THE TKIBUlSnEL
r. 2i. & E. . M. KmarrxT. , Pubs.
McCOOK , NEB
'NEWS OF NEBEASKA.
BATES TO THE FAIRS. The B. & M. rail
road will sell round trip tickets to the
State Fair at Lincoln , and the Nebraska
Fair at Omaha , at the following rates.
Tickets include free admission to the fairs :
N I "
so me STATE "FAIR AT LINCOLN FROM
Adams ; . . § ! 40 Juniata S3 10
Alma 4 90 Kearney 3 90
Arapahoo 5 25 Kenesaw 3 30
Ashland 1 25 Kesterson 2 90
Atlanta 4 50 La Platte 2 00
Auburn 2 30 Liberty 2 10
Aurora 2 35 Louisville 1 G5
Axtell 3 95 Lowell 3 55
Ayr. . . . . . . . 3 20 Malcolm 85
"
Beatrice 1 70 "Marquette 2 GO
Bellevue 2 00 McCook G 50
Bellwood 2 00 Milford 1 10
Bejinett i 05 Minden 3 70
Benkelmen.- . . . 7 55' Morton 2 20
SJloomington. . 4 05 Nnponee 4 80
Blue Hill 3 40 Nebraska City 2 00
Bradsliaw 2 00 Nemaha City. . 2 55
Brownville 2 55 Newark 3 70
Burchard 2 30 Newton 75
Byron 3 70 Odell 2 30
Caldwell 1 70 Omaha 2 00
Cambridge 5 GO Orleans 4 90
Cedar Creek. . . . 1 75 Oxford 4 90
Central City. . . . 2 80 Palmyra 1 25
Cheneys 80 Pawnee 2 25
Chester 3 50 Peru 2 35
Columbus. . . ' . . . . 2.25 Phillips 2 GO
Cowles 3 70 Plattsmouth. . 2 00
Crab Orchard. 2 05 Pleasant Dale. 95
Crete 1 10 Preston 2 95
Culbertson G 50 Red Cloud 3 95
David City 1 80 Republican 4 90
Dawson's. , 2 45 Reynolds 3 10
Denton 80 Riverton
DeWitt 1 G5 Rocn 90
Diller 2 50 Ruby 125
Dorchester 1 35 Rulo 3 15
Dunbar. 1 95 Rulo Y 3 05
Elk Creek 2 00 Salem 2 G5
Emerald . . .j 75 Saltillo 75
Endicott. 2 75 Sartonville 2 30
Exeter. 1 90 Seward 1 25
Fairmont 2 00 Shubert 2 70
Falls City 2 80 Smartville 80
Filley. 2 00 South Bend. . . . 50
Firth 1 20 Staplehurst. . . . 1 45
Franklin 4 55 Sterling 1 GO
Friend 1 Go Stratou 7 05
Garrison 1 85 Superior 3 95
Germantowu. . 1 05 Sutton 2 20
Grafton 2 00 Swanton 1 90
Grand Island. . 2 80 Syracuse 1 55
Greenwood 1 05 Table Rock 0 10
Guide Rock 3 95 Tamora 30
Haigjer S 05 Tecumseh 00
Hampton 2 20 Tobias 0.
Hardy 3 95 Turlington 80
Harvard 2 55 Ulysses 65
Hastings 2 95 Unndilla 45
Heartwell 3 50 Utica G5
Hebron 3 80 Verdon 2 80
Hickmnn 95 Waco 1 85
Holdredge 4 30 WaVerly 90
Hubbell 3 35 Western.- . 2 00
i Humboldt 2 30 Wilber. 145
Inayale 4 15 Woodlawn 70
Indianola 5 95 Wvmore 2 00
Inland 2 70 York 2 00
Johnson 2 05
TO THE NEBRASKA TAIR AT OMAHA FROM
Adams $2 90 Kenesaw t.$5 00
Alma G 80 Kestcrson 4 GO
.Arnboy 5 55 La Platte 95
Arapahoe G 95 Liberty 4 05
Asbland 1 SO Lincoln. . . 2 00
Atlanta 635 Louisville 1 45
* Auburn 4 00 Lowe'l 5 25
Aurora 4 05 Malcolm 2 45
. Axtell 5 G5 Marquette 4 30
Ayr 4 : 90 Max S 95
> Barney 3 85 McCook 7 95
Beatrice 3 45 Milford 2 70
Bellevue : 80 Minden 5 40
, Bellwood 3 UO Minersville 3sSO
Bennett 2 GO Morton 4 15
Benkelman 9 25 Naponee G 45
Berks 2 GO Nemaha City. . 4 30
Bloomington. . G 35 Newark 5 40
Blue Hill 5 10 Newton 2 05
' Brndshaw. 3 70 Odell 4 00
Brownville 4 20 Oreapolis 1 05
Burchard 4 25 Orleans G 95
Butler 4 10 Oxford G GO
Byron 5 40 Palmyra 2 SO
Caldwell 3 35 Parks . ' . . . 9 50
Cambridge 7 30 Pawnee 3 95
Cedar Creek. . . . 1 30 Perry 8 10
Central City. . . . 4 50 Peru 4 00
