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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10
NEWS SUMMARY.



TUG BOAT struck and exploded a natural
gas main on q bar in the Allegheny river near
FIttsburg. The crew of seven men were
blown into the river, one man being instant
ly killed, two others fatally injured, and the
rest severely hurt. The boat was destroyed.
"A CONDUCTOR and brakeman were killed
Dy the collision Of two freight trains near
Washington, Penn, and three other train
hands were seriously injured
CHARLES A. RAY, New York civil enei-
neer. shot and dangerously wounded his wife
and then killed himself Jealousy prompted
the act
THE body of William t .Connory, of Bos-
ton, was incinerated the other day in the
Lancaster PENN crenatory.
The new crematory at Fresh Pond, Long
Island, has been opened to the public, the
frst body reduced to ashes being that of Eu-
gene Lievre, of Hoboken, N. J.
Two women were fatally injured and three
honses destroyed BY an explosion Of patural
gas in Pittsburg, Penn. Many families were
rescued with difficulty from the burning
buildings.
SIX children, bitten by mad dog in New
ark, ". j., have been sent to Paris for treat
ment by M. Pasteur, the French scientist
whose recent discovery of a cure for hydro
phobia has been heralded to the world In
response to q cable message from Newark, NJ.
Pasteur replied that if there was danger to
send the children Immediately. Public con
trlbut1ons of money were made to send the
six unfortunate children to Paris.
Upon test case, the issue of which has
long been awaited with interest, Judge Sim
onten has decided at Harrisburg, Penn, that
the State law prohibiting the manufacture
of oleomargarine is constitutional
Two Of the men employed on the tugboat
which was blown up at New York were not
on board at the tins Of the explosion, leav-
ing the number of victims at four.
FIVE men were seriously and others
slightly injured by collision of cars on the
Brooklyn bridge. The accident was due to
the failure Of a grip to hold the cable which
runs the trains.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10
THE HOME DOCTOR.
NEEDING at che Nose.

The best remedy for bleeding at the
nose, as given by DIR. Gleason at one of
his lectures, is in the vigorous motion of
the jaws as in the act Of chewing. In
the case of a child wad Of paper should
be inserted to chew it hard. It is the
motion Of the jaws that stops the flow
of blood. This remedyis SO very simple
that many will feel inclined to laugh at
it, but it has never been known to fail
in single instance, even in the severest
cases. So says the Scientific american.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10

because OF meteorological duties. He does
not concur in the plan to attach this coTns
permanently to the army, believing that its
labors in the scientific field will absorb its
ganization.
Mention is made Of the Grant relics pre-
sented TO the government by Mrs. Grant an
the request OF Mr.. Vanderbilt These are
now stored in the war department, where
they will remain until Congress officially ae-
cepts the gift and directs what disposition
shall be made Of it.
In conclusion Mr. Endicott asks that Con
gress provide for an assistant secretary OF
war, as there is no officer in the department,
as now organized, who can assist the secfe-
tary in his duties and act in his absence.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10
rho war Department.

In submitting his annual report to the
President Secretary Endicott states the ex-
penditures for the year ending June
80, 1885, at $45, 850, 800 "a. He estimates the
next fiscal year at $4S, ,204. 1S3, reduced
from a schedule presented to him which
called for nearly double the amount. At
last reports from the lieutenant general the
army consisted of 2,154 officers and "a, 705
enlisted men. He then gives in detail the
operations of the troops on the frontier. The
Oklahoma country was freed from invaders
without bloodshed, and the effect has been to
restore quiet among the Indians. Other slight
disturbances among the Indian tribes of Ari-
zona and New Mexico were easily quelled by
the presence of troops. He commends to the
consideration of the President the policy OF
concentrating troops and putting large garri-
sons in the vicinity of large cities as a meas
ure of economy, the present railroad facili-
ties being ample to transport them to the
frontier speedily when needed.
Mr.. Endicott refers to the question of de-
sertions and says it is difficult TO adjudge an
adequate punishment where man has de-
serted several times One recent recruit
proved to have been a six times deserter, and
Congress is asked to provide proper pun
shment in cases of this kind.
Mention is made of the adjutant generals
report on the militia, and the secretary
thinks that additional legislation would raise
;his important arm Of national defence to a
higher plane. At present it is defective in
armament, using an obsolete rifled musket,
Tor which no ammunition is made 1t should
rave the same improved arms as the regular
troops with whom the militia may be calle1
% serve.
The acting judge-advocate-gen reports
1928 courts-martial during the year and GA
convictions for desertion.
Attention is calleu TO the defenceless con-
ition Of our seacoast and lake frontier Es-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10
NEWSY GLBANINGS

