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, 1881-03-04

Tho aoncstiO incnnrentcuces aud tho d,m!u,l-
tton Of Runcrnl trtlo and lrliI!o resulting frun,
the stdrsn cn,AOt bc calculated. Fur Instance,
tho amount nf money which would hllyu clAngod
hnsitls in Chlcn9o yesterday hut for tho storm
could not 10 estimated within thousands OF dol
ars ut tho crrcct figure. In thu irst psce, no
bot'y vnnturcd u,tt Of tho house yesterday, Kcs.-
trlly speaking, unless compallcd 30 to do ty pu-
t1,at business Ml,d oshor intles. Even tho lutly
WIN hcCns IL lIer Ihiof object In lilo to s1llas!cr
II certain utaount OF tsno uni patcrual won ltl
every day In thar fascinating pastilnu or
h!soPp!tiH, tc!t culnt'elel yusteruuy to Mbnn-
weather 70 hold ,her. In, bit ycstrrdWy
would laInty No. kid i'ut IL as Il. s;u,w. nanas @
lnrxo enough to defy II lorunntvol And. aKitl,.
llv a'lt'w bud i yary boltl sns inaus!ttve why uf
tho condition Of tic streuts keep nu tho ssyret
CREATURES who do "ahuppln1" solely for xhuE-
pings sake, but It nlao prevented frtim yol,lr-
my Out lIiA,ly Q! thilSu WhU really weru In netd
nf things fronl tue htnrcs Atd shnps. EisW lna,jy
nGro .., sn.,nls 9f shrod ppers ot pins. boxes Of
Or articles wtid luyo loft tho rutlIl sttIrcs yrs.
turtlnY " tho SUI hu hceu shlllillxt fiuw
my n. "Gt.ktaiis" ai "rAm- nces"
~ rahrlrGs retained their vlfslnty FROM the
slarkutilx. too. was reduced 10 nu alarming
nxshut. Thcr1 VIVA fnnny IN nxtru r,ltst mt mt
lot lott tG Eur ln tle hutchor.stl1,. ulld ,l.t,ly
~ Hxtra liilk of tho snluy h1loKt" was ulluwe',
tcll tilp nun Gcr uf tnIusphottls wt,cre tho cul
st'ly rsit' h1,a'rt yesterday. aud when they uui, ID
Est !i"ne .leltscredf fur thu .Iealers. lln.ly III
ll0ti, rulustA Ia send Uilt their teft,,iA, Tho
B.ltlle Mnlt hc sall Of thu .lry-yuuis l,allvory,
ttHt Thu stlcetilent Gallery md luscious fruits
tMiled 10 Kritu ltiIny ~ ltulnr-t,lt,!u ycstur-
lnt'st seroHs tnc,Alserlrnru IN it.,lnestiu way,
trsult!!ts FROM tho storm yestcruy, wAs ti,o
scarnts} u il!isk aud cngk Upwards Ut 3l,OlJ
st!speils'l ut trultls. nnd many witKohs ut tho
eltt lalrich Wcre not srt,t out lillti.lrt4,a vi
w'1t'tcsulo prfru 0l ths frnl cui,1tltntlty utl-
FuHcHl II bout lu0 lI0r cent. Alu tue prcu uf tho
nnelet a. restg!lEnls wont UP with proportion.
ato rsIPldlty. No hllr Will pscr kl!uw tho nlllll-
bur 0E engagements to tho Theatre tlut tho
, 1881-03-04

Spftldl D'sfatth 70 The Chicago Tribune.
W1NOsA, Minu, March 3.-SpeoIaIs from tho
oast ontt ut tho Grccn Ilny s. Minnesota tlallruul
report hcnyy anow nnd high winds. Trains on
this roHsl ind tue Madison Division OF tho Chca-
20 & Northwestern Aro sispDndcd. No st1ow has
fullcn hero or west, but atropg wirll!s hntu bcen
blowing All day along tho WInonn t. st. Petor,
nud thsd evening suspension Of truins has boon
urt!ored. at tho wost end Of this ron.l tho
Scntllor Is reported MILD nnd pleasant. Traine
nrH running 1etwcch piGrru utid lIuron. Tho
innin b!ocstMde Is betwccn Sleepy Eyo Mnd Traey,
where there nre iorty mites of sslow aud leo to be
cut through.
, 1881-03-04
BURIED ALIVE,

