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ory was soon dtspelled when q staggering form
entered the 'dining~roon and a strange voice
yelled out: :. I'm hurxIar. and want money!
tri,der was defined. and the pcacefnk
clergyman pickN up heavy old-fashloned
elect The two men Cine bed. led and tnen foIlowea fol
Il hand-to-hand combat. Around the room
husging the wall, went the two men, and at last
Mr. shuart c,liled to his wifi. Tor help. she
grasped II five pound Indian club nnd matte for
the conbatants. dealing. two hcavy blows,
sau Ss oq hs efyache1 '' stea ts of h s5
to deslst. All was lurk as pitch, and the une-
ven ven battle na continued IT. Finally zoe narTr got
away with II pafr Of brass knucklcs until tho
preacher was compelled to ask for quarter.
lnatch, and made light in the students lump
ceedetl to ransack things. Meanwhile Mrs.
a" cas for out helm % It ie tn y'Fa and
tho hired girl came downstairs and the burglar
unsuccessful in his hunt for booty, started to
Twice during the hunt for yall.nbtes tho burg
lar's back wis turned and Mr.. Shuart, armed
with small pocket-knife. WAS about TO use it,
tested and without anything to show for bis
exploit sayc bloody head. Mr.. shuart
tore or the burglars mask during the struggle,
and IL positive be can recognize tho man ag,.in.
4 Tribune reporter called ut tho house yester-
day, uni a sight met his eyes never to he for
gotten. On three sides Of the sitttng-roon tho
wall and doors and the floor were spattereI
thickly with blood, showing plainly that u terri
bic struggle must have taken place. Mr.
shuart is badly hurt about the head, his left
eye is cut terribly, and be presents sorry
appearance indeed. He says the burglar
nvinced no fear, and from the start was noisy
and careless. 1t will be several weeks before
The reverend gentleman will be presentab!e for
pulpit duty. Mrs. Shuart IL suffering from nerv-
ous'lcss and kick received from the burglar on
Ter left side Could he be- found to-day, that
)urefar would, no doubt be free to confess his
nrprise Mt the warm reception he received from
messenger OF peace.
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FIRE RECORD.
AT ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis, Mo-, July lG.-Nos. 205 and 207
Market street, occupied on the ground floor
by Lloyd Il Co., leaf-tobacco dealers, and the
second, third, and fourth stories by Ryan
& Cummings tobacco factory and warehouse,
was, partially burned between Q and
10 o'clock tonight. The building was per-
fectly drenchcd with water. and tile enti re
stock probably ruined. Neither loss nor in
surance can be stated at this writing.
but the loss will probably reach
$4,000 to $4,000. Ryan e Cummings
estimate the value of their stock ut about
81, 900; insured in the Fire Associat1on Of
Philadelphia, and Marine and City, Of St
Louis, s., ,000 each; phtenix, London, ana
German Mutual. of St Louis, $1,000 each;
and i'll several other companies which can
not be learned tonight.
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THE SHERIFF-SLAYERS.
A Terrible Man-Hunt Under Way
in the Hills of Wis-
consin. .'
The Willia1nscS Have Been Sur
rounded and Will Not
Surrender.
They Would Probably Be Tortured if
They Fell into Captivity.


Sptctat Dtsoateh to The CHICAGO Tribune
St PAUL, Mimi, July lU.-There is moth
ing new from the murderers received here
since last night. Tie leaders of the pursul-
ing party have plans concoctel which
they would divulye to no one, but intend
to put them into execution this after
noon, and intimated as much as
to say the Williams brothers will
not see the rising of another sun. The in-
furiated ViSilantcs will not allow tile mur-.
tlerers to have trial, even if they are
captured alive, but will probably torture
them to death in q: manner that
will cause them the worst agony
Last night there were at least 200
men Stationed on picket duty, which nll1l-
ber will be largely Increased to-day. and the
scouts are SO confident of bagging their game
this morning that they are col,gratuiattnC
themselves o1l spending Sunday at their
homes. The men OH duty are well cared for
in the provision line by the hospitab1c
people Of Menomonec and Durand, rs well us
rascals escape capture this evening it is pos
sib!c the force Tomorrow vii! be doubled,
and, If not Interfering with the plans
Of the leaders, a general raid will
be-, be made: A Pioneer ;. Press ,r. special
quiet Of tie past twenty-four hours has just
been broken by tile arrival of i. messenger |
who says that the two Williannses and The |
other two men have been forced to deep |!
ravine or coolie i'll the northwestern part Of |
the Town Of ~Eaugal1e, that they
have made stand armed to the teeth |
with four Winchester rifles and Il large hum
Der of reyolvers; that they have several days |
supply of provisions, and will fight to the /
last, having announced beforehand that they ;
will never be taken alive. 1 can only say |
that from the movements it seems that the
rifles of our sharpshooters |
have ere this been brought to bear upon 7
thtlu.''
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RAILROADS.
EAST-BOUSD FREIGuTs.

