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sading futures ranged as follows.

Cash quotations fo'4ows: Flour weak
err No; spring wheat. o61sc; No. spring
wheat, 60Q64c; No. red 69$4 q7Olac. No. corn
223t@23c; No. 2 yellow. 22A@2Sc. No. 2 oats,
ll%c; No 2 white, f. 0. b. 1s42114c; No. white.
f. 0. b., 1612@1912c. No. rye, 35c. No. 2 barley
nominal; No. 3, f. o. b. 231a0S4c No. A, f. o. b..
2S12@30c. No. faxseed, 6912c. Prime timothy
seed, S245. Mess pork. per brl, $7Q7.05. Lard,
per ID; 4Soc Shcrt-rb sides. loose, 3.65G13 S5c;
dry-salted shoulders, boxed, 4@4Ac; silcrt-clear
sides, boxed, 4q41sc. Whisky, distillers finished
goods. per gal, $l.1S.
Receipts-Flour. II coo brs; wheat, $4,000 bu:
corn, $4,000 bu; oats. 900 bu rye, 36 900 Blu;
barley, $4,000 bu shipments-Flou Il ,OoO brls;
wheat % 600 bu; corn, $4,000 bu oats, 453 900 bu;
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Increased Available supply.

NEW YORK, Oct Especial cable and tele-
graphic dispatches to Bradstreet's covering the
principal points of accumulation indicate the
following changes in available supplies last Sat
urday compared with the preceding Saturday:
Wheat-United States and Canada east of
Rockies, increase, 4o11 COO bu; aioat for and in
Europe, increase, 100000 bu total increase in
worlds available, 1881, 900 bu Corn increase
$4,000 bu Oats, increase, 11s2 coo bu. Stocks
of available wheat increased SOL 900 bu in Chicago
private elevators last week. $50. 00O bu in North
western interior elevators; $4,000 blu in Mime
apolis private elevators, and 55, coo at various
Manitoba storage points. and Fort Williams
and at keewatin. The more conspicuous points
not covered by official visible supply statement
were 200 blu at Galveston, SO 600 Blu at Roches-
ter, n. Y, and 1000 bu at Kingston. Ont. More
important increases of stocks OF Indian corn at
points not covered by the official visible supply
statement were 1000 ha at Joliet. $4,000 bu in
Chicago private elevators and 200 bu each at
Galveston. New Orleans and Ogdensburg. These
were more than offset by decrease of Is. 900 Blu
at Port Huron. $4,000 bu at Newport News and
1900 bu at Kankakee.
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BuiIdinr Permits.

H. Groenert, barn, So West Morris street $780,
E. F. Claypool, improve building, 1 East Wash
ington street lac.
George Culman. repairs, 1Os Greer street. 5000
/. NJ. Norwood, frame addition, $40 Union
street, $142.
w. A. Cochran, frame addition, APO South Illi-
nois street, $500.
Sarah F. Marsh, frame house, 81 South West
street, $4,000.
Herman Alisch, summer kitchen, 80 Gatlin 2
street, $45.
S. l.. Hail. repairs, Minerva street. $500.
John A. Goebler. two-story brick Virginia
avenue, 81 500.
William F. Piel manager, one-story brick
building, River and Morris streets, $40, 495.
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roofing tin. s4.5oG5; &c 2ox2s. s9a1o block tin.
in pigs. Ise; in bars, Zoe. Iron-27 u iron. &c per
lb: charcoal iron so advance: galvanized 75 per
cent. discount. Sheet zinc, 6T615c. Copper bot
toms, &c Planished copper Zoe Solder, ugI2c.
Window Glass.
Price per box of 50 square feet. Discount.
and 10.
SKIS to 1ox15-Single. IA ST: A. $780, b. SOS:
c. S.. Double: "A sa5e A. $3.50: b. ss25
11x14 and 12x1s to 1sx24-Single: "A So; a.
S23; B, 81. Double: IA. slo.75: A, 1925. j,
$3.50.
1sx2o and 2ox20 to 2ox3o-single: IA, 5000; A,
$e50 3. So Double: "A, s14; a, sl2.75; f, SI2.
15x36 to 24x3G-Single: IA. s11.5o; A, $40; b.
s925. Double: IA, s15.25; A, $13.75: b. $12 25.
26x28 to 24x36-Single: IA. $l2; A, 5000; 3,
$3.50. Double: "A, s16; A. $3.50; b. s13.25.
26x34 2Sx32 and 30x30 to 26x44-Single: AA,
A, S15.50; B. S14.
26x46 to 30x5o-Single: AA, SIS; A, s13.50; B.
s12. Double: IA, s19.75; A, SIS; B. SIG
$0x52 to sox5Esingle: AA, $3.50: "A, s14.75: B.
s12.25. Double: IA $21.50; a. s1s75 B. $3.50.
34x5s to 34xsO-Single IA, s1725; A. s15.75; B.
$3.50 Double: "A. $22.75; A, s21.25; B, $40.
30x60 to 40x60-Single: IA, 49, A, s16.75; 3.
s15.75. Double: IA, $3.50 A, $23; B. SO.
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LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
More Activity to Trade Yesterday
Poultry and eggs Ffrruer

