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NUMBER 7.
THE MERCURY.
BnUrsd ■econdclRM mutter M tbs 8m
dtrsvllls Fottofflos, a prll 87,IMfc
fandom ill*, Washington Count j, Gn*
PUSUSH1D BT
A. J. JERK TO AN,
Foorurroa ahd Pum.isnaa
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MUNICIPAL,.
Mayor.
Wlf. (lAM.AIIRB,.
Aldermen.
Ww. Rawlings,
A. M. Mayo,
VI. H. Lawson,
B. T. Walker,
Morris IIapp.
Clerk and Treasurer.
O. W. H. Whitaker.
Marshall,
J. E. Weddon.
TOWN OP TENN1LLR.
Intcndant.
John 0, IlAnMAN.
Aldermen.
J. F. Mrrkison.
J. 1). 1’ltANKLIN.
J. M. Brown.
J, R. ritlTOHARD,
Clerk.
B. H. B. M ABBEY.
Marshall,
3. C. Hamilton.
A. C. WRIGHT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
105 Bay St., Savannah, da.
jag*Will practice in nil the Courts
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SANDERHYILLE, GA.
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A NEW TREATMENT
For Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, DyS*
pepsia, Catarrh, Headache, Debility, Hhen-
inatiam, Neuralgia, and all Chronic
and Nervoua Disorder*.
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.••ni whit ii they do notVnow
<d» imri any luitiiiionialn or i
J irom chmni '. and
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ipirn thn pul Hf with
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EVANS & EVANS.
Attorneys At Law,
HANDKltSYII.I.E, GA.
11. I. HARRIS,
ATTORNEY ATLAW,
HANDKHRViLT.lt, GA.
Will prnetico in all the Courts of the middle
circuit, nnd in ths counties surrounding
Wnshinaton. Special attention tfiven to com-
MUSIC, MUSIC
JERNIGAN
F. H. SAFFOLD,
ATTORNEY AT I,AW,
RANDErtftVILLE, OA.
WHl prachct in all the Courts of the Middle
'(yiieuit and in the counties surroniiding
Wiihicgt ti. Kpeoial attention given to c
more il law.
c c BROWN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BAnrierevlUe, On.
IS Cittern 1 iinnerriiiiM Hm*rr«1* flrtieed
^he president has appointed General W. 8.
RoseoratiR, of California, to ho rogiater of the
treasury vico Blnneh K. Bruce, rosigned; and
Herbert Foote Beecher, to bo oolloctor of cuh*
toms for tho district of Puget Sound, in the
stato of Oregon and the territory of Washing
ton. Beochcr is a eon of Bov. Henry Ward
Beecher and a resident of Port Townsend,
where ho is engagod in the steamboat hUsi-
tlOBB.
Cirn'Eiui'c, whose trial for tho murder of
illian Madison lins excited so much interest
at Richmond, Va., for the last three weeks,
has boon found guilty of murder in tho llrsl
dagreo.
The Kentucky. Ccntrol Itnllrnnd.
Owing to tlie reduction of tho tell |iei’ cent
in their wages, the freight crews of the Keti-
tn Uy Central railroad have struck. No freight
tv ms are running on the road.
hensfil for Ninety-Nine Yenrs*
The Wilmington and Weldon PA Iroad c
puny huvo least'll the Wilmington, (’olttnibln
and Augusta railroad for ninety-niuo years
with tho privilege of pcrpctunl renewal. Ths
directors of tho Wilmington and Weldon rail-
rond have declared a Heml-annunl dividend of
four per cent, payable July 16th, nnd Imvo in*
structed their trensurer to pay to the stock**
holders of the Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta railroad the seini-nnimal dividend of
three per rent, payable July 10, as stipulated
in t ho lea to.
A Mnlljnimit IHnrrlitrn*
Warrior Station, Ain., is nfToctcd with some
kind of a diarrhtni of a malignant type, nnd
there has been several deaths In the past week-,
It seems to prove fatal In half the canes, tholigh
hopes nre entertained that the dWOiors will
soon get the soonrgo UnderVohtrol.
A BIG ft TEAL*
Bows, Strings,
Rosin Boxes, Etc-
The Teller of (lie Jliiiiliiittnn It milt, of New
York, Hltlii* NVIlli over a .Million ol
the lluiik** Mnliey»
It lias been discovered that Ritthnnl N. Hcott-
tho paying teller of tho Manhattan hank has
fattl ted With $>1,600,104. Hcott, who is about
rty-flve years olil, and has been with ths
hank for twenty years, did not appear at tho
hank, nor did ho notify tho olllccrs that he was
to l>e absent. A messenger was sent to his
house, but neither ho nor Ids Wtfb cduld bo
found. His wife was tlaVieA to her sistor-in-
law’s house, and when informed of her hus
band's absence, she expressed great surprise,
and said that she had imagined he was there ns
usual. 8ho could not tell where he was.
O. 11. Roofcna
HINES & ROGERS.
Attorneys at Law,
8A NDKKSVILLE, GA.,
Will prnrtlc* In t» u pollution of Wnghlngton,
JefTer-v(iu,J< li«n)ii, Kuinjiuel nnd Wilkinson,
and lu I lie U. H. Court* for the Boulbmn Dis
trict of (Jeorglx.
Will i ot u; #nm tn buying, Mlllng oi
ronimg item K.-tuie
wflloe aiu Yr *«t aid* of Public Bquar*.
H. N. HOLLIFIELD,
Physician and Surgeon,
ksBdarrrllU, Oft,
omo« s#n door to Mr*. B*yn«*s MUllnorr
•tor* on M arri* atrook
b. Hoilifield,
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FROM
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Ken* genuine without our Trad* Mark
On hand mid for axle,
SPECTACLES. NOSB CLAUSES. ITC.
Watches, Clocks
And JEWELRY
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JBKSTICAIT.
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l servleerio the cIUkgii^
l'/, Vi" k! u,? )VIIJ« and vicinity. OfUee with
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DENTIST
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TERMS CASH.
Oftleo at Ills Residence, on Bnrtin slrseL
Aorll M. 1880.
■►Charles TT. Rwlnk, in a ?tate of frenzy at
fort Worth, Texas, IIred and fatally wounded
•wo men. Ho then lied ami drowned himself.
—Richard Hands, head clerk in the drug
•tore of Richard V. CraWfoVdj In tl\i«lftoj\
ilrret., NeW York city, wan found tnnrdhr. .1,
Sitting in his clmir, in the back rortm of the
st ‘re. liis skull was crushed to piices by
some blunt instrumpnl nnd bis tbro.it cut
from car to cnl\ Bevcngo and robbery aro
snid to 1)0 tho motlvi s.
—Following tn tlie wnko of tho Northw* st
rebellion eomea intelligence of anotber erup
tion brewing on the Tnoiflc const. Intenso ex
citement hns been nr n-ed lately in the prov
ince of British Columbia by tho now PonuntbU
land regulations, and thrctltaof seroHslon from
the Confcabi'ktlolv.hkve been raised.
