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- - ~ -- A GROVER CLEVELAND. A TALK WITH ONE OF THE PR'iE.I DENT'S SCHOOL1ATES. Some Interet4ing lucideuts of flis Child hood's Days-The (2ualities Which hay Since Distinguished Uim 1nlaifeste'd 1 His Youth. CFrom a Washington Letter.) I had quite a pfeasant conversatior last evening with one of Presiden Cleveland's old schoolmates, who is nov occupying a position here in one of th Government departments. The oul schoolmate of the President's was bun at Fayetteville, New York, the town tia Mr. Cleveland visited some weeksao. He told me that Fayetteville is a beau tiful village of some 1,000 or 1,SOO in habitants, lying in a romantic regioi about seven miles east of Syracuse, anc is noted among other things for its pro duction of lime. The Cleveland famil' removed to that place in the year 1840 when the Rev. Richard Cleveland, thi President's father, became pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and when Grove: was only three years old. The gentleman referred to relatei some interesting reminiscences of thi President's boyhood days at Fayette Their first school days were preside< over by 0. D. Blanchard, who is -ia living. "moovs" A Gr.EAT FAvoRITE. "'Grove,' as the boys all knew him,' said my informant, "was always a favor ite in and out of school. He was i strong, good-natured youth, about a studious as the average school boy, anc did not, as I recollect him, evince an3 special liking for books. Ineed, ther was nothing about him when we were school boys together that indicate( "uture greatness. There were nani -ther boys there who were called bright .r. Although 'Grove' was full of fiu And joined in all the boyish sports, sue! as riding down hill, snow balling anc the carrying off of front gates, there wa a certain marked earnestness in his man nor which distinguished him from the other boys. When we went to the Fayetteville Academy, 'Grove' belonget to a debating society, and I frequeutly heard him in debate. He was not really a fluent speaker, but I remember ver3 well that he rapidly developed into i close and forcible reasoner. If his argu 2nentative blows did not flash wid brilliancy, they were heavy and effective for a boy of fourteen years of age. rIUNG CLEtELA-ti) couaat;*rzoz. "Grover was a decidedly courageouw boy. He would patiently bear a grea1 deal of hectoring before lie would tight but he was a hard antagonist when hm wrath became kindled. I recollect ont ocession when he gave an exhibition mot only of his courage, but also of hi ability to defend himself agamst the sante of a fellow almost twice his size Thisindividual was one of our scLoo bullies. Young Cleveland had ister vened to protect a small boy from i severe oufling which the bully was in flicting upon him, whereupon he turne and said: 'If you don't shut up I'll sial your mouth.' 'I don't think you will, said Grover very cooly, as he straight ened himself for battle. But the bull3 did slap him, and 'Grove' went im rough and tumble, and in a very shori time he had his enemy down bellowing loudly for mercy. He was let up witn bloody nose, and a reputation as * fghter irretrievably lost. This greal victory established the conqueror's title to hero of the school, and we were neve: thereafter afraid if we had 'Grove Cleveland on our side. He was one o: the~ few boys who dared to make the jiazrdous ascent of the belfry of int academy by way of the lightning rod.J remember that a few of us climbed ul; one night, when he was of the party, tc usher in the Fonrth of July by rmngin the bell at twelve o'lock. We were little early and went to sleep in th< belfry, around the floor of which ther< was no railing to prevent our rolling oil I believe on this occasion the trustees -or somebody else in authority, had for bidden the ringing of the bell, but w< couldn't see how the nation's birthda: could be properly celebrated at Fayette yille, at least without 'whooping up' thi old bell, and so at 12 o'clock we miad< her :ing! While we were making all th< noise we could up there we heard othe, noises in the building below us, an< ha'ig the fear of the trustees before oua cyes, rapidly suid down the rod! W< reached the ground safely with the ex ception of Grover, one of whose leg caught on a split in the rod, which hek him there firmly and he could neithe get up nor down. We liberated his finally, after much difficulty, but his lei was pretty badly hurt. He was alread, very fond of fishing, and I sat with bin many aday on a log on the banks o Limestone creek and fished for suckers IBe was a quiet and earnest fisherman and usnally took home a good string. have always thought it a little singula that he never aared for horseback ridin: s a boy. I have no recollection of eve Sing him on a horse's back. I don't wever, think he was afraid of a hors 5' any means. IlE CTEE IN A DBUCG SrOBE. "When Grover's father moved fror Fayetteville, young Cleveland entered; drug store at that place, where he re mained until 1853 or '54. H~e boar dei with his employer, and was at that tin one of the most popular young men i: the town. He was always genial, frien:lU; and accommodating, making a fnrst ehes clerk. He was a im friend and a: