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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-10-23

From the San rranc.ss ReoRi.

At Agricultural park yesterday Dr.
John Ruth, Of Oakland, gave an eIhi-
bition Of his skill as a rifle shot, and
achieved decided success, astonishing
even his friends. During the entertain
ment he shot cigars from the mouth of his
assistant, who was standing about twenty
feet distant, and not only did SO while
having the gun-a twenty-five calibre
Ballard-against his shoulder in the usual
manner, but with it turned sideways, or
upside down, with the stock resting up
on his head. He also shot apples from
stick, two or three inches long. held in
his assistants mouth, the gun being fred
from different positions, including sight
ing over his shoulder with a small mir
ror; and also shot glass balls from his
assistants head, making many shots that
were difficult and seemed perilous. The
audience were at loss which to admire
most. the nerve of the shooter or Of the
youth who ''held target" As a portion
Of the exhibition the doctor attempted 10
beat his score, made recently at Oakland,
of breaking S2 glass balls out OF 1000,
Daring the forenoon he shot at 500 and
missed twenty. In the afternoon he shot
at 800 more and missed only nineteen
making total of thirty nine misses out
of 1000 balls shot at The score in the
afternoon was carefully Tailed by several
persons, including the secretary OF state
elect, d. NJ. Burns. The best run" made
by the shooter was eighty successive hits.
While pleased with having made the best
score ever made pubic on the coast, he
stated that he was not in good trim for
shooting, having been nearly laid up late
ly by big boil on the back Of his neck,
which was lanced only last Tuesday. He
has shot at 1000 successive balls but once
before, but in shooting at 500 he has been
so successful as to miss only nine out Of
that number. He is large man of about
middle age. Of agreeable manner, and
handles very smoothly the weapon he
uses. His average time in shooting 100
balls was between nine and ten minutes.
using but one gun and loading il himself.
Like Carver, he shoots with both eyes
open.
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CASUAL.

In the case of the accident which occur.
rcd on the Michigan Central railway, near
jackson, on Friday morning, when several
lives were lost, an investigation before the
corouer's iury composed of leading citizens of
Jackson, taking evidence OF the railway OH
ciets ano emPi9yes; u seems rom tneI. test :
mony mat CAidweli; the yAru-mastef; sawyer,
me s.it1nman. and Jones the engineer OF
the sIitcn engine, are enne resPonmoie, snd
the violation Of the rules Of The eomn.ny -'
u..I
We9nesuaS mummy gassenget Tram
no. l. que :. Tleveisna ~ o:so = m. f!om .oe
hsss' on inc LAKE onofe ne1, ran INTO the
Mrse clerks in ths postai car and the engineer
of No. 1 were .liehtiy injured. One l.dy ps.-
epeer was Also slightly Injured. but her inju-
mes were not serious enough to prevent her
from preceding to her destination. depse
fog prevailed At the time of the accident
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THE NEWS.
CAPITAL NOTES.

The chief of the bureau of statistics re-
ports the value of the exports from the Unit
Cd States Of live animals of all kinds increas-
Cd from e5,644. SIS during the fiscal year of
1873 to e1l, l87, 7N during 1879. OF the total
exports Of live animals the Last fiscal year II
PEI cent were sent to Great Britain. The val
ne of exported cattle increased from &3,696,-
6lS during 1873 to s,S79, zoo in 1879.
The Indian Bureau has received dis
patch from Agent Miles. ct Florence. Kan,
stating that the cases of Wild Hog and others,
charged with nurders during the Cheyenne
raid through Kansas last autumn, were called,
and nolle prosequi was entered by the pros
ecution.
The total amount of standard silver dol.
lArs coined il a, Isl, $50; amount on hand in
the Treasury Offices, eSl, 70S $50; amount out
standing. in circulation, eli, 054 ,070.
Five thousand dollars worth of United
States bonds, stolen from the Manhattan bank,
New York, were received ct the treasury de-
partment for redemption Friday.
Gen. Sherman declines to authorize the
issue Of nations 70 volunteers, - requested BY
thu COMMITTEES of safety appointed BY the peo-
pleof Santa Fe.
The treasury department purchased
Wendesday $1,000 ounces fine silver for deliv-
cry ut the Philadelpia mint.
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ne orsaesvs rysss A1vis.

