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Litchfield enquirer., 1879-07-24
S8O.OO Will Buy

100 pounds Masmy'S white lead T. l Killsdal e iron beam blow with wheel T liz ht or dark grained bedroom suite complete II 20 yards extra quality checked mating 6 l Plnmb's patent dry air refrigerator 9 colored sissal hammock, best quallty 2 pair ladies serge congress gaiters (quite good)
 l HOlnan's liver Dad bed lounge 1 black walnut dining table steroscope and steroscopic views
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-07-24

Ben. Hill and Aleck Stephens are recon- oiled, and propose to smash the regular Dem- ocratic machine at the next Georgia election The Independents have State Convention this week. Success to them
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-07-24
S3.OO Will Buy

pound of our best Japanese tea {try iD ~ .6 pounds laundry starch .3 5 '' extra soda biscuit 2 goldtn clipper scythe (best made) 6 3papers Dfxon's stove polish -~ - ~ '".' 2
 i315 pounds yellow Sugar I.G
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-07-24

MT. Chastine Cox has been very promptly found guilty and sentenced to be hung. He professes to be a good deal surprised at the re- sult and had he been better informed person he would have been more astonished still.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-07-24
$500 Will Buy

10h pounds fancy Carolina rice 1 :. Ponce MOlaSses gents soft fur hat tall perfecD 3 spools Coats cotton | pounds best muscatel rais ins l bushel rock salt
 , gallons water white kerosene, i5Oo test
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-07-24
51.OO Will Buy

whole box of those penny smoked herring for pounds standard soda crackers 5 bars Jaoanese soap pounds excellent saleratus or soda
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-07-24
S2.OO Will Buy

l set unhandled cups and saucers Il pounds best .in head oat meal was hbowl and pitchere
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-07-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

SICK PoLITIoIAN.-Of whatever party, you we one common friend in Boneset Bitters.
, 1879-07-29

tho concession OF three Townships in .gam.,
Kiver Valley Or u,ercabout to "Driftlng. .titu.si,
and hts worthless yagabontls." TnE rninun,
recites briefly tho hlatofY Of Drafting. .1oosc and
Va!sy We Don't iore ngooso & so iS,oda.. Sus
Indians 70 he has been pretty good one, an%
is really entitled to tic consiler,aini,auu n,u
the interior Departmeus has :horaa
HIM., aim: Il ,.t ~ understand the old IL.
want glft.ftouse or the benefits of one liz
will "feed inxutlouslyH u on hfs own corn An;
buIlbesry and sport under bis own vino aud eat.
tonwood- TuK TRlnUns's sentiment is sound
but l IN its % Application = 1ieltEy unjust: ltis
superb Dakota protests ngatnat; but Il Il tin
withholding from settlement The ercat ValIesof
tlo Missouri, from Yankton to BISMARCK. fIle
eastern siopa Of this valley VIVA oatensibly ,ct
i, however,, proved = breeding rcseryaiIoa
for rlugs a,li 1aw-brcakets. 1t suegcstcA and
hatclIeu combinations Without n11nhor MT, with.
ont conscience. Advancing civilization h,s
turned On tic calcium l'gtt Of publicity, uni
driven d, Tue Fsts into TIC mgr. iyators 81 tds
daybroak. They wcra lost. And night wQ!
tovor come again, II the Government does its
duty mud declares that magnificent strip of our
domain open to eetttsrs. TIL: resrttarg, Wit
II he occupied md improves y hc is syolcomo 10
It. Tho military credit him with being
an exemplary son OF tho Dakotas- liz
Is ono of tho precious fcw:, Q!ts
him 3 Glance, but don't keep tic Nt.t.
s0,lra River closed up any longer. Our
Delegate to Coogress Is iabor!ng IN that dlrec-
tlon, and It Is believed IN tntclif1ent prcsenta.
ton Of the case will convince the Execniire
that the PRESIDENTIAL order Of 1870, shutting up
The valley. hns outtivcd its usefulness. Drift-
Ing Gooaes lilo teaches tho iron lesson that ali
Indians must sooner or later learn. Civilization
will hem In the man Of tho tenco. To bold BID
estate he must build houses With windows, and
break the ground with n'p1ow, There Is no
ROMANCE In tho air Of the nineteenth century.
It IL "roos hog o. do" Sitting Bull muat coma
to pants OF perish.
TnE CulcAGo TRIBUNE can do Dakota mn ID.
valuable service by advocating the roscindfng ot
The Executive order that shuts out the world
from the Valley Of the Missouri between }s-
marck and Yankton. It's editorial iro turned
upon that usccsa reservation would tell. Drift
ing-Goosa Is good enough for paragraph; but
as aomcthlng worthy tho caltbrc Of Tia TRlB.
usE, We commend 1t 10 the reservation that wss
bcgottcn IN the days of Bclknap.
, 1879-07-29

