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Seduction. and Its Terrible Conse-
quences.

quences.
Fort Smith Independent, 6th.l
A shooting affray took place near
Greenwood a few days since, which
will probably result in the death of
one of the participants. The par
ties concerned in theaffair were two.
brothers, named respectively Sam
and John Higgins and a young man
named John Weaver. The cause
of the difficulty was a criminal in
timacy between the latter and a
sister of the former.
From the way we understand The
matter, Weaver was working in his
field, when he was approached by
the two Higgins brothers-both Of
whom were armed-and told they
had come 10 demand that he should
marry the girl whom he had so fear
fully wronged. This demand Wea-
yer was willing to accede to, and SO
stated, but said that he had not
sufficient money at the time to pro.
cure Il marriage license. After some
further conversation, he left the
place where he was at work and
went to another part of the field,
where a brother was engaged, from
whom he borrowed the requisite
funds. Before leaving he went to
his house for his saddle bags; at the
same time he procured a revolver,
which he placed in his bootleg for
concealment. He then started to
Greenwood with John Higgins to
get the license.
So far all had gone well. Weaver
was willing to repair, SO far as in
his power, the injury to the unfor-
tunate girl, and nodoubt the matter
would have ended in a quiet we'd
ding and nothing more been said
about it, but for the hasty action OF
Sam Higgins. He returned home.
and after brooding over the affair
for a while, thought that perhaps
Weaver might try in some way to
give his brother the slip, and that
he had better go along and see the
thing through. So he picked up d
shotgun and followed the parties.
whom he overlook about one milk
from Greenwood. The sight of Sam
Higgins with a gun Infatuated
Weaver. He told the brothers thai
he intended to marry their sister
but would not he forced into tht
matter by any shotgun arrange
ment. This commenced a quarrel
during which a scufle took placI
for the possession Of the gun
Weapons were drawn on both sides
and the fracas was finally ended b.
Weaver shooting John HigginI
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erected one Of the finest receiving tombs
IL the country. 1t contains i25 COM
partments. The top is a single arch
containing as. 900 bricks; the floor is
paved with tiles inlaid in %colors; the
whole structure contains 200. 600 bricks.
Utica takes the proper view that every
burglar is a murderer by intent. After
it catches one it needs only a week to
land him in the penitentiary for twenty
years. The professional burglar has a
perfectly we'll understood rule that he
will kill any one who interrupts his plum
dering and threatens his liberty. Utica
has got his points.
Queen Victoria has completed her
ihy-eigbth year; only twelve other of
the thirty.eight reiguing sovereigns of
Christendom have attained to this age.
The oldest of oil is the Pope, who is
eighty FIVE. Emperor William is eighty,
the Gear is ilty-nine, Victor Emanuel is
fay.seven, Emperor Francis Joseph is
nearly forty-seven. The youngest Of
the sovereigns is Alfonso of Spain.
After several years labor, some one
has invented a sun dial that will strike
the hours. This is really a more i'm.
portant discovery than that of the tele-
graph or of steam. Having done this
much for peace, he should now step into
the arena Of war and invent a bow which
will make a report somewhat like a gun
when the arrow is discharged. -[Dan-
bury News.
A Connecticut dentist has got hold of
a composition whereby he can make
teeth at a cost Of less than a half dollar
a SET. This will enable the female
wearer of false teeth to have a set to
match every suit she owns, both in color
and design. With pick goods, pink
teeth, with striped goods, striped teeth,
and SO on. The man who discovered
Connecticut was no slouch.-
Ness.
The first seventeen.year locust went
for the iocipieut bean, aud all Boston
howled with anguish. He chewed it
leisurely and solsmnly struck a dis
gusted expression, elected the half mas.
ticated legume into a hole, carefully
covered it up, and said he couldn't i'm
agine why the beautiful and delicious
fora Of the earth was libelled by the ad.
dition Of such a poisonous substance.
Then the Bostonians rose up and smiled
as one man.-[Grsphic.
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New York Cor. Boston Journal
One Of our heaviest real estate
men has been under the harrow for
some months. To-day he has
abandoned the fight, and given up
everything to his creditors, He
was a very successful cotton broker.
All the money he made he put into
real estate. His revenues were
very large. His income was eight
hundred thousand dollars a year.
One building, near Trinity church,
yielded him a rental Of ninety
thousand dollars per annum. Ey-
erything he touched turned to gold.
He was loaded down with cotton.
One day a merchant handed him a
check for three hundred thousand
dollars TO cancel a contract. He
took it. Within ten DAYS cotton
surged up and he made a fortune.
He owned an elegant house on
Fifth avenue. He crowded it
with paintings, statuary and
works of arts. Not content
with this, he was induced by a
speculator to take hold Of a railroad.
He bought bonds at sixty. Soon
after they went down to forty,
and the gentleman bought all he
lay his hands on. He took
the road. He proposed to run it,
found it unfinished. He equip
ped it; spent $500, 900 in locomo-
tiyes and rolling stock. Ruin came
to him as it comes to every one who
dabbles in outside matters. Tie
completed his generalization.
fine New York property was
m%ortgaged for more than it was
worth. To-day he has ceased to
struggle. Few men will be warned
and few men will be the wiser for
all this. Here is a man who a few
months ago had a royal income of
100000 a year. He wanted to
make it a million. To-day he is
hopelessly bankrupt.
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KIlIed ON tho Rail.

