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FONTAINE BROS., Editors and Publishers. VOL XXIII. ANNOTATIONS. The fall trade is opening, and the merchants who advertise do the busi ness. Some years ago the English papers were discussing the probable duration of the coal supply of their island. Some authorities were of the opinion that the mines would be exhausted in the course of 100 years, but the general belief was that they would last for many centuries. Vet they have been worked so long that they extend far down into the earth. Accumulations of inflammable vapors are much more common than near the surface, and when explosions occur, it is very diffi cult to get at the human victims. The fact has just been illustrated in the Sea ham colliery, where 160 men were killed by the explosion hist week. The increasing danger uf mining is a fact that the English must consider, as well as the possible exhaustion of coal. There seems to be little choice between working in an English coal mine and a powder mill. The popular impression that the flowery kingdom is packed with people to its uttermost corners is refuted by the governor of the Chinese province of Chekiang. He reports enormous areas of land uncultivated in his dis trict, and that, although seventeen years have passed since the last war ravaged the country, a large body of land has never paid its taxes and has been allowed to remain untilled. This js particularly the case in the depart ments of Chinhoua, Chuchow and Venshow, in which there are over 1,- ♦500,000 idle acres, while in Hangshow, hashing and Huchow there are 6,000,- 000 acres more. Some of the land is too poor to return much, but there are at least 5,500,000 acres of fertile soil entirely neglected. That will be a fine country to emigrate to when the terri tory of the United States is filled up. The Presbyterian Council, which is to moot in Philadelphia on September 28, and to remain in session until October 8, will be one of the most im portant church gatherings ever held in this country. It will consist of between 800 anti 400 delegates from the differ ent branches of the church, and they will come not only from the United States and the Dominion of Canada, biu England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Prance, Holland, Germany, Italy, Bel gium, Switzerland, India, China, Austria, and Africa. The council will not have any executive or judicial con trol over the bodies represented in it. The reading of papers on important topics and their discussion will be the proposed business. Kim; Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Islands, has had a “crisis.” He ap pointed a pew cabinet, in which the minister of foreign affairs, Celsus Caesar Moreno, was a rank tramp front this country. The people rose in a six hour rebellion; the famous army, equal in number to a hotel dining-hall bri gade, slept on its arms, and the king, like Zaccheus, came down. The na tives remembered the doctrine that man is a two-legged animal without feathers, and determined to supply the deficiency in the case of Celsus Oesar but when they got to the “palace,” be hold they found that Don Celsus had begun his ministry of foreign affair’s in person, and had departed for strange lands. King K ala Ran a came near losing bis crown, which has only lately been manufactured at a cost of SIO,OOO. As usual in such cases, no explana tion is offered as to the cause of the terrible explosion that took place in an English coal mine on the loth inst., hut if the reports are true that the shock closed two shafts which were a half a mile apart it is hard not to believe that the quantity of gas must have been immense. The gravity of an c.v plosion of any sort depends upon the closeness with which the explosive is confined; consequently a small amount >f gas in a mine may be ignited with out damage to any one, the force being dissipated in space; a serious explos ion indicates the presence of a large quantity of gas, and, consequently, a lack either of perception or precaution on the part of the manager of the mine. It is quite probable that in this ease as in most others of its kind, familiarity with danger has bred contempt, for a sudden increase in the quantity of gas in a mine always makes itself prompt ly known to the senses of the miners. How careless miners themselves are of this perpetual source of danger is shown by the trick, said to be common among English miners, of “flashing” the gas, “just for fun,” in small, aban doned, unventilated workings. If am of the imprisoned men are rescued some of them may have something to say about the cause of the disaster, but a rescue appears doubtful in the light of late advices. Let our own mine owners take warning. Even regarding the subject in the most cold blooded manner prevention is cheaper than the repairing of damages. THE NEWS BUDGET. A Summary ot Events ZDuring the Past Week. Latest Events. Ground has been broken for the new Cape Cod ship canal at Sandwich, Massa chusetts, Gov. Terris, of Chihuahua, increase his reward for the scalp of Victoria, the Apache chieftain, from $2,000 to $3,000. Chicago packers have slaughtered, since March 1,2,400,000 hogs, an increase of 845,000 head over the corresponding time last