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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-03
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
AUGUSTA WHOLESALE MARKET.

wedL sday, Jan. 2.
The weather has been bad for trade in the local
markets AMI the streets md sores present the usual
quiet aNpca ance tnish il Common after the
christmas rush. There his beer but slight change
u: tfe price of commodities. As a genera, thing
dealers have trrn satisfied with the trade during
the ho'IdSys. LAY l. beginning to come in ms the
WINTER advances more plep fully, But very little,
~ any, of ii hay oferc,. rings than ei2 30 q
ion. IN ne butter question there Ia. been no
chsnge. G5o1 creamery meets with increased de
A4nd rs ste nrriis Of IL Stter under stood One
deSle- remarked that t,i. time was not fsr distant
vixen people would eat e-, lsrgev CT factory butter
lie thought ths farmers Ia Feeneb, wcuId go into
the business In tina way, ana referred to the Win
throp moyeIn, at as an illu tra.ioa.
5elow we give quotations IS c1rrecte! BY w. G..
.iheid Co., No. Granite Flock.
dried, salOc
BEANs-Pef, s2.6oa2. rs Yellow eyed. o. i5ass 40.
o. BEE Small, Ease; OK. Ca9c; Chicago dressed,
30CND goG~6a7c wn.
BEEIs-lo per pound.
B5irER-solid. lSa25c. ball. Soc; common,
CADRAGEs-i.a2c. per pound.
loail.
E3GS--63oc PR doz.
bEAlN--Corn. s0c.; meal, 75a77c.; bran, 4l 25
per est; cotton seed meal. 81 50 per cwt.
hA I,.New Loose, SIT oeasi-.5O; pressed. eIsas14;
stra~, s77Sd$900.
HoNhY--f'ox. DOC. ger pound.
LARD--D9me.ticl iai5c-; western. fierce l0laiol
STRING LAMis-saoe.
MDHTON-ec.
oNIoSs-s i.coa..is per bashel
OAIS-55c.
rorArUEs-New, asa5oc.
PUMfhISS---sai0c
ROT aY--pr.ng. chickens. I5a2oc.; fowls
i1l?c turkeys, 20c,
sou ES-2a5c pr pound.
TtRNiPS-1e per pound.
NDO}S-&lazssc. Tor washed and uf,,yr shed
NoOD-Dry hard, IS 75ss66o; prepared for stove
e@1Saeo1v per cord. soft. t3.75ot4.Oe
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GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Three Men Made Prisoners bv Italians
-Recapture Amer a Rescue.

VIcKsBCRG, Miss., Jan. 9.
A. J. Oisher, Italian labor agent of B,ifslo,
brought ll2 Italian laborsrs TO Kemp Levee
on Dec. 10 On arriving there The Italians
became dissatisfied on account Of fnding a
large force of lab0rers there ahead of item,
and demanded Of Oisher sufficient funds to
take them back to Buffalo. This he rczased,
whereupon the Italians MADE him and hi.
two clerks, G. Stevenson and Fe.ix Defer,
prisoners and held them in camp by main
force, threatening them with all sorts OF vio-
lence if their request was not complied with.
A number Of citizens of St. Joseph aud
Waterproof hearing OF the situation Of these
men and the danger they were in armed
themselves and vent there for the purpose of
rescuing them from the mob. The citizens
we're 6red on by the Italians, hut no one was
hurt. The citizens eucceeded in lioerxting
Oisher and the two clerks vino came up last
evening on the steamer NatcheE.
The Italian laborers followed ON the City
of Yazoo which arrived at Klehsten a. about
the same time Natchsz did. Oisher and the
TIVE clerks took refuge in a street car at
the latter place, bnt we're seized by the ltal-
ians who were evidently bent on numbering
them, when the citizens Of Klenston assisted
by the police officers rushed in and saved
them from the Italians and took them to
prison for safe keeping.
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IN TROUBLE.
Steamer Buraed..Three Coal Barges
Sunk-Four Men Drowned.

