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the agent, and Arthur Cuddv, lad of13,
were killed and three other bystanders more
or less injured.
BY the explosion of a tank in the lin
seed oil-mill of the Aston Manufacturing
Company, Chicago, Frank Callahan, Super
intendent, and Ole Bargeson, laborer, were
scalded to death.
FRANK RUEHsTALLER's saloon and
residence in Sacramento, Cal, burned a few
nights ago. Ruehstaller dragged out his
wife and two children, but two other chill
dren sleeping on the floor above persshed.
The tiremen made a desperate fight to save
them. a number being severely burned in
the attempt.
FIFTEEN men were badly scalded by
the explosion Of a steam boiler in a mill at
Duluth.
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Newspaper Fortunes.

About two years ago, u Young man
OF twenty journeyman carpenter
in Philadelphia - had laid up a few
hundred dollars in the savings-bank.
With this money he intended to open
shop of his own, and, if successful in his
business, to marry. just at this time
sudden stroke of so-called luck"
came to him. Opening the newspaper
one morning, he saw his own name in
capitals-JOhn Carson, sole heir to
title, and an estate of Sl0,OOO.O OO
The lad grew dizzy and blind. There
could be no mistake. His mothers and
grandfatherS names were accurately
given in the newspaper paragraph. The
estate was in England. INQUIRIES had
been made for the heir. The agent OF
the London lawyers was in the city,
and had told the story far and wide.
John Carson dressed himself in his
Sunday clothes and went to find the
agent No more shop for him that day
or any day. The agent was at the
hotel and welcomed the lad subserv-
iently. Undoubtedly the estate was
the young mans, he said. There were
some legal formulas before he could be
put in possession, which would require
a little money, etc, etc. In the mean
time, Mr.. or Sir John Carson must
come to the hotel and live as beftted
his rank. New friends swarmed around
him. There was no measure to the
tlattery and adulation the supposed
heir received. He withdrew his say
ings from the bank and spent them
freely. What did n palty hundred or
two matter to the heir of millions? The
agent, i'll reality, had simply got scent
OF some lOng-COntcsted suit in chancery
in the Carson family, to which John
had not the ghost OF chance. For
about year he received the poor BOYS
money, and prohted BY the credit
which his reputed fortune gained. Then
he van shed, and with him estate and
title, leaving the once Industrious me-
Chanic a drunken idler, with noun
tain of debt on his shoulders. A
drunken idler he remained until he
ended his days in a Street-braWl.
This sort of deception is common in
this country. Scarcely month passes
that does not bring an account OF some
American family which has fallen heir
to large English estates, involving
thousands, sometimes millions, of dol
lars. The amount always runs up to
large proportions. Many American
families have been turned out of their
course of honest industry by these,fan-
tastic hopes which have ended in mis-
cradle disappointment. The only per-
son benefited has been the agent,
whose expenses have been paid to
"look to the interests " of his cred,
plous dupes. - YOUTHS Companion
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states convened at noon on the 10th with a
bare quorum, consisting OF Chief Justice
Waite and Associate Justices Miller, Brad
ley, Harlan, Woods and Matthews.
THE managers of the Garfield Monu-
ment fund at Cleveland have addressed
communication to the Governors Of the va
rious States, asking them to interest them
selves in obtaining contributions in their re-
spcctive States.
THERE will be some ninety nomina.
tions for POstmasters sent to the Senate for
confirmation during the special session. OF
these about forty-fve are Postmasters APP
pointed by President Garfield after the adj
journment of the Senate last summer.
Mr.. TILDEN has publicly announced
his determination not to accept the nominal
ton for Governor Of New York should it be
rendered him by the Convention.
The trial of the Rev. DR.. Thomas, of
Chicago, upon various charges Of heresy,
took place before the Rock River VI. +. Con-
ference at Sycamore, H., and resulted in y
general verdict of guilty. II was there
upon ordered that he be expelled from the
ministry and from membership in the NJ L.
Church.
