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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18
The catacombs Of Paris.

Among the sights of Paris Of which
visitors will be deprived are the casa-
combs which have been closed for r.
pairs. These catacombs are the anciens
quarries from whence has come the
stone out of which Paris is built. Sues
the abandonment of the quarries they
have been transformed into q charnei
house, to which were transferred the
bones of twenty generations gathefe1
from the st. Innocents and other par
ish grayeyards of the capital, ana le~
day the catacombs are the vastest SUD
terranean metropolis in existence. foFa1
years ago they were thrown open every
day to the public, but accidents becaiAg
so numerous that they were closed, ana
hitherto we have only been allowed -
visit them twice o month in large pa
ties under careful police supervisor.
That portion of the catacombs needlns
repairs lies beneath the st. Anne Lnnass
Asylum, the School of Mines and As
Prison of La Sante. It's ancient nalhS
was the Quarries of Notre Dame ats
Champs, and it was from here taas ~
extracted the stone used in the e0nssfaasT
ton Of the Louvre, Tuileries, LuxenAT
bourg and most of the old family man.
sions Of the Faubourg St. German.
Cor. N. o. PicuYatfse.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
JOHNS DISAPPOINTMENT.


Last spring found a pumpkin seed,
And thought that / would GO,
And plant it in secret place,
That no one else would know,
And watch all summer long to see
1t grow, and grow, and grow,
And may be raise pumpkin for
A Jack-a-lantern show.
/ stuck stick beside the seed,
And thought that should shout
One morning when stopped and saw
The greeneSt little sprout!
used to carry water there,
When no one was about,
And every day Id count to see
How many leaves were out.
TIL, by and by there came flower
The color of the sun,
Which withered up, and then / saw
The pumpkin was begun
But oh! knew Id have to wait
So long to have my fun,
Before that small green ball could be
"A great big yellow one.
At last, one day, when.it had grown
To be the proper size,
Said Aunt Matilda: John, see here,
I'll give you o sufpriset'
She took me to pantry shelf,
And there, before my eyes,
Was set q dreadful row of half
A dozen pumpkin pies.
Said Aunt Matilda: s'John, found
A pumpkin, high and dry,
Upon a pile of rubbish, down
Behind that worn-out sty !"
O, dear, didn't cry, because
I'm quite too big to cry,
But, honestly, couldn't eat
A mouthful OF the pie.
Mrs. Geo. archibald, in ~. 7. Tribune
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

The surgical experiment Of remov-
Ing pin that had lodged in bow 8
lung shows the audacity. enterprise and
hriiiianey of our surgeons, but it does
not prove that it il safe to swallow pins
on account OF subsequent possibility
Of removal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

New Mexico produces and sens
abroad more carpet woods than go
any other Territory or any state ~
the Union. 1t clip this rear MsAv
above 5000, 900 pounds
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19

the shadows warned him that night wa
approaching very rapidly.
Taking Mabel tenderly by the hand '
trying very hard to believe that he haG
simply been giving her en- oyment, his
opened the barn door. and there was
the water which he believed a few
hours before could not rise as high.
The yard was full of water. 1t was
impossible for him to get to the house.
even though he was not burdened with
Mabel, aud he drew back in guilty
alarm. almost fancying that he wa:
doomed to immediate and sudden death
by drowning as punishment for what he
had done.
But such was not to be Jackey's fate.
Holding Mabel clasped tightly in his
arms, he saw the water rise above the
barn floor, and then toward the NOW a
he climbed higher. until at last it APP
peared to him as if he was ahoat on
pile of hay in the midst of river, SO
angrily did the waves beat against the
crazy old barn, rocking it to and fro
until it seemed each moment as if il
was about to leave its foundations.
IF we had only staid in the house,
II we had only done as mother told us
! to don' walled Jackey, as he claspeu
Mabel tightly in his arms and rocked
himself to and fro; while the speckled
hen, from her perch on one of the
rafters, cackled and scolded much as
If he believed Jackey was the cause OF
all the trouble.
The waters surged to and fro in the
building, causing the timbers to creal
and groan, until at length, with sud.
den lunge, the shaky old building
floated away, Jackey catching .
| glimpse of the house as they sailed
along on the pile of hay. II he had
obeyed his mother, he and Mabel
would have been in comparative safety,
even though the river had risen so high,
for he knew that the house could not be
moved as easily as the barn had been.
Jackey was never certain how long
he sat on the hay-mow before he anC
! Mabel were rescued. II seemed as il
he had been there an entire day, and
that they had tloated far down the river,
when he heard his father voice calling
first to him and then to Mabel. 1t is
hardly necessary to say that Jackey re.
piled, screaming at the full strength Oh
his lungs, and when he saw a skitf, in
which were two men, one of whom was
his father, sail in at the open door, he
lost no time in saying: I'm never dc
so again, father, indeed l won't. I'll
always do just as you and mother tell
me to do, if you'll only take me home
now"
Mabel said nothing. She had beer
too much frightened to talk with Jackey
even when they had been alone, and
she simply held out her hands to be
taken ON hoard the hDat
The barn had not foated nearly as
far away as Jackey had imagined. II
had been caught by grove Just below
the house, and had remained there un.
til the children had been rescued, which
was quite long enough to teach Jackey
such lesson as be will never forget.
The long hours of agony and terror
passed on the hay-mow when. as he
thought, he and Mabel were drifting to
certain death, were more than long
enough to teach him to obey his parents
whether he thought their commands
wise or not.--James Otis. in CongregG
tionatist.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19
Youths Department.
THE "MoTHER s ROOM"

