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Personal Gossip.

Miss Emma 9. Stanley, who has been a
teacher in the st. Pau public schools for
t~wenty-three years, and who was recently
granted a leave oil absence for six months,
with full pay, by the board of education, is
very ill, with but slight hopes for recovery.
Her prostration is due to arduous school
work.
Maxcey Tabor, son of tie ex-senator, was
married recently in Denver to Miss Bsbcock.
Young Tabor, alter trying by every means
possible to reconcile his father and mother,
went to Europe and remained there during
the scandal that followed, He has never
recognized Mrs. Tabor No. 2.
Rev. G. E. Gordon of Milwaukee met Mr..
Bsrgh on a recent trip to New York, and
convinced him that clipping horses was not
so bad as he thought. Gordon is an ath-
letic Englishman who has practical reasons
for everything he does-even preaching.
Merwin Donohue, son of the California
multi-millionaire, was married last week to
the daughter of ex-Chief Justice Wallace OF
San Francisco.
W. NJ. Meredith, Zachary Taylor's secre
rotary of the treasury, ia defending himself
N the courts of Philadelphia against the
charge of insanity.
Senator ingalls, says that he is not a can
didate for the position on the bench made
vacant by the r~esignatian OF Judge McCrary.
Calvin Ellis of Boston has given out
right $4,000 to Harvard college, and as
much more after the death OF a sister.
John G.. Thompson, ex-sergeant at srls
of the house is dangerously i'll at Column
bus, Ohio, with lung fever.
Charles Handy Russell, one Of New
York's Oldest INGREDIENTS, is dead. He was
eighty-seven years old.
DR.. JohR I. Gilman, president of the
Maine Medical society, died at Portland,
aged s~eventy-eight years.
George Washington Childs, of the Phil.
adelphia Ledger, has given $500 to the Pc
ter Cooper statute fund.
Mrs. Pidet Of New Orleans left $500, OOC
10 various charities and $1,000 to the typo.
graphical union.
The Philadelphia democrats have renom.
mated Samuel G.. King fer mayor.
Grant denies that he and Romero are in.
terested in any Mexican deals.
John Curtis and wife, Medford, celebrated
their golden wedding.
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vandecar Jury Disagrees.

The trial of Alfred Vandecar at Waupaca,'
Wis, far the murder OF Banker e.. G. Mead
ended on the 21st inst, by a disagreement
Of the jury. There were seven for ~acquittsI
and ten for conviction. The murder of h.
O.. Mead was committed on the night OF
Oct. 8, 1882. On the morning following
the body of the lead man was found in al
apartment of his bank, which he used ss o
sleeping room. having apparently been shot
through q window. His head and fsce
were literally blown to pieces.
Vandecar, who was arrested at Ste
vens Point, where he lived, is twenty-fonr
years old, about five feet ten inches III
height and a man Of remarkably proposes
ing appearance.
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A writer Of the London Times Gays
that many persons who are not dream
ers" by habit are dreaming a great deal
just now, and accounts for it on the
ground thatthe nights are cold. He says
that when cold weather sets in suddenly
and is much felt at night, the blood sup!
plying the head which is uncovered is
driven from the surface TO the deep parts
of the brain. The result is the mind be-
comes active and the sleep is light. The
remedy suggested is to wrap the head
up during cold weather in a shawl, or
wear a warm niSht-cap.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07
General News items.

The vestry OF Trinity church, New York,
tender the use of the receiving vault of the
church cemetery for the reception of the re-
mains of De Long and comrades, whose bod
les are now on the way from Russia. b
Herald club has appointed a committee to
orange for proper mortuary honors for
Jerome @. Collins.
Johp Borden, boots and shoes, Philadel
phia, has made an assignment. He refuses
70 make a statement. Judgments amount.
ing 10 $19. 600 have been entered against
Leopold Steiner, a shoe dealer Of the same
city.
The liabilities of James B. Pond, Boston,
manager of companies and lectures, are
abeut 81, 600; no assets. The Liabilities OF
Charles E. Hapgood & Co., wool dealers,
are $1,000.
5 Carter Harrison, in opening a new high
school in Chicago recently, cautioned the
scholars against reading the newspapers, as
''dissemInators of much immortality"
The Northern Pacific has taken a con.
tract to transport 1000 miners fron the
Black Hills to the Ce1r d'Alene mines.
Roland Mclean & Co., looking-glass
~manu,acturers. Boston, have assigned.
They oner creditors % cents on the dollar.
Lake Champlain is frozen its whole
length and breadth, and can be travelled by
cams.
Minneapolis Scotchmen celebrated Barns
hundred and twenty-hfth birthday.
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From the Old would.

