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CONTINUED CASES.

the gross yield of the day's proceedings
was 81 IN money and 3l6 days service On The
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Several important cases were continued Tor
various reason, one OF them bsing the oc-
casior 5f 3 little breeze beLEeeu The bench
and bar.
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At Cost.

At Cost,
jack Brothers, jr.,
2244 Main st.
China, Glass and Queensware,
until 18th May.
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w. S. BRUCE C co.
LOST.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.

Cow-A large Ted-and white-spotted cow, Il
cry. 7. B. HAYNES, 26s front street
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NO MORE BALL PERMITS

4 case OF giving bail without a licensa
came ~, 10 which it wss shown that his
honor had given permit, bu, that the parties
had evaded the ordinances against allowing
the sale Of intoxicating beverages by giving
tine ball in place where there was z regu-
charged, but the Court declared that no more
permits would be issued,
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Il ORSE AND MARE--From Smiths dairy,
Ii Brnkley avenue, one black mare and one
sorIel horse, with white right hind foot and star
in forehead. Ten dollars reward for their return
to j. A. Forrest & Col. W. A. FLEMING.
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The regular monthly meeting of the Lsgis-
latiye Council was held yesterday afternoon.
with President Hidden in the chair, and
Nessrs Burke, Lee, Livermore, Cochran and
Kney present. The meeting wac not of spe-
oiai importance, as will be seen from l3e
appended report Of the proceedings:
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CRIMINALS PROM THE NURSERY.

ChlMlNALS fkOM TIE NURSERY.
The case OF the day was that against four
colered boys, ranging in sge from six to
fourteen years, accused of tapping the till of
Sam Schneider bakery on Beale street. Mr.
chueider testified that Willie Cole the elder
OF the qusrtette, had stationed himself on the
opposite side from his store, and, with stick,
gave the signal to the three kids when the
oppertune moment came TO make the raid
on HE cash drawer. He heard the noise and
gave chase. One Of the boys had the drawer
on his head; the other took the money out,
amounting to $40, besides some jewelry and
other valuables. He caught ons of the boys
and recovered the greater part OF the money.
Other parties identified the boys % having
committed similar raid. on them. Three Of
line younger boys we're discharged on account
OF b ing under the legal age at which they
could b. held amensble to the criminal
laws. Willie Cole, ne elder one, and evil
dentIy the leader OF the gang, was ii ltd $50,
and will 90 200 days on the gang. Daring
the progress OF the ri 81 this boys father was
pressnt, but said not word until Just pre-
vious 10 the disposal OF the case, when be
addressed the Court: "I'se hear, sar, an Pee
lie dyin' 10 git TO kill dat boy. Use his
iader, scr, an jis want to git
hold on MIN one time. II you'll
lis let me lay my han on bim one lime, ssr,
III n ke him member dis de louges' day he
iives-de siinkin' little thief, dat's what you
i-w and ne made break toward the boy as
If he would exteTminate him on the spot
The boy aobbed and cried az if ne dreaded
the threatened parental interview, and seemed
relieved when the sentence was passed upon
him. Allnding 10 the younger of the Little
Criminals, the Court remarked, "Here's an
other one Of them TOO tender 10 testify csses
had one Of 'em yesterday"
The nimble-hugsred little thieves had made
good use of their swsg, each one appearing
II a rev suit Of clothing OF the best material
and latest cut, aud presented 3 very respects
bic appearance-m0re like Sunday school
class than the gaag OF expsrt till-tappers
they we're After they lad been taken back
iuto the siaiionhouss yard one Of their VIC
tim came up and took possession Of the new
clothes, making the youths rehabilitsie their
tender limbs in their cid duds, which changed
the picture to one more in accordance with
their thieving FroPeUsitiss.
THE sWAG.
the g1oss yield Of the day's proceedings
was 81 IN money and 3l6 days service On The
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IN THE GOODS MENTIONED BELOW:

