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T. A. HAVRQM, Publisher. current rones. m Ay Albany man says he has be.*n tu prison 208 times. Secretauy Teller has gone to Colorado to hr- absent for some time. There were 321 patents issued at Washs lngton in one day, recently. About 1,000 deaths a week in New York l ity at this time of the year. • General Sheridan had an ovation at Oswego, N. Y„ the other day. In California roses bloom without cul ture at nil seasons of the year. There have been more than forty fail tires in Wall street since January 1. It is claimed that the Colorado grass crop will bo worth $30,000,000 this year. A ill e Die at. writer condemns lounging as injurious to health in a variety of ways. The prospect* of indigo in Bengal, and the tea cron in Assam, are unfavorable. O. O. Kaufman hasbeen elected German Secretary of the National Republican Com mittee. A new word has been coined. It is “telepheme” and means “telephone mes sage.“ T.onn Randolph Churchill is thinking of taking an American tour during the re cess of Parliament. There are 150 special pension examiners to bo appointed under a new law at sala ries? of $1,600 a year. At Panama yellow fever is raging, the "hospitals nre crowded, and deaths take place almost hourly. The Very R-verond Henry Cosgrove, of "Davenport, lowa, has been made Bishop of the See of Davenport. The Pope lias given 20,000 francs, and President Grevy 10,000 francs, for the relief of the cholera sufferers. Green-backers of the Sixth Congres sional District of lowa have nominated J. B. "Weaver for Congress. Brooklyn has become prominent for its bat factories, and most of the stylish New York hats are made there. Philip Chatham, the oldest Free Mason in England, died recently, aged ninety seven. He was initiated in 1811. Rev. John Mann, aged ninety-six, and Tor seventy-three years a preacher, died at New Haven, Conn., the other day. A girl at Phoenix, Ariz., has been handi capped for life with the name of “Fan Rosa Beeutv Spot Temptation Toucbmcnot.” The City Council of Chicago passed an ordinance the other day requiring shop keepers to furnish seats for their female clerks. Tim Hon. William F. Cody,hotter known os “Buffalo Bill,” represents the Twenty sixth Nebraska District in the State Legis lature. The application of Mme. Patti vs. Marquis De Caux for divorce, will be the first case tried under the new French di vorce law. The English Court of Appeals has sus tained the verdict of * the lower court de creeing the separation of Lord Collin Campbell and wife. Brooklyn health commissioners advise against the citizens keeping pigs, as they would be specially liable to cholera should it appear in this country. The papers of Chili announce the death of Don JoseMignel Horera, at the advanced age of 122 year?, and say that his age is well attested by official records. In the English Commons the other day it was stated that customs officers proposed to separate butter from butterine and oleo margarine in the customs returns. The cadets at AVest Point, during the* summer, are taught how to swim, how to rescue a drowning person, and the quick est method of restoring the apparently drowned, The English sparrow lias become an unen durable nuisance in its native country, and the farmers ore paying a bounty of six cents a head for the birds, and six cents a dozen for the eggs. A Brooklyn beggar, being met with a re fusal on fchegrouud that his patron had no change, coolly'pulled out a lot of money anti offored to change anything as high as a twenty-dollar bill. A Pennsylvanian who was looking for liis lost cow a few days ago, fell in with seven polecats. AVben tiie conflict was over he realized some of the trials of a presidential candidate. Dynamite is such a terribly destructive force, and could so easily be adopted in •warfare, that it may yet Drove a powerful agent in bringing about a custom of peaee fnl settlement of all disagreements among Nations. Suit has been commenced against the bondsmen of J. O. I’. Burnside, the default ing Disbursing Clerk of tho Post-office De partment, for $40,000, the amount of tiieir liabilities. Burnside’s peculations, how ever, amount to nearly SBO,OOO. The French claim a protectorate over that portion of Madagascar lying north of the sixteenth parallel of south latitude, and also an indemnity of 3,000,000 francs, and an indemnity to compensate foreigners for losses during the war. France also proposes that tho queen be styled queen of Hovas onljL China will soon build its first railway. It will connect Pekin with Tientsin. A few (years ago a short lino was eXperim-ntally built between Shanghai and AVoosung, but the natives got the idea that their “joss” was opposed to it, and the venture was finally abandoned. • Dr Klaczko, of Vienna, suggests a pow erful preventative of cholera in petroleum or paraffine. In Galicia, says he, there are many petroleum wells, and here it has been observed that the workpeople have always enjoyed perfect immunity from cholera, even when it has broken out with great virulence in the district around them. This fact the peasants themselves attribute to the emanations from the petroleum laden soil, which, the?' say, kill tho postilentlal gem and all kinds of insects. TRENTON, DADE COyNTY, GA.. