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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01
MORTGAGED HIS BODY.
A Caro1inian's Novel Method of Paying a
Debt-The Contract.

Debt-The Contract.
One of the most remarkable suits on
record is about to be heard before the
Supreme Court of North Carolina, grow
ing out of mortgage on his own person
made by a white man named John
Hands, of Pitt county, in this State, Sc
curing Jim Taker, a cotton planter, for a
debt due him. The deed reads:
Il, John Hands, of the county of. Pitt,
in the State Of North Carolina, am in
debted to Jim Taker, of the county and
State aforesaid, in the sum of $26, for
which he holds my note, to be due on
the 18th day of January, 1884, and to Sc
cure the payment of the same do here
by convey to him this article of personal
property, to wit: myself, to work with
him long enough to pay this debt, but on
this special trust, that if fail to pay this
debt right away, then he (the said Taker)
or his assignee, may sell me at the Court
House door for credit or cash, as he
thinks best, after giving twenty days'
notice at three public places, and apply
the proceeds of such sale to the payment
Of said debt, and interest on same, and
cost and expenses of making such sale,
and pay the surplus, If any, to me. Civ
en- under my hand and seal this 18th
day of January, 1884"
Hands failed to pay the amount due
Taker, and the creditor was at liberty,
under the terms of the deed, to sell him
at public auction. Some time before the
expiration of the twenty days grace al
lowed the mortgaged debtor, the news
got out and the Court House green was
crowded with people expecting to wit
ness the novel sale of a white man. An
injunction was granted by the Superior
Court and no sale took place. The Su-
preme Court will hear the case.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01

the Whole on the Senate amendments to
the Naval appropriation bill, and on Black
burns motion the amendment nrnvi dino,
$500, 600 to outfit the new cruisers with erIS7
nance was agreed to. O'NeiI moved to CON
cur in the amendment providing for addi-
tional cruisers, with the proyiso that at
least three of them be constructed in the
United States Navy Yards, and after long
debate the motion was lost, and all the
other amendments were non-concurrad IN
The committee then rose and the House
adopted the report.
The House then took up the Postofice
Appropriation bill and non concnrre6 in
the Senate amendments.
At the evening session the Tariff bill was
further discussed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01

Mr.. William Charles Wolf, of Dallas,
Tex, has a scheme for reforming the
nomenclature of the world. He has
written pamphlet on the subject, en-
titled, Magnitude in Order" to show
that people, places, and things should
be distinguished by numbers instead of
names. He explains his theory as fol-
lows: Suppose at the time the census
is taken you are domiciled in precinct
No. 5, in Dallas county, Texas. We will
say Texas is No. 80 on the roll of states,
and Dallas county SO, and in your pre-
cinct roll you are No. IT'S. Then your
legal numbers land trademark would
be 32-38-5-175."
On the recent liberation from jail at
Bridgeport, Conn, of four female mem
bers of the Salvation Army, who had
been confined there for violating the
ordinance as to parading without license,
a grand halleiuiah banquet was given.
at which four hundred prominent resi-
dents of the city were present.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01

FB
Pluom the Committee on Civil
- moved to suspend the rules
hnsn to repeal the law limiting
King. ee of certain Presidential
SolomoEears. The bill would
~. 2nts of District Attor-
Vincent acd ais, Registers and Re
Long IslandustOms and Naval
tleship. 9ms and Postmas-
Moved and carrflyG a vote vote of sS 99
to the State and G party vote
ventiOn be elected bY Iaughter
the tickets contain the,
didates for delegatesin the Treas s
tons. p, and passed;
IN motion +bo as to every per-
H johnson and the United States
ers. when the fCwhich the United
$3.50. aree months or
Fiec'eu' discharged and
To the Down but who is suf-
Lewis, George Iie' probably due
J D y atteson IA
Alternates. DSa HPPfI 9nproDris
H Ferrett, a I that the House
stOn.
To the To
BisseH snd y
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01
St. Louis Proauoe alarket.

