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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-26
That Deceiving Hammock.

"I've been a, fooll" gowled Harper as
he united parcel in hls front yard and
shook out new hammock. ''Here I'ye
been Topping around all through this infer
nal hot spell when ! might Just as well
been swinging IN a hammock and had nv
blistercd back cooled OFF by the breezcs.
Amy one can put up hammock. All
you've got to do Is to unite about 600
knots, unravel about 800 snarls, and work
oyer the thing until yogcan tell whether the
open side was meant k go up OF down.
This puzzled Harper f9t full twenty min
utes, but he tinallytgot it right and
trees
Then he took of his Gst and coat and rolled
IN with great sigh OF relief. No he didn't
quite roll III. He was all ready to when
the hammock walked away from him, and
he rolled over on the grass and came to a
stop with croquct ball under the small of
his back.
'Did you mean to do thatl" called q
small boy who was looking over the. fence
slowly chewing away Oh green apples,
"Did II OF course 1aid! Git down off'n
that fence or III call policemanl'
The boy slid down and Harper brought
up a lawn chair for the next move. it's
the easiest thing in the World to drop off a
chair into hammock. lists of mon would
be willing to do it on asalary of tcu dollars
per week. The trouble with Harper was
that he didn't drop all Of bis body at once.
The upper half got into the hammock all
right, but the lower half kicked and
thrashcd around on the grass until tho
small boy, who didn't mean to leave the
neighborhood until the show was out felt
called upon to eXclaim. :
You can't turn a handspring with your
head all wound up in that there ere net,
and I'll bet money on Ill"
Harper suddenly rested from his labors
to rise up and shake his fist at the young
villain, but that didn't help the case a bit
lie carefully looked the case over, and de-
ctded that he had his plans too high. lie
therefore lowered the net within two feet
OF the ground, and he had it dead sure.
lie fell into it as plump as a bag of shot
going down well. He felt around to see if
ne was all in, and then gaveh swing.
NO person can be happy in a hammock un-
less the hammock has pendulaM motion.
This hammock Of Harper's was Just get
ting the regular saltwater swing when his
knots united and he came down on tho
broad Of his back with such jar that the
small boy felt called upon to observes
''That amt no way to level lawn
on want to use regular roller!"
After consciousness he crawled SLOWLY
out, gently rubbed his back on an apple
tree, and slowly disappeared around the
corner OF the house III search of some
weapon which would annihilate the ham,
mock at one sweep, and though the boy
called upon him again and again, asking
If a minstrel performance was to follow
the regular show, Mr.. Harper never turned
lilo liS,hl .---k- -,ass
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-26
A Western " itneBs.

Conductor Heaton is one of the best boys
on the Kansas City, st. Joseph & Council
Bluffs Road, and is also one of the sharp
est. 1t is not very often man gets ahead
of him as Pat Powers, of Holt county, has
probably fonnd out. Hcaton was at Oregon
few days since on some trial connected
with the railroad company. Powers is an
attorney, was cross examining Heaton and
asked him If he would not naturally testify
in favcr of the railroad company.
"No," replied Heaton.
s'You would testify for the railroad
rather than lose your position, wouldn't
your
"No," said Hcaton.
You'd like to be an angel, wouldn't
your" sneercd Powers.
mo"
"Why not2"
"Becausc,' was the ready answer. "pm
afraid the Lord would set me up rs guardian
angel over some red headed lawyer from
Holt county and couldn't stand that"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-26

