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A FATAL THEATRE FIRE. More Than 150 Lives tost in Exeter, England. Terrible Scenes Among the PanicStricken Audience. The fatal Opera Oomique fire in Paris has had a parallel at Exeter, England, in the burning, with groat loss of life, of the new and large theatre there, opened for its second season only two weeks ago. Sim's play, "Romany Rye," was under performance, and the pit and gallery were packed with auditors. The piece proceeded all right till near the end of the third act, about half-past ten o'clock, when, as one of the characters was nnisnmg ms nne-*, a arop s-trno auudenlv fell in front of him. There was some laughter in the house at this, as it was thought to be a stage blunder. In a moment, however, the scene bulged out in the centre, anu great, flames shot out. It was then seen that the whole stage was a mass of fire, and there was a wild panic instantly. The occupants of the stalls, pit and dress circle got away after a good deal of crushing and fighting. Many, especially ladies, were severely bruised and carried away in a fainting condition. Tiie actors and actresses were nearly all in the dressing rooms and were saved. The fire spread with marvellous rapidity and filled the house with suffocating smoke. The occupants of the upper circle and gallery rushed in numbers to the windows and screamed for lalaers. As soon as possible these were brought, but several persons had jumped into the street before they arrived, and were taken away more or less I hurt. Others got on to the veranda over the door, and some jumped and others were taken off. The theatre by this time was blazing fiercely. lighting up all the city, and the people were running up in thousands inquiring for friends or relatives. The fire escape soon came on the scene and took off some more people. A stall occupant i thus describes the scene: "The fire was dis- j covered toward the close of the third act, immediately after the representation of the deck of the Saratoga. What followed was | awful. Men implored the audience to i be cool and tried to check the fran- j tic rush, but to little purpose. Women were fainting and wringing their hands. Some husbands carried ont their wives. Children were | screaming, and everybody was rushing l to the nearest exit Short as was the time, those who pscnnorl intnthp rvirrirlor lpAilinc to the vestibule found the place filled with dense smoke and escaped in a half suffocated condition. In a few* minutes the hose?always kept in rca-liness?was pumping water on the ! stage from the dress circle, but this had no ^ effect." i * Within five minutes of the outbreak the city fire brigade were on the spot, but the water then poured on the fire was absolutely without effect. At one o'clock in the morning 106 bodies were lying in the London Inn Square awaiting identification. They were all frightfully burned, chiefly about the head and hands. The majority of them were men and boys, although thirty women were counted as the stretchers passed. They were apparently for the most part occupants of the gallery. A heap of bodies still remained in the higher gallery staircase, on the first dozen steps, before the fire destroyed that part of the building. Unfortunately, as was the case wnn tne raris meat re, tne escape doors in one street were fastened, and tne people behind them yelled madly and threw their whole weight against the doors until they were wrenched off the hinges. 1 he bodies presented a sickening aspect. Ever}' shred of clothing had been burned off of some of the bodies, and the skin was blackened or burned off, presenting a raw, bloody surface. It was evident that the worst crush had occurred at an angle in the first flight of stairs from the gallery. As the policemen, military and civilians entered through a window they observed a great heap of bodies at this point. They were carried out down the escapes and stairs quite dead and frightfully disfigured. Upon going a little higher on the stairs more bodies were discovered and taken out. These bodies were laid in rows in an adjoining alley for identification. Those who showed signs of life were conveyed on stretchcrs to the hospital. All the medical men of the city were on the spot rendering what assistance they could. The Sheriff stated that lie had counted 130 dead bodies. The scene in the streets and where the bodies were lying was pitiful. "W omen were looking for missing husbands, husbands for wives and daughters, and mothers for their sons. Mr. W. Jarrett, one of those fortunate enough to escape, said: "I occupied a front seat seat in the stalls. Between the second and fourth acts I left the theatre, and soon after I re- ! turned I saw the drop scene fall almost on Mr. Graham s head as he was speaking. He finished what he had to say after the curtain had passed his face, and I remarked to a friend: 'What a strange thing! I never saw that occur before.' *;At the same moment the curtain came for- j ward with a great puff and seemed to graze my forehead. I saw at the sides sparks and flame* ?nd heard a crack- ( ling. Realizing at once the terrible ] nature of the incident, I rushed for the door < t'_j ii i - ...j. tuiu was uver tut? biau^ 111 u iiiuinfiit. >? ucu I reached the passage on a level with the dress circle I saw that there was a frightful rush for the front exit, and I turned into a passage on the right, which I knew led to the special escape doors in the New North road. "I fell in going over the stairs and reached the street exhausted. Just as I reached the big doors they were thrown back, but by whom I ( canuot say. The scene in the doorways and on the outside balconies, which were crowded with men and women?mostly women calling piteoudy for rescue?with the flames near enough to burn and scorch them, was simply heartrending." THE PATENT OFFICE, Figures From the Commissioner's Annual Report. Benton J. Hall, the Commissioner of Patent-;, in his annual report, just published, says that the number of applications for patents of all kinds received dur.'ng the past liscal year was 40,078,or an average of over 3,000 per month, or 4,i>0J for each period of six weeks. The number of patents granted during the year, including reissues and designs, wa-s 21,732: