The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, January 17, 1890, Image 1
r THE WEEKLY Jfe uilOfi TIIEI*
Ery" " Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, Domestic Econom^w^^^teraimJ^^^^^^Jtrn Current News of the Day. :N J
/ XXI.-NEW SERIES. -i'vi.?v i^i < in ' '
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M VKJORIE.
"Ob, dear." (a d Farmer Brown one day.
"1 never saw such weather I
The rain will e|>oll my meadow-hay |
And all my crops together."
Ills little daughter climbed bis knee;
"I guess the sun will shine." said she.
Ik "But if the sun," said Farmer Brown, J
"Should brine a dry Hoptombor, t
With vines and stalks all wilted down.
And ftt Ids scorched lo an ember"?
"Whr, the i It will rain, ' said Mar.orie, *
The littlo girl u[on bis knoe. n
"Ab, me!" sighed Farmer Brown, that fall, ^
"Now, what s the use of livingV
No Ida i of mine su'ceels at all"? B
"Wliv, n-*xt month comes Thanksgiving, .
And thou ol course," said Marjo ie, ,(
"We re all as happy as can be." ll
"Well, what should I be thankful for?"
Aaked Farmer Brown. "My t.-ouble ll
Tbls summer has grown more and more, ?]
My loeses have been double, .
JK&t left"?"Why, you ve got me 1" *>
S^T-Vrd Mariorle. upon bis knee. ic
England Farmer. Ql
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BY "THE MAJOR."
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I k CHAPTER XVI?rovTisuED. ^,
:oa The attack was sudden and unex- |
[repeated; but the stout heart of Randall j
belmont was not of the stuff to quail j ,
before any form of danger. | ("
A blue feathor of smoke floating oil . w"
from behind a tree told him of the place ' n ,
where the would-be assassin might be j ni.
found Without an instant's husita- ' j,1
tion, unarmed ns ho was, ho dashed to . u
ward it. i
^ lie was within three steps of the | ^ J
vgreat oak when Edgar Nan Wyck , ^
Stepped out from behind it and con- AUJ
vonted him. , 1
. The face of the youth was white, but rrm
f diore was a fierce gleam in his eye. He " '
1^8 Rented the still-smoking pistol a* ' luY,
k,ho Jail's breast. The young man i jer
fe" ,^n?ioV o? JtlPj ml
?)1 Belmont! Pray to (!od to pat j
HKe-bur sins, for your last moment has .
.Trite words were spoken without the ? j1'"
Micrhlnaf. tnnn I'**" ' ft' 1
0 .^..U 1.1 iiintiHIiiur HUCCHlHOn, 1 " "
ami Jlelniont, taking in (lio whole ap ',CI
pearance and demeanor of his assail- "
ant at a glance, saw that tho youth was j
desperately in earnest. Yet, perfectly nn(l
cool and self-possessed himself, he be- m)~
gan to parley with him, so as to gain 1 ^ J1
time to sei/.e some plan of action. lhiti
"Hold !" ho said, putting np h's hand, j "
"You would not "hoot an unarmed 1 w^'
man ?" "J
"I would shoot you and as certain ?.?!1
hJ^Qod is over us, I will! Pray, I say? ,
truican have but a minute!" ^OM,
ml iow have I injured you?" JleLmont '
> not11!, fts ipiie ly as though he were in"\
au ; .)ro^t
Yyck shook with powerful emotion as <.eag(
>e heard tho question. and ths keen gate,
ye of his adversary observed that the )f)on
>'istol hand wavered, the arm trembled. ont
"You monster?do yon ask mo i jng.f
he youth sereamo I. "You have robbed j(js j.
ne of my love; you have crept in like i "
k serpent, and destroyed my happiness. I .
Life is worth nothing to me, after what ,,u
r have ju.it seen and heard over yon- "i?!
ler, at Brvson's. There is only one !.?j
Ihing left me to do, and that is to kill , ,e
you I'll do it now." ;,ow
"You dare not!" was tho cool taunt | ,mnc
that answered him, j ?
Another sharp report quickly fo!- | ,
lowed tho detian- o. Tho fingor of tho ' ??-r 1
youth was qu ok upon tho trigger, but j '.'j'
not so quick as tho movement of Bel- ' 1
mont. /s the words left his mouth I '
his broad shoulders stooped low nnd ' '00''
the bullet whistled harmlessly over his | ^ooi
head. ! ifc P
As tho smoke cleared away Edgar ' j* ,1
saw him standing unhurt, with a com- j Jn
passionate smile upon his face. j
Tho sight and tho look drovo the j ^
Jouth to a new frenzy. (irasping the i 1
eavy pistol bv tho barrols he uttered j
?rago and disappointment, and P?,.
g forward, aimed a blow at 1
t's head. Before ho could , '
o was seized by strong hands
led to tho ground. His head 'rj
ho protruding root of the great
he lay stunned and senseless. 'j
llti CaiTIti mien iu UI? mm nun- ,
^^^^Lgencrous rival avas Hitting by
^BMPprinklmg water in Iiik face, which
jVKwl brought in his cap from a pool ^
11 me!" moaned Kdgar.
"(IB .happy boy!" Jiolmontexclaimed. l!
misery is all of your own mak- .,
g *. pity you loo much to harm you. |
rr fool eh in your pursuit of ( ..
gto^B^yson as the boy who chases the ,"
JCjjjB' She is not for yen j, she never ^
was his only aaswor.
'Fjlorfool! Of what use would it
harla been for you to murdor mo? She "
would thus be further than ever be- ^
yorfd your reach. She could never be
your wife, except in name; with my
DloJod on your hands she would not be
ovun Ilia'."
