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VOL. I.
A speech in favor of cremation was
made in the Mexican congress the other
day- ,
Geners! Greely, of polar fame, thinks
that it is safer to make an Arctic ex
pendition than to undertake a trans
african journey like Mr. Stanley’s. ' ♦
The San Francisco Chronicle believes
that the offering of prizes lor efficiency
in the railway mail service might be ex
tended with profit to all branches of the
postal service.
Australia has now 4,750,000 01 people,
1,500,000 more than the population of
the American colonies when they de
clared their independence, and the same
as Ireland at the present time.
It is said there is a tract of forest trees
in Southern Oregon embracing about
16,000 square miles, which, cut and sold
at $lO per 1000 feet, would pay our na
tional debt twice over. It is estimated
that the amount of merchantable timber
standing will reach 400,000,000,000
feet.
The British Museum has just come into
possession of an almost complete collec
tion of fhe horns of the animals of India
and Central Asia, Mr. A. O. Hume
having presented to it his accumulations
of many years. There are nearly three
hundred specimens, and one species only
—the little four-horned antelope—is *un
represeuted.
A census bulletin estimates the nation
al debts of the world at $25,636,976,-
000. That is enough, estimates the
San Francisco Examiner , to buy out
any nation on the globe except the United
States, Great Britian or France. It is
an amount of inconceivable
by the side of it the American debt , ap
pears insignificant.
Says the New York Sun: “The crim
inal reports give almost daily evidence
that the stiletto is still used by Italian
malefactors here and hereabouts. The
Federal authorities at the Barge Office
ought to be empowered to take this
hideous weapon away from all immi
grants who are found carrying it when
under inspection.”
There are ten American sea postoflices
in operation and regular weekly trips are
now made between Bremen and Ham
burg and New York. Passengers on the
ocean postal ships are allowed to mail
letters on board just as they would on
land, American stamps being sold on the
outward trip and German the
homeward voyage.
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News from Pennsylvania reports Hron
derfully rich discoveries in the anthracite
coal regions, chronicles the Chicago
Times. Where foimerly it was believed
the supply would soon give out it is now
announced that new and richer veins
have been discovered, and the coal
miners rejoice accordingly. Nature has
been very kind to them amd their'de
scendants.
Baron Hirsch’s fortune is variously es
timated from $100,000,000 to $150,000,-
000. The philanthropist's father was a
Bavarian banker. The foundation of his
fortune was a railway contract with the
Turkish Government. It has since been
enlarged by other railway manoeuvres in
eastern Europe and by speculations on
the Paris bourse. His son used to be
a well-known figure at Newmarket, and
the Baron himself has of late years gonel
on the turf.
After the gangs of Chinese that'were
employed in building the Canadian Pa
cific Railroad b -.d been discharged,
nearly all of them, asserts the New York
Sun , made their way surreptitiously to
this country. We now learn that the
Chinese laborers who have been engaged
in building the Tehuantepec railroad in
Central America are making their way
through Mexico to the United States. It
is thus that our Chinese population is
•slightly increased from time to time.
A strange spectacle was witnessed the
other day in Cincinnati. People passing
along one of the streets were astonished
to see scores of women hard at work in
front of their residences with shovels and
brooms. They had got tired of waiting
for the city authorities to clean their
streets,and had sallied out to do it them
selves. Every speck of dirt was re
moved from curbstone to curbstone, and,
highly satisfied with their work, they re
tired in triumph to their household af
fairs.
THE WIDE WORLD.
GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC AND
CABLE CULLINGS
Of Brief Items of Interest From
Various Sources.
'Count deLaunay, Italian ambassador at
Berlin, has been recalled.
I). P. Grier & Cos., one of the largest
grain firms in St. Louis, made an assign
ment Saturday.
The Russian government has forbidden
the Jews to emigrate, and 100 Jews are
detained at the frontier.
Sixty earthquake shocks were experi
enced in the province of Bengal, India,
Friday, and many buildings were de
stroyed .
