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Shocking Disaster on the Clyde.

London Special: Intelligence has just
reached her: Of a terrible calamity during
the iaunchi og Of the steamship Daphne, at
Renirew, fl re miles from Glasgow. While
being launched she fell over on her side
and precipitateda number OF people into
the water. The Daphne which was con-
structed for coast trading, is n vessel of 500
tons burden. Two hundred workmen were
on board when she capsized. The .accident
occurred in the middleoi the Clyde, after
launching. 1t is not exactly known how
many persons were drowned, but it is feared
the number will reach over hundred Traf-
TIC on the Clyde is suspended, owing to the
interruption TO navigation by the capsize d
steamer. The Daphne left the ways at a
very fast rafe, and when she gained the
water she rolled from side TO side. The
persons on board fearing she would capsize
ran to and TO. The vessel finally reeed
over and nearly disappeared beneath the
water Those who had maintained posi-
ton on The portion. ol the steamer not sub
merged did their utmost to save those who
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13

The June rise of the Mississippi river,
sometimes regarded as traditional, is a
reality this year. The great river has
spread itsel over vast sections of fertile
country iu Missouri, Illinois and Arkan-
sas, and the damage to property is esti-
mated by millions, to say nothing Of a
vast amount Of suffering. The food
equals those Of 1858 and 1874. Oyer two
thousand homes in the neighborhood
of st. Louis are rendered uninhabitable.
The sufferers will not be able to raise
anything Of consequence on the
drowned fields during the present agri-
cultural year Ifthe water goes down
in the next two weeksa little cattle corn
might be raised for stock feeding and
fodder, but this poor recourse is entire
ly inadequate to supply the deficiency
caused by the food. Under the most
favorable circumstances about all tina t
the flooded farmers can do is to carry
their stock through the coming winter,
and hence the need Of assistance for
themselves. The people Of the upper
Mississippi and its tributaries were
happily exempted from the floods pour
ing down upon the country below.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

William 81. Seaman, aged tweniy-fcur
shot and killed his sister Fanny, aged
twenty-eight, and then killed himself at
Throggs Neck, Westminster county, N. Y,
recently. 1t is believed he was insane
Fanny Seaman whose father and mother ere
dead, lived with the family of William i.
Ferris, wealthy Quaker related to the Sea.
mans. Her brother William who was a
frequent visitor to the house, had, it an
pears, been engaged tc marry young lady
Of New York. She hearing insanity had
developed itself in the sister other betrothed
broke her engagement with him. Young
Seaman arrived at the house unexpectedly,
entered unseen by a window and made his
way to the sleeping room of his victim.
Thereport of two pistol shots disturbed the
household, and when the room was entered
the iifeless bodies of the brother and sister
were discovered.
John Armory Knox, editor and part pro-
srietor OF Texas newspaper. and d. g.
shehan, sculptor, fought duel in re-
tired spot some four miles from Hoboken,
n. Y, at about IL o'clock on the 5th inst.
Neither, it is certain was wounded. at IL
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
THE CASUALTY RECORD.

At Pawtucket, r. l., the Daxter Yarn
company's mill, office AID storehouse a
large wooden building, was destroyed. The
mill was used for the manufacture of knit.
ting cotton. Books and papers of thecom
pany and private papers OF II. H. Thomss,
president were saved. The total loss was
$1l5, 900. Insured.
The store of John McCullocA, near G ar
field, OAK, was burned with its contents in
the absence of its owner. His wife and two
children were IL their home over the store
and got out without saying anything ex-
Gept s.iat they had on.
Woods Opera House, on Seventh street,
st. Paul caught fire on the 9th inst, imme-
diately after performance aud was totally
destroyed Loss $4,000.
At Elgin, Ill, Mrs. Parripp, a widow,
aged seventy years. living in East Elgin,
jumped into well and was drowned
Twenty-three colieres were foodel out
by the June rise in Pottsyille. Pa.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
o'clock Knox and,t,is second were on tbe