ttrcty short ttrnc, II f,s,,,l no adnercnts. So
with tho MafoninR. .Valioy t3ttenbackers. a
few Of them tttlt Insist tint John sherman Will
ttat bis much dreaded resumption will bring
devastation: that there mas simply mistake IN
the date But the majority appreciate TINT
thingB arc NOW on 4 solid basis; Tint the Oil
mills aro being. reftted hcesneo cap!tnl 10 not
atrntd to coma forth from lis places OF security;
that tho day Of prosparisv ia dawntnE, and
everything Will now go forward at tho surdr,
though sotnoThat slower, gait to permanent
SUCCESS,
Tho observations recorded nbovc havo been
tlrnwn from auto careful conversations with
gentlemen whom hago every reason to SUD.
pose would underttan.1 tho situation; anu Will
now state the easo little norc (n detail.
towns OF tic Valley, ycsY lttlle urcenback talk
Is il1dulRcd In. several gcnt1e1ncn SAID they had
heard nothing on thc subject for soma time
past. Mr.. James Nasd-ona Of thc heaTtsst
operators WIN has cver been n the valley. nna
have stood up, caused n great dcal Of hardship
herc-has tnken hold aunw on solid basis, AMI
people nrn rcgninng their old confidence IN hin1.
lie Is running two large mills 10 their full cx-
tent.
Al Mineral Ridge, one Of tho principal coax
points, whero there were formerly large ntim-
her uf Grecnlackcrs; canvnAs recently mado
SHOWS that Republicans stand In the ratio Of
about six to one - against areonhackers and
At LeetonIa, : MIL and mining town, tho
people have seen tho worst OF ths hard timer,
aua thtpgs are now on tho pickup. To be surc,
The Cherry Valley Mill and Mine got into sono
difficulty recently, and WAS obliged to- shut
down; but otherwise things arc looking much
bcttor, The people havo long since concluded
that grcenbacss will never make things right
Ali t1,e remaining way tiown the Atlantic d
Great Western Branch lsond 70 this city, the
chief occupation is mining Of ono kind and
anoli,er; and it,c operators With whom ta'ketl
Jay TINT ttcY are doing a fstr business, mud that
tho demand 10 good, with prospect OF a
brighter sky IN the future.
prophesy that, by The ttno tho iesucs OF
honest money aud fair dealing have been
reasonably well presented bore id the vigorous
discussions Of the stump tic Grcouback nd
hcrcnss Of either Ewing or Fiatt will be very
few tn number. CARR.
, 1879-07-29
THE RAILROADS.
Permanent EstabIlshrnent OF an
East.Bound Pool.
Continuance Of tho War on Kan
sas City Passenger Rates.
The Wabash Bulttes the Trunk
Lines Once More.
Qrosa EARNINGS Of All tho Railroads
for 1873, e4eo,1o3, SOL

