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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-06
OFFICERS CHOSEN IN NORTH CAROLINA.

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 5.-The Legislature of
North Carolina met to-day and organized, with the Hon.
". T. DOrch, president of the S,uate, aud Charles NJ.
Cook, Sneaker ~ the House. Both branches are largely
Democratic. The Governors message Will be delivered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-06
THE ANrLJEWIsH AGITATION.

The Emperor has received a report Oh the
excrs.es of part.sans of The anJews agitation on
rwYcars Eve ana expressed the drs re that the
stringent measures he taken against their repeu'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-06
A POLAR EXPEDITION PROBABLY LOST.


A dispatch from Copenhagen Ia Ihe S'dhdar1
states mat II IL feared the uec Oscar brsSon "h
nm exucrlng party has been lost IN siberian PJar
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CURRENT TOPICS ar rnE cMIrAL.
lIE FIGnI VIII HE lNDIAN~.
MAsmisGIOE, MednealA.. j ~. B. l9.I


WAsnNGIO<, "Wednesday, Jlu. 3, 1881
Major He's 1clcgIapAs from Camp Poplar k yer
| uude~ date oi 2IIn5t: After my TAX Wtlh nos-
| tiles ou 3ls ]. c.inbor wiGcl ha ed 10 hr-
Leyr them 10 lac sincere they tnrouCht ChIcf lin"
! Crow seat me yesterday very Inpert ncnt mo-
sage that they would not III ,yc ard would fight nr.
Imov Il AGAINST them to-day surr0nn cd heir camp
sncllcl tIcm and complied tn-m 10 surrender.
k ] ed onc and wounded tW0 and .pst no soldiers.
have now at tn. 4 ,c.ct about 30 .Ostrs, about -
horses a "a about 40 eahf. hey thrcat' ned ilE -
hui hnowcd none aud arr,'!tcd tncir VII -. /
burned up .liOu 60 of iuCir logc-, .icl viii nur
them badly, VII tart at dnI2ht at or III" hO~tlic,
who haVr gone 90 fLuktOuHai, Camp al"ut tWciN
miles Il slant. Tho ILukt jnnas. Dy & ot fhCr
princIpal men, a-~i.tcd ne to-day, and were great
help to m. ana vail give th'm enIne OF TIE ponr'
nave tall IT. pr Uucr, and will haV0 The crow
Tomorrow. Ines. O.lc IN great distress for
want Oi food and covering, aud " II ii" what can
for them. Thermometer ~ below zero"
INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONFERENCE.
The international Sanitary Conference met at the
Dep utment of state n II o'clock to-day, and was
called together by Secretary Ey'rs, who made an
address Of we!c0ne. The Hon. john Hay, Assistant
Secretary OF Siae was chosen presiding officer, and
DE- Thoma- j. Tuner. of the Nlvv, who j, also the
secretary Of the National Board OF Health, was
made secretary I'm view of the aOs nee Of certain
sprcla lsts, now tier dplelites and tack
OF spec fl Instructions on the part O several dele
gates present from their Governments, 1t was con-
CIudrd 10 3dJplth, ~ lHrtt Oh NcHnc7lll h'At d.
o'clock, without proceeding TO the consideration Oi
any topic.
|. MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
The Su0-C Committee OF the House CumInittec on
Commerce, which has in charge part OF the River
and Harbor bl has agreed to insert in the bIii an
item of S1,SO0O00 10 begin the Improvement OF
tie Mississippi River. in cOu>Onance with the recon-
mendaiIons of the mississippi River mDr' 'Yemeni
Commission. il ~ undcrstuOd that Mr.. A"klrn, Oi
Louisiana. is engaged preparing the report of the
SuD-COmmIttee III favor of tins APPROPRIATION.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMAT1C APPROPRIATIONS.
Tie Senate Committee on Appropriations to-day
authorized MI. Eaton to report back the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bills with few
amcudmcuiS, one of winch provides that lie Charge
dAflaircs at Bucharest. li'lInania, shall he also
Consul GCIeral. ne other amendments rocasslty
some OF the COnsuAtcs. tie only noilccah,c Change
being provision To RAISE that OF Belfast, ireland.
from the fourth 10 the tnlrd gTado
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-06
THE BAY STATE LEGISLATURE.

