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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-08

HALF LOT, tho only unimprovOd piece OF
ground Ia the most desirable part OF the city for
Dwellings, between nth and 18th streets, on
Chaplino, formerly called 4th street.
movie !, IRWIN, Agent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-08

EVERY passenger car on the Illinois
railroads Is, by law, compelled to be fur
niahed with woodmsn's axe, a sledge-
hammer, a handsaw and two leathetn
buckets.
, 1874-10-30
EzoSv q Dug Carried Off Il Mans Elm.
stRrk.

From tho 1Ue7o Commercial.
Yesterday forenoon severe accident occurred
on WukcMan street noer Bancroft, by which
German named Fred Hoffman lost the first three
fingers Of lis left hand He was assisting to
run circular wood aaw. and stumbled oyer rail
heaalong towards tho saw IN rapid motion. In
falling hla loft lland struck tho saw and was tor
ribly lnaug'el; but by tho less Of lH hand he
probably saved his life, as otherwise his head
md body seemed about to fail directly upon tho
saw. The wogndea man went directly to Dr.
Waddoll's Office. on Alagnolta ntreet, wlo very
sklllfully removed the first tlreo fingers, leaving
tho thumb and tllc finger. After sbo operation
was oycr the Ge,1uan askol for his fingers 10 us
bl,rlnl, but they conid nowhere be found. In a
moment, however, n little boy threw 9 heap OF
light upon the mystery BY saving, "Pa, that log
ont on tho stroet, aud therc, sure enough, vns
tho dog making otf with tho precious moraol.
The Doctor gavo chase, spurred on BY tho owner
OF the fingers, who iusist1l on tLor recovery, on
the ground porhapa, Of "rght OF burial" Tho
German got hia fingers.
, 1874-10-30
che Mother of (se1,. Logan

Che Mother Of tsrI,. Logan.
From The Jackson County (ft> Era. Oct. -.
Died, at hor rcsidonce In Nlnrphysboro, H.,
Thursday, Oct. %. 1874, at O'Clock d. H., after
o brief illnesH OF five days. Mira. Dllzaueth Lo-
gan, roct of DR., John Logan and mother of tho
lion. John y, Logan, aged GO ycars month and
Q days.
Mrs. Logan WAS born In South Ca-olinn, Sept,
10, 1905. Her father waa one Of those fine old
Virginia gentlemen. who Ut al early day remoy-
el to South Carolina, we.n dccoascd ~as born,
md subsequently moycd to Tennaasoa.
Having Lost her mother wlsn shc was of ton
der ngc. tic ouerouB duties OF n houHekoepor
dovovel uoon her, compelling ler 10 tako euttre
charge Of her father's household and largo
family Of brothers and siators. all OF which she
performed With marked ability tor QUO 40 Young.
III the fall Of 1879 alc. III company with her
honorel brother, Gov. Alexander J.nkinR, came
to shs county OIL visit to ller sistor, Mrs. linn-
ming, who then live1 Mt Brownsville, on tho Big
Muddy River, which was then the county-seat OF
Jackson County.
Luring her visit abe mado tho acquaintance of
Dr.. john Logan, to whom she WIS married iu
June, 1894. She at onco removed to the home
Of her husband. within tie present limits OF this
stcad III which her younger uays were spent. aud
IN which the "natton's pride, the lion. Johu A.
Logan. was born. can at.ll be sren.
Her Aolse In carly days was one Of the sta
tlons "Aefe regular appointments Wcro made:
aud our sturdy pioneer Methodist ministers a.
ways found d kind welcome. houao mud
chu! ch, in Which wore assembled attentive and
respectable listeners.
Mrs. Logan Was a woman Of remarkable firm
ness OF Character, inaeintigab1a enolgy. and un-
wavcrlng fathflllnoss in tho discharge Of ler
duties rs wifo md motner. She wna the
mother Of twelve CHILDREN. nil OF whom were
born III this city. They aro alt dead but four:
Tho Hon. John a. Logao, hor eldest, whom she
lad lived to SEQ riso to prominence in tho
esteem Of all true Americans; Thonas ii. Logan,
Are. Dr.. ]. l.. Skinner, and Jnmos Y. Logan,
her youngest, who ia prominent merchant Of
this city. Another sou, tho Hon. ", II. Logan,
Who dlod in this city . few years ago. was at-
tanning prominence which was gratifying to
all, mud who bid fair TO rival his distinguished
brother, tho General.
She was widow twenty-ono years, and yet to
the dayoi her death sacfcdly cherished the
memory ofhcr husband as il ho had passed away
but yesterday.
She was member Of tho Methodist Church
for over lorteishs yeara. during all Of which tllno
her life was conslstout w1tl1 her professions.
In ler death tho community has lost one of it's
oldest and beloved mombera. tAo Church an un-
wnvoring member. her friends aud acqualntances
gonoious, kind, md aGcct1onato frioud, aud
lor family loving md truo mother.
, 1874-10-30