agreeable companion, though niot olined to be demonstrative, more at t listen quietly than to lead in2 conIves tion. He was thoroughly upright, truid ul and conscienitious, and all who kne, 3iiro regretted when, at the age r f sever teen, e left the village to join his father family ii Clinton. "If young plleveland was not a brilli:. toy at the aedemy, he was certain) ,noted for patient industry. If he d: act excel in any particular branch, hi status for general proficiency was eqax do that of the best of his fellows thern Geometry was not taught at the Fayett< vile Academy in our day. Algebra wa b iggesboL the matbematMa instrm tions given, and this was one of his favorite stulies; 1nded, his mental cur rent a-,pered quite early to run toward the exact scienes, alcu to logie esptzeial lv. .distorv w: 6 aLo-ther of his chosen s'tudies. meaber of his father's church had a fine library to which many of us had free atccss, and Grover availed himself of the opportunity thus ofered to enrich his mind with historical read ing, for which he always showed an especial fondness. Plutarch's Lives, as I remember, was in this library, and I am very sure that he and I lingered over those charmEd pages about the same time. I have no doubt that they laft an indelible impression L- his ycu'g mind, as they surCy did oCa my own. TOOK A LIVELY INTERFST LN POLITICA. "I'rcally cannot say whe'.ier he was much of a newspaier read t. A small weekly paper was published there, and besides the Syracuse daily papers were taken by many persons at Fayetteville. As we know, there can be no doubt that he took a lively interest in the great po litical issues vhich were then wrenching asunder parties, and beginning to shake the country to its very foundation. As he was not old enough to vote when he lived at Fayetteville, I never knew vny thing of his politics. His father was a I Democrat, but I saw him once at an Abolitionist meeting, where they were exhibiting a runaway slave, who for this purpose had been ser-t over from Sy ra case, which was th-n a station of the 'Underground Raiiroad.' I think, how ever, Elder Cleveland, as he was known, -took no part in the meeting. WHY RE DIDNIT GO TO COLLEGE. "When Grover left Fayetteville to go to Clinton it was generally understood that he would prepare himself for col lege and enter the ministry. I know my mother used to say, 'Grove Cleveland is a good Christian boy and will become a grcat preacher.' He has quite recently told why he did not go to college. He surely did not lack the desire, but rather the pecuniary ability. His father's family was large and his salary would now Le regarded as a mere pittapnce. After providing for the necessaries of life for his children, there was not much of a margin for the expense and support of college training for all the boys. Grover found himself obliged to forego the cherished hope of his youth, and he choked down the great disappointment manfully and struck out boldly for him self. It would appear to have been so ordained, that he should through trial and struggle develop himself for the great work which his country would re quire of him. "I think those who know Mr. Cleve land well as a boy and a young man are not at all surprised at the resolution, stern determination, and unswerving de votion to what he believes to be his duty, regar,-ess of personal conse quences, which have, in a marked degree, characterized his whole public life. -I" CLEVELAND GIRLS. "Of course, I know the girls, Rose and Mary, his sisters, the latter now Mrs. Hoyt, of Fayetteville, but I don't recol lect anything of public interest to say about either of them. I saw them almost every day in and out of school. The only thing that I recall as having imoressed me is the fact that in certain mental qualities and manners Miss Rose Cleveland showed a marked resemblance to her brother Grover, as I nave at tempted to describe him. Otherwise, there does not occur to me anything that distinguishcd her mentally from her school friends. Both girls were beloved and highly respected there." HEAiLTH OF GIR LS. Why They Droop and Stoop, Losing the Beauty of Vigorous Youth. A lecturer whose words were reported in the Life and Hope spoke the other day as follows: One of the principal reasons why so many healthy girls become invalid wo men is owing to the mistaken ideas and restraint of the mother. When the girl is young she romps and plays and tum bles about the floor without restraint, and is healthy. In most instances much too soon long dresses arc put on, and the giri is put under a double restraint, and is expected to at once become a lady. Hampered by her clothing, which prevents the free action of the muscles of the body, or if she indulges in any childish plays, or is seen by the mother in any but an upright position, she is told that such is not ladylike and only -suitable for boys. She soon begins to think she must not bend her body and must keep constantly in an upright posi tion, except when asleep. The result of -this teaching is the supports of, the in ternal organs are weakened. Thae mus eles of the back not being used become weak' and relaxed, and she stoops lor -ward; immediately stays are provided to take the place of the muscles. The tshoulders begin to droop forward; Sshoulder braces are at once put on to isupply the place of the muscles provided ;by nature to hold them in their proper rposition. Thus relieved from all action they soon become relaxed and useless. [Thus nature is supplanted by art until the poor girl is more a composition of steel, whalebone and rubber than of imuscle, flesh and blood. By this time e her mental education is finished, and the proud mother is enabled to introduce to the world an accomplished lady, and at the same time a weak, dependent, in Svalid woman. Eepeelaly to Womren. i .