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A GIRLS E.OEAETIC STORY.
How q WallresS n q Sumner
HOtsi Became the Wife of
Millionaire.

Both the Packer koy-. kok-.t and
Harry, were treated Ike el1al- BY
their father and mother. In the little
Village xnefe thi. god Old nan lived
there va. a .Ummer hotel. which
"a. ~patronlzed oonaidersbIy during
Tie -ea.ou. young Harry Packer
O.ten taking hL. msa.. there. 4
young cir. named lockwood, The
ing near the village, came in IT, ar
-st waiting on the table. The fre-
I1ency III Harry Packer. meal. al
the hotel attracted -1Iae attention,
and hi. nryther kot-rt, or "E1b," a.
hs "a. Familiarity ard affectionaieIy
cAIlsd ~ aImr-t ali who ever knew
bin, .aid Ons Gay before the father
and Harry a. the nreakta-t tab.
thA. HAIRY Uae sweet IN = little gin
1Dxn a. the hotel and that Wa the
essGn he did not come ~ hi. meA!-
more regularly. Harry cDlnred up a
little and ate. they had finished their
breakfast the Old Judge .eatef him
ELF Oh the front porch which over
look. MaUch Chunk and givee such 4
magnificent view IF the Lehigh val
ley. the moving bat. aud trains,
which his y industry had created
and brought together, the old gentle
man -aic; HAIRY, who Is the girl
Robert refers tD?'
Mis- lockwood. father. the
daughter Of MAI you know very
we'll
Are you going 10 marry her. Har-
ry," said the Judge.
81 ksvc .Irrc vrrif /, rS =, s.ttcv -
-aid Harry.
well, wait till / 20 down and see
her." said the Judge, and picking up
his old white hat and cane. the Judge
quietly ambled down To the hotel
and asked for Miss Lockwood. She
i%nnocentiy came into the office Of
the hotel, with her Gihing room
apron On, and seated herself beside
the Judge Just what he said 10 her,
Or she To him, will never be exactly
known unless she tell. it, but when
the Judge am out he va. smiling
ano appeared mighty well pleased.
he went home and found Harry still
.itting on the porch where he had
left him. by this time the Judges
fare had Resumed il. usual grave but
kind expression. We'll, Harry,D
he said, THAT il q very fms girl down
there, but she ha- no money. We
must raise her some"
The old Judge put down bis nlem-
oranda for St5J,DyD, the mother and
the Others for $3.50 each, and this
slJ,lsD was placed In the bank to
the exclusive and immediate credit
Of Miss Lockwood; the engagement
was announced, the wedding day
fixed, the marriage took place and
Harry Packer got the girl he liked.
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mule started off al d tDggIeJOilt-d
tfot. and Tniried around the corner.
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Notice to

To James Douglas, hi. heirs or assigns. Y0u
are hereby notified that /, our cro~ner have
expended $50 In lADor and improvements upCn
the Oye1nAn quartz Lode Mining claim, situa-
ted In summit Valley Mining District, Silver
Bow County. Montana, Dr the year ending De-
cenabeI list. ls., and you are hereby further
notified that II you fail 10 contribute or cause 70
be contributed ~ithin 10 days FROM date Of this
notice, your proportion Of sAid expenditure,
amounting 70 20, all your right, title and inter
ct and Claim In and - the ab0ve described
owner, he having compiled with the require
menS Of section IN Of the revised ytasuteA-
WV. X. VCOSNOR.
Butts, Il T., Esbruary Z. uSA- d2ssOd
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TO OBTAIN

o1usgAst and ask Tor them. :. IL: 80,
got toen, write to toe p-opT!e.o>. -
tne price IN letter, at cur ri>E. and -! ~
ssHt!o you az once by nail. po<. ra-l. III
Send stamp for the New peua--.-e . ~. ~
lcal Treatment WitL0.. NcG.,--r.
tIousands of testimonials.
TIE MAGNECON APPLIAECECG,
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NoIx-Send one dollar in Postage sa-t5.
currency in letter 81 our r:sk- WITH ,-e o.
Usually WON, AM try q pair Of CT A-sT.:
1nsoles and be convinced OF tie poN5: tEE-ILs
IN u Magnetic Appliances. Pls-..I5.E ~
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70 PRESERVE --- --:
Use the Magneton ApP.ia2c5 80
Magnetic Lung P-c.::.|.
PRICE oNT~ g.

