The Princeton union., 1880-09-23

disease. 1t is the opinion Of some medical
men that the COWS have been poisoned, while
others attribute the malady to deposits of
caterpillars which the COWS have eaten with
the grass in that portion of the city.
A Diabolical Act.
A London telegram Of September is
says parcel containing four pounds of dyna-
mite, connected with tube filled with per-
cussion caps and gunpowder, was found un-
der rail on the London &Northwestern g. line,
sixteen miles from Euston, the London ter
minus, that morning. 1t is supposed the ex-
press train to Scotland passed over the mined
rail two hours previous to its discovery. The
tube was shaken from the rail by the motion
of the passing train, or otherwise failed to act.
There is no clue to the perpetrators. a tele-
gram of September the ID adds inquiries
leaves little doubt that placing the..mine of dy-
Mantle under the rails of the London North
western line, was deliberate attempt to
wreck the express to Scotland which passed
over the rails two hours previous to the dis
covery of the mine yesterday morning. There
were ffty-seven dynamite cartridges. each
about three inches long and one inch in di-
ameter. connected with the rails by rubber
tube filed with powder and caps. The dyna-
mite was soaked by recent rains. No theory
has been propounded for the attempt.
Railroad War.
There was considerable excitement
Sept. Is, in Chicago, in that part OF the South
side through which the Chicago & Western
Indiana railroad is attempting to gain an en-
trance. The company has obtained deci-
sion in the supreme court in its favor, and has
purchased aud condemned the land which it
needs except few small strips. While the
track laying was in progress, an excited
throng of citizens of the lower classes, insti-
gated, it is said, by rival railroad corporations,
tore up the track and burned the ties. The
police, under the direction of Mayor Harrison,
refused to interfere, and at midnight the rail-
| road men were withdrawn. The case will be
taken into court, and it is expected the rail-
| road company will ask for warrant for the
arrest of Mayor Harrison for contempt. Dur
ing the melee w. P. Steward, superintendent
of the work, was struck on the head with q
brick and badly hurt. Had there been any
resistance on the part of the track layers, a
| riot would have undoubtedly ensued. The
cause of the trouble is regarded as contest
between the Gould and Vanderbilt interests.
English Grain.
The Mark Lane Egpress, Of Sep
tember 13 in review Of thu
British grain trade the past week says
"The harvest is nearly completed in most O.
the English counties and quite finished in the
South. The grain is mostly stacked and II
very excellent condition, and threshing has
proceeding freely. The wheat crop is variable
at best and very generally disappointing, 8
considerable proportion being bGghted. The
wheat yield has been generally over estima
ted because an insufficient allowance was
made for invariable results of blight and mil
dew, the fine weather at the end Of the sum
mer being expected to remedy the shortcom
ings of the adverse season. Root crops being
in great need of rain, the ground being very
dry and hard, Saturdays splendid rain, there.
fore was generally welcomed. The bulk o
the Irish aud Scotch crops have been secured
under mostfavorable circumstances. Offering
Of English wheat in Mark Lane and the provin
ces have been moderate and very large pro
portion of samples are in excellent condition
the contrast with last years condition is mos
marked. Some samples of new barley alst
appeared. They are variable in weight ani
color. Millers' attention has been devoted al.
most exclusively to the home product, whicl
was purchasable at such very moderate prices
that for time foreign was left out of account
, the supply of imported having quite out
stripped the demand. Tho arrivals hav
, gone into warehouse. The week has closet
With weaker feeling, though prices showe'
40 quotable change, Sales of English during
The week we're 2S, l4o quarters at 42s I'd agains
l3645 at 47s lid for the corresponding perio'
last year. Imports into the kingdom dur
ing the week ending September the 14!h wer
; 21o5,627 cwt of wheat, and 24s,73S cwt. Q
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