Suffering from the pain of the con- th
tulion, ami with every object whirling at
bejfore his eyes, unconquerable hatred la
oflthe man who was by him prevailed. a\
rYou are a liar ns well as a robber," hi
ho faintly said. A spasm of pain agi- hi
to ted his face. ot
Itandall Helmont looked at him, and ol
if there had been a spark of resent- w
ment in his breast against this poor
wenkling, it died at once. Me bent ii
over him pityingly. V
" You must go honie," ho said. "You v
are sick and nervous. 1 doubt if von v
are responsibl for what you have been I
doing. I.et me help you." i
mr2*n i-."'.--.1. r. ;:tr -g arm under him, 1
nod raised liim up. Half supporting
and halt carrying him, lie took tlx. 1;
road toward Mrs. Van Wyck's cottage. t
As they proooeded, I dgar's strongth
partially roturned. Ho shook off his i
companion's ai m, and without a word. I
of thanks or adieu ho quickened hi t 1
l paeo ?
k* Belmont stood still and watched him.
feAHis gait was slow, and lie walked with i
j^diflicuity, hut he seemed ahlo to reach ]
home alone.
Btill half inclined to overtake h in
and compel him to lio assisted. th<:
young niun looked until tiis moving
iiguro was only a speck, and until he
saw him turn into the highway.
Then Belmont walked on toward the
v Tillage, pondering deeply upon tin J
W
?.?ugo otxurrenccs oi the last tw<
hours.
Ifeyond the turning of the lane int(
Hie highway Edgar Van Wvck kept or
with slow and painful steps.
, It was rememberod afterward by twe
icquaintances that they met him, one
walking and ono riding. They saiil he
ooked dazed and walked as though i ,
vero sick. Each accosted liiin, but he
aid nothing and made no sign to show
hat lie recognized them.
When there was no living thing in
ight he cast himself down under a
eafy tree by the roadside, and for an
our he lav Hiom :f A?1
?v .MWAV *?o At uunu.
The sun was almost at meridian when
e awoke. His'temples throbbed, his
iroat was parched, his eyeballs seemed
urating froui his head; but the phys:al
pain wns as nothing to the agony
1 spirit that racked him.
Alone there wayside he lifted
for ,e.(
CHAPTEIt XVII
ri'T rur the uoht!
Mrs. Van Wyck had observed the diction
of her son's steps that morning,
d could not help knowing whither
i was bound.
The morning passed; noontime came,
it did not see him returning. Her
uely meal was oaten, and the table
us cleared.
In the pleasant April sunshino she
t outside the door half the afternoon,
tli her kuitt ng, anxiously watching
3 long btrotcll of the crossroad down
the highway.
About three o'clock sho saw Edgar
proaching. IIo moved unsteadily
I slow.
jhe hastened down the road to moet
n. His eyes were bent on the
>und; his knees threatened to sink
rler him at every stop.
'.iddie, dear boy, what is the mat?"
sho noxiously asked.
lo raised his face. Its ghastly pallor
c to her with fright.
>he wound her arms about him, sho
iod him endearing names, sho even
sed his cold hands as sho supported I
i buck to the house. He only said, 1
i voice raised a little above a whis:
i
I am not well. I must go home." !
So you shall; and you shall lie down
rest, and I'll make you some of !
Dice cordial to strengthen you. at
has happened, son? Is it nnv- 1
iK about that girl ?" - i
snero'i ,1CVOr auo ,ier ?ga?n," l,o '
Have you two quarreled? I foared 1
would, sooner or later. Don't take *
? heart, J ddie; cheer up; perhaps 5
11 make it up next time; if you 1
t it may be the ve ry best thiMJ-f
you that^?Hlijy^Jmmimi, j m*- Ji
>ght? ?j never 111
r ^ qt
? liaiiu wnV s_ ?> ? L
sst against lier chatter. She 11
>d. Supporting him through tho ?
she was leading him lo his bedi,
when his strength wholly gave
Ho sank listlessly into tho rock hair
that bIio had .just vacated, and .
lead dropped to his brcasb 111
loroughlv frightened by his looks ra
actions, the mother tlew into tho
:o for a restorativo. Tho strong B(
; at his nose revived him a little. .
tearful woman had Hung herself !(
n at his foot, and now held his
Is, imploring him to look at her, 0
leak to her. ^
weary smile lighted his wan face 1
in instant only as ho saw her. He ?
1 to speak, but he could not utter a J
able. 1
), Jul die, my darling boy, don't ^
cso!?don't act so! You haven't ^
n well for a long time. I have seen
lainly. That girl never loved you; j
wouldn't have been happy with r
; don't grieve yourself about her.
ust nurse you back to health and ^
ingth. We might tako a littlo jouras
soon as the weather becomes
led; you want change. Shall we.
across the lake??or would you ,
icr "
lie stopped abruptly. His bands
Jimp and cold in hers, his eyes j
red in a stony way down upon her.
:'ho troubled soul had taken the last
rney?tho silent voyago beyond the
or!
sTot tho shock of his rude overthrow
the woo<l Dy mo sianrun urun ui
ndnll Jielmont hiul wrought his
itli. The physical pains of that asilt
had almost passed; he had slept
3in off beneath the tree.
If ever men die of broken hearts,
it fate wai hia.
l'ho discovery at the llryson house;
a conflict of anger, mortification, and
spair that had since raged in his
east; the conviction, emphasized by
e language of Randall iielmont in
e wood, that .Jessica was lost to hiui
rover - theso had uniteil to snap the
rds of hi* existence, and liis sutler
g hca-t stood still.
C'llAI TKIt W I I.
A OI.KAM OK IIOI'E
The events immediately following
e death of Edgar Van Wyck may be
eince passed over. The uncontrolbio
grief of the childless widow; the
vkward if genuine sympathy of the
nmble neighbors; the funeral at the
nuse, and the burial in the rural com
;ery; all theso, the common incidents
I' suffering humanity, have little to dc
ith our narrative.
On the afternoon of tho day follow
ig that of the funeral, .Mrs. Van
fyck sat in her lonely house. Kind
isitors had been with lier, but they
ere all gone now, and with her great
hblo open beloro her, she was seek
ng consolation in the words of the
mil mint.
The tread of a horso outside caused
lor to look up, and she saw thtough
ho window Kandnll Holmont.
