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Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-14

NEW YORK;, Aug. 13.-Dr. Tanner has gained twenty-seven pounds. He has got down to three meals day, and light ones at that, judging from those he ate to-day, which consisted only of oysters and milk. He gained no flesh to-day, and this was proba- ply due to the fact that he did considerable running about He was out attending to business most of the forenoon and afternoon AS soon as he is thoroughly recuperated he will deliver a lecture in this city. His sensa- tions and feelings during the period of his fast will form the feature of the lecture.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-14

JSAA IF APPLIED for immediately. two double M;;H parlors three rooms, unfurnished, suitable ElU for light housekeeping, with or without board, centrally located Apply at
 au11 If 198 MEADOW STREET.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-14
AUCTION SALE

kAUOIION 6fAIAIIs 5&@a4 THE House and Lot No. Laurel street wi A#ssIl be sold at auction Saturday, Aug 14th, at EAaU o'clock a m on the premises.
 auI2 St w. s. SANFORD, Auctioneer.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-14
TNants.

A 0IO 1AAINyI A AHOANs A RESPECTABLE married woman would like A put out for adoption her infant daughter, t1 weeks old. Apply at
 au14 1t@ 168 PORTSEA STREET.
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The Russian Army.

4 German military paper 1ehlafKr
that while undoubtedly when the En-
ppr0r Nicholas wa on the throne eHag-
geratod ideas were entertained 81 the
power Of Russia, il is nevertheless an
equal mistake 10 describe Russia A. "a
COLOSSUS with feet 81 clay The great
fnass of Germans are ID fact. to-day,
the writer continues, n ignorant Of the
military resources and strength Of Rus
sia "a the French were IF those II
Germany prior 10 the war Of 1901
The Russian ii naturally peacefully IN
clined and dreads military service
pot. perhaps. a. be did formerly, be-
cause be feared he would he subject u
iII-treattn ent. lau because he diKhkes
work. Once drafted into tHe army,
however. he becomes an excellent sol
der, obeying orders readily, not through
mere Sclayonie sublni.siveness, A. y
often asserted but because he j. inlbued
with q childish reverence for every au-
thoritv and a simple trust ia BIZ super
lore. 10 long therefore N be remains
under the immediate control Of bl.
lead ere--as I'D a troop 10 compact form
ation--he lights well but when be l.
called upon to act more or less indie
penderatlg-sls when extended 10 siir-
naishing order-he falls y 90 lDuea.
and tai4 J. not because II any lack f
courage. bat because he ulsunctiyely
looks for some one 70 guide and direct
1lis every movement. With regard 10
the army Itself the German writer ob-
serves tfa1. although d system If uni
Fersal compulsory service Obtains IN
Russia. the number Of educated men
In the ranks Is 40 extremely small, and
tha gulf between the educated ard IN
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What Presence of Mind will Do.
Cambridge, Mass, Tribune.


The last horror on the Sound was
chiefly due to want ofpresence of mind
by daylight, with abundance of life
preservers and land close by, nearly
every one could have been preserved
by little self command. As this Is the
season when there Is an epidemic
Of fatal accidents, let us say that calm
ness in danger be enjoined from the
press and pulpit, in all Sunday schools
and picnics In our absence, at dusk
when there were none but women and
children at home, stout tramp rushed
up into our chambers, frightening the
cook so much that she could hardly
speak. Our better half stepped into
the hall and called US with her utmost
strength of voice Not knowing that
the man asked for was thousand miles
away, the robber disappeared a. rap
idly as possible. without taking a pin.
At Canton, years ago, fire burst out
in the house where we were enjoying
an ordination dinner. There was no
engine anywhere. no extinguisher The
house was all wood. and close by stood
a barn full Of hay. The guests were
chiefly females. Quick as a fash a
double line was formed, nearly all gay
addressed ladies. and the buckets few
one way empty and more gradually
back when they wer, full Three
quarters Of the house was served and
the barn escaped entirely.
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TO GET INTO THE FACULTY.
Fhc Fiiling of the Minnesota UniVer
sttS's Vacant prOfeAs0rships.