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Manipur massacre has found the regent
guilty of warring upon the forces of the
empress of India, and sentenced him to
death.
Anton Karl, an old and trusted officer
of the United States geological survey,
was arrested in Washington, Monday,
charged with embezzlincr $3,600 of gov
ernment funds.
While bathing in Doak’s pond, near
Washington, Po„ Monday, afternoon,
.Tohu McKeown, Walter Jones and John
Chanlis, boys ranging in age from eight
to thirteen years, were drowned.
A dispatch of Tuesday, from Grand
Rapids, Mich., says: The street car
drivers’ strike, which has been pending
since May, has been declared off, the
men conceding everything.
G. IT. Thoussen’s picture frame factory
at St. Louis was damaged by fire Satur
day night to the extent of about $70,000,
two-thirds of which is on the stock, and
one-third on the building. The loss is
covered by insurance.
A cablegram of Tuesday, from Rome,
Italy, says: Premier Rudini has con
sented to delay the issue of the green
book on the New Orleans affair in order
to facilitate negotiations with the Wash
ington government.
A London cablegram of Monday, states
that all efforts made to avert the pend
ing lockout of 25,000 tin-plate workers
in Wales have proved fruitless. Unless
there is a change in the situation of af
fairs very soon the works will be closed.
A dispatch from Berne, Switzerland,
says: Tuesday evening a servant girl
visited the zoological gardens, and, un
seen by any one, took off her clothing
and jumped into the bears’ pit. Her
mangled body was found in the pit the
next morning.
The firm of Whitcomb & Paine, man
ufacturers of calf boots, at Holbrook,
Mass., are to close their factory indefi
nitely. This is caused by the unsettled
state of business throughout the countrv.
They have been turning out about 100
cases of boots per day.
A cablegram of Friday from Liverpool,
says: The bulk of 600 bales of cotton in
the burning hold of the steamship City
of Richmond, which caught on fire while
at sea, has been taken out. The cotton
when taken out was still burning and was
almost completely destroyed.
On Friday, the North American Com
mercial Company, by its attorney,
filed with the acting secretary of the
treasury a protest against the action of
the government in preventing that com
pany from taking the number of seals
stipulated in their contract with the gov
ernment.
A London cablegram of Monday says:
Alarmed by the recent Wesleyan discus
sions on inspiration and Sabbath keep
ing, Mr. Spurgeon, with a number of
other ministers, has signed a manifesto
dec aringfor thorough Calvinism and ac
cepting both testaments as the word of
God, saying that the two must stand or
fall together.
The state of Pennsylvania, through
Attorney General Hensel, made a formal
demand upon Mayor Stuart Friday, as
representative of the city of Philadelphia,
for $622,013, that amonut being due the
state from taxes collected by ex-City
Treasurer Bardsley, and by him embez
zled. The demand was referred to the
city solicitor by Mayor Stuart.
A dispatch of Friday from Victoria,
B. C., says: The steamer Queen, which
has arrived from Sitka, reports that the
revenue cutter Bear, has reached Alaska
from Icy bay, bringing the news of the
drowning of Lieutenant Robinson and
four of the crew of the Bear, and A. C.
Moore, of the Russell party. The Bear
left Sitka on the morning of the 10th for
Behring sea.
A Washington dispatch of Monday
says: Of 665,000 ounces of silver offered
for sale to the treasury department, 315,-
000 ounces were purchased at 100.50 to
102.75. The purchase of silver at local
mints up to the close of business on last
Saturday aggregated 379,000 ounces.
Acting Secretary Spaulding has accepted
the offer of Harvey Fisk & Sons, of New
York, to take $2,400,000 of per cent,
loan of the District of Columbia at
$100,531.
On the 29th of June there will be a
celebration at Port Royal of the com
mencement of work on the great naval dry
dock, for which the government has ap
propriated $500,000. The people of that
vicinity look upon this as the beginning
of a great future for Port Royal, for they
think the great dry dock will be followed
by a naval and general coaling station,
and eventually by great ship yards, which
will consume immense quantities of iron
and steel.
