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Iron, Nails, Wire, Etc.

IRoS- We quote merchant bar, &c rates
Norway and Swedes, loo.
PLow sTRRL-Sc.
Wrm-smooth wire, No. 0, 7hc. Mes. 10 and
II, 7hc.; No. II, SC. per pound; barbed wire
10 to lie; japanned, lOc.; extra cut barb,
galvanized extra cut barb, llhc.
HORSE sHoEs-Per keg,s6 59;mule shoes,s7 so.
HoRsE SHOE NAILs--Per box, % pounds, No
7, So. %; no. g, S. 10; No. 8, 500.
NAus-From l0d to sod, "a % rates.
TIMERS SToCK.-Block tin 3Oc per pound
tin plate, lix2O 81 per box; l. c. llx20 Bil 10;
do, 10xli sl 80; zinc, per 10; solder, lie per
Id: sheet iron. q b. 10.
AxRs-Per box. Oxen, glO.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24

So many are swept off yearly by this dis
tressinp complaint, il is of the gravest impor.
lance to learn that it and all kindred ain.
ments, as well a, all internal discomforts, are
completely cured by Renne's Magic Oil. Try
the great remedy.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24
winee and Liquors.

ALConoL-S2. S5 TO 81 40 per gallon.
WHIsKY-Sweet mash, 81 25@S4.50; sour
mash, 81 5000, accodlng@age.
WINES c laret, in case, S3.IJ@$4; Catawba
per gallon, 81 .lO@S2; Port, per gallon, 81 20 a
%; Sherry, per gallon, 81 .2GaS3i Madeira, pei
gallon, 81 ,6O@$5; White wine, IN cases, S. %
$50.
CHAMPAGSE-Cooks, In baskets, $lS@S2O
Heldsleck, in basket, S2S; Krug, In basket. S27
Domestic champagne, slO@l6.
ALE-Stock ale, per dozen, &. l5@s2 so; POr-
ter, per dozen, S2QS2 so.
BOTTLE BEER-St. Louis quarts Sl2, pints
$l2 81. Budwiser, Sl2, pints Sl3 50.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24

BACON Long clear sides 9h; short clear
OK breakfast bacon l2c.
Dry sAET-long clear sides, 81; short clear
s&G.
HAMs-Plain sugar cured, lie; canvass
Vi do, llH@l2,
LARD-Tierce, 0A; hall barrel, ,lo14; pals
10 10 pounds, IL; pounds, IA.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24

CoAI-We quote Indian Nation at a. so per
ton delivered, or free ON board; coke, soc. per
barrel Of one hundred pounds.
WooD--oak, per cord, 10 CO., pine,- s3 80
delivered.
CHARCoAL-Sixty cents per barrel.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24
Sugars and syrups,

SUGARS We quote: Powered 10 Crushed
HAi -Grnnuateu III standard A, III Viii,
sxta q, %; extra . 10 10 :, YelloW
eA 70 10. Louisiana new white clarned l0iSc
Choice 3, prime, 81, iair, 81.
hocAssEs-Choce,N -; prime. %; fair, soc.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24
COHees and Teas.

CorFEE-Rio, common, lb@lbhc; ordi-
nary, l5h; fair, l6; good. lehi
rlme, II; choice, l6h@l7; Laguayra,
l5h; Java, 2s@30c.
Young Hyson, lO@6O; 0olong, 45960c; Japan,
60@QBbc.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24
Bones, Becswax ana TalIow.

BoNEs.-we quote mixed SO 80 to 81 per ton.
HoRNs-2is to cents per pair.
TALLow..Four and a half to five cents per
pound, wholesale. Retail cents.
BEEswAx--We quote lsc to 20 cents per
pound,
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MEDICAL


Illustrated Marriage Ciuide, 200 pages cle,n
and gilt binding, so cents, same in r,no-
covers, % cts. Manhood, 10 cents, wor,ar
hood, 10 cents; Pamphlet, cents-seeureI,
sealed by mail. Send money or postars
stamps. DIR. WHITTIER, the great speeiaIet
~ St Chs"ies Street. st. Louis, Mo.
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PRAoHEs-2 pounds, 81 6ji 5 pounds
$ll5
TOMAroEs-2 pounds, 81 20; 5 pounds
sl.7U.
BLACKBRRRIKs-Sl. IS.
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Fruit and Nuts.

