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FAMINE, VIOLENCE AND DEATH.-A
Protestant pastor in the city Of Mosul,
Asiatic Turkey, writes as follows concern
ing the famine there:
"People eat cotton seed, blood and
even the carcasses of pack animals. ALI
business is at a stand-still there is no
profit, no employment; there is theft
and robbery by night and by day; all
manner of iniquity abounds, not even
the fear of God is left. On every hand
there is violence, oppression, wickedness,
drunkenness, ruin. The poor in the
streets cry out till the middle of the
night, "We are starving! 0, merciful
ones, we are starving" The daily
deaths from starvation are from five to
ten. In the villages around Mosul they
eat kind of earth, also blood, carcasses,
cotton and hempsecd. They die from
fifty to one hundred per day. The num-
ber of deaths, of people, beasts of burden,
and cattle is beyond computation. In
Mosul itself we see many offering their
children for sale, and none buy; but in
Ell Kash the Kurds have sold hundreds
of girls at from FL los. to 92 each, and
with the price of soul they buy few
measures of wheat. From Dairiki, q
days journey West of Mardin, news
comes that the stores of grain are ex.
hausted. Men did so on a days journey
for bread, but the roads are so unsafe now
that they dare not stir. Women 60 out
and gather grass, which they eat like the
beasts of the field"
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A SHOWER OF L1GHTNING.-Our Ge,
neya correspondent writes, under date OF
June 90: "a remarkable electrical
phenomenon occurred at Clarens on the
afternoon of Thu.aday last. Heavy
masses of rain cloud hid from view the
mountains which separate Fribourg from
Montreaux, but their SUBMITS were from
time to time lit up with vivid flashes OF
lightning, and heavy thunder storm
seemed to be raging in the valleys of the
Ayants aud the Allizal. No rain was
falling neal the lake, and the storm still
appeared far off, when a tremendous
peal of thunder shook the houses OF
Carens and Tavel to their foundations.
AT the same instant magnificent cher
nv tree near tile cemetery, measuring,
meter in circumference, was struck by
lightning. Some people who were working
in vineyard hard by saw the electric
fluid play about little girl who had
been gathering cherries, and was already
thirty PAGES from the tree. She was ut
orally folded in sheet of fire. The vine
dressers fed in terror from the spot.
In the cemetery six persons separated into
three groups, none of them within 250
paces of the cherry tree, were enyeloped
in luminous cloud. They felt as if
they were being struck in the face with
hailstones or fine gravel, and when they
touched each other sparks Of electricity
passed from their finger ends. AT the
same time q column of fire was seen to
descend in the direction of Chatelard,
and it is averred that the electric fluid
could be distinctly heard as it ran from
point to point of the iron railing of a
Tault in the cemetery. The strangest
part of the story is that neither the little
girl, the people in the cemetery, nor the
Vine dressers appear to have been hurt;
the only Inconvenience complained OF
being an unpleasant sensation in the
Joints, as if they had been violently
twisted, sensation which was felt with
more or less acuteness for few hours
after. The explanation to this is proba-
bly to be found in Prof Colladon's the
ory of the way which lightning descends,
as described in q letter on the effect of
lightning OF trees, printed in the Times
of May Is. The Professor contends that
it falls in a shower nor in perpetual
fash, and that it runs along the branches
of trees until it is all gathered in the
trunk, which it bursts or tears open in
its effort to reach the ground. In the
instance in question the cherry trees is
as completely shiyered as if it had been
exploded by a charge of dynamite. A
part of the shower which destroyed the
tree fell where the little girl was stand.
ing, but distributed over the grass, left her
unframed, and was so disseminated in
the cemetery that the six persons upon
whom the electric rain descended escap.
cd without serious ipjury."-Lonton
| Times.
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ANDERSON S. c., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 49, 1880

are quite number of important factories
with appropriate machinery for the man.
facture of sugar and syrup, and so far as
may be possible to test the practicability
of producing sugar from cane raised in
Minnesota, as they do in Louisiana aud
Cuba, desire to say that there is no
question whatever about our ability to
produce our own sugars. This was sufi-
ciently shown by the exhibition at Min:
neapolis last Fall. What is now wanted
is machinery such as is used in Louis
lana and Cuba for working up sugar
from cane.
