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Those who remember the state OF things
that accompanied the building Of the So, z
canal can recall with what doubt, ridicule
and denial of the possibility of success that
project went on. Now attention was aroused
by tidings of success, then the world was as-
sured that the whole wild scheme was a
failure; then months would pass on, no more
would be known Of what wos doing than the
public generally know about the Panama
canal to-day. The English, the most con-
cerned Of all, treated the project as piece
OF French folly and brsg, and would give
neither counteuance nor money. At length
even the John Bull pOsitiveness that he was
right and al! the world besides wrong had TO
give way and he was compelled TO buy at
the expense OF millions shares that he
had denounced as trunpery stuff. To day
projects are under discussion for adding two
more canals to the one he had go loudly
proclaimed would be useless. This ia an
ecc lnrseiog tact for those who are now cut
ting canal scro-s Florida, and those who
are rruj cling similar cuttin. across Cape
Cod, ana more ,han al 10 those who are en-
gagged in the pInsma canal, which We, who
principally couc5raed in it, treat as the En-
glish treated the Suez canal. Those who are
cutting the Corinth canal have prospects
that require no further encouragement. The
present Suez canal is now loo small for the
trade that rune it; the English do ninety per
cent. of the whole, but France, Austria
Italy, Greece, Turkey and some smaller
powers are carrying on much traffic over il
10 come points the canal is too narrow, and
valuable freight il at times de-
layed, causing great loss. On the
4lh Of June the Sutz Canal Com,
Psny mee's, aud it is expected
thai then a proposal will be made to con
struct a new canal parallel 10 the present
one. The Eng ish have project for them.
selves constructing a third canal. L. il
session. II so minded they cannot now have
the country, SIS anarchy would follow. TIC
them, then, canal from the commercial
center, Alexandra, is necessary. From that
city il would proceed southeast, touching the
Nile at Cairo, then 10 the Gulf of Susz
Such a canal would pass through the we'll
populated portion Of the country, and va
rious lakes and ws,er-courses would facili-
tate it's construction. Such a work COM
pleted, Egypt would become as common as a
European land, and the broodipg hush and
portentous mystery that has SO long hung
over the Nile, the pyramids, and the wild
desert, would be banished forever, and 30
another alice OF the worlds poetry be dropped
into oblivion.
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END oFTaELECTURE SEASON

| Farewell the troubled mind! Farewell, commit
tee mani
| Farewell the crowded hall and the big audience
That make the lyceum glorious. On, farewell.
Farewell the express train, and the way freight
| That brings the man in four hours late,
| To find his audience in bed,
And the bus gone, the hotel
Locked up, the station dark as pitch,
Aud two big tramps hanging around
| Offering to carry his valise up for him.
And oh, you boys in the gallery, whose rud'
The nocturnal cats dread clamors counterfeit.
| FAREWELL The TESTERS occupations gone!
You all do know this swallow tail. 1 remember
The first time e'er the Jester put it on.
The night Oh hi he Iectured down in Wi VII
Look, in this place he sat down on tack;
See where he spilled plate of oyster soup;
Here's where little child climbed in his lap,
And as it plucked its sticky slaws away
Mark how the marks of candy followed them.
Kind souls. what, laugh you when you but behold
The TESTERS ancient clawhammer, look you here
Here is himself with a view for lurid joke
About the dude, which he will not get
chance to shoot of,
Being so far away from the paper,
Until the dude is dead.
Our revels now are ended. There are actors,
The fat passenger, the cross PASSENGER.
The tall, thin passenger, the woman who talks
bass,
And the man on the wood-bo1,
As foretold, you were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air;
Aud like the baseless fabric of his lecture
And Handicapped towers, the gorgeous Pulmsn
The solemn head waiter the great lunch counter
itself,
Yea, all its indestructible fodder shall dissolve
Aud, like the insubstantial lecture ended,
Leave not hat-raek behind. We are such stun
As dreams are made of, and our little life
Is rounded with the nightmare.
BURDETTE, Burlington Hutokeye
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Desperado Shot and Killed.

