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freight blockade has been lifted in conse-

freight blockade has been lifted IN conse-
quenoe.
Two robbers known as Clark, alias
.'Butch, and "Frenchy,' both formerly Of the
notorious Stockton gang, were lynched at So
zorro, N. NJ. William Nj 4olaon was lynchcd
At Saunders, N. NJ, for narder
South.
An attempt to wreck passenger
train was made near Hop, Ark. tho scene Of
the recent robbery. Tie spikes were draw.
and the fshbars removed at point only fifteen
feet from q long trestlevork. The result was
the ditching Of freight train
The Rev. Stuart Robinson, ID. D.,
died at Louisville. KY, after protracted i'll
ness. Ho was q native of Tyrone. ireland, aud
was in 67th year At tile time Of his death. DR..
Robinson was for many years one Of the ablest
divines in Kentucky, and one Of its most prom
inent citizens.
The International Cotton Exposition
1t Atlantis. GA, WAS formally opened on the 5th
Inst, in the presence Of 1000 people.
A white frost in the tobacco region of
Vifs nia on the night Of the 9Th inst. seriously
injured the tobacco CROP The frost extended
into lar 90 section Of South Carolina, destroy
ing the late growth Of cotton.
A section railway tunnel in process oi
construction by convict labor, near Grayson,
Ky., caved in and killed ten Of the unfortunate
workmen. Several others were injured.
Cox, Stephens and Delaney, the Iron
Mountain train robbers, pleaded guilty in the
Hampstead Circuit Court, at Washington.
They were sentenced to the penitentiary for q
term Of seventy years each. The sentences are
cumulative, fourteen years being the limit laid
for robbery. The robbery occurred on the 23d
of September. The were captured on the 2S,h
and special term Of court held to try them
They have oeen placed in the penitsntiary Il
Little Rock.
The people Of Newton, N. G., tool
from Jail and lynched man named Church
Who murdered Miss Thompson last August.
Ham White, noted lone highway.
man, recently arrested in New Mexico, has beer
sentenced to the penitentiary at Austin, Texas
Tor ninsty-nine years.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-10-13

It IL to be regretted that the returns regard-
ng tho corn crop render necessary less-favor-
able summary than that Of wheat. There il
little to be said regarding the corn crop beyond
giving s'imates. save what il already notorious.
Tie story is uniformly Of the fleet OF the ter
r.lle drought. On the river bottoms. in some
II is specially worthy Of note that striking in
crease in corn acreage has tended to eqnalize
the defective yield.
The following table gives the yield for the
Western States named for 1879 according to
the census report Of the Agricultural Bureau,
estimates for 1850, and summary Of our re-
turns for 1881:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-10-13
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Two Doors North Of Trunbull,s StoeA
cREsco, IOWA,
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EXTENSION TABLES,
SECRETARIES. BOOK CASES.
wARDROBES. BUREAUS,
BEDsTEADS. CHAIRS,
SPRING BEDS. MATTRESSES,
LOUNGES AND SOFAS,
BRACKETS. wHAT.NoTs,
LOOKING GLASSES,
PICTURE FRAMES,
CURTAIN ooRNIoEa
q sAort svsry article bsloasins y ths sa~As a.a
aad sdapesd TO The wants Il tAs eennunity.
UNDERTAKING
n s Y eraasAss promptly attended to. either Dc,
as Sas lares assossnsas q
Oo6ins, Burial Cases and Caskets,
Which hs b pespared 10 trim and furnish ON short
Notice, and n such style and manner = ordered q
the most rea1o0A6le prices.
Thankine the public for fAvegs an1 ~ confidence
n The pas 10 6egs to Ais friends that hc 10
eoeotOiAo4 more than ever 70 merit tAoir ccn6-
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lcrop Of 19.l<,rr..,.3 -. p,.,s,..,...
sHA1se. turns ~. 1881.
, 1881-05-12