number ot trade marks registered, 1,101; number ol labels registered, ?84; number of patents expired, 12,782. The receipts of the oliice from all sources aggregate $1,150,040; total expenditures, $081,044; surplus, $108,401: cash in Treasury June 30, 1880, $3,000, ww* MUSICAL ASP DBAMATIO, Two unpublished sours by Schubert have been discovered at Engelberg. Theodore Thomas is to give thirty orchestral concerts in Stein way Hall, New York, next season. Miss Nina Sharp, of Hartford, is said to be the most accomplished violinist in tho cuuawui wwi m? A gift of ?20,000 has been received by the University of Australia for the founding cf a chair of music. Unless Mary Anderson's plans shall go wrong she wiil come back to the United Btates for the season of lb8S-'S9. Pauline Luc:ca, the singer, is engaged to make an American tour next April. For her ten performances she is to receive $15,000. John P. Smith, the veteran manager, is said to be arranging for the production of a play by Don Piatt, called " Life in the Lobby." The authors of the "Bells of Hoslemere,"' the latest English melodrama, with an eye to business, have located several scenes in aiuc-1 1u tt. M.Ambrosie Thomas, Director of the Paris Conservatoire, is now in his seventy-sixth gear, and it is sixty years sinco he took his first prize for playing the piano. Herr Bof.tel, the German tenor who is ehortly to viRit this country, is said to be one of the few ino" on the operatic stage who neither drinks ..or smokes. He is worth about I $70,000. Mme. Ii.ma ni Mcrska. affer a brief Lon- i don season, will come to America and locate I permanently in New York city. It is her ! intention after this year to give singing lessons. NEWS SUMMARY Eastern and Middle State*. C. M. Hovet, the best known horti-ul turist and pomoiogisi, m bucu'uuuj,uicn ? few days since at Cambridge, Mass., in his seventy-eighth year. He had written much upon fruits and flowers. Nearly half the people of Lockport, Penn., are down with black diphtheria, and many i deaths have occurred Two children were fatally burned in a j stable near Lancaster, P?nn., which they i had set on fire by playing with matches. A prolonged battle between Irish and Italian laliorers at Hazelton, Penn., resulted in the death of one man and injuries, in two j cases of a fatal character, to thirteen others. E. S. "Wheeler & Co., New Haven, im- | porters of bar iron, steel, zinc, etc., have faile'L Their liabilities are about $1,000,000. j The first occurrence of the holiday known as "Labor Day"' was celebrated in New York ' City. Brooklyn and Newark, N. J., I by imposing parades of workingmen. In , New York more than 30,000 men j K nrAAACcinn trnc PAVIAWWI ! wen* in line, <11111 uic ^jv^vAWivw * ?? . by TIenry George and other leaders of the Labor party. A few associations carrying red ' flags hissed George as they passed the grand j stand. Collector Magoxe of the New York ! Custom House, ordered that six web weav- I ers. hired in England to work in Bridgeport, | Conn., be sent back under the law prohibiting the importation of contract labor. Dl'KING a hurricane a heavy wave washed Captain Faulkenborg, of the schooner William H. Jones, from New York bound for Hayti, and one seaman overboard and broke First Mate Sehultz's leg. The schooner turned about and returned to New York. South and West. The Richmond Paper Company, of Providence, R. I., has suspended. Liabilities, $500,000. Sheriff mulve.s*ox,of Arizona, was killed in a tight with outlaws. Five deputies with him were wounded, and a number of the outlaws killed. Forest fires in Michigan have done immense damage to standing timber. The lawyers in Chicago employed by the j A r,oTv?Viicfc #nH hnnHlers claim 1WIICT1 AiilM VUMW ~ . that the Illinois conspiracy statute is illegal and are trying to get their clients out of jail, on this p lea. Frank Rollins, aged seventeen, stabbed and killed Frank Whatt, aged nineteen, at Columbus, Kan., on Sunday afternoon. The murder occurred at a Sunday-school, and was the result of a quarrel betwoen the young men brought about by each cutting off the other's mustache. Washington. Captain C. N. Gray, Twenty-fifth Infantry, has been dismissed the army for drunkenness. The total coinage executed at the mints during August was 9,282,000 pieces, of the value of $3,303,300. Of this amount $00,000 were half eagles, $2,970,000 standard silver dollars, $195,000 dimes, and $7^300 minor coin. The total gold coinage was $ou,uw,ana the total silver |3,105,000. The Acting Superintendent of the Yellowstone National rark says in his annual report, just published, that during the year travel has fallen off considerably, in a great measure due to recent railroad legislation rather than to any Joss of interest by the people in "the wonderland of the world." The rark contains a herd of 100 buffalo, while elk, antelope and sheep are found in large numbers. An additional company of infantry to assist in policing the Park is required, l'he estimates for the coming year amount to $145,000. The Ninth International Medical Congress has been in session at the National Capital. About 5,000 doctors, among tnera many 01 the most eminent medical men in America, Europe and Asia were present. The Congress was opened by President Cleveland in a short speech. An address of welcome was delivered by Secretary Bayard and acknowledged by leading physicians from England, France, Germany, Italy and Russia. The social programme of the Congress included receptions by the President and Secretary Whitney, a reception and banquet at the Pension Office, J fn "Miorrorn Pnllc una an rAtmsiuu w iuubu. v * ? The President, Speaker Carlisle and exSpeaker Randall have been conferring over a new tariff bill to be presented to the next Congress. Georoe W. Thobe, the labor candidate against Speaker Carlisle, has filed notice of a contest with the Clerk of the House. Foreign. Advices from St. John, N. B., say that -v J! T>->f f rvr-vi/^ r?o nf n VAfl fln me L anaumu u uiaci niuiv|?u ? American schooner fishing within the threemile limit, off Campobello, N. B., and took her into port. A new Cabinet has been formed in Bulgaria, with M. Stambuloff as Prime Minister. A heavy gale has caused many shipping casualties alone the British coast. Six