| Show BY TELEGRAPH i w AMERICAN NEW NEAV 26 franeis francis A Kei fler of earis paris french engineer r ardd arid accredited representative of the syndicate of parisian bankers and speculators who propose to build a ship railway across the isthmus of panama arrived on wednesday he said to a tribune reporter last night that the object of his visit at this time was to interest some american engineers and capitalists in the proposed undertaking keiffer said that the american approval of the Be Se billot project was all that was needed to induce french capitalists to subscribe sunni sufficient clent elent money to build the road Be Se billot proposes elther cither to build his ship railway from Asp aspinwall lawall to panama or a ship canal thirty kilometres kilo metres to the mountains then a railway thirty three kilometres kilo metres to Pa panama naina the rails are to be laid about twelve metres apart and are aro to weigh kilograms to the metre the high eat point on the line will be eighty nive five above tido tide water vessels up to steamships of tons wll will ba be transported over this rail railroad in immense docks supported by wheela wheels twelve inches luick thick it is proposed these docks shall be iun run under water to receive the vessel which will then be securely held heid in an upright position in them by a system of arms or clamps the driving power will be placed in the docks themselves under the j bulge of bf the vessel and will be applied directly to the wheels under the dock klenner TS lefler letIer claims that these dockswell dock docks swill will be capable of a speed of 15 to IS 18 kilometres kilo metres per hour and that the whole distance from ocean to lo ocean can be traversed trave raed in five live houes the whole cost of construction he estimates at francs franca wllie while the ship canal fa bored by lesseps will demand a capia capital of francs he also says that the tariff on vessels passing over this rail rall railway way need not not be over per ton against 3 per tobby ton cy canal to yield a ii fair per on the capital and that while seven yora years yera must elapse before the canal eanni can ean be the railway can be in operation at the end of three kaeffer baid said that pai permission vas was was granted by the C columbian 1 0 government to Be Se billot in ia 1873 to construct such a ship railway acro across s q the isthmus the temes times thinks the method the german parliament has adopted for enforcing its new now tariff which prohibits the passage on railway the empire of goods in bond can hardly fall to prove highly advantageous to io the export trade of this country nearly 70 per cent of the entire foreign trade of austria and hungary passes t through German germany yand and the currents of trade wili will be bo greatly disturbed austria mus must t depend largely upon the wearisome navigation ot the tho danube and on trieste and fiume flume on the adriatic sea to act as doorways for her export and import trade while Itus sias only openings wiil will ba be the various pt ports on the baltic and black heas seas already attention has been turned this way the use of these various water routes will however necessitate higher charges for t transportation than are now paid by austrian and russian bussian importers and exporters and as these two countries are our chief rivals in the work the world with each increase in the cost of landing a bushel of grain in the markets of england and france will form inducements for purchasers to buy wheat which comes from america than that grown in eastern europe even with admirable facilities for reaching the market mirk ta w wheat grocea a in austria and russia esia esta have been gradually losing ground in competition with our own farmers and the present movement on the tho part of germany threatens to deprive them ofa large part of braio trado which th they erstill stil retain 1 the anglo american food sup ply company recently organized m london advertise in their prospectus to supply california fish and fruit among the popular american amerlean supplies to be imported to england the average sale in london of american beef is noy novy computed at about quarters qun qua itera a week and end there are not half a dozen burchers butchers buu hul chers ebers alq do pot sell itt iti it of only aboul about quarters are retailed rew reab ab am american 0 licati beef behig being sold at extortionate prices as English beef it is stated that but for the freed greed and und unfairness of english ut chers ra the people could purchase meat reduced prices the government of chill is buying extensively throughout the new england and thet the north generally improved war material of all descriptions and for or all branches of service A contract was recently closed for worth of submarine torpedoed torpe dooe doea the T he providence tool company which latterly furnished turkey with so many standoff stand stan dof dot of arms arme ia Is understood to lo have received orders including rounds of ammunition ammu niton it is also bald raid that the sharps rifle rinde manufacturing company of bridgeport hab hag haa ah ail order for 1000 stand of arms there is cash in this country lor for all the war material purchases chili sees fit lit to make which is regarded aa as a wonderful thing in national