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j THE CLASSIFICATION OF LANDS.
i I7.oInlaallon ami Other Clamea In tlte Xew
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[ Tho land bill as passed by the houso
• r on tin ? 20th carriod tbo Holnmn amend-
ment , rotaining tillo in tho government
I to coal mines found on government
g ' , . lands , but allowing entrymen to uso
r audi coal mines until further action by
I congress. Tho bill as passed contains
. tho following provisions : It classifies
i ; nil public lands as follows : Agricnltu-
fc 1 ral , timber , mineral , desert and re
st served , and disposes of mineral lauds
[ tho samo as under existing laws , and al-
K lows every citizon , or person who has
% declared his intention to become a citi-
1 . zeu , to enter ICO acres at tho prico of
f $10 per acre. It forbids tho salo of all
/ timber land , but allows tho limber to bo
f disposed of under proposals , allowing
I settlers tho use of timber which has no
5 commercial value for domestic uses.
f' Tho secretary of the interior is required
yb toTescrvo bhade trees on the lines of lo
ft gal subdivisions , and tho residents of tho
k "western territories are permitted to
f- cut timber under existing law for six
te months after tho passage of this act. If
IIS mineral is discovered on tracts where tho
m timber 1ms been sold , such lauds may bo
ft entered ns mineral lands. It provides
* for tho { .ale , at not le. < > s than § 1.25 per
p acre , of isolated tiacts of less than 100
I acres , and authorizes any person to enter
i a 020-acro tract of such land upon nflida-
i fit that it is for his own benefit , and not
\ for a corpoiation ; and tliat he intends to
| cultivate it hy irrigation , and , upon a
payment of fiom $5 to $20 , according to
| the size of f ho entry. Persons are to bo
I permitted to associate in the construc
tion of irrigation ditches and to file joint
jnaps , surplus "water to be free to tho
! < public. Patent is to issue for desert
' lands only when one-eighth of the land
hns.bcen irrigated , and cultivated with-
/ in three j'curs and upon payment of 25
I cents per acre heads of families are per
mitted to enter quarter-section tracts
i where they don't own that amount of
\ land in any state or territory ( making
affidavits that the land is intended for
| their own use ) upon a payment of $5 or
I $10 , according to tho size of tho entry.
| Airy person who has not previously had
I tho benefit of tho homestead and pro-
i emption law , and who has failed to per-
i feet title to a tract entered by him is to
1 _ be permitted to make a second entry in
? " " lieu thereof In case of drouth or sick
ness an entryman may be allowed leave
of absence from his claim for not ex-
l cecding one year at a time , but this time
is not to bo deducted from tho actual
j residence required. Tho entrymen is
' - required to establish residence upon his
? . claim within six months after entry in a
[ habitable house and to reside continu-
_ ously thereon for five years and culti-
K vate at least ten acres , when he may take
It * out a patent. Proof of settlement , irri-
Ration , residence , etc. , may be made
6 before a United States commissioner
, | L and clerk ofji courtof record in tho
, § U county. It is unlawful for any one to
§ cut and wantonly burn or destroy what
Ip may be necessary for clearing the land
W for actual settlers. A strip of land on
{ * " each side of section lines is reserved for
| public highways ? It repeals the pre-
i emption and timber culture laws , al-
* lows settlers , when subjects of action at
the hands of land grant companies or
persons holding title under foreign
grants , to plead in defense erroneous
fc action of congress or the executive in
l " certifying or patenting tho land to tho
J companies.
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> The Republican Candidate for President.
\ JLndiajtapolis , June 26. There was
• -much enthusiasm here to-day over the
ne < vs of the nomination of Gen. Harri-
t -son for president. Later in the after-
? noon a delegation from Plainfield and
X Hendricks county called at the gener-
f al's home and were addressed by him as
f' follows :
Gentlemen : I sincerely thank you
i for this evidence of friendliness. That
so many of my Hendricks county friends
r should have reached Indianapolis so
w soon after hearing the result at Chicago
- - * > " is Tery gratifying. The people of your
I * -county have ulways given me their most
k hearty support whenever I have ap-
1 pealed to them for support. I have tho i
most affectionate interest in your county
if' and its people , especially because of the
U fact that it furnished two companies of
I -the regiment which I took into the field.
j | Some of the best and most loyal of
> JS > these soldiers gave their lives for their
Ik y country in battle. These incidents
38 < - ' have attached me to the county , and I
[ * -trust I have yet , even here , anion * ? this
' ? - group some of my friends of the Seven-
r - "tieth Indiana survivors , who will always
[ ) T- ' ' be glad to extend to me , as I to them , a
comrade's hand. I thank vou for this
; call. "
In the evening a meeting was held at
% the criminal court rooms , at the ad-
ij journment of which a crowd about 6,000
II strong marched to the general's resi-
i -dence , and called for liim. He ap-
[ jt peared. and said :
fe Neighbors and Friends : I am pro-
( foundry sensible of the kindness which
[ S your evidence to-night on gathering in
' / such large numbers to extend to me your
' - > -congratulations over the result at Chi-
-cago. It would be altogether inappro-
r priate that I should say anything of a
J partisan character. Many of my neigh-
t Dors who differ with me politically have
t kindly extended to me as citizens of In-
l < lianapolis , their congratulations over
" this event. Such congratulations , as
well as those of my neighbors who sym
pathize with me in my political beliefs ,
are exceedingly gratifying. I have been
I % a long time a resident of Indianapolis
J over thirty years. Many who are here
, L _ 4 before me have been with me during all
\ # ? * f these years citizens of the great and
UV v. " growing capital of this magnificent state.
