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Much Damage Already Inflicted
md u Great Deal Moro
Fenrcd.
At Keokuk the Outlook Is of the
Most Dangerous Char
acter.
llailroad Tracks Submerged anil Many
dwellings, Surrounded at New
London, Wis.
Heavy Falls Of Snow In Various Portions
Of the Dominion Of
Canada.

~
OFFICE: oP THE CHIEF sh'SAt OFFICER,
WAsIflS0ruN, u. e.. Oct. III a. n'.-For
the Ohio Valley md Tennessee, partly cloudy
weather and occasional rain, followed by
clearing weather, nortIlcrly shifting to cnst-
crty wtnis, fower barcnletor, stationary or
higher Temperature.
For tho Lower Lake region. clearing
weather, winds shifting to Gust Or south. sta.
tionary or lower barometer, stationary OF
higher temperature.
For tho Upper Lake region, tho Unper
Mississippi mt! Lower Missouri Valleys, fur
weather. so,ltherly winds, lower barometer,
anu higher trn,peratnre.
CautlDnary siEnals contfnuG at Buffalo,
Ers, cteycla1'si. seetinn g Gnt. Sa1idskS 3t
lowing spcclai Bulletin:
Tic bartllnuser IL lOwest on the New Eli
glnnl const, anu highest III the Mississippi
'Iho Temperature hns faI1en In Nnw En-
glnul from Il. II degrees, and ~ the Middle
AtiaNttc States froli, &. to- III, Il, tho Ohio
rcnsS wasS Tsaessee a to a T. tnG It 'Ms' as ks Isss
siixltiy sHS]II iip i, the Uppcr mississippi afd
Missouri Vnlieys sall,, has fallen. since tie
Inst report, III the Middle and Spatli Allan
juutic States n1Ml Texas. a rainfall 0f LIT
Inches lit the Inst eight hours. Is reported
from Eaglo Pass, Tuxas. Tho winds III New
England nlsA the Middle Atlantig Statcs, tho
Uhin Valtey. Tennessee. md the tnwNr Lake
rcsion, sii Upper Mississippi, and Lower
Missouri Valleys southBrIy.
CiltGAau, OCT. 1s-l0:t8 p tn.-Tho following
ohsrfrnttotts aro taiscu at tho Same moment ot
time 1t Ill the stnttonB nntaed:
, 1881-10-19

uSwAHTED 1sis1IH1tASTs.
NEW YolsH. Oct. l8.-Tho COMmfttee Of
tlle National Conference Of Charities OIL Int
migration mt Mt CnstIo Garden tnllay. Il
resolution was adopted and Il subcommittee,
consisting OF DR.. DAyill Rogers. Dr. Charles
S. Iloyt, DR.. Diller, Luther H. Hill Of Massa-
ciusetts, mud John j. Wheeler OF Michigan,
bB appointed with power tn confer with vnrl-
ous Staio and local authorities will view
Ut securing such Congress iunal ncttolt Ms may
best promote tho interests of immigrants,
md protect tho Statu agalnst Importation of
foreign criminals. lNnnttcs, fdlotic, cptlcpt!c.
blind, crlpples, and otherwise lnittM allen
paupers, and TINT tho committee be auttlnr-
fzcd 10 present tho subject to appropriate
committees OF both Houses of Congress.
INJUNCTION CoSTlSrED.
Judge Barrett continued tho preliminary
injunction In tho suit brought by james Nc
Henry aga!nst Hugh J. Jewctt, to restrain
the ietter! from voting 11.4T shares Of the
npolis Hallway Company ut the annual clce-
t!on Of TINT company.
GoLp FItoM EUROPE.
Tho arrivals of gold from Europe today
amount to S8..5, 600.
svrpNgssIya THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC..
The National Reform Conference, in SEES.
sion here, is lislderfng, tho pnlltlcnt
'rho Rev. DIR. Cumming. IT Bradford. pn., Is
President; Mrs. Mcglelland l1roum, Of Pitts
burg, md H. W. Nelson, Of Chicago, ..are
Vice-F Presidents, Elizabeth uoynt0n How
nfd, OF Chicago, Ia Secretary.
NE1Nd INSTRUCTED IN TIE USE or DySA-
MITE.
ApprchendIng q scarcity Of water, the
f0relon OF tho fire department are boi1ig In
structcd lit the nss ut dynamite for tho
demolition Of buildings to prevent contlu-
ErntfOns.
THE MICHIGAN st1FFEflENs.
A committee Of merchants was appointed
today to collect money tor tho Michigan sui.
fcrGrS.
TIE HEru,HLCAN cENTHAL COMMITTEE
tonight appointed a committee to secure n
full Republican votu ut tic coming election.
, 1881-10-19

