THE COMING OF WINTER.
Theres a clonion ths brow of tne mount
A mistiness hanzs on the vale: >
A film dulls the flash of the fountain,
There's a sob in the sigh of the gale. -
All the brightness the Autumn king brought
them, x !
Is dimmed by ths sa lnsss o? Autumn,
The pensive torebodings of Autunn!
Tbe golden rod bloometh in splendor,
The sumaca’s red banners float free,’
And tha rich purpie meadow weads ranler
‘Fhe woodlands most woadrous to see,
With the glories ths ssasoa has wrouzht
them,
Rich dyes for tha mantle of Autamn,:
The glamor ani glory of Au.uwmn,
A wail that is pitesusly thrilling
And sad as a lover's last words,
Ls heard in the tranuious trilling
Favewell of the lingering birds.
Sad lays that chill win is have tauzht them,
“To chant at the coming of Autumn.
The plant anl the pathos of Ausumn!
The harvest fizlds shriveled ani sober,
The unfruitful fallows all browa,
Have yielded to solemn October
Their jexeis to weave in har crown.
With a grasp ol a miser she caught than,
To weave in the diadam of Autumn,
Ths costly crowa jewsls of Aubunnl
In the distant abyss of dark heavan
From tha pitiless glittering eyes
OF the stars chaerless glances ara given
Harthward from the cold dreary skies.
Wo: fhe zaardian spirit we thou zht tham,
But the slavish magicians of Autumn,
0. the magic and mystery of Autumn
And faded ths nopes that I cherished
Since summer’s cull pulss beats ars stilled,
With the dream o. the summar they per-
ished
And its promis»s all unfulfilled
Ahi vainly in'sorrow 1 sought tham
Mid the wreck and ruin of Atumn
The dar desolation of Autumn!
Oh God, how I clunz to my treasures,
With devotion deap, passionats, will:
From a heart thai is wilful and measuces
Its desires fron an uarsasoaing chili.
But I know now how daarly 1 bought tham,
Like the life-purchasal oleasurss
Autumn,
The death-loomed enjoymants ol Au
tumao.
~—M. M. Folsom, in Atlanta Jouraal,
ol
THE STRANGLER.
BY CHARLES Di LEWIS.
HREE years arter
“the Sepoy rebellion
had been put down
in India, and: with
the country under
such military and
legal discipline as it
had never known
before, L'was at Hy-
derabad, a large
town 500 miles east
RE of Bombay, ia the
province of Dekkan. It was there that
a band of professional thuzs, numbering
thirty-two men, was captured and exe-
cuted in 186). The vigorous search
after and prompt punishment of crimi-
nals was having a dus effect, and not a
case of poisoning or strangling hal
been known about Hyderabad for sev-
eral months. In fact these two classes
of murderers were supposed to have be-
come extinct in that province. One
morning a ryot, or farmer, was fouad
dead on the public square, and it was
speedily discovered that he had been
choked to death. The imprints proved
it to be the work of a strangler. The
thug used a cord, while the strangler
used his fingers. His marks could not
be mistaken. He brought his thumbs
together on the ‘‘Adam’s apple,” while
the ends of the fingers got their pur—
chase just below the victim's ‘ears.
Sometimes the fingers clutched his ears
cr hair. The ‘‘mark” was always plain
to be seen on the neck. Now aud then
a victim was attacked from behind. In
such cases the strangler's thumbs were
brought together on the back of the
neck, and his fingers were locked to-
gether over the “apple.”
Several suspects were arrested, hut
nothing came of it. About twenty days
after the first case a woman was found
dead within three blocks of the public
square, and she had also fallen a victim
to the strangler. Not only had she been
choked to death, but her neck was
broken. The police were again aroused,
and bodies of cavalry scoured the country
and brought in dozens of suspicious
characters, but as in the other case noth-
ing could be proved, and all had to be
released. At the investigation almost
every suspect made the same reply as
follows.
“Nc, sahib, I am ashamed to admit
that I am not guilty of this crimes We
are no longer men, but slaves. I no
jonger have courage, but am a coward
and dare not lift my hand.”
