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# 'i 'V u IMS S - <* [LlHiLtE PUBLISHING CO. trnrzi 1 I T Story of the War in the Southwest, BY ARVIDE 0. BALDWIN. CHAPTER XI.—Continued 'SO, *6 mas’ go slow, Alarse John, ’ease up is DO US0 frowin' away powder, an' ai,a aetlin’ crippled, on account ob fool- m dis heab fuss. We is all right V au - „j K ht am de best time ter hunt LA,id bushwhackers.” From where our friends wore located it Smut , impossible for their foes to leave been seen, so a constant watch was “ below and above tho ■tjdoo me openings r ■ q'dou’i see of any them, horse*, but Jeff. where They must they ■mplenty If?” ctm Bgoimp?” Iqioe* yor see Jut Holler do hill an' H ‘Yes. ” ■ qi.it *:u de 'ca'ilv. De bosses mu (lore, ” ■ »\vn it nvi'ii-s vnu think R o?” ■ I * 'Cast’ I knows it. I’se seed dem. ” ‘Well, Jeff, you are a good one!" lierter ■ ’Yes. Marse John, Use a purty fair nig- work when I likes de business.” ■‘•Youcertainly | must like Marso war, then." I “Jes tollable, tollable, John.” I “What about the horses?” -tt’hen I was gwine up de paf dat go to ■dsplace whar Miss Lillie is, 1 heerd de ■fioklin ov a bell to de lef in de brush, an ■l jes went ont far ter see about de matter, ■is I specs, hosses was dere, an dey comes ■tad;’sometimes, I yer know. Well, I foun' de bosses, Marse John, an’ lots ob dem. ■ lligebenin'.’’ Mebbewekui use some ob dose animals I I ‘That is what I think, Jeff. But how Imdknow does it com- that you are so well posted, I light where everything is?” I Tse been heah befo’, Marse John, ef yei | dim-member correc’ly. ” I “Thais tree, so yon have; and it seems [ that you improved your time, too.” [ “I ae a no ’eouut plantation nigger, Marse [ John, but Use some 'dapted for wah, an’ 1 spec de reason am dat I spize de debbil [snodder When the bushwhackers.” pretty well suu was up a per- son was toward seen the carrying something from I map hill beyond which were tkscapiives. The watchers supposed it was food for them. An hour or more later they saw another one of the campers going in the samo direc¬ tion. They were not positive, at (hat dir- tonce, but they believed it to be Edom Woodsley. Ho walked slowly, and ihe two men watched him closwly until bis head wnk beyond the hdi. his worth our while to follow this iudi- lidaal, for our friends were correct in thinking the person to bo Woodsley. 11 teemed that he was not in as healthy con- uiiicn as he desired. His wound had in- famod, aud without proper care was not In doing as well as he could wish He was not the best of spirits as he unlocked the door of the rough log prison that held his lovely Lillie was silling by ono of the small I loop-holes that answered for windows, watching the birds flitting about in the neighboring fited since trees. Her spirits had re- ■ ■ and she hearing that friends were near, I when Edom was ap|.earing W her own self again 1 As she who oodsley entered, ■ saw the intruder was she rose ■ sbmptly, and her eves flushed as he came I toward her, I find "M 001 -* well, morning, ” he Alias Lillie. I trust I you Baid as he readied out his I left hand. [ | my “You right will hand, excuse but me that for hand not offering to you be | too ‘shaky’ now.” appear# | the And he tried to laugh at weak pun. [ | nil I presence wish you upon would not when impose your know hute- how distasteful me, you it is,” she said, wiihout paying any attention to the outstretched haud. <*, my little beauty, you will like me whea you know me better,” he siguifi- t <»ntiy remarked. God knows, I wish I had never known you. Your wickedness has mude all my misery.” Y our hate has brought sny trouble upon Tj Il at y° u ^ avo ^ a, j- k av0 attempt- »d the life of one that loves you, Lillie Ed- W’i J ) U eve u '’Ml be forgiven if you , Do not insult me again, and when I am unprotected. I could never even defenseless.” j , ° se friend who kas thus warred on the . lou have not always been so defense- l( «», it seems." And he pointed lo b3 wound. “Ah! But I wish I had that weapon with me whenever a coward offers an insult.” it is useless to prolong this ill-feeling. Let us be friends and then we can nnder- *wnd envh olher. I am either a gentlema* 01 a devil, and you have tho power to say well, }, shltil I’ll be in be the future, then, snd be gentleman- if say a man, answered a you can," she ‘‘Vo * 311 you will forgive all?” he aBked. "Aud love me, Lillie?’ 