o'clock Knox andliis second were on the
sround--a swampy, barren field out OF sight
and hearing of any dwelling. The men
were placed twenty PAGES apart At the
word three both fred, but without effect.
Knox declared himself satisfied, but She
han called for another shot. At the secont,
fire Knox felt his LETT arm twitch and found
that Shehan's buhet had passed through his
coat and shirt, slightly grazing his skin.
Shehan vas untouched. The pair then
shook hands and the proceedings were,
over.
. Halliard, ex-pccsident and chiefwreclser
of the Mechanics and Laborers' bank, Jersey
City, N. j.. has been sentenced TO eighteen
months in state prison; when judgment was
affirmed. He surrendered 10 the sheriff
and was takeu 70 prison.
E. E. Wilma7th, a young man who has
been operating q marriage Insurance COM
pany and ostensible counterfeit money.
agency and other fraudulent enterprises 1T
Massellon, Ohio, was arrested by the posi-
office authorities.
For criticising The Tower city {Pa.l scAool
board. J. r. Nelson, editor of the Eche, was
4aorsewhipped by Mrs. McElwaine wife of
one of the directors.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
A Powerful Mean Trick

A man who probably hailed from
Buffalo played a powerful mean trick on
Detroit bridal couple at Niagara Falls
the other evening. They went 10 ho-
tel and registered, had supper, and then
started ont for night view of the Nigh
ty Roarer They had not gone far when
man called to them and said, "Have
you just been married?' we have." an
answered the groom. "Going to stay
here day or two?" "Yes." Having
registered at my hotel, you probably in
tend to remain there?" "Yes sir"
We'll, | want to say word to you. /
don't want any ducky -deary nonsense
around my house. | want no popsy-
wopsy business on the verandas |
want no squeezing hands on the bal
comics, or feeding each other at the Ia
bic" The groom left his arm fail fro M
his brides waist III Il slow and painful
manner, and the stranger continued.
,.lhe "roa first time wp,n call her beaches aud
cream, or she calls you her darling, out
you CO." 'I.yes, sir" She is nc
sTeeter than ten thousand other girls,
and you nre 10 more pf Il darling than
am, and ! won't stand love-sick nom
sense" Ee wttiKed away w.tn iui,., vs.l.
people at the Falls who knew the bri-
dal couple were amazed to hear them
address each other as Mr.. and Mrs,
and to see what preeauti ons they took
to prevent touching hands or betlaylne
any symptohs of love. They put in two
wretched days, and it was only as they
were upon leaving that they discovered
how q base villain had duDed them.
Detroit Free Press.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
Concerning the Beauty for Whom
Senator Fair Shattered ALI His
Household Gods.

From the Peru Und) Republican.
Reference has been made lately to the
unhappy domestic relations of Senator
Fair, of Nevada, which eliminated in q
decree of divorce and alimony for his
wife. The girl in the case, who seems
to have completely cap,ivated the old
man with his $40, 100000 is "Anuie Car
penter" plump and handsome blonde,
about q years Of age, with crushed
strawberry hair. Annie has history,
and so has her mother and her amt.
Sire is the daughter Off. II. Smith, who
was the editor and proprietor o the Pc
ru Free Press about thirty years ago. In
1876 ME-. Smith left her husband in Pc
ru and accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. John
/. Stevens to Caiitornia--or at least was
passenger on the same ship with them.
Mrs. Smith went to the home of her ais-
ter, Mrs. Schultz, also a Peruvian. who
was then living with her husband and
keeping hotel at Goung's Hill, mining
town not far from san Francisco. Verv
soon after her arrival there her dnuch-
ter was born and christened "Annie."
Mrs. Smith obtained divorce from the
husband she abandoned in Peru
and married q miner named Car
penter, whose name her child by
the former marriage was permitted to
assume. she left Carpenter, oblalned a
divorce from him, and for while had
employment in Washington. After re-
turning west she was remarked TO Car
penter. The little daughter Anna went
to live with her aunt, Mrs. Shultz, who
was very fond Of her. Mrs. Shultz be-
came member Of Colonel Bakers fam
lily IN San Francisco, and, taking advan.
tage of her husbands absence in min
ing town, procured divorce and ac.
companied Colonel Baker 10 Washing.
ton Soon afterWard Colonel Tom Fitch
sllver-tongued orator Of the Pactc slope.
became enamored of Mrs: Shultz and
married her after having procured di-
vorce from his wife.
Like her mother and her aunt, Anna
Carpenter has her charms. Some time
ago San Francisco doctor or dentist
fell desperately in love with her, al
though he was at the time the husband
OF one wife. Through the influence of
Colonel Fitch he procured a divorce and
married his new love at Virginia CITY
Afterward the wronged wife had tho
proceedings of court granting him di-
vorce set aside and this annulleG ais
marriage with Anna Carpenter. She
has since made conquest of larger game.
Her --oiiations with Senator Fair
were the grounds for the
divorce recently obtained by Mrs Fair
The ten-millionaire is now free to marry
his bonnie Annie, who is said to be
pretty as well as vivacious.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
THE MOORISH RULE IN SPAIN.
The Masnificence and Luxury of AncIer
Cortlova.

