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The Portland daily press., 1875-02-10

the ScottS, and whether they would make
the voyage in palanquin, (for the boys piled
him with ridiculous questions purposely,) he
answered, 'Not in a palanquin, but in
sheep'-meaning ship. The uproar at that
was so vast, that some of the masters looked
in to know what was up.
Van Rheyn, too, was next door to helpless.
He did not climb, or kick, or even run. Had
never been used to do it, he said. What had
he been used to do then, he was asked one
day. Oh, he had sat out in the garden with
his mother; and since her death, with Aunt
Gabrielle; and gone for an airing in the car
riage three times week. Was he girl?
roared the boys. Did he sew patchwork?
Not now he had left off sewing when he was
lime, answered Van Rheyn, innocently, un-
conscious of the storm of mockery the avow-
al would invoke. "Pray, were you born
young lady?-or did they change you at
nurse?" shouted Jessup, who would have
kept the ball rolling till midnight. 81 say,
you fellows, he has come to the wrong school;
we don't take in girls, we don't. Let me in
troduce one to you-Miss Charlotte" And
so poor Charley Van Rheyn got that nick
name as well as the other: Miss Charlotte.
Latin was stumbling block. Van Rheyn
had learned it according to French rules and
readily Get into our English mode. SIT was
bad enough to have 10 teach stupid boy
Latin" grumhled the under Latin master,
(under DR.. Frost) ''but worse to have to un-
teach him." Van Rheyn was not stupid,
however; if he seemed so, it was because his
new life was so strange to him.
One day the boys dared game OF leap frog.
Some of them were at it in the yard, and van
Rheyn stood by, looking on. why don't
you go in for it?' suddenly asked Parker,
giving him push. ''There is to be round
or two at boxing this evening, why don't you
60 in for that?" "They never would let me
do these rough things" replied Van Rheyn,
who invariably answered all the chatting civ
lily and patiently. who wouldn't? Who's
they"' "My mother and aunt Gabrielle.
Also, when l was starting to come here, my
father said to me l was not to exert myself"
"All right, Miss Charlotte; but why on earth
did not the respectable OLD gentleman send
you over in petticoats? Never was such
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04

as for the third term he does not want it
any more than he did the first. Forty build
ipgs, including a number of business blocks,
In Springfield, Mass, were destroyed by fire
on the 30th. Loss estimated at nearly $780,
900. The graves of the Confederate dead in
the cemetery at Nashville, Tenn, were deco
rated on the 2Sth several Federal and ex-
Federal soldiers being present.
TUESDAY, June 1.-Several leading iron
companies in England have failed-among
them the Abedare Company, with liabilities
Of R75O, 900. The Court of Claims at Wash
ington has given judgment against the Gov
ernment and in favor of the Union
Pacific Railroad in suit TO recoyt
er one-h half of the amount earned
from the Government transportation, but
which was withheld by the Government to
pay the interest in advance of the time when
the subsidy bonds mature. The judgment is
for S512,OO0, and the court ordered that
the counter claim of the Government for
$12, ,O00,090 for the payment Of interest on
bonds, be dismissed. An appeal was taken
81. Weston has recently made two failures
in attempting to accomplish 6l5 miles in six
days. The first time he made only 375 miles,
and on the second occasion he was compelled
TO leave the track at the end of three
and half days, having in that time
walked only 200 miles. The 3lst ult was
observed as Decoration Day in New York and
several other localities Philip A. Wads-
worth, Collector Of Internal Revenue at Chi
cago, has received letter from Commits
sioner Pratt, requesting his resignation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04

Antiquities, where it remained until
1868, when it found a more fitting resting
place in the cathedral, never more, let us
hope, to be disturbed
The relict of John Baliol, father of
Bruce's rival, showed her affection for
her dead lord in a peculiar way. She
embalmed his heart, placed It in an ivo-
ry casket, bundcn with sylver bryeht,"
and, during her twenty years of widow
hood, never set down to a meal without
this silent remembrance of happier
days. Upon her death, at the age of
eighty, in 1888, she was buried in her
own abbey ON the banks of the NTH,
Ballots heart in obedience to her in
structions, being laid on her dead bosom
From that day the whilom "new abbey"
was known as Sweet Heart Abbey and
never did abbey walls shelter sweeter,
truer heart than that of the lady of Bar
nard Castle.
