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E\ \ condition of the swine crop. BmJU- What U Set Forth by thti "Farmer * ' lltvlcw" wHjL tteport. Wffl : I • Tho Chicago Farmers' Roviow will say jig | in its irbuo of thia wook , regarding tho Bft > condition , health and movement ofhogs : By' i From a careful summary of tho ro- [ & jf ports of our crop and stock correspond' iWm : [ on 8 m ° difl * 0 11 * states wo nro this Iflpff 1 t " * week enabled to furnish a very oompleto \Wjk' \ \ \ , f xeport relative to tho condition of swine , IHT 1 * o provalcnco or absonco of cholera , [ Kp I * nd tho movement to market , whether IIkL I froo or slow. * ifik I ' \ Ohio Condition good in thirty-two IBs I / • counties , fair in eight. Borne cholera in Hfr l threo counties. Movement slow in Hr I • 'twenty-three counties , free in fourteen. I F l Indiana Condition good in twenty- Ik : I threo counties , fair in six. Somo chol- l C J -ora in four counties. Movement slow in Iljfe nino counties , free in soven. IE , Illinois Condition good in forty BL • countios , poor in four , fair in thirteen. IMF r Somo cholera in thirteen counties. ep Movement slow in thirty-three counties , P iroo in twelve. fk , j Iowa Condition good in forty-sevon ft. l -counties , poor in two , fair in eight. Kr Homo cholera in fivo counties. Movo- m % mont slow in twenty-sovoncounties , free lL in nineteen. M i I Kentucky Condition good in sixteen B.J 'counties , poor in ono , fair in four. Somo ' - 'cholora in ono county. Movement slow & * in ten counties , freo in two. H Missouri Condition good in twonty- H. 'four counties ; poor in two ; fair in six. H j Somo cholera in six counties. Move- Hi. ) mont slow in fifteen counties ; free in H 'eleven. H- * ' Kansas Condition good in twenty- H twocountiesfuirinseven. ; Some cholera H in ono county. Movement slow in six- H toon counties ; froo in nino. H Nebraska Condition good in thirteen H 'Counties ; poor in one ; fair in five. Somo B -cholera in nino counties. Movement H < b1ow in eight counties ; froe in six. H. 1 Michigan Condition good in fonr- H < Y 'teen counties ; poor in ono ; fair in six. H | Somo cholera in two counties. Movo- H ) j 'mont slow in fivo counties ; freo in six. Hj J Wisconsin Condition good in fifteen H | ; 'Counties ; poor in one ; fair in threo. No Hi ) -cholera. Movement slow in fivo coun- H | \ ties ; freo in eleven. HJ K Minnesota Condition good in four- HJ 'teen counties ; poor in ono ; fair in sex. Hj No cholora. Movement slow in thirteen Hj ' counties ; free in four. Hj Dakota Condition good in twelve HJ 'Counties ; fair in threo. No cholera. Hj * Movement slow in eleven counties ; free HJ an two. H IN THE SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS. Hi 5 m m -A 3Tan to be Hung lit three TTeelts Tahes tn H > Ilimself a Wife. H San Francisco dispatch : Last night Hb in tho county jail , the condemned B inurdcror , John McNulty , who is to Hi J bo hanged for his crimo in j -throe weeks , was married to Kate t Koane , the woman with whom ho was H ) living at tho timo of tho crime , and who Hl has been devoted to him during his life. H/ She had a child by him and was thought "to be married. McNulty , while a sailor , l H | 'fell in with her. Her first husband , K Huber , deserted her. McNult3r de- B1 ; serted his ship and became a longshore- K man , living with her in this city. Eo- H 'cently she obtained a divorce from Hu- HK ber , and the result was the wedding last HB night , almost in the shadow of the gal- HB lows. HB The bride , neatly dressed , went to HB 'tho jail last evening and travo a small BBi -package of clothes to McNnlty. Ho BBi dressed himself , and then taking tho Bflj bride's arm walked down to the clerk's BBg office , where a magistrate was waiting. BBT TThere were nono there but knew the BHj fate that awaits tho bridegroom three BH -weeks hence , and most had seen tho BBl 'trasredy which closed , tho career of BBT Gohleuson less than two months ajjo , BB { -and when in answer to tho query which BB -ends with the words , "For nil your nat- Bu Tiral life until death do you part , " the BB -dreadful significance of that part of the BBj -ceremony was overpowering. H It was little else than mockervto wish H the couple "man3r hapi > y days , " but that B - -expression was uttered by the first per- H son who grasped McXultj-'s hand after H -the words were pronounced which made B -the couple man and wife. H The brido was happy. Sho believed H" lier husband insano when ho killed Col- B lins , and has never lost hope for his life. B- Sho really has been devoted to him B -sinco his arrest , and said , after the wed- B -ding , that her marriage realized the B 'dearest hope of her life. B * "Johnny will bo a free man yet , and B -we shall be very happy some day , after B -all our troubles , " she said. B The jailer permitted the newly wedded B -pair to remain seated in the corridor for B a short time , and they spent the minutes B In conversation , which was carried on in B whispers. When their talk was ended H Mrs. McNulty walked to the cell door „ tnnd saw her husband locked in. She B gave him the lost kiss through the wicket H : aud then left the jail. H It is understood Governor "Waterman Hj lias been asked to commute McNulty's H sentence to lifo imprisonment and hag B given encouragement. The appeal has H' not yet been taken to tho supreme court , B McNulty's attorney preferring to have B "the governor act in the matter before m ftho legal fight is made. H THE LONDON FIEND AGAIN AT WORK. B r The Terror of White Chapel Gets Another B U Victim. B l London dispatch : This morning the H P % ody of a woman cut in pieces was dis- Bjr -covered in a house on Dorset street , Bf Spitalfields. The