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The Mineral argus., 1883-09-13
PTTH OF THE NEWS.
FVENTS IN

Postmaster commissioned: Wisconsin,
]. H. Bsnstedd, Trenton; Ellis E. lawrence
Token. Iowa, Edward J. Bremen, Rising
Sun. Minnesots, Reynoldk Ken p Dresoacn'
Joseph W. Bragdon, Lake Wilson Dako
ca, George W. Stetson, stetson. fostomoes
Established. Dakota, LaBelle, SPHINX county
Minnesota. Fir. Marshall county. Wiscon-
sin. Five Corners, Outagmie county. POST
Offices discontinued: Montana, Halpin'
Missoula county; mail to Superior. hAit-
road services changes. Minnesota, Dulutn
10 Helena Northern Pacific railroad nom
Sent. 3. Extend service nom Helena 70
Mfssouia. Mont, via. Intermediate pOln1s,
The treasury department is informed
from various quarters that frauds are oelng
uerpetrated in connection with the stATp'
ny sad branding o foigsr boxes. Manu-
iacturers are induced 10 athx the stamps
and canton labels so that they can De
readiiv removed. and to brand the boxes so
slightfy that a very little scraping with q
sbsrn edged col vii effsce all signs. The
object OF this is to sell the cigars at q large
increase upon their market value as
ted Havana goods. II Is intended 70 pros
ecute manufacturer VINO 90 not 20 stamp
and brand their boxes az 10 render thls
crime next TO impossible.
David P. Dunshan has been appointed
postmaster of Van Vert, Ohio. vice Har-
risoR IA. Updsgraf, suspended for mis-
MANAGEMENT. James d. Stair has been
transferred from PeOris, H. 20 hllthe
vacancy caused by the removal OF Chlel
CLERK Van Vert OF the Omaha ONCE railway
mai service. Chief Postefhce Inspector
ID. B. Parker on the 3rd inst, rendered nif
resignation TO take effect Oct. l. his sue.
cessor will be Inspector Alonso o. Sharp Of
| Tennessee.
Leaves Of absence are being granted to
naval officers IN great numbers, but The De
partmeat refuses to give orders granting
leave to the press for publication, on &C
count. Il is said, Of the usual ignorance OF
the Part Of correspondents and editors, o.
naval sffain. Il IS claimed that consider
able ~nnoyanc at TINS season in previous
wears. has been caused by u~nfavoranle pres
| comments on the numbe- Of leaves granted
1t is thought at the internal revenue bu
reau that claims for rebote Of taxes on to
bacco, snnf and cigars growing out OF tn
recent internal revenue act have neary al
been presented and will aggregate aoou
$4,000. The total annual decrease IN re
venue from tobacco, snutfand cigars Is nov
computed st SAG, O00,OOe.
The following postmasiers have been ap
pointed: Joseph 81. Wagner, Rochester
MINI. vice Abram Harkins, resigned
Thomas P. McMastesr, Ludington, Mich.
vice r. +. Dundass, suspended.
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Mcnamara was arrested while patrolling
his beat.
A telegram from Atchinson, Kans
s,a,ss that them match between Mitchell and
Slsd AZ owing TO trouble with the authorities,
bas hssn declared of and the stakes with
drawn. Harry Hill said If Il is impossible
~ have the feht within 100 miles OF Kan
.ss Citv IS agreed upon. another battle
oronnd will have to be selected. Il am
stak eholder and there wall be a tight some
where before 1 surrender the stakes me
fghr will probably take place N tse ns-gA
borhood OF New Orleans.
Christian Dussel, a brother-in-law OF the
man found dead near Barabooi WIS., was
arrested after the inquest sDd has confessed
the murde-. He gives as his reason for the
nurdsr that Obretcht threatened Mrs.
Ohretcht's life and the lies OF her chill
dren. he secreted the body in a smoke
house. where it remained several days
when il was taken out and placed IN the
road. where il vas touHd-
For a Joke the expelled Huntington boys
At shelbvville. Ind. induced John Bsiesi
William Follis and Frank Holden to go
" Uatermeloninen with them where there
h ad stationed two OF itei- number 20 nre
i lark cartridges Of them. The cartridges
" ere rot blank. and Bales, Follis and Hol-
de were badly wounded, the latter fatally
Albert Wernock, a notorious horse tniei
from Minnesota, was arrested at Hudson.
Wis. recently for stealing q horse from D.
M. Lord OF Boiling Stone, Winona county
A reward Of $500 was offered fer his arrest
Werneck Is in the Hudson jail 70 await Q
requisiticn rom Governor Hubbard.
A special from Texarkana, Ark, reports
the killing of Cullen Morris alta gravel pi
on the Texas Pacific railway, BY Conduo-
tor William Ganson. The men had a jill
fcultv and the conductor dealt Morris E
Kick winch resulted fatally. He vas arrested
Mat NJ. Smith of Nashville Team re
eeived a box OF wedding cake from Annie
L. Sullivan, whom he does not know. Il
contained ~strychnine, and he narrowly es
| capped dying, having eaten some ott.
County Attorney George Barker OF Law
renee, Kan, cowhided Charles @. Mackey.
editor Of the Evening Herald, which hac
published an editorial exposing allegee
frauds in the attorneys department.
e Pat Kelly, q well known printer OF Cairo
III, was waylaid and his skull crushed 81
unknown parties.
Thomas Conway committed suicide a
Nonrorville, Ind. while intoxicated
The Peoria, Ill. county attorney is $1,000
short in his accounts.
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FOREIGN NEWS GOSSIP.

