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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-08
SEATTLE'S BIG FIRE.
TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS Is THE
Loss.
THE LURID FLAMES LICK UP 4
CITY.
MINISTER EGss TO RETURN IN
niDIAJfIy.
lie III he Given "a chance tn Testify
I'm the Croniu sfurder Casa
Pneumatic Gun-tarria2c-
naval Contributions.

SEATTLE, w. T., June What wss
the business part OF this city Is this
morning nothing hut smouliefing ruins
and debris. Fire broke out yesterday
afternoon IN the basement OF two
story frame building on the southwest
corner Of Front and Madison streets
owned by Mrs. Margaret J. Peutens.
The fire originated in some turpeniine,
which caught fire IN some way. The
hrstt story which was leased by the
Seattle Shoe Company. and the upper
story, being occupied for offices was
soon abiaze. Although the volunteer
fire department responded promptly to
the alarm, they could DO little or moth
ing TO check the flames. The building.
like most others Of it, kind in business
centres. was not detached. but was a
corner one Of row Of buildings all
ioined together and Of various heights.
They were Of tinder, and proved an
easy prey to the flames.
Adjoining the first building was
Dietz & Myers wholesale liquor store.
The barrels Of liquor exploded with
terrific reports as soon as the fire reach
ed them. scattering the clnders flr ana
near. Ina short time the entire square.
composing the Denny block, in which
was a confectionery store, Gilmore q
Co. IS real estate Office, ard several other
establishments. including a number OF
professional offices and some lodging
apartments were destroyed. The hrC
continued to spread. and though assis
tance was rendered by iiremen from
Tacoma and other cities, u wrought de
structiOn on every side.
The loss Is placed at S2O,OOO,OuO
Several lives are reported lost fIon
falling walls.
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NORFOLK.
Killed by n seaman-Entcrtarnin Fire
men.
lSneclal 20 The Times. [


Especial 70 the Times.l
NORFOLK, June "A cOlored seaman,
named George Washington, alias Frank.
was shot and instantly killed this after
noon by Mate w. II. Berry. Of the
schooner Correno. When shot. the muir
dered man had hold Of guide rope,
which was used in unloading the yes
sells cargo Of lime. Berry, after the
shooting. walked to the United
States marsha's Office and gave him
self up. lie was under tho influence
of liquor. As the case came under the
Jurisdiction of the State he was turned
over to the city authorities and lccked
up in jail. The coroner's inquest was
neld about o'clock, and the evidence
taken was very damaging against the
prisoner He pleads self-defense.
The Richmond. Alex andria aud Char
lottesville Fire Companies returned
home this afternoon after having en-
loved trip TO Ocean View this morn
ing. The Roanoke firemen visited Old
Point and Soldiers Home this morn
ing. and were handsomely entertained
tonight by the Portsmouth Fire Com
pany after having serenaded Commo
dore Brown at the navy-yard.
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CHARLOTTE, y. c.. June News
reached here tonight Of the singular
death OF a lad sixteen years old named
Alfred Odam. who lived with his
father. miller. at Gilkeys, six miles
from RutherfoIdlon. a small town IN
the mountains of western North
Carolina. Last Monday the boy had a
difficulty or disagreement with his
father early in the morning and the Ia
ther threatened to whip the son. Al
fred left the mill, carrying a
rife. Shortly after his disappear
ance a report Of a ,hot was heard
and a voice calling. Mrs. Thomas Ei'
lott. who was near. rushed Co the mill,
where upon the floor lay young Oiam:.
with a wound in his head. The ball
had passed through the brain. lie lived
long enough TO say that the shooting
was accidental.
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LlNCHBURG.
The Trains on the AiieGhany Rond-A
mari Company Organized.

