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COMPROMISED.

DENVER, Col, Aug. 2.-The suit Of Foss &
Hunter against the Little Pittsbnre Consol-
idated Mine, involving some 100000, anti st.
tacking the foundation OF the Company now
operating the Little Pittsburg and adjoining
properties. at Leadyille, YVES compromised to-
day, complafnants accepting the amount de-
posted in security OF the 'option and hand
En.ue bonus. ::
, 1879-08-03
THF G00D TiMFS.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2.-The Journa. Of Commerce
OF this city published to-day contains extracts
from letters received from all sections west,
particularly from country merchants, all Of
which note large Increase iu business and rapid
restoration Of condolences among all classes;
abundant Of croos, general prosperity, and
bright prospects for the future In all depart
menta of trnte. =.
, 1879-08-03
MTNN.ESO'TA.

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ROCHESTER,, Mimi. Aug. 2-Durfng the
thunder-shower yesterday, the house OF Mrs.
Hull, in the First Ward, was struck by light
ming, the fluid passing down the chimney, shat
tertng the stove into atoms, tearing up the
flooring, killing the cat, and finally taking its
exit to the ground through the we'll. Mrs Hill
was at the stove only half-minutc before with
her fat~iron.
. In the Town OF Marion, L. Mccoy had his
barn struck so that it caught fire and cscmnted
five horses
Hattie Harrington, Of Kalu,ar, aged 22 years,
was thrown from horse she was riding, aud
instantly killed.
, 1879-08-03
INDIANS,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. "A Fort Buford
special says Sitting Bull was present and direct
ed the fight with Miles on the l7tb, and one Of
bis brothers was killed.
San ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. 2.--Mexican troops
arc pursuing Indians who hare carried off $50
horses and killed fifteen persons during the past
week.
, 1879-08-03
MUST DIE.

60ec90E D95pdsc1 70 Tie 7F.6zlnE.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Aug. 2.-ln the case, Of Charles
Glass, convicted OF the murder OF Carter New-
man in this city last April, the argument for
new trial before Judge Parker was heard in our
Circuit Court Yesterday afternoon. The Judge
oncr to be hanged on the 2lst Of the preaeut
month.
, 1879-08-03

Hoecl01 Dlpd7ch 70 Tie :T75Wne
3fT. VERNoN, ILL.,, Aug. 2.-Sheriff Yost suc-
ceeded to-day in capturing Jonn Booth, a
counterfeter. son Of James Booth, former
resident OF this county. When taken Booth
VAS searched, and upon bis person were found
letters Of much importance and dies for the
manufacture of 50 and Is cent pieces, with
counterfeit coin still IN them. He was brought
here and confined in the County Jail.
, 1879-08-03

= New ORLEANS, Aug. 2-Chevallier Juthou-
rille, more than thirty years Cashier Of the
Caual Bank, is q defaulter to the amount of
$4,000. Eighteen months ago discrepancy
was discovered between the accounts of the
Canal Bank and its New York CORES ponlent.
The bank made the amount good, but the mat
ter was only brought to light by recent inves-
tfgaliOn.
, 1879-08-03
.SuiC.IlE.

DENVER, COL, Aug. al. O. Avery, while in
a ut OF dcsDondcncy, committed suicide last
y. wednesday night on the banks OF the Platte
f:t fM:vet, Two miles below this city, by shooting
Mnsel 10 the temple with revolver. The bodT
VAS not tound till last uipht -.
, 1879-08-03
The Aggregate Loss Now known
to Be Nearly a Million
Dollars.
Three Persons Crushed to Death Yes
terday by the Falling Of
Walls.
0Ter One Thousand Persons Thrown
Out Of Work By the
Fire.
Suits Threatened by the Stockholders Of
the Consolidated Bank,