ST. Louis, June l9.-Late last evening
a stranger named JOAN G. Heinge, at
tempted to board a moving train at the
Relay House, East st. Louis, but falling
under the wheels, was cut in two and
instantly killed. Papers on the body
show that he bad served in the Eleventh
Illinois infantry dnring the war, but there
was nothing to indicate where he lived.
Louis A. Conley, foreman in the yard
of the Carondelet branch of the Missouri
Pacific railroad, in the extreme southern
part Of the city, while coupling the cars
last night, caught his foot in the frog,
wa thrown down and four cars passed
over him, almost instantly killing him.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Turkish Army Leaves
Nicsics and Enters
Montenegro.
Naturalization Of the Suez Canal
Z Layard aud the Porte.

LONDON, June l9,-It is believed that
Prince Milan will sign a convention with
Russia, allowing her troops to cross the
Danube at Gladova.
Suleiman PashA has left Nicsics and
entered Montenegro to effect a junction
with the Albanian division.
The M~ontenegrins have abandoned
Duga Pass, and are concentrating in
Ostrok Pass.
Lieutenant General Mehemt Ali has
resumed his official position.
In the house of commons this mora
ing the under secretary for the foreign
department. in reply to a question by
Dulane, q Liberal member from Swan
sea, said that it was not true that the
porte had, at the request of Luyard, the
British ambassador at Constantinople,
permitted the naturalization of the Susz
Canal, for the simple reason that such
request had never bees made. The
porte has not yet answered the intima-
ton contained in the published papers.
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The Fishery UOmmissIon.

MONTREAL, June l9.-At the first
meeting Of the Fishery Commission, the
American agent resisted Intellectually
the admission Of counsel to the sittings.
Procedure of the court was agreed
on without exception. On the question
OF ex parte %afidavits, which was OBJ
jected to on the part of Great Britain,
the point was settled by admitting aft
davits quantum valiant. The British
case was then filed. 1t consists of a
most yoluminous history Of fishing diff.
culties since the American revolution,
aud claims Sl2 200, 900 damages on the
part of the Dominion, and 81, 800, 600 for
the part of Newfoundland, for twelve
years, six Of which have elapsed.
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HALIFAX, June l9.-In the Presby-
terien assembly yesterday q delegate
from the general assembly OF the United
Presbyterian Church Of North Amersca,
Rev j. Gillespie, of the Presbytery Of
Southern I%Ilinoia, was introduced aad in
an address referred at length to the work
Of the church in the United States and
the benefits resulting from recent revival
services.
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whlte ana nIack MornIl,r.

rt' LOUIS hepuolican,I
The health report Of Charleston, s. G F,
presents some facts touching the com.
paraiive yigor Of whites and blacks that
II is not easy to explain The popula
ton Of the city is $4,000 whites and 81,
900 colored persons AS the colored
persons outnumber the whites, Of course
The mortality tables embrace a greater
number Of the former than the latter;
bot the disproportion Of deaths is strik.
ipgly greater than the d%isproporiion 10
the population. Thus, among the whites
there we're 668 deaths, and among the
colored persons l,344 deaths in ls76-or
twice as many among the latter as
The former, though the colored popu.
latlon exceeds the white only onethird
la 1915 there we're GA deaths among the
whites and LAO among the blRcks-stlll
about the ame disproportion. In 1876
there we're II deaths in the the thousand
among the whites and ~ in the thousand
among the blacks The difference is still
more sirikiogly exhibited in the infant
mortality. About Al per cent Of all the
deaths we're Of children under Eve years
old, or 896; but Of this number only 238
were white children and 658 colored-or
nearly three Of the latter 10 one Of the
former These facts are not explained
by the inability Of the oolored people "a
secure medical attendance, for medical
attendance can be had by the poor
white and black alike, without cost, and
there is probably no city in the United
States where the c%olored population are
in a more comfortable condition thar
! Charleston.
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BALTIMORE, June l9.-Joseph o. Clan.
vile, collector in the freight department
Of the Northern Central Railway Com.
pany, has been missing since Friday last.
That day he had collected several thou.
sand dollars, which he turned in, He is
also vice president Of the Peabody Saw
iugs Ipatitute. His accounts there are
pronounced correct.
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Robbery of BOnds--OAunIon TO the
publiC.

