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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

superintendent quarters. and the pan-
pers in the addition we're already pas.
help. The occupants Of the froL.
building only escaped with thur lives,
nothing else being saved but two or
three articles of furniture. The add
ton contained sleeping &C ornmo-
dations for about tventy three.
The remainder OF the inmates
Of the institution we're in a detached
building known az the jail They
comprised the idiotic and violently in
sane. Between that and til. main
structure Was another detached build
Ing. the intervals which separated the I'll
being perhaps 10 feet, which delayed the
progress Of the flames until the inmates
OF the Jail coald be rescued he in
mates who were lost comprised tue bet
ter class Of paupers, those IL comfort
able condition and able TO assist about
the premises. The county authorities
have made provision IN the ueiqhbor-
hood for the Temporary care of the re-
naming inmates. There were about
sixty occupants OF the burn Il build
lngs.
Daring Attempt nj Rank kobbery.
HooPEs, Kan, April "a courier
attempt to rob the Medicine Valley
Bank Of Medicine Lodge. b miles west
OF here, in which the cashier wa. killed
and the President fatally wounded. At
10 o CLOCK this morning three men. arm
ed With Winchester repeating rifles and
revolvers rode up to the bank. Two
remained with the horses, while the
other entered the building and demand
ed hs- l. h..
ident, and George Goppars, the
cashier, were In the bank. They
refused to comply, with the result above
stated. The Marshal jus, then appear
I'd and opened fire on the men outside
The citizens gathered rapidly, and the
robbers. seeing that the game was up,
quickly mounted and ealloped away.
without having secured their booty.
Within ten minutes thirty men we're In
hot pursuit, and the chances are that
the robbers will be captured aud sum
marily dealt with. There is no clue to
their Identification.
A Broken viii.
PHIApELpHrA. April 3.-The Or
phans' Court decided number of be-
quests in the will of DIR. Vim. Lehman
Wells void. because the will had
not been made at least thirty days
previous 20 death. In accordance
with the law bearing on bequests.
DIR. Wells died on board the steamer
Arizona while on a voyage to Eur pc III
1888. Five sealed envelopes were found
by the executor in n safety vault in this
city. which DIR. Wells had rendered.
Three were endorsed III the physicians
handwriting AZ belonging to Harry Ty-
son. Esq. and two belonging to Mrs. w.
Woodvile. OF Rock Hill. the persons
named being cousins of the doctor. The
envelopes in the name of MIR. Tyson
contained coupon bonds valued at
xl0s.370, and those III the name of Mrs
WoOdville, $4,000 in securities. The
court decided these gifts invalid, and
that they belong to the general estate.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

SAN Francisco. April @.-Arrived-
shin Topgallsnt, from Port Blakely;
bark Mary Glover. from Port Discovery
schooner ID. :. Williams. from Port
Gamble; schooner Sailor Boy, from
Shoalvater Bay.
S,iIed-Steamer Geo. W. Elder. for
Victoria.
TAroosH. April 3o.-Bark Atalanta
nass,.d out a, $50 p. III. Fresh south
west wind.
PoRr ASGKIEs. April S.-Ship and
bark IN tow passed vest.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

Managing Editor Nicholas, of the
w ,shington National R,pabiic'rn. whose
letters are occasionally read IN Boston,
shutters badly. Ii is said Of him that
when he WAS city editor of the Indian
apolis S.trs. one of the State House
Commissioners explained to him what
kind of superintendent they wanted.
lie must he," said h, honest. indus
trious. good. pure minded, frugal self
SACRIFICING" th-th-th-ink. inter
rupted Nicholas, "y-y-you w-w-~on
find him. He wwwas &C cruciiied
alb boat lsOO w years a-g go. - boston
Tyu,iirr
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

Maoaulay. once having tn review some
bulky memoirs of Lord Burlei9h and
his times, began his notice with the del
icately satiricai statement that the book
consisted of two thousand closely print
ed qnart0 pages, that II occupied fifteen
hundred inches cubic measures, and
that It weighed sixty pounds avolTdu-
polA
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

