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VOL. I. NUMBER 56.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1884.
PRICE 2 CEKTS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
STATEMENT OF DR. NORVIN GREEN
He Defends the Western Union Against
the Car&hes of Unfair Reports of
the Late Election.
IvXlJCUVE ()l l:.E, Wi-itta UMON TtLE
iUl?Ll (.'oill'A.Nt, Ntw Youk, Nov. 21, 'Hi To
th l'vtAic:Sj , ince the presidential elec
tion i.i settled and tlie exciteuitnt incident to
a political contest ha abated, it is
proper to say we tire prepared to fcho jr most
cohcl naively tiie utter ground le.ne-v of all
char.-. - against th Western Union Telegraph
Cinpany of partiality in reporting or with
holding tho eketioa return of tlia Htnte of
Njw York. I deny in the mot emplntie
manner that tho Wtrdern Union Company
delay, d, ulc.rd or withheld tho election r
tnrn.4 of thi State, or any other State, or
tampered with thein in any way. It had
nothin:; whatever to do with the return of
ti.e State of New York except to transmit
them over the line a prepared by the nent
of thn Ar-ociated lres. All tho return
of the State were collected by the
Associated lre. All the compil
ing wxi done in it ofllce by it own
avnU and nil bulletin were prepared by it
r.nd copies were siiuply delivered to Mr.
Soiuervi'le, superintendent of oar newspaper
frrvice, for general distribution to the pub
lic. 'I hi company had nothing to do with
making up the bulletins, nor did any officer,
or ng-ni, or other person conuected with, or
interested in thi company except the oper
ators who transmitted the return, have ac
ce.M to oree any of them until the bulletin
hid been made up therefrom in the Associa
ted l'ress otlicw anil handed to n for public
distribution, and I have no reason to believe
that the agents of tho Associated Pre?s acted
otherwise than in an impartial manner.
Ordinarily, many of our oflice are not
krpt open tor bu.-ino s after 8 o'clock p. m.
To fii.-t us in meeting the extraordinary
expen-o of th j extra employment of several
thousand night operators we have had for
several years arrangements with the Pre
Associations giviug us the privilege of send
ing bulletin to political Jind social club
ami other subscribing customer. Wo simply
took tho Associated Press bulletins a that
association had made them up and delivered
them n heretofore; to customers who had
subscribed for them, nothing more. Tho
charge that return were purposely withheld,
or that thorn was unusual delay in report
in tbern, i entirely false. Instead of
such d5'lay there wa. extraordinary prompt
ness. Never tfore have report from so
many election districts been received within
so l:ort a time. Within forty-eight hours
ftft;r t ie count of the ballot began, return.
were received from ninety-eight percent, of
the .'i.tJUU election district in the State. Al
though the night of the election was stormy,
and there was som ? trouble in working the
wires, no delay occurred in report handed to
our otlirvs outside tho city of New York.
Within the city tho telegraph service was as
nearly perfect a it wa possible to make
it, and the only trouble was with some
of the shrl wires hastily erected
foJ temporary use. It is hero to be noted
that hrrttofoie the majortits reported from
the mot populous and therefore the most
accessible counties have been so decisive that
the popular mind ha been set at rest re
specting the result of elections on the first
night, and there being no hope or fear of a
change in the general result, subsequent re
turns, more or less tardy, have straggled in
aiiherdt d. In two instance in this State, I
h,ie been informed that the county canvas
sers, who met one week after the election"
this ar, had to adjourn over because tho
county clerk had, np to that time, been un
able to get in the vote of their counties.
Hie only other return complained of wero
"thoso of Indiana, where, at the request of
tho political committees, and the press, in
the absence of any agent of the Associated
Prem, th report came through, and were
rent out by our superintendent, Mr. J. F.
Wall ick. who insists that housed every effort
to obtain nil the returns a speedily as pos
sible. I con siiler tho demand for any in
vestigation of th"t service made by tho Indi
nnapolis S .'o7, and also by Mr. Wallack
himself reasouabh tind proper, and I have
nsked the chairman of the Indiana Demo
cratic Sta?e Committee to take part in the
investigation or to name a representa
tive to do so. The management of
ih:r company in it business rela
tion to the public is strictly non-political
ai:d m,n-p.".rti -an. The employe represent
every sh;id of political op inion and are in
the company's service solely by virtue of
their proflriency n telegraphers. What their
individual johtir.al opinions are ha never
been in, any ov-e called into question, nor
have their vote- ever been canva-sed or as
certained. JV.it of those with whom I per
sonally come in contact, I know that there
are rpiitn s ninny Democrat a Republican-.
