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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
A BIG HAUL.

The Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans
Victimized to the Extent of About $780,
600 by a Trusted Subordinate, Who
Makes Tracks for Mexico.
NEW ORLEANS, La, June 6.-The en-
bezzlement of sub-Treasury funds by
Redemption Clerk John Aufdemorte,
was not known in this city till yesterday,
and caused great excitement in official
circles. 1t is not known yet what is the
extent of his shortage, but it is now be-
lieved that it will not exceed $50, 600. A
deficit of 100000 had been discovered
yesterday morning. 1t will require
count of the entire cash in
the vaults, and it is believed
that Aufdemorte's peculations are not
confined to the redemption department
alone, but that he has filched large sums
from the vaults. Color is given to this
theory by the discovery of forged certif-
icates of deposit in his desk, which he
had evidently intended to use when the
shortage was discovered. The statement
from Washington that other employees
are probably connected with the steal is
not believed here. The investigation
A"o ohoWh hOeuihS cO 1dI W
support such a theory, and Assistant
Treasurer Herwig is confident that Auf-
demorte is the only defaulter. The lat
ter's disappearance was well-timed, and
little hope is entertained of his capture.
The investigation began Decoration Day,
which was half-holiday, and followed by
Sunday. Aufdemorte assisted in the
count and when the office was closed at
noon started home. 1t is believed he
proceeded Immediately to the Texas
Pacific depot and took train for
Laredo, in which case he is now
we'll on his way to the City of Mexico,
or is leisurely awaiting Developments
just across the border to gain further
time. He wrote note to Herwig, which
was delivered Monday, stating he was
unwell aud had started for Biloxi. The
shortage was not discovered till Mon
day afternoon, when it was too late to
overtake the fugitive. Herwig be-
lieves Aufdemorte stole large sum of
money Saturday while the investigation
was proceeding. Herwig is quite wealthy
and will probably protect his bondsmen
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
1T SHOOK THE TOWN.

Terrific Explosion of Dynamite In Coal
Mine at Bevler, Mssouri-The Act Laid
to Striking Miners-The Shaft Badly
Damaged, But No Lives Lost
BEvIER, Mo-, June Sat 80 O'Clock
Saturday night g terrific explosion oc-
CURED here, which shook the whole town,
and was heard at Macon, six miles dis
tant. 1t proved to have taken place in
No. mine, operated by Loomis & Snive-
ly, where the negroes have been at work
for two weeks. An immediate and hur-
ried investigation seemed to prove that
the widest threats of the striking miners
had at last been put into execution,
aud that dynamite had been made use
of The charge, which consisted OF about
ten pounds of dynamite, had been placed
at the bottom of the shaft and fred by O
fuse fifty feet long. Fortunately there
was no loss of life, as the charge was
placed so close to the mouth of the pit
that its force was expended in tearing
away the framework and seriously dam
aging the walls of the shaft, heavy tim
bers being blown into the air. Had
the charge been confined, the loss of life
and property would have been enormous.
Over 200 persons were sleeping within
ffty feet of the shaft.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
POISONOUS HONEY.

Wholesale Poisoning in South Carolina
Through Eating Wild Honey Impregnat-
ed With Gelsemtum, Gathered BY the
Bees From the Yellow Jessamine.
BRANCHvILLE, s. c., June 6.-Mrs.
JACOB Dukes gave negro servant some
honey, which the servant gave her four
sons for dinner. Almost as soon as they
had eaten it they complained of blindness
and dizziness. In ten minutes one
had died and within half an hour
two more died. By this time the re port
of the affair had reached Mrs. Dukes.
Her entire family were just experiencing
the first symptoms of the trouble from
which the negroes had died. DIR. Orr was
sent for, and applying antidotes, the
family was saved after great
difficulty. Half dozen other families
who had been supplied with this honey
were similarly affected, and it was only
by energetic work that there were not
twenty deaths instead of three. This
event explains two other deaths which
took pace in this neighborhood
on Monday. Examination of the honey
showed that it was impregnated with
gelsemium, from yellow jessamine, which
has been the cause of many. deaths here
tofore, of persons eating wild honey.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

