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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-26
Ammonia and Borax.

The uses of ammonia and bOraI art
manifold and their value as hou eholo
agents can scarcely be over-rated. liz
the lauudry, bath and kitchen the are
growing positive vi dispensable to the
progressive housekeeper. The first E
a valuable cleanser and disinfectant al
the same time. By those who wish to
do their work in the quickest and most
effective way, these remarkable facili.
tating agents are employed. As toilet
articles they have no superior. A little
ammonia IN the bath will keep the skin
healthy, dellciously sweet and clean,
firm and fresh looking. 1t is found ir
many shampoo mixtures, and is G
thorough cleanser of the hair and scalp,
ing the hair. Many prefer it for the
face, as it renders the water very soft
and leaves the cuticle smooth as velvet.
Weak ammonia W ter will clean haiI
brushes very rapidly and keep the
bristles white and stiff. weak bora
water ls good dentrifice-
Almost every housewife who has In
ciination toward window flower culture
knows the efficacy as a fertilizer OF a
few drops OF ammonia put in water
twice a week for plants. A tablespoon
full of household, or prepared liquid,
ammonia to pailful of water in which
fidnnels are washed will keep them as
soft as when new. 1t il a'so an excel
lent cleanser and whitener of white
cotton goods. Borax is valuabl,
agent in keeping the color of muslins
lawns and prints from fading. tea
spoonful of finely powdered borsx put
IN the last water in which white clothes
are rinsed will whiten them surprising
ly. This is especially gooi to remove
the yellow that time gives to white gar
ments that have been laid aside for two
or three years. 1t may not be general
ly known, but finely powdered borax i,
one of the best articles for severe cold
in the head. If little is snuffed NJ
the nose, tie congested membrane vii
give way before this simple treatmen
and the nostr ls clear out in a shor
time.
At house-cleaning time probably
moIe than at any other, the worth o
am y ouia and borax is thoroughly ap
preciated as wonderful hghteners o
labor Painted W lis and other surta ei
can be quickly cleaned by washing
with weak ammonia water. Floor
scrubbed with it come out white anc
sweet smelling. 1t is good for window
washing, scrubbing SINKS, general dish
Washing, in fact, for anything where
the alkai of soap is needed to cut dir
or grease. Many housekeepers us
ammonia water TO clean carpets. L
ingrains, it is put in the water in which
they are washed, but if brussels, mo
quettes, or still costlier grades, after tn
carpets have been taken up and thor
oughly beaten, the floors scrubbed an'
the carpets again laid and tackled down
the surfaces are thoroughly gone o7el
with clean white cloths rung out o.
warm weak ammonia water to remov'
any remaining dust and to freshen III
the colors. Ammonia in the proportion
of teaspoonful to teacup OF water Il
8 cleanser Of silverware, silver and golC
| jewelry. Golden Rod.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-26
4 SUMNER THOUGHT:
Eu.L IRELAND.

O,zzLrSe the landscape liess
Blue, gold, and green
even to tear tanned eyes
B,auteOus, l ween.
Blue sky, wide-spreading trees.
Gre, n, still, and ;aui
Sunshine in golden ease
Slanting Ger all
usppy hearts wandering,
sun on them too;
streamlets meanderfng
Pair meadows through.
Presently sinks the sun
Crimson to rest;
After Ills work IS done,
Seeks be the west.
Hom5ward the happy hes
stroll O'er the lea;
Silent the stream departs,
Bound for the sea.
flushed stand the lordly tire
Sentlnels strong;
Whispers the evening breeze
Gently along.
GIay.tinted shadows creep
over the sky;
Deep In a dreamless sleep
soon all things lie.
Sorrow seems lost 10 rest,
care In TepOse-
WTapt in Oblivion bleSt
Earth and her woes.
Only / linger still.
10th TO depart
From these calm scenes that hi
Palu IT my hearth
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-26