It is, therefore, manifestly absurd
to charge that the service of th comany
could be converted into a party machine,
or could be in any way distroit or stitle the
fact when any uch attempted conspiracy
could only have been mndn by the nid of a
la rga number of member of the political
party which it wa designed to injure.
Nortih Orekx, Pre.
A Grave Charge Denied.
Nr-.v York, Nov. '2X The following tele
gram I n ben roevvrd here:
It-'sroN. Nov. "5. The story published in
to-day's Nfw York papers that f.he KnijhtJ
vf ir r .V)orfVr chirked It. J, Ueckridge,
of LouivilU, Ky., witli stealing $lf,0,a) i
fal-e. II h as at tout, that amount in hi
li.uhli wluch h i required to pay over to
th ncv Snprem Treasurer, aiul the cae i
iu th" courts. Upon tl.oe fact, we rrenmo
t!:e s?ry has t- ct.irth W have had no
intimidv.k'ti of a li'el nit in the matter le
ing ceimmruced ngainst u. Kftijhfs of
The Mormon Perjurers.
WA-niNon-.', Nov. 2X Tlie report of the
Utah Commission ws htnded to the Pred
dnt today. The operation of the lawi
a, int p bgamy in that territory are
!,.vT n to 1 f ov,y partially ueceWul. One
reason gtrvn to nceunt for thi, I prjtiry
by th MtintHiU m r-o s lirouht wgAin-t
p'nou of their on filh. TU cottnni.
iu?i t,r"'e!its recommendation laekmg for
nsorfi e.TiCieut exec -.it ion of anti-Pol gtmy
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ruii th ! t . of .!;-J U t lurifj, "o-l'-ri
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RAILROAD RATES.
Attempt to Restore Them by Passen
ger Agents.
Cuicaoo, Nov. Thirty-two general piis-t-enger
and ticket agenU of various road
between the western termini of the trunk
line and the Missouri ILiver were in session
at tho Gr&.nd Pacific to-day with a Yicw to
tho re-etablL3huient of rate wherever cuts
have been made. E. A. Ford, of the Pennsyl
vania, was elected chairman, and J. M. Hall
secretary. The dividing point between east
ern and west road wa Uuffa!o. Tha pres
ent meeting has nothing to do with affair
east of that point and as to intermediate
territory between Buffalo and Chicago
everything depend on the arrangement to
be made between the road running wetd
out of Chicago. No road west of Buffalo, or
east of Chicago, has done more dar
ing the progress of war than to pro
tect it own interests by making
through rates to the Missouri Kiver from
such points ss Buffalo, Toledo and Cleve
land, ft would induce passengers to pur
chase through ticket instead of getting off
at Chicago to take advantage of the cut
from that on. It wa said at this meeting
that no means at the command of tho repre
sentatives present would be spared to effect
a general restoration of western rates. Dur
ing the session nothing w as done kwo to dis
cus tho general situation and appoint a com
mittee to draw up a plan whereby tho ob
ject of tho meeting would bo best subserved.
At 1 o'clock the meeting adjourned to 4 p.
m.
Nothing definite can le learned of the pro
ceeding after reassembling at 1 o'clock, but
it is generally understood that no agreement
wa arrived at, and the meeting ndjourned
sine die.
RUINS IN ROME.
An Incendiary Fire in that City in New
York State.
Rome, N. Y, Nov. 21. This city narrowly
escaped a terrible scorching this morning.
Shortly after 1 o'clock fire was discovered in
the office of G. V. Selden's lumber yard and
planing mill on Front street. Under a
strong west wind the fire spread rapidly,
threatening to sweep across tho southern
portion of the city above tho New
York Central railroad. Tho lum
ber office and sheds, It. A.
Putnam'. carpenter shop on Front street,
and large piles of lumber extending south
ward through to John street, and the tene
ment row known as the Long block, on John
street, were all ablaze by 2 o'clock and it
seemed as if nothing could save Martin's
livery. Whitman A Burrell's dairy depot,
tho new Temperance Hotel, Schillner's block
and Bingham's carriage works. Mayor
Mitchell telephoned to Utica for aid, but in
half an hour the local firo department had
succeeded in heading off tho lire nt the
several points of progress and the call
wa countermanded. The property and
buildings named, except the easterly end of
the Iong block were consumed. The fire
wa3 unquestionably incendiary.- G. V. Sel
den loses about 25,000, insured $18,000;
Owens, Day fc Co., who owned tho Putnam
shop and tho Long block, loss $3,000, mostly
insured. The families of Jacob Oehm. Rob
ert Orr and Frank Bassett, tenants in tho
Long block, lost all their household effects.