_ ' " " 'We have seen the development and
! growth of thiscity. . We are proud of
'f ' * > its position to-day , and we look forward
? " . - in future to the development which shall
• ST - outstrip that which the years behind us
'I ' * . have told. I thank you sincerely for
\m& \ -the evidence that those who have known
IjSi-t me well and long give mestill their confi-
fae- " < lence and respect. Kings sometimes
! • * * - - bestow decorations upon those whom
i - . they desire to honor , but that man is
- most highly decorated who has the af-
ieetionate regard of his neighbors and
iriends. L will only again thank you
most cordially for this demonstration of
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your regard. I shall be glad from time
to time , as opportunity offers , to meet
.you all personally , and regret that to-
g- night this crowd is so great that it will
Tf- > be impossible for me to take each one of
[ .you by the hand. But we will be here
Ly together , and my house will open its
fi -doors gladly to any of you when you
I : may desire to see me. "
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02 , • Zote Hales via lite TTabash Western Jiailteay
f t For the coming Fourth of July , th <
i ' St'V ' "VTabash Western Kailway will sell tick-
-ets between all stations , including St
tSf * Ijouis , Kansas City , St. Joseph , Council
ppp2 Bluffs and Des Moines , at
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S V " These tickets will be on sale July 3d
; 1kE1 -and 4th , not good returning after Jubj
'E3 ' , 5th , 1888. -
mt. - The Wabash Western Short Line traini
Pt , Are equipped with elegant Day Coaches
IlL * • Free Eeclining Chair Cars , Vestibuli
buffet Parlor Cars and Pullman Buffel
Sleeping Cars.
For further particulars apply to tht
nearest Ticket Agent of The Wabasi
r * . w * "Western Bail way. .
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Thousands ol Familios HomolesB.
Telegraphic communication , which
has been interrupted for sovoral days by
floods , has been restored , and particu
lars of tho terrible disaster on the Moxi-
can Central railway , particularly at Leon
and Cilao , aro obtained.
During tho past ten days tho table
lands between hero and Lacatecas have
been visited by unprecedented rains ,
which havo flooded all tho streams.
Many cities and towns havo been inun
dated , and Leon and Silao havo boon
partially destroyed. Tho first intima
tion in this city of tho floods was tele
graphed from Silao on tho 18th inst. It
said : Tho rains havo flooded the low
lands , and tho town is being flooded.
About 840 adobo houses havo been de
stroyed. Tho station buildings aro oc
cupied by tho homeless people , who are
unable to obtain anythiug to eat oxcopt
tho fruit found floating on tho water.
The rain has been general , and the wholo
country around Silao is flooded. Sov
oral dykes havo given way. The floods
havo been more destructive in Leon
than in Silao. Monday night brought
the city oiio of tho most terrible
scenes ever witnessed in this coun
try. People who believed themselves
secure from tho flood went to bed
in tho unfiooded parts of tho town
without fear. Tho steady downfall of
rain caused tho river to overflow tho
greater part of Leon , nouses tumbled
in rapidly and the loss of life com
menced. As tho buildings fell tho un
fortunate sleepers were either crushed
to death or drowned. A night of terror
followed , men , women and children fled
to the streets in their night clothes ,
some to find shelter in higher grounds
and others to bo swept away by the
flood. Wednesday afternoon tho rain
ceased falling , and the waters com
menced to recede. Tho people recov
ered from their fright , though tho
water was still covering a portion of
the citjOne hundred and eleven
bodies have been recovered without
moving any of tho ruins of tho houses ,
where aro supposed to bo hundreds of
bodies buried. The destro3'ed houses
are estimated at 2,000 , and tho loss at
$2,000,000. Mauy other towns have
been badly damaged , but tho loss of life
is only reported from Siloa and Leon.
The Mexican Central has suffered very
severely. The state of Guananjuato and
the federal government aro doing much
to succor the victims of tho flood.
Information has been received at El
Paso from the flooded districts in Mex
ico saying that fifteen hundred lives
wore lost by tho inundation and that
1,000 bodies had been recovered. Leon
is a city of 100,000 inhabitants and a
largo part of it is in ruins. It is stated
that 100 miles of the Mexican Central
road is impassible and that it will be ten
days before tho mails can get through
and twenty days before freight can be
moved.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS AND NOTES.
There are fourteen recent graduates
of Yale college engaged in journalism
in Now York.
Women are the state librarians ol In
diana , Iowa , Kentucky , Michigan , Lou
isiana , Mississippi and Tennessee.
A barber of Ns.wburg , N. Y. , has in
vented a chair which registers the num
ber of persons who sit in it during the
day.
day.Cases
Cases of abduction of handsome and
attractive children occur so frequently
in Chicago as to lead to the belief that
the city has an organized band of kid
nappers alwaj's on the lookout for prey.
At Fernandina , Fla. , a band of negro
burglars got themselves up in white
ghostly garments , and , passing as
spooks , robbed the town with impunity
till one of their number was caught.
The new Japanese minister at Wash
ington was in 1877 sent to prison for
five years for a political offense. During
his confinement he translated John
Stuart Mill's work on political economy
into Japanese.
Elderly ladies who used to charm
their beaux by singing "Do They Miss
Me at Home ? " will be interested to
know that Miss Caroline A. Briggs , who
composed the verses , is now Mrs.
