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Morris tribune., 1883-09-22
The Perils of Choral.

1t is impossible to say too much agains
the use of chloral, which is as fatal and
more terrible in its ultimate results than
opium. The pangs of the opium-eater
have been set forth with appalling vivid
ness in the prose of De Quincy, but physi-
clans assure us that the results of chloral
are more agonizing and deadlier still. One
OF the most eminent of English surgeons
has called 1t "crystallized hell" 1t poisons
the mind as we'll as the body, and so softly,
SO gently. SO gradually does it enchain the
victim who resorts to 1t, that he only real.
ICES its power when 1t is too late to break
the bonds which bind him.
Some facts concerning its action were
stated to reporter Of the New York Trib'
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22
The Postal Notes.

The present order for postal notes was
delivered in 6,244 books, containing 500
notes each. These were ttken in charged"
the superintendent of themoney order sys-
tenn and sent to postmasters Aug. Is,
The Homer Lee bank note company, which
received the contract for the notes, are now
busy get ing ready a reserve of 900 books,
a number which has always to be kept on
hand. The notes are sent to the variol S
postmas ers in packages OF one or more
books, The new notes are not meant to
take the place of money orders. TIE uni
form fee for the postal note is three cents.
1t may be drawn on any office specified, or
on the Office where it is received, but alter
the expiration OF three months the not is
not paid, ana certain form has to be
made out, and the notes are redeemed at
the postotfice department.. Sums from 1
cent to 81 SO may be sent but no fractional
part of a cent. The note may also be re-
ceived and passed lor currency tor three
months.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22

une by q distinguished physician, recently
Chloral is resorted to for an ordinary 1T,
tack of sleeplessress, and perhaps small
doses are taken for a few days, the result
being sound, refreshing sleep. with none Oh
the evil results common to other narcotics:
When the period of sleeplessness Is past, all
goes well for time.
Sooner or later. however, sleeplessness
returns, chloraI is resorted to, kept up for
long time and taken in larger doses. 1t Is
again abandoned, only to resume It's sway,
and thus the habit is formed that readers
sleep impossible without chloral, WHICH,
like all narcotics, must be increased III
quantity as the system becomes haDituateo
to its poisonous effects.
The larger class of victims OF the cnioral
habit are men who lead sedentary IVes,
and those who from temperament ana tne
nature of their work is peculiarly Aaple 10
suffer from sleeplessness.
One of the most notable examples OF the
baneful effects of the chloral habit was ths
artist-poet, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who,
during the latter years of his LIE, was ac-
customed to take enormous doses, IeacnlDs
q total OF nearly 100 grains daily.
For many years be took chloral regular
ly, at first in small quantities but he grad
ually increased the dose until his power OF
resistance was gone. His life was DARK
ened by power he fought against IN
vain. His latter days were spent IN soil
tude, He became q reclUse and hypo-
chondriac, filled with groundIess fears for
himself cherishing unfounded suspicious
against his best friends and admirers.
Unlike opium, there are, as rule, no
unpleasant effects, no reaction on following
the use of chloral. 1t simply produces per.
feet sleep, or the best possible imitation OF
dreamless rsst, with no headache or sick
ness as a reminder that the slumber has
been purchased and the debt must be paid
for The debt is paid later, and the inter
est demanded is health, hope, and often
liie.-Youth's Companion.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22

to me that I'd seen the gown on the
same person. set the candle down in
q hurry and made dive for the wo-
man.
As did so she raised herself up and
looked at me with her cold stony eyes.
I shivered and fell back. But the next
minute had her by the arm.
''pm going to see under this kid, l
shouted.
The woman seemed to tremble all
over. But didn't wait to see what the
trembling meant. got hold of the kid
and pealed it off,"
Jack stopped and gently stuffed a lit
tie more tobacco in his mouth.
go on, go onW shouted the impatient
auditors, "what did you see?"
Jack turned an eye of sadness on the
questioners. He answered in two dole
full words:
"The widy." .f.
"The widy"
Jack mournfully nodded ais head.
Them kids was her cosmetics" she
said, and her brown wig and freezette
Jack groaned and hurried on.
''She was walking in her sleep, you
see, and when she Wakened up in front
of me she poured out the greatest lam
entations you ever heard"
"Well?"
swell, gentlemen, 1 ran away. 1
knew if I'd see her with them freezettes
and things on again. I'd be goner.
She was wildly you know"
"And you didn't marry herr"
81 couldn't marry my great-grand-
mother, gentlemen"
With that solmn rejoinder Jack re-
turned to his pipe and his meditatioRs
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22
PERSONAL MENTION