ST. Louis, April 26 1884.
FLOUR-Unchanged family, 5O@4 30; choice,
6O94 20; fancy, 2595 IS.
WHEAT-ActiYe, and prices opened lower,
advanced, and closed N95S above yesterday
No. red, 1O1z cash; O65s91 O8IS May; 1 O61z
al O6Z, closins O615 June; 960e71zc, closing
at $500 July; 931a9931zc August; 92I@93Ic the
year. No. red l Oh bid.
CORE-The market was higher, but inactive.
No. mixed, 4S5eG50c cash; 4S5I@485zc May;
49Z@5Oc June; 519515zc, closing at 5O1ze July;
52952zzc August, closing at outside quotations.
OAIS-Market slow. No. 2, 341zc cash; 34c
May; 341zc June; 27H the year.
RYE-Quiet; 591zc bid,
BARLEY-Dull, 656SO
LEAD-Firm; 3 80 bid.
BUTTER-Quiet; dairy, 22@2sc; creamery, 800
EGGS-Higher: 121zc p dozen.
FLAX SEED-Firm; 81 go.
HAY-Firm; prairie, 10 OO912 90; timothy, Is 90
@17 60.
BRAN-Higher; 7sasOc at mill.
CORN MEAL-LoWer; 81 80.
Observation-Disclosures 81 10
PROFESSIONALISM firmly, but only a small
jobbing trade.
P0RK-Jobbing SIS s75l917 90.
BULK MEATS-LOng clear, 30@S 40; short ribs
4098 IS; short clear, 8 sos IS.
BACON-LOng clear, 9 0O69 10; short RIBS l21%
90 Is; short clear, 9 50t69 55.
IARD-NOminsllY higher. & RI
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City. Anil d. les

hansas City, April 26, 1854,
CATTLE-Receipts, 1919. Market dull and
dragging and 5@1Oc lower. Native Shipping
steers averaging 1147 to l4SS lbs sold at 493
6 05; native butchers steers averaging zoo to
IA MS sold at S095 %; native cows 4 0OG4 so.
HOGS-ReceIpts, 8S1S. Market active and
strong and l0c higher. Heavy, 1905 IS; mixed.
50@5 IS; light, 5 25@5 40
SHEEP-Receipts, IA. Market steady and nm
changed. Natives averaging 80 lbs sold at 4 So
GATTIE-SATES
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ELEVATOR REPORTS

The following shows the amount Of grain re-
ce1Ved, Withdrawn and in store at regular sleVa-
tors, as reported to the Board of Trade to-day:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01
"Asked. Extra dividend.

STOCKS-In the stock market notwithstanding
the weakness throughout the forenoon, there was
a firmer tone in the afternoon which diminished
the general decline, and though twentyseyen out
of the forty stocks traded in during the day
closed lower than last night, the declines were
was 2 per cent lower. On the other hand Union
Pacific, Whstern Union, Missouri Pacific, Louis.
vile d Nashville, and few others, show gains of
p to IS per cent.
Transactions 100000 shares
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23

forty inches long and twenty-four inches
in diameter. Each holds thirty-five Gu
bic feet, equal to a pressure of $4,000
pounds to the square foot. The gun can
be discharged by this motor fourteen times
without replenishing the force. In for
mer experiments we used a hand crank
that permitted the air to escape. Now
we have an improved valve that can be
turned in the seventeenth part of a second
and there is no waste. Now we can
charge the reservoirs and fire the gun
every thirty seconds for an indefinite
period. The projectilps are from four to
six feet in length and will carry from %
to 100 pounds of dynamite. They are of
various diamters as the dimensions make
no difference in the protective force.
With a gun six inches in diameter we
calculate upon sending q missile about
three miles. The cartridges are made of
brass with a cOnical shaped ball, and at
the base is a wooden section that acts as
the tail of kite in directing the course
OF tlle proJecClle. JuSC imagine 1Oo
pounds of dynamite being thrown against
the side of a vessel. 1t would blow it to
atoms. Our experiments heretofore have
more than realized our expectations. We
are gradually increasing the air power,
and to-day will not go above 500 pounds.
The reservoirs will stand 1900 pounds,
and we shall soon reach that pressure"
Different sized cartridges were used to-
day, and in no case did they go over four
feet from the point aimed at, reaching a
distance of nearly 2, 100 yards.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

