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fact, | was just coming round to saw
So" l filled his glass again and offered.
him my cigar-case. Ahem, have you
seen the EUentng iStretcher? What's
your opinion of the news from Nicara-
gua?"
Funny thing" calculated Mr.. Pull
ton, half to himself.
what you mean the President s."
mo, those drains, he reioined. ~
suppose the smell went away all of a
sudden?"
Eyes" l replied, delighted at the
chance offered "that's it exactly; went
away as if by magic. But no more of
it, beg"
took him for turn in the back
garden. where he forsook sherry for
whisky, smoked four cigars and filled
his case at my earnest persuasion. What
he thought l know not, but he kindly
said no more about drains. He treated
me, instead, with an hours discourse
on the use of lath and plaster for party.
walls, on the art of piling up builders
''extras" and other practical subjects,
and then departed. He is to bring his
family to tea the Sunday after next.
As soon as he was fairly out of the
place | wrote full account to Lucy of
the discovery, and its consequences.
Dear girl, she answered by return mail
to tell me how much she had felt for
my troubles, highly approved of my
conduct with regard to the sherry and
sponge-cake, said she didn't mind los
ing the turtoise button, wondered how
it could have got into the cupboard,
declared she was never so happy as
nwhen at home, and urged me to 90
down on the Saturday and bring them
all back. This of counsel did.
Lucy's conduct during this trying pc
riod has been beyond all praise, and she
has proved herself the dearest creature
that ever turned an eight-roomed villa
into paradise. 1t never occurred to
me at the time to ask her what she
meant by urging me that day on the
railway platform to look into the
cupboard, and l do not think it
is worth while to ask her now.
Some brutes without souls might
be open to the suspicion that the whole
affair was a plant that the tortoise
had been known to have died in the cup
board, and had been purposely left there
for the sake of forcing on seaside visit;
but far, far be it from me to listen to
such base insinuations, to the discredit
of the most amiable, loving and devoted
of her sex.-London Society.
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TO 4 HURT CHILD.

What, art thou hurt, Sweet? So ami ''
Cut to the heart;
Though may neither moan nor cry, 62E
To ease the smart.
Where was it, Love? Just here2 So wide,
Upon thy cheek2
o, happy pain that needs no pride,
And may dare speak!
Lay here thy pretty head. One touch
Will heal its worst;
While 1, whose wound bleeds overmuch,
Go all unnursed.
There, Sweet! Run back now to thy play;
Forget thy woes.
/, too, was sorely hurt this day
But no one knows.
Grace d. Litcllfeld, in atlantic Monthly.
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The inhabitants of Rugby, Tenn.
seem to have acquired the American
power of invention. One of them saws
that he was out in a thunderstorm,
wheeling brush on a wheelbarrow,
when there suddenly descended a ball
of fire. When his dazzled ewes could
see there was nothing left of the wheel
barrow or its load but a twisted tire
Chicago Herald.
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The largest apple ever grown in
America came from Nebraska, and
weighed 294 ounces. The Smithsonian
Institute has a model of this apple
Chicago NeGS.
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further notify all parties interested that will offer each
said parcels of land for SALE and will
sell the same the highest bidder for cash. the party who will
nav the State taxes specified against each entry in said list and
costs thereon the of twenty-five cents for each line of
space occupied in advertising each entry against which
charged the least number of being considered the
highest bidder for cash. and the bid off being consd
cred the sell in order to satisfy the State
said had in front of the Office of the State Comp
roer the city of Austin from day day. Sundays and legal
holidays excepted between the hours of o'clock and
O'Clock m commencing June 10TH 1888, and continuing
until ali said lands sold said sales to be made subject
all the conditions of the above specified and i'm accordance
with the terms thereof; provided however, all rights claims
such County be due according to
law are hereby reserved and will be declared reserved the
time of sale and no waiver made of any right collect any
County taxes held due for the time State
as above set forth designated due County hav
ing been paid any of said tracts for the times designated for
which State due. -
WILLIAM SWAIN,
Comptroller Of Public Accounts State Of Texas
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81. J0UIs, Nay 9.-Tbe news Of q ter
riSls tragedy m Jefferson county yesterday
IN which two persons were killed and
another fatally wounded, hes just been Re
ceivsd hers. At Cedar hi Catholic church,
about twenty-five nile south Of this ciiy,
as Martha Mcdaniel and Amiel Usmeufz
we're coming from mas they were me- y
Hiral Suelas, Who earned hot
gun. As be approached be
shouted. "DrHu your reruiver,
Arniel. - snd without waiting IN iustart b
fred ard killed Deurert1 On the spot- BE
fher discharFsd The second barre - The
ar serirusIT y. re-trrs morally ucuncinE
ker The MURDERER t1er RELOADED be rur
fnf ~ n1eaus Of . f1rksd stick. trec aEzin
and instantly killed. hirnaf suellus wHs
orlT uinsteer ysa-s id s1d Deurertr
twsrtT -ttree- Ths csust q he stoCtlnr =
M - frUrn- Ire bc1y % ne uurcertc
rnnr wns rr01rtt ttis -lu-rlrr - sun
- I,ruis whsrs his r.l.tfres rrsi1e-
Nta Mcrln-isls. alttc-rt Te-y se-l1-s J
wyun1s1. vi r-oorb,T rscgTG. Ctuss,
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DavIs, Wife Indicates Him.