that evening. afor M absence OF two houra
Ncxt day Ais. Pon!in was trlo1, ,and fount
gullty, though Gnlien refused 10 testify ngRinAt
h1r. Tho Jury III her caso vnA ouL NIL ntphL.
Immediately I'll tho rendition Of rho vortct
eon'once nl dcnili wAB paAse on uutl t,r!sollosa
Oddly enough tt was pronounced III English,
InunEa noltllcr OF the corttelnnet rcrs01s ,,l,-
dc!atJoa Jutl!o Weldon Bail to roi,|ln TINT !,p
fully concnrred IL tho verdict. and could find
no1lling iii tho ov;1cnco 10 warrant hin In REQ.
ommoEdlbg the lnyornor-q -qcnefal to oxtortt to
him my moray. Tho woman ho reminded OF t,or
loublo guilt adultery mud murder, warning llor.
AS we'll as her nHaoc,ate in crimn, to ,uako her
Eohco with God In tho Interval allowed lor, Sho
will DO hanged on tho 9Th Of Jaa,ary noxt. tho
dclay being allowed her to pormtt OF tho bir,ll of
tAe child Will Which sha IL pregnant by Gallon.
Willie IN Prison,
nwaltlng tho carrying ont OF his sontcncc Gallon
wAs very rotlcens, never repeating Ills confession.
llo protested that tho witaosHca agntnut INN had
periurol thcmsclyos, and. despite hls confca-
"ione, maintained TINT Mrs. poulin had never ill.,
cited him to hil her husband. l1o expressed his
willingness to die, al,a frociY accepted tho mu-
lstrh ionH Of hiH priest, Father CArtcr. For Homo
days bcforo lliB execution his sleep was bully
bvokcn, and ho refuscd food or only swallowed
1t with nlanfcat dificuly,
lllH. PoulIn
DENIES CONSTANTLY HER QUILT, .
and gwen afserts that Bho mover committed
attnl'ors with aallien. md TINT her clildron-
soyon-aro oil legitimate. Her consuming desire
is to 300 llor children, antl s4o raves Of thcn,
constantly III hor sleep. She IL ma yet confident
tint her Aoutonco will ho oommutod to imptiaon-
mont, iicr spiritual advisors having urged such
actiott on tlle Governor General, but an tho 0t-
cerB Of the Grown conRitfer her the moro guilty.
1t IL almost corLaiu that she will bo hangod.
, 1874-10-30
CANADIAN ITEMS.

Special Dispatch to The Chteano Tribune
OTTAwA. Oct 2o.-To'aay being lhauksgiv-
ing.Day. is generally observed rs holiday.
The Minister of Juatco has received tele-
graphic Information. by way OF Fort Garry, Ut
tue arrival on tho 10th inst, in fifteen tavs from
Milk Rivcr. at Fort Quappello Of Col. French,
CT route for headquarters at Fort polbv. w1oro
they will ba stationed for tho winter. Tho DO
tachn1ont in question averaged 25-inile mnrch
nar day, mud had splendid weather. They
in i've or six dnys afterwards. aud have, rhero-
fore, probably reached their destination by this
time.
MONTREAL, Oct. 29.-The Nouueau 1foude
says that nil eyes arc at present turned upon
tho French Canadian Ministers III tho Dominion
Cabinet, md that thore ts but ono alternative for
thonl.-cither to nroduce the Concurrence Of their
Upper Canada colleagues in obtaining pardun for
Lepiuo and amnesty for Rlcl before blood bo.
gins to flow, or to offer their designations, pure
and simple.
, 1874-10-30
CrcnltltiOn OF Indy F)istec.

