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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13
TRADE AND FINANCE.
New York.

New YORK. Dec. IL.
Moneyeloeed easy at IL per cent Exchange
closed stronger and higher. Posted rates 4s264.s8
actual rates 4.s14@lsln for6 days. and &.s4i4es
l.y,1s for demand. Governments closed firm: cur
rency 6's f2s bid:4s coupons 123A bid. do 1lsA
bud. Pacific railroad bonds closed ss follows:
Union frsts. 1lsA to liss; do. land grants 1854
bid: do sinking funds. 1is bid; Centrals. 1I2n to
1is.
Lackawanna was the rack asain to-day on
the stock exchange. where il was the feature of
dealings. II was raided repeatedly by the bears
and the price went down TO an astonishing rate.
causing the whole market to weaken. The de
cline in other stocks. however only fractional
in the majority of instances and without eisnif-
canoe.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13
BOYS WILL BE BOYS.
Three of them who have Gone South
to Make Fortunes.

to Make Fortunes.
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 12.-Day before yes
terday VIM. F. Strong, living in Hartwell,
packed his household goods in freight car,
and started in the evening for Jacksonville,
Fla. The next morning it was discovered
that three young boys of the village, sons of
excellent parents, had disappeared. Then
it leaked out that they had concealed them
selves in the car, and had started to Florida,
where thay expect to make their fortunes.
Before going they provided themselves with
twenty loaves of bread, two dozen bottles of
beer, q big roast of beef and cask of water.
The car will be two weeks upon the road,
and unless the boys were released by some
providence, they will certainly be starved by
the time they reach their destination. OF
course, the car is locked and il is impossible
for them to get out unaided.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

The intelligence of the city will doubtless
turn out en- masse tonight, to hear Mark
Twain and Geo. w. Gable. who will appear
at Powers's Opera House, each giving selec-
tions from their works. An exchange says
of Twain:
I" To see Mark Twain is to laugh, and to
hear him is to laugh still more. His drollery
is phenomenal, always fresh and always en-
tertaining. His struggle with the German
language and his trying conversation with
the young American lady in the hotel dining
room at Lucerne were especially funny,
while the ghost story had a startling conclu-
sion.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13
Burglars in "Bungtown.

Special Dispatch to THE TELEsRAn.
BENTON HABBoR, Dec. 12.-Last night
burglars entered the residence of Mrs. Hattie
Riford, postmistress, and succeeded in OBJ
tanning gold watch and large amount of
silverware. Mrs. Riford was awake while
the burglars were at work, but was 80 fright
ened she dared not give an alarm. They
made good their escape.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

LAScAsrKs, Pa, Dec. 12.-Hugh NJ Boyd,
one of the oldest freight conductors on the
In a switch at Leaman Place this morning.
and before he could be extricated was
knocked down and his leg frightfully crushed
from the knee down. He il - years of age,
and is not expected to survive the injury.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

ParEApRnpR1s. Dec. l2.-The cigar
makers emploged IN tte manafactury Of =.
Porfaendo struck this evening against -
dacsion II a per thousand They had been
ceivinr 80 and wpre aeksd fo work for
eight The arm employs ovsr ioc hands.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

Special Dispatch 70 THR TELsessx
BIO RAPrps. Dec. 12.-The jury in the sec-
end trial Of Frank Lamson, charged with at
tempting to commit rape. returned a verdict
of guilty ss charged" this morning. They
also recommended that mercy be shown the
criminal. Judge Fuller sentenced Lsmson
20 three years imprisonment at Jackson.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

Mr. Jor, Pa, Dec. 12.--As Mrs. Mary A.
King, of Camden. n. j., was on her way to
Canton. O., last evening, abe arose. and in
mistake passed out Of the platform door.
The train wss going at a speed of forty miles
an hour. She vas hurled down an embank-
msnt into a ditch, where she lay unconscious
until morning. She died At noon to-day
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13
(" RomanY Rye.

