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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-05-21
DEATHS.

WAGER.-On Sunday morning May 18th,
1884, at his residence one mile south of
DeLand, Judge Warren Wager.
He leaves an orphan daughter who has only
been here short time. Judge Wager came
to DeLand from Crittenden, KY, two years
ago, seeking a more genial climate, feeling
that he could not live another winter in his
native State, and has been confined to his
house most of the time until death put an end
to his sufferings.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-05-21
THE FLORIDA AGR1CULTUR1sT.

Use the Mape's Fertilizers for orange trees
and vegetables near residences and cities,
because it is odorless, contains no carion,
The "bodv'' of this fertilizer IS not made up
of dirt. but dried vegetable matter. 1t is the
highest grade fertilizer known, and the low
est proportionate price.
G. w. LANCASTER, Agent.
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-05-21

(VoLUsIA COUNTY BANK, DeLand, Florida.
(BANK OF JACKSONVILLE, Jacksonville, Florida.
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G. W. LANCASTER, Agent
DeLand Fla

The rolling stock for the Bond Railroad is
at the DeLand wharf; the cars are very neat.
Had ii notbeen for the loss of the vessel with
the rails the road would have been fin
ished BY first of june The last shipment of
rails. however, have arrived, about half of
what is required to complete the road. Mr..
e. w Bond is in New York to duplicate the
iron lost, and they will then commence. to
lay the track.
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AGENTS FOR voLUs1A COUNTY FOR
Merrymans AmmOniated Dissolved Bones and
Potash.

Especially
Fertilizer
will show the great superiority of this Fertilizer.
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Exclusive Agents for Rich's AdditiO

hundred
in City Limits Maps will be upon application
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FLORIDA DISPATCH LINE, I'll BROADWAY,
New York, May II, 1854
Receipts of fruits andvegetables at this port
via Florida Dispatch line, and Southern Tx
press Co. week ending to-day, 10000 pack
ages.
PRICES.
Strawberries, Fla, GO to 90 cts. per quart
Chas, IS to - g
Green Peas. Saw, 81 30 to - 30 per crate.
80 I" Norfk 50 90 to , 10 "
s@" q Chas 1 so $50 49, . ~ "
n. C. 5000 to 600 =
String Beans, Fla. S 90 to 5000 q"
Tomatoes, Fla, 81 so to 81 30 9 g
Ber., 8 80 to s 50per 6 at box
and Say. 81 80 to $3.50 per "
Norfolk 81 % to ~ 80 per "
Cucumbers, Fla. l 90 to 50 COPPER crate.
Potatoes, :" 81 90 to 81 80 per Dbl.
c. d. Owens, Gen'l. Agent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
TERROR AFLOAT.
Sinking of Lake Craft on Laka
Superior.
Report That several of the Crew Were
kost-The Panic on BOard-
Another Indiana Bridge
Gives Way.

BUFFALO, N Y, July 30.-Advices from
Lake Superior give meagre particulars of a
collision between the steambarges Alberta, OF
the Canadian Paciiics line, and the j. M. Os-
born, which resulted in the latter being sunk
in deep water off Whitelish bay. So far as
can be ascertaned the crew of the Osborn
are all safe, but there are rumorS
TO the contrary. The was a sharp
gale of wind prevailing at the time of the
collision, and the belief is entertained by
some here that several men were drowned
through their haste to avoid what seemed to
them certain death, by jumping overheard.
The owners OF the Osborn have telegrapl1el
to the captain for full particulars of the mis-
hap ami are nov anxiouSly awaiting a reply.
There is a faint hope that through
the efforts OF the crew of the Al
berta all the seamen who sought safety
by jumping into the lake were rescued.
The Osborn was towing the schoonels
Exile and e. w Davidson, but these es-
capped without injury The Alberta had a
full line of passengers aboard when the COLI
sion occurred, and among them were many
ladies and children They were all awakened
by the shock OF the two vessels coming to-
StOIltl, am lucy bt W
derstafd that they were not in any danger
they had run ont of their state-rooms and
swarmed on the decks. The shrieking of
women and loud cries of men made the
boat seem a perfect pandemonium. Many
women III their fright tainted away,
and the men were too stunned by
the sense of their supposed danger to do any
thing for them When the crew Of the
Canadian steamer had completed their in
spection OF the damage and had assured
themselves that it consisted OF nothing more
than a twisted stem they devoted themselves
to restoring the confidence OF the passengers,
and it was u Iiftcult task, because the 200
passengers had become panic stricken The
only wonder is that many of them did not
leap overheard.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 20 1t is said the
mate fireman. the cook, and five deck
hands were drowned with the sinking OF the
j M Osborne, which collided with the AL
herta off Whitefish point Sunday night. The
passengers, captain, and the rest OF the crew
were rescued by the schooners GAVIN and
Davis
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

