davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1883-04-12
Ex-TREAsUHER OF TIE IRISH LANDLEhGuE.

Patrick EgGn, formerly treasurer
Of the Irish Land League and active
in politics since the year 1864, is now
in this country. His intention is to
remain Il few montas. During his
stay he will visit Che treasurer, socre-
iary and president Of the American
Land League, return to New York.
and afterwards attend the Land
League Convention to be held III
Philadelphia. lie is now in New
York city, more or less busy in ad-
vancing by the aid OF the interviewer,
and in conference, what he regards
as the interests Of Ireland. He is Il
member Of the firm Of Egan Il Rourl.e,
hourmerchants, Dublin, and will visit
Chicago, st. Louis, and other milling
centres, during the time Of his being
here. Mr. Ecan has no intention Of
Iecturing while in this country.
Heis the son Of Mr.. Francis Egan,
and was born in Ballymahon, county
Longford, on the 18th August, lSti.
His father pursued the occupation Of
farmer, but owing to the distress Of
lSI6-47 and l84S had to abandon ag-
riculturo. He then made Dublin his
place Of residence, where, at an early
age, after having been a pupil Of tho
Christian Brothers, Patrick EGan
was placed in the Office Of a corn mer-
chant and miller. Here he manifested
excellent business ability, and rose to
be accountant and confidential clerk.
For more than twelve years past he
has been q co-partner in the firm
above mentioned.
Mr. Egan began to take an active
share in politics in 1864 as Nation
ali5t. In 1868 he was one OF the
founders of the Amnesty Association,
which agitated successfully for the
release Of t'enian prisoners. He pre-
sided at the meeting held in Dublin
ON July A, 1876, which celebrated the
centenary Of American independence
and adopted congrGtulatory address
To the people Of the United States.
A suitable acknowledgment Of this
address was made by the House OF
Representatives. Mr.. Egan has been
u prominent supporter Of the Home
Rule movement since its inception,
and favored the vigorous policy initia-
ted by its younger and more adj
vanced members. lie acted as hon,
oraly, treasurer Of the Irish Land
League, and retired to Paris when its
operations were put down by law. lie
insists that its accounts are in Il salts
factory condition, and protests against
his leaving Dublin for the United
states being regarded as a fight. At
the same time he declines to state by
what vessel he camo to this country.
He is small, short man, somewhat
gray. While making no prentenslons
TO oratory, he is an effective speaker.
He is an able organizer, and a stead
fast, powerful enemy Of British dom
inati0n in ireland. Mr.. Egan IS a
married nan and the father Of a
family.
, 1883-04-12
Official Eributc.

WASHINGTON, April G.--Adjutaut Gem
eral II. G, Drum this afternoon issued by
order of General Sherman an order an
nounciug the death and reviewing the
services Of Breyct Major General Joseph
X. Barnes, Brigadier General U. S. A.,
retired, late Surgeon General Of the
army, wherein it is stated that he enter
oI the service as assistant surgeon in
June, 1870 was promoted to surgeon in
August, 1850; medical director with rank
OF lieutenant colonel in February, 1861;
medical inspector general ranking as
colonel in August, 1868, and surgeon
general with rank Of brigadier general in
August, 1854; retired from active service
by operation of law, June. 1892. He
was an eminent, skillful surgeon and
physician, and distinguished for great
administrative ability IA head Of the
medical department. He inaugurated
the medical history Of the war. lie
founded u medical museum and brought
the medical department to the highest
state OF etllci ncy. At the time Of the
assassination of President Lincoln and
attempted assassination CT Secretary
Seward, he attended the death bed of
one and min.stered with untiring energy
and skill to the successful termination
of the other. During the long illness Of
President Garfield, ha was one of the
distinguished surgeons of the land who
for days and nights attended the dying
President. During their long and
protracted source Of anxiety and care his
own health gave way. From that mo-
msnt to the time Of his death he was an
invalid. Ho thus closes his career one
Of honor TO himself and great service to
his country.
, 1883-04-12

