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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-15
AN INVENTORS Voss
How Thomas A. Eds
His Wife. We
An Abrupt OOurtship with . (,
Ending in a Happy M To-

Mrs. Mary stillwell Eaiso,
the inventor, Thomas Az VT
died suddenly at her late rs.,, 1aa
MEMO Park, n. ]. She wa,
nine years of age and leaves -. 's''s
her three children. The storv :,
marriage to Mr.. Edison. say, !, !"
York Herald. is a singularlv :,
and romantic one. Waen i.
formed her acquaintance be w..
twenty-five years of age \,
Just invented the chemical tsl.,,'
by means of which could ha
ted, ne claimed, on asingle virs -
words minute. The telegram
withstanding this, however ~.
suoservient to the Morse wa,.
While working on the chemical :,
graph he employed several g..
women to punch the holes 1.-THE yals
Among them was Miss Mary Stn.'s
One day he was standing behind !.
chair examining a telegraphic i'm,
ment.
"Mr. Edison" remarked Miss IN
well, suddenly turning around. d !.
always tell when you are behind
or near me-"
How do you account for thata n.
ehanically asked Mr.. Edison, stil !,
| sorbed in his work.
81 don't know, l am sure" she m
city answered: "but / seem ID II
when you are near me"
miss Stillwell," said Mr.. Edlw
turning round now in his turn n
locking his interlocutor in The tsp
Il We been thinking considerably dm
of late, and if you are willing to ha
me, I'd like to marry you"
"You astonish me-" exclaimed Mis-
Stillwell, IL never"
81 know you never thought would
be your wooer," interrupted Nj. Hl
son, "but think over my propose, Mis-
Stillwell, and talk it over with ym
mother" Then he added in the SAM
off-hand, business-like way, as thoaaI
he might be experimenting upoa !
new mode of courtship:-"Let d
know as early as possible, and II M
consent to marry me, and your mdhs
is willing, we can be married by n9
Tuesday"
This was the extent Of Mr.. EdisGl
courtship. 1t is hardly Necessary I
add that the highly favored lady by
the abrupt proposal before her moha
ma has consented" she told "
Edison the next day.
"That's all right" said Mr. bil1
IN reply. Eve will be married aVsa
from to-day"
And so it was. The two were Ias
ried in a week and day from the y
ginning of Mr.. Edison's novel and PE
cipitate courtship. In connects
with his marriage, however, a sioF
told quite as singular, but fullI
keeping with the one already g''
touching his courtship. 1t IS Salo ~
directly following the marriage BE
tered his laboratory in his Wel1'
suit, and hastily throwing his cO@
a bench, began work.
"Why, surely you are not gong
work on your wedding night REM
strated his chief assistant.
suppose it is?" he quickly
swered, setting to work with renee
zeal; .the Gold and Stock co'npA
don't care for that. They want =
instruments Tomorrow, and tns
/ got to have them. marriage or ~ =
rage; so here goes.
The wedding trip of Mr. EdlsO' !
into the mysteries of inventions !.
welded life, however, is SAID " :
been a singularly happy one
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-15

4 great boom has been given tc
Alaska owing to Congress having
given i : civil government. The
country isrich il timber and minerals
i snow. It viii soon BE announced
i another 81 Dorado.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

They had a strawberry and ice
cream festival in Princeton Friday
night, for the benefit of the cemetery.
Rathera dangerous place to invite
the public.
Miss Millie Rose, "the champion
pedestriennc of the world" will at
tempt to walk sixty miles in twelve
hours at Evansville, June |. We
suppose she is Rose that could be
as fleet by any other name.
The Bowling Green Gazette says
Prof. II. w. Frogge and Miss Emma
Galloway, Of Rich Pond, Warren
county, eloped to Gallatin, Tenn, las
week and were married. The Profes.
sor must have been a very foolish
Frogge to jump out ofa Rich Pond
and take his Galloway.
The Green River Courier, in speak
ing of the Congressional race, has
already begun to use such elegant ex'
prcssions as "all fired rotten," etc
If this thing keeps on by the time
the campaign opens the Courier will
have to be handled with pair Of
tongs or taken out between two
chips.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

