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T. A. HAVRON, Publisher. FORBIDDEN HONEY. Danger Lurks Among the Hon eyed Things of Earth. A Taste of That Which In Pleasant Often Turns to Gall—Sermon by Rev. l)r. T. De Witt Talmage, D. D, Brooklyn, Oct. 16.—Dr. Talmage preach* ed a sermon this morning, the subjedt of which was, “Forbidden Honey,” the text being 1. Samuel, xiv., 43: “1 did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand, and, 10, I roust die.” Dr. Talmage said: The honey-bee is a most in genious architect, a Christopher Wren among insects, a geometer drawing hexa gons and pentagons, a freebooter robbing the fields of pollen and aroma, a wondrous creature of God, whose biography written by Huber and Swammerdam, is an en chantment for any lover of nature. Virgil celebrated the bee in his fable of Aris teaus t an*l Mosos and Samuel and David and Solomon and Jeremiah and Ezekiel and St. John used the delicacies of bee manufacture as a Bible symbol. A miracle of formation is the bee; five eyes, two tongues, the outer having a sheath of protection hairs on all sides of its tiay body to brush up the par ticles of flowers; its flight so straight that all the world knows of the boo line. The honey-comb is a palace such as no one but God could plan and the honey-bee con struct; its cells sometimes a dormitory, and sometimes a store-house, and some times a cemetery. These winged toilers first make eight strips of wax, and by their antennae, Which are to them a hammer, and chisel, and square, and pluml>-line, fashion them for use. Two and two, these workers shape the wall. If an accident happens they put up but tresses or extra beams to remedy the damage. When about tho year 1776 an insect, before unknown, in the night time attacked the bee-hives all Qver Eu rope, and the men who owned them were In vain trying to plan something to keep out the invader that was a terror to the bee-hivos of the continent, it was found that every-where the bees had arranged for their own protection, and built before their honey-combs an especial wall of wax, with port-hole, through which the bees might go to and fro, but not large enough to admit tho winged combatant, called the sphinx atropos. Do you know that the swarming of the bees is divinely directed? Tho mother bee starts for a new home, and because of this the other beCs of the hive get into an excitement which raises the beat of the hive some four degrees, and they must die unless they leave their heat ed apartments; and they follow the mother bee and alight on tho branch of a tree, and cling to each other and bold on until a committee of two or three have explored the region and found the hollow of a tree or rock not fa# off from a stream of water; and they here set up a newcolonv, and ply their aromatic industries, and give them selves to the manufacture of the saccha rine edible. But who can tell the chemis try of that mixture of sweetness, part of it the very life of the bee and part of it the life of the fields! Plenty of this luscious product was hang ing in the woods of Bethaven during the time of Saul and Jonathan. Their army Was in pursuit of an enemy that by God’s command must be exterminated. Tho soldiery woro positively forbiddeu to eat anything untii the work was done. If they disobeyed they wore accursed. Com ing through tho woods they found a place where the bees had been busy, a great honey manufactory. Honey gathered in the hollow of the trees until it had overflowed upon the ground in great pro fusion of sweetness. All the army obeyed orders and touched it not, save Jonathan, and he not knowing tho military order hbout abstinence dipped the end of a stick he held in his hand into the candied liquid, and, as yellow and brown and tempting, it glowed on the end of the stick, he put it to his mouth and ate the honey. Judg ment fell upon him, but for special inter vention he would have been slain. In my text Jonathan announces his awful mis take: “I did but taste little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand, and 10, I must die.” Alas! what multi tudes of people in all ages have been dam aged by forbidden honey, by which, I knean temptation, delicious and attrac tive, but damaging and destructive. Literature, Fascinating but dreadful, comes in this category. Where one good, honest, healthful book is read now there uro one hundred made . up of rhetorical trash consumed with avidity. When the boy on the cars comes through with a pile of publications look over the titles and notioe that nine out of ten of the books are depleting and injurious. All the way from New York to Chicago or New Orleans notice that objectionable books dominate. Taste for pure literature is poisoned by this scum of the publishing houses. Every book in which sin triumphs over virtue, or in which a glamour is thrown over dissipation, or which leaves you at its last line with less respect for the marriage institution and less abhorance for the para mour, is a depression of your own moral character. The book-bindery nmy be at