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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-07-16
Ohio Cavalry Start for Tampa,

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CHICKAMAUGA PARK, July 15.-The
event OF the day was the departure of
the First Ohio cavalry regiment to
Port Tampa. The regiment was up as
early as 3 q. m. and despite the down.
pour Of rain was marching toward
Ringgold, where trains were waiting,
before daybreak.
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Dry Goods and Notions of Latest Styles
and Patterns, Clothing and Gents Fur
nishing Goods, Hats and Caps, Boots and
Shoes, Furniture, and nice, fresh stock
of Staple and Fancy Groceries. {:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-07-16
with Sick and Wounded.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, July l5.-The
steamer City of Washington arrived at
Old Point during the morning from
Santiago with sick and wounded sol.
Gjers
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1898-07-16
Ordered to Tampa.

ATLANTA, Ga, July 15.-Orders were
issued during the day assembling the
Fifth infantry, now on duty at various
points throughout the department OF
the Gulf, at Tampa, Fla.
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,NTERFERED AT SuBlC BAY.

German Gnnboat Would Not Allow In.
snrgents to Attack spaniards.
MANILA, July ,. via Hong Kong,
July l5.-The insurgents, on Wednes-
day, July 6, reported that the German
boat Irene, in Subic bay, refused to
permit them to attack the Spaniards
on Grande island Rear Admiral
Dewey promptly dispatched the Raj
eigh and Concord to Investigate the
matter. On entering Subic bay, the
Raleigh opened fire on the forts, where.
upon the Irene slipped her cable and
steamed out by the other channel.
The result Of the fire Of the Amer
ican warship was that the Spaniards,
numbering over 500 men, surrendered
everything.
On returning to Manila, the Irene
explained that she interfered 'in the
cause Of humanity" and offered to
hand over to the Americans the ref.
ugees she had on board. Admiral
Dewey, however, declined to accept
them.
Governor General August has issued
q proclamation promising to grant
autonomy to the islands and Offering
the insurgents inducements to join the
Spanish forces.
General Aguinaldo, the insurgent
leader, in reply said the overtures Of
the Spanish commander came too late.
FROM ADMIRAL. DEWEY
Navy Department. Informsd Of the Inter-
ference 81 the German Gunboat.
w AsH1NaToN, July 15. The navy
Dewey, the following dispatch:
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I also carry at all times full line Of
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-07-09
The Fate of the Speculator.

Chicago, July Levi z. Letter
has completed negotiations with the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company for a loan of s. ,000,-
900 for ten years at per cent. The
security consists of q number of the
most valuable pieces of business
property in the city. In complet-
ing the details of the loan, Mr..
Letter informed the agents of the
Northwestern that he would proba.
bly, require further advances of
about $3,50O,0O0 or 81 100000. The
money obtained by Mr.. Letter will
go toward the liquidation of the
debt incurred by his son, Joseph
Letter, in wheat speculation. The
share of Joseph Letter in the i'm
mense estate of his father will be
nearly, if not entirely consumed by
his speculation.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-07-09
Morgan County Items.
m the News and Messenger.

From the News and Messenger.
Mrs. N. c. DeGrange visited rel.
atives and friends in Martinsburg
last week.
There is no truth in the report
that one of our girls, in burst of
patriotism, offered the Government
several boxes of powder, when she
heard they needed it.
Col. Dawson arrived home Tues
day after weeks trip in the south.
He saw the boys at Chicamauga and
says they are all we'll and contented
and look like old veterans.
Pitizer is thousand votes stron.
ger than Dayton in this district.
He has ever been a warm friend to
the people of Morgan county-ad-
dressing soldiers meetings, social
gatherings and political meetings.
Now let old Morgan give him her
delegation solid.
1t is a bad thing for the cashier
of Bank to change the time of day
for eating his dinner. For futber
particulars apply to A. NJ. Menden.
hall.
We learn that the receipts from
bathing up to this time have exceed.
ed those of last yesr for the same
period. 1t is hoped they will con-
tinue to increase.
Mr.. Arthur Bohrer and Miss Lii
lie May Grimm, both of this county,
were married last Sunday, the 26th,
at the parsonage of the M. E. Church
South, by Rev. G. E. Simmons.
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Reduced Rates to Buffalo via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Account Baptist
Young Peoples international
Convention.