EaGs-25c. per dozen.
BuTTRR-30 cents for choice; FIX for Inferior,
country and Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24
Wagon wood. Work. .

sPoKEs-From to %. inch, per set, Xxx
,elect, IS; Xxx, s2.75.
SAWED FRLLoFs-ID to9h, So per set.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24

Hiaccllnncous 0roeors, stock.

Zine, q; medium, 90; heavy, 1sc. Blacl,
our ana dirty, 8 tol0 cents on.
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Hisiaa.

hipHs-Dry flint, Is pounds and upwards, lec
act salted, Sci green butcher hides, 10. Z;
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24

SSnAsn5EnIrs-ss 1898 per bushel.
Mox-Wholessle / TO TX.
Lf-n barrel, s2.25. Liyerpool
.s,i'lei nne ~ .vVi ktek q. 10 p,r sacf
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Cotton
Yesterda,

Lower. Following are the revised quota
tlons ard the closing rates to-day.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24
Coal and Wood.

BAGGINe-Standsrd, l2h-
ARROW TIKs-S2 So per bundle.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24

all damaged, wet or dry, half price; deer
skins, Soc; sheep skins from CSC. GAc each.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-24
Fisl, and OYSTER


0YsTERs--75 C. per hundred,
FIsu--l2 40. per lb.
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GERMAN MILLKT-We quote stsl on uer bushel
lhlte do, DOC.
Cottor-At the OIL Mill, LOG. per bushel.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

NEW BIOGRAPHICAL DICTION-
ARY.-Prominent among the valu-
able features of the New Edition of
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary,
just issued, is the ''New Biographi-
cal Dictionary" comprising about
10000 names Of ancient and modern
persons of renown, including many
now living. 1t gives the pronunci-
alton of these names, the natiOnali-
ty, profession or occupation, date of
birth, and if known, the date of
death of each one. From its con-
ciseness and accuracy it supplies a
want long felt in this direction, and
adds yery greatly to the value Of
this always valuable work.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

a thoroughly organized party
with honest straight-out principles,
can do more toward shaping the
policy of political communities than
I'LL the expedients which cunning or
complacency have ever employed to
win success. Is it not startling
charges or startling innovations
which enlist public sympathy. A
political party ought at all times to
cover the necessities of a country,
but it ought to do SO upon broad
grounds and we'll understood princi-
piles. In politics. as well as in
physical nature, the legend applies:
''Tna rolling stone gathers no moss
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01
Sherif',s Sale.
s. HerOl

). Herold In Justice T. T. Lands
vs. Court, Ward 2, Bossier par.
Tom Robinson. } ish, La. .e' f'''
Ry virtue of writ of fieri facias issued in
- the above named snit, and to me directed
have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction to the last and highest bidder. at the
Court house, in the town of Bellevue, La,
on the third Saturday, the 18th day of Janu.
airy, 1851, the following described property sit
$500 pounds seed cotton in pens, and 800
pounds in the field, not picked.
SAID above described property seized to nav
and satisfy said writ f-'
Terms of Sale-Cash, with benefit of an.
pfalsement. K. E. WYCHE, Sheriff.
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Our State Legislatures.

Wh4m ace hare secured good gOuern-
ment in toscns aud counties, most ot
the objects Of goUcrmeat are gained.-
In tue ascending scale Of rank, IN the
descending scale Of importance, Is the
Legislature, aohich is, on should be,
Nmitetl to State Affairs. Its greatest
aoisdo.n is shown by the smallest
umouat Of legislation, and ats stroug-
est claims for gratitude gro'o ont Of
a,hat 1T does not do Ex-GOVER-
NOR HORATIO SEYMOUR.
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Shcrif,s Sale.

