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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-28
THE FIRE RECORD.
A GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO.

DESTRUCTION OF LARGE PORK-PACKING FACTORY
A LOSS OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS FULLY COW
Erred BY INSURANCE.
CHICAGO, Aug. 81. - A fire broke out
last evening in John Hateleys pork packing factory
the Union Stock Yards In the factory 900 pounds
OF meat were stored Hateeys loss is $l5OO0O the
stock and 100000 on the building and fixtures Peter
McGeOch, of Milwaukee, was the other principal loser
his stock in store being valued at $500 600 Other
smaller losses will bring the total loss up 900
The stock well insured that 81 represents
also about the total insurance. which placed in
small amounts in nearly all of the companies repre-
sented in this city All the assurances placed
through the agency of W. g. Mccormick Co.. No ia La
Saest, which firm prepared the following partial list
for publication at a late hour last night:
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HOME NE VS..
PROMINENT ARRIVALS

Uinds0r Hotel-The Earl of Arlic OF Scotland
ONT @ forG Ex-senator W W Eaton, Of Connecti
drenar Hoiss-Congressman William A. Russell. of
snuse's ana essman Freeman Clarke.
81 JdneS Hotel Charles Pbllalciphia
-; est'ninsfer Hotei-Captan Perry Of the stcanshp
stea mship OF Montreal -'"' - wv
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GRAPE WINE FOR CoNNrUNIo,

The suberb quality purity OF Speers Port Crane
Wine, OF NewJersey the have
had its induced
hundreds Of Others to prescribe IL IN their practice bsi
and most reliable wine be had It's held
Communion purposes and said q be for consumpve
MT Spcer also
the press without the addition Of particle spirits New
York Oince, 10 WaTren-st ~
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A LIENS BRAIN FOOD positively cures ner-
a vOus debility and All weakness OF
Al druggists 81 package; Tor - CRITrESTON rs
NERVOUS DEBILITY, Impotence. Weak
ness OF tho Organs OF Generation. speedily radi-
oslly cured by WINCIESTER'S SPECIFIC PILL Two %
SIX boxes usually sufficient
70 send for circular Prepared by WINCHES TER 4 Co.
Chemists. "a John-st.. New YORK.
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WIRiNE INIELLiGENCE
MINIATURE ALMANAC.


SIM rises 500 SIM 639 Clock fast On 56s
NOsn sets. sos Moon souths 2lO Noou ace dsra
UIGd WATER ro-DAY--A NJ
Sandy Hook.. 937 Gov. Island 10 % Hell Gate. -
nIVH WATER ED-DAY-p NJ
sandy uOOs. 9jS Island. 1893 Hell Ga:e o1,
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Total $4,000

The firm had also placed about $500, 900 the four
million pounds OF provisions burned The immense in
surancc is big blow to the insurance
every company doing business here had policies the
property The agencies are so scattered that full list
can as yet be obtained. The propery destroyed was
situated at Forty fourths and Packers ave- and occ-
pied block of ground. The provisions destroyed were
held by large number of firms warehouse receipts
and 1t will probably be several DAYS before OF
all the losers can he ascertaned Mr. Hateey about
800 men are thrown out OF employ James A. Nil
Ter OF the Insurance firm OF Mccormick 4 Co.. said Ne
did not know company doing business Chicago which
was not represented in this fire, except perhaps the
Phoenix, of Hartford. Conn., which had but recently
again begun doing business here.
To-day fire broke in the foundry McCormick's
reaper works. The loss j. about $4,000 which is
covered by insurance the whole establis Inn emit
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QUALIFIED APPRECIATION.-Sculpto d" de-
light IN odcIlng your face, Brown. There's such i'm
mCpNc variety in IL (BrOwn begins 10 smile pleasanty)
one side OF the face Is 80 utterly unlike the other YOU
uouth.l-Punch ~N - --
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AVERAGE NUMBER OF PRISONERS IN EACH FISCAL YEAR
in Bnnit .---f

