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l&&&m- -JL 2ssr?t jC- (I I WW GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. DOMESTIC. The late Joseph E. Temple, of Philadel phia, left $200,U) to public institutions. The expenditures of Cook county, Illinois, for the fiscal year ending with August were $629,631 in excess of the appropriations. The Bpecial delivery of letters in Chicago for August yielded $440 to each messenger employed. place last week.The undersigned havel Hon Arthur 'G. Sedgwick, the special made a thorough examination of the seven I agent of the United States government, has convalescent person? "and also'of thebne latitnt sow ill, and have obtained the clini cal history of the two persons who died Hun day, August 29. The sum. of evidence indi cates yellow fever as the cause of illness. The above is signed by Drs. Joseph Holt and Lucien P. Solomon, respectively, president and secretary of the Louisiana state board of health. Twelve house at Mount Carmel, Penn., owned by the Lehigh Valley railway, were burned. A woman and child lost their lives A collision on the New York Central road, near Maroellus, wrecked two engines and ten car loads of merchandise. The loss is $160,000. A serpent three feet in diameter is report ed to have been seen in the Hudson river, near Albany, by Captain Hitchcock and John D. Parsons. Robert H. Todd, a master builder at Mil waukee, was fatally assaulted by an insane son, who recently escaped from an asylum in Illinois. The democrats of the Fifth Mississippi district, after balloting 119 tiroes, nominated C. L. Anderson to succeed O. R. Singleton in congress. The mint at Phiadelphia is now worked from 8 A. M. to midnight every weekday. Onlf y $2,000,000 in silyer bullion is required for coining $2,800,000. The monument to George Washington at the aational capital was not affected by the earthquake, but within a few ears it has lost four inches in height. Seventy-five assemblies of the Knights of Labor in New York city have been suspend ed for failing to pay an assessment of $1 each toward the building mna. Nearly the entire business portion of the village of South Royal, VL,and a number of dwellings were destroyed by fire. Thirteen stores and nine residences were burned. The democratic congressional convention f the fifth district met at Clay Center. On motion James G. Lowe, of Washington eounty, was nominated by acclamation for xmgress. The California democratic state conven tion completed its ticket. Washington Bart lett. mayor of San Francisco, was nomina ted for governor, and M. F. Tarpey, of Ala meda, for lieutenant governor. A deputation of Irish ladies, headed by the wife of the lord mayor of Dublin, will soon visit Hawarden and present to Mr. Gladstone a home rule declaration bearing the signatures of half a million women. Dr. J. L. Ingersoll, a brother of Bob, has been nominated for congress by the prohi bitionists of the Waukesha district of Wis consin. The democrats of the Eighth Mis souri district re-nominated John J. O'Neill. The commission of Thomas E. Benedict as public printer has been receiced at the white house, bearing the president's signa ture. It is understood that the new public printer will relieve Mr. Rounds about the 15th of September. A Vmitn, Indian Territory dispatch says an iuspector has been dispatched to bring down a hundred Sao and iox Indians from the Osage agency. These Indians have here tofore refused to go to the Sac and Fox res ervation in the territory. The meeting of coal managers, held in New York City wss very largely attended. After a long discussion it was decided to ad vance the price of stove egg and chestnut oal 15 cents per ton, and 2rate 10 cents. The meeting then adjourned until September 14. A subscription list has been opened at the Manhattan club of New York city, in aid of the Charleston Bufferers. The total amoun f subscription received at the cotton ext change to aid the Charleston sufferers is $5, CT, at the petroleum exchange $1,200. One of the most extensive parades ever seen in Cincinnati was witnessed by 20,000 people, the occasion being the opening of the Cincinnati expo-ition. The formal ex- erases of the exposition took place when the Hon. Benjamin Butterworth and others made addresses. A dispatch from Beaufort, Ga., says that aepx the Coosaw mines there is a cracKin b earth 200 feet in length and six inches jride at the top. On St. Helena island off he Beaufort coast, several large openings ere made, and piles of mud and sand were forced up. Information has recched Nogales, Arizo na, that Lieutenant Clark had, arrived at Oalabasaa with intelligence from General Miles. That while the latter were marching side by aide with Captain Lawton, Geronimo came up, saying the Indians were out of pro visions and ammunition, were faint and hungry, and would give up their arms and surrender unconditionally. Secretary Sims, of the state board of agri culture, has