6 THE OLD WARMIN* PAN. Nine o'clock and upstairs: oh, the breath freezing room With its audible silence and tangible gloom! Oil. the shivers and dreads of that tor tuous hall ■Where w> humped our poor heads on the down-sloping wall— And the dtnions that danctd down our candlelight lane To the squeaky quadrille of the old weath er-vane! But ah, every terror, each recess cf dread We forgot In the depths of our billowy bed, When, snuggled therein on the sltikaway plan, in Dreamland 'twas spring, thank the Old Warmln' Pan. A well-won protection from bogies and ghosts! Prom the farthest confines they might marshal their hosts. But no spook in the whole vast domain of Upstairs Could approach, undefiled, this, the surest of lairs. Deep down In our feathers, twixt laven dered sheets, Peeking over the counterpane's regular pleats. We laughed all the bugaboos square in the face, Till they make their retreat in the hush of disgrace— /Poor things! they were awful, but blame them who can, B"or no doubt they b rudged us our Old Warmin" Pan. Oh, the Old Warmin' Pan! How the mem ories hold— Those days were of silver, those nights were of gold, And each homely object my childhood held dear Has grown to an idol through many a year. The starlight, the stillness, the frost gleaming pane. The weird-weaving shadows, the wind's low refrain. The hand at the door and the step in the hall, The low, gentle sound of the motherly call; For the lack in the child is the love in the man Toward the genius that wielded the Old Warmin' Pan. —Art. Wheelock Upson, In Chicago Times- Herald. KING- jt a Stirring Story e Life in The ACepyright, 1899, by F. Tennyson Ncely.] CIIAPTKit Xlll.—Continued. 'But with the edict that no more troops should be sent came comfort to the souls of these bereaved ones. Transports would not go without troops, and Mrs. Frank could not go without transports, the journey was far too expensive. They wished her no evil, of course; but if they were them selves forbidden how could they rejoice that she should be permitted? They twere actually beginning to feel a bit charitable toward her when the Queen of the Fleet herself came in Honolulu with the latest news. The fifth expedi tion had been halted there and putin camp. The hospital held several of ficers. Billy Gray was down with brain fever, and there had been a furious •scene between him and his peppery colonel before the breakdown; and by that same steamer Mrs. Garrison had got a letter that had made her turn white and tremble, as Mrs. Stockman saw and told, and then shut herself up in her room an entire day. Now for nearly a fortnight the lovely guest had (been daily hinting that she really must .go home, "dear Witcliie" was surely tired of her; and Witchie disclaimed and protested anil vowed she could not live without her devoted friend. But then had come that letter and with it a change of tone and tactics. Witchie ceased to remonstrate or reprove Mrs. Stockman, and the latter felt that she must go, and Witchie consented with out demur. In no pleasant mood Armstrong mounted and trotted for the east gate. The road was lined with camps and vol unteers at drill. Vehicles were fre quently moving to and fro; but the senfry at the entrance had kept track of them, and in response to question answered promptly unci positively Mrs. Garrison's carriage had not come that way. "But," said he,"the wagon with the lady's baggage did. ! saw the name on the trunks." The colonel turned in saddle and coolly surveyed him. "Do you mean Mrs. Stockman's name?" lie asked, in quiet tone. "How many trunks were there ?" **Oh, some of them might have had Mrs. Stockman's name, sir; but the two or three that 1 saw were marked M. G." This was unlooked-for news. To her next-door neighbor Mrs. Garrison had said nothing übout going away with Mrs. Stockman, and Armstrong had grave need to see her and to sec her at once. The train for Los Angeles did not .leave until evening. Possibly they were lunching somewhere spending the afternoon with friends in town. He rode direct to headquarters. Some of the staff might be able to tell, was his theory; and one of them justified it. "Did I happen to meet Mrs. Garrison? Yes, I just saw her aboard the China." "Aboard the China!" exclaimed Arm strong, with a sudden thrill of excite ment. "D'you mean she is going?" "Didn't ask her. They were hustling everybody ashore, and 1 had only time to give dispatches to the purser; but she was on deck with friends when I came away." People wondered that day at the #peed with which the tall officer, fol lowed by his orderly, clattered away down Market street. In less than ten minutes Armstrong was at the crowd ed pier and pushing through the throng to the China's stage. Too late! Al ready it was swung aloft, the lines were east loose, and the huge black mass was just beginning to back slowly from its moorings. The