COUNCIL BLUFFS, H., March IA special to
tho N"n|'artH g,veS the particulars of horrible
Incident ut Missouri Valley. II town twenty miles
north Ut this city on tho Chicago & Northwest.
crn ftond. yesterday afternoon, which resulted III
tho aenth OF II Mr. Sherman. Il wealthy merchant
and gr1ln teacr. Sherman WIS suporinteadng
tho work Of cxcavattug from n high b!uH, tho
tlltt being used In Filling IN around bis oosn'
cribs, On tho refusal Ut ono Of his men TO 80
tntn tho excavation no pickett up u shovel Gnd
entered, fcW molncuts later several tons O.
trozon dirt fol! Oh him. buryng him With eight
feet Of dirt. When dig out his body WIS found
to t,e al utmost uurcco9nizuble nlilss OF flesh
uild bones,
, 1881-03-04
AURORA, ILL.

Special Dt,ratch to The Chicago Tribune.
AunonA, ILL.,. Murch "A violent snow- storm,
with high wind. set in Inst night at 10 o'clock,
and hNs continued for twcnty-fuur hours. Tho
highways nrc 81, buddy drtfted ne to mako trnrc-
Ing difficult, II not dangerous, and IN nnfly
plates impossible. The city Is anoFc1 In and
business Is Mt II standstill. Pedestrians got
al'ol,t u,ly with great difficulty. Truths have
hcen abandoned IN nil tho raliroadsc entering
hort, No 1nntl nor papers frum ChtcAgo 1o-duy.
Inst Nights Dnluque passenger trntn Eroll
ChtcuE0 still stands IN tho Aurora yards, Unable
tn Eet further. So conulcto q blockade we have
not lHCOrG known.
, 1881-03-04

opfEEal 17gFu1tN 70 1HS IHItuFU JT1UUHFs
LAFAYETTE. lad, AIaroh Tho passenger
train FROM Chicago, ou tho knnkakeo Line, was
yesterday aovcrul hours lato. in consequence Of
tho brrakago OF ono OF tha.drlving rods OIL the
engine. Tho revolving pleeo knocked tho cab
to pieces IN II jltfy, ana tors II number Of hnles
IN tho boiler from which tho steam cscapcd'
lcaviug tho lucomotivo dend on tho track. Tho
engineer Mnd llfcniAa cacapcd injury. Thefo
hnyc been uunlbor OF this Glass Of uccldents or
the LHfnyotip roads,-Wash Carpenter. one q
tho oldcst engineers on tho Wabash. lsotuR kNiea
III that way about ten ttAys nKu. III that 10.
HtNNcU. 80 ErcAt wis the f1rco OF tho revolving
rod that ono Ut tho srokes In tho driving whcoI
waA kuockad out us though but STRAW.
, 1881-03-04

8pettdt U1Jpnfch Ia TIC Eh1td1o Tribune,
ST. Paul, Mlhn., March 3--Tho Pioneer Press
has Just received spccial Mdvsces from Miles
City, Mont, to tho effect that the town Ia three
feet under wnter. Tho Missouri Is u1en Mt Bcn-
ton. Tho Tongue, Iltx Horn, nnd nthcr trlbu-
tHries Of tho YELLOWSTONE have hraken up. md
Northwest a disastrous ilonh seems lulniinent.
Whenever tho unprecedented snowfall dssnycs
there will be Hood, MD tho Indications aru that
tho tItne has arrived. THE tller,nofnotcr tni-
Gates Us above atl atong tho military telegraph
lincg.
, 1881-03-04
EAS T..


