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Kennebec Journal from Augusta, Maine • 1

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Kennebec Journali
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Kplsoapal Charck IX Proapret Rrldonport Coaa- pfk IMS MDr lrkowrr'a Hrnra Pllla bare brra grral bra till to aw Tbor am aiaply lavaloablr" nCIIAsK WILMOT Itaabarp (Vaa April IMS Mf aaa tboraaghlr meomamad Dr Klowrr'a Merra Pllla Tbp omjoat wSatrrrry wnmaa whobaatha oarra of a hoaao aad laailif arrd for lhf arrm to barr a irdailro aal ulrtiag rfret oa tho anrroaa avatrm allboat Irasing aojr oaplrasaot rfflef be MraJANK IIOYT (Ilntua Are htamiord Coaa April IMS -HYoor bMtiea ot Dr Haaatlra barr doao amr for lap wife thaa all tha doetora Before oununeaclaa Us aae alia aaSrrel Inlraarlp from lirer trooblra aim la to ils la bolter ouitllloa thaa eho baa brea for years 1 able to attend to her'boaae-bold dalles cab enjoy her meals and ab ep aoaadly was tor months beyond her puwer' IIKKMAN IIKlbKK April IMS Mrs IIKKRY JKNNIlfGH8o Norwalk Coaa says Ml havo lakea Dr tower's JJrer Sanative for flve moaths aad fori that to It la robjaactioa with his Nerve Pills owe the Immaalty Iron sickness I aow enjoy It has done a great giwd'aad I heartily re ouidmend It" FOR" SALK BY SL ALLEN CO aprwdhwlyar h-m Appointments by the Indian A A Shooting Affray Washihotor Jnly 9 1 Tho President today made the following appointments Wm Mead of Arisons to bo United States Marshal for Arisons Joseph Morgan of South Carolina to he Secretary of Legation of tho United States Mexico Mr -Morgan has been a rest- dent of Mexico for some time end speaks the language nf the ennntry Ramon Gaiteras to be assistant surgeon in the navy: Gen Nelson A Niles commanding the de pertinent of Columbia has been ordered to relieee Gen Angnr commanding the department of Missouri who retires from active service tomorrow The President will probably appoint Col John Gibbon tomor-row'successor to Gen Angnr to fill tho vacancy cansed by his retirement It is believed he will be placed in commandof the department of Colombia It la reported that Gen Miles who is to take the field In command of troops now in Indian Territory to suppress trouble with with the Cheyennes has been ordered to disarm the Indians The Cheyenne Indians are armed with the best make of rifles and havo considerable quantities of ammunition If tha troops Hnilsrtake fo disarm them if ia thought -by officials here who have dealt with Cheyennes they will resist till overpowered) There are between 1200 end 1500 fighting Indiana among them Charles Knott a shoemaker today entered the honse of George Morris and drawing a revolver fired two balls into Mrs Morris' body He then blew his own brains ont Mrs Morris Is In a critical condition The murderer Is thought to be Insane A HOLD ItOltlIKKY A Homs Hound nnd Robbed In her own House Ciiicaoo July 9 The most daring and atrocious executed robbery that has taken place in Chicago for a long time was committed Wednesday noon at 50 Kldridgn Court the residence of Thomas Nmitli head draughtsman at the Dcarbon Foundry When her husband returned to work after dinner Mrs Smith was left alone in their rooms A ring at tho hell ealled her to thn front door Two men drissed as mechanics introduced tliemelves as plumbers sent hy the landlord Mrs Smith unsuspiciously lei! the way to tha kitchen Suddenly one of them struck her terrible blow with his fist which caused her to fall on hrr knees Before she bail time to her assailant's hands were on her neck The other man drew a long rope from a sack he carried and proceeded to hind her leet and hands A towel was tied tightly across her mouth and hoi ends tied together hark of her head The robbers then tore open the bosrtm of Mrs Smith's dress s'ud got of her wallet containing $10110 A moment's consultation followed and the would be mur- derers quietly went ont of Urn front door closing It after' them and leaving Mrs Smith npon the -floor bound hand and foot and almost dead from fright Half an hour elasped before she gained strength enough to attempt to loosen the bunds about' her wrists This task took another half hour 7 Dragging herself on her knees she finally reached the front door A passer-by wssinformeil of hat had taken place and the police notified Up 10 Thursday morning they had ublalped no clue THUNDER STORM Telephone Wires Destroyed llnlldinga Blown Down i Lowell July 