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FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY
Conductor G. w. Pankey, of the Hem
phis and Charleston Railroad Shot
and Killed by Train. Dispatcher
s. w. IOrnD, in Self-Defense.
Special to the Appeal

Special 70 the AppeaI-I
TUsCUMB1A, March 11.-This morning
George w. Pankey, conductor, was shot and
instantly killed by Arthur w. Moran, night
train. dispatcher Mr. Moran is very quiet
and peaceable young man. and acted, 1t is
supposed, in self-deEense. Nothing conld be
learned from the coroner's inquest, as it was
held in secret session. At two O'Clock this
one hour and half, and at the conclusion OF
the testimony he was discharged, the evil
dence clearly showing the &C: to have been
in self defense The quiet and peaceable
character Of the defendant was Iroven.
When the decision was announced the coun-
sci on both sides, as well as the crowd In the
courtroom, rose to their feet and cheered en-
Enthusiastically. 1t is not likely that true
oil will be found by the grand jury against
Nnran
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C!NCINNATI, March ll.-Captain Paul
Blvut1n lett Maysyiil, las; midnight on bis
ygay down the Oaio, and reached this city
ab51t four o'clock this afternoon. He mar
,oV,iv cscaued being run down IN the dark
ne7s 'bv tbe steamer Telegraph, and Travelled
the greater port ION OF the night N Relting
rain and against strong headwinds. He was
met above tue city by b0at-load OF people
aud escorted to the MaIl-ine whanboat be,
iot- the suspense ~ bridge, where he emerged
from the water. HIS entry into tie city was
witnessed by Thousands OF people; |ao Ineo
.tLo r,ver hank from Pcndleton TO his landing
1,Iare The date for the resumption OF MS
ilurney Is not Yet iG2d.
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a New Way 90 Pay Old Debts that
Failed.

CNcrNNATI. March lion Saturday
nizht party of fiteer masked men called
At the residence OF William Moore, brother
of Ben Groom, the cattle ki z OF WmchestsT,
Keollczv, and told him that unless he made
immediate settlement of his debts be must
leave the county. Moore procured shot
Gun. and fred ilto the crowd. The latter
irsd a volley in answer, three shots taxing
effect i MJlre's b0dy, inhIc ing severe
-vounds. Two nei suspected = be lmph,
Gated in the atfsir were aiterwara a5reSt .1l
md iaiied. Yesterday their contederates
oTsr6JwereG the guard and liberated them.
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nrnrress nf 1he raImndge TrIaI.

New YORK, March 1.-THE Brooklyn
Presbytery to-day began the trial of Dewitt
Talmadge on charges preferred yesterday.
The session vas occupied by discussing the
cided T. con6ne witnesses 10 the specifca-
tons and inform Talmadge what witnesses
were to be called. Rev. Messrs. Crosby and
Mccullough were selected as a prosecuting
cor, mittee, and the Presbytery adjourned
uCGl the twauty-feurth instant.
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REV III WI6GIN SAYS.

"Cnr ofthc best remedies for Catarrh, nsy the best
remedy y in a lifetime OfsuhernE, IS SAN
FoGDi RNDIctI. CURE 1t is not unpleasant TO take
through the nostri, aud there with each bottle
snali glass tube for Use tn Inhalation 1t clears the
head and throat thoroughly that, taken each morn
ing rising, there unpleasant sccretous and no
disagree able hawking during the entire day, but an un
prcCedgutcd voice and
= Eer. IL H. W'gyil3, az Dorchester. Mas, Beacon.
Each package contains TT Sanfard's Improved IN
halinC Tube with fun directions iar use IN all cases
Price 81 Co For all v holes ale and Retail Drug
gsts and Dealers throughout the United states and
Canada. WEEKS 4 POTTER, General Agents and
Wholesale Druggists, Boston, Mass.
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r,ommunists Amnestied.