Charles Mason , of Fitchburg , Mass.
The song was first published forty years
ago.
ago.Prof.
Prof. C. V. Biley , government ento "
mologist , solemnly asserts that the
"seventeen-year" locusts are due in this
country this year. These locusts evi
dently bear the title "seventeen-year"
because they fail to appear once in sev
enteen years. Their "time for disap
pearing" has never been discovered ,
however.
Queen Victoria recently celebrated
her sixty-ninth birthday. Only four
English sovereigns have attained a
greater age Queen Elizabeth , seventy
years ; GeorgeU , seventy-seven ; George
HI , eighty-two ; William IV , seventy-
two. Victoria has reigned longer than
any of her predecessors excepting
Henry JJLL , who reigned fifty-six 3ears ,
and George XII , who was on the throne
for sixty jears.
An amusing story is told of tho Bev.
Myron Beed , of Colorado , who ten
years ago ran as the democratic con
gressional candidate in that state. It
seems that during the canvass the rev
erend gentleman was interrupted in the
midst of a public prayer by a man who
shouted "Louder ! " Beed stopped
short , looked at the interrupter , and
said coolly : "I wasn't addressing you ,
sir. I was addressing the Almighty. "
Then he went on with his prayer.
Murderer Quickly Disposed Of.
Minneapolis ( Kansas ) special : At 2
o'clock this morning a party of forty or
fifty masked men from Fountain town
ship , in this ( Ottawa ) county , neighbors
of Mike Dorse3r who was murdered in
his bed a few days ago by Chubb Mc
Carthy , came into this city and with
sledges and a bar of railroad iron , pro
ceeded to break down the outside doors
of the jail. One outside and one inside
door were broken open and then finding
greater resistance than expected they
overpowered the jailor and compelled
him to open McCarthy's cell. McCarthy
was taken out , bound , removed to the
Geisen bridge across tho Solomon river
about three miles from town and then
hanged. The mob was well organized ,
heavily armed and quiet. The city mar
shal , hearing the noise , went toward the
jail , but was stopped by the guards and
held up until the mob got away with the
prisoner. Tho sheriff was kept in his
room by armed guards. Citizens who
were on the streets were held as pris
oners until the mob got away.
"A Pack of Lies , as Usual. "
New York special : It having been re
ported from Baltimore that a date was
set for the marriage of Mrs. Langtry.
ind Fred Gebhard , a reporter called at
lier homo in this city to-day. Detailing
[ lis mission in writing , he sent the mes
sage up. In a few moments an answer
: ame down under the Jersey Lily's hand
ind seal. The reply was : 'It's a paok
if lies , as usual. "
A fine horse was stolen from D , H.
skinner , of Crete , last week.
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THE CANDIDATE FROM INDIANA.
Tlte Ticket Give * General Satin/action U
llexmbllcans ,
Chicago dispatch : J. S. Clarkson , ol
tho national sub-committee which had in
charge tho details of tho republican na
tional convention , was seen before leav
ing for home to-duy and questioned con
cerning tho success of the convention
and its results. When questioned as to
whether tho nomination of Harrison was
tho result of a combination mado before
tho convention met on Monday he said :
"It was not. Tho sharpest politician
could see no attempt to mako any com
bination. When Harrison showed a ris
ing pulse of strength tho light camo.
After two ballots tho Iowa delegation ,
which was governed more by party in
terests than over for Senator Allison , saw
that the situation could be unlocked and
a favorable ticket reached , a ticket which
New York and Indiana , two necessary
states , had asked for and tho nomina
tion of which would make those states
responsible for party success in Novem
ber.
"Senator Allison had instructed to
subordinate his interests at all times to
tho part3''s interests. Before doing so
we wont to several of tho strongest
states and told them that solely for tho
party interest 'and still realizing that
Allison had i ood chances left wo wero
willing to give up and unite on Harri
son if they would go to him ulso. It
was a patriotic appeal , unselfish and
purely in the interest of tho party. They
accepted it and Senator Allison was
withdrawn and his entire following
transferred to Harrison. It is a fact
that Iowa made this choice , while at
heart I think most of its delegates pre
ferred Greshnm. Tho ticket commands
and represents tho full strength of the
republican party. No republican con
vention has adjourned since tho war
with * ' the result
ever3bod3' accepting as
unanimously as this convention ad
journed.
"General Harrison is as strong as his
part } * . New York demanded him , Indi
ana offered him , New Jersey accepted
him , Connecticut approved him and
California adopted him. "
Chicago dispatch : Another story
about tho Blaine telegrams , which was
told to a reporter yesterday evening ,
was that Blaine feared that Boutelle and
manhy would uso their own judgment
and refuse to read tho dispatches to tho
convention , and that in order to guard
against this possibility Blaine cabled his
son , Walter Blaine , instructions to havo
those telegrams demanded by some
friend in the convention if the balloting
was persisted in. It was added that it
was only under Walker Blaine's threat
that ho would do this that Boutelle read
the messages.
On a Peculiar Mission.
Washington dispatch : Colonel A.
Longend3cke , a western Kansas cattle
man , is in this cit3T on a peculiar mission.
He is here to open negotiations with the
Brazilian government , through their
minister in Washington , for a grant of
land in Dom Pedo's dominion. The ob
ject of the grant is the formation of a
great American cattle compaiy in Brazil.
