A General Shut-down

Spkixo Valley, 111., Aug. 2T.- V. L. Scott, of Pennsylvania, has telegraphed General Manager Devlin to discharge all employés of the Spring Valley Coal Company who were not absolutely needed to run the mines, and to prepare for a general shutdown of six months or a year. He saye they will never be opened again if they can not be opened on a paying basis. This means the depopulation of the town. The Chicago & Northwestern raiiroad has closed down its Spring Valley branch and discharged all men at this end of the line.