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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1878)
- I' M' . to m THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. mmmtm , ne. mm av. KKO CLOUD, MKHRAHKA Ifefcraaam. The population of rWehardsoa roan ylreporteetia,we. York ha doubled ia population and Meet flaring the pMt yf, Over !i car-loads of nursery stock have beew sold st Tark this spring. There dm been mora tree-planting lb Msbrseea this ysaf tkaa ra any pre rlou seasoa. Large herAi of aatelopa have made their appearaaee on far Creek, In Fume roaftt. The population of Wayne county has Increased fraction ever M per tnt during Mm pMt year. Omaha la afflicted with I ho tramp nil Imm; asost of tkt m twtng young, men from HI to 10 yuan oM. The Meawra. Davit, of Valley county, have set oat IA,0M bot alders Oil spring, be atdaa fralt trees and thrabberf. The returns of thn assessor of Ha- Use eoanty, stew th population to b 10,515, an Increase of 't ,t sine last year. A discarded lorer named Charlc Menses committed suicide liy ahootlnff him self with a plttnt, la Omaha, on the night of May 4th. John W. l'attlson, who wan the editor of tha Omaha Arrow 14 years ago, dint at .Jef ferson City., Mo., a few days since, after va ried and busy life, tin wu Nebraska's flra editor. During the month of April the land air of the Union Pacific Railroad wrrn 51,540 seres, sokj for 99fH.nH7.!Sl-aii avsrtge of a fraction over $.VtH per acre. Tie sslrs were made to OfWl persons, bring. ao sversge of 77.51 acres to racb purchsMr. On the evening of May Hd an old man named Sldow, proprietor of a gun-shop, at North Platte, ws fouait dead In a small room tiack of his shop, having shot himself through the had with a carbine. lie wet unmarried. A. C. Althaua, ex-county treasurer of Douglas county, died at Colerado apring, April 16. lie had been la poor health for orae time, and had gone to Colorado Spring with the hope of deriving benefit from a change of air. He waa a native of Gennsny, but redded In Omaha when the war broke out. He became Mrtt Lieutenant of Co. H, of the First Nebr ka Regiment, and served durtnit Uie war with honor. In InTS he waa elected couuty trcsaur r on the Republican ticket, and waa re-elected In 1575. He waa 4A years of age at the time of his death. A YMth Wit HfM Meawrlag Alnrat Yard. Thn name of the dwarf la Levi Hurd aall Hopkins. His father la with hint, and attend to the taking In of thu iptar tera of those who oonie to boo hla son. The boy Ilea upon a ahort bod, in a room othervlae vacant. Ho la Indeed a tnonatroalty. Probably no person yWlt)i ao larjp a head haa ever lived to attain this paraon'a age. the sine being thlrty-three lachesnearly yard. Ilia body la very small and aeema to have eatlrely shrunk away. He haa but one limb that ha ttaea and that la the loft arm. The others He aa lifeleaa aa ao any atloka. They am Insensible to pain of any kind, and never suffer from eold or heat Tha development of tho ' head aeema to be entirely In the upper region, which gives It the appearance of a pear. The chin and cheeks are about the average else, aa are also the eyee, earn and noae. The "swelling" begins Jr.at above theae organs and ex tends gradually to the ton of hla head, which is well nigh flat The akin aeema to have been drawn up y the action, and henoe haa kept the eya in quite a peculiar ahape. tie aeea attalght when lying In bed and looka at thorn standing at the head of it. "You aay he la tweatythrte yeaVa old," said a reporter to the boj'a fath er. 'When waa he bora and wkorof" "He waa born In Worth county, Mo. , In 1865." "Waa hla head of unuaual alao wfcon born?" Kfl! hill It innil lut! tft .VIVIIb atial v - w w-ki vm H aaaa continued to do ao until the child waa cuteea atoatna oi age. waile it waa growing there were great aeana In hla head and he cried a great deal. Now ha flats ttflt. antta n aaaaaWiw II "What are This haWuf" They are very few and exceedingly simple. He haa never been able to turn himself la bed alnoe he waa born. Kv ery want haa to be supplied, and ho re qulrea the moat watchful care. He aeema to live only In hla head and atomach. He la almoat Incapable of actuation outside of hla own natural wanta. He eaU and drinka with good appetite and 'aleepa about aa regularly aa other peo pie. Hla health haa alwaya been good, with one or two exceptlona,wuen he had chills." "la he Intelligent" "Oh, quite ao. Ho talka and sings, aa you can very easily demonstrate by speaking to him." The suggestion waa adopted aud tho conversation waa then carried on be tween tho reporter and the dwarf. He speaks with some diftloulty, and about aa Intelligently aa tho ordinary back wooda boy. Ho la more like a child M?.11. i"1' yet lRcks ,ho vivacity of a child. Ho enjoya tho society of chil dren to a great