They are poor t n I had no insurance. The
mayor offers a reward of $.rj00 for the de
tection of any incendiary.
THEY EXAMINE THE BALLOTS.
After Receiving Restrictions from
Judge Blodgett.
Ciiicaoo, Nov. 25. In the Leman-Brand
Senatorial fight to-day Judge Blodgett, after
hearing tho argument of the counsel for and
against inspecting the b3ilot, decided that if
the jury desired to see them, they could do
so. He instructed the jurors as to how far
they could go in tho case they were conduct
ing. He was explicit in saying that thi3 in
quiry could extend no further than to the
election of Congressmen. Tho jury took a
voto as to whether they should have the bal
lot or not. It was decided to do so, and
the foreman went to Judge Blodgett and
asked for an crder on Clerk Ryan to produce
them. Tho order was issued and the Judge
told tho jury to return when they desired to
inspect the ballot, and ho would instruct
them as to the restrictions he had promised
to impose. At 2:'X p. in. the deputy-county
clerk came into the court room with the
ballot of tho Second Precinct of tho Kigh
teentu Ward. The grand jury then received
further instruction from Judge Blodgett
and retired to examine the ballot.
Attorney-General Brewster's Report.
Washington, Not. 25. Attorney-General
Brewster has completed hi3 annual report.
It contains a cumber of suggestions nnd re
commendations looking to new legislation
nmendatory of existing statutes. Our crim
inal procedure is faulty. In criminal cases
the pleadings should be simplified, and a
uniform system of challenges provided, and
trial should bo shorn of technical objec
tion and numberless dilatory motions, that
can now be interposed to prevent a speedy
trial. He favors the erection of a United
State prison, centrally located.
A Renewed Strike Threatened.
Tauhtox, Mass., Nov. 25. Tho weavers at
the Whitterton mill who struck yesterday,
and returned to work thi morning again,
went out thi noon against the advice of
older weavers. The management threaten
to eloe th entire mill if toe weaver do not
return to work to-morrow. This will throw
1,:V0 out of employment.
A Costly Coon.
ilAHi.pt, W. V,, Nov. 25. Two brother
ntmed Kincriid treed a coon on Sjcamore
Creek, and after vainly trj ing to capture the
animal, bnilt a fire by a trr nnd lay down to
it until morning. During the night Ihy j
Ml ad-ep and th tr taking fire burned (iff
and Ml on tVm. Both wre horribly burn
fl, on tK-ing kilh-d almost intntly and U.
cOif r dying u nftr.
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INTERESTS OF LABOR.
ITALIAN WORKMEN IN COURT.
The Sunny Climers Arrested for Riot
ing Woolen Mills Closing
Iron Works Resume.
Wilmington, Del., Nov. 25. Tie Italian
laborers who engaged in the riot at Newark
yesterday were brought here thi morning in
a gondola car. At either end of the car
stood officers with shot-gun and pistoU
ready for action. The wounded rode in a
passenger car. The fight of the siity Ital
ians carryiug truuks, bedding and other
household goods through tho streets, escort
ed by armed men, created much excitement.
Tho ringleader of the riot, a man named
Christopher, was among the captured. The
men wero arraigned before tho city court at
once, and evidence was taken as to the par
ticulars of tho affair. Tho three men rap
tured yesterday afternoon had their
heads swathed in bandages, and
presented a pitiable appearance. The large
court room was crowded, and tho proceed
ings wero very slow, inasmuch ss everything
had to bo done through an interpreter
Three were held in $1,000 bail for assault
with intent to kill, and fifty-one were held in
$3,000 for riotous conduct. Being unable to
secure bail, tho whole party were taken to
Newcastle jail by a special train, in charge
of Sheriff Ford and his deputies, to await
trial.
More Mills Shutting Down.
Cincinnati, Nov. 25. Next Saturday the
Fairmount woolen mills will shut down, as
will also the mills in the West. This is on
account of the general depression in trade
throughout the country, to allow manufac
turers to get rid of their surplus stock. This
is part of an agreement entered into by all
the mill owners wcst of the Alleghenies.
Twenty-five hundred looms will be stopped,
and five thousand men thrown out of em
ployment. It is not known how long the
shut-down will continue.
Cutting Down.
Woonsocket, R. I., Nov. 25. The Harris
Woolen Company's privilege mill com
menced running on three-quarters time to
day. The North Bellingham and Caryville
(Mass.) woolen mills will go on three-quarters
time Dec. 1. The report that the owners
of the yittenton mills at Taunton had ac
ceded to the demands of the striking weavers
is untrue. Tho latter return to work at 10
per cent, reduction.
