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Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
CeIluloid Goods.

The consular reports continue to do
excellentservice, particularly in reporting
from all points the success of American
industries and the reception accorded
them. Some OF the objections against
the American articles of wearing apparel
are most curious. For instance, we are
told that in Switzerland there has been
quite commotion over the introduction
of celluloid goods. The defences Of
Switzerland, according to our CONNER
cial agent, DeZeyk, were up in arms
against The celluloid washing goods.
Cuffs and collars, to say nothing of
combs, eyeglasses and mirror-frames,
were all warned off Swiss soil, as explo-
gives, by the manufacturers of linen cuffs
and collars, and the tortoise shell and
ivory buttons were thereby defended
also. But celluloid agent, an energetic
man, insisted that a cantonal chemist
should wear some of the dangerous ar
ticles and show prove on his own person
that they were not explosive, not un-
healthy, nor dangerous to human life.
The collar and cltf wearers of Switzer-
land were all in trembling over the rash
ness of this devoted being, and, as he
was an expert, would doubtless have con-
sidered that he was paid to keep his
scorches and wounds to himself. But
this enterprising dealer got them also to
come together, some of them as an in
dustrial society-a Swiss Franklin Insti-
tute on a small scale. To them he dis
tributed cuffs, shirt collars and such
wear, and besougbt them, then and there,
to experiment upon smashing, washing
and otherwise destroying these goods.
The result was to commend celluloid, it
was like magic, Magellanic, prize. The
man got huge advertisement by indi-
viduals throughout the canton, and the
press did full service in q handsome
way, by taking back all that had been
circulated against the "explosive COM
petitors Of linen and muslin neck wear.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
Historic Statuea.

Hart's statue of Henry Clay, one Of
the pieces of statuary Of which Rich
mond is most proud, has lately been
treated to thorough securing and re-
storatioA New hands have replaced the
broken ones, and, instead Of standing in
the little pagoda ON the green, the statue
now occupies one Of the inches in the
quadrsngular hall of the capitol. The
famous statue of Washington by
Houdon occupies the centre Of the circle,
and another niche contains the bust of
Lafayette. The Washington is consider
ed the most exact likeness that exists,
since Houdon made trip from France
for the express purpose of taking the
portrait Of Washington, was his guest at
Mt. Vernon, and took accurate measures
Of all parts Of his body, as well as a
plaster cast of his face.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
THE CIRCLE OF PoLaR STATIONS.

The Gordon of International, scien-
titic stations around the North Polar
Basin is presumably by ,lIis time nearly
If not quite complete, says the New
York Herald, and the obseryational
work they are designed to carry out fair
ly begun. The different corps of OBJ.
servers sent out TO occupy these Arctic
outposts were Instructed to begin OBJ
serving on August |, inst, if possible,
and continue them, if possible, till Sep
tember l, 1888. The research under
taken, in accordance with the scheme of
Lieutenant Weyprecht, embraces all the
phenomena of Arctic meteorology, ter
restrial magnetism, auroral displays and
astronomical events, with a number of
optional investigations. These observa-
tlons will be taken hourly each day, and
the instrumental equipment of the vari.
GUS expeditions, as we'll as their person
mel, insure thorough investigation Of the
phenomena occurring within reach OF
the different stations. The United States
and Russia have each opened two sta
tions, England and Canada together oc-
cupy one, and Germany, Austria, Hol
land, Sweden, Norway, Finland and
Denmark each occupy one-makine
twelve in all. A calculation of the
mean latitude of these polar obserya
tories places them on the parallel of sew
enty-one degrees five minutes north.
As the circumference of this parallel is
about eight thousand miles it will be
seen that the average distance OF the
stations from each other is a little less
than seven hundred miles. This. IL ia
to be regretted, is large interval; but
actually, there is one gap Chat between
Cumberland Sound, in Davis Strait.
and Fort Rae, British America) of over
thousand miles, and another between
Fort Rae and Point Barrow nearly az
wide. In the eastern polar area there is
a third gap extending from the Dutch
station, Dickson Harbor, at the mouth
OF the Yenisei, to the Russian station ON
the Lena delta, over forty-two degrees
oil longitude (about nine hundred niles.
and still fourth interspace, between
the Lena delta and Point Barrow, Of
eighty degrees, or sixteen hundred
miles. This last immense gap is not Of
so much consequence as the other three,
as it affects the investigation of polar
phenomena related to the meterology Of
sparsely inhabited northeastern Asia.
But the break Of the chain of observa-
tions between the German station, on
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
ATcxas F1OOd.