EASI-RotND u tRElGHTE.
The continued rumors during the past
few days that the trunk-line Presidents in-
tend to meet this week to consider the ALL
visibility Of advancing east-bound rates
again has had the effect of stimulating ship
mcnts somewhat, although not as much rs
was anticipated. The shippers were lately
holding back, believing. that rates would 60
still lower; but the rutuOrs OF IN advance
seem to have dispelled this belief, and heavy
the week ut the 15-cent rate. The rumors
that some Of the roads were taking business
at less than Is cents are declared to be-
groundless by all the roads. The Fort Wayne
people feel especially assrieved OF! account
sheet, which seems to find particular conl-
fort in sowing. seeds Of discorh be-
tween the: various railroads, that 1t.
has nads k; c4ntr;iSts on at less rate than Is
have not taken Il pound of freight at less
than tile 15-cent rate, and do not intend ta
take any. They get all the business they car
possibly carry at that figure, and, therefore,
now about 200, COO tons ahead of their resll
pool percentages, which is another reason
why they should make ITO special efforts to
increase their business at present. While it
not a M hE II h At the soIs nst
about all advance in rates will be successful,
yet everything indicates that rates wiltnot
be cut below the l5-cent basis. This rate is a;
low one. and barely leaves 4 margin Of
business at a much less rate. and,
consequently, can be well satisfied i
this rate is maintained throughout th.
summer, and the indications are that it will
termined to keep it at that figure. OF course
Mr. Vanderbilt does not take this position
out of any love for the shippers, or because
le is opposed to exorbitant rates. Mr..
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CURIOUS CATS.
Abnormal Habits of Certain Rcmark-
able Fetinex.

| Abnormal Habits of Certain Kcmark-
| able Fetinex.
! Correspondence Public Opinion.
! As one of the few men who like cats, /
never lose an opportunity OF trying to make
these social and Intelligent little animals
better known and understood, illltl SO beg Il
! portion of your space for the purpose of add
ing to the correspondence on this subject
few facts that have come under my obser-
vation, and for the authenticity OF which I
can vouch. With regard to their pa1ates, I
once had cat that was extremely fond of
bread and jam.
Whenever she saw Ine eating it, was
youngster ut that time, and fond of it myself
SHE would come for her share, and as much
more as she could get Size must have had
any kind of cake, although size disagreed
with the principle Of having clrrants III it.
and, to hlllnor tllis wIlim of hers used to
PICK them out, if there were any III il, before
about these tastes is that they wcr,- peculiar.
What have to tell about this eats eldest
SON, however, makes HE blush with shame
for the Whole feline race:
This latter dlsreputabe and degraded
pussy displayed an carly age strong taste
for bitter beer, :1ld L have seen him ut times
so lnebrated as to be unable to stand, even
OH the four legs Nature had blessed him
with 1t began in this wise: The tap of our
nd,rnata nGeE parsGl eakea 50 saucer was PLACED
day pussy oy chance, got shut up in the beer
cellar. Perhaps in the darkness lie mistook
the beer for milk; anyhow, when the tloor
was opened the saucer was empty, and the
cat was Enthusiastically ''tigllt." From that
time he was ever hanging about the beer-cel-
lar uoor. watching his opportunity to sneak
IN, Much as men lounge round the public
house doors at 1850 o'clock OIL Sundays.
tfn II t,k% 1.s =
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Gen. Grants Wealth..