Work to be Resumed.
Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 25. It was an
nounced this morning that the puddling mill
of the Bethlehem Iron Company, which has
been idle since the early part of the summer,
would resume December 12.
STOCKHOLDERS IN COUNCIL.
The Ticket Prepared by the Mills Party
is Elected.
New York, Nov. 25. The annual meeting
of the stockholders and bondholders of "the
New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad,
for the election of a board of directors, was
held this afternoon. There was but one
ticket iu the field and that was prepared by
the Mills party, the committee of which was
represented by Mr. J. O. McCullough, who
cast the vote. Of thofc $70,000,000 of etock
voted on $40,000,000 were controlled by the
Mills party. No opposition was made to the
ticket. The following is the list of names
of the gentlemen elected: John King, Wil
liam W hiteright, J. G. McCullough, Ogden
Mills, William A. Wheelock, James
A. Raynor, W. B. Densmore, Win. Libbey,
George M. Graves, Wra. L. Strong, J. Low
ber Welsh, Henry H. C9ok, George W.
Quaintance, Coortland Parker, James G.
Goodwin, William N. Gilchrist, Jacob
Hayes. The only members of the old board
who are re-elected are Messrs. Strong,
Welsh, Parker and Goodwin. Mr. King
voted as representative of $20,000,000 of
bonds. Tho new board organized by elect
ing Mr. King, president: Mr. C. G. Lincoln,
treasurer: Mr. W. R. McDowell, secretary;
Bowen, vice-president; executive committee.
Messrs. McCullough, Cook, Porter, ana
Welsh.
Fanaticism and Death.
Westtield, Mass., Nov. 25. Six miles
northwest of here live Isaac Bronson, wife
and grown-up family, all spiritualists. Last
week the woman came to her husband and
asked him if ho would feel sorry to have her
spirit depart, only to revisit him occasional
ly. He said "no." She pwallowed poison
and went to bed. He sat beside her and
watched her slowly die in great agony with
out aiding her, and then went happily and
told the neighbors, most of whom are spirit
nalists also. He is not sorry, and does not
seem to fear tho law.
Begging for a Life.
Quebec, Nov. 25. A number of leading
ladies of Quebec, including tho wives of ex
Judgo J. T. Taschereau, of the Supreme
court; Hon. F. Lnngclier, mayor of Quebec;
Senator Pelletier, Judge L. B. Caron, and
others have signed a collective letter, which
ha been forwarded to Lady Lansdowne,
begging her to intercede with the Governor
General for a commutation of the sentence
of death passed upon Mrs. Boutel, who
stands respited cntil Ihurfdny next.
Horses Seized.
St. Pali, Minn., Nov. 25. S5xteen of the
forty horses captured from horse thieves
nar Olendive have been seized by a special
inspector of the United State Treasury De
pnrtmrnt, on a charge that they were smug,
gird acrm the Cansd line, it i the first
seizurn of the kind here, and is chiefly note,
worthy lHcnne horse-thieve hve frequently
avoided jndirial proceeding by cliiming
that stock found in thrir poteion cam
from Canada.
The FaaI Foot "Hall,
it-wto1, Nov. , W, It. Phillip, on of
th mol ppuUf 1trvtd MtidmU td a
bft?ff hi r)llr.ifn ftthtrUra, Jjlng ftt th
puiht of itMb ff-to Jfijotjc feri?d In tlFc
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h fktiti'ot-d i t intention fn nk fh f.vn-,ty
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JEFF. DAVIS HEARD FROM.
A Controversy Between General Sher
man and the Ex-Confederate.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 25. At the opening
of the new hall of tha Frank P. Blair Post
of the Grand Army Republic, some time ago,
Gen. Sherman in a speech said: 'JfciI Davi
was not a fcecessioniit. He was a conspira
tor. I have htfu letters from Jtffersou Duvis
to a man whose name I cannot mention, be
cause he is a United States Senator. In that
letter he said he would turn Lee'a army
against any State that might attempt to
eecode from t ie southern confedrucy."
Mr. Davis writes a letter to the Jit publican,
saying: This public assault under the cov
ert plea that it is based uion information
wluch regard for a United States Senator
does aot permit him to present, will, to hon
orable minds, suggest the idea of irrespon
sible slauder." He add that the allegation
of Ids ever having written uch a letter a is
described is unqualifiedly false, and tho as
sertion that he had any purpose or wish to
destroy the liberty and equal right. of any
State, either North or South, is a reckless,
shameless falsehood. 'If Gen. Sherman,
he concludes, "has access to any letters pur
porting to have been written by me which
will sua a'n h aecupat:ons let him produre
them or wear the brand of a base slanderer."
