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Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
PROHIBITION OF AMERICAN PORK.
French Economists Alarmed Over the Pro
posed ReprisaIs.

p-~ PARIS, Jan. IL.
Regarding the retaliation proposed in
Washington against the prohibited imr
portation by France and Germany OF
American pork, La France publishes
most sensible and forcicle leader, written
by the distinguished economist, NJ. Simon
in, protesting against the present policy of
prohibition, and clearly demonstrating
that France will be the greatest sufferer.
Nj. Simonin writes: "The bill of NJ. Bert Is
a most absurd and most dangerous meas.
ure. The official returns show that the
value of the imports of pork fell in the last
year from sc, ,000, 900 francs to 150, 900 francs
subjecting the ports of Havre, Bordeaux
and Marseilles TO h,ss of at least that
amount of trade, and depriving the poorer
classes of cheap and nourishing food. The
members of commerce throughout France,
the Academy of Medicine and the Council
of Public Health have protested in vain
against the action of the Government
The war against American pork was begun
and continued in the interest of ring of
protectionists, pork-packers and raisers at
Nantes, who want TO monopolize the ham
market themselves. Now, il is high time
the French people should open their eyes
to the danger which is now menaced by
American Teprisals. The reports of the
American Consuls to their Government,
have directed attention to the alleged adul.
teration of French wines. The analysis of
the munipal labo! atories of Paris lend color
to this charge, and perhaps give cause for
the action of the American Congress. IL
the United States restrict or prohibit the
importation of French wines another
enormous loss will be inflicted on French
commerce, and this at the very moment
when our economic disturbance and dimin-
ishing exports are the greatest. In the
event of such prohibition 37,50O,O00 francs
will be lost, thus making total of nearly
100, COO, 900 francs, and thus paying dearly
for this protection of a few pork-packers of
Eantes.v
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Luminous Jewels.

NJ. CASTOR 1rouve, the well-known
electrician, of Paris, has lately designed
a series of ornaments for ladies' wear,
which consist of glass colored and cut
to initiate rubies, diamonds, etc, fitted
in an entelope surrounding a small in
candescent lamp of low resistance. The
light shines through the pieces of glass
only, and gives them all the appearance
of the stones they are intended to- imi-
ta.e. The lamp is fed from small bat
terry which is carried about the person.
1t is composed of three pairs of zinc
carbon plates (two carbons to each
zinc). or larger number, according to
the current required. These plates dip
in a saturated solution of bichromate of
potash. which is contained in an ebon-
ite cell with three compartments. The
plates are fitted into a cover, which is
kept securely down on the top of the
cell by two bands of India rubber passed
round the whole. Finally the battery
is encased in two sheets of fgutta-percha,
so as to entirely prevent any leakage.
A miniature switch is carried in the
pocket or elsewhere within reach, to
which the battery and lamp wires are
connected. The pressure of a finger ON
the arm of this switch makes or breaks
communication with the lamp. The
battery weighs with six plates) 800
grammes, and will work about thirty
minutes with two or three volt lamp.
A larger battery 10 work o four or eight
volt lamp weighs 500 grammes, ,-Elcc,
trictan.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
THE WORLDS DOINGS
A Summary Of ,hS Daily News.
fRarERDuNCs OF ooScppx.