GALEsuuHo, ILL.,, Oct 1S.-As cold weather
approaches tho burglars are beginning TO ply
their avncatioy1. Within the past forty hours
the grocery stores Of c. f. f.anstrum and A.
l1uftlasM have been entered and ransnckcd.
At Lal,strum's the thieves were frightened
AWAY before they had succeeded In making
lnucl, of . hau@. They only obtaincd 81. n
few posta!-carls, md several boxes of cigars.
At 1lutlland's they succeeded better. They
tween $500 md 500 In greenbacks. city
bonds to the amount of s2,000, and other
property amounting to St,gW belonging 70
tic Swude Lodge. I. u. q: r., at WHICH A{r.
prIynte dwelling was entered and consitlera-
6lc clot!ing carricd off. AZ yet no clew has
beef, discovered OF tle thieves. Thoru are
several crooks ist tho city, aud they are being
XatchnI closely.
, 1881-10-19
OBITUARY..


Mrs. r. DILLON.
Mr.. f. DflfDn, 0ne Of tho ulttest residents
Of Chicago. died Mt the residence Of her so,i-
il,.law. Patrick Cavasin,,gh, III this city last
evening. She was II native Of the County of
Galway. lrrta.ld, aIld was lmrn there In lstr,.
Two nj iter snt,s-the Rev. james f)illon and
the Rev.. l'ntr1ck. l)ii!0n-wern ntt,nIig The
most distinguished rcclesLastics nj tho Catt,-
ell will, the welE-knuwn Notrc Dame unI.
yersity Ut 1nu1ann, uilu each attained tlle
dignity ,nf President Of that instttut1on.
Mrs. Dillon was n we'll rend. highly Intel
lE1ent woman, mid was II Rreat fayortt with
and tilrnngllout tile Northwest. Slln leaves
two children. Mrs. Caynnaugh and Thnnns
Dillon, VIII! Is assnciated with Mr. Cava-
ltNgh III business in this city.
, 1881-10-19

ST. Louis, No., Oct, l8.-Dispatchcs from
along tho Upper Mississippi! River nose high
water Mt various places, nnd flood seems to
be- apprehendctt. At Hannibal the river is
spring. Tho ratlroat tracks a.l the loyee are
Mkbnl Ara filled with wAter. Several mifes OF
the keokak L. 81. Louis Railroad are under
wntcy. and a number Ut washouts have taken
place. Tho shy. tuyee, which broke last
aprng, and calsetl tho Irumlation 0f several
thnllsaild ncrcs ut farming land and the do
stsuctiolt Ut much valuable property. Is again
IN danger. ntll II tho water rises two feet
higher It will no doubt givo way. AT Dnvell.
p0rt, Dubuque. mud 0tl,or places the wntcr IL
encrOnchlng lipon the layets aud rivAr fronts,
md fears are felt for ttle snfety Of property,
, 1881-10-19
Edison Rapidly Laying tho
Wires for Ills Electric
Light.
Denial Of the Report that Gould Has
Secured the Hannibal & st.
Joseph Road
Measures Looking 10 the Prevention Of
tic Immigration Of Foreign
Criminals.
The Various Factions Of the Democracy
Make Their Nominations
A ROTTEN CONCERN.