Cheneys 2 45 Phillips 4 30
Chester. 5 20 Plattsmouth. . 1 15
Columbus 3 90 Pleasant Dale. 2 55
Concord 115 Preston 4 05
Cowles 5 40 Putnam 3 GO
Crab Orchard. 3 75 Red Cloud 5 G5
Crete 2 70 Republican G 70
< 'ulbertson 8 20 Reynolds 4 75
David City 3 00 Riverton 5 05
Dawson 415 Roca 2 50
Dentor- 2 45 Ruby 2 80
DeWitt 3 15 Rulo 4 SO
Diller. 4 20 Rulo Y. 4 75
Dorchester 2 90 Rouse G 40
Dunbar. 3 35 Sulem 4 35
Elk Creek 3 55 Saltillo 2 40
Emerald 2 40 Saronville 4 00
Endicott 4 45 Seward 2 SO
Exeter 3 35 Shubert 4 50
Fairmont 3 50 Smartville 3 25
Falls City 4 50 South Bend. . . . 1 55
Filley 3 80 Staplehurst. . . . 2 95
Firth 2 75 State Prison. . . 2 25
franklin 6 25 Sterling 3 10
Friend 3 15 Stratton 8 75 j
Garrison 3 00 Stoddard 5 35
Germantown. . 2 65 Summit 3 50
Gibraltar. 4 85 Superior 5 85
Grafton 3 70 Sutton 3 90
Grand Island. . 4 35 Swanton 3 35
Greenwood 2 00 Syracuse 3 05
Guide Rock 5 70 Table Rock 3 TO
Haigler. 9 75 Tamora 3 00
Hampton 3 85 Tecumseh 3 40
Hardy. ' 5 65 Tobias 3 70
Harvard 4 20 Trenton 8 50
Hastings 4 GO Turlington. 3 25
Heartwell 5 20 Ulysses 3 00
Hebron 5 50 Unadilla 2 95
Hickman 2 55 Utica 3 15
Holdrege 6 00 Verdon 4 45
Hubbell 5 00 Waco 3 30
Humboldt 4 00 Waverly 2 00
Invale 5 < 85 Western 3 55
Indianola 7 65 Wilber. 2 95
Inland 4 40 Woodlawn 2 35
Johnson 3 75 Wvmore 3 75
Juniata" 4 75 York 3 50
Kearney 5 40
Tickets to the State Fair are good to re
turn until September 19th , and those to
the Omaha Fair until September 12th.
To FRUIT GROWERS. The State Horti-
cultural society offers the most complete
and ample arrangements for the display of
fruits and flowers at the coming state fair ,
September llth. The building devoted ex
clusively to this display is 114 by 30 and *
wing 90 by 30well lighted from above.
This exhibition will be the most important
ever held in the state , and an exhibit is ex-
pected from every fruit-growing county ,
especially the newer ones , that a compari
son can be made from different sections to
learnwhat kinds are best adapted to each
locality. Blank entry sheets will bo sent
on application. Exhibitors are requested
to send a list of their entries in advance ,
when , enjtry tags , cards with names of vari
eties , etcwill be ready on arrival of the
Iruit. Those who cannot attend will please j
Bead fruit by express , wellwrapped , named
if possible , and name of grower. Mark
packages : J. T. _ Allan , State Fair , Lincoln , e
To advance the important interests of
fruit and forest-growing , every grower is
earnestly requested to write.an account of
the year's work ; amount plantedand
kinds ; what has. fsucceeded or failed ; what
varieties suffered the past winter , especially
apples ; attacks of insects ; reports of prac
tical experience in planting , inanagement ,
etc. These reports will be read and dis
cussed at the annual meeting in January
next. Should bo as full as possible , a.nd
Bent to J. T. Allan , Secretary. Omaha.
THE OMAHA FAIR. Tho Union' Pacific
railroad has made the following rates to
the Omaha fair from points along its line.