-1T@t'~'F - .~''T"F~
CLESEl.l>SD, o., May tl.-Al Associated
Press dispa.c, Inst night from tic City ot
Mexico announced Il shooting airrny between
engineers of Palmer L. Sulllynn's surveying
party. Snckrider, who, In n lit Of insanity,
killed two Of his companions. md wns III
turn killed by Fil!uy. chief Of the party, is
we'll known here, having forncrly bccn
Health officer uf tho city. lie went from
Cleveland rs attending physician to tho SUR
ycylng party. Nhrn tho ncws spread
throughout the city, Il sensation was
caused. Tho friends OF Sackrit1er
lave heard nothing from HIN for
three weeks, and know nothing nbout his death
till tic newspapers nunounce,l 1t. Fslloy was
FORMERLY In tho City Engineers o!lice ut Totelo,
afld Martin fa prppnhty from Now York City.
Jones is tho son Of DavEl Jones, OF Tltnsvfle.
T., az Gig EnalIsh Z! cnginGer: ind formerly cnn.
md tho Pennsylvania Petroleum Isaiiwnys. AZ
tho news If the nt1air f. SO fnrlRre, excitement
AuinnR thu frcnts Ut tho sGat1 lilcn Ia lntrnsl,
md tccEraIns htyo hcrn rent to oyery pnin,, III
hope Of obtaining furthpr pArtlcuiars, but ntl 10
no putpUHpt
, 1881-05-12

Special fHspatth ia Tho Chttaa1 Tribune.
ArGrsrA. Nc, May ii.-Grrnt crowds
l,nye attended the murder trial at Charles Il.
Merrill t'}&lay. Tho Government rrstct It's
cnso nl,ottt 4 o'ctock. atter producing wit
l,esscs who tpssiIirti That MUrrill confessed
having committed tho crime; nlso, TINT |e
had rcen arinktng CIT tho afternoon ot tho
murder. a strong npimal for tho defense
was t,atlo by 1.oring Tnrr. Tho homici.e
was hot denied, but tic p,irnosc means, a'stl
subsequent evonts were t'ot known. Mr..
Tarr defined the meaning Ut tho
y; W;o}d malice rs laid d'nyn IN a. u
w. Ncn1. liz Wnutd attempt
70 prove Tint tho caso was ono ar ntane'nuRhter.
thu punnlty (tr which IL ten years inprlsU,l-
Mctit ar el,UnO hne Ife tlen tnld the atOry nr
tho murder ms confessed by Merrill! The trG,,bso
a,ctWenn his fnDs0r md himself WIS nhottt
hnt'nu rolts Tint ho wMntc'l tn ,sa,. Ills mother
strick hin, With riiet,fnrk, a',;i IN t,t,nent
thu l;rutl twice: s,u fell bnek .end, 'Tte not
ncHtly Hrovo him tnAlne. and hb III that cpttt-
ltu attempted tu h,rn tho arths. rus. ,ll hea.l,
hiding tlo lnly In the st.ow. Merrill will bo put
III tho gtuH1 IL. tuDfftJW.
, 1881-05-12

DArrtNonE. Md, Nav 11.-trbc ljttlo town
of crlsed In TIM 1owcr nnrt If n this @ stntc IL
Mt present exercised over q singular 8ensa~
tlon. which urovrs on1y Inn tnr,jhlv shc nl,,
axiom TINT tlle lhnoceht are Outlines laauo to
suffer for tho crimes OF tho guilty. Tho
ator.1t,,, stor,, Ia t,,o ao,tI,hn,l oo,fo1so, 81,
h.ns"ihE sloiy ~ t1ie aeaui-oea CONCESSION u
day ot Tying woman, tlsat slio anil her son,
tho intter RECENTLY duce;lsctl w,,ro tho mnr-
darar, ~ - ,,,,i, l.,c,r,, ,,,o,t,, ~ ,,o,r = III,
ue..Fs VI "et'-hno"A "letch"ut !4e'1t Ct's"
Held nbout eighteen, years Ag0, for Which
er,na t,yn rnprons ,vara vfct.,i n,,t3 ho,.,oI
t,., :, ,11 =. 1, 'e"'
, 1881-05-12

