The Greeley Tribune from Greeley, Kansas • 1

fi tin i hi rrmrrn ill' VOLUME I. GREELEY, ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS, NOVEMBER 26, 1880. NUMBER 3:5. OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE, Our Youns: Folks. MAYS AND NOTES.

The various divisions of the Oklaho- ma Colony will move simultaneously on the Gth of December across the Kansas, Texas and Arkansas lines. A petition will be presented to Congress and the President, asking that the army be prevented from obstructing or interfering with the movement. who is his housekeeper. The burglars then searched the house and carried away over $100 and a gold watch. Miss Sarah Cox, living in Johnston County, N.

committed suicide by hanging herself with a plow-line. She was a daughter of W. T. Cox, a recently defeated candidate for the Legislature, and was so mortified at her father's failure to be elected that she didn't want to live any longer. Wm.

Mattocks, an inoffensive old white man, was brutally murdered near Donald's Depot, S. the other night. Two men asked for lodgings, and, being denied, entered the house and demanded his money. Mattocks resisting, they killed him and took $700. The schooner Abraham Lincoln has been lost off the coast of Liberia, with all on board, 30 1b number Among thee was James B.

McfJili, grandson of a well known colored rosident of Baltimore. The next moment, as it seemed, fho heard two voices near her. 'The party niust be hard up that has to take babies like this to help on their cause," said one. "Poor little fellow!" answered tho other a lady "He's dropped down, torch and all, and gone to sleep." Elsie started and looked around her." Where was the procession? Where was Joe? Too territiedto say a word, up the street she rushed, gazing wildly ou this side and on that. No Joe did she see, no procession -either.

It would have been quite dark but for the street At a house smaller than the others she paused, I rang the bell. There was a confused sound of talking within. "Don't you open that door as yoi Value your life, Phoebe Maria," some one, in shrill tones. "Us alone! This time of night! It's tramp, ure!" Then Phoebe Maria called through the key-hole, "Go right away. I sha'n't let you in if you stop there till midnight.

De-part!" I think if the word defzrf" had not sounded so very ponderous, Elsie would have called back that she was no tramp. As it was, she ran blindly on. "Mother! mother!" she sobbed, wringing her little cold hands. But no one answered. A clock near by tolled nine, ten, eleven.

Two drops of rain fell. The wind rustled drearily among the tree-t-ops. Steps sounded near. A tall man approached, and Elsie caught the gleam of brass buttons. "What are you doing here, demanded the newcomer, in a great bass voice.

"Pm not a boy," cried Elsie. "I never was a boy in all my life. I'm Elsie Baker. I want to go home." She quite broke down, and wept pit-eously. "Hoity-toity!" exclaimed the man, who was one of the police.

Where is Republicans In Roman Democrats In small-cats Fusionists in It alien; independent Republicans denoted by an asterisk SENATE; Dint. Member; Ctnmtyi I. li. uiiuams 2. L.

M. -Atchison. A. KVESIEST 3. Ira F.

4. Case A Brown. and Jackson. Jeftoion. 5.

A. G. Pi 11. Jli Leavenworth, i.Ji lioiuis-. 8.

V. L. M. IJreyi'ogle 10. Leonard 11.

11. W. Blue 12; Eugene F. Bourbon; 13. As 1.

lUdctle; a. Crawford Bour bon. 14. B.F.Hogg Cherokee; 15. W.

B. Glasse 16. M. T. Jones Neosho.

17. K. II. Funston Anderson Allen. 18.

YV. Benson Franklin. 19. S. O.

Thacher Douglas. A. R. Greene 20. 1).

V. Metsker Shawnee. 21. L. E.

Finch Osage and "Wa baunsee. 22. Harrl-ion Kelly. Woodson A Coffey. 23.

S. S. Benedic AVih-on. 24. A.

P. Cogswell. .4 Greenwood Lyon 25s A. B. Montgomery.

26. J. C. Long Chautauqua and Elk. 27.

W. P. Cowley. 28. Neil Wilkie Butler and TIarvey R.

M. Crane Chase, Marion and Morris. 30. F. H.

Burris 31. Perry Hutchinson. 32. J. W.

Rector 33. X. B. Brown 34. Geo.

H. Case 35. A.L. Patchln 86. Thos.

Davis and Dickinson. and Washington. Republic. Smith, Philips and Jewell. Osborne, Mitchell Ottawa, and Saline.

87. J. C. Strong Lincoln Rice, Reno, Russell, Edwards, Ellis, Rush, Barton, Ford and Pawnee. 58.

II. C. Sluss Harper, Barbour, Pratt, Stafford and Kingman. Republicans 30; Independent-Republicans Fusionists Democrats 2. HOUSE OF BEPKESENTATIVES.

Dist. Member. County. 1 J. T.

Dunwoody Doniphan. 2. Geo. V. Hageman 8.

Joseph Davis 4. Geo. W. Click Atchison. 6.

