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k Weekly Ledger. i, :no. <». (lAFFI^KV ( ITY, S. ( ., MARCH ‘J:*, ISiM. ^l.oO A YEAH. IDGE’S' SIDE. TILLMAN South IN T LHVltWLU. OW HAS A Plaintiff's r 'lot March 22.—Miss Pol- "not show any traces of her col lapse of the day bef ore when she entered the courtroom in the morninj;. The de- f 4fendant was not as smiling and del onair aa he haa been, and his features had a trace of gravity strange to them. Thu afternoon proceedings had brought eut some rather dramatic situations and Interest was wrought up to a higher pitch than at auy time since the trial began. Miss Pollard swore that she had, at one time, taken a room adjoining that occupied by Colonel Breckinridge In Washington and upon his entering his room, she entered also from her con necting room and, with a pistol in her hand, threatened to kill him and herself too unless he married her. Misa Pollard descrilted, most pa'heti- eally, his last visit to her. It was on r 17, 1893, and nearly a month after lad married Mrs. Wing. Then he prated his vows to marry her. **He talked of our unborn child and of how be should name it.” “You were willing, Miss Pollard, then,” interrupted Major Butterworth, "to continue these relations because Mr. Breckinridge wanted you to? - ’ “I was more than willing,'’ the wit ness exclaimed, passionately. “I did as be said. I gave my balnea away be cause he asked me. He said that if I kept them it would be traced to him $od they would be known as his chib Aren. A woman can’t do more than that—can't do more than that.” (With # voice trembling with feeling)—“I saw By last child laid in the dark grave, bo- cause It needed a mother’s care and be- estxee could not give it," The spectators saw a woman's head down on her hands and there were srs in many eyes as ehe wept for her ilttle ones. It was at this juncture that court ad journed, and Miss Pollard was allowed a ti ght in which to compose herself. At a word from Mr. Carlisle, Miss Pollard took the stand. Bis was cool, but not so strong look ing as previously. Butterworth, 8toll uu Shelby held a conference after ^ftcb Mr. Butterworth asked Miss Pol- had she a contract with Rode* by ^Bch he agreed to pay for her educa- on condition she would marry him i oraay him back, she replied: l “No, I haven't. I gave it to Mr. es.” Was the contract settled then?” asked Mr. Butterworth. “Oh, no sir, it was never settled. Mr. Rodes did not pay nearly so much money for me as he said he would pay, but what he did pay, about $2,500, I was never able to pay back.” “Did you pay him any of it?" “No. sir, 1 never did have any money pay anybody anything,’’ said Miss ollard iu a voice of plaintive de- After several questions about 'ft to Mrs. Logan's (forin- Rr. i Mary Street) house, bout her adoption of the name of ikiimdge, which she said was done Erection of Breckinridge, ttertvorth created surprise by say- bruptly: “That’s all, Miss Pol- |i*fl Pollard looked astonished. She ! to leave the stand but was called by Mr. Carlisle. He did not ask juestions, however, but caused au- surprise by saying: ’ you please, yonr honor, plaintiff her case here." lie sentence was hardly ended before Pollard and Miss Ellis had disap- through the jurors’ door. Butterworth then asked for a 1 tailnutes to confer, and he, Breckiu- je, Major Stoll and Colonel Thomp- " out of the court room, je conference lasted over 20 minutes, when the defendant and his attor- returned, Mr. Shelby, Breckin- b’s law partner, began the opening lent of the defense to the jury had bwn reserved when the trial ned. fbile this case technically rests," Mr. Shelby, “on a charge of bre»ch Remise of marriage, other consider- iis enter into and affect it stronly.” he told of the complaint and de- mt’s answer, and said: am authorized by the defendant to and it will be supported by bis tes- r on the witness stand under solemn that he did not seduce her, and : be never knew, until it was testi- o by Dr. Parsons on the stand, that iving child had l>oen born to her, furthermore, that the plaintiff never ‘lave any idea that the defendant marry her: that he never intend- make or carry out such a contract her. tie defendant does not desire to is any otfoime of which he may be |y, but he does wish to be judged by and not through other things." , Shelby then told what he said [the true story of the meeting be- kn Miss Pollard and Colonel Breok- ^ge, and denied in detail the various made bv Miss Pollard, oad that the various acts testified to jier were done at her suggestion. A Churcli Struck bjr Uehtuluc. fawa, Ills., March 22.—During a at thunder storm, just as church were about to begin, a bolt of (itning struck the 200-foot spire of St. amlila Roman (‘athollc church, tear- | away hundreds of slats and shingles splitting the brick work. The rob was filled with people and a gen- stampede followed. No one was however. Loss, $1,000. NOT HOPELESS. tiUd* one Not ut All Well. wvox, March 22.