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2 THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA-, TUJKSDAY JULY 27 1888. NEWS BY WIRE. HAPPENINGS OF THE WBBIV3HIEF- LY CHRONICLED# Gate City Wrecked—A Young loy Shoot* IHm- *e)f With • Oon Supposed to b* Unloaded-Tb* SI'Centennial of the Corporation of Boston -The Gate City’# Imaraneo, Sto. Boston, Mui., July 19.—[Spec!*!.]—Th© steamship “Gate City," of tbo Savannah lino Captain Daniel Hedge, went ashore on Nan- then island, Martha’s Vineyard soiled, last sight during a thick fog. The Gate City left Savannah Thursday evening, and was dne here this 7 a. m. She bad a miscellaneous c*rgo of cotton, tobacco and hides, worth fand fifty thousand watermelons. She carried 52 passengers, most all in the so* loon, the majority being excursionists bound north for a pleasure trip. Many were ladies, and brought somo very handsome wardrobes with them. Nanthcu island, adaugerous place, is just opposite Gay Head, where the ill-fkted Mcamrbip City of Columbus, the sister ship of tbo Gate City, wmt down with so many lives in January. 1 ►K*. Tbit makes a curious coincidence. Tbo particulars as obtained from the officers and passengers is to the effect that pi car ant weather prefailed during the entire trip till yester.lay after noon when the shin entered the sound when it ran intofs dense fog bank. 'While cautions* ly proceeding (he very nearly ran on Gay- head shoals, where tbo hones of the City of Colnmbut now lie. Dismayed nt his danger, Captain Hedge steered the ship off and In to doing crossed the sound, running ashore »n the other side. Thn channil is very d«<ept!vc r.ml a moment after the leadsman reported "no bottom,” the vessel struck arag- fed hole, eighteen Inches in diameter, which stove in her bottom and she made water fast. The boulder that went through held the ship nnd prevented her from (dipping into deep water and drowning all on hoard. The ship ■truck at seven o’clock and in a scond every one was on deck. They were united but refused to return below. First Mate K. ft. Taylor went after assistance, retained after sovoral hours with a brig, and tho psssongers wero safely landed at Now Bedford nnd brought direct to this city. The ladles are greatly dis pirited at this mishap on their pleasure trip, esperiaily as it is combined with an expen* five loss of valuable wearing apparel. Wreckers have left for the scene and reported the ves sel full of water. The "GateCity” was built by John Roach in and was valued at$ <00,000; insured for $100,000. The cargo Is partly in sured. The passengers speak highly of Captain Hedge nnd tho orderly behavior of the i row. Yajuiok. Me., July 19.—Henry, fifteen year old son of J. A. liricknoll, of this city, shot and instantly killed his sister Mattie, nged thirteen years, yesterday afternoon. Tho boy nicked up a gun, and not knowing that it was loaded, Playfully pointed it at his sister, when it was discharged, the contents striking her in the neck, tearing away the windpipe and aiterics. The boy was rendered inaano by the terrible affair. OM4UA, Neb., July 20—Dispatches from Mir den, Kearney county, Neb, says: Yester day’* storm in this county was very aovore. There was a heavy rain storm. The wind blew down n Danish church, three miles south of Fredericksburg, and killed un old Indy, Mrs. Nets Monk. Three miles south of Minden tho lightning struck a house, killing Itasrnu* Dil ution. a German farmer, his son, aged ssven- teen year*, and a daughter of fourteon yenrs, instantly, nnd severely injured another ohild. St. 1.01’Jh, Joly 21.—Yesterday afternoon Maud and Cora Davouport and Anna Davon* port, tbdr cousin, were Playing iu a land pit at Cunningham, when tuo sand caved In and burled nil three. Anna freed horseff and dug away the earth ab<> V u Corn, uncovering her face, thus allowing her to breathe and awing her life. Tho body of tbo other girl tho was unable to And and ran to the nonmt homo for aid. Cjra was taken out uninjured, but hor sister Maud was dead when found. Alii a ny, N. Y. July 22—'Today ft bl-cen- tennial of tho corporation of Albany as a city, and the Albanians have given themselves up, body and soul, to celebrating It. The celo* braticn has in fact been in progross for threo days, but today Is thn anniversary and climax. Nobody wint to bed last night. Tho uproar that broke loose at midnight when tbo holla announced tho arrival of the anniversary continued until daylight. Men, boys and even women went up and down the prin streets blowing horns and singing until n ing came. Men and boya organised themselves into marching bands and went from one part of tho city to another, blowing two or threo boras together, and stopping before hotels and private residences and giving an Impromptu serenade. Small cannon kept up thoir salutes, and bonfires lighted up tho principal streets, snd tho red tiro’s glow was u fleeted from the skies above until they paled in the gray of the approaching morning, ‘ \ Albai any may All the noise and enthusiasm that . have hid pent within herself for the last two centuries seemed to hsvo suddenly found vent. l’rcsldent Cleveland and his party arrived a few minutes after ((o'clock this morning, and found waiting to receive him Burgess'* corps, under command of Major Van Zandt, with the l’lattdmrg band at their bead. Carriages containing Mayor Teacher, Ex Mayor Batiks and other city oflli'ials, wero also In wating. Without the lines formed by the militia stood flvt or six hundred citizens who had come to welcome tho president. Mr. Cleveland and his friends Were escorted to the executive mansion where they breakfasted with Governor Hill, lhirgesa’s corps then marched to the steamboat landing and wel comed the veteran organization of tho Now York Seventh regiment, while other organize* lions of Albany militia had a very busy time welcoming and u.oriing other visiting commands. l'resident Cleveland spent part of tho fore noon in a call upon Secretary Manning, amt later, in company with Governor Hill and staff and city officials, reviewed llio magnificent procession. When the formal c« rein units were proceeding, after a •retch by Governor Hill, tho crowd dispensed with the regular programme bv clamoring for "Cleveland,” Tho president made a abort congratulatory speech. The crowd then called out Secretaries Bayard amt Whitney, who spoke briefly and In good taste The regular programme was then allowed to he resumed, winding up with the Hinging of "America” by a chorus and the audience. Boston, July 23.