A ROTTEN CONCERN.
suciG Is TitE UNIVERSAL. 11rr:-1SscIsAScE
COMPANY.
Spsttaf Dtspateh to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW Yul.ls, Oct. lB.-tIhy tlme allowed
Tie Stockholders OF tho Universal Llfeln-
surancc Company by Statc-1nsurnnce-Snpe
intcMdcnt Fafrtlan to repair lis financial con-
dition nt,A restore 1t 10 s0lyency expires ut
noon tomorrow. It was c0ntended until To-
day by parties who clalm to bo familiar with
the iIlstdo working Of the concern TINT MI Of
fort would bo malo to prevent tho MP
pointlnent Of Receiver. The ren-
son advanced III support Of this WIS,
III effect, that those identified
with Tie management could not afford to
have their reprehenstblc conduct Of tho e0nl-
paliy's ntrnirs made public by II lsccriyer. 1t
wns broadly inserted that tic Directors who
approved tbs untvcrsaf's reinsurance con-
traet With tic def,tnct Guardian Matual
tionabla transactions,
wOul.D NEVER HUN T1tE RISK
Of being brought into court to answer there
for Ur expnso thctEselves u public crit
tclsm1. 1t was III tile affairs Of tho re-
1Hsnred nnI cnnpSny tint r ilenry y,;t !.
It. y believed by several !srso1s @ intefestett M
transactions between 1t and tho Guardian
{FMroer's Old c9,npany} the MeFfantIle
sl,rulce Company, otc,. AiML others Of 4 moro
or less questionable character, co1np to be III
vcsttEatca hy the cnltrts.a AeEree Of rnscn!ity
would bs disclosed such as l.na never been
egMnletl. Tho recent examination Of tho
Universal slislosGd tho fact that It's liabilities
eXcecucd It's nssess by $5S4, ,0lG.T Finding
this condition Of affairs, thnre wero
ONLY TWO Cou1tsEs OPEN
to the Insurance Superintendent: u} to
llOtify thu stockholders nf the tlc!iclncy anti
request thom to mako It gO0h; GU sI.nulsl tic
HtUckHnfors fn1l to respond tho Sitpersll-
tcltlent should then Appy through the At
tnrnpy- GHslerAl for the appointment Of Il KC-
cclver. 1t Ia mt prnhNblo that the stock
holders will nuke good ono penny, rs lnRny
Of them insist they will not, and n Receiver
will probably he appointed. Tlle Unfyersal's
transactions with the NDrtli Ainurfca Life
Insurance Company nrt sail to b0 1f stlclt q
character tint the Directors who participated
In OF approved them arc not particularly
anxious to have them
CLosE1.Y sCRUr1SlzftD ny T1IE COUNTS.
Should tic Universal be put into the hands
Of d tleeGtvor. u course which II Is quite snfe
to say will he adopted, 1t ia tho opinion Of
many experienced ltfe-lnsurnnce iten, as
yyGll rs TINT Of Deputy Insurance SupGrEtl-
tendent Mccall, that the p0licylmlders viii
receive little II anything olt 0t the wreck.
Tho hopeless Insolvency of tic company has
been rcl,durGtl ninro hopeless by tho recent
disclosures ut the fact tlrut It's reAt-cstato So.
curIties are mortgnged for about nll they are
worth,
, 1881-10-19
FRENCH PRIZES.


