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.HE NEW ORLEANS FAST LINE

T,HENEw ORLEANS FAST LINE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY SOUTHERN SPECIAL
SHENANDOAH JUNG LURAY AM ROANOKE
The New Route % the south aud s0ythwesk
o.2S daily, New Orleans Fast Line For all
points on line ofshenandoah Valley, Norfolk
Georgia railroads. Atlanta Macon, Jackson
vile. Chattanooga, Memphis, Mobile, New or.
leans, and Tie South and southwest Pullman
Palace Sleeping Cars between Washingtou and
New Orleans without change. Connecf5ng -
Shenandoah Junction with Pullman Cars New
York 10 Atlanta
PHO p NJ. daily. Memphis Express For ell points
South, Southeast and Southwest Pullman Pal
ace sleeping Cars between Shenandoah Junction
and Memphis without change connecting e
Cleveland, Tenn, with Pullman Cars To New
Orleans without change
Trains leave b d o. r. K Passenger Station ooeneR
New Jersey avenue and e street
Fer tickets sleeping car reseryssons and ~ infos
Penna ave, and Al depot ID. a D. r. r. and once q
the Line, 5O7 Penna where orders VIII be taken
Tor baggage to be called for in any part Of the city
A. POPE, / j. LOCKWOOD.
Dh1o3mO
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LAwRENCEBURG, IND, August 27.-The
Glenwood seminary, near this town, owned by
MIR. Walsh. of Cincinnati, was burned this
morning The loss is 10000, and the insur
ance IS, ZOO.
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Washington stock Exchange.

The following changes from yesterdays quota
lions on the Washington Stock Exchange are
noted to-day: US. 4Ass, 1891, coupon, 1875 bid,
Y asked; DC. Per. imp;es, 1891, coin, II s1s bid.
asked; Met. R.R- Stock, 9sAb bid; Washington
Gas, Al bid, !! asked; Riggs ms, 64 bid, So
asked asked; Wash: Market Stock lSA BID 1872 20 asked:
Citizens National Bank, 1O8 bid; Great Falls
Ice. 81 bid; Penn. Tel Co, sc bid So asked;
Chesapeake Pot Tel. Co., 80 bid, 72Aa asked;
m s. Electric Light. 81 bid. 40 asked.
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STEAMERS.
TU N A RID LINE.

CUN A RID LINE
NOTICE
THE c,1v.nn La LANE ROUTE;
TIED, BETWEEN NEW YORK AND Liver.
rq From iA ffER e. At e9 NV
ETRUR1A... sat. Aug. 20 ETRURIA....sat.. Sept. %
Sept Sept.
Az kSTES " Segk
according to accommodations.
Steerage at very low rates. Steerage tickets from
LverpGoi ana Queenstown and all other parts Of Eu-
1fhroush bills Of laden given for Belfast, Glasgow,
and ports ports p0f'S on the Continent
o For freight and passage apply at the Company's
s0Saf Co. bog; sos n sss
VERNON q. BROWN & CO.. New York
au24 COS It'll street, Washington
GENERAL TRANSATLANTIC COMPANY
No. Sor 9sK k1s1 loot os Morton
Ameriqus, santeli, Wednesday Aug. %. $50 am.
ST. German. Tlaub, "Wednesday, Sept. 2, IL am.
Labrador. Perier " Hauterine W ednesday, Sept. o.
Normandie, FrangeuI, Wednesday, Sept 1e. IL Am.
Checks payable on sight, In TO suit on the
Ban4ne i ran satlantl9ue Of Paris LOUIS DE Be
CO ss a%Oia' 1887 Pennsylvania aVsRSs
ITO BOSTON VA Providence
~, CHEAP BE. SHORT AND ATTRACTIVE ROUTE
Take AXE the popular steamer "Leary Excelsior"
Meeting II Norfolk With the e. e:o M
steamers Berkshire and Johns Hopkins.
8s tgp trip .2a
This includes meals and stlterOoan berth.
No. inquire eSs & street
y9--m Agent
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The SMALLPOX i'm Hospitals.