-ee ~ ~is .*ewnge espc:diyj~ to womeIC," ad the gled,'- 0 rwuty. Lord Byron. -1 Surch het ws~ in bui hum1~or'::heilhe wrote niy we 'r sur, that arec carryin u ers of them do-:n to earlygraves Tiihere I i hone for tLo-' wI bo' sur, uo inIt ter how~ A -ll of the be.st muhes. .9:3 cash :- ud balance N ovember: 1, at spot cash prices on a Piano. $10 cash and iyalarnce 'yo ~ember 1, at spot ca-sh prices on an Organ. Delivered, freight free, as ye earest dp)ot. F~ifteen days test trial nud freight both ways if not satisfactory. Write for circumars. N. W. TRUMP, - * Columbia, S. C. S) Nex to politics, notItung creaites more r-Jnaob in the honse than the last baby. ALL ABO'T BUSTLEs. .1Su iev of Great Interest t:>Men. Wopwn ani Children--Aud Especially to Freight A-nts;. (From the N Tork Times.) A very interesting controversy has been agitating the minds and hearts of the freight agents of transcontinental railroads, the pool commissioners, the Inter-State commerce commissioners, and California dry goods merchants since early in February. And it is all about bustles. Although this article has long occupied a place of dignity and prominence in the wardrobe of the properly appareedl woman, and has formed an important item Ia the business of nterchants, manumacturersI carl oonists and coromnon carri:rs, it had nt , 1til "ihe July rev;sior, occupied a place on the freight tariff. Then un classiftled dry goods paid 83 per hundred frcightage to San Francisco, while hoop shirts, under the classification of wire goods, were assessed only $1.50 per hun dred. It was consequently the custom of merchants to ship bustles as "wire goods" or "hoopshirts" indifferently, so describing them in the bills of lading and paying the lower rate of charges. Thou sands of cases had thus been shipped and passed by the freight agents without question, and the goods had been sold and gone into circulation, when an un lucky manufacturer, in February last, sent to Stiefel, Sachs & Co., of San Francisco, a case of these goods describ ad in the bills of lading as "bustles", The guileless California freight agent, knowing little and professing to know nothing of this mysterious distender of my lady's dress and supporter of her skirts and hoops, looked in vain for the rate on bustles in the tariff catalogue. He, therefore, charged the rate on un classified dry goods of $3 and precipi tated the contest by sending in his bill. The merchants protested against the payment, and the matter was referred to the general traffic managers of the roads in New York. Some of these were married men who professed to know something about bus ties, for all of their wives were supposed to wear them. An elderly gentleman from among the benedicts was indignant1 over what he termed the "low subter fuge" of classing bustles as hoopskirts or wire goods when there wasn't a bit of wire nor a hoop of any kind about them. He ought to know, for his wife had worn. a bustle for years. The article was made of feathers and cloth; two long narrow bags just wide enough to-to-well, to escape being sat on, were sewed togeth er, the larger one below, and fastened on with strings. Some of the younger men seemed amused at his description, and one inquired if old n-wspapers were ever employed for stufling insteid of: feathers. A wise lookiz'g mian, of ma turn Ytears and a large fal-y of girls, said lie had it on the best o autlority that the newspaper bustle existed only in the columns of alleged funny papers. A well constructed bustle was filled with I curled hair and a still better quality with wool. In former years he had purchased cu'-h articles himself and he i felt that he was an aatherity upon the subject. The preponderance of testimony, al though it did not agree as to details, was clearly so far against "wire goods" and "hoopshirts," and the trailic mana gers seemed about to sustain the charge of three dollars per hundred, as un classified dry goods, when a young mar ried man with a scab on his nose, who had listened thus far without speaking, said he thought there must be something I in the wire theory of construction. He had gone home a little late the week be fore a little the worse for wear, and was making a manly effort to get to bed without disturbing his silent partnerI when his foot caught in something thatI felt like a bird cage about his ankle and he pitched forward until he reached the I mantel, which he found with his nose. I He uttered an exclamation which trans formed his silent partner into one of the most stive kind of partners, and corn peled an explanation. A light being produced the wreck of the object that had caused him to fall was brought up for imprecation and analysis. It was his first offence, and his wife therefore al lowed her concern over his mishap toI dominate her indignation over the con dition in which he presented himself. So she plastered his nose and said the' wreck didn't matter; it could be easily. replaced. "But where's the rest of it, and what's become of the bird?" he asked. "The bird! what do you mean?" his wife exclaimed. "Why, isn't that part of a bird cage?" he inquired. "A bird cage! Ha! ha!