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RECORD OF CRIME.

Private William Schelnaus, of COMPANY
K. Seventeenth infantry. committed sui
eide at Custer, Montana, recently. He was
ment, highly esteemed BY his associates,
and with promising prospects. It is q sur.
prise to all who knew him why he acted so
rashly. He was talking iovially with his
companions when he suddenly arose, walk
ed to looking glass and siezing razor cut
his throat, nearly severing his head fro m
his body.
Two German residents, of Chicago, M. J,
Muller, undertaken and William Raschern
brewer, both married men, had duel with
broad swords at Bonneville, . suburb Of
Chicago, as is alleged over the affections Of
a maiden. Six carriages containing the
prlncipals, seconds, surgeons and friends
proceeded 10 the rendezvous. The under
taker, the challenged party, was cut quite
severely about the head, and cried
quits.
An unknown man, h. wing on his person
scrap of paper containing David Brown
born in 1872, Dundee, Scotland" shot him.
self In an anoccupied shaEty in West Gal
tin, Mont. The young man was found
with cord around his wrist and tied to
IoICeI ABOVE. he nS0 evidently brought thu
rifle. with which the deed was done. close e
his breast and fired 1t.
Ex-speaker Of the Assembly John Egau
OF Elizabeth, N. j., has been jailed ut New
ark on an Indictment Of the grand fur,
charging him with an attempt to bribe AZ
semblymau Armitage of the latter city
during the session OF the New jersey leeisis
ture.
WV. billiard shot aud instantly killed
at De Vaile, Tex, young planter name.
Henry Sims, under great provocation AMI
in self defense, billiard is 4 wealthy lawye
and ex.member OF the legislature. Sim
was qaarrelsome bully.
Carl Trowbridga, we'll known along tn
Northern Pacific, was arrested ct Livingston
Mont, several days ago BY Glendive officer
on charge of bigamy and bound over 70
trial.
William Montgomery, Isaac Stay an,
Isaac Baker Of Indianapolis engaged in
quarrel Sunday whieh resulted IN the kill
ing Of the latter. =
At Newport, Ark; recently. Jerry Blaloql
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Sale of tho New York World.

o11o O1 JIG NC" 1OTA WOrIU.
Mr.. n. Hurlburt has sold the World
newspaper to Joseph Pulitzer, Of st: Louis,
and the first number of the World, under
the editorial charge of Mr.. Pulitzer, was is.
sued on Friday morning. It will continue
Democratic, but Mr.. Pulitzer will extend and
modify it, local features. The price paid
by Mr.. Pulitzer is understood to be about
$4OO, 600, This does not include the build
ing erected for the paper under NJ. Hurlburts
direction in 1881, which had been leased for
term Of ten years. Jay Gould, in thus dis
posing of his entire interest in the World.
IL carrying out the policy before announced
Of closing out his holdings generally, except
railroad and, telegraph properties, preper-
atory to his tour around the world. It il
understood to be the purpose of Mr.. Hurl.
burt to sail for Europe.
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MINNESOTA NEWS.
Reysaa,,ons q the Can,u. S