For the first five months of lSS0S1 the report In tho
Board OF Supervisors claims Cos persons the trne
Der being 664, false return Of l3l. ' A1'''
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r1 Aug IL 500 miles Of Fastnet ship Santa Clara robs,
Aug u IN Bay q Bsosy ship Barring BrOthera Che.
MARINE DISASTERS.
Str st Bernard Liverpool Aug 90 LIFT IS Al Inn 90 .
waserossed and forenas aDd fsSsSa
side port side rigging stove In oof.s 'Pns
f sosSoS R nSs S7g z ssss SOS S.sOn ma
nso wes going At dead SLOW speed at $50 this
Williams from EssSetSpo1, for so sSoes n s
port Capt craig SeoSsed IN Sc xn drew Sngh, e ts
leaves a wife and several children ""s's Ne
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ship Br) Garvin Antwerp for san Franos.o
at Montevideo in distress win have TO go into dock.
EbyN from Absecom passed fishing schoonss
4e s gpssr wss with DGsn mast 20 feet above
the masts supposed 70 be anchored
deem stiii remain hospital ~'s''
sIGNALLED
July 2s st 40 NJ Ion 81 W. American ship showing signal
THE MOVEMENTS OF srEAMEaS
FOREIGN PORTS
LsIRrooL. Aug 27-Arrived, steamer Statesman CBrl,
v STSs sm XX@g a. steamer Republic m m
AMERICAN PORTS.
PnmADELtmA Aug 2e-Arrived Postsvire, Price.
Cleared. steamers Writing Harding Providence Aries
Googns. Boston; Virginia Ainkley ran River Fannie
DELAWARE BREGKwArER, Aug 27-Arived steamer Bueak.
BALTIMORE Avg 27-Arriyed steamers Anstolia CBrl, -
Cleared, steamer Martha stsSens chaaee New.York
FOREIGN SHIPPING.
2o ns for se p unon for S.
d, aosh I INST Jsirns IAneocn for Boson 9th inst.
Arriyedlsh inst Immacoaia Nette Porvenir lshipss
resca Justine Ingersol Luigi Ensgiero 25ib ssg Ben
% me later at 81 Sszsire Bly simpson.
sem s, PierEe Nave Of Life 2e,h inst AthOn Due
Nina SeSonda Nor Poaiao; 27th inst Albert LdO, Mat
tro Tona%anda rh''0n' 9oA'
tFor Later shipping Ne~s, u any. Seventh PaOSJ
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DR. J. A SHERMAN and the only SHERMAN known 10 Inc
public for the past 80 his
cure OF Rupture until further notice az
principal Office. No. 25i Broadway. Ne-Yur book
with Photographic kenesses before and after
cure, Is mailed to those who send 10 cents.
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KIDNEY-WoR7

hIDNE1- W ORT
IL dry. vegetable in
OF the Liver Kidneys prepared ia both dr.
and liquid FORM and always be relied an eaoctiy
cathartic and diuTet.c. Try it'll Tribune.
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ENDING HIS LIFE WITH RAT POISON

Coroner Parker, of the Eastern District of Brook
lyn, held inquest Friday night in the Seventh
Precinct police station, in regard to the death of
John Pidgeon, age twenty-one who swallowed some
Rough on Rats poison, last week and died three
days aftcrward. He did this because girl, four-
teen years old, refused his attentions DR.. G.. NJ
Burns who attended Pidpcon. testified at the in
quest that acute mania, superinduced b. poison
either arsenic or strychninc caused his death. Pld
gcons cousin, j. H. Matthews, said that he saw him
take the poison in the house of Mr.. Stlwell, father
of the girl Nellie Stillwcll who refused to go with
Pidgcon to the beach Nellie told him
there was poison in the house, after
the box labelled Rough on Rats" from which he
took soruc of the contents. Nellie Stillwc testified
that she was fourteen years old, and had kept
company with Pidgcon for than two years
They used to TO the theatre and driving together
On August Is he asked her to go to Rockaway, and
she refused, because her mother sick. Pdgeon
told her she would not be blamed for his taking
poison and that he had taken il on account of his
parents treatment of him.
The jury rendered a divided verdict. They all
agreed that PidGeon's death occurred from acute
mania, caused by poison administered by himself
IN temporary alteration of mind. Three members
of the jury added that Nellie Sllwell was bc CEN
surcd for providing, the poison. When this was
read the young girl burst into storm of tears and
sobs and had To be led from the TO be quoted
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HENRY A. DANIELS, VI. d.,
144 LexingtOn-ave 29th-st Hours TO aud $50 2
Attention 70 Gentlemen
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Announcements

ACHING CoRNs relieved and removed. Ono
bottle Of Curealine will do it, rs cents. Druggists.
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LUNDBoRG's PERFUME
EDKNIA.
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JOHN p. JACKMAN'S ENBARR EASEMENT