tractive, and the plot dramatic and start ling, and the style of writing sweet as the honey that Jonathan dipped up with his rod, but your best interests forbid it, your moral safety forbids it, your God for bids it and one taste of it may lead to such bad results that you may have to say at the close of the experiment, or at the close of a misimproved life-time: “I did but taste a little honey with the rod that was in my hand, and, 10, I must die.!” Corrupt literature is doing more to-day for the disruption of domestic life than any other cause. Elopements, marital in trigues, sly correspondence, ficti tious names' given a tpost-office Windows, clandestine meetings in. parks, and at ferry gates, and in hotel parlors, and conjugal perjiifies are among fhd damnable results. When a Vvpmuut young or old, gets her bead thor- oughly stuffed with the modern novel, she is in appalling peril. But some one will say: “The heroes are so adroitly knavish, and the persons so bewitchingly untrue, aud the turn of the story so exquisite, and all of the characters so enrapturing, I can not quit them.” My brother, my sister, you can find styles of literature just as charming, that will elevate and purify, and ennoble, and Christianize while they please. The devil does not own all the honey. There is a wealth of good books coming forth from our publishing houses that leaves no excuse for the choice of that which is debauching to body, mind and soul. Go to some intelligent men or women and ask for a list of books that will be strengthening to your mental and moral condition. Life is so short and your time for improvement so abbreviated that you can not afford to fill up with hustts and cinders and debris. In the interstices of business that young man is reading that which will prepare him to be a merchant Prince, and that young woman is filling her mind with an intelligence that will yet either make her the chief attrac tion of a good man’s home or give her an independence of character that will qual ify her to build her own home and main tain it in a happiness that requires no augumeutation from any of our rougher sex. That young man or young woman can, by the right literary and moral improve ment of tho spare ten minutes hero or there in every efny, rise head and shoulder in prosperity, and character, and influence above tho loungers who read nothing or read that which bedvyarfs. See all the forests of good American litorature drip ping with honey. Why pick up the honey combs that have in them the fiery bees, which will sting you with an eternal poi son while you taste it? One book may, for you or me, deoide every thing for this world or the next. It was a turn ing point with mo when in Wynkoop’s book store, Syracuse, one day I picked up a hook called “Tho Beautios of Ruskin.” It was only a book of ex tracts, but it was all pure honey, and I was not satisfied until I had purchased all his works, at that time expensive beyond an easy capacity to own them, aud what a heaven 1 went through in reading his “Seven Lamps of Architecture” and his “Stones of Venice,” it is impossible for me to describe, except by saying that it gave me a rapture for good books and an ever lasting disgust for decrepit or immoral books that will last mo while my immortal soul lasts. All around the church and the world to-day there are busy hives of in telligence occupied by authors and author esses, from whose pens drip a distillation which is the very nectar of heaven; and why will you thrust your rod of inquisi tiveness into the deathful saccharine of perdition? Stimulating liquids also come into the catagory of temptations delicious but deathful. You say: “lean not bear the taste of intoxicating liquor, and how any man can like it is to me an amazement.” Well, then it is no credit to you that you do not tako it. Do not brag about your total abstinence, because it is not from any principle that you reject alcohol ism, but for the same reason that you re ject certain styles of food—you simply don’t like the taste of them. But multi tudes of people have a natural fondness for all kinds of intoxicants. They like it so much that it makes them smack their lips to look at it. They are dyspeptio, and they take it to aid digestion; or they are annoyed by in somnia, and they take it to produce sleep; or they are troubled, and they take it to make them oblivious; ‘or they feel good, and they must celebrate their hilarity*-. They begin wjlh mint julep sucked through two straws on thfe Long Branch piazza and end intho ditch, taking from a jug liquid half kerosene and half whisky. They not only like it, but it is an all-consuming passion of body, mind and soul, and after a while have it they will, though ono wine-glass of It should cost the temporal and eternal destruction of them selves and all their families, and the whole human race. They would say: “I am sorry it is going to cost me and my family and all the world’s population so very much, but here it goes to my lips and now let it roll over my parched tongue and down my heated throat, tho