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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA-, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9 1880 111 NEWS BY WIRE. Happenings of the Week All Orer the Country. Saw FbaxcAfco, February 1.—District tttubly No, 53, K. O. L., of this city, arc cir culating* petition addressed to the United States senate and the house of representatives Which, in behal/ of the state of California, re quests congress to forever prohibit the further immigration of the Chinese to this country. Tho petition is already signed by Governor Btpnemsn, two ex-governors of the state, state officers,'the mayors of the principal cities, the chief justice of the supremo court, superior court judges and municipal and federal officers generally. FORGERS ARRESTED. •' Warsaw, Ind.. February 1.—W* W. Miklcs, of Bourbon, Ind., and V. J. Cord, of this place, have been arrested on tho charge of forging several thousand dollars worth of notes against prominent farmers of this county, which had teen left in the hands of an attornoy for col lection. Miklcs furnished bail, but Cordis in jail. It was discovered in tho county offices that the signatures of thirty-six prominent taxpayers had been clipped from the aasessor's list and stolen. It is supposed this was douc by the forgers to obtain signatures. Coni be longs to one of the best finnJJLa in tbiseonnty and bis arrest caused a sensation. A FREIGHT nOUSg nURNKD. Grand Haven, Mich., February 1.—The large ft eight bouse of tho Detroit, Grand Ha ven ami Milwaukee railroad, is now on lire. The depot is threatened and the elevator and the new warehouses will probably go, making The lire broke out at ten o’clock tonight and within a fe\v minutes nearly half of tliatim- to the fierce southwest gale and intense coU, has so far been unable to check the flames, and at eleven o’clock tho entire structure was a mass of flames, and will be an entire loss, to gether with all the freight stored therein. At 11:45 the elevator fell and tho warehouse north of the elevator caught fire. Tho pros pects of saving the passenger depot are good. Three steamers have come from Spring Lake to assist the local department. At 12:45 the lire was nnder control, bat still burning. The loss will not fall short of $250,000, which amount is covered by insurance. A BURGLAR ARRESTED. Avrora, 111., February 1.—Clifford Stevens a well known and respected citizen, entered his. store last eveniug to arrange the fire for the nfght.” On entering he was surprised to And a young man named Charles II. Boss be hind the counter filling bags with nuts and confectionery. The thief hail obtained an en trance through the rear door. Tho grocery- man captured him and marched him towards the jail. At LaSalle and Texas streets Boss suddenly turned on Stevens and shot him. Charles 8hcbley then socured Boss and placed him in jail. THE IOWA LEGISLATURE. DksMoineh, la., February 2.—The house proceedings woro enlivened last ovemng by a brisk debate upon the proposed impeachment of Walter J. Hayes, judge of the seventh judi cial district. The feature of this discussion w as tho terms in which several republican members notified tho leaders of prohibition that they had gone as far as was good for the state or profitable for the republican party, and that to now ask them to impeach a judge for the alleged reason that he had not been sufficiently severe in his punishment of the violators of the liquor law was more than they conld stand. HOUSE BURNER. Crisfield, Md., February 3.—Last night a German, known only as George, was arretted for some slight offense. On his way to the lock up he declared that if confined all night he would burn the house and himself. This morning the house, a small frame structure, was found to have been entirely destroyed by fire, and among theaahea were the remains of tho unfortunate man. He had evidently set fire to the pltco sometime during the night. XDISON’8 NEW INVENTION. New York, February 3.—A number of we known gentlemen went down to Staten Island today to witness the workings of Edison’s new invention for telegraphing from moving rail way trains. The test was made on a train of the Staton Island Bapid Transit road. 8everal messages were sent and received while the train was in motion. It is claimed that the reaulta were very satisfactory. AN EXPLOMON. laac. He refused to see a minister. DUdahad alto murdered a man named Jenkins in this county and a negro in Texas, and was sus pected of other murders. the walk ended. Chicago,February 0.