On the wholesale streets and ON Commission
row yesterday trade showed some i'm
provement several of the pre-
ceding days. bat taken as a whole. ii
is very quiet. Poultry is firm at the advance
of Zee ON Monday and eggs are in active request
some OF the shippers paying Ice. Two quote
items given both poultry and eggs as
some OF the shippers and dealers are paying the
higher quotation. The hide market is less active
than in early October and while prices are not
changed they rule easy. The leather market
maintains its strong position as regards prices
but the last few days trade has been very quiet
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TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Baltimore
Cincinnati and Other PIaces.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 27.-Flour dull. heavy and
unchanged. Wheat-After an early decline. occa-
stoned by easier cables. the speculative market
revived for time. but all the late news OF the
financial stringency unfavorable, great
weakness prevailed during the last hour Fu-
lures closed 2l2I2G under yesterday. Spot also
lower; Nc. red. cash. elevator. 7lIsc bid; track
720fT2I5c; No. 2 hard, cash. CSC; December, 7lSsQ
71a.c; May 7e7sc. corn-Futures easier and
lower in sympathy with the break in wheat
and talk of tight money. Spot quiet and steady
No q cash, 22q22Izc; December, 22isc bid; May
25Ac. Oats-Futures dull and lower. Soot
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A Guilty Conscience.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mrs. Cowper reading the evening pa
per when Mr.. Ccwper entered. She dropped
the sheet and peered over her gold-rimmed
glasses at him.
Il wonder she said what on earth
could have become of that Tom Watson
letter.
Mr.. Cowper turned pale and then red
He thrust his hand wildly into his breast
pocket
''Wh-why, my dear he stanmered Ct
I'm sure [ don't know. I'm quite positive
I mailed it,
And the clock on the mantel struck one
times
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At Chicago-Clearlngs sl4.27s. 2O2 Money firm
at per cent. for call and time loans. New York
exchange, soc discount. Foreign exchange firm !:
demand s4.S41a: sixty days. s4S1h.
At Memphis-Clearings. $5ll,25o; balances.
t13l, s23.
AZ New York-clearings. sios,5ls, 22s: balances.
IS 56S S52
At Boston-clearings. s15,sss.ssl; balances.
81 $40 456
At New DEMONSTRATING. 50 o97 1873.
At ST. Louis-Clearings, s3,5so,9i6; balances,
s52S, 7l2.
AZ Baltimore--ciearings. s2,a1oslo: balances.
ts59. 267.
At cincinnati-clearinss. s1.5S5.s5o.
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Shocking.


DetrOlt IIIUuHV.
"Ah, a new drama repeated the play
wright. About how indecent would you
like it?''
"Oh. from fifteen to twenty volts" an
swered the manager.
Very WE'LL
People were by no means as easily
shocked as formerly, and art had to gov
ern itself accordingly.
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Had n Dim Idea.

