up.
The Supreme Court turned out three new
lawyers at Opelousas the other day
Mayor Currie calls on the people Of shreve-
port to clean up.
Greensboro postoffice In Lincoln parish, is
no more abolished by Doc. Key.
The crop prospects In West Carroll cotton
and corn-are promising.
" Base ball has revived In the country and Is
now raging violently
West Feliciana is iubilant. She has the
best crops On record since the war.
The Marksvlle Viliager has been eating
fOurteen-Ounce peaches raised In that parish.
Corn is completely ruined In Concordia
parish. and even cotton Is looking badly.
The wreck Of the steamer Bastrop Is now
above water, and the machinery will be taken
out.
The Yazoo Valley cannot go higher up than
Alexandria, on account OF the low water In
Red river
Shire veport is terribly excited The Ice
supply gave out the other day, and now the
ShreveporteTs have no mint inlpps.
Sabine parish has had q good rain, and the
corn crop Is saved. The crop will be better
than was at first expected.
The Vicksburg Herald is the recipient Of a
genuine cotton-worm from kellogg's Land
Ing, La. Very early, this s.
camp meeting opens on Cypress Bayou,
near Summer Grove, parish Of Caddo, OIL
July 20.
Cotton is better ID North Booster than 1t
has been for years, and labor Is excellent
Corn Is somewhat Injured by the drouth.
Baton Rouge complains again Of irregular
mails from the city, and SO does the whole
coast.
The cotton on the hill lands of Caddo Is
suffering greatly from want of rain. The
corn IL not worth talking about.
There has been no rain on the west side Of
Bayou VermiliOn. The east side has all It
wants.
New Iberia has lately bought eight pianos,
and wants to be considered q very musical
town.
The cotton crop Of Lincoln is excellent.
1t will more than compensate planters for
the failure Of the corn crop.
The Fourth was generally celebrated III the
country parishes with barbecues. meetings,
etc.-a somewhat unusual occurrence in this
State.
The cotton crop on Red river from Alexan-
dria to Shreveport, Is good on the river front,
but is not doing well on the bare or stiff
lands.
In East Carroll the cotton crop is promis-
to be plentiful. All growing about Kansas
has ceased.
Squire Lusk who shot and killed Col. Aus
tin and Vim. Smith, and mortally wounded
Judge Sterling AUSTIN few days since, in
East Carroll, has been arrested.
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WEATHER PROBABILITIES.
WASHINGTON, July 16-For the Gulf States
continued high temperature, clear. or fair
weather, with southerly or westerly winds
and slight changes In pressure.
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L.OR oALEr-5TEAM ENGINES AND BOIL.
Z ers. both new and second hand. Draining
Wheels, Pumps. etc., saW-Miiiis, Cotton Trucks,
Mouths. Wrought Iron Works. Brass and Iron
Castings Of every description. Also. one second.
hand eteam Fire Engine and one small Prepel.
Tor at CJ4AhK,S FOUNDRY.
Corner Race and Tchoupitoulag streets.
an 25tf
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FOR RENT.

L7oR RENT-THE STORE NO. 81 NATCHEz
and In good order and repair. For rent low to
a good tenant. Possession immediate For
terms apply to i. f. Barrett. No. z Commercial
Place. i,g2W
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w. L. CUSHING, New Orleans,
Sole Agent for the southern states.
Country merchants allowed q liberal discount
on all orders.
THIRTY CENTS A POUND FOR COTTON.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange paid
ginned ON the EAGLE COTTON GIN, and sent
the cotton to the Centennial Exhibition as the
best bale of cotton seen In New Orleans.
SIX HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE AT ST.
LOUIS.
At the great st. Louis Fair. last October. the
Grand Prize of 5000 for the Best Bale Of Cotton,
was awarded to q rale ginned on an EAGLE
COTTON GIN, being from an Eagle Gin sold
BY ". L. CUSHING to MONTGOMERY i
All orders should be sent to
w. L. GUSHING,
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

Wan DEPARTMENT,
Signal Service. United States Army.
Daily METEOROLOGICAL record for the eight hours
ending at 1908 b. M. Wednesday. July l6.
4 Observations taken BIZ the same moment 81
AR1 time at b1I gtHtions,l
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Office, No. 32 Union Street,

have In store 900 bundles OF these popular
Cotton Bale Ties. and am receiving weekly
shipments direct from Rolling Mills. which
offer to the trade at prices that defy petition
Orders spectfuIly solicited I.91m
, 1879-08-11
Tho Greek Rip Ysa HYlmkis.


