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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-21

C0LunBus, o., Eco, lb.-Ine WORK OF foF.
wafding supplies 10 The haed sufferers ~
loads we've sent or yeetsTday b BFliaIt,
Marietta, Gslilpolis and PoI smou'h, and
three more cars wers sent tins morning,
Cash subscriptions reeslysd here Yesterday
were si,500, s. 600 being from Neg York
city, About IS coo in esAh subscriptions
hsys been sent from this point. There Is
great suffering on account OF want OF coal
land. Zen car loads have been sent isom
Logan.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-21

scroToyILLg, O., Feb. l9.-About twenty;
FIVE families are destitute here. Genre
Manager Stewart of the Cincinnati, wash
iugion 4 Baltimore road personally sure
intended repairs here. In order to get sup
plies TO the river until the road openea,
snnnlies had 20 BIO boated in smell crafts
Tor iour milcs. Several car loads of ore VI
lions nero were loaded on the steamer
Chesapeake AID sent to Paducah. State
Commissioner Byrne got locomotive here
last night to Hsmden and thence will reach
Columbus via Macarthur.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
{" English as She is Taught "

From the San Francisco Chronicle.l
Hitherto San Francisco has been COM
paratively free from anglo manlacs, for,
excepting an occasional eastern traveller
who celebrities the clerks and habitues
of the Palace Holel office by asking
Sc what he shall do with the brawsses "
when he is DESTROYS Of redeeming his
baggage from the transfer company, the
Queens English has not been inflicted
upon the public ear. But those good
days are over, for far away In the wIlds
Of the western addition the principal of
q primary school has undertaken to
Anglicize the mode OF speech of the ris-
ing Americans under her charge. A re-
porter of the Chronicle saw two little
girls returning from Sunday school yes
terday morning and was astOnished to
hear them take leave of each other In
the following manner: Hits 'awlf
pawst ten, Attic, awnd I must go 'ome.
Me mother will be hangry. Goodbye.
"Don't forget to come hover to me 'ouse
this awfternoon, Hawnie," replied The
other, and they parted.
"Who told you tosay 'hawfternoon p"
the reporter asked of one of the little
misses.
",The teacher" she answered. "Hall
the boys and girls ave to do that"
"Since when ?"
"Oh, long time now. Our teacher
says that hit is not proper to say after
noon.'"
"You don't say so" said the astonish-
ed reporter. "Does she make you use
any other words %
"Oh, yes; she makes us say awnd, J"
and the little girl opened her jaws like a
f8oh o0a T0 to gT S Rs Pr 9aT ob
continued, "awnd Draws awnd cawnt
awnd pawk awnd mawn. Oh, hits be-
ginning to rwain, !" and she scampered off
without giving the reporter an oppor-
tunity to ask the name of the school and
it's principal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
NEW STEAMER.

A steamer is to be built at Buffalo dur
ing the coming spring and summer,
which, it is expected, will do much t.
ward restoring passenger travel on the
great lakes to the proud position it held
before the day of railroads. The new
vessel is to be about three hundred feet
III length, built of steel, and designed to
attain speed of eighteen miles an hour,
making it possible to cover the distance
between Buffalo and Duluth in about
three days. As the route between these
two cities Is as short by water as by
land, such vessel will have little to
fear from railroad competition during
fine weather, and will no doubt do much
to give the lakes the popularity among
tourists which such magnificent bodies
of water deserve,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
FARMING IN Ireland.

Irish land shows a continuous ten
dency to go out of cultivation, the area
under all crops being this year but 49,
Isl. 230 acres, as against 15, 212, 800 last
year, and 1904, 235 the year before.
The decline extends alike to corn, green
crops, fax, and rotation grasses, and
even potatoes occupy 10000 acres less
than in 1882. The decrease in the area
under wheat is enormous, amounting to
no less than 58, 600 acres, or nearly 38
per cent. The growth In permanent
pasture does not, as in England, keep
pace with abandonment of tilIage. On
the contrary the cultivated area in the
whole of Ireland shows diminution in
the year of more than $4,000 acres.
There is some increase in the number of
cattle, and slight increase in sheep
and lambs, but the number of both the
latter is about % per cent. less than two
years ago. In pigs there has been de-
crease for the year Of over 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
WHISKY IN MAINE.