—Tbe mneliino slmjis of John Blliott A.Ron,
at London, Out,,•bere destrdyed bfy lire. Loss,
18200,000;
—A eyelono in Union county, N. C,, did
a large amount of damngo.
—The Salvation Army, 21 strong, were ar
rested in Augusta, Me., mid lodged in jail for
several days for disturbing the peace,
—Tn Philadelphia a a tllellCo Of txVo Plrinths
wan Imposed bv Judge MUebell on William
Unbig and James McO vllt, who pl-aded
puJltv reeentlv in encaging in a pugilLtii' o-in*
tent Edward 1!ipkl*«. who plesdod gulltv to
the same i tTence, was let off with thhty days.
—Gen. Grant’s physicians found no marked
change in his Condition at tbe Consultation
Monday, (’ol Fred I leant fahl thAt Bib family
had e\perdt>d Brrsident Oh Veland to enll nt 2
o'clock MnndaV nffeHionh, but that he was
pr- vented from sOdojpg by imjmr lint bmlncss
wbieb railed hint tb Wawiiihglob.
—Frank fttnld, employed bv tho IVnnsyl-
vania llallroad Pompany non* Mt. (’nrmcl, Fa.,
got his foot fast between tho rails ns a train
ennm slong. ITe vainly endeavored to extri
cate himso’f, and a moment lator ho was hor
ribly mangled.
—Thn Ooiwtinotion Dopmtmont of.Jt'O
lliookljii Nuvy Vnnl hud boctl blofiod, mol 110
employ cl* IticlUdlng shipwrights, hincUsmithH,
UmbhuiistH and lalxners dischnrgc»l.
BDHIAL OF VICTOR HUSO.
Oil*ItRHHIVU FFNUHAL UHUIMIONIKH
Tctor Hugo was burled In rnrts with
tho greatest hondr* which tho French nation
bould bestow on its most illustrioils poet. Tho
funeral is described ns having boen tho most
magniflcont of lmalcrn tim vs. Details of tho
ceremonies aro givou in Paris dispatches ns
follows:
Hundrods of thousands of people worn
Abroad ,nt oaybiertk; crpWdlng the {‘troots
and boulevards through ddtich Ills givnt pro
fession was to move that nccoinjumiO l tho
body pf Victor Hugo to Ids last resting place
ill the Pantheon, Owing to the ( crowded
condition of tlio hotels thousnii Is \> s ord
compelled to bivouac in tho onon air
nil night. The spare around tho Arc
do Triompho was filled nt an early hour with
tho chiof olllccrs of tie stab*, tho members of
thb diplomatic corps, senators and deputies,
yrom all directions ennkj. doputs|ion* with
draped banners and bearing Honors mi l ri
gautic wreaths, and all moving in the dlroj-
tion of tho Arc do Triompho. tlie Mooca of
Franco to-day. Never did Paris pre
sent such a scone. The chestnut
trous in tho Chamj)s Ely sees nre in
full bloom. and formed a strange
entrust to tno vetlcd ligbt*»< drape J banners |
And tho vast sea of Spectator#, all In the ha
biliimmta Of nidilridiig, that lined eitlior aide
of the immense Held. Largo bodies of caV-
klry occdpifsl tile streets leading to tlio palaeo
of tlx) ElVsoe, tlio residence oi Presiih'iltj
Grovy. Minute guns wore fired from the
Hotel des lnvalides and from Fort Yaloricn.
Tho crowd was very orderly, and there was
not a sign of that troublo so much bilked of
and written about.
Six orations Weis* delivered tinder the Arc
>d
ktartod, in tho presence of nearly
lustriouB moil of ami in France. M, I.e Royer,
president of tho senate, said Victor Hugo
“T, .' . a ,.r rl11 n » iloniliir* 1 constantly purBUod the higher Meal of jus*
— rT" B L’Sok |,J UkS " »>«l bMiimnity, ,„„1 tht» ov.-roDe,! .u.im-
' !■:■."“i.-.n.a 0 ,tr " Ck * ^ •>•••»» «nau*»™ u... .....r.vl frolins- „(
SHORT WHEAT CROP.
niuK, nnd tnu uf thorn killed.
—In IkMton, Oilman C. l’aikcr, muter nt
the In ik Matte Celt ate. wna Indlatnl fm tvlt'illt-
ihk hia veasel off MynMo In ■'ittuliuy lu^t.
■ A Mil) ut 800 Canadian tltwipa me t IliK
Dear and Were driven oil by tlio Intllnna.
GcM.JjtranKe wit, lu command of tho troopa.
—On anil after Juno 1 ull voascia approach-
Inc l’hilaiUlphia from forelRti mirta or friilit
AmerlLHii pint, anuth "f Capo I'. nr will he
anhjeot lo (limiiintluo lnapectUm at thu Ijiant-
etle.
-The hnatllily whielt link lohn tllroathnod a
Hllitllio h t.viwll l’leBldcht Dink nnd cj-lhesl-
db. j. h. may,
SANDBRSYILLE, GA.
Offers hi* sarvio** k» ths ohixsm of flanders-
vdle and adjaoent country. All calls, day or
mght, will b« promptly r**ponded to. Offloe
his reaidano* on ^Irs. Pittman's lot, oornor
Harris and Ohnwh stiwet*. Janl6-1884tf.
J. S. WOOD & BRO.,
SAVANNAH. GA.
No commiukion or oilier expenses 0'1'mrged
on ocnsi^Timents of Wool,
Highost market price guaranteed nt. time of
mde. eepg'SJ-Iy
Machine Needles,
Oil and Shuttles,
FOB ALL KINDS OF MACHINES, for sale.
1 will also ordsr paMs of Mncnlna*
that gat broken, for which new
pieces are wanted.
A.. JT. JEIiNIGAN,
—In Aimnp IIh county, X. H.. a tromendona
i ninfull, \tnu<k’,l nvor an area of throe union
in length hv live or-i\ m width. Haiti tell in
•noli toirenin that, nlthoUKh tho ntorin wi
uhort duration, ti e brook, nnd lur«or ntreamn
were nwollcii to ilaiiKei'otm ,lim 'iisioiiH.
—Chat'le- Smilli anil iMnac Doyle, of Head
iiiK, I’ll., were auR'ocated to death in a well.
— Hivnrnis ot loauntn have ill nil e their np-
pennmeo in eovevnl Ooimtiea III Arltanau.
-An evlrnontinnl'V neoiie nocurrod nt tho
trial or John doliurmi, a noted criminal, at
I.VOIIX, N. Y. Johimoii rap 'd from the dook
Mol ran to aliaek tlie Dhlrict Attorney,
hud offended him The JiuLo nod Jury
enped from hm fipy. Julmaon waa llnally
overcome by the StierllT a otlicera, and receiv
;i nteuecof ten yenra in State 1’riBon.