John Seaton 6. F- E. Cloyes 7 J. Potter 8. Edwin Snyder Jefferson.

9. J. M. Puterbaugh 10. Oscar Haberlein Leavenworth.

11. P. GE HAUGHTY 12. J. F.

Legate 13. John Schott 14. J. L. Marvix 15.

M. C. Harris 1. J. V.

Divelbias 17. E. S. W. Drought Wyandotte.

18 B. L. Stlne 19. T. J.

Barker 20. J. B. Ilutchesou Johnson. 21.

Austin Brown 22. 23. Dr. Schnebly Douglass. 24.

E. Russell 25. W. NichO'sOhn 26. R.

A. Steele C. P. Crouch Franklin. 2S.

W. B. Bass 29. J. W.

Games Miami. 30. Henderson Rice 31. Henry Post 32. 1.

83. Henrv Carpenter. 84. Joel Moody 35. Wiley Bourbon.

36. O. Strait 37. J. H.

Lawhead 88. ThomasJJochran 39. C. S. Millington Crawiord.

40. W. B. Cochran 41. V.

L. Jirouming Cherokee. 42. C. It.

Wtbbert 43. H. R. Hubbard 44. J.

B. Swartz Labette. 45. J. D.

Waters 46. T. J. Caivin 47. J.

H. Xorris Montgomery. 4rt. Alex. Moore 49.

P. Hood 50. W. T. Dutton.

Neosho. 51. H. T. Corey 52.

R. B. Stevenson Allen. 53. J.

W. Cox 54. J. Z. Sexton Wilson.

55. T. F. Dodd 56. Dexter E.

Clapp Woodson. 67. D. W. Houston Anderson.

58. AtW.Jo-XES Coffey. 59. JOHX GEISEY 60. J.

E. Ihustall Osage. 61. H. J.

McMaster 92. J. II. Foucht Shawnee. 63.

T. J. Anderson 64. J. B.

Johnson 65. J. L. MeCmmb Wabaunsee. 66.

G. T. Wat kins Jackson. 67. W.

H. Wilson 68. H. F. Bobbins Pottawatomie.

69. C. N. Points 70. John M.

Cannon Brown. 71. N. F. Leslie 72.

X. F. Benson Nemaha. 73. A.

W. Cracraf 74. G. W. Kelly 75.

S. W. Hazen 76. George s. 77.

N. Green 78. A. C. Pierce 79.

Georc-e Tavlor Ciav. 80. C. H. Lebold Dickinson.

81. O. S. Munsell Morris. Si.

James Miles Lvon. 83. G. W. Sutton 84.

J. B. Clogston Lyon and Green wood. 85. W.

F. Osborn Greenwood. 8i. J. S.

Doolittle Chase. 87. W. W. Waring Marion.

88. Allen B. I.emmon Cowley. 89. C.

R. Mitchell 90. G. A. Sears Butler.

91. H. D. Hill 92. W.

E. Stanley Sedgwick, 93. F. M. Domemyer 94.

W. A. Chautauqua. 5. C.

II. Englelield 96. J. W. Brewster Elk.

97. A. B.May hew Sumner. 98. J.

W. Any Harvey. 99. J. M.

Vannordstrand McPherson. 100. X. Peterson Saline. 101.

R. P. Blain Ottawa. 102. W.

S. Crump Cloud. 103. Joseph Cool 104. O.

M. Osborn 105. O. H. Beeson Henry Leigh Republic 107.

W. P. Peake 108. David Heron JeweU. 109.

M. F. 1 10. J. A.

J1I. F. Charles worth MitchelL 113. G. w.

Anderson Lincoln. 113. J. B. HOAG 114.

J. G.EckJes 115. J. H. 6.

W. L. 117. A. W.

Gowan. 118. Ira S. Fleck 119. M.

Allen 120. I. N. Heizer Reno. Phillips.

Osborne. Russell. Ellis. Harton. 121.

John Bennyworth Pawnee. yrz. it. m. wngut KoicL 123.

Albert Graves Norton. 124. C. H. Kirkpatrick Edwards.

125. Geo. D. Orner Barbour. 126.

A. B. Rooks. 127. J.

H. Johnson Rush. 128. G. W.Francis...

Harper. 129. S. G. Bibcock Kingman.

J. L. Waltom J. O. Tousley Stafford.

J. F. Keeney Trego. IIoralo Gates Ness. A.

D. B. Stone Decatur. M. C.

Davis Pratt. E. j. Turner Sheridan. Republicans 119; cans 3: Fusionists Democrats 10.

last census tatrn will wlinn facts have been sufficiently digested at the central office, flood the land with statistics and figures on a variety of iiii pyi LituL suDjecis; duc, uniortunately, it will not tell us how many people there are carrvinfl' around a horsw.hpst- nut to keep oS the rheumatism; nor how many there are who will finally succumb to the rhenmsLtiam in carrying the horsechestnut for a quar ter oi a century. Always at one's fingers ends Nails. Singular Blunders of A former clerk in the Dead-Letter Office relates BJmP interesting facts about people who blunder. lie says: "A gentleman trav eling- on business sent -a letter containing JL500 to his wife at mo. He scaled the envelope and deposited it inT the mail without any address whatever.