Pioneer Press-You feel pretty we'll
satisfied, then, with the success of your
hobbies thus far?
LeDuc-Yes; but they are not con.
fined to tea and sugar alone. There are
plenty of other agricultural plants of
great commercial value which could
easily be naturalized in the United
States. Among them is cinchona, from
which quinine is made. A very fair
article of coffee has been raised in
Florida. But you must excuse me from
going into these subjects to-day. l will
only say that in my judgment it is posi-:
BILE to raise in this country agricultural
products for which we now pay hundreds
of millions of dollars to foreign coun-
tries. Good afternoon, sir.
Pioneer Press-Good afternoon, Gen.
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Protection Against IIeat...lIow to Pre-.
vent PrOStratiOM.

The intensely hot weather of July and
August not unfreguently results in ply
sical prostration and sometimes actual
sunstroke-not, however, to that extent
that is reported in the large cities of the
North. It may not, therefore, be with
out interest to many of our people to
publish the following circular issued by
the New York Sanitary Commission as Il
matter of information and precaution to
those whose occupation keeps them much
in the sun:
"Suustroke is caused by excessive heat,
and especially if the weather is 'muggy.'
1t is more apt to occur on the second,
third or fourth day of heated term than
on the first. Loss Of sleep, worry, cx.
element, close sleeping rooms, debility,
abuse of stimulants, predispose to it. 1t
is more apt to attack those working in
the sun, and especially between the
hours of IL o'clock in the morning and
o'clock in the afternoon. On hot days
wear thin clothing. Avoid loss of sleep
and all unnecessary fatigue. If working
in doors, and where there is artificial
heat-laundrics, etc-see that the room
is we'll ventilated. If working in the
sun, wear light mot black, as it absorbs
heat), straw, ETC., and put inside Of it,
on the head, wet cloth, or large green
leaf; frequently lift the hat from the
head and see that the cloth is wet. ~Do
not check perspiration, but drink what
you need to keep it up, as perspiration
prevents the body from being overheated.
Have, whenever possible, an additional
shade, as thin umbrella, when walking,
a canvass or board cover when working
in the sun. When fatigued do not 20 to
work, but be excused from work, especial
ly after II o'clock in the morning on very
hot days, if the work is in the sun. Ifa
feeling of fatigue, dizziness, headache, or
exhaustion occurs, cease work imme-
diately, lie down in shady, cool place
apply cold cloths to and pour cold water
over head and neck. If any one is over
come by the heat send Immediately ly for
the nearest good physician. While wait
ing for the physician give the person cool
drinks of water and cold black tea, or
cold coffee if able to swallow. If the
skin is hot or dry sponge with or pour
cold water over the body and limbs and
apply to the head pounded ice wrapped
in towel or other cloth. If there is no
ice at hand keep cool cloth on the head
and pour cold water on it as we'll as on
the body. If the person is pale, very
faint and pulse feeble, let him inhalc
ammonia, tor few seconds, or give him
n teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of am.
monia in two tablespoonfuls Of water,
with little sugar"
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ONIoNs.-From our own experience,
and the observation of others, we care
fully indorse the testimony Of the St.
Louis Miller, on the healthfu 'operties
of the above esculent. Lung and liver
complaints are certainly benefited, often
cured by free consumption Of onions,
either cooked or raw. Colds yield to
them like magic. Don't be afraid Of
them. Taken at night all offense will be
wanting by morning, aud the good effects h
will amply compensate for the trifing
annoyance. Taken regularly they great.
ly promote the health of the lungs and
the digestive organs. An extract made
by boiling down the juice of onions in a
syrup, and taken as medicine, answers
the purpose very we'll, but fried, roasted
or boiled onions are better. Onions are
a cheap medicine, within everybody's
reach, and they are not by any means as
"bad to take" as the costly nostrums a
neglect of their use may necessitate.-
Scientific american.