THE special session of the Minnesota
Legislature, called for the purpose Of set
Ting the bond question and also to choose a
United States Senator, convened on the 18th.
1t was generally conceded that Senator
Window would be elected without serious
opposition.
Col. ROCKWELL is an applicant for
the position of Quartermaster- General, and
it is believed would have been appointed
had President Garfield lived. Gen. Grant
is understood to be backing Gen. Rufus In
gals for the same position.
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hIISCELLANEnIrS-

A RECENT Washington dispatch says
Col. w. w. Dudley has been for some weeks
investigating a ring in the Pension Office.
How many are implicated is not known, but
the number under investigation now is
about thirty. The amount Of money in
yolved will reach into the millions, when
the amount paid and to be paid is consid-
cred. OF course the prosecution will ex-
tend to those who have frauduently re-
ceived pensions. The Secret Service here
has under surveillance more than 200 per-
sons in various States, whose arrest will
follow closely upon that of the clerks.
HAM WHITE, Texas highwayman,
has been sentenced to the Penitentiary for
ninety years.
A FIRE at Pine Bluff, Ark, on the
morning of the It'll, destroyed about 500, =
600 worth Of property, including the office
of the Press, f. l.. Taylor & Co.'s dry-goods
store and j.. II. Delman's hardware store.
Partially insured.
IHE Protestant ministers of Washing
ton called on the President on the It'll.
The Rose City FIGURING at Lit
tie Rock, one of the largest manufacturing
establishments OF the Southwest, were to-
tally destroyed by fire on the 9th. Loss be-
tween $4,000 and 1000, partially insured.
SEVERE frosts have occurred. in the
Carolinas and Virginia, injuring tobacco
and, it is feared, killing the late growth Of
cotton.
VIM. Cox, Jesse Monroe and VIM.
Delaney, the three young men who robbed
the Iron Mountain Express Company and
the passengers on train No. 4, near Hope,
Ark, September 22 pleaded guilty to four
teen indictments for robbery, and were each
sentenced to seventy years in the Peniten-
tiary.
A DISPATCH from Fort Wilcox, Ari-
IONA, Sth says: Troops are now moving
across southeast Of Chiricahuu range toward
Mexico to intercept the hostiles in that di-
IectiOn. Orders have been sent to Bernard
to follow the hostiles into Sonora, il permis-
sion is granted by the Mexican authorities
to cross the line and to cooperate with their
troops. A courier arrived at Bowie reports
that Arnold's command attacked the Indi-
ans between BadOcOlOna ranch and the
Huacahuaca Mountains. The Indians aban-
dOned all their animals and took to the
mountains. Two Indians were found dead
The rest have gone to the south end OF the
Huacahuaca Mountains.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

IN the United States Senate, on the
18th, Nelson w. Aldrich, the new Senator
from Rhode Island, was sworn in. Mr.. Ed
munds moved that the oath of office be adj
ministered to the Senator's elect from New
York. Mr.. Mcpherson interposed and
stated he desired to present communica-
ton from certain members of the New
York Legislature, alleging certain reasons
why Lapham and Miller were not entitled
to seats in the Senate. With regard to
these allegations he knew nothing. He did
not present the petition with any desire to
delay action upon the administration Of the
oath. The communication was tabled, and
Messrs. Lapham and Miller sworn in. Mr..
EdmundS offered a resolution that the
standing committees Of the Senate, as they
were constituted at the close Of the last SEES
sion, he continued for the present session,
and authorizing the President pro TEN. to
fill any vacancies which may exist therein.
Adjourned. r.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
says, as by authority: "The position Of
David Davis will continue Independent.
He will not vote to displace Bayard, nor will
be refrain in order to allow it. He Will not
consent to be elected President of the Sem
ate 10y either party. This will be his atti-
tud during this session, but he will doubt
less vote for the Republican at the regular
sc sion in December"
ELECTIONS were held in Iowa and
Ohio on the 18th, for Governors and minor
State officers and members of the Legi>lu-
ture. In each State three tickets were in
IN - No &.
