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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-05-01
Financially Embarras.ed

There were 1s9 failures in the United States
and Canada during the seven days ending on
the 25th, q gain OF 13 over the previous week.
: McKirgan Bros. q Luke, dry goods dealers,
S58, 900, assets S67, ,0O0
Simpson, Stuart Co., wholesale grocers,
Hamilton, Ont, suspended on the 22o, with
liabilities amounting to $4,000.
Mayo d Clark, hardware dealers, st. Paul,
Mimi, failed on tho 23d. Liabilities $685. 900,
assets S155, 600. ss5,
Gassils, Stimson & Co., of Montreal, the
second largest leather house in Canada, failed
sonthe 22d, with liabilities of $780, 900 or more.
This announcement coupled with that of the
suspension s. ~ Of Simpson Stuart 4 Co., whole
sale grocers, oi d. Hamiltop, with liabilities
amounting to S30O, 1000, caused quite q furry
on the Montreal exchange.
T John 81. Deane, New York lawyer and real
estate dealer, made an assignment on the 23d.
His liabilities aggregate Sl,000,0O0, and his
assets about thesa
E Gehsan R ea aoans bs rag M and dssss s at
600; assets $780,
Smoke.
The mill of tue Ludington, Wells & Van
Schaick Company at eMenominee, Mich, burned
on the night Of the 25th. Loss, S100, 900; in
surance $50, 600.
A fire in q dry goods ablishment in London
on the 26th caused q. loss Of 81 ,000, 600.
The grain elevators OF Smith, Hippen & Co.,
and Hudnut & Co., at Pekin, III, burned on
the 27th. Loss about $4,000.
Wolyerton 4 Tnsman's saw mill at Williams
port, Pa. burned on the 25th. Loss $4,000,
insurance $4,000.
s j. Koch d Co.'s clothing establishment at
Akron, O., was destroyed by fire on the 25th.
Loss S45, 900; insurance $4,000.
The building occupied by the gcoville Manu-
featuring Company and j. r. Thomas, cabinet
maker, New York, burned on the Oath. Loss,
800, 900. =
Fire in Ghegar's book-house, on Church
Street, New York, on the night Of the 26th, de-
Etroyed property valued at $40, 900.
The American Oak Leather Companys tam
merry at Cincinnati, one of the largest establish
ments Of the kind in the world, was DESTROYED
BY FIRE on the Gath. Loss. S400,000; insurance
$500, 1000. ~
The largo factory known as Sycamore mill,
at Fall River, Mass, burned on the oath, in.
volylng u loss Of $500. 900.
The Loretto convent, at London, Ont,
burned on the Oath. Loss, sac, eco.
Fire at New Orleans, on the Gath, partially
destroyed tho establishment Of Baker & Co.,
saddlert,. Loss, $50, 200.
The Providence Company's cotton mills at
Fitchville, Conn.,, were destroyed by fire on the
23d. Loss over s100. 900.
A fire at South Coventry, Conn.,, on tho 2Sd,
destroyed tho Washington Flannel MIL. II
wss insured for S135, 900.
Forty-iye cane fields, four huts and many
head Of cattle, belonging TO the Congfess
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-05-01

Henry Barlow, deaf and weak-minded boy
OF years, was bitten to death by four fero-
cious sheep dogs, in an open field near Coch-
ran, Ga, on the 22d inst.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-05-01

There were 189 failures in the United States
and Canada during the seven days ending on
the 25th, gain Of 13 over the previous week.
McKirgan Bros. & Luke, dry goods dealers,
Newark, N. j., failed on the 25th. Liabilities
S58, 600, assets $4,000.
2 Efuart T. NJ
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-05-01

An assay of Schenectady County. N.
T., gold Sand has given $40 to the ton.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-27
A Cranky Newspaper.

