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One of the most destructive tOrnadoes
on record, visited Southwestern Missouri on
the night OF April 10. The whole town OF
Marshacld vas blown down, and fires occurr-
ed in the debris resulting in fearful loss OF
life. Telegraph poles were blown down, max
Ing it difficult to get prompt reports. Forty
dead bodies had been recovered and many
more were supposed to be buried in the ruins
or burned up. There were also many
missing that were still imprisoned In the
debris and ruins OF the fallen buildings All the
physicians ih the town killed except two, and
there was great need Of doctors to attend the
wounded, Of whom it was said there were some
two hundred. A relief train with twenty ply.
'icians and nurses and full supplies, left
Springfield. NO., this morning for Marshdeld.
Probably other trains will arrive during the
lay. The storm was general in southwestern
Missouri, and other places probably suffered
lamage, but As the telegraph wires are all
Frustrated no advices have been received
Violent hail and rain accompanied the wind.
special tc the st. Louis Post Dispatch OF
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ENGLISH GRAIN.
MARKET prmoRA,zED AND pAN1cY.


LIVERPOOL, April 26.-The Mark Lane Ex.
press says the weather the last two months has
been the most seasonable known for five years.
Spring sowing has been satisfactorily finished
and agricultural prospects are generally favora-
bic. In consequence uf the prospect of good
crop, farmers have ceased to attach Importance
to the retention of the remaining stock Of home
grown wheat and supplies in Mark Lane and
country markets have consequently been more
liberal. Although the condition of samples
have been fair sales were only effected with
difficulty at = decline of two shilliugs per
quarter.
Actual imports of foreign at Liverpool and
London have not been snfficient To cause The
depression, but numerous arrivals at ports of
call, and liberal shipments and the marked
decline in America have reduced business to =
state of panic. The operations of holders have
been utterly disorganized by the release Of tho
immense accumulation on the Atlantic YEA.
board. Instruotiona given to factors have been
simply to take the best price you can get, bat
sell. In such demoralized atate of trade,
when miilers can scarcely be induced
to look at wheat, it is not easy to chronicle the
exact decline, especially - the lowest point
does not appear to have yet been reached, but
it may he stated that since the acknowledged
failure of tho ring, white American has de-
olined and red shillings per quarter.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
DESPERATE SHOT.

DEoPEhADO SHOT.
SAyBRooK, Ills, April 2G.-John Dyer, a no.
torious desperado, who has caused much
trouble to the people of this section, appeared
IN town yesterday afternoon whereupon an
alarm was given aud $50 citizens turned out to
and refusing to halt, waa shot a number of
times and captured. He may survive.
DIx's ToRMENToR.
NEW York, April 26.-Eugene Fairfax Will
liamson, who gave 80 much annoyance recently
to Rev. DR.. Dix, pleaded guilty to-day to the
charge of defrauding a jewelry firm here of
1855 by means of check drawn on the Ex.
change National bank, of Pittsburgh, and pay-
able to the order of the Pittsburgh Forge and
Iron company. Williamson vas ren,anded to
prison till Thursday next, his counsel desiring
to submit affidavits.
THE GALLONS HIS DOOM.
1snIASAro11s: April 26.-Audy moynehap,
the murderer of John Raymond Jackson, at
Logansport. Ind. Last fall. has been convicted
and sentenced to be hung June llth.
TO HANG FRIDAY.
ALBANY, N. Y. April 2G.-The Governor re.
sentenced to be hanged in Columbia county
Friday next, for the murder of his wife.
HIGH WATER.
QUEBEC, April 26.-Water in the st. Charles
river is higher than for forty years. Several
bridges have been carried away.
BLOODY AFFA1K.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, April 26.-There was a
bloody a1fray this afternoon at Ellsworth he
tween Frank Bailey ard Henry Stoveneur on
one side and Abraham 81. Hendricks on the
other. The former went to Hendricks farm
for the avowcd purpose "f settling some old
scores by thrashing him. Hendricks shot both
men. killing Bailey instantly, and Stoveneu1
has since died. Hendricks gave himself IN.
All were hard cases and drinkers.
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Taking Home OYSTERS.

