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BLOODED STOCK.
Pleasing Sights at the Kentucky
Expositions.
THE COUNTRY FOR HANDSOME HORSES
IjKxixgt<»n, Ky., September B.—[Special
Correspondence.]—The old-time Kentucky
faira had their charms, and last week I tried
to dost ribo them as best 1 could from a rcmin
|ocent standpoint, for they live now only in
the memory of the few sentimentalists who
|ovo the old times and the old ways and yearn
for a drink out of the old spring or the well
where the hoys' Bps were wet with a lib Hon
from the old oaken bucket. The old fashioned
fair is a thing of the past, and the centralizing
influence of the times has been at work upon
the idea which evolved it. The fair of today,
in Kentucky, is really an exposition and is
ruled by business rather than social interests.
The Lexington fair now in progress at this
place is the metropolitan fair of Kentucky and,
therefore, of the United States. Better than
any of the others it represents the modern
idea while it clings some what to the old cus
toms, and dor* not forget the ancient hospi
tality <>f the land. Thera are other fairs
throughout central Kentucky, pleasant enough
!n their way, and all of them are enjoyable
*md attracting people from their own and the
surrounding counties to witness the fine dis
plays in the ring or to flirt with the buxom
maidens on the amphitheatre or under the
trees. But all of them are mere appetizers
for this great feast of good things or vKo rem
nants left after it is omt. And all of them
ure following afar off the fashions asset by
Jjexington. Even Bourbon county, whose
lair is the oldest, the mod. conservative, and
perhaps the most enjoyable of all, has
taken second place, and holds that only by
< oming < loser than any others to Ila*, methods
in vogee lu re. Mahomet has come to the
mountain.
The breeders of horse 1 ami cattle, of sheep
and pigs, of ducks ami gee c and fowl even
nay little attention to the awards < Lowliere,
but wn t to sec who carries off the blue ribbon
at the Lexington fair. So then? ao* trotters
mid i.treis, buggy horses and draught animals
and Shetland ponies and saddle stock and
eombim d hordes to go in harness or under the
s.idch and even what is < ailed the “park
pore ” on exhibition, and a foreign
can be suited in anything of the kind he wants
from a pair of carriage horses to a street car
mule m a breeding jennet. I never anywhere
knew of so many Kinds of horses anyw here as
la ic. 'There are competitive rin. for < very
conceivable sort of a horse, or quasi horse, ex
cept the Zebra, and I shouldn't woiidei if a
premium was offered next year for tin best
apecimen of that animal, and have a dozen en
tr:r . H least for the prize. ( amols also may
be in time included.
K cutin ky. perhaps, more than any country
in the vorld, nos made a study of the horse
find hr d him according to Darwinian prim i
ple..->. Outside the regular thoroughbreds
mid tlu* trotters there are other breeds just as
veil marked for special purposes ns they
’These m< <<ld fashioned pacers who beget pa
cers and inflict upon the world a saddle gait
whi* h is as torturesonio as the .shambling jork
id an Arab’s <mm I but, strangely enough, the
vers acme oi delight to a woman. Thun there
arc saddle hoiscsof great speed and wonderful
beauls whose colts will be as certain to go the
gaits of tln ir sires as the sun w ill lie to rise.
Many of these will take the rider along at a
foui minute) gait so easily that lie may hold a
fullgla of water in his’imnd and never spill a
drop. Then there is the “combined" horse
who know all the fine points under the sad
dle aud will not budge out of a sternly suuare
trot when the narness is buckled on
him. . All those inherit. their
qualities from their ancestors, ami though old
Ihminark himself was a thoroughbred, not one
Os his progeny has over failed to show a saddle
gait.
But the “park” horse In more the result of
education than of breeding. Perhaps in time
lie will be bred, hut as yet lie is trained, and
there are men who make their living by train
ing and selling these animals. Go into (’mi
tral park in New York or Lincoln park in (’hi
rago any tine day when the children of fashion
are giving themselves an airing, and tlie road
ways are throw ed w ith line vehicles and hand
some horses. Keo this young scion of a w ealthy
house mounted on his nettled steed go canter
ing by. Now watch the horse shy at a passing
phaeton with ladies in it, and go prancing side
wise along < h:imping his bit ami arching his
11 s k. and threatening at every moment to
throw his rider, who keeps his.seat with superl)
grace, ami holds a tight rein on his
C itirsvr. These are all “park” horses, who are
trained to do this sort of thing, and any < hild
can ride or drive them without any
fear of consequenci s. The purpose
of the performance in each vast' is to make a
display and w in applause and admiration from
tin* h\ slanders. Il is a species ol cheap glory
which fa diionablo people iue w illing to pay
for and horsemen are willing to cater to so long
as it brings good dollars to their pockets
A good “park* horse must be docile ami in
telligent, wide between the ryes and mild in
look when not excited He must has can
arching net k and a full mane and tail, a gios .y
Coat, a stylish form, a good appetite ami tine
digestion. He must be a jolly, good nalnred.
vivacious follow without sluggishness of either
apprehension or motion. He must bo rather
promi o! himself and his education, apt to learn
and quit kto respond to th<' proper signal. 1
have seen such a one driven through the
streets of Lexington w ithout reins or bridle and
obeying the mere motion or the touch of a
w hin. He would shake his head ami paw the
earth with his cars laid back; he would rear
up and shy. or would settle down to a jog trot
at the motion of his driver's hand. Os course
such horsea are rarely found and sell for very
high prices, but fashionable people must lune
them.
All these kinds of horses have place here,
and contend not only for the tdTvred,
but for more substantial rewards. The eyes
of the whole country arc upon them; nu n
from New York and Ban Francisco are . <zlng
at their performances. This one max not win '
the coxi ted prize, but tomorrow bo may he
hold to a Chicago Crassus tor enough to makt
his ow ucr happy tor a year to come.