—Tonight Edward Pay- eon Weston finished hit walk of2,500 milevmd waa in anfficiently good condition an hour la ter, to take the tram for New York. Weston baa been walking fifty-four days, and averaged 4d 15-54 miles per day. O’Leary did not ap pear on the track after his collapse Tuesday, from the too-free use of stimulant*. The final score for O’Leary waa 2,229 miles. It was agreed in making the match, that the contestants were to walk twelve boars daily, the man who cov ered 2,600 miles first to be the winner. The walk waa for a purse of $3,000, offered by the New York advocates of temperance. Two- thirds of this amount and a share in tho gate receipts will be awarded Westorn, who as a life-long teetotaller, was pitted for endurance against O’Leary, an hibitmtl par taker of liquid stimulants. ACCIDDENT TO SLEIGHS. OUR OHIO VISITORS. AFullLlst'of.the Xxoar.lonl>t.-Th. count.D«!o- tatiou Trout All Tartu of O.orxl. to Grout th. Wnt.ru Taram-Bow Tn.y Spout tb. Car. Etc., xto. iruary 0.—Bobbing re- Ightln tho occurrence of two •eriaui, if not ratal, accident,. One •lelgh ran into the Brooklyn Bridge, the targ et sleigh in the world, aa tho lstter wu being * ;«dup the hill. Four persona on tho were Injured, one probably totally. drtfgi sleigh One la received sovero injuries About tho limb,. Tho other accident occurred on Madison Avenue, overnhAlf mile in length, Thoiled carrying about twenty persons, which was running at a terrific rate or speed, loat it, steering apparat us, and swerving out of tho street carried away bodily tho stoop from one of tho resi dences on which wu standing an old man watching the aport. Two of the crow of tho sleigh were severely hurt. Tho old man es caped serious injuries. THE CIOVERXOn's'rARIHIN. Madison, Win., Febmary 0.—Governor Busk last night pardoned two sisters from the •fate prison—Mrs. Bebccca Merroot, of Jlara- l*o, and Mrs. Margaret N. Cooley, of Mltcholl, Dakota, who nine months ago •elves In the circuit coart here or to secure tho scqnital by an aillbl of their brother, Jamea Kirby, a notations cracksman, who was tried for burglary. Kirby and pal named Edwarda, were found guilty and sent to the state prison for a term of Aye yean. The Merroot and Cooley women were •ubseqnenlty arrested for pequry, and whon they realised that the evidence of their guilt waa uncontrovertible, they pleaded gniity. The scene in the court waa barrowing at the time, each mother appearing before tho judge for sentence with a babe in ber arms. They were sent to the state prison for two yean. Ono hour after the pardon, had been signed Governor Rmkeltfre reived a telegram from tho aged mother of the two woman pleading that he might extend clemency to them in order that they might be able to go to McGregor, Iowa, to attend th, fonrrsl of their ,i»ter. who, together with her hniband and three chil dren, perished in their burning dwelling Fri day morning. Mrs. Merroot and Hri. Cooley have always maintained that the perjury for which they had been sent to prison was com mitted tbroogh fear that their desperate brother would carry ont his oft-made threat to murder them. A TBEKCII WOMAN'S SUICIDE. French woman pastn , suicided today at shaft twenty-two, < duct, on Fordham rot the new croton acque- i roods exploded today, kill* ing one man and probably fktally wounding another. A great deal of damage waa done to the glass and weak buildings In the surround ing country. Several places on Long Island report an earthquake shock folt about the same moment that the powder explosion oc curred. A RAD CASE. SPXINGPIXD, 111., February 3.—One of the saddest results ot the Wabash shop strikes of last summer camo to light today: In tho finding of a Ut ile ten-year-old danghtcr of Pressley Jsaundora insane by tho county court. It appeared in evidence that fiaundert refined to Join the strikers at the time of the trouble between them and the " that a number of men who 1 faundcra in tho presence iof violence so excited his _ . that it threw her Into convulsions, from which the never recovered. A SERIOUS AFFRAY. Pittsburg, Pa* February 4.