One OF the heaviest rains ever known. con-
tinuiDg three days and three nights without
intermission, stopped falling in Western Texas
on the night Of the 10th. In some places the
plains, where tradition says it never rains, have
the appearance OF a sea, and the rainfall is es-
timated at six feet. The flooded section begins
near Abilene, and extends west for nearly 300
miles, including the country from the Brazos
to the Pocos Rivers. Miles Of the track OF the
track Of the Texas 4 Pacific Road have been
damaged, and in several places washouts oc.
CURED. Great drifts Of dead prairie dogs are
piled in the rubbish, thousands Of the animals
having been drowned. The washout was the
work Of q waterspout between Abilene and
Sweetwater. A similar one is said to have oc-
CURED near Van Horne, nearly coo miles west
Of Dallas, and another is reported to have
struck and seriously damaged the Southern
Pacific track In southeastern Arizona. II il
feared there has been great loss Of life aud
stock.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
Work Of the TlaInes.

Fires on the 18th: Hartman. Downing Il
Peck's piano factory, New York, $3.50, 900; Fer
guson Bros. hardware store, Minneapolis, &c.,
900; Filey Il Co.'s furniture store, Springfield,
Mass. s35,O00; twenty buildings ut Derry De
pot, n. H., $4,000; Royes Bros soap and
candle factory, Quebec, s6O, 900; county barn
and Rouck's barn at Lancaster, Pa. s20, 200.
The business portion Of Red Bluffs, CAL, was
wiped out by fire on the 18th. Loss 28,O00.
Several persons were injured.
Property TO the amount Of 20,U00 was de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th, at Montgomery,
Alabama.
Bailey & Sons cotton mills at Bolton, Eng,
containing $4,000 spindles burned on the 10th.
Loss Geo, 900.
Duffy, eastman a Co.'S printing and pub
fishing establishment at Boston, was gutted by
fire on the 10th. Loss S45,0O0.
A six-story tenement building was destroyed
by fire at New York on the 10th. Loss
s100, 200.
Fires on the 18th: Several business houses
at Mankato, Kansas; loss So. 200. FIGURING mill
at Winfield. Kansas; $4,000. Chamberlsin's
-four mill, Cleveland. o.; SSs,O00. Smith d
Co.'S mirror factory, Chicago; $4,000. Seven
teen buildings at Chetopa, Kansas; SSO, 900. At
Higginsport, o.; $4,000.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
BROOKINGS, DAKOTA, THURSDAY AUGUST "a, 1882.
was hard character, and had frequently been