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30.1884. COMING HOME. The Greely Relief Squadron Leaves St. John's, lltrmtril 11, n A, Demonstra tion—F'.n;;llsii ami I'ntled State* Flan* at llalflSu-t. / Et. John’s, N. F., July 26.—At10 a. m. the Greely relief squadron steamed out into the hay. The flagship Thetis led, followed by the Bear, Alert and all the harbor steam tugs and steam launches, with the flags of Great Britain and the United Hta'tes at half-mast, and crowded with leading citizens. On all public buildings and mercantile prem ises flags were draped. The vessels in port displayed their National flags in mourning. Thousands of spectators from the shore waved adieus by banner or handkerchief, which salutations were gracefully returned by the receding squadron. Lieutenant freely and the other survivors are enjoy ing tolerable health. RATIIt.II ROMANTIC. A S'crui I) lo* the Ossian Terburgh Self- Murder—Tun Loire. lte», ;| u Suirlil 1 '' 1 ' O raves. Lekchburo, Pa., July 25.-Mario Salter, a beautiful young lady, committed suicide •O-day by taking a largo dose of poison. Her death is the sequel to one of the most sensational tragedies ever taken place here. About three months ago Ossian Terburgh, a brilliant young lawyer, destroyed his existence with the deadly drug known as prussic acid. He left several letters, one to his lather, Dr. Terburgh, a prominent spir itualist, in which he gave his reasons for self-destruction, at the same time warning his father never to reveal them. One of the directions given was his desire that his remains should be cremated and his ashes -•ast in the waters nearest the river, so that nothing should remain to burden the public with his memory. In case his 'ather should object to cremation, he hoped that his funeral cortege would consist of but a hearse and one carriage, and that his remains be interred in the most lonely and seldom trod spot to be found within the inclosure of the dead. ■‘Let there be neither headstone or other thing to mark the spot,’’ lie said “for my fondest wish in this respect is that 1 may he forgotten to the world as qtiicly as possible.” These remarkable utterances deepened the mystery, and although every effort was made to ascertain what insti gated them and at tho same time led to the young man’s death, it was not nnt.il a fow weeks »fro further light wus thrown upon the subject. It was then developed that it was bis love for Miss Sal ter that led to the suicide. It is said that he had been engaged to marry her, but was prevented from doing so by reason of an affliction that could only result in injury to her love. He spent his last night on earth pleading with Miss Salter to consent to his committing suicide. She was un willing, and he was determined, and the next morning his dead body was found in his room. His ideal was not his equal in a social point of view, hut he had educated her, and she bad learned to love him, and consequently she never recovered from the shock sustained by his death. She returned to her little country home at Leech burg, and, although surrounded by loving parents and friends, she was not happy, and finally took her own life to join her lover in the great be yond. Terburgh was a thorough, bright student, and master of the dead languages. THE LIGHTNING HARNESSED. Ftntirr 5h00... of llte New FHeotrle Mirrl ICallroiMl at Cleveland, - Cleveland, 0., July 26.—The first com mercially successful electric railroad in America was started in operation in this city to-day by the East Cleveland Street Railroad Company, which has just com pleted a mile of road and ran cars on it to-day for the first time. The experi ment was so successful that the company expects to change its entire system, comprising over twenty miles, into electric roads. The system used was a combination of the Brush and Knight and Bentley systems, and the current was car ried on underground conductors laid in conduits, like those of the cable road. The curs were started and stoppedand reversed with the greatest ease, and without the disagreeable jerking incident to the cable and horse roads. The economy of running is claimed to ho greater than that of cable roads, and the cost of construction less than one-third as great. Any number of cars up to fifteen can be run at one time on a single circuit, and from one machine, which, is a result not attained by any of the European sys tem- now in operation. The success of the new road has made a great sensation in both the street-railroad and electrical cir cles, and is expected to greatly extend the field of Electrical development, as well as enhance values of street-railroad proper ties. Elaborate and Effective Suicide. New York, July 25.