Ho had considered correctly, that,
n the condition of mind in whirl
I'hlgar had reached home just befort
lis death, he could not have communi<
ated to his mother what had occurred
VVIiv, then, Hhould ho wound herbloed
ing heart by tolling he. of what wai
now only known to himself?her deiu
hoy's aitein]>ted crime? Ho decidei
to say nothing about it, and to call 01
the widow merely as a kind and sym
pnthi/iug fr end. As such she rooeiv
cd him, and lie sat for half an hou
condoling with her as only such larg
and generous natures can. lie cndci
the interview by delicately offering he
< 'i *"?
t A
> any assistance in his power, $ lol
lier that she might freely call J in fc
> help, at any time.
? "It isn't want of money thf $ likel
to trouble me, my dear yonog sir,
> alio said, while, >|ie tears fell fast. "
> have more tl|' moygh to keep me th
rest of my pooi nier but I don't kno1
? 'what to do with myself till I am calle
i to join my husband and the child re
who liavo gone before. I'm a pooi
Jouely soul now; everything has beei
torn from mo that 1 cared for. I can'
stay in this desolate house, and I don'
know where to go."
ltaudall Belmout was possessed of i
sudden idea, nnd he acted upon it in
stantly. lie told the widow that Ihii
search had at last convinced him thai
his father must bo dead; that lib mothei
had died many years before. He aaic
that he was the joint heir, with twc
married sisters, of irameDB) wealth
. MA'?.inft' .'fe'WfrS'tt:
"I am not married," he pursued, "although
I hope to be somo day. I shall
need a housekeeper at once on my reA
1 *
mrn uome, antl ?he need not leave mo
if I should chain o to marry. I liavo
nevor seen a person whom I would
prefer to you for such a post. Come
with mo, then, to tho city, when I return,
which will not ho long hence;
take this place, wiiero you w;ll ho useful,
and find plensnnt occupation. Yo.i
will there make hosts of friends who
will help to make your Joss a sorrowful
memory, instead of an over-prosent
grief."
Tho widow was startled by this sudden
and unexpected proposition, and
reflected a moment before sho answered
:
"You are very kind to mo Mr. Belmont,"
she said, "and I feel like accepting
your generous offer right away
but 4 ..
"Well?"
"I don't believe I'd do. I'm not used
to your city ways; you don't know mo
well enough yet to risk such an offer." |
"I'm per ectly willing to take tlie
tremendous risk of this matter," he
repliod, with a smile. "But 1'vo another
proposition to mako to you, Mrs.
Van Wyek; and since you think 1 am
acting hastily in tho first ono, tho second
'may sliow you that I am not.
Kver since I camo to this vicinity I have
stopped at tho inn at Ayleswortb.
Acquaintances I have mado in tho
tillage, hut no friends; thore is nothng
to bind mo to tho place for a day.
My search is now practically finished
10 that I can dispense with all haV the
ncdialely. I'd liko to setthj^ere, if 1
'illago to-morroy^jjJuI^^^gWor a 1
ou , mo for a hoarder'
?2V?eks. 1 sec y ou have a shod 17*
lero, where I can keep ruy horse. li^S
lis way we can be-omo perfectly ac- J
tainted: 1 can be useful to you, i
id \f,I "J. 1)1 >M*r to
Tcr I have made to you, I promise (
tat 1 w 11 frankly toll you so. ,
AVo need not give tho details of the |
in vernation that followed. Inough .
,ttt it ended with the grateful ?PP?>y
l and consent of the widow, and bet- j
iont shortly took his leave. . !
Bo strango are tho changes that oven
) little time as three days may bring,
lhil. three davs had passed since ft I
>vo-si k, half-t razed youth had, in
is desperation, attempted the niurdor
f his riva'. Three days only! That
outh was dead and buried, and his
ival, before pushing his suit with the
bject of tho boy's hopeless passion,
eemod likely to take his own placo in
ho affairs of his mother.
Ah Belmont mounted his liorse, Mrs.
1 an Wyck ran to the door with a Snellen
exclamation:
"O, Mr. Belmont! I didn't think,
low can I over go bo I'm- from where
nv dear ones are buried?"
on shall come back here for a
voek every spring," ho answered witli>ut
hesitation.
"You dear, kind soul!"
He rode rapidly away. His thoughts
tvero busy with plans for the future.
His mind was turning away from tho
mystery of li's father's fate, and concerning
itself with himself. Ho I
thought that ho had satisfied filial du- |
ty by his long, painful, and fruitless [
search. It was time to think of tho
living. He regarded tho arrangement
ho had just made with the widow with
groat satisfaction. A brief day-dream
came to him, of Jessie i as his brido,
and he thought how good it would bo
to reliovo her at first of tho oversight
and care of the great city houso.
Filled with such pleasant thoughts
as these, ho gave his liorse loose rein,
and tho animal gallopod swiftly along.
A femalo liguro approached as he
rode on. With a groat bound of his
heart, ho recognized her of whom lie
hnd just been thinking.
IIo drow rein so suddenly that his
horse fell back upon bis haunches.
When the animal recovered his feet she
had hurried past.
Ho turned and called to her.
"Jessica! Jessica! MissBryson!"
Slio neither stopped nor answered.
Yet lie was certain that it was tdic.
He could not be mistaken in her ligI
ure; and he had a passing glimpse of
hor I nee.
Yob, ii was surely she. She would
not answer him; she would not stop at
his call.
He sat in his saddle, motionless,
watching the fast-retreating figure,
tempted to spur after hor, and reluctant
to do so.
"Wherever she is going," lie thought
"she will probably return bv this road
I'll uait."
Dismounting, he led his horse into i
clump of trees by tho roadside. A1
lowing him to graze while ho held tin
reins, he lay clown in tho grass na<
waited.
Ho was right in his conjecture. He
foro dark .'essica hryson passed thn
way again; and again was his unavail
ing suit renewed.
|to jik continc'Kn. |
"H ai i y couple," inrsed 1'ompour, f
Mr. and Mrs. fresh passed by. "Wh
! trusting love! Why, I have know
' that man to woar n home-made smokirij
jacket, and imngino that it fitted him
? Till-Hit*.
? Tfuukk John, give mo a sentem
? containing tho word contonts. John
il The contents of a cow is milk.?