The Chinnicle publishes the following in
terview with Gen. Sherman on the above let
ter: "I have read the letter of Jefferson
Davis in this morning's paper," ho began at
once, anticipating the questions, "and I
have nothing to say to the newspapers. Thi
is an affair between two gentlemen, I will
take my time about it and write to Mr.
Davi3 himself. Wo will settle the matter be
tween us."
. "Have the papers misreprcsente-d you in
your remarks before Frank Blair post, G. A.
R.?" was asked.
"I say nothing about that; my reply to
Mr. Davis will not be through the papers.
They are not the arbiters of this question,
nor the go-between for any dispute. I have
no more to 6ay."
THE TRIAL OF HOLCOMB.
New
Counsel Encased Vigorous
Legal Contests.
T. E. Barkworth, of Jackson, has been
employed to assist tho prosecution in the
Holcomb trial. Yesterday's Detroit Xeics
says:
The defense made one of their most vigor
ous fights yesterday in tho nnture of an ob
jection to allowing Sheriff Winney to stite
just how Holcomb looked and acted at the
celebrated interview that took place in the
room of Detective Harris in this city some
time last January. Harris made up hi mind
soon after he came on the case last January
that the circumstance pointed to Dan Hol
comb as having guilty knowledge of the
tragedy. On this theory tha Pinkerton man
made a point to get Holcomb into hi room
and then and there confront him with the
38 revolver story as he had heard it, and from
this interview the astute detective expected
great . things to result. The pl.m as
originally arranged was to include Judd
Crouch, and it was expected Judd would be
there, but for some reason or another the
latter didn't get there, and D:m had to con
front the three men alone, Sheriff Winney,
Detective Harris and George Hay, another
Pinkerton man. Dan didn't say a word about
the pistol in public till confronted with the
story that he had had a 38 revolver up north
when he wa3 there in October, when
he had stated at the inquest that he never
owned or handled one in his life. The in
terview was a terrible one, no doubt, to Hol
comb at that time, and there is no doubt but
what Dan was greatly affected and acted
strangely, and it was to meet this point of
how ho acted that the defense did tho best
they could to stop tho sheriff from stating
just how ho did behave on that occasion. If
the defense made a strong fight tho people
also did their best to get the matter before
the jury. The point is ar. interesting one for
both sides, and the decision of Judge Grid
ley on tho question is looked for with inter
est by everybody interestenl in the case.
ANOTHER CREMATORY.
An Address on the Advantages of In
cineration. Lascasteb, Ta., Nov. 23. Tho second cre
matorium completed in the United States
was dedicated here to day. Tho body of
Christina Besler, of Jersey City, was success
fully incinerated. The ceremony opened
with prayer, after which tho building was
formally delivered to tho society by Dr. M.
L. Davis, chairman of the building commit
tee. In banding over the budding, Dr. Davis
referred to the importance of cremation and
pointed out the increasing dangers from
crowded church yards. He also pointed out
a newly discovered source of danger from
tho castings of earth-worms. Those, in
grave yards, modern research hns shown,
contain specific germ which propoxate a
disease known a splenic fever. Recent
scientific discoveries hrro shown that the
soil of cemeteries in which were buried the
victims of yellow fever, are alive with or
ganisms, identical with thoe found in th
vomit und blood of persons who had died of
tho disease.
Boats Storm-Bound.
Srciftl Dispatch to Tint TtLtaiUM.
Grand Haven, Nov. 25. Tho David Mn
oey, that has been laying off from this har
bor for several days on account of a high
sea running, made the harbor fucccsafnlly
to-day. Three large stcambnrges are in-ide
for shelter. The Wisconsin cleared for Mil
waukee about noon.
Willits for President.
Lassixo, Mich., Nov. 25. The position of
president of the Michigan Agricultural Col
lege, situated near thi city, h.i leen ten
dered toex-Congreman Ldwin Willits. now
principal of the StAte Normal School H
Vpilnti. The proffer wa made by th
State Board of Agriculture, and the mntfrr
h.T leen taken under advisement by Mr.
Willits,
The HalUville Fire.
Nonwrm, Conn.. Nov. 25. The ft ere at
llalhvilln Mills P.nrUtsrifvk, btirne-d Snn
day morning, H via a fjw btiiMirg nd
wa to hav lrn opnd to-day. Ix $h.