PARIs, March 1.-THE story is discr7dited
that the French government has resolved
to retire if a majority on the impeach-
ment question is only obtIined by the
support of the right. 1t is thought, howey-
err that such support is necessary, as split
in the Republican camp has begun II attract
General attention.
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screened, neither do they favor defamation
of character in order to make public dishon-
esty seem respectable"
solid and Not SenseEess Propositions
is what the People Want.
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,v,,iteInu Reid- kansas COLONY.

NEW YORK. &9reh ia parry consist
not t6srry-four Reg York street boys was
.,l,rsed .lis aft-rn-oa for homes on farms Ia
Kausss. bv Whit.,av Reid, WAC used por-
-,,sn +, nm by stronger fro } the interior
~ New Englaud Tor any charitable use he
I,;,bt select Mr. Rsid also sent west SIX
Ja5t,t,ia GamjG 2, numbering IN all forty,
40 s9pls. These families mostly intended
sl.o h BEGIN Gis again on the farm.
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SANDUsKY, O., March ll.--Navl9atIon
opened on Lake Enc to-day, the steamer
Golden E4gls making a trip from Put In Bay
island to this city, touching at Middle BASS
and Kellay's islands. WehJle, Werke Son,
owner of the steamer, had seventy-hve men
Ice ir5m fifteen TO thirty inches thick, half a
mile out from Pat IN Bay island toward
Middle Bass, TO get the boat cut. Very little
ice was encountered bet veen Middle Bass
and Sapdusky. The lake is all open toward
Inc east from Middle Bass as far as the eye
can see, bnt north and nor Invest, toward
Detroit, it Is a solid and unbrokan held OF ice.
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The KhedIve Accepted the RESPONSE
hilIIY.
american Railway BOndhOIders Meet

LONDON, March IA meeting OF re
shareholders and bondho!ders OF the AtIahuc
and Great Western railway, pursuant ID the
III of James M'Henry, published On the
,hth instant, took place to-day. The meet
, adopted in substance. but not In form
j., PROPOSITIONS submitted by M'Renry ID
- nI.n,,lnr cnllino, for the nertin0.
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ST. LOUIS, March ia specia! election
-. IeII h- r. II day 30 pass upon a nuISber
If amendment. to the city charter. The only
one bsyiuy any interest abroad is No. 50,
which giyas ,hc municipal assembly power to
iegis!ate rs.aejing contagious diseases, or,
nractle.lly to restore the social evil law.
Tbs r-t.,rns 80 far received indicate the de
feat of G.is amendment by fair majority
Tho vote VS. very light.
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YANFrov, March la Ere swept over
,b1rf 6iry gauace miles Of forest, within
few miles Of 'Ysnkton, on Sunday, des.Toyins
sfendlng UalDer. cordwood, houses, house
mold furniture, c,CtGIdg and CATTLE in an,
property b the value OF aoc2t twenty ~
tbonqabd dollars. 4 strong wind prevailed
and the fire burned itself cut. No lives we're
Inst
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WEATHER PUBLICATIONS.

WAX DEPARTMENT, uFFIcE Gu. SIG. OFFICER.
WAsHIs5.Os. March II, am
For Tennessee ard he Ohio rdIley,
partly cloudy iceaiher, Horfhsrly r0inds,
shifting 10 elsterly and southerIy, and slight
charges IN teurera',,re and barometer.
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At to-day's cabinet meeting, toe secretary
Of the treasury, presented for the affirmation
OF the President, and to be embodied IN has
special message to congress at the extra ses-
sion. "A statement showing the probable re-
ceipts aud expenditures for the next fiscal
wear. and urVirg also the necessity of making
provision for the payment Of the arrears OF
pensions
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CLEVELAND. March 11-John r. Aron-
~ an old gud respectable citizen OF Ma
10, ct,3nty, Olic, was f0cud dead IN his bed
eariy this corning. with snail bullet 10 10
- s,'-s,J tlnt siisr The murder and rCoraiy'
.,-.1n was attempted 10 prevent discovery.
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TRIED EVERYTHING.

