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Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
PENNSYLVANIA.

Fight With 8 CatamOunt-The Game
 Which A Crippled Lumberman Found
 in His Trap.
 WHLIAMsPoRT, Feb. 15.-The lumbermen of Little Pine Greek, in Lycoming county, have had evidence for some time that wild animal was prowling around their camp. A few nights ago, Robert Carson set heavy steel trap on the bank of the creek, believing the animal was panther. Day before yester- day he went to examine the trap. He reached the spot, but, although he had chained the trap fast no signs of it could be found. He at first thought some one had stolen it, and was about to return home, when he discovered punches of hair lying around on the ground, and evidences of struggle in the bushes. He was looking around for some trace of the missing trap when he was star tied by fearful howl that proceeded from 6 tree near by. He looked up and saw an i'm mense catamount crouching on limb. The next instant the animal sprang at Carson, and alighted on the ground within two feet of him. Carson saw that he was saved from the claws of the ferocious beast by the fact that his heavy steel trap was fastened on one of it's hind feet. The catamount instantly gathered itself for another spring. Carson had an axe in his hand, and before the animal could jump he threw the axe at it, and struck it with such force that the oatamount was knocked several feet down the hill Carson is cripple, and knew that it would be impossible to get away from the catamount, notwithstanding it was hampered by the trap. He prepared to fight the infuriated animal as best he could. The catamount did not give him a moments time to make up his mind as to his mode of defence, but rushed at once back up the hill to the attack. Carson picked up 8 large stone, and when the animal was almost near enough to him to seize him with it's claws, he knocked it down with the stone. Carson says the shrieks of the catamount made his blood run cold, and as it seemed to understand that the trap was preventing it from springing upon it's enemy, it snapped and bit furiously at the iron that held it's leg. It hurried to the attack the third time, when Carson dealt it a blow on the head with stone, forcible enough to stun it, and then pounded it to death. The catamount was the largest one ever killed in this region, and Carson firmly believes that he owes his life to the fact that the animal was incumbered by the trap.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
THE WEST.
Ohio.

OverflOwfng Rivers - Buildings and
 Bridges Floating From Their Moor
 ings--Great Destruction of Property.
 C1NoINNATI, Feb. 15.-The river at this point is booming and the residents of ssRat Row" and other water edge locations moved out to-day, the water being in their houses. The current is very strong and lis filled with drift from above. The floods in Central Ken lucky are stillincreasing. Green river is fifty feet above high water mark, and the Louis vile and Nashville railroad bridge at Num- fordsville is in great danger. Many mills, dwellings and bridges on the river have been swept away. Six bridges on the recently opened Lebanon and Campbellsville railroad are total loss. At Frankfort, Ky, the river is higher than for thirteen years and is still ris- ing. Great destruction of property is report ed both up and down the river. The lower part of the city of Frankfort is inundated and great distress prevails. The City Council have made liberal donation for the distressed and have also thrown open the city buildings for the homeless. It is feared that the peniten- tiary is flooded as three feet of 8 rise will ac- complish this. The Cumberland river is also raging and considerable damage is reported along its banks. Various streams in Southern Ohio are greatly swelling, but the damage done is not serious.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
THE FIRE RECORD.
Disastrous Fire-NeRrIy S5OO,OOO
 Worth of PrOpertY DestrOYed.

Disastrous Fire-NeHrIy S5OO,00O
 Worth OF Property Destroyed.
 CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-A fire broke out at mid night last night in the three-story brick En- pire storage warehouse, 19s to 204 South Market street, owned by Philip Wadsworth, William Dickerson, Calvin J. Stambaugh and others. The top floor, where the greatest damage was done, was occupied by Chapin $ Gore with 500 barrels of liquor valued at $15O, 900; Lawrence & Martin with 50 bar = rels of liquor valued at $13, 3,OOO Wallace & Kingman with 39O bags of timothy seed val ued at 1000. In the first and second stories were stored large quantities of dried fruits, seeds, flour, canned goods, etc., all of which are badly damaged by fire and water. The loss on the building is estimated at $25, ,OOO and on stock at $40O, ,0O0. The origin of the fire is not known, but it is supposed to have started from the boiler room or from sponta-. neous combustion. The Government bonded warehouse adjoining was but little damaged.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Shortly before noon to-day fire broke out in the third floor of the four story building No. 113 Maiden Lane, occupied by 0. N. Finch, dealer in oils. The stock was damaged $1O,00 No. 1J5 was occupied by J. T. Wells, dealer in Panama hats loss $7 1000. No. 117 was occupied by Packard 6 Francis, dealers in spices, and Lichenstein Bros., dealers in cigars and to- bacco. The first named firm lose $2O, 900 and the latter $15, 900. F. Hey, dealer in cigars at 206 Pearl street, lost $5, GOO the buildings 113, 115 and IF Maiden Lane were damaged $11, ,O00.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