And it is so with tin* cattle also. There are
hig breasted Ihirhnms, and round bodied
llorvfords, and polled \nguses with their
hhort necks and compact frames, ami huh'
Jerseys with delicate muzzles ami great, soft,
melancholy eyes, and shu|M'h ears. tinted in
hide like a creamv shell and giving pro-a. e ot
their butter making qualities. And (here are
line sheep with the fleeces freshly washed.
CotawohU and Soilthdowns; and nogs ot all
accepted breeds, every one w ith a pedigree
longer than your arm. tn a long row there are
two-story houses, made of lattice work, where
in tine fowls and rabbits and pigeons are
placed to await the award of the judges.
And the lusty nicks and mild mannered jen
nets over in the rolling pasture yonder, in
front of the grand stand, wait patiently for
their merits to be passed upon. It is more
like a state fair than a inert* county meeting,
and the best of everything from luscious ntaids
on down through the gamut of men. and
horses, and donkeys, and hogs, and squashes,
is brought hero for exhibition.
The fair grounds arc just outside 11m city
limits on the west side of town, and but a few
rods from the deimt of the Cincinnati
Southern railroad. Street cars run from any
part of tow n and set the visitor dow n at the
stairway leading up to the grand stand, and a
hundred noisy bacKmen are always ready to
take you from the|Pha*nix hotel to the sani
nolnt for fifteen cents. But saint and sinner,
) lives and La/avus alike prefer the worst' dem
ocraUe conveyance which jolts them all along
together for a nickel. And on the nmrnrtig of
m d.»y like this has borne a long procession of
excursion cars can be seen at any time almost
>’oing out in th.it direction loaded to the guards
v Ith |»eoplc. The seats are crowded and many
h’.amlu in in the pas.sig. ways and on the
1- ard which runs along the side. And all
< la»vs and vonditiuus uiny have representa
t»\ on a sing'.e car. The drummer may air
l.ts chci k next to the soft peach-blow counten
ance of a dainty bluegrass belb . and l iiimd
Ktat.s s ah; may s” by the side ot a
horny l and< u son of toil fre.-Jt from t’a harvest
• si “El we g.-out with them a busv s. one
would gre. \ U p,.-. through the large
Coining fi■ mh,l i ,J,, |jkc tl <• d’C'iiig of
n mighty
ticai y lull, ami it bos s atmg room foi seven
i iiE UJTKLY CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA GA.. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1887.
thoii.vmd i»»->p|e, i’y high n«M nit willhcowr
tiowiiig with the throt;/. The waving of gaudy
fans and th< nodding of rnoYiy lo ads make it
seem, as we come closer to it. like a vast b»*<i of
animated blossoms, ;ts ind>-< dit Is. It is built
■ in the form < f a rresc< nt on cm* side of an ex
; cclluit mile track, and a we ride up • i .sttrot
| t(!T pa-M.‘s ip . taking a spin <<ver tb« l;i>l quar
ter to heat up for the coming trot. The dust
rises from his nimble f xu-falls in little puffs
lik(* exploding slu ils ami box ors like a < loud
behind the vision of whirling w heels which
speeds by us.
Just in front of the stand a circle one-eighth
of a mile in circumference surrounds the pa
vlllion where the judg» s and the board are
located. This is in the center of a small
mound sloping up to it and sodded thickly
with bluegrass. On this knoll a hundred or
so distinguished people stand about or sit in
chairs on the sward. To get in among this
convocation of the elect requires a special
badge, for at the little gate which opens into
it stands a policuunan specially detailed to
keep the sheep and goats apart. Underneath
the amphitheater are baggageroomsand booths
of all kinds —some private and others public
dining rooms or lemonade and cigar stands.
Not a drop of liquor can be had on the grounds
for lovo or money, unless you find some gentle
granger with a bottle of native wine in his
lunch basket. Any person heard swearing or
making a bet will be at once ejected by the
police and debarred the privilege of returning.
The form of gambling to be seen is at a shed
over near the ladies’ cottage, where the walk
ing cane fiend has his forest of sticks, at
which you may pitch rings to your heart’s con
tent and take out whatever one your ring en
circles.
Get out in front of the stand on the knoll
T have spoken of and look about you. All
along, the Mlipsc banks of seats rise tierabove
tier and all full of men and women. There
ate |H*rbaps a thousand of your friends there,
yet you • an scarcely recognize a half <Tozen ot
them. The constant motion of the people and
the roaring murmur of voices for the moment
bow ilder you, and neither the sight nor the
attention can long be fixed on one spot. Those
about, you can be easily recognized, but not
those upon the huge stand. There are monos
prominence from all over the state rubbing
elbows with you and the band is filling the air
with music. The promenade around the top of
the stand is one continual throng of movings
people, and there the young lover
are congregated, purshing their
way through the crowd with locked arms
and brushing past hundreds of other couples in
their way. And the broad j>a«swav along the
bottom of the seats is filled in like manner,
only there are no lovers there. These young
souls, filled as they are with bliss, want to get
as near he t ven as possible and a host of
them are going up and down the stairs which
lead to the observatory on top of the edifice.
In the ring the judges arc deciding the merits
of a score of sin k ling colts, and over in the
Hpot oi pasture beyond, others are tying the
ribbons ou the sheep and hogs. Beyond you
to the north and east the city is spread out be
fore you with its many steeples rising out of
a nest of trees and a wihlerncss of houses.
Long lines of stables mark the confines oi the
ground, and off to the light of thc*stand in
temporary buildings all maimer of faun ma
chinery is whirring away moved by half a doz
en portable engines.