CINcINNATI. May 27.-Mrs. Walter Davis.
of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, prints this
morning in the Lexington Transcript vim
dication of the reputation of her husband,
whom.Hon. Phil. Thompson recently killed.
She says the following letter was found on
his person after death:
HARRoDsBURG, April Goth, 1SS3-To Dear Phil:
A mutual friend told me Jessie b. wrote
you | had gotten your wife drunk and
caused her to expose herself in Cincinnati:
Surely you don't believe word of it!
| can satisfy you that it is falsehood; l
dislike to expose friend, and tell you OF
your Cousins predcament that night in
self-defense. Yours,
WALTER.
Mrs. Davis letter states that Davis, when
told he had better explain the matter to
Thompson, said none of the Thompsons
believed the rumor and an explanation was
not necessary.
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Railroad Matters.

CINCINNATI, May 27,-Three mortgages
from the Cincinnati, Washington & Balti-
more railroad have been filed in the record.
er's office here, the first for $500, 900 to
secure the second mortgage bonds for the
road; second, S2,210000, to secure the third
mortgage bonds; third, to secure So, 500, 900
first income bonds and $1,000, 900 of second
income bonds. This is simply carrying
out the routine of reorganization of the
road,
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GaIrEsvnIE. PA, Msy 2s.-Nsls0n J0r-
dan. q negro. while drunk and riotous re-
sisted srrsst ct Archer, Alschua county,
saturday, Hnd shot the msrshal in the
bowels. Ofher neErues then joined Iordan.
The msyur summoned pgsse Who wers
fired into by the ueErues- The p1sss then
returned the FIRE killing lurdsn. Sam
DuBrsn. e c1lored poiitirisn. formerly in
The r. nifed ststes lard ofics Was arrested
urnune others TIE prisoners were hrUurht
here % the county ISL.
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CHICAGO, May ga Peoria special says,
a day or two ago the Rock Island road
began war on passenger rates by making
fare So 10 Missouri river points. Yester-
day the Burlington met this slash by an
nouncing the tirst-class rate to Council
Bluff st. Joe, Atchson and Kansas City
of so cents. The Rock Island met this with
like rate to these points and Council
Bluffs. 1t is rumored that a 10 cent rate
would be made within few days.
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KEY WEST, FLA, May 1.-THE American
ship Northampton, from New Orleans, with
cotton and slaves for Liverpool, struck on
Mclasses reef Thursday night and bilged.
Wreckefs are At work saving the cargo.
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Murder Will Out.