s. Herold } In Justice T. T. Lands
vs.. Court, Ward 2, Parish of
Dick Brown. } Bossier, La.
by virtue of two writs of fieri facias issued
- from the Honorable Magistrates Court
OF the End Ward, Bossier Parish. La, and to
me directed, have seized and will offer for
sale to the last and highest bidder, at the
third Saturday, the 18th day of January, 1880.
the following described property, to- wit:
5000 pounds of seed cotton, more or less,
in the cotton house.
Also, 800 pounds of seed cotton, more or
less, in the field, not picked out.
SAID above described property seized to pay
and satisfy said writs
Terms of Salc-Cash, with the benefit of
appraisement.
r. E. WYCHE, Sheriff
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The CAMPAIGN OF 1SSO.-We
will send the Banner" together
with the Weekly Globe of Boston,
Mass, one year, for 81 70, cash.
The Globe is the largest and best
dollar weekly in the United States,
and is known everywhere as the
stalwart champion Of the people
against the wrongs of the present
Republican administration, and as a
powerful advocate of the true Dem
ocratic principles.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

Estrayed before the undersigned on the 3Oth
~ day of September, 1879, BY lessee Wash
ington, and win be sold to the highest bidder
Tor cash. 1T Bellevue, La, on Saturday the 3rd
day OF january, 1880, Bay Mare, about six
years old. Said Mare has small white spot on
the right Of the jaw, apparently made by the
bride, and small white spot on right side. that
may have been made by the spurs.
Appraised at els.
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property, pay charges, &c.
October2, 1879
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01
- Do YOU know that A. Kahn,

% Do you know that A. Kahn,
Shreveport, sells stoves, tinware,
crockery ware, &C., as low as can be
bought anywhere? He keeps good
goods and don't mind selling them
down at hard pan prices. He keeps
the very largest stock of tinware.
crockery, glassware, cutlery, toys OF
every description, vases and silver
ware OF the latest and most artistic
designs, Sc, &c. His specially is
the wonderfully popular cooking
stove, the great Charter Oak, one OF
which no well regulated family can
do without. He has sold large
amount of his wares in Bossier par
ish, and is we'll known as liberal,
entcrprisiDg man. Try Kahn and
be convinced. No. % Texas street.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

For the year ending March LIST,
1879, dogs killed 1925 sheep in
Kansas. Pretty lively dogs. Like
U. s. States Bonds, dogs are not
taxable property, hence their BUSH
ness prOpensities.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

Over one hundred thousand sheep
were killed or injured by dogs in
Ohio during the year 1878, an in
crease of fifty per cent. over the de-
struction Of the preceding year.
The dog population needs thinning
out.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

The Richland Beacon, published
at Eayville by Mr.. Thomas }. Mang
ham, has completed its eleventh
year, and proudly takes its place
among the prosperous and most at
tractive interior weeklies.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

The wheat-producing States stand
in the following order this year:
Indiana, 81, 900, 900 bushels; Illinois,
100000; Wisconsin, 24,OO0,00O;
Minnesota, 36, 700, 900; Iowa, 40, 1872.
900; Nebraska, %, 10000 Dakota,
100000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

Tho Gretna Courier is an excel
lent paper. Both enterprising and
reliable. Mr.. Hildebrand shows a
good deal Of pluck and energy and
we wish his new venture success.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

In the last seventy years federal
pOsgOffices have increased from 1O3
to A0,S72, the number in operation
last June.
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Blessed are the pure in heart; for
they shall see God.- Matt. o., 8.
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Treeless Iowais being transformed
into forest-covered country by a
law which RENTS certain taxes for
five years on every acre of fruit and
ten years on every acre of forest
trees planted aud kept alive. Over
$4,000 acres of fruit and forest trees
have been planted, and $500, 900
have been RENTED in taxes.
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THE PRODUCE MARKET.

Sporting News ct homo and abroad, together
with Story every week, sermon BY some
eminent divine, Literary, Musical. Dramatic,
Personal and Sea Notes. There il no paper in
the world which contains SO much news mat.
ter every week a. the WEEKLY HERALD,
which is sent, postage free. for One Dollar
You can subscribe at any time.
THE NEW YORK HERALD
in . weekly form,
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
Address, NEW YORK HERALD,
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v. SHIDET,
Matchmaker and Jeweler,

Takes this method of announcing to -
4 his old friends and patrons and EA
the public in general, that he will be ~. g.
found on Market Street, near Bogel's Drug
store, Shreveport, La, where he is prepared
to repair watches, jewelry, &c, promptly and
at moderate prices. Satisfaction Guaranteed
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

The Morehouse Clarion is improve
ing both in appearance and in in
tereSt.
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A Colorado man after being tried
and acquitted five times for murder
was hung for stealing $40 horse.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