—Several meetings of the board of tnariue underwriters have boon held to consider the matter of surrender to them of the ^learner ' Gate City,” and it baa Anally been decided that it would bo impolitic to take aiiy steps towards securing tho vessel without any assurauco from foreign companies, which are most heavily tuvolvod, that their pi o port ion of the expenses would bo forthcoming. The present indications are that the vessel will bo a total loss, but that a largo portion of her cargo can be saved. The insurance on tho "Gate City” is $200,003. of which f 1W.OOO U in foreign coiupanlee. Tho remaining $50,000 la held as follows; B wtou, Marino, $20,000. Washington, $12,500; Chi am 97.500; Indio, $T»,UX>; American. $5,000. UfooPf Hole, Maas., July 23 -The oteamer "Gala I’ity,” which bis been ashore in "Grave- yawl,” Nanahon island, waa got off at l p m. Mud is passing op tho sound sa tow. rtrmtao, Julv 25.—Thomas Dillard, a ed.Vrod miner of McDonald, Fa., died tonight ficns thn offsets of iniuiiea received a weak •go in M quarrel with hia wife. Dillard fre quently teaanUed bio wife, and on tho night c.f the JCUr foot, came home iatoxicatod, and commenced abusing her. She remonstrated with him, bat no he evinced no disposition to desist in his AH treatment, she threw a can of carbon oil ove.* him, and then set fire to hie clothing. Ills varies brought assistance, and the flames were cWtinguiahed, but ho was so terribly burned tbs* all efforts to save his Iff# wore without avail a*>d bo died tonight in neat agony. Mrs. Delta* hit not boon or- jetted. OUR KNOWLEDGE BOX. J. T. H., Auburn, Ala: Please give mo a reeeipe for making brandy peaches and peart. Take feur pounds of fruit, four pounds of sugar and one pint best brandy, make a syrup of the su gar, and water enough to dissolve it. Let this come to a boil, put the fruit iu and boil five min utes. Ifaving removed the fruit carefully, let the syrup boil fifteen minutes longer, or until it thick ens well. Add the brandy, take the kettle at once from the fire. Tour the hot syrup over tho fruit and seal it up. If after the fruit i« taken from the fire, a reddish liquor oozes from It, drain this oft before adding the clear syrup. Peaches and pears should be peeled for brandying. Subscriber, Sara Bota. Fla: When was the great Sphinx constructed, and what are its dimen sions? It is now believed that It was sculptured before the time of Cheops, the builder of the first pyra mid. It Is near the eastern edge of tbo platform on which the I/ramldsstand,with its heart tamed towards the Nile. The head measures twenty- eight leet six inches from the top to the chin. Tho total length of the body, which is that of a lion crouching close to the ground, is 110 feet. Acres* theshou’riors it measures thirty-six feet, and the paws extended about fifty feet. Between the paws there waa built a small temple, which was of ma mmy. as was the paws, while all tho rest of tho Hphlnx seems to be carved out of solid rock. Colo nel Vyre drilled a hole twenty-seven feet deep Into one of the shoulder*, and found that it was one piece of stone throughout. W. M. J., Bedding!"Miss: Are Da Voa’s weather pitdie ions founded on science or guess work? On both. Ills predictions for June turned out all right, but he has made numerous failures. ‘ Black Hall,” Harvey Hill, July 19.—May I(s»k you two questions: 1st Atlanta's charter gives her the right to control the liquor traffic, toa great extent. In the late election the city vote wasvvtt, tbo country voted her dry. Further, Black hall district has been dry |by a special act of the legislature for eight years. Had the voters of Black ball the light to vote in said election, or the rouaty to vote Atlanta dry? 2d. Did or did not the vot/rsof Atlanta have a right to vote fence or no fence on the farmers, while the city has a rigid stock law7 Subscriber, Gainesville, Texas: TIow can I get an appointment in the civil rervlce of the gov ernment? The federal civil service is divided Into two parts, tbc general and tho special. The general service embraces ordinary clerical work. The spe cial torvicc embraces all technical work, such as employment in the postoffico department, in tbo customhouse, in the patent office and the like. For the general service there are examinations held according to the convenience of tho commis sioners and tho necessities of tbo service at Wash ington and in the chief cltlca of tho union. If you wish an appointment In tbo general scrvlco you mint apply to the commissioners at Washington for an application blank. When this is filled out and forwarded you must oak for an examlna tlon at New York, Albany, Rochester, BnfTklo, or wherever it may bo most convenient for you (If you do not wi*h to go on to Washington); and when the next examination is hold at the city named you w ill be notified two weeks In advanco when to *p|«ar before the examiners. If you wish an appointment In the special service you must apply to the head of tho depaitment having tbo tower of apoolutmeut, and he will refer; our letter to the special examiners for tho office you seek. J. T. G., Seneca, 8. C: Please givo me a concise general summary of the "Jeffenonlan principles” so often referred to by political speak- era and newspafiers. The following extracts from Jefiorson's first in augural addicts will give you the desired informa tion: "Though tho will of tho majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to bo rightful, must bo rou- (onnhlc; tho minority posses their equal rights which equal taws must protect, and to vloUto which would t*« oppression. 