KALAMAZOO, Mleh., May 1l,-A cbunter-
fcter was arrested In tla Michigan Central
traln near Now llutfalu. Tile taa,liY OF tho nc
c,.sed Is Jacob conkIIn, alias II. j. llulln.
Iia wns ut Oshteln0, III ills county, yester-
day, aud pisssu4 81. .in silver counterfeit upon
the ticket agent thefo. Tho spuriouaness OF
Tie colu was nut discovered unth tie trata
pulled out, a1ld theu tho agent telegraphe.l
tho conductor tbs facts. The conductor, as-
susutnx his legal Office, arrested hin, while
starting W jump froM tho ttalu at New uuf-
falo, and with tho help OF ths brake
mon hol4 ntm and Mt Michigan City turned
hfsu oycr 10 tho officers there, who had l.ecn no.
uled Ny telegraph. shcrl1 summer, who had
, 1881-05-12

men notified OF tho facta md nrrrst, went to
Michigan t.Ity, and returned Inst night with tho
prisoner. Fifscr, co'lntrrfot slIvnrt woro
tn,t',,l nM on hss psrsn when he astcMl'tS'' ta
from thu Michigan City S.atos l'rl,en hut seven
tu,s nxt,. Entter nHr stnt,tt". h. II lIn!s!,aiic
any term ct yelrA, Tor h.vtnv II, Ills tt.srssns.
With httcnrt tn litter. 1norr thnh 1.-Two
pieces of counterfeit coin, nrd Rlsn to ten
yNarH' imprisonment for rassiiIH counterfeit
cniMs. hut, M n,lstcu nr tho Prosecuting Attnr.
t1cy er th!4 county n,ttt for. othor "tyf"s es,nl
stntuH authorities tn be prosecuted Mnticr tho
Untcl1 StntnA atntt&cs. Tho United Ssntts MI.
thort!t,s weru to.,lay nnti.ic,l Ut his nrrcst Mnh
ho will he tnkcu III tiratitl Isaphls tn.,n"fruw.
Thu ',ntcy Is stamped acc,,rntoiy. M,t tho metal
Il llS1iir SfnY.
, 1881-05-12

k9EFf99 91s*Fa9E7*
LOWELL, Nass., May l1.-A tragic mystery
has just been discovered In this city. Tho
facts, Us fur aa know, aro us follows: I.or-
lnE Laker. employed to relieve TN acc,ln.ula-
tlon Of as!Ics etc., In d vault In tho rpar of
Appleton street, which iiaA not becn III lse
tlecayetl body Of a womail entiru but for tho
loss Of considerable flesh and with l,or long har
disconnected from tho skull. TITO vault Is at-
tnche.f to tho dwelling Of twn prominent c!t!-
xons. botii Ut whom huvo held numerous public
A. tho ynult cur nny 10 uponc.l from q t,Nrrtlw
alloy rtlntttng botwcen Appleton and Wintnr
strccta. 1t Is thought that tho body was brought
conceal crime,
, 1881-05-12
4 PAL OF THE JAMES HOYS.
Sree4df Ditputeh to Tia Chfcdno 1'rfbune

KANSAS CRY, No., May 11.--1ntormation
WIS received here Today TINT Thomas It'll,
recently arrested in Tennessee for the rob-
berry OF Afussel alsonls of Sb,O00, is n0 other
tha,l lilly Ryan, q pal OF the notorious james
boys, md one Of itha gang who robbed tho
Chicago s. Alton ttnllwny train at 1loniale, M0.,
during tho fall Of 1871. Hymn tied tho country
nfter that oyent, and has boon lnaktug iIa tent-
quarters nelr Cynthtana. KY, whcro Tho sylro 1t
les6B .Iarnus lIycH, over snee. At tho tlsuo ot
companions, who nrc now supposed to hnvo
heeh Jessg and Frank JAMES, roth Ut whom,
plnkortou's 3 detectives believe, nro y0t al1yu.
, 1881-05-12
OlDARREllNG freshmen.

