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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Henry Levy & Company, importers OF
ment. Liabilities, 100000.
A meeting was held at the Chicago Live
Stock Exchange to protest against the
railroad rates on dressed hogs.
Two cases of yellow fever were found
on British barkcntlne which arrived at
Galveston harbor from Havana.
Passengers agents met In Chicago and
arranged special holiday rates on roads
to that city, st. Louis and Kansas City.
Because his wife refused to live with
him, Samuel EASEL, of Greenville, Tex,
shot his little girl, fatally, and then killed
himself.
Father McGee's congregation at Fall
River, Mass, locked the doors against
him and demanded the appointments OF
another priest
The Edgar Thompson Steel Works, at
Braddock, Pa, will shut down for an In
definite period, throwing 1900 men out
Of employment
The Massachusetts, Independents, or
'mugwumps, as the grand old party
organs call them, decided TO continue
their organization.
It Is now said that Senator Bayard
wishes to become the Secretary OF the
Treasury, and that Mr.. Cleveland will
tender him that portfolio.
Pittsburgh iron manufacturers say that
the Anal gamated Association men must
submit to o reduction In wages next year
or the works. will shut down.
On account Of tho cutting down Of
wages by tho abolition Of extra hours tho
T'cleeraphers' Indspcl,dent Brotherhood
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION,
Heard All Over Manhattan, Long Island,
and in New Jersey.

New YORK, December l6.-A most ter
rife explosion shook Manhattan Island at
1880 last night. The dull defamation
was plainly heard in all parts of the city
and suburbs, while the tall buildings in
the lower portion of the city trembled.
People on the streets stood still or looked
up and down and into the heavens as If
in search of the cause of the sound and
then asked their nearest neighbors:
"Did you hear that? What was it?"
The report was distinctly heard on Long
Island and in New Jersey, but the pre-.
else direction whence the sounds came
was a mere conjecture on all sides.
This morning it was learned that the
powder factory of Won Lengerke & Det-
mold, on the Hackensack Meadows,
about three miles from Union fill, had
exploded. AS no one is employed at
the place at night except the watch
man, it is probable that no one was in
iured
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
Diabolical Attempt Of a Worthless
Scamp to Murder His
Mother.
After Living in Idleness Off the Earnings
Wrung From Wash Tub, he Grows
Suddenly Industrious.
A Cunning Scheme For Committing the
Murder Frustrated BY Providence
The Villain in Custody.

serbia, N. Y, December l6.-George
Jones, worthless young man OF this
place, has been living for a long time on
the earnings of his mother. One day last
week she told him she would not furnish
him with money any longer. He cursed
her, and threatened her life. She went to
neighbours on an errand, and when she
returned in half an hour, her son had
gone. She had washing of clothes in
the kitchen all ready to be run through
the wringer. Mrs. Jones was
about to begin wringing, when knock at
the door called her away. A neighbours
child had called to borrowa piece of soap.
While Mrs. Jones was getting the soap,
the child noticed q Irvine fastened to the
handle of the wringer and extending up
over beam directly above the wringer.
From one side of the beam double
barreled shotgun pointed down at the
machine The child asked what the
string and gun were for. Mrs. Jones
was not aware 81 their presence,
and called in man, who took down the
gun. Both barrels were loaded and the
hammers were at full cock. The Irvine
was so fastened that the movement of the
wringer handle an inch either way would
have discharged the gun and shot the
person moving it. Mrs. Jones suspected
that her son had arranged the gun
for the purpose of killing her, but said
nothing. Her son returned at noon, and
exclaiming. care you aIiveyet? knocked
her down and beat and kicked her as she
lay struggling Oil the floor. Her cries
summoned passers-by, and the would-be
murderer fed. He was subsequently ar
rested and held to answer the charge OF
attempting to murder his mother.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
Drowned In a Ditch.

