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AH,ntto S,nn,, or.

PARIS, December 25.-The Temps pro-
tests agsinst the runors Of England's
mediation between France and China, and
adds: France always pays great attention
to England's counsels, but she must see
her claims TO Touquin recognized. It is
not for England to offer mediation II China
does not ask il.
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ouH Democratic friends who happen 10
be wool-growels ought to be happy over
the construction OF the Ways and Means
Committee, but it is feared they are not.
II such men es Morrison, Hurd and
Hewitt can have their way there will be
free wool in this country within year.
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MADRID, December 25.-It is asserted
here that the Chinese troops took no part
in the defense Of sontay, and the French
Losses at the battle there have been much
greater than officially stated. Preparations
for the defence Of the Red river delta by
the Chinese continue on large scale.
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Cared Awny ON a Barge.

clscISNArl, December 25.-Uriah Shin
kle, a awell.known coal merchant Of Gov.
ingtsn, KY, while attending to securing
his coal barges yesterday at noon, was car.
ried out en- one Of them, which broke Its
hawser. With the barge he quickly dipap-
peared down the river, and 1t Is feared Mr..
Shinkle "a lest. "
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SINCE Mr.. Wane,son explains that when
he slammed into everybody who didn't
as.ee with him oD the tariff question "the
blood was up, and that he "is not nearly
so hot now" Congress ought to pass law
requiring Mr.. Watterson to say when his
blood is up, and when he has put 1t on ice.
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Dieti Of Lochiav.

Special DtpGieh 70 l'eIRttatoszest, I
srEuBESvIELE O., December 25.-willie
shaeier, q boy about nine years old, son Of
Henry shaefer, music dealer, died to-day
Of lockjsw, the result Of injury received
several ,dayl ego from being struck in the
right eye with a stone thrown by a boy
named Pitner. ". ...
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,TnRRE seems to be some doubt whether,
in giving expression to the duality of the
speakership, the presiding officer. should
be spoken Of as Speaker Morrison. Carlisle
or Speaker Carlisle Morrison. There are
some reasons why the Morrison end should
be put frSt.
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IAsuRD N4KRD-l75 STROKES.

One more specimen will do: Cad. Bush
barred his back to the jury and showed a
lot Of wounds. How he got themhe de.
scribes as follows:
"They Cthe Ku.kluxers) came to my
house, and they hallooed when they first
came; l reckon they did, but didn't
hear them when they FIRST came. The first
knew Of It they woke me up by shouting,
cursing and swearing around the house,
and when woke and fsked them what
they wanted, they said they wanted to
search the house-that was everything In
Gods world that they wanted. They
wantedto search"
They all came and got in the house, and
siowed, Take him, take him, take him,
boysp They went up on the road with me
about thirty or forty yards, reckon, and
when they got up there they allows TO me
-.Pull of your Shirt Then directly an
other spoke and said, eG- d. you, II you
don't pull II of ] will cut 1t Off They
said, sDrop down your breeches.' ! stood
there a while, and they said, drop y
down. And they stripped me stark naked
Just as naked as ever was-justa as naked
as when came into the world, and they
hit me 175 lickg.n
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Mr.. CARLISLE evidently thinks bird in
the hand is worth two in the bush. He
would rather give the South twenty.nine
Of the fifty.four chairmsnships than to
''stand her of" with promises Of fat offices
when the Democrats elect President. =.
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DYNAMITE TACTICS.
ANOTHER INTERNAL MACHINE.
A General Smashing OF window, aud ssbsd, aur,.
The Dyuamll.rs Ese4ps-PrADes won't stand
any EDsli,h Sos..us. ia tSs rOrquIa
TrOable-Italy TO yl.lt Germany.

LONDON, December ga terrible ex.
plosion, supposed to have caused by an
infernal machine, occurred at Birkenhead
yesterday. Nobody killed. A lampligh.er
observed two men watching canister
burning opposite dwelling house. Ap.
preaching the canister he kicked it a few
yards, when it suddenly exploded, break
ing the windows OF all the houses in the
vicinity. The two men have disappeared.
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nillal in-nn nrnnLen ROW.

UNIoNrowN. Pa, December 2o.-DarinR
q drunken row among nungsriaus last
night anunknown mar tsiedte Ilab Mike
Sobicansk, but the latter being too quick
with his revolver, shot him dead. The
murderer was arrested. =
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A ANMeeplng thaIl8nire.