The Dutch expedition sent for the relief
Of the CAPTURED crew OF the British steamer
MIsero, wrecked on the east coast Of Sum-
atra, comprised q battalion of infantry
unCer the military commander of Acheen.
The expedition landed at TeHom. The ra-
jah there, whose tribe looted the wreck,
held the crew, including one American pris-
oners, and refused all proffers of ransom.
The land aud naval forces bombarded and
burned the rajah's capitol. The resistance
of the natives was desperate. The Dutch
forces fought well and captured two strong
holds of the rsjah py assault, but lost sew
eral officers and men wounded. The crew
If alive are still prisoners.
At Collingwood, Ontario, W. Rolf, amer
chant, was aroused by q loud explosion in
his store. Hastily dressing he ran to ascer-
tain the cause, whercupon five burglars as
saulted him with pistols, firing several
shots. Being a man Of nerve and unWound-
ed, Rolle shovel fight and the burglars left,
fearing the arrival of assistance, but on re-
treating fired more volleys, in all, ten or IF
teen shots. While Role, still unframed,
was examining what had been stolen, the
BURGLARS returned snd appeared about to
make another attack, but the appearance OF
some neighbors frightened them away.
JOh AlNAuB1tOuci mnnASof VI Suc OO
minion Iron company'at Toronto, has en-
tered action against the Mail for Iibel, claim
ing 800, 600 damages. A correspondent
implied hat Livingstone received large
sums of money of the defunct Exchange
bank from President Craig, his brother in
law, which he invested in a bolt company,
and for which nj account was given.
A Kingston, Ont, dispatch says: Settlers
in the rear townships are in danger of starv-
ing, on account Of snow stopping all traffic
Lumber dealers t~elegraphed that unless
they get provisions they will be obliged to
close down their shanties. Such a state oil
affairs never existed in that locality before.
The Russian government has ordered
Count Lubienski, a Polish landowner, to
sell his property and quit Russia, The
court is accused of conducting Catholic pro.
paganda meetings and exciting pie
against the government.
Russia makes a formal demand on Tur.
key to Immediately pay ESQ, 900 still owing
of the indemnity exacted after the Turko-
Russian war.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07

1t is pretty early in the season for
political assessments, but an attempt to
make a levy in the post Office depart
ment by w. S. Odell, a citizen of Indiana
vas detected and frustrated. Circulars
addressed to Indiana clerks were taken
into the Post Office Department and
handed to messengers to distribute, the
messengers not knowing their contents.
The act of carrying circulars soliciting
contributions into any Government
building is, under the civil service act, a
misdemeanor punishable with fine and
imprisonment or both. Postmaster
General Gresham expressed much in
dignation and avowed his intention Ia
protect his clerks against similar at.
tempts to blackmail them.
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The Champion Novelty in OmciaI
InRo

Lll6.
Washington Special: The champion
novelty of the age in the line Of Office hold
ing is John N. Irwin of Iowa, who was ap.
pointed governor of Idaho territory in
March last. Whea his first quarters
pay was sent him he returned it with
his compliments to the treasury. The &C.
counting officers having no other method OF
disposing OF il turned it over to the con-
science fund. Mr.. Irwin in q letter TO the first
controller, objects very positively to this. He
saws be returned the money because he
only desired the office of governor for the
honor of the position, and cares nothing
about the emoluments. He desired that
an honorable fund be created and that
the money which he returned be deposited
to its credit, and says that as soon as the
balance OF his salary is remitted to him be
will return it for credit to the fund. As
this is the first instance of this character in
the history OF the Rovernms t. and as there
is not much probability of a second case,
the secretary has not decided to establish
the Honorary" fund. Perhaps be will re-
fer the question to the Attorney general,
whose 20 werful and astute MUD is so we'll
calculated to grapple with abstruse points.
In the mean time, ii any OF the dim mu-
seums can make an engagement with Gov.
Irwin he would be greater card than Ser
geant Mason or Bsrnum's white elephant.
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A Jersey jury" at Trenton, after
staying QUIT twenty-five hours, gave e
dict in favor of a woman against an in
surance company in which her husband
held a policy for $4,000 on his life, and
which the company refused to pay, on
the ground that the insured died from
the effects of excessive drinking Of
liquor. A widow and orphans should
not be deprived Off means of support
because Of the sin Of a husband and
father
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AT Chicago Mrs. G sdWick killed herself
In the room Of her parsmOur.
The Casualty Record.