Prominent members of the G. A. r. at
Pittsburg, Pa, have received letter from
Paul Vandervoort ex-commander. in CHI ef
of the q. A. Il, in which the recent sc-
| ton of Postmaster General Gresh am, in re
moving him from service is reviewed at
| length. Vandervoort admits that he vas
absent from duty 265 days the last fiscal
| year, but says this was by permission OF
Postmaster Generals Howe and Gresham
| Under Howe his pay went on, but since
| gresham came into power he has only been
paid for the time on duty. In any event,
he saws the charge has been Withdrawn
and it is now urged against him that he
| went to idaho contrary to instructions from
! Division Superintendent v hte, hence his
suspension. THIS charge g denies, and
| says his visit to | 3aho was for the purpose
of ms ructlng men on the new routes, and
that White wanted him to stay lonaer than
| he did. He complains that he was removed
| without notice or investigation, and say
| Gresham has been imposed on, ard that
he will be satisfied with nothing short Of
reinstatement
Ex- Congressman F. G. Deering and W..
l.. Eaton OF Usage. Iowa, and Capt. j.
G. Standing, of Cornith, Iowa, representing
a syndicate Of Iowa capitalists, have COM
pleed the purchase of twenty-five acres OF
valuable coal lands, of General Land
Agent Weymiss of the Northern Pacific.
The lands are located on the east side of the
Missouri river, sixty miles orthwest Of
Bismarck, and contain nine foot vein
outcropping en- the bank OF the river, $50
feet below the surface. This is the first Goa
Development east of the Missouri, and the
coal is in quality much superior to the
Ignite found west of the stream. The
field seems to be quite extensive and ii Is
understood that the syndicate Will prObab-
ly increase their purchase. The gentlemen
composing the party are all capitalists OF
large means AID of wide business experience,
and it is their intention to prepare their
plant and commence working the vein in
the near ture, having bought the land
for the purpose of developing its resources
and not for speculation.
Fred Douglass, speaking of the colored
national convention to be held at Louis.
vile, says he does not think that the con-
vention will nominate anybody. 1t will
probably say that the coIored race ought
to have more liberal share in the distri-
button of offices, and may go SO far as to
demand a colored cabinet officer. If the
convention does anything in the way of nom.
mating or endorsing anybody, it will be
Robert T. Lincoln. There is only one
name on the other side that would have
any weight with the coIored people, and
that is Ben Butler. He stands very well
with the colored people of the south.
Junius Brutus Booth, the veteran actor
and manager, who has been i'll at Manches-
ter by the Sea, is in critical condition and
rapidly sinking. All hopes of his recovery
have been abandoned, and Mrs. Agnes
Booth is at his bedside. Edwin Booth has
also been there.
Senator Sharon says he is the largest real
estate owner in San Francisco, having SILL
600, COO worth there.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22
A BASEBALL BALLAD.

J. Smith is dead. That fine young man
We meier shall see him morej
He was member of our club,
Siuce 1864.
His private virtues were immense,
His manner free and bluff;
He wore paper collar, and
Was never known to muf,
He rarely took a drink more strong
Than lemonade or pop;
He hated drunkards, and was
Magnificent short stop.
His nose was Roman and his eyes
Continually were peeled;
He made splendid umpire, ana
A beautiful lett field.
His hair was red and shingled close,
Mush sunburned was his face;
He never showed with more effect
Than on the second base.
Being q man he had his faults,
AS likewise have we all;
He felt preference for the New
York regulation ball.
Though not matrimonial man,
He dearly loved match,
And, like his sisters, had but few
Superiots on the catch.
He had noble mind, as exc
A very eupple wrist;
And when he pitched he gave the ball
His own peculiar twist.
OF politics and church affairs
He held restricted views;
His feet were usually ircasad
In canvas, hob-nailed shoes.
But he is gone. With ms and outs
Forever he is done;
He broke his heart and hurt his spleen
In making a home run.
His body we have planted now,
HIS soul is in the sky;
The angels reached from heaven down
And took him on the fly.
Burlington HaWkeye.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22
NEWS OF TIE RAILROADS