the payer: Married, on such and such a
day, at such and such place, by the Rev.
Soand So, Mr. Fred Gebbardt and Miss Lily
La Breton. ci-devant Lily Langtry. No
cards
'Yeu thirk, then, that Mr.. Gebhardt's at
rentionS to her were serious"
I'm sure OF it, and homer Freddie for 1t.
He has stood up like man through all the
sneers, in.Gnuations, and even insults that were
heaped upon him since his attendance on Mrs.
Langtry became marked believe she has
Inspired him with sincere affection, and
that he has never once forgotten the respect
dne to her. Marx my words, society will re-
srect Mrs Langtry when she becomes Mrs
GebharJit SIZE will make her permanent
home in this city, and her receptions will be
the most largely attended Of any III New
York"
On the Rialto, III Union square, actors gen
orally were inclined TO discieslit the idea that
Mrs Langtry was t. blossom out Mrs.
Gabhartt and retire from the stage, John
Matthews voiced the sentiment Of his pro
fe;,ional brethren Wien iie said: Mrs Lang
Try has had more giatutous advertising on
account of Geblarit than any other woman
who aver AZ piHrad on tie stage. Any lady
who had h-eu treated with marked distinc
ton by the pi'ince OF Wales and society III
Eng land generally such men as Perry Bel
mont, tiethaIut, and others regarded 1t a.
their duly to befriend her during her stay IL
this country, Simple American courtesy
which should have been looked upon as a
credit 10 our country and its manners, was
distorted into scandal Well, Mrs, Langtry
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
HIS FRioHTFuL FALL,
The Full Height of a Six Story EIe.
VatOr shaft.

New YORK, July July 30.-Of all the fear
tul deaths caused by elevators, none sur
passes in horror that which befelI John
Keene, the elevator boy at the Englewood
flats, Monday afternoon The Engle
wood Is magnificent six-story
structure, corner of Eighty first street
and Lexington avenue The elevator runs
from the main hall to the sixth story In the
cellar at the bottom of the shaft is the
freight car, that is only attached to the pas
sanger compartment when it is necessary to
take baggage upstairs. AcresS the bottom
OF the passenger car, running dagonally
from corner to corner, is q stout iron
bar that serves as a brace. At 2 O'Clock
young heene, 10 years of age, went on duty.
1t was his custom to sit in the car and wait
for passengers. "A few minutes before he
left the car, closing the door after him, and
descended to the cellar, where1he climbed on
top Of the freight car and swinging By his
hands to the transverse bar on the bottom of
the car above, began to perform various
gymnastic feats. 1t is supposed that while
doing so his foot struck the starting
rope. The car began to ascend, carrying the
lad suspended by his hands Up he went,
passing floor after floor in rapid succession.
In vain he shrieked for aid No help could
be given The echoes OF the long shaft rang
with his cries Higher and higher went tie
car, until it stopped automatically at the
sixth story, the doomed lad still clinging
nladly to tie bar His despairing shrieks as
he hung over the awful abyss were heard,
but no one knew whence they proceeded. His
Strpupth haeaf IN fail his Hnooru orra5uo lIu
relaxed their frenzied hold on the bar, then
with one despairing yell. he fell headlong
whil ling over and over and falling with a
hideous thud at the bottom of the shaft. A
servant who was in the yard heard the crash
and, looking through the cellar window, saw
the boys body lying on top of the freight
car. 1t was horribly mangled and deatf
! must nave been instantaneous
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

