NEWS IN SHORT ORDER DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TODD IN A I'EW BRIBE WORDS. Interesting Paragraphs Condensed front Many Redundant Columns. ' —A fire started in the bnrn of the Ilaekott Honee at Italleton Spa, and eonemneil I'. A. i'inley'e furniture etore and barn, A. W I'ml dock's puintetore, L.(Jarlicli's tobueroatoru nnd Jiruininatev'a fruit etore. The lose is —Prof. Willium Ilydo Appleton line been elected temporary I'reeident of Swutlimore College, Swathiuore, Pa., to succeed Dr. Megill, who tendered his resignation recently after a term of eighteen .tears. Prof. Apple ton is a graduate of Harvard University, and has been professor of Greek in Swarth more for seventeen years. —A small body of Presbyterians residing at Gait, near Toronto, who are believers in the doctrine of sinless perfection, wero brought before the Hamilton Presbytery and found guilty of holding tonents opposed to the Scriptures and subversive of the unity of the Church and of teaching said doctrines. The case was appealed to the General Assem bly; the appeal was dismissed by a vote of 128 to 7. This has the effect of expelling the appellants from tho Presbyterian Church. —The estate of the late .John Ainory Cod man (Boston) whose will was contested in the courts by his wife and daughter, lias been appraised at $521,077, of which $514,- 900 is in real estate. —The Dearborn observatory, a magnificent struct lire just, erected at the Northwestern University at Evauston, to hold the great telescope of the Chicago University, was formally dedicated. E. B. McCagg delivered the dedicatory orution. —Selrv Johnson, a colored citizen,has sued Eugene Robinson, proprietor of a river show, at Keokuk, lowa, for SIO,OOO damages for refusing to permit Johnson and a party of friends to enter the show. The show people say that they will sell no tickets to negroes. —A dispatch from Winnepeg says: The report that Burke has made a confession in connection with Dr. Crouin's murder is a canard. Ho has made no statement what ever. excepting to deny all complicity. —A committee ol citizens ol Juliet, 111., wh0 visited the locked-out miners ut Brnidwood, found many of them in extreme want. Tho committee has issued an appeal for uid for the miners. —Ex-Gov Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, has been appoint'd a member of the Cherokee Commission and has signified his intention to the Secretary of the interior of accepting the office. This fills the Commission. —The storage shod of the Delaware River Chemical Works at Morris street wharf, Philadelphia, was consumed. The works were owned by the Baugli & Sons Company, who estimate their loss at $12,000. —The mooting of the States-General 100 roars ago was commemorated at Versailles by a gathering of Cabinet Ministers, Senators and members of the Chamber of Deputies. Senator Layfnyctte delivered an oration. The meeting was followed by u banquet. —A deed was recorded nt Baltimore where by the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Com pany conveys to the Western Union all its telegraph lines and property of every kind. The consideration named is $ 1 and the entire discharge of the Baltimore and Ohio Tele graph Company from the obligation to issue the $8,000,000 of bonds provided for iu its contract with the Baltimore and Ohio Kuil road Company. —Whales are very numerous along tho Boston const just now. On the last day trip of tho Penobscot, Cnpt. Ingrnhnm says it looked at ono time us ii the boat, were about to run into a bed of roeks over which tlie sea was breaking. Tho roeks were whales. —Zachariah McDanie), the oldest citizen of Rockingham county, und a pensioner of the war of 1812, died neur Elk ton, Vu., aged 102. —The Board of Regents of the University nt Madison, Wis., re-elected George 11 Paul, of Milwuukic, president; Herman Smith, vice president. —A fearful storm visited the southeastern portion of Crawfordsville. It extended over a scope of country ten miles long aud one mile wide, and ended in a regular cloudburst. The damage to property was great, fences and bridges being washed away and barns torn down. Growing crops in tho storm's pnth were destroyed, und where turnpikes were crossed the water eut them down to the level of tho country on either side. —A dispatch from Rochester, Minn., snys: Two desperate attempts at suicide were made nt the Olmsteud county jail, by Bob Robin son, the 25-year old horse thief. lie has already served terms nt Juliet and at St ill water, nnd swore he would lie voronter another penitentiary alive. Ho first tried to hang himself with the rope from liiscot, but. slipped nnd sprained an nnkle so badly ho could not stand to try hanging ngnin. lie next tried to cut an artery with n lead pencil, but with out, success. When his cell was opened ho made a savage onslaught on the turnkey, and wus secured ufter a hard tight. The Wohlon Fill Retroactive. The Dominion Government havo decided to put the Weldon Extradition Bill of last session into operation immediately it is rati fied by tho British Government and to expe dite its going into effect. The Imperial Gov ernment havo been requested to deal with it at once. The omission of one word Ims made the bill retroactive. The section defining the api) ,: . cation of the bill rends: This not. shall apply to any crime men tioned i II the schedule committed ul'ter the coining into force of the act. It should have read: "Shall only apply,' Ac., and the omission of tlm word "only,' the Minister of Justice says, makes its nppll cation retroactive, which will bring John G Eno and scores of others within its scope The hill slipped through but h Houses with out the omission and effect being observed Sullivan and the I.ondon Times. Mr. Dabouchore, writing in tho London 1 ruth about tho charges against, Alexander Ktiliivan, sn.vs Hint, everything that the Times rhi h jrll!