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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-24
Eagle Pass

Special to the Herald.
Eagle Pass, March Is.-on the 10Th insssnt,s
herd OF cattle and horses wa stolen in Mexico
and driven to Texas. The owners followed and
lodeed Information with Conn missioner Dell
here. The latter Issued warrants against the
-narfies maj night. lie found them in pos
fss.iOn OF the stolen animals and In the Gb-
sance OF a deputy marshal eushorized the own
ers Of the cattle, Mexican citizens, 10 execute
inc r,rocess They returned here to-day with
eiobteen OF their own crffle and some OF tbelr
nelRhbors' stock, previously stolen, having
found them IN the pasture - ehsd Nhlt., on
tSe Pena. in Dimmft comfy. 1nfOrB alton IL
being flied agsirst the ofsnfers. The cattle
are An the custody OF the custons authorities.
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In Defense of the Ladies' LAND
LaACUA.

London, March lS.--A. M. Sullivan has
written a long letter in answer to the lenten
pastoral OF Archbishop McCabe, of Dublin.
He repudiated the imputatlon that the ladies
have put aside their modesty, and accuses the
archbishop of insulting some most exemplary
deyotees Of the chnrcb. a. M. Sullivan main,
tains that the objects OF the Ladies' land
leagne are purely charitable. Archbishop
Crook, of Cassell, has written to A. NJ. Sulli-
van, congratulattng him on his reply to the
lenten pastoral of Archbishop McCaDe, OF
Dublin. Archbishop Crook shys he unreserv-
eddy adopt Mr.. S%ullivan's sentiments.
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Waco.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Waco, March ls.-At 0 O'Clock Tonight @
young man named Morris Campbell. q jour
neyman jewelsr, attempted suicide by NOR
phine. News found by friends and convey
ed to his boarding house, and medical cid
summoned. He claimed several days ago that
n relation in the north beat MIN out of Legacy
beoueathed to him. For two days
he has been drinking, and It IL thought that
white under the influence of liquor he
suddenly determined On SO f-desSrucdon.
Campbell Is about twenty-slx years of age, and
has borne himself we'll heretofore. He will
probably recover.
A mass meeting OF citizens Will he held at
the court-house tomorrow night to take the
balance of rtock in an organization with
$4,000 capital TO manufacture the Foster
rotary plOw.
Waco cotton receipts 90 date. ~, 600 bales.
Very cold. Rain this morning and a norther
blowing all day. The win 4 - now blowing
almost = i ale and very cold T. TIT season.
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Supreme Court.

special 20 Inc Heralu.
Galveston, March lS.-Wheeler vs. Akren-
beck; from Walker. Reversed and remanded
City OF Galveston va Loonie; from Calves
ton. Reversed ana remanded.
city Of Galveston VS. Ueardi nom Galveston,
Reversed and rcmandod.
HlgLland VS. the city of Galveston; from
Galveston. Affirmed.
Lewis ct al vs. Dennis; from Aransas. Re
port Of commissioners adopted. Reversed and
Temanded.
Laper va Robinson; from Freest0ne. Com
missioner's report adopted. Affirmed.
House W Randhlli mon fort Lend. hc-
vsrssd and remande3. adopting the opinions
of The commissioners CT appoels.
Higgins 1t d vs. prank Dean, tax collector
from & ~alveston. Affirmed.
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Affairs nc Austin.

SpeOIaI 90 Inc HefhId.
Austin, March 1s.-Thc directors OF the
capitL state fair association have ret from
| October 18th to ed rs the time for the mex
fair. ia .,,,.o aud
~, = Iedc,encv bill, got GLADLY left." Al
,nendments in the senate yesterday n TO-
| day were wired ou. by the adoption oil u Sup'
| a~tiiute.
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HOUSE.

The house met in regular order and went
into committee of the whole on the appro pria-
tIon hill, and continued on the same during
The afternoon, and Ia the afternoon nearly
every member made "a speech on some
amendment. ~
cannot recognize IL.
The house arose, reported and asked leave
to sit again, but adjourned until ga. m. To-
morrow,
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The SCARE I'M st. petersburs.

St. Petersburg, March 1S.-MelalSoff has sent
a warning to the Gaulos aod Strava pewsps-
pers for their articles in reference 10 the assas-
sinatiOn of the emperor,
The third excavation of the mine discovered
near the residence OF the new emperor was con.
tinued 10. day. A gallery leads from q small
shop before mentioned TO the middle OF the
street, and there are telegraph wires along the
gallery. Elements for an electric battery were
found in the shop. The Nine will be flooded
and removed. The shop was taken In January
last by a peasant and his wife, who have dis
Appeared,
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FrOm the T%rnnsvaal.

