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Tho lSepth Or DlxtrcHs in Ireland.

an Irish family In winter quarters II, tn every
thing but thu pletnr.s'l'ie, 4 wsxwam " lndiah
es thv hnrlshis u tlo fe,l tnall's hllHruatIonb.
II he Auyu raw or u brtNal Ut Heetv or chick
ens. tllese ure ttuchhcti up0n to Ealll PENNY or
twO fur tho upal II nuke bis poEritiEe. Meut he
Meytr sct,s. Potatoes III s.stsons Ut plenty ntu
the ntapln Of his w!ctchel oxistcnee. fnr y
;h!s .ya'fni snal!Hlnssa& & ,he inwsss i, estate Of
dreI,,-th0 ,K.trt,ttt,r. Ur tIny-lat,t,rur. whu
seo4rs tho .s'unt !y fur an odd jo lls sleeps III
tho stables with tho GUNS. U" wherever u
brcath Ut warmth muyI be- fuuul to mitigate
tho plnchiuu cusa of raw. wet stuko1l.
b,et ~ An Irish Wtnter ean alone
Yi.o an idea u. IIls body u putcheslt nl!l
tlothod Or u9sercsl. with tattors oyrF h!s shout
lers an1 perhaps cluuts user has lolA. but he Is
Aosraiiy shoelcsy nnl hAtleas- lie cats the lcsks
Ut tho Held, tho hawborries of tho hrtgns, aud
Whcu 1aka fortunu fayors hIm ho rcat0res tho
, 1881-02-16

AMERICAN AHfjCUt4Tu1.AI. rHoDtfTa,
pAn1s, FcD. 15.-The sccont. por,!on Of
Poyer Quertier's report oil the customs tariffs
Iias just bern hid before the Setlutc Cun,-
mittee OIL agriculture. 1t Is. cM.Ittc,t
"A1nerfcan Industry" and statcs that III
America the number of acres cleared within
tho last three years Is equn 10 l,ltf TIC ar.l-
blu land in France. During tho Inst thirty
years tho totul value Of the agricultural prod
ucss in tho United States l,as Increased
COCO, o0o,000 francs. What, however, coll
5situtcs tho greatest damHer Is the cast Of
production.
Tho Rertshlt1uc Ffuncaisc points out that
really Russian wheat only served to save
France from exaggeratcdly high prices with
out In any way tnjurlng home ngric,iturr.
and tho sn'no journal maintains TINT the
present mucEl-talke.i-of invasion Of Amerl-
can wheat will have no other effect.
CITY COUNCIL.
StGlsmllnu Lncroix. 1ladIcal, has been
elected President Of the Municipal Council.
, 1881-02-16

hfnttrh& 4t,r.. .,,
Fnratnr f,t,iot q. u'. a".'o olhoT e'hf0e. ar.
f1,o ,lntato ,,'is s"!s ~ ~, lFe'an 'lnr!iti:
mern nIv1., =. ,,,s tno "u'''t a'"'eh'eit t'lat
mr. r., nv, ,. ~ tnu .c,'''1s hot to bay rent
In .i,n'';,I ". ~, s"!'ns 4"'aai"'' ~oi'l'l INT
IN nc,s ~ ',,+,'''' toInf!cs.' ott i1clfen!cflis
N r.,, ~ rau ''ertSo H. of 'n..hhthl woilId be
cnnsI,inro,, ,,t,.,,,.. n.ao slnl Te'ha!n 10 hc
hmm, .rt, nty i.. ANNOUNCEMENTS I'll Inc motl:a
a,r',ottn,. H. .Sl h'enlucI3 ate stra'tily Oh
~, .ia p."g'easo u ,!'e oll' III co'n'f1t-
s,,htoa. ~ mes, ~ 'e:'l's nft1cla on isle
nj r"oos,,r''a t.. 'a .o'H'"s' !ho d'spatsl'
,flst,n",,I.,,a, ~ n'senHy " not I" bc easily
~ nr.I,nor,. ,,,,, ~" ~. .hn 'sis"t''iy movement
"' r,',. n.'.a ~ e"'nll'tHc'"
,rb,, ,tt,,,a. ',es.hAttls ~. ..' rie'dhAM'
inn .,r H. ' 'mo1''thS aays' ~ meet.
Irnrm, IL, 1s.a't's I,..," u'oerls ~ tnG liant!
eiu,n,I t,,a. ~. W s''"n"s ."s!, hc'a
aar,,,,,, o l"u',s , ~ '.'o'"o ~ tne
IL, sntI :, ". .,.,"s n'' ,1l"tRes'
;no n.',r,,.,,. .,.na wou oo 'asue eSp''
r. t,,o rrn.'a - t'ss ., '!a" ~" u"ne ~ ltsa10
,vh1,l ,u,,, ,,e ,'..I.,,'.,,.@, " to 1'I"s"c'
iur, T., 1r',,a,n J''".n !. '' au"'. n..el n's ~.
s,il t,',t ,,".""1,ato ~ m's ulsu 'scnueu' ae
tla f,onrot,,,, Iii ~ "ts'. s"u pn's@Ru u
i;amo''t s;n',,I ILL., mo laast laG,noG's % VI ht.
wo,,l,i thn,, ,,in,o ,,o,,a,,t.o" " -, ~ i icy
I'm ,,at',,o ~, y. lno aca" W
cr,,mnnt ia ni",t 9 ~ to o's so 1.o" .u "os'
20 ",'."s ,.,,s', ~ t"o =, ,satll@'''ol'' .n
4 1,,r,.,, ,if.,,a.n,, 49, ~ s1n.' .,,"t ,, ,
,,o,, .,,tt, f,a., i mStra ts' - "N '''tct
, 1881-02-16