After the letter Was opened at the Dead-Letter Office we found that he had written but a few lines, announcing his determination td gd South, not mentioning: any destination, and signing 'George." There was no clew to trace the wife and but a slight one to find the writer; After a long search 'George' was discovered on the hotel register, the only person out of thirty-two of the same name who had merely signed his name without saying where he was from, or whither going. "Another case, somewhat similar, was the following-s- A letter was written, dsrted Aster House, Xew York, signed inclosing two thousand dollars to a lady as a re muneration for tha care With which she had treated his parents. The letter stated he was going to Europe. The letter was misdirected and was opened at the Dead-Letter Office. The Postmaster of Xew York was instructed to make inquiries at the Astor House for Chaun cey, who, after some trouulo, was found, and the money returned to him the very afternoon he left for Europe.

"The following are some of the singular superscriptions on dead letters: 4 Please hand to my mother, and oblige, Sal, if you want to hear from your bo, you had better come and get this letter." In this letter there is twenty dollars for Bob, and I send it this way so that the Post master won't steal it. "Postmasters, please deliver this to the young lady livin in the first house beyond the Wallet factory, that wears a black dress and sack, white straw hat and brown face-trim mings. Now don't make a Crop Report. Washington, November 18. TnE following statement of the condition of corn, tobacco and potato crops was issued to day by the Department of Agriculture.

The crop of corn shows no increase over that of last year, but rather a slight decline for the whole country. The Atlantic States all show an increase, particularly the States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The Gulf States suffered from drought in tho spring and too much rain during the summer, except the State of Texas, which almost doubles her product. In the States north of the Ohio River, Ohio and Michigan increased their yieJd, while Indiana and Illinois decreased. West of the Mississippi River, Iowa alone increased her yield.

On the Pacific Slope California shows an increase. There was less land planted in tobacco this year than last. The decrease was principally in the States of Maryland and Virginia. In Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin there was a decided increase. Early in the season the weather was not propitious, but in August and September it was very favorable.

Tho average yield per acre, as reported November 1, is 740 pounds, against 795 last yea The area planted in potatoes was this year about equal to that planted in 1379, but in the total crop there is quite a deciine. The yield per acre is reported this year at an average of 91 bushels, against 98 in 1879 and 61 in. 1878. Only three xas, Ark Cali fornia report an increase in the yield. All others report a decline, more or less.

Inject injuries are not of general complaint, but drought is almost universally mentioned. Remarkable Memory of an 11 lot. An idiot who, perhaps, surpasses all rivals In memory, and in capacity to make mathemat ical calculations in his head, was recently ex amined before the students of the Medico-sur gical Academy of St. Petersburg. He is twenty- seven years old.

In his youth he was noted for his briliiant itbility, but was addicted to the immoderate use of liquors, and led a dissipated lile. He was attacked by an acute disease, When he recovered he was fouud to have lost all his mental faculties except memory and the power of mathematical calculation. These increased proportionately as his understanding and power of logical thinking vanished. Now he is a living phonograph and calculating apparatus. In the lecture room Pror.

Merjevsky request ed him to square numbers containing live or six figures, to extract tho square roots of like numbers, and so on. All the questions were correctly answered by the patient in a few seconds. No mathematician present could do anything like it. Then the Professor requested some one to read poetry aloud for several minutes, and the patient repeated it as correctly as a phonograph. The Professor declared to the audience that he was unable to explain this psychical phenomenon.

The memory and the calculating capacity of the patient are still growing, while in other respects he is becoming a more hopeless idiot. Terrier's Flaht with an Alligator. An interesting- fight was seen at the Water- Works this morning. Superintendent Hamil ton has a small terrier dog that knows every nook about the works and knows where things belong. This morning an alligator got out of his cage and started for the river.

At th'e time the dog was playing along the water's edge. It saw the alUgatoras it was about to enter the stream, and immediately comprehended the situation. The alligator was out of its proper place, but there was no time to give an alarm. The dog immediately started for the scaly trespasser and caught it by the tail. A bitter fight then ensued.

The dog attempted to pull tha alligator up the bank to its cac It also, appeared to try and give an alarm, but seemed afraid to open its mouth lest its hold would slip and the alligator would get away. At thia point in the battle the tide turned. The alligator caught the dog by the heck and gave him ample time and cause to raise an alarm. TUe dog did so. The 1 Jen who had been witnessing the affray came to the dog's rescue.