Ten days later the etrangler counted
his third victim, and this time it was a
European. Oaly at rare intervals before
the mutiny had a European fallen a vic-
tim to the professionals of any class. It
seemed to be an understood thing with
all not to meddle with them in any man-
ner. The victim in this case was a clerk
in the civil service Jdepartment attached
to the Tax Collector's office; I believe,
He had been ill for a week or two, and
wag occupying a room in a bungalow in
the heart of the town.” Ten or a dozen
clerks kept ‘‘bachelers’ hall” together,
and there were half a dozen native ser-
vants to take care of the place.
clerk, whose name was Adams, had a
native man for a nurse, but was almost
convalescent, One night at 10 o'clock
he sent his nurse with a note to a bun-
palow half a mile distant. The nurse
wag absent about three-quarters of an
hour, and upon bis return he found
Adams dead. ‘There was the mark on
his throat, and there was no question
about his having been the victim of a
fessional, and probably of the same
tiend who hed strangled the other two.
The polics and the military now quite
Jost their heads. During the following
week there were about 700 arrests,
Le s
This
some Of them being made 200 miles
away. Nothing like detective work was
}attempted, and as a consequence every
suspect had to be discharged for want of
any evidence against him. The authori-
ties seemed to go on tke idea that if a
sufficient’ number of people were ar—
rested the guilty party would somehow
betray himself. Strong efforts were made
in three or four cases to convict on shady
testimony, but after a few weeks every
person who had been arrested was set at
liberty. Bewng new to the country, and
having taken a great interest in the work
of exterminating the ‘‘professionals,’” 1
asked for information on every hand.
One: day, in conversing with a Major
Burke on the subject, he explained:
*In my time I have inspected the
{ hands of at least a score of strauglers,
Their strength lies mostly in the wrist
and fingers. Before graduating as pro-
fessionals they practicc on dummies,
and resort t6 certain gymnastics to
strengthen the parts I have named. This
man now amoung us is certainly a profes-
sional, If arrested you will find his
thnmb flattened on the ball. If I werea
detective I should go about looking at
thumbs. Ia most instances the victim
leaves scratches or cuts on the hands of
the assassin, which would further help
to identify him in case of suspicion.”
From that time on I instinctively
glanced at the hands of every native with
whom I came in contact, but without
the slightest hope of making any discov-
ery of value. Five weeksafter the mur-
der of the cicrk the strangler was heard
from azain. This time his victim wasa
sergeant of infantry, and he met his
death on the highway between the town
and the camp. It was about 9 o'clock
in the evening when he started for camp,
and it was known that he was consid-
erably under the influence of liquor. He
was almost a giant in size and strength,
and it was reasonable to conclude that
he had made somethinz of a struzgle,
even though half drunk and taken un-
awares. Indeed, when the surgeon came
to look him over blood was found in his
finger nails to prove that be had lacerated
the hands of his murderer. This was a
point to go on, bus was not even consid-
ered by the authorities. They followed
the course previously pursued «ad made
several hundred arrests.
On the third day after the sergeant’s
death I had a bit of chain work to do on
a piece of land two miles east of the town,
‘| and my helper was a native who had
served 1n the department for a year, He
was a middle aged man, very slender,
and his weight was not above 120 pounds.
He had drifted into the town at the close
of the war, and it%was said of him that
he came from the north and had been
faithful to the Kaglish during the strug-
gle. When not acting asa helper io the
tield he had the care of some horses be-
longing to the department. ‘The only
name that he was knowa was Peter.
When I sent him word that I wanted him
he returned a reply that he was ill, but
half an hour later he putin his appear-
ance aud explained that he was feeling
better. We had reached the field and
had fairly becun when my attention was
attracted to his hands. The backs of
both wereseratched and lacerated, though
the wounds were half healed. :
++It was the monkey at the stables who
did it, sahib,’” he explained, a3 he held
up his hands for inspection. “I was
teasing him and he got revenge. I will
sell him if 1 can find a buyer.” ?