rail of the prom enade deck swarmed with faces, some radiant, some tearful. Words of adieu, Hutt cling- kerchiefs, waving hands tossing tlowers were there on ever) side. Two officers, Honolulu bouiKi. shouted Armstrong's name, and a cheery good-by; but he did not seem tr, hear. A gentle voice, the voice of all others lie most longed to hear, repeat ed the name and strove to call atten tion to his gesticulating comrades on the upper deck; but lie was deaf to both. Kagerly, anxiously, incredulous ly he was searching along that crowded rail, and all on a sudden he saw her. Yes, there she stood, all gayety, grace and animation, stylishly gowned and fairly burdened with roses; and it was right at him she was gazing, nodding, smiling, all sweetness, all confiding', trusting joy; with just a little of tri umph, too, and a tinge of sentimental sorrow in the parting. Apparently, it was all for him; for her blue eyes never faltered till they fixed his gaze, and then, kiss after kiss she threw to him with the daintily gloved little hand, and, leaning far down over the rail, lowering it toward him as much as pos sible, she finally tossed to him, stand ing there stern and spellbound, a bunch of beautiful roses she had torn from her corsage. It fell almost at his feet, for in his astonishment and ris ing wrath he made 110 effort to catch it. A man, stooping quickly, rescued and handed it to him. Mechanically he said: "Thank you," and took it, a thorn pricking deep into the flesh as he did so; and still his eyes were fixed on that fairy form now surely, swiftly gliding away, and over him swept the consciousness of utter defeat, of exas peration, of dismay, even as he strove to fathom ner motives in thus singling him out for such conspicuous—even af fect ionate—demonstration. Triumph and delight he could have understood, but not, not this semblance of confi dential relations, not at least until he felt his arm grasped by a cordial hand, heard his name spoken by a friendly voice, and Mr. Prime's pleasant in quiry: "Ilave you no greeting for other friends?" Thejj the hot blood rushed to his face and showed even through the bronze as. turning, his troubled eyes met full the clear, placid gaze of Amy Lawrence. CHAPTER XIV. Mid October. The Queen of the Fleet, the finest transport of the Pacific serv ice, thronged with boys in blue at last ordered onto Manila, lay at the wharf at Honolulu, awaiting her commander's orders to cast loose. In strong force and with stentorian voices, the Prime val Dudes joined in rollicking chorus to the crashing accompaniment of their band, and, when they could take time to rest, the crowd ashore set up a cheer. The Hawaiian national band, in spotless white, forming huge a»d melodious cir cle on the wharf, vied with the musi cians from the states in the spirit and swing of their stirring airs "Aloha Oe! Aloha Oe!" chorused the surging throng, afloat and ashore, as wreaths and garlands—the leis of the islanders —were twined or hung about some fa vorite officer or favored man. The troops still held to service in Hawaii shouted good-will and good-by to those ordered onto the Philippines. The Dudes of the Queen, and the lads from the prairies and the mountains on other transports anchored in the deep but narrow harbor, yelled soldierly con dolence to those condemned to stay. The steam of the 'scape pipe roared loudly and belched dense white clouds on high, swelling the uproar. Dusky little Kanaka boys, diving for nickels and paddling tireless übout the ship, ad'Jed their shrill cries to the clamor. The captain, in his natty uniform of blue and gold, stepped forth upon the bridge to take command, and raised his banded cap in recognition of the con stant cheer from the host ashore and the throng of blue shirts 011 the fore castle head. Then arose another shout, as a veteran officer, in the undress uni form of a general, appeared upon that sacred bound, and, bowing to the crowd, was escorted by the captain to the end overlooking the animated scene below; and then the signal was given, tiie heavy lines were cast off and hauled swiftly in, the massive screw began slowly to churn the waters at the stern, and gently, almost imperceptibly at first, the Queen slid noiselessly along the edge of the dock, to the accompani ment of a little volley of flowers and garlands tossed from eager hands, and a cheer of godspeed from the swarm of upturned faces. And then there up rose another shout, a shout of mingled merriment, surprise and applause; for all on a sudden there darted up the stairway from the crowded promenade deck to the sacred perch above, defiant of the lettered warning: "Passengers are not allowed upon the bridge," a dainty vision in filmy white, and all in the next moment there appeared at the general's side, smiling, bowing, blow ing kisses, waving adieux, all sparkle, animation, radiance