he tHtl Luxury O1 Ancient
Cortlova.
From Draper's Intellectual Development
On the north Of Africa settled the lurid
form of the Arnbian crescent, one horn
.eaching to the Bosphorus and one point
ing beyond the Pyrenees. Scarcely had
the Arabs become firmly settled in Spain
before they commenced o brilliant career
Cordoya, under their administration, at
its highest point of prosperity, boasted of
moro than two hundred thousand houses,
aud more than million of inhabitants.
After sunset, man might walk lhroueh it
III straight line Tor ten miles by the light
of the public lamps. Seven hundred years
after this time there was not SO much as
one public lamp in London. It's streets
We're solidly paved. In Paris, centuries
subsequently, who ever stepped lover his
threshold on rainy day stepped ur to the
ankles in mud. The Spanish Moham-
medans had brought with them all the lux
uries and prodjgalitles of Asia. Their resi-
dence stood forth against the clear blue sky.
or were embosomed in woods. They had
polished marble balconies; overhanging
orange gardens; courts with cascades OF
water; shady retreats provocative
Of slunber in the heat Of the day; retiring
rooms, yaulted with stained glass. speck!ed
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13

The difficulties attending all efforts
for an economical administration of
governmental affairs are made palpahle
by the intense opposition disclosed to
the consolidation of revenue districts.
Though acting in strict accordance with
the law of congress, which rendered it
necessary to discharge few surplus Of
fcials, the president, and Secretary
Folger have been criticised without the
slightest reason, and pestered day and
night by kilograms and personalsolicita-
tions from politicians to violate or evade
the law for the purpose Of saving few
useless officials from being relegated to
private life. But happily the admins
tration is firm and the reduction viii
take place.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
with gold, over which streams of water were

with gold, over which streams of water were
madeto gush. The floors and walls were of
exquisite mosaic. Here fountain Of
quicksilver shot up III gfstening spray, the
glitter;ng particles falling with tranquil
sound like fairy bellss there, apartments
into which cool air was drawn from flower
gardens, in summer by means of ventilat-
ing towers, and in the winter through
earthen pipes, or caleducts, imbedded in the
the walls--the hypocaust, in the vaults
below, breathing forth volumes of warm
and perfumed air tnaough these hidden
passages. The walls were not covered with
wainscet, but adorned with arabesoues.
and paintings of agricultural scenes and
views OF paradise. From the ceilings,
corniced with frette1 gold, great chende-
lers hung, one of which, tits said, contain
ed one thousand and eighty. four lamps.
Clusters of frail marble columns surprised
the beeolder with the vast weight they bore.
In The boudoirs of the sultanas they were
sometimes of rerc antique, aad incrusted
with lapis laztlli. The furniture was of
sandal and citron wood, inlaid with
mother -of-pearl, ivory, silver, or relieved
with gold and precious malachite. In or
derry confusion We're arranged vases of
rock crystal, Chinese porcelaias. and tables
of exquisite mosaic. The winter apartments
We're hung with rich tapestry: the floors we're
coVereo with emoro'rdered ferslau carpets.
Pillows and couches, of elegant forms,
We're scattered about the room, which were
perfumed with frankincense There
were whispering galleries for the amuse-
ment of the women; labyrinths and marble
plaY-courts for the children; for the master
himself, grand Libraries. The Khalif AHA
KEN was so large that the catalogue alone
filled forty volumes. He had also apart
ments for the transcribing, binding, and
ornamentlng of books. Across the
pyrenees. literary, philosophical, and mil
itary adventures, were perpetually passing;
and thus the luxury, the taste, and, above
ali, the chivalrous gallantry and elegant
courtesies of moorish society found their
way from Granada and Cordova to Provence
and Languedoc. The refined society of
Cordova prided itself on its politeness. A
gay contag.on also spread from the beauti-
tul Moorish miscreants to their sisters be-
yond the mountains. The south of France
was full of the wltcheries of female fascin-
ations. and of dancing to the lutte and man |
uohn: Even in Italy and Sicily the love
song became the favorite composition; and
out of these genial but not orthodox begin
nlnss the polite literature of modern
Europe arose. e.-Draper's "InteNectual De-
gelOpmeRt."
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
Turkish Wives