Nasty has recently been through
Maine, and writes the Blade that he is
entirely satisfied that prohibition does
prohibit" OF certain villagers he says:
They go to Portland, distance of six
miles, and buy a iugful of rum. They
leave their wagon in the open country
at the outskirts of the village, and wait
till long after nightfalI to make their
way across lots to their homes with the
contraband stuff. Their customers drop
IN one at time and take their drinks in
the kitchen, where it is concealed.
There are no crowds of men about a
bar, one to invite the other. The men
go for the drink alone, and their drinks
they take by themselves. In the very
nature of the case they dare not go in
ties. Two dal e not enter the house to-
gether. To separate, to isolate the
drinkers, is to kill drinking for anybody
except those IN whom the appetite is too
gtrOnp to be resisted -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
Hurricane in Great Britain

A terrible gale is reported from England on
the 9th. The glass roof of the Westminster
aquarium was demolished during q perform
ance and panic ensued. Several persons were
hurt. printing Office at Haymarket was I'M
rooted and a boy killed. Many vessels were
wrecked and large number Of lives lost. The
free thinkers hall at Portsmouth was destroyed,
and no boats were allowedto leave Portsmouth
At Hastings, the theater and pier had to be
closed. Electric lights along the parade were
extnguished, and the seas dashed over the
streets, making walking dangerous. South
ampton and EasbOurne suffered severely
Railway traffic is greatly deranged. At Tor
quay there were many casualties. A mail cart
was overturned by the violence of the wind
and many boats were swamped. The iron
chapel, at Newcastle went down, and the fall
ing roof killed woman and ltwo children. At
Leeds the roof of a dwelling collapsed, killing
one and injuring four occupants. Seven bodies
were washed ashore at Hythe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30

sooner reached Oregon than they tele-
graphed orders to New York to sell their
Northern Pacific securities, and thus
started the ruinous raid which wrecked
Mr.. Willard. Very likely there is some
foundation for this theory. Foreigners
have not an Americans faith in the fu
ture developments Of this country, and,
not being able to realize how soon long
stretches of waste land are brought Into
use by the rapid growth of population,
it is quite likely that the newnesl of the
territory along the Northern Pacific
alarmed the British and German in
vestors who enjoyed Mr.. Wizards prince
ly hospitality.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
SALT BALLAST.

a branch of the Southern Pacific
Railroad is partially ballasted with salt
There is vast bed of salt in the Col
orado desert near Indio, and in laying a
track to the salt mine there, says the Los
Angeles Herald, the builders were
obliged to grade the road for 1000 feet
with blocks of beautiful Jumps of crys-
tails. The sea, which once rolled over
this place. now 260 feet below the sea
level. dried up, and left vast bed of
salt about fifty miles in length. The
quality is superb, and the quantity in
exhaustible. Grasshoppers of enor-
nous size, and giant centipedes have
been picked in the chloride OF sodium,
and are to-day, after the lapse of centu-
ries, III full size and perfection of shape.
This vast salt bed will be very valuable
to the reducers of ores in California,
Arizona and New Mexico, and can be
supplied in boundless quantities.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
THE ERIE CANAL.

The annual report Of the board OF
trade of Montreal shows that there has
been decrease of nearly 100000 in
the value of imports at Montreal during
the year, and ascribes this falling off
very largely to the freedom of the Erie
Canal. The Albany Journal says:
"That in q single year the abolition of
tolls on our own great avenue of COM
merce should have made itselffelt so de-
cisively in the business of the other
route, indicates not only that canals
have by no means outlived their useful
ness. but that New York State will be
justified, practically as well as sentiment
tally, in keeping the Erie Canal in her
own hands, and enlarging and improv-
ing it on her own responsibility.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
How a Drummer Won His Bride.
From the Omaha Republican.