For the International Convention
of the Baptist Young Peoples Un-
ion of America, to be held at Bufia-
10, July l4th to 18th, 1888, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell excursion tickets from all
ticket stations on its line to Buffalo
aud return at rate of single fare for
the round trip. Tickets will be sold
July l2th to 18th and will be good
to return until July 18th, except
that BY depositing ticket with Joint
Agent at Buffalo on July 18th, 18th
or 10Th, and the payment of fifty
cents, the return limit may be ex.
tended TO leave Buffalo TO September
1st, 1885,.
Special train will leave Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia, at $50
a. M, July 18th, Frazer 1910 q. m +,
Lancaster ll.25 q. M, Harrisburg
1886 p. m, Sunbury 200 p. M, and
Williamsport $40 p. m. Passengers
from other points desiring to use
special train can use regular trains
to junction points.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-07-09

There is more Catarrh in this sec.
tion of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years
doctors pronounced it local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced is
incurable. Science has proven ca
tarrh to be constitutional disease,
and, therefore, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. j. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con-
stitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. Itacts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o,
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The Child Outrage.

B. F. Fellers, charged with perpe.
trating foul outrage upon the per-
son OF little child, May Rusk, was
arrested in Baltimore, brought here
on Monday last, and given a hearing
before Justice John W. Martin, on
Tuesday last. The girl testified she
was going on an errand, met Fellers,
first corner Of Spring and Martin
streets. next at Church and King
streets. Completing her eTand ON
the Boom Land, she was returning
by way of the customary route, By
the quarries, when Fellers joined
and walked with her. Reaching q
corn field, he took hold of and car
ried her into the field, where, not
withstanding her screams, the out
rage was perpetrated. DR.. Castle
man, who attended the child and
made an examination, corroborated
the material part of her statement,
James Gregory testified as to state
ments or remarks previously made
by the prisoner. The accused waiv-
ed his right to be heard, and wa:
remanded to jail for action of the
Circuit Court. The accused is the
husband of the child's sister and
brother TO the girl upon whose &C
cusation Joe Burns was lynched.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-07-09
PERSONAL MENTION.
Your Friends Coming and Going,

Mr.. Hammond Siler, of Berkeley
Springs, is visiting here.
Miss Edna Roderick is visiting
friends at White Day, W. Va.
Miss Elsie Boak is visiting Miss
Marie Baker, at Funkstown, Md.
Miss Maud Miller, of Winchester,
is visiting her aunt, Miss Ella Noll.
Miss Grace Roderick has return
ed from a visit to Fishers Brook,
Va.
Rev. and Mrs. Rogers, of Boone
vile, Mo-, are visiting Mr.. Ben
Fiery.
Miss Susie Dukehart, of Balti-
more, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. N.
d. Baker.
Mr.. 4. E. Herring and two daugh-
ters, Of Winchester, are visiting in
this city.
Misses Kathleen and Sadie Fer
guson are visiting in Fredericks-
burg, Va.
Mrs. @. d. Matthaei and children,
Of Richmond, are visiting Mr.. W.
O. Nicklas.
Mr.. and Mas. Adolph Kogleschatz
returned from their bridal tour Sun.
day night.
Miss Susie Colston has gone to
New York to take position as
trained nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Towner
have returned from their bridal trip
to the eastern cities.
Miss Genieve HODGE, Of Roanoke,
is visiting her aunts, the Misses
Mutb, on West King street.
Mr.. E.. B. Stewart, of Morgan
town, is spending a month vacation
with his parents at Bunker Hill.
Mr.. John Lyons went to Schuyl
kill county, Pa, Tuesday morning
to attend the funeral of friend.
Miss Ida Thornburg, of Hunt.
ington, left for Washington alter a
visit to Mrs. D. G. Westenhaver.
Col. and Mrs. j. G. Frazer have
left for Morgantown, TO resume the
study of law during the summer.
Miss Mary Stribling left on Tues
day, to visit her brother, Rev. G.
R. Stribling, in Rockbridge county,
Va.
Miss Anna Cutler, who has had
charge of Mr.. W. Fl. Poling's millin-
linery department, left for her home
on Wednesday.
Miss Eva North has gone to
Louisville, KY, to spend her yaca.
tion with the family Of her cousin,
Mr.. Boyd Martin.
Miss Cora Nadenbousch, OF He'd
gesville, has been visiting hel
brothers, Messrs. A. G. and j. I
Nadenbousch, in this city.
Miss Josephine Flagg, of yancle-
vesville, has been spending the week
In this city with her sisters, Mrs
VIM. Mckee and Mrs. Robert
Thornburg.
We noticed Mr.. Bartholomew
Hirsch, of the Big Spring, in town
| on Thursday. Mr.. Hirsch has
| reached the age OF "a, and is able tc
be about his farm and attend to
business.
Mrs. T. F. Madill, of Wysox, Pa.
who has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. q. B. Owen, on West Burke
street, left last Thursday morning
accompanied by Mrs. Owen, who
will spend some weeks at her moth
er's home.
Rev. John L. Hawk, of Belts
vile, Md, and his friend, Mr.. Johr
Bell, of Washington, spent several
days this week with the family o.
Mr.. NJ. G. Tabler. They left or
Thursday morning for Harrison
burg, Va, on their wheels.
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Lightning's Franks.

