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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

EOR SALE-LOT FRONTING EAST 20 FEET ON
Il I4th street northwest adjoining house 22OS; also
Lot 2oxyO feet south 'front.' square Apply 1894
18th street northwest. s3O-3v.
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

nor SALE-A LARGE HEARSE ONE BAROUCHE
Il tHo coupes. and one two-horse Coupelet, All in
go 20 order. JOHN METH, so n. Csrrollton avenue
oils
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PROFESSIONAL.

nR. N. s. PARSONS, Nj DICAL ELECTRICIAN
lICfalvanic ana Electro Vapor Baths Massage Sweed-
lsh movements. Magnetic Trestmsnt, &c. Hours from
q. IN. TO p. m. 6lS 9th street northwest. o6-lms
TNHR UNDf RESIGNED HAS RESUMED HIS
IL Office hours in Washington at 1909 Pennsylvania
avenue every Wednesday. from IL to p. m. GEO.
REULlNG, M. d., Surgeon in charge Of Mary and
Eye and Ear Infirmary, Baltimore Nd. o5-lm
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FOR RENT--STORES.

TCOR RENT-STOPE 1927 PENNSYLVANIA AVE
Il nue. northwest. with fixtures. Rent $25 per month,
Apply to A. A. WILSON. Room l, over Bank Of Wash
lngton ol7-6tf
FOR RENT-PART OF STORE, II22 FOUR
teenth street northwest. adjoining Portland Flats
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FOR SALE-AT $780, PAYABLE $40 CASH AND
70 monthly, several beautiful lots street. ad-
joining corner of 1lth street northeast pavement
craze, gas and water two blocks from East Capitol
York avenue " ~ o.
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GEORGETOWN ADV'TS.

TNOR THE BEST AND CHEAPEST BEEF GO n
Il! A. :; R0BERTSoH 4 BRO, near the wsslangto
Home Slaughtered Beef below Chicago prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

In the city OF Paris grattngs are placed in the
cutters Tor inside the curbing) OF concrete pave
ments, opposite all trees As our beautiful trees
may not receive the quantity OF moisture neces-
sary 10 their proper growth, especially along
streets and avenues where both roadway and side
walk are or concrete, would not our Commits
soners contribute materially to the future beautv
OF this city by adopting a similar arrangements II
could be done at very little cost on the streets
which are now in process OF repair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

nor SALE, CHEAP-A GOOD SERVICEABIE
Il Family Carriage. Inquire at 1924 9Th street north
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26

q gun on the railway track. A large
new camp has been observed on the
plain south of Lake Martatis II
probably contains reinfotcements
from TripOli.
Four Bedouins captured by the
English report that they had been
employed at Kafr Ell Dwar and
Aboukir, under their sheik and
they fed from Arab Pasha because
OF the want of food.
Ismalia. 25.-This morning the
enemy burned all of their stronS
positions near Rameses station and
retreated, leaving the camp behind
They took some guns with them.
Alexandria, 25.-Cairo is still
quiet. The committee of vigilance
sits daily. All the members Of the
committee support Arab Pasba.
except Battras Bey, one of the lead
ers of the first emeute against the
Nubar Wilson ministry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
Grain.

Liverpool, 25.--A leading weekly
grain circular says: The weather
has been wet, thus impeding the
harvest and injurlng later deliv-
cries. The market, consequently,
has hardened, and prices have gen
orally advanced. Trade ahoat has
been very quiet, but holders are
frmer. Many cargOes at ports of
call have been withdrawn. The
weather during the next few weeks
will be of most Importance, eff oct
ing both quantity and quality of
the crops. The 1881 crop is practi-
cally exhausted. At tO-day'S mar
ket there was good attendance.
There was fair consumption trade
at generally Id. advance. The
average demand for -four at full
previous quotations. Corn was in
very small request.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
THE COsNELL CONTEXT,
Cornell Interviewed Ha
Talks Plain AbOut GOula
and COnkIinR.

