davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
GUN CLUB SHOOT.
The Connecticut Gun Club Make Poor Scores at Milford on Account Strong Wind.

The Connecticut Gun Club Make
 Poor Scores at Milford on Account
 ofa Strong Wind.
 About 100 people, mostly gunners, attend ed the third of the State Gun club shoots at Milford yesterday. The weather was cold and the strong wind blowing prevented the gunners from making many good scores. The best score was made by E. A. Folsom of Winsted, Connecticut, who made 20 out of a possible 25. The official scores of the gun ners around the State are given below:
 M Plumb 8, G. Platt IS. J. Miles, 12, T. Platt 16, C. Smith 12, E. A. Folsom 20, G. Minor 16, M. Bull 15, M. Cock 8, S. Melrose 10, J. Cook 6, L. Carey Il, w. Ames IF, c. Beers 15, H. Nichols IA, J. Ames 10, E. Longden 1s,..C. Bristol 15, s. Sandford F, T. Beers 15, W. Folsom II, F. Goodyear 2, F. c. Bartram g, W. Smith ', G. Saunders 16, L. W. Widman 10, M Clark 8, C.. Long, den 17, G. Hendee'1S, J. Benedict 12, M. Davis 8, J. Brogden 16, M. Talcott 12, C.. Hill 5, A. Pieksley IT, E. Birdsey 10, G. L. Baker 13, T. Brown IA, A. Merriman 10, H. E. Burgess 12, MT. Stevenson IS, MT. Hicks 12, MT. Sterry 12, J. F. Ives 16, W. A. Stone 16, c. 0. Higby IA, MT. Tennis IA, V. A. Blakesly 16, J. Fosel 2, R. Penn 13, M. Stowe 10, E. Clark Ii, P. Clark 10
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE FIRST GUN FIRED. Sherman Opens The Ohio
 Campaign. HOADLEY HAS LITTLE HOPE, A Big Counterfeiting Scheme
 Unearthed. FROST AND ICE IN THE WEST A Furious Gale Nm Ths
 South.
FROST AND ICE IN THE WEST
A Furious Gale En Tht
 South.
SHERMAN FIRES THE FIRST GUN. A Ringing Plea For The Republican

SHERMAN FIRES THE FIRST GUN. A Ringing Plea For The Republican Cause.
 MT. GILEAD, O., Aug. 26.-Senator John Sherman opened the campaign in this State by speech this afternoon at a mass meeting of the Republicans of this State. He re- viewed the history of the Republican party from the days of slavery up to the present
 and said that he failed to find in it's record
 one event of which the party need be ashamed. He regretted, however, to say that through the defection of a comparatively few men of the party in three Republican States had given the nations affairs into the hands of men who had connived at the over throw of the Union. He then proceeded to wave the bloody shirt and said he had seen many signs of a disposition to waive all the glorious results of the war, to make no difference between the blue and the gray and to revive again the doctrines of secession
 and State rights taught before the
 war. He reviewed at length the
 various national questions. He charged
 that the arrangement by the Secretary of the
 Treasury with the national banks of New
 York to get a matter of favor some gold
 in exchange for silver coin was a violation of
 the sub-treasury act which clearly forbade
 all exchange of money. This act only tended
 to emphasize the depreciation of silver and
 lower it more in the public confidence. He reviewed briefly the pension laws and ex
 pressed himself as unqualifedly in favor of
 having all pensions commence from the date of disability. The speaker took up the temperance question. He said it was one that should not be mixed up in politics, but believed that wise system of tax laws based upon the principles of the Scott law, that would be in harmony with the constitution, would be supported by reason able members of both parties. He urged his hearers to place Ohio in the front of the Re publican States for the Union, for liberty and justice to all without respect to race, nativi- ty or creed.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
A Ferryboat In Collision.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The old ferryboat Newark employed by the Pennsylvania rail road company as cattle transport came into collision on the North river nearly opposite the Battery to-day with large schooner The ferryb boat struck the schooner amidships, cutting into her side and turning her over Several tsgs took the schooner in tow and beached her cn Governors Island. The crew of the schooner were taken off by the ferry boat.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
Hits From the Diamond.