The fremen Of St. Psal encountered an
unexpected and almo5t insurmountable OBJ
stacle at the HolI & P&I fire, on the night
of the 21st. When they descended into the
basement az overpo Teripg stencil forceo
them to beat q retreat aad the use OF respi-
ratOrs became necessary in order { at they
might get at the FIRE. Even then 1t became
necessary to work in relays, one set OF men
having tn retire at intervals and give place
10 fresh recruits. The difficulty WA caused
by the burning of a lot o. limburger cheese.
Even those who were not present can imag-
the what q tine the nre laddies enjoyed.
A panic occurred among the passengers
on a Wabash train five miles east of Fort
Wayne, Ind, upon the discovery that the
smoking cal was On fire. The train was at
full speed. The train was stopped, the car
separated and was entirely consumed. No
one was hurt. The fire caught from the
stove.
A heavy fire al Clio, Mich, destroyed
half the business portion of the village.
Loss, 10000. ]. B. Garland & Co, N. W.
Mann, d. n. Parks & Son, and A. ID. Rund-
lett were the heaviest losers Insurance
light.
Thomas Carroll, yardmaster of the Lscka-
wanna road at Buffalo, N. Y, died on the
18th inst. He was struck on the head with
q coupling iron by Frederick Dietrich
The Touring mills OF Henry Sertb, Lens
burg, ILL.,, we're burned. Loss, $4,000, in
sured 10000.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07
Doings OF CrimInaIs.

At Jackson, Ohio, Luke and William
Johnson. shortly TO be hanged for the muir
der Of Anderson LAckey, broke the cell
doors at noon while the guards were at DIM
uer, captured the guards revolyers on the
cordder, ~overpewdered and tied the iailer
md escape1 to the hills. Five hundred
citizens soon started in pursuit. The pris-
oners we're soon overtaken but showed fight.
Luke was wounded when they surren-
dered. 1t is uncertain whether Luke will re-
cover.
6 The indictment agains. Roger Amero of
Plympton, n. s., for the murder of Mrs.
Eta g. Carlton will be nolle-prosequied ia
Boston. Amero Is adjudged insane. His
brother and two sisters became insane
through mental agony caused by the terri
bic accusation against him.
Mrs. Mary Ann White, wife OF the keeper
Of the New York morgue, died recently
from criminal malpractice. Bertha Nathan
was arrested. She bad only been QUITO
prison a few weeks, where she was confined
for = similar otiense.
Mrs. Lydia Cocks of New York, has begun
suit against Csssius II. Read aud DIR. Gus
taYe E. Susdorf to recover $50. OeO damages
for the loss Of the services OF her daughter,
Clara Totten, consequent upon her seduc.
ton.
Anderson and Snyder were hanged on the
9Th inst, at Mount Vernon, Ind, for the
murder Of James Van Weyer, II years o.
sge.
James Turner, sof Arno. No IS found tC
have been murdered for his money.
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Down on Dynamic Business.

The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette pub
fishes an open letter from John Byrne, vice
president Of the Irish National league Of
America, to Patrick Ford, editor of the
Irish World, taking strong exceptions to
Ford's call for an emergency fund, P" to be
subject to his judgment alone without &C
~countability, for the purpose of waging
war with England. Mr.. Byrne claims that
such a course as this fund implies would DO
regarded by all civilized nations as guerilla
warfare, revolving to the belligerent uses OF
the age and they would be bound from sell
interest to assist England in crushing 1t.
He protests against allowing Ford and
Rosa and that class to fix a standard by
which 95 per cent. Of Irishmen and Irish
politics shall be measured. Mr.. Byrno
closes by saying he believes he can rely on 8
majority OF the Irish element in America,
including the business and professional
classes, to support this declaration.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07

New York Special. @. P. Huntington.
before leaving Washington, said:
81 have the opinion of four o the ablest
lawyers in the country, n they say the
Texas Pacific grant is our by law, and no
body can take it from us without paying us
for it. II congress declares the grant for
feited We shall appeal to the courts, and It
will be a very bad thing for those territories
for the courts will keep all that land tied
up for twenty years while we are fighting it.
1 don't think the publication OF those let
tiers eff mine had a very bad effect upon
congress. In any event, there wss nothing
in them that / want to take back or apol9-
gize for. They were the replex of that cay.
If we're TO write them now / should speak
differently of some men, because 1 know
them better now than 1 did then. But /
don't want 10 change q Wordin them. They
were the replex OF that day, and expressed
my feelings st that time, and there are some
pretty good things in them"
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07