London, March 1s.-All special dispatches
say that Sir Enylyn Wood has informed the
newspaper correspondents that at yesterdays
prolonged meeting at which all members Of
Beers trumvirato ere present. the terms o
the British government were received. tho
Beers reservipg one or tive points for future
consideration in O day ortwo.
The daily Telegraph says concessions were
made on both sides. 1t Ia stated that the
Beers desire to be more directly rt presented on
the proposed commission, ard they object to
troops remaining Ia the country.
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Special 10 The Herald.
we.therford, March ls.-Hon. ". II. shan
non Il IN orr city spending q few days with nj
TINS Misses Tally, q Msrshnil. ere VISITING
our civ and are ne gucsts o. Mrs. &C. W'ag-
ner.
me question Of inmlEratiOn has been ne
General tonic Of conversation e1nchf our Cit
rsne On he Last fsw daTf, and meetinEs have
besn called 70 consider The best ms.ns 81 en-
oournglng the same
sevsrnI dsys fhis week, butts Bcu abe 20 y
out again.
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ErlIrs.

81 Pelesburg. March ia decree hs
han published granting 10 .psrson'
W sibe-is with ihe lo@l
Of civil right, permission 10 sngss'
I, commercial or professional pursuits amer
th-os yoars good behavior. the ,.pe prrl,
lsVs 70 be accorded 10 political eniss sunlec'
20 approval % ths minister OF mo tntenof-
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nahhea of Hsr plamords.