Tommy. did you hear your mother
CAL Won ~ Course | did Then
why don't you go te her at ouce ?"
Well. yer see, SHE'S nervous, aud II
would shock her awful If should 10
tso sudden
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

Mamma. where is the lead y"u put
In those biscuits
Where is the what
The lead mamma.
Why, what do you mean by asking
such a question
On. nothing only papa said be was
eoin' fishin' this mornln' and wanted
some of YOUR biscuit for sinkers"
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

Where was Bishop Latimer barned
to deathI' asked teacher in com
mandin9 Voice.
Joshua knows" said little girl at
the bottom of the class.
Well, if Joshua knows he may tell"
said the teacher.
In the fire." replied Joshua, looking
very grave and wise.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

You cannot make your figures come
nm TO the scratch by constantly using
m. ink ., aser," is what the bank ex-
sminrr saia TO the cashier when he dis
covered q heavy dsfalcatIon-
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

XXvEHAVE THE LARGEST STOCK OF FURNITURE
w In the Territor. facilities for manufacturing
ash, Chairs
great variety purchased direct rom Eastern facto
THE HALL 4 PAlJLSON
FURNITURE COMPANY.
SEATTLE, WASH. TERRY.
dining chairs from slO dozen: splendid hard
complete $50 walnut complete SIS
and Of the styles.
We selling below but will give the loves
CASH. prices on
Special attention orders by mail.
Salcsrooms Commercial telephone No -; fac
tory foo Of Commercial street
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01
Loss Of Life,

hiAM,zoo, Mich. April -. - The
pothonse of Van Buren, county. 'oc ,ted
80. hartford, Mich, WAS burned last
SNu' anu IL or 10 insnst-s lost their
a,es III the flames. The loss on the
'Inoihgs Is $1,000: Insured.
pAtER-the county poorhouse OF Van
suten county. located near Hartford.
nniies west OF here. burned 10 the
f,ouad at clock this morning. and
AMn inmates persisted i'll the flames The
oaiiuing Was of frame and burned very
ap'uN' The victims We're ail IN one
wing and nost all If them were smoth-
ea III their beds. but several We're
t nu together. Only one body WAS
aO uha IN recognizable form. All that
ou'a De und of the other Il Was put
oon. the size of an ord nary coffin
III HE first known of the fire was
cries OF the paapers. aud that wing
90. then all in flames The building
s,.nhed ~ paupers. The remaining
ina auu All the hired help escaped. The
% buildings Is $1,000: insured.
ne county farm lies half WAY be
zen Tue villages of Hartford and
hehce, three miles from each aud
as,u mrs assistance but when the
-s We're discovered tue buildings
tsra e already so enveloped that An at
nv, ~ 10 save them would have been
s,o, .ess; The building Comprised two
tsn y frame upright, with a wing ex
nrn ehe east and two story addition
m!scting south from the rear of the
W. ta'lding. The latter was occu
- y the Superintendent Cass. hi:
is,,s aud the hired help. Que Of the
.e@r, named Holsey, was aroused b,
Sn ciies Of the inmates. On eoinl
10 III 10 The hall he opened the doc
sIMe tSo-slory addition, when he Wa
e@oss overpowered by the volume o
lane and smoke that burs, out. III
'ately time 10 give the alarm IN th,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01
MtsstpR g.

K.,s.s CRY, April 9.-Ihe wife OF
Can prondit, Of Wyandotte, Kansas,
ds.npaared from her home last night,
md al A late hour tonight had not been
sonud. The lady has Of late been sab
;sct somewhat to melancholy. 1t IL
tssrsd That she has suicided by drown
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

The Secretary OF War has ordered
Mejor General Hancock to c,use a ma
,ional salute Of n guns To be fired on
Governors Island in honor of the Siam
csc embassy, which is expected 10 arrive
on Sunday.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

vvx ORLEANS, April In the sa'
Lodge. knights OF Pythias, to
ple"o nniform rank was organized, after
o a' of the army, with S1-
tne Cnancellor-I Chief, with Ma
pl s General and staff. The next meet
-. 81 the Supreme Lodge will be at
T IT, two years hence.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01
.urd,ana Town Burned.