New York, 26.-The Times mas an
editorial epitOmi8ing an imDorfant
piece of news. It SAYS: We pub-
llsh, to-day, the report of an inter
view with Governor Cornell, in re-
gard to the allegation n.ade about
the origin OF the GOuld-CODklin0
opposition to his renOm nation
and the counter charges by which
Gould and his organs have endeav-
ored to obscure the real issue of the
antl-cOnventiOn contest in the ranks
OF the republican party. The gov
eTnor's reply to his assailants is
Delet, clear and convincing. and
we commend it to the careful
perusal Of every one inter
eSted in the perpetuariOB
OF good government in this state.
ana we venture 10 say that no i'm
partial reader will hesitate
TO pronounce it TO he
Ghe utterance Of a perfectly
honest man; and q resOIute and
fearless public servant. We COM
mend it also to the careful attention
OF Roscoe COnkling.
The Governor says: 81 believe
SUI, had l been plant to the wishes
OF Gould and COnkling, in the mat
ter OF the elevated tax bill, I should
haNe e, if not their support, at least
not their opposition; and [ do saw
that they have created and organ
lied whatever Of substantial
opposition there is; and that. NOT
because of anything wrong | have
done, but because Of my action i'm
that and other matters wherein I
have been right. These men have
marked me for destruction, net be-
cause OF any mistakes or wrongs.
but because have dared to follow
my convictions Of right against
their will.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26

Watkin. N. Y, 25.-There were
700 delegates in attendance at the
free thinkers convention to-day.
The following committee on the
establishment of a free thought uni
versity was perfected: Col0nel In
gersOll, Hon. A. B. Bradford, Penn
syIvania; George CLANCY, Boston;
j. 81. Burnham, Michigan; G.. III,
Walser, Missouri; Elizabeth Cadv
Stanton, New Jersey; Colonel NJ. e.
Billings, Iowa; Ex-Governor Charles
Robinson, Kansas; Hon. G. B.
Waite, Illinois; John F. Engle,
North Carolina. Addresses will be
made by George CLANCY, Matilda
Joslyn Gage, George G. Milne and
Thaddeus B. Wakeman. To-mor-
row afternoon the delegates will
take a boat excursion to the house
where Robert G. Ingerson was born,
twenty-five miles down the lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
The President.

. Newport, R. L., 25.-The dinner
given President Arthur, tonight,
by Ex-Governor Morgan, New York,
was a brilliant and select affair. The
President met many distinguished
guests at the reception given by
Charles III. Russell, of New York,
over 300 people being present. Later
In the evening the President at
tended a ball given by Commodore
Baldwin, of the United States navy,
at his villa. The President attended
to considerable Official business easly
in the day, and tomorrow will visit
Coasters Island Harbor, in company
with the secretary Of the navy. He
will also visit the Polo grounds and
dine with John Jacob Astor id the
evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
CITY ASSESSMENT

T6he TaI-pGyers Of Salt Lake Oily:
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
| provisions Of Sections is and is of
SAB Ordinance to provide for assessing
sDd collecting city taxes" passed March
18th, 1873, the City Council of Salt Lake
City will sit as q Board OF Equalization.
% Monday, August 18th, 1882, at 2
o'clock pm, N the Council Chamber Of
he City Hall Of said city, ''to determine
al complaints made in regard to the as
s,sed value Of any property as as
sssed for city taxes for the year 1882.
During its session said board will hear
ud consider any petitions which may be
resented 20 ''remit or abate the taxes Of
az insane, idiotic, infrm or indigen
oar,on, TO sn amount not exceeding five
5oIsrs for the current year." sgreea bic
n the provisions Of said ordinance.
Let ell persons take due notice and
yovern themselves accordingly.
Ia testimony whereof I have
bereunto set my band and
affixed the corporate seal of
Is. Salt Lake City. this 2lst day
of August, d. 1882.
JOHN T. GAME,
80 Recorder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
Murder-H Amged.

Indianapolis, Ind, 25.-At Worth
ingtoD, VIM. Chapman. an elderly
gentleman, was murdered this even
ing by his insane wife. Papers had
been prepared to send her to the in
sane asylum. The husband had
been watching her several days; it
is supposed he became so fatigued
that he fell asleep, when she cut his
throat from ear to ear with q razor.
Chicago, 25.-DGiIy NeaoS special /:
at New Castle, Delaware, James
Redden (cOlered) was hanged for
committing rape on little girl in
February last.
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-<.sUeUImmeons