An Eh8TDOU POOL LPERNfANENT-
1f EarAHL1sl{ED,
4no lrunR Iihs h4ecut!'e So"Mlt.ce hc'a
meeting At Long Btanch july n, At which ware
msseas ~ :. o'>ae4',", wv" ~, .A"e' ~ NJ "
Casaett, and j. H. Nuttaf' 'lhe meatihe Wa
for the purpose Of making arrangsmEuta for tho
eo"s.u' ','.n -. o -. ss ~ -,
present oue tThlcn' oT Inc way. mas oeen op-
served By iha Chicago roads only) expirInE BY
,i-,,t,,tn, a.~ rio ,~,-t, nc,cn, al .r,i1
t''a'tAuon aug :. 'nc "oln eee"u'pi"uso M.
bo seen by'thc following resolutions passed BY
's.'..sa = NV nsr., u.n.aas. - 49, -.r,s,,s
suomltteo 10 aeuossa managers VI l0o Fasious
Western roads:
wasteru rnsda that liz tsnnk Iines have sgrecd to
nm Enst. bound freight noAl, Auz. i, 1870, from
tho wsa,crn termin| Of thcr roads, embracing iii
frc;ohf Inrc1 ~ shrnnoh f.nn ~ nssstn1 thrnnpf
ihrsr nsonfs ~ 'S@"'' ''1|'' ~ F"'A~ "''~'""
rstairrJ Ta,, I'll ~. .rr,k ,,oat wt,t rsoo,t IN
, 1879-07-29
CROP NOTES.
MINNESOTA.

Gttf4N lHftQttAEt E1 ms 1f5b4ln&s
AnAsTnosos FEecborn Co., July 8---Whcat
harvest just commenced. Tho drought and rust
bas reduced the yield to two1yo bushels. Tho
most OF the heads arc well filled. General PROF.
poets aro better than last rear. -
LAVnRsE, Rock Co., July 2a-sprtng wheat
is looking badly. Onc-tsalf will not 10 cut.
Ripenlng uneven. Yield probably eight to tea
bushels. Barley md fax failure. Oats fair.
Prospects tor wheat little hotter than 1878.
ANogA, Auoka Co., July 2S.-lInrvcsting
sprnE wheat; Ctop WI 1e reduced By tho
RocnEsrEn, MINI. July 2s-Asfde from tho
daniage by blight and chinch-bugs, tho prospect
is 1attcring, the weather for the Inst week ilav-
farmers arc, busy- IN the whcat;foids, as they
made an advanced along the whole line this j
morning, It Is very dusty. Corn is growing
rapidly. Good, strong btcczo from the North.
wsst. Thermometer at o'clock, II.
Sr. PAUL, Mimi, Juy 27.-'l'he wheat harvest
has commenced in moro than half Of the coun.
tics OF Minnesota. including oil tho Older ind
more popnlous ones. In Southern Minnesota
tho gathering q tho crop has made considerable
which tho ~heat.raisIng capacity is most nearly
exhausted, wllcra tho failure Of tho crops was
most marked last year, and whcre the most
damage WAS fearod from poor seed, drought,
and Other unfavosahle conditions, reports from
considerable interest The PiOntsr-i'ress pub.
fishes to-day dispatches from some thirty points
In the southern tier Of counties, showing that
wtflo tho crop has been datnaged, tho injury was
not 20 great rs was feared, 1he average ot
the reports claim 8, probable yield 81 Il:
bushels to the acre Somo few reports exceed
this, but rather morn fall below, claiming fra,n
ten to twelve bualiels.. None Of tbia, 1t Il
thought, will fall below No. 2 white, while muci,
will bo No. /. This is very much bcttur than
last year, when d largo part Of the crop waa No.
8, aud tic yield fell below eight bushels III tho
southern part OF tho State. Dispatches from
tho Sioux City Road Show about similar state
OF things to tllat above, except In the newly
settled counties, where the prospect is better.
From the Northern Pacific counties, on tue otil-
ar hand, only the most favorable reports como
as 10 the condition Of the ctop. Tho wheat lsas-
yost has not fairly commenced yet, nxccpt on
the great Cass County farms. In Dakota thu
farmers have been busy gathering oats nnd bar.
iey. Tie farms will yield Ia many cases from
forty to i1lty bnahets per acre. Estimates Ut
the yield al wheat, based on tho present appear
anro Of the crops, make It twenty-five bushels
per acre. The tncrcasu Of tue average IN tho
northern counties enhances their Importance as
the uheat-producing portion OF tho State. This
promised generous Yietd 5ustidea the cxpccla.
tton Vi atgety-ncrcascd aggregate. All tho
Northern pacltic wheat will bo No, l.
, 1879-07-29
HEBRAlC.



