RED KURTE coionne worms vere EDITOR. - Cexrre Hart, Pa, Aug. 31, 1882 Democratic State Ticket. —— FOR GOVERNOR, vs ROBERT E, PATTISON, of Philad. R LIRUTENANT GOVERNOR, CHAUNCY F. BLACK, of York. FOR SUPREME JUDGE, BILAS M. CLARK, of Indiana county. BORXTARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, FAM PRON AFRICA, of Huntingdon. CONQRESSMANAT-LARGE. MORTIMER F. ELLIOT, of Tioga. Democratic County Ticket. REPRESRNTATIV ENRY MEYER, BENJAMIN F. HUNTER. JURY COMMISSIONER, TOLBERT. . * CORONER. DR. H. KX, HOY. I ———— - A —— Sm IMPORTANT TO VOTERS, Last day for being assessed and regis: tered—Thursday, Sep. 7th. Last day for paying taxes—Saturday, October 7th. Last day for being naturalized—Sat- urday, October 7th, ; Voters should attend to these impor tant matters or it may cause great troub- le. —————— AW ——————— The democrats of Mifllin county have declared for Andrew Reed for congress and nominated W, H. Parcels for assem. bly. —— op The Lewistown Democrat & Sentinel vame to us last week enlarged and im- proved. Itismow printed as an S-page paper. We are pleased with the new dress and improved appearance of our neighbor. The independent republicans of Maine have put a ticket in the field. Maine is the most ticket blessed state in the Union just now, having not less than seven or eight, and that is enormous for so little a state, Things are red hot in Maine. — ————— mini Pattison our nominee for governor is gaining strength every day. He remains fa his office attending to his duties like a faithful servant, and his management has saved Philadelphia several million dollars, and reduced the tax-rate of that gity. Hereare powerful facts for voters. Ap Aro An intoxicated fellow went into a sa- toon in New York and demanded a drink, *which the keeper refused, whereupon the drunk drew a pistol and shot him down. He then ran for a horse-car, and with pistol in hand forced the driver to give him the lines and whipping the Borses to a gallop made his escape by jumping off after getting to a certain street, when he boarded a ferry boat. es a— Ap po Gov. Sprague is getting up a little war of his own. F. D. Moulton, the purchas. er of the Canonchet estate, was repulsed trom the property on 24 by Gov. Sprague. Next day Trustee Chafee with his lawyer went down to put Mr. Moulton in posses- sion of his property, and found the place occupied by men hired and armed by Sprague. After an interview with Mr, Bprague's boy, who said that any attempt ut entrance would be resisted by rifics, Gatling guns and mitraillours, Trustee Chafee decided to withdraw and give the sta’'e of Rhode Island a chance to enforce the law. Ap lif A brief summary of the work of the Tarif Commission daring its Long Branch sojourn isat hand. It is related that, of the witnesses examined by the Commission, twenty-one favored a high- er tariff on various articles, twenty-three urged the maintenance of the present, fourteen asked a reclassification of duo- ties, and only seven asked a slight re duction in or the entire abolition of the duty on certain articles. Of these seven ouly four were consumers alone! The forty four individuals who opposed tar iff reduction were all representatives of favored interests who declare that a cut- ting off of duty would diminish their in- cones, and ignored all reference to the demands and necessities of the consum- ers. Mexico is soon to have a railway sys- tem, connecting the city of Mexico and the entire republic with the United States. The bonds of the company are guaranteed by the republic of Mexi- eo, and ten million dollars worth of them have recently been negotiated in Eng- land. The commissioners sent to make this sale came back with half the mouey in their pockets, and the remainder they "expect to obtain in a few months. The road is now ready for the rails for a distance of two hundred miles north from thecity of Mexico, and at this end of the rails will soon be laid as far as Monterey, Itisex- pected that the road will be completed and trains running from New York to the City of Mexico by about the end of the year 1883, Mr. Jay Hubbell shines by comparison The Virginia clerks in the departments at Washington were disposed to gromble when he came down on them for his lit- tle 2 per cent., but they think him not near 80 bad as he might be when they callto mind the grab game of Mr, Ma. hone. The latter party has made np his mind that a 2 per cent. assessment will not begin to raise the money he needs, so he has notified the persons most interes- ted that they must tarn over to his treas- urer 5 per cent, of their galaries and by September 22, The Cincinnatti Gazette tells of a lady receiving §75 per month, who has just paid $18 to Hubbell, and is now called upon to put up $45 for Ma- hone. At the end of the month she will be able to draw $12 to divide between the landlord and the grocer. Gp pe A, The predictions that Germany would rival the United States in the production of petroleum and thus rob us of a very important branch of exports does not seem to have heen well founded. Coun- sel Canisins writes to the state depart- ment from Geestemund, that the petrole~ um excitement in Germany has subsided, and the attempt to furnish even the peo- ple of that country, has been abandoned. The oil fever, he saps, rose to an unpre- cedented height in that country last sum. mer, but has entirely subsided, and the stocks have all together disappeared from the market. He says: “The fervant hopes of German patriots of driving blue bellied Yankees from the vast petroleum stores at Geestemund, Bremerhaven, and other places have not been realized, and probably will sot be fora longtime. Even raw pebroleum is brought over here, ‘which proves that the chlen article is not, even when raw as useful as the “VIEWS” The Lewistown Gazette, alpiper for the bosses, is uneasy about Pattison because he has not made known any “views” on important questions of the day. Where there is already