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1TEELING.
= DECATUR. ~',
Spfttat utspdtth to The Chicago Tribune.

Spseta! ut.pateh to 7he chicago TRIBUNE.
DECATUR. H., July .5.-T!,a. interest III,
the condition IT tho President IL agul,l Mt
fuycr-l,cat n,npng utl Dccatt.r people. aiAl tiIe
bulletttl-bnards. mud newspapers aro> caKerIy
scaIllctl for tllc latest t,ewB from Wishing
tull. Prayers werp offered 1T NIL tllu cugGles
oil Sunday for The recoyary of tho President,
and Ills lt,lfayorable condition Is now tho
chief topic Ut conversation.
TI;xAa. 81,
. Special Dtsnateh to TIE Chicago Tribune. ~
CoEuMnus, o., july e3.-Lotters from Tho
ctizul,s Ut TEXTS ara coininE by uacl. mall to
Gov. foster protesting against the actlon Of
Gqy.. Roberts, anll nsk: II be, lnclltllrd
among those who desire to participate In
Thanksgiving Should such II day bd: rccorl-
,,lclnlctl, On account ot tie recovery Of pfcsl-
dent Garfield. Out Of courtesy 10 tho t;oy-
erl,or Of Tcxas, t;tiy. Foster l,as not replied
10 tla hundreds. of, letters mud tolegra,ns
from The cEttzens of tint Stntc. The lHo-
pic Of Tcxns will, however, be nntI-
lied through, tllo press OF that State
by : tho Copnnittee uC Govnrlors Ut
tho tlny 0f thanksgiving. Thu following
nrc sNtnptes Of tile letters received, ntld very
clesrly indicate tliat public aentflncnt In
strongly against tho actl0u taken by,tho Goy-
crll0r:
pAAEsrtSK, Trx., July, l8.-I'o 0dr. Chd}fes
fbstcr-SIit 1t Is with heGp nlortiffontfGn liiAt
renl Gov. lsudurls reply OF tho 18th inst. toyour
wolt-tnol atld praaseworthy llsnatcs, to him Oil
the 1ut' suggesting tilat d day le vet npArt BY
tgrccnscllt for thanksgiving ana prayer for tho
rucuyery of rrcsldunt GarlIcia, etc. ! Mn
now'AT years Of nge. md forty ycars Of thnt
ttule hnye lived IN Texas, und i bolicyo, Sir,
understand thu sentiment Of Toxas and Texhs
people. and l atu SURF .that ucl.her Democrat
, 1881-07-26

=. SWt1a! UUpHtth ii 1ht EH1tdQ0 1flbuH4 .
''FonT WAYNE. 'fsl'l., Jnly :j.-1hc west sp.ad
the iron brl'lgu OH Cltl,tol street. 9tor ,he $,
Jne i.lver, gAyc why II /: o'clock n. H., talr,h
tho river, rnuaod by tho pier settling on quii
sand = bottom and throwing the hrl,lgc outolast
wcnt nown With Il. Although !,r fell III tnet
why ~ not to shoW apparent Injury, death Il.
ktiltatl III Tow liuurs; cutlsrt by nerfoas Il.
vltvtuent. Ho was 81 years of aGo and catw, ,
tnrxD ruD1ftS. :. -
, 1881-07-26
OBITUARY..


. pf,,,r,,, NJ, sff,. f,.:1hlv.xr-.fusttcn Nathan CM
,,.1 ~ ft.,,tas Si,+ :. a',,,r,,,,,,, tn,,r, hd
!oFa' q tno ot!tost e"ates Hauto'no eou'., ass
At Cornish 'nt'0 "olack this mort'tng. .le w
II ,sfa it'f~oa e,,,,nS,ta, NJ tt"vnrhIlI Acadeuy
a"5 ~ ~ ~ u..,,n.a,. t;,a....,, ,ust,,ntlon II,
studied law and at.or bung admitted oh
<I3ar In lec1 removed to nIattle. lfo wis elesta
H. the. Lpxlslut,1ro OF tint stuto fro,n Yott
Il. ,~n, ..,d -, r'no,t, ~, in ia, liz
und 1ssh lilo hold tho position Of spcakof!n W.
und ttl'1SJL In 1851 hu bccnnie ATTORNEY. .Gtae1d
nf thn stnti,. IN tnco ,vhlnh bo tsld four yeir.
Ho was oloctcd to Congress iron! QUE o. w y!
, 1881-07-26

