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THE ORIGIN OF SEXES.

AristOphanes, the funny man of classic
Greece. gives the following myth: "Once
upon a time a man had three sexes and
a double nature; besides this he was per
fectly round, and had four hands and
four feet one head with two faces look
ING opposite ways, set on q single neck.
When these creatures pleased, they could
walk as we do, but If they wanted TO 90
faster. they would roll over with all their
four lees in the air, like a lumber turn
inc soIreIsaults; and their pride and
strength we're such that they made war
upon the gods. Jupiter resented their
insolence, but hardly liked to kill them
with thuaderbolts, as the gods would then
loose their sacrifices. At last he hit upon
a plan. i will cut them in two he said,
50 that they shall walk on two legs instead
of four. They viii then be only half as
insolcnt, but twice as numerous; and
we shall get twice as many sacrifices.
This was done, and the two halves
arc continually going about look
ing foI one another. If we moTtals, says
AristopLanes, with a comic air Of appre-
beusiOn, are not Obedient TO the gods, there
Is danger that we shall be split up again,
and shall have to go about in JGSSO relierO
like those figures with only half a nose
which you may see sculptured On our col
umns'
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TURKEY.

VIENNA, Aug 6.-Insurgents in Here
govina, after several engagements with the
Turks, have succeeded in surrounding Ire
bique, which is weakly garTisOned. They
have already burned part of the suburbs.
LONDON, Aug. Z, 8 A. M.-An official
telegram has been received at the Turks h
Embassy here, dated ConstantinOple, Aug.
), which states that the submission of the
insurgents in Herzegovina are continually
being received by the authorities, and there
is every reason to believe that the disturb
ance will very soon be ended
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TIE NATHAN MURDER.
The Mystery about to be I'm
raVeled.

Confessions of an Illinois Convict.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6-The Times to-mOr-
row morning will publish a statement, OBJ
tanned from a prisoner named Billy For
roster, who is serving out a term of ten
years in the State Prison at Joliet, for the
crime Of burglary. The statement is in
substance that he (FOTester) is fully
cogniZant Of the facts Of the Nathan muir
der; that though he cannot point out the
man who stuck the blow, be can name the
three professional burglars who attempted,
with the cooperation and cOgniZance of
certain high officials in New York,
mansion, and who, while making this
attempt, reused Mr.. Nathan, and between
them, in order to escape, killed him with
the irOn-dOg which they were using as a
professional tool. He refuses TO reveal the
names Of these parties, because he fears
this viii interfere with his plan Of bringing
them to justice and Of revenging himself
on them for their persistent persecution Of
himself. Should he secure a pardon, as he
hopes to do, he will make this the object of
his life. He atfirms that the relatives of
the murdered man had no knowledge of the
way in which he came to his death, and he
denies the truth Of the stories recently pub
lished in New York and elsewhere concern
ing the murder. Forrest is an old ex-
perienced burglar, and knows the sur
rOundings Of the Nathan house perfectly.
He submitted diagrams in connection with
this confession, and otherwise displayed a
familiarity with the scene of the assassin
alton. His confession is long and cir
cumstantisl; it duplicates deeply some Of
the New York officials, but not by name.
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SOMETHING NOT ON THE BILLS.


A man who was either a monOmaniac,
or an enthusiast worthy to be regarded as
such, aroused a considerable excitement
and furnished fruitful theme of converse
ton at the theater last evening. The
orchestra were Just taking Their
seats at the Museum when a man, appar-
emily about forty years Of age, well -dressed
and of intelligent appearance, arose in the
center of the balcony and said in a clear
voice: "Ladies and gentlemen: Before
the entertainment commences this even
ing, l should like to tell you all that
unless you change your way of living
and follow in the footsteps Of Jesus
Christ instead of wasting your lives in
theaters, you will all certainly 20 % nell !"
The audience was at first so astOnished
that there was a mOmentaTy silence, which
was followed by mingled applause and
Kisses, and the man was put out by the
ushers without a show of resistance and
apparently any desire to stay. He then
went directly TO the Boston Theater, and
the curtain had just risen when be
arose again in the center Of
the balcony and said: aLadiet
and gentlemen, ] am sent here to Interrupt.
this performance by the Lord Jesus Christs
1 warn you Of your danger" And again
he was usheTed out and down stairs. The
only remark he made as the ushers took
him was, "DOnt hurt me- Officer Nc
Cabe took him TO the station, and as he
did so he was asked why he did it, and he
replied that be stood up as he did be-
cause it was his duty, and Wilma he was
told that he had no business TO interrupt
the performance be replied, Il do not wish
this to be made matter Of ridicule." a
gentleman at the Boston Theater said that
the same person interrupted a performance
at the Wall Street Theater in Philadelphia
a year ago in a similar way.
When taken to Station 2 by the officer he
gave the name of Andrew Leslie, formerly
of st. Louis, Mo-, and lately a member of
the divinity school at Cambridge. As he
seemed to be labOring under q temporary
insanity, DR.. FOye was summoned, and de-
cided that the temporary illness was caused
by Oyer-wOTk. He was accordingly cared
for and locked up for the night, for his own
safety merely, as lie was harmless.
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A BLUsHING WIDOWS PERsECU.
TON
Dayton journal.