BOsTOV, Jan. 5.-The Massachusetts Senate
Orgdnz,d ths morning. RIberU +. Bishop OF Newton,
ing elected President. Tile House organized by
the reelection uf SPEAKER NOyes. George 4. Maren
elected Clerk Of the House.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-02
THE MODESTY OF GENIUS.

When Sir Walter Scott became famous
he became lion of the first breed.
People visited him, wrote to him for ad-
vice, and otherwise took possession of
him, as they laid claim to pretty nearly
every celebrity in those days. Ambitious
literary beginners were especially numer.
GUS among his correspondents. They
never prepaid their letters, of course, so
that, in those days Of high postage, his
correspondence never cost him less than
81, 900 year.
On one occasion mighty package
came by post from the United States,
for which Scott had to pay 95 sterling.
1t contained manuscript play called
"The Cherokee Lovers" by a young
lady of New York, who begged Scott to
read and correct it, write prologue and
epilogue, get it put on the stage at Drury
Lane, and negotiate with Constable or
Murray for the copyright. In fort
night another package, quite as formida-
ble, arrived, which poor Scott paid the
same ruinous postage on, in order to
discover duplicate copy of "'Che Cher
okee Lovers" with . note from the au-
thoress, stating that the weather had
been 70 stormy, etc., she had judged it
safe to forward q double of her precious
play, for fear the first might have been
lost on the voyage.
"The Cherokee Lovers'' got warm
reception-in tho fire.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-02
II CxiT'S LONG JOURNEY

A gentleman in this city had presented
to him Maltese cat with four young
nursing kittens, by former friend liv-
ing fourteen miles out in the country.
This cat and her kittens were placed in
a close-covered basket, inside Of which
was blanket in which they were
wrapped, and the whole then covered
with thick rug. The cat and her kit
tens were kept in room in their new
home, and carefully watched, fed and pet
ted for seven days, she appearing to be
wonted and content. On the morning OF
the seventh day she and her kittens were
seen at their new home for the last time.
and were missed ve11 soon after. Tie
following day at noon she appeared at
her old home with all her kittens. She
did not return by the road~ the way she
came, as she was seen by several per-
SONS going through the fields with kit
ten in her mouth. Allowing thirty hours
to have elapsed between the time she was
last seen at her new home and the time
she was first seen at her old home she
must have Travelled distance of 112
miles, carrying kitten one-half the
same distance.-Bangor letter to Forest
and Stream.
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WEEKLY CASUALTY RECORD.

Il steam saw-mill near Oakland,
Nd, was blown to atoms by the explosion of
boiler. The fireman, Marshall Butler, was
blown six hundred feet, and driven head fore
most under some old logs. One boiler
was carried one thousand feet up the hill
side.
The explosion of boiler in the iron
mill OF Brown, Bonnell & Co., at Youngs
town, O., inflicted fatal injuries on David
jenkins and Walter Tender, and scalded three
others.
The steamship Ganos, from Matan.
zas, with cargo Of sugar, was sunk when
within twenty miles of the light house at Bos-
ton, by collision with the steamer Pembroke.
The loss is estimated at $5OO,O0O.
A loss of $2S,OOO was incurred at
Saline, Mich, by fire which destroyed one
fourth of the business quarter.
Over one hundred barrels of Dan
forth's fluid, stored in the cellar of saloon
at st. Joseph, No., exploded with terrific force
May %. The saloon was filled with people at
the time of the explosion, all colored, not
one of whom escaped. The loss is estimated
at not less than twenty. The building was
totally destroyed and several others were
wrecked
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-02
TERROBs OF THE sLMOOM.

The ''simoom," or poison wind, Of
Arabia, is serious affair to the travel
ers caught in it. The center of the col
umn of wind is composed ola poison
GUS gas, to breathe which is DEATH.
Round this center there eddy violent
gusts Of heated and impregnated air,
like that Of furnace. 1t approaches
slowly, amid the whirl of air-currents
that precedes it for some distance. Dur
ing its presence the only chance Of pre-
serving life is found in covering the face
with a cloth, and lying prone on the
sand, inhaling what little pure air may
he found next the earth. Meanwhile
the feeling of the chest is that of suffo-
cation, and that in the limbs as if molten
iron was being poured over them.
Camels instinctively bury their nozzles
In the sand, but horses do not possess
the same preservatory instincts, and
often perish in consequence.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-02
OPERA CRITICISM.