An Indiana Farmer Murders His W1fo by
Cutting Her Throat With a Razor and
Uses the Weapon on Himself With Pro-
badly Fatal Eject.
EDwARDsPoRT, IND, June 6.-About
two O'Clock yesterday afternoon Fred
Grotegut, a farmer living one mile from
Ruble's School-house, cut his wife's
throat from ear to ear, and then made an
attempt to kill himself. The deed was
not discovered until after dark, when one
of the daughters came home and saw
that something was wrong. She ran to
her uncle's near by and told him of her
suspicious. He hurried to the house and
found Grotegut lying as if dead
behind his house. The man then
ran to neighbors house and summoned
help. When he returned Grotegut was not
visible, but upon entering the house a
terrible sight was presented. Mrs. Grote-
gut was lying on the floor in pool of
blood, her throat horribly gashed, and
dead. 1t was supposed that tramps had
done the bloody deed, but presently the
husband was found bleeding, but con-
scious. He confessed that he had done
the bloody work. He said he and his
wife had quarrel about the pigs at din
ner; that she was very abusive; that he
started toward her, and that in going
out of the door she fell down and st ruck
her head against stone almost killing
her. He had razor in his hand and
bent down to assist her to rise, when
she seized his hand and drew the
razor across her own throat. She then
told him to kill himself, and he tried to
do SO, but failed. He says he kept try
ing all afternoon, part of the time with a
razor and again by hanging. When he
caught sight of his daughter, he made an
Intellectual attempt to catch her, but fell
exhausted. Grotegut's injuries are SO
severe that he can not survive.
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DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.

Serious Damage to Property and Crops iu
Portions of Dakota and Iowa by Torna-
does Hail and Wind Storms.
PIERRE, OAK, June 8.-The most ter.
rife hail, wind and rain storm that ever
visited this vicinity passed over at five
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, thousands of
panes of glass were shattered, the streets
were flooded and many Easements con-
tanning goods of all classes were COM
pletely filled. The Courthouse and the
Presbyterian College suffered most. Sew
eral head of cattle, horses and hogs were
drowned The storm passed in a north
egly direction. The damage done will
reach several thousand dollars.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

THE postmaster at Paragould, Ark, has
absconded, leaving shortage in his ac-
counts, the amount of which is not yet
known.
THE second election for the nomination
for postmaster Of jackson, Miss, was held
ON the 9Th between Bulkleys and Clin-
gan, the two candidates who received the
highest vote cast on the 30th ult. The re-
suit is as follows: Bulkley 22S, Clingan,
223, giving Bulkley a majority of 8.
AT Collinsville, Ala, Mrs. McWharter
died in the dentists chair while having
tooth extracted.
THE monthly statement of the Louisville
and Nashville road for May shows: Gross
earnings, $1,094,0S5 decrease compared
with the same month last year of $62, 1925.
THE strike on the Kentucky Central rail-
road is virtually at an end. 1t only in
cluded the brakemen and freight conduci
tors, and has only had the effect of stop
ping freight trains.
Ex-PREsIDENT ARTHUR is suffering from
Bright's disease. During the past year his
malady has assumed an aggravated form.
THE worst hail and rain storm in years
visited portions of Dakota and Iowa on the
7th. The half-grown corn was destroyed.
Houses and barns were unroofed and there
was vast destruction.
DR.. BYRON TEMPLE, a noted infidel, com.
mitted suicide at Amelia, O., on the 9Th.
IT is reported that the grasshoppers are
eating up the young cotton in the neigh
borhood of Council Bend, Ark, and some
of the planters are giving up in despair.
IT is now known that there have been
eleven cases Of Asiatic cholera in Madrid
and two deaths from that disease. The
cholera has also broken out in Castellon de
la Plana, where there have been forty-o
sases.
JOHN MANNING was shot and instantly
killed on the 7th, at Tracy City, Tenn, by
desperate named Frank Taylor. The
murderer resisted arrest and was shot dead
by the Sheriff.
HUNDREDS of families in jackson county,
West Virginia, are on the verge of starva-
lion, and unless aid is speedily extended
the most disastrous results may be ex-
pected.
LIGHT frosts fell in the western portion
of Michigan on the night of the 9th.
GLADSTONE, with his fellow members OF
the British Cabinet, have agreed to tender
their designations.
SAM and Eli Dyer, brothers, were taken
from Jail at Bonham, Tex, on the 9th, and
lynched.
TIE growing wheat crop Of Illinois ia
estimated to Be only 10, 100000 bushels as
Eoompared with 81, 900 900 bushels last year.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
Lamar to Have Another Ass{stant.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 6.-The
Legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, which goes into effect on
the lst of July next, contains provis-
ion for an additional Assistant Secretary
of the Interior. An appointments to fill
the place thus created is expected to be
decided upon in a short time. The du-
ties of the new assistant will be such as
the Secretary may assign him. Secretary
Lamar has not yet settled upon anyone
for the place, but among the candidates
Ex-Representative Post, of Pennsylvania,
seems to be most strongly indorsed,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
Severe RAIN ..ld ..ind storm.