I knew he had a monkey at the stables,
and his explanation was perfectly satis-
factory. The matter was forgotten in a
moment, and it would never have oc:
curred to me azain but for waat fol-
lowed. It was a scorching hot day, and
alter an hour's work we sought the shade
to rest. As I was lighting my pipe for
a smoke Peter observed that he was very
thirsty and would visit a spring he knew
of aboat a quarter of a mile away. The
field on waich we were. working had
once been cleared, but was nov pretty
well grown over with bushes and small
trees. - He disappeared at my back, and
I gave him no further thought for many
minutes. I had out my book and was
making some field notes when all of a
sudden it struck me that Peter had a pe-
culiar look as he explained how he had
received the wounds on his hands, I
remembered that his face hardened and
that there was a cruel glitter in his eyes.
Things of this sort never strike one at
the moment, but are vivid when recalled.
When I remembered his looks 1 won-
dered that he had not killed the monkey
for attacking him, and I reflected . that
the man must have a hot temper when
aroused. I do not suppose I devoted
over five minutes to this train of
thought. As time passed by I forgot
my surroundings while busy with the
pencil. Peter had been gone about
thirty minutes, as I afterward figured
up, when I was suddenly clutched by
the throat. I was leaning back against
a tree hardly larger than a man's arm,
aad was reclining to the left. My eyes
caught no glimpse of anything, nor had
my cars detected the slizhtest sound to
put me on my guard.
Tne first sensation was exactly like
that of falling. Ifremember a roaring in
my ears and fireworks’ dancing before
my eyes, and I was perfectly conscious
that my throat was in the clutch of
human fingers. What saved me was the
tree and the position in which I sat, I
did not realize that I struggled to break
the clutch, but I did put forth a mighty
effort. My right shoalderand arm were
a lever agninst the strangler’s right
wrist, and as I heaved I broke his clutch
and leaped to my feet. It was Peter, as
you have suspected. He had only gone
a few rods away and then turned and
crept back on me like-a serpent. His
rout was through bushes and vines, but
when I came to goover it I could not
fild that he had broken a twig. My
springing up threw him down, but he
was on hig feet like a cat, and with a cry
like that of an enraged beast he sprang
for my throat again. His eyes were fairly
blazing, his face distorted with passion,
and I realized in an instant that it was
his life or mine.
Under the new laws no native was al-
lowed to carry a deadly weapon. Ii one
was found provided with knife or pistol
| he was seat to prison. On the other hand,
all Europeans went armed. Thad a re.’
volver buckled sround me, and if’ Petey
had not been so sure of strangling me he
could have secured the weapon as he crept
up behind me. He sprang upon me like
a wildcat, seeking my throat at every!
clutch, and we grabbled and reiled over
aud over oa the ground. -He made a
dash for my throat with his right hand
as we rolled about and I caught the ends
of his first two fingers in my teeth and
bit to the bone. That ono bite gave me
the victory, Still gripping his fingers. I
struggled to my koess, reachel for my.
revolver, and [ had the muzzie agiiasc
his body when the thought flashed across
my mind that he was the professional
strangler wanted by the police. Upto
that instant I had no thought asto why
be attacked me. When I dropped his
fingers and covered him with the revol-
ver he made no further resistance. ‘The
native of India, like the Arab, believes
in fate. %
“Sahib, you have won,” he said, a3
1 stood over him. = #8[t was to be and so
it is. Do as you will with me.”
++Peter; way should you seck my
life?” I asked, even yet hylt hoping
there might be some mistake about it.
**Why did I strangle the others, sahib,
A voice commanded me and I obeyed.”
“Good heavens! bul you are not the
murderer of the farmer, the clerk, and
the soldier—you who have been con-
sidered so faithful to the Eanglishl”
¢‘}iven so, sahib. It was to be, andi
is. Take me to the police and I will ad.
mit everything and diz like a man.”
I drove him before me until we en-
countered a troop of - cavalry which had
been scouring the country for subjects,
and was then returning to town with no
less than twenty-six prisoners. Had
Peter denied his admissions to me
nothing could have been proved, and he
only would have been puaished for as-
sault. But he felt that fate had deliv
ered him into the hands of his enemies,
and he was willing to heip convict him-
self, He gave the particulars of each
murder with such detail that no doubt
‘could exist, It was the sergeant who
had lacerated his hands. He was keep-
ing shady while he waited for them to
heal. He would not have accompanied
me that day but for the fear that he
might be suspected, though as a matter
of fact he would have been among the
very last to fall under the ban.
