Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-06-29

IN tne prison, naVlnB peen Cnere LOT
three years and three men have al.
ready been hung upon it.
Congress has passed resolution to
adjourn July 10TH, but it is thought
that the work yet remaining to bsdone
will necessitate their remaining in
session several days longer. possibly
until the Goth.
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N. J.
Guiteau's case was before the Cabi.
net last week, the question that was
being considered was as to his sanity.
1t was decided that that question bad
been raised and settled in the trial
and the Cabinet declined to advise the
President to grant a reprieve in order
that commission might examine him
His counsel, Reed, who has been
hopeful throughout became despond-
ent OF results beneficial to his client,
only upon the Cabinets decision.
Losses BY THE CYCLONE IN Iowa -
Des Moines, June 22.-The follow
ing estimate is made Of the damages
done by the cyclone in various coun-
ties of the state: Boone$20,000; Sto
~, $4,000; Jasper, $4,000; Powes-
HEX, $4,000; Keokuk, 800 600;
Henry, 81 100000; Pocahontus, $780,
900. The Chicago and Rock Island
Railway Company Lore in merchandise
and property Sal ,0CO, and the Iowa
Central Railway Company $4,000.
The total loss is estimated at from 49,.
100000 to $3,00O,00O.
A BIG ORDER, An order for one hun
dred Eclipse engines from an agent in
the South was received by Frick& Co.,
on Tuesday last. The company has
now on its books orders to be filled to
the amount of $4,000 all which are
to be shipped by the 18th of August
next. Orders are coming in every
day, and although the company is
making strenuous efforts 10 ell them,
it will be unable to supply the great
dem and. From two to three engines
per day are being turned out, and or
ders filled 50 far this season run up in
to the hundreds.
American shredded Goldfish when
imported into Germany in thin wood
en- boxes was taxed as woodenware,
lust as canned beef was termed iron.
ware to obtain higher rate Of duty.
Sugar hams covered with linen
are cssed as fine linen, and a peculiar
kind of liquor from Russia in bottles
partly protected with a slken cover
is CHASED as silk goods. The Ameri-
can Goldfish, however, is now sent to
that peculiar country in pastsboard
boxes, the duty on that material being
lower than on fish. but some new reg
ulatiou will probably be enforced to in
or ease the duty. o
The first Napoleon had an amazing
memoryfor figures. He remembered
the respective produce Of all taxes
through every wear of his adminlstra-
ton, and could repeat them even to
the centimes. Running over an &C.
count Of expenditures, he noted the
rations of a battalion charged on a
certain day at Besancon. That bat.
talon was not there, said he. The
minister, knowing that the Emperor
had been out Of France at the tire,
submitted that he thought it must
have been there. 1t turned out that
Napoleon was right, and that fraul
had been committed. The peculator
was dismissed, and the apecdote went
through the army, inspiring whole
some alarm.