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The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29
OF II 1Hou2.
TO HER WHO KNOWS,

TO HER WHO KNOWS.
BecaHseyour eyes are blue, yourlips are red,
ana the soft hair is golden on your head.
And yours sweet smiling can make glad the day,
And on your cheeks pink roses have their way,
Should I adore you?
s snS o sther o maids u 1 have shining, golden hair,
And other eyes can set the day alight,
And other eyes can smile with youths delight,
Why bow before you?
But if the eyes are blue for me alone,
Aud If only Tor me the rose has blown,
And but for me the lips their sweet smill wear,
Then shall you mesh me in your golden hair,
l will adore you.
And as my saint, my souls one shining star
That lights my darkness from its throne afar
As lights the summer moon the waiting sea,
With all | am, and all l strive to be,
I'll bow before you.
Louise Chandler Moulton.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29
Great Mortality N Virginia and Other
Places.

Dispatches from Parkersbury, L%ynchburg,
and Charleston, West Va, give accounts of
serious mortality from the use of poisonous
water: A Lynchburg dispatch says: The
counties complaining of an unknown and fatal
disease, heretofore reported, are Lee, Dickin-
son and Scoll, in Virginia, and Harland, Lee
and adjoining counties in Kentucky. Owing
to the isolated position, particulars are hard to
obtain. Hundreds have died, and, allowing
for exaggeration, the mortality is large. <
postal clerk named Wells, who Just Arrived
from that section, after having had the disease.
gives a sad account of the epidemic. He
attributes it to mineral poison in the water,
and says a strong and disagreeable mineral
taste like copperas exists. At the time he left
a few springs We're flowing freely, and the
people were compelled to drink this water. Al
though the disease is unknown, the people call
it cholera; and, were it SO, it could not be moro
dreaded or disastrous. The symptoms describ-
edis being like the Asiatic cholera are followed
by terrible hemorrhages of the bowels. Per.
sons attacked die or recover in about a week,
is frequently fatal in twsnty-four hours, and
sometimes in a few hours. In most instances
it visits an entire family, and is SO contagious
that in some cases parties die alone, their
friends being afraid to come near them. Figures
of the mortality are not known, but it is gen.
orally estimated over three hundred have died
in Virginia.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29

Crop statistics published by the
Boston Advertiser show that the average
yield of corr in the New England States
is nearly 33 bushels to the acre. In the
South it is % bushels; in Wisconsin,
"a; Michigan, 81; Oregon, %; Indiana,
20; New York and California, 80; Penn
ylvania, 81; Missouri, "a; Iowa, 80;
Nebraska, and Kansas, 50. The large
average in New England, as compared
with other Northern States out of the
corn belt, is probably due to smaller
acreage aad better farming. The poor
yield in the South results from poor
farming.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29
Failures Of Last Week.

There were 251 failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the last week,
against 1877 in the preceding week, and 2sS, III
and lis in the corresponding weeks Of 1888,
1882 and 1881, respectively. About 50 per cent
less than $500. Among those reported embar.
raised were Carr g. Hobson Qimited) manufact-
urers of agricultural implements; William B.
Finch, blue stone; James Bouton, books; and
Meyers & Cohen, cloak manufacturers, New
York city, Carthage New York Company, wood
pulp; Joseph Welsh, manufacturer of cotton
and wooden goods, Philadelphia; Portsmouth,
n. H., Trust and Guarantee company; Hyatt,
Levings & Co., bankers, Washington, Ind; s.
j. Adams, bankers, Dallas, Tex.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29

1t is now stated positively by good
authorities that a good deal of corn will
be used for fuelin Nebraska the coming
winter. With corr at 1Sc. per bushel
it is in many cases as economical to
burn it as to carry it to the railroad
station and bring back coal, and corn
has sold in that state this fall as low as
Ac. Much, of course, depends on the
nearness of the farmer to market and
his distance from the coal supply.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29
Personal PointA

Congressman Tucker has been appointed
guardian of the Garfield children.
Hon. Stephen T. Arnott, ex-mayor of Elmira,
N. Y, died on Wednesday, leaving an estate
valued at several millions.
Young, black-eyed, pretty Mrs. Livingstone,
the Cuban wife of a New York real estate deal
er, leaves her husbands home in Plainfeld
and is heard from no more.
The renowned physician and surgeon White
Beaver DIR. Frank Powell,) has two younger
we'll known in La Crosse, where they reside.
DR.. W. H. Ruddoch of Philadelphia, who
was married on Thursday died on Saturday.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29