8ovelatsoo0 q the Census.
The revelations Of the census Of 1850 arc .
continuing wonder. Nothing will impress one
who carefully studies the census moro than the
extraordinary grown OF the Western States The
tables which follow are summary OF the main
features Of the compendium for the States
named. They are the index to tho substantial
results Of the censue: :
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CASUALTIES or THE WEEK.
AtAvoca, Iowa, Thursday, 10th inst, dur
ing the heavy thunder and rain storm,
Cookies livery stable was struck by lightning
and set on fire. In few moments the en-
tire block was ablaze and great part of the
town was in danger. The losses are as fol-
lows:
Cook & Son barn and seventeen head of
norses: 600
SeiHert d Wiese, lumber yard. .......... 20, 600
Colwell q Hancock e corn cribs. containing
lou, 600 bushels of corn, valued at.. so, 900
Also Knowles residence.
The total loss il estimated at 500, 600.
me property destroyed is insured on an
average. about 50 per cent. of its value.
The Touring mill Of Russell & Son in
Frontenac was totally burned recently. The
fire was probably caused by an incendiary.
but no particular person is suspected of the
crime. Loss, $1,000; insurance, $1,000
$1,000 in the Miller's Mutual of i Minneapo.
lis, and the same amount in the Rhode
Island Underwriters association.
Fire Sunday evening destroyed the build
ipgs and machinery of the Anderson pressed
brick works Chicago. The main building
was 200 feet by 100 feet and two stories
high, which together with the yards and
kilns occupied ove7 three acres Of ground.
The loss is about $3.50, 900, with an insur-
ance OF only $50, 600.
Mrs. John Carey of Falmouth, Ky.,
threw her husbands handkerchief contain
ing 500 into the fire, not knowing its con-
tents,
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The figures given above refer to IS differ
ent lines, and of these SO are still incom-
plete, while on many others track-lsying is
about to commence. Pennsylvania has IL
Of the IS lines reporting, Ohio, 6, Texas S,
Indiana and Georgia each.
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With reduced acreage In Western Europe
and some injury from freezing, reduced
crop ID probable. In Austria Hungary the
prospect IL favorable for ct least medium
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About ninety years ago the land upon
which Cincinnati now stands was pur-
chased by ]. e. Symmes for sixty-seven
cents per acre.
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General Grant to Cleveland report
or: II feel ten years younger thanI did
ten years ago."
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James r. Keene, the noted spec
ulator, is having q fine cottage built ct
Newport.
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KANSAS CITY CYCLONE.
A Path OF Destruction Two Miles
Long Swept Through the Heart Of
the City but Only Three Lives Lost

A Path OF Destruction Two Miles
Long Swept Through the Heart OF
the City but Only Three Lives Lost
A destructive cyclone swept across the
southern part of Kansas City on the 18th
inst, unroo6ng or demolishing buildings
for distance of two miles, the track OF the
storm ranging from half q block to two
blocks in width. A number of persons
were.injured:and. some fatalities are reported,
but the loss Of life will probably not
be 50 great as might be expected in
view of the extent of the destruction.
At the stock yards the exchange was un-
rooted and other buildings damaged or de-
stroyed: Then passing on it struck the sum-
NIT of the bluff which marks the western
line of the city proper, at the corner OF
DripPs and Sixteenth treets. Moving south
erly 1t passed along between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets, veering slightly at times
until it reached Main street. Then the
course changed somewhat toward the north
east, swerving gradually until it reached
Olive street, near the eastern limits. when it
bad travelled as far northward as Seventh
. nfseSa Here its advance was
known now its force seems to have been N
spent at this point. The storm from the
beginning Of the first to the end of the
third clOu d, occupied about half an hour,
Three deaths had been reported and as
many more not likely to recover. Many
persons were more or less injured, hut, as
reported, only few dangerously so. The
loss of property is now roughly estimated at
100000. While some of the finest reaiden.
ces Of the ':ity suffered, yet many of well-to-
do citizens are RACED, and cottages and shan
ties innumerab!e shaken to pieces. The es-
cape of those in the path of destruction was
marvellous, and stories of almost miraculous
delivery are beyond number.
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McMasters, the new historian of the
American people, says that one hundred
years ago we'll persons consumed more
medicine than the sick do now. -.
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PERSONAL NEWS NOTES.