1 * "Having banished from c it tbo call of the laws would ily to tho standard of tbo law, and would meet Invasion of tho publla order os his own personal concern. Hometfmes it is (aid that man cannot bo trusted with the gov ernment 01 blind'll Can he then be trusted with tbc government of others? Or have wo fetind an- gel* in the foiin of kings to govern him?” "A wire sml frugal gov* rument, which shall re strain men from injuring on* another, and which (hull leave them thoroughly free to regulato their own | iu suits of industry and improvement, and shall not take front the mouth of labor the bread It has tatned. Thi< Is I no sum of good government ” •Equal and exact Justice to all men, of what ever state or persuadou, religious or political; pr ace, commerce, aud honest friendship with all notion.' -entangling alliances with noiic; tho sup- jatriof tho *tnte govern moot* In nil their rights a* tho most competent administrations for ourdomostlc concerns, and the bulwark against anti-republican tendencies; tho preservation of the general govern ment iu lla wholo constitutional vigor as the ahoot anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad: a ft jcaicus care of Tho right of election by the poople— a mild and safe corrective of abuses which aro lopped by tho sword of revolution where peaceful remedies are unpiovldcd; absolute acuulcsconoo in the deck mns of tho majority—tho vital principle of republics from which there is no appeal but to forte, tho vital prlr elplc and tmmcdLto parent ot despot Urn; a well disciplined militia—our boat roll *t:ee in peace and for tho first momenta of war till regulars may rcllrvothem; tho supremacy of tho civil over tho military authority: economy in pub lic expenditures that labor may bo lightly burden ed; tho honest payment or our debt! and aaorod pn serration ot tho nubile faith; encouragement of agriculture and of commerce aa its handmaid: the dlfhislonof Information and tho arraignment of all abuses at the bar of public return; freedom of religion; freedom ot tbo press; freedom of per son under tho prolcctlou of the halicas corpus and trial by Juries fiupattlally selected. Those princi ples should bo the creed of our political faith, the uxt of civil Instruction, tho touchstone by whloh to iry the services of those we treat; and, should we wander from them In tho momenta of error or alarm, let us hasten to retrace our stops, to regain tin read which alouo leads to peace, liberty and safety.” Subscriber, Bock BUI. 8. C: PI care give mo a sj impels of tbo new postal regulations in refer ence to tending liquids through tbo malls. A new regulation has been made by the postoUico department, which pcrruttsnfthe mailing of certain liquids under certain conditions. Heretofore all kinds of liquids have boon excluded from the malls, but under the new rule all liquids not Uablo to explosion or spontaneous combustion, or igni tion by shock or Jar, and not Inflammable-such os kerosene oil, nap ha, benzine, turpentine, etc. Poll reap, pastes or confections, ointments, stive*, and articles of similar consistency may bo admitted to tbc mails for transmission to poluts in tho United stales, when eucloscd In required pack ages. They will not bo received for trotsmtsufon to foreign countries. Wht n tl e articles are not liquid or llqul lablo they must bo wrapped iu paper or cloth, and then placed Iu a box with a strong clasp or screw lid, and iu ease of articles liable to break, tho box must bo filled with sawdust or cotton, and tho ar ticles packed flintty in it, after being wrapped up In the roper orrlntb. Liquid* and oils mmt not exceed four ounces liquid measure. In quautlty, and when put in glasa bottles, tho Unties miut ha strong enough to with stand the shock ol handling mall matter. In ad dition. the bottles must be cuclo-cd in a wooden it water-tight. II the liquid la put in a metal ease, uox, open on 1 j si one cun. uuu uoi km man inroc* slxfreuths of an inch thick. A sample package s ht uld.ala ajs be shown tbo postmaster for his ap proval. Ink powders—dyea—and pepper have also been excluded from the mails heretofore. They may now be matted when packed In the tame manner prescribed for liquids, or when enclosed in wool en or papier-mache boxes In such a secure manner as te render the escape of the powder Impossible; provided the box ts strong enough to bear the handling and weight of mall matter. All articles referred to mmt be capable of easy in»i?( non. and tbc package must have the nomas of the settlers. amsi riljrQtikskllreof Smiling Fortune With the boon in the general prosperity of the clt* taken into consideration, o it city got more than her share of The Louisiana 8t* e Lottery June Drawing yesterday. No. IS,115 drew the capital prize of $150,000. A lady in this city had a fifth ticket. Somo oneT.ere waa bound to get P, for it laa been demonstrated that money canmt get away from Kansas11 y. Thia $30,000 makes about $u),OCO drawn by ro»i«Ieuts here since January 1. Mrs. Anna M, Cn»<ii the leckjr pesaetn of ths slip of piper which by yesterday’s turn of thw wheel entitles her to $30,000. she is a widow, aged about 35, and aha has lived here for about threo years. —Kansas City Time*, Jane ICth. AMONG VIRGINIA HILLS. The First Family Rebellion ie Virginia— Washington at a Levee, Eastern Virginia, Jnly 25, 1686.