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HOME NEWS PARAGRAPHS. 
Late adviCPB show that the account in our 
last issue of the terrible storm od the Texas 
coast wasa meager record of the actual destruc¬ 
tion to life uml property, lndlanola, a post vil¬ 
lage of Calhoun County, Texas, on the west 
shire of Matagorda Bay, about 35 miles wesV 
southwest of Matagorda, was almost, entirely 
destroyed. Out of 300 houses, only 5 are left 
standing. While the storm was at Its bight, 
the water in the city rose more than 0 feet In 2 
hours, the wind blowing 88 tulles an hour, 
driving the water and breakers through the 
city at the rate of fifteen miles an hour, sweep¬ 
ing everything In the way and covering the 
plain beb'ud the city for ten miles to a depth of 
several feet. Several small settlements, num¬ 
bering a total population of 150, were nl«o 
swept out of existence, making, with the 250 
lost at lndlanola, a total of 400 lives lost. The 
steamship snd tallroad wharf at lndlanola, 
whioh cost $200,000, la almost a total wreck. 
The Steamer State of Texas, hound for Now 
York was exposed to the storm, haviog #U her 
cabin staterooms broken. The town of Mata¬ 
gorda was swept away. Only two houses re¬ 
main standing. The town of Cedar Lake was 
completely washed away and all the i eople 
lost. Mayor Cobb of Boston, has contributed 
$5,000 for the aid of the sufferers, and the rill- 
zens of New Orleans have contributed $3,000. 
Citizens of Now York arc also promptly respond¬ 
ing to the appeal for assistance. 
Intelligence has just been received from 
Henry M. Stanley, the leader of the N. Y. 
Herald and London Telegraph Exoedition In 
Africa. He left Zanzibar on the 17t h of Novem¬ 
ber, 1874, and reached the Victoria N’yanza 
Like In the early part of March, 1875. making 
the remarkable march of 720 miles In 103 days, 
a journey through a new country, muck of 
which waa covered by primeval forest and jun¬ 
gle. During this Journey he lost 21 of his fol¬ 
lowers in conflicts with tho natives and two of 
his companions, Pocook and Barker, by fever. 
Tho Massachusetts Democratic Convention 
met at Worcester on the 22nd Inst. WIIHn d 
Gaston of Boston was nominated for Governor, 
Gen. Wm. F. Bartlett of Pittsfield for Lleut.- 
Gov. Geo. H. Monroe of Boston for Secretary 
of State. The resolutions charge the Republi¬ 
cans with corruption in politics, and declare 
against Inflation of the currency and a third 
presidental term and urge the Importance of 
the policy of reconciliation. 
The Liberal Convention of the State of New 
York met at. Albany on the 22nd ult. Gen. Coch¬ 
rane was elected chairman and addressed the 
convention. The platform adopted commends 
Gov. Tilden’s Canal reform policy and declares 
for a single Pretdential term. No nomination 
was made for State offioers. 
The jury In the Westervelt case, at Philadel¬ 
phia, lately returned a verdict of guilty on the 
last three counts of the indictment. Legal 
opinions differ ns to whether a maximum sen¬ 
tence of 21 years or one of only nine years can 
be Inflicted. 
The oration at the unvailing of Foley’s statue 
of Stonewall Jackson, will be delivered in 
Richmond Va., la the early part of October, by 
Dr. Hoceof that city. 
The Attorney-General has received several 
telegrams from Mississippi, from, persons of 
both political parties In the State, commending 
his recent letter to Gov. Ames, which is de¬ 
scribed as having a very salutary effect. The 
telegrams alro mention that perfect peace pre¬ 
vails In that part of the State lately reported as 
disorderly. 
The ceremony of unvellioe the monument 
erected to the memory of the veterans of the 
77ib Regiment occurred on the 21st ult. at Sara¬ 
toga. 
Some representatives of Irish manufactures 
have asked that a separate section be allotted 
to them in the Centennial exhibition desiring 
that their products should be known distinctly 
as Irish. The Director-General declined to 
accede to their request. 
Li 
It is rumored that the report of the Indian 
Fraud Commissioners will exonerate Delano, 
Cowan and Smith, but will Indicate also dis¬ 
satisfaction with certain matters In the In¬ 
dian Department. 
A reef off the foot of 125th street. East R ! ver, 
New York, was blown to pieces recently by 
nitro-glycerlne In the presence of manv specta¬ 
tors. Seven charges were us»d. and a column of 
water and rockB, 150 feet high, was thrown Into 
the air, while the earth and river were agitated 
as by an earthquake. 