ufhHt SULLIVAN lislss
LONDON. Feb. ia Dublin dispatcl,says:
barry Sullivan, tho popular traeeliaIt, II
dangerously Ill here. lie Is about 81 years
old, having been born Mt Birmingham In ls:34.
lie made Ills first appearance OIL tho stage Mt
Cork, in 1910. After playing through tho
Provinces ]io wns, in 1851, engaged by Ntr.
Webster and made his first appearance IN
London Mt tho IIAyrnnrket Theatre in thu
character Of IIu1nict. Ito pcrfUrined with
lnucll success In most OF tho theatres Of TINT
city, and III November, 1851, he sailc!l fur
America, where no met with very cntl,issi-
asttc reception. lIe returned to London. and
in 1861 paid visit to AustraEa. lie ca,ne
back to England In 1860, since which time hc
Inns been playing principally III Sliakspcar-
can characters In I.nn'sot,. IIo WIS for 4
tlno lcssee Of tho llol-.rll Theatre,
WAGES ADVANCED.
Tito cotton manufacturers Of Ashton
undcr-Tyne have advanced tito wages Of
their work,nen ~ per cent.
CONTEMPLATION.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-The cotto1l-tntll Of Tay-
]or & 1sros., at Bolton, has been burned.
Loss, E5o,ooo. by this disaster 150 persons
are thrown out Of employment.
wOoI4
Tho first series Of tho Colonial wool sales
OF the year has opened. It will COMPRISE
:.s97, 600 bafes-l32. 600 Port Philip 1000 Sytl-
ncy, 900 Atlclaite, $1,000 Cnpc, md $1,000
Now Zcalant. There wore 1850 bales sold
Tonight, principally Australian and Cnpe.
Attendance WIS large md competition fair.
Prices OF these descriptions showed decline
Of half.pehny for greasy and fully penny
for secured, rs compared with tho clustns
rNtns hf tina last scrtrs
, 1881-02-16
UNPUBLISHED ASSAS1Ns.
How aIle atnte Of Louisiana Must suf-
fer for tho Immunity Given Muir.
ttsrefh.

Ter for tho Immunity Given Muir.
dererA.
Mr. ortt,n. yY,ot,.
W. "'e ptfn"ps s"!e ~ say'ns mat no furthor
ehofts VIII hc mnf1c to discover and produce tho
parties who were guilty NJ Killing Ur. Jones, at
Lake rruyficncr ffnmrf1fntc1v nftnr rho into
clcrtfor A,htnt.h ti,n ,,,,,..,o, ,,na,,,.a.s Ivy
s',I.,I1' .:..,: -. s..' u!oeF occurred IN
n'"'.e hseei, NJ 'ets carry honf IN the nvcn.
crime was committed hHyn mt orrcs,cd the
1ntIr5crrrs fn,1n,t,. m ~ mn s,,.n 49, s..
- .|>.eeu' w "'u "ol s"!e lu"t Hny
, 1881-02-16