PrrrssURG. Jan, 2.
Early this morning barges being towed
by steamers I. N. Bunton and John r. Case,
became unmanageable and swung the steam
ere against the pier at Davis Island dam
Three of the coal boats sunk at once and the
Case drifted to the head Of Neville Island
where she lodged.
The shock of the COLI ion threw the Are
from under the Bunton's boilers and in two
minutes she was burning in . dozen places
and scene of the utmost confusion fol-
lowed. The crew, numbering twenty, be-
came panic stricken, and several Jumped
overheard midway between the dam and Ne
vile Island. The boat careened and went
down in shallow water. Sixteen of the Bum
tons crew were picked mp. Shortly after
ward the body Of engineer Underwood was
picked up. Two deck hands and the cook
are missing. The Bunton is a total loss.
She Was valued at $4,000. The l,aded
coal boats which sunk were valued at $685.
900.
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'TELEGKArHIC SPARKS.

The aggregate losses of the Howard City,
Mich, conaagration, Tuesday night, will
amount to $4,000.
Philip Kirby was found dead in doorway,
| in Milford, early Wednesday morning, with
cash in his head. An inquest will be held
John Denners. young Frenchman. while
drunk, fell off the Eastern arilroad bridge,
at Salmon Falls, n. H., receiving probably
| fatal injuries.
Gov. Cleveland has nominated Amos j.
Cummings, a well known journalist, to sue
coed the late George w. Lane.
Steamboats, Colorado and City Of Alton
were burned to the waters edge in st. Louis,
Wednesday.
The Massachusetts Amateur Press Asso-
citation held its sem-annusl meeting We'd
nesday, and elected officers for the ensuing
year.
The city government Of Dover. N. H., for
1884 was inaugurated Wednesday.
Twenty-one spinners and eighteen back
boys struck against the 10 per cent reduction
in tho Griunell mill at New Bedford, Tues
day. The mill is running with the mules
stopped.
| violent snow STERN ragged at Quebec
since early Tuesday afternoon. The streets
and railroads are all blocked.
| Rev. Francis Haw:ey. father of United
! States Senator Joseph II. Hawley, died in
Hartford, Conn. "Wednesday, aged 81 years,
Senator Hawity has been here during the
last week.
The Maryland legislature was organized
{ Wednesdat hy the election of Henry Ipoyd AZ
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The Death Roll.