\ A6 ACANC1uf hNAEN& 1GF tAbAAUHKNt
GeiltuH, and Purity.
The nntjou 0f boiling asstzcs at Which rjrrunus
people should bo nrra!gned for their good deeds,
anu. after a careful triaI. bo rewarded, was IN
Rreat faror with tho sentimental school of
French roiortnors century ago. At that tiuo
worthy man named N. dc Montyon atuso and
beQnoathed substantial sum Of money to tho
Acndom!o Fransa!se for tho annual re-
ward Of good people Of both sexes.
4 littto embarrassed at nrst by tho
worries which tho administration OF this
fund scetno.l 10 throatcn. tho tOrty "!tntnortals
were in some dtuht a. to wheshor they should
10. md soor found that they necd ll0t trouble
themselves In forrctin9 out morltorious ree!p-
docs not blow lis own trumpet. thcrc arc plenty
OF its adtnirHrs who VIII tadortako this duty;
Wsrc eanase. naso hes 70
numerous that rho chief difficulty Of tho Acade-
m!o1os II: ra.hor of TIE b. Fanportcur @ whom Il ~.
q selection from tho masB Of claims submitted
to Is consideration. So.
porteuf; M and tho o,hor day i Il, publicly making
tho awards, which had previously been sub
tho responsibility 0f detectives who bring good
deeds: l,ntNo 70 their perpetratots. aud of tho
on them lilo sentences II society. iio was glad.
ho sata t9 nnd that Virtue was 50 &c ,cotn'Mon ' a1d
.ae 30 s Toss 81 b. pS to
obliged reluctantly 10 set asi,ie Ho was co1-
aoiod however. hy tho rctiection that sheae
nsy E It aSst wSse e ss ad
would not suffer ito humiliation Of hcarlug that
SannEses s and f"ud i ' wautins. s ii lieu non-
aii persons in tho hu,nblsst walks Of lie. Tharo
beeomine 1ntirm lad supported him and hs
VIE s 5yaa 5ss M Ses sss sIe Ga Sg aso sf
dent which bad deprived l,ur Ut q hand. had nor-
erthe!ess been re !na!nstay Of ha!t q dozen
old man. who had ruined himself ID doing
l,nlntr In crippled sister In comfort; a.,d
Thurc werc abuut II doxen Of tteso cascs, which
M .Ss. 5 ySy Scs vic ths xoo
rymoso sentontousnoss ii, which aoaacmto
sls"at, coofessci @ ,hat bo o. vas donbtiui whshsr
! nil tho people ha ha.l nan,ed would take y -
sas - p ons raxnx
EAU; but ho trusted they would feoa tnae tho les.
son tauxht by their simple and gtA1d lives would
Tha academic. having disposed ot It's ylrtaoua
poor proceeded tn tho rrwnrtt OF deserving Ito
ihs trosc ,ntp Eyosy tht 'ye yeass It nwarSs
francs for tho work Of the Vruatcst nAtonal I'M.
pt o 60 nj: ~ pEas bsn tppe s
tory ot tho Consulate and Enplro" =: hnt It had
not ~ ~ amhtusu ea't ~ ~ ;a . yxsstit
~ ~, A., ~, t,a 1n ts ~
s s,' ~ o,urc ,1ott,,r III r1r ronn
natriotIo yetsss, thlrti Eiai Tor sons painssak.
!nR co!octoh ot i'tnton tnlx, antst p@suxGs @
Ara " ~ 'aahns ugspse" " "utcts ~ S .ta,o
Me.en, W ~ ~ ~ ..1tn ~ nn .enne u
pnr EAeatiemto Fsansniso. Aimoat e, -. a! II tao
Mc!nocfs VI t1n .te!nEs aeHAay navy nnu sug
| which ilisurcs tnom sale e!sculauon ~ laHlay
circles: Ana u ~ oaS mattGs r. o. enancG snaI
unknown. nut The Acalomlv Frh.,eatso u t!0t
tns oay oo4X when seska 10 GtSont.ae gs9t9aas
teIatnr Ihofo aro sosesa' p.ofnea ~, aeaae ,s.,e.
| Nso: ana at tn,a period OF tao yeat saey aEe
, 1881-10-19
A hIY6TERIOU AFFAIR.
THE ATTEMPTED nUltStN1 OF THE sTEAsl
41ttl 1NlTltNTA.


6l1tF liOTl1NIA.
Rpseta. ptspateh to The Cssea.e Irthuns-
NEW YoR1S, Oct l8.-,rho attempt by two
unknown men to fire tho uothnlA nj her
wharf yesterday Ia a mysterious atIntr Tho
only facts In the caso yet established seem tt,
be TINT the two lnnn got oil bpartt tho yessel
by saying that they wante.l to SEQ tho Ruats.
wain. Tho Hoatswaln being asleep, thoy
were allowed to walk oyor the ahlp. They
went away shortly attosward, md after they
were gone some ot tbs ships carpets wers
found to DO saturated Will, pllosphorous
mixture wh!cl. broke out into tlaile whel,
trodden OIL. Perhaps the most singular thing
about tho attempt Is that such q mixture as
this should have been used. for the very fact
TINT friction Was necessary to produce 1iatno
1nade 1t certain that thesa would bo q warll-
Ing Of danger
WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT.
The yIslt0rs' request to gee the Doatawaln Ii
also q remarkable ioature of tho caso, for II
tl,oy knew lin they would tsave been tnIels-
titled, and II they did not they would have
been In rather an awkward protllcRment,
They could hardly have counted oil finding
hlm asleep. ANY, attelnpt OF such = kind on
passanger.vusset is q settous matter, aud
WIZ WIZ s suFsss's ssss' the % asa q Fsnaas. bt
sonle private splto may quite ns
well b. 1t the bottom OF 1t.
one Of The officers OF the steala.,r apcaa1kilnE
this attalipt ia iirt the vessel can be laid at
the doors Of any Irish revolutl0nists. This
ship llt.s too many IrisEme1i, and too many
Irtshmel,. are employed by tle company for
any work OF tho klnl.. Tho ruln0rs that
coi',busilDtes and explosives laye been uts-
covered III the catgoes Of ships ot tllis lile u
al nonsense, allu th!s Is the AFst serious at-
tempt to tlrn 0nn Of our stea1Iless. anu / be-
Mora popularity known nowadays as
o'DYNAlIrE-HosSA
takes another View OF the case. lie says tn
Ills customary Warllke aud mysterious man
ner; :. do know that whether Feniana Of
not Fenlans, the authors OF the fire struck
, 1881-10-19

