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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. 0.. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1884. NO. 16. VOLUME. XXIX. |gg||||
M THE BEST SHIP AFLOAT.
H Of all the ships afloat
By On Atlantic or Pacific,
Or far within the tropics
H On the Indian ocean's breast,
With white sails all a-gleaming,
With brilliant colors streaming,
P There's no ship
5 Like Friendship,
8 The staunchest and the best!
k When the tempests hover nigh,
And the sea is lashed to fury,
j When loudly roar the breakers;
! And above the sea-gulls swarm;
I When tho skies aro overclouded,
And the sunshine is enshrouded,
There's no ship
Like Friendship,
To battle with the storm!
A welcome sight is she
Whenever we may meet her,
With canvas spread out finely,
With pennon bright and blue;
To none sh? is a stranger,
And in the hour of danger
There's no ship
Like Friendship
To bear us safely through!
-*t~ From port to port she sails,
-'' The bearer of dispatches
From Love, the mighty monarch, 1
Her outfit all complete;? '
l" And though little skiff or clipper
i May in a race outstrip her, '
r There's no ship
I Like Friendship
1^. In all the royal fleet!
R Of all the ships afloat ?
f( On Atlantic or Pacific,
Or far within the tropics 1
On the Indian ocean's breast, 1
With white sails all a-gleaming, 1
With brilliant colors streaming,
There's no ship
.-a* Like Friendship
| '* The staunchest and the best!
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ASfANiMiimLMjiil.
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A correspondent of the Cincinnati '1
Enquirer sends to that paper an account 11
I of a bull fight at Seville, Spain. The ! ^
I writer's account of the brutal, spectacle ; *
I is as follows: ! *
S * How the bull got into the ring I do *
not know.^^A-us looking at the proces- j
sion, the members of which were ar- js
!H I ranging themselves in place, the swords- j *
99 man and daggermen having retired be-!1
H hind the fence, the mantle carriers stand- j *
SB ing in closc to the face of it, and the ' c
picadors stationing themselves at their | c
J J four respective stauds. All this time ?
W the music was resounding, but I really I "
became conscious of it ouly when it1 ?
.,^1 I oo?- tVn Kill) r.llinr.mr, I I
DWy^V*. lilVU X ?... mv W|U1J,..US..6
toward the center of the ring. i1
No lover of nature could withhold a v
tribute of admiration from this magniti- i v
cent beast, lie was black as coal, big, ! "
brawny, and so tiery that sparks seemed *
to fly from his eyes. A great rosette s
with many colored ribbon streamers had s,
been stuck into his sides. With a leap ?
and a bound he reached the center of the ?
I ring, tossing the air with his head and 11
I fairly sniffling with exultation at e
his might. For a short moment he itood j *
6tupetieil, it seemed, at the gorgeous 15
panorama opened out before his eyes, but J1
only for a moment, and then it was a 11
Question with him which man or horse : "
should he kill. It was truly an embar- ]
f- rasse des richesse. Scattered along the ?
/ fence were the fellows wich the cloaks. J1
Right and left were the horsemen, all i
clad in colors odious to his eyes. Straight- u
way he tore down the ring at a man. I*
But the man quickly sprang behind the ?
shield, and the bull disdained to look ^
I again. For here was another victim!
right in front. This man had to spring ;f
for his life, and over the fence he went, j s
Now, then, what ? Leaping all the time, ^
he next rushed up^n a picador. But *
un somehow the horse got wind of the beast c
Lhe could not see, and suddenly whirled t
, about, so that the horn of the bull en- c
tered deep into the flesh of his rump, and c
tore up a deep gash over a foot in length. ; ji
The blood streamed in a current from ,
the poor wounded horse, rau down his j
leg and weltered on the sand. But he
I could still stand upon his legs, and the i a
brutal picador, who had received some u
hisses for having permitted his horse to s
turn, stuck him deep in the flank with j 0
the ciant smir he wore, and faced him 0
about again in place. 1 s
Y The bull, with his righf horn, drip- j 8
ping blood, elated by his victor}', was
still plunging on. lie had as yet received
not a scratch since he came into j 8
t' the ring. Every enemy he had met had J
f taken to his heels. But what audacity j
J is this before his eyes? A man was actu- j 8
[ ally waving a red cloak in challenge and [ ^
( defiance. To reach him, to rip up the j!'
I cloak with his horns, was the work of a j
I second, and now the mun was waving u
the piece he still held. At him again
with a sudden turn, but the cloak was 0
E successfully swung about his head. Here R
is now another ficador, ten paces off sit- T
ting stolidly upon his horse, lance at 8
| rest. No sooner had he seen the bull s
jf making in his direction than he lowered F
I it, and as the bull reached him, stuck it 8
to the rim through his skin. But no | e
such obstacle as that could for a second ! 8
check such momentum as the bull's. He j ;!
was now at the horse, head down, horns i
under his breast, and the next moment, F
oh! most sickening sight, the horse and j !'
L - rider were both lilted bodily into the air.
"Whatever goes lip must come down,how- 8
^ ever, and down they came in a mass, bull's
head, horse and rider, but horse and rider
flat on the ground. The bull, with some dif- *
|? Acuity, extricated his horn which had en- ^
tered to its base the bowels of the horse, to ; ,
turn immediately upon the rider, fastened .
B to the trrouud bv the weight of his horse ,
00 his leg. In three seconds more the | jj
BK horn of the bull will penetrate the breast j
or the bowels of the man, but here came j K
running at breathless speed n whole |
H crowd of chulos with their banners, |
which they spread over horse and rider, !
completely covering both, and so con- ; I
fusing the bull that he does not seem to | j
know which man to attack. Pretty soon (
HHBp he dashes at one waving cape, and is { t
HB thus seduced away from the fallen pica- I j
dor. His comrades now carefully drag ! t
BH him out from under the horse, but he I t
BB cannot stand, and he is carried out like i (
a wounded soldier, with all the honors I <
of war, to be cared for, as I was after- )
MH ward informed, by physicians 'or his 1
HH body and priests for his soul?u .listers j
attendance at the fights. t
chill along the
JUVOC11 (If I J
the bull next! t
^pus ]
white and restless in his j
j^^^^Bseat. His voice stuck in his threat, as j ,
HMIhe tried to speak, but I could not move <
from my chair. All this time the bull !
was plunging about the ring, first after
this color and then that, though no
longer with the same intensity of ardor
as at first.
HH And now as he began to tire a little in i
fight, there suddenly appeared before <
one of those wiry young bandcrillos j
arms stretched out over his
No bull would ever take a chal i \
BHKBBBlikr that, and so lowering his hea l ,
Ijde a dive for his enemy, but, alas,
Fo toss his head in vain to the air, i
he banderillo had sprung to one side, ]
second it seemed, but he had waited <
enough?when lie did I could not ]
kp have thrust his daggers into the <
crs of the bull, for there they hung, Krs
to the breeze, and from each i
^ kling down the sides of the bull ]
^Stream of blood. It was like a .
|^n-hand performance to me, but the
|^Kith which it was done brought
[^Kening roar of applause of the
EH;. Bravo! bueno! viva' viva! '
on every side; hands clapped,
|^kiiefs waved, and the banderillo '
N^fcro of the hour. Nothing sue- '
B^Vsuccess. "When a bull pitchcs '
Aid Af rino im O V* rtVCP
de cry bravo tora! When
an who skillfully sticks the
Inbly leaps out of the way,
Iprowd cries bravo torero!
vident now that the bull
nnt stimulus to fire him up.
vipping from his flanks, and
Klpitation of his heart was
Kh his side. But the stimuBttking.
The chulos couR^kte
him with their capes
nBs stucK him with their
was still savage,
BB^kut only at intervals.
showed that ho
DnH
R
^
I
had enough. But the sallies he still ;
made under the exasperating torture of :
his enemies were often fearful to see in !
that there was now no reason in his mad- j
ncss. lie would make the blindest on- |
slaughts on the horses, those already dy- I
ing on the ground as well as those j
mounted, always burying his horns in |
them to the base until all four of the i
original horses lay sweltering in blood j
on the ground. When his presence was ;
diverted sufficiently far from the horses '
a man not in uniform, armed with a
small dagger, would quietly step into
the rinjr and dexterously stick his dag- '
ger into the back of the horse's neck to j
put him out ol misery, an we say. But I
the wound inflicted by the bull must be 1
mortal to sccure for the victim this hap- |
py relief. One of the poor horses
on this occasion struggled to his feet
and staggered across the arena, tangling i
and dragging his protruding intestines '
with his feet. This horse was killed
when he finally fell; but if the intestines i
can be replaced with the hand the
operation is quickly done, the external j
wound sewed up with a stitch, and the
poor mute is made to do duty for the '
rest ot the fight. This last official, to !