The rates include one admission to the
fair except from points west of Kearney ,
Tickets sold September 4 to 11 , inclusive ;
good returning until September 12,1885
South omaiia..e 63 LodgePole 995
Gllmore bO Sidney 1040
Papillion 05 Clear Creck. , . " j 80
MUJard i J5 Mead. . : . 195
Elkhorn 140 Wnboo 200
Waterloo 14,5 Weston. . . . . . . . . 800
Valley i CO Valparaiso 200
Fremont 200 Raymond 200
North bend 2 05 Jamaica 2 25
Bchuyler 240 Hanlon 250
Benton SCO Cortland 285
Columbus 280 Ptckrell 320
Duncan 303 Beairice 3 4"
Silver Creek. . . . 325 Holmesvllle. . . . 360
Clarks. 355 Blue Springs. . . 375
Central City. . . . 380 Otoo Agency. . . 400
Chapman's 410 Brainard 270
Grand Island. . . 4 a > David City 300
Hastings 4 CO Hisings 3 20
Alda. . 453 Shelby 3 85
WoodRIver 475 Osceola 355
Slielton 495 Strom-burg. . . . 370
Gibbon r 10 St Liboryf. . . . . 4 65
Buda 520 St-Pcul. . 495
Kearney 540 Elva 515
Elm Creek 5 oO Scotia 5 55
Overton 555 North Loup. . . . SCO
Plum Creek 580 Lost Creek 305
Cozad o jr Platte Center. . . 3 20
Willow Island. . 630 Humphrey * . . . . 345
Gothenburg. . . . 640 Madbon 370
Brady Island. . . C 75 Munson 395
Maxwell 695 Norfolk. 410
North Platte. . . . 7 SO Genoa 3 35
O'Fallon's 770 St Edwards. . . . 360
Alkali 810 Albion 390
Ogallala 855 Fullerton 365
Big Springs. . . . 905 Ced ir Hapids. . 410
Denver Jc. , Col. 930 Lincoln 200
Chappel 9 70
2HSCELLA2fEOUS STATE MATTERS.
FAIRMONT'S water-works project is no-
proceeding as rapidly as some of the citi
zens wish. ,
THE stock of goods left by the abscond
ing Smith at Omaha is still the subject of a
good deal of attention. There is , however ,
a prospect of the goods soon being put on
the market.
THE Omaha daily the Evening World-
is expected soon to make its appearance.
The material has arrived and is being got
in readiness for operations -
THE first annual exhibit of the "Nemaha
County Agricultural Fair and DrivingPark
Association" will begin on the 6th day of
October and continue four days.
HASTINGS has a case of wile-beating. The
offender has been arrested and if justice is
done he will get such punishment as wilt
prove a reminder to abstain from such con
duct in the future.
THE commissioners of Dodge county arc
credited with having said , when asked to a
offer a reward for apprehension of an in
cendiary , that they were not particular
about discovering tho guilty party. Tho
property set on fire was disreputable houses
in that city.
HARTINGTON is said to be well prepared
with caves in case of a "twister , " but such
things are few and far between in Nebraska.
CEDAR COUNTY has decided to hold a fair
this fall , and the premium list will soon be
before the public.
ARRANGEENTS have been perfected by
which Tekamah will have additional mail
facilities.
THE contracts for putting in waterworks
in West Point , conditional on the sale'bf
the bonds , has been let to A. L. Strang &
Co. , of Omaha , for the sum of $15,480.
W. H. FETZER , 14 years of age , a son of
John A. Fetzer , who resides five or six
miles north of West Point , went in swim"
ming , was taken with a cramp , and sank
before aid could reach him.
THE Oxford Register says that Isaac
Wantliug , of Peoria , 111. , member of the
Wantling& Haworth , who own several
coal mines at Edwards Station , arrived at
Oxford the other day and drove toBallard
draw to inspect the surface for coal indica
tions. Having completed the task he re
turned to town and took the evening train
for the east. Before going ho informed a
reporter that he was satisfied with the
prospects and would return shortly with a
view to sinking a'shaft and thereby settle
the fuel question in the west.
THE attorney general of the state , it is
said , advises fhf election of a recorder of
deeds in all counties where the population
is 15,000.
OMAHA stone-cutters in tho employ Con
tractors Drexel & Fall , struck and quit
work on discovering that some of the ma
terial on which they were to work had
come from the convict worked quarries at
Joliet , 111. The constitution of tho stone
cutters' union , it appears , forbids the mem
bers touching convict quarried stone.
THE Omaha mayor is vigorously enforc
ing his order closing the saloons at mid
night and for the twenty-four hours on
Sunday. Offenders aro promptly arrested
and fined.
THE new M. E. church nt Hermann is
soon to be dedicated.
NEWCOMERS are constantly hunting
houses in Peru but finding none. Every
thing is occupied.
A HEAVY rain and thunder storm visited
Scotia and vicinity recently , during which ,
says the Herald of that tiwn , Mr. P. Lani-
gan's house was struck by lightning , the in-
mates having a very narrow escape from
death. The bolt bored a hole through tho
roof and ceiling of the front room of
the house , then followed the ceiling along
to an open window and disappeared , leav
ing a scorched trail in its wake. There were
in the house at the time Mrs. Lonnigaxi ,
her two children and a domestic named
Mies Ellen Stcrritt. They all escaped un
hurt except Miss Stcrritt , who was thrown
to the floor and knocked insensible. She
soon recovered , however , and is now quite
well.