'Never!” " You wildly claimed. must! You shall!” he ex¬ I never can, and never will,” she firmly rep ied. Lillie Eddies," he exclaimed, “you will ar ry me, or I will cut your proud heart irom your breast! If kindness will not do, win n 80 other means, for you can never • lve to be another's. I will feed your pretty teass to the buzzards first.” zou can murder me, Edom Woodsley; nt >' 0 U oan never call mo wife, "she un- „ mnchingly answered. • will be mv wife before So -morrow Zn , or life is I or take >’ onr will close. your choice!" plied '™i ' 8 Preferable,” she carelessly re- 1 will return again to-morrow and re- -veyour final answer. If vou do not con- Bp , ut to become is my wife, so mire as there a rod in heaven 11 live to love another." Au.l you w never lafthand above togelbe'*’ he swung bis UUd UiB lhm li|,s closed tightly Lillie felt convinced that ho intended to uo as he s rid, but sho did not despair. She ew friends were near, and tho hope of (siape gar e her sustaining courage, rie turned about when lie ceased speak- and op nod the door aud looked back. Lemeinber, death!" to-morrow brings liappi- or Lillio deigned no reply to tbis, and be pissed out. " b 011 he had gone a sense of great reliof (tne ove r her. Bh« knew she was in dauger w wag. u aia xmoimmi (ter her mi o s she (Otnplied with bis do¬ nUj Hh ° filmly llel0lramea nmr to do that CHAPlER XIL A MYSTERIOUS RECOGNITION, r, roc J ’« . 8 n0 and I r s it ? J seemod sluw > to that <ho the two men day in (he , would nex r wear away, hut night finally t a. ways does, and ahvavs will,'no came, as bow on matte, x ous y wear# wa ting, and oar funds pi epared to leave iheir place of conceal- T ^ e bnshwhaoliors lmd built their evon- . fire, and log white clouds of smoke wore circling Our far above tho trees. friends foil relieved when tho last light streak of departing day disappeared in the west, and they began to climb down the rocks. Lip the river and across it onco more they went, and directed their coiirso toward the ravine that held tho horses. They carefully crawled across the open space so that they would not bo observed, but when oice across disappeared, nearly all fear of being discovered and they followed on tip the ravine. In a short t.rno the tinkling of the small bells were heard, aud they knew the horses wore F nigh. our of tho best ones wore secured, and then they cut the bells from those that wore thorn anil began driving tho small herd nr the ravine. When they thought thoy hail gome far enough, ihey then changed their eonrso, and passed over tho steep hill on the left, still driving the looso auimals be¬ fore When they reachod the opposite side Ihey left the driven horses at tho foot of the hill, in tha valley, aud then kept on down. boon they cauie lo the clearing, in the center of which was built the prison of the ( a; fives. They halted aud begin to reeon- noiter. They found everything as Jeff had found it tho previous in,Id. Thero wes tho littlo log priso -house, sud there were (he two men ou guard, one at the back and one in front, pacing back and forth over their beat. Everything wag quiet a; they looked, but soon the sharp notes of thi whip-poor-will rang out but a short dis- lance away. Jeff started. The superstition of hi. nee forau instant got the better of him, but it was only for an instant, for be¬ fore the first sharp cry had died away he iero\er d and again possessed his natural coo'ness. “It is against m,y inclinations and I dread lo do it,” John whispered, “but our only hope of releasing the prisoners is by a des- peiato action. The two sentinels must be got 'i way wiih, and wo hav it to do.” “All right. Marso John, I hears yer." “Which one will you take, Jett?” ‘‘Do 'whacker back er do house.” “I'll take the other. Be sure and got your man, Jeff. Shoot when I whistle.” John g aneed around a moment and then appealed to be satisfied. “All ready now. Crawl close to that attimp and get fixed, aud when I give the ignal (Iron him. ” The inygro got down on his hands and knees- aud crawled along like a snake, until he had reached the spot designated. John did the siine, and the two arrived at their stations at nearly the same iustaut. I TO HE CO,NTIXUKI>.J His Letter. It is one of the postal laws that a let¬ ter or other mail matter dropped ownership into a h tter-hox passes from tbe of ihe sender the moment it goes into the box, aud must go through the regular course of tho mails and to the person t o whom it is addressed before it can be i ecuvcn>d. Amusing results sometimes come from this law. A letter-carrier was taking the mail from the box ono afternooon when lie was hastily ap¬ proached by a young man with an anx- ions face, who had evidently been run¬ ning for some distance. “Here! Stop!” cried the young man. “There’s a letter there in the box that I want.” “But you can’t have it,” said the post- innii. “Why, its my own; my¬ self. It’s addressed to—’’ “That makes no difference,’’interrupt¬ ed the carrier; “the letter must now go to the person to whom it is addressed." “Why, I—I—,” the young man be¬ gan, in a frightened and bewildered tone, “it must not go to—to—her. I made a mistake in addressing it. There, that’s the letter—that one in the cream- tinted envelope with the red seal! Please let ine have it. ’ “Can’t do it," said the postman, f "“I“wrote tell