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Providnfr fVefro a Republican.
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ti I v? t ! I h lime to fh by t, tr,ej "rit J,
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PROF. EGGERS' LECTURE.
"BURGER, AUTHOR Or 'LENOKE."
A Biography Full of Interest and One
That Held a Large Audience At
tentive Throughout its Recital.
Professor Lggtr&'s audience la.-t evt-ning,
iu the Ladies' Library room on Pearl
street, was much larger than that oa Tues
day evening of last week. As at his previous
lectures, the number of tidies present great
ly outnumbered the fctemer ex, although at
idl there has tn-eu a moderate representation
of gentlemen of literary tastes. The l'rofcs
sor's subject lat night was "Burger," the
author of "Leonore," and by way of intro
ducing his subject he gave euch literary his
tory of Klopttock, Wieland, Schiller, Gctthe
and others, as had either a couU miorHHoous
bearingon his subjector was intimately con
uected with tho literature of the older Ger
man authors. Burger's talents or genius
was of an order as original and iinjn reli
able as wero those of Schiller and- Ga the,
and was brilliantly exiounded in his three
greatest ballad joems, 'The Wild Hunts
man," "The Honest Man" and "Leonore,"
This jHjet'd life throughout had been erratic,
full of vicissitude, and a notable illustration
of the axiom that to be happy one must be
virtuous. Burger's early life was not n
pleasing one. He had been especially un
fortunate in the choice of his parents, his
father being an easy, pipe-loving man, who
cared but little for the culture of his chil
dren, and his mother a whimsical, ill-natured
vixen, though distinguished for unusual
truthfulness at all times, and for having ex
pressed the belit f that hell was paved with
the heads of pastors, except in ono place re
served for her husband. He owed his educa
tion to his grandfather, whose patience and
purse had been greatly tried by Ids wild
freaks and excesses in college.
Notwithstanding his excesses and debauch
ery, Burger sometimes rose in his writings
to the most magnificent heights, though the
greater number of them were on his own
level, and frequently even below. His mari
tal relations were unfortunate, of a some
what questionable order, and brought npon
him much sorrow and retribution The
larger part of Burger's poetry was not inter
estin, was mere rubbish by reason of being
too drastically natural, or abounding in
mythological doggerel, offensive to decency
and good taste. Hi "Leouore," however,
was a masterpiece, without a blemish or su
perfluous word, and in popularity there was
none in the German language could with it
compare. It legend was n jopular one of
the time, "that tears or extreme, continued
sorrow for the departed disturbs the repose
of tho dead." "LeonoroV continued la
menting for the death of her lover upon the
battle-field, brings his ghost at midnight to
her door, and with him, mounted upon the
same spectral steed, they are carried to the
grave of the departed lover, where she is
found a corpse on tho following day. The
poem abound in the weird, uncouth, FUpe r
stitious legends peculiar to the German,
Persian and Indian nations, based upon the
immortality of the soul. The three parts of
tho composition aro "the triumphant return
of an army without the lover," "the grief,
despair and curses of the maiden," and "the
return of th? ghoct, which carries off Leo
nore." The subject for Professor Kggers'
lectnro next Tuesday evening is "Lessing,"
author of "Nathan, tho Wiso," which rlay
will bo specially discussed.
A TIMELY WARNING.
A Fakir's Scheme to Do Up an Un
suspecting Stranger Foiled.
A young man arrived in the city jesterday
afternoon, en route to visit relatives along
the G. R. & I. Before leaving the city for
the north, a fakir named Frank Adams ac
companied by a pal, seeing that the y. m.
from Illinois was a stranger, determined
uion making his acquaintance, and suc
ceeded. The trio were seen to enter the
West Bridge street depot between eight and
nino o'clock last evening. They eemed
well acquainted, and the rtrange
y. m. acted as though be was
well satisfied with his newly friends. Deputy
Sheriff Goul entered the ftation, and, notic
ing Adams suspected a Fcheme afoot. He
accordingly watched them. After talking
with the stranger sometime, they cxcued
themselves and went out?ide to have a con
sultation. Mr. Goul took advantage of thf ir
absence to inform the young roaa of the
character of his acquaintances. When
Adams returned ho wai qirite surprised
at the stdden change of humor th&t had
come over what be bad tiled up as a
sucker. He tried to coax Lira cut&ide
but tlie young man wcold not go. Enraged
at being thus deprived of his trey, and
gue?iDg that Goul hr.d a hand in it, Adams
turned cpon him and abused him shamefully
by word of maaLh. It i fortucate there w&s
no clLcer near by. It i a matter of dis
couragement to the police that there i no
hw by which justice can be meted out in
ca-e like the above. Tbe rt are a lot of l.i7y,
good for nothing thieves in the city who
make their living by Hying for uriophiti
cated countrymen. They ere a pest, an tye
sore, and ftlloTrs like AdsrzsS f-hotdd be
donated a bVd an J chain instead of running
at large cr. mole ted.