AT Omaha , tho other day , a laborer
lumped from a swiftly moving train , and
iroaflo badly injured that it is feared ho
cannot recover.
IOWA roads liavo mado reduced rates to
the Omaha fair , and a large attendance
{ rom that state is looked for.
THE Beatrice Canning Company , says the
Express of that place , is under its second
season's work. Since the season began , tho
company has put up 75,000 cans of goods
and expects , before closing the season's
work , to make 500,000This season the
company will put up tomatoes , peas , corn ,
string beans , pumpkins , and Hubbard
squash. Five hundred thousand cans will
make fifty car loads or two full freight trains
of goods. In addition to putting up these
goods the company makes all of its own
cans , at which work eiglit or ten men are
employed all the year around. It is esti
mated that the factory will turn out and
double its product of last year.
THE child of Mr. Godfrey , of Tecumseh ,
who swallowed some concentrated lye ,
died from effects of the dose last week.
OMAHA recently had five burglaries in one
night. All tho places entered were stores ,
but not much was taken from any of them.
THE ride from Missouri Valley , Iowa , to
Chadron in Northwestern Nebraska , will
consume twenty-two hours.
THE Catholics of Hastings , realized $400
out of their late picnic , which sum will be
devoted to the betterment of their church.
HEXRY BECHTEL , a well-to-do citizen re
siding at Fort Omaha , suicided by shooting
hinuelf twice in tho head. He leaves a
wife and one child.
LAYING off the street mains for gas in
Hastings has been commenced.
IT is estimated that nearly 300 new
houses will be erected in Hastings during
the building season of 1885.
THE Union Pacific Company has sent a
special car to Portland for the use of the
Oregon immigration society , who propose
to load it with products of that state for
exhibition through tho east , and finally at
the New Orleans exposition.
EXAMINATAON of the books of the county
clerk of Douglas , found that gentleman
short in his accounts about $2,000. He
has tendered his resignation.
FOLLOWING are recent postal changes in
Nebrabka : Battle Creek , Madison county
M. M. Fillinger ; Burchard , Pawneo
county , A. W. Bloomfield ; Gbidon ,
Sheridan county , Joel S. Nicholson : Her
man , Washington county , E. P. Newell ;
Humphrey , Platte county , Dave T. Dick-
cnson ; Indianola , Red Willow county , M.
H. Cavananph ; North Auburn , Nemaha
county , David Campbell ; Osceola , Polk
county , Samuel S. Snell ; Oxford. Furnas
county , Emanuel Mellinger ; Platte Centre ,
Platte county , Richard L. Rossiter- ;
publican City , Harlan county , James F.
Nelly ; St. Edward , Boone county. Henry
A.Shaffer ; Silver Creek , Merrick county ,
John W. Riddle ; Taylor , Loup county ,
George F. Scott.
UNIFORMED bands will be passed free to
the coining soldiers' reunion at Beatrice.
BY a proclamation of the governor
Hastings has been made a city of the sec
ond class.
THE bridging on the forty-five miles of
line 4o ! the Black Hills extension of the
Sioux City & Pacific is being pushed for-
ward'as rapidly as possible. Native pine
piling will be used after crossing the Cliey
enne river.
MR. ALBERT S. MAXWELL , lately of
Dixon , 111. , has commenced putting up gas
works in Beatrice.
THE wife of H. W. ClarkJ of Stanton ,
has been pronounced incurably insane and
has been placed in the asylum at Lincoln.
THREE thousand five hundred dollars is a
good deal of money to change hands in a
contest of speed , but this is the amount of
the special purse provided by the Omaha
Fair association , to be trotted for on the
9th of September by the celebrated horses
Phillis and Joe Davis. The horses are to
be shipped direct toOmahafrom Portland ,
where they take part in various races on
the first three days of next month.
A NEW roof and other improvements are
being made on the university building at
Lincoln , the result of the appropriation c
made by the legislature last winter. c
FREDERICKLARZO , of Adams county , GO
years old , has been jailed at Hastings for
threatening the life of his daughter , a Mrs.
Stoner.
J. F. WOHLTARTII , a mute , visiting a
short distance from Valparaiso , was seri
ously injured while handling a loaded re
volver the other day.
SHERIDAN county will vote on a county {
seat location on September 8. Rushville
is a prominent "candidate. " If there is
anything in a name that town ought to
carry off the prize.
A FEATURE of the Nebraska fair , soon to
be held in Omaha , will be manufacturing on
the grounds , showing visitors how nails ,
furniture , barrels , clothing , barb wire , wag
ons and other useful articles are made.
These practical exhibitions of business
methods will bo alike interesting and in- " !
structive.
P
CONGRESSMAN Doreey is a great admirersi
of fine horses , and it is said that his double
team , Ned and Bell , are among the fast-eat
steppers in the state.