police are endeavor- HI ing to trace the murderer with tho aid of B | liloodhounds. The appearance of the B j Temains was horrible and the mutilation Bl 'was even greater than the previous B | -cases. The head had been severed and Bf placed beneath one of the arms. The Bi -ears and nose lml been cut off. The Bf ljodjT had been disemboweled and the B * esh was torn from tho thighs. The Bt "womb and other organs were missing. B The skin had been torn off the forehead B < : heeks. One hand had been pushed B into tho stomach. H The victim , like all the others , was a H -prostitute. Three blood hounds were H -taken to the place where the body lay Bj - -and placed on the scent of the murderer , B f but they were unable to keep it up for B I -any great distance , aud the hope of rim- B I ning tho assassin down with their as- B I -sistance will have to be abandoned. B I The murdered woman told a compan- B 1 -ion last evening that she was without B 1 -money and would commit suicide if she B 1 .did not obtain a supply. It has been H [ * learned that manjr respectably dressed B men accosted the victim and offered her * B /j • ( money. They went to her lodgings on B -the second floor of tho Dorset street B house. No noise was heard during the B 'night , and nothing was known of the H , - \ * * 5nmrder until the landlady Trent to tho B * * -room early this morning to ask for her B i rent. The first thing she saw on enter- B ing tho room was the woman's breast B nd viscera lying on the table. Dorset B street is short and narrow , and is sitna- Hf. ted close to Mitre square and Handbnxy H i Miss JESthel Mackenzie , daughter of tfP * "Sir Morell , is a journalist by profession | B find the correspondent of two American V " t. b. Aldnch s twin sons are now m enrtd treehniv-n. W | - MiMPjlltlll | | | ' ' liiii" | ' MWw ' ' B Bp .V- I A RING CONTEST OF FOUR ROUNDS. I A Jtpert/o Set-To in Which Bartletl De feats tfaeh TarreXU Now York dispatch : On a point of land owned by tho federal government near Sandy Hook thero was decided last night a prize fight tho like of which for ferocity had not been seen for a long time in this neighborhood. Blood flowed in quantities to satisfy tho most sanguinary of the spectators , as thero was only fifteon of tho latter all told , in cluding tho ring officials , but they were men of money and the betting was brisk. The fight was of a most peculiar char acter. Tho story of it is easily told. It was a trial for ono man who has gained a reputation in England , and on his suo- ccss in this fight depended his hopes hero. Tho principals were Jack Farroll , who fought lko Weir , tho "Belfast Spider , " .Tack Havlin and other good men , and Harry Bartlett , of Birming ham , Eng. , who arrived fivo weeks ago. Farroll , since fmhtiug AVeir and Hav lin , had an eya knocked out in a brawl , but is , nevertheless , conceded to bo ono of tho cleverest fighters of his weight in tho world. Ho is 23 years old , 5 feet 4 } inches tall and weighed 122 pounds. Ho- was looked after by Jack Adler and a friend. His timekeeper was Dave Hol land. Barrlett , a big , fine-looking lad , is 23 years old , 5. feet 5 inches in height and weighed 124 pounds. His seconds were Bob Smith and Tom Barnes. Poto Donohno was referee and Jim Franko was timekeeper for Bartlett. The latter is a wonderfully big man to fisrht at 124 pounds , aud last night ho proved that ho was also scientific and game. Indeed Im proved tho . wisdom of his millionaire friend who brought him to this country. Of the fifteen present at the battle five wero officials and any of tho other ten could sign a check for a thousand and think of it as an every day affair. It was almost 11 o'clock when tho men entered tho rinir , Farrell showing up in blue trunks and Bartlett in white. Both were stripped to tho waist. After a prelimi nary spar in the first round Ferrell led , but was short. Ho jumped back without a return. Ho repeated his tactics and then Bartlett got home a hard ono on the nose. It was too high up to draw blood. Farrell tried at the stomach , landing heavily , and was countered on the face. They rushed to a clinch , and in tho breakaway Bartlett landed a hard one on Farrell's neck and Jack went to the floor. Tho knock-down was not claimed. Farrell was already blowing and soon rushed to a close , and they fought at short range all around tho ring. Their knuckles played a lively tattoo on each other's faces and ribs , but , although lumps appeared and bruises were numerous , neither winced. Then Bartlett landed a swinging right on Far rell's nock and Jack again went down , and Smith claimed first knock-down , which was allowed. The second round began with Bartlett confident and without a scratch , and Farrell somewhat dazed. He began gamely , however , and , after sparring for wind , got home hard on Bartlett's face and neck with his right. Then ho planted an upper cut on the chest that made the Englishman jump back , and the3T rushed to close quarters. They clinched and were ordered to break , and then , after a rush , they clinched and were again ordered to break. "Stand up and fight like a man , " said Bartlett , and Jack replied , "I'll be with you yet. " Again they clinched , and again they were ordered to break , and then Bart lett got home a heavy one on Farrell's face , and with his right on his neck , and Jack fell with Bartlett on top of him. Then time was called and Farrell was saved. The third round was a hot ono. Both went in to end tho battle. Farrell knew his case was desperate. Bartlett was cool and calm. Ho went at Farrell with a straight left-hander , aud drove him around the ring , and although Farrell fought with all the gameness he is noted for , he was unable to stem the