One year does not differ much from
another in the number OF deaths Of prom
inent men. Death hath at all seasons and
all years for its own. and its victims are
drawn with remorseless impartiality from
oil ranks OF life. During the past year q
into public life. or who became prominent
during and Immediately subsequent to the
war for the Union have died.
Among tho politicians who died during
the year were Montgomery Blair. Lot NJ.
Morrill,, Marshall Jewell. Edwin ID. Nor
gan. Alex II. Stephens. Postmaster Gen.
eral Howe. Israel Washburn. Thomas
Swami. Theodore F. Randolph. ex-Gov.
Matt Head of New Hampshire. and Dud-
ley q. Haskell.
OF the soldiers who passed away were
Generals Harry Gilmor. N. Il. Buford.
Joseph X. Barnes, James b. Steedman.
A. c. Dodge. +. o. C. Ord. A. A. Hum
phreys. Tho Navy lost Rear-Admiral
Benjamin +. Sands. Commodore William
N. Jefrers. Commander Charles A. Cush-
man. Rear-Admirals J. Il. Creighton and
y. ID. Trenchard.
Bishop Jesse L. Peck. of the Methodist
church Bishop William Pinckney of the
Episcopal church Bishop John McMillen
and Archbishops Purcell and Perche of
tho Catholic church. died during 1888,
Among the distinguished citizens of
Maine who have passed away during the
year pas, are Hon. Joseph Baker Of this
city. Hon +. G.. Harlow of Dixdeld. Will
liam II. Simpson OF the Belfast Journal.
DIR. +. &. Parker of Presque Isle, Marsh
bennett of kittery. last serviving men,
Der of the convention to form the consti-
tuition of Maine, Nathaniel Low. postmas-
ter Of Portland In 1929. Rev. DIR. Champ
lin. formerly president of Colby Universi-
".
Other notable Americans who died since
the first OF January. 1888. were DR.. Samuel
A. Mudd. Clark Mills. DIR. George NJ.
Beard. William +. Dodge OF New York
Charles K. Thorne. the actor; George
Dawson. at one time the editor of the Al
hany Evening Journal; Professor Lyman
II. Atwster, Princeton; Peter Cooper;
the mother Of General Grant. Amasa Stone.
Charles c. Fulton. editor of the Baltimore
American tom Thumb. Juuius Brutus
Booth. DIR. J. Marion Sims and Sojourner
Truth.
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run b Queens wharf, Toronto. Avoiding all
regular trains He looked ~ the time table
bat fcrg. the Suburban train vas Oh the list
of regular trains and hence the accident
Public sympathy vas thoroughly aroased
for the unfortus ate widows and children and
already subscription lists have been started
and Offers of entertainments made 70 provloe
funds for their aid The families Of sevSrsi
of the men killed are in poor circumstances
and could i'll afford 70 lose them bread
winners.
Besides Charles Thomas, fireman of the
freight. the following we're instantly killed :;
Y. Agett. who leaves q widow and Guild
Joseph keefer; leaves . widow and two
children.
c. Spohn; single, who was to be married
tonight
r. Msiligan; leaves q widow and child.
J. Kernaghap. leaves . widow and family.
Alex Caanthers leaves widow and fam
lily.
J. White; leaves q widow and i've chill
d.rE.
Joseph McDonald; single.
W. Terriff single.
Thomas Burns single.
George Prescott; single.
George A. J. Scale; single.
John Mackenzie; single.
Charles Stanley, agec IA years.
Seven have died at the hospital. Their
names sre
John Hewlett; leaves & widow and one
child.
Johc Lynch leaves q widow and family.
Eddie Robbins; boy.
Sam Bailey, widower, but leaves g. family.
II. C. Herman; leaves widow ard child
only six days old.
Fred Iothloyd, single, and Hugh Cunning
ham, who leaves Q wife and three children.
Three others are not expected to live
through the night. These still alive At the
hospital are:
Richard Carruthers, slightly scalded.
Michael Kelley, slightly scslded.
W. Rogers, BADLY scaided and internally
injured.
Chas. Mcdonald slightly injured.
p. Norton severely injured.
Matthew Walker badly injured.
John Csrrigan, slightly injUeed.
Jas. Kelley, Alex Banks and John Aggett,
will recover. Victos Gireaus, THIS. Nc
Donald and t~o other, named Montgomery,
who were injured, wera taken home.
The damage TO rolling stsck Is ;S20, Oc0.
Manager HicksCn of the Grand Trunk road
Immediately teleg .aphea to Mr.. Ragge, The
local manager, to give every care and attea-
ton to the injured and let nothing be neg
lected which could possibly contribute in Nh,
| slightest degree te their recovery or to ale
viate their cussr!ngs; that he was Psined
and distressed at the sccidelt beyond any
thing he could express.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-03

In medicine. the last year will be me-
moriasle for the tolerably complete &C
ceptancc Of the germ theory Of disease.
II 10 now firmly established that bacillus
10 present in trse tubercle. pneumonia.
yellow fsver aud cholera have been con-
nccted with minute organisms and spec
ial diseases like grsnulated eyclids have
been shown to be accompanied BY bacilIi
The next step towards discovering the
cause and cure of these organisms can
not all to increase greatly the efficiency Of
madicine.
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FOREIGN NEWS
THE NATioNALIsTs.
VIVA. Earl spe.cer Might Have Been.

