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M- THE TEIBUKE. F. M. & IS. M. K13EJIKIJC. , Pubs. ' NEB McCOOK , : NEWS OF NEBEASKA , MEDAir Ex-Governor Furnos Nebraska commissioner to the World's Cen tennial exhibition , la accepting the mod a' Yotcdhim by the legislature , makes public tho following letter ; Hon. P. E. Eog-gon , Secretary of State , Lin coln , Neb. : PEAK Sin I have the honor to hereby ac knowledge the receipt of your valued favor of April 30 , and induo timo since , the medal and engrossed copy of Joint resolution passed by tho legislative assembly , providing for the tho testimonial tendered mo for services at the "World's Industrial and Cotton Centen nial Exposition , " Now Orleans , La. In reply , I beg1 sir , .that you convey to tho representa tives of the people of Nebraska , my most profound thanks for this manifestation of their approval of my efforts In presenting to the world thoivonaerrul resources and ad vantages of our young state and growing commonwealth. That I have succeeded to their satisfaction and to an extent warrant ing such ovidcnco as presented , I consider tho happiest act of my public life. I fully ap preciate these magnificent souvenirs , which will be ever treasured and regarded as of value above reckoning in dollars and cents. While this testimonial is made me as mana ger , and individual in charge of tho work for which It is given , I would bo unmindful of duty to others did I fail in recognition and acknowledgment of aid rendered mo in this Important undertaking. Iwas most fortunate in the selection of those called to assist me. The devoted and untiring industry and service of Mrs. 8.C. Elliott in tho woman's work department and in placing the educational exhibit have been of incalculable worth , both to the cause of her sex and in advertising tho state. She has been ably assisted by MissPhoabeL. Elliott Tho work of John C. Bonne ! ! , as seen in tho artistic and decorative arrangements at tho main exhibit , is adipittcd by all to bo une- qualcd in tho whole exposition. Samuel Bar nard , in making the horticultural display , not only sustained but increased our testimonials in this respect. James 2 ? . Allan , in charge of correspond ence , reading room and postofllce , has been ever faithful , agreeable and entertain ing interesting strangers and imparting In formation. S. McConiga was of sterling merit In the transportation department , and in placing tho main exhibit. Tho clerks In my office , W. H. Fowler and C. H. Blanchsrd , are not only competent gentlemanly , efficient and trustworthy , but always ready and will- Ing to aid lu any direction indicated. Harry llotchkis ? , as an artist , was Mr. BonnelFs valuable assists nt , as were also C. W. Baker and W. J. Aitkin. D. B. Mills , B. P. Russell and W. W. Watson as state exponents In main upacc , did work of great value. Mrs. G. W. Hartzoll , in tho educational department. Is entitled to thanks. Thanking you , Mr. Secretary of State , for the elegant and satisfactory mariner in which you have prepared those testimonials , I am , lir , as ever , yours with great respect , ROBT. W. FunNAS , United States Commissioner for Nebraska. SUICIDE. Yesterday the coroner , Dr. Claudo Watson , was notified that the oody of man had been found hanging to a tree in a grove on tho farm of Robert Hawke , about three and one-half miles west of the cty. Sheriff Canada was also notified , who sum moned a jury and tho party Icf.t for the coun try. "Upon arriving at tho place Mr. E. Roark acted as guide , and took us through a pasture into tho woods , and the scene that mot the gaze beggars discription. Tfcere , with a rope around his neok , and the other end tied to a limb , with his feet on the ground , his head loaning against tho trunk and his hand clutch- Ing a friendly twig of the g'cen , black-oak tree , was tho body of Henry Fmke. Ho had been banging there for about four weeks , and was almost entirely decomposed. He wore a "Jersey" jacket , a pair of ovoral s and a cheap pair of shoes. By the side of tho tree was his hat , handerchicf ncd pipe and tobacco , where he bad laid them before jump ing off into eternity. Tho man was a German , and had been in this country some twenty years. For several vears ho had worked for Mr. Tim Sharpo , and was always a sober , industrious , hard-work ing man. About four years ago he was at tacked with rheumatism , rendering him una- blo to perform manual labor. He had = aved from his earnings something like two thous and dollars. A fruitless pilgrimage to tho Hot Springs of Arkansas , a jour ney to California to try the mineral waters of tho Golden state , to allay h's intense suffering caused by bis disease , took most all of his money. He bad often threat ened to kill himself when his money was gone. If ho was not cured , rather than De- come a county charge. So four weeks ago yesterday he left the house of Mr. Sharpe , after