—The Cite of IP,mu, on her t ip from Liver
I*ad In New Volk, in a dense fou, out down
the p'ledeli lialiiiiB hmk (loorgo Jeanne, at
anchor on Hie IIhiiUh, and out her in two,
Taei'tv-two m, ii were drowned and only two
w re saved. The Inal men caino from one due
11 jet in rrauec, and nearly all left families bo
hind them.
— Knott County, Kentucky, ban been the
scene of of the darkest crimes wtiicli
kavo given Kentucky nn uucnvinble name.
There i. In Hurt enmity a bond of lurvless des-
ri.-radoes, always aimed and seeking human
blond, and it is known that they have
milted at least llftcen murders for money.
— A parlv of seventeen lluliomtana en route
to Dundy Creek camped in Itioliinan Oanyol
hu r a mile from tlio Uopnblioan River all
nine miles from Lincoln, Nebraska. At dark
heavy rain Bet 111 About ten o’clock a water
s|h,iit hurst a short distance abovo, Hooding
tlie licretoforo dry canyon lo a depth of flftoon
feet, and sweapfng to doatli cloven of tlio
party ns they by ashen in their wagons. Those
who escaped were badly hurt.
—Gen. R. C. Drum sent tlio following tele
gram to Gen. Bchotield: "Hepying to your
telegram of this date, reporting tlie arrest on
American territory of Gabriel Dumont end
Michael Dunuils, 'Canadian insurgents, who
belonged tn i id’s insurrectionary finer, tlio
Secretary of War instructs me to say that tlio
military forces Imvo no authority to arrest or
detain them Tlieymnst therefore he released
from military arrest." Gen. Terry released
both of thu men.
—Col. Hollingsworth, for tho past fourteen
years Suporint luleiit of tho Mount Vernon
estate, has r. fused to accept a re-election to
that ollice hociiusu the vote of tho logouts to
re-elect was not unanimous.
—Tho National debt statement for May
shows a reduction of about )ji5,000,000 during
the month.
—Tlie President made the following appoint
ments To be Consul General—Wendell A.
Anderson, of Wise >nsin, at Montreal. To bo
Consuls of tho United States William S.
Crowell, of Ohio, at Amoy; William IXWarner,
of South Carolina, nt Cologne; D. Lynch
Pringle, of South Carolina, at Tegucigalpa,
Honduras.
—Col. Charles Denby, of Indiana, has been
appointed Minister to China.
—Frederick A. Palmer, ex-Auditor of New-
aik, died in the State prison ut Trenton, N. J.,
where he was sent three yours ago to serve
twenty years for a confessed embezzlement of
§■125,61/0 of tlie city funds. Ilia death was
caused by apoplexy.
— EHen Pick, tho noted confidence woman,
of Now Yoi k, waa convicted of having forged
a bond and mortgage upon tbe property of her
husband, Richard II. Peck, by which she ob
tained #8,000 from the Mutual Lire Insurance
Company, and sent, to State prison.
l?ttlnint«<l fthofriitffi* lYhin (lift Avorago
Mr 100*000,000 IliitelielN.
K \V\ Tnl mad go, of Milwaukee, lias prej
anal his first preliminary estimate for th^
eusuii by .Stato* of tho probable total yield
u wheat in the United HtatO# fop iSs*». The
Nguros aro made Op Ljr Statos and Terri
tories, with the assistance of tho State agrl*
nltUnd departments, statistical agent* i
nd oth r authoritiax an l aro stated |
o l»o bi»*d upon tho actual |
a reago sown nnd present condition |
the growing ot-op. * *l’he cRtimato show* t
the prolAlihi yield of winter wheat as SOI,- j
00;),000 bushels, of spring wheat 180,000,00) j
bushels; total of winter and spring .‘101,000/ |
00 » bushels. The United States department |
of agriculture olHcially report the crop <>f j
1884 winter wheat. 5J70,O«>0,ou0 bushels, spring ,
wheat, 148,1)00,0)0; total winter ami npring
6111.000. 000 bushels. Accoixling to tlieso '
ilgutvs the crop af 1886-, compared with 1884. 1
will show a shortage in winter wheat of 1
i;i'J,(H);i,000 bushels, spring wheat 18,000,00) j
bushels; total winter and spring shortage,
152.000. 000 bushels.
he average wheat yield of the United
BIuUm for live years past is 401,000.000 bush-J !
The estimate shows a shortage, com- 1
pared with the average five years, of 10),- ,
OOit.OOO bushels.
Tiie following is a table of tho estimated .
prouvble yield by Eftates and Territories:
gPlllNU WIIUAl
Minnesota...
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakota
\\ isconsin...
Total
WINTKIl WHEAT.
California
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Kumns
Missouri
Oregon
Penn vlvnnia
New York
Illinois
Kentucky
Mniy and
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
Co ora lo
West Virginia
Georgia
Houtli Carolina
New Jorsey
Utah
Arkansas
Alabama
Delaware
New Mexico
Montana
Idaho
Mitino
Vermont
Now Hampshire.*...
Mississippi
Arizona
Nevada
Other .Statos
(h iit Gonzales or Mexico 1ms culminated in an
order adopted in Congress providing for tho
impeachment of the two Secretaries of tho
Treasury under the Gonzales Administiatioii,
and also of minor Treasury ofiicinls.
—The Canadian Parliament voted #1,000,000
to meet expenses ill connection with thn rebel
lion In the Northwest. This in in addition lo
the *70(J»UOO already voted.
- Governor Pattison has vetoed tbe Appor
tionment bill passed by the Pennsylvania Leg
islature.
—Thomns A. McComb, an actor, who has
been managing barnstorming companies in
the province of Ontario) leaped Loin illo ntdV
Bus. elision bridge itt Niagara Fulls ami was
kill. a.
—Four ocean steamships which avrivod in
New York Hniulny report that ji stream of ice-
bci'gti is tloaiiug across tlicsti uiuship lane from
An.erica to tlio C«)iitincut.
— Passen.er train No. «’• on the tV.ihasb, 6h
Lou s and Pa'dlt; ltatlHiad nn iVedai Chicago
on Hiipday Mi Imm dhn a half late in oliMgeof
a imulmnn Thu limn was wild trom liquor
and took possesGon or a car. holding it and
shooting occasionally from a wind w into
crowds. Tho iiotice at Kansas Ci'v, Jackson
ville, and Peoria, which points the train ! assed,
were all afraid to take him. A rquad of nollnc-
mqn left Gliicago and met the train outsloo tho
city. Olio of the policemen was shot dead,
and it was found neoesnar-V to n.Oot ntiu
severely wtmnd tho iusailo mull bbforo lie could
bo captured.
—Two women lost tlielr livos in Who ling,
tV. Va., through attempting to r.so co.il oil in
ligh ing tiroH.
—In Maryland a victim of delirium tremens
shot bis two sons nnd his brother-in-law, lull
ing thu latter and one sun.
—Morn thaif thirty citizens nro reported to
linv b en killed by iho In stile ApiuiUts. Many
of the bi dleswiie luur.gltd.