AsSSs. B1s,r0yth & Co. De5lUsr co., Ge-ltlssne,
i havs used SASFoED'5 RADICAL CCEE FoR CArAETE,
and It given perfect satisfaction. l have tried
almost everything and il Is the only thing that hes
given me relief therefore take pleasure In
nrndin its use to all afflicted with Catarrh any kind
snd offer this as my testimony TO its benefits.
Very truly, ". = DECKER
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"a x,fa5eultv HrIdged oyer when 10
- .r-es - HRnr.fnE Matinee

BosroE, March 1I.-Ali doubts winch en- laa 81
10 avIs-ad as % the execution OF Devln OF
Frdsv next. on account Of the death e, OF IN IN
bigh snerltf. have been rem2Ted by the oe
ri.iop of the supreme judicial coo.t appoint
inc Deputy. Sheriff Fish high sherlH.
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1-,,.,,c, - the Coreaer'- jury on the
0ANN saar A. EOutS EiTe.

ST LOUIS. March ll.--fne coroner IN IN
,lyrs on the bodies found Il the runs OF tne
l.nc,r6sI tbis evening. and the jury's YER
All eTpr-sses the b,li-f that Andrew Mar
Nal gFaI ana Geoeae Winkler fired the premises
IN which the burned bodies were discovered
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nprkTlY hEEIIHTEn

take pleasure N recommending SASFoEDs RADICAL
disease. was grcaty afflicted With II for long time
With bottles ofthc above CURE About
afterwards was taken again with CatarF quite
severely. and immediately sent another bottle.
which NCd all right. giving relief from the nTst
dose confident that this remedy viii do all that
is claimed for it. and Wishing you success
In is Introduction, l am, worry truly yours -,
4. ". SMITH, Of Smith & Doll
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Watkins.

Greenville NeV Era: Now we have 1t,
and we are disappointed. We expected
something more from Watkins. No repudl-
aticn in any form whatever. No tax to pay
any pant Of fraudulent debt. Therefore,
as it is not known, and never will be known,
what part of The debt is fraudulent, no tax
to paw any Of it. We comprehend the situa-
fiop. 1t is not new The Democracy has
acted on 1t for several years, ana we only re-
gret that the slenboard points IN the wrong
direction and that this Injured innocent IS
not indicated, and is in favor of reputation
alter all. But before bidding adleu to Wat
kins we will state that he has introduced a
! bill to submit to the people whether they
will pay fifty cents and four per cent. interest,
or thirty. three and one third cents and four
DER cent. interest on the dollar of the debt.
Under this DILL men VINO are In favor OF re
| pudi2ting one-half the debt and one third
| the interest on the balance, and men who
| are in favor of repudiating two-thirds OF the
| debt and one third of the interest on the
| balance are to have a voice, but men who
are not only one-thIrd or one-half, buI
| wholly honest, are to have no voice what
| ever This is Tennessee Democracy. Thu
| is Watkins
The Report OF the Tennessee DeTaners
ROCKVILLE Tribune: THE report of tn
minority of the committee appointed to Ia
yestigate the State debt was made yesterday
| 81 lned by Senator AsLapp anu 4gepIesSnt aei'
Smith. The high character OF the gentle
men by whom the report is submitted Wal
rants US in giving expression to the hope tina
it will be more creditable document tina
that prepared By the majority. The manne
of conducting the investigation, violating q
it did all precedent, Judicial or Legislative
) wa9 not calculated to win the respect Of til
/ thinking people OF the State. The lnyestigi
? ton was conducted in secret. Within Il
/ | closed doors of the committee room prlva
character was attacked and private reputi
ton was blackened, while the aggrieVed pa
e ties were given no opportunity to make d
Tense or ofer explanation. The report was
conform to and sustain the views CT eafta
. school of politicians, and the majority &c
J.. lowed the course marked out. We shi
y publi-h the minority report when receive
q and in adyahee express the belief that 1t W
n be more satisfactory than the enc. sided p
&c per submitted by the majority. The peoI
e do not ask that the regulations OF prlVa
Individuals be blackened to sustain the pl
lie conceived opinions of set of politicians W
have already wrought irreparable lpj Iry
n the State. What they want is fair, lmpi
I'd | tai, unbiased and stGteSmGH-Iike invests
nd ton of this matter, and a report found
upon the testimony Of all the parties affect
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RnanIsh Affairs.

