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Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1884-08-21
MORGANs.

In our issue of July oath we published an
excellent article entitled, ''Morgans as a
Distinct Breed,'' from the pen of G. A.
Leach, OF Aurora Springs, Mo. Mr.. Leach
is engaged in compiling stud book of Nor
gan horses, an undertaking which should
receive encouragement. In a recent letter
to friend on the subject of his venture and
the article he says:
/ should like your candid and sincere
opinion on the views in the article; also on
the following All the we'll bred single har-
ness horses of Morgan blood aad character
isties in Vermont in 1860 We're tull blooded
M3rgans Those from 1861 to 1870 with
two crosses were so; 1871 to 1880. with
three crosses, Were the same; 1881 to $780,
with tour crosses, were the same, or at least
entitled to be entered as standard. The
new Cleveland Society in England proposes
to ente'' horses and mares possessing three
distinct crosses OF reputed Cleveland Bay
blood, and mares possessing the character
istics OF the breed whose pedigree might be
lost. Three crosses might be 3-64ths, more
or less. think some such standard might
simplify matters, and shall write to differ
ent parties and try to blend their views.
l, of course, think myself perfectly can
did--a willing learner, as ready to listen as
to speak. But cannet accept the views
that calls Black Hawk t Morgan and some
of his best sons !, and these same obscure
sons 1 or I-16th Morgan.
TIE name Morgan belongs fully with all
that there is in it, to all those magnificent
auing. ike Black Hawk and his sons and
.CsldaoHs, that had the characteristics and
csc he name and reputation to the stock.
Justine Morgan was called Figure, There
is no proof that that wonderful pliahility
and development as a single harness horse
was his. He did have that miraculous pre-
potency that gives to one sixty-fourth of his
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1884-08-21

TIE alI-important question now for stock
men, is how to ship their beef to market. 1t
is not probable that there will be any more
BUYERS iii the market this season, and own
ers will be compelled to ship. The most
economical way to do this, is for Il number
Of herd owners to club together and con-
tract for the transportation. Tie Northern
Pacific railroad company have shown dis
position to be very fair in its arrangement
for the shipment of cattle, and we have no
doubt that by clubbing together very salts
factory rates may be made. A gentleman
representing Il herd OF 1000 head, whose
range is near Fort Mckinney, contracted
last week with the Northern Pacific rail-
road company tor 200 cars at SIP per car.
The beeves have to be driven 200 miles be-
fore shipment. Forty cars had already
been side tracked for the purpose of load
inc. It would also be well to rent pastures
near Chicago and turn the stock on them.
Then 20 into the city and have the cattle
brought in at such times as the market is
best it may be easily arranged to ship in
from one to three car loads of beeves any
day .here Is demand tor them and prices
good. This will be found much better than
TO unload large herds at the yards and take
the chances OF the markets being overstock-
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1884-08-21

MEssRs. Swope, Hilger, Brook, COOK ana
Fergus, who drove their hocks to the mouth
of the Judith to shear them, are well pleas
ed with the result. They shipped their
wool by boat at a through rate, at $l.9o
per hundred pounds to Boston.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1884-08-21

A NUMBER OF men furnishing good rec
concentrations have applied to US from the
East for situations on horse or cattle ranch
e.. We would say to them that the demand
for such labor seems now to be pretty wen
supplied. 1t is almost an imposibility to get
a situation in that way, however. Our
stockmen prefer to see the man and talk
with him personally.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1884-08-21

THE English law relative to contagious
disease has been amended so that the Privy
Council may exempt portions of country
from the prohibitory orders. 1t is stated
that this Is designed to apply to the western
portion OF the Uunited States, but as yet no
action has been taken by the Privy Council
and our foreign cattle market is totally cut
Off
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1884-08-21

ELwELL & BATES, of Shields river, pro-
poses to ship eight head of pure DIooded
Angora goats, ewes and bucks, tol the I'M
provement OF their flOCks.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1884-08-21

TIE range throughout the country, east
and north of Fort MagnniS is represented
to be very fine, but the hay crop in That sec
ton is unusually short.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1884-08-21