OF Che $4,000 federal offices in the
United States about $4,000 are i'll the
Post Office Department. $4,000 being
Postmasters. Less than $500 post OH.
ces pa" $1,000 or more yearly. ana
most of the rest average below 800
annual compensation. Ana of the So.
900 places of one kind and another.
only about 10000 pay an average OF
81, 900 in YEARLY salary.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29
is distance from the coal supply
The change of administration inplie

The change of administration implies
no change of government. The govern
ment is fixed upon immutable laws,
known to and recognized of all men.
Those laws cannot be changed in a day.
they cannot be changed at all by the
President Of the United States. They
a be changed only by the act of both
branches of the National Legislature
and the approval of the President.
They are simply administered OR ex-
ecuted under a solemn oath of office.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29
Nuggets OF Foreign News.

The French governmentproposes to increase
import duties upon foreign corn, the amount
not exceeding 3 francs per 100 kilogrammes.
L. A. SENEGAL, the famous Canadian specula-
tor, has suddenly withdrawn his suit for $780,
600 damages against the Toronto Mail. A roy
al commission has been formed to inquire into
his purchase of the North Shore railway.
The Red Star line steamship Pcnnland Capt
Weyer), which sailed from New York the 9Th
instant for Antwerp was in collision with a
Swedish bark off Goodwin Sands, and the bark
sunk. No details of the disaster have as vel
been received.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29

The statistical crank or fiend, moi
content with the enumeration of all the
ballots cast at the Presidential election.
has determined how far they would
reach if placed lengthwise. Whethe,
round the earth or up to the sun. or te
PARKWAY Jupiter is immaterial.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29

In q codicil to his will he gave his large tort
tune to his wife, and his relatives will contest,
Dan Rice, of Richland Center, Wis, who
made q vow on the first election of Abraham
Lincoln. in 1860, not to shave until a Demo.
cratic president was elected, kept his word
till last Saturday, when the news was received
Of Cleveland's election. He then went to a
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29
RAILROAD and River News.

Robert Garrett was elected president of the
Baltimore & Ohio.
The railroads running from Buffalo to Chi
cago have agreed on a reduction in the rates of
tickets now selling to Chicago, to $40 for first
class and So for second class.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29

The state census of Minnesota will be
taken in 1885, and it is expected that i,
will show that the state has q popula.
ton of at least one million.
The Dickinson press., 1884-11-29

opened the inner door and looked rath-
er anxiously at the half frightened,
wholly pretty face that appeared at
it. 4
did you hear anything?" he asked.
r. "No, but do let me get away. I am
nervous He was very angry, wasn't
.fhe? i. Yes. What was it abo 1t, Tom?
Bills?"
eyes," was the somewhat hating re-
ply; bills and other things. I daresay
he'll cool down: If you hear anything
against me, you won't believe. it, will
your"
ooh, Tom, how can you ask?"
"Then there is no harm dene," ans
wered Tom, bravely and CALAMITY.
And after accommodating from the win
dow, the two left the rooms.
To return to Mr.. Bulstead, senior. It
was q great trouble to him. Looking
back upon that half-ton of whiting, he
wondered how that could have made
him angry with the lad. If he would
only have kept to that, he could have
forgiven him a ship-load of whiting.
But this was q different matter, and the
more the old gentlemen thought of it,
the worse it appeared to him. Still he
was a just and fair man; he had no real
intention of cutting off the young prof.
ligate, as he termed him IN his thought,
with q shilling. He would make him
some sufficient but small allowance, but
near his house or near Maggie he would
not have him.
He made this last determination
known to Maggie merely adding that
her cousin had behaved so ill that be
had forbidden HIM the house. The an
nouncement was received with q wom-
ans strongest silent
tears, Altogether things were rather
gloomy that June in Fitzroy Square
One morning Mr.. Bulstead made up
his mind to see his lawyer about Tom.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-11
GENERAL NEWS.