1T. I.outs, May lf.-lt nus ,rnr,,atrnrl III
tha r ninoru,aa courenlin now IN t1'a ',; Sa.
Il is sala that Thaddcns f!'n,''SsS @ SstloaL
Treasurer; alM rutrsek Nas4a1,' ns, ,rouDlo
NatIonal po'raats, who b haxs a,,*'u,1 hs' Delegate
witR Potter Kienap, NasIona, ,,,o md vha
/; fsSn; {, a, ,s nsf t' u ssse, .1s ;9s
,ou Of 9soat lniusnce. e |. s gsnd 10 or
aniiit % : of u spill in tho ca!so''non 49,
ruuixa ton u{ Au0thcr bsflf'
, 1881-05-12
POLITICAL.

6pfftN& ONPAtfA ~ ~" EHtt"sS '''
DAHvHI.E, ILL, May. l1.-'fhn llosl!na'&au w
by tho President yestortny u Alie!' no"s ~,
cock, Of Oglo County, to bo Collector o! .s.1 w
Third District, Vice 4. N. Jones. tfa'tss,S ',, T.,
to United States A1arsbalslisp "''' ~ ~
n surprise to many amultloSs -,tsTu
publicans tn tllat porttnn VI Ao!sns.s ,.'"',s,
illinois, yot It II III af''rlu'!.e"s.
eulnrntly fit to DO na'lo. Mr. "oele'Sa ss.up,s ~
,un,, Of about 80 years of aye, has occh tva an,y
Treasurer, County Clerk. and Is nov ~ ."1y wat
J.l9o Of oyln County. liz sorysa U snitn 'nn i.
Of tho 1tebollion ~ haJ"r u us. s'.oI iaiah.
rs, and has splendid ar,ny resat; aoa1scss. =: y.
man ltDwk md 0thcra STRONGLY ,,,Stitsl uS Junc.
through Willie siaJ Woolrxh H. na1,is synar.u. a
ont Of bis Congressional titssict., fH,, na.,r.
tce ID snAs w WILL 1uHho " 1"''' paoElus'
, 1881-05-12
FIRE RECOl}n
At NIAGARA FA1,1s mr..
Special Uitpufrh tn Ya. t,.,f ONT

~ speelat p,pafeh to 7n+ ch.ts7s No.. ~s.
NfAoAi'A FALLS, Ont, Nny 1''s IL T.,
midnight I're was sllscovcre,l IN n'',wAba't -
iloi,s straw-stnck belonging in H., II" y" y, est:,
Falls Paper MIL, nnsl In n INV ,n", "v A'asaa
stuck wns III ft,ll blaz,.. and u,,,c.'a ,r,.'shs'a
.tiH Us har}. tongue tH Tin t"sIay ,nna spma.
which WGru sonll in tie jiunIs IHt's ~ :, laiEs
nG.lt!, Tho .ita1nes slnt mr., VI sle Ste
windows and ronfs. ~ dnFll tts
graHtl f,!m'n. s,psetaclc: Tho fire "'''|aE
Nt;'rara rNsing: neawfis.@Rsta'i'E @ , tho he e, W;
moth l'aznGr was throatcnnd, In, ,lHEvhy's MID.
.l,.gor. Tho t'ancr.!nl eun,ranr ~ ;,,r ~" .a Il
sinrtotl running, will, nrw raarht,s"an "n} s'4,y
ist ,rIi IiI n t t c,st e "yer sn sSy
1Nore thin s1l'nD lnsl,ra,cr: IT,. Sirt.nt With ans
10 throw'' out IF employment. 'A'' aa'as vii
, 1881-05-12
KILLED RY LIGHTNING.
4pfetat Qtspaleh to The GhieaeQ Tribune.