sweetest, the most inspiring, the most rapturous thing that ever thrilled mortal or immor tal.” To cure the habit before it comes to its last stages various plans were tried in olden times. This plan was recommended in the books: “When a man wanted to re form he put shot or bullets into the cup or glass of strong drink—one additional shot or bullet each day, that displaced so much liquor. Ballet after bullet added day by day, of course the liquor became less and loss until the bullets would entirely fill up the glass and there was no room for tho liquid, and by that time it was said that the inebriate would bo cured. Whether any one ever was cured in that way I know* not, but by long experiment it is found that the only way is to stop short off, and when a man does that he ,needs God to help him. And there have been more cases than you can count when God so ‘helped tho man that he quit for ever, and I could count a score of them here to-day, some of them pillars in the house of God. One would suppose tbat,men would tako warning from some of the ominous names given to the intoxicants and stand off from the devastating influence. You have no ticed, for instance, that some of the res taurants are called “The Shades,” typical of the fact that it puts a man’s reputation in the shade, and his morals in the shade, and his prosperity in the shade, and his wife and children in tie shade, and his im mortal destiny in the shade. Now, I find on some of the liquor signs in all our cities the words “Old Crow,” mightily suggestive of a carcass and the filthy raven that swoops upon it. “Old Crow!” Men and women without num bers slain of rum but unburied, and the evil is pecking at their glazed eyes, and pecking at their bloated chepk, and pecking at their destroyed manhood and womanhood, thrusting beak arid claw into the mortal remains of what was pace gloriously alive, but now morally TRENTON. DADE COUNTY GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21. 1887. dead. “Old Crow!” But, alas! how many tako no warning! They make mo think of Caesar on his way to assassination, learn ing nothing; though his statue in the hall crashed into fragments at his feet, and a scroll containing the names of the conspir ators was thrust into his hands, yet walk ing right on to meet the dagger that was to tako his life. This infatuation of strong drink is so mighty in many a man that, though his fortunes are crashing, and his health is crashing, and his domestic in terests are crashing, and we hand him a long scroll containiug the names of perils that await him, he goes straight on to phy sical and mental and moral assassination. In proportion as any stylo of alcoholism is pleasant to your taste and stimulating to your nerves and for a time delightful to your physical and mental constitution is the peril awful. Remember Jonathan and tho forbidden honey in the woods of Beth aven. Furthermore, the gamester’s indulgence must be put in the list of temptations de licious but destructive. I have crossed the ocean eight times, and always one of the best rooms has, from morning till late at night, been given up to gambling prac tices. I hoard of many men who went on hoard with enough money for a European excursion who landed without money enough to got-their baggage up to the hotel or railroad station. To many there is a completo fascination in games of haz ard or the risking of monoy on possibili ties. It seems as natural for them to bet as to eat. Indeed, tho hunger for food is often overpowered with the hunger' for wagers, as in the of Lord Sandwich, a persistent gambler, who, not being will ing to leave the dice-table long enough for tho taking of food, invented a preparation of food that he could take without stop ping the game, namely, a slice of beef be tween two slices of bread, which was named after Lord Sandwich. It is absurd for those of us who have never felt the fascination of the wager to speak slight ingly of the temptation. It has slain a multitude of intellectual and moral giants, men and women stronger than you or I. Down under its power went glorious Oliver Goldsmith, and Gib bon, tho historian, and Charles Fox the statesman, and in olden times famous Senators of the United States, who usod t<s bo as regularly at the gambling-house all night as they were in the halls of legisla tion by day. Oh, the tragedies of the faro table! 