sealing vessels?four English and two American?have been seized so far by the Unite 1 States authorities for unlawful sealing in Alaskan waters. While a big gun was being cast in the Vicker's foundry at Sheffield, England, an Explosion occurred, by which five men were killed outright, and many injured, of whom three have since died. A GREAT RAILROAD DEAL A. Syndicate in Control of the Baltimore and Ohio lload. The announcement that a powerful syndicate of bankers has obtained control of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad makes public the most important railroad "deal" that has been consummated in many years, and lifts the financial cloud which has rested upon the stock market for some months. By this new arrangement the Baltimore and Ohio road passed into the hands of capitalists friendly to the Pennsylvania Railroad, and upon terras which remove it as a disturbing factor in the trunk-lino situation, ana make it really a part of a railroad combination that covers more miles of territory than .1 i _ 4|._ Tl,n A'li r??o 1 any timer ayt>i*nii 111 uc wuuii. i h*.- viuciui announcement of the deal, issued from the office of Drexel, Morgan & Co., the New York bankers, is as follows: "A preliminary contract has been executed to-day between the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and S. J. Morgan & Co., Baring Brothers & Co. and Brown, Shipley <& Co., of London, and their allied houses on this side. The contract provides for the negotiation of B. & O. consolidated OS. "Five minions B. & O. preferred stock, for the purpose of paying off the entire lloating debt of the company and placing it upon a sound financial basis. "The conditions are as follows: XVitwf?TK/. ?*avifi/<atimi nf ns made. "Second?That the management of the company shall be placed in competent hands, satisfactory to the syndicate. "Third?That satisfactory contracts shall be made between the Baltimore and Ohio and the other roads for New York business, which shall remove all antagonism between them on the subject and insure the permanent working of the Baltimore and Ohio in entire harmony with the other trunk lines; also avoid construction or throat ot construction of expensive parallel lines north and east of Philadelphia. "The houses interested on this side are Drexel, Morgan & Co., Drexel & Co., Brown Bros. & Co. and Kidder, Peabody & Co."' This announcement, the World says, means the retirement of Robert Garrett from the active management of the great property created l>y the energy and ability of his father. It means that the Baltimore and Ohio has become crippled financially by it< long and expensive fight for entrance into this city and by its maintenance of an unprofitable telegraph system in opposition to the Western Union. It means that a combination of capitalists has agreed to come to the financial assistance ot tne roaa ana ny cne negotiation of $10,000,000 of securities to place it on a sound basis. It means that the syndicate does this on conditions which must appear very hard to Mr. Garrett, as they place the B. and O. property in th<? hands of a syndicate friendly to the Pennsylvania Railroad, and compel the abandonment of the long cherished plan of the elder Garrett, the building of an independent line into New York paralleling the Pennsylvania. It means finally that a handful of capitalists now really control a railroad system that covers nearly half a continent in every direction, and with the New York Central system absolutely controls the trunk-line situation. ' A FACTION FEUD. An Entire County in Illinois in a State of Siege. Bitter Quarrels Lead to Wholesale Assassination, A letter from Elizabethtown, 111., sava | that the notorious Belt-Oldham feud, which has caused the murder of not less than a dozen persons in Hardin uounty, is mteiy uj break forth again at any time. Oath-bound organizations are known to exist among the lawless people of the hills, and these have demonstrated that their purpose is assassination. The feud began with the murder of "Doc" Oldham by Logan Belt in 1876. The neighborhood divided into factions over the affair. At this time the "Sons of Liberty," who committed so many outrages and assassinations, were formed. While the excitement in regard to the organization ran high, Belt was arraigned for the murder of "Doc" Oldham. He was tried on a change of venue at Sbawncetown and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary. He served six years and then was pardoned by Governor Oglesby. Durinjr his incarceration ugly rumors reached aim about the conduct of liis wife and daughters: and when he reached homo, he was divorced from his wife and drove his daughters from home. Then his wife's brother, who had been associated with Belt in numerous crimes, went before the Grand Jury in the fall of lfr80 and gave his testimony, resulting in the indictment of Logan Belt, " Jim" Belt, Earl Sherwood, George Ratcliff, Henry Ledbetter and Matthew Ledbetter for the murder of Luke Hambrink. On the morning of the indictment Logan Belt appeared in Elizabethtown with a new bride. He was promptly arrested, together with the others indicted with him. They were arraigned in April last, and after ten days trial the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The desire for revenge in the breasts of the enemies of Logan Belt and his clansmen prompted them to become assassins. Belt was warned of his danger and kept his wife kif liJc qc n nroponHnn Rut uuuatuiiiij uj >? ? on the evening of June 6 last, lie drove along the public highway unattended, and at the crack of a rifle from a clump of bushes near the roadside, he fell from his buggy dead. Notices were sent to the other members of the Belt faction to go or they would be killed. "Jim" Belt was preparing to go, but on the evening of July 18th he was riddled with a charge * of buckshot within a half mile of his own house. George Ratcliff, another member of the Belt faction, was with "Jim" Belt when he was killed, and only saved his life by running away. He has received a notice to leave Hariiin Count}', but at last accounts he was safely garrisoned at the home of his I rotherin-law, County Judge Jacob Hess. The other members of the Belt faction have received similar notices and some of them have