Epimonilea Ia the original Of Rip Fan Nlnkts,
whom Washington Irving atsaR eilersau have matte
10 real to us. II h told ot lin tilat once, wflu
ho VIA sc1t BY hfs father tuto tho tssds to louk
Tor sheep, Ao At midday turned ourot H t1au
und lly down iu acaya nt,tt fell RslccFs NhGihrF
tho cayo was ln,nreguated with ~, >s'Ieh y
i,epod tho prestesses Of 'o :'rac!n !nsn Mels
trauce, tradition does not say. bet Etdme1,aes
slept for ltyaoyen years II ts curso1!s ~ thiak
OF this u connection with us iuf ~ as ~ tr s
-Fard upon lnu possibility Of prolonged a1spen-
oy ,s{,ssfa5tto =; to- Gs
thai hiberpsta, and 0i those that ass t!ormKht
tet nsnte oeod; MS sy na ot e1sop a!1R
t!onai rharacteristlca to sutfer suspunstol Vi
pysce fuc,ens m.y hoxa'ss exfs9saaar' !I,
thu borders Of .he msryulous. When Eo.men'
dcs awoks ho wort ap ookns for tn9 s1rsy
dsY pap; but, Is 10 could not tnd that long de-
iunct ANNUAL, hS won't bask through % 'he t'cl a.
c,taio In another penoa's possession. In eseaI
perp|exly ho cams back ngslu to the city, ana
, 1879-08-11
FIRES.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
A still alarm to Engine Company No. 10, and
q subsequent alarm from Box @, at. 7:25 Inst
evening, WAS caused BY fro IN the one.story
brick building No. IT Fourth avenue. owned
nnl occupied a. d saloon by Harry Robinson.s
A, number OF lamps designed for uso during the
hight wsre uuou table in ono Of the side
rooms, nnd In lighting ono Of lhcm TICK ptodod
and set fro to eighteen others. Tho damage
10 the house nnd furniture will be about $50.
upon whcl, there Is s., COO Insurance. In sumo
unknown CONT many. =
Tie alarm from boz s33 At 7:2o O'Clock last
night vas caused BY 4 ttllsng arc at sau,uul
Temlmans house.. Nc: 129f West Washlngton
an'l casclcssly flung the hslf.hurnt match into q
window curtain, which i9ntted. ''
The nlaEtn from Box 3g9 nt 4:10 o'clock yts-
teruay morning vas CAUSED by sotnp clothing
taking aro IN trunk In ths Kitchen Of John
Sosak's house. No. Il FIsk street, during tho
kobus: damaged nbout 4lO,: damage to furni.
turct Sl0o: insurance unknown, r.. .''rr
The alnFm from Bog 53l Ut 8:45 yesterday
afternoon was cauacd By a tlre In two-storJ
framo barn In, the rear Of No. l52 Ltnso1p
strcct, owned a,nl occupied b5 Mira.
Mary Murray. Damage. $lOo; insured
'lha fro spreal 10 adjoining barns at No. IL
IIonoro street. and Nos. 100, to-, md 7n4 West
| Monroe street. The FIRST owned by b. Nc
| Douea, was damaged to the cxtent Of elO0; tho
second. owned BIZ b. +. Butler, slO0; the third,
| By g. Lewis. $70 damage; tho fonrtl, by
William McGreeor. sloo damagc. The causo
was seen ahout The place. that an inccndiary
wns there. burns In that locality hare bccn set
on fire from tttno to time Tor Six montlls past,
until the police md tlremcn arc Bote1y puzzlcQ.
, 1879-08-11
CASUALTIES.