good, solid work, such as Pattison bas performed for the plundered and ring ridden people of Philadelphia, that is of more consequence than “views,” The trouble with the Gazetie’s Beaver ia that he is as full of “views” as a dog-ken- nel is of fleas, he is making a “view” of himself at overy dance, pienio frolic, militia drill, camp-meeting, and game of base-ball, in the state, There is entirely to much view about the Beaver business~all view and no works, Itis like the figtree in the scriptures all “view” of leaves and no figs, Pattison does not need put out “views,” he has borne genuine fig and in abun. dance for the people who chose him comp- troller, and that is all the “view” an hon. ost man will w nf am ; Hubbells' fund is proving a handy thing for republican congressmen who follow riotous living, while some of the poor ones from whom the assessments are forced are soarce having any living at all, A story is current in Washington to the affect that a certain Republican Congress. man is trembling in his boots in antwcipa. tion of an expose which is to follow the return of voluntary contributions and Hubbell, of the Congressional Campaign ‘ommittee, from his Michigan home, It seems that this “great man of our day” got two thousand of the dollars collected by Hubbell from the laborers at Hell Gate and the teachers and pupils at the Carlisle Barracks Indian School for use in his distriot, which is accounted doubt, ful. Having received his portion ho left the paternal mansion and strait-way proceeded to waste his substance in riot ous living. The money is spent, and the district still doubtful ; all is known and the committee, it is said, sternly refuse to kill the fatted calf ; on the contrary it is said the man will be allowed to die polit ically of hunger and thirst, There is no doubt a good deal of the blackmail collected by the Hubbell Com. mittee goes for wine, women and cards, which are among the relaxations of Re- publican statesmen. AN UNFAIR METHOD OF ACTING. The attempt to link Gen. Beaver's name with different religous and reform organizations for the express purpose of securing votes, remunds us of the proud Pharisee in Cbrist’s time that boasted in the temple that he was not as other men, open to censure and reproach, butta mod- el for others to follow. It looks very much as ifthe Stalwarts of Pennsylvania were making use of the livery of heaven to serve their political purposes. Gener al Beaver discounts his character as a man, much more as a professing Christ- ian, when he attempts to use it for secular We do not desire to impugn his integrity, or call in question his relig- ious sentiments, unless he makes too much of them in the pending canvass, We then, will have a right Yo criticise and cen- sure. So far as our knowledge extends Mr. Pattison is a gentleman of quite as good a character and as firmly establish. ed in sound doctrines as General Beaver, It is not his natare, however, to parade his religous views before the public for the purpose of securing political favor, While the Y. M. C. A: is a most worthy institution, deserving of recoguition as an aid to the church, it does not contain all who labor as Christain workers, and should not openly interest itself in bol stering up any man's political fortunes, unless a dangerous influence is operas ting, calling for exertion. Mr, Pattison is just as deserving of the moral support of the people as General Beaver, although he is not intruding upon that class, and Pharisaically proclaiming his virtues Politiical reform is the issue that is now commanding attention, and Mr, Pattison represents that element more fully than any person now placed before the voters of this Commonwealth, while Gen, Beav- er is the representative of a corrupt dy- nasty, so impregnated with the virus of partisan maliceas to draw around him the worst class of politicians—aclass that has disgraced the State and nation for years. Is it not time, then, to take the men and their political surroundings into consideration, rather than allow their re- ligious professions to control ? We trus, therefore, that every voter will consider the relative bearing each candidate pos- gasses before allowing collateral influ. ences to have any welght. Robert E, Pattison represents the reform sentiment of the State, and is pledged to make use of that element in moulding the State gov- ernment, should he be vested with pow- er, while his opponent represents Stal wart Republieanism, an element that is 20 obnoxious that the better portion ol the Republican party have rebelled and nominated a reform ticket. Under such circamstances the intelligent voter wili not be easily led to support Gen. Beaver, ifthat gentleman does see fit to use his re. ligous affilations for a political purpose. sistent. fy — CAMERON DENOUNCED BY THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. Harrisburg, August 24, 1882, — Senator Stewart, independent republican candi- date for Governor, ad ed about five hundred people at Mechanicsburg, Cumn- berland county, to-night. He was partic- ularly severe in his arraignment of Sena- tor Cameron for his autocratic rule in the domain of Pennsylvania politics. He ex- pressed his regret that General Beaver, the regular republican nominee for Gov- ernor, was not present, as he would like to tell him that he was J. Donald Camer- on’s candidate. He charged Beayer with being in favor of political assessments after he had declared, when accepting the nomination for Governor, that the plat. form touching on this point should be faithfully carried ont. As to Beaver’s re- cent remark, that Senator Cameron was & small man, and the explanation by the Same person t he meant physically, Stewart said: “Cameron bestrides the Commonwealth like a Colossus and Gen- eral sits beneath his legs looking up for a grateful smile of recognition.” He gave numerous illustrations to show the po- tent influence exerted by Cameron, by means of the great