EDMUNDs. says cores
pondent, always speaks of Blaine las a
man without the slightest idea Of law
and when he has said that Edmunds has
said his worst of public man.
BEACONSFIELD.-It has been decided
that the inscription placed on the bust of
BeacOnsfeld in Westminster Abbey shall
be simply. Lord Beaconsfeld, twice
Premier of England"
EDMUNDs.-Senator Edmunds is allow
ing his patriarched beard to go somewhat
untrimmed, and the unkeptness does not
make it appear any fuller. His leg seems
to be made of a clothespOle snapped in
the middle and united again by a very
rusty hinge.
LEOPOLD.-Prince Leopold had always
a desire to be created Duke of York. In
pursuance of this object he got together
all the portraits and other object of in
terest that had belonged to any Of his an
cestors bearing that title, and it was a
grievous disappointment to him when
the Queen declined her permission to his
assuming the title.
READE.-Great as was Charles Reade's
literary success, he had one grief 1t was
that he had been denied membership in
a certain club. II was proposed by Col
Inns and seconded by Dickens, but they
wouldn't have me-" he often said. When
asked why he so lamented the fact, the
hale old man replied: Because there
wasn't gaslight in the house. [ do like
to read by good sperm candle"
HARRIsON.-Harrison, the boy lecturer
on temperance, seems to be getting plen-
ty of encouragement from the Western
newspapers. A sample of it is contained
| in the following headlines over the an
nOuncement of his arrival in Evansville,
Indiana, as printed in the local paper;
''Hallelujah!!-Brother Harrison Gets
Here in Fine Feather for the Fray-Satan
Trying to Find Hole in the Ground
that He can Crawl Into and Pull in Af-
ter Him-But He Will Not be Allowed to
Get Away With an Unabbreviated Tail
Beelzebub to be Laid Out too Dead to
| Skin in no Time-The Racket to Begin
at Once"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
The Work of Single Hair.

Boston Herald.
In the base Of the capitol at Washing
ton is the enginery by which the House,
the Senate and the committee rooms are
warmed and ventilated, and the gas
lighted by electricity. 1t is altogether a
big apparatus, consisting of three inn
mense fans, four engines and eight boil
ers, with the necessary appliances for
regulating the temperature and moisture
of the ali supplied to the nations legisla-
er the air is too moist or too dry is Ope-
rated by a single human hair. A per-
fectly dry air is put at 0 saturated air,
that is, air carrying all the moisture ii
will hold, is put at 100 A dial with a
hand like that of a clock represents the
different degrees from to 100. The hui
man hair absorbs moisture like a rope,
and, like rope, becomes shorter when
wet. The difference in length between
hair six inches long when wet and the
same hair when dry is made to represent
dial, and the hand or pointer moves
backward or forward as the moisture in
the air varies. If it becomes too dry
more steam is thrown in if too moist,
less steam is allowed to escape, and thus
the atmosphere for the nations states
men is regulated and kept at the health
full point, which is about so.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
THROWING DYNAMITE MISSILES

Successful Results at Fort Hamilton,
L. l., with New Engine of War.
New York Telegram.
a group of military men gathered at
Fort Hamilton this afternoon to witness
experiments with the new air gun which
is designed to be used for throwing dy-
Mantle missiles. Lieutenant Zalinski. of
the Fort Wadsworth detachment. who
has been detailed by the war department
to conduct the experiments, was one of
the party. With him were the dashing
Major Randolph, commandant of the
light battery at Fort Hamilton; many
other officers and Mr.. A. D. Winsor, of
the American Torpedo Company, the lat
ter being the sponsor for the gun. He
conceived the idea of constructing such
a warlike weapon years ago when resid-
ing in South America, where the natives
used air guns to kill game with. For
six months the government has been
testing the value of this engine of war
The first trial was with a one-inch gun
which carried a blank cartridge one-half
a mile Then a two-inch gun was found
to have a projectile force of one mile and
half. The one experimental with to-
day is of brass, one-quarter of an inch
thick, forty feet long and four inches in
diameter. 1t was mounted on light
iron framework, and raised to an eleva-
ton of twenty degrees, Major Randolph,
Lieutenant Zalinski and Mr.. Winsor gave
the following description of their pet
as they denominate the terrible weapon:
Located under the shed is a small en-
gine used to condense air. Here attached
TO the gun are two connected reservoirs to
receive the compressed air This indica-
tor giSes the pressure. The boilers are
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23

show nearly three times as many sui
cides among farmers as among people OF
other occupations.
The list includes POI farmers, 81 mer-
chants, 60 laborers. and Al saloon-keep-
ers, 21 commercial travellers, II lawyers,
8 journalists and 81 physicians. There
was no preacher among the suicides,
from which it may be inferred that the
trials of life do not bother them much.
About three times as many men as wo-
men die by their own hand. Very
nearly that proportion is maintained in
the figures we have been quoting, Of
males there were 1 ,083, and of females
1926
Of last years 400 victims, 1907 died
in the daytime and 395 during the hours
of the night The States which have the
largest populations of course contributed
the largest number, but the most thickly
settled portions of the country do not, as
a general rule, furnish the largest per
cent. of suicides in proportion to the
number of inhabitants. There are fewer
suicides in the South than in any other
section, owing to the infrequency of sui
eide among negroes. The number in
Georgia last year was 30. There are
physicians in New York and other cities
who make a speciality of curing persons
of suicidal and homicidal intent The
patients are furnished by the educated
and wealthy classes.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
The End 0fKeIfeP,

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Republicans of Ohio cannot afford
to have anything more to do with the
Hon. J. Warren Keifer. He has killed
himself and must lie on the bed of thorns
which his bad conduct has constructed.
His record is without a redeeming fea-
tursa and his associates at Washington
who once respected him are now ashamed
of him.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-23
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKLES.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS BY WIRE AND CABLE.