—Mr. Gladstone f Just arrived in London from Brigh- He is much stronger than be was be went to Brighton, hrfr [i ,UM with {loitfaeneM and catarrh, i consult an ophthalomist iunfle- . The condition of his eyes Is saixe a; g fortnight ag w . Mi. no is not at all well. fcnty*Hx WV-li-rn railroad.' have *m of wutcli inspector by which Inn* pieces of cinployi r arc cxiim- . regulated. Carolimt's Governor Talk* to a Washington Correspondent. Washington, March 22.—Governor Tillman, who has been here on import ant business connected with the South Carolina dispensary affairs let himself out, a little, on politics in the Palmetto state, before leaving the city. F j was asked if the report was true that he would l>e a candidate for the United Stktos senate against Senator Butler. “Most assuredly I shall,” ho replied. “I shall not be a candidate for renomi- nation or re-election as governor of the state. Whether there will be other can didates besides General Butler and my self I cannot say. Politics are so uncer tain that it is difficult at this staae of ; the contest to say if there will be other aspirants.” “Do you anticipate a lively cam paign?” “All campaigns in South Carolina are lively, and I assume that the next one will be no exception to the rule. The primaries for election of members of the legislature, which will* elect the senator, | will be held in August. The chief con test will occur, 1 suppose, at the prima- 1 lies. General Butler and myself not j only reside in the same county, but in | the same township, and there will no j doubt be a spirited contest by each of | us to carry our county. It will not be a j mud slinging campaign. General But- ! ler has declared his aversion to such a ! procedure, hut if lie or his friends throw mud at me I guess I can find some to j throw back." “Do you expect any bloodshed, as has ' been intimated?” “Not at all. There is no necessity for 1 any. We are g tting along pretty well down in our state without it, and I see no reason why our amicable relations should not continue. I am not, how ever, to be intimidated or bulldozed by any threats. I went through a cam paign of that character when I was first elected governor and escap 1, notwith standing numerous threat'.” “How is your state dispensary system succeeding?” “Very web, indeed. Thus far the state lias derived about sjMOO.oot) and the several counties about $75,000. It is a magnificent plan and is bound to suc ceed in every resjfect. 1 wish you to understand that all of our contests in South Carolina are condueted strictly within the lines of the Democratic party and that wo do not solicit any R- pub- li<;*nor Populist aid or any aid from the federal government.” AFTER ROSEBERRY. Peer* Hove No Kiplit to Interfere in llio KleetioiiH of Commoner*. London, March 22.—Lord R odolph Churchill created a laugh amo-ig Lib eral and Irish members of tli • house of commons by a motion that L.ud Rose- berry had infringed upon the house of commons as embodied in the sessional order that no peer shall concern himself in the election of a member of the house of commons. Lord Randolph said that the earl of Roseborj - had spoken in Edinburgh Sat urday night on the eve of the Leith elec tion, in defiance of the sessional order, and doubtless xyith a view of influencing the electors. Knowing the nearness of the election in Leith, Lord Rosebery should have postponed'the Edinburgh meeting if he had desired to respect the privilege of the house. Sir William Harcourt congratulated the Unionists upon having chosen such a field in which to make their first at tack upon the government in force. He had no interest iu maintaining the right of peers to interfere in elections; but he could show some hundred peers who constantly interfered in such matters. He regarded Lord Randolph's motion as trumpery, ami the whole proceeding as petty and contemptible. (Cheers.) He therefore moved an amendment that the house proceed with the order of the i'uy. Lord Randolph Churchill rai l I;-- had no desire to press iiis motion to a di- divisiou. and Sir William Jfarcourt’s amendment was carried. Clilnauien Ifojrutt si Siniitiiy Srlinol. Njcvv Havkn, March 22. Twenty five Chinamen have declar'd a boycott against the First .Methodist Episcopal church Sunday school. A w< ek ago their opium dens wto raided, Of) arrests made and a fantan paraphernalia con- fispated. Mrs. Crocker, wife of Police Sergeant Crocker, teaches in the Chi nese Sunday school class, and they al lege that she gave the police a hint of their gambling. The boycott is the re sult. Now Fraddjr Ueiites the Story. Eatontown, N. J., March 22.