VXJSXPJSOTJSD TERDICT.
I" VeMtratca Divorce Cato Cause * Much
Surprise.
If
LOXDON , Dec. 20. Sir Charles Russel con
I cluded his argument for Lady Colin Campbell
in her divorce suit against her husband to-day ,
and the judge proceeded at once to sum up
the case for the jury. He said Lord Campbell
denied his wife's charge of Infidelity , which
depended chiefly on the testimony of Lady
Mile ? . Whatever might be said of Lady , Miles
by the defense , it would have to be admitted
that she was until lately Lord Colln's fr'snd ,
thatfche had done all In her power to dlscoar-
* age the. bringing of an action against him ;
that ehe had only taken Lady Colln's part
when she had become convinced that
unjustcarges were to be brought
against the J.idy. The testimony given by
the doctors that Mary Watson was a virgo-
intact.i did not negative the testimony given
by Lady Miles that she saw Lord Colin and
the girl in such a position as to warrant the
belief that the pair was guilty. Suspicion ,
however , was iui-uiliclcnt. If adultery were
not proved as a fact the jury were bound to
liud that Lord Colin was umoceut. At the last
trial , In which Lady Colin secured a decree of
fccpcnitlon , it was shown that Lord Colin had
given the jJuintiff disease in Mich a manner
as to amount to the ciuelty which she had
alleged as the basis of her petition for separa
tion.
In the present case , the judge continued , the
evidence against Ludy Colin depended ou
what the family servants hail said. This
should he received with susp'clon. In rcgrd
to the Purllcct incident , there were * o many
impurtant , examples of mistaken identity that
the jury would I.e compelled to carefullv con-
aider whether stifiiclunt evidence had been ad
duced to reliably establish the statement that
the woman who was there with the duke of
Marlborough was Lady Colin , Cntapball. If
Neptune Blood's testimony was true that he
saw Lady Collu on that day at his home , then
the Purfleet story was demolished.
Referring to the allegations concerning Latlv
Colln's conduct at Leigh court , the judge
eaid they all depended again oa stories told bv
servants , and principally ou those told by
Hose La.er. Her own fellows described her as
a chatterer , and shi ; hail contradicted herself ,
and other witnesses had contradicted heron
important joints. She had first swore that the
duke of Marlborough aud Laily Colin occu
pied the same apartments for an c-utire week
at Leigh court , and afterward the testified
that the duke of Marlhorcrgh was at Leigh
court only two niirhtp. The judge 'e-
clarcd that be believed that Rose Baer had .
invented the fetory about Lady Colin and the
duke of Marlborough f-itting together likclov-
ors ou a bench iu the Paddiugton station.
LorJ Colin's conduct towai d his wife while
she was in Paris on the occasion when lie tele
graphed the Paris police to arrest her and
Joclge her in the prostitute's prison , Judge
Butt characterized as outrageou * , remarking
that he hart never kuoun of anything more
Hsb.onet > t than Lord Collu's allegation to the
Pari * officials that his wife was livins In open
adultery with one of the co-respondents and
should be ii'-rcstcd and treated as a common
woman of the to-.vn.
The story told by the man-fervant O'Neil
that he once saw , through the kevhole of the
door of the dining-room at Cadogan place ,
Chisf Shave and Lady Colin in criminal Inter-
cqursa the judirc said he could not reirnrd
" n-jth.fjvor. The jurv must consider whether
O'Neil's letter to Lady Colin , after his dis
charge by her , seeking re-cniployniont , was
not an attempt at blackmail , aud the jury
should further consider the question whether
Chief Shaw's testimony in denial , as a state
ment of a distinguished public servant , was
not worth as much , if uot more , than the
statement of Riich a person as O'Neil.
General Hutler , the court thought , should
have come into court and given testimony as
to his innocence , but so long as he choose to
remain away , there was no power in England
to compel him to come. It would , however , be
impossible to exaggerate the meanness of
General Cutler , if he was innocent , in remain
ing away from tincourt , because , iu doing so.
he deserted L-.dy Colin. But the jury should
not take General Butler's absence : is evidence
of guilt on either his or Laity Colin's cart.
Replying to a question of a jurvm in , the
judge said Unit General Buth-r was beyond the
jurisdiction of the court and that a subpoena
couid not compel him to attend and testify
because , being nude a co-resiMindeut , he was
protected bv the clause of the law which made
it impossible to ask an incihniuating question
\ , unless the witness was a voluntary one.
The case was then given to the jur.and
they retired. After a short absence they re
turned and reported that they could"not
agree upon' a verdict Thev again icJirril to
reconsider th ? case and returned at 10 o'clock
with a verdict. They found that Lord Colin
Campbell had not committed adultery with
any of the co-rc pondcnts.
The jurv added a rider that the conduct of
General Butler was unworthy of a gentleman
and otllcijr and had caused the only dilliculty
which the jury experienced in reaching a do-
cision. The announcement of the verdict was
received with applause.