secure euthanasia, is known as the each- i
etcro. and his office is much despised. j
At last, when the bull can hardly be
tantalized more, all the subordinates I j
leave the ring and the espada appears
ilone. He steps into the ring bare- j
tieaded, as he had at first appeared ill 1 '
the procession. He has in his right i i
hand, a narrow, delicate blade of the fin- I i
;st Toledo steel, and in his left swings i i
i small cape, of exquisite texture appar- j I
>nt1r in color a flamintr scarlet. He ! i
steps up to the lodge of the director, 1 1
where he receives permission to kill the :
jull. lie then walks over to the animal. I
ivho has now in his rest of a few minutes : 1
ecoycred some of his lire, and stations j 1
limself directly in front of his face. J i
yian and bull face to face; thus they ! 1
;ye each other for a moment or two, ! 1
vhen the man suddenly waves nis scar- j i
et mantle?muleta, it is called?directly ! j
n front of the eyes of the bull. The j '
jull dashes at it with all his force. The ; i
ispada quickly swings it over the head j J
>f th<- bull and as quickly steps aside. | {
\.nd uius he toys with the bull at will, i s
eading him just to the spot where ! t
Hull is tn die "au nieds ue sa mai- I t
rc9e,'' a Frenchman told mc, if she is ; t
here. I 1
It is impossible not to admire the ease t
md grace with which the espada handles ! t
he bull. It is impo sible not to recog- | t
?ize the thorough knowledge he has of j \
he habits of the bull. It is the triumph | r
>f dexterity over brute force, of mind j t
ivcr matter; and, though there is the ; s
onstant presence of the most imminent i j
1 anger?through a slip, a false step, an i
wkward move would let the horn of the ' i
iull into his body?there is never the : j
east mistake. All the while the espada | t
fears on his face a quiet smile. One j L
i-ould not think it possible, but there is t
ot the least lack of dignity in his gait. ; t
le does not jump or spring; he merely j j
teps aside. Airived at the proper spot, i
tanding still to fa.-e the bull, so close J a
hat he could put his foot on the lowered a
ead and spring over his whole body, as, | c
ideed, he is sometimes forced to do, he j i:
xtends his sword and watches his chunce ; e
o thrust it in to the hilt. It must enter , u
o the heart, or to the great vessels about : k
t, and must avoid in penetration the /
iead, the sninal column or any of its uu- ; fi
lerous prolongations. So he must close- . 1
y watch his chance, as the least move- i a
aent on the part of the bull will derange ! i:
lis calculations. All the while he must j t
ook out for himself or the bull will I v
nore recklessly, but with equal effect, ' a
tut his weapon into him. Once he ! ^
truck him; I caught the quick f
lash of the steel, but it struck a bone, i e
?he scenc was right at my feet; I saw ! i:
he handle of the sword quiver with the j ^
hock. The blow was not fatal. There | c
iras a dead silence over the vast amphi- j v
heatre. The espada of Seville, the great ti
enter of tauromachy is Spain, had par- ; a
l'flllv fnilff] in his stroke. Watching his t
hance, still toying with the bull, he t
aught his sword by the handle and j e
|uickly drew it out. Let me not pro- , t
ong it; it is an hour siuee the fight j f
egan. The second time the sword went I o
tome, the bull sank upon his knees with [ a
, loud groan, the first and only sound he ; v
ittered, and then rolled over upon the 1 c
and. The espada received the applause t
f the crowd with the same quiet smile v
n his face, though I doubt not it covered a
ome chagrin; and with imperturbable j v
Tavity walked from the field. j g
But the bull was cot yet dead. The , o
emorrhage was internal and slow, so the ; t
ame man, the cachetero, who had given a
he coup dc grace to the horses stole in f t
i-hind the bull and struck hira in the | b
pinal cord at the base of the brain. A \ 0
uick shiver of a convulsion, a stretch- i d
lg to rigidity of the legs, a sudden re- j s
ixation of the whole body, and now the j
eed is done. v
Thfi band struck a nrean in celebration 1 v
f the great victory which had been won, v
nd the great deed that had been done, s
rhile the harnessed teams drive in at full g
peed, bells around the necks of the hor- t!
es, to drag off first the bull, then the n
ioor horses, one by one. The sand a
prinklers jump into the ring with scrap- c
rs to cover up the blood and efface every ii
ign of the struggle, and we arise to leave, t!
linking the show is over, when we no- '
ice that no one else arises, and suddenly ; d
ight;in front of us, without any other | f
oterlude or preparation, a new bull has t
een led into the ring, and there he c
tands, sniffling the air and dashing his n
ail in bold defiance to the scene. fl
But I had had enough. One bull fight 1
all suffice for the lifetime of an average 13
inglo-Saxon, and iny curiosity was sated j i
o the core. 'J his show introduced three ' 3
mils, which were all killed, of course, I
nit not until after they had killed eight r
lorscs. Three bulls killed; eight horse3
:illed; one man wounded; and all to e
uake a Spanish hoi iday. n
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The fork Crop. s
The cork harvest in Spain, France, *
>ortugal, and Italy, whence the priuci>al
part of this supply is obtained, is be
oming every year more scanty, owing
0 the greed of the growers, who have | J
njured the stock of trees by stripping ! .
hem of their bark too frequently. The j
ree which produces the must valuable J*
:ork does not come to maturity for a
juarter of a century, and can only be '.
marked to advantage every eight or ten |
,cars; but the temptation to made rapid j
>rofits has been the injury or ruin of
nany plantations. Some of the quick c
jrowing varieties produce an inferior j
cind of corks, but the best are the slow- j
:st growth. The French government has |
ately given special encouragement to the
formation of cork-oak plantations in Al- (
jeria, and England is urged to do the
>ame in India and her western colonies.
Working up an Interview.
Thft Iiiavs of interviewing admit of a
tvide margin. Charles Wvndham was f
clliug mo recently how he was interI'iewed
in America. The energetic reporter
caught him just as he was chatig- 5
ing between acts. "I haven't a minute i
:o spare," replied the actor, hurriedly,
"This is one of my quickest changes." ,
"You have been very successful," con- |
Linued the interviewer. "I aru glad to (
liear it," replied Wvndham. "May I
L-allon you to-morrow if" "Unfortunately, ,
[ am off early in the morning, so I fear I |'
:annot give myself the pleasure of seeing ,
you." "Good evening, then." Good
nigbt." This conversation the next
morning occupied a column and a half.
?London Truth.
1
In the effort to keep stables for horses j
larK, especially wiosc unuergrouuu, ven j
tilation is often neglected. The large
imount of ammonia given off from horse !
urine when fermenting is very injurious ,
to the eyes. More horses go blind from
this cause than from any other. The I .
escape of ammonia may and should be j '
prevented by free use of absorbents, but
this will not obviate the need of ventila- ]
tion so as to keep horses in good health J
in Avnrv rpQnppf
v,w,j ?r~? ,
Of the 200,000 miles of railroad in the
world we have 120,000 in the United i
States. We are gridironed with rail i
roads.
The land office shivers under six hnn- <
rlred thousand pending claims for seven
million acres of public lands, mostly
claimed by land-thieves.
AN APPALLING CASUALTY. [
i
A LINGERING DEATH PROM INJURIES
AT A PLAZING- Oil. WELL.
'
A ?Ian Burned Horribly on his AVed'
dliap On)- Miisi rn in Inicnitc -Suf?
fcringr fur 'fweniy Yearau i
A recent letter from Tidioute, Penn., j
to the New York World reeitcs the folior,*- ,
ing reminiscences of a horrible catastro- I
phe: The announcement of the death of I
Wallace Riley, at Saylorsville, Ohio, re- I
calls the first terrible casualty in the his- |1
tory of petroleum development in this ; j
country, 01 which disaster iic wasmc last ;
surviving victim. It left him a blind
aud helpless cripple and subject at times
to fits of insanity, during which he seemed
to suffer all the agonizing experiences
through which he passed on the day of !
the great disaster twenty-three years ago.
In April, 1801, there was a cluster of i
wells on Oil creek yielding from 100 to
800 barrels of oil a day. Ilurlcy & Merrick
sank a well to the depth of 200 feet,
but us the yield was small they took out
the pumps and started the drill to make
the well deeper. About 5 o'clock in the
afternoon of April 16 the drill had gone
to a depth of 300 feet when it struck a
vein of oil and gas, and instantly the oil
rushed up the five and a half inch tubing,
hurling the tools high in the air, and
gushing up in a fountain fifty feet in
height. The well was spouting at the
rate of 100 barrels an hour. In a very
minutes petroleum was running in streams
in every direction. Dams were built and
trenches dug to collect the fluid that was
running to waste, and in a short time a
lake of oil surrounded the derricks.
"Wallace Riley, then a young man of
iweiitv-four. arrived at the scene of i
:he excitement at G o'clock from Mead- f
rille. He was to be married that even- fi
ng at S o'clock to the daughter of a
>.rraer who lived on Oil Creek, near the *
llarley and Merrick well. Hiley went ?
.vith his prospective father-in-law and 0
oined the crowd at the flowing well, c
I'he nature of petroleum gas was then
inknown and while the crowd stood
ibout, with no thought of danger, the (
jns from the spurting well was slowly v
ipreading in every direction and tilling s
he air with its presence. There was
10 lire nearer than a quarter of a mile *
o the well. That was in the boiler- ?
louse of a well then drilling. By 7
>'clock in the evening the gas from tho j
lowing well had reached this boiler and j
aking lire in a second the whole oil
vas in a flame. With a crash and a 0
oar like the discharge of a field of ar- r
illery the fountain of oil became a
tream of solid lire, falling back to the
ground, over an area of 100 feet, in blaz
ng glooes oi uoiimg on. i\. scene 01 e
naescribable honor ensued. Scores of
leople were thrown to the ground by \
he explosion and surrounded by the a
turning oil. The most of these managed
o reach the outer circle of the fire with '
heir lives, but all were horribly burned.
Lt the time of the explosion everything v
n the neighborhood for :i distance of tl
quarter of a mile took fire, t
nd shanties,derricks, engine houses and c
Iwellings were ar once wrapped e
n flames. The boiler at Dobb's well,
ighty rods from the original lire, blew r'
ip with a tremendous report, instantly p
lilling the engineer, Wesley Skinner.
il 1- 4-V.n .1
V.U1UHJ? iuusu w 11 u wucpiustiatcu uy tuc u
irst explosion of the gas was Wallace
liley. lie succceded in gaining his feet 1<
nd, making his way through the burn- (~
ng oil, fell, all ablaze, on the edge of Sl
he fiery circle. He was seized by others, n
i ho plunged him in a hogshead of water ^
nd carried hiui to a neighboring shanty.