From the Omaha Republican,
Among the travellers who arrived on
the late train last night were a young
man and woman who were on Sunday
night made man and wife. The groom
is travelling man, Frank Graham, who
represents Chicago house. His bride
is young lady of 19, whose home was
at West Lebanon, Ind. The Chicago
man was visiting the Hoosier town in a
professional capacity when he net his
wife under curious circumstances. He
was on his way to meet a customer of
his house, when he heard an explosion
in a dwelling along the road. He
rushed in, and was just in time to seize
some bed clothing and smother the
flames, which were consuming the CLOTH
ing of a young lady, the sole occupant
of the room. After putting out the fire
and saving the house from destruction,
he called physician, who did what he
could to relieve the suferings of the
young lady. Graham was struck, :"
and instead of leaving town the next
day, as he had intended, he remained
until the lady he had SO gallantly res
cued was nearly recovered, when, as
stated above, he married her, and the
two started west on wedding tour. It
was curious fact that on the way to
the city telegram overlook them, an
nouncing that the brides uncle had left
her $4,000
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30

The body of Herr Lasker arrived in Berlin
on the 26th.
One woman and a man were killed by the
cars at Chicago on the 25th,
-Four lives were lost on the 25th by the wreck
of the schooner Luther off the coast of Wales.
Thomas Reedy, night Waterman, at Cincin-
natl, was found frozen to death on the morn
ing Of the 25th.
The disabled steamer GerInania reached Eng
land on the 24th.
J. Ostheim, wealthy dealer in brewers sup
plies, at New York, died suddenly on the 25th,
while taking a Russian bath.
Two stock trains cOllided near Nelson, ILL.,,
on the night of the 23d. Three men were in
jured and large number of cattle killed.
Two men were suffOcated by gas from tank
of gasoline in the bOttling establishment of
the Hathorne Springs Company, at Saratoga,
N Y, on the 23d.
A child Of John Fisher was drowned in a
cistern at Lake Geneva, Wis, on the 23d.
e man named Geo. Lathrop was found frozen
to death at Williamsburg, n. Y, on the morn
ing of'the 22d. Whisky.
John Frazer, London lumber merchant,
was found frozen to death in New York, on the
22d inst
State Senator P. H. Smith died at his home
at Plymouth, Wis. on the 22d inst.
The fiywheel in the works of the Reading
(Pa.) Iron Company exploded on the 22d. No
one was injured. The accident will throw 80
men out of employment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
Extraordinary Scene.
London Times Letter.l


The Rev. James Jones, curate of st.
Catharine's Church, Ventnor, having
been appointed to a curacy at Birming-
ham, was to have preached farewell
sermon last night, and very large con-
gregation assembled to hear him. The
vicar in charge, the Rev. J. W. william,
not liking that the presence of so many
eople should testify to the popularity
the curate, showed signs of great
niger, shouted for the keys of the yes
try, and tried to lock the door to prevent
more people from entering. He then
went into the vestry gesticulating in an
extraordinary manner, and told the
curate that he had sold his soul, like
Judas, for thirty pieces of silver, to pop
ularity, and otherwise insulted Mr..
Jones, who left the church. Nearly the
whole of the congregation also left. Mr..
william proceeded with the service, but
announced that as he had not prepared a
sermon there would not be one. Mr..
Jones had promised to lead off
psalms, but In his absence this was done
by Mr.. Petherick, the organist. Mr..
william Immediately shouted down the
church, Petherick, shut up" When
ME- w HILL 1O1b GLIO CuOECll I0 WIS
greeted with groans and Kisses by large
crowd, who followed him to the vicar
age, where he arrived safely under the
protection of three constables. When
inside his own grounds Mr.. william
waved his hat, and shouted to those out
side, "Such is religion" The crowd
replied, "Such is hypocrisy" The con-
duct of the vicar in charge will be imme-
diately brought to the notice Of the
bishop of Winchester.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
Smoke.

block containing three stores, burned at
Xenia, O., on the 26th. Loss $4,000.
A fertilizer factory in Anne, Arundel County,
Md, burned on the Goth. Loss $780, 900.
The pententiarY at Saltwater, Mimi,
burned on the 25th. Loss $50. 900. The con-
victs were safely trans ferred to other build
ings in the neighborhood.
Fire on White Street, n. Y. on the 26th de-
stroyed property valued at $4,000.
The Perseverance Wood Works, at Philadel-
phia, burned on the 26th involving a loss of
$40, 900.
Fire at Decatur Tex. on the Goth destroyed
the Office of the Weekly Post and several other
buildings. The losses aggregate 100000.
st. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fond du Lac,
was totally destroyed by fire on the 25th. Loss
100000.
The Scotia mine, at Maccan, n. s.. was re-
ported on fire on the 25th.
Fire at Gainesville, Texas, on the night of the
oath destroyed three business houses and dam
aged four others. The losses aggregate $780,
O0O
A dozen business houses at The Dalles, Ore
gon. were destroyed by fire on the oath. The
loss is estimated as high as 100000; insurance,
$50, 900.
Fire at Duluth, Mimi, on the oath inst, de-
stroved the Shunn block. Loss 100000.
Reymap's flour mill and Monroe's saw-mill at
Depere. burned on the 23d. Loss ,000.
The Office of the Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator
burned on the 23d. Loss $50, 900.
The principal business building at Wood
Haven. l.. l., burned on the 23d causing loss
of $50, 900.
Arkansas City, Ark, suffered to the extent
of 545, 900 by fire on the 23d
The st. Lawrence Sugar Refinery at Mon
treal, burned on the 22d inst. Loss $I50,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
Deeds of Blood.