This popular spectacular melodrama, with
its two car loads of newly painted scenery,
will hold the boards at Powers's next Mon
day and Tuesday evenings. A strong play,
intensely interesting in story, and beautiful
in stage pictures, interspersed by we'll
balanced company, it should, with the re-
membrance of the good impression it made
here last year, attract good houses.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

Sr. JoHSs. ". T., Dec. i2.--On Wednesday
last, during dense fog. the British schoon.
er stslls Morris vss wrecked oR st. Msry's
and al on board psrfshed. The vessel.
on her aide. vsz toved 60 se Mays yester-
day No further particulars have been
La Ffset
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

The largest bundles OF dry goods for
the least money ever known, freely ac-
knowledged by purchasers. can be seen
going out OF our store every day IN iin
mense quantities.
SPRING 4 COMPANY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

IF we should advertise all the goods in
our store that we are selling at the great
reduction in price we could not attend 70
half the customers that would visit ua-
The prices at which we are selling ell
kinds OF merchandise are attracting people
from all over the country. Upward Of
eight thousand customers visited our store
on Saturday.
SPRING & COMPANY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13
Tobacco Factory Burned.

PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. IL. -Quarles &
Jones's tobacco factory, large three-story
building, burned to night. Loss about $780,
600, covered by insurance. The fire was sup
posed to be incendiary.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

FLASNELs for &c, 12c, 15c, l7c, 20c. $50.
You never saw these goods so cheap.
Woolen Blankets, Comfortables and the
whole line suffer the same fate.
SPRING 4 COMPANY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

We are fully determined to go out ol
the seal business, hence the extreme low
prices we offer them
SPRING a COMPANY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

DRESS GooDs.-Good Cashmeres for
23c and 25c.
Ginghams for &c, &c and &c.
100 pieces of new Brocade Dress Goods
will be closed out at the extreme low
price OF Sixteen Yards for One Dollar.
Another lot of those Worssed Brocadee
for One Shilling.
SPRING 4 COMPANY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

The great sale of Cloaks is in progress
and will be continued until the entire
stock is sold out. Newmarkets, Russian
Circulars. Seal Plush Sscques. Misses
and Children's Garments in great va
riety OF qualities and styles al the most
astonishing low prices.
SPRING 4 COMPANY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-13

SEAL CLoAKs.-We offer this week the
entire balance OF our stock of Seal
Sacques at the lowest prices ever known.
Garments that were $50 fer 65
I" l75 for 90.
200 for 1l5
+" /" " 225 for 140
$50 for 165.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A large portion of the business section o
Laurenceburg, KY, was destroyed by fire
yesterday. Loss $4,000.
Professor Thomas Henry Huxley has been
ordered by his physicians to take an abso
lutte rest from all literary labors for several
months. He will retire to Venice.
The bronzs statue Of John Harvard, the
founder of Harvard College, presented to
the college by Gen. Samuel J. Bridge, was
unveiled at Cambridge with appropriate
ceremonies yesterday.
Notwithstanding the reports OF an agree
ment of suspension by the combined hnthra-
cite coal companies, it officially stated that
neither the Lehigh nor Schuylki!l Interest
has yet agreed to auy plan of cnri"iing
production.
The crowd in attendance at the Shenan-
doah Valley fair at Winchester yesterday
was estimated at seven thcusard. The
trades display was succe go, representing
the manufacturing, mercantile and agricnl-
tural machine interests.
At Grace Episcopal Church, Baltimore,
yesterday morning, Mrs. Mamie Archer
Brown, daughter Of the late Robert II.
Archer, of patapsco Institute, and grand
daughter of the late Stevenson Archer, chief
Justice of Maryland, was married to Mr..
Robert Wilson, a prominent business man
of Norfolk, Va.
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Fire at Crisfeld, MARYLAND.

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. ia special to
he SIN from Cris6eld Md, says: Fire broke
out this morning at,2 o'clock in some col
ored peoples huts near Good5ell's oyster
house. The following is list of the houses
burned: Goodsells oyster house, Blizzard g
dwelling and opera house, Hemingway's
oyster house, Long, Coulbourne & Co.'S.
oyster house and lumber yard, Stribb's
oyster house, Thos Connor's oyster house,
aud dwelling, Chase's oyster house, Lawson
and Woodlands store and dwelling, and
thirty or forty colored peoples dwellings.
The fire has not reached the railroad. The
railroad-spgine is Standing on the track
ready for an emergency. The steamer
Eastern Shore arrived at $50 a. M, and as
sparks were falling on the sheds of the de-.
pot Capt. Raynor had the hose turned on
and wet the roof of tie sheds and hurrican Q
deck Of the steamer. The fire is still rag
ing, DuL the wind has hauled to eastward
and the fire is not likely to reach the rail-
road track. Long, Coulbcurne & Co., are
the heaviest losers. All that section of the
town commencing at Billiards. and running
10 the extreme northwestern point, is
burned
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Aere pertHHIu5,
Regalique stu pyramidum altius.'
Carlyle.