BARNEY MCFADDEN , of St. Helena , is cre
ating a panic among the piscators of the ;
northern part of the state by telling of a
140-pound catfish ho caught.
THREE thousand five hundred dollars is a >
Kood deal of money to change hands in n
contest of speed , but this is the amount of
the special purse provided by the Omaha
Fair association , to be trotted for on tho ?
tth of September by the celebrated horses
Phillis and Joe Davis. The hordes are to
be shipped direct to Omaha from Portland ,
where they take part in various races on c (
the first three days of next month. Tre
A NEW roof and other improvements are re
Bt
lieing made on the university building tit ;
Lincoln , tho result of the appropriation tl
made by the legislature last winter. 2 ; !
fo
FREDERICK LARZO , of Adams county , GO foM
years old , has been jailed at Hastings for
threatening the life of his daughter , a Mrs. law
Stoner. w
J3
J. F. WOHLTARTH , a mut ( > visiting a tl
short distance from Valparaiso , was seri
ously injured while handling a loaded re
volver the other day.
SHERIDAN county will vote on a county
peat location on September 8. Rushville
i. a prominent "candidate. " If there is
anything in a name that town ought to
curry off the prize.
A FEATURE of the Nebraska fair , soon to
be held in Omaha , will be manufacturing on
tho grounds , showing visitors how nails ,
furniture , barrels , clothing , barb wire , wag
ons and other useful articles are made.
These practical exhibitions of business
n.cthods will be aliko interesting and in
structive.
CONGRESSMAN Dorsey is .1 great admirer
of fine horses , and it is said that his double
team , Ned and Bell , are among the fastest
pfccppers in the state.
BARNEY MCFADDEN , of St. Helena , is cre
ating a panic among the piscators of the
northern part of the state by telling of a
140-pound catfish he caught.
TaA.JtTELI.OVS INCREASE OF PEOPLE.
Hie Population of NebrasJta Ity Counties
A. Splendid Slioiclny in Five Tears ,
Superintendent Lane , of the Nebraska
Census Bureau , has just completed the cen"
BUS of Nebraska for 1885. It shows a to
tal population of 740 , G45 for the state in
1885 against 452,402 in 1880 , or an in
crease of 288.243 for the last four yenr
Omaha has led the way in this march o
progress , and her total population is now
placed by Prof. Lane at G1SIJ5 , as will be
seen by the following table , giving the pop
ulation of each city in the state above
5,000 :
Omaha 61,835
Lincoln 20,004
Hastings 7,931
Plattsmouth 5,796
Nebraska-City.- 5,597
Beatrice 5,211
Grand Island 5,040
THE CENSUS BY COUNTIES.
The following is the census by counties
compared with 1880 :
Counties. 1885. 1S80.
Adams. . . . ; 18.004 10,235
Antelope 9,403 3,953
Blaine 275
Boone 7.G45 4,170
Blackbird
Brown G.G89 109
Buffalo 14,543 7,531
Butler. 13,314 9,194
Burt 10,437 0,937
Cass 20,705 16,683
Cedar 4,948 2,899
Chase 170 70
Cneyenne 1,653 1,558
Cherry 2,619
Clay 14,201 11,294
Colfax 9.2GO 6,588
Cuming 10,170 5,569
Glister 12,399 2,211
Dakota 4,507 3,213
Dawes 2,516
Dnnpoi 6,710 2.909
Dixon 6,990 4.177
DoJge 15,499 11.2G3
Douglas 72,658 37,645
Dundy 432 37
Fillmore 13,452 10,204
Franklin 6,588 5,465
Frontier 4,107 935
Furnas 7,063 G,407
Gage 26,164 13,164
Garfield 1,137
Gosper 3,839 1,073
Grceley 4,536 1,194
Hall 13,130 8,572
Hamilton 12,005 8,267
Harlan 7,150 G.OSG
Hnves 60S 119
Hitchcock 2,388 1,012
Holt : 16,065 3,287
Howard 7.129 4,291
Jefferson 11,899 8,090
Johnson 10,089 7,595
Kearney 7,787 4,072
KeyaPaha 4,313
Keith 1,140 194
Knox 7,279 3.GG6
Lancaster 39,709 28,080
Lincoln 5,002 3,632
Logan 456
Loup 976
Madison 9.S7J. 5,589
Mcirick 7,223 5,341
Nance 3,829 12,12
Nemaha 13,134 10,451
Nnckolls 7,953 4,235
Otoe 19,366 15,727
Pawnee 9,802 G.920
Phelps 6,073 2,447
Pierce 3.36G 1,202
Platte 12,590 9,511
Polk 9,805 6,846
Richardson 18.G88 15,031
Red Willow G.192 3,044
Saline 19..760 14,491
Sarp3" 5,857 4,181
Saunders 20,427 15,810
Seward 15,225 11,147
Sheridan 2,919
Sherman 4,916 2,061
Sioux. . 279 69' ) t
Stanton 3,460 1,813
Thayer 10,330 G.113
Valley 5,835 2,324
Washington 11.855 8,631
Wayne 3,184 813
Webster 10,201 7,104
Wheeler 1,301 644
York 11.082 11,170
Unorganized 2,75p 2,913
740,645 452,402
Attached to districts as in judicial pur
poses.
fEstimated.