pgsvEl. Coso.,..Jtlly :.j.-:Tho eug'ae q.
eouth-bound passengcr-ttslsn OIL the Coota,,
Ccutrnl tu.ud Inst night rtlu into II cuse,.be
tween nurthand ant Lon9lnont. Frank wak
rpy, engineer, ,lnd III urkEuw.l trump wen
killed, Aild W. Ttllery,. 1rt,nni,. badly btussa
TIC aceitlpnt.ssls cAusotl by ltAvy -ruins Washing
tho bridge nwny.
, 1881-07-26

ItU y. Wv Ell II AZ IJtlAlN.--
W1LKEsslAnllE. I'a., July :3.-At AshIeEI TIT
morning, Edith Ind bottle Low, Hgcti. 10 aadt
yenrs. respectively. wero r,ltt over By payss.
ger tr4lin oil tho ctltrt,t fthtlr0 Ut New Jrtte9
J., 'Tipy4wgrn picking >tnnl rrCMl tim lrack. M
furIlcr was ktllutl, Mtil tho, lMtscr husrIly maa
, 1881-07-26

., sp<ttal' Dlspateh'.o 1As Chicago Trtbuas
's$..WAHAsit; Ind. July .5;-A little +:ycaroala
of Jaeob Hcrsl. Of this pI"cc, WIS proGablf sitit
Iypnlsoi,el by eating polsonoue fly.napct lts
night. AT this writing hu IL III crlt!ca! ceott
, 1881-07-26
1ttA1sEt>lsS~.A HEAR.

KlS1sroS,' Unt.,;, July, :a:5-A fnr,ncr naua
Wilson, living un tho linz If tho Kingston
Pttnl,roku hallway, passlug through tho hua
.1,arir,etl snsnttliekcd by II benr, torn 10 pecA
at, almost eatotl Inforo ussista,lCe roacha III
, 1881-07-26

:. -. JUltN II. UEIIs ,,.,, v1n
The many frlents Of As. John H. ~ III
uplta iii rciatiyes IN heartfelt gEle1 as !.
untlmely death, witch occurred yesteEvus ~
hls rosIdoneo Oh Central ayonuo. lll@ loaa l!,dia
leptton with. the orAlo Bros, u n sssif,
cashier, aud the character for probisy: ~ .hs1
and kind.hcRrkudnesy which he Acqu!,ssn .! .snup ii
malp him largo urolo uf frlclds, " yM"urnet
!6ss will ba deeply feit and sincerely sn""'A.
, 1881-07-26

:" ANTONY EISEDENICh'
...;63Atas pspatth to 1hs Chicago 7r10a"r rn@
= nATxtH CilENk, Mlch., july a5.-.Aa!oa. a..ciaItt
er{ok; .pne Ut tho oldest sotttcrs IL t1's ''S
died tQ.day At tho ripe old ago Ut u.
, 1881-07-26