thE Senate, the 1lth, passed a bin ap-
proPriating Si.ooO.OOO to continue Mississippi
iuVer improvements. Bills were introduced
among them one by Mr. Cnll providing for
the establishment OF Postal Savings Ranks
M1'Ir Mr r,,ie me expiration OF the morning hour,
ms ms piil 20 reorRunize the legislative power of
Itah. ~ provides that the government of
~ ,,1,,,' snsil consist OF Governor aud Council
la ol n.ne, 20 be appointed by the President and
connrmed by the Senate. and that they 10 Sit.
l.ens l..ens sud qualified yutcrs of the Territory
eI,, Alter iurther discussion the senate resumed
eeon,iucraton OF the now rules which we're
nnally adopted. Adjourned tiu Monday
The House was not In session
lN the Senate, the 18th, Mr.. Vest pre.
sented petition OF pork packers of 81. Loui.
praying for retaliatory legislation against
France and Germany. Mr. sherman called
pro tom. and moved that senator Anthony br
onosen. Tho resolution prevailed hut Air.
anntnnny uccHned, when Senator Edmunds was
Senate aftcrwar,is went into eT. I
Scuuye session. In the House Mr. Belfor,i
i1ntrpdnccd bill to promote the public vel.
iation ON r1iiruads aides ~ l6e isanl pC,f Of
united states bonds. n fpcitcs the annual re-
pori-.ot the Cn'ch and Central Pacific Rail-
roads shows hirgc sums n net earnfnsrs a Io,-e
ten rrf cent. nud provides that tsriH chnrccs
Vn incal nud through freight be- reduced 10
~, nai lhe average rate existing In lss2 and
ment.
In the Senate, on the 18th. petition was
presented from citizens uf Kansas for Con.
stitutonal amendment for woman's sunraTe.
Mr.. Anthony's resolution concerning the nrn.
nibitinn OF the importation OF healthful
American meats was taken up and dis.
cu-scd. when tho Scnatr went into ex.
SShuitlve sshat session IN the House. Mr.. Cobb.
thairman Of the Committee on pubIir
Lands. reported hin declaring Forfeited cor.
tam grants 81 land made to certain different
states 10 nid lu the construction uf said roads
UT. Mnncy. Chairman 90 the GOmIutttes. on
fost-t Wces and PnsirOads. reported a bill
making ull public ruuls aul highways posi-
routes. Biiis wcrr considered In Committee of
the WhOie until adjournment.
lN the Senate, the 10 IA, Mr.. Honr called
up his Hill providing gnr counting the electoral
vote. being the same NJ thr bin passed by
the senate ~ the forty-scvpnth Congress. IL
wss ayain passed. without debate. Mr.. Plumb,
pN r'tluc-t, Suhmittcd Joint resolution prO-
po-inH an amendment to the constitution pro-
nlniung the manufacture ana sale of intoNf-
catlnR liquors in the United states. Referred
In the House bills and rcsoIu-
uons wcrr pre~outrd: among them n
resolnuon. which was adopted. calling ON the
SecrCtnry OF the Treasury for statement
showing the gross and net earnings per annum
OF each United states Marshal Attorney and
Clerk. beginning with the fiscal year of ly.3
and ending with the fiscal year of istL The
hOu-c considered in Committee of the Whole
Ihe senate hill npprupriating fi.0O00OO for the
purpose 81 continuing the work of improve
mont on the Mississippi River. A long debate
ud iOurucd
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
4 TERRIBLE CHARGE.
a Father Suspected of Having Caused the
Death of his Daughter by Administer ng
Poison


COLUMBIA s. c.. Jan. a.
At Prosperity, S. c., Laura Kinnard,
white, was found dead in her fathers
house January s. She had apparently been
sitting in front of the fire place and had
fallen forward on her face into the fire.
Her arms were burned nearly OF and her
face charred beyond recognition. As soon
as 1T was known in the community her
friends and relatives went to perform the
last rites, but the father refused them adj
mission to the rooms and would allow no
one to enter. The Coroner was driven off
by him on Saturday, but afterward return
ed and forced his way into the room and
held the inquest. Her father refuses to al
low her remains to be inferred. At the in.
quest Kinnard admitted that he had given
his daughter some medicine the day before,
but refused to tell the jury what it
was in the presence of the physicians who
had been attending at the inquest After
the physicians had retired he said it was
an infusion of baybery, skull-cap and al
der. This created a suspicion in the minds
II the jury, and they had the stomach
taken out and sent to Charleston for analv-
sis. The father bears n rather bad repu-
tation in the community as a root doctor
and among the negroes as a "coniurer."
tie now permits negroes to enter the room
where the corpse lies, but strictly refuses
white people admission. Laura was Kin.
nard's only child, and she was expected to
coma in possession of a large sum of money
shortly, hence foul play is suspected.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
FACTS AND FIGURES.