A SMALL square piece OF citron on the
top of sugar cookie improves the flavor
and the looks of the cake.
Com CAKES. One quart of flour, ons
pint of meal, three teaspoonfuls OF bak-
ing powder, one teaspoonful OF sugar,
three table-spoonfuls of melted lard,
sweet milk enough to make a thin bat
ter; add salt enough to suit your taste.
NICE BUNs.-One pint of flour, one
pint of sugar, one cup of butter, ono
cup of sweet milk, one tablespoonful
of cloves, one of cinnamon, four eggs,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Bake in square tins and frost, or you
may omit the spice, and bake in bread
tins.
EGGs.-The yell, Of hard-boiled egg
cut in bits with sharp knife makes q
pleasing addition to the sauce made OF
butter. flour and water for baked or
boiled fish. A safe rule to follow when
breaking eggs is to break each in a sau-
cor by itself, to make sure that 1t IS
fresh, and not run the risk OF spelling
tho dish you are making by putting i'll
badeg
FRosr1NG. When very thick frosting
is to cover the top of large cake, dis,
I've henping teaspoonful of gelatine
in hot water Olse just as little water as
9ossiblc), while hot rub it over the top
Of the cake, then put on the frosting.
If this precaution is not taken thesu
when hard, is almost certain to crumblo
Off, and the cake might as well not DO
frosted at all.
VGNEGAE CAKE.-One pound of flour,
teaspoonful OF carbonate OF soda well
rubbed INTO it, n quarter Of u pound OF
lard, half a pound OF currants and half
pound OF moist sugar. Put two table
spoonfuls of vinegar into half-pint
cup, and till it up with milk, mix the
cake well with it, and, if not moist
enough, add little more milk, put il
into II plain tin, well creased, and bake
it the Il nal time.
, 1883-04-12

PORTLAND, April Mail odyicos from
Chehalis, W. T., are that W. II. Terry, a
farmer, living near the head of Chehalis
river, was killed on Thursday by Il tree
which he was cutting down falling upon
him. Not roturnins home his wife start
ed in search and found the body. No
ncighbors we're within two miles, so she
rot q saw, cut section out Of the log,
freed the body and dragged it home, re-
naming with it all night. Terry arrived
at CAehalis from Indiana last summer,
and was Woodworking, honest man.
, 1883-04-12

LAND OrTIcE BUSINESS Publication
prior to. final proofs now being made
in ninety cases before the Unite |
States land office in this city, which
viii be disposed of in the time intor-
vening between this date and May
l4th. This list involves tito 20 thir-
teen thousand four hundred and
forty acres Of government land and
is a specimen OF the business done in
this istrict.-Pdiou8e Gu.ctie.
, 1883-04-12

BALTIMORE, April IA boy threw a
lighted match into a manhole sewer to-
day. An explosion followed which dam
aged the street and houses 10 the eXtent
Of &2O0U0. While removing the dobri,
the bodies OF Charles Mccarthy and
Andrew Hinlenach, children, were found
in the sewer. They were playing in the
street at the time OF the explosion.
, 1883-04-12

Our GREAT Misunderstanding to
the new Naval Register, in the list Of
vessels pronounced serviceable there
are, exclusive of tugs, a total Of 40
wooden steam vessels andl3 ironclads.
The number Of officers to manage
this feet is legion. There are, On the
active list alone, an admiral, q vice
admiral and 10 rear admirals, "A com
modores, 49captains, 10 commanders,
50 lieutenant commanders, 2I1 leu-
tenants, % masters, 30 ensigns and
100 midshipmen, with lOS naval ca
diets ready to snap up any vacancies.
Next. in the medical corp, are 10
medical directors, Is medical inspec-
tors, 50 surgeons, II past assistant
surgeons and II assistant surgeons,
besides two Of the latter not in the
line Of promotion; in the pay corps,
IL pay directors, - pay inspectors
40 paymastcrs; in the engineer corps,
70 chief engineers, 96 past assistant
engineers. r assistant engineers and
AZ cadets. 4 force of II chapiains,
Ii professors of mathematics, 2 sec.
retaries, II naval constructors and 10
civil engineers completes the commits
stoned active list. In addition, the
marine corps shows 2 colonies, 2 leu
tenant colonels, T majors, including
the staff, % captains, 30 first lieuten'
ants and il second lieutenants. Ex-
, 1883-04-12

ton Fish, Wilson g. Aunt, Justice DAILY.
,. f. Agnew, General Alexander S.Wel b,
Postmaster Piorson, jackson $. Schult1e.
W. ). Appleton, A. \. Low, Cyrus VI.
Field, JnO. j.. Parsons, and IL. Shillin
The iunerol will be private as possible
uA"ar the circumstances. Many learned
and charitable societies have signifed
tacir intentions to send Delegations
The iutem2nt will be in Greenwood
Cemetery, where the remains of the phil
anthropists wife are. Many callers ex-
pressed sympathy and many teiegrams
have been received, one from England.
Dr, Hull has issued Il corrected state
ment Of COoper's illness. lie says Cooper
has been troubled with sore throat some
weeks, but otherwise in fair health. sun.
day revealed pneumonia, and yesterday
the symptoms became worse, leaving no
hope oi recovery Forty-two members
OF the commandery Of the military OrGur
OF the Loyal Legion, under command vi
Major General Hancock, visited the New
York commandery at Dcimou2o'a to-
night. Before the banquet commenced
they drafted resolutions Of regret over
tho death Of Peter Cooper.
, 1883-04-12
NOuNNNEs AhCnI.