MONTREAL, August 27.-Thirty-fve cases of
smallpox were reported at the health Office yes
terday. OF these five were reported 10y physi-
ciany. Three deaths were reported.
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AUCTION SALES.
THOM.ss BOWLING. Aucuons&

TTNHO4-i6 BOWLING, Aucoons&
SEVERAL NEW PARLoR sgIT@S . GTAMsEs
MIRRORS CARPETS, STOVES, &c, Al AuC-
TION. -.
1855. n ZEN GCnY,oGK A. H., in front Of sales
rooms Win seii Genera assortment Of shove goods
Two crates Of ston. China and Maiolics Ware, Gus
padores, &c, DC
Also,
AtTWELVE II,
A0feeo, Carriages. Harness. &C. &C. .-.s.,...
2u2T.2t THOMAS DOWLIN0s AuCtsOu0or.
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HHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE two
~ STORY FRAME DWELLING HOUSE, No
239 TENTH STREET SOUTH EAST, IN THE
CITY OF WASHINGTON. d. C.
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

DAILY LINE TO HoREohK AND FORTRESS
STEAMERS GEORGE N9 fEaRy AND rxcr,s,op
sunday sunday a; $50 p m E.eusive conneston with
rooms at 1881 and ol9 Pennsylvania ave: ST. Marc
%Go Vii cIsst st a3d
and private residences.
s2s,s :, s ~,
ON T FARE "a TO NoRFoLK;-sTEAMER LADY
Pm FIs:eisss Fare. 500; Round 1 ifip - $50 TS
So f TA5dSsSs ass;sy %:ssss:
day and Friday, am jelS
ENok POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
sEx nss s ns.4i SAb
R PES - YEiSsSs 50
Currom.n. Va, and 81 Clements hay. Nd. conneSs;
CIV. RIDLEY. Manager. - ~ spii
Dies JOIN 81 SfM .sS
e! :i sSt. svs1a 81
MORNING. Freight at lowest rates. ap4
PoToMAc TRANSPORTATION LINE
CAPT. W. C. GEOGHEGAN,
sSs ve1
river Freight received SATURDAYS ONLY. and
must be prepaid.
All accommodations drstelAss. Apply to
STEPHENSON BRO, It'll st. wharf
Omce:-l2th st. and Pennsy iyania av. NV. NH -8m
CTEAMER MATTANO LEAVES 7TH-sTREET
n y wharf Tuesdays Thursdsys and sundays, at
CEesi. returning on Wenesdsy Friday and aondsy
afternoons For Information apply %
u. l. SHERIFF.. lila Pa ave NV
mh9 @. T. JONES. Agt, 7thst wharf
Mt VERNON MT. VERNON
STEAMER w. w. CORCORAN
Leaves ith-street wharf daily Except Sunday1 for
MI vernon At 10 O'Clock n: returning reacheo
Washington about $50 p m.
sel6 I. L BLAKE, Captain,
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TOMORROW.

rTHHOS. E wAGGAMAN,
l. Real Estate Auctioneer.
VALUABLE UNIMPROvED PROPERTY ON
STREET, BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND
STREETS NORTHWEST.
public auction, in front of the premises lot g. in
square 58 said lot fronting 80 feet on street, by
depth Of 100 feet to alley,
Terms day Of sale.
au2.-4t THOS E. wAGGAMAN Auct
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SPECIALTIES.

U(I1dI1 IEo.
NR AND NINE SkLDEN, 3l0 MISSOURI AVE
~ special treatment for ladies': thirty yearsex
teissive experience remedies prompt and reliable:
cnfges reasonable aud consultation free; correspon.
deuce strictly confidential call write: Office ulwayS
open; Madame Selden visits ladies any distance lSows
DILES-DR MUHLEMAN CURES PINES BY
direct treatment, without the OF knife, caustic
or hgAture. Cure guaranteed. Can be Consulted at
IZ3 Glh St NV. nom TO D pm. apI-6ms
NINE BROOKE TELLS ALL THE EVENTSOF
AN LIFE All business confidential. Ladies and gen.
temen 50 cepts each 4O6 L street. between 4th and
9th streets northwest. ms 6-l6ws
nR RQBERTSON, THE OLD ESTABLISHED
Lspecialist nom Baltimore, can be consulted every
y M, conhd~ntially, by gentlemen and ladies' who
need medical advice and servicea Special attention
70 Al diseases OF women. over twenty expert
ence Main office ~ n. Liberty st.. Baltimore. Nd
u nstic Healer: Wonderful Cures by laying on OF
nnnos; Nervous and Chronic Diseases specially WIN
Visit Patienta Office hours 70 y iUS 4th u. Sc
mh26-Z8ws
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Name. .. | 2:5Ol Name. {