BALTIMORE, Nd, June 6.-Baltimore
was visited by a rain and wind storm yes
.terday afternoon that lasted fifteen
minutes. Many buildings were unroofed,
walls blown down, and houses in process
of construction were rendered masses, Of
ruins. Patterson Park suffered to great
extent in the uprooting of shade trees.
In the hsights above Canton, house was
carried distance of two blocks, and a
scantling from it struck and killed a
laborer. The pecuniary loss in Balti-
more will be about 100000. At Leigh
land town twenty-five houses were un.
rooted and one man killed.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
A NARROW ESCAPE.

YANKToN, OAK, June ga dispatch
received from the Signal Office at Wash
ington Saturday by the observer here,
gave warning that tornado that started
in Wyoming was very liable to pass
through this section. About twelve
O'Clock storm clouds appeared in the
southeast, accompanied by constant thun-
der and lightning. The rumbling of the
storm could be constantly heard. People
sought refuge in cellars and other under
ground excavations. The storm passed
by, however, but it was a narrow escape.
Shortly after the principal storm cloud
passed it began raining and rained heav-
lily for some time.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
AT MARsHALLTowN, IA.

MARsHALLTowN, IA, June Son Sat.
urday morning, between enc and two
O'Clock, occurred one of the most de-
structive hail-storms in many years. Re-
ports from the surrounding country con-
firmed the fact of widespread destruc-
tion OF crops and other property. 1t is
said that one-half of the growing corn is
destroyed. In the northern townships of
this county the hail was accompanied
with thunder, lightning and heavy wind.
Houses and barns were unroofed or blown
down, and the destruction Of property
can not now be estimated.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

WASHINGTON, D. G., June s.--Prof.
Rowland, of John S. Hopkins University,
will, with the aid of powerful telescope,
make careful examination of the top of
'he Washington Monument to-day.
Colonel Casey has put in considerable
lime for two days with his glass, but he
unable to tell how much damage was
one by the lightning Friday night. 1t is
:ertain, however, that the aluminium
point and the conductors failed to- do
heir work, and that at least one Of the
stones forming the steep roof of the mon
lment was badly shattered
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
AT MITCHELL, OAK,

MITCHELL, OAK, June S.-A severe
storm of wind and rain came up from
the southwest Friday night, little be-
fore midnight. The south wing of the
main building at the Driving Park, the
amphitheater, and large portion of the
fence are destroyed.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

LIONEL STEPHENSON, chief of the mid
|ivison of the Pension Office, has been
|ested to resign. The grounds have
hean made public.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

r. Archbishop of Paris has issued 9
! lar protesting against the seculariza
lie Pantheon.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

In Grand Jury at Montreal, Cam, have
tned true bills on twenty two indict-
Is for forgery and uttering forged
|rs against Hall and Fox. The for
bs were upon the Bank of Scotland.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

@NsUL RAINE told a Berlin interviewer
htly that he would undertake to re-
i the comm ercial relations of Germany
Itha IJnited States.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