6pedat HSpotch 10 The 1sibu,aa
HAMILTON, Aug. 2---1he fire OF last night Is
the all>absorhing topic, and, throngs Of people
being around the ruins, the authorities have
ba1Ticaded Laing street nearly across, and John
street half way to Main, it Is feared the walls
still standing may fall at any moment Aspecfal
meeting Of the City Council was held to-day at
noon, and, after hearing reports from experts
and the engineer, gave orders to knock down
the dangerous portion Of the walls
The search for the bodies OF the missing men
has been delayed till it is considered safe to re-
sumo work. Sanford, Vail d Buckley will re-
build st o1cc. 1t is not yet known what
Messrs. Aclnnes will decide upon.
This morning about T:30 o'clock the east wall
OF the Mc1nnes Building on John street, fell
suddenly, and buried three men, named James
Ivory, William Seymour, and John Nibbs, who
we're in the employ Of the Gas-Works. They
were working at the gasometer, in which there
was a leak, when, without any warning, the
wall fell and buried underneath it the un-
fortunate men, The bodies have not yet
been recovered, as the debris is hot, and fears
arc entertained that the front wall will fall.
All three arc married men, and Seymour leaves
large family.
4 heavy rain at noon to-day cooled the west
wall, and about half Of it came down, falling
inward.
Young Littlehales, injured last night, is in
critical condition. The others are doing we'll.
The losses are terri bly, heavy. and mount up
to the neighborhood Of SS00.00o or S1,0oo,0o0.
Messts. McInpes d Co. are insured for $159, 600
on their stock, and $4,000 on their building,
which originally cost s15000o.
The companies suffering are as follows: Scot
tish Imperial, 5000; Commercial Union SIS
0o0:, Royal Canadian, $1,000; Queen, 2o,00u;
Dominion, 5000; Lancashire, $4,000; Impe-
rial, sS;oe1; Scottish Commercial, So, 600: 4Etns,
$4,000; London, ss,00c: Hartford, $4,000;
Phoenix, -S2s0o0; Guardian $4,000; North
British, S122C00. Total, SIS, Goo
Warehouse-Hartford, $4,000; Royal, $751;
600; 4Etna. $4,000; London. $4,000; Royal
Canadian. 5000; Queen, 5000; Scottish 1m-
peria1, $1,000. Total, ss6.0oo.
The loss Of the Bank Of Hamilton will be /
about 5000.
The Hamilton Provident & Loan Society loses
yery little. and everything is insured. ,
Messrs- Sanford, Vail g. Buckley are insured !
rs follows: 1Etna, S14.0a0: London Assur-
ance, 5000: Phoenix, $50, ,030: Mercantile Fire,
5000: Lancashire. $l0.03O: Western, $40, 600;
Commercial Union $4,000; North British,
Scottish Commercial, $4,000; Canada Fire and
Marine s2O.0GO: liverpool London l. Glpbe,
$4,000; Imperial, 100000; Guardian. $4,000;
Queen. 5000; Dominion, $500; British
American, sla0ao; National: 5000: Royal
ne9a' Eansa;an ) sao go ro; Gts.s 1T @ Scottish
Ness7e. Dixon Eros were insured for s., 200 in
n,c Victoria Mutual.
By this terrible disaster some Thousand hands
ire thrown cut OF employment. -"
, 1879-08-03
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.


E1 Cable to St,o l0rk Htratd
BERLIN, Aug. 2.-Tclcgrams received in this
city to-day IRON Stockholm announce that the
steamer Vega, with the Arctic explorer Nor
denskjold on board, has been freed from the
j and has safely passed Behr;ng Strait,
, 1879-08-03

ST. LOUIS Aug. 2.-While ex-senator Dorsey
was sitting in front Of the Grand Central to-
day, Col. Curry, Of Memphis, approached him
and struck him twice with his fist before persons
present interfered. The trouble is said to bare
grown OUT OF disagreement concerning some
Federal appointment in Arkansas.
, 1879-08-03

meeting Of the Hanover street and Stewart
avenue property-owners was neld at 42 Hanover
street LAST evening for the purpose Of protest.
Ing against the proposed entraccc OF the
canada Southern Railroad iuto Stewart avenue.
Already petition baying over 90o signers has
been PREPARED upon this matter for presentation
to the Council. Many wealthy men are inter
, 1879-08-03

States Court concerning the Supervisors law
and the appointment of Supervisors.
John O'Conuor testified that Eagau, one Of
the afildaVlt-nakcrs, told him that be could
make $500 or S400 By swearing that Butterworth
paid Tim for bis vote.
The Committee then adjourned till Monday,
, 1879-08-03

FOND Du Lac, Wis, Aug. Fired Williams,
tried and convicted Of the murder of George
Young in this city in 1869, has been released
from the State Prison on an order of the Su-
preme Court The Court discovered an error
IN the original Indictment. 1t is not expected
he will be tried again. Whether he was .iuuo-
cent or guilty an Injustice has been done
, 1879-08-03

BURLINGTON, H., Aug. at Dallas, Han
cock County, ILL.,, this afternoon, Il. 7. Blacks
lumber team rau away, demoiishins load OF
furniture and probably fatally injurng the Rev,
T. n. McCarkfc, formerly Of Carthage, and
James Graham, the driver
, 1879-08-03
E.MBEZZLEMFyT,

BURLINGTON, Vt, Aug, 2.-Edward ?. Paige.
formerly chief clerk Of the Vermont Central
Railroad freight Office, has been arrested on
charge Of embezzliDg $4,000.
, 1879-08-03

BOSTON, aug 2.-1t is asserted that the Rev.
II. L. T. Murray is in the Adiloudacks on his
usual summer vacation. His friends, however.
,alsc'asm any knowledge Of bis whereabouts.
, 1879-08-03
TWO TERRIBLE DEATHS.