—Julius Holwegg, fifty-five years of age, a native of Geutbin, Prussia, came to this country about a year and a half ago with his wife, and since that time has been living in the reaf rooms in the tenement, 154 Norfolk street. He obtained a position as steward of a res taurant at 20 Chambers street, where his wife was also employed as cook. He was a miller in the old country,but tailed in busi ness. To-day he bolted his door, placed a gun against bis breast, attached a string to the trigger and to the arm of a chair in which he sat, then in each hand took a revolver. A loud report called the atten tion of the neighbors, r.nd the apartments were broken into. Holwegg was found dead, with two bullet holes in his head, and tiie gun resting against his breast and un exploded. Important Discovery. Washington, July 25. —The silver dies of the graat seal of the colonial and proprie tary government of Maryland, known as the third or Fendall seal, which has been lost for nearly a hundred years, was lately found in tiie Treasurer’s office at Annapolis. For this time it has been impossible to ob tain any trace of this seal. The la?t date of its use, so far discovered was 1793. CHOLERA HORRORS IN TRANCE. Women tiling Alone In Tiieli Hnnst-S A .Sellzes-tValor llnel Anx riciln Turn lit. XTeeing F rom l*aris. Paris, July 25. — 1 t\ m. —There were thirty-seven deaths from cholera at Mar seilles during the day. The increase in the violence of the epidemic is attributed to the cessation of the east wind, which has hith erto prevailed. Eleven deaths occurred at Arles. The condition of affairs at Arles is most distressing. The deaths from cholera are rapidly increasing. The few joiners who remain In the plague-stricken city have threatened to leave unless paid higher prices for making coffins, which is now their sole occupation. Owing to the desertion of employes, the Water Works have become useless, thus adding to the terrors of the situation. The total number of deaths from cholera at Toulon for the past twenty-four hours is thirty. Isolated cases of cholera continue to be re ported in various parts of France, some distant from the infected district. Two cases of cholera occurred at Narbonne, and at St. Nazaire, a village not far from Toulon, two deaths occurred. Oiie was of an especially pathetic character. An unknown woman was seized while passing along the street, fell prostrate and expired immediately. A pitiable case is reported from Marseilles. A woman of seventy years was missing several days. The police at last forced an entrance into her lodging, and found her body upon the floor in such a condition that she must have been dead some days. Examination proved that she was the vic tim of cholera. Site had lived almost ex clusively on fruit. The Corvette Argen tina recently at Marseilles desired to take on coal atGibraltar. The English authorities forbade this, and threatened to (ire unless the vessel departed. The Argentina there upon proceeded to a port in Portugal, and began coaling, but the inhabitants became panic stricken, and compelled the authori ties to order the immediate departure of the unfortunate vessel. Where the Argen tina is to find fuel enough to enable her t.o return to Laplata appears an in soluble problem. The large num ber of those who recover from cholera shows that the disease is not of the same deadly character which some pre vious outbreaks displayed. There is a con siderable exodus of people from Paris, who are apprehensive the epidemic will reach the capital, hut nothing of the nature of a panic has yet appeared. Paris never was so deserted as at present. English and American tourists give Paris a wide berth. Such a scare, is altogether unjustified, as the capital is better cleaned and more abundantly watered than any other city. AtfToulon two foolish youths made a bet at to which could drink the most seltzer wa ter. One drank nine syphons and the other eight. Both died shortly of cholera. FIVE MEN KILLED. A I.eh’sh Vntle.r Engine Flxplotles With Terrible Results. WtLKESBARRE, Pa., July 25.