-Boittits front l\suti HuV that thb dahiago
by thu lulu ll o<l:i has been great, exceeding
ha f a million dollars. It is known that from
eight to t u lvu liv» s were 1 st.
A*fred ll bbard, the youth who swallowed
n tin le do lu >u .Miiwanket, hus taken a turn
for I lie worse and is very low. At a conaulta*
lion of lending-physicians it was thought neo-
e sary to cut mil tlie trade dollar if it is ever
i* ino.ed. Ii is bared tho opciaiiou will prove
I fat .l. as tlie 0-tin cannot be i c.ucl.
. .1:40,000,001)' j HYk glMinit lb hi Sa .tingo do Culm report
j Hint tbe A ibustufing oxp ditioi which re
tv U. laded in that pioviue , numbering
ei^lit nun, kitiH tied to tlie mountains, ami that
comph t» tranquility pu’.ails.
—Dispatches from Gibraltar state that an
oarlhnuuko shock was felt ut that point on
Saturday.
—A Russian naval ofilcor 1ms been arrested
at Oronstadt on suspicion, it is reported, of
being connected with a plot to acquaint Eng
land with the method of tlio closing of the
Intiborof Cronstadt with torpedoes.
—Yokohama was tlio scono of on extraonli-
liary occurrence on May G. As tlio British
men-of-war Agamemnon, Sapphire nnd Hwift
steamed into port die Russian war-ship Vladi
mir Moiioniakh, commanded by Admiral
Crown, commander In chief of the Htlssiin
squadron in those seas, piped to quarters,
mituiud the guns and made every preparation
for immediate action. It is stated Unit had so
much us ii t itle been fired from tho Russian
vessel the Agamemnon would luivu rammed
1|5()0,(JCK) I i, ( . r> No explanation of the affair was made
1,500,00.) i py t | a , iiuisiau commander.
Bushdls. I
. K7,ooo,ooo,;
. 35,000,000.
. 25,000,000 ’
. 38,000,000'
. 15,000,000
ihishnls. I
20,0(K),0110- |
25.000. 000
22.000. 000,' J
22.000. 000
, 21,000,000 ;
, 18,000,000 |
16,000,000 1
12,000,000 ,
11,000,000
, 10,000,000
. 6,000,00.)
, 5,000,00) I
. 4,000,000 I
. 4,000,000
, 4,000,000 i
. 8,000,000
8,000,000
. 8,000,000
2,000,0(4) |
. 2,000,0(M) :
. 1,500,000 j
France, M. Floquofc said t lmt the
to-dtiv wns rt(it. u fitn^rai. tt. Wat ni)
hpotiloosis. Ilo hid'd Victor Hugo na
tho immortal ajwstlo who bo-jui'itlro l
to humanity that gospel which could load tlio
|K?oplo to tho d-'llnltivo conquest of " liberty,
equality. fraternity.” M. Kloquot’s oration
w«s pnrticillnrlv tcilebiiig nn I elicited great
npp'.nUsCt M. Aug lor, a insntbar of the A» , ad*
luny, rMabdrittad llid fttctj jiinild evident to-
day--“To the sovehiign itobt Fhiuce ivmleitj
kovoroigii ltdnors.” M. Goblet, president of the
bHnmbor df deputies, doelatv l that, Victor
lingo would remain tile highest
souiHcation of tho nineteenth century, the
history of which, in its contradictious, doubts,
ideas nnd aspirations, was best reflected in
ids work*. Tho character of Victor Hugo was
profoundly human, and represented the spirit
of toleration and of i» a e. The flinging of
revolutionary mid patriotic son ■* by bauds of
inon gathered brtymul the rciicjiof the voiced
bi tlio ol'ntors, intemipUsl somcwh.it tlio
unity of tho eulogies, but beyond this tli.-ro
was nothing to mar tlio beauty or detract
om tho impressiveness of the spectacle.
Tho funeral procession star tod punctually
at noon. Many chariots he ipe l with the of
fering* of the |s*()pjo Fj’iiiicm follow,G tho
body ill tlio pi : dee*sion. EuJrnloiis crowds df
jieoplo lined tho streets that forme l the rout*
of tlio procession, while other m isies of pouplo
po^soKsed tlio intersecting htreots for a
distance on either side. Tlio buildings wore
black wit hi ample, ns was indued ewry point
which could las Inn 1 a view of tlio uupar.il*
Joled flpoctM’IOi 1'i:8 nroeessidu O' it I*’ 11 thd
f&c ill' THonlpne moved In llid following
order: First, n wjuadron of tlio republican
gimrils, then the general commanding w
his ht air. After these came a regiment
cuirassiers, headed by iLj band and tho drum
corps of throe regiment* These formed tho
escort proper for tho funeral proeession,
while along Its line on both side*
Was constantly heard thu roll df muf
Hod driitifs. Precculing the body were
twelve ertrs Idden with wreaths and flowers
tieconlpMiiod by fhe Imy^ of file publh
be hauls. Resides tllcsa 800 wreaths wei •) citr.
rl©d by tho various diputitlons. The band
of tho Republican guards headed tlm deputa
tlon from Hosancon, the representatives of
foreign newspapers, nionibcr.s of the dra
matic soidoty, and delegations from the
National and other tlmatres. Following the
body were the relatives nnd imnmdiato
friends of the family of Victor Hugo, the
representative of President Grovy. the preei
dents of thfi senatfi mid chanibCr of deputies,
fbhdgil ambilssauorfi, the cjidncelldr df
the l.cgion of Honor, the military governor
of I'aris, Hoimtors and deputies, deputations
the prefect* of the .Seine, tho police and
tary and naval authorities, a contiugoi
tho army of Paris, nnd a squadron of the
Republican guards. Tlio pro vs-sion followed
the route from tli • Chumps Ely sees through
tho Place do la Concorde, tlio boule
Saint Gormtiiti and Saint Michel, and tho
Vetoed the 4’imihiis Bill.
Gov. Hill, of New York State, vetood tho
Census bill passed by tho Legislature ut its
extra session, lie says tho Legislature at that
session had no power to pass a bill requiring
the taking of un elaborate census, whoa tho
solo recommendation of tho Executive in ca 1*
ing the oxtra session was that such legislation
be had as was necessary to carry into effect tho
constitutional provision requiring an enumera
tion of tho inhabitants.
1.500.000
1.200.000
1,000,000
1,0)0,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
500.000
800.000
200,000
200,000
200,000
100,000'
800,000
Total winter wheat 231,000,000
Total spring wheat 180,000,000
Total winter and spring 801,000.000
STRIKING LABORERS.
Abort 100,000 Iron-workers finlt
Work—Tlie Ulilla Cloned.
In consequence of tlio refusal oi manufao
turers to sign the sculo of wages adopted by
tlio Amalgamated association, thousands of
iron workers in Pittsburg and other place
quit work on tho 1st. In Pittsburg ontlrntdaY
only nine of the thirty-eight mills wore run
ning. ‘‘The outlook Is not quito so pleasant at
it was this day one year ago, when the scales
wore signed in conference; but wo do not feel
gloomy, and there is no good reason to bo*
lieve there will 1)0 a long suspension of opera
tions in the mills of tho West,” said President
Wiehe of the Amalgamated association,after
u long and careful look over tho iron trade
situation, and with full knowledge of the
fact that fires lind been lighted in compara
tively few mills.