Tho Berin correspondent Of the London Times
writes: "Tho body Of. Lady DilHo, who died ilyo
seeke ago In London. was burned on tho l0th
lust. at Dresden. The ceremony was performed
in tho furnace reeontly invented for burial pur-
pesos by Herr 6iomonB, md the relutiyca of tho
deceased Indy permitting strangers to bo pres.
cut, large number Of Acien,i!ic n1eu attended
tic experiment. When the company had COM
piled with Herr slonlans request 70 offer up a
mental prayer the coffin was placed in tho olan-
l,or OF tho furnace; Btx mlnutos 1ator tho coffin
se ea o.e nnu .no
wns laid Lare; another ten minntes and tho
homes begun to crlmhle. soyenty.lyo minutes
afsor tho Introduction Of the coflu iuto tho fur
nRco, all that remained Of Lady Dixie and tho
ooin were pounds Of Dust PLACED IN au nrl:
, 1874-10-30
A Npettkil.x Jucirnss,

Tho baltimore San sa,B: Among tho many
c,.rlositieA brought to Frederlck during tho con.
tinuauea Ut tho fair mono hAyo attracted grantor
attention nud caused more amusement than q
jaokass Conferred by gentleman named Groves,
Ons gentleman aslietl ilip, to tako drink. 1{o
answered in gool English, "Why not /" Tho
animal does not difor materially from bin apo-
clos, except that lila ears are not quito 10 long,
Ills oWnar cannot account for tho faoulty Of
1t singular taat It should be- able TO artionlate
only the words "Why not" Dlr. Groves was
offered s6oo for tho curiosity, but refused to
, 1874-10-30
TIE COURTS,
Record or Business Ernnsactcd Ycstcr.
Mn. scAs1MoN's CAsE.


3tR. BcAMMoN's CAsE.
J. Y. Gcammon filed @ petition yesterday in
the matter Of the United Statos Mortgage Com
rany against him, alluding, lit substance, whnt
ho stated In ls safdayit Wednesday, that tho po,i-
ton was not amended in good faith, and asking
that be dismissed. The Affidavit read "Wednesday.
on the motion to striko from tho flies the amed-
cd petition. was also filed, which stated that ho
(Scammon) had Ind M interview with tho presi-
dent Of the United States Mortgage Company,
when Lo gayo him long list Of his credito,B;
.thnt sanaum, tho Company's agent, also knew of
this fact, rs it WAS q universally known
fact. and that IL would damage his
unsecured creditors materially to be Obliged
TO file liat OF his dobts. II was also alleged
that tho petition Was only fled to enable the
Mortgage Company to obtain preference over
tue othor creditors, An order for the oxamina-
ton OF Mr.. Alfred ". Sansum, the agont Of tho
Company who awore to tho petition, was made,
and the examination will take place this morning
at 10 o'clock iu tho negister's Office.
ATnEET opENrSo.
Tho city fled two petitions yesterday, one for
Widening Vest Twoaty.second stroet from Jaf-
ferson street to Ashland avonuc. tho coat being
estimated at ST.. .562.20 tho other for opening
and widening Haynes court from Archer avenue
to Thirty'trht strept tho damages being oBtl-
1natod at 7,l03.s9.
DIvOHCER.
Fanny Foldmaan flied q bit1 against hor hus-
band, Fogel faldmnlm, for divorce Oh tho ground
Of cruelty.
Susanna daoll asked for divorce bccauao her
husband, Joscph dsol1, had beam convicted of u
crime, and sonconcsl TO States Prison,
1TEatH.
Samuel Weisa, charged with, forgery, waB
brought up hefQFo judge Williams m a writ of
habeaa corpus. and his bail reduced to S50U.
which was found, aud lie discharged.
Judge nooth goss to tha Criminal Court Mon-
day.
Judge Treo will act passed. aud continued oasos
Monday.
UNITED STATES COUNTS,
Q. 9. Mutor, Frederick HasldieA, i, ". Taft,
and Fred. Sulwamb claiming to 30 ownors Ut D
patent for an improvement in picture fraues
tiled bill for infringonent Of patont against
, 1874-10-30

Ir,m the Sprineaeid {tiass} ptpnoltcan.
II oil Tho members OF tito legnl fraternity who
have been engaged on tho ono side or the other
of the scandal suits take nnythne like m activo
part in the trials, ii fair to presume that there
will be clas.lug Of legal acumen such as has
not been seen heforo In this country On Mr..
Daocher's side hayo bcon retained William II.
Evnrts. and Judge Porter. 1ato NJ the Nov York
Cou1t Of Appeals, while rumor has It That Soma
tor CoultliuG is to sum I'M for tho defense in The
Iiston- Deecller suit. Ttlton's counae rofnso to
state who is to load In h:s suits. but common
lamo assiens tint position to Charles. O'Conor.
v. Q. Bartlett. Alr. Abbott (a law.author). Judge
is no doubt that Ben Dutlcr will tahe care OF afr.
Moultons ailo in That eontleman's suits, il he
don't ii assist Mr.. Tiltou's lawyers.
, 1874-10-30
OBITUARY..