-
L of Striped Checked Summer Silks at 81 Ice
L Lot of striped nd Checked Summer Silks at soc.
1 Checked Summer SiIks. at 81 I-2c
Striped and Checked Summer Silks at 81 l-Sc
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Dress Goods

1 of 4J-incII AILWOOI French Debage, at 4Oc.
i of 45-nch Cloth, all cOIOFs at 65I
i Black AIE-WOOI Nuns Yelling, at 81 I-2c.
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fetal number of arrests, 500; assault 10
kill, 5; assault to rape, l; ENHANCEMENT, L;
HOUSEKEEPING and lsrcsny, l; malicious
cutting, 2; shooting with intent 10 kill, /;
fugitives from justice, 8; other ofenses. 592.
Expenditures, $1,000 50; receipts from fines
and forfeiturss xl7S5 Ia
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An Aged Citizen GONE.

On Sunday, Oct. %, at 1O:15 a. M .
Samuel d. Mitchell died at his home
at Brownsboro, aged II years, after
a indi sposition of q few weeks.
Mr.. Mitchell was an active an in
dustrious man, managing his own
affairs with skill and prudence and
ever doing his part toward sustain
ing and directing all public enter
prises and institutors which came
properly within his view. As one
of the trustees of Washington Col
lege he was earnestly devoted to the
welfare of the institution and was
ever ready to give it his are and at
tention. In the church, the school
and in temperance interests he was
active and jealous, and will be miss
Ell from his community Is only good
mel; are missed when death depriyes
us of them.
The funeral services were by Revs.
Duncan ard Willoughby, the burial
place at Old Salem at 2 p. m
20.
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Lee. TAYLOR & n

LEAF TOBACCO and General
Commission Merchants fol- the sale
ofCountry Products of every des-
cr1ption, and agents for the follow,
ing manufactures: Pure Raw Bone
Meal and Flour and Bone Flour,Pe-
ruvian Guano, Wheat and Tobac-
co Fertilizers, Plant Bed Food, Du-
points Rifle, Blasting, Mining.
Ducking andSporting powders, and
Wholesale and Retail Grocers, 3OS
Main street, Lynchburg, Va, quote
country I produce as follows, and
solicit consignments of the same
promising prompt treturns at the
highest market prices: Field Seeds
of all descriptions, say Clover.
Timothy, German Millet, Orchard
grass, Herds grass, Evergreen grass
Randall grass, Kentucky blue grass,
Improved Varieties Of seed Wheat
and Field grains generally speci-
alties with us-Apples, green, per
barrel, $75 to $500 Apples, dried,
per.pound 6to7 cts; Bacon, new, hog
round 10 to 104 cts; Sides 10 to 103
cts; Hams, ~ to IA cts; Shoulders
81 to 8 cts; Salt pork, hog roun
IL cts; Sides II to 121 cts; Hams II
to II cts; Shoulders 10R cts; Beef,
hind quarters, u to 8 cts. fore quar-
ters, 4to5cts; Butter, table, 20 to 221
% cts; Buckwheat flour 3 cents per
pound; Beans, white, persbushel, 1875
TO SL.50; Colored and mixed, Sy75 to-
S1.00; Blackberries, dried, 81 to T
cts; Chickens, dressed, per dozen
$3.50 to $500; Chickens, live, s 200
to S3.0G per dozen; Corn, old, white,
per busiel, Ga to 60 cts; new, so to
81 cts; Cherries, dried, pitted, per
pounds to II cts; Eggs, per dozen
II to Is cts; Flour, per barrel, fine
1925 to $3.50; Superfne, 81 to SAT;
Extra, $500 to $3.50 Family, $50 to
800, Feathers, new, So to 65 cts
per pound, Ginseng root, per pound
$3.50 to 81 50; Hay, baled, meadow
$50 to $50 clover, $50 to $50; Tim
$40 to $75, Hogs, dressed. per
pound, 81 to o cts; Lard, country
per pound, IL to 111cts; Oates, win
ter, bushel, soto SIS cts; spring SO to
Az cts; Onions, per busnel, 90 to
100 cts; Peaches, dried, pared, s to
Oh cts; impaired, quarters, 81 to 4;
quarters, 5 to 6 cts; Potatoes, Irish.
per bushel IS to 20; Sweet. Pota.
toes, soto so cts; Peas, blocks
eyed, S1.00 to S1.25; blacl, 81 80:
Rye, per bushel 60 to ecc cts; Tur.
keys pressed, per pound, Is to 16
cts; VeniscE hams. is to 18 cts:
Wheat, white and Lancaster, S1.O5
to LOS; Fultz, 100 to $1.05: Wool.
washed per pound, 80 to SO cts; UNI
washed, II to 20 cts; Cabbage, Pc
lead, 9 to 8 cts: Flax Seed, po-
oushel S1.10; Ducks, dressed, $500
o $500 per dozen; Geese per
lozen, 5000 to $500.
LYnchburg, Oct. % 1883.
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BRISTOL.