Their appearance frightened the alligator, which released its hold and endeavored to get away. The dog again seized it by the tail, pulled it to the bank, and held it securely until the men could put it into its cage. Ind ianr apolis Sun. Death or a Xearro ISO Tean Old. Clem Canada, the oldest negro In Virginia, died a few days ago At the home of his relatives, near Guilford, In Loudoun County, at the advanced age of nearly one hundred and twenty-one years.

When Clem was middle-aged, about sixty or seventy years, he became the property of Mr. Lee, a wealthy citizen of Loudoun County. He proved a worthy man and a faithful servant, and enjoyed the fullest confidence of his master, who frequently intrusted him with large sums of money and the transaction of important business missions. At the death of the elder Lee provision was made by will for the manumission of Clem, but, as the latter could not at that time accept his freedom and remain In Virginia, he removed to P-nnsylvania, but soon returned to Loudoun, and, surrendering himself to the heirs of bis late master, he was purchased by Mr. Matthew P.

Lee, a son of his former master, for $100. He continued in the service of the Lee family until, by the proclamation of President Lincoln, he was again set free. Had he lived until January, according to a record still preserved in the Lee family, he would have been one hundred and twenty-one years old. The Harvard Divinity School has just received a bequest of $10,000 for the education of needy students intending to become clergymen, THE GRAND PROCESSION. Elsie Baker was sitting on a log in the wood-shed gloomily listening to her brother Joe.

Who was talking with much enthusiasm. For" I Ull you, sir." said he to Elsie, "it isn't every bdy who'll get a chance to be in that procession to-night, sir. There'll be a thousand torches, and spaeches, and fire-vorks; and the train leaves Porter's Corner at six o'clock; and Mr. flill says to me, You be on hand, Joe, you and Jack Stone, and you may go to Portland along of the Continentals" and march each side of the flag, and wear white rubber cape's, arid carry a torch apiece if you lts la tbe biggest show of the season, and 1 can't go," burst in Elsi'd. Just because I'm a girl I can never go anywhere or see anything." Of course not," assented' Joe, cheerfully.

"Girls never can. I go because father's in Ohio, and Pm the man of the family. I declare I should n't wonder if half the people in Portland should think Jack and I could vote when they see us percessing. Three cheers for Hanfield!" Hanfield? Hanfield? That did not sound quite right. Joe meditated.

Hanfield? Well, never mind. There was no time to waste over names. If Joe would help toward the election of a President of the United States he must bo off and away for Jack Stone, or the two would miss the train. And Elsie? Poor little Elsie was left forlorn. She was quite alone, for her mother had gone to visit a sick neighbor, and would not even be at home for-tea.

"Oh, why shouldn't a girl do just what her brother does, ana have some funP" thought Elsie, bitterly. "Or else why wasn't I born a boy?" She sat close to the andirons in front of the wood fire, and more and more dismal did she grow. She had nearly come to wondering whether it was really worth while to live if one had to be only a girl, when the front door burst open, and in bounced Master Joe. "Elsie," cried he, grasping her by the arm, "here's your chance. You can go." "Go? go?" repeated Elsie, flushing crimson with excitement.

Joe hurried on. "Jack Stone's sick. Earache both ears onions on 'em here's his cap who'll know you're not a boy? tuck up your skirts on with this big cape come!" Elsie 'was beside herself. "Mother wouldn't let me," she half gasped. "Did she ever say you mustn't?" argued Joe.

"Like as not we'll be back before she is. Don't be a goose. There's no time to talk. Hurry! hurry! You won't get such another chance." Down the road "they flew, aad reached the station just as the "Continentals came marching up with fife and drum. "Here we are, Mr.

Hill," said Joe. presenting himself and his companion. "All right," said Mr. Hill, too busy to pay mucn attention. Keep with the rest of the men.

How are you, Jack, my boy?" There was no time for the make-believe "Jack, my boy," to answer. The engine was puffing and panting. Elsie was swung on the train, where Joe and she tucked themselves away on a back seat. The "Continentals" were in the best of humor, so were the Philtrick Pioneers," who, gorgeous in their Zouave regimentals, came crowding into the car at the next station, to crack jokes and talk politics. Pretty soon the train stopped with a jerk, and everybody was out a twinkling.

There were shouts of command. The "Continentals" and Pioneers" fell into line. Torches were lit. A host of boys set up shrill yells. Joe and Elsie were twitched into place by energetic Mr.

Hill, and ordered to hold up their heads and keep time to the music. "Isn't it fun?" thought Elsie, stepping briskly along, and grasping her torch with both hands. If one hundred torches were fun," what could be said when they reached Market Square, where the grand procession was to form, and where there was a blaze of light such as Elsie had never imagined! Bands were playing, horses were prancing; some one set fare to a sort of powder, and lo! the whole street was rosy red. Now everything was ready and the march began. Whole blocks on each side were festooned with bunting and Chinese lanterns; candles twinkled in every pane; all the gas burners did their best; Roman candles shot out colored stars; rockets went up with a fizz.

"Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!" The recession was pausing in front of a big ouse. Somebody was making a speech. Nobody could understand half he said. No matter. "Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!" Elsie shouted with the rest, and trotted gaily on.

"No reason in the world I shouldn't have come, like any other boy! Hurrah!" Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet. "It's mv new boots," said she to herself. "Why didn't I change them?" I'll stamp hard and then I shall be easy." But somehow she was not easy. Up one street, down another. It was not so much the pain in one particular spot now as the general ache, not only in her foot, but in her whole body.

"I'm afraid I'm growing tired." She glanced at Joe. That worthy was in nigh spirits, and apparently as fresh as ever. Elsie limped bravely on. Across an open space the procession wheeled, and halted again to drink lemonade out of big tubs on the side walk. ventured to complain to Joe.

"Oh, cheer up!" was all the comfort he had for her. 'We' ve marched 'most half the distance now." 'Most half the distance!" Why, Elsie could never hold out if that were the case. Once more she stmerled on. It seemed as if she had been marching for years and years ever since she was a baby. She could not drag herself another inch.

In the midst of a cheer she crept up a flight of step-3. A Summary of Important Kvcnts. PKICSONAIj AXI) FOLITICATj. Serious differences are reported to exist In the British Cabinet, regarding tbe treatment of the Irish land-labor question. It that Messrs.

Bright and Chamberlain have pronounced absolutely against any coercive measures. Cjiaulks S. Fisher, a prominent voting lawyer of Cincinnati, and an active Jtrpublicari politician, is under arrest charged with an attempted fraud upon the ballot-box at the October election. United States Marshal Whar ton ri) the Republic-ana will content the feats of Democrat- returned to Congress from the Fourth and Firth Districts of Louisiana, and perhaps likewise those of the First and Second Districts. The Richmond Whig, understood to be the mouthpiece of (Jen.

Mahonc, intimates that the Senator will, while shaping out ix new policy for Virginia In National affair, act with the Democruts upon political question generally. The Democratic Editors of Northern Indiana met in Convention at Fort Wayne, on the rth, to consider matters of Interest to the profession, and especially the existing political situation. 1). K. Jones, Secretary of the Miners' Association of Pennsylvania, has been arrested for conspiracy in calling a meeting and distributing bills.

GOVKKNOIt JAMKS 1). WlLLIAMS, of Indiana, died at Indianapolis on the 20th, after a fe weeks' Jllncss.of inflammation of the bladder, a complaint to which he had been subject for some years past. Deceased was born In 1'fckawny County, June 10, 1808, but since his youth had resided in Knox Cotu.ty, where his father settled at an early day. In 1KM he was elected to tho State Legislature and since then lias been almost constantly in public life. In is'l he was elected to Congress, and in 1870 Governor of the State, his term not having jet expired.

His funeral was appointed to ike place at his old home, near Wheatland, on he "i4ih, the body to lie In state at Indianapolis on tho 22d and at Vineennes on the 2.M. The usual public manifestations of mourning were observed. Mu. Skssikciiaus, Republican candidate for Congress at the late election in the Third Missouri District, will contest the election of Mr. Frost.

Col. A. II. Meaciiam, the Ute Com-Jiiissioner, was arrested in Denver upon his trrivul frm Washington, as an accessory to the murder of A. I).

Jackson, who was killed by the Utes in September. COMMKItCH AND INDUSTRY. Col. Thomas A. Scott and a party of prominent railway officials have been making a tour of inspection over the Texas and I'acitic and New Orleans Pacific roads.

They ere hospitably entertained at most of the various cities and towns they visited. A recent New York dispatch says: The action of the Supreme Court of the United States, dissolving the receivership of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway, removes obstacles that have stood in the way of a consolidation of that company with tho Missouri Pacilic Railway Company. Negotiations for a consolidation of these companies have been in progress for some time, and now the union is likely to be accomplished. Jay (iould is President of both companies, largely interested in both, and be favors their union. Jay Gould has purchased the Denver and South Park Railroad, paying therefor about .2, 000.

San Francisco is threatened with a coal famine. The recent cold snap did not seriously damage Hie crops in Louisiana, as was at lirst apprehended. CHIMKS AND CASUALTIKS. Daniel Troutman, a well-to-do ormer of Dauphin. County, was shot and killed by one of two burglars who had effected an entrance into his house and de manded bis money at the muzzle of a re volver.

Troutman, under pretense of eet- llng tho money, secured a doublcd-barrekd shot-gun, with which he fired at one of them, but missed him. The other at the fame time fired at Troutman, hitting him in tho breast and inflicting a mortal wound. The robbers then lied. Troutman, before bo died, identified the man who shot him as Henry Rumberger, a man of not very good employed on a neighboring es tate of which Troutman was the executor. Rumberger was arrested.

He denies the crime, but the neighbors generally believe ldm guilty. ThU wing of the Minnesota Insane Asylum destroyed by fire was occupied exclusively by male patients. All the records were destroyed and the work of identification of patients Is necessarily somewhat difficult. Up to the 18th the remains of 13 bodies had been found in the ruins, in addition to which 20 others were known to be missing. James 11.