look at that ticket. and know it's blank.
should never buy another-never, never
You see, that drcam-l told you once of
my drcam-appeared as if it must come
true; but my luck is bad, see that
"Luck!" cried Sally, stung by resent
ment. 'Luck Oh, get out Of my sightI
Pick up that ticket that you've spent my
last hard-earncd pound on. and go where |
can't sec you for little while. dol"
I'm going, Sally!" said Simon.
lie stepped towards her as he spoke. lie
would have kissed her If she had permit
ted him to do so.
Then he picked up the yellow ticket,
read the number al0ud-9S80- -crammcd
1t into his pocket, and sauntcred away.
At six o'clock that evening there was u
little crowd beside the mill dam.
1t was fast increasing, for body had
been taken out of tue water with a pocket
handkerchief full Of stones about the neck;
Simon Whcelcr's body.
He had drowned himself in less than
half an hour after he had walked 30 lsis-
urely away from his injured Sally's pres
ence.
They found in his pocket an empty
purse, little list of numbers, and yellow
ticket soaked through, but still bearing on
It's surface the figures $3.50.
Sally would have known what 1t was but
she never saw it, or the dead face that
looked into its marble whitcness like some
beautiful statue, for she lay upon her pill
low as white as he, with her little baby on
her bosom; and the three were buried to-
gether in the little churchyard at Pain
sted.
On the day of the funeral there was O
drawing Of the Gumbo Lottery.
The manager of the enterprise shouted
the numbers of the capital prize; $3.50 was
not among them. Its holder was not en-
titled to fifty thousand pounds.
But it made no difference. Simon
Wheeler lay beside his wife unconscious
OF the drawing, and the yellow ticket had
long ago resolved itself into q yellow sop
among the sedgy grasses by the mill pond.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-26
A Miracle of Honesty,

At a party one evening several contested
tho honor of having done the most extra
ordinary thing; areverend gentleman was
appointed judge of their respective pretcn-
tions. One produced his tailor's bill with
receipt attached to 1t. A buzz in the
room that this could not be outdone; when
a second proved that he had just arrested
his tailor for money lent him.
"Thc palm is his" was general cry,
when third put in his claim.
"Gentlemen," said he, 81 cannot boast
of the acts of my predecessors, for have
just returned to the owners three lead pen.
ellis and two umbrellas that were left at my
house."
"l'll hear no more," cried the astepishcd
arbitrator. ''This is the very acme Of
honesty, II Is an act of virtue of which
never knew any one capable. The
prize"
"Hold," cried another, ~ have done
still moro than that"
81 have been taking my paper fo
twenty years and always paid for IL IN ad
vance," l
lie took the prize,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-26

seems to make the paint adhere better to
the wood, as shown by experience. With
out going into the subject of oil paints the
author cautions the public against the
many new tangled and highly extollcd
paints and substitutes. They are gener-
ally much dcarer, he says, and at best are
only equal to ordinary linsced oil paint
made with equal care from we'll selected
pure material. The chief effect of good
oil paint depends Oh the purity Of the ma
terials used, especially of the oil aud white
lead or zinc white, whether 1t Is finely
ground and thoroughly mixed, and the
paint carefully applied In good weather.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-26
TRI-W EEKLY EDITION.
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

1t might have been When life is young
Aud hopes are bright, and hearts are strong
10 battle with the heartless throng,
When youth and age are far between,
Who hears the words 40 sadly sung
1t might have been
1t might have been When life ts fair,
Youth stands beside the boundless sea
That ebbs and flows noeasingly,
And dreams Of name and golden fame
And who shall limit the To Be
That's dawning there2
1t might have been. When life is bright,
And love Is In It's golden prime,
Youth reoks not Of the coming night,
Nor dreams that there may be time
When love will fail, or change, or die
Eternally
1t might have been ! When time grows gray, =,
And spring-tides hopes have passed away,
Old age looks back on by-gone years
Their many wants and doubts and fears
And through the mist a way is seen,
The might-have been
1t might have been When age 80 sad,
weary OF waiting for the fame
That, after all, is but a name.
When life has lost the charm 1t had,
True knowledge mates rogret moro koen-
1t might have been
1t might have been When youth is dead,
And love that was 80 false la fled,
When all the mockerles Of the past
Have lost their rtinsel rags at last,
The one true love Is clearly seen
That might have been!
1t might have been All me- All me
And who shall tell the misery
OF knowing all that life has lost ?
BY thinking Of the countless cost
Poor comfort can the sad heart glean
1t might have been
1t might have been Nay, rather rest
believing what has been is best
The life whose sun has not yet set
Can find no room for vain regret,
And only folly crowns as queen
Its might-hsve-been.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-26