DETROIT, Mich, July ::s.-Whlle The suprema
Lotlgo Of the Jewish Order Of Kasher-Shcl Bar
xet was in session in New York last March, Dis-
trict No. 1, comprising Illinois, Wiscou&in, Mi'''
nesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, a,ul Colorado,
snade 1smaud uiHt Michigan should 10 ccdsa
to aer BY District No. for geographical rea.
sous, which would leave 10 No. i ths Etatcs Of
Ohio. Indians, Kentucky, Missouri. a'ld Teunes.
See II spp#srs that District No Ia quito
poor, With 4 membership Ot Gully t8O, and ~
sndo"n,ent ,s, = fund, whi!e NJ. ,d b. =;
ss5, 900, A committee, Including Af9lp.
freund Of thss city, was anpolnted 10 connhss
tho matter. aud TGported ID favor Of calling >
special con7ocauon Of the two dlatricts At pe-
truit for lhe purpoae Of bringing about a copso!-
t1stIon. This meeting was beM hers to-day:
Afte! some utscuss!ou{ u committee of nlno W.
appointsd to conal4er the question. and retoft7
with tho understanding that each member ot
No. 1 should bring 80 into us common iaoa
during tue next six ycars. The sepors W. W.
a,neadca by liking thh sulouRt ut Sl0, a1tef
which the consolidation, was eiIeeiee, ana h 'na
new district will meet at Evansville, tnd., keo d
, 1879-07-29
CRIMINAL NEWS.


ATLANTA, Ga., July 2a-Th9 mystery Of tho
Dofaur, murder, whero two old people wcro
murdered while asleep tn their bed on last FRI
day night, Nns solved to-day by tho capture Of
uue Of tho parties to tho murder. Uo was run
down by dogs and caught under pile Of hay.
As soon as be WIS pulled cut ho exclaimed that
he was the wrong man, saying ho did not do
the killing. Hc confessed. after awhile, tho
whole story Without compuls[on, with clear.
mesa Of tlota1l that showed ho was present when
It was committed. lie satd that ha was asked
by couple Of trxmps to 20 NTH them On it,
tie spree, they saying thcrc waa money In It.
The idea was to rob tho Defaur house. The
tramp wont in during the afternoon. and let
others In at night. lie lit lamp
aud commenced to search tho trunks
aud drawers. Becoming impatient at having TO
bed With lis lIsht liz did g, md tho tho tramp MP
then killed the tro old people with the ax,
striking tho old mau .lrst and tho woman next.
Neither nwokc, but tie old woman EroaEel
slightly , IS the az ant sant Into her , neck:
nSr money II Tev % fonnd about ssao al'" TEs ther M
dsrldcd and separated. The tramp had spent
the afternoon hiding upstairs, as had been ss-
found tn the upstairs very much dIrtted, ehoH-
Ing that l1o lad LETT Il there. II Is thought TIE
white aud negro tramp will be caught without
doubt, US they arc tracked. AremaEd Of si,oo0
was offered.
70 tas Wessern Assoetated P.rts-
ATLANTA, July 23.-The of&cers have Just re-
turned frou, tho bloodho.lnd hunt after oEc OF
The n,urderers Of Dcfor and his wife on Frlday
night. They captured him, aud be confessed to
md another negro: Asa Morgan, the captured,
says ho held the lamp ,whl1e tho whIts
man killed the old peopls. Two officers
, 1879-07-29

