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Hugh Blaney. Dublin wine mer.
chant, who recently died NJ the age Il
ninety three. used Ia boast that he had
worn the same coat for sixty years
Literary activity In the United
States Is on the Increase. one thousand
more copyrights having been granted
during 1885 than nj q corresponding
time In 1884. This increase is largely
due 70 the great number Of articles
copyrighted by newspapers and maya
zines - Chicago Herald
Tho late "H. H." (AIrS Helen
HunD. whose second husband was
William :. jackson. had many u tho
traits ascribed To genius, but indiiler-
ence 10 her husband was not one 81
them. They were very fond Of one an
other, aud no was always her last court
OF appeal. N r. Graphic.
Josh Billings seated himself nj =
table. threw his handkerchief across
one knee and lccturcd recently upon
the probabilities Of Life. ~ Il have
been trying for the past forty years 70
find out nj what time Of life = man Il
most foolish. and when find out Ill
let you know" he told his audience.
~ y Tribune.
lie was most peculiar fellow
about his clothes. I" writes Washing
ington correspondent. speaking Of no
less person than the Father OF his
Country, land some Of his brass but
tons he had east with his initials q. W..
and around their top the legend. Long
live the President Such a button lies
before me as write"
Edmund Clarence Stedman. who
made love match when a mere boy.
running away with the pretty girl who
had fascinated him. has kept up the
romance ever since. and he Is now. al
though comparatively young. n grand
| father. lie does not. after the manner
| OF many singers. reveal all his poetry
| to the outside world and preserve his
prose Tor indoors employment What
| ever he writes his wife hears first. and
she il. he SAYS, his gcntlest and yet his
most exacting critic. N y. Times.
| When that hcartless foe. Yellow
Jack. who proved more deadly than
| Yankee bullets. slew General Hood
there were left eleven little Hood chill
dren without father or mother. Six 81
| the eleven were twins. Two OF the
eleven died. and nine still live three
! n. New Orleans. one AZ Cohoma. Miss.
two at New York City. two at Wood
willie. Miss. and one AT Scarsdale. N.
Y. Not only have the orphans good
homes. but fund Of $1,000 raised for
them already has rolled. like the tradi-
tional SNOWFALL Of the philosopher Of
thrift. into lump worth $2s,713. WI
Boston iosf.
Samuel Green. the second printer
in this country. was born in England ia
1918; died at Cambridge. Mass. Janu-
AIRY |. l.Uy. lie succeeded Day. the
first printer. In 1913. Mr.. Green had
nineteen children. and his descendants
We're race OF printers in New England
and in Maryland. He printed the
Psalter. translated into the Indian
language by Elliot the apostle. and
many other books. H:s son. Bar
tholomew, printed in April. 1904. the
first newspaper ever issued in America,
the Boston Ne,cs letter. which was con-
tinued by Green and his SUCCESSORS
Boston BUDGET
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TIE Democratic Nominees for Governor
and Lieutenant Govcanor ~ New h"rk
signify Ihelr Acceptance of the Horror
Albany. N. r., October ic'-Messrs'
Hi and Jones. Democratic nominees LOT
Governor and Lieutenant Governor .!
New York, have sent In their letters ~
acceptance. Governor lin says;
The excellent platform adopted BY the
convention meets my entire approval IN
Ike the platform Of our opponents, y ~
uuircs neither explanations nor nroloHy
Most cordially DO con az - ,ns senasrs I"
President Cleveland their hearty npprooa
tion OF tho puplic policy which mas Kovcrnsu
his oniciai action tneit .on ' srs she NM
pre-, iation OF his urn. consiucra'c anu
conscientious conduct ~ t.resiucn.'
The Republican platform, on 'ne osnss ms" y:
hypocriticai pfetenres the effort when wy
President has made for the purincatloh -
the puslic service. the correc''7n - a"nk v ~,
honest endenvurs for better government.
and u condemns the National numini-tte
tIon for every reform which y mas ., ,nnmsu
rated In ne management OF the nnanctt,
IN the regulation OF the comm .rs.
and IN the enforcement ~ the laws
OF the country. The issue thus snaIP'y
prescnted by the platforms OF the TWO par
ties. can not be changed by the indvinnM
uttcranccs 81 candidates or the unauthor.
ized explanation Of party newspapers our our
opponents, as a party, are npporcu ~ tno
policy and principles 81 l'res1ucnt ticNc-
land. and their success ~ the ensuing rtec.
tion would surely be proclaimed throuyhout
the country a~ a condemnation OF ms nlnin,
istration. The hands Of the President VIII
be strengthcd by victory o. ms party
friends-not by the success 81 shc enemies
OF his party.
should be reformed The continued as'
cendency OF one party In the National rov'
eminent for twenty four years lei 10 abuses
tile creation OF sinecures and the prosttu
ton OF public positions 20 partisan pnr
poses. Any laws not inconsistent with the
true spirit OF our institutions. having lot
their sole object and purpose the correction
OF such abuses and capapic OF practical ana
impartial enforcement. must commehu
themselves TO all thoughtful men,"
The remainder OF the letter refers TO
matters OF State policy.