tide. Twice Farrell was sent to the floor and twice ho arose and determined to get in a knock-out blow. "Stop it , " said tho man who gave the prize , but the referee told them to go on. Those who have seen Farrel fight know that he often gets a victory where defeat seems his portion. But , while he fought out the round , he was almost a dead man when taken to his comer , and the sponge went up from Jack Adier's hand , and Farrell was defeated. A Kentucky Woman Shot Dead. Owensboro ( Ky. ) dispatch : News of a sensational murder near Bock Haven reached here to-night. Two weeks ago Mrs. Mary Jones , a respectable widow , was visited by a neighbor named Zach Hill , at her home. He made insulting proposals to her and attempted an out rageous assault. She ran away from home and left him in possession of the house , remaining away all night. The next day she went to a magistrate and had a warrant issued for Hill. He was arrested and tried immediately , and was fined SoO for his conduct. Hill became thoroughly enraged , and when he paid his fine swore to the magistrate that he would kill her on sight. Mrs. Jones then had him arrested on a peace warrant , and he was bound over in $500 to keep the peace. Things went on for several days until yesterday , when Hill met the lady in the road near the house. He had a double-barreled shotgun in his hand , aud without saying a word or giving her time to do so , fired both barrels of his gun at her. The shot took effect in her head and neck , and she fell , almost where she stood , in a hole of mud and water. Hill ran away , and when two or three persons who were near enough to see the shooting reached Mrs. Jones , she was dying. She lived about half an hour longer. The murderer was captured and lodged in jail. A Very Disastrous Fire. Eochester ( N. T. ) dispatch : A most disastrous fire occurred this evening at the works of the Steam Guage and Lan tern company. It was located in a building of seven stories with two base ments. It was situated near Genesee Falls. The fire broke out nt 7:35 o'clock. About forty people were at work , mostly on the third floor. Tho smoke was very dense and the men could not reach tho fire escapes , and they were forced to jump from the third story. Fourteen jumped on the west side of the building , and were fright fully injured , six of them dying within an hour. Four others will die before morning. The names of the dead are : . Joseph Darner. John Gremour. Joseph Webber. Harry Schneider. * , H _ - „ John Gall. The fatally wounded ave : Eichard Pasch , Frank Siddons , Dan Watkins , John Gerin. It iB thought that five more bodies are in the ruins , including one or more girls. The loss on the building is S65.000 ; insured for $40,000. The Iobs on the lantern plant is S175.000 , with insurance on tho plant of $179,000. In military circles Osman Digna is considered a myth. 4 1 v n , , v * Before tho U. S. Supremo Court. Washington dispatch : The supremo court of tho United States to-day heard arguments in two cases of interest to prohibitionists and steamboat men , viz : Nos. 1.118 and 1,119 , Lowis N. Clark , plaintiff in error vs. the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Clark , who was the master of the excursion steamer May flower , running between Pittsburg and McKees Bocks , was convicted of vio lating the law of Pennsylvania prohib iting tho salo of liquor without a li cense was sentenced to imprisonment. Application for a writ of habeas corpus was refused by Justices Harlan and Bradle3' , of he supreme court , and the coses wero then brought to tho full su preme court. It is claimed in behalf of the plaintiff in error that the state law was not meant to apply to steamboats engaged in navigation ; that tho effect of the law would bo to prohibit tho salo of liquor on boats and not regulate it , as stated by tho act , and unless tho law is held not to apply to steamboats ves sels witli barrooms will bo prevented from entering tho state of Pennsyl vania. It is further claimed that con- gross alone has the right to regulate commerce and that tho license to en gage in tho coasting * trade granted a vessel by the United States carries with it tho right to exchange commodities , including liquor , and that tho state law is , therefore , void. The court after hear- .ing argument by W. L. Bird for plain- tiff declined to hear argument' ou be- | half of tho commonwealth. Tho action it is believed indicates that the court is 'prepared ' to decido in favor of the state 'on ' tho case as presented by counsel for Clark. Seven Years in ( he Courts. Washington dispatch : The St. Louis Lindell land case , just decided in the supreme court of tho United States , illustrates the necessity of a reform in the judiciary department. This case was brought in 1853. All the original lawyers , all the witnesses , judges , and juries , and all the parties to the original suit except one are dead. The case has been tried three times in the St. Louis court , and each time judgment was ren dered for the plaintiffs , but on appeal each judgment was reversed by the state supremo court. The premises cover fifty acres in the heart of St. Louis and are valued at $2,000,000. The legal ques tions involved run back into French and Spanish times. The argument occupied most of last week in the court. All through the thirty-five years each party has employed able lawyers. But their fees have amounted to more than tho land was worth when the case was brought up. The property has been of no value to tho parties who aro now dead or to anybody but tho lawj'ers. Yet it has long been needed by tho pub lic for improvement. It takes seven years to go through the trial court , the state supreme court , and to reach a trial in