The Vallejo Times gives this sad
occount of the callapseof two Of the
principal townes Of Nevada: Eight
years ago Virginia City and Gold
Hill sdjoining each other and par
tically one town, had $4,000 pop
ulation. There were merchants
doing business with a million cap
itol. There were private houses
that cost 100000 to build and fur
nish. There were stamp mills and
mining structures that cost $500,
900 each. There we're three daily
newspapers, and hotel that cost
S3OO,O0O Among the people were
a score or more men worth from
$4,000 to 100000. Mackay
and Fair both lived there There
were three banks, gas company,
a water company, a splendid theatre
and a costly court house, Eight
years have paesed, and the town is
a wreck. The 5000 people have
dwindled to 5000 the banks have
retired from business; the merchan-
is have closed hp and left; the hotel
is abandoned; the gas company IS
bankrupt, and scores of costly re-
sidences have either been taken to
pieces and moved away or given
over to the bats, Real estate can
not be given away for taxes. Moth
ing can be sold that will cost its
worth to move away The rich
men have all gone. Those who re-
main are the miners, their superin-
tendents, and the saloon men and
gamblers. The mines are worked
out"
If the editor of the Vallejo Times
will come up to the Comstock and
investigate for himself he will dis
cover that in writing the above he
has made more than ass of himself.
The present output Of the Com
stock for a month would run the
little town of Vallejo for q year.
Whenever the bullion output
pauses that new prospecting may be
done, then comes the usual howl
from the California press. During
the next six months there viii be q
revival in mining excitement on the
Comstock that will astonish the
croakers. The ledge has not for
five years past been in better con-
dition to handle itself than now.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-27
THE YELLOW SASH MAY.

Serious charges have been made
against Gen. McComb. Warden of
the State Prison at Fulsom, Cal.
The personal expense account of
McComb has been something extra
ordinary and as the cost has come
out Of the State funds there is .
proposition to have a settling OF &c
counts and an explanation from the
General. The probabilities are
that McComb spent most OF the
money buying yellow silk sashes to
tie around his stomach when on
parade. McComb was q sort OF
Volunteer National Guard General
in San Francisco years ago, and the
only thing that kept him befvre the
people was a big, yellow sash viii
when tied about him reached fro
below the waistband to poin: =.
most on a level with the arm pl'-
This broad band of yellow was t'.e
delight of the servant girls in the
hotels and the small boys who yelp-
ed in the streets. Without this
distinguishing saffron mark on his
stomach McComb would have pass
ed into oblivion and perhaps been
80 forgotten that he would never
have been appointed warden OF the
prison. The section Of country in
and about San Francisco is full OF
pussy old humbugs who's strut about
the streets on ordinary occasions
and straddle horses on parade days,
swelling and Blowing from the APP
plause of the rabble and then de-
manding fat official positions for
services done the party. ie. standing
on the beach when raid is made
on the party sack and letting no.
BODY in who hasn't the counter
sign. It is said that the mission OF
the new paper the" San franciscan, :"
will be the squelching of humbugs.
We hope to see the first issue for
sale on the streets about the time
this Investigation begins.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-27

If there be any more American
girls signing for the possession of
q foreign title they will do we'll to
heed the warning of the American
Consul at Crefeld. He says that all
the marriages between all the Amer
lean young ladies and German no.
b!emen of which he has heard (thir-
ty one in number) have resulted in
divorce, abandonment or deser-
ton.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-27

The 147th anniversary of the
birth of Thomas Paine comes on
the 10th of this month.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-27

Why has my Competitor only reduced prices CHINA
MADE Shoes? NJ. Coin has made General Re.
duction in his entire stock of Boots and Shoes
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19
Stock Shipments.
The following were the shipments fror