Hiram H. Post, well-knoWn citizen of ST.
Louis, committed suicide on the 25th, after
acknowledging in a letter that he was an en-
bezzler of funds of the Mccormick Reaper
Company, by whom he was employed as book
keeper.
In quarrel over So, near Aberdeen, D. T.,
on the Goth, William Bail attacked William
Austin with butcher knife, when Austin drew
revolver and shot him dead.
William Coombs, living near Elgin, ILL.,, was
found dead in his house on the 25th inst, by
neighbors. His wife was also suffering from
frightful cuts on the neck and hands. The
neighbors do not credit the wife's statement
that her husband did the deed. and sensational
developments are looked for.
John Spaulding, blacksmith at Newport,
Me-, shot his wife and then killed himself on
the 25th. Mrs. Spaulding will probably die.
Mrs. William Hall, residing at Elkton, Mo-,
attempted to kill herself and her six little chill
dren by poisoning with arsenic on the 23d.
The mother and two of the children will die.
Harry Bronson and George Hardison fought
duel with knives at Richelieu, KY, resulting
in the death of both.
W. B. Mcmahon, Of Cairo, ILL.,, was struck
by thug on the night of the 22d and injured
so that he died.
Walter Doolittle, well-known citizen of
Bloomington ILL.,, shot himself on the 23d.
Joel Fowler, notorious Desperate, convict
ed of murder and awaiting execution IN the
jail at SOcOrfo, N M, was taken from the
building by mob on the morning of the 23d
and hanged.
In q quarrel over game of pool at Haskins,
Wood County, Ohio, on the night of the 22d
Tom Fairbanks. a bad man, fatally stabbed
Edward Monahan. Eighty-three cuts were
found on the body Of the victim.
Driven to desperation by the excitement
caused by the suspension of the Patchogue e..
IL bank, Cashier Peck, of that institution, COM
mitted suicide on the 21st inst, by shooting
himself
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
An Embezzling BoOkE1eeper Attempts tC
End His Troubles in Death

An Embezzling BOOkkeeper ATTEMPTS TO
END His Troubles in Death.
ST. LOUIS, January 26.-Hiram FL.
Post, superintendent and ex. treasurer of
the Fourth Baptist Church Sunday
school end confidential clerk and book
keeper for D. W. Pratt, agent for the
Mccormick Harvesting aud Reapino
Machine Company of Chicago, made
an unsuccessful attempt to commit
suicide last evening at his resi-
dence. H3 had taken dose of
laudapum without effect, and then
cut his throat in q bunghng manner.
when he was discovered by q young gem
tleman roOming in the house. His
wounds are dangerous, but not neces-
sarily fatal. The cause of the rash act.
by his own confession is that he has
been discovered to be an embezzler
from his employer TO the amount
Of $3.50. Pratt made a state
ment to the effect that Post
has been III bis employ for the past
seven years, and that he placed the ut
most confidence In him, until short
time ago, when he discovered a discrep-
ancy in his accounts. He confronted
Post with it and the latter confessed
that he had embezzled 81, 500, and was
forgiven on condition that he
make good the loss, and yes.
terday he sent Pratt writ
ten statement in which he con-
fessed being short in his accounts
SIS, $40. He then made the attempt upon
his life. POSTS wife is in New York. He
has two children here, aged 3 and g
years respectively. Post claimed not to
have speculated or gambled. There is
supposed to be woman in the case,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
Bismarck and Pauline Lucca.
fFrom a Berlin Letter. ]