—The empty shifting engine of the Lehigh Valley Rail road, with five of the crew on board, run ning from White Haven to Necopecksiding, exploded this morning. The entire crew are reported killed. Three were blown to' pieces and can not. be found. Having no flagman to warn an approaching freight train, the latter ran into the wreck, demol ishing several cars. All trains on the road are several hours late. Western passen gers for New York and other points south ar6 being transferred here to the Philadel phia & Reading Railroad. The officials re fuse to give any information. The Plague-Stricken Cities. Marseilles, July 26. —Cholera has ap peared at Spizzia, Italy, carried there by Italian workmen from the arsenal at Tou lon. Two fatal cases have occurred already, and the inhabitants are in a panic. Fugitives from here are begining to re turn. The municipal authorities haye thanked the Sisters of Charity for their devotion and zeal in assisting the cholera sufferers. Twenty-two death from cholera occurred here to-day. Toulon, July 26.— There were two deaths from cholera to-day in the city, and two in tiie suburbs. The total number of deaths from cholera to date is 593. The exodus has decreased the population two-thirds. Sixteen deaths from cholera here during the night. The Lumpy Jaw Disease. Chicago, July 26.— Surgeons at the coun ty hospital have under treatment a Mrs. Murphy, twenty-se-ven years old, who is suffering from a horrible disease which afflicts cattle, and is known as the “lumpy jaw.” It is in form of abscess on her jaw, and it was at first supposed to be ordinary abscess, but microscopical exam ination proves the contrary. The abscess is found to contain vegetable parasites, identical with those found in the abscesses on cattle. It is supposed to have been caused by eating meat from cattle having the disease. An operation will be per formed Tuesday, and the case excites some interest, as it is first one reported in the United States, though similar cases have already been recorded in Germany. Four Hundred and Forty-Seven Ballots. St. Louis, July 26.—The Democratic Con gressional Convention of the Fourteentk District, of this State, which has been (it at Poplar Bluff since Tuesday morning, adjourned sine die late to-night after taking 447 ballots without nominating a candidate,-an event unparalleled in Mis souri. Disastrous Hail-Storm. Tower City, Dak., July 25.— A disas trous hail-storm occurred this afternoon. Several buildings were unroofed and torn down, and many window lights broken A few persons were injured, hut not fatally Hail fell about thirteen miles west of town going southeast, ruining all the crops. It is not known how far it extended, or the amount of damage in the country. Killed by Lightning. Bemest, 111., July 26.—Hovey B. CluD ter, aged eighteen, whose home is in Cisne 111., while at work in a tanyard here was instantly killed by lightning at four o’clock this afternoon. A Monster Freight Yard. Pittsburgh, July 25.— The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has purchased one hun died and ttventy-ttve acres near Freedom Pu., and will estabii.-h there a monstei freight yard at a cost of $1,590,000, and wRL a caoactiv of seven thousand cars, FROSTED FEET. H»nry Leith’s Singular and Painful Accident. A OfTVMnn'n Vnpenioii* Iflethod lo Care N®re Feel aud die I'oiiiequoiiff. Philadelphia, July 27.—Henry Leith, aged fifty-seven years, of 1240 Taney street, was brought into the German Hospital last night with frozen feet. So the doctors pronounced after an examination which resolved them upon the promptest measures in .order to save am pu" ation. Leith’s singular accident was tho result of an effort to cure himself of a very common hot weather malady. All summer long he has been extremely .footsore, the skin peeling of "hi* pedal extremities. For this he tried a cold water remedy, but ■with no success. He stayed at home for a week, with his feet soused in a bucket of water, which was renewed every half hour. Ho went happily forth at the end of tha (week, hut his soles came back in as raw a state as ever. After a little practice he ’placed his feet upon a cake of ice. Gradu ally he managed to leave them there till a "east was taken. By this time his feet were quite insensible to cold. He was, as he ex pressed it, “an Esquimaux up to the ankles,” and propounded to his wife, as he sat over his tub, a theory for hardening cavalry officers for Arctic service. A little before So’clock inst night his wife, who was down stairs, heard frightful shrieks issuing from her husband’s room. She rushed up stairs, to find him still sitting over his tub. His feet, however, had entirely dis appeared. “Cut’em out! Cut’em out!” yeMed Mr. Leith. His wife looked at the tub and saw two ankles protruding from the two huge cukes of ice upon which her husband’s feet had been pieced. He had gone to sleepy and his feet had melted completely through the cakes. After a few futile attempts to liberate her husband’s understandings with a darning needle and the hack of a hair-brush, Mrs. Leith hethouglit herself of the ice-pick. This speedily accomplished the desired pur pose, but Mr. Leith’s feet were found to be in the condition which tho German Hos pital doctors are trying to alter. DETERMINED TO DIE. * An Insane Woman, Foiling-to Hill Herself with a Serb- Hen ti In Water. Indianapolis, Ind., July 27.