Lion. II lrlsl,mcn wo,t..5, onIy have 4 !Itt!o
energy. mt n sinEto English vessel would
remain unlnnieste,l In u foreign port. 'rlie
time To blow ,lp tlIpan steamers II not III tho
open .ca, when, they ma cruwfea with wt,tti-
III port and ,t,nl,oly Ii On boartl of, them.
Had the l,0ttlnin been burnt up III, Sunday
night It IL snfe ~ 4ay tint not Il soul wnull
hnvD peFisl.cd. However, tlo not un'lGrstninl
present should mt 10 surprised II hear
my day 0f tho destruction by fire Of ono or
JllUfe uf El1Rlul,i'H finest merchant vcsSc1s.n
, 1881-10-19

moan barometer. A@.
Maa1l Thermometer. $4.ll
slean humidity, III
ltlRt,ost Temperature, AS.
Lowest Temperature, 41.at


BURLINGTON, H., Oct. ls.-The Mississippi
Mt this point Is still rising, ard has now
reached within about foot OF TIC high
water mark Of June, 1880. The low lands
on the opposft s'lo OF tho river nre all under
water to tho vicinity Of Sagetown. ILL.,, rs nre
also the bntto,n landsoli the Iowa slde nboye
this city. Several sawmllls along tho river
front Mt this point haya been compelled to
shut down, and work on tho nav elevator
has bpen suspended nn ACCOUNT Of high
water. Islands nboyo this city covered with
small trees nro untlor water, arld OH solne
nnly tho branches nj trees arc y[sloIble above
tlle flood. The weather clearel Up tslls after
ll0oM and the sun snne brightly till slll'-
tnAy bD over.
, 1881-10-19
MAHONE AND EARLY.

WIZ 1k EytI
Aouroon Htesnoa o. ssleneans as,ts g- an op.
ponent-A scheme 10 MIL SENATOR
a1ahoae.
sos Zine s's' "Eo TeS e1oino"t nlts %d essn u a.
Southwest Virginia related to q Tribune
correspondent an , Incident M w,'cla s, ne ss.a M
.appeloa Nv Lsneapats 41m ,,',,"..4S 'nou.is Ss w.
Eariy's lnilrmltcs Of temper, 1t appears
Tint MI Internal Revenue Agent Ind beon
amt i in,o NJ, ono NJ ti,a eounties Of sonthwest-
ern virginia to arrest "moohsillhc GUS
til1ers, and had succeeded In his mission.
The county happened to be one which had
been tho home Of Gen. Early, who was furi-
Gus at tls interference WIN .no ttee-o9sm s11,
duties the revenuo ngent returned to
Lynchburg. Tuklus q seat on the hotel
Seranua one gay ne s a"ana uen aT; NV "non on
t!cn,en entered Into conversation: ', r.
Gen, Early began to talk about the arrest Of
lhe moonslners" and to abuse the Internal
Kuyenue Agent WHO llnsl nade the arrests:
lie cursed the agent roundly md with great
tLently Tor some tinle. and then lbs Kentucky
substance somewhat ns follows; So,
" car nnopt tas Sd Sa1. use nea% neaTa
burg. | think they call him Gen; EARLY, said
that tho aggnt ought to be Shot"
It Is reported that the GenoraI drew himself
up and exclaimed: am Gen. Early. sirW
:" And am Tue Internal !, Keye!lae Agent
spoilse. ,....,
:" II had known That would never have
spoikrn spai to you. sir shouted the frate G'n'
"WelI, | don't think / should have lost
auytling by TINT, replied the Keutucktan.
And there tho conversation eNded..
CUl. Samuel Strong, who last night swore
out warrant against Senator Malone,
charging tim With ~ a. intent to ylolate tho tac
tic purpose OF lighting, dMel. was seen to-
night by reporter Ut the WASHINGTON Post
aIld asked it's reasons for 50 doing.
"Last night" lle sRtd, int lcast 4 dozen
esna ad o m, ne tnas T.
One Of these mell was judge, and three
W0Fo px-tleuIbcrs OF Congress. Two OF them
eEo now stopping et ,a h9tel 10 ths Guy;
them." ''@ >''' ~
me- as he 81 a ae sesa IL Ia saesse wten | py
Mahone to Early nnmlng Hanover nenr
KsanG sgt ss9yS f, Us d1np s9 pss IS a e nsst @
its language Vas thatot al out:a,ld:9Ht clei,
truth. Two Of three Of them said they were
! opposed to Nahone, but that thing ought TO
K% KSppsd afy o er, M nss "d fs sS sy .e
ne, The Judge especially Insisted that
hone fEW vii ight as sire as God.' 10 saw, lno
this morning ant! sald.' II you had not dono
| what yolt did, TINT duel would have been
fougllt a1,d Mallone, probably killed"
"Un this Information you aWora out tho
, 1881-10-19
MANNED by A. SAW.