D. +. BENTLEY. who tor the past eighteen
months has been associate editor OF the lex
as Wool Gr0Wer, has severed his connccIo"
with that paper.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26
A LoATuSoAlE SPECTACLE,

a Female Nllser Found Dend-A IInlf-
Starved Cut Guards the Corpse.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 25.-The report that an
old woman was dead caused an officer
and a reporter 10 visit the old tumble
down house at No. Gl9 Chouteau avenue
yesterday. The front door was pummeled
in vain-no response from within 10 the
repeated 'raps and knocks. Application
for admission to rear door was as unsuc-
cessful, confirming the surmise OF the
colored woman from the adjoining house,
"The old woman's dead" The warped
old door, through the split panels OF
which the wind whistled, was strained
out Of place by the crumbling
decay. A stout push threw it from
its frame, removing the curtain
from n horrible scene. a starved cat
startled by the noisy intrusion, stood on
dirty deal table mewing and whisking its
tail, while il glared Mt the couple in the
doorway. From this the cat bounded hall
way across the room to greasy hassock,
scraping white marks on the sncared
table with its sharp claws. With another
spring it alighted on the corpse of n
shrivelcd.up old woman that lay between
odds and ends Of the dirty bed clothing.
The coroner took the case, and soon dis
covered that the dead woman was Eliza
Ross, one hundred and three years old.
Her husband died many years ago, leaving
her the house in which she lived, and the
ground at the northeast corner OF Seventh
Street and Chouteau aycnne. For years
she has lived alone, and was too misery
TO buy sufficient food. Her death was
caused by hunger, cold and old age.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26

New YoRK, Dec. est is said here to-
night that John Kelly, owing to failing
health, is putting nil his bnsines, aG1;irs
in shape to go to Florida in the spring,
and among other property is about to dis.
pose OF the New York Star. Rumor said
that John r. Mclean, Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, was bargaining for its purchase.
Inquiry at the Star Office tonight elected
the information that an offer had been
made forthe paper rbya prominent ntjournal-
ist whose name would not be mentioned.
An attache Of the paper states that Mr..
Mclean spent several hours in the Office
on Saturday last. The Sdtr is the Tam
many organ, q four page morning paper
with n limited circulation, but finely
equipped office. 1t is not in the Associ-
ated Press. r.
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Panic In u NIuscuIn.a

NRw HAVEN, Cr., Dec. 95.-A panic oc-
CURED in Bunnell's Museum tonight.
The house was crowded. A drunken man
near the main entrance made disturb
ance and m officer undertook to arrest
him. Some person here cried "Fire, ''and
for ten minutes pandemonium reigncd.
Men shouted. women tainted ndcltIdsen
cried. A boy jumped from the gallery to
the lower floor but was only slightly in
jurcd. Manager and Mrs. Hollywood,
from the stage managed to make them
selves heard and assured the audience
there was no fire, and no cause for alarm.
Then the audience began to quiet down.
The clothes OF many were torn. Al
though many were slightly injured none
were seriously hurt. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26
WRErCIrED ECUADOR,
iffnro Continues Ills Miserable GuerfI1
Warfare OH the Const.

iffnro Continues IFS Miserable Guerf1fn
Warfare OH the Const.
PANAMA, Dec. 25.-Political matters in
Ecuador arc much mixed A general ris.
ing was arranged for the 18th ult., and it
was in anticipation OF this movement that
General AIfaro aud his party left this bay.
Scattered bantls have appeared in several
towns and took possession OF them. In tho
struggle on the slope Of the Cotopaxi vol
cnno some twenty or thirty nen were
killed and the government force compel
led to retreat. After the fight i'll Tumas-
co, between the Alajucla and the Nueye
de Julia, Aliaro effected landing on
the Ecuadorian coast. On November 80
he cndeavorcd 10 capture and hold Porto
viejo, but was defeated by the Govern
ment forces. Alfaro then returned TO the
Alajuela. On ill Sih, when of Las CRU
zias, he fell in with the government
steamer Huacho, and after heavy fire
carried her by boarding. She was full OF
troops, to whom her bare hull offered no
protection, and it is said that at least 400
men were killed or wounded. .a-i
This capture is said to have been one OF
the bravcst and most sanguinary which
has occurred in the Pacific. While the
victors were engaged in examining their
prize, another government vessel put in
an appearance. The Huacho WAS useless
for fighting, while the Alajucla was
damaged and her captain dead. 1t was
then determined to run her ashore, take
out what could be removed in hurry,
and then burn her. This plan was follow
cd. Letters from Quito stlte: "This capi-
,al Isl vcritable Babylon. No one appears
to comprehend the political sentiments OF
his ncighbor, and the panic is increasing
daily
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26
CANAL BOAT TRAGEDY.
A Boat Sinks at Its Nloorlng and Two Per
. Es.0el sons Drowned. .rrt u.