Especial 10 the ZINES
LYYcHBURG, VA, June Trains ran
through to- day on the Richmond and
Allegheny Railroad from this point to
Richmond. and Clifton Forge west The
branch road to Lexington will be
opened to morrow, aud all repairs will
be completed in a few daJ ong the
line.
Citizens will take up subscriptions to
morrow for Johnstown sufferers.
James River Phosphate and Mari
Company organized here last night and
stockholders elected the following Of
ficers: Captain Ham Shepherd, presi'
dent; A. Burroughs, vice-president
p. A. Krise. treasurer. Directors; +.
A. Krise, William Ii. Ford, William
A. Miller, T. b. Furgusor,
A. T. Powell, j. Phil. Sha-
ner, and J. S. Diggs, Capital stock
no less than s2O,O0O nor more than
5000 900. The mari beds .are some
where near Norfolk, on the James.
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JoHNsTowN. Pa, June 7.-Goyernor
Beaver will call a special session Of the
Legislature, it was said tonight, for
the purpose of making an appropria-
ton of two million dollars for the re-
lief of the people of Johustown. Cen
eral Hastings has told him that a
special session Of the Legis-
lature should be called at
once. He said if the contributions
reached million it would take that
amount TO clean out the city debris and
pay tine people Of Johnstown and the
men who were employed from outside.
In addition, he thought the Stcte
should give two million.
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The Postmasier-Ge Orders
Change.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. June Post
mas,er. General Wanamaker has made
a change IN ,he mode Of treating insult
ficiently prepaid registered matter ar
riving at exchange postofices for des-
patch to foreign countries. This matter
has been beld at the exchange office until
the deficiency could be collected from
the mailing offices. The new rule pro
yides that the deficiency in stamps shall
be supplied by the postmaster at
the exchange office. and the
matter Immediately forwarded. The
deficiency is to be collected from the
postmaster at the mailing office and
the postmaster at the exchange Office
given proper credit.
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cJc DREAD DISEASE DlPHTnERIA,
stis Feared. EEas iseen Left as "a Parting
aurno hN Tic fIOGd.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 1t Is feared
at the Red Cross corps headquarters
this afternoon that the flood has left a
parting curse hanging over the Cone
naugh Valley in the form of the dread
disease dipiheria.
The attention Of the medical people
is now directed to Kernsville, where
the Red Cross makes no seci ct Of a
prevailing epidemic. Miss Clara A.
Barton and DR.. O'Neill. Of the Red
Cross, decided to-day to establish
a hospital az Kernville, and
after much trouble with the
local authorities secured a site
and erected their hospital tents
with Dr. Berns, of Philadelphia, in
charge. Tomorrow morning they will
be prepared to receive the patients, OF
which there is a large number.
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Addres. from Samon.

SYDNEY, n. 5. w. June THE are
rival Of the steamer Lubbock, at this port
from Apia brings advices from Samoa
to May 2sth. When the Lubeck sailed
everything was quiet in Samoa, the
contending natives observing truce.
in consequence of report IN clrcula-
ton amosg them that additional Ger
man war ships were on their way to Apla'
Mataafa had recalled his followers,
and it was expected that 5000 of them
would soon be gathered into one camp.
Tamasese, with his 1900 followers, still
remained in the old camp at Atua.
There were no men-of-war ut Apia
when the Lubbock left. The Nipsic had
sailed for Auckland, accompanied by
the Alert They were to. stop at Tut
nilla for coal.
The British war vessel Rapid lad
gone to the FIJI islands.
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ROANOKE.
rvoYoeshruI burglars Arrested.


RoAxoKF. VA. June 7.-Will Avs
and Joe Mccormick are in Jail here for
selling forged checks in the name Of
The Bell Printing and Manufacturing
Company. and stealing money from
the safe in the office and the clothes Of
emnloves at various times. Avis was
detected taking fifty dollars from the
vault Of the safe, which he entered
with key stolen from the manager,
Mr.. Ell. l.. Stone. He confessed to
taking money at various times, and OBJ
tanning money on the checks. Bell S
loss will run up into the hundreds
The CRIMINALS are about seventeen
years of age. Avis was in the service
of the company.
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Another Body OF wafer fhatshouid be
Attended 10

ROCHESTER. y. Y, June IA special
10 the Herald from Olean says the
largest artificial body of water IN the
country is situated near Oican, 7o2 feet
above the level of the village. aud IS
Liable TO burst at any moment. IL was
formerly q feeder TO the old Genesse
canal, bu. is now used for sporting
purposes.
The State superintendent Of canals
and all the people in the valley have
protested often against it. About ten
years ago this dam bursted partially.
flooding the valley. Tie reservoir Is
one-third larger than Lake Couemaugh
was. \ strong effort will De made TO
abolish it,
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NKw YORK, June 7.-R &. Dun x
Co. : weekly review says: The business
failures occurring throughout the coun-
try during the last seven days number
for the United States 200. and for Cana
da 25, or a lotal Of 225 as compared with
2l5 last week, and 229 the week IRE
yious to the last.
Cotton has advanced 1-l6c., but the
annual statement Of acreage and con-
dition by the FaaaciG' Chronicle lndi-
Gates an increase OF 3 per cent. IN acre
age to 20. 800 900. AMI better condition
than year ago. The reports from the
interior show fair volume of trade III
progress, except where disasters have
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Burn THE TOWN