The following were the shipments from
the Union stock yards here Tuesday:
A. G. Graham, 3 cars of cattle, SS head,
Plumb Creek. Neb., via. the u. 2.
Stokes l. Russell, z cars cattle, 900 head,
Brighton, COL, via, u. p.
George Duncan, l car horses, II head, Hell
ena, Mont, via. u. p.
Frank Jams, l car horses, 20 head, st. Paul,
Neb., via, u. p.
II. G. Cleveland, l car horses, Is head,
Grand Island, via. u. p.
Unknown. ] car horses, Is head, Kearney,
Neb., via. U. /.
L. G.. Matthews, . cars mixed stock, 60
head, Otoe Agency, Neb.
Unknown, 2 cars cattle, 60 head, Kansas
City, via. X. @.
Green & Burke, 6 cars cattle, 1OS head,
Chicago, via. c., M. & st. p.
The following were the shipments at
the Union stock yards yesterday:
d. III. Burleigh, 4 cars cattle, lis head, via
X. @.
Draper & L., 2 cars cattle, 26 head, via
T. Forbes, 2 cars cattle, 81 head, via G. &
N. w.
Lyon Bros, s cars cattle, 254 head, via
Uri Haley, 1 car horses, 10 head, via u. P.
A. Hydinger, 6 cars cattle, 1876 head, via
u. P.
Elwood & T., z cars cattle, 100 head, via G.
& N. w.
J.P. George, 4 cars sheep, 800 head, via G.
l. N. w.
VIM. Watt IN. l car cattle, 36 head, via
U. P.
VIM. Smith, 1 car horses, 20 head, via
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19
NOMIN AL DAMAGES.
Gen. Myers Awarded $25,OOO in His
SANDER Suit Against Vermilye.

Chicago Nows, 18th
With great composure a gentleman OF
handsome presence, whose principle dis
tinguishing feature was q heavy black
mustache, sat and listened this morning
in Judge Rogers court to the address of
his counsel to the jury. The gentleman
was William Myers, a retired %brigadier
general of the regular army. who has
served his country for thirty-four years,
his last garrison being Fort Smelling, and
who retired last year under the thirty
years service clause He was also the
plaintiff In o Islander suit brought
by him against Daniel Vermilye,
a young man who had ingratiated himself
into the confidence and good graces of the
general, and who, it was alleged, had
thanked him for favors received in the
usual way, viz: by swindling and SLAM
dering him. Vermilye is now under an
indictment, but his present whereabouts
are unknown, though it is thought he is
in st. Paul.
The SANDER consisted In the charge
made against the general of alternating his
wife's affections. Every effort was made
to bring Vermilye into court and make
him substantiate his assertions, and it was
only after the lapse of four months that a
default was taken. The jury retired and
shortly after brought in a verdict for the
full amount of damages claimed-$25, 900.
This, of course, Ia considered but nomi-
nal, as Vermilye is said to be without
means.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19
A Story of

indianapolis Sentinel.
Abraham Lincoln. while q resident of
New Salem, ILL.,, followed various avoca-
tions. With all the rest he was "store-
keeper" and postmaster. On q certain
occasion one of his friends, having learned
that an agent of the postoifice department
and q drummer" were in the village
the former to collect what was due the
government from Lincoln, as postmaster,
tho latter to receive from him, as
trader, what he was owing the firm re-
presented by himself-and knowing that
Lincoln was never overburdened with
spare funds, went to the store
and offered to lend him a sum sufficient
to meet the claims he was so soon to be
called upon to settle. "You are very
kind" said Lincoln, shut l do not think
l shall require your assistance" Within
a few minutes the agent entered their
presence, and Lincoln took an old stock
ing from a drawer, out OF which he
poured a lot Of copper and silver coin
the latter mostly in pieces OF small de-
nomination. "There is the very money
/ have taken OF account of the postofiice, I"
he remarked to the agent, 'and i think
you will find it the exact amount due it"
1t was to a cent. This busiress had
hardly been concluded when in came the
drummer" Lincoln had recours
to another old stocking, with a
similar result. SO soon As the
two were again by themselves the
friend said: ~ suppose were a third
creditor to present himself d third stock.
ing would enable him to settle with him."
smiling. "Yes." returned the future
president. 'Look here" and he held up
three other stockings. ~ each of these
is the sum / ssverally owe to three par
ties, the only persons in the world to
whom / am pecuniarily indebted. / see
you are amused at my method Of trans
acting business. / never allow myself to
use money that Is not mine, however
sorely pressed ] may be, and l intend to
be prepared to pay my bills when they
become due without delay or %inoonven-
fence to those whom / owe. The simple
system which / have adopted-psing q
stocking to represent each creditor, and
placing in it the money to be passed to
the creditor himself at some future day
renders the former unnecessary and the
latter possible"
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19