Col. Longend3-cke has been in the cattle
business in Kansas and the southwest
for many years , and he believes that the
da3s of the ranchman in this country
are numbered. He further believes that
South America offers a fine field for the
cattle industry , and that from the grassy
plains of Brazil and the Argentine re
public must come the cheap beef of the
future. With that in view , he and his
associates have informally organized
themselves into a S3rndicate , and have
undertaken to secure a grant of land
from the Brazilian authorities. They
will ask for 3,000,000 acres to bo located
somewhere in the valle3" of the Amazon.
Mr. Longendycke will go before the
Brazilian minister in a few days and
present the matter to him officially. He
hopes to have his company's proposition
transmitted to the proper authorities in
Brazil for early action , and if favorably
received , steps will then be taken toward
permanent organization and the imme
diate inauguration of the enterprise.
Mr. Longendycke has already had a
conference with the Brazilian minister ,
and has received most flattering assur
ances. At present Mr. Longendycke is
connected with an Indian Territory cat
tle syndicate , with headquarters in
Dodge City , and he states that ample
capital for the proposed new enterprise
is already pledged b3'the members of
the syndicate and other wealthy cattle
men , who are anxious to try their for
tunes in South America. .
Crops Benefitted by the Rain.
The Cincinnati Price-Current of the
30th says : Needed rains have fallen to
a considerable extent the past week in
the central west , giving important re
lief to corn and other crops , but detri
mental more or less to winter wheat in
the limited areas where the harvest pe
riod has been reached. Northwestern
crops have made good progress. Corn ,
the condition of which was being threat
ened in the Ohio valle3r , is in good gen
eral condition , making satisfactory pro
gress in all the western states , with un
important exceptions. It is still back
ward in growth in Iowa , Nebraska and
some other states. The oats crop main
tains a good outlook. Indications as to
the winter wheat 3'ield fromthe Ohio
valley district and westw ard where har
vesting has been in progress or com
pleted are not such as to materially
change the general outlook. So far as
can be judged from the returns spring
wheat , which got started considerably
later than usual as a rule , has been fa
vored the past month , and there is but
little at this date prejudicial to its .gen
eral outlook.
Gen. Sheridan on the Mend.
Washington dispatch : The following
bulletin was issued this evening : Gen
eral Sheridan's condition has continued
to improve. The intense heat is , how
ever , beginning to tell upon his
strength. It is evidently becoming nec
essary to consider the question of his re
moval to a more favorable locality.
Justices Field and Knowlton , of the
supreme court at Cambridge. Mass. , re
fused to entertain the motion for a new
trial for Airs. Robinson convicted of mur-
[ ler for poisoning her sister's husband
and sentenced to be hanged November
16th.
16th.A
A Montreal dispatch of June 28 says :
The charge against Pitchet , the abscond
ing bankteller of Providence , E. L , is
that of bringing stolen money into Can
ada ; but it is alleged that it cannot be
sustained as he changed his money in
Boston before coming here. In Montreal
he hhd purchased of the Hechelega bank
a draft on a Parisian band for 100,000
francs. Another draft from Boston for
E100 on an English bank , was also found
it is stated that Pitcher has offered to
jive up S400,000 of securities he has hid-
len on paj'ment of S50,000 to him. *
A Lincoln man named Billingsley ,
while in attendance upon the national
republican convention in Chicago , had
bis pocket picked of a S300 cold watch. '
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.j A French Horror.
Tho trial of two mon and throo wo
men who are accused of having mur
dered in tho most cold-blooded manner
a "watchmaker named Vetarcl , and then
of having cut his body into pieces , be
gan to-day at Auxorre , says a corre
spondent to tho Chicago Times : Velard
was an elderly village rott who lived
jn Joigny. Ho was soperated from his
wifo and associated with tho lowest
company in town. He was suddenly
missed one day from his houso and.
shop , and the neighbors , suspecting
that somothing was wrong , went to his
residence and found that his place had
been pillaged. Tho alarm was given
and a disreputable woman of the local
ity , a letter from whom was found
, In one of Vetard's desks giving
him a trysting place for tho night , was
.arrostod. Two mon and another wo
man wore also taken into custody , but
each proved an alibi and they wero
liberated. Tho next day , however ,
tho lower part of Vetard's body was
fished out of the River Youno by a
bargee. It had been sawed off from
the upper portion in a horribly rough
" manner. By degrees tho hands , feet ,
and smaller portions of tho body camo
to light A woman named Godcfroy
now deposod to tho police that she had
heard tho sounds of a fearful struggle
on tho night that Votard was m ssed
• in tho house of one Josephino Martin.
This Martiu ' was arrested and stated it
that it was she who had wr.tlon tho
letters and sigued them with the name
of an old mistress of Votard , in order
to enlico the old man to her place ,
where ho had a quarrel with a poach
er named Morand. She loft her house ,
'but on her return sho was terror-strick
en bwhat sho saw. Tho dead body
rof Vetard was stretched on a tablo in
the middle of the room. The face and
flesh of tho victim wore pale and
shriveled , his throat having been cut
and the blood left to drain out of tho
body. Morand and Vacher , an inn
keeper , were busily ongaged with saws
and carving-kuives , and they were sup-
with refreshments dis
• plied as they
sected tho body by their female com
panion.