PERSONAL NEWS NOTES.
Mr.. Henry Lord Gay, the Chicago archi-
tect who received second honors for his
design for monument for King Victor EN-
manuel, has presented the model, drawings
and descriptive matter to the Illinois Indus.
trlal university at Champaign. There were
&3 designs in the competition, from ali
parts of the world, with over 3, 900 drawings
and $50 models. Mr.. Gay, who CHANGED to
be so5ourntng in Rome and ToQlon, entered
for the prize, and on the first award was
given second place.
Mrs. Hannah 8. Grant, mother of ex-
President Grant, died suddenly at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Corben.
Pavonla avenue, Jersey City Heights, re.
Gently. Mrs. Grant was born IN Berks
county, Pa, Nov. %, 1859. and was married
to Jessie K. Grant at Claremont, Ohio.
She was the mother of six children, three of
whom are now iving@Mrs. Corb,n, q. 8.
United States minister to Switzerland.
The trial of the libel suit of the Rev. H.O.
Hoffman of Bloomington against Lettie
Robinson. who accused him of the paternity
OF her child, was begun in Bloomington.
ILL.,, on the 10th inst. Hoffman, who suf.
Tered expulsion from the Methodist minis
~y 80 SOhoS4ucuC0 VI MISS hOOl0aO0S 4lles
cations, asks 5000 damages, but his object
in bringing the suit is TO establish his in
nocence OF the charge made against him.
Theodore Parker il to have SO 600 STAT
ne In Boston. The late Nathaniel G. Nash
left 5000 for that purpose, and the other
hslf OF the sum required will be raised by
the Parker Memorial association.
George Jones, senator from Iowa from
164S to 1856, visited JEFF Davis at Beauvoir
last week. His admiration for Mr.. Davis.
he says cost him term of service in Fori
Warren, Boston Harbor In 1861,
Lieut.. J. Foster, Of the Third cavalry,
who distinguished himself In an Indian
charge at Rosebud creek, died in Pittsbure
on the 9Th inst.
Prot. Paul Haupt of Gottingen will come
to this country TO take the chair of Semitic
languages 1t John Hopkins university.
Hannibal Hamlin has lust given v.lus.
ble collection of books to the Mechanics il.
brary Of Bangor, Ne,
Watson theleRislattve briber in Ohio. lis in
Tertiary. f'' -.
Mis- Shay of Geneva county, Ala. splil
500 rails In ere day last week.
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At the TewksbeIry inquiry John Bacon
and two employees testified to tanning two
human skins, ono black and the other
white.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
The arrangements for the pilgrimage of
Damascus commandery of st. Peul to San
Francisco in August are progressing. The
list OF names of those intending to 70 will
be considered closed after June Is. so far rs
securing quarters during the conclave is
concerned, and after July will be consid-
cred closed for oil purposes of transports.
ton.
Gen. Terry is to deliver the annual ad-
dress to the graduating class ct West Point
on the occasion of the graduating exercises,
and reunion If former graduates. Gen.
Ihayer's statue Is to be unveiled on the
18th. the day before the meeting of the as
ISOLATION ofgraduates.
The combined capital of the St. Pau
banks in 1881 amounted to only s., 40, $50;
in 1882 the amount had risen to s., 800, 600;
DOW it 10 IS. $4,000. It is doubtful ii any
city in the United States can show q rela-
lively large gain in the same length OF
time.
Gov. Blackburn of Kentucky has pardon
ed James siEemore, who made no defense
on his trial and conviction for murder.
His brother, on his deathbed few weeks
ego, confessed the crime and gave unmis-
taxable proof that he had done it.
One Of ting entries at the New York Gus
tom house recently was for two elephants,
two dromedaries and lot of hyenAs, arrie.
ing in German steamship, and consigned
to An animal dealer. The duties paid on
the elephants were s, 2lO, and on the drome.
diaries 1925.
BY will made In 1923, Lavinia Feuvas.
siere of Stoke Newingtoa, Eng, claims ia
no heir to property embracing half OF New
Jersey.
levin Mozeley, money broker of London,
has failed Liabilities 1852, 600. He dealt
heavily in Grand Trunk securities.
H. Gillitt of Hastings, Minn., has made
an assignment to L. 8. Follett for the bene
| fit OF all his creditors.
Statistics put the net revenue in the United
States from the dog tax at $4,000, goo.
At sale of Jersey cattle in New York
| the COW "Nancy Lee" brought 81, 100.
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Mifsissippi 10 reported to be the only
State IN the Union that has not got :
brewery or di5tillerY.
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Another Big Ship Canal Scheme.

