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an ancient art.
a Wonderful Display of French
Tapestry Work.
pictures of Landscapes, Etc..
Done by Weaver Artists.
There was a very interesting exhibit
of the famous Gobelin tapestries at
the Paris Exposition this year, interest
ing as an illustration of one of the Fino
Arts and of textile fabrics.
The Gobelin tapestries had a gallery
in the main exhibition building devoted
especially to them, and presented a var
ied and attractive display. Here were
grand landscapes, historic scenes, por
traits and studies from animal and bird
life, in such numbers as to constitute a
veritable Fine Arts museum.
An especially noteworthy piece was
the “Letters, Science and Art in Au
tiquity.” The Herons and Storks, too,
were remarkably lifelike. There is a
certain softness about those pictures in
tapestry work which the original pic
ture in oil colors lacks; original picture,
we say, for all the tapestry representa
tions are copies of oil paintings by cele
brated artists.
The flesh tints, the summer and
L tumnal foliage, the flowers, the lights
F are ajl remarkably true
It has been fix«<J‘isK» zod . the wonder
tocjr on hand for wiiiF- wily .. -reb
cfore that ’ .ven from woolen
wooi.
A visit to the Gobelin factory, near
the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, fol ow- .
ed very naturally an examination of the
display of tapestries at the expos i ion.
This establishment was brought to Paris
early in the 15th century, aid was
bought by Louis XIV in 1662. The
first of the name was Jean Gobelin,
who died In 1476. He discovered a
peculiar kind of scarlet dye, and ex
pended So much money upon his estab
lishment that it was named by the com
mon people Ln Folic G belin.
Many of the pieces shown at the ex
hibition belong to the time when Jean
Gobelin personally wrought or directed
the weaving, and those are now ra'el
at fabulous prices.
At present the Gobelin factory is
under State patronage and control, ex
clusively, and receives an annual sub
sidy of nearly $50,000 from the French
government.
About 150 weavers—who may with
propriety bo called artists—were em
ployed. The work is done entire y by
hand. The warp threads are stretched
perpendicularly in the loom, and the
weaver stands behind tiie warp with
the light in front of it. Each thread of
the woof is put in separately and
pressed into its place with long,” slim
needles. The colored filling or woof is
wound upon bobbins, also by hand and
we were told that 13,000 different col
ors and shades of color are ma le use of
in weaving the various picture! designs.
The painting of which the tapntry is
to be a copy hangs behind the weaver, -■
artist. Its dimensions are accurately
outlined in pencil upon the warp. With
almost infinite patience and care the
work of reproduction then begins, and
continues month after month, and even
year after year. A single weaver rarely
produces more than a square yard of
tapestry in a year.
Men only are employed as weavers.
The art has descended from father to
son, and it seemed to the writer, that
there was that in the faces of these
calm artisans, and in the singularly
measured, yet thoughtful movements of
their eyes, which betokened a descent
of this hereditary French skill. —-
Youth’s Companion.
k Day in an African Camp.
The moment a suitable camping
ground is reached, the loads are stacked,
and, with astonishing rapidity, born of
fear and daily drill, a strong circular
thorn fence is built, inside which we
feel safe—yet not quite safe, for no
man dares lay down his guu or leave a
single article exposed to the clutches of
the thievish warriors. These may be
prevented from stealing, but cannot be
punished if caught in the act; so that
for them the attempt is only rare sport
—for us a constant source of danger
and worry. Soon the natives begin to
appear. First the women and married
men arrive, the former with qlose
shaved heads, neck and breast loaded
with chan and bead necklets, body en
veloped in dressed ox-hide, and limbs
covered with thick iron wire coiled
continuously round to the weight of
from twenty to thirty pounds. The
married men, or elders, are more scan
tily dressed, usually in kaross of mon
key or hyras skin, which partially cov
ers the body.
As the day wears on, parties of war
riors arrive from the various districts,
resplendent in red clay and grease, with
which they ‘are liberally plastered—
almost their only dresu Nothing else
covers their magnificent forms but a
small kid-skin. They march in angle
file, holding their enomous spears—
blades two feet aid a half long—vert
ically in their hands, their buffalo-hide
shields depending at their sides. They
chant a war-song in stentorian tones,
and go thorough a vareity of evlutions,
which show in this rudimentary drill
their military instincts. Tne question
of the “hongo” has now to be settied,
with much decorous speechifying, for
l.ke the North American Indians, they
are born orators. The amount settled,
the iron wire and beads are sometimes
thrown into the midst of the warriors to
be fought for as by beasts of prey. On
these occasions blood is frequently
drawn. — Scribner.
Not a Scarecrow.
Oh, see that scarecrow out there
in the field 1
F He—That isn’t a scarecrow.
“It must be; see how motionless it
»»
“That’s the hired man at Work.
Hinde.
The Hartwell sun.
VOLUME XIV
GENERAL NEWS.
CONDENSATION OF CURIOUS,
AND EXCITING EVENTS.
NKWS FROM EVERYWHERE—ACCIDENTS, STRIKES
lIRES, AND HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST.
The national silver convention met in
St. Louis Tuesday.
The government of Brazil has re
adopted the old flag.
Martin Farquhar Tupper, the author,
is dead; aged 79 years.
Thanksgiving day was g< nerally ob
served throughout the country.
A heavy snow storm prevails in the
midland counties of EagUud.
There was a severe lall iu the prices of
pig iron in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tues
day.
M hfte’s drapery e’tnl-li-hrncut at Al
dershot, Eng., was burne.t Thursday.
Loss is £IOO,OOO.
Five hundred men employed by the
Western railroad contpany, Paris, hive
s ruck for higher wages.
There are 7,500 dockmen and light *i
luen on a strike at Bristol, Eng. The
trade of tl.e port is paralyzed.