DALLAS. Texas. April "a water
En-, bnrst over hutchinson station, on
" C.ntral X ti!way. The water Is ten
s u.s., desn on Lowell ground, and farm i'm
,Isnents, fences and crops are destroy
ID Not bridge remains. No lives
~s,s lost, but the destruction Of prop
.rty reaches thousands. The water
ssnsed Trinity river to run up stream
All day Yesterday.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

GRAYsos, Ky, April D.-ln the trial
Of VIM. Neal for tho murder of Emma
CARGO, the jury retired this afternoon,
and in a short time brought In YER
dict Of murder in the first degree. The
Judge will pronounce sentence tomor-
row. N al is the last Of the three ruen
implicated in the outrage and murder
Of three children at Ashland, ny.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

WASHINGTON, Pa. April ~. - State
Veterinary Surgeon Bridge. VINO was
Guy oy Governor Patterson To examine
0aele said - be attacked by pleuro
pueanonh, says thu disease is Il GA
@lrnai affection and ~, pleuro pneu
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01
Fight with lusurgenls.

MADRID. April 3O.-Ihe Government
troops ove:took Magodo, An insurgsnt
Chieitain, in his flight toward the
French frontier. and a severe fight ca
sued, resulting in Ma9odo and seven of
his band being killed. Four prisoners
were caught by the troops, who also re-
captured fourteen officers and men who
had recently disappeared from Santa
Coburg.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

AUDUBON, Ia, April 29.-Wilson and
Suythe, accused of the murder Of Hi
ram Jefferson, their father in-law, by
hanging him to tree last Friday night
for the alleged reason of criminal inter
course with his own daughter. Wilson's
wife, waived a preliminary examination
today and were remanded to the next
term Of court. The parents and wives
OF the prisoners visited them today.
The latter endeavored to induce their
brother, Cicero. to retract his confes-
sion of participation III the crime with
the others. but he stou.y maintained
the truth Of his story.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01

BUFFALO, April 23.-The body of an
infau, having been found in barn on
: farm at East Hamburg lately owned
nv Dana Swift, the bodies Of his wife
and her sister, who died suddenly a
sAort time ago, we're exhumed. All are
supposed to have been poisoned.
s..l. the Ashland Murdered Found
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-01-28
The Lessons of Sorrow.

No words can express how much the
world owes to sorrow. Most of the
Psalms were born in a wilderness. Most
of the Epistles were written in prison.
The greatest thoughts of the greatest
thinkers have all passed through fire.
The greatest poets have "learned in
suffering what they taught in song"
In bonds Bunyan lived the allegory
that he afterward indited, and we may
thark Bedford Jail for the "Pi|grim's
Progress" Take comfort, afflicted
Christian! When God is about to make
pre-eminent use of man, he puts him
in the fire.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-01-28
LOSS AND GAIN.

DO not count, when day is o'er,
Daily less from lifc's rich store;
But the gains, however small,
Count them duly, one and all.
Every sweet and gracious word,
Every pleasant truth you've heard;
Every tender glance and tone,
Every kindly deed you've known;
Every duty nobly done,
Every rightful victory won
Trea sure all, and count them DER
AS miser counts his store.
But II bit er word or thought
Have bitter harvest brought;
IL some foeman hath ass ,ilei you,
Or the friend most trusted failed you;
ff unku1ncss and untruth
Have to you brought saddles ruth,
Riot the score without delay
Keep no record OF the day.
Keep no record OF the care,
Loss and cross we all must bear;
On the page of memory write
Only what is fair AMI bright.
Let all evil thirgs go by.
Still, with brave en- ivor, t'y
Simple joys To multi. ly.
Thus you'll | arm how large ssum
Will with ia tn ful reckon ng come,
Long ss after cloud and rain
Blessed sunshine Smil' aS lin,
Long as after winters gloJm
Summer r, ses bud anu bloom,
Long 4 we have with us here
One sad heart that we may cheer,
Long rs love gl sorrows cross,
Lies rich gain o'erpa the loss.
Eme,ine Sherman SmiH, the Home JoWrnc
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-01-28
A WOMAN'S INSTINCT.