—A serious aftay occurred in Riverside penitentiary this morning, in which Deputies McMaiu, Greaves and Edwarda waa injured, the two former dan gerously. A prisoner named Jamea Clarke, who is serving a sentence of seven years for burglary, had been ordered to the dungeon for an infraction of the rules. McMaln and Greaves repaired to hia cell to escort him to the dungeon. Ho promised to go quietly, bnt in an unguarded moment be turned upon them witn a large knife, which he bad accreted in blacoat. He slashed right and left, and laid out both deputies in a moment. Edwards, hearing the noise, ran to seo what caused it, and was greeted with a blow from tho knife, which nearly kiBed him. By this time the guard appeared, overpowered Clarke, and placed him In the dungeon. McMaln is prob ably fktally hart. Greavea and Edwards have a better chance for life, but are seriously hnrt. THE GLANDERS. Cbicaoo, February 4.—A Special dispatch published this morning says that for aome time past a herd of horacs near Tower Hill, III., have been iuffhring with what wu (opposed to be distemper. Within a few days, however, several have died, and symptoms have de veloped which lead the formers to believe that the herd type. I Is afflicted with glanders of a virulent IS BE SATISFIED. Rutland, Vt., February 5.—John O’Neill, formerly of Rutland, bnt now at Whitehall, N. Y.i has for yesti been expmming Uqnor In sealed keg Into Vermont In December, 1S81, the authorities seized 1W of bis packages, and upon O’Neill’s creas ing the hoes, they arrested him. On (07 convic tions ho was Cued over (8,000 with tbs alternative of Mycaia and 2 months In Jail. He appealed, sad today the superior court sustained the decUfona of the lower court. This decision makes the send ing of liquor from hew \ ork by common carrier to Vermont a sale by ihs sender. -A PRIEST ASSASSINATED. Monterey, Mex., February 5.—Bishop Gal lagher, of this city, received an account today of s Door msn in Guadalajara, who went to a Jt poor man in priest to confess, and wl ...... over to listen to the recital of the the priest leaned i seeming pen itent, the litter plunged s dagger Into his heart. The l—aainstcd priest was wall known and popular. No cause can be ascertained tor the tragedy, especially si the asmasin Is dnmi. to all Inquiry, and cannot he Induced or forced to speak about the matter. DILDA BARGED. Feescott, Arizona, Febmary A—Dennis W. Hilda was hangad hem today in the presence of 1,000 people, for the murder of Deputy Sheriff J. M. Murphy on the 20th of December last. The scaffold was erected In the woods. The doomed man remained composed till the by jumping from High w Into Harlem river. The ice wu very thick, but the fall wu 126 feet, and she broke tbroogh. She wu killed initan*’- “* ' ■ " ' wealthy, bnt her hi that unsettled her mind. POLYGAMY IN LIMBO. Salt Lake City, February 7.—This morn ing raids were made by deputy marshals on the residences of George Q. Cannon, of the Mormon first presidency,Till supposed latest polygamous wife, who had avoided the service of summons heretofore, and other persons who g tho conviction of Apostle Loren so Snow, of ilawful cohabitation. The court recites that Snow, in Nanvoo, first illegally married two women at one ceremony, and the contract, therefore, wu nnll and void. Ho then mar ried sncctulvely other women, all of whom he supports, end holds out to the world i his wives. This Is shown by the testimony, while at the same time he dsrella with Minnie, bit latest polygamous wife, who hu a three montha old child. The court says this is one of the most flagrant cases of polygamy in the territory, and that no error wu mado In convicting Snow. The court also sustains the conviction of Brigham Young Hampton, of conspiring to establish disreputable houses for tho purpose of luring thither prominent Gentiles, and uya the testimony disclosed awicked and disgrace- fill conspiracy, which must be condemned by all. . GRAVE TO GAY. Society In Arizona. From the Virginia, Nor., Chronicle. The Daily Tombstone publishes the follow^ Jng programme of dances used at a ball recently given by cowboys In Arizona: 1. Grand circle round-up march. 2. Hone bant ers’ quadrille. 3. catch horse waits. 4. Saddle-up lancers. 5. Broncho racquet. 6. Captain’s quad rille. 7, Circular's gallop. 8. Round-up lancers. 9. Cut-out schottlzcbe. 10. "— Cow and coif racquet. IS 13. Flnt guard waits. 14. h— Ik Third guard Newport. 13. Fourth guard quad rille. 17. Day herders’ waits. 18. Maverick’s polka. 19. Hull calves’ medley. 