WASH FOR THE Hands, Four ounces
pulverized borax, four ounces each of
saleratus and murlate Of ammonia; put
into tin pan and pour In four quarts
Of hot soft water stir until we'll mixed,
bottle for use after washing the hands
and face, wet with the above.
, 1880-12-24

A oLun ORGANIZED TO OPPOSE TuR PROTECTIVE
afaTEA+
Special Dbpatta to 1hs CHICAGO Iftbuns.
NEW YuteK, Dec. GA clrculnr urging tho
need Of reforming tho thrift md recommending
the formation Of mn nssooiation for tho purpose
OF disseminating freo-trAdo principles was
tatcly Issued by Henry Wnr,l Neechor, G. r.
CAristen, Thomns E. Shcarman, Daniel @.
Thompson, Wiilinm N. 1yans, Lid Charles
Frederic Albums. This circular, which cal!o,l
Intention to solno Of tho grossCst abuses at,1
anomalies OF tho tarld, has nlrodiy boon pub
lishcd. Tho first meeting IN response to tho call
WIS held ln brooklyn. It was attended by
TWENTY MEN,
most Of whou, arc Prominent III mercantile CIR
clos. An Informal discussion showed tlat nenr-
IS all present wore ontlroly opposed in any form
to ''protcction." and It was resolved to or8an-
tzo m Association under tho name Of ".rle
Frec-Tratlo Club Of brooklyn" Tho Club Will
be wholly non. pRr tisnn, and will nlyocato free
trade In tho broadcast. eenso. Its members will
not favor tho abolition of duties upon articles
which nro tRxcd whom OF domestic mnnufnot-
uru, ns whisky for cxnmple, but will oppose MI
isuties not imposed for revunue solely. Mr..
Dccci,or presided at tho meeting which nj1-
polluted slr. sAearman. Dir, Christon And blr. +.
Il. Blako committee to preparc constitution
AMI report at future meeting. 1h1 Club In.
tond to ctrculatc FREQ trudo arguments by rruf.
Summer, DayiaA. Wells, and oshers. in tho furm
Of cheap tracts, to Direct public attention to tho
ovila OF tho protective system.
, 1880-12-24

per cont, or without Atrs. lIarwood's dobt..
IL 4-B per cent. II tho concern wcro wound up
hy tho Asafance. mud tho fopiovns and nttach-
mctlts considered unrct.Gemai liabilities. It
wntikf ray 81 ;i-b por oont, Or, with Erploy!ns,
ID 4-6 per ccht.
FEW OF THE CnEnITuRa
Thought It would bo best to acccpt tho offer ot
D prr rent, aud mntIon to TINT ptrect waa
mnttc, but It was subsequently r,llcd ont ut
orlor, md tho op!uinn freely Expressed That It
would be fly II tnko my such Btop as ttlls fs,r
thors wo,'ld nut t,c enough who woull ngrrnto
tho plan tn take any cnncerted actnn. Further
norc, TN such settlement coutl DO mado, and It
was high t[fnp tic merchants ut Now York took
stnnd in thth tnattor that would nsallt In pro-
venting their botne
AGAIN v1CTIMf2Rp IN LIKE MAsNEn.
a tcexrllm from lIarrood was rcnt1. stnting
that he would not pay tnoro thnn 70 cents. atn
tinless It wnA ncccpto1, no withdrew tho propo-
HItton. Tho meeting wns. on tho whole, opposed
ton composition OF this ehnsaetor. und tho pro-
willing sentiment. without formal notion, ar.
pcarctl to be that tho firm should to kept frz,n
ros,1tnlng business, anl TINT tho shsrtT's saIo
Should be cnrr1od out ian. 9. rs advertised.
, 1880-12-24
DlPlITlIE1fIA.