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ba air rusbed in and the waste lock shot

the air rushed in and the waste lock shot
out into the main shaft leaving the men
to drown, as the space occupied by the
shaft filled with water in an instant
We were wholly stripped of our clothes
when we crawled out. heard the rush
of water at our lock. 1t filled in fast,
but the distractions kept it back long
enough for us to escape, from the main
shaft. !. It was all sweE could! do to to save
ourselves. Woodland was sstanding in
the water up to his waist when / last
saw him. 1t was sure death and had
to knock out the dead eyes as l told
YOU. He knew as we'll as ! that it was
all over with them. ] shall never forget
the look on his face or the sound otshis
voice as he told us to save ourselves,
though the vary act was to insure his
death.
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"A dispatch from Wytheville, Va,
to the Philadelphia Times, says: "Nlrs.
Sarah Collins, dissolute white widow,
died here on Friday afternoon, after
brief illness, and was buried Saturday.
Just after her death strong disagreeable
smell rendered the room untenable, and
during the deodorization -four barrel
was discovered containing the festered
remains of five small children murdered
by the deceased. The remains were past
recognition, but hanging from the skulls
were long straight locks of blonde hair,
proving them to have been white chill.
dren. Acting Coroner Obenchain took
the remains in charge, but death had
placed the guilty woman beyond the
grasp of human laws" The Wytheyille
Enterprise of Saturday confirms the find
ing Of the remains of five children, but
mentions no names.
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TIANspLAST1NG IN THE N1GHT.-A

gentleman anxious to ascertain the effect
of transplanting at night, instead of by
day, made an experiment with the fol-
lowing results: He .ransplanted ten
cherry trees while in bloom, commencing
at four o'clock in the afternoon. Those
transplanted during the daylight shed
their blossoms, producing little or no
fruit, while those transplanted in the
dark maintained their condition fully.
He did the same with ten dwarf trees,
after the fruit was one.third grown.
Those transplanted during the day shed
their fruit; those transplanted during
the night perfected the crop and showed
no injury from having been removed;
With each of these trees he removed
some earth with the roots. The incident
is fully vouched for, and if few similar
experiments produce a like result, it will
be strong argument to horticulturists,
&c, to do such work at night.-F3orat
Cabinet.
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on account of their want of strength"

on account of their want of strength"
We know of hill garden in India
whose tea from this cause has this year
suddenly fallen Sd to 10d per pound in
value. The nominal market value of
these samples is as follows:
Pekoe.. .........2s Sd to Is Sd per tb
Pokoe Souchong. Is Cd to Is per fb
Souchong. ..............1s id to Is Cd per ID
Congou. Is Cd to Is I'd per ID
Thanking you for the opportunity of
seeing and reporting upon these teas, we
remain, dear sir,
Yours faithfully,
III I T. II T11n11ncnN
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HoNoRED AND BLEsT.-Whcn board
of eminent physicians and chemists
announced the discovery that by COM
bining some we'll known valuable rene.
dies the most wonderful medicine was
produced, which would cure such wide
range of disease that most all other
remedies could be dispensed with, many
were skeptical; but proof of its merits by
actual trial has dispelled all doubt, and
to-day the discoveries of that Great medi
cine, Hop Bittes, are honored and
blessed by all as benefactors.-Democrat.
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Of agriculture, Washington, ID. G.:
DEAR SIR-We duly received your
letter of the 5th instant, also the samples
of tea from the Georgia plantation, and
we now have the pleasure of reporting
upon them as required.
The samples represent teas of high
type. The flavor, though not strong, is
remarkably fragrant; the infused leaf
indicates somewhat too light fermenta.
ton, but has all the characteristics OF
high quality. The dry leaf fairly repre-
sents the four classes specified, but it is
somewhat large in the twist; this of IT.
self would be drawback, but the fine
and delicate flavor quite counterbalances
any deficiency in the make of leaf. In
appearance the samples resemble Indian
ten, but the flavor is more like that Of
the finest China black tea, or of the hill
teas of India. The question of flavor is
all-important, for should the teas, when
made in bulk, lack the fragrance and
aroma of these samples they would at
once sink to the level of lower grade
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THE TUNNELS FIRST VICTIMS.
A Terrible. .Catastrophe Under the Hud-
sou.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., July 81.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., July 81.
At 5 O'Clock this morning the casslon
Surrounding the deep-well leading to the
entrance of the Hudson River Tunnel IN
the course Of onstructionl ct the foot Of
Sixteenth street Ing this city, caved in
csrryincswithshs a1imnense quantity OF
earth. Twenty.one workmen were
buried. Seven were soon after taken out
alive and fourteen remained underneath.
