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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-18

their names. A stampede occurred, and the
crowd fell, rolled and crawled until they got out
OF doors. Nothing could convince them that
they did not see lis satanic majesty in person,
and genuine revival Of religion promises 20
flourish among the terror-stricken people. One,
steadier-minded than the rest, remained behind
long enough to see the awful visitor empty the
contents of a brandy demUohu down his throat
and then vanish into space with Economical
laugh. The man who represented the devil will
find it safe to conceal his IDENTIFY at least until
the sinners are all converted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-18

COLONEL E. P BROOKS, managing editor of
the Peoria Transcript for the past year, will re-
tire from the service of that paper about May
LIST. Under his management the Transcript has
made rapid progress in all that goes to make a
newspaper welcome visitor. He will be sue
ceeded by Mr.. Welker Gwin, at present private
secretary to Governor Sherman, OF Iowa. Mr..
Gwin acted as manager of the Transcript during
the greater part of the year 1881.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-18

NEW star has appeared in the pugilistic
armament in the person of Charles Watson
Mitchell, gentleman of wealth. education and
refinement" who is ready to pound men to a
Jelly after the approved scientific method. just
for pure love of the sport He is charmingly de-
scrioed as having blue eyes, brown hair, pink
and white complexion, and an infantile express
sion, which 1t can hardly be supposed is height
ened by the appearance of q massive neck that
'carries the line of his back straight up to the
center of his head with hardly a curve" This
attractive young person is English, and is re-
ceiving much attention in New York.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
HERE AND THERE.

REV. MIR. Hicks, Guiteau's spiritual adviser,
has sued the Baltimore American for S35, 900
damages for libel, in saying that he had dis
posed of Guiteau's bones for money.
THOMAS H. HERNDoN, member-elect of con-
gress from the first district of Alabama, died
| on the 18th.
ENSIGN H. J. Hunt, of the "Rogers," and
| Seamen J.. b. Bartlett, H. W. Leach, F. E.
Manson and John Louterbach, members Of the
| lost Jeanette, arrived at New York on the
9th, on board the, steamer Westphaia.
The south has had touch of northern
winter. A Raleigh dispatch of the 2Gth inst,
| noted an unprecedented snowfall. The fleece
| lay two feet deep at Greensboro and three feet
| at Henderson. Ten inches of snow was re-
ported on the same day along the Raleigh aud
CASTOR Line.
G1BB, LAIRD 4 Co., wholesale grocers,
Quebec, have failed. Liabilities 100000; as
| sets nominaly $4,000.
J. L. EDWARDS & Co., proprietors of the roll
ing mills at Canal Dover, Ohio, have assigned
Liabilities $4,000; assets $50, 1000. Fifty en-
| ployes were thrown out with about six weeks
pay due them.
| QUARTERs1AsrER GENERAL RUFUS INGALLS,,
U. s. A., will be placed on the retired list
August 23d, next, under the requirements of
3lst by Col. James A. Ekin, assistant quarter.
master general.
| REAR ADMIRAL JAS. TURNER, U. S. n, died
at Philadelphia on the 24th inst.
] GEN. CHARLES CRUFT died of heart disease
at Terre Haute, Ind, OH the 23d inst. He was
the first colonel of the Thirty-frst Indiana
volunteers, and fought during the entire war,
commanding the first division of the fourth
corps of the army of the Cumberland He was
q past grand commander Of the knights Tem-
plar of Indiana.
The general call of the National League of
Ireland. the Irish National Land League of
the United States and Canada, and of the COM
mittee of seven, signed by Patrick Egan, of
the National Land League of Ireland, James
Mooney, president of the Irish American Land
League and Michael Boland, chairman of the
committee Of seven, of the Irish committee of
| seven, for the Irish-American national couven-
ton in Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, on
April 26th, has been issued.
The Chronicle, of Marlborough, Queens.
land, has an account of the arrival there of
Bernard Gi]foy, of Buffalo, N. Y, who left San
Francisco, August 19, 1882, in an lS1z-foot
dory, for Australia. The voyage was prosper
| ous until the latter part, when the dory cap
sized twice. He lost his Instruments, and his
provisions we're damaged. He was picked up
by coaster on January 29th, 16O miles from
the coast of Queensland in an exhausted con-
dltiOn.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
Meeting Death Calmly.