CZTZD SERVICE EXAMINATION.
Vu Case of Sim. Tuthillt a Sub ClerJi in the
Chicago Postofflce.
Chicago dispatch : Postmaster Judd ,
Acting under instructions from the civil
lervice commission , requested tho resigna
tion of a lady employe of the registry de- a
mrtment , who camo within the exceptions
itated in the seventh s'ection of the civil
lervice law. The lady is Mrs. Sophia B.
Puthill , a relative of United States Attor-
ley Tuthill. She was appointed a sub-
ilerk by Postmaster Palmer , and acted in
hat capacity up to June 17,1881 , when
ihe resigned , and did not re-enter the ser-
rice until October 22 , 1883 , or threa
nontlis after t'he seventh section , which
rovides that appointments must be made
rom candidates who have passed the ex
amination presented by the same act , took
ffect. She again served as sub-clerk until
tfay 19,1885 , about the date of Postmas-
er Judd's appointment , when Postmaster
almer , at that time still serving , promo-
ed her to full .
a clerkship. The matter was
ubsequently brought to the notice of tho
ivil service commission , by which it was
ondemned , and occasioned considerable
orrespondence. A letter was received here
Tuesday deciding adversely to the lady's
emaining in her position , and Saturday a
eccmd letter was received on the samesubI I
ct , in which it was specifically stated that
he appointment of Mrs. Tuthill October
2.1883 , having been'irregular , "it must
allow that her appointment as clerk on \ \
lay 1885 , without the examination
irovided for. was without authority Q !
iw , " and therefore null and void. " "She
ras accordingly given notice that her res-
Cation , would be accepted , and tendered '
he same without protest. ' 'a
GENERAL SEWS jam NOTES.
Matter * of Interest Xbitehed Upon by Preu
2fews Gatherer * ,
Henry Freeze ( colored ) was hanged at Cat-
lettsburg , Ky. , In the presence of * 80.000 per
sons for the murder of Chester Honker last
May. He neither confessed or denied his
guilt , merely savins on the scaffold r-J-rieuils ,
I bid you all good-bye. I hope to meet you
In a better world. Good-bye. " Last May
Honker and a party of men uttc-iiipted to
gain admission teahouse of evil repute at
Catlettsburgand were denied entrance. They
broke in and caused a woman to leave tho
house by the back doer aud go in
search of an ofllcer. Meeting Freeze she asked
bun to go to the marshal. He responded that
he he was marshal enough for that j arty and
went with the woman to the house , entering
through the rear door on the inside , and fol
lowed through , killing Honker and wound-
Ing two of his companions. He was promptly
Arrested , Indicted , tbried and convicted in a
few days. This was the only le al execution
ever occurring In Boyd county.
The Southern Exposition opened at Loute
ville , Ausust 15th with elaborate ceremonies.
Excursion trains were run from all directions
and buildings crowded.
A Lawrence , Kansas , special says Miss
Adelaide Randolp,3 of Cleveland , Ohio , niece
of Mrs. Garfleld , has been chosen professorin
Latin in the Kansas State University.
Mrs. W. E. English , wI7e of the ex-member
of Congress from Indianapolis , Ind. , and
manager of English's opera house , died on the
18th of chronic dysentery. Mrs. Fox was
formerly Annie Fox , a well-known stress.
She has been an invalid the past two vears.
D. O'Sullivan , at Jersey City , N. J. , arrived
at home drunk a few mornings ago. He was
admitted into the house by Lewis Allen , who
remonstrated with O'Sullivau for his beha
vior , when the latter , without replying ,
plunged a dirk knife Into the abdomen of Al
len , inflicting a fatal wound. O'Sullivan was
arrested.
*
At Vincennes , Ind. , a few mornings ago , a
man named Clark , of Evansvllle , stabbed
Jacob B. Voris , of Muncle , to the heart , kill
ing him instantly. The crime was made
worse by Clark deliberately lying ia wait for
his victim aud stabbing him in the dark. The
trouble arose about an inmate of Delia Free
man's bagnio. The murJerer fled.
The Executive Committee of the Irish "Na
tional Leasrue of America decided to hold the
National Convention at Chicago In January.
The exact date will be fixed" through corres
pondence between Parnell and Eagan.
JohnK. Falrman , who , with his farally ,
recently came to Chicago from Elmira , N.