word it. I enn you every that’s in it. Great Scott, man 1 I would not. nave that letter go for a thousand dollars! I just must have it back," “You caii’t get it back from me,” said tho postman, down with to increased, the office firmness. if you “You can go postmaster want to, and see the or sup¬ erintendent of mails. If they U give it up, nil right.” moments later tho distressed . A few closeted with the post¬ voting man was he master, and stammering out that lmd written a most interesting aud lm- portant. proposition in ft letter to ft \ oung lady named Helen Souther, and a note accepting an invitation to another young lady who also happened to be named Helen—Helen Wilis. Ho had not the slightest desire to mar¬ ry Alisa AVills, but sho would certainly road, and perhaps accept, his proposal if he could not have it again and put it in an envelope that was now lymg at home on his desk addressed to Alisa Souther, but which Contained the note not, intended for her. The postmaster, having some discre¬ tionary powers in the case, and under¬ standing how harrowing the voting man s feelings must be. restored the tetter to the writer, who wont away, saved from something too dreadful to think about. — Youth's Companion. A Big Contract on Hand. zVgs^v if® 9. “Ha, ha! I’ll catch a mouse 1” £,s\ jUL "7X 7 f 7 ‘•Reg pardon, but did I hear my name f* f —^ GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 1#. 1888. SOUTHLAND ITEMS. PARAGRAPHS, SAD, PLEASANT AND TERRIBLE. Industrial progress—the excursion FEVER—RAILROAD ACC1DENTS-BUICIDEB DEFALCATIONS—COTTON REPORTS, ETC. A Illinium, ) Ihe 2nd United States artillaty, ha charge of the Gulf const defense*, natd been ordered to Afont Sano, near Haute- ville, where they are now encamped. Oscar Cooper, u wealthy young planter living Dear Town Creek, Laurens county, was shot anil killed on Tuesday by Steve The Binford, colored, a tenant of his farm. ambush, negro Cooper waylaid and shot him fret* children. leaves a wife and two William "Willis, a young white man employed Montgomery us a flagman on the Mobile & stantly. Tuesday, Railroad, was killed in¬ the train by by being knocked off Willis a low-bridge at Fort Deposit. bml was a young married man, and been married only a few mouths. Florida. L. AV. Vanhaulover has teen appointed postmaster at Brevard. W. G. Jones a most estimable young man tv as drowned near St. Augustine. Several Cuban tobacco planters are mak¬ ing arrangements to plant near Lake A widow pension has been granted to Clara H., of John II. Scott, of Zell- wood. Starke had a big fire, in which Dr. J. L Gaskin’s mills were destroyed. Total about . .oss $10,000. The American Press Brotherhood, of Jacksonville, will make an excursion to the Cincinnati, Ohio, Exposition August 1 st. The Executive Committee of the Flor¬ ida Horticultural Society have selected Sanford as the place of the meeting of Ihe American Poraological Society next February. Tiie artesian well sunk at Sarasota, is a grand euccc-s 5 . It has a depth of 400 feet, a six-inch bore, runs 150 gallons per minute, and rises 23 feet above tide. The water is very pleasant todriuk, with a scarcely perceptible trace of sulphur. Rev. It. S. P. Allen, while swimming In Saddle creek, at Kissimmee, was lirowned. The body was embalmed and carried to Orlando for burial. He was one of the first settlers of this place. He opened the Kissimmee river for naviga¬ tion aud run the first steamboat. Ororifin. Airs. Ann Walsh, a respectable and el¬ derly lady, living in the southern por¬ tion of Augusta, fell in the canal on Thursday, and was drowned before dis¬ covered. She leaves three children, all grown. Col. B. W. Frobeldiedat Monticello after an illness of four weeks. He was 58 years old and was born near Alexan¬ dria. Va. He was a naval officer until the War and resigned to enter the Con¬ federate States navy but was transferred to the army, serving as an death engineer offi- jer. At the time of his Col. Fro- bel was cl ief engineer, vice-president snd general manager of the Macon & Covington Railroad. Miflsourt. That portion of Missouri known as tht home of the bald knobbers, Christian, Taney. Barry and Ozark counties, is striving to surpass former records. D« ring the last two or three months it is es¬ timated that at least 2,000 head of cattls have been stolen in Taney and Christian counties by the bald knobbers, uplanders, as call themselves. By the spreading of the rails on* fifty- lb >t trestle ten miles west of Cameron, on Thursday, the Chicago, Bock Island and Pacific construction train with seventeen men on hoard was precipitated to the ground, a distance of thirty feet. killed The fireman, Richard Jonee, was out¬ right. Engineer AVilcox was scalded and died a few hours later. Brakeman Cummings’ feet were crushed, and h« also received internal injuries from which he will die. The boycott