A lecture Wednesday night at San Francis
co, by Mr.. Redmond, an Irish member OF Par
lament, in behalf of the Ian Lsa que, was
attended by 1000 persons, aud netted about
$4,000.
Up to noon yesterday, in New York, no
trace OF Charles Delmonico had been discov-
cred.
Mayor Eison of Nav York. in his annual
message yesterday. aid that the net bonaed
debt of the CITY ON Dec 81, 1888, was $92,546.- :
025, being decrease during the year of S3. $685.
922.
The remains eff Cant. Webb, the noted
swimmer, were yesterday exhumed, placed in
a fine casket and removed to Oakwood Csms-
tsly, &c Suspension BRIDGE and buried under
the auspices Of the Free Masons.
At convention at Chester, Mass, yesterday
the Democrats of the 18Th congressional dis
trct unanimously nominated Col. A. @. Wood
worth OF Chicopee, in place of Gov. Robinson,
resigned. Hz8
The Republican Stats Committee met Tor
organization in Boston yesterday. Henry Ca
bot Lodge. chairman, and Geo. A. Flsgg were
unanimously re-elected.
John McAuliff, II years old, employed in
Fuzgerald's machine shop in Bridgeport,
Conn, was caught in the sh afting ses sterday.
and killed. The body was terribly bruised.
A hearing occurred before the Governor
and Council of New Hampsi.i ire last evening.
on petition for the pardon of sylvester W.
Cone of Tamworth, who has served seven OF u
thirty years sentence in the penitentiary for
mansaughter. Their decision was deferred.
Willie Briefly and Z Idle Connors, OF Tsuu-
ton, Mass, each four years old. were drowned
in mill poud at that place yesterday, by
bre sking through the ice.
Johu Aggft', the 29 victim of the Grand
Trunk Railroad disaster at aAonto, died last
night O.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-11
Notes about Notable People.

Oscar Wilde has started on three weeks
lecture tour in Ireland.
The statue of the late Senator Hill, Of Geor-
gia, is to be made by Alexander Doyle, an
American sculptor.
The Queen of Italy is about to take up the
study of political economy under the WE'LL
known statesman, Baron Minghetti.
Colonel Mcclure, of the Philadelphia Times,
has been chos,p orator for next commence
meDt at anklin and Marshall College, Lam
caster, Pa.
Gov. Hoadly. Of Ohio, has not yet so fully
recovered his health as to consider himself en-
tirely we'll. "Some days." he says. "I can
'v, and on others / can't
get A.
William BLACK, tSs tSe novelist, is dangerously
ill from overwork, and so is Sir Arthur >Salli-
van. The latter, it seems, had com petelv ~
nausted himself in an endesvor 10 faish his
new opera, Princess Ida" in the promised
time. He tainted after the perform .nce Sat-
nrday night, and was subje to an almost con-
tinuous series OF fainting fits until Monday sy-
euing.
Queen Victoria and other members OF the
royal family have been greatly anneyed Of
late by the persistent efforts OF "cranka" to ReS
an audience with them in order TO secure thtir
approval Of their new inventions. A msd-
msn, who said he had come from America,
and had wonderful invention for allayinK
storms, tried to get into Windsor Castle the
other day and was only ousted alter consider
able talking between himself and the guard.
The old South Church and Society Of Boston
have formally renewed their call to the Rev.
George A. Gordon, OF Greenwich, CoAu, 70
become their pastor. The first call was AK
tended year ago, bat was declioed because
Mr.. Gordon felt that he ought not then to
tave bis pastoral work at Greenwich. It 10
hoped and believed that circumstances have -
changed dur ng the interval, that he will see
his way clear to accept the urgent and very
f.lteIing invitation which has gone to him
this week.
II is related of General Butler that he was
once engaged az counsel for the defendant in .
case where the prisoner was accused Of man.
slaughter, and in the course of his argument,
based on the assumption of self-defencs, he In
formed the jury that I'VE have il on the high
est authority that all that man hath he will
give for his liie." Judge Hoar, counsel ON 'hs
other side, rose and quicsl, said that he bad
long wondered what General Butler considered
the highest authority, and was very glad to
have the question settled, and proceeded to
read to the court from the Book OF job: "And
Satan answered tae Lord aud said, All that q
man hath he will give tor his lile."
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-11
Minister wallace ana Armenia.

The American Minister, Mr.. Wa lace, had
an interview with the Sultan yesterday, aud
urged that the government AXE steps TO settle
the quarrel in respect to the patr'archate OF
Armenia, which thr a'ened to become serious.
The Greeks aud Armeuisns have extended
their thanks to Mr.. Wallace for his action.
rereIRn Notes.
Turkish men-of-wsr have been sent to Ara
ban ports ON the Red ssa.
The Spanish Council of State has reiscted
Epsl snd's proposals for a commercial treaty.
Abdul Pashs, minister Of finance under Ar
abb Pasha. has been made minister OF public
rks iD the new Egyptian cabinet.
The Jourual des DebAts intimates that an
nglo-rurkish alliance is among the possibili-
ties should Turkey send troops to the s, udap.
Desp 4tche, have been received from Durham
stating that the Malsg issys have refused to ac-
capt the French ultimatum requiring them TO
csde the northern portion of the island OF
Madagascar 10 France.
The Berlin Kreuz-Zeitung says that Eng-
lands thoughtlessness in her management Of
affairs in Egypt has rendered the situation
menacing to the rowers, and her annexation
of Egypt would be still more dangerous.
M L. Royer was yesterday reelected presi-
dent OF the French Senate by 135 votes out OF
the 154 recorded
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-11
AN ACCOMPLISHED LIAR.
a Chap Who Ground Ont snch Sensations
as the Market Demandcd-The Bangor
Bear Yarn z Ouched Epon.

