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WOULDN'T HAVE IT.
An lratc Father with u shot t.in gre
vents The FZHrri0gc OF a!is
BtHshtPF

y little episode occurred 1T liai,l,oM-
dence, Iowa, the other day which is OF
local interest. An industrious tcanstcr OF
this city fell in love with one of the fair
daughters of Independence. The feeling
became mutual, and I; day was set for the
nuptal-. The tcamStcr, desiring to make
the event one OF the most important Of hi>
lite, invited Il number Of friends in Du-
buque to accompany him to Independence
and witness the ceremony. The party
boarded morning train. and in the cven-
ing, a short time before the hour fixed tor
the wedding, the party repaired to the res
tonishment to find til" father of the girl
guarding the door OF his donliciIe with a
shot gun iorbidhing the intrusion. The
young teamaler eXpOstuiatCd and en-
deMYOred to gain lIie friendship OF hi-
Honllhe tather-im-laW, but it Was IN uAe.
oi,' s'"n'irnsa'. ~ ip4%urah.e ~nd
~. ,@Itntt mas ilIa uluI should aiU5
marry the Dubuque teamster Being non
pInsscd the party returned 10 Dubuque,
the tcamstcr, however, making up hi.
mind that he WOuI1 not be deprived Of his
lady-love. The next day he received !;
note from her telling him to come TO In.
dependence at once, where she W0ulG
meet him at the house Of |. friend and the!
90 10 II Justice of the peace to have (ht
knot tied. He boarded the next train ant
in a few hours pressed his sweetheart tC
his manly bosom aud both soughta clergy
man, who refused TO marry them WilhOu
the consent Of the brides pa>cn;s. The
couple then interviewed a justice who tics
them together according 10 The code mad,
and provided for that purpose. Tie happy
couple then returned to Dubuque, Wher,
they commenced housekeeping, is scn>i
bic newly married people should do.
Upon discovering that love laughs a
locks and bars, the Old gentleman rrlcntcl
and invited his MeW >0n-jn-luW To hi
/ home. The you1g couple accepted tn
invitation and called upon the Old people
who gave them 4 patent : blessing. A
/ is now Sertne.
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ROSCOE ON TIE [!>1tsII..
Arrival of Ex-Senatora ling and
EX->ecr"tary Bontweii inDe.yr VII
lard's Private Car, EnrstGnteto
the National Park Il PFi-
vate Party, and Nnu't
Talk Politics.

Ex-senator Roscoe Coukiiug, Mrs.
California, and eX-Secre. AIRY Boutwell, left
this city yesterday morning OF the North
ern Pacific Railroad, for a pleasure trip
through the National Park. The distn-
Wizards private coach, and refused to be
interviewed by newspaper men in general,
claiming, as Mr.. Boutwell, said that they
were not public party; holding no Office
and solely on pleasure bent The party
arrived shortly after midnight and rested
i'll the coach, getting an cary breakfast
yesterday morning. Upon the arrival of
he morning train on the Albert Lea route
a crowd rushed to the Piu 81 IN coach,
eager to catch Il glimpse Of tie ex-senator
who has been the hero Of political and SEN
sational history during the past few years.
While the curiosity seekers were invading
the Albert Lea train, Mr.. Conkllng was
esconced in the drawing :onm of the
Northern Pacific preeident's coach on the
other track, his face hidden behind the
columns of the Pioneer Press. He said
that it WAS his intention upon starting to
! abstain from political interviews, and he
proposed to abide by that resolution. Mr.
Boutwell,, who is evidently the spokesman
of the party, said that Mr.. Conkling and all
the party refrained from politics ca this
trip, and would, In all probability, in the
future. When asked VIII. ne t,Vu ght OF
the conjec'urcs of New yr' papers
as TO the iist Of avaia Ter the
! presidency, he merely ".0,~-
/ = q hts -, JUlu>rn II "
| If possible 10 ascertain "a, Eht prc9-
ent party and Presidett' All ur's party
would meet at the PARK ana agree upon
s me line ofaclion relative to the prcsden-
| tai canvass, made several inquiries and
only elicied the reply that all Mr.. Conk-
!ing's party knew about the presidential
party was what they read in the papers. In
answer to a question as to President Ar
! thurs chances tor a denomination, Mr..
Boutwell, said, "Why not:" He is a good
man. AT this juno ure the train moved
away, and the ex-senator and his party
ictt for the wonderland Of the Northwest,
where they intended to remain until Au-
gust l5 h. Mr.. Conkling seems to be in
excellent health and spirits, and jokes and
laughs with his friends in Il hearty man
ncr. His hair is rapidly growing white,
but in his general appearance and health
he seems to be as robust as ever, his eyes
bright aud sparkling and laugh loud and
musical. He WAS dressed yesterday morn
ing in suit Of blue serge and wore jaunt-
IIy on his head a black silk cap. Dir.
Barnes, the general ticket agent Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. accompanied
the party for short distance,
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follow close after with joy on his face.
And as he was about passing out he whis-
pered unto the others: "She says | may
go home with her and tinry the night
Pay the bets to the conductor
Then with anger and envy did the rest
hang their heads, and they did swear great
oaths, but did pay the bets unto the con-
ductor though their hearts were nigh
broken by the doing of the saine. And
finally when the bets wcrc'patd, one be-
thought himself to say unto the conductor: :
"What manner of n woman is this any
how, that such sucker as Pngglc~ could
mash herr"
Then did the conductor smile serrncly
ard SAY, "l1er? Why, lhat'n pugglcs'
wife. He lives at this little Station. She's
just as fond OF a joke rs anyhody.'
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WAoHINGToS, July 3l.-It has been re-
ported 10 thc Treasury Department that
the British Parliament is considering meas
ure, Il oding to the inteIdicIOn OF cattle
from foreign countries where foot and
mouth disease prevails, and that All al
tempt will probably be made to have II APP
ply 10 inpOrtauions from the United States.
1t is stated ut the Treasury Department
that such application would be unwarrant-
ed, as IL is thought investigation OF the
subject just concluded has shown that foot
aud 'nou'h disease does not prevail among
cattle III this country. Steps will be taken
TO bfInE this fact to the attention f the
British government to the end that orders
in council on the subject may not be ma lie
applicable to the importation of cattle from
the United States.
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A Prize Fight Stopped by Women.