In all parts of Pittsburg, and on the south
side particularly, the effect of tho strike wus
seen. Iron workers by tho score were stand
ing upon tho stroot corners discussing the
situation. All who were spoken to wore
hopeful that they would yet gain their point,
and that the strike would bo of short dura
tion. Tho Amalgamated officers were watch
ing closely, and manifested a determination
to fight.
In the Pittsburg district a careful estimate
showed that 13,000 men wore idle nnd 4,300
working. I n tho mills west of tho AUeghaniea
nearly 65,000 men, averaging in wages $4
per day each, were thrown out of work by
the strike. At Milwaukee, Cleveland, and in
tbo Mahoning valley the manufacturers
nearly all refused to sign the scale. The men
quit work, and tlie mills were closed. Alto*
getlu*? aboai !0.V)00 men otj affected by ths
strike, . ,
—A partial potato famine and a sharp rise
in prices is threatened in England, as It iB ts-
timnted that oho-half bf the English potato
crop has been i timed by frost.
— About 30,000 persons in Corea aro said to
be prepared to l iso against tho Govcrium lit
and overthrow it, and drive all foreigners* in-
clud ng tho Japanese, from tho country* A
lint ce lias been pnuh-d in a prominent place in
Seoul wa uing tlie people to Itavo the capital,
nnd u disturbance is exp cte I to occur May 81,
ulie the notice says, the castle will be burned
ami its occupants kldcd.
—Several of t' o Berlin papers have alarmist
at tic < h over the trouble between the Miltan of
Zat z bar and tbo German East Africa Com
pany. They hint that Germany may bo omn-
polled tf/cobue war a.ainst both England
slid Italy for inciting ibeSultan aga u*l peace
ful Gci mu.) subjects,
—B. 8. Snyder, tho man who surrendered a
pension of #72 per month, has un imitator.
Commissioner Black lias received a letter from
a lady pensioner, who says she has fallen boir
to a fortune, and, being no longer a depend
ent, does not feel it right to coutiuuo to draw
her pension.
—According to the records of tbo hydro 1
graphic ollice the amount of ice and tbe num
ber of bergs which have appealed in tbo direct
path of European steamers within a month is
unprecedented. The forthcoming monthly
map will contain a statement of tbe number
of vessels injured by collision with icebergs
during the month, an far as heard from. Tlio
list now numbers twenty-seven. Tho ice has
not appeared south of parallel 41, uor east of
degree 40.
TIIE LOhT IUAMSTKE.
St. Paul, Minn., May 20, 1885.—Eighteen
months ago tlio steumor Manistee went down
in a calc <>n Lake Superior and ail on board
perished. Last Sunday aftornoou a party of
tout lisli rs, while angling up Fish Creek,
found a sealed bottlo containing a piece of
paper, on which wa* .vritton:—
“on board Manistee. Terrible storm to
night. May not live to see morning. Yours
to the world. John McKay.”
McKay was captain of the Mauistoo. Peoplo
with whom ho was in the habit of doing busi
ness compared the handwriting on the slip of
paper with receipts and otlior documents of
the lute captain, and pronounced tho hand
writing on the slip to bo bis without question.
The slip of paper ins boon sent to the widow
of Captain McKay for further identification.
the Head df the prd •ossion lnt-
lied tho Pantheon the on-1 had not yet left
tho Arc do Triompho.
All in tho pro;nvd..n snun*d to .q v , ..**
that Friii* o was doing honor to lior most il
lustrious poet.. All were quiet, and all ol
most becoming demon nor. Tho pro
tlio packed masses of people \vn
frightful to contemplate, nml many of tli m>
Who wnrtt ‘‘in the pa ks' 1 Were MJrious!/
rushtci. The lUneral was cOUdUcted with
very nlurk of resjioct, tho enormous
masses of people in tho streets maintaining
an exceptional quiet.
b-equies surpass-il everything within
tho memory of the oldest citizen. Su h a
loucourso of jiooplo has rarely been ftritues o l
in Paris. Before tho start of the procession
the police seized liftoeii red lings nnd imme
diately destroyed them. There is general re
joicing because of tlio absence of disorder*
NEWSY GLEANINGS,
The International Typographical Union
he'd its thirty-third annual mooting in Now
York, printers from nil sections of thj
United Btntes and Canada being in attendance
hs delegates;
The final exorcises of thd New Orloaii
World’s industrial and cotton centennial ox.*
position wch) h id on the 1st. The spcakeiv
paid that tho exposition had boen successful)
if not financially, at least in tho industrial
oflToct it hod in tho country nnd tho Soutlq
After the Mexican bind had played “Ilal
Columbia,” the exposition was declared ad
journed sine dia.
During May there was a decrease it)ths
national debt of $3,350,838, according to tbs'
now form, leaving the total debt, less cash in
tlio treasury, nt f I,'1'J4,Hill,oil. The total
cash in tlio treasury on tho 1st was $JUl,‘Ji8,'
63U.24.
Additional appointments by tho-i’rost
donti To be collectors ot Internal revenue—
Robert M. Henderson, for tho fourth district
ot Texas; Robert Harnett, for tlio fourth dis
trict of California. Robert A. Howard, o(
Arkansas, to hu assistant attorney-general;
Albert N. llnthowuy, of Connecticut, to ls>
consul at Nice, Franco; Gcorgo W, Julian, of
Indinna, to bo surveyor-general of Now
Mexico.
The President has appointed Isaac H. May.
nnrd, of New York, to ho second controller
of tlio treasury, vico W. W. Upton, resigned
by request. Judge Maynard is a resident of
p'clhi, N. Y., nnd at present holds tlio ollice
oi' lirst deputy attorney general of tho State.
He was the Democratic candidate for secre
tary of state a year ago last fall, and was
defeated, it is said, bocauso of bis Prohibition
record.
The coinage oxeeutod at t-ie various Uni
ted States mints in May, was : 102,320 gold
pieces, worth $1,031,1100 ; 2,401,837 silver dol
lars; 220,000 diinis, worth $23,000; total
coinage, 2.7i l,15T pieces, worth $4,053,477.
The chit f of tho postolllce inspectors lin,
been inf'l'lneil t hat Postmaster F. N. Hibbs,
of Lewiston. Idaho, issued money orders to
amount ot IF),tilth or $’20,0h0, payable to hint,
self, ordered hanks in different cities to col
lect them and forward the money to him,an 1
then nbscondod. tie was last hetU'd from at
Victoria, ii. C,
A MUSEUM SCENE.
How n Port of Ilnrnnm's ('rtl/ipany f.cft
llllll Ouo Night*
A Now York correspondent tolls tills
story of tho days ot tho old volunteer
fl rota on! Greenwood, tlio mimagor ot
Unrnttm’a old doWii-lbtMl tat'senm in
Anno stroot, onco Conceived tho itlon of
bringin’ real live ilremon ns a body of
then On tho stage ns performers.