20. Stampede all. An Expensive Overcoat. From the Boston Transcript. What la undoubtedly the most expensive over coat ever told in this city Is one made by Edward Kaka-n for a Boston gentleman. The value of the coat is said to be 1-1,000, though It Is declared that the coat could not be duplicated for a much larger sum. It contains sixty-nine Russian sable skins os tho finest quality. The overcoat, which Is quite largo, of the finest German castor, the body and -• * -*-nghncd with table, while a broad collar . uni* or this costly material give a rich finish to the garment. Although oo warm that the wearer could not feel the most lr' '* overcoat is much lighter than an oi Mrs. Grant's Big Check. N. Y. Letter In Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Mr. .lesre Grant said on Monday that hit mother bad received her first check from the pub lishers on account or "General Grant'* Life.’’ I have not seen the fact mentioned in the newspa pers. How much doyou suppose the check was lot? No less than ftfo.OOO—"the largest sum ever paid at one time for literary work,” he 'said. The next largest check he said was paid to Macaulay- a hundred and fifty thousand copies of his won derful history having sold within four weeks. But I think Walter Scott, who wu the Idol of his gen eration and who wrote against Time. Death and the Sheriff, is entitled to this second olacc. If I ‘ en, he received $200,000 from Conita- e Just before he wu mode a baronet. and he earned ffOO.OO0 a year for nearly a score of years. . A Ringing Description. From a Chicago sermon. On an eminence looking down on the duel of nations, astride his wtr lone, surrounded by his SUIT, sits Wellington, field marshal of England. In his band a glow, with which be scons the dis tant horizon. Now and again bo looks along the carnage-wrecked plain, but again turns to the, far distance. Hark! a bugle! then a weal; than ring- ’d the nous of the "Advance?’ ing over all the field the nous of t— quickening to the charge. Then, with a about that fills the air, with club of saber and thunder ■«i^r*i«ur , ’ t'ssSn-rwLiSz Id In reserve by that marvelous „.nlns till this hour, see how ell melts before their onslaught. The allied forces arc hurled bock os from a resUtiera storm of rushing death. The ea- “ Tithe _ Cou- glea again sweep the field. All seems lost. Still.the Iron Duke sits there and sweet* IbedManceUM rlexs come dashing with dlspatches; (■■■Mjiikag the gia»> *■ !llnqt>in th; cr it. baps i Greater than on astronomical conjunction. _td Star Cough Cure, which reuovee throat troubles; St. Jacobs Oil, which conquers pain. The Ohio excursionists numbering about ono hundred, reached Atlauta Friday morning at six o'clock. About 9 o’clock tho excursionists commenced leaving the hotel!*, beading for the deportment of agriculture. During the morning tho excursionists mode tho department their headquarters. Commissioner Henderson, Captain Redding, CapUln J. W. Mur- q»hy, Mr. William Henderson entertalued the visitors by giving them all information relative to tho products of the state and tho bbaracter of soil and climate to bo found in various sections of it, while Mr. McCutchen tarnished all who desired it, Information covering tho mineral resources of Georgia, and where tho various minerals to bo found in this state appeared In the greatest abun dance. About half past ono o’clock a rccept 1 iwos TENDERKD THE VISITORS. Commissioner Henderson, of the department ot agriculture, wu introduced, and addressing tho guetts of his department, said: "A quarter of a century ago, had you como among ns, you would have bccu met with a recep tion remarkable for Us warmth. It Is our ambition to make it to now. but a different kind of warmth. It Is my pleasing privilege to inform you, gentle men, that the “war is over;" the bugle no longer to arms. The prmming-hook and plow share are tho emblems of our ofllce and onr occupation. Peace, brotherly love and friendship reigns throughout the length and breadth of the land. Go where you may, gentlemen, and you are alike ufe, whether by ones, twos, dozens, or scores; and you will be welcome everywhere, to our firesides and our boards. A hundred thousand brave hearts are 1 * * * safe return to the us. If your visit here Is a search for homes, our ivople will everywhere extend to you helping hands, and will deal with you candidly, truth- folly. and Intelligently. In everything relating to our climate, soil, and laws. You will discover that we arc not hfathen, for tho spires of churches point heavenward from a thousaud hill-fops, and tho school-master is abroad In tho land. Wlillo you arc here, go through our capital, and our library, and see how our laws ■*— '— acquaintance of our executive, — and assure yourselves that our laws are not, as they hav been chargcd-a mock