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ing property joined them in the effort
to get the building located there at
an expense of $1,000 900 or so for the
site.
Speaking of reform, about the most
practical case of it inaugurated here
in the recent change in The National
Republican, which is now the bright
est and best daily Washington eyer
had. Assistant Postmaster General
Hatton is the boss of the concern, but
the managing editor is Mr.. G.. A.
SnoWden, late of the Chicago Times,
a man who possesses ideas and knows
the difference between an organ and
newspaper. Another reform which
came near being adopted the other
day is the proposition of Congress
man Murch to instruct the Commits
sioner of Agriculture to substitute
PLAIN English for scientific terms in
the preparation of his reports. There
are many plain people who will agree
that not even the civil service is in
more crying need of reform than is
the language and terms employed in
some of the documents printed at
public expense for the information of
the people.
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By Faith Alone.

QUINCY, OHIO, Dec. 10. Twelve
years ago little daughter of r. A.
Humphreys, residing in this place,
at the age of about two years, was
completely paraIized. She gradually
grew better, but one leg remained
shriveled up in size, but grew in
strength, being about the same length
as the healthy one. Her ankle, how
ever, was weak and pOwerless, and
she always walked on the side of her
foot, being a bad cripple.
About a month ago she was sitting
reading the third chapter of Daniel,
which decribes the three Hebrew
children being cast into a fiery fur
mace and escaping unframed, when
she said to her mother: II wish God
would perform miracle on me-" A
short time afterward, when she arose
to put away the Bible. she called to
her mother and said: Look, mother,
my ankle does not bend" and it did
not and she up to this time walked
as we'll as any one. Her leg is gain,
ing circulation and warmth, and is
steadily increasing in size. In fact,
from being an apparently helpless
cripple for life she is gradually but
surely gaining normal standard of
health. These facts are v0uched for
by the relatives of the young lady
and reliable parties.
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The Philadelphia Times, a sry,
quickwitted newspaper, has just talk
en- the sense of leading Republicans
of Pennsylvania on the prospects of
Republican unity in that State and
the methods to procure that desirable
end. A few-a very few-refuse to
give an opinion; nearly everybody
approached looks forward to a re-
union as easy of accomplishment and
bound to come. AS to the methods
leave it to the people. There is no
evidence of eXultation on the part of
the Independents, or of desire for
revenge on the part of the regulars.
The factions seem to have had enough
OF the Kilkenny cat business, and are
not only willing but anxious to form
once more a united Republican par
ty. This is a manly, sensible view
of the situation and this being the
feeling, the way is open for all that
can be desired. Here is Il suggestion
to Republicans elsewhere and every
where. There has been unfriendli-
ness and bitterness in other States
let that give place to a union of hearts
and union of hands for the common
welfare. There has been discussion
in the National counciIs-let that
give way to harmony and hard work
for 1884, The masses of the party
want no discord, no wrangling, no
repetition of the grim disaster of No.
Yember. The people of the Republi-
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Bust Me i'll Don't.

One OF the members of the Metho-
DIST Conference held in Detroit, was
out for walk at an early hour one
morning, and while on Howard street
he encountered a strapping big fell
low, who was drawing wagon to the
blacksmith-shoR "Catch hold here
and help me down to the shop with
this wagon and IN buy the whis,
key y called the big fellow. 81 never
drink" solemnly replied the good
man. "Well, you can take a cigar.n
VI never smoke" The man dropped
the wagon-tongue, looked hard at the
member and asked: Don't YOU
chew?" "No SIR" was the decided
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-12-23

THE Duty ON COAL.-Representa-
tive Benjamin Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia, has requested the committee
on ways and means to appoint a day
on which he can make a statement
In opposition to the reduction of the
duty on bituminous coal, as proposed
by the report of the tariff commits
sion. The present tariff on that article
Is 70 cents per ton. The tariff COM
mission recommend that it be re-
duced to so cents. 1t is understood
that a majority of the Maryland,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania del
egatl"ns in Congress support Mr..
wilson in his opposition to the pro-
posed reduction. 1t is claimed that
II the rate should be reduced to so
cents per ton, English vessels would
be enabled to land bituminous coal at
our eastern seaboard cheaper than it
could be delivered by our Western
railroads. Wash. Cor. BaLo. Sun.
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An Earthquake Visits New Hamp-
shire.