In his time 6>i0 ot tlio most popular
target companies whb composed of tho
members of Engino Company No. 40,
"Lady Washington’s," they oallod Vin-
solvos, nnd it wna claimed that tlioy
tnarrhed along the streets bottor titan
any other target (ioiht>nii^—better drilled,
in fact, than most militia coinf/ahteA
Groonwood noticed this, as tbo boys
marched past his museum ono day; and
whilo lookin' at and admirin’ 'em nn
Idea oeonrred to him—nn ido/i frltloh be
at once communicated to Barnaul, ami
which pleased 1*. ’J’. B. immensely.
They were just goin’ to play nt tbo
MnsfetitU tl pill Hot jo drama called "Tho
Mon of ’70,” nnd they wfluted a lot of
"soldiers" who wouldn't nt least innko
'omselves ridiculous on tho stage, who
could mnroh nnd all that. Now, Grcou-
wood’s idea was that if ho eouhl only get
thu boys belongin’ to this target patty
lo gd on tho Museum stage ns soldiers
In this piece, it wotild Jrtove a tremendous
hit. For not only wotild tho tnarttbiit’
in tho picco bo welt done, but ho could
extensively rtlltertlHa tho target company
in tho papers, and so tMerest their
friends, nnd tho firemen, nnd tlio rubUd
in general—thus bringiu’ "Tho Mon ot
7fi” into uotoricty and popularity nt
Greenwood sat) the tnfgfjt company
and made arrangements with ’chi tight
off. Tho boyB all liked tho fun of tho
thing, and Greenwood besides promised
’em a bouefit for their engino company
fond nnd free tickets for their girls. All
wus lovely, and the speclnl engagement
of tho target company of Engine Com
pany No. 40 wns played for ull it wus
worth in tho papers.
Tho openin' night of tho piooo enmo,
nud a big crowd came to tlie Museum
with it. Greenwood was delighted, Ho
htid had a little htore trouble at rehearsals
than he hail expected—tho boys were
not tlHcd to stagu discipline j bosldo, lltej
all wauled tb t'O officers and patriots,
none wore willin' to bo "British"—bnt
in timo all had boeu smoothed down,
anil now tlio play wns all ready to bo
produced. Borne of I lie bovs wero dis
guised sb Indians nnd looked very fierco;
others were dressed up ns British beef
eaters and bverfeit gchofnls ot bloated
Hessians; others wore fixed up lo rc|dR-
seut the half-starved, half-clothed Con-
tiuontals. Ouo chap whb done up ns
General Putnam, another as General
Washington, while a third wns togged
up ns a woman, to represent "Molly
Pitcher" nt the battle of Monmouth, It
wns all tip-top, nnd public expectation
wns on tip-toe.
Up went the curtain and the play pro
ceeded amid constant and itioiewiu ap-
plntthO. Greenwood and B.trnmn Bbook
hands, nud cougrnttlhUeil t-uilt other oil
Iho success of tho piece. Suddenly the
City Hull bell rnttg out an alarm of fire,
and, then n seotto occurred far more odd
and exoitin’ than any in tho play. Some
thing, however, that Greenwood and
Uariiutn hnd not calculated upon at ell.
Ilncey, tile foreman of Iho engine com
pany, and tlio cup lain Of the target oom-
pany, Was doin' it "big Injun ’. iti tlio
plnv in war-paint and feathers. As soon
as lie heard tho fire alarm he forgot all
about bis bein’ a wild Indian, and fti-
tnemberod only be wns a fireman.
"There’s it fire in tho Seventh District,”
he bawled out, nud rushed from tho
stage. George Washington rushed off,
too, and followed him. The rest of the
Indians, Hessians, British nud CJontl-
ucnttilH follotved suit; riisliiti’ flout the
Hinge door into iho street, itlid lilst <>f itt|
enmo Molly Pitcher in iter skirt, tenth!
out.
Just then Engine 40 dashed along, nnd
with cheers liourtior than any over heard
on tho stage tho volunteer actors became
ottce more volunteer firemen,
fudlatls iu tlioif war-ptliut, Hessians in
their flam itt’ rbd, Tories and patriots till
seizod tho ropes and manned the brakes
together, Molly Pitcher gettiu’ oxoitod
and swenrlii’ like a trooper.
It was ei-rtaiuly the Inuiiiest fire scono
ever witnessed. 'Bloody lookin’savages
and soldiers in full uniform, tuggin’ at
tho eitgino rope. Tho Father of hU
Country ruunin' wld der mnshccn, and
a man-Woman in tretiielidoiis shirts gesti
culatin' wildly ami blastin’ the eyes of
tlie misoidlaueous mob for not runutu'
faster. ...
Menu while, Barnum, completely tnkou
aback, was apologizin’ to tho largo audi
ence, a part of whom hnd followod tho
boys to the Uro; and Greenwood was
rushiu’ to nud fro behind tho scenes
tryin’ to mako suoh neoesstiry arrange
ments ns would enable "Tho Men ol
’76” to proceed with most of "tho men"
omitted.
CURSES OF THE KOHlNOOIi
THH FAMOUS DIAMOND AND TUB
still IT HAS CAUSED.
He nf tlie Ktn. ol floloomln-Drellno
of tlio Mosul limidro—Historical Fuels
About tlie Htone.
THE MYSTERIES OF A DAY.
TIIINON NT KANO H AND CURIOUS W8
FIND IN TUB PAl'BKS.
A Storrol Mrs. Conter-Tlie Drsmmer I.nld
IJo—llealtna nn Arnlnnelte—* Mtorf ••
the War—A sail si«hi. Etc., Etc.