A DESPERATE PRIZE FIGHT.
Boston dispatch : The mostsavage prize
fight , without exception , that has ever been
fought in this part of the country occurred
at a late hour last night in a disused loft
r in one of tho wharves in this city , the
principn's being Rick Cronin , of Boston ,
and Abe Htimer , champion light weight of
the United States navy. The pugilists'
hands were covered with the lightest of kid
gloves and they fought until both were un
able to stand , when the referee declared
the contest a "draw. " Eight desperate
rounds were fought. There were several
knockdowns and blood was freely drawn
on both sides. The 'aces of both men were
terribly cut and disfigured and both had to
be carried from the spot. Early in the day
police got wind of the affair and on three
occasions during the evening when the
preparations had been completed for the
lijht they appeared and prevented it.
There was btid blood between thepiinci-
pas7 ! however , and finally the loft was se-
Mired. into and from which fighters and
spectators had to descend and ascend hand
over hand on ropes. Ten well known
eporting men contributed a purse of § 200 ,
mid only { .hay besides the seconds witnessed
fitrllh.
DIRECTED TO THE KXIGHTS.
Giicago dispatch : An important secret
circular has been received by district assem-
lilies 2-1 and 57 , Knights of Labor , from
Master Workman Powderly , concerning
the factional quarrels which have existed
in the organization for some time. Tho
circular touches upon several matters , atod
the most important political questions ,
And in regard to the condemned anarchists.
"When the order is promulgated the con
servative element of the organization will
"be pleased with Powderly's commands.
while they will fall like a wet blanket upon
lhe radical wing. Powderly has ordered
the muster workmen of d.istrict assemblies
24 and 57 not to allow any money to be
-collected for tho condemned anarchists ,
. tind instructed that if any funds have been
lierctofore collected , that such moneys be
returned to the assemblies and persons
who contributed the same. The general
master workman's orders are said to be
imperative. Powderly's action settles for
ever the question of the relation of the
Ivnichts of Labor and the condemned an
archists. It also explains why , in joint
meetings of these district assemblies last
Monday , at the hall on Halsted street ,
that tho sympathy for the anarchists mat
ter was not brought up , when the meeting
was for that special purpose. :
The collections of internal revenue dur
ing the first five months of the present fiscal
year amounted to 548,005,800 , being
§ 792,500 less than the collections during
the corresponding period o ! the last fiscal
year.
ZEGISEAHTJS NEWS AND KOTES.
A Record of Proceedings in Jtolh Branches
of the U. 8 , Congress.
SENATE , Dec. 38. The aenate was not in
session.
House , Dec. 18. Dibble , of South Caro
lina , jisked unanimous
consent to put upon
its piiHsage the bill appropriating 5500,000
lor public buildings at Charleston , South
Carolina. Objection was raised to consid
eration. The Oklahoma
bill was then con
sidered until expiration of the morning
hour. A this juncture a hu.sh fell over tho
house mid all eye * were turned upon Morri
son , who , arising in his seat , said : "ifr.
Speaker I move that the house resolve
itself into committee ol the whole on the
stnto of tho union for the purpose of con
sidering the revenue. " During roll call , ab
solute silence reigned in' the house , and
many members with pencil in hand were
figuring up the vote. The announcement of
the result was received withapplause.on tho
republican side , which was quickly sup
pressed. Herbert of Alabama , attempted
to call up the na nil reorganization bill , but
was antagonized by Crisp with the Pacific
railroad funding bill , and the speaker ruled
that the question must firut be taken on
calling up the latter measure , as it was a
prior special order. Springer opposed tho
measure. Unwished its consultation post
poned until after the holidays , at which
time he hoped to have the privilege of sub
mitting some remarks upon the bill and
perhaps somo amendments to it. If its
consideration was pressed at this time , he
would resort to all parliamentary means
to defeat it. On
a standing vote there wns a
majority of 117 to forty-five in favor of jls
consideration , Ilolnian demanding theyeas
and nays , ponding which Springer made a
motion to adjourn , which wad , at 2:15 , car
ried.
SENATE , Dec. 20. On motion of Mr.
Hoar , the Pacific railroad funding bill
was postponed as a special order until tha
second Tuesday in January. He expressed
the hope that in tho meantime the matter
would be taken up in the IIOUHO and be dis
posed of one way or the ot'ier. The houso
b 11 for the relief of the survivors of the ex
ploring steamer Jeannette , and the widows
and children of those who perished in tho
retreat from the wreck of that venae ! in
Arctic seas , was taken up and passi'd. The
piohidont pro tern announced the following
appointments to committees : Committee
on claims Speaker as chairman of Pike ,
deceased , and Cheney in place of Spooner.
District of Columbia Cheney , in place of
Spooner. On improvements of tho Mis-
f. fcHJppi river Williams , in place of Piko.
