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Diphthcria.

DR.. Franklin Staples, of Winona, MIMI, after
an extended correspondence with physicians in
most Of the counties of his state, has published
report on diphtheria, in which he classes the
disease as contagious and infectious, and DEM
Onstrates that 1t is on the Increases fact due,
in his opinion, to failure on the part of physi-
clans In recognizing its selfpropagating proper
ties; to want of systematic nursing of patients
suffering from the disease; to incomplete disin-
lection OF premises attacked and last, but not
least, to the frequent intercourse Of conya-
lescents with healthy persons He maintains
That strict regulations, rigidly enforced. are the
only means adequate to cut short its career. and
since individual power Is unable to cope with It.
urges that every city and town should devise
efficient sanitary laws. and let them be enforced
by intelligent medical officers, who shall also
make it their duty to instruct the people In
sanitary rules. To guard against cOntamina-
tion he believes that filth, whether from dirty
rooms. soiled clothing defective drains and cess
pools, ni.ventiiated rooms, poisonous inOdorous
gases, etc., should be regarded as conditions
which invite the disease that the apartments
set apart for the patient should be Invested of
all furniture carpets, curtains and fabrics of any
kind not absolutely required; that discharges
from the nose mouth and bowels should be care
fully collected and destroyed, and that all per-
sOnai clothing, bed-nnen, etc. should be thor
Oughly disinfected before being sent to the gem
eral wash. I'm case of death all clothing and
unimportant articles should be burnt, the BODY
should be Immediately disinfected and put into
Its coffin. which should be kept permanently
closed. There should be no public funeral. He
prefers disinfection by chlorine gas which is to
be set free in the room. Ventilation for num-
Der Of hours should then be insisted upon. Pre-
cautions falling short Of these DR.. Staples con-
siders to be useless In preventing the spread of
the Infection. Report on Dipidaesia to tie MIN
nesOtd Board Of Heath, 1881.
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L
Those who would learn how to run political
caucus had better take note Of Gen. Sherman's
style of presiding and conducting the machine
at the army reunion Here 1t Is:
''The meeting will come to order. All. yes
(nodding to an officer about to rise). Gen.
Hickenlooper moves the appointment of a COM
mittee on credentials (taking paper from his
left vest pocket)- The committee will consist
of Cen Hickenlooper. Col A. and Major b. We
must be speedy. gentlemen, in arranging these
details"
'1;en Smith-did I see Cen Smith risess "A
voice.-''He's gone out for moment."l s.Well
never mind: it all the same. Gen. Smith moves
the appointment of committee on resolutions
and it will consist Of taking list from his right
vest pocket) Gen. So-and-So Cooks blank).
That's not the committee, either. The list lust
read Is another committee, and 1t will be moved
later. Here's the right one (reads it, You see
gentleman, we get our young staff officers who
have nothing else to do, to fix up these things
I'm advance"
A voiee.-"Move to adjourn" The Chair
sob, no use putting that motion We must fix
these preliminaries first. l have three more
committees prepared here"
And so on, in cheerful disregard Of parlia-
mentary practice. the General announces the
details fixed up in advance put motions prear-
ranged. ignores imprOmptu motions, and runs
the convention till it gets going" and then al
lows other voices to be heard. And it Is anus
Ing to him thus to play caucus chairman.
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EXTRAORDINARY FEAT AT SEA.
How Captain Burrows Sunk the Steam.
CT. RAISED Her and Overlook Iais Conn
pany.