W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, JulF 25.-A prize
fignt for $500 WAS fought near Nanticooke
last evening. The principals were Paddy
O'Brien, a saloon keeper, ,and Mike Bres-
Sc, trainer. The men ensered the ring
according to the rules of the Marquis of
Queensbury. Eleven rounds were fought,
when crowd Of women broke into the
ring, brandishing knives and pistols, and
put stop to the fight. Both pugilists
were badly punished.
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McCU E,bN'S STORY.
A Lame At cmpt 10 Patch Up an Ex-
CHse for inrX usabIe COnduct.

The Nem North West Of the 3rd inst
has Il letter from McCutcheon in which he
seeks to frame defense to the public i'll
dictmcnt against him. The Independent
with is usual fairness, publishes hi>
story entire, in order that the public may
Judge fully IL to its merits, ifit posSesse>
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\ HORSE THIEF i.YNCi
\ DISHONEST AGENT.

F"N Dr Lac, Wis.,, July 25.-C. V.
Ostramdtr, claiming to hail from AI4nkato,
Ninn., cmpl"ycd here to sell organs and
pianos for Il short time, left to-tiay sudden
" with ) too belonging to his enpovers.
lie worked on commission. and the losses
are about equally divided among G.. 4.
IroWhridgc ano Geo. Iaucy Of this city,
and the Ithaca organ company of New
York. He travelled about this county in
a buggy, and that he sent home by far
mer.
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\ Dreadful Calamity.

SYRACUSE, n. V, July 25.-At 3 :35 p.
M, yesterday, a terrible accident occurred
at the Onondaga Iron company's blast fur
mace, Il mile west of this city, in Geddes.
For several weeks the furnace has been
unused it having been out of repair. Jo-
seph Dawson, with gang of men, has
been engaged for several days in remov-
ing the inner and tlre-brcks Of the arch,
leaving only the outer coarse standing.
Without the slightest warning the arch
caved in, burrying the workmcn beneath
it in mass of brick, mortar, SCOT and
ashes. An alarm was at once given. and
the men at the mill set to work with a will
to remove the victims. In less than an
hour
EIGHT BODIES
were taken from the ruins. Several hum
dred people were at the scene. Sons,
daughters and wives wept frantically us
the bodies were removed. People gath
cred in knots in the village of Geddes, or
hurried to the scene of the casualty. Bus
mess was almost entirely suspended in the
village and the place looked as if stricken
by panic. 1t was fully five minutes
after the collapse before the dust cleared
away sufficiently so that the debris could
be viewed, The weight of the falling
bricks was so great that they forced out OF
the openings in the furnace, and crowded
several feet into the space around it.
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MURDER OR SUICIDE.