HENRIETTA, TEX, May &c. M. Burgess,
who killed r. NJ. Danley last November, was
shot and killed to-day by w. r. Curtis, the
cattle king, one of the largest stock owners in
Texas. AT the postoffice during the delivery
of the mail Burgess, it ia stated, showed Cur
tis roughly aside, and hot words passed
Burgess tried to draw his revolver, but Cur.
tbs was quicker, and shot Burgess, who turned
and staggered toward the door, Curtis still
firing on him. Burgess took only few
steps and fell dead two feet from where he
killed Donley. Two men were accidentally
wounded, but 1t is not thought seriously.
Curtis at once surrendered to the authorities
and requested an immediate trial. He sent
word from the Jail to the wounded men that
he would pay all their expenses for the time
in bed, and if permanently injured would
fully provide for them. Burgess intended to
kill Curtis at The time of shooting Donley
and is alleged to have threatened Curtis's
life on several occasions. PUBLIC sentiment
ia entirely with (iurtia
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Two for a Dollar.

CHICAGO, May 21.-Anthony Connally, a
saloon-keeper, and Robt. Bruce alias Harry
Curtis, of no recognized occupation, met IN
the formers saloon last evening. After
drinking together, Curtis shot Connally, the
ball, OF large caliber, passing entirely
through the body. Connaly then shot Cur
It's through both thighs close te the body. 1t
is thought both will die. Curtis says Con-
nally and another man held him up some
days ago and robbed him of 81.
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ST. LOUIS, May 81. Stephen Hin
chey and Joseph Hoffman, two mechan-
ics, boardsrs and room-mates at 2l21 Broad.
wsv, quarreled 10 their room sbout1 O'Clock
this morning, while under the influence oil
liquor, when Hoffman drew a revolver and
shot Hinchey, killing him almost Instantly
Hoffman was arrested. The quarrel is sup,
posed to have been about a girl, MarIhs
Summers, with whom Hoffman was desper
stely in love, and to whom HInchey was also
Daying addresses
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liberty Of conscience. The government, he
said, had no intention Of exercising psIs.cU
ton. Il only require that citizens should
show respect for The law.
Paris, May 2l.-The reacliouary utter
ances of Count de Chsmbord tend 10 credit
the rumor that be intends TO make his son,
Don Csrlos, heir to his claims, asking France
to exclude the Otieanist princes,
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Young Mr.. Jones's specuIations.

CHICAGO, May 21.-A statement is pub
lished here to the effect that Ben Jones's SOD,
j. r. Jones, ex collector of customs in this
city, has been specializing extensively on the
strength of prominent names. The story is
that he occupied confidential position with
the grain commission firm OF Smith &
M'Cormick; that in that capacity he was in
the habit of bringing in orders for the pur-
chase or sale Of grain from people of stand
ing, who didn't care to have it known that
they were dealing in margins. Among the
orders thus brought was one, it is said, in
the name of Potter Palmer, together with a
deposit OF $1,000. The deal went the wrong
way, and the firm finally presented bill for
$4,000 against Mr.. PIlmer as the amount sd-
vanced on carrying the deal. Palmer repu-
diated it, and said he never gave such an
order. Other deals were investig sted, and it
is said the net result was about $50, 900 10
pre- and loss on the part OF this firm alone.
1t is reported other firms suffered as we'll.
Jones went into business on his own account
some years ago and failed. 1t ia claimed
that his sseculations have coet his father
100000. Young Jones says the matters are
all susceptible of explanation.
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CHICAGO, May 2I.-The Farmers Reviev,
in its crop returns, covering the entire North.
west ami Southwest, will say In its Issue to-
morrow: "Winler wheat shows no improve
ment, in fact. lis general condition is not as
promising as thirty days ago. Reports of
poor seed and corn not coming up we'll con-
tiuue quite general, aud the present sc ason
promi es to be repetition of 1882, Spring
wheat ereas are ali doing we'll -
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To afford immediate relief in asthma
try Dr.. Jayne's Expectorant, which acts
promptly by overcoming the spssmodic con-
traction of the vind-tubes, and by causing
the election of the mucus which clogs them.
For whooping cough, Group and hoarseness
this medicine Is equally beneficial; while for
all pulmonary and bronchial disorders ii is
both palliative and a curative, and sure
cure and PROMPT remedy for all stubborn
coughs and colds.
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A Great Blood Medicine.