—This is the classic ground of Virginia, and here took placo Bacon’s rebellion—one of the most striking episodes ot the romantic early his tory of Virginia. Bacon was a lineal de scendant of the "wisest, basest, meanest, of mankind,” and Edmond Burke said, after reading soi ““ for be was of freedom—that he conld well believe the latter Bacon to be an inheritor from Franci Bacon. Lord Vernlam Bacon was a gentleman of independent fortune, good family, and re puted to be the most elegant man In the colo ny. Sir William Berkley, who was sent over near tbe middle of the seventeenth century as governor of Virginia, was a despot of des- pots. He was particularly grieved that tbe Virginians should be so bent on fending their sons back to England for a polite education. Like Sir Anthony Abso* lute, be thought a library waa an evergreen tTee of diabolical knowledge, and uttered a fervent wish that "there might not be a free school or a printing press in the colony for the next hundred yean.” Naturally Sir William could not be expected to have very liberal ideas in political economy or the rights of man, and after awhile became anch an outra geous old tyrant that Bacon beaded a rebel* lion against him. The fight was short, sharp and decisive. Sir William had the power of tbe crown behind him, while Baoon bad only a few biave spirits like hlmsolf, The ring leaders were caught and exe cuted, and Bacon, desperate ly wounded, was forced to flee for his life. He lingered a little while, and then died heroically. So vindictive was Berkley toward him that he offered a large reward for tbo discovery of Bacon’s burial place, Intending to dig up his body after the manner of tbe regicides in England. But the people, who bad idolized Bacon, refaied to di* vuJge the secret, and it la an extraordinary fact that, although the hidden spot of Bacon’s grave was known to hundreds of persons, neither bribes nor threats could induce one of them to reveal it, and Sir William Berkley re turned to England with his vengeance against the dead man’s bones unsatisflod. Berkley’s conduct was far from satisfactory to Charles II., who bad good reason to tbiok well of the loyal Virginians, and Berkley was disgraced as roon as his conduct became known. The number of executions following tho rebellion was appalling. "That old fool,” raid Charles II., angrily, "has bung more men for disagreeiug with him than I did for tho mnrder of my father.” One Mr. Drummond was a iarticular object of Berkley’s ven geance. After along chaso ho was captured and brought before tne governor. ’T am moro pleased to see you, Mr. Drummond,” said tho governor, "than any man in the colony. Mr. Drummond, you shall bo banged in half an hour.” "Just as your honor pleases,” coolly responded Mr. Drummond, who in half an hour was dangling from a rope’s end. So strong was tho feeling between the sup porters of Sir William Berkley and those of Bacon that they would not walk on tho samo side of the street, and a hundred years after ward at a cock fighting match between the Gloucester and tho Williamsburg bird*, tho Gloucester birds wero railed "Booon’s than- dr Holts.” Jamestown had been the first capi tal of the colony, but when it bogan to in crease in wealth and population, Williamsburg became the capital, llore was "Tho Palace,” tho collego or William and Mary, tho far* famed Raleigh tavern, nnd all tho environ ment of a miniature court. Levees wero held, at which presentations were modo, as at the Irish vico regal court, and as late as in the time of Washington's youth, whon Colonel Washington attended tno levee of Earl Dunmorc, he was said to bo tho statoil- cat and most imposing man of all the company pnetnt. Tobacco waa tho currency of the country. It waa a strict government monop oly, and taxes were paid in it. Yorktown was thru a thriving seaport, and ovory year vet- aels arrived bringing luxuries (or tho^ colo nists, and to reload with "tho silver weed,” as it was railed. The ladies sent out to England for their wardrobes as regularly as a century or two later they sent to i'arls. In many old Virginia families are preserved the huge iron* lonnd cherts which modo a yearly voyago back nnd forth, bringing tho latest London fashions in gowns and mantles to the gentle- worst n of tho colony. The istablifthcd church flourished, and a rnro of wine drinking, fox-hunting parsons abound* d that wero the prototypes of those drawn by Fielding and Smollett. The tastes of tho people for sport were early developed. Pace meetings were numerous, and fox hunt ing and cock-fighting wore thefavorito amuse ments of the colonial gentry. The jealousy between New England and Virginia was early established. New England waa aa completely dominated by the influences of tho round- heads as Virginia was by the cavaliers. The law of primogeniture waa firmly rooted, and thus estate* were kept together and great for tune! grew by accretion. The opulence of the dav may be estimated by the remains it left I ebind. Although framo houses were known to be bitter suited to the climate, the Vir ginians could not forget the homes of brick and itono in green England, and so many houses are found to this day built exactly like the msnorbouses of England, and often with English brick brought over for ballast. lfotewell, the seat of tho Pages, Iu eastern Virginia, if, perhaps, tho finest specimen of a colonial mansion hi the country, beside which tho Craiglo houso at