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A STRANGE STORY.
The Lost Found-A Man Restored to HIS
wife and Children After Four
Years. Absence.

PHILADELPHIA, July 19.-On October 15
1878, Ex-Protbonotary William III. Cook, Of
Bucks county, Pa, went on business tri p 10
Doylestown. At Doylestown he jumped of
the cars and babe his friends CHEEKY good
by. That was the last seen of him until a
few days ago. His family and friends
mourned him as dead, and his wife and chill
dren have since moved TO Trenton, \. J. A
few days ago David Cook, a brother of the
lost 10 an, who lives at Edgewood, was aston
ished beyond measure by letter be received
from the insane asylum at Lewistown, say
ing that his long-lost brother was dan
gerously i'll at that institution. David
Cook went at once to Lewistown,
recognized his brother without difficulty,
and, taking him home 10 Edgewood, sum-
moned his wife and children, and by careful
nursing he was soon restored 10 comparative
strength. The strangest part Of The whole
story is that Mr.. Cook remembers nothing
about his visit 10 Doylestown four years ago,
and all recollection of his life during the
interval has been blotted from his memory.
His hair has become white as snow, and al
though but forty-eight years OF age, he has
the appearance of a man OF eighty. His last
illness at Lewistown appears TO have restored
his reason, and he gives the following strange
solution of the mystery: After leaving home
on the morning of October Is, 1875 ne was
morning in Bloomfield, and then all of his
previous life was blank. He could recall
nothing, did not know who he was or that ne
had either family or friends. The people
among whom he found himself gave him
work and for some time he acted as bar
tender at hotel in Bloomfield. After thai
he moved to Newport, where over two years
he was runner for the Ganfz house there,
and was known far and wide as. "Old
General Hill" having taken the name of
William Hill when he forgot his own.
ABOUT a month ago he went over to Mata-
wands, but how he got there or why
he left Newport he cannot tell. At Malta
wanda he was taken violently i'll with brain
fever, and WAS removed in a delirieus condi-
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ARKANSAS CROPS.

Forrest City Times, 18th: "Both corn and
cotton crops are growing SO finely that we
can't help telling the people way off"
Corning Advocate, 18th: "Corn crop fine.
Cotton not so good, owing to bad stand:
Wheat, oats and grasses were never better"
Des Arc Appeal, 14th: "Good rains all
over the county and crops fine. The early
corn is about made; cotton is growing very
fast"
Little Rock Gazette, 14tn. "a Hamburg
correspondent says the prospects for good
crops we're never better" The Lonoke cor
respondent writes: Everybody seems sur
prised at the large production Of everything
this year. There seems 10 be nothing short,
but a surplus OF everything is reported"
Little Rock Gazette, 10th: AIT Watalula
they report fine summer rains; splendid corn
crop; growing cotton and glorious hopes for
the farmers. At Armstrong Springs our cor
respondent says: we have plenty of rain.
Corn is made and cotton Is growing nicely /;
fruit in abundance and everybody happy"
Searcy Record, 18th: 1The drouth of last
season has called attention to fruit, and
something has been made by shipping il, and
the almost total failure of cotton last year,
together with the overflow and present
unfavorable season, has sounded the
knell OF cotton culture in this Sec
ton. The farmers will hereafter de-
vote more time 10 raising fruit, grain and
vegetables ......... While at Judsonia last week
we were surprised to see the hustle and rush
of an evening in the way OF trade. Upon
inquiry we found it was owing TO the ship
ment of fruits, vegetables, etc. Hundreds of
boxes OF fruit and vegetables are shipped
daily from this place, giving ready money iu
return at remunerative prices, which creates
quite lively trade. Judsonis is on a boom.
Houses are going up in every direction"
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MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

A. III. Innerrarity, Of Handsboro, acct
dentaliy shot himself in removing a pistol
from his coat pocket.
The Big Springs echoolhouse, situated In
west Pontotoc county, was maliciously de-
stroyed by fire last week.
The cotton shipments from Aberdeen for
the past season, ending July 9Th, amount 10
1910 bales-5723 bales short of the pre-
ceding season.
Peter Martin, captain OF fat at Moss
Point, was shot and slightly wounded BY
negro named Murray because he (Martin)
discharged him.