Grcenback. The result, as indicated by re-
turns received mp to midnight Of the day Of
c'ocU u,waS sub,tantiallyas follows: Iowa
Republican MAORI Y over Democrats, $4,000;
over all partie, $4,000. Ohio-Fos,er's pia-
rality estimated at S,0G) returns maug.r
AM count slow on account Of scratching.
TIE burning Of the Fourth Avenue
Horse-car Company's stables and a large
warehouse adjoining, in New York City, in
VOWED u loss of about $1,000, 600. Some 200
horses persisted in the danes. In the ware
house was stored large amount Of furni-
ture and other valuable property belonging
to various wealthy families. Among the
property destroyed was one painting just
imported by Vanderbilt. valued at $4,000.
SERIOUS riots have occurred at the
villages of Ballyragget and Atheny in Ire
land, and several persons were seriously in
jured by collisions between the police and
the people.
The trial of sixteen persons, chiefly
workmen, has commenced at Leipzig for
treason against the Constitution and in
fringement Of the Socialist law by snug
Cling into the barracks and otherwise dis
seminating revolutionary writings, includ-
ing the Socialist journal. the Freipost.
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

All prizes. honors and degrees
which the ROYAL University OF Ireland
ran confer have now been opened to
women Us well rs to men.
Dr.. TalmageS salary has been in.
creased from 5000 to $4,000. He
has lately preached his twelfth auniver.
sary sermon rs pastor of the BROOKLYN
Tabernacle Congregation.
The Congregational Church of
Stratford, Conn, which is not less than
two hundred and thirty years old. has
also celebrated its autiqu tv by the pub
lica'ion OF u manual containing histori-
cal sketches OF its sixteen former pas.
tors. 1t has furnished twenty-five men
TO the ministry, among them the Rev.
Ii, =. tarnum. missionary in Turkey.
Mr. Matthew Arnold saws that in
the matter OF middle class education
Ireland and England are about on
par, and that the djle class in En-.
gland and ireland is the worst -Schooled
middle class in Western Europe. The
secondary schools OF Ireland are
"grmy and disgustng,' badly man.
aged and insutlicicntlv provided. Nor
Is there any general organization of eX-
isting educational resources scattered
over the country, rs is the case in Scot
land. EVERYWHERE. Mr.. Arnold saws.
the boys are "addled and answer bv
accident
Miss Myra Kingsbury has been or.
dained for the ministry in the Univer.
saist Church at Sheshequin, II. Y. A
correspondent OF the Elmira AdUeriiser
says: $50 quiet, retired and studious
has been her maidenly life that hercall-
ing to public work was as much of a
surprise to her nearest friends rs to
those who knew her only by reputation.
Rarely gifted, both intellectually and
spiritually. she has stepped from her
modest home into the fullness of the
light. For a year past she has had
charge of church in Vermont. and
given great comfort and satisfaction to
her flock. She soon returns to her par
ish."
The French system of education is
peculiar, the whole being comprised
under the title of the University of
France, and the Minister of Public In
struction being designated as the Grand
Master of the University. The Uni
versity of France falls into the three
categores or grades of primary, sec.
ondary, and superior education. Each
grade has its staff of teachers, who can
and frequently do obtain promotion
from one division into the other. Geo.
graphically, the University is divided
into sixteen academies, each compris-
ing from four to five departments. At
the head of each academic district is a
Rector, appointed by the Government,
who has the control and complete SUI
pervision of the University faculties,
lycees, colleges and primary schools.
His connection with tho last is, howev-
er, almost entirely formal, and the real
authority over them resides with the.
Project of the Department. Each rec
tor is assisted by an educational
board, appointed by the Minister Pri-
mary education has been based almost
entirely on Guizot's law of 1888, but
several reform bills are now under dis
cussion in the French Chambers. These
bills tend to make education colapulso.
ry, gratuitous and unsectarian.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

IHE remains OF President Garfield
have been transferred from the casket in
which they were originally placed to an ele-
CANT air-tight case made of sheet bronze.
