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'THE WEAPONS OF WARFARE.
The Sill Malting Appropriations for Coast
Defense fussed by the Senate.
Following is the fortifications appropria
tion bill passed by the senate :
The following sums be , and the same are
hereby appropriated out of any moner in
Uio treasury not otherwise appropriated
for fortifications and other works of de
fense , and the armament thereof , for the
fiscal year ending June 30,1887. and for
other purposes , mimely : For the protec
tion , preservation and repair of fortifica
tions and other works of defense for which
there may bo no special appropriation
available , $100,000 , the same to be ex.-
ponded under the direction of the secretary
of war ; for continuing the wall around
550,000 ; for continuation of torpedo ex
periments and for practical instruction of
engineer troops in detail service , § 20,000.
Sec. 2. For the purpose of manufacture
and erection of the necessary tools and
machinery for furnishing and assembling
of heavy ordnance at the Frankford ar
senal , Philadelphia , Pa. , for gun carriages ,
projectiles , fuses , powder , implements and
materials for the trial and proof of such
ordnance , and to complete the two-inch
breech-loading steel guns .now under fabri
cation , their trial and proof , and all neces
sary expenses incident thereto , including
compensation of draughtsmen on gun con
struction , § 400,000 , to be available until
expended.
Sec. 3. That the sum of § 50,000 , or so
much thereof as may bo necesary , of the
unexpended balance of § 400,000 appro
priated by the act of March 3. 1883 , for
armament of fortifications , is hereby re-
appropriated and made available for con
struction and payment of the guns author
ized by said act , and now being constructed
by the South Boston Iron works under
contract of Sept. 24 , 1883 , and June 30 ,
1SS4 , and the extension of said contract is
authorized accordingly.
Sec. 4. To enable the scr/etary of war
to contract with the South Loston Iron
works for construction of ten twelve-inch
muzzlc-londini ! rifled cast iron mortars ,
each of 31.000 pounds weight , at a sum
not exceeding § 0,000 each , cr six with
steel bands , not to exceed $50,000 each ,
in the discretion of the secretary of war ,
§ GO,000 , or so much thereof as may be
necessary ; provided , that no part of this
sum shall be paid for any such guns until
after one of the same shall have been com
pleted in accordance with the contract ,
and .shall have endured a firing test of 200
rounds with standard charges adapted to
such weapons , and after such test each'of
said guns manufactured and tested by ten
rounds in the same manner shall be paid
for at the price aforesaid on the comple
tion and satisfactory trial test of each , all
of said guns to be completed within one
year from termination of the firing test of
the first gun.
Sec. 5. That the secretary of war and the
secretary of the navy be and hereby are
authorized jointly to make contracts with
responsible steel manufacturers , after suit
able advertisement , to continue not less
than thirty days in newspapers most likely
to reach the manufacturers addressed , for
a supply of rough bored , rough turned and
tempered forged steel , in forms suitable for
heavy ordnance adapted to modern war
fare for army and navy purposes , in quan
tity not to exceed 10 000 gross tons , in
quality and dimensions conforming to spec
ifications , subject to inspection and tests
at each stage of manufacture , including all
the pai Is of each calibre specified ; provided ,
that no money shall be expended except for
steel accepted and dclit'cred , and each bid
der shall contract to deliver yearly a speci
fied quantity of each calibre , the time of
the delivery of the smaller calibres to
commence at the expiration of not
more than eighteen months , and the
largest calibres at the expiration of not
more than three years from the date of
the execution of the contract ; and all the
forging shall be of American product and
manufactured in the United States ; one-
half of the material purchased under this
provision shall be for use of the war de
partment , and one-half for the use of the
navy department in the armament of ships
heretofore or hereafter authorized by con-
? reb.s ; and for the purposes of this section
the sum of § 0,000.000 is hereby appro-
. oriatcd , to be available during six years
'rom the date of the execution of the con
tract.
Sec. G. To enable the secretary of the
iavy to provide and erect additional tools
and machinery for the finishing and assem-
Dling of heavy ordinance at the Washing-
: on navy yards , § 200,000.
BILLS MUST. BE SCRUTINIZED.
Vie President Will Ignore Precedent ana
Stay Atcay From Adjournment.
"Washington special : It was learned
Jrom excellent authority to-day , and is
vouched for by the Critic , that President
Cleveland will undoubtedly change the cus
tom , long practiced by his predecessors , of
visiting the president's room adjoining the
senate chamber , accompanied by his cabi
net , during the expiringhoursof the session
of congress , and attach his approval or
state his objections to appropriation bills
and other measures rushed through , as is
customary on the eve of adjournment.