Vithin tlio circle of flames, not ten feet ?
rom the edge, at the spot where Riley I'
scaped, four bodies could be seen boil- "
ng in the seething oil. II. R. Rouse, of
Varren county, one of the most promi- ?
icnt of the early oil-producers, from
vhom Rouseville was subsequently ^
lamed and whose income from oil wells '
,t the time of the great disasteramounted '
o $1,000 a day, "was stauding near the
rench tliis mun was digging when the c'
xplosiou occurrcd. lie was lifted in
he air and thrown more than twenty | ?
eet away, alighting in a pool of blazing 0
nl. ile rose to nis ieei ana ran, an
blaze, for a short distance and fell. lie
i*as seized by several men, his burning
lothing extinguished and lie was carried 0
o a shanty. Not a vestige of clothing C
vas left upon him except his stockings -
nd boots. His hair was -burned off, as
t ell as his ears, his eyelids and his fin- ?
;ers. His eyeballs were entirely burned f
ut. His body was blistered from the 1
>reust down. He never lost consciousess
but lived nine hours, during which p
ime he deliberately dictated his will to *
is lawyer. In this will he left $100,- f(
00 to the poor of Warren county, but he ft
ied before he could acknowledge and h
ign the document. 11
Beside Mr. House, twelve dead bodies ^
fere taken from the ilames before they 5(
iere entirely destroyed. Twelve men tl
rho were known to Lave visited tho f'
pot, strangers sight-seeing in the oil re- "
ions, were believed to have been among
he victims of the disaster, as they could t]
ot be found and were never heard of ft
fterward. Thirty-four men were resued
as Wallace Riley was, but their ?<
aiuries were so great that twenty-two of
hem died.
The scene of the height of the fire is "
escribed as having been the most fright- ?
ul and at the same time grandest spec- ei
acle ever witnessed. The flow of oil ^
ontinued unabated for months, and as
o human power could extinguish the I u
lames continued burning furiously. ; f<
"he well finally exhausted itself and the I ti
Irn win nt ln?f rniimiprpfl Hundreds of ^
"v ""v "v *""" " ? ? fj
housands of barrels of oil were con- j v
umed, and the well which would have j n
>een an enormous fortune to the owners r
uined them. j
"Wallace Riley was burned in almost 1
xactly the same manner as th" unfortu- j jj
iate Mr. Rouse had been. For wed:s ci
lis sufferings were intense, and he con- | U
tantly begged to be killed. The young ; J'
koman to whom he was to have been I
Harried on that terrible evening was his j ^
onstant attendant during all his suffer- , n
tig. His life was saved but he was left | ?.
iglit less and without hands, while his j
ace was terribly disliguied and his lower c
imbs were fleshless and drawn out of I "
1 n;.. !?<
IlllJJU. 1UO 111UIU 14J.-V/ UitVVivv., ^
11(1 although he recovered in a great J,
neasure his mental powers, lie was sub- :'i
ect to frequent lapses, which lasted
onietimcs for days. During these spells 5
ic raved continually about the horrors Jj
>f the scenes at the burning well. It : ^
vas during one of these paroxysms that ! j
ic died, apparently in the greatest agony, v
Ie had been cared for twenty-two years fi
a brother. The young woman to ''
vhom Riley was engaged to be married
- > ? if..i
110(1 Willi:II ;i vrar unur uu; hi^uul j
atastrophe at the burning well.
1?
WISH WORDS.
Wear a cheerful countenance. If your j e
nirror won't sniiie on you, how can you ; r
xpect anybody else will? ; "
Public discussion is an intellectual j
itampinir mill, where the worthless quartz I t
s cru.-hcd and the pure gold set free. , r
It is much easier to lind a score of men |
.vise enough to discover the truth than : ^
;o lind one intrepid enough, in the face
if opposition, to stand up against it. c
Great talent for conversation should be *
ittended with great politeness. He who
. clipses others, owes them ?rrcat civili- |
ies; and whatever a mistaken vanity '
*..11 t* io 1\A+ts>r +r\ nl/?ntn in pnn.
11UV IUII ur>, A C lO UVUVI ?.w ? vw .
rersution than to shine in it.
! r
It is of the essence of resource that it j
usually lies dormant, and often unsus- pected,
until necessity awakens it. It is '
i draft payible on demand, the very de- i 5
mawl being essential to create the assets,
[n a word, it needs the '"power of the '
moment" to evoke the "power of the
D a
man."
Thn Rimremc rrifts of the cods can
* "" 1" ~ O . w .
neither be discussed nor deserved. He- I c
lieve in happiness; expect it; make room 11
for it in your life! llave faith! Faith j
moves mountains. And happiness is of i r
the swift-footed immortals, and descends j N
only on the garlanded altars of her wor- I
shipers. j J
Intelligence and energy and conscien- j
tiousness, all united, can never evolve | >]
true justice if sympathy be absent from I t
the heart. This is no merely abstract |
and unpractical idea. It lies at the root j 1
of moral education and self-culture, for i J
it declares that just conduct depends j
upon right feelings, and cannot be de- j j
yclopcd without them. I (
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STEWS SUMMARY
fnifcm and ^lliJdlc stnfoi.
During a Republican flag raising at Taft- j
ville, Conn., tho flag-staff fell, killing Mrs.
Paul Tetrault and fatally injuring another
woman.
At the annual session of the National Biennial
Conference of Unitarians, held in Sar- [
atoga, N. Y , there were present 2,00!) persons
representing 2t'J churches and thirty-thr?e
ronferences ami associations The session
lasted five days;
People ill tiie vicinity of Alton, Ponn.,
liave had an unwonted visitor in the shape of t
a genuine Western tornado. The tornado ap- ]
peared 111 the form of a fimncl-shn]H-d cloud
from the northeast, and it rushed along at '
terrific speed. Its path was strewn for a '
juarter of a milo on each side with great
Iiemlock trees, which had been torn out of c
11 ic earth by their roots, and carried bodily
through the air. Lumber and debris 1
)t all kinds darkened the air. In t
[lie town of Alton seven houses were c
blown to pieces and a long bridge over a
;tream was lifted from its foundations and '
landed three rods away in a swamp. The itorm
lasted less than throe minutes. Eye- t
witnesses say that for fully live minutes the
lir was tilled with (lying trees, timbers.
Household furniture, bedding, and yelling '
legs. (!
John Teemer, the young oarsman of Me- f
(veesporfc, Penn., defeated Wallace Ross, the ,
Canadian, in a five-mile boat race at Boston,
["he race was for a purse of $2,000. Teenier fi
;ave his opponent a start of five seconds, and t1
von by a few feet. <
George Hurst and his wife, of Pittsburg, c
'enn., ha ve separated because they cannot t
igree in j>olitic8! 1
A v;re at Commodore Kittson's famous |
itock farm, " Erdenheim," near Philadel- '
)hia, destroyed considerable property, includ- r
ng a thoroughbred mare valued at $4,00 ). 1
The Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing J
ompany'a acid manufactory, at Natrona, v
'enn., has been damaged by lire to the ex- .
ent of 8100,000. (
The Vermont legislature assembled at r
tfontpelier. Governor Barstow delivered his i
arewell message, and Governor-elect Pin- t
free his inaugural. 1
A State convention of Pennsylvania ^
ireenbackers in Bellefonte adopted a resoJuion
to fuse with the Democrats on half the c
lectoral ticket, and a committee of eight was i
appointed to carry out the purpose of the res- 1
ilution. s
i
South ana Wert. s
Incendiarism is rampant nt Cleveland, J1
)hio, several attempts having been made J
ver since the recent large fires to burn down 1
oine of the finest business blocks in the city. ?
Miss C. I. AVeltox, a wealthy young lacly jrom
New York city, recently perished in a J
now storm while descending Long's jjeak iu [
Colorado. She was frozen to death. '
Simmons & Sewell, millers, of Virden,
11.. have failed. Liabilities, $200,( 00; assets,
;l(i,(HX). I,
Mr. Blaine was welcomed at Cleveland* $
Jiiio, uy u, lux^e luxcuu^iio juirziuu, wiuuii uu
eviewed in company with General Logan.
Five new attempts to set (ire to houses in
Cleveland have been unearthsd, and a reign
f terror was reported to prevail
Rathdrum, a town in Idaho, has lost its
ntire business section by fire.
His first Sunday in Ohio during the tour
hrough the Statewas passed by Mr. Blaino
t Mrs. Garfield's home in Cleveland.
a curious feature of a once important
ranch of trade in St. Paul, Minn., is the
act that the entire "catch" of bulHo robes
lii* year is only four. Last year the catch n
ras 10,(>00. ThLs significant lact shows that ii
lie animal which a few years ago roamed
lie Western plains in numerous herds of t
ountless thousands has become practically a
xtinct.
By a collision between a freight and a pas?nger
train near Farmington, W. Vr.., two
ailroad employes were killed and six other
ersons injured.
A cloudburst at Dayton, Ohio, did great g
a mage to canals, houses and barns.
.Timv AtrCui.i.nrnn. the famous acton ^
jst his mental balance while performing in f
hicago, and nil his engagements for the sea- p
3ii have been cancelled. c]
About thirty passengers were injured, but v
mn fatally, by a collision between two
rains near Leadville, Col. 11
There was a small vote at the election for n
overnor, State officers and members of the 11
risluture in Georgia. H?nry G. MeDauiels
us re-elected governor wil hout opposition. ^
Thousands of people attended the opening
f the N< rth Carolina State exposition at
laleigh. After a prayer Governor Jarvis
?? le an address of welcome, and United 0
a *s Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, then
v . vvi o 1 the oration of the day. The cxposiioii
was then declared open. w
Iowa Prohibitionists have put a State and tl
lectoral ticket in the lield. o
A convention of the National Irish-Amerian
Kepnblican league, held in Cincinnati, j,
dopted resolutions ratifying the nomination
f iilaine and Logan.
ci
WanliinRtont T
Payments from the treasury on account
f pensions (hiring September were $030,1)0.). n
Ivor ?10,0W,UUJ was pam out ior pensions in
mgust. n
The acting secretary of the treasury has jj
:sued the one hundred an.l thirty-first call
nr the redemption of bonds. The call is for
10,000,000 of the three par cent loan of u
S>2.