Robert, Earl of Mellent and Leicester,
as famous among the crusaders of the
twelfth century for his sagacity, .elo-
quence and valor as he was infamous
at home for his unscrupulous rapacity,
violence and cruelty, finding life slip
ping away from him, assumed a monas-
tic habit, and died in tine order of
bbhSbAty Ut bhD 4hDbSJ Vi lOouAs AASlO
he was buried but in fulfillment of
his dying wish the heart of the inf
del-hater was sent to the hospital he
had founded at Backley, to be there pre-
served in salt. Perhaps the old warrior
thought, like Lord Windsor, that the
heart of an Englshman ought to rest ON
his own land. That nobleman died at
Spa in 1874, and directed that his body
should be buried in the cathedral church
of Liege, and his heart, inclosed in lead,
laid under his fathers tomb in the chapel
at Brakeman Bucks, "in token of a
true Englishman. So, too, Sir Robert
Peckham ordered his heart to be con-
veyed to Denham, in the same county,
to be placed in the family vault; but his
relatives do not seem to be in any hurry
to execute his behest. The worthy knight
died in 1869, and the register of burials
at Denham contains this entry: " Ed
mundus Peckham, ESD, some of Sir
George Peckham, knight, buried in the
chapell." When George Villers, Duke
of Buckingham, fell victim to Eel
toms knife, King James commanded
that his dear Steenie be inferred in
Westminster Abbey, where his tomb
may be seen; but sumptuous monu-
ment to the Duke also exists in st.
Thomas Church, Portsmouth, and, as
this boasts an urn, it is probable that il
boasts also the possession of the heart
of the once all-powerful favorite.-
Chambers Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04
eLE7sS PLAY.n

On the blessed and wise little children,
What sensible things they sayl
When they can't have the things they wisf
for,
They take others and cry: "Let's play"
" Let's play" that the chairs are big coaches
And the sofa a railroad car,
. And that we are all taken journeys
And travelling ever so far.
+" Lots play" that this broken old china
Is a dinner-set rare and fine,
And our tin cups filled with water
Are goblets of milk and winei
4" Let's play" every one Of our dollies
Is alive and can 20 to walk,
And keep up long conversations
With us If we want to talk.
" Let's play" that we live in palace,
And that we are the queens and kings;
Let's play" we are birds in a tree-top
And can fly about on wings.
Let's play" that we are school-keepers
And grown people come TO our school;
And then punish them all most soundly
II they break but u single rule.
OH the blessed and wise little children,
What sensible things they sayl
And we might be happy as they are,
If we would be happy their way.
What odds twixt not having and having,
When we have lived out our day!
Let us borrow the childrcu's watchword-
The magical watchword, "Lets play!n
N. Y. Indepeident
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04

struggling people seeking exit. Outside
people cleared the way several times, but
as often IL would become blocked up.
again. Windows we're broken open and
several escaped in that way. The last
to get out of the church was said to be
man with his wife and little girl. The
father took up his daughter and rushed
to place of safety. BE|t.!
Lewis Langlars, of the Riverside MIL,
went In TO render assistance, when lit
tie girl came tumbling down before the
door under the feet Of the throng
Though he burned his hands sadly in
doing it, he was able to pull her out but
little injured. A young woman beat out
one of the window frames and Jumped to
the ground safely. An old woman of
sixty went to the same opening and,
hesitating to jump, she was pulled inside
by the hair by brutal fellow. He
jumped clear and she fell and was seri-
ously injured.