written letters to the numerous county fair associations, asking that some of their best exhibits of thd cereals, fruits and vegetables, be expressed to that depart ment at the close of the fairs. It is the pur pose of Secretary, Sims to make a fins agri cultural display in the department of which he has charge. Parrottville, in Coke county, Tenn., is in a wild state of excitement over a frightful epidemic which has made its appearance there. The disease, which proves fatal, re sembles flux, except that the victims are at tacked with severe pains in the head simul taneously with the pain in the abdomen. The physicians are unable to cope with the disease, and those stricken with it succumb within a short time. Seventy-seven deaths have occurred within three days. An Oakland, HI., dispatch says that the citizens of Bowdrie township, north of that city, were startled by a noise like the explo sion of a steam boiler. On examination it was found to have been caused bv an erup tion on the farm of Cbistian Lui.kenbach. That gentleman stated that when the noise occurred a cloud of smoke and dust fl-w in the air, in which were stumps of trees, atones and roots. A deep hole was left in the ground, which has not been explored. A South Bend, Indiana, dispatch reports that Mrs. Emma Malloy, well known all ever the country as a revivalist and temper ance lecturer, attempted suicide by drown ing. She was rescued with great difficulty, as she was persisently bent on taking her h'fe. Her son Frank was recently drowned at Ltporte, and ever since that time she has said her life was not worth living. Suffer ing from a severe attack of ck headache, aha had taken a Quantity of ether. Sudden ly she ran from the house to the river near by and ramped in. Two highway robberies occurred near St Louis, Mo., in which farmer boys returning from the city were victimized. Fied Ven nerman, who liveB at Kirkwood, was riding home oo his hay wagon, and was stopped by two men who pointed Bhot guns at his head and relieved him of $8 and Borne small change. William Lamb, a farmer boy, was shortly after this stopped by the same couple who, he tays were masked. He had left all of his money at home so the robbers got nothing of him. The two incidents created some excitement in the community. Adisnotrons fire broke out in the Pullman Palace Car company's shed in the New York, Lake Erie & Western railroad yard, in Jer sey City, N. J. The fire is supposed to have been caused by the explosion of a barrel of kerosene. It spread in all directions with frightful rapidity, and in lef s than an hour had destroyed a Isrge amount of property, including five Pullman leaping cars. They were valued at $16,0C0 each. The total loss on oars and buildings will Amount to $2 0. 000, moat of which is covered by insurance. The Missouri and Kansas bridge, span ning the Missouri river at Fort Leavenworth was burned. It was an iron structure, all but the flcor, and a quarter of a mile of trestle was destroyed entirely. Loss, over $40,000. The fire originated at the west end of the bridge, and the prevailing southwest wind drove the flames until the entire woodwork, trestle and appreach on the Missouri side was consumed. It was impossible for the city and fort fire departments to render any assistance in putting out the flames. This is the only means by which the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific have of reaching the city. The Illinois republican convention met at Springfield. The platform among other things denounces the free trade policy; la vors liberal Derisions: denounces the propa gation of anarchists, but favors legislation in behalf of honest labor; arraignsthe dem ocratic government for maladministration: sympathizes with the home rule movement, and approves of civil service reform. John R. Tanner, of Clay county, was nominated for state treasurer, and Richard Edwards, of Bureau, for superintendent of public in struction. Adjourned., The demonstration of the Knights of Labor in Baltimore, was the largest of the industrial classes ever witnessed In many parts of the city buildings were decorated. The gathering took place in East Baltimore. The line was composed of eight divisions, preceded by a platoon of police, and through, out the entire line were flags and floats rep resenting the various industrial pursuits. The line started at 1 o'clock and moved through the principal streets to Druid Hill park. It is estimated that from 15,000 to 18.000 workingmen and women were in lin e The republicans of the Sixth district met in convention in Missouri and nominate! General Odin Guitar for congress by accla mation. General Guitar addressed the con vention, thanking them for the honor, con ferred and expressing full confidence in his election, owing to the bitter factional fight in the democratic camp. He also foreshad owed the ultimate policy of the republican party which will transpire in the state con vention