Spsetat ntspateh 10 Tas Chicago 1ttbunt
DETnolT. Mich, March 3-Trutns on oil the
ronds comforting In this city havo bonn detained
by tho severity nt tho weather. On tho Michi-
Ran Central tho day exprcss, duo ut 6:;,5, WIS
ttvo hours luto, ind all trNIns starting west from
this point OH that toad hayo bceu cEnccled un-
til TO- nnrr0w morning. Trains from the East
nre from furty-t1ye minutes to two hours luto
on ntl tho rohlla. Thc nnrth aud south rai.s
tOlontiotl,
, 1881-03-04
a M11RDEH-TR14AL HNN1VED-IN.
Spfetdl ntsnafcA to TIt Chie1do Tribune.


GENEVA, ILL.,, March Smoothing WIS done TO-
tny with tho Al'en nl,,rtlcr"trut. Jitao Kcl-
lun went homo to Sycamore lust evening, and
Is unable to return tu-tlny, MS 10 trus nrc rum
Ming, tile road bcng completely showed undor.
No trains llaye run since Inst night. Tho Judge
is ccnsurcd II yood deal for leaving, IFS two duys
hnvo bcen lost 80 fur this wcok by his tloll.at.-
rcAr.ltre. The counsel and large number Ut
witnesses lre here, hut nothtllR cnn be h0uu
until tho julEe arrives. The biockuda IL tho
tnnat coMplete at this winter, Gnd it will take
BOng lltt0 ttnle to rutse It.
, 1881-03-04

spfe1al UApaltA to The CalfaQo 1rthunk
EAST sA0iHAw. ailch., March 3.-Tha hpavfcst
snow-stortn of tho scuson commenced curly this
lhorning and continued furiously nil tlay, about
foot 0f SHOW falling, Tn,Ins IN MI ruads nro
bohlnd time. Tho storm extondod all over tho
nurtaWestvrn rurt!on Ut the stuto. Tho te.npor-
Division nr tho Mleh!RaH CuntrAl. fourtcun
inches ct snow hAyu faalun since ulnrnIug, unu
passenger trims Nro stuck IN annw-drIfta bt,.
twcOn Foreat und Wr1ght'y Lake, and out Of wood
Aud wAtci.
, 1881-03-04

TOLEDO. O., March a.-The engineer who has
becn employed examining the ,ce.gorHe decided
that nothing can be douu Ii, the way OF re,nov-
Ing tho Korpo by nttro-glycercuo, and tho ut.
tempt hAR been abandoned.
, 1881-03-04
MADISON. WIS.

MADISON, Wta, March B-Tho great storm
which broke upon us |ast eycniny continues with
uuaoatod fury. Nothlug Ike 1t has ever boon
known In thIa section. About thrcu foot Ut atow
has fnllcb, and drifts nro sixteen t1 tpe tpct
high. Irlltus Oil NIL ting roats ara suspended.
, 1881-03-04

5ptetat ndspafeh to Tihd Chicago Tribune.
JANEsVlLLE, Wis.,. Murch 3.-Tho SNOW st0rm
which commenced last evening has Kept stendiy
at ltail last night and nil tu-day. Fully elghtoun
inches hnyo fnlcn. which tho high Winds hive
badly t1rsftcH. Nai1roNtls nre all biockulcu With
prospects for roIunntnE su several days.
, 1881-03-04

Special Dapateh 10 1As Chteaeo 7r4btnt.
Sioux Cry. Ill.,, Maruh 3.-itenjasntn ["'a nas4
nun, u merchant uf Mission Valley, whs x'!.su
yesterday by tho falling Ut bank o. eaa'a.
The lahorcrs working refused to 90 % eeoa ca.s.
Ut tho dNnRor. ShoFfuan won't tntu me III II.
t!on and hegnn digging, when tho oAhh loN '''
crushing hlnl horribly.
, 1881-03-04

