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aud we took her down stairs and laid
her out in my room. Next day no one
came to see about the body, and when
| went to DR.. Lathrop he said he forget
all about it, but could get some in.
mates to help mo dispose of it,
Speaking of the treatment OF infants,
Dudley said:
AT night they were in charge OF an
inmate. One night | said to her she
didn't seem to have 80 much trouble
with the babies, as thoy seemed to be
quiet all night. She said she had found
out way to keep them quiet. She took
down a bottle and said that when they
got troublesome she gave them three
or four drops of it and they were quiet
all night. | asked her what it was, and
she said she didn't know. II was some.
thing the day nurse used. | smeled
it and found it to be morphine. She
said she was put there for punishment,
and was determined to make her work
as easy as she could. | asked if she
knew the power OF the stuff. She said
she knew nothing, and didn't care.
told her it was liable to kill some of
them. Out of the seventy three babies
that were born there and that were
brought in during the first year we
were there, only one was alive at the
end of the year-a very peculiar. ar.child."
The Governor al should think he
was"
Witness after they died, used to
see man, Tim, with a small box un.
der his arm going from the house to the
dead house. think that was what
they carried the dead babies in. They
never had any service over the dead
during my term there. A man, whose
expenses were paid by a benevolent
lady OF Boston and came there as a sort
Of missionary, said to me one day:
This is a very healthy place. have
been here about three weeks, and you
haven't had any deaths here :" said:
Yes we have for had known OF more
than a dozen. He said That Is strange.
am an official to take charge of fun
aral services" said You don't seem
to be in the right places. If you are
really IN earnest, and wish to ofiiciate
At funeral place yourself between the
house and gate almost any night, and
gou will have an opportunity-that is,
provided they will wait for you" The
testimony was not stricken out on cross
The hearing will be con.
.inued
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A King Bathing His Peasants Feet.
An AHnuai Ceremony IN Ab2tria-hng and
Queen HumJied before Mc Poor.

The Hofburg, the chief palace Of the
Austrian sovereigns, has been the scene
OF an ecclesastical ceremony or act Of
devotion which is curious relic Of
MEDIEVAL customs. In accordance with
usage observed from time immemorial
on Maunday.Thursday the ceremony Of
washing the feet of the poor" was this
morning performed as usual by their
Majesties at the imperial residence. In
the Middle Ages the custom prevailed
at many other Catholic Courts, but in
the present day to find parallel would
be impossible, except at the,Vatican
and the palace Of the King of Spain.
The proceedings opened at Q o'clock,
when twelve old men, Of whom the old.
est is in his ninetythird year and the
youngest in his eighty.seyenth, and
twelve old women, the oldest ninety.
six and the youngest ninety, dressed,
as usual, in the old German costume,
presented to them by the Emperor and
Empress, entered the court chapel, in
order to receive the sacrament, and
were then brought into the Hall ofCer.
emonies at the Hofburg. On each side
of the hall was table with twelve GOV.
ers, the one table for the old men and
the other for the old women. They
are all citizens Of Vienna, and many Of
them showed by their behavior that
they had taken part in the ceremony
more than once. With the appearance
OF tho clergyman at II a. m, the cere.
mony began. The Emperor, who was
followed by all the Archdukcs present
in Vienna, served the old men, and the
Empress, followed by all the Arch.
duchesses and court ladies, served the
old women at their respective tables.
The Corps Diplomatiquc was. As usu.
al, in attendance, but this year, for rea
sons generally known, the British,
French and Turkish Ambassadors did
not appear. All the Ministers were
present as we'll A. Court dignithries aud
Privy Councillors, the Chamberlains,
the Grand Masters and the highest rep
resentives Of the army. The tables be.
ing removed, the Emperor and Empress
knelt down in front Of each Of the old
people, took oil shoe and stocking
from each. washed the foot with towels
from golden ever, held by
a chamberlain. After the feet OF the
old people had been wiped, the Arch
dukes and ArchduchesBes replaced the
shoe and stocking, and their Maies,ies
concluded the ceremony by hanging
round the neck Of each Of the old peo.
pie a purse with thirty silver dorins
The old folks were then sent home in
cabs, each with well.filled box Of pro.
visions and wine.-Lorfaa Stamford
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the principles of liberty admitted in
every way-save where the colored race
were concerned. .-BoStoH Traveller.
A Hermits Queer Home.
How tie Lone D,0cilcr in Rucker Valley
Dshcs all hpcache h.trudcyS.