The committee of the University of
Minnesota, located at Minneapolis, APP
pointed On june - hv the board of
regents of the University To have per-
sonal interviews with apphcants for
vacant ositionS in the faculty. are now
ON their tour through numerous cities.
where they have made appointments
to meet those DESTROYS of filling the ya-
cancies. The committee, which is
composed of William w Folweu
IL d., president of the college and pro,
fessor of social and political science,
and Mr. G. T. Tousley, a member of the
board Of regents, met yesterday at the
Continental Hotel Mr.. Tousley not
having arrived, DR. Folwen received
the applicants and made the examina-
tons, which his appoint nent on the
committee required, Tn, vacancies ia
the corps of instruction are in the fol
lowing departments Mental and Moral
Philosophy. formerly filled 10y q. Camp
bell, NJ. A., b, D.; Mathematics, for
merlv 10y Edwin Thompson, NJ. A.,
Physics and Engineering, formerly by
Mitchell i, Rhame, b. A. Chemistry,
formerly by stephen A. Peckham, NJ
4 Theory and Practice OF Agriculture,
formerly by ChaS. y. Lacy, h. Ayr
These vacancies nave beer caused
one by resignation and the others 10y
removals, the board believing that they
could gather together Il more efficient
faculty. Several applicants, most of
whom have been identified with col
legiatc education either in Philadelphia
or in places not far distant, were before
DIR. Folwell yesterday and were exam
ined generally as to their capacity for
the positions, being also required 10 fur
nish letters rs to their abilities DIR.
/ Folweu was much pleased with the
manner in which one of the applicants
/ Il young gentleman of this city, answer
cd the questions propounded TO him
and thinks he stands an excellent
Echmce of being elected to I'LL the new
department of rhetoric and elOcution,
/ The committee have completed their
lahors hore and have yet to visit New
York, New Haven. Springfield and
Boston, after which they win prepare
their report and submit it to the board
of regents who will hold an election
to ill the several vacancies about tho
lst of August
The University of Minnesota was first
opened rs preparatory schoolin 1867
The college classes being formed tive
/ years later. Its income is $4,000
/ year and its endowment, when realized
! will be over 81 100000 There have
( been for some years past between 500
and 400 students but some of the prep
nratory classes have been cut off and
the number reduced by about one hun
dred Phiiddelphjd Times
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Cablegranls.