Hpeftaf nhpatch ta Tht Chicago Tribune,
STNRATOls. ILL.,, h{arch 1-Tho storm ia still
ra1nR here. Tho praries ure very badly drift
I'd, an f'r mica the r,,lrpad trauks aro eovese,
from nno tn slx feet with SNOW. No trntus hnve
arrived hero from Chicago to.day, and hut ono
.'srr tlo branch Ut tho Alton, pas8tpE through
hero ut upDu.
, 1881-03-04
THE NORTHWEST,

MILWAUKEE, WIS.
MILWAUKEE, March 3,-Tho storm which be.
Rnn last night ut u'c0ck Was genera! utl over
wisconsin. 1t bus rageu Without a mnmcnt's
cessation over twenty -four hours, and 10 the
heaviest snowfall ever known In Wisconsin and
tAe Northwest. R0ports FROM All teleerapho
eaints IN Wisconsin show enoW frolu three " aix
, 1881-03-04

sr. PAUL. Mtnn., March 3.-Spectals TO tho
Pfolecr- f'fess From various souuons Of tho Fur
Northwest Indicate Il general hrenk-up Of the
yellowstone nn1 Its tributaries. MIlcs City,
Muntnna, Is already ilOtnieu.
, 1881-03-04

DEs MONIES, lu.. March 3.3Tho soycro SNOW
storm OF Inst night seriously tntcricrcd With
tralns. NnEo wgru sont out IN the Sotthwrat-
Graur Fort Dodgu lloads. Tho snuw IL tadly
drlltcd.
, 1881-03-04
IN GENERAL,

AAE Stts$ AL SERVICE
OFFICE Or TIE CHIEF BtoS11, r~
WAsHiSaToN. u. c., sfarch ~ a. u.-pat .s
Ohio Valloy md Tennessee. clearing roa.I 100
stationary or lower Temperature, nprth.as..'
southwest wind. decidedly higher bnron,a,esss'
For tho Lnwcr f.ake region, c,ou,ly s.a...
with SHOW, Winds shifting to colder ve.,s.,s sast
md rising bnEonlotcr. '''eei5'
For tho Upper Lnko region. CLOUDY vc,,..u
With occasional snow. ppssIbly follower hv otss
Ing wenthor, stationary ur l,wcr temnera,'I' sas
Winds mostly northwestorlyt md h!Rhor haross hoss
cter. o"'ola'
fnr tho Upper h1ssfss,pni and Lower Missouri
Valleys, iuoudy or partly cloudy woathar x,,s
accaslonal as'ow, possibly followed hy ojear's'
weather. liorthwostorly winds, stationarr =.
lower temperature, aud generally higher ba,n,. W
ctcr. 1'on'
For tho District Of ColumbI d, SNOW, fol,o,.1
by clearing unt colder v9athcr, wind, shIt,ts'
to northwcsterty northwest.
elKnals continue Mt Grand fiaron, Milwaukee.
and LlidEnYtun.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS,
, 1881-03-04

PEoH1A, ILL.,. March IA sudden change ia tho
wcMthar has aRaln occlrrud 1t haa besn suow-
lnX aud blowing since midnight.
, 1881-03-04

Special Dtpateh to 1hs Chtedoo Tribune.
FOnT WAYaE. 1ud., March l-Af M''iv'"e:
ncar Newcastle, boier In tho sawtn!H ~ y.
Chnrtcs Florreuoe exploded and Instantly kt!lea
L, N. Marttn and severely injured sovcfa' o'~''1
, 1881-03-04