and rejoicing, a be witching little figure, in the airiest, loveliest of summer toilets. The Bed Cross nurses on the deck below looked at one another and gasped. Two brave army girls, wives of wounded officers in the Philippines, who by special dispen sation were making the voyage 011 the Queen, glanced quickly at each other and said—nothing audible. The gen eral, lifting his cap, but looking both deprecation and embarrassment, fell back and gave his place at the white rail to the new arrival, and colored high when she suddenly turned and took his arm. The captain, trying not to see her or to appear conscious of this infrac tion of a stringent rule and invasion of his dignity, grew redder as he shouted rapid orders and swung his big, beauti ful ship well out into the stream. The guns of the Pennington boomed a deaf ening salilte as the (jueen turned her sharp nose toward the open sea; and al most the last thing Honolulu saw of her human freight was the tiny, dainty, winsome little figure in white, waving a CAMERON COUNTY PRKiSb, THURSDAY, JUNE 14 1900. spotless kerchief in fond farewell. Once clear of the narrow entrance the big troopship headed westward toward the setting sun, shook free the reins, as it were, and. followed by less favored craft, sped swiftly on her way. Witcliie Garrison, the latest addition to the passenger list, entirely at home, if not actually in command. Leaning on the general's arm an hour later and deftly piloting that bewil dered v: terar up and down the breezy deck, she car.v, i-ist as she had planned to corae, face t - face once more with Stanley Armstrong. Well she knew that under the escort of that exalted rank she was safe from any possibility of cross question or interference. Well she knew that had lie heard of her sud den determination togo to Honolulu she could not have escaped stern inter rogation. possibly something worse; and her heart failed her when she real ized that the man who had gauged her shallow nature years before, now held a lash over her liLad in the shape of the paper that mad vanity bad prompted her to write and send to the officer of the guard, the day that Stewart sailed. What madness it was, indeed, yet how could she have dreamed it would fall into the hands of the man of all others she feared and respected—the one man who, had lie but cared, could years ago have had her love, the man who, be cause he cared not. had won her hate! And, now that lie held or had held this paper—nothing less than a forged order in her husband's name as aide-de-camp to Cen. Drayton, she could have cow ered at liis feet in lief terror of him, yet braved him with smiles, sweetness and gayety, with arch merriment and joyous words, quitting for the moment the general's arm that she might ex tend to him both lier little white gloved hands. Gravely he took the left in his left while with the right he raised his forage cap in combined salute to the woman and to his superior officer. Gravely and. almost instantly lie re leased it.and listened in helpless pa tience to her torrent of playful words; but his eyes were 011 the general's face as though he would ask could he, the general, know the true character of the woman lie had honored above all her sisterhood on board, iif thus taking her to the bridge whereon neither officer nor man nor nurse nor army wife had presumed to set. foot in aIL the six days' run from San Francisco; as though he would ask if the general knew just what she was, this blithe, dainty, winsome little thing that nestled so confidingly —indeed, so snugly—close to his bat tered side, and who had virtually taken possession of him in the face of aw en vious and not too silent circle of her own sex. Truth to tell, the chief would rather have escaped. He was but an indifferent sailor, and tiie Queen's long, lazy roll over the ocean surges was ex citing in his inner consciousness a long ing for cracked ice and champagne, lie had known her but the few days the Queen remained in port, coaling and preparing for the onward voyage across the broad Pacific; but a great function ary of the general government had told liim a pathetic tale the very day of his first peep at the lioyal Hawaiian hotel, had given him a capital dinner at that famous hosti lry. wherrat she appeared in charming attire, and in a flow of spirits simply irresistible. Her sallies of wit had made him roar with delight; her mimicry of one or two conscientious but acidulated dames who had eome over 011 the Oueen, boiftid. as nurses for Manila, had tickled him to the verge of apoplexy; but when later she backed him into the coolest corner of the "lanai" with the plash of fountain close at hand, and the sweet music of Ber ger's famous band floating softly on the eve-ning air, and told him how her father had loved to talk of his, the gen eral's, dasli and daring in the great days of the great