Rossdalis is great Alternative medicine as
well as a blood purifier. 1t cures Scrofula Swell
ings, G0itre, Skin Diseases, Liver Com plaint,
Rhumatism, etc. Read the following: Il have
been great sufferer for fifteen years, not able TO
walk, from an injured leg. Have tried many
NJ. DIS and their remedies to little purpose /
believe Rosadalis viii cure me. Send me one
dozen by steamer. II was recommended to me by
friend have taken two bottles, and find il help
ing me. The druggists who usually keep 1t are out
OF it. and cannot afford to wait the slow arrival
of their supplies. JOHN T. BEEKs,
.Supt. Board of Public INSTRUCTION ;;
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CINcINNATI, May GA steady cold north
wind has been blowing since yesterday, with
constant rain. The thermometer has fallen
from 750 Saturday to 430 to-day. The wet
and cold threstena most serious loss to the
farmers by iniuripg the corn already plant
ed. There Is no indications of clearing or
warmer yyasihar
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CHARLoITEvILLE, VA.-Mr. C. II. Har-
m an, president of the Peoples Bank, testi-
ies 10 the value of Browns Iron Bitters for
relieving Indigestion.
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DETROIT, MICH, Mag 21.-About 8 O'Clock
this afternoon terrific boiler explosion oc
Cured at the new Wolverine Paper Mill, in
the eastern part of this city. The walls Of
the building were blown down and the SHOCK
of the explosion was felt many blocks away
William Thompson, the engineer, one.
armed man, was undoubtedly instantly
killed. He leaves q young wife. Peter
Frank, the fireman, was 80 badly injured
that he cannot live but few hours. Tbs
uaill was new, erected only few months ago
by The Wolverine Car Roofing and Manu-.
featuring Company, of which Alex Dslsno i,
president, and cost 10000. The machinery
viii be partly saved. The loss is estimates
between $50, 900 and 500 900; insurance, $780,.
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Indian Atrocities.

CHIHUAHUA, MEX, May 2I.-Sixty In
disrs coming from the United States passed
near Csrmsn on the 18th. At Magnes Pass
they killed aud beheaded one man and threw
the head away after carrying it some miles.
They killed Mexican at San Lorenza, Que
at Bueraventura, aud two at San Rivszo.
Capt. Jones was sent from here with a body
OF men TO meet this band, which is COM
manded by Chief Cbats. Another detach-
nent was sent from Pass Grande The In
diaus are making rapidly for the Sierra Mad
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Died from the Effects of Abortion.
Ir,l;a 2 .r.anhara q


CLEVELAND, May 2l.-Julia Renachere, a
beautiful young woman, was married on her
dying bed, Wednesday, TO c. H. Seymour
Friday she died and Sunday was buried
To-day the body was examined by order Of
the coroner, an autopsy was held, evidence oil
an abortion discovered, and Seymour and a
midwife named Sylvia L. Webster are under
arrest, charged with completely in Julia's
death,
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Heavy storm at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, May 21.-Hgh winds and a
heavy rain visited thus section late last night
and to-day. Several vessels sought shelter
behind the uncomplet,d break water at this
port, but no serious marine disaster is re-
ported. The highest velocity of wind on
Lake Erie was twenty EIGHT miles an hour.
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DISASTROUS Forest Fires I'm vernon,

