The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-30
PERsoNs ANp THINes.

In the competitive drill Of the
knights Templar the first prize was
awarded 10 the Demalay lodge Of
Louisville, the second to the Rapier
lodge Of indianapolis, and the third
10 the ST. Bernard lodge Of Chicago.
The Shapiro manuscripts. purport-
ing 10 be ancient copies, on sheep-skin,
Of the Teu Commandments, discov-
cred among nOmads in the Arabian
desert, are said 10 be forgeries by emil
nent European arch;eOlogists called
upon tO examine them.
The Hon. Robert r. Withers, who
has been elected Grand Commander
Of the Knights Temp,ar, was foB
twelve years United states Senator
from Virginia. He is a resident Of
Alexandria, where Ellsworth was
shot, and physician by profession.
According 10 a sensational story
which comes from Idaho, a gang Of
cowboys and desperadoes are after the
presidential party with view Ia cap
tuFe and holding for a large ransom,
which they believe will be immedi-
ately offered from the secret service
fund Of the government.
The great civil engineer, Capt.
James b, Eads, declares that his ship
railway over the isthmus Of Tehaunte-
pee will certainly be huilt IL he lives
five years longer. Sufficient English
capital has been promised 10 under
take and complete the enterprise, IL
the government Of the United States
does not see flt o. aid IL.
Eliza Baggs, Of Sumterville, Fla.
belongs to a prolific family She mar
Tied at lS, and though now only 81, is
the mother Of eighteen children, Of
whom IS are living. She had twins
twice. She Is hale and hearty, and
Is said to be very hard worker. She
had three sisters. One, who is dead.
had fourteen children, and died at -
Two Others have eighteen children
each.
Reports from the different localities
In the State show that the Ohio fruit
crop Is failure. Apples, peaches and
pears are very scarce. Grapes are rot
ting badly, and the supply OF all kinds
Of fruit Is FAR from adequate. Potatoes
are doing finely but are high IN price.
Bugs and maggOts are destroying
nearly all the cabbage, cucumbeTs, and /
squash crops.
Mr.. Moody has been compelled by
the scandal-mOngers TO publish a card |
denying recent falsehOOds about his |
relations with Mr.. Sankey. He SAYS |
they have had no falling out as re-
ported, but as long as their lives are |
spared will continue together Ia the |
work they both love and enjoy so
much. The story that Mr.. Sankey |
uses his influence for the benefit Of an
organ mandatory he prOnounces a
vicious falsehOOd.
A Washington correspondent OF the
Chicago Journal repogfs a prominent |
New York Democrat as expressing 4
the opinion that the Tammany
sachems are prepared 10 accept the /
% TildeH elf his health Is
as good as reported - According to /
the same authority, "Conkiing viii be
to the fore again before long He Is
by no means as inactive as people 1
think. Any one who takes him for q
political corpse is wonderfully mis-
takea.n
No more disastrous failures ever
occurred than those Of Henry CleWs
and Jay Cooke. The recovery Of both i
men has been marvellous, and has
been achieved by legitimate methods
and safe, conservative business policy.
B0th A. again rich, but Mr. Clews
alone Is IN active business AZ the old i
stand. He lost s., ,000. 900 on q certain
dark day in 1873. He was 50 poor
that be had to send his wife % her
own family for six months 10 support
He Il worth to-day, It IL said. az least
g., ,O00, 900.
The National Yellowstone Park,
embraces In It's limits 3.5T5 sqnare
nliles-mOre territory than Rhode Is-
land and Delaware combined. IL is
hfty-hve miles wide and sixty-hve
miles long. It lies mainly IN the
northwestern corner Of Wyoming
Territory, bat includes q thin strip 81 i
Idaho on the west, sad Monta on /
the west and n0rih The Lowest eie-