6ptesat ikspateh 10 The CAfeaeo Tribune.
JACKSON. Mtch., rch3.-It has showed oil
day. No regular tra!tls from tho Wcat since
morning. Fanny Daycnport pluyed hors TO-
night, and cpnlu frotn Hattlo Crook OH special.
Trans from all poInts uFo delayed by tho heavy
snowfall. Tho beautiful iH still coming down.
, 1881-03-04

apsttai QtspAteh 10 7hf CAieaeo Trtbun&.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, March IA Violent snow storm
hhs been raglng hgru for tho pAst twonty- ft1ur
ll0urs. md nll communications with other towns
hnS1 l,euu cut uf, excupt by tulpYrApl, No
lllllitH alrlep yesterday. -
, 1881-03-04

t"EM r., !ssss;tse; !s,,sss In, ,.,,,... .., - ~
.me ti,at ,nre'ty vel NJ ay lonF exccpina nnly
M at -. sq,r m liie IN street
ntnaeen,cnt attria.~ tl;olr % success &c I%sin1y u
~ nG enn'nyh1ent OF tho acrnpGrs 'sh!i they ,sHo
II d rmn1 !, o. nc ear whSeLs They ,thl mt even
ten sn'w- rws. constantly moving, n,nnnuctl
oi sn% ss,as s5, 80 S'si: IT,, '"s '''' s""f
ornve Ilt,t. which. Of courae. I'D nat rntny tho
t@nlnparntso w @ iMnnIty frO1l drift: act,,tEcl To
;1. s;m io,ik cay wAs caused tielr Twcnty,s,xt1
strent Wherr t!D1Hn cars were hntcA asiJ
Hs'y . !s, s%c r Int, .ato ,' t"xn II @ @ osr
tn9 9 ,taa pec''inr .. nature Hn frequency Of tho
hlockaed train At tho sixteenth street crossing,
Hnch t!.astEr n!stl nnfeat the Stntn street line.
H. anxs ~ It 20 GaltoEctfGr' tho saltt siao lines
s!,M,!ifRca ~ eot through tho 'laF vcry,coHfort-
anIy. w. .e,,u,,., -.
ine Nnsth s!tlo lire: ran With fafr attc'npt
w 81. n to evening" ti,o Wca IND i'arranco
ako ~ attc,nnt e in on TING: Thc stnte
l tfle i'l,9's running 'ilaFonaliy nftcr fIntnIu
s sMrK h' , hcs.i rtns!ic tho tcnys were yrry sr-
character, and l!Mrt!ly any nf these lines nndc
i., tno msiai r. ronn trir. Holden avenue was tho
ie!'arlr't further progress mny t'o Judged from
!ho Incl tilat ! sht,rt isnnco hbrc ilcticn ave-
ntc Il snl,W. plow with fur horses attnchca be-
enn9 en- ,'nsay tastGnl ~ tao snow enrly r,
tMe tnnfnsna, nhd M Nttetpt Hli.!t nl,ont nonn
WIN ciRht horscs fnt!c.t 10 nudge It from its
st,cH NJ a, .n!aee snnw.fln"s wcrg kept running
on tue NORTH slt't lines all day long md !nrRo
1!t.I RnnGs Of ,per hd'ti them with stovcls, Mnd
Bpnlies. and brntrns Ono sloH-ptnw was bruken
"l ehleaeo hfchHe carly III inc morning.
--
LIE ltAlhKoADS HLOCkADED.
Thu Chicago rar.,ul people ure unanimous I'm
thu eulnto,, thuf ,bn nrcuur+ iru,o,to,, ~. ~
oo,,,a. :. ,,,< .o.,a'..t. - - e' ~ .Ao
"e"i"e. - .u' eescscsl oi tno schson. bou hs
so'ne Of tue others havo boon. Tho lines which
fare tho worst, however aro thoso Of tho North
fnr,hor ~ .rtn ~ s,,,s',, ~, ~ uu fIrss ss"
-. ."t'n't ol' Ahe s'"Fn nut its hlrth III tno
Northwest, ms slls'w commenced falling on tho
trucks Of tho Milwaukee e. 81. Paul, Chcuxo &
Nnrth,yr.forn- and Irnl, ,.,n,l un,J. 1,.s,,s
"wednesday nftcr,a % ,,r wh11n l II r"s uI stI a r,r
anil tnlcra,!y clear III Chlcaxo. 1t ronched hero
night hcfore lust, and with lts strength updl-
,nIn,ahnd b,,+ Will, + ,x,o,jo, 49,. =. t'
,r",", , w., ~ t.,..u ",o eAstt'o'i east III 'Hr hs
, 1881-03-04