—The dead body Of Mrs. Pauline Grimm, prep ietress of ’ the Germania Hotel, was found on the bulk of Poem’s Run this morning, with tali he«(T Oft licr b—ir partial';,- under Tester. It seems she had been in ill health for some time, and that two watchers were required to attend her. One of the watchers left the room last night and the other fell asleep. This the patient, who was undoubtedly insane for the moment, discovered, und quietly slipped to the kitchen, where she tried to kill herself by hacking her wrist with a knife. Failing in that, she went to Pogue’s Run, two squares distant, where her body was found this morning. It is not. thought that she was drowned, but that death was caused by the loss of blood. The Spanish Treaty. Washington, July 27.— At the State Department news is now ejected from Minister Foster, at he has concluded with Spain a new treaty, reducing duties upon our exports to Cuba. This was one off the subjects that brought him here in the spring, and he has been authorized by the department to use his own discretion in securing the best concession that can be had. Secre tary Frelinghuysen has confidence that something will come of it that will stimu lateour trade with Cuba. Spain has begun to feel that it iHnecessarry for her to have our kindly feewigs if she wants to keep the islftid in her own bands. Mr. Foster, from As long residence in Spanish Amer ican colutries, is fully acquainted with the advances to be gained by such an ar rangement. Speaking Spanish fluently, he is considered the best equipped man for his present task this country has. Hungarians Murderously Assaulted. Uniontown, Pa. July 27. —Last night four Hungarians who were moving their goods from one boarding-house to another, were attacked by a party of five coke drawers, and in the' fight which ensued Paul Elas, one of the Hungarians, was hit on the head with a stone, fracturing his skull and causing death in two hours. The others were seriously but not fatally in jured. The five men, named King, Mc- Koight, Ramage, Fell and Shaeffer, were held for murder. Disastrous Storm in Kansas. Dodge City, K as., July 27.—A cyclone at 10 o’clock last night visited Cimarron Station, eighteen miles west of here, de molishing about a dozen houses, one-fifth of the town, including a dry goofls store andlivery stable. The houseof Al. Barton was swept completely away. Mrs. Barton and child were seriously hurt. Several other persons received painful injuries. The wind reached a velocity of eighty seven miles an hour. Salvationists Arrested. Rochester, N. Y., July 27.— Eighteen members of the Salvation Army were ar rested to-day for singing while parading tiie streets—eight men and ten women, They will remain all night in the police station, praying and singing. A request to pass six tainborines to the prisoners was denied. The leaders had been notified not to sing while marching. China W II Pay. Paris, July 27.—After the council of Ministers at the Elysee, Saturday, Prime Minister Ferry held an interview with Lf Fong Pao, Chinese Ambassador. It was ar ranged that China should pay France an indemnity of twenty million francs. A pa cific solution of the troubles is-now certain. , Deaths from Cholera. Marseilles, July 27 —9 p. m.—Thirty-six deaths here from ctiolera the past twenty four hours. Paris, July 27. —Twelve deaths from cholera at Arles to-day, uud six at Aix. 'I uere is a panic a; tue latter place, SOUTHERN NED'S GLEANINGS. Three notorious horse thieves wer* cap tured in Triuijy River Bottom, Texas. Their depredations have extended through two years, and embraced Northern and Western Texas and Indian Territory. While Dr. C. D. Cooper, a prominent physician of Fauquier County, Va., was with his family at church, his house was entered and SII,OOO stolen. Suspicion attached to Morris Oliver, who lived near tho premises. A box containing the money was found in a hay-stack, and Oliver finally confessed the theft. One of the curiosities to be exhibited at the New Orleans Exposition is a palmetto stump completely petrified. It was dug ».p recently from the sand on tho beach a. Mount Pleasant, S. C., and weighs forty pounds. It is solid stone, and the grain of the palmetto wood is easily discerned. It is said to be the only instance on record in which pulmetto wood "lias ever become petrified. The boiler of a locomotive on the \Y est ern & North Carolina Railroad exploded neur Cowee Mountain. Engineer IJUrry \\ arner, Fireman Ed. Barringer and one passenger were killed. (Several others were horribly scalded. A. M. Suddoth, a prominent merchant at Friar’s Point, Miss., suicided at Helena, Ark., the other morning by taking chloral. Several letters written just before his de mise showed the suicide premeditated. The deceased had his