In the Circuit Court at Vicksburg, on the
9Th instant, fifteen parties plead guilty to
selling liquor on Sunday, and had fine of
$25 each imposed upon them.
Rosedale Leader, 18th: SMALLPOX is still
raging among the colored people in the upper
will spread it unless rigid quarantine is
established"
Frank Clinton, colored, who has been en-
1Uyfng the pmbrarrs- of wirite- wUmsn FOR
some time, and by whom to him two children
were born, was riddled with forty-eight bull
lets recently at Marion by unknown parties.
Cofeeville Times, 10th: "Last Thursday
evening the way freight was leaving the
depota beer keg lying too near the track
caught IN The rear trucks oil the caDoose and
lifted them from the track. No damage was
done save a little loesening of the trucks,
about fifty minutes detention of the train,
two or three hoops knocked off the key, and
a lot of toothpicks made out of portion OF
the plank walk between the tracks,"
One OF the most shocking affairs that ever
occurred in Yazoo county was the murder of
Henry Hawks, on Mr. Joe Twiner's place,
few miles from Yszoo City, on last Thursday.
The body of the murdered man was thrown
into a cistern near by, and the house in which
he usually stayed burned to the ground. The
verdict of the coroner's jury laid the crime to
Charley Persons using an ak as the instru-
ment. Persons surrendered himself and is in
jail.
Meridian Obserper: "The ten-yesr-old
daughter of one of the most respectable citi-
zens in Kemper county, Mr.. r. G. King, was
awakened on Friday night by hands being
laid upon her; she ran to her fathers room
who could find no one IN the house. In the
morning circumstances pointed 10 the negro
youth Dennis who did odd jobs about the
house and had been discharged the previous
day. The boy was arrested, admitted his
intended crime, and was committed to Jail.
On the way thIther he was taken from the
guard by a number of armed citizens, and it
is supposed was at once strung up according
to the code of Judge Lynch"
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TENNESSEE NEWS.

Chattanooga accounts say the hotels on
| Lookout mountain are filled with summer
visitors.
GAINESVILLE Chronicle, 18th: 1--WE learn that
| hux has become quite prevalent in many
parts OF the county, and number OF deaths
have resulted"
Pulaski Citizen: ga bear was killed few
days ago in Lincoln county, by Thomas
Psrynger, that weighed $50 pounds. Where
he hailed from is a mystery"
Mr.. Hirsh has set up fine fruit evspo-
rator at Greenevile for drying the fruit that
is so plentiful this year, but on Friday it
unfortunately caught FIRE and was burned.
At Chattanooga on Saturday, J. r. Collins,
young man of Wytheville, Va, who has
been on spree for few days, took an
ounce of laudanUm to-day, and his life was
barely saved.
Mr.. Clifton was hunting in company with
Mr.. The. Hooker last week. Soon after
parting Mr.. Hooker fred at a mark. Mr..
Clifton had not gone away, as he supposed,
and he was shot through the body, and since
is reported TO be dead.
Lawrenceburg Pess: "Rev. Mr.. Free
man, living on Cypress creek, Wayne county,
suddenly fell dead last Friday while work.
ing at threshing machine. He was appa-
rently in excellent health at dinner, and in
two hours was corpse"
franklin Reriel: "One day last week
near Hill=boro, Mrs. Lucy Hughes went into
a stable-loft 10 get some eggs, and Just as she
was reaching her hand into the nest she saw
coiled therein three large snakes. She was
80 frightened that she fell from the loft and
was badly hurt.r
McMinnville Standard, 18th: "At Franks
Ferry, Mr.. J. Z. Hudson, not being able 10
ford the river in his buggy, asked Billy
Swindle to ferry him across In his boat. Mr..
Swindle refused without any excuse. Mr.
Hudson then tried 10 hire the boat, but was
still refused. Turning to leave, he remarked
that he would not treat him so. Mr.. Swim
die said he was id liar, and struck him
on the head with plank, somewhat stag
gering him. He rallied and stabbed Mr..
Swindle four times with his knife, and left
him. Mr.. Swindle is now very feeble, but
il is thought he will recover"
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MRS. LINCOLN's FUNERAL.