THE STREe'F-C4AtlS.
-, - e. ~ "@ s.'1s ~ ".e' '.'ic''anA
oH"tse u"t"s tno ries"u7 H'Ral, 'ha street-
rnllroha Supcrlhtenncnts struggled against tho
tried 40 kr,n, M ,un NJ .l,c en,,,y ;. mn,i I'm,
,h.. ,,s,,,.,t ,,..,'hs ~ u ".' ".a .u'>
WY oui1oe"e" a'''a.irnnis ~ 1"o'r us"crtAklnH
N"s p'o't u a on tho ilhea running i'Nse nn'l
forming. thn work VIVA hnr,,est nnI NJ, urmv NJ
,.,.,, s,s ..,,,,1 ,'...,,t'.. s".'', '.s ~ s ~
, saouni "1,u sno'e, n"1lusoFs l1a coss!Sht suc-
tcsston Ut ssaoW-plnws wcro kept ut work.
This SupcrIutendpnts ut the different cur,-
panca remn,n,,,1 ~ ,lo outsJe rrtI4 ~ tha Inn.
III dnv inng o frn tnorn ,ilra,t,,, ,,,
monts OF tho}r artncs, mud kept IN constant
communication with tho octAts ut tho lt,- tow1,
Headquarters. Mr.. swiuurtou, tho A.sIstans
superintendent OF the He5t Sl.io line. s'il tiAt
the storm WIS ulc DE tho .,tls.lest they had over
had to copo with. und especially Oil tho lucs rim
nng uust und west-whfct, form tho bulk ut tholr
foaas-w'ls tho trouble in kecrtnH tue rails clcnr
partlouinrly KrGnt. Early In tho ttuy they hat1
hccn compelled tu rim III hafr tho cnrs md double
addition IN tho inotIve pt,wcr tho work cutultI
upon tho horses wis vcry trying md it wus ox-
frUM tho hardship rutmilrtl ttnln rhnn,
"WGat l,scnt,s h,vo yUn I tukon o to kccn Tim
track rIrur pf smnYf" ''' ''@"o'4 - "'eF '"o
ave hoyo 3U1 mon Mt work shoyclnp nnd
hiring mnv1,Injv VII. ,,u's nfnmsr ,xitG a,1,te ~
Il br01i." 'S~ @N''~' ''0"S ''''' tt ''"''o ~
What IL thu sIza of y,u,r usrn, raur aur,pv
an oriinnry @ sows,t,r1y' ~ 1'' "o''a' s"''S uaf'ns
~ - 4hM,f ;,t1w 1 ,,,nn !" "''
inv nnrv ''1 u,,nw- ,,o,va oro ,,,,,,,,. ,,,.,u
tracks:'' "' 8''"t''"' "i' ''eu''hS s"of
ntcht yn"n osnitt HA..ir : rrunnlnR "my h!iu
n"u.," ~ II ,,, - ,n & " &t"n!l'K: wlt' ~
~ ~ hruos ~ - - ' i ~ S!e" lo"' Anu !Futn 1our
VIM nftr,u,s ~ ~ |,,n -, s,,,.v ,,,ow, ,r ,o,,
y
, 1881-03-04