9 A terrific thunder storm passed over this city1 this afternoon the lightning doing considerable damage The telephone wires were struck setting fire to the tower In which all the wires in the city concentrate nn (that-tuck's block In Central street in which the central office is located All the wires jvere destroyed thoroughly Interrupting work and nn business can bo transacted at the central office for threw or four days Four ot the Boston Ice Co's ice houses at North Chelmsford were blown down Mrs llnynrd Very III -I Wilmirotor Del' July 9 Mrs Bayard wife of secretary ofHlate is pronounced to be In a very critical condition today and bar recovery Is almost hopeless FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL New torK Krodnce Market Naw York Jaly a ports rhile fms Beselpts IIAW) SRporta WM sales 11 TOO No 0 a SO Issey Western ratro rood to i' a 00 entm ttOSSS4! Minnesota ratro SO SO aornnoi to noise SIS aSSu lit supers se SSS a SsS winter wheat extra SS0 a SSS SSeaSSS Wheat ttflOQ szports SSS IS 1 tv mill sRlrs SSS HI Lonla lOOTSi: ISMKKi: No red' lost: No red Mill elevator Ho I Red fltate 106 No 1 White BUte 100 quiet Ha waaler (XiRR B0S00 bushels eRporte6Slftl ales ir0i spot NnSZN0S Receipts sales MMO NO OS do While Ml: Ho SSI a SA do White SSIaSV No I Ml do White 40 Klaed Westers a M(( White do SS a ft White State 40 a 44 Ont loaf aad ernshM 7 a 71 graanlatrd a mould SJ white astro SaS ysllew 4 United SSf bid wtslef Kobe-Mass spot 7S (0) Laud reload 5 174 i New Ywrk Money Market Itortsf flsporl Mow Yobs July 1 Konev easy Between from 111 aad siosed at 14 Prfmn MsNaatlle super -4a 5 Kxofcaagn steady for Ions nnd for short Uovernmoote steady Olosloghlds: United Mates Thrscs(rog) 1' MS Hew 4 (reg) i fsnnp1 w4sfrsg) (Soap) PaolSeS's 0 i lit lis 1X2 1X2 17 New Yorkfltock Maw Yobk Jaly IM ffsw Jersey Csstral ISO Chtoaoo 4 trefsrrod H- Central 4 Had Chisago ft Altos a sissy Kris rraterrod Illinois Oaatraf IH Lake Shore A Kish- -oathera J7I KloMtaa Csatrsl itsi iMM! fllvsr aaV caioogo 4 koskJs Strasl Profsrrsi Helen Pasll Si Was Calea Tsl Ce C4ieagw'Froduee -v -t dsll 8MftNro prlsgSS4aS7 Jaly SS4aS7 wsakar at 474 dm flva-eteedy 54 8ns Fokk ats SO attMk Labd ats at 474 a Day Mt McGsbook July 9 General Grant Wednesday night slept a sleep of extreme fatigue and four hours be-ween eleven and three o'clock were passed without a break of wakefulness He would have slept on had not Dr Donelase then awakened him to tire him food ilia throat was then cleansed and tho General' at once 1 'ell into a sleep that continued uninterrupted entil 8 o'clock Thursday morning Jit was much fattened and too great a demand was made upon his powers Wrf-vdse said Dr Douglass this morning hot lie shows no 111 effects as far aiM can judge this morning though ho has been sleeping a greater part of the time from six till nine I think he has sustained yesterday's strain exceedingly well Grant Is haring a wonderful good day considering his fatigue of yesterday" said Dr Douglass at 2 o'clock this afternoon To callers to-day General Grant wrote I I am glad to say that while there is much unhlnshing wickedness in this world yet there It much compensatory generosity and grandeur of sonL In any case I have not found that republics are ungreatful nor are The day has been essentially one of for General Grant i He was not dressed till latepreferring to remain at ease In hie room hich is in a cool quarter of tho bouao and jYom tho windows of which tho sick man might almost touch with his cano the nearest trees of the woods that crown the knoll and hado tho cottage oh that side The judications favor a quiet night -TEKRIIILE TORNADOES Minnesota aad Wisconsin Visited by Severe Damages to Crops aad Hamlets Trains Bowa Front tbe Track hr- Paul Minn Jqly 9 Reports from virions points in Minnesota ndicate that a terrific wind and rain storm visited ths western and southern sections rtf this-state last night: In soms places the storm took the shape rtf a tornado ifod destroyed everrthiou iu its path Props suffered the most whole fields bring destroyed So far no casualties are reported though from ths country districts lying the path ol storm have not been received i Spauta Wis July 9 A terrible storni swept over this city last night and did great destraction to houses and barns Several churches were badly dam gged Fourteen cars at the St Paul depot were blown from tbe track and serjral others were