DIES MONIES, May Gin June last. Will
liam Newell, a wood sawyer, suddenly dis
the penitentiary named Pugh, a tramp,
said farmer named John Hammer killed
him; that he (Pugh) stopped at Hammers
house on one of his tramping expeditions
and helped bury Newell's body. Pugh was
brought from the penitentiary yesterday
ard pointed out the spot, near Hammers
house, where, after little digging, Newell's
remains horribly mangled and with head
cut of, were found. The murder was COM
mitted 1t is believed for money. Hammer
was arrested.
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CHICAGO, May 27.-The Irish land
leagues of the city reorganized tonight as
a branch of the Irish National League Of
America, with A. l.. Sullivan, president.
The president addressed them, congratu-
lating them on becoming part in the gen.
eral movement.
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Harriet Mabor. colored. made AFFIDAVIT
yesterday for The arrest Of two ssbls sisters,
named. Lsurs Fisld and Bette Hsnton,
chsrring them with making an aEgrHvsd
ssssult on her. She ssys Lsura cut Der
dress into sbreds with q raE1f while Bette
beld hsr- She says thst Lsura cut her
Harrief's mother, On TIE hand A Wssh-
,.1.rd also figured couspicuOusly 10 The
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New YORK, May IA pitched battle
took place to-day between the Italians and
Irish in Cherry street. Mariana Norma
was probably fatally injured; Tooney Harris
only slightly. MANY cOmhatants were hurt.
sucks, stones, stilettoes and reyolvers were
freely used
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BELLS. Esy She comnittss q fbs
RsichstaE 20 rhich zee rsfs-Ted he s5cinl-
- rnctiun sskinr f1f TIE r-osecutig1 q
Nut. police. whc Hrres.ec Frutir nnc Ncll-
Harsr. decided that TIE rclics 800 -
rood fnitt ard czrnrt = r-1secute1.
tbO1gh tbsif nciDn ~ coutrE7 y -
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Marine

NEW ORLEANS, May 27-Arrived: stesm-
ship Morgan City. from New York.
Arrived. The Queen and Nevada, from
Liverpool: HISTORIAN, Glasgow; Sarmatian,
Liverpool.
BALTIMORE. May 27.-Arrived America,
from Rremeu
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TNIEK.
Disastrous TIre-Railrosd Matters-Dry
Weather.


Weather.
TrLEE, May 2s.-Ispscial.l-Tne dwell
ing II j. Lipshitz. on North Bots dare
street. sas discovered in flames near 9
O'Clock last night, and being new
and freshly painted, was con
surned in q few minutes. A piF1o
and some pieces Of furniture were saved
together with several trunks belonging %
A. Hairs. who had rooms in the
hnuss- The vardrObes, beds, etc,
OF the family we're al
lot. Insurance On house. 81 go. IN Fac
tor A Trnders'. Esr Orlesns. On house
hold furniture, 81 900. London and Globe.
M. Harris list IN wardrobe. jsSelry, silver
ware, eic-, 81 80. on which was no insur-
ance-
A rumur ursvnils here that Colonel Ban.
c-oft. % the Dsrvsr 4 Rio GrEDde. for
rrerlT o. The Atchison Topeka A Santa =
hrs ben fendered the position o
gere-nl supsri1tendeut Of the Tsras 4 e
Louis rnlrsy IN Terss
Ths dry vsstbsr hangs On, and fErmer
r1uplain q Tk1t q ran.
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Hsvasa. Msy 1.-sevsrni papers init
nsts the discovery d nss frHuds IN tbs
dsps-frsnt q tar oollection. b. ofhcials
n. chn-zs fha, tbs department. removed.
hETinr = tstitutei false f1r genuine recslDis
V ne snDuut q We ill9190o
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Murder.

SHREVEPORT, La, May 27.-W. }. North
cult yesterday shot and killed A. Leonard,
at ]. b. o'Neirs store, on Red Chute, Bos-
sier parish. o'Neil is cattle dealer from
arrested
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Dled-,trike Ended,

CINCINNATI, May 27.-Mrs. r. M. Bishop,
wife of Ex-Governor r. NJ. Bishop, died at
half past 3 this morning, OF pneumonia.
She was member of the Christian church,
and widely known for her christian charac-
ter end benevolence.
Last night the shoe manufacturers and
shoe operatives came to an understanding
and terminated the lock out which has kept
$500 workmen idle for fortnight. The
workmen recede from their refusal to finish
goods commenced by non-union men and
all hands resume work in all shops to-mor-
row, and leave the settl ement of the diff
Guilty to committee of arbitration.
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M.rder and su,cIde.