¢+I had no thought of strangling
when we started out,” he said to
after his trial. ‘It was oaly after you
had noticed my bands. While you ap:
peared indifferent, I was afraid that you
suspected. I could have snatched away
your pistol and shot you dsad, or I could
have beaten you to death with a club,
but my creed would not permit it. 1
must either strangle you or let you live
on. Had I been successful I should
have made my way north 43 fast as pos
sible.” :
He did not hesitate to tell the police
that he was a professional strangler, and
it was with considerable pride that he
exhibited his flattened thumbs and illus.
trated the manner in which the deadly
clutch was made, He had been a pro-
fessional for upward of twenty years.
He spent ore whole day :making out a
list of dates, localities and victims, and
the number of murders was appalling.
The figures ran up to forty-two or forty
three, and there were seven Europeans
among them. He begged no one’s for-
giveness—had no apologies to offer. He
told me very plainly that he was sorry
he had not succeeded with me, as he
believed he could have safely escaped
and lived to gather in tea or twelve more
victims, He bad *‘marked down six
different Europeans in the town, and but
for the interference of fate .would have
strangled them at intervals of about four
weeks.
Peter went to the gallows with the
utmost indifference.
betray the anxiety of a man walking
about the street. He was, I believe, the
last professional strangler executed in
that province, although his class flour-
ished elsewhere and were picked up one
by one for many years after.—New York
Sun,
you
me
The Nationality of Ships.
Painting to represent gun-ports is not
much in vogue nowadays except amony
French and Scotch ships and craft hail-
ing out of London, aboard which latter
vessels sailors are supposed to live better
than on most English ships. The SBcotch-
men and Londoners may be easily dis.
tinguished from tae Frenchmen, Johnny
Crapeau's long flagpoles on his masts
towering many feet above the rigging,
while the ships.of Great Britain have
their truclss set just above the hounds of
the skysail or rogal rigging, which gives
them a squatty appearance. In the
distance some Nova Scotian ships may
be taken for Americaas, but not at near
aporoach. They are much more poorly
kept and equipped and their sparring is
less graceful. Scandinavian vessels may
always be known by the presence of a
windmill pump abaft the mainmast.
This windmill is a compulsory adjunct
of Swedish and Norwegian ships.’
pcandinavians were much given, some
years ago, to the purchase of the cast-off
craft of other countries. Through this
practice a very large proportion of their
ships were old, worn out and. leaky.
Hence the wisdom of the powers that
were ordained that windmills should
ornament their ships to facilitate the
labor of keeping afloat. A marked
peculiarity of Spaniards is their fondness
for white paint, and also for nettings
such as are seen on old-fashioned war
ships under the bowsprit, for stowing
staysails in. and around the tops and
quarter-deck. Hollanders, too, like
nettings, but are. not so conspicuously
devoted to them ®as their Spanish
brethren. Germans and Hollanders often
have little round port holes and small
doors in their deck houses instead of the
large, rectangular, airy windows and
spacious doorways which they might as
well have.
are mot supposed to be over fond of
fresh air, nor yet of water, fresh or salt.
—New York Post.
A man is called a confirmed liar when
nothing that he says is conlirmed.
He did not even
However, these good folk |
SOLDIERS COLUMN
THE SECOND CORPS.
A Comrade Tellsof Soma ofthe Victories
They Won After Hancock Lefc Them.
THE Second
Corps, under the
command of the
intrepia Warren,
on the Mth of
Octobe’, 1863; out
f-ught and ouf-
generaled both
Lwell’s and Hills
Corps. Giving
Ewell a rib-roast-
erat Auburn, it. | lec ions are, from almost all p.ints, quite
satisfactory for the season.
marched rapidly
to Bristoe station’
where “Hill's
Corps had occupi-
ed its lire of retreat, and which, although
in line of battle he did rot even hesitate to
attack. although greatly outnumbered. : It.