A California clergyman has deposited a $100 
gold note In a bank at Sat) Diego, and advertised 
that It shall be the reward of any spiritualist 
who can tell correctly the number of It. 
A resident of Hanford a few da** ago dug up 
a potato In which a pair of spectacles were 
firmly embedded, and which proved to be a 
pair that be lost four years ago. 
Messrs. It. Nelson Gere and G. W. Hall, of 
Syracuse, have Just received letters patent 
for an Invention known &s a “ mechanical 
puddling furnace.” It promises sbohtloD of tho 
destructive labor of hand puddling, to quicken 
the process of manufacture, increase the capa¬ 
city and yield of a furnace, and improve the 
quality of the product. 
The Navy Register, recently published,shows 
that, out of 1,616 officers in the service, only 712 
are on duty at sea. 
The old silver mine in the north-eastern part 
of Wilton, Conn., is in process of re-opening 
by Tiffsny & Co., of New York who have a 
number of men engaged In removtng rubbish 
from the pit. The mine was worked before the 
Revolution by Englishmen. 
The manufacture of sewing-machine needles 
Is carried on extensively In Brookton, Mass., 
and in the past year the production of two 
manufactories has been nearly 5 000.000. At 
present they are finishing about 20,000 ueedles 
a day. 
Applications have recently been made for 
admission totbeMedloal School of Boston Uni¬ 
versity from England, France and Turkey. 
The Supreme Court of West Virginia recently 
announced the decision declaring the Cipltal 
Removal 1)111 constitutional by the unanimous 
decision of all tbe Judges. 
On the morning of tfie 29th of this month 
there wiil be an annular eclipse of the sun, 
partly visible at BoBton, where the sun will rise 
at 5:54 partially eclipsed, and at 7:33 A. M. the 
eclipse wlU end. 
A museum In Nashville, Tenn., lias come In¬ 
to possession of a large number of Indian curl- 
osties, lately found In Lewis and Maury Coun¬ 
ties—spear-heads, scrapers for dressing hhJef, 
atone knives, etone awls, all made of fluo flint., 
wit h a great many hoes made of sandstone. 
There was a heavy snow storm at Colorado 
Springs recently. 
About 400 feet of the track of tbe St. Loul* 
Narrow Gusge Railroad went, into the Miesls- 
slpply Itriver In congequene of the caving of a 
bank, about a mile above the levee north of 
the city. Trains were prevented from running 
to t.he dty "or several cays. 
The Syndicate of tbe Bank of California, or¬ 
ganized on the 25th inRt. by electing William 
Sharon, President of the Bank of California; 
R. H. Lloyd, Secretary, and James R Keene. 
Charles Mayne. R F. Morrow, D. O. Mills, and 
R. H. J loyd, the Executive Committee. An sa- 
sessment of twenty per cent, was levied on tho 
subscription to the Guarantee Fund, amount¬ 
ing In round numbers to one and a half million 
dollars. This, with the coin now on band, will 
give betv/een two and three million dollars to 
open with. The time for resumption has not 
been fixed. 
A plot for breaking up of the Black Hills 
Commission, and involving the probable massa¬ 
cre of the Commissioners, organized by some 
of tbe warriors opposed to disposing of tbe 
Hills, was discovered and thwarted on the 24th 
ult,, by the friendly chief “ Young-Man-nfraid 
of. bls-borees ’’ The pro3prcts of making any 
treaty are said to be unfavorable. 
Hon. C. Delano, Secretary of tbe Interior, has 
resigned, and his resignation has. been accepted 
by the President. 
A fire troke out on the 26th inst. In J. Moll’s 
furniture manufactory, Little Falla, N. Y. The 
building and machinery « ere totally consumed. 
The loss Is estl mated at $20,000. 
FOREIGN NOTES. 
The latest news from Turkey states that 
the Sublime Porte has declined to make any 
concessions until the insurgents have tendered 
a complete submission ; that the latter refuse 
to suspend hostilities until tbe great powers 
guarantee eventual concessions. The foreign 
Consuls have Informed tbelr respective Ambas¬ 
sadors that they have failed In their mission. 
Prince Gortsohakoff of Russia, in a recent 
conversation with M. Thiers, Is said to have 
expressed the opinion, that tbe solution of tbe 
Eastern question would eventually consist iu 
the granting of home rule to Bosnia and Herze¬ 
govina. Lord Russell has written a letter on 
the Turkish question in which he takes sub¬ 
stantial the same view. 
