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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1884.
PRICE 2 CEfcTS
TEMPERANCE WORKERS.
CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
A Large Gathering of Total Abstinence
Advocates at Baltimore. Able
Addresses.
IUltivork, Nov. ifd. Notwithstanding the
very inclement weather this evening for the
ruiu poured iu torrenUFord'a Opera House
wn rilLd to overllowin; with people who
eri not to be deterred by the element.
'I La CL'a.siou was a grand temperance deni
wtf;itiou, under the auspice of the Catho
lic Total Abstinence Uniou of Haltimore.
The rntetirig was opened at M:10 p. in. by
Vicar General McCoIgau, President of the
Union in Rihimore, who, af.-er explaining
tli object of the meeting, and asking God'
Mf in;? upon their labors, introduced Bishop
Ireland, of St. Paul, Minnesota. Bishop
Ireland prefaced his address by Haying it was
um-t agreeable to him to see so large an at
tendance. Sotn friends of his had remarked
an hour before thai it would bo useless to go
near h-Il at all, becuusa tho weather
would frighten th people into ht.iyiug
at home, llo viewed the material of which
total ab.-dinanco Hcivtus were made up in a
different light, llo was contidr nt that if it
rallied a hundred times more, teniperanc
men would bo on hand. He thanked
tlum that his confidence wa not mis
pit ceil- It is n plain, undeniable
i ict, lu aid, that drunkenness has obtained
a fearful prevalence in this country. With
this terrible evil tefore us, it is our duty, as
citizens an I Christians, to xtay iu progress
and to htamp it out. This is tho object of
the toed abstinence society, now
numbering upwards of 40,t members
M tho united States. Temperance lecturers
experience great ditlieulty in obtaining cre
dence of statement on the ravages of intem
perance. Great as the evil is, there are com
paratively few who lift the veil which covers
j'.r ravages of drunkenness. Ihe Premier
4f Ku'laud, Glad-tone, fvdd intemperance
did more injury than war, pestilence and
famine combined. Archbishop Canterbury
aid that it was a dreadful evil, prolific
of misery, prp rty and crime. Records
or ciuiunal co mis 4a the large cities of this
country hhowed most of tho arrests were
mado because of drunkenness or crimes,
the result of drunkenness. In San Fran
cisco in one year there had been ar
rests made for drunkenness or disorderly
conduct caused by that vice, and in Boston
l'J.L'-'r. In lSl there were lK3,7oi) liquor
de.iitsrs, or one to every -'70 of the popula
tion. There were more liquor saloons
than provision stores of all
kinds. He tht u went on to show the cause
of men's drinking to excess, and the pitiable
results. "God," ho said, "never gave to the
nons of men a country of greater promise, or
greater resources, than the United States,'
and if all men were sober, we would not
find th j poor creatures in wretched tene
ment houses, and in cellars, crying for food,
nor suifering fro.n cold winter because their
fa tliers frequented the saloons too often.
I u temperance is the capital sin of our day.
wrecking reason and igniting passions that
leud to tho commission of crime. Intemter-
anco is the hand of a demon, sweeping the
onl.s of its victims into hell, lie paid
4.at intemperance is undermining the
'foundations of our glorious repub
he; that public oflicer were too often
controlled by the liquor traihe: tnat
so much capital is invested in the liquor busi
ness that there is not a judgj in tho country
who would convict a saloon-keeper. He
closed with an eloquent appeal to his
hearers to u.-e every eilort in stemming the
tide of intempt ranee that is sapping the life
of the country.
Addresses were also mada by Archbishops
LIJjr, of Cincinnati, K-ordan, of San r ran
ico, and by I hshop Spaalding, of Peoria,
III., and heene, of Kichmond, va.
Tho Labor Troubles.
CotxHccs, Nov. 23. The situation in tho
Hocking Valley has become more serious
th m ever since the trades assemblies of Cin
cinnati and othor places became rnlisted.
Collections are now being taken up in New
York City. The operators have now 1,3(0
new men, and are getting more. They seem
determined to employ none actively engaged
in ti e union. Those who are members of
that organization seem determined to remain
there and have their frinds in other locali
ties getting n- much eid for them as nossi-
hie. With this state of affairs there are the
gr iv st apprehensions a to the results dar
ing the winter.
A Prosecuting Attorney Dead.
Jack soy, Mich., Nor. 23. Frank Hewlett,
Prosecuting Attorney of Jackson county,
and re-elected to that oflke ou the Fusion
ticket at th rec nt election.died this morning
rijl.is residence in this city, of consumption.