was a small bagtle but a great victory, the
Secord Corps adding tos it trophies 450
prisoners, two battleflags and five pieces of
artitlery,
Thedriving of Hill's Corps through the
thickets of the Wilderness for a mile and a
half on the 6th of May 1864, and holding |
both Longstreet's and Hill's Corps rom
doubling up the jeft of the army, may not
be considered a victory, but it kept Lee
from repeating Chancellorswille; and on the
7th he was glad to hide his army behind
breastworks. - We will add here that the
arrival of Longstreet on the field just in
the nick of time prevented the Fecond
Corps from achieving the greatest victory
during its organization. 2 :
‘It was on the right at Spotsylvania on
the 10th of May, 1864, that the corps lost its
first gun. It was abandoned in the woods
because of runaway horses, who wedged it
between trees, where it could not be extrica-
ted. The writer stood close beside it; it was
silent, but, oh! how 1 wished it.conld syeak
Before leaving 1 fired, at a rest, off the left
wheel at the rebel color bearer just opposite.
This was not a victory, Mr. Hull, neither
was ita defeat, as our brigade had imper-
ative orders to withdraw, and which had.
to be repeated several times before the men
fell back.
Two days later the Second Corps scored
another triumph. I refer, Mr. Hull, to the
records of the battle of Spottsvlvania Court-
house and the morning that Hancock sent
his famous dispatch: ‘I have cleaned out
Karly and am now going into Ewell”’—both
commanders 0’ repel infantry corps The
f this ¥0 p tle of Hf s i)
net proceeds of this hours’ battle of the | prospocts are cpnaidered bright for the com:
Second Corps at the now famous angle is,
according to history, 4.000 prisoners, the
enemy's fortified line, an abundance of dead
Confederates, 20 cannon, and 30 rebel bat-
tleflags. ‘This may not be much of a victory
in the eyes of Mr. Hull, but to theiank and
file of the Second Corps it seemed and was
na great success. To the Confederates it gave
them to understand that althoneh they
might build earthworks to: the skies, the
Yankee soldier was at anytime liable to
climb over them and bayonet the strongest
be'ore breakfast; ) :
It seems strange that men who. like Mr.
Hull, claim to be conversant with war his-
tory should have the audacity to assert that
the Second Corps was constantly . knocked
out after Hancock's deparuire. ih
The fact ndevery: soldier of ‘the 1
neput init, as well
offic isi and history, that the
Second €orps, under Gen. Humphreys, in
the finalteanipaign "of 1865 did not lose a
single battle. Beginning with the 31st of
March the First Division, under the lead of
that prince of soldiers. Gen. Miles, attacke
the enemy along the White Oak Road while
reeling in victory over forcing the Fifth
Corps back. Miles led hi: division in and
drove the Confederate line into their works,
capturing many prisoners ;
The assault of the Crow House 'redoubts
by the Second Corps on the 2nd of April,
capturing the works and all the cannon
therein, and nearly all the garrison, gave
the rebel chieftain to vnderstand that an-
other victory had been won. The retreat of
Pickett from Five Forks and the rebel di-
visions of Anderson and Heth from the
Confederate right being forced to a fight by
Gen. Miles’ command (the First Division)
at Sutherland Station, April 2, would not,
according tu the version of Mr. Hull, be a
Second Corps victory; nevertheless the rebel
line was carried by the men wearing the red
trefoil, The brigade to- which the writer
belonged, commanded by Gen. Ramsey,
alone captured B00 prisoners, two pieces of
artillery, and Private Philips. of my own
company, a battleflag. ~ From Sutherland
Station to Appomattox it was one continu-
ous victory. ‘fie morning flight with Gor-
don’s Confederate Corps on the 6th of April
is still vivid in. my bovhood memory. Its
last stand, near Parkinson’s Mill, on Sail-
or's Creek, where a sharp, short contest
gave the victorious and weary soldiers of
the Second Corps 1.700 prisoners. 13 battle-
flags, four cannons, and the main wagon:
trains of Lee's army, Gen, Humphreys, in
his report of the campaign, says:
“The loss of the Second Corps this day
was 571 officers and men killed and wonnd-
ed.” Nothing could have been finer than the
spirit : and promptness of the officers and
men.’ !
