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j, PREACHERS DREAM OF DEATH.
Tie Remarkable Experience OF the Rev

Tie Remarkable Experience OF the Rev
Mr. Showers, Who Was Hiiled On the
Rail.
From the Western Christian Advocate.
There are some very remarkable things in
connection with the death of Rev. G. @.
Showers, local preacher of Bloomington,
Ind, who was suddenly crushed beneath
the cars at Greeneastle on the 10th ult .
On the night of the 14th, two days before
his death, he had a strange and impressive
dream, which awoke him. He told his
wife, and at early morn went to one OF
his sons and related it to him. He
also told it in Brother W. F. Brown
ing's class, at the church of which he is q
member. He dreamed that he suddenly
died and guide escorted him through high
mountains until they came to deep ravine
and large cave. into which great throne
Of people were entering. AS each one en-
tered and was ordered to advance he fell on
his knees and begged for mercy, but 3 deep
and solemn voice would say it II too late,
repeating it thrice to each. His guide told
him this was the entrance to he'll, and they
who entered were worldly church members,
and that the fault was largely owing to the
preachers, who preached more to please
than to save souls. The guide told him that
was not his doom and that he would soon
take him to his heavenly home. He was SC
impressed with this strange, bright vision
that he spent all day Sabbath reconsecrat-
ing himself to God.
On Monday he was walking across the
railroad track at Greencastle. He though,
his train was coming beyond the platform
and was walking with his hand to his face
as shield from the snow storm. 1t proved
to be the down train for New Albany, and,
owing to the escaping steam from nea,
engine, he did not hear the train and
stepped on the track Immediately in front
Of the slowing engine. When about to
strike him he saw his danger apd turned
suddenly with his back to the train, but il
bis bewilderment had not time to leap be-
fore the iron guard struck him. He was
carried thirty. eight feet, caught under the
wheels and crushed to death. He lived g
few N inutes, but never spoke.
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MIS- ORLLANEoua

The bar association Of Philadelphis, forty
yeara ago, raised between $3, 900 and 81, 900
for erecting, in Washington, statue to CHIEF
Justiee Marshall. This fund with its accumu-
lations now amount to 800, 900, and the asso-
citation offers TO add to it the appropriation of
$1,000 made by congress for the same pur-
pose. The committee to-day decided to accept
the proposition in favor of erecting the statne
in the park at the intersection of Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventh street.
Rev. I. G. Coer of Rochester arrived from
New YORK last week, accompanied by thirty -four
young Enghshmen from sixteen to twenty-five
years OF age. They are all engaged to 20 On
farms and learn farming. They are all from
the middle class and are a fine looking body of
men. They sign contract for one year. Their
wages are from 81 to So per month the first
four months, and from $8 to $12 per month
for the last eight months. An English clergy
man accompanied them from England.
At Salt Lake, last Sunday, the tenor Of all
the harangues at the tabernacle was that the
Mormcns must not in any way deal with the
GENTLE merchants, the.latter being held respon-
slble for the adverse legislation by congress.
The earnestness with which the matter was
treated by the speakers, who are men in pow
or, indicates q determination to carry ont this
policy until all the merchant Gentiles are driv-
en- away.
The prohibitionists of Connecticut met in
state convention, and nominated the following
ticket: Governor, Geo. II. r. Rogers; leuten-
ant governor, VIM. 8. Williams; secretary Of
state,F I. H. Sage; treasurer, Edward Tuttle;
controller,C. A. Harrington. The platform Is
extremely brief and directed purely to prohi.
bition.
Charles Robert Darwin, one OF the most emf
nent scientists of modern times, lie dead. His
work on the Origin OF Species and the Descent
OF Man are familiar to the student in many
languages. his death will bs deeply ceplored
by the scientific world, but his work will live
after him.
Dispatch from Little Rock: Early this morn.
ing fifty convicts tried to escape from camp at
Fouche creek. Eight succeeded In passing the
guards. One was killed instantly, two badly
wounded and the remaining five are being hunt
ed down by blood hounds and guards with shot
guns.
The subjects In the Mas jail raised A distur.
bance alleging that fever had been imported
into the prism with suspects brought from
Clonmet. The police and military were re-
quired TO compel them to return to their cells.
Times Leadville special: Henrietts mine,
owned by Tabor, Blaine, Ohaffee, MofIatt, VIII
son and Kaseler, was sold to English and
French capitalists for 81, 800, 600. The value
OF ore in Sights ssaid to be $900,O0O.
At Tifin, O., the evangelist Thomas Hsrri
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A Colorado Sensation.