Professor Lennon and his wife re.
Gently returned from a botanizng trip
in the wilds of Arizona. The professor
bore letters of introduction to n curious
old hermit, the only occupant of Ruck'
er Valley, calling himself Doctor Mons
roe. That was their objective point
As they approached his cabin the noise
of their feet stirred his hens to cack
ling, then the upper part of his door
opened and the old hermit appeared
Il little old man with hooked nose like
An eagles, dilapidated straw hat
over his right ear, long, fine hair,
streaked with gray, and piercing black
eyes. His clothing was half military
half irontiersman. He read the letter
and then opened the lower part of the
door and invited his guests in. The
hermit entertained his guests with sto.
which consisted of a certain tunnel so
ingeniously constructed that it is wor.
thy of description. At the back OF the
cabin some sacks are carelessly hung,
which, when drawn aside, disclosed
what appeared 10 be a cellar, but what
was really the opening of a tunnel 100
feet long, with double elbow in the
mi idle and cabin at each end. The
tunnel was just high enough for him.
self, and he was a short man, only about
five and a half feet high. The bottom
and roof were rough with cobblestones.
The middle was enlarged to allow for
strong defense. II was very dark, and
unless one was acquainted with il, there
was no use in following the hermit. For
defense, in case he was overpowered,
he had an arrangement OF fuse, care.
fully covered over with rock and cob.
bles, which, when fired, would blow up
erything. This Doctor Monroe was
a very intelligent man. and had eyi.
IDENTITY moved in high circles. He had
had some twenty-five different occupa
tions in his life, from playing the clari.
onot in n circus to teaching school in
Virginia and practicing medicine.
Hanging over the fireplace were not
less than twelve hats in different stages
Of dilapidation, and he Was never seen
without one OF these on. lie never put
it on square, but always on one side.
lie kept cAts and chickens, and when
asked why he did not keep a dog he
said that several years ago he had 4
partner on a mining scheme, and they
had dog which was cousiderde very
one day the partner had re,
turned TO the cabin to get dinner and
when Doctor Monroe reached it an
hour later he found his friend dead
The dog had not given the alarm at the
of the indians. but had skulk
ed of and hid. After that he never
had any faith in dogs.-.S17 Fr1rr1ro
E'val Pres.
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Mr. Blaine's son-in-Law.
captain Coppinger's . Introduction 10 a .SoLi,sr
At camp Icrde.

When Coppinger wss stationed at
Camp Verde, Arizona, AZ captain of one
Of the companies Of the Twcnty.third
infantry, in 1872, the writer happened
TO be the witness Of an incident that
illustrates the character and disposition
OF the man. A band of recruits arrived
one day, filled with fear and terror OF the
officer under whom they were to serve
for the ensuing five years. Report and
rumor had pictured Coppingcr to them
as being pirate captain and a rcrsecu.
tor Of the rank and file. Coppinger. at.
tired in suit Of clothes that might
have distinguished teamster, was IN
the sutlter's store when one Of the re.
cruits entered. 81 would like to see
this Captain Coppinger," said the re
cruIt. 81 understand he's hard man"
Every one present expected Coppinger
70 annihilAte the new conner, but he did
not. On the contrary, he engaged him
IN pleasant conversation. in which
Captain Gopplnger was abused in a
manner that caused the listeners to fear
that the private would be punished for
his temerIty. Finally, when the vocab.
uiAry, was exhausted, Coppingcr intro
duced himself to the astounded soldier
al hope YOU will think beitcr of ,Ebs,
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The Fourth Of March
H9V The Day AaIinri IL Prr.td>r-s IN
Our Country.