Every AlscharRs Of plls thus far lIaS been
purfectly healthy, except that wl,tpl. WIS ro-
le.sed from tho cavity at .fllst: .That Was ilot
pyrfcclly latIslabla (l,ea!tE,y), Int It showed
no symptoms Of -pdisoltlng r" '' =
ZEN, p. - :. ."''srppQsy -. T.. 's
tI.at yol,r pnttcnt wdro not. lilo, President ot
| tic Unite.l States, DOCTOR whnt, would so,.
he willing to Is say repEratas tug prosprcts q
,"Weil, Jsiloula sny That, wlilu ho had
bscti worry seriously wo,tl,tied ;u,ld @as not
set out ot 'aneer' he stood ii fa'r chance Of
'rl.o lu,lr OF o'clock l,ese arrived, aud Tho
i cnurteoils susRen,t exous4tl ,Aluse!t 10 attend
tho evelll1g consultation ok phySclans,~ II
=" -. At lEALPrAsr Il. ,.tcLucK.. >. e,
this afternoon tho olllea Of FfiYats;Secretar,
brown, ut tllo White ,ltpusp, coNtalnetl only
! twQ qep1lpauts wlle,1 Secretary }Yl,ulqm e1,'
tered. AZ s!le. Secretary; stopyeA to s!,ake
taluis, hc cl,eartully Remarked; "Welt, l. III,
gllll 10 sGs sh!s roulN Yo ticsartel.', When
Hui tlllelwltIi anxious l.lQutrere. j. Rlakca
Nu feul AVwNheaftetl.n. Zen. minutes laIc,
tho Secretary calllu out Of the library ,atter Il
short chat viii. Dr. lsvybptn, evidently fuel
lllx tl0rs cheerful tla,I Uver, -. T.
SuaN AErE4i TIE EYKaINti, ~ uL&tkTIN -,
was. .lssaetc: Dr. hlIss caMae FROM tho sick
room with DR.. Hamilton, wltere short coll
sl!tattoi, had been leld. @Dr, Ilpinllton- una'
4 gullix 10 dinner, with tbs Intention Of return
lug !ater III tho evening. The wound Int
been Dressed The afternoon examination
ia4 bec1t ulade.: :.,a,.d' .Wbilp II rTeyggfA'
higher condition dt telupefatutc, pnlsr, allt
respiration. i caused neither ;l)r. ll|uailtQl
nur my pf tug Qthef ul.yslulAils. 10 ailtertal.
nny apprellens!oaa. After DE.. lls9Altol
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03
A Noted Gambler.

A correspondent from Leadville says:
All that was mortal of j. b. Mcclellan
arrived in town at ten o'clock on re-
cent eveing. The moon shone full and
bright. The Gem saloon, the one he
had owned, was as light as day. The
musicians sat in their elevated seats and
played the old tunes, and fallen women,
and rough good-hearted miners, whirled
in the giddy dance. The whoop, the
yell, the oath, the slang, the clink OF
the empty glasses, and the monotonous
music of the players went ON. All
seemed to forget the one who had been
among them only q few moments before;
one who had laughed and chatted and
gambled and swore, was lying cold, still
and stiff. Some were quarrelin9 over
oettv trifes: some risking hard earned
wages al faro. The determined thump OF
the poker player as he threw down oard
arose above the hum and din and noise
of the dancers. The city marshal was
there. Miners, merchants, citizens and
strangers we're there; and among the
crowd of rough-bearded, hard-fstec
men "soiled doves" or the fallen ones
of the weaker sex-an object of pity anC
! commiseration. A horSeman, Will
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03

to his married sister, and there she stay
ed between voyages till she had lot OF
children, and her husband bought her
house of her own.
What about the coffee ship? Oh, that
made port day before JUS, and the old
doctor had us all arrested the moment
we touched land. So we were all hauled
up i'll court, and Jack had it out with
his step p-father-in-law.
81 think the court was rather agaist
us first but the bedbug poison and the
slap on the face did the business and
turned everything in our favor. He was
afterward declared to be Junatic and
turned over to his brothers keeping.
What became of Jack? I? Why, he
sailed with me for several years as frs
officer now he's captain to the CONAN
ion steamer to this. That good looking
young fellow that's been making eyes at
you Miss Hetty, is his son /; and i aer
say that he agrees with his father that
sea sickness makes precious little differ
ence when a mans in love,
The moon is quite up now, flooding
the sea with silver. Between us and the
shining mirror interPoses the head of
young Jack, showing in fine, clear-cut
silhouette. What wonder that Hetty has
to put a severe restraint upon her eyes
that they shall not wander in that direc-
ton?
The captain saunters Hway TO do the
agreeable to other passengers, while
Deb strays down the deck to listen. at
little closer quarters, to the tinkle of
guitar and to u soft voice humming a
Spanish love song.
AS she strolls back she finds mascu-
line form usurping her place, and peep
ing under Hetty's downcast lids are
pair of earnest sailor eyes, whose dawn
ing love and hope no sea can fright or
quell
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03
A suspended Aqueduct.