The New York Stock Market.
The following are the opening and ESQ pm prices
If the New York Stock market to-day reported ~
special wire to H. H. Dodge. $50 10th street
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THoMAs BOWLING, Auctioneer.

TTHoMAs BOWLING, Auctioneer.
Etbf a. "SAHt FaE 2E E
g. ten arKa asT NJ " S1ns n s.s
rooms Will sell los Of Furniture. Bedding, Ice
Chest Toilet ware and sundries.
Rasya ORDER a 1 Of WM Secretary Of
su26-st THOMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer.
S. SkSs Hss.s ssd est4}.ss b,.., g.o
Au G1SSs sA Aassr eE koRsEs eARE1ASEs
agFzH1 ac HSR sA kEszRb ssf s.
Parties hssing Horses, Carriages Or Wagons to dis
ssanlsy on hand private sale large and WeIi
&C. jy2e-lm
sHSSY SRs sAEE 81 YALgARbE V
6 6ag TE En- sTkEET IN THE
By virtue Of a decree of the Supreme Court of stA
the District Of Columbia. passed on the 2Sth day
viii at p Dube % EQUITY S Of the
Ess :! g isss =. I'll naEpa
r.,o WchoG * n M %t number 43 Of ths subd-
in the surveyors ONCE Of the District Of Columbia %
proved 81 atwossory Frame House and used as pri-
Terms Of vale: one-third of the purchase money
Of one and two years for which the notes Of
Of purchaser; The trustee viii retain lien on the
money pad m n Mt Of
must be made on day Of sale. Terms OF sale must be
s he
and recording q Pu HTn ,seTs cost pns
aus4ddds " 'bTScASsoS fG Bros e s,a. Auess
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The strike on the Queen and Crescent railroad
system ended yesterday. and operations were
at once resumed.
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MUNIR PASHA DISMISSED FROM OFFICE.
CoNSTANTINOPLE, August 27.-Munir Pasha,
Turkish minister of finance, has been dismissed
from office and Zihini Efendi, under secretary
of state in the office of the prime minister, has
been appointed in his place.
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FIRST LIEUTENANT TAsKER II. BIrss LIST ar.
tillery, has been detailed as instructor of mill
tary science at the naval war college, Newport
r. L, to take effect September l. 1855
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Eli go els. see nssss.e.

HOW THE ELDEST OF A FfBN on 1--WE
BROTHERS swrNDLKD rHE RESI-.
CHICAGO, August 27.-Eli Frank has disap.
peared mysterfously together with 6,2oo OF
bis brothers' money. Five brothers, OF whom
Eli was the oldest, were engaged In the liquor
business In this city aud have 80
quired more or less wealth. About
six months ago Eli began talking OF
splendid chance TO make money by buying
mp q lot Of Kentucky whisky, which he had In
formation was TO be sold I'm Kentucky, nj q ng-
ure that would make it q prom table Investment
Inc conversations about this seem 70
have grown more frequent. and the matter cul-
minated . week ago Tuesday In three OF the
orothers drawing Sic, 200 IRON the bank ana
giving IL 20 Eli. That afternoon ELI left oeten-
sioiy for Louisville, and nothing has aimee been
julius Frank received this morning q letter
nom Ell, dated at New York, saving that Ell
mac lost al OF his own money In Specializing
ana conceived the scheme OF securing what
money his relatives had. lie says he has all
the money he got from them with him. He
will be arrested.
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DRY GOODS.
ScHoo1 OurF1rs.
SEATON PERRY,
(SUcCESSOR TO PERRY d BRorHE