A legal gentleman in Racine, Wis, who
has been closely related with the highest of
fcials of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company, says he has good
reasons for believing that the right OF way
procured by the company by special bill
in congress last year, to build their new
line from Milwaukee to Chicago along the
lake shore, will be utilized before next fall
and that be believes that the location of
new depot near the proposed line is a good
indication that work will begin before many
months.
Hon. T. c. Pound, of Wisconsin, was in
st. Paul on the 18th inst, fol the purpose
of comforting with the citizens in regard to
com plotting the St. Paul Eastern Grand
Trunk railway to that city. Mr.. Pound is
the president of the C lmpany and is deyot
ing his entire tine 10 the early completion
of the road. The route is from Oconto to
Shawano, on the Wolf river, thence to War
sau on the Wisconsin river, thence to st.
Paul, the exact location from WARSAW to
ST.. Paul, not being decided as yet.
Vice President Cakes, of the Northern
Pscfic railroad, furnishes the following in
regard to the finances of that company:
Earnings ST., 1000, coo; expenses 80 per cent.
SO, 600, 00J, leaving S5,00O,0GO Fixed charges
-Iuterest on S45, 600, 900 bonds and 81, 500.
600 scrip IN round numbers So, 600, 900; tax
es, $500, 600; balance, 81, 500, 600. Which
would permit a dividend of 6 per cent. on
$38, 0O0 900 preferred stock, and leave sur
plus OF some $3.50, zoo.
J. T. Odell, assistant general manager of
the Northern Pacific railroad, has received
from W. F. Allen, Philadelphia, a magni-
ficent map showing the proposed standard
time Ga the lines of railroad on the Ameri-
ca continent, There are five standards
proposed, one for each of the five great dis
tricts, and indicated in colors.
The passenger agents of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul, the Omaha, and
the Albert Lea roads were in consultation
in St. Paul and Minneapolis on the 18th
inst, and it is supposed they came to a
mutual understanding in regard to cutting
rates, and it is probable that no more cut
ting will occur.
Hawley Cole. who for number Of years
has been connected with the Chicago &
Northwestern at Milwaukee, rs passenger
agent, has been appointed Milwaukee pas
senger agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern road.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22

" sowing dissensions between France and
Germany by persistent distortion of facts.
A box of dynamite has been discovered
within tie precincts of Yileliz Kiosk, the
residence of the Turkish sultan. A Circas-
SIGN guard at the palace has been exiled.
The cure of Cayna, Peru, it is alleged
caused the assas sination of Leodora Me-
ralss, governor of Huamico. whose head
was paraded through the streets.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22

Some two years ago Mr.. Blaine was
put on the scent of more than million
dollars of property belonging to the de-
funct confederate government, butcwing
to the non-eommittal propensity ofthose
that knew most about its Whereabouts it
has never been unearthed. Now the
question is again revived, but it ap-
pears that nobody knows Of certainty
that the government had any great
amount of wealth, but it is taken for
granted that it ought to have had, and
so the conclusion IS readily drawn tina
it did have. The amount is estimated al
the tidy figures of $4,000. 900, and it is
thought to be slowed away in various
English and continental banking houses.
Perhaps an inquisition of some sort
might force some members of the old
confederate government to disclose what
they knew in the premises.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22
GENERAL. NEWS NOTES.