A cheap suspension aqueduct was In-
vented and used by some miners in Cali
fornia In 1852 A river ran between two
bluffs, one of which was considerably
higher than the other. Water was aVaila-
ble on the one, but 1t did not ''pan out .
as well as that upon the lower. Some sal
lors, including the mate of whaler, took
up a claim. and succeeded in making 9
hose of strong duck, about eight inches IN
diameter, and stretching it from the higher
to the lower hill, by means of a strong
rope running through it. Water was ther
carried through this weak hose, which
could not have resisted the PRESSURE if low
cred into the valley, and the ingenious sal
lors realized handsome fortunes out OF the
land that had hitherto been worthless.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03
Caste in Mexican Society.

You find in Mexico people OF all
classes and colors, each having their own
characteristics. There are Castillans
and Creoles, or children of Indian
mothers and Spanish fathers and full
blooded Indians. The Oreoles are not
ed for their intelligence, their symmetry
of form and feature, and their personal
courage. Their complexion may be
said to resemble that of the far famed
Caballeros of Andalusia. The males
are tall and shapely, while the ladies are
generally very beautiful, are well form
ed, possess delicately nodded hands and
feet, and the most beautiful eyes OF the
human family. The bellies of the south
of France, of the mountains and plains
of Spain, of the sierras and coasts OF
Portugal and the famous cities of Italy,
must yield to their charming sisters OF
the Latin republics in the beauty, shape,
size and expressions of the eyes. They
are so exceedingly expressive that q
glance from between their long fringes
seems to melt into the very soul.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03
Apples as Food.

A raw, mellow apple is digested in an
hour and a-half, while boiled cabbage re-
ouires five hours. The most healthy
dessert that can be placed on a table is a
baked apple. If eaten frequently at
breakfast with coarse bread and butter.
without meat and flesh of any kind, il
has an admirable effect upon the general
system. often removing constipation, cor
recting acidities, and cooling off febrlle
conditions more effectualy than the
most approved medicines; If families
could be induced to substitute them fol
pies, cakes and sweetmeats, with which }.
their children are frequently stuffed
there would be diminution in the tota
sum of doctors bills in single yea
sufficient to lay in a stock of this deli
cious fruit for the the whole seasons
use,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03
Fires In Michigan.


Stories of several remarkaale incidents Of
the forest fires in Michigan abound in our
exchanges. The heat, il is said, withered
the leaves of trees two miles away, and
seven miles off the beach at Forester,
sailors found the heat uncomfortable. A
man suddenly found himself in company
with large bear, and the PAIR passed the
night together, the bear being as tractabe
as a dog. Deer sought the companionshIp
of cattle and horses, and paid no attention
TO persons rushing past them. There were
many instances OF sudden insanity. induc-
ed, in some cases, by the heat and smoke;
in others, by despair at the luss of family
or property. One man, whose wits were
thus deIange1, when last seen was rushing
into the flames, near R1chmondville.
Twenty-elght people spent day and night
in a corntield, to the wIndward of which
was field of peas. When the flames
reached the latter, the improvised camp
party were pelted for hours with hot peas,
which were shelled by the fire, Vet blan-
kets, constant vigilance and the standing
corn saved these peoples ut persons VINO
sought similar refuge elsewhere were
smothered and burned. A farmer of For
rester gathered fifteen persons ia hls wag-
on and started for the beach. The flames
were so close that the dresses of )me of
the women and children caught fire from
the sparks. 1t was seven miles of up hill
and down on a rough road, and the horses
needed no whip to urge them into a mad
run. AS the wagon started, the tire of a
hind wheel rolled off They could not
stop for 1t, and yet, even on good road
the wheel might have crushed down in
gong twenty rods without it. The horses
pushed over that seven miles of rough road
at wild run, and the wheel stood firm.
A delay of five minutes at any point of
the road would have gwen fifteen more
victims to the flames which followed close
behind.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03
Quiet Life.