The Greek Government has determined to 
encourage its citizens to participate In the Ceu- 
tenulal Exposition at Pbiladelpnia. 
The Prohibition Convention at Montreal on 
tbe 16th ult. after a long discussion, adopted a 
resolution to the effect that, iu vi“w of I he un¬ 
satisfactory working of the license regulation 9 , 
nothing short of the entire prohibition of the 
manufacture, importation and sale of Intoxi¬ 
cating liquors a9 beverages, will be satisfactory 
to tbe convention; that Parliament, be urged 
to enact such a law, subject to ratification by 
tbe public vote. 
Lincoln tower, adjoining Rav. Newman 
Hall's church In London, which was erected 
In recognition of his sympathy expressed 
for the Americans during the civil war, Is 
nearly completed. 
A sword of ctirloua workmanship, with a 
handle of gold, covered wt'h heraldic engrav¬ 
ing 9 , and app lrenlly of the time of Elw*rd [f. 
or III., has been found at a depth of 35 feet, 
during the clearing out, of the foundailona for 
the new opera house on the Thames embank¬ 
ment. 
From Cuba we team that the prospects are 
favorib'e for an active winter lauipaign, but 
with no6peeial advantages to e ther the Govern¬ 
ment or the insurgents. 
The Courier de France of Paris states that 
the Cabluet have unanimously resolved to pro¬ 
pose the abolition of the system of voting by 
departments. The Courier anticipates in con¬ 
sequence tbe overthrow of tbe ministry in No¬ 
vember. 
Tbe Minister of Public Works presented In 
the Chamber of Deputies on the 2lst ult., a 
request of the Emperor of Brazil to sanction a 
visit of eighteen months' duration to Europe 
and the United States. The request has been 
granted. 
The Municipal Court of Berlin baa sentenced 
the editor of the Gcrmania> an Ultramontane 
journal, to five months' Imprisonment for hav¬ 
ing published an artlce Insulting to the Chan¬ 
cellor and inciting disobedience of the laws. 
Tnc Journal de Paris, on authority, denies 
the assertion that the Orleans Princes are 
about to renounce all claims to the throne of 
France and declare for the republic. 
The police of Madrid have discovered several 
secret repositories of arms and ammunition 
which are supposed to be Intended for a 
Socialist rising, 
M. Plop, the Paris publisher, has lost an 
action which he brought against tho executors 
of Napoleon IIT. for tho heavy losscaused by 
unsaleable coplesioft, on handof the Emperor’s 
*' L! f e of Cfosar.” 
The demand of the papal nuncio from the 
la e Spanish Ministry for the execution of the 
concordat, between Spain and the Vatican, the 
payment of arrears due to the clergy, and that, 
nominations to the vacant bishoprics be made 
has been rejected. 
The steamship Tigress, which, It will be ro 
merabered. picked up the survivors of the Po¬ 
inds, was totally wrecked on the 17th ult., on 
Entry’ Island. The crew was saved. 
The Minister of Honduras, at London, Is 
charged with fraudulently borrowing money 
of the British publlo for his Government, and 
is died on for an answer to the chargee. Since 
1907 Honduras has Incurred a debt of $29,000,000, 
although Its rtvenu* In only $338,0(’0. 
Ills announced that a’reaty of peace het ween 
the Colombian Government and tho rebellious 
coast States, bos been signed by tho President 
of Colombia and also by the Presidents of all 
the Seates late in Insurrection, 
It Is claimed for the Dominion or Oanadathat. 
It ranks third—certainly fourth—In Importance 
among the shipowning countries of t he wo-Id. 
Shipbuilding forma an important branch of 
Canadian Industry. Four hundred and ninety- 
six new vessels, measuring 190,756 tons, were 
built during the year ending 31st of Dec.. 1874. 
Statistics show that In Great Brl'aln. during 
1874, no less than 1,746 wives and 4 492 children 
belonging to the English army, were compelled 
by necessitous circumstances to beg for bread 
from the state, 
Tbe association In Europe known as the 
•‘Work of St. Paul for tbe Support of the 
Catholic Press,' 1 has begun operations. A house 
has been purchased at Freiburg, and a printing 
office established. Its object Is the diffusion of 
R onau Catholic opinion. 
M. Thiers is preparing a work for his country¬ 
men in which will be embodied tbe results of 
Ills studies in chemistry. medlclDe, geology and 
astro i o.uy, and bis experience iu polties, mili¬ 
tary, history and commerce. 