CHICAGO, April 3. - Indications are
that the entire Democratic city ticket is
elected by from 5000 to 5000 majority.
Election retur Is from Madison, Wis.
show the same result and the municipal
elections generally thoughout the coun-
try have resulted in the election Of Dem,
ocratic candidates.
, 1883-04-12

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The War De
partment has received no Official infor-
nation in regard to the report that Gen,
Crook had issued an order TO his men
to take no prisoners in any engagements
which may take place with Indians now
on thc war path, and the report is dis
credited.
, 1883-04-12
y,etnr Cnnncr.n Euncrnl.

Nrw YonK, April G.--The funeral of
Peter Cooper takes place from All Souls
Church on Saturday. Rev. Howard
Crosby will conduct the services. The
following will be pall.bearers; Hamil-
, 1883-04-12
THE REUT0R cor SICK, ETC.

An extraordinary story was told by
the Rev. 4. Lan2don as the Exeter
Diocesan Conference. The rector of q
living worth Gi, 500 u year was very i'll,
and, as he was assured he would not
i've for'y.eight hours, he was anxious
10 arrange his worldly affairs A lawyer
"0s summoned, and there was discov-
ared client anxious to get hold Of the
sdvowson and next presentation to the
wing. This client, being informed that
he rector could not live forty-eight
nours longer, agreed to give Gl0, 900 for
ne next presentation. No sooner were
?Jatters settled than the sick man felt o
great weight hGtel FROM his breast, and
e at once had q Greas desire for chicken
,,roth mutton chops and SO on, and
g.adually got well, living for twenty-five
gears in the enjoyment Of his beneice.
y'ne honorable course would have been
{ + the rector to have retired on getting
I'll, and to have allowed the purchaser
- at once make the next presentation.
,,ut he could not do this-it would have
been siuOny !---NanchG8tcr (EMg.) En-
..pcg
, 1883-04-12
LAuGH AND GROW EAT.

One is not apt to laugh and grow fat
if he is not feeling well. The legions
who, from habItuai constipation, snder
constantly from headaches, torpidly OF
the liver, dullness, feyerishness. sour
stomach, etc, can be persuaded to laugh!
only after they have taken a few doses Of
Syrup of Figs. Try it and see. For
sale by Mes-rs n. d. Hill y Son.
, 1883-04-12

News for Sportsmen: Breech load
ing Shot Guns and Rifles from the East
now at Waterman d hatz.'
, 1883-04-12
ASK ElR "oUR FAYOHlTE TEA.

And taLc no other, even il recommend
ed as equally as good" until You have
tried this reliable brand. For sale by
P1UMMER & TERRY.
, 1883-04-12

WHY WILL YOU cough whea Shiloh's Cure
Will give immediate r2ilei, Ir1cs " Gus 'O o'''
andSi. SOld by Lat inner u Co.
, 1883-04-12

PITCHER Ct~Tg4s
is not Narcu..s. dE..sFFr
grow ilt upon, tiothr.s
&aa Physicians r."s- al Psi
C.iSTOG.-A. t1rt..r
Bowels, c,;rcF hsiaf ta.
alg2ys Fever, hnCs,, AM Gee
strOyS WORMS.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-12-27
d 3,g o7 aa, Climbs.

