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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, TUESDAY. FEBIIU11Y 19. 1884- TWELVE PAGES. OUR ANTI-LIQUOR FIGHT. Against the Demon of Intemperance— For Happy Homes and a Happy People. ■ooi, everybody, and help in the ilght agaliut thli terrible and growing evil.] IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE Last week we printed n letter from onr Carolina correspondent, in which he showed that the people of that state approved of pre. hibltion, wbero it had been tried. The same story is told by Georgia, which by the way baa driven whisky out of three counties this waek. The same story come from Anniston, Alabama. The same story is told everywhere, where prohibition is tried, and where tho truth will be confessed. We print this week a letter on prohibition in Maine, where the experiment has been tried for forty years. It has been said that prohibition will not prohibit. Here is test! mony from a state where it has been shown that it will. The writer is Mr. D. R. Locke, one of the best journalists in this country. PROHIBITION. •■•era Wk. Will «ot E.ffre. It-Uaw It Acted la P«rtiMdi In Bangor the majority are opposed to en forcement, and consequently officers are elected who will not enforce. In other places Where the traffic is winked at, and still has an existence, it is because of apathy in the matter, because no one makes it bis business to enforce tbe law. Tbe editor of the Phillips Phonograph has the proper idea: Prohibition is a windmill. When the wind blows, it works; and when it is calm, to is tbe windmill. When the mill is sgolng, It tramps the well dry: and when it is still, the hole fillsup—and folks get drowned in it. It is a good windmill, but an eternally moving waterwheel would be better. We prefer wa ter to wind. But where it is even partially enforced it has accomplished good.- The seal of con demnation Is set upon the infernal traffic. It is declared by lawJo be a crime to toll, and whoever drinks becomes a participant in the crime. It has educated the public mind against its sale and use, and so far its effect has been good everywhere. There are many laws qp tbe statute books tnat are dead letters. The Maine liquor law is dead in a few places because of the care lessness of the people, but where the people choose to enforce it itie a living and vigor ous reality. Thank heaven the careless places In Maine may be connted upon our fingers. In Portland, where the law is enforced, the arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct has decreased a half, and it must be borne in mind that Portland has to answer for tbe viciousness of a good part of tho rest of the state. In Litchfield there were, before the enact ment of tbe law, eight places were liquors were openly sold. Tnere Is not one now. In Paris, time was when tho dally con sumption of rum amounted to a hogshead daily. Now it cannot be bad at any price except at the state agency, and only there for legitimate purposes. a raw facts. In 1833 Maine bad an open dram shop for every 223 of ils population, whicb|would give tbe state 2,730. It ia estimated by tho police and as what he docs earn is absorbed in rum, dealers in other gooda suffer. When rum was not procurable the money earned by its former devotees went into other goods,and dealers in otbergoods multiplied as if by magic. The butcher, the baker, tbe tailor and shoemaker came into fashion, for hungry women commenced to eat, and bare footed women commenced to be shod. Tho purveyors of these goods rushed in to take tho places formerly occupied by rum shops. They paid just aa much rent and it waa paid just aa promptly. Businesa men ebould understand this point, Every dollar spent in intoxicants is just that amount robbed from them. The tamiiy of tbe drunkard is compelled to get on with the next to nothing. They aro uever well fed, well shod or well clothed. Tbe money whioh the merchant should handle finds its way to the rum mill and stops there. Port land has more establishments dealing in reputable goods then any city of its popula tion known of. It has more book stores, it has more of art, more of everythingttmt ia elevating in its nature, because the earnings of ils population flow into tbe right channels. They are applied to tbe necessaries and lux* uiies of life Instead of rum. Tho men who were in the business did not lie down and die. Such as would work, found there,was something in the world to do beside riusing beer glasses, and they were compelled to go and do it. Those who would not work left tbe state to Maine's eternal gain, and bet ter men came in to take their places. Instead of ruin to Portland,'prohibition has been tbe nmkiDgof it. No city ever prosper ed by a business that degraded its popula tion. IK CONCLUSION I can close this hasty survey of tbe field no better than to quote from an article written in 1880 by ex-Governor Dingley, who has made turn as careful a study us any man in Maine, with tbe exception, perhaps, of the eveMo-be-revered Neal Dow. This is his tes- i tunny: First—Prohibition lias stopped effectually the manufacture ui distilled and fermented liquors in Maine. In 1830, when our popula tion was less than two thirds of what it is to day, there were 13 distilleries in this state, which manufactured over two gallons of rnm to each inhabitant, nearly ait of which waa consumed in the state. To-day there ie not a single distillery or brewery in Maine. Second—Prohibition baa well-nigh stopped the traffic in intoxicating liquors in the rural districts in Maine. Forty-live years ago all the country taverna had open bars, and all tbe country stores sold intoxicating liquors as freely as molasses or calico. For example, the town of Durham, with less than 1,500Inhabi tants, had in 1832 seven licensed grog-shops. To-day there is not a drop of liqttorsold in the town. Readfieid had in 1832 seven open bars, at