DENVER, Col, April ia big sensation
was created here tonight by the discovery that
papers had been fled in q suit by Mrs. II. A.
W. Tabor against her husband for separate
maintenance. Mrs. Tabor is the wife of n. A.
W. Tabor, who is the richest man in the entire
West, lieutenant governor of Colorado and q
prominent candidate for the United States SEN
ate. Mrs. Tabor asks that she be awarded the
fine house on Broadway, valned at $15O, 600,
and that she be granted SOC, 900 per year
for her maintenance, alleging that her husband
is worth between 81, 600, 600 and $S, OOO,-
QUO. The sensational point Of the suit lies in
the allegation Of infidelity set forth, in which
the deserted wife says that Mr.. Tabor has been
guilty Of illicit intercourse with numerous
women OF evil character. In response to this
suit Tabor and his friends say that il Mrs
Tabor will sue for divorce the suit win be al
lowed to go by default, and he will give the
broadway house and $500, 900 outright but
she VIII not consent TO divorce The case
will hardly go to trial as it would create fear
fnl scandal in which the best people would be
involved The affair has been kept very quiet
here, the papers having been secreted In the
ofice of the clerk Of the court
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A Bad Cyclone In Missuuri,


A tornado struck Montrose, Mo-, on Tuesday
destroying eighteen dwellingsand four churches
No lives were lost A building four miles east
of Monhose was blown down, and the inmates
more or less injured, two little sons Of John
Farr, 1t is supposed fatally. One child was
blown across twenty acre field and lodged in
an apple tree, uninjured. Two men In sRad-
lacent field were blown over hedge fence tan
feet high and both seriously injured. The
storm is said to have reached as far as Apple
IN City and blown down houses at Clinton.
A. heavy hail storm prevailed. All the
windows facing the west were blown In. At
places hail fell as large as goose eggs. At Hol-
den number of houses were blown down and
others badly damaged. No lives are reported
lost At 4 p. m. terrible tornado struck
Brownsville, demolishing over fifty houses in
the heart OF the town, including the city hotel
and main business houses. The following per-
sons are known to have been killed: Claude
Meyer, merchant; Jas. Miller, John Scruggs,
Mr.. Arthur Of Pittsburg, Pa. and Richard Fer
guson, city marahaL Con. White is believed to
have been killed Thirty others are reported
more or less injured, many of them fatally.
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. Longrellows Honorable Titles.

Lonafellow was q modest man, genius
always is modest, and never. paraded his
many titles before the public. In this he
was not like the great French historian end
tltesmsn, M. Guizot, who was member
Of great many learned societies and was
won't to wear q badge Of each upon the laple
OF his coat at one and the same time. Our
lovedpoet's titles were: Master Of arts, from
Bowdoin; doctor Of laws. Harvard. 1859;
Cambridge England, 1867, and Bowdin,
1874; doctor of common laws. Oxford, 1869.
He was professor OF French, Spanish, Itai-
ian and German, as we'll as librarian in
Bowdin: in Hayard he was professor of
French, Spanish and bellies lettres; he was
. member Of the American Antiquarian and
Of the Maine and Massachusetts, Historical
societies; member Of the Historical and
Geographical Society OF Brazil; o member
Il the Royal Spanish Academy st Madrid,
and member Of the Academy OF Sciences
ut st. Petersburg.
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Additional Postal News