On transportation routes to spabord
Williams , in ulace of Mnndcraon , resigned.
HOUSE , Dec. 20. Mr. Forney , of Ala
bama , on behalf of the committee on mili
tia , moved to suspend the rules and pass
the senate bill amending tho statutes
making an annual appropriation to pro
vide arms and cquipnicnis for militia , with
an amendment proposed by the house
commit tee making annual appropriation
of S-illO.OOO. Agived to yeas 198. nays
49. iMr. Townsend , of Illinois , on behalf
of the committee on patents , moved to
pinpe.'id the rules and pa-s the bill limit ing
tin * jurisdiction of the United States courts
in patent cases , and to proti-ct persons
who , without notice , are bona fide manu
facturer * , purchasers , venders and users of
patented articles. The matter.vent over.
The committee on ban ing and currency
reported back the Weaver resolution call
ing on the Hi-cretary of the treasury for in
formation whether any money appropri
ated by the sundry civil bill hns'been ex
pended in issuing treasury notes ollaige
denominations in lieu of small notes de
stroyed or cani-nlied , a.id by what author
ity notes of small denomination were de-
Blroycd. The resolution was adopted.
SENATE , Dec. 21. Among the petitions
presented was onn signed by sixty minis
ters of the Nebraska conference in favor of
the Chinese indemnity bill. The senate bill
relative to the location of tho town of Wal
lace , Kas. , was passed. Among papers
laid before the senate was a communica
tion from the Mipervising architect of the
trensmy as to the necess ty for add tional
vaults for the storage ot silver , and for tho.
purchase of additional ground for public
Imililiims at St. Paul. Al.so acommun'ca-
tion from the assistant secretary of t..e in
terior , with the report of the government
directors of the Union Pacific railroad com
pany nuking attention to suggestions con
tained therein concerning legislation affect
ing that company. A resolution for a hol
iday recess from to-morrow to January 4
was presented and agreed to.
HOUSE. Dec. 21. The army appropria
tion bill was diacussed and passed. The
Indian pension bill was reported and re
ferred. Mr. Weaver ( Xeb ) . , as a privileged'
question , called up the president's veto on
the bill granting a ° pension to Simmons.
Mr. Bragu ( WLs. ) , raised the question of
consideration and the house voted to con
sider the bill. The committee on foreign
affairs reported the diplomatic anil coa-
nular appropriation bill and it was re
ferred to the co nmittee of the whole. On
motion of Mr. Buchanan ( N. J. ) . the sen
ate amendment to the bill for the relief of
the survivors of the Arctic cxploringsteamer
Jeannette , was concurred in.
SENATE , Dec. 22. The committee on for
eign relations rcnorted a bill providing for
the execution of Article H of our treaty
with China , of November 17. 1SSO , on I ho
subject of the opium traffic , and gave
notice that he would aslc for its considera
tion soon as possible after the holidays.
The committee on pensions reported a bill
to amend la s relating to pensions. A
resolution was introduced by Dawes on
the second day of the session instructing
the committee on finance to inquire into t ;
and roport what specific reduction can be I
made in custom duties. Internal taxes
that will reduce the taxes to the necessary f e :
and economical expenses of the govern
ment without imparmg tho prosperity of i t
home industries or compensation for homo s
labor , was taken up and adopted , and then i
at 12:35 the senate adjourned until Janu t
ary 4. f
HOUSE , Doc. 22. Tne bill passed grant- Jj
ing to the St. Paul , Minneapolis & Mani
toba railroad company right of uay
through certain Indian reservations in . >
Northern Montana and Northwestern Da
kota. The committee on post offices and
post roads reported a bill requiring all land
grants railroad companies to contract ,
maintain and operate telegraph lines. The
house went into committee of the whole.
The house then resumed consideration of
the Oklahoma bill. Proceeding to argue in
favor of the bill , Springer declared that the
; reat obstacle to the passage of the meas
ure was the lease of the Cherokee strip to a :
cattle company. That company leased it
For § 100.000 and sub-leased it for $500.-
000 , leaving a margin of 5100,000 with
which to corrupt Indians andto send a :
powerful lobby to Washington. The ques ;
tion to be settled now was whether the land
.
should be held for white people or for tho
special benefit of large cattle syndicates.
A.t the conclusion of Springer's remarks tho
ommittee rose and the matter went over , ;
ind the house at 3:30 adjourned until Jan
uary 4.
John J. Fox , of. St. Paul , leaped from a lim
ited express train in the suburbs of Pittsbunr. :
jscapinjr with a slight wound in the scalp. lie
tfaims ' that Le was followeJ by suspicious c
tlranCATi. *
A. FOUXTAm OF FIRE.
Hint Sends Up Flame to tha Altitude of One
Hundred Feet.