London, 25.-Thomas Joseph, ex-
tensIve colliery proprietor, has
failed. Liabilities &l50OOS.
Glasgow, 25.-Three hundred shin
jOiners have struck.
London, 25.-In consequence Of
the disturbed state of the country
in the vicinity of AthlOne, soldiers
and police on carsi scOur it nightly,
The whaler PoLyniG, arrived in
Pentland Firth, with 120 tons Of oil,
She reports that fishing has been
fairly successful, the catches aver
aging City to 120 tons. The re-
mamder Of the Dundee fleet remain
in Davis Straits until the beginning
of October.
Louis Rubio, Italian painter, Is
dead.
New York. 25.-A marked quiet
ness, approaching to dizziness, pre-
walls in most departments of the
California trade, and notably in the
trade Ola Cape Horn, by which
route there is less doing than for a
long time past. However, this is
due to the fact that it is nearly the
extreme end Of the season, and
rather too early to move for next
season.
Richmond, Va, 25-Judge Rich
ard, of MOncGre, president of the
Virginia supreme court Of appeals,
died to-day, aged ".
Washington, 28.-The commits
sioner of Indian affairs, McGiIli-
cuddy, of Pine Ridge agency, and
Inspector Pollock started for that
place, and directed the agent TO
meet him either at Omaha or Fort
Nebraska.
Lieutenant j. w. Danenhauer
passed through this city, en- route
for Capon Springs, w. Va. He says
his report of the circumstances at
tending the loss of the JeGnn6tte
will not be ready before September
18th.
Boston, 25.-The tariff commits
sion continued its session to-day,
and heard statements on the sugar
tariff.
Acting Secretary of the Navy
Walker received a cable message
from Minister Hunt, stating that
Lieutenant Berry, Of the Rodgers,
Chief Engineer Melville and NorOs,
Of the JsGnnette, left S.. Peters-
burg yesterday for Liverpool UiG
Berlin, where they will be Joined by
Nindermann, another survivor Of
the Jeanette.
Kansas City, Clarence Whist
Ter defeated Tom Cannon, Of Ire
land, in a wrestling match, catch
as-catch-can, tonight.
East LivrpOol, o., 25.-There has
been a strike in the pOtteries for
three months. The prOprietOrs OF
one pottery have yielded, and it is
believed others will follow.
Putin Bay, O., 25.-The supreme
council grand lodge Of the Legion
of Honor, In the annual session
here to-day, Chase Michael NesbittD
Of Philadelphia, as supreme COM
nander, 0. G. Wheeler, Of CalifOr-
MIA, as supreme vice commander.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
RharYea Burning.

Antwerp, 25.-The wood wharves
Of Fieve, GOesmaes, FerspreeniVeR
and others are on fire. The damage,
that will amount to 100000, has
already been done. The fire is still
spreading.
st. Petersburg, 25.-The Emperor
has sanctioned the statutes Of the
Moscow society for developing the
cotton industry in central Asia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
Yellow Fever.

Brownsville, Tex, 25.-Fifty-tWo
cases to-day, and four deaths-Mex-
leans. Five cases Of fever at Point
Isabel DR. Murray and corps are
looked for anxiously. Guards ex-
tend along the Rio Grande from the
mouth to Santa Maria, a distance of
sixty miles. Five deaths in Matam-
oras in the last tWenty-foHr hours.
The weather hot and occasional
showers.
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niuing shares.

New York, 25.-Mining stocks
dull; Robinson Con. $50. State Lines
Nos. and sold at % and Annie
Is and %; Union Con. advanced
from 5 to 5.25. and Eureka Con. sold
at 1850; Silver Chief declined from
4S t. "a. Sales for the day, 8O,16O
shares.
Petroleum, quiet; crude 6K@6&,
refined 65s@6B. united 553S. Aus
tralian TIN, 200. Copper, steady;
lake 161E@A.
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IN READING AND FILING THE
" petition of Emma E. s. Kelley, adj
ministratrix Of the estate of Julisna
Sims Gamble, deceased. praying for an
order TO sell certain resl estate belong iug
to said estate, aud particularly described
In the inventory on file in this Court.
Ii IS ordered that all persons Interested
IN said estate appear before the Judge of
the Probate Court of the County of Salt
Lake, Utah Territory, at tbs Court Room
of said Court, in Salt Lake City, on the
End day Of September, at 10 O'Clock a.
m, then and there to show cause why
such order should not be made.
And 1t is further ordered, that q COPY
of this order be published in the Salt
Lake HERALD, Q newspaper published in
said County, till the 2rd day OF Septem-
Der, A. ID. 1882.
22nd, 1882.
Z. SMITH,
Probate Judge.
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0BBING PLASTERING.
E8VE AHD BRAIN DISEASES

=. =, VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN
~ ICs o-.Nn specific for Hysteria, Dis
f oos,-.Soo,u- .tu.sions, Nervous Headache, Mem
~ ssslon, Loss OF Memory, Premature
y - ceoseo % over-exertfon, over-indul.
\ iSessee or overvork Of the brain
~ aos % Paralysis, decay ana death,
- VII cure recent cases. Each boy
US one months tleatment. One dnI,.r
Sor six boxes for five dollaes: sanf :.
t,'epaio on receipt Of price. We guarsn-
lies 70 cure any case. With each
u seceiSed BY Us Tor six boxes, accom-
% WIN i've dollars, We will send the
1ot, ~ n our written guArautee to return the
Ia !. tne treatment doe %. eject a cure-
s1se- s sSes issued only sby &c. MI, Drug
'sAlt Lake City, ~
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Political.