Thk committee on expenditures in tlio doartment
of justice, which, durinz the last
jssion of Congress, investigated the star 1'
Dute prosecutions, has completed its report q
>r submission to the House. It is signed by >[
[essrs. Springer (chairman). Van .Alstyne,
[emphill, Fyan and Crisp, Democratic
leinbers of the committee. The report (J
lys that the government has been defrauded (i
f over $4,000,000 by the star route mail j
?rvice during the past eight years, and that
le whole number of routes upon which 61
audulent service was proven amounted to S
inety-three. There was a great diversity of y
;stimony, the committee says, and there
ere many causes.which operated to prevent
io successful prosecution of star route of nders.
\
i iik secretary of war lias ueciaeu mat
jlored men may and shall be enlisted in the
nited States signal corps.
During the last session of Congress, the
Dmmittee on expenditures in the department
f justice examined a large number of wit- < ;
esses relative to the charges against the government,
mado by United States marshals
nited States supervisors of election and other -s'
dicers appointed by or connected with the it
epartmcnt of justice. A report based jj
pon the testimony taken has been mado
jr submission to the House of Represeiitaives
upon the reassembling of Congress,
t is signed by the Democratic members of
lie committee. The Republican members
ill submit a minority report. The
lajority report says that "the investigation I
Bvenls the wonderful ununimity with which
lie.se officers of almost every grade and in
iveral portions of the country have plundered
lie public treasury by false, fraudulent, and
ctitious charges," and various cases are ei
ited to .substantiate the committees claim
int most of tho officers of the department of
istice are guilty of corruption.
The public debt statement for September ^
nows: Decrease of debt during the month, 1
12,047,tW.i.44: cash in the treasury, *-r,V>,- j(
debt less cash in the treasury, n
i,4ij,40Tf0rw.2r.
At the vai ious United States mints were
i lined during September 1(15,.>*>gold pieces, *
/ipfcli S-> 1--K > !- ? !'\M I) III cf-nn.lni-.l
"liars; T,-J(H),(>KJ dimes, worth !?72,<HHI; n
2,4!>7,SU0 minor coins, worth $04,(IS-!?a .
>tjil coinage of 5,074,1385 pieces, worth $4,0lo,- ,
iirt. 1
Phesidext AitTHt'lt has appointed J. L. e
lillignn, chaplain of the Allegheny county v
t'enu.) jxinitentiary, to represent the United ],
tatesatthe International Prison congress, 2
hiehis about to be held in llome, Italy. Mr. f
tilligan was proniine.it in the war, during J
In li lie received the appellation of "th- c
jilting chaplain,'' and he has been the in l
nnihent of his present oilice tor twenty i
ears. * 1
Foreign. t
The decline of receipts at. tliocustom houses 1
f Italy,owing to the prevalence of cholera,is <
ttimated at < (
A train near Battleford, Canada, got loos0 \
liiile going down a steep grade. About sev- (
nty workmen were on board, and nearly all c
eceived injuries in the way of broken limbs ]
,nd severe bruises by jumping from the flying .
rain. <
At Lachine, province of Quebec, twenty- '
hree dwelling houses were destroyed by lire, j
vkiirltifin r fiffv fnmilio* )ktliii'liKV
It is re|K>rtoti from Tientsen that the em* '
iress (if China has decided to conclude a peace '
vitli Franee. ^
Some thirty thousand workmen are out of '
mployinent in Lyons, France, anil '
tormy meetings are of frequent occur ence.
J
UUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. I
i
mackli.v, the actor, played Shylock at j
linety-five, and died at 105. ,
The oldest actor living resides in St. Louis ^
-N. M. Ludlow, eighty seven.
The New York Actors' fund has had 1
eventy-tour iunorais in iouryeare. i
Lady ushers at Hankin's Third Avenue
'heatre, New York, have proved a success.
Tub mounting of M. Sardou's new drama
it the Porte Saint Martin, Paris, will cost
ipward of $00,000.
Mme. Magda Irschick will make a tour
?f the United States this season, supported
>y her own company.
M. C'oquetix, the elder,the eminent French
ictor'and dramatist, will take a four months'
vacation in America in
Verdi, now seventy-three, white-haired
md bearded, calmly stands on a column of
25 oi)eras of his own composing.
Owing to the death of her father, Madam
rrebelli has resolved to pistpone hor return
o the United States until October, 1885.
Emma Abbott has purchased a now opera
jy the author and composer of "Tho Twelve '
roily Bachelors." Itis called "Don Filibusto."
Langtry has notified seveml American 1
nanaxers to cancel hor dates. They threaten
o mako it warm lor her if sho returns to this
wuntry, _ _ ' .
THE CHOLERA SCOURGE.
?, ,
tfarch of the Dreaded Pestilence
in Europe.
rotal Number of Deaths Since the <
Outbreak. !
J
A special cable dispatch from London says
lint up to midnight on Thursday the total
lumber of deaths in Europo from tho cholera j
iince tho outbreak in Toulon was 14,132. Of j
heso Italy had 7,074; France. 5,798, and I
<pain, JMSO. The actual totals, says the s
:orrospondont, may bo higher from '
ho twn r.nisns of olHcial con- t
raiment and bad reporting, but I have
very death which found its way into any
eiKirt, local or general. The Provinco of
Naples lias now furnished more deaths than
ho whole of France, tho total being 5,923>
>f which only IKK) or so belong outside
he city. Next in Italy comes Genoa, with
>'2~, two-thirds of which como from little
Spezia. The disease has now, kowever>
jot a tirm grip on tho city of Genoa, dcpite
the ridiculous cordon kept aroitnd
>1 o/.i:i to savo tho marble
ity. To this barbarous measure, which litrally
seared and starved tho Spozians into
lie disease, may bo ascribed the frightful
nortnlity that has prevailed thero. A genIonian
just arrived from Geneva tells mo
ho back quarters thero aro very dirty,
md that the epidemic is likely to have
nany hundreds of victims. Tho Province
if Cimeo has had 4C4 deaths, half of them
eing in tho city of Biiscn, which likewise
las lieen a martyr to a mediaeval cordon,
riie other provinces which have had over 100
Icaths are Bergamo, with 300; Massa Carnra,
with 1 IS; Parma, with 112; Turin, with
<>:], niul Canipo Basso, with 101. In tho last
hroe the plague seams now to have died out,
jut it is raging in new fields. In all, 41 pro inces
in Italy have been infected.
An Italian frienjl of miuo who is a member
if a Republican society in Italy tells
ne the curious fact that his latest circurtrs
from headquarters announce secesions
by the hundreds from membership,
ncltiding some of the best men in the
oeiety, owing to the admiration for the
:ing's courage in visiting Naples. The
iaribaldians from Milan who volunteered
o nurse the sick at Naples, and who wear red
hirts, and are to a man Radical, were met in
lie slums tho other day by Cardinal San Feice.
Tho prelate shook hands with all of
hem, and thanked them warmly. This fact
ms done more for the real unification of Italy
nan n, is easy 10 uenuve.
In France there aro now twenty-threo demrtments
where cases have been reported,
md nineteen that have had deaths. The
tricken communities number 237. Mareilles
has hail 1,7.>S deatlis, Toulon, 'J8~;
^.rles, :?So; Perpignan, ISC; Aix, 162, and
Carcassonne, 11)0. The feature of the week
ias been the spread of the disease into now ilelartments?Iscre,
Gers and Cantol?and its
ippearance in the northern suburbs of
'aris. Five different suburbs have had
leaths since the 14th. The River Seine at
?lichy and St. Eenis is in a horrible state?so
md, m fact, that a party of scientists who
uade an examination yesterday were made
iolcntly ill by the stench. It will be no mater
for surprise if the genuine Asiatic cholera
iraiks out there and invades the Bellevillo
md tirenelle quarters of Paris before many 1
lays are passed. 1
In Spain the plague continues to be confined
o three provinces with rumors of an outbreak 1
it Barcelona. 1
LATE Pi NEWS.
Governor Cleveland made a trip to
uffalo, his first visit to his home since ,he
as nominated for President. The city was
luminated in his honor, and there was a
arade of about 120,000 men, including many
tubs from outlying towns. The governor reiewcd
(he parade from the balcony of his
otel, and made a short speech in resj oase to
n address of welcome. On the following
iglit he returned to Albany.
C m.oxel John T. Marsh, of Springfield, r
[ass., has declined tho nomination of the
eople's party for lieutenant-governor. (
William Harrison was sitting on a keg t
f powder near Oskaloo.su, Iowa, with a <
ghted pipe in his mouth. Hisftwelessness [
as rewarded by an explosion which killed r
te snicker and dangerously injured live 1
tlier men.
General Butler has been making speeches t
1 the West. j
While Governor St. John, Prohibition i
mdidato for President, was journeying to ^
erre Haute, Iud., some one iired a shot ^
trough the ear, narrowly missing the gover- r
or.
A construction train with twenty-two j!
ten on board plunged into a washout near c
iayfield, Wis. Two men were instantly
illed ami fourteen more injured, several
*ith probublj fatal result.