Conclao Statement ns to What thu
Dread Dtkcnko H.,
The Now Turk Times publishes an or,cl,.,
written by Dr. korr, Of PHI burg. conccrnlns
tho traio nature Ut d.phtaorfA The pttl uf tho
pai'er Ia condensed In 1'fnles c,litnrint, from
which tho following IL tnke,l: whntuyer uny
!'o tho nntuso Of tto t,tsenst-n ostlnx ncrtn r.,
tho 1tr, or even tho formation OF n fnlso 1ncn,.
ltrn1e In tho throat,-i It's curly stngo tho dis.
oirier Is purely local: Thu sncMbrnnu ws.fcu IL
ordinarily spoken Of ns II fungus cnf, Gu rc.
move! by laeai nnpea.on Pr: Korr 1,!gycsts
and Klyccrt,io. Hut tho nlv,nent tho flumbrnua
forms tho patient IL threatened with at,.
StHr 1vI11o ah;l +,1a FIR m"ro us
uxhos ris ss scer.on. us's' al fi,sxaitraSss III s
ssaan 1,t ct we h is sps'seont to ttnprae no
clrcutatio,, The System bceoincs much Dc. d.
q oWerc. ordinarily. to tic verge, ai @ s"ia. S'n1,n
tinlna 70 tho worst condition, If paruiysIs nni,ho
as:cnt sllos rot as II a1lpl'psed fruil asphyxio,
from tI,o pruscnsc II Il vtrcnt uo;son 1J II 9s H.
blond. which inlpcdes tho bodily functions nil,i
G,nchGs to 9,!c actytty nf tho xtal orRans Tho
ten entl'lot without propgr trohtmcnt rpca.o
rnl!lfotceMont IN the wy of new TISSUE, eor tho
stonGh b9tnS 9nS reatly inc Is ,inae d
erVy to thrt,w, of tbo poison tit tiis shs
e2ss 9s9a fsni,t to one1 sh%r%"sh "
haf.l to tltsl, and Dr. Kurr tncrts tho symptoms
wstt apprGprlate remedies. llu detaehes tho
nn,nctl; puts Into the stomach i simple chutl.
Ienl preparation: cnlolnrtt tnnRncsia. Il, eoinlnn
with aud ncntr,tlze tho dphtilcrotip poison. ard
,Thls prevents u pasatng into the circulation.
Me"np I'm e srp9r,s Tic pt!snt pon tr
tt1tnt S!t0t1 NH
, 1880-12-24
MARINE DISASTER.
a VESSEL DRIVEN ON 4 HEEf NEAR FALMOUTH,

JAMAICA.
NEW YOnK. Doc. 2J.-Th1 steamer Edith God.
dan, from Montcgo Ilny, reports that on Dor. 10
tho burk Fontabclla. Capt. Nixon, loft Falmouth,
Jau,aicn, tor London. with Il carEo OF rum, log
woo etc., ant, cleared tito port reef. Bhortly after
tho Wind died away atl1 strong sea curront sot
her toward tue reef, three miles to tho lcownra.
and Within quarter Of d milo uf.whch tho Fon-
tabelsn lot 20 her anchor. Ilenring Ut tho poril-
OTIS postum Of tho vossct, .Cnpts. Hopewcll. Ut
tho baek Medina, md Woolcy. OF ting bnrk Dun
dee, md Defrco, pllot and fTarborinastor, wont
on board to nt1ord asststanco. Three o.hor mn"
ckors woro lot 70. At about p. tn. the wind set
in from tho lorth With Il heavy soa, and the yes.
sui dragged her four anchors ind was driven on
thereof. Capts. Nixon. Honowe1l. and Wooloy,
a,l Mrs. Nixon and tho crew wero all wnshed
Into tho ragtug sea. Mrs. Nixon, harlnR n lifu-
prcscrvcr OIL, with her son aIid Ntr. MARTINI TIC
1nnte. were savcd, but tho others named per-
tshrd. Tho scAmcn lost wero Canton Dixon and
Aubrey Murphy. Their bodies woro recovered
noxt day aud buried In Falmouth Cemolery.
, 1880-12-24