DETROIT, July PA young man
named i. O. Pond, railroad hand was
found dead last night in Jackson county.
lie was hung by the neck, with his hands
tied behind him. 1t is called suicide, but
it looks improbable that he should have
killed himself in that fashion,
CRIMINAL NOTES
Richard OCOnnor, private watchman,
shot and moHally WOunled Meyer Franks,
l3y years Old, at Chicago, Tuesday evening.
and gave as excuse that the boy was in too
close proximity 10 railroa car cOntain-
ing Watcrmclonr. Th" watrhmHn is un-
der arrest.
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Criminal Bulletin.



MILWAUKEE, July 25.-Anothcr case of
mysterious disappearance is reported here.
On Thursday evening last, May Sexton,
aged IS, left her home on Third avenue to
visit nc'ghbor. She was barcheaded
and wore no wraps. The same evening
about O'Clock, young woman answer
my to the description of Miss Sexton WAS
seen TO enter Il CLOSE carriage on the corner
of Second and National aven,ls. N which
were two men. A few minutes before.
while standing under a street Iamn An
parcntIy waiting for some one. a yOuup
man, we'll dressed, wearing silk hat and
carrying q cane, approached her. The
Two engaged III a conversation, which
las Il few minutes, the man then leayinp
her and shortly after returning in the
carriage. The party then drove in the
direction OF the su''icr9' Home. Since
! thia tin!c "a trace OF lh,. girl can be dif-
covrred, a!ti'onE4 ~fricnls Of the girl ind
, thct pods, nave '2c,u . 'i...t in their
sc"frI. \Iss ovxtou ca.nr 10 this city
ironn Ho,ton, where sjr graduated at the
Observatory Of Music.
! HORSE THIEF iYNci. -.
ArCHIN>oN, Kan, July 25.-.\. Flovd.
horse thief, was Iynched at Haylcs' Sta
| ton, Mo-, about ten miles from this city
by vigilance committee yesterday morn
ing. He had stolen Il horse in St. ,Josoph
AMI sold him to Il Ru,hyilic farmer. who
soon attcrward learned that the animal
had been stolen. \ vigilance committee
w"a formed and Floyd captured near the
| spot where he was hung. The farmers of
This vicinity have sulccrd greatly from
horse thieves and this execution is not
surprising.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-09
Dickinson and Jefferson,

John Dickinson, Mr.. Moore said, was
unquestionably the author Of that great
document, the Declaration of Taking
Up Arms in 1775." The claim that
Thomas Jefferson was the author Of the
most important part of il was made pub
lie only ait7r both Jefferson and Dickin-
son were in their graves. 1t had been
generally accepted, and he had gone
into the histories even If men like BAN
croft, "who," the speaker said, "seemed
to have suffered svncope III the presence
of the chief of American Democracy. 1
PROPOSE" Mr.. Moore continued, "to
settle the question, now and here, OF the
absolute, sole and undivided right OF
John Dickinson to that imperishable
product of his zen, the original OF
which ! hold III my hard.
am indebted to the late DR..
John ID. Logan. of Baltimore, a de-
scendant of Mr.. Dickinson, Tor this docI.
ment, which | contribute to this soria
ty. 1t must forever settle this question.
This document, every line of it, with It's
erasures, intcrlneatluns, corrections ana
additions, is in the handwriting OF John
Dickinson, anl proves him to have been
the author OF that document.
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A Woman Aged 107.

There is now living in the little will
age of Bakersville, i'll Coshocton county,
Ohio, lady whose age dates back of
the Declaration OF Independence by at
least one year, AZ; pfo ably more. Her
name Is Catla;iI,r Albert. Mrs. AL
bert's maiden name was Cutshell, and
she WAS born i'll Heading. Pa, in 17775,
although the month is not exac;
known, as the Old German : 'iy Bible,
in which the records were was lost
when the family removed i. vnio. She
had seven brother, and three sisters,
and, although not the Youngest, she is
the only one Surviving IN this family Of
eleven children. When % years old
Catharine was married to John Albert,
four years her junior, 10y whom she had
eleven children. Her hu band died i'll
1861 at the age Of -. Mrs. Albert's
Oldest child is about 50 years old. Her
hair is as white as the driven snow, and
her face considerably wrinkled. She is
totally blind, can hear very little, and
has almost lost her speech, as she can
not be understood by any one except
her daughter Elizabeth and her grand
daughter Fanny, WHO are her constant
attendants. Up to about one year ago
she always enjoyed goo,, health. and
Just before she took TO her bed she
dried, without assistance, five bushels
of apples. Since that time she kept her
bed, and her only food Is pap prepared
from milk. She is probably the oldest
woman in Ohio, if not IN the country,
being l01 wears Of age.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-09
A FINE POINT OF LAW.