Pakis , May 18 Tho woman
Josephine Martin , in whoso room tho
watchmaker Vetard was murdered and
then hacked to piece3. deposed that
, when sho invited Velard to her house ,
at the instigation of the poacher Mor
and , she thought the latter only intend
ed to play some pranks with tho watch
maker ; nevertheless , as the judge re
minded her , she had told Morand that
he could find a saw in her room. It
was true that tho day after the murder
she was at a rustic ball and enjoj ed
herself as if nothing had happened. The
crime was committed in her absence.
The witness then describod the dissec
tion with horrible cynicism. She said
that Morand and Vacher , tho innkeep
er , after having sawed off portions of
the body tried to break off others.
Vacher put tho lower part of the
corpse on his knees and snapped off a
leg just as if he wero breaking a piece
of lire-wood. Sho had received sho
admitted 4 out of the plunder. Mor
and , the poacher , was next heaid. Ho
is a forbidding-looking person , with a
low , retreating forehead and cavern
ous eyes. Ho denied everything and
said that Josephine Martin had been
instigated to denounce him by one of
the law officials. Vacher , the inn
keeper , who looked a veritable village
bouiface , defended himself by similar
denials ; but Martin steadfastly repeat
ed her charges and added moreover ,
that , when Vacher broke Vetard's leg
a stocking remained in his hand and ho
cooly put it back on the foot Tho
case is still on trial.
Just to bo • • English. "
Tho clergy , and especially the Epis
copal clergy , who aro bound by strong
ecclesiastical traditions to England ,
show this interest in things English in
their speech and dress. Many of them
have adopted the remarkably broad
sound of the letter "a" that is supposed
to be so "awfullly English. " They are
very careful to give the open sound to
the letter "u" in such words as ' • tune"
and ' 'Tuesday. ' Indeed I havo recent
ly heard an Episcopal clergyman go so
far as to give these words the pro-
nunc ' ationof "clmne" and "Chuesday"
which to an American ear is simply
atrocious. And I know a delightful
little Ritualistic prist , whose whole aim
in life is to be Anglican when he is not
Roman , and who defines the Trinity to
his people as "three Parsons and one
God. " Moreover , in the Episcopal
church it is getting so that the clergy
man who says "A-men" and "either"
and "neither" is a marked man. Ho
may possibly succeed iu getting a par
ish which is not up in religious assthe-
tics but if he wants to be iu the eccle
siastical swim ho must say "Ah-men'
and "i-ther" and "ni-lher. " Neio
York Tribune.
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Complimented by Napolcou.
Lady Buchan , whose death is re
corded at the ago of 91 years , was one
of the last surviving persons who had a
distinct recollection of Napoleon tho
Great. Her father Col. Wilks was
governor of St. Helena in 1815 , at the
time of Bonaparte's banishment , and ,
on the term of his governorship ex
piring , Miss Wilks was desirous of
being introduced to the ex-emperor.
" 1 have long heard from various quar
ters of the superior eloquenco and
beauty of Miss Wilks , and now I am
convinced from my own eyes that re
port has scarcely done her sufficient
justice , " said Napoleon to her. "You
must bo very glad to leave tho island , "
he said. "Oh , no , sire , " was the an
swer , "I am very sorry to go away. "
"Oh ! madamoiselle , I w sh I could
change places with you. " Napoleon
presented her with a bracelet in mem
ory of this visit Pall Mall Qazelte.
His Life Was Saved.
"I am Iruby sorry to give you pain ,
Mr. Hankinson , " said the young lady ,
"but please do not allude to this sub
ject again. I can never be your wife. "
"That is your final answer. Miss
Irene ? " "It it" • • Nothing can in
duce you to change your decision ? "
"My mind is firmly and unalterably
made up. " "Miss Irene , " said the
voting man , rising and looking about
for his hat "before coming here thi3
2vening I made a bot of $50 with Van
Perkin that you would say no to my
proposal. I have won. It was taking
a great risk , but I was dead broke.
Miss Irene , " ho continued his voice
quivering with emotion , "you have
laved a despairing man from the fate
! > f a suicide and won the life-long re
spect and esteem of a despairing and
grateful heart. Good evening. "
Chicago Tribune.
A young lady in Philadelphia is said to
lave had live lovers all named Samuel. Her
) hotograpn album must be a book of Sams. •
Drak i Magazine. *
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JBrown of Australia *
tl 13 surprising how very few a j :
are capable of making lasting iraprss *
sions upon acquaintances. Wo moot
and greet great men , bright men , jolly
mon , but straightway they aro gone
we forgot all about them except as
they may be recalled by somo circum
stance entirely extraneous from our
personal interest in them. But Brown
of Australia , of whom a writer in the
Philadelphia Press tolls this story ,
certainly seems to bo one of tho men
not easily forgotten.
A gentleman told mo recently of an
instance of a peculiar unanimity of
opinion among a lot of prominent
men on a question where one might
naturally expect to find a wide differ
ence of thought. The point of nsree *
ment was as to the most brilliant
conversationalist whom the members
of the gathering had ever heard. My
friend said : "I was once sitting in the
captain's cabin of tho steamship In
diana of the American line , talking ,
with Capt. Sargeant of tho many
people he had had under
Erominent during his Ion ? life on the
sea. "I have had a great many inter
esting people cross with me , " said tho
captain , "statesmen , actors , writers ,
professional men of prominence and
men of tho world who have seen
every _ part of it , but the
most entertaining passenger I over
met was a lawyer from Mel
bourne , Australia , named Brown. He
was , without doubt , the most brilliant
conversationalist I evor listened to. "
My friend said that the distinction
given this unknown lawyer struck him
as somewhat remarkable and caused
him to remember tho name. He was
still more surprised , therefore , when a
-year later he heard Joseph Jefferson ,
at a dinner given him in this city , ex
press as his opinion that among all
tho bright talkers he had ever met in
this or any other country the Samo
prominent lawyer of Melbourne was
the most brilliant. It was not that
he said witty things every now and
again , but that his conversation was
one continual flow of queer conceits ,
bright epigrams and bon mots which
came so easily and were so free from
bitterness or sting that they had a
charm and freshness seldom found in
tho conversation of professional ra
conteurs.