howELL, Mass.,-5Sssn. 10.-Daring the past
week professional newspaper : seeSSp0ndsHt
temporarily stopping here. has sent several
highly Sensational dispatches to New York.
Piltsburg, Chicago and Cleveland papels,
which have been widely copied. The first of
these fictions purported to describe an elope-
ment from North Chelmsford, astounding in
dramatic situations. The Lowell Times finds
that the story had no foundation whatever.
The second sensation was a long account of a
triple tragedy in North Andover, in which
husband kills his wife and the latter's nara
mour and then kills himself. Lawrence Off
cials have proved the story to be fabrication.
The third story described the deadly encou pter
OF the SOD of an En9lsh Earl with she bear
in he wilds OF Maine, both being found dead
The details OF this adventure were decidedly
"h-hy." The latest fabrication was telegraph
ed from Lowell Tuesday night, giving a sensa-
tonal account of physician's experience
with an Andover tghost," which proved to be
an insane Frenchman.
The Lowell Times will say this morning:
There is not sn io'a OF truth in any of the
yaros referred to above and all have origi-
mated iu the fertile brain of one Thomas Ad-
Olson who been ia This CRY since November
last being detained here by his mothers ill
hess. He is about 80 years old and smart ar
psaring On being interviewed by Times
reporter he admitted the aat horship of these
iomHuScc anu cdlu Ho uiu uOt S0nQ LQ6m as
legitimate news but simply TO cater to the
morbid and sensational tastes OF New York
and Western people. He got well paid aud
hat Was all he ,red for. In asking instruc-
tons from various papers be always made a
obstruction between different c asses of arti-
cles. Ii the facts we're true he would tenn
his matter as legitimate news; if ticion he
would term it a story. He exhibited to
the reporter a score of kilograms
from New York and Western papers Instruct
ing him 70 send on bis stories. He also made
the assertion that one half of the sensations
an ch Nathern papers publish of narrowing
aud romantic incidents n the South and West
are are manufactured by accomplished liars as
himself.
He professed to have had large journalistic
experience having been connected with Bos-
ton, Albany, Philadelphia. New York, Buffalo
and Hartford papers; also to have been private
secretary to a former United States minister to
Greece. He also claims to have written
pay called "Oar Condition" which is
now held IN abeyance by the Union
Square The aire Company. Addison has told
Conflicting stories about himself and bis past
liie but there is corroboratiye evidence that he
is the author of the ingenious lies which have
haar
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-11
FOREIGN.
Zebehr Pasha's sTreachery-Hei is Not TO be
Trusted With the Command of the Black
CAutfn1auf.

w Anc OODakMAWU O1 tne NJ IA
Contingent.
CAIRO, Jan. 10 The Egyptian ministry has
ordered The troops under The command OF u :
bebr Pasha not to enter the Soudan, aud has
also stoDped the recruiting of black troops uu-
der him. After having been virtually State
prisoner, With q certain limited amount OF
freedom, for The past ten years. u 30ehr Pasha
has, since the late crisis and after some hesita
tiou, b. en- appointed to the command Of the
black contingent of the Soudan OK pedtionary
force. With characteristic caution, however,
his wife and family were to have been detain-
ed at Cairo to serve as hostages, to ensure his
good behavior, much as he himself was former
ly kept as a guarantee for his son. few days
ago il was discovered that he had sent his
wife off secretly to Snakim. AS soon as this
discovery was made, Zsbehr was arrested. He
was set at liberty the next day, but was kept
under surveillancs. 1t is said that the minis
try will relieve sbehr Pasha of his command,
aud accept different policy in dealing With
internal affairs from the one in vogue under
the former ministry, which only invited be-
tray al aud aliensted the tribes of the Soudan
by alternate bribery and force.
"A BniIiff Shot.
DUBLIN Jan. 10-Lprd BAiiiff Simms, while
returning from the Fullamore Court last eveu-
ing, was fatally shot by some unknown person.
Arrested for FrauduIent Practices.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. l0.-John Hero, Jr and
A j. Mullius have been arrested upon charges
OF fraudulent practices in the corn trade.
Murderer Arrested.
VIENNA, Jan. l0,-Hugo Schencke. an eng-
neer has nesn arrested upon charge of mur-
dering four girls after having obtained their
money un1er promises Of marriage.
BuIi and Fs Ger at il Again.
LONDON, Jan. 10.-Informaiion from South
Africa Indicates that the Transvaal will reject
L lrd Derby's decision, giving the chiefs who
have been loyal to England such lands as they
have claimed, aud reserving the right TO estsb-
lsh trade routes outside the boundary
lpes to be determined by England. The
Beers prefer to abide by the decision of con-
vention at Pretoria. England will, therefore,
proceed to protect the chiefs against attempts
by the Beers to annex their territory.
A Besieged Garrison.
LONDON, Jan. 10.-A Suakim d. spaich to the
Standard under date of Jan 2, says that re-
port from Sinkat say the place cannot mold
out beyond the 10Th IL st. The sufferings of
the garrison there are already severe. The
commander states that if he is not aided by the
10th inst, hs will try TO fight hs way 10 the
coast.
Arabs Conspiring.
CoNsTANTINoPDE, Jan. 10-lG is reported the
AbyssiDiau troops nave taken and sacked the
town OF Keren. 81 ,ughtering the Egyptians
who defended it. The Arab element IS great
ly excited, and conspiracy IS said to exit
among them, which extends To their fellows in
Cairo, Boy yrouth aud Ceyion, contemplating an
outbreak. Three Arabian ex- jtficers have
been arrested, and evidence est DlshIug the
connection of others With the affair is in pos
session OF the authorities.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-11
ARRISON-SAUNDERS.
Tho Son of Senator Harrison WEEDS For
mer WasEningiOn ReIle.