Pretty Mrs. Valery was merry,
light hearted little creature and very
charming. This was nearly enough
to make her detested of her sex; but
add to this that her husband was de-
voted to her, and that all the men of
her acquaintance admired her, and
there is quite sufficient reason for the
enmity felt toward her by all women
less facinating- as they would have
said. less clever.
In truth Mrs. Valery was the most
innocent little woman in the world,
and it was very easy for her to walk in
the path of virtue, as she had the ex-
ceptionable advantage of being in love
with her husband. But, of course, her
female friends could not be expected to
believe that, though the men had all
found it out long ago. and admired
her al the more Tor it. She accepted
their admiration with an ease and
grace all her own; she had been q
great deal abroad, and possibly this
gave her manners brilliancy and gaiety.
Half her girlhood had been spent with
relations in st. Petersburg, and she
spoke Russian as if she were herself a
Slav. From that gay city perhaps she
had brought her love of social lite, and
the vivacity which delighted her male
friends All these things were enough
quite convinced that she was ''im
proper" and only needed to be found
out.
Lady Lynx lived just opposite Mrs.
Valery In Winton Place. This was one
reason why she was tacitly elected as
detective in-chief to spy upon Mrs,
Vaiery. But there was much stronger
reason for the lady's willingness to ill
that post. Her husband, Sir George
Lynx. was confirmed globe trotter, {
lover of almost any land but England
and he seldom returned to the wife o
his bosom. La his absence men treated
her with but chilly politeness, though
she painted and powdered, and dresse,
to perfection. Yet Mrs. Valery, thougl
her husband was a stay -at-home, had
constant train Of admirers. Lady Lyn,
was convinced that there was more il
this than met the eye; she devoted her
self to MIS-. Valery, became her mos
intimate friend, and resolved that som
day she would outwit and expose her
On certain afternoon, when the sea
sou was at its height, Lady Lynx cam
into Mrs. Valery's drawing-room.
"Sir George is coming home to-day,
she said.
Mrs. Valery looked up with an air {
interest.
"Indee - she said IL shall be gla
to make his acquaintance"
"I don't know AT what time" sal
Lady Lynx, "or would go and me'
him. But I must sit at home an
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-12
Me.tsr Fac and Lady Need.e.

A Pin and Needle being neighbors IN a
work-basket, and both being idle folks, DO
gan to quarrel, ss idle folks are apt to do.
81 should like to know" said the Pin,
"what you are good for, and how you ex-
pect 10 get through the world without q
head"
What is the use Of your head" said the
Needle very sharply, "if you hsve no eyer"
What is the use of an eye" said the
Pin, if there is always something in it p
&C. arr more active and can go through
more work than you can," said the Needle.
Eyes, bat you will not live long, fcy you
have always stitch in your side" SAID the
Pin.
"You are e poor, crooked creaturef r. said
the Needle.
"And you are 30 proud that you can't
bend without breaking your back"
"I'ii pull your head of if you insult me
again r.
"Tn pull your eye out il you touch me
remember your life hangs On single
thread n said the Pin.
While they thus talked little girl On
tered, and, undertaking 10 sew. che very
soon broke off the needle at the eye. She
then tied the eedle around the neck Of the
pin, and, attempting to sew with it she
pulled its head of and threw it into the
dirt by The side Of the broken needle.
well, hero we are" said the Needle.
" We have nothing to fight about I2cw, "
said the Pin. Z" 1t seems that misfortune
has brought us TO our senses"
4 pity we had not come to them seon-
err" said the needle. How much we 70
seinble human beings who quarrel about
their blessings till they lose them, and
nevor find ont that they are brothers I'LL
they lie down in the dust together ss we
do "a
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-12

