Daily News, Franklin, Johnson County, 12 March 1880 — Page 1

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One day, ....Fire cents Three to«lx day*. Three eenta Thirteen to 20 aajra, Two cent#

The advertiser can change hi» advertisemeat daily at tbene rates, bat no redaction will be made if he doe* not no change.

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Advertisement* under the bead of "For "For Kent," ''Wanted," "Lo«t," and Found," en* erat per word each dajr. ^jTAdrertUement* for aitnat ion* and help wanted, not exceeding 80 word*, printed without charge.

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Notices. VBTERAN8?

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The Ilager

Veteran* are hereby notified to altend their regular monthly meeting at their armory on #atarda/ evening. March 18. ltJHU, at 8 o'clock. By nrdrrof JOHN A. BRYAN, ("a

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'dpt.

Plrwt Kf»np.

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Boilding and Loan Association. f'SSP*'A meeting will lie held at Dowllng Hall, on l3Gr Katarday evcning.March 13. at 7 :H0 o'clock, for the nnrpoae of forming a Building and lxwn A anuria ion. L. HAGKK.

Political.

Y. M. R. C.

Hon THOMAS H. NELSON

Will addre»M the Young Men'* Republican ('Inb. FRIDAY evening, March 12, at Iowllm Hall. very body, and eapecially the ladle*. are iiivlted.

Xbf«Y. M. R. C\, ATTENTION !~The member* tX7 of th« Yonng Men'* Republican Club ore r««| nested to meet at their headquarters on Main atreet between Hlxth and Heventh. thin evening at 7 o'clock wharp, to eitcort t'ol NeUon toDowllnjf Hall. A full attendance In reqtieMed.

JOHN O.

HARIJKHTY.

D. MirrHSH., Hocrctary.

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President.

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i3tr~Adv«rtUemcpu printed under thl« bond One Cent each word, and the advertisement will rately fall to attract the attention of persona who may have whatever i# wanted, and from a large number of replied the advertiser 1* enabled to wake the most favorable selection*. "Situation* wanted" and "Help wanted," not exceedingaHworda. printed without charge.

11 of 5 or room*. good yard

North about April 1. Reference*. Add re**. L. W., Box 431, Dally New*. eodlt)

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ANTKD A gtxnl washer and troner at flS8 Swan street.

ANTED~f»ood trlrl, at No. 810 North Twelfth street,

ANTED -Two girls to work at tailoring. Apply at Otrt Main street. d#

A good, reliable man who in capa

ble of gathering local mailer for the HUtory of Vigo and Parke coautle*. can aeettre a good situation wllh Me«*r*H. H. Hill «t Co.. by B^dre**Ing or ralllngoiiO.fi. LONOYEAR, at the National Honae, thla city.

'ANTED If you want good *quare good a and at bottom price*, go to the Vigo Woolen Mill*, corner Tenth and Main. l\ H.JEKFERS, proprietor.

1 IT ANTED A middle-aged man I* dealrou* of ?v obtaining a uoaitlon aa lniokkei p«'r: will w»rk for reammable wage*. Addrvea S. A. H„ Box (bt. Dally New* office, city.

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-To rent a amall place of to 5 acre*,

near city limit*. Add re** Box No. 46, Daily New* office.

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or throuxh a Dally New* Meiwtge Box, for the DAILY

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nnderalgned lo*t thin morning, a

Fair Leather Book (a "Route Book" on

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auppoaed to have been lo*t between FarHngton and Main. Leave at

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for licnt.

rtT" Terre Uawte la Uw large a city for landlord* to depend on placarda, which attract the attention of only atteh peraon* aa nece*w»rlly paaa the preml*e*, while a amall advertlwsment hiwrtwi In the

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will reach dally everybody likely

to want room* or hott*ea, pn»mptty *ecur« a tenant, and aave the loaa arlalng from property "landing Idle. One Cent a word.

Space

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for Sfllf.

Under thla bead, f«»r One Gent per word, permm may offer whatever they may have for *aie, and be anre of reaching more purchaser* ever* day than eoald be done in a week by personal aolk-itatNKL, thn* *ec»ring the advantage of many inquiries and of aelllnf at the beat offer#,

IpOR

HALS' Nk* clean brtekm delivered in

to I»

j»Sfhawr». All order* promptly

attended to, A. J. ABBOTT. No. SI I Park olivet.

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QPERA HOUSE^"

Tuesday Evening, March 30.