\"" "" 11 f'" 1 nn<l bunking account in "L" „ ("'hi"' ll ™ the public first I* !r ' s,,v " n v; in effectually'done; first, becnueo Mr. Sullivan advised Patrick Kugnu respecting information sent to Lag land regarding the Pnrncll forgeries; and "on""' 1, b Helen led Tnther Ilornag to which enniflhed , he Tim™ ™ J'" Mrs ™.V" the assertion that l,im? J ' " """"pPbsd funds intrusted to •am is known to he absolutely false n.. flunks it probable that these £hws ha"e boon brought against Mr. Sullivan in order A°m,°r?,J 1 '" Production of the hooks of the mj r i League, just as the forgeries wero ,TTN Maritime Conference. In the House of Commons Sir .Tames T'cr gttson, Parliamentary Secretary to tho For eign office, in reply to an inquiry, stated that the Government tvero considering the pro gramme lor tho propose., eonferencrat Wash ington of representatives of maritime coun tries, but he ilid not think it desirable to ro veal the subjects to he discussed until they have been agreed upon by the countrios which take purl in the conference, lie wmild say, however, that England desired to nnr- ! row the issues to be considered so Hint they should not include questions which should not be regulated by municipal legislation. THE house that Sunset Cox built nt Columbus, Ohio, forty years ago is in- I tact. Its front floors and windows aro archod liko tlie entrance to churches, and it WIIH in this house that lie wrote tho editorial that gave him tho sobri quet of when he was editor of tho Statesman. IT has been calculated that the rail rends of the world are worth nearly £150,000,000,000 (s3oo,ooo,ooo,Outfit or about ono-tenth of tho wealth of tl\o civilized nations, or more than a quar ter of their invested capital. At this rate all the ready money in the world would buy about one-third of theni. MARKET PRICES. Highest Market Quotations in New York—Cattle Market. June 25. ISS9. BUTTER. —Stato Dairy, h. f., new,fancy 17% SiatuDairy.h.f.,new,fair to choice, lb 17 Welsh Tub*, extia, pur lb 16 Welsh tube, medium to choice, lb 15 Western Dairy, fancy,per lb 13% Wee tern Dairy, lair to prime, per lb 12 Imitation Creamery, fancy, per lb.. 15 Imitatiou Gi earn cry, fair to choice,lb 14 Western Croamcry,fancy, per 1b... 17% Western Creamery,good to ehoice, lb 17 Factory, bosh, per lb 12 BKANS ANI PKAS. —Jleans,Mar., choice. 1.95 Deans, medium, choice. 1.95 Deans, Bed Kidney, choice 2.50 Beans, white kidney, choice 2.50 Peas, Green 1.25 Lima Deans, California, per bag.... 3.50 CUICICSK.— State Factory, fancy, new.. 9% State Factory, choice, new, per lb.. 3% HtatcFactory,fnll cream,good,perlb. 8% Full Skims, per lb 4 State Creamery, part skims, per lb 7 Western Flat, per lb 8% I DRIED FRUITS. —Apples, evaporated.. 6 Apples, sun-dried, per lb 3% Raspberries, evaporated, per 1b... 20 Raspberries,sun-dried,new, lb 18 Cherries, per lb 14 Blackberries, per lb 4 Plums,Southern,Damsons, per 1b... 5 EGOS. —Eastern, fresh-laid, choice..... 15 Canad i, fresh laid, choii o 14% Western, fresh-laid, choico 14% FRUlTS.— ltaspborrles, Md., lied, pint 12 llasherrics, Md., Diack Cup. per qt.. 14 Watermelons, Ga., small, per 100.30.00 Strawberries, Long Island, quart.. 12 Strawberries,Stateu Island,per quart 20 Gooseberries, per quart 6 Cherries, dark, per quart 15 Cherries, large, white,per quart.... 10 Huckleberries, N. C., per quart.... 8 Peaches, Ga., per %-bu-bel crate., 75 HAY AND STRAW. —Hay,No. I,per 1001b 85 Hay, Clover mixed 70 liny, Salt 55 Long Ityo Straw, 70 Oat Straw 60 Wheat Straw 50 FOUI,TRY, ETC. —Live Western Geese.. 1.25 Turkeys, per lb 10 Ducks, Western per pair 90 Ducks, Southern .per pair 65 Fowls, Stato, N. J., and Pa., por lb.. 11 Fowls, Western,per lb It Spring Chickens, choice, per lb 18 Spring Chickens, Western, per lb.. ]& Dressed Turkeys, Toms, por 1b.... 10 Drossod Turkeys, mixed, per 1b... 10 Chickens, Phila., small, por 1b... 18 Chickons, Western, scalded,per lb.. 14 Tame Squabs, white, por doz 3.25 Tamo Squabs, dark, per doz 2.25 Livo Pigeons, per pair <lO Plover, Golden, prime,per doz 2.00 VEOKTAHI.KS— Potatoes, Stuto, ltoso.. 1.75 Potatoes, Bermuda, new, prime,bbl.. 6.00 Potatoes, Savannah, now,per bb1.... 4.00 Potatoes, New Orleans, por bb1.... 3.50 Onions, Bermuda, por crate 1.00 Onions, Now Orloans, per bbl 3.00 Onions, New Orleans, per sack.... 1.50 Cabbage, Norfolk, per bbl crate.... 60 Squash, Fla., yellow, per crato 1.00 Turnips, N. J., whito, 100 bunnchos 3.00 String Deans, Norfolk, flat, per crato 60 Asparagus, prime, per doz. bunches 1.00 CATTLE MARKETS. I NEW YORK Good Steers, 9%c. ; Fair do. 8%t08%c; Oxen, 7to B%c; Dry Cows, live weight, $i.50@53.?5; Bulls, do., $2.50(5) $3.75. Sheep, 4 to 5%0; Lambs, 6to 7%c.; Veals, 3% to 4%c.; Hogs,city-dressed 5% to Go per lb. WATERTOWN.Mass.— Markot Beof,a few choico $6.00 to $6 25; extra, $5.50 to $5.75, Istqnal.; $5.00 to $5.25; 2d quality St.so to $4.75; 3d quality $4.00 to $1.25. Swine.—Western, fat, livo, 4% to 4%c; Northern dressed hogs 6% cents per lb. Sheep and Lambs.—ln lots, $2.00, $3.00 $3.50 each; extra, SI.OO to $5.25; Soring Lambs, $2 to $7 each; Veal Calves 2 to 4%c. H> Murdered By Mistake. Dr. V. Foutz was called on a profeesional visit 1o a lady some miles from Floresville. He found her condition so serious that, lie started bark to town to get some necessary remedies, and soon after his departure the pat'ent grew rapidly worse,und a messenger was sent after the doctor to hurry his re turn. The messenger overtook the physician near the negro colony ."when they were II red upon from the roadway by three or four men. Doctor Foutz was shot through the breast, and Poppell, the messenger, received a bullet iu the right thigh. The latter, seeing his companion fall from his horse, chipped spurs to his animal and made for home as quickly us possible, leaving l)r. Foutz help less ami dying. The shooting occurred in front of the residence of n negro named WhilTcr and (in the hearing nnd sight of a colored preacher, Rev. Holmes, who heard the wounded man groaning, hut said he was afraid to go to his assistance. The doctor It'.ftllti