GAINESVILLE, Mo-, December TO-
Yesterday morning the body of Bette
Wilburn, an old colored woman Of this
city, ninety-four years of age, was found
in ditch in field about two miles from
town, into which she had fallen last We'd
nesday, while on her way to see her
daughter. Squire Jamison held an in
quest yesterday afternoon eliciting the
facts as above rected
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
A Close Call.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, December l6.-
Postal Clerk Meadow, In the mail car Of
the west-bound Missouri Pacific express,
had a rather close call yesterday. AS the
train was coming to the depot he jumped
from the car TO the platform, which was
covered with ice. His feet slipped, and
but for his being able to retain hold of
the iron rail of the car he would have
gone under the wheels. AS it was, he
was dragged nearly fifty feet before the
train came to stop.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
Ran Into q Slide Of Rocks.

PouGHKEEpsIE, N. Y, December &c.
The Atlantic Express bound south on
the West Shore Road crashed into a
slide Of rocks half mile north OF
Highlands, opposite this city, at five
O'Clock this morning. The train was
composed. Of an engine, baggage car,
smoking-car, two day coaches, and four
sleepers. One of the sleepers, two day
coaches, the baggage and smoking cars,
were burned. Fireman James German
suffered fracture of the right leg
Two passengers in the smoking-car
were badly Injured and taken to Kings
ton. All the rest escaped with slight
bruises. Both tracks were obstructed
and trains delayed.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
Fell In the Fire While Making Her
Toilet

NAMEoK, ILL.,, December l6.-Yester-
day Miss Sarah Brapen, residing near
here, was severely burned in log fire at
her house While engaged in her toilet
she fell falntlng into the fireplace, and
when discovered by her brother was
writing ON the fiery Goals. Her suffer-
ing was intense. She was seriously
burned on the shoulders, neck and head,
and her recovery Is doubtful.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
AFTER SCALPS.
Two Minnesota Girls Armed to Kill q
Young Man.

BRAINARD, MINI, December l6.--Last
night the two May girls who recently
prosecuted Jack Burnes for assault,
dressed in mems attire and sailed out on
the street IN search OF Burncs, armed
with revolvers and accompanied by their
aged father and brother-ia-law all armed
They found Burnes, who retreated into
an alley and called for the police. The
girls then opened fire. Emma, the victim
OF the alleged assault, led off with
couple of shots, followed by her sister,
who, according to their testimony, was
drugged, so as to be unable to assist En-
ma, Eight shots were fired, but Burnes
was not hit. The whole party was ar
rested, and Mrs. May bailed them out at
$4,000 each. This is case in which there
have been two trials, the jury disagree
ing, and third trial is set for January.
A week ago Emma went to the Opera
house for the purpose of taking seat
near Burnes, but her courage failed her,
and she left the theater.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
Rough Sea VOYAGES.

NEW YORK, December l6.-0fflcers Of
incoming transatlantic steamers report
this as the toughest passage ever met.
From December I'd until the 10th all ves-
sells encountered heavy storms and hurrl-
canes. On the Newfoundland banks q
tremendous sea and heavy fog are re-
ported, A number of regular steamers
are overdue
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
"A Notorious Thief Quietly Escapes
From the Chicago Police.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, December l6.-Law-
renee Beattie, notorious thief and ex-
convict, and upon whose testimony the
police expected to make good their
charges against Michael Coleman of the
murder of Police Officer Mahoney here in
1881, escaped from his cell in the Central
Police Station Sunday night, and the
fact was not disclosed till last night.
Coleman is under arrest at East st.
Inuis ILL
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
A Bonaparte Assaulted.

NEWPORT, r. l., December l6,-Mrs.
W. Keith Armistcad, a sister OF Mrs.
Colonel Bonaparte, was assaulted last
night at nine O'Clock by an unknown man.
Mrs. ArmIstead escaped from the man
and ran back to the house, where she ar.
rived in an excited condition. She says
her assalant seized her by the neck and
attempted to choke her. Her screams
caused him to fee. She describes tho
man SO fully that he will probably be
found.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
A MAYORS Appoiutments

New YORK, December l6.--The Mayor
yesterday afternoon sent In to the Board
of Aldermen the following nominations
For Commissioner Of Public Works, Fitz
John Porter; for Corporation Counsel,
Morgan j. O'Bricn. The former nom.
ination was laid on the table, and the
latter rejected.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
Not Unusually Overdue.

NEW YORK, December l6.--The agents
of steamship lines in New York denied
this morning that any vessels are un.
usually overdue. At this time Of the year
regular time Is not expected If the weather
be as heavy as now reported.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
The ]. 1. Case Plow Company's Failure.