A Prtrliiau gentleman who died recently, ami 
whose name Is unkown, left $60,000 to the Min¬ 
ister of Fine Arts, on condition that tbe sum 
be spent In the erection of a colo&s»l stat.no of 
Franoe ou tho summit of the Arc de Triomphe. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 
Dr. Vance Smith, the Unitarian member of 
the English Company of the Revisers of the 
Standard Version of the Bible, recently stated 
that the four gospels were completed, exoept 
two points In dispute, yet to be decided. They 
had been thus engaged tlvo years, and he esti¬ 
mated that the work would take five years 
longer. 
A musket which Aaron Burr captured while 
serving UDder Benedict Arnold at the attempt¬ 
ed stormiugof Quebec, on the night of Deo. 81, 
1876. is ou exhibition In Oswego. The gun is of 
the Queen Aune pattern, and weighs 27pounds. 
While traveling through India tho Prince of 
Wales proposes to distribute a large number of 
souvenirs In the shape of gold and silver medals 
and gold rings, and several hundred of each 
have been ordered for the purpose. The medals 
are to nave a profile of the Prince cn one side, 
and on the uther the three pruuies, wl.h a record 
of His Royal Highness’ visit. 
Iu an excavation which was recently under¬ 
taken during the continuation of the Thames 
Embankment westward some pre-historlo re¬ 
mains were brought to light, including a hu¬ 
man lower jawbone with all tbe teeth present. 
At about the same spot, also a flint knife was 
discovered. 
Professor Rudolph, In a paper on t.’ e sun, 
says:-A molten or white hotmas-. 856.030 miles 
in diameter, equaling io bulk 1.250 000 worlds 
like our own, having a surrounding ocean of 
gas on Are, 50,000 miles deep, tongues of flame 
darting upwaid more than 50.000 miles, volcanic 
forces that hurl in'o the solar atmosphere 
luminous matter to the blcht of 160,000 miles; 
drawing to ltsell all the worlds bemusing to 
our family of planets, and bolding t hem all in 
their proper places; attracting wilt, sum 6U _ 
perlor force the millions of solid and stray 
masses that are wandering in tbe fathomless 
abyss that they rush helplessly toward him, and 
fall into bis fiery embrace. And thus be con¬ 
tinues hi* sublime and restless march through 
Ms rolgnty orbit, having a period of more than 
18.000,000 of years. 
Some explorers who have been dredging the 
Monongfthela River at Pittsburgh, Pa., for 
more remains of the mammoth said to be 
buried there, have brought to light a large 
piece of the anion l’a hide In astatrof excellent 
preservation. It Is spongy to the touch, and 
has a glossy surface devoid of hair. 
While tunneling Into thesldeor Mt. Mr Lei lan 
Colorado, recently, the exp-orers carne upon 
Wound aolldly frozen 99 feet lrom the surface. 
The question Is how the frost got in, as there 
was no crevice through which it could enter. 
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THE SEASON, CROPS, PRICES, ETC. 
Fulton Station, Fulton Co. Ky., Sept. 20_ 
Weather cool for the tim« of year. Tobacon is 
being rapidly boused for fear of frost. Cotton 
is opening tvell, Imi will he a lighter crop than 
expected. Corn excellent. Wheat rather dull 
of sale at $1 per bushel. Pork hogs scarce. 
B-ron. 15c. Butter, 2Qo. Good mlloh cows 
$30@40.-F. P. II y.vds. 
Sinnton, Miami Co., Kan., (Sept. 18.—A 
“light frost visited our section last night, the 
first this season. No harm was done, however, 
Early-planted corn Is now being put in shock. 
Lato 0 ">rn will be out of danger in ten days or 
two weeks. Haying Is about don*, a very large 
crop being put up in good condition. Vegetab¬ 
les of all kinds in abundance. Fruit scarce.— e. 
h. w. 
Itcd Oak, Montgomery t o., lown, Hrpt. 20.— 
Jack Frost puts In an appearance with us this 
morning for the firs; time this fall. We are 
h vine delightfully cool and pleasant weather. 
—H. B. W. 
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SEMI-BUSINESS PARAGRAPHS. 
First Grand Exposition of the TRADESMEN'S 
Industrial Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa., opens 
Oct. 7, closes Nov. 8. Address 
A. J Nkllis, Pres. T. I. 1. 
THE IYIALB-IIETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
New Vent, Saturday. Sept. 25. 1875. 
Receipts. —The receipt* of Produce for the week 
were u* follows; 
flour, bbla. 
Wheat. Ruth. 
Corn, hash. 
Out*. hu>,n . 
Grass seed, bush 
Mvt* hum. 
Hurley, hush. 
Malt. i>u*ii.. 