Helena Of. T. ) special to the Omaha
Herald : A Medeara special to the Inde
pendent says : A great curiosity was dis
covered yesterday and reported to-day by
a bun ting party. Tli < * j niters , who liavo
been camped in that region for several
weeks , were awakened by a terrific shock
and a roar that soumk-d like the rushing
of a mighty torrent. Runidng out of their
camp they saw a stream of fire over 100
feet in height shooting into tho atmos
phere. This immense blazepourcd through
the earth for over an hour when it ceased.
In about five minutes after the cessation
another eruption took place , tho flames
being about thirty fcot high , but this was
followed in about ten mibutes by a blaze
nearly as largo as thu tirst. It is the great
est and most interesting discovery made in
tht * northwest for many years , and is tho
first "geyser of fire , as it has been christ
ened , to make its appearance in the land
of endless wonders. It is accounted for
by the fact that thero aro numerous belts
of coal constantly burning in the "Bad
Lauds , " and this is the result of a burst
ing forth of the ignited gases. All who
have passed the "Dad Landt. " by way of
the Northern Pacific have been interested
in tho burning veins of coal , which tho
rains and snows of years have failed to
extinguish. The phenomenon which made
its appearance yesterday is located tun
mils south of the Northern Pacific road.
The flames were being emitted about every
fifteen minutes , and varied in length from
ten to forty feet. The aperture in tho
ground is small and the noise Ihat accom
panies the eruptions is like llic roaring of
a cataract. The column of fire lends a
ivuSred aspect to the bin-rounding buttes
for miles.
SOWS irASUIXQTON GOSSIP.
A special says : There is still talk about
a revision of the tariff durin , ' the present
session of congress , but it is chielly con
fined to those democratic members who
voted with Mr. llandall against consider
ing the Morrison bill. It is stated by Mr.
McAdoo and others of this class that
though they voted against the consider
ation of tho Morrison bill they do not
want to be knoivn as being opposed to any
and every kind of tariff reduction , and it ie
proposed to hold another conference for
the purpose of seeing if some reduction ol
the tariff cannot bo made when the Hewitt
ttdminihtr tion bill is taken up.
The supremo court of the United States
has granted a motion to advance tho im
portant bank tax caso of the Mercantile
National bank against the city of New
York , involving the question of the legality
of state taxation upon national bank
shares. The case isot for argument the
first day aflor the February term.
The estimates of the supervising archi
tect for the lepairs of public buildings have
een sent to tho senate. Among f heai aro
Ihu following : Chicago customs houso ,
extension of ventilation andrep.iirs.SlGS-
000 ; Chicago Marine hospital and break
water , § 31,500.
PACIFIC JIAILKOAD DEKT3.
Washington dispatch : Representative
Crisp of Georgia says tho bill extending and
fixing the time for the Pacific railroads'
debts to the government will bo called up
as early as practicable in January , and ho
has no doubt it will bo passed. Ho esti
mates that the number of members of the
house uho are opposed to the bill is about
forty. In reply to a suggestion that it had
recently been charged that the bill was in
the interest of the railroads , he said he did
not know whether the railroads were satis
fied with it or not , but he did know that it
would enable the government to secura
payment of the principal and interest
of their indebtedness. It protects
the government as to every dollar of in
terest. We pay out now one million and a
half annually more than we receive , and
under the present law ill have to continue
that losing business for eleven years. In
stead of wailing eleven years the bill re
quires tho railroads to begin paying at
once a portion of the principal and in
terest. If they accept this bill they will
give the government a lien on all their
property ; if they fail to accept it it will be
necessary to increase to 50 the percentage
they are required to pay under the Thur-
man act. The bill is approved by tho gov
ernment directors of the Union Pacific rail
road , the United States commissioner of
railroads , tho secretary of the interior , and
by ex-Senator Thurman and McDonald ,
who were members of the senate judiciary
committie when tho Thurman act was
framed ; and it was unanimously reported
by the houso committee on Pacific rail-
roads.
JIY A DIOli.
CixcijTN-A-rr , Dec. 21. Xews comes from
Eaton. O. , that citizens gathered in a body
about tin ; court-house to-night , and , assault
ing the jail , broke into it and took out Will
iam Musscll , and at S:15 o'clock had his dead
body danglin : from tne clue-trie light pole in
frontof the court house. There "wasan un ;
controllable spirit in the crowd thai over
whelmed entirely the rffoilsof theollices to
protect tbu prs-oncr. A plan had been made ;
t i-emcre Mussel to sonic other jail tonight
-'i the ini ratbrred and acted before it
s > J be * . . . . : - . " *
The Present Responsibility.