Queen Victoria's life at Balmoral is
very simple and uniform. The piper
plays under her window every morning
at 8; she has breakfast and is out of
doors by 10, from which hour she
spends till noon in walking and occasion
ally visiting at the cottages in the
vicinity of the castle; from noon until g.,
with half an hours interval for lunch
con, she devotes herself to work which
may be termed oficial-reading dis
patches, state papers, etc, and writing
memoranda and letters in connection
there with; at 3 she sets out for her daily
drive, which lasts till and occasionally
later.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03

steed covered with dust and heat OF
travel, with dilating nostrils and flashing
eyes, appeared on the scene. He is a
gambler, herald sent to prepare for
the reception of the dead mans remains.
AS if by magic the music ceases, the ance
stops, the musicians depart, the crowd
make for the door, the lights are put
out, the door locked and the tell-tale
Grape hangs from the knob. Scarcely
a word is spoken, but, as if by instinct,
the crowd walked slowly to meet the
remains of their ill-fated friend.
Near The edge of town they meet the
wagon containing the body of the gener-
ous-hearted gambler 1t. is a light
spring wagon, and drawn by mule
and horse. Preceding and following
is a mounted guard of sorrowing friends
The two crowds meet. The driver adj
dresses in a low tone few words TO a
citizen. There in this beautiful valley,
with high mountains all around, with
the misty beams of the moon shining
dimly upon the horses and horsemen,
the wagon, the crowd and the coffin,
was a scene impossible on the most
hardened mind Slowly they proceed,
followed by motley crowd of mourners.
The strong arms of many tenderly lift
the coffin out of the wagon, carrying it
into the dance hall and placing it to rest
on two chairs. Yes, It's true, they
placed it in the dance hall until the NOR
row, when over the body of the ill-fated
gambler, the stones and clods and dirt
would fall There he lay, peacefully in
death, in the large spacious room, that
only few moments before was crowd
ed with gamblers and miners, but now
transformed into place of mourning,
weeping and signing, a room the for
mer scene of many fights, brawls,
quarrels and much wiekedness. One
by one the crowd dispersed, the lights
were turned low and two gamblers kept
wake over the dead body of their friend.
On the morrow the funeral cortege
wound the steep, rough mountain road,
followed by the friends of the unfortun-
ate man to his last resting place As
tears were shed for the deceased, SO
were prayers said for his soul, and
among the large concourse of people
there was not one but had a word of
kindness, sympathy or praise for the
deceased and each knew of some kind
act or some worthy deed that Tex"
had done in his lifetime. In some re-
spects the dead man was a remarkable
person Few were so kind to q friend,
so ready and generous in assisting a
fellow mortal out of a difficulty.
In one weeks time at Robinsons
camp, he made 50, 800 at poker playing.
In short time all was gone, not lost at
gambling, for he seldom lost, but dis
tributed out to friends and those in
need. When he had money he gave to
all who asked of him. He took no
mortgages on the goods of his debtors;
he carried no promissory notes around In
his pockets; he owed few debts; he
made hosts of friends and few enc
mics, and in spite of being known as a
gambler, the noble-hearted, generous
acts of charity, the brave and manly
bearing, the possession of noble ply
sique, impelled the unstinted admira-
ton of man. When tears trace down
the cheeks of man used to the hard
knocks of life and gambler by pro-
fession, 1t shows feelings as tender as a
child.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03
Hopping q Barrel.