New York, March lS.-Miss Alberta Gray, q
native Of Virginia, who has been In tbit cts
about W months, caused the arrest to-day Of
Philup Levi, at No u west Eleventh street,
the hsrce Of robbery and asnault Last
evening ha called 30 see her, and while alone
win her IN n par1or, tore from her earn. her
dtamord earrings worth Ave hundred dollars
MS Cray Gays she was a daughter OF a Viz
aIuf Ia n iararNraQn.
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-.u. fru~~sf STAY. WstsrdlnG - n
~~~f-~f- rrrIrn roo-ss barEs -.
- no ~ In ~
r.~4I mlrarrl1us crre. 49,.
-- o. rr~rlsf - go
- Hsrefr - Hcp Blrlea ~ pur-
- - - n.1lcluG- is1t1- -
$500 IN auethtr colrmn
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Ren HIPS Speech.

Washington, March Is .-senator Lamar To-
day, speaking Of Ban HIPS effort, said: "Mr.
Hill ought not to have made hat speech. 1t
ciVea u.e Ecvasiicans another opportunity "
misIadge the south, which believes In fair
NAV. MIR. Hin WIS in earnest, however, but
he went too far. He had a right TO comment
on action, but he mad no right TO
hls motives on the door Of the senate,
ami iIahone resented Il, as every southern
would"
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A section rorsm-- shos aud Killed.

Morgan, March E.-Esrs has Just bssn -
c.ived ~ NE construction t-nin fr1m Bu-E,
49, Iarfrr outfit. tnaf James Kelly loIe-
mrr. We shot aud Killed " one Caitl1
PIrfrr1scn. wEiier IN aolnlnE ZOO ~ ~
TrrrIIrr train. Ire csuee q he 90 MY p
- frr.un. ~ 81 ire hire ~ ne f1oCtlLe
VaIr nad not given sufficient UlFIc-ug1 ~
7~rf7rr ne at Wchar1s0n A. r. large. Insre
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Indisn.poliA Ind Mach ls.-rbe vote on
consti.uGon,l Amsadmens yesterday vss
vsrr lieht Enough returns AS r~ecsiyed 70
insure the adoption Of al The anendnenk
bv over q ~tvothirts vote.
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obituary.

Special to the Herald.
Navosota, March N-Captain Driscoli' an
old citizen OF this place, died this morning OF
hamorrhaae OF the lungs. He YVES once msyor
of this city, and served a long time ~ agento OF
me Texas Central. He was n Mason ahu
knight Of Honor. lie leavesa large ianhiy
and many friends to mourn his loss.
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one OF M Conspiratora.

81. Petersburg, March Is.-hiehleskof Ia the
mans Of the young man who was arrested on
the morning OF the 18Th Instr AZ the mouse
s,bero Heassakcr Obtained the bombs. lie is
rre.east nj the province OF SoleDtk. faperH
f.nnd IN hls passssefon mention both Ctthsrine
ca.sl and Lftfls Gnrdee street, IN Tie naigh-
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New Ories1s, Nsreh ia dispssch no"
wo.,oe rsrorts The Killing q Fred T. Anos'
- -, - cnisr Justice LudeiinE, and ths
~~os,Sir.r ~ Fntnk ~ DlnkEreysr y 49,
y ~f@,f-he,cr oTersser on stub1's FiAnisuoa
rIfrIuIna Iudellng
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rHErrrrY.ssvBprH pAY'srnocEEDruoa.

comparatively Little business Done
in Either Uouse-Tf,e GencraA APP
preparation bill Knocked INto
smIfhereens by senate
Northumberland
Speeches ON the
DIII and Amend
ments.
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GnlycstOn

Special to tue Herald.
Galveston, March lS.-The Evening Journal
editorially reports that they have obtaioed IN
formation from enera Eckert, N or the
Gould party, that Gould will build a road from
Denton to Galveston, making IL tributary TO
Galveston and the counties of Tarrant, Ellis,
Hill, Robertson, Leon, Navarro, Limestone,
Grimes, Madison, Montgomery ana adJsceht
Tertiary.
cases to-day. In the first sustaining tine valid
ity OF the Hitchcock bay u bonds. IN the
second, holding tue assessment agalnsi
property for sidewalk improvements good. anu
awards interest thereon. In the thiro, holding
thu a tenant being damaged by q city oallu-
ing a sidewalk Is not more damaged than tn1
owner, whose duty 1t is to fill mp the
The ti-prohibitlonists are getting up g
subscription 20 defeat the bill bcfnre the legis-
Iature A comprO mise Is rumoTeu between toe
mayor and the fivo jurymen whodeclared Ans
tone Hotfn an non coinpos mentls.
All appellate causes were adjourned to
Thursday, tho 3lst inst.
At the first council meetipg there was a
grand split, 7 10 ,, Fisher, mayor, siding
with the minority, r,tiring with them fro M
the meeting. Various coal ectores are offered
AS things stand indications are that there
will be a fight from the word Ego" Fisher was
serensded 1T his residence a~fterwsrd.
Susie, n Mexican sailor, who robbed j: Ii.
Butcher, WAS given three years yesterday
Norman Howard was given five years for steal
ing schjckens. He has only been back six
mouths from serving three years Tor q similar
Offense. Crewder, CHARGED with assault with
intent to murder his vile, is on trial.
The great scandal published by q Houston
paper turns out 10 be n farce originating in
the imaginative mind Of one Of their colrrs-
pondents.
night.
St. Patrick's day passed OFF unusually quiet.
a grand bali was given by the mechanics and
Fire company No, y.
Last nigh a burglar attempting to break
into the house Of Mr.. Bonnott was shot and
badly wouaded by a son of Mr.. Bonnott. The
burglar escaped but Officers are ON his track.
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An Extra Session OF ConBress rrob
able.

Washington, March 1S.-The question OF
calling an extra session OF congress WIS fully
discussed at the cabinet meeting to-day, and
no definite conclusion was reached,