J0uNsrowN. June 7-"Burn the
town i- the order that has gone forth.
This seems to be the only sure method
of purifcation. Chief Dictator Scott
comedies with tins order. and says this
i, the only way of disposing Of the de-
bris and refuse.
Dr. Alexander McCandless said to
your representative that the sanitary
commission had asked the National
Board of Health to have the govern
meut issue am order to burn everything.
As was stated The task seems too large
for State authorities, and the National
Government has been called on to act
Immediately.
kilograms are now passing between
the authorities. and the chances are
that before niehifall the plies of oeb'is
will be in flames The weather mas
turned warm aud the stencil IS unbeai-
able.
THE 0DOR DRIVES THE LAPoRERs AWAY.
Some Of Booth e Flynn's men are
quitting work. They complain that
the stencil from lhe decayed bodies Is
so strong that il sickens and drives
them from their labor
A guard is thrown around the whole
district of Johnston. and no one en-
ployed is permitted outside of The line'
without pass from Flynn OF tae Adj
infant General. Flynn refused toailow
the men to leave town. Flynn ad-
mitted the clearing Of the debris
would be foishel with 1000 men IN
ten days. The Pennsylvania Children S
Aid Society, Of Philadelphia. is repre-
scented here. Their object is to find all
.he orphans aud homeless waits aud OBJ
tain homes for them.
Kemsvrle was thickly populated and
the whole lower end of the town has
been DESTROYED. The bodies that are
being taken out to-day are SO badly de-
composed thai they cannot be identified.
DYNAMITE CARTRIDGES.
Arthur Kirk is gradually proving
that he knew what he was t-iking
about when no said that dynamite was
the only proper material to use in re-
moving the debiis above the railroad
bridge. Hitherto he has been very
noch cramped in his work by a
.carcity Of explosives. but this morning
Ia bic supply of cartridges arrived ana
tbe engineer was comparatively happy.
"A clear space has been made
about two Of the piers The
GREAT mass of wreckage is gradually
Ibecomine lesscned. There is such a
vast ouantitv of il, however, that
weeks will be required 90 remove all
The RAPIDLY falling water is acting as
an impediment 70 the WORK, as the
river is already quite shallow in places.
'lf il gets much lower there will not be
enough water TO float the heavy logs
There are still several hundred corpse
in the wreck. but they are TOO deepl,
imbedded in the mass 10 be recovered
and there is 10 alternative but TO dc
.troy them. Everybody acknowledge
this now. and there will be no more
! hindrances TO the work.
TIE STENCIL ARISING
from The Debris is becoming almost IN
Z bearabe in the vicinity OF the pldse
and workmeu are finding seriols am
, cu,ty in remaining at their po 10
G more than few hons a. ume' DiS
p infect Ms ays no been tsed on I'd
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FOR COMMENCEMENT.

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cents per yard.
AT aades 0-inch MORE
worth ST a yard.
inch Surah. with
aim edge, reversible,
yard
T perfection in sash
rl.n
Cao Black, white, cream,
rrl ..c.
beautiful Cream Armure
SIX Sah hcs. ten inches wide.
rarls long with beautiful
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Il arc irrcsistiblc-comc
them.
Fas-Wc have a large
variety of Gauzo and Satir
Hai Painted Fans, specially
selected for commencement
.as.on. Prices from IS cent.
sd s..
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ADestrucIIxe SfOrm.

WICHITA. KANSAS. June This sec
ton was visited to-day by the most se-
we're storm known here for years. The
western part Of Sedgswick county aud
the eastern part of Kngman county
suffered most, and there a
space twenty miles long By hye
miles wide was sweps oyer by a
cyclone. A farmer named Rogers and
all the members of his family were
killed. The heavy rain was followed
by hail, which laid low the grain and
fruit crops. In West Sedgewick county
many houses and barns and acres ol
crops were levclled TO the ground.
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rxory,n,ns Useful needed.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. June The
following telegram was received this
evening: ,
"JoLnsfora. Pa. June TO A. ).
Solomons. Y. p. Red Cross. Washing
TON. d. C.-You have no idea Of the
DELAYS and difficulties met with here
We have splendid corps at work.
Reports published arc not overdrarn.
Fvervthing useful to the surviving,
who have lost all, is greatly needed.
..rSipnsdl CLARA BARTON.
President Red Cross.
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A Railroad Meeting.