Baek of the stand the floral hall rises, a cir
cular brick building shaped like the cyclo
ramas we, «ee in cities. It has three galleries
running around the entire building. On the
lower one all sorts of farm and garden produce
and flowers are exhibited, and in the center of
it is a fim* fountain playing from amidst a
forest of ferns and potted plants. On the
second gallery fancy articles of needle work,
etc., are on dress parade, and jutting out into
the central space is a balcony whereon a fine
string band makes music all daylong. The
third gallery is devoted to pictures. Some
loan collections, others ent< red for premiums.
Up all the stairways, and around all the gal
leries, is the tripping of feet and the murmurs
of voices, for this, too, is thronged with visi
tors.
And back of the floral hall is a fine grove of
trees where hundreds of vehicles are placed
out of the wav, and hundreds of hospitable
lunches are spread upon the grass nt. noon.
The ancient hospitality has not altogether died
away.
If we go back to the stand we find herds of
cattle and magnificent rings of horses, alter
nating with the heats of trotting races and
listen to enthusiastic shouts as the premium is
awarded, or some young trotter conn's in win
ner of the In at. And so the bright Septem
ber day is quickly passed, and we go hack to
tow n delighted with the splendor of the new
time , but sighing a little for the honest com
fort of plainer joys of the olden days.
Falcon.
riKirs peak lightning.
Hon a Signal Observer llnd Ilia Finger Tips
thimc in an I !«'<-( rienl Storm,
Special Correspondence Glo'»c Democrat.
Philadelphia, Pa.. August. 12. —Sergeant
Luther .M. Dey, now in the signal service in Phila
delphia, spent a year fur the government at Pike s
peak. His experiences there must io as interesting
to scientists as to the general public, for they arc un
like any ever published about that monarch of
American mountains.
“1 whs in the signal service house on the summit
when lightning telegraphed itself up the mountain
and struck the building, he said recently.
“The w ire v. ft grounded five feet from the west
wall. T.io bolt ph w >»l a ftirrow from the end of
the w ire to the stone wall. t\so feet thick, and tore
out of it a hole eighteen inches square. Then it
flashed around the room, melted and ruined some
of our instruments and went out of the east win
dow. ’The air so 'med full of electricity a the time,
but not one of ub whs injured.
“Not long afterwards I saw the most worn e ful
clcvtrieal stoan I have ever head of. The atmos
phere had appeared loaded with electricity all one
aileinoon. Hierv whs a pinging sound in the air,as
if the whole universe was a great hive of bees.
When tl c »iiii went down ! saw a thousand jets of
electric fiamv rising from the w ires down the moun
tain. t w ent outdoors. M\ hair rose up. My mus
tache poked into my nose. 1 took my hain’B fiaiu
my pockets and clvetiic flames two inches long
started from each finger tij \\ h» n 1 held them
down the flumes disappt ared. I walked up mid
down w ith my hands in the air, hr excited as n
child. When 1 came under the telegraph wire the
flames went out w-here 1 wns and disappeared be
fore mid behind me. This “Bioim” lusted half an
hour."
But from Sergeant Dey’s talk, there are real dan
gets on the mountain, once in winter time he de
scviided the great i inter, for Pike’s I‘eak is an ex
tinct Vohane Hnlf vay down the Ude of the crater
hi a i i ' : > \c ni hundred
fe, t along the >lippery sm inev of louse snow, saving
hhuH- fb\ cHteh'n :un a bowlder. The snow was
vv v deep, and far down the mountain he saw
inuk* of m uutain l : .o s After horns of aw ful
sufledu ; and Mru. i’liug in snow Links he reached
the trail and got back h the station.
•Tin house' has wallstno I et thick." continued
Honivaut Dey. ‘ There are several roonis—one fi r
instruments, one or slevping and two used as stoic
room mid kitchen respect vely. The roof is an
chore i by gre.it (H’-’es. tu! race it against the wind,
which is terrible, sometimes blowing 100 miles an
bo r. Six months’ previsions and six mouths' sup-
■ ply of wood are taken up every fall from timber
i !’uo The leik’.sten miles from Mauituu, and
sv v vt on fi( in ('dorado Aprays."
• Bn’.’ said the sergeant, lighting hts pipe again.
•ti e view from the station was nmgnitue n. Wo
could see the smoke of Denver, the city of Pueblo,
and the trains on the plains twenty iniba away
very clearly. Wo could tee In Old Mexico, the
Hjianish jx'ftk«, capped with snow, mid glistening
iko knights in arnur, I.X miles away. More thana
dozen times we have kx'ked ter. ter down Inflow us
at thunder storms raging in a sea of black clouds.
“l*t me tell you a word of poor Captain Crvvin.
lie was a friend of General Ba.cn, and came west
for his health. Be wa-a Manxman, and on the
peak in the government service The doeton s.iy
lie died of a boil in the lung*, a very rare disease.
Life on the peak is lunelj. There are few birds and
animals. Bears are seen oecAalounlly, and vultures
and the miserable, ghastly looking Bra ky mountain
magpies and thrush, s. It snuws every month in the
yea U l e in a wlic.t ar< yal c.iglc soars over the
i range The ntuu"-plu. ro la A rare up there that the
| men of tlie signal olllce have t- spend one n o uh on
. i ■ -ummii. i -1,1 c tret ab \ • th ••sea. ami then one
. month 7 set t lower, nt r'oh nuio >pring-s. '
Pike's Peak is the high* -i m unuiiu In (he world
I ou which civilized invn live all the year round.
•- •
, Mrs. Cluirh s Smith of J lines, o. wrlteO.shi
I have used vvt ry remedy for Sick Headache I
, could I.C.U- of Ln- the | >st fifteen years, but
. U.irn i > I ttlo Liver 1 ill* did tno m »rv good
| han al! the rvM.