disastrous ferest fire that ever occurred in
Vermont started yesterday in the vicinity of
Grotou. An immense tract was burned over.
and large amount of property destroyed
Loes estimated at S150,O00. The wires con-
Meeting with contiguous points are inter-
rupted, and no communication can be had
with places in the vicinity of the conf,gra-
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Friday night and Saturday. The gulches or
valleys in the hills ere from a few hundred
feet to probab 4 quarter OF mile wild.
generally. Dead wood ia a, the junction II
the Whitewood and D2adwood gulches.
Numerous gulches in this case emptied their
accumulation OF water from the mountains
into tbese Two main gulches and gave a vol
ume OF water that rushed down Wildwood
in resistle-s force. Central City, Anchor
City and Golden Gate are on the Deadwood
above Dead Eood City. The greater portion
OF Central would be above The food, but for
Anchor and Golden Gate there was no escape
whatever. The gulch is not ovzr 500 feet wide.
Deadwood is q town OF 5000 people. The
main residence portion Of the city is from
100 to 300 feet above the gulch and the
main business portion above the danger line.
The portion destroyed was occupied by cheap
tenement house, second-class hotels, lauu-
dries, small traders, sporting houses, livery
stables, ETC. Some Of the buildings were
built over the stream, which, al ats ordinary
stage, ia but a few feet wide. Its locality
was avoided, however, by shrewder Interests,
for danger was recognized. 10 this Gaze
timely warning was given by means OF the
| telephone system existing in The hills, and
the most valuable articles removed. So lar
but three bodies have been recovered, but 1t
is now believed that the loss of Life has been
greater. The wild excitement was only
equsled by that at the time OF the fire.
Horsf men were rushing in every direction,
and hastily loaded vehicles jostled each
| other. When the flood came It carried
everything excepting the most substantial
| buildings before it. The loss in Desdwoed will
| resch 100000. Golden Gate, Anchor City,
| Central City, South Bend and Crook City are
| heavy lesers. Several Of the mills 10 Dead
wood Gulch were destroyed, and the damage
to he mines by foods cannot be replaced for
sever al weeks. All the roads sre impossible,
aud trains were forced to fuspend on the
| Hils railroad because it was impossible 10
get word to the stations. The Methodist
church and public school building were
among the buildings destroyed at Deadwood /;
also, Miller's fre-proof warehouse; also,
| Isman & Ayers, and on other, and nearly
| 100 houses are known 10 have been washed
away. Five lives were lost and three bodies
have been recovered. Among the drowned
were George Chandler and wife and man
named Brindley. Spearfsh and Rapid are
broader valleys, the former from two to
| twelve miles wide, the food wss not 80 de-
structive there, bus the damage was serious,
| nevertheless
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DISASTERS OFF MILWAUKEE.

MILWAUKEE, May 2I.-OH this port last
night six Of the crew of the schooner Petrol
deserted the captain, and, taking the yawl-
boat, attempted to reach the shore, thinking
the schooner would founder, but she did
not. They had gone but short distance
when the yawl capsized, and three of the
crew were drowned. The others chung to
the bottom of the boat and were saved. This
morning the captain was picked up off the
wreck By tag. Ths schooner Margaret
Dali, OF Chicago, arrived this morning, total
" dismasted. The vessel ashore at Bay
View proves to be the Sailor Boy. Her
crew were saved. This, with the schooner
Lettie E., which went ashore on Jones
Island, whose crew of seven were saved
completes the list of disasters known in this
vicinity at nreaent
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BEN JONES'S son.
A Young Chicagoau Whose Sharp Prac.
tees Have Cost His PaterHal Parent
Near 100000.
Killed About a Girl-Died from the
Effects Of an AbOrtiOn-A Fathers
Beastly Crime.

NEW YORK, May 21.-The report of the
commissioner Of accounts shows the frauds
committed upon the city treasury by Carroll,
coupon clerk, amount to $4,000.
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LAwRENCEBURG, IND, Msy 2l.-Saturdsy
morning Susie Hawkins, the daughter OF
Charles Hawkins, died from suicide by NOR
phine. The inquest developed the fact that
since last October Hawkins has been keeping
a mistress in his house along with his wife,
and had abused and beaten his family. Alter
that Susie left in October, and went 10 Cincin-
natl where she got work, and returned tick
TO Lswrencburg last Thursday, and sought
refuge and rest in her fathers house. She
WIS brutality beaten and driven into the street
by him. For this reason che sought death
The citizens on Saturday light tarred and
feathered him, drove him from the town, and
ordered his mistress 10 leave.
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FRIARs POINT, MISS.
Public Meeting 80 Indorse the Gene raj
Levee District MovemeDt-Dele.
gales Appointed.


10 the Editors OF the Appeal:
FRIARs POINT, May l6.-Inclosed you will
6nd copy of the proceedings of a meeting
of the citizens OF The county for the purpose
of appointing delegates to Jackson, Miss,
which you are requested to publish.
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OUR EXCHANG KS.
Reports from Twenty-Five Leading
clearinghouse.

BOSTON, May 21.-The Post says the total
gross exchanges at twenty six leading clear
inghouses of the United States for the week
ending May 18th are as follows:
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MET HIS DEATH BY FOUL MEANS.