which were sold 2,300 gallons of spirits an nually. Now none is sold to be used as i beverage. Minot (thrn including Auburn), with s population of 2,903 In 1832, had 13 grog shops. Now these towns, with a popu atlon of 10,000, have not a single place where liquor Is known to be sold as a beverage. Third—Fifty years ago, even In our rural districts, nearly every male drank liquor. Liquors were kept in most of tho bouses ti treat callers. Nobody thought of bavin; company, ora raising, without a supply of ardent spirits. At musters and other public gatherings, drunkenness and drunken affruys were common. Now, three-fourths of the males in the rural districts are total absti- nents, and the practice of keeping liquors houses to treat callers has practically ceased, It would be considered an unpardonable of fense to furniah spirits at a publio meeting. Dues prohibition prohibit? It doeB; or rather, it can be made to. It does in every place where tbo people say it shall, auu everywhere it has accomplished great and TALES OF ADVENTURE F.XCITIXG AND THRILLING EXPLOITS BY LAND AND SLA. A ROPE ABOUT HER NECK. authorities that there are not now in the state ]' Mflng g00(1> It has crippled thetrafllo in the more than 700, and these, except in Bangor and a few other places, where tho law is In operative, for reasons already given, are se cret places. It has been driven into holes and corners in the cilice, and entirely crashed out in tbe villages and country, rt-uira.lisraun loM had seven grog shops. A drop of llqnor, for drink, cannot be bad there now for love or money. It isaaignificantfact, and one worthy of note, that In Bangor, where the law is not enforced, and which has u many open rum-mills aa it had before the enactment of the law, the police records show tbe same proportion of criminality. Only in Bangor has tbe rate of crime end beggary kept up to tbe old standard. Everywhere else it has decreased. Tbe law does work some good as these figures show, Prohibition comes very near prohibition and It does benefit communities by just as much as It prohibits. What was, befors the lew, expended for ram is now expended for tbe means of living. If tbe trade in foodand clothing, shelter and fuel is better than the trade in rum, then the Maine law has accomplished good. ltow IT WAS DONKIN I-..RT1.AND, Prohibition was enforced in Portland against tbe rpost determined opposition. The owners of the 400 rooms in which liquor was sold were psaie stricken. What was to be come of this property? Who was coming to occupy and pay rent for It after the liquor sellers were driven out? The dollar is oitiiues stronger than principle. Those opposed on principle to the sale of llqnor, opposed prohi bition when the rent of their property was put iD tbe balance. Erery city has its wealthiest wealthy fami lies, its Vanderbilts. The Browns are the Vanderbilts of -Portland. They were origi nally sugar refiners, and amassed an enor mous amount of money. Partly as an In vestment bat more from pride in tbeir city, they built one of tbe largest and finest hotels! In the United Slates, and furnished it in a aty le corresponding. There are but few hotels iu the cities, great or small, larger or finer than tbe Falmouth. Without consulting any one it-was opened with a bar in full blast. Surely tbe authorities would not interfere with so fine a hotel, which was the pride of tbecl-y But it was interfered with all the same, The bar was raided, tbe liquor was seised and tbe proprietors were lined just the same as though they had been tbe humblest Irish woman on a backstreet with whisky in her stocking. Then the Browns, highly indig nant, appealed to tbe people. The people responded tbut law was law and it most be entorced. One step remained to be taken. The pro prietors closed the hotel, with a view to pun ishing the city for not winking at the viola tion of a law. At this the people laughed. Portland htd gotten on very well without tbe Falmouth for many years, and it could go indefinitely, even though darkness reigned in its gorgeous halls. Tbe sun rose and set as usual, tbe earth revolved with great regular ity, and there was no earthquake or other caieclysm to mark tbe event. Finding that nobody cared whether tbe hotel was open or shut, It was opened and bos stayed open ever since. inter or ranumirtoN upon annum. I made some reference to the client of pro hlbition upon tbe business of tbe city. I wish to enlarge a trifle upon this point, for the pocket argument ia always a powerful one. The owners of real estate found that the closing of the traffic in the city,did not mean desolation and grass-grown streets, after alL The miles of rum mills in the city were shut up,but immediately tbe property tuey vacated was occupied by other and more reputable kinds of trade. $2,000,000 had been soaked into tbe aystema ot the people in rnm, which was just that much taken from the deal ers in dry gooda, groceries, etc. The laborer who received, we will aay, $130 per dav for labor, and spent $1 of it in rum, bad only fifty cents with which to buy other gooda, and consequently It required a much ■mailer number of shops (.leafing In other goods. That is to say, tbe number of stores devoted to tbe sale of the necessaries and luxuries of life were curtailed by just the number of rnm mills, os whatever rum ab sorbed could go into nothing else. And In addition rnm lessens the power ol earn ing money for other things. Tbe drinker ot rum never works a fall week, and never •earnj or receives a foil week’s wages, cities and driven it almost entirely outof the country. It has given Maine a generation of men who know not the taste of rum, a gene ration of men healthy In mind and body. It has not accomplished what was hoped for it, but it bos done more than codid reasonably i n g a cigarette. Beuig a Catholic site waa re- have been expected. - The Effect* of Intemperance, A few years agd tho