AvocA, In. May il.-Frank Wall, farmer
lately removed from Illinois tn HARLAN, IT,.
twelyo miles north Ut tilfs place, was struck
by lightning about p. IN. last evening aud Iu-
sfantly killed. Ills wife, eotplhE to join bItnt
arrived ab0ut ono t0ur nttor tho accident outy
~ tlnl hur husbAnd tlend. Tho remains ara to
10 tnken to llllnoIH for burial.
, 1881-05-12
SHOT THROUGH THE 1rEAnT.
9pkttdt uspatch to Ths Chfeaop Tffhuns.

HpktlaI Ulspateh 10 Ths Chiea9o Tfflrlnf
GALExA, Ill.,, May 11.--An aIFray occurred
yesterday evening In The Town Of Rockville,
Grant County, Wis, between two farmers
nn.nod william 0ntnmnn and G, Il. ltacc, which
was Terminated by tho fossnur shooting itaeo
through tue hoart with u revolver. Tie troutle
between tho two mon, who wcro near no.ahburs,
grow out 1T tho falling OF trco aeross n hiQh-
WY lautliug tal Hueu's h0ltsu by Cannon, Tho
lattcr WIS NrrestpI ny thu EhorItt Ut CrNut
County at midnight last night, unl IL now Ia juil
ut l1atiCaxfGt. ~
, 1881-05-12

,,,.,, f9a0.
R1cs.MoSn, VII, May l!.-lf'e quay ',r'y mel
tml Committee Of thu l}un0cr!tIo ls't!' n,uss m
hero to-day and .lc,er'njncA not a,'ts 10 s'sa1
tho time Ut holding the s'Ato eo',,".'u ,nsnst
which ins bco,, fixed for the l'n u IL, 'Irlt
As tic AIaAone Nca.lJuaters VII! s'0''. ".nI"a "
State Convention In JunY, Il "'s I'e .h., ut ,her
nf s.,,,,o of tIp pc,nocyatc lenders tna' saS
conventton should b. ca Il. Ms} 1 natHf ff IT, t.
sit! sast nd ~ its,,I;,ss's,sos ,;ns r. s bot
l,aixu In thts State tlls HIaa't4pee
, 1881-05-12

THE 1.<lyvEl. MISSISSIPPI.

SERfMt Lal1'tA 70 7He CH1td06 IF1bHHs.
NEw t'tl1:ASs, Ln., Afay t!.-'Thc steamer
Thompson Dean. arrived tu-ntg1lt mt VIckS-
s,arH, reports tic bryAk ut Atsatfn tuyec, II,
Carro1l Parish, 200 y.r.ls wide, Mlni inurcas-
lng rapidly. Thrru II III prospect Of
closure, Atll great damage mist result. THO
Rtutu authorities nr., cntiru1y lunlreIlr nni any
they cut, .to nathIng, aud t,1vr no u0ncy. Mini.
ltnrrtI. of tho Mississippi Cnnntssfpsl. tas Just
arrived. hut thus no ftcts atd IN nt,!niolis. THO
tho best nnntut'ons II, tl,n S,,.te, majority Ut
which Ar0 now 0Wnch liy N0rtll1rn capitalists.
, 1881-05-12
AT SOUTH BEND. 1vn

'pe'!a. 77"I"4e" 70 1Ht CAtcaqo Ttibn,
SOUTH bESn, ln.l, Mny 1l,-Tlr ,rA.,
nxlc-works llurc, fur tI,o nlunI,f,.,a'Sa'a ,uua'a'
,yagnr-axfcs. took fra this cyn1n, ssate ssa or
l1:ly 1,. It., hnr'e!: M rho bnl!n i ,afs ,ans ss''
sxa : trs rl1y s'e1StrG' c"Sss III i *s au.rs ss
Gliiicry ts only wnter-,li..1,1.xcI. T.r.l l1s nl
ttttto Btoek tn tho building, A1e's kabat
, 1881-05-12