I'm awfully sorry for poor Jack Roe;
He's that boy that lives with his aunt you
know;
And he says his house Is filed with gloom
because IL has got no mothers room"
] tel you what, It is fine enough
To talk OF "boudoirs" and such fancy stuff,
But the room OF rooms that seems best to
me,
Tho room where I'd always rather be,
is mothers room, where a fellow can rest.
And talk of the things his heart loves best.
What IL do get dirt about
Anu sometimes startle my aunt with a shout?
II Is mother room, and IL she don't mind,
10 the hints OF others I'm always blind.
May be lose my things-what them
In mothers room find them again.
Ana I've never denied that | litter the floor
win marbles and tops and many things
more;
But tell you, for boys with tired head,
1t is jolly to rest II on mothers bed.
Now poor Jack Roe, when he visits me,
1 take him to mothers room, you see,
Because it's the incest place to 20
When fellows spirits are getting low
AND mother she's always kind and sweet,
And there's always smile poor Jack to
greet.
And somehow the sunbeams seem 10 glow
More brightly in mothers ROOM know,
Ihan anywhere else, and you'll never find
gloom
Or any old shadow in mothers room.
-Mdrv u. Brine IN Hdrper's Young People.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19
A MODERN BLUEBEARD.
A Pennsylvania Doctor Chains n Girl to the
Floor and Stnrves Her to Prevent Her rs.
cape from His Clutches-The Brute Ar
rested and Held to Answer.
SCRANTON, PA. April IA.

SCRANTON, PA, April IA.
girl named Sadie McClanagham
escaped on Saturday from back room
city, where she had been chained to the
floor like wild beast, for nearly three
weeks, by man calling himself DIR. w.
s. Madden. She took refuge in the
Susquehanna House. At first Mrs. Car
penter. wife of the hotel proprietor,
thought the girl was mad, but the
pitiful earnestness u her pleadings left
no room to doubt her sanity, and
her story was confirmed by
the appearance of the big, burly Madden
himself upon the scene. Madden seized
the girl by the arms to drag her away, but
the poor creature chung to Mrs. Carpen-
ter, and cried: "For Gods sake, don't
let him take me back again, or he will kill
me-" Mrs. Carpenter bravely defended
the girl against the furious doctor, and
he was compelled to go without her.
Madden was arrested shortly after in his
office, where the chains and locks with
which he had bound the girl were also
found. At the hearing before Mayor
Beamsh, Sadie told horrible
story of human heartlessness. She
said she had known Madden nearly two
years. He had betrayed her, and said as
soon as he got divorced from his wife,
who is now in Altoona, he would marry
her. Last January, while Sadie was liv-
ino rNxsifI hap i.ta M I orr n
entreated her to come to Scranton, say
ing he would take care of her. She re-
fused, but finally came. Seeing no signs
of divorce, she wanted to go back 20
Lewistown, but this made him wild. He
threw her down In his back room, put
chains on her ankles and fastened one to
bed, the other to staple in the
floor. There she was starved, and
suffered terrible agony and cruelty
for nearly three weeks. Once when
she raised an cutlery he threw her
down, jumped on her breast and choked
her. He nailed down the windows aud
fastened the door whenever he went out.
Sometimes he returned drunk late at
night. Her food was an occasional sand
witch or pretzel which he brought in his
pocket. This afternoon when he took the
chains from her ankles to let her go to an
clubhouse, she made a dash for liberty and
got away. Madden denied the girls state
ment, but finally admitted having chained
the girl to the floor, and in default of 81,
500 was sent to the County Jail. The feel
ing against him was intense. Sadie Nc
Clanahan is about twenty years old, and
although half starved, shows trace OF
great beauty. Madden came to this city
ayearago.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19
GERMAN REPRISALS.
fism arck's Latest Move on the Int " alton
nj ess.board- Minister ut Washing
ton to be Recalled.