Itvzs a. a reo~n. agricultural far. and
we. The influential old farmer IA p-e
.er.ed With the ''prite age ~ The ovn
e. a polT.1eian running for o4oel. Be ir1-
aetiztely b; the fruit IN tvo. Aad.
nsnehing hard o. tee pieoe N ks rSosis
calmly ob@<rv-d.
~ thank ys' far tina bookifsl pe-s~r:
shell take J. with ~s -EsrsysT ] soT
The ovn<r s:ops-cd p2<s.ss s-szst
|''pr.z. ssris" nsts :he.s.
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During tie week . reaction from % mate
nal an advance Was generally anticipated, bu'
the bull" element pss.istently accepted IL
o6erinGs, and thsre beine no indications Of
weakness in foreign markets, values natuarlly
hardened. Aarkets ct the seaboard are nov
Leading Cd in . speculative way, and there i
NO doubt that more speculation viii be put
known before in this country. In France and
England it in now conceded that during the
present century there has not been such .
general failure Of crops - during the present
year. Austria and Hungary, hitherto export
ing countries, will be compelled to import
100000 bushels Of wheat. The wants of 9TH
q European countries have also increased, Ard
in mot . sipgle instance Of any European State.
has there been any improvement in the gloomy
condition Previo1sly reported - to the grow
ing crops. Threading in France il disappoint-
ing. the yield light and the quality very infer
Tor; more 20 than formerly anticipated These
facts will account for the unusual difference
between winter and spring wheat values now
quoted, the winter being largely in demand
for the Continent Our receipts continue
large, IN increase over the movement of last
year; our exports are also large.
The movement Of wheat from this country
compared with same time last season for . DE-
riod of eight weeks shown IN increrse Of over
IA, 500, 900 bus. In the face Of this fact prices
have steadily advanced 50 cents bushel sinee
the commencement Of tAsseason. Should our
farmers withhold part of these liberal deliv-
cries during the next thirty days, the "bear"
element in present speculation would find NO
resting place on this continent On the con-
trary, however, II We continue the examining
process, We may find the Englishman and
Frenchman can cry enough
Corn-This market has been devoid
Of any excitement, and values have
scarcely been changed The lAnguid
spell. however, seems 70 have given way TO .
more wholesome movement, and prices show
N advance OF one cent . bushel fairly e.
tablished. Receipts are lighter snd stock in
sight in this country show . reduction this
week Of half . million bushels.
Rye-rhis cereal has, since our last review,
advanced fully i've cents . bushel, in sym
patty with wheat. Stocks are being reduced
and the demand il active at the advance.
keta. In our local market the inquiry il good
ct one to two cents advance.
EASsAs CIT HAlxIIp
0lAN-NO. 2. winter WHEAT. ellis. No 8
do &l.l4: No. I. do. Ellis. Sprine wheat. No.
z &c; No. 8, do, el0O. BYE. No. 2. Coo. O.t.,
No. 2, :oc. Corn, No. 2, mixed, SIC.
Psoo. E-Butter, good to choice, l61ls;.
el.5O9225. Cheese, 1895 for prime Kansas.
Hides, 5@6,Sc for green. Potatoes, per bus.
45c. Sweet potatoes, 50c@60. Broom corn,
lx@Sc per D., according TO quality. Hay
e90O0 9f5 per ton, baled.
LIVE SrocK.-Choice native ateers, LOO be,
and upward, e3S0@l.iO; good do, LOO to l.
900 Ds average. easo@4.75; butcher steers,
800 to 1900 &s. e2ss@a00; feeders, e2.50d
to common, do. el.75Q2.25; bulls and stae..
el.75@2CO; milch cow, e2o@S0; calves. e5cc
4l200. HOgB, choice packers A3006S95:
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Mexico. Foster the United States minister il
making . tour through the country.
A party of French agriculturists, num-
berinR 70 men, women and children, have left
Havre ON their way 10 Texas.
Iron ship builders of Muddesborough,
Hartlepool and Stockton have struck against
the reduction Of wages.
The state of siege in the Basque prov
incss will be raised ON the occasion Of King
Alfonso's marriage.
Advices from Montivedeo state the cab
met hes resigned and the new ministry form
ed.
A boiler explosion in the dye works. at
Halifax, ON the 9Th, killed i've persona
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CONNERCIAL

Messrs. Lynde, Wright & Co., OF Kan
- City, No, furnish us the follouinS reliable
review Of the grain tr.de for the week:
Wheat-The markets still cousinre 70 ID
vance. and during the week holders have
gained 70 cent? . bushel on winter. and 8
10 oents on spring wheat Late cables shou
Enehsh markets improving. and to-day IN ID
yAaes Of one Penny - two peace 10 imported.
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Bismarck has suggested 10 Asdrzuy-
a. a means Of further oenentmg the alb.
aace between the too povers-ths mar
rage Of the eldss. son o. the Cro-r
Prince Of Germany and Princes vaiezis
daughter Of The EmprSs ~ Aas-
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YELLOW FEVER.