patroiage he control. led and said it was expected to elect the Cameron candidate by the illegitimate use of money extorted from the 10,000 fedreal office-holders in the state. “Beaver,” he said, “owed his nomination to his obedience to the commands of Sen. ator Cameron atthe Chicago Convention, in voting for General Grant ; until be did this Cameron would give him no recogni- tion as a candidate for Goveruoor, a posi- tion to which he bad aspired at two pre- vious conventions.” Stewart said the in- dependent republican canvass was draw- ing to it the best minds of the State, and that it showed nosigns of wavering, mn sass ff sf ff irs c—— After Hubbell has squeezed them dry, next comes Cameron's State Chairman, Cooper, in a raid on the Pennsylvania clerks at Washington, A special to the Chicago Tribune says: The Pennsylvania Republican Com- mittees are sending their demands for voluatary contributions to all the clerks from that State in the departments here. The demands are for voluntary offerings of two per cent. They come to the women a8 well as fo the men. Cases come to light every day of widows of lerge families who have already paid $24 to Hubbell receiving a second de- mand from Pennsylvania for a like amount for local puposes, all to be con- tributed voluntarily during the present month, ey Ex-Senator Dorsey states that he was tendered the porition of Secretary of the Interior in President Garfield's Cabinet, and was urged on several occasions to accept, ms ly lpn Wont Senator Hill’s last words, spoken to his pastor, were “almost home,” and he seemed conscious up to the moment of death. A os A metas It is stated ex-Senator Blaine has de- clared for the Strait-out-Republicans in Press Opinions, Maoadville Journal, Rep: How lait, if Boayer is eminently qualified for Govern. or, that hae received only a dozen votes in 1878 in the State Convention? Ho was just as much of a “Christian gontlaman’ then as he is now. Ha had only one leg then, just as ho only has one leg now, He was just as much of a battle seared hero then as now. Dut Mr. Cameron was not for him then, He passed him by and took up another, The probability 1s he didn't foe! just safe with Beaver then, Ie wants od that if he made’ Beaver Governor Beaver would be his Governor. So he took Beaver to Chicago with*him and made man of tha delegation and thirty-six ballots for Grast concluded that a man who could do ’ tome oonsplouous proof him chairs put through He rightly that was a suitable man for him to make Gov This is probably Just why Camere on couldn't make in ISS and why he decided Deaver was just the man for Governor in 1882, Tone Roading New that the Republican bosses must have corns on would not dance a armor leaver Governor 8 editor thinks their feet or they Franch horn pipe so often when reference is made to the successful movement favors ing a democratic victory in November, with Pattison’s reform!record as the basis of action. No man, be he boss or otherwise, likes to have his corns pinched. How they worry. When they read the reform ord of Mr, Pattison they rec» become almost as furious as « bull when « red flag Is flaunted at him, They can’t stand it. It would not be halfso bad, did it not carry with it a stern rebuke, after an unobstructed and unquestioned control of public administration for twenly years, they have not a single reform to present to the people. The Patric: Senator Sherman is in fas vor of building a new white house. Ho is the owner of a very eligible location for such a building in Washington. There ia something unselfish about this, As Jobn Sherman cannot occupy the white house himself he wanis to see the successful men well quarterad. because - or i al THE SHOE THAT PINCHES, Tha success of Robert E. Pattison, as practical reformer, 1s the shoe that pinches the feet of the Bosses, From [the way it hurts them they must have corns. They did not enter the campaign provided with a defense against an assault of this kind. No man, be he boss or otherwise, likes to to bave his corns pinched. How they wor ry over this line of Demoeratic attack. When they read the reform record of Mr. Pattison, they become almost as furious as & bull when a red flag is flaunted at him, They can't stand it. It would not be half s0 bad, did it not carry with it a stern rebuke. After an unobstructed, and al. most unquestioned, control of public ada ministration for twenly years, they have not a single reform to present to the peos ple. It is too much to bear, when they re. alize that the great reformer of the day is a Democrat, and 8 young man at that, Let us look at his record; it is the nicest kind of reading for tax pavers. Since Mr. Pattison has been in the Qontrolier's of fico~—and put there by the joint votes of Democrats and Republicans, mind that, yo bosses and political mschinists~—his efficient services have promoted the cause of munwipal reform and effected: Ist. A steady reduction of the city debt, : : : A reduction in the department ex A reduction of the tax rate. This is a great record; & record few men can show. Few old, experienced, admins istrators of the public service can show such well doing; but when it belongs to a young man, itis worthy of all accep ta- Lion. Why are the bosses so silent over Bess ver's reform record? Has be any? Un. fortunately he bas & record, and the rec. ord is not a good one. As President of the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylya-. nis Agricultural College, he had every op- portunity to institute reform in that Insts tution—but be did not, He shut eyes and ears (0 complaints, and let the institution run along in the old rut. About half a million of dollars have been squandered and worse than nothing accomplished. 