WASHINGTON. ID. C., April IA.
1t is reported In diplomatic circles that
Bismarck will recall Won Eisenbeck-
or, German Minister here. This determi-
nation is understood at the State Depart
ment from official correspondence. This
action of Bismarck's Is regarded as q
pure piece of spite work, an official mani
fcstation of his pique at the action of
this Government in offering to trans
fer Minister Sargent from Berlin to Rus
STA While Bismarck's precise intention
can not be known, the belief ut the State
Department is that he contemplates per-
hitting the German mission here to re-
main vacant while, as evidence of his
displeasure, and to offset the recent
action Of this Government. No other
construction can be put upon the
sudden recall of the Minister, AZ
1t would have no significance II
another was Immediately sent. No hint
of recall was heard of until after Sar-
gents transfer. II Bismarck does leave
the German mission vacant for any I'M
reasonable time 1t Is believed it will cer-
tainly provoke a decided feeling of re-
sentiment in this country. The evasive
way In which Congress acted about the
Lasker resolutions dlspleased those PEG.
pie who believe In maintaining national
dignity, and now II Bismarck gives an
other cause of offense, proper notice will
have to be taken OF It,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19
wiNRLEyAcs's CRIME.
burial or the vtctlms-rhe Accused Inter
v'rwed-Not Unwilling to Cast Suspicion
ON Emma Fleetwood.

burial OF the Yictlms-rhe Accused Inter
v'ewed-Not Unwilling to Cast Suspicion
ON Emma Fleetwood.
MATTooN. IT,, Arrl IL.
Saturday at Ashmore the bodies of the
nslrdered Fieetwoods were placed side
by side in the same grave. large
crowd attended the funeral, but
there were no demonstrations. The
people now talk more moderately
about the deed, and seem to be dis.
posed to let the law take its course.
THE ACCUSED.
reporter called at. the Charleston ian
and was admitted to the cell containing
Wiukleback. the alleged murderer. lie
had been removed clandestnely from
Mattoon to Charleston, many of the peo-
pie of the latter place not knowing of his
presence. When found by your reporter
he wore haggard look, showing plainly
that the thoughts of the crime and the
subsequent exciting flights with the Sher-
riff had preyed upon his mind. When
talking about the matter tears came to his
eyes, showing the first signs OF emotion
since his arrest. He still fears an attack
from the mob, and no assurance that
there is no danger can quiet him.
''Do you believe Emma Fleetwood is In
any way connected with the crimep" was
asked.
He hesitated, as If not knowing what
reply to make, and finally said, 81 don't
knows in such a manner as to leave the
Impression that he knew, but would not
tell.
"Could she do the deed?" was next
asked.
"She could do anything" he replied.
81 have seen her have some big quarrels
with her father"
No statement of a confession could be
got from him. ANY question implying his
guilt would not be answered. He had no
lawyer, but is shrewd enough to keep his
plans to himself. There Is u growing
feeling among those who know about the
matter that there Is a possibility that
Winkleback is not the only guilty one, but
no one suspects the daughter Emma, I'M
less their suspicious are based upon words
spoken by Winkleback. There will be no
lynching.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19
Didn't Want Any Mistake Made.