obeyed. The friends of both sides now go armed daily, and band themselves together for protection at night. Many of them are afraid to sleep in their houses, but, with guns by their sides, lie beneath the shade of bushes, alternating with one another in sentry work. The Governor has offered the customary rewards for the arrest of the assassins of Logan and "Jim" Belt, but no one is bravo enough to meddle with those daneerous mysteries. Strangers in passing through that neighborhood meet with a cool reception and are warned to eo elsewhere. THE LABOR W0P.LD, The operators of the Brazil district of Indiana have yielded to the demand of the miners for semi-monthly pay days in accordance with the recent law. The General Secretary of the Knights of Labor, Charles H. Litchman, says the Order will foot up not far from 600,000 members at me present time. All the switchmen in the employ of the Chicago and Alton Railroad in Chicago have presented a demand to the company for shorter hours and the abolition of the black : list letter system. Nearly 200 new manufacturing indus- ; tries have started up in New England since January 1. Of these twenty-six were woolen mills, twenty-one metal-working concerns, eighteen pajx-r mills, seventeen, machine shops, sixteen cotton factories, fourteen wood-working concerns and twelve hosiery factories. The demand for skilled labor in machine shops of all kinds throughout the country is . greater at this time than for several years. ? 1 .1 s_ T_.l: Tli;^?.V /V nuuiuur Ol bliups ill lliuiauu, nuuuu auu west of the Mississippi are at this time in need of capable workmen. T'vo very large belts now making in Fall Rivar contain three thicknesses of leather cemented and riveted together. One requires the hide from 75 and the other that from 100 cattle. A Grand Rapids fMich.) paper says that < the Portable House Company of that city is building eight cottages for the use of army officers in Texas, and a larger lot for California, They are pretty, conveniently arranged, are shipped in sections, and cost from ?S5 to |500. Big Stone Gap, in the mountain range dividing southwestern Virginia and eastern 1 Kentucky, is to be the centre of eight railroads.most of which are now under construction. There are largo quantities of iron ore, coal, and limestone near the gap, and a big industrial wwu is projecieu. The employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad having formed a national trade assembly the employes of the Philadelphia and Heading road decided to form an interstate assembly. The men employed on the other roads propose to form assemblies also, and there is every prospect that all the railroad workers in the East, if not in the whole country, will be united under one head. "Labor Day" was celebrated by parades of workingmen in many cities throughout the country. NEWSY Q-LEANINGrS. Americans spend $30,000,003 in Europe 1 every summer. A French company are raising Arabian horses in Dakota. There are 2,500,000 dogs in Texas, which ore said to kill $5,000,000 worth of sheep every jruur. Eight "War Governors" hav e agreed to attend the G. A. R. encampment at St. Louis. Nine cables are used to tell the daily story of Europe to America and America to Europe. There is a storage reservoir for irrigation building in Arizona which will hold 15,000,000 gallons. The Iowa State Board of Health reports that there are 10,000 victims of the opium habit in that State. Bun* rot has attackod the crapes in sev eral parts of France, an-.l it is" thought the loss2s will be immense. Mr. W. L. Gilbert, of Hartfor.l, Conn., has given $400,000 to found an institution for friendless boys and girls in that city. The King and Queen of Saxony Saturday opened an international bakery exhibition at Dresden. America is largely represented. KUSSIA will ceieorato on ucwuei- ou um fiftieth anniversary of the opening of her first railroad. The country has now 17,000 miles of railroad. Tokio, Japan, is about to be rebuilt, and tho harbor is to be enlarged. Brick structures will be erected along the principal streets of the town. Within the last few weeks no fewer than twenty-two tourists, of whom eighteen have been piekod up deal, have mat with serious accidents in tne Alps. Captain Clark, of the Atlantic City LifeSaving Station, has rescued nineteen drowning pei sons this season. During the past five years ho has saved over 150 lives. TfiBRK were 7,.ri5S photographers in th3 United States in 1870and ?,'.wo in i?'. xuertj aro now about 11,0 K) persons engage I in tho photographing business in this country. Cki.eryvillk is one of the familiar names for Kalamazoo, Michigan, where there are over 'J,000 acres of celery under cultivation, with a stated average profit of $400 an acre. The chamnion lady silk worm cultivator of the United States lives in Hiawatha, Kan?as. She keeps her eye upon 15,Ut)'J silk tinkers, and declares it to be the most interesting work in the world. __ LATER NEWS. Jockey Joseph AVarder was thrown from his horse and killed in a steeplechase at the Niagara Falls races. By the careless handling of naphtha the schooner War Eagle, lying at her dock in Chelsea, Mass., wa? blown to atoms. Two men were killed, Captain Philpott and Mate Charles Friend were seriously injured, and damage was done to buildings and shipping in the vicinity to the extent of $350,000. The Now Ycrk Herald lias received information that Grand Master Workman Powderly, of the Knights of Labor, will soon resign and go to Ireland to participate in the campaign for Irish home rule. The Massachusetts Prohibitionists have held a State convention at Worcester and nominated a ticket with William H. Earlo for Governor at the head. The platform favors woman suffrage. THE state uonvention or tno rennsyivama Union Labor and Greenback party, held in Wilkesbarre, nominated Charles S. Keyser for Supremo Judge and H. L. Bunker for State Treasurer. Ex-Governor William Aiken*, of South Carolina, died a few days since at Flat Rock in that State, aged seventy-one years. He ' was elected Governor in 1844. A revolution has broken out in San Salvador, Central America. Reports are just coming in that the gale of August 26 along the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador resulted in many wrecks and