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Improper U.e of U. . mail Pouches

Washington August 2.-ihe report OF tue
two postcflice inspectors who were some time
ago detailed to invest gate the eu' ject of i'm
proper diversion Of u tied States mail pouches
from their proper use In the lnie Change De-
tween tGe United states and Canada, MS been
received at the post flee department..
It gives in detail the result of their
Investigations aJ 81. his, n. B.j HaiiiAI,
n S.; Quebec, Mont cal, Toronto, Lon0on,
Ort.. W.AdsOT and other places The lepor
states that they were treated vith the great
e { courtesy by the Cara 4 IN Ofh las, who In
every In tame disclameI any u e OF the msli
bA.s and pouches ffr then local busin, IS
. cept possibly through tnadvertance 1he
TenoiJ saws, hIu ever, that every Canadian
poet flee they visi ed q majority OF the mat
Gags a. pouchts we Z bran, ell with u. -"
and ~ W indoor tLey fou q u " q ststes maj
pouch sp / up and just to be dispatcn- :
al for NanitOba ano ths provin. e. of British
Columbia several OF iheee INT ed TIA -
n,aI bags were biougrt back by
fastened Canadian DIV css TO- locking bats,
sboWinpt a. tnry lad been b natiy 6ppTO
priated ana prepared at canadian rep ~
sh,p r.r Canadi N locI rervica. The iuspec-
bags aud pouches are being di.y ussd
a1i as they cost frum s. upward,
aud this pia ce hss been indnlged IA for
- the uOninlon sovernAent have not been lh-
c1Bsidera Dle. The inspectors recommen
the I'd option Of an Internal nal mail bag and
p uch, 70 be different IrSm an!
md fha1 esch RovernmsDt furnish It's tquif-
alb e proportion; tLat inspretiOn OF 'act
service be ordered; all mhi bags and Poueh",
% be br ught 10 syme pint In Canada, anh
hose which can be identified as belonging u
th. United etstes 60 be s.rtsd out and r
turned 10 this un ~. The plsns prOptse
and bavs ressived the assent Of the CANADIAN
authorities.
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D rty hsve not returned. They are evidently
on the heels of the rohher.
BENSON.

BENSON.
Special to the Herald.
Denisou, August la collision of two
freight trains occurred five miles above
Caddo to-day. Both engines re badly
smashed. Three cars of cattle were wrecked
and thirty bead of cattle killed. One car Of
q iur was demolished. An engineer of one
of the trains was slightly hurt. The pas
senger train Is eight hours late in CON-
sequence of the wreck.
Marshal d ugloss, of Sherman, to-day
arrested n negro preacher at Stringtown,
named Charles Spillman, alias Ander~
son, for stealing two mules,
pack.sadle and harness, The
property was recovered. He had a
sorrel horse branded I'D X' on tho left
shoulder and buggy, stolen property. The
marshal took the prisoner to Sherman. he
MSS served one term in the penitentisry.-
A boy. about sixteen years old. in
Jun ping of a movii &, train to-day, was
knocked doRn and run over and bis legs
we're so badly mangled that amputalion of
both was necessary.
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Gr0esbeck.

Special TO the Herald.
/ Grossbeck, August 1.-Saturdsy night
Miss E nms Hsrrscn and Louis Reno eloped
from here, ard going TO Sulphur Springs
lrou,ed Justice Boyd from his slumbers TO
tis the knot. which be did at II O'Clock p m.
rbe couple have not been heard from since.
Two runsw.y boys from Waco, aged four
teen and nine, vere caught Saturday night
and held by Sheriff jackson until the arrival
Of their fathers Sunday morning.
Yesterday lsbOrer named John Kelley.
under the Influence Of liquor. exsspersied 9
negro, when the latter stru,k him with an
iron bolt, !, Hcting an ugly scalp wound.
BOth we're arrested.
Several Dee brick buildings are being erec'
ted, and business generally is lively.
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House of Commons.