against Burlington cars was put into effect by switchmen of Kan- gas Citv. Wabasli and Chicago and Al¬ ton officials notified the Burlington com¬ pany that they would continue to receive cars as usual. Shortly before noon on Wednesday about twenty-five striker* made an assault upon C. A. Scanlon, a new switchman,’and beat him in a terri¬ ble manner. George Sheehan, a striker, then had arrested for flouri-hing li revolver, and said the assault was made in self-defense. TeniUMMiee* Puring a storm ou AVednesday, two negro men took refuge iu a barn one mile from Chattanooga. The barn was struck by lightning and one man killed and the othor stunned, but he recovered in about two hours. During the administration of Gov. Taylor, 217 pardons have been granted. in Many of these, however, were never but the state prison, or any other prison, were pardoned after being sentenced to fine or imprisonment before this sentence was executed. Jane Allred brought suit in the circuit court at Chattanooga against the Nash¬ ville, Chattanooga & St. Louis K -Lroftd, claiming damages iu the sum of $ 20 ,U 0 C for injuries received on the night of June 10th. The plaintiff alleges that in get ting off the train at AVhiteside, she was 1 hrown into a ditch and landed on * stone, which caused moved injuries for so fourteen serious that she could not be days. Nash Deputy Marshal Spurrier, of viile, has arrested an old man ot more than sixty years, known as “Humpy Pennington. He i 8 of immense Duilclj but has an unsightly physical deformity that has given him the name of “Humpy.” He has been running anil- licit distillery ever since the War, but ha never been arrested before. The rifle that the old man carried was one that was carried by his son, who was killed in a feud about a year ago. North Uarollaa. Asheville has voted to put in a thor¬ ough system ol sewerage, to cost f 100,* owd, Vfrffflttn. The gallery of the old Quaker church, jn Alexandria, used as an Infirmary for old colored During people, fell on Thursday night an entei tainment for the benefit oi the homo, precipitating ibe crowd to tlu lower floor, and probably fatally injuring the janitor and breaking his leg and oth¬ erwise colored. injuring fix or seven women, all In February last, Rawlins & Hose made a salu of the old Libby H. prison, at Rich¬ mond, to William paid Gray of Chicago, HI. The price to he was $23,300. On Februrary 87th, Mr. Giay made s cash payment of $o,825. The other pay¬ ments were to be made in s x, nine and twevc months, or sooner, at (he option of Hie purchaser. Gray afterwards disposed of the property to a Chicago syndicate at a considerable advance. There is rea¬ son to believe that no more paymenti will be made, and that the Chicago syn¬ dicate will tell the property at uuetion. . South CfiroHn*. The state board of ngTiculturewitl hold a Farmers’ Institute at Laurens on July 20-27. The Common Council of Charleston decided to permit the ico cream saloons to remain open on Sundays. The delegates from the various sub- alliances of the Farmers’ Alliance met in secret session at Florence for the purposq of peifecting an organization of a Statq Alliance. The attendance was large, so large that Barringer’s Hall was filled tu snffocation. I he enthusiasm of the del- ega es was unbounded. A temporary organization was effected. Tho Farmers’ Alliauce is, comparatively speaking, a new comer in South Carolina, but since its arrival it has spread ani increased with a rapidity unparalleled in the his- tory of any organization of like character in the State. Hlaryfnnd- The Furniture Workers’ Co-operative Association assigned on Wednesday. The bond of the trustees was $50,000. Within the past two weeks nearly 300 men have been discharged from the Bal¬ timore A Ohio railroad shops at Alount Clare. Last Saturday, 1U5 wen *erc dropped discharge from the different departments. The is due to the recent sale of the sleeping car system to the Pullman company, aud a general lack of work. TiOiiiainita. J. B. Carpenter, a notary public, has gone to Mexico. Suits were tiled against him for sums aggregating $20,000. It is thought that there are enough creditors to swell tho amount to $30,000. It is understood that iu most cases the money was placed iu his hands for investment. Rcnincky. The large training stable of William Rue, at Danville, was burned on Thurs- dny night. 