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CHICAGO, january Ga Springfield
special says: The disastrous effect Of the
drought Is shown by the report on the corn
crops furnished by the State Department
Of Agriculture. The total yield Is l,74o,.
968, 900 bushels for the year 'sl, or Atty per
cent ot the crop Of 80, and only half The
crop Of '73. The greatest injury 10 the crop
was in the Southern division :of the State,
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,.,..,, ~ 5o3, Sol white people in West
There IIIis an and s5 sos oolored people. OF the
'itsln'l t,",o a are 75,9 987 over 10 years Of age
vSl'ts a.""o, ,"s, write, and Of the cOlored peO-
who ,STsa ca''o'' m other words u per cent
pc I.U 'U',JJ rhite people cannot write, and 80
oil Tue ., snl' oI tbe colorcd people. This is an
per psJins ssIi Nc record, but bad It's, the other
s'n,S.,n %lSI.r,'S States arc generally in worse
sJi,i"n, UuT We hope that Congress will
so.,r sorr,' nv the educational appropriation for
,Se III, benefit ne Of the illiterate States Such
So,5 snS oI ignorance isa menace to our insti-
.,,;nns
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A DREARY DAY FOR sUcn business.

MARSHALL, Mo-, January 6.-John A.
Phelps, the murderer Of Elijah Keyton,
was hanged at noon to-day in Kings Field,
one mile from town. 1t was stormy and
sleety, but great crowd gathered to wit.
ness the hanging. Phelps experienced re.
ligion, was baptized, and on the scattold
said he expected to 60 10 heaven. He slept
very little last night, but this morning be
was firmer, and met death bravely.
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Another I.and sWindIer Convicted.

ST. LOUIS, January G.-The jury in the
case Of D. D. Richards, another Of the party
implicated in the big Missouri land swim.
die, returned verdict Of guilty between
l2 and o'clock this morning and fixed
the punishment ut Eve years in the peni,
tenhary.
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MURpERER CONVICTED
At Charleston, W. Va.-The Verdict Ia.
VOrabIy Received.

Special Dispatch to the Intellsencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, January 6.-wm.
II. Robinson, who has been on trial since
Monday for the murder Of Town Marshal
Allen BelchCr, of Maiden, this county, was
at sos o'clock this afternoon found guilty
Of murder in the first degree. The prison.
ers counsel moved for new hearing, but
Judge Guthrie will not likely grant IT.
The verdict is favorably received by all.
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San FRASclsco, CAL, January 6.-Rev.
James Cameron, pastor Of the Fist Presby-
terian Church, Oakland, died yesterday
evening from the effects Of poison. His
wife gave him dose Of carbolic acid by
mistake for medicine.
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DusINEss PRosTRATIoN lN 0EnMANY.

BERLIN, January Ga letter from the
Emperor William was read Ut the meeting
Of the Berlin Town Council yesterday, re-.
plying to the Councils congratulations Of
the New Year, in which he expresses tue
hope that the removal, when has been
commenced, OF the difficulties weighing on
the trade OF the country may rapidly con-
tinue until the business prosperity is fully
restored. The Emperor also pledges his
support TO any measures which ih, Council
may draft, to be submitted to Parliament,
looking to the further relief Of the business
DroStrAtinn
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Killed hr M. Inninn.

CHICAGO, January G-Vinccnt, MINI,
advices say MI. secord, Of the flrln Of Sc.
cord Brothers, who started with train Of
goods with several thousand dollars for
Turtle Mountain, has been killed by In
dians, who plundered the tniin. United
States authorities are after the offenders.
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DIEn.

wHITtS6--on ThundAy afternoon. January ~
1881, at liSo o'clock, CARRl, MnTrI o, dauvhtsf,M
DunnoEe and Rebecca Whiting, In the Sixtselih
year Of hCrage, -
Funcral nnhca huraaitnr.
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A sMALI rAyoR eRANrRp ro nAyIrr.