London, August 2.--soJn alter Psrnell qrfi
the house Of COMMONS . majority Of his iOl, W
ers held 8 consultation with b m aud II SA,
decided that the Englith and scotch a. vesl
as the Iris votes 30 supp,y should be qnss
toned on the ground that hey affect Ira hiDsi
residents Of CIR At Britain.
The house last night passed, By q vOse o.
els,ven t. Twelve, the mo loo giving preoedenr'
70 government busiu.es ovei ell Othsl
busfi5e-s Until the cicfe of the session p
parIlsmsnt The prOvin isl business VIII b
IN q Of ~ ply
Hr. tiisdsto-e iutimstss that fhs Iris
ruau,ters wou be abe o raise the qne-iiJn q
rrr---fs umc er the coerciOo Hct.
In ffscn.slgu un the apr pria ion bill Z
Trish egusnses. Mr. Pdrue was no sEtflrt
With this Dgsf fpout meffi ~ TIE q1s-fi n-
rfr PARCEL s'usm d. srd y ID vute a o.
bnuse n wss iuspsude1 f1r The r-rnsi1dsr .
na..
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kentucky Election 4.

Lexington, Ky, August 2.-Lhe election
here yesterday resulted In Q victory for the
d. mocraiic candidate by an increased majOii-
ty, and ~ iller for the lower house 502 AS far
as heard from The senators and Representa-
tive favorable to the election of Hon j b. Beck
20 the United Strtes senate have been elected
py full majorities.
Cincin ali, ohio, August 2.-Full reports
from Campbell county, Kentucky, show large
republi can gaining for Reilly state senator, and
shows hat pubitcans are elected on the re-
fo' m ticket In KentOn county. Complete re-
turns are not in, but there are enough to thow
repub.i lean gain. Ho land, democrat, Is el, c.
I'D to the senate by small majority. One
republican, one independent ana one democrat
representative are elected.
Lui.v e, August The election In this
city Was very quiet, and iieh vote indicates
lit @ inter, st TAX en- la the result 1he city
and county del, CATION VIII be bedemocratic, with
o exc ptiOD.
d mocrats elecled the state tfea- -urer, nineteen
senators and o e hundred rep esentalives anu
In the ird district, composed OF tw.n'y-one
cou lies tue Judge the eou' I oil q rpea ana
James w. Tate rejected treasurer w'thnul
,pposition ann j. III Lewis, app Late judge.
by a large m jority he .cliOn, exc, pit IN
a few plsc. s. was very quiet one and u
small vote was poiled. Returns show imma,
leri pIGcan gsi ,ant in oG.a se atss ate IS
senate "a demo rats and four pu licans;
house, so democ ats and tweuy y rtpubiicaf y
and preenbacKers. Exactly how I iegls a
re elected yesteI day will and IL IS tmpos-
s,b e IT, say; but 4. will ctr,anly be over
VIII, lmingly demucr tic, and with large
m II " iavol ablo IL the e-e'.ction OF Mr.
Beck to the Uni Ell states stnaie.
AS all the votes not polled are counted
against Q call for o cons itutioT al c0nvan u,
that imp rtant measure is again defeated by
public apathy. ,
p, ,rhaps the quietcst election ever
he d in this city was that of yesterd ~. Less
an i, 900 vot were pO d, where more than
zoo hsd be ncsst 1T previous elect as. Of
lae democrats elected 10 the legislature from
the city aud county, si, are known 10 favor
The reelecioa of Senator Bsck About. the
same ra 10 will cid go dover The state.
Augusta, Ky, Aug"st2 .-rnts town was tne
Gene much dis rider at the election g ter-
n the evening light occurred at the Ian Ing,
In whicn pistols were used, and one mtn IL
known to 4 We b en- wounded lhe ihdrshsl
mel with re Il tanee when .Ddesvoring TO ma e
arrests, but mani aged to secure his Prisoners,
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COnanche.

Special to the Herald.
Ccn.snche, August 2. Sen ator Coke is in
town, bsing enroute home from northeast
Texas.
Heavy rains have fallen during the past few
dsys, and the ground is thoroughly saturated
Cotton is openin g finely, and ginning will soon
commence. ,,,..
Mr. Jimmy Andrews was married TO MISS
G 7, Ii slmsety Thur day morning. They
were two of n leading young people, and
their W ddiug created much interest
The mail line from wacb tp IOmanche has
b. en- discontinued and the one to Dublin on the
Central subs ituted therefor.
in this section zoe tne nlversi,y. me loca, "a
lion OF the medic ] department is Iot amen
discusse d her, but / is thought that Galveston
will probaby be iavored.
A sc lool teacher. for getting drunk ana DIS.
playi q bis revolver, was tod ~ soon scooped
in oy our seen;.yfd sheriff. W; L; Ys'es. q
stahe Bod Moore CAV him employment
hauling rook for III publ well, 10 pay his
nae, which job he did not like anu he skipped
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Galveston.
Speci al to the Herald,