New York, June Ill Won Hof-
mar & Co, so Wall street, have eau
toned the public against purchasing
certain securities, stolen during the
night of June lst from q mail oar while
in transit from London to Paris. secu,
rites consist of French rentes, Egyp-
tian, Spanish, Russian and United States
bonds of the Aggregate value of more
than e70,OO0i with railway stock valued
ct several thousand pounds The rob.
berry was a bold one, and so skilfully exc
cuted that only a slight clue, il any, can
be obtained Of the perpetrators.
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FROM the abuse heaped on Til
den and sneers at Hendricks, who
both for the first time since the
election recently expressed them
selves in regard to questions in
which all citizens were equally in
terested-from the dirt that has
been thrown at these two gentle
men, it would seem that somebody
is hurt by their utterancss. y
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FACTS AMI FANCIES.

Vice President Wheeler will ummer
in the White Mountains.
Senator Cameron has settled that Ease
with the Widow Oliver.
Fighting Joe Hooker is ruaticating at
A. T. Stewards Garden City.
The EGO Emma Mine shares have been
sold in London at one shilling each.
Grace Greenwood rejoices in the des.
iGuation Of a "far.seeing stateswoman."
Matilda Heron's "Bijou' is in a fair
way to make her fortune, God bless herl
The lady Of an English lord has been
detected in smuggling in New York city.
Ada Dyas danies the rumor that she is
to 60 to Europe and quit the American
stage.
People who prayed for rain and straw
berries are now anxious on the subject
of sugar.
At Georgia fair there was a bouquet
containing $50 flowers, each of a differ.
cot kind.
The young shad deposited 10 the head
waters Of the Allegheny in 1872 are
being taken this season in the Ohio river.
General Sheridan is sorry his twins
are not boys, and Mrs. Sheridan says
there are some men you never a
please.
Professor Edward S Morse, zoologist
of the Peabody Institute of Science, at
Salem, is going to Japan on a profess
SIGNAL tour.
Brigham Young will begin celebrating
his silver wedding mex Monday, and it
will be about three years before he gets
through with it.
Farmers in the rural districts Of New
York make complaint that the tramps
steal the hats aud coats of the scare.
crows they place in their fields.
George Law, the New York million
aire, became TOO fat to walk His in.
come is $4,000 a week--the greater part
comiag from the Eighth avenue street
railroad
A man was SO much interested in his
newspaper the other day that be read it
upside down oil tie way home. He was
sitting in a street car, and a lady stood
in front of him all the way.-[Chicago
Herald.
1t is a standing rule in my church."
said one New York clergyman to an
other, e" for the sexton to wake up any
man that he sees asleep" II think"
replied the other, THAT it would be bet
ter for the sexton, whenever 0 man goes
to sleep under your preacbjua to wake
you up"
A Providence man, who is fond Of sta.
%tistics, conceived an idea about a year
ago that he would keep a memorandum
to show just how many men whom he
should have dealings with would do just
as they agreed, Thus far only four out
Of 623 have the right kind Of mark
against them.
A great deal Of disappointment is felt
among Rome dealers because the Turks
and Russians do not cat more -four. Not
much fighting is going on, and il would
be no more than %neighborly for the war.
riors to eat an extra meal now and then
and give a lift to their friends on this
side of the water. -LRoue Sentinel.
In Mt. Auburn, the celebrated GENE.
terry in Cambridge, Mass, has just been
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Governor Hampton, OF south Caro-
lima, ON "a Tour North.