—Fred erick Gebhard, who is spending his honeymoon at the Locust, the old Loril- lard farm here, wishes to deny the re ports that ho gave his wife a silver bathtub yn their wedding day or at any pther time. The bathtub was said o be worth $10,000. Mr. Gebhard is an noyed over the reports, which gave a detailed description of the silver tub, and denies the entire story. To Join the March ou W'ushiugtoa. Hak Antonio, Ten., March 22.— A del egation of 00 unemployed workingmen, who have been hero for the past several months subsisting on the charity of the Relief society, have just left on a Southern Pacific freight train for Los Angeles, Cal., to join the indus trial .Y.my “P.‘! ’'-‘rliciuaU in the munch upon Washington. They will be fol lowed in a few days by another larg" delegation from this place. Women Tak'aig Hold. Kearney, Neb., March 22.—The mu nicipal election here promises to be ex citing. A woman's convention held here was attended by many leading women of the city. They nominated a full ticket, composed of women only, and adopted resolutions declaring all the other tickets were filled with men who were too cowardly to do their duty in iegalating vice and corruption. Actor Coglilun to Take a Pittsburg, March ^les Cogh- laq, the "7;tor, who has been ill at Mercy hospital, in this cit y , for two weeks, has left for New York. The physicians state tha’ he has fully recovered. He Las can eiled all of his engagements for this season and will go to the seashore to re cuperate. Seventy ye homo-put hie Stntes. \\ hi irs ago there was one pli.V 'i'-ia n in t he ! nited now 1 here are THMMXt. LOUIS KOSSUTH IS DEAD. CRUELTY PROVEN. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. (lie < Mr of Senator Colquitt—Hr I» Serl- oualy Sick, Ho vcvcr. Washington, March 22.—Senator Col quitt passed a comfortable night, but it said by a member of bis family that is condition is aV>out the same. The present attack is “aid to be the result of the progress of paralysis, from which he has suffered for a long time, rather than from anv recent attack. His throat is ? o completely affected as to prevent him row articulating, and he takes liquid nourishment that is given him with great difficulty. His physician said that the patient’s condition was not changed, but the case was not hopeless. The senator’s mind appears perfectly clear, and he recognizee his friends and is evidently quite con scious of all that occurs in his room. Atlunta'a Smallpox Cases. Atlanta, March 22.—The rei>ort of the board of health shows that there have been a total of 47 subjects exposed to smallpox. There are three cases of varioloid on Walnut street, four cases of smallpox and nine cases of varioloid on Ella street, with 13 subjects who have been exposed there that are still in quar antine. There are two cases of small pox at the smallpox hospital and two cases of varioloid, and 18 subjects who are in quarantine on account of having been continuously exposed. Heavy fire I.o»* ’.n Tort Worth. Fo3T Worth, Tex., March 22.—The wholesale drug house of Hew, Williams & Co., corner Tenth and Houston streets, has been destroyed by fire. The saloon of Davis & Galloway, Lyon & Reeves’ feed and produce store and sev eral adjoining small buildings are badly damaged. Williams & Co.’s loss will reach fUO.ObO, with an insurance of about $80,000. The other losses will aggregate $10,000. The tiro originated in the chemical laboratory, and the ex plosion was terrific. Minvrs Hint OpiTutor* to Confer. Cumberland, Md., March 23.—The superintendents of the coal companies of the George's creek region have re ceived letters instructing them to call upon the miners at each of the mines to elect committees. These are to confer with the presidents of the coal compa nies in regard to the price of milling coal. The conference of miners and the C residents of the several companies will e held in Cumberland on Saturday, March 24. Sentenced tlie Miner*. Knoxville, March 22.—United States Judge Key has sentenced Henry Cum mings and George Shipman to jail for six months for contempt of court. They are miners formerly employed by the Mingo Mountain Coal company at Mid- dlesborough. The company is now in the hands of a receiver appointed by the United States court. Cummings and Shipman attempted to intimid ite non union miners to prevent them from going to work for the receiver. Mi»» Harriet Hlaine Will Wed Soon. Washington, March 22.—The engage ment of Miss Harriet Blaine, youngest daughter of the late James G. Blaine, and Mr. Truxton Beale, only sou of the late General Edward Beale, has been formally announced at a dinner givet by Mrs. Blaine. Mr. B«*al u is alsmt 34 years old. He has been minister to Per sia and later to Greece. It is said he Will inherit a large fortune, I'oltiH- flilr f on Trial. White Plains, N. Y., March 22. The trial of Ex Chief of Police Patrick Cash of Williumsbridge, is in progress in tho supreme court here, on an indictment for murder in tho first degree. On the night of May 2ii, istcj, Cash, while in full uniform, quarreled with James F. Cleary, a politician, over an election that had been hold that day. (.'ash shot and kill Cleary instantly. Kol^bers' itic.li ILii.L LooMlb, Cal., March 22.