eating a hearty din ner , and walked down to the woods where all was bright and bay- on the melancholy mission of taking his own life. Following is the verdict : "At an inquisition holdcn at Wyoming pre cinct , in Oto county , on the 3Jth day of May. 1885 , befortj me , Claude Watson , coroner of said Otoo countyon the body of Henry Finke. lying dead , the said jurors , upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death on Friday , the 1st day of May. 1885 , from suicide , by hanging himself to a tree , in a grove on tho farm of Robert Hawke , in said county , and no one else is responsible for ssid act In testimony whereof the said jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and year aforesaid. [ Nebraska City Tress. THE STATE IN BRIEF. At the regular monthly meeting of the Hastings school board Dr. A. H. Sowers was re-elected president of the board for the en- ulng year. Prof. Munlux , of Falrfleld , Iowa , was selected superintendent of the public schools and Miss Carrie Swansea assistant Kearney high school wero attended by 1,500 people. A brace of safo blowers operated In' Omaha a few nights ago. They demolished the safo but did not get any wealth. One of the ra - cals was arrested ; the other escaped. The two men accused of murdering Pro vence in Custer county , have had their tria postponed till July. Tho U. P. surveyors , says the Broken Bow Independent who have been at St Paul sur veying towards Loup City , were In town this week and started a lino from hero In tho ssmo direction. An Intersection is made With the main line near Kerr's brick yard , and when about Eix miles from the cltylt follows almost the samo lino of tho B. & M. survey of a year ago through to Broken Bow. There is every probability that our friends In the northwest will have one and perhaps two railroads be fore snow flies. A young man named Fearllng , who has lived north of Waterloo on tho Rawhide , and a friend started to Kansas on business to gether. They arrived at Lincoln , and while waiting for a train to proceed they sought a restaurant to get a meal. On their way re turning to the depot they were "held up" and robbed of all tho money they had , and were obliged to return home on foot and strapped. FrankBohardt living near Et .nphrey , was bitten by a rattlesnake and for a time was in a precarious condition. Physicians , how ever brought him out all right James Champenoy , a watchman at the B. & 1L freight depot in Omaha , accidentally shot himself quite badly In the upper part of his tight thigh. Tho weapon dropped from his hip pocket , exploding as it folL Tho 12-voar-dld son of Isaao Pollard , of Weeping Water , Is suffering from a "bone tumor" In ono of his logs , which necessitates tho amputation of that member atthekneo It is feared tho boy will not survive tho am ; putation. Wayne has contracted for a $5,000 Institu tion in which to coufino transgressors of tho law. law.Tho Tho inhabitants of Rushville and vicinity had a ridiculous Indian scare last week. Numbers of settlers are said to have packed up and lit out toward the rising Bun. Preparations are on foot to organize 'In Omaha a lodge of iho Royal Legion. This is a society which has for Its membership only ex-ollicers of the regular and volunteer ser vice. A.bout forty are enrolled now for char' ter membership. A sixty pound catfish was'caught in the Elkhornnoar West Point the other day. Tho West Point Republican says a law suit of a highly sensational character is said to bo on tho tapis for tho near future-in which two of'the deml mondo and a hotel man of a neighboring town will be the principal actors. In Cuming county.tbe other day , a rabid dog caused some excitement. At tho farm of Christ Jastrum he bit a dog and two hogs , and at Steven Person's place he bit a dog. All of the animals were promptly killed but tho rabid dog was still at large at last accounts. Pierce county will hold Its fair September 29 and 30 and October 1st. Edwin Rouse , of Nuckolls county , took in seven wolves recently in one day , for which he received two dol'ars from the county and one from the state on each scalp. It was a profitable day's work. Button's now steam flouring mill Is a fixed fact. The Sutton Register says that a barn on ono of the farms of James Waddle , on the Blue , was accidently set on flro a few days since and was totally destroyed together with its contents , consisting in part of a thousand bushels of barley. There was no insurance. Louis Gothling , an Omaha drug clerk who mysteriously disappeared some time ago. was found In the river near that city last week. It is supposed to be a case of suicide , resulting from ill-health. Gothling had been in the hos pital and it was found that he had disap peared without any Intimation of where ho was going. Nebraska City is to have a new school house this summer , the board of education having asked a levy of seven mills for that purpose. A Washington