The last volume of Froude's "Life Of Car
lyle" has been issued. In the preface to this
volume Froude defends the revelations of
the inner life of Carlyle contained therein,
and says that reticence upon that subject
would have implied that there was some.
thing to hide from the public. Mr.. Froude
says Taking Carlyle altogether, there
never was man whose conduct through
out his life could better bear the fercest
| light He had no sins of youth to apologize
for, and in the grave matters pertaining 10
the law he walked for eighty five years un-
blemished by q single spot, never deyatlng
from the strictest line of integrity. Al
though more than once he was within sight
of starvation, be never did less than the
best. He never wrote an idle word, nor
sentence that he did not believe was true.
He had frailtes and impatiences, but he
had no dishonest or impure thoughts He
lived life of single-minded effort to do
right"
The diary of Carlyle, which is printed
with this volume, presents the same charac-
teristics that have marked the preceding
volumes. In it Carlyle calls Mr. Gladstone
"a representative of the multitudinous cants
of the age and, in his religious, social, NOR
al and political life, one of the contempt
blest men l ever looked upon-a spectra
kind of phantasm of o interchangeable OF
seeing, Yeritably, any fact whatever"
In the diary Mr.. Carlyle narrates an in
terview he had with Queen Victoria, say
ing that the Queen was very gracious, pref
ty in her demeanor throughout, rose great
y in his esteem, and she did not fail in any
point.
At the end of his memoirs there is letter
from D'Israeli, in which the latter offers TO
Carlyle baronetcy and the Grand Cross of
Bath, and mentions that Tennyson had been
offered baronetcy. Carlyle refused both
OF the honors in q courteous reply.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-16

A CLERGYMAN AND CIRCUs.-There
has been good deal of talk in Easton, Md,
concerning the conduct Of the Rev. A. W.
Lightbourne, the former pastor of the NJ.
L. Church at that place, who resigned hi
charge and went away three weeks ago.
1t seems that some time ago Mr.. Light
bourne was severely criticised BY members
of his flock because be went to circus,
where, after looking over the menagerie, he
witnessed the ring performance. The mat.
ter was laid before the presiding elder, and
resulted in Mr.. Lis htbourpe's being highly
offended. The matter was, however, patch
ed up, but he subsequently sent in his re-
signation and gave up the credentials an-
lhorizing him to preach in the Wilmington
Conference. He then went away, accom-
panied by his sister and her husband, and
also by young woman who was domestic
in Mr.. Lightbourne's family, who have since
joined him in New York Scandal, which
is rife just now, has given voice to great
deal Of gossip about Mr.. Lghtbourne and
another clergyman, but, as the stories are
susceptible of satisfactory explanation, the
majority Of the people discredit them. L: is
stated that Mr.. Lightbourne, who is man
of high talents and an independent thinker,
will enter journalism in New York.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Governor CLEVELAND.