LoNDoE, March ia dispatch from
Madrid says: The Marquis of Mnllno is ex-
pectad to arrive tomorrow ID assume tne
foreign affairs portfolio. He will probably
make several changes in the diplomatic reps
resentation abroad. Manuel Silvetl will re-
place the Marquis of Malino es Spanish am
bassador at Paris. Francisco Silvetn, minis
ter of the interior, has issued a circular ex-
D aiming the political and elect raj views OF
the government, cDjoining upon his subordl'
mates respect for individual liberty, ana 10 90
| their utmost to secure fslr election for
| members of the c-rtes.
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s.sDrsKY. o., March line steamer steamer
80 Pie. Captain Fred Magic, armed
- ,,t-ll-B Boy at ten o'clock TIN tins
,-.,.,inr, - iir-. arrival of the season. The
esptan reports tina, he encountered consul
cradle heavy floating Ne
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CLo.iN. nArEs

Yesterday At eo.ioN: liverpool cotton, 3 3 Sd !;
Memphis cotton, 9 Lie. He'0 Orleans cotton,
Q 1-4c Ne,r York cotton. 3-4c
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THE STATS DEBT SETTLEM NJ
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
Something New Wanted.

Chattanooga Times; every bit Of little
committee, or any other fellow who has an
overload Of information of ring fraud on the
brain, trots ont NJ. c. Galloway and his trans
action with Major WIcks, of the Memphis
aud Charleston railroad, many years ago.
We have seen the full account Of this affair
printed every year for about ten years past.
il is boon and a blessing to investigators
who investigate not to find out. Give the
public rest on it, and trump Up something
in the Mabry line, If nothing bett9r is to be
had -
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ONE OF TIE PRESIDENTS PETS,

L1repz3 CcoInse, who failed of confrma-
tjol by the senate ss internal revenue col
lect1r o! Nebraska, and who hes, since the
adjournment Of congress, been reappointed
bv the President has heen directed to relieve
II A Newman, lis predecessor, who re-
turned TO the place when Crounse failed OF
confirmation. The date Of relief has been
liked for the fifteenth instant.
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WEATHER. EXCAVATIONS.
WAS tENGTOE.
An Appropriation Provided For Four
Per Cent TraHsactiBBs-A Cabinet
MectgDg-A New -Four per
Cent Certificate Issue.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The approprla-
ton tor the expenses Of the United States
courts Of tLr.e million dollars having been
wholly omitted iron the civil appropriation
bill. the amount must be inserted IN the
legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
tiOn bill.
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A CABINET MEETING.

Tao subscriptions TO the four per cent loan
since Yesterday BE- ort three hundred and six
ty-nine thousand eight hundred and fifty
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\ Father Resisting IA sherin's POSSE
Causes the Death OF Himself anu
NitIIe DAUGHTER.

So. Lo-L, March 11.-H. II. Vickery,
sheriff of Douglass comfy, this State, wei {
last Saturday with posse to thG house OF
Shett Alsup to arrest him. Alsup resisted
the process, and fred number of shots at
the sheriff arty, one OF which killed the
sheriff. Alsup and his little daughter, five
wears old, were then killed by the sheris
Posse, and two other persons wounded. The
ccSild's death, of course, was not designed.
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4 NEW ISSUE.