SEA1ON FEhhXs
SUCCESSOR TO PERRY d BRorRERl.
INVITES THE SPECIAL ATTENTION. OF
PARENTS. GUARDIANS AND ALL WHO ARE
ElTTING OUT CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL,, TO
HIS VERY LARGE STOCK OF ALLrWOOL
SCOTCH PLAIDS.
Ga WIDE ATWOOD HABIT CLOTHS AT 75c
AND $1.OO<
LUPIN's CELEBRATED BLACK AND CoLoRED
CASHMERES, FROM SOC. TO $500.
ALLWOOL DRAB DALMAS AND CHUDDAS
IMPORTED JERSEYS, FROM $3.50 TO $500.
MEDIUM WEIGHT IMPORTED JACKETS. FOR
EARLY FALL WEAR.
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES ON SUMMER
SILK, CHUDDA, CASHMERE AND BERLIN
SHAWtS: IN GREAT VARIETY.
GAUZE, MEDIUM AND HEAVY WEIGHT ME-
RlNO UNDERWAY, ALL SIZES AND quail
TIES THAT CAN BE RELIED ON TO WEAR
COMPLETE STOCK OF HANDkERCHIEFS.
s,, HOSIERY Ipac AND PER qS KIP Gh9XEs
WARMERS, THUMPSON'S AND FRENCH c. p.
CORESTS, FROM 81 TO $3.50.
GENUINE ENFIELD WHITE AND SCARLET
SHAKER FLANNELS.
MARSEiLLES QUILTS; ALL-WOOL BLANKETS.
BELGIAN PILLOW AND SHErTIN,i LINENS.
IRISH AND GERMAN TABLE LINENS, NAP.
KINS. TOWELS AND DOYLEYS
SpEClAL BARGAINS" IN BLACK AND coll
3 3RER IS dR RI Al sUR.AHS AND eros
H@PLAIN FIGURES AND CORRECT PRICES
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PERsoNAL.-AttorneyG General Garland leaves
Washington to-day for Arkansas, where he will
make brief visit at his old home.-Mr David
King gave q dinner In honor Of ex-President
Arthur at his Newport cottage last night To-
night Mi. Arthur dimes with Mr.. w. w. AstOr,
and Friday night Mrs. VIM. r. Travers gives q
son, Of Illinois. paid flying visit to st. Louis
on Monday.-Miss Anne E. Ellis, Washington
correspondent IL at the Hygeia Hotel, Fortress
MonrOe.--Mrs. c. B. Walker is at Asbury
Park.@Mr; r: Ross Perry has LETT AtlSntie
man is at Ocean Grove, n. J.-Senators Harris
and Plat are among the late arrivals at Sara
toga.-Mr. de Lovenorn. the Minister from
Denmark, aid Mr.: L. de Reuterhid. Minister
Vice President and Mrs. Hendricks have re-
turned TO their home at Indianapolis, where
they expect to remain until Congress meeta-
Representative Townshend, Of Illinois; Senator
Rarnum and Senior DOminguez. the Argentine
Minister, with his family, were registered in
New York last night-Mr. Youmans, chief
clerk Of the Treasury, has returned from New
the supervising architect Of the Treasury, has
gone to Chicago on public business. O. Par
ker and wife, OF Washington, were registered
In st. Louis on Tuesday.-Senator Palmer, of
Michigan, has been visiting Senator McPher-.
Albert Pike will reach Washington tonight It
Mrs. Nellie McCArtee, Of this city, Is to take the
part Of ReepBo. one Of the three little maids
ksdo" oompany-Mr. Il n Dodge, the
banker, and Dr.. Armistead Peter, az 0eorKo.
town, have returned from their European tour
The following Washingtonians are stopping
at ths Hossi Eoya A M.''sa CITY Gee AsT.
LID, w. T. Engel, Nn. @. EnSel, Ma J. Condron
and Misses Ellie and D. G. Cbndrun.
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CAPT. CARL +. PALFREr, corps OF engineers.
now awaiting orders At Cambridge, Mass, will
proceed to Grand Rapids, Mich. and report Co
tor duty.
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LEAVE for one month, to take effect when his
services can be spared, has been granted Cant
j ohm J. Kane, assistant surgeon, U. 9. A.
Six Passenger Fatally Injured.
NEW ORLEANS, August PA dispatch from
jackson, Miss, reports that six passengers were
Injured In an accident this morning on the
Bayou Pierre railroad.
For COunterfeiting Brasilian Notes.
LUcIEN WHITE ARRESTED IN ST. LOUIS AND
$S2O,OOO IN UNFINISHED NOTES CAPTURED
Lucien White was arrested at 81. Louis q
week ago charged with being concerned In q
gigantic scheme to counterfeit Brazilian bank
notes. Partly finished notes, amounting In the
aggregate to $500, 900, have been discovered
The backs OF the notes have been discovered In
New Orleans. Other arrests are expected both
at st. Louis and in New Orleans, and then the
names OF the Brazilian members Of the gang will
be secured. The printing Of the fronts OF the
notes was done at St. Louis by August Cast d g,
who were told that they were intended for
ctgar-box labels, but the suspicious OF Cast 4
Co. being aroused, they informed the United
States authorities. Lucien White, the man ar
Tex, but that he lived In Brazil number OF
ago, and shortly afterwards went into the
scheme With Q man named Lane. White then
went to New York to have the printing done.
but falling there went to Chicago where he
again failed. he then went to St. Louis. He A.
an intelligent, well-educated man. and the de-
tecttves think Lane II myth, and that White
10 the chief mover In the job.
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.