ery. . but are fairly administered, without regard to race, color or previous conditio of Fcnitudc. Rut. gentlemen, I bod not set out I make a speech. All w ho know me, know that am no speech-maker. You will pass out in various directions to meet and mingle with the bone a sinew of the land. I was bornjunong the people Georgia, and may therefore! ho supposed . know something or them. You will find them hos pitable and kind wherever you go, and of their gen erosity and bravery, all who have read are advised. -Do us not the grievous Injustice of supposing that to come among us will be a wholly one-sidedgame. You are experts In stock raising, and the grasses, root crops, and prol>ably many other things. We arc none the less so in cotton.- Potatoes, peas, pindcrs and many other seml-troplaSplanS. which are not known a thousand miles north of You are familiar with the Improved ltnplc- Plainly, In my opinion, a little Infouon or new blood will hurt neither sldo of the line, and so far aa I am concerned, I rather like the idea. Once more, gentlemen. I bid you welcome to to the cap- IU4 cltjr of Georgla,and to.the rural districts, every- . Governor McDaniel followed tho commissioner In a brief speech, in which ho welcomed tho visitors to the state and to the hospitalities of ber people. When ho had concluded he was intro duced to the excnnlonlsts by Mr. Glessner of the Americas Recorder, Judge Henderson and others. Bpeechcs were also made by Dr. Wo. C. Kendrick of Dawron, Bamuel K. Freeman andW. lb Glover of Cuthbert, W. H. Woodall and W. H. Phillip* of Louisville. Dr. II. H. Cary of LaGrango, G. U. Aubry of COrtersvllle, J. Conk ling Brown boro, and J. F. Bally ol Campbell county. of the tMW'Hwfitiwflf tbo^ncople' farming huids that would faeshown them. APTS a THE RECEPTION the excursionists, with the exception of a half-doz en or so, met in the rear of tho department, aud decided to visit Americus in a body, and alter they hod seen that section of the state, divide up in small parties and visit other sections to which they bad been Invited. Mrs. Crawford, of Columbia, who came hero to represent that county, was at the department, and was introduced to a number of the visitors. She presented the attractions of her section In a taking manner, and succedcd In making up a party ofslxsubNtantud Ohio fanners to accompany her delegate to represent that connty, but was taken sick and bis wife camo as his proxy. 8he a aceom- pushed, alj that could have been expected ij#f her, to r . a »of JIS STALWART FORK and bis unmistakable race color was a colored nu by the name of Henry IllckenboUuun. As he register* was.one o mel'am, w come bock .to Georgia.” “8o you have been here before?” . "Yes. sir, but It Is a long time ago. I left Georgia when I was ten years old. I left Georgia .soon al lot Buchanan was elected president, and started Memphis, but I missed the roate and •h to, where I have alnce lived. I was ton county, where some of my people now live. I also lived a rear or so in Gordon ooun- "formIn Walton, Cobb or uilng back to live In Geor gia.” "* can sell yon a 90-acre farm In Cobb connty,” a gentleman who overheard the converse- .hat is more than I want,’’ answered Htcken- bethsm; "about r>0 acres will salt me. I can raise as much on 60 acres os a good many people in Geor- 1 don't want any ana ran get more months In the year to devote to form- ng. I have been feeding five horses and a lot of iogs and cattle for five months, and to tell you the truth during our long winters our stock como very near EATING THEIR HRAM OFF. To be sure, 1 can hire the horses out, but they get so badly abused when they are hired out that I prefer to fted them. I am going to Americas, and upon my return will visit Walton, Cobb and Gor don counties." Among those who arrived with the Ohio, excur sionist! yesterday morning, was W. L Glessner, editor or the Americus Recorder, who has been fu Ohio for the put ten days assisting Dr. C. A. Esta- brook In working up tha excursion. A Constitu- L. Glessner, ftccoracr. wnr *"— * *~ it ton dnjni brook in working np tho cxcnnlon. A Constitu- tion reporter met nim, nnd proceeded to obtoln from him the followlnt intocmnllou ireontDiiro the kxcuuioh: When did the excurMon start trom Ohio?" Nome of our party left on Monde, end Tuesday, but the mein body leit Deyton on Wedneedey et on.” ‘Whet kind or e trip did yon hover’ "Well, not e pertlculerly pleewnt one. Atont Bowlin,Green, Ky., we lot into the enow, end be fore we ,ot to Keshville