was . hard character, and had frequently been
in the hands Of the police.
Three men set upon Jacob Book near Fort
Lincoln, Neb., and pummeled him fatally
They claimed the grass that Book was engaged
In moving. The murderers are In Jail with 0
prospect Of being lynched.
The latest outrage reported from Ireland Ii
the murder on the night Of the It'll, in the
County Galway, Of an entire family-the sup
posed motive for the crime being that Joyce,
the head Of the family gave information to the
authorities in regard to the killing Of two bal
liffs about year ago.
Juan Elverad, monte gambler, was hanged
by . mob at sooorro, N. NJ, for outraging a
young girl.
At Houstonville, Ky.. two children, both
under "a years Of age, quarreled, when one Of
them was fatally stabbed.
railroad boss named Patrick Dillon was
killed by laborer named Thomas, near
Lapeer, Mich, on the 18th.
waiter in Chicago restaurant was fatally
shot by Eugene Doherty, an ex-coRvict, on the
18th.
Three young men OF respectable parentage,
who have been terrorizing Bosgue County,
Texas. attempted to violate the person OF a
Miss Newhall. The father Of the lady came TO
her rescue and killed one Of the fends. An
other was wounded but escaped with his COM
panion on one Of Newhalrs horses.
Captain Hoadley, Of the government works at
Cape Girardeau, No., was shot by unknown
persons on the night Of the 18th.
Col N. ID. Ellis, a prominent planter Of
Little kocS, ARK, was murdered by his fore
man ON the 18th.
Richard Leibst, brakeman Of st. Joseph
NO., got drunk on the 14th and wanted to shoot
an unoGending person named Oaker. Leibst's
brother interfercd and was fatally shot IN the
abdomen. The drunken man then shot at
Olaker, the bullet breaking his teeth and Jaw,
cutting out bis tongue and lodging near the
opening Of the wind-pipe.
band OF hcrse-thieves operating in north
western Arkansas, has recently become 80 dar-
ing and lavless IN it, operations that q party
OF citizens armed themselves and started in
pursuit. battle ensued, IN which one Of the
thieves was mortally wounded, the rest escap-
ing. II is thought the citizens will follow and
exterminate the thieves.
John Boyle and @. Heineman quarreled about
a girl at Chicago, on the 18th. Boyle secured
a gun, loaded it with nails. etc., and sought
out Heineman. They met and had a scuffle,
when Heineman secured the weapon and chssed
Boyle. The latter fed out on the prairie, but
well directed shot from his own gun in Heine-
mans hands filed his body with deadly mis-
ales. His wounds were fatal.
Geo. W. Grant was killed by his sou-in-law in
quarrel over cards at Chatham, Va, on the
l4th.
At Newark, n. j., VIM. II. Warner killed his
wife and her paramour.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24

dence, and is supposed TO have jumped over
board shortly after leaving vt. Mickael's. He
was subject to rush Of blood TO the head. and
is thought to have been temporarily insane at
the time.
Miss Belle Mercer and Charles Harris. re-
siding in the idnity Of Princeton, ILL.,, have
been lovers and quarreled. On the 14th inst.
Harris called on Miss Mercer, but she refused
to see him. 1hereupon Harris retired TO barn
and hanged himself.
@. A. Wetton, auditor Of the Fort Dodge
and Des Moines railroad, while the officers
were reading to him q warrant at Princeton,
ILL.,, charging him with bigamy, shot himself
through the head. He had recently married
wives.
Archbishop Nestor, OF the Russian Greek
Church Of Alaska, jumped overheard from the
steamer st. Paul, while temporarily insane,
and was drowned.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24

Cumberland Sound and Fort Rae will
seriously mar the value of the meteoro-
logical data, 80 far as America is con-
cerned, unless the British government
opens an intermediate station on the
west shore of Hudson Bay. Fort York
may perhaps serve for this purpose if
the observations taken there were made
uniform and synchronous with those in
stituted at the higher stations. The re-
suits of this grand concerted research Of
the nations, it may be expected, will be
Of great moment to science, and, as it is
an experiment limited in time, every
practicable measure should be taken to
make it complete.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24

ing in another parish, but he had not
the necessary money. Both Of the mur-
dered women, whose names were Marie
and Rose Fonda, were well to do. Marie
was induced by Auriol to drink decoc-
tion of .heliebore root, from which she
expired in few hours. Her death was
attributed to heart disease and she was
buried, no one sUspecting the foul play.
A month later Rose died from dose Of
prussic acid which he had given her, and
in her will it was found that Auriol was
her sole heir. During the imprisonment
before the trial Auriol wrote confession
Of both crimes, bit ON trial he denied
that he had committed them. He was,
however, found guilty Of both and SEN
fenced as already stated.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
Uufaithful Serynuts.

Forgeries to the amount Of several thousand
dollars were committed at Allentown, Pa, by
Geo. J. Brien, who Is now missing.
At Listowel, Ont, on the 10th, Chas. @.
Kugler was arrested for forgery to the extent
Of $4,000. When Kugler's father heard of his
sons arrest he hanged himself.
Henry Muller, connected with the Cincinnati
branch Of Hemningwsy's Baltimore Oyster
House. has absconded with s22,00
A prominent farmer of Laketon, Ind, named
Aaron Gresse, has decamped with $4,000 be-
longing to his creditors, one Of whom is his
mother
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
Revolution I'm COrea.