One of the b likings of the Hartford,
Conn., caipet works was burned Friday
Loss $180,000; insurance $175,000.
The Banco National, i f Rio Janeiro,
telegraphs on Tuesday as follows:
“Everythingsatisfactory. Internal stocks
firm.”
Frederick Douglas his arrived at
Hayti, presented his credentials, and has
been tendered a reception by the presi
dent.
A rumor has been current in Boston
for several days that several print works
will consolidate, to be controlled by
British capital.
An explosi' n took place in a colliery
at Bochum, Prussia, Thursday, in which
fourteen persons were killed and four in
jured.
The Truth building, owned by Frank
Wilson, proprietor of Truth, at Toronto,
Canada, was gutted by fire Friday. Loss
estimated at $90,000.
King Leopold, of Belgium, has sent a
telegram to Henry M. Stanley, congrat
ulating him upon the completion of his
task, and inviting h'm to visitfllrussels.
An official statemen’ by the assessors,
places the assessed valuation this year of
burned property at Lynn, Mass., at
$1,009,500, and the number of buildings
burned 330.
The Andrew Jackson league, of Chi
cago, have taken measures to aid the
ladies of Nashville Hermitage associa
tion in preserving the home of Andrew
Jackson.
Mrs. Lucy Parsons, widow of the
hanged anarchist, has decided to remove
from Chicago to New York. She and
Herr Most caii I keep things lively there,
m a wordy way.
Abram J. Lichty. of Mount Carroll,
111., is missing, together w ith from $20,-
000 to $30,000. He was administrator
of several large estates, besides being
guardian for a number of heirs.
Mrs. Martha B. Pollard and Charles
Moss composing the firm of Pol bird &
Moss, book publishers, of New York,
assigned on Wednesday 11 Robert Avery,
giving preferences aggregating $14,425.
* A German bark, loaded with empty
oil barrels and rags, was wrecked at Long
Branch Wednesday. Eleven of the cr w
were drowned. Four were saved. The
name of the bark has not yet been
learned.
Dr. Rudolph Tanzky, the noted expert
on insanity, who became insane and at
tempted to kill his wife and himself, in
January, 1885, has died of pariesis in
Bloomingdale Asylum. He was one of
the experts in the Guiteau case.
The boiler at Alleghany Bessemer Steel
works, at DuQuesue, Pa., exploded
Tuesday, wrecking the boiler house.
William Marshall, night foreman of the
rail mill, was killed outright, and George
Cooper, fireman, died from his injuries.
A Leechburg, Pa., dispatch siys that
estimates of conservative citizens place
the loss by Wednesday night’s tire at
$150,000 to $175,000, with about $75,000
insurance. The fire is supposed to have
originated from natural gas The popu
lation of Leechburg is about 3,500.
Fire started in Keyport, N. J., Fri
day morning in Leyrer’s bakery, which
destroyed five buildings and caused a
loss of over $65,000. Jacob Leyrer was
burned to death, and Mrs. Leyrer and
Jacob Leyrer, Jr., Were terribly burned,
and may die.
The Chicago Timet says that Maggie
Schreiner, who poured kerosene oil on
her husband on June 25, 1888, and then
set lire to it, burning him fatally, is
suing the order of Foresters for $2,000
interest and principle, on a death benefit
of SI,OOO. which she c airns as ben
eficiary of the dead man’s estate.
The New York produce exchange I
statements of the visible supply Sun
day, November 23, 1880, is as fol-
low’s. Wheat, 30,124,056; increase, 1,
7122,278. Corn, 6,100,154; increase. 9,-
Oats, 5,904,713; decrease, 330,- |
#O4, Rye, 1,184,346; decrease, 11,800. I
Barley,' 3.141.421; increase, 392,862, i
President W. W. Young, who, with
Cashier John Hoerr, both of the Law
rence, Mass., bank, were charge.! with
embezzlement and accepting money from I
depositors after the bank was insolvent,
surrendered him-e.f Thursday eight and
gave bail m the sum of $2,500 forbear
ing next Wednesday.
The Pitts' urg, Pa., Southern Coal
company, composed of nine of thelargest
coal firms in that city, on Tuesday cut
the prices of coal delivered at New Or
leans four cents per banel. This is an ‘
unprecedented reduction, and was made, I
it is said, to prevent the formation by
smaller operators of a competing com- ,
pany.
Corvillain. proprietor of the cartridge
factory at Antwerp, which blew up tn
September and killed so many people I
and his engineer, have been convicted of
homicide by imprudence. Corvillain
was sentenced to four years and six
months, and the engineer to one year and
one month’s imprisonment, and to pay a
fine of 2,500 francs each.
The day after Dom Pedro sailed from
Rio Janeiro, the provisional government
of Brazil telegraphed to the Brazilian
minister, at Eisbon, directing him upon
the ex-emperer’s arrival to tender him a
general reception. The Brazilian colony
here regarded this action as dictated by
delicate consideration m the part of the
provisional government toward Dom
i Pedro.
Thur- jay. forenoon John thana, a
I hopeless paralytic, aged 85. waa jound |
i dead on the floor of his hovel Rotts-
of physical manhood. It is related that
one day he cursed his creator iu a terri
ble manner when he fell over, struck
dumb and paralyzed from head to foot.
He remain' d in this condition until his
death.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
SOME OF THE RESOLUTIONS PH ESENTKt
BY THE CONVENTION.