The executive department being a co
ordinate branch of the great government
of the people , President Cleveland main
tains that his constitutional duties as such
executive are clearly defined , and in order
to property discharge the same he must
have time to duly examine and consider all
measures requiring his approval to be
come laws , and that such proper
scrutiny as is required for a faithful dis
charge of the trusts confided to the execu
tive branch of the government cannot be
given amid the rush of hasty legislation
ground out during the last few hours of the
close of the session. Entertaining these
views , Cleveland will remain at the execu
tive mansion and receive the congressional
enactments in the usual regular course and
take time to give them careful considera
tion. Congress , of course , will have to con
tinue its session till the executive returns
the measures with his approval or accom
panied with his objections. Therefore the
date of adjournment cannot be definitely
fixed by a previous joint resolution of con
gress. Adjournment must wait the presi
dent's return of the bills submitted to him.
A few days of careful consideration and
scrutiny of the numerous acts of legisla
tion will , it is claimed , be time well oc
cupied by the executive department in the
exercise of its constitutional obligations
and duty. Congress will , it is nevertheless
asserted , adjourn at noon on next Monday.
MEXICO WON'T SCARE.
El Paso dispatch : Senor Rumos , chief
justice of Chihuahua , with Senor Kincon ,
the governor's private secretary , were in
El Paso day. They had a talk with some
of the leading citizens about the Cutting
case. They could arrive at no other con
clusion than that Cutting was guilty of de
liberate and flagrant contempt of the Mexi
can court , and the offense was committed
on Mexican soil , coming under Mexican
laws. They stated that the publication
made by the prisoner in an El Paso paper
did not figure in the matter at all , except
as corroborating the charge of contempt ,
based upon the other acts. Both gentle
men said the question was now the subject
of corresponce between the two govern
ments and would besettled in the ordinary
course of diplomacy , but that the govern
ment of Mexico could not be scared into
an unconditional surrender.
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FLANS TO IOZZ AND DESTROY.
Ttie Dastardly Creed of the Anarchists
Shown by Strong Testimony.
The anarchists' trial at Chicago elicits
deep interest and draws large crowds. In
the proceedings on the 24th , John Aschon
brenner , assistant foreman of the Arheiter
Zeitung , testified that he was at his post a
5 o'clock tho evening of May 3 and saw
some men set up the "revenge" circular
Witness helped to mako up the form. I
was set up in two different galleys , one in
English and the other in German. After
locking up the form witness went home
On the morning of May 5 witness saw a re
volver and belt belonging to the Lehr urn
Verein in Fischer's drawer. On the fourth
he told Fischer to take them away. Fischer
put the belt around his waist and the re
volver in his pocket and was going down
stairs when the detectives arrested him.
George Munn , typesetter , set a portion
of the "revenge" circular in tho Arbeiter
office. About twelve men in all worked on
the circular.
Ilerman Pudewa , a compositor , also
worked on the circular , and identified the
manuscript as the handwriting of Spies
The witness explained that the circular
was first headed "To Arms , Workingmen
To Arms ! " but that someone in the office
expressed tho opinion that a single wore
should be substituted , and the word "Re
venge , " which was standing on a galley
already set up was'substituted.
A sensation was created among the an
archists by the appearance in the witness-
box of Andrew C. Johnson , one of the
Piukerton detectives. Breathless atten
tion was given as tho witness commenced
his testimony. Spies regarded him with an
expression of surprise and alarm and im
mediately began an earnest conversation
with his attorne3' . Witness began his tes
timony by stating that he was a member
of tho American branch of the Interna
tional Workingmen'fl union and belonged
to the armed section. Ho attended all
their meetings from Feb. 22 , 1882 , to Jan
uary , 1S8G. At the first meeting the wit
ness attended , Parsons stated that it was
called to give the merchant princes an
opportunity to attend and hear the com
munists speak. He said : "I want you all
to unite and throw off tho yoke. We need
no president , no congressmen , no police
men , no judges. Let us rise and extcrmin
ate them. " At a subsequent meeting ,
during the LaSallo strike , Ficlden said
it was a blessing that something
had been invented with which they
could fight the militia , who were
armed with Catling guns. Parsons said at
a meeting held April 22 , referring to the
board of trade opening : "What a splenaid
opportunity there will be to blow up that
den of robbers. " Fielden said : ' 'I want
you to go to the lodging houses and get all
the tramps to go with us. The more there
are the merrier. " The witness then related
several meetings he had attended. He
heard Parsons say at one of them , "I lived
on snowballs last winter , but by God I'll
not live on them this winter. " The next
meeting was April 30 , on Market Square.