I !" . OEAIHS.
CINCINNATI, O., Aug AT s. late hour last
night Mrs. John Howe, the wife Of a prominent
business man Of Cincinnati, aud servant, Anna
Brown, fell through the floor OF vault at their
residence in CoVinston, and, before they could
DC rescued, both we're suffocated. Afr. Howe,
hearing their cries, ran out and jumped down to
their relief, and was taken out 1usensible, but
VAS resuscitated By vigorous MEANS.
, 1879-08-03

2s-A I 10 1kE0 IOfIEUs
OF. LOUIS, Aug. 2.-The Eastern railroads re-
stored the passenger rates to-day and the Mis-
souri, Pacific and st. Louis, Kansas City s.
Northern bare Withdrawn from sale all Through
tickets from Missouri points,
, 1879-08-03
FATAL RESULT,

Special Disu1tch to The Tribune
ELGN, ILL.,, Aug. 2.-Ioung Freddie Robinson
died this forenoon from the effects of being run
over by the cars yesterday.
, 1879-08-03

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 2-The little City OF
Wyandotte and vicinity, near Detroit, has been
thrown into state Of excitement by the arrest
Of Methodist minister us the alleged father OF
al unborn child OF d young woman until lately
employed as a domestic in his family. The facts
in the case are these: This morning young
woman named Lizzie Thiede, 10 years Of age,
and bearing evident signs that she WAS encetnte,
called at the office Of Richard jones' Justice OF
the Peace, at Wyandotte, and commenced an
action against Edward Barry, OF Bcllcviue, in
this county, for bastardy. Complainant states
that she is an unmarried woman, aud was Sc
duced BIZ Barry on or about the Goth Of Novem-
Der last at Ypslauti.
The gentleman charged With this offeuee is
clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and Was stationed in Wyandotte for two years
previous to September last At the last Con-
ference be was removed to Bellcyil1e. He is
about 10 years of age, and has vile and three
children, two by former wife and one by his
present partner.
The girls story is, that she went to work for
the family ;last summer, and on Sept q
last accompanied them to their new home in
Belleville. Alter working there ten weeks,
she waz discharged By Mr: Barry
AGAINST the will Of Mrs. Barry,
who told her that she wanted her to STAY. Mr..
Barry, on or about the Goth Of November last
took her in buggy to Tpsilapti, which was the
nearest railroad station, aud si1 miles distant
from his residence, Tor the purpose of allowing
her to go home to Wyaudotte BY rail. While
in the hotel he committed the act nbore re-
ferred to. She SAYS that the c1iminaiity COM
menced in Wyandotte, and that, supposne she
was enceinte before shewa DISCHARGED, she SO
informed Barry, VITO cautioned her to tell no.
body, or be would lose bis position.
Whether the story be true or false, Lizzie is
jn deplorable position, as her sparents, who
are poor Germans with large family, refnse to
allow her at their house, and say she must go
AWAY somewhere else and not disgrace the
, 1879-08-03
CRIMINAL NEWS.
GOLDSOLL.
SQfridl DikndxEh fa I,Ak I41Rstne

GOLDSDLL.
Special Dtspatch to The Ifzbuns
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2.-Maycr Goldsoll. the
man who is accredited with getting $3.50, ,o00
out OF the Broadway Savings Bank, thereby
rrecking it, returned to St. Louis to day after
long seclusion in regions unknown to the Of
5cers Of the law His attorney had made ar
rangcments beforehand to furnish bail, SO be
went right before the Court, signed Lis bond
to answer the pending indictments, and was re-
leased. He gives a very curious statement Of
his connection with the bank, and makes niul-
sell out the worst victim OF all. He says three
years ago the Cashier called in his book and
kept it eight months, at the end Of which time
he sent Goldsoll notice that his account Was
ovcrdrawn $4,000, and he must settle up. This
was m astounding revelation to Goldsol1, who
had kept no account OF his own, al1 on invcs-
tigation he found the amount Was made up
by -1tozton2tc rates Of interest aud exchange
which they mad been charging him without his
knowledge, Fearing that they would ruin his
business be made no protest, and at their instl-
CATION began The fatal process Of trying to gain
time by making short-tine drafts on New York,
Kansas City, and Texas. Then he had to
hustle around 1t big expense to provide
for these drafts when they game due
ut remote points, and all the time tie Broad
way was charging him $40 per thousand ex-
change on every drafL 1t was q desperate
game, with no chance to win.
Then be used to allow tue bank the use of
his name when it waited to raise money. and
never was particular to see the notes were can
celed. This accounts for all the notes and drafts
found against him in the bank, out OF which
he says he never got $40, 600, although the
total OF the papers is $3.50, 0D0.
He says he believes the failure was due alto
gethcr to legitimate bank losses, and tlat there
wasn't any fraud in the affair.
1t is needless TO say that this story is not
taken without salt BY those VINO suffered.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-24