The! are Priceless to la..eS. - -
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tafee years. Are worn over -1e u: - -
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Europe and Eastern Lands. have -s.=. = ::
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tHe system, and with the $50
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organs, must restore them % ; La: -,
We place our price for this apC-4.-7
tnAn one-tWentietn o. The p-.c1 a4~- E: -
I0l remedies upon which yl- .a4=
chances, aud We especially tcv.-5 - 2@-.-
OF me many Persons who have - -
sHs tnelr stomachs without e4vCt. ...-~
49,
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4 SOUTHERN ECovoNICAL THEORY

ATHENS, Ga, May 4.-P. r. Bloomfield. tho
nrdent q, the Athens Cotton Factory gives the resss
hv the South will uev ver man ufacture beyond Its pres~s
standard His theory brief as follows; The success
Of business csnssts IN cheap labor II The nnlnuaetGe
of cotton goods became general in the SOUTH Offering be
ter wages than could earned by agriculture the ed
walton OF cotton would cease and manufactured sSfs
would be cheaper than the material Hence o1nrs
,be necessity that such manufacture IN its largest
,ctsr shou seek hed whore labor Is cheap New-tae
spd has large laboring population which has been a~gs
I'm empsymrnt ugnprotected Industries which sh0a
never have Deen established They draw good wag,a ~
the eXpenSe OF the rest vi the country These prOeVe
duto uus be abolished later and then the In
mouse llOorng population or New-England wh %
tur wu out ~ work Ius cheap labor VIII nnd OecePC
lion I'm cotton maui thus securing 10 that soa
business which will belong to II by VTtHe oil IIs a'''y
10 handle It cheaper 49,, -, -,,.h A.,
II Will oe noticed that the good time OF whea s..
Bloomfield speaks must be preceded y tne 1s Ses.
of mOst OF the present Industries oi No"-H"e
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ADVOCATING REFORM BY DYNAMITE

A score of IrishmCn attended the meeting sf
the zoe rady Emergency Club, at No. 473 Peart. ssst
evening. Richard Murphy presided and NJ. h. OCs~~-
ley Of Brooklyn, made address THE wrong Of
ireland" he argued that when the members % o
nation were scattered the nation WAS dead hrd
It's destroyer was guilty OF murder The evils thai he
dynamite policy would bring upon England we're sscss
thing lor In sand and not for Ireland 10 consider Bss
idea that the Invasion OF Ireland by the English was t1r
the purpose OF civinng the Irish unworthy OF os
sideraton The object of England had been to redss
he lrlsh to the condition OF savages during past een
tur,es and n there little or tho eaven Of ne
savage lef, In the Irish nature the English had tssk
s.yes 10 blame for IT, since Queen Victoria In Is3y
mounted the throne 1000 900 Oi the Inhabitants or E
and had diet fsmlue aud she was Their nurdrs'.sss
lbe poDulatOu or Ireland was GraduGy be nR chS1sed
ana il was preIicted that IN less thai .
century there would be- Hlsh I'm Ire.2ud.
VIVA, WAS called honorable warfare had been tried sad
tolnd wanting. the Ilsh hllsdes had been fertiilSed
ana made rich by Irish blood. Now they proposed to
CAR, the war into Africa. IL not revenge tsay
wanted but Justice Samuel Eokelsey Introduces -
a scoIchman WHO sympIthiLed with all men wno ges
endeavorng 10 throw OF the yoke OF foreign ruler hs
said Americans must bear IN mind thai there was se
bobox In ireland and where there was no oalioteD
lis place must be taken by dynamite and secrt soce,n
Committees appointed T. make sements fr the sas
niyersary Celebration "tn honor 81 the PnWnlx PAX
Martyrs under the auSpcies OF the advauc Irish NS
tonasts New lork reported that II wOu laKe ya>s
at Cooper Institute On the evening or May IL.
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TELEGRAPHTC NOTES.
TIE MALLEY INSURANCE CAsE.