—Wh’lo four men were working at the B arton gold mine early in tho morning, two masked men covered them with revolvers. The miners were kept under guard in the office whale the robbers emptied the sluice boxes of the amalgam, amounting to $2,000. Weather Fureca»t, Washington, March 21.—Forecast till 8 p. m. Thursday. For North Caro lina and South Carolina—Showers today on the coast, fair tonight, Thursday southeasterly winds. Georgia- Fair Thursday, southerly winds. Eastern Florida ~ Fair, southeasterly winds. Western Florida and Alabama -Gen- ®f a hy fair, southeasterly winds. Mis sissippi Threatening weather, jiossibly slightly cooler in the northern jiortions, southerly winds becoming northwest erly. HE HAD BEEN AN EXILE FOR YEARS. A Brief Sketch of the Life of a Man Whose Great Aim Was the Uplifting of His Fel low Countrymen. KtT«<-t of Suit Wuior ('pun Hrlck*. Bricks made ujam seaeoast* must Ire carefully guarded from Bait air or water during the manufacturing process. They are by far more dura ble if made some distance inland. The brackish w ter of the coast in duces speedy disintegration, unless tho bricks are completely covered by a coating of practically impervious ~oment to keep a:y and moisture from them. When thoroughly vitri fied, bricks made with fresh water will endure sea air for a long time, but even then protection and occa sional patching up pay well for the trouble.—New York Ledger. Proof Poaltlve. Tagleigh—Old Lawless cauiipt Vt> such a very bad attorney, fie suc ceeded iu securing an acquittal in that last murder case. wh( . n hetold tho jury that the prisoner had selected him to defend him in preference to i’ll other counsel, they brought in a verdict of “temporary insanity.”— New York Herald. A Uuimuer. First Space Writer—That article of yours, “Truth Is Stranger Thau Fic tion,” is a hummer. Bound to at tract attention. Where did you get the facts? Second Space Writer—Made 'em up. Turin, March 22.—Louis Kossuth, the great Hungarian exile-patriot, parsed away just befoie midnight. Lajos (Louis) Kossuth was born at Monok, Hungary, April 27, 1800. His Barents were poor, but of noble rank. He was educated at the Protestant col lege of Rarospatak, where he qualified himself for tho practice of law. In 1830 he became agent for the Countess Szapary, a position which gave him a seat in the comital assembly. Two years later, when the people of Hungary were groaning under the restrictions ou their rights and privileges, his active i»o- litical career began in tlie diet of Pres- burg. As in other countries, about this critical period, the authorities were op- I iosed to the publication of debates or egislative proceedings. Knowing the power of the press in the cause of re form, Kossuth founded a paper in which speeches were published and govern mental affairs fearlessly discussed. The authorities took alarm and tried in vain to stop the spread of liberal ideas. Kos suth was threatened and bis paper sup pressed, but he found means te keep the people informed of national affairs, and in 1837 he was imprisoned for the pub lication of a lithographed newspaper. His imprisonment, which lasted about two years, increased bis popularity, and when he was released he continued his work for Hungarian freedom. Year by year, despite numerous attempts at co ercion, Kossuth's influence spread. Hs waa the recognized leader of the oppo sition in the diet, striving for the com plete emancipation of the peasants, the elevation of the citizen class and the freedom of the press. In 1848 the French revolution, the great stimulus of radical doctrines, spurred Kossuth on to broader objects. He demanded independent gov ernment for hla country and constitu tional government In the hereditary ter ritories of Austria. It was his burning eloquence more than anything else that started the revolution and insurrection in Vienna. The ministry was dissolved in {September, 1848, and Kossuth was placed at the head of the committee of national defense. Events followed quick And fast after this. Measures for push ing the war against Austria were prose cuted with great energy. At Debrerzlu In April, 1849, th<‘ inde pendence of Hungary was declared and Kossuth made provisional governor. Then came difficulties and dissensions in the ranks of tlie patriots. Russia threw herself into the Austrian cause, and to end the jealousy of Gorgei, Lis political rival in the great struggle, Kossuth re signed the dictatorship. The patriots were