1 know persons who began with a slight stake in lady’s parlor and ended with the suicide’s pistol at Monto Carlo. They played with tho square pieces of bone with black marks on them, not know ing that Satqn was playing for their bones at the same time, and Was sure to sweep all the stakes off on his side of the table. The New York Legislature sanctioned tho mighty evil last, spring by passing a law for its defense at the race tracks, and many young men in these cities lost all their wages at Coney Island this summer, and this fall are borrow ing from the money tills of their em ployers or arranging by means of false entry to adjust thoir demoralized Every man who voted for the Iver Pool bill has on his bands and forehead - the blood of these souls. **•'<* But in this connection some young con verts say to me: “Is it right to play cards? Is there any barm in a game of whist or euchre?” Well, I know good men who play whist and euchre and other styles of game without any wagers. I had a friend who played cards with his wife and children, and then at the close said: “Come, now, let us have prayers.” I will not judge other men’s consciences, but I will tell you that cards are in my mind so associated with the tem poral and eternal damnation of splendid young men that I should no sooner say t<? my family, “Come, let us have a game of cards," than I would go into a menagerie and say, “Come, let’s have a game of rat tle-snakes,” or into a cemetery, and, sit ting down by a marble s'ab, say to the grave-diggers: “Come, let us have a game of skulls.” Conscientious young ladies are silently saying to mo while I speak: “Do you think card-playing will do us any harm?” Perhaps not; but how will you feel at the great day of eternity, when we are asked to give an account of our influence, some man shall say to you: “I was introduced to games of chance in the year 1887 in Brooklyn, at your house, and I went on from that sport to something more exciting, and went on down until I lost my business, and lost my morals, and lost my soul, and these chains that you see on my wrists and feet are the chains of a gamester’s doom, and I am on my way to a gambler’s hell.” Honey is the start, eternal catastrophe at the last. Stock gambling comes into tho same cat alogue. It must be very exhilarating to go into Wall street, New ‘ York, or State street, Boston, or Third street, Philadel phia, and deposit a small sum of money, run the risk of taking out a fortune. Many men are doing an honest and safe business in the stock market, and you are an igno ramus you do not know that it is just as legitimate'(o deal in stocks as to deal in coffee or sugar or flour. But nearly all the outsiders who go there on a little financial excur sion lose all. The old spiders eat up the unsuspecting flies. I had a friend who put his hand on his hip pocket and said to me in substance: “I have there the value of $150,000.” His home is to-day penniless. What was the matter? Wall street. Of the vast majority who are victimized you hear not one word. Ono great stock firm goes down and whole columns of news papers discuss their fraud or their dis aster, and we are presented with their features and their biography. But whore ono such famous firms sinks, five hundred unknown men sink with them. The grffat steamer goes down, and all the little boats arc swallowed in the same engulfinent. Gambling is gambling, whether in stocks or breadstuffs, or dice or race-track betting. Exhilaration at the start, and a raving brain, and a shuttered nervous system, and a sacrificed property, and a destroyed soul at the last. Young man, buy no lotr tery tickets, purchase no prize packages, bet on no base-hall games, or'yacht-racing, have no faith io luck, answer no mi*ten ons circulars proposing great income for small investment, shoo away the buzzards that hover around our hotels trying to en trap strangers. Go out and make an hon est living. Have God on your side and bo a candidate for Heaven. Remember, all tho paths of sin are beautiful with flowers at the start, and there are plenty of helpful hands to fetch the gay charger to your door and hold tho stirrup while you mount. But further on the horse plunges to the bit in a slough, r inextricable. The best honey is not lik* that Jonathan took on the end of tho rod and brought to his lips, but that which God puts on tho banqueting table of mercy, at which we are oil invited to sit. 1 was reading of a boy wv n g the mountains of Switzerland auuf-ascending a dangerous place with hi father and tho guides. The boy shopped on tho edge of tho cliff and said: “There is a flower I mean to got.” “Come away from there,” said the father, “you will fall off.” “No," said he, “ I must get that beautiful flow er,” and the guides rushed toward him to pull him back, when they heard him say, “I almost have it.” as he fell two thousand feet. Birds of prey were seen a fovv days after, circling through the air and lowering gradually to the place where the corpse lay. Why seek flowers off the edge of a precipice, when you may walk knee-deep amid the full blooms, of the very paradise of God? When a man mays’:, at a king’s banquet, why will ho go down tho steps and contend for the gristle and bono of a hound’s kennel? “Sweeter than honey* and the honeycomb,” says Daniel, “is the truth of God.” “With honey out of the rock would I have satis fied thee,” says God to the recreant. Here is* honey gathered from tho blossoms of trees of life, and with a rod made out of the wood of the cross I dip it up for all your souls. ■ » HOW TO REAR CHILDREN. Some of the Things Which Boys and Girls Ought to Bo Taught by Parents. One great jioint is to treat them kindly. Do not preach politeness and propriety to them, and violate