1 lurty-three head of trotters were incinerated. I he total loss will be $75,000. Some of the trotters were entered in Ohio and Now Y'ork races. SEVERE ACCIDENT. Express train No. 52 left Orange Court House, Va., south-bound, on time at 1:50 on Thursday morniug with Conductor C. P. Taylor, Engineer Watkins aud Fire- man Felly. About two miles south of Orange is a trestle known as Fat Nancy’s trestle, on the Virginia Alidland Rail¬ road, aud is one of the highest ou the road, being fifty-nine feet above the creek. Train 52 was on time, tinder U P. Taylor, and moving at a slow rate having been flagged. The engine had crossed when the smoking-car the went through the trestle, followed by mail, express, passenger coach and sleeper, which dragged the engine into the gen¬ eral wreck. The light went out instant¬ ly, and total darkness followed. Cries for help aud screams of young children added horror to the terrible scene and people living in the neghborhood hurried to offer ai-sistance. The engine went down, the pilot end foremost, thus com- municatiug no fire to the wreck. A A11 the liglds were extinguished in the fall. As soon as the accident occurred, the engi¬ neer, who was but slightly injured, walked back to Orange and telegraphed for asssistance. C. Cox, pf Alexandria, of the engineer¬ ing department of tho Piedmont Air- Line, was instantly killed; H. 8 . AiVhit- lington, of Greensboro, N. C., postal Clerk, lived ten minutes; If. C. Bright- well, of Prospect, Prince Edward county, Va., postal clerk, lived until he reached the hospital; AV. B. Parrott, of Aiber- aiarle county, postal clerk, badly in¬ jured; J. Q. AVest and J. L. AV althall, ){ Washington, D. C., postal clerks, padly injured; Louis Jenkins, of Lynch- purg, postal clerk, slightly injured; injured; Pot- terfield, express agent, seriously l. Jennings, of Lflichburg, a passenger, luteroal injuries; Capt. C. P. Taylor, of [Alexandria, who was in tbe car next to ;he smoker when the nccideut occurred, svas hurt about the head and one leg MIS injured.. The total number of in¬ jured are estimated at about twenty-five, (t was one of the passenger coaches in -he middle of the train that ran oil the 1bc track, causing the accident. It broke jlown the trestle, dragging aad engine, back which the mail had Mid baggage car point where the trestle passed beyond the them down to ruin it. broke, and pulling well loaded because The train is always M the through copneciion New Orleans, it makes Augusta be¬ tween Boston and ind Atlanta. On an average it carries □etween 150 and 200 pastengers. One of ,hc sleepers was destined by White Sul- Dbur Springs to be dropped at Charlotte* rille. TIPs car, however, was the last of the train, and remained on the track. FAVOR CONSOLIDATION. Members of four Brotherhoods of lo¬ comotive engineers, firemen, brakemen and switchmen, held a meeting at St. Cloud, Minn., for tbe purpose of taking steps looking to an amHlgftmation of these orders. The sentiment developed was favorable to their union, and a furthet meeting for this purpose will be held in Minneapolis four weeks hence. SUMMER SNOWS. throughout England , is The weather has fallen the abnormally cold. Snow in suburbs of London, and the peaks oi Hkiddaw and other mountains are eov ered with snow. It is the hrst time snow is k nowu to have fallen in that country in July. THE WOULD OVER. CONDENSATION OF FACTS BY •PHONE AND TELEGRAPH. tOMKTHINO ABOUT CONVENTIONS, RAIL¬ ROADS, WORKING PEOPLE, CAPITALISTS, EUROPEAN CROWNED HEADS, ETC. Gen. Diaz has been reelected president af Mexico. Fire destroyed nearly all the business portion of Suisun, Cal., on Tuesday. The rale war in the West si ill contin¬ ues, another cut in dressed beef rates having been announced. banquet Gen. Boulanger, said in an hoped oration his sword at a in Paris, he would return to him before another year had passed. The British government hns instructed Sir Charles Warren, chief commissioner of police, henceforth to suppress Satur¬ day meetings in Trafalgar square, London. Advices from Horae state that the re¬ cent meeting of Irish bishops, which seemed the Papal to reopen rescript, the surprised questions closed and di»- by pleased the Vatican, The Bethlehem, their rail l*a., mills Iron under Company will start up the new scale, which reduces wages from five to twenty per cent, and guarantees contin- uous work until January, A dispatch from Rome to the Chronicle mya Cardinal Aloran is about to go to I Ireland by order of the Pope to urge up(m t he Irish bishops more comnlete submission to the Vatican, A mot5on wag propoie d in the French cbamber of to confiscate prop- C rty in France belonging to Orleauist princes and use asylum the proceeds for the erection of an for the aged. Farmers along the line of the Lake Erie & Western Railway in Indiana are greatly alarmed over the appearance among their cattle of the dreaded Texas fever. The farmers fear the scourge will become general. Fire destroyed flic lumber mills Mich., owned by II. R. Morse, at Alpena, on Thursday, buildings, and communicated causing to over 200 other a loss of nearly half a million of dollars aud rendering 1,300 persons homeless. Charles M. Kittridge, a private banker of Denver, Co)., returned from tho mountains on Wednesday after a vacation of len days. He discovered he had been robbed of $10,000. As Arthur