Secretary Frelixgiiuysen opened the
iternational conference which met in the de
artment of stnt.' to discuss nud consider the
ucstion of a prime meridian for all nations. e
here were fol ly delegates in number, repre- ^
jnting Austria-Hungary, Brazil, Colombia,
'osta Rica, Denmark, franco, Germany j;
Ireat Britain, Guatemala, Hawaii, Italy,
aj an, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Rus- I
in, San Domingo, San Salvador, Spain,
weden and Norway, Switzerland, Turkey> <3
'enezucla and the United States. ^
The cholera is slowly abating in Italy. n
A burmxu steamer at Kostroma, on the y
'olga river, in Russia, drifted from her
loorings and set fire to several other vessels t:
i the river. The surface of the river was 61
ke a sea of fire from burning oil.
General Diaz has been publicly pio- j
laiined president of Mexico.
France's proposal that the United States b
liould act as mediator in the trouble between *
; and China has been scornfully rejected by
lie Chinese government. ^
SIEGE OF KHARTOUM. '
g
low G'cncrnl Gordon Ilcpollcd the r
Ilclicl mucks. s
Tlie London Times correspondent at Khartum
under date of April 12S reports that Ueii_ t
ral Gordon was laying mines in all direc. 1
ions. Food was dear. General Gordon had ^
isued paper mmey, tho treasury being at t
lerbcr, and to paying tlie soldiers with it
'lie town was quiet. Half of tho population i
ained the rebels previous to the beginning of ?
lie siege. No news had been received from the ,
tritish government Under date of July 130, ,
lie correspondent says: " The town has been 3
losely besieged for five months and will bo
,ble to hold out only two months longer, lla- '
ions are being issued to the poor." The cores|>ondent
s.-nds tho following extracts from i
lis diary: " March K)?Ila-.san and Safid were
xeeuteil for their treachery during a battle
I'hieh occurred on March 10, when wo
ust MHO killed and wounded. April 1(5 to
!.; ?The rebel; attacked tho town, but sufered
heavy losses by explosions of the mines.
Jay 1 ?An accident occurred t>day. AuolU or
trod upon the connection to one of tho
ni*i'S and caused an explosion. Six men were
cilled. May o?A man reported that the Engish
army wore at Berber. To the cud of
day tho rebels made frequent attacks upon
lie town, suffering losses from the mines,
hiring Juno steamer expeditions under
rommand of final 1 Uev, were mauu
Lilly. Our losses on tfieso expeditions
vere slight. We captured ninny cattle.
J11 June 'M> Mr Cuzzi, the English
on sill, informal us of tlio fall of i
Jerlier. Mr. Cuzzi was sent to Konlofau. On
IniiCoO, Santi Hey captured a quantity of
:orn and killu.l ~(M rebel*. July Hi, Saati Hey
Jiiriied Kalakla and three other vilages. Ho
i!s;> attacked Uatarub but was defeated.
>nati lley and his ollieers were killed. The
oss was fituvv Colonel Stewart had a narrow
. scape. On June ~1) we bi at the rebels outof
[inn, on the Blue Nile. A number of the enmiy
were killed, and wo captured a quantity
if material. The steamers advanced to ElFan,clearing
V.i rebel fort-s. Since the siege lie;an
our loss has been under 700. July HI, tlio
>iege has been very close. Arab bullets are
lying on all sides, s^ine of theni falling on
.lie palace. Fowl is tremendously dear. Since
ny recent dispatch, all hope of government
plinf tins fimf> nnil wn milV denend Oil tlio
steamers. It is impossible for as to cut our
way through tho rebels, burdened as we arc
>vit!i numbers of women and children. One
\rub horseman suffices to frighten 200 of our
neii. On the clay Snnti Bey was killel eight
ebels charged 200 of our men armed
ivith Remington rilles nnd disjwrscd
them. Tlio only men wo are able to
lejiend on are the negroes. July 2ft?Xlehonet
Ali's action yesterday was very successfill.
Five armored steamers, after clearing
thirteen forts, found at (taivlY two jjtrong
forts. Tho vessels engaged tho fortsforeight
lioui's under a terrific tire. Tlie cannon in tho
forts were finally' disabled and tho rebels
Iriven out. < )ur loss was only three killed
?rwl tliirtvk/m U'.minlad ffflPflftll will I
won seii'l two steamers toward Senaar to try
to recapture a steamer taken from S.iloli Bey.
Beneral Gonlon is well."
A Frcnch newspaper 1ms discovered
that it is the custom at marriages in Lithuana
for the bride's mother to publicly
box her daughter's ears. The object of
this proceeding is that should the daughter
subsequently desire to get rid of her
liusband she can plead sho was forced to
marry hiin by violence.
ST, JOHN'S ACCEPTANCE.
Letter of the Prohibition Candidate
for X'rcmidcnu
The secretary of the national Prohibition
mrty furnishes tho following letter of acceptance
from Governor St. John, the candidate
)f that party for President of tho United
States:
Olatitk, Kan., Sept. 2>>, 1884.
Hon. Samuel Dickie, Chairman of the Committee,
b?c.:
My Dkar Siii?In formally accepting tho
nomination for President tendered to me by
:ho National Prohibition convention at 1'ittsJiirg,Poim.,July?t,18W,I
take theopportnnity
io state that whilo tho honor was neither
sought nor desired liy me, yet it is greatly
lppreciatid, bestowed as it wa-t by a eonrention
compowsl of delegate i who in
joint of real worth and mental ability woro
ully equal if not suiierior t<? thoso of
my political convention that ever assembled
n this country. Tho war for tho Union in
)ver. The rebellion has been crushed. African
slavery has been abolished. Tlio old issues
have passed away, and with them should
ro the old prejudices and sectional strife. To
luy tho products of tho North and South float
11 friendly relations in tho same channels,
inder the samo flag, every section of our
:ountry acknowledging allegiance to the samo
jovernmcnt.
There never was a time when our people
ould lxjtter afford to, and when it was more
mportanb that they should, stop and think
;han now. With manufactories shutting
lown, hanks breaking, merchants failing in
jusiness, securities unsettled, Western wheat
selling at the home market for forty cents
X)i* bushel and hundreds of thousands of inlustrious
meehauics and laboring men who
ire willing to work but can get nothing to I
lo, it seems to me that the time lias como
or tho ]>eop!e, who are the source of all
wlitical power, to call a halt and stop und
hink, for there must lte a reason for this
xindition of things.
The little time and space tho old parties
'an spare after dealing out the full measure
)f personal abuse and vilillcation that each
teems to think the other merits is mainly derated
to the discussion of the tariff question,
gnoring all matters that relate to the moral
ilevation of the peoplo. I am of the opinion
hat the manufacturer who, by reason of tho
lepressed condition of busiuess, has been
" I-j. /
.'0iii])0lle(i to inano ail assignment lor wg
jeneflt of his creditors, will not litid relief in
he agitation of that Question now, nor will
he average farmer become enthusiastic
>ver its discussion, with Ills wheat not
vortli so much in the bin as it cost him to
.iroduce it.
Tlie amount received by tho government
'or duties on imports is less than *2<;0,000,0ix)
uinually. There are about 175,(J0U retail dealers
n intoxicating liquoi-s in the United States,
sach of whom pays to our government $25, in
consideration of which sum they are pernitted
to carry on their business for a term
>f twelve months. AVhen we add to this the
imount paid by distillers, brewers and wholeale
dealers, we find that the interest of the
jovernment in tlie manufacture and sale of
ntoxicating litjuors is about SSO,000,000 anmally.
This traffic, sanctioned as it is by
he laws of our country, costs the people, at
i low estimate, a thousand million dollars a
rear, not to speak of the destroyed homos,
tttnnU/wl tVMfOl't-V llOOt'tflphp
ICUUUtUCU lliuuiiisisu, IA/TWVJ, ,
rime and corruption it produces. This disgraceful
business should De suppressed, and
ho enormous sum of money that under
he present system is worse than thrown
iway, saved to the people: and thus a proaction
would be giveu to the industries of
his country that would enable us successfuly
to throw our doors open wide to the com>o
tit ion of the world.
The Republican and Democratic parties
'avor the continuance - of the manutacturo
md sale of intoxicating liquors ns a beverage,
vhile the Prohibition party demands that tho
wme shall be forever suppressed Thus an is;ue
is presented to the pooplo in which is inni-n^Hnn
of nvurv hnmfl in tllO
aiul. It in not a mere local issue either but it
s a national as well as a practical question,
jpon which a large and respoctablo hody of
ltizvns?against whoso convictions party
liscipline is powerless?have decided to vote,
md they will not be found halting between
ho two opinions touching this matter, but
vill work and pray and vote against this great
ivil, until it is driven from our land
lover to return. The government is simply a
eflex of the individuals composing it. We
vant an honest, sober jjeople.but we can never
lave an honest, sober people so long as the
covernment sanctions that which makes Its
itizens dishonest, drunk* n and corrupt.
The declaration of principles, which I
icartily indorse, as set forth in the platform
>f the prohibition party, is entitled to the
houghtful consideration and earnest support
>f all good citizens, without regard to locality
>r former political affiliation. Our country
iceds an administration that will rise above
uere partisan considerations, and in the seection
of public officials make honesty, society
and efficiency nnd not service to party
it should ho romlucted. not in
ho interest of any particular scc'cioG,
>arty, raco or color, but 111 tho interest of the
vhoie people. To accomplish this all good
itizens should promptly step to tho front and
x! counted for tlie right. This is 110 time for
lodging. Moral cowardice will never win,
uul surely n >ver deserves victory.
Then let us look to G<xl for His guidance,
ind fearlessly and faithfully do our whole
lutv. never doubting that He will take care
if tuo results.
Very truly your friend,
" John P. St. .Tons.
THE NATIONAL GAME.
The Philadelphia club has had seven pitchirs
this season.
E. Dugan, pitchor of the Virginia club, is
mt nineteen years of age.