PIrTsnuRoH, Pa, December 25.-Pst
Curly cfiers to match his dog @iack Napo
leon" against any deg in America at thirty
ave pounds, give or take pound, for cnl
thousand dollars aside, the fight 10 takl
place six weeks after signing the articles
Mc0ulloch's Sport" Of Louisville, pre-
ferred,
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NEwBuRYPoRT, MASS December 95-
Arthur G. Currier was probably fatally
shet by Lena Wet in 0 bar,room. The
woman knocked 'Currler's hat OF; when he
pushed her away. She then shot him.
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PITrsRuRau, December 25.-A iicKees.
port dispatch says tits currently reported
that three Thousand employee Of the Ma.
tional Tuba Works will aceept the Ieduc-
ton Of l2it) % per NJ, which is an.
nounced to take place Januaryl.
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A wAsHlSaroS correspondent discovers
that the President has ordered q new frock
coat. And yet there are persons who re.
gard a Washington correspondents job as
a sinecure.
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A Raa Man u kiiivd By Oficers

New YoRx, December 25.-During a
galoop row Last night Thoma1 Fitzpatrick,
The leader Of a gang Of roughs, attacked
Policeman Smith with a knife, when Smith
shot him fatally. The gang had previously
been disarmed. Another officer bea. him
nnmarcifnlly. "te Hf 3tN -
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A MixprEE, in Lowell, MasA, hes bsen
obliged TO give up preaching on account al
trouble Ia bis throat, II this reverend eep-
tlemau bad taken Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup he
would still ssTe bean uteiul member ot his
ptnfeksion
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Iris announced by SO good authority as
the London Times that "there is no more
room. in Westminster Abbey for inter
ments." Alas there remains nothing for
great Euglishman TO die for.
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New YORE, December 25.-William
Krouse, a German carriage painter, was
found dead in his bed this morning. Tie
body was blackened with bruises. Albert
Bucbz and Mary Sullivan, who occupied a
room with Krouse, have been are sted. 1t
Ia thought they murdered krouse 10 obtain
some property he owned.
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vienna, December 95.-It ia stated that
France ia determined to enter into no ne.
gotiations for peace With China until
The French occupy Bach:Ninh.
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commenced shooting at him. One shot at
him, and Berry got out in the yard, and
one man stood back by the door and shot
at him. Those that we're close to him shot
ut him, and those that were not shot over
their heads. He got away, and one otthem
then said: "Lefs go, boys" and they. went
down the path, and they shot in the house
three or four times. Sanders fed on
through the woods, and fell down painting
and bleeding at ths feet Of bis old master
In slavery days, appealing for protection.
He was shot In three places.
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Mr.. BLAINE is suspected OF booming
himself for great "dark horse" act at
Chicago next June. Well, "dark horses"
have had good luck in national ccnven.
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rxchnuglpg Royal Uoar,esies.

VIENNA, December est is reported
that the German Grown Prince, while at
Rome, invited the King and Qaeen Of
Italy to yisit Berlin, and the invitation was
accepted. -.
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Fatal rn'Iroad aceIucnt In Fra zee.

Fatal en1road Accident In Era1ce.
PARIS, December 25-It is stated that
passenger train met with an accident on
the railroad between Avariconrt and Paris,
and many passengers wers killed and in.
inred. ~
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vIoient Dea,h u q Peacemaker

CLEVELAND, onIo, December 25.-Thos.
Rieley, plumber, twenty-:nee years of
age, was stabbedin thetemple by knite
in the hands Of Elias Smith last evening,
at six o'clock. Two men by the name Of
Kuntz and Smith were lighting, and Eieley
happening along tried to separate them,
when Smith drew lis knife with fatal
effect. The blade cus through the ekull
and pierced the brain. Rieley is uncon.
scious, and will die. Smith was immsdi-
atelv arrested.
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CLEVELAND, December 2d.-At lio'elock
this morning Henry Schroeder and hall
dozen friends went into George olare's
saloon, on the South Side, and demanded
drinks. Mrs. o9are, 2howas tending bar,
refused to sell TO them because they were
drunk. 0sare and his bfother-in.law, Ed.
ward Eyeripg, put them out, whereapon
the party bombaydea the saloon with
empty beer kegs, which were on the eide.
walk. Eyering then took shotgun and
fred through the window, fatally wound:
ing Schroeder, who died within fifteen
minutes. Ryering gave himself up.
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esS-oSE dollar pays for the WEEKLY In,
TELLtGEScRR from date Of subscription Ia
January ], 1885,
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In the land Of the cotton and the cane
the shotgun and revolver are in bloom.