THE Irish relief bill has passed the house
of lords.
THE condition of Mr. Gladstone is I'M
changed, there being no increase in the
fever.
GEN. ROBERTS Is marching TO the relief
of Candahar at the head of ten thousand
men.
A LARGE body of troops has been ordered
to Ireland by the British cabinet, in view
of possible disturbances there.
GLADSTONE is improving His lung
congestion has ceased and he is free from
fever
Mr. GLADsToNE's physicians report that
his fever has diminished ard that his con-
dition is now satisfactory.
| INFORMATION received by the Indian
government shows that the military
strength of Ayoob Khan has been entirely
moderated.
SIR BARTLE FRERE, governor of the
Cape of Good Hope, has at last been re-
called
THE Montenegrins were worsted in an en-
counter with the Albanians on the 3rd
inst Four battalions of the former were
engaged in the affair.
FIFTEEN hundred convicts at Civita Wee
CHA, Italy, having mutinied, it was found
necessary to call on the troops to suppress
them Many of the prisoners were killed
and wounded,
THE queen has approved the appoint
ment of Sir Hercules Robinson, present
governor of New Zealand, TO be governor
of Cape of Good Hope, vice Sir Eartle
| Frere
| A CIRCULAR recently distributed in Tur
| kish military circles what purports to be
an account of the battle between Gen.
| Burrows and Ayoob Khan, and charges
| the British troops with cowardice.
| A VIOLENT rebellion against the British
! has broken near Calcutta, one leader has
been shot and several sentenced TO various
! terms of Imprisonment. The rebellion,
| however, shows no sign OF cOllapslng, as the
/ British troops cannot stand the unhealthy
/ climate.
Mr.. GLADSTONE caught cold after leay-
| ing the house of commons Friday night,
and is now suffering from congestion of the
left lung. He is quite i'll, but his speedy
recovery is anticipated.-LA ER:-Much
| anxiety is manifested, and the Queens
! physician was summoned. lie considers
| Mr. Gladstone dangerous
! OF the tfty-three officers of Gen. Bur
rows force. twenty-one are killed or miss
! ing; eight wounded and escaped, and twelve
arrived at Candahar unhurt. This leaves
twelve unaccounted for, and it may, there
fore be presumed that though nominaly at
tached to Gen Burrows brigade, they did
not accompany him.
| THE Times saws the telegram from It's
correspondent at Candahar is quite in har-
monv with the statements that General
Burrows cavalry and artillery were en-
ticed into an ambuscade. Putting various
scraps of intelligence together. we are in
| .liDa1 IN haliave the Afphans tried
to get into the rear of our force. The fact
that most of the losses are said to have oc-
Cured during what is euphemistically
termed retreat, is strong proof that the
| action ended in an utter rout of the force.
| Though the brigade is not literally annihi-
| lated, it will, owing TO wounds, exhaustion
and demoralizations for the present add
very little to General Primroses strength.
| The news that preparations are making for
a siege is very bad, and by no means salts
fies the public craving for details.
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, August 1.--Flour-Quiet and un-
changed. Wheat Fairly active and shade
higher; No. 2 Chicago spring, sS12 $50 for
seller cash; So for seller August; S5ia for
seller September; SO for seller October; No 3,
Chicago spring, slas3; rejected nominal Corn
Quiet but finner No. 2 Sja4 for seller cash;
35s. for seller August 352s G3j74 for seller
September; 3jas g357, for seller October; re-
jected. 34ls 0ats-Quiet but firm; No. 2, 231z
a q for seller cash % 4 for seller August 23]s
tor seller September; 2issfo seller October.
Rye Steady and firm; No. ,, &C for seller cash;
Is a 66 for seller August; Ga for seller septem-
Der Barey-Dull and unchanged. Pork
Higher and quiet l4.50a 1900 for seller Gu h;
H.10aI4 for seller August; 14.721s Gl4.75
for September; l4.35GI4.37l4 for seller October;
ll.0j for seller November. Lard-Fairly active
and shade higher, 7.25G p = for seller cash;
7.25d7.2711 for seller August; 7.27 4 q T.30
for seller September; 80 for seller October The
" Drovers' Journal reports: Hogs Receipts
II 600: shipments. 5000; demand active prices
advanced; mixed packing 4.2ja4.G0; choice
heavy. 4.700 $40. Cattle Receipts, 400;
shipments 200 dull, weak and lower shipping
1909 4.S0 butchers, l50a3.25. Sheep-Re
ceipts 500: good heavy. 4.00d4.40.
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4 LIVELY family TOW occurred Al q
residence II Charleston, ;. G., IN which
Nancy Mathews heathe. mother Susan
Deas, ever the head W TIA a kerosene
lamp ANA i glass bottl' until the old
lady entirely >uecumhei The fight was
caused by an attempt on the part Of
susan Is interfere with the domestic
felicity of heI daughter. who has been
living with John Mathews number Of
years John did not come MP to the
old womans jje3 ot husband and
taking an aN She attempted 20 hew
down the door other daughters doini-
ellie. when She was knocked lewn and
seriously injured The daughter Was
arrested but afterWard released
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NAPOLEON Ills widow derives her
revenue from three sources the pro-
duct of saving and speeulations the
insurance on the cmpcror's life and the
real estate which the empress bought
in her own name when She was ON the
throne Nominal sales have been made
since She came 10 Chiselhurst, as well
as two genuine ones. The empress dis
posed of. for considerable sum, the
property i'm the Rue d'AlLa and the
house in which NJ Routher used to live
free. at the corner of the Rue d Alysee.
The purchaser 81 this estate was Baron
Hrseh, the Turkish railway king.
There are besides, estates in Spain,
Switzerland, and Hungary. The Hunga-
RAN property was acquired in the pres
ent year. and is adjacent to the domain
of Count Itchy Under her sons viii
he empress acquires property near
Trieste and in Tuscany. rs wen as the
oouses and grounds in Toulouse.
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educated man is still SO well defined
and deep, that the former exercises lit
10 or no influence upon the general tone
of the service At the same time the
army is doing good work in Russia in
that every year it instills its work into
thousands of recruits habits IL order,
cleanliness and activity, amid represseS
as far as strict discipline can the ma
tional vice of drunkenness. The nily-
tary education of the Russian soldier
is, however. still hindered by many cir
cumstances Among the chief of these
Is the want of barrack accommodation
and of large towns in the interior,
which necessitates a great dispersion of
the men in small detachmenls. tie in
sufliciency of the provisions supplied
to the soldier, which obliges the latter
10 work for wages for a part @f every
year; and the great length of time tax
en- to teach the men to read and write
On the other hand this same pnayoid
able dispersion of the troops hiss led Il.
the formation in Russia of an unusual
ly large number of camps Of exercise,
Altogether, the German writer believes
that Russia is now cnergetic&lly en-
gagged IN systematic dGNetDpfneHt Oh
her miit ~ resources, and that her
army consequently threatens to become
formidable adversary. The present
strength of the army is estimated at L.,
| 750, 900 combatants, and. even allowing
| for the deductions which must be made
| to provide garrlsons for her vast inter.
Tor, the German writer believes that
| Russia would still be able to assemble n.
force which numerically would not be
| inferior to the army OF any other Eu.
ropean power Russia has only to pro
vide for the defense of her western
frontier and not for attack ON AL sides,
as Germany has; and even surprising
her first line of defense forced, the pre-
vailing geographical and climatic con
dition would render a march on st
Petersburg or on Moscow no easy task
for an invader,
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Accidents.