Teavhci\
U | . THE HEWS,
y Jl.
y The fall of snow on tbe Slrra Mountain
- Is unpeeedented, and tlx peycs have bee
'I killed by an avalanche. C
e 11. Freeman, of LockportJt. Y., Is unde
w arrest on the charge of derauding Calvii
d Thompson, a farmer,out of M,000. A BjI
0 (imore and Ohio locomofcivpxplode lat Ben
' wood Junction, W. Va., no Engineer Cun
D ninghain was blown two hfcidred yards, bu
| only slightly injured.?? J freight train 01
the Ban Antonio Uallroadwent through f
^ bridge at Hollettsville, T'XM? an<l Mvera
men were killed and a nfnber injured.
1 Four intoxioated loggia were burned tc
death In a camp oalhe Tennessee river,
r , seventy-Ove miles fpoa ^adnosh, Ky. a
| German named Fofrlnln murdered bis wife
) and child an.|ltq^raltt|*"V>aolde in Will;
iaiWCUffcN. TttflQKr.
nft fi3WraWvK^aniao anYwIX
of LoOrippJ.?McWilliams, of Levriston,
Mo., whllecraay from tho maludy,
split bis wife's boot* open w.th an axe.
Charles H. M. Stiver has instituted legal
proceedings again Joseph O. Ditman, the
missing bank pr< dgpt, of Philadelphia,
claiming that the ttor bos absconded.
Jonas S. Heartt, bo oar wheel manufacturer
died at Tr< , IyY. C. K. Hart,
superintendent of jo Washington Public
Works, at Etizabet , Jft* J., has disappeared.
Young, Mrs. labartfr.of Williamsport,
P,?., was accidentals shot and killed by her
mother str.king a styt gun standing in the
corner of tho room^in Vhich they were
romping in play. Xaltsou & Aeifli, manufacturers
of gloves in Chicago, made an assignment.
Liabilities 180,000. The Rending
Coal Company has closed its Lincoln colliery
in Schuylkill oouaty, Pa., throwing out
seven hundred men and m . _ - -?
A nuiuLcr of ca: es of ciontorfeit bran i
o' whiskey were discoveredtnths wai ehoust
of thj Ulobe Distilling Company of cinc,n
rati. The Minnesota Slate UniNcisi y
Building at Miniv oj olis wa?damago I * . >
| by fire. A span of the iron bridge b-tweer,
I llolyoke and South lludley^fall*. Masa.w
blown down and Maurioj4^riscoll, a wor ^
man, killed. Otuzi Y. cjortft. ?
official, is under arrest in ?The
charge of extensive embcCdbcxe, of West*
quarter cer.tenuaryof B " Vjjration of the
ern New York, "J'e CYlJpiscopal Car?
stored StJ{(|o, N^e^*^re celebrated at
U.T?ri"'<rt.i,Ue- QUi?T^ Wfcuotiu. do I
! *nt who killed Edward Cutm.ngban, tho I
TZTu ?>l Mi,,on'Ma88-wh,,e poa<-hi??
the latter'- estate, was sentenced to flf
enyears In prison. John Christie, the
os prominent member oC the Masom *
?lo I f"11 - h" T' 7
of chau'pugne. The
advanced prices. Wiilis o^i lord.amanip- r
ulator of of railroad securities, committed
suicido in a cell in the county-prison of Philadelphia.
Tho Chicago aulfeoritiei bnvo
suppressed all gambling establishments in
that city. A Northern Paqfdc Railroad
train jumped the track MAr.fTboratsou's
Kails, Montana, und the imtnq(rkht cars went
down an embankmeut, ra?OJ Vomon and
children being slightly h>jurfldU[r?There is
a deficiency in almost everjflEpmch of tho
postal service, and po->tmast?H#>riU thcroforo
bo prevented from procurwHbprovements.
A largo convention of (ura&tnen i? to be
hehl at Fort Worth, Te^MBIarch 11, to
agree upon sotne plan to ddWtftbe combination
of biiyera In the prominent markets of
I ho country. Domestic troubles led Frank
1'uron. of Chicago, to atteid^t wife murder
and suicide The mystery of the murdor
of Max Mantwvtrr-^ it r?? unsolved.
The down-t',, ti,e F lito:i
Elccirir Light Co?n}SPS^^^>;?' -J" -u.
cily, was burned, and the cui^it supplying
eighteen thou6aud lights in the business s-ction
was cut off. British ^ jtilists will
have an interest of about threi nillion dollars
in the proposed rubber trust at Trenton,
N.J. George Kirschbautn was instantly
killed and John Becker seriously hurt by a
natural gas explosion in E-sonomy, l'a.
Several persons were severely shocked in St.
Eon s by contact with electric light wires.
Tho Supreme Court of New \ork city
has been petitioned to appoint a receivt r for
tho sugar trust. Miss Maggie Layman, of
Brandon, O., while dressing for her wedding,
picked up a revolver and accidentally shot
herself. Edward Sherman, a machinist of
Cincinnati, hearing a sound at bis room door
and thinking it was a burglar, fired and
I mortally wounded Wm. H. l'hilllps, an elderly
man, who occupied an adjoining room.?
A negro gambler named Rigors confessed on
his death bed in Tablrn i?U. I. T.. the murder
in lBStl of DrV ,W?.''yle and Mrs. Win.
Kerr, in the Cherokee Notion, and for which
John Stephenson wax convicted and hanged.
The window glass manufacturers of the
West have formed a trust, witn $800,000capItal.
The conductors' and switchmans'
strike on the Evansville and Terre Haute and
the Kvnnsvdleand Indianapolis Roads of the
Mackay system continues. Two passenger
trains on thj Central Georgia Railroad collided
rn a fog near Savannah, and the loco
tnotives were wrecked and six passeugeri
were hurt.
KILLED HIS WIFE AND CHILD
Terrible Double .Murder and Siilrld
til Williamsburg, H. Y.