DANvILLE, VA, June This after
noon a railroad meeting was beld here
to discuss the best plan to get the west
ern extension of the Atlantic and Dan
vile Railroad. The meeting was ad-
dressed by J. p. Harrison, representing
the Atlantic and Danvllle. ID. S. Pierce,
president Of the Virginia aud Kentucky
Railroad j. Turner Moorehead.. 9resi-
dent Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
Railroad and Z. b. Witners, president
Danyil!e and Moth Carlina Railroad
The plan is to build from Dauvllle :.
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THE MAILS
NOW BEING DISPATCHED OVER THE
FLOODED DISTRICT.
LATE ADVICES FROM PARKWAY
SAMOA.
NATE KILLS AsE MAN Ar NOR
POLK.
Tho Allegheny Trains Run Through to
Iyuchburg-An Adiutant.Generai
Appoiutsd-Iwe Negroes Hung
In south Carolina.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June l. Su-
perintendent Bell reports that the mails
throughout the recently flooded dis
tricts are being promptly dis
patched over the regular routes.
There is still an accumulation
Of mail matter at the large
distributing offices, but he anticipates
that everything will be handled
promptly as usual by Monday. Repairs
to the long bridge here having been
completed, through-train service has
been resumed by the Piedmont Air
Line to all points Soutd and West.
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Two Negrocs Hanged.

CHARLOrTg.N. c.. June John Feaster
alias John Henry Williams and Charles
r. Colston. both colored: were hanged
to-day in Yorkyile, 5. c., for the muir
der of w. c. Alternately, a white man
man who was a merchant at Catawba
junction, S. G. The deed was COM
mitted last January for the purpose of
robbery. Both claimed to be innocent,
and Colston. who had confessed guilty,
said that his confession was false.
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Another village ana Wore Lives Lost.

PORT JERvIs. n. Y. June "A letter
was received in this city to-day from ,.
+. Van Elton. manager of Hoyt Broth
ers tannery, at Hoytyille, Pa. small !
village. about thirty miles south Of III
mira. which states that therecent Hoods
DESTROYED the village. lloyt Brothers
tannery. a grist mill. saw mill and sew
ersl other large buildings were de-
stroyed. Theloss is very heavy. Eleven
lives were lost. six Of whom were en-
nlnves OF Hoxt Brolhers lanneIy.
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Ra>e Esiis.ames Yesterday.

At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., IA;
Washington. !.
At BOstOn-BostOn. o, New YORK, 4.
Chicago indianapolis aud Cleveland
Pittsburg games postponed on account
of rain. .,
At Baltimore-Baltimore 10, Picked
Nine. 9.
At Philadelphia Athletic. .; Louis
vile. : leleyen inningsl.
Columbus and ST. Louis game was
postponed on account Of rain.
At Brooklyn and Kansas City there
were no games.
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\ n,p,~.er Ye.urn Immediately.

CHICAGO. June IA Washington
special to the Times says THAI Secretary
Blaine has sent a cablegram 70 Chill TO-
questing Minister Eagan to return by
the next steamer. John +. Seaman. Of
Chicago. DR.. Cropin's most intimate
friend. has made several visits 10 Presi-
dent Harrison. and it is said the recall
is to give Mr.. Eagan an opportunity 10
testify ia the CrOnin case.
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SUMNER RESORT.
r,ur crIRBRaTEp RocKBRIDGE

THE CELEBRATED ROCKBRlDGE
i ALUM SPRINGS. Endorsed by tie Med
teal Society Of Virginia as web as ~ oiher
medical authorities IN the Onitsi staees anu
Euroue. are now o,,en with THREE klf-
CANT HOTELS and NUMEROUS tOl-
rAGES for the accommodation Of INt.~io.
Capacity. 800. Rates per monh lDi iour
weeks, from $50 10 $50, according 10 ne io-
cation and size OF rooms aud length ~ stas.
SPECIAL rates for the season. Elevated 1000
feet above The sea
Pamphlets may be gotten OF PURGE !. add
4 Coz or NJ the the sapsake and ONO Rail-
road ticket Ofilce, or by addressing.
GEOKoE :. PEllo>.
Managing Director.
Formerly for sixteen wears managing part
nsr OF the Greenbrier, White sulphur -ptinss
comn,ny jrb-lm
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pneumatic 6untartfaec.

WAsHINGTON, ID. c.. June "A
test of the pneumatic gun carriage Will
be held at the naval ordinance prov
ing ground. near Annapolis, on the lolh
instant. before Captain Howell. Lieu
tenant Commander Kennedy and Lieu
tenants Schroeder aud Stanton. The
carriage was manufactured for the
Navy Department under contract with
the Pneumatic Gun-Carriage Company
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CHARLOTTE. n. c., June IA special
TO the Chronicle from Ridgeway. ,. Co..
on the railroad between here aud Au-
gusta, brings details of the horrible
vengeance Yesterday Of negro father
on the negro seducer Of his daughter.
On the arrival OF the early
freight train at Ridgeway yesterday
Cornelius Means lcoloredl, armed with
double barrel shotgun, approached a
negro named Preileau, standing at the
depot, and began firing on him. Pre-
leau was felled by buck. shot. aud then
Means attacked the PROSTATE victim WI ID
his gun. The stock was broken from
the barrel with the force of the blow
then with the barrel Means dealt
Preileau blow on The forehead.
crushing in his skull. After this Meaus
fred three pistol balls through the
crushed skull. Preileau was dead
before Means had stopped his brutality.
Means claims that Preileau tai Sc
duced the former 5 daughter. and then
married another woman. Means l. IN
telligent and has the respect Of boti
races. lie was arrested.
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rue Damage IA the Bald Eagle valley.