1t was learned yesterday, that John 7. Jackmon
the fugitive partner of the firm of Jnckmon e
Ollala, manufacturers Of cloaks at No. II White.st
began to speculate more than wear ago and nj
though successful at first began 10 lose money
in his ventures in Wall Street. Upwards of six
months ago he met with n series of losses TO meet
which he used the firms capital II il said thot bc
then stopped specializing and endeavored to retrieve
the firms embarrassment. Its continuance denenhed
on sales OF paper Owing 20 the recent strinrcncv Of
the money market, the paper did not sell as rca liIv
as 1t al done before. Knowing that the noteswouia
go TO protest on Saturday. August 20, and being
AFRAID To meet tile consequences of bis acts which
would then become known, Mr. JackInau suddenlv
lett the city. 1t is thought he made no preparation
III regard TO money, rs II required all the money Inc
was able to raise TO the firm He had hoen re-
gardcd as q very honorable man IN all his
dealings, and his friends surprised that Inc ala
not confess eyeryi hing TO his CREDITOR and rciv
upon their lenioncy for settlement and n continIi
ance OF the business. His letter published vrstnr
day is regarded rs characteristic of the man he
might have faced his creditors but he had nat tbe
courage to meet his partner who had given him his
entire confidence in the financial manapo,np1 # of
the business. The liabilities are now believed to be
less than at first mentioned, and il is thought will
not exceed $4,000, including merchandise and
''N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-28

The only safe and sure cure for Gravel or
Urinary troubles is Hop Bitters. Prove Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-28

Earl & Wilson's f and w brand of mems
Linen Collars and cuffs are The best Sold every
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FINDING A NAKED AND INITIATED BODY

Joseph Richie, while ginning on Friday afternoon,
in thick piece of woods owned by Mira. Rayner
Smith, of Freeport about onc-half n mile from that
village. came across two large bundles living in a
cleared spot in the undeTbrush. At first sight the
bundles appeared to Toe only old new papers rolled
up. Prompted by curiosity Richie turned one of the
bundles with the end of his gun: it fell apart
and disc oscd the head and arms OF woman. 1ior-
riicd at his discovery he FASTENED 10 Frceport aud
informed DR.. Denton, the Coroner DR.. Denton and
Richie with Others, Immediately returned To the
woods, and, with tho aid Of a lantern. found
tie bundles, which they removed to Smiths morgue
al FIecport. The second bundle found, contained
the naked body aud legs OF the woman. In one
package were the head and the arms cut off at the
shoulder. They were heavily wrapped in old news
papers, then placed iii pillow slip, and this again
covered with old newspapers. In the other pack
body at he hips, and the body. The body had been
The hair on the head was dark brown and neatly
| done up and banged" in front The flesh on the
right side of the face in fair state OF preserya
ton the other parts OF the body being decomposed
| The teeth in the lower jaw were good There were
no teeth III the upper jaw, the woman having
| evident worn n false set. Nothing whatever was
found with the body by which it could be identified
| The woman was apparently Of medium height and
| about thirty years of age. Coroner Denton en-
| paneled jury yesterday morning appointing De-
| tectlvc stephen Payne, of Baldwm's, foreman and
after altlng the testimony of Richie adjourned the
| further hearing until Saturday. 1t is thought that
! the woman was victim of malpractice and that
! the body was shipped by express from New-York or
| Brooklyn to persons on the Island, and lv Them
thrown where found - ''D
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GOING AWAY BADLY IN DEBT

VISITORS AT THE ART MUSEUM
, The number Of visitors ut the METROPOLITAN
Museum of Art iii the last week was, in the accre-
gate, 1OOJ3 ' 49, " '-'71'N
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26
Origin OF the Beers.

"Who are the Beers ?" is a question
that has been often asked of late, and
many wonder where this peculiar word
originated. The word "Boer" is the
Dutch for farmer or dweller in the coun-
try, being the same as the German
"bauer and the Anglo-Saxon "boor. "
The Beers are substantially the descend
ants of the Dutch immigrants who set
tied at the Cape of Good Hope under
Jan Van Biebeck in 1862. They were
joined by French Huguenots in 1857
and 1890, but the latter were soon alb
sorbed. The language of the Beers is
the so-called Cape Dutch, the basis of
which is the language of Holland, with
the mixture of numerous English,
French, German, and even some Malay
and Hottentot words. This is the ruling
idiom in the Transvaal and the Orange
Republic, and the rural population in
the western part of the Cape Colony,
while in the eastern part and IN Kaffra-
ria and Port Natal thereis more English
spoken than Dutch. Of the entire white
population of South Africa, which num-
bers from $50, 900 to 400, 900, only about
twenty-five per cent. are of English
stock, while seventy-three per cent. are
of the Low German race and about two
per cent. of other nationalities. The
name Boer was first applied to the
Dutch colonists by the English on &C
count of their agricultural proclivities,
and was adopted by themselves.
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26
Almost Like a Lightning Flash.