In the German quarter ot tVilliamsbur)
New York, a terrible double murder nn
1 suicide was reported to the police. A nia
named Franklin killed Ids wife and child an
A r.eighhor^^medj^MtKv -?.xtli
St it< >n-house and sttiflttMhu.. no niem'n?" <
I* 110 Franklin faintly, P&dived m the rehr<
it 180 M unger street, lirjC^Aii soon since Wo
|. no id ay. lie thougbr.?otf)ethlng was ivroti
Two olHcrrs went to thaSbouie and elTocu
an ontrauce through tue front window. A
was quiet in the In.use, but, passing into M
bed room, Frunklt'i wsSfound sitting on tl
is edge of liio bed vritUja rotol v >r grasped
j his luiud.
As the olllcers were about to enter the in
" drovo thorn out (>f taj^Htn at Mm point
''' the weapon. Then ajMStOl shot rang oi
!" Ti e olllcers rushed in And lound Frank
had shot himsefi iiiroiljjwth * left breast. J
was not ytri deadf. but btt Wife and d yeor-i
chid were tyln'ftv On the sum In
Franklin died som><tlmoi;fver. Both vict
had been shot throiM ffuO luad. From u
? pen ranees, they* Vp dead two or th
WES FIFTY FEET HIGH.
is ,
s. They Pour Down the Funnels ?
r of an Ocean Steamer. <
it ,
Sweeping Clenr Oyr 111? VcmcI nn?I
Carrying A way EirrylhiitK Jlovablc
-Tcrrlll? Gal? on tli? f
t Aliunde.
1 Captain Lor I, of the British steamer Cro- i
1 roa, which arrived at New York, frout Mid- 1
' d eboro, reports:
"We experienced the roughest weather I t
have ever known. Up to December 17 we t
> hid a succession of furious gales from south, i
west to west. The ship was blown otT into
> the trough of tho sea, although going at full ^
speed, and became unmanageable. We stop- ?
nsj the StloliiMsrul IK|^ a i.Ul.tjful .-ounJ^ K
foeerests of the waves. We, however, shipped
one fearful sea, which carri d every- o
thing before it, smashing one boat and dam- v
aging others. wn?h<i?? *
_ , ...R ??aj |,.?i b ui wie ny- u
iirg bridge, and injuring several of the crew. tl
. "The engineer says that part of this sea
went down the funnel, the top of which is w
flfty-jix fee", above :he water. The water i>
0 me iiinnii g 'hrough iho lubei in such vol- p
unies as lie it .y to put the fires out,anil caused M
n g eat commotion among the men below.
t u the 18tta it b ew u heavy gale, and on the .
29tb the wind again attained the force of a ,
hurricane. During th? night we shipped a
tremendous sea over the bows. It swept
uway everything in its way, carrying wreckage
from the main deck over tbo upper
bihice, about twenty-live feet high, and m
dually making its exit over ilip stern. a
"This sea washed a fir man from tho fore- he
ninst on to the main bridge, lifting him about 111
twenty feet and landing him among the debris
under the starboaid boat. Whon picked re
tip he was itisens ble, He received dangerous
injuries. Thonco to port
I Various kinds""Ml' i .v. i. iiii h
1 I ji mmii rmiih l1lini1 (Br )' .?!?,, .J
1 -^i?^tNoriolk Vo., for coal, brought the th,
put in at W Q[ the four-masted co
, crew and f Boston, which lHJ
SST'.1SndliSl ? ?, Tbj jcK^er ? ,
ftiiu.l iroo. B ? ?>>??. lh"b.J I 1*
acrewoHeVem including Captain ^dnejr j ^
fs I?
J. M. ?> osnuu j December 1~,
&&rocjxsrp r, s
time blowing oil. hut the 6U
made to calm ;l>? t, u awnv. Tbo
fury of the winV 1vessd whs dis- msails
were hl"wn"V noo,otl wlth wa- ofi
masted and the ca\J" . otr OIl jj Cemt>er ?ui
tor. Tba crow wa.v, jy seconds, long!- gr
f n #"0 wus Injured, except in
tude 51 degrees. INo<* ,)e not seriously. The an
a French sailor, awT- . gi^ was ubuu- |
vessel WAS am H?M
doaod. ~ ? ? J}t
WORK AND*/ WORKERS. |
?Jt? ?
^|heAi ebb shop 03T Dullin h?lP** the &r
^Tn Ireland tjlacksraltha gri 2ft per cent less Sic
wages than tbose'oh the Clyde, nnd 17 per ,
cent, less than the English blacksmiths.
The liberal press of Germany is earnestly <*'e'
a lvocating a general and completeorgnnix *- wn
lion of the workinginen for their own pro- Bui
lection. dol
A syndicate with a capital of #10,000,000 put
has bo n formed to buy out tile business of at I
liriiish carpet manufacturers end work their pie
e tab ishnients on American patents. slid
A pftrty of eighteen practical glacs workers* ls *
who were locked out of the 8 ilem glassworks* a.r '
in New J ri-y, btcauseof the strike, will
stmt a co- perativo luctory in Spring City. ,c
la.
The Toronto unions will supportcandidntcs pe
who favor city ownership of street railways. na'
They also demand that contractors on city fu,
work puy union wngts and have a nine hour jp,
day.
In Minneapolis th> nssociit.d charities, wi
have asked the board of education, the super- tw
iiiteudsotPM public Inst ructions and tliolntor m<
? rganizifloi s of the city to co oporate with tic
tin ni iu a movement to prevent child labor. mi
Wages around Taconui, Washington Ter- ou
ritory, are: Caoorers. #2 to $2 30 per day;
f ~ lrpcntei s, $3 t> {3 S'J; brick and stone#5
to -*7: | list?rers, #.'j lo #7, and S!l
| stone cit ers, ?o ..?7 Uuilainc lumber costs tb
#10 per 1,000 feet. B 0j
The legislative committee of the New Je* le
" ' r .Imr nnd I.alinr Unions. I ^
B* y rtxienuiuii vt 9
at a recent meeting resolved to stand liy th >
Australian l?a)l >t system, and to urge tho
passive of a ltw providing lor that plan of
\o lag. In case ot op| osit < n to the measuie .1
iudignnti ju meetings will he held all over tbo
State. J."