The board of managers of the World's
Fair for North Carolina met for orgm
ization at Raleigh Friday, and elected
Elias Carr, of Edgecomb county, presi-
TRENTON, GA„ FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1891.
dent. He is president of the State
Alliance. Mrs. George W. Ividder, of
Wilmington, was elected vice president;
Peter M. Wilson, of Winston, executive
commissioner, to have charge of the
collection and display of the North Caro
lina exhibit, and Thomas K. Bruner, of
Raleigh, secretary. The board will rnoet
again October 21st.
A Washington dispatch of Sunday
says: The work of the census office is
practically at a standhill, and it is repor
ted that Superintendent Porter is about
to resign. It is even said his resignation
has already been written, and that it has
been placed in the hands of his friends.
Another dispatch of Monday says:
Despite the denials sent out from Wash
ington regarding the obstruction of the
work in the census office on account of
the exhaustion of the appropriation, the
facts fire exactly as % stated in previous
dispatches. All the departments are
crippled, and work from this out will
proceed at a snail pace.
WIND AND RAIN
Wreak Death and Disaster in
the Northwest.
A Little Rock, Ark., dispatch of Sat
urday says: A destructive storm is re
ported in the eastern portion of Critten
den county, some miles from Marion. A
large area of country was devastated.
Dwellings and barns were unroofed and
blown down, fencing carried away and
large patches of timber leveled. Mrs.
Sarah Shadick was struck by a flying
piece of timber and her neck broken. A
stavemaker, named Stanley, was crushed
by falling trees, and two boys, sons of a
millman named Hollinsworth, are miss
ing and it is believed were killed.
THE DAMAGE IS KANSAS.
The heavy storms which swept through
Kansas Saturday have, as far as heard
from, done incalculable damage to the
growing crops. At Fort Scott large
dams broke about fifteen minutes after
the storm began, and bottom lands were
completely flooded, houses swept away
like straws, and it is feared mauy lives
are lost. Many men, women and children
could be seen on the rooftops and in trees
by spectators, but it was impossible to
reach them.
A RAILROAD TRAIN DITCHED.
A Kansas City Star special reports a
terrible rain and wind storm in the
vicinity of Osceola Saturday night.
About six inches of water fell. A pas
senger train on the Kansas City, Osceola
and Southern road was ditched three
miles from Osceola, killing the engineer
and a passenger.
At Emporia three and a half inches fell
in three hours. Nearly every cellar in
the town was flooded, and the lower
floors of many houses were covered with
water to the depth of several inches.
Wheat and corn have suffered consider
able damage.
HEMMED IN BY WATER,
A dispatch from Peoria says: Addi
tional particulars of the flood which
washed out Farm Creek and Copperas
creek valleys verify the first reports of
heavy damages. The people on fhe
Fon du Lac were completely hemmed in
by the angry waters. Farmers for five
or six miles up the river and a mile and a
half back to the hills have lost all their
crops In many places the water is stand
ing 9 feet deep over the cornfields. Along
the Toledo, Peoria and Western road
is a terrible scene of wreckage. The
household furniture of the people in
Farmdale and Hilton was alt washed
away. China, baby carriages, wagons,
dead cattle, pianos, tables and fences
are piled ten feet high against raiiroud
testles. The iron bridge, 800 feet long,
over Ten Mile Creek, just completed, was
washed away and has not yet been
located. In Fon du Lac township, where
two big brickyards stood, there is now
ten feet of water. The loss to crops,
live stock and gardens will be enormous.
TORNADO IN KENTUCKY.
A tornado is reported from the coun
ties of Munroe, Metcalf and Washington
in Southern Kentucky. About fifty
farm houses were swept away, and the
loss to the crops destroyed will amount
to $25,000. Near Tompkinsville, James
Payne’s house was wrecked and several
members of his family injured. Sam
McPherson’s house and Jacob Bartlett's
distillery were destroyed near Spring
field. The damage amounted to SIO,OOO.