CAsTLEBAR, May 21.-The body of a stew
ard, named Quinn, who has been missiug for
four months, was found in a lake near here.
A heavy chain was around his neck, showing
that be met death by foul means.
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MILWAUKEE, May 2L-A snow-storm Of
FIVE minutes duration passed over the city
yesterday afternoon. The thermometer
ranged very low all day.
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SECOND WINTER.
Low Temperature at Helena.

SpeclaI 70 the AppenI.I
HELENA, ARK. May 21.-The thermome-
ter registered $50 here last night, and is down
TO co. tonight. The cotton is suffering
greatly in consequence.
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FURTHER PARTICULARS.

BISMARCK, OAK, May IA Tribune
special gives additional facts as to the food
at Deadwood. The heavy snow and food
reported some days sgo in dispatch from
Stevens was at DsadWood. Additional rain
had fallen almost every day for months,
making the roads impossible aud saturaling
the ground thoroughly with water. This
was followed by heavy fall Of snow, which
disappeared rapidly under the warm weather
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THE PARNELL FUND.
Subscription Lists to be Kept Open Un-
ill Fifty Thousand Pounds Has
Been Raised.
An Inyincible HOax-The Pope De-
nsunced-Preparations for the
Cars Coronation.

LONDON, May 2l.-The fund for Parnell
nov amounts 10 $4,000. 1t has been decided
10 keep the subscription list open until
100000 has been raised. Several meetings
were held in London yesterday, at which
appeals for subscriptions to the fund were
made.
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NASHVILLE, May Civ. 81. West. of
Thatcher, Primrose & Vests Miastrels, was
Ia aTried in this city last night at McKendree.
BY the Rev. ], B. West, to Fay Iempleton.
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EscANABA, May 2l.-Two inches of snow
fell yesterday forty miles north of this place
The weather il cold.
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TOLEDO, o., May 2l.-Snow commenced
falling here at noon yesterday, and at 8
o'clock pm. was still showing hard, with
about three inches on the ground.
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NASHVILLE, Nay IA heavy storm yes
to-day prevented the carrying out of the
nrogramme at the decoration of Confederate
prsSes. yet numerous flowers were strewn
mon the graves.
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Hor.r.rd.s ACID Phosphate


Is an appetizer; it stimulates the stomach
~ renewed activity, and in many ways tones
mn and invigorates the wholesystem.
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moving AI over Northern Ohio. In
nd


RICHMOND, IND, Mag 2l.-It is showing
all over Northern Ohio, Indiana and Hi.
mis-
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IN THE COMMONS,

torpey. general for Ireland, in reply to the
question of Harrington, member for West
meath, denied that Patrick Delaney, one oil
the Phoenix Park murderers, had pleaded
guilty because of previous agreement that
his life should be spared if be would give ev.
idence to Grimm ate Timothy Kelly. Trevel-
yam, Chief Secretary for ireland, stated that
the government intended to abolish the
Office of special resident magistrate in Ire.
land
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r MARIANNE, FLA.-Dr. Theo. West says:
81 consider Browns Iron Bitters the best
tonic that is cold"
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INTERVIEW WITH ARCHBISHOP cRoKE

A correspondent of the C Htral Netfs at
Paris has had an interview with Archbishop
Croke, in which he said he returned to Ire
land from Rome with unchanged and un-
changeable views. He denied that he had
been rebuked by the Pope. He sdmitted,
however, that at present the result of his
visit to Rome did not look very favorable to
the national cause.
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ENGLAND.
AN INVINCIRLE HOAX.

LONDON, May 21.-A box with a fuse at.
tached was discovered on the steps of he
Peterborough cathedral yesterday. When
examined at the police station, it was found
to contain four bottles filled with various
colored liquids, together with many wires
and springs. On the lid of the box was s
representation of skull and bones, with the
words, Beware of the Invincible Armyp
The box was marked: "Depot of branch
Office, 81 Broadwood street, New York" On
slip of paper, inside the box, were the
words, Conscience makes COW ards Of all
men," Although the affair is considered a
hoax, the worshipers at the cathedral were
much alarmed.
LoRNE TO BE SUCCEEDED BY LANsDowNE
The Pail Mall Gazette states that the gov
ernor- generalshis of Canada in succession to
the Marquis Lsrne, has been offered to the
Marquis Landowne, who accepted. Lane
downe will probably sail for Canada next