THE Hebrew population Of New
$1,000.
A PITTsBURGH entomoiogist has 50l N
butterflies.
THE American colony in Paris nunhaE
about 3,OJ0 persons
THE personal expenses Oh The sultan ar
81, ,0O0,O00 per year.
A COLONY OF Scots, with capital Of $50
COO Is on the way 70 Florida
THKRE are $l0O.O1l worth cf huwar
the White House conssrvatories
MANY Australian wool growers shear
sheep by machinery drivea hy steam
HAnr of this years cotton csun im
South has been raised hy white iaNNr
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10
LAKE DISASTERS.


A Years Record Of the Nnmter or
Vessels and Lives Lost.
The table of disasters TO lake shipping dur
ing the year of 1885, just published, show
that sixty vessels were lost during the years
involving a loss Of S1,o16, 900 Of these,
twenty-five were steam and thirty-eight
sailing vessels. Twenty-Five went ashore and
grounded to pieces, nineteen We're destroyed
by fire fourteen fouudered, four capsized,
and were broken up by seas and one was
blown into splinters by the explosion of her
boilers. Twenty-Five were wrecked on Lake
Michigan, ten on Lake Huron, six on Lake Su.
perior, six on Lake Erie, and thirteen on Lake
Ontario. In these disasters seventy four
lives were lost The most notable disaster
was the wreck Of the Algoma at Isle Royal,
Lake Superior, on November 4 by which
forty-eight lives were lost
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10
THE TREASURER'S REPORT
Statistics About the COntemts OF tEre
National POrkcsbOOIS.

Statistics About the Contents or the
National POckctbOOlSs
The annual report Of Mr.. G. M Jordan,
treasurer Of the United States, shows that
the net revenue or the gov, rlment during the
last fiscal year was s3ay $40. .7O6, or Ssf,
S29, 1853 less than that OF the preceding
year, while the expenditure waa
$3.50, ,226 935, or SIC. 1OO, 500 greater than THAI
of the preceding year. The surplus available
for the reduction of the public debt at the
close Of the fiscal year was therefore S40 a29,
6j4 less than was available on July 4, 1S84
The assets, according to the new form al
statement September 30, 1885, were S57s,s
70S, ,256 or an increase of $50, ,0lS. .007, over
1884; the liabilities were $3.50, ,3S1, 777--an iEl~
crease of $40, PIG, 5Yl over 1854, and The hal-
ance $l94, 326, ,47S-an increase OF $44, S01, 4ld
over 1854.
During the same period there has been an
increase of $35. .463, ,633 in the gold assets qt
$22, ,O95, ,0l6 in thesiiver assets, s6 775, 423 in
the legal tender assets, $17I, ,zS4 in nationd
bank notes. and 81, 147, 107 in national bank
deposits. The "bullion fund.- or deposits in
the mints, were on the 30th Of June Of this
year $l4S, 504, ,62s, as against $14l ,64S. .06S cn
June 80, 1854.
The amount cf fractional coin held III ths
treasury is So, ,2S6, 500 40, and the treasurer
recommends the appeal Of the redemption
law as TO these and the minor coins.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10
south and we.t.

The women belonging to Polish Catholic
church in Detroit Mich, refused to accept
the dismissal of their pastor by the bishop,
and their displeasure manifested itself in
rioting of the fercest character. Hundreds
of women attacked the two priests appointed
successors to the one deposed as they
were celebrating mass; stones and
brickbats were thrown at them;
the church was broken into by the in
furiated female members of the congregation
despite the efforts Of scores Of policemen, and
one woman was killed, and another fatally
injured The riotous proceedings continued,
and several women were arrested.
THERE are thirty -seven murderers in the
Kansas penitentiary under sentence OF
death
The extensive iron and wire works of Bar
mum & Co, covering whole block at De-
troit, Mich have been destroyed by fire, in
yolving a loss Of $4,000
THE will Of Vice President Hendricks, a
tattered document twenty years old, has been
filed for probate at Indianapolis. Mrs Hen
bricks is left all her husbands property, and
is made executrix, if agreeable to her. The
total valuation Of the estate is placed at
100000. Mr.. Hendricks had but 81, 900 life
insurance
FEARING a Mormon outbreak at Salt Lake
City, the government ordered a body of
United States troops to proceed Immediately
to the stronghold of poiygamy. The Nor
mons are reported to be holding secret meet
ings and to contemplate an insuTection.
OVER $50 Scandinavians who have settled
in the West have returned to their native
land on one steamer to spend the holidays.
A PRAIRIE fire in the vicinity of Burton
Kansas, spread over an area Of thirty miles,
destroying great amount of stacked hay,
grain and other property. Several persons
were fatally burned.
DIR. LYONS and his fourteen-year old
daughter were murdered in their home at
Tyne Creek, Mo-, by an imbecile named
Williams, who was Immediately afterward
shot dead by the doctors SON
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10