which meets here shortly, by Bay ing that the prohibition demand for submis sion must meet with an emphatic approval. The New York Times Bays: New York merchants, jobbers and commission mer chants are generally satisfied with the con dition of trade. Businesses picking up, and shows in most cases a very decided improve ment. Buyers for the fall trade have been and conlinue to be numerous, and in many kinds of business, the men have to be kept by their employers to pack up and forward goods oidered. Long arrays of boxes and cases piled up in front of business houses down town, and awaiting their turn to be carted off, gives strong ocular demonstra tion of the bu'y season. com oleted his invetigation and has mm to (jmnnanua; naving ouwuntu permissonfrom the Mexican government to look at all the records in the Cutting case. During a quarrel over politics in St. Lions James Ryan, an ex-policeman and a politi cian of some fame was shot three times in the breast by Billy Gooley, a scene shifter at the Standard theatre. Ryan will probably die. WILD A.3JD WONOEBF BL. !Mirav WS k fth. .X.l ... . . I """-?""? . u mid wtereBS oz 1 fin"ir rtinaTii win mililiilm I r rtiiri T .. . .- O - "- i i i i i ii i Q tw,.j - m,., . II 111 W UWVVJtMM MV A. Strange Tale of. the Discovery of Some Unknown and Canny Creature Who arc Indeed a Puzzle. Atchison, Kas., September 4. A report reaches here from Linn, Washington coun ty, whioh is strange, weird and wonderful, and it bears every evidence of being true. For some time past rumors have been in circulation in Washington county to the AfFont. that, thn vininitv nf Pnmnn'o muuib near Linn, was inhabited by four wild hu man beings, who were seen ever and anon by travelers and farmers. To-day the report of the existence of these strange beings was thoroughly authenti cated by ' :t THKIB CAPTURE. The four creatures constituted a man, a woman, a girl aged apparently about 15, and a little child. The woman and girl were first captured, after being surrounded and gathered in. The elder woman, apparently the mother, cannot speak an intelligible word, but seemB to make a noise very SIMIIiAB TO THAT OF A CA1U3K, which is apparently understood by the daughter. As Boon as captured the two strange creatures were bound, placed in a wagon and taken to a suitable place. - Here they were taken out of the wagon and some ccoked food was prepared for them. They REFUSED TO EAT it but when some raw meat was proffered, then they grabbed it and devoured it nearly whole in a ravenous manner very similar to wild beasts. In appearance the women outrival any thing that has ever before been seen by human eyes. The other woman has long thick black hair with a heavy braid of the same color and a spot on top of her head about two and a half inches.in diameter is bare. They are both muscular and are NEITIIKE BLACK, WHITE OB BED but wear a dirty greyish color. When the little girl who was captured after the mother and girl was brought in the older woman looked at her with an appearance of utter indifference but with a whinning, half bark ing sound turned away from it On the con trary the child, when she saw her kind, ap peared wild with delight. Parties who had been searching for the man brought him in a few hours later, and they report a hard struggle. Rev. Andrew Black, one of the party, received a blow from the being which fractured his arm. The man appears to be STUPID AND DUIX, republican state central committee." In. 1886 be was a delegate to the mnnhiuM ata convention, ana -was elected 'secretary. He was again chosen a member nf thn vttri comiaittee, but a short time after his elec- un uo ueciuieu. xie was on J ujy 29 chosen cuairmtui oi tue convention which nominat ed John A. Anderson for congress at Clay Center. In the present campaign which is now on in the Fifth district Mr. Walton idnntiffod himofllP tdi4K 4 i and at all times his fight was manly and honorable. mi-mv and nattv nntftv Tia wl.j iU-.-l -" WWflBl.W J race. In 1884 he served as secretaryef the xop where she was going and where aue was oom. .tier xnenas Here Have received notice of bar safe arrival. KAN8A8 NEWa and is less intelligent than the woman. He WctA hn hn rannivArl nf ainlrnn. is about the eaine color as the females, has insr calamity which occured near Somers town. Pa., on the line of the Williamsport & North Branch railroad, where a large number of Hungarian laborers were em ployed on an extention of the road. A shanty in which over twenty of these men lodge ceught fire from the overturning of a stove while the men were asleep. Six teen men slept on the second floor but seven succeeded m getting out. The others were left to their fate, and were roasted alive in the burning shanty. Their charred remains were afterwards found in the ruins. The men who escaped were so panic stricken that they made no effort to save their com panions. A dispatch from Washington, V. v., says: A gentleman who visits