.TS .la IN ,ccunia1 nv
e , - he nnhlic schools i
"a - n. Lorrtad
D-:.:I. 1,.l,,,,t.;o
5iL wv VI -" - p,.;fc Ill
-, L., a,,,;~e,1. DESTROYED
t','s -
ne 9uHqlnE AZ ere :, i19u!e, iliI.; % =
g,tull@d ~ :, L1tAloi' y. IIeltAeii y
"A II fire ~. 3rd inst One man was burn
"a IL. death.
To-. l..;i.-,s, ,l~..l,;,,,. ,,.,.l,;,,s.
- -, Gc.ia,, So,
e. !. II fa.ni
!, La IT, Ctler -,l' so,1e,rba,
injured
Tn INDIANAPOLIS and Il. Louis railroad
fr-ifrb1 der,ot and warehouse. the Cairo
Sbort Line warehouse. and fftv freight
cars at East ~. Iouis. were DESTROYED bv
fire an the I'll inst
"tLi-lNM l-ii-'Ei d 49, "a - .
iu"" NJ, nm a.. - n
Ietui Hs ~, g5a' va ~ ~ -
morning ana Elliott piooaDiF i ufo" i'e1.
lie a. - years o. age ana lea'e@ Nlie
and three children
NEILE Frank Stevenson. aged I'D; ana
S g. 81 CoIn-oi;a penn were nlsv-
; .j.,,.-iar.,. ,,-;,b H. f,tbsr's r.ydlver
l;sbaro..j a,,d F-snl- y.,s
:,'e.,,.tii,. I.;IIc3
INSANE 49,
BATE r En-, iiNklbkR' eo%k ~ tht
| mtSd states Hotel saratoga :, i, W'1S
shot dead eY ms TREND tI ana fooil- mate.
August hT 4, me i'lN''' vas i'"''''V'
~ '"'' ~ '''' ''''' wy
CoNR,p MILLER, farm hand. near
Dwight. III was thrown from a load Of
hay by the upSetting Of wagon, and in
his fail ran the t,ues Of pitchiork into
his right side from the effects Of which, i
j. feared he will die.
NM MARY Qr1ck. of l.amartine, Wis.
rbile driving reaper. on the tn inst,
was thrown from her seSi, anu li,' os.ols
the sifNte when h'ahsle.l il'i y ~ tili -
g e hreeSsliaie anlp"'sli'''' a''H 7'.l'',.S-
injuries hef 'eit arm. ne = Z" Wy
precar 'onS conditioh.
4 WESToN sPecial - the 'o"f!fr-,io.1f-
nrl saws while Cap kiveEman and family
were attending the funeral OF nelghbooirss
child near here, four years oiu' ehlld
q Riv'rmans inquired Wha' graves WEI" 81
L II n -
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4 CHINAiAN was three day. without
food. IN a California wilderness When
found. he said he had been fed album
dainty Ivy strange beings, who supplied
All SORTS ~ deicacie>. His immagina-
tion had been affected by hunger, n i
frequently the case: but his country
men believe that he mas been u the
hands Of devils, and they are putting
INN through purifying course u
ceremonies
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ArHr1 went bdrrylng on the Moose
mountain, iii Pennsylvania. and at
night. when they came together t. start
for homo, lo-year ull boy WIS., rolss
ing. a search Na- made for twod..yz and
nights before finding ham. and he was
then almos. dead with hung r. Fright
had craaed INN and he was found
hidden under bush >uppo>ing that
MS friends were Wild meI Who meant
IL est HIM.
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kENTUCKY'S OLDEST.
trntrnarian Who gteNerses nay
and Night from choice