General Suspension of Business ri
SpriDg6eld-LArge Attendance.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, July 19.-By The sus-
pension of business, both public and private,
and general attendance at the funeral OF
Mrs. Lincoln, the citizens to-day testified
their respect for the relict of the late Presi-
dent Abraham Lincoln. The services were
held in the First Presbyterian church, which
was crowded with people, and the streets in
the neighborhood were blocked with throngs
unable to gain admission. Governor Gull
lom, Judge S. H. Trent, General John A.
McClernand, the Hon. Milton Hays, Colonel
John Williams, the Hon. S. II. Jones, the
Hon. James G. Conklin and Captain John B..
Bradford acted as pall-bearers. The altar
was completely covered with handsome
flowers and Grape. The State officials at
tended in a body. Secretary Lincoln, the
members of the family and near friends
came behind. The remains were followed
by the Lincoln Guard of Honor. The serv-
ices were brief, consisting OF music by a
special choir, prayers by the Revs. K. y. Post
and 7. A. Parker, and sermon By the Rev.
J. A Reid. The arrangements were simple,
and there was no attempt at display, and the
minister attempted no eulogY, according to
her expressed wish. The sermon was largely
biographical, and very interesting in historI-
cal "Reminiscences.
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VIENNA, July 19.-The circumstances at.
tending the double suicide at Ottenshelm
are OF a painfully dramatic nature. One oil
the bodies was identified az that of Mile
Marie Damain, young and promising
French actress, well known in London,
where during several seasons she performed
in private circles and has been encouraged
10 come out on the stage. The other was
Mile. Aline Renneville, a friend of Mile.
Damain, who had been travelling with her
for the last eighteen months, and who would
not survive her. Mile. Damain performed
in small pieces at different private houses
the two winters she spent at Vienna, and
among others at the French embassy. One OF
her many admirers was young count, an Off
Ger in the army, between whom and Mile.
Damain relations of intimacy were con-
tracted. Marriage was contemplated by the
unfortunate girl, and the young count meant
honorably by her, but was not OF age, and
his family were strongly opposed to the
match. The TdtS0H broken off some
months ago, and in October last Mile. Da-
main gave birth to a child. All efforts 10 eff.
feet reconciliation with the count proving
fruitless, Mile. Damain formed the fatal re-
solve which she carried out last Wednesday
Having packed up their belongings at the
lodging they had taken in Vienna, she and
her friend proceeded to Linz, within an hour
of which town is situated the chateau Of the
counts. father. They put up at a small
hotel in Linz, and on Wednesday evening
proceeded to the chateau of Oitenshein1.
After lingering about the precincts for
a couple of hours, they entered the park,
and there, in the dead OF night, on
bed of roses the two unhappy women put an
end to their existence. Their bodies were
discovered by servant the next morning.
A representative of the authorities and
clerk of the French embassy made a judicial
investigation at Mile. Damain's lodging,
where several letters were found, written
prior to her departure, explaining the cause
of her terrible end, and that OF her friend.
Nothing, che says, would have prevented the
latter from following her example, such was
the attachment existing between them. The
tragic event has made deeply painful i'm
preston in the town.
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1879.

The people have long memories, a nd they
have not forgotten that the leaders in the
boiling movement educated them to believe
that it was right to scale the State debt fifty
cents on the dollar only three years ago. In
August, 1879. proposition was submitted TO
the people to repudiate fifty cents on the
dollar of the State debt. The polls were
opened and the people asked to accept or re-
jeet the compromise. 1t is safe to say that
RUSSELL, Bailey, and all the boilers, earnestly
urged the people to accept this settlement.
The yellow-fever was raging in Memphis
on the day the vote was taken, pursuant
TO the proclamation of Governor Marks.
But men who are now leaders in the bolt
were so anxious TO settle the debt by repudi-
ating City cents on the dollar that they for
got the disease and death that were desolat-
ing our city, appeared upon the hastings and
induced the people Of Shelby county to vote
for population of fifty cents on the dollar.
