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JAMES GORDON BENNETT
VIII Take Care of the widows and Or.
phans OF the Jeanette Crew.

Almost the last words uttered by the mag
unanimous comma nder of the Jeanette to
Mr.. Bennett were a recognition that in the
event of possible misfortune to himself,
which he fully contemplated and knowingly
adyentured, care would be taken of his wife
aud child-not children" as the Tribune
states. Captain DelLong was well aware of
the ingratitude of princes and even of re-
publics, but he knew that he could rely upon
the fidelity OF a friend. He did not depart
depending only upon the possible bounty of
Congress or OF the public in the contingency
mentioned, and he was right, as has been
illustrated within two days by the refusal
of Congress, under the advice of the secre-
tary OF the navy, to vote Its thanks to
Engineer Melville. We deeply regret that
Mr.. Secretary Chandler should advise
Congress TO postpone action on this
subject and await further information.
Has the navy department received official
inform alton of the essential particulars
of Mr.. Melyille's search for De Long and his
companions? If it has, then there was cuff
cient information to restrain the secretary
from interfering against the proposition of
thanks and to deter Senator Cameron and his
colleagues from yielding to the interference.
II it has not, then are the published Occur
ments that purport to be official dispatches
false; is the sad end of Melville's search not
yet Disclosed, and may De Long and his CON-
panions still be living? The alternative is
folly. The Sun and Tribune may rest salts
fed that, with or without the action of Con-
gress or of the public, care will be taken of
the widow and orphan of De Long, and not
OF them alone, but of every widow and every
orphan of the men who sailed with the jean
nette and have persisted. We request the
Tribune and Sun 10 accept our acknowledge
ment of their kindness in affording suitable
opportunity to make this statement without
being liable to the reproach of intruding it.
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Great Damage TO Crops Throughout the
North west.

CHICAGO, May pa large number of re-
ports from Iowa points give further details
of damage by the frosts of Sunday night, and
indicate that last nights cold wave was
equally severe. At Boone a sharp frost
nIpped the corn more or less and greatly in
jured the fruit, especially in the Iowlands.
About Dubuque and throughout Northern
Iowa there was heavy frost; cherries and
plums are ruined, and apples more or less
injured. Along the Iowa division of the
Wabash there was a heavy frost, but the
corn was not up and no harm was done.
There was no frost at Keokuk. 1t was heavy
about Cedar Rapids, and all kinds of vege-
tation showed its effects. The weather has
delayed corn planting, and the farmers ex-
press fears that the corn already in the
ground will rot. At Marshalltown ice formed
a quarter of an inch thick and the fruit is
greatly damaged. Crops were damaged con-
siderably, and about Burlington garden
stuff was totally destroyed and corn is be-
Iieved to be extensively injured. Sioux City
reports unusual but not destructive cool
weather.
L-avenworth reports a severe frost in that
section of the Missouri valley. which killed
much tender vegetation. The growing crops
were affected only slightly.
The polar wave struck Madison, Wis, and
the mercury declined almost 10 free zing, but
there was no frost The cold weather in that
section has retarded but not injured crops.
The cold rain at Lincoln, Neb., excited
fears that corn would rot in the ground and
other grain would be injured. To-day will
probably bring more reports of injury. Last
night was a cold one throughout the North
west. The night was cloudy and there was
no frost here, but early this morning light
snow tell Tor nearly an hour.
On Change this morning prices, instead of
being strengthened by the unfavorable re-
ports, were rather weak and declined for the
cereals. Receipts of corn were the heaviest
of any day this year.
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clear, cool, wholesome rays illumine shops
and stores, ard working, club, and reading
rooms; each lamp costs fifteen cents an hour
for the time in actual use. The company s
works occupy several acres OF ground, upon
which 300 men are emplC ved, and vast bus
mess is done IN the manufacture OF dy-
namos, electric motors, lamps, csroons,
and various appliances and material
connected with fitting up and working cleo
trio apparatus. New Orleans has FIVE miles
of levee lighted up with double rows OF
electric lamps, and vessels can be loaded
and unloaded there by night almost as read
lily as by day. Many other cities are rap
idly sppropriating the advantages electricity
confers, and in the fall one mile square Of
New York, extending between Nassau street
and the East river, will be fully fitted up
with electric power motors, and with the in
candescent lights, all under Edison's super
vision. Then will be demonstrated how far
electric invention has advanced, and pre-
cisely how electric lighting compares in ez-
pense with gas lighting. In addition to all
we have mentioned comes the service Of the
electric accumulation, by means of which
power can be received at shops and DWELL
ings as the milk or the ice is delivered, with
out any exterior apparatus, so that it can be
set to work at will, nothing being expended
when no work is doing. This is a valuable
addition to what was possessed before.
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STATE POLITICS.