6psefal uispateh TO Ths CAieago 3fthun<,
coLpWATgI, Mich, Ma1eh a-Tho lrst thun-
der-shoWut of tho yeR1 Hud SEASON occurred this
, 1881-03-04

from SNOW nrc nnw eurr,,u1nrcl Inlnrlrely n IL
ew,iy IL Il IN iii wtId tht hloNa ,inf,niv trnr,l
and tho fnct cut,not m v..rrrn!Iy rrvrrtti,{ timt
Tho recent storms hnvc tlrovItts, tIt,ny prupls
with work VIII, w,uIlI h,yn tuirt.rt;t fur Inn wt
nf Il, Ttorc rtn,y Il NJ, iutrs4tty ftr tho hcis
Of families to tnCko t.1u n.t,itnHi silts-rift M
n,.n sS ,py o. t%lsers ss g 40 = shc r dr
-,,iuro ttn, rtiiiti II, fncf Il, tho ,ieu1,ij HW
lal,ornr fnttl iN,yotluys win chngh tqipiinl 10
fi1yest II, st,,,w. shnvii ,tin nly IL Tho niise S
always willing to lcnt a (,rr,,11 viii, whIrl 10 ii,
thu fnncy t,stirK work nj lilo tUr,irrsi can plt
Il 1nMl ;iny's work and nny hnltackrri,cr tuiI
testify thni fuli nyan;nrc 4 hcttK iaku,, of liz
oppoyt,jj,ity. ''"
Ii would lie n ycry difficult ,un,tcr Ia cou,putc
tho uun,iur If t,hiIrarmtIls WHO wcrc r,,;,scti
fr1Im their wnrc, tlctis Yesterday u,t,rir t., -
swcr tho tlt,Dr- hoi mi, tho ucry III tho ,un
with II t,t,yel win wnnttal ia 1tnn,y ii
thnv wishrt fitnIr sf1rwniks r1oprrtf
, 1881-03-04

... DETROIT, MICH,
DETROIT. Mich, Mnrch 1.-Thero I. ,
enow,stnrtn here strcct'car and railroad t,o"s,
ID seriously impetteh, ttas5
, 1881-03-04
morning, during which hall and aim,
aitd fast. Inter In tho fareuv0n r iol! theh
rntc aloiRhEng. '' ''''Sln8 nrlt.
MONTREAL.

TORONTO, March IA heavy n,,,
In to'ntRbt, mid railway trai1tc il Itkol, sai
nianatohes north md west report ihn ,tnet. snaet.
, 1881-03-04

nkn lfo!a 1he GGntr!l f,9pot to fyn pur6. Tho
nsit.s VI tno lt!!hois CtntlIt! fiA'to hGrcn!eni1
EHery 'e1tis ut their cnINtsa.ld. Hut II wis p.
mn work. Az lust rs lliG drifts wuFc renlnrrd
M@lhkisiE @ n.nttrrs worse than bei0re. Tho atono
WAh WHEN Wy M ncan bui!t during lilo !llst yualr
~ ,n,o,' 1''V ;r; WHst sMlo OF tho tracks !H-
tti tWGs' ~ ~ n,l., sltent nht hSde tnrk Oh
.tt's ~ on a'.niir pSolssons TINS hutson hetped
10 1i,efs'tsd thu trG1blu. llnfur1 thla wall wIs
tiio lnkn allore TOR nltlo or mnru out. wun tho
1! W!ss ~ i,,tll !ae east Or turtheast wNs swcpt
G!oav st cfsa ~, ,io tfak exeopt "a tcw p1ants,
nong thls wnll. una s!A'n ,cnvcrs the track tU
sucll epttl that It tAkta rho 0reutest ellrts to
,ty ~ ut any previous tlue thls seslsol,, but ut
no ti'!lu Woro the trucks blocked su bully that
why through, although it WIS sIow business ut
my siine. aud 1t look frun, Two 10
The Osceola times., 1881-01-08
The Annihiliation of NihiIi.n.
New York Herald.