special says that charges of offensive partisanship have been filed against the republican postmaster at Pierce , Neb. , and ho will bo removed. Last Sunday Charlie Momany , fourteen years old , was drowned in the lake at Tiraber- ville , Dodge county. He , in company with some other boys , was rowing on the lake when the boat upset and spilled them all out nto the water. His companions were all able to swim , nnd reached shore , but he went down and was drowned. John Dally , who has for several years been considered one of the prosperous farmers on JJose creek. Jefferson county , went toTair- bury the other day transferred his personal property and gave a quit claim deed to his real estate and disappeared. The reason for this sudden move on his part was soon re- lorted to bo the existence of a warrant for us arrest on tho charge of whipping his wife. lie is reported by his neighbors to have beat en his wife and left her insensible. She wil apply for a divorce-and he ought to be pub- icly horsewhipped if ho ever again shows himself in that locality. The north Nebraska land office at Stuart , Jolt county. Is working up an immense boom for north Nebraska. Mrs. Abraham Gillespie , of Jefferson county , s said to be the happy mother of two pairs of wins , all of the samo age. All were flourish ing at last accounts and were in time for the fl Never in the history of Jefferson county has there been as much raw prairie broken as the present year. The schools at Madilla , temporarily closed on account of diphtheria , have been re opened. A Nebraska City correspondent writes that the new steam ferry "Capitola Butts" arrived at that point the other day. It is a staunch built boat and capable of crossing eighteen to twenty teams at ono trip. It Is owned by Capt. 0. Butt and J. P. McPherson. A correspondent writing from the upper Nebraska country says that nothing has been done by the railroad company in tho way of locating towns between Valentine and Gordon. Side tracks have been put In at cer tain points designated by the number of miles from Valentine as 12 , 22 , 38,55 , etc. The road has purchased 120 acres at Gordon and laid out the town site , but no sales have yot been made. On account of the delay in locating town sites , everybody and everything BO far are simply stayingelther in tents or In rude buildings made to bo moved at short notice. Families are in tents , stores in tents , hotels and livery stables in tents. Nearly every branch of business is represented , the saloon trade being most conspicuous of all. Gordon , Itushville , Henry Springs and Chadron are destined to bo good towns. " A dispatch from Friend says : Michael Sul livan was this afternoon killed by being run over by a freight train and his body horribly mangled. While in Friend he became intoxi cated , and friends placed him on his horso and started him home. It is supposed that ho foli from his horse and continued his journey home upon the railroad track , and coming to a bridge , about three miles west of town , sat down to rest and fell asleep , the meanwhile being run over. Bevcridgc , the 7oung chap who "done up' ( the Commercial bank of Omaha for 51,000 and other financial institutions throughout tho state for lesser amounts , has been overhauled in a Kansas town and will be brought back to Nebraska to answer for his transgressions. The Omaha tramp Is becoming unbearable. and additional legislation is looked lor a < . the only thing that will exterminate or sup press him. Aquartctto of black gamblers wero rounded up in Lincoln the other day for engaging in a gamoof progressive poker in a back alley of tliat capital city. A. noizie test was made Tuesday of Lincoln's now water-works. Eight simultaneous streams were thrown to a height of eighty feet , not julte fulfilling the requirements of the con tract. The poor quality of tho fuel used un- ler the boilers was alleged as tho failure to produce sufficient pressure for a more satis * factory display. A large number of ladliv * and gentlemen rislted the Presbyterian church , says the ttrice Express , where the distribution ot jhudren brought to that place from tho east /as taking place. The demand for children K as mainly for girls , and as a consequence the number brought out being sir , were soon taken by charitably-disposed citizens. There wero about twenty-seven children In all , the oldest being about 13 years of age. They &re ihrightand Intelligent-looking lot of chll- iren , with one or two exceptions. One boy being questioned , said he had been ina found- Jng hospital .throe years , whore he had been taught reading , geography and arithmetic. B. Bade , of Niobrara , has been awarded a contract for furnishing 70,000 net pounds of beef at the Santee agency tbo coming year. Castile , who was convicted at Nebraska City of rape on tho person ofhis , sister-in-law , Rosanna freeman , in March , was denied a new trial at tho adjourned term , and Judge Norval sentenced him to a year In tho peni tentiary. A great many of ? tho Sownrd business men have been down in northwestern Kansas tak ing tree claims and buying school lands. Tho county sent contest InNcmaha county resulted in favor of Auburn by a majority of 217 more than tho necessary two-fifths. Brownville was tho only competitor. The wind grist mill at Hampton , belonging to Herman Liede. waa destroyed by fire. It was Insured in the German of Freeport , for 81,000 , which will cover all IOSB. The origin of the fire is not known. Dedication o new "Presbyterian church at Hampton recently took place. A debt of { 200 was cleared up. Tho Free Will Baptists of Aurora have secured nearly money enough for their church edifice which It is proposed to erect this summer. It Is probable that Blair will receive the location of the Danish Lutheran college to be built in Nebraska this year. The proposition made by tho church committee seems to be favorably received by tho citizens , but it Is not positively known whether the requisite bonus can bo raised. Gordon land sharks are said to be as keen and unprincipled as their species found In other rapidly settling localities. They take the pilgrim sucker and locate him on lands located a year ago , and charge him anywhere from $10 to $30 for their services. The Omaha base ball club , that has had a good deal of advertising through the press , hns disbanded. Success as base ballists was not in them. The Lincoln Journal says tho date for the glove contest between Haley and Drlscoll has been finally fixed at June 23. The fight will come off in the opera house at the capita city. city.Miss Miss Dasher , an Omaha young lady , was caught in an elevator in that city last week and received severe injuries. In a moment more , had the elevator not been stopped by a bystander who witnessed her perilous posi tion , she would have been crushed to death. The skating rink boom is still on at Fair- bury , notwithstanding the hot weather. The Od City Dank fcas been changed to the First National , with a capital of $200,000. Sherman c-unty is asked to give § 33,000 In bonds for a railrord to Loup City. TLo Bulletin thinks Fairmont will have 2,00 inhabitants inside four years. The cen sus belir.r taken Is expected to show In the neighborhood of 1,500. Fairmont has voted in favor of a system of water works by a very decided majority. The St. Paul Free Press snys a curious ac cident occurred at Clnrks a few days ago , which - resulted in the death of a valuable horse belonging to C. S. Lucas. In walking along the animil stopped on the blade of a garden hoe in such a way as to cause the tho handle to fly up and strike him" on-the face with sufficient force to cause death in a few minutes. * The sling-shot is a common plaything of the St. Paul boy , and of course there has been In that town some remarkable escapes IJrom serious Injury. In the interest of humanity and the brute creation the sling-shot ought to go. 'Kationnl Encampment , G. A. R. An elegantjaud very tastful circular , bear ing on the corner the time-honored badge of the G. A. R. in bronze and colors , comes to us from the Michigan Central , "The Niagara Falls Route. " It presents to the veterans all necessary Information about the various at tractive routes it offers to the National En campment at Portland , June 24 , and is of unusual public interest. The inducements to an Eastern trip , combining a visit to old friends , and attendance upon the largest and mcst notable military reunion since the war , are irresistible. Members of the G. A. R. and W. R. R. , their families , and such bands and other or ganizations as may accompany them , can purchase of the Michigan Central , at the low est rates , round trip tickets to Portland ani return , good for thirty days , and with the privilege of stopping o\er on the return trip. The first route takes them right through in about forty-one hours via Niagara Falls , Buf falo. Albany and Boston , and w ill be taken by the Commander-in-Chief and staff , whose special train will leave Chicngo , To ll do and Detroit on the 20th. Tuis route has advantage of the finest views of Niagara from the train , the grand scenery of the Berk shire mountains , and the historic city of Bos'on. The second route takes them through the wild , wonderful scenery of Canada by the new line of Canadian Pacific , via Ottawa , to Mon treal , thence past Memphremagog and other lovely New Eng'aud lanes , by the only lino running through , the heart of the "White Moun- taine to Portland. The third route described takes them by the brink ot Niagara Falls .and over the great cantilever bridge , through the rich fields of "Western New "i ork , by the bewildering beau ties of the Thousand Islands , down the rapids of the St. Lawrence to Montreal , and then down the "White Mountains to Fabyan's and the Notch , past the very feet of "Washington , Adams and the