Another Big Ship Canal Scheme.
A Washington soecial says: The Flori-
da ship canal company effected organiza-
ton at stockholders meeting in Washing.
ton, by the election of ex-Gov. John G.
Brown of Tennessee as president, Hon.
William Window vice president, George G.
Gorham secretary, 8. T. Mercer treasurer,
and Gen. Charles p. Stone. chief engineer,
with the following directors: John G.
Brown, William Window, Gov. BENJAMIN
F. Butler, Senator William Malone, Town
send Cox, Gov. William E. Cameron, 8. T.
Mercer, A. w. Jones, A. s. Mann. NJ. ia
cobs, V. D. Grover and Senator Joha p.
Jones. It was announced that SIG, 900, OOO
had been subscribed TO the capital stock
of the company. Gen. Stone will place q
corps of engineers in the field without de-
lay, and the work is expected to be under
control September 1. It is estimated that
the canal will cost $500, 200, 900, and will
be completed in three years. The pro-
posed route will leave the st. Johns river
about twenty miles above Jacksonville,
and thence in q direct line as nearly as
possible to the Suawanee river and the
Gulf of Mexico, making q tide-water ca
nal less than 100 miles in length, and
deep enough to float the largest ocean
steamer from ocean to the Gulf.
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NEWS CONDENSED.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

Senator G. n. Van Wyck has written .
lengthy letter to Secretary Teller protesting
against the interior department recegnizipE
New Orleans Pacific in ISL. In his letter
Baton Rouge l. Vicksbure railroad company
In 1871 obtsined large grant specifying
that the said company shOnld complete the
whole of the said road within Eve years
from the passage of this act. The five years
have expired, and the only act Of tue COM
pany has been % issue and distribute bonds
among tie patriots who were intent upon
developing the country. Five years more
dead.
Under the recent change In the computa-
ton of the commissions of fourth class
postmasters an expenditure of $500, 600
more than would be required under the old
law will be necessary to settle the accounts
of the fourth class Offices up to October l.
when the cent postage law goes into Op-
Grafton.
Its said that out OF the 1900 employees
in the treasury department., on an average
twenty-five die and seventy five resign every
year. Taking that proportion through all
the departments will make vacancies enough
for the civil service commissioners to begin
operations on.
Secretary Teller has addressed letter to
the attorney general recommending the in :
stitution of judicial proceedings sgainst the
Union Pacific railway company 10 deter.
mine the true meaning of the net earnings
clause of the Thurman act.
The receipts OF the postofiice department
from July I, to December 81, 1882, being
the first two quarters of the current fiscal
year, are $22, 933, OF; expenditures for the
same period. $2o. "a, AS; leaving surplus
of 81, 1856, 234.
The opinion of the attorney general, Is to
whether the banks OF the country are under
the tariff act to pay any more taxes, is ex-
pected to be ready next week. He il ex-
pected to decide in favor OF the banks.
Controller John J. Knox has been desig.
mated temporarily as commissioner of in
ternal revenue. There does not seem to be
so much pressure brought from any source
as was anticipated.
that ninety-three deaths from yellow fever
occurred in one week recently at Rio Janeiro,
at which place the disease has been de-
clared epidemic.
President Arthur has appointed George
Giffard of Maine United States counsel to
Ccgnac, France, and J. w. Burdette collec-
tor of internal revenue Fourth district OF
Iowa.
Leading business men at Philadelphia
are endeavoring to start an opposition gas
company in Washington and break up the
present monopoly.
Representative Ochiltree is in Washington
on his way to Europe to sell 1900, cox
acres Of land on the Mexican border.
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WAS hanged for numbering Thomas Brad
inburg in 1880.
At the Tewksberry inquiry John Bacon
human skins, ono black and the other
white.
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NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
The extension of the Minneapolis & Man.
itoba road from Bartlett to Creel City is be-
ing pushed rapidly. Graders have COM
menced work on the first ten mile, and will
commence on the second ten early this
week. The depot at Creel City will be To-
Gated between the bay and the business por-
ton Of the city. It is intended to complete
the line by July I, and celebrate the event
on the Fourth.
As already reported, William +. Fitch
has been appointed superintendent OF the
Dakota division of the Chicago & North
western, vice T. J. i|icholas, resigned, the
appointment to take effect May u.s. Mr..
Fitch was formerly claim agent of the Chica-
go & Northwestern, and latterly assistant
superintendent of the Madison division.
The Milwaukee short line carried rs per
cent. more passengers between st. Paul and
Minneapolis from January l, to May 1, IT, an
during the same period last year, the fig
ures in 1882 being 600 per dsy. The Mani
toba probably shows the same increase.
There is report among railroad men at
Galena, ILL.,, that c. A. swineford, the pres
ent superintendent of the Madison division
Of the Northwestern, will soon take the DO
sition of general superintendent ofthat road.
In April Z, 100 through passengers arrived
at San Francisco over the Central and South
ern Pacific roads, with 3, $50 departures for
the east.
There are $50 entries for the Chicago
rzilway exhibition, and applications for
space constantly coming in.
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Railroad Track Laid in 1894.