Cambridge and she Phil ipse mansion on the Hudson are insig nificant. The main building is a cube ninety fret square, built of English brick, and with mollioncd windows. Two wings, extending on each aide of tbe house, have beon pulled down, but the main building sooms to defy time and standi at sturdily aa ever, although well on in its seccud century. The Pages were great folk, but whon the revolution came they were among the leading patriots of tho colony. Governor Mann Page, whoso father bad been a baronet—Sir John Page—stripped tho leaden roof from Roiewoll to mold hullcta for tho continental army. At Yorktown, which waa almost within sight of Koseweil, when the allied troops were besieg ing Cornwallis, they had no commissariat. Governor Paso signed his name like a lord to requisitions in blank, and for some days tho whole army was fed on the strength of Maun Page’s name. It is not surprising to learn that the governor died a bankrupt. Rosewoll was a favorite resort of Thomas Jefferson, and he loved to ait iu tho cupola and watch the roa* jcatic York river in the distance. Tradition baa it that it waa here he drafted the dcslara tion of independence before proceeding to Philadelphia in company with hia friend Mann Page to advocate the freedom of the colonies. It it diet, however, not fiction, that Jefferson was desperately smitten with the ebarma of Rebecca Barwel), a lovely girl whose home waa only a few miles from Rose- well, and that perhaps accounts for his loud ness for the place. The ffcir Rebecca, how ever, did not return the affection of hor im mortal admirer, who waa then a gawky young student at William and Mary college and dis tinguished for nothing except his incessant atd unskillful scraping of tbe violin. Ros well passed from tbe hands of the Pages, but •tanda like a rock, Indestructible. It ia lik« ly that it will soon again become the property of one of the name. Carter’s creek, another plantation in the neighborhood, bad a fine old mansion on it, although not so Imposing as Rosewoll. The Buiwell't—Rebecca Burwell's family--were lords ef the manor. Garter's creek wasccle* tors, so one ol ___ memory con cluded to take the oyster in lieu of hia ancestral crest, snd caused to be carved on the marble mautle of his dining-room a scallop shell of oysters, as tbe perpetual insignia of the Har well's. The Nelsou house at New York is alsx s it oat interesting house, although far from the fine proportions of the Rosewell, West- over, Brandon, and other "show places.” It is a substantial brick bnilding on the bluffs at Yorktown. and during the siege of York interfered much with the range of the American gun ners. General Nc’son, seeing that the gun ners strove to avoid hitting it, stepped np toa gun, and deliberately sighting it sent • cannon ball craving into tbe house. A SMART TV ASP. It Kills a Worm and Afterward Bu ries It. Richmond (Vs., Correspondence N. Y. Tribune. A few days ago two men who were enjoying an outing came upon a green worm which was slowly crawling across the high road. As the walkers reached the creature they saw the. aforementioned black wasp swoop down upon it, straddle it with its four legs, put its arms —or what were in tbe place of arms—around the worm’s body near the head and proceed to sting it several times, first in tbe right side, then in the left. The worm writhed as if ia great pain, and in its struggles to escape the wstp suddenly flew away. Tne two men sat down beside the road to await a renewal of tbe strange conflict. Soon the attacking party reappeared, more full of fight than before. It was a pigmy fighting a t iant, but the little creature with tne sting ad tne advantage of wings and agility and weapons, and the worm soon showed signs of defeat. After three more onslaughts it straightened oot its pretty body, became rigid, a uivered snd died. The victor walked around it conquered foe three times, and after msking sure that death waa not feigned, dis appeared. After the space of a minute it retnrnel aud proceeded to straddle the worm as at first, putting its arms about tbe dead animal and lifting It bodily from the ground. It wain wonderful sight. Tbe wasp was not more than three-quarters of an inch long, snd its bodv in the thickest place did not exceed one- sfxtn of an inch through. The worm was three and a half Inches Tong and one-tbird of an Inch in diameter. And yet the wasp actu ally lifted It up and partly dragging, partly carrying it, crossed tbe duaty road and trav- TOPICS OF THE Y/EEK. A New York paper asys that Mrs. Frank Leslie and her discarded lover, the noble Marquis de Lcnville, are both in London, The dream of love is not to be*resumed. The doubt that was cast on the marquis’s title was what broke off tbe match. Mrs. Leslie did not care to wed a bogus title, especially when she had to take such a locking object as DeLeuville with it. He wore corsets in tho first place. There would have been just about as much sente in putting them on a barrel. DeLeuville weighs over 200 pounds, and corsets certainly would never make him trim. Ho padded his shoulders until they wero level with his ears. Hia feet, which, in fact, were rather small, wero incased in ladies’ shoes, and he minced when he walked. Hia hair ho wore long, and in addition he greased it. All in all, he was a rather uninviting spectacle. The marquis is having a very hard time of it in London, from all accounts. He baa to work for a living. A . bit of newt just received is that Mrs. Leslie, hearing of his distress, sent him a purse of money, but did not ask him to call. Tire marquis’s pride was so humbled by his adver sity that he accepted the proffered help with thankfulness. According to the New York Sun, Major Arthur