other giant peaks of the Presi dential range. A special train will run by this route and a special steamer chartered. The Michigan Central justly claims that no other line offers comparable attractions , tjrcaier comforts or lower rales. It is first and foremost ' ' 'The Niagara Falls Route. " From the cars of no other road is a good view of the Falls obtainable ; while the Portland fcOg- ilensburgis the onlv line passing through the heart of the "White Mountain region , no other running within sixteen miles of Mt. Washington. " A beautiful engraving of Niagara Falls , with the Michigan Central train stopping at Falls View , and a clear , well executed map showing in color the different routes accom pany the circular. "We presume that any .Michigan Central agent can supply a copy , but a postal card to 0. "W. Ruggles at Chicago will undoubtedly procure one. FcbrasJcans at the Capita ! . Washington special : Tho Nebraska contin gent was increased to-day by the arrival of General Hollman , of Emerson ; Henry Sprick , of Washington county , and Thomas Sloan , a half-breed from the Omaha reservation. The former Is hero looking after the sale of a por tion of tuo reservation to allow for building bridges , which are greatly needed by that section. Sprick came here to have the titles quieted of several farms for which the gener al land office had recognized homestead claims and subsequently and erroneously patented the railroad under a subsidy grant. Sloan is pressing the claims of the Omaha n- dians for a full recognition of certain rights under the treaty , and which have oeen rrad- ually ignored. Senator VanWyckintrof UO--J tham to the depar nent chiefs. Sox "Father , the lecturer at the hall to-night said that lunar raysvere only concentrated luminosity of the earth's satellite. "What do you think about it ? " Intelligent parent "All moonshine , my son. all moonshine. " -wt EARL OF GKAXVILLB , British Secretary of foreign affairs and loadei of the Liberal party lu England. SERE AVD XJ3EISE. SIc-tters of Greater or lesser Import Trans mitted l > y Xelegraph. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific railroad was held in Chicago. > on the 3d , when 307,030 votes were cast out of a total of 419,000. The following Directors . were elected : David Dows , R. E. Cable , Hugh Riddle , H. R. Bishop and Sidney Dillon. The Directors subsequently elected the following officers : R. R. Cable President ; David Dowsi Vice-Fresldent ; A. Kimball , . Second Vice President ; W. G. Purdy , Secretary and Treas- erer , vice F. H. Tows , resigned on account ol ill health ; J. R. Corning , Assistant Secretary and Treasurer. It was decided to remove the oflicc of Secretary and Treasurer from New York to Chicago. In the United Presbyterian Assem bly at Topeka , Kansas , on the 3rd , the ques tion of membership in the Grand Army of the Republic was taken up , and the original re" port of the committee was adopted. The re port says the Grapd Army is a secret organi sation in which an oath and obligation is taken , and "we think it wise and proper to < ounscl the members of the church to stand aloft from this and similar organizations. " In reply to an inquiry regarding the ravages of the Hessian fly in Missouri , the secretary of the state board of agriculture says if there are any ravages they must be of later date than the mail reports. " H. C. Will & Co. , the large coal op erators of the Hocking Valley , assigned to C. C. Pickering. The firm owns the mines at Hamley Run , Athens county , with an output of fifty cars per day. The liabilities are not known at this time , but will be heavy. A large portion of the debts was contracted during the strike , but the immediate cause of the failure is dullness in trade. The management of the New Orleans exposition made a proposition to the U. S. commissioners to retain the exhibits of the different states for the reopening. The expo sition agrees to pay $80,000 to the state com missioners out of the money subscribed by the citizens to be paid at the rate of § 18,000 per month. This proposition was unanimously adopted by the commissioners. All exhibits not perishable will remain in the government building. These exhibits are the most valua ble and attractive on the grounds , and their retention will do much to ma-q t ie success ol the fair next winter. The Northwestern Associated Press held its annual meeting In Chicago on the 3d and the following officers elected : Directoia J. S. Clarkson , H. "W. Clendenin , G. D. Per kins , C. E. Yost , S. Smith , D. N. Richardson , A. Stone ; President , C. E. Yost ; Vice-Presi- dent , S. Smith ; Treasurer , A. Stone ; . Sccre tary , W. H. Clendenin ; Executive Commit tee , D. N. Richardson , ( ieo. D. Perkins , J. S. Clarkson. A Topeka dispatch says : There is no doubt that the Hessian fly is doing much damage , and the surplus wheat of Kansas will dwindle to small proportions. Fields that