At Memphis on the 18th twelve cases
| were reported to the board of health, four OF
whom are colored. One death occurred since
| noon. Total cases reported for the week, "a
whites, 40; oolored "a; total to date, l,42l
| total deaths from yellow fever for the week
"a; total to date, rs. The Howard. received
6fty-one dollars t0-day; they have 100 nurses
on duty, attending So whites and 81 colored
families. Bartlett, Tenn. has given notice
that quarantine will be rigidly enforced against
Memphis.
Twelve cases in all were reported at
Memphis On the 18th. Three more deaths oc-
CURED.
At Memphis on the 18th, nine cases in
al, eight white and one colored, reported.
Three additional desths have occurred.
Cases of yellow fever are reported existing
at Hope6eld, opposite Memphis, and 1t Forest
City, As miles west. The Towards have been
telegraphed to at Memphis for nursea- Blk
cases are reported At Forest City, four of
whom died. Trains have been suspended on
the Memphis road east of Brinkley.
Sickness prevailing at Centerville, La, un-
six deaths to date. Centerville is guaranteed
against on all sides.
At Memphis on the 18th ten cases of
fever were reported. Four additional deaths
have occurred.
A telegram from Forest City, Arkansas,
says there WAS one death Wednesday night and
one new case. DR.. Cummings, Of the State
board of health, telegraphed the National
board for 81 900 to employ guard to prevent
persons in the country not exposed to the dis
ease from coming into town and for disinfect-
ing purposes.
One additional death occurred at Mem
phis on the 18th. The weather Was rapidly
tuning cooler.
The steamer o. W. Pierce, sent by the How
ards with relief for Concordis, returned to
Memphis Friday. Mr.. W. J. Smith reports
that the greatest de5ti.ution prevails there.
The sending of provisions was most opportune,
saries of life. Two nurses were carried
along and left behind to care for the afflicted.
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POLITICS.

At Newark, N. j.. on the I4th, the cleo
| ton gives nearly 2.500 majority for Fielder,
Democrat, over Msekey, Republican, fnr
mayor. The German vote, heretofore Reppb-
lican, vas almost polled for Fielder, the main
Issue being on the liberal construction Of the
Sunday Law. For common council Republi-
cans elect 8, Democrats z. The new common
council will stand Is Republicans, IL Demo
crats, and liberal.
The returns of the Ohio election on the
18th denote . Republican majority With Foster
5000 ahead and thirty three majority in Joint
season Of the House. The Senate stands Is Dem
ocrats to ~ Republicans, and the House a
Democrats to 20 Republicans.
The Republicans of northern Ohio cele-
bfsted the election of Hon. Charles Foster to
the governorship Of the State at bis home in
fostoria Friday. The meeting was very large,
the crowd being estimated vAfiOusly from If
teen to twenty thousand.
After a long wrangle Saturday at Bos-
ton, the Greenback State committee placed
the name of A. C. Woodwork on their ticket
for ieutenant-governor, in place Of Wendell
Phillips.
Senator Blaine came out of the Iowa
campaign with his voice 20 impaired that he
Was compelled to cancel his engagements to
speak in Wisconsin.
The little boat Golden Gate. voyaging
round the world, arrived at Cape Deverde ial-
and in So days.
John Quincy Adams accepts the Demo
cratic nomination for governor Of Massachu-
setts.
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Srr~r7ur r-m~Ty ror I.iv.fyoInJIaint-.
II il an eIcsiIen! tonic and l.f.v.nia-
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lrrness OF about two months. Jane.
Lewellyn, infant -nn Of Lewis Don
ntN.r liz AMI -oe,h
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The whole business part Of che town. except
E. 7. Smiths store and the Weldon house, Was
burned. Loss very heavy. Insurance Light
At Providence, X. l., Saturday the ex-
plosion of boiler in tho National Rubber
oompanyis works, demolished the engine
house and injured several persons.
An inventor Of explosives and an assist
mt named Edward Whalen were blown to
pieces while experimenting down the Boston
harbor on Wednesday last.
C. Pierpont & Co.'S agricultural nipple
ment factory 1t New Haven was partially de-
streyed by fire. The insurance Of el5, 600 will
more than cover the loss.
The loss on the Cincinnati Marine rail-
way and dry docks, burned on Saturday night,
was 10000; insurance, e25.000.
Robert Gordon. q prominent citizen of
Oedensburg. committed suicide ON Sunday by
taking morphine.
Mrs. John Collins, of Westerly, r. l.,
died on Friday night of IN overdose Of chloraL
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The New York herald., 1879-12-29
THE CZAR'S ESCAPE.