Mr.. jones' letter Is very brief and
dwells mainly upon he duty OF literally
pcnsioning INDECENT soldiers or their
families, Of giving cx-soldlers The pref
erence in public employment, and Of
guarding the laborers against injustice.
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WrLrIAAsroRr, Pa, October IA
case Of insanity brought on BY religious
excitement came to light yesterday after
noon when WIN. II. Bastian, fiIer In the
Dodge Mills, tried TO drive mis- fellow
workmen from the shop. B1stian for
some time has been attending the reli-
gIous REVEALS at Newberry, and for days
his wife has noticed that he acted queer.
He has necessarily been bemoanIng bis
fate and praying that his sins might
be forgiven. Monday morning during
one OF his dts OF depression he tried to
kill his wife, but she escaped from him
and he went to work. Al the mill he DC.
came . raving maniac, and the police
were sent for. II took the combined
strength Of four officers to hold him. He
IL hsavily-buiIt man and be struggled
furiously, but was 1t last handcu6ed and
taken to jail.
In jail BastIan managed 70 get loose.
He tore his clothes Oh and ran into the
corridors naked and howled frightfully.
He reached the door leading from the
corridor and with tremendous muscular
force tried 10 break II open. Sherih
Sprague was preparing to start ioi
Gettysburg, but when be saw what tn
matter was, be concluded 20 remain q
home and watch the mailman. IL tool
eight men TO recapture Bastian. lie VA
at last overpowered, dressed and chained
20 bed 20 that be could not move. III
was examined and removed TO the Dan
vile Asylum last evening.
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Annuas Meeting 81 the American uoero %
mi.ssons- Report ~ the Secretniy Dat.
iining the Work of the society aud some
oil Results Tor the Past quarter q :
Century.
Bosrox. Mass, October l5.--At yes
.erdsy's meeting Of the American Board
Of Missions, Rev. r. X Alden, ID. d.,
Home Secretary, reported that during
the quarter century Just cndcdt, ne num-
Der Of ordained missionafies has de-
creased ten per cent, from l66 10 1860
70 ISL In lss5. During the sevcnty-nve
wears Of sxissencs the American Board
has sent out 500 ordained missionaries
OF whom 80 were physicians, as physI-
clans unordalncd, l4f other male attend
ants. making total Of 765 men. Dur
ing the same period they have sent out
1850 women, sos Of whom were un-
married--a total force Of l,s66. This
gives a. the annual average for the whole
period. about 25 missionaries and assist.
ant m. ssionarics-l0 men, 8 OF whom
were ordained, and Is women.
Rev. A. g. Clark, DID, Senior For
eign Secretary, mxde the following re-
port for The TWENTY-FIVE years just ended;
or l66 missionaries on the roll In 1860,
atty two still remain and have rendered
an average service Of thirty-four years.
Eighty whose names are starred have
served an average Of twcnty-elght years,
though seven Of them lived In this coun-
try for years after retiring from the mis-
sionary ficld. The remaining thirty four
50 far as known, are sti!l living, some Ia
honored old age, resting from their
tolls, and some actively engaged In the
ministry.
An interesting feature Of the foreign
work during the past twenty Ave years -
the engagement Of work for women. In
1860 there were twenty two women con-
nected with the different missions.
few OF the wives OF missionaries were at
tempting TO do something for their sex,
but no systematic work had been organ
izrd Now there are lOl women with the
different missions In charge OF forty sem
inaries or engaged In field work. The
number Of young men ENJOYING the ad-
vantages Of higher Christian education
under the Immediate care OF cultured
women from this country amounts 70
nearly 100. while probably ten
times as many more are reached
In their homes by missionary ladies,
and by the large number Of
Bible women working under their super
VISION. it tWeuy-uNS years ehSt
been an advance In churches from los tc
29a: of church members from $500 e
over 2s. 900; OF pupils In common schools
from 8. 900 TO $4,000; Of native pastors
from ~ to l47, not TO speak OF tho
growth OF large and efficient body Of
native preachers and teachers, acting IS
laborers in the evangclIzstion OF thei'
people.