Selma, Ala, 25.-The Seventh re-
publican congressional District
nominated John w. Jones, coIored,
for the vacancy, and ex-Judge Gee.
II. Craig for the full term.
Galveston, 26.-Net0S' Palestine
Judge j. II. Regan was renOminated
in the Second congressional demo-
cratic convention.
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TERRITORY OF UTAH, l.

TERRITORY OF UTAH,
COUNTY OF sAIE LAKE. fe'
L, u. BOekholt, Clerk of the Probate
Court, IN and for the County Of Salt
Lake, 10 the Territory of Utah. do here
by c3rtlfy that the foregoing is full,
true and correct copy Of order appointing
time for hearing petition for order sale OF
real estate in the matter Of tie estate OF
Julisns Sims Gamble, deceased, IS APP
pears of record in my Office.
In witness whereof, have hereuuto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court this l22nd day of August, A. d.
1882. d. BOCKHOLT,
[Sesl.l Probate Clerk.
s. W. Darke & Co, Attorneys.
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FRESH TROUT,
At.PRrcE & Gives.

DALMER & MARTINS EMPLOY.
L ment Office. All kinds o. help fur
nished on the shortest notice. Book
keepers, Clerks, Hotel Men, CanvAssers,
Agents, Mechanics, Laborers and
Coachmen constantly on hand.
Office. first door west White House;
T. 0. Box lc42. jy21
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SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT.
$500 REWARD.

A reward of $500 is hereby Of
fered for the recovery Of the body
of the late J. D.. Farmer. drowned in
salt Lake, at Black Rock, while
bathing, on Sunday, August 9th.
COIN BROS.
GSalt Lake City. Aug. 7, 1882.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
A Banquet for Crook.

Omaha. 25.-Citizens gave a ban
qUet this evening, 10 Gen. Geo.
Crook, Late in command of the
Platte, prior to his departure for
Arizona; 125 covers were laid.
Usual toasts ani responses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
1t TOughenS.

SOZODONT toughens the gums
and makes them healthy, so that
they hold in the teeth firmly. 1t
removes the tartar, gives comfort,
Is economical of health and money,
and when once used will never be
given up. Try SOZ0D0NT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
CONTRACTS

Parties desiring to obtain Con-
tracts on the Pleasant Valley Rail-
road, can do so by applying imme-
diately to Peter G. Burt, Sixth
Ward, Salt Lake City, or Gibson
5. COndie, Pleasant Valley. Also
wanted $50 Teams.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
BAKER WANTED.

A FirSt-Class Bread and Cake
Baker. Steady employment and
good wages. Apply first door west
OF GriMth's Restaurant, First South
street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
WANTED.

A number of mules suitable for
street car railroad. Also, some ex-
ira small mules suitable for woRk-
ing in coal mines. Apply to OPP.
Arnold, Supt s. L. C. S. r.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
Denver & kiO GFaNG Railway.
NOTICE TO PASSENGERS.

On and after Monday, oath Of July,
1882, trains will leave and arrive st Salt
Lake from temporary Station, corner
Second South and Fifth West Streets,
daily, as follows: LEAVE. ARRIVE.
ALI points between
Salt Lake and 200 am. Gas pm.
Pleasant Valley.
BBl raSoS..... q Alta zaO am. 615 pm.
HENRY WOOD,
jy23 General Superintendent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26

FOR A FEW WEEKS ONLY
we Will offer our entire stock of ellen
CANT millinery in our retail depar--
ment. E. AUERBACH & BRO. =
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WANTED.

"A Good Girl for General House
work, In a family of three. Good
wages. Apply to Mrs. II. Bamber-
ger, opposite Methodist Church.
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BRICK LAYERS WANTED.

Good brick layers wanted; also
stone masons enquire at Elias Nor,
ris'.
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WANTED.

A first class barber. Apply at
barber shop opposite Theatre.
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u. and Il. 6. w, K'way
orTlcE OF oEE'L syPERINTENDENT.
PROPOSALS..