The National Silver convention was
called to order by the chairman Wednes
day morning nt Bt. Louis. Delegate
Morse, of Colorado, introduced the fol
lowing resolution: Resolved, Thai
Senators and Representatives io
the Congress of the United Statei
be and are hereby requested to es
tablish a unit for the coinage of silver
with the South American States that
shall make silver coin pas* curl 5./. on pai
with gold in all the Americas of tin
western hemisphere, and that they alsc
be requested to open negotiations with
the Congress of nil Americas now iu ses
sion iu Washington for the building of a
railroad from the United States to and
through the States of South America.
After a lively di -cussion the resolution was
referred to the committee on resolutions.
The tollowing resolution offered by Mr.
Jacks, of California, was received with
cheers and referred under the rules
Whereas, Wall street and eastern
bondholders are now actually at work
striving to elect a speaker for lhe ap
proaching congress, whose record is en
tirely oppidaed to silver interests; aud,
Whereas, Representatives in congresi
should be the servants of the people; and
Whereas, This great convention shows
the unanimity of public opinion in south
ern and western states aud territories in
favor of more coinage of silver; therefore,
be it resolved, That western aud southern
representatives in congress be requested
to support so no friend of silver for the
speakership of the present house of rep
resentative and that their failure to de
so will be the betrayal of the people,
warranting their political death.
POWDERLY’S VIEWS
ON THE PROPOSED AMALGAMATION Os
KNIGHTS AND ALLIANCEMEN.
General Master Workman T. V. Pow
derly, in an interview on Monday with
a reporter of the Philadelphia Record,
expressed his views on the proposed
amalgamation of the Kni rhts of Label
and Farmers’ Alliance. Mr. Powderly
stated that, in his opinion, some form of
; consolidation between the two great
bodies would lie accomplished at an
early date. “We are for amalgamation,
body and soul,” said the knights’ execu
tive, “and I have good reasons to think
that the alliance is very favorably dis
posed toward the scheme. On Decent
ber 3 General Secretary J. W. Hayes and
A. W. Wright of the executive board,
will meet a committee from the Farmers’
Alliance at St. Louii, where they will
thoroughly discuss the feasibility of the
problem. By an amalgamation or feder
ation the knights and the Formers’ A li
ance will have about three million
votes, an army so vast that
politicians will not dare spurn it.
There are in round numbers 506,000 men
in the ranks of the Knights of Labor,
while the Farmers’ Alliance, which i«
merely in its infancy, bus over 3,000,000
members. I think that if an amalga
mation is brought about, the American
Federation, with its half million follow
ers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, with its many thousands, and
other great labor bodies, will want to be
merged. It will probably mean the birth
of a new political party, which will have
sufficient strength to control the tariff
and other legislation.”
TRAIN ROBBERS
AHMED TO TIIE TEETH, CAPTURE AN EN
GINE, MAIL AND EXPRESS CAR.
A dispatch from Fort Worth, Texas,
says: Sixteen mounted and heavily armed
men boarded the south bound Santa Fo
passenger train Tuesday night, at Ber
wyn, a small station in the Chickasaw
nation, Indian territory, and cut the en
gine and mail and express loose from the
coaches. They then ran the train
two miles and threw the fireman
off the locomotive. Two miles
further on the engineer was
thrown off. and after running four miles
further, stfflTTi was turned off and the
engine killed. Then the robbers began
an attack on the express car. The guard
and the messenger fired twenty shots,
but finally gave in after the robbers had
literally riddled the car. The money
stolen is between twenty and thirty
thousand dollars. The passengers and
mail were not molested. United States
marshals are in pursuit of the robbers.
ALDERMEN SENT UP-
SBVXBAI. PROMINENT CITIZENS OF PITTS
BL'HG, FA., WILL GO TO JAIL.
Aidermen Callan, Dougherty and
Maneese, and Detectives Bauder,
Doyle, Nagle and Bender, convicted
of conspiracy to defraud in accepting
bribes to settle illegal liquor selling
cases, were sentenced Friday morning by
Judge White, of the criminal court of
Pittsburg, Pa. Callan got three
years in the workhouse, and
Doughty one year and Maneese
six months in jail. Binder and his chief
detective each got three years in the
workhouse, Nagle one year and Bender
six months in jail. The aidermen are all
quite prominent and wealthy, and always
stood high in the community. Their
method was to have the detectives enter
suit against unlicensed liqu< r dealers and
then settle the case for a consideration
without reporting the matter to the
court.
ALABAMA JUTE.
A NEW AND VALUABLE WEED DISCOVERED
THAT DISCOUNTS JUTE.
' The Birmingham -4iy« Herald reports
the discovery by Mr. F. J. Fuller of a
valuable weed growing wild in Jefferson
, county, Ala., or rather an important use
, for it. He cajls it “Alabama jute,” an 1
he exhibited strips of the covering or
bark five feet in length, stronger by far
1 than jute,and finer. Mr. Fuller said that
the bark could be easily stripped from
the stem, said when passe 1 through an
ordinary esne mill, would come out al
most dean. He thought that the weed,
growing wild, .would yield a thousand
pounds of fibre per sere, and this could
he large T increased by cultivation. He
wfci confident that he had discovered a
substitute betas’ than jute for cotton
bagging, and nne which would add a
new product to every southern farm and
prows a groat saving to cotton planters.
HOME DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS, MATERIAL AND MORAL.
HARTWELL, GEORGIA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 188!).
SOUTHERN NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM F. -
RIOUS POINTS IN THE SOUTH.
A COXIIKXSKO ACCOUNT Or WHAT IS OOISCI ON Os
IMPORTANCE IN IKE SOUTHERN STATES.
Granville Young, postmaster at Rugby,
Tenn., has been arrested on the charge
of rifling letters.
The Debardaleben Coal and Iron com
| any, of Birmingham, Ala., has increased
the pay of miners, at Blue creek mines,
from 40 to 421 cents per ton, commenc
ing December Ist.