1l1Ssf.tNCK's OFFICIAL. INSTALLATIONS,
BENL1S, Feb. 15-Tle speech at tho open
ing If tho Rcicl'stag today will state that the
Empire maintains peaceful and atnicnble re-
lattons with all foreign Powers; that It's
political relations with tho great ncfghborlng
Empiresare cspccinllyin consotlancc with the
friendship which personally unltes the Enl-
reror with their rulers, Msd that theru is
among tho European Powers not only n
complete concurrence In tho wish to nlaL1l-
tain peace, but In tlle principle that thore Is
10 difference Of yiowS concerning essential
objects Of pending negotiations ut Constauti-
noplu. Tile E,nncror, therefore, Is confident
that an agreement nmoug tho Powers wi II
succeed ln avcrttug even martial disturbances
of tic peace of Europe, Of In nl,y case ho
able so 10 restrict them that they viii affect
neither Germany nor her nciehbors
Tie Emperor expresses satisfaction at tho
results Of the new financial uoticy. and snys
l,o hopes negotiations for treatles of com.
mesco with netghborlng States, on thu hasis
of tho new customs. will terminate fayorahlv.
Tho E,nperor's spcccl, also announces tfe
Stamp Tax, Brewing Tax. and ]Yorkman's
Insurance and Trade Guild bills.
1vpursa1ova
Tho snccc}, fro,n tlo throno ~, accou,+ =,
tho ueacernI tcntirncv of tta n,Imsion to ~. ~.
, 1881-02-16
ITEMS.

ITEMS.
The Illinois Central lsaitrnad Company started
mn cxcursIon-trulH from DubuQuo fur tho New
Orleans Marsli Gras festivities yesterday, which
was well pntrnn!zei. ticneral I'asscngcr-Agc gent
Iianson accompanied tho e1curslonists us far vi
Cairo.
The General Frei9ht-AYcnts Of the ronds !t.-
torcstcd lit THO Celur NapIls business held a
meeting yesterday ut the otiicp Of tho Chicag &
Northwestern for tho purpose of axrooing upon
uniform rates between Chicago and Cednr
lsupds. 4 new joint.tar!K VIA adoptcd, tho
heretofore ctlargnl.
Mr.. Il g. Mel'r,in,. tho popular General Vest
arn FroKbt-Agcnt nf THO PlttsblsrH & Fort
May9c aeeo.npa,lcd ~ hls & w,fG 9s! si'd Ny: and
special cur Of ths I'enasyiyanla Comuany for
st.d rharesto. IT, Mclir hcaith @ nas eeon
greatly shattered lAtcty, and it is believed that
this trip will restore bin to hts former health
and yigor.
tho Western trunk lltlua viii hod a ,ucatEng III
this city to-tlay for THO purpose nf arranging
fsr.n th attets tcfx rsxsrs a ,he eixFant ool
twren lilo Sow York trunk lines h,ls conlU 10 1t,
storci. u harliy pr"bably that such ne nctiol,
vii, 10 deon,cd necessary, US tAeru oan bo no
objection tu pro-rn ut tho full taeiu rates.
The isallroal and Warehouse Commissioners
this StAtn to tho not. observance on tho part of
BolnH Of tho rt!aas Of that stctinn Of tho HALL
rAa laW which provides thAt trnns shiIt coln.,
tnN full stop ut q ulatAnGa. Of int less thMn III
feet nor innru than Nu fcct from br'i9es alsd
crossings. Thc full penalties attnchpd ior Tho
will hereafter Ue inflicted q, tho inwIreukcrs
Thu high wnter tn tho Mississippi snd the
Hoods ut Now Orleans nnh vicinity have us yet
done no tia,ila9u to THO Chcar,,, 1t. Louis s New
, 1881-02-16