Ferguson, a well-to-do farmer residing near Bedford, hanged himself on account of his daughter having been betrayed by a young man named Kerne. A special train on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, conveying four companies of the Sixteenth U. S. Infantry, en route from Fort Riley, to San Antonio, was thrown from the track near Corsi-cana, on the 17th. Privates Matthew Smith Kd Lewis and James Riley were killed; eight others were injured, two at least fatally.

Two leading Nihilist organizers were banged at St. Petersburg on the 16th. At Logan, Carmi Call emptied a package containing seven pounds of blasting powder Into a flour sack. His wife held the sack. lie carelessly threw the wrapping-paper that had contained the powder Into the stove.

The remnant of powder adhering to the paper caused a flash which ignited the entire mass contained in the sack. Mrs. Call's clothing was set on fire and she was otherwise so badly Injured that she died within a short time; Call's injuries were severe but not necessarily fatal. Three children In another part of the room were not Injured In the least. Thornhill and Fields, horse-thieves, were taken from the Sabine Parish (La.) Jail by a party of armed men and riddled with bullets.

Three masked men entered the residence of William Melton, eight miles west of Meadville, the other night, and while one held a revolver at Melton's head the ethers bound and gagged him and his sister, LATER ELECTION RETURNS. Connecticut Official Garfield's plural ity, aj or ity 1,382 Kansas The following is the official vote in the three Congressional districts of the State: First District-Anderson, Burnes, Davis, total, Anderson's plurality, majority, 18,303. Second District Haskell, Republican, Green, Fusion, total vote, HaskeiPs 7,021. Third Dlstrlct-Jiy an. Republican, McDonald, Democrat, Mitch-" ell, Greenbacker, total vote, Ryan's plurality, majority, 14,722.

Total vote on members of Congress, 109,798. The Vote on the Constitutional amendment was prohibition, for, against, majority for, total vote, Constitutional Convention for 22,771: against, majority against, 121,697. The total vote on state officers was a little over 201,000. Minnesota Official: Garfield, 93,903, Hancock, Garfield's plurality, 40,587. Congress Dunnel's plurality.

Strait's majority, Washburn's 12,624 all Republicans. Mississippi Official: Hancock, Garfield, Weaver, scattering, 670. Hancock's plurality, 40,998. Nebraska Couiplcte returns show Republican majorities ranging from 22,016 to Greenback vote, 3,800. The total vote of the State is total vote in 1876, 49,470.

New York Garfield's plurality 20,842. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. A late Dublin dispatch says: Ao-c unts received from various parts of Ireland by agents for property represent that the state of the country is still more disturbed and demoralized. The combination against the payment of rents is extending into districts hitherto peaceable. Tenants who do not pretend to be unable to pay their rents meet their landlords defiantly and in some cases decline to pay at all, or demand an arbitrary abatement.

Five persons have been arrested near Loughrea, County Galway, for assisting to reinstate a fimily in a house from which it had been evicted. All were remanded for trial. A policeman was shot and wounded at Westford, County Clare. Farmers have combined and will prevent hunting there this season. The custodian of a farm near New Pallas, from which a tenant had been evicted, was shot and badly wounded! The Irish Land League has invested its funds in foreign securities and deposited them in a Continental bank, to forestall seizure.

Dr. Thomas Wood, an -eminent suiv geon of Cincinnati, died a few days ao from the effects of blood poisoning, caused by attending to the wounded in a recent railway accident while suffering with chapped hands. Sir Alexander Cockburn, Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, died suddenly at London, on the 20th, from heart disease. Arthur Lteberman, a Polish Jew, who recently committed suicide in Syracuse, N. Y.

was actively interested in the Nihilist movement in Russia and was compelled to flee from that country on account of his incendiary publications. He was a native of Wi'na, and a man of line natural powers and liberally educated. A fire at Adrian (Mich.) College, on the 2lst, destroyed the entire north wing, containing the department for 135 theological students. Loss, insurance, $7,000. The British steamer Mildred, from New York for Marseilles, foundere.l in the Atlantic.

The crew, 23 in number, were drowned. The number of deaths by the Minnesota Insane Asylum fire is now fixed at twenty-seven. Passengers in a sleeping-car passing through the Baltimore tunnel, the other night, were robbed of $7,000 in money and valuables in the most mysterious manner. Judge McCrary has refused to transfer to the courts of Colorado the case of Indian Agent Berry. A life-insurance fraud has been developed at Reading, involving prominent physicians through whose certificates policies to the amount of $26,000 were taken out on a consumptive woman.