mall carrier between Lsprairie and Montreal had to drive from tbe village to the city in tbo month of February with the temperature from 25 to 30° below sero. He started upon his j< urney about ten o'clock in tbe evening; before starting, to keep out of tbe cold, he took an extra gloss of whisky, and when the sleigh arrived at the hotel lu Montreal the rnjra was found holding tbe reins, bunfitnsolf held in the cold, icy grasp of death. In The Arctic explorations it has been demonstrated that only the men who akstrained altogether from alcohol could stand the rlgora of tbe olimate. Again, it at- tacks the brain. Every poison has its affinity. Nicotine's affinity is the nerves, strychnine's tbe spinal column; alcohol goes direct to tbe seat of government aud strikes at the brain itself, hence its fascinating power over men of great mental capacity and nervous energy. These are the men most in danger, and from the ranks of the poets, tbe musicians, the orators, the painters and the warriors of the world, have come a large army of wretched and habitual drunkards. It destroyed the life of Scotland's greatest poet before he had time toeing half his manrellons songs; it de stroyed the life of England's greatest states man in his prime, and with half of hiistates- manlike projects fulfilled, it destroyed the worla’s greatest warrior, while yet a young man; and it brought down the greatest orator of modern times to worse thou tbe level of tbe brute beasts. Before Its wild fascination the most sagacious of men have fallen; aud with its iron slavery, men of the firmest wifi have wrestled, but wrestled in vain. Why then will meu, with knowledge of what alcohol has done, tempt their destiny by bolding familiar converse with this vile con queror? Some dangers there are that must be laced, and he who fines from them is a cow ard and no man. In tbe time of battle the soldiers must face the enemies' guua though death may result; in the time of storm, tne pilot must stand to ihe beliq, though tbe waves threaten to waab him from the deck; and iu tbe time of pestilence the physician must risk contagiou, though disease or death may follow. But no man la called upon to swim Niagara's mighty falls, nor cross the ocean in a sinking ship. Let not men then foolishly rush into danger, where much may be lost and nothing gained. EalnU-aes irt'liun.Ps.aaiita llcatc*. CHictco, February IS.—About fifty dealers at tbe Chicago slock yards, who last year handled tJOO, 030,000 worth of cattle, have forwarded to Washing protest against the bill before congress to es b a bureau of animal Industry. Tory deny tbe existence of pleura pnenmonls west of tbe Allegheny monntafns. ana express the belief that the passage of me measure conld have only tbe Tbs Kiktl Caa liar •• bead Terms. From tba PhTsdelphta Record. El Mabdi ought to rathe bis project for conquer ing tbe world. Tbe men who own tbe world would all sell cut to btm cheap Piobebly Jay Gould and tne Hiandard Oil comptnv weald give him a goad title to tbe (Jutted btates for less than 10 per cent of tbe cott of conquering It. Tbe Tall litter Slrlbsn. Fall Btvaa. bless., February 13 —At a meeting of tbe spinners', union lost night, committees were selected to visit New York, Brooklyn, Troy. New ark, Hoe pin aud other cutes wblen bare large labor unions tonka assistance. It was decided to strike in more mills ti tbe Improtement to the print cloth market csuUnued, but no decisive action waa aken. These if in the Glasgow Western infirmary Highland woman from the isUndot Skye, who has slept healthfully for eighteen months without obce waking np. She Is 33 years of age and tbs mother of tbraecbildren. Hhelteion her back, and never mores a mit-cle stve those wblcbar-exer- cUed In the act of bieatblng. Her paisa IsM, ner breaiutcg fair and she fa's food Urea times a day by means ot tba atemaeb pomp apparatus. It It believed that tbe will recover, and that tbe wont reanltaolherioof sleep will be too-e art-leg from her onaroldabls neglect cl her household unites. llcsalleettsas artbe Horrible terse at tbs Hanging or Inis Parts In Cnlifarnln* “Yes. I remember the lynching of Inez Faria in California in 1851," said Mr. J. A. Close, .of 706 Second avenue, to a Chicago Times' reporter. “But it isu't true that she robbed a man first I saw published a few days ago. The woman might not have been quite all that she ought to have been, but she never robbed. In 1849, when I was quite yoi left New York and went to California, journey was a different one in those days what ft is now. We left New York March 10, 1819, in a ship that a company of owned and in 72 days reached Rio Janeiro, where we hod to stop to take fresh . water. Ot course that was in a sailing vessel; now a steamer makes tbe same trip in about 20 days. We had all read of Robinson Crusoe and his wonderful adventuresand between Valparaiso and Talca- huamtv were very much interested when the the first mate of the vessel pointed out us the island of Juau Fernandez which, ycu know, is wbero Robinson Crusoe lived with his tuau Friday. It took us 52 days to double Cape Horn, and it was 210 days from the time we left New York until we reached Salt Francisco, then a very small place. "At that time there was only one white woman iu San Francisco, the wife of a cap tain—of course there were lota of Spaniards —and when she appeared on Ihs street what reverence was paid to her! But lo tell you about the lyching. It was at Dowueyvillo. in the llndte mining district. und in those days there were no houses, but simply large tents where gambling was car ried on, aud tlie man who bad a tent hada for tune. Tney used to ettargean ounce a day for table. You know what au ounce is? No! Well, it was an uunee of gold, which was wortli about $19 or $29. A man from Ten nessee, by the name of John Craycraft, had big tent which was much frequented, and fn this tent Itnz Faria was employed to deal