the Stane street to London, but with
heaming face presented myself at Mrs
Mountjoy's apartments.
'Eurekap i exclaimed, as 1 entered
The town is Regnum, Miss Mountjoy
now known as Chichester.
"What followed need not be detailed
suffice it to say that | left the hotel tn,
betrothed of Enid Mountjoy, subject t.
the approval Of papa.
80 eager was | to learn the verdict OF
this final court of appeal that / travelled
to England with Miss Mountjoy and her
mother and put them into the train en-
route for o pleasant Kentish village,
whereto | was TO 20 next week.
cit may be imagined that at tho day
and hour named l was at the little rustic
station.
"'Can you tell me where Mr.. Mount.
JOY livesY | asked of the station master.
'Mountjoy, sir-Mountioyl Don't
know the name at all, and I've been here
ever since the line was opened replied
the official.
"a sudden chill came over me. Had |
made a mistake in the name of the placel
Was it possible that there were two places
of the name2 A more horrible thought
came over which | almost blush to record,
that / had been made the victim of a
heartless hoax; that my goddess was
none by n siren. Perish tho Thought! /
muttered md drew out the address Mrs.
Mountjoy had given me. 'Naseby Har.
riet, sham Kent and showed 1t to the
station master.
"'Lor, yes, sir he exclaimed, Mr..
Smith lives there, he do. Left hand
road sir, just against the Old Pilgrim
road, air.
"'But,' l said, confused, Mountjoy
was the name given me-.
VERY likely, SIR said the official
with a grin. If it was given by tho NAM
ma, sir. You see, she's very proud and
Ugh, sir, you'll excuse my saying it, sir.
And as tho name of Smith is rather com.
mon she..allus travels by some swell name.
Last year ii was Fitz-Simmons, air. It's
all right air.
"Greatly relieved, ] thanked the sta
ton master and fastened along in the
direction indicated. In a short time !
came to a substantial. looking old Queen
Annehouse standing in its own grounds. l
had scarcely passed through the lodge
gates when 1 heard a well-known and be-
loved voice exclaim:
Here he is, papa! here he Isl" AMI
Enid, ell radiant with health and beauty,
appeared in company ~with-whom do
you think?"
"Smith the bore2" / hazarded.
Fright you are," said Jones. Sand
you may imagine what a laugh we had
over 1t all. OF course he accepted me rs
his future son.in-law, and I've never had
reason since to regret that l formed a
friendship with the old fellow. And 30,
you see, if he'd never had his hobby ]
should never have been able to keep
| Enid"
"And when l came down to see you,"
1 said, 81 must be careful not to blurt
out anything about that bore Smith,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
Republican PrImaries,

The republicans of Kane township
will meet in primaries on Saturday even.
ing, April 10, at 8 o'clock, p. M, at the
following named places, to select dele
gates to the county convention, to be
held at the court house on Wednesday,
April 90, at 2 o'clock: The First ward,
at the store of Weis e Clausen, to select
five delegates; Second Ward, at the city
building, to select nine delegates; Third
ward, at the office of L. j. Abbott, to
select six delegates, and the Fourth
ward, at the court house, to select nine
delegates. E. B. GARDNER,
j. M. MATTHEWS,
L. ii. 0DELL,
A. j. HART,
Township Committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19
POISON