From the New York Herald.
When the Mallory Line steamship Rio Grande,
from Galveston, reached her berth at pier 20,
East river, yesterday afternoon, there were tear
full eyes and tremulous lips among the group OF
passengers who gathered about the stalwart,
manly figure of Captain Albert c. Burrows.
They were bidding farewell to gallant sailor,
whose bravery and skill had saved them from
IRE aud shipwreck. Captain Burrows has &C
cOmplished q feat which seafaring men say Is
not only brilliant and unusual, but unprece-
dented- When his steamer was discovered to be
on fire last Tuesday afternoon at ninety miles
beyond the Delaware Breakwater, he overhauled
m Italian bark, the Beppino A., successfully and
safely, and without the slightest panic trans
Tered MS ninety-seven passengers to her. navi-
gated the burning vessel to a shOal near the
Breakwater and sank her TO the deck beams.
This was the only means of putting out the IRE,
which was In the hold Of the ship among eight
hundred bales Of cotton. 1t was impossible to
reach the fire on the Rio Grande or to success
fully battle with 1t In the usual way by pouring
water through the matches To completely sub
merge ali of the steamer below the main-deck
matches was the only recourse. To accomplish
this without serious injury to the steamer was
no easy task. But Captain Burrows managed
1t In twenty-seven hours after the cOnfiagratiOn
was first discovered and not only this, but in
twenty-four hours more he had extinguishei
the flames, pumped out and raised the ship and
was once again ready to start the engines and
steam for New York. AT the Delaware Break
water the Rio Grande again overhauled the
italian bark. retransferred the passengers to the
steamer and resumed the voyage to New York
with the steamer a. sound as dollar and no
other injury except that to the cargo. "For
quick and successful work" said a sea captain
who appeared to be passenger on the Rio
Grande. Il should like to know where or when
that has been equaled. Captain Burrows, sir,
Is brave. coOl-headed, skilful man and true
sailor, every inch Of him."
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RAILROADS,

VIE "hEA pppNNcv,v.v,. ,o,rr
Us IHE RssSSkkrH WEST AHR
H ErrEc MA GkF itTH Isss
iRA ~ EYE s1H WhhsErSGroS From STATIoS. consrn
For f1ttsburg and the West Chicago Limited Express
Cars from Harrisburs to Cncinn:n. western EI.
.ns as Ms f h4.ss. Car SO g $
ALI fGf osRRtr aSB i FSTS 81 ke' RAILROAD
n. daily. except Saturday. with Palace Cans 8
For wiiiismsport Lock Haven, and ElmirA ct ESQ .
For s :Ss n q
and 1870 ana %Rsd E.p1s ss0 q amsn s.s
For b1oS Si ssIsns
sey City with boats q Brooklyn A nneI afferdi1s
sss sesa N &c E Yas cs avoiding d0u
;1S ,01s m.sa E o S.2 .a
For So s sss .ss a., ss ,s g.
sundsy 500. $50 am. i:2o. $40. 1850. $50.
For Popes Greek Line $40 m. and 4:4o p m. daily
For Annspois go m and 40 p M daily. except
$%AAH,sSSSs$% ALExAkpkf2 AND %asH1ssToS
For AIsssp sS 20 go i 90 and Il 2s
daily and SOC ala sa Except ss Sunday an
E% 0 and boo nidnsSs ON On sunday a 'I &
and At once .nS Corner
Ct 18th street and psnnsyysR. avenue and At he sta
gage to destination from hotels ana residences.
- eener., R < e. wo0 assn.
FRANK THOMSON. General Manager.
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A SOLEMN SCENE IN THE HOUSE.

SOLEMN SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
From the Pail Mall Gazette. May9.
Since the night when Chatham sank back in
his place in Its there has probably been no
more solemn episode, no more painful or pa
thetic episode in parliamentary history than the
impressive function in the house of commons
yesterday afternoon. It was the third of the
memorable acts in the Irish drama upon which
the curtain fell. Last May saw the Irish men,
bers. amid wild excitement elected one by one
from the House. Then Thursday saw another
crisis. The three released political prisoners
took their places once more in a house filled to
overlooking with turbulent and agitated menu
bers. Yesterday Mr.. Gladstone spoke his funeral
Grafton over Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr.
Burke. SOrrOwful sympathy had settled on the
lOngrOws of the crowded galleries and the group
below the bar. As Mr.. Gladstone rose from his
accustomed seat and stoodmp at the table the
buzz Of talk stopped suddenly, and deathlike
stiffness fell over the house as all eyes were di-
rected toward the premier. He did his work
courageously; his voice was hollow and falter-
or twice by low ''hear, hear" His denuncia-
ton Of the crime, unparalleled in our history.
unparalleled for the blackness Of the crime
which has been committed, unparalleled, as
fully believe. for the horror which 1t has excited
In the entire population of the United King
dom. +" was made with more force; but the traces
OF emotion were strong as he paid his eloquent
tribute to the memory ofLord Frederick Caven-
dish, at whose death tone OF the very noblest
hearts In England ceased to beat" heavy
cloud cast q double gloom over the house as Mr.
Gladstone sat down. No more somber scene has
taken place In parliament In our time.
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Flying Machines for War Uses.


