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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. "
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