In very early times, when March 3
was supposed to be the last day TO
which Congress could extend itself in
the odd year with propriety, it would oc.
casionally be found hard at work as the
third passed into the fourth. A the
fourth Of March is the day for the in.
suguration Of the executive department
OF the Government Of the United States,
that date has become the first in this
nation. 1t was fixed upon in l7ss by
action Of the Continental Congress,
which, on the 18th day Of September
adopted the following resolve, preceded
by preamble which set forth in order
the reasons for the action OF that Con.
gress at that time THAT the first We'd.
nesday in January next be the day for
appointing electors in the several States
which before the said day shall have
ratified the said constitution that the
first Wednesday in February next be
the day FOR the electors to assemble in
their respective States and vote for
a President, and that the first Wednes.
day in March next be the time. and the
present seat Of Congress New York
the place for commencing the proceed.
ings under the said Constitution." The
first Wednesday in March, 1889, fell on
the 4th Of March, and hence the prece
dence Of that day in our history under
the Constitution. 1t was not till the
Both of April, 1889, however, that Wash.
ington became President, owing to va
rious circumstances but in 1898, when
he entered upon his second Presiden.
| tial term, he was inAugurAted on the 4th
Of March. Were 1883 an Inauguration
year the ceremonies would be postpon.
ed to the 5th of March. as the 4th Of
March will be Sunday, the first month
of the year. Next year will be the
leap year, and the 4th of March will be
on Tuesday and the next President
will begin the twenty fifth Presidential
term on Wednesday, March 4, 1885.
Our century of Presidents will be com
pleted on the 4th OF March, 1889, and
the President to complete it will be
chosen in 1889, il we insist that the
work must be done by newly chosen
President. Properly, we should say,
the rnan who shall 20 out in 1889 will
be the completing chief magistrate OF
this Nation, as will regard the first cen
tury Of the Nations constitutional life.
II will be soon enough TO discuss the
matter almost six years hence. Posi-.
bly, the Goth of April, 1889, the hun.
dredth anniversary Of Washington's e
first Inauguration As President Of the
United States, would be selected as the
most fitting day on which TO have a
National celebration Of the beginning
of our career as a people with fixed
government Of limited powers and with
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DILES ! PILES, PILES !
Il SURE CURE FOUND AT LAST No
ONE NEED NLILLR

sure Cure iuf Blind, Bleeding. Thin. aud Ul,.
rated Piles Las been discovered - Dr. William fsf,
lGi!An remedy called bf. william iHlIaa D.UtiA.Ii
A single box has cured the wont chronic ea4es o. u.
OF ~ y"Aft ttAIiiLR Mo- need FuT.f hss uibutrs
aiiFT applying this Wuuasrful s.H'L.ny u-z.lrint.
l"hpns lttuufE'His sHf sIsffUar.rt rs fHufs harm
than god. hiIilau.s p4Htms4' aHl.fE.s tHs t4Htr.
AiAls Tie ini"n'r itching. ari.ru.arF - utgAf amer
getting warm lu b'G a,ts l.uIrs .,rss instant
Anl lalhioss f'IF. ard b. gf'Iafng ufEr faf Filst
lNiahg ~ The prrht' Iafit and tr nothing sls4
Head = hat the Hon. i. u tarlrNrffg ~ CIsr.lErt
shys Ahuat bf William Indian 80. Ointment haze
us"2 sapfss - flIr tuf'f end 10 ~ f4s Hl. pleasure
I" fa} thAi ha'' H"tsr faHu! ar,it.ng shlrL gave
such imiheliai" aud permanent FsrfEs Dr. william
iudlEh olgtmsli
for sale by all drusgft NJ pa,ies 90 receipt o.
price, q 90.
HENRY d Co., Propt.
u4Ir q Es.sr 81 N,. ~
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Home, Sweet Home Heard from New
York 20 Chicago

INV YoRs, March 29.-Ano'her ex
pertinent OF talking from New York TO
Chicago 10y telephone was made at noon
to day from the rooms OF the Postal
Telegraph company, No. 80 Broadway
The instrument at the western end Of
the wire was located in the stock yards
about four miles out Of Chicago. 1t Is
the intention Of the company to con
meet from there to the city by means of
an underground cable. The distance is
a triae over ,2iO miles. 4 telegraphic
was afi Red 10 a stand along
side the telephone at the Broadway
station. Several persons talked through
the telephone, and one played Home,
Sweet Home" through it on a mouth
organ. While the reporter was present
no answer could be caught from Chica'
go, but a teleRraphic dispatch which
the operator read said that the New
York voices and the tune could be
heard there distinctly. The operator
said that yesterday be oonversed for an
hour with friend in Chicago over the
wire, aud neither had any difficulty in
hearing the other. The wire which IL
used to transmit the sounds is made of
copper.
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Mem Advertisements.
IDENNSYLVANIA
STATE COLLEGE,
Spring term begin, April 6 1888.