Six cars loaded with 275 negroes passed
through Anniston, Ala., on the Georgia
Pacific railroad, on Sunday night. Hie
negroes were from North Carolina, ou
their way to Mississippi.
The will of the late Mrs. Charles
Crocker, of Sau Francisco, was filed for
probate Tuesday. She bequeathed her
entire estate, valued at about $11,000,-
000, to her four children.
A furnace company with a capital
stock of $30,000, all held by local capi
talists, was organized at Birmingham on
Friday. The company will build a one
hundred ton furnace nt once.
Peter McLaren, of Canada, purchased
ou Friday the Doutha survey, contain
ing 84,000 acres, lying in Allengbeny
county, Virginia, from Philadelphia
parties foris3oo,ooo. The property has
on it fine timber and valuable minerals.
A Charleston, W. Va., special says:
Information reached here Tuesday even
ing that there was a big riot in Flat Top
mining district, in Mercer county, Mon
day night,iu which seven men were shot,
two being killed instantly. All parties
to the affnir were negroes.
McLeod & Anderson, tobacco ware
housemen, of Louisville, Ky.,
failed Wednesday. The firm con
oists of Dr. George W. McLeod ami
James A. Anderson, both of Versailles.
They assigned all property belonging to
them, not subject to homestead exemp
tion.
A number of gentlemen arrived at
Denver, Col., on Saturday from Reno
county, Kun., to locate government lands
in South Santa Fe for a colony of 200
Menuonites, who propose settling on the
line of the Atchison, 1 opoka and Santa
Fee road. It is the first colony of the
kind to locate In the territory.
Captain Gill, under date of November
23, announces from Apalachicola, Fla.,
the loss of the schooner Carl D. Lathrop,
with lumber, for Cardenas, Cuba. The
vessel cansized at midnight November
21st. All hands had, however, taken to
the boats five hours previously, and they
escaped to bind and nothing was saved.
It was announced Tuesday that the
Afro-American league’s convention,called
to meet at Nashville January 15tb, next,
will meet instead at Chicago, tlm data re
mainfng the same. The reason assigned
for the change is that Chicago offers bet
ter accommodations, and is believed to be
more favorably disposed to the Afro-
American citizens.
Sheffield, Ala., celebrated Thanks
giving Day by sending, by river route to
St. Louis, three hundred tons of pig
iron. The shipment was the first iron
ever sent by river. It was the virtual
opening of the new route, and a matter
of great consequence to Sheffield, ami
proportionately to the entire mineral
district of Alabama.
Near Huntingdon, W. Va., on
Wednesday, the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad bridge crossing Guyandotte
river, fell while a freight train was
crossing it, precipitating the entire train
into the river. Engineer R. V. Free I
man was killed. The rest of the crew
had a miraculous escape, sustaining only I
slight bruises. The wreck was complete.
The bridge has been condemned for some
time.
A dispatch from Aspen, Col., on
Wednesday says: The heaviest snow in
years has fallen during the past three
days. Many snowslides have occurred.
No loss of humau life is reported yet,
though several parties are known to have
been in the neighborhood of slides. Two
men were caught in Lincoln gulch and
buried, together with their team and
wagon. The men were slightly injured,
and the horses were killed.
A Tallahassee, Fla., special to the
Timet-Union ’ays Governor Fleming on
Tuesday received an official acknowledg
ment by Secretary Blaine of the receipt
of his letter inclosing the Key West pro
test, with reference to the action of the
Spanish consul in connection with the
cigar-malfer’s strike. The Secretary says
the whole matter has been referred to the
department of justice ami it is under
stood the attorney general has turned it
over to the Uniteel States district attor
ney for the southern district of Florida
for investigation. The latest advices
from Key West indicate much excite
ment among the Cubans there with ref
erence to the recent outbreaks at Mut
zanas.
THE ARMY ENJOINED.
A DECISION THAT WILL SQUELCH BAM
FANT SALVATIONISTS.
The appellate court, at Springfi< 11,
111., has rendered a decision in favor of
the city of Bloomington in its cue
against Mrs. Waehburne, of the Salva
tion Army. The decision establishes the
right of cities and towns to protect tliem
selve against the alleged objectionable
practices of Salvationists. lhe atmy
made a practice of parading the
business streets nightly, blowing
horns and pounding on an immense bass
drum. The mayor ordered that the
drum-beating cease, and when Mrs.
Washburne appeared on the streets and
violated the mandate, she was arrested
and fined, lhe case was taken to the
circuit court, where the decision was af
firmed. It then went to the appellate
court, and waa again affirmed.
WON’T HAVE THEM
CITIZENS OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, CUTTING
DOWN DANGEROUS ELECTRIC WIRES.
Cleveland’s citizens are up in arms
•gainst the electric streetcar motor wires
in the streets. From 7 o'clock Monday
until sundown a big force of linemen,
under Fire Department Chief Dickinson,
were at work cutting and slashing down
the wires. Scores of live telephone
wires were sacrificed in the interests of
popular mfety. The people are UiU-nse
excited, and great crowds congregated
on the streets and cheered the linemen *-
wire after wire was chopped down sod |
destroyed.
BOSTON'S BLAZE.
A HURRICANE OF FLAME DKVASTATINti
BLOCKS OF HANDSOME BIULDINOS.
| Fire started shortly before 8 o’clock
Thursday morning on the upper floor ol
the six story granite block, Nos. 69 to
87 Bedford street, Boston, Mass., owned
by .lordim, Marsh A Co., ami occupied
by the bhoe and Leather exchange,
Brown Darrell A Co., Woonsocket
Rubber company, Solomon, Hebert
A Rapp, John S. Fogg A Co.,
and the branch office of the West
ern I ni<>n Telegraph Company on the
ground floor, and about fifty offices of
out-of-town boot and shoe and leather
IRatiufacturers on the upper flour. The
i lire < videjitly had complete possession • f
' tiie upper floors before it was discovered.