Senator Isbam G. Hrris is for the unifca-
ton of the Democratic party on middle
ground.
The crank of the Bonner is pelting the
compromising low-tax Dmocrats and State
credit Democrats unmerifully. He spares
neither.
The Republicans think that they can put
a Radical in the gubernatral chair in this
State and an United States senator in Hsr-
ris's seat by the adoption Of the sos A, 5
and scheme.
There is no denying the fat that the Re-
publican psrty is the best ric mans orgsni-
zation under the sun. All the moneyed
men who pirate SO loudly abor voting 60 g.
4. 5 and 6, will secretly vote or the lower
and better proposition of the reunited De
mocracy.-Frdnklin Reuietu.
There seems to have been S44, 900 of the
bonds presented to Marks for settlement al
5O-4. Governor Porter shows ths SIT ,000
600 were represented in the 60-6 Proposition
The Nashville World Marks's PENN whistle
is greatly worried for that there are bu
Sc, 0OO, 900 included in the 6O-3, A, 5ani o.
Chdttdn0oQd Times.
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DEADLY TORNADO.
Eight Persons Killed, Large Timber
Injured and Vast Am. mt of
Property Destroyed
BY the Cyclone in Polk County, Arkan.
sas-H0uses Torn to Pieces and
Farms Devastated.

HoT SPRINGS. May 2S.-Reports of destruc-
ton by terrific tornado last week in Polk
county are just coming in by mail. The
residence of Mr.. Turner, at Iron Forks, was
demolished; two of his children killed; Mr.
Turner badly hurt, and his wife fatally in
jured. In escaping, some of the inmates had
their clothes torn from their backs. DR..
McDaniel's residence was torn to pieces and
his wife was seriously, il not fatally, hurt.
The entire family of Scott Lindsey was badly
hurt, and Mrs. James Davis, visitor, prob
ably fatally injured. Mr.. Barber lost every
building on his farm, and Meningitis resi-
dence was destroyed, the occupants escaping;
Joseph Peppers little daughter was killed;
Mr.. Holmes and wife were fatally injured
and the Baptist church, a Gsrdner's was
destroyed. 1t is estimated that fifty farms
were devastated, and the destruction to the
county never had precedent. The damage
is not less than $4,000 in Polk county.
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A BRUTAL
And Malignant Assault Upon Ireland
by an English Newspaper.
New York World.

New York World.
When the world at large asks England by
what title other than that of superior force
she assumes herself to be charged with ad-
ministering the affairs of the Irish people,
English writers like Mr.. Froude audaciously
make answer that England is the incarna-
ton of justice and candor, while Ireland is
incapable OF seff-courrUt. fhe CUmneutr- of
the English press upon the murders in the
PEenix Park throw an instructive light upon
these Pharisaical pretensions. While the
English Liberals are fomentiDg nineteenth
century crusade against the Irish people, and
forcing through Parliament an alleged bill
for the repression" of license in Ireland,
which ought really to be labeled bill Tor
the supprsssio OF liberty in that island,
the newspapers of London TEEN with direct
provocations to violence and disorder in Ire
land In the face of the earnest and uni
versal demand of the Irishmen of all ranks,
opinions and parties for the prompt and ex-
emplary punishment of the murderers of
Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke,
English journals like the st. James's Gazette
are not ashamed to publish such malignant
appeals to the passions and prejudices of the
English people as this:
90 THE SHAMROCK"
"a Verston for the Day.
Through Erins isle
To sport awhile
AS Crime and Rapine andered,
With Death the sprite,
Whose quiver bright
thousand arrows squandered,
Whereer they pass
A triple grass
Shoots up with blood-drops streaming,
Which no more seen
OF emerald green
Its red and lurid cleaning.
o the shamrock, the blood-bedabbled shamrock!
Chosen leaf
OF rogue and thief,
Young Ireland's native shamrock
so firmly fond
The mystic bond
They wove that day between them,
That nee again
As one twain
Has eye of mortal seen them.
But in the three
We all may
Sill flourish in their season,
In union sweet,
The emblem meet
OF Slaughter, Theft and Treason.
o the shamrock, the blood bedabbled shamrock
Chosen leaf
OF Rogue and Thief,
Young Irelsnd's native shamrock
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Another Account.