I l i w vs thirty-three yeirs old and leaves a
wife and child. No court will be hld on
Monday on account of hi dt'ath. Both of
tho sick jurors in the ca.-e of Dm Hohornb,
who i on trial fur thp murder of the Cronch
family, were better this morning, and the
phj -ieiins advised them rido out to-day.
ipt. Byron lu Crouch has arrived hero from
Texas.
, 4-fr
Archer Still in England.
Nvr Yoait, Njv. 23. Fred Arch, the
fimoiH English j K'ker, did not arrive on
t!: Cellit' to.d y r has been etp cbxl. He
will not visit America at present.
rru r.n rii ic ni5K iriF.H.
Mrs. J. A. Garfield has semred th np
I'MntiTintof Congressman Tucker, of Vir
gusia. as g-i"irdian for hr miliar childertt of
th f imilr property in that tate.
fund of h i aised in n, few mM
nvnts at t!; iitiorvil riittlerun Cotivn
ti"?i f r tl.f r- li f of t! Virgini;, West Vir
gm:i nnd Kentucky drnth suiTrHr.
Afi typhoid tljsontery i th rnlial
raiii sjiT-n to th fata! nrg whi h hs
rvecrrj T trk n orit in Virginia. (n hnn
C:( l:v! fifty ih ath !mi e nneqf rr I in Wiw
Ifh lO- ri J.id. I to rrfct th O irnM
t??uN -t WA.ifjjfton in th eirrto nf il-,t
f -)t "f th .T'vi.'--l nt t!i t ffr,t f th
C' r .J n l? ! -.n of Kirl fft
Th'ioif t.'M!hv4 r,l(.-f,)-d
f y . T. Andrei. M;-f JL U, M.
f i;:,t f'n!.t.'!4 In '.. ; 1 j.f.-l-K i
I n;'.i-AiS of th J--ttt of S'ii!"h neti rtrn-
THE VOTE IN MICHIGAN.
Official Returns from all Counties
Except One.
The Lansing liepublican reports that olS-
cial retuni-s from all the counties, with the
exception of Gladwin, are now on file in the
office of the Secretary of State. The total
vote on electors stands: Republican, YsJJUAi
Democratic, 1J,40H; Republican plurality,
LUlrj. For Governor, R. A. Alger received
110,541. J. W. Begole, 180,7;; Republican
plurality, -kS12; for Lieutenant-Governor,
Archibald Buttara, VJl&l; M. II. Maynard,
1,010; Republican plurality, 2,151; for Sec
retary of State, Harry A. Conant, l'JGOU;
in. Sluikeieare, lb,tf7y: Republican plu.
rahty, 4JU); for Auditor-General, V.
C. Stevens, lir 517; G. P. Sand-
ford, 1?M,1J0; Republican p lurality,
4,:"nT; for Treasurer, K. H. Butler,
VJ2Ml James Blair, 188,251; - Republican
plurality, 4,2117; for Commissioner of Land
Officer. M. S. Newell, rJ2,2G2, John H. Den-
nis, 1NS,2, Repuplican plurality 4,1W; for
Attorney General, Moeen laggart, 192,318,
Francis W. Cook, 183,0Ci, Republican plu
rality, J,2c: for Superintendent of raphe
Instruction, II. R. Ga-s, 12,355, David Parr
ons, 1M,747, Republican plurality, 3,f)0h; for
Member of Board of Education J. M. Ballou,
PJ2.1M, C. Vanderveen, 188.45C, Republican
plurality,
A THEATRE BURNED.
The "Grand Opera House" at St.
Louis Totally Destroyed.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 23. Fire broke out
in a heap of rubbish under the box-office of
the Grand Opera House about A o'clock this
afternoon, completely destroying the build-
x n r i - i e
ing. NatC. Goodwin was to have opened
in -Confusion" to-night. All his baggage
was in the theatre when the fire broke out,
but by the prompt assistance of the theatre
employes was all saved. Ihere was quite a
high wma wowing at the time and but for
the efforts of the firemen other buildings
would have been burned. The loss will be
over $100,000.
INTERESTING TO SOLDIERS.
About 817,000,000 for Pensions to
be Paid During this Quarter.