CONCORD, N. H., December 49,
One ofthe severeSt earthquake shocks
eyer experienced here occurred at
twenty-fOur minutes past this after
noon. There was a sound like a
heavy explosion, buildings were
shaken, and the inmates rushed into
the streets. The conclusion extin-
guished the gas in one building.
The shock seemed to those indoors
like that of some heavy object falling.
1t evidently travelled from east to
west, and was felt in Pittsfield about
four minutes later than here. 1t was
also felt at Great Falls, Manchester.
and other places. The shock lasted
eight to ten seconds.
DOVER, N. H., December 19.-Two
slight but very perceptible shocks of
earthquake, lasting ten seconds, were
felt here at about 5:15 p. NJ. to-day,
causing great alarm. The shocks
were accompanied by a rumbllng
noise. They were felt in Rollinsford.
Rocherter, and other neighboring
towns. The people rushed out of
their houses, much bewildered.
CoNToCooK, N. H., December 10.
The heaviest earthquake shock ex-
perienced here in ten years occurred
at $50 P. NJ. to-day. 1t lasted several
seconds.
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Is whatever may be suggested in
the way of pensions to be passed by
Congress and acquiesced in by the
taxpayers without protest Are
the men who saved the Union to eat
it up by way of cOmpensatiOn.-BdL-
tjna0re Day, (Dena.)
There is not much danger that the
"men who saved the Union" will
ever "eat it up by way of compensa-
tiOn"-at least so long as the Demo-
cratic party has control of any branch
of the Government, or have the pow
er to protest and grumble. But if it
had not been for the sacrifices of these
same men who saved the Union, the
Democratic rebellion would have sue
ceeded and there would not now be a
Union to eat up, This country will
never be able to cancel the debt it
owes to the Union soldiers of the late
rebellion. They do not ask for any,
thing more than is just. A grateful
Nation ought to be willing to grant
all that without grumbling. We are
in favor of liberal pensions in all cases
where they are needed and are de-
serving; we are opposed to all frauds
and sWindles. However should the
Democratic party gain control of this
Government in 1884, "the men who
saved the Union" will have but few
fayors to expect.-HagerStown Odd
Felton,.
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Attention is called to the prospectus
of the Baltimore Day, to be found in
another column. The Day is one Of
the best evening papers in America,
and is certainly the cheapest paper
published in this State. 1t is Demo
cratic in politics, and and we especi-
ally recommend it to our Democratic
friends in this county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-12-23

At the regular monthly meeting Of
the directors of the Baltimore Il Ohio
railroad company, held at Baltimore
on Wednesday, of last week John w.
Garrett was unanimously re elected
president for the coming year. This
makes his twenty-tifth consecutive
election to the presidency ofthe COM
panV.
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can party may be safely trusted with
its interests. The President has made
his appeal to the whole party. NO
line of division is drawn through his
admirablemessage. He has laid down
a broad platform of broad planks-is
any Republican too narrow to stand
on it?-EU,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-12-23

THE CAUSE OF IT.-Rev. Fred
Wines, a statistical crank who has
been trying to find out all about the
late census of the United States, says
the lunatics in this country are in.
creasing at the rate Of 100 per cent. in
ten years. If his figures are correct,
the late overwhelming defeat of the
Republican party is accounted for.
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special to the Baltimore American

IoP'olttl w bIC DdlJlIlOIe American
CUMBERLAND, Md, December 10.
Judge Syester arrived here from
HagerstoWn this morning and spent
the day in the city, returning to
HagerstOWn this afternoon. His visit
was for the purpose of better un-
Outstanding relative to the School
Board trouble. A consultation was
held with President Somehow and
Secretary Cochrane by the Judge.
Mutual explanations were made, and
the board and the Judge are once
more fast friends. The Judge had
been deceived, but is now fully con-
Yinced as to Secretary Cochrane's
loyalty to his party, and the troubled
waters are at rest.
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The Galveston NeoOs infers from
notices found in Washington news
papers that when a gentleman is cleo
ted to the United States Senate his
wife becomes much handsomer than
she ever was known to DC before.
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SATURDAY, DEC. %. 1882.

Hon. Milton G. Urner has been APP
pointed one of the committee to at
tend the funeral of Representative
Orth of Indiana.
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09
from the Capital.