there seems good grounds for the statement
that the arguments which have been made IN
IL favor nave had their effect on the preaident:
appears probable that the question will
shortly be decided and that an extra session
viii he called hetweeA the let and 18th ofMay.
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CHARLESTON, g. G., March h-klehard and
Re- amas. oolor.d. wsrs o<svicssi al Ne
-, t.-aav NJ a mixed jury, for The mufooi
afn vrsrrrsI Ia Aueurt lsL and were nen-
49, a. h hsuesd 90 June 3rd ~ame
n fhfrd ACCUSED, wes sc4uitpsd-
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STATE SPECIALS
TEXAS TOPICS BY TELEGRAPH

section Foreman shot ana Hincd ~ "
Hotel WAITER preventative D"n-
lei, OF Dallas, Ccwhides "a cisiSe"
fAustIn-snicide at Vneo-
tina Robbery Near
nenYietta Decia-
ions ny the SUI
preme COurt.
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.-l...,nn.hr th. rre,Idert.

Washington, March ls.-Amonz tue m
alton, sent 10 N. senate By the president are
-. f,novrfno. Jo.aph HIrst, 70 DO collector ~
e.,sia4ns fr tie dIstrist Of ~. Marks, flcrldai
fsobart q. Csfmsa, 70 be posinss'er ~ hsr-
chafl. Texaa.
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F.shrHlA Tenn-, Msreh 1s.-Ths Ia ts1
srnocrs1 n csucus ttis morning rs-oiys1
Ia ooposs he passscs ofthe bil % ssts'e t5e
49, - tbs basis submitted bE Toe .
lol1ara.
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A Gard and its seqeal.

Special to the Herald. y
Austin, March l8.-Yesterdsy evenings
Daily Dispatch here contained the following;
A card. To the House Of Representatives,
Gentlemen: Law-makers should not be
breakers, sind l deem it my duty to inform
you that you have in your midst N who is
unjust and unpri ocipled. That one ia John
W. Daniel, who came to the house TWO
years ago and boarded with
his brother, william H., at that time q clerk
in the lane office; but being in the iast;s!age of
consumption, was unable for duty. The Hon.
John received his So per day, yet he DID not
pay his board or washing, though myself did
the wo,k and waited on my husband and
baby, which greatly undermined my health.
The .'Hon.' John having previously Dor.
rowed two hundred dollars from my husband,
it was his dying request that my
uss it 10 defray the funelh! expenses that
it might rot be faId aha he filled r pauper's
grave. The "Ilon." John Gays ha will
not pay one cent; now. it all devolvcs upon
my father, who il sixty years vi age and has
myself and child to gu pport. He is the heart
less man who sits with you in the house Ike q
black sheep in a white fold.
Respectfully,
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hu~ust.. N.rch ls.-Tns saFsrnAh rifeI =
~-o.--uf-s hren ~1ncs1 80. haFinr rs.
49, Ia h Eours. a pcruon ~ A.t---. y
1,osed. brt tte WsteT = 80 falins HI-
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Rochefort ~prefaces the ABOVE by an artIcle
In whlch""ne ironically offers to wager that
before twelve moptha pass Alexander Ill. VIII
have granted Russia u constitution.
heVoltaire hasa telegram stating that the
entrails of the emperor literally gusheu out
when the bomb struck him.
The anonymous letter announcing Inc IN
tended assassination was sent TO the Prince 4
Dolgorouke sunday morning. She endeayorsd
10 persuade the emreror TO stay Of home.
ANIHuIsT PACKARD
proclaiming death 10 Alexander, apd Warnlne
his successor II he did not adopt a liberel pol
lev lie would share his fathers fate, was
pasted on the walls Of 1t. Petersburg sunday
evening.
ut once with Bismarck and the Germans
sour wishes arc neither ultlmely nor impoi
stiye. The new czar viii be French enough
for us, if thoroughly Russian
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8, P~ssrrsburr. Navel lA-Ths 'ournAl oe
.. P-s-.burx rfatss. svi1ently oncislly tnni
= r-~lfrafo VIII b. f9rtlwith Esued .n.oano
~ rtrf pslnc rlsus ar hsin tnsoA
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Nihirists warming the Gear.

Paris, March 1S.-A letter from Geneva In
the Intransigeant says: "After the abortive
attempt at the Winter Palace, the poles
seized 400, OOO francs, constituting the MILL
ist fund, and, Until they had gotten TO-
gether more money, the revolutionary party
were compelled to keep quiet. Warnings,
however, were repeatedly sent to the en-
peror, the last one reaching hin on tha Sd
instant, but all were disregarded. Assassina-
ton was then determined upon. To divert
be supposed that the explosives werS being
manufactured In London, while they were be.
ing prepared in st. Petersburg. The fatal
bombs were loaded by women.' The writer
Rnueakpff
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ssgpro|

Illustrated Marriage al
and git binding, 90 cci
covers. 20 CITE. Nsshooe(
hood, 10 cents; pamphlgt
sealed, by mail. Send
stamps. Dr.. WHITTIER, Z
s,7 ef ChprIes Street.. st.
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MARY q. DANIEL.
Anstin. Texas, March u, 1851.
NIX. DANIEL H MR.. BROWN

Mr.. Daniel took 1t upon himself to-day 20
cowhide an old and respected citizen o. Aus
tin, j. Brown, 0 n account of being the father
of the lady who published him Ia the Daily
Dispatch. Mr. Daniel was placed under s5I
bond. q.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-09-23
The Mayor 81 Frankfort. Ay..
nPfieS fsso Law.

A special to the Courier Joura1l from
Frankfort, says; A few weeks since tie
Council raised the circus license from 80
TO 70 dollars This Forepeugh refused 70
pay, and rented grounds outside the city.
The Council then passed an ordinance