Fielden said : "I want all the workingmen
to arm themselves and sweep the capital
ists from off the earth. "
Parsons then said : "Every workingman
must save a little of his wages and buy a
Colt's revolver and a Winchester rifle. We
will march to the board of trade building ,
and while the band ' is plaj'ing we will sing
the 'Merseillaise'.1 " "May 30 , Decoration
" the witness "I stand
day , proceeded , was
ing on the corner of Fifth avenue and
Washington street with Spies. Somepolice-
men passed by and Spies said a few dyna
mite bombs would soon scatter them. "
The militia then passed , and he said : "Oh ,
they are only boys ; fifty men could rout
them. " At the Ogden grove picnic , June 7 ,
1S85 , Fielden said : "I want you to organ
ize , and by organization I mean force.
Learn how to make and use dynamite. "
The next meeting , August 19 , 18S5 , at
Grief's hall , Parsons talked about the
street car employes. He said if one shot
liad been fired and Bonfield had got that
shot the whole city would havebeen deluged
with blood. At the next meeting , August
24 this was the meeting of the armed sec
tion of the socialists Fielden and Parsons
were present. "
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP ,
A COMMISSION , consisting of Hon. John
V. Wright , of Tennessee , Bishop H. P.
Whipple , of Minnesota , and Charles V.
Larrabee , of the Indian office , has been
appointed by the secretary of the interior ,
under the provisions contained in the In
dian appropriation act approved May 15 ,
1886 , to negotiate with certain tribes and
bands of Indians in thestate of Minnesota ,
northern Montana. Dakota , Washington
and Idaho territories , for a reduction ol
the existing reservations and for a settle1
ment of other land matters. By the act ol
May 15 an agreement entered into by the
commission with the Indians cannot take
effect until ratified by congress. According
to instructions furnished the commissioners
the full consent of the Indians must be
.made prerequisite to all negotiations , and
a fair and just compensation mustbegiven
for every right transferred to the govern
ment.
PUBLIC PRINTER ROUNDS has asked the
president to accept his resignation not
later than Sept. 15. Gen. Rogers , of Syra
cuse , is said to be the man selected as his
successor.
S. P. ROUNDS , public printer , tendered his
resignation to the president on the 30th.
It is understood that this was done at the
request of the president , who , it is said ,
desires to fill the place before the adjourn
ment of congress. Mr. Rounds is credited
with having said that Mr. Rogers , of Buf
falo , will be appointed to succeed him.
The president has approved the legislative
bill.
ScNATons EDMUNDS , Frye , Morgan and
Saulsbury have been designated as a sub
committee of the senate on foreign affairs
to visit the principal New England and
other ports during the congressional recess
to investigate every phase of the fisheries
difficulties and complications , and report
at the next session.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND , in his message to
the house vetoing the bill providing for the
erection of a public building at Springfield ,
Mo. , says he is satisfied that the business
of the government at that place can be well
transacted for the present without the con
struction of the proposed building.
THE contents of the mail bags recovered
from the wrecked ocean steamer "Oregon"
are now being examined in the dead letter
office , with a view to ascertaining the names
of the persons to whom the mail matter
was sent and restoring it to the rightful
owners. *
Miss Lou Owen , of Chattanooga , being op
posed In her desire to marry Captain Thomas
Wilkey , fled to a suburb , Rave her jewelry for
the rent of a room , and remained tnerein for
ty-eight hours without food , until her lover ar
rived with a minister and a license.
EXCITEMENT ON TILE BORDER.
exane Want Revenge for Indignities
Heaped on American * by Mexicans.
Fort Worth ( Tex. ) special : The most
intense excitement prevails all through
Texas over tho illegal detention of Editor
Cutting , of El Paso , in a noisome dungeon
in Paso del Norte , by tho Mexican author
ities of the state of Chihuahua , despite the
repeated demands for his release by tho
United States minister at the City of Mex
ico , and Consul Brigham at El Paso. All
the native hatred against Mexicans is
aroused. Tho treachery and perfidy of the
greasers in all things is tho only topic of
conversation. The press of the state is
lamenting the inactivity of the state de
partment at Washington in not immedi
ately enforcing its demands , and now
tho news that Mexican troops ara
being massed across tho river
from El Paso haa aroused indignation
to the highest pitch , and a stsong war feel
ing is apparent. Cattlemen , cowboys and
frontiersmen all tell of Mexican encroach
ments on the border , of tho stealing and
murders committed by marauding bands.