they are "l' nnxIous to receive former rites
The second sco.'on was nlsn A,lortc,l Without
Ihe tlrst enaH was struck wt,cn sct. ! wns
my stntcIn"nia .unt!I =! ronl Ind .,ctn iciin,ls
nuferl npon: n rra'ls except tho Alton yotc't
two aaal,t. tho wabas'' uni Alton vottl,H ii,
t',s ntHa,tvr.
,T Tse ix., @ .fetn tn gsGsSc fc,r @ xo;cs M tos 91
Th: sixth SECTION was ihcn considered. md
II then 1cl,nr np,mrcnt t3,t it wtDisiu t,g ,tsc.
less tn s''Mny Further, hs thr principal rtr,sis-
ions nf Icy uxrren,ci,t ha.' nlr"a'ty fsrn re-
thetr atnptau.i. i WINS Ghsra"tf lint slr,e cnt1-
:ertsil t,lat t'.sfeHt tho ir,.s'lurmcn. ,'rupsnl
3 II" II" w". mn, ''1t %,a "i % % c"tssg &c. ~" IT,
s.ciiOn. Hitc! upon they acted it,gniher, Tho
REPRESENTATIVES, ,'I tc*n n". were asked tn re-
.nto an"thor w"r. Thry r.s.i+etl. howcvcr. tiie
Alton On tto rrtl.nI Tint tho percentages
s11"1fea sm a, t Y t ing wnt'f" weSs much M tx
nut think il a'!visabic 10 submit Il
stntcn,ent " thl. tInp t'n,wIav tho nu'.,!i's of
;St I'M tSn in, !sas!, I"1 n f 'H tnnrket r
thtsn tickets. The Whtush WIS a!xo Dissatisfied
should E"t III Tho ~ r'r rent frnfn iiunnEt,aI.
n,ld wnntGt u rnttlIti ni that u be given 10 ifs
lI1!e fr.,n in,nllml. Ihis rIaI!n wns considered
tho Hannibal 4 II. Jou with MI ,inrenso1laiiy
snail propnrtion nf tho business. whilc tho wi.
tGtl 20 them 'nch fArKGr percentages lhttt mist
1f tho ottier ron'is thought them entitled ia.
Thu representative nj the Alton wan,cl tho per-
l>~l, which he cloiinrd wnuld Rivr his ron,i q
s!' p ~ targsr r. p..csMsc @ 5.'an hai oscn allotted
h7 tritf fFf1 tu1A1 tnr'
, 1881-02-16

LONDON, Feb, 15.-l4nrge bodies of Nnors
aro reported moving south of New Castlo,
apparently TO attack tho reinforcements.
Ono hundred seanlcn arc ordered to Trans
yaal from SheGrncss to form naval brigade.
IMPORTANT ItuMolts.
LONDON, Feb. l5.-It IL stated tiat Gen.
CoI1ey telegraphs TINT the HncrS have lnatlo
oycrtures Of pence; TINT tho proposals l,ayo
been considered III Cabinet Council, and
that roply has been dispatched by telegraph,
to Colby,
, 1881-02-16
SOME PR0EIssORY NOTES.

Janca b. Eastman, q painter. living at No. 514
North ElArk street, WAS ycstorday held by J,ls-
tico Kaufn,ann III ts,Hp bull to tho Criminal
Court upon a charKe q larceny ~ baIlco
preferred by FTunk. II. Ayers. who al-
~ hle own us0 u note for &}xi, given by William
nusctt iS ~ payment Tor tho business of talao1
Ioll duo Oet, " last. Mr. Ayers stated to tAU
Court thAt 10 bad known Alr. EAsluun for i
numbqr OF years, and had tho {utIest conh.ienc0
III bis integrity when ho tntsustctt him With tho
collection OF throo notes for s.ak} ouch given bY
Mr. Dusctt.
, 1881-02-16

BpfttdT DfspdseA 70 The Chitooo 1rbune.
MENDOZA, ILL.,, Fell. 16.-Tho excursion tsn!n
to Now Orirnns reached here this evening ut
s:15, md stopped far supper The train con-
ststed Of thrce conchcs md two s!ecpers. Thcro
were only about 100 cxcurstontsts Mt this
point though preparations wcro nntte
to furnish supper for from 1so to 200. \ party
,ai. 3f sisvS1 Rot q. nsrc; Another party of si5
thht the .totulct condition Of New Orleans pre-
ycHtcn Ercnt mnny from going who bud ln-
tuulaCu to 10 60.
, 1881-02-16

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Fob. 15.-N. H.. E1gerton
and n. G. 1,rown Of Little ltnck; II. g. stnr-
iuArsl and u. W. Williams. Ut New York; and Il.
t. Black, Of 1irinklcy, were elected Directors OF
the Memphis l. Littlo Rock Nailrond. at stock
holders meeting held hore To-day. The III
rBctors orR,ll,tzcd by eItctlng Mr.. MHrnilartl
President; j. ". GntNlwn Secretnry and Treas
urcr: and +. X. S!oIey. General Munger. Tho
road will 10 put IN RNnd condition ut nncc. Mr..
Sibloy Ia expected M0ttlay next to tHku charge,
, 1881-02-16
RUSSIA,

TIoT 70 BLOW Ul' HOLY liIEFr.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-rAo 9olos Of ST. rctcrs-
burg, received in London by n,uil, states that
plot has been discovered to blow III the
arsenal Mt Kle1f, md thcro lave bcon nlmer-
01ta nrrtat9
, 1881-02-16
RnRRFn.