large loss of life Ten schooners were lost. FEDERAL FINANCES. The National Debt Statement for Last Month. During August $4,809,475 of the public debt was paid off, making for the two months of j the new fiscal year a reduction of 19,654,310. | The debt now consists of $1,662,905,or.i PR nrWinnl and *11.376.548.01 in terest, making a total of $1,674,081, 815.64, against which there is in the Treasury available cash to the amount of $259, 546,540. The following statement shows the assets and liabilties of the Treasury from the latest returns received from the several assistant treasurers, mints and assay offices of the United States and national bank depositories: Aueta. Gold coin 189,187,479 Bullion 92,852,053 $282,039,533 Silver?Standard dollars $213,212,443 Bullion 5,024,420 218,030,80S United States notes $28,287,538 Trade dollars redeemed 515,709 Trade dollar bullion 6,637.495 National bank notes 219,313 Deposits in national bank depositories 25,923,902 Fractional currency redeemed... 551 Interest, checks and coupons paid 49,589 Registered and coupon interest prepaid 1,723,138 National bank notes in process of redemption 3,135,413 Interest on District of Columbia bonds paid 38,465 Assets not available?minor coin in mint for recoinage 110,799 Fractional silver coin 26,148,531 Total $593,066,849 Liabilities. Gold certificates $111,735,547 Less amount on hand 23,008,207 |83 765 340 Silver certificates....$153,873,128 ' ' Less amount on hand 5,990,743 147,876,385 Certificates on depssit $7,550,000 Less amount on hand 420,00J 7,130,000 Public Debt and Interest. Interest duo and unpaid $1,711,933 Accrued interest 7,737,687 Matured debt 4,397,715 Interest on matured debt 1SG,931 Interest prepaid, not accrued, as per Department Circular No. 90. 1, 075,280 Debt bearing no interest 551 Interest on Pacific Railroad bonds duo and unpaid 18,479 Accrued interest on Pacific Railroad bonds 646,235 Reserve for redemption of United States notes, acts of 1875 and 1882 100,000,000 Fund held for redemption of notes of national banks,''failed," liAm'rlnHnn^ onrl "rpdiiHniP Ail IUIUIUUwvu o circulation" 103,951,505 Five per cent fund for redemption of national bank notes 8,042,004 Post Office Department account... 4,195,758 Disbursing officers' balances 38,143,455 Undistributed assets of failed national banks 1,785,426 Currency and minor coin redemption account 480 Fractional silver coin redemption account 4,560 Redemption and exchange account.... 417,885 Treasurer's transfer checks and drafts outstanding. 5,844 Treasurer United States' agent for paying interest on District of Columbia bonds 110,S48 Total $522,046,610 Balances. Net gold $193,274,103 Net silver 70,360,483 Net United States notes 21,157,Wis Trade dollars 515,700 Trade dollar bullion 6,037,495 National bank notes 210,313 Deposits in national bank depositories 25,923,902 Total $31S,0SS,035 Recapitulation. Assets $593,066,840 Liabilities 522,040,010 Balance $71,020,239 Gold coin and bullion in the Treasury,$281,580,411; silver dollars and bullion, $218,140,co'-j. inn.nl tondore 194252.717! cold eertifi <?WJ ? iV^UI ? 1 I ' ^ cates, $S8,003,557; silver certificates, $14/,755,0(57, and currency, $7,300,000. PR0MINENT_ PEOPLE. Ox his Western trip President Cleveland expects to attend several of the great State agricultural fairs. Bismarck is suit! to be ageing fast. His hair is snow white and his face is marked with deep wrinkles. Kuki, the Japanese Minister at Washington, is not a convert to Christianity, but lias had his children baptised. I Miss Anna Dickinson', who has been very ill of U/Minc/lnln Pjiinaflironia line CA far T*A covered as to be able to take short walks. j Mrs. Nellie Sartoris, General Grant's only daughter, arrived in this country from1 her English home a few days since, and will remain for some time. j Rev. J. M. Sutherland, the evangelist,! after nine gears' missionary work in the principal cities of the country, has decided to' return to the minstrel stage. He was unable to make a living in the pulpit. The oldest General of the United States army is William Selby Harney. He was born near Nashville, Tenn., in 18JO, and entered the army in 1S18. He was breveted Major General on March 13, 18(55. Buffalo Bill was never a member of the Nebraska Legislature. Ho ran for the office once and was believed elected, but the rival candidate contested the election and won before Buffalo Bill could take his seat. A hitherto nameless peak of the Great Smoky range of mountains in Tennessee has just been enristone 1 Point Allen, in honor of a young and aspiring Tennessoe writer, Miss Drumgoole, whose pen name is "Will Allen." Russelt, Sage is said to do auie co command $25,000,003 in cash in half an hour during business hours. Notwithstanding his wealth, Mr. Sa~e lives very plainly in his modestly appointed homo 0:1 Fifth avenue, New York city. Mr. A. Bkoxson Alcott has kept a jour nal ever since ho was a l>oy, and, as ha was born in 171)7, and has known intimately nearlj every man of distinction in JNew tngiano i from that time to the present, it ought to b< most interesting reading. The journal fills I sixty volumes of neatly written manuscript, i which will be given to the world after hii death. A SEPTEMBER GALE. Terrific Storms in New York State ami Ohio. Some Fatalities and Heavy Damage to Property, A heavy September gale throughout New York State and portions of Ohio has re. rilltad in RTUTIP fflfAliflM nnH errant, rlnmncrc* tr* buildings and crops. At Worcester, N. Y., 4mos Cornell was lifted off his feet by the wind, thrown against a barrel twenty-five feet distant and instantly killed. Two other men were severely hurt and four houses and barns destroyed. The crops suffered greatly. At Binghamton the tornado lasted only a short time, but its effects were quite serious. Trees and chimueys were blown down all over the city, and at the Asylum for the Chronic Insane a new building in the course of erection was damaged by the wind to the extent of several hundred dollars. The country near Norwich, N. Y. ,was ravaged by the storm. Its track was about a mile wide. Many apple trees were blown down and numerous hop fields were devastated. One house was carried bodily into the street and several barns were overturned. A house