1f Beaver could not introduce reforms into an Agrienltural College, bow ean he do it in the State Government? There is one safe course to pursue—elect Pattison for Governor. His course is known; he is no pretender; he gets right down to hard pan of yrue reform, by saving money to the people This is the way to do it, and this way it will continue when Patuson be. comes Governor. He has been stopping leaks through mouse holes in the Cone trolier's office, but he will find rat holes in Harrisburg. His reform stopper will close them all up. The people bave been fed so long on spread~eagle promises they are disgusted; they want more substantial food, which they will get in Pattison. He was nominated because of the splendid record he had already made, and not be- cause of promises, His psst is his ganar anteo of the future. —~Doylestown Demon erat. @ cole nn ARABI'S HOPES FLICKERING, Surrender of a Large Force of Egup~ tians to the British, Alexandria, August 24.—A dispatch Just received states that Tel-el-Kebir was taken by the British this morning with 2,000 prisoners. Tel-el-Kebir was chosen by Arabi as a strategic position where he could meet the British forces to best ad- vantage, and the supposition has been that he meant to or the contest there the most stubborn one of the war, His forces in the vicinity numbering over twenty-five thousand men. Intelligence received at this place states that the Boulak-el-Dakruf railway has been cut a short distance south of El- Kitab, supposed by the Bedouins with the object of cutting off Arabi Pasha's re- treat to Upper Egypt. Sultan Pasha has received information from Upper Egypt that a strong feeling against Arabi exist- ed among the people because of his ex- actions. FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN WOMEN, Clarksville, Tenn., August 26.—~This morning Mrs, Daniel Hanley and Mrs. Shepherd, residing at this place, engaged in a dispute that ended in a savage fight, Both women fought with ferocity of ti- pers, biting each other and scratching un- til the blood flowed in streams from their arms and faces. While the combatants were clinched Mrs, Shepherd's son, aged seventeen years, approached them with a hatchet and struck Mrs, Hanley on the head with it, splitting her skull and kill- ing her instantly, en Little Rock, August 24.—An exciting Lorse thief hunt is progressing in Van Buren county, Ill. Two of the thieves were killed on 22, and one has been sent to the penitentiary for sixteen years. The bend is made up of desperate char- acters and trouble is anticipated in thei tapture, 3 Visalia, Cal,, Aug. 23.—Yesterday Ben. Harris, colored man, shot and mortally wounded his wife. He killed his step. daughter, aged 14 years, and severely wounded another stepdaughter, aged 10 years, with an axe. He made his escape before the news of the tragedy reached town. Thirty men arein hot pursuit of the murderer, Leland, Ill, August 27.~This evenin Mrs, J. M. Stratton, wife of a successfa lawyer here, shot her husband and then herself, both dying immediately. No cause is assigned for the deed. They had been married but a ehort time and it was supposed lived happily together, A little while before the shooting neigh- bors heard words between them, Lancaster, August 27.—The Hocking Valley Manufacturing Company's works at this place were burned this morning. Loss, $185,000; insurance, $31,000, At Brownsville, Texas, there were fif- ty4wo new cases of yellow fever and foar deaths, five cages at Point Isabel and five deaths in Matamoras, A boarding house keeper at Brookfield, Mass, attempted to poison his whole family and nine boarders with Paris green, A true strengthening medicine and health renewer is Brown’s Iron Bitters, Emmert’schurn factory at Freeport Ill, was burned Saturday. 88 $10, ® CHUCKCHEES AT HOME, THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL. COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE RAISES A BREEZE IN COURT. | Some Strange Qustoms of a Strange People The Government Warned to Keep| A correspondent of tho New York Hers Hands of. jad describes tome of the mannors and *. v3 sis = jeustoms of the Chuekehees, a primitive Washington, August 22, Mr, Totton rine living within the Arctic cirele, It Sloand ik rguwant 1a the Rar Route ih {was among these people that the crow of Al with & gliogquent paroration, in whie 1 Rodgers spent a few months Tha corres he insisted that upon the evidence the Jus lsnondent SAYS ry must lad a verdict which would bring sourcely be joy to the homes of the defendants instead | . 3 1 of tilling them with weeping and lamen " The dwelling-—~which ean dignified by the name of house is oval shaped, or, BOO inverted lo convey a i i {what distinet idea, resembles an for the pnasin, When a dwolling Is erected the Lot! formation ia necessarily suilled to thelr 'e A * 1 & . : 1 there be an end, he said, to these unau {primitive appliances, An upright plece thorized interviews in which sald ol driftwood, sometimes whalebones ashe that tha Attorney General would come od together with walrus hide, sovos as a here and show that the Government was!centre pole, Springing from this centre tation. MeSweanay, of counsel defense, then addressed the jury, it was in earnest in these prosecutions, Mr, Keri, a series of curved bones or wood, forms bad encouraged the defense at first, and] ing a support for the walrus hide covering, said McSweeny bad before This covering is rudely sewn with thongs this jury, but that his proper place was on {of sealskin and fastened at the ground Ly his kuoos at the White House asking par-l ean of twisted walrus hide ropes, the don atthe round tabla of Prince Arthur jends of which are secursd to rocks, whieh Mr. Kor had also expressed his eXPecia-fsoryes in lieu of tent pins, The interstiv tion of seeing the gentleman who followed | coy between the rocks and the points where no business oo a simply ake the consent of her father, which is generally given without the least reluctance, as it appears to be the des sire of the parents to rid thelr huts of thelr daughters ns soon as they possibly ean, When the nuptial day arrives the bride groom's relatives proceed in a body, ae. companied by the “Iyanglum’ and his drum, to the hut wherein dwells the bride The lamps are extinguished and the cere monies consist of an oration, singing and beating the drum by the “Iyanglum.’ the whole performance occupying sbout an hour, Then feasting commences, the piece do resistance at the marriage ban- quel being walrus head and brains, When all present have gorged themselves to ree pletion the newly wedded couple go to their hut und the knot Is flmly tied ithe the custom among the Chuckehees to have a plurality of wives, but the grestest num ber seen by the Rodgers people attached to one man was live, ties —— YEARS IN PRIBON. An Aged Kentucky Conviet I oposes to Change His Mode of Life. THIRTY-FIVE The gates of the Jeffersonville penitens tinry parted yesterday for an old econviet, who, if anything, has walked away from “Diekens' Dutchman’ in the matter of him (Lagersoll) also on his knees going up'(he hide comes to the ground are filled in to the White House aforesaid on precisely with hard, beated snow, The entrance to! the same mission {the hut invariably faces the south, while| Nr ebay a dom ane Teladoor sk serves a door. Having tender Woll. 1 say “gentleman.” Broth. | &nined admission through this entry, a er Ingersoll was to follow on his knees. [®P8ce intervenes belween it and the main Jast after that speech of Mr, Ker there portion of the hut, It is in this space thet ent mF Lo Aaa" ard ridnt ti off evry cho ch found. |ing—the females alone wearing a narrow Mr, Morrick~1s there any evidence off loin fillet made of tanned dearskin—before this? ; . {going into this compartment, tis cuss He thera was o|tomary upon the arrival of strangers to re statement in relation to pardon. Is there|coiveibem as described in a previous letier, any evidence! Evidence in the record of Sickening odors greet the nontrils as the Agiiiing that the Aare General B&s interior is reached —an odor arising from MoS weeney—No, sir. There is not. [the congregation of many human beings, The Court suggested that Mr, McSwees the smoke from the burning seal oil lamp, ney's remark was merely a playful answer and mixture of smells composed of rotten to Mr. Ker, 3 ? y Merrick—No, sir. It is something from meat and decayed matter, Dut the Rs d- a publie print in relation to something the Attorney General bad said, and if they were 10 read the interview — McSweeney—1 could not read the in terview. Let me say this: lotimations wore made at an early day as to the inter est which the Government would take in this case and how the Attorney General would drop in here from time to time to give us the assurance of his profound sympathy with the prosecution. All 1 have to say in answer to this talk of our triends swboul Government prosecution is, “Keep your hands off; you have no busi: ness here.” 1 want no threats neither out gers crew, by virtue of necessity, soon be- came accustomed to the smells, Repugs nant as it was to their feelings, force of circumstances compelled them to conform in every way to the habits of their Obueks chee hosts. The bills of fare varied but little during thelr residence, the only ads dition to their menu being monthly, when the issue of the scanty rations took place, which were shared by the men with their native companions Frozen, rotten wal rus meat, sometimes the flesh of a hair. of Court or in Court about what the Gov- ernment wants or what the Executive! wants, or what be does not want, He has no right, nor have the counsel any right] to attempt in the remotest degrees even to impute that they are representatives of a! power that sympathizes with them in their! war against a citinen. I say to them in! their White House, in their capital and in! sight of the capital, that if they come into] this court house they must come scepter! loss and crownless, #0 far a8 power us cons! cerned. In the further course of his remarks Me) Sweeney raised a laugh against the proses | cation (in which they themselves joined)] by alluding to them ss highstoned subs contractors of the Department of Justice Before the conclusion of Mr. McSwees| ney's address Court adjourned unul to | morrow, ————————— A" A THE PANAMA CANAL, What Has Been Done and What is Being Done by the Engineers, [From the San Francisco Chronicle ) Operations in connection with the pro~ jected Panama Canal bave for some time past been principally directed to the com. pletion of the surveys along the line of the canal. The work, though prosecuted with all possible despatch, bas met with con siderable vexatious dely in endeavoring to materially reduce the excavations after the central line of the canal shall be de termined. Withthis end in view, the regular engineer corps have been divided into exploriog parties, each having its designated localities for a fleld of opera: tions. The instructions invariably recelys od are to ascertain the topography of the country slong the main line of the canal as at present decided upon, note earefully the different acclivities encountered in the immediate vicinity and their adaptability for stations. On the conclusion of these researches a report is submitted to the Ex. ecutive Board at Panama, and by the comparison which is instituted a line is reached as a basie for future operations Under the direction of Pedro Sosa, = prominent Columbian engineer, excellent results have been arrived at, so as that the excavations originally proposed have been materially reduced. THE CENTRAL LINE, In an interview with Jeromino Osea, » member of the engineer corps in Panama, and who arrived in this city by the last steamer, it was ascertained that the sur. veying bad now been finished and that at- tention is now concentrated upon deters mining the centre of the canal, The route of the canal has already been cleared of trees, and with the above exception, every thing is in readiness for the excavation to commence. In fact, a contract bas already been given to excavate a distance of eight