Tho bolic-f tn tlio cntse-carrylng power
ot cerlnin precious stones Is almost nt
old sh tho world itself. Emeralds and,
prc'cmfuently, opals aro do mod unltioky
gifts. Wilkie Oolliua’ “Moonstone’’
nffords nn interesting fllnstration of Ori
ent a! beliefs regarding ill-citnotied jew
els, and tlio ICohtnoor dinmomt espe
cially lias tieen thought a bearer of mis-
forltiuB tn all ito possessors. It certainly
has not been an (toefmipnnlinont of good
in tho East, whether one aaerfbes tho
evil thn-. has followed its ownership to
coinaidouoe or to somo subtle ontise,
A reofitt writer seems to think that
tlie roeont events end possible ooonr
rences iu tlio public affairs oi Great Brit
ain have given increased interest to tb«
sti) orstitioiis conncotcd with iho Koh-
Inoot, of mountain of light, which be-
onmo tlio prcijii'fly of tbe British Crown
after tlio couipiest of the Funjntib in
1850, It was discovered in tho mines of
Golcoudn about 1050. Mir Jnmln, the
lessee of tho mines, a man notorious
for his eruoltv toward his employees,
presented it to his sovereign, tlio King
of Golojudfl. Boon after tho king and
Mir .Tuniin quarreled, and tho latter
treacherously invited AnrongXcbe, Iho
Mogul Emperor of Dollii, to invade Ills
master's dominions. Tho invasion wns
a success, and tho King of Goloonda bo-
onmo a vassal of tbo emperor. He
speedily rebelled, however, nud lost
everything. Mir Jumla died wrctchodly
Almost simultaneously with hia acqui
sition of tho Kotaiuoor, Aurungssebc»
hitherto uninterrupted good fortnne bo-
gnn to decline, lie died In 1707, leaving
his smitl to engago tn frntrtoidnl war for
his pofsesHlons. fJltnh Alum, tho con
testant who first got tho juwel, died five
yenrH Inter. Tho next possessor lived
only seven years, and within twelve
yearn from thn death of Aurnngzebo it
passed through the hands of five claim-
tints. Six oilier Competitors died during
the Butko titno. Tho Mogul Empire
broke in pieces during the reign of tho
noxt holder of tho diamond, Mohnm-
mend Bhnh, tho grandson of BhaU
Alum. In 1780 Delhi was captured by
Nadir Bhnh, the Persian, who carried off
820,000,000 iu booty. Ho was assassi
nated soon after his return to Persia.
Ahmed Ahltdtl, who next assumed com-
msii'l ot the Mogul Kingdom, designed
f. muling nil empire for himself in
Afghanistan, nnd was Crowned at Kan
dahar in 1747, did not live very long,
aud his sou, tho eleventh possessor of
the Kohinoor, hnd n short nnd unhappy
reign. One of his sons put out tho eves
of his brother, who hud usurped tho
throne of a third brother, reigning sov
ereign mid owner of the stono. Still
nimt her brother enneted tho part of a
rebel, but was obliged to flee to tbo
I’nnjmibi carrying with him tho Kohl-
iioor. Ho was its fifteenth and last Mo
hammedan possessor. Hnugeet Bing,
sovereign of tho Punjnub nnd a Hindoo,
extorted tlio jewel front tho fugitive sntl
very soon after died, fn I83-J, in his
prime. His son, Knrruoh Bing, wan
poisoned in 181(1, nnd his son was killed
l,v a falling beam before the funernl ser
vices of Ills father hnd begun. A civil
war now bfoko ont botwoon the widow
Kurrnoh Bing and n reputed son of
On the pay-list of a large business
house in Now York is a man of fifty,who
ten years ngo wns tlio most successful
"drummer" attached to the establish
ment. Ho would go to a Bonthorn city,
sit around sooinlly with tho merchants,
nnd take their orders with a regularity
nud success that hnd few equals. To
day tho firm 1ms pensioned him in viow
of hia past services. Tho present meth
ods of "dramming" aro so different, am)
require tho exercise of suoh different
faculties, that lie onu scarcely soil hi*
salt's worth. Most of the "drummera
of the last dconde nre similarly nfuiotod
with dry-rot Tlioir places are filled by
otbors. Tho contemporaneous rule of
the profession is, "A possible buyer
mnst bo forced to buy. ” It. used to bo,
He must bo ooaxed into it."
Mits. auction W. CuiT.ns, of Phila
delphia, 1b snid to hnvo the finest col
lection of tnbto china in the conutry.
Her dinner plates include Sevres, Wor
cester, Derby, Dresden, Minton, nml
Copelands; no two, ns a rnlo, are alike,
nml each is a gorn. Many of her plates
Imvo oost several hnudred dollars a
dozen. She gives ordors to peoplu of
experience to be on the lookout for very
rnro specimens. It is said that for
a dinner of twenty persons Mrs. Chillis
onn without any difficulty set a tnble
the dcoorutlons of whielt n lotto will rep
resent an expenditure of 830,000 or
$40,000.
A Confeubiiatb officer tolls the fol
lowing story of ono of his associates:
"Whou Lieutenant Hoehello wus on
duty in Charleston, S. O., nud whilo the
beautiful Episcopal wedding servico wan
being performed, which should mako
himself and Miss Annio Pickens (daugh
ter of General Pickens) husband and
wife, tbe city was shelled by gunboats.
A sboll strnok tlio house—tlio bride-
oleot wns struok down. Faint nnd fail
ing fast, sko said: 'Let tlio ceremony go
on. I oanuot die satisfied nnless I die
Mrs. Rooheilo.’ The ceremony wns
scarcely finished ero the brido was
dead.”
Onu of the saddest sights wo hnvc
witnessed for somo time, says a Western
A Divorce Case.
A Clarksville, Teun., paper says; "The
dlvorco enso of Bobbie L. Fuqua against
Robert L. Fuqua was called iu tlie Cir
cuit Court, nud Judge Grace granted a
decree of divorce, restoring tlio plaintiff
to her former name of Bobbie L. Rives.
Miss Rives was engnged to bo married
to Mr. Irving Oa f vco Fob. 3, bnt while
iu Clarksville, a few wockH before, stir-
prised her friends by marrying Mr.
Robert L Fnqitn. Blie returned homo
after tlie wedding and expressed surprise
when informed Hint tlio wedding, which
was, she said, intended for a joke, was
legal and binding. She sued for a divorce
in the March term of court, alleging
fraud against Mr. Fuqua. The gentle
man through biH attorney protested and
resisted the grunting ot tho divorce for
Mich a cause. Tlio ease went over and
tho plaintiff filed nn amended petition
withdrawing tlie obnoxious ohms -, and
Mr. Fuqua offering nfurther objections
the deereo was allowed.
The Ct-ows Left.
Frank Oakley of Bontt.townsbip Pa.,hns
ooen bothered with crows over since tlio
snow went off. “I thought I would got
tho best of some of them crows,” said
Oakley, "and so I placed the carcass of
a sheep a few yards from my granary
window. I thou got my double-barrelled
shotgun and stationed myself in the
granary opposite the window, hud
waited for tlie crows to dome. Party
soon a pair lit on tho dead sheep and be
gan to pick at the flesh, but I didn’t
shoot. I wanted to mako ft bigger haul,
for each barrel ot tho gnu contained
nearly a handful of shot; so I waited un
til ten crows got interested in the sheep,
when I blazed away ut tho black group.
Nine out of ’em keeled over as dead ns n
door nail and the other (lopped around
with a broken wing and tried to fly off.
I pulled the otlior trigger on him and
he turned np his toes too. I haven’t
seen » solitary orow near my horn sinoe.’
Riuigeot Sing. The latter succeeded,
but wits assltnnlnutod in 1843. Two or
three vonrs of anarchy followed, and
finally (1840-49) the British invaded and
conquered the country.
'1 lie Kohinoor, it is olaimed.has proved
lmrdly less fatal to Its Christian than to
its Moslem and Hindoo ownors. Boon
after the acquisition of the Pnnjuilh tho
Etist India Company wns broken up.