tho United States supremo court , and if the case is reversed it takes seven years more to get the second hearing at Washington. fowa Railroads Asked to Report. Des Moines special : Some time ago the railroad commissioners , at the re quest of Governor Larrabee , asked tho different roads doing business in the state to furnish a statement as to the value of their property , including right of way , rolling stock , equipment , etc. About half of the roads have replied "Unknown , " and the others say "a mat ter of guess work , " as tho valuo fluctu ates with many changing conditions , and the commissioners are aa competent to guess upon it as any one else. The answer of the Bock Island was received to-day , and ifc is of the scathing order , politely declining to furnish tho inform ation desired , and gives some of tho rea sons why it is impossible. It reminded the commissioners that a year ago they stated that they had no idea why the legislature ever asked to have them col lect this information , and then it re minds them that in their public exam ination somo weeks ago they admitted that the present schedule of rates was unreasonable and calculated to force some roads into bankruptcy , and yet they were asking the supreme court to compel the roads to obey S. So the latter thinks that itcrsula be pretty hard to tell the valuo of \ * road that was subject to such treatment , aud adds that it can be said that it is worth less than itwas a few years ago , and more than it will bo a few years hence , owing to tho hostile legislation of the last general as sembly and the present attitude of tho commissioners. The latter are quite in dignant over the letter , and say that it is treating them with dis respect. but they are bound to prosecute their in quiries and now they have made a de mand to know the salaries paid , from the highest official down to the lowest section hand. The Next House Republican. "Washington dispatch : "I believe we will have from seventeen to twenty ma jority iu the next house , " said Senator McPerson , of the republican congres sional campaign committee to-day. Taking up the cable printed in a New York republican paper , he said : "I am going to give the democrats all that they claim within reason , where actual claims have not removed all doubts. " From this table the reduced republican claims for congressmen by one in each of the states of Florida , Kentucky , Maryland , ' North Carolina and West Virginia , and by two in Virginia. In that shape he declared that he allowed all the demo cratic claims in doubtful cases , and the result was a republican majority of fif teen. He could not see how it could possibly be reduced below that figure and allowing for republican changes in the doubtful districts , as VirginiaMary land , West Virginia , North Carolina and elsewhere he confidently expected that the republican majority would be found to be nearer than fifteen. Adjutant lienernl Drum's Report. Washington dispatch : In his annual report to the secretary of war , Adjutant General Drum says that during the past summer and fall army officers inspected military encampments in Alabama , Del aware , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Michigan , Minnesota , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New York , North Carolina , Ohio , Pennsylvania and Vermont. Tho regularly organized and uniformed act ive militia of the several states , which in 1885 aggregated 84,739 , reached 92 , - 734 in 1880 , increased to 100,837 in tho following year , and July 2,1888 , repre sented an available force of 106,919 men. The Lockhaven Mine Disaster. Lockhaven ( Pa. ) dispatch : An inquest was held this afternoon by the coroner of this county on tho bodies of the sev enteen victims of the Kettle Creek mine explosion. The testimony of the wit nesses show that dynamite caused tho explosion , but no blame attaches to any one except tho miners themselves. The scene at the mine was heartrending when the coroner and jury reached the place. The mines were but recently- opened and are located in a desolate spot near the town of Benovo. Several bodies will be buridd there ta-jnorrow and others will be oent to different points fc ? interment. l ' -J - I I R&B BBBBK tfkSkli B HflDB iS HBnBBBBI B GB Surprised Over the Result. London dispatch : While thore was lit tle interest expressed or foltby tho Eng lish generally in tho American election , thero certainly is considerable surprise exhibited over tho result. Cleveland's chances of re-election wero universally thought to be so good thot tho practical ly unknown Harrison was not lookod upon as ovon a possible winner. Thou sands yet refuse to concede Harrison's election , aud are waiting for tho official returns for a confirmation of the report. The settlement of election bets is also postponed until tho returns arrivo plac ing tho republican victory bo3ond a doubt. Thero is universal uplifting of hands at the supposed prodigious and scheming bribery , tho belief in which is founded upon the sensational dis patches to tho European edition of tho New York Herald. Tho Edinburg Scotsman says of tho olection : "Thore must havo been a sort of carnival of corruption and unscrupu- lousness in which honesty had soro trials. " Tho sumo paper saj's of Mr. Blaiuo that evidently ho was "willing to go through dirt to dignity. " Tho English papers generally look upon tho attempt to reform tho tariff in the United States as a hopeless tusk , and consider tho theory of protection too firmly rooted in tho Americau mind to bo dislodged during the progress of a Biuglo campaign. Changes In the Military Department. Washington dispatch : Tho various changes in tho personnel in tho adjutant general's department of the