A Detroit man was told by his wife
to bring home quart of oysters to fry
for supper. He drank few prescrip-
tions of egg-nogg, and then took pa
per bag full of selects and started for
home. He stopped at two or three sa
looms and the bag began to melt; and,
when he left the last saloon, the bottom
fell out of the bag and the oysters were
on the sidewalk. We will leave the
man there, gazing upon the wreck, and
take the reader to the residence, where
he is expected. A red.faced woman is
putting the finishing touches to the
supper-table, and wondering why her
husband does not come with the oys-
ters. Presently a noise as of lead
pencil in the key-hole salutes her ear,
and she goes to the door and opens it
and finds him taking the pencil out of
the key-hole. Not seeing any oysters,
she asks him if he has forgotten the
oysters. Forgotten noth-(hic)-ing,"
says he. He walks up to the table and
asks for plate, which is given by the
unsuspicious wife. "Damsaccident You
ever see," said the truly old man, as he
brought his hand out of his overcoat
pocket with four oysters, q little smok-
ing tobacco and piece of cigar stub.
~Slipprysoystersevhic)er was,' said he,
as he ran his hands down in the other
pocket, bringing up five oysters, piece
of envelope and a piece of wire that
was used as bail to the pail. SCOT oil
my p(hic)ockets FULL" said he, as he
took a large oyster out of his vest pock-
ct. Then he began to go down in his
pants pocket, and, finding hole in it,
he said: "Six bighic)sters gone down
my trousers leg. Sposi1i find them III
my boot" and he sat down to pull of
his boot, when the lady took the plate
of oysters and other stuff into the
kitchen and threw them in the swill,
and then she put him to bed, and all
the time he was trying to tell her how
the bag busted just as he was in front
of "All Saints Ca(hic)thedral."- l."-Free
Prooc
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Fire in st. Paul. MINI,

AT eleven o'clock, Sunday night an
alarm Of fire was given from Col. K'efcr's dis
tillery and rectifying works situated about
three miles from the city. The distance, the
muddy roads, and the scarcity Of water in the
vicinity of the fire, made it impossible Tor the
fire department TO do efficient work. The
destruction was wonderfully rapid, and All
hour after the fire started the site OF the dis
tillery was as bare as II swept by simoom.
The buildings destroyed consists of the gov
ernment warehouse, the distillcry and the re-.
distilling works. They were constructed last
fall at cost Of $4,000, and had Just gotten
under way this spring. The warehouse con-
tanned about eight thousand gallons OF stock,
valued at 5000. In addition to this, guam
tity Of raw material was destroyed, the exact
value Of which is not known A number of
Improvements have recently been made
which will swell the loss above what is given.
Insurance $4,000.
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MANY persons complain of always
getting up tired in the morning. This
is very often due to defective ventila-
ton in the bed-clothes and bedding.
Feather-beds are too soft and yielding,
and partially envelop the sleeper, thus
producing profuse perspiration. Again,
it is common error to suppose that by
simply opening q window at the top q
room can be ventilated. People forget
that for proper ventilation there must
be an inlet as well a. an outlet, and, if
there is q fireplace, it is generally
tightly closed. Again, it is q mistake
to suppose that foul air goes to the top;
the chief impurity, the carbonic acid,
falls to the bottom. There is nothing
80 eficaeious in removing the lower
strata Of air - the ordinary fireplace,
especially If there is a fire burning.
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Al far as.can be gathered at present exports
from Ru.sla viii not be very large: In oonss-
quenoe Of this fact tho decline on Russian has
not exceeded 2 shillinRs Cd per quarter. q. -
Bnainess has been entirely of retail char
aoter.5 The demand 20 far is not at all stimu-
lated by the e'decline ia prices and the future 10
uncertain. but 70 sharp relApae may be fol-
lowed by Gsharper reaction.
Arrivals at ports of call have been large.
The recent heavy decline of wheat brough
forward buyers aud there has been large de-.
mand throughout the week. Prices recovered
I'd to shilling on red and shilling toll shill-
ing, Cd on white. Maize ia quiet. 1t has ie-
olined = shilling quarter. Offers of wheat
for shipment from America continued re-
stricted. Some little business has been done
in red winter on passage at As shil., Cd. to 50 H.
Sd, but buyers sre generally indisposed to cpe.
rate: Maize and barley slightly lower.
Sales of English wheat last week were q, ,339
quarters. At Asa Id, against 53,4S3 quarters at
4os lid fol- the same period last year. 1mports
into the United Kingdom for the week ending
April II, were S6l.35S cwt. wheat and lll,342
cwt. -four.
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ENGLAND.
FORCING A RUPTURE,