defeated in August, 1849, and Kos suth fled Into Turkey, where he was held a prisoner. Despite the pressure of Russia and Austria the sultan refused to surrender the patriot, who, through the interven tion of England ami the United States, was allowed to leave Turkey. In De cember, 1851, accompanied by his wife, he was conveyed to the United States as ttie nation’s guest by the warship Mis sissippi, which had been dispatched for that jmrpose. What followed is wi ll known. Kossuth was received every where with the greatest enthusiasm, lie became the friend of Daniel Wei*ter and other great statesmen of the time. He addressed meetings in tlie large cit ies iiLadvocacy of the claim of Hungary to independence. His eloquence was re garded as marvelous, but lie* coup d’etat of Napoleon ill struck a fatiyl blow to his agitation, and iq spite of i»»;iular sympathy withthogre.it ixihqhis mis sion tell Hat. Eussuth returned to Europe in July. 1852, and joined hands with Al ir. - . ui ami Ledro-KoUin, He delivered lee. ure.s in Great Britain on history and European I iolitiCL and became as popular i in-re ns le was in the United States. In i8.;9 he K io'e-1 a plan of attack on Austria to is Napoleon, but the peace of Vil- lafranca prevented its coi summation. The Hungarian legion was dissolved, and Kossuth returned to England bit terly disappointed. Hs removed to Turin (where lie died) in 1832. During the war of 18(i(5 he tried again to rouse the Hungarians, but failed. His hop-s fled with this failure, and he remained in exile, preparing his memoirs, study ing scientific subjects and writing occa sional articles for magazines. Kt'^Utb always entertained a warm affection for the United Htates, which afforded him asylum and su! stantial encouragement in time of need. At his humble home in Turin he was always glad to see Americans. When he waa denationalized by the action yf Hunga rian law, which foifeits citizenship to persons who live abroad 10 years and do not formally declare it before some Aus trian official, he received many marks of sympathy. Nearly 100 cities confer red honorary citizenship uj>on him, and a wave of enthusiasm swept over Hun gary which gladdened the heart of the patriot in exile. Honor* to Koaxutli. Turin, March 32.- The inuu'cipal 5ouncil has offeiod to piovide a suitable tomb for the burial of Louis Kossuth in this city, and accompany the intermem with appropriate bonort - The family of the patriot sav they cannot accept the offer until they have learned t'ue wishes of the Hunger:an party ns to what honors that body is disposed to pay to Kossuth’s memory. Wayne MacVeagh, the Americ m am- i bassaaor to Italy, has intimated to the family a! Kc*euth that tho United States would W officially rcpieDegtod it the funeral, Growing Ilrtt.W. “Head's grown, eir," observed my hatter one day to me, manipulating ♦he interior of my topper with a foot rule, and when 1 indignantly dis- 1 claimed tho soft impeachment he added, “All my customers' heads grow, sir, up to 65, excepting the ecclesiastical gouts’, and theirs don’t grow alter 25.” Herein doubtless lies the reason why clerical head- gear is so characteristic of the man beneath, for never was a greater fal- I lacy than the adage that “it is not the cowl that makes the monk.”— Tli© Elnilri* Itrfoniintory lla* Ilrcn Stiown Up in a Had Liglit. New York, March 22.—Tho state board of charities has sent to the legis lature its report on tho charges made against General 8yperintendent Z. R. Brock way, of the Elmira reformatory. The board finds: That the charges and tho allegations of “cruel, brutal, excessive, degrading and unusual punishment of the inmates ’ are proven and most amply sustained. That In punishing convicts by blows across the face because, when under punishment, they turned their heads to { dead for mercy, he is guilty of “need- ess cruelty and gross inhumanity;” that he “permitted and encouraged offi cers and keepers to strike, kick, beat and otherwise practice brutality upon the inmates,” and is therefore guilty of “permitting, countenancing and encou - agiug brutality on the part of officers and keepers.” That the committee is convinced that "the brutality pnvetided at the reforma tory has no parallel in any modern penal institution in this country;” that corpo ral punishment as practiced at the re formatory should be prohibited by law; that the medical supervision of the re formatory is inadequate, and the ap pointment as physician of a relative of a member of the board of managers should not be tolerated; that the annual reports of the reformatory show a steady j decrease in the good results obtained, and “the percentage of reformations stated in said reports are specious and unreliable.” That “the law governing transfers un der indeterminate sentences has been turned from its beneficent