New YORK, October 16.-At an early
hour this morning The organizations which
were to take paIt in the re. option to Gov.
Cleveland in Brooklyn to day assembled at
their respective headquarters, and marched
with flags and banners flying, to the station
assigned them. All the space for blocks about
the bridge entrance was thronged with ,citi-
zens waiting to welcome the Presidential can
didate who was received when he arrived in
his carriage The vast throng of people ss-
mbled cheered enthusiastically, and above
The deafeniug roar rose the piercing shrieks
Of hundreds of steam whistles of the steam
boats ADD tugs on the river. The business
houses and private residences in the neigh
oorbood were decorated with bunting and
every window was filled with men and
wnmen. Hundreds of white handkerchief
ilutlered in the hands of ladies. Standing
up in his open baroucbe, the Governc r
bnweh his Acknowledgements in response to
the greeting accorded him, and looked out
upon the enthusiastic throng with a smile.
Tie Governors carriage took its place in
he line, the uniformed organizations as
stunned their positions, the bands struck up
liys4y marching airs and the procession
moved toward the Perrepont House. The
plaza surrounding the City Hall was dense
~ throusad, and from the building itself
waved the national and State colors in hon.
II of the ctys guest Governor Cleveland
was driven to the Pierrepont House,
on Montague street, where a large
Number of people awaited his arrival.
After shaking hands with the large number of
people introduced to him, the Governor was es-
corted to the Art Assembly rooms connected with
tho Academy of Music, and shortly afterwards
.he procession moved.
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AND so it really turns out that there has
not been much of shower after all. In
stead of the twenty thousand majority and
the great gain in Congressman IN ONO
claimed yesterday by the B'aineites, the
majority was about Eve thousand, which
was really under the estimate made by the
national democratic Committee, and the
small gain in Congressm; was also under
the same committees estimate, and had been
discounted by them and more than pro-
y;ded for By certain gains elsewhere. In
view of the fabulous amount of money spent,
the large number of imported negro voters,
ami the bulldozing that was resorted to by
the Blaiueites, the wonder is that the cleo.
ton was not pronounced Blaine gain, in'
stead orwhat it really was "a conspicuous loss
as compared with previous elections in Presl
Dental years. 1t will be impossible for the
Blaineitcs to make such a fight in Ohio
next month as they did last Tuesday, and
astuie politicians from that State say thai
the small majority the Bianeites got in The
Immense vote polled last Tuesday will bt
reversed OF The 4ih proxmo, when The
voters have to diciie between a truthful anc
houest candidate for President and one con
vict-, al dish nnesrv and perjury.
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For the GAZETTE.
A WAR VETERAN DEAD.

Billy, horse belonging to Richard II.
Horner, esq of Fauquier county, Va, died
on Monday last at the age of twenty ".,r
years. His owner bestrode him as mrrm.
Der of Gen. Ashby's command when u
guard over John Brown at Charlestown.
Subsequently serving in the 9th Virginia
cavalry until the Southern army disbAndsd
at Appomattox, the history of this nn5je
and historic animal is deserving of mention
along with that of "old Traveller" and the
famous Kentucky mare of Gen. Morsaus
command. He started in the army As
three years old colt of iron-grey color. He
was the foal of Kentucky tilly, owned by
Bishop White, and sired by thorough.
bred Morgan horse. At Appomattox he VA,
wounded in the breast in the final battle.
His rider staunched the well nigh fatal
bleeding with his flannel shirt In the
charge at Trevyllian he was severely wound
ed, and was left to die 10 farmers meadow,
but survived. Again was injured and lost
hoof, but recovered, and helped to scatter,
pell nell, the foe at Rappahanuotk station
when Gen. Lomax's division won their
spurs. His wonderful sagacity and strength
more than once saved the life of his rider.
On one occasion, when pursued by the
enemy in company with the famous Harry
Gilmor, he swan the Sh enandoah river
then swollen 10 u torrents proportions and
escaped while the minnie balls raued about
them. At another time when the gallant
cavalryman was overcome by fatigue, and
lay asleep, the enemy's approach was given
by Bily's rubbing against him until be
awoke. Again, in single combat with pistol
and sabre, he bore his master triumphantly,
and drove back the federal scouts from the
Rappahannock Mountain. For twenty years
past Billy performed good service on the
farm-thus illustrating:
Peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war
His masters children have delighted TO
bestride the old warrior-with the instinct
OF Napoleon's veteran trooper, the crack OF
gun or the tap of the drum never failed
to awaken Billy to the exciting memories
of the bugle's charge, and recently he be.
came so excited in the presence of band
of music at Marshall as to rupture Il blood
vessel and could, with difficulty, be get
home. He died in full flesh and beauty,
with the clover knee-high about his honored
limbs. Bemoaned by his brave master and
all who knew bis history-with the sorrow
of an Arab over his departed charger and
with the plant of Roderick Dhu:
"Wo wsrth the hour wo worth the day
That cost thy life. my gallant grey
A fine photograph perpetuates BiiIys
memory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-16
OHIO ELECTION.