"We can no longer shut our eyes to the fact
hat the American democracy is destined to
jurdensof which none of its members dream-
d five years ago. It must Jve nc'.r problems
or the'race , aud it must do it , as it has sup-
jorted other burdens of thu kind , sobcrlv ,
nanfully , undcrstiuidinjrly. It mubt , then ,
tudy anew the ast and jiracticu of considcr-
nsr the circumstances of a case piojHJunded
) el'oro giving n deliberate judgment. That
'raine of mind which is shown in JTOIMI ; oil at
lalf-cock iu a hasty verdict of approval or Oi1-
ipproval ou a half view of surface circum
stances AV.IS never so dangerous as now. There
s a new responsibility on our newspapers , on
urderjrymen and other teachers , ami it'be-
loovcs them to meet it anil to carry on tliu con- !
iciousness of it to the generations which are
iressing on for the future. Deuce alone can
ve have thnt sober and trained public opinion
vithout which democracy is a foredoomed fail-
ire. The Century.
Indcpcmlcnco in Politics. .
The entire tendency of the times is toward
nilcpendence of thought and action in politi-
al matters and , though the general emanci
pation of the people from machine politics ,
practical jxDlitieians and partisan organs
joaies slowly , it Is coming surely. It
s not the success of this party or that , of this
icket or that , but of the particular candidate .
.vhosc candidacy promises the more houcst ad
ministration of the qflice for which he has
jecn nominated. It is good government , not
paity supremacy , that is to be ! he political
pstie of the near future. The revolution of
lbS4 , which was but the common protest of
intelligent , patriotic citizens against forcing
in improper condfdate into the oflice of
president , \ \ ill not go backward. Civil service
eform is to be wrought out to a successful
onelusiou at the ballotboxbv the independent
rotcr , who has determined that the law of the
ilcction of the fittest shall be the law of the
and. 2'hiautfyLkii Telegraph.
A UHAFTY WOMAN.
One of tho Greatest Confidence Opera
tors ofjlcr Time How Slio Bo-
cclvcd an Old Man.
A Philadelphia dispatch of Nov. 20 to
The New YorL Times 5.13-3 : Charles
Dayton Talmage brought his romatic
and peculiar connection with the no
torious adventuress , Mrs. Annie Wall
ingford , to a most dramatic climax this
afternoon , when he appeared as a wit
ness in a suit affecting his interests
which was on trial before Judge Fell.
Ele testified to the fraudulent and crafty
methods by which the subtle adven
turess got him in her toils and secured
from him an assignment of all he own
ed on * earth. The old man's frame
shook with excitement and his voice
trembled with emotion as he declared
"it was a fraud and a cheat. I never
owed her a cent of the § 15,000 said
to have been a consideration for the
assignment. She has robbed me of
20roOO. She has seventeen husbands
and twenty different names. " Mr.
Talmage said he knew whereof he
spoke , and his knowledge was acquired
by long and bitter experience.
The public lias had only scraps and
inklings of the most remarkable chap
ter in the life of the woman who is
sasily ent-.tled to the distinction of be
ing one of the greatest confidence
operators of her time. She met Charles
D. Talmage in Paris in 1878 , and their
relations oon became quite intimate.
In less than a year there was a quarrel ,
an exchange of rings and gems. A
! awer put things in shape and the two
ictors in the drama separated. Six
fears elapsed before they came to
gether again. Tho meeting was in r.
Doarding-house iu New York , where
both were living. Mrs. Wallingford
aas concealed the ravages of time with
sosmetics and a tawny wig , and for
nearly a week she passed before Mr.
1'almage's inatleutve eyes unrccog-
nired and unknown. Meanwhile she hail
taken the measure of her intended victim
and formed plans which contemplated
nothing less than the gutting possession
of his entire fortune. When tho time
fvas ripe she revealed herself , brought
np pleasant memories of tho past , and
prevailed upon the old man to go and
live with her in a flat on Sixth avenue ,
near Twenty-e'ght street. Then she
commenced to carry out her well-plan-
aed schemes. She knew that at an
jarlicr period of his life Mr. Talmage's
mind had been unsettled , and that he
ivas constantly in more or Isss dread of
i recurrence of his mental inahury
vhich might land him in a mad-house.
1'his was the string on which she play
ed. She d scovered that Counselors
George W. Arundel and 11. O. Moon , of
: liis city , had in their possession about
SOlJO "which they had recovered in a
su.Cin wh'ch they had acted as Tal-
mage's counsel. To get this money
was her first object. With all the in
fluence she had over her deluded vic
tim this seemed an easy task. She told
mm that Messrs. Arundel and Moon
tvere his enemies and would conline
him in an insane asylum if he came to
Philadelphia , fohe assured him that
u.s relatives ami friends had already
instituted proceedings to have him de
l-hired a lunatic. Sha hired men to
track him on the streets of New York ,
and then pointed them out to him as
detectives sent over to entrap him and
ct him back to Philadelphia. Uy
these means she pcmiaded him that he
could not safely come to this city. The
rjiicsl'on then arose how he was to get
Llie money from Mr. Arundel. To this
she proposed an easy answer. There
was nothing to prevent her coming to
Philadelphia , therefore give her a
judgment note and let her collect it
from the attorneys. Talmage still hcs-
itnted , so ho was taken to a lawyer's
oiliee and browbeaten into acquies
cence.