NEwHAyEN, Conn. May by the terms OF the settls
mcnt between Edward Malley and the Insurance com
panes which refused to pay the losses OF $l23O00 nn
Maiey's dry goods stores, burned in February 1881,
Malley receives $4,000.
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS IN TEXAS.
GALVESTON. May i-Many districts report the appear
anco of rust In the growing wheat Tie rainfall extends
many thousands Of square miles, beng oSptctlY
heavy about Galveston All appearances OF drOuth ia
the great grazing regions have been dispelled.
AMHERST COMMENCEMENT APPOINTMENTS
srRINGFELD. Mass., Nay 4.-The Amherst College
Commencement appointments are announctu' i,uIey
include q. W. Barker, OF Brooklyn, y. Y. ana H. NJ hei
rick, OF Rockford.
THE PORTSMOUTH'5 FEVER PAIlENlS
portsmouth, n. H., May 4.-Ihe United taes steamer
Portsmouth arrived here this afternoon anu Nv
the quarantine grounds In the lower natnoI luo yco"
fever patients are doing well and there are 10 iew oase
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN CONFIRMED
WuKESpAnHF Penn, May 4.-fiVe hundred children
of thia city and vicinity were confirmed by Ilshop
OItro M u Marys Cathedral this Afternoon Tho GER
emouy was attended by over 2,OOo persons
Sullivan AZ A BASEBALL PITCHER
CtNcI>NITI Nav 4-.IOhn l.. sullivan pitched TWO ln-
nns i'm "A game o baseball between amateur cuhs al the
Ininn Grounds this afternoon when storm stopped the
game Tie pitching amusing because 0l It's widhess
Ovei 900 persons were present The gross receipts
were about 81 400.
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IN NEW-YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.

PORT JERvIS, \. Y, May 4.-Rain has Deen
falling all the afternoon. extinguhnG the forest fires
in this vicinity force o men has been At work al day
repairing the Port Jerys and Monticello Railway where
1t doStr0yed by the ure Trans are now running
READING, Penn, May 4-The Fire on the Blue donn-
tans burned hercey this morning and could be for
miles but partially checked this afternoon by
copous fall OF rain The greatest damage has been done
woodland. corl-woOd and fences thousands Of acres
having been burned Numbers OF people living ai
OF the mountains driven IRON thclr hOUes
by the intense heat Thus far no lives have been lost
KINGsTON, May 4.The forest fires still continue. II
IS reported that lost thor lives in the Shawan-
guuk Mountains IN the Catskls. large mil owned by
Mr.. kcatOr destroyed. HnsseY Hill, in the town OF
EsoVus, was all ablaze last night and to-day.
WHKEsBARRE, Nay "A moderate rain began falling
this morning and continued during the entire day, ex
tncushing the forest fires the mountains along the
line OF the Lesh Valley Railroad from Bear Creek to
WLi,e Haven.
SCRANTON, Penn, May 4-The forest fires In the
Moscow and Spring Brook region out. RhOads's
steam sawml. several hundred cords OF wood, several
thousand railroad lies and I've dwellings were burned on
Friday.
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DEADLY USE OF PARIS GREEN.
FATHER PoIsoNs HIMSELF AFTER TRYING "a
KILL MS CHILDREN.