Nnsefai Dtspdteh to 7hs thtedoo 1rfhttna-
MILWAUKEE, Feb. l5.-JnMcs i. White, for
mrtly owt,ur ut tho Mllwaukre Daily Nt,rs. was
rnbuatl Of $i,;A0 ut tho OseMn oyster house tnss
night There Is no probability that tho money
will be recuyerId.
, 1881-02-16

ALEXANDRIA,, Feb. t5.-llcnri Lczcret, tho
French explorer Of Africa. and aIl Ills suite
have been murdered by f;olos tribes.
, 1881-02-16

All rood Er0ccrH *til ana recommend
l!HrnettA rlAvorinE Extracts. lloueekcopors
should ask fur ind Insist upon having those
gousls, ami Rnnti buck the nHtscoua lness Bcnt
honiu tlIlter tho nnnlu af cxtr.lcts.
, 1881-02-16
CUBA,


HAVANA, Feb. l5.-'Thu Importation Of cat
tto duty freq lnto Sahclt SpirItus aud Trinl-
dad Is authorized.
, 1881-02-16

Wtncllcstcr'* fiypupionpllites
will cittr consumption, tnuEhs, wcak lungs.
bronchitis. and general debility. Established
twGnty-unc ytArS.
, 1881-02-16

STEAMER AHilOUSI3.
FoRT Sam, Feb. 15.-I'l1c British steamer
Tantalon il aground In tho Sucz Canal, mud
traffic IL stopped.
, 1881-02-16

ST. Lours. No., Feb. l5,-From tho fact that a
scalper sud Single tickets to Now Orlcnna to-dny
for $l0.s1, and round-trip tickets fur f:...,.1.D.
while tho fitlI faro Ia $l5 for tho former anl f.i
fur tho Iattor, 1t Ia asserted that rates have boon
CIT, aud thAt a railroAd war On Southern pns-
stt,gcrB Ia btuulncnt.
, 1881-02-16

1Ertltflngss Russia Safyo hnK proved
ita oil!c!enuy by test Of Is yeArs constlnt use.
Trc IT,
, 1881-02-16
A SIIACKLED PATIENT.
James Williams Prefers the Jail to
the Hospital.
What The Jail nhl Hospital Authorities
Snr on The Subject.

with tt,t,,t,rx ycstlnv If rnthcr rrayn uatt1ro
tm,cb,ttp the treatment nr 1o,nc, Williams, ono
nr tho n,soncrs II, tto }ni his tra,,s5cr tu tho
-Co,,nty Ilo.pt,ui Yu,iluy md hs sudden return
Nun,tny to his nld t,rnrtcrs The.e:oyy went
that he Ind bccu suffering from, "w!ntcr
,,,Irr. " a,,1 ,hat fatnIr EnIy hnd rt.s;4tna hta
a".. s' ~, I 'n =. ~" Ill., ,h..,t', s
treatment, and tnd n1oo refused. or failed 10
supply MIN. With the iood proper for one In Ills
condition wh,e', latt been or.'crc.' by tho County
when ie wn, !'naiIy transferred to tic hospital
' n, saet .H o ~ ',sr ras Of ths bs 'f a ksn
,'s.. :" ~" % ~ ."n 49, ~, :"
e's' w. ~ "sns. ~ " esu. m ',' ~ '"','
ou tho 1pconl Tier |nte in tho nftcrnoon, Ho
hn. nn halter occn,o,nt.1ntfons ti,an n,hor nr,s,
oners. @ ~ ou, ind no eon,p'aiat to nuke GOVERNING @
jalf-treattncnt. There WIS plenty Of solid and
sub.tantia, food about him, Webster. tho prison.
er W.T. n'nkes pus'neA ol eupp'yIn8 tao aa4
!h"h'eh WIN cAtsae' hNs'ns tcHlt's!iiH H'e cook. .
l,R.nppata.ns , a'.e s'etuals ~ "'nnms ,cen
uurhiH tne my ." aceoun. y, HAVING uual.eea
@ "mn @ n's "M WI. ee!I.e , lie: "ans - s' s'ac".cn ,,
h". nran IN IN ini s,. ,h rs, ~ vnek 'o IN a,c,,r
upon Il charBe OF highway sobberi pre-
who wus assa,,l,cd and rob'e.i at the corncr Il
-, n,...4 ',,. ,.. ,v,,.. s -. 'o r..
w. tnrV "ass .a1sr ;" "l,''an's WINS nIreste.l )"
% @ stsop1r 1y n we.ee.
sn.pIelou. character A. cetra! s.s:
iyn.ii!ad ty .4s psilss ~ tas rssdrtsd s,oe;,s
n.y. sianaeHncntiy tno lhe rAtcn
~ I hs In ssiIat III tn cc p tnrt wia, Viii us
yers hour ot tha rnb1cry ,lH ~ w. o Plaslnx
, 1881-02-16