Resolutions Adopted by the River Improvement Convention. In the Mississippi Valley Inter-State River Improvement Convention held recently at New Orleans, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, The Congress of the TTnited States, bv an act passed and annroved bv tbe lresident June 28, 1870, created the Mississippi Kiver Commission, composed of engineers and scientific experts, wnose duty it was to make, take in consideration and mature such plan or plans as win connect, permanently locate and deepen the channel and protect the banks of the Mississippi River, improve and prive safety and ease to the navigation thereof, and for other purposes; and, WhkueaS, Said Commission, after a careful survey, have made a detailed report as to the most practicable, feasible and economic method of improving the navigation commerce of the Mississippi River and, Whereas, A bill, Xo. 6,326, has been introduced and is now pending in Congress, framed in accordance with plans, estimatt and specifications, and drawn in accordance with the report of said Commission therefore be it Resolved, That this Convention cordially approve the report of said Commission and earnestly reqnest Senators and Members of Congress from the States included in the Mississippi Valley to use their best efforts to secure the passage of said bill. Resolved, That we recognize the improvement of tributary streams as second only in importance to the main stream, and that it is the duty and interest of the Government to inaugurate a general system of river improvements embracing tire whole system of rivers in tbe Valley of the Mississippi. Resolved, That the Legislatures of States, Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Trade and other commercial and municipal bodies in every city and town on the banks of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, be and they are hereby requested to take such action as mav aid in the passage of Bill Xo.

6,326, and now pending before Congress, for the improvement of the Mississippi River. Resolved, That the Department of Government having charge of snag-boats in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers shall, as far as practicable in short crossings, remove f-najrs and wrecks so as to make a clear channel of at least 800 feet. Retolved, That with a view of facilitating and extending commerce between the States of the Mississippi Valley, West Indies. Mexico, Central and other South American States and Brazil, this Convention do recommend to Congress such legislation as shall establish and maintain regular and continuous mail service between New Orleans and such ports and foreign countries herein named as the Postmaster-General may deem best suited to the In terests oi traue ana commerce. Sergeant Byrne, of the Leadville police force, on the night of the 18th attempted to arrest two thieves at the Denver and Rio Grande Depot.

Qae of them drew a revolver and tired at the ollicer, but missed his aim. The latter then fired in the darkness at his adversary, and unfortunately shot a woman, Mrs. Murdock, wife of one of the railroad employees. The wound is a serious one and not unlikely mortal. The thieves escaped.

One of the young highwa3men recently wounded and captured near Dallas, turns out to be II. H. Bryerly, a son of a wealthy and highly respected citizen of Collin County, and brother of a well known Methodist preacher now stationed at Paris, Tex. The St. Louis Smelting and Refining Works, located at Cheltenham, inhc southwestern suburbs, were entirely destroyed by fire on the 10th.

John Williams, engineer of the works, lost his life. Property loss, about insurance, $48,700. Some 50 hands were employed. The work of rebuilding will begin immediately. A boiler in O'Neii's mill, near Stevenson, exploded on the 10th, killing outright Tom Cowan, James Davis (colored), and two boys.

Two negroes were scalded and bruised, one losing his arm. James Neverson and Edward Quer-nan, both colored, were hanged at Washington, D. on the 10th, for the murder of George II. Hirth, a young merchant, in January last. An express train on the Ohio and Mississippi Riilroad, when near Ewing, on the 20th, struck a wagon in which four men were riding and killed tbem all.

The names of the victims are John McAsker, John L. Robertson, Freeman, and Beverly Richardson. The three former were killed instantly, but Richardson lived several hours. The' parties were returning from a They attempted to cross before the train, the horses balked, and the wagon was struck before the men could make their escape. Laura, daughter of Judge Robert II.

Lamb, of Indianapolis, was fatally poisoned by taking a deadly mixture by mistake for a dose of medicine. Another mine explosion has occurred at Mons, Belgium, causing the deaths of 12 men and the injury of as many more. At St. Louis, on the night of the 20th, a man known as Michael H. Donley shot a girl named Annie Greaser, and then shot himself, dying instantly.

Tho cirl will recover. The shooting took place in a disreputable house of which the girl was an inmate, and was the result of Jealousy. Donley was until recently a soldier, belonging to the Frst Cavalry. His real name is said to have been Rehacek, his parents being Bohemians and residents of St. Louis.

MISCELLAN kous Within the past twenty months 400 deaths have occurred from diphtheria in the Upper Gatieneau, near Desert, Ontario. The disease commenced its ravages two years ago in that district, and is now traveling downward. It attacks young and old alike. A woman who had been called on to nurse a patient contracted the disease and died two days afterward. There is something very strange about the prevalence of the disease in that locality.

Land is high and dry, being well diained, and it is about the last place one would expect to breed disease. Gen. Miles informs the War l)e partment that Lieut. Kislingbury and his small command were attacked by the Indians near the mouth of Muscleshell Creek, Montana, on the 7th, snd forced to retire into the stockade for protection. Additional troops have been sent to their relief.