miles, from Colon to Gatun, and it is ex- pected that work will be commenced on November 1. As has been previously noticed in the Chronicle, the machinery to be used in this work is in process of cons struction, some of it awaiting shipment from this city to New York, DAMMING THE CHAGRES, The most important labor, that of erect. ing dam at Gamboa, on the Chagres River, engrosses the attention of the engi. peers. Over sixty kilometres of the river currents studied. In another direction tracks have been laid for the purpose of carrying the excavated earth and stones to the proposed site of the dam, while along the whole route of the canal, from Colon to Panama, stations have been es- tablished, A large number of warehouses have also been built. A commodious hos pital has been constructed upon an emi nence in Panama for the benefit of the ca- nal company’s employes and placed under the direction of competent physicians, An additional contract to that cited above has been given for the excavation of 87,000 cubic meters at Obispo, where a large warchouse will be built, as well as addis tional gshops to those already mentioned, Ef NE HORRIBLE PLOT Of Alabama Negroes to Murder White Citizens. Mobile, August 21,—In Choctaw coun: ty, Alabama, on the 10 instant, 8 bundle of papers disclosing a well organized plot among the negroes to kill the entire white population of that county was fourd near one of their rendezvous by two gentlemen, who laid the matter before the Solicitor, On the 16th a quiet meeting of citizens of Mount Sterling and Butler was called atl Butler to consider the best mode of sup pressing the intended outbreak and mas. gacre, After discussion it was agreed that the following ringleaders, Jack Turner, F. D. Barney, Jesse Wilson, Peter Hill, Willis Lyman, Aaron Scott and Range West, to whom had boen assigned the duty of leading the respective squads to Jutler, Mount Sterling, Desotoville and other places, and kill all the whites at each place, should be arrested and lodged | inst. witbout disturbance or blood. sh 1. Thesame day a mass meeling of citizens of all classes was called to decide the tate of the prisoners. The plot had been in existancesinee 1873, and the conspirators now number four hundred. They hayes powder, shot and guns, and think themselves suflicien ly strong to accomplish their flandish de- sign. Sunday night, the 17th of Seplem- ber, had been appointed as the date for ite cor summation. The papers further showed that this day was selected because then white people would be at ecampmeet. ing unarmed and could offer no resist. ance, The meeting called for Saturday brought together about 700 men, among whom were about 150 negroes, who, after hearing the papers read, by an almost unanimous vote decided that Jack Turner was a tyr. bulant and dangerous charactor, a regular firebrand in the community, and that the ublic demanded his immediate death. 10 was according hanged about 1:15 the same afternoon in the presence of the as- sembled multitude. The crowd then dispersed, and all signs of disturbance ceased, The other prison. ers are still in jail to await further devels 14 seal or fish, invariably eaten raw, were the staple articles of dietary, As a sort of “bonne bouche’ reindeer's blood in & fro zen slate was occasionally served out The blood had been brought from the in- terior in the summer, and transported in bags made of the stomach of the seal. With this blood is mixed a grass, proba: ably a species of sorrel, as the taste is des scribed as being extremely sour, but this fermentation that ensues form is admix. tare with the blood. The pangs of hun ger alone compelled the Rodgers men to Those who did eat il say ‘that the stench was so disgust. ing that during the act of deglutition, and {even while conveying it to their mouth, jthey had to compress the nostrils to shut jout the smell: During the winter the {first repast takes place from 8 Lod a m., isbout8to dp. m. (however, Lhe days are long, they rise at {dawn and go oul in their skin boats~ iwhich sre built of walrus hide and mod. ‘elled after the type in use by the Innuites lof Alaska—t0 seal or walrus for winter isupphes, Then the mea! hours are mid- {day and 8 p, m,, or before seeking their jcouches, { The feminine tenents of the hut do the jearviog, or rather hacking, with small {balchets, procured in trade from the {whaling ships. This process divides the {lumps of frozen meat into portions of large |size, which are placed in a wooden trough. { Each individual then squats on either side fof the trough, and should some reckless {individual fail to grabble a pieces of the {meat he goes minus a meal for that oocos~ sion. The Chuckchees are very fast est ters, and, to use the words of one of the lerew, “If you don't try and follow sult in loating you'll get nothing.” After the {meal was finished the trough is licked by {the women and every particle of meat or {oleaginous mailer thal clings to the wood {is thereby removed. The only use they imake of water is for drinking purposes, {This is obtained by melting snow in a {hole dug in the centre of the hut, some. {times in a bucket, the liquefaction being ipromoted by the heated atmosphere of the apartment. How the dogs that serve {to draw the sledges obtain strength is a {marvel; the beasts seldom ever got even sniff of the rotten mest, and probably jconsider themselves very lucky icbance they should fall across a piece of iwalrus or seal hide. When reduced to starvation the strong ones fall upon those thal are helpless and weak, literally rend them to pieces and devour the entire body, { flesh, bones and even the skin. The aver sion and loathing with which the officers and men regarded these horrible messes of dog, rotten walrus and seal meat can scarcely be imagined. But these Chuck. chees wave cheerfully the best fare they had and shared it equilablp with the crew and their families without displaying any hopes of future reward. 