A party of Cincinnati firemen, not
believing the stories of the rapidity
with which the teams of the New York
Fire Department were hitched up, visit
ed that city to take the time for them
selves. They said that in Cincinnati
they could do the work in twelve sec
onds, and they did not believe it could
be done in less time by anybody. They
visited a number of houses and what
they saw astonished them, as it will
anybody who witnesses the operation.
In each house the horses stood in their
stalls fastened with halters. When the
alarm is given the horses are unhitched
and run to their places at the steamer,
and directly under the suspended har-
ness. This falls upon them, there are
two sharp clicks, the driver is in his
place and the steamer is ready to start
for the fire.
The Cincinnati firemen, with their
watches, took their time. In one
case it was three seconds; in another,
two and one-half seconds; in another,
two seconds, and the last, one and
seven.eighths seconds. This Is pretty
quick work, aud the fire laddies went
home satisfied that things work lively
when az alarm of fire is given In q New
York steamer house.
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26
President Carter's Locking Out.

President Carter, when formerly pro-
fessor in Williams, was noted for being
about the only one whom the students
could not loAk ont of his recitation
room. The freshman class, spurred on
by his knowledge. undertook to lock
him out, and one night secured bolts,
bars, cross-pieces and everything inn
aginable, and fastened up the door of
his recitation-room in such way that
they thought it would take at least half
a day to open it. What was their cha
grin, on going to recitation after chapel
the next morning, to find the door un-
fastened and Professor Carter sitting in
his usual chair, calmly smiling.
Unfortunately, however, one of the
students had the night before left mat
in the stove pipe, which commenced to
smoke as soon as the fire was fairly GO
ing, so Professor Garter ordered the
students to go to the chapel, where he
would finish the recitation. About
twenty of them bolted and did not go,
of course a case of direct disobedience,
and they were dealt with somewhat
after this style Each one was required
to call oil DIR. Hopkins, then President.
who received them very cordially, and
remarked "Mr. -, how is your
father?" The freshman would reply,
Very well, / thank you.' "And how
is your mother ?" The freshman would
remark that she was also well. "Well, y
said the President, 81 guess you had
better visit them for few weeks. Good
morning, Mr.. -" As far as heard
from, it is the last time body of stu
dents ever tried to get ahead of Pro-
fessor Carter.
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26
Village Improvement.

The influence of the Village Improve
ment Societies, of which the germ was
planted in Stockbridge, Mass, about
forty years ago, and which have done
much within recent years to beautify
New England towns, has extended be-
yond the Rocky Mountains, and bids
fair to bring forth good fruit where
there is sore need of such harvest.
The small towns of California present a
distressing appearance. They were
built, for the most part, literally ct rail-
road speed, and dry climate and dusty
soil have gone far to destroy whatever
sightliness they may have ever pos.
sessed; but they are not beyond the
help Of improvement societies. A citi-
zen of Berkeley has offered $40 for the
best hedge, other than cypress, grown
in front Of any village lot, and societies
have been established in several towns.
The newspapers, have taken up the sub
ject, and thexe issreason to believe that
local pride may DO so stimulated as tc
work an amazing change throughout
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26

There are decided changes in the
styles of jackets for early spring wraps,
says fashion journal. Those of last
year were English and masculine-look-
ing, with a coat collar, double breasted
cut-away fronts, side pockets, seams
across the hips, open seams with flaps at
the back, and many large buttons. The
new jackets are essentially French and
feminine, as they are fitted to the fig
ure, are single breasted, high about the
throat, are of even length all around,
quite far below the hips, with every
seam closed to the end, have inconspicu-
GUS buttons, and in many cases are COM
pleted by belt, to which bag is at
tached. These come In light-colored
cheviots and other cloths of light
weight. Tan and coachman's drap are
the most stylish shades, though gray is
sometimes the prevailing hue, wheI IL
Illuminating threads of red, blue, or
green are introduced in the cloth.
Small blocks and checks larger than
pin checks, and a melange of
colors, each of which is in slight dashes,
are preferred to the twilled cloths of
solid color there are also some larger
irregular plaids used, and occasionally
there are striped wraps. The novelty
for trimming these garments is the
on1bre striped satin surah, which mere
ly appears on the edges of facings and
as hood Innings. Such jackets, how
ever, are meant for service and for gen.
eral wear, so there is still preference
for finishing them with tailor like rows
of stitching. A favorite ornament for
the back of jackets is three festooned
cords OF passementerie hanging in a
deep curve below the waist line from
plaques or frogs of cord placed on the
back seams of the side forms. The
Byron collar, or else a notched turned
over collar, trims the neck, and some
times there is q plated ruche of the
cloth inside this collar at the neck. The
coat sleeves are simply finished with two
or three buttons and button-holes at
each wrist, and slight glimpse is given
of facing of striped satin at the edge.
The belts added to such jackets are only
an inch and half wide, of the cloth,
stitched by machine, and the bag is fiat
and square. Bone buttons with eyes Ia
the centre are chosen the color of the
cloth. These jackets are meant for
plain useful garments, and cost from Sc
up to SO or $12 The shooting jackets
with box plaits, doubled-breasted front,
wide belt and bag, also a hood, are
shown in chevlots for outside wraps, but
these will be confined to very slight fig
ures, as they would look clumsy on
those who are stout. Perhaps the most
popular of these jackets is that made
with but two wide plaits in the back, a
middle seam behind, a short side form
each side, and one dart IN each front
The box plaits are sewed underneath
from the neck down to three or four
inches from the end, where they are
merely pressed in shape so that they
can be neatly faced and stitched. Jer-
sey cloth jackets are also shown in Jer-
sey shapes made with sailor collars.
They are black or navy blue, and are
trimmed with gilt braid.
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26
AS HER DAY HER STRENGTH SHALL
Be