purpose into a most terrible engine of oppression.” That the reincarceration of paroled pris oners should not be permitted without judicial inquiry; that abuses have grown up under the system of employ- mg convicts as officers, keepers and monitors; that the board of managers should have known of these facts; that they did not krow of them; that they did suspend the superintendent, at the request of the governor, when the inves tigation began, but did so under protest, and that they reinstated him beiore the inquiry was half over, and that they thus “went out of their way to offer a wanton insult to the executive” and m- •umed “direct responsibility for Brock- way's cruelties and inhumanities;" that the institution is overcrowded, severer discipline being thereby made necessary, and ficentlousnes' enoouratred. icentlouenes- encouraged. MARRIED HIS DAUGHTER. The DUcorerr of Felix htelner That Per- hay* < aused Ui* Sulvlde. London, March 22 .- Tho Standard’s Buda-Pesth correspondent says: “The Neuizetu prints the following: .Felix Steiner divorced his wife in 1873. They had only one child, a 1-year-old daugh ter. H< r name was changed and some years later she went to New York, where she fund % situation in a Hungarian family. Sho was often sent to a near by shop, which was owned by Steiner, whom she did not know. “Eventually, after chatting and court ing, they were married happily and hud i Olio child. They desired tu return to H ungary and search out their relations. They returned to Mjskolez. Steiner made inquiries and was astounded by the discovery that his second wife was his own daughter. He wrote that his wife should return to New York with the child. Steiner has not been heard of since, and it is believed that he has com mitted suicide. His wife is e» route te America, and does not know the facts. She believes her husband has been de tained by bu. iuoss.” LOCHREN ATTACKED. The Coiim>U*iuner Comes Hack witli Some I'lufn Talk. Washington, March 22.—“That fel low is an intolerant, lying bigot,” ex claimed Comm! doner of Pensions Loch- r«*u when sho • u a published attack made on alleged Catholic influence in the bureau by lU-v. Madison C. Peters, of New York. “1 am not a Catholic, as he asserts. 1 am a ineuiberof no church, though for many yearn when I was at my home in MinneapoFs I attondud an Episcopalian church. The religious denominations to which the employes belong are unknown to me except in possibly two or three in stances. I understand that me or two Little Sisters of the poor came to tlie bureau on the last pay day of the month. There is no solicitation of any kind. Instead, I am told they st ind in a corner with a basket in one hand, but do nut ask for contributions. There is no rule that I know of that prohibits them from coming.” ItoKcr IVII Jimm. Kock to He s«iv<‘<k Providence, March 23.. linger Wil liams Rock, the Plymouth Rock of Providence plantation, and famous for tt> Indian hail of “Wat cheer,” is at length to be rescued from neglect. It has lain in a dilapidated neighborhood for years and relic hunters have chipped away most of it. but tlie park commiz- sioner has appropriated $3,000 for its preservation, and i: will be raised from the earth and be made the center of a public park. Cot 1 Water Counresiinep Cetr^rat*. W sl'lnoi' uV, March 22.—The Con- gy. Jonal TeLipcrance society celebrated its xteenth anniversary at ihe Metro politan Methodist church. Representa tive Diugley, of Maine, its president, presided and spoke. Addroeses were made by Representatives Johnson, of North Dakota; Ellis, of Oregon; Mo^e, of Massachusetts; Picklet of South Da kota, and Mr. Elliott of Maine, and also Rev. F. D. Power, aecrot.iry of the »o- ciety. Jake KUrain’s Fattier Dead. Baltimore, March 22.—Mlchae^ &il- taiu, father of ex-champion LeaVy- weight pugilist Jake Kilrain, has just died at the latter’s hotel, aged 66 years. He Was All night. Small Boy f « gr ci r i ours molasses into jug on co ruing j Here mister, you haven't got all the molasses out of that measure! Grocer—That’s all right, sonny; there Was SoUie in tho Uieaeuie before.—New port News. • „ Not Wliat He Meant. Family Doctor (to squire)—Thanks for you check, squire. But, my dear sir. »♦'' far too much—far in excess should have charged. I cv shall have an opjwrti’' off.