bchloes, of Nyack, ia a very crazy sort of a crazy man. He killed a pet dog and boiled it in a pot. cut off his hones’ tails, showed a disposition to sleep in the cow stable and paraded about the lawn in hia daughter’s gown. Friday he took to the woods. He was captured, and will bo token to an asylum. A citizen of Lawrenceburg. Indiana, tells an interesting story of Jonathan Green, the noted refoimed gambler. Green was once in a scheme to fleece a planter at cards, but the planter, who was a most accomplished player, outwitted the gamblera, won the pot and walked off with it, at the same time keeping the gamblers covered by a six shooter. The next day a more desperate and wicked plot was concocted. Green was to decoy tbe planter into an out-of-the-way place, where another of the gamblers was to lie in wait, with an air gun, and assassinate the planter. As the ambushed gambler was about to draw bis bead, tho planter, who was half tipsy, picked up a faded flower and Handed it to Green, enying as be did so: "’Tis tbe last rose of summer.” He then began to sing that beau tiful song,and the melody softened tho heart of tbe ambushed gambler to such au extent that he slunk away and tho planter's life was spared. Next night the gambler was fatally wounded in a fight, and on bis death bed re lated the story of tbe plot to assassinve. Green ever after kept clear of schemes to mur der for money. In Y/nsbington city there is a cyclormi of the battle of Bull Ron. The other day a half tipty fellow was going through tho place and encountered a negro who was explaining the battle to a crowd of listeners. Tho tipsy fel low announced that ho was a Virginian, who had owned a hundred slaves before the war, aud proceeded to "cuss out” the colored citi zen who had presumed to talk about the bat tle. The negro fled in dismay, au>l tho tipsy man announced that ho could lick any yankec that overlived, and directed his remarks prin cipally to a stout little man standing near. Tho latter made a sharp rejoinder, which finally led to the Virginian inquiring the little mau’s name. "My name is Puillip II. Sheri dan, present address War Department, Wash ington, D. C.,” wa3 the unpxpected reply. The Virginian raised his hat politely, aud, extend ing liis band, said: "Beg your pardon, gener al. We tried four years to lick youand never fairly succeeded. I take it all trick. You’re a better mar. than I am; shake, general.” They shock and there tho matter ended. On the fourth floor of a dirty tenement bouse in New York lives tho Widow Ritter. She is •evenly years old, white haired and do- crepid. In broken English tho tells visitors that she speaks only German. Baby rattles, feeding bottles and the like lie scattered areubd cn tho floor ot her room, whilo here and there mo boxes, scraps of paper, etc. Over tho mantle is a picture under which is a (ilgn, reading: "Jesus said: Sutler little chil dren to come unto me.” In tbo door of her room is a small hole, which Is stopped by a baby rattle. Many women with babies in thnr arms toil up the steps to tho door of Widow Iiittcr’s rooft. When there is a kno:k nt the doer the widow removes the baby rattle and looks tLrough the hole. If she seel a baby the door ii opened. If there is no baby virible the door remains closed, anl the old woman cannot be coated Into opening it. Tbo aged hag carries on a queer business. She makes a living by playing for sick babies. When a mother enters with a sick baby the child is undressed and put into an old soap box. The two women kneel on each side of the box and the old wo man prays in English half an hour by the dock. Then she prays half an hour iu Ger man. When she gets through praying she spesks of the improved appearance of tho biby and tells the mother the child ia all right. Her fee it fifty cents. The old woman will pray all day for a dollar aud a half, but when this rato ia allowed babies have to be pr*7el for In bulk, as it were, several of them bdng kept in ccap boxes during tbe prayers. Philadelphia has a negro "doctrcss” named Anna G. Lee. One of her patients died tho other day under suspicious circumstances, and tbc old woman got into tho clutches of the law. When she was asked how she ©fleet ed cures she said : "By de use of dc haus bein’ put thro’ partic'lar nmstecations; den if flod dat ain’t of no use, aud in cases where the pa tient hal» coniumsion, I gib dia here pors.’rip- tion.” Tho prescription was written on a i mall pi* ce of paper, and was as follows: "Tho tea dat I make for merasmus are: ‘Irish brown, sweet firm, lemon balm, juuipor ber ries, dnnderline, gin.’ ” When asked if she did not have a shingle out she replied : "Yoj, I bab; bat I didn’t know dere was any wrong in it no how. If I had o’ thought dat I was a ruinin’de reglar practishuners’ bisnus, I'd done gone tore dat sign down darned q *i:k.” The boss ghost story of tho season comes from New York. Mrs. Hauuah Sauer was vciy unkind to her steD daughter, who w .s ,ns«u n «wu...H.j —- , dyirpf consumption, Just before the stop- about diverted all intention to commit vio- I daughter died she railed herself up on her «!