Unglue t’oi N«»lc.
•.Hr, rowerLUcr nnd vn-mo. o' a-irwv
i lot tsdv Wid teke lumber m| a* htern.
1 VLxxa A B ai.x, lie Mai;etta st..
TOLD BY TELEGRAPH.
Fve Men Killed and a Large
Warhouse Burned.
AN OLD COUPLE’S GENEROUS GIFT.
Boston, September 7.—At about ten o’clock
this morning, a schooner loaded with naptha
was lying near the wharf opposite John-If.
Cunningham's great oil store, near the Chelsea
end of Chelsea bridge. Four men wercou deck
and one below. Suddenly there was a puff of
black smoke and then a tremendous explosion,
and a man on the bridge saw the deck of the
vessel rise into the air. In the midst of flame
and smoke were the bodies of four men. They
wore hurled high above the schooner and then
fell back into the flames. The fifth man
jumped overboard and was drowned. The
flames quickly sjiread to Cunningham’s store
house, which was soon destroyed. Meanwhile
the burning hull drifted around against the
drawbridge and burned away the draw. This
shut off tlie Boston fire department and pre
vented them getting to the Chelsia side. The
storehouse was 150 feet long by 50 wide and
four stories high. It was filled with oil.
The People Have a Jubilee on Its First
Trial.
Toledo, 0., September 7.—Tonight was de
voted to a natural gas jubilee in honor of the
arrival of the new fuel in Toledo, it being
piped from Hancock and Wood county fields,
and stand pipes wore erected on tlio principal
street corners, cacli bearing a roaring torch of
flume as big as a haystack, burning under a
pressure of 300 pounds to the square inch,
which makes the city as light as day. A
gram! open-air meeting was held, the audience
numberin'' fully 15,000peoplo. Mayor Hamil
ton presided nnd cx-I'residedt It. B. Hayes
was the orator of the occasion.
in the course of his speech, Mr. Hayes read
a communication, written in reply to his own
inquiry, from Professor Edward Orton, state
geologist, regarding the permanency of the
natural gas supply. Professor Orton thinks
the supply will finally fail, but that it will be
years before there is any diminution of the
present production from the deep strata. Ho
declared, emphatically, that the supply in the
great fields of northwestern Ohio ami Indiana
will last much longer than the Pittsburg Ib id,
because swells of Trenton field, which
acts as reservoirs for the gas, cover hundreds
of square miles, while in Pennsylvania they
are of much less extent, the comparison being
the same ns between an isolated mountain and
a vast mountain plateau. Professor Orton
expressed the opinion that cities that have once
used this fuel will never go back to coal, but
their plans will be perfected for making fuel
gas from coal very cheaply, so that it will bo
more economical to use than coal, the use of
which ho anathemizes as very wasteful, un
clean and unhealthy.
Accident to a Gunner.
11 UNTSvii.LE, Ala.,Sejitcmber 6.—This mom-
P.oy Sisk and Boek Stral, two boys aged about
Hi, were limiting doves near the city, Sisk’s gun was
accidentally discharged, the whole charge striking
him In the face, blowing off his nose and the top of
his skull, causing instant death.
Mrs. Cleveland's Answer to tlie New York
Invitation.
New York, September 6.—Mrs. Cleveland
has delined the invitation to present Hags to
the New York lire department in the follow
ing letter:
lixi'.i ctivr Mansion, Washington, Septembers,
lss7._ iion. Abram S. Hewitt, mayor, New York
City; Hou. It. Beekinun, pie.ident board aidermen,
Hon. .James E. Fitzgerald,—Gentlemen: I have re
ceived your pleasing note, requesting me, on behalf
ot the donors r,f certain flag:, to be presented tu the
New York lire department, as well us In behalf
of the citizens of New York generally,
and the executive and legislative branches of the
city government, to deliver the colure mentioned
by the lire departmeni on such a day in September
as shall suit my convenience. It would certainly
afford me a pleasure to contribute, in any degree,
to the significance of this occasion, and to the satis
faction of the brave and gallant men whose sendees
tire thus to be recognized. I hope, however, that I
shall not be misunderstood when I base my de
clination of your kind invitation upou my unwill
ingness to assume that 1. r.s the wife of a president,
ought to parth'ipnte so prominently in a publtegere
mony In which lie took no part. lours very truE,
FltA.Nl l» FeLSO.M t’l-liVB'.ANls
The letter is in Mrs. Cleveland’s own hand
writing.
Meeting of the Supreme Court—The Case
Postponed.
New York, September 7.—The extraordi
nary general term of tho supreme court, or
dered by Governor Hill for appeal from judg
ment of the conviction ot Jacob Sharp, con
vened this morning.
It appeared that Judge Yau Brunt had al
ready had something to do with the Sharp
trial mid on on that ground Stickney thought
thm. three instead of four judges 'would be
enough. Tho three judges held consultation
and agreed that Judge Van Brunt should form
a iiart of the bench.
‘1 don’t want tho prisoner to be admitted to
bail meanwhile,” suggested tho district at
torney.
•■Well,” curtly replied Mr. Stickney. “I
am not quite mad yet. 1 may get out of my
mind between this and Tuesday and do some
thing funny, but I don’t, as a rule, make use
less applications for tho mere knowing that I
will be denied them.”
Texas Fever Killing Cattle.
Chicago, September 7.—The state live stock
commissioners have discovered that Texas
fever is killing off cattle in the southern part
of the city at a rapid rate. Professor Law is
of the opinion that the shipping of Texas cat
tle to tho north should bo t> r< mibitod by tho
government and by all state authorities, as
only in that way can native cattle be protected
from the Texas fever.