-why, yes, if II am your little birdie, as I used to be that's my bustle." she said. This explanation &ave color toth "wire goods" theory, but still they were not sufficiently informed and more light on the subject had to be obtained.1 After debating various propositions as to where they should go for that light, they finally concluded to go to the shippers1 themselves. Here they met Mr. Strauss, th bookkeeper, who explained to them that the bustle of commerce was com osed of wire and hoops and crinoline. In former years they had been built of cotton and excelsior and hair and wool' and feathers and other things, but never, he thought, of newspapers. Now they were nearly all of wire, and as there was no classification of bustles and the article had superseded hoopskirts, they ~felt that they were only doing right in billing them as wire goods. At any rate these were wire goods and they would maintain their right to their classifica Ition as such. Apples were always fruit, but not all fruit were apples, and al-. though not all wire goods were bustles, and bustles in this day and generation were wire goods. This view prevailed. The elderly mar ried and the wise looking father of so many datigders looked as ii they had foroten to remember something, and silently chimed in with the generalijudg ment, and bustles were alloweaI to pass as wire goods over their lias, payingI one dollar and fifty cents freight per one hundred pounds. "But the freight agents were unwilling to give up completely, Iso they have had the tariff commissica ers tin the newly classitied articles at two dollars per one hundred. Thie limijtedl exprCSS west-bomiid en the Pittburg, Fort W~ayne mnd Chieego road. ~rased into an eaist-bound express near Lima, Ohio. An engineer was seriously Shurt There were manr narrow ecapesc A CALL TO TUE FARMERS. Captain TiIlman' Appeal for a Good At tendance at the Next Convention. To the Farmers of South Carolina: The agitation known as the "Farmers' movement" crystallized last November into a permanent organization under the name of the "Farmers' Association of South Carolina." The objects for which we then organizcd were clearly set forth and are as follows: The encouragement, protection and advancement of our agri cultural interests, and the securing of such reforms and the passage or repeal of such laws as will compass these ends and enable us as tillers of the soil to secure at least _. fair share of the profits of our lJ bor. We seek to clevate and educate the farmers of tic Ste by any and every eans pesile. a- to briug about such changes iii tur yst:m of farming as will preserve t.e fer.i'tv of the soil and in rease the protits Lherefront. While we deprecate political agitation, we will not hesitate to assert our rights as citizens and taxpayers; and, feeling that we have just cause of complaint, we will continue to demand a fair and proper recognition of our rights and needs, and will use our ballots to seenre it. The dominant element in the State has thus far bailed our efforts in this 1irection and ignored our reasonable ::omphlaits. It rests with you, farmers f South Carolina, to show whether y ou will remain tie tools and slaves of an )ligarchy, and deport yourselves as ser rants who have no rights except to obey; >r, whether you will prove to your arro gant lawmakers that you are the masters md not the servants of those who hold power only by your votes. You have the power, you have the brains, you have now the nucleus of an >rganization which will erable you to wct in concert throughout the State, and ll that is neceseary is persistent and iggressive action. Let the next meeting of the Farmers' kssociation be composed of such mate al and of such numbers as will show 'bosses" that we mean to have reform, )r, if we fail to secure it, will show our armers that we can next year retire ;hose to private life who stand in the ray. Under the terms of our constitution ,he number of delegates from each coun ;y association is five, and the date of >r meeting is Tuesday of Fair week, November 8. The executive committee of the Farm r6' Association, for good and sufficient easons, have decided to defer the meet ng until Thursday, December 1, at 11 )'clock, in the hall of the A.gricultural Department at Columbia. Those counties having no organiza ions of iarmers are urgently requested :o organize at one-, or to call a mass neeting on salesday in November and ppnit delegates. Let the convention A: fail, so that there can be no cavilling tbout. this and that county not being represeLtCd. All have the right and all Lre invited, even though they send men ;ho are opposed to the "Farmers' move nent." Two farmers' conventions