The remains were found to be in an uneX-
pectedly good state Of preservation, and now
that the proper casket has been provided it
is probable that the plans Of the Monument
Committee will be changed, and instead of
the body being put in the ground, a crypt
will be erected and the casket exposed to
view.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR will retain his
quarters at the residence of Senator Jones
until the White House repairs are COM
pleted. The President positively declines
to hear any applicants for public office, and
thinks the minor offices now vacant should
be filled by the heads of the various depart
ments.
The Minnesota Democrats have nom
mated the following ticket: Governor, Gen.
r. w. johnson; Lieutenant Governor, T..
7. Barnum, of St. Cloud; Auditor, Rudolph
Lehmlcke. of saltwater; Secretary of State,
A. II. Lamberton, of St. Peter; Treasurer,
John +. Russell, of Houston County; At
torney- General, George N. Baxter, of Rice
County; Railroad Commissioner, r. S. Cook,
of Owatonna. The Convention indorsed
Judges Clark, Dickinson and Mitchell, the
present Supreme Judges. Dickinson and
Mitchell are Republican nominees.
GEN. JOSEPH c. ABBOTT, ex. United
States Senator, died at Wilmington, n. c.,
on the Sth.
THE conference between the commit
tees OF the Republican and Democratic Sem
ate Caucuses, to agree upon some plan for
the amicable organization of the Senate,
came to naught, the Democratic committee
refusing to enter into any negotiation which
involved the abandonment of their asserted
right to name the presiding officer, while
the Republican committee refused to enter
tain any proposition that did not include
the question of the entire organization of
the Senate. The Democratic Caucus NOM
mated Senator Bayard for President OF the
Senate; the Republican Caucus, Senator
Edmunds.
THE arrival of Roscoe Conkling at
the National Capital and his prolonged con-
ference with the President was the subject
OF the greatest comment at Washington ON
the Sth.
The Supreme Court of the United
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.

A COMMITTEE of the Confederate
bondhoders of London recently issued a re-
quest that all interested should register.
This was taken rs foreshadowing an appeal
to the State Legislatures in the South, and
hence several purchases of bonds were made
at 3 to 4 per cent.
GOVERNOR HOYT notifies the Insur-
ancc Commissioners of PENNSYLVANIA lie will
not issue any more letters patent to mutual
assessment insurance companies. As the
Governor constructs the law, the business is
not conducted legally.
The Atlanta Cotton Exposition opened
on the 9th with appropriate ceremonies.
Owing to the railroad blockade many OF the
exhibits had not arrived, aud in consequence
the exhibition was in a very incomplete
state.
THE National Farmers Alliance, in
session recently at Chicago, received a re-
port from the Secretary giving the total
membership at q, 500; number Of Alliances
now organized, 1000, distributed as follows:
Nebraska, 201; Kansas, 2S5; Iowa, $50; New
York, 60; Wisconsin, 81; Michigan, 10;
Missouri, 10; Indiana, 10; Illinois, A.,
and Minnesota, 90 Resolutions were
adopted opposing all monopolies, favoring
just income tax, condemning free railroad
passes, demanding impartial laws for the
equalization of the transportation of freight
and passengers, and declaring that the adu-
iteration of food is as dishonest and more in
furious than counterfeiting money and
should be punished as severely. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are: President,
John ID. James, of Kansas; Vice President,
Hon. Matt Anderson, of Wisconsin,; Secre-
tary, d. w. Wood, of Illinois; Treasurer,
Allen Root, of Nebraska.
The Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Texas Pacific Railway Company has been
organized, to operate the Cincinnati South
ern road under the Erlanger lease. Theo-
dore Cook was elected President, and John
Scott General Manager.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

A HORRIBLE double murder has come
to light in Ellsworth County, Kans. On the
DIST Of September Andrew Ware and his
son, aged -, both mySteriously disappeared.