The little dilemma existing between
the delicate o~liciality of Minister
Lewelrs position and his delicate ac-
ceptanCe OF the honorary rectorship Of
st. Andrews University has been most
happily solved. Mr.. Lowell had no
sooner resigned the position which his
nationality and ministerial responsible
ity rendered it impossible Cor him to
to assume than the principal of St.
Andrews wrote requesting the author
ofthe Bigelow papers to deliver an adj
dress to the students, and Mr.. Lowell
has accepted. This means thal the wise
heads have beaten the clownsall around,
as usual. Mr.. LowelPs address will be
the address of the rectorship, with a
great deal more than the ordinary eclat
attached to it.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07
Death or a Wisconsin Senator.

State Senator P. Il. Smith died at his
home in Plymouth, Wis, Tuesday morn
ing, the 22d. He was the wealthiest and
best known man in S~heboygan county, one
OF the first settlers OF Plymouth, and n of
the leading politicians OF the state. He fell
q victim to consumption. Patrick Henry
Smith was born ID the town of RoyaltoD,
VT, Sept. %, 1927. He had a common
school education, went to Wisconsin in
1857 and settled at ~Sheboygan, whence he
removed te Plymouth the following year.
he was 3 merchant, aud the first town
clerk Of the town of Plymouth. He was
postmaster rom 1853 to 1857. and deputy
United Estates marshal in 1860. He was
elected state senator as a democrat. He
had also been alderman and president o.
the Plymouth city council. The district
that he represented in the senate 1.-THE
Twentieth) is composed of S~heboygan coun-
ty and several towns OF Fond du Lac
county.
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Railroad News.

The Northern Iowa division of the North
western has been completed. 1t joins the
Iowa division with the Dakota division, in
tersecting the former at Tama, Iowa, and
the latter at ~Iroquois. Oak. The principal
stations located on the branch sre Sioux
Rapids, Hawarden, Alton and Orange City,
Iswa, and Salem, Parker and Villas, Oak.
at the late meeting of the Grand Forks
Crookston & Lake Superior company ]. s.
Eshelman was elected president; P. @.
3letton, vice president; E. NJ. Walsh, secre-
tary; and e. r. Clements, treasurer.
The Pennsylvania railroad earned last
year s 7O7, sci over the surplus earnings OF
1882.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07

In THE current number of The Magazine
Of American History is letter written
by George Washington concerning Har-
riet Washington, a Young girl who has
been living in his family and whom be
is sending to his sister. Harriet has
sense enough" he says "but no dis
position to industry, nor to be careful
Of her elothes;" and special stress is laid
upon the necessity Of directing her Sin
the use and application OF things to wear
for he adds. ''they viii be dabbed
about in every hole and corner, and her
best things always in use." The average
girl of Washington's day seems to have
been more or less human, after the
manner of girls in all ages.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07

Insulting the American hog is likely
to prove serious business for France and
Germany. If bacon is shut out from
these countries it will be an easy matter
to shut out from America about 5 7,000,-
900 worth of wines and spirits, which is
just aboutthe value Of the bacon exports.
1t is not likely that this method Of retail
iation will be required, or any other
for the menace alone will be likely to
moderate the course of the French and
German governments.
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Fred Douglas Msrries a White Wo
man.

Washington Special: Fred Douglass was
married in this city Thursday evening, the
24th., to Miss Helen II. Pits, a white wo-
man, formerly Of Avon, N. Y. The we'd
ding, which took place at the house of DR..
Grimke, of the Presbyterian church, was
private, only two witnesses being present.
The first wife of Douglass, VINO was a col
ored woman, died abOgt a year ago. The
woman he married to-day is about thirty
five years of age, and was employed as Q
copyiss in his Office while be was marshal
of the district. Douglass himself is about
s~eventy-three years of age, and has a daugh-
ter as old as his present wife.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07

Rev. Joseph Cook is unable to name
more than five American newspapers
that he could recommend a foreigner to
read. Mr.. Cooks sympathy to Ameri-
car newspapers grew oat Of their criti-
cism of his public utterances. Had the
newspapers uniformly praised him he
would have liked them better.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07

The great international exposition Of
the products Of forty nations, mostly at
tended by natives. which has been run
ming in Boston for the last four months
is to be removed to Chicago, and will
doubtless attract visitors from al
sections of the west.
The Mineral argus., 1884-02-07

Winter is more than half Over. The
days are growing longer and spring will
o be welcomed. Without predicting
what may come, it can be said that the
winter has not been unusuahy disagree
abls, az a whole. There was a week
Of cold that was painful, but that
Was simply an episode, not the rule.
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About the present time when We are
gathering cur winter ice crop, the
farmers Of Australia are sweltering Ia
the heat Of their harvest fields. The
winter season in the Northern half oil
the world is the summer season in the
Southern half .
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New Brunswickefs luxuFiated last
week with themometrical record OF ~
below zero.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-02-06
Extraragant Wearing Apparel.