New YORK, April 21.-A mysterious
looking box with no directions upon it
has been left at Castle Garden by an
Irish emigrant who inquired for O'Dono-
van Rossa's residence. No one dares to
touch it and the man who left it is un-
known.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The House
appropriation committees have agreed to
recommend nonconcurrence in the Sen
ate amendments to the naval and postal
appropriation bills. The Senate increased
the former nearly $6,000,000 and the lat
ter So, 10000 The ways and means
committee to-day decided to report the
bill abolishing the discriminating in fa-
vor Of the American artists and decreas-
ing the duty on works of art from 30 to
10 per cent.
CHATTANOOGA, April 21.-The Queen
and Crescent railroad line, to beat the
record of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, who two months ago ran an ex-
cursiOn train from Cincinnati to New
ty-eight hours and fifteen minutes,
started train from Cincinnati with the
Knights of Pythias party at 1910 a. m.
yesterday and reached New Orleans at
$40 this morning, notwithstanding a de-
lay of two hours and a half The actual
running time including stops, was nine
teen hours and a hBlf, and the distance
826 miles. Many of miles were run in
forty-five seconds.
CHOLERA PREPARATIONS.
PARIS, April 21.-In view of the preva-
lence of cholera in India the ministry of
commerce is preparing system of quar-
antine and inspection to be applied to
vessels arriving from infected ports.
ALEXANDRIA. April 21.-It is the opin-
ion of the German cholera commission,
which has arrived here from India, that
there will be no outbreak of cholera in
Egypt this year.
REPORTED SURROUNDING OF AGUERO.
MADRID, April 21.-The Governors Gen
eral of Cuba telegraphs that Aguero's
band had been surrounded at Cienaga,
and there will be no more trouble He
says the island is tranquil.
Frank James is trying to prove an
alibi in the Mussels Shoals robbery
case.
Sixteen ships have landed more than
10000 emigrants in New York since Sat
urday.
King John of Abyssynia wants Eng
land to aid him in forming and main
tanning an army, to be offfcered by Eng
lishmen.
A fight between several hundred Poles
and Hungarians took place near Shenan-
doah, Pa, Sunday. The police prevented
a serious riot,
The Baldwin Locomotive Works have
discharged one hundred men and con-
template reducing their force from 5000
to 1000.
Twenty-one Mormon missionaries and
four hundred Mormon emigrants arrived
at New York Sunday night from Europe
and left by the Erie road for Utah.
The French police have decided to ex-
pei Austrian Socialists from the country,
and think they will soon have evidence
enough to expel several Irish-Ameri-
cans
James Stevens, once the Fenian head
centre, denounces the dynamite policy
of the Irish Invincibles and Clanna Gael
And several prominent Irishmen in Paris
agree with him.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-06
The presbyterians in Council.

The Presbyterians of East Florida met
at Crescent City on last Thursday even
ing and the opening address was made
from II. Cor. 4-16 by the retiring moderator,
Rev. J. L. Lyons. The discourse was in
tensely interesting and was highly ap-
preciated by the audience. Rev. J. II.
Potter, of Eustis, was elected moderator,
and Rev. James Mitchell temporary clerk.
Report by Rev. W. Tully, on incorporating
the Presbytery, was received. Reports
by Rev. Jno. Winn, Rev. A. II. Bates
and Rev. Mr.. Waldo, were also received.
Three new churches were placed on the
roll, viz: those of Interlachen, of Eustis
and of Ravenswood. In the afternoon,
Rev. Mr.. Wilson, of Palatka, preached
from Luke, 1910.
Rev. VIM. K. TuIly was elected COM
missioner to the general assembly to be
held at Saratoga, n. Y, in May. Reso-
Iutions regarding the death of the vener-
able DR.. Chas. G. Selleck, of New Smyr-
ma, were adopted. Resolutions of frater-
nal greeting to the Presbyterians of st.
Johns and East Florida were introduced
by Rev. DR.. Waldo. These were cordial
/ ly commended and on motion of Rev.
VIM. K Tully, adopted by unanimous
vote.
Rev. Mr.. Tully chairman Of the COM
mittee on systematic benevolence, made
a very gratifying report, saying that new
er before had the churches been so hber-
al. The increase of our charitable col
lections for the past year amounted to
over $500. The growth and condition of
| the churches was also shown to be en-
couraging.
DR.. Waldo made a report on home
missions showing the increase in the
number of communicates to be 121.
On Friday evening DR.. Tully preached
| from I. Cor, 14-40.
On yesterday the home mission meet
ing was conducted by Rev. Mr.. Spraul.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper will
be administered to-day i'll the new church
and foreign missionary meeting will be
held this evening by Rev. j. V. Wright,
former missionary to China, and Rev. j.
l.. Lyons, former missionary in Syria.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-06
A New Kind of Sport,

