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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13
A Lovers Unfortunate Ruse.

BALTINIoHE, Nd, Feb. 9.--Miss Eva De
Coursey and Clarence Newell had lovers
quarrel in Washington County, the young
woman refusing to speak to her sweetheart.
Newell conspired with two friends, and one
day last week when Miss De COursey was
passing Newell's house the report of a
pistol resounded, and the two young fell
lows darted out with the in
formation that Clarence had shot himself.
Miss DeCoursey rushed in and found her
lover on the floor with blood stain on his
forehead. Remarkng that She would die
with him, she took up the revolver and
fred, the ball passing very near her heart,
and she now lies in dangerous condition.
Newell drew blood from his nose with
which to smear his face and had fired his
pistol into the floor.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13
Successful in Break for Freedom

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Yesterday morning
Jailor Folz, with guard of deputy-sheriifs.
was putting TWENTY-FIVE prisoners on Chi
cago & Alton train for transportation to the
Joliet penitentiary, when two of them broke
away. The guards were walking through the
Union Depot Oh Canal street on their way
to the train, with the prisoners walking in
line behind them. Two of the latter,
named Frank Lewis, under a ten
years sentence for burglary, and
Louis Mitchell, ON his way to serve
six years for horse stealing, stepped
out of the line and made their
way out of the depot. The prisoners had
shackles on their hands and feet but they
succeeded IN making their way over the
Adams street bridge before their absence
was noted. The police department was at
nee notified of the escape.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

A MAN was lying seriously i'll at Al
bany, n. Y, recently, owing to arsenic
and other ingredients used in compo-
sition by dentist in filling his teeth.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

The attempted suicide Of a girl
twelve years of age, living at New Ha-
ven, because her mother refused to let
her wear new cloak to church, was a
remarkable occurrence. Vanity is the
besetting sin of many people, but it sell
dom manifests itself so strongly as this
even at maturity. The disappointed
child took opium pills, then wandered
off from home until she fell down in the
street, overcome by the effects Of the
narcotic. Under medical care she re-
vived and was brought out of danger
Ne1C HGUe7l Reqister.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

The Secretary of the Navy has au-
thorizcd Lieutenant George w. Stoney
to make further explorations in Alaska
with party of three officers and ten
men.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

THE other day the Massachusetts
Legislature refused to allow woman
preacher of Nantucket to perform the
marriage ceremony.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

While a daughter of Mrs. Eliza
Thomas, of Brooklyn, was cleaning out
the pantry, she found an old teapot
which she threw with other trumpery
into the ash barrel on the street. Later
in the day two Italians came along and
oYerhauling the barrel found the teapot
Examining it they discovered that it
contained about 1896 in gold, the hard
earned money of Mrs. Thomas, who
had put it in a teapot for safe keeping.
The gold was recovered from the
Italians Brooklyn Eagle.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

DE WITT G.. SPRAGUE, of Washing
ton, has been selected as the poet for
the annual reunion of the Army of the
Potomac, to be held at Baltimore in
May.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

THE Toronto CAM Presbytery, by
vote of q to y, recently decided that
a man may marry his deceased WIFE 5
sister.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

There are thirty-two miles OF ele-
waited railway ip New York City.-@k
Sun.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

Mrs. Rosa MEHRER, poor Swiss
woman living in miserable tenement
house in New York, is said to be the
heir to an estate worth $4,000, 900 in
Switzerland.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

A LECTURER in Boston said the other
day that the resources of Alaska were
gold, silver, seal-skins and Goldfish.
Evidently it furnishes all the requisites
for aristocracv
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

Ara late meeting of the French Acad-
envy of Sciences M. Pasteur read let
ter of NJ Buteau's on the utility OF
microbes in the system of creation, the
writer maintaining that vegetation
would be impossible in world in which
no microbes existed. In the course of
some remarks suggested by the COM
munication M. Pasteur declared that for
his own part he believed that life itself
would be impossible for animals fed on
absolutely pure od-that is, food free
from ordinary microbes, and he an
nounced his intention of submitting his
theory to the test of practical expert
ment if his other labors allowed him the
time necessary for the purpose.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13
CAPTURE or KHARToUM.