Coz. GEORGE BLISS. of New York, has
purchased the National Republican. of
Washington, which is to become the organ
of President Arthur.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has nominated Geo.
f.. Bryant to be postmaster at Madison,
Wis, and George Fisher to be surveyor of
customs at Cairo.
A COMMITTEE representing the reorgan-
lied Mormon church made 10 President
Arthur the suggestion that the homestead
law be 40 amended that polygamous wives
shall nos be recognized under the title of
heads of families.
In response to the call of the house for
information, the commissioner Of pensions
estimates the amount of money required
for the next twenty-five years at 81 ,347,-
65l 1913. The sums grow gradually less
annually, ranging from $62 100000 to
S23,M0,0O0.
DIRECTOR BuRCHARD issues a circular
to the effect that mutilated and subsidiary
coins will be purchased at the mint in
sums of three dollars and upward. The
subsidiary coins will be received at the
rate of eighty-hve cents on the dollar of
their face value.
MIR. CANNON mas asked the committee
on the judiciary of the house to defer ac-
ton on the matter of dealing with the
Shallenherger bill to restrict polygamy, as
he is too much affected by the death of one
Of his wives to appear before the commit
tee. The request has been granted
THE commissioner of internal revenue
has directed the United States district at
toruey at Philadelphia to move at once to
procure dissolution of the injunction OBJ
tanned by the Reading Railroad company
to prevent the collection of the taxes on
its wages certificates.
GENERAL WHARTON, of Kentucky, rep
resenting the distilling interest, appeared
at Washington before the committee on
ways and means. and urged the reduction
of the tax on whisky to fifty cents per
gallon, as also an extension to FIVE years
of the period in which spirits can remain
in bonded warehouses.
In the house, Mr. Berry introduced a
bill 10 fix railroad fares at 81 to a cents
per mile. Mr.. Cobb handed in an act to
repeal the land grants of several # the
unfinished Pacific railroads. Measures
we're also presented ior the admission of
Arizona and Idaho as states. The con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill;
setting aside "a, los 30, was reported.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09
Accidents.

The Fairchild House, at Fairchild
Wis, was destroyed by fire recently; loss,
$4,000.
THE packing establishment of Metzgey
& Son, at Elmira. N. Y, valued at $50, 900,
was destroyed by fire.
A FIRE at Titusville, Pa, destroyed the
steam laundry of Brace Brothers, en-
ploying fifty persons.
THREE ladies were drowned at Broad
way Depot, Va, while attempting TO cross
the Shenandoah river in boat.
TRAVEL has been suspended on the
Memphis and Little Book road. 1t is be-
lieved that the damage by floods in Ten
nessee is not less than 100000.
Mrs. WILLIAM MILLER, of Disco, H.,
soaked her clothing and hair with kero-
sene and applied match, burning her
self to crisp.
/ Az Garfield, Ohio, Deputy Sheriff Plat
Of Mahoning county. was thrown down
and vicionsly stamped upon by lunatic
whom no was conveying 10 the intrmary.
TwENTY-FoUR deaths from smallpox
occurred last week in Allegheny City /,
Pa. Nineteen new cases developed in
Pittsburgh, five at Memphis, and twenty
six at Gin cinnati in one day recently.
JANIS +. MOONEY, the chief wrer o
the American oak tannery burned at Gin
cinnati on Monday, refuses to reb uila IN
less the city will furnish better protection
from fire.
A FIRE which broke out in the flour
mill of Arnold q Little, at LocEport. n.
Y, extended to the mills of Thornton 4
Chester and Gibson 4 Purser. George f
Woods, assistant engineer of the fire de-
partment, was killed by leaping sixty feet
from window. The loss is estimated al
$4,000.
THE three upper floors of the building
No. 81 Lake street, Chicago, were burned
away the other night. The occupants
were c. r. Reynolds, dealer in paints
whose stock was valued at $l25,oO0, and
Whitney & Johnson, crockery, with $4O,-
600 worth of goods on hand
THE thirty.two miners in the Midlo
THAN coIlery, at Coalfeld, Va, who were
shut away from daylight by the closing OF
the single passage-way which had beer
provided for their safety, are now believed
to be dead. The means of ventilatinR the
death-trap were destroyed in the explo-
sion, and the pit was on fire for time. al
least. New apparatus of all kinds will
possibly have to be built before even any
satisfactory attempts to rescue the impris-
oned persons can be made
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09
CablegranIs