prohibiting them from unloading IN The
city. The railroad sued out an Injunction
and had tho order served on Mayor Fay
Tor, restraining him from interfering
with unloading the show. This order
Taylor refused to obey, and with the po-
lice endeayored 70 stop the unloading.
Sheriff Hawkins seeing BE was powarless
to enforce order, the coart called on the
Governor for aid, and he promptly er,ier
cd Capt. Price TO report TO the sheriawlth
the McCreery Guards. This be did, and
when the militia arrived at the depot
Mayor Taylor stiil refused TO allow them
10 unload. aud riot was imminent. He
said that be woad sheet the first man
who attempted to take q wagon from the
train. He was carried By force from the
scene, and the streets taken possession o.
by soldiers. Tho cars were anloaded and
tho parade took place The military re
NAMED on guard until the circus lef
4 town. There cannot be. TOO much credit
given them for their prompt response tt
/ the call and the fearless way ia which
4 they discharged their duty
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VOL I'D ssant.

1t is intimated that persons engaged in
the businesses preserving articles of food
in cans are becoming criminally careless,
and the. recent cases o. poisoning IN Gin
cinnali havo aroused public attention to
the matter:
"Any skilled chemist could furnish
them with information which, il coDscien-
tiousiy applied to thair operations. would
enable them to guara with absolute GER
tsinty against all danger from the ab-
sorption Of poison from the cans into
their contents; and there are equally eff
fective means of avoiding the cam ing OF
meats that have already become poisonous
through decomposition- The canning
business has grown into an extensive aad
lucrative industry, biit it viii be well for
all concerned 70 remember that it may
be broken down as rapidly as it has been
built up. Housekeepers find canned ar
ticles very convenient. They will not
long continue 20 buy and use them, how.
ever, st the risk of health or life The
houses engaged in this business are nj
less Interested than the public in The
thorough ani immediate reform Of the
carelessness by which the poisoning O.
that kind OF food becomes possible, foi
every report of the effects Of such care.
lessness injarionsiy affects sales, and .
&c W eases ike those Of recent occurrence
IN Cineianati will utterly destroy tn c
demand for such periious stuff "
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Or. Tmnner RedaysvmS.


DR.. Tanner, the faster, was in the city
last night, on his way to Cory, where he
is at. present located. The Doctor s re-
turning from Liteh6eld, Ohio. whore he
has just buried his father. Saml Tanner.
TIE old gentleman was pioneer OF Liteh-
.iesi, having lived there SO years. and was
al the time Of his death, which was caus-
Cd By Inclination of the bowels, 81 years
old The Doctor called at the Herald
Office and stated aat he WIS in very good
health, aud iDseead Of weighing los
pounds, as does the dead man in Armster-
dam. weighs l54 pounds. lie says he has
nothing in the fasting line on hand, but
is studying up electricity with a possible
view to utilizing i as food aud also en-
deavoring 10 demonstrate if Minerals
cannot be made TO serve the same purpose.
It Is possible. the Dostor suggested, that
the world may hear from him ia that line
before great while. lie has a great de-
sire to get at the force that gives life, no
matter what that force may BE-.
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CURszsG TIE LORD.
Summary and Awful Punish
snent for Es2asph emmy.

short time ago an old man, citizen
of Crittendsn county, saw fit TO complain
of the drouth and cursed the Lord for per-
hitting it TO afiiict the people aud ruin
the crops. No sooner were the blasphe-
nous words spoken than the old man was
stricken perfectly dumb. He has not
spoken word since. We tell the facts
as they were told to us and no names.
Again: A short time ago two or three
young men IN Union comfy were sitting
on their horses in the road, discussing
the probabilities Of rain from an approach
ing cloud. One Of the young men spok e
-ejekediy Of the drouih and cursed the
'hn IT,. hs.5i---assI bitterly Immediately,
s lighting nI8yed around him ia tho
most vivid and peculiar manner, stunning
him quite severely, and not stunning his
comrades present. He soon recovered and
again began his curses Of the Lord An
other bolt Of lightning came and killed
hfm dead. He was buried the next day rs
another cloud was approaching. After
his body was laid away in the grave and
had been covered, and while the friends
were standing around the grave, another
holt Of lightning struck the grave, throw
ing the dirt of as if pillow had been run
through il length-wise, hurting one.
We tell the facts as they come to US from
administer OF CTittenden county IL Prince :
ton Banner.
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vyhas - an snciI * ssain'
IAmerie1n. ]

An inch Of rain is that quantity which,
falling upon level surface and not ab-
sorbsd OF allowed to run of, would stand
one inch in depth. The amount % wster
falling upon an acre Of land when the
rainfall Is one inch would as'onish any
one who has given no thought to the sub
ieet On each squsre foot eff surface there
would be III cHbic Inches, and on one
acre, which coutains 43, 800 square feet,
would be 6,272,640 cubic inches, which
reduced to imperial gallons. each conttin-
ing ten pounds avoisdgpois, would be22,-
623 gallons, weighing 225 23o.