Amended articles of incorporation of the
Educational Endowment association Of
Minneapolis, Mimi, have been filed. Ar.
tlcles 8, g. 10 and II of original articles Of
Incorporation on, SO numbered by mistake,
are altered SO as to read articles g. 7, 8 and
9, respectively; said association shall have
t'mortuary fund.-" providing that any
person who has or may become an en-
dover in the association may, at bis or her
option, become q beneficiary under said
fund; said fund shall be raised by contri-
buttons from all of the benefciaries; any
surplus accruing in said fund, over and
above a sufficient amount to meet ex-
penses, shall be returned to the endow
erS.
The report of the commissioners of the
State of New York shows 1863, 374 emIgrants
landing at the Port of New York from Aug.
3, 1885, to June 80, 1884, inclusive. The
largest number landed in any one month,
1888, was in May. 1883 and the smallest,
8,343, in January OF the same year. The
duty imposed on the board of returning
paupers, and persons unable to take care of
themselves to the port from whence they
came, has been carefully exercised, aid q
large number of undesirable persons has
been sent back.
W. Montrose, of the New York Police
Gazette, has been convicted at Atlanta,
Georgia, of distributing obscene pictorial
newspapers, and sentenced to pay 81, 600 or
serve twelve months on the chais gang.
The presiding judge said he will impose the
full penalty because the defendant was
seeking to get foothold for paper that
had been suppressed for five years. The
case goes to the supreme court.
A telegram has been recel we'd from Port
land, Me-, stating that ten car loads of
canned goods would be shipped from that
city to its namesake in Oregon, via Blue
Line, Chicago & Northwestern and Northern
Pacific railways. The order is a special one,
the goods being put up for a sample ship
ment. Every car will be marked Canned
goods. Portland, Me-, to Portland, Oreg."
In the case of Richards War ct al. VS..
State of California, Involving the title of
lands claimed to be within the limit of the
Los Angeles Mexican grant, the secretary
of the interior has decided that applicants
to purchase under the seventh section of the
act of 1866 have no valid claim under such
act, the land being in No sense within the
claimed limits OF the grant.
the monitor Mianton oman, which left
the Washington navy yard on the moraing
of the 10th inst, enc 1ored on the night of
the 18th off Sandy Hook for the purpose of
repairing her machinery, which had be-
come disabled during her trip. On the 10Th
inst, she reached Brooklyn.
It is expected that Mullan tunnel will be
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22

The statistics of the general land Office
show the fact that "Uncle Sam is rich
enough to give us all farm" as easily
to-day as he was when that once popular
song was written. Last year there
were 19,035,6S acres of public land
taken up, being 100000 acres in
excess of the previous year. Nearly
one-half Of this amount, or in round
numbers, S,171,749 acres, went to actual
settlers under the homestead act, which
shows that the farming population
grows in proportion to the rest of the
country. The cities are making rapid
strides in the way of population, but at
the same time it is noticed that people
do not congregate there to the extent
they did at the time of the great financial
crash of 1878. The native population
has spread over the farming country,
and the statistics of immigration show
that very few of those now coming in
from Europe remain in the cities; they
20 west and purchase land for farms.
They could probably account for the very
large proportion of government land
disposed of by ga lie. The settlers are
learning the value of timber, too, for g..
10l 1888 &C. es were taken up under the
Timber-culture act. an amount which
proves the wisdom of that tand it's val
ue as an encouragement to the renew
ing of the vast tracts annually cleared of
timber by the lumbermen. Take this
immense acreage in connection with the
amount sold by the railroads from their
liberal grants, which must be vastly larg-
er, since they take great pains to adver-
Use their lands, while the government
does not, and it will be seen that the
food producing resources ofthis country
are. being extended to an enormous rate
every year. One only begins to realize
how very large country :hisis when
he contemplates figures like these.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22

The sharp frost which recently visited
the most of the Northern states was par
ticularly severe in New England. The
Connecticut river valley is a vely impor-
tant tebacco-growing region, and it was
here that the Tuesday frost was most
sharply felt. In some places the mer-
curry fell to thirty degrees. and the re-
suit was that in those places the tobacco
leaves We're frozen stiff and utterly
ruined. Cutting was also about half over;
many crops were standing in the fields,
not ripe enough to cut. In four counties
of Massachusetts the loss is estimated at
Sl25, COO. Farmers losses range from
$500 to $500 each, and as tobacco is
their chief crop many of them are dis
heartened at the sudden destruction in
single night of the fruit oftheir seasons
labor.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22

The British government proposes to
establish $4,000 Irish families, or about
0,0e0 persons, above the great lakes
an British America, giving them imple-
snents fer tillins the soil, with the privi-
iege of paying for the land on long time.
This is proposed as means of reliev-
ing the over-populated districts OF Ire
and to some extent, and as nrepara-
ton for certain land reforms to be in
stituted by the government upon that
island. There are 40, 000, 900 Irish in the
world, $780, 900 onlyof whom remain in
Ireland. Those in other countries are
prosperous, and their success NAV we'll
induce these at home to accept the
chance offered them in the canadian
settlement scheme. There is nothing
worse in this, than if the United
States government took $4,000 families
from the over-crowded slums of our
large Atlantic sea-board cities and gave
them an excellent chance to strike out
for themselves in the great grain fields
of the Northwest or the cattle country of
the southwest. The scheme is to accept
only those that will 60 of their own free
will from the over-crowded portions of
Ireland. The 100000 Impoverished
Irishs who accept the governments Of
fer to set them up as respectable far
mers in Manitoba, will be wiser than
hose who reject it. 1t must be thrift
less family of four or five persons that
cannot take new farm in that virgin
sol, with implements to till it, and pay
a mortgage of $500, or even 81 900, in ten
years. Canada has long complained
that European emigrants have so gener-
ally turned their faces toward the Unit
ed States, that she will no doubt be de-
lighted with this new Irish colonization
scheme, and greet the newcomers of
next year with open hands.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22
FOREYev VIEWS GOSSIP.