Speci al to the Herald.
Galveston, August "A man named Jos
Mart,nas had his left hand badly mangled by
O santa Fe swich-engine at l:30 this morning.
A gen leman from Aransts Pass re ports o
depth of wate on the bar at seven ard half
fett and the bar constantly shifting eastward
Mr.. George Sesly, president of the GUT, Col
orado d S n "a Fs, denies tne rep"rt q at the
Santa Fe had purchased Paul BremOnd's mar
row gauge road tor TWO mi lion dollars, but
saws MIR. b emona has b en- endeavorug to
sell The rosd to them, but the price was deemed
too high
Mr., Z. Pilot, of Houston, has bought the
fremont opera house for the cum of fifty thou
sand dollars.
The ci izans' committee Of eleven met last
night when conn uD ication was read frem
the Palmer-sullivan syndicate acc "ptiDg The
tender made by the citizens, as an induce nent
for them o make Galveston the terminus of q
part of their system.
Oscar Murray, general pa senper agent OF
the Santa Fe. left to day for New Orleans
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Negro BuelIsts.

Atlanta, Ga, August IA report com IS
frSm Monroe county OF q uuel between Two
Degroes, Bill Conner and Frank Cheney, at a
negro wood chopping. They quar- Ell ed, chal-
lenges passed and were sccspled, when they
C rdancs with the code, the wea' ons being
pistols. Cheney used n de'rnger. which
missed fire. Conner, With revolv r, lodged
a b II In Cheney's thigh. Again Cheney's der
ringer failed and be received another bali in
his leg Trying his rriBger once NOR. with
out success he threw 1t wn, and seiZlpg an
axe, etruck at Conner, who ward.d off the
blow, and shot Cheney dead at close range.
EOnner p9CaOpd
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Sr. LOUIS.
A Row at Uhrig's Cave Theatre-Sale
ofa Bale OF 1exas COttOn-Strike OF
Freight Men ON the Illinois Midland
Railroad, Etc.

ara Bsle OF 1exas COatOn-Strike Of
Freight lon ON the Illinois Midland
Railroad, Etc.
Special to he Herald.
ST. Louis, August -Uhrigs cave summer
garde en- the atre, the resort OF hiyh-ioned soci
cty. was the scene of lively row at midnight
last night. james Barrett wsll-known so"i-
ETY. man, was too assiduous In his attentions
to Miss Taylor, an actress. W. w. Fuerst.
lea er of the orchestra. swee' Or Miss Taylor,
o. iected t. Ba ret's advances At the close OF
TN. per fOrmance Barr WAS haLg ifg around
to see "a cr, is. H. saw instead lively Knock
do an an drag out. Severs' fr ends on bo h
sides took hand. Pistols wee drawn and
fourls he'd There was lots of hard bittiI g,dls-
figurtng cou, t+nanGes, but nu shooting.
a b,ir Of new cotton received from Abe
Schwartz, Of Corsicana, Texas, by Gr k son q
sloss sold at auct on at the Co ton Ex-
1 ,e"n and a half cents ard
will he shipped to New York. IL was twesr ?
days ear,ier tn. the first bale Of last year and
beats New Ol,ans price for first bale Two
| and tb, ee-eighlh ceDts:
b omi"g on. Il'onia, special says
| Gene al Grant aud wife, Govern " Oglesoy
will atte' the 81 90 ~ September
A special IrOT awIeu.., lil IS, 'ays hnr'
glars robbed the Office OF Swimterd & Melcher
! of $3.50 add valuao Q papers.
" Decatur, Illinois, special says Mrs John
| Coapeni der, a reside ,t in the country, wah
burnrd fatally while working alb ut stove
| The Iliinois Midland rsilroad freight men
are on strike for an Increase of wages. Both
sides are apparently firm. No trains are
| moving -
An alton, Illinois, special says j. Owens
had fine horse and buggy etoien while az
| t. di. n c Gus las. night. A detective is
afler the thef
A Kansas Ci'y special saws steifel &New,
Wholesale liquor end tobacco merchants, msde
| f.n n IIat- ma nf
| Liabilities $4,000; assstts not ascertal ned.
The princu oil creditrs are st L5uis inns
| and Kaness City banks.
Hannibal, NO, special says things are
doing rushing business.
| Aaron AaronsoD, a wealthy wool huyer wa
| kn cked down and beaten ipsensible. bis
body was thrown into ar alley TIRE ZOO
| nads obt Aimed no monev. william Eli. SER
we'd i'm the same manner will probably die.
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exican Matters