WAsniNOTOX, Nov. 22. The Treasury De
partment has already furnished $7,000,000
for the payment of pensions during the cur
rent quarter, and estimates have been re
ceived that $ 10,000,000 more will be required
by the pension office, making an aggregate
of about $17,000,000 to be paid out on this
account before January 1. Tris unusually
largo payment will very materially reduce
the surplus now on hand, and it is thought
will defer for some time the call for 3 per
cent. tonds which otherwise would probably
have been issued this week.
A Deadly Assault.
CnicAOO, Nov. 2:. At 7 o'clock this even
ing, Edward B. Case, a prominent insurance
agent doing business at 120 La Salle street,
was found in the basement of his unfin
ished residence, at W La Salle street,
in an unconscious condition. Seven
ugly gashes covered his face and head, evi
dently intlicted by n heavy club. Mr. Case
entered the house but a few minutes before
he was discovered. It is thought ho cannot
recover. A watchman whom Case recently
uiscnargeu is snspected.
Result in New York.
The footings announced by the New York
State Board of Canvassers is as follows;
Huheht Democratic elector Priest ftttS.lH
Hihot Republican elector Carson WViOTCi
I'Jurality for Priest
Iwit Democratic elector OttenJorfer.6,04S
lowest Itepnblican elector Harris Ml, 971
Plurality tor IXtendorfer
Highest Prohibition elector Miller.. ..
Iow st Klls worth
Iliifhest Bntler eletor O'Donnell.
Lowt Campbell
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24.WS
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16.751
President Jewett's Report.
Nrrw York, Nov. 23. The annual report of
President Jewett on Tuesday will show a
decrease in net earning of $1,470,233.
President Jewett will withdraw from the
Board. He say the English committee have
not yet furnished the $4,000,000 to pay the
tloatmg debt, which they promised to supply
if King were made his successor. He trusts
they will do so, however.
Sued for Libel.
New York, Nov. 23. Patrick Ford, editor
of the Irish World, has sued Patrick Kelli
han, editor of Ireland's Liberator, for $100,
000 damages for alleged libel. The state
ments objected to appear in Kellinhan's
paper in October, and impugned Ford's
honesty.
Stanley's Suggestion.
Berlin, Nov. 23. Stanley suggests to the
West African Conference to open up the
Congo region by a railroad from Stanley
root. -
Trade and Labor Notes.
South Carolina planters are in dread lest
the scared negroe in the Palmetto State in
their fenr of re-enslavemnt will emigrate
and thus paralyze the Southern Ulor market.
The dichare of employes at th Singer
Sowing Machine Works in Elizabeth, N. J
which Vgnn lAstSaturd.iv, continnes. Two
hundred were laid off on U'ednrsd.-iy, and as
many raorr dimied before Satunlar night.
An iron foundry and a flint-gla work at
Pittsburg and thrc-o cotton fACtorifs in New
England annine thsta reduction of 10 tr
cent in w.igri'will b mAih nrjt month, nn
p a material ch-ngi In the mArkot lecome
VlihlA.
Dpr-sion In thp ngir trad hn rultrd
in th sri-itH emhirrampnt of th Brlrhrr
Sninr lUtlning Company of St Imja. nrto
of thnh!rt And lt-known nrromnMrctrd
rith th njir lntrrt in thi c)tmtry. It
total indrotln' t fppfirtl nt fuV'OO.
Th MrrrhiriU' Wc!.n Mill At lt tf.
hAm, Mah,, will tnnli a ln t r rnt. rl ic-
ti' Tl in ftj UH' Of th Olf!if irr aflrf
vt tH Knill
rmntTijf nn q nrfpf tirr. ft j HngM by
S fvr .fttP thit Um rrnll will hii! d-rri
THE PLENARY. COUNCIL.
CHAPTERS AND DECREES.
Pontificial High Mass Celebrated by
Bishop Feehan, of ChicagoA
Sermon on the Mass.
Baltimoee, Nov. 3. Two week have
elapsed since the Plenary Council opened on
November U, in the Cathedral, with great
Iomp. The public services that have leen
held since that time have been equally as
grand and impressive, and have attracted
thousands of persons of all denominations.
The spacious edifice is not large enough,
nor would it be if it were ten times as large,
to accommodate all who would attend the
services, were it possible to gain admittance.
Pontifical high mass this morning
was celebrated by His Grace,
the most Rev. Patrick Feehan, Archbishop
of Chicago, with the very Rev. Cyrille Four
nier, C. 8. V., and very Rev. Augustine
Morini, O. 8., as deacons. The ma5s was
sung by the Cacilian choir, led by C.