monte to the miners, a woman being more attractive than a man. It was monte that was played and not faro; now don't put faro In because the game wasn’t known there at that time. “It was either the 3d or 4th of Juiy 1851,1 can't remember which now, and the glorious day was heiDg properly celebrated iu a patriotic manner by a drunken revel. Ab jut 10 o'clock ia Ihe evening Inez went borne ns she wasn't feeling well, leaving her husband, or reputed husband, iu tbe tent. Inez went to her borne a little log cabin, and was followed there by a big, brawny (Scotchman, of the namo of Uameron. Cameron made an indecent propo sition to her, and her hot Spanish blood be coming inflamed, she seized a knife and with one blow laid his breast clean open, the wound proving almost instantaneously fatal. Spaniards, you know, are fond of those little dirks, but this woman used a big knife, a cheese knife. The clannishness ot the Scotch is proverbial, and John Rose,a Scotch, man living at Linden, four miles from Marysville. was appointed Judge Lynch. The court proceedings didn't take long; she had murdered tbe Iran although, perhaps, she might have been ju tilled in doing it, and she had to hang. There was a doctor living at Downeyvillc, Dr. Acken, who waa very much respected aud he tried lo have her sentence commuted by proving ehe waa insane. The miners wanted to lynch him lor Interfering and he only saved his life by runningaway. “There waa a bridge over the Yuba river leading from Dowueyville to Durgun Fiat, und ibis was selected ns the place of execu tion. Across the bridge wss laid a plank tied at both ends with ropes; Ihrae ropes were to be cut by two men so us lo give her a proper falL Inez was brought on tbo bridge amok- signed to her fate. Like all the Mexican women, she wore a short dress, reach! above her aukles and a straw but with ribbons.- By ribbon we understand a narrow band, but tlie Mexicans wear them so as to make a kind of turban. When everything waa ready a pistol was fired and tbe man at one end cut his rope, but the other, either through nervousneaa or pity, didn’t do his work and Ines hung tnere, making desperate eHarts to aavo herself. It was a horrible sigbt and Ihe spectators on tbo banks cried “shame!" This nerved Ihe matt to do his work, tlie ax gleamed In the air, name down on tho rope, severing it and Inrs Paris was dead. Although that happened thirty years ago, I can tee that scene as plain ly os if It were yesterday. A CHAT WITH A HIGHWAYMAN. Talking abont brave men," Stage-Robber Marshall said one night in j-rtl, “the idea that it takes a man o( great nervo and daring to rob a stage is a great mistake. I can take the softest tenderfoot you ever saw, and after fix ing him up in the right style, so the peoplo in tbe stage will know his profession Ihe minute ihey set their eyes on hint, I'll bet 1 can scare the fife out of the best Concord load you etcr see. This notion that we hurt people, or threaten to hurt I hem, and that wo are rough and all that, is all nonsense. We just lay lor tbe stage iu a lonely place, and when the leader heave in sight wo level our guns, end maybe lire a shot or two in the air, to make the horses jump and rattlo the drivers little. Then, when all hands are looking out of the wiudows, with their eyes popping out of their sockets, we yell, 'Hands up!’ Nine times out ol ten that's all we have to say or do. Tbe fellera in tbe coach get out ot their own accord, and we just stand them up in a row, and while one of us holds a pis toil, the others go through their pockets and take what few little krrpsakes they happen to hare. "The trouble with the people of this coun try is, they rather like to be robbed, I guess. Il’o soelnr'n figl li its* nflP ia Intr Wlin > ima* would say there wouldn’t be any if the yield woe good, but that we would have to kill somebody if we didn't get enough to pay for our trouble. Every mother's son of them would give up things tbnt we'd never have thought of looking for or demanding. There was only just ray pard and I, but the passen gers would think they could see some of our men behind every tree. "One feller fainted dead away once. We'd just got them in n row good when this fel low’s knees commenced to knock together, and he kept getting out of fine. I finally thought I d scare him and the rest of them a little, so I hollered, pretending to give orders to tbe boys hidden behind rocks and trees: “ 'Boys, bore a hole In this gentleman with the light overcoat on If he moves an inch, or any of the rest of them.' 4ust then a big feller, the second one from the limber-legged chap, had a chill like, and his teeth came together with such a noise that tbe other feller thought somebody was cocking a rifle, and with a wild whoop he drop ped in n dead laiut. The rest of them thought lie had been shot dead. They were too scared to notice that there had been no report of a gun. Well, we came pretty near overdoing the thing that time. They all got so faiut and sick that it was hard work to find their valuables. It is a great convenience to a stage robber to have tho pastengers hand their stuff right out. ’•Speaking about weapons, why, I have robbed stages up in California and over in Utah without any weapons at all. You don’t need any. I’ll bet a tenner that I can take an oid-fasbion tin candlestick and bold up the best stage load that ever came over tlie mountains. The driver is generally as badly frightened ns any of them. He is always looking out for agents, and he sees them be hind every bush. I have robbtd stages ail alone and made the driver and passengers givo up their arms, their watches aud money, and thrn dance for me. They thought I bad any number of psrds back in the rocks, and they didn’t dure say 'peep.' Well, of course, that's the great advantage we have iu our business. We scare them to begin with and then they see everything double. One man is jnttasgoodasfiity in this line. He don' need to be a hero, ell her. He just wants little nerve and an imperious air. If X had always worked alone I'd have been a rich man to-day, and I wouldn’t bo hure either. I nmdo my great mistake when 1 commenced working in partenership. It will ruiu any man in my profession. If I ever got oat of this scrape I'm going to jump the country. Tho busmtss isn’t what it used to he years ago. it's too easy. There is nothing exciting about it any mere. It makes me sick some times when I think of tbe teuderfeet I’ve rob bed. 1 ought to huve gone into the train racket long before this.'" AT DUSK IN PIKE COUNTY. ACROSS THE WATER. THE LATEST NEWS FROM FOREIGN LANDS. What is Being Done in Europe—The Kings and Their Subjects and What Befalls Them. A New York Ma.’a Sla-Kh Itl-la Eallreacd kr lluatfrjr Catamount. Fort Jervis, N. Y., February 14.