Davitt and Brennan delivered speeches yes- terday before small land meeting at Dublin.
 A number of brigands stopped 8 train be- tween Andalusia and Madrid yesterday, but were beaten of and several of them were wounded.
 Boyd defeated Hawdon at Newcastle on Tyne Saturday, in their rowing match for the championship, coming in twelve lengths ahead. Boyd gave Hawdon 8 start of four lengths.
 A valuable gold deposit, five feet in width, has been discovered in the township of Madoc, Canada. near Fetterby's mine. It has been opened and is now being worked by capital ists from Buffalo.
 w. W. Evans, postmaster at York, Clark county, H., is under indictment charged with selling cancelled stamps and making unlawful disposition of stamped envelopes, entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to the county jail for six months.
 MT. Arthur Creagh, magistrate of Carra- ham, county Clare. Ireland, was fired at five times in his own house through 8 window, but was unhurt. MT. Creagh rushed out and fired eight shots at his assailants, but with out effect. Two men have been arrested on suspicion.
 Two men entered the residence or d. t. Allen, a wealthy retired merchant of Sand wich, H., Saturday night and attacked Allen in bed. Four shots were fired, one entering the heart, another piercing the brain. Allen grappled with one of the assassins, and during the struggle his wife took refuge in the closet. The object appears to have been assassination only. Five persons have been arrested on suspicion.
 It is understood that additional evidence of an important nature in the Donnelly case at Lucan, Ont, continues to be received. Con stable Clay claims to have unearthed strong links of testimony against some of those in custody and others not yet arrested. Patrick Donnelly, one of the ilI-fated family, arrived Saturday. The little boy Connolly and his mother attract much attention when they ap- pear on the streets.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.
 Speaker Randall denies that he promised to give Mir. Finley the floor tomorrow to move to suspend the rules and pass bill to equalize bounties of soldiers and sailors who served in the late war.
 The House held session yesterday for de- bate..only. MT. Bright, of Tennessee, made 8 violent harangue against the National banks, which was listened to by about fifty members. MT. Finley advocated his bill for equalizing soldiers bounties.
 It is thought that the result of the investi- gation now being conducted by the Foreign Affairs Committee into the charges advanced by certain newspapers against MT. Acklen, in regard to his irregular report of bill, will be more damaging to him than has been SUD- posed. The committee held another long meeting Friday, and considered all the testi- mony they have taken in regard to the matter. They appointed sub. committee to draft 8 report to be submitted to the full committee on Tuesday next.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
THE OLD WORLD
France.