extent, and haa adopted many of tho customs of children. He haa destroyed all hla tooth by eating candy. Jcwecr Tribune. The Boaton Journal auggeaU that England haa no cause to crv out against Ruaeiaa greed for annexation. During the past oentury and a quarter the for mer nation haa. conquered 9,660,000 3aare ntUea and nearly 860,000,000 poo , and theae flgurea do not inoludo any oi ue aanexauona maue without conquering avch aa Australia, for in- atance. On the other band, Russia haa conquered, within the aame period, I, 649,000 square mllee, with only 17.18.V '000 people, or one-fourth of England's added population. White CUhh Candy. Ow) pound white Mgar, one wineglasa vinegar, one tumb ler of water, add vanilla, boll ono hour and pull if yoH choose. NlWt OF TMl WHK. -Uattjearatl. The republican fitate Convention of IlUnota i to be kaM at Perkigld oa tha amh of Jaaa. April Hh, three peraona were swept evaradaaahiaboatalJaaksTUla, Maea., and all wars drawaad. The President haa approved thn bill for proklbittag tha setaaga of aha atlvartwen-ty-aaat pteeaa. Thomaa Morris waa arreatelat IttU ton. Pa., May M, far tka murder of kls wife, la Kaaaas City, In Janeary last. Matthew Weaver, the defaulting enab le? of tha H sakmat Hank, of Urbasa, Ohio, was aneatad m CMraffo, April aWh. In Palmyra, N. Y., on the night of Aprtt 9Mh, Charlas fan InaUnUy killed Jamas A. rortar during a qaanal of er Uirlal affair. 8. K. Thompson ft Co., tobacco com- mlaalon rnerchsnu, New Tork, hsve gone Into baokruptcy. LtajllHafln,int a,. WO. Hon. John L. Vance, exx-ougreaatnan, Iim been taken to bU home In (ltllpotla,Ohln, from Man Franclco, Cal., In a condition of In sanity, Tha main building ami oMcu of tliu Aiblrn Lead Worst, st DIkIiIimi, Mm burn d May 2d. m, IAA.HjO; lniiriirc, 111,- an. Up to May 4th eight bodies lnul Imen recorercd from the ntlnaof thn MltincaX)IU tire. The total number of lcMm l jiUcct at eighteen. Tho Intlmntfl frlendt of John Mor rley ay hla projrty will not realise oyer :W, OUf), and that the rtale will not IIIh up the Intlelit. ilnc. J, 11. Weeks, keeper of u drinking fit- loon, In New York. Joit before bin deati, lew day ao, coiiIcm.! to the IniirJir and rob bery of (lc pcrMPin. A fire In n Chinese lodging house In Han Kranrlaoo, April aoth, burned ouo H-rmi t4ideatii, snd niher were iul to U lui- rled in the rulna. The schooner Hu I.awreneo biirned 9ft miles from Milwaukee, May lit. Captain Laiklnsand a paaaanger named Arthur Pipe- low were drowntd. MoKinxln A Taylor's Inrgn flouring mill near H parte, Vf It., bariimt May M. Im, lt,000 Inaurance 110,000. The Are waa canard by friction of machinery. The tow-boat Warner, from Sew Or leans to Ht. liula, exploded her hollers near Memphis, May 1st. svcu or eight peraoiia were killed, and aareral were woiuulixi. Tho Eighth General Conference of the Methodltt Kplacopal Church Month, mot at Atlanta, May 1st, lllshop Pierce prealdlng, There were present 184". delet from H7 con ferences. On thn evening of May 4th. the Houth Chicago Woolen Mill, employing IV) hands, caught fire from a heated spindle In the pica lug room, and were totally dwtroyed. Imb about 1100,000. Judge Cowan, at Hatavia, O., has set aelds the verdict finding Charles Dimmit late county Treasurer, guilty of embesallng the fund of tha treasury, on the ground or tnsui Acleut evidence. Two of the student of Wubnah Col lege, Robert Bailey, of Carllntllle, III., aged IS, and Uenrge I. Dodge, of Vslr flaTvu, Ohio, aged M, were klUM by a train of car near Crawfordettlle, Ind., May Ikl. Mr. and Mrs. Heller, near Ml. Car met, HI., left a fir year old son and a twoyear old daughter In tha him alone, May 9d. The children found a loaded revolver In the draw er and tha boy shot th (liter through the head, death reeulUng In Ave hour. W. 8. O'Urlcn. of tho firm of Flood A O'Mrlen, of Ban rrsncleco, died at Han lie- fail, Cal., Msy !M. He waa a bachelor, but haa two slaters and several nephew and niece HI property Is ettimsted at from 15.000,000 to 130,900,000. TheSt. Paul JYm publtshoa dispatch es frem aa potnta In Mlnoeaota, which repre sent the growing crop a unprecedented by tha thrlvtag condition of th sesaou a month earlier. Tb acreage of wheat I M percent ovr lait year, All of lbs ! report are favor able. John Morflssey, ex-Congressman and State Senator from the city of New York, died la that city oa tas evening of May lit. Father Meaaaayi a CathaJle priest, waa ent for, who promptly came ao administered extreme unc tion. Morrtsy dted clasping the hand of the priest. Remington ft Sons, manufaettirera of rMea and ammunltloa, have become llnanclally embarrataed and have submitted their affair to creditor. Their llabllllle are tot down at 11,000,000, and asset at 14,000,000, but the a- asta are not Immediately available. The cause of their trouble