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FIRES AND CASUALTIES. THE brewery of P. Neisenderfer & Co., at Marysville, Mo., valued at $12,000, was swept away by fire. THE steamer Providence, valued at £240,000, was sunk in Turkish waters by a collision. DAMAGE of $12,000 or more arose from a fire in the furniture warehouse of Spegil, Thomas & Co., in Indianapolis. A TRAIN nearing Minneapolis struck a farmer's wagon containing four men. smashing the vehicle into kindling-wood and severely injuring the occupants. WHILE playing with a loaded gun at Oshkosh, a young son of A. H. Turner was shot dead by a son of Dr. T. P. Russell. HASKELL & HARRIS, private bankers at Hillsboro, Ill., have closed their doors and made an assignment to cover liabilities o $100,000. W. A. Young, a partner, wa arrested at Litchfield while on a train and taken back. Wm. Brewer, of Hillsboro, had $25,000 on deposit. NEARLY all the buildings of the Hazleton mine, in Colorado, were swept away by fire, causing a loss of $35,000. The stockholders reside in Philadelphia. THR Rilev county bank, at Manhattan, Kan.. has closed its doors. Jesse K. Windship, the cashier, killed himself, Judge Blair has been appointed receiver of the institution. NEARLY all the buildings of the Hazle ton mines, in Colorado were swept away by fire, causing a loss of $35,000. The stockholders reside in Philadelphia. DR. STEPHENS CUTTER, of Coldwater, formerly mayor of that city, and always active in promoting the interests of the public schools, died of apoplexy recently. 5 THE store and distillery of T. McQuin, at Brunswick, near Peoria, III., was destroyed by fire. Loss, $40,000; insurance, $20,000. Origin of the fire unknown. DR. S. P. BROWN'S fine barn at Elgin, III., together with a quantity of hay, oats, and corn, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $800, with no insurance; supposed to have been accidental. AT Wohorn, Mass., on the 26th, T.L. White & Co.'s tannery near Highland station, burned with machinery and a large amount of stock. Loss $150,000; insured. Eighty hands are thrown out of employment. IN New York on the 25th, the wooden