DASyl1I.E, ILL.,, May 1l.-Tl,o acconmoda-
tiol, train on tho indianapolis, Bloomington,
i Wustorn ll0ad was l!tchcA lust night, two
!ullas cast OF htre. The cHKlte1r and tho fire.
nAti warc h9d!y hurt and geallod,
, 1881-05-12

rotAs, President OF tho WlAconain 1ress Assocla-
tion, has called tho tweaty.fourlh annual ,ueot-
lug vi tho Association for. Monday uyuntug,
june 70, nt Oconomowoc. Theru will be ,noru-
lng, Afternoon, and cypnlna sessions Iuusday,
ana ut tho cIose Of tho oycuIn9 session all ,neu,-
hers will Join td IN excursion to Washington,
Mognt S,;s'! N NVsrFRon nu! nn' Asn.totau uo,tys.
will be delivered by Fills h. U4hor, Ut Tho I.a
CEusss thfonte<, aud Ella Whcvlor VIII ruaa an
original poe1L Other addresses will 10 made,
, 1881-05-12
NOTES.
Spftiof DHpaffh to ~ CA{eaaa Tribune,

Spfeiof 11tspafeh to IA Caieaaa Tribune
WASHINGTON, u. c.. May IT," Why 10
people Talk Of .nu now III connection with tho
Presidential elrctEmi Of 1854 ~ ql,cric.l tho
President recently, III conversation with It
caller. "Tllo people elected lnu President
III 1871, md my ttutlcs are with tic present
ntld mt with tito future. / allnll Mert tho
issues rs they nrfsn now, MS best can. Those
Of 1881 must be submitted to the people hc-
for0 My President cnn nct uron thent."
THE & pEls CENT Iit1Sns
counted for extension to-ltay amount to
sia,G0o 900, bringing the totnl amount In hand
Mt.t0 slhsoUt0u Ihfs 70 exrfusvu OF tnose ut
Of those held In Europe.
CONFIRMED.
- tho frtgltrn 1tss3tttlfE Prtss.
WASHINGTON. u. T.. May il:-1he sennto, In
executive scsao' confirmed tho following aotr-
,,Mtl,ucl J. Kramer, Of Tzcntuoky, now Charu5
nANMirrs q. a. i'e1lnlnrS. 10 by EhnrRt iAHaircs
rea,nry q 'ho tIn'tei States Icg1iion it laris.
nser II 4 ;hs sS 'f; mi GSsFS VIZ t. Soh IL
= sG;sx%sEs: ;x i: Asklasou, ua'to, States starsnat
,Joln i. stiokney, un!tcd States Attorney for
tH 1bSp.st Mps,hsfn Wt;ts I'!atrst q5 Fior!la ,
at jackson. Miss.
c1fASnLEE's CASE.
=, Tho, Semitic Judiciary Committee discussed
but tonk no netun. ~ The Itcpnblicnn4 synntGi
to Try It 0ygr until aftur the ltOl,crtson c,so Is
,sshIS; ; ID Gnand!er ~ bitterly oppoas, ali 10
M1'l, W. ,t i II IT,, in9ngas. bria n contest over
, 1881-05-12
CoLD-nl6oDED sIU1RDEI.,

sptetat Dtspatea to Thu chteaso 7ttbuns.
DuuuQuE, H., May ill.,. T. Illco, n man
Of falnily, about 70 years Of agc, was killed
two miles Gust Of Rockville, Grant County,
Wisconsin, nt 100 yesterday by N. u. Gnul-
nous, n single man, % years old. They Ind
heen on bad terms for years, Gammons had
fclci treo OIL hts lantl across q disputed road.
Hfco. on hfs why to mill WIS chupplng TN Hntd
tree tn roin0yu 1t, whom Cannon GIts1lp up nt,d
ts.erM hl1n 70 tlosist; which he refused 10 .ln.
Then Cannon r0Htptt hia revolver IN n lo3 and
shut lsict twice thrnnxh tho heart. THO shots
wore within une inch OF oaoh pthcr.
, 1881-05-12

1lousroS, Tex, May l1.-'rhe :south.hound
freight trnin OH tile Texas Central was
wrecked t!lts morning, striking broker,
rni! fow mios snuth OF Hockey. No oqp was
Injured. so.n0 sixty foot oi track was tern up by
tho accident.
, 1881-05-12