affairs the chilian agents are at every important seaport of the country examining examine D 9 american shipping with a view to buying whatever their government requires in the matter ol 01 transports chill having sent their men herein hero 1 preference to all the world PITTSBURG 26 A severe rainstorm over this section today causing considerable damage to property in the surrounding country at irwin station t he the flood was the highest ever known in that vicinity houses being flooded and fences and outbuildings buildings out washed away on oa the wickley sewickley Bo branch road the damage to the track was heavy AC at petrolia the greatest loss losh occurred frred fired 25 or 30 stores and dwellings being washed away the earns karns olty city and parker rail ball road was damaged to the extent of and telegraph lines are down in all direct direction lone ione the total loss of property is probably on ori the Balt bait baltimore inora lnora and ohio railway at guffy station a culvert was washed out and the track so i damaged that tia trains ins inh could not pass reports of the same baune nature have been received d from the monongahela valley no damage was dune in the city BOSTON 23 26 transactions in wool for the week indicate a fair business comprising comp g ibs lbs lb of domestic fine wool are still neglected and the demand runs on medium grade combings and delaino fleeces are quite steady aud held flim firm but they nave been quiet the there to is very little disposition to force sales as aa principal holders feel that every pound of wool will be wanted before the year closes sales comprise ohio obio no 1 at 36 0 40 michigan igan igau X and no 1 at 3 27 a 38 3 8 new hampshire kamp ramp shire SO 30 34 delaine and combing 40 3 44 unwashed combing 29 E 33 washed unwashed ua and aud fleeces Ilee ces 24 D 33 territory 23 30 colorado 18 isa 25 georgia 31 33 missouri 21 30 texas I 1 15 20 25 tao rao 32 lake 31 eal eastern tern oregon 25 G 60 scoured 35 0 42 tub washed 37 39 super euper and extra pulled 34 2 45 california comparatively rat ively quiet one the sales comprising only bales mostly from 25 to 30 for spring HELENA HELE NA M U T 26 po B F marsh civil engineer yesterday laid before the helena board of trade the survey of a new now and wonderful pass over the main range of bocky rocky mountains at an au elevation of feet above the sea eoa and 1215 feet above the main street of helena the tho distance from helena west of the summit of tho the main range ia is 15 miles thence to the columbia little blackfoot three miles the board of trade ia having the report of the route prepared and mr priest the discoverer puts on a force of mien men to make a anew new wagon road to deer lodge the pass is about feet lower than the famous deer lodge pass paes pa es S 20 10 2 thirteen eases cases in all were reported to the board health today to day one additional nal nai ai death occurred this afternoon joe adams at 73 clay street it was thought the board of health afternoon would declare the epidemic but after a careful revision of tile the reports from all the un tin der takers results out of 71 deaths reported the week but 31 had died of yellow fever the city authorities have perfected alithe all ali the arrangements and will establish camps early next week the executive committee have issued the following address coall elti citi citizens zons of memphis absent as well weil as ps precut the undersigned tinder under signed beg leave to in farih ou that aboy ahoy have been appointed au executive committee from the general committee of safety to co with the authorities ties of the taxing district in the order and the protection of life and pro property perty dur diee ing the prevalence of the tho ho yellow fever fevel I 1 warned by past experience of the evils developed in all communities by public excitement and suu suf fiering suffering wo we are resolved to concert 8 uell buen measures may meet all idl emergencies and give all needed help to taxing the district government in carrying out these purposes we call upon our fellow citizens for moral and material support we propose that as far as possible all contributions bo sent to president porter to the end that by uni unifying tying our efforts the greatest good may bo be done to the greatest number with the least waste of maans means we call upon the tho to unito unite in shouldering the heavy burden once mord more laid upon us we implore one ami and all to protect the good nume name of the city from the possible ible ibie imputation of being a community of beggars in the world at large sitting iday down and aud ex expecting peet poet others to take care of our interests and feed our poor st louis 26 health commissioner john H I 1 of 11 illinois and C W francis of bt st louis havo have been in consultation consul censul tation here today eryin trying to arrange for the disposition pol pos of memphis refugees it belag the feeling of both anat it will not beeaff be saoe safe to let any more of theba thesa people scatter through the city or through illinois towns in this vicinity the proposition most favored since the government lias has refused to provida tents and rations for a camp campis is to charter steamboats aud and maintain a floating quarantine for who may come up the river riven after this date