KING THEKBAw, OF Burmah, has been taken
prisoner BY the victorious British and con-
veyed to Rangoon.
GENERAL CAcEREs, leader Of the Peru.
Wan rebels, is reported to have entered
the city Of Lima and driven put the govern
ment troops
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10

A MAN in Stewart county, Ca, recently
found on his place gourd foar feet six inches
long and about AZ broad. He followed u
out. put rockers On 10, and now il serves as y
cradle for his baby.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10

ENCOURAGED by a governnent honus, the
people az South Australia are planting trees
very extensively on their wsde plaiasl nnd
with remarkable success
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10

GOSSIP says that Irving's production oe
"Faust il london will cost 100000. A,
special peal OF bells has been cast for IT, and|
scene.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10

He who wants to do great deal Of
good at once will never do anything.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09

STIMULANTs.-N take stimIlanta IN
moments of extreme exhaustion. That Is
precisely the time and state when there is
especial peril of discharging the last re-
mains of energy and leaving The nervous
centres too exhausted and powerless to re-
cup5fSte There is in nervous action,
as in mechanical motion, q dead point
at which inertia becomes imminent.
g Never take more of q stimulant than
will suffice to stir the energies gently.
If YOU want to iucite horse to
action you must not whip him more than
will suffice to rouse him. IF more han this
be done strength will be exhausted by irri-
tation. s. Never forget that stimu!ants are
excitants, and only when they excite to
recuperation--i. G., to the formation
of new reserves of strengthens we'll as
to the consumption Of the strength i'll
hand, can they be useful or even
safe. T. Never persist i'll the use OF stimu.
Tents for the alienation Of feelings Of men
tai or muscular weak ness or WEAKNESS, if
the relief obtained Is followed by "depres-
sion Of spirits" GOODNESS Of the feet or
''prostralion" either OF mind or body; be-
cause when these consequences ensae after
a temporary revival OF tone aud power it is
manifest that the recuperutive faculty is
either not properly stimulated Or is itself
exhausted, and harm instead OF good is he.
ing done by the Stimulation Good lFords
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09

MISSING EIRGINIANs- Three communi.
ties in this State are exercised over the
mysterious disappearance of as many prom
inent citizens. Two of the men are county
court clerks, and their absence is by some
people linked with the asc Developments
in the case Of w. T. Smith, the clerk in the
auditors office, who is charged with the
misappropTialion of large amount Of State
funds. The first 10 disappear vas ". II
Crawford, the county clerk Of Bland county.
On the 4'h of December last no lett his
home, having in his possession some $500
The alleged object of his mission was 10 sci
tie his accounts with the auditors Office.
Toe next is Leopold Ott. a German probes
scr of music, who left his honir' st Char
lottcsvillc on December s. The last TO dis.
appear some three weeks ago, was Henry
Rives Hooper, the county clerk Of Prince
Edward county. He is said to have gone
to the New Orleans exposition. Hooper's
accounts with the auditors Office are re.
port ed to lie in az unsettled and backward
condition 10 the extent Of several Thousand
dollars
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09
INCREASE of cAscER-Ifthe data of the