CAUSE OF EhgrHoUAKEs.-Daub In
discussing the recent. earthquakes in Eu-
rope and Asia, presents many objections to
the theory of falling rocks in internal
chasms, and thinks that all the phenomena
can be satisfactorily explained by the ac-
ton of superheated steam He refers TO
the well-llnown craters of explosion, such
as Lake PAWN, in Auvergne, where the
stratified rocks have been cut sharply
through, as if by. punch The modern
experiments. with gun cotton, nitro -glyce-
rine and dynamite have often shown press-
ures of more than 5000 atmosphere. and
produced results which could hardly be
wrought by the pressure of weights 900 600
times as great as that of tire explosives
6uperheated steam, when set in movement
by such simple mechanism as nature often
presents, would account for all the action
of earthquakes, their violence their fire.
quent succession, and their recurrence in
the same regions for many centuries Il
also explains the prediction of earth
quakes for regions where there are numer-
Gus faults, especially if the dislocations are
recent Earthquakes appear to be, in many
instances, like subterranean volcanic erup-
tons which are smothered because they
find no outlets. The motive power of
gases, of which we see the gigantic effects
in the solar jets or protuberanoes, appears
also to be considerable enough beneath the
surface of eur planet to explain all the eff
fects of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rendus.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-12
SCIENTIFIC NOTES

The Brussels National Geographical In
gtifute is to send DR.. Zintgraff to mako
chronological explorations along the Congo.
From figures published regarding the
variations of temperature produced Ia
Europe by cyclones it appears that during
the winter cyclones bring warmer cir, sad
colder air during the Summer.
An experiment with telephones at Swea-
borg Forts has been successfully completed
bv the War Department OF Russia and il
is proposed to adopt telephone comniuni-
cation In Russian fortresses generally.
Cherry stain for fine wood Is thus pre-
Dsred: Boil until dissolved four ounces of
annata in three quarts of water in copper
kettle; put in piece Of potash of the size
of walnut; keep the whole on the fiji e
half an hour longer, and then the stain is
ready for use.
So satisfactory he's the trial of the cleo
trio light in the portion OF the British
House of Commons where it has been in
troduced proved itself TO be, in the experi-
ence of members and others. that there is
an intention on the part of the authorities
to extend the new system Of Illumination
TO the whole ofthe building.
Although the aurora generally appears
at hight of 100 lilometeTs Or more above
the surface of the earth, DIR. Sophus
Tromholt says it is very possible that the
phenomenon may be witnessed very much
nearer. There are observers who aver that
they have seen the aurora below the clouds,
in front of icebergs, mounteins and coasts,
and even on the very ground, but DR..
Tromho has neYer observed q fragment
of an aurora either in front Of or below the
clouds.
Professor Milne, Of Japan, Hatsere states,
has Just made new move in the direction
of investigating seismic phenomena. He
has made preparations for the establish
ment at Takashima, near Eagasaki, of an
underground or catachthoniC observatory.
The workings of the coal mine at that place
not only extend beneath the island of Ia
kashima itself, but also beneath the sea.
and have total length of seventy miles.
About $500 people are employed there,
and the output Of coal is about 800 tons q
day Owing 10 the chemical changes going
on IN the workings, the temperature is 30
high that spontaneous combustion is con-
stantly occurring. Professor Milne has
commenced series of systematic observe
already
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-12
Rs Helnrul 20 Each o.her.

How often one sees father struggling
for family of daughters, who should be
earning to help support him. BY what
rule of reCtitude is il proper for boy TO go
into shop to work, and for a girl to sit at
home in idleness, or enjoy leisure on the
streets1 Carlyle truly said THE modern
majesty consists in work. What a man
can DO is his greatest ornament" Madame
dc GeuliS said she knew seventy trades, by
any one of which she could earn living.
She taught the sons of Philip Egalite to
make shoes, coats. brooms. cabinet work,
etc. Girls ought not TO marry for home, and
viii not if they know how TO do success
full work. Parents should help each other
in the care OF their children. That man is
unworthy who hears his own child cry un-
moved, with no hand raised 10 help IL:
who sees his wife worn with the care of an
infant, and does not do sli in his power to
share her burdens. avoid chickering's"
says Mrs. Hall. Whist does ii signify
where picture hangs OF where a rose or
fern leaf looks best on the drawing-roon
tablet The mightiest rivers have their
sources in small streams, and the bitterest
domestic misery has often arisen from some
trifiing difference of opinion" If annoy
ances occur, never tell them to anybody
Mrs. Sarah X. Bolton