• e lcncc, hut (here is a fixed determination t< b)W and cursed the stepmother, saying sb* • prosecute Monohan to the extent of the law. would be revenged even if she had to coma | eled'for some twenty paces through tbe stubby grass and weeds. At length a small clearing was reached, and dragging its burden to near the center of the spot, the wasp dropped it and ran quickly around the place as if In search of something, Tho something proved to be a pebble of the size of a robin egg half buried in tho ground. Brushing tho loose eaith away the wasp cast the stone aside, re vealing in the ground a hole, into which tho smart creature dived head foremost. It erme up with an armful of fresh earth, and deposit ing it an inch from the hole, wont back after Blather and another until a little mound be- -gun to grow beside the front door of the war- riot’s castlo. In an incredibly short time the holo was perceptibly enlarged, and the rnason, having taken the measurement of it, went to the dead form to sec if it would enter. Sdis* fled, the insect caught tbe grab by tbe head, and, backing into the hole, pulled the prey after it. But the worm was too tight a fit. so out it came, the wasp pushing it up with its head. A little moro digging, another meas urement and again the worm was drawn in this time until only half an inch remained above ground. Was there another entrance to tho holt? How would the wasp get out, or did it intend to remain below? The creature put an end to doubts by squeezing out of tho same hole in which the worm was so tightly wedged. It was a hard job, but successfully accomplished. Tacn began a laughable butting process, in th j course of which tho half-inch of wormabevo ground was gradually driven into the holo. When quite in, tho wasp sprinkled fresh earth upon it, trampled It down carefully, repUced the pebble, drew some dry surface earth around it aud then hermetically sealed the bole. This scaling was evidently done to keep away other insects or prowlers of any kind. The wasp gathered from a certain wee l clcio by something which it spread over the pebble. Repeated trips to the samo weed wero made for this purpose, and though tho sub stance so gathered was invisible, there w.is no doubt of its uso. While the waip was absent on one of theso trips oco of the men placed a stick upon the now well-hidden hole. The impatieuce, uot to say wrath, with which tho iuaect torsod it aride, boded no good to any creatnroof reason able eizo who might presumo to iuterfero with the storehouse or burial ground. After the Hculing. with ouo good look around tuo irtmitMS, this clever wasp spread its wings aid disappeared, leaving thorn who had watched tbo workmanship unable to de^idu whether (ho fighter aud mason was endow J ith instinct or reason. back to earth after death. Soon afterward tho •tep-daugbter died. The body of tbe dead girl was dressed in white and laid in a coffin in tho front room. The day before the fnneral the stepmother visited tho room in which tho c< (tin lay, and looking at the coffin was sur prised to see that it was empty. She turned her head to look around the room, bat the wag suddenly seized from behind and pushed out of the room. She ran to the neighbors and told of her strange adventure in the room, but when a delegation of them visited tbe room they found the girl lying in her coffin as !*acefully as when ahe was placed there by tbe undertaker. Since then Mrs. Sauer ban bet-n many times a&saulted by the ghost of the dead woman. She gets hurled out of her chair and h nocked aronnd generally. The house in which the woman died has come to be known as a haunted house. Strange sights and noises, shrieks and hollow- mocking laugb« disturb tbe peaoe, and nobody will- stay about tho place. Tho step-daughter's ghost is making things lively. Just at this tirno prohibition ovrrshadowi every other issue in Mississippi. Iu recent contests tbe wets havo generally hero success ful by small majorities The "railroad towns” thow a disposition to favor tbo sale. The de« feat of the probibitiouutta iu Yickabarg is ex plained by the itatemt-nt that two or three days before the election fifteen hundred tenghs were dumped into that city and voted the wet ticket. In that place the mty council has passed a resolution ordering the polico to rigidly enforce tbe Sunday laws. Jackson will soon have an election, and much interest has been aroused already. C. D. Graham, tbe young cooper, who went through the NIagra rapids in a cask, tells an interesting thing about the peculiarities of tho water at one point. He says that before tho breakers, where the water looks smooth, there are boilers which shoved thoc*<kupand down. That’s where the people said they saw Captain Webb treading water. Graham says it was the boilers forcing him np and down. The waves would break a man’s neck. Webb did not dive, but was thrown down the hill* f water tho same as Graham’s barrel went. Jr&ham says that no man can go through thtro alive with my cork suits or life preserv ers. In speaking of his plans for tbe future, tbo young cooper said: "1 am dcslgr ‘ * ' Canadian or I nave now is unfitted for the tremendous fall, which would sill me. lathe barrel I am plan ning 1 might do it. If the waters did not keep tho cask under too long. I shall tend about thirty bar rels over, and if twenty of them can be recovered wilhlu reasonable time I will make the attempt. There is no ute dolvp It if the undertow of tho current is certain to retain tho cask so long os to h;Locate me. The danger is very great.” A BEGGAR’S ROMANCE. TBE NASHVILLE TRAGEDY. Monoht in Jail Tearing HU Hair—Condi tion of the Victim*. Naj-uvillf, Tenu., July 19.