Every day brings new explanations Of the manner
in which the Gear escaped death ut Moscow.
respondent of the London Standard writing from the
ancient Russian capital says:-"On Monday night
(your LIST December Moscow was illuminated to
ceive the Emperor, route for st. Petersburg from
Livadia his summer residence In the Crmca. Every
ono knows that the Secret police had then got scent
of the plot, say through the Post Office by the
opening OF letters, others say through friends In
Berlin but what particular spot the explosion
TO take place no one could tell. What happened
was this:.-Prince Dolgorooki. Governor General Of
Moscow, met the Emperor on the confines Of his
government and demanded q private audience.
When 1t was over the Emperor aud suite immedi-
ateiy passed into another train quite denuded of
lamps and flags (they say tho very engine driver
worked in tho dark. the forelights being put out)
and ordered the supplementary train to follow In
half hour. His Imperial Majesty thus started
for Moscow and arrived here safely at ten. An i'm
mense crowd awaited him at the Koursky station,
but their loyal hurrahs taken little notice of.
for the Emperor ut once passed into closed car
riage and, surrounded by mounted guards eight or
public, accustomed to the smiles and bows Of
the well beloved Car. felt rather disappointed.
and the sight OF the closed carriage alss.a and
markedly unpleasant impression; but then they
knew nothing Of the plot. Half an hour afterward
fearful explosion took place on the Koursky line,
two miles out OF town. knocking off the rails the
imperial supplementary train in which the Emperor
had previously travelled. and which was just then
passing with all its lights burning and it's imperial
eagles huttering Happily for those who in IL.
it was travelling along the right outgoing line OF
rails and the consprators mine had naturally been
laid under the left or incoming one. Some of the
carriages were overturned, two luggage vans
dashed into atoms but lives lost At hrst 1t was
whispered that this train quite empty, and that
1t only meant to deceive tho conspirators; but
this not true. The servants OF the imperial house
honorary posts at Court-among others Prince Obo-
lenski
The New York herald., 1879-12-29

tenances perturbed countenances, desparing coun-
tenances fitted by The scene became Dantesque
and Gustave Dore like in its intensity. Imagine
Francesca d Rimni in anguish stricken quest of her
Saratoga trunk This day she hirts no more. You
offer her chicken salad. stuffed tomatoes Blue
Point oysters Chckering piano and Tiffany brace
let, to say nothing OF your hand and heart and all
YOUR New York Central stock. and she would not
heed YOU. Where Is her bonnet box? Where is the
Golfer containing her robes queaey And echo an
voice of an Irish porter. makes reply. "Shure it's
here" ana the bonnet box and the Golfer with the
Ion tailed disinterred from the baggage
OF a confirmed old bachelor Congressman from
Wisconsin.
yellow ticket, bearing a number. had been
handed to me when signed my declaration. was
taken to an official to whom made the most dlpio-
matte of bows that could master after ten days
tumpling about the decks Of the Scythia. and the
authority handed my declaration and myself over to
elderly gentleman in private clothes. but who
wore brazen badge at his buttonhole ana who was
the searching officer My interview with this func-
tionary lasted precisely seventeen minutes. Wehad
some ten packages largo and small. to examine and
every package, down to railway rugs and sheaf of
sticks and umbrellas was opened and carefully
scrutinized The officer scrupulously and in
Decd amicsbly polite, and incidentally mentioned
that his was far from an agreeable duty.
but that he bound to do it. was
pose that had nothing liable to duty. As
each trunk bag was relocked the article
was chalked, and, in another ten minutes.
Adams Express had got nry heavy luggage. and,
with my lighter needments WAS safe and sound in
the Brevoort coach and on my way to that most
thought; still could not help thinking that the
much dreaded and much abused New York Custom
House is. like something else which you may have
heard Of, not SO black as 1t has been painted.
The New York herald., 1879-12-29
FOREIGN NOTES.