Reporter, OCT. ~.
Oscar Neil has taken a position as
salesman with the boot and shoe house Of
Norvell s. McDowel.
John G. Maiden is recovering from q
severe attack of remittant fever, with
which he has been suffering for the past
two weeks.
The work of macadalnizing Fifth street
is pushed rapidly Sixth street is also to
be macadamized.
Master Robt. Pickett, of this place
while out hunting one day last week,
had his right hand terribly manglcd by
the explosion of his gun, which had been
doubly loaded.
The force of convicts which for sever
al years has been 1T work on the Marrow
Gauge railroad, under Capt. T. E. Bibb,
was sent to Lyrchburg on Tuesday night
last. and turned over to another Compa-
ny. This was done by order Of President
Hyndman of the Narrow Gauge.
Rev. z. l.. Burson of this place will
leave on the 9TH prox, for Tupelo. Miss,
to attend the annual session of the South
ern Baptist Association, which convenes
on the Thursday following Mr. Bnrson
is Moderator Of the Association, which
position he has filled for the past four
years.
Courier, Oct. 25.
Trustee Barnes reports the taxes CON-
ing in slowly, and says large school or
ders cannot be met just now only in dis
tricts having money Of last year on hand
this is ready when called for.
W. HaDchen, on Limestone, has a
broad smile IN. They are s'twin sisters,''
born on the 21st inst.
Washington county is not behind ia
farming, and fruit and stock raising. MIR.
Charlie Logan, at Telford's showed me
twin calves. of the short horn Devon
stockholm are of fine form-one white
the other one red.
Mr.. A. S.. Mcneil, the furniture MAN.
is building a new addition to his furni-
ture ware-room.-When completed the
whole building Will be 122 feet in length.
G. q. Chamberlain attempted to wean
a good young mule by shutting it up in a
stable, with a small window hole in 1t
and the mule in Il N effort to jump through
this window, knocked its brains out and
put an end to itself.
On the 2lst, at the house of L.. F. Bay
less, Esq, at Telford's Depot, Rev. j.
K. Hancher solemnized the rites of mat
rimony between Mr.. j III Propst, of the
mercantile firm of Propst Bros, and Miss
Saleta Hunt; all of Washington CO.,
Tenn.
V L Doriot, has made a watch Of ordi-
nary size from wood, which is upon ex-
hibition at the Louisville Exposition.
The works inside, with the exception Of
a few wheels. are made of hoy wood and
the cases of laurel. IT is a curious and
ingenious work. Mr.. Doriot says he
would not undertake to supply any on
with a duplicate for less thar 800.
n L Thomas lost a very valuable brood
marc last week, that was ~singularly af-
fected. She suffered greatly; and her
seemed to be the part mainly at
None of the various remedies !
used did any perceptible good. The thor
ough bred horse, Bedford Forest, brought
Middle to East Tennessee, died a
Tcar or two ago with a similar disc ase.
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A Letter Over 8 Yards Long.