Senator MCMILLAN has given notice of an
amendment to the post route bill proposing the
establishment OF mail route from Rockford,
by way Of Hanover and St. Michael's station, on
the st. Paul, Minneapolis 4 Manitoba rail-
road
Representative Dunnell has presented Pc
tition for new mail routes desired in Minnesota
johnson to Mountain Lake, Mountain Lake to
Sherryfeld and Plainfeld to Minneiska.
Mail messenger service has been established
at Blue Earth City, Faribault county, from the
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
railroad 'as often as required, and at Osseo,
Hennepin county, Minn., from the st.
Panl, Minneapolis, Il Manitoba rail.
road as often as required the from
also for Cambridge. Story county, Ia,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad as often
as required The railway mail service on the.
route from Eau Claire to Abbotsford, Wis, will
from April 20, embrace Badger Mills Special
mail service has been discontinued from Bagley
to Perry, Elberon to Waltham, Maxwell to Iowa
Center, L. Postmasters have been appointed
fer Iowa as follows:
Andrew N. Stevens, at Bentonsport; Daniel
Y. Hyde, Galeon; Earnest A. Wilder, Rutland;
Peter Dewey, Butler; JessieL jackson, Tuksee-
ga; Frances M, Harlan, Milsonville; Thomas
Elder, Upper Grove; Geo. d. Van Beck, Little
Riyer; Lewis G. Lawrence, Bradyville; Martin
T.. Hutson, Peoria City; VIM. +. Knight at the
recently established postoffice at Lene, Wright
county, and William Chew at Daytonville,
Washington county.
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WASHINGTON.

Secretary Hunt has received dispatch from
Holman, charge datrairs at St Petersburg,
Chief Engineer Melville, dated January 3 and
written st point on his way TO the mouth OF
the Lena, 333 miles beyond Yakutsch, Hoff-
man saws: The governor of this port appears
TO have shown mnch good will in sending your
orders OF January 10 10 Melville as the Esta-
fette had been ordered and paid for the Yakutsch
only. The speed with which it went through
ts remarkable. Lieut. Danenhower telegraphs
me- under date OF January %, from Krasmo-
iarak, about 1 900 versts from St Petersburg,
that he may be expected here about April 90"
Chief Engineer Melville, il the letter referred
to- says he has every reason 10 hope to find De-
Long and his people
Geo. Z. Armstrong, eldest son Of the late
Col G. B. Armstrong founder Of the United
States railway mail service, who was appointed
by President Arthur register of the land Office
at Huron, d. T., has for ten years been on the
staff Of the Inter Ocean and for five years it's
city editor. He was three years member of
the board OF education, one year in its service
as president, and for three years WAS director
of the pnbhc library. He has been signally
efficient In all these positions, and carries with
him the good wishes of all newspaper men.
The house committee on civil service reform,
TO which were referred several bills to enlarge
the scope OF the agricultural department, has
virtualyl agreed upon substitute bill which
four bureaus, one Of which is to be designated
as the bureau of agriculture. The bill provides
for q secretary who shall be cabinet officer,
and four heads Of bureaus.
Gniteau's sister, Mrs Scoville, arrived Fri
day and visited the assassin at the jail for the
purpose 0! inducing him, if possible, to change
his course towards her husband, and failing i'll
that, to have him make an assignment of his
worldly effects to her for his benefit. The
prisoner was very surIy towards Mrs. scoville,
ana continued his denuncation of herself and
FAMILY.
The bible used in the senate for swearing in
senators has been stolen. 1t has been in use
fifty three years, and every senator admitted
in that period was sworn in upon that bible and
had kissed it. The supposition is it was taken
BY somebody as relic
Complaints continue 10 reach the postoffice
inspector regarding Losses Of money, drafts,
etc, from the mail while eneoute from Colora-
do to New York The amount ia estimated at
nearly 81 900, 900 since December. The de-
tectives are nonplussed.
senstor McMillan..proposes to add to. the pend
ing bill to establish post routes, the following:
From Mt Lake to Springfield, and from Jack
son TO Mt Lake, M1nn
Senator Mcmillan has introduced bill pro.
viding for an adjustment Of the land grant af-
fairs Of the Sioux City and st. Paul railway.
Col Brannon, First artillery, has been
placed on the retired list.
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A story OF the German Crown Prince.