VESTILATINa fans for passenger cars
are now operated by electricity.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, will push its tun'
mel under the lake two miles farther,
at a cost Of S35 per foot.
A TALENT may be perfected in soil.
tude, character only in the world
Goethe.
Carbon, Wyoming, pays its Mayor =
a year.
1t is now believed by vegetable bio
losist that atmospheric air Is as import.
ant to the roots Of trees as moisture. anc
that indeed, one Of the chief offdces o.
water II to effect change OF stmos
phere for the roots
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-26

Luminous harness is new.
Soap is a curiosity IN Ind q.
{ hicago vii have an l. road.
Arabli has a lau ching plant.
A" mans King has $40 wives.
There are 15j 974, 600 watches.
Th'. 6rst gloves were O. bysvI
Evening journal., 1891-07-27
Hungary,a coronatIon monnd.

1t seems curious that an event which
made somuch noise all over Europe, no
longer ago than the year 1853, as the dis
covery Of the hiding place where Kossuth
had concealed the crown of St. Stephen,
should be so completely forgotten as your
correspondent seems to think. was wit
ness many years latter. when in Hungary,
Of the vencration with which the ancient
regalia of their nation were still regarded
by the people. Itwas quite the policy Of the
revolution TO prevent the emperor of Aus
tria being crowned with so reyered acrpwn,
but since he has worn It their loyalty, so
long withheld, has been faithfully kept by
the vast majority The regalia are now
preserved under the most jealous guard in
the burg Of Buda.
The ceremony that is performed on the
Royal Hill is not exactly what the writer
describes. The candidate for coronation
does not have to pull a sod, /" but he rides
ito the top OF the mound, wearing the re.
gala, and with the sword Of st. Stephen
in his hand takes the coronation oath,
wavlngthe sword at the same time toward
the four points Of the compass.
The actual mound has been at. Pressburp
for centuries. Il is composed Of earth
brought from each of the ffty-two prov
inces of Hungary, in quantities relative to
the size Of each; it Is about fifteen feet
high lspeaking from memory, and is in
closed by a handsome stone balustrade
As il was decided TO hold the coronation o
the present emperor at Buda-Pesth, a pre-
cisely similar mound was built up there
some of the earth from the original one a
l Pressburg being Incorporated into it,
| Notes and Queries. t'V
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!. Obesity, I.sanness and. beauty.

Some persons are born with normal
tendency to become fat, others with a.
tendency TO leanness, Il is thesame among
the lower animals The hog Is q sort Of
machine for transforming the odds and
ends of food into fat, but the farmer knows
beforehand that a little pig with.long legs
and snout will work of the fat as Fast rs il
can be made. So along legged person sell
dom inelines to obesity ~
Temperament has much to do with the
bodily condition in this respect. In lynn
phatic people the life processes are slow,
and the fat is largely deposited rather than
burned. This temperament furnishes SOME
Of the best types Of surface beauty. The
person Of nervous temperament, on the
other hand, by excessive activity Of bods
and mind, and by predisposition to haste.
worry, fret and impatience, naturally re
mains lean; but while the features OF such
person will probably lack softness aud
roundness Of outline, they may exhibit IN
a marked degree the higher beauties OF
mind and soul s.ta1. s4s. ~
People who incline TO obesity may hold
the tendency in check by appropriate food
and stirring exercise in the open air, thus
both iessening tile amount Of Eat forming
/ food taken into the system and causing Q
more rapid consumption Of such fat as {:
/ produced, and those who incline 10 uKdus
leanness, by pursuing the opposite course
may largely increase the amount Of fat de
! posted, Youths Companion
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nrrntarlons Mnrdnr.