Bermuda yearly says Charleston is not the only place over which anxiety may be felt. The island is of coral formation, built on the top of a volcanic mountain of great altitude and steepness. some of the soundings m the vicinity equal in depth any in the world. The base of the submarine mountain is not much wider than the top, and the existence of great caves through which the sea water finds its way to the interior of the land shows its unsubstan tial construction. The island is only fifteen miles long by two or three broad, and no where is the altitude over 300 feet. A single severe convulsion might throw this mass of rock into the sea, or a tidal wave sweep over it, and it would never more be heard of. The hydrographio office has received a letter from Captain Leo Yoegel, of the steamer "City of Palatka," briefly describ ing the effects of the earthquake at sea. He had just left Charleston and was about twelve miles off the harbor at Port Royal, ir eighty-one fathoms, where he experienced a terrible rumbling sensation, which lasted one and a half minutes. There had been quite a heavy sea from the southwest, but when the rumbling began the wave motion ceased and the waters remained perfectly calm until the rumbling came to an end, when the swell was again manifest. The wind was southeast and light, the weather cloudy, the barometer 30.01, and the ther mometer 80 degrees. The sensation, Cap tain Voegel Bays, resembled that upon a ship scraping a pebbly bottom. The ship's vibrations were very great. A New York telegram received in Pitts burg, Fa., oooasioned no little talk among the Rights of Labor there. It is stated that General Master Workman Powderly had notified the Knights of Labor authorities that he will not accept another term of office,.' and that his name is not to be nsed at Rich mond, as he proposes to leave the order. The telegram further states that Powderly's declaration was occasioned by his disgust over the recent differences in the order, and that the fact that hiB physical condition demands a rest. It was stated also that Thomas Maguire and Horen, of district 49, New York, who have been considered in op position to Powderly, had declared that neither of them would be a candidate for the position. Prominent Knights here say they know nothing of Mr. Powderly's intentions, but are inclined to doubt the truth of tho report. The annual street parade was the most noteworthy ever made by the labor organiza t:ons of Chicago. The day was warm but perfect in all other respects. The column began moving at 1:30 o'clock, and marching steadily, was two hours in passage. The column was divided and a close computa tion places the number in line at between 30,000 and 35,000. The feature of the parade was the remarkable uniformity shown by each division of marchers. All the trades marched by columns of four well closed up, and generally moving with great precision and regularity. Une column of 500 em ployes of the bank safe inanufactuiers wore white tiles. A column of journeymen tailors, numbering 1,000, wore white derby's, and presented probably the finest appear ance of any distinct body of marchers. A Boston dispatch says: "An old friend of ex-President Arthur, just returned from a visit to the distinguished invalid at New London, gives a gloomy view of Mr. Arthur's condition. He says the ex-president main tains at all times a forced cheerfulness, and still mnnifests the liveliest interest in cur rent events and the leading political ques tions of the day, discussing men and meas ures with all bis old time keenness. He soon tires, his breathing becomes shorter, and an enforced rest ensues. He has lost flesh un til he is a mere shadow of hiB former self. His robust physique and florid countenance are gone, tie feels the change bitterly and excretions of sympathy are very cheering to him, and tvese are constantly pouring in from nil sections cf the country. Mr. Arthur reads the newspapers with great activity, and any paragraph of a forboding kind about himself makes him deprtfsed and anxious. HiB attendants exercise con tinued care regarding the contents of the papers taken to him. Thre is little doubt the same indentation and peculiarity of the head, and a long dark beard all over his face. The general opinion seems to be that the man and elderly woman are man and wife. The theory advaned is that they came to Kansas away back in the early days, when the Indian traversed what is now the homes of peaceful farmers, and they were cap tured, the Indians scalped them and tttey recovered, but becamo INSANE FKOM THE EFFECTS of the terrible ordeal. Since this time they have been wandering in the woods, avoiding all human habitations, and in a wild state they have been living in the immediate vicinity of a cultured and civilized people. There is talk among the physicians of Washington county of performing on opera tion on the older woman's head to restore her to reason if