Bishop Iucycnnlp. .
ROTTERDAM, Oct. 21.-Tho Old Catholic Bishop
neycan1p ,s dead.
, 1874-10-30
Tho sculptor Iii

Tho sculptor Ektncllart.
BALTIMORE Oc.. 29.-private dispatches from
Rome. Italy, announce tue death Of the sculptor
Willium II. l,iuehart.
, 1874-10-30

Tho official vote on tho constitutional
amendment III Connecticut. giving towns OF
over 5000 inhabitants two Roorca .ntatlvea u
the Legislature, is For tho amendment. 3S 400;
against. A.6S5: giving Il majority Of 2s715 in
favor Of 1t. Two .owns male no rotytrEe,
, 1874-10-30
- :.
REAL ESTATE WANTED.

n RL1iL b3 I Ell = ~ l1W IEIJs
WAMTED-A NO. FARM ON HA lLROAD NEAR
Chlc.s III ruokisn npr"yed I'D untmpoyoa rou D
erty: Addrass, with full partoulars. W. q. HlCkUN,
fya Hroadway, Now York.
WANrED-TO pURCuASE-A NRICk OH FRAME
W ~. Tribune olhos.
lNANTEp-A FARM CONVENIENT FOR GRAIN
~ and stnck-rai.tnH, with without implements,
wlthfn o miles u Chicago III exchange gnnL 2stury
house, tot. etc. Owners apply to j, uRTSTUW, 5la
nfj.hf.. f1ioArH.
, 1874-10-30

. AV1F141V i
E,OR SALE-DR EXClIANt3I;-A FINE COTTON
j. Or s.oek nnnt o aeres @ VII, cu,e
,ng " hInd!son Cn;oty alss. stnttnn n o,Ht
T. 4 O. T. H.; 70 ho paohangod tos Chicago property.
HENRY SLOAN. bahement, IL L.sallo-st.
TTpn sA4;E,zsloo Will, ,BUY 4, ,LoT AT PARK
u Ridge. $l5 down and &h mnn!h until paid ono
block frni opot ntopery so,sn ftco. Uhoaost prop.
orty Ia market. IRA HsuWN. ia 1aSa!ct.. Rom l.
TOR SALE-IIOUsEs AND COTTAGES in isNGLii.
l. Mhgd and EransOn 1t lox prtc3a sud ea+t turns;
monthly payments. TlLLOrs0N DlsOS., o3 Washins..
tOn.st
, 1874-10-30
AGENTS WANTED.

A nENTS WANIED-6PEUIAL INDUCEMENTS
~ ewant irst.claks agent evory onnly ln THO Unoh
SAe., to sul hy WORLD tonowno4 Wilson shuttle Sowing
Sachncx, aud the Wie.vu manufacturing machines, tO
MhO w az Efeuasq1a T. otof o1tsaadn.ry nd9fq'
NON sEWlNu.MACillXK GoSlPANY,. iii Histo4t,,
ChscAGo. - 2-''
, 1874-10-30

EfoN sAlE-To Pay ApyANOEs, SMALL STEFAN
w aa ptSr ~ IL mu'I ba sold. l0s F-1. bssomoatA
, 1874-10-30

110ARD-FOn GENT AND WIFF, IN A PRIVATE
- fatllly I1nshpd iEunt room, 0s Eide, onl,yol mi
10 Csnturts Of hume sunKht. 6ata price and H.
cAttou. Aad1esx u 81, 4rltuuo uLioo.
, 1874-10-30

ITO hENT,FlvE NEW a-SrUNY AND EASEMENT
orck houses rthe.st ot Ioyuo aud
tnnent' HIsf 'clA1s ]neaon. ApaIy to ". ii. StWp.
nnnS nnS : Gu Acnting Agency. ia LaS1llc-st., OILS
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-30