Tho killing of Capt. Crawford is denounced
as an assassination by the troops of an in
solent neighbor republic , and that no atone
ment has been demanded by our govern
ment is denounced in unmeasured terms.
Just why , cannot be stated , but this por
tion of Texas is anxious for war with
Mexico. Let Cutting continue to be held
after the demand for his release , and the
slogan , "Remember Goliah ; remember the
Alamo , " would create such enthusiasm as
it never did before and Texas would go to
the front with alacrity. Advices from tho
military headquarters at San Antonio
state there is considerable bustle and ac
tivity there and although no information
can be gleaned from army officials it is cur
rently reported that Gen. Stanley is pre
paring to forward troops to the border im
mediately upon receipt of orders.
Tho outrage on Editor Cutting is but one
of the long list of similar indignities which
are daily growing worse. Affairs in Chihua
hua are actually in such a state that nine-
tenths of the Americans there are claiming
to be British subjects , in order to be as
sured of protection. Americans are not
allowed to go into the country armed.
Pabsengers are searched at the Mexican
Central depot in crossing tho Rio Grande ,
and every pistol found is confiscated.
British suojects , and those from any Euro
pean nation , as well as Mexicans , can car
ry arms at pleasure. This is a humiliation
that subjects the American government to
ridicule and sharp criticism that she , of all
other nations , is powerless to protect her
own citizens in a neighboring republic , and
they must seek it by claiming they are
British subjects. People are becoming
more indignant hourly , and but one opin
ion prevails that the Mexican government
should at once be taught that it cannot
treat American citizens with indignity.
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THE WEATHER CONTINUES DRY
And There is no Denying the Facts that
Crops Are Suffering Badly.
The continued lack of rain in many por
tions of the country , says a Chicago dis
patch , is awakening serious alarm. While
not unprecedented , the drought already is
of more than ordinary length and severity.
The effect is already beginning to be felt ,
and all efforts to take as bright and cheer
ing a view of the situation as possible the
'acts do not warrant very great encourage
ment. It is exactly the time of year when
the great staple of the west is in its critical
period. Corn is just now tasseling and
earing , conditioned on latitude and time of
planting , to some extent. Ears are begin
ning to form , and the crop needs , more
than at any other time , a plentiful supply
of moisture. This it is not receiving , and
the lack will be severely felt. It may
prove disastrous to crop prospects , if it
has not already done BO. The vitality of
the stalk is certainly injured where the
rainfall has been sufficient , though per
haps not beyond the power of recupera
tion should the drought be raised soon.
The official figures of the signal service
show that at the 1st of July the rainfall
had largely been below the average. Dur
ing the twenty-six days of this month there
has been no gain made over these days.
Starling in the month with a considerable
deficit , and not even holding its own dur
ing the month , the present condition can
be easily conjectured. To luvvv put Ihe
crop in anything like good condition to
day July should have shown a large excess
of rainfall. In place of that , it hhows : i
deficiency. The report this morning shows
no rain to have fallen anywhere in the
Qnited States within eight hours to the ex
tent of one-half inch.
STARTED JJr HUNDREDS.
The Terrible Talcs of Suffering in Labrador
Not a Hit Overdrawn.
St. Johns ( N. F. ) iiispatch : Further par
ticulars of the distress among the fisher
men of Labrador show that in Astoria
alone , out of thirty-five or forty families
of a total of 200 persons , over 100 had
died , nearly all of them women and chil
dren. In Naiii the catch of finh has not
been sufficient to afford food to the inhab
itants. The season which opened on May
1 was very backward and had it not been
[ or the seal industry , which was tolerably
good , not a soul would be living.
At not fami
Hopedale over twenty-five
lies remain out of the entire former popu
lation. Many have gone east along the
coast in the hope of getting into a better
supplied settlement. Eighty squaws and
thirty-five children have died from starva
tion.
In June the OkkahIndians were suffer
ing greatly , but there were not as many
deaths among them as at first reported ,
only twelve persons havingdied this spring.
In Newfoundland along the north coast
there is great destitution. From Cape
Baned to Heart's Content , hundreds are
in a dying condition. In White Bay alona
sixty two persons had died the last month ,
and no one knows how many since.
Not less than 1,500 persons must have
perished , but the exact figures can never
be known as it is an isolated region in
which the suffering exists.
PRONOUNCED GUILTY
Erie ( Kas. ) special : The arguments in
he Sells case were concluded to-day. J. P.
Woods , the boy's guardian , and J. W.