—[Special.] Monohan, who shot tour people last night, wounding Miss Laura I'arnoy seriously and then attempted suicide, is yot in jail on a warrant sworn out by Mrs. Carney, charging him with asiault with a pistol with intent to commit murder, liis wound was dressed in the morning by Dr. Cook and was found to be painful though free from any dan ger or fatal results. The bullet entered the forehetd, just above the right eye, struck the frontal bone, ranged upward, and came out on top of bis head. Mental excitement produced by tho concussion laated through hair thoday, and the prisoner was almost uncontrollable. His ejes were wild, his hair dishevelled, looks hags aid and face besmeared with blood. He forhours beat npon the bars of his cell, calling most longingly and piteously for his "darling Lama” whom be had killed. In this terrible state of his delirium ho heaped maledictions and curses upon Mrs. Carney nnd Miss Mossey, who had been em ployed as music teacher for the young lady. He called upon all within hearing to investi gate the matter, aud see if these two parties were not to blame for the crime, though he committed the deed. In the afternoon he grew more quiet,and re mained morose and sullen. Dr. W. T. Briggs yeaterdsy morning visited Miss Laura Carney, tho unfortunate victim, aud investigated her condition. It was decided not to probe for the bullet at present. The wound will mark for llfo tbe beautiful face of tbo fair young victim and may prove very serious. The physician, however, thinks It not neces* sariiy fatal. Mrs. Carney was doing as well as could be expected. The flesh wound will heal very rapidly. There is yet no little ex citement amongst tbe citizens of that locali ty, especially those engsgod at tbo Tennessee manufacturing compa ny’* factory. Sympathy Is unanimous for tbc girl, and Indignation is strong sgiinst the man now lying In jail. Wise coausel has young ( nee the Belle of Salt Lake, and Now Grind ing a Hnml Organ for a Living. From the Chicago Tribnne. Did you ever notico tho little old woman who (urns the crank of the wheezy hand organ on one ol tho railroad viaduetz? Day after day, sum mer aud winter, rain or shine, she Is seated there on a little camp-stool grinding out the samo old distracting tunes, llotorcold, she always wears the fame faded gown, and tho same threadbare (hau l Is always drawn tighly across her shoulders. A little black bonnet, rusty with age, Is pulled well down over her forehead, so as to hide her pinched and careworn features. Tcrhaps yoa have caught a chance glimpse of her pale face,and (aw something in the pitiful expression that cau«cd you to paiue for an instant and drop a coin into the little tin cup. It probably never occurred to you that the life history of this street beggar ia interlined with a choice bit of romance. You cer tainly never drcatccd that the humble creature before you was once the bcllo of Salt Luke City, a lender of fashion and tne heiress to millions. Yet tho was. She is the eldest daughter of John Brigham Young, one of the wealthiest men in Utah, and a favorite nkce of the once famous Mormon prophet. She wa* reared in luxury and received n liberal educa tion Gifted with rare musical talent* she bo- enure celebrated among her people ox au aucom- plislud vocalist, and at one timo was tho principal contralto in the choir at the tabarn««*U. her father s Joy, and Just ns ahe was budding 1 womanhood he pledged her hard to arising yo< elder who had been active in proselyting for . Mormon church. The daughter remonstrated, but without avail. A short time before tbo day ret for tbe wedding (he w as recretly man led to a young newspaper man. He was a Gentile. When her famer got wind of the mariisgu he renounced his daughter end cn»t her out of his houxe. tibo fled with her husband to New York, where ho obtained employment as a reporter on a miming newspaper. Shortly after. Ills eyesight U< acre- all* etui uml he was unable to retain nis p*Mi:ou. Then came tho struggle for au exist- < uce. Their Utile hi* iugs were soon exhausted iti tijing to rc(torc the husband’* cyedghr, and after three year’s treatment he becumo totally blind. 1 hough disinherited and reduced to poverty, tho dc-votcd wife remained true to her marriago vows. She wrote to her father, begging him to aid her, ' sought employment, ear to her appeals for wers, anu as a urn renora she accepted an engage ment in a concert saloon. There herspleudld voice attracted attention, aud she was able to earn enough to give her blind husband ft comfortablo homo. Their prosperity, however, was (hort lived, for not long after sue wav prostrated by tickncM and the fever robbed her or her voice and left her but a wreck of her former lelf. Disheartened in spirit aud feeble in health she began tho llfo of a street beggar, wan dering from place to place, and finally locating in Chicago, -the Mecca for poverty-stricken Bohemi ans. Although dragged down to tho very depths of dcfpair and degradation, she has steadfastly clung to tbe sightless old man who unwillingly caused her downfall. Recently a woman who knew the beggar many years ago sawandrecog- n)zed her, and by close questioning elicited the tad story of her unfortunate career. LEMON ELIXIR. A Prominent Farmer Writes. Roltri Station, Jones county, Ga„ June 20th Dm.—By the recommendation of Rev C. C. Davis I used Dr. Mozley’n Lemon Elixir for indigestion debility and nervous prostration, haviug been a S rcatFuflerer for years, and tried all known reme- ie«* for these diseases, all of which failed. Five bottle* of Lemon Kllxlr made a new man of me and restored my strength and energy so that I can at tend to my farm with all coze and comfort. Refet any one to me. Your friend, Wm. B. Emerson. From a Prominent Lady. I have not been able In two years to walk or stand without suffering great pain. Since taking Dr. Morley's Lemon Elixir, I can walk half a mile without the least inconvenience Mrs. R. H. Bloodwokth, Griffin. Ga. Sold by druggists, fit) cents and Si.00 per bottle. Prepared by H. Mosley, M. D., Atlanta, Ga. Toe Berlin journals publish, with reserve, that the Hereditary Prince Frederick, of Anhalt, is a favored (uitor for tbe hsnd of Princers \ icto- iia, lie crown prince’s daughter, whose twentieth birinday was reached last April. Prince Fred- trick was born in 1656. 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