New York, August 2.-City of Mexico ad =
vices of July say that on last Thursday, at
6o'clock in the moro Ing, the explosion of a
powder magazine occurred at Maz ,tlan, and a
whole square was blown up and many fami-
lies buried under the ruins. About sixty
bodies have been recovered c7s. as.i
An acaident occurred az station of the mar
row gauge railroad here to-day by which four
persons We're killed and others injured.
In tae railroad accident rtpoi ted only one
PEI son was killrd, the fireman. az d one In
ured, brakeman. The engine left the
track and turUed on the s'ds near Calonia
station. The damage is insiQ Qnihcaut.
No further news has been received here In
relation to the pow er mags zine EXPLOSION
at hazatlan The government has asked for
particulars o. the dis se'.
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Sherman.

Special to the Herald.
Sherman, August 2.-The fine residence OF
Mr.. T. G, Dixon was destroyed by fire yester-
day. Loss So 500. including contents. Loss
covered by insur ance.
Msssrs. II NJ Hook and e. .. l.. FdnoNm OF
the a rle Farmer, II Chicago, have been in
tn, city for some days W iting up the agficul-
tural r.soul ces of this county for their paper.
They expect u remain in tne state for a eer
and wife up every county in IL, making Dali
las their headquarters.
IN. residen CO ot hr. John Kennedy, OF this
place, was entered by uDkDowo parties last
night and robbrd of money and jewelry to the
amount ofsl 800. he thieves We're veiy DO q,
and evidently knew thei grouud Ihey took
a watch fram Mr. X nnedy''s pants, which lay
on chs ir near his bed and were so noisless
that he.wss nh awakened, and knew nothing
of his lusurul me morhlhg 1here 10 ho
clue a. 10 whJ the III ewes are.
The surs seyor who IL to iocae the route OF
the Texas, Louisiana Westtrn narrow
raupe ip here, and will commence operations
i'm m I'd lately,
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Special 10 the Herald.
jacksonville, August 1.-C. A. Finn. tele-
graph operator Al LJngvisv, and Miss Lsci'e
Smith, msnsger Of the Western UniOa Office
Il this place have consolidated. with head
qusrisrs si Longvisv. Mr. Finn goes bef &c
10 murrov with his fair bride. Miss smith
hss G led the position as manager here Tor
too yesrs and many are the regrets st her
depsrture
The orouth stiIl continues. The prospects
frr rain are nov favorable.
The t~o conv'cs that escaped from R1sk
tsling with them four mules, are still 81
large. The mules we've recovered
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Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald
Houston, August The city council TO-
day passed an oroiasoce compelling all sa-
looms 10 clos 81 u s'clock at night, and not
20 open bef..re four, under hesvv psnsl5
for selling liquors between tbose hours. The
reasons for the passage Of the ordinance are
that policemen are keps around saloons 81
nigh, TO keep order 70 the de,riment Of otbe'
sections Of lba city.
Pof =. z Burnett Va, to-day resppointeo
sup.riptebdent Of public schools FOR the
next session.
The Office of city sssler is 10 be cressed
here. 10 inspect AL weights and measures
used in the ciIy.
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London, Arg at 2.-The Times in leading
article this marsirg ssys it is imross ne q
contsst the fac that 10 the debste On the lana
biI IN n horss Of iords ye 'te-dhT, toe sUp-
f.lIrfers ~ the mis- fstrv were c,mplettly !
able e fusEfitg thslr fJplnfnls On fquf'
rsfrns. not ouly 10 reiuIy blt IN Jrrcticsl
rns.fe II t1e Futiecf Tie fs-tila O. q %
fffi hsf IN h-t--r "a ifs edvuosfea 10 o. M
ferf m e. She u de airnf .. wllhCuf ois ire
N of par y. regard fhs tdn tss pal fui and
Uerlaps disastrous nsosssi =.
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Fort W orth.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Fort worth, August "A negro by the
n ,me OF johnson attempted to commita rape
on an aged lady lest night, and The officers
have been ON the lookout for him all day. He
was seen By the officers and told 10 halt, but he
did not and started It bri run, ~heu they
fIred i've snots at tim. b { none ofth, m to k
elect md he made good his escape. lie 10 still
at la-ge.
A horse attached IN O wagon took fright to-
day md ran over little Doy by Tie maine oi
Bartlett tia cher, injld-g & him severely. lie
was better at last C cunts. IL.
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ID. W BLIse.
j X. BAItNEs.
j j. WOODWARD.
D.uan- D..nrrH
comm,.s,oper Kaam,. Report.