year. Money continues easy at New York. The president of a prominent trust company there says he should consider himself for tunate if able to lend $1,000,000 at 3 per cent, prime collateral. The state mineralogist reports that Tichenor, proprietor of the alleged gold hearing spring at Cal., obtains his results by “salting the water with chloride of gold and then precipitating the gold on sheet lead.” England’s gunboat the Helicon, dropp ed anchor in the roads of Antivart, on the 20th inst., and was ordered off by the port official, because the vessel had no right there under the treaty of Berlin, The British skipper took the hint, and cleared out. New York advices indicate that the rail trade is satisfactory, but rather of the quiet, steady order than the rushing. -Mechanics and laborers are nearly all em ployed at the standard of wages that has existed since 1879, and the employment agencies report an urgent demand from western cities. The Chicago and Bedford Quarry com pany in Bedford, Ind.. has just shipped a stone to New York that was 20 feet 6 inches long, 11 feet wide, and 14 inches thick containing 196 solid feet. It will he used in the new residence of W. H. Van derbilt, the railroad king, is erecting in that city. St. Julien, the famous trotter, had a narrow escape at Kalamazoo, Mich., on the 18th inst. He occupied a car attach ed to an express train hound east, which ran off - the track at that place, a switch having been left open. Although given a lively shaking up, the king of the turf did not lose Ms feet, and was uninjured, Adjt. Gen. Drum has made another change in the duties of officers connected with the signal corps. First Lieut. Chas. E. Kilbourne is transferred to duty in charge of orders and correspondence, and First Lieut. H. H. C. Dunwoody, now on that duty, succeeds Lieut. Kilbourne as meteorological officer. A railroad company known ,as the Chicago, Texas and Mexican Central has been chartered at Dallas, Tex., with a capital of $7,000,000, to construct a road from the Kio Grande nothward to some point where connections can he made for Chicago, The Dallas board of trade is interested in the enterprise, and a local newspaper pronounces it the grandest railway scheme now on foot in America. A school-teacher at the ancient town of Cahokia, ill., spat in the face of a Catholic priest there, The bishop ex communicated him. The teacher went to church as usual, and the priest ordered him out. Defusing to go. the good father blew out the candles, closed his books, and dismissed the congregation. Members of the Hock are taking sides between the pedagogue and the priest, but the majori ty will go with the latter. Three mysterious-looking men. arrested at Birkenhead, near the Liverpool, Eng., ferry, on the 17th inst., had in their pos session six hundred pounds of powder. One of the fellows declared that they were taking the explosive to a vessel bound for (Spain, and that they were guilty of no crime, but it is suspected that they intend ed to demolish something or somebody, and not a little excitement prevails over the discovery. The work of taking the census of the In dians will commence Oct. 1, under the su pervision of Maj. John W. Powell, direc tor of the bureau of ethnology of the Smithsonian institution, assisted by Col. Garrick, Mallory R. Packard, H. W. Henshaw, S. D. Hinman, and Clay Mc- Cantry. The country has been divided into four divisions, and a special agent as signed to duty in each of them. Six months will probably elapse before the work is completed. Returns of Sept. 1, regarding the con dition of the wheat crop at harvest, gives a preliminary estimate of the crop, but there are two investigations yet to be made before a formal estimate will be is sued. The September estimate, this year, gives the condition as DO, against 92 in 1879, and 87 in 1878. This estimate re lates to quantity and and quality, and does not take into consideration increase of acreage. The condition of potatoes, as re ported Sept. 1, shows a decline with the month of 8 per cent, compared with the re port of Sept. 1, 1879. There is a loss of 5 per cent, in buckwheat. The average of the whole country is 4 per cent, less than last year at the same date. Ox the loth inst., Maine elected state officers, state legislature and congressmen. The democrats and greenbackers coalesced against the republicans and the campaign was a vigorous one on both sides. The result is the election ef the fusion state ticket, a majority in the legislature republican, and one democratic, one re publican and three fusion mem bers of congress making quite a revolution as previous to the election the republicans were in possession of the state officers and three out of the five members of congress. The other two members of congress were greenbackers. Accidents. A vessel from Port de Paix, Hayti, has been towed into New York harbor, the whole crew being sick with yellow fever. While G. W. Rusk, aged about (SO vears, of Canton, 111., was hauling wood on the loth inst., his wagon ran against a stump, upsetting the wagon and throw ing the load of wood upon him, killing him instantly. The schooner Harvest Queen foundered between Detour and Presque Isle, on lake Huron, on Sunday. All hands escaped in the