A number of indictments have been brought in by the United States Grand Jury at Yankton, D. against parties engaged in making fraudulent homestead entries. The National Grange Patrons of Husbandry assembled in Washington, D. on the 17th. The attendance is said to be larger than ever before, thirty States beiDg represented.

The reports of officers show the Grange organization increasing. A large amount of counterfeit notes on the Spanish Bank of Havana, Cuba, was captured in New York City, on the 18rh, in the possession of Stephen C. Bradwell, who was trapped by the detectives in an attempt to negotiats the notes. Bradwell was taken Into custody. His ostensible business is that of a commercial traveler, but he is known to have been previously engaged in several enterprises of a questionable character.

Eight hundred and fifty Chinamen left San the 18th, in the steamer Oceanic for Hong Kong. Gen. Conway says 100,000 negroes throughout the South are now organized into various associations, ready to migrate at a given signal. A company has been or ganized at the East to direct the movement, and already 700,000 acres of land have been purchased in New Mexico and more will be added as needed. A British regiment at Halifax has received orders to sail for Ireland.

Another attempt to assassinate the Czar was recently made at Livadia, his country seat. No particulars have been made public. The wholesale drug house of Lord, Stoutenburgh 86 "Wabask Avenue, Chicago, was destroyed by fire, together with its entire contents, on the 20th. One girl, an employee, was probably fatally burned. The fire originated in the chemical department, and was caused by the explosion a bottle of sulphuric ether.

Total loss about $220,000 Insurance, $160,000. Latcock, the Australian, won the final heat In the international regatta on the Thames; Ross second; Hosmer third; Smith fourth. Laycock has challenged Hanlan. your home?" "uut at loners vxirner. joo brought me to the percession.

I wish he hadn't. I wish Oh dear, dear me!" "Now here's a pretty mess!" said tho policeman. "There's nothing for it but to take charge o' you to-night, and see how we can manage to-morrow. You come along with Finding the child too exhausted to walk, he picked her up and tramped off" down in town with his burden. Where did he carry her To tell the truth there seemed to bo no other place, and he took her to tho public lock-up." Elsie was too worn and spent to mind; too hungry was she not to devour eagerly the bit of salt fish and hard cracker which her new friend gave her; then, forgetting her woes, she fell asleep once mere, safely wrapped in his warm overcoat.

But, Jn the morning, waking in a strange place, all the terror of List night came upon her once more. Through -an open door she darted like a startled hare, and when No. 11 came, an hour later, to find her, no child was visible. All that was left was the small rubber cape with its red collar. "I must find some cars," thought Elsie.

"I can't get home unless I find some cars." It must have been her guardian angel who led the little girl, for, as she walked hastily- along, right in front of her loomed up a Dig building, in and out of which locomotives were running. "Would you please point but tho train for Porter's Corner?" said Elsie, tremblingly approaching a man who was pushing round some trunks. "Ble3S you! you're at the wrong station for that, sissy or bubby, whichever you be," said the man, glancing from the girl's dress to the boy's cap. But there," added he, as the brown eyes filled with tears, "a gravel train's just going across the city to the Eastern Depot. Come with me, and I'll take you there." Down the track Elsie rode, perched on a heap of graveL "I cal'late you've got a ticket for Porter's Corner?" said her companion.

Here was fresh trouble. No ticket had she, and, what was worse, not a penny to buy one. "You don't mean to say you're going to steal a ride exclaimed the man. Very likely this was meant for a joke, but ELsie took it for sober earnest. She had been called a "tramp" last night; now she was taken for a thief.

It was too dreadful. She looked here and there, if perchance there might be some way of escape from all this misery, and suddenly why! what? that- boy on the platform of the Eastern Depot could it be? "Joe! Joe!" shrieked Elsie. It was Joe; a very wretched Joe, a Joe who had not slept a wink all night, though he had gone home in a vain hope he might fand the missing sister there. He saw Elsie. He sprang toward her.

He clambered on the car almost before it stopped, He hugged her, he kissed her. Boy though he was, he wept great tears over her. Then he took her by both shoulders and shook her. "Oh, you bad girl! Where have you been? You've frightened mother'most to death. Elsie, Elsie, what made jou come to Portland?" 'You brought me, Joe," said Elsie, humbly.

Home they went, those two. At the Porter's Corner Station they found every man and woman of the village, and to each severally must Elsie tell her story. Her mother never said a word. She only clasped Elsie tighter and tighter, while the tears streamed down her cheeks. But Joe! oh, Joe did talking enough for alL The lofty sentiments that flowed from the lips of that virtuous youth were truly refreshing.

IBs own share in last night's adventures had quite slipped his mind. He felt called upon, as "the man of the family," to exhort his sister at length in regard to her manners and morals. And now, Elsie Baker," he ended, "I hone vou see why ffirls can't do as boys do. I could nave marcned for a week and not been tired. I hope you'll remember this the next time yoc want to tag on when I'm going anywhere." And Elsie was actually so tired that she hadn't the spirit to answer a word.

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