Brown of Melbourne became a dis
tinguished man in the eyes of the gen
tleman , who had twice heard his prais
es sung by so able critics , but ho was
still to hear of him again. One even
ing several years ago , while dining
with the Savage club in London , when
Byron , author of the comedy of "Our
Boys , " W. S. Gilbert and other good
talkers were at the table , a battle of
words took place between Robertson ,
the author of "School" and "Caste"
and another gentleman possessing no
mean powers of repartee. My friend
was greatly pleased with what he heard
and expressed his admiration of the
brightness of the speakers to a gentle
man sitting next to him. "Yes , " said
the Englishman , "they talk well , but
we had a queer chap here from tho
provinces once that made them all
look to their laurels. He was by long
odds the most brilliant fellow I ever
heard talk. His name was Brown and
he came from Melbourne. " It is not
unnatural for three people even of
wide experience to agree on the same
novelist , actor or singer , but it struck
me that the story was interesting , if
only as a coincidence , and though
Brown of Melbourne has not yot visit *
ed this country.
A Strange W.tnehs.
Cor. Washington Star.
Some weeks ago a young woman
named Siott , who was soon to be
come a mother , appeared before a
Mercer County ( Pa. ) Justice of the
Peace and swore out a warrant for
the arrest of a young man named Wil
liam Bloodgood on a charge of assault
and battery. Bloodgood was arrest
ed. The young woman swore at the
hearing that a few weeks previous
Bloodgood had come toher house ,
and , a § she objeckedTo his remaining ,
he had choked her nearly to insensi
bility , and twisted her left wrist , al
most dislocating it. She said the
marks of his fingers and thumb were
visible on her throat for several days ,
and her wrist remained crooked for
Borne time. She had no witnesses to
substantiate her statements or prove
the assauit. Bloodgood admitted
having been present at the girl's house
at the time of the alleged assault , but
denied that any had been made. He
was held , however , to await trial at
court.
Few believed that the girl had been
assaulted , and Bloodgood's discharge
was expected by his friends as soon as
court met. The case was called at the
last term of the Mercer court. The
complainant appeared , carrying her
three-weeks-old baby. Her lawyer put
her on the'stand , and she swore that
Bloodgood hadassaulted her as stated
and that she was the mother of the
baby in her arms. A physician cor
roborated the fact of that relation
ship. The lawyer then told the court
that as the defense would ask for ac
quittal on the ground that there was
no evidence of any assault having been
commited , he offered as evidence cor
roborative of theplainniff's testimony
the baby she had in his arms. The
prosecuting lawj-er took the infant to
the jury , and , uncovering its throat ,
revealed to them the distinct marks ot
four fingers on one side of it and the
plain and unmistakable impression of
a thumb on the other. After these
remarkable birthmarks had been ex
amined by the jury , the lawyer uncov
ered the baby's left wrist. It was
twisted out of shape and swollen , as if
it had been suddenly wrenched. These
marks corresponded exactly with the
injuries the child's mother swore she
had received at the hands of the pris
oner , Bloodgood , more than a month
before it was born. Tiie prisoner was
convicted.
Trees in Leaf in Snow Banks
Waterbury American , May 20.
The person who measured that snow
bank in Winsted Sunday "yreekwhich
tvas then four feet deep , measured it
igain last Sunday , when he found it
to be eighteen inches. It would seem ,
judging from the broken limbs on the
brees , some of which were "as big as a
man's leg , " that the snow must have
been twenty five feet deep at the time
yl the blizzard. The trees present a
phenomenal appearance , with their
; reen folipge apparently growing un
mrough the snow , The location ig
within tho limits of Meadow Brook
arm.
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n "in " mm JWmimffi mmiiii' , < it. im i.n - . . wi * . < . '
A RIDE FOR LIFE.
Thrllllnsr Exporlonco or o Man Who
Rotlo Many Nil loo on a Watorloss
Wnsto of Prolrlo Land.
St. Louid Republican.
"Do you see that wiry , sharp-eyed
man thero swinging thoso Indian
clubs ? " n gentleman askodoraRepub-
lian reporter who wns at tho Missouri
Gymnasium training for an interview ,
"That is Professor Grahame , the
fencing teacher here. "
"I know it. " :
"But do you know him ? "
"Only slightly. "
"Well , go talk with him. Ho has a
wonderful budget ol etories. The
man has had a most varied experi
ence. "
Acting on the advico tho Professor
was soon engaged in a general conver
sation that gradually grew moro per
sonal , and when pressed to' speak of
himself did so with unusual modesty.
Tho professor's lull name ia James
W. Grahame. He is an Englishman
by birth and is forty-one years of age.
In 1864 , while still a boy , he went to
New Zealand , being attracted thero
by the wonderful description of tho
place given by a captain Jenkins , who
brought a delegation of Maori chiefs
to England. Ho became overseer of
a sheep ranch , and niter a year joined
those who under tho gold excitement
went to Hokitaka. While thero he
was hurt by a landslide , and was tak
en to Australia for medical treatment.