—Punch. From Almost Everywhere and About Almost Everything. Two eases small-pox have been dis- eovered in Atlanta. A small horse-power engine, which is said to make 12 cigarettes a minute, is the invention of a Frenchman. Perry Trueblood.of Nashville,Tenn. died last Sat unlay from Injuries re ceived in a foot-ball contest Fri day. In manufacturing operations the average life of soap boilers is t he high est and that of grindstone makes the lowest. The largest passenger engine in the United States belongs to the Cleve land, Columbus, Cincinnati and In dianapolis railroad. It weighs <5.5 tons. Olin D. Stevens, contractor, was killed by an explosion of glycerine at Buffalo last Monday morning. Jacob Codins, a blacksmit b was seriously injured by the same accident. A New York dispatch of Monday says it is reported that acyelonc has swept over the country in the vicinity of New Orleans. At this writing (1 :3<» a. in.) all wires are down and no details can be obtailed. The Grand Army encampment of the department of Georgia and South Carolina met at Savannah last Mon day. C. N. Watson of Atlanta was elected grand commander. The de partment endorsed Atlanta as the place of meeting for next year. Joe Carden, an engineer, com mitted suicide by taking rough on rats at Chattanooga last Saturday. He lost his month’s salary Friday night in a gambling room and was ashamed to face his wife, prefering death. He was thirty-two years and considered an exemplary young man. This was his first gambling experi ence. He leaves u wife and young child. Patrick Nevins, of Kearney, N. J., fell :15 feet from a ladder last Thursday afternoon and broke a two-inch plank with his shoulders. He had in one hand an empty “growler,” and in the other the price of a pint. He was hurrying down from the fourth Hour of a new building in Grand avenue, when he slipped on the third round from the top, fell headlong, smashed the plank and appeared dazed for the an instant. Then lie finished going for the beer. Neither beer can nor money escaped from his hand in the fall. A couple of precocious youths had a miniature lynching bee at Lexington Ky. last Saturday. Mr. John Parrott who lives at Forest Hill, found his twelve-year .old son dangling from the limb of a tree, swinging to a rope which encircled his neck. Blood was gushing form the laiy’s nostrils and ears and he was in a dead faint. Tlie father cut the ropetmdby ap plying restoratives soon had his son in a conscious state. The boy said two companions, one of whom Dan Slavin, became enraged at him for some trifling occurrence and seizing him, procured a rope, and after fast- ning the noose on it. placed it around his neck. They then threw the rope overa tree and yanked him up in true lynching style. The rope was tied to the trunk of the tree and the boy left hanging. Mr. Parrott procured war rants for the boys’ arrest. A special to the St. Louis Post Des patch from Prattsville, Alt., under March 17 says: Moses Thomas and Henry At wood,two well kmovn young men had a quarrel last nig! t uh< ut a dcht the former owed t'n* latter, K nives were draw n and tiny came to gether. Atwood's 1 wo brothers joined in the melee to help him.and William Thomas gave help to hi* brother. Knives, pistols and razors where freely used fnr ten minut - and when the eoiirtuhhs stepp* - '! in the follow ing damage had l.t' n done: M. Henry, a bystander. < • in the arm and shot in the head, died this morn ing. Henry At wood, hot h ears ent off. shot in the head, jugular vein ex posed ; w ill die. Will Thomas,rut about arms and shoulder, and shot in the Lip; may die. Gilmore Atwood, shot in the right side and cut in the neck, wounds dangerous. Mose Thomas, cut in the left breast and licud. * - Not Often. Mm. Gaswell (reading a newsiia- per)—A farmer at Goshen, N. Y., Las trained two monkeys to pick fruit satisfactorily. Mr. Gaswell—That's very odd. It ie seldom that monkey work is satis factory. — Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele graph. One uf It* Dreaded Keault*. Banks - I don't mind the influenza itself so much. It’s the after effects I’m afraid of. Rivers—The after effects are what ails me. I’m still dodging the doctor. - London Million. $loo Reward, $ioo. The reader of this papc r will be pleased to learn that there is at hist one dreaded disease that science, has been ahl e to cure In all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hull's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh <'lire is Jukcn internally, acting di rectly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the system, thereby de-'p y- ing the foundation of the disease, and giving tlie patient strength by build ing up the consit it ut ton and assisting nature in doing its work. The pro prietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any ease that it fads to cure. Send for list of testi- cjs. Address, F. J. Cheney A- Co. Totudo, 0. THE TARIFF BILL SUBJECT TO A GREAT STRAIN. Local Interests and Trusts Are the In fluences That Ccnspirc to Make Harmonious Action Al most Impossible. Washington, March 23.