! r earthquakes continue in Cashm ere.
ke quantities of grain have been swal-
Id up and famine is threatened.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

kyos HARRISON of Chicago has issued
brder that all gambling-houses not
Id on OF after the 9th inst. will be
BID by the police, and their occupants
bted and their apparatus destroyed.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

EE trustees of the Connellsville (Pa.)
bital have been arrested on charge of
piracy to defraud the State by making
presentations in order to obtain an
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

[prAIN STEELE, with seventy mounted
It's, had an engagement a few days
W th Big Bear at Two Lakes, fifty
southeast of Fort Pitt. 1t was only
trmish.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

In jury in the case of John A. Drew,
has been on trial in Washington, D.
for presenting false vouchers against
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of
Navy Depar tment, brought in a ver-
|of acquittal.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

fRRE were 1852 failures in the United
es reported to Bradstreet's during the
b days ended the 9th, against 161 in
preceding week, and 1872, 14S and 100 In
corresponding weeks of 1884, 1888 and
respectively.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
" WEIa B
INs. tl.ssy'
Imp aoable Bismark

ST.. PETERSBURG, June -Tb 4
sees cause for grave fears "a th3 ancrd
ing German influence at Tehefan, y
hints at the belief that Bismarck iHt6I
to hinder Russia's advance tql o.. 3
through that part of Afghanistaf y
to Persia. Russian pnblicis - o'us
considerable irritation at th4
that no matter hoW easily ths:n ~
Cabinet may be cajoled the 90 NJ
ernment will never cpnsentkA X, ky
obtaining sea coast south o!31Se. s%s
Bismarck's jealousy OF RuHs Y n Z = y
is srecognized az iuplacabf 3 8 i{ 4 u r. AZ,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

a meeting OF citizens of New Orleans
be I'd to consider the question of con-
Ing the Worlds Fair, it was unani-
ely resolved to reopen the exhibition
fall, whether the Government exhib-
mains or not.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

| the Canadian House of Commons on
Sth, Mr.. Lisler will inquire of the Gov
lent what steps have been taken for
ttrial of Riel, and whether an effort
be made to have Gabriel Dumont ex-
tted.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12
PICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

IL betrothal of Mile. Nevada and DR..
her is announced In London.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

CITIZEN of Montreal, Cam, named
(ette has brought suit for $4,000 dam
against DR.. Berry, City Vaccin ator,
Fausing the death Of two of his chill
with impure lymph. The doctor says
children died from measles.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

lIMoND SoHoRocH, the alleged dishon-
Post office clerk, who fled from Hains-
|, Bohemia, with moneys belonging to
Austrian Government, has been held
|extradition by United States Com
[ioner Shields at New York.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

reports from Southern New Mexico
Eorrect the Indians are leaving trail
| it ought not to be hard to follow,
|sed as it is by dead bodies, ruins of
es and other evidences CT their fend :
barbarity.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

FE Pope has granted request of the
IAN Catholic Bishops of the Province
Quebec for permission to found Cana
Seminary in Rome. The Montreal
fnary of St Sulpia will defray the ex-
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

FE Of the largest life insurance policies
pal was that of 100000 paid on the
by the Equitable Life Insurance Soci-
TO the widow of Norman B. Harwood,
rmand, Fla. Mr.. Harwood was killed
fall from his horse on the 10Th of last
|tL
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

fEAT excitement was caused by the
Plation in St Petersburg of report
the Ameer had been assassinated,
that Ayoub Khan was to take he
of government in Afghanistan. The
| rt lacked confirmation, and was not
kvad
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

bDaE &c Co.'s large shoe factory at
|Vers Center, Mass, and three stores,
1ther with $4,000 worth of stock, were
Jed the morning of the 4th. The loss
F5,'0o; fully insured. Two hundred
fs are thrown out of work at Mudge's.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

|LoT of carriages, imported from the
led States, has been seized at Ottawa,
|, it having been discovered by the
Pdian board of appraisers that the
+ used in their construction are the
Fuct of prison labor. The consignment
from Cincinnati.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

pMMIssIoEER SPARKS, of the Land Of
has made the following order: Final
pm of this office on all presumption and
|estead entries in the San Francisco
Humboldt (Cal.) districts. will be
Pended until the same have been ex-
ped by special ag ents
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