It Falls into the Hands of the False
Prophet-GeneraI Gordon Either Pris-
Oner or Killed - TreacherOus Arabs
FIocking to the observation-disclosures in
England.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

WHEN the news of the death of
Elizabeth Berry, of Derry, Pa. was
telegraphed to her father in Ohio few
days ago he dropped dead without a
word The news of this, following on
her daughters unexpected death, was
too much for the mother The three
were buried together.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
MUNICIPAL ROTTENNESS.
The Mayor Of New Orleans Calls Attt
ton to Recent Occurrences In That City

The Mayor OF New Orleans Calls Atten-
ton to Recent Occurrences in That City.
NEW ORLEANS, February 5.-Mayor
GuillOtte submitted message to the City
Council last night which says: "In the
trial now pending in the Criminal Court for
the assassination of H. Murphy by an EN-
ploye of the City Government, it has de-
yeloped such horrible facts and details as
to call for immediate and summary action.
It will be said by certain persons that as the
question of guilt or innocence of persons re-
ferred to is now at issue before the court of
justice the Council should remain inactive
until the verdict or finding of the
court. This conclusion is erroneous
and unfair. No one can deny that
Judge Thomas j. Ford and accomplices
in the murder of Murphy are city officials
No one after reading the evidence already
ELECTED dare deny their guilt, direct or in
direct No one dare say the jurors now sit
ting in judgment on the case are all men of
incOrruptible honesty. Consequently, what
connection can be traced between the find
ing of Ford and others not guilty by the
jury, and conviction, and certainly on the
part of City Council and community their
individual and absolute guilt" After
dwelling on the subject at considerable
length the Mayor concludes by charging
Thomas J. Ford of the second Recorders
Court, and other attaches of said cOnrt now
on trial, with conspiracy and malicious
murder and advises that immediate steps
be taken for their impeachment Referred
to the Committee on Public Order.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
GRANT EXPLAINS.
he Intended No Reflection on General
McCoOk or His Division.

he Intended No Reflection on General
McCook or His Division.
New YORK, February 5.-General Grant,
In an interview, said again that he had been
misunderstood in regard to his recent article
on the battle of Shiloh. General Grant
said: mo reflection was intended on the
personal courage or zeal of General A. Med.
McCook, or the fighting qualities of his di-
vision. On the contrary. especially stated
that his division marched from twelve miles
east of Savannah, and had been up all night
getting from Savannah to the battlefield,
and as matter of fact they had been in a
heavy storm OF rain during the night march.
McCook's division did as good service,
perhaps, as any division in the field on
Monday, the 18th, and on one occasion dur
ins that day the opportunity fell to it to do
service, which received special cOmmenda-
ton of the official reports Of General Sher-
man and two other general officers of the
Army of the Tennessee. The only thing
tina. l can see in my article that can be con-
strued as rejecting upon McCOok, although
it is not so intended by me, is the statement
that the request not to be sent in pursuit did
not come from the officers and men of the
division, but from the commander. What
McCook said was correct His men should
not have been sent in pursuit, and l acted
OH his advice, and did not send them. The
article shows this"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
SERIOUS CONFEDERATION.
A Fearful Hire Raging in New York-Lo
EStir,,atad nj Snn nnn

A Fearful Fire Raging in New York-Loss
Estimated at 81 100000.
New YORK, February 5.-One of the
largest fires in New York in a long time
broke out at midnight in the wine vaults of
ST Inhardt Bros, 112 and ia Wooster
street The flames spread with frightful
rapidity throughout the building, and owing
to the inflammable nature of the contents
the department was unable to cope with the
fire. 1t had such Roadway the entire fire
department of the lower part of the city
was called out The six story iron build
ing extending from 81 to los Greene street
was owned By Bernard & Muller. At 80
a. m. the roof of the building fell
with O crash and shortly afterwards the
walls caved, crushing adjoining houses.
Contiguous to the burning structure were
number of tenements, ami Captain Nc
DoneIl, of the Eighth precinct, cleared the
inmates out and now has about fifty
families IN the station house. Opposite the
burning building are a row of tenements
and the intense heat cracked their walls.
At two O'Clock a. m. the entize block
bounded by Spring. Prince. Wooster and
Green streets was threatened. The loss at
that time was estimated at 81, SOC, 900.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
VIII Terminate the Right.

PHILADELPHIA, February AT the an
nual meeting of the stockholders Of the
Delaware Division Canal Company this
afternoon the annual report stated that the
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, which
operates the canal, has given notice that it
will terminate, on March 10, the right on
the part of the stockholders of the canal
company to exchange their stock for nayi-
CATION company's, in accOrnance with the
agreement of the two companies in Febru-
airy. 1879. The capital stock of the COM
pany outstanding is 1861 shares, and more
than three-fourths Of the stock has already
given notice of the acceptance of the offer.
The managers were elected for TIE ensuing
Voar.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
A KANSAS TRAGEDY.
IIE,.- d.. Dit

A Woman Assassinated While She Was
Attending to Her Domestic Duties.
RICHLAND, KAN, February 6.-The wife
of James Reed, welltO-do and respectable
farmer, living three miles west of this
place, was shot in her own house on Satur.
day evening last, under very mysterious cir
cumstances. James Reed, the husband, had
been in town during the evening and started
home about six o'clock, and just before
reaching home he heard the report of a gun
and presently met man in the road with
gun on his shoulder but as it was dark
he was unable to identify him. On reach
ing home he found his wife riddled with
buckshot, in the midst of her terror-strcken
children. Some fend in human shape had
walked up to the yard and deliberately
fired at her through the window while she
was attending to her domestic duties. A
boy by the name of W. Gowl, living near
by, has been arrested under very suspicious
circumstances.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
Trinle Murder.