Dotter in Brlstol courier.
A few days ago | was shown a let
ter from Rey. Jas. B. Logan, to one
Of his flock while he preached in
Blountyille, that gave a vast
amount of general information, and
IS rather a curiosity in its make up.
1t is written on paper that is about
four inches wide, and three hundred
and forty two inches in length
| One entire side OF this lengthy strip,
and about one third of the opposite
side is filed with matter that would
interest all who know Mr.. Logan
He begins by telling his fears, of
the reception he met from. those
who differed with him about the
late war, when he visited East
Tennessee about a year ago; of his
agreeable surprise to find that he
had many warm friends in Sullivan
county. [ have been permitted to
make extracts from this letter, and
will give the readers of the Courier
a few of them . Mr.. Logan came to
Blountvilie i'll 1854, and found
twelve ruling elders IN the Presby-
terrain church, viz: Sam'l Rhea,
John r.. Fain, WIN. Cannon,
Thomas Crawford, Robert 2. Rhea,
Andy Mackey, A. B. Upton, J. w.
Thomas, j. j. Smith. VIM. Bond,
S. Evans, and DR.. w. r. Dulaney.
All of these good men are dead. DR..
Dulaney dying first, and Thos.
Crawford last. During Mr.. LIS
pastorate in Blountyille, eighty-six
persons were received in the church.
Dir. L. has preached two thousand
nlne hundred and scYcnty-seven
sermons since he landed in Indiana,
and received more than five humid
dred persons into the church in
nearly twenty-five years.
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TAYLORSVILLE

Reporter. Oct. IS.
Rev, A Jordan, Cold of the M I
Church, has returned to this charge.
Rev S G Ketron. NJ E Church, comes
to the Taylorsville Circuit this year.
Fl ] Kilby and family left last Monday
for Johnson City, where they will make
their future home.
Ej N Johnson has accepted a clerk
ship with L E Yarbrough.
We understand that there have been
two daring thefts the past week ill the
mutton line.
Quite an interesting trial at the Court
house Wednesday evening in which Capt
Barry bound two Offenders OF the pistol
Code owe to Court.
Our correspondent at Wheeler, N G
writes us that James Osborne met with a
serious accident last Saturday. While at
work in his saw mill, n band got mis-
placed and while attempting to replace
it, his coa sleeve caught in the cogs of
one of the wheels, drawing his arm in
and mangling it badly.
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ROGERSVILLE

Telephone, Oct. 27.
Roge1sville has a gun club. Glass bal
shooting the rage.
Hon r r Butler, is in the city shaking
hands with the dear people.
We have had good rains, and the
roads begin to show a wintry appear.
ance.
The voice OF the colored man is now
heard in the land-'possnm and swee
'tater.
Summer visitors are all returning to
their homes.
An effort is being made to build a
BAPTIST Church in the south part Of
town, for he benefit of the colored
brethren.
Where, o! where has the telephone
line from Kogersville to Bulls Gap gone
to? 1t has quietly dropped out Of
What, it never existed, but where are the
company, stockholders, &c.
The rains Of last week left the roads in
a bad condition. Those who are respon-
sible for Il roads can now see the folly
of waiting until autumn to do the work.
The loose dirt which is scraped into low
PANSN1t Avn ASsA IL SldSo III llOiCS
Dir a D Armstrong, Will, in a few days,
open q first class Stove and Tinware
housein R~ogersville.
1t pains lie to this week that
the condition Of our fellow-townsman.
Mr. James Pierce, gradually grows less
hopeful, and the attending physicians
haye announced that this case is beyond
medical skill.
Rev Smith has been put on the
st Clair Circuit.
The Post Master General has ordered a
daily mail from Rogers Vile to Burems
StT-'e On and after Nov, l.. s
Mrs r C Miller, widow of the late ia
cob Miller, is. We understand, quite
sick at the house of her son-in-lavys Rev
Geo Fortrnn's.
a new Cumberland Presbyterian church
has been organized in the 18th District of
this county, with about thirty members
Rev. Geo w Portrum, pastor.
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Our correspondence.
WASHINGTON EOI!aon Items.