have met. Mad their 4ines have been ignored: he third may inspire more renpect. By order of the executive committee. B. E. TumriiN-, Chairman. A Confederate Veterans' Orgauization. The Confederate veterans at Pensacola ire endeavoring to introduce uniformity Lmong the Confederate Veteran orgam sations. To that end it is recommended 'that the Confederate Veterans form ~hemselves into one grand body, to be mnown as the Confederate Veterans; hat the subdivisions be known as amp of Confederate Veterans, that the amps be numbered from one up; that he ioy-laws be uniform; that the meet ng of the camps of a State be called a livision camp, a meeting of less than a iate be called a brigade camp, a meet ng of more than one State to be called Scorps cam>, and that a meeting of the mtire organization be known as the ;rand camp. Until a grand camp is eld, to indorse or alter these sugges ;ions, and to elect their officers, it is suggested that the following officers be leclared selected for the purpose: First, o organize and give consecutive num ers to all camps. Second, to secure a ull roster of all camps in existence. hird, to call a meeting of the Grand amp during next July or September. he following officers are suggested: irand Commander, S. B. Buckner, of entucky; Adjutant General, Wmn. H. Pamer, of Virginia; Treasurer, Wi~iam 'reston Johnson, of Louisiana; Chap sin, Rev. 5. William Jones, of Virginia. Uhe movement appears to be a good one md it is not improbable that it will meet with a hearty and general response. savannah News. The President's Tour. WAsmxc-ros, September 24.-The ar rangements for the President's trip have been completed. The party will consist >f the President and Mrs. Cleveland, md probably Secretaries Bayard and Lamar and Colonel Lamont. They will start on Friday morning of ext week on the Pennsylvania R.oad. ?he first stop will be made at Indian spolis for a Lew hours, and the next at 'erre Haute, Ind., for a few minutes. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday will be spent in St. Louis, Wednesday in Chii sago, Friday in Milwaukee and Sunday with Postmaster General Vilas at Madi son, Wis. On Wednesday night travel will be resumed ana St. Paul and Min neapolis will consuine Thursday and Friday. On Friday anight they will start for Omaha across Minnesota and Iowa. On Saturday Kxansas City will be reached on the castward retwun Sunday will be spent partly in Memphis, and on Mon day, October 1, th e Pr.esident will open the Piedmo'nt exhibition at Atlanta, Ga. Other dates are still unsettled, but Montgomnery, Ala., is pretty sure to be visite, and after a detour to Chattanoo ga, ivuoxville and Nashville, Tenn., the dire 'e "across the mountains will be hrou' irginia to Washington. They hope to reach here on October 22, ready to begin work on the followi'ng Monday. * )rgauic weakness or le-s (; powe in air sex, howvever !e~dneed, sped ily :mdt permanently en:redi. Enclose 10 cen:s in samips for bo&ok of particulars. Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo N. Y J* IS TOM WOI.FOLK ILT 7.L Doubts Ra.ed ap to tei ReaL AnthiIr tf Dreadfin Murder Near Mac-,. (From ihe New York Times : Tom Woolfolk, now in tLe Atlanti jail, charged with the murder of the mi members of his family, may not b< guilty after all. There have been rumon ever since the tragedy that others thai Tom were concerned in it. Frani Walker, Woolfolk's attorney, disguised as a painter, visited the scene of the murder and gained information whiel made it certain to him that a negro was guilty of the crime. . To-day's Constitution contalued special from Canton stating that Jacli Debose, a negro of suspicious looks and demeanor, had been arrestcd by W. A. Kitchen, Shrii1 of Cacroke couit: and ;as held.as an escaped enve-t. While confined in jail t-e negro ad enough to warrant the sheriff in notiVy ing Colonel Walker that he was of the opinion that the negro was concerned in the Woolfolk tragedy. This eveting Colonel Walker went u, had a tlk with the prisoner, and now expresses himself as feeling perfectly satisfied that the negro is the real murderer of the Wool folk family, or, rather, that he was con cerned in the wholesale killing. The names of three other negroes .e also obtained in conversation with the prisoner. The negro admitted knowing who did the murders and promised to tell Colonel Walker if he would promise to help him out. This Colonel Walker could not promise outright, but he final ly suceeded in inducing the negro to tell him who the three others were who were associated with him in the killing. These names agreed perfectly with those previously learned by him from other sources. Colonel Walker feels confident that the negro is the party who did the kill ing and expects to prove these facts be vond doubt. Certain it is that this negro knows enough to implicate othtrs besides Tom Woolfolk as the murderers I of the Woolfolk family, whether he im plicates himself or clears Tom Woolfolk or not. At least this is Colonel Walker's I honest opinion. The negro is an escaped convict. It is said he was sent to the chain gang for I stealing an axe from Woolfolk. At the time he swore vengeance upon the Woolfolk family. Colonel Walker thinks the fellow got it by killing the family while the others were robbing the house. E, escaped from the chain gang several days before the killing and was in the neighborhood of the Woolfolk place at the time of the killing, but has not been there since. Colonel Walker has stoutly denies Tarn Woolfolk's guilt all the time. ATLANTA, G... September 21.