army ending with tho relief of Col. Henry O. Wood from duty in this city havo all been tend ing to a general re-organization of the work of that bureau as performed in the department offices here. Gen. Drum has issued an order dividing the work ol his department into two branches that of tho regular organization of tho army and that pertaining to all matters con nected with tho volunteer service. Col. John C. Kilton was given charge and supervision of the three branches of the former office Col. Chauncey McKeever was ordered to take charge of tho work of tho enlisted volunteer service , which embraces all the rolls and other records of the volunteer force which have been from time to timo called into active ser vice. Maj. M. V. Sheridan still remains nominally on duty at army headquar ters , though Col. Vincent isperforming tho duties of assistant adjutant general and no order has yet been issued assign ing him to any othor duty. A Great Reduction in Freiohl Rales. Chicago dispatch : The Chicago & Northwestern road caused a sensation to-day by notifying Chairman Faithorn that , commencing next Wednesday , its rates on packing house products , cattle and hogs , will bo 5 cents a hundred pounds from Omaha to Chicago. Tho tariff rates on packing house products is 20 cents , and on cattle and hogs 27 cents , so that tho reduction amounts to 15 cents on tho former and 22 } cents on the latter. The announcement is in tended as a blow at the Burlington for cutting the provision rate , to 12 cents from Omaha. It is thought that a bitter rate war will ensue unless something is speedily done to avert it. A meeting of the Western Freight association is to take place next Tuesday , and it is possi ble that calm discussion then may result in settling the difficulty. Great Destruction of Properly. Pittsburg dispatch : Intelligence has reached here of the explosion of a nitro- glycerino magazine near Shannopin , Pa. , an oil town twelve miles from here , at an early hour this morning. Great damage was done to the surrounding property , but it is not known whether any person was killed or injured. Tho magazine belonged to a torpedo com pany of Delaware. The explosion was terrific , and Avas felt twenty-five miles away. Houses and shanties wero shat tered in the immediate vicinity. At Sewickly , five miles distant , tho shock was so heavy that people ran panic- stricken from their homes. It is re ported that a large number of persons have been killed and injured , but ic is not believed anyone as hurt , although nothing definite is known. Prospects of a Prize Fight. Cleveland dispatch : Eeddy Gallaghel is anxious for another meeting with Charlie Mitchell. It seems that after their fight here , which Mitchell won , he promised to meet Gallagher again as soon as his tour with Kilrain was over. Then came the Sullivan match and de- laj. Gallagher says : "I am ready to fight Mitchell six or twenty rounds , or to a finish , with small gloves , London rules preferred , in Cleveland or any other town , and claim the first chance at him. " New York dispatch : Mitchell will not say whether he intends to may any matches in this country or not. He says lie is here for recreation , but may in dulge in business if anything suitable offers. A Matter thai Needs Attention. Washington dispatch : The treasury department has been informed by the collector of customs at Sitka , Alaska , that the natives engaged in taking sea otters in Cook's Inlet and Shellkof'a Straits , complain that white hunters cruiso along the shore there using fire arms and scaring the otters to sea be yond the reach of the natives , who use bows and arrows only , and thus deprive them of their only means of support. Ai the killing of sea otters by others than natives is expressly prohibited bylaw and regulations , tho collector has been instructed by the secretary of the treas ury to bring the matter to tho attention of the governor of Alaska with a view of prosecuting the marauders. As to the Coming Cabinet. New York dispatch : Ex-Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles E. Coon , rep. , thinks Mr. Sherman will be secretary of state , Warner Miller secre tary of the treasury , and Mr. Blaino minister to England. The Mail and Express thinks General Alger will be secretary of war , though Gen. James H.Wilson , of Delaware , has a chance ; John C. New , postmaster-gen eral ; Senator Frye , secretary of tho navy ; Mr. McHenry , of Indiana attor ney-general ; Senator Allison or Warner Miller , secretary of the treasury ; that Mr. Blaine will succeed Mr. Frye , and that Mr. Beed , of Maine , will be sneaker. Probably Through Family Troubles. West Side ( la. ) dispatch : The body of Mr. Lute Thiedemann , a German , aged about 70 years , was found in a barn last evening south of here a few miles. In his pocketwas found a bottle of strychnine and also a loaded rovolyer. The act was premeditated , as he had made his will only a few days before. A post mortem examination was held by Dr. L. L. Bond of this place , and tho coroner's jury returned a verdict that death was caused by taking strychnine. No particular cause was ascertained why he took his life , although it was thought bv some it was fr.milv troubles- Senator Farwell has a library of 10,000 volumes. V IU A Queer Check. From tho "Washington Star. The following is a true copy of a check drawn on a Weat Washington "bunk sixty-four years ago , and shows how banking business was conducted in those days. Tho check was drawn by a citizen to pay tho judgment in favor of a man whom ho had cow- hided : $204.37. ] GEonoETowjf , Juno 18,1824. Cashier of tho Union Bnnk of Georgotown pay the bearer Two hun dred & sixty-four dollars & and thir ty-seven cents , it being