was unroofed and many chimneys were blown down. During the storm a large barn in North Norwich, belonging to Isaac Perlee, was struck by lightning and consumed, with its contents. A barn at Sherburne, owned by Mr. Smith, was also struck by lightning and burned. The gale was the most severe which has occurred in the county for several years. Saratoga Springs was also ravaged by the trfllo Tn t.ViA nnrt.hAi^horn nnrHnn of fha village the hailstones were the size of peas, but on their northward journey they increased to the size of hens" eggs. Several pieces picked up in front of the Arcade Building measured lxl]4 inches. All standing crops in the track of the storm were ruinei, the loss in buckwheat being the heaviest Result of the Tornado in Ohio. The tornado which visited Toledo, Ohio, and vicinity originated in Southern Michigan. It first struck Sylvania, a village ten miles north of Toledo, blowing down two gn? well derricks and wrenching a boiler from its brick foundation. Three hoi'ses in a wooded pasture were killed by falling trees. All tall trees were levelled, but the lower ones were spared. One farmer had fifty acres of fine timber all Diown ciown. a DricK scnooinouse ac Michie was destroyed. The track of the tornado was south by east along the line of the Toledo and Ohio Central road. The track of the storm can be followed as far as the eye can reach. It is from one to two hundred yards wide. No fences or small trees are standing in this track. Corn is scattered and houses and barns are unroofed for miles. At Waterville and other villages to the southward much damage was done, and the total damagj will amount to many thousands of dollars. The total loss to the new insane asylum at Toledo is $*>,000. Dr. Embury, the assistant superintendent of the asylum, was driving into the grounds at the time, his wife ana little daughter being with him. The buggy was overturned and all three were thrown out. The doctor held on to the horse, which, with tli3 vehicle, was lifted and carried several rois. His wife and child were carried over a hundred feet and dropped into a ditoh in two feet of water, from which they were rescued. None of them were hurt. A Wabash train passed through the center of the tornado, and the smokestack of the locomotive was carried off. A PLUCKY SHERIFF. Single-Handed. Ha Kills Two Desperadoes and Wounds Two Others. A desperate shooting affair occurred the other night at Holbrook, Apache County, Arizona, in which Andy Cooper and a halfbrother named Samuel Blevins were killed ? _ ?i ?;/* A 1 An<i DY OnerilL uwriis, uuu uuim uicvino auu Mose B. Roberts were wounded, the former slightly, the latter mortally. Tho Sheriff started alone to arrest the desperadoes. Arriving at the house he knocked and upon the door being opened by Andy Cooper tho odieer informed him he had a warrant for his arrest. The only reply he received was a bullet which passed through the Sberiff's coat The fire was returned, and Cooper fell dead. Owens took a position at the window, shooting all three of the men inside of the house. Samuel Blevins, one of the killed, is only fourteen years of age, but fully as desperate as his older companions. Gov. Pickens" of Ozan Township, Hempstead County, Ark., is the oldest blacksmith in the State. The "governor's" thick, suit of snow-white, woolly hair and beard contrasts picturesquely with his black skin. He was born, he says, in the Pendleton "deestrict," South Carolina, on. March 7, 1787, and was, therefore, 100 years old on his last birthday. He was sold "on the block" in New Orleans and taken to Arkansas in 1840 by the father of David Dixon, now of Lafayette County. "Gov. Pickens" still does good blacksmith work, and has the reputation of being reasonable in 'is charges. From their earliest youth the Burmese men tattoo their legs from the thighs down to the knees with designs both floral and animal, and puncture the upper part of their bodies with numerous round holes, into which they rub vermilion powder. This operation is such that opium is often administered to deaden the agonizing pain that it causes THE MARKETS. NEW YORK. 36 Beef, good to prime ti# 7\4 Calves, com'u to prime 5 @ 7}^ Sheep fJs Lambs Hogs?Live 5 @ Dressed Flour?Ex. St., good to fancy 4 15 (g 4 25 West, good to cnoice o ;?u i i.j Wheat?No. 2 Red SOtffrJ 80)^ Rye?State 52 (3 Barley?State f!0 @ 75 Corn?Ungraded Mixed.... 50 @ 51 Uats?White State :>5 @ 37 Mixed Western 3:i @ .'J4 Hay?Med. to prime 80 @ 85 Straw?No. 1, Rye (15 <g 70 Lard?City Steam C (50 @ 7 03 Butter?State Creamery.... 25 @ 2(i , Dairy 21 @ 23 ; West. Im. Creamery 18 Factor v IS ((4 10 Cheese?State factory 10%(# 12 Skims S & 1>K Western 9 (i'f 10j| Eggs?State and Peun ? @ 20 BUFFALO. Steers?'Western 3 50 @ 4 00 ! Sheep?Good to Choice 4 40 @ 4 SO ; Lambs?Western 5 50 (<5 0 00 Hogs?Good to Choice Yorks 5 25 (T$ 5 35 . Flour Family 3 75 @ 4 35 Wheat?No. 1 7X & fc>0 Corn?No. 2, Mixed 44ti}^ Oats?No. 2, Mixed 2!iJ.jOi 30 Barley?Stote 04 @ (55 BOSTON. Boef?Good to choice 7;^@ 16 Hogs?Live 6 Northern Dressed.... Pork?Ex. Primo. per bbl. ..17 00 (<?17 50 Flour?Spring Wheat pat's.. 4 75 @4 !K) Corn?High Mixed 54 @ 55 Oats?Extra White 371^ Ryo?State GO 65 WATKRTOW.V (MASS.) CATTLE MARKET. Beef- Dressed weight 4ja'(^! bneep?L.ive weigiit * ve o Lamb j 0 & 6.V I Hogs?Northern ? @ 7 PHILADELPHIA. Flour?Penn.extra family... 50 @ 3 75 Wheat-No. 2. Red to @ 80,Y Corn?State Yellow ? @ 58 Oats Mixe 1 32j<s@ 83!^ Rye?fc'tats 52).j (# 53 'i Butter Creamery Extra... ? @ 32 Chjeae?N. Y. Full Cream.. 12 @ 12,Y I ' i WOMAN'S WORLD. I" PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR FEMININE READERS. Hard on Pa. He?''Then you love me?" bne? "i ao." He?"And I may speak to your pa?" [ She?"No. Speak to ma. Pa ain't '' anybody in this house."