Chester. Conn. has eleven of the
,ourteen bit-factories in the United
States.
-Lorillard's horses won him s5s, 295
Iast year. The largest winnings were
oy Pizarro, S12, ,4S5.--M. Y. Sun.
The North Pacific whale catch this
season was 1,290 barrels of oil, 162, ,244
pounds of bone and $4,000 pounds OF
worry all worth SS60,O00.
The mining products of Colorado
Tor the year lSS3-gold, silver, copper
and lead-amounted in value to $26,-
5O6. l3l.- Chicago Journal.
1t will take S34.O46.145 to run the
machinery of local government in New
York City this year, an increase Of
s3,369,379 over 1SS3.-N. y. Times.
OF the postal revenues for the last
fiscal year 80.77 per cent. was collected
in the Northern States, and 49, 23 per
cent. in the Southern States.-M y
Herald.
The four buildings for the Worlds
Industrial and Cotton Exposition in New
Orleans are to have 100000 square
feet of exhibition space, and are to cost
in the aggregate only S255, 600. IN. o.
ifcayune.
Baltimore canned in 1888, 4,400,-
600 cans of peaches, 100000 cans of
peas, 100000 cans of string beans and
100000 cans of pears, 5000, 600 cans of
tomatoes, 100000 cans of fruit and
other vegetables. Baltimore Smn.
The four highest points in the Em-
pire State, aside from the mountains.
are: Fabius, Onondaga County, 1920
feet above mean tide; East Hill, United
States coast survey, 2,03f; Babcock,
Schoharie County, 2,117, and Summit,
Schoharie County, 2,42S. Jour
ndl
The egg product of the United
States stands second in value only to
corn and wheat, and often surpasses the
latter. During the last fiscal year, for
Instance, the corn crop was worth $780,
Obs, 400, the wheat crop S4Sl, l,675, ,779,
and the egg crop $475, ,682, ,SS9. The hen,
in her relation to our domestic economy,
is thus entitled to more respect than has
commonly been paid to fhiiadat-
phid Press.
The first Jewish settlers in New
York City were twenty-seven Sexiles
bamslscd from Bahia, in Brazil, on the
general expulsion of tho Jews from that
kingdom, who came here in 1854 rs the
nearest place of refuge. After fifty
years they comprised but 100 persons,
and for l70 years had but one syna-
gogue. To-day there are 81 synagogues
in the city, and the Jewish population
s'' estimated at S9,000.-N. y. Tribune.
Vermont has peculiar way of ar
-anging its property for taxation. 1t
makes up what is called grand list, :"
which is one dollar on every hundred
of its actual valuation, so that town
that has grand list of $4,000 has a
valuation of Sl,000,000 And on this
basis of a grand-list taxts are laid.
Many of the towns vote tax of from
thirty TO fifty cents on dollar of the
grand-list, while occasionally towns
more expensive or more in debt lay a
tax larger than the grand-list ITSELF
Troy Times.
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A Fatal CoIlision.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 10.
A collision occurred in the Big Four of the
=, l.. and S. L. & c. freight yards this
morning, causing the death of Gus Preg-
aitz, a Big Four car-inspector, the destruc-
ion OF a caboose and of a car loaded with
merchandise. A freight engine had been
lauled in and left at the belt. Train No. 12
was rounding the curve in the yards at a
ive-mile per hour rate when it collided
with caboose which No. 13 was backing.
Pregnitz and companion were in the ca
ooose and saw the danger. The former en-.
ieavored to effect his escape but was
caught in the wreck. his head crushed and
leg broken in many places. His companion
escaped. although the car in which he sat
was smashed TO pieces. The engines pilot
and headlight were knocked of, and the
damage in dollars will be considerable.
Pregnitz had been employed by the COM
pany for several years. He leaves a wife
and three children The collision was due
20 the fact that on the sharp curve neither
train could be seen by the other.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
WRECKED ON THE RAN.
serious Consequences of o Broken Rail ON
Texas Road-A Long List of Sever. rn
guries to the Passengers, Some OF Which
May Prove Fatal.