"Gath'*' Loy E-aneh Dt,putch to The Cincinnati En-
saw Gen. Grant tbs s4d1 afternoon coe ", ;, RI.
west Euu Hotel driving pair of horses He
wore San plug hat and black suit and bis face
Ms w h"aTy ana strung Us III his Presidential days
ilts Sun Ulysses, who ubsorb5 nearly the whole
business faculty or the family occu petl the reAr
seat, with his plain but sensible wife Young
Grn'1t 'vus sincerely attached to this lady, md
nolted Il better worldly match to get her.
For two years she was toterub!y indif{er-
snt to hts attentions, and NOT until hs
The son Of Dean Richmond had COVERED fne IadY
previously. and WIS rather the favorit OF her
sied 1aensF - aaye been told that her dover. n-
heen hlnted. was chiefly her Residence in New
tt, aosk C1ty WHICH with its furniture, is proba.
n,s worth *looo Her father being an invalto
distinction, and has rcturucd to t:oorado
with thas idea in view. It is said among
han o4sness n mcn that the tlrtn Of Grant s Ward IN
Wn1eh Sen Grant has an interest, divided $780,,
~ " prohts last year. The genius OF this house
Is Young man named Ward, not much over 80
Teass OF nge. who Is the son-iu-law OF former
nIRn h degree that quick. shrewd ability. to turn
LINES VI value over and over again. He was
tor prts some time dealer in certificates on tho
froouce Exchange, buying the seats Of members
Us they went out ut low figures and selling them
70 10 new applicants for membership ut ADVANCES
me present business OF the firm is dealing in
min:ng securities as well rs railroad and other
ccrtthcates- Ulysses Grant much resembles biz
father. but has backcr hair and beard. His
'~~'1 AHA uuH1lcE III UOlu1NH HIS ucAu anu S0y
expression arcj characteristic Of his father He
has purchased in Wcstch.ster County. north OF
New York, country place for modcrato
uRure OF NbOut $l0U III, acre, hear, On which Ia
II substantial house. The propensity for owning
places in the country Is aeain increasing,
partly on account OF the more ri9or-
Gus laws against tramps In the differ
ent States. There Is but small trump
population in the East ut present. It has been
weeded out Of most Of tho deoser States, the
laws aGain3t ioiterers starting in Connecticut
and being rapidly taken up in New Jersey and
New York. Gen Grnut. us you will see from
IT. condition at present. With his interest in
his sons drm, bis real estate, recent sales OF
land nt ST. Louis. and popular Subscriptions ha
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in the shade, being the highest trustworthy
record. The maximum in the sun was 153. i.
4 RACER SCRATCHED. Il
Bend Or is scratched for the Goodwood
Cup:
-e. SIR EVELYN WOOD
will probably be raised to the pecrage as a
reward for his services in terminating the
Transyaal War.
SHOOTING CONTEST.
WIMBLEDON, Eng, July 1G.-ln the 'rit1c
match between the Lords and Commons to-
day at single range, fifty yards, the Lords
scored 440 and the Commons 31}.
WIMBLEDON, July 1U.-1n the shooting for
the international trophy the grand total Of
scores was as follows: Scotland, 1.7774: Eli
gland. 1,744; Wales, 1855; Ireland. 1,f42.
There were twenty competitors in each team.
This is the first year that Wales has COM
peted for the trophy.
DoCToEs.
A number of the British, Homeopathic
Physicians Association banquctcd dele
gates to the International Homeopathic Con-
vention last night. DR.. Degerstlortf, of Bos~
ton, toasted the memory OF DR.. 11allnemann.
DR.. llelnuth, of New York, responded to
the toast to surgery. The other toasts i'll
clutlcd homeopathic societies auld American
and other foreign visitors. DR.. Foster, of
Chicago, and Dr. James McLclland, Of Pill
adelphia, spoke.
WALkING-AIATCI.
At Birmingham, the sevcn-lnile walking
match was won by Iloby. Merrill, of Boston,
tainted OH the thirteenth lap, and w;s car
ricd from the track amid great excitement.
BlRMlSG1IAM,. July lG.-lEyers won tie
quarter-1nile race easily in Is 3-5 seconds.
, 1881-07-17