The Henderson News has declared
for Mckenzie and against Clay for
Congress and the State Sentinel, an
other of Mr.. Clay's home papers and
his most enthusiastic supporter i'll
1892, uses this strangely peculiar
language in an article on the Con-
grcssional race:
las the State Sentinel, has wept
over its folly of becoming welded to
candidates too early and now repents
the follyin sackcloth and ashes, mourn
ing its lost love, it proposes to bide
a wee before taking a dose of warm
ed-over affection, and in all matters
of sentiment, most wooers Of that ilk
prefer maiden whose first love can
b, won, to paying suit at a shrine,
that is deaf TO all pleadings and all
attempts to magnify the potent
charms of the beloved. Therefore
the State Sentinel, for the time being
will remain "a locker on in Vienna
and be somewhat on the Gretchen
Order-with arms akimbO and needle
poised to see that justice is done.
The four prospective candidates that
now figure before the camera of the
philanthropiC eye of the people and
who ask the bestoWal of some $6,WO
per annum on them are: Hon. james
+. Clay, of this city, who is now serv-
ing bis first term Hon. James A. Nc
Kcnzie, of Christian who has served
three terms heretofore Hon. James
A. Munday, of Owensboro, who has
served in the State Senate and last,
but not the short horse, Polk LaifOon
of Madisonville.
Location of the candidate should
not be considered and will not be by
this paper. The man who is best fit
ted Tor the district is the one for the
people to elect. The petty local pref
erences are too pitiablc to cause q
wrong to the country to be DONE"
From this we are led to conclude
that the Sentinel has not made up it,
mind TO support the Henderson coun
ty candidate but will maintain a po
sition of armed neutrality in tho
coming conflict.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

The oldest of the Presidential can
didates in either party is Payne, OF
Ohio, who is seventy-four. The
youngest, Lincoln excepted, is Cleve-
land, who is only forty-scven, and
Flower comes next with forty-nine
Senator Logan is about tifty-fiye'
Edmunds fifty-six, Hawley fifty
eight, Allison tifty-five, Harrison and
Gresham each fifty-one, and Blaine
and Arthur each tifty-four. Thur
man is seventy-onc, Mcdonald sixty
five, Hendricks sixty, Bayard fifty
six, General Denver sixty-six, Ran
dali fifty-five.-Louisville CONNER
ciaI
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

On tomorrow, the 2Sth inst. a
triple wedding will occur al Lewis
burg, near Covington, KY, the three
ladies being sisters, daughters of Mr..
Geo. Massmann. Miss Minnie will
wed Mr.. John Stevenburg, Miss Ma
~ will be united to Mr.. Jos,
Schwertman and Miss Lizzie will
link her destinies with Mr.. j. IL.
Kruse. 1t will be a grand affair, as
the parties are all prominent in So
sial circles. A wedding of this kind
is something out of the usual order
of things.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

An old gent in Warren county
named Henry Hanor, 81 years old,
fell dead last week while assisting a
young lady to mount horse. A
warning to old chaps to stand back
and give the boys a chance. "That's
what's the matter with Hanor."
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

Henry Hays, who bore the reputa-
ton of desperate, was found dead
in his field near Owensboro, last week
with six bullet holes in Lis body.
Detectives are trying to find Glow
to the murder.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

The Princeton Banner says Judge
Grace hasn't yet made up his mind
whether he will be a candidate for
Congress in the First district. a
representative Of the South KEN
TUCKIAN recently interviewed Judge
Grace and he stated emphatically
that he would not make canvass
for the nomination.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

OF the six National Conventions
the Anti-monopoly was held at Chi
cago, May l4th; the Greenback-La-
bor will be held at indianapolis,
May 90: the Republican at Chicago
June 3D.; the Democratic at Chicago,
July 8; the Prohibition at Pittsburg'
July 90.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

Tammany Hall Democrats held a
grand mass meeting in New York
Friday night and declared for Til
den and tariff reform. Several dis
tinguished speakers addressed the
meeting and great enthusiasm pre-
vailed
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

Hon. j. @. Ward, of Cynthiana' Is
thc first candidate announced for
Judge Reid's vacant seat on the Sa-
perior Court Bench. The election
has not yet been called and there is
no necessity for such indecent haste
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

The Chesapeake II Chic railroad
has purchased a controlling interest
in the Kentucky Central, thereby
completing its line to Cincinnati
Trains will be run through to
Charleston, S. c., and to Jackson
villp Fla.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