?Boston Courier. J Physique of American Women. j Mr. Iligginson, in his "Common Sense ] About Women," is very angry with the , "physiological croakers" who represent J the American woman of to-day as having , lost the plump form and robust constitu- \ tion of her grandmother. He quotes a ( French tourist in American, the Abbe , Robin, who wrote in 1782, that "at twen- J ty years of age the women have no longer , the freshness of youth;" and another, L. F. de Bcaujour, who wrote that "at the | age oi twenty-nve tneir lorm cnanges, ] and at thirty the whole of their charms , have disappeared." Mr. Higginson is ' convinced that the physique of American | men and women to-clay is better than , was that of their grandparents who lived ( in this country; and he attributes this im- ( provement to "the great increase of ath- ( lctic games; the greatly increased pro- , portion of seaside and mountain life in } summer; the thicker shoes and boots of , women and little girls, permitting them , to go out more freely in all weathers," j and the increased habit of dining late, j which secures the professional and mcr- < cantile classes more time to digest their j principal meal.?Epoch. y The Quiet Girl. The quiet girl never wears high colors nn thfi streets; vnn do not spp. hor flaunt- / ing ia brilliant plaids, when they happen , to be the style; when high hats are "in" | she docs not pile hers so high that it sweeps the cobwebs from the sky; she t does not wear an exaggerated bang when c the bang is in vogue, nor the biggest ^ bustle in town, nor the longest train to r her tea-gown, nor the greatest number of a bangles when bangles reign. But be- g cause she does not chatter and giggle, and make herself conspicuous in horsecars or at matinees, does not announce her convictions on all occasions and all subjects, and p-ofess her admiration at every hand's turn, it must not be supposed that she has no ideas or convictions or enthusiasms; that she moves along like a fl star in the heavens, which obeys the laws of gravitation without selecting its t course, or objecting to its orbit. She is quiet bccause she has no power to make \ herself heard, to change her conditions, or because she is maturing that power. In'thc meantime it is the quiet girl who * marries earliest, who makes the best match, who fills the niches which her . more brilliant sisters leave vacant, who * manages the servants, runs the sewing- " machine, remembers the birthdays, listens to the reminiscences of the old, and often t keeps the wolf from the door.?Harper's i Bazar. t A Woman's Conversation. a What a woman should aim at in conversation is not only to entertain by giv- r ing her own thoughts, but at the same j time to draw out those of others, especially the bashful, and particularly Vip ImaVifnl m(in Nnt.hinor rtlpnsp.q a man \ so much, notting gives him such an idea 1 of his superiority, as to allow him an opportunity of imparting information, f though he may not have penetration g enough to discern that it is the tact of the woman that entices him into talking c about what perhaps he knows less than j she. I remember hearing it remarked of Mrs. Cleveland that she was a charm- j ing conversationalist, because she always f chose topics which she knew would in terest others, and in this lies the whole . secret of the art of conversing. A cele- 11 brated French woman, who had neither a wealth, beauty nor position to elevate her in social circles, rose to the highest P rank among the court during the latter ?' day9 of royalty, simply by her art of u pleasing in her conversation. Brilliancy , in conversation is not the es- c sential characteristic. Some of the 1 most charming talkers are anything but ii witty or learned; but the truth is we love to hear those speak who really feel what ^ I thnv sav. whose words are choice with- +i """"J V 7 " ^ out being studied, and natural and easy without being childish or slangy. "We love to listen to those whose purity of soul shines in their conversation, and we a feel that words are but the personifica- c tion of the beauty within. ? Philadelphia a Times. v Rebuking the Teacher. a A number of Dakota counties have * lady superintendents of schools. While one of them was recently making the v rounds of the schools in accordance with c law she drove up to one little school Q > at_. i: HOUSe OH UlC prairie ut auuut usicu o'clock in the forenoon and found the scholars all out playing about the yard, d Two of the boys were indulging in a f( fight, auothcr pair were learning to chew c tobacco while the others were playing g marbles for keeps and adjusting an old but large and corpulcnt tea kettle to a S( dog's tail. The superintendent learned sthat there had been no school so far a that day, and when she went into the t< school house she said to the young lady teacher somewhat severely : "Is this the kind of a school you are ^ teaching? I fear I shall be obliged to | L J canccl your certificate and have you re- | moved from the school." "Why?why?I?I didn't know you were coming!" a 1 'All, that's just it, I know you didn't? " but I did come, and I caught you. I shall be obliged to ask you to hand in your ^ resignation immediately." ' But?but, Miss Bhetoric, let me ex- a plain. I " e; ' Idon't think you can make any satis- a factory explanation, as I noticed you were p sitting here reading when I came in." "But that's just it?I was reading the jT New York Style and Fashion and " S| "The Style and Fashion? What, the ' a] September number?" I >v "Yes." ?/vn/lnncQ T rliVln'f-. Vnow it. had i i ^ujr - - | si come yet?let me see it, please?I'm just f dying to know how to make my new polo- ^ naise! Say, you ought to see that lovely ^ piece of summer goods that I got at Noprofit & Slaughter's?it's just too sweet for anything. Isn't that a love of! l< a wrapper?I'm going to have one like i ? it?or, no, I believe I like this best I I . don't know, cither, they're both per- , 11 fcctly lovely!" Etc., ctc., and so forth.? j S1 Dakota Bell. ! f< She, Too. Could Shine. I if A few days ago a lady from San Fran- i k V*n/1 o fnfr l?unLr ?i/v?nnnt I V L/13V/Uj >1 UU I1UVI <* l?ij avi?v? uwvuuv| i went to Lake Tahoe on a pleasure trip ' tl with her (laughter. She concluded that P she would have a good time, and ac cord-1 ing took along aome plain, serviceable v clothes, and no jewelry. When she v struck one of the fashionable resorts she d found herself in the midst of a lot of a [ people making a vulgar display of clothes ^ ti and diamonds, and every time she turned ; p i around she was the subject of the most o unmerciful snubbing. She wa3 put off. in an obscure corner to cat, and not one' ' af the fashionable guests condescended to show her the slightest civility. The lady bit her lips for a few days, took in the situation, and with true feminine instinct, decided on revenge. She dropped i line below, and presently there was deposited at the hotel twelve Saratoga trunks, way-billed to her address. Sne ind her daughter retired to their rooms, ind that evening came down to the fining room in a blaze of lace and diamonds that took everybody's breath ........ U *wajr? sutii ijoigeuus ur uuij iviicvo bad ever bewildered the guests at the hotel before. It blinded the eye to look it the pair as they quietly eatered the room. The steward, after recovering hit V poise, rushed forward and pulled out two ihairs from the most fashionable table in the hotel. She shook her head and replied : "The old table will do," and went to the obscure corner where she had eaten ill the time. - The utmost consternation spread ;hrough the dining-room, and the low 4 lum of voices rose to a fashionable buzz. ^ is they warmly discussed the situation. Wasn't it awful? They had been snubbing a woman and her daughter all the sveek who could outdresa them all. In the jvening they attempted to hedge, but wouldn't to any considerable extent. The >L! i.T_ ~ - :~l V..4 luuw uieu tu aniuc up iu uiu ?,iri* uub she wouldn't have it, and those who tried & ;o scrape an acquaintance with the nother found it like trying to run a fun- . lei into an iceberg. For a while she lashed like a comet through that hotel nto a constant change of ravishing ;oilets, each more costly and bewildering ;han the others, until, like the Kings ivho pedestrianized in "Macbeth," they ;hreatened to stretch out till the crack )f doom. At the end of the week it was learned rom the ehamberraaid that she had only jone through haft her immense Sara- ? ogas. The army of snobs was routed. Then* he quiet little lady resumed her plain :lothcs, put on an old straw hat, with her laughter, and absolutely had the cool- v less to be down at the wharf fishing in> in old calico dress, cotton gloves and .'f traw hat.? Carson {Ned.) Appeal. '^31 Fashion Notes. Greek girdles covered with glistening tAA/ln awa in f n cV* 1 An ' -.'.''rijiS ;cauo aic jljll ioouiuu. -n Beaded epaulettes will be very popular .nd extensively worn. , ~ All shades of yellow .are used >righten the eHect of dark fabrics. Jackets have close coat sleeves, with, mttons and buttonholes at the wrist. New hats in felt and beaver or hatterV>lush come in all the new dark and light :olors. Cocks' plumes, much curled, are seen n quantities on importations of hats and. lonnets. Black silk costumes are stylishly rimmed with Chantilly piece and edg- % ng lace. > Lace scarf strings appear on some of " ' he imported French bonnets of velvet ,nd plush. Ashes of roses is revived among tfl*- jj lew gray tints, aud takes the name of" ^ ilalmaison gray. J. Checks, bars, herring bone and chevon weaves mark the bulk of the woolen mportations this fall. s 3 The favorite colors in straight, upright eathers on round hats are old rose, bronzefreen and almond shades. Black faille dresses are beautifully dec irated with front or side panels of silk, et and tinsel embroidery. The new felt bonnets are so soft that he fabric is made up in plaits over arame, just like plush or velvet. Zigzag stripes, bars and checks in van- ? shing effects appear on the new rough nd woolly cloths for fall wearl. The tailor gown is relegated to its iroper place tnis season, being the suitor morning, not afternoon wear, for tility, not dress occasions. Double breasted, loose front jackets or* oats are shown for rough weather wear, 'hey are loose and comfortable, but set - _ - in tha KoaIP 1 ?C11 iu "6"'- ? Girdles of ropes of beads of passemen* erie, and of seal and plush are to replace hose of metal sadled girth and leather ^ bat have been worn this summer. A Gobelin gray dress, with parementsnd accessories of heliotrope and canary olor and felt bonnet to match, is a much domed Parisian toilet for country wear. Straight, upright feathers, mostly th* ring and tail quills of the domestic fowl, re considered the most stylish decoraion for French and English round hats. Moire broche antique is a new silk rith broche effects in velvet and plush, ut and uncut pile, watered grounds of ull finish, and long, bold wave waterQgS. t-J New woolen black novelties have bars, ots, corded, and plush and velvet efscts on diagonal, rep, cashmere woven, hevron, herring bone, and diagonal rounds. The high novelty in silks is peau de "3 /'otib- clria fino rlnsp satin-woven JIC ^onrw ? ilk, dull and lustreless, exquisitely soft nd pliant, with a good body and firm ' exture. , Crinoline, long demi-trained frocks, nd all the discomfort and nastiness of liit style of dress is threatened by ^ 'rench dressmakers, but deprecated by Inglisli women. Old tapestry colors in unending variety ppear in all the new broches and figred goods, silks, velvets, plushes milInery stuffs and ribbons, whether for ;1 onnets or dress accessories. The latest fancy in bonnets in Paris re of soft, fine, light felt, with modrately high crowns set up very straight, nd peaked brims of rather large size rojecting over the forehead. The gradations m colors ana tne aar1 g combinations of the same in mixtures, tripes, bars, checks, and broche effects re the features in fall importations of oolen stuffs, silks and velvets. Corsages are as long as ever, cut lorter on the hips, with longer points in ont and narrower postillions in the ack, narrower waistcoats, and fuller rapcries and trimming on the bodice. All skirts are double, botn skirts are >ng and plain, the upper one slashed one r both sides, showing paucls, arid the raping amounts to mere ripples, effectlg just enough of looping to show a nail part of the underskirt. Most of the woolen mixtures for the ill season are smooth finished, but there i no lack of rough and woolly surfacedr notted, corded, tufted, bourette, relet and plush effects, thrown in among lie woolen high novelties intended for arts of costumes. Fine whipcord diagonals of light rcieht, not heavier than cashmere or oiling, come in all the new shades of ark, sober, bright, and pale colorings, nd arc intended for combination cos:imes {<r home wear and evening dress urposes, where silk cannot be afforded r is not demanded. t ....... - .VtSBSifatsEiiSS