we found th. snow two end e hell feet deep, end were eo deleyed by It thet we were thrown beck .lx hours. Bom. ot th. Ohio flumers hod e good deel of ton with Dr. EM- brook about bringing them down to see the “ninny south," end Introducing them to more enow then they bed Men for yeers. But the doctor told them |o welt until they got to Georgia. Arriving et Chatunooge^re roond^o^novG but ^th^dclejo *“V?hei Is'be cheircteroMhe puiywnd&e pros pect. of their locating in Georgia r 1 “Moit of them ate practical lumen. Many are C iunz men. whoiiccui&r * — - ‘— Ohio, where terming la •71 to I100 per acre, hare come do* he chances are to Oeecffla^ Some of tha while ubeti wixb to obtain mem upon farms tor the purpon of i reMxuces of onr state and making it fiomo of the older men are renters, wl ■' ell* - ... d, altnougn iner wouia nave CUOMX to porchaM small tonus In Georgia, others of th older men hare good farms end are well fixed. In hey have boo. growing op tor whom they wish I provide end their tormx are too .mail to divide u xhlle If sold they w— would buy thaw all 8HW~“ i our Mate, eventually “YourpokeofDunkaMs. What claw of people They belong to a religious denomination of that name, whose doctrines are stmplo and few. and tho lives of its members remarkably pure aud upright. They are an industrious, Intelligent. colonies, and Georgia secure one or more colonies of them.' "What Is the feeling of Ohio people regarding GcorgUr’ "Of course, the most of them know littlo or noth ing regarding our state, but they are anxious to secure definite Information regarding it. Tho In creasing aeverity of the winters, tho nigh price of lands and density of population Is turning their attention to other sections of the country. The west offers no better inducements In tho way of climate, and but littlo better in the price of lauds. For these reasons their attention Is being tnmed toward the south, and that state which will now take advantage of this feeling by forabh- lug these people with dotlnite in formal Ion aud focllitlos for Investi gating its resources will reap a rich harvest In tho way of an influx of an enterprising and Industri ous people.” “While in Ohio did you meet with any of the ex- curtlonists who visited Georgia in December?'’ "Yea, I met several of them. Two of them met me at the train, Messrs, ti. W. Kershncrand Daniel Risser, and I never met with a more cordial receo- tion than all who visited Americus on tho last cundon gave me. They said ‘ through me some of thu ha corded to them In southwest . “Then they were fovonbly Impressed with our in l tpccfolly to no vlslfod Gt— not a good word to say for our state and our people. They arranged meetings forus in tbo towns around Dayton and carried us out In their buggies and seemed to never weary In tho work of ^inducing their acquaintances to visit Georgia. Nearly ever>' one of these men is shaping his affairs to rtmovo to Georgia at no distant day, If our people knew what good work was being dono by tne excursions, they would give Dr. l&tabrook greater assistance In tho worklhe has undertaken,and another session of tho legislature would not bo allowed to pass without provision being made for an immigration bttroau." MR. JOHN V, LUMPKIN, a prominent citizen of Folk county, said: “1 have but two propositions to lav dowu. Tine f’oNKTiTUTiON Is the beat paper In the world and Polk county Is the best county In tbo world. Hhc has more mile* of railroad than any county in tho state. She has two iron fomacca. She has the only slate works In the state, and slate and iron traverso the connty for twenty-fire miles east and west. The county Is well located and la rich in minerals, water-powers aud lauds. We will cordially wel come every man who wonts to come among us.” CAUGHT ON TUB FLY. Several of the excursionists are accompanied by their wives. The department of agriculture was flooded yes terday with circulars descriptive of various sec tions of the state, and printed Invitations from tho n >le of these sections asking the formers and r Mends to vfrft them before returning home. PERSONS AND THINGS. Set Jobn H, SURRATT resides In Baltimore, where be is a prosperous merchant. "Tun first course to the menu ot hell’’ Ur what Rev. Dr. Talmsge calls a divorce. Samvel J, Tilden will celobreto hia «ov- enly-iccond birthday February 9. PhomsoR Felix Adler clalma to havo discovered that heat engenders crime. AcconDINOtothe Kntcrpriso (colored) not a black tore Is lo be seen in tho Now York stato Cap itol. Every bride is beautiful, and it la a mystery where all tho plain married women como from.