RACINE, WIS, December l6,-The in
ventory in the j. |. Case Plow Com
pany failure was completed yesterday.
The assets will be $4,000, and the
liabilities are $40, 900, OF the latter sum
$500 is due to the workmen. The list
Of creditors will probably be filed to-
day,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
SHOT HER RIVAL,
A Jealous Maryland Girls Awful Dee

A Jealous Maryland Girls Awful Deed
BALTIMORE, Md, December l6.-Phll-
llpe 1vorrey, young girl residing in
northeast Maryland shot and instantly
killed Madeline Davis, rival, yesterday
afternoon at the residence Of the MUIR
deress. It appears that Miss lvorrey
some time ago fell In love with young
farmer and recently the farmer met Miss
Davis, and becoming infatuated, cast o.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
Wants 300. 900 Damases,

CHICAGO, ILL.,, December l6.--Fred H..
Winston has commenced q libel suit to
recover 100000 damages against the
Mter.Ocean Publishing Company, for
printing An article In Sundays issue con-
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
HOFFMAN HANGED.
The Murderer of His Children Pays the
Penalty of His Crime.

CINCINNATI, o., December l6.-John
B. Hoffman, the murderer of his two sons,
paid-the penalty of his horrible crime at
eleven minutes past ten o'clock this
morning. He asked for his breakfast at
eight o'clock, of which he partook in q
business-like way and apparently en-
ioyed. He was then closeted with the
priest alone. Sheriff Hawkins arrived at
the jail few minutes after nine O'Clock.
A Deputy Sheriff arrived at the same
time with rope, which he proceeded to
adjust to the gallows beam. Two hun
dred and fifty persons were present, and
more constantly arriving.
At l0:07 the procession came out and
assembled the steps OF the gallows, Hoff-
man kept saying:
son my God" Oh my God. Isn't
this enough"
He was given chair as he became too
weak to stand. He kept moaning all the
time. The priest consoled him and he
became more calm. The priest made
short prayer. Just before stepping on
the trap he said:
"Now I'm satisfied, you can take my
life"
After prayer he was led on the trap,
supported by two deputies. His feet
were placed in position by one deputy,
while the other supported him. Just be-
fore the moose went over his head he
said
"GENTLEMEN, GOODBYE
in broken English, hardly understood.
At l0:ll the Sheriff pulled the lever.
Hoffman dropped five or six feet. At
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17

OF her rival and finally did so by shoot
ing her with heavy revolver, which she
placed against her rivals head, sending a
bullet through her brain.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
GENTLEMEN, GooD-BYE,"

in broken English, hardly understood.
At l0:ll the Sheriff pulled the lever.
Hoffman dropped five or six feet. At
l0;24 he was pronounced dead. The
body was cut down at 1927. An exam
nation showed the neck broken.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-17
TEST YOUR BAKING POWDER TO-DAY!
brands advertised az absolutely puro
CONTAIN AMMONIA.
THE TEST:

Place can top down on hot stove until hested then
remove the cover and SMELL chemist will not 30 re-
quIsd 10 detect the presence OF ammonia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-30

That this hint may not SAVIOR Of ''quackeryp or
Superstition l will mention that, several years
after, the French government, during an cpl
demic of cholera, appointed a committee
of scientific men to investigate the
matter of this apparent exemption Of
workers in brass and copper. This committee re-
ported that there was virtue in copper, and adj
vised that every person should wear a copper
belt or breastpate next the skin. Should cholera
appear in this country, then predict that copper
will be popular article of diet and apparel
Cholera first reached London in February, 1882
Irregular hospital mortality 81 per cent and
Paris in March, lin the latter city carrying off
5000 persons in one monthly. 1t first appeared
on this side of the Atlantic in Quebec June 8,
1882, having been brought from London in an
emigrant vessel, and few weeks later it be-
came epidemic in New York city 1t ragged in
1849, 1854 and 1866, being very severe in the
Mississippi river cities during the latter year.
Returning to the treatment of the first stage,
my experience with the disease gained during
the epidemic in New Orleans and Galveston in
1861 is that the person attacked through fright,
ETC., can very rarely be trusted to administer his
own medicine intelligently, and hence it is inn
portant that some capable person should be in
trusted with that duty. Not moment should
be lost; if taken at night don't wait Till morning
for help or commencing treatment.
VIM B. CLARKE, NJ. D.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-30
A Maiden millionaire.