health francis franeis reports that of half halt a dezen sick at quarantine i only one ona case is r regarded as suspicious or likely to develop into yul yellow jellow fever the boals boats which brought up memphis freight and passengers remain at quarantine and the mayor positively to allow them to come up to the city PITTSBURG 27 the storm of yesterday though not so severe in the city or immediate vicinity wat wae wai in effect iu in the surround surrounding io 9 villages and country the principal damage here was in the wash ing out of streets and sidewalks tho the storm throughout the lower oil country was very damaging the oil towns ot petrolia and learns au summered suffered IT ered ored terribly 25 houses in the former place were swept away and I 1 destroyed and the line of railroad between parker and aud karns karna city cit wag waa submerged bridges budges washed out cu culverts iverts lverts destroyed and the road ruined in many places the people of that in miny instances barely escaped wl with th their lives the rainfall up the monongahela vall vail valley vailey ley and along the line of the B and 0 railroad which skirts the r was the heaviest known one forbears ore rs houses fences i ings iga ga lumber amber I 1 aud and other property bah being wept swept away and many of the mines floo flooded ledi the miners minera in some of them narrowly escaping drowning at mine near elizabeth the men waded out through water to their chins nearly all tho the railroad lines centering here with the exception of the pennsylvania centra central report more or less damage and consequent delay to tract traffic le tile tho only known losa cosof of life eo so far fart farj reported is that of mrs dailey who was drowned in attempting to cross a creek near thadera station on the B 0 road the damage to growing rowing crops has been very g great grent at tut tat but any approximation of the sum is to beyond compute at irwins erwins station the rainfall is reported to havo have reached 9 inches and the thu branch railroad was damaged in several places places the force of the water being so gre great at as to break th the steel esteel rails HARTFORD 3 27 an incendiary fir nire fire this am destroyed a goed good part of the machine shop of the hartford foundry where valuable work including much heavy gearing for the grant Loci locomotive motive works were I 1 in in pra progress agress Lg ress and all more or less injured J ared the total value of machin cry stock and tools is loss to insurance tenn 27 F fourteen new cases oases were reported to the board of health today to day and nine deaths from yellow fever faver have oi occurred since last night at a meeting of the tha howard hovard association so hold bold this afternoons afternoon it was that thai tho association need needs 00 nas sas assistance istance at present from physicians or nurses from abroad to attend to the too comparatively ively few cases of fever under their charge with heartfelt thanks to the many who have already kindly tendered their services 14 which will be gratefully remembered we would add that under no circumstances will services of persons bo be hereafter accepted two colored military companies went into camp today to day on thy the bluffs under orders of col jno P F cameron of the governor governors staff the police and niro firo departments have h ave been strengthened end and the authorities do not now anticipate any trouble camps for the colonization of poor people will positively ba be established tomorrow to morrow three new now cases were reported to the board of health this morning no death had occurred A detail of 25 men from the colored military has been made to U do 0 police duty during the day aa as theon ire tire lre strength of the regular police have been assigned to night it has haa been raining stend stead I 1 y since olay light dr samuel J fox vox of texas arrived this marn morning he will be sent out of the city tonight to night C by order of jno superintendent of quarantine as the doctor has never had the fever I 1 and the inspectors at quarantine station have been instructed not to permit people to enter the city now york A special phia says the weather is warm and delightful people are out promenading and enjoying themselves 0 on the streets bt the bluela and the he suburbs A stranger here if it ho he heard no conversation would not know that the fever prevailed in jnnny many portions of the city and that nine victims fell today to day the churches that were open We were gere roVell well weli attended dr Coll ln medical lne InE inspector of the national board of health visited hia his family at lagrange by slipping between the pickets ile elet was waa discovered was waked up yesterday and aud given five minutes to leave the town they knew him weli well and respected him but feared the fever he had bad to walk to memphis M e aphis 40 miles and arrived this mo ruing he ae could gmt gat nothing to eat along the route people warned him from ap approaching their dwellings and told him to move on shotgun shot gun quarantine ia is effectual so far this shows the he fear inspired by ellow faver irony h t the surrounding country P in many country towns along the railroads will leve leave nuch to w na should the bev 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