BY . singular coincidence there ha'
been on the average . i've fold increase
during the twenty i've years In the a.
gregate Of results in the following line
OF EFFORT In the breadth OF the neld
counting towns. cities, and islands &C
| tually occupied; In the number OF churci
members; OF pastors. Of high schools
| seminaries and colleges. and In the con
| tributions Of native Christians towar'
1 the support Of the own institutions.
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0ow Unscrupa1eas Corporations Carry -
onvssem - Robbery That Wosld Con-
sign BrsvAes individual - the Penteen-
tiary-OpeFasions ~ the sNoasans H.
provement Company"
WASHINGTON, ID. c. October H.
Commissioner Sparks, Of tho General
Once, has received the following report
IL regard 70 the cutting Of timber In the
Northwest;
pkrARrxExr az TIM IxrEnlcs. GkSsHAL
RATnparn. ipAno. October s. 1855. }
10 Hon- Commissioner Ccs<rai Land ofcs:
SIR: have the honor 20 report that have
sns N s ns ss Ana
casss. and herewith transmit eight reports.
%sn.ns S'h what nsys Hi nScs
menss in al. shovlng that these cerpor-
ations have caused 20 be cut from the pub.
nc DOMAIN $1,000 sssr 2, , ismIs s.oa snS
shincies so bundles): S,.oS5 cords OF
wood. and 5000 cedar posts. To value
the lumber . a SO per ,Ss r. ss: ,;es n
the i posts Al 50 per 1000. and the shingles q
s per o0, Or my cents Tn bundle ae:. ~o ncs
rGcs sss BY shs xorshs aS rse s'
Company BY Eddy Hammond Co: witch
provement Company" In July: lSS, -
found 10 an absolute impossibiiisy 20 set
Witnesses TO testify in those cases. or even
thing like satisfactory information where
the depredations were committed. between
Rathdrum and Bearmouth. Montana, = very
thinly settled, and the men who were en-
ployed ON the contracts during the
CONSTRUCTION OF the Northern Pacific
railroad, have gone % parts parts v mnkn ,o,ns
longer 70 complete this investigation than
Il otherwise should. ! was also hampered
by officers OF the Montana Improvements
Company who appeared TO expect an in
vestigation and were terrifying their posi-
ton. The company have agents along the
line endcavoring 20 suppress the facts OF
the Montana Improvement Company's op.
erations. The company h an inscriptions
corporation. that viii leave nothing undone
90 gain their point l found that no reti-
ance whatever could be placed on state
ments made by ofiicers Of the Montana I'm.
proyement Company.
have mailed yon . copy In duplicate o.
the contract between the Northern facinc
Railroad and the Montana Improvements
Company. II Was IA ni>htd me by H. W.
Fairweafher. OF sprague, wyoming; an ex-
Division superintendent OF the Northern IA
cifc Railroad Company.
Special Timber Agent.
Rathdrum. Idaho Territory.
The contract referred TO BY Agent
Haley In the above report IS between the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company OF
The nrst part, and the Montana Improve
ment Company Of the second part. II
binds the railroad company 10 withdraw
eli OF its timber lands from sale aud
proposal, and gives tie improvement
Company the exclusive right to cus
timber from the lands. In return for
the privilege, the Improvement Com
pany transfers 70 the railroad company
one thousand and one full shares
Of its capital stock. Of the value OF sl,
900, 90, reservin: 70 itself shares valued
NJ e99s, 900. The improvement Company
agrees also TO erect At It's own expense
all mills and furnish all plants necessary
for its business Of timber cutting
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Tenth Annual Congress Of the Episcopal
Church of the United states.

NEW HAvES, Co~S., October l5.-The
tenth annual Congress Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the United States
will be held in this city october 2oth TO
esd, in Carll's Opcra-nouse. Much In
terest il felt ia this gathering Dy mem
bers Of the Episcopal Church, and by
Christian people generally. large num-
Der OF distinguished clergymen and lay
men are 70 be In attendance, and are 20
speak upon the many subjects marked
ont for discussion. The Congress 10 not
a legislative body, being simply an asso-
citation for the voluntary discussion Of
questions iookin. toward the general
rood OF the church aud 10 Christian
progress. The writer's and speakers are
not delegates, but simply church men
high or low, or riiualist, Is the case nal
be, having q single object Ia view No
votes on any subject under discussion
are taken.
There will be two sessions OF the Con
rrcss. daily, at 1880 q. m. and ~ 80
o. M. and but ten minutes are allowed
10 each speaker or writer. No one can
speak twice on the same subject. Bishop
John Williams, Of Connecticut, will pre-
side with Rev. q. ID. Wilde, ID. D., o.