beVt4d4 IH5bdEth % 7h{ ChkdQd 3F1bIH9s
~ Hattie GlouNp, Ind, Oct 1s.-A very
Serious accident occurred to James Nc
MILAN. Of this pince, lust evening. lie was
: at work tit a aaw-nllI, and, while attending
tae saw, attempted to rolnoye piece Of
aa1k, when l!s shirt-sleeve caught III the
sesst' se9 of the 1apidly'rayolv[ng saw, and, in
suite OF Its efforts TO prevent, his Loft ar1il
~as drawn III and the hand completely
, 1881-10-19
OSHKOSH. WIZ.

t5flNoSSAt ~ tSt
6ptetat Dtsrateh 10 Tas cA.esso Tribune.
OslfK0s1l, WIS.,, Oct. 18.-A dispatch froth
Now 1d'ndon states that Rood many dwell
tngs m the north side Of that town nre Btlr-
rounded by waler, md tl,at tho Green hay &
Nllnnest'sn and Lake Shore. linilr0ad tracks
erlng tho fprfn0r road three niles nUrtl, Ut
tho city. Traffic nf NIL kinds fs suspended
md work Is SUSPENDED III the mills and
factories. Tho water covers Malll street III
several places.
, 1881-10-19

, SNF1s3 Odpdeeh q 3h1 CA{fa0o 3F76uNk.
Lo0ASspo1sT, Ind, Oct, l8.-Charlcs Bur-
: nam, Of Dnnk!rk, was struck and killed by II
1aan'liandlo passengcr.trn1n at noon today.
;rtle ;Itle accident occurred on the slde-track.
y. he engineer sounded the alarm, but tha
ton tHacik tleetle1 not the warning until It was
, 1881-10-19

Spfttal DApdeeh to 7hs Ch!td9o 1fthuN<.
TonoNro, Ont. Oct IA shooting affair
which I.as caused considerable exc!tclnentln
society ltere, OWING to tile high social posi-
tion Of the parties concerned, took pface Snn-
tlny evening Inst. 1t sec1ls that about half-
past 8, n barrister named T. $. toss, with
friend. was passing through, the Queens
l'ark. when they heard a iauEi, proceeding
from I'LL unfre1uentetl spot beneath Tie trees.
On approaching the spot they discovered
lnan seated with Indy companion,
tie mai being well connected,
named William Mills, who holds
goot position In tie Merchants Bank,
and Ills companion young lady well known
Il fashionable society, Tie daughter Of
by Ross mid his companion, is, Thomns Mills
started up. and without any pfoy0catlon
fired Mt Ross. Three or four SLOTS were fired,
one Of WHICH rather seriously wounded him
In the head. Mills, on the other hand, claims
that lsnss ercut niong the pass to where he
md tt!e Indy were sitting and struck him
several blows with n cane. Some evidence
was taken h, the case today. and Mills was
committed to stand his trial on Charge of
rttn.,, rtpt1 ,ntIrtlnr
, 1881-10-19

Quincy, Ill, Oct. 1a--There ts no material
change In the situation concerning the Hood
at th!s point, excepting that the danger Dr.
comes slowiyn,o1e imminent. The river has
risen tau inches today, aud Ia still rising
steadily, being now within ton inches OF the
stage during the great food Of last spring,
, 1881-10-19
TEXAS,