The. water sifromsthe; river flowed in
rapidly and steam fire. engines were set
to wGrE to save if possible, those who
might still be alive from drowning. The
workinrmen resided in the vicinity OF
the tunnel, and very large and excited
crowd of persons soon ccngregated.
The night gang of thirty men, lnclud,
ing Assistant Superintendent woodward
aud two fremen, entered the shaft at
midnight, the hours Of work for this
gang being from IL to 8 o'clock. The
depth, ,oft the shaft is .sixty.fye feet, and
while most Of the men were employed at
the bottom of the shaft about one-thlrd
of tie gang were engaged on the BRICK
wall Of the, arch, twenty-five feet higher;
Itiwass this latter isddad, who were all
bricIisyers, that escaped, except two;
The main arch of the tunnel runs out
from theS SshaH ai distauce Of about
thirty fset, when It opens into two dis
tinct arches that form the tunneLG ;.
Through some negligence OF the men u
is3su,pposed that the air lock was not
properly adjusted. When the process OF
shifting commmencedGthe ibrick wall
connecting the two arches gave way, and
the water rushed into the cave. Inc
superintendent thinks the air i1TT the
tunnel must have escaped through the
silt. BE has put gang of one hundred
men at work to dig a new passage 10 tne
tuinrniel, but they viii not be able to reach
.hare in less than three days.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-08


Among the different classes Of Britis
Investments, banking seems, from the
statistics of the London Economist, to af-
ford the largest profits. OF the Joint
stock banks Of England and Wales nine
do their business wholly or chiefly In Lon
Con these nine (not including the Bank
Of England) have paid In dividends dur
ing the ten years 1909 an annual aver
age OF 79 per cent. In addition, the rise
in price of the shares has averaged an
nually SO per cent, making q total annual
average gain Of 1l.S per cent. The paid
up capital is f9, ,27O, 900, ofwhich the IN ar
ket value is E22, $40 900. The remaining
banks do their business wholly or chiefly
in the provincial towns. The statistical
statements from these are not complete,
but, so far as they go. indicate during the
ten years an annual average OF 10 per
cent in dividends and of 81 per cent IN
the increased market price of the shares
this notwithstanding the losses from the
failures of the West of England and South
Wales District Banks or the banks re
naming solvent the paid up capital u
f13, ,273 900, while the ma'ket value OF
their shares is f37 ,40S 900.
The daily gazette., 1880-07-08
GETTING THE "CROW" OUT OF
HIS SYSTEM.

A Washington special despatch says -
"An attempt b ~ been made to show that
Don Cameron's refusal 70 act as chairman
of the Republican National Committee
was due to dissatisfaction with the nomi-
nation Of Garfield, and that his claim of
ill-health was q sham. Persons Just back
TO this city from the springs where Mr..
Cameron has his cottage, say nothing
could have been more malicious than
such a charge His health is 30 much un-
dermined a. to cause his friends serious
apprehension, and only an entire absti-
ueDce fromAll excitement or mental strain D.
he Is advised will assure his restoration to
health. He is under the care of a physi-
clan, and has dropped rythinR but al
tentlon to his sanitary condition. He Ii
taking medicine regularly, and is utterly
unable to do anything requiring the leas
strain upon his nervous system"
We clip the above from the Phi ladel-
phia Telegraph. Although tits Repubh
can paper it was prepared to oppos,
Grant If he had been nomln ated as forci
bly, as 1t exposed his unhtness for tn,
office before and after the Chicago Con
yentioD. 1t now despises Cameron ant
his course and delights TO witness his OF
forts to thow aft "crows." Wallace 1.
pretty certain to be reelected to the Uni
ted States Senate.
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DROPOSAIS FOR REMOVING GAR
l. BAGE AND OFFAL.
OFFICE OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
NO. 81 Il. sixth st.
WILMINoToN, Del. July 0, 1880.

ANOs Oh II. N1iA VII t't' J
WILMINGTON, Del. July 9, 1880.