DIR. Lands, whose rich gift of rare
and religious books to the Central Uni
ve1sity, Louisville, KY, is just now at
tracting much attention, lived and died
hermit and almost a pauper. shall
never forget how his place looked" says
one of the gentleman through whom the
gift was made, who visited him on his
supposed death bed. "The house was
small frame with only two rooms in
one of which he lived and wrote. This
study was about fifteen by twenty feet,
and lighted by couple of small win
dows. From the floor to the ceiling his
books rose in solid wall of quaint and
curious literature. The floor was un-
carpeted-in one end of the room was a
small rickety table where he wrote. Near
it was little bit of musty stove in
which he made his tea and cooked his
frugal meals. At the other end Of bis
extraordinary place was the recluse him
self. He was a magnificent specimen of
manhood, over six feet tall and straight
as an arrow. When we entered he lay
upon his bed, a simple plank supported
upon two rude trestles. His head was
pillowed on venerable ve]lum. bound
Bible; scant blanket was drawn over
his powerful frame. When spoke he
raised himself bolt upright, and, look
ing at us keenly said: Brethren, I ex-
pect to die to-day. 1 have sent for you
as representatives of Central University
to give to you the magnificent library,
which has been my life work to collect. ,
AS he spoke he waved his hand with ma
iestic pride towards his books, the treas
ures which even his direst poverty had
not been able to wrest from him."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
CASUALTIES.

On the 23th frame house i'll Allegheny City,
Pa. owned and occupied by Edward Graham.
was destroyed by fire. Two twin boys aged Is
months, children of David Faulkner, who lived
III two OF the rooms, were cremated.
SOLOMON FEGLEY, an aged farmer living
alone in Butler To wnship, Indiana, was burned
to death on the night of the 25th, trying to
save the money in bis trunk in the garret of
bis burning house. The body was found in the
ashes of the house.
The Union Club House, Chicago, just ap-
preaching completion, was destroyed by fire On
the 23th. Loss $50, 600; we'll insured.
THE bodies Of twenty-five of the miners who
we're drowned by the flooding of the mine at
Braidwood, ILL.,, were recovered on the 2Gth
inst, and hastily buried owing to their horri-
bly, decomposed state. There was great ex-
element among tho bereaved families,- and
many affecting scenes were witnessed. The
pit boss estimates that it will take until July
to clear the mine, and it is thought many bodies
will be found beneath the soapstone and slate
that has fallen from the sides and roof.
TIE Richland County courthouse at Wahpe.
ton, Dakota, was destroyed by fire on the 26th
inst. Loss $4,000; insured for $4,000. The
court papers were saved.
AT Kingstown, Ind, boiler exploded and
Con Cleary, the engineer, and Frank Brosius
killed.
The oatmeal mill of Carter 4 Stewart, at
Center City. Iowa, burned on the 25th inst.
Loss 1886, 600: insurance about one-half.
The Williams sewing machine factory at
Montreal, burned on the night of the oath inst
The Vost factory with its new machinery, was
also destroyed. Loss between 100000 and
100000. The property was we'll insured.
FIRE at Duluth, on the Gath inst, destroyed
thirteen buildings and contents. Loss $47,-
500; insurance $4,000.
The new Catholic Church at East Hampton,
Mass. burned on the oath inst LOSS $50, 1000;
partly insured.
EARLY on the ed inst, the Fontaine cotton
warehouse at Columbus Ga, burned. Thirty.
four hundred bales of cotton, 40 rolls of bag
gage, 300 bundles of ties, 20 barrels of syrup,
IA bales of domestics, besides other property
on storage were destroyed. The Columbus
Bagging Factory had on storage $11 900 worth
Of bagging. The total loss is estimated at $780,.
600. Insurance on building and contents $145,.
600.
The Eureka Cotton Mill at Mount Airy, N.
c., burned on the 22d inst. The loss is esti-
dred people were thrown out of employment.
AN explosion of gas occurred on the 22d
inst, at the Packer Colliery, No. 2, of the LIE.
high Valley Coal Company, at Lost Creek, Pa,
by which Martin Toohey, John Murray, William
McAndrew, James Litchman, William L,tch.
man, and Polander, whose name is unknown,
we're severely and perhaps fatally burned.
The two Litchmans, father and son, are seri-
ously injured.
A FRAME barn owned by Edward Meatyard
burned at shipman, Ill.,, on the night of the
21st inst, causing the death of 1856 head of
cattle and the destruction of property valued
at $12, ,00O.
A PRAIRIE fire on the sheep farm of C. N.
Crocker, fifteen miles from Arkansas CITY, Ks.,
on the 18th INST, destroyed about 400 sheep.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK
CABLEG RAMS.