Germany and Russia are both pushing for
ward experiments in flying machines for use In
war or otherwise. 1t appears that the direction
In which these are working is the only one likely
TO be successful. 1t ignores the ridiculous in
fated gas-bag, which is enormous in size. diff
cult and costly to ill in war. and oats-a gigan-
tic derelict-at the mercy Of every current of
air, huge mark for the first gunner who can
hit and bring II to the ground Baumgarten In
Germany and Baranovski in Russia adopt the
principle Of the inclined plane pressed against
the air. and thus capable of making some at
tempt at least TO regulate its own course In
the kite the force that presses the inclined plane
Ia the hand of the boy acting through the string.
In the sail Of the boat the resistance of the
water to sidelong motion keeps the sail pressed
against the wind. In flying machines the pres
sure Is given by an engine carried by the ma
chine and acting by means of fans of one sort or
the other. The difficulty at present Is the
weight of the engine and fuel: but with the de
velOpment of electrical practical knowledge we
may fairy expect to see aecumulators which
viii supply the NAHUM of power with the mini
mum OF weight. Then the problem Of flying in
Stiu air will be solved. Whether we shall ever
- able to ride the storm Ii another matter.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
THE MODEL FAST, AND THE ONLY LINE
THE EAST AND THE WEST, VIA WASHINGTON.
DOUBLE TRACK JANNEY CoUPLERI STEEL
RAILSt

SCHEDULE TO TAKE EFFECT SUNDAY. MAX
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S SsS StE sd Way Stations
iHs %sx .ss %ss
t7:ssNBAITf2oRE EXPRESS.
bGf1s 1eRk AND BOSTON
fs Eva e Esr oou
nects fos Hagerstown and ct Point OF Rocks for
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t,o:.s snf FrSs CHICAGO. CINCINNATI AND
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ts'o9S1dB IRA Tr1Sk PHILADELPHIA AND NEW
s.so-Bsitmore and Way Stations (wlnchester. Fred
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ExPRESS. Sleeping Cars 10 cincinnsd g. Louis
II so-BALTfHoRE AND WAY STATIONS.
Daily. 16unday only. Other trains daily. excsp1
Sunday.
An trains from Warrington sop at Rslax etslioa.
ooss :se s s :sS
Penpsylylnia avenuA corner lzfh street. yhere orrg
win be taken for baggAge 10 b checked and received 6
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6TARTLdNG DEvKLOPMENWs IN A MURDER CASH
There are new and startling developments In the
McMenemon patricide, twelve miles west OF Musca-
The girl Mary fwho on Saturday declared she Shot
her father In self-defence), her brother and her
older sister are In jail confession from the two
girls shows that the murder WAS committed By the
brother. In order that the. children might have
things their own way ct home, and that Il was
knowledge the shooting, with the idea that 4 uiea
o. self-defence and her extreme youth would save
her NOM punishment JhHfe q much exaltanA603.
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THE committee of the New York assembly
which has been Investigating certain life insur-
ance receiyerships, condemns the management of
several of the companies In very severe terms.
especially the North America the Universal and
the companies associated with the former The
report also reflects severely upon Judge Vest
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The News I'm the Family and In Par
liament,