CLEVELAND July 2T-rA special. from
Painesville, o., gives details OF mysteri-
GUS murder. William Wood lived alone
near Mentor Marsh. Not far from him
resided Charles Schwind, whose daughter
Agnes had been paid some attention by
Wood Schwind employed a young Ger.
man named Hermann, who had proposed to
Agnes and been rejected. He was Jealous
Of Wood. Last night neighbor Of Wood
heard shots fired dn The latter's farm fol.
lowed BY cries for help. He hastened 70
the premises. Hermann was discovered
with blood on bis clothing aud he was ar
rested, The sheriff had TO hurry him ty
jail to prevent lynchfng Wood WIS found
in an oat field and still alive, but he dieC
in an hour without regaining conscious
ness
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now the clubs stand.
rHE NEWS IN RRlEE.

The total loss by fire at Dallas, Tex, will
foot up nearly $500 900, with an insurance
Of about $4,000.
During heavy thunder storm at Green
vile, Pa, the tall steeple Of the United
Presbyterian church was demolished by
lightning. Rev Scouller was just finish
ing his sermon and about 200 people were
In the building. The greatest excitement
prevailed for a while, but no one was in
iured
While Edward Dwyer was walking near
Washington Park Lake, Albany, N. r.,
he was taken with u flt and rolled ia the
water. Before assistance could reach him
be drowned His body was recovered later.
W. o. Tiffapy's picture store, g33 Seneca
street, Buffalo, n. T., was damaged by fire
TO the extent Of $4,000 Insurance un-
known. .s.ts
The naval reserves aboard the Stoning-
ton and all the VESSELS Of The white
squadron except the Newark are anchored
bff Fishers island. The reserves will
handle the big guns on the cruisers tbday,
but the government will not let them haYe
powder and ball until tomorrow
Charles Curtis, well known thief,
snatched pocketbook from Miss Bessie
Mead, of 10 East Thirty-second street, New
Horstiwhile she was walkingon Madison
avenue,J near Fiftyldrst street. A. Curtis
was captured after something Of chase
Pension Commissioner Raum has issued
a pension to a Kentucky man who, served
for years in the Confederate army.
Christie Hughes, saloon keeper OF Stone
street, Newark, N. j., who took prom
inent part in the Clark. Thread works
strike, has disappeared. owing many debts
George Gasser, Of Newark, n j., whose
two sons and son-in-law were drowned re-
Gently, isto be admitted to the Krueger
home, He is seyenty-two years old and
nearly blind.
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Died.

BARKER.-On July 25 at Mount Cuba,
joshua y. Barker, aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends Of the family are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral from
his lrte residence at Mount Cuba on Tuesday,
July zo at O'Clock. lnterment at Red Clay
Greek Cemetery.
FREECE. In this city, on July "a. Joseph
hreece. In the 6lst year OF his age.
9AMBLE.-In this city, on July 22 Elw0od.
year.
= HUDSON AT Dover, Del, on July 28 Mary
H. wife OF Charles l.. Hudson, aged 4B years.
heiiatlves aEd friends are respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral, on July 2s, at
Dover at 2.30 p. m.
HICKEY On July %. near Hare's Corner
Mary, wife of William Hickey.
LYNN. On July %. Cora, wife OF William
r. Lynn. aged 20 years.
RENSH AW.-In this city, on July ~, Eva
daughter OF Samuel j. and Ida Renshaw
aged NOR this.
SALISBURY In this city, on July %
Robert Salisbury, aged 70 years
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Peculiar

To itself in many important particulars. Hoods
Sarsaparilla Is different from and superior to any
other medicine.
Peculiar in combination, proportion and prep
aration Of ingredients, Hoods sarsaparilla pos
sesses tho full curative value of the best known
remedies Of the vegetable kingdom.
Peculiar in its medicinal merit Hoods sarsapa-
rilla aecomplishes cures hitherto unknown.
Peculiar in strength and economy Hoods Sar-
saparilla Is the only medicine OF which can truly
be said, 100 doses dollar" Medicines in larger
and smaller bottles require larger doses, and do
not produce good results as Hoods sarsaparilia.
Peculiar in Its " good name at home - there is
more of Hoods sarsapariIa soldin Lowell, where
1t is made, than Of all other blood purifiers.
Peculiar in It's phenomenal record Of sales
abroad, no other preparation has ever attained
such popularity in so short a time. Do not be in
ducedt to any other preparation. Besure to get
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold by all druggists. gil six for IS. Prepared only
by G. l. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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Mr. stnnford 500 ! cnnaldntn.