For the Benefit of Soldier*' Fanriliea, nnder the anapleeaof the

Ladies1 Aid and G-.A.R. Societies,

The dramatiratkm of Sir Walter Kcott"* beantifnl

Lady ol the Lake.

poem of

The following well-kriown citizen* Will appear in the different character* of the play, aa follow*: Fit* Jame* Dr W. H. Hall Rhoderlck Dha

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WK INSIST ON THIS

M. Duncan

Dougla»# Dr Jm. Richardson Alicrt Bane ...MrM. Alahuler, Mat toon. I1L Malcolm Oreame J. B. Hager Malice Fred. Shaw Red Murdock ..Will Morgan Brian Luther G. Hager Ellen Mia*Flora Keller Blanch... Mi** May McEwan Lady Margaiet Mi*# Anna Hyde fSTThe Court will be filled with elegantly dre**ed ladiea and gentlemen of the city. The McKeen Cadet* will act a* Clanamen in fnll Scotch coetunte*. The choriifusa will be aung by member* of the Oratorio Society. All the line music of the plav will be given in the beat atyle by onr favorite afngera. Real Scotch pinera in full eoatume will lead the proceaaion of Sir Rhoderick, playing the ttlogan of the Douglaa*. See billa for particular* ana Incident* of the play.

All thi* will be followed by the aide-eplitting farce of

HUNTING A TURTLE.*

Mr Turtle .Luther 0. liager Timothy Dandelion. Will Morgau Smaller Fred Shaw Levlxon J. B. Hager John .... Ed. Bauer Poat-boy Will Ripley Mr* Turtle Mian Ettlc Blake

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-Roomi*, board and clubbing place*

for atndenta of the Normal School. Apply by letter or peraon to the President, within live daya. *13

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l»r*t cla** dry good* nalenmen

wanted. No weed apply, ai KHl'KNHA1N A ALBRECHT S.

-A girl to do hounework.

No inming or washing. M, K. LeVAN, 801 North Fifth.

Morton Post, No. 1,

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TERRE HAUTE.

Headquarter* 23% South Third. Regular meeting* ir*t and third Thursday evening*, each month. |3r*Resi3ing Boom open every evening.

Comradea vtaiting the city will alwaya be made welcome. W. E. McLEAN, Com'dr.

JAT CtrmnwoB,

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nt Headquarter*.

Dltnatlom Wanted, ami Help Wanted.

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will print advertisements of

per*«na wanting work or Situation*, and of those needing Help of any kind,

WITHOUT CHABOK—auch

advertlnementa not to exceed 80 worde. This is propoaed becanac it I* believed it will al/l many who ueed and dc»lrtt work, and we cordially Invite all Intereated to avail themaelves of the mean* offered. It mn*t be remembered that letters aent lliroiigh thi' mull are n«t delivered to

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office for the reception of letters addreased to Ita care, mid auch letter* will be delivered only to the advertiser holding a check for the box number.

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The Daily News Call Boxes and Messengers

To facilitate the collection of city news, as well a* to place advertising patrons in close connection with the office, the publishers have placed Call Boxes at different points throughout the city, each of which will be visited several times during the day, from 7 o'clock AM till 2 M, by the Messenger Boys of the

Neva. These Boxes have

been put up for the purpose of affording a place of deposit Tor information of local news, and we cordially invite any person who has knowledge of any matter of public interest happening in his or her vicinityto write out the facts and drop it in one of our Boxes. Attached to each Box will be found tablets of paper. Sign your name to your communication, for the knowledge of the editor only, as a guarantee of good faith on your part.

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Thla box la placed here by consent of the proprietor. aa a place of deposit for local Reins, society new*, or anything of a character that would be of interest to the readers of a Terra Hante newspaper.

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tributors to be brief and to the point, and to give the information

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each fere noon. uptofPM. by the

they pass through the streets.

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Oelebrated throughout the I Tnlon. 1*1 tor* to (%|t«m *h«Maid oot fall to call at GVN

THKR-S CtNFK(*riONKKY. w# It# br*«t and bwy *n«e candle* for the k»v«d one* at home.

Prke. ». and «0c per la**, Snt»M*4 to all »rt.*.

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for the

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LOCATtOK OF BOXES.

At foot of stairway, 501£{ Ohio street. At the Drug 8tore of Buntin & Armstrong, corner Sixth and Main streets.

At the Terre Haute House, oil desk in t&e reading room. At the "Depot Drugstore" of Robinson & Sherburne, #90 Chestnut street

At "East End Drug Store/ J. E. Somes, 1301 Main street. At the Bakery and Grocery of Mrs. A. Gerteart, 834 South Thirteenth atreet

At the "South End Drag Store* of Joseph D. Markle, 1015 South Second street-

At the Agricultural Implement warehouse of C. A. Power, 104 and 108 Main attwt.