OF family of five four got out alive,
one little girl of twelve years being
burned. She was tearfully sought by
her little brother and at last discovered
dead.
John Lynch, mason, finding the peo-
pie pressed in at the bottom of the
church door, pulled many down who were
on top, thus saving dozen lives.
Ex-Constable Casey describes the
scene as he saw it with glass from the
top of the Hutchings House block The
whole affair was over in fifteen minutes.
lie could plainly see through the blazing
rafters people running about. Large
black spots could be seen in the flames,
and half a minute later these spots went
out in brilliant light, which was sue
ceeded by dark flame. .- ...
Many people were badly injured by
jumping from the gallery windows, and
many persons had their limbs broken at
tempting to escape.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04
Burglars.

A FEW nights ago, afterHMr. and Mrs.
Cooley had gone TO bed, and Mr.. Cooley
was asleep Mrs. Cooley happened to
think that she had left some clothes upon
the clothes-horse in the kitchen too near
the fire, and she determined to 60 down
and remove them. She rose without
arousing Cooley, but when she reached
the kitchen she accidentally upset the
clotheshorse, and ii came TO the floor
with q terrific racket. The noise woke
Cooley, and he instantly came to the
conclusion that there were burglars in
the house. Then he missed Mrs. Cooley,
and he knew the robbers had entered
the room and carried her Off He could
hear them rustling about downstairs.
He leaped from bed, seized club, and
dashed up into the garret and bolted the
door. Mrs. Cooley heard HIM going up,
and as she had left him asleep she also
felt certain that burglars were roaming
about the house. She was afraid to go
upstairs, and so she remained in the
dining-room and screamed to Mr.. Cooley
for help. He heard it from his retreat in
the garret, and realized the fact that the
robbers were numbering her. AT first he
thought he ought to go down and rescue
her, but then he knew they would kill
throw his life away recklessly while
his bob-tailed horse was sick and
in want Of constant attention. So
he stood still and listened. The
sore ans of Mrs. Cooley grew louder and
more frequent as she became convinced
that he had been murdered in his bed by
the robbers. AT last the noise attracted
the neighbors and a couple of police
men. Mrs Cooley admitted them, and
they began to search for the burglars.
They found the garnet door locked, and
they burst it open. AS soon as Cooley
recognized them he said;
"Where are they? Where are those
burglars? Did you catch 'em?"
Then an explanation ensued, and Mr..
Cooley said that his idea In going into
the garret was to stop any burglar who
came in by way of the trap-door in the
roof, and to kill him on the spot. And
when the policemen smiled at this
Cooley said that he knew all the time
there were no burglars in the house; he
wanted to play a little trick on Mrs
! Cooley, and his principal purpose in com.
ing into the garret was to ascertain if
the roof leaked, and to examine the
beautiful scenery from the window, and
he fiercely demanded what the police
men meant by forcing themselves into
his house at that time of night; and final
ly he said that if they would not spread
the facts over the village five dollars
apiece was the first of many little favori
they might expect at his hands TheI
the party left the house and Mr.. and Mrs
Cooley went to bed.-Kdg AdeleT, IN N
| Y. Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04
The Boston Explosion.

Boston, May 26.
AT 6:35 tonight fearful explosion
occurred in the drug store of G. ID. Dows
& Co., corner of Washington and La.
grange streets, which destroyed the build
ing and shattered several others in the
vicinity, and caused fearful loss of hu
man life and limb which it is impossible
yet to estimate The building, large,
.four-story brick structure, was filed
with offices, dwellingrooms, etc, and the
ground floor and basement with the drug
store mentioned, and the manufacture of
soda water was principal branch OF the
business. A large number of persons
were in the store, and the streets were
crowded with passers-by, as usual at
that hour, when there came sudden,
binding flash of light, a cloud of vapory,
gaseous smoke and dull, heavy shock.