Providence audiences have averaged a
Ittle over 1,00'J pur game this year.
Over 140,000 people have witnessed the
.?ague games in Boston this seasjn.
Ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio, is a freuonf-.
nttjinrlniit. nt. tho luill (ramus at Colllin
ius.
At Fremont, Ohio, the Froinont club beat
, club composed of Potavvatamie Indians by
7 to 2.
Already the clubs throughout the counry
are looking around for players for next
sason.
Radboukxe, of Providence, has struck
ut more batsman tliau auy other pitcher in
be League.
Each League club plays 112 games this
eason, and there will be 44S games played by
ho eight clubs.
It is probable that the pitcher of 1SS5 will
iave a foot more room. Nearly all of them
ind the box too small as it Is.
A recent Cihrimiati-Allegheny game was
emarkable for the fact that six double plays
vere made?a very rare occurrence, indeed.
Neither in the American or the Union as
(XJlULlUll is HiULU uticm iuii kv tuu > uiv
equtring the ball to bo delivered bolow the
hgulder.
The Irontons played the Dnytons, in Dayon,
Ohio, recently, two games, one of which
vas most interesting from the fact that it
vas the quickest played oil record, lasting cxictly
forty seven minutes, the previous best
>11 record being fifty-five minutes.
At the end of tho twenty-second week the
ecord of the League clubs in the champion(hip
race was as follows, the Providence nine
jeing too far in front to prevent their winling
the pennant:
Clubs. ICun. Lost, j Clubs. Won. Lout.
I'rovidence 79 '.'4 | Chicago 54 60
Boston 07 34 Cleveland 38 CT
liuflalo SS 4111 Philadelphia 33 CI
NcwYork 53 441 Detroit.... '25 "7
The record of tho twelve American Association
clubs at tho end of tho twenty-second
week was as follows:
Clubs. Hon. Lost. 1 Clubs. Won. /.out
Metropolitan....G3 30 | Baltimore 53 12
Columbus C4 34 I Brooklyn 41 5'j
Lonifvllle 03 S4 I Toledo 37 Go
Cincinnati 6-2 30 | Allegheny 29 "o
St. Louis GO 37 | Indianapolis....VS 07
AtHlcctic 55 43 | Virginia 21 7-J
Up to date the League clubs had played
,'581 games andtno American ciuus tiuKiiuiis*.
exclusive of ten games, making a total in ail
of over a thousand', championship matches
in five months, a record unequaled in the history
of the national game.
FATALITT_AT A FAIR,
Two Men and a < irl rmhe?t During
a Cnlluon Aftcentnioii.
The lust day's exhibition of the Erie County
Agricultural society, at Erie, Penn., terminated
with a terrible fatality. When Oscar
Hunt's balloon was inflated and moved oil', it
is alleged that some malicious person cut tho
ropes which held a largo pole which held th?
balloon, and the pole fell, instantly killing
Pamuel C. Pherrin, a farmer and a leading
man in Erie county, crushing his head into a
shapeless mass. A daughter of Pherrin, who
was standing beside him, was badly in.
jural. James Wadswarth, a ucll-kiown
turfman of Girard, was struck down
and fatally injured. Wm. P. Edwards, of
Erie had a leg broken. Great excitement
prevail <I, ami mis rAiiiunuK.
once, all of the races and tho rest of the programme
being declare* 1 oir. Hunt, the balloonist,
l>eiug greatly affected by the accident,
lost control of his balloon, and sailing over
the lake, fell with his air ship.and was picked
up nearly dead from exhaustion.
Miss I'hernn was badly hurt, but it is believed
will recover. Her injuries are aggravated
by the death of her father and miv
anjury received at tho hands of a would-be
lover a few years ago. Her lover, a respectable
young man who Jived on an
adjoining "farm, lost his reason, and
one night scaled a ladder, entered lie*
bed chamber, struck her on thu
head witth a hammer and then fled.
Tho Erie fair this year hns been attended by
a number of fatalities. While returning
from the lirst day's exhibition, Mrs. \V. S.
Quay, of Mill Valley, drove olT a narrow
bridge over French creek, and, with
the horse, was drowned. Her two
children wero saved by a passer-by.
At the second day's exhibition one of Buffalo
Rill's wild Texas steers broko away,and rushing
into a dense crowd gored and trampled
Beveral jiersons seriously. William Hallihan,
who was returning from the fair, was struck
by a fast train on the Lake Shore railway and
killed before bin own door.
A TERRIBLE TORNADO."
.
A Village in Now York Torn to
Pieces.
Several Persons Killed and Thirty
Houses Destroyed,
A Bradford (Penn) dispatch says: The tor.
nado which passed over this region last Sunday
crossed tho Now York Stato line flnd
Ktruck tho villngo of Shongo, eight miles
south of Wellsville. The littlo town Is to-day
a scone of death, rain and desolation. Twi
persons wero killed outright, about twenty
wero badly Injured, and thirty buildings In
tho business jmrt of tho town wero destroyed.
The tornado came from tho southwest and
was evidently at its height when it struck
Bhongo. Those killed wero Mrs. Edward
Pratt ami Willis Oardnor. A son of Doctor
J. A. Elliott was so terribly injured that
lie died. Miss Anna ILancaster is not exported
to live
Among others injured are Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Peet, Doctor A. A. Elliott, wife, and
three children; Austin Kemp, Duano Kemp
and wife, Edward Pratt, husband of the
lady killed; Edward Brundage, wife, and
two children, and Mrs. Asa Quinby, of North
Bingham.
Hoi-ses, pigs, cattlo and poultry were killed
and orchards destroyed.
The tornado's belt was narrow and its duration
only a moment or two, but there was a
terrific and destructive force wrapped up in
it. After plowing a narrow area of wreckage
among tho forest trees over the hill to the
Buuthwest of tho doomed village, the current
settled down and crossing the valley struck
Shongo, more than two-thirds of which is now
a ruin.
Mr. Gardner and his daughter were alone
in their dwelling. Gardner was instantly
killed, but the daughter miracuously escaped.
Mr. Edward Pratt, his wife and daughter.
arara in f.hnir honsn. Mrs. Pratt was killed
and the husband and daughter were
severely injured.
Dr. A. A. Elliott suffered the total loss of
his home, office, and barn, and his horse was
killed. Doctor and Mrs. Elliott were both
hurt, and their three children, Lena and John
and an infant child, were severely injured.
John "Williams, his wife, and two children
miraculously escaped, as did also the family
of Edward Brundage, whose house was
whirled across the street.
So fierce was the wind current that in the
| Deautuui vuiuko ?uici?ij umi
tones were left standing, all toe rest being
! thrown to the ground, and some were even
carried out of the cemetery across the street.
! APPLYING THE TOROE
Ulany Incendiary Fires Started in
Cleveland.
A Cleveland, (Ohio) dispatch says;
Threo more attempts to start incendiarj
fires wero made in different parts of the city
last night between the hours of 1 and 4
o'clock, but the fiendish designs of the fire
bugs were frustrated by the vigilance of th?
poople in the vicinity and the sharp movements
of the flro department, which is now
I constantly on the alert. This makes ninet
>en fires that have been lighted by the torch
of the incendiary within" three weeks, in
which over 82,000,00;) worth of property hat
i been destroyed, and (hi result is widespread
consternation and alarm among the business
men and property owners of the city.
As a consequence insurance rates have been
increased, hazardous risks are being refused,
money is being withheld, and in two or thre<
instances capital has been withdrawn and
firms have retired from the lumber and
other trades that seem to be the objective
prey of the communistic fiends. Unless
the plague is speedily stamped
out the business interests of the city will be
seriously cripple;!. Whether these fires are
the work of cunning cranks or the fruit of
a fiendish plot concocted by an organized
band of men has not yet been determined,
as only three arrests have been made on
suspicion, and no positive evidence has been
obtained !< throw light upon the subject.
An oflicer of the Cleveland Sawmill and
Lumber company, whose property was fired,
sai I: "These flies are having a rernuiy disastrous
effect upon tho lumber interests of
the city. So great is the present danger that
many insurance companies refused longer
to "hold" lumber risks at any rates.
Within tho past week policies
to the amount of ?27,000 had been cancelled
by companies on the lumber of our company
alone. The fire, it was said, would have the
effect of placing insurance rates exorbitantly
high and driving the business from the city.
The proprietors could contend against other
disasters, but when property is in such danger
of being reducea to ashes it is time to quit
the business."
The whole city is in a fever of anxiety and
excitement, and the stroke of the fire bell or
the'movement of an engine is a signal for the
speedy gathering of a crowd, who indulge in
savage threats against the firebugs, and express
anxiety to take a band in stringing
them up in case they are caught.
WORK OF FIREBUGS,
rnccndinrisui in Five Pennsylvania
CountieN.
For the past few weeks, says a Reading
(Penn.) dispatch, fires have occurrei nearly
t tmu.n?h>r T.nlmnnn.
OVCJJr UUjr AU UQUlgu, mwuvmvv.? ? , .
Montgomery and Barks counties, which were
of an incenrliary origin. The properties destroyed
mostly were of tho finest and most
substantial in their respectivo vicinities.
The losses will aggregate some $75,000,
not one-third of which is covered
by insurance. The police authorities were
unable to trace the perjietrators, but it has
been discovered that tliero is a large gang
of men composed of the most worthless
characters, who have formed themselves into
an association for the purpose of robbery
and incendiarism. The victims are
nearly all fanners who have their fine barns
and year's crops destroyed, and they are now
so alarmed that they do not consider their
lives or proj?rty safe. In several of the
counties named meetings have been held to
devise some means of protection, and strong
resolutions were adopted.