years DID, bought a ticket at the Louisville g
Nashville raiiroadoffce for Montreal lnthe
Ii bet office h told singular story, which Is
rely as follow {; Some four years ago, be
10 an cxper5 telegraph operator, Cunning
ham went west AMI worked at telegraph
in z al various PLACES. He finally got to San
/ All co, where he remained for some time.
i.e sd ealy resolved to leave there, and took
ii i,j over the Southern Pacific railway fol
Texas. AMI finally brought up at Denison,
ca. where he was employed as train dis
% .tcher bur failed to inform his family OF
MS movements. The night he left San Fran
,i,co the ho;et where lie lived was destroyed
~ fire and several persons persisted in the
.aidas Cunningham was supposed tc
lave been one of the victims OF
the confiaglation, and his family III
MGntreal had the ruins faked over, and they
to;-n chaired corpse, which they elaine
that IF their lost son and had it forwarded
t. Muntreal and inferred. The proceeds of 6
iai}cy OF insurance en- the life Of the deaC
nan ior the benefit OF the parents had beer
,c.iprled He was ON a visit To this city wheI
he discovered this latter fact. He immedi
;.i,ly telegraph to his family, but they re
.Udiated him as an hrpOstor. Now he is OF
Ia, way to Canada to SHOW up in person.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

AN actor who accompanied Mrs. Lang
try in her American tour, just concluded,
says that she is keen in business. She
would take a curtain peep at the audience
and size it up in dollars. Driving through
a city she would note the bill posting, and
express her opinion as to whether it had
been well or i'll done The manager S
statements we're conned over carefully
and objections, if any, were politely made.
In asking questions of her business staff
and company she was direct and to the
point, but withal so polite, so very polite,
that at times it was embarrassing Alto
gether, Mrs. Langtry impressed her en-
ployes and others with whom she came
into business contact as a woman well
able to take care of herself. 1t Is thus
seen that the Langtry did not devote all
of her attention to Dear Freddie"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
PADDELFORD.

The Henry County Meas, published al
GeneseO. Is an independent paper politi-
cal, but it gives Mr. H Paddelford the
democratic nominee for representative
the following flattering notice.
james H. Paddelford was nominated
for representative to the legislature by the
democrats of Henry and Rock Island
counties, on Tuesday, in the city of Rock
Island. 1t is we'll He has been our man
for the nomination from the first He is
a strong, level headed, fearless man. He
has head that is sound on every import,
ant issue, and a nerve to carry out his
convictions in his deeds. James I'll. Pad,
delford is a farmer. This fact is in his
favor, in our view This country is being
run by lawyers. From the justice of the
peace in WhaDgtown to the President OF
of the United States every office is tiellC
with lawyers. For every lawyer there art
several thousand farmers, yet the lawyel
makes the rules that govern the conduc
of the farmer. Let the fsrmers make thei
own laws for while Let US let up OF
the lawyer business. Let us help to sent
honest Jim Paddelford to Springfield
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
IOWA DEMOCRATS.

Hon. Jerry H Murphey was intervied
the other day in Washington in regard to
the political situation in Iowa. gentle
man said: i think the prospect was
never better for the Democratic party. |
think we will elect Mr.. Cleveland without
New York, but we will get both Tamma-
ny and New York. So far as Iowa is
concerned we are going to surprise the
country. The st. John ticket will take
from $4,000 to $4,000 votes, and COM
binati0n will be made with the Green>
hackers at our State convention, giving
them four or five electors, and we will
take eight or nine. That combined vote
will carry Iowa. as it did in 1882. The
Foundation of that combination has al.
ready been made by General Weaver"
Has General Weaver consented to 90
into he combination"
"WeD"-evasively-'I am confident il
he does not he will not be elected in the
Sixth District. Another astonishing thing
at the election of 1882, the popular vote
in Iowa on members of the Legislature
showed that the Democratic party had
300 or 400 majority, and with the same
combination this year we will have al
least the same majority of the popular
vote in the State"
How do you account for the changer
" 1t was on account of our sumptuary
laws. The Germans in our State this
year are solid for Cleveland, and will
make radical change. The ratification
meeting that we held in Davenport or
Saturday night week ago was the larges
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
Two Blocks Burned.