derailed- At the Northwestern depot trains were detained by these accidentss Reports have not been received from the country and the i total damaga cannot be given ry Oshkosh Wis' July 9 Last evening a cyclone and waterspout of terrific velocity met 12 miles South of here It swept along the river mill and lumbering districts and struck this city 1 with terrible violence Hundreds of houses were wholly or partly demolished Two persons are reported killed and 20 hurt Many families are homeless RIEL'S SYMPATHIZERS i Meeting and Raise a Subscription tor His Benefit Hold Quebec July 9 An adjourned meeting of the' sympathizers with Louis liiel was held last evening at Jacques Cartier Hall Square at which 5000 persons were present The meeting was addressed by 11 Pelletier secretary of commerce and by other French Canadian gentlemen: Owen Morphy ex-mayor of Quebec also addressed the meeting iff He compared the cause of the half breeds to that of tbe Irish who if tbe proper appeal were made would he said give the half breeds their support The following resolution was then adopted Resolved That in view of the fact that British subjects who are accused of criminal offenses are entitled to a complete and impartial trial and to attain that end a considerable sum mast be forthcoming a public subscription will be taken' np os tho half breeds have not (he means to attain that end The meeting was enthusiastic throughout and at ita end a subscription paper was eagerly signed FROM IDAHO Got Buna Heads His Resignation the President to Philadelphia July 9 A despatch from the West states that Gov William Bunn baa forwarded the follow- log letter of resignation to the President: Boise CiTfi Idaho July 3 To the President Sir I have the honor -to tend my resignation of the office of governor of the Territory of Idaho I am prompted to this act by reasons of an entirely personal nature and earnestly request that I may be relieved of the post as soon as may be convenient to the department of (he interior with assurances of my deep respect and my sincere thanks for tha marked considnrafton shown ms I am yours Signed Wm Bo Governor of Idaho THE WAR OVIR The Csosdlas Troop Going From tho Northwest III WtRRirro Jnly 9 Boats with troops arrived at Prince Albert yesterday Delay was caused hy low water aod high winds li is expected they will make the trip to Selkirk in five or six days Eastern troops will go on from tbatpolot end the Winhf pegs 'will eoma home Gen Mid-leton hss telegraphed to the mayor here offering to gather all the batallions that are fo pass this point nnd give them a reception Citizens era also preparing a reception for tbe Wianepef troops Sorted Alive POTTSYILLB Po July9 By a cavo-la at 4 cot which la bring excavated for the Pottaville A Mahanoy railroad near here Joseph Becker of Yorkville aad four Italian laborers were this forenoon buried ander 50 tone of earth Becker and one Italian were Instantly killed- and the others terribly Iqjarsd 0 To So Tried for High Treoeon City or Mexico Jaly 9 It la ahnonneod this afternoon that the government will try the arrested editors for for high treason Two editors bars been sent to tbe Bela penitentiary ENGLISH PARLIAMENT The House Agrees to the Cover oment'e Proposition to Isaac $20000000 in Treasury Hills Loxdox July 9 Id the House of Commons to-day Charles Edward Lewis motierate conservative member fur the city of Ifoodonderry Ireland gave notice of a motion approving Earl energetic execution' or the Irish crimes act while Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and rejecting motion for inquiry Into Earl execution of the same law Sir Michael Uicka Beach introduced on behalf of new government the budget It retains all of proposals which were not affected by the reeeot vole Sir Michael Uicka Beach In presenting the budget said the government regretted the expenditures- account of the 855000000 credit exceeded the 845000000 to which estimate limited them The government proposed to issns $20000000 In treasury bills to cover the deficit of the past and present year -P Smith secretary for war In replying to McCarty said the goeernment were unaware of any reward having been offered by the British in Egypt for the head of Olivier Paine The House agreed to the proposition to issns £400(2000 in treasury bills to meet the deficits of last year and the present year THE FALL MALL GAZETTE Information from tbe Director of tho Sr cryt loqairy