CROP REPORT. u
r<
Agricultural Department llntlm ?te of (|
the l'rotlnciioii ?* 1 Cereals. (>
The December report of the D *partment k
of Agriculture shows that the reported area
of corn, 78,3151,651 acres, represo its an in- w
crease ot 'J,1 j p. r cent, over tho average o.' s
1888. The yield per acre of corn is very 1
nearly twenty-seven bushels, or one and onetenth
bushel less than the product of 1879,
and is the largest rate of yield since 1880.
Tho product as estimated, is 2,112,802,006
bushels. . I
The wheat acreage, 38,120,859 acres, is
2 1-10 per cent greater than the aggregate
for 1888. Tho yield per acre of wheat is ,
nearly 12.9 bushels or one-tenth of a bushel
greater than the November average of yield
per aero. Tho total product as estimated,
I is 499,56'.),000 bushels.
1 The acreage of oats is placed at 27,162.316
acres,an increrse of less than 2 per cent. The
product of oats is 751,715,000 bushels at the
rate of 27.4 bushels per acre.
The aggregate of all cereals Is about 3,450,
j 000,000 bushels, or at least fifty-threo per
capita.
MARKETS.
Bai.tihorr? Flour?City Mills,extra,$4.25
n$4.50. Wheat?{Southern FulU, Mlibl;
o Corn -Southern White, tilt'JS cCs, Yellow
liiia.'lTc. Outs?Southern ami Pennsylvania |
V'HnMlets.; Rye?Maryland Pennsylvania
f' 5?a00cUi.; llay?Maryland an<l Pennsylvania
1 Id OdaflJ 50;Straw-Wheat,7.50afK50;Hutterl
n EasternCreamery, '.'dut'So., near-by receipts
10n20cts; Cheese-Eastern Fnucy(Creain. IOJ4 |
all cte.,?Western, 10.ilO|a fts; Eggs ? to
J a'-'l Tobncco l eaf Inferior I nf 2.00, Good
"t j Common, d 1*IrR 00, Middling, $5a7.00 Good
>t j to line red.Hnf'J; Fancy, 10u$ld.
?f i New York?Flour?Southern Common to
1* fair extra, #2.50n$ .5.85: Wheat-No 1 White bo
g- n&'j' Rye?State. ftli.i.VJ; Corn?Southern
<l Yellow,3?;fn40)?.Oais White,Htate2K^ad8^
1 I cts. Butter?Slate. 1 'JniXi cts. Choose--State,
he h'j'nlO'i cts.; Eggs?24a'J4j; cts.
ho I I'll 11, adei.I'll I a ? Flour ? Pennsylvania
|R fancy, 4.'J5at.75; Wheat?Pennsy lvania and
Southern Red, SbaOdjj; live?Pennsylvania
in fiSuiiUi*; Corn-Southern Yellow, d7J/Ja37%cta.
of Data?aiiudl}'t eta.; Butter?State, lutu'5 cU?.;
0'. Cheese-N. Y. Factory, 'Ja'.oa eta.- Eggs?
in State, cts.
He CATTIjK.
)iil Baltimore? Beef, 4 2511 3b; Sheep?ft 00
? ? n5 V). Hogs?f t 5<i .4 75
ins new York?Beef?$3 85a5 25;Sheep $4 00
>li_ a5 50; Hogs?$3 0'Ja4.25.
go East Liberty?Beef?14 25?l 5J; Sheep?
$5 0ua5 25; Hogs?$3 OOal (XI.
Bronson Howard, the playwright, Is going
to Europe at once. He may be absent two
3r three year*.
Count Thomas A. Edison says that ha still
;ares more for business orders than for foreign
decorations.
ltev. George C. Gorimer, D. D., of Chicago
ffho has recently been ended to a Bodon
ihurcb, woe at one time an actor of no meau
ibility.
Marshall Wildor, the clover dwarf humorit,
made hia first appearance on the st-ngo
m the back of Mr. Joseph J tTerson in "Kip
/an Winkle,"
Robert Browning is reported to have said
o Mrs. James Brown Potter that ho believed
hat his poems were more fully appreciated
n Chicago than auy wiiere olse in teis couury.
Itev. Robert Collyer, who began life ns a
ilacksraith anl is now one of the most popil&r
living preachers, has just entered his
.... . i ruivn nnvAr aii'li ns much !
llobort, Browning is likely to bo the last i
i tne English men of letters (?avo Tennyson) i
mo will find a gravo in \\ estminster Al>- ]
oy. 1 ho interment of auy more bodies i
acre is opposed on Sanitary groun Is. t
,^r* t-'ronill's life insurance ivas paid to his '
idnw last Saturday. The poacics were in I
eneneiul companies which, apparently were
>tb 10 pay the claim until h.s murderers '
ere actually proved to b> guilty. ^
l'rofessor Dilthey Lai undertaken the edi- I
>r?hip of severe! important manuscripts
lowing lv nit's struggle witn the royal con- ,.
>r at Berlin in 17U.J, recontlv discovered iu ?,
ie University Library at Rostock. "
Lord Randolph Churchdl has flred off a a
anifesloin favor of an eight-hour law for pi
laborer's day's work, llis advocucy is tr
nvover, qualilied iu that if he llnds the ci
essure Unpopular ho will not defend it. p
l1 raneis Murphy tho temiw?ncu apostle I 111
cont.y exn:rs?>s cmit?iq?tt > r'TTT
* ?TJBifi f(' ilill Viffirr wuo art in | L.
9 Legislature.' " ! f0
Edward Strauss, tho brother of Johann, j,,,
9 famous waltz writer, is coming to this gr
untry with Ins orchestra. He is said to
a magnetic leader. He uses his bow for
juton or to scratch a note here and there fn
st to show his men how it ought to be done. \V
Mrs. William Astor, the unquestioned j y<
idirof New York society, recently said I li<
at woTbred American women are dressing j bi
jro and more plainly every year iu public I *t
ic.'S. ' Jewels," she thinks, "should never J at
worn bjfore eveuing and never on tho j fleet."