The Last Survivor of a Fearful Wreck.
 PARIS, Feb. 15.-E. Goulard, the last sur vivor of the wreck of the Meduse, was buried at Rochefort Friday. The wreck of the French frigate Meduse, forty-four guns, at Portendic, on the coast of Senegal, in 1916. was one of the most frightfuI calamities ever recorded in naval annals. The Raft of the Meduse, by Gericault, is one of the most remarkable paintings in the Louvre. The treaty of 1915 having restored Senegal to France, the Meduse and three other vessels of war sailed from Rochefort to take posses sion of the restored colony. The cap tain of the frigate was M. Durays de Ohaumareys, scion of the Gncie7s 7aoblesse whom the restoration brought back to France and power. His utter incapacity caused the loss of the vessel and the awful calamities that followed. Nearly two hundred persons took refuge on 8 raft that was constructed after the frigate struck on the African shore. They were almost without food or water and for two weeks they drifted out on the tropical sea. A brig picked up from the raft fifteen wretch ed creatures, from whom nearly all resem- blance to human beings had departed and in whom there was scarcely breath of life. The others had perished The most horrible in- stances of cannibalism occurred on the raft. De Ohaumareys, who escaped from the frig- ate in boat, was cashiered and thrown into prison.
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issued their report. They unanimously favor g level canal. They estimate the cost at s43, : GOO, ,OO0f. M. de Lesseps will now publish & circular inviting American subscriptions to the value of half that amount. The work is to occupy eight years in the accomplishment The tolls are calculated at 15f. per ton.
 The report is signed by M. J. Disks and by all the members of the commission. They unanimously agree that the cutting of the canal by the route which M. De Lesseps has proposed is entirely feasible. It is recon mended in the report that artificial land shall be made in the valley of the Upper Charges, together with large dam with sluices to be built at Carces, near Metachin. The reservoir will hold 6 thousand millions of cubic metres or much more than the whole quantity of water that fell during the great freshet of last Novem- Der. The canal will be protected and drained slowly by 8 channel, which is to be built part 1y by using the river which is on the northern side of the canal and runs parallel with it. The report also proposes that great pier two thousand metres in length should be built at the bay of Colon or Aspinwall so as to pro- tect shipping from the gales which prevail there during great part of the year.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
New York City News.

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.
 The business men held another meeting last night in the interests of Secretary Sher- mans nomination as President, and strong resolutions favoring it were adopted. A 'John Sherman OlHb" was formed. of which Samuel E. Haines was chosen president.
 The steamship Wyoming, which arrived at this port yesterday, reports that during a se- were gale on her voyage from Liverpool she had her decks swept by heavy sea. One sailor had both legs broken, and six others were badly injured. Several sailors on the steamship Devonia, which arrived yesterday from Glasgow, were injured during her voy- age across the ocean.
 The Sixty ninth regiment has decided not to have parade on St. Patrick's day. Aprop- osition has been made by Messrs. Coogan that if the regiment will select Madison Square Garden for 8 dress parade on that evening they would defray all expenses, and with dollar admission fee they thought $10,o could be raised and turned over to the Irish relief fund. The regiment have under con- aderation the hiring of the Garden for the occasion and to have addresses by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Wendell Phillips, General Butler and Parnell himself if in the city, the proceeds to go to the relief fund.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
Italy.
NordenskJOId at Naples-Enthusiasti- cally WelcOmed-American Vessels the Largest of All.

NOrdenskJOId at Naples-Enthusiasti-
 cally WelcOmed-Americ Vessels
 the Largest of All.
 NAPLES, Feb. 15.-The Vega, with Nor denskjold on board, passed the Straits of Messina late on Thursday night, and as soon as the news got abroad great preparations were made for his reception here. Every train had been bringing visitors to meet the distinguished explorer. The hotels were filled beyond their wont, even at this gay season. All the ships in the bay hung out their flags, and in the harbor of Santa Lucia the fisher mems boats were bright with bunting Early in the afternoon 8 distant gun gave signal of Nordenskjold's approach, and the tidings passed rapidly along the shore, from Capri to Sorrento, from Oastellamare to the Spiaggia della Marinella. A salute from the Castello delr Ovo woke the echoes of the old town and at three the Vega steamed gallantly into port. She was received by the Prefect and Mayor of the city, by the military, naval and civil authorities, by the foreign consuls, the representatives of scientific societies and the press of Naples and many other cities Ad- dresses of welcome were read. There was 8 great crowd of vessels in the harbor and the Wyoming and two American barks were the gayest of them all. The weather was rainy.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
News Dy Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. WEAVER STILL ACTIVE In Urging Consideration of
 His Bill
 PROTECTION FOR THE UTES. NO FORGED REMOVAL FROM THEIR RESERVATION.
 Floods in the West, Houses Adrift on the Swollen
 Rivers.
Houses Adrift on the Swollen
 Rivers.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Probable Fate of Viewers Efforts.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Mr. Weaver, of Iowa, will make another effort tomorrow to get vote on his resolution declaring it to be the sense of the House that all money should be issued by the Government, and that the debt becoming redeemable in 'S1 should not be refunded, but be paid as rapidly as pos sible; but the chances of his getting 8 vote are very slim. It will take good deal of time to read Fridays Journal, then will follow the call of States and at 2 o'clock the District of Colum- bia will have the floor to the exclusion of all other business. There will not therefore be much of an opportunity to move to suspend the rules There is another difficulty in the way and that is that Speaker Randall will re- cognize committees rather than individuals to move suspension of the rules. MT. Blackburn says he hopes to get the rules out of the way this week. After they have been disposed of the House Military Committee will press action on the Fitz John Porter report, which is the special order. The bill for Porter's relief, which is pending in the Senate, will probably come up in that body tomorrow.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
Yeal Gstat4.
FOR. BALE.