-A story, hideous in its details, is told by Jaek Debose, the eclored man held in Cant.r. jail fur th-e murder of the Woolfoik family. Debose says that Captain Woolfolk had ill-treated him, and he determined upon revenge. He took into his con fidence three confederates, and about 2 o'clock on the morning of the murder the four stood at the front gate leading to the house. The front door was open, and they made their way into the hall, except Debose. who stood on the oi ide as sentinel. A scream frCsn Captain Woolfolk told that the body work within had begun. A blow was struck at Mrs. Woolfolk, which missed her and killed the baby. One of the men cut down Richard and Charley Woolfolk as they rushed in. Another engaged Miss Pearl, who was attracted by the sereams of the others and was hurrying across to her father's room. She fought him like a tigress, scratching his face, and in the desperate struggle she was considerably bruised before she was killed. The third murderer had meanwhile entered the room occupied by Mrs. West. There he found Annie Woolfolk in the act of escaping through the win dow, when a blow in the back of her head crushed her skull. Two more blows dispatched Mrs. West and the Rosebud. While this bloody work was in progress Tomn Woolfolk jumped out of the front window and ran like a deer down the pathway and spread the alarm. "He brushed against me as he ran," says Debose, "but was so excited he did not notice me." The four men then searched the house for the money, which they failed to find. They then quietly separated, each promising to take care of himself. For two days Debose re mained hidden in the swamp, his mother tking his meals to him. On the third night he escaped the county and has not been there since. About Extraalon. The committee appointcd by the Inter-State Extradition Cor-ference have drafted a bill to be forwarded to the Governor of each State, and presented to Congress with a memorial for its adoption, after the State authorites have suggested amendments that will have to be passed upon by the Conference. The principal provisions of the pres ent draft are as follows: A person arrest ed in a State other than that in.which the llge crime was committed may be bailed during extradition proceedings, but must present himself within twenty or thirty days for extradition. At the end of that time the accused shall be discharged if the agent of the State in wich the crime was committed be not redy to receive him. Should the accused tu not able to furnish bail, he shall be discharged after thirty days imprison ment if the agent is not ready. T.he agent mzust have written authority from~ the Governor of the State, surrendering tio. accused and any official using vio lene, threats or undue influence to compel or induce an alleged fugitive to leave a State to which he had remove d himself. shall be guilty of felony, pgin ishable :ith fionm five to ten years im-. orsomat "t hard labor. A prisoner shall aot be trested uporu a civil or eriminal proce until a reasonable time after the extradition proceeding that he may have an opportunity to return to 'the State from which he was taken. Should the demanding Governor become satisied that the extradition proceedings have been revoked for private purposes he may revoke th same and discharge the fugitive. E.. S. Wheeler, :im ixsoveut ron impuor:er of New IIven, whose recent failure. w.P lI:ilties of 92.000,000''~ and ::ctual asses~ ( less than $100,000, causedl such a serstiou, has been arrested on the charge of obtain The miia ot iody and rni rriment at Dockstader's last evening opened out with an uu m by the eC"re company clothed lia fill dress, wit- black satin i knickerbockers and black hose. That is, the Comp)1y-not the overture. Mr. Monico thea emitted a baritone solo calied "Litte 63ulor Tom," and Mr. Lew Dockstader sang a topical song en titled "Never, in the Wide, Wide World." This song may not live long enough to sta-t off some future Donnelly on an in ve*tigation as to wbethi-r 31r. Edward E. Kidd'r or some other flue.nt poct wrote i, but it was a snecas, and Mr. Dock -tar wasvt kept ivy * adding on new ve ~se ud hewas tired. Aloncg ab out this time Uhe conversa tion on the part of Messrs. Dockstader, I Rnkin end Moreland drifted in the direction of kissing, and Dockstarder alluded to the act in a way calculated to ca!l attention to General William T. Sherman, who sat in the off box within ten inches of the end man. The able and efficient warrior blushed a bright pink from the top of his large, rectangu lar head to the roots of his reddish grey whiskecrs. Tr. Jose then sang ru alto song callk.d "The Song that Reached My Heart." It was a touching song, and several big strong men went out to shed a tear after it was over. They came back eatirg pop-corn, and in time to hear a bass solo by Mr. Filmau, who has a