FARGO, D. t, July 30.-A special from
Devils lake says that confiagration de-
stroyed large portion of that place Monday
night The fire started at one O'Clock Its
origin is unknown 1t was first discovered in
Graham's jewelry store, six doors west of the
Lake View hotel, and every building for
over two blocks was swept ont of existence
Among the buildings destroyed were the
office of The Inter Ocean tnewspapert, the
postofiice w G s5traughton's grocery store,
G. s Converse & Sons, groceries; Bennett
Brothers drug store, the North Shore bank,
Campbells drug store, the Lake View hotel
syndicate office, Lieut. Creels old Office,
LilI Brothers general merchandise store,
Ovin q Co.'S, c. c. Nash's hard
ware store, and Lieut. Creel's build
ing Many other buildings were
damaged, while others of minor Importance
were destroyed In all, about forty build
ings were destroyed. The total loss was about
Sl5D,O0O. The Insurance was not over S75,
900 At the time of the fire the town was
crowded with strangers. Strong efforts were
made to head off the flames, but in the alb
sence of any protection from fire little could
BE- done The buckets afforded slight check
to the flames. The work of rebuilding will
be begun at once on many of the buildings
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

AQUEER fight against the demj monde
is about to be instituted by the Utah 4
Nevada railroad The road in question
is about to issue new set of rules appli>
cable to passengers, and one of them pro-
hibits prostitutes from riding on the cars.
The soiled doves have all been notified by
the police that their patronage is nc
longer desired by the Utah & Nevada, but
one of the ''landladies" has signitied ner
intention of cOntesting the matter. The
road was compelled to exclude these
women from the train by reason of the
public clamor against them, many citizens
having notified the road that unless
something of this kind was done, they
would be compelled to refrain from tax
ing their families or lady friends to the
lake. While some of the banished females
may contest the matter, the company feels
that it is better to haye trouble in thai
way than TO have its road ruined by
proper patronage being withheld from il
About the only thing left for the soied
doves to do is to attire themselves in male
attire. or else take tie pass.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July S0-About two
weeks ago wel-dressed woman, accompan
led ny two children, one a boy years old
and the other girl weeks old, called upon
a Mrs Switzer, living on Gilbert street, and
asked to be permitted to remain for day OF
two. The woman said she had quarreled
with her husband She was allowed to
stay, and the next day disappeared.
A lew days ago Mrs. Switzer and her hus,
band also disappeared They lsft the chill
dren Iii the house, which is some distance
from any other Monday morning the pite-
Gus walls OF the little boy were heard by a
passerhy, and le made an investigation
The hoy wa nearly dead, while the baby
was ST. i'll that it died few hours after
ward. The boy is being well cared for, and
viii probably recover The baby was buried
by the city authorities No tidings can lie
learned either of tha mother or the SwitzerS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July so A terrible
accident occurred Monday evening on the
Bedford 4 Bloomfield Narrow-G Gauge rail
way in the lower part Of the state. The >
O'Clock train was crossing the White river,
between Switz City and Bloomfield, when
the west span of the bridge gave way precip-
itating the entire train into the chasm below.
A scene of widest confusion ensued Following
the crash of the cars as they piled ON top OF
each other was the escaping steam Of the To-
connective and the heartrending cries of the
injured The details of the accident are
very meager as yet, and a complete list OF
the injured has not been secured.
The only passenger known to have been
killed outright was William Hibbcrts, of
Swift City Conductor Mitchell, of Bedford
was dangerously injured. DR.. Coleand James
East, of Swift City, received serious injuries,
A brakeman had jaw and one leg broken,
and several OF the passengers, whose names
have not yet been learned were more or less
injured
This is the second time this bridge has gone
down -Four years ago it broke down with
the same train and crew, and brakeman
was killed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
CRAY-hAIRED WRATH
Seeks Satisfaction as the Nluzzi. OF
the Revolver.

NEwBERN, N. c., July 30.-Robert Floor
and Stiles Sanders white-haired farmers,
aged respectively GA and q, had hard words
few days ago about their crops. They had
been warm friends and members of the same
church The two together have thirty nine
descendants. They parted bitter enemies,
but their advanced ages and recognized pa
citic natures led friends to believe their ILL.,
feeling would end in words merely Thomas
Stanley, young man of this place, happen
ing to be up at daybreak, was astonished at
seeing the two old men, armed to the teeth,
and standing facing each other ready to be-
gin deadly duel. At the risk Of
his life, and a. their weapons
were raised, he rushed between
them One waved him Of but he managed
to seize Sanders pistol. Some raSsers-by
came 10 his assistance, and the men were dis
armed. Had Stanley been two minutes later
the men would have begun firing They
were only eight PAGES apart. This is the first
instance in the history of the code where tive
such old men have resorted to it to settle dis
putes. Fears are entertained that the
grandsons of the wouldbe duelists will take
mp the dispute and pursue it TO ii bloody
f.,rnlua tiap
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

political assembly that | ever saw in Iowa.
There must have been third Germans
there. The exNChairman of the Republi-
can County Central Committee OF Scott
County mrde speech and declared for
Cleveland and Hendricks Three.fourths
of the Germans of that county have here
tofore been Republicans, and | do uot
know of a single one of them who will not
vote the Democratic ticket this year
That county has heretofore given two
thirds Republican majority; it will now
give Cleveland a two-thirds majority
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
charged with Abortion.