DUBLIN, January 6.-Alichael Davitt, con.
fined in Kilmainham Jail, who has not
hitherto been permitted to see visitors, has
now been granted that privilege. He willS
be allowed to converse with those who
call upon him, but only in the Governors
presence.
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as and n fourteenth Street.

s;,;:=s.a informed that the meeting Of the
,.,. %s.Is to consider what /. best 10 be done
citizens ,o,he Water Works management
10 Isa,u so noce Ia tonight at the City Building
will lE. *. t,| ,Sc orders Of the Board Of Com.
Is .11ossr, a9as, vi the.Court House cannot be had
niS'Oni ,tIic meeting Of any sort.
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CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND, January G.-The taking of
invoices and the holidays has somewhat in.
tertered with the volume Of the iron busi-
ness during the past week, but nevertheless
there is great activity. Iron ore is in good
demand. Most Of the unsold ores remain
ing on tho dock have been taken up during
the past week at an advance over previous
figures. Several inquiries are being made
for next seasons delivery, but prices are
not named yet. Pig iron is very active,
and last weeks prices have continued to
stiffen. A boom is among the probabil.
ties. Conservative dealers arc inclined to
think that prices will remain as they are,
aud thus give no further encouragement to
foreign shippers. Manufactured iron is
very firm, and activity is perhaps greater
than ever.
Petroleum is firm at former prices. The
falling off noted in the freight business Of
last week has continued. Passenger traffic,
however, is good.
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oNLY AXornER MuNcnAusRN sroRy.

VIENNA, January 6.-Therc has thus far
been no confirmation Of the rumors tele-
'graphed last night that Warsaw was burn-
ing, having been fred by the revolutiopists.
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CHICAGO.

CncAoo, January B.-The clearings for
the past week have been large, even for
tho flrst week in tho year, and in spite OF
the fact that there has been only four bisi.
ness days, they amount Saturday estima.
ted) to S85, 100000. There has'been some
shaking up and turning over Of money,
and reinyestment Of interests. High in.
terest securities are gradually being re.
deemed and nothing higher than six
per cent is being put out by anyresponsi.
Bile concern. The banks find plenty Of
call for money at good rates. Eastern ex-
change Is ut par. Currency goes to the
counter in fair quality. Collections are
very good and the financial situation in.
spires confidence. The various trade cir
culas publish statistics ut the beginning
Of the year showing that their yarioui
branches OF industry have had prosper
porous twelve months. .s
The hide trade issprinsing up and rapid
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ELEcrloNs N nnrrcr.

ATHENS, January G.-Both sides clain
victory ut the elections and the political
situation will probably not be ase,lt. ined
until the Chamberof Representatives nieet,
as l0S members Of that body are elected for
the tirst time. The new provinces return
thirty.tive members 1t is stated that tie
Oldest member is Mahommedan, who will
consequently act us President ofIhe Cham-
Der pro. ten. until the President is elected.
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PERuSA had a remarkable good eiI;c ON
my daughters paralysis, W. Z, DUNCAN.
SeWIrkly.
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There were l46 failures for the week re.
ported throughout the country by R. g.
Dun & Co.'s Mercantile Agency, which is
material reduction as compared with the
closing week OF 1881. The Eastern States
had sixteen, Western thirty-Rve, Southern
fifty-iour, Middle twenty-iour, Pacific nine
and New York City eighty-two. Business
troubles in the Southern States shows no
diminution, but in all other sections Of the
country there is animprovement The New
York City failures are mostly in small re-
tail trades, and have no significance.
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FROM OVER THE0CEAN
LATEST FOREIGN lNTELLlaENck
OfAnAlnl ia til. old worli-s.rlsJ.ra sf.A, Lon.
don "NSuse on. .Rlalno'. SOttd American Pol.
ley-Ths PrOstatlsn Of Buln,a In
Germany Elsetio,s In Grs,ss.