At the Gromr Slow of T. A. A ruff. 411 LaParelte street, comer of Locust.

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TEEM CITY.

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Court Morton, So. 7, Forester*, hall corner Seventh and Mate.

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•-•-Sheriff Hay returned last night from 1 Louisville, lite'

•-•The McKeen Orchestra went to Clinton yesterday to play for a dance.

••-Joseph Kent, Pittsburg, Pa.vand 8. D. Killian, Columbus, Ohio, are ti the National House.

»~t»James Van Eaton, Jr., formerly of McKeen's mill, this city, but now living in Evansville, is in town.

®-W. L. Shinkle, of the north Fourth Street drug store, haa moved into Mrs. Morrfl's new house in Montrose.

•-•Miss Allie^Heikes, of Tippecanoe City, Ohio, and Miss Rosetta Van Cleve, are the guests of Mrs T. A. Acuff, this city.

^-t-To-night at the Baptist Church, is the second lecture of Prof. C. W. Hodgin, of the Normal School, on United States History.

»-*-Jack Keynold8, of the Nail Works, has moved into his property in Montrose, which he recently purchased of N. 6. Buff.

•-t-ftockville has organized a company of Cadets, and expect soon to compete with our boys for prizes. They will have to work.

The Boniface troupe came in on the Illinois Midland this morning, and go to Clinton this afternoon, where they play to-night. W

»-H. Hulman, John Gk Williams and Frank McKeen were yesterday elected directors of the Telephone Exchange. This completes the legal organization.

®VWill.ll. Lyons,of the Breraaker-Moore Paper Co., Louisville, is in the city. It will interest the many printer friends of Will, to know that he is now one of the Co. *--Hon illiam Mack will lecture on "Egypt ana tne Pyramids," at the Normal building, to-morrow evening, at 7:80. Mr. Mack has "been there," and his lecture cannot fail to Interest.

There is some talk of establishing a "bucket shop" in this city, where the boys can buy or sell $6 worth of wheat at a time. This will fit some of their pockets better than the |100 system.

»-K7hnrlie Weidel, the cigar man, has gotten out a brand of cigars named in honor of the Governor'sOuard, and several boxes were distributed among the boys at the armory yesterday afternoon.

»-»-Thc street cars of this city are the most accommodating institutions in the country. They will carry anything from an elephant, tp a baby wagon, and some times mn off the track to let a dray go by.

Attica Ledger: Hon. Monroe Milford of this city, wfll address the Young Men's Republican Club at Terre Haute next Monday night, March 15. It will pay to hear him he makes a good speech every time.

•-••The three boys spoken of in this morning's Express, Parker, Freeman and Johnson, froze out in their Southern trip. They got as far as Old Terre Haute, where they gave it up and returned home this morning.

»-t-The following persons are at the Terre Haute House: J. Morris, Chicago 8. L. Slocum, St. Louis Mrs E. J. Sodge, John Madison, Frank

Slocum, Mar

shal Fred B. Perry, Philadelphia George T. Gamble and wife, Baltimore.

»-In the U. S. Conrt at Indianapolis, a civil suit has been commenced against Dr W. H. Boyd, of LaFayette, at the instance of Collector Minshall, of this city, to recover penalties under the internal-rev-enue laws for selling unstamped medicines. ix,:,

»-+-Capt Hoctor did not run for captain of the Governor's Guards, as is generally supposed. The Captain seems to have seen enough active service during the late war, and declined the nomination. He is one of the heat officers in the State, and the militaiy of this city should prize him.

»-*-The Indianapolis Journal says Dr Robert Van VaJ«aH«ddrew «o the students of the Indiana Deafc*^ College, aSghi before last, 'Sras aa interesting review of the beginning &f tire dental art and its progress, and abo embraced ao*utd advice to the students, wfco, force** in hand, were about entering tipon the battle of life."