FRANCE WANTS INDEMNITY
Fop the Killing: of Rigaud in
Hayti.
A cablegram from Paris says: At a
cabinet council held Saturday it was
decided to demand reparation from Hayti
for the shooting of M. Rigaud, on Cor
pus Christi day on the ground that he
was a French subject. The Haytiou
minister at Paris has receivcdja letter from
the Haytien secretary of slate, from
Port an Prince, in which the secretary
says Rigaud was shot after convincing
proof having been furnished that He was
not a French subject. The secretary’s
letter concludes with the remark that
the “Country is now tranquil and will
stay so.”
A GIGANTIC PETITION
In Behalf of the Jews to be Sent
the Czar.
A petition containing 300,000 Daines
will, within a few weeks be sent from
Philadelphia to St. Petersburg, Russia,
praying the czar to deal kindly with his
political prisoners. This gigantic under
taking and its successful termination is
due to the efforts of the Siberian Exile
Petition Association, which embraces
amoDg its membership men of all shades
of political opinion, men noted in art,
literature and science from one end of
the United States to the other.
THROUGH DIXIE.
NEWS OF THE SOUTH BRIEFLY
PARAGRAPHED
Forming an Epitome of Daily
Happenings Here and There.
Fire, on Monday, destroyed one of the
principal business blocks at Jefferson,
; Texas. Loss $75,000; insurance $35,000.
| A third large cotton factory will be
. built at Huntsville, Ala., and the present
Huntsville cotton factory will double its
; capacity to 20,000 spindles.
An understanding having been arrived
at between the men and master mechanic
of the Ceutral Railroad shops at Savan
nah, the machinists returned to work
Saturday.
The Chattanooga Southern Railway has
been completed from Chattanooga to
Gadsden, Ala., a distance of seventy-two
miles, and a regular train service com
menced Monday.
An incendiary fire Sunday night burned
the postoffice at McClannahan Springs,
Morgan county, Ala. All the postoffice
records, stamps, etc., were burned, to
gether with the stock of goods in the
store where the postoffice was kept.
A slight shock of earthquake occurred
at Charleston, S. C., at 11.27 o’clock
Tuesday night. There was a distinct
boom ana shock. No damage was done,
and the earthquake was so slight that it
escaped the notice of half the population.
The ladies of Montgomery, Ala., in
aiding the effort of Southern papers to
raise funds for a monument to Jefferson
Davis, are making arrangements for a
grand entertainment, the proceeds to be
given for the benefit of the Davis monu
ment fund.
A committee was appointed by the Davis
Monument Association and Chamber of
Commerce of Richmond, Friday, to wait
upon Mrs. Jefferson Davis who is now in
New York, with the view of securing her
consent for the interment of the remains
of her husband in Richmond.
A Louisville, Ky., dispatch says: The
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad, on Friday, applied to the federal
court for protection against seventeen
brakemen who have struck for higher
wages. The company claims that the
strikers have interfered seriously with
their business.
A Charlotte telegram states that a
white man by the name of John S. Perry,
aims Stafford, of county, was ar
rested Saturday for ifWting the negroes
to burn Charlotte in case of Brabham’s
being hung. He made incendiary
speeches and had the negroes very much
excited.
At New Orleans, on applica
tion of counsel for McCrystal and Coo
ney, two of the jury bribers, JudA Marr,
after reviewing the testimony of wit
nesses in the case, decided to grant the
accused anew trial on the ground that
the testimony did not warrant the ver
dict.
David Little Reid died at his home at
Reidville, N. C., Friday morning. He
served as governor from 1851 to 1855.
He then served four years in the United
States senate; was a delegate to the
peace convention in Washington, in
February, 1861, and after serving in the
Confederate congress retired to private
life.