recent report of Special Agent
OF the Treasury Morris, who has
spent two years in examining the
coast OF Alaska, conveys the informa-
ton that in the cod fisheries on the
banks Of that coast, the United States
has store OF veal tn that Is almost
inconceivable. There are no finer
fishing grounds In the world than
those extending alons the coast OF
Alaska, from the peninsula OF Unaias-
ka to BehrinP straits. The fish are
equal in quality to any ever caught.
There is bank extending about 700
miles along the coast, aud it abounds
with cCd- fish and halibut, and includ-
ing the islands, there Is more than O.
500 miles OF fishing ground. 1t is
said to be far superior to the New
fonndland fisheries ia every way. If
this is true, there would seem TO be
no longer any necessity of paying ex-
orbitant awards to England for the
privilege of fishing Off the Newfound-
land coasts.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-24
Proof Spirit.

Proof spirit was so called because
In the prescientific age it was custom
ary to levy duty on spirit by rough
and-ready process called the" proof"
which was conducted as follows: A
small heap of gunpowder was wetted
with the spirit to be tested, and the
wet spirit was then ignited. Ii the
split was strong the gunpowder be
came ignited, and flashed off very
soon after the spirit was lighted; but
if the spirit was weak, the water left
behind it wetted the gunpowder so
that it did not catch fire. A careful
investigation of the true constitution
of the spirit showed that the weakest
spirit capable of igniting the powder
had the following composition by
weight: Alcohol. 1924; water, 50.76;
and the specific gravity of 0 $40. This
is known rs prof spirit. Spirits eli
Their stronger or weaker than this are
spoken of as oyerpr. of or underproof
Thus. spirit was said to be % per
cent. overproof II 100 mea ures of it
would, on diluiion, yield 125 measures
of proof spirit. It was uaderproof IL
100 measures only contain ed IS meas
ures Of proof spirit. In these days,
though the terms are still retained,
the estimates are made by the hy-
drometer.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-24
Remarkable Recovery.


Probably there never was more
remarkable case OF recovery from
terrible wounds than is afforded In
the III stance OF the victims OF the ter
rible Mauck butchery OF the 19,h of
last April The wounds inflicted upon
Mary S. Mauck by her husband, Da-
Wis s. Miuck, were two. One OF
these made with the edge Of an ak
upon the right siie of the forehead,
penetrated the skull and cut out the
right eye; the other, N ld- with the
pole OF the ak, crushed the skull so
that part OF the brain matter escape /.
Sarah Vaughn's skull was fractured
from the top OF the head TO the base
OF the brain below the ear. and she
received twenty six other blows. one
Of which tore off two OF her finge; s.
Both women have so nearly recoy
cred as to be able to 60 about at
pleasure. and both seem possessed of
their faculties to the same extent as
before their attempted murder. 1t
Is doubtful il the medical works re
cJrd a more remarkable case than
that OF Mrs. Mauck, and the Vaughn
case is but little less remarkable.
Aud yet, it is said that Mrs. M. is
desire is that her brutal husband be
not prosecuted.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-24
Facts and Figure,.