There are points of law 30 fine
that the judicial mind alone can
grasp and digest them; yet, upon
close examination. it may be found
that there is, after all, a point per-
ceptibte, on which to hang decision.
One of the finest of these points is
that mentioned by Blackstone, in il
lustration of principle of law
which he has set forth, as follows:
In speaking of the right of dover of
widows, he says: s. Ii the land abide
in the husband single moment. the
Wife shall be endowed thereof That
is.-if it can be shown that man fell
into possession of a property, no
matter now, or for how long, the wife
has her right of dover. And he then
adds. that this doctrine was once
brought to very fine point before a
Welsh jury.
Two men.-father and son-an
only son,-were hanged, upon the
same gallowS,--being dropped from
the same cart. Both were married,
and left widows. Now, when the
men were dead and buried. the two
widows both claimed right of dover.
Had the son died first, of course his
widow could never have claimed the
right. since, his father having out
lived him, the land had never been
his. But it was proved, to the salts
faction of the jury, that. in this in
stance, the father had ceased strug
CLING several moments before the
son; SO that it was reasonable to sup
pose that the son lived the longest.
BY fiction of law, the son was in
possession Of the land, perhaps, fiji
teen seconds, and to his widow the
right of dover was given.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-09
ARSENIC EATING FOR BEAUTY.

Another poison of late years has
been steadily rising in the favor of
ladies', and its consumption is now
enormous. No doubt the doctors are
primarily responsible for this fash
ionable vice. 1t is unquestionably o
very etficacious one, and, when used
discreetly, an excellent blood purifier.
But no sooner does many fair pa
tient perceive that it makes the com
plexion very clear and white than it
has n fatal fascination for her; and
as a preparation of the drug is to be
obtained of any chemist, she is not
obliged to make the doctor a conf
dant of her weakness. 1t is in
France, however, where this poison is
chiefly in vogue; and we may be sure
that, until our idea of beauty greatly
changes for the worse, the habitnal
arsenic takers will remain in very
small minority in this country. The
effects of the drug are two-fold: it
makes the skin of marble Wilderness,
but it also rapidly produces form
of obesity that comes into violent con-
tact with the prevailing notions of
feminine charms. Frenchmen and
Moors agree in thinking that the
more closely the female form resem-
bles that of a quail the more divine
it is. We stand aloof from the wor
shippers of embonpoint, and have us
! little admiration for the fat kind as
We have for the lean. Those who are
familiar with French life know with
what ar'or Frenchwoman cultivates
a well rounded form. With cunning
arrangement of padding and putting,
the dressmaker may do a great deal
to produce the much desired outline
of which the salient feature is the
bust en- oflrande; but the result, after
all, is only artistic. and moreover. the
pin cushioned deception must often
make those who practice it. when
the dog star RACES" exclaim inward
ly. Oh, that this too solid pad would
melt On the other hand, the EN-
bonpoint which comes of arsenic is
natural, or will easily pass as such.
Ii this drug is not the elixir of per
petual youth. it is, at all events, the
constructive elixir of beauty of the
contemporary French type, and the
name of its devotees across the chan
mel Is legion London World.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-09
A PIAZZA TRAGEDY.