Arthur has been gaining ground
for several days and his chances arr
now very flattcring. The convention
will meet next Tuesday.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are authorized to announce
JOHN BOYD as a Republican candi-
date for Sheriff of Christian county.
Election August 1884
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

Joaquin Miller says the tickets VIII
be Arthur and Lincoln and Tilden
and Hendricks and that the Demo-
cratic ticket will be elected.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

The French brig Zenorine, with o.
passengers and crew of9, sunk oil
the coast of New Foundland, Friday
and all on board perished.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

Hon. j. II. Rudy is cadidate for
County Judge of Daviess county, to
fill a vacancy.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27

Harrison is said to be Blaincs sec
Ond choice.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27
Grange Sale !

The Second Annual Stock and Wool Sale of
Cas- ky Gran ge will be held at Casky station
Ch ristian Co., KY, on
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1884-05-27
THURSDAY, MAY 2eth, 1884.

There will be sold about 200 head of stock, con-
sisting of cattle, some of which are high grades,
sheep, horses and mules, and about 5000 lbs. OF
will positively be no by-bdding. All stock
and wool dealers aro invited to attend. They
will he met at the train and entertained by the
members of the Grange. lot
STOCK COMMITTEE:
Thcs. L. Graham, Lyman McC0mbs, l.. Gar
rott, Jno. c. Boxley and E. W. Walker.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18
NEW YORK.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I


NEW YORK, March 17.-There was rather
a cheerful feeling in Wall street this morn
ing. st. Paul and Northwestern picked up
quickly on the belief that all matters at vari-
ance between the lines forming the late
Northwestern Association would be settled.
Pacific Mail and the West Shore bonds, how
ever, monopolizcd the attention of the board.
The former rose three per cent; the latter
sold up to 5915c. 1t was reported that the
plan to relieve the West Shore road
would be by funding three years
coupons of the present mortgage, aud issuing
a S25, ZOO, 900 second mortgage bonds. Ohio
and Mississippi went up from 234 to 25Is,
on the expectation that the line would shortly
be free of a receiver. Toward the close of
the session prices yielded all around, some
stocks falling below the opening figures. The
market became very dull, and so continued
up to the end. Oregon Transcontinental was
freely supplied to-day on every rally. The
market closed irregular and trife feyerish.
Henry Clews 81 Co. say: ''The market
opened with strong and determined backing,
and prices from the start were rushed up, and
held until noon, when realizing caused re-
action. The leaders were West Shore bonds,
which advanced to SO, and Pacific Mail,
which advanced to 56A. The cause of the
buoyancy in the latter was report, which
was well scattered, that Wabash preferred
dividend was soon to be paid on West Shore
stock. Our advice is not to hold the prop
erty long enough for a second
such dividend after bagging the first.
It would doubtless be better for the
company to make instead an Irish dividend,
similar to the practice adopted with such sig
nal success by the bonanza managers of the
California Comstock. During the afternoon
our private wire from Chicago brought re-
port that the Northwestern roads had COM
menced to cut rates with all their might.
This hit the market between wind and wafer
and caused very unsettled and weak
closing"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18
BRITISH MARKETS.

LONDON, March 17.-The Mark Lane En-
press, in its review of the British grain trade
for the past week, says the trade in cargoes
off the coast is more active, but the supply is
bare. California is taken at 39@41s. Two
cargoes havego to Havre at SOS 177ad@
39s Sd, without extra freight Seven car
goes arrived, ten sold, eight were withdrawn,
and one remained. Sales of English wheat
for the week 5000 quarters at BIS Sd per
quarter, against 1924 at AS I'd for the cor
responding week last year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18


CHICAGO, March 17.-Everything is pro-
crossing favorably toward the settlement of
the Northwestern troubles. The detailed
statemen of the reconsideration on the part
of the Northwestern, as published in the
GLOBE of Sunday, has been corroborated in
every particular. President Cable, of the
Rock Island and General Manager Hughitt,
of the Northwestern, held two hours con-
ference in the formers Office this morning,
at which the situation was thoroughly
canyassed. The conference resulted
in most perfect understanding
of each others position, and the decision
to hold meeting of the managers at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Assistant Gen
eral Manager Miller, of the st. Paul, returned
to Milwaukee, and General Manager Potter,
of the Burlington, to Burlington Sunday
evening, but both will be at the conference
in the morning. While it is possible that
some one may kick out of the traces, it is not
at all probable. There was no evidence that
rates were cut by any line, all the agents
working under the most rigid orders to abide
by the tariff.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18
THE CUBAN BANDITS SHUT OUT.
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