Anew Orleans dispatch says: A fast
express on the Illinois Central railroad,
was wrecked Friday five miles south of
the city. Six persons were killed and
twenty more or less hurt. The wreck
knocked down all the wires of the West
ern Union Company on the Illinois Ceu
tral railroad, cutting off telegraphic
communication.
A construction train belonging to a
company which is building a road from
Richmond, Ky., to Beattyville, left the
track Tuesday at Million and killed four
men—Abner Hagen, Mat West, Joseph
Swopes and William DeWitt, ail colored.
Six were wounded, one losing an arm.
Conductor Stevens was seriously hurt.
The men who remained in the cars were
not hurt, but those who jumped ofit
were caught under the car as it turned
over.
A Jackson, Miss., dispatch of Satur
day says: Governor Stone, acting as
chairman of a public meeting, has ap
pointed a committee, of which ex-Gov
ernor Lowry is chairman, to confer with
Mrs. Davis with the view of making
Mississippi the final resting place of the
remains of Jefferson Davis. A commit
tee was also organized to collect money
to the Jeff Davis monument. One thou
sand dollars has already been collected.
PHILADELPHIA’S REPLY
To the Demand that She Make
Good Bardsley’s Stealings.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: In re
plying Saturday to the demand of Attor
ney General Hensel that the city pay
over to the state so me $600,000 collected
by ex-City Treasurer Bardsley, City
Comptroller Thompson said that the city
cannot recognize the claim of the state,
as Bardsley was the state’s fiscal agent.
Tn conclusion the city comptroller signfi
cantly says that other discrepancies have
been discovered for which the state is
liable to the city. It was learned Satur
day that other discrepancies to which
Comptroller Thompson referred is another
embezzlement of $224,000 of the state
funds by Bardsley, making a total of
$069,000. It was also learned that tho
books of the Keystone bank do not show
what has become of the million dollart
that Bardsley had deposited there to his
credit as city treasurer and to his several
private accounts.
Be sv re to suscribe lt>r this paper as it
contains the latest navs.
WEATHER CROP REPORT.
Conditiun of Cotton for June—
Excess of Rainfall.
The June report of the agricultural de
partment on the condition of the cotton
crop issued Saturday is very discourag
ing. The acreage is placed at 97.7 per
cent of the area of last year and the aver
age condition is 85.7 of that of ’9O. The
reduction of area is attributed in some
districts to concerted contraction on ac
count of low prices, but it is evidently
due principally to unfavorable conditions
for planting and germination. The areas
as compared with those of last year are
given as follows: Virginia, 96; North
Caroliua, 94; South Carolina, 96; Geor
gia, 95; Florida, 99; Alabama, 96;
Mississippi, 95; Louisiana, 96; Texas,
105; Arkansas, 96; Tennessee, 95. The
general condition is the lowest for June
[ since 1874. though it is only a fraction
lower than that of 1883 and 1889, the
latter a year of good yield through fa
vorable later conditions. The state aver
ages of conditions are: Virginia, 78;
North Carolina, 75; South Carolina, 80;
Georgia, 80; Florida, 90; Alabama, 89;
Mississippi, Louisiana, 88; Texas,
91; Arkansas, 88; Tennessee, 73. The
temperature of May was quite too low for
cotton, the cool nights checking germina
tion and retarding growth. Of course,
these conditions make the crop late in
development, in some places a few days,
in others a week or two later thanin
seasons of early development.
WEATHER FOR THE PAST WEEK.
The temperature during the past week
has been normal in the gulf region, above
normal north of the Mississippi, and be
low to the westward. This mean daily
temperature in Indiana and Ohio has been
six degrees in excess. Rainfall during
the week has been largely in excess in all
districts except on the iuimedi ite lower
lakes coast, in the Ohio valley; middle
Atlantic states, except in few localities in
the interior of Georgia and South Caro
lina.
Arkansas—Weather favorable foi all
crops; corn never looked better. Aver
age yield of wheat and oats; cotton
much improved. More sunshine is much
needed.