dentil. The <ici e.i Mil len v s li wife nnd two children. It is believed that the as sassination was the result of mistaken iden tity. The murderers, it is thought, intended to shoot a colored mini who is accustomed to ride a horso similar to the one Foutz rode. A secret inquest is iu progress. TEMPTED A MAI) DOG. Tho Brute Bit Him nnd tlio Man in Now Trying a Madstono. . offeror Dr. Ed N. Small, ofSedalia, Mo., to give SSOO to any one who would he bitten by a rabid dog of Dr. Small's, nnd t rust to a nindstono for euro, whilo not intended ns a bona fide offer, has attracted more attention than the Doctor anticipated. He litis had applications from several men by mail ami in person to accept the proposition, but to ull of them the Doctor has replied that the offer was a joke, uiul that lie would not stand by it. One man, however, a stranger in 1 lie city from Arkansas, who refused to givo his name, was not to be put off in this way. He gained access to the place where the rabid dog was, boldly bared his arm, and exposed it to the dog. Tho animal immediately bit a piece of flesh out of the rash man's arm. The dog died in convulsions fifteen minutes luter. The man applied a madstone to tho wound, and he is still alive and well, but ap prehensions are felt for his futuro. It is thought the man's mind is affected. Havoc l>y "Green Midge." Tho complaints about the destruction of wheat at Imliunapolis, I ml., by a strange insect, are increasing. They coine chiefly from the central and eastern parts of the State, but the ruvuges of the little bug have already spread to Northern Indianu, and the Secretary of the (State Board of Agriculture regards the reports as alarming. The insect is what is known among agriculturists us the "green midge," another species of which is the " rod midge." The latter lust nppeared in this region about fifteen years ago und did groat damage to the growing wheat. The " green midge," the little destroyer which is now doing such alarming work, has not been seen by farmers since 1805, when it uluiost entirely destroyed the wheat crop of Indiana aud neighboringHtates. Millions of these appear in a field, settling upon the stalk, from which they draw the sap, causing the grain to shrivel before it is matured. But little is known about the insects, us their up pouruucc is lure. Accepts All Liability, At the inquest at Armagh, Irelnud, into the cause of the fatal railroad accident near there, representatives of the Irish Northern Railway Company, on whose road tho disas ter occurred, announced that the company would accept all liability for the accident, and was prepared to consider nil claims for damages on account of loss of life or injuries that might be presented. Lawyer Kills His Son-in-Law. A special to tho Ad vertiser from Clanton, In Lhilton county, just above Montgomery, Alo., says, that W A. Collier,a lawyer there, shot and killed his son-in-law, Phil Givhan. Givhan had been drinking heavily for several days, and had frequently threatened to kill Collier unci his family. The Coroner's jury rendered a verdict of justifiable homicide. Demand for Compensation. The Soleil (Paris) says that Germany has made a demand upon France for compensa tion for the arrest of an alleged spy named Lechmer, nonr Belfort, in the frontier de partment of Hiiut-Uhin. The Frenclroffleinlfl declare t hat documents found on Lechmer instilled bis arrest. FOREIGN HAPPENINGS. —The police of Prague have forbidden the Russia!! author Filipoff to lecture there. —The German Emperor has abandoned hie projected visit to Alsace-Lorraine. —Nine families were evicted at Youghal, Ireland. Among the tenants dispossesed was an aged woman named Sweeney, to whom the last sacrament was being udminisicrcd when the evictors arrived Mrs. Sweeney was sub sequently reinstated. —Mr. Strauss, the retiring American Min ister, will remain in Constantinople until the arrival of his successor, Mr. Hirscli. —The Hnnnonie, oneof Captain Wissman's steamers which was reported to have been lost, has arrived at Zanzibur. —A revolutionary manifesto from Her via has been circulated in Bosnia and Herzegov ina announcing that Austria intends to un nex those territories. The populuce is great ly excited. —Mr. Balfour made a speech at a banquet given by the Constitutional Union, lie de clared that the new Gladstonian scheme of Federalizing i lie empire was more impractic able tliuu Mr. Gladstone's first Home Rule bill. —Lord Salisbury has entered his defence in the libel action brought against him by Mr. O'Brien. He declares that the speech to which Mr. O'Brien takes exception was made in good faith and wus a fair comment on Mr. O'Brien's course. —The work of eviction was resumed on the Ponsonby estates, Ireland. Several tenants were ejected from their homes. —The committee of t lie French Chamber of Deputies to which the government's l'anuma Canal Relief bill was referred, are still dis cussing the measure. Seven members of tho committee favor the bill and four ask more time in which to examine it. —TheEmperor William will probably leave Kiel for Norway, shortly, llis voyugo will extend to Hummerfest, and perhaps to tho North Cape. —Count Tornielle-Brusato di Vergnno, Italian Minister ut Madrid, has beeu ap pointed Ambassador at London. "BRITISH INJUSTICE." Gov. Travel-'* Stinging Reply to tlie British-American Assoc-iai ion. A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., says: Gov. Thayer lias received a letter from John Low, Secretary of the British-American Associa tion, Boston, in which they protest against the appointment of Mr. Patrick Kgnn to bo Minister to < hilo as "insulting to the sense of decency of all true citizens," and then proceed to vilify Mr. Egan, Governor Thayer replied in a stinging letter, in which ho says: "Such atrocious sentiments a re insulting to every citizen of the Republic; they are abhor rent to every sense of justice and fair play. I hey are degrading to liuniuuity und are a dis.ionor to