DpopOsALs WILL BE RECEIVED AT
the ComPsny,s Office in the Wasstch
1r,ldins, for building a Brick Machine and
Sracting Shop, a Brick Blacksmith and Boiler
sbco and Frame Freight House and Plat
V,orms. Plans and specifications may be ex-
sri1ed in the engineers Office. Bids must be
- each building separately.
W HENRY WOOD,
a General Supt.
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Order appointing time and place for
hearing petition to sell real estate.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

In the Probate Court of COUNTY or
SAT- Lake. Territory of Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26

IN the matter of the estate Of Ju;iaus
Sims Gamble, deceased.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-26
WHOLESALE PRODUCE LIST

List of Buying Prices of Produce
n the Salt Lake Market, corrected
Semi-weekly for the SALT LAKE
HERALD, by Sears & Liddle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-23
A Most Horrible Murder.

DUBLIN, Aug. 2o.-Ons OF the two
boys wounded at the time the Joyce
f..miiy were murdered, has died Cd
his W ind. II, was only fou t e
years old. The ether boy, WHO i, bu
II, in very PROSTATE condition. H.,
safes that the rs assn;, who wer,
dis ,, ised, numbered four o. fv'
Joyce's mother was OYER 50 yet rs 9.
age. Pert of hsr corpse was detour
ed by dog, bcfor, her corpse va, dis
covered. Tie house in which t.
family lived presents shocking SIP c
taele. The holie, Of the vi ''im' la,
On tie 20 r:ddicd with bull T.. am
m II lied as tough thy had b en- ! t
tered with ham,nes. lie muro,
was the III St horrible I! u. ever di,
graced even Ir M. Fur person
have been arrested On suspicion.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-23
Little Wood River Mines.

d. VIM. Douthitt returned yestar-
day from trip to examine the mines
owned by j. G. Douthitt and Rcub.
Reed, near the lead of Little Wood
River ahoat nine miles from Muldoon,
aud on an elevated range which di-
vides the waters of Little Wood and
Lost Rivers.
He pronounces the mines more
promising than he has examined in
Arizona, New Mexico, or Colorado,
so far as developed. The veins are
unusually strong, and wide, and ligh
grade. The groupings are traced
from one side OF the range 10 the otE-
er, and are in group. The ore is
,rbonate and galena. Developments
are being made by open cuts, and
every indication is given for a pro-
ductive camp.
Mr.. Douthitt visited the Muldoon
mine, and was well impressed with the
large ore-ehutes open d. The smtl-
ter will not Start until September.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-23
A Jealous Husbands Revenge.

CHICAGO, Angus: 2l.-Special fr m
Warren, Illinois: James Btr!, a j. :
Gus cooper who had quar.eled with his
wife, yesterday sought her oat at Ter
sisters Louise n Cratic. Wisconsin,,
and after few minutes talk and t. :
ing her that if they could not live hap
ply together they cugit at le; S. lie
friendly, lie drew revolver and shot
her twi,c, iatlic.ing possibly fatal in
iuries. He then shot himself in the
abdomen. The physician says he caE'
not live.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-23

DALLAS, Texas, August 2O.-One
of the heaviest rain storms ever known,
continuing for tree days and night
without intermission, stopped fallina
in West Texas last night. In some
places where tradition says it never
rains, they have the appearance Of a
sea. The rainfall is estimated at sin
feet (?). The flooded section begins
near Abilene and extends west fer
near 800 miles, including the country
from the Brazos to the Pecos rivess
Miles of track of the Texas Pacific
road have been damaged and in sew
eral places serious Mashouts have oc-
CURED. Four miles of track west of
Abilene was washed away and trains
cannot cross, and transfers have to be
made. Great drifts of dead prairie
dogs are piled in the rubbish. Thou
sands of them have been drowned and
thousands more are seen struggling in
the water. On these plains the waters
from such flood flow southwark and
the only channels to carry them away
ara the Brazos and Colorado, the Con-
chos and the Pecos rivers and their
small tributaries: consequently it will
be several days before the lands be-
come dry again.
The great wash referred to was the
work of waterspout between Able
ne and Sweetwater. A similar one Is
said to have occurred near Van Horn
nearly 600 miles west of Dallas, and
another spout is repo ted to have
struck AMI seriously damaged tht
Southern Pacific track in Southern
Arizona.
1t will take several days to repair
the TIE xas Pacific track. 1t is faarec
that great loss of life aud stock ha'
occurred in the remoe and sparsel,
settled country to the northwest of tn
Texas & Pacific.
Parties in to-day fran the flnode'
district along the line OF the road sa,
that the situation is simply indescris
able. Hundreds Of laborers hav
been put to work repairing the track
and are working night and day.