Tie systematic oppression Of the Hebrew
race IN Southern Russia. becomes daily more
manifest, and is evidently designed to effect
their commercial extinction. The latest
meas ure adopted by the administration for
bids Jews nom engaging in the distilhnS
or retailing of liquors. In Hungary
the peasants h~Aveiorganized into gags of 100
and systematically pillage the Jew
shops. The most fearful cutrages are COM
mitted., and the Jews are abandoning their
homes and fleeing from their prosecutors.
Martial law has been proclaimed throughout
Croatia, and all who ere convicted OF
murder Unda il are hanged within three
hours.
MAlagassy Y who visited Europe
and America, left Durham Aug. % for Mad.
agasear. They viii probably land or the
southeast corner Of the Island or their way
TO the capital, and thus avoid falling into
the hands OF the French.
One hundred cattle from Canada inspect
ed as being infected with disease were killed
on their arrival at Liverpool. No trace o.
| disease was found in the remainder Of the
same shipment and they were released and
forwarded.
The value OF dutiabls goods entered FOL
consumption in Canada, exclusive OF Brit
ish Columbia, for July was s7.Oss,0 06; an'
the duty vas 81. TS5, 909. The value Of IRE
trade goods was $2967, us.
Geugeon & Raby, leather merchants O
Montreal, have failed. Liabilities SIS, OOC
They offer i've cents on the dollar.
The London rumor is that Mis- Chamber
layne il going 10 marry Mr.. J. s. Cairni
the WyominE cattle king.
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The American match monopoly, which
has had its way so long that it can't get
over il, finds it match in foreign impor-
tation, Notwithstanding the fact that the
tariff duty on matches is thirty-fve per
cent. Every Steamer from a Swedish
port since July has brOughtlarge guam
titles Of matches, and English lucifers
have been thrown upon the market in
great ~profusion, selling in some cases
for twenty-five per cent. less than the
domestic article. The match monopoly
istrying to head OF the importation by
having g duty levied on the boxes in
which the foreign matches are packed
but ~ they are put up in brown paper
In some cases. this duty would not b,
much Of an obstacle. As the mattel
monopoly has played it, on us 50 long
and driven al small manufacturers on
ofthe business, it is not very saddenin
10 see Il vince at foreign comp
tition.
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PERSONAL