JUDGE LAWSON, at Belfast; has sentenced
twelve of the members of the Armagh Assas.
sination Society, who we're recently convicted
of conspiracy to murder, to terms of penal
servitude varying from five 70 ten years.
JOHN BROWN, the favorite attendant OF
Queen Victoria, is dead.
The jury has rendered verdict Of guilty in
the case OF six members of the Armagh Assas.
sination Society.
THREE earthquake shocks accompanied by
rumbling were felt at Blanca Villa: town or
the declivity Of Mount 4stna, causing great
panic among the people. They are building
tents in the open country fearing the town will
be destroyed.
The Russians have completed the evacuation
of Kuldja.
FRAUDS to the amount of 100000 rublei
have been discovered in the postal department
of Russia.
VOLCANIC ashes have been falling at Dronl'
helm. Norway, and it is supposed an eruption
Of Mount Hecla has occurred.
SEVERAL localities at the foot of Mount Ara
rat have been destroyed by snow avalanches,
and it is said that $50 persons we're killed and
100 injured.
A LONDON dispatch says: "Twenty-three
smacks and 135 persons were lost in the recent
gales.
CAPT. CAREY, who commanded the party Of
English soldiers with Prince Napoleon, when
the latter was killed in Zululand, is dead.
The eruption of Mt. Etna is increasing r
violence and new crater has opened. The
lava threatens to overwhelm Nicolosi and othe,
villages. People are fleeing their homes and
troops are assisting in saving property. There
are eleven assures tn the mountain and the
central opening in action, but no discharge Of
lava has yet occurred.
NUaENT and twelve ether members Of the
Armagh Assassination Society have beer
found guilty of conspiracy to murder. at Bel
fast.
The Beers have invaded Jerubuland, South
Africa, and are massing troops there.
The emigration to America from Switzerland
il exciting alarm, and several districts are fast
becoming depopulated. Guttenen is withou,
an lnhabitant. The exodus is owing to bad
harvests and American competition.
A FIGHT occurred in Patagonia, between thu
troops of the Argentine Republic and Chiliar
soldiers, on February Oath. owing to the refu
sal of the men to quit Chilian territory. Sew.
eral men we're killed and number wounded.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

The dry goods store of Geo. inns & Co.,
Lawrence, KS. was robbed on the night Of the
9th, of about $4,000 worth Of silks.
HERBERT WEAToN, who shot at his brother
and partner in business and Samuel Kelly, Jr.,
killing the latter, at Calais, No., shot himself
on the train approaching Truera, N. s.
The grand jury at Washington on the 9th,
formally indicted Thos. ]. Brady and VIM. Pitt
Kellogg for completely in the Star route swim
dies.
A MAN named Coomes, keeper of tavern
near the mouth Of the Greenhorn, Montana.
and q guest named Smith, were hanged by q
lynching party of fifteen, on suspicion that
the loss of considerable stock.
GEO. W. CoNK11Na, who shot and killed
Vim. H. Haverstick at New York on the 18th.
was discharged by Justice Smith, on the 9th.
on the ground of justi6able homicide.
CARELESS sport with gun caused the death
of Frank Mahar, / promising young man of
La Crosse, Wis.,, on the 25th inst, While q
game Of cards was in progress at Light Guard
Armory, Louis May picked up I rifle and in
serting what seemed to him blank cartridge,
announced that he would shoot the first man
that cheated. Mahar struck tragic attitude,
placed his hand on bis breast and said: "Fire
away" May fired and Mah&r dropped dead
with bullet in his brain.
A TOMBSTONE, Arizona, dispatch Of the 26th
inst. says: "Yesterday the news came from
Custom House that L E. James and C. N.
Thorndike were safe at that place, although
they bad just passed through . country over.
run with hostiles. This afternoon they arrived
killed Great excitement exists. They confirm
the killing of G0Or0o woodward and Vim
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
The Garden Bird,