DUBLIN. Jan, ..
Despite the proclamation of the lord lieu
tenant, prohibiting the gathering of the Ma
tonalists at Cootehiil, county Cavan. Hon.
]. C. Yiggar snd members OF the organizes
tien coiam,ttee os she Irish national hague,
arrived ut the depot there and were en.nnsi-
ast;cally received BY large crowd. Mas;is-
trates and force of police were also present
AZ the depot. The magistrates harded MI
Biggar a copy of the proclamation prohibit.
ing the meeting. Biggas mounted car and
drove of, followed by his friends and the
police, the latter preventing any assembly o.
the crowd in a mass meeting as was expected,
At q dinner given in his honor last evening"
by Nationalist, Biggar made an address IN
which he said he was not aware that Earl
Spencer, lord lieutenant of ireland, had oh
tanned title to his property. but unless
some prostitute or church robber had sed
ii years ago, Earl Spencer would probably
at the present day have been drunken horse
breaker.
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RIsOR GRACE RI,,T.
Seven More Arrests. Military Assistance
Offered.

ST. JOINS, n. F., Jan. 2.
Lord Derbe, secretary of state for the col
onies, has communicated with the New
Foundland government, offering military
and naval assistance to prevent the recur-
renee of the riots.
Yesterday body of armed Orangemen
proceeded from Topsail aud Bellevue to Kell-
igrew to protect the Orange lodge menaced
by an attack from the Catholics of the Holy
Rood.
Harbor Grace telegraphs that sever more
arrests were made yesterday and today.
Five of their names are Jeremiah Lee. Pierce
Wade, Patrick Surokum, Richard Mckay
and Robert DonneIly.
At Bay Roberts yesterday the Orangemen
.urned out through the streets in procession.
At SPaniafds Bay they also held rubiic
procession, and were headed by band Of the
affiliated lodge Of Carbonear.
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BOTTOMS STATE HOUSE,
The New Legislature Organized-Presi-
dent and Speaker Elected.

BosToS, Jan. 2.
The State Senate was organized this morn
ing by electing Geo. A. Bruce of Somerville
president The House reelected Geo. A.
Marden of Lowell speaker. The House
elected Stephen N. Clifford of Plymouth,
clerk, and the Senate chose Edwa.i A Nc.
Laughlin of Boston, secretary.
The body. after some further prelmi aries,
then proceeded under escort of Company N.
first regiment. and Company B. ninth rexi-
ment, to the Second Universaiist church,
where the following exercises we're held |:
Organ voluntary; invocation anthem; scrip
ture reading; hymn, The Devise Be- n and
Perfections;" election; sermon, by Rev. A.
A. Miner. ID. d., which he concluded With
glowing tribute to Buffers military and
political record hymn, ''The Lord is King
benediction-
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FROM WASHINGTON.
POSTAL MATTERS.
The Postmaster General Issues IN Inn.
portant Order.
EAsHrxGroS, Jan. 2.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.
The Postmaster General, today. issueG an
order ruling that labels, patterns, photI-
graphs. pla,i ing ca ds. visiting cards, ad-
dress tags, paper SACKS, wrapping paper,
with prinied advs rtisments thereon, oil
heads letter heads, envelopes aid othe~
matter of the same general character, the
printing upon which is not designed 70
.':nstruct, amuse. cultivate the MIND ~
tsste or impsrt general information are
mere articles of merchandise and should be
rated as fourth class matter the postage
upon which is one cent per ounce. These
articles have heretofore been rated as third
class, subject to the postage of one cent
per two ounces.
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MARQUIS DE RAYS
Convicted L.. Fraui and Sentenced TO
Four Years Imprisonment.

PARIS, Jan. ..
The Marquis De Rays and others were to-
gay convicted of falsely inducing many PEG
pie to subscribe 10 an alleged enterprise for
the colonization of the ialand of Port Breton
in the South Sea some two years ago; of the
misapp,cs.. iatior Of funds and also Of having
induced scv.ra! hundred persons to settle
apGu aid IsIS3i, mos, OF whom persisted
through privaticn. The Marquis was s. n
l.nced 20 -four gears imprisonment, ana four
OF his associates to terms rangIng from six
months to two years. All of them were fined
5000 francs each Two Others were sen
fenced to one and five years respectively.
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THE WAR in CHINA.
Massacre of French PsisOpers-FYanch
Diplomats in Tonquin.