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THE LATEST NEWS

J. R. Troxell, of Kentland, formerly of Indianapolis, died at the Lahr house, Lafayette, Tuesday night, by suffocation from escaping ra& lie was a prominent member of the bar of Madison years ago when it stood at the head of the profession of the State,

ST. PAUL, March *11.—Dispatches received at headquarters sav a detachment of the Fifth Infantry with Captains Baldwin and Hamilton, pursued the Sioux who have been committing depredations near Fort Keogh, and killed three of them Two Cheyenne scouts were killed. The stolen stock was recovered. N

NORTH VERNON, Iml., March 11.—The riehtof way of the old Fort Wayne and Southern railway was sold to-day by United 8tates Marshal Dudley upon foreclosure of mortgage by the London Globe and Liverpool Insurance Company. It was sold to Mr Stotsenberger, of New Albany, at $50,000, he being the only bidder. The North Vernon & Louisville and the Delaware & Muncie RR's have l»een constructed on the right of way sold. Gen Ben. Harrison was present.

BEDFORD, Ind., March If.—The resideace of J. N. Malott, about one mile from this place, was entirely consumed by fire last night. About 10:80 p. m. Mr M. was awakened by a man who had seen the lire, and gone from town to give warn ing. He was just in time for the rescue of the family, who were sleeping up stairs. They escaped by dropping trom a window. In assisting his family to escape, Mr 31. had his hair singed, and one ear slightly burned. Loss of property is about $2,000 no insurance.

LEBANON, Ind., March 11.—Last Saturday night, at Wliitestown, a nmall station in this county on the I., C. and L. RR., a fight occured in a saloon, between Ezra Barracks and Frank Hold, iu which Holt was badly cut, but it was thought not fatally. Tliis morning word came here that Holt had died frpm the effects of the wound. On Wednesday officers attempted to arrest Barracks, but he resisted, and several pistol shots Were exchanged between them, and in the confusiou Bar racks escaped. It. is supposetl that he has fled the county. The affair has occasioned great excitement in and around Whitestown, where both parties have their friends, and further trouble is feared.

LOUISVILLE, KY.,March. 11.—The Union Express Company has made another scoop. This time it is the Short Line which it captured. The Union Company, although not a year old, will have, within 90 days, full sway over 4,000 miles of railroad track. By the 1st of May the Union will extends ite routes over the Mobile and Montgomery and Pensacola roads: also over the Mobile & New Orleans, giving it a through direct line from Louisville to Nashville, Montgomery and Mobile. When the Short Line contract goes into effect it will control all the lines in Kentucky bnt the Cincinnati Southern and Kentucky Central.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 11.—Dennis Kearney was arrested by the police at his residence this morning, on two charges of mlsdeamor, based on remarks at a meeting on Tuesday night. He furnished bail and was released from custody: The arrest of Kearney was accomplished very qidetly, and while it caused a great deal of comment, it occasioned no excitement or demonstration. Public opinion seems divided as to the wisdom of the movement, and there is much expression of opinion. It will amount to nothing because of the impossibility of obtaining conviction. This view is mainly based on the fact that the sheriff who has the drawing of jurors is a persons! and political friend of Kearney, and was elected on the Workingmen's ticket, as also the district attorney. The witnesses in the case are members of the police force, who have been attending in disguise the meetings and street demonstrations of the Workingmen and taking notes. There Are many who think the Citizen's Protective Union will be able to exercise moral pressure that will result in the conviction of Kearney, and that the policy of making the arrests of any person indnlging in incendiary language, will be vigorously pursued until the agitators are either locked up or cowed into subservance of the letter and spirit of the law

iMkvilte Item. Republican, March 10.

Circuit court Is now in session, Judge, Britton on the bench. We understand tlmt W. P. Strain and James W. Russell have purchased the Rockville flouring mill.

We learn that J. B. Cheadlc is at Frankfort for the purpose of obtaining a house, preparatory to removing to that city.

Several of the young men of our town are carrying varimis parts of their anatomy in sRngs, caused by roller skating.

The military company met at their drill room on Friday night last, and organized by electing Clinton Murphy, captain I. R- Strouse, lieutenant and Frank Stevenson, orderly sargeant.

On Saturday night last, Isaac Martin, a young man employed by 8^W. Smith, on the county term, was robbed of 100 jn greenbacks. 3fr ML occupied a room in the county asylum, in which was his trunk containing ****. Tke burrfars effected aa entrance iato Wa room through a window, through which the trunk wasi removed. After carrying the trunk a short distance from the house it waa hro*®11 open and the envelope containing the money taken out- The envelope contained in all $140, hat from some cause not fully explained, it was thrown aaide, and when found contained $20, whi.e nearby was also found a f30 WIL

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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION,