war. and led him 011 to tell of his campaigns in the Shenan doah and.the west, listening with di lated eyes and parted lips, the cam paigner himself, was captivated, and she had her will. A great senator had told him how she had come thither to nurse a gallant young officer in her husband's regiment, how she had pulled- the boy through the perils of brain fever until he was now conval escent and going onto rejoin his com rades in Manila, and she, she was pining to reach her husband now serving on Gen. Drayton's staff. Other women were aboard, the Queen; could not Gen. Crabb find room fer her? It is hurd for a soldier to refuse a pretty woman or a prominent member of the commit tee or. military affairs. There was not a vacant stateroom on the ship. Officers were sleeping three or four in a room, so were the lied Cross nurses; and the two army wives already aboard had been assigned a little cubbyhole of a cabin in which only one could dress at a time. There were only two apart ments on the big craft that were not filled to their capacity—the room occu pied by that sea monarch, the captain, and that which, from having been the "ladies boudoir," had been fitted, up for the accommodation of the general. The piano had been wheeled out on deck, the writing table stowed away, and a fine new wide brass bedstead, with dainty white curtains and mos quito bar, a large bureau and a wash stand had been moved in, and these, with easy-chairs, electric fans, electric lights and abundant air, made it the most desirable room on the ship. Even Armstrong, colonel commanding the troops aboard, was compelled to share his little cabin with his adjutant, and the general's aides were bundled into p. "skimpy" box between decks. There really seemed no place for Mrs. Gar rison aboard, especially when it was found that the passenger list was to be increased by three, a surgeon and two officers going forward from Honolulu; and one of these was our old friendand once light-hearted Billy Gray, now nearly convalescent, but weak and, as all could see, feverishly eager to get on to Manila. All this was explained to the senator. It was even suggested that there was room for Mrs. Garrison on the Louis iana, a safe old tub, If she was slow; 'out Mrs. Frank looked so pathetic and resigned when this arrangement was suggested that no one had ti.b hardi hood to actually dwell upon it.and the senator said it was a shame to think of it. With whom of her own sex could she associate on that long, hot voyage ahead of them? Why not transfer some af tin* 11 I'd Cross nurses to the Louis ir.na? Mrs. (iarrison had 110 objections, but they had; and the surgeon in charge made prompt and vigorous pro test. lie knew Mrs. Frank, and she knew him and did not in the least de spair. She still had a plan. There was a cozy dinner one evening—just the evening before the departure of the Queen, and the ga 11 a,♦ captain of the ship, the veteran general, the quarter master in charge of transportation, the member of the senate military commit tee, some charming girls—hut none so charming as M--s. Harrison—were of the party. There was some sentiment and much champagne, as a result of which, at one a. 111., the big-hearted sea monarch aforementioned swore by the bones of his ancestors in the slimy grasp of Davy Jones that that sweet little woman shouldn't have togo a-begging for accommodations on his ship, if the general would condescend to move into his room, by thunder, he'd sleep up in his foul-weather den next the chart room, and Mrs. Garrison— (iod bless her!—could take the gener al's room, and be queen of the ship queen of the Queen —queen of queens— by Jupiter! and here's her health with all honor! A soldier, of course, could be 110 less gallant than a sailor, espe cially as the captain's room was a hit better than the "Boudoir," and had an ice chest and contents that the veteran campaigner was bidden to consider his own. The agreement was clinched that very night before the party broke up; and little Mrs. Frank shed tears of gratitude upon the general's coat sleeve and threw kiss after kiss to the handsome sailor as she hung over the balusters of the broad veranda and waved them away in their swift-run ning cabs, and then danced off to her room and threw herself on the be»d aft er a mad pirouette about the spacious apartment, and laughed and laughed until real tears trickled from her eyes, and then gave orders to be callcj at seven o'clock. She meant to be tip and aboard that ship with all her luggage before sense and repentance could come with the morning sun—before either soldier or sailor could change his mind. To the amaze of the women already aboard, to the grave annoyance of Col. Armstrong, .0 the joy of poor Billy Gray, and the mischievous merriment of several youngsters on the commis sioned list, Mrs. Frank Garrison, the latest arrival, became sole