SAN FRANCISCO. July Ex-senator Le
land Stanford, when asked II be would ac-
cept the Republican nomination for the
presidency, said he was not candidate
and did not propose TO be. He denied that
protection and free trade were issues be.
tween the two great parties, The money
question he regards AS the most important
now before the poopler and he is IN favor
OF free coinage. To this end be will rein
troduce his per cent bill at the next ses-
sion Of congress .tfa h. XXI
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Held rn hv 4 Mnmnn.

BISGHAsroN, n. Y, July sf.-Editor c.
NJ Dickinson, Of the Binghamton Repub.
lican, was held up by Mrs. Elijah Drake
Friday In lonely pass near his summer
home in the mountains few miles south
of this city. Mrs. Drake placed pistol to
his head and threatened to shoot Dickin-
son. The woman mortgaged her properly
"a year ago aud Dickinson Las secured pos.
session Of The papers. hehad demanded
the surrender Of the papers, and had
Threatened TO shoot Dickinson II he did
not give them up.
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suIoIde of = .Yonnr Lndr.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 20. The body Of
Jennie kurtz, the pretty slEteen-year-old
daughter of Charles w Kurtz, OF this
city, was found in the Wabash river Mr..
Kurtz objected to his daughter receiving
the attentions Of Eliwood Good, and last
Monday evening severely chastised her
with a strap for disobeying him. Tuesday
morning she started for the factory whore
she bad been employed, aud that was the
last her family saw Of her alive. She had
removed her shoes and stockings and
sprung into the water.
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Arrested for . Joho.

AsBURY PARK. n. ~, July q. Frederick
Conley, a prominent merchant Of Farm.
ingdale, ~ D., has been arrested az Ocean
Grove on, charge Of begging on the
beach. The officer brought Conley before
Chief of Police Patterson, who instantly
released him. Conley, who is noble grand
OF the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
counsellor junior Of the. Order of Ameri
eau Mechanics and clerk bf the judiciary
committee OF the New Jersey house OF as
sembly, Is very indignant aud declares h,
will sue the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting
association for false arrest He believe.
that fellow member Of one of his lodges
caused his arrest as joke.
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a Earring SONG.

o tired little mariner,
Yeo-ho Yeo-hol
Unto the strand OF Sunderland
A-sailing we must 80.
This is the time when children fare
Away from home;
So we'll seek the good ship Rockingham
Afar TO roam.
o yeo-hol
o sleepy little voyager,
Yeo-hol YeO-hOi
The pleasant breeze Of drowsiness
Beginning is TO blow;
And now the tales Of Midnod are
All safely past;
And now over Dreamland's harbor bar
We steer al last.
Yeo-hol
Portland Transcript.
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The weather.
It promises 70 be warmer and fair.
Weather.

Indications for the Middle States to-
day: Slightly warmer, fair Co partly
clondy weather will probably prevail,
with light and fresh winds
New York Herald Forecasts. "A de-
precision moving yesterday from Alberta,
will probably skirt the lake region.
causing showers In It's path and attended
by q rise Of temperature and an in
crease Of actual humidity generally
south Of its track. The fneteorooqical
conditions viii be generally favorable tc
growing crops to-day unless in portions OF
the corn aud cotton belt, where there ap
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Almost lxillea nv a Orasttg