In a shi rt time the flames hud leaped
.icti-ss Bedford, Kingston mid Columbus
A'.reets, and by 0:15 the handsome brown
stone Ames building, on the opposite
corner of Bedford and Kingston street i,
was amass of fire. An half hour later
Hie ria* of all the buildings on Chauncey
street, m either side of Bedford street,
were on fire, and the fire department was
• opulently unable to cope with it. Out
Cf-town fire apparatus were sent for ami
there were probably seventy-five steam
ere surrounding the fire by noon, and by
tiie combined efforts of the vast
army of firemen ami engine-,
tiie fire was finally subdued,
la a three o'clock extra thu (Jlobe gives
the following estimate of the loss: Li ss
on buildings destroyed, ns per assessor’s
valuation, about $6011.000; estimated
damages to other buildings, not destroyed
$900,1)00. A careful estimate of the loss
ol merchandise, $1,700,000. Total loss,
Careful estimate of nil old assessor,
$9,650,000.
THE BURNED DISTRICT
begins at Columbia street ou the east mid
extends two blocks westward, along Bed
ford street to Chauncey street on the east.
On the south side of Bedford street
the fire consumed the entire block
bounded by Bedford, Kingston, Es
sex and Columbia streets. Westward
of this, the entire block bounded by
Bedford, Kingston and Chauncey stieeta
and the Rowe place, and westward of
these buildings, on Chauncey street,from
Bedford to Exeter place. There are
about 200 firms burned out and 100
agents of New York and western firms
have their headquarter* destroyed. Thu
seventy-nine insurance companies known
to be interested, carry an aggregate in
sursnee of $2,600,000 on the burned
property. The total lona, according to
the latest conservative estimates, will
reach $4,606,080. Two firemeu Daniel
Buckley, unmarried, and Frauk I’.
Loker, who has a wife and child, are
miisiug and are supposed to have per
ished in the flames. A good many peo
ple were injured, several of them se
riously.
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A CITY IN RUINS.
LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, VISITED BY A
DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION.
Lynn, Mass., the city of shoes, was on
Tuesday afternoon visited by the greatest
fire in its historv, and, with two excep
tions, the conflagration was the rimst
disastrous which over visited New Eng
hind. These exceptions are the great
Boston fire of 1872, which destroyed be
tween three rind four hundred millioru
of dollars’ worth of property, anil
the Portland lire of 1866, winch came l
a loss of between ten ami twelve millions.
Tuesday's fire raged over eight hours,
devastated u square mile of the businest
section of the city, and caused a loss es
timated at ten millions. In fact, a greater
part of ward four is wiped out, as re
gard* important shoe manufacturing
blocks amt prominent place* of business.
i After the fire had been in progress
two hours, everybody declared it would
not stop until it reached the ocean.
And so it proved to be. The four daily
newspapers were burned out—the Item,
Bee, Press and News—three afternoon
and one morning paper. Three nation
al banks, the Central Security and Frst
National, together with the Lynn In
stitute for Savings, Incited in the First
National block, are all wiped out.
Twelve of the finost shoe blocks are:
in ruins, and about twenty-five stores.
Among the prominent blocks burned are
Almont street, Mower's block, and the
block occupied by the Consolidated Ad
justable Shoe company; Central square
and Central avenue, Bennett & Barnard’*
block, Fuller's block, a wooden block
in which was located the Daily
JJee, E. Gengreeu's block; brick
block owned by the Daily lUm\
on Union street, B. W. Currier’s new
building. W. N. Breed & Co., the lar
gest lumber dealer* in Essex county, lose
everything, including their handsome
brick structure on the corner of BeucK
and Broad streets. They estimate their
los* at $200,000. Mount Vernon street
was wiped out entirely, and on this street
were located the large brick factories oc
cupied by Francis W. Breed, Heath
Bros., and William Porter A Son.
AN APFEAL FOB AID.
Mayor Newhall, in an interview, said;
“Lynn has suffered the greatest calam
ityin it* history. The business portion
of tbe city is almost a wreck. Over six
j thousand persons are thrown out of em
ployment, and two hundred families are
I homeleSß. The city of Lynn will be
I forced to issue an appeal for assistance.
1 am loth to do so, but am obliged under
the circumstance* to make such an appeal.
I It is impossible to compute the loss, but
I it must reach somewhere in the vicinity
of ten millions of dollars.”
HOMEWARD BOUND
STANLEY, THE OEEAT EXFL' KBR, WILL
BEACH HOME IN JANUARY.
Stanley, in a letter to th-. Geographi
cal society, of Load >n, gives more inter
esting detail- concerning tbe country
traversed by him. The 7'tnua says it is
assured by high authority that Stanley
is not likely to reach home until tl.e en 1
' of January, and that he will probably
stay some time at Mombassi to give the
benefit of his experience to Mackenzie,
who is organizing a government in Brit
’ ish East Africa. “It is hoped,” says the
Timet, “that Stanley, after rest, may bo
induced to undertake the adminiitration
’ of the East Afrxan government. We
’ lielieve he might be quite willing to be
r ; come a British subject.”
/CONTRACTORS ASSIGN.
‘ F
f Caldwell, Wilcox A Co., of Newberg,
tj. Y-, iron manufacturers and contrac-
U‘ n ’ extensive works on the river
Front,ma-le u U’-io'i.t a- igou,* nt M' j,i
■May for th e benefit of the r creditors.
, i|A*biiitie* and as-eis an- unknown bul
otatod that they will be heavy.