ILLINOIS,.
B'nat Birth Conventian

CHICAGO, January 3O.-At the B'nai
Birth convention yesterday, resolution
was unanimously adopted instructing the
Centennial committee to carry into opera
ton the plan to unveil commemoI alive
statue at the Philadelphia exhibition.
The committee on reports reported a
resolution deprecatory of the sentiments
contained in the Felsenthal letter, and
which have aroused some feeling.
The report of the committee on Roumania
was read and unanimously adopted, and
the eulogism of the chairman on the success
thus far of Consul Pexotto was loudly
applauded. The report recommends the
presentation of petition to Congress,
asking that the Consul Bucharest be
properly salared, and appeals to the mem
bers of the order to contribute to the
Roumania fund.
The following telegram was forwarded to
MIR. Pexotto by Mr.. Wolf, president OF
the convention:
"The convention congratu lates you.
Confidence in you is unbounded. We will
sustain you."
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HIGH TAXEs.-It is said to require the
payment OF about one hundred and fifty
five dollars in license taxes before person
can employ a five hundred dollar capital
in trade in this city. We presume if a man
were to start a ten-dollar cake shop his
license tax would be about fifty dollars.
since the war one or two large manufac.
turing companies have been deferred from
locating here because Of heavy taxation.
Years ago Abbott Lawrence wanted to buy
water privileges and land here and establish
number of cotton factories. Owners
asked him at the rate OF ten cents gallon
for water, and twelve and half cents a
teaspoonful for land, and he went off and
selected place in Massachusetts where
manufacturing enterprises were not taxed,
There were no folks there at that time to
tax them. Lowell is now as large as
Richmond and has Eve times her enter.
prising spirit. For trade and manufac-
lures to thrive you must 'give the boys a
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pENNSYIVANIA.
The PhiladeIphia MayOrRlty

PHILADELPHIA. January 3O.-A meet
ing Of leading Democrats of the state was
held yesterday in this city, at which it was
decided to keep the party organization
intact.
Straight-out delegates to the late Demo-
cratic mayoralty convention. who oppose
the Endorsement of Colonel Mcclure, will
meet in convention tonight, and it is con-
ceded that Henry B. latham will be the
nominee. latham is an out-and- out Demo-
crat, and having been nominated by the
reform party, it is claimed he will unite the
reform and democratic elements.
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THE GENERAL ASSEM- BLY,.
FRIDAY, January {

FRIDAY, January 80.
iSenate.-The Senate met at II o'clock
M, President in the chair Prayer by the
Rev. j. u. Tyler.
Several House bills we're reported through
the clerk and referred.
House joint resolution was agreed to
fixing Friday, 9th of February, 1874, at
l o'clock p. M, for the election of judge
for the county court of Dnwiddie.
Mr.. Critcher, from the committee on
roads, &C., reported, without amendment,
bill to incorporate the Columbia, Fairfax
and Prince William railroad compa-
ny, and with amendment, bill to in
corporate the Chesapeake and Albemarle
railroad company also, without amend.
ment, bill amending the charter OF
the Richmond and Henrico turnpike CON-
pany.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, from the committee for
public institutions, reported, with substi
tute therefor, bill to provide for lease Of
the penitentiary.
Mr.. Herndon, from the committee fol
| courts of justice, presented bill in reference
| to sales made under judgments, warrants
or DEGREES for debts contracted prior tc
April 10th, 1865.
Introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Nelson-BIll to increase the fees
of sheriffs and other officers. &c.
By Mr.. Ward-Bill amending an act pro
viding that one of the terms of the circuit
court in each county shall be held for thu
trial of chancery causes.
Resolutions adopted:
Inquiring into the expediencY o
having the second report of thu
physical resources of the state by the lat'
Commodore M. F. Maury printed for dis
tribution; amending the constitution al
to restrict the powers of mayors
of cities; of requiring all litigants, residing
out of the county or corporation, in which
they may institute any suit, to deposi
with the clerk of the court in evel
every action at law, the sum of S. and il
any suit in chancery, the sum of $40, t.
pay clerks and sheritfs' fees of increas
J ing the pay and allowance by law to jurors
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THE RIGHT SPIRIT.-This is doubt
less what we should all possess, but We
desire to allude to its manifestation as ex.
hibited in little boy about six or seven
years of age who came under our obser-
walton day or two ago. We were in q
store on Broad street in company with
several gentlemen, when this lille gentle
man entered, holding in his hands bun
die of paper lamplighters which he had
made. He approached our group, saying
he was trying to raise some money for his
Sunday-school, and asked the purchase of
the lamp-lightcrs. The query was pro-
pounded as to the price, and he replied
"Five cents" One of the gentle
men asked him if he would not
take a dollar for them. NO." re-
piled tur hero. "Well, fifty cents" no"
was the response again. "And why not,v
was asked. because they are not worth
it." 1t is needless to add the lamplighters
were purchased at his price. five
cents, he positively refusing to accept more
for them. He was then offered small
sums of money by several gentlemen
present, but this he declined to receive for
awhile, as he had nothing to give for it's
value. 1t was all they could do to prevail
upon him to accept it. They urged their
claim by informing him that there was no
harm in his receiving it, as it was for his
Sunday -school and not for his lamplight-
ers. This noble little boys name deserves
to be written in letters of gold in his Sum-
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STATE NEWS.