three or four weeks aso promised one-half to three-fourths of a crop are now ruined and will.be turned over and millet put in. The fly is not confined to any one section , and if ob servable more in one place than another that place is in the great wheat growing district , where there is more wheat for the insects to thrive upon. Before the ravages of this in sect became widespread , some conception of our wheat crop could b2 formed ; now no one , not even the most expert wheat grow er , can form any estimate and all guesses are wild ones. No one can say whether four bushels or forty bushels per acre will be the yield , and there may be none , or , possibly , ten bushels. One thing is certain , in the gieat wheat valley of Kansas , the Saline country , where wheat never fails , entire fields are being plowed up and millet sown. This is repeated in all parts of the State , and while we will un doubtedly raise our own bread , we will hardly furnish bread to many people outside. The mill and shingle factory of T. Tjompsou , Buffalo , N. Y. , was totally de stroyed by fire. The loss is $70,000 ; Insurance 3DCOO. , The cause of the fire is unknown. The shoe factory of Hodge & Co. , Denver's Center , Mass. , burned , with a loss ofS10J,000. Abe Buzzard , the Pennsylvania out law , with his two brothers , Mart and John , have surrendered to the authorities. The prison keeper , Burkholder , promised not to claim the reward of § 1OJO , offered for his cap ture. Prominent citizens w 111 use their efforts to secure a commutation of the nine years to which he has been sentenced , as it is gener ally conceded to be unjust. GEXERAI NE1TS ASD IfOTES. matters of Interest Touched. Vpon by Press Keics Gatherers. The business portion of Medford , Wis. , was destroyed by fire , Including the de pot and telegraph office , twenty-seven build- jngs and one million feet of lumber. How the fire started Is not known. It started in the rear of the Exchange hotel and spread from house to house along the main thorough fare of the place. The fire department of Stevens Point came in response to call , other wise not a hoase would have been left stand ing. The loss will footap about ? 200,000 with a very light insurance. i" Advices from Els Asoay travelers from lake Valley anfl Cloride , N. M. , report maurading Indians near both of the places. The inhabitants are greatly excited and under arms. Miners and cattlemen in Organ and San Andros mountains are coming In forsafe ty. Couriers have been dispatched to Sacra mento mountain to aid the people In their danger. News from tho flooded districts of Texas , confirms the report of loss of Jcrops. Cotton has been greatly damaged and small grain almost totally ruined. Fences and houses on the small streams have been swept away , ar-C-'uhere there was every prospect for an abutiuant harvest there is desolation. On one farm ten miles south of Austin , a small tenant house occupied by two young men was carried off by the surging water ani the men drowned. Northwest of Austin the storm was very severe and farmers suffereJ great loss. The international railroad com pany has a large force at work repairing the bridges between Austin and San Autouio , and it Is expected that trains will go through soon. The Colorado is rising and much un easiness is felt for fear of another over' flow , as reports from above indicate tremend ous rains and swollen streams. A dispatch from Dodge City , Kansas , saN-s : The Executive Committee of the West crn Kansas Cattle Growers' Association , practically controlling the passage of South ern Texas cattle across that part of the state known as "No Man's Land , " havcdetermiued to make a boundarv line and permit such cat tle to pass through into Colorado , the objec tive point of the drovers. A New Orleans dispatch says : The attorney for the committee of one hundred made application to the state court for an in junction restraining the City Council from using ? . " > , COD appropriated tj defray the ex penses of the committee accompanying the Liberty Bell on its return to Philadelphia , Judge Monroe refused to irranttiie injunction. Late in the bill in equity was filed in the United States court and Judge Parcee issued thu injunction. A special to the New Orleans Times- Democrat from Gadsden , Ala. , says that 2 party of negroes had met at the house of a siek woman and were convinced by a voudoo doctor that the woman's troubles were caused by the incantations of Sallie Murphy , an old negress , who was pronounced a witch. The negroes , led by the voudon , went to the house of the alleged witch , and after brutally beating the old woman and her little grand daughter , they burned the house. Eleven of the party have been arrested. The crime was evidently committed without malice and im ply under the belief that the woman was a witch and should be put to death. The troops following the renegade Indians' trail with scouts from