small boat. John H. Bell, a Pan-Handle brake man, was caught between the cars, at Anderson, Ind., on the loth inst., and instantly kill ed. He lived at Richmond, and was a married man. The new finance minister of Russia, M. Bunge, is said to have found the finances so disorganized and incrusted with defalca tions that General Mellikoff has advised the czar to appoint a commission to in Devoted to Politics, Agriculture, News, Local Information, and the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. GRAND RAPIDS, WIS., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1880. vestigate the department. It is believed the recommendation will be adopted, but the result will not be made public. The commission will probably sit privately and submit the result of the czar, who will dismiss the worst offenders. George Siiimmel, barkeeper in Neth’s saloon, at Lemars, lowa, was accidentally shot through the heart, while examining a self-cocking pistol, on the 22d inst. He was unmarried and his parents live in Dyersville, lowa. A locomotive at the head of a train of forty cars ran off the track at Danville Junction, and before word could be carried to the engineer of the locomotive which was pushing at the rear end of the train the forward engine and ten of the cars had been boosted into the ditch. A MAX named George Wechler, sup posed to have been a reeent arrival from Chicago, went to the residence of his di vorced wife, in, Milwaukee, shot her through the neck, and killed himself with the same weapon. Although tiie woman is unconscious, it is not thought that she is fatally wounded. As freight train No. 7, going west, on the Green Bay & Minnesota road, on the 17lh inst', one of the wheel flanges broke and threw a flat car loaded with lumber off the track. The train ran nearly 300 feet, crossing two culverts, before the car went into the ditch. Two sons of John Henry Wells, of Long Island, aged 15 and 17, were playing with an old revolver, in the house, while the family were at church. The youngest son snapped the revolver fourteen or fifteen times, aiming it playfully at his brother, hut there was no explosion. Finally the youngest hoy mounted the horse block in front of the house, and as the elder boy approached he said, “Halt, or I’ll shoot you!’ He pulled the trigger, as he had done so often before; there was an explo sion, and the 17-year-old hoy fell dead in liis tracks, shot through the heart. The hoy on the horse block fell in a faint. The strangest part of the tragedy is that the cartridge did not explode sooner, after the many times it had been struck, both on this evening and previously. The parents were called out of church, and when they learned the facts their grief was intense. The loss by the tire in St. Louis is now estimated at over $200,000. The insurance on Scarritt’s furniture is $57,000; on Moel ler’s stock, $18,500. The loss on’the build ings occupied by the Scarrit company is not yet ascertained; insured for $33,750. Hamilton & Cos. are insured for about SB,- 000. Merritt & Co.’s loss is said to be $20,- 000. George Dauber and John Hennessy. firemen, were knocked from a ladder and fell from the top of the third story of the Searritt building. The former had a leg fractured, and the latter was internally hurt. Cablegrams. Chili accepts the mediation of the Uni ted States between itself and Peru. The revelations of the political prison er who committed suicide, ascribe the Winter Palace explosion to a man already in custody. Owing to the continued depression in the Irish linen trade, the flax spinners will after October 4, reduce their working days to four per week. A London magistrate has sentenced Henry Perry, convicted af assaulting and robbing a bank messenger on the under ground railway, to thirty lashes and twenty years’ imprisonment, crime Mrs. Joseph Powell, of Quincy, 111., undertook to prevent an assault on her husband by a negro by jumping between the two men. At that instant a gun in the hands of the negro was discharged and she fell with a mortal wound in her hip. A band of three hundred Servian bri gands has crossed to the Hungarian side of the Danube. A battalion of troops has been ordered to bar their way toward the interior. Much alarm is felt among the traders of western Servia because of the recent large increase of bands of robbers. A dispatch from India, believed to have been inspired by the marquis, of Ripon, vicerov, says that England must now settle the Candahar question without delay. The place must be annexed, given io the ameer of Afghanistan, or made an independent state. Ripon favors relin quishing it in favor of Abdurrahman. The Diritto says: “The latest note drawn up by the British cabinet, and now communicated to the powers, demands the cession of Dulcigno without further delay. Admiral Seymour lias been invested with full power to take up whatever position he considers most advantageous for the pur pose of the demonstration.” The condition of the River Niles causes anxiety. It is rising unsatisfactorily, and is several weeks late. The inundation is lower than at the corresponding period in 1879. irrigation, however, proceeds well. There are some complaints from the in terior that the cotton crop has suffered, but to