lament.
GRIEF OF THE CAvENDIsHBs.
From The Daily News. Mays.
The Marquis of Harrington, who bore himself
with admirable composure, found Mr.. Glad
stone, with whom the deceased lord was ever
favorite, strongly agitated and paralyzed almost
with astOnishment at the sad catastrophe. Mr..
Gladstone, accompanied by Mrs. Gladstone, the
Marquis Of Harrington and Lady Louisa Eyer
ton. then drove direct to the residence of Lord
Frederick Cavendish in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
where Lady F. Cavendish, who fortunately
had not left town, was staying. Lady F.
Cayendish, with whom Admiral and
Lady Egerton and Mr.. Alfred Lyttle-
ton Ga brother of her ladyshfp's) had been dur
Ing that evening, was in the drawing-room at
the time when the party arrived with the mourn
O'Clock, and it was in the drawing-room that
the shocking news was unfOlded TO her by Lady
Egerton and the prime minister. The scene
which took place was one OF q most painful
character. The bereaved lady, on hearing of
the untimely death of her noble husband, told
to her though it was without any revelation of
the hideOus details of the foul crime, almost
swOoned in the arms of the grief-stricken rela-
tiveS and friends who stood around. She, how
ever, with wonderful self-command soon re-
covered from the wild outbursts of grief and be-
came more composed, though her condition was
ington, although he entered the house, yet never
saw Lady Frederick, fearing that the meeting
would be OF too painful a character. About
half-past eleven Earl Granville, who had been
In the meantime informed Of what had hap
pened In Dublin, called at the house. and re-
NAMED there some time endeavofing with
others to assuage the grief of her ladyship Mr.
and Mrs. Gladstone left about one o'clock &C
companied by the Marquis, and Lady Frederick
then retired to rest in somewhat more tranquil
and composed state of mind. Although the
news of the assassination had not become gen.
erally- known, still several inquiries as to the
condition Of Lady Cavendish were made at
night, among those thus calling being Mr.. and
Mrs. Talbot; while letter of coincidence was
sent by the home secretary. Early in the morn
ing both Earl Granville and Mr.. Gladstone made
anxious inquiries as to the condition of the dis
tressed lady, and received most reassuring in
formation as to her health. Indeed, it may be
said that she faced her hard fate with splendid
spirit and resolution.
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STEAMERS. &c.

r,HE STEAMER 'MATTANo" LEAVES fra
THURSDAY. At seven O'clock m, for Potomac river
landings stopping at landings in Nomini Tuesdays
days Chapel Point and Brenfs Wharf sundays down"
and Wednesday, 'up" and Msttawoman Crcek on
SUNDAYS down" and Mondays up" returning 20
Washington every Monday. "Wednesday and Friday
Afternoons.
Fo- information apply 10
@. 7. JONES' Agent
my2s sth street wharf
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VyHR .CELLULoID TRUSS; THAT NEVER
IL breaks, never wears out always clean. and can be
worn while bathing. Il for sAlesf
CHAH. TISHERsA
- TIN street northwest
Lady 4atrons. MIL
OuNNINdHAM, sHATTER.s-6PRIN0 STILES
~ 6ilk Hats made 20 order. Old styln remodelad.
Manina eRecally. CUNNINGHAM. 20 oth saze1
nD VIM AID Old HRRND8 AHE Known as
a - 0k plneo 49, engte1(D 0EooND-4A AND
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poToMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE.

On and after MARCH 18TH the STEAMER SUE Cap
tain W. c. GEOGHEGAN. viii leave STEPHENSoNsS
WHARF. foot of 9Th street. EVERY SUNDAY. at four
O'Clock pm, for Baltimore and River Landings.
AL River Freight must be Prepaid.
Returning. arrive in Washington every SATURDAY. night
STEPHENSON BRO. AGENTS
ml6-6m eth street Wharf and Cor 18th and Pa. ave-
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CUNARD LINE.
NOTICE.
LANE ROUTE.
The CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED.
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL.
CALLING AT CORK HARBOR.
FROM PIER 90. N. r.. NEW YORK.
Scytha.. We'd q May. Servia We'd, Il yuns
Bothnia. 800 Wed, 81 May. Scythia We'd Is June.
. Batavia Med. :! June gothnia.. We'd. g July.
Steamers marked thus (') do not carry steeraee.
AND EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM NEW YORK.
RATE OF PASSAGE:
SS0 and 800 for passenger accommodations.
Steerage at low rates. Steerage tickets from Iv
lowest rates.
Through bills Of laden given for Belfast Glasgow
Havre, Antwerp and other ports the Continent and
tor Mediterranean ports.
For freight and passage apply at the Company's Office
No. Bowling Green, or both steeraee and cabin 70
OTIS BIGELoW CO.. COS 9TH street. Washington.
VERNON n. BROWN h CO.. New York;
Or Messrs. OTIS BIGEBOW CO.,
5an12 COS It'll street, Washington.
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FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.

FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
On and after NOVEMBER Sd 1881 the ssramer
ARROWSMTTH viii leave her wharf foot OF 7th street.
1t Q. m. every MONDAY, THURSDAY and SATUR-
DAY for all river landings. On MONDAY n far a.
Nomini Ferry On THURSDAY, Nomini, Currioman,
Deonardtovn and ST. Clements Bay, stones wharf,
Codron's and Howards. On SATURDAY. Currioman
and Leonardtown. JOHN Il. WOOD.
ms Agent.
NORFOLK AND NEW YORK STEAMERS.
THE STEAMER LADY OF THE LKAE
win leave her wharf foot of 9th street. MONDAY
WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY, at 80 ocl'k =. m, touch
ing at Pney Point Point Lookout and Fortress Monroe
CONNECTING AT NORFOLK WITH THE BOSTON
AND PROVIDENCE STEAMERS.
fare TO Fortress Monroe and Norfolk "a 50
Round trip fare 20 Fortress Monroe and Norfolk 90
second class fare TO Fortress Monroe and Norfolk 50
First class fare TO Pney Point and Point Lookout so
Round trip fare TO Plney Point and Point Lookout 50
Second class fare to Piney Point and Point Lookout IS
Returning. leaves Norfolk TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS
and SATURDAYS at four O'Clock y m.
THE NEW YORK STEAMERS
JOHN GIBSON and e. G. KNIGHT will resume their
trips, leaving Pier Al, East River. New York. every
SATURDAY, at four O'Clock pm, and Georretown
every FRIDAY, at O'Clock m For particulars apply
Tickets and staterooms can be secured &c general
Office, 6l3 18th street. National Metropolitan Bank
Bailding b. o. Ticket office, 1881 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. st. Marc Hotel and at boat.
oc2S ALFRED WOOD, Secretary.
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WI dies: Afemale complaints quickly cured. Can be
consulted daily q ga 7th street northwest Ocehour
from to 8 O'Clock M. with ladies only. mll-3ms
Huntsville gazette., 1882-09-30
A Faithful Messenger.

John Neely, who has been in the en-
ploy of the New York Central Railroad
for thirty-one years as treasurer's mes
senger, and who has carried many hun
dred millions of dollars from the compa-
ny's offices to the bank, died on Sunday
last in his dwelling in the Grand Central
Depot, aged sixty-three years. His face
was known to almost every banker and
broker in the city. He used often to say
that if robbers attacked him on his way
to the bank he would cheerfully lay
down his life in protecting the money
intrusted to him. He took the money
down town in wagon, and a driver
managed the horse while Neely watched
the money bags. The driver was armed,
and Neely also. He often carried over
S500,000, and he never cost the railroad
company cent through carelessness or
loss.- Chicago Journal.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-09-30
Duty of the Locomotive Engineer.

A railway man predicts that before
many years every locomotive drawing a
passenger train on q busy railroad will
have pilot, whose sole business will be
to watch the signals, switches, bridges,
crossings, and so on, while the care and
control of the engine will be the exclu-
sive work of the engineer. At present,
he says, the engineer may be trying his
water gauge or doing any one of half a
hundred necessary things, when he
ought to be looking at signal. When
trains were fewer and speed less, an
engineer was all that was needed; as
the speed is increased and the demands
upon the engineers attention are multi
piled, he has more than he can do. He
must be relieved by new man, in front
of or over the engine, who will have
nothing to do with the engine, but will
watch the road and direct the engineer,
as the pilot of steamer does, by sys-
tenn of signals.
Any suggestion calculated to increase
the safety of railway travelling can not
fail to receive consideration. 1t is safe
to predict, however, that the foregoing
prediction viii never be fulfilled, for the
personality between the observation of
signal and the manipulation of the
engine would be to delay action and
invite disaster. With his hand upon the
throttle, the engineer can do the thing
required in any emergency in less time
than it would take to tell another to do
it, however perfect the system of signal
ing; and with train running hundred
feet second, fraction of seconds
delay may be fatal to hundred passen-
gers.
On well regulated roads the engineers
assistant now does substantially every
thing required in the care Of the engine,
leaving the engineer free to keep con-
slant watch of the road. The proposed
pilot could do no more, and would be
less fifty placed to secure the instant
performance of the duty the occasion
might demand Scientific Anaerican.