her arm afterwards swollc to an onor,uo,,n styc
elo thou called III physician. but loo ,ato an,
ehc died. hor hody turning porfcctIy blaok,
MESlCO.
Slcssrs. Wocrfshoircr l. Co. announced tf-,,av
that subscriptions will 10 opened 1)cc, n fur
*7.,0U ,lls and tho sAn,o amount ttf stncs NJ
tic Mexican National hallway, 10 build tIao
main international limo cmltrncetl in tho puurr.
Sullivan concession from tho MEXICAN Gnyrrn.
tnent, connecting tho United t3tntcs frontier n,
tho Rio urando, Mt or ncar Lare..n witt, tho
city Of Sfcxlcu. Tho subscription closcs ],rc ~
FUNERAL oF THE HEv. r1fEs,f,t,HE iHy1S,;,
Tho f'li1crhi nj tho liev. Thc,uluro irving. u.
d., nct,ilrwof Washington Irving. tta,k nIncu to.
aAy' bishop iottcr md many cerHyIlesl p.r.
tlcpatc.l In tho SERVICES, md nleo ln,ly ta,t ma
present pt.t'lls or. Ut. .Iuhns schools, Of which
Dir. Irving WIS rrlneIpnl.
, 1880-12-24
A ShipWreclt on the Coast OF
Jamaica-Death Of Brave
Rescuers.
Union Pacific About to Take an
Upward Turn i'll the
Market.
Important Gathering Of Men Inter-
osted in Building Railway
In Mexico.

ALBERT SIP EYERS.

ALBERT SP ltY Frs.
TliE "n1.ACK FRIDAY Or 1etD.
Spteiat Dtspateh to 1hs Chtedoo TRIBUNE.
NEW YoRK, Dec. @l.-Albcrt spoycrs, tho
broker who actcd nA tho ngent OF Smith, Gould.
Mnrtin T. TO-, and IT ncacn, Heath s. Co., In tho
enormous speculation which eulnnntot1 lii tho
nuvur-to- bo- forgotten Black Frihy OF 1SG3 t1iod
yesterday Mt his cuuntey residence In Bayrt1n,
Monmouth County, N. j., OF cancer Of tho
stomach. Hut iittlo of importance Is known Of
tito life OF sr. Bpeyors until he came luto tronl-
incnco us one of tho brokers Of tho Gold Hing
which 80 nearly paralyzcd tho industries Of tho
Milton III ls80 He was ut this tlme member Of
The Stock Exchange ,ill Ut tho Gold Hoard, and
ono Of the bcst-kuuwn men on tho strcots. 1Io
wns
yEHY WEALTHY,
and his worll WIS H0ott in a transaction with any
Of tho brokers. lIe was employed By Jim Fisk
md William +. 1cldon as orc of tho ngonts to
buy tho gold In tho Gol0-l.uou aud "bull" ur
the price as tho purposes Of tho conspIrntors re-
auircd. The disastrous results Ut this mon-
stroua conspiracy nre we'll known. Scores ut
Il-known firms ynre crippled, and s0nle wcrn
utterly ruined. whun Mr.. spoyers nRrccd to act
ms brokpr for tho Ring hp WIS considered a very
wealthy man.
FISK nErUpIArED It1M
after tho bubble bud burst, declaring That ho
had mover ordered him 10 buy guild for hin. Ilo
brought suit ngnlnst Smith, Gould, md Mhrtu
to recover tho inolioy which wnB duo on thu
transactions Of thut memorable week, hut tho
suit WINS tried before thu Ring Judge, MeCunn,
' ani Mr. Epeyers mover recovered anything. IlO
compromised with Ills creditors rs best h0 could.
and thon established hInlsolf In tho renl-cstato
business in Ccdnr street. About q ycar aKo
he wns elected President OF tho Aibcrmnrlo
Fertilizer Company, which position ho held Mt
tho Itnp OF hta lpNtt.
, 1880-12-24
HARDWOOD.