We called one evening last week
says the Greenup Ky J Independent, at
the residence Of Squire John Adams
to see and interview the oldest man now
living in the state Of Kentucky, Andrew
Hood, Mrs Amy Adams father. On
the lIth of October, 1863, Andrew Hood
was born in his fathers fort, located
near where W nchester Clark county,
Va. is now situated That country
Was thcn, in the fullest sense of the
word. nowling wilderness, and his
father Major Hood, was stationed there
Ia fight and keep IN check the Indians
Accustomed to the Wild frontier life, his
father got tired Of Virginia as the ad
yancing civilization approached his
settlement and when Andrew was II
years old the major removed thence 10
place eight miles below Prehonburg,
whence he later moved to above the
mouth Of the Little Sandy, ia Greenup
county, where he died and was buried
Andrew Hood was married hut once, to
Miss Mary Cane, who bore him four
teen children and died in 1873 His
children and their offspring are nov
scattered like the sands of the sea, and
the old gentleman does not known
where they live or how many Of his
progeny there are.
He spoke Familiarity of Daniel Boone.
who was hunting companion of his
father, and whose departure for Mis-
souri, III ilat-bottomed boat lac dis
tpctly recollects Were il not for his
almost total deafness many interesting
facts might be learned from him, but ~
it is almost impossible to make
yourself ineligible to him. His habits
are quite peculiar lie sleeps in spells
oil day, retiring when the sun rises and
sitting up from sunset till the next
morning, the doors Of his cabin shut
aud n fire burning IN the fire place
summer and winter, over which he
stoops, poking it incesl emily with one
Of his walking sticks. He takes three
meals each day, doesn't smoke, but
cbcwr q little, never in his life took any
medicine, used TO drink whisky but
doesn't now, has bis face shaved, and is
able 10 walk twenty yards with the sup
p0fs Of two sticks
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4 Question Of Time.
Lille Rock Gazette.