White, confidential clerk, has not been seen since sconded last Thursday, it is thought he has ab¬ with the money. The Chicago, III., newspapers arc en- ; n a W ui(i£ rates. A foil night ago ^ Times, which has been selling at three cents, reduced its price to two cents. The Tribune followed with a cut from three to two cents, and including its Sunday issue. The Daily News, which has all along been a two cent paper, cut down the to one cent. Charles superintendent II. Wright, for in eleven the mailing years assistant department of the Detroit, Mich., post- office, was arrested on Wednesday ou the charge of purloining Smith, money who from the mails. Inspector made the arrest, claims that AVright has stolen letters ever since he lias been connected with the posioffice—about thirteen years! Patrick Joseph O’Brien, Member of Parliament for tbe north division of Tipperary, was released from Tullamore jail on Wednesday, his three months’ imprisonment for violation of the crimes act having expired. He was immediately conveyed to Kilkenny jail, months where he will serve another three for an offense of the same kind. Chairmen and Ifoge Firemen’s nnd Murphy, of the Locomotive arrested Chicago, Brotherhood, have been at Ill., on a charge of conspiracy. in which Mr. The Hogc much-talked of circular, is alleged to have requested the brotherhood men to hire themselves secretly to the “Q" roads, and then disable the engines, is said to be the basis of the charge against Hoge. Chairman Alurphy is charged with being an accomplice. An important decision, involving a ne-ft point under the prohibitory liquor law of Iowa, Iris been reudered by Judge phelps, of the Burlington district court. place Two years of business ago a saloon enjoined keeper, whose nui¬ was as a sance, appealed and to the filing Iowa supreme court, alter a super¬ sedeas bond, continued the traffic. Recently proceedings him arrested were and fined brought have have for con¬ tempt of court in continuing the illegal traffic, notwithstanding an injunction. The saloon keeper at once dosed up and others will follow suit, as they admit that further resistance to the law is useless. The waters that have been sweeping the valley of the Monongahela and the waters of its tributaries for the last 00 hours, are again falling into their natural channels. From Pittsburg to the moun¬ tain fartnesses of Randolph county, AA’est Virginia, towns have been ravaged, manufactories inundated, boats suak, houses and growing crope have been de¬ vastated. The losses entailed by the flood will not fall short of $3,0U0,000, a large proportion of which falls upon the people of the counties of Monongahela, Marion, Taylor, Harrison, Lewis, Bar¬ bour, Upshur and Randolph, in AVest Virginia. In Pennsylvania, the losses are tn the counties of Allegheny, AVashing- (on, Westmoreland, in Fayette and Greene, the heaviest being Allegheny, Wash¬ ington and Fayette. Louis Strohl, a young man about twenty-three years old, was arrested at Topeka, Kansas, on the charge of selling and offering for sale for $ 1,200 ,a contri- vance alleged to be for counterfeiting gold coin, but which, in reality, only brightens a genuine coin, it although giv¬ ing the impression machine that resembles was spurious. small In shape the a riock, being round, with a handle about fix inches long. Thp face is four and one-fourth inches in diameter, and the instrument is about two and three-fourthsf inches thick, opening exactly at the The owner machine, pretended and that it wag a counterfeiting i, he was . tQ fell as w ea was ar- regted _ On opening the case two aickle .pi Ue a ca8eB) in each of which one ( ijjfvULjiecv ,^ 0 Q j t ) le gtamp necessary to make a 9* IW lu«. — ♦ NATIONAL CAPITAL 1 WHAT THE SWELTERING PUB¬ LIC OFFICIALS ARE DOING. PROCEEDINGS OP CONGRESS —IMPORTANT ACTS OF PRESIDENT CLEVELAND—AP¬ POINTMENTS AND REMOVALS, ETC. ClINtmtSSlONAL. On Thursday the Senate had a very exciting sessiou in discussing Cleveland. some pen¬ In sion vetoes by President Ihe course of debate Mr. Blair, of New Hampshire, and Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, Iti got into an exciting wrangle.... Michigan, the House, Mr. Ford, of from tho committee on military affairs, reported back a resolution for the ap¬ pointment of a special committee to investigate the alley, d ovusions of tho contract labor law. The balance of the day was spent in the discussion of the tariff'bill. The appropriation for fortifications be ing before the Senate on Wednesday, Mr. f’ockrill ridiculed the scare about danger of war ns farcical. The bill proposed uu appropriation of fortifications of $120,BOO,000 which the for grand¬ a sys¬ tem children and grein grandchildren of tha present generation would never see used, ife argued that earthworks could he con¬ structed in a few weeks, and was then asked by Mr. Stewart where the