tho country, and I denounce them and their authors, wit h unmeasured in dignation, and they sliouid bo held up to public reprobation. Who constituted you und your associates judges of the motives and actions of men? By what authority do you arraign the President and Senate of the United States for the appointment and con r>! °' Egan as Minister to Chile. Thank God they are not responsible for such intolerably insolent bigots as you and your associates have proven yourselves to lie by the language used in this circular. "I have known Patrick Egan ever since he located in tho city of Lincoln, years ago. lie has always nrovun himself to be an upright and honorable man, a good citizen in every respect. You can no iporn tarnish his repu tation with your vile slanders than the foul bird of night can assail thoeugle. " You say he is a fugitive from tho power of British justice. Oh, vpu mistake; you should have written 'British injustice.' You say the conduct of Patrick Egan is now under investigation by a special commission of British judges ns to participation in what every civilized State brands ns a crime against life and property. Have you so soon forgotten how completely and how overwhelmingly Patrick Eguu shntterqd ono of the most dastardly and damning conspir acies 1 o blacken his own und the good name of Darnell that villiany ever concocted, which exposure sent ono of tho conspirators to death and left the others to the condemna tion of the civilized world? " The sentiment s and tone of your protest smack more of tho London Times influences and of the dark ages than the enlightenment and liberal tendencies toward tree govern ment of the nineteenth century. 1 doubt not that if you had lived in those times,the rack, the torture mid the inquisition would have been your instruments for speeding liberul principles and securing home rule." NOTES FROM JOHNSTOWN. Gautior Wire Company's Works to Bo Rebuilt —Beaver's Mystery. Four bodies were blown np in the wreckage above the railroad bridge in Johnstown, Pu. They nro horribly decomposed and cannot on account oft ho offensive odor be identified The blasting is still going on and tho work seems to lio systematized. Tho guards at Camp Hastings, near tho Prospect Hill burial grounds, report that they nro having great trouble with dogs that nr<> constantly disturbing the dead interred nt that burial place. Ovoroue hundred dogs were driven from tho place und several of thein killed. The Guiltier wire people put n large force of men to work clearing up for tho purpose of rebuilding. They will puy'out some £300,- 000 in wages. Lieutenants Patrick anil Reese, of the rog ulor army, who nro here, have decided to erect bridges over Stony Creek and ono over N>e Coneniaugh, just in front of general head ; quarters, after which they will return to , thpir post of duty. Adjutant General Hastings and Superin tendent l'it cairn, left here in u special car oust bound. Their movements wero myster ious, and both refused to give out informa tion regarding their trip, but from reliable authority it was learned that tho two went to CroßSon, where Gov. Beaver und his mil lion dollar commission is supposed to be quartered. Tennessee's First Governo., remains of John Sevier, first Governor of Tennessee, which have lain for seventy-four years in North Alubamu, were reiuterrod in Knoxville, Tenn.. with imposing ceremonies. The casket arrived from Chattanooga, where it hud been brought from Alabama, accom panied by Gov. Taylor and his staff, State officials and a committee from tho Legisla ture. The afternoon wus beautiful. The pro cession jvus composed of State and city offic ials, descendants of Gov. Sevier, Tennessee military companies and civic organizations. The line of inarch wus over two miles long. Twenty thousand people usscmbled at tho Court House to witness the ceremony of rein terment. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. T. VV. llumes, nnd Gov. Taylor made an ad dress delivering the casket to Knoxville. The oration of the occasion wus then delivered by the Hon. \V. A. Henderson, and Cnpt. J. \\ . McCnllum rend a poem. Tho ceremonies of reinterment wero conducted by tho Rev Dr. James Park. The city was handsomely dec orated, and thecoremonial was the most, iin ing ever witnessed in Tennessee. A lund hns been started to erect a monument to cost *520,000 over Bevier's grave in Knoxville. A Railroad Wreck. A dispatch from Birmingham, Ala., says: A railroad wreck, resulting in the death of two men, nnd tho injury of 100 others, oc curred near Pratt mines. Tho Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company runs a train every morning to curry the miners from Pratt mines to the different shafts. The train, carrying about 200 men, was running backward at the rate of ten miles an hour when it struck two cows lying on tho track. Bix of tlie cars were thrown down an embnnkement nnd piled on each other. Henry McCauley and Walter Ilcasley, car penters, wore instantly killed. On one? of tho cars were about thirty convicts chained to gether, and strange to suy they wero about tin-only persons who escaped injury. The worst injuries were broken arms and legs. A Bishop's AVrath. Birdiop O'Dwyer, of Limerick, has writ ton a letter denouncing the boycott nguinst the Knockea Chapel. The Bishop says that hav ing failed to turn the people from their evil conduct, he must take all steps within hie power to prevent God's house from beityg made the instrument of a wicked combina tion, nnd that he alone shall determine whe sbu'J be excluded from the church. IS A LUNATIC'S TOM I It. How n Lawyer .Saved Xlla I.til' Witt a Funny Stun John F. Burris' presence of mind i pushed death to the and save the life of liimself, of Dr. Hodden, and of Mrs. Henry Weibold on Friday night. They were all in the power of a mad man—one with that most dangeroui mission, the ottering of his fellow-man on the sacrificial altar. Mr. Burris was attorney for Mrs. ■Weibold in her suit for