—A man driving n hoiso covered from bead to foot with foam drove into the village ot Milford, Fa., just after dark a few nights since. He was sultering from nervous shock. His buf falo robo was badly torn, his whip broken and tbe back part of his sleigh splintered and covered with scratches end deep indentations. Tba man gave his name as C. D. Keeney, ot New York. He was n traveling sewing machine agent. .He had been attacked by a catamount four miles from Milford, and had uuly escaped from it after a desperate contest. Un told this story: He was on his way to Milford, over one of the lonely, narrow, and crooked back roads of Dingmau township, bordered by deep woods. It was nearly dark, and just as ho was rounding one of the short turns In the road, his brine, which is somewhat spirited, suddenly shied and then gave a jump forward and started on a furious run. At the same time au animal sprang from the lido of tlie mad. It had evidently leaped lot the horse, . but .the quick movement of the latter defeat- - i-i Vs purpose, and it alighted with its fore feet bn the biilisio robe that- lay across It’s easier'n falling off a log. Why, a year ago last winter my pard aud t was walking along tbe mountain road, not thinking of any thing In particular, when along came a couple of tenderfeet in a carriage. Before we could catch our breath, one of them threw up both hands, knocking tbe other’s bat off, and hol lered, ‘For God's sake, don't shoot.’ “Weil, now, w» hadn't any idea of shooting at all, and didn’t know those fellers were in thooe peris, but when they sort of reminded us of our businesa by commencing to un buckle their watches and weasels, why, we just took them in charge, of course, and told tbe tenderfeet never to let us catch them ou that road again, for It was our'n. They thanked nsso warmly forsparing their llvts that 1 felt a little uneasy about it. Iu fact, 1 was half tempted after we'd let them go to folier them up and kill one or both of them, fur somehow they gave me tbe impression that I hadn't done my full duty." He smiled grimly for a momentand added: "Now, wbat on earth could I do under such quiet remark: circumstances? I didn’t rob those fellers. “• They made us presents of what they bad. Yet, wben they got to Wadsworth, they told the people that they had hod an all-day fight with road-scents; that tbe woods was full of tbem, and that they had surrendered tbeir valuables only at the loot moment, finding themselves overwhelmed. Three things are all believed, too, even by tbe old-timers, men who ought to know better, f anil my pard have robbed the Hierra Valley stage three times now at the same place. Fli tell you bow it waa done. Fard nad a Winchesterand I had n pair of Colts to my belt, but tbe job was done every time with an old powJer-anii- ball pistol that had no load in It, and wouldn't have gone off if there had been one, for I didn’t have any caps. Pard weald fire bis Winchester at close to tbe ears of the beraes as he could without dropping them, and I would awing the old blunderbuss in the afr and boiler. Every time it happened just the same. Tbe ebspi climbed out. begging that there should be no bloodshed, and we Keeney's lap. The animal glared savagely at Keeney, as it clung to tbe nibs with its claws, and uttered fierce growls. Keeney bad never ■eon a catamount, but he knew that he had one to deal with, and a very large and des perate one at that. He had no weapon, but ortuustely his whip was heavily loaded at tho butt. Clinging to the reins with his left band, be drew the whip from its socket, aud dealt the catamount a blow with it on the head which caused it to loosen Its bold ou the robe and drop into tbe snow. It instantly renewed the attack with increased fury, and sprang upon the back of the sleigh. Although the horse was running madly away along the narrow and crooked road, throwing the sleigh from side to side anil threatening it constantly with destruction against some rock or stump. Keeney was obliged to drop the reins and leave tbe result to ebance, for tbe catamount wss lighting desperately and furi ously to gain a foothold In the sleigh and close wirii iu occupant. Keeney save be knew that in case thoslelgh collided with «ny heavy obstacle lie would be no match for the catamount fighting on the slippery snow,even if lie were thrown ant anil unharmed, and so he strained every nerve to conquer it while be was still at an advantage In tue sleigh. Once be thought it waa all up wilh him, for as the sleigh wss carried ab ruptly around a turn, one runner struck a stone, and .the sleigh tipped over and ran fonuveral yards on Hie other runner. Keeney mechanically threw tbe weight of hts body ■gainst tho upper side, while still raining blows on tbe cetumount, and forced the run ner back on the track. A few moro blows after that and Keeney waa rejoiced to ace the tenacious brute first loosen one claw, hang for an instant with the other while it tried lo seise the back of the sleigh again with ils teeth, and then fall with a load yell into the snow and