New York. as General.Sccretary. The
list OF writer's aud speakers includes
many of the most prominent clergy o
| the Episcopal Church Of America
| Among the number are six or seven bisn
| ops, Archdeacons Farrar and vesey, o
I England, and several gentlemen vel
| known At the bar, on the bench, 10 thu
army, and In private life.
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Convicted Poiygnmous Mormons Posine
- Martyrs-More Rigid Laws Needed
Preparing tor an Exodus to Mexico.

Convicted Poiygamous Mormons Posins
- Martyrs More Rigid LAWS Needed
Preparing tor an Exodus to Mexico.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, October 12.-W.
A. Rossiter. manager OF theater, and
Geo. Romney were both convicted Of IN
lawful cohabitalion and COW cted to the
Penitentiary for six months and $500
nne. They got closely shaver and their
hair cut previous to the sentence. When
asked IL they had anything 10 say they re-
fused 10 make any pledges This is
classed by the church organ as ''cenuine
eloouence,- showing that they preferred
Imprisonment rather than TO be recrcant
TO the Obligations OF a most sacred char
acter. Their friends gathered around with
words OF cheer. and they went TO prison
as martyrs. Robert Swain and Thomas
Bercher pleaded guilty to cohabitation.
Thew begged and were granted time 70
prepare for the support Of their families
before being sentenced. 1t IL common
10 serenade convicted person before
sentence The Mormons are doing all 10
their power 10 make martyrs OF them
selves and bring ridicule on the Court
The Mormons are more defiant to-day
than &C any time In the history
OF the church. Loyal citizens
feel that Z more rigid law must %
enacted and the power Of the Govern
mens brought against this reasonable
organization. J. G. Little advertises u
Mormon papers for 500 Mormon families
70 90 TO Sonora to colonize. His part
ner. Samuel Brannon, owns 40 immens'
trac: Of land there. The scheme appear
to be the furnishing Of homes for poly
gamists. There are prospects, OF . iarg
| hegira this fall to Mexico Of such - ~
| In danger Of prosecution.
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HAMILTON, OST., October 1.-THE
Assembly Of the Knights 81 Labor closed,
to meet In Richmond, Va, next year, on
The first Monday In October. The amount
Of business done In nine days was i'm
mensc. This Assembly Will be noted
for harmony and close attention to busi.
ness The boycottinR Of the New York
Tribune and Toronto Mad was Endorsed,
and assisted mIgration,' the admis-
sion Of paupcrs and criminals on this
continent from abroad, were condemned.
Lecturers viii be employed 10 discuss
public questions In the interest Of labor.
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BosroS, MASS, October is.-Forsy.
two Of the sixty glass-blowers at the New
England Glass Works here decided yes
terday TO obey the union and strike.
Eighteen decided to leave the union and
continue work. The strike Will throw
out $50 preparcrs and fnishcrs. The
proprietors say that the works are not
making anything now, and could not pa
expenses Il the unions demands we're
granted. They will give the men week
In which to return, and II they are not
back then they Will not be received q
Al.
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IxDfAxAPoLEs, ND, October ls.-An.
drew Bryan shot and killed Ezra Shack
elford q the house Of Berry Gum, In
Morgan County, Sunday evening. Bry-
ant was visiting Gums daughter when
Shackcliofu called for the same purpose.
Miss Gam advised Shackcliord not "a
come In, but be entered the door,
wherupon Bryant fred and killed him.
Bryant shot Sbackelford about i've years
ago, and had just returned from Kansas,
where be had gone TO escape prosccu'
tion. Bryant ded and has not been q.
rested
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Postal clerks and postmen In Arabia
must have great deal d time to spare
II they can read the full directions on
che letters placed in their hands. a
writer in the Berlin TdgeJiaA gives the
following specimen address on a letter
directed 10 him: I'm the name Of The
mcrciful God. the Bcnciiccnt This
writing il from one who serves his
Lord. from X. the son u y; and II God
wills Il will yet into the hands Of our
friend Sid Musa, the son Of Hamdallh
the Prussian. the Christian, in the city
u Tharabolos. Tripoli, the illustrious
he famous"
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LOUISVILLE. Ky, October l2.-Dr J.
Il. Ladd. OF Holden, Mo, who IL on hts
way 10 visit friends in Henry County.
Kentucky, stopped OF In Louisville Sat-
urdav night and sojournei . the g.