The place chosen for the holding
of the next session of the Louisiana
Conference is Shreveport.
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0LD NEWSPAPERS for sale at this Office
~ at fifty cents per 100.
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WE W DRUG STORE!
MAIN STREET,
Corner of Old Court House Lot,
BELLEVUE, Ia.
Fresh Drugs, Chemicals, Paints,
OILS AND vARNIsHEs,
Pure Brandies, Wines and Liquors,
For Medical Purposes.
"Old Hickory" Chewing and Durham
Smoking Tobacco.
Also, q Full Lot of Patent Medicines,
Gchool Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods,
~ generally, at the lowest market prices
Come and see
Special attention given to filling Prescrip.
tions and Family Recipes
Our Scent Baking Powders are I'LL
the Go!
MOBLEY & NELSON.
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Estrayed before the undersigned on the 7th
II day of October, 1879, BY j. W. Onley
and will be sold to the highest bidder, for cash,
at Bellevue, La, on Saturday, the 10th day Of
January, 1850, Bay Horse Pony, about seven
years old. Appraised at $50.
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property, pay charges, See
HENRY STONE, Stray Master.
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SKILLED LABOR

are looked after, aud everything relating to
mechanics and labor saving is carefully record.
ed. There is Q page devoted to all the latest
phases Of the business markets, Crops, Mer.
chandise, Sc, &c. A valuable featured s found
in the specially reported prices and conditions
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New York Weekly Herald.
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Il has more than trebled during the past
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tanned in the DAILY HERALD. and is ar
ranged in handy departments The
FOREIGN NEWS
embraces special dispatches from all quarters
of the globe. Under the head of
AMERICAN NEWS
are given the Telegraphic Dispatches of the
week from all parts of the Union. This fea-
ture alone makes
THE WEEKLY HERALD
the most valuable chronicle in the world, as it
is the cheapest. Every week is given q faith
full report Of
POLITICAL NEWS
embracing complete and comprehensive des.
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ports of the speeches Of eminent politicians on
the questions Of the hour.
THE FARM DEPARTMENT
of the WEEKLY HERALD gives the latest
as we'll as the most practical suggestions and
discoveries relating to the duties Of the farmer,
hints for raising Cattle, Poultry, Grains, Trees,
Vegetables, &c, &C., with suggestions for
keeping buildings and farming utensils in re-
pair. This is supplemented by well-edited
department, widely copied, under the head Of
THE HOME,
giving recipes for practical dishes, hints for
making clothing aud for keeping up with the
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Of cooking or economy suggested in this de-
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Total. .44S0 1914 1886 1851
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-30
ABANDONED AT SEA.
Battling With the Waves for Over Two
Weeks-A Story Of Su uHerins.

When the British steamship Thanemore ar
rived at Brooklyn, the other day, the crew of
The Craigs, abandoned at sea, went ashore
and were sent to the Sailors Home IN Cherry
street. They tell a terrible story of suffering
at sea. The ship sailed from Pensacola De-
cember 9th for Greenock, and meeting with
head winds while passing down the Gulf of
Mexico was obliged to beat through the straits
of Florida. Ordinary winter weather was
experienced until February 5, when the ship
was in latitude AZ degrees and longitude At
degrees, or about eighty miles east of the
lower end of the Banks of Newfoundland.
Then heavy gale from the west set in. The
vessel shipped a heavy sea, which washed
away the pinnacle and compass, stove IN the
after cabin door, and the water pouring down
the companionway filled the cabin, washing
the charts, books, instruments and furniture
from their places and damaging the stores.
More moderate weather prevailed until the
10Th, when the wind fIeshened into a hurri-
cane and continued during the night. The
vessel became unmanageable. The carpenter
was washed under a spar and had his collar
bone broken, and Francois Charbant, sailor,
was washed overheard and lost. The rudder
was torn away. Next day the weather mod
Grated little, but on Friday, the 18th, the
hurricane set in again and the waves made a
clean breach over the ship. The pumps were
the hold. On Sunday the gale was strong
from the northwest "The men worked day
and night" says Captain Thiele, " to repair
damages and get her i'll a manageable condi-
tlon. On Monday we tried a hawser and
drag, but it did not work. On Tuesday the
gale increased, and we could hardly keep her
free with two pumps. On Wednesday We got
out one of the hawsers and cut 1t into lengths
for rope rudder. On Thursday we had to
blow off the boiler to clean it, working the
pumps by hand but we could not keep the
water down. After the boiler was cleaned it
did not work so well, because We had only
wood to burn. By that time we were weak
from over-exerton, aud we had only brackish
water to drink. On Friday, the Goth, We
sighted bark standing to the eastward, and
we hoisted signal of distress, but the bark
did not notice u.s." On Saturday night the
crew told the captain that they were exhaust
ed, and asked that the ship be abandoned as
soon as there was an opportunity. The op-
portunity came the next morning, when the
steamer Thanemore answered the signal of
distress and took the crew-eighteen in all
off the sinking hulk.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-30
HOratiO Seymour's Declining Years