OMAHA, Nsb., Jan. 10 Last evening Rus
sci Bouj amin Harrison, son of Senator Bon
Harrison of Indiana, aud Miss Mary Saunders
OF Nebraska we're married. The church IS
filed by leading citizens Of Omaha and Ne
h aska. Senator Harrison and party from In
di inopolis were among the interested speota
tors. Il was the most brilliant wedding ever
held in Omaha. This afternoon Mr.. Harris IN
and his bride proceed TO Iudianapo is, accom-
panied BY Seuat r Harrison, and vile aud par
ty, and there will hold reception. The
young couple will visit Washington and New
York, making tour of six weeks, after which
taey will go to Helena, Mon, to live. MIR
Harrison is superintendent of the United
States ASSAY Office at Helena, director in the
Montana National Bank, president of the Mon.
tana Cattle Company, president of the Dear
born Sheep Company, owner of an Idaho pla-
Ger niue, and partner OF Governor Potts iu a
large horse ranch. His bride was a belle in
Washington society during the senatorial
term of her father.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-11
THE STORM.

LONG BRANCH, Jan. 10.-Fully one hundred
feet of the Ocean Pier were torn off by the
the surf and every bulkhesd along the sho re
from Seabright to Eloeron bears marks of the
t rrible force OF the storm. All the psviions
at Ashburv Park and Ocean Beach We're more
or less injured.
The teach is stIewn for miles both north
and south of Long Branch with broken and
twisted timber, pieces OF bathing houses and
broken furniture, proof of the destruction
worked bs the Storm of yests rday.
MONTREAL. Jan. 10-He avy snow has again
blocked he railways aud trains are complete
ly demoraliZed. The western train due at
clock last evening did not rsach here until
IL o'clock.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Jan. 10.-Drift ics in
the TenDessee river has stopped navigation
entirely in these waters.
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-11
WHOLESALE PoIso MING.
Details of a Crime Perpetratea iu a Texas
Family.

DALLAS, Tex Jan. iO.-Detais OF horrible
crime come from Kaufman done, it is be-
heved. for revenge poor but respectable
family by the name OF Bird have resided for.
several years near kaufman. There were nine
memUers of the family. Last Thursday night
oae aft another, beginning with the father,
was attacked ~ith violent spasms until seven
out Of the nine members were prUstr ted and
At the point of death Sunday evt ming last
the father aud Two of his little daughters were
corpses, and four oIher members OF The family
were not expected 10 live through the night,
The theory of the poisoning is tn4t whatev er
article was used was put III the family wa ter
bucket about Thursday evening. Investiga-
lion showed the fact that every one of the sick
had crank from the bucket while the two 9TH
ers had not tasted of the water. Who the
poisouer is has not been thoroughly estab-
lished Sher IF Wilson, who arrived from
Dallas Yesterday afternoon from Kaufmgn.
says Two more of the family are undoubtedly
deaf, as they were given no by the physicians.
He says that the aft sir has created great ex-
citement aud the most extreme feeling against
n suspected farmer, and strong threats of
lynChiug are freely made.