How tho New Public School Law is Evaded
in Ohio.
Cincinnati, September 7.—Tho law abol
ishing separate schools for colored pupils in
Ohio, has been obeyed tn some places bj- keep
ing colored schools open as before, but designa
ting them a- branches or district schools. At
Lebanon, Ohio, upon the opening of tho
schools, a colored teacher found himself prac
tically deserted, all his pupils having gouoto
tho .white school for enrollment.
The same thing happened at Oxford, Ohio,
where White pupils have become displeased
with the invasion and some have loft school
until tho matter is settled.
Two Destructive t’oiitlagi'iitionsln liuslivlUe
Ind Ollier Blazes.
Hvshville, Ind.. September B.—Two de
structive tires occurred here yesterday, burn
ing two dwellings entire, damaging outers and
destroying several barns and old woolen mills
containing machinery to the value of about
forty thousand dollars. There was no insur
ance on anything. Tho wind was blowing a
high gale, and at one time it was thought the
city would bo destroyed, but tho dames were
finally subdued. Tho fire started in a stable
belonging to William Havens, and is supposed
to have been started by tramps with a view
to burglary, as several of them were arrested
while robbing houses during tho progress of
the tiro. The total loss is estimated at from
seventy-five to one hundred thousand dollars.
' The l’r< eident’s Niitne Omilted from tlie Or
-1 der Iteliitlug to Salutes at the Iteview.
riiii.Ai'Et ritiA, September 9.—Commander
Harper, of the Department of Pennsylvania,
Grand Army of the llepublic. has just issued
an order for a Grand Army demonstration in
the military parade on next Friday. Para
graph seven of the order is tho cause of com
ment. It reads ns follows:
Ju passing tlie tevieuit h xtaitil. or v hlle being re
vl. srJ bv i leu ei'.aut <1 •uen.l I‘hillp S. Sheridan,
Vntted States aruiy. none but i-.-t eotnuiauders will
salute, aud the post eolo - will !>■. dipped.
As the parade will be reviewed by President
Cleveland, and General Sheridan will l« in
command of the line.it is claimed by some
I veterans, not Grund Army men. that the namo
I of President Cleveland should have lioen in
: serted in that paragmidi of the order, and that
■ it is a direct slight of the chief magistrate in
not doing so. Grand Army men,'however,
aie all of the opinion that the matter was an
1 oversight, and that no slight was intended.
Doplornl le Accident to Throe Meu Working
in a Tunnel.
New York, SeptemWr 9.—Thomas Kelly,
Michael Crone and an tin r man. named Wal
lets, were buried alive this ev vui in a new
1 a |U< d.t t nt Korth ikere. They were
■ A lieading i-being (•■•t ihi.. gh a s ratum of
strong enough to prevent it from caving in.
This afternoon Engineer Thompson thorough
ly examined tills section of tho work, and pro
nounced it safe. He returned tonight, about
six o’clock, and examined it again, with the
same result. He had scarcely loft the tunnel,
however, when it caved in with a tremendous
crash, burying tho three men mentioned un
der one hundred and twenty feet of earth.
There is positively no hope of rescuing them
alive. A large force of laborers was imme
diately set to work, but it will be impossible to
reach the bodies of the entombed men for two
or three days, at least.
An Old Couple Give Their Propertyto Spread
the Gospel.
Indianapolis, Septemlier, 9.—A Wabash
special reports that at AVarsaw, Ind., today.
Chaplain C. C. McCabe, secretary of the board
of missions of the Methodist Epis
copal church, received, in behalf of the board,
the largest private donation ever made to that
body, or for missions, in the history of the
church. The gift consits of property in War
saw valued at $130,000, ami the donors are
Elijah Hayes and wife. The. property com
prises their entire possessions. Mr. Hayes
asked only an annuity of SSOO, which, how
ever, was made SI,OOO.
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The Orders of Parade ot the Grand Army
Amended.
PHtLADELiittA, September 10.—The order
of Department Commander Harper, of the
Grand Army of the Republic, to be observed
on Friday next, the day of parade of the or
ganization, which has provoked considerable
criticism, owing to omission of any reference
to President Cleveland, was explained as ■fol
lows today by Colonel Thomas J. Stewart, as
sistant adjutant general, department of Penn
sylvania, Grand Army Republic, who framed
the order. The order as issued, read as follows:
In i«ssing tho reviewing stand, or while being
reviewed by Lieutenant General PhilipH. Sheridan,
t ailed States army, none but post coimnaiidtre
wih salute. Post colors will be dipped.
Colonel Stewart said today:
“It is all wrong to imagine that we intended
to Blight the president. The order issued con
cerns only the Grand Army of the Republic
and is in every sense correct. It was issued
solely for the information of the grand army
men who were anxious to know whether or not
they were to be reviewed by General Sheri
dan. General Sheridan will review
them and that’s what the order
says. But in saying so it does not ignore the
president, pr if it does, it was not so intended.
However, in order that there may be no mis
construction of that section of order, there
has be-n issued from headquarters a supple
mentary order, including the president in the
salute. The supplementary order reads:
In passing the reviewing stand, at Brood and San
som streets, whore the c diimn will be reviewed by
the president of th; Vnlted States, or while being
reviewed by Lieutenant General Philip H. Sheri
dan, I’nited States army, near the point of dis
missal, none but post comman lers wills.ditto. Post
colors will be depped. Comrades will march by
without saluting, ami eyes to the front.
Local Option in Missouri.
St. Lours, September 8. —Elections on the
question of local option were held in nine
counties of this state yesterday, seven of which
voted in favor of it. This makes thirty prohi
bition counties in the state and eighteen others
will vote on local option soon.
Arrival of Mormons.