INDEPENDENCE, KAN, February GA
cold-blOoded murder near the little town
of Radical City, in this county, was dis
covered this morning by Frank BOnham,
the eldest son of a widow living on farm
near Radical. On his return home after
several days absence he found his mother,
brother and sister murdered, and tn all
appearances they had been dead for a day
or so, as the young man has been away
since Monday. Sheriff McCreary and
Deputy Shadey have gone to the place and
will make thorough investigation, as theEs
is no clue yet to work on. Every effort will
be made to capture the villain. and should
be be discovered it will not need jurs 70
settle his case
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
Reecher's Relief.

New YORK, February 6.-An Albany
special says: Henry Ward BeecheT, in con-
versation regarding the outlook FOR tbs
Cleveland administration, said he thought
the President-elect had shown very good
sense IN summoning the party leaders To
confer with him, and in this way
familiarize himself with the situa-
ton he had to confront. He thought
the new administration would show \
determination to meet the great questions
pending before the country in an intelligent
and conscientious way. In his efforts at re
form Cleveland would be sustained by the
best elements of both parties, although per-
haps giving offense to Office seekers in hiS
own
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
THE GRANT RELICS.

Message OF the President to Congress N
Regard to Grants Swords and Other
Relics.
The President has transmitted to the
House the following message:
To the House of Representatives:
take especial pleasure in laying before
Congress the generous ofer made by Mrs.
Grant TO give to the Government in per
petual trust the swords and military land
civil testimonials lately belonging to Gen.
: eral Grant. A copy of the deed Of trust and
the letter addressed to me by William II.
Vanderbilt, will explain the nature and mo
eral Grants achievements and recognition
OF his just fame have In part taken shape In
numerous menentoes and gifts which, while
dear to him, possess for the Nation excep-
tional interest These relics of great historical
value have passed into the hands of anotkar,
whose considerate action restored the cotfeo-
ton to Mrs. Grant as life trust on CONDITION
at Mrs Grants option, il shall become the
property of the Government as set forth in
the accompanying papers. In the exercise
OF the option thus given her, MS Grsnt
elects that the trusts shall forthwith deter
mine and asks that the Government desig-
nate suitable place of deposit and reSpon-
sible custodian for the collection. The
nature of this gift and the value of relief
which the generosity of a private citizen
Joined TO the high sense of public regard
which animaleS Mrs. Grant have thus placed
and signal recognition on behalf of the
Nation at the hands of its Representatives.
l therefore ask Congress to take suitable
action TO accept the trust and provide
for its secure custody, at the same
time recording the appreciative gratitude of
the people of the United States to the donors.
In this connection / may pertinently adj
vert TO the pending legislation in the Senate
and House of Representatives booking to the
National recognition of General Grants en-
inent service by providing means for his
restoration to the army on the retired list.
That Congress by taking such action will
give expression to the almost unanimous de-
sire of the people of this Nation is evident,
and l earnestly urge the passage of an act
similar to Senate bill S5SO which, while not
interfering with the constitutional prerog
atives of appointments will enable the Presi-
dent in his discretion to nominate General
Grant as General on the retired list.
lSignedl CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
The accompanying papers referred to are
the deed of trust executed by Vanderbilt,
and that gentleman's letter to the President
informing him of his action.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
No Beer Allowed.

CEDAR RAPIDs. Iowa, February Am
important ease, involving the right of a
brewer in another State to sell beer by
agent in lows, was concluded here this
evening. George Wagner, Rock Island
brewer, had one hundred and twenty -cases
OF bottled beer, thirty-eight quarter barrels
and seventeen barrels of beer seized here
last week, and after a four days trial and
most vigorous defense, the jury this even
ing condemned the beer to destruction I'M
Ger the new laws. Its valuation is eight
hundred dollars. The defense was that the
property was destined for Albert Lea,
MIN, but was detained here by severe
weather. The prosecution established the
fact Of an agency here and local sales.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
Murferous Cranks.