1t being known that Ware and neighbor.
l.. A. Rose, had had some difficulty, sus-
picion of foul play was entertained. and
search being made, on the Sth inst. the
bodies of both father and son were
found buried on Roses farm. Rose
meanwhile had fled, but his wife has given
full particulars of the terrible crime. She
says her husband shot the elder Ware twice,
and then Drained his son with the butt of his
gun to prevent his testifying against him.
The wounds upon the bodies were such as
described by Mrs. Rose. The murderer is
So years of age, six feet high, fair complex
ion, has blue eyes and red face; weighs
200 pounds; chin whskers and mustache:
has a scar from knife under the left nipple.
A YOUNG negro named Robertson,
who committed most aggravated assault
upon an old lady OF 60, at lIorgan's Fork,
Franklin County, Miss, was lynched by
party of several hundred citizens, white and
black.
A CONTROVERSY took place over the
telegraph wires between two Colorado oper-
atiyes-J. s. Mcbride, operator at G,orir,ta,
and Jack Hardy, operator at Levy Station.
The latter went to Glorietta and called on
Mcbride about midnight for the purpose of
revenge. Hardy was found on the floor of
the telegraph office fatally shot Mcbride
is missing, and the shooting is supposed to
be iustiliable.
AT Quincy, ILL.,, on the Sth, a shoot
ing ARRAY occurred between John McDade
and Thomas jackson, in which the former
received a bullet through The body and the
latter one in the jaw and another i'm his
thigh. McDade died on the following day
from the effect of his wound; Jackson SEEM
ed likely to recover. McDade was a we'll
known business man and formerly Chief Of
Police. Jackson is a sporting mana gam
bier. The ARRAY grew out OF a game OF
cards, in which McDade claimed to have
been cheated, and while under the influence
Of liquor he armed himself with shotgun
and attempted 10 kill Jackson, who defended
himself with revolver.
NEAR Clinton, Iowa, on the Sth,
passenger train dashed into heavily laden
freight car at crossing, throwing it on to
the platform Of the station. j. j. Flanagan,
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The United Stntes Senate.
Democrats, 81; Republicans, 81; Inlepend-
pntS.

entS, 2
ALABAMA. lf Er MISSISSIPPI 1I F@
J. T. Morgan, D....lss3 L. O. c. Lamar, II. ISIS
J. L. Pu.h, D ...lsSj }. H. George, D.....1SS5
A. H. G %aniN s.. 1ss3G g. v Mistof b lss5
J. d. Walker, D....lSSj f. NJ. Cockrel, ID. lS5,
j. II. Farley, D.....lSSj Avn saunders, II 1883
J. +. Miller, R......lss, G. II. Van Wyck, Rlss7
COLORADO, NEVADA.
II. VI. Teller, r.. 1883 ]. p. Jones R'.....IsS5
n. Z. Hill H.. Is J. G.. Fair. D..... 1857
CoNSECTGCUT. NEW HANPSruRE.
}. r. Ha%ey K iss7 II " w. bun BiaP, H. 1888 1888
Eli sauis69r D., 1888 j. r. McPGers s5a, b1sss
r. +. Bayard. D....loSi w. ). Sewell, K....1S5I
FLORIDA. NEW YORK.
Wilkinson Call, D..lS,j Il. G. LauhAsn, Il. 1855
c. w. Jones, D.. .leS7 Warner Miller, Il. 1857
GEORGIA. AOHrH CAROLINA.
b. II. Hill, D.......lSS} NJ W. Ransom, ID. 1853
}. e. Brown, ID ....lSo5 I. b. Vance, D.....lSs5
ILLINOIS. ONO.
D. DAYS, Ind. d. 1883 G. H. Pendieton, I. 1855
J. A. Logan, R.. 1855 John Sherman, II. 1857
d. w. voorhees,, D 1885 l.. Grover. DE-. 1883
Benz. Harrison, Il 1881 D. ii. slater, De-. 1885
IOWA. PENNSYLVANIA.