el6, 100, 600 CRATER than year ago, or, rather,
the :!!pp:rent balance, as there is no means Of
knowing to what extent payment may have
been made in securities. 70 all appearance,
however, the power ot the United States to
take gold from E1rope is much greater than
;s>year ago. The need for gold, however,
now that her currency is firmly established
OH Il gold basis, Is less, and appears probable
that payment for a. large portion Of her trade
must pc taken In goods. With Italy in the
market for gold, the action Of America Is
vitality important, and will be'watcled close
ly and anxlouslJ.'
, 1881-07-17
Married ut SfwIst.

MittrAttkte Srr.tinel.
far1ner swain, OF peshtigo, was one OF the
nappiest Of lnortals yesterday. 4 widuwer, the
owner OF a1ty-acre farm, be desired md came
hle discovered bis affinity in u woman on tha
west size named Rika +. Schwanz. embellshcd
ncr w1th 1ewelrl ut secondhand store, pur-
tho walk behind her, and large loops of the same
material for her shoulders. They were married
py a5ustce, ami p.,lcceded ;1orthward on the
puts: and the bridegroom, arrayed as he came me-
Carrying under his arm papered bundle
thfo1gh which an end of long loaf of brown
breaa protruded. They found all the peopie At
,thae;depot In smiles, ana declared that MtIWai
heeaaa we're the happleat people On the globe,
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=, ot<1IDfnfti|t HfTuId
much i'kc man pretty well satisfied With ren.
era! era results. and said: "Can see the cdtorE'
He was shown that c1ninently useful adjunct to
newspaper at once, GOOD morning, SIR" be
:. came in hc proceeded, to tell you Of
m,spTint {. M III tue paper" :. Yes? What is ft:''
dny that Mr. Smith had JUST been married. and
your you conlpositor, see, has got it Mr. Smith
hardly make enough difference to chanee it,
The editor scratched his head minute, and
thought OF huuse-cicantnE nnd other female &C.
centf1cltes, and told the visitor OF course it
didn't: and he went away wlistliue, - yYhv
should the spirit Of mortal hc prouuy.'
, 1881-07-17
A FIGHT

William Smith, % years Of age. employed as a
laborer ut Pullman, entered a bagnio at No. L.,
iac't1c avenue ut 10 o'clock last evening. and,
being IN a qunrrelsomc mood, soon got what be
was looking for. Joseph Palmer, who appears to
be Il hanger-on about the house, offered
himself up for the fight for which Smith was
looking, and when he found himself getting the
worst OF 1t he seized kettle full of boiling
water from OFT the kitchen stove and dashed It
side from the neck to the heels. The
injured u1un Sa5 taken to the County Hospital.
Ills acalds are very severe, but not necessarily
tnta!. Palmer was arrested and locked IN Mt
the e,Arnory charged with IN assault with in
duct. '
, 1881-07-17
ITALY.

EXTRAORDINARY EXCITEMENT.
ROME, July lG.-Six men have been fined
and imprisoned for disturbing the funeral
| procession of Pope Pins IN. OIL Tuesday last
There was great disorder ut the trial of the
prisoners, and the Court was cleared twice.
The sentences were received with storm of
shouts and misses. 4 crowd Of people, n,lll,-
beri11g between two and three Thousand,
cheered the prisoners OIL coming out of court,
and followed them, shouting - Down with
the Clcricals!'' The soldiers dispersed tie
mob, which reassembled at the Office Of one
OF the Clerical newspapers. tore down 4 bull
1etin, and started for the railway station to
protest to the King and Queen, who were ar
irving from Naples, but Il Gordon of police
prevented the demonstration.
TILE POPE.
LONDON, July ia dispatch from Rome
says Cardinal Jacobni, the Papal Secretary
of State, in receiving the Ambassadors and
Ministers accredited to the Vatican, told them
that the Pope had instructed him to say that
it was the Pope's personal desire they should
inform their Governments how deeply panied
he WAS at tile Insult offered the body of Pope
Plus IN, and that hencefortil lie must COLI
slider himself more than ever q prisoner in
the Vatican and as prevented from attending
any religious service in any of the basiIicas
Of Rome. at the same time Cardinal Jaco-
bini read the draft Of the circular to the Pa
pal Nuncios abroad with instructions to
leave Il copy i'll the hands OF the respective
Ministers Of Foreign Affairs
IF.
The correspondent says that the part of the
Pope's message relating to religious services
i'll the basilicas confirms what has been conf
IDENTIFY asserted in high clerical circles, that
had the removal Of the body of Plus N.
been effected peaceably, the Pope would
have found an carly occasion for passing the
doors of the Vatican.
, 1881-07-17
AT HASTINGS. EEH.