PARIS, February 6.-The Figcro, in an
article on the coming Congress of Dyna-
miters to be held in Paris, says the formal
opening of the Congress will take place the
23d of February. Eleven delegates will at
tend. OF these, six will be from America
seven delegates, the Figaro says, are already
in Paris, and these have commenced their
labors. The meeting will discuss the utility
of explosions by dynamite in aiding the
Irish cause, and the question of union OF
the dynamite party with the Fenians. The
F;gdro adds that the Congress will also
bring up for discussion aud decision the
question as to whether or not members OF
the English House of Commons who voted
far the crimes act shall be executed.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
ABILENE REFLECTOR
A VALENTINE.
Vert thou q Roman maiden

Vert thou q Roman maiden
And ! thy lover true.
How could /, dear, most rightly
Thy sweet affection woOE
Perchance 'twould he the simplest,
The most successful way
To take thee meath the mellow moon
And murmur 'AInO te."
vert thou, my dear, a maiden
From FreDcc's sunny land,
How should / then, thy lover,
Seek favor from thy hand:
How could IwOO thee, dear one,
How better could ! frame
The ardent love | bear thee
Than by whispering ''Je t'dime."
Vert thou German maiden
With deepest eyes Of brown,
I'd wish / were King. dear,
So thou cOuld'st share my crown.
nv heart would break, my dear one,
And thOu shouldst say me nay,
"Ich Itch dicH, Ia falter,
Fen to my dying day.
Thou'rt none Of these. my dearest;
American thOu'rt born:
Thy eyes are blue as heaven,
Thy hair like golden corn.
Thy hands are white and slender,
And cen the stars above thee
Are not more true than /, dear heart,
When soft | say Il love thee"
j. VI. Lippmnnn.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12

The Supreme Court Of South Caro-
lima has given decision against the
system of preference by which insol-
vents have managed TO prevent an
equal distribution of their property
among their creditors. The practice
has prevailed among insolvents in that
State of making assignments in favor OF
certain designated persons. This prac-
tice the Court pronounced unlawful.
Under its decision no preference. by
assignments or otherwise, can be given
to one who is insolvent.- ChicQgO ItBlcs.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12

All the ice used in the City of Mex.
ice comes from the top of Popocatapetl,
and is brought down the mountain on
the backs OF natives and then sent sixty
miles in the cars to the city, where it i
sold at wholesale at 10 cents pound
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12

An immense chain has just been
made at Newburyport, Mass. 1t is two
hundred feet long and weighs 1900
pounds. 1t is made of two and one
third inch iron, and each link weighs
twentF-iYe pounds. -Boston Globe.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
Ill.

III.
1t Is night in one OF the great cit,
hospitals, and all is silent but for tn,
means of those in pain and the mutter
| ingS of those in fever
Pacing slowly up and down the aisle
OF ward full of white cots on which
are helpless sufferers. is nurse whose
duty it is to watch and wait.upon those
who require the little attentions the,
cannot beStow upon themselves.
TO one she gives a glass of water
anOther's pillow needs raising. and an
other demands soothing words. To al
alike she yields cheerful compliance
stopping often merely to give kind
look or little show of interest. The
dim light falls upon her slim figure in its
neat gown, and reveals the sweet and
sympathetic face of woman of mature
years. more beautiful even than il its
first bloom.
1t is face of rare charm, so con-
tented, so placid and yet so bright and
cheerful. Evidently to these poor sick
people it is boon just to gaze upon it.
But just now she is called away: a
physician wishes to speak to her-prob-
ably give his orders for the night. She
haStenS to the office where he is wait
ing.
Miss Stanton. here is a telegram
from uptown. You know DR.. Ganse-
WORT. | presume. He wants YOU to
attend patient"
rs there no one else who can 90?
never take outside cases If + can avoid
it."
Positively no one, and as he speci-
hes YOU, l should not like to diSappoint
him"
We'll, then. 1 shall have to 90. I
suppose; but what is the nature of the
caSe?'
AN accident"
Can You supply nv place here?''
yes. We shall have to double the
duties
With the promptneSS of custom. no
more questions were asked, and in 4
few moments Miss Stanton was on her
way to Fifth Avenue. As she rolled
along in the darkness, with only the
street lamps occasionally lifting it, her
thoughts We're as calm and cool as if
she had been 4 belle to whom the
trlumphs of ballroom were an old
story; but she knew that she had need
OF all her courage and all her resources.
The carriage stopped before n great
gloomy brown-stone house, and the
door was instantly opened by a waiting
footman. Over the marble hall and up
the oaken stairway and under tapestries
and velvet hangings she was ushered
into an antechamber, where. quickly
dlveSting herself of her wraps. she
waited. In few moments DIR. Ganse-
WORT appeared and briefly related all
that had happened, all that was re-
quired. The man had been thrown
from his carriage, causing fracture of
both legs they had been SETTLERS was
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
After wear or two of hard times Il

After year or two of hard times IN
this country. it is the great increase in
our agricultural products which sets Us
on our feet again and puts all kinds OF
industry into active operation. The
stoPpage of manufactures is likely to
throw many people out of work in the
cities and send them to the country the
coming season On farms they can, at
least. earn a living. which unemployed
reS.dents of cites are not always sure
on I. Herald