occupant of the finest room on the ship; and it was a bower of lilies and tropical fruit and (lowers the breezy day she sailed away from t ne bay of Honolulu. [To lie Continued ] FOR HIS FRIEND. An I lis tan <*e of Heroic Self Sncrillct in the Humbler Walks of 1,4 fe. James Brown and Harry Lee were the closest of friends. They were painters by trade and unmarried. James Brown, however, was the only support of an in valid mother, the fact being well known to Ilarry. The two young men were at work up on one of the high buildings of the city. For some reason Harry had occasion to descend to the ground, and there no ticed for the first time how insecure was James' position. Ac tbe same mo ment he was horriliedito see liim losing his footing. As quickly as thought can work Harry remembered the invalid mother, and stepped in an instant directly into the spot where James would drop, and braced himself. By something like a miracle he suc ceeded in his purpose t>f rescue. When the two men were brought into the Flower hospital in New York, it was discovered that Harry had not received fatal injury, and that James, for whom he had risked his life, was suf fering chiefly from the breaking of both wrists and the bones of one ankle. Harry, who was the first to be well enough to report f*.)r duty, found a pleasure in caring for the invalid moth er of his friend as if he were her son. The doctors of the hospital, who alone were aware of the facts, report an ex pression of gratitude upon the face of James whenever Harry visited him dur ing his convalescence, a look that ex pressed more than human eyes are ac customed to see or human hearts to re veal.—New Voice. A Slinrp Ketort. A well-known dean of Norwich tells the following good story against him self: Some few weeks ago he came to a stile in a field which was occupied by a farm lad, who was eating his bread and bacon luncheon. The boy made no attempt to allow his reverence to pass, so was duly lec tured for his lack of manners. "You seem, my lad, to be better fed than taughlt." "Very likely," answered the lad, slic ing off a piece of bacon, "for ye teaclien Oi, but Oi feeds ineself."—Loudon An swers. The Merciful Motorman. "The fellow coming out of that sa loon owes htk life to me." said the Brooklyn motorman 10 the new hand to whom he was teaching the business. "How's that?" asked the beginner, as lie piled all the passengers to the front of the ear by a quick movement of the brake. "One night." explained the motor man, "lie was lying helpless across the track, and i resisted, and conquered the teinntation."—Brooklyn Life. THIS BEATS THE DUTCH. PAID SOME BILLS TWICE. A New » ele increasing'. The auditor's department has thrown out $15,000 worth of vouchers, including $B,l/00 worth of hills which have been paid twice, most of them at Muncie, I lid. The Fidelity Co. lias been notified that i1 will be held responsible on Mr. Rath bone's bond. Mr. Miller, the man ager ot the company, and Mr. iiath bone have held prolonged interviews during the last few days, but no de cision has been arrived aT regarding this new aspect of the situation. The authorities contend that t lie Fidelity Co. is responsible. Mr. Uathbone's friends insist that C. 1". W • Xeely de ceived Mr. Wathbone, who signed at Xcley's request without knowing v hat. Corydon i!ich has been placed un der a $2,000 bond as a witness in the Xeely case. A letter lias been receiv ed here by a friend of Xeely savin? that, if forced to return, he will show that Rich is a liar and that the latter received as much as he (Xeely) did. War »tv* l* Sciint. London, .lime 9.—Gen. Midler has taken the offensive and lias secured a position west of Lain? s Xek, by which be believes lie can make the Boer positions untenable. Presum ably lie will immediately follow up his success. Lord l.'oebrts has commu nicated nothing for three days, nor permitted tin correspondents to wire what is going on. A blockade of the 'wires, owing to the crush of official correspondence, may account for 1 lie scanty press dispatches. Some tele- UTiiins filed a week ago are only just now arrivin?. In Daiiiicr, tlis! Not Vet Harmed. Xew Vork. I ii.e 9.