LONDON, January e.-The IriJmaa de-
nounces the publications purporting to-
have come from America recommending
assassination and the use Of dynamite.
The Lord Mayors properly defense fund
now amounts TO El2,0OO.
The Daily Ne,p,, in dismissins Blaines
circular to the Republics Of Central aud
South America, proposing conferences nj
Washington, says The meaning Of tho
project is the establishment Of an Amefi-
can protectorate over both Central and
South America. Blaine's pretentions are
novel and extrayagant They were never
contemplated by the originator Of the Mon
roe doctrine, under which, an attempt will
probably be made to shelter them. Now
that Frelinghuysen has succeeded Blaine,
there Is at least q hope that some rational
basis OF negotiatiOn can be arrived at.
That the American interests on the Pa
cihc seaboard have greatly increased since
the Clayton.Bulwer treaty was signed, adj
mits OF no doubt, but is quite an open
question whether England Is not interest
ed in the Panama Canal yet more deeply.
That England, with her vast American
possessions and carrying trade, should be-
come party to any agreement yielding the
canal into American hands, and aclnowl.
edging the suZerainty OF the United States
Of the entire Western Hemisphere, Is
dream beyond the domain OF practical
politics
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A HARD DEATH.

ELMIRA, N. Y, December 6.-The ex.
ecution Of Joseph Abbott, convicted OF
killing Geo. Reed, fellow prisoner, in the
New York State reformatory Of this city,
April, 1880, occurred to-day. Abbott
arose at 0 o'clock and partook Of q hearty
breakfast, conversing cheerfully with at
tendants and friends up to the time OF the
execution. The rope was cut by the Sheriff
at ll:l5 and the prisoner jerked about four
feet into the air. His neck was not broken
and bestruggled about five minutes after
the drop fell.
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scUILiNG MATCH.

In the sculling match to-day between
Goodwin and Flynn, for fifty pounds side,
over the ThaInes championship course,
Goodwin won by six lengths.
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LAWSON coNMIrrED.

LONDON, January 6-1n the Bow street
police court to-day, Dr. lAinson, accus, !. 4
poisoning his brother:in.law, Percy MAI
colin John, student at Bleinhein Houfe
school, Wimbledon, was remanded until
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-22

FLIRTING wIru SrHANGERs.-." By
George ! there's the girl told you about,
who llrted with me the other day-tho ono
with sky blue ncckie and hpt with a
white feather. Good afternoon, Jack I'm
after her.
"No, you're not - said the other, seiz-
ing him roughly by tho shoulder; L" that
girl is my sister"
Whow Beg pardon. Jack, but you
must teach your sister not TO tlirt with
strangers if you want her spoken of with
respect"
The practice of flirting with strangers
on the street, in the horse cars, in restau.
rants, etc, lust for fun without the
shadow of an introduction, at best under
cover of some llimsy proteXt which is at
once understood by the opposite party,
has grown very prevalent
Don't do it, girls. You may have rs
much pride of character and self respect
as the most punctilious, well bred lady
who stands upon strict etiquette, but yon
won't get credit for it.
But its such fun to lead them on
awhile, and then make fools of them"
Don't deludc yourselves. They don't
see the matter from your standpoint, In
nine cases out of ten, you make yourselves
ridiculous in their eyes, and pamper their
self conceit, which was too well fed before.
We know innocent, pure minded girls
do such things thoughtlessly-for love of
mischief-one leading on the other. But
if they could hear the sly inuendoes and
covert insinuations with which their acts
are coupled afterwards, their slumbering,
womanly instinct would be aroused, and
they would blush with mortified shame at
the motives imputed 10 them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-22