divorce ugainst her husband. Cruelty and insanity were the allegations. The lawyer, ac companied by Dr. Hadden, went to Aguew's Station, the residence of his client, where he was destined to spend a night of such terror as few men would have lived through. When the visitors reached the house they were informed by Mrs. Weibold that her husband was in one of his dan gerous moods and that her life was in danger. The insane man had a revol ver, with which ho had threatened to shoot her if she left his presence. Even as the women spoke the lnnatio entered the room and in his hand was the wea pon his wife feared so much. He ap peared surprised to see two gentlemen there, but recovered himself and spoke in a quiet manner, asking them how they were. Mr. Burris answered him, saving ho hoped they would not disturb him By their presenee. "No, you don't," said Weibold; "I ex pected you. I have to kill you, and you eamo to be killed." As he spoke he advanced toward the lawyer, with the pistol aimed at his head. He seemed terribly iu earnest, and the story his wife had told and his presence in the room so unnerved Dr. Hadden that ho sank to the floor in a faint. Mr. Burris knew there was no time or room for expostulation. In the mattor of strength the madman towered over him like a Hercules. Unarmed the lawyer could not cope with Weibold, nnd even had ho had a weapon there was no time to draw it. "Better hear this story before you kill me," said Mr. Burris, as if getting killed were a matter of such ordi nary, everyday occurrence that five or ten minutes would not make much difference W the parties to the tragedy. "What is it?" asked Weibold, watch ing his intended victim closely. Burris had no room for a story in his mind when he blurted out the remark. His thoughts were filled with considera tion of the desperate position lie was in. But the man's question aroused him, and with what calmness he could com mand he began the recital of a funny tale. The conditions were not fnvor nblo to the happy telling of a humorous story. A man is not given to hilarity on the edge of the grave. The hearer, when ones audience is a madman, may fail to see the point, or ho may have heard the story before, and the Hash of the pistol in his hand may light the en tertainer through the dark valley. As Mr. Burris continued Weibold retreated to a chair and sat down, but his eyes followed every movement of the attor ney nnd his revolver never lost the point-blank aim at Burris' head. Em bellish the story as ho might, tell it with what skill for killing time he could, it had to come to an end at last. But it was receivod with commendation. "Good," said the lunatic; "fine. I have heard worse, and now I have to kill you." He again advanced on Burris, who saw his arm bend with the tension of his forefinger on the trigger. "Let me tell you of one of my ad ventures in the jungle after an ele phant," remarked Mx-. Burris, quietly. "I had it printed, but it may be new to you." Weibold said lie would listen and again took his seat. There was a scene for a painter. The lawyer, apparently as cool as if in his office talking over the trivial mnttors of the day, talking to such purpose and for such an object aH had never before called out his power of eloquence. It was a plea for life; rather a demurrer against the taking of it, nnd it was nrgued for hours. The madman sat with his eyes fixed 011 the speaker, quiet, impassive, eurnest, be guiled for the moment from the ac complishment of his work, but never losing sight of it; his cocked revolver firmly grasped in the hand that pointed it at his victim's head. On the floor lay Dr. Hadden, unconscious of the scene. Mrs. Weibold had fled. So hour after hour passed, and Burris passed with the time from pi art! to place, now hunting "rogue" elephants iu the jungle of Africa, now spearing the walrus in the frozen North, har pooning the whale as 110 slept on the valloys of the waters, chasing the bull buffalo across the plains, or encounter ing the grizzly bear on the mountain side. The night passed away; the madman's comments wore short: "Good; go on; another." The morning light shone j through the trees now, although it was only 8 o'clock in the evening w hen this queer duel of wit against pistol began. Story after story was told, and Burris was almost exhausted. He liogau on a tale he had told be fore; it flowed naturally, and had its effect. Weibold began to nod; his eyes closed, but opened instantly, nnd were fixed on Burris along the lino of the revolver. But again he nodded; his head sunk down ; gradually the pistol arm weakoned, the lingers relaxed their hold, and with a bound the lawyer jumped to his side and the weapon was secured. Weibold did not stir, and I Hadden, who had recovered conscious ness but dared not cause a sound, arose to his feet nnd helped his friend to the open air, who, now that the agony was over, seemed on tho point of fainting. They walked to tho insane asylum, only a short distance away, and reported Wcibold's condition to the authorities, who secured tho madman.—Nan. Fran-! cisro Chronicle. Dead Letter Money. Thero is iu tho United Stales treas ury vault a brown wooden box, eighteen inches long, a foot wide, and eight inches deep, which contains paper money of tho uominnl valno of several hundred thousand dollars. It is not worth a dollar. Tho queer thing about it is tho manner in which it was collected. Every bit of it came from tho dead letter office of the post office department. Somo portion of it is | counterfeit, but the most of it was gen uine money many years ago. The bunks which issued it, and tho officers who signed it, are gone aud forgotten. It was all sent over to the treasury de partment several years ago, an Assistant Treasurer Wholpley undertook to trace up the various banks and get as much as possible of it redeemed. Occasion ally ho found descendants of r.OlllO of these old bank officials, thomsclves bankers, who were willing to redeem some of the notes for the sake of the signatures of their fathers, nnd iu this way he succeeded in got inc s. .era! hundred dollars'worth of ) rede I. A little of it is Confederati ni , 1 ' most of it is of banks, State end |l. 00, that went out of existence 1. 