The Hon. James E. Bailey was a conspicuous
advocate for scaling the debt fifty cents
ON the dollar. Every leading Democrat in
the State favored the proposition. 10
thst canvass the people were educated TO be-
-Iieve that they ought not to pay over fifty
cents on the dollar. But light as binding
as that which struck down Saul has ap-
peared to the vision OF the boilers, and they
are now amazed that the people will not un-
learn what they taught them three years
ago. The effort TO settle the State debt at
fifty aud-lour in 1879 was defeated. The
Republicans voted against it with the view
of dividing the Democratic party, and the
result shows that they builded better than
they knew. A fraction of the Low-tax
Democrats voted against this proposition be-
cause they then favored the payment of only
the State debt proper, and the extreme
State-credit Democrats voted against this
tender of settlement because it was a virtual
Reputation of an honest debt fifty cents
on the dollar. But, strange to say, the
boilers of 1882 were in 1879 the champions
of the proposition TO repudiate one-half of
the Safe debt. They rushed frantically
over the State and showed from the stump
and through the press that it was honest,
right and proper to pay fifty cents
on the dollar and TO repudiate the
other fifty cents. They drew from
their pockets statistics to prove that
the hundreds OF millions of slave property
on which the debt was originally contracted
had been swept out OF existence by the stroke
of Lincoln's pen. They showed that Ten
nessee was occupied by both armies during
the war, and they grew eloquent in depict
ing how the old State was devastated and i'm
poverished by the two armies-how the tax
payer was ground to mince meat between
the upper and neither milestone. They dwelt
at great length on the hard times, the pros
tration in trade, the shrinkage in values, aud
b. these arguments convinced the people
that they ought not to pay over fifty cents on
the dollar of the State debt, and now these
advocates of Reputation three years ago
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TROUBLE WITH THE EXILE JEWS

The impulse among the Jews OF this cOun-
try 10 help their prosecuted brethren, who
were driven SO cruelty out of Russia, was
from the first warm and ardent, and its sin
certify has been proved by the generous sums
raised tor the relief of the sufferers. 1t is
painful to know that they have not been able
to do all the good they anticipated, so as to
make an opening in this country for those
of the thousands who were driven into exile
and desired TO come 10 the United States.
Necessarily in dealing with such large num-
bers OF persons of all ages and conditions,
and speaking a foreign tongue, especially
when one portion of the helpers was in En-
rope and another here, difficulties would
arise. A difficulty is found existing that is
more important still-from training, habit,
and bodily constitution, the Russian refu-
gees cannot do the physical labor that is
habitual with our workmen. This being the
case, how to find for people who cannot speak
our language the means Of maintaining
Themselves is not very obvious. At St Paul
the other day, as dispatch informs US, 1S5
of these exiles Unexpectedly arrived; they
were half starved, for during five days
they were almost deprived of food. Every
exertion is No ade to find them work, but the
task is not an easy one. These men cannot
work as our laborers do, and the poorer
Italian immigrants suffer from the same
difficulty. The reason is the insufficient
nutriment they have had all their ives-a
little black bread, piece OF cheese, and &C.
casionally a vegetable soup, with no meat
except on rare festive occasion-do not make
the man of alert ways, iron muscles and act
i've brain, shch as we are accustomed TO see
around us. When the exiles see the tasks
they are expected to perform they are COM
monty in despair. Where our people toll
hard ten hours day they droop exhausted.
Finding themselves thas unsuited to their
new surroundings, hundreds of them ask to
be sent back TO Europe. They think that
persecution and hardship, where they can
act as they have been trained to do
and endure as they have been aecus-
toned, will be more bearable than to be
and strange ways, to have tender spots trod
on daily, and to find the suffering from the
change of the country arouses only smiles.
Under even favorable Circumstances to leave
home, and country, and even language, and
find old notions laughed at and the acquire
ment of new and often very dissgreeable
ways absolutely necessary, is not an easy
task, but when the change is violently forced
upon the immigrant, and is made under cir
cumstanees of an affective character, the
task proves too hard for many natures to
endure, and there is such disappointment as
it is distressing to find adds to the sufferings
of the poor exiles. In this instance may the
prove true that "God tempers the
nd IL the shnrrn nh y
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Mr.. John T. Raymond, the New York
Tribune says, is busily preparing to bring
out unique and purely American comedy
under the suggestive title For Congress. The
play is a novelty, in that it is an amusing
satire on the methods and manners of AMER
lean politics. satire which the long obser-
walton and experience OF its author, Mr..