The habits of the tutran koban, or
gardening bird, Of New Guinea, as de-
scribed by Mr.. Becca1i, who has been
recently travelling in the country, are
very quaint and interesting. In making
their nests-if 80 modest word can be
applied to the charming villa in which
the young pair set up house keeping
the birds select some infant tree, around
whose straight stem they place smooth
CARPET of moss. They then plant quan-
tity of straight twigs in a circle around
the base of the tree as close together as
possible, leaving only one small opening
for door, bending the topsso that they
rest against the tree, thus forming
small green wigwam about three feet in
diameter and foot and a half in height.
Opposite the entrance the birds lay q
smooth lawn of moss, in which they
place the pink blossoms of the vaccini.
um and the garcinia, renewing them
as they fade. A couple of these birds
were caught and brought to Europe, but
they died.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04

Gus departments on the day of the fun
eral and directing that the postofice
department building be draped in
mourning for the customary period
Mr.. Howe's death makes bleak in the
cabinet which may be followed 10y reor-
ganization. Folger is very sick and the
sad news had very depressing effect
upon him. Those nearest to the Presi-
dent say that they do not believe Fol-
ger will ever be well man again.
Brewster is also periodical invalid.
AT GREEN BAY.
The remains of the dead Postmaster
General will be inferred in the family
lot at Green Bay where rest bis wife and
other relatives.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
Plenty to Do.

After the war, says q correspondent,
when the number of our servants was
much reduced, two negro girls, aged
eighteen and twenty, went to the nearest
village to "hire out." The lady to whom
they applied asked if they could cook.
" "No'om we amt never bin cook none. I"
"Can you wash? "No'om, we amt bin
was none neither; Aunt Sally she wash. :"
"Can you clean house, then?" ''No'om,
least we amt never bin clean none.". And
80 I went through the whole list OF quail
i6cations, receiving always the same
negative answer. "Well, what in heav-
ems name" said I at last, &c have you
been accustomed to do?" Lucinda's
dusky face frightened. "Sukey. here,
she hunt for masters specs, and 7 keep
flies off ole missl = - x :
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
"JOIlnny ADDleSeed. -

Apples form an important part of
Ohio's annual products. The beginning
of the states immense growth of APPLE
trees was made as early as 1901, by Jo-
nathan Chapman, who if he had lived IN
these days, would have been called ga
crank" He was possessed by mania
for planting apple seeds, whence arose
the name by which he was commonly
known "Johnny Appleseed." The
Granger Visitor thus describes the man
and his mission: In 1901 he visited
Ohio with a horse-load of appleseeds
which he had gathered from the cider.
presses of western Pennsylvania. He
planted bis seeds on the fertile spots. on
the banks of the Licking Greek. In 1906
he was seen by settler drifting down
the Ohio River in two canoes lashed to-
gether, and loaded with appleseeds, des-
tined for the western border of the
white settlement. he often planted as
much as bushel of seed in one locality,
and then enclosed the spot with slight
fence, or gtiard Of brush, when he would
leave the place till the trees had in a
measure grown. Planting one stock OF
seed, be returned to Pennsylvania for
another, which he gathered from the
cider-presses in different places, He
first carried the seeds in linen bags, but
the dense underbrueh, hostile with
thorns and b1iers, made leathern bags
the only safe ones for his purpose.
Sometimes the bags found transporta-
tion on the back of an old, broken-down
horse, but more often on his own sturdy
shoulders. He was man OF vigorous
muscle, and great endurance, or he could
not have stood the long, weary journeys
through the loEely and trackless wilder
ness for so many years, journeys in.
which he was loaded like mule ascend
ing the Andes. He always planted his
seeds in some remote picturesque spot,
and there let them grow to be claimed
by the settlers, whose homes sprang up
in the isolated clearings. In this way
the wilderness was made to blossom like
rose. When the trees we're large
enough for sale, Johnny either sold them
or left them to be sold by some settler
for him. In this business he was as
methodical as merchant. Ihe really
poor got trees for nothing, of others more
able he took old clothing, some meal or
anything he could use in exchange. OF
those able to pay he demanded money,
which he was seldom without. He usu-
ally took notes payable at some indefi-
mite period. This done he paid no more
attention to the matter; quite often it
was the last time he ever saw the giver
of the note. His wants were few, and
he cared little about money. He used
what money he got in buying religious
books, which he gave to the settlers
where he stayed, and very often helped
poor families in need of the necessaries
of life.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
Don't Monkey with the Thermometer.
from the New York Herald.]