The first time the Hon. Tom ochiltree
rises to a question of privilege the House
will think he is about to work of one oi
his luxurisnt tropical lies.
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a Man WIN nsEnlllipg Ezeu.

PnIlADELPnlA, December ga rather
remarkable Gaze Of abnormal vision was
sesn on Saturday in the optician shop oi
Charles Hunt, on sassom street. A gen:
tleman applied for o pail Of speelasle1 thst
Sonld enable him to see the world as other
people see.;t. His eyes, instead ot causing
ofiects TO appear of natural size, made
sytrylhing gigantic and wonderfully dis;
proportionaie. To him horse appeared
to be as BID as IN elephant, and q New.
ioundland dog bore tho appearance OF
buffalo. He ellyed constantly In the pres
ence Of giants and Of houses SO tall thai
their roofs seemed to touch the clouds, To
ali appearance his eyes appeal, normal
The strange aflitction appeared q lew
monthB ago, alter theaubiect had recovered
from a prolonged attack Of typhoid fever
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ARopsp qag WORLD.

s,sh. o,o ~ ,ha 1,oraar;r,
Isn't 1t signt-one OF tne EolueLiul
sights OF our day-t2 see uMns ~ s'st..s
every morning from new ofIeans, ssEgS.s' i:% u
Chicago and st Paut, 70 80 py @ lout al.Il, u .Sa
ent routes clear aef2ss W. sonnen s,a ~ a,e y.
golden gate OF toe sc'hs, ss .aa y, ~ .e eyd
lS45 there were ;aaias netns NaS Sa on % inc,seS;ne
ed by pioneer r'ns w NSs saan. ~ svS Waa,asE
stream Of traVsi anu Ia. uatI ~. - Iuestern
Europe inter@,ngss term gsss American hishwsys
ASA ;,;an 4yef ,eI oi australia sands meditating
~ an9 ths n docks st New York whether he can
awe @ ar more time and I;cney by steaming
S easr tbe Atlantic and making . slole com
oact;on Nset iay NE Suez canal route, or by
atsa ] ming across orr continent on one oi
the1a tTains 10 make close 1qpnection with
y dt stesmer q for Melbourne or Sydney from
San % Franeiseo. At best Il is q matter Of q
very small margin either ~ time or money,
for ever since George Francis Train went
round the world in 90 days It takes but 70
days BY either route from New York TO
Melbourne.
But how did get down here to New
Orleans to indulge In all this retrospectton
about eentireutal travel, seeing that my
Isst letter LETT me in Miami county, Kansas,
lS,' aus nv ,o return thlther IRON Sey Mexico
om onor = tSe GREAT Santa Fe line about which
* ySavs al Ssen sseaking in this letter. Well,
- nv asa ots cat oFa and cut offs In this world,
and ansis ssithonvh M did not reach Kansas oyer
anu ~. a ana r have told YOU shopt-having
sns sae,s oue uee,onnd the lower Arizona boy IN,
CONF tans oI IaS across tho upper Arizona string
sssaI as. Ala AZ en;oy The Advantage Of q cut Of
ye' ~ ,,v ioarr,ey from Kansss hers, "
- As FROM xsssAs ot1y TO MEMPHIS.
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THO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stoelth0ldeFi

Tho ChrontcIe.TeiCgFaph stoekh0ldeFs'
PlrrsBuRen, December 25,-An applies.
ton was received at the State department
today for q charter for the Pittsburgh
Chronicle! Telegraph company, capital
stoclx 5000 coo. The stockholders with the
rHmber oi shares subscribed by each are
Rslnh Bapiey, 1900 shares; Joseph 5. Sic,
beneek, es S0O shares; Robert Il. Camp, SOC
sharefI Charles Huntingdon, ROU shares
and Henry i. Bryan, 500 shares. Actior
wiil be taken on the application on the re
turn Of Governor Pattison and seeteisf!
Skenger,
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GABLE SPARKS.