There are $3.50 Roman Catholic
bishops, priests and chaplains in Ire
land.
Ten years ago Americans hardly
knew there was foreign market for
anything but their raw materials; but
last year our exports of manufactured
articles reached s136,5O0,0O0.
The greatest depth yet discovered
In the Atlantic ocean is SIS fathoms,
at point north Of the Virgin islands,
between st. Thomas and the Bermu-
das. The mean depth OF the Atlantic
is little over 1000 fathoms.
Flour is imported duty free into
Germany, England and Austria. In
France, wheat -four pays duty OF /
franc 20 centimes per 100 kilo-
grammes GOO pounds); in Italy the
duty amounts TO about 10 cents per
sack of $50 pounds; in Russia the du-
ty is about 90 cents per $50 pounds.
The average price paid per day for
convict labor is as follows: In Iowa,
43 cents; New York. 81; Indiana, 43;
Nebraska, 30 to 40; Kansas, As; Mich
igan, 40; Maryland, 40: Illinois, 40;
West Virginia, %; Missouri, 40: Yer
mont. 35; Rhode Island. 40; Connect
icut, 40; Ohio. 45s; Pennsylvania, 40;
Minnesota, 40; California. As and so.
The public debt of Europe was d.
vided as follows in 1876: France, "a
6S7 1921 400; Prussia. 1929 So, 375; Ita-
ly, $1,000 900: Russia, 81 ,254 &c.,
900; Spain. $3.50, 100000, Turkey,
1927 ,000. 900; Great Britain, $3,sS4, :
$50, 100. These are the heaviest debts,
aud they bear hardest on Turkey, It
ally, Russia, and Spain. While some
OF the debts may have slightly de-
creased in the last two years, others
have greatly Increased, as in the case
of Russia and Turkey.
The number OF square feet in an
acre is 43 $50. In order to have this
area, the piece of land must be OF
such length aud breadth that the two
multiplied together will produce the
above number. Thus, an acre OF land
might be 1860 feet long by one foot
broad; 21.7S0 feet long by two feet
broad; 14.52o feet long by 3 feet broad.
and 3D. on, Ii the acre OF land is to
be exactly square. zach side must be
as nearly as possible 2oS feet 81 In.
The nearest you can come to an ex
actly square acre with an even mum
Der OF feet in the side is to make it
22J feet long by l9S broad.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-24
Bric-a-Brac.

In the Russian language the terms
beautiful. red, aud colJred, are all
three represented by the same word
"Carnation" color is pure flesh col
or. aud the apparent application OF
the word TO a iiDwer the most famil
lar hue OF which is deepest crimson
has puzzled many. But carnation, as
the name OF plant, Is corruption
of the coronation" word derived
from the use OF carnations in gar
lands. corome.
We seldom meet with finer in
stance Of honest and primitive sim
,;icity than the recorded practice In
the churches OF Finland. Previous
TO the concluding prayer OF divine
service, the ministers lead out, with
au audible voice, a list Of the births,
deaths. and marriages; after which
follows a statement OF the sales or
houses made or about u be made.
and an account OF the unclaimed let
tiers at the post Office.
Catgut is not the gut OF cats, but
Of sheep. Kid gloves are not kid, but
are mad of lamb skin or sheep skin.
Arabic figures were not Invented by
the Arabs, but by the natives of
India. Salad oil is not for salads. bur
oil for cleaning callets or sallades-
that is, helmets. Black lead does not
contain "A single particle of lead, but is
composed chiefly OF carbon.
III England, until the reign OF Will
liam and Mary, women were refused
the benefit Of clergy, aud in the time
OF Henry VIII an English Parliament
prohibited the reading of the New
Testament ia English by women and
others OF low estate. The male Mo-
hamedan to- day Indignantly rejects
the idea that his female companion as
well as himself may have soul.
Among the Hindoos, women are still
excluded from the advantages OF
reading and writing.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-24
Death Of q Nan In Ohio Of a Nameless
Disease.

A man named Johe Coleman was
buried at Washington, Ohio. Wednes
dayof disease wholly unnamable by
the medical men. who were unable to
treat it with success. Less than a
year ago he commenced itching
about the neck, and shortly after the
skin commenced to tllicken, and by
the middle OF last winter the mans
flesh and every part Of his body had
become thick and hard, appearing
about one-half inch thick, and assu-
ming bright yellow color. All the
time he suffered untold misery-an
indescribable itching sensation that
never left him He consulted all the
physicians in Washington and none
could tell him what the name OF the
disease WAS or could do him any
good. He then consulted with one
CT the most eminent physicians of
G ncinnati, who told him that the
disease was a charitable one. They
prescribed for him, but nothing
could alleviate the mans sufferings.
Three weeks ago he Was taken down,
he, before being able to be about and
do some work. He seemed to die an
easy death. The medical men are
completely at sea for diagnosis for
the disease.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-24

carrying ones own tea cup to "tes
fights" had its oddities and tnconte-
niences-for how did these guests
dispose Of their soiled chinag The
chronicle is as mute as a fish on this
point, and we are left to infer that
they either C; rlied the sticky articles
home in their pockets, or dispensed
with the cups before the reign OF
crockery- breaking Biddies began. No
guest of the nineteenth century "ket-
tie" would invite humiliation to his
cherished heirloom through the mus
cular mauling practiced impartfally
in our modern kitche MS on iron pots
and china pans.-Philadeiphia Times.