wonderful command of the lower notes. ir Rankin then obliged with a vocui mono logue, assisted by his voice, entitled, i "Simply Nothing at All." It was fanny, and a great many people were heard to smile in a sincere way that compelled Mr. Rankin to compose some more songs. It was a rare treat to see the great composer think. There was a tenor solo by Mr. Reiger an~d a pneumatic railway sketch, some bnjo bus'ness by .Edwin French, a take cif on pugilism, Toetsia Wootsie song by Mr. Dockstader, more music on a dark blue xylophone, and afterwards the Fall of the New Babylon, by he entire comiuanv. In this nrt the student of ancient history will fiud nuch to interest him. Tha scenery is wonderfully true to na ture, the gates of the city having the words "push":a "pull" together with the Kings's coat-of-arms omblazoned The King is seen approaching with his retiue and lanother man, whose name is not given i tebills. They converse in low*. resured to-s and then go away to hu I Sund.y, they stadt cu" 'r" esp-ially f Lnit sid2 dof)r s. The "g wa'rs a piug hat and a heavy Lea'l of w k .which he peir mits the id to .sough (rough. A batter:- run Is l by one horn, but last evening refused to batter and seemed to "balt up" in his ines. He was then led away and the Persian army was re pulsed. Tih royal district messenger sleeps thro-1gh the attack and the stand ing army sits down. Then the h.l-lat come- Hl. This batet is not calculated to do grat injury to the mcr-is of our young and growing city. In 11c first place, men do not succeed well as ballet girls, for they forget themselves and lay aside all reserve. Some of this ballet are also qute i''n. The coutames are not the kind worn 'by baliets in the Babylouisu days. They are too modern and belong to a later period. Over a thousand people take part in the N ew Fall of Babylon, including the audience . Any one who sees this show* will go away convinced that prior to their fall th e Babylonians had a pretty good time. Bra.Nn:. The Gran~d Army and the P'reident. From' the Grand Army Rlecord, de voted to the interests of the Grand Army of the Republic, these extracts are taken: "Comrades, the men who are outraging American citizenship and be lying the loyalty of our order by their disrespect to thne President, are partisans who want to ruale regardless of the liabil ity of ruin to country or to orgamiza tion." * * "Freedom's soil is no place for displaying prejudice on account of race, color or religious belief; and the man who so bemeanis himself is a traitor to the sublime cause of liberty and un worthy the equality vouchsafed to every true .nAerican" ' * "The Grand Army of the Rlepublic is not in politics, but there is no lack of politics in the Grand Army." * * * "Bitter par tisanship will soon take the place of trtue comradeship in the Grand Army if this spirit of hostility and insult to the ma jority of the citizens of the country in the uersonm of their chosen representa tive, the President of the United States, is not speedily discontinued. It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back, and it may be~ one word or act too many' that will divide the Grand Army of the Republic" .nOout Adverdi.. ,uIohn Wananeaker, the great Philadjl phia merchant, recently spoke as follows abou~t advertisirg: "I never in nmy life used such a thing as a poster, or dodger, or handbilL. My ph:a for fifteen years has been to p'uy so much space in ea newspamer arn Li it up with what 1 wanted. I wudntgv navrie mnent in a nesppe no 10 circulation fr5,000 dodgers or posters. If I wanted to sell cheap jeicilry or run a lotter scheme I might :me posters, but I wos d not insult a doesn readig pubillic wii handbia.' The elas- of people who red suJh things rrpor material to look t fer support in nierceaile : iairs I deal direetly wit th uliher. I say ' im:. *Low lon yiji -;ua let mse rua : caolm of mt thog your pay-e fo :: '0 < 'JO " :. the case msay : I1l.t hhn.z teatigng, and if I thi' sire, i. t.ve m the cuopy. I lay aside the prouis ou a narticaiar line of goo& fo nei sing purposes. 'ilac first ye. I lai s-ine N,000J; last year I laid atside and' spent . 41I.000. I have done bettr this vear, and shsall increase that sum a the o>roim warrant it. I owe my succe': to tie ewsppes, and to thenm I sh:: freely ove a certain protit of my years As a rak-. the lou~eest hotel bill of fare is the one that g.ives rewest wholesome and naal ihes Preparations for Executing the Law Upon These Law-Breakers. (Irm.n the New York Times.) Preparations have already, begun for the execution of the seven Anarchists in the county jail on Friday, November11. Sheriff Matson will receive $700 for that day's work, as the county allows him 8100 for every man hanged. Just how the big job will be accomplished has not been decided. The three Italian mur derers were hanged together on the same scaffold, and that bit of enterprise taxed to the utmost limit the existing hanging capacity of the !ail. One scheme is to hang the men in pairs, leaving Albert R. Parsons to the last as the seventh or odd man. The law says the men must be executed between the hours of 10 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon, and it is thought that the