what extent is not known. The foreign consuls in Dulcigno have been warned by the commanders of the in ternational fleet to remove their families to a place of safety. This is thonght to be preliminary to the execution of the orders under which the men-ofnvar are acting. The sultan is still playing a double part, and the conclusions that none but heroic measures will answer is strengthening. The French iron-dads have joined the European fleet at Ragusa at last, and it is now believed that action will "be taken without delay. All of the commanders have been instructed by their governments that, in case operations which may have political consequences become necessary, they shall decide the matter for themselves without referring to their superiors. This liberty of action extends even to the bom bardment of Dulcigno. A horrible accident occurred at West Aurora depot, on the 17th inst., at half-past 7 p. m., resulting in death a few hours later. Frank Lynch, a married man, whose home is in Litchfield, Mass., but who has for some time been working in the foundry at Plano, Kendall county, boarded a passing freight train, coming east, for the purpose of riding over to the East Side. By some means he slipped and fell under the train, five cars passing over him. His right leg was cut off above the knee and the left foot lust above the ankle; his right hand was also badly mashed. Dr. E. B. Howell was called, who did everything possible for the poor suffer er, but his injuries were such that lie expired. Criminal. Joe Goss, the prize-fighter, who has been in Canada since his fight with Ryan, ventured over to Detroit, a few days ago. and was arrested for being a fugitive from justice. He w? > lodged in jail. Mln'ing troubles in and around Corn ing, 0., are assuming a warlike aspect. A company of militia stationed at New Lex ington, was ordered out shortly before midnight by the sheriff, to prevent the displacement ol ordered miners by rioters. A mob of white men took six negroes out of jail at Sadlersville, Robertson county, Tenn., on the 17th inst., and lynched them. Thev were accused of murder, and their trial had been in pro gress during the previous day. Sergeant Maeshman, of the British army, marker at the international rifle tournament at Wimbledon, who was bribed to report the score falsely, and exposed before the entire assemblage, has never theless been acquitted by a court-martial. Cait. Wm. L. Parker, commissary of the twelfth brigade, of New York state militia, is on trial before a court-martial, at Rochester, on charge of having obtained money under false pretenses. No decision in the case has been reached, although the vacation of the officer’s commission is an ticipated. About two miles north of Canton, 111., a party of Italian laborers employed on the Cannelton and Northern railway in dulged too freely in hard cider. Becom ing intoxicated, a general fight ensued, in which one of them, named Julian Bar berico, was fatally wounded, being terribly cut in the stomach, about the head and other parts of the body. News comes from Mount Sterling, Ky., that on the 15th inst., Henry Mackabee, a guard for convicts working on Long’s con tract on the big sandy railroads, ten miles east of Mount Sterling, was found murdered in the woods whither he had gone with two convicts to cut poles. They had fallen upon him with their axes, and he was literally cut to pieces. The convicts escaped. In the district court of Leavenworth, Kan., Thos. C. Thurston, who on the 29th day of last M ay, without provocation, in the streets of Leavenworth, shot at the back of Dr. Anthony, while the latter was walking away from him, missed him and seriously wounded Bucien Barker, a prom inent attorney, and John P. Douglass, withdrew his plea of not guilty of attempt ing murder and plead guilty. He will he sentenced Saturday next to the peni tentiary. He took this course by advice of the attorney appointed by the court to defend him. Political Points. Congressman Deuster has been renomi nated for congress by the democrats of the Fourth district of Wisconsin. The republicans of the Third district of St. Louis, have nominated Gustave Sess inghouse for congi’ess. A REPUBLICAN convention in the first district of Alabama has nominated James Gillette for congress. Charles Rock wood lias been appointed by the United States circuit court as chief supervisor of elections for Indiana. The greenbackers of Maryland have naminated Milford Shindel! and Rev. Will Graves, electors at-large. Mayor Kali-ock, of San Francisco, has been nominated for re to bis pres ent office by tlie “workingmen.” The republicans of the Fifth district of Wisconsin have nominated Hon. Ellihu Coleman of Fond du Lac, for congress. John Hart, a brewer, conspicuous in political interests, was nominated for con gress by the republicans of the Second dis trict of N. J. The republicans of the Sixth district of Wisconsin have nominated state treasurer Richard Guenther, of Oshkosh, for con gress. John Hart Brewer, conspicuous in the pottery interest, lias been nominated for congress by the republicans in the second district of New Jersey. The republicans of New Hampshire have nominated Hon. Charles H. Bell for governor. Following is the rest of the ticket: railroad commissioners, James E. French, Charles A. Smith and E. J. Ten ney; presidential electors, Nathaniel White and E" 11. Winchester. The Missouri greenback state central committee, under the authority given by the state convention, held some time ago, has selected a lull electoral ticket for the state, with Andrew Royal and O. H. Bar ker as electors-at-large. Ex-Senator Baknum has declined the nomination to congress from the fourth district of Connecticut, because of his duties as chairman of the democratic national committee. Following is the work of the New Hampshire democratic convention: Hon. Frank Jones was unanimously nominated for governor; Col. W. 11. 