PARE ia !. 3.
telegram from Saigon confirms the re-
port that the BLACK Flags maasacred the p-is-
oners eaPtared before Sontay. Admiral
Courbet has decided to take active measures
for redress.
M. Treson has arrived at Iiu. and d.
Hammond has arrived at l.sigon. rhe latter
will proceed on his way to- .f;aace by the next
mail boat il is rurnored that NJ. Cham.
peaux. the French resident at Tue, has re-
.lgned owing to disagreement with DIR.
Hammond
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FROM PERU.
The Governor Inciting Indians to MUIR
der and Plumber.
hNAMs. ,jaa. .,

E&NAMk, J2T. >.
The outlook in Peru continues gloomy,
ewing to CAcares continuing 10 play Goubis
LANDED and tresehernus games, while pre-
fencing TO wish to visit Lima, he has been
incitlag the Indians to p,under and murder.
Two scores as bar5arous as those which &c.
Cured during the r,utiny in Judis ma, : been
enacted in the region ~nich nc pretends TO
govern. The Cniiiians adhere to the .erms
Of pence and will not iBteriere so that unless
soiAe os his own people shoe, hiG, there IL
little probability of the interior departments
submitting 10 the Iglesias governmept.
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RUsSIA's MURDER.
Death of the Wounded Mana Nihiiist
Arrested.

Sr. PETERSBURG. Jan. 9.
The official who was with Lieut.. Col.
Sudeiken when he was killed last Friday
night, and who was badly wounded, has since
died. An Investigation shows that there was
desperate struggle between the assailants
and :he two dead men. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that four nihilists committed the deed,
the principal leader being an ex-artillery
officer named Degaiff, who is believed to be
identical with Joffonski, the nihilist He was
srrssted.
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Five Persons Injured By the FaI, of n,
Elavatos.


NEw YoRK, Jan. 2.
An ELEVATOR in Smith Bros. brewery, No.
z4o West 18th street, fell today frou the
thlrd noor 70 the sub-eellar, seriously in
Jaring i've Persons, including two Oh the
Proprietors, Nessrs. Donald and McPhsrson
smith, OTIS Cole, George Weidemeir and
Cnafies Saner- A. soon ~ they we're taken
out it vas found that Donald Smith ana mi.
Cole bad each broken their left leg; Sau~rs
risnf leg and left ankle brokes; NcPber,on
Smith spraiDed the left snkle ana We;de,.;..r..
back vas badly wrsncled.
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Chicago Produce Market.

CHICAGO, jan T.
fLoUE-quiet.
WHEAT = lower; No. Chicago sprfps. a..
Jan. 94i. -
coES = lower a, 81 sci cash bid; s4I a "a.
Jan. W
oATs-higher a2i cash; 81 Jan.
RYE-qusei Ssh.
BAgLKY-duli OH.
PoKx-at u liza IA rs for cash and il ia "A as
Jan. -
Lard a rs q . 80 for cash; SIS a n
Jan. "
oULk MgaT-shouiders. 60: Short rib, 40:
Shor,csssr.7 &c. -
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The Good Die Young, was once an accept
ed poetic sentiment, but recent discoveries
show the author of il to be in error. The
good. FOR they are the wise. live to good old
age. and use Jadwin's Tar Syrup whenever
troubled With Cold or Coughs. For sale by
Allen & Co.. Augusta dec2kt&wlm
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Physicians are often startled by remarkable
discoveries. The fact that DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption and all Throart
and Lung diseases is daily curing patients
that they have gwen up to die. 10 startling
them TO realize their sence of duty, and ex-
anime into the merits Of this wonderful
discovery, resulting in hundreds Of our best
Physicians using it in their practice. Trial
Bottles free At Fniler Drug Store.
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FIVE PERSONS LOST
By the Bursting Of me Huron Mill Dam
Near HOughton, Mich.