Chicago Tribune.,
sTandems?" said the dealer. yves. sir.
We have several makes. What kind do you
wish to look at2'
i've heard replied Mr. GaswelI. '-of the
Adcap tandem. You might show me one
of that kind
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Marriage Licenses.

Otto Eakin and Bessie McCanley.
Thomas Stack and Johanna Haley.
John w. Jenkins and Mary f. Henderson
Adolph Geiss, jr., and Charlotte NJ. Knechler
Walton l.. Dynes and Birdie Irene Bistline
John H. Attenweiler and Annie Enering.
George Brown and Mary Jones.
Samuel Conger and Minnie Pifer.
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watering Place Couple.
New York Evening Sun.


AS party of eight. one man and seven
women, filed slowly and impressively into
an elevated train the other morning a
sweet young thing in blue cried 90
oh. how they do remind me of last sum-
mer and the good times we had at Asbury
Park
'How's that?' asked the would-be sweet
young thing in green.
why seven girls with one man. was
the answer. That's an Asbury Park cou-
pie, you know
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DiscOuraginE.
Pittshnrg Observation-Disclosures.

Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
The enthusiastic Popocrat had been Yell
ing Bryan Bryant at the top of his
voice, when Republican acquaintance
said:
You might as we'll stop that Bryan
can't hear you. He's talking too much him.
self to pay any attention to what anybody
else SAYS
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Dry Goods

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Without any mails from
the more important markets of the country, there
was considerable business done in a quiet man
ner. wherein was included brown and colored
cottons, printed fabrics, cotton dress goods and
other seasonable stuffs. Prices show. increa sed
business all around. Printing cloths firm at 25sc
with sales of $4,000 pieces, spots and next week
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Metals,

NEW YORK, Oct 27.-Pig iron SLOW Copper
easy; lake, brokers, 10a4c; exchange 1075061o Sc
Lead steady. Tin steady; straits, 12 9O013c
Spelter firm; domestic, 3.70a3 soc.
ST LOUIS, Oct. 27.-Lead firm at 265@2. zoe.
Spelter nominalIy firm 3.571ac.
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Geological Fact.

Chicago Tribune
Rivers-My doctor advises me to drink
lime water
Rrooks--I should consider that dangerous
.Why?"
Lime kilns."
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Births.

Ollie and Charles E. Coomes, 1S2 Lexington
avenue, boy.
Mary and Robert Scarber, Court street, boy.
Ellen and w. Jones, 81 Coburn street, girl.
Maize and Edward M. Wood, 1137 North Merid-
ian street, boy.
Liberty street, boy.
Louise and George Crosby, 1T Michigan ave-
nue., boy.
Louise A. and Bert Zimmerman. 14S Fulton
street, boy.
Kate e. and Harvey D. Glazier. 359 South East
CIV civil
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A Possibility,

Chicago Post.
OF course we may be disappointed. We
may not carry Illinois by more than 100000.
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LIVE STOCK.
Butcher Cattle StrOnger--Hocs Active
and Lower-Sheep Strong

500; shipments light. There was a fair supply
and the market stronger for butcher grades
steady
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS Oct 27.-Cotton firm at rae:
low middling, 7c good ordinary, SIC; net re-
ceipts, a. $50 bales; receipts. So $50 bales;
exports 70 the continent. 1000 bales exports
coastwise. 1872 bales; sales, $3.50 bales; stock
356 S34 bales.
MEMPHIS, Oct N.-Cotton easy; middling
bales; stock. 1O1.695 bales; sales. 1900 bales
NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-Cotton closed Quiet.
middling uplands, 15-16c; middling, gulf 3-16c:
sales, 600 bales, -
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Wheat Booming

And never offered better opportunity for maxi
ing money. Write L. s. MURRAY &c CO, Bank
crs and Brokers, l22 Ralto Building, Chicago
members OF the Chicago Board of Trade in good
standing. for their Book on Statistics and Specu-
latiye Information and Daily Market Letter
both free. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
OUT OF-TOWN ORDERS.
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Oils.
Butter, Eggs and Cheese.