This must have been gnite a victory. We
got the goods, and the rebels streamed
through the woo is as fast as their légs could
carry them. They never stopped. as of
yore, to hello “Good-by Yank; will see you
again.’ The men of the Second Corps
called it a victory, shouldered their rifles,
and marched on, shuffing victory from
every breeze, and when the head of the
corps came up with Longstreet the men
were anxious toavipe up the dust with the
veterans of his command. Longstreet
moved ont of the way, an armistice was
asked and the letter from Tee to Grant
passed through the lines of the Second
Corps.
1 have written this hastily and mostly
from memory, and if not entirely satisfac.
tory to Mr. Hull of Virginia, will refer to
some kind old man that was too innocent
to invade the old Dominion. To the boys
and men of the Second Coprs who so nobly
assisted in preserving tbe Union, the intel.
ligent man of this day will not ask them
what victories they won. It was written
at that time with bayonet and ball, and no
man can efface it until history is burned
up and all participants dead.—C. T. Barr
in National Tribune.
— v
Telegrapners’ Code,
The Bible sometimes makes a good
telegraph code. Thus, recently, the
»ditor of the Christian Register, find-
ing it would be too late to send a
letter of congratulation to the Lon:
don Inquirer in regard to its jubilee,
sent’ a telegram by cable as follows:
«Third epistle of John, 13-14,” which,
being interpreted, read as follows:
+] ‘had many things to write, but J
will not with ink and pon. write untc.
thee; but I trust I shall shortly see
thee, and we shall speak face to face.
Peace be to thee. Our frienas salute
- thee. Greet the friends by name.”
¥
R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekl :
says: The presidential election has inter-
rupted business to'some extent in all parts
of 1he cotintry during the past week, but by
no means as much ss usual, and at nearly
all points the volume of trade hus been Tair.
ly maintained and the unprecedented activ-
ity of industries has only been interrupted
by the election holiday. A severe storm
throuzhotit most of the Northern States has
embarrassed the movement of products and
his checked some trades but was very wel:
cme to dealers in winter goods,” who had
found the unusually mild weather some:
what depressing to their business. The dis-
tribution of other products has been fully
up to the average, and repofis regarding col
At Pittsburg the production of iron in.
creases and the demand and. the general
tone is slightly better than before, with
large orders for ‘wrought pig. Glass. es.
pecially plate, is 1m large demand. Trade
at Cleveland is good, the demand for manu. |
factured iron exceeding the capacity of mills |
and money is working closer, Business at
+ Detroit is very favorable, trade and manu-
factures exceeding last year's and at Cincin-
nati foundries are rupning full time. At
Indianapolis the trade in drugsis excellent,
exceeding last fall's, : ]
Receipts of products at Chicago were cur-
tailed by the election and the storm, but
wholesale trade was large; dealing in real
estate show an increase of 30 per cent. over |
last vear, and the demand for money is
h avy. Less than the usnal interruption
oceared at St. Louis aud trade is active in all
seasonanle lines. Sal :
Pros § are more encouraging at Louis-
ville and business 1airly active; at Nashville |
trade is fair, and at Little Rock depressed
by the small receipts of eotion. At Mem-
phis the election interfered to some extent
and at New Orleans businuss for the week
was at a standstill, on account of the great
strike, which, however, is now settled, Cot-
ton advanced in price and the demand for
cotton and sugar is good. § :
The Government ciop report indicates
smaller yields than were expected of wheat |
only 5 bushels; of corn. only 1.
Pb Eyes bushels, and a decided y smal |
wield of cotton. Wheat is stronger than a
week ag), with no great change in corn
and oats, but moderate trading in either.
Cotton has risen over halt a cent, with sales
of 455,000 baleson Thursday alone, exceed:
ing 7 60,000 bales the largest previous re-
cord for any day. Exports in October were
250,000,000 pounds against 441,000,000 last
vear, and of oil 5),000.000 against 60,000,000
last year, the valne of both being $30,862,303
against $4%,177.432 last year.