New YORK, June 9.-Governor Hamp,
ton, of South Carolina, arrived in this
city yesterday and Immediately left for
Ocean Grove, below Long Branch, avoid
ing a company of political friends await
Ing him at the New York Hotel, he has
two objects in view, it is said, in visiting
the North at this time. He will attend
the anniversary of the Shields Guards Ut
Auburn, New York, on Wednesday, and
will add to the interest Of the occasion
by exhibiting the flag which was the en-
sign of the Palmetto regiment in the
Mexican war. Their, it is said, be will
visit New York long enough to negotiate
a temporary loan, which the Hampton
legislature authorized, to meet the ex.
peuses Of the new South Carolina gov
ernment until the treasury should be
repl>nisbed by the regular tax levy.
Governor Hampton is not expected here
until Thursday.
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River TeIeErnms.

CAIRO, June l9.-Arrived Moore,
Pittsburg, 2 al Belle Memphis, yicks.
burg, 3 am; Ed. Hobbs, Ohio river, 5
am Polar Star, Tennessee river, 6 a IN.
Departed: Belle Memphis and Ed,
Hobbs, St. Louis, 5 am Polar Star,
st. Louie, 6 m. Weather fair and hot.
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y RIcHMoSD, Va, June l9. - R. G.
Mosby a mail carrier, has been arrested
by special agents for pnrloining from
registered letters. Mosby is highly con.
nected, aud is said I obe a cousin Of John
s. Mosby. He WAS committed is default
Of $4,000 bail.
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T"ELEGRAPHIO MARKETS.
MONEY!.

MONEY!
NEW YoRK. June 49,, HAS ANU. S. 6's Of
81, 1lt5S9l1OJS; do. coupons. 1l4A9ll5; 5-2O's
Of '5, new issue, ~1Og1sglC91s; Of 81, 1l9M9
1924; of '6S, coupons, 1854; 10 4Gs, 1l2A; do.
coupons, II %sll27s; currency 6's, 122H; new
SIS. 1ll1S.
LONDON, juno 10. $3.50 p~.m.-Consols for
money. 81 5-l6d; U. S. 5-2O's of '65. 1917; of
81. 1867; 1O-4O's, 1924; new5's. 1875; Erie,
1904.
Berlin, June 19.-The weekly statement OF
the Imperial Bank Of Germany shows an in
crease of $500, 900.
BREADsTUFFs.
LIVERPOOL, June 10. $3.50 ~p.m.-Flour, 26s Cd
@S2s Sd. Wheat, Milwaukee red .1lssl2s 1Od
California white, l2s Od@12s I'd; California
club, rs Odgl2s I'd. Corn, OBS 9i@2ls Cd.
Pork, 54s. Beef, sos. Lard. AS. Bacon, long
clear, CAS- Cd; short clear, SIS Cd.
NEW YORK. June 10, 1913 ~p.m.-Flour is
quiet. Wheat nominal at l 6l91 81; Milwau-
kee, 164916 5. Corn nominal at 57H@5s.
Mess pork nominal at 10 go. Lard nominal at
9059910 Receipts: Flour, 5000; wheat. 49,
600; corn, 1000.
CHICAGO. June 10, 1856 a.m.-Wheat quiet
at 4l%glL44N for July; l 25k9l 25A for Au-
gust-steck in store: Wheat, 6l2,95S; corr, g.
0 ,2S7. Corn quiet at 453s for July; Gh9479z
for August. Pork quiet at IL IA for July;
Il s. for August. Lard dull. with sales at 5 rs
for July; Ss5 for August. Receipts: Flour,
4S6; wheat, S3.ll5; corn, 102. 743. Shipments:
Flour. 1876; wheat. 1912; corn. SO.9Sl.
CINCINNATI, June l9.-Flour quiet and weak.
Wheat steady for white at l 75a1 80. Corn is
steady at 1880. Whisky firm att OF. Pork is
firm at1S2j91S so. Lard firm at 9. Bulk meats
irmer; shoulders. "a; short ribs, 81 bid. SO
asked clear, 7A. Bacon firm and unchanged.
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IndIeatIonn.

WASHINGTON June l9.-For Tsnnes-
see aud the Ohio valley stationary aud
higher pressure, stationary or lower tenn
perature, variable winds mostly from
northeast to southeast winds and clear
or partly cloudy weather.
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The subscription price of the PUB

The subscription price Of the PUB
Lie LEDGER is s. per annum for
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Persons leaving the city for the sum.
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To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness
early decay, loss of manhood, ETC., l will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by a missionary in South America. Send a
self addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
7. IMAM, Station D. Bible House, New York
City. l29-xxiv l2sdAw
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WHY THE EXTRA SESSION WAS POST
PONED.