A prominent picture dealer in Fried.
rich strasse, who devotes one of his show
windows to the display of pictured celeb.
rites, is causing a good deal of com.
ment for having a cabinet photograph
of Nine. Lucca beside one of Bismarck
in the center Of the window, which they
monopolize just now. I was walking
past the place the other day with an old
resident, when the window attracted US.
" Well, [ declare - he exclaimed.
EDO you see? Those photographs are
placed conspicuously alone. Twill tell you
little story. Years ago, at the time when a
Lucca sang here regularly, q picture of
herself and Bismarck, taken together,
decorated the shop windows. You can
imagine the establishment Of every one
when it appeared. The darling of the
Berlin public and the great Bismarck
They were both at Gastein that summer,
and from the appearance of the picture
and all that could be learned it was sup
posed that the two had been out in the
promenade one morning, and, as sort
of lark, gone into a photographers
and had their pictures taken together.
They appeared just as if they had come
from the promenade. No one ever
thought that Bismarck had intended the
picture to be made public, but that the
enterprising photographer could not re-
sist the temptation to thereby fill his
purse. Every one bought the photo
graph, as it suddenly appeared in all the
windows, but the curiosity as to how
the distinguished pair came to pose be-
fore the camera was never satisfied, as
neither the diva nor the chancellor
offered to explain. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
She Could Keep a Secret.
[From the somerville Journal


"Were bound to be equal to you
men, " said the Mason's wife; we form
ed a secret society of our own last night. +"
"Indeed,' said the worshipful master,
composedly; then I hope, nay dear,
your project will be successful. Is it a
benevolent society, or what ?" "That's
none of your business. It's secret So
ciety, and we've sworn by solemn oath
not to devulge anything relating to it. :"
every good, my DEAR" observed the
worsh1pful master, returning to his pa
per; "I'm sure 1 do not wish you to
violate your oath. " cit wouldn't matter
if you did, [ wouldn't. You keep your
secrets close enough-and to think of
that stupid Mrs. Furbelow! she could
recollect neither the grip nor the sign.
1t took us an hour to teach her. When
I gave her the sign, like this {sr1its the
occasion to the word), she would make
it in this way, hal ha! Her stupidity
would have been exasperating If it
hadn't been ridiculous, and as for learn
ing the grip, why, she would have it
was this way-glve me your hand min
Ute-there, she would have it that way
while it was this way; and the password
she couldn't keep it in her memory two
minutes. Over and over again I told
her it was BE just and fear not and
she would have it, 'Swear not at all, or
Do unto others as you would be done
by, ha! ha! We almost despaired of get
ting it through her head. Butwe made
her understand at last. Oh, yes; we are
going TO have fourishing society, and
we can be as secret about it as you men
are about yours"
Then the lady went off to attend to
her household duties, and the worship
full master hid his face behind his paper
and smiled
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
Death in n Mine.

A terrible explosion occurred in the Colorado
Coal and Iron Company's mine at Crested
Butte, Col. on the morning of the Gath. The
loss of life is known to be terrible. There
were sixty-seven men in the mine at the time.
OF these, eleven, who were just entering, were
thrown back to the entrance by the force of
the explosion and have been rescued. One of
these Is dead and all the others are badly in
jured. A dispatch from Gunnison of the above
date says "There are fifty-seven men yet in
the NINE and they can't be reached. They are
ali supposed to be dead. The explosion was of
such force as to entirely wreck the engine
house which stood fully 100 feet from the en-
trance. 1t is supposed the explosion was
caused by leak in the air compressor. The
Crested Butte people are doing all possible to
rescue the miners Two special trains have
gone up from here with doctors and others on
board. The mine is owned and operated by
the Colorado Coal and Iron Company, of Den
yer, which employs from eighty to ninety min
ers in the shaft.
A dispatch of the 25th states that thirty-four
bodies have been recovered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-30
Couldn't Appreciate 1t.

That soldiers are not always able to
appreciate beautiful scenery is evident
from the following inscriptions, said to
be written on tree in the Yellowstone
Park, the outer bark of the tree having
been scraped off with trowel bayonet:
Towards Army camped here Septem-
Der 4th, III. Chief Joseph and Fishers
Scout, three days ahead. Surrounding
scenery would be darn fine if fellow
had any grub In his stomach. God bless
our camp-(and send us a supply train).
A. J. Fay, E. Co. 2Ist Infantry"