may Erove kafal.
Fort WORTH, TEX, Jan. u.
This morning at two O'Clock a west bound
train, running fast to make up for lost
time, was within four miles of Millsap.
when rotten cross-tie caused the rail to
Dreak. Two coaches and a Pullman were
ueralleo and turned over down an embank.
ment. The air was rent with screams and
groans and many were thrown out in an
unconscious state. The Pullman and ad.
joining coach are wedged into each other.
None in the Pullman were hurt, but about
thirty in the other coach sustained severe
injuries. To those unhurt the bleeding
heads and bodies of the others were sicken
ing. Some of the wounded were removed
to neighboring house and others carried
On the front of the train to Millsap. Phy.
sicianS were ordered from Weatherford,
Millsap and Fort Worth. Seventeen of the
victims were brought to the Gould Hos
pital, only one of whose injuries is regard.
ed as likely to prove fatal-Mrs. Ford of
illinois.
THE VICTIMS.
The list of wounded is as follows as far
IS obtained:
L. II; Atwell Columbia. Tenn; deep scalp
wound. r
John Ford, mead and face cut
Mrs. o. = Ford. OHIO. Ill; fracture of arm
and injury TO spine.
Mrs Jennie Hancock, Abilene; neryous
prostrati0n and scalp wound
A. j. Hardin, Terrell; left arm and littIa An
ger broken: scalp wound.
Mrs. Harlin: hip and spine injured
George +. Hall. sprdined ankle and shoul-
Ter sprained: scalp cut fIom esr to ear.
Mrs Hall, shoulder sprainej and stiff e.
bow.
B. J. Williams. Dawson; internal Injuries.
H. = Stratton, Jt hnson County; injury to
spine scalp wounds.
II. II. Ro2ers Fort Worth; scalp cuts and
injury to spine.
}. u: 1hpckmorton, Parker County; shoul.
Ter dislocated.
L. b Wood. Comanche; scalp cuts, internal
injuries.
Victor Menenez, New Orleans: nose cut of,
;hree teeth broken and leg bruised.
Gcorge Met; L. WeatderfOr1; forearm cut
and finger broken. t-
X. Z. bentley, c 10 ado City; spine injured
II. IL. Stennett, cotton County; arm broker.
J. VI. Stennet., hip SpI aimed.
J. Z. IL ms Alb lene; scalp and h"n cut
Mrs NJ. }. Gaines, Brown County; scalp and
znce cut.
r. 5. Gaines. scrip wound.
i. VI. Duni ar. Dallas; left ankle sprained.
There was hardly a person in the two
coaches that escaped injuries of some kind.
The best attention is being paid those at the
hospital here. Some continued on the way,
while oilers returned home.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