At Alleutown, John McGuire and James
McGee were bound to answer tho charge of
being connected with lire? there, the town
* ? i<?oitHorrriifcinns in
Having uoi i?? tn>.i.
one we &, all incendiary. The prisoners are
vagrants who have been loafing about the
town, sleeping in stables and too lazy to work.
Thcv are supposed to belong to a gang of incendiaries.
The citizens held a meeting at the City Hall
to consider mentis ami measures to effect the
arrest of the incendiaries who infest the city.
After an exchange of opinions and s.'iitinv.nts
tlte following resolution was unanimously
adoit-.'d:
"Uesolved, As the sense of the meeting of
citizens and business men that every effort
should be put forth by the city authorities to
detect and bring to punishment the person or
jierson: believed t> be guilty of incendiarism
111 our midst, and to this end Wt> will approve
the most energetic and effective measures
possible; ami we would also rt commend the
apiMrintment of a vigilance committee in each
of the cities."
This was done, and to-night there are
thirty special policemen patroling the streets.
NEWSY GLEAN~rosT*~""
Tiv mines are the latest sensation iu the
Black Hills.
It is said flint only one small herd of buffalo
remain in 'lexas.
It co.st fifty million dollars to pick last
year's cotton crop.
Mkxico owes English creditors $(>0,000,000
and Americans j:20,00 yio.i.
Tiuutkkx States have labor bureaus. Massachusetts
set the example in 1800.
In some parts of Kansas grain remains unharvested
lor want of tho necessary laliorers.
U.nk gold mine in Utah has never :evied an
r.s -eminent, antl has paid <S,U0 i,<JOO in dividemls.
Indiana employs 5,400 men and $2,0>m),0(k)
in getting !2,">C'(),<:0J tons of coal of -CHS mines
yearly.
Fiiiim one squirrel killed by 0. XV, Fleckler,
near Santa Cruz, Cal., till I kernels of wheat
were taken.
A Mormon* elder has taken an annual bridal
trip for the past live years, each time with a
separate briile.
J 1st sixteen years ago the interest on tho
national d.-bt was . ?14:>,O.K),000 a year. It is
now fOtyXAMKH).
The populitionof the United States inereases
at (lie rate of thirty-two per cent,
every ten years.
AVo.H. production in the United States
amounted to 47.">,0:K),(XX) pounds last year.
Ohio stands at the head.
A. t\ Van "\Va<;enek, of St Remy, X. Y.?
lias t< matoes that weigh two pounds and are
jierfect in every resjiect.
No less than fifty-seven expositions, it is
said, are to held in the United States during
the remainder of the year.
IU'Uai, Consrressinen will be allowed two j
million bushels of seed* to distribute anions
their jx-t constituents this year.
Tiik standing armies of Kuropo aggregate
15,^01 ,!)71 aide lMxlieil men. The taxes for
their support aggregate ?-!!)"),f>15,(iO-'i.
TltKHE is a suggestion of the introduction
of camels into England as beasts of burden,
their use having proved very satisfactory in
Australia.
Tiie pipe lines connect with -1,000 oil welli
in Pennsylvania, receiving from them daily
85,0 HJ barrels of oil. Forty-one million barrels
are stored in tanks.
Ox the open plains, in the county of
Ximint's, Mexico, live large springs of water
have suddenly burst forth w hore there has
bean continued drought for ten years.
There is n great scarcity of corn in Mexico
ami dialers in the city of Mexico say that the
country requires at leisf, ,,0,(j0'.),0(i0 bushels
ft'oin the United States, but. freight rates will
have to be reduced, in order to bring it within
tho means of the people,
JOHN W, GARRETT,
Rkclch of the I,ate Head ol tlie Baltimore
and Ohio Iload*
John W. Garrett, president of the Balti*
more and Ohio Railroad company, died at
Deer Park, M l., after a protracted illness, in
the Hixty-lifth year of his age. He had been
at Deer Park for some time and it was supposed
that the mountain air would be of b?ne
lit to him; but las mental as well as physical
prostration was ho great that lie could not
rally.
Mr. Garrett was born in the city of Baltimore
.Tnlv :tl 1S'20 nnrl w/is t.ha second son
of tho latn Robert Garrett, a wealthy
merchant and banker. His education was
completed nt Lafayette college in the State of
Pennsylvania, when he entered his father's
counting-room, and was shortly after, at tho
ago of nineteen, made a partner in his father's
business. His lirst connection with th? Baltimore
and Ohio railroad was in October, 1857,
when he was made a director of the company,
n time when the embarrassment of the road
was of a most serious character. In 1858,
Mr. Garrett was elected to the presidency of
l he company, which position he has since retained.
Tho practical wisdom of tho policy inaugurated
by Mr. Garrett was shown at tho
close of the first year, the aggregate net
gains of tho company during the first year of
his administration being In the
second year the improvement in the affairs
of the company were even more marked than
during the first. During tne wur tne geographical
position of the road placed its lines
in constant jeopardy, but the indomitable
will and energy of Mr. Garrett made tho
road useful for the transfer of troops at all
times, and the practical utility of the road
was never lost.
Alter he became president and gave his
time so largely t) the duties of his office the
directors, by unanimous vote, increased his
salary from >4,000 to #10,000 per annum.
This increase Mr. Garrett declined. He repeal
elly declined to accept the offers of the
presidencies of other railroads, though accompanied
in one case by an offer of a salary
of *30,000, and in anutncr by a proposal to
give him #50,000 a year. Mr. Garrett was also
the head of tho hanking house of Robert
Garrett & Sons.
Mr. Garrett was estimated to be worth $5,000,000
or $6,000,000.
CHINA FOB WAB.
Her People Bidden to Reiitt France
?War Koten*
A Hong Kong dispatch says that an imperial
edict has been issued to the viceroy of
Canton ordering him to issue a procla"
tnation urging and encouraging the
Chinese people to resist the French,
rhe viceroy is also instructed at
the same time to forbid any attempts to poison
che food of their enemies and to refrain from
nnduly exciting the populace. The antagonism
toward Europeans is increasing on the
nnrfc nf the flhinesa eonseauont UDOn the fiTOV
jrnnment compelling the Chinese laborers to
assist in unloading French vessels. Admiral
Ccurbet has soiled with- his fleet from Matson,
but his destination is unknown. The
occupation of Tamsui in addition to
Kelung is considered necessary to provent
the Chinese from obtaining needed supplies,
and the latter expect tho next attack to be
made by the French upon Port Arthur or
Shanghai. They have accordingly warnei
Europeans that the positions of Tamsui and
in the south are unsafe. Hong Kong would
be utterly helpless in the event of the French
landing on tho south of the island.
It is again stated that the government of
France is willing to resume treaty negotiations
with China, provided the latter government
will strictly observe the treaty of TienTsin
and pay to France an indemnity of 90,001),000
francs.
The French can easily stop the cable at the
mouth of the Saigon, and messages via Haiphong
are to be under French control.
The Chinese Charge d'Affaires at Berlin has
returned to China.
The English fleet is being scattered along
the entire coast, the frigate Audacious going
norttu
The French searching of several English
vessels is severely denounced.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Fbancis Murphy has been holding temperance
meetings in St Paul.
Dr. Norvin Gree.v, president of the Western
Union "eleqraph company, is a great
sugar eater.
Ex-Unite^ ates Senator Nesmith, of
Oregon, has become insane and has been
placed in an asylum.
Muley Hassan, the emperor of Morocco,
can read and write, and is the only subscriber
to a newspaper in the empiro.
The International Forestry exhibition, at
T7V!mKiiroli hna nivnrdoH ft crnld of thw
fii st class to Professor Riley,of the Department
of Agriculture of "Washington.
General Pleasanton has not abandoned
his "blue-glass" theory. He says he has
three-year-old colts reared under blue glass
that are as large as five-year-olds raised on
Kentucky blue grass.
Nordenskjold, the famous Arctic explorer,
is said to be anxious to try his luck in
the South, and has made plans for an expedition
to tho South Pole. He is writing his
experiences in the Arctics.
Poor Carlotta, ex-empress of Mexico,
spends only a few thousands a year in her
mad-house, and tho accumulated interest of
her immense fortune has become enormous.
Her heirs will be her brothers.
Algernon Charles Swinbcrni, the
English poot? detests tobacco. "James the
First," ho said recently, "was a knave, a tyrant,
a fool, a liar, a coward, but I love him.
I worship him because he slit the throat of
Waluiffli urlin invAnf/vl t.hl'Q
uiai; uiagn^uuiu > MV , WM?V- .
flfthy smoking."
Edward Kino tlrus writes from Paris of
two noted men: "Victor Hugo and Marshal
von Moltke were both at Raggatz in Switzerland
recently. I think it would be difficult
to And in America two such vigorous old men
of eighty as the famous Prussian general and
the celebrated French poet Neither of them
seem to have any intention of dying for the
next quarter of a century.
' Oklahoma" Pjlyxu, the man who has
made himself notorious by htstnunrsions Intp
the Indian Territory, is described as an ordinary-looking
man, who poscsses a strong magnetic
influence over his followers. He is
about six feet high, sttongly built, wears a
moustache and full chin oeard, is of dark
complexion aud has dark eyes. Captrin
Payne speaks with coarse fiuencv, ana appeals
to the passions to accomplish his ends.
Senator Wade Hampton stands at the
head of the sportsmen of the United States
Senate. His specialty is fishing, and he is
said to be ono or tbe best amateur fishermen
in the United States. Tho late Senator Anthony
was also a capital fisherman. Senator
Vest loves to hunt and fish, while Senator
i? ow??rinv}i<?rn worth mention
JDeciv uua iiuuiAA* sswm j .... _
ing in tli6 United States and Scotland. Like
bis prosjwctive colleague, Mr. Blackburn, he
is passionately fond of good horses.
NEWS AND NQTES FOB WOMEN.