Past experience had taught the ad-
renturess caution , and she 1'ortilicd her
position until it seemed impregnable-
Not satisfied with getting Talmage's
signature lo a judgment note for $8.400 ,
he also made him bign an ailiilavit
stat'ng that the judgment was for bor
rowed money and that IIP. luid no de
fense lo it of any kind or sort. Pear-
rul that this might not bind If s real es
tate she took in addition an assignment
sf all his property. Besides all this she
; ot h m to write her a letter , dated
n 1879 , admitting that ho owed her
nonoy. To give ill's paper the proper
ippearance oi"age she explained that
iho would dip it in tea and carry it in
jer pocket for awhile. These papers
she brought on to Philadelphia and
pread upon the records of the common
jleas court No. 3. No Philadelphia
awyer would assist in the conspiracy ,
o that she was obliged to act her own
ittormiy until she brought a lawyer
ver from New York with her. bhe
ssued an attachment against Mr. Arun-
lel , and expected that she would got
noney immediately. Mr. Arundel siir-
> rised her by making a most vigorous
nut persistent defense. Without hav-
ng any precedent for his action he
tood between the woman and his for-
nnr client , held on to the money in spite
if the orders and protests of the latter ,
itid was fuliy sustained by the court ,
lire. Wallingford made repeated efforts
o force him to give the money up , but
vas always balked. Finally she got
lisguslcd and kicked Talmage out of
he1lat. This was just what Mr. Arun-
el had predicted to the court that&hc
ronld do as soon as she found herself
inable to get the monoMr. . Talmage
hen came on to Philadelphia , and Mr.
Irumicl explained to him the true con-
iition of affairs. lie was duly grateful
.nd became as bitter against "the wo-
aanas he had formerly been strong in
lis passion for her. He retained Messrs.
Lrundel and Moon to assist him in get-
ing the court to open the judgment
ntered on | | the § 8,400 note. Ucposi-
ions were sakcn , in which he described
low it had been extorted from him ,
.nd declared that he owed the woman :
lolhing. The court promptly granted
lis application aud opened the judg-
aent. )
Mrs. Wallingford , however , has not
'
ct given up 'the contest. Although :
he has no judgment , she has the note ,
he affidavit , and the tea-stained letter , )
pon which she intends to ask a jury
o give her a verdict. Her eflbrtsare. at
iresent directed to securing a lawyer
yho will content to represent hen. '
EXPLORERS ASTONISHED.
Rcmnrknblo Discoveries that Some of
Tlioni Ilnvo Recently Made.
It . ' ami then that
happens nov. an ex
plorer makes a sensational and wholly
unexpected discovery. Several mi quo
facts with regard to curtain tribes of
savages have recently been ascertained.
Mr. W. Montatjn Korr , for instance , has
found among the Makorikori tribo in
in Africa , whom he is tho first to de
scribe , gunpowder which they make
themselves for use in the Hint-lock mus
kets which they obtain from .native
traders.
This tribe lives far from tho east
coast and quite a distance south of tho
Zambesi river. Their gunpowder burns
slowly , and its explosive force is far in
ferior to that of ours , but it answers
their purpose very well. They mix the
efllocescence of saltpeter with charcoal
which they make from the bark of the
mufati tree. This mixture is baked in
an earthen pot for several hours , and
then it is pulverized and spread in the
sunlight , where it is left for some time.
It 5s not at all likely that the Makori-
koris , like thu Chinese , discovered tho
art of making < riinpowtler. Their fath
ers doubtless learned it from the Portu
gttese or from slaves who had livei
among white men ou the coast. "Wi :
hear strange things once in a wh loof
African tr bes , but it was hardly to bo
expected that a wholly unknown tribe ,
hemmed in by the mountains of inner
Afiica , would be found engaged in the
manufacture of gunpowder.
A few years ago Lieut. Vrissmann
came home and told a remarkable story
about tribes he had met With south of
the Congo river , who were far more
civilized than mo.st African people. Jin
report is now fully confirmed by the
travels in the samu region of I/cuts.
Kund and Tappenbock. TIiefound
last year , between the Coniro and Sau-
kurtt river , many street villages , with
large , gable-roofed huts standing
squarely on , ciliier side of the street
inhabited by brownish-red , line-looking
people. These villagers have advanced
notions of comfort. They sleep on.
wooden bedsteads instead of on the
lloor. Their homes are the largest yet
found in Africa , and arc kept clean.
Their streets are about lifty yards
wide , sometimes two or three miles
long and are carefully swept. Eeftise
of all sorts is taken away aud thrown
into pits dug for the purpose. They
are clever hunters , and tram their dogs
to follow game. They carve pestles
out of ivory for pounding manioc , aud
they have astonishing skill as wood
carvers. Lieut. Kund brought home
two wooden cups representing negro
heads , which might readily be taken
for European products , owing to their
superior workmanship. Behind the
houses of this populous Z-juge tribe are
neatly kept gardens and plantations of
bananas.