FORCING RUPTURE.
LONDON, April 26.-It is reported the Brit
ish ambassadors to Constantinople and Vienna
have forwarded their resignations.
0LADsToNE's TRoUBLEs.
The Standard states no further appointme nts
to the cabinet have been made owing to the
circumstances that Gladstone has been unable
to settle the claims of the advanced liberals
to have at least one seat in the cabinet. Yea
terday was spent in fruitle.s negotiations, but
It il expected a decision will he arrived at be-
fore this afternoon. Gladstone offered Sir
Charles Dixie the under secretaryship of for
eign affairs, but it was positively declined on
the ground that room in the cabinet ia claimed
for one of Sir Charles' party.
LAND LEAGUE MANIFESTO.
A manifesto of the land league favors the es-
tablishment of u department to buy up land
ard create q peasant proprietary by advancing
. part OF the money At per cent. per annum
for thirty i've years, and to suspend all eject
ments for non-paym ment of rent two years.
ROYAL GOSSIP.
A dispatch from Berlin says King Karl /, of
Wartemburg, has given his consent t. the be.
trothal of Princess Pauline to = young physi.
clan prscticing ut Drcslau, of whom she ia
enamored. ON condition of her assuming the
name and title of Fraulein Won Kirchbsch.
The absence of the Prince and Princess of
Wales from tho wedding of Princess Frederika,
of Hanover, and Baron Pawel Won RaminRen.
at Windsor, Saturday last, and the princess
visit to congratulate Gladstone on hin appoint
ment to the premiership, are much commented
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A Celebrated Case.

Vhe-bewis viii case, which went
through very long and intricate
course in the United States District
Court of New Jersey, is quite noto-
worthy in the history of our juri;-
prudence. Joseph L. Lewis, a nan Of
50, died at Hoboken, March 5, 1877,
leaving an estate Of moro than 81 ,OOO,-
600. His fortune was all in stocks and
bonds, and contained in box kept il
the vaults of the Manhattan COMPANY.
lie had no heirs, near or remote. His
whole estate was left by will to th:,
United States Government, with thu
proviso that it should be applied to th.,
payment of the debt contracted in th,
suppression OF the Rebellion. Shortly
after his death caveat was filed in th,
Orphans Court of Hudson county, n,
j., by Jane Lewis, through Charles H.
Winfield, her attorney, alleging herself
to be his widow. A caveat was also
filed on behalf of John Cathcart, VIII,
alleged himself to bea nephew of Lewis;
and subsequently claim was made by
one Thomas Lewis, who alleged him.
self to be his son. These claims wer,,
contested by tho Government. TIL,
testimony filled five closely. printed
volumes of 600 pages each. On belal;
of Jane Lewis, marriage certificate,
was produced bearing date Nov. Is.
1858. Several witnesses swore to per-
sonal acquaintance with her before,
after and during her married life witt.
Mr.. Lewis. One witness swore that ho
was present at the ceremony. Another.
pretending to be all attorney. depose,l
that he had been retained to bring all
action for divorce against Mr. Lewis by
the pretended Mrs. Lewis. and that i.
compromise was arranged in his Office.
The Government proved, with the ail
of the Chief of the Engraving Depart.
ment OF the Treasury, that the alleged
marriage certificate was plain forgery
upon blank taken from plate, which,
although existing in 1865, had
been materially altered in 1862. The
conspirators attempted to break the
force of this evidence by showing that
OTHER marriage certificates of precisely
similar character had been made and
signed as far back as 1858, and that.
therefore, the testimony concerning
tho plate was insufficient to establish
the forgery: A large number of me-
mentoes of Mr.. Lewis were introduced
by the pretended wife. The conepira-
cy was on the point of being successful
when Mrs. Lewis was accidentally
identified as person who had pre-
viously personated Mrs. Jennie HAM
mond and sought to blackmail gentle
man with whom she had been improper
ly intimate. The whole case broke
down at once. Mrs. Lewis-this really
was her name, though she was in no way
related to the dead man-turned
States evidence, confessed that she had
never seen the testator, and revealed
the nature and extent of the conspiracy.
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STRIKING MINERS.
WORKS DESTRoYED-MURDER REpoRTED.