DUnrQuE, In, May 1t.-Thc ilond in tho
river ca,nu to n head yesterday, tiiis morn
ing's record showing n fail Of o1,e a1,tl one
halr Inches: Tho stage Of winter rcaohud .twt,
Inst year. Suyornl suw.mils hAyo bpun fnrcod
to stur, opsratfons. but business geucrally goes
Oil piiluaerruptoliy.
, 1881-05-12

.t.. s,,. 'N.'H ~ 1-' '..'sM1e~'AA
wAsn,sa4os, D. C., May 1l.~ln ' Wow vass; Of tho
proposition to conpeltho telegraph companies
after certain datc, tho following rcport IN % Tho
1uat .ao.',.a1 ,,,s ~" n.a.a I,".s..a
Iust 'ecc!'ea ny tao btato department. may
ProSo Ut interest. Mr.. ,Troo, writing from
"rhG t]rst expori,nent IN ,,p,teryround to1,.
grnph coniuoiors III pr,,ss..1 was snado tiurInr
tho reIlns OF insuntIutt. tlo nttnfnnts mn, sl,r.
ins tint pcrio,l wort, i.Ht s,scccssiai. The H.
norcia nnvrrnp Htyn"" ,vbi,,, 'n1 ~ ssa Isas
wore cnyck,ne,r hnt1 1lot t,ct,n snfs
toiently studied, The oablcs W.ro mt i4,d ,enn ln
enough. anJ tic 1royisinms Mvuiust mtet,i,mt hn
not beon taken with Bpiilcirnt carc. TIC sj.
phar WIN wnich the insulating Hutln- porchn
was ni1cu nau nlso, III II snort time. Il dsLnAEinK
oilSGt upoa nc wires: nwng 70 these v,rlo5
from from @ noriln 70 this city was built no farihor
tnaG y RI ii'geaaon: Ils, ie
ing Tho Wlroa III hAdcn pipes. but this also
ta.lSh, Sgc,n,,,,,, TIM r,,,,on urn. .o.o ~.
G!and. and also III Frarce, and careful sotontllo
,nvsstiKation was applied to the discovery ct
cmltes S1ns wrcn seffU,a1us Sa , ,o var9,is % '
In9 a,1,, qualities ,,< at tho Es'tta-peEchn wcro
atnuett. tho vutcnnizatlon Of tho snrs,o WIS rt-
tGeed, Tho proper @ Insa!nt!ng sotnpos!ton wls
pressing this natertAs with uniform ic1,stty
Mrs,!ltih I tho wire wefe contrtved. 1ly tho yntr
proRrussed that = GgrInan Commission nf In
4iiry, lispatchol In tho sslm'ner Ut ltat ycar to
Of i public appropriation for building an tx.
pcrimental lhiu with THO slow improvements.
a. Tho re1iest OF Dr; Stephan, Chief Of tho
AurcMH OF I0stH md IelcKrAffls, tho AuprppFtR.
ton wus granted by tho HeIehstnt., llill within
three months tinaa tic proposed iiio sy,ts built
.'1hls nc, III kiiut,,ctrca III lonat,,. ravo such
sntlslaetory results that Its extension west
, 1881-05-12

LlTrhE ROCK, Ark. May liza terrible
affray took placo yesterday while thu steamer
f'icayuna wfts en- rattto to lfeiela, betwcu,,
two co!oresl men Ma,ned Solomon Moore anu
Wesley Franit!tn.s who quarrelctl about
sumo trivtal matter and enKuKod In n terrlt1o
duel with knives. Wtior b0tli hasl been badly
ctlt up Moore o1ltlnd tho contest by Hcztt,E 4
pump. handle and striking Prnnkln oi tho hcAti.
!nitiot!ng In)Asus frlln whtuh hu uannut recover.
Mooru IL uuler nEreat,
, 1881-05-12

..... MRS. GARFIELD. ...
WAs,llsaroh, j. c., May ll.-Ara. Gnyacld
Was much improved this oycpIng,
, 1881-05-12