It has been the dullest
ever known for anthracite coal
and the Reading finds = its iermi-
nals crowded, though working only three
days in the week. The bituminous trade
has been active and increasing. At Pitts
burg the Monongahela strike ends with a
victory for theoperators. = 2
Business in dry goods has been dull, but
ing season, and some bleached and colored
cottons are stronger, “Wool was very active
the first part of ihe week, with large sales
and a tendency to advance. Many shoe
factories will require their full capacity un-
til Christmas to nil their orders, and ship-
ments stitl largely exceeeds last year's. In
spite of storms, the movement of live stock
at Chicago is larger than a year ago. Money
has been in better supply, declining from 6
to 5% per cent. on call, but indications from
| Europe are less favorable to imports of i:
gold
en days number for the United States 184,
Canada 26, total 210, as compared with 233
last week. 187 the week previous tothe last
and 291 for the corresponding week 1cst
year.
OF CROPS.
CORN FAIR, POTATOES UNPROMISING, TOBACCO
POOR AND HAY GOOD.
The crop report 1ssu zd by the agricultur-
al Department at Washington shows that
the average yield for corn in seven States
is as follows:
Ohio, 29 bushels; Indiana, 27; Illinois, 25;
Lowa, 28; Missoury, 25; Kansas, 24.3; Nebras-
ka, 28.7. The average yield of buckwheat
141 bushels per acre; in New York, 14.7,
Pennsylvania, 14 5; Wisconsin, 13.5; Iowa,
10.7. Lhe crop returns of November, with
tuose of October indicate the yield of princi-
pat food products and point approximateiy
to the perfected estimates at the close or the
CONDITI
ear.
y ‘the yield of corn averages by November
returns 22.4 bushels per acre, and promises
an ageregate production of a littie more
than 160,000,000, based on acreage neary
pertected, and the possibility of shrinkage
in threshing and a certainty of light weight.
In the Northern Btates of the Atlantic
coast the crop ripened well, In the cotton
States it was injured somewhat by exces-
sive moisture, causing rot and mould, and
in some districts ®t was shortened by
drought. In Onio the crop is well cured
but chaffey from drying too rapidly. 'Fhe
yield is very uneven, ranging irom 10 to
v0 bushels per acre.
Tue estimated yield of potatoes is 62 bush-
els per acre. ltissd in Maine, 63 in ‘New
York, 60 in Pennsy:vania, 70 in Michigan,
70 1n Minnesota. 31 in fowa and 47 in Kan-
sas. ihe crop is almost everywhere light.
‘the tubers are smali, as a rule, and rotung
in New Yo.Kk and throughout the West.
‘I'he yield of 1obbacco 1s less than last
year, the average being reported at: 682
pounds per acre of all kinds, against 748
ast year. g % :
The yield of hay is 1.17 tons per acre,
nearly the same as inn i891. Sas
treet els S—
STAMBOUL IS KING AGAIN.
THE BAY SON OF SULTAN DOES A MILE ON THE
STOCKTON KITE IN 2,08 FLAT.
At Stockton Cal. the stallion Stamboul
trotted a mile in 2.08 flat un Wednesday.
Up until Nov. 5, when Kremlin, the 5-
car-old stallion. trotted a mila in 2.08% at
ashvilie, Tenn., Stainboul was the king of
the trotting turf, his record being 2.08%. This
record he made on the Stockton, Cal.,
kite,” October 27, 1892, so he scarcely wore
the crown a week. He went to beat Palo
Alto’s record of 2.08% over the same track
in 1891. Horsemen considered his perform-
ance a remarkable one, as he went the first
half mile in 1.01}, the first and second quar-
ters each being trotted in 30% seconds. In
the face of a stroug wind he made the quar.
ters in the last half in 33% seconds each.
Stamboul 1s a bay horse foaled in 1882 and
was b by J. L. Rane, of 8an Gabriel, Cal.
He was sired by Suitan, dam Fleetwing.
the dam of Bubs, 2.19%, by Hambletonian
10; second damit Patchen Maid by George M,
Patchen. In the stud Stamboulis as suc-
cessful as on the track and is proving him-
self a champion as a sire as well as in speed.
He has ten représentatives in the 2.30 list,
the oldest of which, Murtha and Nadji, with
records of 2.18 und 226, respectively, are
but five years old- '
A HORRIBLE MURDER.
A HUNGARIAN KILLS A COUNTRYMAN WITH
MOLTEN LEAD.