Governor Murray, of Utah, has gone to
WashingtOn to demand an investigation of
the charges made against him.
Slosson has challenged Schaefer to play
three games of billiards in Chicago, for $500
side for each a me.
The specialdefciency bill passed the house
of congress yesterday.
Stockmen held meeting in Chicago yes
terday at which thet unanimously resolved to
oppose the anim4a Industry bill, and COM
mittee was appointed to go to Washington to
lobby against it.
McFadden, implicated in the st. Louis ex-
press robbery, was taken from Sherman, KS,
yesterday to st. Louis, on a requisition.
The Union association of base ball clubs
held meeting yesterday at Cincinnati, when
the eight clubs decided to play 112 games,
The clubs are in Philadelphia, Washington,
Baltimore, Chicago, st. Louis, Cincinnati.
Altoona and Boston.
There has been disastrous snow slide at
Carey, small mining camp, north of Lead
vile, which five men were killed.
For murder of an old couple in Oachita
Pavish, Texas, eleven years ago, man
named Williams was lynched yesterday, and
posse were after an accomplice.
Near Benton, Tex, yesterday morning
Tom Warren, half-witted negro, who was
supposed harmless, killed another negro and
wounded his wife seriously. Warren es-
capped.
At Jackson, Tenn, there was disastrous
fire last night, destroying the greater part OF
the town. Loss heavy.
The house committee on Pacific railroads
has agreed to report bill, granting the right
of way to the Cinnabar 81 Clarks Fork Rail-
road company, through the valley of the
Yellowstone river.
A bill was introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Budd yesterday, to prohibit the
importation and sale of opium.
A solid train, con sisting of thirty-one cars
loaded with corn which was contributed by
the farmers of Sedgwick county, Kansas,
and the business men of Wichita, to the
sufferers in the Ohio river valley, left
WIGHT last evening at 10:45.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18
SUICIDE.
Nothing But a Local Disease.

COTTONWOOD FALLS, March 17.-But few
cattle men in this vicinity believe the dis
ease affecting cattle in the vicinity of the
Falls to be the foot and mouth disease. A
number have had cattle similarly affected,
but always from local causes A well known
cattle raiser now living in this
(Chase) county, says he lived in what is
known as the affected district, six miles
north OF Neosho Falls, ten years ago, and at
that time cattle were similarly affected. The
last winter he lived there, he lost twenty-five
COWS out of herd of forty, and every farmer
in the neighborhood lost proportionately. At
ter trying the location for four years, he sold
his farm and left. He says the disease is
caused by alkai and freezing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18
Rail Notes.

F. B. Clark, of the Chicago, st. Paul &
Omaha road, has gone to Chicago.
Dispatches have been received from Mr.. s.
s. Merrill saying that he was improving.
General Alexander and Mr.. Mohler, of the
st. Paul g. Manitoba road, have gone to Chi
cago.
Arvilla, station on the west line of the
northern division of the st. Paul & Manitoba
road, has been made regular station.
The receipts for the second week in March
of The st. Paul & Duluth road were S14, 864.-
A, against $19, 751.22 for the corresponding
year 1888. This shows a falling. off of
81, SS6.7S.
Mr.. Thomas Hanlan, from the Yellowstone
country, says the ice is going out and that
the Tongue river is now open, but that the
ice is gorged between Miles and Billings,
and that if a sudden thaw should como on
there would be likely to be trouble.
Mr.. W. q. Dixon, general northwestern
passenger agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul road, left last evening ON tour
of observation for Portland, San Francisco,
Salt Lake, Denver and Omaha. He will be
absent about four weeks and will be accom-
panied by his wife.
Mr.. Boyden, the northwestern freight
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul
road, received a dispatch yesterday stating
that the managers of the roads in the North
western association would be in consultation
last night, and that there were strong hopes
of an amicable settlement Of pending diff
cultics.
The Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha road has
published notice that passengers are re-
ouested to purchase their tickets before get
ting on trains, and that on and after April l
conductors will collect twenty-five cents ex-
ira on each fare paid on trains, but they will
be required to give rebate check for each
fare collected, which will be redeemable for
twenty-five cents at any ticket Office of the
company wI..4-- .nirty days from date of
issue.
The Chicago & Northwestern, the Chicago,
St. Paul 81 Omaha, and the Northern Pacific
have issued special Black Hills tariff via
Dickinson, D. T., taking effect yesterday,
March II, by which freight, except explosives
and freight classified higher than first class,
consigned to points in the Black Hills, via
Dickinson will take the following special rate
to Dickinson. From Chicago, Milwaukee,
Racine, Racine junction or Kenosha, 75c
per 100 pounds. Freight classified higher
than first-class will be charged accordingly,
considering the rates above named as first
class.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18
THE RAILROADS.
The Ohio d Mississippi Road Ont of the
Hands of the Receirer.
Trib