possible. No doubt if she could tell her history it would furnish an in teresting tale. Glen Elder, Mitchell county, has a large new roller flour mill. Sherman county has a paper known as the Ludell Wildcat. The enrollment of the Osborne county institute has reached 140. The Missouri Pacific railroad is graded fifty miles west of Salina. Bayard Taylor keeps a loan office at Leonard, Sherman county. Stockon has this year 355 children of school age, against 273 last year. This is the most prosperous year in the history of Northwest "Ramma. Irving, Marshall county, has a public library which contains 700 volumes. Atchison county, one of the oldest in the state, has no agricultural society. El Dorado, Butler county, is to com mence the erection of a city building at once. Four new banks have been established in Washington county in as many months. A Catholic newspaper, to be known as the Nation, has been established at Wichita. A new bank has been organized at Anthony, Harper county, with a capital stock of $100,000. The Nicodemus, Graham, county Cy clone announces the death from hydro phobia of Henry Smith. Beloit, Mitchell county, will shortly hold an election to vote bonds to the Kansas Midland railroad. J. G. Lewis was arrested at Olathe, Johnson county, last week charged with transferring some notes made to the Western Home Insurance company to another party without authority. Lewis claims he had the necessary power and the insurance company claim he had not. The offense, of course, is forgery. The other day Mrs. North, wife of a respectable Mitchell county farmer, and the hired man by the name of Lay, ran away. The husband followed them to Beloit and took them from the train, and obtaining possession of his two children, he permitted them to go their way. STOCK AND FARM NOTES An excellent crop of German millet was raised in Phillips county this year. The broom corn crop in McPherson county this year .will be worth consider able money. The broom corn crop in Wilson county is fair, and the prospect for a good price is flattering. Quite a large acreage of Kentucky blue grass is being put in in Butler county this year. SAM WOOI KKSCCJED. The KanftHK Kidnappers Captured and urougiit to Ciarden City. Gabden City, Kan., September 2. A sheriff's posse with Wood and Price and five of their captors were brought to this city at 2 o'clock to-day. Wood and Price were in a buckboard and the prisoners in a cov ered wagon, in which was the bedding used during the trip. On each side of the waeon were men on horseback carrying Win chesters. The procession resembled pris oners being brought to camp in war times. Wood and Price and those guarding them were found about twelve miles over the Texas line. They were surrounded and taken by forty armed men from Stevens county; but little resistance was offered. The five men captured, who were guarding Wood, were Willian Isre. John Jackson Ed. Bowden, B. E. Stents and John Kelly. Joe Preston, captain of the party, escaped. They were taken before the authorities, and waiving examination gave bond for their appearance. Bond as readily furnished. J. W. Calvert, W. F. Stehl, George A. Stough and Jo Joslyn 7ere arrested for conspiracy, and gave bond also for their appearance. Wood and Price are walking the streets, talking Stevens county seat matters and relating their adventures in "No Man's Land" and Texas, and being lionized generally. Wood says they were well fed and nicely treated, but they bear marks of the hot sun. He claims the scheme was to keep him and Price hid until after the permanent county seat election, which was Bet for next week. The Hugoton people don't deny that they meant to keep them out of the way until that time. There was no dem -onstations of violence offered. This city was full of strangers all day. Everybody understood the situation and kept from get ting any trouble started, as the end would have been disastrous. 'The trial of these men will take place in October. Several warrants were issued here to-day for parties near Hugoton, alleging complicity. A TKRKIBLK OCC17RRKNCK. Hon. W. W. Walton Scalded to Death In a Railroad Accident. junction Citt, Kan., September 6. Yes terday a passenger train on the Fort Kear ney branch of the Union Jracino jumped the trak between Alida and Milford. Hon. W. W. Walton, of Clay Center, was on the en gine with Engineer Mullis and Fireman Freiss. The engine flew the traik, landing on its side. Walton was thrown out of the left cab window and severely scalded. The engineer was badly scalded in rescuing Wal ton, and the fireman was also badly scalded. No other person was hurt. Mr. Walton is not expected to live. Later Mr. Walton died at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The following is the official finding of the imt that his illness is a confirmed attack of committee of physicians, of the city of New I a dreadful malady, and the inevitable re Orleans, into the cause of