serious insurrectioD against the ruling
dynasty and against foreigners is reported to
have broken out in the small island-kiDgdom
Of Corea. II is reported that the revolving ma
tiyes have slain their king and queen. The
government OF the United States but recently
entered into to treaty of commerce with the
government Of that country. This WAS objec-
ionable to a large number Of the Coreans,
who succeeded in working up the prejudces Of
the people against what they called foreign in
tusion. Grave complications are likely TO re-
suit from these assassinations.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24

FIsHINa is not now 80 successful on
tho Mississippi coast as previously re-
ported. The pompano, the Spanish
mackerel, the sheephead, and others of
the finny tribe. seem to have been emf
grating from the yellow waters on the
Mississippi Sound. Professional fisher.
men, who always repair to the shores OF
Ship klaud, have, in spite Of their
seines, met with very little success. For
the last few days not even . single
shrimp has been caught.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
A Sensation In ireland.

Doublin, Ireland, is greatly excited BY
the sentence OF its Lord Mayor, MIR. E. Dwyer
Grey. who is also member OF parliament and
proprietor Of the Freeman's Journal, TO a fine
Of $500 and imprisonment for three months
for alleged contempt Of court in having pub
lished certain Objectionable matter in his paper.
The proceedings were had under the new court
established by the recent repressivn legislation
Of parliament
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
A Reverend Murderer.

Joseph Auriol, Of Perpignan, in
France, has been sentenced to imprisou-
ment for life for crimes to which that
punishment seems altogether to made
quate. He il priest. and his crimes
were the. murder of two women, men,
bers of his parish, who had shown him
great kindness and over whom he had
acquired great influence. Auriol de-
sired 10 elope with school teacher liy,
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
Daring RObbeFies,

The dwelling Of the Gilchrist brothers at Am
sterdam, n. l., was invaded BY five masked
men on the night of the 10Th, and the safe
robbed OF $4,000 in money and collaterals.
The First National Bank OF Kewanee, ILL.,,
was robbed Of $4,000, including $4,000 in
gold, on the afternoon Of the 18th. Two men
oyerpowered Cashier Pratt and Miss Palmer,
his assistant. The former was knocked insen-
sible and Miss Palmer was badly cuffed and
kicked by the brutes. After securing the booty
the robbers locked Pratt and Miss Palmer in the
yault and yamosed. After working over al
hour, the imprisoned victims broke the combi-
nation and escaped. Both are badly hurt.
Burglars at Bloomington, ILL.,, got away with
$1,000 worth Of jewelry, belonging to Mcssrs.
Vinyard and Schneider.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
Furious StOrns.

Bangor, Me-, was visited by q destructive
tornado on the 10Th. The rain fell in torrents,
deluging many unroofed structures, and caus-
ing immense damage. Several buildings were
blown down. Loss varicusly estimated at from
$50, 600 to s100, 900. Sherbrookc, Quebec, also
had an unprecedentedly severe storm expert
pncp
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
sRiEa ROSE.

Saw boy lovely rose,
Blooming on Q briar;
Gayly in the breeze it danced,
Nearer yet the boy advanced,
Filled with fond desire,
Lovely, lovely, brier rose,
Rose upon the briar.
"Mipe thou art !" he cried. "dear rose
Roee upon the briarl"
Rosebud said, "Tye thorns for thee,
Thou shalt weep at thought Of me,
Prithee, come no higher
Lovely, lovely briar rose,
Rose upon the briar.
Not he cared, but broke the rose,
Rose upon tho brier;
wounded sore, with thorny spears.
Helped by neither grief nor tears,
Why did he defy her?
Lovely, lovely, briar rose,
Rose upon the brier.
From the German.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24

party Of six smugglers encamped in a can
yon in the Swissholm Mountains, Arizona, re-
Gently, when they were overwhelmed by a
cloud-burst and all drowned.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
WSaOlcsalc DrOyVnin1,

Seventy-fve Chilians were recently attacked
by two thousand Peruvians, and refusing 70
surrender, all persisted.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
Hallway Mishaps.