THE Institution h IOcai 10 II TIE H.sst lean.
tfsl, lsalthful sJotA ~ the entire Allegheny region
is open T. students u 10th srrss and 9rsfs ne nj.
lowing Courses ~tpty;
AFull Classical ,yufsg Il Pour yam
p Fuli scieDtihe coDfss oi Pour Yaars
o. The following -FEcIAL CDrEsEs. sftxa wear,
each following ths lfst t~o y.afs II the Frisptif
ie Course: M AGRicuLTtRE. fDy NATuEaL
HIET0RY. Coj CHEmlsTEY AND BFHYslCs.,d,.
CIVIL ESGIN EEEiSg.
] A short EPECiAL COuEsE 30 Agriculture.
= short SPECIAL COURSE 10 ChenIufv.
.. 4 Classical and Scientific PfepsfAtofy C.ufse.
Military dfill j. rrIaIfsA. J7I,us.s fr frarH and
iBEideutals Esfl lUs. IHHf.r ff,, 4.. ..... ,....
dst charge yf d rantT'i.al Isas Ia.....a.
f0T Catalogue, ai ytAsf luoti.siYat. address
GEp. ". ATHEETOS. rErlIIa7.
tfATE CgILIsI, DisyEf o.. a.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
THE STAR ROUTES.

Rerdell Completes His Testimony.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-In the star route
trial today Rerdell continued his identifica-
tion of the handwriting and signatures of pa
pers connected with the Kearney- Kent route.
He testified that Miner signed the names of
the other defendants.
Henkle, Miners counsel, objected to the
method of exa nination and argued in support
of his objections. He gave notice that he in
tended to move to exclude all of Reriells tes-
tlmony touching his client.
One point made was that Rerdell was an
incompetent witness because he had already
pleaded mot guilty" and could not testify
against his associates after the beginning of
the trial.
The urt believed it was question to be
settled by authorities rather than by argument.
Henkle cited a number of authorities in
reply.
Bliss contended that they were insufficient
and had been superseded by later authorities
and by decisions.
Henkle continued his argument, with an oc-
casional interruption by the court.
The court finally overrued the motion to ex-
clude the testimony, saying it could not be
entertained for moment. 1t was not likely
that it would go to extremity of saying what
| evidence should be given and what should be
excluded, or of deciding whether evidence was
needed or not.
Henkle noted exceptions.
The examination papers were then resumed.
When the court reassembled after recess, the
witness proceeded. His testimony concerned
Miner and S. W. Dorsey more than the other
| defendants, as it showed they signed the
names of Peck and j. w. Dorsey to many
| papers.
About o'clock the witness was excused and
Thomas I. Eckert, general manager of the
| Western Union Telegraph Company was
called. He did not respond, and Mr.. Bliss
! explained he would probably be here in the
| morning. Court soon after adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21

law Ganld,s Yacht

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 20-The floating pal
ace which William Cramp & Sons are build
ing for Jay Gould is rapidly approaching COM
pletion. The framework and deck, entirely
composed of iron, are almost finished. Over
the iron flush deck wooden flooring will be
laid. The frame is 225 feet long, and 2O5 feet
at the water line, with a 26-foot beam. The
yacht will draw shout 10 feet of water. The
the boat, and the crews quarters will be aft
The cabins and staterooms will be ventilated
by an improved steam fan, worked from the
engine room. The cabin and nine staterooms
will be furnished in magnificent style before
the yacht leaves Cramps yards. The floors of
the staterooms are to be finished in hard and
fancy woods, with porcelain bath tubs under
them containing fresh and salt water, which
may be made hot If the occupants desire.
Floors are to be movable, and SO arranged that
bath may be INDUCED in without the neces-
sity of the occupant leaving the room. The
upper woodwork of the staterooms will consist
of satin wood, French walnut and mahogany,
inlaid with various designs specially made for
| the purpose.
| The furniture of each room will be distinct.
| One in scarlet and yellow, another in blue and
| gold, third in ebony, and SO on. The uphol-
| stering of the apartments will be in tapestry.
with embroidered needle work in various coll
| oas, SO designed as to be in harmony with the
| general character of each room. There will be
| additional accommodations for 80 officers and
men and room to carry coal sufficient for a
trip of IS days duration. 1t is estimated that
| the yacht will cost not less than $150000.
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
THE WESTERN FLOODS.
A Chance for the Charitable.