The joyful refrain of Russian de-
spatches for some weeks has been the
success of the tactics employed bv the
"Nice Emperor" General Loris Melikoh
for the suppression of nihilism. The
Sudriter in mode has been found more
efhcacious than the t0rtitcr IN re. As
long as the standard prescription for
nihilism was the scaflold, the Siberian
mines or the Petropauiovski fortress,
nihilism flourished apace. The blood
of the martyrs was the seed of the
Church. But when the willy Armenian,
Loris Melikof, was called IN as chief
physician he quickly showed that the
hand which opened the gates of Kav
and closed the pest houses of the VOLTA
had not lost its cunning. Instead Of
treating the nihilists as wild animals. Il
be exterminated by force or fraud, Gen,
eral MelikoH entered into conhdentia
relations with their captive leaders, us
certalned the grievance which they hao
to allege, mltigated some of the tradi.
tional abuses OF the aristOcratic rcgiB,s
and pointed out to these needy and de.
spairing zealots the path by which they
might render good service TO their ma
tive land without the necessity of hidm
in caves and cellars and Drawing the ter
rors of the Third Section" After.
successful exercise Of discretionary pow
er for six months General Loris Melikof
has found it practicable to resign hi
abnormal mission, to abolish the Thin
Section" and TO accept the Ministry
the Interior as a basis for carrying oul
urgent administrative reforms. TIL,
new ukase which is to-day announced
from st. Petersburg may not place
Russia at once on level with constitu-
tional monarchies, but the continuance
of General Mellkofr in the exercise Of
practical omnipotence affords a guaran-
tee that the new measures have been
carfully considered.
The Osceola times., 1881-01-08
The Etiquette OF shoes.
London Globe


The custom of removing boots to Bur-
nah is not SO much an article OF eti-
quette observed by equals TO equals as
an ingenious device to exalt the mon
arch Of the Golden Foot and degrade his
subjects, and strangers, too, before him.
1t is carried further at Mandalay than at
any other Asiatic court. If European
meets the Kings palanquin n the streets
of the city he is expected to stop then
and there and divest himselef of his
boots. A moments hesitation to com
ply with the uncomfortable and degener-
ating custom has often entailed very
serious consequences on the Foreigner;
and our diplomatic difficulties with the
Burmese Court have been considerably
intensified at different times owing to
the instruction OF the Lord Chamberlain
at Ava or Mandalay that our envoy
should take his boots off, and the reluct-
ance of our proud and difiident repre-
sentatives TO appear in the public streets
in their stockings. The British are not,
however, the only people whose feel
ings have been hurt by this unpleasant
discourtesy; and Aasiatic as well asl Eu-
ropean Ambassadors have been in the
most ancient times subject to the incon-
venience. The first Chinese invasion OF
Burmah, in the year 1884 A. d., was
brought about entirely by the "shoe
difficulty" The Chinese ENJOYS TO the
monarch Nara thee-ha-pede had insisted
in spite of remonstrance, IN appearing
IN the royal presence with their boots
on. They ought to have known better;
for at Pekin such conduct would have
been considered the hight of bad mar
ners; and as far as they were concerned,
their intraction of Burmese etiquette
had very unpleasant ending. They
were not allowed TO twice insult the
Lord of All the White Elephants, but
were waylaid in quiet part of Amara-
poora and had their throats cut, a sum-
mary mode of proceeding which brought
an army upon Burmah from the Flowery
Land.
The habit of removing the outer shoe
before entering an inner apartment of
an Oriental house is great deal more
Embarrassing to the European than to
the native. The well-to-do Asiatic not
uncommonly retains after passing the
threshold, thin boot without sole,
reaching up to the ankle, OF bright yell
low or scarlet leather, the outer shoe
being a sort OF golosh. which can be
shutiled off easily and easily replaced;
whereas, to say nothing of the ignominy
of appearing in stockings, his taking off
and putting up the laced-up shooting
boot, with which the Englishman is ac-
customed to brave the mud of Oriental
cities, are matters of both time and in
convenience. And then the Turk ex-
periences none of that nervousness that
makes the operation appear so awkward
when performed by Frank of what
ever nation.