I supposed to lo the Inability of foreign government to pay their claim for ttrmaehtppedthetn. y On tho 26th of April about 'i00 mun itaembled at Lonartaa, 18 tuUca from Hrnwn vllle, Texa, and marched to But:dorr, on the Rio II ramie. There about 50 mun attempt ed to croM the river into Mexico led by Ka phael Ira. They were met by s party of reg ulars from MeUmoraa, and a Mrmlh ensued, which resulted In the dUcomflturo ot the, con tptrator, eight ot whom were made prisoner, two wounded, two killed, and three other drowned la their effort to rccroM the river. It U understood the object of the raid waa to Intercept and capture Uen. Canales, who wu on hi way from Kayno to Matamora. A terrible tragedy occurred In Kan aaa City, Mo., on the night of April SOth. The people In the neighborhood of (Irand Avenue were aroused by a pUtot thot and flame Issu ing from a house. After the lire waa extin guished It was found that Theodore Holten hack and wife had been murdered, and their little girl, eight year old, knocked Insensible and laying at the point of death. Mrs. II. waa found on the bed witkhcrhead crushed la and Umbe burnt to a crlrp. Mr. n. waa found In the kltchep h a bullet hole In hi head and the back of hi head cruiked in with an ax, alilch. was found near. Tho little girl waa found out doors In an Insensible condition. 8uiplclon pointed flrtt to Holteubacb, but de velopments since dcttroy that ausplclon.and the real murderer I unknown. Gen. Sheridan, May 1st, received a report from fla. MM, fros Fort Kroiigb, Montana, Informing him that Mtttng Hull and 144 mm and all of th heed soldier and rhlrf had sent a half-breed to (len. Mile, Inqulrlnr wht kind of (wae the Unit! -tU wimtl make with them, and ylng the Ureal father was, of course, too rWi to eipect the Indlar tn give np their porr little ponlr sad Uietr old gen. 0n. Mllee, In reply, Informed Hitting Hall If k deelred to Up hoeUlltlra, peee could be md which woald end tl trouble U twaea the white end the IndUrs, and when th Indiaas give up their ponl sid gun they will receive cattle and other property of great er vale In ece, and when peer U maUe the giivarnmwit will provide for them s It doe fur all friendly lodlsnt. aVarHayai. aaeiaao, london dlspatohea of May 1st s.ty: Rumor of Uie dlseolutlon of Parlltmrnt are again rife. It I said that the eonarrfatlvs a nrUtlnns hsve received secret Instruction U prepare forturhoontlngenclm. A lmdon cor rrtpondent of the Liverpool Poet says hr U In formed recently on moet trustworthy eutliorlly that Iird llearonnrll ha rreolrrd oniroln tionaiHl It will occur ehont VYhlUuii-tlde. ItU stated aa a reenlt of private Inquiry made by the government st vsrlous point, a to whit ttem. crsareavalltblc for cruller, for the trti)ort tliHiof arm, lriMix, etc., that about cvi-ntv lesmers of the rlrt I cIsm have bfi-n ulrclnl, and will tic comuillom-d wlirn riiUln-d. One i oinpany here owning forty c tKinrrn have otTrr cil o place their entire fleet st the ervlreof the government. A Ixindon dlspateh of Mity !ld, fiiys: There It a remalkable atmenceof iiewtrtencct lug the progreM of negotiation Lctwecn Kng land and Ituula; but the latest ImpreMloiit sre more caccful. Tliough ItiiMla I believed to have ttcurixl Auttrlsn ncutrsllty, her mili tary tltustlon In Turkey Is regsrded, In Kntf Unit, ss eitrrmrly critlcsl. The sttttmle of the Turkish soldiery It re Kirtrd ss ninrr unfa vorable than ever for an alltame with Knu'ltli troops. The lairds of the Admiralty, who have been lnsecUng Chathain ilock yard, (onciif nil, It Is understiiod, In reft renre t4t the unit plctlim snd dlspstch of another iowerfiil linn clad squadron for aartlrular servli e. Ixindon dispatches of April :10th. snv that the political news from the contlueni, though coatradlctory, and conveying hut mi Imperfect Idea of what the future may be, Is looked upon favorably In tha akx k markela. Prlcea opened at a genersl Improvement, con suls and RuseJans sharing the advance, .lohn Plight spoke st a peace meeting thst dsr. II declared there could be no filth tn cabinet which had not truth. Lord nouusfleld was a great dleturUr of the nation. Ill policy was hateful In the sight of heaven and hostile to the highest Interest of ((rest HrlUln. The Mark l.anr Kipreaa says, that the general ten or of tha agricultural reort Is distinctly sat isfactory aa regards wheat and the iprlng com crop, and It I very seldom that advice from the rural district a to the weathsr, work aial crop record o few (omplslnts aa at pretent. The supplies ot Kngllsh whest have been light, and prlcea have undergone little or no change, cither In l.oiidnn or provinces, and a quiet but steady tone prevallnd with political affairs un settled. The Times, In commenting on thu ap pearance In United Mtatea water of th stesm ship Clmbris, with