Kean*, hush. 
CornmCHi. Obis . 
1 urn meal hags, 
cotton, huler .. 
Spts. turp.. bbls. 
8 . 1.91 Rc«ln, hhls. 
. WV09 Port, bbl*. 
1,731.101 Vef. pKg-. 
41S.lwO Cut meats, okgs.... 
3.9.11 t.'x. 
'. O' Anhos. pkgs. 
93,2V) 1 .utter- . 14 .. 
8>. 83 Cheese.bx*. 
t.'lit lined Fruit*, puns . 
1.1 n S'" (i. bbls . 
6 Wool, lei leu.. 
9.MI Hops, talcs.... 
9A Rice. pgka. 
10.555 
210 
a; 1 
5.41) l 
2.L7H 
40 
r,m 
71,: 5 
30 
R.I75 
1.P7I 
14 "i 
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Beans and Peas—E xports or beans nastwn r *k. 
7i 0 bolr.; since Ja, 1 .1,22,1:6do. Ex n>rrs of peas oast 
week. 5M bush., since Jnn. , 217,741 do. There lr no 
u finite market for ho • ns of aov de- Option at the 
mu , 1 -nt. The demand i a merely cuttil cd t is.nil 
parcel', and for tn-e • enly.i vtj pa: iciilar buyer 
will pav the extreme to • medium Marrov* tor .-x- 
f iort are selling, trot tho Miles tiro more induced by 
nw figures iban thiou-'h 0 real w .oie-om- d uuaod. 
New piedi'iin* -'ire uni Iu lame 6u >ply us vet; trie 
sum pi O' lie.e will n t exti-ed choice old in prlee. 
The receipts of pea* noted in t o are mostly croon, 
and tip-mu kio for tho roome d. 1* over-stuckeil, and 
tuOdma M still l iw,-I 1 prices. A sale during the week 
of uO bbls. Canadi 11 was quoted at $1 15. At ana 
time durm the week there wu- not bushel of Cuna- 
dla 1 peas to bo tuio. South era 0. Ei. pens Imve ar¬ 
rived, apeping at $4. closing at 43,M) £ two-bush. hag. 
We oiiii’M hMiins, pfl„ old, pn roe f i.'lo® . 01 ; r'.r to 
good, 41.7(1^1,80; medium, now. prime. 41 90.jl.9j: 
Old, 41.90&193; fair to good f I TO-sJ 8>>: iwrni*, 
prune, *2: t»lr to good *1802d 93 whoa kidney, 
prime S ’.uili 2 10. fair to good. 8i.70tfld.80; red kid¬ 
ney. prime. fair t>> *••• d, j«00@2 F-»». 
Canadian b bis.. duty paid. •■fl.Saod.O 1 groon, F nnsh.. 
81.79tfrl.76; Southern b. e., two-bush. bag. 43.60. 
BE cswax. — Bi eachors hove become fairly supplied 
through recent purchases, and prices are held most 
to 1 firmly 10 admit of a free expire dual es. A few 
sales have been made at for Western and 64c. 
for Southern. 
i BOcM Cohn.—T ho newcropls exceptionally late, 
and parties in tho country have tiltan advantage of 
this fact, end sent forward the few lots of ole they 
may have had (m hand. Some frosted lots of Texas 
have sold Bt 7i2)7Jtfi>. Short preun brush. U<%13o. 
J/OOggreeD hurl quoted at llusi’/o.; mxUam brush, 
choloe green nt HJailo. : medium qualities, red end 
red Upped, B<J>9©. 
Butter.— So to speak there can be said to be two 
butter markets at present. Sellers wuose supplies 
are composed of fine fresh palls »ud tubs all report a 
good demand, winch leaver nothlne unsold, while 
reoeivers of ail'COllau -uUs grades all ex uoss on an- 
divided u»P‘. sodding lu nnrtliut tho tr- c f.di i -- 
ceipts. t'.xt may now at any time come forward, will 
give buyers the government ol p"ic s- statuDatrlei 
are wy.ik r. and tne most * tie *blo sort-ot western 
huve b on sba.ed during th • wu.-k; 111 fact, with tbe 
exc piiun et pulls mid very times tubs, t■ -0 'urger 
bus ness mav be-ni l to dote at the inside line Of 
quotations. Wo shall haven In avy crop to handle 
this seas. u..« nd sc lers seem determined to allow 
the mur*et to assume a pha e that will have a posi¬ 
tive bearing upon current or moving prices, vv e 
quote; 
State dairies, firkins, good to prime S0c.; fair to 