LoCKPoRT, N Y, July 3o,-Dr. Ira /
Richmond was arrested Monday night on
the charge of procuring an abortion which
resulted in the death of Lizzie Cook, ageJ
p years, and the daughter of a farmer living
four miles east of this city, She died VERY
suddenly Saturday noon, and the secrecy II
getting her body removed to her home Gre
ated suspicion. The body was exhumed
and an examination showed that an abortion
had been performed. Richmond came herr
a year ago and opened sanitarium. which
died for want of patronage.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
NOT THAT HARTMAN.
The Great HIhilist May he Dead, bni
No One Knows IL.

NEW YORK, July S0.--A London dispatch
reports The Figaro as saying that Leo Hart
man, the Nihlist, has been driven to suicide
by want-whsther in Paris or elsewhere is
not specified 1t is suggested that Figaro has
heard of the case of Frank Hartman,
the young New York socialist, who disap-
peared from his home here on June 80, 1864,
but was found afterward, and sailed for Ant
werp on July 10 Leo Hartman's friends
have not heard from him in two years. He
was employed by telegraph company and
sent to Chicago and the far west. He was
last heard of at Chicago, and since that time
his most intimate friends had no news OF
him. and it WAS believed he had secretly re-
turned 70 Russia
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
WIDE AWAKE DRUGGISTS

Messrs Hartz & Bahnsen are always
alive TO their business, and spare no pains
to secure the best of every article in their
line. They have secured the agency for
the celebrated DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. The only certain cure
known for Consumption, Coughs, Colds,
Horseness, Asthma, Hay Fever, Bronchi-
tbs, or any affection of the Throat and
Lungs. Sold on positive guarantee.
Trial Bottles free. Regular size $1,00
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
DR.. osDonneH and His Lepers.

CHICAGO, July 80. DR. O'Donnell who is
travelling through tie country with couple
Of lepeIs, having been denied permission to
exhibit them here, did not bring them ihto
the city, hut says he will go on to New
York A prominent physician in this
city denies the statement that there
is leprosy among the Chinese here
to such an extent as ODOmell asserts. He
says ii mild form exists among the Norwe-
gians. and he has had eases under his charge
He also says that there are only 500 lepers III
the United States O'DonneH however
sticks to his assertion, and declares the Chi
cago health authorities are mista ken, and
don't know the disease when they see it,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
WHEN THE LILY COMES BACK,
The Rs It" Become Mrs. Gebhardt,
Says "a Society Man.


New York, July 30-A well-known
society mai said concerning Mrs. I4ngtry's
departure;
Mrs Langtry had letter from her
solicitor in London telling her to go right
home and sign the papers necessary to pro
cure divorce from her husband. Fact, l
assure you Matters have already progressed
so far that the decree will be granted in a
few weeks London will be startled, New
York COW used, but one man will be happy,
and that is Fred Gehhardt"
"Do you think he knows anything about it"
Does Freddie know Has he or has he not
Deen all this willie with Mrs. Langtry in Cal
ifornia; Did he or did he not make the over
land return trip in her company. Just look
on the books of this stage company when the
party visited the Yosemite and find
out the identity of the Mr.. Pigott,
whose name is inscribed on the
books. OF course, it is understood between
them. Wheh The Lily comes back next Feb
'uary she viii be Mrs Langtry no longer,
hut soou after that you'll see little notice in
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30

PARIS, July 30-The weather continues
cool at Marseilles and Toulon, consequently
there is decrease in the rate of mortality in
botL these cities AT Marseilles Monday
night there We're only nine deaths from chol-
era, marked decrease compared with tie
death rate of the past severa! nights. A.
Tuulon there were thirteen deaths from chol-
era during the night. which also shows a
decrease.
At Aries and AK, however. there has been
an increase in the number of deaths from the
dread disease, fifteen being reported at the
former and ten at the latter place