The Kansas State Board of Agriculture
held its thirteenth annual meeting at To-
peka recently and elected the following
officers for the ensuing wear: President
, r. W. Jenkins, of Clay Center; Vice-Presi
denr-H. c. st. Clair, of Belle Plaine:
| Secretary-Wm. Sims, OF Topeka: Treas
urer-John Francis, of Top eka. s. ]. Car
/ ter, j. o. Savage, Neill WTkie, J. NJ. Har-
vey and l. NJ. Pickering were elected
members of the Board Of Directors. The
new Board met ON the 10th and completed
its organization. Great preparations for
the advancement of agricultural industries
the ensuing year were discussed at consid-
erable length. The establishment of ali
ex perimental farm was one of the new
ideas advanced. The Legislature
ne4t swinter will be asked to
make an appropriation for that pur-
pose. 1t was argued that a great deal is
being done in this line at the Agricultural
College, but it had been suggested that the
soil and temperature of Riley County did
not exactly afford proper test of what
Kansas can do i'm farm products. Gov.
ernor Click being present was called
on to suggest what, as Chief Executive of
the State for another year, he would expect
from the Board during that time. The Gov
ernor called attention to the fatal diseases
existing among cattle in this country, and
also repOl ted what had been done at the
Stock Breeders meeting in Chicago
last November, which was attended
by him. A committee was appointed
and instructed TO go before Congress for an
appropriation of S2,00O,000, and with that
amount of money all the diseased cattle,
especially those affi icted with pleuro-
pnemonia, can be bought and killed, as be-
ing the quickest and most -effectual way
of exterIninating the disease. That COM
mittee is now at work i'm Washington.
A committee was created and instructed to
prepare resolutions relating to the hog
question between this country and Ger
many. n resolution was adapted asking
the Kansas delegation in Congress tn use
their influence to make such enactments as
will authorize the Secretary of the Treasury
to exclude any and all importations of ma
terials or manufactured goods from all
countries that refuse to receive our exports
OF meats. Also that our delegation be re-
queSted to SAVIOR such legislation as may
be necessary to determine and c'early de-
fino the territory in the United States in.
fected with pleuro-pneumouia, and to cir
cumscribe and stamp out this disease by
the purchase If necessary at the expense of
the Government, and the slaughter of all
animals infected with the disease: The
Board also passed a resolution requesting
the delegation in Congress to urge the pas
sage of such laws as would prevent the in.
PRODUCTION of Spanish or Texas fever.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
LOST In SIGHT OF HELP.
Wreck on the New Jersey Coast-Futiit
Efforts of the Life-Savmg Crew tn Res.
cue the Sailors - Five Bodies Washed
Ashore.

Ashore.
BEACH HAVEN, n. j., Jan. IL.
The barkentine EImira, from Salamanca.
England, Struck on Long Beach nearly op-
posite Life-Saving Station No. 81, about a
mile east of this place, on Tue esday evening
about seven p. IN. She was soon discovered
by the L;fe-Saving patrolmen and they
notified the crew of the Life-Saving Sta.
ton. After several fruitless attempts lines
were shot over the Elmira's bow. The wind
was blowing gale and the rain fell in tor
rents, making the work of the men both on
shipboard and on shore especially difficult.
and impeding the movement of the line.
The rope, however, was finally pulled up
by the barkentine's crew and the usual
questions shouted from the craft to land il
all was right and taut, and if it was safe
to hang the life-car. While the work of ad.
justing the car was in progress, delayed by
the ice-covered rope, the Elmira swung
around side to the sea, slipping the rope aft
and throwing it out of position. Those on
the shore could hear the shouts of the sail
ors and the dash of the breakers on the
hull. Steadily the Life-Saving men worked
to adjust the car, when suddenly great
wave struck the barkentine and swept
over her, carrying everything with it.
When the spray cleared as the mammoth
wave receded it was evident that those on
board had been washed into the ocean. II
required but few minutes then for the ser
to break the vessel i'm pieces, which were
strewn along the each and carried over IL
to the bay, a body of water some fifteen
miles in length and seven in width. Moth.
ing could be done further by the men on
the beach. They watched the timbers as
they were dashed on the sands and swept
away again. Every fragment was exam.
ined in the hope that some of the crew
could be found clinging 10 the wreckage,
but without avail.
After the high tide had subsidized and the
dawn of morning aided, the search con
tinued and examination was made, but
nothing could be found to show that there
had been any life on board. Save a WON.
ans dress and a Bible, everything had
been swept out to sea or over the beach in,
to the bay, excepting some debris lodged
among tie bills. The ice in the bay pre-.
vented any mes :enger from reaching the
main land and the nearest point to a tele.
graph office. To-day five bodies were
washed ON the beach, evidently those OF
the ill-fa ed Elmira's crew. Three of those
Bodies came ashore near Life-Saving Sta.
ton, No. 20, one near Station No. Is, and
one near S alton No. 10.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
SWEPT BY FIRE.
sixteen Buildings Destroyed at Naples, ILL.,
nois-LOss Estimated at $4,000.