Cogswell spoke for the defense. The former ,
who has stood'by the boy almost like a
ather through the trial , made an earnest
lea for him. J. Q. Statton summed up
the case for the state in a five-hour speech ,
xfter which the caso was submitted to tho
ury. In ono hour and two minutes the
ury came in with a verdict of murder in
bhe first degree , as charged in the com
plaint. The prisoner accepted the verdict
is a matter of course , and was returned to
ail to await the result of a motion for q
new trial , which will bo made immediately.
The servants of Mr. Gladstone are packing
the furniture , books , and papers In his official
residence in London. Lord Randolph Church-
Ill has been summoned home by tele ° ranh.
The new parliament will probably convene
August 5.
THE RITER AND HARBOR JiTLL.
Results of tlie Conference of the Tuto Houses
on the Measure.
The following statement exhibits the re-
Bults of tho conference upon tho river and
harbor bill : The senate amendment in re
lation to the Mississippi river from the
passes to the mouth of tho Ohio river , was
agreed to. increasing the appropriation
therefor from § 1,087,500 to § 2,000,000 ,
which is § 250,000 less than tho amount in
the original house bill. The Portage Lake
canal amendment was agreed to by the
house conferees with an amendment in the
same terms as those attached to the Stur
geon Bay canal. The item relating to tho
Hennepin canal was amended so as to re
tain tho paragraph in tho senate amend
ment accepting the Illinois & Michigan
canal from the state of Illinois , and the
secretary of war is authorized and directed
to commence tho work of enlarging said
canal in accordance with tho surveys ,
plans and estimates made in pursu
ance of the river and harbor bill of 17SG ,
and the secretary of war is further
authorized and directed to cause a final
survey and location of the lino of the
Hennepiu canal , and for these purposes
the sum of § 300,000 is appropriated. As
thus amended the house conferees agreed
to the provision. Tho senate conferees
consented to an amendment decreasing the
appropriation for a lock at the cascades
on tho Columbia river § 37,000 less than
the senate amendment.
All items of the appropriation which
were contained in the bill reported to the
senate by the senate committee and which
amounted to no more than § 20,000 each ,
and which , by the senate amendment were
reduced 25 per cent , the senate conferees
consented to restore to their original
amount respectively. The gross amount
of their increase is in round numbers § 48-
000. The bill as passed by the senate ap
propriates § 14,013,303. The amount of
the amendments agreed upon by the con
ference of the two houses increases the *
above amount about § G78'10G , making
tho total amount appropriated by the
amended bill about § 14,091,500.
PASSED IN ANOTHER SHAPE.
Ttic Senate Agrees to the Surplus Resolu
tion With Important Changes.
The house joint resolution directing tho
payment of the surplus in the treasury on
the public debt passed the senate in the
following shape :
"Be it enacted , etc. , That whenever the
surplus or balance in the treasury , includ
ing the amount held for redemption of
United States notes , shall exceed thesum of
§ 100,000,000 , it shall , and is hereby made
the duty of the secretary of the treasury
to apply such excess , in sums not less than
§ 10,000,000 per month , during the exist
ence of any such surplus or excess , to tho
payment of the interest bearing indebted
ness of the Unites States , payable at the
option of the government. Tho surplus or
balance herein referred to shall be an avail
able surplus , ascertained according to tlie
form of the statement of the United States
treasurer of the assets and liabilities of tho
treasury of the United States employed on
June 30 , 1880 ; provided , that no call shall
be'madc under the provisions of this reso
lution until a sum equal to the call is in the
treasury over and above the reserve herein
mentioned ; and provided further , that the
secretary of the treasury , in his discretion ,
may have in the treasury , over and above
the foregoing sum , a working balance not
exceeding § 2' 000,000 ; and whenever ,
in case of any extraordinary emer
gency not now existing , and when , be
cause thereof , in opinion of the president ,
the public interests shall require , he may ,
by written order , direct the secretary of
the treasury to suspend further call for the
payment of such indebtedness for such a
period of time as shall be necessary to
maintain the public credit unimpaired ;
and that such suspensions and reasons
therefor shall be reported to congress
within ten days after the next meeting , or
immediately if congress shall be in session.
"That for a period of six months after
the passage hereof , United States trade
dollars , if not defaced , mutilated or
stamped , shall he received at their full
value in payment of all dues to the United
States , and shall not be again paid out or
in any other way issued. That the holder
of any United States trade dollars during
the period aforesaid , on presentation of
the same at the office of the treasurer or
any assistant treasurer of the United
Stales , may receive in exchange therefore
in like amount and value , dollar for dol
lar , in standard silver dollars or in sub
sidiary coins , at the option of the holder
and of the United States. "
EW COMMISSIONERS.