—The feeling of antagonism concerning the tariff is greater than has heretofore appeared. It is'quite obvious that in addition to the interest which men take in securing pro tection for industries iu their localities, there is a very strong effort bc-irg made te affect the legislation by persons and combinations whose interests extends only to the matter of making as much money out of the legislation as possible. Speculation enters into tho matter so deeply that Congressmen who are hon estly endeavoring to solve the legisla tive problem are at a loss where to draw’ the lino of discrimination, it lias become very evident that there will be a considerable conflict between the house and senate over the bill, and it will not be safe to count on the action of the senate as to any of the disputed questions as indicative of what the bill will finally carry when sent to the pres ident. In the present temper of the house it appears absolutely impossible that an agreement to the senate proposition to tax sugar can be secured, and in the house, also, there is a positive determi nation not to permit the abrogation of the reciprocity treaties which open the markets of Cuba, Brazil and Germany te agricultural products. There is also a very strong disposition in the house to put coal back on the free list, and the indications are that they will not agree te the senate's duty on that product. la tho Senate. Washington,, March 22.—There was very little routine morning business in the senate, and after it w r as disposed of unobjected bills on the calendar were taken up and a number passed. The president has sent te tho senate the following nominations: Postmasters—AV. T. Cheatham, Jr., Henderson, North Carolina. W. P. An derson, Palatka, Florida. CongrecMonal Approiiriutloiin. Washington, March 22.—Tho total of appropriations of tho present session of congress will be approximately $370,- 000,000. Tbi® exceed by a few' mil lions the appropriations of the first ses sion of the last congress and will disap point those who had hoped that the low condition of the treasury funds would result In a material reduction in appro priations. The President luvited to Virginia. Washington, March 12.—The Fred ericksburg, Virginia, city council has invited President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland, Vice President Stevenson, Chief Justice Fuller, the members of the cabinet, Governor G'Ferrall and their ladies to attend the dedication of the Mary Washington monument to take place in that city May 19. DEMOCRATS CAPITULATE. The Jlvpulilit'ain. Carry T'hint;* Their (>\vu Way in N«-n Jt-rsey. Trenton, March 22.—The Democrats have almost entirely capitulated. Gov ernor AV’ertz gave .State Comptroller- ' Hancock and State Treasurer- ! Swain their commissions as soon decision of the supreme court w’as . .> • red, and they are already in pos- h<-ruou of thoir offices. Tlie Democratic members of tho sen ate will probably join their Republican colleagues at once. Tho governor has filed all bills passed by tho legiduturo and they are now laws. The New Jeri»cy .‘Senate '! ml.Me. Trenton, March 22. In tho senato rial case Chief Justice Leas!, decides that tho senate is not a continu ous body and that Adrian is not entitled to tie president. Ho says Rogers’ title is valid. Thin is a victory lor tho Repub licans. Cabinet Cri»i» Averted. Paris, March 22. The cabinet crisis which tvas caused by the fact that the senate on Saturday refused to take ac tion on tho measure, which had pre viously passed the chamber of deputies, creating a sjieeial ministry of the colo nies instead of having that department of the government directed, as has lieen the case up to the present, by an under secretary under tho ministry of murine, has been averted, and Premier Casimir- Perier is again triumphant. The Door" Dill Kllh'tl. Albany, N. Y., March 22.—The “side 1 door” bill favorod by the assembly com- | mittee, but not by tho Republican cau cus, has been killed in the house. It jierimtted cities of over 250,000 inhabit ants to sell liquor on Sunday, with the 1 side doors of their saloons open and the i front doors closed and the blinds drawn. An Alliance Warehouse Failed. Danville, Ya., March 22.—The Cen tral Alliance warehouse, of this city, ' has filed a trust deed to secure creditors te the amount of $-5,000. The Central is a tobacoo warehouse for the sale of , loose leaf tobacco, established here about two years ago by the Alliance men of the surrounding section. Quiet Comiuuue Anuivcraary Iu Fart*. Paris, March 22.—Meetings in com memoration of the commune of Paris, were held Hunday. There was no dis order. A large number of persons vis ited the cemetery of Pere la Chaise. There was no attempt at an outdoor demonstration. Want Cleveland to \ ©to. New Yobk, March 22.—The New York chamber of commerce has unani mously adopted a petition to President Cleveland requesting that he veto the seigniorage bill. . - — America si-nt in ITnnci Imki vA-ivr i>l 4,00(J.(too poll nils of bacon. 84,- 000,000 pounds of hum nml K| (hhi.ooo >ounds of pork.