About month ago, as the German crown
prince was crossing the Fennbrucke on his
way to the barracks of the Guard Iancers
at Moabit, his attention was attracted by a
group of shabbily- dressed persons. consist
ing of middle-aged man and three strap
ping lads, ranged in line on the curbstone,
and giving the regulation military salute.
His imperial highness walked up to the man
and spoke to him, saying: Il ses You have
been soldier; these are your boys per.
sumo. Have you any more Of the sortp"
No, imperial hiehness, I was discharged
invalided, and have been bedridden for
long time." Where were you woundedp"
asked the crown prince. "At the battle of
Soor, 28th June. 1886, shot through the
shoulder, ri9 ht arm famed for life" Give
me your hand. I am truly sorry for you.
Write to me, inclose your certificates. and
inscribe the word sSoor' on the back Of the
envelope" So saying, Frederic William
shook hands heartily with the astonished
vetran and went his way. A few days later,
the mans case having, meanwhile, heen In
vestigated by the crown prince orders, he
received handsome some Of money from
the privy purse Of the imperial field mare
shal, with an intimation that steps wer-
being taken by the latter in person to pro-
vide him with permanent appointment
suitable to his capacities.
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son, broke down during the service Wednesday
afternoon and was compelled to give up his en-.
gagement and started home to Boston.
Leroy NJ. Lee, d. D., Of Va, well known
Methodist clergyman. and for many years edit
or Of the Richmond Christian Advocate, died,
aged seventy-six.
Russell Young, United States minister to
China, was entertained in New York by the
Lotus club, previous to his departure for
China.
At New Orleans q quarantine is ordered from
May l against all vessels arriving from ports OF
places known to be infected with yellow fe-
yer.
Rear Admiral John Rodgers ia seriously Ill
of Bright's disease.
Sir Henry Cole is dead.
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PITH OF THE NEWS.
.RAILROADS.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy company
recently built, as an experiment, and without
regard to expense, q magnificent sleeping car,
intended for the California run. The car has
been transferred to the route between St. Paul
/ St Louis, in the "Flying Dutchman" train.
The car has separate state rooms, each being at
night q bed room, fitted with marble top wash
stands and all the convenisnces pertaining to q
first class hotel, including bath rooms and IN
dividual toilet arrangements.
A Chicago letter says 600 emigrants via the
Cunard line and Michigan Central, 500 via the
Thrugavalla line and Michigan Central, 500 via
the Anchor line and Michigan Central, and 700
passed through that city on last satur-
day. fully rs per cent. being bound for the
Northwest
The Chicsgo, New York i st Louis threat
ems to break into Chicago very shortly with al
Independent line.
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A Washington Crank Gets Heavy Damages

Washington Crank vets Heavy DAMAGES
The long contest with the house OF represe,
tatives by ha'lett Kilt onrn came to conclu-
sion Frieay by vsrdict OF 500, 600 for Kill
bourn against john g. Thorn ,son ae sergeant
alarms for false imprisonment Judge Mac
Arthur charged the jury, explaining what CON-
stituted compes ssatory damages, maintaining
could be awarded, and leaving IL entirely with
the jury to determine the amount This suit
grew out OF the real estate pool investigation In
Washington, in 1875, while the country was
being edited by the scandals connected with the
Of the board Of improvemsnts Of he District.
Q witness before the house COMMITTEES max.
ing heinvee tigation and Z. fu Ing to answer Ger.
tam queations, was by order OF the house sent
TO jail, and remained 10 ths custody of the ser
g geaut-atarnls for see al weeks Hence this
action.
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labor incident to claims against the govern
ment An evening session was held for the
consideration Of pension bills. Twenty passed,
also bills given condemned cannon for monu-
mental purposes, including thirty cannon for q
monument to Gen. John Fulton Reynolds,
twelve for monument in Indianapolis, to
Oliver P. Morton, and eight csnnen captured
from Gen. Burgoyne to the Saratoga monument
association.
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The employees Of the executive mansion dur
ing the illness Of President Garfield, thirty.
nine in number, are allowed additional pay.
varying from 1875 to $12O each.
The report held viii be likely to stir ND all
the old controversy about the physicians. The
report causes much comment already. and
some Of the most intimate friends of the late
president characterizes It 10 ridiculous in some
respects The amount allowed Mrs. Edison.
who acted as nurse, 10 one Of the Objectionable
items, because those who were there, say that
II is simply piece Of unwarranted extravaganza
that would not be thought of except for the
sentimentality which enshrouds this particular
case.
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OARuAITrEa.

Margaret Geattingsr, one of the parties ar.
rested for the murder OF her husband, John
Geattinger, was accidently drowned in the AIM
abee river st Kewannee. She was under bonds
for appearance at the May term of court.
In Boston, the building No. 12O Fulton
street, occupied by George T. McLoughlan &
&C., manufacturers Of engines, elevators, etc.,
burned Loss, $45, 900; insured for $4O,-
600
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Il 10 remarkable that Bulwer, Dickens and
Thackeray were alike unhappy In marriage.
Thacheray's wife was insane nea'ly all her
married life. In all cases the wives sur
vived the husbands,
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The ,arsaiest Blessing.