WARNER has prepared
yer bill which provides for thu stop
B of coinage of silver dollars and the
b of certificates for bullion, for in
|sing the weight of the halves, for
ling to redeem subsidiary coin, and for
redemption of trade dollars.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

M. REYNOLDS met horrible fate at
Southern Hotel, st. Louis, Mo-, on the
ming Of the I'd. He fell or threw him
from the third story to the ground
j in the rotunda, and was instantly
fd. He was sixty years old, and for
" First Auditor of the United States
Rsury.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

E Commissioner Of Pensions has
fken off the list of pensioners the
Pes of about 200residents of the District
|olumbia, who were found not to be en-
IL to pensions, either because they had
|vered from their disabilities or are not
Hndent upon the Government. In some
r the'the parties were dead, still moro,
Pws had married again.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-12

fE Supreme Council Of the Royal Ar
lm convened in general session at Buff
4 N. Y, on the 3D.. The financial re-
/ shows 62,549 full and 1902 half-rate
piers as reported on January list to
Insurance Commissioners, and that
rance amounting to $1,000, 900 is at
|ent carried by the members.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-10
Dickens in 1912.

i (, H. = ID T. . : = -
Charles Dickens, when he first visite,.'
Wasli:ns,toIn in 1872, was just entering
his soft, fear. Ee. was q niGlsllss-siizeGl,
somewhat feshy person, and be wore 9
brown froal, coat, p ra;i-..iaitlrt vest and
q f,,a4slcYT scarf crsyat, thai collenaled tie
collar and Wa's fastened 70 the tttraCIs il
ratber.vo.u9tuops folds By 8 double pin
and chsia. His hair, which was long
and dark, grew low upon the brow, had.
q wayy kink where it started from the
head. and WAS eorkscrewed rs it fell on
either side Of his face. His forehead re-
treated sradualt> from the eyes, without
any mai'Eed protuoarance, save at the
outer angle; the upper portion OF which
formed a prominent ridge a little within
the assigned position Of the organ Of
ideality. The eyGbllls completely filed
their soc..s2ts The aperture Of the lids
was no. large, nor the eye uncommonlg
clear or bright, but quick, moist and .ex-
pressiye. The nose was slightly aquiline,
the mouth of moderate dimensisons, max
ing no great display Of the teeth, the
facial muscles occasionally drawing the
u.,per.iip most strongly on the left SIDE
as the mouth opened in speaking His
features, taken together, were well pro
poationea, OF a glowing and cordial
aspect, with more animation than grace,
and more intelligence than beauty.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-10
PROBATE NOTICE..

STATE OF MINNESOTA. a. ag
COUNTY Of MORRISON.
Il In Probate Court. Special Term. June y, 1850,
In tie Matter of the Estate Of Nicolas Meyer de-
M ceased. .%sE
"a ettcrs Of Administration on the estate OF sald
deceased having been granted unto Slcoias
Meyer Of said cG,its5y,%@
F. IT is ORDERED. That all claims ana ae-
n,ands Of ali persons against said estate pc pre-
santed to this court for examination and Pear
ing ut the Probate OHice, in Little Falls, MIN
nesota on the following. days vizi fflda!s'
July 3, August 2, September 4, October Z. Nc
yember 6, Decamtcr 4, 1885, and January Z,
1886 ~
II Is FURTHER ORDERED, That six
months from the date hereof be allowed 70
creditors to present their claims agasnst sald "a
estate 1T the expiration OF which time al
claims not presented to said Court, Or :iGt PROV
en- to it's satsfaction shall be forever barred
unless for cause shown further time De al
t loved; :, -
! ORDERED FURTHER, That said Nicolas
| Never executor us aforesaid, shall cause nouce
| Of the time and place of the hearing and eNami-
! nation Of said claims and demands, by pub
! fishing a notice thereof for four weeks success
! siyely: in the Little Falls Transcript, weekly
| newspaper printed and published at Little
| Falls, Minnesota, in said county.
! Dated June %. 1885,
| By The Court. "
II. RICHARDSON,
Judge Of Probate.