a Mussulman is allowed by the Koran
to have four wives, though MANY have
as many as they can keep in comfort.
The first wife is called the hanun, ana
takes precedence over the others all her
life. She has q right to the best rooms
and to fixed share her husbands in
come, which he must not reduce to min
lister to the caprice OF his younger
spouses. As these points hive generally
been settled through the iuans before
the wedding, panun's jolnture IS safe
as that of French woman who has ha
contract drawn up by notary. She
visits and entertains the hanuns of other
gentlemen, but keeps aloof from wives
Of the second and other degrees. These
are not equal in her sight. being gen.
orally ladies OF a lower social status. who
have not brought any dover to their
husband. Time was when pasha would
take four wives of equal degree, all be-
ing daughters of other pashns or Of the
Sultan. and all richly portonetl; but
manners have altered in this respect
at all events, in the European part of
Turkey. The Turkish wife is not slave.
The chief fault to find with her is that
she has to lofty a sense of her own dig
nifty. An advocate of female rights
would have some difficg!tv in pursuad-
ing her that her lot was pitiable; she
has never envied the emancipation
Of Christian women. whose
free ways shock her, while she has
noticed that thev got much less respect
from the men of their faith than that
which is invariably vouchasfcd to
serself. She walls her face with no more
regret than Wcste lady unveils her
shoulders. Turkish women are not shut
up. They go out when they please. If
q husband meets his wife in the street
he makes no sign of recognition. If he
percelves her haltiug before a draper's
stall and gazing at silks dearer than he
can afford, he must possess his soul in
resignation, muttcring Mash Allah
This respect for women prevails also in
the home circle, and it comes naturally
to the Mussu!man, ho has been taught
from his boyhood to behave courteously
TO- the softer sex. Turkish girls are un-
aitectedly modest. L nose OF the lower
class who are engaged rs servants in the
houses OF Frank residents are much
preferred to Greeks or Armenians for
their excellent behavior, cleanliness and
regard for truth. Looking upon mar
rage as their natural destiny, they are
careful of their regulations, ana when
married make tirst-rate housewives. No
doubt tourist who compared
turkey of to-day with
that twenty-five wears ago
would find some departures from tie
strict Womanly reserve which used to be
tle universal neutrality-suspicious.
Brooklyn Eagle
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When the war was Over.