Ruialan officer and men on hoard, express the belief Uiat tha United Plates will preserve a strict neutrality, and the Russian will find It difficult tn execute the en terprise they teem to have plumed. This I tho more true because of the exaction of the Alabama Indemnity of 1111,000,000. The Ilrlt Ish Admiralty haa ordered that the Island ot Hllgotud tie promptly and efficiently forti fied. TMB OHIBKT. A Constantinople dlspnU'h Hays nnuw and ammunition dettlncd for Mustulman In surgents In Romellahav been discovered leav ing Adrlanople, concealed In coffins. Intelli gence haa tieen received from Attune that the Insurrection tn Ttieaaaly will probably ublde, the British Coniul having told the leader that Kngland la revolved to defend the cause of Greece. The news from Crete continues to tie warlike. A correspondent at Constantinople assert that the Kusslana are approaching Ha toutn, Intending to attack It If not surrender ed. Kefugeea In a deeperate condition coutln u to arrive in Constantinople. Th Interna tional society will be obliged to top relief for lack of fund. A Constantinople dispatch any: An affray haa occurred between Russian snd Turk ish soldiers near Daud Pasha Barracks, about two miles beyond the fortifications. Eighty men were wounded on both aides. The. Rcra plerste haa consequently prohibited Russian aoldlera from crossing the line of drmarkatioa. A Belgrade dispatch saya: It appear that the friendship between Kueai and rVrvIa I com pletely restored. It haa been arranged that Bervta In the event of an Auglo-llusslau war, hall only observe the stipulations of the San Btefano treaty, while Turkey remains neutral. It la probable the Herrtan army will slowly oc cupy many strstegeUc positions In old Servia with the consent of Russia. All levies will be at their posts by May lUth, entrenched In camp at Kiadova, which Is ono of tho principal potnta of concentration, aud ta now completely for tilted. From tho approaching re-establish-ment of the diplomatic relations with Russia, tho ltasslret nwppcr, of Constantinople, con clude that tn cao of war between Kngland and Russia Turkey will be neutral, but add that the question is too much Involved to al low a definitive conviction on tho subject. A Constantinople dispatch says 8adyk Paahahaa declared that Turkey will otieerve neutrality in the event of war between England and Rustle, and cause her own territory to tie respected. Rl'ISU. Tho Journal de St. Petersburg, in dis cussing th speech of the Right Hon. Uathorue Hardy at Bradford, point out that Turkey haa ceostaatly violated the treatlea of ISM and 1871, and that Kngland haa refused to aid In compelling her to observe them; therefore, It Is unreasonable bow to recall those treatlea when war bad created new rights aud duties. Hardy readily make the Inadmissible claim that England alone la entitled to prevent the aiodlicatle of the treaty concluded by the six powers. Telographto report from tho St. Pe tersburg tay Gen. Ignaticff will be appointed Mlnttter without portfolio. The Agence Rutte say no news ot the negotiations Is expected for several day, as fresh effort for an under standing are now pending. The same paper states that the gout haa now attacked both feet of Prince Gortschakoff. Hi lcepestue t Inereaaed by the pale, and his physicians hsve ordered that he abstain from the transac-tt-ai of any boslne. At St. Petersburg considerable. olltl ral tmiortece I attached In the appointment of Prince IxiUrtrnff as Russian Ambassador to the Port. The fhot Is areeahte to the Porte on seroant of the favnrible Impression he rted daring his former tenure of office i a Russian Ambassador of the Crimean war Th Prince, It Is understiod, favor arnica hi arrangement isf the eitatlng differences, and It regarded a man of moderate views. nssMiir. Considerable excitement seems to bat been prtslared In Berlin st the snnounre metit Uitt the r.agllh fleet Is being fitted out fnr eventual operation lo the flattie. The Idea i pressed In Berlin It that It Is hardly to be expected that foreign fleet would make it appearance In the Balt'c against U.e wish of Germany, and It Is declared lo be an eccentric theory which Is repudiated by the Gerrutn gov ernment rioM-a. In tho Postal Congress In session In Paris, the Unite t (tutm drnmm! s i francs per kllovrarnrne for lettrr In trtmdt icros the continent. Instead of two frame, as it present. Kni'land supports the American view, which will probably be tdiiptril, notwithstanding ibe opposition of some of the continental Pow ers. A Paris illipnteli of May '-'l, mih no accident were remrtcil on the opening day of the KtKie!tlou, altbotilih It wis i-stltnatrd that Are hundred thousand perso it itsltnl Chimp de Mir snd Trniadero. It wis computed that three hundred llioiistml foreigner were In the