At the same instant the building seemed
to lift from the ground into the air, and
in an instant to descend into the cellar
into chaotic mass of building material.
One man, who was drinking soda at the
counter, found himself in the middle
of the street uniniured; another, who
was passing on Lagrange street, was
blown through the show-window of IA
store opposite and somewhat cut by the
glass. A horse-car passing on Washing
ton street was lifted from the track and
thrown to the opposite side of the street.
All the passengers were stunned and
thrown into a heap at the bottom
of the car and one of the horses
was killed. A hack passing about the
same time was blown clear across the
street. A large number OF persons who
were in the building at the time were
carried down among the debris, and
probably many are still beneath the ruins
| Mrs. Lizzie Compton, woman apparent
| ly fifty years old, was in the third story
and either was thrown or jumped from
the window to the sidewalk, striking
upon her head and killing her instantly
The cause of the disaster seems to be g
mystery Mr.. Dows and his clerks deny
that any nitro-glycerine has been in the
store, and can't give the slightest eXpla
nation of the affair. The ruined build
ing was not blown outward, as if by gun
powder, but everything fell in, as is thu
case when giant powder or nitro glycerin'
is the explosive element.
When the roof fell in over the debri
of the demolished building aportion o
it seemed to remain unbroken. From
beneath this section was heard the erie
of a man apparently in great distress
One of the firemen was attracted to tn
place, but the cries ceased momen
after. The fireman in the meantime hat
got an ak and commenced cutting through
to where he thought the unfortunate
man was. While thus engaged his at
tention was attracted few feet distan
by a board being forced up through tn
fragments of the roof, Operations wer
then commenced here, and in a few me
ments the poor fellow was released. I'll
sustained few flesh injuries, but beyon
this his injuries were not serious. ii
says that he had given up all hope of
rescue until he heard the fireman cuttin
through the roof near him. This gav
him courage, and he resolved upon on
more effort, and fortunately it attracte
the attention of a rescuer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04
THE MARKETS.

JUNE l. 100.
NEW YORK.
LIVE sroCK. Beef Cattle-s1i .5O9iSO0. Hogs
Live, S7.7bG1s.O0. Sheep-Live (shorn), $500
16.0O.
BREApsrUFFs. .-Flour-Good to choice, $3.50
5 IS; white wheat extra, s5.7O665O. wheat-No. 2
Chicago, $1OS01.O 90; No. 2 Northwestern, S1,O9
0l.1O; No. Milwaukee spring, S1.ll91.13
Rye-Western and State, 95c0S105. Barley
81 .30Q1.35. Corn-Mixed Western, 73074c.
oats-western Mixed, 71053c.
RoYJsloNs.-Pork-New Mess, S20.40G205O'
Lsrd-Prime Steam, 14@1iAc. Cheese-70
12kc. gUru rEs
WooI.--Domestc fleece, 45465c.
CHICAGO.
LIVE STOCK -Beeves-Choice, S6.00QG,25; good,
S5.75Gb59O; edum, $5.251560; butchers
stock, SS,75D5O0; stock cattle, ss2S94.5O.
Hogs-Live good to choice, S6.50lD725. Sheep
Good to choice (shorn), S4.5O05.75.
PRoyIsIoNs.-B -Butter-Choice, 240S0c. Eggs
Fresh, 14G14&c. Pork-Mess, $19.55GaO.0O.
Lard-S14.2 .25G114.30
BREADsrUFFs.-Flour-W Winter Extra,
s6.OO0sOO; spring extra, s4.7005,25. Wheat
Spring, No. 2, g1%092c. Corn-1jo. ?, 622l0
6SHc. oats-No. 2, 5SG15sAc. Ryc-No. ., $1.0'
al .O3 Barley-No. 2, s1.1501.l6.
LUmKR-First Clear, s4sOO05O.OO; Second
Clear, s44OOG47.OO; Common Boards, $4,000
HOO; Fencing, $11OO@1S.OO; "a" Shingles
S2.7503.0O; Lath, Sl.750s.0o.