hsaA SMALL FARM of about 12 acres, without 14 buildings, 6k miles from New Haven. good Ac Acrop of hay and rye cut last year. hrst-rate place for gardener dairy. For terms, inquire of
 ROBERT N. BARNES, Middletown avenue,
 f1A9t North Haven, Conn.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
A Terrific Storm .

LONDON, Feb. 15.-A terrific storm broke over these islands yesterday. The force of the tempest was first felt in the southwest and the first casualty was reported in Queenstown harbor, where three men were engulfed in the rising sea while engaged in laying blocks for the deep water quay. In Cork the gale in- creased in violence and was accompanied by heavy rains. So great was the force of the wind from the southeast that the tide rose to an extraordinary height, covering the streets in the low lying portions of the city and doing an immense amount of dam- age. Reports from Penzance state that severe gale from the south-southwest began to blow and the sea became very high. The barometer fell over an inch in 8 very short space of time. Heavy gales prevail along the Irish coast, and it is feared that considerable loss of life and property will be sustained. One disaster has already been reported. A fishing smack named the Tartar was capsized in the gale, and her crew, consisting of five hands, were drowned. The Channel is ex- tremely tempestuous, so much so that the steamers plying between Cork, Bristol and Liverpool were obliged to put back from stress of weather.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
Massachusetts.
\ Murderer Proved EnsaR

A Murderer Proved Insane.
 SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 15.-At 8 hearing held in this city yesterday before Justice Soule, of the Supreme Court, evidence was presented by experts satisfying the court of the insanity of John Kemmler, who murdered his three children at Holyoke last June, and the court therefore refused to order his arraignment for murder. An application will now be made to have Kemmler formally declared in- sane and committed to an insane asylum as a life convict
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Arrived, the France Jrom Havre, the State of Indiana from Glas- gow.
 Baltimore.-Sailed, the Sarmatian for Liv- erpool.
 Boston.-Arrived, the Illyrian, MassachU- setts and Hecla from Liverpool Sailed, the Bohemian for Liverpool.
 Havre.-Arrived, the Amerique from New York. Sailed, the Labrador for New York.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
Atomic Valentine.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-A bitter feud has ex- isted for long time between Michael Suf- frans and Herman Schultz, of Port Johnston, N. J. Yesterday morning Suffrans received acomic valentine representing hangman, and, supposing Schultz had sent it, upon meeting the latter later in the day, Suffrans stabbed him twice in the back with long shoreman's knife. It is not thought that Schultz can recover.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
A Bridegroom Shoots Himself.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Olaus Heitman. German, twenty eight years of age, proprie- tor of lager beer saloon, shot himself in the head this afternoon and will probably die. The would-be suicide was to have been mar ried this evening, and when the bride and sev- eral friends arrived at Heitman's house they found him lying in pool of blood. The girl tainted when she learned what had occurred and was taken to her parents home. Business trouble, it is supposed, caused him to commit the act.
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Stocks closed ss follows
New York Produce Market.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14. OoTToN-ouist; Uplands, 19S Orleans, 134. FLOUR-DuIl; sales 8,400 bbls. State f500@ s7eO; Ohio flour s5.7O@$75O; Westarn, $5OO@ $6 25 Southern, S. .854$s.00. WHEAT-Quiet and firm Winter Kc better salez 4s GOO bushes No. White for April, $l.4s; 32 900 No. Red for March, $1.49; 96,0o0 bushels do. for April, Sl. Sl.49L@1.50. OoRN-Dn1; Mixed Western, spot, 5695sN; do. oATs~D1I; State, 471<s5o; Western 46xe5Oo. per bushel.
 BEEF-Unchanged. PORK-stronger sales, 75 bbls.; new mess pork, $11.75 per bbl. LARD-Higher sales, 15O tierces steam rem dered, S7.65. BUTTER-Quiet Ohio, 15@22c State, 2O@86c. per Ib.
 WHIsKEY-Nominsl Western, s1 10@l1. SUGAR-Firm. MOLASSEs-Steady. PETROLEUM-Firm. RIOE-steady. OOFFEE-Firm. FREIGHTS1Steady. SPIRITS OF TURPENT1NE-Firm and quiet at 41. ROSIN-DuI at $1 45950. TALLOW--Steady at 6x.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
NEW YORK.