A Mkr KxpMes at Fmktlrt, KtlUnir Tea Ilea. FRANKFORT, Ind., March 11.—The boiler of the flax mill owned by Layman, Rosenthal & Co. blew up this morning at seven o'clock, killing 10 men. The building was situated on the outskirts of the town, about a third of a mile north of the Logansport depot, and 200 yards west of the tracK. It was a large structure, but so thoroughly blowrr to pieces and destroyed by tire tit at little remained. Such a spectacle of ruin and desolation and misery has seldom been seen. The men had gathered in the engine room before going to work, the morning being chilly, and while standing £tere the explosion occurred. Not one of the ten escaped instant death. Destruction was complete. Not apiece of the boiler exceeding three hundred pounds in weight can be found anywhere- The brick foundation in which the boiler stood was scattered so that scarcely one brick lay upon another. Mangled and distorted human bodies lay about the fields 90 or 30 feet from the boiler house, generally, although one body was thrown a distance of 150 yards. Only two of the employes escaped, one a young man recently married, the other a boy. The married man was on his way to work when the explosion occurred.

The liberation of the furnace arid scattering of the coals set fire to what remained of the building, and it was speedily reduced to ashes. The mill had passed through bankruptcy and been idle for a longtime. It was started only a little while ago.

No one is alive who can tell anything about the cause of the explosion, but il was generally attributed to a lack of water. The toiler was probably weak from long disuse, and therefore "particu larly susceptible to an accident of this kind. The shock of the explosion was felt for miles around.

The names of the killed are: Monro* Webb, John H. Rogers, Eli Helmuck, Scott Williams. Joseph Welsmiller, Pairick Leddy, Thomas Cr&fton, John Hennlshield, Joe Elchberry and Mlchal Shields. The bodies were mutilated al most beyond recognition, and were thrown from 50 to 100 yards distant. Rogers' head was blown entirely awny not a vestage of it could be found. Parts of the boiler were thrown 800 yards away.

Frankfort Banner, Extra.

Peter Rockell and Fletch Merrill were the first at the scene of the disaster. There was no (Ire visible when they first entered the building. It was remarked by one that the fire could easily have been extinguished with a hat at first. Bui the terrible sight of those ghastly bodies absorbed all the attention. No one thought or cared for the fire until it WHS under headway. Those who were first on the ground report that all had ceased to breathe except the engineer, Mr Croxton. He was still breathing naturally, and made motions as though he wished to be raised up. He partly raised himself. He seemed to make an effort to speak, but could not. He lived only half an hour.

The bodies of all the men were terribly mutilated, almost beyond recognition. Their clothes, even, were torn into shreds. Two of the bodies were almost entirely stripped.

Rogers' head was blown entirely away and no vestage of it could be found. Another had the head all torn to pieces. Il was a ghastly spectacle, the like of which we hope never to witness again.

Two bodies only were buried in the rubbish. the rest were all blown entirely out of the building, and to some distance, the farthest away netng 185 yards.

The force of the explosion was something wonderful. The shock was distinctly felt even across the creek over on the east side. Mr J. II. Paris' little girl, who was slightly ill and yet In bed, sprang out of bed with fright. Miss Mary Steele saw the explosion. She said objects fiew amazingly high. Mr McPherson was in the house when he heard the report and got out doors In time to see a portion of the boiler fall several hundred feet away. It fell at an angle of abont 45 degrees, showing that it must have reached agrent hlght, and buried Itself in the ground to such a depth that a strong man could not budge it. One of the pipes and some large pieces of iron can still be found hanging In the tops of the large trees, over in Allen's Grove. One of the pipes was thrown over into Mr Armantrout's nursery, over beyond the pike.

The loss is estimated at from $7,00uto $10,000. The building and machinery arc a total loss.

The book keeper says there is some insurance he don know how much. The proprietors are not here, but have been telegraphed. It will be a severe loss to them.

This is the third disaster they have suffered from. They have had two fires before—so reported.

Most of the men killed are comparatively newcomers here. Their friends have been telegraphed aa far as they oould be ascertained.

Five of the employes were absent from various causes and thus escaped. Jacob Goodwin was sick. He is probably grateful for even sickness now. The book keeper waa only a short distance from the building when the explosion took place.

Great excitement prevails in the dty. Men and women have visited the scene of the disaster this morning by hundreds. Business and all other pursuits are forgotten.

The bodies have been taken by the cor oner to the vacant room formerly occupied by Clark &, Steele's furniture store, where they now lie.

There is still an Impression that there may be a body yet in the ruins.

Some sanitary reforms are really being effected in Memphis.

All

the rotten wood

pavement, which is believed to hold the germs of yellow fever, is being replaced by stone: anew system of sewerage will be completed before hot weather, and the health board possesses greater power than heretofore.