IT is reported from Huancayo, Peru, that
5000 Monternos, who had collected near
Izzuchaca for the purpose of sacking that
city, were attacked by a small body of men
belonging to the Pacific forces. After a
quarter Of an hours fighting the Monternos
were defeated with a loss of 200 men.
1t is stated that the czarina lately detect.
ed one of the imperial chamberlains in the
act of placing nihilist documents in her
apartments, and he, fearing the conse-
quences, shielded. The authorities endeav-
ored to prevent the fsct being made public.
The North Germsp Gazette. in leading
article, accuses the London Times OF craft,
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22

Had been called: "Your crop seems
to be considerably in the. grass" said a
passer-by to negro who sat on fence.
Eyes, sab, General Green's dun got it,
-"Did you overplant yourself?" "No,
sab, planted bout huff" '.Why didn't
you. plow it?" ."'lViie tuck sick. She
does de plowin' fur dis Place. e3''What
do you do?" "What does I do? [
breaches; OATS what does. IF Provi-
dence comes along an makes de oman
sick, / kain'tshe'p it. I'ssbeen called, I
has --Arkansaw Traveller.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22

1t is now believed that the surplus of
the post office department fer the wear
ending June Snth. will be three million
dollars, or almost double that of the last
fiscal year. Should this prove true and
the steady increase of mail business go
on it is highly probable that the exper-
iment of twe-cent letter postage will
Vindicate itselfbya freedom from de part
nent deficit during the very first year of
Its introduction, In that case, it will be
less difficult to persuade Congress to risk
one cent postage than it was to reduce
the RATE from three cents to two,
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22

Frank James, surviving brother oil
Jesse James, has been declared not
guilty of murder by jury at Gala in,
Mo-, after formal trial lasting several
days. The verdict was received bv
demonstrations of joy by his crowd of
friends in attendance. 1t follows that
James enjoys greater prestige to-day
than if he had never murdered and
plundered his fellow beings, 1t must
be that the yellow covered literature
exerts morhidly sentimental public
spirit over its many readers in that
state.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-22
A Serious Fire Casualty in Wis
COnSin.

The home of Frank Campo, an old re-
sident o! Appleton, Wisconsin, caught fire
on the 18th inst, and burned to the ground.
There was no insurance on the house, and
the loss is about $1,000. A crowd gathered
round the house when the alarm was given,
and thinking the inmates were out did
nothing but wait for the fire department..
While they were looking at the burning
house, door flew open and the father
rushed out perfectly mad with fright. He
had to be seized and held. As soo1 as it
was learned that the family were in the
house, the excitement was intense. A
young man named Brown rushed into the
building, grabbed little boy about three
years old, and threw him out OF a win
dow. The boy was terribly
burned and died before noon. Another
young boy that was thrown out of win.
dow was badly cut around the legs and
bad slit across the abdomen. He cannot
live. While the doctors were sewing up
The cut across the abdomen, which exposed
the inwards, the little fellow showed him
self hero, never making a noise, but
gazed around with a frightened look.
Three other children escaped. Brown who
went into the house had his arms ana lace
badly burned, and will be laid up for some
time. While the children were being taken
out another band Of men went to the bed
room window and broke in the glass.
The heat was so intense that no one
could enter. The second window that s
broken in happened to be near bed, and
one of the men grabbed a woman by the
hair, and with the aid of another man, she
and her six weeks old child were pulled out.
The babe was unirjure3, but the woman
was badly burned from tie soles of her feet
10 her head. Her flesh is burned down her
back like raw beef. She cannot I've. How
her husband got out and how the building
caught fire are matters of conjecture. John
Tracy, who pulled the woman out, says
that she was wrapped in heavy blankets and
that she was burned while they were trying
to get her out of the window. Tracy's
hands and face are scoIceed quite badly.