During the heavy storm on Mon
day afternoon, the barn on the farm
of the late Mr.. Geo. Miller, near
Falling Waters, now occupied by
Mr.. John Weller, was struck by
lightning and badly damaged, at the
same time killing two valuable
horses belonging to Mr.. Weller.
The barn of Mr.. D. p. Lemaster,
in the same locality, was also struck
and destroyed, together with four
horses and about Is tons of hay and
farming implements. There was
about 5000 insurance on the barn
but none on the personality.
The little daughter Of Mr.. Luther
Harrisburg, was playing in the base
ment OF their house on Dry Run on
Monday, during the storm and was
badly injured by lightning, though
the house was untouched. There
was black and blue streak down
one side of the child the next day,
and she has been confined to her bed
since.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-07-09
NIAGARA FALLS.
L.O w-Rate Excursion, via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has selected the following
dates'for it's popular ten-day excur-
sions to Niagara Falls from Phila.
delphia, Baltimore and Washington;
July 2lst, August 4th and 18th, and
September lst, 18th and 18th. An
experienced tourist agent and chap.
eron will accompany each excur.
sion.
Excursion tickets, good for return
passages on any regular train, ex'
elusive of limited express trains
within ten days, viii be sold at $40
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington and all points on the Della.
ware Division 1850 from Lancas.
ter; $3.50 from Altoona and Harris
burg; $3.50 from Sanbury and
Wilkesbarre 1915 from Williams
port; and at proportionate rates
from other points. A stop-over will
be allowed at Buffalo, Rochester and
Watkins returning.
A special train of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches will be run
with each excursion.
Tickets for a side trip to the
Thousand Islands alexandra Bay)
win be sold from. Rochester, good
to return to Rochester or to Canaan
daigua via Syracuse within Eve
davr of rato of 45 5ff
For time OF connecting trains and
futher information apply to nearest
ticket agent, or address George W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Stree. Station, Phila-
delphia.
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Ho! For Gettysburg.

Arrangements have been made for
delightful excursion to the great
battlefield of Gettysburg The date
fixed is Thursday, July IA. A spec
ial train will leave Martinsburg at
S.l5, G. V. Depot. stopping at'all
stations to Haeerstown and without
change ofcars will reach Gettysburg,
at 1918. Returning, will leave
Gettysburg, $50, afording ample
opportunity to visit the entire battle.
field. More than this, provision is be-
ing made whereby all parties who
desire, can get comfortable convey.
ances upon arriving, go over the first
days fight, visiting beautiful
monuments, observatories, &c., with
authentic guides, and return to city
for dinner. After dinner, take
same conveyances and drive out over
second and third days battlefield
until evening. The expense for this
will be S LIS including elegent din
ner at hotels. ALI who desire, can
take electric cars over second days.
fight stopping at I important places,
unlimited as to tine, for 25 cents
round trip. We would advise going
in conveyances and get satisfactory
trip and explanation of the entire
great battlefield. A charming ride
over beautiful government avenues
of fifteen miles is given for this
reasonable expense. Competent
guides will be furnished all parties.
This will be one OF the most salts
factory excursions ever run to
Gettysburg. Many will no doubt
60. Don't bother with taking
lunches when you can get dinner,
at restaurants in town or on the
battle field, for rs cents, or at fine
hotels for soc.
Over five hundred monuments are
to be seen. Five high iron govern.
ment observatories are erected at
prominent places along avenues,
which all can enter free OF charge.
The ride to Gettysburg via Pen Mar,
and the wonderfully beautiful Horse
Shoe Bend are charming attractions.
You want to take this trip. The
fare is only $1.40. Children halt
fare. Lunches will be served on
train returning.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO II. R.
Popular Excursion to Niagara
Falls. Tuesday, July IL.