David d. Lloyd, as practical journalist
have specially prepared him to write. Plays
containing political illusions are common
enough; not few have been aimed at some
particular phase of political or public life
or local politics. but general satire upon
POLITICS and politicians is something new,
and Mr.. Raymond gives its author credit for
producing work as Jimmy az 1t is fresh. The
special application of the satire is 10 the
humors OF a campaign For Congress, and in
one of the acts a district convention, with its
exciting struggle between candidates for the
nomination, is put upon the stage. This de-
vice is carried out with an animation and a
comicality especially adapted TO Mr.. Ray
mond's peculiar talents, and is unhackneyed
in treatment The characters, which are
drawn from real life, are as new TO the stage
as is the idea of the play. Mr.. Raymond's
part is that of the professional wirepuller
and managing politician, and under the APP
propriate name of General Josiah Timber"
he viii present what he declares one of the
most original characters ever placed before
the public The satire of For Congress is
said TO be as good -humored as it is
sharp, and the author has succeeded
in avoiding any tinge of localism or par
tisanship; it ia as applicable in S,n
Francisco as in New York or Chicago, and
10 one party as TO another. The political
element of the piece and its story of love
and life are closely interviewer, each adding
to the humor OF the other. Not the least
amusing character is the modern New York
swell Of coaching club and short-coat pro-
clivities-a young gentleman who has not
hitherto been introduced on the stage. For
Congress will be brought out by Mr.. Ray
mond. under the management OF Brooks and
Dickson, IN Boston in 5 .ptember, and at the
Park Theater in New York early in October.
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ton TO the hospital at Lewiston. In his de-
Irium he spoke Of his wife, his brother
David and of mis- sister. The superintendent
of the hospital at once notified these relatives
of the sick man, with the result already
related. Previous 10 his disappear ance Mr..
Cook had held prominent public positions In
his section of the State. He had few years
before been made prothonotary Of his county,
and in the spring previous to his disappear
ance was delegate TO the Democratic State
convention, and took a prominent part IN
the nomination of Judge Ross for the Su-
preme Court. In 1876 ne moved TO Phlla-
delphia with his family, and lived at Sew
enth and Oxford streets. The money which
he had made during his official life, however,
rapidly dwindled away, and for some time it
was suspected by his friends that his mind
was becoming affected. His family and
business relations were of the most honora-
Die character. The year before his disap-
pearance he moved to Bucks county, and at
the time was living on farm near Doyles-
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The Next season of comic Opera.

The success of Strauss operetta, The Merry
Var, at the Germania Theater, may prove a
happy omen for the future of comic opera
in this country. The same composers The
Queens Lace Handkerchief is already in study,
and there is no valid reason why the higher
type of musical comedy which these ingeni-
GUS operettas, and those of Suppe, Genee and
Millocker, represent, should not next season
monopolize the ever-growing comic opera
field. In every respect they are healthier
than the French opei as 6oufes, and the ex-
ceeding clearness and grace OF their music en-
able them to give light entertainment with
out degrading musical sste or offending pub
lie deceucy. Ii the comic opera campaign
next season should be led by Strauss, his
Viennese confreres and Gilbert and Sullivan,
to the exclusion of much of the French trash
and all of those native efforts in which the
work OF composition is divided between the
author who whistles the tunes andt he band
leader who writes them down and at
tempts to harmonic and orchestrate them,
great deal of the objection to
musical comedy and farce would fall away.
Unquestionably Patience will retain hold
on the public, The Pirates o. Penzonce and
III. M. s. Pnotore have done, and in the
early fall, after Miss Laura Don has made
her venture on the sea of dramatic author
ship at the Standard Theater, the new work
OF their happily consulted authors will be
brought out there. 1t was thought that the
production in this country would precede
that in England but the recent death OF
Mr.. Gilbert's mother has caused temporary
cessation of his labors, and in consequence
it may be the middle of November before it
will be brought out here. BY that time
D'Oyly Carte will be willing to take Ratienee
off the stage at the Savoy Theater, in Lon
don, and in consequence the new piece will
first be given there. The production of The
Oneen,s Lace Handkerchief at Wallack's new
theater has been postponed 10 later date
than August LIST. The reason is said to be
because OF the impossibility of painting the
scenery in time.
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constitute themselves the immaculate cham
pions of State honor, and regard it % dis
honest 10 repudate more than forty cents on
the dollar. The boilers cannot direct the
storm Of their own creation. They con-
WINGED the people in 1879 that they ought
not and could not pay over fifty cents on the
dollar, and this conviction is so deeply in
grained in the public mind that there will be
no final settlement of the State debt at a