city. ITAI.T. Count Cortl, Mlnliter of Foreign Af fair has conflrmrd theilenlsl, snd slsucontrs dieted thestsUmrnt, tint Italy bail asked Kng land to stain her views. Me dec Is red thu gov ernment, In so ord with t'ie wishes of the pro pie, always kr; t ua fur uhf a possible from any lotnplliatluris li.it illicit arise. oi'hmmi or tup rsHis BxrnsiTtox. A fpeeUI fiiim l'nrl of May 1st says tlisi mi 'Jo'cIikIc the great Eipixlt'on was fur isllf opeiml Words fill to give an sdequste pltliirt of the Miiie it the time. Multitudes of iiBinsu bslups dtrkeiifd rtie spare comprls el letaetn limit of I lie KlHwltlou itruiiuds. Hist lst-i,i, from the EcoleMllllalre snd tlie llnlel de Invtlides to the Palate de la Troca Jurs, snil fir on tltlisr side as the Pont de Alma and Pont de Gilsrll. F.verybody who could gt within the P.xpiwltton grounds waa there. In th vestibule of the Trocadoss Uie Mlnfcterof Commerce received the represent atives of foreign nstlons and heads of various home department. After this the Msrshsl President srrlvtd by the rrsr entrsnee, snd thew fuiictinnsrles were fortnslly presented to him. After the ceremony the Msrshsl and the oilier gentlemen pissed to the platform which overlooks the malu building, when the Minis ter of Commerce offered an address of wel come, to which President McMahou replied, declaring the Ktposltlou formally opened. Guns boomed, bands played, the multitude a plaudad nd the preliminaries were over. Ex Queen Isabella of Hpalu witnessed the ceremo nies from theicsllery occupied by Madame Mc Marion. The father ot the King of Hpalu waa present. At night the streets were linpaaalble In uisny places, In consequence of the Immense crowda assembled to witness the Illumination A great many buildings wrrn decorated with flags of all nations, the American colors being consulsuously displayed. liBXMAHK. A Constadt dispatch of May 'M, saya: It ta stated thst seversl steamers lying st Rev el hsve been purchased by the Russian govern ment for the purimaa of being converted Into cruisers. The three vessels which left Revet are the property of the Russian Admlralty.aiid have gone to America to receive thel arma ments, which will tie provided by American firms, aud receive on board Uie seamen who departed a short time ago. On. Nam HoNaton'a First Wife. The Memphis (To nil.) Appeal nays : 'Tho letter written bv Col. Wlllotighbv WilllaniH, of Naahvllle, haa created much discussion hero in Memphis aa to the cause of tho separation of General Houston from hla first wife. Both par ties havu relations In this city, and, of course, both sides have their version of the matter. Mr. Asa Jarman, of Texa, haa lust completed a memoir of the life of Uen. Sam Houston. Jarman'a version of the aeparation ot Houston and his wifo la perhapa tho trtte one. Ho say that Houston married, while Governor of Tennessee, tho lioaiitlful Miss Lucy Dlckerson, not willingly, but under the pressure of parental Influences. She had been engaged to Mr. Koliert Nick crson, whom she dealrod to marry, and when Nlckerson returned to NaahvUlo her love for him remained aa wnnn aa ever. Houston, becoming convinced that hla wife wtiA more nttacned to her old lover than to himself, accused her ac cordingly, when, with much womanly feeling, she confessed that it was true, announcing that she 'liked Nickeraon'a little linger better than Houston's whole body.' Houston thereupon informed her that she hail better marry Nlcker son, and without a word to the public hu abandoned his Gubernatorial ofllco and quietly left tliu Statu for thu Indian settlcmentM." Full it culture Is making rapid pro gress in thu United States. According to recent olllcial statements, thu litnd appropriated to this branch of industry ia 4,AOO,000 acred. Upon this there flour ish m, 000, 000 apple trees, '.'8,000,000 pear trees, H'.'.'.'TO.OOO peach trees, and 141.260,000 grape vines. Tho total ml uo of thu fruit crops throughout the United States ia set down at J138.216, 700, an amount equal to half the value of the average wheat crop In the country. It Is stated on tho highest ajthority that more bishops are to be created in Kngland. They are considered very ex pensive articles, costing about 5,000 per annum apiece. Hew 1st Uei Hick. Expose yourself day and ntght: cat too much without exercise; work too hard with out rest; doctor all the time; take all the vile nostrums advertised, and then you will want to know lltsw te 4.ct Weill. Which la answered In three wordt Take Hop Bitten) See other column. Terrible Eploiioa ari Loss of Life! HIKM.XJ OP I'Mll'RI.fU MILLS. r rrtrty KrwtlMsairel ml AIiut7o'cHknth evening of Mty 'Al, the city of Mlnnespolls, Minn., wis shocked, is If by n earthquake, by a terrtfte explosion, wblrh incurred at the group of flouring mill known as the "Platform," Just above St. An