DUBUQUE.
Special Disposch 10 Tas TsibtinA ..
DUBUQUE, H., Aug "a painful II not fatal
acckleut happened this morning at G'ab's brew.
err. About Q o'clock Albert slnrkle, whlla
heistiny grain through an elevator, made mis-
step and fell down the hatchray, distance OF
forty-fto feet, 10 tho hard floor below. Ho
sttuck on his head and shoulders and, although
M homes arc broken, lie received sere.o internal
injuries. Al present he lies in cotnatohe state.
lIe Ia about II years Ut aRc, and unr1nrrfef.
Yesterday afteEuoon Mrs. Lc[elho!z, rcs!dtng
two m!tcs east of Dunlcith, while blackberry.
Ing, was tIttcn by rastlcsnake on the instep OF
ono Of her feet. ehc Immediately hurried to tho
house. On her Arrival she Ind Just strength
cno,igh to reactl her bcl. Shortly alter, sotno
neighboss passing heard thu children crying,
md, uuon Hntling out tho atato Of the case.
called q physician. It IL m impossibtlltI for
eotire sys.e.,, anil her body has awoi1en to
abuut twice its natural size.
, 1879-08-11
MRS. FLORENZ.



C1NclssAr1, u, Aug. lo.-Mrs. Caroline
Florenz, wlse Of Anton Fiurcnz, Of Vienna,
4lustrtn, who had eloped frou, that city Nth Que
Nathan shuk, anl whose abandonment and ef-
fort at suicide wns reported In these dispatches,
died At O'Clock today OF ilcr wounds. The
the head June IL. A bail Weighing thirty Gr1ins
entered llcr bratn. After being severed into
four p!cccs, probably BY contact with bones,
three of these pieces, weighing nineteen grains,
were removed by tln surgeons. Ind thy wotnaa
appeared III fair way to recover. Since tho
shnotLng she fad learned that her 1usbana waa
wiling to forgive her, und then she appeared
anxious to live, bnt during tho last few days
shu sauk rapidly, dying to-day.
, 1879-08-11

= RrfeIat UlspaffA 10 11s 1rl6lHA
arR1NoF1kLp, ILL.,, Aug. 10.-J. c. Fiucher, Of
pottsvil!c, Pa., delivered III address In ths city
last night on the subject Of Moily- -Magultlsm.
Ils coutcndol that thu murders committed
there wcse by parties not connected With the
Socicty, md It wns purely an organization Of
wurkti,gmcn to protect themselves from tho en-
'croacllr,ent4 OF capitalists. Alter tllv address
a secret soctsty, known a. tho Wo.kInElneh's
Asauration.* wAs organized. tbs principal
members arc coalInfncss n1,l railroad employees.
, 1879-08-11
KENTUCKY,

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 1n-Rcturus from flfty-
eight counties hayo been received by the secre'
tary Of State. Tho majority for Blackburn
{Don.) in these counties is 1854, an incruaso
over McCrcasy's majority four years ago Of
8,402, Ihe majority for Blackburn In the state
will probably exceed 10000. DcmocrntEc gain
Of over 5000 over tho two preceding Gubcrna-
torlnl elections. Tte Republicans gnin TIRES or
four Senators and tcn ur twciva Representa-
ttyes,
, 1879-08-11
THE WEATHER,

OFFICE or TIE CHIEF siosAI OFFICER,
WAsn1sorqv, D. T., Aug. Ill a. m.-1ni'ca-
tions: For Tcnnessou aud the Ohio Valley,
warmer southesIy to westerly winds. clear or
salr weather, and slowly falling barometer.
For lie Lake region, slightly Warp'cs aouther+
" to westerly winds, falling barometer, partly
cloudy weather, and local rains.
For tho Upper Mississippi md Lower Missouri
Valley, warmer, uartly cloudy weather. winds
mostly frUtu south to west, slight changes 10
pscaklirc, nlstt Il! northern portions areas Of rain.
TIC rivers wtll senaln ncArly stationary.
LOCAL pA4HkvArloSs.
i.ntt.a 0p a.. AuR. 10.
, 1879-08-11
CAIRO.