Apache , on the headquarters o the Gila river , are re ported as having captured the main portion of the band , including squaws , and are now en route for Apache with their prisoners. It Is supposed that only about fifty all told , got away to Mexico. A small band Is supposed to be in the mountains north of here , but their number is cot known. The campaign is virtually ended this side of the line. At "Westminster , Ind. , a body of masked men rode into the city and went a * once to the jail where Townsend Cook , col ored , was imprisoned for an outrage upon Mrs. Knott , near Mount Alrey , a few days ago. They broke down the doors of the jaili overpowered the sheriff aad proceeded to Cook's cell , and a rope was placed around his neck , after which he was led out by the masks , who proceeded with the prisoner out on the Mount Airey road. Cook's body was found about two miles from the city with two bullet wounds in the back of his neck. A piece of paper tacked to the tree bore the words : "This man confessed his crime. " No clew has been obtained as to who engaged in the lynching. A disastrous gas explosion occurred in No. 4 slo , e , Susqu.'hanna coal company , Pa. , by whieh five workmen were burned , tlirce fatally. The names of the injured are : Benjamin Ford , Frank Bloom , John Hughes , John Powell , and a Polander whose nam is unknown. Bloom , Powell , and a Polauder are fatally injured. The injured men when brough to the surface presented a sickening sitjht , their faces and bcdies being scarred and torn with flying nieces OL coal , and so badly burned that in some cases the flesh hung from their limbs in large pieces. The accident happened the chamber where Bloom was working , but he was unable to tell how it ' occurred. ConsiJerable damage was done to the interior of the mine. August Schaeffher , said to he a brother-in-law of Carl Schurz , and a promi nent merchant and banker of Monee , eight miles from Joliet , 111. , also township treas urer , is missing from home , leaving an in debtedness amounting to § 10,000. His prop , erty , which amounts to § 15,000 , has been seized by his creditors. Station Agent Magnes , at St. Johns , HI. , was threatened by a negro named Tony , when Magnes drew a revolver and fired three shots at the colored man , all missing him. One of the shots , however , struck another ne gro named Babb with fatal effect Tony Is a hard case , and Magnes claims to have consid ered his life in danger , and defended himself accordingly. Farm and Household Note ? . Tho Cultivator and Housekeeper for June contains , besides a large amount of condensed "Farm Notes , " recipes , suggestions on different farm and household subjects , etc. , a number of able articles on improved farm meth ods and live stock ; an interesting sketch of great men by the celebrated writer and Washington correspondent , JtSen Perely Poore , and one of the best stories of Abraham Lincoln's early life ever written. In addition to this , the Cultivator lias a literary and puzzle de partment , poetry and generally miscel laneous reading. It is the best and largest paper ever published for the money only 50 cents a year. It has 16 pages , 64 columns , and is of equal value to the individual or family. It is to your interest to remit by postal-noto rUjrht away and secure it for a year. Sample copies free. Agents wanted. Address the NEBRASKA CULTIVATOR , Omaha , Neb. THE negro's definition of bigotry is as good and inclusive as that of "Webster's Dictionary. "A bigot ! " said he ; "why he's a man ivho knows too much for one , and not quite enough for two. " A CABINET OFFICER ABROAD. Secretary Bayard Attends Commen' meni Exercises at tfi Colambta ( Xo. ) Univer sity. A special from Columbia , Mo. , says that Secretary Bayard , accompanied by a carload of lesser democratic lights from St. Louis , ar rived there to participate In tho commence ment exercises of the state university. A crowd of citizens met the gentlemen at tho station , and the procession , headed by Govcr- r.or Marniaduke and others on horseback , "tarJcd immediately for the university amidst the waving of flags and firlnsr of cannon. The commencement exercises occupied until noon , when the original marble tablet on which is inscribed the memorable epitaph of Thomas Jefferson , and which was presented to the university by the heirs of Jefferson , was un veiled and Senator Vest delivered a long and elaborate oration on Jefferson. Calls were then made for Bayard. The secretary name . ' 01 ward and , after prolonged applause , said : "I desire with much humllltyand some hesita tion to point out out , if I may , the true rela tions of Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. I Iiave pcrliaps some hereditary right to speak of this. Tueic Is c > rrcspondcucc to-day in my aM'ssion to s-how that to the Influence of no man la the United States was the election of N Jefferson to the pros dnncy more