In a Hmiiv ~ brig Il. pretty children
in Suu il , In Frauc.>cp-IlIc father Of
whom = Il we.l-Snown mechanic of this
city y--eXislS bright little boy, not yet
three wears old. whose exploits are
somewhat remarkable. His eccentrici.
lies. un ike most precocious children,
do not seem TO deiract from his other
qualities. either of head or heart. Not
lnU., since. vet before the Little fellow
Ma> tn.riy m 'uths of age. his father
had occasion to look after some repairs
1t the tnD Of a number of fiat-roofed
buildings uf several stories elevation.
Taking the little one with him and
piac ng him on his coat at the foot OF
the ladder fastened perpendicular
against the back of one of them. he
proceeded 10 the roof 10 make an inves.
ligatinn of the work to be done. This
occupied more time than he expected,
but was finally completed, and just
he was on the point of returning.
judge of his surprise to see the little
ones head peering above the topmost
rounds of The ladder and on level
with himself To secure him and
descend to the ground required no little
command of nerve or exercise of
muscle, but it was finally, to his great
joy, accomplished. A week or two
after this occurrence this little prodigy
of fearlessness was missing from the
family circle. A most thorough search,
under great paternal anxiety, for o
long time failed to discover his where.
abouls. Finally, in passing through
the street on which the above mentioned
buildings front. the object of so much
soIc.tuiG was discovered sitting on tho
edge If Il projecting cornice, dangling
his feet about at most lively rate and
looking at the objects below in most
unconcerned manner. BY dint of per-
severance and tact the little waif was
finally brought TO the ground in safety.
10 reach the perilous position where he
was found he had climbed the ladder
on which he had made previous ex.
plot. walked over an cight-inch plank
in the face of strong gale of wind 10
the second building. and either
scrambled over Or crawled around o
high frontage of the cornice. Both
family and friends are now awaiting
with anxiety and curiosity some future
development OF this most extraordinary
lack of caution or fear in the brain OF
this young child. - San francisco
Chronicle.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-12-27
Feminine Self-Reliauce,

1t is curious that American girls ap-
pear to show much greater selt-reli-
ance than is the case with English
girls. An American girl, suddenly
landed say, in vast whirl like Lon
don, where one life more or less hardly
seems as valuable as sparrow's, does
not seem to ever give herself time to
have u good cry. The blow may fall
one moment, the next she is up and
doing, ''looking around as she herself
would express it, and getting some
work somehow.
There is push. too, about American
woman which is new in England. A
women suddenly finds herself, say, with
dead husband, and little or no money.
She writes or makes costumes, or fam
cies she can do so. Within the next ten
minutes after her trouble has descended
upon her, she is away to interview the
euitor or the modiste whom she fancies
will give her the best price for her
work, and see both or either she will.
There is no saying her nay. Like q
celebrated author, her vocabulary does
not contain the word "no."
This go-aheadism might be q tride
angular if one had to live with it. A
steam engine is delightful if a journey
has to be undertaken; putting away in
the house all day would be too much Of
good thing. But as an aid to a
woman struggling to keep her head
above water, and get living by fair
and honest means, it is an invaluable
helm
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-12-27
The Slavic Mist.

In his "reminiscences of ''Tourguenefp
in Paris" in the November Century,
Alphonse Daudet says: when we had
finished with the books and the preoc-
cupations of the day, our talk took a
wider scope: we came back to those
themes, those ideas which are always
with us; we spoke of love, of death,
particularly of death.
'Every one said his word. The
Russian, on his divan, was silent.
"'And you, Tourgueneff?'
"'Oh, me? l don't think of death.
In my country, no one has it as an
image in his mind; it remains distant,
covered-the Slavic mist
That word spoke volumes on the
nature of his race and of his own
genius. The Slavic mist floats over all
his work, blurs its edges, makes it
waver; and his conversation as we'll
was suffused with it. What he said
always began with difficulty, with un-
certainty; then suddenly, the cloud
was dissipated, pierced by shaft OF
light, by decisive word. He talked
to us of Russia-not of the Russia of
Napoleon's winter, icy, historic, and
conventional. but of q Russia, of sum-
mer-time, and of wheat and flowers
that have nestled out of the snow-tlur-
ries--Little Russia, land of bursting
herbage and of the hum of bees. Ac-
cordingly, as we must always locate
somewhere the stories that are told us,
Russianlife has appeared TO me through
Tourguenef' as manorial existence
on an Algerian estate surrounded with
huts.
"Tourgueneff lifted the veil which
covered this queer, quaint, stupeiied
people. He spoke to us of its deep
alcoholism, of its benumbed, inactive
conscience, of its ignorance of lib
erty"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-12-27
Kin rs aud Grew 6