Men Burned to Death-.
8t. Pn Jvfian., or. Jroe JRyan
find Jftrn MrCsnhy, of Hyde Park, W.
bh vT2T,y, vrre C"ifi6 b-rn!5 trith & Us.ta
from lUrr.m-r:dford, but ftrd on ftr-ct-nrd
r?f a nert-re rtvnr tori3 r.t tb !;r:ty
of Tim iK'fbne. in Utimbrr. Wbu th-y j
t r ttl s-p the shiaty rabt f.re, Mr, j
f irtbv bin If t"r; snd fesroffd t tem I
t.iteSM in hf iYrnr.rs bd. Tle ell er
tw rrjn tr rt burned to dr.th.
Fir lit Lwd?ntOft. i
AN OLD REPROBATE.
Arrested for Attempting to Steal a
Horse in Maryland.
BiLTiMciLt, Md., Nov. Win. W ilkws
wa arrt-fU-d to-du i.t CJurUn fur hi-
teinpunj to steul a hvu m . He hs figured
on polio- ditcki'ts at u.riou. linn-s tinier &
'Iiuud r of tdiaioes, tx n Lrs-Uu-f. He W:.s
dwouTtd to-iugiL lit u uiir d a parly
Of MX ho bl'uke jiil hi liVkrjuia
ulu it he tis iuca.rct t ut.-dforhi.:t--lt uiil;g.
A di.-palch vas rt-e ivr-d lu-day trm Uun
itgtoii dcscnbii)g the M..tu unm ind Hint.
1 be uutr i t the tt uia w. i ul tut t.nl h.i
rn-iognitd Wiiius. as ihe tt.it f. iUurji'd
Gr.j ao it-et-ied a thpuuh Loin the Vi&r
dtU ut llic 'irtutwii, N. J., ikihu -iiiiry, giv
ing a description ot iiu pra.oii.r vim icip
ed from tiuu pii.-oa lt Augut, which cor
rceioiid kitii iboute' fcp1H.uriUiOv'. llti is
ScYtXity J eiiTS vid.
.
TRADL AND FINANCE.
Grand Rapids.
TtLLokAM Vi nes Not. 1.
Gnus-Cora, itK-. i tuts, ,V-"t; ruil LSe.
Ln-trji, t 'L. . io it, i:.
IflUi; litt Jul. j ik VLimwic, ' H( li iiul, 11. i i
dilJi;t, jur UJi, lti iV t.niijxji-, 1 ui ji et
iirai-. .r to:. )U in vtit.htir; Niti'Atc j-r cL
A ti.i ami l.xvl, K-r V- oj v liwiuoiui. 1 ;.U ,xj-
CVkt.
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2.). 1 ovkl: Alif, i( .v;; Ui-oi, lue. i u! 4.is,
bviJ(K-; dit.-U, io,lc iUc., aiVtMjJ
Lite.
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YixiiCTAlii-iVs J'oUkiot: v-h-i Kth.loes,
V; hilvtf Mviii. io-'jitje. jx-r ba, ic.
t4ib!ii4:t!, er nuudjtL. a a 0.1. Njiu-!, i.r
liUiuJ'tri. ijilUU. 1 uitu'tb, t'U. fcje. Ctay,
ir Uor.tiic. CiKi.t.-rii t, fu.
Kellry llAIiv. Jjjl:tc.
iioALY tior. Ii" ic; dirk, lU.7c; ittruiii
tri, tve.
fcALT bjTKcUie, barnJ. il 21; b'ii.iv, l IX
blll-L'S JlUiOU0,$i w,Coi, l UlU
ml Lop, 7ii 1 tXJL
illiu un'ii, i.r lb, 7c; iart runi. (i'i;fuJl
cuiwd, fctttsi; ury lad. uiid kij. tl-c. cull
?infc,Krvuu or cuitfi, luc;dA.coii 41 iitv,
biiucr Pjllts ShitJiiLi or St:ninit-r Lius, ji
puve, lcKix-; fail jn-iio. ivHToc; VMi.lr 11,
I lUrl
Wool, J in e washti, iO'ic; coine wij-L.d i
ISc; ui.wufLcU S.
liAk i.tit-i; oJod $14 per tua vLoItIi;
iJc icr cwu
Maw-IVr load. Zi.