the amount of a Judgment for cost and damages against me for co winding a miscreant by tho name of . This judg ment was obtained by the nssassin- liko midnight's work of imps and the aid of his associates. This will sup ply tho Puppy with the means of giv ing a few more Rich Dinners to those who combined with himself to perse cute and wrong mo out of this money. May a Just God in due timo smito and prostrate these vile Hypocrites , and let each morsel they eat at tho table of this degraded wretch prove a dose of Gall & Worm wood until they are brought to re pentance for their iniquity. It is re ported a part of this money is to be a donation to tho Female Orphan As3rlum of Georgetown ; by that means thiscondemued wretch expects to keep from sinking inpublicesfcima- tion. Can it bo jossible ? ( I hope not ) that the guardians of that in stitution "would receive from this miscreant a donation ot money re ceived in this way , when it is well known he is this day largely indebted to many respectable persons in tho town , who he has , in some instances entirely ruined by taking the benefit of the Bankrupt Law , and is now living in greater affluence than any other person in this town. Not only that but he once beforo failed and ran off from Boston , indebted to an immense amount , which he still is in debted for. This is tho fellow who now come out to make donations to the Female Orphan Asylum of George town. I pray the guardians may not receive a curse of this kind ; look only to virtue and aid will come from honest sources. ra Bi Eighty Miles An Hour. Chicago , among othor curiosities peculiar to her , is shortly to have the largest and fastest passenger locomotive ever constructed , which will surpass in every way anything hitherto attempted in its way. This wonderful engine , designed by G. S. Strong , of New York , has just been completed at Boston for the Atchison , Topeka & Santa Fe rail road , and when shipped West will be used for hauling the vestibuled train between Chicago and Ft. Madison. It has a double fire-box , with a heating surface of 1G50 square feet , possessing 300 flues. Its cylinder is 19x24 inches , and with driving-wheels 80 inches in diameter is expected to haul 10 cars over an ordinary road at the rate of SO miles an hour. All the wheels are of paper , with steel tires. A new feature introduced into the construction is the steam pump , which so works that a great part of the exhausted steam is pum ped back and serves to heat the water in the tank before it goes into the boilerc thereby saving a great deal of fuel. Another economy in fulu is the work of a large combustion chamber in connection with the fire-boxwhich burns up all the smoke and gas in stead of letting it escape by the stack. The boiler , instead of being built with stay-bolt , is heavily corrugated on the inside. The first thing observable is the singular position of the engineer's cab , which is perched up on top of the boiler about the center , and is oc cupied by the engineer alone , as another cab built behind the boiler is provided for the fireman. In each is a perfect system of gauges to keep track of the steam power. The engine alone will weigh 55 tons , and with the tender , which is built to ride like a passenger coach , will weigh 85 tons. The engineer who was se lected to sit up in the new cab and run this new contrivance is G. S. Mc- Kee , of Chicago. He is in Boston at present , and is being made parfectly accquainted with all its mechanism. He expresses delight over the ma chine and is most anxious to have her in service. It has been named the A. Darwin , after the president of the company designing it , and will leave for Chicago next week. -4tMH < - Early Days Of Railroading General. Horace Porter , in Scribner. When we picture the surroundings of the traveler upon railways during the first ten or fifteen years of their existence , we find his journey was not one to be envied. He was jammed into a narrow seat with a stiff back , the deck of the car was low and flat and ventilation in winter impossible. The springs of the car were hardthe , jolting intolerable , the windows rat tled like those of the modern omni bus and conversation was a luxury that could be indulged in only by those of recognized superiority in lung power. The brakes were clumsy and of little service. The ends of the flat bar rails were cut diagonally , so that when laid down they would lap and form a smootherjoint. Occasionally they became sprung ; the spikes would not hold and the end ot the rail with its sharp point rose high enough for the wheel to run under it , rip it loose and send the pointed end through the floor of the carThis was called a "snake's head , " and the unlucky being sitting over it was likely to be impaled against the roof. So that the traveler of the bay , in addition to his other miseries , was in momentary apprehension of being spitted like a Christmas "turkey. -M It is said that Sir Walter Scott , who liked a joke with his friends , met .one day a half-witted fellow , who lived near Abbotsford , and said to him , "Sandy , I'll gi'e ye a thousand pounds if you let mekill you. " "Na. na. Sir Walter , " replied Sandy ; "but I'll compromise wi' ye , and let ye half kill me for half the money. " % * KVA V. KITVIIKI.I. . I nm mo tirvd to-ilny ; I long to In.v My hunt ] , for rest , upon tho pillow Rrwn , OfKotno still church-yard grave , ami ohnt mo in From nil thocarcH , tho worrion.nnd thentrifo Of ull this auxioiiH , rentIpHH mother-life , Aud Bleep , jtleiiMO God , for uyc. Ah ! Littlo children , with your dundng feet And glnncoH hwccM I havo no wenry of my burdens trrown , I fnin would loose your flnRere from my own , And leave to other hand * the dear delight