"When adverse winds and waves arise,
And in thy heart dependence sighs,
When life its throng of care reveals.
And weakness DER thy spirit steals,
Grateful you hear the kind decree,
That as thy day thy strength shall be.
"When with sad footstep memory roves.
Mid smitten joys and buried loves,
When sleep thy fearful pillow flies,
And dewy morning drinks thy signs.
Still to the promise You may flee,
That as thy day thy strength shall be-"
"0ne trial more must yet be past,
One pang, the keenest and the last,
And when, with browconvulsed and pale,
Thy feeble, quivering heart strings fail,
Redeemer grant thy soul to see
That as her day her strength shall be-"
Mrs. SIGoURNEY.
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26

Hrs MONEYS WoRTH.-A stranger
from BRENNAN, who is helping Calves
ton out in the Mardi Gras business, took
his watch to matchmaker to have it re-
paired. After few minutes work on il
the matchmaker handed it back with the
remark that the damages were five dol
lars. "What was the matter with it ?''
asked the stranger. "There was O hair
1t it." "Was that all? You ought tc
have found hair mattress in it for five
dollars.
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26

TIE FENCE OF THE FuTuRE.-ssWhat
will be the fence of the future ?" asked
q western newspaper reporter to one he
was interviewing. ga wire fonca Mith
posts Of burned clay" was the reply.
g The posts WI be cast hollow, large
&C the bottom, then filed with cemenk
There is chespness, beauty and dw
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26
A SoLHoQUY.

Ven I lays myself town in my lionel,
Und dries vor to shleep berry soun
TIE treams, oh, how in mine het de,
Till wish / vas under te grount.
Sometimes, ven l eats Won pig supper
Dat mine shtomak is fit fun of sh
Und ont in my shleep. like te tival !
Und kicks of te ped clothes und Il
Den dere, ash / lays. NIT te ped clot
1 kits myself all over froze;
In de morning wakes init to het ach,
Und I'm shick from het to mine T.
Oh. vat shall pc done for boor man
Oh. vat for leat such lifeI
Some shay. dere'sa cure for dis drou
'Dinks I'll dhry it und kit NC xis
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26

WHEN biography begins, i" He was
born OF poor, but honest parents" you
may set il down as an ~iom that his
father was not plumb r his mother
q miIliner.
Democratic messenger., 1881-03-26
ATLANTIC HOTEL.
QATE ESGLIsH's,)
CHTNCoTEAGUE ISLAND, VA.
WI MATTHEW'S CO.. PropristOr.

The undersigned beg leave 10 inform theIi
friends and the general public that they have
leased and refurnished the above elegant and
eommodious house, and are now prepared 70
accommodate permanent and transient guests
In irst-class style.
Large airy rooms. Home comforts.
Fine Sea and Bay Fishing, Cunning and
Bathing, etc. The table 10 provided With Wild
Fowl, Terrapin, Fish, Oysters, Grabs, and al
the Injuries Of the season.
Pleasure boats Of al kinds, guides, fishing
hnes oecoya, ponies, ETC., always ready for
ihe use Of guests.
FIrst-cIass Bar attached. Choice wines.
liquors, alea, beers and cigars.
Passengers for Chincoteague connect with
steamer far the Island at franklin City, the
terminus Of the Worcester RaiIroad, morning
and evening Connection may also be made
daily st Nashville. All who visit the Atlantis
may reai efEured that they win receive eour-
teous treatment and excellent fare.
Xouf patronage 4 rsspecffnlIy s1iioiis6.
p. J. MAXINEW8 a co.