THE CHEAT FINANCIEH OF MINSEAp0LIs.
Hptetat Ulspaleh to 7as Chteaeo Tribune,
NEW YonK, Dec. &j-Upwartls OF 100 creditors
Of N. D. lIarwood s Co., Of Minneapolis, MInn.,
met Mt t3a broadway this afternoon tn consider
md tako further action upon tho a1atrs ot tho
conccrn. TheCotnsDittce. consisting OF Onrdlnur
II. Colby, 0porGO l.. Whitman, 4. T. Taylor, mud
n. II. norI,,n,,, who hnya bcch pushing close
investigation into tho financial conlitIon Of tho
bunkrupt houso, tho liabilities or which aro over
el,O00.0u0. submitted slort report
WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION,
setttnR forth ttnt lfarvool l. Co, bad proposed
to ltquillato fuE 30 cents OIL tho dollar tito aano
to ho received In full satIsfuet.os, providing ae-
ton was takun so promptly Us to unalIlo thu firm
to rcsne business botstru tho datO fixed tor thu
sMlo Ut tho sioux under execution. 10 tho Cou.
nltteo tharo wore but two plns,s presenting
themselves either to accept thu otror vi b0cents,
which they sud Ia fur muru than will 10 reAlixed
III any other way, or to abide tho result ot tho
AHsIgnce's distribution.
at1s. nuRNAr,
ono OF the exports who WIS aont to Minneapolis
u fortnight ngo 10 examine tho bouks Ut tho
suspended irnl, read lung statement, aceuul-
rnnylnx tho sumo with running explanations.
In brIof, thoy had found that tho tlrn OF OCT u,
lS50 was posscssca :of asscts amounting to
ITO 10, and ut th.s $G.1, ,6J114 VIVA mercsnt-
disc, $kU, ,080. IL open accounts. a. .4G1G7 cash,
laheoua.
TUE LIAnlt.1T1Es,
ut tho same tEno, weru u 0i8, 8,..8t, and Of thLs
SUN $7bT,l0.1 WAS for accounts roGeivub!a,
es3 5g70l for bills payabto, as,d $J7,bsTU7 to tho
credit ot trustees aud other aecuunts. Tcn
months before tho alIQyo latp, or Jan. lust. tho
liabilities were al0,oldSs, md assuts $t7l,S, ~
leaytng n surplus Of fe0, lo5. Tho expert, In
reply 10 al,oslon by one Of tho creditors,
stated that Ilnrwood. whom he gAyo tho noto to
bis wlfo, cIlitncd to 20 wurtA s.0,oo0, whtlo ut
tho sataa lI.e. July, l87o, hla NOT cnpIta& was
est,oN. Xix mouths previous It was slsa.000.
| SHE liAu nExN' pA&p s7i.459 on THIS koTs
hetweop Nov. u and Nov. 10, lBsO, AZ IL tho
Nov. I. before confession of Judgment. all being
ability ot fiarwood Co. 10 ncot thu!r obligations
| tho expesta reported that they could hayp pail
truatud alike, Including lIarwon.l's wife, s0E
pcr cent. II tho wifo's ueht-a littlo over <01 600
| bud been thrown out entirely: und tho re-
| 'uainlcr Of tho Judgment creditors wcre coli-
| Rtlorcl secure, then thu assota could hnyo pail
| Bd}{ per cent.
~ THE wlyK's DEnT s1t0uLn nE STRICKEN OUT,
tho assots could huyo puttl s94-6 lcr cont to ait
nike, II tue matter IL tukeu ~ to Nov. q. attvr
| confessions Of Judgment hAsl been entered up,
including tho wlfu's debt, thoy could hayo paid
% 9"l0 per cent. Tho estatc could pay nec,
] Is. ailowuy tho rvplavins to hold. IL 21-2s
, 1880-12-24
SILVER MINES.
"uAT1t" n1vRB Tl1EM A. HARD nLow.