A simple, pure, harmless remedy, that
cures every time, and prevents disease by
keeping the blood pure, stomach regular,
kidneys and liver active, is the greatest
blessing ever conferred upon man. Hop
Bitters is that remedy, and its proprietors
ere being blessed by thousands who have
been saved and cured by it. Win you try
it? See another column. Eagle.
IL has cost poor old David Swing, Of Iowa, in
his eighty third year, $3, 900 to kiss his hired
girl.
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FRIDAY, APRIL II.
NATE. The Mississippi imnroyamAnt

SENATE.-The Mississippi Improvement bill
was debated at considerable length. A resolu-
ton was adopted for the appointment Of three.
senators to investigate alleged frauds in the
Sixth revenue collection district Of North Caro-.
lima.
IA very remarkable billis that ''to aid il, the
temporary support Of common schools" was
reported to the senate to-day with the sp-
proval Of majority Of the comnistee on cd.
ucatton and labor. II provides for:
An appropriation Of $96. .0OO, 00O--$15,-
O0O, 900 the first year, $14, ,OOO, 900 the eco.
ond year, $13, ,OO6, ,OO6 the third year, and
thereafter sum diminishing 81, 600, 600
yearly from the sum last appropriated until
the minimum appropriation shall have bean
reached, when al appropriations under this
act shall cease, which several sums shall be
expended to secure the benefits OF common
school eiucation to all the children living in
the United Statesn
HOUSE The day was almost entirely deyot-
ed to discussion OF the bill relieving congress
and the executive denartmenta Of much 81 the
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An enricher OF the blood and purifier of the
system; cures lassitude and lack Of energy ;such
10 sBrowns Iron Bitters.
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The Daadtv EvpiOus

lie DcSuiy CyctOucs
INDEPENDENCE, No. April l9.-At 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the village of Brownsville.
Saline county, was almost entirely destroyed
by cyclone. A drizZling rain had been fall
ing since noon. and few moments before the
storm struck the atmosphere grew close and
heavy, and darkness almost like night ensued.
few minutes after horrible roaring noise
was heard. and the next instant terrible black
and angry funnel-shaped cloud was seen COM
ing from the southwest at almost lightning
speed. The large part Of the funnel was
downward, and it seemed to be whirling in a
rotary motion, and bounded along Gloss to the
earth like rubber ball. When the funnel
reached the southwestern limits Of the town it
seemed to roll along withing few feet Of the
ground Large two-story brick business
houses were lifted from their foundations, and
the ruins scattered in chaotic confusion in all
directions.
FRAME DWELLINGS WERE OVERTURNED
and crushed into splinters, while large trees
were uprooted and carried long distances by
the force Of the storm. Hogs and other
animals were picked up into the
air, carried various distances and dropped,
bruised and bleeding, along the track
of the storm. The track of the cyclone was
about so yards wide and extended from the
southwestern to the northwestern limits of
town, totally destroying over twenty Of the
principal business houses and dwellings. Two
large business blocks of two story brick build
ing in the northern part of town were torn
completely to atoms and the debris scattered
in every direction. Frame dwellings were
drawn into the seething vortex and crushed
like egg shells and the heavy timbers carri ed
for hundreds of yards The bodies of
SEVEN PERSONS WHO WERE KILLED
have been recovered. They are:
P. sCRUGGS, prominent farmer.
G. MAYERS, a leading dry goods merchant.
MATHEW WILLIAMS, farmer.
EDWIN T. ARTHUR, commercial traveller.
]. P. PAYNE, Baptist minister.
JAMES MILLER.
City Marshal WHITE.
Perry and John Wilson, father and son, were
fatally injured. At least $50 were more OF
less injured All except City Marshal White
were killed by falling buildings, and he was
upon the street, and was the most mutilated
and disdgured Of any. tits supposed he was
drawn into the funnell among flying timbers,
which occasioned the mutilation. The ground
over which the storm passed was worn
smooth, and everything the cyclone came in
contact with was charred and blaokened and
covered with BLUSH, sticky mud. Large
deposits Of sand and gravel were also noticed
scattered al along the path.