Ex-Chief justice George F. Moore Of
Texas died in Washington on the SOth, Of
cerebral apoplexy, aged sixty-one yeas.
BE was unusually cheerful, and slept well
the night before, but was stricken with parAl-
ysis OF the left side Just before rising. His
remains have been embalmed, and will be
taken 10 Austin, Tex, for burial. Judge
Moore was for many years q prominent
lawyer in Texas, and during the first year
OF the late wa commanded a Texas regi-
ment
Bev. William c. Cannot. Of the UnitAri.
an church, s.. Paul has resigned It's pastor.
ate, much TO the regret Of the members Of
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Production of Mosaic
Germany.

The mosaic gold obtained bg
known as the "dry process" is
the most beautiful substances en-
in art manufactures, and, though
regarded as a difficult method
duction, has been greatly simpll
the German manufacturers. Th'
point observed by the latter, in 1
paration Of this color, is not TO en-
certain temperature, as otherwise
proportion Of the compound 50.
Of tin would be again discompoa
giving out sulphur into simple q
Ell Of tin To prevent the temper
rising above q certain degree sal 4
lac is used which body is evapou
a specific temperature-and hea'
Il afterward used for the pun
evaporAting the salts. A little
found to be necessary to intern
heating before all the sal ammo
Volatilized, and thus insure a q
mosaic gold Of q really gold shin.
or. Iftoo much heat Is used, Z
sulphuret Of tin is formed. Wild
gray tint, and this, Of course, conl
bly detracts from the ground tint
gold. Metallic quicksilver. or conf
81 quicksilver, eau be employed
Of sal ammoniac, which also eul
At a temperature below that wh|
ieets mosaic gold. The quicksilvel
cess Yields the most attractive I'd
| especially where it is required I
color which most nearly approach
Of gold.
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One Of the queerest strikes that ever
occurred L that Of the aEyer flake
Town. South Africa, Who have resolved
10 take no business al old rates, and the
result u that all litigation has ceased,
and the courts have been compelled TO
close their door. The condition ofths
people, thus suddenly deprived Of the
pleasures Of litigation, Is not 50 bad as
one might imsgine. They are settling
all their difficulties quickly and eheaply
by arbitration, and If the strike ofthe
lawyers is not soon brought to an end
there Is danger that these heather may
continue 10 adhere ts the new system
Of settling difficulties.
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RECORD OF CASUALTIES.

Charles Burger Of Washington Springs
was killed by lightaing recently, while
working in a harvest field, nine miles north
Of Mount Vernon, Oak. He was in a group
Of m en- who were stacking grain when "a
lightning singled him out. His fath2-iA
law, Mr.. Covan, was stunned but not
seriously hurt.
Title Larson, a Swede girl. employed at
the Hotel Lafayette. Lake Minnetonks, was
instantly killed on Wednesday, by the ex-
plosion Of the "wringer" or drying app2r-
atus in the laundry.
A dispatch from Fort Fette-man states
that Harvey Boyd vas gored TO death By a
COW. Deceased was a 'sOn Of John Boyd
and nephew Of Hon. J. z. Boyd, ez-mayoT
Of Omaha
Al BLOOMINGTON, H., at midnight
eleven Norman horses, recently imported
we're smoLhered in a burning barn OF stub
blefeld & Co. Loss shout $4,000
George I. Wilson, an employee OF the
capitol at Albany, fell from the root 20 the
aoor Of the open court. 10 feet and was II
stantly killed.
At Vincennes, Ind, the Spring Lake ic'
house was burned. Il was owned mainly
BY Cincinnati men. Loss $4,000; insur
ance $500.
Walter Curtis, Of Bath, n. Y, disiocats'
his Jaw by ~ysTning 10 vide the other day
Texas stockmen report pasture fires. Th
loss in Medina county will reach sSOoWu
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OO0, OOO-thus allowing for an incrl
S2O6. 500, 900 in the amount circl
among the people. This result Dc
differ much from the estimate
Director Of the Mint @i7S,0 OO, O0I
November, 1882, there was figured
S2O6. 900, 900 in circulation, agains.
OOO.0 900 in the Treasury and
This allows about Sll in gold
head Of population
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YEVS OF THE