Killing the Destroyer of His Happiness
 BUFFALO, Feb. 15.-A stabbing affray oc- cured at Kennedy, Ky, on the Atlantic and Great Western railway this afternoon, in which young man named Frank Morse lost his life. Young Morse was paying some attention to the wife of Charles Stratton. The latter met Morse to-day and charged him with improper intimacy with his wife, which was denied by Morse, and in the struggle which followed Stratton drew 8 knife and stabbed Morse in the heart, killing him instantly.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
c-an.,. rr,n to rrexsce.

OEaMGB GU lNo11CWs
 CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-An article is published here to-day intimating that General Grants tour in Mexico, accompanied by General Sheridan, has deeper significance than mere trip for health or pleasure; that they are there to study the weakness and sources of strength of that unhappy country, that not g salient point will be left unnoted, and when they learn her borders they will be more familiar with Mexico than many of her own statesmen that before many years this knowledge may become of practical use to them. In concluding, the writer asks are the American people prepared to incorporate 8 million of ignorant 'tgreasers," oris the vision of Aaron Burr to become reality.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
A Frees DisastrOus Course.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Mr. Elbridge, of Prattsburg went up the mountain on Wednesday to cut trees for wood and slide them down logway to the valley below. the house. He started maple tree down the mountain, when it jumped out of the shute, and taking g diagonal course, struck the house and shattered it to splinters, killing one boy years old and fatally injuring two oth- ers. There were eight children in the house. The mother was in one room, playing the violin, with all her children around her ex- cspt the three mentioned. All were more or less injured. It is feared that the sad acci- dent has dethroned the fathers reason.
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fifteen acres of land, $2, ,ooo, 900. The new place is to be completed within one year and will consist of four blast furnaces, Bessemer converting works and steel rail mill. It will employ two thousand men, consume twenty five thousand tons of ore per year and turn out ninety thousand tons of rails.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Especial aloorrespondenceofthe JOURNAL AND oouR1,

JOHN H. DAVIS & Co.,, Bankersan Brokers,)
 No. r Wall street, New York,
 Feb. IA, 1880. ) There nothing very special to say of the stock market in closing dealings. The entire list steady to strong, and the coal stocks quite buoyant at the close. The rise in New Jersey Central was predicted not merely on what influences all the coal stocks but by of arrangement respecting oil freights The Bond Market.-In Government bonds the great of the week the purchase of s11o0ooo0 of bonds for the Government sinking fund and the announcement from Washington of the probable issue of 3X per cents for further funding operations. These influences have msde very strong and active market for governments, with decided advance in prices.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16
CENTRAL AMERICA.

De Lesseps Invites American Subscrip-
 tiOns-Outlines of His Plan.
 COLON, Feb. 15.-The engineers employed by M. Ferdinand de Lesseps in the task of surveying the site of the proposed canal, and of estimating the probable cost of it, have
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-16

Disgusting Pimples on a lady face or severe Pains in the back Wounds of the flesh or neuralgia of the nerves Strain ed Chords or scalded hand; Sprained ankle or Gashed foot 8 crippled man or lame horse can always be relieved and cured by the wonderful Centaur Liniments. o9 1d1w
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Illinois.
A mam moth Rolling Miu.

A Mann mO Oth KOII1mR MILL
 CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The North Chicago
 Rolling Mills Company, finding the capacity
 of their present work unequal to the demand
 upon them, will begin tomorrow the erection of
 steel mills at South Chicago to cost, including