People have often wondered, when
some opera comes along out West that is
snide, and has not a decent performer
how it is that the Eastern papers have
not told what kind of lot OF rot it is, in
stead of giving the opera splendid no.
tice. An Eastern exchange tells how the
manager of the opera prevails upon the
critics to go easy, as follows:
"My tear poy!" he cries, with tears
in his eyes and sorrowful tremor in his
voice. my tear poy! Thish is IL pat
gombany! I know it! So do you! It
ish very pat gombany infect! My
prima tonna is oldt Ny denner ash got
no voice! My passo is played out ! My
costumes are rakket and tishgrasheful
My orchestra ish INFAMOUS! Iknow dot,
vidout you tell me! But my tear poy
It ish not my vault 1t ish der pest /
couldt do! Dere ish no longer any art
eests You know dot I bay der pest
brices I run ofer all Europe to find
me dese singers! Vot shanse have
got? I am at your mercy! If you go
pack on me, you ruin an olt friendt
For no vault Of mine, you ruin Won OF
der Oldest and pest friendts you efer
had! Go ahead Tell der druth
Pitch into my gombany! Gife my Or
cliestra Wits Ruin me You can
Derefore, you will =
After that q critic that would tell the
truth about the opera would be con.
founded liar.-Peck's Su,e,
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MISCELL.ANEOUS NEWS.

Hon. George w. Williams, of Ohio,
colored delegate to the Baptist home mission
gathering at indianapolis, informed that body
that thirty thousand negroes are prepar-
ing to emigrate from Louisiana to New
Mexico.
Both houses of the Mexican con-
gress have approved of Eads' contract for a
ship railway across the isthmus of Tehuante.
pee.
Nearly all the property of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company was draped
in mourning for the memory of Thomas A.
Scott
Under the Thurman act the govern.
ment claims 81, ,250, 900 as overdue from the
Central Pacific roads. Auditor French is now
in California on a special tour of investiga-
ton, and not until his return will the attorney
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-02
NEW $ IN BRIEF.
WASHINGTON.


It is rumored in Washington that a
high officer Of the House Of Representatives
has lost, alta gaming table, several thousand
dollars intrusted to him by members, and that
an exposure is inevitable.
The state department has been Of
!icially advised of the seizure of the American
bark Acacia, Of Boston, by the custom al-
thoritlcs at Merida, Mexico, which harbor she
entered in distress. A request by the Ameri-
can consul for her release was refused. Her
crew are on shore, and have been threatened
with arrest should they board any American
ship. The navy department will order one of
the vessels of the north Atlantic squadron to
the scene Of the trouble to investigate it.
An investigation set on foot by Sec
retary Wind ON has resulted in the D. eferme Mt
Of serious charges against o. l.. Pitney, of the
treasury department, who disburses the funds
for contingent expenses.
Ex-senator Bruce has assum ed the
duties OF register of the treasury. Ills official
life had scarcely commenced when he was be-
sieged by an army Of applicants for office, but
the new register informed all that he had no
power to appoint; that his recommendations
for c1erkships would have no more weight
than as a private citizen, and that, without
cause, he should not recommend the removal
of present clerks in his Office.
\ society known as the Red Cross
Society has been organized at Washington,
whose duties will be care OF the sick and
wounded in time of war. Several of the cab
met officers and many OF the his hest army
officials are very warm supporters OF the
cause, notably Secretaries Blaine, Window
and Lincoln, Generals Sherman, Grant,
Sheridan; Townsend and Rucker, and Assist
ant Surgeon General Crane.
1t has been decided that Gen. Terry
will remain in command Of the Department
Of Dakota.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-02
HOMES IN THE WEST.

Persons looking westward for homes
c;;n procure full information concern
ing the GARDEN SPOT of Iowa and
Minnesota, by subscribing for the
Worthington ADVANCE, published at
Worthington, Minnesota. Send So for
one year. 81 for six months, and so
cents for three months, to ADVANCE,
Worthington, Mobiles Co., Minnesota.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-02
LEE AND LINCOLN.