A circle of rubies forms the newest engagement
rings.
Mull, in all shades, was never as popular
as this season.
Pink is to be the fashionable color for
nil evening dresses next winter.
Brown is as fashionable for tailor- -?iade
dresses this fall as gray was last spring.
Fichus of mull, trimmed with lace, are
popular now with all kinds of evening
gowns.
There arc not more than two or three
women whose wealth is greater than
Queen Victoria's.
Comparatively few decollete dresses
.i.:? ?????? Tho mm cut
lire WUIU iiiia scaovu. ^ ?v w
ueck is preferred to any other.
Alligators' teeth are now used for butt
ons, bracelets, earrings and bangles
They take a high polish and are very dur-.
able.
Women and girls own nearly one-half
of the deposits in the savings banks of
Massachusetts, having to their credit
Dog collars are in vogue again. The
velvet ribbon worn is now dark maroon
instead of black. It looks particularly
well against a soft white neck.
"Turkey-red " petticoats of the cotton
by that name, trimmed with white lace,
are serviceable as underskirts, as the dust
can be shaken out of them as out of
wool.
Large old-fashioned lace collars are
now gathered on the wrong side of the
dress collar and turned over on the right
side. They are fastened at the throat by
a satin or velvet ribbon, loosely knotted
in front.
There is a woman in France who is a
veritable magnet, as she draws light bodies
to her without touching them, and
her hair produces sparks when combed.
Strange to say, slic lias never ycc uiawn
a husband.
The slippers for house wear are made
in wine and scarlet colors, in alligator,
! kangaroo or dangola skins, which are
durable as well as easy. White shoes are
not in stock now, aud white slippers are
no longer worn, save by brides aud their
attendants.
An English exchange is accountable for
the following recipe for getting rid of
Hies and other insect pests in the house:
Suspend pieces of tow, sponge, cotton
waste or other absorbent material, saturate
with carbolic acid and keep moist,
i The scent, which is wholesome, will
drive tho peata away,
'our humorous harvest. |i
COMICAL STOSZES OLE AH ZD FROM
vabious aouBoas.
iffrm Jones Knew?She Hod it Right? '"$&
A Court Crier?Hetrenihtneni Sec- "
c*?arf?Capturing' Their Votes* ' ?'
Jones bought n new hat. On the in- '-''ill
side was the motto, "Moveo et proficio." . 'v$|
He took pains to find out the meaning
of the words, and at an evening party ^
introduced the subject; but when ho
attempted to translate it he could not re- ?~
member it, and appealed to Lis wife. ".
"Maria," he said, do you remember Jem
what was in my hat when I brought it
home Saturday?" ;
"Perfectly," said J Irs. Jones, with .
composure.
"And what was it?" he asked, lookincr
round on the company as much as to say: '
"Now you will see what a scholar my
wife is."
"A brick."?Indianapolis-Sentinel.
She Had It Bight.
"My dear," said a jocose Cornplanter
township farmer to his wife, "why is
your deceased grandmother like my -1
threshing machine?" "
"I don't know; why?"
"Because the is no more and my
threshing machine is no mower."
"That is a good one," said the lady, '
"and I must go and see if Mrs. Pikrust
can tell."
When she saw Mrs. Pikrust the lady .
"John has told me such a good conundrum.
It is this: 4Why is my grand* ?W
mother like a threshing machine?'''
Mrs. Pikrust did not know.
' 'Because my grandmother is dead and . ^jes
you can't mow with a threshing maohlno
" xrna tho t.rinmnVin.nt r*nlv.?
Nashville Sunday Journal* **
A Conrt Crier.
A lawyer, living on Walnut Hills, has
a son about seven"years old and a daugh- .
ter about three times that age. The fjffl
boy has been around the court rooms a
good deal and the girl has a solid bean. "
The other evening the gentleman passed '" vsSj
the house and the young lady wanted to "^8
sec him.
"Johnny," said she to the kid, 1'won't
you please call Mr. Mann?"
Johnny knew the state of affairs, and
with a ready 'of course" he flew to the _
front door and called oat in the usual .W
loud monotone of a crier:
"John Henry Mann, John Henry
Mann, John Henry Mann; come in to
Mr. Mann camc in and Johnny withdrew
to a safe place.?Merehant-'Tuuder*
Retrenchment KccoMSTf.
"John," said the proprietor of a rail
road restaurant to his head pie-carver,
.''John, we must cut down expenses in
some way. We must retrench or I shall V-.VvaB
not be able to buy a brown-stone block y
out of this year's profits. How can we ;'::v3?B
reduce our outlay?"
"I really don't see how we can squeeze ;
down our expenses any further," answered
John, after a moment of thought. "We
are cutting our pic in seven ten- tent
pieces now." "4r>?M
"Seven ten-ccnt pieces!" thundered , .'i,
the proprietor, while his face flushed vjg
with anger; "no wondei4my profits are
falling off. You mean to ruin me, 1
suppose. Remember, man, that those
pies cost sixty cents a dozen. We'vo
got to have a little profit in this business. >|j
After this hour don't let me hear of a
Die beinc cut in less than nine ten-cent
pieces." i
And the proprietor went out Jo-buy a
cheap ham to make up the semi-annual *?#39
batch of 50,000 sandwiches.? Middleto
ten Transcript. ,
Capturing Their Vote*.
I heard Zeb Vance telling how he captured
the vote of a backwoods settlement
in North Carolina when he first ran /-jS
for Congress. He said he had never ' -18
been in that settlement and didn't know -;$aj
the boys. He rode over the mountains 'A
and found about sixty sovereigns at a $3
crossroad grocery, and he got down and : ^afl
hitched his horse and began to make
their acquaintance and crack bis jokes
aroupd and thought he was getting along V# "A
pretty well with them, but he noticed an
old man with shaggy eyebrows and big
brass spectacles sitting on a chunk ana
marking in the sand with a stick. The 1
old man didn't seem to pay any attention
to Vance, ana alter awuue vance coneluded
that the old man was bellwether
of the flock, and that it was necessary to
capture him, so he sidled up close to him 4
and the old man got up and shook himself
and leaned forward on his stick and said
solemnly: "This is Mr. Vance, I believe?"
"Yes, sir," said Vance. "And
you have come over here to see my boys k
about their votes, I believe?" "Yes, sir,"
said Vance; "that is my business."
"Well, sir;" said the old man, "afore '--.A
you proceed with that business I would A
like to ax you a few questions." * JJ?|5
"Certainly, sir, certainly," said Vance,
"What church mout you belong to?"
said the old man.
That was a sockdoleger?Vance didn't
belong to any church. He knew that
religion and meeting was a big thing *- .
in the backwoods and controlled their
politics, but he didn't kn^w yj-hnf
religitm? -, wrfrcn Carolina was
nowerfullv spotted. But he squared
himself for the responsibility and said
he: "Well, now, my friend, I will tell
you about that, for it is a fair question.
Of course it is. Well, you see, my j
grandfather came from Scotland, and "
you know that over iu Scotland everybody
is Presbyterian." Here he paused to
note the effect, but saw no sign of symjjathy
with his grandpa. 7^3
"But mv grandmother came from
England, and over there everybody belongs
to ti^ Episcopal church." He ..
paused again'and the old man marked
another mark in the sand and spit his
tobacco away off.
"T1-1 *1"*" ti.oo liArn in t.Tllfl
* "13 UL Illy iaiuvi wwtM ...
country in a Methodist settlement and
so he grew up a 3Iethodist." Still no
sign of approval from the old man, and ~
so Vance took his last shot and said:
"But my good old mother was a Baptist,
and it's my opinion that a man has to
go under water to go to heaven." ^0
The old mau walked up and taking
him by the hand, said: "Well, you
are all right, 3Ir. Vance," and then turning
to the crowd said: "Boys, he'll do
and you may vole for him. I thought
that lie looked like a Baptist."?Atlanta
Constitution.
Duplicate Cities. f t^|?i
There are in the United States 4 Phil-^,
adclphias aud 8 Pittsburgs, while tl>cTecord
of other cities is as foIlowaTBrooklyns
18, Bostons 11, Baltknores 5, Buffalos
10. Burlingtons 17, Charlestons 17,
Chicagncs 4, Cincinnatis S, Clevelands
10, Columbus 19, Daytons 25, Detroita
5, Indianapolis 2. Louisvilles 5, Lowells
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15, Memphis jMiiwuukcus >, ^usuvuma
14, Omahns 5, Portlands 24, Quincys 25,
Kichmonds 22, Springfields 25, St. Josephs
15, St. Louis 4, St. Pauis 12, Toledos
(J, Wa-shingtons uO, Wilniingtons
13, and Williamsburgs 28. Vj
Birds Calming the Sea.
A Fiji correspondent writes to an English
paper: "Often, wnilc sailing among
the South Sea islands, I have passed
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Hocks of birds, principally icrns auu -?v?
whale birds, resting in vast numbers on
the sea. It is remarkable that, however
rough the sea may be at the time, yet V
where the birds rest there is not a ripple i
to disturb them. This must be caused
l>y oil, but whether it is purposely deposited
by the birds with the intention of
quieting the water, or whether they do
mo from natural causes, is a question the (
answer of which, I think, would interest
many of our readers."
Leprosy wa9 known in the United
States before the appearance of a Chinaman.
It existed in Louisiana a century
asro, anrl in 187."? a hospital of lepers j
was erected near New Orleans.
The railway postal-car service cost ?J
I'ncle Sam $1,G'25.000, and the salaries of I
. the railway postal clerks amount to I
$4,1300,000." "I
[ A solution of gutta-percha in chloro- I
form (lour to thirty) Is useful to protect
the skin over projecting bones, and to 1
prevent bed-sores la wasting diswigei, , I