The shooting gallery people, on Water
street, have opened side show which
admits of man throwing hot ball into
a monkeys anatomy at five cents ball.
Or, if the ball catches the money off his
base. the thrower gets a quarter, and so
on. A pair of gigantic colored men
wasted a great IDEAL of time and spondu-
lix there yesterday. They appeared to
think that it was entirely necessary for
their happiness to be able to get ball in
on that wide-awake ape. They hurled
balls till it fairly disguised the Mickey to
see so much useful muscle wasted and
not a frescoe was scaled. Finally one
mans purse gave out and he had to quit
the sport but not till he had hurled see
dy, ugly epistle at the beast which sat
with big crystal tears of pity in its eyes
and seemed to say: Don't scorch your
linen"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-06
We Wish 1t Success.

We have heard it intimated for some
days that the beautiful curve in the river
that rounds the edge of The Hammock
or ''West End, will be dredged out this
summer so as to allow the river steamers
to run near the shore of that delightful
suburb. What we may think of the
practicability of the scheme, we can but
wish it success. The majestic live oaks
draped with moss, the beautiful groves
and lovely residences that make the
Hammock beautiful, one of the most
attractive features of the city to resident
and tourist. A view from the passing
steamers will doubtless be enhancing and
convey to the stranger an impression
which perhaps he would otherwise never
receive. Speed the work say we.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-06
ThP ST. ,IOhnS Hotel

What will mine host Petermann do
now? The St. Johns was the rallyingp place
for the old citizens of our county and sec
ton. Around its CHEEKY fire the pioneer
days of old Putnam have been discussed
thousand times, and old anecdotes be-
come fresh again in the light of kindly
recollections and mutual sympathy. Here
during court week the lawyers retailed
stories and jokes and grave judges grew
bland and kindly as boys just from
school, The gentlemen now marked by
silver hairs and bent forms who can re-
member Palatka when weeds made a
wilderness of the streets and bears were
occasionally found in the West End, will
sadly miss the old st. Johns Col. Dancy
and DR.. Dewitt will scarcely know where
to hang out when they come to town and
their kind voices will be sadly missed in
the old places which will know them
rarely henceforth. The change in the
st. Johns will mark an era in the busy
present time, old folks pass away with
| their abiding places, and ObliteratiOn of
the ST. Johns brings irresistibly to recol-
lection the faces of Judge Dawkins Col.
Duval and DR. Moragne. These knew
the house in its youth, and their friends
now see their old haunts changed or
swallowed up in the needs and new en-
terprises of a larger life The careless
tourist and gay pleasure seeker will tread
carelessly the ground to which these
recollections cling, but to us it is hallowed
by memories of other men and other
! limos
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-06
Arthur's Female Advisers.

Washington Special.
The president continues to receive let
ters from all over the country urging him
to veto the Fitz-JOhn Porter bill POr-
ter's opponents claim that Mr.. Arthur
will injure his presidential chances by
signing the bill. There has been a divid-
ed household at the executive mansion
on this subject. Mrs. Haynesworth is
opposed to restoring Porter and Mrs. Nc
ElrOy is in favor of it; so the President
is between his sisters. Mrs. Haynes
worth is the better politician, but Mrs.
McElroy is a stronger partisan. The first
is a clever woman who has never cared
for gay society, but who has devoted her
time to her family, to reading and to po-
htical questions of the day. Mrs. Noel
roy is to many, more attractive and per
suasive. 1t is said that she is the favor
lite sister Of the president. She is strong
er physically than her elder sister, and
certainly possesses the tact and grace
which enable her to fill the position of
hostess most gracefully.