An application was made to Judge Drum
mond yesterday to take the Ohio & Missis
sippi railroad out of the hands of Mr.. John
Douglas, the present receiver. The company
makes this move on the ground that it is
ready to pay its debts and secure and provide
for the obligations of the receiver. The
road extends from Cincinnati to st. Louis,
with branches to Louisville, and from Flora,
on the Ohio river, to Shawpeetown and
Beardstown. The total length Of the road
is 226 miles, The pending litigation was
begnD il 1876 at the instance of William
King and others to foreclose two trust
deeds for s6,000,000 Originally John
King Jr., Of Baltimore, was the receiver, but
his health failed and Douglas was made his
successor. The road in 1876 was in q very
poor condition. and had bonded debt OF
S13, 600, 900 and floating Indebtedness of
81, 800, 600, but its future now is very promis-
ing. The scheme for reorganization is to
put blanket mortgage on all its property to
secure an issue of $40, 600, 600 of bonds pay
able in about fifty years with per cent in
terest, and to sell a sufficient number to pay
off part of the debt already due. The rest Of
the bonds are to be kept to finally cancel the
present existing mortgage debt. This plan
holders and creditors, all of whom were rep
resented yesterday on the application.
The result of the argument was that 4 de-
cree will be entered by consent at Spring
field, st. Louis, Indianapolis and Cincinnati
simultaneously, providing that the receiver
shall turn over to the company AS bonds
and coupons of the Springfield division
which were pledged for advances and were
paid by order of cOurt As soon as the writ
ten consent of all parties interested can be
obtained the possession Of the road is to be
surrendered to the company, and it is to
give bond in the sum of $500, 900 for the
payment of all debts incurred while the re-
ceiver has had possession, and to release the
receivers from all liability. The receiver is
then to close up all outstanding matters as
soon as possible. The trustees under the
mortgages were represented by Governor
Hoadly, ex-senator Ben Harrison and Henry
Crawford. Allan Campbell, the trustee, was
represented by Ex-Governor Hendricks, and
the company 10y G. A. Beecher.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18
A satisfactoru sho,rfna.

MILWAUKEE, March 1.-THE annual report
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
road shows gross earnings of $23, 659, 1923;
gross expenses, including taxes and insur-
ance, s13, ,O37. Net earnings SO, Ss1, 7s5.
The increase of net earnings over 1882 equal
$1,6S1, 132. A decrease of 8 cents is report
ed in the cost of operating the road per. mile
run. The increase in the gross earnings per
mile Is S455. The surplus for 1888 was SIS,
079,079. After paying a dividend of 7per
cent, on the preferred and common stock,
and interest on the bonds. The total miles
Of the road equal 4,76O, there having been
240 miles constructed or purchased during
the year. The value is $50, 1872 per mile.
The equipment of the road includes 657 loco
motives, $50 passenger cars, 40 sleeping cars,
1922 box, freight and caboose, and 2, SAG
stock cars
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18
Insane Appearance.

Shortly before II O'Clock last night an
aged woman was found lying near the rail
road track in the rear of the Plough works.
Her groans attracted the attention of a pc
destrian and it was supposed that she had
been run over. The patrol wagon was called
and she was brought to city hall, casual ex-
animation failing to reveal where she had
been hurt.
She is Norwegian about seventy years of
age and all that could be learned was her
name, which she gave as Helena Fobelblatt.
She is supposed to have no friends in the
city and her appearance is that of pauper.
She was removed to the hospital.