Newport Letter to Boston Traveller
Miss Catherine Wolfe, the maiden million
aire-quadruple the millions if you will for a
million at Newport does not go very far)-gaye
dinner party to eight guests the other day that
a marvel of luxury. Only the palatial
splendors of royalty could compare with it. The
life of this fabulously wealthy woman is an
aumusing commentary on tho traditional pathos
of the lonely spinister.' Her town house in New
York repeats the luxury of her seaside villa at
Newport, whose finishing, furniture, upholstery,
art, brio brac and bijouterie have furnished
columns OF description IN the newspapers Miss
Wolfe is a stout elderly lady. dignifed and
courteous, but woman whose horizon is APP
parently bounded. and whose aspirations are
satisfied by the splendor of her exterior life.
Divested Of her millions she would cease to
furnish focus for newspaper interest. A
comely, intelligent, rather commonplace woman
with shrewd head fof business, she might
have been a woman of affairs of trade--if fate
had not made her a great heiress. She is a
woman who under almost any circumstances,
would have made what people usually call sue
cess in life
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FROM OUR SUMMER OILERS.
TURKEY LAKE.

A Beautiful Inland Sea Where the Visitor
Fishes and Enjoys Himself Thoroughly.
Correspondence Of tt India nspolis Journal.
CEDAR BEACH July 28.-Turkey Lake is said
to be so called from the shape of its outline.
But had it an Indian namel If So what was itl
Would it not be well to restore and perpetuate
that name? AS to the shape from which it Is
assumed that the name is derived, that seems to
me to be more fanciful than beautiful. With
more fitness might it have been called for some
waterfowl No doubt at an earlier date the
loon did often glide over and beneath its shin
ing waves, and, perhaps, is still an occasional
visitant. From a delicate slightly pinkish
lustre, that is the prevailing tint often near sun
set and from the blush clearness of its waters;
it might appropriately be called pearl Lake. ,
1t certainly may be fancied frequently to look
like great pearl in emerald setting. I saw it.,
however, last Saturday evening under the gor-
geous splendors of a wonderfully sun-painted
sky, when it might more fifty have been
likened to a magnificent opal The play of light
in the endless notifications of color, was as mar
velous as beautiful. Nature is really gorgeous
painter Its green's are vivid, and its reds are
divine splendors. True it has all intervening
notifications of tint but its climax colors are
always Drlinant- D!d the human ARTIST al
1 .ennps close lmltation, the fool critics
Woulo PICK MN to pieces BY the way,
GGnarmlng STUDIES on the borders OF TINS lake.
II Is oeautlfuI expanse OF clear, deep water,
WIN picturesque shores, made up OF long reaches
OF gently- sloplng, smooth, grayel-paved beaches,
ana Iorest-shaded banks above, with here and
there yellow wheat field dipping to the shore,
ana an mere and there marsh filled with the beau
tiI 1i water lily
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-30
POLITICAL EsTHET1o1sM.
Jewelry that Will Be Worn by the American
People in the Coming Campaign.


New York sun.
tsThere are some novelties this YEAR in the way
of campaign goods. said 4 Fulton street dealer.
sbut not enough to supply the demand EVERY
body wants something new
s.Do badges retain their nonularitv9p
Eyes: we have twentv-three different DESIGNS
each of which, of course. has pictures Of the
candidates They rance in T,rice from one cent
to ten cents apiece They are mostly made at
Providence, r. L You can form some idea of
the magnitude of the business from the fact that
one firm alone in that city turns out over four
hundred gross daily, and has contract for five
million photographs"
''You say there is a great demand for novel
ties. What have YOU got that is new2s
swell. probably the most novel idea vet is a
torch which shoots stream of fire into the air
1t consists of three wicks fed from kerosene
lamp. In the center Of these wicks is a tube
projecting from the handle. At the end of the
barrel there is a recentacle filed with chemical
powder This powder is blown through the tube
at will and as it passes the flame Of the wicks it
ignites and appears in the air in the form of a
cornucopia of eolored fire. Its height. of course
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-30
GovERNoR CLEVELAND AT WORK.
Passing Through Trial Incidental to a. a.
Presidential Candidate.