The Russian General Kantakuzin has
been appointed Minister OF War of Bull
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The employees Of the Limerick Gas
WORKS, who struck for higher wages, have
returned to work. St47tF
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GLte 1ateltiaettter1.

oitice. hos. 20 rud "a Fourteenth street
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BARBARISM.
THE LASH FoR THE NEGRO
WhIppInE nj. Rspabllc.plsn oat Of Hlm-sAoek
Ing R,cItals on the Witness stand-The
Georsia Ku.Kax Give Oss Man 175
Cats on Ills Naked Back.
colnmbLa c0t Rkiladgphla RE.

COLUMBIA Cor. Philadelphia Pres.
R,csnt events show that the shotgun
the pistol and the lash are still important
factors in the politics OF the "solid South"
Within but few weeks there have. been
the Danyille massacre, the Kentucky
tragedy and the Mieaissippi sheriff killing
These three atfaira, however, are completely
put in the shade, as to cold-blooded bar
barity, by the raid OF band of Georgian
Ku.kluxers last July. The poor negroes
who were dragged out Of their beds and
lashed and shot at had committed nc
offsnse beyond voting for Hon. Emory
speer for Congress last November. The
shocking cruelties narrated below occurred
in State whcse proud boast Is that ,she ia
the most progressive and most enlightened
OF all the Southern States. Unlike many
political outrages, they were not committed
in the heat Of passion, but coolly, deliber.
,tely, in the year Of grace, 1883, six OF
Eeyen months following the election. The
extracts are from the official verbatim
stenogtaphic report Of the evidence. Hugo
could not exceed in yividnegs the tale told
by the simple, illiterate negroes-a tale
the truth OF which was not seriously de-
MED by the defense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-21
FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDON, June 20.-In the chess tournament to-day,
Blackburnc played a drawn game with Engllsch Mac
kenzc defeated Rosentha IL is now certain that Black
burn will win third prize
LoNDoS June 2O-sir Spencer St. John. the British
Envoy to Mexico. has sailed for his new post.
PARIS June 20 In the OF the Marquis do Rays
and seventeen other persons implicated in the Port
Breton colonization swndlc. the Court OF Criminal
Appeal rejected the plea Of the Marquis dc Rays that
French court has no Jurisdiction TO try the case
LONDON, June Cot Is thought from the reports
made by whalers who have arrived recently from Ice
land that ice will not impede the progress OF the steamer
Sophia having board Professor Nor lenskod and his
Arctic pedton her endeavOr to reach Greenland.
LONDON, June 2l.-A Durant & Co.. general mer
chants Of No so Gresham.st, Il. c. London have failed
Their liabilities amount to 100000,
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NEWS FROM THE DOMINION.

MONTREAL, June 20.-The annual meeting
OF tho stockholders Of the Merchants Bank held
to-day. The report OF the directors and the statement
OF accounts received without q word Of dissent,
showing they do. a most prosperous condition OF
affairs General Manager Hague reviewed the situation
referring specially TO the banks immunity from losses
during the past year lie spoke hopefully OF the North
west, whore the bank Is very largely represented.
OTTAWA, June 2O--A compromise, which is likely to
be OF permanent character, has boon effected between
the Cbaudiere umbermen and the Captains OF American
boats In relation 20 freight raes The following tarIh
NJ rates was established: Ottawa 10 Burlington aud
VIII ehall 81 % Troy and Albany. So so; New.YOrk,
York
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TIE FIRE RECORD.
PANIC AMONG FIVE HUNDRED WOMEN