Cloud Hoiel. Yesterday morning be Gel
brated his arrival IN Kentucky By ire
qucnt vista TO . bar-room, and - nve
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon he Was gio-
riously drunk, when he mot one Thomes
Busby. Z carriage trimmer. DR.. Ladd
hnmorously knocked Mr.. Busby's hat
on. and Mr.. Busbv rctaliatcd BY hurlInG
. bowlder against the Doctors head that
laid him full length on the sidewalk. "a
the fall he twisted his left leg % sharply
q to snap the bone between the knee
and ankle. Iis was taken 70 the City
Hosni nj In 3 serious condition. Hi
relatives have been sent Tor.
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0LExxvILLE, Ala, October l2.-Esriy
yesterday morning william sapp, : -.
spected citizen, called . young girl Of
his household, his granddaughter, about
twelve years Of age, 70 get up and make
= IRE 10 % adjoining room. The girl
got up and went 70 The fireplace. Soon
aitetward there was an explosion Of Z
pistol about The fireplace, which VA
not noticed particularly By sapp or bid
family. u vas discovered that the girl
had put Into the fireplace parts Of {
pistol, which had fred, and the bullse
ssEikine her In Ne ere. had killed Der.
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Company Indicted for Conspiracy.
BuYrALo, N. r., October ls.-The
Grand Jury OF the Court Of Sessions
has found indictments for conspiracy
against John ID. Archibald, an oficer Of
the Standard Oil Company; Henry H.
Rogers, Of New York, who Il . partner
Of Charles Pratt 3 Co.; Ambrose Nc
Greror. OF Cleveland; Hiram b. Ever.
est. Of California, and g. M. Everest, Of
Rochester, VINO ID now supposed 70 be
"a board . steamer, returning from
Europe. The complainant, the Bunalo
Lubricating on Company, alleges the
defendants conspired 10 burn and blow
10 the Buffalo works; that they
hired witnesses to commit per-
Jury; that they caused discrimination ~
freight rates, compelling plaintlhs TO pay
excessive rates, and that In various WAYS
tney slandercd the goods and rcputa
tons Of the plaintiffs. The Buffalo Works
claim 10 have been prosecuted BY th'
standard from the time they were estab
lishcd IL 1881. The works blew up ant
| i5O barrels Of oil were destroyed. Tn
| pIaintifRs allege that they have the con
| fessIon OF man that he caused the ex
| pioslon at the instixation Of men idcntI
| 6cd with the standard OIL Company. III
IL now said 70 have turned states cyl
dence, which II the prime cause Of thes'
indictments.
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ALASKA EXPLORATION.

rieuteunnt Allen. second Cavalry. Accom-.
plishes the Hitherto supposed Impossible
Task Of Exploring the Tennah and Yukon
Rivers In Alaska
CnrcAGo, III, October i6.-Gencral
Nelson A. Miles, who Ii IN the city, re-
ccivcd a telegram from Lieutenant
Henry +. Allen. OF the Second Cavalry,
stating that he had arrived safely At San
Francisco after his Alaska explorations,
having completed journey through the
regions OF the far North, which, In the
opinion OF General Miles, cxcelIed all
explorations on the American Continent
since Lewis aud Clark's, and the worlds
record since Livingston. Lieutenant
Alien left Sltka last February and jour
ueyed to the mouth OF Copper River,
which he followed until he reached tho
great Alaskan range Of mountains These
he crossed on snow shoes TO the head OF
The Tennah River. In itself marvellous
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. For 700 or 500 miles
bc followed the Tcnnah until II entered
into the Yukon, the great river Of the
North, which he deecended To Us mouth,
! 4 distance Of 400 or 500 miles more.
| Upon the completion OF his great
| tourney. Lieutenant Allen repaired to
| fort Michacls, on the Behring Sea, and
| returned on the steamer Corwin. The
| exploration Of the Tcnnah and Yukon
| Rivers has been the ambition Of ex-
plorcrs long before Alaska came into the
possession Of the United States, but the
Russians failed each time Il was A.
tempted Since then several cxploa-
lions by American officers have ended 10
failure, until among the army officers on
the Pacific coast the feat came to be con-
sidered well nigh impossible. Licuten.
ant Aliens companions were Sergeant
and an officer Of the Signal Corps, TO-
rethcr with the Indians whom he per-
suaded to accompany them.
| Concord, Mass. was settled before
any town that does not touch tide
water. and her life has been longer thar
that Of thirty-thrcc of our thrty-eigh
States. being about co-eval with TN
other five. She Is nearly twice ant
one half as old rs the Nation. Bosto,
journal.
Poison has been discovered II
cheese. and II has been labclc,
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Poison has been discovered In
cheese. and II has been labeled
.tyrotoxicon. This enables the doctor
70 charge quadruplc fee. When the
patient Il told that he has 'tyrotoxi-
con inside Of him IL will take a pretty
good doctor to pull him through safely.
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