NEW YORK. Oct 27.-Butter-Recepts, SOL
packages. Market steady Western dairy SQi2c;
Western creamery. 1212@20c; Elgins. zoe; fac
tory, 7Ql2c. Cheese-Receipts. 5.4S2 packages.
Market steady: large. 71s@1O1sc; small 71l916Ac;
part skins. 21kd7c: full skins. 214G3c. Eggs
Receipts, S627 packages. Market steady; State
and Pennsylvania. 10000 Western, 15p19c.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 27.-Butter firm and in
good demand; fancy Western creamery 20c.
Eggs trm and in fair demand; fresh nearby
zoe; Western, 19c. Cheese firm.
CHICAGO. Oct. 27.-On the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market weak; creamery,
ga1S12c; dairy, 9Gl7c. Cheese steady at SNQ9c.
Eggs steady; fresh, 1712c.
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Tuesdays Local Observations.
VITAL STHTISTlCS-OCT. 27.


Infant Dickway, two weeks, 1878 North Della
street, hamilton
]. C. Kershman, forty-eight years, Csc East
Washington street, stomach trouble.
James Carlin, three years, 81 South East
street, commissions.
Infant Jones' 81 Coburn street, asphyxia-
Ella Jones' thirty-five years, 81 Coburn street,
shock.
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Hogs-Receipts, 5000: shipments, 2,50o. The
market opened active at decline of 5G110c from
the extreme sales of yesterday. Packers and
shippers bought and all sold in good season
The closing steady at the decline
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Fair Weather, Increasing CIOudiness
and Possibly Showers This Evening.

Fair Weather, increasing CIOudiness
and Possibly Showers This Evening.
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending Ii p. m. Oct
2S-Fair weather; increasing cloudiness and
possibly showers on Wednesday or at
night.
General Conditions Yesterday Low at
mospheric pressure prevails west OF the Mis-
sissippi; high pressure east Of the upper
lakes and the Mississippi. The temperature
rose except from North Dakota and Min-
nesota southweStward to Colorado. Local
rain fell near the gulf and from Utah
northWard; heavy rain fell 154 inches, dur
ing a thunderstorm at New Orleans, La.
FOR INDIANA.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. = Increasing
cloudiness and local showers Wednesday
night; south Winds shifting to west; cooler
Wednesday night.
Tuesdays Local observations.
Bar. Their R.H. Wind Weather. Pre-.
D. D. M M. .S0.oS C S. South. clear 900
Maximum temperature, 70; minimum tenn
perature, 40.
Following is a comparative statement of
the temperature and precipitation Oct. q:
Temp. Pre-.
Mean ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. oil 20
Departure from normal ......... *11 10
Departure since Oct. 1............ lip -1.24
Total departure since Jan. L.. *409 -1.26
*Plus. G. +. r. WAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast Official.
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track. Barley nominal Corn meal, si.ao. Bran
this side 42c. Fiaxseed lower &C. Prime
timothy seed. s2.5o Hay-Tinothy dull. except
with ready sale; timothy, s7a11; prairie, $3.50
Z, this side Butter lower; creamery, 14n2ic;
si.1s. Cotton ties sl.45 Bagging. 57sQsAc. Pork
easier; standard mess jobbng at s. .a597. s21s.
Bacon-Boxed shoulders. extra. short-clear and
ribs 4621ec; shorts. 475c Dry-salt meats
4.l2l2c; shorts 4.25c. Receipts-Flour, 7oeo brls:
wheat 1000 bu; corn. is5. 600 bu: oats 80 coo bu.
corn. 261.000 bu: oats, 1000 bu.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 27.-Flour quiet and steady
and unchanged; receipts. %. I96 brls; exports,
5000 brls. Wheat weak; SPOT and month. 1850
7512c; December 75GD15S4c: receipts. 8, S5 bu; eX
Corn weak spot and month. 2ss. November
and December. and old, 2ss4029c: receipts,
91.S8 bu; exports 500 bu; Southern white corn,
30Q32c. Oats quiet. but firm: No. white, go
bid receipts 64.05s bu; exports. 155, COO bu. Rye
none. Hay steady to firm: choice timothy. s13
bid. Grain freights steady; steam to Liverpool.
ter, As Cd. November and December; As Sd, jan
uary Sugar steady and unchanged Butter and
tive and unchanged.
CINCINNATI. Oct. 27.-Flour easy. Wheat in
bus shipments 500 bu Corn easv No mixed
ac oats firm , Mo- p mixed ike lsG Rye
Cos brls at $11S. Butter easier; Elgn creamery
steady. Eggs firn at 145&c. Cheese hrm i0 good to
prime Ohio fiat, S4q9c.
TOLEDO Oct. 27.-wheat lower and steady;
and steady; No. mixed, CSC oats dull and
steady; No mixed: 1Sc. Rye dull: No. 2, cash.
and December, s5.0712.
DETROIT, Oct. 27.-wheat weak: No. 1 white
No red, reg ssac. cornNo. 2se o Mdy
white. 2o14c: Rye-No. 2. S61ac. Glover seed, IS.
ReeeiPts-Wheat. $500 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats
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Wool.