Many political economist MAINTAIN
that extravaganza Of the wealthy Is q
blessing to the poor, and that through
this waste Of wealth the poorer classes
are benefited. Concerning the expendl-
ture for luxury, the Inter- ocean says:
When Solomon decldr, d that every
thing was vanity, it is generally under
stood that his remark was directed to
the women, and it strikes one with mucD
force when inspecting the openings
AZ drv good stores. The fashions ano
the fabrics our wives and sisters ana
daughters are to wear are no longer
q mysterious uncertainty, but are pro
nounced an expensive reality. The tesl
of the prosperity of the country Is founo
at the counters OF our millinery stores
Four year ago the costly luxuries thai
are spread in the show windows, a.
numerous as the sands in the sea, were
not found upon our price list except as
rarities, but the improvement OF 6usnes:
has furnished a market for pushes anc
velvets at $40 and $50 yard, and glver
perishable articles worth three and tom
and five hundred dollars sale. Wome1
we meet nowadays often carry upon then
backs values that represent what was
whole years income not long ago, and
while thinking men regret that these in
vestments are not made in articles more
useful and permanent, it is still a gratih
cation to know that the money Is dis
tributed through several stratas OF 50
cietv. and that prosperity above makes
prosperity below"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-02-06
COrnWalls' Surrender.

The legend of Corvallis surrender
to Washington, as told by al old Vr
GINA colored man, and reported to {
Fredericksburg paper, few years since
differs somewhat from the accepted his
torical accounts of that event, to which
lie claimed to be al eyewitness. But it
Las merits of its own, including origin.
atty.
al see General Washington? Yes.
sah-why, was here all de time. See
de British? See CORVALLIS? To bt
sho'-wa'n't 1 here, right here all d
time? Suttenly 1 see EN- all. Now,
tell you, Nasal see General Washing
ton. and he was a settin' on his boss an
eatin' OF a peach and CORVALLIS he
come out, slippin' round to get av ay
an he start out down towards de or ek
and he start to run. but General VAS
ington he see him directly an he starte,
arter him, an General Washington l'
did'n' want to take no advantage OF bin.
SO he Jump off his horse and run ar
him. And General Washington wa,
big man, an he run well-an' prelf
soon he catch CORVALLIS, an he q,
him 10y de neck, and say "Yoa 4
scroundril, 1 got yo" Aud Cornvalh
nc turn round, an handed MIR q
Washington his soarl. an General Wa
iugton. he j,st TOOK it an Gu h.
off! Sc it? TO lie siO' &c. Fl
,4ght here al de time, nassa
Gvi. hep 1t? jess rs tel
General Wa,M oton was 81 a..
hos, an ea;n' of peach. a..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-02-06
Quality and Quantity.

you say ! am to take one of these
pills every two hours until the fever
is broken p said the patient.
yes replied the physician; but
on no account take more than one
during the time. They are small,
but dangerous when the prescribed
dose is exceeded.
Glow long before the fever will be
broken up do you think p
swell, if my directions are closely
followed, tn m ,rDlDg ought to see a
radical change for the BETTER
~ hat DO you charge for that bot
tie Of sugar coated bird-shot, doc
tor p
Three dollars aud a half. AS
SAID, the pills are small, but they are
made of very pulc and powerful in
gradients, and are necessarily quite
expansive
You think that about six Of thes"
pills will break up the fever, andyet
at conservative estimate thu bottle
doesu't contain less than 800. 1T 1
send b y around in the morning
with what Is left over l suppose you
will allow me credit of say twenty
FIVE ceuts, woaldn't you ?
No, sir, said the physician, rising
with some dignlY and buttoniOg his
lop.coat, such a proceeding would be
highly upprofossiOnal, You must bear
in mind, my dear sir, that the new
school OF medicine, to which l have
the honor to belong, considers the
amount Of medicine taken, not tho
amount sold