LITTLE Rock, Nay 23.-The first news oil
the disastrous effects OF the cyclone in Polk
equity, in the southwestern portion of the
State, seventy miles from the railroad, in q
sparsely settled section, reached the cily to.
day. Polk county is just north of SEWER.
DIR. McDAuiel's farm was nearly ruined and
his wife seriously injured by the flying tim
Der; Scott Lind's entire family badly in
jured. Mrs. James Davis will die. Every
house on BARRIERS farm WAS blown down; a
number of houses and outbuildIngs were
carried away, and every bedstead in Nc
Knights house broken, but none of the
sleepers injured. c. A. Wilson, of Irons
Fork, eight or nine miles north of Dallas
gives the following account of the mangline
of the Luner family: "The house was lifted
into the air and torn to pieces. The storm
struck the family about IL o'clock at night
tearing their clothes from them, and leaving
them until next day naked, their wounds
bleeding and some of them dying in the wind
and rain. Two little children were killed
Mr.. Luner's arm was brokeH; his sisters arm
broken; little girls leg broken and all badly
bruised. 1t is feared that Mrs. Luner will
not recover" The neighbors are repairing
Luner's farm and will probably save the
crop. The course of the storm as far as
heard from was attended. by destruction
every where
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MONTEagLE sPRINGs HOTEL.

ON THE CUMBERLAND MoUNTAN-wm be
" opened June II, 1882. The Annual COnclave
Of the Grand Commandery Tennessee Knights
Templar will be held At Mopteagle, June 18th. The
house has been put in excellent condition-much
improved since last year. MoNTEAGLE HOTEL
CO., MBnteagie Springs. Tenn
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OKLAHOMA.
The Story of Captain Payne's Invasion
Declared FaI.e.

CHICAGO, May 23.-Iu letter dated April
29th, the secretary of the interior says he is
informed by Mr.. H c. Handy, OF Parsons,
Ks, that settlement is being made in the
Oklahoma district by the followers of Captain
Payne, and requests the secretary of war to
take steps for their removal. Hambly places
the number of these settlers at 1900. Captain
Carroll made an investigation, and finds Mr..
Hambly's statement incorrect. The Okla
homa district has been thoroughly secuted
at intervals of ten days for the past three
months, and only one party of six men were
discovered in the district. They were ar
rested and sent out Of the Indian Territory.
A company of cavalry and detachment of
Indian scouts are stationed in the Oklahoma
country, with orders to arrest and expel all
unauthorized persons. That no one may be
deceived by the representations of Captain
Payne, it is announced that the government
will not permit settlements on the Oklahoma
lauHa
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MRS. MELVILLE'S VISION.
A Prophetic story of the Loss of the
Jeanette.
Philadelphia Record.