HANNIBAL. MO, Jan. II.
The business portion of Naples, Scott
County, ILL.,, a town of 500 inhabitants, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire early
yesterday morning. The fire originated in
the storeroom of w. II. Green & Co, from
defective flue. When the alarm was Civ
en- the flames We're beyond control, and not
an article in the building was saved. The
flames spread rapidly, both north and
south, in row of sixteen buildings, and in
three hours time all were consumed. A
stiff breeze, added to the fact that the citi-
zens possessed no means of successfully
combat ng with the fiery element, gave
the flames full sway. The loss and insur-
ance is distributed as follows: s. +. Marsh,
drugs, loss $500; insurance 5000. John
Harper, groceries, loss II 800: Insurance.
II 200. II. G. Jeffords, brick building loss So
O0O; insurance, 81 800. Sarah Turner Spaner
House, loss 81 1000; insurance, 800. Henry
Abbott, three stores and stock, loss 1000;
no insurance. Avery & Berry, vacant
store and Chapman House, loss $500; no
insurance. George Abrams, store and
stock, furniture store, etc, loss 81 800; in.
surance, 800. w. II. Green & Co., general
store. loss 5000; insurance, - 900. Hysen-
ger q Graham, general merchandise, store
and stock, loss 5000; insurance, 5000.
Frank Quintal. three store-rooms, milli-
merry, boots and shoes, harness, etc, loss
$4,000; light insurance. T. & +. Kunns &
Son, lumber and grain dealers. loss 81, 500;
insurance, S35i. Total loss, S35 900.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

ACCORDING 10 reports Senator Sher-
man has been rendered the Presidency
Of tho Northern Pacific Railroad. II
was reported that while he would be
pleased TO accept the position, because
his ambition Is toward great financial
enterprises, under the circumstances he
must decline-his duty 20 his constituents
and his party demanding IT, To resign
bis seat in the Senate would result in the
election Of Democrat. Not only this,
but Il would leave the majority in the
United States Senate uncomfortably
close. AS Il now stands the Republican
majority Is only four. counting Malone
and Riddleberger. Should Sherman 70
out and Democrat come In. the body
would stand thirty-seven Republicans,
thirty-seven Democrats and two Read.
Iustora or onoe more give Virginia the
pAsHng vote
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

ARTHUR LEGRAND STAFFORD. who
claimed to be n natural son of the Earl
Of Dunravcn. landed in New York in
November last. and with several South
ern men went up into Maine on a hunt
Ing expedition. AT Bangor he became
acquainted with Miss Grace, Of New
York, ami the two soon became en-
gagged to be married. The latter part
Of December Stafford left camp with
his rifle for n stroll. Shortly afterward
hard snowstorm set in, and. Stafford
not returning, search was made for him.
About three miles from camp he was
found in the firm embrace of n she bear.
Both were frozen stiff. A knife was
sticking IN the left foreshoulder Of the
bear. When the news was borne to
Miss Grace she lost her reason, and had
10 be sent to the Asylum at Elmira.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
POLITICAL AND personal.

ABOUT forty delegates were present Mt
the late labor conference in Philadelphia.
John A. Rooney, Of Brooklyn, presented
resolutions declaring that the protection Of
home industries was one of the fundamental
principles of civilized government; de-
nouncing the proposed changes i'm the tariff
laws, and pledging tho conference 10 refuse
10 support any candidate for National or
State offices not i'm accord with the ssnti.
ments OF the conference.
The Ohio Legislature elected Henry B..
Payne United States senator.
The Democratic Legislative Caucus of
Kentucky was at deadlock upon the
choice Of United States Senator, three can.
didates being in the field with Senator
Williams i'm the lead.