Being in Utica recently, your correspondent
took pains to inquire Of his friends and
neishbors as to the attitude of Horatio Sey-
mour with reference to the widespread move
ment to make him the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency. 1t appears that Mr.. Sey-
mour is beginning to feel the weight of his
years, and the weaknesses of age are growing
upon him. His health is generally good, and
as long as his methodical life is not broken i'm
upon he does not show evidence of decay, but
under the slightest excitement his nervous
system gives way, he is unable to sleep, he
loses his appetite and the quiet dignity and
self-poise that have always distinguished
him give place to afretful anxiety and childish
petulance. For this reason his friends protect
him from all approaches, prevent his talking
upon exciting topics and drive newspaper
interviewers and other curious intruders away
from Deerfield. 1t is said that if Mr.. Sey-
mour should spend the evening in political
discussion it would destroy his sleep for the
following night. All the newspaper inter-
views that have been published have been
"doctored up" by his friends and put out for
a purpose.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-30
ST. GOTHARD.


In 1870 Italy, Germany and Switzerland
signed convention guaranteeing $17,00O,OOO
to the company that would construct the st.
Gothard railway and tunnel, Italy giving
S9,000,OO0, Germany $4,OO0,OOO and Switzer-
land S4,00OO00. The original estimates OF
S37, 100000 proved under the mark, and it
was found that $57, ,SO0,0 900 would be required
instead. Germany added $2,OOO,O 900 to her
subsidy, Italy $2,OOO,OOO and Switzerland
$l,6OO,OOO. The work was begun in the
autumn of 1872. The tunnel begins at
GoeSchesen, in defile where the River Reuss
dashes beneath the famous Devils Bridge,
and ends at Alrolo, where it overlooks the
pleasant pastoral valley of the Ticino. Its
length is nine and third miles -4S,936 feet,
to be exact; it is nineteen and half feet
high and twenty-six feet in maximum width.
Twenty-six hundred men have been employed
Italians with few exceptions. The rock,
which has varied from hard granite gneiss on
| the Swiss side, to gravel, sand and pebbles on
the Italian, has been operated upon in a sim
liar way to that followed in the Mount Cenis
tunnel, dynamite being used in blasting
operations. Owing to the greater homosen-
city and the absence of water, more rapid
progress las been made in tunneling through
the rocks than in dealing with the softer
material where the excessive infltration of
water necessitated special drainage arrange
| ments, besides retarding more or less all
branches OF the work. Thus in piercing a
bed of schist, water was discharged in torrents,
| and often the work had to be carried on under
| liquid jets descending with the force of those
| from fire engine pump.
The st. Gothard tunnel is only one section
of railroad running from Lake Lucerne, in
Switzerland, to Lake Maggiore, in Italy
Besides the big tunnel, there are twelve 9TH
els, the shortest of which, Warren, is 1,106
yards long, while the longest, the Olberg,
reaches 2,O27 yards. The total length of these
twelve tunnels is very nearly ten miles-15,-
SIS metres. Then there are five tunnels
between 22O and $50 yards, and twenty-five
between ITO and 22O yards, making in all
| ftty-two subsidiary tunnels of an aggregate
length of seventeen miles. Between Immen-
see and Goeschenen there will be thirty-three
tunnels, and between Airolo and Giubasco
seventeen. The line will be carried over
sixty-four bridges and viaducts, the longest of
which, that of Cadenazzo, in Tessin, will
consist of five arches, each having span of
tifty-fve yards. The total length of the
Gothard line will be Isl miles, II per cent.
of it being tunnels and per cent. bridges
and viaducts.