The wife of Engineer Melville, the gallant
officer of the luckless Arctic exploring
steamer Jaannette, who i, seerUhfug for
his Lost comrades around the ice-bound coast
of Northern Siberia, occupies a picturesque
little cottage EMPOWERED amid twining honey
suckles and fragrant blossoming lilacs at
Sharon Hill. although it has been more
than three years since George left US here"
said she, yesterday, "and went out on that
Inflated voyage, and although oceans OF
cruel waters and leagues Of land have
separated him from Us, / have seen him
twice within a year." Startling "a this
statement was, Mrs. Melville was evil
IDENTIFY in earnest. son the 10th OF last
Juue.r she continued, II retired TO my
room late at night. Days of anxious waiting
for some news of the Jeanette without
bringing a ray of hope had almost caused
me to despair of ever again seeing my hus-
band had fallen into an uneasy sleep,
from which one of the children aroused me.
| 1t was. perhaps, more than an hour after
| this. and while was wide awake, that be-
came conscious OF a strange presence in the
| room. and you may well imagine with what
| feelings of Joy and fear 1 heard Georges
voice, and, looking up, saw him standing by
the bedside. Saw him as plainly as l now
see you. He was saying, Count the bells
| Count the bellsp and, as he spoke, dis
| tlnctly heard the Dell OF EN- stIIkIDg, lnI
| by two, the strokes of the hour. Count
them,' continued my husband; and i said
| Yes. George l remember that when thu
seventh stroke sounded l thought that If i
was ships bell there could be but one
more, and as the last sound died away m,
husband said: Eight bells; the Jeanette i
j lost and vanished from the room. At tina
moment the sitting-room clock struck tn
hour of 4, and it was the morning o
tae 18th of June. At that very hou
| On that very morning the JeannetIe wen
down into the fathomless depths OF the Arc
, tic ocean, and the ice foe closed over he
grave. am no Spiritualist," continued Mr.
Melville, "nor DO believe in spirits. / d
not attempt to explain what have just toll
you, bui it is every word Of it true. l neve
expected after that to hear OF the safety {
the crew of the Jeanette. few week
after the occurrence which 1 have narrated
and at the same hour in the morning, ha
. arisen Tor the day, and was in the hail whic
Won see there. Again l saw my husban'
nav. L even felt his breath in my face. l vi
: dreadfulIy startled, but had sufficient course
to call out, George, is that you? when Il
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PROGRESS OF ELECTRICAL AGENCY

PROGRESS OF ELECTRICAL AGENCY.
The process of applying electricity to va
rious useful purposes is rapidly extending.
As a practical supplier of mans wants it is
of more universal application, and promises
10 become more important than steam.
When we reflect how the introduction of
steam has extended mechanical production
well as that of mining and agriculture,
how it transports people and commodities
from place to place, how the power it has
placed at our command has reacted upon
manners, modified customs, and made all the
countries of the world ueighbors-what
must We expect OF electricity, that is not a
mere supplier of motive power, as steam is,
but which can illumine our streets, stores,
nails, and lighthouses; can effect chemical
changes; can enable us to communicate
across seas and continents; TO converse
with others, miles away; and to do
many other surprising things? More than
all, to know that we are only at the very
threshold of discovery, that wonderful posi-
bilities await the skill of the inventor in
adapting to use the vast and various powers
icdSu. AsehSoeAh5 Oh oAA eAArJ ~
steam did so much, what will electricity do
Newark, N. j., has, so far, peculiarly
distinguished itself in the application o.
electric power. A large stock company there
brings into use Edison's inventions fast a
he perfects them. His incandescent lamp
are beginning to light up the household
there with their soft, m How glow. Electri
city is also supplied as r,quired at the rat
of $3.50 a year for one-horse power, ten hour
day. The consequence is that the Newarl
people have good deal of their daily worl
done by harnessed lightning. Sewing ma
chimes, pumps, lathes, elevators, printing
presses and other machinery are run by il
aid. 1t is found that up to ten-hors
power electricity is cheaper than steam, BE-
yond that limit steam, at present, is cheape
New uses are continually discovered for thi
quiet, easily managed, and perfectly clea
new motive power; it is intended to intr'
duce into public and private houses, durin
the summer, a system of fans something hk
those in use in the East Indies, by aid (
which parlors and dining-rooms by day an
sleeping apartments by night, may be keI
cool, comfortable, and clesr OF flies and 9TH
winged insects. The whole business porto
of Newark is lighted up by electricity,
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PILLS.
BY Universal Accord,

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and cure, if timely taken. They are
the best and safest physic to employ
for children and weakened constitu-
tions, where a mild but effectual
cathartic is required.
For sale by all druggists.
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figure disappeared as ii swallowed up in the

air"
And did you never speak OF this before?n
said the astonished reporter.
Frequently said Mrs. Melville; sire
quently to our little household, and once to
Mrs. De Long, the unfortunate wife of the
poor commander of the Jeanette. Last
summer, or in the early fall, met her in
Philadelphia. She was hopeful, even conf
DENT, OF the ultimate return of her husband.
was cast down, and finally told her what /
have just related to you. She was disposed
to laugh at me, but l told her that / be-
lieved that the Jeanette had been lost on
the 18th of June. Alas! for poor Mrs. De
Long, my prophecy was too true. Here is
letter from her to my little girl on the very
day the news came that Captain De Longs
dead body had been found"
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The MaIIey Trial.