ELIZABETH, N ~, July Thames Steve.
aged eight years, was attacked by a biz
mastiff belonging 70 hEdgeworth and
was nearly killed. Half OF the boys scalp
was torn OF. and he was bitten ia three
places on the neck and fase. The child,s
screams brought people to his assistance,
and they saved his life He was carried 70
the City hospital, whore fifty-eight stitches
were put in his scalp The doctors hope
70 save the boys life. e.+
Evening journal., 1891-07-27

pears to be deficiency of rainfall Tempera-
ture underwent no very decided changes
In the United States yesterday the chief
mlnlma reported were 28 degrees at
White River, Ont. AZ degrees at Alpena,
Mich and A degrees at Northdeld, VT.
The chief msxima were 100 degfees at San
Antonio, Tex, 99 degrees at Abilene,
Tex, and 90 degrees at Titusville. Fla.
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maine went out nrlxlnr.

BAB HARBoR Me, July 2Is-Secretary
Blaine drove out Ia an open carriage with
his son Emmons. the secretary holding
the reins The recent reports Of Mr..
Blaines serious illness and likelihood to
retire from public life were aatly denied
Sy member Of the family, Mr.. blaine
expects TO remain here until the, cool
weather sets in, when he will return "a
Washington and resume his duties.
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death Of q Noted nawvor.

pRovNcRTowH, Mass, July q. Judge
Hiram c. Clark we'll known lawyer OF
Jamestown n. Y, died at the Pilgrim
House, in, this place, in his seventy,sixth
year For many years during the reign OF
the vigilance committed he was a Judge In
California He also practioed law In vir-
ginia City, Utica, Lookport and Toledo.
His father was Lot c. Clark. of Niagara
Falls fame
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The Land Forceslto Have 1t Out.iN
ARMS WANTED.
The War WIN Be Endsd la ThIrty Days
n They Can Bo Got.

SAN DIEoc Cal, July a. Carlos Krug,
captain OF the port Of 1quique, arrived
herein the steamer Montserrat. which left
Iquique on July 3 krug reports that
when be left 1quique the insurgents had
control Of everything, and would settle
the-war inside Of thirty days II they sue
ceeded in getting arms. which they are
amply able to pay for. ss . ,s.
They derive arevehueof 0ver s9,000, 900
a month from che nitrate fields aud are
using the money 70 carry on the war. The
government, krug says, is issuing paper
money to such an extent, that II Is only
worth three to one IN gold KruR also
states that a shipment Of arms IA expected
to arrive At lquique, which viii enable the
insnrgents to resume Aggressive measures.
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Undsr DC shsrIlrs ltammer.

Fhe following properties were sold Kt
public sale on Saturday afternoon by
Sheriff simmons Property Of Michae
J. Sharkey at Front and Harrison streets
60 Patrick Neary for 81 600; sheriff
commissions, 1910 b L. Brown'l
property on Orange street between From
and Second, TO Hoffecker & Hoffecker fo
80. 900; sneriff's commissions, $3.50
Total sherif's commissions, $500 n-
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seized bx the Rn.h.

VICTORIA, B. c., July q. The schooner
e. d. Marvin has arrived here, having
been seized by the American cruiser Rush
while attempting TO enter Behring sea
after she had been warned against doing
so. The Rush pursued her into Onnalaska.
seized her and turned her over to the q 'riti
ish warship Nymphe which ordet,W hei
home ~.
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mARRInn.

BURNS-WILEY.-At No. 100 Washing.
ton street, this city, on July %. by Rev.
George M. Hickman, James + Burbs and
Miss Mary A. Wiley, both Of Lewisville, Ches-
ter county, Pa.
COHEE-BOGGS.- July 81, by Rev
John ID Q. Hanna. John Cohee of Dover
Del, and Miss Mary A. Boggs OF Whining
ton, Del.
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WIN move 40 IVES, v,rv,u,,.

WHEELING, July 27.--The Fostoria Glass
company, Of Fostoria, o., has decided to
move its plant to Moundsville, w. Va, on
account of the Fostoria people refusing to
furnish them free gas, according to con
tract The plant employs about 800 men
and the company will irvest about $50. 600
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No Grew Tor the rrrararlr.