sickness at that suit is only a question of time. UIOOBAPinCAL. Wirt W. Walton was borne in bciotoville, Scioto county, Ohio, May 21, 1852. His early childhood was spent a' Lawrence, Ohio, and in 1870 he removed to Walton township, Labette county, this state. In 1871 he re moved to Cowley county, and was almost immediately elected county surveyor. He served in this position for a number of years. In 1873 be was elected journal clerk of the Kansas house of representa tives, and in 1876 he enlisted in the border Indian war. He served through the struggle and escaped without injury. In 1875 he became connected with the Winfield Courier, and also acted as deputy postmas ter in that city. In 1877 he was unanimous ly elected chief clerk of thn house of repre sentative', re-elected in 1879 and 1881. In 1882 he served as a member of the lower house, representing Clay county, to which county he had removed, having purchased the Clay Center Dispatch. In that legisla ture he was chairman of the ways and meanB committee, the mort impor tant position which a member of the honse could hold. In 1884 he received a republi can nomination for senator from the Clay Claim jumping is becoming quite popu lar in southern Finney county, so says the Garden City Herald. The first load of hjme wheat ever raised in Comanche county was marketed at Protection the other day. The Frankfort city council have levied a three-fourths of one per cent, tax for general city purposes for next year, The assessed valuation of the property of Comanche county is $950,449. This is very well for a county only two years old. The name of the town Leonard, Sher man county, has been changed to Itasca, to correspond with the name of its poet office. Nonchalanta is the name of a new town in Ness 3ountv on the nrorjosed line of the Denver, Memphis & Atlantio railroad. Thomas FerrelJ, a little 12-year old lad living near Laclede, Pottawatomie county, was dragged to death by a frac tious horse. It is now thought that the Santa Fe railroad will build through Clay and Dickinson counties touching Clay Cen ter and Abilene. Lamar, Colorado, is 100 miles west from Garden City, and two months old. It has a United States land office and 500 inhabitants. The board of education of the city of Wichita, ousted their superintendent of schools because he refused to permit himself to be examined. Quite a building boom is reported at AugUBta, Butler county. A $10,000 building is now being erected, not to speak of numerous other buildings. A young man named Nora attempted to commit suicide the other day at Hal Btead, Harvey county, by cutting bis throat. He was crazy, it is believed. E. J. Yessey, a citizen of Wichita, suf fered the loss of a $1,000 horse the other day. Some one boldly entered his stable and Btole the animal in broad day light. A large business block is to be built at Jetmore, Hodgeman county, which it is said will be a rival of the famous "Buffalo Block," at Garden City. Hick Coffman, of Solomon Bapids township, Mitchell county, was bitten last week by a mad cat. A mad stone was applied and adhered for eight. hours. John Tollis, section foreman, was run over by the cars, at Clay Center, Clay county, the other day, and one leg and one arm cut off. He cannot possibly recover. The saloons at Coolidge, Hamilton county, are now all closed and for the first time in the history of the town's ex istence liquor can be procured only at drug 3tores. Confiscation of umbrellas and lead penci's has always heretofore been con sidered a small matter. An Atchison judge has changed all this. He fined a man $10 last week for stealing an um brella. And yet they call this a free country. Damage suits in the scandal case of one Marvin Bridges, of 8tockton, Books county, against several of the most prom inent citizens, have been begun. The in jured husband sues the alleged para mours of his wife in sums ranging fiom foUU to 2U,UUU. The Wellington Press calls upon Kansas newspaper publishers to publish the list of applications for liquor which is a check on the sales made by the var ious drug stores. The Press is of the opinion that thereby the sale of liquor would be decreased. NortonvEle News'. Emma Arment, aged eight years, made the trip safely from here to Philadelphia, Pa., last week, i Sod corn in Stevens county is re ported as promising a yield of thirty to fifty bushels per acre. Kiowa county will raise an enormous corn crop this year, larger, so the papers claim, than that of any new county. McPherson Freeman: The chintz bug is doing considerable damage to late corn in the southern part of the county. Lindsborg (McPherson county) News: Most of our farmers are busy making hay, during this pleasant weather. The late rains have made the hay crop for this year much better than it hap been for several years previous. Jake Admire, of the Osage City Free Press, who writes about 3teers and farm ing, remarked last week: "Farmers who pay more than