in the Malley case has rested, and the de-
Tense concluded to make no opening, but to
leave the story to the testimony of witnesses.
Richard White testified that on Thursday
morning, August 4th, he saw two ladies COM
ing down the front steps of the Malley house,
and standing in front of the door were
Walter Malley and james Malley, jr.
Emanuel W. Cans, who had always known
Jennie Cramer, Rebecca Ullman and Thomas
c. Mccormick, testified to seeing Jennie on
the afternoon of Thursday, August 4th.
Frank Kelso, organ-tuner; Mrs. Mary Flsn-
agan, James Mcclure, car-driver, and others
testified to seeing Jennie Cramer on that
afternoon, and that she was a'one. The de-
Tense having no other witness ready the
court adjourned until tomorrow.
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"WHAr does half-breed mean?" asks Har-
peT's Weekly, and the New York Herald an
swers: "a half-breed is a politician just as
eager for the spoils as the other, but equally
eager to make men believe that he is not.
He has all the vices OF the spoils
hunter, with the vice of hypocrisy in addi-
ton. He is a man who can SWIVEL through
the nose about civil-service for four years, Oh
eight or twelve, when he Ia not in power, and
then cast civil-service to all the winds Of
heaven in the first half hour in which he OBJ
tains position that might enable him &c
put his theories in practice if he were
honest"
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LITTLE Rock, May 29.-Early this morn
ing W. F. Wilton left Russelville, on the
Fort Smith railroad, with the wife Of Ed
ward s. Mcpherson. The latter had been
following them since Monday, and fonnd the
guilty parties living as man and wife at Car
isle station. Memphis railroad, twenty miles
from Little Rock, and had Wilton arrested.
A special to the Democrat says: GAS the par
ties left the magistrates court angry words
passed between them. Mcpherson shamed
Whittop, when both drew revolyers and
began firing at close range. After eight in
effectual shots had been fired Whitton ran,
Mcpherson following him, whereupon Whit
ton turned and received ball from his pur-
suer's pistol in the head, producing death.
Two hours later Mcpherson was arrested.
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10th; army worm bad on lands that were
under water in the food 1.-THE cold wea-
Their the latter part of last week and first OF
this, has seriously retarded growing crops,
especially cotton ......... Hickman Courier:
Damage from heavy rains, but wheat looks
pretty good .Tiptonville Star: Fields OF
corn, wheat and cotton were saddle skirts
deep in water, TO a fair sized horse. No
great damage done, however, save to fences.
-. Ripley Nclrs: The army worms are
devastating the wheat fields and meadows of
Dyer county. The early wheat is beyond
their reach; rust Is ALEC iDficting injury;
many farmers say the county will have only
half crop. -Somerville Reporter: The
heavy rains are doing considerable damage
to growing crops The Brownsville Star
reports good average fruit crop, but rust in
some of the wheat Greene county farm
ers rejoice over good wheat prospects.
Corn looking well at Double Springs
Charleston: Crops are looking well, and,
with a weeks continuance of the present
weather, fine crop of wheat will be made
..... AT Rogersville wheat is less promis-
ing; corn looks we'll and, also, oats, but fruit
Is a poor crop. 80. A seventy 6ve-pound
catfish was caught at French Broad, East
Tennessee, last week.
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ARKANSAS POLITICS.

The gubernatorial canvass is booming.
The race for auditor between Crawford and
Files promises to be lively enc.
The temperance question is becoming
quite a prominent factor in the canvass.
The Hon. Poindexter Dunn is almost sure
of the nomination for reelection to Congress
from tie First district.
Jake Fro ich will probably be unanimously
renominated for secretary of state. He has
no opposition to speak of.
Jedge NJ. T. Saunders, of Phillips, has
torma'y entered the race as a candidate for
Congress rom the First district.
Brecklnri'ge, for congressmaR-at-large, is
gaining srou,a every day. His nomination
Is now regarded IS almost certainty.