INDIANAPoLTs, May ia murder and
suicide on Southeast street, this city, oc-
Cured this evening. John Zopf shot and
MORALLY wounded G. MuchOe, after which
shot himself, dying instantly. Il was the
result OF an old feud.
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ReoeptIon of MobIle RInes

MOBILE, May 1.-THE reception Of the
Mobile Rifles, victors at Nashville, was en-
thusiastic. All tine military companies
and fire department turned out, and salutes
were fired. AT night the city was illumi-
mated
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srarurTos. L. l.. Msy E.-Chsrlss Bich-
OF. q wealthy and prominent brewer, died
to-day.
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AxXod 9pl be Is State senator Thomas

hWli NJ mhsnhll county, iowa
uOyern0r Grapi, OK Governor K0wett,
state Engineer NltlletoD and George W..
kassler, constructing committee 10 super.
Intend the erection Of the new state capital
OF Colorado, are In the city. They are
and springfield.
A petition was put in circulation yester-
day for an afternoon session of the Chicago
board Of trade and II Is predicted a very
large number of the members will sign IL.
This is intended as direct blow at the call
board which has rapidly been growing in
importance on account OF its sessions being
held In the afternoon.
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intense jealousy on the part Of Suellius,
be having been desperately IN love with
Miss Mechanics, but she favored the suit Of
Usurprerfz
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Evansville. IEB.. May q .-Rivsrside, Of
EransNine. ~. TeTe Hsnie Blues. ,.
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D,aboI,oaI and Fiendish-NegrO Protest
Nysterious steps


ST.. LOUIS, May IA most diabolical
and fendish plot to destroy whole family
Is reported from the small town OF Nelson,
in Moultrie county, Illinois, on Friday
,Sebt. Ropes were. tied 20 all the door.
knobs of the house Of Mr.. Boyd, then made
fast 10 trees in the yard, coal OIL then poured
around the foundation o. the house ana
fired near the main door. Boyd was aNak-
ened bv the noise Of the flames. and luckily
u-ss abie 10 burst open the door, and with
L;s vic and several children, rushed
through the flames without harm, but their
eacape from a terrible death vas very
narrow one. Il is not known by whom or
for what reason tue deyilish deed was CON-
ruitted.
A dispatch from Muskogee, Indian terri
tnry. SAYS the negro's IN the Ohef-
okee nation have drawn mp a strong
protest against the recent action OIL the
Cherokee council in declaring that large
amount Of money received rom the govern
ment in payment tOr lands shall be di.iilD-
MD only 70 the Cherokees By blood. There
are over a thousand negroes IN the nation
Who claim some right as Indians. and who
viii sign the protest and then send y % me
secretary Of the interior.
A dispatch from Independence, hiss1urii
Sass gentleman named Sawyer errived
Mere from Washington city and took r,Qs-
SESSION Of al the property Of H. NJ. Nane'
Of star route nOt0riefy- The prOpertg con
sisfs Of a handsome suburban resloence
thar cost s.. 90. q large number ~ 1l1odeo
sfork and an extensive wine cellar " beth
a. gsuver IL acting ss owner o. agent i no
I Fu0un. bot the general opinion IL ths'
| Vsils il preparing flr the worst.
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GENERAL DRUM-Nothing authentic yet
duly communicated with the Mexican mil
itary commander at Paso Del Norte, who
assures me shall be promptly informed of
any news received from the military head
quarters at Chihuahua. The commanding
general of the Mexican forces at Chihuahua
has also given me like assurances.
(Signed) FLETCHER, Commander,
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WASHINGTON, May 27.-The war depart
ment has not yet received any information
from General Crook. Adiutant General
Drum however received the following dis
patch:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-10-04

State and Federal legislation should be en-
ployed to remedy this evil Tho capitilixa-
ton of many railroads was far In excess of
the cost of construction of the roads, and
they were annually fleeing tho people of
the country out of millions OF dollars in
profits
The Pacific railroad managers have
agreed that Portland and San Francisco
shall have the same rates to the East the
Northern Pacific to charge the same price
for freights to San Francisco via Portland as
are exacted by direct lines
The death is announced of Col.
George Knapp, Of the St Louis Republican.
Deceased left St Louis early in the spring In
somewhat feeble health, accompanied by
his son, with the expectation that sea voy-
age and European tour would be beneficial
He sailed from Antwerp Sept Is. homeward
bound, and died the 10th, aged 90 years He
was the Oldest journalist in the State Of
Missouri, ano among the oldest in the whole
country. He began his service on the Re
publican fifty three years ago, and his con-
nection with that journal was continuous
UP to the day of his death He served as q
Lieutenant In the Mexican war.
Mr.. Armstrong, Commissioner of the
Railroad Bureau of the Interior Department.
has spent four months in inspecting the
land grant roads on the Pacific coast He
reports gap of 25S miles in the track be-
tween California and Oregon, which is be-
ing rapidly reduced The Bozeman and
Mullen tunnels on the Northern Pacific will
probably be completed this year.
With oppressive heat, the yellow
fever RACES at Hermosillo. Mexico, where it
is estimated 900 people are down with the
disease.
Ex-Judge Fullerton and Gen. Roger
A Pryor, of New York, have been engaged
to assist in the defense of O'Donnell, the
@avenger.'
Bradstreet's reports 164 business
failures in the United States for the week
ending Sept 20-thii teen less than the
preceding week, and a reduction Of nine
when compared with the corresponding
period in 1882.
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MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.