— New Orleans Itcajunc. Tbe Watorbury American rocommonds Johnl,. Sullivan, for tho position of clerk of the Ohio senate. The unusually cold weather InToxai is laid to hava killed 15,000 head of cattlo within a radius oi seventy-five mllce of Fort ElllcoU. Tbe diamond necklace worth $10,000 which recently fonnd a purchaser In Washington, Is now said to be the property of If lea Mary Audcnon. It la said that when Dr, Arnold, of Bughy, was aaked why he read a Sunday newspaper, lio answered: "1 desire to know how Uod ruled the world since yesterday." Miss Love, who wu heralded not long ago at the fiancee of Frwldenl Cleveland, is now to Washington. She is fair, tall and past forty, and hu no Idea ot many tog any man. ' kino tbebaw, while to the tot or surren. dertog, looked down from his gorgeous throne Into a huge gold spittoon, so heary that it is said to take two mon to carry it A dinner was given at a Now York hotel last week, of eight covers, that cast MOIL Tho pheasants and aaddlea of mutton came from Eng land, tbe gronaa from Scotland and tho trainee from France. Onr of the reuona for the deolino in tho price of qnlnlno Is that tho bark la now removed Horn tbe trece In atrlpe, and tho wounds thus caused are healed with mosa, so that tha Irco docs not die, Ing. islnglo gather- President Clevrland’i wealth is placed at 100,000 by one wboonght to know him well. This money wumsdc out of his law praetteo and hia fees while sheriff or Erie county. At one time ho wu worth |w,000, hut hie three campaigns him sbout 020,000. Tbb story goes that when Thcobaw and hia reilnne were landed u prisoners at Madras and turned over to a burly Scot on duty there, the on cer who brongbt them demanded a receipt. Tbe Scotchnan promptly made It out: "Recel Colonel Wlfiougbby one king, two queens, t maids or honor, etc., u per InTOlce.” Tbe French hare looked with alarm upon Ibo steady export of rarcberon bones to tho United Slates: hut the most prominent breeders there now aey that the progeny of thcee honu raised to the l olled States arc an Improvement u— -*— •ndthetltleprofiublato reimport. that Napoleon III. used to import Pt from Vermont for tbe port chaises which be used *o much. Tbr Chinese minister at Washington wu formerly the governor of e province. After be had made his fortune, the emperor saw that he wu get ting rich too Hut, and, much to his disgust, called him here on a salary or 025,000 a year and all expen ses paid. Tho minister and his attaches are prompt In returning all cant call made upon them. — ‘ xko no exception. , If tho ..near should send bis card, a distin guished mandarin would appear In person within a Tew days and unite and beam upon tbo Washing' ton caller. A rookrelleb in Toklo, Japan, deairing to sell hia wares, thui advertised them in tho news papers: "The advantages of our establishment—! 'V the rival steamship companies; 0, articles u plentiful u to a library: 7, goods despatched u ex peditiously as a cannon ball: s, parcels dono up wito u much care u that bestowed on bar hus band by a loving wife: 0. all defects, such u dial- pelion and idleness, will be cured to young pooplo paring n. frequent rlrtts. and they will become solid men; 10,tha other advantages we offer are too many for language to sxptcas." Tbe Ber. A. O. Uaygood, D, D„ agent of the [Slater educational fond, wu to New York on Friday and wu Interviewed by a reporter of IM Mall end Express. The interest of the fond, Dr. Hsygood says, is distribute! among twenty-seven schools. Dr. ltaygood speaks In the mart enthu siastic terms of tne progreae mado by tbs colored people of tbo south. There are now at echoo) about 1,000.000colored children and 15,000 colored men and women tucking them. BetweuMWXO.- 000 eniMM,000,000 ha. been expendecd since the war lo educate the negroes. Industrial education, Dr. Baygood thinks, lr the great seed of the col ored people of tho aoutb. “In Ceylon formerly,” srritoo Dr. Balfour in hi. new took, "afterburning the bodies of the de ceased kings of Kandy, their uhea were carried by a man in a black mark to the Naha well! Gangs, where be embarked ton canoe. At the deepen part of the river he clove tha rise with a sword, Scattered the uhea on the stream, and pinnglng headlong after them, dived, erne Mar the mo tile bank, whuce be Oedtoto the forut, and was presumed to be never more ecu. 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