50 far as possessing any religion or hay. ing any conception of & Bupreme Being, the Chuckchees appear to be without any belief. Bat in common with the Eequi maux, Kolosh, the pure Aleut of the pre: Russian occupation of Alaska and the va. rious islands of the Alutian Archipelago, they have a Shaman, or medicine man, who in the Uhuckchees language is called “Iyanglum.” These individuals seem to bave great sway and exert large influence over the Chuckchoes. Under the pre tense they were in, or have the power to hold, communication with the “Kom. cocks,’ or spirits that dwell in the moun. tains and the sea, they delude their peo. ple with the idea that no hunting, travel. {ing or trading expedition should Le un- dertaken without the spirits being consult: ed through thelr medium. The correspondent saw a girl die; in one hand some rotten walrus meat was put, while the other held a wooden spoon. Then her boots were drawn on and the “Iyaoglund’ and the neighbors were sent for. s soon as the whole of the invited guests had arrived the “lIyanglum’’ tied the end of a long coil of sealskin rope around the head of the girl, the other end he fastened to a stick resembling a cruteh in form. The father of the girl then com- menced asking questions, and al each query the rape was lified up, causing the irl's bead to raise from off the ground. his performance lasted three hours, dur- ing which time there was not a sound heard in the hut, At the expiration of the period food was partaken of by all pres- ent, after which the" Iyanglum’’ produc. ing some seal-gut rope, proceeded to lash the corpse, tying the arms close to the body and the legs with the feet pointing outward. A sledge was then prepared on the outside, and the girl's father taking a knife cut a slit in the side of the hut as & ‘ho dead are not allowed to tives say: “Should this bappen the spirit will find its way howe again.” The body being placed on the sledge the natives proceed to pull it and another sledge with provisions toward a high range cof hills distant some fifty miles inland. Resum ing the ordinary avoecations upon their res turn, al the expiration of four days they roturn to the body tomscertain whether the arows have eaten the walrus meat which! had been placed in her hand. Ifthe meat had been eaten it is regarded as a favors. hle omen, as they will in future hunts be vaery successful. The last farewell takes place fifteen days after the previous visita. tion, the object of which is to discover whether the crows have picked the eyes out of the corpse, the Chuckchaes believ~ ing that the visual organ is deemed a eas vory morsel by the birds, If this suspi cious avent has taken place, it is regarded ag an augury that no more deaths will taka place for a year, Then the body is covered up with snow and left to rot away or bo eaten up by the crows and dogs, After a babe has been ushered into the world two blocks of frozen snow are placed on top of each other, with six stones arranged in a circle on the summit, the whole being placed in the interior compartment of the hut, where the blocks gradually melt, According to the posi tion in which the stones fall to the ground 80 tho future eareer of the child is deter mined. The child is not washed or tend- ed in any manner except receiving its usual nourishment from the mother. To a stranger it soema very romarkable that the infant lives at ail, when the exposure they undergo is considered. The mother gives her ehild milk but once a day, then stuffs a piece of rotten meat into its band and lays it on the ground, where it lays quiet and contented for the day and night. So fares tho Laby Chuckchee. Marriages are conducted in a very primitive style. No tender, languishing airs or loving looksare indulged in by the Chuckchee lover in need of an Amaryllis, i opments, prison experience, Yesterday completed Lis sixth term in the Prison Bouth, his confinement aggregating thirty-five years He has turned seventy five, and goes out into the world without a friend or relative For thirty-two years he has seen his fel low prisoners depart one by one, many to the grave, u ntl to~day there isn't an offi. cer or convict in the prison who was there when he entered it, thirty-five years ago, He has been married four times, and was divorced from all of his wives, living with each of them but a short time. He has been pardoned from prison twice, once by Gov. Willard ard once by Gov. Wright In 1539 he was sent from Wayne county, Ind, to serve three years for larceny. At this time the institution was situa ted at the corner of Ohio avenue and Market street and was leased by Col. 8 H. Patterson and Mr, Henzley. There were but about one hundred convicts in the prison, and they were employed mak. ing brick and chopping wood for the farmers of Clark county, They also ear ried on blacksmithing and wagon makin to a largs extent, icks was & mode blacksmith, and supenatended all the iron work of the building of the Southern prison for the contractors, Patterson & Pratt, Hicks was first sent from Wayne county for three years; the second time he came from Lawrence county to serve ten years; Lhe third from Daviess county, for seven years; the fourth from Montgomery, for four years: the fifth from Marion, for three years: sixth from Franklin county, for four years. He also served a term of two years in the Jolliet prison in Illinois. During all of bis imprisonment be has never lost a moment's “good time,” and tas been in the best of health, and con- tented with his lot. During the last term of bis imprisonment he has been employ. od as keeper of the big gate through which the wagons enter the institution. When be first entered the prison the prisoners received corn bread and water, with ocoa- sionally a little meat, but no coffee, Bare ney Rosenthal, the tailor, has made five suils of clothing for Hicks, and now the sixth is completed. Hicks says he bas be- come tired of prison life. He will leave for