The body of white man named Jas.
McCarty was found in the canal below
Lynchburg Monday. Intemperance was
the matter.
-Drs. P. NJ. Rixey and James Gaines,
of Culpeper county, who have recently
graduated in medicine, have been APP
pointed assistant surgeons in the United
States navy.
DR.. Edgar l.. Smith, a son of Mr..
George D. Smith, of Loudoun county,
died in st. Louis, Mo-, last week. of pneu.
momia. DR.. Smith was physician o.
much promise.
Judge Mahood. of the Roanoke circuit,
whose name has been connected with i'm.
parchment movements on account of inc
briefly, has entirely reformed, and entered
into solemn obligation to drink no ardent
spirits so long as he remains on the bench
So says the Staunton Vlrginian.
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LETTER FROM PETERSBURG
Trial Of Mayor wOOd-The Jury Fail
to Agree.
PETERSBURG, j;

PETERSBURG, January 80.
To Tie Editor Of The State Journal
Mayor Woods trial came off Yesterday.
The arguments were continued until late
hour last night, and second time the
jury failed to agree on verdict. 1t is al
legged that great pains was taken to
secure jury all Conservative in
politics. This is the second trial
that Mayor WOOD has had on this pm-up
case. Fair-minded men admit that it is
partisan persecution. The riot of the Sd
November was instigated, it is believed by
many, by the Conservatives to in
fuence the pending election. One
Conservative witness admitted to the
grand jury that he threw one rock.
On the next trial it IS believed that the
conspiracy will be unearthed Thus far
the prosecution have utterly failed to prove
that Mayor Wood "wilfully refused to do
his duty" and this proof is essential to
his conviction under the law. The jury
discharged last night was Conservative in
politics, without exception. This is equal
rights and local seli-government with
vengeance.
This little political wheel is constructed
as follows: Get up a riot to carry an
election, arraisn Mayor Wood for not quel-
ling the riot and convict him in order to in
fluence the pending charter. which pro-
poses to take the government of this city
out of the hands of the people and place
it in the hands of Conservative commit
tee and all that the ends of 'local self
government" may be promoted.
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The Early Sources of COrundum

Although corundum has been in use, as
an abrasive, from an early age, and under
various names, it was not until near the
commencement of the present century that
its localities were found and examined by
scholars, and its true place in mineralogy
determined. For thousands of years the
Chinese had used it, under the name of
adamantine spar ; the Persians, as Arme-
man MILESTONE the Hindoos, as corun.
dun and the Ekytians, as the iron.stone
OF the Red Sea. The natives of these
countries had gathered it from the beds of
acknowledgements, OF in the alluvium of
the valleys, after the annual rains had
washed it down, freeing it, in the
transit, from its associate minerals
and impurities but no attempt
at its legitimate mining had ever been made
until within the past two years, in the
United States, in the State of North Car
DINA. The mineral. from whatever local
ity it comes, is now known in science and
commerce as corundum-the name given
it by the Hindoos, and meaning cinnamon
stone, from the resemblance in color to
that article, of the variety found in their
country. 1t is pure crystalized clay or
alumlna, and is the next hardest substance
in nature to the diamond, reducing to
powder all substances save that gem.-C.
". jerks, IN Popular Science Monthly for
February.