Y. , died at his residence in Woodlawn Park ,
from eating toadstools , supposed to Le icush-
rooms. Mrs. Fairman , who also ate of the
toadstools , is seriously 111 and cannot recover.
Fairman's father was at one time proprietor
of the Elmira Gazette. It Is learned that
some seven or eight people living In Hyde
Jark ? re in a dangerous condition fiom tb'
game cause , and it Is likely that half of then
will die.
A terrible accident Is reported from
Little Ca'liou , Terre Bonne parish , Lou- '
fsiana. A few days ago while Emile
Slrctte was engaged in moulding bullefs ,
preparatory to joining a number of friends in
target shooting , he asked his wife to fill a
powder horn for him. She was ten or twelve
feet from the lire place where a few coals
were smouldering. The task was but half
completed when a gust of wind blowing
through the open door sent a spark to the
powder which Ignited , and a terrible explo
sion followed. The roof of the dwelling was
blown off , three children instantly killed and
the mother received such injuries tbat before
many hours she too was dead , while the hus
band and father and two children were badly
wounded.
While W. W. Cole's circus was comin ,
through the tunnel near Cairo on the way to
that ctv : , three cages struck the roof of the tun"
nel and were completely demolished. A
number of animals were liberated. The train
topped In the tunnel , and all was confu ( B
owing to the darkness. All the animals were
finally recaptured and caged. One kangaroo
was killed.
A Tekonsha , Mich. , dispatch states that a
S.TS in the Interior of J. C. Failing's residence
burned tHe father and mother and two sleep-
Ing children so severely that one of the
children died and the parents are not expect
ed to live. c
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John H. Aufdemorte , who robbed the sub-
treasury in New Orleans of $27COJ and fled to
Mexico. June 4th , has been arrested near
Monterey. Assistant Treasurer Herewig was
informed of his capture by Consul Campbell
and imxediately took steps looking to Aufde-
icorte's return to New Orleans. The fugi
tive's whereabouts were learned through let
ters written to him under an assumed nama
by a supposed accomplice named Shepherd.
Tae latter soon followed the letter and was
shadow ed by a dete.tive wno arrested both.
Herewig will i ay the reward of $3,000 upon
the return of the prisoners.
Mitchell , at Greenfield , Mass. , who while
drunk attempted to shoot an apple from his
boy's head and killed the youth , has been
convicted of murder.
Mrs. Frank Endleman , widow of a farmer $
and prominent citizen of Atlanta , Ga. , sui- _
elded by tearing a sheet up , throwing it over
door , getting on a trnnk and jumpiug off.
She was forced to hold her feet off the floor.
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She was highly connected. No cause save 111
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health is assigned.
A paragraph has been latch" published in n
leading pacers of the country statimr that
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Denver , Colorado , bad been ' "stricken with
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sudden paralysis ; business stagnant , resi-
;
donees and business houses tcnantlcss by the
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hundred , with vast amounts of money invest-
ed in them worse than sunk. " Many inqui- c
rles from the east have followed this para-
graph , and therefore for the correct informa
tion of those interested , tha Denser Chamber )
of Commerce states that the story is a fabri
cation. The census of 1SS5 shows the popu
lation of Denver to have increased 00 per ti
cent since 18SO. The recorder's records show titi
the warranty deeds for July 18S5 , to exceed tih ;
in number and value any other July but lSi2 , 5
ivhen the railroads purchased much property 5T
for their improvements. Business men show „
in increase of trade each year. Real estate
Ben have a less number of vacant houses
than Is u ual in mid-summer. Tne smelting *
orks have enlarged their plants this year
i hundred auJ fifty building permits have
been issued. The banks show larger deposits Be
ind greater cash resources than ever before , "
ivith one exception. In general while Denver d :
not "booming" it Is steadily improving. P1
A month ago Philip Lawman and his son
Mike , In New Orleans , had a terrible tight
with a savage bull dog and both were badly ,
lacerated. Their wounds were healed , but
a few days asro the old man was attacked with ,
symptoms of hydrophobia and died In prear
agony. The son , who has been In constant
attendance upon his father , now says he be
gins to feel symptoms of rabies.
The iron Ijark Haddingtonsbire , from Asto
ria for Liverpool , went on tho rovks In aTog : .
off Point Ruge's lighthouse , near San Fran-4
cisco harbor. The boat Is a total wreck. Thu-
oaptaln and seventeen men.are lost , only twiw"
bavins been saved. The ship was built ia
Glasgow , was owned by J. A. Shiphord , andC
w as lojdel with llour and salmon. Tue cargo- "
! s valued at $100,030.
CHRONICLES ST CABLE.