Hamilton, Ohio, to spend the remais. der of his days. Eh —— A chief secret of the success of the Sal. vation Army is found in the constant ef fort of the leaders to keep their meelings lively. They are not disturbed by the tear of irreverence, but they are afraid of dullness, By hymn, prayer, sod ejacu- lation the congregation is kept in a state of constant excitement, which often 1ises to enthusiasm. The “caplain' must have tact, as well as firmness and good Fumor to keep the whole proceedings Reing. A correspondent quotes (he remark of the “eaptain'' of one meeting in London: “We had too long specches this morning, Go to the point at once and let no one talk more than a mioute sand a half” Racy observations, humorous repartses, and telling remarks (some of them obviously premeditated) seem to constitute a great part of the atiractiveness of the service The serraapondent continues : ’ “The ‘General’ now enters. The strikes up. There is t veo pocket-handkerchiefs. Genera! Booth is a man of keen, dark eyes, squiline nose snd ironsgray beard. His strength does not seem to lie in powers of oratory, bat in the gift of organization. All present were thoroughly under command. ‘As many as have got salvation fire a volley,’ shouted the General; and forthwith a vols | ley of ‘Ament’ was shouted out What! impressed me most was the admirable ore! ganization of the whole thing, there being | & piace for every one and every ene in his! jor her place. Young boys broke in with | {‘Amens,’ children beat tambourines which | {bad been distributed to the girls, even the {baby on tbe platform I rather think was {dandled in time with the hymn (hat was (being sung. One could easily see that the Glories’ and ‘Amens' were not the out. bursts of spontaneous feeling, us they came in with regularity and precision which implied excellent training.” The lesson for our humdrum churches to fearn from this is the necessity of avoiding dullness. Even in the Episcopal ehurchs es, which provide for responses, how fow can begot to say “ Amen’ audibly while a Presbyterian or Congregational "eburch would be shocked if an earnest brother should spesk the word which Paul expects every worshiper to repeat in unison with the public prayers, re —————_ A] pron a APACHES RAVAGING SONORA. Tucson, A. T., August 18s Advice. {from Trinidad, Sonora, of the 16th instar $, {say that the Apaches are deprodatiag nnd committing frightful atrocities in the Sa. buabupa district, A large force of Mexi- cans is in close pursuit of the redskins, Ay Taratue ranch the Apaches killed passing Lamesa Palona they killed ty in Lucuchilla and two in Arincabonds a for three hours afterward attacked T;ioinr. rigl, killing eleven women and wn child putting them to desth by the most ory i torture. Four of the men of the ranch whe | were returning saw the houses on fire op fled. The Apaches gave chase, Three of the men took refuge among the rocks and were defending themselves when the fourth man, who escaped, brought the news to Trinidad. A large force of eitis zens started at once 10 the rescue, and couriers were sent in all directions to warn the settlers of the whereabouts of the hos. tiles. No mail riders have arrived for several days. It is believed that ail bave been fallen victims to the Apaches. The number of hostiles is about two hundred, commanded by Jub, the Chihuahua chief who escaped after the battle with Genera) Fuoro last spring, Authenticated report stato that » band of Apaches have pene trated Alamer and are depredating thar, General Roys, with a large force in the Sahushupa district, declares that ho will not spare a buck, & tquaw or PRDROOEe if he { r———— ht ro ——_— THE RESOURCES OF xg YPT. The London TVmes has printed An ex. haustive article upon the resources of Egypt, compiled from the latest and most authoritative statistics, which contains some interesting information in view of the prominent position which that country now occupies before the world. The pop- ulation of Egypt proper consists of &,518,~ 000 souls, and that this population is prin. cipally rural is shown by the census of the following chief towns: Cairo 827.461, Al. oxandria 1656 662, Damietta 32.680, R cand ri 2, | ta 32,680, Rose 10,243, Buen 11,827, Port Said 3834, The oxports of Egypt consist of entirely natur. al produce, such as cotton, wheat, sugar and beans, amounting in 1880 to $£67.625.« 000, while the imports of cotton manufac. tures, cosul, indigo snd timber smounted in the same your to $34,115,000, the excess of oxports indicating the magnitude of he: foreign indebtedness, more than tN thirds of which is to Groat Britains In sas dition to the politieal and indirect interests of England is the canal, she has a direct interest in it to the extent of $20,000,000 represented in shares bought in 1876 and twolve years' interest due, Jassitying al) the loans, there is a total of $300 000,000 of capital invested in what is practically mortgage on Egypt. Five English bank. ing companies represent $15,000,000, and theee banking establishmonts have arisen not from any needs of the agricultural pao ple in Egypt, but from the needs of those engaged in il ¢ transit trade. nmr——— i Y ——— or ———— Mount Pulaski, Mo., August 21,—Chas. Mahon, who lived four miles east of this city, who has been missing for three days, was discovered yesterday, with two oung wen who had been working for im, all three blindfolded and their throats cut from ear to ear. No cause is known for the deed, Should a man wish to marry a girl he Ja The Bad and .. Worth CORES This ie ially true of a family medicine, and it is posi tive root that the remedy imitated is of tho highest value, As soon ns it had been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best and most valuable ‘family medicine on earth, many imita- tions sprung up and began 10 steal the notices in which the and e people of the count Xpress- ed the merits of H. 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