'ars ago. The oldest notes are luted tick as far as 1812. Gets No Credit. The Mayor of Louisville, upon meet sing an old negro, drew him de. mi. iu a voice by no means gent) the ad dressed him: "Randsom, I am going to have you arrested." "How come dot?" "Why, for having obtained money under false pretenses." "I ain't done nothin' like dat;sah;l 'clar' tor goodness I ain't." "Didn't you come to me yesterday and get a dollar?" "Yas, sail." "And didn't you say it was to pay t% funeral expenses of your son ?" "Yas, sail." "Well, but—you trifling scoundrel, I saw your son on the street just now." "Hah?" "You know what I said." "Yas, sah; yas, but I didn' tell you de boy wuz doad, did I?" "Didn't tell me he was dead! You infernal old idiot, did you suppose I thought you were going to bury him alive"" "No, sail." " Then what do yon moan by saying that you didn't tell me he was dead?" "Now, jest liol' 011, sali; jest wait er minit. Dat boy ain't been in good healf fur er laung time, an' knowiu' dat I'd hatter burv him sooner er later, w'y I 'lowed dat I better raise de money durin' de busy season when de folks want hard pressed, l'so mighty kino hearted di 3 way, sah; moustus kine hearted, but er man doan git no credit iu dis yere worl', o' sin fur being kine hearted. An', er gin, I'se er man dat doan blebe in put tin' off er thing dat he knows is gotter be done. Knows dat I'll hatter bury dat chile putty soon, and yere you come an' wantcr punish me for takin' up de ercasion in time." "You old rascal, that boy is in excel lent health." ' "WIIO, dat chile? You doan know dat chile like I does, sah. Dal boy suffers wid de genstion, but it's jest ez I says, er hones' an' kine hearted man doan git no credit in dis yere uin-cussed worl'."— Arkanaaw Traveler. The Monroo Doctrine. There appealing a disposition on tho the part of great powers of Europo to assist Spain in efforts to regain her American colonial possessions, the independence of which the United States had formerly recognized, President Monroo called special attention to the matter in his message of 1823, in which he said: "We owo it to candor and to the amica ble relations existing between the United States and those [European] powors to declare that wo should con sider any nltcmpt on their part to ex tend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety. With the existing colonies or dependencies of any European powers we have not interfered and shall not interfere; but with the govern ments who have declared their inde pendence nnd maintained it, nnd whose independence wo have, on great consid erations and 011 just principles, acknowl edged, we could not view an interposi tion for the purpose of oppressing them or controlling in any other manner their destiny by any European power, iu any other light than as a manifesta tion of an unfriendly disposition towards the United States." This was an assur ance that moral support would be given by tho United States to tho other American republics in preventing any further colonization on the shores of the two American continents by Euro- I pean powors. This is called the "Mon roe Doctrine," and has ever since been recognized as a settled policy of the liepublio. When Napoleon 111. at tempted to plant amonarchy in Mexico, I and actually placed Maximilian on a throne there, tho United States rccog- ; nized in that a case where the Monroe Doctrine should come in play, and ; warned France that if she did not re move her troops they would be expelled j bv force. Tho French troops then : withdrew, leaving poor Maximilian to his fate.— lnter Ocean. How Toothpicks Arc Made. The Manufacturer and Builder gives some interesting information { about the manufacture of toothpicks in a Michigan factory. The wool of the canoe birch is used exclusively. The logs are sawed into pieces twenty eight inches long, which are thoroughly steamed aud then cut into veneer. The veneer is cut into long ribbons three inches in width, and these rib bons, eight or ten of them at a time, aro run through the toothpick machin ery, coming out at tho other end, the perfect pieces falling into one basket, the broken pieces and the refuse falling into another. Tho picks are packed into boxos, 1,500 in a box, by girls, mostly comely-looking young squaws, and are then packed into cases and finally into big boxes, ready for ship ment to all parts of the world. About seven and a half million toothpicks are turned out each working day by this es tablishment. How He Got a Verdict. It was a lawsuit over the possession of as 2 pig, and tho jury had been out nearly four hours. The Texas Judge was tried and impatient. "Bailiff," said ho, "the jurymen aro doubtless weary of their close confine ment in that small room and would liko a little change. Remove them to tho largo room on tho east side of the build ing." Tho room on the oast commanded a view of a refreshment bazaar across tho street, in front of which was a large sign inscribed: : RATTLESNAKE BILL'S OPENING. ; • Pinsr-CLASS FREE LUNCH. j :' TWO GLASSES OP BEER FOR 5 CENTS, : In less than three minutes that jury returned into court with a verdict.— Chicago Tribune. Somewhat Fiizzling. Bobby—Fa, why can a man run faster than a boy ? Fa —Because he is bigger, of course. Bobby (after pondering for a minute) —Well, pa, then why don't tho hind wheels of a wagon run faster than tho front wheels ? Two minutes later Bobby was saying his prayers.— Texas Siftings. IT is not interesting to have a man tell how rich ho might have been if he had had good luck. It is betler to know what lie hits been able to do against bad luck. How To The best the warming it for the elusion compel the p by tho moutli- imo rim-i H that of necessity eßk the pp§r*fl { health, causing ii\rr premature decay of • , \ the nir supplv Whoevei br< invites pner.:: miu ■ • ".iHh^' importance that every in i <.f hu •*!