LONDON, Feb. 16.-The Tekkcs md their
horses arG dying OF hunger by scores III tho
desert,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-03-02
News Items.

Two Senators and SIX Congressman
were found by the police in a gambling
house rsided at Washington last week.
James Gordon Bennett, according to
Cath" can draw check for $4,000
on the Ne York "Heratd" every week
and still havea surplus at the end OF
the year.
IA jury composed exclusively Of
white men," says the Charleston
"News," wis as rare thing in South
Carolina 10 these days as jury COM
posed exclusively Of black men would
be in New York" -eF
A Maysvllle Ky. dispatch @a' : u !,
rumored here that tho Baltimore: anu
| Ooio Railro4s has purchased a con-
,,oIIi-1 interest iu the Columbus and
daYsville Railroad, and will Shortly
begin the erection Of bridge across lie
Ohio river at Aberdeen, thus. connect
lug Central Kentucky with their great
Western combination" &C. ,rsl-.-
While number of children were
playing on the lee ia CentralPafk lake,
at New York. ftsuddenly broke onder
them. The police took out four chill
dren from the water, ard conveyed
them TO their homes. A cap belonging
TO Walter Glass; aged 8 year,, was
found on the ice. and as he had not
returned to bis home itis feared that
he was drowned. ~ 70 isss3fl ..
when the thaw Scsornme6ctd last
week, old Mr.. Penrose, of wesIcbesier,
Pa, was sitting at Ills window and saw
something 5isrk peeptng out Of the
snow. 1t proved to be the coat OF ii.
son John who had been missing sinre
Christmas night. Th:s young man
hxd ben sieigbing and was kicked by
the horse. and returning home had
fallen insensible near The house and
died as the failing snow was burying
him uuVler the Sdntt. bss hiRF 81 =.
The merchants Of Richmond, Indf,'
having issued publication called DE
"Dead Beat Directory" con!ainipg
nearly three thousand names Of peTsousi
VIII. did not pay tLeir bills, a public
meeting was held, presided over 81 lie
mayer, and resolutions adopted censaf-
lag the ruerchants in unmeasdred terms.
Sixteen hundred people we're at tfe'
meeting. a >, g..
Mr.. John J. billiard was paid over
10000 In Lynehhurg last week for
mineral lands in Amherst county,
recently sold to snorthern company.
Mr.. Isaae Bsssett, second door
keeper of the United States Senate, las
elected a seat for General Mshone bu
The Republican eide. /
Mr.. Joseph Wharton, Of Philadel.
PIMA. has given else, 900 10 the Uuivst-i
,,ty of PennsJ lvaBia ~ fou1da depart
Dent OF finance and economy 10 teach
Dung men business theories and priuc;-
les.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-03-02
Speculation on Gen. MahOue's
80, Position.


correspondence Of tie Baltimore SUM-
RICHMOND, Va, FEB. pa
great deal Qf.interest is manifested
in political circles here as TO what
course Gen. Manone is likely 20
pursue in case there is an extra ses-
sion of fhe Senate This grows
more interesting in view OF the
death Of the late Senator Carpenter,
of WISCONSIN, as is understood that
by that event the democrats will
have a majority of ore in that body.
Gen. Malone has fully mapped ouI
his programme for the State canvass
OF this fall. He knows full well
that without material, aid from the
republicans there is. not a ghost OF
q show of success for the readjust-
ers.' Ever since tie presidential
elcction Gen. Mahone,s course has
been such as seemed to be decidedly
ccncAlatcry tO:the leaders OF the re
publicanepatty. It'was stated en-
phaticallylhe day prior to the death
Of Dir, Carpenter that, Gen. Malone
would act with the republicans not
only i9thechoice of the secretary,
but otherUfiiees ofthe Senate. This
statement was very probably given
10 the publ. upon the authority Of
those il his confidence, 1t is pref
ty sale to assume that the new SEN
dtofial complications caused by the
death Of tie Wisconsin Senator will
not alter Gen. MahoAe's course. If
he desires the aid oftbe republicans
in the contest ior State, officers in
November he must act with the re-
publieaiis, whether his vote is need
1t.siai4' .'a.rs''T ff'~-'
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-03-02