their lawß yourself. In other words, let the example you set them bo a good ono. Never quarrel nor have any unpleasant ness between yourselves or with others, in their presence. If you must qnarlfcl, wait till the children are gone to bed Then they will not see yon, and, perhaps, by that time you may not want to quarrel. NeVer speak flippantly of neighbors be fore children. They may meet the neigh bors’ children and talk about it Teach them to think that the little boy In rags has a heart in spite of the rags—and a stomach, too. Te-. ii them, as they grow older, that a re spectful demeanor to others, a gentle tone of voice, a kind disposition, a generous na ture, an honest purpose, and an industrious mind, are better than any thing else on earth. Teach them these things, and self reliance, and intelligence, and capability will come of themselves Teach them thest things, I say, and your hoys and girls will grow up to lie noble mtqfrind women. — Moth en' Magazine. Jr Books for the Blind. The recently issued report of Dr. Moon’s society for embossing and circulating the Holy Scriptures and other useful books etateeWhcre are now 6(57 different books print'd from this type, which is adapted to 331 languages and dialects. This is, in deed, a triumph of mechanical genius, but it is muclmnore. The blind in many coun tries are r*Kenablttd to read the Scriptures, besides history, geography, relig ious and biographical works, and their field of merest has been thus wonderfully en -lor gel Last year Mr. Prescott, of the Sydney Home Teaching Society for the Blind, brought with him to this country a memorial to Dr. Moon from 500 blind per sons who had learned to read, thanking him for the great blessing his system has been to them. In Edinburgh and its neighborhood about 250 blind are being visited by the missionary teachers, and the Glasgow societies have over 1,200 cases on th< ir roiL Practically, of the many embossed types invented, there is now but one be besides Dr. Moon's in existence. During last year more than 5,000 volumes were issued in this type, making a total since the commencement of ttye work of 165,885. — London Christi an. ♦ • Queer Japanese Shoes. In Japan children’s shoes are made of blocks of wood secured with cord. The stocking resembling a mitten, having a sep arate place for the great toe. As these shoes are lifted only by the toes the heels make a rattling sound ns their owners walk, which is quite stunning in a crowti They are not worn in the house, as they would injure the soft straw mats on the floor. You leave your shoes at the door. Every house is built with reference to the number of mats required for the floors, each room having from eight to sixteen, and'in taking lodg ings you pay so much for a mat They think it extravagant in us to require a whole room to ourselves. The Japaness shoes give' perfect freedom to the foot The beauty of the human foot is only seen in the Japanese. They have no corns, no ingrow ing nails, no distorted joints.— Merchant World. Gallant Mexican Soldiers. At La Guarda an armed escort Is pro vided by the Government for eveiy dili gencia, because “knights of the road” are believed to be still lurking in the lonesome regions beyond, with an eye to business. The said guard consists of four ragged sol diers in scanty cotton garments, with san dals upon their feet, straw hats upon their heads and rusty muskets of antiquated pattern in their hands. As the coach dashes away at the topmost speed of nine mulo power the g illant “escort” is obliged to shuffle along on foot at a lively rate or be leit behind to the tender mercies of the bandits, a fate which thoy appeared to dread. — City of Mexico Lelttr. Reason can not show itself more reason able than to cease reasoning on things above reason.— Sir Philip Sidney. — The bearing and training of a child is woman’s wisdom. Tennyson. • Tns seed dies into a new life, and so doff* man.— George MacDonald. THE WHITE CAPS. Their Depredations in Southern Indiana To he Brought to the Attention of the Fed eral Courts. Ixpi anatolis, Ink., Oct. 18.—There is a rumor afloat that the depredations of the “White Caps” of Southern Indiana will he brought before the Federal grand jury, which convened cn Monday. All efforts to convict the outlaw’s at their own homes have proved futile, for the reason that in nearly all the coun ties where they operate they have control of the courts, and it is well known that during the last month an effort has been made to get the cases in the United States court. Govornor Gray and District Attorney Sellers were recently in consultation about the proposed investiga tion, and the Governor, in the strongest terms, urged that tho Federal court tako up tho cases if there was any section of the law under which it could be done. The statues were carefully examined by the tw*o,and one old section was found providing for the punishment of Ku-Klux in tho South, under which it is believed tho out laws can be tried. If any doubt should arise about the constitutionality of that section there are