Der. 30:-{ye had the pleasure of attending
q public debate last Friday evening, given
by the Philomathean Literary Society of this
place.
The exercises were opened with prayer by
Prof. ]. NJ. Robinson, followed by music, then
followed declamations by Messrs. ID. V. Good
and ". S. Bowman, and an Grafton by j. X.
Carson, each of which displayed great ora
torical power.
The next thing in order WAS the discussion.
Subject: Resolved, that Mormonism should
be suppressed by Law The speakers were,
Affirmative, ]. II. Edens and L. J. Baxter
Negative, d.. L. Hyder and b: e. smith.
The discussion was opened by Mr.. EdenS,
whose presentation of argument left the i'm
preston on the minds OF the people that he is
2 close thinker, a good reasoncr and a delib-
Mr.. Hyder, his competitor, stepping for
ward, produced arguments in smooth Ind
and sublime language.
With great dignity Afr. Baxter took his po-
sition on the floor, and deeply Interested the
audience by his graceful gestures and sound
arguments, presented in anguage fine and
impressive. Tie last speaker was Mr.. Joe
Smith. Though not Il relative of the noted
Joe Smith, and having but little knowledge
of the hidden brass plates" yet he seemed TO
have a clear idea of the great distress and
misery connected with MorInOnism, atthe
same time defending the negative OF the
with a great deal of wit. His production
showed thought, and his manner of delivery
an ability for Il fine speaker.
The funeral services of Mrs. McMackin,
quite an old lady of this community. took
place last sabbath. Tier remains were in
TERED in Salem grave yard.
Samuel Mitchell, which occurred last Sab
bath morning, Ihe burial took place yes
terday at = p. m, The services were conduc-
ted by Rev. j. W. WiilOugh1y, assisted by
a. Duncan pastor of the first Prcsby-
rii.n church in JGneS5oro. The bodies of
these two aged dcciplos are now sleeping in
tomb, but their spirits have been waited
to the beautiful Beyond, the Haven OF rest.
GUY.
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Dog Heads on stationery.

Dog Heads on stationery.
Boston Gazette.
Ladies owning fine dogs have an
excellent opportunity for following
the latest London fashion OF adorn-
ing correspondence cards and 9th
er elegant stationery with the like
ness ofliving animals. The Duch-
ess OF Wellington's colley dog has
been perpetuated in this way; but
the charm Of such decoration lies
wholly in it being a likeness Of the
fair sender's favorite companion,
and nobody with a colley or a sete
ter Of theiI own wishes to use star
tion5ry with eYeL a ducal's head on
it. however wenderful a specimen
of the London cagYayef art.
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NEWS.
ELIZABETHTON