cAlao, ILL.,, Aug. 1u.-The quarantine inspec-
tion boat Van SAINT was to-day anchored In tho
Mississippi near tho head Ut IslaMd No. !, and
hereafter all up steamboats, will bo' lnspectol
there, iu accordance With tho rules Ut the Ma
t!onal Board Of Health. Tho Inspecting officer
IL Instructed, III case any steamer refuses 10 sub.
nit to inspection, 10 telegraph tho fack to thu
station above, In order to prevent their landing.
, 1879-08-11

San FaaNclsco, Aug. 0.-Iho Republican
Municipal Convention Las made tho following
nominations: Auditor General, John MccoInb;
Assessor, Alexander Bad'aa, tho pFescnt ill.,
cumbent; Treasurer, j. T. lieltnken; Tax Col
lcctor; William htartin; Recorder, William X.
Dietrich; Counly Clerk, William A. Stuart.
, 1879-08-11

ST.. LOUIS, Aug 10.-A number Of Memphls
refugees bold meeting ut the Lindell Hotel this
afternoon In response to tic circular received
hero from tic Committee of Safety Of Memphis
askiug for aid In supporting the poor pooplo Of
tllat city during the prsga!en:o Of yellow-feycr
there. Fifteen hundred and 1ity-ave dollars
wero subscribed on the spot By nineteen bust.
ness firms, and donations will ho solicited Of
every Memphlan Ia th!s city.
, 1879-08-11

along tho Lake Huron shore. Vnluah1c lfmhor
and fences have been destroyed IN the vIpsnlty
al Flint. Along tho Chicago d Northeastern
Road. in Tuscota a,A 9aniiac Countess four Of
live buildings nnl other property to thn value Of
s1U.CuU or $12, ,D0U were destroyed. The cf0ps of
rorn and potatoes are drying up+ Fasmcra lIy-
ny scvrrat mica from this city take Nater from
The river IN barrels to water stock, the wells
having dried up,
, 1879-08-11

NEW YoaE, Aug: o.-ArFiycl, tic stesmcr
Denmark, from London.
LONDON, Aug. 10.--The sscatnur Frlsta, from
New York. has passed tho Lizard.
NEw Yuak, Aue. 10.-Arslyel. the steamers
nhe'n'ano, from Antwerp, ind ctreas.la, FROM
Glasgow.
Nav .YosK, Aus. 1a--AFsIfed, the steamer
| Engtand, &soM Liverpool,
NV Yonk. AT 1n-Arslyed, he steamer
, 1879-08-11

st. Louis, NO., Aug. 10.-ln row at u low
bagu!o ou the outskirts Of Warrcus6Urg, No.,
Friday night, John Duncan had his skull
mashed, aud died Yesterday morning. Dan
Bevcns mud George Anderson were arrested Gil
suspicion Of havng committed the decd. scv-
cral whtto men und boys went 10 negro bull at
California, No., last night, antl .creatctl ls-
turbanco, during which Lous Msrlck wns shot
and killed by a negro named Atauptu, and two
or three others Won1aed.
, 1879-08-11
THE GREAT. DROUGHT.

EAST SAGINAW. k1lcls., Aug. l0.7+FIres aro do.
lux great damage In ercrY direction, aud tho
drought continues. Detwceu u1Esoy and Eyart,
at Lake Station, and along tho Chippewa River,
fonees and standing timber haye suffered heaY-
iy Gu the plains Ia Lake County the grass
aud shrubbcsy have been totally destroyed. On
Friday tho Village Of 1Ieraey wAa In danger,
aud the population turned out en- mas&o and
boat back the hamos. Heavy iltes arc reported