The Wabash traia, cannon ball when
left Council Bluffs last Tuesday evening at
s o'clock when near Clifton, Mo, at 2 p. m,
ran over a COW. The engine, baggage car
and one coach we're derailed INC he engine
upset. Engineer Hall, ore OF the Oldest
employees Of the road was killed. No pas
sengers were hurt.
1t is understood that the proposed new
railroad from Minneapolis northeast 10
Florence, Wis, to Be known as the Nine
apolis, Ssult Ste Marie & Atlantic railroad
is to form a part Of the Northwestern sys
tenn. and is in reality a Chicago & hortn
western enterprise.
Canadian Pacific has added 265 miles Of
main and rs miles Of branch line this year,
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A Fearful Thresher Boiler Explosion

On the Let inst, the boiler Of a steam
thresher engine exploded on the faru Of
B. r. Taylor. nine miles east Of Ashton,
Dakota, killing four persons and seriously
iniuring five others. Fragments OF the
beiIer we're blown 500 yards. One large
raction wheel was blown eighty yards.
The cause OF the explosion was the w10er
running low. and pumping cold water into
the boiler. The threshing machine and
about 500 bushels Of wheat in the STACK
were burned. The list Of killed and
wounded is as follows: Killed-George
| Storm, William Brownell, Thomas Flower
and Clarence Reed, q ten-yesr-Olo son Of ;.
brown, Alfred Taylor, Dave Regmer, Frank
P. Smith, and Philo Waller, al badly
scalded and bruised. The body Of Thomas
Flower was thrown about t25 yards. Los
4 about AZ 500.
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Progress ofthe Panama Canal.

A dispatch from Panama says: Work on
the Panama canal is being pushed forV ard
With great energy. The total number Of
workmen employed Is over 10000, prinri-
pally JamAicans. The work is divided
among anumber of contractors, all Of whom
expect to begin operations Immediately.
The sanitary condition Of the work people
is very satisfactory and improving daily,
though this Is the unhealthy season and
sickness In Panama itself Is heavy. Sull
the percentage Of cases or the canal works
does not exceed 4 per cent. There IL little
reason to doubt that the company will com
plete the canal within the next 1--WE years.
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The quick and generous responses TO
the appeal from Rochester for aid to the
sufferers by the dreadful cyclone Is a
pleasant indication that human brother
hood Is a true sentiment in the hearts OF
the people. do unto others as ye
would that they should do unto you" Ia
recognized as a bond of human society
that may not be di~sregarded and every
one to whom the knowledge Of this gem
crosby may come will be thrilled with
pleasant emotions.
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CRI1TES ND C%RTMTNALS

Police officer hAurics McSamAra Of New
York has been arrested for causing the
death Of John Smith BY clubbing. Only a
few days previous McNaInara Wa before
the police commissioner on charges of cru
ely clubbing . respectable citizen a few
weeks ago. Capt. Petty In command Of
the precinct to which McNamara Is At
tached said II am sorry 10 say I have
men under ne would not believe under
oath They are q shame and q disgrace to
the city, and III had power they would no
remain on the force twenty-iour hours
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A Female Bigamist From Minnesota