M. Cheret secured the prix de sevres of 25OOf fos
his design for the vase commemorating the Tran
sat OF Venus" in 1874. I..
NJ. Emile Hebert has carried of the prize In the
competition for the monument to Rabelais. to be
erected at Chinon. Cft 4e"
The oil exhibition held under the auspices Of the
French Water Color Society," opened In Paris on the
18th inst.
The monument to Victor Emmanuel in Rome
will bo erected on tho square Of the Thermes Of
Docleen, at the entrance to tho Rue Rationale. It
will bo in the form Of an arch or triumph. Com
peting artists may be of any nationality aud have
year to complete their designs. There will be three
przes--the first of 30.0VOf.. the second Of 20,OOOf
and tho third OF 10UJOf The above tho decisions
OF tho commission. on which the Italian Parliament
will pass.
The French are to have museum Of casts, after
the antique Ia the Palace of the Trocadero. com.
mission has been appointed to carry the project
Robbers entered the Boulak Museum at Cairo ro.
Gently aud carried of 100 gold scarabees ornamentcd
with precious stones and dating up to tho nrss
dynastics.
A statue of Nemesis, head of Titus. . head OF
aknecling child and the head OF the Nike du Paio-
MOS, for which search had been made for Q long
time were latcy discovered at Olympia
Evcrard, the London dealer, announces his in.
tention to give up business and leave London. One
hundreds and twenty Ave works belongi ina to him.
among which was siinpeno yer's "christan Martyr"
were sold at Christies ON the 18th inst
Vuillemin. the historian. In to havo bust In Q
public building ut Lausanne.
Antiquities discovered In tho Roumanisn districs
OF Prahova, near the Trfoi Mountains, lead to the
belief that IL is the site Of tho city OF Trifuium
which dated from the fourth century and was
founded by colony OF visigoths Among the OBJ
jects found is small rod stone with o sculpturod
bust of Alaric I.
Walter Paris, an English artist Of much taste, who
until lately had his studio In this city, opened ON
the lat inst at Dawlish, Devonshre. an exhibition
OF his works. which includes some 100 scenes IN
India. America the Channel islands. France and
England. The exhibition is under the patronage OF
the Earl OF Devon aud Is very highly praised BY the
local papers, Mr. Paris charming decorative studies
from nature are especially admired and are COM
mended by one paper TO the attention of Messrs.
Ruskin and Poyntcr. with a suggestion that his
"kno wledgc and thorough mastery Of this branch OF
art ought to prove invaluable to the government
schools Of dosian-"
The New York herald., 1879-12-29
FINE ARTS.
hrrpIo NoTEs.

STUDIO NOTES.
G. NJ. Dewey is painting bright farmyard SCENE
apretty little girl standing in the sunlight feeding
chickens. ti
T. l.. Durand has nearly finished little landscape
with young girl seated by river side.
j. q. Brown has on q canvas "The Three Graces"-
street boys In caricatured poses
Arthur Quartey's second Artists Fund picture
will be called Waiting for the Wind" group OF
fisher boats are in the morning or Long Island
shore, while bank OF wind clouds to the lett.
Percivai de Luce will send what s likely to provo
very pleasing work to the Artists Fund exhibition.
very pretty young girl in the OF the close
OF the last century. is seated, with her tambour
frame. embroidering, with some dowors in q vase
the table by her n model. He has also under way
u young girl, just returned from school. reading .
new magazine while she stands by window.
X. ID. Crane has Just completed good little snow
scene at sunset in kockand county and autumn
study gray and chill He has started for tho Acsu-
emy of 1880 large landscape at Montauk. ''Sunset
at Easthampton," shows the sun going down behind
clump of trees. and cart the road. which runs
to tho foreground. Haft f-'
j. Ogden Wood has promising cattle piece on an
easel. Two animals are i'll d stream, u COW at drink
and n black and brown bull, with his head raised,
and the water dripping from his mouth. He has
ilso started larger landscape with number Of cat
tie. During the summer he modelled III clay an ex-
celient figure OF a 1t shows in painter much
skill and is one-third life size. The plaster cast 10
now in his studio.