Warrington, ID. C., August ission'
or Rsum has wrItten his annual letter TO tb'
secretary OF the treasury, reviewing the cOndi
ion Of the ints rial revenue service for the las
fiscal year, snd fOfw1r.eJ Is tO-dsy. u shoW
that durirg The issi fiscal } ear is5 % ~ Hti
COLLECTED and pasd infO The treasury. ana Ne
the amount COLLECTED dur1rg the i've yesrs .
Raufn y sdminissfatis u tgRIt2aaeH .fo-It ~
ths entire smouns ~ which, vi hut deislcz
tIou, has been ptid infntte treasury.
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Special TO the Herald.

Special 10 the Herald.
San kDionio, August AyOang MAJ
rsmed Geurge Eeischs wss drowned in the
river yesterday while bsihirg. HIS CON-
psnions ri. 70 ssvs him, but without svsil
The city % f.irly alive viii Ksighis Of
Honor. To-raOrrou VII Be fhsopsniDg ray
81 Turner ball Thy wers wishing AlsDo
7rl Gissic-<lQ dsv. w. ID. .Cle, grsu1
rsposter, fsys N , ~ be the largest Session
ever hsl1 g. tte sis,e.
The rliosing s from Utsi3s: Tbt
s,s,tru b0uud .tags vas bDec fOui r1iiss
U,s; ofths piece lssf fifhi. 1be thrcug
--.il ssck sas tskfn- TIE pssstrftrs On 20
a., gs were r.oi d'-furbsd. One u.n 90 an
~. Snefrf Bsiifr, vith q posse Of cii
;z-rs.is on tis ted o. bin. IL here = I
cot Of . f+os cf csictiIg BIN ttsJ =
Nvc hrn- BE y b1sintss. Ihs sooaI1t
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Peoria. ILL.,, August 2. 2.-P W CIome. of this
city, whose name has been mentioned ia con.
nectiou with the attempt to blow the Brlt.h
vessel up, confesses that he hau knowledge Of
the. ! lot and claims the eane right TO manu-
facture explosives as Oih'Is have t. make fire
arms He has letters frm O'Donovap Rosa,
| vas sci will De safe. Sohe of the shells ar on
exhibition, but there iothiug tn indicate
tnat T. oss already known were made by him.
IL Is thought the shells are being maze here
and the machinery and explosives at other
pOin,s.
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zrsciai 10 the Hsrds.
P.les.ins. EUgla 1.-A,s msst'ng Of ths
scbOd trustees tbis evening. Professor
C-slsusn. Of BrJAn, was slsc.ed supsrin'en-
81 Of frss scbOsls for the ensuirg yp.r
ghs p-C.pect ftr tie s1cc-ss Of ths publie
Tcfi1ol = e-lcuur-ging.
S.vsrsi irDp, rsrt csses were disposed Of
IN ths ccuuiy court io-8sg.
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rOrsicana.
sneclAl 20 the Herald.

specisl tn the Herald.
Uorsicana, Ausut 2.-watsr was struck
this evening on the Barry addition a. depth
oftwenty feet ami eight inches. The pipe Vas
driven d ,wn one section alta TIM, and water
is now flowing freely over the to-. Should
the supply, on inve.tigation. be deemed sufici-
cot ststs viii b-tasen at once 10 N the aoilon
of the water works,
ni.ht w IN a pen X e ife by white boy. The
negro bed copiously, but the cut l. not con-
eidefei daDgsrOus.
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Terrell.
special TO the Herald.