other sections covering the cases of the “White Caps,” and there seems to be no doubt about the Federal Government having the power to adminis ter tho law in the case. The law abiding people in the counties where the depre dations have been most frequent are anxious that tho Federal laws should give them protection and have volunteered to give tho District Attorney all the assist ance in their power both in securing evi dence for indictments and for conviction. The Federal officials have nothing to say about what will be done, but there is ground for belief that witnesses from the complaining counties will be summoned to appear before tho grand jury next week. CHAINING NIAGARA. A Million Dollar Company to Try n Buf falo J>fnn’s Invention. New York, Oct. 18.—A special says: It is expected that before long a practical test of ono of the numerous harnesses for the control of Niagara’s power, brought into existence under the stimulus of SIOO,- 000 prize, will receive a practical test which will its use or prove it a failure, and give something further on ■which to base arguments that Niagara con tains no great available power. An end less chain, with feathering buckets, was the invention of a Buffalo man. The rights for Erie and Niagara Counties he sold for $65,000. He says he has a contract for that amount. A stock company with $1,000,000 capital is to bo formed if the coming test proves successful. Geo. W. Smith has ob tained SIO,OOO backing io the amount which a 1,000 horse power machine Will cost, and yesterday he received tho necessary per mission from the Secretary of War to place the machinery in tho river. Mechanical drawings are now being made, and it is ex pected that tho machine will bo tested this falL ’ - Horse-Thieves at Work. St. Josepu, Mo., Oct. 18.—There has been another outbreak by horse thieves in De- Kalb County, and the|Vigilance Committee is in pursuit. In forty-eight hours over fifteen head of horses have been taken from a radius of as many miles just east of the eastern line of this county, and the report is that other portions of the county have been visited. The supposition is that a regular organized gang, such as has been operating in Clinton County, is at tho bot tom of the affair. Another Cholera Laden Vessel. New York, Oct. 18. —The French steam ship Britannia, which arrived here on tho 13th instant from Marseilles and Naples, and has been held by the health officer at Upper Quarantine for observation, was this morning sent down to Lower Quaran tine, four cases of cholera having been found aboard of her. The Britannia is a sister ship to the Alesia, which brought cholera here some weeks ago. Terrible Accident. Lancaster, vA Oct. 18.— A terrible ac cident the Pennsylvania rail road near Ronk’S Station, a few miles east of this city, this afternoon. The fast line train going west struck the carriage containing Mrs. Nancy Stultzfuz, of Gor donvilte, and a woman of tho same name, of Kansas, and both were killed. General Butler Retained. * Chicago, Oct. 18.—General Benj. Butler has been retained of council for tho Chicago Anarchists before the Supreme Court, a::d proposes to do all he can to save their necks from the rope. The caso will como up before the Supreme Court Thursday or Friday. Mormon Converts. New York, Oct. 18.—There were 2SG Mor mon converts landed at Castle Garden to day from the steamship Nevada. Thoy came from Liverpool and were bound for 'rialt Lako City. ♦ ♦ Impaled on a Pitchfork. Oil City, Fa., Oct. 18.—Mrs. Raymond Adams, living near here, while hunting eggs in the barn, slipped and was impaled on the handle of a pitchfork. When found she was dead. She leaves nine children and a husband, who had just been released from the insane asylum. . Tho Sugar Trust. New York, Oct. 18.—The “Sugar Trust” is to have $15,000,000 of bonds and $50,000,000 of stock. Henry Havemeyer will be pres ident. Some of the large refineries are already closed, taking an account of stock preparatory*© entering the trust. YOU. IV.—NO. 35. THE PRESIDENTIAL JOURNEY. Arrival of the Distinguished Party at St. Paul—Cordiafly Welcomed. St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 11.—The Presiden tial party arrived here shortly after 5 o’clock last evening. On the trip from Mad ison a twenty-minute stop wan made at La Crosse, Win, and a tour of that city in car riages occupied the time. Brief stops were also made at Portage, New Lis bon, Sparta nnd Lake City. Ar riving at St. Paui, tho travelers were enthusiastically greoted at the depot. A procession was formed and they were es corted to tho Hotel Ryan. Resting until 8 o’clock, the party was driven through cheering crowds to Bridge Square, where the President reviewed a monster torch light parade, frequently expressing his de light at the gorgeous spectacle. After the procession had passed, the party returned to the hotel, where a public recep tion was held until a late hour. Mrs Cleve land spent several years of her girlhood in this city, and during her visit here has been called on by many old acquaintances, whom