Wscellaneous Mailers of Interest Pertaining
to Foreign Countries ,
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Cholera Is spreading In the suburban vit-
lages about Marseilles. A whole family died-
at St. Lomf.0. Twenty-seven deaths are re
ported in Marseilles on the Isth. Return *
show that in Spain on the 17th there were-
4,830 new cases , and 1,713 deaths. There ; y.
were 24 deaths in Madrid on the 18th , and 52 : y.V
new liases. A commission has been appointed. V
In Rome to examine the hospitals of thatdty
and to take precautions against a possible ;
epidemic of cholera.
The London Standard , referring to Lord/1
Carnorvan's four through Ireland , says that
that the result of his visit has justified t'ae
motive that his experience Is encouraging ,
but that he owes the advantages he ha&
gained to Earl Spencer's rule.
The speech from the throne at' the proro .
gallon of parliament is being vigorously/dis
cussed by all parties. Tne reference of her-
majesty to the Afghan frontier Question , and.
her Intimation that an early amicable settle- '
ment ot this important matter is probable ,
has caused a favorable impression and done :
much towards restoring a more hopeful feel-
'ng. ' Subscriptions to the Grant memorial
fund have already bten received by Drexel-
Hoges & Co. , European treasurers of the-
fund , from a large number of influential peo
ple of all nationalities. A large amount wil > \
be subscribed in London.
Mr. Heap , United States consul , has sent
to tin Porte another protest , couched la
stronger terms than those of the firat protest , ,
aiainst the expul > ioa oE Americans from Je
rusalem on the ground of their being Jews *
t\Ir. Heap points out thatexpulslons are In vi
olation of tie treaty stipulation ? , and ar.j
II ible to lead to difficulty. He has referred ,
the matter to the government at Washington.
A dispatch from Suakim states t'aat Osmaa
Diiiina has forsaken his followers and fled to-
Kordofan. The result Is that many of the
Sbieks are going Into Suakiin offering sub
mission to the British commander.
; Information has been rccsiv d that a civi-
war has broken out at Khartoum ; that the-
treasury has been sacke 1 , and that Mahdl's-
successor and other officials bate been killed-
There are now forty cases in the small po c <
hospital at Montreal and the health authorf
ties would be able to place'more patients in It -Y
If there was room. Over one hundred houses ,
are placarded , and Iirmany houses there are-
several cases. *
Owing to the extraordinary expenses in
curred in the late .var , the government o-
Guatemala has suspended payment of the Inf
terestof her foreign and interior debts for-
one year , commencing August 1 , hi order tov
pay off all arrears in the army and civil ser
vice accounts.
Stringent measures are being taken to pre
vent the introduction of cholera in Paris
Travelers from the south are sujected to care-
ul quarantine inspection. A strong military
guard has been placed in the environs to aid
in enforcing this precaution , and the streets
are diligently cleaned every night. Cholera
s again reported to be spreadinc rapidly
among the French troops on the Red river.
The Kreuze Zeitung of Berlin declares the
moment has come to end the intrigues of Sir
John Kirk and the British consul general at
Zanzibar , who is well known for his anti-
German sentiment. The present friendly
relations between Ensland and Germany will
undergo their first decisive test In EastJAfrlca
If Sir John Kirk's attitude should prevent e
satisfactory understanding.
The populace of Krementchaog. a Russian
city on the Dnieper , in P&ltara , attacked the
Turkish \ residents of the town and attempted
to drive them out. The military restored or
der with much difficulty. During the riot a
great number were injured. Thirty of the na
tive leaders have been arrested. This has an-
pered the populace and it Is feared they wilj-
in revenge rise against the Turks and author
ities also.
THK SEAT OF OOTERN2IENT.
msceOansoui Matters of Interest at On
tlonal Capital.
THE chiefs of the money order office and
Snonce division and the chief of the special
igents of the postoffice department have-
been instructed to call the immediate at" .
tention of the "
postmaster-general or first
issistant postmaster-general to all cases of
Selinquency in money order matters on the
part of postmasters which may come "to-
their notice by the reports of special agents-
Dr otherwise. A special jacket of "melea
olored" paper is to bo prepared for sucb
ases , the color being designed to call at
tention to the enclosure from among the-
nass of papers which reach the postmaster-
eneral and his assistants. Heretofore-
ases of this ki d have been allowed to-
ake the routine course , going with other
rorrespondence to the correspondence-
Jerks' office , and , as a result , many post-
nssters who have failed to keep up their
lepositshave been able to retain their
ffice after their delinquencies havebeenre-
jorted upon.
THE transfer of gold coin from the sub-
ireasury at San Francisco to the sub.
ireasury at New York through the mails
ms been resumed. A package containing
5300,000 arrived in New York yesterday1
Che amount shipped by mail is about .3 :
111,000,000. It is learned that the ori0i- .
ial intention was to have it transferred
rom San Francisco to New York on an
Inited States war vessel by way of the-
sthmus of Panama during the recent pos
ession of that territory by the United -
itates naval forces. The troops were with-
Irawn , however , before the plan could be-- '
tut in operation. < 1
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