The people Of Xenia are just low in a
state of excitement over the mysterious in
cendia'y attempts to burn the dwelling of
Mrs. Boyd. The lady, who is a widow
with several children, lives in a handsome
two-s,ory brick near the residence Of Mrs.
d. Harbine. The demonstrations began
on last Monday week, when fifty dollars
were spirited away in a very mysterious
manner. On last Sunday al noon a fire
was blazing on the floor in the middle
Of one Of the rooms. The inCendiary pile
was we'll supplied with kindling, and might
have been a success but for the timely dis
cOvery Of the flame it made. On last SatUr-
day a bed was set on fire, a blazing candle
being found inside Of a pillow-case on the
bed. On Monday, about ten o'clock in the
morning, 4 closet was discovered to be on
fire; a burning candle was found on the
door strip. At the time it was not known
that any body except Mrs. Boyd and her
servant girl were in the house.
Every effort has been made to discover
the originator of these fiery demonstrations,
but as vet without success. The candle
appears to supply the torch which is used
in these attempts to burn the house, and
the night as well as the DAY furnishes Op-
pOrtunities which are considered apprO-
pirate.
1t is said that one mode Of determining
whether the inUendisry is an inmate Of the
house is the marking Of the candles and
the matches which make up the supply
laid in for home consumption. So far
none of these marked articles have been
recognized as connected with the kindl;ng
Of the fires. This marking Of candles and
matches does not appear to be a very sat is
factory way Of reaching a conclusion, but
that is none Of our business.
Mrs. Boyd appears to be greatly exercised
over these attempts to burn her dwelling,
and is exceedingly anxious to discover the
incendiary. In the meantime the mysteri-
Gus fires are the talk Of the town, and many
people, Of course, have plans for detecting
the fire-bug in the very act Of applying the
candle or the match. Everybody is ex-
pecting TO hear at any hour Of another at
tempt to light a fire in some closet or bed,
and so the excitement continues to in
crease without any probability Of abate-
ment till the mystery is cleared up.
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IOWA.

Destructive Fire Raging I'm Des
MOines - One Whole Square In
Flames.
DIES MONIES, Aug. AT 1890 this
morning the lumber yard of Getehell &
Sons was set on fire in half dozen places,
and at the present time, A. NJ, one whole
square is a broad sheet Of flames, and over
$4,000 worth Of lumber is on fire. II is
thought TO have been fired by thieves
and cracksmen, the advance guard
of rufians going with Barnum's show,
which exhibits here to-day, the evident OBJ
ject being to rob the town.
The fire department is working with great
energy to subdue the flames, and it is
thought they will be able to keep it con-
fined to the one square where it now is.
There is no wind, else the destruction
would be immense.
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ST. PAUL.
celebration OF the O'COnneH Centen.


Celebration Of the O'COnneII Centen-
NAL.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 6.-The O'Connell
Centennial celebration in this city passed
off in fine style. In the morning, services
were held al the Cathedral; in the evening
a grand procession, comprising the various
Irish societies of ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Saltwater, the St. Paul RObt. Banks Lit
erary Society (colored), the City. Council,
Board of Education, Fire Department and
a long line Of carriages, proceeded to city
park where speeches, music, etc, were in
dulged in. Mr.. Barber gave his personal
recollections of O'Connell. The most in
teresting feature Of the proceedings was
the fraternizatiOn of cOlOred and Irish cltl-
zens, which was hearty and complete,
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Dental Association.