guns to arm them would bo obtained. To this he re¬ plied that lie favored the eucoursgemeut be condi¬ of t-teel works that could in a tion to build the guns.. . In Iris alluded opening prayer the House chaplain to Air. Randall's illness, and invoked Di¬ tlio vine blessing and protection upon sufferer. A conference was ordered on Midland forfeiture bill, and Messrs. Hol- mnn of Indi um, Stone of Missouri, and Payson ferees. of Illinois, Hatch, w ere appointed Missouri, con¬ sub¬ Mr. of mitted the report of disagreement on the agricultural appropriation bill, sta¬ ting that the point of disagreement making whs the. Senate amendment an appro¬ priation of $ 100,000 for sorghum sugar experiments. Air. Kyan moved concur¬ rence in the Senate amendment. He pointed out the benefits which had ac¬ crued to tho agricultural interests of the country fiom former appropriations for sorghum experiments, t.nd he contended that still further appropriations, would result ther in still greater good. After fur¬ debate, Air. Kyan’s motion to concur completed was ngreed tho to—yeas consideration 120, nays 98. This bill, of the and it slands as finally passed. GOSSIR. Air. Randall’s condition still excites the apprehensions of his friends, but there is a slight improvement in his con¬ dition. Senator Pasco, ou Thursday, introduc¬ ed a bill to pay Salvador Costa, Duval county, Florida, $850 for the sloop Alary Lawrence, destroyed during the War. The supervising architect postponed of the Trcas- u y Department has the selec¬ tion of a site for the public building at liallahassee, Fla., until after Cougre-s adjourns. The contract for the construction of the public tvas awarded building to G. at Augusta. W. Corbett, Ga., of Wash¬ which ington, [milding for shall $91,000, be completed provides in that eighteen the piouths. Work on it will commence in two weeks. The number of bills introduced in the fienate so far this session, exceeds that l>f any other and falls Congress during its first Session, only about two score short of the number introduced In the ficnate in the two sessions of the lari Congress, which surpassed all proceed¬ ing Congresses in this respect. Judge John V. Wright, of Tennessee, Rev. W. N. and Cleveland, brother of the President, (.'apt. It. II. Pratt, super¬ intendent of the Carlisle Indian school, will constitute a commission to negotiate with the Sioux Indians for a division of their reservation in Dakota and the sur¬ render of a part to the United States. Col. AV. P. and Cralghill, harbor engineer in charge of the river work in Maryland, Virgiuia, submits West Virginia and North Car¬ olina. estimates for next year, as follows: James river, $400,000; harbor at Norfolk, Va., $100,000; approaches to Norfolk harbor, $100,000; Currituck Sound, etc., 20 $20,000; New river, Vir¬ ginia, $ i 000 . The House committee on manufactures it the meeting on Thursday decided to continue its investigation iuto subject of trusts. It will shortly report the evi¬ dence so far tuken in the sugar and Standard oil trusts, snd will then, in all probability, within the next ten days or two weeks, begin an investigation into • the whiskey trust. Senator Dolph, from the committee on foreign relations, ou Wednesday report¬ ed favorably the bill to prohibit the com¬ ing of Chinese reported laborers in into the United States, the House by Mr. Belmont, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, ns a substitute for all bills before tho committee relating to Chipese immigration. Senator Daniel on Monday introduced a bill directing the head of the interior department, United State# commissioner of agricul¬ ture, fish commissioner and secretary of the Smithsonian inslitution to prepare suitable exhibits for the Vir¬ ginia expositum, to be bold at Rich¬ mond, beginning October 3d next. Twenty-five thousand dollars is appro¬ priated hibit. to defray the expenses of the ex¬ Commissioner Obcrly, of the Civil Ser¬ vice commission, has prepared a special Statement to show the difference in the records made by men nnd women who have appeared before the commission For examination prior to entry into public lervice. To the surprise of many, the ladies have carried off the honors by au increased percentage. Afany of the heads »f departments are opposed to the em¬ ployment :hat of ladies, and they had hoped the showing would have been just, ihe reverse. CANADA'S SHAKE. A s’igbt shock of earthquake, lasting neaily one minute, was felt at Belleville, Madeira, Tweed and Workwortn, in On¬ tario or Monday night. VOL. HI. NO. 43. K SPRAY OF APPLE BLOSSOMS. They lay on the broad, low window lodge, Where the hand of a little child Had placed them—dewy, nud fresh, an I sweet— And the grandmother had smiled, And softly stroked with her wrinkled hand The curty, tumbled head; And then the needles bright, were still; Unrolled the seowy thread. For, borne