INCREASE OF CANCER. -Ifthe data of the
registrar generals reports are correct, can
Ger is steadily increasing III England ara
the rate Of increase is austnen.ing. thus,
during tb. ten years 1850 SO the increase
in The number Of deaths from this disease
was = 900, showing an average increase OF
about POO: from 1860 10 1869 The number OF
deaths was so 019, aud he avsrage INCREASE
PAS; aud from 1870 TO 1879, Ill @Ol deaths
occurred, with an annual Increase oi so.
DR.. Charles Moore attempted 10 show, III a
book published iii 1868, that cancer thFlVes
with good living, and that its increase Was
an accompaniment Of The improved eco
nomical condition and vitality of the Brit
ish people. 1t abouuds where the conditions
are ordinarily most favorable 10 health,a nd
more among the rich than Among the po"r.
According to French Cise! yer, about ten
per cent. Of the wealthy classes and seven
per cent. of the poorer classes are afflicted
with cancer. The disease, according TO Dr.
Crisp, also prevails among animals, mere ire
uuentIy among ish-eate.s than among herb
eaters, ape among domestcated than among
wild animals. II is not zymotic or intec-
tious, or conveyed in any way, nor is 1t
transmissable, though the predisposltlon to
it may be inherited; but it begins de nora
in each individual whom it attacks. The
only efficient remedy for it is the surgical
one, and that should be applied at the
earlier stages of the disease, while the alice
ton is still local.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09

ROMANCE OF RINK.--The roller skat'
ing mania prevails at Bucyrus, Ohio, like
everywhere else, and Bucyrus has its rink
and until recently + asted of its professor
of fancy skating" 40 dressed in fancy
costume aud called himself J. Clarence Os-
borne, of illinois, Among the visitors to
the rink was Miss Rebecca Kearsley, the
only child of F. R. Kearsley, one OF the
wealthiest men of Northwestern Ohio. Miss
Kearsley has in her own right property to
the value of 100000 she is about eighteen
years old, educated and attractive. She
formed the acquaintance of Osborne. One
evening last week she retired 20 her room
as usual, but in the night she left her
fathers house and went with her lover to a
village ten or twelve miles distant, where
the services of minister were secured and
they were welded. They returned to Blu
cyrus Her friends were ignorant of what
had taken place until few days later,
when the minister who officiated made his
return Of the marriage certificate to the
Probate Court. The young man, when an
attempt was made TO discover his antece.
dents, offered to give up his bride for $40 900.
He insisted that before he make any reve
lations concerning himself be would like To
consult with his friends in Illinois, saying
that he would go there for that purpose Ut
once it he had the money necessary to pay
his expenses. Finally Mr.. Kearsley gen
erously supplied the required amount OF
money for the proposed trip, and at the
same time employed detective to follow
Osborne and assist him in finding ont every
thing about himself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09

THE RECENT COUPON DECIsIoNs.-A
Richmond letter says: The effect of the
decision rendered by the Court of Appeals,
Thursday, touching the jurisdiction of that
tribunal in certain coupon cases will be
to greatly diminish the success of the Rid
dleberger BILL In one Of the supplements
acts the Court Of Appeals was given juris-
diction in sill appeals affecting the genuine
ness of coupone, regardless Of the amouat
involved. The Object of this was to allow
the Commonwealth to obstruct the bond
holders by appealing from the lower courts
to the supreme tribunal. Thursdays deci-
sion clears away this obstrucion All the
bondholder will now have TO do-unless
his case involves five hundred dollars or
more-is to prove the genuineness Of his
coupons and tender them for taxes after so
proving them.
1.-THE decision is an important one, and
taken with the action of Judge Hughes,
Thursday, in another coupon case, Is likely
to have an important bearing on the future
policy of this State. Mahone's own court
l,,as declared one of the most important
sn, >plemental acts passed by his Legislature
to be of no effect. The action of the federal
courts is looked forward to with interest.
The e6,et of Judge Hughes decision is
looked upt,n by the capitol officials to be an
order direct!ug the auditor to receive for
license tax coupons. He will have full
hearing of the case on the 10th. La the
meantime many bondholder will avail
himself of the order entered yesterday to
shove in his coupons for license taxes"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09
Law To Be 0beyed.