tlue than to The personal counsels and fnlluuuc. * of Hamil * w ton. The election in 1SCO left the votu at the i-lectoral college a tic. It finally lecame the iluty of the house of representatives to elect tliu president of thu United States. The two highest candidates were Thomas JelTcrtou ani Aaron Burr , the . one now a synonym of patriotism , the other of treachery , bu * not so at that day ; and nil that time the fate of the country hung al most upon a thread. A few and brokca states lay alonir the Atlantic. The great west as a tiling almost unknown. Means of com unl- uatinn scarcely existed , opportunities of in tercourse there were none. There was no eliug of consolidation , but everything fled Irum "the center to the circumference and nothing but dissolution seemed at hand. Then came the letters that I have hi Id in my hand and read , from Thomas Jefferson to the [ hen representative from Delaware , whom I Iiave the honor to call inv grandfather. [ Ap- lilause. ] He held the vote of that state , and it counted as much in the ballot as that of New York or of Virginia , This , one man and ju was a member of the federal party , and ODDonent politically of Thomas Jefferson " that vote in his"hand. . He took counsel vith Alexander Hamilton. "What counsel did receive , and what did he obey ? It was the counsel that the country is greater than the inrtv. It was the counsel that the union was worth preserving. The federalist from Dela ware , instructed by Alexander Hamilton , cast its vote for Thomas Jefferson , the arch-oppo nent of the federal party. Therefore , when we look to the past for tnic historlet us not "ail to respect "the dignity of the men of that day. They did differ in counsel , they did dif * 1 fer in theory , but they did not differ in the one great endeavor for nhieh all iiovcrnments were intended thu happiness , the advance ment and the welfare of the human species. Therefore , while we may and ought to draw fearlessly the truth from every lesson in the past , anil look at its "teachings un- flinchinnlv , let us also remember with thankfulness nnd pride , that lu this American nation there lingers something stronger than part } ' tliat overrides personal ambition ; that where a dread crisis npproacucs , teaches the American man to put beneath him quite unworthy anil small thoughts and to rise to the dignity of his country's demands. [ Applause. ] The spirit that existed in 1800 showed itself in 1870. There was a time when more than one-half of this people felt that they had been wronged in the results of an election , but between them and the objects of their wrath rose thu form of the country ; and if a hand was raised to strike tliey forbade it , and they sacrificed party demands to the existence of this union and to the progress of the United States. [ Applause. ] Whatever may be tho difference between men's opinions ; whatever may be the difference between men's personal ambitions , the American people have to recog nize and they do recognize that there is a point beyond to which they cannot go , and that point is national safety. [ Applause. ] That is the work which I trust all education in the country will teach us to observe. Our educa tion in all its form is simply to end in making us higher , better and more self subordinate ; to teach us that we are the humble instru ments , not of mere selfishness but of some thing far beyond it the glory and welfare of entire country. 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T > eveUrics of the Apaches in Arizcia an Aeic Slexico. A' dispatch from Silver City , Arizona , says : The bodies of CoL Phillips' family , murdered by Apaches , have been brought In , all horrl * bly mutilated. Phillips had been hung up alive by a meat hook , stuck at the back of tbs- head. Mrs. Phillips' eyes were gouged out , cars and breasts cutoff , and otherwise brutal ly mangled. The citizens are frantic that such outrages can be perpetrated without check. The residents of Socorro , N. M. , are becom ing greatly alarmed for their mining and ranching district , and money is being raised to equip a company of cow-boys to pursue Geroniaio. The Chronicle's Deming. New Mexico , spe cial savs : ' 'Nine of the Geroni.uos band of Indians succeeded in crossinir into .N'ew Mexi co. A band of twenty-five crossed the South f ern Pacific ninety-five miles west of this place yesterdav , heading for Mexico. Tuey follow ed the ofd trail over .which the Indians have nassed _ on their raids into Mexico for yeare. The soldiers were camped about seven miles. from the trail for several davs , notwithstand " ing they knewthe Indians "would travel on the old trail to reach Mexico , aiid conld have killed or captured the entire band. For the present the rail may be considered over on this side ol the border. Tne two bands will probably meet at Casagrande. The reports that the 2 avajos and Mescalaros are on war path are unfounded.