A pRFALcATIoN of $47 100000 in the
custom house at Taganrog, Russia, is an
nounced.
INFoRMERs are said to be again plenti-
full in Ireland Five arrests were made
Yesterday at Castle Island, under the CO.
| ercion act
THE British steamer Cosmo foundered
in the Black sea, and ten corpses have al
ready washed ashore from the wreck.
KArToFF editor of the Gazette, of Mos
COW, has been appointed privy councillor.
He is described as an Anglophobist, pro-
tectionist, and inhationist.
OFFICIAL dispatches state that Tunis is
quiet. and that one tribe of thousand
tents is paying its arrears Of taxes and war
contributions.
In the attempt to capture the murderers
of Huddy and his nephew. the Irish con-
stabulary seized nearly every person re-
siding in town on Tough Mask.
A scHooL-HousE and two other buildings
were swept away by the bursting Of res
ervoir at Calais, France. Twenty-seven
bodies have alrendy been taken from the
ruins.
THE Austrian minister of war reports
the insurgents moving toward the 'front.'
Ter of Bosnia and Herzegovina, A grant
of 100000 forms will probably be made
for the suppression of the revolt in Dali
malta.
SECRETARY HUNT has instructed Danen-
hawer, of the Arctic steamer Jeanette,
to charter ship in the spring and search
the Russian coast, for which work two
navy officers will be sent. De Long has
been traced to definite locality.
THE military commander at Limerick
has notified the magistrates that his men
can not walk the streets at night without
being stoned, and has giving warning that
in self-detense they may be compelled to
fire upon citizens. Extraordinary pre-
cautions to preserve the peace are to be
taken.
THE supreme court of Guatemala hay
ing acquitted some soldiers charged with
assaulting the secretary of the French ie-
CATION, France has refused to receive the
envoy FROM Guatemala, and has dispatch
cd frigate to demand an apology, the
| imprisonment Of the assailants, and in
demnity OF 10000 francs.
PRESIDENT BoNToUx and Manager
| FEEDER, of the Union Generate of Paris,
| were arrested by order of the board of di-
rectors. and bail has been refused them,
| The tribunal of commerce formally an
| nounce6 the failure of the bank. The set
| Elements in Paris were accomplished with
difficulty. and few second-class firms sus-
pended.
WHEN the CHILEAN government learned
of the departure of Envoy Prescott from
Washington, it sent northward MIR. Godoy,
member of the cabinet to keep the
United States from intervening. He
reached New York Just in time to learn
| that his mission was useless one. The
| property taken from Peru is estimated nj
$500, 1000 GOO, while the cost of the war,
part of which has been collected from the
vanquished was $50 100000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09
REPORTS.
O. summary ot Latest Cablegrams
aud TelegramA


DURING the month of January the pub
lie debt decreased $12 ,97SS36. The bonds
outstanding amount to 81 ,534 ,33l 900.
M. GLEASON, well-known street con-
tractor of Louisville, and his aged sister
have become sole heirs TO az estate IN
England valued at 100000.
The only daughter of Frederic Crete,
an iron merchant of New York, who left
an estate of $500, 900, contests the will be
cause of almost total neglect.
Two Mormon missionaries passed
through Dallas. Tex, the other day with a
party of six men and seventeen women
for Salt Lake.
JOHN f. McDoNoUGH. the actor, is
slowly dying at Philadelphia, having been
sustained b. champagne for several days.
He declaims from his plays almsst con-
stantly.
THE Grand Trunk road has ordered a
survey to connect its tracks with st. Paul
and Duluth, via Ontonagon, and will nm
dertake to give the Northern Pacific a
through route to the seaboard via Mon
treal.
THE governor of Michigan has called
an extra session of the legislature for Feb
ruary 90. to provide relief for the fire suf-
ferers, and take action on congressional
apportionment and the report of the tax
commission.
The judiciary committee of the Vir-
GINA house of delegates has reported ad-
versely on a proposition to abolish the
whipping post. The law has been in OPP
Grafton for four years and offenders Of
all races and both sexes have been pun
ished alike.
ELDER CANNON. of Utah, says his peo-
pie will never resort to arms for redress
against laws for the suppression of polyg-
amy, but will regard themselves as mar
tyrs. He denied the truth of the rumor
that the Saints are selling guns and am
munilion to the Indians.
AN ice-bridge has formed at Niagara
Falls. the gore below being blocked. The
ice first crowded and stuck Just in front of
work of few minutes before it had piled
itself in all sorts of fanciful shapes, and
reaches far up TO point in front of the
Prospect House.
ID. O. MILLS paid 81 900, 900 for lot in
Broad street, New York, and is erecting
thereon building to cot " 600 600. The
building commissioners found cracks in
the brickwork and breaks in the stone lin
tells, and promptly condemned the struc-
ture. The doors are guarded and crowds
of brokers stood about to see collapse.
A GHOST has for the past two weeks been
doing business in the woods near Pontiac,
III. He is white above the waist and
black below, and flames appear from his
mouth and nose A party of ten boys and
girls paid him visit one night, and he
came out Of log and stampeded them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09