Lord DalliOttste, who presented the
stone to the Qaecu July Hi, 1850, is said
by Mrs. Barton, wife of the traveler, and
a most earnest believer iutlte fatality ac
companying tho stone, to have died
"romi after." Ab be survived until 18(10,
a period of ten yenra, the mysterious in
flitenco was rather stow in operating.
The Duke of Wellington did no*, faro ho
well ITo died three months after giving
tho flrBt turn to )is ctatiug. Prince
Albert has also been held tip aw ft victim
but ho lived until December, 1861, and
ono might sb well ascribe the premature
decease of Princoss Alice and Prince
Leopold to the same ooenlt influence,
saying nothing of ihe distinguished dead
of 1850-56. , . .
O.io need not be very skeptical or
philosophical to find nn explanation of the
woes that have followed tbo ownership
of the stone in Hindustan—to tlie vices
ot tho dynasties through which it passed.
They would have perished jnst as surely
without it ns with it, nuloss its great
value gave a special stimulus to au in
surrection against its owner. There are
English men and women, however, and
these not even stupid fanatics, who think
tlio deadly gem is working. As far ns an
accumulation of troubles is concerned,
the Queen of England and Empress of
India, or rather her responsible chief
adviser, is btiHy with porplexing business
jnst now. The Kohinoor came to Eng
land with Reform nnd Corn Law aboli
tion, The bano of Oriental despotisms,
may it not bo also the bane of whatever
of mmlunval despotism lias survived in
British legislation, and thus cleared the
way for progress and freedom ? Wo
may not share tho superstitions of those
who ascribe to it n casual power of any
kind, but certainly it will loso nouo of
its sparkle when swo'Ihii real properties
are reduced by equitable division; when
ancient privileges are no longer the prizl
ut tlio few, and when eui’gr ition ceases
to be with many the sole alternative of
starvation. If the Kohinoor brings de
struction, it is to tbo few who have dom
inated over the many thus insuring
final order ont ot immediate chaos.
Absurd Itnles of tiie English llnr.
Tho London Truth says: Sinco tho
world began was tbero over anything so
absurd and indefensible ns the rules of
the English Bar? A barrister, however
hungry, must not. take a loss fee than n
guinoii; ho must not advertise for work;
he must not trout with his olionts with
out the intervention ol an attorney; he
has no legal claim for his fees, and he is
not liable for his negligence. Take
again the grotesque rule as to preced
ence. There are, let it bo supposed,
upon a particular circuit, two barristers,
A nnd ii. A is a prodigy of legal learn
ing, but no orator. B knows next, to no
law, but talks like a bonne on ttro. It
is thought desirable to secure both.
Hut Hie attorney forgets to look into
the "Lev List,” and when tbe caso
conn s on the unfortunate client finds
that, by rooxion of tho rule of preced
ence, the speech fails to the silent man,
whilo tho orator has to content himself
with examining a few of the less im
portant witnesses. Can anything more
utterly foolish be imagined?
paper, was an Indian funeral last week.
Tho body was that of a little child, and
was inclosed tn a rough box trom some
store, drawn on a band sled by a ragged
little Indian bov. Tbo only mourner
won tlie mother, who trudged wearily
after the corpse throngh tlie snow.
Then followed half a dozen sympathetic
squaws, and another little boy carrying
a cross. It was ft sight to touch the
heart of ft white mother, nnd one not
soon to bo forgotten.
Count Moltkb not long ago, leaving
the Reichstag curly, did not find his
carriage waiting nud so took n cab to hie
ofllco. On alighting he drew out his
imrso to pay lifa fare, when thn cabman
whipped up bis borso and dashed away,
orving, "No gold, Herr Field-Marshal I
The honor is sufficient 1" But Moltke
luckily had noticed the driver’s number,
by which means ho found ont his name
and address, and next day he sent him
his photograph with tho aiitogrnph In
scription, "Moltke, to his cabman,
March 9, 1884.”'
Waltku T. Fonmm of Atlanta, On,,
olnlms to have discovered n new prtu’oiplo
in hydrnulios that will revolutionize
pumping. Hitherto it has been an estab
lished belief that water will not rise in a
vacuum to ft bight of more than 83 foot.
For that reason pumps are generally set
within 20 feet of the water. By the now
discovery tlio pumping mnobiuory can
bo put on tbo surface of the oarth and
(in far from tho water as is neconsary.
The inventor claims to Uavo pumped
water out of nn artesian well in Texas
600 feet deep.
William Martin, says n Colorado
paper,can travel faster than an avalanche.
He was going to work on n no w loca
tion a few hundred feot from the comb
of tho mountain, when looking up ho
saw a snowslido coming directly toward
him. To rua eithor wuy was almost sure
death. Ills only ohniine to escape was
to outrun tho slide. Bo, sitting on his
shovel (an old trick of miners), he fairly
dropped down tho steep mountain like a
bullet tor nearly half a mile, distancing
the slide into tho timber on tbe first
boat _
Those Unman Trees.
A WAY THEY HAVE OF DOING THINGS IN
INDIA.
It is said that tho Bheol robbers of
India, when followed by mounted pur-
sners over plains affording no sheltering
Ireos or shrubB, but only tho blaokenod
trunks of trees left standing as the ruina
of forest conflagration, have boeu -'Down
to seize a momontary opportunity a'*
forded them of flinging down their plun
der iu little round hoops, which, covered
with their round shields, have looked
in the distance exactly like heaps of
earth thut have been notioed scattered
about upon other pnrts of tho plains.
Then, seizing tho nearest sticks, they
lu,vo—standing perfectly still—thrown
themselves into contorted attitudes,
and hnvo actually] succeeded in deceiv
ing their pursuers, who have rushed
unsuspectingly by them. Here is the
account by one writer, the Rev. J. D.
Woods, of one of thoso tricks of mimicry,
Mr. Woods says: "Before the English
hnd become used to these maneuvers a
very ridiculous incidout ooourred. An
officor with a party of horse was ohns-
iug a small body of Bheel robbers, and
was fust overtaking them. Suddenly
the robbers ran behind a rock, or some
other obstacle, which hid them for a
moment, nnd when the soldiers oame up
tho men had mysteriously disappeared.
After an unavailing search the offi
cer ordered his men to dismount be
side ft clump of scorched nud withered
trees, nnd, the day being very hot. bo
took off his helmet nnd hung it on a
branch which Jturnod out to be tlie
leg of a Blieol, who buist into a scream
of laughter, and flung tho astonished
officer to tlie ground. Tho clump of
scorched trees suddenly became meta
morphosed into men, and the whole
party dispersed iu different directions
before the Englishmen could recover
from their surprise, carrying with them
the officer’s helmst by wav of trophy.’
Tho walking of Biruain Wood to Dun-
sinano pales us no exploit before the
cleverness of these Bheel robbers.
"Neveu go baok, * advises a writer.
"What you attempt, do with all your
strength.” This may be good advice,
bnt it wouldn’t work satisfactorily.
When a young man, for instance, at-
temps to oourt a girl, ho may do it with
all his strength, but be goes book, all
the same. He goes baok about six
nights a Week.