Hole on dar," said "A colOred man,
halling an acquaintance. Does yer
cross de street cherry time yer sees
me 70 keep from payin dat bill 2
NO ! doesn't"
What fur dem
Ter keep from bein axed for hit"
Mr Napoleon" said the creditor,
Il lent yer SO tree weeks ago Yer
promised an promised Ter pay me. Dc
udder day yer said dan pom your word
an honor as "A gentleman yerd pay me
ter day Now, what's yer got ter
say ~
u a'leis zeryes my honor Ycr's
geeting yer lack ob 'hosofy an nay
hou@l mixed.
"i5ow's dat.
l9oan yer know DAT de udder day
All d. time in town VAS changed? Da
found dat de time WA. wrong an da
sent oG an got what dey CALI transit
apparatus Since dsn AL de watches
and clocks hAb been obcrhauied. HIT
hab been foun dat our time an gis
one day too fast
Date got nutliu 70 de with nay
money
Course u hab. promised ter pay
yer scr-day De obeThauiin' Oh Dc time
shows dis amt ter-day.
"IioW does yef make datz'
Why dis Is ter-morr0w DOan yer
see
Lemme tell yer, if yer goes roun' dis
town shown such ignorance Of tiosoiy
DC people will laugh al yen"
Well, when Is yer gwine ter pap
iue2
jest ~ soon We kin get Tune
Strengthened up Da's workin' on hit
uow. Jes' take my advice, flu if de-
people 0ist gets into dar head dat a
man j. fool ten years know ledge
won't change bit
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Az Ottawa young man did not elope
with the married woman with whom
he had fallen in love, but went boldly
to her husband and asked how much
money would compensate him for the
loss Of his wife. The husband thought
that $40 was about the right sum. and
the lover paid it, taking the woman
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THE inventor Of a toy pistol which
was used in Philadelphia last 4th Of
July ought to he satisfied with It's, de
structivenesS Boys to the number of
one hundred and ffty-seven were iniur-
ed. and fourteen died The cartridges
we're made Of cardboard, bits Of which
we're blown into the wounds. causing
lnnl.inn.
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\ WEEK record Twenty deaths 10y
drowning, eight by runaway teams,
twelve 10y suicide, and nine by murder,
are the result Of a close watch Of the
Geographic dispatches and our eX-
change papers, in various parts of this
country, during last week. Almost As
Ind as the casnalties Of war
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Political Points.

THE republicans of the 9TH Ohio dis
trict. have nominated W X. Boone, OF
Allen county for congress.
THE democrats of the Third Ohio Dis
trict have nominated General J. Durbin
Ward for congress.
THE democrats of the fourth COMPRESSION
al district of Maine, renominated George
w. Iadd The greenhackers also nomi-
mated Ladd
THE republicans of indianapolis, Ind,
have nominated Stanton j Poelle, for con-
eress, yer Gen John Coburn, ex-member,
and General Dan Macaulev. both promi-
nent men.
THE republican congressional conyen-
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TIE great conclave Of the Knights
Templar in Chicago. will open IN
about two weeks. The preparations
Of the Masonic fraternity and other
citizens for the entertainment Of the
multitude Of expected visitors are on
the most extensive scale The demon
stration will be one the most imposing
ever witnessed on this continent.
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CoLoRADo's population, according to
the official census reports, is 195,l6l,
and increase of 155,297 since 1870.
Lake county, which contains Lead
Vile, had 522 people in 1870. 1t now
has - ,265 people
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Rochester is to have colossal tower
surmounted by an enormous statue Of
Mercury. 1t will advertise a tobacco
factory. The foot Of the god IS 10 ne
twenty-five inches long a little in adj
vance. says the sarcastic local editor,
even Of that shown by Buffalo girls.