When Lieut. Holm visited an isolated
settlement of East Grcenlanders two
years ago he was astonished to liud
among those natives , ot whom the
world had never heard , walrus spears
of which the handles were made of
wood , although no timber grew there ,
and tlic of . He
points hoop-iron. as
certained that the sea current had
brought Ihese useful commodities to
the poor Esquimaux in the shape of
wreckage and. iron-bound boxes.
It has recently been shown that in
parts of Chili where European trees and
plants have been introduced the native
llora is actuallydisappearing and the
imported vegetation is nourishing in its
place. Exporters are often surprised
to sec the familiar plants aud fru ts of
other regions growing as exotics where
they did not dream of finding them.
Kerr discovered the t-nnato in the far
exterior of Africa , and Sehwehifvrth
was much astonished to iind tobacco
in the heart of the continent , where it
was raised and enjoyed by natives who
had never heard of its American home ,
though the name by which the weed
was known among some tribes jwas
doubtless derived from our name for it.
1'ork Sun.
Had'a Taste for Tar.
"Can I do anything for you ? " polite *
ly inquired the young man in charge of
t e cigar factory ofiice as a strjuager
entered.
"Why , yes , I guess so. " was tho
rather slow replr. "You make a brand
of cigars called the 'Joax.1 don't you ? "
' Yes , sir , we do. "
"And you.kuep adverts"ng : that you
are bound to preserve the excellence of
the brand ? "
"Yes. sir. "
"Well , I've been smoking the 'Joax's'
for a couple of years past , and it's onl\-
lately I've noticed a change in the taste.
t thought I'd drop in and see about it. "
' Why , sir , we are using even better
tobacco. "
"And the same fillers ? "
"Better fillers , sir. "
"Well , that's probably the 'matter.
Up tn a fortnight ago they had a beau
tiful taste of tarred rope , and my wife
used to inhale the smoke for catarrh.
Since that time they seem to have a
sort of sheep-twine taste , and the smell
is like an old towel on lire. I was go-
ids to say that if "
"Our cigars are made entirely of
choce tobacco , sir ! "
"No rope inside ? "
'
"Xo , s'ir ! "
"Oh , well , then , I guess I'll change
my brand. Tarred rope lays over
sheep-twine any day J.n the week with
lue , and there's my wife's catarrh and
Jie baby's whooping cough to ba con
sulted. Sorry to have troubled 3-011.
sir , but all of us have our taste , you
. ' ' Delroii Frca Press.
Increase of Population.
In round numbers the population of
he United States increases at the rate
if 1,000,000 a year. The census of 1880
showed a population of over $50,000.-
)00 , and close estimates based 0:1 local
censuses give iu 1SS6 oG.000,000. Oi
his increase about one-third is from
ibroad. Two natives reach the stage
f action for one foreign born resident.
Lhe ratio of native increase must in the
iu'turc be greater , as the native clement
s constantly growing larger , while the
'oreign is about stationary.
HERE AND THERE.
'Work has been commenced on the bulldln * '
for the Arlzoua university at Tucson. i
The city of Brooklyn , X. Y. , derivci $07-
000 revenue from doglicenses last year.
"Peek-a-Boo" has brought in W. J. Scanlaa
$30OJO in royalties on thu printed cooles.
11 Is alleged that parties iu Newport , Ore-
pon , are canningdobalinon , which are worth
less.
About § 100,030 worth of Improvements will
be made on school buildings iu Washington ,
B.C.
The farmers of lititto county , California ,
propose to plant olives extensively ueil
spring. ,
The amount of vacant lands subject to
original entry hi Dakota is estimated at 18-
500,000.
Our country Is bigger than China. "Wehava
300,002,000 square miles , and Chiuu has only
li.OJOOiW.
The establishment 01 an 'orphan' home Is
talked of by wealthy cilteiius at Little
Itock , Ark.
An Ausni a , ( la. , lawvor tins defended for-
tv-thrce men charged with murder and clear
ed fortv-one.
The weg'jn roads to Albany , N. Y. , arc
nearly all Impassible , owing lo the hcavj
thaw of snow.
The largest codfish ever taken at Twlllin-
pate , Xew Foundland. was caught lately aud
Weighed 11jxMimls. .
The oldest type-setter in Utli-a , N. Y. , ha ?
Worked at thu case forty-nine years , and in
one ofiice thirty years.
Trallic on the Wullaml canal slows : an la
crease for last season of thirty-four per cent ,
as compared with ] 8S. > .
In IJoaton , the other dav , a tntnr > refused
the gift of a hat because it w as "too low hi
the crown to he in style. "
Of the .vj fetiidi-iits at the University of Ber
lin , Germany14 ! ) are Americans , a largct
number than ever before.
Several influential Georgia citizens ara
makiuir an cllort to have the Iv&'slaturc ca-
blMi a state labor bureau.