A ten (lO) day tour to Niagara
Falls, Americas greatest natural
wonder, via B. & O. Royal Blue
Line and the Lehigh Valley Route
through the Lehigh and Wyoming
Valleys-the Switzerland of Amer.
lea. Special train of elegant day
coaches and parlor cars will be run
on Tuesday, July 18th, leaving
Washington, D. c., $40 a. m. Bal
timore, Nd, 9.05 a. m.
Round trip tickets for this excur.
sion will be placed on sale at the
following stations at the rate annex.
ed Harper's Ferry, W. Va, 1850;
Shenandoah Junction, W. Va, H..
so; Martinsburg, W. Va, 1l.50.
Stop overs allowed On return trip
at Buffalo, Rochester, Geneva, Bur-
dette. (Watkins Glen) and Mauch
Chunk.
Special arrangements for dinner
and supper en- route at very reason.
able rates. Call on Ticket Agents,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, for
full particulars.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-07-09

"A number of farmers who had not
finished harvesting on Monday,
stopped work in The middle of the
day, and cut their wheat at night.
The temperature on Monday was
over 100 in the shade.
A very destructive fire occurred
on Friday afternoon in a wheat
field oil Mr.. W. L. Stewards, near
the lime kilns, north OF Dry Run.
Nearly all of the wheat in the field
was consumed, as we'll as two hind
ers. The fire originated from
spark from locomotive.
Mrs. James II. Smith lost pocket
book contsining about $23 on Thurs
day afternoon. She was shopping
and had visited the stores of Messrs.
j. Il. Hobbs and j. II. Myers, and
did not miss it until she was leaving
the store of Mr.. Myers, and does
not know if it was stolen or dropped
on the street.
Mr.. Alexander c. Morrison. a
well known resident of Shepherds
town, died at his home in that place
very suddenly Tuesday morning
He hsd been complaining for day
or two, but was not regarded as be.
ing seriously i'll. When his wife
went to call him to breakfast she
found him dead.
Robert M. Steele, we'll known
young man of Winchester, who, for
some time past, has been engaged in
business in Washington, arrived
Il me on Wednesday on o visit. He
i'm mediately showed symptoms of in.
saLIi, and, after short time, be-
came violent. He was placed in
Jail, and his insanity was declared
to be due to excessive smoking, as
he was known to be an inverate
smoker.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-07-09
HO ! for Island Park.

The best opportunity you will
have this year to picnic, will be to
join in the procession with the Bap-
lists. The Sunday Schools of Mar
tinsburg, CharlesTown Shenan
doah Junction, Summit Point, and
intermediate places, will hold their
annual reunion at Island Park, on
Thursday, July 2lst. All friends
of the school are requested to at.
tend. Interesting programs for the
day and pleasant time is assured
all. Rates so and 25 cents. Train
leaves Martinsburg at 8.45 q. m,
and returning, leaves Park at TOO
p. N.
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After LyncherS,

Charleston, s. c., July l.-Alonzo
Rogers, Israel Mcknight, H. s.
Stokes, Moultry Epps, Henry God
win, N. V. Wood and W. A. Web
ster were arranged before United
States Commissioner Smith in this
city today on the charge OF murder
ing Frazer B. Baker, the negro post
master who was lynched at Lake
City, last February. Rewards for
the lynchers were offered by the
state and the national government.
A short time ago j. P. NEWMAN
turned states evidence, duplicating
the men who were arranged here
today, with others. Bakers wife
and NEWMAN were on the stand
today, and both gave graphic &C.
counts OF the tragedy. Commits
sioner Smith sent the prisoners back
to Jail and the case will go up to the
district court.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-07-09
Condition of State Treasury.