The condition OF the people along the Ohio
river, notably residents of Cincinnati and New
Albany, consequent upon the recent unpre-
cedented overflow has been set forth in our
telegraphic columns. The following letter,
however, from a resident Of Cincinnati to a
relative in this city may serve to impress more
fully upon our people the sad condition OF
things in that city,
CINCINNATI, February 49, 1888.
If you were only to see the utter destitution
of over thirty thousand people now dependent
upon the city, and the more fortunate citi-
zens for food, clothing and place to sleep,
with the Internal river still creeping up, all
railroad communication shut off, water three
feet deep on Pearl street between Main and
Walnut, business entirely suspended ana the
wholesale houses of the city almost without
exception flooded, Cumminsville entirely un-
der water and everyone utterly de-
spondent and discouraged, you could
then realize our state. The city has never
had such a calamity before and it will take a
long time for us to recover from 1t. have
lust come from the Central Relief Station
where have been doing some work, and
there is a constant stream of poor people,
coming for food, clothes, blankets, etc. We
can say that no one has applied for food in
vain and no one need be hungry, but what it
will be two weeks from now, it is impossible
to tell
Our school houses are used as lodging houses
for those who have no homes and last night
were crowded. The top stories of the houses
along Second street and the streets near the
river are still full of people driven upstairs
by the flood and who refuse to leave, relief
boats with provisions are constantly passing
through the streets supplying these with neces-
saries. We have no gas, all CUR coal yards
are under water, only three or four more days
supply of water, all the pumping engines be-
ing way under. 1t does seem as II nothing
more could add to our miseries, but If this
should keep GU week longer; long {oOT We wSaId be
and Coyineton, Dayton, Belleview and Lud-
low are in bad state, Law LaSwETenceeurg' reno Ind.
of water. in such a pitiful strait are they
there, that we here, needy as we are, have
| sent them money and provisions. We had
last week sent some $685. 600 to the flood suffer-
ers in Germany and wish we had it back, but
are determined at least for the present, not to
call for outside aid, and feel that we can pad
die along for some time yet.
Portland should not be behind her
sister cities in contributing to the relief Of the
The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
RAILWAY NOTES.
Vanderbilt and the Grand Trunk.

The New York Tribune states that the
friendly relations established between Mr..
Vanderbilt and the Canadian Pacific systems
have called attention to the extension projects
of the Canadian Pacific people as means by
which Mr.. Vanderbilt can defend his home in
terests against the Grand Trunk in the future.
The traffic arrangements between the New
York Central and the Canadian Pacific now
furnish the former road with a line by which
it can make rates into Grand Trunk territory.
An understanding has also been reached in re-
gard to the admission of the Canadian Pacific
into all the Western fast freight lines of the
Vanderbilt system, whenever the formers di-
rect connection from Ottawa to the Canada
Southern road is secured. This will be done
when the Ontario & Quebec Railroad, now
building from Toronto TO Perth, on the Cana
dian Pacific's Brookville line, is finished.
Three thousand men are at work along this
line, and it will be completed next autumn.
This road, which, with the Credit Valley road,
will furnish a direct line from Ottawa to St.
Thomas, on the Canada Southern, is the key
to the whole position. 1t will revulutionize
the railroad system of Canada, for when it is
completed the Canadian Pacific will be paral-
lei to the Grand Trunk from Montreal practi-
cally TO the Detroit river. The Ontario q
Quebec is an Independent company, but it and
the CIedit Valley Company are controlled in
the interest of the Canadian Pacific. Mr..
Vanderbilt has been credited with having
taken financial interest in the Canadian Pa
cific. Reticence is observed on both sides re-
garding this matter, but 1t is admitted that the
alliance between the Canadian Pacific and the
Vanderbilt systems has been strengthened by
personal Investments 10 the former made by
some of Mr. Vanderbilt's official associates
One of the projects of the friends of the Ca
madam Pacific is the building of a bridge at
Montreal across the st. Lawrence river above
Lachine Rapids, and the construction of thirty
two miles of road southwark TO Moser's juno
tion on the Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain
road. This would furnish the Canadian road
with connections into New England and with
the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company's
railroad system. The Atlantic & Northwes-
tern Company has been organized to build this
link. Some work has been done on it, and it
Is said that work is going on on the approaches
to the proposed bridge.
Notes.
IL is stated that General Manager Tucker, of
the Eastern Railroad will seen run trains at a
faster speed than has been made on the road
for years.
A railroad is being built across the San Joa-
quin Plain, in Fresno county, Cal +, for the ac-
commodation of the increasing Yosemite
travel. 1t unites with the Central Pacific at
MADEIRA, from which point stage line now
extends. Twenty-Five miles will be completed
by May LIST, and this will materially shorten
the stage ride.