New Yom:. September B.—The steamer
AViwonshi, which arrived yesterday, brought
about 4JXJ Mormon immigrants.
•
WILKES BOOTH.
How His Young Friend Was Frightened
When Lincoln AVas Killed.
Washington, August 30. Tho New
York Tribune’s Washington special says: “Al
though more than twenty two years have passed
since tliat fatal shot was fired in Ford’s theater, one
frequently hears Incidents related which have a
bearing on the tragedy or the chief actors in it.
John Wilkes Booth was almost as well known in
Washington as Mr. Lincoln, and lie hud a multitude
of devoted friends. Not long ago I heard an ex
confederate officer relate some of his personal recol
lections of the assassin. Among other things he
staid:‘l lived very close to history—blood-stained
as it was —in those terrible days.
I saw that the war was virtu
ally over, and that the south was lost. Weary of the
hopeless struggle, I returned to my Maryland home
and obtained a place as postmaster at one of'the lit
tle river towns on tho north bank of the Fotomae.
In those days a good deal of contraband mail was
sent across tho river and through the lines under
cover at night. I knew Boo'li well, and, like most
young men, I admired him. A few nights before
the assassination he came to my house late in a state
of considerable excitement. He said that he had a
lot of important letters which must be scut through
the lines thnt night. Whin the letters were
brought in I found that they filled sev
eral bags, and I told Booth that it liquid
be Impossible to ship them all at once without dis
covery. He insisted that it was a matter of life and
death, and that if I could not get the mail across the
river he would undertake the job himself. 1 pront
ised to do the best I could, nnd lie and his compan
ions role oil'. Shortly afterwards I spent several
days in Washington, and was much with Booth. He
was irritable and preoccupied, and drank a good
deal, but neither his excitement nor his tippling
struck me, who knew him so well, as very unusual.
I was with him until the morning of that terrible
day, and that night, when the intelligence of the
awfurcrime spread like wildfire through the city, a
horrible abyss seemed to open at my feet.
“ ‘Bootli’s midnight visit to my little postoffice, my
open, continuous and intimate association with
him in Washington for several days, th’e fact that I
bad in my possession a magnificent photograph for
which he sat during that time, all these circum
stances filled me with dread. I knew that if I fell
under suspicion and was arrested in that time of
horror and excitement, it would be probably im
possible for me to convince anybody that 1 was not
privy to the erime. I succeeded in e c iping from
the city and in avoiding suspicion, but for many
weeks I lived In constant terror: but I was innocent.
I learned afterward that none of tlie contraband
letters, about the forwarding of which Booth ex
pressed so much anxiety, contained a hint of the
dreadful crime for which he at that time doubtless
was making preparations. If such had been the
case, I doubt not that swift warning would have
been sent to Washington and the tragedy averted.’ ”
Fresh Air.
We do not condemn the theory orthe practice
of resorting to fresh air,mountain retreats,quiet
country homes, seaside ramblesand bathing, or
the various mineral springs as restoratives to
failing health. No doubt there are many who
have been greatly relieved by all these favorite
resorts, and some very justly claim they have
been cured. But the number is legion that
find no comfort, no relief to their weakness,
their aches, their pains, in such grasping at
straws in their struggle to save themselves.
Tho following letters illustrate this point and
shows tho wisdom of the one most interested
in the case.
A patient in Grand Junction, Tennessee,
on April 20.1886, wrote the following:
“Aly family doctor said I ought and must go
to Hot Springs and stay there months. My
good brother came down from Middle Tennes
see to see me, and ho also tried to persuade mo
to go and spend three months at the Springs.
I declined to do so on the ground that I knew
more about Hot Springs than cither of them. I
just simply told tlionf that I intended to stay at
home and use Compound Oxygen, and be wl’iere
I could get fresh air. 1 believe three months
at tlie Springs, taking that contaminated air
in all the time would kill me. 1 have been
there once, and it was a fruitless trip,aye worse.
On the other hand I have as much confidence
in Compound Oxygen, as I would hat e in giv
ing beef ami bread to a starving maji. Tho
Compound Oxygen that I used over a year ago
did me much good. I wanted to be moving to
some other country all the time, and could not
control myself about eating and many other
things. 1 find much relief iu these respects
alter using the Compound Oxygen.
A volume of nearly two hundred pages, on
; "Compound Oxygen—lts mode of action nnd
1 results." will be mailed free to every inquirer
i ou receipt of address; and if particularly in
terested in the cure of any special disease, a
moiiograpli on that will lx) sent. Address Drs.
Stark' y \ I’alen, 152'J Arch street, Philadel
phia, I’a.
Ea ■ rv nt n young mid old, who want
t • • • ounbmize and yet have bis clothes rut to
onler, should try tho Plymouth Huck Pants
C ■.. ot Boston, an old and reliable concern.
A trial i rder will convince tl.c most S'-cptical
that tliey can obtain wonderfully g od cloth
in,,, pane-, whole suites or ovei'.eats, cut to
viib r, of these manufactures, at prices bas' d
upon lowest wliolsalc ■■ alue. See their card
ill niiotl er eolv.inn. an 1 i.<i them •• <e- t< for
ui .• hi • of 1 vi t -an pe «, linen iapc-ii • asiire,
and full particulars about taking n.> usun-a.
LABOR DAY.
Demonstrations by the Working
Men of the Country.
25,C00 MEN IN LINE IN NEW YORK.
New York, September s.—Labor day, be
ing a legal holiday, all down-town exchanges,
banks, bankers’ aud brokers’ offices and down
town offices wqre closed generally. Many
other business houses also closed up for the
day, but some had to remain open. Courts and
public departments were closed, and business
of municipal departments was at a stand-still.