The Auditor of Public Accounts Saturday re.
ceived the following from the Governor:
RICHMOND. February 6, 1885.
To n. Hon Morton Mavre, auditor Of Public Account,
of Figinia:
Dear sir,-In connection with Irregularities and
alleged frauds which have occurred in the pay
ment of money into the public Treasury through
a lorg series of years, to which the attention Of
the Governor has been called officially, which
irregularities could not have occurred If the law
had been complied with, your attention Is called
TO the provision of the statute az embodied In the
7th, Sth, and 9th sections of chapter AZ OF the
Code of 1878.
It is ordered that the provisions of these sec,
lions of the law be hereafter strictly complied
with. 1t is further ordered that no officer, clerk
or other employee in the offices Of Auditor OF Puo,
lie Accounts, Second Auditor, or Treasurer shall
act as the agent of any officer or other party for
the payment of money into the public Treasury
and the banks of the city of Richmond which have
been designated as State repositories are forbid
den to receive money on account of the Common
wealth except in strict compliance Of law.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAA E. CAMERON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09
AIeSag(irla 8aEetIe
MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY Q
LEE.


General Lord Wolsely, writing from Egypt
q friend, says Il have personally known onl
two heroes. Gen. Lee was one, the other, Gel
Gordon.'-Erola the cable dispatch announcing u
f,H of Khartoum, and probable killing Of Gener
Gordon
yirginia's soul is thrilled to-day
With memories of her warrior dead;
Who sleeps one of the martyr thropg
OF the Lost Cause he grandly led
From far beyond the pyramids
There comes the sound of his great uame;
The oceans bear with conscious pride
The surging echoes of his fame.
A soldier wreathcd with victory
Writes But two heroes l have known
And, ere he names his ccuntryman,
in tribute just he names our own.
Ah grand AID goodly Lee Thy fame
Is dearest relic of the past
A heritage Of chivalry
To be revered while time shall last.
No winter, aud no purer life
In annals of mankind is found.
No knightlier, nobler gentleman
Fer sat at Arthur's Table Round.
Ard Battle Abbey calls her roll
In vain for soldier like to thee
Virginia. show thy scars with pride
And then, in triumph, point 10 LEE!
w. W. SCOTT.
Orange, Virginia; Feb 9th. 1885.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09
LOCAL BREVITIEs

Both of the Washington ferry boats are
now on the line, making trips every hour
The prospects for building during the
coming spring are said by the carpenters
and lumber dealers TO be good.
Messrs. Dreitus & Co. have purchased the
old schooner Black Hawk, now lying in
King street dock, and will wreck it.
On account of the inclemency of the
weather DR.. Gibson's lecture to the Teach
er's Institute, announced to take place to.
night, has been postponed till Friday night
next
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09

STEAMBOAT MAN PRoMoTED.-The In
land and Seaboard Coasting Company has
appointed Mr.. James T. Jones to com maud
thu $, eamer Lady Of the Lake, vice Cap
tain Barker, who has been transferred to
the STEAMER Jane Mosely. Captain jones
is very popular steamboat man, aud was
for years second in command OF the Lake.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09

HOTEL ARRIVALS Bradd"rk House.
w. c. Brown. Eps. High School J. V.
Br,adbead, Washington. d. c.; Jno. f.
Tackett, n. Y; s. &. Simpson and wife,
BALTIC Gen. Newell, Mich; F. A. Massie,
Charlottesville; Barlow & Wilson Co., 80
members
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09

The February number Of BdJyhood, flied with
interesting reading matter for mothers and those
who have the care of children, has been received
from it's publishers Although but three num-
bers of this magazine have been issued, 1t has
gained favor wherever circulated. Address
Babyhooi 10 Spruce street, New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09
Throw Your Dinner Away.

Perhaps such advice may seem like sug
geston of poor economy. But II your
digestive apparatus is out OF order you
might as well throw your dinner IN the
street as to eat it; for it will do you no good,
To enjoy square meal, put your stomach
in good order and tone up nerves ana mus
Giles by the use of Browns Iron Bitters. MT
NJ. l.. Drake, De Land, Florida, says
Browns Iron Bitters will cure indigestion
when physicians fail"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09

CORPORATION CoURT--Judge N. B. Meade
presiding-Leave was given the trustees 81
Ebentz-r Baptist Church. colored, to en-
cumber that church, paving for improve
ments TO the amount Of $500.
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning
at II O'Clock
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-09

SALE OF FISHING ouTFIr.-The fish
ing outfit, consisting OF boats. seines, two
horses, &C., of the late Capt. Jerry Robh,
was sold at public auction at THE Gums"
s so on Saturday last, TO his widow, Mrs.
mary +. Robb, for 1904. Mrs. Robb will
n tG the shore, one of tho hest on the river.
tnls Season, and viii Commence operations
as soon IS the season OPENS,