sons Drowned. .ryt
New YORK, Dec, 25.-0ver 200 canal
boats, on which there is all average Of si1
persons, are moored together in winter
quarters in the Erie basin Mt the foot OF
Columbia street, Brooklyn. The canal-
boat Charles Milton, one Of the late ar.
rivals, was loaded with coal for the use Of
the other boats. Her occupants were Cap
tain Owen Flannery, his wife Elizabeth,
and their four children-Mary, years !;
James, 13; Alice, II, and Samuel, I6.
There were three compartments in tho
cabin, one for the use OF the parents and
the other two for the sons and daughters.
About $3.50 o'clock this morning Captain
Flannery awoke, chilled by the intense
cold. lie heard the water gurglng in
the boat and realized that the boat was
sinking. He aroused his wife and sprang
out oishis berth. lie found himself knee
deep in water. His wife screamed and his
children soon Joined in her cries. Cant.
Flanncry, although chilled almost to help.
lessness, got his wife and two sons on
deck. The boat had by this time sunk,
the water reaching the deck, and he and
the canulmen from the other boats, who
had been attracted by the screams fot
help found it impossible to rescue the
girls. Their bodies were recovered. The
Captain, his wife and children were un
conscious from the cold when carried to
the cabin OF an adjoining boat and to-day
they were under the care Of physician
The cause OF the sinking is mystery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26
a KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.
Tho Fight that Occurred Mt Horse Cave
Rautu,Lv z

GnEEssBuRG, KY, Dec. 25.-ft has been
with the greatest difficulty that any rc.
liable particulars OF the mob attack upon
a school teacher, which lately occurred at
Horse Cave, in Hart county, could be
learned. AS yet the press has not 70.
ceivcd anything like u full statement OF
tho facts. The mob, numbering between
twenty-five and fifty, was defeated and
driven away by four men in n very short
space OF time. One OF their number was
killed outright and left upon the ground,
while four others have since died and
still others are badly wounded, it is not
known how badly, and IL Is next to i'm.
possible to find out. James Marshall,f a
young man Of this town, has been going
10 school Mt Horse Cave, pupil Of Prof.
Slocum, and was present at slocum's
house the night OF the attack and assisted
In resisting tho mob, and it is from him
the correspondent gets the inside facts
as herein related.
On the night of the encounter one oil
Slocnm's pupils told him the mob was
coming at II o'clock that night, and long
before tho hour appointed he, with young
Marshall, Joe Anderson and John Hardie
were armed with shotguns and in waiting
at Slocum's residence. At exactly II
o'clock, on tho hill above Slocum's house,
a yell was heard, which was answered
from tho other side Of tho house, and very
shortly ufterward, twenty-five men rode
into Sl0cum'R yard through the front gate,
which is only thirty feet from the house.
Slocuin and llardie saw this from an up.
stairs window, while Marshall and Ander-
son were at the front door. Some OF the
mob were OIL foot. but the number could
not be counted. When the last man rode
through the gate Que man cried out:
Surround the house, boys, and make
luick work OF it." and some one knocked
against tho front door. At this moment
Slocum said to Hardie: 5g'as
Give EN- HI. john" and they both
opened fire. The fire was promptly re-
nrned and about scventy.iivc shots were
at Slocum and Hardie without
.ltect. From the house eleven shots were
tired and with deadly effect. The mob
quickly dispersed. Groans and cries for
help were heard, and men were seen run.
ming in every direction. But very soon the
own was quiet. H.
One man was found in the yard shot
through the head with buckshot. His
name was Wayne Crane. Two empty
bottles and an open knife were found in
lis pockets and IN empty pistol in his
iand. In = deep ravine about two miles
rom town fire was seen from dark until
midnight. and nextday ropes and a bucket
n tar were found at this place; also marks
II blood where the wounded had doubtless
)een attended. Several riderless horses
we're found in and about town early next
morning; some OF them shot.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26