Pntting a hoop on family -four bar
rel is an operation that will hardly bear
an encore. The woman generally at
tempts it before the man comes home
to dinner. She sets the hoop up on the
end of the slaves, takes deliberate aim
with the rolling pin, and shutting both
eyes brings the pin down with all the
force of one arm, while with the other one
she instinctively shields her face. Then
she makes dive for the camphor and
unbleached muslin, and when the man
comes home she is sitting back of the
stove, thinking of st. Stephen and the
other martyrs, while burnt dinner and
the camphor are struggling for the mas
terry. He says that if she had kept her
temper she wouldn't have got hurt.
And he visits the barrel himself and
puts the hoop on very carefully, and
then adjusts it so nicely TO the top OF
the stave that only few smart raps ap-
parently are needed to bring it down all
RIGHT. And then he laughs to himself
TO think what fuss his wife kicked up
for a simple matter that only needed
little patience to adjust itself then he
gets the hammer and gives the hoop
smart rap on one side, and the hoop
flies ND and catches him on the nose,
filing his soul with wrath and his eyes
with tears, and the next minute the bar
rel is flying across the room, accompan-
led by the hammer, and another candi-
date for camphor and rag is enrolled in
the great army that is increasingly
marching toward the grave,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03

DR.. X. Won Fritsch, of Halle, discusses
the subject of earthquakes. lie maintains
that the cause of earthquakes must be
sought for at rather small depth, the
greatest depth ascertained not exceeding
ten to fourteen miles, and usually far less,
whilst rather feeble forces produce earth
quakes which are felt at great distances.
1t Is known that Krupp's hammer, which
weighs /, 200 Centners, and falls from a
height of three metres, produces sensible
conclusions on surface of eight lometres
diameter; whilst the recent explosions of
the Lelmbach dynamite mandatory was
felt at Halle and Merseburg, forty-one and
forty five kilometres distant. Whilst show
ing how easily conclusions are produced
by causes comparatively feeble. DIR. Fritsch
points out how earthquakes might be and
must be produced by the increase and de
crease of volume of rocks under the intlu-
ence Of physical and chemical forces, and
by CONCLUSIONS, by the opening of crevlces
in rocks, and by the subsidence of masses
of rocks due TO these agencies. Many
schists arc subjected, as is known, to ex-
tension, and when crevlces arise the schists
must enter into oscillations which must
produce very varied phenomena, according
10 the direction and the force of the os-
citations, much like TO what is seen in the
oscillations of tuning plates
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03
A LITTLE WHILE.

Oh, soul, q little while
And thou shalt be released,
And Fortune shall have ceased
To frown for thee or smile.
A little, little space,
A few brief months or years,
Too brief, o soul, for tears,
Then 10 thy resting-place.
q, wherefore art thou stirred
With weak and idle rage
TO beat against thy cage
Like 10 "A captured bird?
BE still, poor soul be still
lie sees the sparrow's fall;
Thy woes de knoweth all;
Hush, hush, and wait His viii.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-11-03

Year after year passes-the last must
come.
Poverty is the only burden which
grows heavier by being shared with those
we Lave,
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-03-28
FOR RENT.

A good house TO rent in the Third ward.
Inquire Of Mrs. III. w. PATRICK.
Several good offices and rooms suitable for
small families. Water and other conveniences.
Over Powell d Co.'S store. Inquire of III. Z.
Moore. TRACY & MOORE.
For Rent-Rooms conveniently arranged
for families, either on Main or Bridge St.
Also, House on Bridge st. Inquire of
Mar. II. VIM. MAXWELL.
Several rooms and a good house to let in
the first ward. Inquire of j. Z. Keeney, at
his office, Montanye's block.
Four rooms, suitable for small family, to
let Inquire at this office.
have convenient dwelling house IN 2nd
ward to let. f. j. CALKINs.
Several dwellings in Arcade Block, on Main
and Plank Road streets. Inquire of George
l.. Ross.
A desirable property, pleasantly located
within the borough limits, containing about
twelve acres of ground, including a vegetable
garden and orchard with great variety of
fruit; house with twelve rooms, also house
suitable for a small family; large barn, ice
house, etc. There are two large cisterns and
well affording abundance of water. The
whole may be rented together, or the house
and ground separately. For particulars in
quire of Il. A. Mercur, Esq.
Several desirable rooms, suitable for small
families, for rent in Hale's block, Bridge ST.
Enquire of James I. Hale, attorney-at-law.