Commimioo Lokpoh July 9 The chief director of the Pail Mall secret inquiry commission through! which revelations were obtained writes con- earning tha whole matter as follows investigation wee begun May 24th and work was unremitting to date The commission had valuable assistance from the Salvation Army from the London commission for the suppression of traffic in Kngli-lt girls and from the vast experience of Mrs Josephine Butler The commission was composed of of the staff and acted independently of tlie police The commission applied to arcliibishops ef Canterbury bishops of London nnd Cardinal Manning for advice Ready help was accorded to the commission from Catholic and Congregational clergymen The commission visited all the hospitals homes and refuges where harbor ia given unfortunates Tlie inmates readily gave atl the information in their possession Most of the revelations however were obtained through interviews Evervbodjr high or low likely to have infer- si ion desired by the commission from Lord IJslhonsie to Mrs Jeffries was subjected to an interview by some members of -the commission Mrs Jeffries sited a flood of light upon the whole subject under investigation Thirteen newspaper venders who had been arrested for selling copies of the Pall Mall Gazette were arraigned before Lord Mayor today The city solicitor in presenting the cases against the prisoners charged them with selling obscene literature The cases were MURDERED HIM MlflTREKN Aad Ended hi own Lite by Patting Bullet Throagh his lrsit Pasii July 9 Paris is excited this evening Over a horrible boulevard tragedy just reported bv the police Architect Canday although married and lyving children maintained a liaison with Madams Bessier wife of shop keeper on Boulevard Voltaire The lovers quarrelled and to-day daring the shop absence Pandrsy called on Madame Bessier and shot her deed then ended his own life hy potting ballet through his heart Bessier soon afterwards Teturned to his shop and stumbled over the dead bodies He had never heard of his infidelity and the revelation came on him so suddenly his mind broke down and he fled from the acqne a raving manipc CHOLERA REPORT The Epidei ue Hon Crossed iih Frontier tbe flpoe Madhid July 9 Tlie cholera reports for Tuesday are 1 follows: Csstellon new cases 128 deaths I 52 1 Murcia new cases 209 deaths 75 At Valencia there were during the 12 hours ending at noon Wednesday 115 new cases and 52 deaths He nor Hilvela minister of justice has gone to Valencia where terrible distress prevails The cholera has appeared at Tervel and Tarragona Pakis Jnly 9 The cholera it is rumored hss crossed tlie I Spanish frontier into the deportment of the Ande College Ifuildiags Burned In Two Men Horned ta Death and Five Merioeriy Horned Lordor July 9 A fire Thursday morning destroyed the nnrthern wing the librarv the Ishnrstory and museum of tbe university college of Wales In Aherystwith The college building was originally intended for a hriel and after 80000 pounds was spent on it it was bought by the university committee for £10000 The damage ls 10000 pounds During the fire floor fell with 7 men on it Five of them were rescued fearfully burned one of them fatally and two perished The contents of tho library and museum were saved WOULD NOT CONVICT Jnrtee Acqeit Has ton Liqer Deelere Dl recti Against tke Evidence of Two Law and Order Leagae Agents jf Boston Jnly 9' Thera was an unusual aesne la tbe Huper-1 hich will attract tho atteatioo not only of I membsrs of tho legal fraternity bnt of all citizens This week has be devoted to tbe trial of liqnor cases brought forwar on the I evidence of Messrs Snow and Giquel two of ths employes of the Law and Order League Six cases In succession came before the two juries end though tbe evidence of tho agents was direct aad the argument of the assistant I district attorney so forcible and logical aa to I call forth mneh favorable comment still tha juries acquitted four of tbe accused men and Judge Aldrich stopped the court refusing to allow any farther easts of similar character to come np on ths ground tbnt it wonld be useless since the juries were determined not 10 accept the testimony of the two agents to I I A Desperado Attacks a Civil Frenchman for Ill-Gotten Spoils and lis Foiled in the Attempt Tho 6audiu Hurls an Axe at His Opponent Splitting His Head Opoa and Initantlj Killing Him Faeuixotox July 9' Several Canadians who were eye