COLUMBUS, 0.rOct. 16.-Unoficial returns
received last night from all but FIVE of the
counties in the State show republican ma
iorities of 45, 1872 and democratic majorities
of 4l,399. The net republican plurality for
the State is now estimated at 10,S65t?).
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 16-Additional fig
urss on Tuesdays election are rs follows
Lorraine. county, republican majority, 2,l75
4 republican gain of 37s; Medina county
republican majority, l 200, a republican gair
of 1893, and Trumbull county, republican
majority, $500, republican gain of 1892
CINCINNATI, Oct. 1913 p. m.-The repubi
cans here still claim plurality of ten Thousand
aud ten of the twenty lone congressman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-16
Decoration OF JinEar Tables.

This ladies vie with each other in trying
to make the table artistically elegant. Chi
nese lanterns, japanese umbrellas. velvet
table cloths, and subdued green and pink
napkins are nice in their way. But decor
ate our table with fifteen. pound turkey or
royal rib roast of beef with trimmings, and
then let US have good appetite to enjoy it..
If your appetite is slack and your digestion
poor, you, need Browns Iron Bit'ers, the
best tonic in the world Mrs. J. Dunham
Muscatine, Iowa, was troubled with weak
ness and loss of appetite. Browns Iron
Bitters cured her.
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Snow.

BosToN, October l6.-Quite heavy fall
of snow is reported this morning from New
Ipswich, Exeter and neighboring towns in
New Hampshire. 1t was the first of the
season.
DOVER, n. H., Oct lG.-A snow storm,
lasting four bours and aggregating l! inches,
occurred at Alton Bay this morning. Slight
snow falls are reported throughout Stafford
county, New Hampshire and York county,
Maine
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Shaking Accident,

HARRISBURG, Pa, October ia shock
ing accident occurred here to-day. Miss
Lizzie Wallace in getting oil a Cumberland
Valley railroad train stepped in front Of
another train that was moving. Harvey
Foster, a checkn promptly sprang to
her rescue, but both were run down in an
instant. Miss Wallace w0s cut to pieces
aud died instantly. Foster had both legs
manalei and almost torn Off He cannot
Eya
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-16

THE LETTERS AND TIMES OF THE TyLERs," hy
Lyon q. Tyler. Vol. l. Whitlett & Shopper
son, Richmond.
We have received the frat volume Of this in
tensely interesting work, which presents PIANO
rama of American history from the revolution to
the war between the States in 1861. In these
annals the reader is especially regalei witt, an
entertaining resume of the afairs of our State
anteriorto the times of Capt. John Smith down
to our own day and generation. Fascinating
though as the Virginia history set forth seems to
be- ths. Letters of the Tylers' are none the less
interestmg presenting, IS they do, a complete
mirror Of the throes and issues of our Common.
wealth and country from the incipiency of both.
If the first 'Iume be an earnest of the one soon
to follow, we presage the work an extensive cir
culation and place in the libraries of the major.
ity of intelligent Vrginians especially.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-16

"HE LAUGHS best who laughs last" and
now instead of mighty republican vic
tory" in Ohio and majority of 10000 and
still rising" it turns out that ''on the con
trary it is quite the reverse" and that the
democrats have virtually won the Presi-
dental fight, Notwithstanding the Blaine
menagerie and the millions. Aud so, too,
it turns out that our friend Scott was not SO
far wrobg after all, and need not have been
80 ample in his apology or taken such bad
case Of the grins.
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From China.

HONG KONG, Oct. 16.-The Chirese gov.
eminent has forbidden any trade ia fire.
arms between Europeans and the Chinese.
The general opinion here is that the arbi-
trary regulations of the Chinese officials are
rapidly increasing the anti. English feeling
among the natives. A riot occurred here
yesterday, in which the police were obliged
to fire on the mob. Several persons were
killed.
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srrest OF a Dynamiter .

LIVERPOOL, October 15.-As the passen-
gers were disernbarking last evening from
the American line steamer Lord Give, from
PHILADELPHIA, an Irish detective arrested q
Hungarian s:eerage passenger on suspicion.
His luggage was subjected to search with
the result Of discovering thirty packages of
dynamite, making about a pound and a-half
OF that dangerous explosive.
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Burned to Death.

JAMESTOWN, OAK, October 16.-On Tues
day afternoon. twenty miles north of this
city, the wife and three-year-old child OF
Carl Schroeder were burned 10 death in a
prairie fire, which the woman was trying to
prevent destroying her wheat stacks.