—The anxiety which has been felt in regard to the Pre -bvteria missionaries in the IV kin district was partially allayed Fri day by the receipt of a cablegram from Dr. Henry, one of the board's oldest missionaries in China. The board cabled on Tuesday for informa tion.'and the reply read: "Still dan ger." This is taken to indicate that no serious depredations have been made as yet by the iloxers. The Pres byterian board has 58 American mis sionaries in Shantung province. Maluons Will lit'opcu. I)cs Moines. In.. .Tune 9. —The fiO sa loons of lies Moines which have been closed for five months will open to day. Judge Bishop, of the district court, yesterday dissolved the tempo rary injunction held by the .Minister ial association and anti-saloon work ers. The supervisors completed the canvass of the. petition of consent. It took names to make the petition good and the saloon men secured 4,435. The anti-saloon men had play ed their last card and the saloons will remain open permanently. A Filial j: \ i«l»«ion. lirazil, Ind.. .Tune 9. In an explo sion at the Indiana powder plant, near Fontanel. Friday, Matthew Heed was killed and several other employes injured. Reed was carrying a pail of nitro-glycerine and he accidentally dropped it. causing the explosion of the contents. Mixer mill No. 1, in which a number of girls were a! work, was wrecked. Tn their endeav or to escape several of the girls were injured. A man named Edwards is missing. Kryiiti tlioneii. Denver, June 9. —The democratic state convention yesterday chose Clov. Thomas and T. J. Maloney, of Denver; A. T. (iunnell. of Colorado Springs, and Charles ISenkle, of Pueblo, as delegates-at-largc to the national convention and instructed them for Bryan and the Chicago platform. Wuw Sinn)' for the Sailor. Xew York. Jnen 9. Tom Sharkey easily defeated "Yank" Kenny in the lirst round of what was to have been a ri.Vround bout lie fore the Broadway Athletic club last night. Jockey Fatally Hurt. Newport. Ky.. June 9.- Jockey J. Perkins, while riding Tenletta in the second race yesterday, was thrown against the fence and fatally injured. I'in I'llur In tap til red. Manila. June 9.-—Gen. I'io Del Pilar, the Filipino leader, has been captured near Manila. | A PIERCE BATTLE. Story of the Catubig Fijrlit Is Told in Detail. SIEGE LASTED FOUR DAYS Thirty-one Americans Held 000 Insurgents at Buy. A RAIN OF SHOT AND SHELL Kebel* Poured in a Terrific Fire from Killc» and Cniinou-Ulii'u a Keller Party Arrived Only 13 o« Our Sol dier* H ere Alive. Washington, Juno 9. —Perhaps the most thrilling incident of the entire Philippine war occurred at Catubig, on the island of Sarnar, where on April 15 last a party of.l enlisted | men of Company 11, Forty-third in ] fantry volunteers, held at bay a force i i» f 600 insurgents during four days of tierce lighting, reinforcements arriv ing just in the nick of time. The war department, has received i reports from ( apt. 11. M. Day, of the j Forty-third volunteer infantry, and j First Lieut. Sweeney, of that regi ; ment, who commanded the rescue | party, giving details of the attack, the siege and the relief. According to these reports the at tack on the garrison at Catubig be gan without warning on April 15. From the hills on all sides, from ev ery point of vantage in the town and from a deserted church directly ad joining came a rifle and cannon lire of terrible intensity. On the 17th handfuls of burning hemp were thrown into the barracks from the insurgents in the church and soon the soldiers' refuge was on fire. All efforts to subdue the fire failed, and finally the little band made a dash for the river bank. Some were killed before the bank was reached, others fell dead in a boat in which they were attempting to make the opposite shore, and when a trench finally was dug with bayonets, there were only Hi men out of .'il left toman it. Here for two more days Corporal Carson, handling his men with the judgment of a veteran, held out under a terrible fire, until Lieu t. Sweeney's command which had been sent to Catubig, and was on its way up the river on the steamer Lao-Ang. arriv ed. Not until within a quarter of a mile of Catubig, says Lieut. Sweeney in his report, did they hear the noise of the eugageent. Then he realized that his men were sorely needed and he ordered the captain of the steamer to run his boat at top speed. The Lao-Ang steamed up to Catubig un der a rain of Mauser bullets from both shores. The small boats were lowered, a landing effected, and the rescuers fought their way through the open to their besieged comrades in the trenches, buried the dead within reach, brought back to the boat the besieged party numbering now only 13 men, and then steamed down the river. raptured by Pirate*. Hong Kong, June 9. —A steam launch owned by Chinese merchants here, towing four junks laden with kerosene oil from Hong Kong for Canton, was attacked Thursday night by pirates in an armed junk off Cape Suimnn. eight miles from llong Kong. After looting the junks the pirates made off in a westerly direction with the launch and her crew. Wheal Killed l>y a Front. Minnewankan, N. D., June 9.—A hard freeze Thursday night formed a quarter of an inch of ice. Much spring wheat was cut back to the ground. The damage is hard to esti mate, but the crop cannot exceed half the usual yield. flolliieux'K Appeal Postponed. New York. .Tune 9. —The appeal of Koland 1!. Molineux from his convic tion of the crime of murder, which was to have been heard by the court of appeals at Saratoga this montn, has been postponed until next Octo ber.