lie there motion loss. Keener dropped back in bis seat loo weak make any endeavor lo regain control of Ills horse, which was still rushing wildly along the uncertain road, now made more un certain by the gathering darkness. After running fur three milei the hone was coin- pilled to come to a stop for exhaustion. Keeney bad recovered sufficiently lo drive iu ie rest of the way. . Three large catsmounU have been killed recently near tke scene of Keeney's adven ture. The animals are considered dangerous antagonists when wounded or cornered, but it is only wben they are rendered desperate by hunger that they venture to attack a «• Titus la Its Bests. Nssby la Toledo Blade. is not ti bad here about titles as It is reported Texes, for here tbe assumption of titles or their omission, Is merely amusing, while there, 11 report true, danger may ensue from omission at least, s written that a stranger approaching tne city Dallas addressed a natlra upon the highway '""Mister, how far Is U to Usilas?" The man addressed eyed him (or a moment, and whlppiug out hts revolver covered hint, with tub - let remark: Muter! Muter! Stranger! Kernel or Judge, or die!" When properly addressed, the required luforma- llou ass giveu and ibe two parted amicably. B-rt this b an smbble weakness. Teen are no more pleased men any where, no more buspftable, and ll mere b aoiaeiniug ot sham In tbeir aaanntp- Hons ol chivalry, 11 li at least a leaning toward vir.ui’arfde. They would all he knights were there »ny dtme-id in mb practical world for knights. Were mere enj celt for rescuers ol vlrglos and slayers of dragons, In IhU ago ol lulling mllb aud Pullman palace care, they would he me moat gal lant of rescuers and slaters. II they do hold ou to nul-wnru traditions, It b something that they grip the good ones. As seas creaaia Hardens. Chicago, February 13 —J. U Wilson, an agtd and wealthy resident of Wlnetekatta, and hb wile, were found dead in their cottage to-day. They bad evi dently bean mmdered lor the purpose ol robbery. The weapon need seems to hart, been a sword, which bad belonged to a son of me deed couple, and wblen bed been kept In me boose since the wer. Hurt,(don b dlrceu d to the men who has been visiting the (fed eonple, bn t who had disap peared. London, February 7.—A dispatch from Alexandria to the Dally News assarts that the rebels have captured General Gordon. News has been received at the war office regarding the rumored capture of General Gordon. The report was first posted in tho window In the Daily News office, but has since been re moved. A Suakim special says that El Mabdi re cently wrote to Osman Digna, leader of the rebels in that vicinity, that ho intended to invade Turkey and kill the sultan, to con quer India, aud eventually to subjugate the whole world. Grave fears are entertsiued that the Mussulmans of Saakitu will trench, erously rise snd massacre the European resi dents. A dispatch from Cairo to Reuter's telegram company says that General Gordon cannot reach Uerbier before to-morrow. - It is therefore quite im possible for any authentic news of hts move ments to roach Cairo bofore to-morrow. Tho story of his capture Is discredited. A steamer front Khartoum reached Berbier to-day. It Buttered no molestation during the trip. Great anxiety is felt tor the safely of James O'Kctly, member of parliament, the new cor respondent of the Daily News in Egypt. Nothing lias been heard from him since De cember 18. Dpdmn, Febraary 7.—The United Ireland this morning, under the heading, "Speed tbe Malidl,” congratulates tlie false prophet on bis recent victory, and liopea that neither Binkut nor Khartoum wifi be relieved. It trusts tliatOeueral Gordon will meet with tbe same fate as Biker i’nshn, and asserts that it will rej dee to hear of El Msbdi'a victorious arrival at Carlo. LoNDON.Fe'iruary 7.—The bark 3E>lua, from Brunswick, Ui., stranded at Nordbyo full of water, but Is riding with both anebors out. She lost her foremast and mainmast. Two of the crew were rescued. They stato that they were standing on the deck house, lashed to tbe mlszen roast, without sustenance for a week. Their feet were frost-bitten. The rest of the crew were drowned. The khedive appears to be in • deplorable condition. He labors under the delusion that there is s plot on foot to poison hint.aml lie semis ids wife to tlie kitchen daily to In spect his food. Madrid, February 11.—The republican meotlng announced to this is possible, and if not for the defease of tbe Red sea ports General Graham is to tako supremo command of this force, with Colonel Bnller in oommami of tbe infantry, snd Colonel Siewtrt, of the cavalry. There is to be s Brigade of five solid battalions In line within a few dsys. If nec essary the garrison at Alexandria can be brought lo Cairn, the former city being left under tbo charge of the fleet. Tbe tenth Hnssars, now in the Suez canal, homeward bound, are ordered to Suakim. General Lord Wolseiey concluded by diracting that the greatest publicity should bo giveu to the de termination to relieve Tokar by British troops. A majority of tho cabinet urge vigorous measures in Egypt. Lord Woiecly adjutant i Brltl ' - ' • Lord Wol . general of the British army, baa ordered a force to be collected for tbe relief of Tokar. General Graham will take supreme command. A brigade of five battalions will be in lice in a few days. HE CANNOT OE V OUT. be held at Alliam theater yosterday, was pre vented by the authorities, and ths crowd which had assembled dis persed quietly. Tbe government having pro hibited the propoeed grand republican ban quet on Monday.sepsrato banquets have been organized to be attended by nineteen persons each, in order to evade tbe law regarding public meetings. Faris, February 11.