An IlofIonsiye Merchant Shot Down In Ills
E, ~ .5.s-szs.j= Store: by n Negro. .,Jn -
New YoRH, Dec. 25.-Hillsdale, a little
village in Bergen county, New Jersey, on
the limo Of the New York & New Jersey
railroad, was the scene last evening OF
brutal murder prompted by motives Of
robbery. An elderly man named Gurnee
kept a country store Mt ono Of the cross
roads. His wife and family live in a, mod
est like cottage across the roadway. a
frequent lounger around the store was a
colored farm-hand named Cisco. He has
always borne the reputation of being an
idle ne'er do well, and lived in laziness on
the earnings Of each little job he found 10
do till want drove him to work again.
Last evening he went into Gurnee's store,
sat around the stove, chatted with the
country youths gathered there. He
fingered after all the rest had gone, but q.
he'bore the reputation Of being HARM
less if IN idle fellow, his remaining did
not arouse the grocer's su,picions.
When Gurnee was ready 10 close for the
night he called Cisco to his aid, and the
colored man assisted him 10 roll in the
barrels and lift the boxes from the stoop
to positions inside the door. Then lie sat
by the stove while Gurnee drew out his
money;drawer and proceeded To count up
the days receipts preparatory to placing
them in the safe. While he wns thus en-
gagged, with his back turned, Cisco crept
stealthily up behind him, and dealt him
terrible blow on the top OF the head
with'a slungshot. Gurnee fell to the
floor, and the colored murderer proceeded
TO pocket the money that lay on the desk.
Gunee partially recovered, and the
negro, observing signs OF life, planted If
pistol against the wounded mans side, and
lodged ball in his lung. Then he fled
through the door. Mrs Gurnee heard the
pistol shot, and fearing that something
had happened to her husband, hastencd
across the road. Her husband lay upon
the floor apparently unconscious. She
summoned the neighbors and n messenger
Was sent for n physician. The wounded
man recovered consciousness, and lived
long enough to tell his wife the story OF
the assault; but by the time the physician
arrived he was dead.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26
An Old Firm Broken,

sr. PAUL, Dec. o5.-Yesterday at Still
water attachments were sued out in the
District Courtof Washington county upon
claims against the firm Of Walker, Judd &
Veis, amounting TO about SllS,OOO, and
levied upon the property ut ,hc Marine
mills. Several of these attachments
were claims Of laborcrs. which amounted
to $4,000. The County Abstract
clerk has been engaged IRON "Wednesday
last week until Tuesday making abstracts
OF tho property OF Walter Judd at Marion.
Several days ago suits were entered by
other iaborcrs for the recovery OF
$1,000 alleged due them for service
in the lumber camps in Wisconsin. These
facts have occasioned considerable COM
ment during the past few days in St. Paul,
and rnmors as to the embarrassment have
been rife. Mr.. Judd estimates the firms
assets at SS50,600; liabilities $t50,060.
The firm was established in 1887.
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! sCHRISTMAS FIRES.
WHAT upsETriNa OF A LAMP DID.
Ono Man Eon.icd to Death and tho Family
( In tho Adj oininG House Dnrcly Escape
With Their rLiyes-DlsnstrousC Colliery
IiInre-ncn Thrown Out ofyyork.

PIrrsnunon, Dec. ga Mansfield, Pa.
special says: Bells Hollow, in thesuburbs
Of this borough, was carly this morning
the scene Of the burning oi two houses in
which one man perished and a family mar.
rowly escaped 9 like fate. The structure
destroyed was a double frame house, Que
portion being occupied by John Holmes
and wife and five. children, md tho other
by Thomas Bell, who lived alone. W
AT . o'clock this morning Holmes en-.
tered his house and accidently upset a
lamp setting fire to the building, which
burned SO quickly that he had barely
time to rescue his family. All efforts to
save Bell were futile. lie is supposed to
have been sleeping soundly and was com.
pletely surrounded by flames before he re.
allied his position. His clarrcd remains
were found in the ruins this afternoon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26
SNOW HOUND.
Tremendous Fall of tho "iienutifui" on tl,
a'H- Pacific CoRst.