n
Chicago Special. A female bigamist is
something Of a rarity, but a young woman
who has lived in Chicago during the pas,
two years had a narrow escape from pros
ecution for this crime. Her maiden name
was Ella Nelson, and she was married June
9, 1880. to c. r. Plum. in st. Paul, MINI.
The couple lived in that city ios a year and
then came to Chicago. which continued TO
be their home until about three months ago.
Their married life was happy, but at that
time Plum was offered a situation at Itch
Geld, MINI, and went there. leaving Mrs.
Plum in this city. The girl he lett behind
him did not long pine for his society, tor
she began to receive the attentions Of one
John g. Rhode, who was led to think she
she was a single woman. he was 80 assio-
uous in his devotion that he o her
heart, and led her 10 the altar Aug. 5.
Not long ago Plum returned TO
the city in haste, being alarmed because he
had not heard from his wife. He learned the
state of affairs and sought his wife, who dew
to his arms. Rhode, the second husband, re
solved to have revenge, and to-day appeared
before Justice WoOdman fora warrant Tor
bigany. He unfolded his tale OF woe, and the
CONT was about ~tOiissue the warrant when
Plum rushed in and told him the bird had
flown. she had started for Europe, having
been provided with railroad and Steamship
| tickets by Plum. Rhode wasinduceo to aban
dou he prosecution, Plun sgTeeiDg 20 pal
the expenses Of procuring a divorce. They
LEFT the court room together and every
thing is lovely. while the womAn IN thl
case pas got started eastward on her summe
vacation.
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Three public officials in this CITY ana
county Of New York have Incomes
from their offices amounting to double
the salary of the president ofthe United
States. The profits of the county clerk
(who is a fee hend) range from 100000
to $4,000 a year. The register OF
deeds is also, paid by fees, and squeezes
out Of the office every year about 500
600. The sheriffs Office is another gold
mine. Welding a yearly income of not
less than 500, OOO. The fee sysetm Is al
rioht In many cases, but in others, like
The above, il is a bad form of legalized
rohbary-
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Now it is argued that it was neither
cold weather nor dull times h a De
pressed the summer resort business
but a streak Of American common ems
which asser ted that summering ava!
from home is attended with a deal ofdls-
comfort and expense without compensa-
tine advantages, especially at fashion
able resorts, and that the practice Is
destined TO fall into disrepute.
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The t~elegraphers were beaten IN
their strike and most Of them returned
to work at former wages-and now the
telegraph company wants to sell out all
their lines to the government al figures
that will cover ali their watered stock
and bonds. 1t will be well to watch the
work Of public men upon this ques-
ton. There is room for vast corrupt
ion
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Illinois beats old Virginia in practielng
the bloody code Of the duelst. VIZ
einia duels have for some time oeen
yerv harmless, but Illinois IN TO
the front with an affair Of honor" IN
which both parties we're almost Instant
" killed. The sucker boys from the
first meant business which is not usual
farther south. Still it Is bad business
and should not be encouraged in any
section Of the country.
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The Amount OF Goidin the COun-
try,
From the New York Herald.

From 1873 TO 1882 the imports Of gold
exceeded the exports by tl55,2OO,OoO
and the domestic production during the
same period was estimated 10 be tl45,-
100000. The Treasury andbank returns
show that from January, 1873, 70 No.
vember, 1882, the stock ofgold in the
Treasury increased by t36,700,0lo.
In the national and State banks BY t8,-
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b MARKETS.


