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Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-03

programme.
 The recent tragic death of Captain Matthew | Webb will lend a melancholy interest to an I article on ''Sea Bathing and Floating;" from his pen, which appears in the current num- ber of Harper's Young People. It is a
 pleasant and readable paper, full of useful hints to the young bather. One of the les-
 sons which the ilI-fated swimmer endeavors | to impress upon the readers of his article is 1 the difference between ''pluok" and s'fool- l hardness"
 The results of the canvasses of Ohio made ] by the Republican and Democratic State com-
 mittees have been published. As usual each
 canvass shows . majority for the party in whose interest it was made. The Republican
 canvass claims majority of 25,335 for the Republicans, and the Democratic canvass
 claims IA, 220 majority for the Democrats. When the votes are counted both these esti- ! mates will probably be found to be far out of
 the way, though tho Republican estimate seems now the most reasonable.
 Mississippi is declared to be ripe for a political revolution. The liberal, progrss-
 sive wing of the Democratic party is in .
 state of open revolt against the bourbons, and
 the insurrection is assuming formidable pro portions. It is showing itself now in local fights, and in dozen counties fusions have
 already been formed between the independ-
 snts and the Republicans, based mainly on
 anaequitable division of the offices. It Is to
 be hoped that the good work will go on. There
 is need enough of political revolution in
 Mississippi.
 | The decision of the Supreme court of Indi ana that man who has formed an opinion I concerning civil or criminal affair by read ing newspapers can serve on jury is sensi-
 ble. An intelligent persons usefulness for jury work is not destroyed because his opin-
 ion ha4 been affected by facts which have
 been brought to his notice by newspapers
 If he forms an intelligent opinion upon facts
 set before him in newspapers he can also
 deal properly with facts set before him by
 witnesses in court and the lawyers, and if he
 cannot he is not it to be juror. l An ingenious photographer st Strasbnre l picked out the prettiess girl in ths place and
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dNattbes, SepeIrg, &e.
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY

By going to Durant's for all you want in the Jewelry line. A good assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jew elry, Silver Plated
 Ware, Spectacles, etc.
 A speciality made of
 all kinds of repairing employing men of different pationali-
 ties, are fully compe- : lent to do all compli- ! eated work at the
 l0west prices,
 HJ. H. G. Durant,
 Practical Watchmak-
 CT, 38 & 70 Church st. es made to order.
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If the Panama canal sho uld turn ont to be as good an invest ment as the Suez canal those who put their morey into it would not need to complain. The gross receipts from the Suez canal for 1882 were 63, 400, GOO francs, the net profits s1, ,674 1000 francs and the percentage divie led on the share capital 16 1.4 per cent. The trasasTt dues, which were twelve francs per ten iE 1879, were re- duced to eleven francs in 1sse and to ten for the past six months Of sstSB year; notwith- standing this reduction SEs gross revenue for that period is at the rate of 70, GOO, GOO francs year. The British. directors anticipate such growth of business inside of seven years as to pay 30 per cent. dividends, when the dues will be reduced to eight and one-half francs.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-03

took her picture, she being dressed as an Al sacian peasant in mourning He labeled the photographs Borrowing Alsace," and there was a rapid sale of them to those who are opposed to German rule. The German au- thorities, however, arrested the photographer for seditious practices. On the trial it was developed that Borrowing Alsace' was en
 gagged to Bs married to Prussian soldier be
 longing to the garrison. Ther is naturally much hiIarity in Germany over the incident
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-03

railroad commissioners lot in Connecti cut is not just now very happy one, but 1t is pleasant compared with that of railroad commissioner in California. The other day it was recorded that one of the California commissioners, when in session, was pelted with rotten eggs Soon after the party which elected the commissioners to office held mass meeting and passed sundry and divers resolutions of more or less exasper- ating nature, in which the commiS sioners were held up as larcenists, horse thieves, wife beaters and about everything else mean and contemptibIe Then the co nmissioners were called upon to resi- gn, Wb'i 'ich they have not done.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-03
HTNR WAGAXTNEa.