Being at Point Lookout, Nd, s. Tay-
lor Suit, once the Ariel of the gold-room
in New York, later q Maryland planter,
told this recollection
"There lived near me in Prince
Georges county, at Upper Marlborough,
a cousin and favorite of Gen. Robert E.
Lee, named John F. Lee. He was
Judge Advocate of the United States
army, and, when the war broke out, was
absurd enough to resign this comfortable
place and his rank Of Major to go over
to the Confederacy. Ny intimate rela-
tions with him led me to know Col. R.
T.. Lee. slightly. At the close Of the
war, about April ~, 1865, made a visit
to Richmond, Va, with the United
States Marshal at Washington, Ward
d. Lamon. On Saturday night went
to his room, at the Spotswood Hotel,
and found him lying on his bed weeping.
l inquired the cause, but he sobbed that
he could not tell me then. Being mysti-
fed and excited, pressed to know Iii,
grievance, and finally he said: Il AM
going off in the morning to Washington.
Before I 60 I will see YOU He in.
formed me at Rockets, as the steame,
was about to depart, that President Lin.
coin had been murdered. / came ashore
again, and, filed with the weight oi
such information, which was known t.
but few in Richmond, I thought it would
justify me in calling on Gen. Lee, who
had arrived day or two before, and was
at his dwelling. There was told thai
Gen. Lee was about to attend religious
service, but would be at home about
1880 o'clock. I called again, and he
received me cordially, and inquired par
tic'1larly for various friends, places AMI
interests about Washington, Baltimore:
and Maryland. 1 finally said to him:
"'Gen, Lee I have piece Of priva L
information which I came here to givv
you, sir. The President of the United
States, Abraham Lincoln, was assas,i
mated night before last in Washington
city
"He turned suddenly, his face being
Int half turned toward me before, an.
looked into my face with an expression
shall never forget. He looked ill.,.
through and through.
"'General, said I, 'there can be no
doubt Of it. The Presidents Marshal.
Col. Lamon, told me of it, and it has
been fully confirmed in cipher messages
to tho military authorities. What do
yuu think about it, Gen. Lee?'
"He raised his head and chin, assum
ing positive expression, and exclaim< /
"'The South has lost her best frienl!'
Before came away I remarked :
General, I would like to have your
opinion as to who is the best of your
Generals?'
"He answered, still little stunned
and preoccupied:
ga man I never saw. A man named
Forrest. ~ George Alfred Townsend.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-02
: NUMBER 40.

the water to overflow the lower deck of the
Victoria, and part Of the passengers on the
boat were submerged to such an extent that
they rushed to the opposite side of the boat.
This manuevre had the effect of partly over
turning the boat to the left side 50 far that
THE UPPER DECK GAVE WAY
and precipitated the passengers into the water.
This allowed those on the lower deck ap op-
portunlty to take the water, ana make the
best OF her chances to escape.
Mr.. Samuel Stewart states he was at Wood.
land landing waiting for the Victoria to come
up, in order to take passage on her. The
Louise, on the down trip, arrived moment
or two before the Victoria, and took the land.
ing side. Mr.. Stewart states that getting
aboard the Louise to reach the Victoria, he
saw the crowded state of the latter and
requested the manager, who was on board
the former, to unload some of her passengers,
stating that she would never reach her dock
with such crowd. No attention was paid
to this, and she proceeded on her way only to
meet her doom few minutes later
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rapidity. To save themselves those onthe prom
enade deck clutched the stanchions that sup
ported the awning overhead, but they snapped
like pipe.stems, and q moment later the sup
a Ports OF ~; tne promenade deck gave way and the
the hull into the water. Montgomery caught
hold OF an iron rod or bracket OF some kind in
the awning, and holding this managed to keep
his head above water for some seconds after
the collapsed promenade deck beneath his feet
had gone into the water. His position at this
time was terrible. Below the deck, which had
sunk from under him, he knew others
WERE PERIsH1NG, DROWNING LIKE RATS
in hole, while the awning to which he was
clinging was rapidly sinking and burying be-
meath 1t men, women and children, whose
plteous shrieks rent the air on every side
Mothers would beat the water madiy with
their hands and with eyes starting from their
sockets, would utter shrek after Shrek till at
last half-smothered cry that ended in sick
ening gurgle told they had gone down beneath
the flood. But even this was not the
MOST HORRIBLE
OF Montgomery's experiences. While he still
held his head above the water he could feel
drowning children, whose little heads were
swept under the water some seconds before
his own, clutching at his legs in what he we'll
knew were their dying struggles Drowning
ly implored his help. Montgomery asserts
that there was no teetering of the steamer
from side to side. She was listed TO the star
board all the way up the river, till just at the
time Of the accident, and then she rallied sud
denly to port and went to pieces, just as one
would swoop house of cards off a table.
Montgomery is Of the opinion that the upset
would not be attended with half such fatal re-
suits had the steamer been properly construct
ed. Many or perhaps nearly all might have
been saved had it not been that they were
swept down by the sudden collapse of the
upper works and buried in the wreck. Strong
men and prattling children were alike helpless.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-02
A1aOfhe2' Version.