GALVESTON, Tex, Oct 1a.-The Ne1ps'
Fort Worth special: ". T. Barrett d Co..
grocers, have failed. Liabilities. $4,000;
assets, S0,0o0.
Quarantine ls declared discontinued Ut u!
Texas stations th, Goth, except Galveston and
lndlanoia, where It viii ba raised Nov J.
, 1881-10-19

3pt<Ea1 ntpateA 70 TA& Chteaoo 1Eibpns
New ORLEANS, Oct. l8.-rlla Rand Jury
today returned true bill against Coroner
Joseph @. beard for demanding bribe as
nelnbar Of the Board OF Health before ha
would report favorably To tha selection OF
new laukhter-housu stta. The grand Jury
also prevent him from appointing deputies
, 1881-10-19

Every effort ts hotne put fortt TO save tho
Sny fevce and tho Indian Grove levce. ll,ltl-
drGtla nj men tMfnK nt work tonight to prG-
vent impending calamity. tits Thought that
4 break must occur IN hOttI embellishments
latQr0 tOHQfENW night.
, 1881-10-19

New HAVEN, Conn., Oct. ts.-In The Mal-
ley case. today. jain A. Lovejoy, rev Wit
ness, testified that iu saw James Alalley Jr.
and .1eftnG Cramer, both Of whom ho had
know,, for s0fng lima, walking on the green
between II and o'cl0ck on Friday, Aug. s,
, 1881-10-19
SUICIDAL.
TIE REVOLVER.

1p{ttdI U5b1{tH 70 1Es Efkea0b 2Ft3uH&s
ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. 18.-From q private
snurce information reaches nlo giving the
particulars of n suicide which occurred Mt
Augtfsta yesterday. Tic unfortunate mat
wAs George Carroll. nephew of Dr. Carroll.
n,,e Of the most prominent physicians uf TINT
city. Carrutl committed Suicide Ii, his roDil
by shooting himself through. the meek with II
pistol. M definit calsa IL given for the
commitment OF the act altfoiiRl, n number
Of theories are advanced, one Of which Is
tl,nt he was under the Influence Of liquor ut
the tIme that he took his llfe
, 1881-10-19

DAvExponr, Ia, Oct. la-The Mississippi!
at this polnt has fallen three-quarters OF aM
Incl, sluca noon yesterday. Hopes are now
entertained that the worst Ia over. Two saw-
mills l,aye slut down, and others are expe-
TJenctng much difficulty III running. The
weather IL clear and cout, apd no moro ra!n
Ii exppctSu,
, 1881-10-19
MORPHINE.

DIES MONIES, H.. Oct. 1S.-slaud 1stc,l-
mon.l, atlas Hunt, attempted to commit sui
eide III the Rock lslalld DEPOT late last night
by taking morphine. She was pumped out.
She Is ~ years OF nge and tired OF lItG.
, 1881-10-19

@1VVW NeF0 r Tk0S T. :
sT. Jos'*, n. H.. Oct. ls.-Tcn Inches Of
SHOW fell In tho northern part of the Prov
ince last night. 1t is still showing.
DEs MuISEs. IT,, t]ct. IRA lIenvy frost
felt here lust night, tin first OF the srason.
Qt;EnEf, Oct. ls.-Six Inches Ut snow fell
last right,
, 1881-10-19

Special Correspondence NJ The tAfcdco TrihunA
OcoSoMowoc, Wis, Oct. lo.-II. \. Ward,
a we]l.known resilient OF this State, died at
his sor-,l-law's residence, +. II. Rising, In
this city, Friday. Ntr. Ward wns f0r1nerlynf
Milwaukee,, anu was IL years of age at the
time uf his death.
, 1881-10-19
1fEn08EN

CINCINNATI, o., Oct. 1s.-ny an explosion
; p p kerosene oil, used IN klndl!ng fire,
MaFion O'Donohne, 4 Reryaptgirl il years
9ia. living Will, the family of Mr.. Martin
IIaesfif,on. 9f this city, was burned, probably
, 1881-10-19

Co1.usfItra, o., Oct. l8-At midnight no
person Ind bceti nrrGs.etl for the murder OF
Charles =. AlcGrail, United States soldier,
who was found dead on the street Mt o'clock
yesterday morning. Several persons haya
UeCu suspected.