WASHINGTON. I>- 0
MOVEMENTS OF THE I’RKSIDENI t
AND HIS ADVISERS. u
I
ArroisrMßNTH, nitciHioss, Axt> oritsii uirreiH fi
on irmm noM ths hatioxai. ■ ahtai.
The commission of Virgil I’. Clayton r
aa postmaster at Columbia, 8. C., w.ia t
forwarded to him Tuesday.
The president has appointed Otis 11.
Russel postmaster nt Richmond, \n.,
vine William H. Oollingswoitb, removed. 1
The attorney-general til V nshington is a
informed that the trial ol fl e “i“’■> of |
alleged frauds in Florida, nt tl e> st (
presidential elei tion,has nlreiqjy resulted
In three convictions.
The Lighthouse board has given in- r
struction* ft r the repair of beacon No t
9, North Landing river, North Carolin a. (
recently damaged by being run into by
the steamer Definiice.
Secretary Tracy has made arrange
merits by which the navy Nto be lorn ,
ished brown prismatic powder for Imgu j
guns and the new smokeless powiL t b"
smaller arms.
Attorney General Miller appointed
Leo Brock assistant United Hbitrs attoi ,
ney for the middle district of Tennesne,
vice A. N. Miller resigned; aud Chat:. '
Parlango special assistant United State,
attorney for the eastern district of Lott
isiana.
The Secretary of State is engage I in
negotiations for an internalionnl copy
right treaty with France. Count De
Kerntry has been at Wiisliiu.i;toii some
time as a special representative of t*' l '
French republic, and voices the views ol
literary men of that nation.
A letter was read in the international
American conference on Wednesday
from LnFnyette Rodrigin s Pereira, one
of the delegates from Brazil, announcing,
with regret, that he felt unable to con
tlnuo to net ns delegate, owing to -tbe
changed condition of uflni's in liia conn
try. Tho day was devoted to discussing
the proposed rule* of procedure.
Tho first thanksgiving dtiy of the now
administration was gem rally celebrated
in Washington . Tho president entiled
out the letter of his thanksgiving proc
lamation by attending servlets al tho
Church of the Covenant in the inoinlng.
In the evening he ate no Ol'l belli med
Thanksgiving dinner st the white house,
surrounded by members of his family.
Colonel Ernst, of the at my, tlm new
commissioner of public buildings and
•ground*, was the only guest.
JEFFERSON DAVIS DYING.
THE CONFEDBKAUY’h i lIMI'TAIN HLOWt.Y
VABStNU AWAY,
A special disnatch from New Orleans
under date of Friday, vays: Mr. Jeffcr
son Davis’ condition has again In come
critical —more critical than it Ims lucii al
any time since his present attack, tmd
even the members of his family ii' init,
lor the first time, that the hiiih
lion is very discouraging, but sti.l
ding to the hope that Mr.
Davis’s wonderful vitality ami recuper
ative power* will pull him through. He
shows, however, no disposition to recup
erate, Hinl this is regarded ns far more
serious th in the bronchitis mid fever Ito n
which be Ims suffered. Mr. Davis has
taken no food except beef tea, for
two weeks, and that iu such
small quantities ns barely to f keep the
patient alive. He hits felt no desire for
food, and has taken what was offered
him under protest. Ami thus, while lie
has been bettor one day tlinn another,
and then worse again, he tins been grow
ing weaker all the lime, and h n de
pended largely on slimiilmits for
strength. Tho bronchitis is now ie-m led
us simply a local complaint, from which
there is little to fear, but the tlieiul is
that the long sickness from which Mi.
Davis lias been suffering, the lack of
nourishment ami the fevers which hue'
visited from tint to tim , may
produce meningitis or patalysis.
Mr. Davis is nttbe residence of Jnstici-
Fenner, of the Htnte Supreme Court nt
New Orleans, and is“ attended by that
gcnllemmi’s family, Mrs. Davis mid ]ov
ing relatives mid friends til l Dre.
C'hnille and Zickbnm, two ol N'i '* Ol
lenus’ leading physician*. His daughter,
Mi-s Winnie Davis, left two months ugo
on a trip through Europe fur ber licalth,
accompanied by u putty of friends. Him
i* believed to be now at Paris. Ihe res
idenceof Mr. Davis is nt Beauvoir, Im
tween Biloxi and Ocean Spiinz’, Mo*..
a beautiful place on the gulf < oa»t. \V bile
in New Orleans Mr. Davis was taken sick,
first with bronchitis, then with pueu
monia and fever added, which, with loss
of sleep, his eighty-one ycai* mid nntur
ally feeble coMtitution threatene I to
terminate hi* life, us hi* little remaining
strength was rapidly depuiting. A fav
orable change then came for a few days
with better nights rest ami absence ol
fever. But strength returned very slow ,
ly. Two days ago he had a n lnp
■ccompanied by fever and tie old sytn
tom* of sickness and loss of sleep.
This is his condition at present
A CELEBRATED CASE.
TUB QUESTION OF THE VALIDITY OF A*
ABHIUNMKNT SETTLED.
The court of appeals at New York hai
decided to be valid the celebrated a*
•:gnm< ut of Reinsdopf A Co., clothing
merchants, who assigned m September,
1884, to J. W Mo k, with liabilities ol
$1,288,000 and prefer! n< cs about $600,-
000. Eleven suits ou behalf of one
hundred creditor* were brought to *et
aside tbe assignment. Tim court de
cided that the preference* which were
attached were bona tide arid correct in
every particular. T e de nsioti affects
many litigation* in various states where
attaching creditors have attached large
sum* of money owing to debtors, a d a
large amount of money locked up for
five years past, will now lie distributed
among the preferred creditors.
AN ABYLUM BURNED
and Bieirr o» the inmate* feribh in
THE FLAMES.