NEW YoRK, july 28-1ha gross earnings ot
all the railroads Of the country for the last year
were $500. lO3, 8J1. against s41, ,909,373 for tho
preceding year. What Is remarkable Ia looking
over The figures which make up thcse totals III
tllc large part contributed hy .ue Wcatern roads.
On this point 'tpoor's Manual " (a1vance sheets)
says: "The gross earnings Of tho railroads OF
tho Western States weEe 500, s5s, Ell, against
500, l,5l8 for 1877; net earnings, geo
against sGd, ,0s5, ,943 for 1871. Tic dividends
paid amounted 10 sl0, BAL, -, against 81, $50,
~! for 1b77. Tho eafnin;s from freight, malls,
ets:. very $lGo, o,8W,7a5, and from passengers,
$40, ,Q35, ,4Sl"
, 1879-07-29
ITEMS.


br. 8. NJ. Demmond haa been appointed Gen.
cral Travelling Agent Of the reuusylyauis Co,n-
pany. with headquarters iu this city.
The Geuera! Freight Agents Of tho, roads
teau[ng East from this city will bold their req
ular weekly pool.msctng this morning at the
otsica OF tho Lake. Shore d Michigan Southern
Railroad. ll,tru will 10 submitted to the meet
luz, batch a 1glres from Commissioner Fink,
acconilus 10 whtrh the division aud detrlbution
OF freight from Westoru points to tha East u to
bo lnaur.
. The hiiwaukeo il 81. Paut Ia rapidly pushtng
rosd 10 the black Hills up the Nobsara, Anl
from Tracy, Oh tho Wlnona & st. Peter llnc. to-
ward Fort plurrc, aud will exlend Its lfno from
Kclnpeska to Bismarck probably next season:
In the meantime tAe Southern Minnesota koad
ts likely to be extended from FlalldseaQ across
to The James River VALLEY, anl up that valley to
jamestown.
, 1879-07-29

WHITEWATER. Wis, July sa.-ny tho explo-
sion Of tau Of kerosene, this afteFuoon,
Pewrtcthn Niebert, Herman girl Of about Is,
vas 60 badly burned that her life is deapnircd
of, No blame Is attached to auy ono for tho
accident, She worked III tho family nf I. NJ.
Goodhue Her parents lire iu the Town Of Jef-
iorsQI,, Wia.
, 1879-07-29
Minister Welsh's Resigna-
ton Has Actually Been
= Tendered.
and the Pool Of Pennsylvania Politics
:: Is Stirred to 1ts Utter1iost
' Depths.
An Army of Anxious Ones Now
Moving Upon tho National
Capital. :
Why Small Government Legal.
Tender Notes Are at Press
ent So Scarce.
How the Treasury Department
Stopped the Danage-Af-
lowance Leak.
MINISTER WELSH.
uts RESIGNATION.