—Admiral Gnbler, commander of the French farces In Matin gascar, has been recalled home. At a banquet given here to leading mem- hen of the press, it wss stated that a scheme for cresting a sea in tlie desert of Sahara would shortly be realised. M. Itouhre French hydrographer, who conceived the project of entting through the dunes which separated tbo Meditcrreanean sea from the desert in order to transform ths arid san’ds into a fer tile country, is about to start for Tunis, armed with the necessary firman from the sultan to begin operations. Lo Monde,newspaper, published a dispatch from tlie French bishop of Tonquin to the effect tbatuno priest, 22 Catechists and 215 Christians had been massacrecd, and that 108 mission bouses bad been destroyed. The Bishop appeals for help. Lon con, February 11.—Ths Marquis Tseng, the Chinese ambassador, denies that he la olng to Faris to resume negotiations on the 'onquin question. The last advlaes from l'ekin instructed him to retnsiu in England until further notice. Owing to the depression in trade In the north of Koglsnd, the Iron masters are re ducing the -rages of their workmen and dating the men under 21 hours notice. The leifsatshlp builders who recently struck have resumed work. I n the bouse of commons Mf. llradlaugh administered tbo oath of office to blmielf and ilaced a signed paper on tbe table, bowing as is did so, to tbs speaker. The latter In formed Mr. Bradiaugb that he had cot corn formed to the rules and ordtred him to with draw until bis conduct had been considered by tlie bouse. Hlr Stafford Northoote moved that Bradlaugh be cot permitted to take the oath, wliidlt wss carried by a vote of 280 to 1G7. Another motion was mads by Sir Staf ford Nortbcoto that Mr. Bradlaugh be exclu ded from tbe precincts of tlie house, whioh was carried by a vote of 228 to 120. The social daoiocrats in Berlin are making vigorons preparations for the coming elec tions.' Tito government, which has bsen hitherto unconcerned, ia now eloeely watch ing tbe present movement. Mount lEtnsis in astata of eruption and strong earthquake shocks have been felt. Iain dun, February 12.—Telegrams received at London report that the rebels liavo cap tured Sinkat. Tbe cabinet baa been sum moned to a council for tbe purpose of discuss ing tbe Egyptian question Ofllclal dispatches confirm tbe report ot rite capture of Sinkat. Tbo cabinet are painfully impressed. It Is probable that a large reinforcement of troops and marines will be Immediately despatched to Egypt. There are ronton later that Tokar has fallen into the hands of Ibe rebels. Tits news ot the fail of Sinkat readied Suakita this morning. It was brought by a friendly Arab chief. Tbo garrison made a sortie snd wss for a long time succeesful In repulsing the rebel attacks, but tbe attacking forces gained the upper hsnd and tbe garrison waa completely destroyed except ■ few who were made prisoners. The fate of tbe women and children is unknown. Tba streets of Suakim preserita heatrending appearance. They are thronged with women whoee weeping and wailiuggive unmistakable evidence of their distress and far-bod Ing. Other advice* con cerning tbe fail of Sinkat state that Twifik Bay, preferring death to-surrender, blew up tbe fortifications, spiked guna and made a sortie. His 090 men were all msssacred. Seven men of war belonging to tbe channel squadron have been ordered to Egyptian waters. THS SToaV OF TUZ R0TCHRSV. A correspondent at Suakim telegraphs as follows: At Issl tbe heroic gsrrison at Sinkat have been butchered. For a fortnight they bad been eating roots and tree leaves. It wss an enfeebled bend indeed, which started oat to die amidst rebel hordes. Tewfik Bey had harangued bis men, asylng that by fight ing they might save tberoselvco, but ibat by remaining they must dia from hunger in a few dsys. Flight wss impossible. Tbe men thus animated with Tewfik Bey’s spirit, de stroyed tbe military stores, explodsd the magazine, filled tbeir [ouches their utmost .with cartridges, snd Issued forth six hundred xtrong against the rebels. Osman Digna’s horde»rushed lo attack Tewfiz Bey and bis men fongbt nobly. For a longtime they repulsed every attempt to break tbeir ranks. Finally superior numbers prevailed, and with a tremendous rush the rebels burst through one of the Egyptian squares. A general massacre ensued and NOT A SOUL SSCArZD. According to tbe latest reports only four tick men wbo were nnable to take part in tbe sortie, the cadi of Sinkat and thirty women were spared by the rebels. London, February 13 —Lord Wolseiey, ad jutant general of the British army, tele- grsphed last evening to Lteutenant-Oeneral Stephenson, commanding tbe forces III Egypt, ' collect a force for the relief of Tokar, If A Nrsre With Three *1 huii.aad Dellara Wantste Fran a Ceaifi-t S/lcad. A day or two ago a well dressed negro man entereu the office of tbe principal keeper of the penitentiary aud approaebing Colonel Towers asked if there was in the penitentia ry a negro named Lacy, wbo was convicted of connection with the Faulding county riots and sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. Colonel Towers tnrned to the list of con victs and replied that Lacy was there. "1 did not know what bis offense wss fior wliat bis sentence had been until I reached the city," replied tbe negro. “I thought possibly be might have done something pun ishable by a llue, aud I came down to pay him out. ’ “No;" answered Colonel Towers, "he is in the penitentiary for a felony, ana there is uo hope for him except by a pardon.” "What Is the chance fora pardon?” asked the negro. ‘There is no chance under the sun,” ra ffled the assistant keeper, “Lacy has been in he penitentiary only about a year, and his sentence is for life. Thera is nothing lor him to do bnt to serve out his sentence." "Jf I were to pay three thousand dollars to a lawyer, would it do any good?" asked the negro. "Not a bit,” was tho reply, “every cent that you pay to a lawyer ia that much thrown away. You can do him no good.” Tne negro then explained that he was a brother-in-law