CINCINNATI.
BREADsTuFFs -F1odr-S5.6JG5.75. Wheat
Red, S12501.28. Corn-70172c. Pye-S13
al g. oats-6716sc. Barley-No. 2, $1.250l. 30
PRovisIoNs.-Po = SeO.OO92o.25. Lard-l4
014Ac. ,,rs
LIVE srooB.-Beeves-Go to choice, s5,75a
625. Hogs-Live, $637h017.65.
BRyADsruFFs.- Fall, S5.5005.75
Wheat-No. 2 Red Fall, S1.2611.27h. Corn-No
., 61AGt62Hc. oats-No. ., 59hG60c. Rye-No
9, sl.O5@1.O6. Barley-No. 2, s1.2201.2s.
oyIsIoNs.--Pork-Mess, S20.4012O5O. Lar'
-isH114c.
MILWAUKEE,.
BREADsrUFFs.- s.-Flour-Spring Xxx, $4.75G5.OO
Whcat-Spring, No. /, 99199Ac; No. ., 9S
a9Siac. Corn-No. 2, 60d61c. Oats--No
5ga57Kc. Rye-No. 1, 99c0SlOO Barley-No
sl'iSSi'" DETROIT.
BREApsrUFrs.-wheat Extra, 81 .231l .23f
Corn-6qG69hc Oats No. /, 6lG61hc.
TOLEDO,
BREApsTUFFs.-Wheat- Amber Mich, 81 .22s
9i2s; No Red, s1.s901 .29H. COru-Higl
Mixed, 71m072c. oats-No. 2, 62HG6sc.
| CLEVELAND.
BREApsruFFs. Wheat-No. Red, $1.2RHG
i.27; No. Red, s1.21h0122. Corn
High Mixed, 72173c oats-No l, 65hd66c.
BUFFALO,
LIVE STooK. = Beeves = $5.0O08.75. Hogs
Live, s7OO07.7O. sheep-Live (shorn), $50
@5.5O.
LIVE srooK.-Beeves- S7.OO@T25; mt
| dium, &6OO6625. Hogs - Workers. $1,000
!, $50; Philadelphia, $s.OO@s.5O. sheep-Be'
(shorn), S5,OO@5,s5; medium (shorn) S4.a504.0
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04

been sexton of the church for about a
year, was soon after arrested and is now
confined at the Chiefs office. lie was
engaged at work about the church, but
his suspicious manner and his denial
that he had the keys when the two keys
fitting the doors to the tower were taken
from his person point strongly TO him as
the party. He is dark, heavy-set man,
about twenty-six years old, and has once
before been under suspicion Of MURDER
but was discharged for want of suf-
ficient evidence Many of the police
still believe him guilty of the murder of
young girl in Dorchester District
about fifteen months since. This last
affair has caused o profound sensation
in the community, and intense excite
ment prevails. The very boldness of the
affair lends additional horror to it,.
Scarcely three-quarters of an hour
elapsed from the time the child came
out of the vestibule of the church un-
til she was found in dying condition.
How she was enticed away, and for what
motive, has not transpired.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04
The Terrible Disaster at South HOl-
yoke.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May %.
One of the most terrible disasters in
the history of Massachusetts occurred to-
night, in the burning of the French
Catholic Church at South Holyoke, dur
ing the evening service, involving the
death of sixtY.siX men, women and chill
dren. The exercises had nearly closed,
when the flame from candle caught the
drapery around the statue of the Virgin
Mary, streamed up and caught the build
ing. Immediately panic ensued. and
the people rushed for the doors. There
was but one entrance to the gallery, and
that from the front. On the stairway
leading from the gallery the people were
packed in solid mass, struggling to clear
themselves, as the flames rushed in that
direction, and this soon became blocked,
rendering exit impossible. Many jumped
over the sides of the galleries on the
crowd beneath, and were trampled on
and killed. The priests residence joins
the church on the rear, and many es-
capped through an entrance leading to the
house back of the altar. The priests eX-
ertions to keep order were fruitless.