Washington special : Commissioner Atkins
said to-day that immediate steps would
be taken by the Indian bureau for the re
lief of the Indians at Leech Lake and the
Winnebagoshish tribes. The commission
composed of J. V. Wright , of Tennessee ;
Charles F. Larrabee , of the Indian office ,
and Bishop II. P. Whipple , of Minnesota ,
leaves to-morrow to make the first investi
gation into the condition of these Indians
and their rights in the premises. Mr.
Atkins said : "I believe these Indians
have been badly treated and the govern
ment owes them money which should have
been paid long ago. They arc suffering
for the necessaries of life and my first
effort will be to relieve their immediate
distress. The § 25.000 that congress has
appropriated will be laid out only after
thorough investigation by the commission ,
I believe we have the best commission that
can Le secured for this Indian work. Judge
V. Wright is an honored citizen of my own
state who has been a lawyer and a judge
there for many years. He is a well-read
man of sound development and will mako
a valuable member of the commission.
Mr. Larrabee has been long connected with
the Indian bureau and knows the rights of
the Indians under our laws and treaties as
well as any person in the interior depart
ment. Bishop Whipple , who has kindly
consented to serve on tb.3 commission , you
of course , know. "
FATHER AND SON SHOT.
NEW ALBANY , Ind. , July 28. Dr. C. L.
Hoover , a prominent drussist of this city , was
dangerously shot and h s son , Charles Hoo
ver , almost instantly killed by Prof. I. G.
Strunk , of the new Abany business college.
Strunk accuses Charles Hoover with being too
intimate with his wife and has made previous
attempts upon young Hoover's life. As
father and son were passing down Market
street on their way to dinner about 1 o'clock ,
Strunk walked up behind them and fired two
shots in rapid succession , the first shot strik
ing Charles Hoover , who fell mortally wound
ed , and the other shot dangerously wounding
Dr. Hoover. As young Hoover fell to the
ground , Strunk emptied his revolver into him
and beat him over the head with the butt of
the revolver until lie was dead
A SUSPICIOUS BEGGAR.
PITTSBURGH , July 29. A man believed to be
Orin Sperry , the defaulting treasurer of Chau-
tauqua county. N. Y. , was arrested in Alleghe
ny City to-night while begging. On his person
was found over $5,000 in bonds , considerable
cash , letters from prominent men ami the ad
dresses of all the I.iriru banks and bankers in
the country. He was locked up and the offi
cials of Cuautauqua countv notiticd. Sperry
disapearcd in 1S31 w ith vSO OOO.
Sorter's Balloon Adventure.
"I suppose you never , heard of Fltz John
Porter's balloon ride , " said an old army officer
the othe day. "Well , " he continued , "It was
one of the most romantic events In the lifo o :
that gallant soldier. He was with McClellan
In the peninsular campaign , and was distin
guished for his intelligent activity. Porter
conceived the Idea that balloons could bo made
very useful In rccouuottcrlug , and at his re
quest Gen. McClellan obtained the necessary
equipment for this service. The balloons and
the apparatus for the manufacture of the gas
were procured without much difficulty , but ac
aeronaut was not so easy to obtain. Some o (
the officers of the engineer corps agreed to
make the first trip In tlie balloon which was to
afford a view of the confederate operations ,
Porter watched their preparations with keen
Interest. Just as they had everything ready ,
he stepped into the b'asket of the clumsy gas
bag to see that everything had been properly
prepared. While he was examining the ma
chine It slipped from the grip of the men who
held It anil shot like an arrow up Into the air ,
carrying Porter as Us lone passenger. He had
never been In a balloon before and knew noth
ing whatever sibout managing one. A stiff
breeze was blowing , and the great bulb flew
like a bird away from the astonished camp ,
until It became a mere speck in the sky , and
then faded completely Iroui sight. Not "a mau
who watched it disappear expected that he
would ever see Porter alive again. He started
on his wild iliuht at 7 o'clock In the morning.
The day wore away with the camp In a state of
great commotion over the probable death of
its favorite officer. When night came and
nothing had been seen of the balloon , it was
the general conviction that Porter had either
been killed by a fall from his balloon or had
been captured by the-confederates. About
daybreak next morning a picket challenged a
man coming towanl the federal line anil a mo
ment later recognized Gen. Porter. His balloon
had carried him clean over the confederate
army. He was fired at a dozen times by the
coulederate artillery. At night the wind
changed and brought him back , and when ho
saw that he was over his own army he let out
the gas gradually and safely descended , after
being twenty hours In the air with the vision
of a horrible'death constantly before him. Af
ter this strange adventure , no moru experi
ments with balloons were made in McClellan's
army. " Atlanta Constitution.