A FATHER PoIsONS HIMSELF AFTER TRYING "a
KILL HIS CHILDREN.
John George Wenz poisoned himself and at-
tempted O poison three children with Pads geso
saturday he was a baker, and lived No. 262
ou-st WIN his wife and children, August LAze.
aud Freddie, age respective twelve, ten and eight Hs
lad been narreI fourteen years. thirteen Of which lie
wife supported Bim. Al B. m. saturday be went snS
Ltithcrs drugstore at NO 100 COum0-st with Freds.
aud the druggist dressed slight scalp wound Oh SO
childs head Weuz bought four packages
ot Paris green winch he said he wanted clear ipsss
nom house Returning home he dissolved the poissa
III our tumbles waer called tae three children 10
room, and giving to eacn a tumber told thea TO drink
Iney hesilated. tie said that would not nur them aat
draued his own LASS. The children at
OF the house. Wenz taken sick and ay
down on his bed where his wlfe, who g0rks
aC No. 100 FranSis ST, found him at O'Clock. ia
spoke % nim but he did not Answer supposng thai
a d. lunkcu stupO shc round tndJ he nah -pear
al the money house, she left aim. Al III ooosx,
waeu sue to bed, hc was sleeping Soundly Ss1
ietniug regularly and she dlu lot beueye the story ied
by lne cnien tItt father hai taken poison sSe
Ouua hlu dead m bed yesterday morning.. All Dyes1-
gaton made Dy Deputy Coroner jenkins VINO giIsS
ii certificate giving the Cause ot death as arses1zi
poisoning aud cnTOulc dcOhOAsin.
wpAZ ns been long Time dlsSlp1tcd man and 14s
to Kill his wife and cIlldfcn, anu tosn
cOun suicide. He drank mixture Of DEduiy aud scf-
oscne oil month ago, ana on Friay nlRlJ be fst
mis- Hiie5 throat with razor. lie also TOOK ms ts0
Joys tO the dock the foot VI stan Oust. and trleo %
tuIOw INTO tie water but t1ey escaped ana I'M
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TIE FATE or 4 CREOLE WEE.
Try TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBUNE.

NEw-ORLEANs, May 4.-Elcven months ago
the social sensation Of this city was the brilliant wed
ding at the Cathedral OF the beautiful daughter OF Cne
Justice Bermudez OF the supreme Court of louisiana 70
Henry Fargas a lieutenant OF artillery In tho army OF
France. The ceremony was performed ny tho "'e
Archbishop Pcrche. The groom was SouhS
and handsOme and the bride OF noble
ancestry the acknowledged queen OF creole society
Aiter tue wedding tho unhappy couple left Tor SgW-
York and then for Europe. The sad sequel comes IN
report from Paris that Lieutenant Fargas because OF me
attentions by the colonel Of his regiment to his
wife mad killed him, and after sending by cable mes
sage TO tho family OF his wife TO come and get Their
daughter fed the country to avoid the penalty ot hls
crime. Mrs. BcrmudOz has gone To Europe 10 Drbg
home her unhappy child
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THE CAPE coD SHlP CANAL DREDGER.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TNBUNE.l