3). Cochrane, Joseph Goodwin and John AV. Dodge w ere nominated for railroad commissioners,and G. B. Chandler and John (A Maulton were chosen electors. The republicans of Massachusetts have renominated all the present state officers except the treasurer, a constitutional pro hibition rendering anew nomination nec essary for that office. The nominee for treasurer is Daniel Gleason. The republican convention for the fifth AVisconsin district met in Sheboygan. Hon. Hiram Smith, of Sheboygan Falls, was re-nominated foi congress by accla mation, but, on account of private busi ness, declined in a handsome speech. Elihu Coleman, of Fond du Lao, was then nominated on t lie first formal ballot, and accepted. Congressional nominations: Republi cans —Missouri: First district, ex-Gov. Thos. G. Fletcher; Massachusetts —Fifth district, S- C. Bronson, democratic —New Hampshire; First dissrict, John AV. San born; Third district, G. 11. Bingham; New Jersey; Second district, Hezekia B. Smith. Greenback, Maryland; Second district, E. A. Treadway; Third district, J. H. AV. Onion; Fourth district, Samuel AV. Pierce; Fifth district. Oliver Bryan; Sixth district, Nathaniel Sever. The following congressional nominations were made on the 18th inst. Republican —Pennsylxania—First district, K. 11. Bingham; Second district, Charles O’Neill; Third district. Benj. L. Berry; Fourth dis trict. AA'illiam D. Kelly; Fifth district, A. C. Harner. New Hampshire—First dis trict, Joshua G. Hall;Second district, Jas. F. Briggs. New York —Sixteenth district, AA’alter O. AVood. Maryland—Third dis trict, Joshua Horner, Jr.; Fourth district, Enoch Pratt; Fifth district, AV. R. AVil mer. New Jersey—Fifth district, George M. Bobeson. Rernocratic —Maryland— Sixth district, J. M. Schley. Arkansas — ,J. E. Greyer?. AVashingtoi Territory— Thomas Burke. AVisconsii—Eighth dis trict, Willis C. Silverthorn; Third dis trict, Judge M. M. Cothren lowa —Sec- ond district, Roderick Roie; Eight dis trict, Robert Percival. Datota Territory —M. L. McCormick. Greenback —New Jersey—Second district, Samuel A. Dob bins. The republicans of the Seventh Missouri will not nominate. The demo crats of the Third Michigar bare accept ed a declination of candidacy by Jacob Shelcon, but no nomination las been made to fill the vacancy. From the Capital. General Drum says there are no charges against Lieutenant Howgate. There is a good deal of jealousy of this capable officer, besides what was bequeathed to him by the late General Myer. Weighty influence is to he brought to bear upon the president to secure the ap pointment as successor to General Myer, late chief of the signal service, of Ma jor W. B. Wetmore, of New York. Judge Lawrence, first comptroller of the treasury, sustains the ruling of Treas urer Gilfillan, that the district board of audit certificates draw only 3.65 per cent, interest when converted into 3.65 bonds. There will he a very hitter fight made here this fall over the coming vacancies in the army made by the retirement of some of the old chiefs. The number of candi dates and their hearty hatreds of each oth er promise interesting work over the sen atorial confirmation of the men who will he unlucky enough to succeed. A large staff* of French officers is to he attached to the legation during the winter, and great interest is excited in political as well as social circles. These officers came here for the avowed purpose of investigat ing the cavalry branch of the American army. The report of the postal business of the government for the last fiscal year con tains the following aggregate: Letters, 866,593,572; postal cards, 276,446,716; news papers to subscribers and news agents, 695,172,624! magazines to subscribers and news agents, 53,472,276; books, circulars miscellaneous printed matter, 300,845,- 480; articles of merchandise, 22,664,456; total, not including mail received from foreign countries, 2,215,166,124. In the last ten days over three-quarters of a million of standard silver dollars have been ordered from the treasury and scat tered over the country. The 50,000 circu lars sent out by the Treasurer Gilfillan are hearing immediate fruits. Twenty-five orders have been received from the west and south asking for ftem SSOO to $20,000 each. The largest order was from Athens, Ga., and the next largest from Columbus, Ind. With these orders are complaints of a scarcity of small hills, which is t he prime cause of silver going so rapidly. Jli 1 waiskfe Jlarket. Milwaukee, Sept. 21.