Superintendent Walling exclaimed, as
he entered his Office yesterday: 1T is
awful hot in here, officer; open the win
dow" An attendant obeyed the order,
and turned to regulate the fire. After
ten minutes he glanced at the thermo-
meter. It registered over 9O0. The mys-
titled blue coat shivered as he threw
open the door. Five minutes later
the mercury indicated the most intense
heat. With an expression fully as warm
as the temperature, the patrolman open
ed an outside door with bang. Amaze
mentgave way to anger when, on return
ing, he caught sight of Herald reporter
hastily Withdrawing burning cigar
from the bulb containing the mercury.
"Och, quit, quit" he cried; "do yez
want me broke? How the divil can I cool
thereon if yez keep fooling wild the ther-:
mometer like that?"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
DAKOTA.

The Fergus Falls and Black Hills Road
has commenced laying track at Wahpe-
ton.
The surveyor generals office is not
likely to be removed to Huron before
June 1st.
A FATAL epidemic is raging among the
Indian ponies in the Little Missouri
country.
OTTo ALLISON, of Listen, was severe
~ and perhaps fatally wounded by the
bursting of his gun on Monday.
LON DESMOND shot Gustave Weston
in the back at Deadwood, infiicting a
serious wound, and has been held to the
grand jury.
The assessment OF Minnehaba County,
just completed, foots up 81, ,727, 600. OF.
The tax to be raised on this is $82, $780,
Ct, OF which Sioux Falls pays about 40
per cent.
Ed. SMITH, of Omro, who arrived at
Aberdeen on the 14th, attempted suicide
by shooting himself in the head with
revolver, and will probably die. He de-
stroyed all clues to his identity, and
Smith is believed to be an assumed
name.
PERRY & Son, of Minneapolis, have
plans now drawn for an elevator of 100,-
900 bushels capacity, to be erected at
Cooperstown during the summer, and
one of $4,000 to be erected at Sanborn.
Mr.. Perry says that the firm of Pills
bury & Hubert have contracted for the
erection of twenty-five. elevators this
year, to be in readiness for the seasons
crop.
David Dundas and others of this place
have observed a very large and brilliant
meteor in the southeastern heavens for
several mornings past, between 4 and S
o'clock. This strange celestial visitor
changes its position and continually
flashes scintillatlons Of light in all direc.
tions. 1t appears at Oh angle Of about
three degrees from the earth, and has
been observed by Mr.. Dundas three sue
cessive mornings. Ct:sselt0n Reporter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
TIMOTHY 0. HOWE.
Unexpected Death of the Postmaster
General at Ken0sha.

A Slight Cold Develops Into Pneu-
mountaineering Sketch OF His
Long Career IS a Statesman and
Jurist-SensatiOn CAUSED at Wash.
iOetOn on Receipt Of the Sad News
The Remains to be Inferred ut
Green Bay.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04

Mrs. ELLA K. TRADER, who spent
$100, 600 of her own money in aiding
soldiers during the war, now lives in
poverty at Asheyille, N. G. r
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.

The news, of Mr.. Howe's death had q
depressing effect in official circles at the
national capital. In consequence of the
sad event the dinner to be given by the
President in honor of ex.P President Diaz
of Mexico has been postponed. Seore-
tary Frelinghuysen's reception to Diaz
is also declared of. An executive order
was issued on Monday closing the vari-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04

A USTlN UNION BAND AND ORCHESTRA
"A CHAs. W1LBouR, Leader. This Rand h.e
eighteen members and the Orchestra six. Either
organization are prepared to furnish first. class
where their services may be desired, and at reason
able rates: Al applications made to the Leader.
or to ". b. Wtmsn, Secretary, will receive prompt
stten'lon. apr26
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04

WHEA1-No. 4 Red. ...............
Co1N-No. 2. ...................
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04

PAPER1Na
Done oy the day or roll; also Calsomining All
work warranted. Residence, near Ames' Foundry.
MRS. NJ. A. FORD.