Greith, choir-master of the cathedral at
Munich. At the conclusion of the mass,
Right Rev. Edward Fitzgerald, Bishop of
Little Rock, preached on the sacrifice of the
mass. the speaKer traced tne origin or
tho mass back to the time of the
prophets when sacrifices of bullocks, calve,
goats, etc., were placed on altars and offered
up to God in atonement for the sins of peo
ple. He spoko of the commandments of
Jesus Christ to his apostles during his life.
of the last supper when he commanded all
to eat, an,d drinkt of his body and blood which
would cleanse them of their sins. In God s
:k4i r .i ;
iVeaVT ago -
Aft the e;raon Wi 6olemQ . n
nf iha nrtnn(.;i wna kAlA Th nnnStol,
e?atfl de9Cendea from his throne and took a
"t in fmnt nt , Hr. ftr h rr.il
been called by the Secretary, Dr. O'Connell,
Most Rev. M. A. Corrigan read in Latin the
chapters and decrees that had been decided
upon last week. To-night RL Rev. J. Hen-
nessy, Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa preached a
sermon on "The sanctity of the church."
Ex-Miss Morosini Again.
New Yobk, Nov.f3. Mmo. Victoria Huls-
kamp sang to a very large audience at tho
Thalia Theater to-night, and was enthusiast
ically received. She sang without nervous
ness. To-morrow she appears at Yonkers,
her old home.
In ft criticism on Mrs. Rchpllincr'a nnnonr.
ance last Thursday evening, the New York
Sun says: Mrs. Schelling is a short woman
of about 25 years, with a good figure, a bright
fresh complexion, and light brown hair.
which she wears in a wide and redundant
frizz over the forehead. She moves with a
gliding motion, and her manner is modest
and quiet. Her face is expressionless nnd
commonplace, and she seems like a person
who has never had a serious or deep emotion,
or a deep or original thought.
Her first selection was from the opera of
"Ernani," the grand aria, "Ernani fly with
me" probably chosen for tho purpose of
leading the minds of her auditors
back to a sentimental reflection upon tho
occurrence which has made her fa
mous. She has a young, light, high
voice, with a little birdlike tremclo or
vibrato in it. It is of rather pleassng duali
ty, but after a very short time it becomes
exceedingly monotonous and tiresome, for
there is in it no soul and no intelligence.
Neither is there any life or understanding in
the rendering of her songs. All is utterly
cold, small, and mechanical.
A Southerner Suicides.
Chattakoooa, Tenn., Nov. 23. R. C. Cof
fee, a member of the Alabama Legislature
from Bibb county for fix years, killed him
self yesterday at his home at Vance's Station,
Alabama. He had been ill for some months,
r.nd became despondent over his condition.
lesterday morning he left the breakfast ta
ble, and soon afterward tho report of a pistol
was heard. Attendants rushed to the room.
and he was found on the floor with a bullet
through his brain. Ho was very wealthv.
and prominent throughout Northern Al
abama. -
Acquitted of Murder.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 21. The jury .in tho
case of Mary Brown, on trial for the murder
of a peddler named Laveigne, after an
hour's deliberation acquitted her. A jury
was immediately irapsneled to try the case
of ex-County Treasurer George W. Seiber,
for tho embezzlement of 520,000 of county
funds.
An Editor Hurt.
PmiJLDELrniA, Nov. 23. Owing to a fog
yesterday a collision occurred on the Penn
sylvania tracks nt Hadden Junction, near
Camden, between the Burlington accommo
dation and the Long Branch train. Samuel
. Semple, formerly editor of the Camden
Democrat, was seriously hurt
A French Victory.
Paris, Nov. 23. It is officially Announced
that the French troop havo routed a force
of jlnck-fligsnnd Chinese regulars in Song
CAn Valley and captured their works. The
enemy were put to flight The French los
was eight killed and twenty-five wounded.
The Kin of h Cnwllnyt.
(Ogaliata (Neb.) Lot W.l
Th prld'ng grihis of tin twn $
Tucker, who runs a combination a1oou and
gnm jingdiou. Whrn any of th cow.
by g't h?rl up they go to Tucker. H
glv hl in ny liberally on I frerlv to hi
frlrnd. Tucker i a tall, nncloMn mm,
with An IntriHnt runtrnsnc. Hp Affrt
long hlr, a Ia BuffAln Hill, no I prides hm
lf on hl nhfin i Ahititif-t. If drunki
rnwty 4ipt.vl to ht sluting
PiAtitin or imuhAndtiitnM rtorri ho
rrn nwny$ !.- rroton.Ut y Applying
U T'Kkef, Who ftfr t tip ttlfl Antl-Mlt
nlivi'i'j4i Hi iViit ord-r. bon any di.
f ur kr Imi i AfTt H'Mtstelf rld, th
entlfiflAMlf J'fipttM.r titn biHi hU ftd
tiro r? Mhor flttt r-r h n 'MsA, 1 h?