intervening time will suffice for the work on this plan. If this mode is adopted, the modern weights will be used. Sheriff Matson is opposed to the plan, because of the long-drawn out agony of a day's work at hanging, and favors the old-fashioned platform, trap and drop. There is just enough room in the jail corridor to erect an extension gibbet twenty-eight feet long, giving four feet space for the drop of each body. Seven ropes will hang from the cross beam, which, in turn, will be suppo.ted by five iron arms. The traps will be arranged t:> dsop from a long bar extending the length of the platform, by which the seven traps can be released simultaneous ly and the Anarchists be all launched into eternity together. The extension gibbet will be erected privately in some secret place during the next fortnight, and experiments will be made until it works in a satisfactory manner. If the condemned Anarchists really hope for success in appealing to the Federal Su preme Court or to Governor Oglesby, their hope is not shared by Sheriff Mat son, Jailer Folz or State's Attorney Grinnell, and all necessary preparations for the execution of the sentence will proceed rapidly. The sheriff has tried hard to keep from the papers the fact that he is pre paring to put away the doomed men, and he will have succeeded until the publication of this. Spies, Schwab and Engel are confident that their execution will take place at the time fixed by the Supreme Court, and Parsons is the only one of the number who expresses con tidence in the ability of their friends to save their lives. STARVING A JURY. An Ancient Method of Forcing a Verdict. Jurymen are better off in these times than in the good old days, when it was the law to endeavor to starve them into a verdict. It is bad enough now to be put to loss of time and money, with little or inadequate recompense, without be ing starved or fined in the bargain. In the early part of the reign of Henry VIII. Lord Cief Justice Reed tried an action when on circuit in which the jury were lockeAi up, ',ut before giving their erdict had eaten and drunk, which they all confessed. This being reported to the judge, he fined them each heavily, and took the verdict. In Bilary Tern, sixth Henry VIII., the case came up bEfore the full Court of Queen's Bench on a joint motion to set aside the verdict, on the ground of informality of trial, the jury having eaten when they should have fasted, and next remit the Lines under the peculiar circumstances of the case. The jury averred that they had made up their minds in the case before they ate, and had returned into court with a verdict, but, finding the Lord Chief Justice had "run out to see a fray," and not know ing when he might come back, they had retreshments. The Court confirmed both the verdict and the fines. In "Dyer's Reports," a case is report ed of a jury who retired to consider their verdict, and when they came back the bailiff informed the judge that some of them (which he could not depose) had been feeding 'while locked up. Both. bailiff and jury were sworn, and the pockets of the latter were examined, when it appeared that they all had about them "pippins," of which "some of them confessed they had eaten, and the others said they had not." All were severely reprimanded, atd those who had eaten were fined twelve shillings each, and those who had not eaten were lined six shillings each, for that they hadl them in their pockets. FRAUD IN COLORADO. A Newspaper Man, an Interilew and a Check. DEL NoRTrE, COL., September 20.-A week ago last Sunday a young man ar rived here and registered as E. L. Vance, Mexico. He announced that he was a special correspondent of the New York Herald, and exhibited a telegram signed James Gordon Bennett, instructing him to interview Senator Bowen upon the leading questione of the day. He was well received, and obtained an inter view, not only with Senator Bowen, but other prominent citizens. The follow ig day he proposed to leave by stage sor Villa Grove. Prior to his departure he asked one of his new acquaintances to identify him at the bank, where he pre sented a $'200 check on the Chemical National Blank of New York, signed by James Gordon Bennett and payable to Edward L. Nrnce. The check was cashed. To-day telegrams were received stating that Mr. Bennet had no money in the bank and denouncing Vance as a frauid. Vance is tall,.very slender, dark complexion, wore eye-glasses and a sligiat moustache. BHe showed a wide ne wspaper experience and an ability to catch the unwary. Mi pjrhol in ojaio. The ope'~ration of) the l.aw. of last winter, wic~h r pe:dtai tiue Ohio statue authorizing we e'imn f separ&ae .chools for wre pupils, s proucing friction in m:a lces. A t xord. the colored pup is nearl a1 deserted their own schools "Id~ appli for "admisio to white schools. A pu 'i meeting was held( and the school -ni was-keu to' oer the colored pupils to their owr school. The school board comiee' l w ith the request, and the colored people pr oos to apply for a mandamus. AtYeo Springs heschool board has :uil tihe Legislature can meet and take some~ actionl. At Rjily, a suit in man danmus has been entered to compel the school hoard to admit colored pnnnils.