WHERE BUTTONS CONE FRoM.-The
button trade of New York is estimated at
from eight to ten million dollars year.
Last year the importation of buttons
exceeded three and Il half million dollars,
the aggregate for the four years Just pass
ed being but little short of thirteen
million dollars. At American rates Of
wages, many of the imported buttons
could not be put upon their cards for the
price they sell for Glass buttons arc made
mostly in Bohemia, and children are
largely employed at the work, which they
do rs quickly and neatly rs adults. The
children get 10 cents day, men from 40
to 80 cents, and women a little less.
Pearl buttons are imported from Vienna,
where they are almost exclusively manu-
factured; and the all important shirt
buttons are received mostly from Br-
mingham, England, where the majority
of metal buttons are likewise procured.
The most extensive of all the button man
ufac.uring, however, is that of the Paris
ian and Berlin novelties. In one manu-
featuring village near Paris, where there
are from 1000 to 5000 inhabitants, all the
working people are engaged in making
the agate button, which, even with thirty
per cent duty added to the cost, sell, when
import, into this country, Mt the extreme.
ly low figure Of thirty.one cents per great
gross. The material alone, it is reported,
could not be procured here for double that
amount. While American manufacturers
make no attempt, and probably have nc
desire, to compete with European pro,
ducers employing hand processes, they
excel in making bone, composition, brass,
ivory and gold buttons by machinery, and
are able to export considerable quantities
of these styles In Providence, r. l., fol
example, sleeve buttons and jewelry
buttons are largely manufactured express
ly for oxportation.-S Scientific american
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tiohF The Immediate agents must be
excused They only acted as soldiers
under the orders of their ollibcrs. They
were guilty of needless abuse, but not
guilty OF taking life. PLATE was an acces-
sorry to the crime, but he only assentel to
it when renonstrance failed. Judas had
villains part in the crime, but he only
conspired to put Christ into the hands Of
his real enemies, and it may be an open
question whether he ever thought that he
was delivering him to death. The people
helped on the matter, but they only did so
at the prompting of their priests. Upon
the leaders of the Jews then rests the
chief weight of this crime, and for il thew
suffer sorcly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-22

A SLEEPY ACTOR.-While Joseph JeIl'er-
son was playing Rip Van Winkle at
Chicago, he went to the theatre very much
exhausted by long days fishing on the
lake. When the curtain rose on the third
act, it disclosed the whitc-haircd Rip in
his twenty years nap. Five, ten, twenty
minutes passed and he did not waken.
The audience began to get impatient, and
the prompter uneasy. The great actor
doubtless knew what he was about, but
this was carrying the "realistic" business
too far. The fact that all the time Jeiler-
son was really sleeping the sleep of the
lust, or rather of the fishermen who had
sat eight hours in the sun without getting
a sing 10 bite. Finally the gallery became
uproarious, and one OF the "gods" wanted
to know if there was going to be nineteen
wears moro of this snoozc business. Al
this point Jefferson began to snore. This
decided the prompter, who opened a small
trap beneath the stage and began TO pio9
Rib from below. The much travelled
comedian began to tumble in his pocket
for an imaginary ticket, and muttered
drowsily, "going right through 'ductor." d"
The audience was translixed with amaze
ment ut this entirely new reading when
Jefferson sat up, with loud shriek' and
evidently in agony. Tho eXasperated
promp,or had "jabbed" him with +" pm
| The play went on then-with rush.
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Temperance.