<"
T. DeWitt Talmage Is rich. Ho makes I j-''
are than any other lecturer and lectures | .
loner. He is up for tho highest bidder and j
axparieuced inaiittgers of lyceums take
eat risks oil him, but the Doctor lias an
variable rule. "Settle before the lecture "J
id avoid misunderstanding." }-a
Edward Bollainmy, uuthor of _"Looking pv
ickwaru, ' ami louiuier 01 tna iNntionalisc i>
irty, is Uescritied as a wiry-looking man,
ill in his thirties. Thire are e. low strands
silver in bis dark hair, and bis face is
utned by a pair of browu eyes. Mr. H_llny
was boru in tbe little village ol Ch oose
Fa'Is, Mass., where be still lives.
I a boy were killed, two otbor people may*
, and several houses and a church were | ox
. eked. The si de comme.ic.'d at the Sieria ' Kn
ttes Hume, and Rwept with terrible force j"1
?n the valley, carrying everything in its j
h before it. Stout trees were snapped oil" j
the ground like pine sticks. Several pen- ! ()l)
has narrow escapes from death, as the i
le ctme wilh>ut the slighthst warning. It j
>elievcd that a Cuinaman and a little girl , An
? stid buried in the mass of snow nnd j
>ris. Fears ?.re entertained that another (
le inty occur at any moment, and thepoo- | )(j.
are in a great state of anxiety. As so in , ^
possible atter tbe slide, a number of m n I
?<tn the work of digging out the unfortu- j tj(
tes who hod be.'n caught in it, and in a i (>l]
v hours had taken out tbe bo lies of Mrs. |
ch, her t.vo daughters and n son; Miss | (j(
'an, of Downievillo, nnd .Mis. I. T. Mooney I J)(
tli her daughter. Miss Ethel Langlon. The
o hut named were s'.ill breathing when re- 1 t|
>vod from the snow, but efforts at restora- 1
a proved unavailing. It is lo ir, d tbat , w
J'O IU III liuw HIIUtTII IHJIjr II1TU VCOI1 onv|>? , ^
t of existence iu itioav. 1 niche.
Telegraphic reports to thi office of the
lutliern Pac (lj Company say tho tall of
ow oii tho fiiorrn mountains, on tbs lino of
u o? >?r?i 1'iuiitia Ruilroa 1 is uutvocedenl- w
. At Summit there is sixteen t?et on tho I'
vol, and twelvo teotat /'.jp With w
Hugh rotary p ows the roaa iw- . _
i genera> ?~.?.;fully kept open lor travel \ lis
winter. 1 11
Helena, Mont.?Thursday night **?? tho c
ddest so far this season in Montana, tho 8
i -riuometer going us low as d> degreoi beiw
at some points. Tbore is but little enow
ported in Eastern and Contral Alontaun, j '
ut there is some (1 day to trail!; in tho west
rn part of tin Stale. Considerable sufiring
is already report d on some of tbo f
snges, tliou .h confined to limited areas.
Seattle. Washington ?Tho overland f
rains are all delayed ia H is orn Washington
y snow storms. Tho weather is the co desl . J
nown here lor years. |
Pkadwujd, 8. I).?The thermometer reg- '
itered t!S degrees below z-ro here, the co'.d- : 1
st of the winter. Business in practicably 1
uspendod, owing to theintousity of theeold. '
FAILURES OF 1889.
Some NfiitlntirM ol I lie Xrw Worlil's
ItnsiiirsN lllsnslrrN.
The fniluns in 1*K1 numbered 10 8811 in lh3 j
United Htales, or 1 in every 07 firms, and j
1,777 in Cumuli, or 1 in every 4."> linns. In '
1888 tho failures were l-'.Gl'J in the United
Htntos ami 1 t??7 in Canada.
The aggregate of liabilities was $148,784.837
in the I'" ted State", against $ I28,8ID '.'73
in IS**, !!!,' $ 4 718 323in Cnnnd ',a ;ninst $M,"
('81,10'.'. liui t o average 1 abilitM s or encn
tit in la ling was lower i Canada $8,87'.'Inst
year, m w a lie t 43,8'.Hi in ISKh, mid the increase
in the United States, if an unfavorable indication,
win still not enough to denote an unhealthy
state of commercial credits, for tho
average in I8M> was but $13,073, against $1 t VJ2in
1838, 17,3'XJ in 183? and $20,082 in 188-1.
Tho biismes* failur snecuilug throu.hout
the country during t'ie l?sfc seven days, us roported
to K G. Dun A: Co., the mercantile
agoncy, by telegraph, nam' ?r for the United
States 201, and lor Canada 81, or a total o' 382
failures, ugoinit *82 Isst we-knnd3l3 tlie j
we-k previous to the last. For the corresponding
week of last year the figures wore
387, repiesenting 3-39 failures in the United
fcha es and i i tho Dominion if Canada.
FOUR MEN DROWNED.
t'alnl Accident to a 4'IsIiIiik I'arty lit
Nun fr'riinrlNco.
! A man was seen clinging to tlio rocks at
[ I'oint Ilonito Lighthouse at the northern side
i of tho Uolden Gate, California, and was taken
I olT several horns by the crow of n tugboat
I which was sent to Ids assistance.
He proved to bo a fisherman. lie had boon
| on the rocks six hours, and was nearly ex;
linusted when rescued. He said that ho and
| four companions were returning homo in a
' flshlngho it, and when otr Point Ilonito, the
boat capsized,
j His comrades were all drowned, hut ho
succeeded in reaching thorooUs, whoro he re|
uiuiuod until taken oil'.
THE TWO DAKOTA!* ( K v '.'
All hail' to the fair twin sister*
Which have entered the Union grand.
With the glorious motto regnant,
'God, Home, and Native Land."
So rugged, and so beauteous.
So young and yet so free;
If the morning is so glorious.
What will the noontide be*
God bless the two young sisters,
And the quartette* grand and brave;
May they lead the way victorious
And our own loved country save
From the slavish rule of Bacchus,
From the chains its servants wear.
Let the Stars and the Stripes float o'er us,
A nation free and fair.
*MYftne, Kansas, North Dakota and South
Dakota.