*- Bue should peril o * condition. The sum <t all tlio li||l° spaces where air mrt'U the blood is eqv' ai to the enormoua area of 150 square h<ach breath may be bringing fif- 1 "' the external atmosphere all n < • i 1 | deleterious material, soekii spot to gain a foothohl. T1 ' I place can not exist without d r j health. The entireblood-curre to the lungs to obtain from the at ( world tho life giving principb 150 square yards oi tissue rcq 1 supply of pure oxygen over 1,0 every hour. When children p ••• j and romp the lungs are till 1 part, and this very exerois< tliom strengthens their Brisk walking, with deep and tho mouth closed, helps • the products of waste. Every > i that expands tho chest, as ten n ing, rowing, etc., is an antid sible pneumonia.—i Medical Russian Prison Far- The meals in a Russian | ' nl ' ( ; | simple and not conducive to < ,'Uq I In the morning I had black tea, at noon cabbage soup, in * c , ' l ' ing black bread and tea and *i I ,' I ettes. Soup as the only disl j form a very substantial meal. It 'P F served to prisoners was simply \\ l | in which the meat served to 1 armes and guards had been Into this cabbages were cut. tained life, but that was all. 1 ettes were a boon. In Russ: body smokes. I used to save t arettes and smoko shorn slowlv the day like a child that nibble.- tb; • j barley sugar "to make it Jn.lt Sunday was a gala day. We 1) and beans for dinner instead Do not imagine tho Russian din les the Boston one. Our bt? hard and poor, miserably cooh with small bits of pork, the size ■ buiiod in a wilderness of lentils. I Whenever tho door opened u | times two gendarmes entered M j bowl and stood beside mo with | revolvers while I made my frugal The food was served in a wooditn i ~ t I and both bowl and spoon were iustailpv * removed by the guards when the prison er had finished. There is no cluinco of making chisels out of one's table furlii- 1 ture in Russia. The abbo of Dnnias's novel would liardly have constructed that remarkable tunnel from my cell. — [New York Tribune. About 17-Year Locusts. Farmers from nearly every section iof the country are reporting the appearanpo of the seventeen-year-old locusts in gnivt numbers. More or less superstition lis attached to the advent of the locusts, and many put full confidence in the be lief that the fate of tho country for tl\e next seventeen years is decided bly whatever letter appears on the locust Is wiug. In proof of this they cite the fault that in 1855, when tlioy appeared {.'l | great abundanoo, tho letter " W "couil" bo p'ainly seen on their wings, which signified war. As war followed in a few years, tlio superstitious idea gained strength, and is very generally believed in throughout the country. In 1872, the next regular period for their appearance, it is claimed the letter j "P "co ild be as distinctly seen on their xvings us the "W " of seventeen j years before. Peace and plenty fol- j lowed their last appearance, which sit j isties the credulous that the locust is a true prophet. What letter will appear on their wings this year has not yet leen discoveied, but the country folks are anxiously awaiting an investigation of tho mutter. It is easier to make the ugly still uglier than it is to make the beautilul more b-Ju tiful. Why are people so easily deceived by swind lers? Because they take tlio truth in drops, like medicine, and swallow lies by the bud et ful. Oregon, tlic I'nrndlse of Farmers. Mild, equable climate, certain and almudiut crops. Best fruit, grain, grass and stock conn-, try in the world. Full information -ee. Ad-j tress Oregon Im'igrat'n Board, Portland, Oro. It comes hardest to ask a man to do what he ought to do without being asked. There are people using Dobbins's Electric Soap to-day who commenced Its use ill 18rt5. Would this be the ea-e were it not the purest and moit economical soap made. Ask your Koce. tor it. Look out for imitations. Dob ns's. The windmiller lives with wife and children from the wind, but uiuny do so that have no i mills. ' A Pocket Cigar Case and flvo of "Tansill's Punch," all for 25c. Tho moneyless are poor, tho sensoless are * poorer, but tho poorest aro those that have no heart. Make No Mistake If you liavo made up your mind to buy Hood's t Sarsnparilla do not be Induced to toko any other. { Hood's Sarsnparilla Is a peculiar medicine, JMJS sesstiig, by virtue of Its peculiar combination, pro- ] portion and preparation, curative powers superior j to any other article of tho kind boforo the people. , Be sure to get nood's. . i "In ono store the clerk tried to inguco me to buy * their own instead of Flood's Sarsaparilla. But ho t could not prevail on mo to cbauge. I told him I j j knew what llood'B Saranparllla was, I had taken It, | was perfectly satisfied with It, and did not wnnt j> ' any other."-—MBS. ELLA A. dorr, 41 Terrace Street, li a Boston, Moss. j Hood's Sarsaparilla >; Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only I c by CJ. I. HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Moss. 11l IOO Doses One Dollar 'jj ffl„ S _LL Ar %, AL^Slt he MS^^JiWft'S l .Sl*.® sir 3 lIHil 329N.15thT,&'^."~ u " Hj| ■ LSJSJ6J) PHILA., " 0 U UN AmaLrt A m',N.Y: Twenty years' continuous practice in the We have sold Big C* fon^H mcnt and cure of the awful effects nl many year?, and Itb^H ▼lce. destroying both mind and body. given the best of MM treatment for one month. Five Dollu ? MVvnrrr Meurely sealed from observation to any address. Ij - • S*U R s*esl*l Bold by A Piece of ner Mind. "I iJjfyof'rapondoit has this to ear: . talnuiSUkfoi* e iS p '? coo ' roy mind toauer. object to advertising, when It row I ruff ..I 5 won't colt them a years with i,J i , ' lw death for nearly two fngor wak| h nlT^ Cb &. ho^ aohe l I" fall stand- H VrS?"iW!K*sSs of CsA hei l \ t h r ThoL'l?