The churches Of Louisville bave rarely
been better attended than they were yes.
terday. Tic ladies who have been attend
ing he Christian icmuerance convention
coupled neariy all the Methodist. Christian
and Lutheran churches in the city, and
wherever the women spoke the houses
were thronged.
The convention of tie woman's Christian
temperance union when assembled in the
city last week, was one OF the LARGEST
moral gatherings thlt has ever been held
in this country. Tie number Of visitors
in attendance ut each session has Ecen
large and very general interest mas been
awakened in the work in which these
women are engaged All the surroundings
Of the convention and the association
growing out of it, have been most pleas
ant, and a fresh impetus has been given
10 the temperance work in the south.
MRS FOSTERS LECTURE.
Yesterday was field day in the temper.
anCe work Services in nearly al! the
evangelical churches and the attendance
everywhere was large Mrs j. Ellen
Foster Of Iowa spoke four times aud at
each service was listened to by "A great
audience. In the afternoon Masonic Tenn
pie was crowded to hear her on "Consti-
tutional Prohibition" This meeting was
intended especially for men, and long
before the hour of service the hall was
crowded to its utmost capacity, and late
cOmers found it impossible to force their
way in at the door. 1t was grand speech
and great argument She went over
every phase Of the subject, and presented
her views in n clear and forcibe manner.
She is a brilliant and sparkling orator,
has an ineXhauStible fund of wit at her
command, and her auditors never weary.
At night she spoke again at the First
Christian church, taking as her subject
The Relation of the Church to the TEN.
perancc Reform" and was again greeted
by a vast crowd. Every foot of space
within the walls of the auditorium was
occupied, and hundreds were unable To
get in the doors, while many stood up in
the aisles during the entire service. 1t is
not remembered that any public speaker
ever addressed two such audiences in
Louisville as Mrs. Foster spoke to ycstcr-
day. They were great meetings, and
although the crowding gave many annoy
ance and Inconvenience, the speaker was
listened 10 with such attention that the
lightest wave of her voice went to the
extremes Of the hall.
Mrs Foster has left an impression upon
the people that will insure her generous
welcome whenever she returns to Louis
vile. Many have been unable to get into
on tho part of all to hear her again.
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THE CURSE OF CREDIT.-The panic of
1868 with all its years Of distress could
not havo come upon us had it not been
for the reckless extravaganza of the people
through the credit system. 1t is said that
the greatest obstacle to the progress of
the colorod people of the south is their
ready acceptance of credit from tho schem-
ers who thus bring them into their power,
But indulgence in credit is not confined 10
tho ignorant and impoverished luborer of
the south; it is the curse of majority of
tho American people. A certain kind of
credit is necessary in great business oper-
ations, but the practice of purchasing
family supplies upon credit would surely
be avoided were those addicted to It
aware of the disaster it entails. Tho
French people abhor debt, and to that fact
much of their thrift is attributable. 1t is
exceedingly desirable that the people of
the United States initiate tho French in
their reluctance to incur debt. -.HuH md
Express,
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talk to you, and. though perhaps you
cannot hear nv voice, as il is so small and
weak, it will comfort YOU
And then she told him about the green
fields, the sunshine, and the stories the
birds had told her; and as Bennie watched
the flower and the happy visions of the
fields and clouds floated through his mind.
he forgot about his pain. When the sun
sunk 10 rest among the mountains in the
west he lay fast asleep for the first time
in many days, with the daisy clasred fast
in his hand.
Thank Cod" whispered tho GOOD
doctor that night as he bent over the
child's restGul slumhrr "This sleep was
all that he needed. think he will take n
start now and get well "
But the tired flower lay quite still on the
pillow, with her dropping leaves folded
around her yellow heart. She had told
her story. She had done the hest that >hc
knew low TO do; and now, in Dpnnia S
dreams, he and the daisy were wandering
through sunny fields together
lie will get WELL said the dcclur as
he saw peaceful smile fit across the
child's face.
But no one knew twas the daisy y'swork.
|-NeW IorE Observer
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A DANGEROUS FIRE.-Nearly an acre
of made ground near the New Jersey steel
and iron company's works in Jersey City
is on fire, threatening the works People
who live near say they have noticed smoke
there for six months and now the fire is
so great that it seems impossible TO
extinguish it. Water poured upon tho
ground is of no avail, for the fire is too
deep.soated and the only resource seems
to bc in digging trenches through the
whole length and breadth of tho place
and filling them with water. Attempts
to do this, however, are frustrated by
excessive heat and smoke. Volumes of
smoke roll up from the burning mass and
beneath the feet in certain places lcan be
heard a peculiar cracking sound as Of
flames endeavoring to find vent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-22

MIR. G. II. Moore, correspondent of the
JournaJ Of agriculture, says the grades
from mcrino rams will shear more wool
than those from tho cotswods, and that
they cat less food. They are hardy, and
for general purposes the best.
A Friend Quaker, who attended holi.
ness convention n. Dayton, Oregon, and
received the experience, went fifty miles
toa camp meeting about two months later,
where he testified that he believed in being
moved by tue spirit, but before receiving
the blessing of holiness was seldom moved,
since that lie had been moved twenty four
hours day. We live in tho spirit; let us
also walk by the spirit. Heart purity is
essential TO tho spirits iullness. .-treC
MCth2liH.