Gbect17 Di4rdtcA ~ 7Ae 7s9buHd
WARRINGTON, D. G.. July 23-Therc is no
doubt Of tho resignation OF Mr. Welsh, Minister
10 Great Britain. His friends have information
that the resignation Is due to the effect Of do.
/, foestlc bereavement, he having lost two sisters
,nnd brother within a short time, and to tho
lfurthcr fact that bis business has been greatly
neglected By hts absonco in London. There Will
abc another Pennsylvania struggle for the mis-
sion, and two delegations from Philadelphia AFRO
already announced as probable TO atrirc here
to.morrow,-onc Ii the interctt OF cx-GoF. Hart-
xanst, tho other OF Quay, strong Cameron mau.
tHartranft was candidate for tho Russtan u,ls-
Bfon, has been q candidate for most everything
elso since The Administration came IN, and
finally accepted the Philadelphia Poat.0f1ce.
:uartranft Is q ycry Door mnn.
TO Tue RESCUE.
Bpettdt Dttpatch 10 1As ThbM,s.
j; Prrrsnuna, Pa, July 23.-Thc announcement
lot the resignation OF Minister Welsh produced
considerable excitement Id political circles here.
Tho Hon. N. s. Quay, Secretary OF the Com
Inonwcnlth, who resides In Beaver, and who Is
5pokcn Of for the plnce, hurried down to Hav-
sisIurG this morning to obtain better view Of
tho situation, and to organize delegation to
proceed 10 Washington In his Interest.
/ In this connection It may, bc stated that d
rjeadtng politician here INSERTS that Wclah's res
,4rnation is Id pursuance OF IN agreement which
.ho entered into ut the time Of bis APP
potntmcnt with the late Bob Mackey, to retire
1t tho end OF u gear SO that Quay might sue.
cec1 TO the vacancy. However tlfs may be, it
Is certuiu that tho Secretary feels tolcrab!Y
certain Of being appointed. 1sutan and other
4ut3uentfal Republicans tclcgraphed tic Presi-
tleteeatton will lcays here for Washington in
the morning to SEQ tint he lns u fair show. Ho
ia ono Of the ablest men in the StAtc, las large
experience in public afEairs, anl would credita.
bly, Represent our country at the Court Of her
'Britannic MaieatI.
, 1879-07-29
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. -.

NEW YoRK. Iuly 2a,-ArrrtYed, steamers
Anchors, fsoa Glasgow, gallia, from Liverpool,
a1ul ". A. echo1teu, from Rotterdam.
QuugHsTowN, Iulr 23.-Arsiyctt, steamship
Baltic. from New York.
Farther PotNT, July 2a-AETtVed, Tcutonia,
FROM Liverpool.
QuzEas1own. July 2a-Asrlycd, steamship
Lord Cllye, from Philadelphia
i.oAnoH, July 28-'Thu States and QeFnansa,
from New York, have arrived out.
, 1879-07-29

Ban FRANCISCO, CAL, july 9s.-A dispatch
from Colton says: Gen. +. Douton, OF Los
Angeles. while going lrom~C Cotton 10 San Con-
gonlo yesterday, wis etoppcd by three men,
taken OF the road, mud tied to his vagon-
wheels. He managed to got hand loose, drew
his pisto1, Killed ons ot the non, and wounded
Tho other two. Robbery was Tho aim Of Bou-
ton's cnptorA
, 1879-07-29
AS9ASSINATED,

Sptcfdt Ittpt{ch TO 3h4 1s1ttnA
NEW OREEANs, La, July 2s.-At Washington,
81 Landry Parish, In this 8tate, man named
Ernest DuYal was riding along the bayou road
when ho was aeon to sway In hia saddle, and
then fell heavily 10 the ground. 1t was ascer.
tatncd that he had boon shot in the forehead
and was dead. Three negroes md m Indian
have bocu arrested for tho murder.
, 1879-07-29

Nrw York, July 28.--Grote, the keeper Of
public baths In this city, Is charged with firing
pstol during fight, on the excursion yester-
day, when ono man WAS billed aud twp tosious1y
wounded.
The coroner's 3urY:has found Poretli guilty Of
killing, last wcek, Boender, the foreman Of a
can1Y-fsctoEy. foroi,! says Bolcndcr was q
secret tLief, and hasl rufned l,ts family.
, 1879-07-29

PHILADELPHIA. July 23,-Darlng storm on
Saturday esenlng The Doylcatowu acrommoda-
uon and Bethlehem express coltfdcd on tha
North Pennsylvania Branch OF tho Reading Rail
road, completely wrccktng both traiAs AMI So
vereiy ipjurtng number Of passengeTs.
, 1879-07-29

dp6f4uI 1Ftp4NS* =
DEs NolNss, H., July 28,-I,le enployos Of
tho Des Moincs Il Minneapolis Narrow Gauge
Road were notified to-day that tic road would
pass Into tho hands Of new owners next Friday.
IL ts understood here that II viii ba under the
control Of tho Chicago & Northwestern
, 1879-07-29