8ptetaI Dtspatsh 10 Ihs CAteaae Tribune.
C0LpwATAH, N'ch.. May ll.-panlel u. Ell
urttlxo,- station.uYont Of tho Lake 6hora as
Michigan soulhorn Nailway ut Ltyonior, lad,
% !lnd Miss Ada l4uasburry. ot QAiuey. wero mar
evening,
, 1881-05-12

COLLISION BETWEEN ENGINES,
Sp<eta! n4spateA to Tbs Chicago 1rtounA.
DuLur1l. MIMI. hfay 1.-Two Northern
Pacific engines collitlel this morning during
donso fox. breaking both lpsa ol II man and
causing tho nnlf4tntipn Of QUO foot. Three
othots were Slightly injured.
, 1881-05-12

DETROIT, Nch., May 1.-the strike Of tho
prInturs ut thu Post anL Tribune oillce re-
suited disastrously for tho printers. Tho
cuses arc tillud with now mon. and both tho
morning nnpcrs of this city Mro NOW nnl1- Unt0u
offices. Tho Prtntors' Union LOW bus nnly n
small afternoon paper and u few job olces III
tha city. and ia puweress to lix and maintain
my Ncule Of prices,
, 1881-05-12

speet"s Dtspatea4 to Tie C*tt,s1 Tutuss
1lEsInS i1sRapi'. Mich, May 1l.-Ttc re,,
tloncc OF Mrs. Julius Fisher burned lhIs uf,p,
nte'i. 1''slirlnee osl nollsc and furniture s..a
IAu lursi!tiFa WIS f.ar;tr sHs+si. Lus, <..,en 4
s3nrS II supposed Ia have blown tntu IN 49, =.
window fronl II lIro near the building 'f'4
, 1881-05-12

DENVER, Colo. May u.--ThTs n,tpno,,
the Rocky Mountain brewery w,ls con,n1yt ssu
" tlestr0yutl by fire. Loss on hullnr snd
attek esimtltel Mt Ht,,npthlne ,,yrr sInn,,. ~.
INSURANCE. istrl lttetl Tlp. ,lsHt r:y cnn. ,ae
iAtsl1cs, cuvurs about two tnnls ol Ills jp;t N'l'
, 1881-05-12

1T, Louis, Mo-, Alay liza dispatch from
Texas Says: Tho Texas & i'ng!lic 1taIlron.t
management Aaye asked tllat d company Of
unlted Stated Troops 10 aant to tho woatern
t0rulnIs Ut ther roal to protect wusktpep aud
psnperty froni tto utprelntluua by xauK Of
llwless men Whu have conxreYated thara.
, 1881-05-12

PHILADELPHIA. bluy u.-Col. Tom Scott was
much improved to-day, aud thts evening waa
sitting up. Tho physicians hope hs will 10
MoYuI TO Tho ae94husu
, 1881-05-12

WINCHESTER, KY, Nay ll.-Tho trial OF
cast lialsey, tor killing Edward Baxter soy-
orat years ago, resulted in hung jury. Tbls IL
tho second tr4l. His brother, accessory to tho
lnlrder, wss scat UP lust year fur twanty-ouo
YHGf1, r
, 1881-05-12
:tAaYNGQlQGlCAl,

pu41Apx1ru1A, aaY 1.-THE La.r Lp.r',idsat sad
Asspclatlou electei +. j. h'lsn'w william rorter,
Urx, Z, l.. shirlS, OF patsnlt. ah' .siuufa,I Ill
d, IT. Lntt.s, v1ce'tres!den''' ~
lupG, l3&a
, 1881-05-12

GALLON, o., May t1.-Tlo section men on
tho indianapolis Division of tho Columbus,
Cincinnati & Indianapolis 1tnilfond atrck form
advance ut Is C0nts IL lny- They hAya btun get
tuQ Bile, -...
, 1881-05-12

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May li.-As James Il
TmFner was charging s0da-fountain by
Gantlla-light Tonight tho fountain exploded.
ksill!nx h!'u INSTANTLY. Tho top OF his head was