!. PORTLAND, ORS., Dec. 'o5,-Thc snow
storm was renewed yesterday along tho
Middle Columbia river, and il is yet i'm.
possible to remove The snow blockade
between Dallas and this city, because it
fills in behind the plows as fast as an ad.
vance is made. Three .plows with FIVE
engines cach'are stuck .fastnnd must be
shcvclled out. Little progress is made
owing to the continued snow fall. It is
not likely the road will be opened before
Saturday. Northern Pacific trains are
running through to Walla Walla Junction,
and large number Of passengers have nc.
cumnlated Mt the latter point. passen-
gers, on snow.bound trains receive sup
plies regularly on slcds from Hood river,
and there Is no danger of their suffering
hunger Sixteen passengers left the
train and walked to this city. No east-
ern mail has been received since the 10Th
inst. Mail destined for the east was sent
by steamer to San Francisco Friday night.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26

THERE is no occasion for our Morgan
towI friends to become nervous over the
proposition to remove the University to
Wheeling AS far us tho ISrELIIoEScEn
knows the people Of Wheeling have heard
nothing Of the scheme except what has
come through the Register, but in the
nature fittings the report could not be
loud :a3E EHEs.. ..s=
Morgantown will soon be well furnished
with railroad connection, and with that
will disappear all objection 10 the pic
turesque town as University seat. 1t is
not change OF location that the University
needs 80 much rs change OF methods. II
the management were as good MS the loca-
ton and the buildings, we should have in
the University Of West Virginia an insti.
tuition Of learning creditable to the State
and profitable 10 lis youth. II this reno.
yal scheme had been OF Radical" paren.
tage what horrible din would have
walked the echoes. 4
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ANOTHER cLovls-lIUGUEs AFFAIR
a French Woman Driven to Desperation
SlnYs IIcr pnrsecutor.

a French Woman Driven to Desperation
Stays Her Prosecutor.
PARIS, Dec. ga tragedy similar to
the Ilugues-Morin affair has occurred ut
Tonnere. An architect named 1,risbard
visited the house OF q merchant named
Francey, and soon aiterward rushed from
the house, pursued by Madame Francey.
Blood was streaming from his body, and
Brisbard fell shrieking and exhausted.
Madame Fmncey fired two shots with re.
volver into his PROSTATE body, crying that
she had been insultcd long enough. She
then gave herself up to the police. Bris-
bard is dead. lie was bachelor, forty
years Of age, and was rcputcd to be Il
iibertine. He was OF pleasing appearance,
and devoted his time to forcing Ills atten-
tons upon married ladies. Madame Fran
cey is fascinating woman Of about %
years OF age. Brisbard short time ago
visited NJ. Francey's house and awaited
the return OF the latter from the theatre.
Madame Franccy showed him TO the door,
and threatened that II the visit was re-
pcated she would shoot him. On his Sec
ond visit, which was also made during the
absence OF her husband, Madame Francey
shot him. .-tg .a-lF 4 ~
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A Pointer.

BoIros, Dec. 25.-Aspecial from Indian
apolis, Ind, says neither OF the political
parties has paid its debts incurred in the
last campaign. The Republicans are hav-
ing hard times TO get contributions to
"bury the dead GOOSE" and the Demo-
Gratis, who were about $1,000 short at the
close Of the campaign, are by no means
flush. The latter, however, have pledges
ahead from the-"boys who got there" A
Republican postal route agent has offered
500 to the Democratic Committee to de.
fray its expenses, and, what was still
more remarkable, the money was declined
with thanks. Evidently clean sweep is
counted on, and converts to Democracy
are not wanted this late in the season,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26

'DS Wednestlay.i man was arrested on
susp icion of completely in the Marling
atrocity. There were good reasons why it
was de.'ired to conceal the fact of his ar
rest, Th Register and the IyrEtLrGgScEa
promised TO withhold the information.
The Register broke its promise. The ~
7ELLlGEScrn fN not competitor in this
kind OF enterprise. 1t prefers the safety
Of the lives and property Of the people Of
this community, and it prefers 10 keep
ilith. Itgives this newspaper great pleas
uN to admit that it has been worsted in
this one.sidcd rivalry. .5E