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 27i-Iatelli-
gence reached Norfolk to-day of a
very disastrous fire at Franklin,
Southampton county, Va, caused
by the explosion of a lamp ill a
kitchen. All the business portion
of the town was burned with tn,
exception Of a store or two. The
postofice and tel graph office were
also destroyed, and by the greatest
exertions the warehouses Of the rail-
road company were saved. The
office of the BIackwater Navigation
Company went with other property.
The loss will reach $4,000, and
the insurance foots up about $780,
900. The fire is very serious to
the Franklin people, and it will be
many months before they recover
from tie blow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-03-02

At Liverpool, Ohio. a four-story
framed building, occupied as a drug
store, Iced store, a grocery store
and . dwelling, was burned, it is
supposed by incendiarism., aud eight
persons persisted IN the flames
The proprietor Of the drug 'Iore'
VIM. Sloan, occupied IT, dwe'nng'
AS soon as the fla-,es were dlscov-
cred Mr.. Sloo~ picked up his three
ear old laughter told the rest of
hi, ramily to follow, and started for
the stairs. Retreat, however, was
cut off, and turning to windOw,he
Ieaped out, telling his wife to do
Likewise, 1t is supposed, however,
that they were too much overcome
by the smoke and the fright, and
the husband and one child are all
Of a family of ten that escaped,
The following is list of the VIC
Tins: Mrs. Sloan, aged 81; Lucil-
la, ID; Clyde, II; Lizzie, II; Alex
ander, 8; Paul, 5; a baby Of 1S
months, and VIM. Skeels, broth
er of Mrs. Sloan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-03-02
Burning of an Orphan Asy-
a ms e v enteen Children
Perish. A 81 n

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 27.-An sp-l
palling catastrophe, resulting in tine
death of seventeen children-four,
teen boys and three girls-occur.
red tonight at ST. Patrick's Orphan
Asylum,in Hyde Park. The build
ing is situated at the corner of jack
son street and Lincoln avenue,
about a mile from the centre of the
city. 1t is occupied by a number
OF Sisters of Charity. and under
their charge were forty children.
whose ages ranged from 6 to II
years. The boys aud girls occu-
pied separate dormitories on the
third floor. AT halt-past 8 o'clock
this evening one Of the sisters es-
corted the children to their rooms
and locked the doors tor the night.
She then started to descend the
stairs. When she reached the sec
ond story she discovered smoke is-
suing from one ofthe rooms. Open
ing the door she was driven back
by a cloud of smoke. Fire was
raging along the ceiling and making
its way to the upper floors.
The sisters darted up stairs and
found the girls room full of smoke
She took the girls TO the lower.
floor and started back 10 reach the
boys dormitory. The smoke was
pouring into the hallway in binding
clouds,an when about halt way up
the stairs the sister met a strang
err. She made an effort to pass
him, but he refused TO allow her to
proceed, saying that the boys had
been rescued and that it would be
dangerous for her to go for them.
She reluctantly went back.
An alarm given soon after the hre
broke out brought four fire compa
MES. The flames were raging fierce
Iy when tile fremen got to work.
They were informed OF the belief
among the sisters that some of the
children were still in the building,
and ma lie every effort to reach the
upper floors. In a short time the
flames We're beaten back.
The door of the dormitory was
found open, and the victims Of II;
fire we're found beneath their cots.
Only two of them were touched by
the fire, and all had cvidently been
dead tor some time. The cause OF
the fire is in doubt. Intense excite
ment prevails,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-03-02

Martin Ross and Wa. Pickett
young farmers, had an imprOmpfu
duel in Lafa, cite CO., Mo, last
week. o- account OF an insult of
fe,ed by Ross to Pickett's wife
They met on the dividing line Of
their farms and drawing rsyOlyers
shot each other to death.