Of guiding baby-footntpjm up tho height , And thus my task complete Rut , weary mothern , would I havo it bo ? Would 1 ? Ah ! no. I could not. sleep within my grnH y bed For hcuring pattering footstepn overhead. This mother-heart ; though tinned to dust , would throb Itesponsivo to tho bnliy's lonely nob , However mint and low. And so I could not rent mo nftor all ; ThegrasHCH tall And Hnowydnihies could not bring mo penco ; Tho aching mother Iovo would never cenHe , Oh ! Christ , who gnvo this love with mother hood , On mothers tired bestow this greater good , Patience whnto'er bofalll Mj-0 i CI The Lnst Slave Cargo. From tho Augusta ( (5a. ) Chronicle. Probably tho most interesting character hereabouts is a negro man who was one of tho cargo of the Wan derer , the last slave ship to bring to this country a load of captives from Africa. Lucius Williams , as he was christened by one of the young ladies of the family into which he was sold , or "Umwalla , " as he was called in Afri/ia , lives in a small hut on tho outskirts of Hamburg , across tho river from here. Since freedom he has earned a livelihood working gar dens , sawing wood and whitewashing. He was a little surprised when asked about his early life , but talks well , once he has begun , requiring to bo auestioned frequently , however. As faiwalla , he was born in Guinea , ac cording to his story , not far from Liberia. One day , when he was about ten years of age , he was sent to his aunt to carry her some pinders to plant. When he was going through the woods two strange black men seized hiui and bound his hands. He cried terribly , and they soon gagged him. They sold him to a native , who took him to Liberia. There , for the first time in his life , he saw a white man , and he was terribly fright ened at him. Umwalla was then taken to the Wanderer , where a large number of captives had already seen stored away in the hold. The passage over was fraught with untold terrors to the young savage. A storm was en countered , and for days the hold was fastened up , and numbers of the ne groes died from sickness caused by the foul air. There were a number of ferocious men among the cargo who had to be kept in chains. When the Wanderer approached tho South Carolina coast she was sighted by a Government boat and given chase. During the night she dropped anchor off Pocataligo , and the cargo of negro men and women was de barked. Umwalla , or , as he was soon after wards called. Lucius , was taken to a Carolina plantation , near Beech Island , and put to work thero. Lucius is very fond of the "white folks , " as ho styles tho family of his old master and mistress , and fre quently calls to see them walking several miles to do so. The style of punishment followed among his tribe was to break the culprit's neck by a sudden wrench from a forked stick. Lucius tells , in his quaint way , of the interesting features of slavery. No negro woman was permitted , however gorgeous her toilet other wise , to wear a veil or gloves. Ne gro men were neither permitted to carry a walking-cane nor smoke a cigar on the streets. They could not remain away from their quarters after 9 o'clock at night without a permit from their master. He is not lonesome here , for on a neighboring plantation on Capt. Ben Tillman's place are many ne groes from his old home , and they frequently meet and converse in Afri can. They do not attempt to impart the language to their children , he says , and of course all vestiges of it , save what they have engrafted on the southern patois , must soon die out. . -'in ' Ileforined , But Fell Again. From the New York Telegram. "I was interested in the story of the man who drank the pickled tropi cal spiders , " said a West 42d street physician recently , " 1 could tell you some queer stories about the freaks the alcohol habit plays with a man. "One of the oddest concerns a Vir ginia gentleman , an intimate friend of mine in the years I spent in Rich mond * belo' de wah ; ' A capital fel low , but he was going to the dogs as fastas possible through his appetite for liquor. ' 'His wife was in despair , and came to me to know what she should do. I fixed up a dose as nauseous as I could make it and told her to put that in his drink , He kept all sorts of wines and liquors at home , like most planters in those days , but she knew his favorite decoctions and managed to get the dose well dis tributed in them trust a woman for anything like that ! "When he came to mix his morning dram the next day he went into a terrible splutter , but he tried one thing after another , and when he found everything tasted the same way he was scared , thought he was in for a fit ot sickness ; and so he was , or he'd got enough of the dose by that time to upset a sheet iron stomach. I didn't count , you see , on his helping himself quite ao liberally. "It was two or three weeks before I pulled him through , but he came out a new man , the very thought of liquor in any form gave him such a turn that he couldn ' tbe induced to touch it. He even ordered all his stock of liquors emptied into the river , but from the number of darkies who were also taken down with the same mysterious illness just then I sur mised that the river didn't catch much of my mixture. "Well , air , for fifteen yeara thftj ' man nover touched ti drop ; w iB , § M through tho war without drinking , m thoroughly reformed , wnan'fca man.in H tho community more respected. H * H wife and I folt prutty happy pvor 16 , M I can tell you ; but ono day I reckon H sho thought ho was safo then , and r m would appreciate what wo'd donofor H him and bo ever grateful to her for H hor part in tho fraud sho up and H told him all about it. H "Hut , bless you ! ho was oo mad at H