of Lacy, and was from Rich mond, Virginia. Ho stated also that when Lacy left Richmond be was a very reck less, dare dsvil sort of fellow, and his brother- in-law remarkod to him that he expected to hearot him next either as having killed somebody, got killed, or got into the peni tentiary, and his fears have been realised. The negro took ills departure and has not since been heard from. Lacy is at Grant’s camp. Three thousand dollars is a snug sum, and extra precautions have been taken in tbe guarding of Lacy. CHANGED TO CHRIST. A Jaw Preaahta at Trieltr tlharsh the TcaatitaKa at tke Lent Jseaa tlkrlal. A considerable sctuailon wss made Sunday night by a young Ilebrew named Joseph Usgmtb, wbo preached at Trinity church on the‘‘MUtakes ot tbe Join." There arc two ol thesa young men, named Jos eph slid Julius, who sro working as mlulonsilcs lor the ChrlstUm religion, which (sltb they have embraced. The annonnoemont in Sunday's Constitution that's Jow would preach at Trinity bad tho effect of Riling tho church looTcilluwIng, aconridcrabla number of Jon* bi tes In iho emigre gallon. Tho preacher, who was about twenty tiro yeora old, began by saying that the Jews were a sc- paraio and distinct race among tho peoples ot the eartli and that they must, ny the nature of 1l.lt.gs, remain aoparato and dir t! net. That they are a people without a country and without* king and Und no where ou earth a home In which nicy ara always umllHlurbod except In IMs glorious ri-i.ill.lli- lie linn proceeded to .«y "m* br loo! Orel di-l ot bed by l In- nppri - bo under which hla peoplo labored and bar! turn-il for comfort to tho new toitamcnt of ihn iiit.l -, desiring lo study tho Christian religion aud feel- Ing witling to embrace anything that hla rta-ot and ccnrclunceicollld Indorse lu er-lcr to have nnd he found there moro than ho had looked • hadcmbracEd tho Christian religion aud argil ail ,vvr«ti tooir/cfiml to H .—ai £/$ \ _____ _ f.ithtmnuHt not bo disturbed. Tnai was tlieir mis* mistake ol tha Jowit. itudy and look for light. Trhe oornoVVtono of tho Jowish religion *u that tbo religion of tbo been an earnest mlralottary lu the cauio. Ho said that four hundred thousand Jow* had bceu brought to the Christian religion from tho faith of lour through tho south. Ilia brother will remain now TUB JEWS TOOK IT. Considerable curiosity was expressed in reference to the linpremton the dlicourao made on tho Jews wbo heard It. Mr. Il'RcnitcIn, of Rcgemteln «b Kutz, Attended the meeting, And WAsappircntly one of thoclosost lUtenen. BAld he to a CowsmimoMN man yistcr* "Tim young man !■ a Russian Jew, bnt whence ho comelh or whliht r he goeih, 1 know not. He says - there Zhavn been 400.00} . Jewi con verted. will wager a hundred dollar* to one that he _aa not converted ten fn tho wholo United Hiatea. lie endeavor* to create the Impres • alon thit the Jew* do not like the Ciirlatlam, that there are anlmo»lti •* between them. I employ JewiKUd ueut!le*!n my store and oomo of tho (icntlhaf love more than the Jaw*. I n»k no man what hla crewi !*. I unco had a man who did not believe in a Hod and yet he would not havo lied for the wholo city. 'Iho young mtn'e dli° courte made uo Impression that I know of.’* Mr. Ihmg Hlelnhvtuer nid: I went to hear aomethlr g new but I did not _ jr it. I will not aay that me young men are not ftlncero. They are limply mbgulded. I noticed Noveral error* In hla atatemeuta. Ho said the Jew* of the olden linn were Ignorant aa regarded tho Bible. That w*a a mlatake aa everyone know*. Uo **id iho Hebrew t»oopln hated tho Chrlmlan rellg* Ion. That la untrue. Our religion tcachc* u*to lovo all mankind rtgardlo»« of creca*. Ho laid that there are thouMnds it JewUh people embracing the Christian faith. That la not —o. M 40000uV ,hr Wr0D * WU h0 * n of "He mined it at lean 875,000. I do not think there have been 25,000 Jews converted in the laat five years." "In wbat light do tho Jew* regard Chrlat?" a»ked the reporter. "Uo they look upon him aa a wicked impostor?" "No. Hedldnothlng and taught nothing that waa wicked. # W*regard him *> w.: «!<• I.uth. r. I!<- wa* a J iromlKd Mea* eve thatthero miraculous in hi* birth, and we do * • that waa Anything miraculous In hla birth, and \ not believe that he performed the miracles are credited to him •* "What I* ihe Jewlrh religion briefly Hated?" "We believe in the unity of God and tbo brother* hood of tbo whole human race." ;r he Jew* In the cUv »eem agreed that Mr. Magath will net mako much head way. r*fiu «r r. M p j.ir«. From theHawklaavllle, Os., News. Life under canvas la oftentimes attended with hardship*, and »om*limea with peills. Thla waa exemplified last Thursday night by the narrow es cape of Captain D. W. Jeter and Purser John J. ptzoo.of th. ateam b»rg."W. A. Jeter." They bad goo. up <jte rivar to tmtrecuomc (laves In the «*amp near Neat Egg, • landing ou tho Ocmulg. e. Wben the day. work waa over, tney stretched Utelr tent, bum . Dig Rre near the entrance, ate sapper, aongbt tbeir blanket, and What followed 1. thus to,d J» er: Daring the night I waa .retired tram mr ttamtta by the call, of Mr. Dixon, tawoka to :l-i-l that tht tent waa enrol- Uw THli« under whfch wo bad been ileeplng were on Rre. Lrerythlng wa, ab'aa and tbe Inmans of tbe tent "wanted to go borne." However, we did not .too to moralise on tbe com- fort* »* ,„ltomo life, or tbo peril* ramp li!.: but w. made a break for tbe rid®, where, to our horror we found the trees, ntsand lc*r>aon Are. with oonatderabledim- cutty we recaped and found upon investigation that I bad rayed a partof my nar, with which lo rover my ahtrering frame, for the debt waa cold. Mr. Ifixea, mom fortunate than mjulf, laved a partof hla rlolhlng." Captain Jeter arrived In town tbe neitday and when last eeern waa reptenl-lilcg bin wardrobe. Me Kent, lo b.,xr- ally troubled over ihe low of hla Trqtivnhe, the greater part of which had bem badly ringed.