NIAGARA FALLS, ACg. 6.-The Fiji
teenth session Of the American Dental As
ISOLATION adjourned to-day. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, DR.. A. L. NOrthrop, New York;
First Vice President, Il. S. McKollOper,
st. Louis; Second Vice President, II. a.
Smith, Cincinnati; Secretary, j. II. Nc
CULLEN, Philadelphia; Treasurer, w. H.
Goddard, Louisville. The Association
meets next year at Philadelphia. One
hundred and fifty members were present.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Poisoned Sausage.


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Ga grocery
keeper on the FrankfOrd road, having
thrown away some unsaleable sausages,
they were picked up by children of the
neighbOrhOod, and eleven of them are seri-
Dusty sick. One child died yesterday. The
stOrekeeper and manufacturer of the sau-
sages have been arrested.
Stolen Jewels Recovered.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-James Henry and
John Hale, cabin passengers in the steamer
KlapStOck, from Hayre, have been arrested,
and in their possession was found, among
other things, jewelry, some answering the
description of family jewels stolen from the
Countess Dudley, in London; also, a
diamond scarf pin stolen from New York
lady in Paris.
SWindIinS the ONEIDA Community.
Boston, Aug. 6.--JnO. II. Holden was
before the municipal court to-day on the
charge Of embezzling 1920, property of
the ONEIDA community, and it is alleged
he collected bills without accounting for
them. 1t is said his entire embezzlement
amounts to $4,000. He was held to bail
in $4,000.
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NEW YORK.
Suits against Duncan, Sherman
" Co.
Drexel, Morgan & Co. to Re-
deem their Letters
of Credit.
The O'COnneh Centennial.
The First Suit against Duncan, Sher-
man a Co

The First Suit against Duncan, Sher.
man e. Co.
New YORK, Aug. 6.-The Mexican
Minister has brought suit against Duncan,
Sherman q Co. to recover $4,000 in gold.
He claims that under the comfy of ma
tiOns this money, deposited with the firm,
is not subject to the State law covering
distribution Of an insOlvent's estate. BE
considered that this gold is protected by
the same immunity which protects his
servants and his other property, by reason
Of his being a diplomatic representative
accredited to the Government of The
United States.
Injunction Against the Suspended
Bankers.
To-day Judge Westbrook, in the Supreme
Court Chambers, granted a temporary in
junction against Duncan, Sherman & Co.
from diSposing Of any Of their property,
on application OF Chabier Paloubet, Jerimah
N. PeltOu, and Jas. Paloubet, who allege
that on the 2Sth of April, 1870, they gave
to the firm for collection a draft for four
months on Bartlett, Samuel & Son, for one
hundred and fourteen pounds. The in
junction is granted until Aug. 16, when the
III III v III NC ANAAAlCu W EllOh CAUSE Nv
they should not pay the draft.
Railroads and the Produce Exchange.
The managers of the Produce Exchange
received a communication to-day from the
Erie Railroad, stating that they agreed to
the rules prescribed by the Exchange for
the grading of grain. Already the New
York Midland has consented, and now
only one line remains to be heard from to
the arTangement-the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad.
The O'COnneII Anniversary.
The OCOnnell centenary was begun in
this city this morning by celebration in
st. Stephens Church of pOutifical high |
mass by Bishop CorTegan, of New York. A |
large number Of clergy assisted, and large
was present.
The large hall of Cooper Institute was /
crowded this evening on the occasion Of /
-he OConnell Centennial meeting. Gen.
Mcmahon presided, and among the list of /
vice presidents were Richard S. Emmett, /
Vicar General Quinn, Chas. O'COnOr, VIM.
Cullen Bryant, Rev. DR.. John Hall, Peter
Cooper and Rev. Chaplin. Rev. DR.. Ne
Ilynn delivered the Grafton. Dispatches /
'eceived tonight from the principal cities,
-dSo5 dLl COulu, SttlC luaL Luc Coulcuuldl
las been observed enthusiastically.
Good News for Travellers.
Drexel, Morgan & Co. make the follow
NC announcement: Having, at the request
# Duncan, Sherman & Co., and Alex.
duncan, made arrangements for the pro-
ection of letters of credit and circular
totes issued by the former on the Union
Bank Of London, in the hands Of travellers
broad, we hereby announce that travelling
redits and circular notes issued by Dun
an, Sherman & Co. on the Union Bank Of
.OndOn will be cashed or exchanged for
ew credits on presentation at the office of
5. Morgan, or Drexel, Hays & Co., Paris,
riO- TO Nov. l, 1915.
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THE FLOODS.
The Mississippi LeVees Un.
scathed.
The Low Lands of Arkansas
Partially Submerged.