LISBON, July 27.-The Gillian cruiser
Errazariz viii have to depart without a
crew the government and foreign consuls
having prevented the engagement OF their
respective snbiects- nj.
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Lynchsd 10 the Covvthouae Yard.

. JACKSON, Tenn, July ef.-John Brown,
the negro who shot and mortally wounded
: John Gardner, an Illinois Central switch
man, was taken from the jail by a mob Of
800 masked men armed with Wholesalers
and hanged to a tree In the courthouse
yard
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Rewarded for nrnrsrr az Son.

SARNIA, Ont, JHl SlgrfA Captain Martin
Mahoney, who last season rescued the ship
wrecked crew Of the American steamer Q.
g; Ryan, has received fram the president
of the United 9tntss a gold watch, chain
and compass, valued at ss5O, as mark Of
appreciation for his bravery. "A n
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yon,hsnt nr.r,ia.r-..-.. \.

PHILADELPHIA, July 21.-Ida Reed. aged
sixteen, and Frank Cromwell. aged four
teep, have been arrested charged withlthe
murder Of their newborn infant Doctors
say the child was strangled
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Henrr M. stnnler.a Ininrr.

LONDON, July 27.-Thes latest kilograms
state that Henry NJ Stanley is suffering
from a fracture Of the; left ankle Joint
The pain has ceased, and he Is progressing
favorably
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An Early 'Atthbk reared.

1t IS the general belief that the combined
attack viii take place within three days
from this date. .v.A.tat
The government forces here are now
stronger than ever. They have been re
enforced by men brought from Valparaiso
on Balmaeeda's transports tti
The Armies Evenly Matched.
The Balmaeeda army at coquimbo now
number somea 10 600 men, and It is said
that the ihsnrgent troops are about as
numerous sFc'sarf 77t tlnf
The result of the enlargement between
the two armies, therefore, Will depend on
the respective fightinEqualities of the Bal
macedists and insurgents. One thing Is
very much Ia favor off, the government
troops. They are led by experienced aud
oraVe omcers a7aaees I iavan
The Land Forcessto Have 1t Out q
1t Is not likely. chat the insurgAnt Acct
will have Il all their own way 10 making
the attack. The best ships i'd the govern
ment service are now on their way north
to engage their attention; so as to let the
land forces have il out between them
selves
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The Equitable Life" win give you in
surRnce for nothing and per cent. in
vestment on your money. ANsoN A.
MAHER
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The Equitable Ldfe'sf business is lin
ited tke purely mutual system and all
tbs p hts Of the concern go to the policy
hoidsaA -.t-..'es
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EXPECTING AN ATTACK.
Coquinbo, Chill, In Danger Of
80 -. a Battle.
wARsHIPa oONoENTaATEp THERR

The Armies Of the Government and the
Insurgents Pretty Evenly Matched and
the Result wni Depend Upon Their
Fighting Abilities.
CoounaBo. Chill, via GALVESTON July
H.-0nce more the prospect within short
time OF battle between the forces Of
Balmaceda and the Insurgents causes
great excitement in this town. The iunta,s
troops are massing at Huasao, and it is
expected that they will soon be on Che
march toward this place. . ~ts
The Floet win Help.
The congressional fleet win operate here
"a { he combined attack that is to be made
upon the government stronghold
The Amasones, Aconcagua, Cochrane
and Esineralda were seen hovering on the
outside Of Coquimbo bay afew days since,
and an attack on the town Is hourly ex-
pected 49,. e-Ea.s
j. Again Seen Near Couuimbo.
For some reason or other they did not
storm coquimbo. probably because the
land forces OF the insurgents were,nott then
ready to cooperate! 'At any rate they with
drew as suddenly as they appeared. Now
they have again been seen not Ear from
Coquimbo -.
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a. p.~s,n. ut,ta

LONDON. July 27.-The condsnsers OF the
chemical works at Gateshead collapsed
killing six persons By crushing them to
death