He was in Melbourne at the time the
steamer bearing tho gifted Gustavus
V. Brooko sunk on its passage to
that place. After somo years spent
in the wars with the bush-rangers ,
young Grahame came to America and
at once went to Texas. His New Zea
land and Australia training predis
posed him to the pursuits of the trap
per , and for years he followed that
life on the border. He was attached
in thecapacity of a scout to a survey
ing party of the Texas Pacific Rail
road , and was with ono or two pros
pecting companies that travelled that
section for mining and other pur
poses. Subsequently he was a scout
for the United States army in its In
dian warfare.
Always , in speaking of the adventures
he relatedthe profossorwasnoticeably
free from egotism , and was inclined to
ascribe the heroic parts of tho experi
ences to others.
"It was from Fort Concho , " ho said
"that a company of twenty-five men
in 187G was ordered out on a scout.
You see tho Indians would wander
from their reservations and steal
cattle and horses and commit other
depredations. They would do their
work so quickly that it was unsafe to
wait for the reports of theseoutbreaks ,
and it was the custom to alternately
send the different companies out on
scouting expeditions. Their duty
would be to ride along the line of the
reservation , and if any trail wa3 dis
covered that seemed particularly
fresh they were to follow it in search
of the offenders. The party of twenty-
five mentioned struck such a trail.
As it lay across the edge only of the
Staked Plain , Captain Nolan , who
commanded , thought it safe to follow.
For three days the trail was followed ,
apparently growing fresher all the
time. At that time it was discovered
that the water was exhausted , and the
men and animals began to suffer for
it. It was the middle of August , and
under its terrible sun the men were
without shelter. There was not a bill
or a tree in sight only that glittering
sand. The men pushed on expecting
every hour to strike water , but they
were doomed to disappointment.
There were three scouts with the com
mand , and they , under the belief that
they knew where water could bo found ,
left the main , body , promising to re
turn and conduct them to the springs
when found. Two days were passed
and the scouts had not returned. The
men were going mad. Every animal
but three had been killed and its
blood eagerly drank by the men. The
scouts had separated and two days
after leaving the command one of
them rode into Concho with the news
of the dire plight of Captain Nolan
and the company. The only parties
who knew the plains well enough to
ventQre in relief were the friendly In
dians , and they were at Fort Griffin.
A rider from Concho made the dis
tance between the two points in &
night and half a day. I was at
Griffin when he arrived. The day
was hot and sultry , and every-
thinc had that hazy hum that comes
with August. The sight , however , of
this courier , dusty and travel-worn ,
and of his panting horse , informed
the fort at once that something im
portant was astir. We were at din
ner when he came , but left it , of
course , to hear the news. Col. Mizener
was commanding at Griffin then , and
he hardly read the dispatch before he
told its contents to the Indians.
There was one , a , Tonkaway Chief ,
called Old Charlie , who listeded to it ,
and then only asked which way No
lan's company went when they en
tered Staked Plain. Being told , he
put his hand confidently on his breast
and said , "Me find 'em. " It was only
fa few minutes before a party of eight
Indians under the leadership of Char
lie left the fort with back animals and
skins ot water. With the unerring
instinct of their race they took a bee
line for the sufferers and in two days
they were with them. Four men had
died. The survivors saw the ap
proaching Indians but were too ex
hausted to rise from the around ,
though they could but suppose them
enemies. Nolan's tongue was so swol
len that he could not close his mouth.
Several ot the men were insane , and
one of the four who had died was
found on his face near a little hole he
had made in a last frantic and in
stinctive attempt to dig for water. "
"Could it have been found by dig
ging"
"Bless you , no ! Not with an artes
ian well. "
The Professor talked on in response
to various questions , giving glimpses
of the rough life of their ontierat that
time. The talk at last turning on the
border " " he said "Ol
"tough , : course ,
you heard of the duel of Anderson
and McClosky at Camp Supply ? No ?
Well , it wa3 the most desperate meet-
inn of the kind I ever heard of. It
was very soon after I came to the
States. "
, "Before this Nolan adventure ? "
"Oh , yes , nearly five years. Bill
Anderson and Andy McClosky were two
buffalo men. When they weren't on
the trail they were drinking smuggled
; whiskey and playing cards. Each had
killed his several men , and both were
: rivals in their desire to be considered
ttough. They were playing cards at
Supply , and each caught the other
cheating. Blowa wore paasod , and tha-
mon adjournod to tho space In front ? ' "a
of the camp buildings to sottlo 1/ 1
their diflorenco. It waa agreed & { I
that thoy should fight to tho ? I
finish wity six-shooters and bowier S
knives. Tho spectators ranged in two #
lines , with a sufficient space between , 1
and the desporadoea stood back to 1
back. At a word each walked ton . I
steps and turned. Thou they begen ( - j 1
firing. Twolve shots in all woro fired , I
and only two failed to toll. Tho * I
spectators could see tho men waver * I
as each ball struck them , and then I
with curses and taunts at tho bad [ 1
marksmanship of tho othor each r , I
would stagger forwarn , firing as they ' ' 1 i
camo. When tho pistols woro empty j I I
tho bowie-knives woro taken ; tho men 1 I
ongaged in a hand-to-hand fight. . f |
They wero too weak to stand long , , | J j
and wero soon on their knees fighting f I
and with both hands. It was no I | j
stage combat , no posing , but all work. I I j
They swore and cursed and bit. Thoy i II
hardly paused. Each was too eager * , I f j
to kill the other to waste timo in any- III
thins but cutting. Tho blades wero t t jf jl
in their throats , their side3 , near tho , S "I
hearts. Tho men literally woltered in g j | | |
blood. The hardened spectators i jf 11
turned away asking if tho the death | M II
of ono or tho other would not soon \ 1 II
end tho struggle At last McClosky , ! a 11
too weak to longer evado or strike , . ' ill
received Anderson's knifo in tho nock. S II
Tho jugular was soverod and ho fell } | II
forward dead. Anderson had jusfc 1 | l
strength enough left to crawl triumph- | II
antly upon him , and he , too , fell , and j'M \
in a moment had expired. " A II
"That was a game fight. " 'I jl
"It was , indeed. It has been six- * l
teen years ago , but it is still remoni- I
bered and talked of in that section of I
tho Territory. I
A Very Iiitercstinjr Pet.