Near Olney, passenger train on the Ohio
and Mississippi railroad broke in two. Some
one pulled the cord and the engineer stopped
the forward section. The rear section, ii be-
ing on down grade, crashed into the forward,
killing one person outright, injuring one fatal
ly and many seriously.
Coups circus left Carlo, Ill, on the 20th in
two trains, but suffered . serious mishap short
ly after leaving the city. The freight train
which was ahead was run into by the passenger
train, killing three drivers and wounding
twenty five others. The unfortunate men oc-
cupied Q passenger coach In the rear Of the
freight train. Tho stock cars were uninjured.
Two freight trains collided ct the crossing of
the Illinois Central and Michigan Central tracks
near Chicago on the 18th. An engine, caboose
and twenty-five cars were demolished. An un-
known man who was asleep In the caboose was
fatally scalded by steam from the colliding en-
gine. Loss estimated at $4,000.
Six cars were wrecked, and an unknown man
killed by the ditching Of train near Ferris,
Ill.
A wreck occurred ON the Iron Mountain Road
near North Benton, Ark, on the l7th. The
conductor was killed.
A freight train went through q bridge at
Ferris, H., on the 17th. Joseph Alton, Of
Keokuk, was killed, and six cars wrecked.
Near Wlfmantic, Conn, on the 10th, . rail-
way collision wrecked many cars and injured
several persona.
Two trains collided at Four Hill Junction,
Pa, On the 18th. The conductor and several
passengers we're injured. Both engines were
wrecked.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
suicidal.

The death by suicide Of Archbishop Nestor,
Of the Russian Church, who was the prelate In
charge Of ALASKA, Is announced from Ban
Francisco. The Archbishop took passage on
the stes1ner 81. Paul st st. Michael's for San
yrancisco, The latter being his place Of rssi-
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
NEWS IN BRIEF,
BualeY 90 the E0re,


zhe Massachusetts, greenbackers ON the 18th
nominated Benz. F. Butler for governor.
Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-24
The Ba.e Baii Champiou,b,p.

The following table indicates the position OF
the various cluOs in the contest for the cham
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-12-15
NUMBER 46.

then dressed himself in an old Continental
uniform stored in a closet, and entered nv
room in the manner / related, and after I
snapped the pistol be threw the bullet at me.
The poor fellow never imagined the horrible
fright it would give me, nor do myself be-
lieVe it would have shocked me so dreadfuyy
had he not thrown the bullet. 1t gave me
the idea that the ghost must be real because
the pistol ball could not penetrate it.
when fell back in swoon my brother
quickly fastened to my aid. and, finding his
efforts unavailing, called for help. The
household was speedily aroused, and Georges
presence in my room in the strange array
was reluctantly explained by the unhappv
culprit. 1 had fit after fit all that night and
the next day-the day which was TO make me
the bride Of my lover-found me rayine with
brain fever. My brother had left the house
stricken with remorse but he fingered rnund
the premises, hoping for good news fIom the
servants. While making inquiries after me
he encountered my betrothed, who, without
a word o. parIey, struck him to the ground.
1t is not in the nature OF the men Of our fam
lily to tolerate blow, even under the gross
est provocation, and am sure my lover had
cause for anger. In those days duels were
regarded in different light to what they are
now, and so, while 1 was tossing on nv bed
of pain, the two men who were so dear to
me were journeying to Virginia to kill each
other. They met provided with seconds and
all the necessary witnesses on what was then
considered the field of honor. Pistols were
the weapons and both fell-one with bullet
through the heart, the other through the
brain.
"Tbere were no sensational newspapers in
those days, nor did gentle families care to
make even their griefs public, and so only
intima te friends knew of the weight of sor-
row which had fallen upon our house and
widowed my heart. In family council it
was decided to keep the matter a secret as
far as possible, even among our own descend
ants, compact which has been religiouslv
kept, as much for my sake as for other rea-
sons. As soon as was convalescent I was
taken abroad by my father, and resided for
many years in Europe. Time soothes, and
can think calmly, and as you see. speak of
my great grief, but cannot tell vou how
often the dead forms of nay lover and brother
rise before me. They always smile at me.
and sometimes love to think it is their spi-
rits which really appear to me to tell me thew
are waiting across the river to receive once
more my love and forgiveness. There. nv
dears, there is an old woman's ghost story
for You. God grant none Of you will ever
suffer as 1 have suffered"