seven cents for cutting corn fourteen hills square, or nine cents for sixteen hills square, will find, if they figure, that there is no money in it for them this year. Lakin Advocate: One of our most successful farmers brought us a bunch of millet the other day, that measured four feet and ten inches. He could just as well have had eight or ten acres of a fine crop, but unfortunately for him he lacked confidence enough in the country to put in the seed. Syracuse (Hamilton County) Journal: Farmers are jubilant over the flattering prospe. t for a corn crop. They say it is as good as ever grew on first sod, and is far enough advanced to be out of danger from drouth. The only lamentable feat ure is that a larger acreage was not planted. His flood Wife "Rachel." Before leaving his rural home in Ten nessee, writes a correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser, Gen. Jackson had been afflicted by the sudden death of his wife. "Aunt Bachel," as Mrs. Jackson was called by her husband's personal friends, had accompanied him to Washington when he was there as senator from Tennessee. She was a short, stout, unattractive, and uneducat ed women, though greatly endeared to Gen. Jackson. While he had been in the army she had carefully managed his plantation, his slaves, and his money matters, and her devotion to him knew no bounds. Her happiness centered in his, and it was her chief desire to smoke her corncob pipe in peace at his side. When told that he had been elected president of the United States she re plied: "Well, for Mr. Jackson's sake I am glad of it, bus for myself I am not." A few weeks later she was arrayed for the grave in a white satin costume which she had provided herself with to wear at the White house. After her funeral her sorrow-stricken husband came to Wash ington with a strong determination to punish those who had maligned her dur ing the preceding campaign. Having been told that President Adams had sanctioned the publication of the slan ders, he did not call at the White house, in accordance with usage, but paid daily visits to his old friends in the war de partment Mr. Adams, stung by this neglect, determined not to play the part of the conquered leader at the inaugura tion, and quietly removed to the house of Commodore Porter, in the suburbs, on the morning of the dd of March. wentjHt his -sailing vessel win her hus band, ftfcithijr many; wmakies with him. On her first trip, when aha was yet at young bride, there was a mutiny, and her husband was wounded or knocked senseless in his cabin. The sailors were about to spring down the oompfDJcav way into the cabin, when the young woman barred the way, pistol 'in hand, and promised to shoot the first man wh moved towards her. She held them that at bay till wrath, burned omt, and the mutiny was at an end: On the next voyage they were ship wrecked, and this brave hearted giri, with her young baby, was lashed in the rigging, and remained there several days before they were rescued. They had nothing to eat, and the mother's nataxal food for her child was exhausted. Br some means a can of meat was fished V from the ship, and the child fed on this until it was all gone and the little . one. about to starve. But the mother put her teeth into her hand between the thumb and fore6nger and bit a gash into her own flesh, from which the blood flowed. The child sucked this, and that night the almost dying crew and the brave sailor wife were rescued. Hlrkory Jim. Washington Critic. Democratic simplicity was strikingly illustrated this afternoon at the presi dent's reception, when a horny-fisted son of toil in brown overalls, hickory shirt, minus collar and cuffs, and kept in posi tion with twine galluses, presented him self to be received. It did not make any difference to the caller that he had left his coat and vest at home. He preesed forward and elbowedahis way to the pres ident through a crowd of seasonably dressed ladies and f entlemen, who gave the intruder all the room he wanted. "I helped make him president," said Hick ory Jim, "and thought while I was in Washington I would call and pay re spectables to him." This was uttered in a low tone to a neatly dressed old gentleman with a ruf fled shirt front, high white hat with a broad mourning band and faultlessly- tied cravat, and the latest fashionable agony in tweeds. When the calloused caller arrived near the presif'ent he pol ished his brawny fist on his right panta loons leg and was then in condition "to be shook." There was no difference in his treatment from any that had preceded him, although the president's grimace could not be misunderstood as his con- stitutents passed along. A Woman's Courage at Sea. New Orleans Picayune. Captain Wallace's niece, a young En- True Trove's Triumph. LouiHwHe, (Ky.), Times. Mr.".Tohn Harrison Jones and Miss Lnln E. Moody, of Fieherville, Jeffer son county, were married, yesterday afternoon by 'Squire John McOann. The