Tw,-ket f h $ gen ni t, 4
trf. 1 br t'i p"i"Ut
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THAT KEELY MOTOR.
The Inventory Reply to One of His
Critics.
Inventor Ketly was teen the other day
with reference to a published interview with
Lieut E. L. Zalinski, of the United State
army, etatioued at Governor' Uland, in
which the lieutenant, who witnessed the
Keely experiments at Sandy Hook with the
etherio vaior jran, ridicules the "vaporie
force" theory, and professes to explain
that all Ketly's ideas and methods
are based on legerdemain. Mr. Kce'y
said, referring to Lieutenant Zalinski:
"Between you and me, this man is jealous
of me. He knows that I am on the way to
great heights. He feel?, as well he may,
that I soar far above him. The difference
between us is even that of the lion and the
lamb. Now as regards his opinion of me
and my theory, he is altogether wrong. He
conflicts my theory with that of compressed
air. There is where he is totally wrong. There
Is where he does me gross injustice. I do
not believe in the theory of compressed
air". It's nonsense. Zalinski ' has
faith in compressed air; 1 have none.
auu, oy tne way, nis ideas never
appear so small to me ns when I think of that
tube of his," (Here Mr. Keely smiled an
exultant smile.) "Zalinski," he continued
"has a 6ort of tube into which he places a
rocket. At the touch-hole he places a tor
redo. Then a compressed-air engine of the
insignificant power of 250 pounds to the
square inch, discharges the torped
votes the rocket. Ludicrous, tnflin
boyish, preposterous. And yet the believer
in Fuch an idea seeks to critize my mven
tion! It s sheer nonsense.
"Why, sir, my theory is supported by tho
leading scientists of the countrr. I have
scores of affidavits to that effect My last
test was a great one. Yon should have been
there. It was made on the 4th of this month,
and all the directors were there. Iheysaw
piece after piece of timber sawed: they could
not understand how it was done; they saw it
was done and that wa enough. I could not
explan it because it is inexplicable. I only
know that I discovered this power accident
ally. Why it exists or how it originates I
know not. But what I do know is that it
does exist, that it does operate, and that its
effect will yet startle the world. There are
many tnmgs many great tnings in tnis
iuuu ho vcuiuuv CAiaiU anuuuKU U1C aio
"Next February at the furthest my motor
will be competed. Then will the world
then will I be vindicated; then will the peo
ple know that 1 have not labored in vain.
it is oecause or this Knowledge tnat l can
afford to overlook, to ignore, the ietty jeal
ousy of a man like Zalinski." New York
Evening Post
SULLIVAN'S DAISY.
A 300 Pound Fighter From the West
who Stands Six Feet High.
There is a giant coming East who promises
to astonish the peoplo and paralyze the pugil-
ists. uohn L. Sullivan discovered him in the
far West, and is going to send out Mr. Pat
Shcedy to bring him on and make a man of
him.
The ctont;. name , i Dan MunT. and he
uves m x-orxiana, uregon.or very near mere,
He has never learned to fight scientifically,
hnr h nmmiM tn mil-A n frrenf mon rh;a
is the description which Mr. Sullivan irives
of him:
"He's six feet ei-ht inches hirrh And built J
in proportion. He weighs 291 pounds with-
out any fat on him, and he's as active as tho
best of them. He's sot a fighter's hpad.
good shoulder, and a thick neck, and if he's
rightly handled he'll make a three-hundred-pound
daisy, and no mistake."
It is generally believed that Mr. Sullivan's
intention is not to rear up an antagonist
worthy of him so much as to produce some
one to take his place, and upon whom to let
fall his mantle. The great Bostonian seri
ously contemplates retiring, especially since
Justice has been leading him such a dance,
finrl do Hiwan'f wont tn Tr,L-i 4k1
American people, which has done so much
for him. without doim? something in rptnrn.
New York Sun,
The Interminable Census.