At noon a girl about nineteen years
old, and wearing somewhat faded cos.
tune, came up to the delivery window
of the post-oflice, threw down a letter
and said to the clerk:
as that air stamp all squee-gee?"
eyes, it seems to be all right.
can is the address writ SOL thar kin
be no show of its gtt!n' off N the trail
an monkeyin' all round the country
afore it gifts to whar it's Addressed"
''Oh, l guess so. The mail boys can
manage to"
al don't want no guess work about
it, for that's matter o. life an death.
If that letter'l go straight, say so, an
if it won't. just unlimber your tongue
an give nue. square music"
"fll guarantee that it will find the
person to whom it is addressed" said
the clerk, who had deciphered the hero
glyphics on the envelope.
Then that's all right; but if it don't
git thar on time I'll have you took up
fur murder. That letters fur my Teller
back in Illinoy, an he writ that if
wouldn't marry him right off he'd kill
hisself, an I've writ back that he kin
come on I'M double up jes: as soon as
wants ter. If that letter don't git thar
straight, Jim's jest fool enough to
swaller dose of pizen or somethin',
an mind, young man, that you are liza
BILE to be pulled any minute for murder
if he does. My names Roda Lumly,
an anybody that knows the Lumlys I'll
tell you that we're not to be fooled with
when human life's at stake"
And she shook warning finger at
the clerk and walked out. -LeddvilLe
(COi.) Democrat.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19
ANOTHER GRANT BOOM
tooning Up I'm the PoIuical Horizou-rhs
"oid Commander" Being Quietly But
Steadily Pushed to the Front.


Looming Up I'm the PoIuicaI Horizou-rhs
"old Commander Being Quietly But
Steadily Pushed to the Front.
WASHlNGTOS, ID. c., April IA.
There is talk among Republicans re-
Earding the nomination of Grant at Chi
cago, and there is no longer any dosbt
that carefully planned movement is on
foot to bring about that result. 1t is the
desire Of those managing it that the move
ment should not become conspicuous be-
fore the meeting of the convention. If it
shall appear at Chicago that neither Ar
thur, Edmunds nor Logan can se-
cure the nomination the managers of the
Grant movement think that the opposi-
ton to Blaine can be largely concern
trated on the ''Old Commander" The
Grant talk here has been stimulated by
the enthusiastic reception given the
General at the Grand Army camp
fire held by the Department of the
Potomac. 1t is understood that this
is but one of a series OF recep-
tions which will be given him in different
parts of the country. In his speech on
the occasion the General said: "This is
the first time since Christmas eve that I
have been able to be out of my room in
the evening. hope before many weeks,
however, to be so far recovered as to be
sometimes seen upon the streets of what
soever city l may happen to be inn
Some of the Republicans believe that
Logan's candidacy is really in the inter.
est of Grant
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19
THE POCAHONTAS MINE.
Removing the Bodies of tine Victims OF the
Recent Explosion-Fifty-hve Taken Out
and Many More In Sight.


PoCAHoNTAs. va, April IA.
Eifty-1ve bodies had been removed up to
last night. Twenty-six of this number
were brought out yesterday. As was the
case with the others all were terribly
mutilated. Sixteen were identified rs
follows; Emil Goodman, G. N. Mills, Nj.
Jewell, b. Andrews, Frank Solks, Peter
Huggndorf, w. Cummerford, Andre
Futo, all white men; John Little, Race
Burrows, Silas Bacon, Benjamin Henley,
James Campbell, Greed Burkes and j.
Wyatte, colored men.
About five O'Clock yesterday morning
twenty-eight bodies were found in the
day. An experienced miner, who was at
work In the mine on the day Of the ex-
ploslon, explains their being found to-
gether by the fact that on the night of the
explosion, the air in the mine became 50
foul that the men at work became OPP
pressed by it and stopped in order to go
out and get some fresh air. When the
miners reached the fan entry
the air current from the fan was strong
and they laid down and intended to rest
for while. He did not remain in the
mine, but went out and few minutes
thereafter the explosion occurred.
This vein of coal, which is higher than
the surrounding coal fields, has evidently
been thrown up by some upheaval, and
the opinion of Captain WEIGH, skillful
mine engineer, is that when this took
place a large cavity was formed, which,
having become full of gas and having
been blasted into, produced the terrific
explosion which cost so many lives. If
this theory be correct, there may be no
more fears of explosions, as the gas most
probably found full vent.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19
THE NIAGARA FALLS TRAGEDY.
Singular Proceedings at the Coroner's In
qu-st-An Evident Desire to Cover Up Inn
pOrtant Evidence.