WORKS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. REPORTED.
ST. LOUIS, April 26.--Iuf,rmation reached
this city about 2 O. clock this morning that SC
rious disturbances had taken place at the
Donk coal mines, near Belleville, fourteen
miles from hero, about midnight last night.
1t appears that the recent introduction of new
machinery, by which the number of miners
employed was reduced, caused great dissatis-
faction among the men, and at the hour named
about 400 of them made descent on the mines,
hred the works, and, it is said, killed one Of
the men in charge OF the works, and the ma
chinerv is said to be destroyed.
Henry Donker. one of the owners, who re-
sides here. has called upon Gov. tCullom for
assistance. Later advices are looked for with
much anxiety.
Advices just received from Belleville say the
works at the mines were not fred last night
and no damage was done 70 property. A de-
inonstration was made, however. by some two
hundred or three hundred miners and two men
belonging to the mines were badly beaten. but
the rioters were prevented frem injuriug the
machinery.
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Fire in Chicago.

AT S:3O On the forenoon of April 20,
In TIE midst of terrific storm of thunder and
rain, the south side street railway barns in
Chicago, caught fire by some unknown cause,
BY some believed to be struck by lightning,
and in forty minutes the main building was
guttcd. seventy-eight cars were destroyed
and considerable amount of feed and iuple.
mcnts burned. All the horses, 3l6 in nlmser,
We're let out. Loss estimated at $50, 900, par
TALLY insured
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AS THE goose bone was formerly re-
garded as prophet of great accuracy
in many parts of New England, it will,
perhaps, be of interest to know how to
read its predictions. We must take the
breastbone of last springs goose
none other will do, for the prophecy
does not extend beyond the year in
which the goose is Matched. It must be
divided into three parts. which repre-
sent the three divisions of winter. The
breastbone of q goose is translucent,
but at places has cloud-like blots upon
it. These blots denote cold weather.
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IT has been calculated that q single
grain of wheat produces fifty grains in
one years growth, and if these and Sue
ceeding crops be planted and yield pro-
portionately, the product of the twelfth
year would suffice to supply all the in
habitants Of the earth for q lifetime; in
twelve years the single grain will have
multiplied itself PA, 1905 100000
times-fgures beyond the comprehen-,
siOn Of the Average mathematician,
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LA MORT.

nov SO fair, so sweetly fair
fa1r Is the buds that break in Nav.
ner eyes as blue as the bluest sky
Inat smiles DER the brightest day.
ana yet she died; and why?
AMI why? and still, in a dreamless state
ponder, and in dream lie
And study the inevitable and hesitata
Clouds OF purple piled to heaven.
a luIllng wind is DER the sea:
lis breath of life that is given
10 all, aud to You and to me.
but the self-soft wind grew shrill.
~! ana flower died in its agony.
"ny cid this messenger kill.
That kissed you first in sympathy,
have dipped in science and Law
Inc law that governs human life
aIla watch the processes without flaw.
The fight of atoms in their strife.
nave studied the world as my owes see.
ANA my being fills with awe and sublimitv
AND. after all, it's mystery
That death is the sesame to eternitv
great, strong man is full of power
., 90 1ull OF strength and God given pride
1et, IN day, perhaps an hour
That lip is stiued, and a soul has bied
Cnto its home in the vast beyond
Gone forever in his journeyings long.
And why, ask you? Can you respond.
~, ana tell me, Is this right, or is it wrongs
CAtc0g0 Ledger.
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Fatal Forest Fires.

A dispatch of April %, from Norfolk,
Va, says tidings of the terrible work of fires
hat ragged in the swamp region of North
Carolina last week, have reached there. Life
and property was destroyed and houses and
woods devastated. Zachariall Owens was en-.
gagged in getting shingles from the swamps on
the Alligator river, and lived there in house
surrounded by woods Saturday he left home
III business, but had not gone far before he
Jaw the flames approaching so as to imperil
the house and family. He hastened back to
save them. He hurried his wife and three lit.
tie ones away, hoping to get beyond the reach
of the dangee, but they were overtaken BY the
hames in the swamp, midway between their
home and the place Of safety, and the entire
family burned to death. Their bodies were
ound next day by the neighbors, the mother
:lasping the infant in her arms, the father and
other two children lying near.
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An Indian War Imminent.