A Hungarian named Zachrowski was
murdered near Boise, Ida, bya country-
man known as “Peter the Hun'’ for some
supposed indignity. The deed was commit
ted near Junctlon Crossing on. the = Clear-
water river, While his victim was = asleep
the murder:poured molten lead into his ear.
The metal burned its way into the brain,
causing almost instant death. !
| blown off their seats. Mr.
place was (he most seriously damaged.
cratic plurality on national and St
200. Ser
October |
The business failures during the past sev- |
“LIVE CHICK
Prime 95 £0 100-B sheep....§
was
* pear Galveston, Texas, during the
a violent windstorm | S
from west toeast. P
the path of the storm had the
knocked to’ pieces, and were
de
Pascha
wife and eight children were buried be
neath the ruins of the falling Louse, and
tis 3-year-old daughter was killed,
ar we 2
83,000 Londun Spinners Affected.
The lock-out in the ¢otton manufactt
trade at London, England, which began or
saturday, will effect about 53,000 ns.
The employes are & 2 agains
cent reduction, Ti
the cotton mills
hardship of a str
throughout ti
therefore willit g
arbitration with represi
ers’ federation. but with nobody else
Ta WRST VIRGINIA. ©
WuggLixa—Returns from: about
fourths of the State show
will be. between 3.000 anit 4.000, k
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conceded the re-election
0 tor Faulkner C
ed States Senate, as
on the rocky shotes of the islar :
seamen jumpedone ata time in the surf,
from which they were pulled to shore by
Kanutzlu, who risked his own life every
time he saved that of one of the ship-wreck-
edmen |. Coe a
MARKETS.
PITTSBURG. | *
THE WHOLESALE PRICES ARE GIVEN BELOW..
High Mixed ear........
Mixedear........
Shelled Mixed.....
OATS-—No. 1 AVhite.
No. 2 White... Tk
‘No. 2 Western, New. ;
FLOUR—Fanecy winter pat’
Fancy Sprirg patent
Fa ng Straight winte:
XXX Bakers
; led No. 1 Tim'y
Baled No: 2 Timethy.:..
Mixed Clover. ....«..
Timothy from count:
STRAW — Wheat
Oats : ;
FEED—No.1 Wh Md @ T_
Brown Middlings... =
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
i Elgin ‘Creamery:
Fancy Creamery... \
Faney country roll. ....
Choice country toll
Low grade & cooking. ...
CHEISE—O New cr'm mild
New York Goshen
Wisconsin Swiss bricks..
Wisconsin Sweitzer. ......
Limburger.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
APPLES—Fancy, # bbl...
Mair to choice, # bbl....
BEANS-—Select, # bu..
Pa & O Beans, @ bbl.....
Tima Beans, .......
ONIONS—
Yellow danvers ® bu....
Fellow onion, ¥
unis crate
CABBAGE New # bbl...
POTATOIR—
Fancy White per bu... ..
Choice Red per bu
POCLTRY
DESSSED CHICK ENS-~
Dressed ducks @1b..
Dressed turkeys § 1»
Ne-—
Live Spring chickens § pr
..Live Ducks # pr
Live Geese 8 pro.........
Live Turkeys @1b
EGGS—Pa & Ohio fresh...
FEATHERS— *
Extra live Geese 2.
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Mammoth Clover. .
Timothy prime :
Timothy choice..........
Blue grass 2.25
at... 150
RAGS-=Country mixed ... :
HONXY—~White clover... 19
Buckwheat. 15
FLOUR- .
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WHEAT-No, 2 Red. onrvsn
RYE--No, 2
fase anes .
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WHEAT—New No. 2. R
QCORN-—No. 2, Mixed ..:....
NATS—No. 2, White...
BUTTER—Creamery Extra
EGGS—Pa., Firsts. :.
NEW YORK.
FLOUR-—Patents........ ide
WHEAT--No, 2 Red
RYE—Western..
CORN—Ungraded Mixed...,.
OATS—Mixed Western... ...
BUTTER-—Creamery.
EGGS—State and Penn. ....
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EAST LIBERTY, PITTSBURG STOCK YARDS,
: jt CATTLE,
Prime Steers. . a
Fair to Good... count
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