Osgood Bradbury , who died In New Glou
cester , Me. , on Sunday , aged W 3caw , was
bom in the town where he died.
A Buffalo. N. Y. , citizen owns a large spitz
dog which he is willing to wa cr $ TX ) can walk
a rope stretched acres * thu Niagara Falls.
The cotton crop of Arkansas has Increased
150,000 bales thisear. . Arkansas encourages
the immigration of colored people , It is said.
The Mexican arniy , when tin a war footing
has lXOu3 ( , men , divided as follows : Infantry ,
KM , 5 ± J ; cavalry , 25,7'JJ , and artillery , Il.GOO.
Probably the largest Hock of sheep in York
state is that owned by : i citizen of Columbia ,
lie has under cover and in good kccpiug-.J,7u3
sheep.
Frank Mordaunt is playing "Un-l Tom"
on thu Pacilic Co.ist. He carries with him his
ovrn cabin oa a special car , at : : ii expense "ol
over CojOJO.
The contract hat been let for plowing and
grading a trail twelve feet wide from Ki-giua
to Saskatoon , Northwestern territory , a dis
tance of IOS miles.
A farmer in Monroe county , New York , owns
a 130-acre farm , fioin which he sold this sea
son100 worth of beans , $ SOJ of wheat , auc !
61,000 , of barley.
Tne Scotch shawl , instead of overcoat , am !
the Highland cap and streamers make a fash
ionable costume worn by tome New York
society young ; man.
The nearest approach to the North Pole ,
made by Lieutenant Lockwojil , on May KJ ,
18s3 , was 31M miles , or a distant : . : iiw greater
than that from Alluur to Wu hii.toi.
One of the largest bird shows of the sea
son s a great bird-cage show in London , In
which the total number of birds exhibited is
more than 1,1200. The crested canary form *
the chief feature of tuc canary cxli bit.
Joseph Armour , brother of the millionaire
porkpackcr of Chicago , left IOf,0.J on his
death , for the establishment of u kindergarten
and free dispensary , with a physic ! 1:1 in charge.
Phil. I ) . Armour added ? ! ; WOJO , to thu fund.
President Ewell , of the College of William
aud Marclaims that the earliest Chair of.
Law at any American scat of learning was
established at hh college in 1T7D , thirty-
sir years before that of Ilarvar I.
One of the largest toboggan slides in the
world is the one at Saratoga , N. Y. It is a
half mile long , and the sleds cover the disr
tance ifi about nineteen seconds. A restau
rant has been built near the slide , and a
French cook will have charge this winter.
A New York theater manager has engaged
Iu a commendable effort to induce ladies to laj
aside their hats during the performance. He
has constructed a hat and cloak room , and
hired ladies to take charge of the hats of all
those who wish to encourage the new practice.
One of the novelties in Paris is a big wooden
cow built in front of a cafe. The milkmaid
milks a steam of milk punch 1:1 a glass , and a
placard proclaims the astonishing fact :
"France has sent BartholdPsgod-less to Amer
ica , and America gratefully sends iu return &
milkmaiu. "
In Washington dwell tvvo women who own
so much bric-a-brac that they have moved
into a larger house to accommodate it. Among
other rare things is a scrci-n , such as is usesi
in eastern harems , made of carved wood , with
curious little windows which open and shut
like doors.
' The most ridiculous sights at the Greek
play , " says a New York dramatic paper ,
"were some Vassar girls , who came down
from Poughkeepsie and exhibited th'cmseivej
iu tbu horse-shoe boxes , arrajcd in classic
costumes that very much resembled colored
. "
night-dresses.
In Luzerae county , Pennsylvania , a Polish
couple called on the clerk for a marriage
license. The next day thu maiden returned
with anotheryouncman fora 1.censeexplain
ing that her lirst cbofcu was too ix > or to marry ,
and he relinquished hid right to her for the
consideration of § 3.
A man is not safe even when he Is in prison.
One night list week Ham West was locked us
in the jail at Lubling , Tex. , bei itiseof drunk
enness , and before morning . oaieoae broke
into his cell and robbed him of ? 300 , a gold
watch , and a diamond ring. He proposes tu
make the city pay him for his loss.
In Fayette county , Georgia , lives Ubezla
Slaton , the father of thirty children. Hu ha *
been married twice , his first wife bearing him
eighteen children and the second twelve.
Five of his sons were iu one Georgia comoany
during the war. He says he is unalilu to
remember all their names in the order of their
birth.
A ragged old document dated No10 , IS ! ! ,
and conveying from the people of thu state ol
New York to George Snydcr and Jasper Un
derbill 2. > 0 acres on lot ISO of the Onondaga
reservation , was left at tho county clerk's of
iice in Syracuse Tuesday. Tha signature ot
Gov. George Clinton , "trusty and well-bclov-
cd , " is attached to the paper.
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