Flags floated from many buildings throughout
the city in honor of the day, and the streets
were thronged with sight-seers from an early
hour. The labor parade was the feature of the
day. Fully 25,000 men, belonging to nearly
every trade organization in the city, were iu
line. John Alorrison. carpenter, and a master
workman of the Knights of Labor, was grand
marshal.
In the ranks were printing presses in opera
tion; baker's ovens in full blast; a number of
large safes, sailing boats fully equipped and a
group of “squaws” represented by cigarette
manufacturing girls. The procession was
headed by a platoon of mounted police, and
the route was down Broadway from Thirteenth
to I'outh street, to Fifth avenue, to Union
square.
Notwithstanding the tabooing of red
flags, there were many of them in the line, but
the red in each case was relieved by colors less
suggestive which, in letters of gold, told which
labor organization was carrying it. No dis
tinctly socialistic flag was tube seen.
Chicago, September 5. —The celebration of
labor’s holiday promises to be the most success
ful yet held in this city. At an early hour
men in the undress uniforms of their respect
ive orders, organizations, and societies began
to assemble at their rendezvous for the custom
ary parade, and the streets through which the
procession was to pass were packed with eager
t' longs of sight-seers. Manufacturing and
building operations were very generally sus
pended for the day throughout the city, ami
the desire to make the day memorable was
very generally evinced. Nearly every labor
organization in the city was represented in the
line of march, which was gay with appropriate
banners and mottoes and musical with strains
of countless brass bands. It is estimated that
from 25,000 to 30,000 men participated in the
parade.
Boston, September s.—There is almost a
general suspension of business. A large in
flux of suburban visitors and a grand process
ion of workingmen marked the celebration of
the early hours of labor day in this city.
Cincinnati, September s.—Labor day was
celebrated here this afternoon by a great par
ade, in which there was no effort at display
except in numbers. In this respect, the result
was gratifying to the managers, as the number
in line was generally estimated at from 12,000
to 15,000. The Lady Franklin assembly, com
posed of women, was represented bv members
riding in two large wagons. The day was not
a legal holiday, but many manufactories were
closed.
Indianapolis, Ind., Septemberr a.— Labor
day was observed in Indianapolis by a general
cessation of work in tho mechanical trades.
During the morning a parade was given
through the main streets by the various labor
societies, several thousand men and two hun
dred women being in line. Following these
came industrial displays on wheels, probably
the best the city has ever seen.
Philadelphia, September 5. —Labor day,
though not a legal holiday in this state, was
generally observed by labor organizations. No
general parade, but two monster picnics were
held aud thousands enjoyed all sorts of sport
aud pleasure.
Tlie Movement Believed to be of Great Im
port.
Birmingham, Ala.. September 5. —[Special.]
The strike of the brakemen on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad continues, and this
morning the strikers were joined by the
yardmen at Decatur. It is now pretty
generally understood that the strikers are led
by serac men who were among the ringleaders
of the rioters at the east St. Louis riots two
years ago. One of these men this morning
t hreatened to cut the water tanks and draw
the pins from the ears. He was ordered out of
the yard, and promjitly left.
Strikers admitted that there were two many
officers here for them to do any damage to the
cars and they would make the attempt at this
remote station. A squad of officers was at
once sent to Bangor with, instructions to
watch the track closely and wire here in
stantly if any damage' was discovered. An
engine with a coach attached, having a num
ber of well armed men and six bloodhounds
on board is standing in the yard tonight ready
for any emergency. If the strikers attempt to
destroy the company’s property they will cer
tainly be caught.
WORK OF THE STORM.
Toledo, September 7.—The tornado which
visited this section yesterday originated in
southern Michigan. It first struck Sylvania,
a village ten miles north of here, blowing
down two gas well derricks and wrenching a
boiler from its brick foundation. Three horses
in a pasture were killed by falling trees. All
tall trees were leveled. One farmer had fifty
acres of fine timber all blown down. A brick
school house, at Michie, was destroyed. The
track of the tornado was south by east from
here along the line of the Toledo and Ohio
railroad, and is from one to two hundred yards
wide. No fences or tall trees are standing.
Corn is scattered and houses and bains are
unroofed for miles. At Waterville, and other
villages to the southward, much damage was
done and the total damage will amount to
many thousand dollars. No loss of life is re
ported.
The slate roofsof a numberof buildings were
badly damaged and the towering chimneys of
the main building of the insane asylum were
blown down, crushing in the roof. The total
loss to the insane asylum is SB,OOO. Dr. Em
bury, assistant superintendent of tho asylum,
was driving into the grounds at the time. His
wife and little daughter were with him. His
buggy was overturned aud all three were
thrown out. The doctor held on to the horse,
which, witli the vehicle, was lifted and carried
several rods. His wife and child w ore carried
over a hundred feet and dropped into a ditch
of two feet of water, from which they were res
cued unhurt. The Wabash train met the cen
ter of the tornado and the smoke stack of the
locomotive was carried off.
Storms in New York.
Utica, N. Y., September 7. —A severe’storm
passed over Worcester, Otsego county, today.
Amos Carroll was lifted off his feet by the
wind, thrown against a barrel, twenty-five feet
distant and killed. Two other men were
severely injured, and four houses and barns
were destroyed and crops suffered greatly.
A heavy storm, doing considerable damage,
is reported from Saratoga, Binghampton and
other places in the state.
Tornado In Ohio.
Toledo, Ohio, September 6.—Word has been
received from the new Northwestern insaneayslum,
four miles from the city, that atorr.alo struck the
place just alVr dark, seriously injuring thebuildings
and demolishing one or tWo. Telephone lines are
prostrated and there Is no direct communication.
The buildings cost about a half million dollars.
Consumption Cured.