life insured for $7,000 — $2,000 in Knights of Honor and $5,000 in a lexas association. Cause unknown. One of the most peculiar sections iu the South is probably the nuneral belt of West Alabama, which streUdJes diagonally across the country above Ml% 31st degree of north latitude. It extends from Garlandsville, in East Mississippi, to some distance east of tho Alabama River, where its mineral evi dences sink below an extensive pine forest and again comes to the surface in East Alabama. This belt is probably not more than ten miles in width, and contains sojne of the most important minerals used in ag riculture and the arts. That portion of this section which has some of the strong est evidences of the existence of petroleum oil lies in AYest Alabama, and embraces parts of the counties of AA'asbington, Clarke, Choctaw and Marengo. It is about evenly divided by the Tombigbee River, a stream navigable at all seasons of the year by steamboat or othor craft. In extJit it will embrace probably 890 square miles, or 500,1X10 acres, and contains n great, diversity of soils, mineral and forest growth. Dr. Jas. Augustus Edwards, of Atlan ta, Ga., has been arrested for attempting to poison his bride of a few days, in SUqli mond, Va. Another wife lives in Atlanta. The worthy wife of Capt. Jett T. Mitch ell, near .Jonr-ce-, Gn., w#s shot the other evening, while sitting at her window. Her husband and children lay sleeping near her, as she sat sewing. Thirteen shot en tered her breast, killing her instantly. John Raiborn, an industrious farmer of McMinn County, Tenn., became suddenly insane the other evening, and tried to kill his wife and children with a shot-gUn. One child which he dragged a great distance received injuries thought to be fatal. Rai born is now in Athens jail a raving maniac. Nocause is assigned for his sudden insanity. The other morning a little daughther ot Edward Irvine, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was left alone to play in the yard. Sh< built a minature brick kiln, and in attempt ing to light shavings under it her dress caught fire. Her injuries will prove fatal. Senator Vance told a \Vashingt< n re porter the day Congress adjourned that ho wanted to get back to North Carolina. He said: “1 want to wake up in the morning aud see the piue trees, and I want to smell them when I go to bed,-, as their perfume floats into the window and makes me dream that I atn a child again. I want io go out into our old fields once more and see a nigger plowing with a one eyel mule with a coffee sack for a plow line.” Henry Johnson, u tinner, fell off a three-story building in Knoxville, Tenn., the other morning on Jasper Lonas, plas terer, and crushed his (Lonas’) skull in two places, niso breaking his leg. Johnson escaped unhurt. Dr. AA*. H. Armstrong, while driving into Dallas, Tex., met a run-away team, and to prevent being run over, attempted to jump from his buggy. His foot caught in the wheel and he struck on his head, and was killed. He was thirty years old, one of the best physicians in the country, and a member of tiie Dallas County Medical Society. He was a native of Louisiana. The Virginia Court of Appeals has de cided that the act passed by the last Legis lature, prohibiting school superintendents from taking part in politics is unconstitu tional. THE'prompt action of the New Orleans Board of Health regarding tho suspicious case of fever, which had been reported as yellow fevei-fhad the effect of allaying all excitement on the subject. If other sus picious cWes occur they will be promptly reported by the Board. Wm. Ames, a locomotive engineer on the Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad, was killed at Jackson the other day in a per sonal difficulty with* R. R. Stratton, fire man on the same engine. Tho deceased was very abusive and overhearing to Stratton, who left the engine when deceased made an attack on him with an ax. Stratton then drew his pistol and fired three shots, killing Ames instantly. The act was pro nounced justifiable homicide. A construction train on the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Pacific Railroad fell through the bridge over Alligator Bayou, near Delta, a few days since, killing engi neer Vanderberg and the fireman. The accident was caused by the rails being torn up for the purpose of wrecking the train. Robert Mosely, chief of one of the most daring gang of horse-thieves in Texas, and recently arrested near Trinity River, is oniy twenty-four. A tunnel at the Stegall State mines in Roane County, Tenn., fell in ou John Bain, aged sixty-five years, and crushed him so badly that he will die. VOL. I.