—Flour—Dull and linn. Wheat—Opened active and higher; closed firm; No. 1, hard, 1.03: No. 1, 97; No. 2, 9234; 92 ‘o for seller September; 93 34 for seller October; 93 34 for seller November; No. 3, 83; No. 4, 77; rejected, <>•>. Corn—-Lower; No. 2, 40. Oats —Firm and in fair demand; N0.22 302a. Rye—Lower; No. 1, 82. Barley—Lower No. 2 72'.,. Cliicaso Market. Chicago, Sept. 21 — Flour — Quiet and un changed. Wheat—Unsettled and lower, No. 2 Bed Winter, 923a @93; No. 2 Chicago spring, 92?5@92?t for seller cash; 9534 for seller Oc tober; 93 *4 @93,'4 for seller November; No. 3 Chicago spring, 83; rejected, 65@70. Corn— Active but lower; 4ft for seller cash; 39J4@40 for seller September; 40 >4 for seller October; 41 ?4 for seller November. Oats—Dull, weak and oirer; 3034 for seller cash; 30 for seller Sep tember; 29 for seller October. Rye—Easier at 45. Barley—Easier at 74@75. Fork—Moderately active and a shade higher; 17.717.77 ’4 for seller cash; 17.85@17.873z for seller September; 17.70@17.75 for seller October; 13.95 bid for seller November. Lard —Fairly active and a shadehighoi, 7.90 for seller cash; 7.90 for seller November. The “ Drovers’ Journal” reports: Hogs -Receipts, 11,000; shipments, 6.500; firmer and generally 5 higher; fairly active; common to good mixed, 4.70@5.10; good to choice heavy, 5.3ft@5.65; light bacon, 4.90@5.15. Cattle—Re ceipts, 3,700; shipments, 1,700; pens full of grassers and common to fair: very dull; weak and lower extept for best exports, 5.00@5.40; good to choice, shipping, 4.35@4.75: common to fair, 3.30@3.75; stockcrs, 2.25@3.00; butchers, 2.00® 3.00; western half breeds, 3.50@3.75; natives, 3.10@3.30; Texans, 3.00@3.10; thorough Texans, 2.50@2.55. Sheep—Receipts, 200; steady; lambs per head, 2,00@2.50; fair to choice sheep, 3.70@ 4.3734 The “ Journal’s ” London dispatches says: Best American steers, 1534 cents per pound, sheep, 1834; trade dull. A Missing Vermont Cattle-Dealer. A dispatch from Rutland, Vt., says: “No circumstance since the exposure of Batchelder, the Brandon bank forger, has so aroused the people of Addison county, as the disappearance of Thomas B oekett, the live-stock dealer, who went to the Boston market, as was his weekly custom, the 2d, and he did not return. It is believed he sailed for Europe, taking some $40,000, obtained of farmers and drovers throughout the state, but mainly in Addison, Chitten den and Rutland counties, of whom he had bought on credit, stock for the market. The losses ot his victims range from SIOO to $1,500 each, and some run as high as $2,000. Shockett has speculated in live stock in the state for thirty years, beginning when he was but fifteen years old. Some twenty years ago he became mixed up in a law suit with one Hammond, involving the paternity of his only child, and de manded s2o,ooodamages. After a con test of several years, during which the Ablest lawyers in the state were em ployed, the court awarded him SB,OOO, but previous to this his opponent had become bankrupt. It is now thought that this suit so crippled him that he could never extricate himself, and when concealment was no longer possible he fled. He will be found and brought back if possible.” A Blind Soldier Bets His Pension. New London Telegram. Niles B. Rogers, of North Lyme, a soldier in the late war, has procured, through his attorney, a pension which dates back to 1863, and entitles him to the sum of between SIO,OOO and SII,OOO. Application for the pension was first made six years ago, and it has been re peated at intervals ever since, until Rogers had given up all hope of re ceiving it. In addition to the sum named he will receive $72 a month during the rest of his life. He is totally blind, the result of disease contracted in the army, and is otherwise disabled by a gun-shot wound in the shoulder. He has a wife and several children, and has been very poor. Beantiflers. Ladies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy checks and sparkling eyes with all the cosmetics of Franca, V beautitiers of the world, while in poor health, and nothing will give you such good health, strength, buoyant spirits and beauty as Hop Bit ters. A trial’is certain proof. See another col umn. — Telegraph. READ! READ!! READ!!! No Young Man Should Fail to Read Gen. Garfield’s Brave Struggle. When Young, for Position. Young men appreciate most keenly the example, sympathy, and instruc tion of a distinguished leader who takes an active interest in their labors and progress in lilc. This is specially true of those who have, in moderate or in digent circumstances, toiled up the “rugged steeps of learning” in our high schools, academics and colleges to gain afterwards influential positions. Very many who are, in spite of a hundred obstacles, completing their educational course in our schools, are disposed to honor such a leader whose early life strikingly illustrates their own arduous career. Xo other of our foremost men has attached to himself, more closely and more assiduously, so many young people as has Gen. Garfield. It makes but little difference whether they agree with him or not in his political views. Most of them are certainly not aiming to occupy official places, but are striv ing to perform excellent work in the humbler occupations. The causes of this marvelous power of General Garfield are easily discover