The heauteou- Ethel's father has
New painted front piazza
He has q
Plaza:
When with tobacco juice twas tainted
They had that front piazza painted
Trat tainted
Piazza painted.
Al.crron called that night, perchance
Arrayed i'll comely sealskin pants
That night perchance
IL gorgeous pants:
Engaging Ethel i'll chat,
On that piazza down he sat
In chat
They sat.
And when an hour or two had pass'd.
He tried to rise. but, OF. stuck fast
At last
Suck fast.
Far Ethel shricked. 1T is the paint
And tainted i'll a deadly faint
This saint
Did faint.
Algernon sits there till this day
He canuo: tear himself away
Away:
Nay. nay;
Ills pants are firm, the paint is dry
He's nothing else TO do but die
To die,
"a NV
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-09
Postoffice administration in Russia

Postoffice administration in Russia
has one feature not yet adopted in
this country in spite of our pro
gress." Registered matter is taken
here only at the sender's risk. There
the Government insures the safe de-
livery of any letter for / of per cent.
OF the value of the inclosure, or l25
cents on 500. Large sums of money
are transmitted under this safeguard,
and losses are very infrequent, Sc
that the department makes the hon
esty OF it's employees a source of rev.
enue. The law provides for forfeit
ure IN the case Of false valuation by
the sender of the Enclosure, SO that
the Government is not very often
cheated by the mailing of large sums
upon insurance payments for small
ones.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-09

1t il seldom We spcal. rditorialiy of n business
man, but Il Is with pleasure that write uf
Robert =. Ammcn the proprietor of the famous
Ammca'- Cough Syrup. Mr. Ammrn is Il
thorough business man. and ha- reduced the
ADVERTISING of his medicines Ia an exact sciencc
IL beleves that his Cou,.h Syrup Is II public
benefit and advcrtiSrs II III every Goa ~
in thr State. aud extensively throughout the
territories. He IL one of the substantial bus
inrss m,n of San jose, and We rec, mmend h;m
Ia the new -paprr fraternity as one 81 the most
prompt paying advertisers in the couutry.-Ed-
Itoral VANITY FAIR, san Francisco, june Eth,
ISL
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-09
ONE OF MoRGAN'S RAIDS.

Yes. Moran was a much greater
:, ldicr than he Was generally con
81 Tered" said Colonel J. mas H.
hunt. Of New Orleans. tn uther eve
mag. to Il representative Of the
Ftcayune. after rambling discus
sion OF the merits Of the various
Confederate Generals. He WAS far
more than a raider. and had in him
all the elements that make up a great
leader"
We'll. Colonel. | know You led one
of the most gallant Kentucky rcGi
men;s in the Southern army. and are
familiar with the country in which
MORGAN gained his fame; were you
ever with him. was tue qucry.
YES. sir: ii WAS my good fortune
t. be under his command when he
made the attack on Hartsville IN 1862
That has been pronounced by able
military critics the most brilliant
achievement of the war, and was 50
impressed with the military geniuS
of the man on that occasion, that l
shall never cease to regard him With
the highest veneration."
Upon being pressed the Colonel
went on: In the winter Of 1862.
while the Confederate army lay in
camp at Murfreesboro. Tenn, Gen
eral Morgan got exact information OF
the position of the enemy across the
Cumberland, and decided to strike
one of those quick and decisive blows
for which he was famous. General
Harlan's division of 5000 men was
encamped at Castilian Springs, while
force of 1000 Federals We're posted
eight miles below HIM. The problem
was to cross the Cumberland, whip.
and, if possible, capture this lat
ter force, and escape before Harlan
could come up.
He asked for two regiments of in
fantry to accompany him, and mine,
the Fifth Kentucky, was chosen rs a
part of the force. The boys We're
ragged and many shoeless, and after
an inspection / selected those who
were we'll shod and comfortably clad.
1t was bitter cold and the men must
have suffered intensely
when we reached the Cumberland
council of war was called, and when
l was informed of the position, l
suggested, of course. that Harlan
would come up as soon as he heard
the firing and capture our whole com
mand. No. said Morgan, he will
not He will get his troops in line
and wait for courier to inform Of the
the situation. and I will take care that
the courier shall not reach him by
posting line of scouts across the
country This was an exhibition of
one of the highest qualities of gen
eralship knowledge of what the
enemy would do under certain cir
cumstances. Well, sir. he actually
accomplished his purpose. With a
force Of 1900 he marched so miles in
a deep snow, crossed the Cumber-
land twice, captured 1000 prisoners
and much plumber, and brought them
into camp, all in thirty hours
what did you do with the pris-
oners, Colonel"
''They were paroled the next day
and permitted to go home. As we
were recrossing the river at a ford
below Huntsville, Morgan ordered the
cavalry to carry the prisoners over
behind them on horseback, as the
thermometer was far below freezing
point. The men in blue crowded
around him and exclaimed: We'll,
if we had caught you we would bave
treated you to the rope, but we know
now you are not as bad man as we
Thought 81 New Orleans Picayune