n the blood is apt TO show itself in the spring, and
sture should by oil means be assisted In throwing IL
Oh. swiit's Specific does this effectively. II "a a
purely vegetable, non.poisonous remedy which helps
nature to force all the poison or faint out through
he pores OF the skin.
Mr. Robert A. Easley, Of Dickson, Tenn, writes,
undo, date March 10 1884: 81 had CHI lis and fever
followed by rhematism, for three years, so that !
was not abe to atten nd TO my business: had tried al
most every kin Of medicine, and found no relief.
A friend recommended Swifts Specific. Tried one
bottle and my health began toinprove. I continued
until | / ad taken Xix bottles, and II has Get me on
my feet, as sound aud well as ever. l recommend It
to oil similarly afflicted"
Letters from twenty.three (93) Of the leading retail
druggists o. Atlanta, say, III der date OF March gath,
1884: 1--WE sell more OF Swift's Specific than any
other one emedy, and three to ten times as much as
any other blood medicine. We sell IL to all classes,
and many OF tho best families use II as q general
health tonic.
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free ~ sppiUants.
THE SwIFT SPECIFIC co.
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
N v. Office, I5ow. 23d ST.. between eth aud 7th Ave
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19

A War Correspondents Engagement.
zine.
1t was arranged that my next contribu-
ton should concern itself with the nara
tive of what l knew about that lurid cpl
sode of the battle of Sedan that occurred
in the village of BaEeilles. Other topics
had been adumbrated, and l rejoiced to
think that I had found a crutch to sup
plement the somewhat feeble and precari-
GUS staff of The London Scotsman. l
looked in at the Office to bespeak the
same arrangement in regard to sending
round for copy as had been in force the
previous day. l was shown up to Mr..
Robinson. "You've come for your check,
l suppose" said he, as it seemed to me a
little shortly. "No,"I explained. 81
have arranged with the acting edi-
tor to furnish some further contri-
buttons, and by his directions I have
called to ask you to have a boy call round
for copy in the same way as yesterday"
81 think not" said Robinson, with what
struck me as an Intentionally aggravating
drawl. ri don't think we will trouble
you to write those contributions you
speak of. I will explain the matter to
Mr.. Pigott." I don't quite know what I
did say; 1 know l lost my temper We.
.hemently, and I believe 1 used strong
language. 1 think l said something about
having believed in editorial o~mnipotence,
and my inability to understand this
business of one man blowing hot and
another blowing cold. Anyhow, 1
was not going to stand being
made a fool of in this off-hand easy
style and Id take good care / didn't
darken the doors of The Daily News any
more. And with that, the perfervidum
ingenium of my northern nationality be-
ing all ablaze, / removed myself abruptly
from tie presence and swore my way
down stairs into the street. "Here,
back!" Robinson had shouted after
me. 81 want to speak to you'll" / fear
that if he had acted on the strict letter of
the brief retort / threw over my shoulder
he would have had no occasion to give n
orders to his coal merchant.
l was striding up Bouverle street, fierce.
ly Tuning behind my beard, when
l felt a hand OF my shoulder, and
simultaneously / heard a voice: Don't
be a fool! l was going to say that
I want you to start for Metz
tonight" / turned and stared at Robin.
son-for it was he who had spoken-in
the blankest amazement. Then he had
meant no insult, after all. but something
indeed of quite a contrary tenor. And
here was the real chance come at last,
then, with all the prestige of a great pa
per-whose war correspondence was
already the talk of the town-at the
back Of the offer; all tho scope for max
ing a name, if inaoed the power to do
anything In this direction did abide with
me. 1t was a wonderful chance; but
again, what a riskl With my recent ex-
p~oriences should l dare to take that risk
The struggle of conflicting emotions made
ma dizzy.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19
Shakespeare Sold the Use of His Nam,