Can any one OF IL, who ~. hY rea-
son OF birth and re>jhcHc' Il sAjs Re-
public, been debavrrd t",n Is ,citting
with cmperors ami kjHg-. ..' 'l% Di those
rulers as human br;nrS .o* ijyrr> get
out of order rs do the liver, ordinary
mortals. and who have the ,;tNn trouble
with dandrutl in their h',,r hat we
have! With the exception ii Colonel
Ochiltree, we must reriy; \.Surcdly
not.
We cannot imagine :, k.ag In Il linen
duster, neither can we think Of The heir
apparent to = throne with his >uspen-
ders tied together b. a string, and q
sample of his hair sticking out through
hole in his hat When we think of
kings we Immediately associate them
with crowns and royal scepters. We
picture to ourselves Il magnificent,
stern, no-admittsnco-excep business
specimen of humanity, with u crown
on his august head. sitting bolt upright
in a gorgeous gold and pearl inlaid den
lists chair, y jewelled scepter i'll his
hand and row Of noble dukes bowed
to the ground before him.
Have we not seen such royalty on the
stage, and would it not be impossible
to imagine 4 man with glitterng dia.
dem on his head. and diamond-hilted
scepter under his arm trying TO put an
old set of harness on u sore-backed
mule? We have tried to conjure up
such tableau, but it won't conjure.
The kings of the Eastern Hemisphere
do not 90 to the theater Or TO the circus
with sccpters in their hands or crowns
on their heads. If king at q circus
put his crown under the seat. some one
might spit in it or put his foot on it.
and ii he should Wear it on his head.
the people in the seats behind might
shout, .'Shoot the crown" and that
would make the king angry, and he
would 60 out and demand his money
back at the door.
Editors do not wear crowns. although
the temptation is great, for crowns are
really cheaper than hats. The crown
that the Gar of Russia wears has been
in use over 600 years; it has never had
to be repaired, and is yet good for
many years service. The number OF
hats that man has to buy in 600 years
would cost more than two diamond-en-
crusted diadems. SJtings.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-12-27

So great has been the emigration to
the new Territories, that the Govern
ment at times has found difficulty in
surveying land fast enough. There are
now, for example, whole counties in
Dakota yet to be surveyed and laid out.
All this work is under the general
charge of the Surveyor General of the
Government. The work is generally
given out by contract. 1t now costs
about eight hundred dollars to survey a
township and lay it out in sections of
six hundred and forty acres each.
Stones, wooden posts, or mounds, as
the case may be, are employed to de-
signate the Section Divisions, together
with four Proving Holes"
There is wonderful skill displayed by
those accustomed to the prairies, in
finding these mounds and proving
holes. They readily detect them in
the long prairie grass, where the mex
perienced eye and foot fails to find
them. Your admiration is excited as
your prairie guide drives or walks right
up to these sectional marks, which you,
yourself, are unable to discover until
they are pointed out The contractors
under the Surveyor General generally
perform their work in very satisfac.
tory manner. They arc closely watch
ed and the landmarks are carefully
saved by the incoming settlers who
wish to keep them preserved, in order
to avoid the expensive suits which are
so often had over tarm boundaries ir
both the new and older regions Of
country. y.-DaWd W. Judd, in american
Agrien!turtst.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-12-27
Ned Stokes.

E. S. Stokes, the assassin, may be
seen on Broadway every afternoon be-
tween drinks. At liquoring times he
is usually to be found before his own
bar, raising his elbow at somebody
else's expense. This argues that
Stokes keeps private bottle, or that
he has degree of courage that is not
usually possessed by men who shoot in
the dark, as he shot poor, big-hearted
Jim Fisk. Stokes runs the bar-room OF
the Hoffman house, and he has stocked
it with pictures of naked women at q
great cost. There is more money in
the pictures than there is in the liquor;
which is one way of saying the pictures
are good and the whisky is bad. Stokes
employs the prize-fghter, Billy Ed.
wards, as his peeIer and general
chucker out Edwards is gentleman
ly looking young fellow, and he never
laid in ambush TO kill an unarmed
man: Stokes is white-haired before
his time. He has a rather young look
ing face, and he carries himself as
though he owned the earth and stars,
and held mortgage on most OF the
asteroids. He is always around with
rapid men and chain-lightning women,
who press his blood-stained palm be-
cause he has got money and notor.ety.
There is something infinitely fitting to
Stokes in the calling of a rum-seller. But
l do not believe that the pugilists,
panderers, burglars, disgraced police
men, and indiscriminate blackguards,
who keep most of the drinking shops
in New York, feel flattered in finding
themselves cheek-by-jowl with Edward
Stokes. All his fancy pictures, all his
drinks at other peoples expense, all
his chuckers-out, all his bad whisky,
and all his loose friends, cannot wipe
out the infamy of the murder he did
that day on the dark stairway Of the
Grand Central hotel. wonder if such
men ever drcam.--NeD Kor6 Letter.