III EAUAa
FLoUR-PatentA Orange Blossom, SO
straiRhtA SO: Capitol family. So. so: Baks
BA25; In barrels, 26c extra; outatl
2505Oo per bh less, according TO Qul
grades s2@2.50. Rye 6our, 1910 per
ham, $3.50 per Dbl
WHEAT-Market quiet, though there v
amount doing in the general market, supp
ered Prices were unchanged and quooe
No. I hard. S1.13; August, SLIP; s
gl.O7: October and the year, $l.O5i n
sl.OS: No. 2 97c all bids
CORN-Quiet for want OF supply. Thi
was easy. Prices unchanged except for }
was higher. No. 3 was lower. 10 bids 2
No. 2, ass bid. SOC asked for spot Gna
September, 47c bid. ACC asked; Year,
47o asked; No. 3, 42c bid.
OATs-There was a fair demand tf
Fusures quiet. No. 2 mixed. SOC bid tof
tember, a6c bid, 2Sc asked: octobeh
27c asked: year, 25c bid, 26c asked; NJ
CSC asked for new: rejected, Z1c asked
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English ohcials in Ireiandd0 not sleep
OF beds Of roses. The feverish fear that
Possesses them Is made manifest % an
incident a. Cork last week. Ear >pen-
GERS train, with that gentleman on board
through q misconstruction Of orders LETT
the depot q few moments before the ar
rival Of Lady Spencer and the guards
At once . ery vas raised that the train
men were running him OF b a~ssassinate
him; Lady Spencer tainted in the wait
Ing room, the people rushed about IN
alarm and kilograms we're dispatched al
over the kingdom. A fsE 0definquiHesi
however. exposed the absurdity Of the
report.
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The Of this country are
sometimes described as limitless; and
after all. that does not appear to be an
e-xaegerative term. Fears have been
expressed that the petroleum supply OF
Pc nnsylvania would not hold out many
ears longer, and possibly some con-
sumers have been made anxious by this
contingency. Ifso, their anxiety may
be allayed. ACCOMPLISHMENTS in Mis-
souri,. Colorado and California show the
existence in those states Of petroleum Of
good quality, and should the need tor
sill greater quantities arise Il Is quite
probable that all other fields could be
found in other portions otthe country.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

of the workings of Christian Associa-
tions of military college of North
| Carolina.
In the afternoon, Mr.. Licklider, OF
Petersburg, addressed the Convention
on the best methods of conducting As
| ISOLATION meetings, the topic having
been selected for the especial edification
OF the local Association.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Clark, from the Committee ap-
pointed to nominate State Executive
Committee, reported the following
named persons to constitute that Com-
| mittee:
From Richmond-James Lyons, Jr,.
] T. Ellyson, E. D. Taylor, VIM. Nj.
Coulling, Jackson Turpin, r. A. Gary.
and H M. Clark.
Petersburg-O. B. Morgan and L. l..
Marks.
Staunton-H M. McTlhany.
Lynchburg-W. D. McCorkle.
Washington and Lee-Wm. Camp
bell
Roanoke-M. G. Thomas.
arlottesville-Samuel B Woods.
AT the night session. Mr.. Fl. M. Nc
Ilhany called the attention of the Asso-
citation and others to the Watchnads.
| the organ of the Y. M. G. A, and re-
commended it to the members of the
Association and Christians generally.
A resolution was adopted endorsing that
paper.
After the adoption of the usual reso-
lutlons OF thanks, the Seventh Annual
Convention of the State Young Mems
Christian Associations then adjourned
with benediction by Rev. w. R. T..
Smith,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

HORRIBLE CoNDUCr.-At the Tewks
bury almshouse investigation in Massa'
chusetts Wednesday, Christian Mueller
testified to tanning human skins receiv-
ed from various doctors and students
and pair of uppers for slippers made
from woman's skin were shown.-
Frank G.. Haverlin testified that he re-
Inembered patient who had received
extreme JUNCTION from a priest being
taken by the back of the neck and forced
screaming into bath-tub. He dieC
thirty-six hours afterwards.
Suppose this had been done in The
South instead of Massachusetts, the mos
cultured State in the North, what woulC
have been the effect? The South would
have been denounced as barbarous
and but degree removed from savag
ism.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

A SENSATION SPoILED.--It turns out
that the reported operations of burglars
at the house of Capt. Parater, chief Of
police Of Richmond, were simply the
freaks of his daughter, whose mind has
been disturbed by the reading of sensa.
tional stories, end the reports of recent
burglaries in Richmond. The story
which she told of being seized and
gagged by burglar was pure fiction
Intense excitement prevailed in Rich
mond till the mystery was solved by
the discovery that the girl, in state OF
mental alteration, was the perpetratol
of the acts which she attributed to
burglars and robbers. All of the at
tacks upon her fathers house were the
work OF Miss Parater's fancy. The
stoning Of the dwelling at night, the
sudden appearance of burglar in the
house and his attack upon her, and the
theft of jewelry from her person, were
all the creations of her diseased imagi.
nation. &.