being fooled , ho wont right off and H got drunk as a lord. lie msnrcoly jm drew a sober breath after that , broko M his wife's heart , and died a drunkard. H "A curious part of this story is H that it is true as gospel. " M - - - H Perpetual Motion , H A city man who had been informed H that thero was a piece of mechanism H purporting to bo a perpetual motion H in existence at Lyons , wayno county , H mado a visit to the town a day or H two ago to satisfy his curiosity on H the subject. On his return ho said : H "I can not say 'I came , I saw , I con- H quered , ' for to toll you the truth I H was unable to discover how tho ma- H chine docs what I saw it do , but that H there is somo trick about it I am sat- H isfied. Still as a mechanical curiosity J H the contrivance ought to pay in a H dime museum. I went down to H Lyons and nftor a little search found H David Jennings , a man about 40 M yeai-s old. tho inventor of tho motor , ' | or whatever you would call it. I H made known iny wish to sco his ma- H chine , and after a littlo parley ho M consented to give me a view of it , M prefacing his consent by stating that | H it was taken apart and would havo M to be connected before it would work. M Wo went to his houso , in tho M yard back of which stands a M workshop containing tho mo- M tor. Every door of tho shop M was locked , and as its owner produc- M cd a key to the front door he advised M me that I could go iu the back way M with less trouble than by tho front , M as I would have to climb a ladder in M the latter case. He opened the back H door from the inside and I was usher- H ed into a room twenty feet square , H fitted up like a carpenter shop , with H various tools lying around. The ap- j H paratus I came to .sue was attached H to a bench and consisted of a chain H about five feet long mado of peculiar- H i ly shaped links that could easily bo H described without a drawing. One of M the links was out of place and tho H inventor proceeded to put it in order , H When that was done tho contrivance H was ready for exhibition. The chain H ran over three rollers that formed a H vertical triangle , one side of which H was perpendicular. The chain was so H constructed that in running between H the rollers that were vertical the links R | had a movement by whieh they clos- fi H ed together so that in the space of H a foot there would bo one or two | more links than in the same distance H when the links were extended. Thero M would consequently be a greater M weight in the vertical line in an equal w B distance than in any other place in M the chain. It was on this difference M in weight that .Mr. Jennings said tho H power of tho machine depended. Ono M of the pulleys over which the chain M ran was connected with a brake- M wheel by which the motion of tho M chain could bestopped by applying H the brake. After the train was con- H nectfd and the brake taken off , tho H chain began to run around the pul- H leys as though it had an inherent H motion. The pulleys over which it H ran were set on rollers that reduced H the friction to the minimum , but the H force of themachine was only atrifle , H as I could stay it with my fingers. H The chain seemed to curry it/elf H around the triangle continuously , H but I noticed that Jennings would H not let me take hold of the brake , H and I half suspect that it had some- H thing to do with theconstant motion H of the chain , which apparently moved H in defiance of the laws of gravity. If H I had been allowed to closely examf H ine the whole thing I am satisfied that H I could have discovered the secret of H its action. But I admit that it is a H well-contrived device to catch the eye M and deceive the unskillful into the be- J M lief that it is a perpetual motion. H Jennings told me that he had spent M § 50,000 on the invention , and had M been working at it for twenty-one M years. The machine he has in Ly- M ons is the 102d one he has built , and | H he is not satisfied with it. H "If you ask Jennings for an expla- H nation of the working of the contriv- | ance , his answers are not clear. He M talks about the 'surplus power' in H the 'double chain' and tho 'mechaniH cal construction of the links' in a H way that makes me think he is not H informed on the laws of mechanics or wM is trying to deceive the visitor by the H use of jargon that sounds learned fl but means nothing. " Rochester Post-Express. H a H A Surgical Marvel. A startling advance in surgical H science has been made by Dr. Maxi- milian Klien , a German military sur- I geon. The particulars are given by I the professional journal , Memora- bilien. A man accidentally cut off his left great toe in the middle of the first joint. The severed piece remained hanaing to the foot , but the connect- ing skin was hcarcely thicker than a I thread. Dr. Klein sewed on the frag- I ment , dressed it with iodoform , and I had the satisfaction in twenty-two I days of finding the wound healed and I the toe sound and flexible. Encour- I aired by the unexpected result in thi3 I case , Dr. Klein was induced to apply I the treatment again. A rercuit , in 1 order to disable himself and so I escape from military service , deliber- I ately cut off his forefinger with an axe I at the second joint. The finger end was lost and could not be found until half an hour had elapsed" It waQ cold and blue. Nevertheless , DZ Klein sewed it to the stump andar * . plied a bandage of idoform gauze. As earl3' as thesecond day it was evident that circulation had been partially re-established throughout the finger , and in six weeks the man had not only left the hospital , but was doing the very rifle drill hich he had hoped to shirk. The fingr was in fact a $ serviceable aa it ha-1 ever been.