The territorial asylum nt Blackfoot,
Idaho, was destroyed by fire M nday
mornu g. Fifty-si von out of th s.xt -
five iumaies were rescued, while two
women and two men are known to have
perished and four are yet missing and
are supposed to have been burned. The
building was partially and its content*
wholly destroyed. Tne loss is estimated
I »t $300,000.
You should subscribe for this pape’
I by *ll means.
NUMBER 11.
A Potato Battle.
Bill Bowman, ths preacher, »*y* the
Atlanta Conetitution, dauounosd a cer
tain tough from tho pulpit and tho noxt
day reculvod a challenge to moot Bully
Brown in open combat to settle the
mutter mid rcmovu tho stains from tho
bully’s wounded honor. Brother Bow
man was not backward hi tho least par
ticular, mid, having tho choice of
weapons, ho selected them nt once.
Through his tecond ho notified Bully
Brown that ho would moot him at a
specified time and plioo mid that a hali
bushel of Irish p itntooi, selected th i
size of a man's first, should be tho
weapon*. Tliose wore to bo picked upono
nt n time mid tho duelists wore to throw
them at. ouch other at n distance of fif
teen paces, until tho potato** were ex
hausted or tho duolists wore satiiflcd.
Thi selection infuriated Brown. Ho
considered that it was heaping insult on
indignity mid ho fairly r.ivui over it.
But ho was compelled to accept, as
Brother Bowmm win flrm in his posi
tion. Os courso such n uulquo affair
attracted n groat crowd, mid on tho day
app lintel there was mi immonse gather
ing nt tho place appointed for tho
fight. Bowman w»* an expert hand at
throwing, mid when the pilncipnls took
their places mid tho word wni given
Brown throw nt Bowman with all his
might un i missed. Bowman had re
served his tiro mid as Brown stooped to
pick up another potato BoWinuu lot
drive and tho ini»*ilo went to
the mark, it raise I n kuot ou Brown
as largo a* u putato. Thon tho tight
became hotter. Brown was wild with
ungi r and his potatoes wore thrown nt
random. Bowman was cool and solf
poisi ssod mid he made every shot toll.
For five or ten mlnuto* tho bnttlo rugod
but about tho timo tho sixth potato
raise I its lump on Brown’s body tho
latter crin 1 enough. Ho was badly
bi nleii. Ho was bruised mid bunged
upto such mi extent thill ho had to bo
carried to lii« bod and a physieimi was
•lullin' ned to attend to his wound*.
Wnen ho got up ngnin hb win tho worst
co we I limn in the county mid after I hit
ho was uovor known to offer n challenge
lignin.
How Passovi'l - 111'61111 J* Mltite
In tho prepnrnlion of the Jewish
I’nn-iivor bread tho kueoding «s done in
tho ordinary way.’ Pur* gunpowder
wntoi is the only coiiipinioiit aldol.
The 11 m i for th* dough to bo link nd is
reduce Ito th* minimum. It Is broken
into flat cukes mid then run between
rollers into very thin shoots. Over
then- a workiumi rolls a prolonged stool
to perforate Hie dough, s i Hint uir holos
niny bo -el'll in linked cnkei. A stool
hoop cuts the dough into round, III’,
sheets which are then romly for tiro
oven. Tho baker thou sliuids with a
paddle, uttm lio l to a very long handle.
With the aid of u boy ho thrusts the
cakes into tho brick compartment, mid
in half u minute pulls thorn out ready
for use. A in itzath cak* is round,
about four foot in diameter, somewhat
browned, and having slight air-hole
projections on Its surfmio. They have
n rather pleasant tnste, not unlike that
of crackers, mid rnako a good substitute
for bread. In »omi place* there i» a
deman I throughout tho entire year for
the unleavonei < il*ci by dyspeptics.
About eight cake* weigh a pound. The
I'.'ikei brittle, mid their pieces
are grouii l ' up into fine meal. Thi* i*
tin: siili t tulo for wheal flour in the
household during the I’nssovor.
Bear llutiliiig In Australia.
The Auitrulin kaola, or native boar,
has its favorite haunt* in the gigantic
eucalyptus tree., in which, the color of
its fur being so like that of their burk.it
is not, when nt nny great height, easily
distinguishable from it. It live* main
ly upon tho tender shoot* and bud*,
climbs with grunt rapidity, an 1 cling*
to the bark with wonderful tenacity;
the females, while climbing, carry th*ir
young upon their bucks.
They are destroyed in great num tier*
for tbe ako of their hide* and tho way
in which some of the bushrnon pursue
them, by cutting notches in the bark
and digging the r toes therein, in em
ulation of the black natives, is not on*
of the least wonderful ihing* in tiie
colony.
The bear's cry of distress, when in
danger, i- curiously like that of a terri
fied baby. in size they are small, and
resemble tho *ioth boar specie*, »o com
yion in the jungle* of India.
animal, as well a* the kangaroo,
possum, and other qu idruped* indig
enous to Australia, belong* to tho mar
supial order.
An 111 Wind.
Eisterner—ll w are thing* out your
w iyl 1 »upp sc the debt on the church
ha* been wiped out long ago.
Western Minister (sorrowfully)—Yes,
long ago.
1 -'But you don’t seem very glad about
it ’
“No, the same cyclone that wiped
1 out the debt wiped out the church,
too.”
>
Time for Action.
Auntie—Charlie, your father is call
. ini* you.
i tiiarlie— Yes, I hear him. But he i:
. I ,k *»ng “Charlie.” I don't have to g<
I tU lUyell» “Chari**.”
CHILDREN’S COLUMN.
■UCCEM.
Rorrnws sore our little law
Felt each day la spelling cla«s;
Never could she go above
Lily, or for gold or love.