| MEMPHIS, Aug. 6.-The river here is
, r..ssiing steadily at the rate of two inches In
! tWenty-four hours. Weather cloudy and
| threatening. The levees below here, as far
down as Friar's Point, are still reported
good, the only break being at the cut in Old
Town levee, through which water Is pour
ing, threatening plantations below from the
rear. The St Francis, at Madison, Arkan-
sas, had risen four feet at midnight last
night, and was rising rapidly. This water
comes from the Mississippi river near New
Madrid, and threatens fine cotton lands
above Helena on the Arkansas side. Cotton
men predict loss Of eighty thousand bales
of cotton in the Memphis district alone,
from the present weather. A letter from
the mouth of White river, two hundred
and fifteen miles below here, written on
the fourth, says it will take a foot NOR to
get over half of the cotton on the outside
of the levee, One-third of which is now in
the water, and one foot more will take iu
at least half of that behind the leVees. We
can stand three feet without damage. Corn
which was planted in low places is now
in the water and lost.
The Arkansas Bottoms only Nine
Inches above Overflow.
LATER.-hlNer rising SJ6dQlly, having
risen three inches in The twenty-four hours
ending at 8 O'Clock this afternoon. There |
is no change in the situation since reports |
at noon. IL is now within nine inches of |
the point which overflOws the entire coun-
try on the Arkansas side back to Madison, |
a distance of forty miles. Weather clear
and unsettled.
The Highest PeInt Reached.
CAIRO, Ill, Aug. 6.-An error in the /
Paducah river report, which indicated a
rise of ten feet, caused CONSERVATION at
points below. The rise there was only a
few inches. General opinion here is that
the highest point has been reached, and
though the water from the Ohio may pre-
vent rapid decline, it will begin to recede
tomorrow.
NO Damage I'm wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE. Aug. 6.-Adyices from
different parts of the State show that there
vas no serious results to crops from the
aims of the past two days. From some
places damage by chinch bugs are reported,
Iut the yield of wheat in the State, as a
Whole, will be large. There will also be
yOOd crops Of oats, barley and corn.
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Glen Jewels Recovered.
ST. LOUIS
Defrauding the Revenue.


ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6.-The Republicans
st. Joseph, No, special says Supervisor of
internal revenue, Ferd Meyer, of this dis
trict, and Revenue Agents Crane and
Wheeler, have been examining revenue aE-
fairs at that place for several days past, and
yesterday G. B. Wilkinson, United States
Collector, and John L. Bittenger, Gauger,
were taken before United States Commits
siOner LedergOber on charge OF embezzle-
ment Of public funds and conspiracy TO de-
fraud and defraudiug the government.
Both parties waived examination and Wiki
InsOn gave bail in $4,000 and Bittenger
$1,000 10 appear at the next term of the
United States District Court.
The Railroad War.
The recent abrogatiOn of arrangement
between the st. Louis, Kansas CITY and
Northern, and the Kansas Pacific Railroads.
under which through Pullman cars were
TO be run from here to Denver, Colorado,
via the former road, has resulted in a great
reduction of passenger rates from this city
To points west. The st. Louis, Kansas and
Northern will tomorrow announce
the rate at from One-half to four
ffths of the former fares 10 all points
with which that road completes with the
Missouri Pacific; to Kansas City and Leav-
enWorth s. will be the rate; Atcbison and
St. JOSepf, $50; Omaha, IS; Denver ard
return, S5Z, and a corresponding reduction
to all competing points in Kansas, Nebraska
and Colorado The fight promises to be
lively and long, or until the Kansas Pacific
restores the contract Just set aside.
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me HIrhest PeInt Reached.
No Damage I'm wisconsin.
EDUCATIONAL.
The EatIonal Teaehers, AssocIatIon

The National Teachers Association.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6.--At the Educa-
tional Convention yesterday, Comparative
OrthOepy was discussed. Professors Saw
yer, Shepard and HOCKEY were appointed a
committee to confer with a similar COM
mittee of the Pathological Association on
the condition and prospects Of
Phonetic Science.
Various resolutions were adopted, in
Guiding one covering a plan for presenting
the educational history of the country at
the Centennial Convention.
Adjourned sine die, the place Of next
meeting not announced.
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Deep SOundIngs I'm The Gun.