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9Otels.
John eJs D1mmam, ;,

VOIAIH O D1AA AAGDAH1 lasr
 Q4 ORANGE STREET.
 Dealer in Guns, Rinee, Pistols Fishing 1aekle in great variety Locks, Door P1ates Letter Box Trim minGs Bell Hanging, speAkine Tubes and Fixtures Electric, Pneumatic, DLal and Me Gun and Look smithing. Key Fitting and Repair ing All work Warrantsd. oraefsg will receive prompt attention. 5zz... llzs ny1O
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-03

The recent failures have called attentlon to a weakness in the methods of bank ing in this country. In England and Scot land large manufactures applies to the manager of a bank for a given line of discounts he makes his statement; he does his business with the one bank, and it is known to that bank and to no one else. He does not sell his paper through broker, and the amount he issues is known exactly by his bank. There may be instances where there is modification of this mode, but not in the principle. The credit given is eizsn, direct fraud excepted, upon knowledge of the actual basis therefor.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-03

An ingenious photographer et Strasbnrg picked out the prettiess girl in ths place and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-12-05
SPORTING.

PIERRE LoRILIARD has nominated
Grendel, Cnalula, Zanzibar, Holder and
Heimdel, all by Mortimer, for the Derby
and Grand Prix of 1885. Ea#
f. n. WEsTERFELT and O. N. and @.
E. Whipple, members of the Springfield
Bicycle Club, are reported to have re-
Gently ridden 1O1 miles in 124 hours.
SERGT. EDWARD HovEY in practice
shooting at San Francisco recently, at
200 yards, off-hand, without sighting
shots, made 228 points out of a possible
$50. III
TIE San Francisco walking-match was
concluded at 1905 on the evening of the
oath, the score being: O'Leary, ATS
miles; Hart, 500; Hartman, 481; McIn-
tyre, 481. f5aH5
G. F. DELANEY and F. P. Murray, of
the Williamsport Athletic Club, will, it
is said, visit England next year, the
former to run George and the latter to
walk against time.
Tue Hanlan-Stevenson boat race at
Vallejo, CAL, did not come off on the
Goth, as the bay was too rough. The two
oarsmen gave an exhibition race, Han
Ian receiving 5000 and Stevenson 800.
HoRATIo Ross, the famous Scotch rifle
shot and veteran deer-stalker, stalked
and shot stag in the highlands lately
on his SD birthday. He has performed
similar feat on his last five preceding
b Birthdays.
The Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, Gun Club had
a shoot on the 29th for the clubs gold
medal. The medal was retained by A.
@. Tanner by score of II glass balls
out of possible 20. The club displayed
the poorest shooting since its organiza-
ton.
W. BEcKwITH and J. Finney are
matched to swim three races, at one,
two and five miles; each race to be for
$500 side, making $4,000 in all, and
the contests to take place respectively on
December 18th, 10Th and 22d, Beckwith
having the choice of baths.
The Dryer Bros, with their three
crack 3-year-olds, Miss Woodford,
Barnes and George Kinney, have won
this season no less than $121, $50, divid-
ed as follows: Miss Woodford, $50, 695;
Barnes, SIT, 645, and George Kinney,
i $40, 10. The two former are by Billet,
and the latter by Bonnie Scotland.
THE fve-mile bicycle race at Cincin-
natl, on the 9th, between W. S.
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Pierson and W. r. Galway WI

Pierson and W. E. Galway, who
tied in a previous race for the
championship held by Pierson, was
again won by Pierson in II minutes and
49, seconds. The time is regarded as
excellent, the race being in Power Hall.
A FOOTBALL match between the old
rivals, Yale and Princeton, was decided
at the New York Polo Ground on the
Oath In favor of Yale after q most stub
born struggle. Many hard knocks were
gwen during the gene, and some of the
players will bear about them mementos
OF the encounter for several days to come.
THE Louisville turf convention ad-
Journed on the Oath. Rules adopted al
low no reinstatement after being ruled
off. Riders, rubbers, and attendants in
stables are excluded from the pooling
grounds. The penalty is expulsion if
any one offers money to jockey, trainer,
or attendant of any stables without per-
mission of the owner. Gambling upon
the grounds by employees is punished by
expulsion or suspension. Ten of the
fifteen associations adopted the above
rule. The stakes of different clubs to
close January 1st, will be run under
them. Ben G.. Bruce was elected secre-
tary of the association, which will meet
In Chicago on the second Wednesday of
November, 1884.
THERE were eleven heats and one bye
i'll the second series of field trials at
High Point, N. O., on the 24th. The
winners in the second series were: FIRST
DR.. Spier's English setter st. Elmo,
from Brooklyn, n. Y. second-Mr. Van
dervort's pointer Don, from Pittsburg,
Pa; third-Mr. Crawford's English set
ter Gath, from Memphis, Tenn; fourth
Mr.. Hitcocock's pointer Vision. from
New York; ffth-Mr. Bryson's English
setter Sue, from Memphis, Tenn; sixth
the Westminster Kennel Clubs pointer
Bang Bang, from Babylon, Long Island;
seventh-B. Malloy's English setter
Pink B., from Memphis. Tenn; eighth
-GouId's pointer LaDa Rookh, from
New York; ninth-Crofford' pointer
Foreman, from Worcester, Mass. tenth
Romp IL.
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Needs 0f RI0OdA