J. w. Mcnill, RISE J. ID. cameron, Il. 1854
w. i. Allison, Il .loS5 j. !. Mitchell, X lss7
KANSAS. HaODE ISLAND.
=. b. Plumb, r.. 1888 II. B. Anthony, r.. 1883
j. ). ingalls,, R.. 1850 n. w. Aldrich, r.. ISL
KENTUCKY. SOUTH CAKOLINA.
J. e. Beck, -. ..... 1883 NJ. G. Butter, D.. 1881
). =. NllllNlnS, d.. 1888 wade Hampton, ID. 1850
LOUISIANA. TENNESSEE.
W. =. Kellogg, r.. 1883 !. G.. Harris, d. 49,. 1889
ID. /. Jonas D.. 1855 ii. Il. jackson, d.. 1851
MAINE. TEXAS.
". p. Frye. II .... 1883 Richard Coke d. 1851
Eugene Hale, R.. lSSI.S. b. MaXey, D.. 1887
MARYLAND. VERMONT.
j. Is. GrOOme, D...lSS5J. S. Morrill,, r.. 1885,
a. i. German, d. 1855 q. +. Edmunds, K. 1871
MASSACHUSETTS, VIRGINIA.
G.. f. Hoar. X ..... 1855 J. w Johnston d 1888
II. l.. Dawes, R....l,S1 W. Malone, Ind DIST
go - MICHIGAN. WEST VIRGINIA.
I. W. Ferry, r.. 1888 III. G.. Davis D. 1888
y. ID. Conger, X. .lSS1 j. n. Camden, d. 1887
MINNESOTA. WISCONSIN.
"A. j. EdgertOn, Il 1888 Angus Cameron II 1855
5. }, r.. Mcmillan, RlSS7 Philetus Sawyer, RloS7
Appointed by Govern m
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-11-30
Very Deer.

The Grand Rapids Leader narrates
the exploits Of a party Of deer hunters
who have returned to that city from
the northern part Of the State, and
says that each deer shot by them cost
$50. Had the party consisted Of
preachers they would have got of
cheaper, as the only expense they
would have incurred would be by the
attention bestowed by the doctors on
their thumbs.
Got off cheap. One Saginaw party
the sea-sick pilgrims in one fort
night-16 in the party-bagged one
deer. Readers so disposed can make
their own figures. One Of the number,
though he shot no deer, baggcd Il hair
in his butter and he Just wished he
hadn't Another Saginaw party of
some ten to twenty got one deer the
first week, and it is rumorcd not quite
50 many the second week, but neither
the party nor their reports are as yet
all in.-Saginaw Courier.
Yes, they did. There was a party of
fifteen from Ohio, who visited the woods
in this vicinity, hunted for six weeks,
and managed to kill Is deer, mostly all
fawns, which would probably sell for
about $40, the cost Of which can be
estimated from the following table of
expenses;
Fare 70 Alpena and return Is persons at
SG each, so4O 90
pnsrd for /, 81 ,-o,l,s ~ . 4, NO., ., -, So ~
sundues, including "invigerator,' 100 90
Total 1900 90
To say nothing about the wear and
tear Of clothing, and the loss of time.
Counting the lost time, which would
amount to about 100 weeks in all, at
SO week, and it cost the party $4,000
for $40 worth Of deer.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-11-30
Good Hunting.

From the commencement Of the
present deer season, October 1st, up to
date, William Benjamin, aged "a, and
Henry Benjamin, aged 20, sons Of the
we'll known hunter Chase Benjamin,
have killed So deer. No dogs have
been used all the deer killed being by
what is termed "still hunting" The
deer were shot in the Turtle Lake re-
gion, and the venison was nicely dress
ed and sent to Geo. n. Blackburn q
Son in such manner that none have
spoiled. This is the first season that
the young hunters have hunted in COM
pany, and they certainly have no rea-
son to be ashamed Of their record as
hunters. The financial results of their
labor must be gratifying to them-they
having received some $3.50 for their
work, besides having a number Of deer
vet TO be sold.