BosrOv. May 1.-The official inspection Of
the monster dred,er IN the Cape Cod ship Canal at
Sandwich was made yesterday by Contractor lockwood
f. j. Thomas Of the Senate; Representative Bosworth,
OF Yaunton; T. Ca rigan, OF tile companys counseii
Samuel Fcssendcn, treasurer OF the corporations the
engineer C. n. Thompson; Colonel George W. Williams
OF Boston; H. s. Ellis, the treasurer Of Sandwich ana
others were present The drcdger eXcdvatns, dur
Ing the Inspection about 800 cubic yards per hour ts
full capacity being 10000 cubic yards per day The
DEPOSIT by the force OF the filtration is car
ried some 500 feet nom the point OF
excavation forming by Its distribution An additional
embanknent the width Of 100 feet The dredge II Is
said s the LARGEST in the world and do the work OF
from I7j 10 200 men. BY the new survey and otncr
changes proposed, the work viii require at least foui
wears for its completion at an estimated expense OF
ii OOO 900 per mile. The channel VIII be eight niles
long 2lO feet wde and deep enough to float the largest
vessels Under the proposed change or location tne e
trance at Buzzar's Bay will be between Mhshee ana
Tobcy'- Island instead of hGmam Point over fioo,oOO
have been expended I'm deposits for prospective damages
he payen for right of way and expenses for labor and
material The working OF tho dredger was satsiacS 'y
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CHOOSING A NEGRO FOR 4 HUSBAND
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE 1klBuNb'I
CLEVELAND, May 4.-The elopcment OF, a
colorcd man with white girl IL reported from Spring
field dispatch that place saysi On the arrival
OF the train from Mechancsburg yesterday, pretty
brunette jauny atred In black SILK, leaped or ny the
side Of tan colored man. who also neatly dressed
They attracted a great deal Of attention, they
sroled about arm-inarm, waiting for train for Xenia
In fact the spectacle of young aud richly dressed
woman walking with young negro, created some
thing Of sensation the city, and 1t was not long before
a pohceman's attention was called to the
affair Tho officer demanded to know what IL
al meant The cOlorcd invited the OH
Ger 10 examine his papers and produced marriage
c, nae winch showed thC couple had been married Inc
girls name was Maggie Burton and the mans - Jener
son StuiheIs II WAS learned that the young coupe
e,oned from Mechanicshurg, married. and were on
their way 10 Xeuia spend their honeymoon Ibe gI
seemed to be Infatuated with her negro lover
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until they the printed forms and the amendments sus
geste tlOr the consideration OF the mes bers.
A STEA ANER BURNFD 10 THE WATERS EDGE.
THE OFFICERS AND CREW ESCAPING THROUGH THE

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BALTIMORE, May Authorization was received
here to-day from ChestertOwn, Kent County, that
the steamer b. s. Ford belonging to the Chester
River Steamboat Company, had taken fire at her
pier at early hour this morning and was total
loss. The Ford came off the stocks on Saturday.
She had been extensively oyerhauled at heavy
expense, and was newly painted. She started yes
terday at 10 O'clock, arriving at ChestertOwn at
clock. Her cargo was discharged and heavy
of produce and general merchandise
taken on for return. The crew completed
their labors about midnight and all hands turned
in. About midnight @ watchman on the wharf
noticed peculiar red glare through tho midship
gangway. and, Fastening on board, found the en-
gne-room coal bunkers and all between decks on
fire. The newly painted woodwork burned like
tinder The watchuan made for the main deck,
where he managed TO get tho ships bell, which he
rang furionsl, shouting fire" The alarm brought
several of the officers halfressed from their state
rooms.
The first and second officers, the engineers, stew
ard aud quarennasters, who had stateroOns, ran 10
the saloon deck and escaped by leaping from the
deck 20 the wharf. The crew rushed mp from the
forcastle crept across the hot deck and clambered
the side. on TO the wharf Purser
Howard turned back after the alarm
to put some clothing. When be attempted 10
leave by the saloon flames rushed In forcing him to
close the door. There was no other resourse but
the window. and although it was already cracking
by the lanes outside, it was hastily broken and a
dash made through it, The leap took him out on
the guard, and he dropped TO the wharf below,
badly suged phe clothes he tried to save by put
ting were burned almost entirely OIL, while bis
hands and face were badly bistercd.
by this time the town had been
awakened and the people were on the
scene with their ancient fire apparatus. Every
body worked hard, but the flames burnt the boat TO
the waters edge. She was built IN 1877 at "A cost
OF $4,000, and has cost nearly $5Q,OOO since ia
imprOveme She was cOmnaiiIcd ny captain
p. : McConnor President George Warfeld OF
the company states that the loss to the cargo Will be
heavy. rlpOn which there Is no insurance. The M
suIauce on the vessel is small Mr. Wartield sup
poses the fire TO have been caused by spontaneous
combustion from painters rags left in the fire.
room,