Skunks aro not often seen , oven by
country people , and thoso who do see fl
them seldom stay for any very careful
observation of thero habits. All tho H
better worth reading , therefore , is this H
description of ono , which evidently H
made an interesting pot. Farmers , at H
least will understand that an animal H
so exceedingly fond of grasshoxipers H
and mice cannot bo accounted alto- H
gether a nuisance. - . M
Two summers ago I was the happy M
master of the cleverest young skunk | H
that I have thus far chanced to meet. M
For a name ho received the titlo of his M
genus , and wo called him "Meph" for M
short. By way of precaution , I re- M
moved his scent sacs , and he made a M
rapid and complete recovery. Whilo M
driving about tho country iu the per- M
formanco of my professional duties , H
ho usually slept in my pocket. M
After supper I commonly took a , H
walk , and he always followed , cioso at H
my heels. If I had chanced to walk H
too fast for him , ho would scold and H
stamp with his fore-feet , and if I per- H
sisted in keeping too far ahead , would H
turn about disgusted , and make off in H
an opposite direction ; but if I stopped j H
and called him , he would hurry along H
at a sort of ambling pace , and soon j H
overtake me. H
We used to walk through the woods H
to a large meadow which abounded H
in grnsshoppers. Here Meph would H
fairly revel in his favorite food , and lb H
was sport to watch his mnnu-uvres. H
When a grasshopper jumped , ho H
jumped , and I have seen him with as H
many as three in his mouth and two H
under his fore-paws at one time ! lie H
that his over-dis- H
would eat so many - -
tended little belly actually draped | H
upon the ground , and when so full |
that he could hold no more , would M
still catch and slay them. H
Ere many weeks \entured to at- M
tack a mouse , and the ferocity dis- M
played in its destruction was truly |
astonishing. He devoured the entire M
body , and growled and stamped if any M
one came near before the repast v , as M
His nest was in a box at the foot of H
the stairs , and before he grew strong H
enough to climb out by himself , he H
would , whenever he heard me coming , H
stand on his hind legs , with his paws H
resting on the edge 6l the box , and beg H
to be carried upstairs. If I passed by H
without appearing to notice him , he - H
invariably became much enraged , and H
chippered and scolded at a great rate. H
stamping , meanwhile , most vehement- H
ly. He was very sprightly and frolic- |
some , and used to hop about the floor H
in search of something to play with , H
and frequently amused himself by at- H
tempting to demolish my slippers. H
Something Like Working for H
Nothing * and Boarding Your- H
San Francisco Chronicle. H
It was in the days of the early rail- H
road , when it was yet new ; the day * J
when the journey to New York was F
less of a little jaunt than it is now ; B
when greenbacks were not popular j J
here. One summer morning a man , H
walking in happy and feverish haste , |
with wild excitement beaming all over |
his face , stepped into the office of a H
well known banker. H
"I want exchange for this on New H
York. " |
"Affright. What is it ? " M
The man looked fearfully around H
him and then brought out a " packet. H
"It's $25,000 in greenbacks. " H
"I guess I can do it. Going East ? " H
Yes. I'm going to-morrow. I don't , H
want to carrv all this with me. Could H
not do it. Sure to get robbed. So 1
give me a draft. How much ? " H |
"Oh seeing it's you , one per cent. ; H
$250 " M
So the banker made out the draft H
on New York and took the money. H
"You're going to-morrow , are vou ? " H
"Would you mind taking a little H
parcel for me and handing it to my H
brother ? " H
"Certainly. I'll do it with pleasure. " H
The banker went to the other room H
and presently came back with the par- H
"Just put it in your valise , and H
don't lose it , will vou ? " H
"I'll take the best of care of it. " H
' • Thank you. Goodby. Pleasant H
Arrived in New York , the Califor- H
nian went to the address and delivered | |
the package. Then he presented his |
draft. The man opened the package |
and gave him the indentical 925,000 H
in greenbacks he had in San Francisco. I H
He had carried them all the way him- H
Mr. Louis , manager ol tho Grand Mis- H
souri hotel , at Kansas City , dinnppcnred H
lately. Later it was discovered that he H
took with him all the cash from the safe |
and checked out all money in bnnk to tho H
credit ol the house , amounting to $1,500. H
Louis hails from Chicago , where he wai H
head waiter at the Brig ; ) house for ci ht j H
During tho progress of tho national con- x H |
vention Nebraska will have the honor of H
havin tor her guest tho first staulaid H
bearer ol the republican party. |