OMAHA, Neb., July 1o.-IIastings, Neb.,
was visited this afternoon by a destructive
fire, causing a loss of .S40, GOO I'll buildings
stroyed were, one drugstore, one dfysgoods
store, three groceries, one hardware, one
restaurant, one billiard hall, one tea store,
one flour store a sewing g-nlactliae office, the
Post-0tlicc. and two llnoccupied buildings.
Sr. JOSEPH, Mo-, July ia special from
Hastings, .Neb., says Il fire this afternoon de
stroyed the Post-Oi.ice Block and dozen
stores, comprising the best part Of the town.
Loss not stated. Origin Of fire, spontaneous
combustion In drugstore.
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GERM AN Y.


LoSDoN, July ia Berlin correspondent
says: - \ law student Of the University Of
Bonnllas just been killed i'll 4 duel, and ALI
other student is in the hospital hopclesly
wounded. 4 student in Berlin a few days
ago had lis nose slaslled entirely off III in
tlnarmored contest with sabrcs. Scarcely a
week passes but We hear of some such bru-
taljty. often ending in death.''
COUNT Won HO1ZFELnr
assumes direction of the Foreign Office in the
absence Of Bismarck.
AIt3[T TALK.
1eBerlin dispatch says: Tile advocates of
thersubstitution Of biennial for triennial
ARMY service comment fayorably upon the
Windsor review and the Importance Of the
British volunteers.
The Tribune learns from very high au-
tfority that the Grown Prince Frederick
William declared that the review was in
every respect wonderfully successful, and
that some of the battalions were not dis
tinsuisllable from regulars.
COUNT TYSEE,
4 former attacilG OF the German Embassy
in London, who was plunged into disgrace
there, and only saved from criminal prose-
cution by the German Ambassador, Count
Won Munster, asserting a1nbassadorial inyio-
liability, has been dismissed from tho army
aud degraded from the ranks Of the nobility.
, 1881-07-17

MADRID, July 16.-Tle feeling of hostility
toward France is still very bitter, thanks
greatly to the opposition Of the Conservative
papers, which are doing their best to fan
the flame for party purposes, hoping
to elnbarrass Segasta and provoke Spanish
Intervention in Morocco. The eventtlality
of war with France is openly discussed in
the Madrid cafes, and even the coming cleo
tions 9ie for the moment forgotten. The
Spanish Government however, seems peace
ably disposed.
, 1881-07-17

KING CAI.1CO'S SCIEstEs.

KING CAI1co's scHEs1Es.
san FRANCISCO. Cal, July 16-Among
the passengers from Honolulu by the last
steamer was Maj. G. W. MacFarlanc, Aide
de-Camp and bearer of dispatches to King
kalalaua, and his mission has excited some
inquiry from Il number of the most promi-
nent planters and merchants from the ISL
ands. 1t is learned that the King was Mt one
time induced by the notorious Caesar Ceso
Moreno to enter into arrangements by which
the Chinese merchants line Of steamers were
to land 100000 Cinnamon on the island, OIL
which capitation tax of 81 each was to be
levied. The scheme was baked by the ac-
tion. Of the foreign residents and officials.
Cl1agrineu at the issue and his resulting un-
popularity, the King went off OH tour of
the world. 1t has been supposed that the
arrival Of A1acFarlaue had solne connection,
for or against with these schemes, but
Claude Sprukles, leading planter of the
island and merchant ot this city, says his
mission is to officially announce the death Of
Chief-Justice Harris, and other news of IT'LL
pUrtancG.
, 1881-07-17
INDIAN WARFARE.