HoUGHToS, Mich Jan 9
The bursting of the Huron mill dam. one
mile from here, resulted in the loss Of FIVE
lives, Charles z. Raymond, teller at the
First National Bank at Houghton, his son and
servant girl, Howard Raymond. wife and son
OF the Allodeg mine. Fifteen hundred dol
lars we're subscribed at a meeting os the cit
izens yesterday for the benefit of Mrs. Raw
Eond and children, who she heroicaliy saved.
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SkowHEeAS, Jan. ?.
The house owned and occupied by Mise
George Goodrich, two miles below here,
vas burned this afternoon With contents.
Cause unknown. Loss 5000; insured for
500.
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THE REM AIMS
OF John Shehsn, the Tramp, Taken to
Manchester. N. fl.
Especial to the Kennebec Journal. !

SPECIAL TO the kennebec Journal.
GARDINER, Jan. 2.
The BODY of John Shehan, the tramp. who
vas found dead on the ice at Gardiner Satur-
day morning, vas taken to Manchester. n.
H., this morning. City Marshal Wentworth
accompanied it, Shehan has relatives in
Manchester at vhose direction the body vas
moved.
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SEVERELY INJURED.
A Man Buried Under Twenty Yards ot
Earth for Halt an Hour.
ANpoyER. Jan. 9.

ANpovER, Jan. 9.
Hugh Greeuan employed by john B. Straw
of Lewiston. at Upper Dam, vas severely in
jured Tuesday afternoon by twenty yards of
earth falling on him. 1t was half an hour
before he vas extricated. The extent of his
injuries at thus writing are not known but are
believed to be serious.
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Open your eyes and not your mouth when
making up your mind what kind of cough
medicine you are going to take if you don't
wish to make opium eaters of your wives and
children. Stop pouring down all kinds of
cough remedies, and use Jadwin's Pine Tar
Syrup. Sold by Allen Co., Augusta.
dec2l+ &wlm
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" EAJifEK REPORT.
I idtca;ions for the Next s2i Hours.

Wat Dept Office of Chief Sigma: Officer.
Washington, ID. CIV Jan. 81 4. NJ. (
For New England and Hidiie States,
generally cloudy clearing weather, preceded
in the n1rtber" portion By local rains and
colder westerly winds; rising barometer. OF
shore sign1ss from Ke: West to PASSPORT.
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"ISplAN DEPARTMENT" Washington, ID. c.
l am anxious to introduce DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup among my Indians. having used
it myself tor several months, and think it one
Of the finest remedies ever found. | assure
YOU, it is the only thing that ever relieved
me of a protracted cough brought on by ex.
posure while on the Sioux Commission last
wear. A. G. BOONE,
Agent for Poncas and us. Commissioner.
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on A sNAG.
Steamer Sunk..Taree Men Gone Down
With Her.

VIcKsBURG, Mss, Jan. 2.
Ine government steamer launch, Nellie.
sTuck snAg near Oppossum Point and sunk
u sixty feet Of water. Tuesday morning. w.
. Paterson OF ST. Louis, assistant engineer,
sso Two vnite iaborsrs whose names were
not sscertainej we're drowned.
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Hon George w. McCrary of Iowa, Uuited
States Judge Of the Western Circuit. Ia.
been appointed general counsel Of the Archi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad and an il.
adjunct lines.
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The State Of Connecticut received Al
most a. many foreign immigrants as did
the entire Southern States combined dur
ing the year. Texas received at least
one-third Of the immigration. The immi-
grafton To ten southern States. taking
out Maryland, Kentucky. Texas and
two border States, according to
the figures above given Is not quite $500
or on an average OF 80 To each State.
Thirteen thousand would have been
Gsorgiz's proportiona,e part instead Of
1888, had she received according 10 the
number OF her population. The immigra-
ton question is an importan; one for the
South. and upon the course adopted by
her 10 attract immigrants. will depend
largely her future growth and pros
rerity. II IL true that the great
West has many attractions for him
who Ia seeking a new home. and
Yet. while this may be true when the mat
ter Is thoroughly considered the South IL
not without her attractions and advan-
tages. There is no doubt but this small
influx Of foreigners to that section is the
result of bad government there. Give
her political freedom. and better protec-
ton 60 citizens which would be the result.
and capital aud an increased population
would soon make her fields and rivers
hum with many industries.