WHY THE EXTRA SESSION WAS POST
PoNED.
A statement is circulated again
that Hayes postponed the extra ses-
sion of Congress chiefly because Of
an alleged conspiracy between Dem
ocrats and Disconnected Republicans
to introduce a resolution question
ing Hayes title to the Presidency.
Nh. Hayes might have had such a
fear, but it was groundless as far as
the Democrats are concerned. He
knows that they could do nothing
Of this kind that would give him
any trouble unless they were uni
ted. and he knows that it vas
through the conservatism and good
faith of Southern Democrats es-
pecially that he was not flibustered
out of his seat and another election
made necessary. Such a report as
the above seems ridiculous in
view of the position taken
by the Democratic press and
statesmen of the country. Mr..
Tilden positively declined to apply
for the seat to which be was legally
aud fairly elected, by quo warranto
proceedings, and discouraged all
such propositions. 1t would be too
late in the day to revive them now
in any shape. The Democratic
party, conscious Of its strength and
advantage of position, can afford to
wait, and to approve whatever
Hayes does that is constitutional,
just and deserving. He has made
concessions to the popular majority
Of the country, which have satisfied
good men of both parties, and
quoted the feverish excitement.
Whatever his motives in postponing
an extra session of congress, once
determined upon, whether from a
weak fear Of a plot to deprive him
Of his seat, or from a wider
knowledge Of facts acquired
after his mind was first made
up, it is really a matter Of congratu-
lation on all sides that the session
was postponed until October. A
midsummer session would bea bore
to the country, and could not be Of
any benefit. BY October the public
mind, as well as the weather, will
cool off, the situation will clear up
and we may look for some sensible
legislation looking more TO the in
terests Of the whole country than
temporary party advantage. The
Republican party will in due time
be held responsible for defrauding
the voters of the nation of the re-
suit Of a popular election. There
can be no mistake or doubt about
this. The offense will not be con-
doned on account of any subse-
quent good behavior, but the time
is not in congress, or on the stump,
or in the press just now. 1t will
come when the people have another
opportunity to express themselves
at the ballot-boX. For the present
the people are content to follow the
peaceful ayocations of industry-to
SOW and reap, to build up and en-.
large their possessions and to res
from political turmoil.
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Utilizing tile ToIepnone.

The telephone seems likely to be-
come a practical apparatus, at least
a practical toy. a Boston firm
with plenty Of money and all the
necessary energy is prepared to
furnish telephone communications
between places not over twenty
miles apart. In u circular the ad-
yantages are set forth as follows:
No skilled operator required a
little practice makes any one master
Of the telephone; communication
more rapid; the telephone trans
mits one or two hundred words a
minute; the old telegraph appara-
tus averages not more than twenty;
no expense required in its opera
ton no battery needed; two tele-
phones connecting two houses may
be leased for twenty dollars per
year. The company keep the in
strument in working order. Unjust
be understood that the rental men
toned above is for the use of the
telephone instrument. A telegraph
line when required will cost from
800 to $50 per mile.
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through the stomach, inHicting a
wound from which death will prob
ably result After the shooting
Weaver fled, and is still at large.
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Baltimore SUM-
OF the sincere respect aud esteem
which Mr.. Hendricks takes with
him abroad he may well be proud.
Going there simply as a private
citizen, partly for his health and
partly on a tour Of observation, to
see, as Chancellor 0xenstiern told
his son, "with how little wisdom
the world is governed" it is not
probable that he will be the recip-
lent Of many public honors. lie
may not be welcomed by municipal
Populations, or dine with princes
and statesmen, Or be presented with
the freedom Of a great city in a gold
box, or even be invested with the
honorary degree Of d. G. L. by an
ancient university, but we doubt
whether his tour will be any the
less enjoyable. He need not regret
such ceremonial obseryances SO long
as he has that which he told his
Indianapolis friends he cherishes as
the richest thing a man can carry
with him down to the very verge Of
the graye-''the respect and esteem
Of his fellow-citizens."
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PATERSON, N, j., June 1.-Two or
three hundred employees of PAmil 4
Booths silk mills struck to-day for
higher wages, aud the strikers, male aud
female, marched through the streets,
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THE Rev. J. S. G. Abbott, the
well-known historian, died at Fair
Haven, Connecticut, on Sunday
the 18th inst.