Though she studied might and main,
IJ|y twice a* hard again
siudieil, mid. ‘he l. sson said,
Kept her old place at the head.
But one day, at last she camo
Running with her taco aflnme.
Hlie the Rubicon had p«*sed,
She was at tho head at last!
What delight I what pride! We said.
■‘Are you really at the head!"
“Yes, oh ye*,” she cried In glee,
“Lily stayed «t h™""- X™ " 8n! ”
—Harriot Sp>ff<>rd <n Youth s Companion.
THE EYE* or A DOLL.
Dr. Mackenzie, tho English physician,
pivei an interesting incident in con
nection with tho manufacture of dolls’
eye*. Years ago an Engl sh gliwmaker
named Oder, being examined before a
committee of the House of Common*,
tvsst fled that, having received an order
from Franca for a large quantity of the
boat dolls’ eye*, bo wn» unable to flit it
On inquiry ho found that there w.n only
one man at that time in th* world able
to make a doll’s oyo with the iris on it.
He was a Inzy, dissipated glassblower,
who never did that kind of work, for
which ho obtained very high prices,
until he wns utterly ponnilei*. Ho wm
in the lost sfago of consumption, and
Mr. Olsen pa d him SSO for his secret.
The process was so simple that In five
minutes Mr. Osler, with tho aid of a
gaslight mid a blow pipe., was able to
make a* g-><»<l a "natural eye" as hi*
teacher. Mr. Osler concluded that part
of hl* evidence by stating that ho sub
kcquontly received an order for "nat
ural oyoi" to the extent of SJSOO, ami
that ho grow rich by manufacturing
them. When ho retired from biisinm*
ho gave a dinner to hi* rivals in tiie
trade, mid before they loparite! s howo.l
them how to in ike tho eyes. Tuo common
est doll*’eye* now bring about $1.25
for twelve dozen pair, while the best,
or “natural eyes,." can be had for about
8 cent* a pair.
THE THREE COIWFIHATOR*.
Ono day, when little Arthur wa*
making mud pies in tho front-yard, Im
heard some one call him. It was his
Aunt Jane, who wns standing on the
front porch with n letter in her hand.
“Run across tho street mid put thi*
letter in the box, Arthur, please,' ’ ah*
■aid.
“No, I don’t want to,’ - «its Arthur,
who did not like to bodisturbeht
H> Aunt Jan* went acroi* tho Jhwet
herself ami mailed tho letter. Not long
after this Arthur's mother asked him to
hike II spool of silk to Aunt Juno, who
was up stair*.
■■No, 1 don't want to,” answered
Arthur sguiu.
liM--JH.“th(.r said nothing, but when
up alalr* berwil x*‘ th th ° silk ’ " ,w ,1 “' 1
a little talk with 'W -
Arthur. An hour Inter Arthur ran y
Aunt June with a broken whip. - “I’ieasi
mend this, Aunt Jnno," he erioil. '
“No, I don’t want to," sni I Aunt
Jnno, without looking up from her sow
ing.
Arthur ■coined surprised for a mo
ment, then hung his head and turned
nwny. When supper was over, Arthur
carried a book to hi* inunima.
“Ploaao read mo a story, lumuinii,"
I he said.
“I don't want to,” sd 1 hi* mother,
who wai knitting.
Arthur's lip quivered, mi l hl* eyes
were full of tour* a* he set down ou a
cushion in the corner to look «t the pic
tures in th* book. But hi forgot his
trouble* wlum bi* pupa cmno in. ‘ Oil.
papal” lie said, running to him; “plea**
miiko me a whistle?''
“No, I don’t want to,” said hi*
I pupa.
Thi* was too much for Arthur and ho
burst Into tear*. But no one comforted
him mi 1 nurse camo and took him off
to bo 1. While *he undressed him she
told him that no one could love a little
boy who never wanted to do favors, aud
if he wore not ready to oblige others he
must not expect other* to oblige him.
The next,morning Aunt Jane cam*
out again with a letter. As soon a* he
•uw her he loft hi* mud-cakes and ran
to her.
“Let mo put tho letter in tho box,
Aunf Jmio," ho said.
Aunt Jane smillod and kissed 1 ma*
! she gavi him the letter. Bho saw that
Arthur had I earned a good lesson, and
Im nev.-r again refused to do a favor.—
Weeily Witnett.
——
Leather Polislihig Wheels.
“Tho finishing touch in tho making ol
metallic implement!, silver and bra»*
ware, is tlia’. of ‘polishing up.' It 1*
done by bringing the articles deftly in
contact with a rapidly revolving wheel.
Tho wheel it of leather, or wood cov
ered with leather, and it is called the
| buff, ’, said a merchant to a reporter of
the New York Mud and Ezprett. “Wal
rus hide is the most popular leather for
thi* work. It has a rough grain about
it which makes it admiraM*
ing. O'.her leathers often have to bo
coaled with emery. Occasionally th*
leather is covered ov.-r with charcoal to
give the metal its color,
"The great advantage of walrw
leather comes in its thickness. While
other leathers are seldom over thre*-
quarter* of an inch, walrus hides are
frequently one end a half inches thick.
Tbe wheel* are of all size*. A polisher
u-i s half a dozen on a single article.
They are frota tour to twenty inches,
and are made of leather discs glued to
gether to make that thickness. Al
though walrus is a good deal used, it is
1 not the only good polishing leather.
Buffalo, giraffe, elephant, hippopota
mus. bull neck and sea-lion wheels are
fu id very serviceabl*. Giraffe leathei
is u ie<l to polish the tines of fork*, aud
f buffalo-hide wheels are highly esteemed
by the gun manufacturer*. Sea-lion
. leather is used for cutlery, and I* tht