RELIEF FOR SETTLERS.
Washington special : Tho bill for tho re
lief of purchasers of Otoe and Missouri and
Omaha Indian reservation lands , which
passed each house in a different shape , has
been finally agreed to by the conference
committee and will go to the pi-csident
Monday. All differences were settled to
day. The bill extends the time of payment
two years to purchasers , provided the in
terest is paid annually. All who have en
tered upon tho lands up to this time aro
protected in their purchase and settlement.
All who are in default of payment are pro
tected , and have sixty days after the pass
age of this act in which to make payment
of past due interest. The bill , as finally
completed , is the result of different bills
introduced by representatives Dor.sey and
Weaver , of Nebraska , Perkins , of Kansas ,
andSenator Van Wyck. The measurewas
opposed by Indian Commissioner Atkins ,
who has thrown many obstacles in the way
of its passage. The bill has required more
persistent work by the Nebraska deleca-
tion than any other meritorious legislation
enacted for a long time.
A FIENDISH ACT.
SATAXXATI , GA. , July 27. A horrible report
from the lower end of Tatroll couuty has just
been received in this city.
A negro woman engaged to prepare dinner
for a colored picnic , murdered a young child
which had been left in her charge"cooked half
the remains and served it to the people.
The other half was found salted dow n in a
barrel.
The negroes became frenzied on making the
discoverseized the woman aud burned her
at the stake.
TEXAS SCHOOL LANDS.
AUSTIN , TEX. , July 28. The state land
board has replied to the settlers in the dry re
gions of Texas that no action will be taken
toward forfeiting school lands in , the dry dis
trict until the 1st of August. Payment of in
terest for purchases made under the act of
1SS3 will fall due on that day , and action will
then ba taken. The only relief possible tc
prevent speculators from securing the forfeit
ed land is to give the original owner priority.
It is believed that the state democratic con
vention will c insider the question of relief.
In tbe aur.rcb s * trial at Chicago , the prose
cution placed on the stand a German car
penter named William Seligcr , who gave start
ling details as to the manufacture of bomba
In his dwelling in Sedgwick street , and plainly
unfolded to the public the plot to murder
policemen at the Haymarket. Some loaded
bombs were exhibited in the court-room , but
an agreement was reached that they should bo
taken to t e lake shore and emptied. At his
own request. Scliger has of late been locked
up in the Chicago avenue station , to escape
assassination.
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LEMONS Choice , perbox. . . 950
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BEANS Navys 1 40
ONIONS Per"bushel 1 00
POTATOES New , per bu 50
TOMATOES Per J bn box. . . 1 25
WOOL Fine , per lb 10
SEEDS Timothy 2 20
SEEDS Blue Grass 1 30
HAY Baled , per ton 5 50
HAY In bulk G 00
Hoos Mixed packing 4 35
BEEVES Choice steers 4 25
SHEEP Fair to good. . . . . . . . . 2 50
NEW YORK.
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OATS Mixed western
PORK 10 37 _
LARD G 70 ©
CHICAGO.
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CORN Per bushel _
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CATTLE Stockers 3 GO @ 5 10
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WHEAT Perbushel
CORN Per bushel 33
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CATTLE Stockers. . . . 2 40
Hoos Good to choice 4 65
SHEEP Common to good. . 2 75
Tho Workinffmnn's Friend.
"For my part , " said Lonl Mac < inay. !
in discussing tho ten-hour bill ia tho
house of commons , "I have not tho
smallest doubt that if wo anil onr an
cestors had , during the last three cen
turies worked just as hard on Sundays
as on the week day , wo should have at
this moment a poorer people and a less
civilized people than wo are , that thero
would have been less production than
there .has been , that tho wages of tho
laborer would have been lower than
they are , aud that some other nation
would have been now making cotton
and woolen stuffs and cutlery for the
whole world. "
The Sabbath is a necessity for tho
best interest of tho working classes.