M.P1,ea 4c :" ~ s'tss"'ats ,I.. 1!qnaft.
AYE" AoHh. Atc' "~'.1nu net.o,!u"s'csa u tt1o
1u'"1Auo "t9u ulaot a'nos ~ NV A.o1ec1 n"1'u''t
p~sessh.s ~ Asssuoso.' anu so1''u.o Mppo"sa"eo' :
Woo .o.l4 .o.."9 ~ psss.s t.".et't ~ "'sttc.
.!c''t ~ aslu ciuse.S co!t'ecteu ."4t' 9n4"cs tuAt
t"ese we.e WHY sa.eu t.'eosslotaAe.. Mass W wv
uhnea n.ntos "no.aeana seguNe o''sachas'-t
siu1aest"xv' y. neu"ot' o..ut"' .ou o"tar'o
94,ne. " "oE1.el. ,. osun' nhu 'hu Euse6a LUZ
sonAteu, W Hus.n"sn n Nofaaa' aaoso thfeo nEo
rMssn9 "ooat st1'ao shohth. 4nose aFo low
osHue M'"os pAyMR Fi,asH.oa'o utF'aehass aiA
ohuotn'H e4ehanses = ns'u sA.cs uh 1ae tnasKet w
tn,.a moans W "as"ea " nc'a!ou. uuo1aaons'
4Aeeo hte besc!atl pssFto n'i'1es Hos o' TUG Haf
, 1880-12-24

DErRotT, Ntch., Dec, :i.-About midnight flro
WINS discovered III tho job-rootns Of tho Free
Press. but It was quickly bronRht un.1cr control
Anl cxtlngtliahcd before serious damage was
.1ono. Work on tho paper will not DO inter-
rurted.
Almost Mt tho aamo time fro broke cut IN
tho second story Of Nowbury & Mcmillan 13!ock.
THO finest In tho city. Tho t!re was kept Under
sMb1cction and extingnlshcd hoforo 1t reached
tho higher stories. ,Dnnsnk. hy fro unu Watcr
not to exceed few thousand lollnra.
, 1880-12-24
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.

ITHACA, N. y, Dec. ss'.-1'h0 Trustees of Cor
nell University, nt rccent mcetlng+ apprnpr1n-
ted <l00.00U to Increase tho facilities fur instruc-
tton. rs fo1Iows: For tho building and c1rIr.
nsent Of n phyacnl department, 10000; for tho
building and equipments Ut veterinary md mn
ntoulical departments, $4,000 for II greenhouse
NtHl oth0r equipment for 4 botanical depart
nlunt. $1,000; fur tho library, s:,U.UOO; fur tho
civil crRlneGrnK nnd othBr t!opartlnctts. fiD00l
j. ilurkait Webb. who Is now III Europe, wus
appointed 1n!essor OF Applied Mathematics
aud Theoretical NoGhn1ltcs.
, 1880-12-24

Cons1cANA, Tex, Dec GA lire this morning
III tho principal business block 0f Carslcann re-
suited in tho totn1 destruction Of tho st0cks md
buildings Of FeWoll s. .cstor, hardware. loss
$1,000: A. Fox & 1sro, dry goods. loss *hs,00o;
]. Z. Sullivan & Co.. boots and Shoes loss 221O00.
Tho nJjolntnR buildings MI bott, slIos wero
damaged nbnut Sl0,uOj. Tho ire orlKiuntci
among cotton samples In FoWeil Il JcatGr's store.
insurance about $U5 900.
, 1880-12-24

Sptttat Htrafeh to Tho Chicago Tribune.
GRAND ftArtns, Mich, Duc. !s}.-Atat1rtco tscnl-
hasi, II years otd, eon of Join lsenihan. and
lad lsanlcd Iiaaensi. son OF t.. H. llascal both OF
this city. coIitttc11 with, tck whIlu cnnstin9 to-
dMy. Young 1tenihan Ia probably fatally ht,rt,
rs Ito got terrible blow on tho honj, tcaring nfr
must IT tho ecn1t,. aild hns hepr uncpnsclu,1s
Sy.r Hr S'cs e.. YonE Ilasc, T. als ;;!inEusGsy