Special bln>asch 10 11a 1rtbnns,
WwoNA, Minn., July 28.-In an alteration IN
saloon tn this city last night, young man
namcd james Malone was shot and probably
fatally injured By ono Of two boys named
Charles Ktchnlan and Ell Lawlor, both Of wnom
arc under arrest. hickman Il probably tho
guilty party.
, 1879-07-29
CASUALTIES.
FLOODS.
Epec3dt Df6pts.ch to The 7Yfauns4

Hpecf1t Dksprtch to 1At 7YfhHHE4
La AJurrA, COL, July 27.-A passaengcr-tratn
bound east over tile 'Atclllson Road, which loft
Pueblo this cycntug four hours late, Is detained
here on account Of heavy rain this evening
making large vashout near Las AuImas. The
water Is very high, running over tho bridge at
the waahout. Tho probabilities aro TINT It will
require twclrol hours TO repair the road and
effect the pnssngc Of trains. Heavy damage has
been done BY rains sioce Thursday, IN Colorado,
on the Donrer t. Rio Grnnde Railway, near
Colorado Springs, tho aceno OF tho accident
Frtday night. Traina will cross the nov bridge
Monday.
Reports from New Mexico report tho bursting
Of specially disastrous watcrspout, dcyastat-
ing property and crops.
Special Bsspa.ea to 1hs Tribune.
WEST LAs ANlAAs, Col, July a-Atehison
Road trains. both East mud West bound, arc
now able to cross tie Washout. The train bound
East is twenty-two hour. late.
p1rrsBuR0, July 23.-Following is a partiat
list ct the losses at Petrola br Saturdays flood:
" "! aeyEttE y;. Balnsfs ieTelsy stoFs,
bcre's Clothing g-ioase, si3,ooo; Levluc. cigars,
$1,000; Foot's drugstore, $G,UoO; SESSIONS
grocery, $4,000; 1ve vacant buildings, 81, 900;
drng-storc. 1900; Marks, dry goods, sss,5uo.
malta ms { SS liz sesss daaE fSs ts sst It.:
strNctlon wus terrible, Men, women. and
children rushed hsthcr aud thlt,er In searcs Of
elevated positions where life wuuld be secure.
Many VI thu people lost a1 their effects, nrl
leit In stato OF lcstltutlon. Tho storm was
most soyere ITO tho Mouonguhc1a aud all the
Allegheny valleys.
The reports VI bridges destroyed and culvcrts
washed out ou the rittsburg, Fort Wayno &
Chicago Railroad are Incorrect, a. the only dam-
ago nh n,at 1iao was 1anl-slidc, which was
cleared awaY In couple OF hours. The damage
on tho Eric branch Ut tl.Ht road was repaired
syIganIa Road escaped da,nuge. scyssal hcaYY
land-sltdcs occurred on tic Pittsburg, Virginia
4 Charleston Railroad. The truck was washed
out at Black Diamond, on the NinEo Valley
Road. The rivers ut this point ratsed from ten
nchcs to ton feet IN Iess tlan two hours.
, 1879-07-29
wOULD-DE DUEL1srg,

R.onAosp' "a, Jul, e8,71uaeo Robert
opld, a prolnIqent lawyer Of this city. and we'll
kuown ~ Confederate Commissioner for tho
Exchange Of PFi4auers during tho Wan and pr.
A. spsc1s George, also Of tsaa city, Hero NJ.
, 1879-07-29

htetsas Dta1atca 10 Tns 1t16unk
PARSONS, Labotte Co., July e8.-Threshins
winter wheat. Good quality, aud yielding
tnenty bushels, ChInch-bugs hare damaged
corn clueo to wheat.
, 1879-07-29
ILLINOIS,

Hpac9al Dspascn 10 Tas Ttibunk
Prrrsy1ELp, Pike Co., July 28,-Winter what
will yield OF IN average twenty to twentY-dfo
bushels. Quality excellent. Nearly doabla
the atpouQt Of last year.