witnesses of the murderous affray on Moose river last Saturday were la Farmington Wednesday and from them was gleaned a few more particulars of the murder It seems that a family of brothers named Bean hava for many yean infested that region and become notorious by thoir deeds of lawlessness Concerning them a Show began lawyer aid yesterday "Wa should hardly know wo were holding a Term of churl in Somerset county did we not have them oU trial for Soma offense" They bad a kind of hotel on tho banks of tho Moose river and they were a perfect terror to Canadians coming down Into tha 8iates This season they hava if possible been wore than before detaining the Frenchmen' robbing them and aven stoning and firing upon them as they pasted by Last Saturday three teams of emigrants came down from Canada Tha family had been augmented by rough river drivers until it numbered thirteen men The first team was robbed of all Ita contents When the second drove hy the they were ordered to halt and give up their liquor! have no liquor" responded 1 one of the' Frenchmen named Roderick from St Francis up your packs then cried Bean Of conrsa they refused and Bean lsveliing a pistol at Roderick demanded tho packs or bis life In the bottom 'of the team lay a little axe' that the party used ill cutting dry sticks for kindling fires and similar service Quick as lightning Roderick seixed it in the defence of his life and hurled it at Bean It struck tha desperado in tha head splitting his head open and he fell instantly killed Filled with terror accomplices fled into the woods and Roderick unmolested proceeded down river' where he gave himself info the custody of the law The last map that passed that Way that day saw the deep pool Of blood In the road but was not troubled -Roderick is a drover who makes occasional trips into the States for cattle and sheep He is a peaceable prosperous man and public sympathy is with him every where The Erench Canadians of Farmington rejoice exceedingly in the death of Bean and think that the disreputable gang to which he belonged forever broken up CLEVELAND'S STRIKERS Nothing el Importance Thursday Takes Place Clsvslaxd Ohio July 9 The strike remains unchanged today so far aa precautionary arrangements down town are concerned -The Central police station ia full of patrolmen and outslda eunds two four-horse coaches which are to carry the men wherever they are needed At the city armory detachments of Greys and light artillery the fifth- regiment ars on duty ready 10 move on call At about nine news reached tho central station from the- eighteenth ward that a procession of strikers making over 1100 had jdst left the corker of Broadway and Hamm streets and wrte marching towards the city A band of music' was at their head So far everything has been orderly and the men seem undetermined what to do or whither to go A call for wlp was made 1 from the screw works at the corner of Payne and Case avenues and forty policemen were sent in omnibuases to the scene They have not yet been beard from -r? A STRANGE ACCIDENT Which dhows that hiskey Barrels arc Dangeronu at All Time Dbteoit Mich! Jnly 9 A special from Ionia Michigan says i most carious accident occurred in this city Wednesday afternoon! George Watts standing near an empty whiskey barrel in saloon attempted to light a match on the empty barrel The barrel Immediately' exploded -with a terrific noise that was heard blocks away Watts was thrown across the room against the wall with terrible force and severely injured Two men standing in tha door were blown cut into the street and barrels scattered through the room in hissing fragments setting the building on fire The saloon is in the center of the business part of the (own and for a time the excitement earned the suspension of business there being fears of a general conflagration The In was soon extinguished however Freaks of the Morn le Illinois Cnicsoo July 9 Specials received here indicate severe wind storms prevailed throughout all portions of Central and Northern Illinois last night and today At noon today a wind storm i strack Sprjngfleld blowing down trees and doing considerable damage to frail buildings It Is expected that reports from tho surrounding country will disclose serious damage Near Paxton- Illinois there was an extraordinary fall of raln causing great damaga to crops Tho telegraph wires are all down bat news baa been received by train that tho St Padl's