The screams of the living and mOans
of the dying made deafeninG tumult
above the orders of the pastor, who
worked most heroically, and was person
ally instrumental in saving many lives.
One family of four were in the church
and all were killed. Many were pulled
out by the arms and feet SO badly burned
that they lived but a few hours, the flesh
peeling off on being touched. Some were
taken out with scarcely any flesh re-
naming on their bones
The Sisters of Mercy from the convent
were soon on hand caring for the
wounded and holding services over the
dying. Father Dufresne also held serv'
ices. His mother was among those ter
ribly burned Father Dufresne lost al
most everything in his residence, so rap
idly was the building consumed.
The Protestant church was thrown
| open for the reception of the dead anC
wounded, and several deaths occurred
in the building during the night. Sew
eral were also taken to the New Yorl
Mills bOarding-house, and physician
gave the Wounded the best medical care
Those who were too badly burned TO re
cover were put under the effects of NOR
phine, and passed away without strug
gle. tA At, -4~A q,
While the exercises were being hell
over the dying the most intense quie
prevailed, and the rough laborers knel
upon the floor with uncovered head
But about the Morgue and in the street
the wailing of the multitude was pitifr
to hear.
One girl escaped from the gallery b
jumping on the back of O man, who ca
ried her out while her sister, who wa
with her, was burned. Several men
bers of one of the hose companie
were playing ball near the church whe
: the fire broke out, and a relief steamC
4 was out for practice, SO that the FIJI
! Department was promptly on the spot
Q The scenes at the doors are describe
! as terrible. They were blocked wit
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04
Horrible Murder of a Little Girl.

Boston, Mass, May %.
Another murder, even more horrible
in its details than that of Mrs. Bingham
a few weeks since, was perpetrated in
this city this afternoon. A bright little
girl, five years of age, was murdered in
church and, bruised and mutilated, the
body carried up in the tower and thrown
upon the floor of the loft. The victim of
the cruel tragedy was Mabel III. Young,
who, with Ter widowed mother, resided
with her grandfather at 80 East Chester
Park. This afternoon little Mabel, in
company with her aunt, attended the
Sunday,school anniversary exercises of
the Warren Avenue Baptist Church. On
coming out of church at half-pGst three
o'clock the aunt remained In the vesti-
bule about ten minutes cOnversing With
some friends, and on starting home
missed the child, who a few minutes be-
fore was at her side. AT first il was sup
posed she had gone back INTO the church,
but when she was not found inside and
persons outside declared that she had
not come out the aunt became alarmed,
and a search was commenced in
every direction. About four o'clock
some ladies at an open window
across the street heard faint cries OF a
child, apparently from the church tow
er, and noticed an unusual commotion
among the doves that swarmed in, and
out of the window. Some young men
who had joined the search started at
once to ascend the tower. They found
the door leading up from the organ loft
locked, and ON forcing it open wers
startled to see fresh blood upon thS
floor, and steps leading up to the mex
landing They also found strip OF
board covered with blood AZ one end
and heard loW. meanings from above
Ascending long steep Hight Of stairl
and raising the scuttle, which resisted
the strength of strong man, they founC
the mangled body of the child lying nea
the edge of the scuttle as though it haC
been carried up the steps and hastil.
/ thrown down there. Carefully the,
carried her down into the church, wher
large number of persons had congre
gated, and into the presence of he
agonized friends. From the top Of he
4 head, which was broken in, blood. an
brains were slowly oozing, Will
the nose was crushed in and tn
face terribly mangled. She was cal
ried to her grandmetheF's residenc
and surgeons at once summoned
who pronounced the case hopeless an
her death question of but few hour
/ at the farthest Thomas Piper, who ha