Virginia and North Carolina—Weather
during the week very favorable for
crops. Good wheat harvest already be
gun in North Carolina, is repoted. Corn
is a little late, but improving.
South Carolina—Rainfall and tempera
ture are beneficiel to most crops. Cotton
is three weeks late. Almost too much
rain for sandy laud.
Kentucky and Tenm ssee—Local show
ers beneficial to all crops, except increas
ing weeds in some localities. Wheat
harvesting slightly retarded in Tennessee,
though large yield is promised. Corn
oats, and inealows promising; fruits
fine.
Louisiana and Mississippi—Rainfall of
the week has greatly benetitted all crops.
Cotton and late corn growing finely.
Rice planting in Louisiana renewed.
Texas—Crops in the southeast suffering
for rain. Corn abovd the average; cotton
growing nicely. Warmth and rain have
greatly improved crops since last week in
nearly every section of the country. Too
much rain iu some localities has caused
some damages from the floods.
BROKEN BANKS.
The Sax Bank at Nashville and
Florence National Closes.
The doors of the Nashville Savings
bank, of which Julius Sax is president
and Max Sax cashier, were closed Mon
day. The suspension was quite a sur
prise to the public at large, and im
mediately a number of prominent gen
tlemen, including bankers, called and
volunteered assistance, which, how
ever, was declined. It is estimated that
the nominal assets are about $600,000,
with liabilities about the same, and it is
stated that the depositors’ account is
above $200,000. A majority of the de
positors were Hebrews. The failure was
brought about by poor collections and
inability to negotiate loans on account of
the tight money market. The Messrs.
Sax have been engaged in business in
Nashville since 1863, when they began as
brokers.
THE FLORENCE NATIONAL CLOSES.
The Florence National bank of Flor
ence, Ala., closed its doors Monday.
The immediate cause was the spread of
false reports, which caused a run on the
bank. Some confusion seems to have
resulted by reason of Flanigan, cashier
of the Alabama Banking and Trust Com
pany, having been for a time
also president of the Florence
National bank. Its books showed
SIO,OOO deposited in the Traders’ Na
tional bank of Boston, but a draft on the
bank for $6,000 went to protest. It de
veloped that the SIO,OOO had been
appropriated to paying certificates of
deposit to the Alabama Banking and
Trust company, on an order of Flanni
gan. The bank expects to resume again
in a few days, as soon as things are
straightened out.
PATTISON’s VETO
Of Pennsylvania’s Re-appor
tionment Bills.
A dispatch from Harrisburg, Pa., says:
Both b 11s dividing the state into con
gressional and legislative districts were
vetoed Tuesday morniog by the gov
ernor. lie gives his reasons in extenso,
his main objection to both bills being
that they are unfair and contain mauy
irregularities that are contrary to the
constitutional iequipments. He is will
ing, he says, to postpone the reappor
tionmen!: ot the state to a legislature
which shall be elected by people thor
oughly awakened to a sense of how their
representatives have failed to meet this
duty.
TRADE REVIEW.
Report on Business by R. G.
Dun & Go.
Messrs. R. G. Duu & Co.’s, review of
trade for week ending June 19th, says:
While crop reports continue remarkably
favorable, the volume of business at
present transacted is not ns large us it has
been in other years at this time. This is
in part because the exceptionally hot
weather at many points has induced
something like midsummer dullness, but
a more important cause undoubtedly is
that in many branches has been
waiting for a certainty of improvement,
and definite orders before undertaking
new risks. There is also some hoitation
owing tb recent failures, particularly in
Philadelphia. Credits have been more
cautidusly given in the woollen and boot
and shoe trades, and this has lessened the
volume of transactions. Hence, it is en
couraging to find that there is actual im
provement in the demand for consump
tion in several of the more important
trades, and that manufacturers already
begin to feel the effects. Crop prospects
have improved during the past week,
particularly in southern and northwestern
regions, where there has been a lack of
rain, and there is now scarcely a single
commercial center from which crop re
ports are not highly favorable.