PANIC AMONG FIVE HUNDRED WOMEN.
fire broke out in the basement of the
Elm Flax Mills at Eleventhave. and Fifty-seventh-st,
shortly after o'clock yesterday afternoon. which
nearly precipitafed a disastrous panic among the
500 operatives employed there. Tho building,
which Is four stories high and $50 feet Deep owned
and run a manufactoTy OF twine by the A. II. Hart
Company. About 300 Of the operatives women and
girls The fire broke out in the basement where tho
:ow Is stored. When the flames were
first discovered Bernard Feency, foreman Of
inc basement, and dozen OF his tried
TO put out the fire with hose which had been provided
for such emergencies. Finding the flames spreading,
alarm Of fire sent out
As the thick black smoke crept up through the fues
and elevator shafts, cry Of Fire through the
building and an instantaneous panic spread among the
women and girls The means OF exit were
ample and thus prevented catastrophe Scores OF
frghtebei girls fled down three broad starcases which
lead 10 the front OF the factory Eleventhaye
and scores more cambercd down the three 6re.cscapes
placed IN the OF the building. Foreman Fecney
and many of his men attempted az first
to stem the mad torrent. but their ef-
forts we're useless. The panicstrickcn left
rats and clothing strewn plentuly In their wake. so
rapidly did tie exit take place mat oy tho lime the nre
operatives collected the sdewalks With TWO
EXCEPTIONS the Wild rush down the stairs had been
eompished without IN lury to anybody Elizabeth
Forty-hrst-st ana Louisa McMchael. age twenty,
OF No $50 West Forty thirdst fanod from excitement
after reaching the street. The former was taken To
Roosevelt Hospital In ambulance, but Miss McMchaei
recovered sufficiently 20 be taken nome.
The hremen quickly extnguished the names, although
SO 600 The damage 10 the building Will not exceed
$500. The origin OF the fire was not learned.
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matured about the middle of the afternoon that
delegation from this corridor went over to ex-
Senator Thumans house TO ask him on behalf of
ite 20 the convention. Mr.. thurman said he could
not consent to do so, but would with pleasure
second the nomination. General Tom" Powell, of
Delaware County. will, therefore, rouse the enbers
tomorrow for Ward, leaving Mr.. Thurmsn and
General Stecdman to pile on the fuel Hoadly ex-
poets to be nominated by Michael j. Ryan. of CIn-
cinnati, and seconded by Congressman Finley
Judge Cravens of Toledo is either to nominate or
to second Geddes. The speakers are all preparing
tonight for the occasion.
C0LORED DELEGATE.
Roaming the Neil House corridor and along the
block near by all day has been man who may also
indulge tomorrow weakness for making nomi-
mating speeches on general principles He Will be
the only coored man in the convention Once he
was Republican but failing some years ago to get
the nomination for Prosecutor of Athens County he
turned Democrat and at once rose to county promi-
nence by reason of his color They trot Davis out
to every convention as delegate, and he always
makes a speech before adjournment. He seconded
the nomination of Rice for second place on the
Ewing ticket IN 1872 that honor beams yet from
his shining eyes
Mr.. Halstead is here trying to throw confusion
into the ranks of the enemy. and John Mclean, of
Ihe Cincinnati Enquirer is yng political dynamite
in pvery path that he thinks Hoadly is likely to
tread between now and the nominating hour.
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THE MOSES RESERVATION.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-Secretary Lincoln
has transmitted TO the Secretary of the Interior the fol-
lowing telegram from General Miles. at Vancouver
Barracks. W. T., with favorable Endorsement Of its
"The principal chiefs interested in
the Moses Reservation have started from Spokane Falls
and are now ON the way TO Washington under charge Of
Captain Baldwin. earnestly request That efforts bc
made TO make an amicablo and permanent settlements
with the Indians while in Washington not only tosatsy
them for the portion OF their reservation restored 70 tue
public domain but Also II possible to purchase their re-
noushment remainder OF the Moses Reservation
liz is second Black Hills, and prospecors are already
pressing upon IT, and viii give trouble or endeavor
10 have another portion taken from the Indians. think
IL would be advisable for the Government TO give tha
Indians $150000 for their benent, and to induce them
TO take land III seyeraty the Colyie Reservation"
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ALAHD SLIDE IN PENNSYLVANIA.

TRAINS DELAYED on THE JERSEY SHORE RAILROAD
WuLIAMsPoRr, Penn, June 2O.-There was
considerable excitement ANA anxiety here yesterday on
account of missing trains the Jersey Shore Pine
Creek and Buffalo Railroad The country through which
this road runs IL the widest the state, abonding with
cafons aud miles Of forests and unsettled lands 1t
was feared that the heavy rain storms had caused the
land 70 slide and had caused bad accident The wires
being down. no news could be ascertainod until this
morning when word was received that very large
land slide bringing down hundreds OF tons OF earh'
competey covering the track for several hundred feet
had occurred VOLTS Run about ninety miles north OF
TINS city The mountain where the slide occurred rises
t an angle of nifty feet to the thousand feet The road
Is cut in the sido OF tho mountain and In constant
danger Of such occurrence Inc passengers anu Crews
OF me trains were all safe, and tie road was clear
enough 10 get of the passenger train oy 1890 this morn
ing.