The celebration was married by a serious accident, which resulted from the premature discharge of a cannon. They were attempting to fire the piece without swabbing it out, when it went off, blowing off the right hand of a man named Deerwester and injuring one of his eyes. Another, named Wells, lost his right and his thumb from his left hand. He is in a very critical condition. Major English, who was thumbing the cannon at the time, was injured in the ball of the hand severely.

Council Bluffs, Iowa.—Investigation following the receipts of Information from Greeley. Col., telling of the claim of a man of that place that he had been swindled out of $12,300 by means of a fake horse race in this city shows that a series of swindlers similar to the one reported have been perpetrated by a well organized gang which has had head-quarters In this city for several months. Fake horse races, foot races and prizefights are stated to have been used and large sums have been lost.