Sealed proposals will be received In the
box In the City Council chamber, until
7.30 p. M, Thursday, July 10Th, 1880, ior
removing the garbage and offal In the city
OF Wilmington, for the term OF one year
commencing Monday, August Ind, 1880.
The person or persons TO whom the con-
tract may be awarded shal, furnish a
sufficient number OF men, horses and
water-tight carts, and collect aud remove
all garbage and offal in and from the
dwellings and other places within their
respective districts, Us may be required OF
them, by the Board OF Health from time
to time, as follows daily (Sundays ex-
cepted): From the first day Of May until
tue fl st day Of November, and not less
frequently than three times "a week on
alternate days, Sundays excepted), from
the first day OF November until the flrsl
day OF May. Each OF the said water ht
carts shall have placed thereon in SONS
conspicuous place a sign with the words
"City Garbage Cart painted In large
black letters upon white ground. The
driver OF each of said carts shall give no
tlce OF his approach by ringinga bell at
the Intersection OF each street, lane or
alley in su.h a manner that the same
may be heard at least one square. Itshall
be the duty OF all housekeeperG TO cause
all garbage and Offal that they desire 10
be removed to be placed at some convent.
ent p ace upon their premises in vessel
or vessels containing not more than Que
bushel. The contractor or contractors
shall In all matters comply with the pro-
vision OF an ordinance passed July 9th,
1878, and also with the rules aud regula-
lions OF the Board OF Health, relative 10
the collection and removal OF garbage and
offal. For the purpose OF removing the
garbage and offal as Aforesaid, the city
has been divided into four distric,s
viz; All south of the northerly side OF
Sixth street, and east of the westerly side
of Market street, being the first district.
All north OF the norlherly side of SIKH
street, and east OF the westerly side OF
Market street, being the second district.
All south of the northerly side of Sixth
street and west OF the westerly side OF
Market street being the third district,
All north Of the nOrJherly side OF Slx IA
street and west OF the westerly side OF
Market street being the fourth district.
Proposals may be made for any one or
more OF said districts or for the whole of
said city. A bond with security In the
sum OF Tive hundred dollars must accom-
pany eacn proposal 1or the good faith of
the bidder. And the person or perAons TO
whom the contract or contracts may TO
awarded shall give a bond with security
In the sum OF two thousand dollars
0t2,0Oy) for The faithful performance OF the
contract. The City Council reserve the
right to reject any or all bids. Ali bids
must be properly signed, sealed and en-
dorsed, proposals for Removing Gar
bage." Blank proposals and any further
Information that may be desired will be
furnished on application TO
L. p. LYNCH,
j>o lot, Street Commissioner.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
~ BY virtue OF a writ OF Levari Faci8 8,
10 me directed, Will be exposed to public
sale at the
LAFAYETTE HOTEL,
No. 81 shipley street, kept by Isaac G.
rye, In the city OF Wilmington, New
Castle county, Delaware. on
FRIDAY, The 10th Day of July, 1880,
at O'Clock p. m,
The following desc ribed real estate. viz
All that m ssuage, or tenement, or lot,
or piece OF land or ground situate lying
ana bel In The city OF Wilmington
bounded and described as follows, 10 wit !:
Beginning at stake atandinR in the
northwesterly side OF Market street
corner OF lot formerly OF Joseph Robin
son, now OF the heirs OF Mary Riley de-
ceased, thence through the middle OF the
partition wall OF the msssuage hereby
granted and the messuage late OF the said
Joseph H1Dlnson. deceased, north IS de-
grees west by a line of the said late
Joseph Hoblnson's lot III feet inches 10
70 the southeast side Of Shipley street.
Ihence norlh thirty two degrees east
ABOUT al ieet 10 inches TO a corner of land
late of Iheophilus Jones. deceased.
thence herewith south my Ell ant d.,
grees east III feet iuches TO Mark ct street
aforesaid, thence south thirty two degrees
west about 2i feet 10 inches down Market
street, 10 the place of beginning, be the
oonlenls tneIeol what IL may, with four
story Drlck store house thereon
oelzeu ana takeh In execution as the
property OF David Lemon and Maria
Lemon, his wife and I. l., and to be sold
by JOHN PYLE, Sheriff.
81 Sherif's ONCE, New Castle, June 28th,
iooo. 1e29- -eodts,