thony's, where the enUr flouring district of Uie city Is concentrated. The explosion came from ibe Washbumemlll, from which s column of flame w seen to shoot up several hundred feet, followed by a crash which crushed the Immense structure like an egg shell, ftsrond ay explosion Instantly destroyed Tbomjon A Hoyi's and the Humboldt mill, and th flame Immediately burst out, lornmunlratlng to the Galaxy Mills and those of Pettel, Itobluson A Co.. C'siilll, AnkenyA Co, L. Dty ex Kons, !ty, Rollins ,t lluell, Newton A Co, Gordon, llaywird A Co., the Washtiurn A. A II. Mills, and leaser structures, down the bank of the river nearly tit the Minneapolis A til. Louis railroad ho, The destruction from the thick of the explosion extended intuli farther, git being wrecked for sevrrtl iqusrri and building shaken throughout the dty. The theory of the explosion Is, tint It took place In the gas gencrat-d In the patent mid dlings ptirtflar prtM-es. At flrst the Iom of life was greatly exaggerated, being placed at scv entr or eighty, i Later Investigations place the number of the dcid at seventeen. Many thrilling Incidents and narrow rscae are reported. I Unlet Dty was blown the wholo length of Pettltt A Robinson's mill, and thro' the rear window, aud escaped. One poor fel low, who could not be retoi;tilxed,bad escaped allru from the explosion, and vat observed crawling In the flsmrs toward the track of the Minneapolis A Ht. I.011I railroad, illrrctlv In the rear of Wasbburne's mill. He mamged to resell the railroad, aud there evidently Ucimu exhausted ami fell back Into the r-cltilMlre be hind, where his agonies Instantly ended. It now appears that moot of the day forte hid gone home and only a smaller night force re mained. The losa to pniierty I riiormou, but the confusion Is too great for Intel! gmt eatl nute tt pretent. Itongh calculation p ace It at ll,.VJ,U10, of whUh 1,0U,OU)mII1 fall utiou thn milling Interest. The loss throughout the city by Uie hresktng of glaae, etc., I 1,0UU. Five flouring mills and a planing mill sere de stroyed, besides adjoining properly, Including elghby-ecven out of 1U7 runt of stone lu the city. The rive flouring mills which were Involved In the disaster, form a group which o m prises the heaviest concerns In the Mtate; chief among them were the two Washburn mills, the prop erty of ex-Gov. C. W. Washburn, of Wit., of which one In which thcexploslou occurred was Uie largest flouring mill In Uie country, and the largest hut 0110 In the world. It wat built In 1870, Included forty-one run of stone, and waa worth 'jno,(WO It Is now a smoking mate of rill. is, with IU companions on the "Plat form." The destruction It complete mi far a the limit above turned, and serious within much wider bound. Later dispatches give a list of the mills de slroycd, with the numlierof runs of stones In each, as follows: Wa-hhum, A, 4a runs; Gal axy, Pi runs; Hennrnen or Diamond, 0; Hum boldl.o: Petit, Robinson A Co., 15; Zenith, , Total, b7 runs. The Washbum mill waa oper alcd by .1. A. Christian A Co., the Humtioldt by Rail, Newton A Co., the Hennepin by Mor ton, Hcywood A Co., the Galaxy by Cahlll, Ankeny A Co., the Zenith, tiy Dty, Rollins A Co., and the Pltlt A Robinson mill by the Ann named. In addition to Uicse mills there were nuincr otitoUicr buildings destroyed by fire, including a Urge elevator and planing mill. Th following It reported aa the total Insur anre aa stated by the companies representing uie several mills destroyed : Humboldt, Hall, New Urn A Co., 44,&00; PetUl A Robinson, VW,uw; Galaxy, Cahlll and Ankeny, 7.J0; Washtiurn mill, A, 'J 17,000. WASHINGTON ! lroerllHKanhrXI.Y'emsxrewi SBMATI. WasiiiNnTov, Tuesdsy, April 30. Morrill, of Vermont, from the committee on flnance.re ported adversely on the concurrent resolution ot Reck, declaring It Inexpedient to levy taxes at this time to maintain the sinking fund, and th fftmtliif taw vreisi illsaiasHAst fpwkm lt f.,ut,... consideration. Klrkwood presented the ere- latitlla n A 1II..AU . .. 9 Wm uui m nuieuii, DcuBwir 1 rum lowa. nuv ler submitted an amendment to the resump tion repeal bill so aa to repeal the tax on pri vate and 8Ute hank note ordered Diluted. Booth, from the committee on public land, reported with an amendment, Uie bill for the relict of certain public Und tetUer, aud to pav back certain feea and commissions paid on void entries of public land placed on the calen dar. Cockrell, from the military committee, reported a bill authorising the President to tp. point Jamea Shields Brigadier General on tie reUred list pttced on the calendar. Confer ence committee reported on the naval appro priation btli report agreed to. tT..9?n,u' continued the consideration of the bill for the repeal of the bankrupt law. Al lison move to refer the bill nd inendmeut to the Judiciary