HALLET DAVIS & co.'s PIANOS; UPRIGHTS
specially. On 18th of September will display
Buyers please visit this opening day.
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CLUBBING DRUNKEN MAN.-This afternoon
about O'Clock, Officer Costello, of the seventh
and Louisiana avenue Mathew Sexton aged So
years, on a charge of being drunk and disor-
was doing no*hi1g, when the officer used his
club, and soon large crowd gathered. Some
of those present were highly incensed at the
officer and some of them volunteered to de-
tain the prisoner until the patrol wagon could
be sent for. This the officer agreed to do, and
Sexton was taken to the seventh precinct
station,
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ENTITLED TO PAY WHILE ABSENT ON LEAVE
In reply to inquiries Of collectors of customs,
relative to the compensation of inspectors &c.
when on leave Of absence, which was referred
to him by the Secretary of the Treasury, SOlici-
tor McCue renders an opinion, In which, re-
ferring to the general subject of leaves of alb
sence, he says: +" 1t is q fair intendment of the
law that having leave of absence, and the same
not exceeding thirty days, the clerk or employee
shall, during such leave, receive his usual pay.
1t Is to be borne In mind that the leave is simply
permissive, and the head of the department has
the right to allow leave or not, and to what ex-
tent within the thirty days, and that all leaves
SO granted must be received upon the under
standing that 1t is revokabie within the discre-
ton Of the head OF the department."
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new and elegant Stock Of this unfivalled Pianos.
Buyers please visit this opening day.
au4 H. L. SUMNER,
EDWARD F. DRoop,
Late W. q. METnEROTT& co,
925 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
At the Old Stand, 925 PENNSYLVANIA AVE,
Sole Agent for
STEINWAY & SONS
UneQualed Pianos, also for Gabler Gr0vestein &
Fuller. Marhall Wendell, McCammOn,
Simpson q Co., Wneelock. and other
Pianos and Organs.
New and old Pianos and Organs for rent or sale on
easy terms Tuning and Repairing specially. Nov
ing and Packing attended to by competent workmen.
jy15
DIANOS AND ORGANS OF BEST -9>esx1,
Il makers for sale and rent Please call
at g. II. kUHN'S, 4O7 10th street north " w.
west Prices reasonable. jy13
an ACCOUNT OF BEING OVERSTOCKED Ar
~ this dull season, We will sell q select So,
assortment of SueH and Kranich & Bacb!~-IS-SaSst3
and other fine Pianos, new and secondhand,t W.
at great sacrifice tor cash, reduced prices on
easy terms Il. L, WILD & Bro.
jy6 100 7th street northwest
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THE SUPPLY OF POSTAL CARDS-Third As
sistant Postmaster General Hazen returned
yesterday from New York, where he went to
ascertain why the Wadsworth company which
behind in the delivery OF the cards. There will
be some delay but 1t is thought that the old
stock will be sufficient to meet the demand
until the new cards are ready. j 1t is found that
the quality Of paper will be inferior to that
which the contract calls for, and under the pro-
visions Of this contract the price will be fixed
by the Postmaster General anG will be rated
according to the quality Of goods furnished.
THE ASSIGNMENT DIVISION OF the general
land office has been removed to the rooms for
merly used by the Patent Office library.
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Six Passemrer. F.t.plvun,