Arranged by states, the number of miles
of track laid from Jan. to April 30, 1883, is
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-16

STIRRING ADDRESS OF TIE NATIONAL LEAGUE
SHARP COMMENT on CONGRESSIONAL INDIP-
PEREYCE-THE STRONG LOBBY OF MORMON
ELDERS AT WASHINGTON.
TBy telegraph 10 the Dlspatch.l
CLEVELAND, November -. The address
OF the National League for the suppression
# polgyamy, adopted last night, saws:
"Now is the time for action. The honor
OF the nation is in danger. The total dis
regard OF the law OF the land Is bringing
us into disgrace among the people. Ever
since Joe Smith established the Mormon
Church, the fundamental doctrines OF which
are polygamy and profligacy. there has rest.
ed upon the nation stain which has been \
disgrace to us and to the civilized world.
The Mormon Church has hOurished. The
world cries out against such progress. and
in the name OF humanity, home, and COM
mon deccncy demands halt in the rapid
strides Of lechery and law-breaking. AS
vet Congress has taken but little interest in
the matter for some reason best known 10
the members thereof; and as 4 c0nse-
quence II remains for the people at large
to throttle the evil in the best manner pos
sible, and rid the country OF n curse which
their representatives III Congress have
lllleu 10 recognize. An IHiHtHsc lODDf VI
Mormon elders has signided ITS intention
to be at Washington this winter for
the purpose Of defeating bills intro
duced for the regulation OF polyga-
my. A great deal OF money will be
spent, aud il there is not popular
uprising against the obnoxious teachings
and practices OF the Mormons, Congress
will again no doubt refuse to recognize
the evil, and nothing will be done to eradi-
cate it. In view Of this. the National
League for the Suppression Of PoIygamy,
OF Cleveland, urgently request that petit
tions be circulated in every city, town. and
school district in the United States, asking
Congress to submit TO the Legislatures OF
the various States IN amendment TO the
Constitution prohibiting polygamy. Thi'
would be IN important step. II accom-
! plished it will prevent the institution from
being recognized by any OF the present
States, or in Territories that may become
STATES hereafter"
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Telcgraplic Brevitics.

The Austrian Richsrath has been sum-
moned 10 meet on the 4th OF December.
1t Is reported that the German Govern
ment will ask the Reighstag for grant to
build fifty torpedo boats.
Rosenberg & Co., clothiers, OF 400 Broad
wav, New York, have assigned to Henry
Brasel. The preferences amount to S5O,-
4iG.
A Rome dispatch to the Exchange Teie-
graph Company says the American bishops
have suggested that Papal Nuncio be APP
pointed to the United States.
Gcneral-Man Pugb, OF the Pennsyl-
yania railroad. has issued notice to the en-
ploves of that road and all OF its depend
encies that the new standard OF time OF
18th meridian will be adopted at noon on
the 18th instant.
The North German Gazette, OF Berlin,
in an editorial referring to the declining
trade of France, upbraids the antl-German
press of that country for keeping the peo-
pie in fear of an impending war with Ger
many, which has the effect OF paralyzing
every branch of business in France.
A Montreal dispatch to the New York
Post says that 800 OF the LOCO men hired
at 81 a day to work on the Canadian Pa
cifc railway have arrived in that city alb
soIutely destitute, and have entered BOG
actions against the company for wages and
damages. The men are all French Cana
danS.