committee, with InttrucUont to report a tub tltut that will relieve the suffer ing clastea of debtors. Paddock and oUer urged that no reference be made, but that the bin be disposed of now. Allison's motion waa lost ,10 to IS. Allison then moved to id Journ, tht the bill and amendment be printed o that It might be finished tomorrow; agreed to yea, .17; nays, 17. Adjourned. HOl'SB. The House bill for the relief of settler on land claimed by the North and bnuth Alabama Railroad Company, waa presented by the 9ieakf r. The House went Into committee of the wholo on the legislative appropriation bill. A long discussion ensued on reduced appro priations for Territorial goteramrnta, alter which the committee roe and Uie House td Jourdcd. SBSATS. Wabhixotow, Wednesday, May l.The bill repealing the bankrupt law was taken up. A debate ensued on Matthew' motion that the act shall not take effect anUl January 1, 187V. The question then recurred on Uie amendment of Chrlstlancy a amended by Matthews, and i. WMnTa tRT?Mi n,Tt' After jome dlculoa Devi ot Illlnoit moved to re fer Uie bill to Uie Judiciary committee, that the avlng cUuse mbrht be perfected agreed to. The resumption bill we taken up. After ome consideration the Senate went Into exec utive tctsion and then adjourned. HOCSB. The House went Into committee of thewhole on the IcgttlaUre appropriation bill. Ftnley moved to strike out the clause whl h trait fera medical and surgical clerk to pension work, which waa agreed to. The committee rose, and Robertson, from the MUaUeippl levee SJTVS'.'i0" "PJWU4 a bill appropriatihg W,. 87 ,MM for closing the crvr, and ttrwigth enlng the leTee on the Mississippi river-or-dered printcl and recommlttetl. Throck motion Introduced a bill limiting Uie ratca for the transportation ot freights and taAen?er over the Pactllc Railroad bridge at Omaha. . smsIoq was held in the evening for debate only. Adjourned. rura. YnisoTO, ThurstUy. May 2. Bhernun, tnm Uie Judldiry committee, reportcil back the bill to rrtal the tnkrupt law, with an amendment perfecUng the clause tn regard tn the right not to b affected by the repeal of th law, and retaining the amendment provid ing the repeal of the law shall Uke effect Jan uary 1st, IK7V. Ordered that Uie amendment I printed and the bill laid over tilt to-morrow. Conkllng, from the comjnlttee on commerce, retorted adversely 00 the House bill lo pro vide for United gtatet veatelt tailing from pUre where Uiey ire owned or built Indefi nitely potied. Kerry, l'ddock and Bauls burvwsre appointed a conference committee on the advertisement ot mall letUnga. After the morning hour Kerry made a long argument In favor of the rriumpUou repeal bill. Vour; Lee alao read an argument tn favor of Uie re sumption repeal act. Maxey. from Uie postal committee, reported in amendment U the post office appropriation bill reUbUahlog a eml monthly Vracil lUamahlp line for malls re ferred. Baundcr moved to reconsider the In definite postponement of the '.question of p polntmenl of additional Paris Commissioners rejected, sfter a long debate, by yea If nays 34. Adjourned till Monday. rocs a. The District of Columbia bill was referred to committee of the whole. The House went Into committee of the whole on Uie legislative ar, pmprlatlou. Vance moved to restore Uie sal aries of examiners of patent oflWs to the amount now paid adopted. Lathrop moved to increase from IMI.UD to 175,000 the sptmv prisUoti formntlngriit exeense of the patent office -lost. After disposing of ten page of Uie tdll the committee rose. An evening ses sion for debate whs held. Wright advocated his bill fr agovrrnment loan to iaUirlug class, ra to mike stt 1 merit 011 public lands, dial men farored the Texas Pacific Railroad and oUicr southern Improvements. AJuuriicd. HOfSB. Wasiiimitox, Kriilsy, Msv 3. The Houe went Into committee ol the whole on Uie legis lative spproprlntlim bill Cutter inovetl to in errase the salarv of the Commissioner of Agri culture from k.'l.UX) to 4.fi0U0-ruled out. Durham charteterlxed the Agricultural De- fartmrnt and the Commissioner at humbugs, larrit defended the Commissioner. Critten den opposed Uie seeds appropriation. Hask ell and Wbltthorn suporird the Agricultural Department. Durham said he did not attack the Commlr i hm r personally, but only the general idea ol the Department. The amend incut liicierlug the Ciimtultsloncr'f sulsry to al.VXI wis adopted. Hale's motion lo Ini rease the sularies of the Southern Claims Cointnbsloo was rejecteil. On motion of Atkins the bill wat amended so a to provide for four Instead of three Assist ant Attorney Generals. The amendment was adopted redmlug the rent ou the Krccdman's Il.iu from I14.(HU to 10.