?Mr.*. Richmond, in National Advocate. J
WHO STANDS THE CASH *
" ?- - ** sw axvgnm titnf
irunkard's children? Who provides for thotrunkard's
broken-hearted wife? Who sup-!
ports the l*ggarly tramps, who, having1
n'nsted heir monev in drink - ?
.r>,in,.l"y v who repairs the losses ?um|I
I moss and half-in toxica ted business men*.
h<> makes good the damages caused bv the'
S"Srvf>irrl'e" "'nrkn'
iranee of business caused bv snrees nt
r??kT?l?Tes/, WV? ,;aVHfor thp
, wrpcks caused by drunken conductor*'
nd engineers* Who buikto m S' V
here the craav drunkards are kept* "Who
Wh di?tic4l.rhn',,on ?< rtrunkSn
' . . j ho pays the attorneys and Junes
^JIIthTS? tTy dninken criminals* Who
5mta P*n^i of tria,s nnd commitlents
and executions occasioned bv the
imes of drunken men* Wh.. /L *u. "^S.
roperty destroyed -H ' iiril.si
hiw'due iilTKa recklessness and
sanity of drunken hushands and fathers?
"ho pays for the inquests held on drunkards
and dead by the wayside* Who |>ays for a
luper's coffin and for digging a drunkard's
ave in the potter's field, when the last glass
is l?een drunk*
Who |>ays the bills* The drunkard cannot,
r he has wasted his substance in the cup.
'ill the rumseller pay them? The fact is,
ni end 1, the sober, industrious toiling poriii
(if tho community must, meet all these
lis. The drunken rowdy, wounded in tho
reet fight, is earn! for in the city hospital
.our expense; the drunken lieggar is fed
om our t-aUle; his hungry children come to
ir doors for bread, and we cannot refuse asdanre
t?> his suflTering wife; and when at
st, having wasted his substance in riotous
.'ing, he comes to the almshouse, the aayin,
the hospital or the nrtson, honeet. sober,
m|>erate men pay the nills for supporting
in there. There is no escaping it. We may
otcst, we may grumble at taxes, and flud
ult. with begg&rs, but ultimately and initably
wo must foot the bills. ? The Evangeit.
VICTIM* OF THRI8T MADNESS.
The jieriixlical desire for strong drink
hieh sometimes besets individuals other- h ^^
1? moral and
l^jlpl'odtral ?
Tcl^l^riv^HTTn^W^B^JoVreiJ?f VJ
into (lie most terrible ia|
w. During the Interval between the
ysins he may be a perfectly sober man.
r mnny weeks, or even months, he may
ve steadily refused to taste a drop of
nor;uiay, indeed, have felt no inclination
p it, but on the contrary regarded it with
-gust. Ami yet, when the lit time comes
, the raging thirst for alcohol utterly parE7.es
his conscience and his will.
A man in this condition is a monomaniac,
id should lie treated as one. If put under
oper restraint at the commencement of
is furor, the dipsomaniac, in nine cases out
ten, might be tided over his difficulty in
e course of a week, and a perseverance in
e course at the recurrence of the hallueinaw
would probably eventuate In a complete
IIC.
It. is not easy to persuade the world that all
unkenness is not voluntary. The law does
it recognize dipsomania. It troats all iniriates
alike. This seems to he unjust, altough
it is hard to say where the line should
>drawn between free-will excess and that
tarich proceeds from an uncontrolable maia.?
Toledo Blade.
don't go down that street.
I was visiting at a good minister's house
few days ago, and made friends with his
right little daughter, only six years old,
'ho taught me a lesson. 1 invited her to
ike a walk with ine, and we proceeded
11 a"\fcl'j? street, her hand in mine, chatting
rossing, she said: ^ye came to a
treet!"
"Why not?" I asked, in surprise.
"Because I am always tempted when 1 go
fown there."
"What is it that tempts you?"
- ' - uiuntc t/1 cro
"The candy store. j mv??jo ......... ?
;o in and buy some candy."
Now here is a lesson for children of larger
growth. What should yon do when you are
empted? Run away, or rather don t go in
!he way of temptation. Is it the saloon that
letnpts you to enter? Keep away. Whatavev
it is that makes you spend your money
needlessly, keep away. Keep on the sate
side. We give you the advice in the words
of the Bible: "Avoid it, pass not by it, turn
from it and pass away.'?Youth's Temperanec
Banner.
there war no beer bill.
A wealthy gentleman of large business experience
who was an inte? ^sted visitor at the
national convention of the W f "h it I p '
he could not understand hoi^
gaui/.ation was nble to do so /
temperance cause with so li" /
incidentally remarked that rjrn n ' ..
non. more than the entir \IA\ II II
iiassed through the. NaU^-WIIII ^
year.
to the
temper a VCF news AND NOTER.
It has Iteeu resolved to form a National
I'nion of British Teni|>erance Choral Societies.
Temperance teaching in the State schools
of Victoria, Australia, has l>een made compulsory.
The retail liquor trattle is now prohibited
in seventy-nine municipalities of the province
of Sianitoha.
The VV. T. U. of Mississippi has received
* ? 1 (olan jifl/ir n
a Kin. of s*oop i?y MiimnpuvHo .......
sermon in behalf of its work, delivered at
Meridian by Sam Jones.
The new State headquarters of the Penn
sylvnnia W C. T. IT. have been formally
dedicated and opened. The rooms are in A
new and handsome huildinK on Arch street,
Philadelphia.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Unionthe
Indejiendent Order of (food Templars
and the Prohibition party of Nebraska nave
formed a triple alliance to work for the State
Prohibit ion amendment.
Mrs. S. K. (iriilih, Superintendent of W.
('. T. U. work anioiiK foreigners, is now pub
lishing her tracts in fourteen different languages.
She has begun to issue these tracts
as semi-monthly tein|K>rance talks, ten thousand
at an issue.
The Commissioners of the District of Columbia
have asked Congress to pass a Sunday
law for the District of Columbia, and the
President approves t heir request. Hon. W
C. P. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, will introduce
such a hill and the American Sabbath
Union wjl] work for its |?assage.