ed. They are found in his successful struggle to acquire a thorough educa tion in the midst of most abject pover ty; in his superior insight into the long ings, motives, and intellectual exper iences of young men; in his large-heart ed fellow-feeling for them; in his as sistance rendered to them in school, business or public life, who enjoy his intimate acquaintance; and his prac tical and inspiring suggestions so often presented in his private and public in structions. The most meager opportunities were furnished at his boyhood home and in his first school, for him to obtain even the rudiments of an education. A Bible and a few ordinary school hooks were the only works, at that time with in his reach: and these ho read or studied until he mastered the elements of reading, spelling and numbers. Shortly afterwards he gained access to other books, not of a high character, as they treated principally of daring and wild adventures on the land and sea; but they induced him to seek for a higher knowledge of the people and affairs of the the great world beyond the horizon of his mother’s log house. His exertions in teaching common schools, in cutting cord-wood, in work ing at the carpenter’s bench, and in ring ing the academy hell to earn the means by which to support himself while pursuing studies, arc all well known, as accounts of these have been published in the sketches of his remark able career. Then follows his masterly efforts as a college student, and as a teacher in a growing institution up wards of twenty years ago. The testimony is abundant that he exercised a most wholesome power over the pupils under his care. He is represented as exceedingly affectionate and confiding in his conduct toward them. Large numbers flocked to the college over which he was made prin cipal. He aroused their intellectual enthusiasm by his own vigorous and well-balanced mind, and by his effec tive methods of securing a grasp upon their thoughts and feelings. One of his old scholars states, “Fie took very kindly to me and assisted me in various ways, because 1 was poor and was jani tor of the buildings, and swept them out in the morning and built fires, as he had done only six years before,when he was a pupil at the same college. He was full of animal spirits, and used to run out on the green almost every day, and play cricket with his scholars. When 1 was janitor, housed sometimes to stop me and ask my opinion about this and that, as if seriously advising with me. 1 can see now that my opin ion could not have been of any value; and that he probably asked me partly to increase my self-respect, and partly to show that he felt an interest in me.” Another pupil writes, “There began to grow up hi me an admiration and love for Garfield that has never abated, and the like of which 1 have never known. A bow of recognition, or a single word from him, was to me an inspiration. Garfield taught me more than any other man, living or dead.” Another scholar says, “He found me out, drew near to me, and entered into all my troubles and difficulties pertaining to questions of the future. In a greater or less degree this was true of his rela tions to his pupils generally. There are hundreds of these men and wo men scattered over the world to-day, who can not find language strong enough to express their feeling in con templating Garfield as their old in structor, adviser, and friend.” Flere and there in the letters and speeches of Garfield, occur passages which record his absorbing interest in young men, and particularly in their mental and moral developments. When a teacher, he wrote to a young acquaint ance. “Tell me, do you not feel a spirit stirring within you that longs to know, to do, and to dare ? to hold con verse with the great world of thought, and hold before you some high and no ble object to which vigor of your mind and the strength of your arm may he given? Do you not have longings such as these which you breathe to no one, and which you feel must be heeded, or you will pass through life unsatisfied and regretful?” As late as in 1877, he said, “1 have taken more solid comfort in the thing itself, and received more moral recompense and stimulus in after life from capturing young men for an education than from anything else in the world. As I look back over ray life thus far, I think of nothing that so fills me with pleasure as the planning of these sieges, the revolving in my mind of plans for scaling the walls of the future; of gaining access to the inner soul-life, and at last seeing the besieged party won to a fuller apprec iation of himself, to a higher concep tion of life, and of the part he is to bear in it.” On other occasions he has remarked. “It is a great point gained when a young man makes up his mind |to devote several years to the accom plishment of a definite work.” “With the educational facilities now afforded in our country, no young man who has health and is a master of his own ac tions, can be excused from not obtain ing a good education.” He lately said, with much warmth of feeling, “if the supreme being of the universe would look down upon the world to find the most interesting object, he would see the unfinished and unformed character of young men and young women.” In an