There have just been issued from the Gov-
ernment Printing Office at Washington the
seventh and eighth volumes of the reports
of the tenth census of tho United States.
This serial publication has now been in pro
gress for four years and the Commissioner
thinks that if Congress will make an addi
tional appropriation of some fifty-five thous
and dollars or so he can finish it in two
years more, or in time to begin the prepara-
tion for the next census.
It is but just to say that the proper work
of this expensive bureau was completed some
time ago. The primary purpose of the
United States census is a decenniAfcnunier
ation of the inhabitants, with a view to .the
Apportionment of Representatives and k
forth. With this enumeration is properly
connected the collection and arrangement
of detailed statistics of the population age,
nativity, occupation and of the agricultural
and indntriAl products of the country. The
modem census-takers have eitended their
inquiries far beyond any real necessity, and
thus delayed the legitimate work of the bu
reau. Still, the results were compiled with
rrasonAble promptness, and the publication
of tho 'Compendium of th CcnusM ought
to hive ended the whole busine.
But the (nn Bureau hs set np a grn
eral publishing establishment and has 1 en
forthepAt few years ining An AppArtTdlv
endless eHr of special treaties upon afl
kinds of subjects, important and unimport
Ant Th eighth of the great qnrto volume
contain a history of newspapers, from the
rr!Jct ar down to th (recent time: an
eUNirat iWripiiort of AUk. illntrAtctl
with colored pl.ite; trfAtie on the
with nnnirrwi ilJtit rat ion, and a history cf
vhip-bailditig.'At.-.at Tr,
Criml Swfpt Up.
Iphnd tvi Notthrrn 8rVn are
b orjtst tip ty a lir e nf f siljyt
Uf pMdiit'ifj.n of thslof irstoiint
rfrat.trti fltty tthemtrp'tt ms!nf
1 ilJHf p.Ufvf pii, atdOt J 'r is n
ttblr t-Mvfdrd Witl all the r.itilP fcf
i"?tbtf 't (mo.
o and ele- v t:.r
POSTAL STATISTICS.
GEN. HAZEN'3 ANNUAL REPOKT.
An Excess of Expenses of Over Three
Millions, Caused by the Reduction
of Letter Rates Other Facts.
Washwotoii, Nov. 23. The third assistant
Postmaster Gene ra, Hazen, in his annual re
port of the operations of his office for the
fiscal year which ended Jnue 30, 18M, hows
the receipt of the postal service for the
year to have been $13,33?,127; that the dis
bursements were f to404,9G0, an eicoss over
expenditure amounting to f3,0GT,bC3. The
outstanding liabilities for the year are esti
mated at 877,471, which sum, added to the
amount actually expended and $1,2G0,17J
credited to the Pacific railroad company
make a total cost of service for the fiscal
year of $4,M2,C11 or f 5,204,453 in excels of
receipts. The decrease in receipts from those
of the previous fiscal year, !2,17u,5fi5, or
4 7-10 per cent was caused mainly by a re
duction of the letter rate of postage from
three to two cents, which went into operation
on the first of October, 1883.
life weight of f econd-class matter, news
papers, periodicals, etc, mailed during the
year was 47,240 tons, the postage on which
was $l,889,5ii2. an increase of $185,000 over
the postage collected on such matter during
were reported as having been lost or rifled;
of this number 5.917 were found to have
been properly delivered or accounted for,
1.032 are still under investigation, leaving
;lZ ... In? " 7 ; , .
"i Z' or OU9 oul
of about 21,795 pieces mailed.
GOVERMENT ENGRAVINGS.
Pictures of Public Men and Buildings
to be Had at Small Cost.
Few people know that it is possible to buy
verr cheaply from the Government excellent
ly engraved likenesses of public men and
public buildings, A writer in the Washing
ton Republican says:
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frraving ana rriniing nas neen puMisnea,
H"u a7 ?e. procurea on appneauon lo
the chief of the bureau. The port raits and
vignets are sold at the rates of seven India
proofs, ten French India proofs or
twenty plain proofs for one dollar.
Ihe list includes portraits of all the
President from Wafhineton to Arthur.
three Vice-Presidents, and the Secretaries of
the Treasury from Alexander Hamilton to
Charles J. rolger. Ihe other Cabinet offi
cers are not complete, as it has been impos
sible to obtain photographs of those who
held office during the early days of the
Kepnblic. Of the Secretaries of htite
there are twelve, including Henry Clay,
Daniel Webster. Edward Everett
William H. Seward, and those f-ince
his time. There are but seven Sereetaries
of W ar viz.: Gen. Scott, Stanton, ltawlins,
Jieiknap, Mcurary. Kamsey and Lincoln.