joung people were an eloping couple, and the story of their escapade is somewhat romantic. Both are children of well to do farm ers in the north end of the county, but almost coexistent with their residence in the neighborhood it is said that there has been between Farmer Jones and Farmer Moody a feud not deadly but bitter to the extremest hate. The thing all came about from a qnarrel over a suckling pig, and had lasted a long time since the moment the jorker which caused all the trouble "was ground to sausage zeat. About a year ago con sternation struck deep into the circles of both families when an undisguised af fection sprang up between Squire Jones son, John Harrison, and Moody's daugh ter, Lulu Eaching. Each pater famflias forthwith forbade his offspring's having any communication with the other. Clandestine meetings were frequent, however, and finally Farmer Jones soft ened under the supplication of his son. But Mr. Moody was obdurate, and the three heads set about the outwitting of the old man's vigilance. On Monday night the whole party met at the Baptist meeting house, and the good preacher took for his text "Whom God hath joined let no man put asunder" and the young people thought so, too. They made their way from the church while the parson's monotonous discoure held the father wrapt in unconscious sleep. Horses were in readiness and the young couple set about their thirteen mile gallop to the city. They had gained about a quarter of a mile in the beauti ful moonlight, when the meeting came to a sudden close and the angry father and his friends, mounted on their horses, were in pursuit. Young Jones was a good rider and so was the girl, and the pursuit whb Bharp for a long distance. Some one fired a revolver, but it had only the effect of making the young peo ple ride faster. The horses of both parties became fagged, and the race was finally onluced to a walk, but the elopers kept u Mife distance in the lead. When the town was reached it was past mid night, but fortunately the city was well known to Jones, but a perfect labyrinth to the others. The sweethearts eluded their pursuers, and registered at the Farmers hotel un der assumed names. It was found that the other party had put up at the same hotel The lovers remained looked is their rooms until the others went out to continue their search, when they slipped out, and, procuring a license, with the assistance of a guardian, were made man and wife by jovial 'Squire McCann to whom they related their story. Jones is a tine looking; young man. and has just passed his majority. The bride is a very young lady, but is a typi cal Kentucky beauty. - PK1KCK ALEXANDER ABDICATES. He Leav llnlgarta for Ever Last Letter r the Deposed Monarch. Sofia. September 4. Prince Alexander, in an address to the army, said: "My heart will ever be with my officers, and I shall be the first to ask to be admitted among them as a volunteer in a company to Macedoaia. I can't remain in Bulgaria, for the czar will not permi it, because my presence is inimi cal to the interests of the country. I am forced to quit the throne. The independence of Bulgaria n quires that I leave the country. If I did not, Russia would occupy it. I will, however, consult with the superior officer and constitute a regency which will endeavor to protect the interests of my officers. In. any case, I rely on the army." Prince Alex ander has imparted his intention of abdicat ing to the German and Russian consuls. A grand oonncil, amongthe members of which are, M. Stambuloff and Earaveloff, is being held to arrange for the regency. The prince will probably leave in two days. The officer of the army are greatly excited, and talk of detaining the prince. They have resolved, in any cape, to refuse to receive a Russian envoy. They will bold a meeting to decide what course to adopt. 1 he city is tranquil. CAPITAL CULUNGS. Attorney General Bradford has received a telegram from his assistant, Mr. Tufft, at Atchison, savins that Judira A. F. Martin. presiding over the district court of Atchison county nod overruled the application of the Pretzel Brewing company et al. to remove the case pending against them in the United States circuit court, but had granted a tem porary injunction against the defendants manufacturing an I selling intoxicating liquors. The case of Pretzel et aL is similar to that of the state vs. Walroff, in which Judge Brewer decided that the action was applicable io the federal courts, and claimed that the state had no right or authority to confiscate and destroy -such property with out first remunerating the owner. Dr. P. J. Williams, Professor A. H. Lim erick, L. BL Smythe and Professor Lawhead hae arranged a proirramme for tha con fair association, to be held in December. The programme is quite extensive, and contains the names of some of the moat nrnmltumt educator of Kansas and some few other states. 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