A dispatch from Carlton to San Fran
cisco. April "a, says: The danger of an out
break among the Chimeheuva Indians grows
more serious They are gathering in force
through the mountains and especially at the
springs along the West side of the Colorado
river. Mail riders report seeing their signal
fires through the mountains and along the
river. A large stock dealer with his men has
been run off his ranch, his houses burned and
his stock driven off. The agent and employees
Of the reservation have gone to Ehrenberg1o 1or
protection. They were warned by the No.
haves that the Chimeheuvas intended to cross
the river, kill the settlers and pillage the SET
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Killed ut 4 Chariyari.

About 10 o'clock on the morning Of
April %, at Corunna, Do Kalk county, Indl.
ana, = party OF twenty went to the house Of
runfs Miller, whose daughter had been re-.
Gently married, to give the married couple q
betting. Isaac Miller, brother of the bride.
went out TO try and induce the Een to &c
away, aud being assaulted by John vii.
tlams, Miller shot him dead. Miller was put
In Jail.
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and reported the bill to the House. The amount
appropriated in tho bill il g. as 697, Of which
one-half is to be psid out of tho treasury of tho
United Statea and the other, half out of the
revenues of the District. On passage of tho
Mr. Lowe made the point of order there was
no quorum voting. The point WAS suatained
by the Speaker, so the bill went over without
final action.
Messrs. HcMahon, Cobb and. Monroe were
appointed . committee of conference on the
special deficiency bill, and Mr.. Clafiin was ap-
pointed on the Springer-Manning committee in
place of Mr.. O'Neill.
Mr.. Deuster introduced . resolution for
special committee on revision of the naturali-
zation laws. Referred. Adjourned.
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EmiGrantS Coming.

The steamer strassburg, of the Balti-
more and Bremier line, arrived at Baltimore
Md, on Sunday morning, April 2:, bringing
lsl4 emigrant passengers from Germany,
Austria, Sweden and Norway. This afternoon
they started for the West in four trains, over
he Baltimore & Ohio railroad, to settle prin-
cipa]ly in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ne.
bra0ka.
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Visit Of the King or Siam.

At the cabinet meeting, April %, Sec
rctary Eyarts read letter from the United
States consul at Bangkok, Siam, stating that
the king OF that country would leave the lat
ter part of this month for tour through Eu-
rope and the United States II was conclud-
cd to notify the Congressional committees on
foreign affairs Of the kings anticipated visit,
and to recommend an appropriation tit to re-
ceivc HIM. The practicability Of sending
United States man of-war to convey him from
England was discussed at some length with
ont action
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The Late Great Storm,

The details of the tornado by which the
town OF Marshfleld, Mo-, was destroyed, con.
tinue to come in, and are of the most harrow
ing character, the destruction of life and
property being very great. Tho storm COM
menced in Nebraska and swept over the coun-
Try to the Atlantic, and was particularly severe
ana destructive in Missouri, Wis onsin, Iii.
ools and Kansas. Appeals for help are being
maoe from tho desolated Districts 1t seems
70 nave been about the most severe most de.
"ructve and widespread storm on re.
cord,
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The Western File works, destroyed py
6ro at Beaver Falls, Pa. on the morning Of
April 20, was one Of the most extensive in the
State, and was filled with valuable machinery.
The building was totally destroyed together
with over $50, 900 worth Of finished stock. The
total loss will reach upwards of $3.50, 600, on
which there is $l25,0 insurance. The flames
spread with great rapidity, the workmen
barely escaping with their lives, leaving their
tools behind,
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kearneY in Convict Stripes.

The Dennis Kearney hobeas corpus
case.camc up before the Superior Court in
San Francisco April q. The court decided
that it had no power to review its own action.
and kearney was removed TO kthe house of
correction to serve out his imprisonment for
sixmOnths and to pay fine of 81 coo.