—NO. 23. PERSONAL AND LITERARY. —Alexander 11. Stephens’ library, which cost him $20,000, lias been sacri ficed for SBOO. —By the death of Bishop Simpson the venerable Dr. Bowman, of St. Louis, becomes the senior Methodist Bishop. Chicago Tribune. —-Mrs. Spurgeon, the invalid wife of the noted preacher, has donated to a benevolent ob:eot $250 she earned with her own hands making photograph frames. —Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, of Boston, has with him an old servant, Abel Fullom by name, who has been with his family ever since 1810, three years before tlio Doctor was born. — Boston Journal. * —Tho Evening Star, of New Bruns wick, N. J., was published just six weeks, and in that time one of its edi tors, Harry G. llose, was arrested-four times—for adultery, perjury, malicious and criminal libel.—A. Y. Nun. —W. 11. Trenwith, of New York City, is absolutely certain that the world will come to an end ou t he sth of July, 1885, and has written a pamphlet to prove it. He says: “Oh, how are the people to bo warned of the day that is now at hand?’’ — N. Y. News. —Bayard Taylor’s father and moth er, slid living up in the nineties in years, inhabit the beautiful country house which Bayard built years ago at Kennctt. Square, Pa., and which since his death has fruitlessly been offered for sale.— Pittsburgh Post —Captain James B. Eads is the first American that ever received the English Society of Arts medal for successful service in engineeiing science. The society has been very infrequent in favoring foreigners, but has given the medal to both de Lesseps and to Napo leon III.— N. Y. Tribune. —William A. Beach, one of the most distinguished members of the New York bar, who died at Tarry town recently, of heart disease, from which he suffered many years, was born in Ballston. N.Y., in 1805, and removed to Trov in 18 5, and finally to New York. His ability and success quickly won for him a high place in the legal profession. —Troy Times —When Bishop Simpson was preach ing orfone occasion at a church dedica tion in ru Ohio town lie remarked to the local minister: “There’s a young man in this congregation named Mc- Cabe who is a line singer, and I’ve a notion to osll lint out," and shortly afterward he invited tlto young man to come foward anil favor the audience with an appropriate song, winch >ie did, and this was. perhaps the first official recognition of the now famous Chaplain McCabe.— Chicago Herald. HUMOROUS. —A Philadelphia woman drank a pint of toil oil with suicidal intent, Imt forgot to swallow a match, and still lives.— Philadelphia Call. —Boston ladies call their spouses “hubby,” not as a term endearment, but because it seems to remind them of the relation of Boston to the rest of tho universe.— Chicago Timas. —“Here’s your roast beef, sah,” said the waiter; “I served it some timo ago. ’ “O, indeed? roast beef? Why, so you did. I thought all the time it was a crack in the plate.”— Chicago Tribune. —At a recent marriage ceremony in one of the Providence (11. 1.) churches, the contracting parties were thirty min utes behind time, and the organ pealed out: “Oh dear, what can tne matter be?”— The Judge. —An exchange says : A miss in Gad deston. Ga.. has hair that sweeps the floor. Now if this miss had hair that could cook, wash and iron and milk the cows, what a bonanza she would be as a wife.— Brooklyn Times. “Yes,” said Fcnderson, “I've got quite an ear for music.” “You have quite an ear, sure enough,” said Fogg, “but 1 wasn’t sure it was for music. 1 didn't know hut it was intended for a windmill.”- Boston Transcript. —Chorus of Ladies—We are sure, Mr. Weeks, that you do not permit your wife to slave at her household duties without assisting her at times? Mr. Weeks—No, 1 share the labor with her. Ladies—How nice! What work do you attend to? Mr. Weeks—We go halves. She puts up the preserves and 1 put them down. —“What a wonderful woman that Mrs. Crimsonbeak is,” said Mrs. least to a friend. “Why wonderful?” in quired the one addressed. “Why, I never knew her to be out of temper. “Nor I cither,” quickly added one not an admirer of the lady in question. “She seems to have plenty of it!’ 1 N. Y. Herald. —“Look here, waiter?” cried Crim sonbeak, wljo was stopping a few days at’Coney Island, “this ham is not so good as what I got here last summer. “I don't see why,” replied the waiter, in some surprise; “it's the same ham, sir!” leaves without par taking and wonderiDg why he didn’t think°of that before. Yonkers Mates man. “The development at the back ol the head, my friends, indicates parental affection,” explained the phrenologist. “Now, you will observe,’ he went on, feeling of the boy’s head, “that this bump is abnormal in size, thus indicat ing that he loves and reveres his parents to an unusual degree. Is this not so my lad?” “Naw.” “What’s that? lon do not love your parents?” “I think well enough of ma,” the boy replied, but I ain’t very lond of de old man- That bump you’re feelin’ of he giv nie last night wid a base-ball club. A. X. Sun.