Charleston, W. Va, July L.
State Treasurer Kendall reports the
condition of the treasury as follows
July LIST: Receipts for June $751;
097.56 +; disbursements, 93,74l.12
balance in state fund July lst
1888 ,628.51 /; general school funds
89,340.68; the school fund, $27G,.
1896; total balance, $999,829.05.
School fund invested, $276, S59.36
invested, 1851 ,13l.73; total school
fund, 1921, 991.59.
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Subscribe For

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HON paper, not neutral but giving
ne~sand expressing opinion candidly
and fairly. TO accommodate all
with the general news, war news and
the exciting election events now
coming on, it will be sent to SUBJ
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In looking, you're under obligations to buy whatever.
j, +. THOMPSON e BRO.
THOApsoN,1 MODERN CLOTHIERS
HARRY S.THoMPsoN, Statesmen, all
Storm In Hagerstown.

Hagerstown, Nd, July A
terrific thunderstorm passed over
Washington county this afternoon,
breaking the severe drouth which
has existed for over four weeks.
Rain fell in large quantities, re.
freshing the parched earth and cool.
ing the air. The rain has come too
late for some varieties of potatoes
but the corn will be saved. The
wind blew with great violence,
knocking down the uncompleted
two story brick dwelling house OF
W. E. McDade, building on Pros
pect street, near the Hagerstown ice
factory.
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Good for West Virginia.

Judge Hoke, United States Consul
at Nova Scotia, writes the editor oil
the Kingwood Journal under date
of June 7, that he "was agreeably
surprised the other day in going in
to CHI M store AZ Windsor, not far
from the Con ul's office, to find they
had very fine glass tumblers for
sale which were manufactured in
Morgsntown, W. Va, by the Seneca
Glass Works. CHARTERED oak here
(American) is from $50 to $40 per
thousand, and walnut and cherry
equally higher in proportion"
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Lightning Destroys a Paper Mill.

Chambersburg, Pa, July A.
Lightning struck and destroyed the
large paper mill of Shryock Bros,
at Middle Spring, Franklin county,
this afternoon. Five houses were
also burned and the Middle Spring
Presbyterian church partially de-
stroyed. Wheat fields were ablaze
in the vicinity and for a time it
looked as though the town would be
wiped out by the fire. The Middle
Spring church is one of the oldest in
this section of the State.
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A Windfall.

Tie estate of the late George e.
Bushnell has been appraised at $751;
600 which is to be divided between
Mr.. Benjamin Bushnell, brother oil
the deceased, and Rev. John E.
Bushnell and Mrs. Joseph E. Sper-
ry, nephew and neice. The latter
received one-fourth each of the es.
tate, while The former receives one
half. Rev. John E. Bushnell is adj
ministrator of the estate.-W inches-
ter Times.
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Died.

Mrs. James Hess died very sud.
denly on Saturday morning, at II
O'Clock, at her home, near the Aims
House. She was aged So years, and
leaves nine children, four sisters and
one brother. The remains were
brought to this city on Monday, and
the funeral took place from the resi-.
dence of her daughter, Mrs. Morgan
Anderson. Rev. Gruver conducted
the services. Interment was made
in Green Hill Cemetery.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-07-09
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Excursion to Chautauqua,
New York.

On Friday, July Is, the Balli-
more l. Ohio R. r. will sell excur-
sion tickets to Chautauqua, N. Y,
and return at following very low
rate for the round trip. Tickets
good returning leaving Chautauqua
not earlier than July IS, nor later
than September Sd, 1898:
$1,000 for the round trip. Train
leaves Martinsburg at ll.06 p. m.
For full particulars, call on or ad-
dress Ticket Agent, B & o. r. r.
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Death of Mr.. John A. Chew.

Mr.. John A. Chew, a prominent
and we'll known Jefferson county
farmer, died at bis home near
Charles-Town, on last Monday
night, after u lingering illness. He
was a gallant Confederate soldier,
and was wounded at Hamilton, Va.
Mr.. Chew was a brother of Col. r.
p. Chow.
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Died From a Fall.

Mrs. Allender, wife of Joseph
Allender, tanner at Paw Paw, W.
Va, while i'll fell down the stairs
at her homo Monday morning and
died in an hour from the effects OF
the injuries. She was twenty -eig bit
years old and had been married only
seven months. Her father, George
Gurtler, lives at Magnolia, W. Va.
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800 Drowned 200 Saved.

Halifax, July 6.--At 5 a. M,
July 4th, the steamer Labourgogne
bound from New York 10 Havre,
carrying 800 passengers, in a dense
fog, colllded with the ship Cromar-
tyshire. The steamer sank almost
instantly. Only 200 persons were
saved. All the officers were drown.
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