(00. The (ommltte roer and the bill wis reported. AdJouriKsl. aoitl. Wasiiimitox, SatunUy, May 5. The coin age committee reported lu favor of retiring the live and thrrr-ceut piece, aud stopping their coinage ; also, making subsidiary silver legal teuderU) the amount of (J0, andexchang able at the treasury for other leiral tender when presented In sums of over t'JO ordered printed snd recommitted. The legislative ap propriation bill wit taken up. The amendment Increasing the clerical force In Uie Surgmm General's office was defeated by a tie vote. The amendment reUlrluir agricultural serU to lie distributed proportionately among the congrcsalonNl districts wat agreedto yen til, nays 100. The amendment offered bv Gibson, appropriating SV0UI for there-establishment of tho New Orleans Mint, waa agreed to l'i!i to HI. The bill then pasted, aud the House ad journed. sr.NATB. VTasiiisiitov, Monday, May 8. The House bill to forbid further retirement of legal tender note wis read bvlts title and laid over. A petition iiumerouth slgmtl w a presented ask ing that Gen. John C. Kremont be Included III the bill pending to phue Gen. Shield 011 the retired llttt-referied. Sargent, from thu com mittee, onappioprlHtlous, rrtiortcd the tension bill, wlUi anienduii utt, and Allison, from the same committee, reported Uie Indian bill placed on Uie ralemUr. The Senate took up the Judiciary bill rt pealing the bankrupt law. After some time, the morning hour hating ex pired without action, the resumption repeal Mil waa taken up. Gordon spoke In favor of the repeal. The Invalid pension bill was taken up ami considered by secUons. An amend ment waa agreed u providing that, from and after Uie pe of the act, iu case ot vacancy lu the office of Pension Ageut, It slmll be tilled by the appointment of wounded or disabled soldier. An smeudtnent was alto weed to which reads ss follows: "That on and after the first dy of January, 1V, Uie term of of flee of all tieiislon agenU ihall expire, and thereafter honorably discharged wounded or disabled Union soldiers, or widow s or daugh ters of uch soldier, shall be appointed to such oltlcea"-yea.'.'7; nays, !. Chrlstlancy introduced a bill to amend sec tion 5,tlt of the Rerlned Btatute, aud to pun ish forgery and other like crime Injuriously affecting foreign government refened. Ad journed. Boras. Bill wcr Introduced aa follow: By Thomp son, declaring that all proposition to change the tariff are liijurloua to the geuerml welfare. By Scales, git lug to all religious denomina tion equal right and privilege In Indian res ervations. By Jomv, for appolutmeut of a eommlsalon to tc called th Farmer' and Mock Breeders Comin!!on, tod to be com posed of a veterinary surgeon, aud two pncU calUH!k breeder, at a talaryof ri,K) each, to have charge ot the InvettigaUou of conU giou disease, of funn ttock. the cause and S??nf,nf Pfwdton, etc. By Fort, to Imdem nlfy Illinois and otlier Bute lu regard to swamp land. By Morrison, to amend the law relative to the Ux on native wines. The House rwsumed the conrideraUon ot the Dl.trictof c.omIn,bl b"- Without dlspotlug of the bill Uie House adjourned. la tke Narred Mepalchre. Scarcely were we wltliln the walls oL tho city before I experienced a feverisli anxletv to complete tho plljrrimuj'e.lest aomethibtr might even then occur to prevent it- Therefore, after a hearty meal, wo directed tho dragoman to lead the way to the Holy Sepulchre. Slip pine ami stumbling over the wet stonea on the narrow way called tho Street of David, thenee turning into Christian street, finally, after passing down an 'V'oy. we tood before tho Chqrth of the Holy Sepulchre. Fortunntelvf tho church was open. Crossing the thresh-1 hold with a sensation I ahull never for get, wo halted at tho stone upon which Christ wan anointed after tho cntcilix ion; glanced at the place where tho Virgin Mary stood during tho anolnt '". n tbtm instinctively hurried to the Holy Sepulchre. Tho amall outer chamber contains a portion of tliostano which closed the entrance to Christ's resting place; but scarcely giving Its glance, one by one wo crept under tho jiarrow arch Into the narrow tomb Itself. Without uttering a word, all reverenti ally knelt beside the holiest of all ob ject of Cnristian veneration the se pulchre of tho Savior of mankial. When, after several minutes, we emer ged Into the church it was with tho most profound satisfaction and contentment. Ihe pilgrimage so dear to every believ er had been accomplished. Como what might, it could never bo undone; wo hail knelt at tho tomb in which tho Ilei deemer waa placed to fultil thepronhecy; and from the door of which tho angel announced tho resurrection. Jcrttsa lem Letter to Philadelphia Press. Apaquiriimia. folks of two eggs, ono pint of flour, one-half pint of milk, two teaatrapiifula butter, a little salt; -roll very thin llko wafers and bake. . ! I f i it I ,n ' r .5 4) a &&:m KM 'KfiS w. m tiH.' 'rtC