BOSTON, Oct 27-Although the wool market
departments. There is but little wool on the
profit Territory woods quoted the basis
Of soc for the secured, and choice staple lots are
held at &c. Fleece woods meeting with quiet
sales, but the market is firm and values are
hardening. The market for Australian woods
holds strong. with sales making supplies are
needed at full prices. The following are the
quotations for leading descriptions: Ohio and
Pennsyiyania feeces-X and above, lie; Xxx and
above, lSql9c; No. l combing 21Q22c: No. 2
TSneng sl@2c deane 1@2o MIehgan
combing. 2oQ2lc; No. Illinois combing 2oa2lc
combing;. 2o@2lc; x New Hampshire and Yer
mont, 141@c; No. New York, New Hampshire
and Vermont l5e delaine Michigan lsgIsc
quarter, blood combing, Ice; Kentucky and In
eombng GG o Missouri aSS s5pe
eighths-blood combing 15c; braid, 14@14Ac; lake
dunn twelve months. 119i2c; secured price. 270
2sc; spring fine twelve months), 10@12c; secured
mem and fine sGsc SECURED nries 5o ne
staple SEC Utah, Wyoming, ETC.. fine medium
32c. California wools-Northern spring, 110DI3c;
secured price, soc; middle country spring, 9m10c;
secured price 2sG25c. AustraIian' Secured basis
-Combing, superfine, 45@47c: co1nbing. good, 40
combing, 40Q42c.
WILMINGTON. Oct. 27.-Rosin firm; strained.
$1-45; good. $3.50. Spirits of turpentine steady;
81 So
.,s OIL CITY, oct. 27.credit balances, SLY GER
tifcates opened at $1.16; highest. Sis: lowest,
s1.16; closed s1.1S; sales. 1000 brls shipments
$3.50 brls; runs, 107, 467 brls
NEW YORK, Oct 27.-Petroleum firm: United
closed at SLY bid Rosin firm. Spirits of turpen-
tine steady at 2S12Q29c.
SAVANNAH s.H, Oct; 27--spirts of turpentine
firm at 251ac; sales, 2,S06 brls. Rosn firm.
CHARLESTON. Oct. 27.-Rosin firm at ST. 400
Las Spirits Of turpentine firm at 25c.
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Bacon-Clear sides, 40 to so lbs average &C;
so to 40 lbs average, 6Ac: 20 to 80 lbs average
CSC; bellies. % lbs average. &c; II to 10 lbs av-
erage, 6hc; 10 to II lbs average. 6lsc. Clear
backs 20 80 lbs average, 554c; 10 lbs aver
age, 6hc; to lbs average. 6hc. In dry salts
sc less
-Sugar-cured, IS to 20 lbs average 10Iac;
Is lbs average. lie; 125a lbs average I115c; 10
lbs average 1islc: block hams, 11Ac; all first
brands seconds &c less
Breakfast Bacon-Clear frsts u1kc seconds
a1ec
lard, 6i4c.
Shoulders English cured. i6 lbs average. 6Ac;
10 to u lbs average, CSC.
Picked Pork-I3ean pork. clear. per bril- zoo lbs.
So: runp FORK $3.50.
Seeds.
Cloyer-choice recleaned. 60 ID. s4Q4.5O; prime.
CATS: aisike choice s4.75Q5: alfalfa choice
S5.s5Gp6 crimson scarlet clover, s. 1908: tim
othy IS lbs. choice S1.5o1l60 strictly prime
sl5oG1 co. fancy Kentucky. IA lbs. s15oIi SO; ex.
ira clean, 7oQ90c; orchard grass extra s225:
red top, choice, s1Q1.25; English blue grass, "a
lbs, Sl.5eG1.e0.
Timers Supplies.
Beet brands charcoal tin, &c, 10xl4, l4x2o, 12xl2
s55016 TX. loxli. iix2o. i2xl2. s7Q75o: &c. 14x2o
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| Sheep and Lambs-Receipts light; shipments
| light. But few sale. The market was strong
on the better grades.
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Beet branis charcoal tin, &c, 1oxl4. l4x2o 12xl2
s 50l6: TX. 1oxli. l4x2o. 12xl2 s775o: &c. l4x20.
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FORECAST FOR TODAY.