Passing Through Trial Incidental to a..
Presidential Candidates.
Rochester Post-Expres-
he SITS reriectively, chewing the end Of his
sou amounted pen. He makes wild dash at
the paper before him. and scribbles furiously for
a few minutes. He reads what he has written
erases interline5, reads again, and ends by
tearing the sullied page into fragments. He
throws the pieces into an overlooking waste
basket, and runs his fingers through his raven
locks. He frowns prodigiously at the. clock
and stamps his foot at the servant who has
dared to inquire whether he would have some
refreshments. He sinks back into his chair for
another breathing SPELL Anon he strikes the
desk with his clenched fist so furiously that the
diminutive poodle doing duty AS a pen-wiper
lands in the middle of the room, and the ink
stand sends up an impromptu geyser of black.
Need we say that ths is the Hon. Grover
Cleveland, trying to formulate his letter of ac-
ceptance and that he has been thus ever since
Mr. Blaine's broadside appeared in printt But
soft, stern resolution overshadows his counte-
nance. He glares again at the luckless time
piece and taps on silver bell. Instantly there
appears upon the scene the only person who has
access to the gubernatorial presence 1t is Mr.
Clevelands secretary. Will the secretary help
him2 No; the secretary has already submitted
seven separate and distinct drafts of what in
his estimation the model letter of acceptance
should be like, and Mr. Cleveland has torn them
all up Nevertheless. the secretary is very OBJ
sequious, and bows low,
7Mr. Lamont" begins his Excellency, in
stentorian tones, 81 want you to understand
distinctly, that l am statesman" "All the
world suspects it, your Excellency, and am
sure of it, softly murmers the secretary.
Il am more than able to deal with every
knotted question of the day. Yes, your High
ness"
Il can throw off trifing thing like letter
of acceptance in half an hour-do you hear in
half an hour" Yes, your royal Highness."
II have decided to put off that little diversion
until the printer calls for It'll scribble it off
while he is waiting" YES, your Majesty
Il think it is about time for glass of wine
and game of cards. Yes, your mos, excel
lent Majesty I was about to suggest X Il
4 want none of your suggestions, edo You
hearF Eyes, sir"
Go privately to the Argus Office and inform
Mr.. Manning that | am ready to play him that
return game of seven-up for the champagne
yes
Then the Governor surrounds himself with
various documents, vetoes, constitutional author
tiles, scores of Democratic platforms showing
into how many forms tariff for revenue only"
can be twisted and settles back in an easy chair.
Lighting cigar, he mutters between the whiffs
of smoker
Manning must help me out, or find some one
who can.
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An Impossible Thing Attempted.
Rev. Henry wafdBeecher.

Rev. Henry DVVCnBf
For my part think the Prohibition party is
trying to accomplish an impossible thing. There
are some wholbelieve they see in it the germ of
a new party, and are willing to join it just as
when it was barely founded and had only few
advocates. But there isno analogy between the
slavery and the temperance questions. The law
has the right to limit the manufacture of intoxi-
eating fluids and to determine the conditions
under which they may be made and sold, but it
can go no further. In some particular localities
there may be total prohibition: but, taking the
whole country, you cannot make people right
eous by act of Legislature; you cannot preventa
man from drinking if he wants to, not unless
you change human nature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Takes No stock in tho Prohibition Ticket.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
I profess to be a Prohibitionist but am not
fool enough to be caught in Democrat trap.
/ do not want to assist the worst enemy we have
to power, but want to see the question come up
at special election, untrammelled by party
issues. The temperance question is not a party
question and should be kept out of party poll
tics. This move of the temperance leaders is q
death blow to its success; it will not regain in
the next ten years what it will lose by this fool
ish move of putting a temperance ticket in the
field at this time The Democrats who were the
bluest set ever saw week ago are now begin
ming to assume their natural hue after organ
izing and getting out all their side shows, know
ing as they do, who are to profit by them.
New PHILADELPHIA, July %. H. F. B.