r. Montgomery, leather merchant of the
city, one of the passengers who escaped from
the wreck, gives version of the disaster that
differs In some particulars from those alrerdy
puollshed. Montgomery says the steamer was
greatly overloaded. He was on the prone
made deck He does not know what NAV have
been going on down on the main deck, hut is
sure all the people he saw were quiet and or
deriy. There was no chasing about the boat
or pranks of any kind. As soon as the boat
started, however, she proved to be deeply list
ed TO the starboard, and the passengers on the
promenade deck were requested to move over
to the port side. Some of them did so, but
still the steamer did not straightcn up to any
perceptlble extent. Again the passengers
were requested to move over to the port Side,
though large majority of those on the prom.
enade deck were already over there. At this
time he looked down the companlon-way and
saw considerable depth of water on the main
deck, which, as he then feared, accounted for
the extraordinary listing Of the boat to the
starboard side. A very short time after this,
and only moment before the accident, the
captain passed through the crowd, remarkine,
'if you don't keep over to the port side,
YOU WILL HAVE TO SWIM FOR 1T.''
At this several more of the passengers moved
over to the port side and the boat suddenly
righted and then listed heavily to the port
side which was not more than forty feet from
the bank. Down she went with astonishing
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general -njoin the July dividend of the com

Miss Pinneo, of Greedy, COL, de-
feated Miss Curtiss, of Topeka, in a twenty
mile race, May 81 time, ffty-nine minutes
and twenty seven seconds Miss Curtiss, after
riding thirteen miles was completely exhaust
ed, and compelled to leave the track. About
$1,000 people were present. A large amount
of money changed hands.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-02
AMERICAN rs. ENGLISH

If you ask at a London grocer's for
crackers he will inform you with mild
contempt that they don't keep the
Fourth of July in England; and it is
only after an elaborate explanation that
you can buy them under the name of
biscuits, while biscuits in the American
definition are unknown. "Canned"
fruit or canned anything is not un-
derstood; your request must be for
"tinned" fruit OF fish; and at the bakers
"graham" bread is unknown; all that
is not pure white is "brown," and pies
with top crusts are "tarts."
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THE HOSP1EABLE BELGIANS.

THE HOSPLEABLE BELGIANS. ).
The Belgians are the only nospitablte
people still remaining in Europe, and
think nothing Of asking perfect stran-
ger to join their family circle in five
minutes acquaintance. If, therefore,
traveller stops in any place where wed.
ding or christening is going on, it gener.-
ally depends on himself whether he will
be one Of the guests or not: Not long
ago I had gone to bed at Belgian inn.
when I heard resolute knocking at my
chamber door, and some giggling as Of
some laughing girls outside. 1t waa
about II 80 o'clock p. m., and I got up,
much wondering what could be the mat.
ter.
The landlord had sent hk daughter
and some Of her young friends to ask il
1 would join midnight pilgrimage they
were about to make to the shrine of a
neighboring saint in fulfllment of a
promise they had made to a deceased
relative. I got ur, joined the party,
and it was certainly the jolliest pilgrim
age I ever saw or heard of. We walked
along some country roads by starlight,
singing songs which were not of par
ticularly' sanity character, and when
we had accomplished the object of our
mission in quaint cid chapel where the
saint worshiped, we wandered out to a
picturesque village and ate hot rolls and
fresh butter with some excellent coffee.
As we returned by rail in the early
summer morning, the whole family
seemed to have accepted me into their
connection, and treated me entirely as
one of themselves. The Duchy of Lux
embourg is, if possible, still more patri-
archal in the manner of its people, and a
man know was invited by some people
he had never seen before to pass a
month at their chateau. What is per-
haps still stranger is that he went, was
really well received, and that the i'm
promptu acquaintance thus formed
turned out to be mutually satisfactory.
Belgium is now by far the cheapest
place in Europe, except some Of the re-
mote parts of Italy; and in Belgium or
in the Duchy of Luxembourg the fare is
everywhere excellent, while in Italy one
may have to live on macaroni and toma-
tOes.-LOndOu Times.