Transfers. II; consideration ............. s9,7
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-12-02
A WILD, W0OLY LION
Strikes Terror to NeighborhOod Over in.
Sumter.

Strikes Terror to NeighborhOod Over In.
Sumter.
For the past three or four days there
has been great CONSERVATION among the
negroes of certain neighborhood locat-
ed not many miles from Americas, and
the sight of number of negroes armed
with every kind OF weapon, from bas-
Ting stick t. an army musket, is by no
means unusual.
During Monday and Tuesday all work
was entirely suspended and the woods
secured in search of Zero cious lion or
other wild animal that had been heard
to roar at intervals during Sunday night.
The organized hunting for the beast was
begun Monday, after reliable farmer
had stated that he had seen the varmint
with his own eyes during the previous
night.
1t was not until the feeling of terror
had begun to spread among the women
and children of the neighborhood that
the nature OF the beast and the cause of
its appearance was explained, and now it
is quite the thing down there to ask of
your neighoor, "Did you hear it?'
A prominent and prosperous farmer
has been missing some of his latest
porkers aud, being unable to spot the.
thieves, decided to spread terror among
The colored population and secured
dumb bull of the most approved orCsr.
ae succeed in his purpose and did NOR e
but the eolored population has about
ceased its moonlight maraudings. -
Americas Herald.
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SCALDED TO DEATH.
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT TO Al
CHILD NEAR DOVER.
A Four Year.Old Falls Into Tub OF
Boiling Water. Lived
Several Hours,
Several Hours.

A distressing and fatal accident oc-
Cured on the farm of Mr.. L. w. Lee.
near Dover, one day last week, resulting
in the death of Ben Hill, little child
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lee aged three wears
and ten months.
Mr.. Lee was in Dawson that day at
tending court, Before leaving home he
instructed negro on the place to kill a
hog in the afternoon, and it was while
these instructions were being carried out
that the accident occurred. The child
vas playing around where the hog was
being butchered, and while the negro
was intently engaged in the task the lit
Tie one fell into a tub of boiling water in
which the hog had been scalded.
The child was severely and fatally
burned, the skin peeling from the head,
face and body. The accident occurred
about three o'clock in the afternoon, and
the little sufferer fingered until twelve
o'clock at night.
Mr.. Lee knew nothing of the accident
until he returned home at night, and
was Frustrated when told the unexpect-
ed and distressing news of his child's
misfortune.
The parents have the sympathy of
many friends in their great sorrow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-12-02
Did You Ever

try Electric Filters as remedy for your
troubles? If not, get bottle now and
ge, relief This medicine has been found
to he peculiarly adapted to the relief and
cure OF all Female Complaints, exerting
wonderful influence in giving strength
and tone to the organs. II you have
Loss of Appetite, Constipation, Heat.
ache, Painting Spells, or We Nervous,
sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy 81
troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric
Bitters is the medicine you need.
Health and Strength arc guaranteed ID
its use. Fifty cents aud 800 at1Sale.
Davis Drug Cos. drug store. -