THE STATE CoNvENTIoN-A LONG PLATFORM.
There was large attendance at the Mary
land Republican Convention, in Baltimore.
J. Morrison Harrison presided Hart b.
Holton, of Baltimore, was nominated by ac-
I clamation tor Governors for Comptroller,
Washington Smith was named and K Stock
EFT Matthews was nominated for ATTORNEY
General. A colored delegate pledged 40, OLO
black votes for Holton.
After long elaboration, platform of
principles was adopted. The platform is
very elaborate. 1t approves of the admin
istration Of President Arthur, alleges abuses
IN the administration of the State Govern
ment and declares that only Repub leans
can bring about reform. Ii recommends the
abolition or the office of Tax Commissioner
and the transfer of it's dut es to the
Comptroller; the abolition of the offices-of
weighers of grain and hay, and the repeal
of the law for the compulsory inspection of
tobacco 1t also inserts in its entirety the
minority report at the ate Democratic State
Convention 1t recognizes the right of
laboring men to form combinations for pro-
lection, and points to the policy of pro, &c
ton OF the Republican party. 1t holds that
colored schools should be placed on an
equality with white schools, opposes the
convict-labor contract system and
freight examinations against the citi-
zens of the State. 1t declares
that there is no reas on to doubt that for
eight years past the people of Maryland
would have been in the full enjoyment of
the measures of reform they demanded.
had not the voice of the majority been
stihed, the legally expressed will OF r., 900
voters contemptuously ignored and the de-
cision Of the counties of the State over
ridden by the grossest outrages and by false
and fraudulent returns in the city of Balti-
more, and they further declare that if there
Is any force in law or virtue in positive,
manly resistance the ininuities of lS1b sh al /
not be repeated
Mr.. Holton, he nominee for Governor. Is
n prosperous farmer and member elect TO
the next Congress from the Fifth district
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NEWS CONDENSED
TelegPaphic Summary.
EASTERN.

The failure is announced Of Seiden-
bach, Schwab & Co, clothiers of New York,
whose liabilities are nearly 100000
Capt. Bracket, of the New York
Custom House, is determined to stop snug
Cling by dressmakers Last week he arrested
women from Chicago, St Louis and Phila-
delphia, and sent twenty-seven trunks from
the steamship Alaska TO the Custom House
seizure-room with goods valued at $4,000
Charles w. +. Dare, carriage-maker
in New York. failed
Relic-hunters or ruffians have de-
faced Daniel Websters statue at Marshfeld,
Mass
Levy Brothers & Co., clothiers on
Broadway, New York, have handed over
their assets of 100000 to meet liabilities
of 81, 100000 giving preferences for 500, OOo
+. Mayer & Bros, woolens, have
made an assignment in New York, giving
preferences to Simon Danzig for sSl0,5l3
The total liabilities will exceed 81, 600, 900.
and the asdgnees believe the assets will
nearly cover the firms debts
President Arthur and Attorney Gen
eral Brewster lent their presence to the eX-
ercises in connection with laying the cor
ner-stone of the Brunswick Memorial Hall
Mt Bristol, r.
The Huntington Pa.) Car and
Wheel Works have succumbed under finan
cial pressure with liabilities at $500, 900
The 400 employees who are thrown out of
have not been paid for two months.
The boiler of the steamer j. S.
Robinson exploded at the wharf at Albany.
Capt George S. Warner, Fireman William
Oeary and Richard Van 2andt were killed,
and several others were seriously injured
The tug Cora was totally wrecked The
Robinson sank Immediately after the acct
dent