Suppose the day to bo abstracted from
the world , and how sad to this import
ant portion of tlie community would
be the result. Think of the labor thus
going on in one monotonous and con
tinuous and eternal cycle , limbs forever
on the rack , lingers forever playing ,
the eye-balls forever straining , tho brow
forever sweating , the feet forever plod
ding , tho brain forever throbbing , tho
shoulders forever stooping , the loins
forever aching , and tho mind forever
scheming. Think of the beauty it would
efface , of the merry-hcartedness it would ,
exhaust , of aspirations it would crush ,
of the sickness it would breed , of tho
projects it would wreck , of tho groans
it would extort , of lives it would im
molate , of the cheerless graves it would
prematurely dig. Think of what toil
ing and moiling there would be , what
sweating andfretting , grinding and
hewing , weaving and spinning , sowing
and gathering , mowing and reaping ,
raising and building , digging and plant
ing , unloading and storing , striving
and struggling , in the garden and in
the iield , in tho granery and on tho
farm , in the factory and. the mill , in
tlie warehouse and in tho shop , on tho
mountain and in the ditch , on tho
roadside and in woods , in tho cit } * and
in the country , on the sea and on tho
shore , on tho earth in days of brightest
sunlight and in day of gloom , and no
day of rest !
Now , in contrast with this state of
things , think of the blessing which the
Sabbath brings with it to the class we
arc describing. How do they rejoice
when the cares and perplexities of tho
week are ended , so that they may with
draw themselves for a little while from
life's busy scene. The day of rest
dawns upon them with benignant lus
tre. It rescues them from everything
painful in the inferiority of their allot
ment for a season , and reminds them
that , whatever be the depression of
their civil condition , they may still be
the Lord's freedmen. They visit the
same sanctuary , and join in the same
songs of praibe with those on whom
they fell themselves in : i measure de
pendent. They enjoy the happiness of
domestic intercourse. Thus passes tho
day , and they rise tlie next morning
with a peaceful bosom and an invigor
ated frame , sustained by a feeling of
self-respect and braced by a feeling of
contentment , to resume the duties of
their proper calling. Unquestionably ,
therefore , the Sabbatli is the working-
man's friend , and to deprive him of it
would be to rob him of one of the rich
est boons that heaven has conferred
upon him. Presbyterian Encyclopedia.
Mountain Cats.
A party of men while out fishing
stopped at the house of old Zeb Foster
and asked to be served with dinner.
"We have not succeeded in catching
any fish , " said one of the men , "and if
you have any on hand cook them for
us. "
Old Foster reflected for a moment
and replied : "I hates tor diserp'infc
dem ndcr genermen , but I reckons dat
I'll hafter. How would some o' de
: iucs' mountain cats suit yer ? "
"Are they anything like a channel
cat ? "
"Oh , no , sail , not cr tall. Better den
iny channel cats ycr eber seed , hut da
comes sorter high , dese mountain cats
does. "
"All right , cook them. "
"De hes' way ter cook 'em , sah , is
ter stew 'urn , take out all ile bones and
den fry 'em. "
"Go ahead , I tell you. "
"Dat's whut 1'sc gwiue ter do. Jos'
wants ter let ycr know dat yer'll haf
.er pav puttv well er dollar er piece. "
"All right. "
The dinner was served. The gentlo-
men agreed that they had never before
eaten such excellent'tish and they made
the old negro promise that he would ,
when sent for , come to town and cook
for the Blue Blood Club. Just as the
gentlemen arose from the meal after
laving paid old Foster who at once
retired to the kitchen a boy came in
and heiran to crv.
"What's the matter Bub ? "
"Pap'll whup me ef I tells yer. "
"We won't let him whip you , "
"Wall , yer onghter gin me some
monetoo , fur one o' dem cats whut
yer eat wuz mine. "
"Did you catch it ? "
"Xo , sah , but I found it in de big
road wunst an' it follered me home.
It had de sore eyes an' mur put some
grease on 'em an' da got well. "
The men "gagged" and with simul-
ancous impulse , rushed into the
citchen. The old man was not there ,
jut they found the heads and skins of
; wo cats. As they were driving toward
ionic , just as they were passing under
i bluff old Foster poked his head from
behind a , rock , high above the road ,
and called :
"Say , down dar , whut's yer hurry ? "
The wagon was stopped and one of
; he men seized a gun. The head disap-
> eared , but the voice was not silent :
"Said yer wanted mountain cats an'
ver got 'em. Bof o" dem cats wuz
aised up on de mountain er long time
er go. Genermen inns' be gitten hard
ter pleasu dese days. Oh , I know all o'
rer. Yer 'longs ter the State Central
) imocratic Committee. Got erhead o'
le dimocrats one time , shu' . Dribe on ,
genermen. Kain't talk ter yer no
onger. Got ter go back an' fry some
) ass for some 'Publican frien's o' mine.
Say , lemme know when dat club wants
some cats. I'se got ray eye on er yaller
one dat yer ken hcah squawl er mile. "
Arkansaw Traveler.