The treasury department will be prepared
10 issue on the first. OF April, IN ADDITION to
tsn dollar certificates, convertible into four
per cent bond, Ike certificates on similar
Conditions 60 be registered on the ooks OF
Inc treasury in the name OF the owner, which
nerne will be also on the face of the certih
sIte. Tae first class are received from the
bearer. the other by order and by transfer
..,r,,ari,y otfrs4pl
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SANF0RD'S
RADICAL CURE
For CATARRH
INSTANTLY RELIEVES.
s -nnn FEEL ABOVE The SEA
cOREiY tFFIIETF0

The following testimonials are from Messrs. J. q;
BosWORTH Co. Denver, Col, large and Influential,
druggists. They report unprecedentedy large sales
universal satisfaction No other disease is So
alaT,nny prevalent in that region They speak tho
follow gentlenen "a alnor Their best cItizcns:
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THE avenues leading to an early grave
have often been opened by a cough OF Goiu.
d. l.. .... yrup. 1t is cheap; only p
s.nts . ...l...
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J - Egs5-oy,1 q Co pelrer. C0L. Gentlemen, -
Prompted by icliovieeing for those ahiieted with
Cstarr wish AID my testimony IN behalf Of SAS-
ForD's TlaDrCAI. CTHE FOE CATAERH. ! have been
sorcy afflicted with this fearful disease for four years
and have tried every known remedy without avail,
until bougAt bottle OF the shove CUES from you.
which gave almost instant relief IL being constl
tulousi well loCal remedy, believe IL 10 be all
that h. claimed Tor it. Radical Cure for Cetarrh.
Very truly VOLTS. WM. AAfETLNE.
4g-T 49, if-la 4 n
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ERKENBRECHER'S
Bon Ton Starch
ErkenbPecheT
CINCINNATI.
Erken6recher's world Elln,o4s Corr Starch for 70
BANKRUPT SALE.


In the District Court of the U6ied States for the
western District or Tennessee-In the matters OF
the following named bankrupts-ln bankruptcy,
at Memphis, tennessee.
NTOTICE is hereby given, that as assignee OF the
N said estates, will sell at public auction TOT
Friday, April 1, 1879,
at A. E Frankland's auction store. No. 233 Main
street Memphis Tenn, at IL O'Clock OF said day,
the effects, as follows:
judgments, etc. . -.
ments claims, etc, and als) all interest In real
F Fanksmith Il COAL books, accounts. notes.
(. =. RISK q Co.-An books, notes, accounts, judg-
ments, etc.
stocks, and also all Interest In lands
F. W. Royster-An nO,-s, accounts, judgments,
claims, etc
and also all interest In Lar DIS.
James W. CrCeker-An notes, accounts StOcAs'
etc also all interest In real estate.
Solomon Rose-Au notes, accounts and judgments.
c. d. Steinkuhl-An books, notes, accounts
claims, etc. . ..
The schedules aud other evidences OF property 20
be seen at my office, Planters Insurance buliul-s'
Madison street, until day OF aud at time OF SAFE
wed o. WOOLDRIDGE. Assignee.
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CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
1OO coo TICKETS AT TWO DOLLARS EACH.
HALF-TICKETS, ONE DOLLAR.
TST pPJZVS
81 Prizes. amounting to

Responsible corresponding agents wanted at all
prominent points, 10 whom liberal compensation
Will be paid.
Application for rates to clubs should only be made
TO the Home office in New Orleans.
Write clearly stating full address, Tor further In
formation, or send orders TO N. a DAUPHIN,
p %. BOX Cog. New Orleans La, or to No,
West Court street, Memphis, Tennessee.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are .IIsder
The SuperUst0n and management Of GENERALS u.
I, BEAUREGARD and JUBAL A. EARLY.
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l. on E-idav. ApriI 4. 1870.
Cbancery Sale of Real Estate.