Special TO the Herald.
Terr.ll, AuEust7.-The first bale OF new cotton
was brought 10 town this morning. being the
second bale received on the line Of TIE road.
II ives b ugst by II. Bfin a Bro. at eighteen
cent. per n und, aud wit be sent 10 81. Louis
BY be nr-t passenger train.
The cotton factory is progressing raj Idly
ana will soon be open for Oustnees
The W atber fs ear and very VAIN. a
good rain would be bsns fclsl Ia many re.
fpecR.
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Ehe King of the MOOnshiners Cap
tured

Chicago, Auguet pa special from Little
r. OK, Arkansas, announces the capture by
United State s.Marshal Bou .hmoot, of Thomas
Andrews, cal ed "King OF the Moonshiners,"
WHO has 10 G cen opera ing in - ter 'unty,
Arkansas. Andr ws his O. us d the govern
menJ great trouble end he siUrie' OF his ca
rerr Would fiji volume He once ma del Ell a
United States m4rsn 1 IN TIE nesses after
which ne fed 10 AIkaLsns. He ID now In
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isa summary of the stars estimate: ''Thare
viii he 4, falling od of at least 30 per cent from
me usual vote. The democrats viii p II iwo-
thirds and the Republicans three fourths Of
thdlr ttrargth. The democrpI tic vote will be
equally divided. The republicans viii give
about hire -lourths Of their vote against p-o.
htb'tlon. e majority against will bs q. 0O0."
The S'ar, when opp0s - the ~ leasure, asserts
that Ia S calc 1latiOn IL has ven the prohi-
bitioniHs the benefit of every reasonable
donbl, and that It's estlma OF the ma Jrltyis
absolutely S fa
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Dsnvllle, Va, AUGUST 2.-The report of the
t. bacco association OF this city, submitted for
the month of July, shows2,l1 lisp u d. sold
TOR S27 693, fSl, being an aver ge 81 sl.4!l per
hundred puunts s Siuce the fi,s of Octo er
lasi 25, l27 5iS rounds oi tobacco have h.eD sold
here Tor S249. .32l,457, being An average VI s99
per hundred pounds.
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The Chinese min,s,er Withdrawn. "

Washington, August 2.-The Oh nese Minis
ters to this country, Chin Ian Pin and Yung
Wing have been withdrawn by order of hair
gov rnmsnt. TDey will be succe 5ded by sin-
gle represent alive. This is Ia de efsreNce TO tue
expression of other 1rst-cl iss p"w r.. who
ara recognized Dy only one minister from
China.
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The Trnnsyaa, Convention.

LondJn August 2.-Replyipg 10 question
IA the house oil commons last night, NJ,
Glad stone said he was aware that the con-
vention between rnplard and the Boers he'd
bean signed. A DuIham dispatch says 10 is
expected III I the Trai svaal convention viii DO
tunad to-dau-
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speeisl 10 tn. Herald.

apecisl 10 the Herald.
Graham, Aur-sf IA msn named Dozier,
con fiBed In jail hsre for no ss stealing In B-y
Irr County, made bis escape Of eo'clOeE to-
| n fett nv letffsg bimseif down II m 40 p :
| ,rf1d.yvr bui was quickiy ollawed up BY the
cuard and shot d .s d isrf re be had gone far.
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Paris, August An. R1befs, Bonapartift
m, mher Of the last chamber Of dtputies or
the department OF Prey de Dome, pub hes
lettar 10 tho elecsOrs announcing his rethe-
ment from political life.
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Denton, Argus s,-Ths bzsiness msa
this town have ofItr-d q prnmi' m Of so
fr- ths frsf bsl- Of co ion brought % this Hsi-
Fef ron ary q the o. jarett cunt e OF eny
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A Lexinx ton Pol ceman KiIIed by a

Lexington, Ky, August . 2-Captsin G. M.
gen tricks. { the police force here, was shot
dead y urfsy by charles Steele, ietro
= loon k,sper. white endeavUr1 70 arrest
hial. The nlui derer ba- been prre- ed.