Thomas Salmon, the man under arrest at
Laconia, N. H., fer the murder of Mrs. Ford
a. d Mr.. Rudy ar child, broke down on the
Sd and made full confession of the crime.
Samuel Remine, a railroad section foreman,
was found murdered near Cortland, ILL.,. on
the morning of the lst inst. s..- .....
At Plaguermine, La, on the LIST inst. one
Blunt (white) shot Henry Stafford (colored)
dead on the Virginia plantation. Blunt has
been arrested.
Mrs. Rial, a Baltimore woman, in an insane
fit caused by domestic infelicty, onsthe Both
cut the Threats of her two children, one aged
two years and the other eighteen months, and
then attempted to end her own life in the same
manner The mother may recover.
The wife of E. T.. Johnson, pension exanin-
er, at Indianapolis, Ind, committed suicide on
the 30th. Insanity.
In a street fight at Rushville, Ind. on the
30th, between Jacob Block and his son and Eli
Frank the elder Block and Frank were both
killed.
Two negroes were arrested at Petersburg,
Va, on the 28th, for strangling man with a
handkerchief.
In shooting ARRAY at Lancaster, KY, on
the 28th, between James 81. Anderson and
Judge Denny, two well known legal men, the
former was killed.
The trial of the Knoll murder case at Fond
du Lac, Wis, closed on the 18th, the jury rem
dering verdict of mansiaughter in the sec
ond degree.
In row between employees of rival gas fuel
companies at the natural gas well in West
moreland County, Pa, on the 26th, one man
was killed and four seriously injured.
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Financially Embarrassed,

Robert McKIm, a Hamilton. Ont, cattle
dealer. has assigned. Liabilities $4,000.
Whitman & Co., lumber dealers of Cadillac,
Mich, assigned on the 1sU inst. Liabilities,
1854, 900; assets, SS8. 900.
Failures in the United States and Canada
for the week ending November 30th, 242,
against 247 the week previous. ~
F. F. Daw Il Co, agricultural machinery
manufacturers, Peru, Ind, assigned on the
28th. Liabilities $3.50, 600. 5s
j. & R. McGregor, tanners, New Glasgow.
N. s., assigned on the 29th. Liabilities $685.
600.
W. B. Jarvis & Co., Greenville, n. c., failed
on the 18th for 100000.
J. B. Kerley & Co., tanners, Rock Castle
County. Ky, suspended on the 18th. Liabilities
$4,000. go.
Booth & Sons, coppersmiths. Toronto, as
signed on the 18th. They owe $4,000.
Twelve hundred Workmen have been thrown
out of employment by the failure of Dobre &
Co., shiphuilders, Glasgow, Scotland.
I. Joachimstal & Co.. millinery goods, De-
troit, made an assignment on the 9th. As
sets 81, 5O0 liabilities S26,00O The creditors
are merchants in New York, Philadelphia, To-
ledo and Chicago.
Jacob G. Bronsky; general merchant, Chip
peWa Falls, Wis, made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors on the 26th. His liza
bilities are placed at 5000 with assets to
about the same amount.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Sen ate.

On Monday, December Sd. at 70 NJ, the sem
ate was called to order by President pro tenn.
Edmunds and prayer was offered. The presi-
dent then laid before the senate the election
of Mr.. j. B. Beck, of Kentucky to succeed
himself; Mr.. Thomas W. Palmer to succeed
Mr.. Ferry, and Mr.. Austin F. Pike, of New
Hampshire, to succeed Mr. Rollins. The oath
was administered to Messrs. Beck, Bowen, Gull
lom, Dolph and Ferry, whose credentials were
submitted last session. The iron clad oath
was taken by Senators Beck, Bowen, Cullom.
Dolph, Frye, Hoar, Mcpherson, Henderson,
Palmer, Pike, Plumb, SabIn, Salisbury and
wilson. The remainder took the modified
oath. The new senators are Messrs. Pike,
Kenna, Gibson. Coquitt, Wilson, Riddleber-
ger, Sabin, Palmer, Cullom, Henderson,
Dolph and Bowen. The customary resolutions
notifying the house and the President that the
senate was ready for business were agreed to-.
recess for one hour was then taken and Oh
re-assembling the recess was extended to P.
M. At that hour the senate was again called
to order, but there being no prospect of
speedy completion of the House organization,
it adjourned.
House,
On Monday, December Sd, at u O'Clock,
Clerk Mcpherson raped the house to order
and proceeded to call the roll. The roll call
showed 3l6 members present The first bust
ness was the election of speaker. Carlisle, of
Kentucky, was elected, his vote being 191;
Keifer received 112. the rest being scattering.
On taking the chair Carlisle made brief ad-
dress, as did also Randall, Who, with Refer,
escorted the speaker to the chair. The states
were then called and the members came for
ward and qualified. A petition was received
demonstrating against the admission of Mr..
Peters, (reT resentative at Ia g5) from Kansas,
but after some discussion he was allowed to
take the oath. When Mississippi was reached,
was md bxk-
ming and Chalmers, pending settlement of
which the house adjourned.
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Big Fire i'm Chicago.