An old physician, retired from practice, hav
ing had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of a simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of
consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma and
all throat and lung affections, also a positive
and radical cure for nervous debility and all
nervous complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands of
cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to
his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and a desire to relieve human suflcring, I w ill
send free of charge to all who desire it, this
recipe, in German, French or English, with
full directions for preparing and using. Sent
by mail by addressing with stamp, naming
this paper, W. A. Noyes, 119 Rower’s block,
Rochester, N. Y. w
Syrup Makers*
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ins* ai pure. r<ch, duh'ions &ud 11-tamp-1
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ABD IROB‘O POWDER.
HOW TO WASH AXD IRON
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Added to starch gives splendid gloss, body,
b-lunes.- and polish. Tlie onlr washing com
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Saves labc'r. Saves three-fourthe starch.
A reveiation in housekeeping. A boon to wo
men. A new discovery, beats the work!. C ct»DS
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oniv safe, non-injurious and perfect vaster
and cieanser fur general household pis peecs.
Dirt, do as nice washing and ironing as can be
ip an 7 laundry. Boding not necessary.
Io & 25c. pkgs, at all first-class, well stocked
Groc—s E. S.Vr. n--, .7f-r<G.-r> v .t v e a
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Rough on Rats. M
This is what killed your poor father. Shun it.
A wad anything containing it throughout your
future useful (?) careers. We cider heads object
to its special ‘ lIOUGH’NESS.’
DON’T
efforts with insect powder, borax or.
what not. used at random all JyK
the house to get rid of D £ rT i F 0 tiggST
Roaches. Water-bugs, DLL I I.Lu
For two or three nights sprinUe
“Rough on Rats" dry powder, in,
about and down the gink, drain v
pipe. First thing in the morning " ~
wa-h it all away down the sink, drain pipe, when
all the insects from garret to cellar will disap
pear. The secret is in the fact that wherever in
s 'ctsareinthe house, they must ft ft A
drink during the night. EiVAWIIE J
Clears out Rats, Mice, Bed-bugs, Flies, Beetles.
“Rough on Eats" is sold all around the world,
in every clime, is the most extensively advertised,
and has the largest sale ot any article of its kina
on the face oj the globe.
DESTSOVS WTATB BBSS
For Potato Bugs, Insects on Vines, etc., a table
spoonful of th.* powder, well shaken, hi a keg of
water, and applied with sprinkling pot, spray
syringe, or whisk breom. Keep it well stirred up.
15c., 25c. and SI Boxes. Agr. size.
“ROUCHoHRm* -CLEARS OUT
bugs,
FLIES.
Roaches, ants, water-bugs, moths, rats, mice,
sparrows, jack rabbits, squirrels, gophers. 15c.
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T-JRHUMII-.re
CAPITAL PRJZE, $150,000.
“We do hereby certify that we gupervise the
arrangements for all the Ylonthly and Semi-Annual
Drawings of The Louisiana State lottery Company,
and in person manage and control the Drawings
themselves, and that the same are conducted with
honestv, fairness and in goad faith toward all
and we authorize th c Company to use this
certificate, with fac-jiuiilcs of our signatures at
tached, in its advertisements. ’
Commissioners.
We the undersigned Banks and Bankers will pay
all Prizes drawn in The I/juisiana State
which may be presented at our counters.
J. 11. OCLI’SBY, Pres. Loivsiana Nat’l Bank.
PIERRE LANAIJX, I’res. State Nat’l bank.
A. ISA LUU IN, Pres. New Orleans Nat’l Bank.
CAUL KOHN, Pres. Uiifon National Bank,
T TNI'REFEDEXTED mi!ACTION !
U OVEIUL4LF A MILLION DISTRIBUTED.
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
Ineofporareil in ISCB for 25 years by the Legisla
ture for Educational and Charitable pnrjioses—with
a capital of 81,000,000—t0 which a reserved fund ot
over 8550,000 has since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote Its franchise
was made a part of the present State Constitution
adopted December 2d, A. D., 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and indorsed by
the people of any State.
It never scales or postpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings tab.
place monthly, and the Semi-Annual Draw
ings regularly every six months (June and
December.)
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO IVIN A
FORTUNE. H NTH GRAND DRAWING,
CLASS K. IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. NEW
EORLANS. TUESDAY, October 11, 1887—
St2oh Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE $l5O 000.
4® Notice. Tickets are Ten Dollars only.
Halves S>s. Fifths. 83. Tenths, 81.
LIST OF PRIZES.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF 8150,0008150.000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 50.000 50,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 20.000 20.000
2 LARGE PRIZES OF 30,000 20.000
4 LARGE PRIZES OF s,<>jo 20,000
20 PRIZES OF 1,000 20,000
50 PRIZES OF 500 2',,000
100 PRIZESOF 300 30,000
200 PRIZES OF 200 40,000
500 PRIZESOF 100 &0.000
APPROXIMATION phizes.
100 Approximation Prizes of j. 300 830,000
100 “ “ 200 20,000
310 “ “ 300 30.000
1,000 Terra n J “ oo 00.000
2,179 Prizes, amounting t 05535,000
Application for rates to clubs should be made only
ot the office of the Company in New Orleans.
For further information write clearly, giving full
address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Money
Orders, or New York Exchange in ordinary letter.
Currency by Express tat our expense) addressed
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. New Orleans, I.a~
or M. A. DAUPHIN, ’
Washington, D. C.
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NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
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guaranteee of absolute fairness and integrity, that
the chances are all eoual. and that no one ean pos
sibly divine what number will draw the Prize.
REMEMBER that the pavmenr of all Prizes is
GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL
BANKS of New Orleans, and the Tickets era
signed by the President of an Institution, whose
chartered rights are recognized in the highest
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