There are seven Secretaries of the Navy
list also includes five Secretaries of the Jnte
rior, eight Postmaster-Generals, six Altor
ney-Generals and two Chief Justices.
Among the portraita of Senators and Rcp-
resentauves may by round Kobert Morris,
P.e.uu Clinton, Thomas II. Benton, Si his
Xng, cptcPhen A. Douglas, L. Baker,
Charles Sumner, O. P. Morton. Anson Bur-
oyiuuvr, ximuueu mevens.
Matt Carpenter and Gen. Burnside. Among
the rhpresentatives of the army any navy
are Commodores John Paul Jones, Decatur
Perry, Bainbridge, Admiral Farragut
Generals Nathanael Greene. Lafayette,
Sherman, Meade, Mansfield, Thomas,
Barnes. McPhcrson, aod Putnam: while
among the other portrait are those of
Franklin, Fulton, Prof. Morse. William
Cullan Bryant, Washington Irving, Prof.
Joseph Henry, Christopher Colnmbus.Gov.
i?n A Andrew, Martha Washington, and
uici
A WEIRD STOHY.
The Dath of a Man and Tree, and om
Qaetr Coincidence.
f8an Francisco Call.)
In front of the houje, 1313 Ste4ner Rtror t.
stands a weeping willow tree, to all out
ward appearance dead and In the first
stages of decay. Every leaf has fallen
from its boughs and twigs, and It formi a
striking contrast to a sinter willow diag
onal) v aprons th itrixet. which in fullv
clothed In creen and presents a mo.t vig
orous and healthful appearand. Accord-
Lig to thoae who live in the vicinitv the de-
ay and death of the tree were mar ked by
tancident fealures in the life and death of
tho man who plan ted It, which, to aay the
least, were very mysterioa. To grntlf
men have communicated the facts in the
ca.se to the CiUt each teing unknown to the
other, and therefore each being unacquaint
ed with the fact that the other bad ao com
municated. Their Pt-ory is that aome
fourteen years ao B. J. Collins, a
painter by trade, change! hit resi
dence from BarUett ftreet In this city
to 1213 Steiner, taking with him
a small weeping willow tre. He a-t the
fhrubouton Ihe outer edge of the aide-
walk, directly in front of bit bouse- Ih
guard M and cared for It, and ft grew ad
flouribel and spread Its branches widr
and widfr and liftei ita hed hi her ana
higher from the f rcmn 1 until it txcam e
splendid tree and an ornament totheU.c-k.
Collins t'V-k cr nyi 1ra!le jTide in it, ai)1
nte-n rrmarkM that the tree wouli oi
when be d i 1 ; but thli r9 alsrayt ac
cvptotl at a plasntry, an1 ni one p.M
any mnre atvtition to it hn wonU
ttrtn any other odd deceit whi.'h a p-er-
ri mltht hav Wvncrming airrjetblng in j
. f t V . I 11. ... . 1
:u 4nj ic;iicrcu ictwrs nuu parcels were nan-
lT. Silly. I f t . i : : " i ,
utcu. yjx. i his jiumfu uumoer. omy r.ou
Jw mr.ntfc ac? . Co.l;ns was tT?
lrV, Mi to werk ac died. At:er-ti-m
raUe.) tj th tre during- th Uttr
prt cf Wr, tVvr:in ;:n?, ant It aji
rin M ?v rpi Ut sV.'vl iing Hs 3arx A
tit!! innifv aht r-r. pari-" cf "
VswM tl-at Ihe lrnarr bad lsa t itht
nd f m At;t , lime ftf .-.-i !p
a tcv a.l wfbfn a f" datf aiVr lit
TOO MUCH FOR THE COWBOY.
Colorado luttU.t Teksa the Wind Otl
of a liuAkter 1 niu Wjyioiuiy,
fl'oit l'tteriLaa Cor. K. Y. Sun.l
The cow boy g do nut have uuy kath fun j
they uti to bat, but the who tuukt
Ahfair hfadquartrs in thv nii-LborLood
liavt? btft-n eiijuylg tUt.iiivl t u od deaj
cf late. Soinu tiiut ao th b.;iyt Lud iii.th
lag to do for fcix iu nths, in tlje y vat. Now
they tre busy nearly all tlij time, Piiiit
comei tho tneral rouad-L), iht-a tho calf
round-up, then haying, then the UX
round-up, then the fuJl c-lf rouui-up, then
the gathering Li of bulls &ui rak cows,
and rinally a w i-Mar of friia hay.