Business is improved at Louisville, de
cidedly at Montgomery and slightly at
New Orleans. Trade is small at Memphis,
but crop prospects good; dull at Nash
ville, better than usual for the season at
Atlanta, and much better than last year
at Jacksonvlle. Reports from all quarters
indicate little complaint as to collections.
Regarding money, they show almost
everywhere an ample supply for legiti
mate and safe business, but it is fre-
quently mentioned that there is no sup
ply tof speculation, and at St. Louis the
market is stiller at 7 and 8 per cent.; at
Kansas City lirm at 8 to 10, and Detroit
strong at 7, rather stringent at Cleveland;
tight at Little Rock and Atlanta, close
at Nashville, and in good demand with
firm rates at New Orleans. From all
other points reports indicate compar
ative ease. It is another hopeful indica
tion that the demand for manufactured
iron and steel improves.
Business failures occurring throughout
the country during the past week number,
for the United States, 224; Canadu, 29;
total, 258, against 244 last week.
A BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Deadly Conflict Between Priso
ners and Guards.
Seven convicts at Cole City, Ga., made
a break for liberty Monday morning. A
desperate conflict was the result. The
convicts were armed and led by one of
the worst characters who have ever been
in that or any other convict camp. They
were only overpowered after a battle that
resulted in the death of three convicts,
the mortal wounding of tw r o others
and the death of two of the guards. The
affair was one of the most desperate
in the history of the Georgia peniten
tiary. At 6 o’clock Captain J. M. More
land, assistant warden at Slope camp,
went into the stockade where 200 con
victs were confined. He was accompa
nied by Jesse Rankin, night guard.
After the convicts had been counted and
a majority sent off to the coal mines,
seven asked to remain behind in order to
be furnished with overalls, claiming that
they had been in a w’et place in the
mines. The seven were: J. M. Laus
downe, 8. 11. Lansdowoe, father and
son; Sam Green, Wilson Palmer, John
Rutherford, Abe Wayman and
George Ward. As the assist
ant warden started for the
gate, Wilson Palmer, aburley white con
vict serving his term for safe .flowing,
drew a revolver and ordered the officer’s
hands up. After relieving the officer of
his pistol, Palmer fired his revolver with
in a foot of the officer’s face, iuflicting a
fatal wound. Rankin, in the meantime,
had been overpowdered, but struggling
to his feet, managed to escape by knock
ing down a convict. The seven desperate
men made a rush for Captain More
land’s office, where they knew
the arms were kept. They secured a
double-barreled shotgun and barricaded
the door. By this time the guards were
aroused, and a general fusiiade ensued,
resulting in the death of Pat Rawiin and
Jesse Rankin, two guards, and of Sam
Green, Wilson, Palmer and George
Ward. Jack Landsdowne was killed and
his son Seab desperately wounded. The
latest advices from the scene are that
quiet has been restored. John Ruther
ford and Abe Wayman escaped.
AN APPARENT DEFICIT
Is Revealed by the United States
. Treasurer’s Report.
A Washington dispatch says: The
treasurer’s statement, issued Saturday
morning, but bearing date of the 18th
instant, shows an overdraft of $634,733,
against which there are $23,287,167 on
deposit in the national banks and $20,-
199,040 on fractional silver. The appar
ent deficit is SIOO,OOO less than appeared
in Friday’s statement. The following
statement was prepared in the secretaryVs
office, as showing the actual situation to
date: Available cash balance June Ist,
exclusive of deposits in national banks,
$10,138,473; receipts to June 20th, #20,-
073,260; total, $30,210,734. Payments
to Juue 20th, including $18,312,155 for
pensions, $26,771,800, leaving au avail
able balance on June 20th of $3,438,934.
TiKKS THE BEE.
Straws show the way the wild wind
blows,
And the tape measure shows us our
inches.
But the bun is snatched by the corn,
which shows
The spot where anew shoe pinches.
NO. 9.