address made some years ago to the members ot a literary society, at Hiram College, he uttered the following eloquent passage:—"Having passing the limits of childhood, and being about to enter the larger world of manhood, with its mainfold struggles and aspira tions, you are now confronted with the question, ‘What must Ido to fit my self most completely, not for being a citizen merely, but for being all that doth become a man, liv ing in the full light of the Chris tian citizens of America? Your disin thralled and victorious country asks you to be educated for her sake, and the noblest aspirations of your being still more impcrativly ask it for your own sake.” It is but natural for a powerful man with such training and such impulses to utter the most eloquent thoughts in his political addresses to young men, and to lead them to adopt his political opinions. He cannot avoid engaging their respect and good will, as he leads many of them to recognize their abili ties, and to attain to situations of use fulness and honor. His brilliant suc cess must stimulate those who are dili gently studying in our higher schools, amidst discouragements and protract ed labor, to complete their course and fill exalted ideals in their subsequent lives. His election this fall as president of the United States would give the opportunity for him to influence the character and advance the standing of young men, as no other political leader has ever done in this country. FIVE DAYS A BRIDE. tlarried in SpcrH anti Soon Wearying: t* the Matrimonial Yoke. From the Kingston Freeman. BONESTEEL—OWEN—In this city, Saturday evening, July 31, 1880, Thompson Hones tee! to Miss Kitty Owen. This notice announces a marriage at Fair street parsonage about ten days ago. The contracting parties are well known. Thompson Bonesteel is a, young man about 21 years old, of fine appearance and pleasant address. He is a cigarmakcr, one of the best and fastest ever employed in this city. His home is on the Hurley road not far dis tant from that of Miss Kitty Owen, to whom for some time past he has been j most devoted. Kitty is a fine looking girl of 19, inclined not a little toward a life of good cheer and gayety. She re ceived the addresses of Thompson Bonesteel and seemed to bo pleased with his attentions. His suit was so encouraged and a brief engagement was closed not unnaturally by good Dominie Palmer’s adjustment of the matrimonial noose. The outlook was fair, a pleasant married career was in prospect, and with hearts over-charged with joy the newly-married couple pledged love eternal. “W e will keep our wedding a secret for a while,” was the mutual agree ment, “It’s nobody’s business, any how,” philosophically commented Kit ty, with an airish toss of her head. The groom thought that that was the correct idea and so declared. The hap py couple proceeded out Hurley ave nue. Thompson accompanied Kitty to her home, and he went to his own abode. The next day, Sunday, they were in one another’s society from early morn till late at night, and on Monday evening the husband’s labors for the day were no sooner completed than he sought out his wife; so also it was on Wednesday, but with Thursday there came a decided change in the programme. The evening shadows had only begun to fall when Thompson entered the yard that fronts the fair Kitty’s residence and asked at the door for that young lady. He was surprised at the result. The person replying to his call at the door, said: “Mr. Bone steel, you will please not call here any more; Kitty does not want to see you.” “Doesn’t want to see me! Who says she doesn’t?” “She says so herself.” “Oh, no.” “Oh, yes.” “But——” “Well, now, Mr. Bonesteel, you had better leave; you will not sec Kitty; that is settled.” Mr. Thompson Bonesteel withdrew. Subsequent revelations established the fact that the person who had met Thompson at the door had told him the truth; Kitty Owen had determined to discard him. Why? Again and again he asked himself this question, but all in vain did he consider the matter. He had loved the girl, he had been true to his marriage vow, he had by neither thought, word nor act in anywise ex hibited aught else but great affection for her. Why she should repent her plight he could not conceive, and with a somewhat emphatic apostrophe to fickle woman the deceived young man decided to take prompt and decisive steps in his own defense. A di vorce he was determined upon; but finally he, at the suggestion of a mutual friend, was content to slightly compromise, and his honor, ’Squire Humphrey, of the town of Kingston, was employed to prepare a “bill of separation.” This “bill,” signed by both husband and wife, in substance decrees that henceforth and forever the parties contracting shall know one an other no more as husband and wife; that Kitty shall have the right to use her maiden name, not Mrs. Bonesteel, hut simply Kitty Owen; and Thomp son Bonesteel, it is further agreed, is relieved of all responsibility lor his quondam wife’s maintenance. So endeth a romance in real life. A stalwart woman got employment in male attire as a farm hand at Hutch inson 111., but the farmer discharged her on learning her sex. She has brought a suit to recover wages for the whole contract. NO. 39.