chapel and exposition bnildiag aa well as nnmerons other buildings were completely wrecked- Great damage wae also done throughout Minnesota The Hotfoot Day eftkt Season Dovxa Jnly 9 This haa been tha hottest day of tho tea son the mercury raging from 93 to 103 la tho shade throughout Strafford county Several persona were prostrated by tho heat In Milton Strafford aad Barrington Warn Weather Baltimokx Jaly 9 The weather was intensely warm here today At 2 o'clock the mercury indicated 94 degrees in tha shade 7- WEATHKK RKPIIRT ladicatioaa for Iko Xeil HI Hotra War Department Office of the Chief Signal Washington I) Jnlr lO For- New England mod Middle Sutea local rains 'cooler westerly winds MAIMi mSPATCIILS PROM I LE HINTON A (loose Ntrok hf Lighteleg and Coo aiderehly Tho Ntate Fair Ualldiaga Badly Ahaaed hy the Hiad Lkwistoii Jaly 9 The shower that stfack Lewiston at four o'clock Thursday afternoon was ono of tha worst for years It came saddealy and was aa Intenaa as It was- brief The' wind twisted trees and lined the yards and straeta with branches The lightning struck the residence of Lawrence Keileher on Batea street It played -strange freaks with the bouse tearing off plastahng smashing dishes- and toppling bricks off of the chimney No lire arose from the lightning's strike The bolt strack tha the chimney and knocked oft number of courses of bricks passed down Into tho upper story Every sqnaro foot of lathe and plastering was torn away In ita passage It went down to the next the second and on the celling nnd sides of the room tore off plastering and upset utensils' passing ont at the south side of ths building nnd tearing away a board io its passage The house was thoroughly )n pregoated with the peculiar sulphurous odor Other damage about town is reported The large exhibition building at the State Fair grounds was badly kbused by the wind the windows being blown in and the top of the building forced out of plumb THE FOllENT FIRES The Region Around Tina (turned at all Food Not Faemixotok July-9 IT has been extensively reported in the State papers in their accounts of tha Dead Hirer conflagrations that the forests around Tim Pond had been destroyed This is not true The only conflagration near -Tim Pond started qn the Tim Brook some two or three milys from Tim Pond moving southeasterly and south nnd the' winds all the time blowing the fire away from Tim 'Pond and Chain of Seren -Ponds The forests around Tim Pond Chain of Seven Ponds are as green and beautiful us ever although bush areas in other portions of the Dead River regions are nothing bnt blackened stnmpage New Hammer Resort at ('antes £: -1 Caudxx Jnly 9 A new eottagecity has been started this ysar at the foof of Lake' Megnnticook on I 'anaan Lake' Camden Several new cot-tsges have been opened the last few weeka Wednesday three loia were bought by Geo Hill a Boaton merchant--i i-- Arr ival in Foytlund- JPoaTxksp July 9 The atqam yachts Stranger and Electra- of Nyw York are in tho harbor- 'Yacht Edith arrjyedtoday and left for llmUfax -hu Oflbe Institute of lnstroe Election 4 4 Cj 1 1-4- of Officers Nswfobt I July Tho rink was crowded fobight at 'the okVv enthof the Institute ofInstrnction The committee on nomination reported the' following list of officers whrwere elected Patterson rtf Sw Hampshire One hundred and eight vice presidents were elected George Church of Provl dence I Assistant Ray Greene Hurling of Fitchburg Mass James Webster of Malden Maas Assistant Treasurer Milton Hall of Providence I- 1 Fourteen councillors were elected President Porter of Yale College was introduced and delivered an address upon the subject Greek be wholly optional in public Rev Dr Miner offered a resolution urging Liberia appropriations by tho government for reducing illiteracy of thy country A resoiution of sympathy with Gen Grant was then read and adopted The exercises of the session were brought tp a dose by the audience rising and singing THE STORM IN VERMONT Ualldiaga Unroofed aad Down Trees Blown Bcnunoroir VL Jaly 9 The worst storm for year visited this section of Vermont this afternoon Buildings word unroofed trees blown down nnd much minor damage Inflicted Tha lightning ruck in many places Several horses were killed bat no human lives were lost aa far as learned Telegraph and telephone poles arc down Reports Horn a Urge number of adjoining towns show the storm was general in this section It ia reported that ion lives