On the afternoon of the LIST inst, the FarweI
Block, one of the largest business buildings in
Chicago, bounded by Adams, Market and Mon
roe Streets and the river, caught fire. and but
for the heavy partition walls running through
1t would have been entirely consumed not
withstanding the efforts of the firemen. The
fire was confined to Nos. 16S and 40 Market
Street, occupied by firm of notion dealers,
and Beck & Bucher, furriers. The latter firm
employs over 200 girls, about seventy of whom
were in the building, and when the fire broke
out panic ensued. The fire escapes we're
crowded and several Of the inmates Jumped
from the windows. Two of the latter, Katie
HIlgert and Francis Fsirweather were instantly
killed. Several others were Injured, one or two
seriously. The pecuniary losses are estimated
at $3.50 While the fire department were
at work on the Farwen building. an other call
was made from the Evening Journal building
on Dearborn Street, and in spite of the most
strenuous efforts, the entire upper portions Of
the building were destroyed. The entire plant
of the Journal, with the exception of the
presses, which were in the basement, was con
sumed. The Jeffrey Printing Company, enc
Of the largest printing establishments in the
city. occupying part of the building, was also
burned out, involving a loss Of $500 The
loss to the Journal Company viii reach SIS, 900.
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AdoIph HelIer's sausage factory, al MiIwau
kee. was partially burned on the Sd inst. Loss
5,000.
The steamer Fred Debary was damaged to
the extent of 100000 by fire at Jacksonville.
Fla. on the Sd inst.
croft, Mich, was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of $15 600.
A large hat factory at Elizabeth, n. j., van
ished in smoke on the morning of the LIST inst.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Masonic Temple, New York City, was badly
damaged by fire on the morning of the 1st
inst. The loss is esi mated at $1,000
The Enterprise Block, one of the principal
buildings in Mechanicsville, Ia, burned on the
list inst, together with several stores and
dwellings,. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Walker & PASSWORDS butter and eggs house
at Cedar Rapids, La, burned on the LIST inst
Loss 1875, 900.
A. H. Johnson's sash and blind shop at
Menominee, Wis, burned on the I'd inst, in
volving a loss of $4,000.
Just after the close ofthe eveningperformance
at the Windsor Theater New York, on the
29th, fire was discovered in the building, which
soon spread to surrounding buildings, result
ing in the destruction of Hartman's hotel and
several other buildings, together with the the
alter. The total loss is estimated at $3.50, 900.
Jacksonville, Fla, was partially destroyed by
fire on the 29th. The large hotel known as the
Ocala House, and large number Of other val
liable buildings were burned. The losses ag-
gregate between $500, 900 and $4,000 Sew
eral persons were seriously injured.
Fire on the 29th destroyed property to the
value of $4,000 at La Sale, Ill.
The wooden mills of Michael Simpson, at Sa-
lonvllle, Mass, burned on the 29th. Loss $780,
600. Over 500 hands are thrown out of en-
ployment.
San Angelo. Mexico, lost property to the
value of $40, 600 by fire on the Goth.
The Central Elevator, Kansas City, burned
on the 29th. Loss $4,000.
A fire started in the business portion of
ST. Paris, Ohio, on the 2Sth. 1t is supposed to
be the work of an incendiary. All the business
houses on Main Street burned except the bank
Goods placed i'll the street were burned. The
loss will probably reach $150,000, with very
little insurance.
Baltimore had sos. 900 fire on the 28th
At Roubaix, France, Dllies' factory, cover
ing 1900 square metres, burned on the morn
ing of the 28th. The flames spread to the fac
tory of Molte d Meillason, which also burned
The loss is 100000 francs, and 1900 hands are
thrown out of employment.
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NTarfnes