VVojo Hard, vixiii at $'L'k) jr cord for Llork,
pLt wood. J.
Coal Move itaj nat, S7.25 j.t to-; atg tni
jfrsto, $7.oj i-tr Ull.
h.k.iio-iu VVaLer i Lite, jkt tlion. ISvn; Iwki
ttt, U.
THE STOCKS.
New York.
lw Yolk. Nov. U.
In Wall fctrttt money c1vjh.1 t-u-) ui jy
eent; fclxcluiii;e cIomvI fetroUi.-L'r; ittt-d j-btt4.
4.KJ-i 4.v.iuctUAl rut- i.S'i'j lor t dajk;
4 &j'C' 4.!-! lor dtui&uJL Oouru.n.Ut c.OM.d
firm; corivacy C'n, ti i; cou.i.o;i. lgS
uid; 4i-i' coujous. 1141 tij.
l'wilic raiiro.id bjds clo.-txl u, follcwii: Uivicn
i'acitc Lrkt boidfc. 11 tolU'lt; li.nd truat boudi,
ii'i to 1J7; fcialing fuad 117 io 117'; Cvauidt,
to 110.
TLe klock ia.uket was very dull thi morrdng
and notltia; tifeiir;irtd ia coa liuu withUi
J;ttk baiae d u? worUty of iiiii co .u jt
VLq cLant rt-cordfd we:x? ixiuu'.y iX iult of
m?iuijulalioa t LLe cii'j'j t, &wd t yt'i, tiiM tr
only fractional Lad without :rui Lojuae, iht r
was no nevi fc of iai jortaiKe carnal luk-1 he rail
road rat5 Las undt-rgoa ao cI:h.h. Ia iL 'j n
dealings t'.-re w s coakidoxhie t-lhi of
Nortlu ru 1'iiria iicti rrt-1, w ich cUMd Ixvc
Uoa&l decliaj. but lLi wa xaorp l).fc.u r-ooiiiTi
by aad iaj by ll.o lfitdiTkhip t f lM( iad
VcndtTblit, which wtr bid up .'iirj'j t?) th
cliuttK. At awn prii wi-re H to Lier taiia
titt cvtciLK's tgan-fc. la rr.i k--J eiMrtt 'sith
tb9 morning' dullD? tLeni-uket wn decidedly
wa & enf-rid tad e.l tavi: r cf till the prturi
atat nKk, tad pr iu!vuiKH.i idiiitt iiaict;r
ra;tid to the chwj. Wb'-a itixs.t mi ijjruTv ot
the day were c'Ue.rady carreaL tij ftrT4r;L did
activity cf the mar Let during Kftraooa wt
iarallj' tttnbuud .o thaawe ut front by oaa
larj. iiTuUrk, who lare hexrtofoj l-a u'h1Jl3
on th bear ndft. I h ' ti-n of tb fc,'aU aiea
cauwJ a 0.njjede h.jjo:i th- Kb fit tiid thej kJikj
toojKht fr. lj, v ideally trittf a UM.-zft, Tha
bull, to, bid priet up ia rei taia ititlaarA, bJl
of which ootabia-d, rcitl la buo;nt ti.nr
Ktt, Tlie .Ivanee t C'rx;ji,rJ w.th y 'n1y"8
linM iiii lrooi s tf i'i j.t-i c-uit, ire intter
in Mortawt coiumou. la u. o c;uti" u&baj
was ttht aad diViiii-w w.j tlod ol Jiur,
l'lie KaJve h.n itu'i if-'..Vi f .are.
GRAIN MARKETS.
Chicago.
Purported erpnt!r for Ter ilcEtixci Tnc
OE.A3S by L. Ii. IZhlvn X Co CorcoiiMrija Her
elan!s I'ower' U;r 1 1 o-im1 blotk.
Th? P:,2JoiD4r tabifc fiiubit tbe f.aetiiaUosj c
ri' S14 ntarket jlrdj:
Art. jMontu. Ui-iu $ tii t"i kti .
V,'t.!le.
74 S
2 r-
75
71 S
ft
"4
Corn.
Oats-.
Ln.rd.
1 nar..
May..
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WLr (V-h. 74ltc Ckfra ( 44'. Si-fcc 11.:'
cl(fd Lroa .
New York.
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t-. tl U '. ; d-i. lignum
Jill S- :-L
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l PI J.nli fcivj bery. ?.v
i,At:-rjrc b--t T-i-i4-; 71 r
tier.