Shakespeare Sold the Use of His Name
Appleton Morgan, In The Manhattan for May.
Now, William Shakespeare, loved and
loving gentleman as he was, is under.
stood to have been very shrewd in money
matters. None knew the meaning OF
poverty better than he. Had he not
been so, and rightly 80, his father would
never have stirred outside the door; the
Lambert mortgages would have remained
unpaid; nor would the Quineys have
swarmed around for their kinsman's
crumbs, and nudged each other to look
up good things where he could place the
wealth they saw him boarding. Is it not,
therefore, impossible to suppose him
ignorant of or Indifferent to the cash
value of his own name2 Is it not quite
as impossible, again, to believe that. il
printed at his own instance, he allowed
his publisher to dedicate the book to a
friend; that if dedicated to either of his
own patrons, Pembroke or Southampton,
he (Shakespeare) was unable to write his
W dedication; or, writing it, asked his
publisher to sign III If the escape from
these difficulties is not by way Of assump-
ton that Shakespeare sold the use of his
name to the printers of anonymous poetry
precisely az he is known TO have sold il
to the printers of anonymous plays. then
those difficulties are hopeless indeed!
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19

MI, A. v. Il. CARPycS.ER,
Manager. Cen Pass. Agent.
J.. GEO Fl. HEAFFORD,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19
The Chinese Must Go.

And 80 m u neuralgia and rheumatism
when DR.. Thomas bclectric OIL attacks them
This medicine is q marvellous product of ingen
ious thought. Buy it and try it.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19
An Excellent Report.

Hon. Jos. G. Goodridge, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, writes this: Cannot express myself in
sufficiently praiseworthy terms. Burdoek
Blood Bitters ! have used Tor the past two
years; keep my stomach in splendid trim"
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19

The fine Jewelry sale at the opera house
will take place this afternoon. Ladies
should call and examine the stock. Silver
table ware also TO be sold.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19
CHICAGO, M1LwAUKEE
And ST.. Paul.

10 owns and operates over $500 miles Of
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
Dakota; and as ts main lines, branches and oonnec
lions reach all the great business centres Of tn,
Northwest and Far West, II naturally answers tn
description Of Short Line, and Best Route bctweep
Chicago, Milwaukee, ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
Chicago, Milwaukee, In Crosse and Winona.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Aberdeen and Glendale
Chicago, Milwaukee, Eau Claire and Saltwater
Chicago, Milwaukee, Wausau and Merrill.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Beaver Dam and Oshkosh.
Chic %. Milwaukee, Waukesha and Oconomowoo
Chic go, Milwaukee, Madison and Prairie du Chen
Chicago, Milwaukee, Owatonna and Eairibault.
Chicago, Beloit GAINESVILLE and Mineral Point.
Chicago, Elgin, Rockford and Dubuque.
Chicago, Clinton, Rock Island and Cedar Rapids.
Chicago, Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Chicago, Sioux City, Sioux Falls and Yankton
Chicago, Milwaukee, Mitchell and Chamberlain.
Rock Island, Dubuque, st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Davenport, Calmar, st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Pullma sleepers and the Finest Dining Cars In
world are run ON the mainlines ofthe CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL RAILWAY
and every attention is paid to passengers by courte
Gus employees Of the company.
8. j. MEKRrLI, a. v. b. CARPENTER,
Gep1 Manager. Cen Pass. Agent.
.'..asHa. GEO "a. EAFFoRD
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-23

Silk, Satin, !Brocade and Velvet Dept
French and American Dress Goods
White Goods and Table Linen "
Zephyr, Ginghsm and Domestic u
Flannel and Ladies' Cloth F."
Curtain, Drapery and Tidy "
Lace, Embroidery and Trimming "
Hosiery, Glove and Button "
Ladies' Underwear and Corset -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-23

Ladies' & hlldren's Shoe s. Slipper
Dept
Gents and Boys Boot and Shoe 4"
Millinery, Fancy Goods s. Parasol A"
Carpet, Linoleum and Shade /"
Ladies' Doiman, Raglan s. Cloak "
Gents aud Boys Clothing I"
Suits to Order "
" Hat and Cap /"
" Furnishing Goods /"