killed John Harmon for maintaining
criminal relations with Mrs. Cole. has
been convicted of msnslaughter.
Rev. HERBERT II. HAYDEN, who was
tried at New Haven for the murder OF
Mary Stannard, has gone to New York TO
work at carpenters bench.
The grand Jury at New York has in
dicted Conductor Hanford and Brakem an
Melius for manslaughter in the fourth
degree in causing the Spuyten Duyvil
disaster.
CHARLES F. KRING, of st. Louis, who
murdered Dora Broemser. ia to be exc
cutcd February "a. He has been in Jail
for seven years, and tried four times.
DEKERoMAM, French CONT, has been
arrested at San Antonio, Texas. for an at
tempt to murder DR.. Cupples and three
members of his family.
THE grand Jury al st. Louis has indict-
ed Russell Brown and Patrick McClew
for the murder of Mrs. General Doris,
and the accused occupy the same cell in
jaii.
The January Chicago grand Jury FIN
ished their labors and submitted their re-
por. to the criminal court. They found
la indictments. OF these four we're
sgai nst the same number Of notorious
gambler
Mrs. ScovILLE Indignantly denies that
she would be willing to allow Guiteau's
body to be exhibited after execution. She
will insist, however, on post-mortem TO
settle Ike question of diseased brain.
THOMAS G. BLACK, who commanded the
Sd Missouri cavalry during the war, and
has of late been practicing incidence at
Clayton, ILL.,. was assaulted in his office
and badly injured.
CONDUCTOR HANFoRD and Brakeman
Melius cfthe Spuyten Duyvil wreck. have
been held in IS 900 each to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09

The following men, who worked in
the burnt building had not put in their
appearance at their respective homes
up to nine this evening, and their names
were reported at police stations:
Edward r. Harris, SO Charleston st.
jeremiah A. Dennison SO Ormand place, Brook
Ign.
Joseph Cunningham, 33 West 23d St.
VIM. Stubbs 35 Court St., Brooklyn.
AT eleven tonight engines were still
playing on the ruins, which burned
brightly, despite the fremen's efforts.
The sides of the building ON Beekman
and Nassau streets have been demol-
ished, completely obstructing both
streets. Pert of the old Eiening Mail
building was scorched and blackened,
and did not contain sound pane of
glass. The front piece of Morse's build
ing is also badly damaged by falling
walls. The flames will hardly be
extinguished until morning, and it will
be late in the afternoon before the
ruins will be sufficiently cooled to al
low search for the missing.
The damage to the Times establish
ment will not exceed one or two thous-
and dollars. The building was saved
and the spread of the fire was arrested
by the fire proof structure of the walls,
the one on the south next to the fire,
being four feet thick and ~ feet higher
than that of the burned building.
When it seemed impossible to save the
inns from serious damage, offers of
hospitality and aid in getting out pa
per, were sent from several establish
ments.
The proprietors of the World desire
it to be stated that the fire occurred in
the building formerly occupied by the
World; the building in which the paper
is now located was not insured.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09

LAST November number of drunken
soldiers in Guatemala, Central Ameri-
ca, assaulted the secretary of the
French legation in that country, and
they were arrested. The supreme ju-
dicial tribunal of the country has ac-
quilted and released the offenders, and
now the French government has Sc
vered its diplomatic relations with
Guatemala, and dispatched a war
steamer to demand an explanation.
Possibly in view of this rupture, our
government may have occasion for
an application of the "Monroe doc.
.rine" in an unexpected quarter.