NIlLIaI o IIC DIIIlIIIIIlIII NaAUL0ls
The arrival at the Washington Navy
lard of the coast survey steamer Blake,
Lieutenant Commander Charles d. Sigs-
bee, [. 5 Navy, commanding, has excited
considerable attention. During the past
winter, and until lately, she has been en-
ployed in running lines of deep sOundings
in the Gulf of Mexico.
Heretofore the depths in the basin of the
Gulf have been unknown.
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The Ne10 Orleans Pieayune Of the Sd
Is disposed to believe that the danger
OF overflow is exaggerated, and sees
nothing yet to justify very grave alarm
for Louisiana andthe lower Mississippi.
1t says the high water produced by
ram fEeshets Is not so formidable as
that Of the May melting Of the noun
tam snow. The probabilities are that
1t will subside as quickly as it rose, and
that few, if any, of its i'll effects viii
be felt In Louisiana.
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nesfructiHe Hail storm.

QUEBEC, Aug. Intelligence from st.
Malachi, county of Dorchester, under date
of July so, says the greatest tornado ever
known in this part Of the country passed
over there yesterday. Hail-stones larger
than eggs fell, covering the ground for five
miles square four inches deep. The Fed
eral Government asks help for the sufferers.
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WE are happy to learn from the
hnosUiLJe Press and Herald of Thurs.
day, that immediate danger of a fatal
termination to the illness of Mrs.
Andrew johnson mas passed, and the
afflicted lady is now slowly recovering
from the great shock of Ter husbands
sudden illness and death.
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THE letter Of Hon. George W. Jones,
Of Lincoln, to the Nsao York World,
which we reproduce elsewhere, Will
attract general attention for the bold
position 1t assumes on the legal tender
question: and the terse style of argu-
ment that pervades it.
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The sunday-sehooI convention.

BUFFALO, Aug. 6.-The attendance at
the National Sunday-schOol Convention, at
Fairport, was about 1900. 1t rained
heavily about noon. The books in the
Museum suffered some slighs damage. The
interest increases and the various exercises
are enthusiastically par; icipated in. Clear
weather is looked for, aud with sunshine
will come a rush to the grounds.
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THE augusta Ca Chronicle under.
stands that bonds Of the Augusta fec.
tory, to the amount of $4,000. were
sold last Monday at par. These form
a portion Of the issue OF 100000
authorized by the stockholders at their
recent meeting.
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MEMPHIS.
Of Crooked whisky

MEMPHIS, Aug. 6.-Gen. Patterson, Col
lectOT Of Internal Revenue, to-day seized a
LOT Of whisky here, shipped by Bingham &
Co, Evansville, which is part Of ninety bar
rels, all supposed TO be crooked, having
been Taise1 from the wreck If the Iron
sides, stamps having been duplicated.
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SAM BARD announces in a double
loaded article in the Montgomery Ala
State Journal that he is IN favor Of
third term. Still he Will support any
candidate when the Republicans may
select,
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A CORRESPONDENT Of the Memphis
AUaLanche suggests that Gov. Porter
appoint to the vacant Senatorship come
man who viii not want Office at theend
Of his term, if such a one can be found
IN the State.
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GERMANY.

LONDON, Aug. 7, A. Ma special to
the Post from Berlin reports that the
Bishop of PaderbOrn, who escaped from
Wesel, has arrived at VuelOO, in Holland,
and will 60 TO Rome. II is rumored that
he will receive Cardinals hat as a reward
for his sufferings.
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ROME.

ROME, Aug. 6.-The OpiniOne says for
eign ecclesiastical establishments are pre-
pairing for the conversion Of their real prop
erty into Italian rentes, in conformity with
the law of 1873. The sale of property Of
the Irish College will begin the 18th inst.
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NEW ORLEANS.
The Cnstom-honse Brands.

LIU NIIaIOIII- ElUlIsU IalIlN8s
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 6.-Kinsella's in
vestigation of alleged Custom house irregu-
larities in payment of .labOrers being IN
satisfactory to the parties aggrieved, they
have appealed to the Secretary ofthe Treas
my to allow an INVESTIGATION before the
United States Commissioner.