on the breath ot the applo bloom, Bhe lived in the golden past; She saw an orchard where blossom snows Were falling thick and fast — Falling upon the fair, bent head Of a maiden In girlhood’s prints, Reading a letter, worn and crease 1 From folding many a time. “When the apple blossoms are here once more, I Rhall come back, Allaire— Shall come for my answer-” The scented wind, Which ruffled the maiden’s hair, Brought to her ears n well-known voice, She turned in a startled way— “I have come for my answer; what is it, dear!” What could she do but lay Her hands in the eager, outstretched o Ah! life is sweet in June, When hearts keep time to tho liquid flow Of life, and light, and tune; Ami when, in her snowy, tioating’Yeil, She stood on her bridal morn, She w ould have but the tinted apple bloom Her white robe to adorn. Through the open window the western wind Blew soft on the wrinkled face, When a smile shone, sweet as that could ba Which had lit her girlhood grace. A little voice called her truant thoughts: “Grandpapa sent me to see If you know that the clock lias been striking sixl And he wants you to pour his tea!” —Good Housekeeping. PITH AND POINT. A plane talker—The carpenter. Diamond dust—Money paid fora soli¬ taire. The way of the world—Twelve ounces to the pound. Artists ought to know how to draw the color line. Cats are tho poets of the lower ani¬ mals. They alone cultivate the mews.— Pittsburg C/ironiele. The painter of still life should natur¬ ally look lor his best subjects among the moonshiners .—Boston Post. When a burglar breaks into a house he generally stq’als up stairs, and everything else he can lay his hands on.— Life. New York has a baseball club called “The Girls.” It is doubtless referred to as the Femi nine .—Norristown Herald. How astouhhed some dead men would lie if they could get out of their gravs long enough to read their epitaphs.— Life. The judges are now nearly as well paid as the baseball players, but the game is not nearly so interesting. — Toronto News. “ A kiss goes further than a blow," Said Kit, the little wizzard. “ It may perhaps,” was John’s reply, “ Unless the blow’s a blizzard. — Washington Critic. Fair Friend—“And do you ever soak your brushes, Air. Palette?" Antist— “No, I'm happy to say I never was re¬ duced so low as that .”—Harvard Lam~ poon. The cooking school lectures are closed until fall to allow compounds the pupils to experi¬ ment on the new and give the dyspeptics a chauoe to recover .—Boston Qlo’.e. Judges should certainly wear robes. It doesn’t seem right to be sent up for ten years by a man who wears a three-button cutaway coat and a speckled trout waist¬ coat.— Life. “I will shoot any man in Montana for 15 cents?” was the challenge month issued by Isaac Davis over a ago, and yet no one has come and forward given him and planked job.— down the cash a Detroit Free Press. If, with the poets, we believe That Adam sinned sacrifice to be with Eve, We’re sure the he made Eve’s daughters nobly have repaid, For over all the earth since then They kindly stooped —Boston to marry Courier. men. *3 “Speaking about clubs,” remarked Mr* Cumso, who had just been elected a member of the Manhattan, “they are the sign posts of civilization. You never bear of savages forming themselves into societies for mutual improvement and pleasure.” “Db, nonsense!”replied of Indian Mrs. Cumso. “I've heard clubs ever since I could walk.”— Tid-Bits. A Devout Southern Dog. Belonging dog to a prominent takes citizen delight ol Orlando is a who great in following his owner’s carriage and always enters any house his owner does. His owner is a church-goer, him and and this dog always attends with likes to get a place up near the minister. Last Sunday the dog annoyed the congregation by his constant scratching so much that he was driven out of church. His dog- ship determined not to lose his sermon ftnc I immediately proceeded to another church, and one, too. that his owner had never the attended, discourse, and after there which paid he attention quietly to and sedately went home .—Savannah News. A Fanner’s View of Preaching. Well, wife, town sermons seems tc me, Are like tho ridin’ plow; They’re easy, purty kmd-o’ tilings, But don’t go deep somehow. They take ye 9 over lots o’ such. ground, An’ science styles an’ is the plow, Both in the sermon That one don’t feel it much. To-day our preacher skinned along, An’ ’peared kivrin’ to do of a the heap, weeds A cuttin He oughter halted plowed in the deep; end, An’ when he at An’ got his team ungeared, the The devil laded to see tares A growin’, I’m afeard. . This scientific preachin’, plowin’, now, top, An’science Bot h run too shatter for the work The pint has got to do. You’ve got to let the traces out, An’ change the clevis pin, Then hist the handies, hold ’em tight, An’ let the pint go in. ~Lu p. C<m, in Omaha World.