The Snvages Attack 4 Mexican Gov
ernor and fKIs Sulte-Tl,frty OF the
Lattcr Killed.
SAN Francisco, CAL, July 15.-A Tucson
dlspatcll says reports come from Ell Paso
that Gov. Terrasass, who was en- route to Ell
l:1so, was attacked BY Indians and thirty Of
Ills 1nen killed Oil Wednesday,.
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Lively Fight Between a Burglar and,
Preacher.

Hlnnt0pf1l1 {JIinN-) T{fIun.
Probably the most peculiar bl1rviarv +, H..
criminal history Of this country occurred shortly
neiore n midnight Friday In tho peaceful home Of
isen1aililn +. Shuarr. assistant pastor ~
Plymouth Church, on the biuT vest Of Thonns w
ho"rys residence Mr.. Shuart vas sleep
sug III room On tho east side Of fhn
oouse. and at ll:30 O'clock was awakened hv .
crash Of glass in the dininE- room. ant, " va =
tarther ts Startled by hearing yolIey OF oaths Of
Ine nost shocking character. At firsl he tmar-
meg n1 some drunken man had entered the house.
and 50 Informed his startled Wlfe. but tbs He:
, 1881-07-17
ltUS51A.


ST. PETERSBURG, July 1G.-By al Imperial
uk;sc, granted a: the suggestion Of Gen. Ig-
natietf the I'd inst, the sentence of death
passed OIL Ucssy Helfmann has been com
Mutcd.
MICHAEL AND ALIENS.
Grand Duke Michael has been appointed
President Of the Imperial Council, and the
Grand Duke Alexis Grand Admiral.
Still. MORE HORRIBLE.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 16.-The number of
men and girls burned in the barn in the Prov
ilce of koorks, Russia, was LID Instead Of
nineteen.
, 1881-07-17

THE PRINCE OF BULGARIA.
IoSnoS, July VIA dispatch from Sistova
says: Three of the new bulgarian Ministers
are Russians aud one is al Austrian. The
Minister of Foreign Affairs is Prince Alex
a1lder's private secretary
, 1881-07-17
NEMESIS AFTER ~

NEMESIS AFTER TIE SMALL BOY.
BALTIMORE, Md. July 1G.-Four more
cases Of )ockjaw from wounds from toy
pistols occurred in this city. Three proved
fatal and four are not expected to recover.
This makes seventeen cases of lockiaw re-,
sMltinS from the use of toy-pistols on tile 4th
of july
, 1881-07-17
CHICAGO.

The alarm from Box o2l at II o'clock last
night was caused by IL fire il, a barn in the
rear of No. 203 Dayton street, owned by
Louis Oberbach. Cause unknown. Damage
trifliny
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Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
DELrIloS, O., July .lG.-Pennypacker s.
Eldridge's stove factory at Middle Point, in
this county, was destroyed by fire last night
Nothing was saved. L,ss, $4,000; insured
for $1,000 i'll Philadelphia companies.
, 1881-07-17

4 RELIGIOUS WAR
LONDON, July 16.-A dispatch from Tunis
says the Cadi and Mufti, religious leaders of
the Arab notables at Bizerta, have fixed a
day for Joining the insurrection.
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The per centages were: Michigan Central,
$50: Lake Shore, 25.20; Fort Wayne, 1880:
lan-ll andle, 1880; Baltimore {. Ohio, 7.40:
Grand Trunk, lilo
, 1881-07-17
CASUALTIES.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.

ACCIDENTALLY KILLED,
Special Dispatch to The Chicago T4tbune
DELpHos, O., July 1G.-George Shilling
was instantly killed here to-day BY the acci-
dentaliy discharge Of revolver which lie
was cleaning. lie did not know 1t was load
ed. lie leaves a wife and seven small chill
drcn. l1e was Is. lie carried life-insuranct,
i'll the Columbus Mutual Aid Association,
, 1881-07-17
LABOR AND CAPITAL

-''oo!' "'0 Snt t'FLs
CINCINNATI, O., July lG.-The brewers
strike continues. Four breweries have come
to terms. Sixteen breweries refuse to accede,