LEAVE for one month, to take effect when his
ohm ]. Kane, assistant surgeon, d. g. A.
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Local Notes.

This morning John Mason filed petition for
letters Of administration on the estate of Jas.
Mason, his nephew, who died on the LIST inst,
leaving petitioner only his next of kin.
Nelson Brumagim has assigned the unexpired
lease of the st. Marc hotel. running five years
from June 1St. 1884, with chattels, good will,
&C., to Joseph Fitzgerald, the consideration be-
ing $4,000.
The reports OF the police lieutenants sent to
headquarters to-day show the total number Of
men on the force to be pol; sick, 10; suspended
l; with leave, Ia, and detailed %,
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RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER.-Thef follow
ing were the readings at the signal Office to-day:
am, $40: am, $40; IL am, SO. o. 2 pm,
&c e: maximum, $40: minimum, 8 %
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Ex-Gov. ST. JOHN, OF Kansas, has been in the
city for the past two days visiting his son, who
Is a law clerk in the general land Office.
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A BRIDEGROOM OF SEvENrY.-This afternoon
an old gentleman over seventy years of age.
named Lucien HObson, formerly Of Texas, and
Miss Mary E. Keep. formerly of Chesterfield
county, Va, apparently about twenty-five
years of age, procured a marriage license.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-27

LEAVE OF ABSENCE for two months ia granted
Lieut.. Col. Horace B. Burnham, deputy judge
advocate general.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPRO (gy,II
REAL ESTATE SITUATED ON THE SOUrM QUIZ
WEST CORNER OF NINTH AND d sIhn4"Ao
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-02
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Tornado,


 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 What are the working powers of the tor nados For many years have felt convinced that they are the lightning and the air of our atmosphere. My tornado philosophy might be briefly put by supposing the lightning saying to the air, ''Go to, now, let us have a tornado I will supply the vacuum if you will fill it' Agreed, says the air. This is the alliance. And the tornado gathers it. self for the fearful march. It assumes an outward visible form It has been called a sack, and supposed to be made of air and vapor. Its lower form in shape something like 8 balloon, or the cone of a spinning top. And it's movement also is like the same top, gyrating rapidly onward, it's tip downward towards the earth. And as it hurries on it draws upward through it's narrow nostrils whatever movable comes i'll it's way-dust and leaves, animals and trees, lakes, rivers and seas, water by the thousands of tons. But how is it that it holds the vast weight, if its sack be made of air and vapor?
 Well, am not responsible for that. I let the lightning take the responsibility. Some how most bravely it fulflls it. Wonderful enough, how it does it, but it does. May be it keeps an unseen discharge. We know lightning is strong and can move very swift ly, and with prodigious power; just what it is no man knoweth. But it is. We see it zig gag on the sky and amid the clouds. It goes visibly in streaks, sometimes in balls and again in sheets. Yes, sheet lightning, which form is most likely the lining of the tornado sack Not dead lining, for it works and whirls and produces 8 vacuum within the sack-a continuous vacuum-or what would be such but for the terrific contest of the outer air.
 The elements of the tornado are the myste- rious lightning and our vital air itself. The lightning with the incomprehensible power of it's discharges, and the air rushing in with the energy imparted to it by It's own millions of unbalanced pressure.
 am not at liberty to reveal more about the tornado just now; and, moreover, this is pretty much all know about it.
 Hastily yourS