Many of the ol 1-timeeow Uty iu this sec
tion rescntod the ide.a of making hv, and
some of thum juitti the business in dis
gust when aktd to po into the Vld for
that purpYiiK. One of th-j dlssat isfiM n.t iu
berg of the fraternity w as Aler Thelnil i, a
man who considered himstlf one of the
toughed on the ran;;. He made a j-ood
deij of fun of the haymakers, and whipped
a few of thtn in flst tr'Lts when they un
dertook to T'l'ly to his tuunts. Af tci a
while he got a reputation a a pugilist, and
one man alter another m-bom be encount
ered was polithed o!T In f.ne fctylt.
'I will teach you temb rfoet and bay
makera a new art," he said. In our tkiy
we fhot and bot to kill, lait it will never
do for you to try that ou. Ion't you fool
with the weapons. Le.arn to deft-nd your
aeJves with the firts. That is all you will
ever ned. Put away your punt and l'U
ahow you how the- thing it iloues"
After he had whipj-d every t;w!oy in
the camp an 1 found himself too big for
the company he was in, tme ont tug
posted that he ou-ht to p;o out into the
States and travel cn his muscle. Kvery
lody agro.vi that tli .t was tbn proper
thing to do. He had ainod all the
glory he could among the ow Iwvk, and
all -that he now lackei. was recognition
outside. He fdl in with tho idea very
quickly, and some of the ly, a-ing a
chance to get him in trouble, praised
that a tubfcription le takn up to take
him to Denver and prepare him for a match
with a local bruiser. He as-.-ntl to the
&cbemi, and a few daya ao, accom
panied by four cr liv of tho boya, be
left for that city.
Once there, flu bold announce J bimtlf
as the cow boy knex ker, and clwirnfvi that
he csjul i whip anything that went on two
feet Th e ci ty f port e 1 ojk e-1 h i ru ov er , j ro
nounced him gooi, ani p rs'ja lei Johnny
Clow, the champion of Colorado, to make
a match with him. The cowboys put up
the money fcr Thelold, and ohm nicbt lart
week was selcctM for the mill, the plnce
chosen being a bate ball pare on the out
skirts of thv town. The rare nnl thilr
backers j)roc.ivJ.i ihitheral n i.liht The
mcon wat Fhining, and it was light moufh
to ftf-e pretty well.
While the t iyml were arraniDg the
preliminaries th cow boy a logun to bo;e
that Alex. would not kill tiie other fellow
at the first blow.
"Ob, I won't murder him' ThloM fail,
confidently, "but I'll ahow him what kind
of battering -ranis they raise on Crary
Woman's Fork. Til just fpoil Lim, and
then call for another on. I don't want to
nse up all my fun in a minute.''
When time was called the C dura do cham
pion man jumped into the ring quietly Mid
Thcbold tounded iu with an air of d fftnce.
They ahcok bands, and then the cow by v
began to danco up and down. Pretty s -un
he made a terrific lun;: at Clow un 1 rtrut.L
him a stinging blow o:i the no, draw ing
bloo-I, but h aving bin own h-.vl unyuard
el. Clow Wft, sfercTl f.ir an I rif fi nt t-
the f uddc nne and force- at the blow, lut,
recovering hinixrlf, lm hit the cowboy a
crusher on the left ear and (oIJ;.ed it cp
as quicker lightning with another lone
breaker on the n( k.
Thetwld rat down, got up, walkd around
a little, holding h.t, l:e;,d in Kth Lands,
trying to aume a i-jH-n-licuUr position,
and then raid: "liny, I N Jii v that cuws
has troken my n'ck. He's jut one b.o
many for me ou this round -up. Take me
horn."
All hands did their l--t to wr.UHde hirn
to try again, but he reo!otil- r-fiiKl.
I'm not very wed, nr 1 I didn't uppe
you ha 1 any fur h kr.w k' ff ns thnt I'lic-w
if. I'm coing ba k t ri!"rjHTi.M
Tlje b ys brought hi:n h-Mi-, and f,!nr.
then half a doren oT th. ;;. h- whipjl
hirn, and others are r-f.-inin. in t try thf-ir
1. .x
Tb-re is much scnicggling fnni M in-
r into tlje Unitl St?ii
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