A very interesting bit of personal and
general history, especially to the resi-
dents of New Mexico and the Rio
Grande valley, is the fact that Col.
David Branson, now resident of that
place. is the man who fought the last
| battle and gave the last order to cease
| firing. at the close Of the war of the re-
beIlion, and did it at the mouth of New
Mexico's great river, the Rio Grande.
! The battle was fought on May II and 13,
I 1865. Col. Branson was sent out from
the general camp on Bcazos Island with
a mixed command of about three hun
| dred men from the I'd Texas cavalry, dis
mounted, 1st Missouri, colorel, and the
34th Indiana to capture herd Of cattle
for the use of the troops. While out he
| was attacked by force of about six
| hundred Texas cavalry with artillery,
| under Gen. Slaughter and Gen. Ford
During the fight wur-ship arrived off
the harbor with the news of the surren.
der Of Kirby Smith, the last of the con-
federate forces in the field, and conse-
Quently the end of the war. Gen. Bar
rett, the commander of the garrison, or
dcred Col. Branson to cease lighting and
return, which being impossible on ac-
count of the pressure of Il superior force
and the well-known enmity on their
part toward the colored troops and
southern white union troops, the en-
gagement was continued, though
the unionists retired, fight
ing, toward the island. Gen.
Barrett came to the rescue on the 18th
with small reinforcement, and the fight
back to the island occupied all that day.
Near sunset as Gen. Barrett was cross
ing the ferry with the main body, the
attack was renewed upon the rear guard,
in command of Capt. Coffin. Col. Bran
son had just gone back to the guard, and
the enemy was repulsed; the last battle
OF The war was over.
Then it was ;hatCol. Branson, who had
been Informed of the good tidings
brought by the wal-ship in the otling,
and fully comprehended its importance
and the historical significance of that
days work with himself as modest
though conspicuous figure in the closing
scene of the great tragedy, gave tho or
de- to cease firing" with probably
deeper feeling than lie ever before gave
military order, and gyeatfuly sheathed
the sword that had for five years been
the symbol of command through the
oioouASSt Wal VI VIC ages, lever again,
he hopes, to draw it in deadly conflict
with his felow-man. Turning to Capt.
Coffin, he sententiously and with an ar
imation he can never feel again. re-
marked, "That winds up the war"
when the captain replied with equal
emphasis, "Ies; and thank Gcd we
are alive" The impressive scene closed
Just as the sun was sinking behind the
sand hills on the western bank Of the
Rio Grande and the Gulf of Mexico, and
was witnessed by interested crowds of
men perched in the rigging of eighty
men-ot- warand other shipping anchored
IN the oiling and flying the flags of near
journal.
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"A Newspaper in Distress.

CoAes county lGR Gazette.
Help wanted here! Things are going
wrong again Our crop is cut short by
the late spring; the rats have eaten ouz
rollers; our supply of blank paoer is ey.
hausted; our mill grindeth not; the eras
takcth the watermelon patch; our cort..
shelters don't sell worth a cent: our eat
Tie are lying out; fish WON'T Bite; the
mail rontes tc Mud Creek and Douclass
are no more; James Mcdonald wants
our engine to run his fly fan; d barrel Of
paregoilc would not cure our chickens
OF the cholera the hogs got into the crib
and ate about all the corn we had; tho
dog scratcheth under oar gate; our necl-
got SO sore this week that we had t.
nave about painful of crinks, cranks
and creaks rubbed ont of itf, tie cats
iiighteth at night and wakcth tile chill
dren; our pocket change has gone down
SO low that we actually refused to buy a
Bible. Yet we refuse to ask our sub
scrlbers for a cent, even if the "de VII"
mas struck for higher wages. We only
mention these things to show what u
newspaper man can take.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
The Boss Town.

From the Detroit Free Press.
When she said she was from Boston, a
delegate to the woman's convention at
Buffalo was asked by hotel CLERK. Boston,
whereof She had heard of the sublime im-
pudencs of the hotel clerk, but never
dreamed of anything equal to this. "Bos-
ton, where?" she echoed. why, Boston,
Massachusetts, of course. / didn't know
there was but one Bcston!" aYou are mis-
taken, madam, was the bland reply. We
have fourishing town called Boston in
Erie county and something in your appear
once and manner led me to suppose that
you were from there" There seems to be
no end TO the growing audacity of the hotel
clerk. One Of these days you'll find him
taking down map and asking Chicago
drummer TO point OFT the place he halls from,
pretending that he never heard OF 1t, and
thought that the guest was making fool OF
him.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-13
NIsconsinor Murdered For His
Money

William Thurlow, an Englishman living
five miles from Barahoo was found dead on
the End. inst. He visited a neighbor the pre-
Vious night, and it supposed Oh his return
he was murdered within few rods of his
home. He was bachelor about seventy
years old, the owner of a good farm, usual
ly had considerable money in his house and
dwelt alone. Three shots were heard Sun
day evening about clock in the direc-
ton where the body was found. When
found, the hogs had mutilated the face be-
yond recognition. The house was found
ransacked, everything going to show that
the Innocent old man had been murdered
for Lis money.