No. 2445 1882, R)-ChancerS Court OF shelby
counfy-n iIlOnghby Williams vs.. j. j. Sears Ell al.
10y virtue of an iGteTlC cnoTy decree for s3le en-
- tered in the above cause on the 18th Gay OF
July 1878, NJ. B. %, page PAS. etc, and renew ed
and amended March ., 1879, Will sell, at publlc
auction TO the highest bidder in front o. the Clerk
and Masters office, Courthouse Building, Main
sire Ct Taxing District Of Shelby county, late Mem
phis, Tennessee, on
Saturday, April H. 1879.
within legal hours the following described property
situated In Shelby county, Tenn 10 ait; "A esItaln
marcel of land in I4th civil district, ana known as
block No SO of Willoughby Wifllams's suodlYlslOh
which according to plat ON hle OF sears q IIve ~
has been subdIyided into thirty four lois, Oounle9
by and fronting on Gholson, Gaines, SlHtn al t
Seventh streets In Fort Pickering TO Whleh plat iei
eTence is made. -. - - ,,onths .
Terms of Sale IN { credit OF 70 y moh ita
purchaser executing note With good seeIiIS, I 20
5atsined: REDEMPTION barred. This March ], iSies
n J. BLACK. Clerk and MASTER
WM Raniolph and R. J. Morgan, attorneys
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No. 500 Main Street.
Louisiana State Lottery Company.

This Institution was regularly incorporated BY the
egisjare of the state for Educational and ChaTita-
bic purposes in 1883, for the term Of ItCeratytlUe
Years which contract the tnvolable ialth OF me
10 which IL mas since added reserve fund OF $500,
600. Its Grand single Number Dtstrfs
SutIOu will take place msnthly on the second
Tuesday. II scales or poStpo7leS LOOK al lAe
FrIlo
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A Rivalry Between England and Ger


BERLIN, March 1.-THE semi-ofhcial pa
pels say that surprise is felt in government
CIRCLES at the general attempt made to give
England ell the credit of having kept Russia
to The treaty of Berlin. The execution of the
treaty is due alone to Germany's hrmness.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.
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London, March ii: The Standards Con,
stautinopls dispatch says the sultan ratified
the Russo Turkish treaty on Monday and
exchanged congratulations with the Porte.
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The Last Rein HOrcements for the Brit
ian Army Im south Africa.

LONDON, March II.-Ihe last REINFORCED
mcnls for South Africa left to-day in the
steamers Andean and Prussian.
The fire on the corvette Thetis, at Plymouth,
8 only ext1ngdshed when the vessel was
)ded. The forward part is much damaged
the hull is uniDjured. The fire started IN
I,oatswain's stOra-roOm
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UcuQ.

"WEDNESDAY. March 18th, at 8 o'clock pm.
w Annual meeting. Reorganization and election.
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The Plague in 81. Petersburg.

ct. PETERSBURG, March 1.-THE mortal
lty statistics OF the city for the past week
show that the typhus has increased in vim
lence; spotte typhus is also prevalent. There
nave been two fatal cases Of the Siberian
plague.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-02

II the miners of the tar West are not
given to romancing they certainly have seen
marvellous things, and been subjected to
singular experiences. In the Colorado pa
pers before us many curious stories are told.
One of them is to the effect that rat in at
tempting to jump across the mouth of the
Consolidated Virginia shaft, miscalculated
the distance, and falling 1900 feet below
struck on top of the bald head Of miner,
and exploded like a bomb. The miner
thinking that rock had struck him on the
head and dashed his brains out, was recusi-
tated after great effort, and even then de-
plored the fate that subjected him to a life
without "a id ounce of brains to do his
thinking" A dog that tell down an 800 feet
shaft killed the two men upon which it
alighted, its body being crushed to pulp.
Because of mishaps like these, the bottom
of a shaft is considered one of the best
places in the world to keep away from. 1t
is not, among old miners at least, considered
a desirable lettering place.