BFLLrroNrE, PA. June THE dam
age AT Belefoute was vory slight. but
in the Bald Eagle Valley 500, ,0OO will not
cover the damage done. From the upper
end of the valley at Tyrone. through
its entire length down to Lock Haven,
the water is spread over the entire val
lev almost a mile in width, and from
three TO fifteen feet in depth.
The loss. independent Of railroads.
through this valley. is estimated at half
a million dollars. In Pennsylvania
Valley and along the line of the Belle
forte and Lemout railroad the worst
damage in the county was done. Mill
helm was under water to depth Of
thre, feet, and being very
level sustained severe damage
every business house losing one
half Of their stock. But at Coburn the
waters reached their worst. 1t spread
over the entire town, and in some
places was by actual measurement thirty
feet deep. TO add to the borrow Of the
situation was the fact that it was AT
night and pitch dark, while the rain
descended in torrents. Families who
had no time TO take 10 the hills climbed
on tops of houses, only TO feel theiI
places Of refuge topple, and themselves
fallinto the foaming cauldron Of seeming
certain destruction.
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PETERSBURG
The Effects of the Tieod "A Ripple oi
MIA Excitement in Political circles.

Special 20 the Tines
PETERSBURG. VA June The Cock
ade City is getting in shane again aitcr
her recent dampexperience. Inc WORK
of repair and restoration Is pushed win
all possible expedition. and IN a week
more appearances, at least, will b9 nor
NAL though the effects Of the food
will continue 20 be felt for some time.
Petersburg. albeit soul stricken herself
has not lost sight of the misery IN the
Conemaugh valley, and her modest
contribution will help to relieve some
of the sorrow aud suffering up there.
There is a little ripple of mild excite
ment in Republican circles as to the
outcome Of next Tuesdays interview
of tho anti Mahoneites and the fresi-
dent. Both factions here profess great
confidence that their respective sices
will be- the gamer. but to a man up a
tree il looks as II the little General mad
rather the best Of the game.
It is quite well known. TOO. that some
Of the most prominent leaders OF ihe
er-Brady-Cameron wing OF the
Republican party are not at all san
gulne OF practlcal recognition an'. ~
mort from the President, and Agnew
exrerience with Clarkson has sent
cold chill down their political spine
No little speculation is indulged in on
their mart. and no little anxiety felt
regarding the appointment Of Colonel
Eilett' successor in the office Of collector
Of internal revenue. Captain Asa Rogers
and Colonel Br5dy are here pitted against
each other. the one having Malone
hacking. the other the eprestige OF having
once filed the Office most satisfactorily
being member Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, member OF the
Loval Legion. &c. and some peopl,,
saw that it would be the most pitlIul
political fcsiimoaiitm pauperfdlis If
1000 record and these other accessories
could not secure for the antl-Mahon.
ring an appointment which the boss
Is fighting tooth and nail -
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JouNsrowN, PA. June Yesterday
the Huns held a supply train on its way
over ,he mountains. Word OF the cut
rage was sent to Kernsviile. 4 num-
ber of militiamcn, camped on the hill
side above Kernsvilie, started in pur-
suit. They came across a crowd OF
Huns. and chased them through Kerns-
Vile up over the hill, but failed to
catch them. Trains will be guarded
l,or.nffer
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WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June 7.-Secre-
tary Tracy has sent letter Of thanks
to j. Ii. Lawrence, quartermas,er al
the Washington navy-yard. 10 whose
pei sonal exertions large amount OF
Government property ~ the ordnance
shops was saved from damage during
the late overflow of the Potomac.
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The President Appoints an Adiuiant-
General.

WASHINGTON. d. c., June THE
President to-day appointed Colonel
John c. Kelton to be Adjutant.G General
OF the army rice Richard c. Drum. re-
tired. General Kelton was notified OF
his appointment shortly before
four clock this afternoon. The news
spread rapidly, and he was rendered
quite a leyse by the officials and other
employees of the department.