were lost on the lako bat tho minor te probably unfounded Terrific Cyclone Warms cut Vt Jaly 9 A cyclone with terrific lightning thunder and rain reached here at 180 this afternoon from the southwest The covered bridge across the Winooski rirer a 250 foot pan was blown into the water nnd complete-lyjdestroyed Several chimneya the spire of the Methodist church Tillage were blown down so ur DED 7TI- wr- Eft BXJ kil whole wmm ARY no lRW VMM nos im lot Kiom oo to Mrs hi X- i "vr 1878 iias ro o-- mlMd tusar( rtml 0 omI lid w7w hlldre rtxorfo soaths- Udoit ls a ay eatelT of the a diet Ualess 1 I I i 'l- I 1 1 1 1 I Si I Tho If avcrbillu Detested Lawekxcx jnly 9 The Lawrences defeated the Uaverhills this afternoon for the first time with Tit-comb in the box 1 The batting order of the home team was changed five left handed batters being sedttered throughout tho list In the seventh inning tho homo team found Titcomb and assisted by errors piled up five runs Fish although hard pitched without an error The following is the soore 1 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haverhill 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 Time of game 2 hours and 20 minutes Umpire Grant Concorde vs Portlands ft Coxcoud 11 July 9 The Concords and Portlands began a game of base ball this afternoon bnt it was called after two and one-half innings had been played on a-xount of rain thescora standing to 0 in favor oi the Concords THE TURF Fonrth Day's Races of the Trotting Circnlt Eastern 1 Aluaxy July 9 This was the fonrth day of tha Eastern Trotting Circuit races at Island following is the snmmarjr of the Kingsley Nellie Gray Teresa Sprague Dexter 'll -v Daisy Harry East Time 226 228 226 The following is the summary of the 223 class i Breeze Medium 1 Nettie 2 Time 233 226j 224 Yacht Rare oil Cape Ana Boston Jnly 9 The race today for the sweepstakes of 8400 between schooners America Gitana Mohican and Fortnna off Cape Ann attracted a large number' of- spectators The weather clear wind fresh and everything favorable for a good contest The race wae- a ran of 20 mile to the windward and return 8hortiy after 11 o'clock the boats were got In order and the signal for the atart was given The yachts got away in good shape and stood oil' to the windward in a southwesterly direction The start was made from 1 boat moored ol Island Th Puritan -went over tha course leaving the four contesting yachts far in the rear Fortnna finished first with Giuna Mohican and America in the fol lowing order 1 1 Fortune 4 lirturs 57 min 55 see Gitana 5 10 20 Mohican 5' 25 22 America 5 34 8 A SEVERE STORM In Wisconsin Does Ever Known the Most Dnmnge In tbnt State Milwaukee July 9 Tonight reports from last night's storm continue to come In At Sparta which city appears to have been the greatest sufferer bnildings are wrecked on-eyery hand shade trees torn np by the roots sidewalks demoralized and fences Mown down Several fine residences are a mass of rains '-At Plainfield the storm was tha -most terrific ever known A large number of buildings were blowe down or unroofed and freight cars were smashed into splinters About Edgerton more than 200 tobacco sheds were demolished Houses' barns and other baildings suffered a like fate and live lock was killed A new Catholic cbnrch at Flax Mill am residences were destroyed At Appleton nnd about 8 tough ton the tor bunco sheds houses and barns were dceiol ished and a large number of horses and cattle killed From acoree of small towns reports of' tho destraction era retrieved bnt very few estimates of tho actual loss aro mado Extraordinary Sceae la a Coart Ciwcinnati Ohio Jaly 9 Aa extraordinary scene occurred ia tho district coart today daring tha confirmation of tho aalo of tho Cincinnati Northern road A A Ferris who asked leave to file aa Intervening petition for a email claim was replied to by Jadgo Foraker who said the same had been rsfased previously by Judge Baxter Ferris grew indignant aod charged Foraker with acting for bis persona interest Foraker replied that the charge was false whereupon Ferris strack' at Jodgs Foraker The latter warded off tho bio aod the other attorneys interfered Judge Slge Immediately reprimanded Ferris fined bias 850 for contempt of oonrt GREAT AMERICAN iff INSTANTLY RELIEVES AND CURE8 Rhenmatlsm Nearslgia Kelatlcw Ism Bark and -T 8ldr Ptnrlif hprnlns and Bralsrs Diphthrria aad 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