she seemed pleased to greet once more. On leaving St Paul the tourists goto Minneapo las, Omaha, Kansas City, Memphis, Tenn., Atlanta, Ga, Montgomery, Ala, Chatta nooga, Tenn., Nashville, Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn., and thence to Washington, hoping to reach there by the 22d inst MOBBING A CARDINAL.. A Banquet at a Toronto Hotel in Honor of Cardinal Taschereuu Interrupted by a Crowd ot Orangemen—Several Thou sand Persons Engaged In Throwing Stones. Toronto, Ont, Oct 13. Cardinal Tasche roau, the only Cardinal who ever visited Toronto, was given a grand banquet here Monday niglit by prominent Roman Cath olics at the Rossin House, and it seems that Orangemen had determined not to let tho occasion pass without making their dlsapprobat'on of the Pope’s ac tion in having made Bishop Taschereau a Prince of the Roman Catholic Church. An Orange band from a suburb of the city, ac companied by a large crowd of bloodthirsty roughs, went to the hotel where tho banquet was being held. By playing party tunes and hurling filthy and insult ing epithets they managed to provoke a fight The fight soon grew into a riot and as several thousands were engaged in it at one time serious results were anticipated. Stones were thrown by the rioters, who must have brought tho missiles with them, and a number wero in jured, but their friends managed to get them away before the police made arrests. The police after an exciting fight with the mob managed to disperse tho roughs. A number of arrests were made by the police. In every instance but one the prisoners were rescued by friends after being arrested. ■ THE POSTAL SERVICE. Increase in the Business of Thirty Large Post-Oiiicos During tlie Past Year. Washington, Oct. 13.—A statement of the postal business, done at thirty of the larger cities for the quarter ending Septem ber 30, has been prepared in the office of the Third Assistant Postmaster-General. The statement shows the increase over tin* corresponding period of tho previous year at the thirty offices to have been per cent. The quarter ended September 30 is the dullest period of the year in postal business. The business at Cincinnati was equal to last year’s. A decrease was shown at Baltimore of 0.08, and at Rochester of 26.3 per oent. The increase by cities is as follows: New York, 2.7; Chicago, 11.0; Philadelphia, C. 9; Boston, 6.4; St. Louis, C.B; Sun Francisco, 6.5; Brooklyn, 3.8; Pittsburgh, 14.6; Cleveland, 6.3; Detroit, 5; New Orleans, 7.5; Washington, 2.2; Buffalo, 10.6; Louisville, 1.2; Milwaukee, 7.8; Providence, 5.8; Kansas City, 30.8; Indian apolis, 8; Albany, 3.4; St. Paul, 17.3; Hartford, 2.4; Newark, 10.2; Troy, 4.5; Minneapolis, 14.7; Syracuse, 8.2; Toledo, 2.4; Richmond, 13.1. - LAMAR’S LUCK. Tile Secretary of the Interior to SB ITpon tire Bench—Vilas Mentioned as His Suc cessor. New York, Oct 15. — According to tho most excellent authority speculation over the successorship to the seat on the bench of the United States Supreme Court, mado vacant by the death of Justice Woods, of Louisiana, may as well end, for L Q. C. Lamar, Secretary of the Interior, has been selected for the place. The matter is said to have gone so far that the appointment has been tendered to Mr. Lamar, who has consented to accept it. He is already ar ranging his affairs with a view to the prom ised change in his official position. The ap pointment is likely to be formally an nounced by a nomination quite early in the session of the Senate. Valparaiso, Ind., Oct 15.—Judge E. C. Field, who is now presiding at the fall term of the circuit court here, has issued a sum mons to the grand jury to convene next Monday, and charges them with a thorough investigation of the Routs disaster. The judge’s charge is thorough, and the public can now hope to see the matter sifted to the bottom. ■■ ■ GARRETT STEPS OUT. He Resigns flic Presidency of the Balti more Jfc Ohio Iluad-The Telegraph Deal Consummated. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 13. — At the meet ing of the B. & O. railroad directors Wednesday Mr. Robert Garrett tendered by letter his resignation of the presidency and it was accepted. William F. Burns will act as president of the company until the annual meeting. It was decided to pay no dividend on tho main stem, but a dividend of 5 per cent on the Washington branch was declared. The passing of the main line dividend caused the price of the stock to fall to 115. The directors ap proved the sale of the telegraph lines to the Western Union. Their action consummates the deaL ■ % m False Rumors of an Earthquake. New York, Oct 15. — A dispatch was re ceived about 12:30 this morning from At lanta, Ga, announcing that an earthquake shock at Charleston, 8. C., had interrupted telegraphic communication, and that the extent of the damage done could not then be learned Considerable alarm was felt until at a later hour communication was re-estab lished. It was then learned that the wires had been disorganized by a fire, the report of an earthquake having originated with » telegraph operator