GLlZA6E
Mountaineer, Oct. %.
Miss Emma Hyder recently injured by
being thrown from a buggy, is dead.
Rev Mr. Malonee takes the place of Rev
~ElrlRobinson as pastor of the n 4 Church
South, at this place.
Mr. W s Thomas ''big boy," Hender-
son, was weighed last week and tipped
the beam at 272 lbs. He is eleven years
old.
Mr. Mckinley, of Philadelphia, Pa was
in Elizabethton this week. He was here
for the purpose of buying mineral land
and also mountain tracts containing a
good variety of timber.
Rev G w Jarvis, formerly pastor of
the M e Church at this place, has been
appointed to the Kingsport station. Rev
Mr. Hodge has charge of this station.
Rev Geo Phillips, cold has been ap-
pointed to take charge of the colored
Baptist Church at Morristown. He will
also continue to fill his appointments at
this place.
Green fruit is being bought in this
vicinity at Il and one-half cts per bush
ell.
The price of horses and cattle have a
downward tendency just now
~BLOUNTvILLE,
Star, Oct. %.
Mrs. Thomas J. Cox IS i'll with dis
ease of the liver.
The Star will not slight Mrs. DR.. Harr
by neglecting to tell hat her boy and
girl are twins.
Joseph and Bob Anderson, who went
to Texas a few months ago, have return
ed.
Mrs. Joe Dulaney is in delicate health
Rev. j.. B.. Converse has been right i'll
for several days He is now better, but
his physician will not agree for him to
attend his church services.
The farmers onBeon's rock, are find
ing out there is more money in cattle than
corn. They are also using drills, now
ers, and other improved machinery.
Mr.. Slemons, who has been in the
mercantile business at Fordtown for a
time. leaves that place for Piney Flats,
and bfr. Slaughter puts up goods at
Yorktown.
George Humphreys, below town, fell
a wagon, OF the 23rd inst, and broke
his leg again-the leg that was broken
and in the same place.
Owing to the illness of the pastor, the
'acramentaf meeting of Biountville Pres
church is postponed from Octo-
Der eth and 2Sth, till November nth and
18th.
d. K. Brobeck, of Brownsboro, raised
80 bushels of wheat from Il acres. He
links the commercial fertilizer ought to
used only n year, and that for the
Of getting a set of grass. He
links the grass pays for the fertilizer.
Bob Smith raised about 23G bushels of
16 bushels to the acre, on
N average.
Jacob Thomas produced about 1900
of wheat. What is the use of
westP
William Garter, aged about 20, whose
is On Chestnut Ridge, west of
3lountville, walked too far a few days
go, in taking away Il drove of cattle and
eturning, walking, it is said, 40 or 45
niles, and was taken seriously i'll when
within a mile of home. DR.. J D. Mas
ngill, of Blountville, visited him, and
eports it a bad case of spinal meningi-
IS.
We went to see w, G. Rutiedge on the
9th. Found him in feeble health. Has
ot been SO well since he was in town at
.st Circuit Court.
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Cut This Ont and Save 1t.

For headache, costiveness, dyspep-
STA. indigestion, torpid liver, or inns
pure and sluggish blood, use DIR.
Harris Ambitious Discovery. For
bruises, rheumatic pains, neuralgia,
toothache and pains of all kinds,
use DIR. Harris Great Relief. For
coughs, colds and lung troubles,
use Symphyx. For diarrhoea sum-
mel complaint use DR.. Lytle's Ell
iyir "
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-11-01
Alarming Run,or Denied.

Louisville Commercial.
It is not true that Col. Anterior
and Col. Deuser are going to Issue a
call for Il grand reunion Of the Ken
lucky Coltnels. They could not
securs GROUND enough. for the en-
~campnent without uniawfully tres
passing Oh adioining States.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-11-01

Heavens! how doth the little
busy rumOr magnify each passing
event. Thus the T%aylorsvill(
Reporter: eve learn from a pri,
vate letter that a man by the
name of MOrrell was shot and in,
stantly killed last Sunday even.
ing at johnson City by Cicero
Hale"
| A full and complete line of DRY
GOODS. NOTIONS and all kind OF
goods for fall and winter can be
found at W. D BIDDLE's and at
prices that will astonish you. Call
on him before buying.
We learn from parties inter
ested that negotiations are now
going on, and that the business is
now nearly completed preparatory
to the building Of the Tennessee
and1ron Mountain railroad. Thos.
Lansdale and Thos. Lawson Of
Edinburgh, Scotland, sailed for
England Wednesday morning, and
will return to East Tennessee in
about one month and then active
work Will at Once be begun on
the road.
WANTED 10000. pounds walnut
W kernels. DossER & Co.
The Greeneville Democrat of
last Thursday contained the fol
lowing local. We hope that Mr..
Willis is fully recovered by this
time:
"Mr. James II. Willis met with
quite a serious accident this morn
ing, while at work OH j. r. Brown
~ Cos store house. He was at
work on apaIr of steps Which led
from the lower to the second floor,
and having placed and fitted each
plank on the horses before nail
ing them, he standing about mid
way the steps, when the plank
upon which he stood tilted, throws
him to the floor. He received
an ugly cash on the face and
bruised his side. He is now at
his home, unable to be out. We
hope to soon sec him able to be
about again."