Singular Proceedings at the Coroner's Tn
qusst-An Evident Desire to Cover Up I'm
pOrtant Evidence.
BUFFALO, N. Y, April IA.
The Coroner is acting very singularly in
the investigation of Van r Parsons
mysterious death at Niagara Falls,
and has manifested stroEg disinelina-
tion TO summon witnesses asked for by
tie Jurors. Policeman Burns was re-
called and testified that there was
freshly folded white paper in Vedder's
vest pocket, the vest and other garments
having been returned to the family. The
Jurors are anxious to know more about
the piece of paper. Other jurors wanted
the clothes, and Juror Hamlin said; SIT
won't be much use, for any tell-tale evil
dence has been destroyed. There's a
mystery somewhere"
The Coroner abruptly said: "That
closes the case" The jurors all object
ed, and Mr.. Murphy said that something
was being covered up.
"what more can you find out?" asked
the Coroner.
"Somebody has overhauled and tam.
pered with the Clothes" said juror,
''and I'm satisfied there's something
wrong. man was murdered on Luna
Island, and the jury must find out about
it. We have not got material fact
yet"
.I heard that Pearson threatened to
shoot the whole family, and story about
Vedder borrowing revolver. We want
Sc Investigate and have James Vedder and
others here" said Juror"
Finally the case was adjourned until
tomorrow. The search for Vedder' body
at the American Falls continues.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19

While handsome but not partlc-
ularly shrewd young man OF Portland,
Me-, was sitting with a charming but
cunning young woman of the same
town. she said: "Who are you going to
marry?" "You," he said, jokingly.
"Really?" "Yes." "Shake hands on
it." the business-like maiden demand
ed. The young man did so, thinking it
the most amusing incident he had ever
borne part in. The young lady, how
ever, told her father that Mr.. Blank
and she were engaged. The young man
was Immediately waited upon by the
interested parent, and has decided to
marry the girl rather than stand a
threatened suit for breach of promise.
Boston Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19

There are more than 10000, 900
iron car-whees used on American rail-
roads, and it requires about j25 pounds
Of pig-iron to make one wheel.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-19

Five hundred artists now have
studios in New York.--N. y Sun.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-10-25
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.


Charles Van Horn, of Goshen, has been ar
rested in that city on the charge of incendi-
arism. A large number of fires have occurred
there lately which were undoubtedly set in the
hope of securing plunder.
At Brookville, on Thursday night thieves
effected entrance in the hardware store of
Joseph Fries and the tin store of John D. Fieber,
getting from the former $50 in money, and from
the latter ST in money and about $l2 worth of
jewelry.
Henry Manderbach, a young man of Win
chester, while engaged in playful Scutfle in his
fathers grocery was thrown against showcase,
breaking in the glass and completely Severing
the muscles of his right forearm. The wound
will cripple him for life.
Frank Stout, a young farmer of Carroll coun-
years in prison for the recent theft of q fellow
farmers horse. This species of crime has be-
come monotonous in this locality, and the people
are taking vigorous steps to stop IT,
The marriage of Mr.. Hugh McCulloch Bond
and Miss Jessie Hanna, granddaughter of the
late Hon. Samuel Hanna, which occurred at
Fort Wayne on Thursday evening at the Trim
ity Episcopal Church, was the society event of
the season Rev. d. w. Moffatt oficiated. A
brilliant reception followed at the residence Of
the brides grandmother. The couple left for
an extended bridal tour East at o'clock.
On Thursday morning the machinery in the
Wabash FIGURING Mills came to a sudden stop,
and upon investigation it was found that seven
large eels, each nearly fo1r feet long and weigh
ing seven pounds, had entered the tul bine wheel
which supplies the motive power for the mill,
and choked it down. In the afternoon the mill
again stopped abruptly, and the turbine was
second time found full Of eels This tine nine,
weighing in the aggregate sixty pounds, were re-
moved The eels enter the old Wabash canal
from the Wabash river at Lagro.
On Wednesday night at IL o'clock, a party of
thirty women, disguised in mems clothes, rode
up to Thomas Bottss saloon. at Palmyra, Har
rison county, called him from his bed, in the
same house the saloon was in, and with revolvers
pointed at him, demanded admission to the bar
room. He opened the door, and they went in
and broke all the bar fixtures, and poured all the
liquor from the barrels and kegs. They then in
formed him if he reopened the saloon they would
return and lynch him. as they did not intend
whisky should be sold in the town. Bolts is
looking for q new location.