The steaRbarge n. E. Packer. with coal, lie
ashore on False Presque Isle, Lake Huron,
and the schooner Metropolis. with wood, near
Charlevoix, Mich.
Milwaukee, Grand Haven, Ludlngton and
st. Joseph are the only lake ports where eau
tionary weather signals will be displayed dur
ing the win er months.
The schooner New Dominion left Perry Sound
for Amherstburg on the 23d ult., and has not
been heard from since. It is feared she has
been lost with all hands
The barge Hungerford, with lumber. is
ashore and in bad shape at Sturgeon Point,
Lake Huron. The barges Mills aud Sherman,
which were in the same tow are st Tawas water
logged and minus deckloads.
The tug E. P. Ross is ashore at Far Haven,
Lake Ontario.
The schooner John BigIer, with coal for
Chicago, Is on shoal IN Little Traverse Bay.
The schooner Eureka, with a cargo of coal:
foundered on Lake Ontario, on Tuesday. No
lives lost
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property in that vicinity. All efforts on the
part of the city authorities availed nothing, as
there seemed to be. no clue to the incendiary.
On the night of the 29th however, fire was
discovered in a.building on Third Street, occu-
pied as lodging house by Edward Bennett.
The flames were soon extinguishsd, and an
investigation showed that elaborate prepare
tons had been made to burn the building by a
careful arrangement of straw and shavings,
saturated with kerosene. Pals of kerosene
were also left in exposed places, and the com
bustibles lighted in several places. Search
was made for Bennett ta1t he could not be
found. 1t was claimed that he had gone to
Chicago. Several parties were arrested on
suspicion, and held for further investigation.
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The village Of Albany. Green County, Wis,
was the victim Of heavy fire on the morning
of the 9th. Fire broke out about NJ, and
wiped out the business portion of the place.
Among the other buildings burned were two
D dge was killed by falling wall. Thomas
Dorman was probably fatally, and several
others more or less seriously injured The
losses will aggregate somewhere in the neigh
borhood of 100000. The more prominent
losers are: J. Lemuel & Sons, hardware; J.
Hahn, groceries; J. Benkert, general store; g..
W. BasteIl, drugs; J. 7. Lyle, general store;
n. 3. Murray, clothing; J. Locheridge, restau-
rant; j. f. Maynard, furniture; Humes & Bliss,
harness; E. B. Dorr, blacksmith; IS. G. Tibbetts,
harness.
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-Four burglars committed number of depre-
dations at New Washington Ind, on the night
Of the 29th, and escaped to Vernon Junction.
There they were spotted, and chase began.
They were caught at Shelby, where fight
took place, one of the burglars being killed,
and Marshal Suffer receiving three shots,
whicE disabled him. The chase was then re-
newed in the course of which John Longacre,
one Of the pursuers, was shot dead and his
murderer captured. By this time che whole
country was reused, ana running fight was
inaugurated. One of the remaining two burg
lars took team from farmer whom he met
at the point of revolver, but the team ran
away, throwing him out, when the pursuing
party came up and bored him full of holes.
The last man was afterwards captured. Mar
shall Sutter wSll recover.
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SAHH the Ocean.

While the Canadian steamer Newfeld was
towing new ship, whose name is not given,
near Digby, Nova Scotia, on the Sd inst, the
hawser parted and the ship went ashore at
Point PTim lighthouse. tOf ten men on board
only two were saved. --.
Advices from Baltimore of the Sd, report
number OF accidents in Chesapeake Bay. One
gone down with all hands. Four men were
10 It overheard from different vessels during
the gale.
The ocean steamer alaska ran down and
sank pilot boat off Fire island. New York
harbor, on the night of the I'd inst. The
Alaska lowered her boats but the pilot boat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-12-05

The daughter OF Peter Donahue. the Cali
fornia millionaire, was married in New York
on the 18th to Henry Baron Won Schroeder, a
gallant German army officer who wears the
iron cross. The baron met the young lady
while hunting out west, and fell head over
heels in love. She reclprocated his affection
but Donahue would not consent until the baron
became a ranchman. The wedding was ar
ranged to include a trip to Europe; but old
gentleman Donahue broke two ribs on the voy-
age over, and the party returned to New York
and were united. They will now go to their
western home.
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with Six Lives

A dispatch from PIacentia Bay, New Found.
land, of the LIST inst, saws: 1.-The schooner
Royal Star is a total wreck here. and all hands
are lost. The names are: Jacob Morris. cap
tain; LedreW, mate; Martin, steward; Fleet.
Pearce and Cook, seamen. She was laden with
herring. She was lately in company with ff-
teen other vessels caught in Thursdays fearful
gale and they are also thought to be lost