\ho th^ bl r i,>d -vho, when lie knows |,o can onre hM tho ■ al courago to ailvorllso tho factT Tho 'U. tic no mentioned Is „uaranUrd to cure thoeo 'i.! loo p diseases hccodar to females Kurd j printed guiiniulooon hotUe-wraPi!or. For all dcrangemon's of the liver stomach md bowels, take Dr. Pierce s ft£a In lime of need.mnny would take the worst man from the gallows to hang him nguiu when the need is over. A new underground light, operated by com pressed air, is to be introduced in tho ziuo mines at Friedensville, Pa. Private Secretaryship, or first-class office tion, wanted by an experienced business ('18) of superior qualifications, active i I* ; ts, honorable record, collegiate and law I f- >ol education, small, independent menus; mbted references and security given. 11. ! P. O. Box 1804, NV York. or'cAfc wretched is moro inwardly ni. i efreshing that that of the happy—the rather tears than hopes. •r sevon long years I struggled away Ing, runuing a mill, &c., until 1 was fori •<ely introduced to B. F. Johnson & Co., nond, Va., by my brother, and I went to at once, and In seven months I bad made i> clear money than I had made in the years before. They took me right by thq from the start and seemed to be very gl Ad of the cliance to show mo how to do it." This is about what a young man said a year or ■> ago of the above-mentioned firm. Since that time he has been steadily at work for em, and is now one of tho happiost men In merica. If you need employment, it would a good thing for you to follow this young n an's oxample. \s long OH I hey lie to ench other, people J 81libs are at pence; but when they com ■ lTce te''"g the truth it will not be long bo fe e tlieyfifckt each other. " 1J gfl. ffieiimatism " IS CURED BY I |§icolisOils ' "Tbaltqmo .]MHAS-A-YQIIUMO PEERLESS DYES bt*Dßuooaok r; An clc-wiut i!• • cf nui.-lc., i'h,- "opi-ru" I-fc Waltz ug. Scud name and address on ml cmd. PAk A Sou, 216 \V. 47th St., New York. I i f MC "Ti; I) V. llook-kf eping, Busiuss KOIIUB, \ Peumanßlilp, Ari hm-tic. Short hand, etc., ■ R i • roughly Uuglit by MAIL, t'lrculars free. It's t'lillvun. 437 M'iiu St., Buffalo, N. Y. KF! 17! LAR ° WAHRIAOE PAPER *- Liaj n.J and narllciilttrs of our association that pays over 81 ,uot) AT ill A ItItIACJB. Adr dress THE COIiItWI'ONDKNT, Tolctlo, Ohio. v _ stM who have used lMso'a \?>v 1 ILI(rZW*g-Br Cure for Consumption VP ftt-l Wl ? his BEST OF ALL. Soid everywhere. 2fte. ft to S8 a da/", flomplee worth Si.Xs~u ike,' Si Pi Lines not under horses' feet. Write Hrew vW ier Safely Jlolu Holder Co., Holly,Mlclt I aniCC BAKAVIA. the Great Mexican liemcdy LdUlta |>o.-ili\ely and permanently cures all female irregiilDiitk-s. A valuable medicine. Belief n, mediate. Price if I. Bend for circulars. YUCATAN NiDICINE COMPANY, is W. 14thBL, N.York. Hp x ya/vi un i3 yaa' vo,M tW Oet tho Penning Bold Evorywhtre. Y" \NIiKEItTIXTt!ItE, prepared by Chan. C. Ciaemor, Apothecary, Wi Marlon St., Brooklyn, •' ¥.|U (iiiarauteed to care Hheumutlsni, Gout, Neu raU'is. and accompanying troubles. One bottle ren defh the blood Price refunded if not satisfactory!"* ST.OO. Cheaper "to doctoi' 8, Bend caflh stamps or inonoy order. . PRTHERNPACIFIC. II LOW PRICE RAILROAD LAHIUI , FREE Government LAN^^I Mil l-IONB of ACIIEH of ouch iu I Dakota, Montana. Idaho, Waahhorton ami Ored^H SEND FOR be, AvhruH uraV; (1 ra/i'nv cHE'ruHßir'S'vxff^ t DUTCH ER'B FLY KILLER Makes a clean sweep. Every sheet will kill a quart of files. Sums buzzing arouud ears, diving at eyes, tickling your noße, skips hard words and se cures peace at trifling oxpenso. n o^l , ~ coaicoi for $ sheets to. F. DUTCDEIt, St. Albans, Vt^ purchise one of the eel©- \eMrn_jfl. l ® br&ted SMITH k WESSON evor ii anufactured and the J) Wal SlantJictured In calibrt'-H 32. 3Sand 44-ltt). Sin ale or double action, Safety Hannuerleen and Target models. Constructed entirely ot best qual ity wroiialit steel. carefully inqxM-tod for work mansh p and stock, t hey aro unrivabd for diirnt.lli y nnd nrcurncv, Do not bedecclved by eheap 1 mlleiible mat-iron imiiatlonn which a*e of t • 1 sold for the genuine article and are no! nlv q reliable, but dangerous. Tho BMITII k FESKCS itevolvern are all stamped upon tho bar rels wli 1 firm's name, address and dates of xat nta and art gunrnntred iw-rfect In every detail. In ■b-t ujKn having tlie genuine article, and If yonr dealer lan not supply you au order a- nt to a<ldrcM below twill reoefve prompt and careful atb ution. Dcscrtjj'ivo catalogue and prices furnished upon ap- Hio.nl,. SMITH & WESSON, r—iUii.on tnu tMAUcr. HDringfielil. HOW Iteet tire, man a complete builder, I>rpar<l bv 'a li. er, lalllaer ft Co., the well known a' cbilectfc k J . '?' l 1 f't Builder or any 0110 Intending to kuJal (It JtLrwlse lntererted that can afford to ba krithoul t. 7Us a practical work and everybody buy* |t. f j cheapest and moat nopuUr work ever Issued 01 jlTi'lding. Nearly four hundred druwlngi. *A 45 bop' In zeand style, but we liavo determined ttl m.iie 1, .I".', h. poiml.r (Icinand, to Hitlt tho timw. .(• tliut Ivvn he ...111" roachrd by .11- . Thlbc* r.mt.liiH h4 i'.kos IUU inchM In 1a. •ml con.otH c, large oxl2 |ilato paKf,BivlnK plalir, .leration'L MuraiawLlvo vlvwa. .leaorlptlona, ownorr feoDi' .1 til coat of oonatrurthm.nn anew, i' orll. Ami inatnfctio'i. Iloiv to Itnlld f" Colli J'OUhlo l,oi . . Ilrlck Bluck UoiifCß. oiiltahlo fol city nubulj*. town aiidconnfry, honae.for tho farm oliii workli KMon'a lioiuea for all a'ctlouc of tU# rountry, ,1, i coating from O 'JO lo OP.Mki: alao '■aruc, KlUile., 11l vol Hou.c, Town Ha l. ChiircltM and other pnlrA" bhllolnvH. logolnor with op-clflcliona, form of rontrof't, ami a l.r.i, amount of iiiforuiatloj on tho erojiion of l.iill.lhiKa, arlrrtloii of afto. or Iphiynient tl Architects, ft la worth Hto any on. Unit we wll[),-ml It In rarer covert,y mail, poatral.r. ■An rooalpt v> gl.00; liound lu cloth ,0.(10. . XlltTirfEljl-*•().. 15 I and. water Ht.. Few *o'*
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