The Metropolitans will play an exhibition game at Bridgeport on Saturday. To decide the Southern New England | championship Meriden and Hartford will l play three games the close of the present season. The dates selected are September | 18th, 29th and 30th.
 | At the meeting of the directors of the Southern New Eugland league it was voted | to throw out all games played up to this time, and all the clubs will begin over again on an even footing. Five games week will be played, beginning to-day. The season will last until September 26. Twenty four games will be played. Meriden and New Britain voted to divide the gate receipts equally between the home and the visiting hines, but Hartford and Waterbury were aga1nst it, so that the old guarantee of $40 been made out, and the championship games are to begin Thursday.
 Over two hundred ball players have signi- fled their willingness to join the proposed ball players protective union.
 A good base ball play~- in Rhode Island gets bigger salary ths he Governor of the State.
 Rumor has it that Captain Shannon has been released by the Bridgeports, and that Tommy Morrison is tempting fate by his waywardness.
 Manager Hackett of the Newark club has released Schoeneck. He has signed three new men-Sam Trott, catcher, Moriarty, laterof Detroit and Indianapolis clubs, and Tucker, formerly first baseman of the Springfield club.
 One of the directors of the Hartford club does not like Tuesdays transactions at Meri den and does not hesitate to say so. He says that Hartford has not been treated fairly in= asmuch as the team under the old regime was better situated than by the new scheme. He asserts that Hartford was made to play the fiddle for the others to dance, and that the team was hardly consulted in regard to the position it maintained.
 Games yesterday: At New York, New Yorks 6, Providence 0; at Philadelphia, Phil adelphias 5, Bostons g. at St. Louis, Buffaios 6, St. Louis 5; at Chicago, Chicagos 5, De- troits 2; at Pittsburg, Pittsburgs z, Louis villes 5; at Washington, Nationals 4, Virgin jas 3; at Philadelphia, Brooklyns 10, Athlet- ics 2; at New York, Metropolitans 8, Balti- mores 3; at Cincinnati, St. Louis 3, Cincin- natis l. at Hartford, Hartfords 4, Bridge ports 0; at Waterbury, Meridens 6, Water huTys q
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
A Murderer oonfesses His Crime.

A Murderer COnfesses Hfs Crime.
 PAwPAw, Mich, Aug. 26.-Marsh G. K. Barker has made full confession to the Pinkerton detectives in regard to the murder of Harvey Ruth, whose horribly mutilated body was found in Max Lake about July 31 He states substantially that on the night of July 28 he came home and found Harvey Ruth in his house with Mrs. Barker. He Barker) then sprang at Ruth, jumping upon his breast and choked him to death. Alter a time he went to the house of his brother William, who came back to town with him. They carried the body a mile to Oak Lake and after badly initiating it threw it into the lake where it was discovered several days later. He declares that his wife had nothing to do with the killing, but was witness of the crime and she will of course be held Sheriff Todd last night ares ted William Barker and lodged him in jail.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
A SCAMP IN THE PULPIT. The Criminal Career Of A Young
 Preacher.


 LOWELL, Mass, Aug. 26.-John W. Wash burne, Baptist minister, has just fled to Canada to escape prosecution. He was sent from this city by the Home Missionary society to be educated for the ministry at Waterville, Me. There he was detected in the robbery of Catholic church and expelled. He married Maine lady, was subsequently married in Vermont, was sentenced to prison for big amy, duped the prison officials by pretended piety and secured a pardon, removed West, married third time, induced his last wife to transfer her bank account to him, brought her to this city and deserted her, taking all her money Mrs. Washburne No 8 was sent back to her western home by her friends With his crimes known here the youthful bigamist had the presumption to apply for the pastorate of the Worthen street Baptist church and actually duped another society to accept his pastoral services His career was exposed to the church and Washburn fed,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
A BIG coUNTERFBIrlNG> SCHEME.
Ahousands of False Brazilian Bank Notes Found in St. Leuts Den.

Thousands of False Brazilian Bank Notes Found in a St. Lsufs Den.
 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26.-The largest case of
 counterfeiting in the history of American
 crime has lately been brought to light in St.
 Louis. A bundle of ''cony" representing
 S320, 900 has been found and the secret ser
 vice agents are working to run to earth the
 criminals, part of whose product has al
 ready been captured. The counterfeit money
 was seized, but despite the utmost work but
 one arrest has been made, Last May the
 Brazilian minister at Washington was in
 formed that gigantic scheme to introduce
 counterfeit money into Brazil was on foot;
 that genuine plates used in making Brazilian
 bank notes had fallen into the hands of im- proper persons and that preparations were
 being made to emit flood of the spurious currency. The minister at once laid the matter before the American authorities and work was begun on the case. The headquarters of the conspiracy was located in St. Louis and it took good work to ae- complish even this much. The authorities became convinced that while false money was to be made here a great conspiracy to circulate it existed in Brazil, and have dis played much anxiety to get the names of the Brazilian conspirators. Partial success has crowned their efforts. Lucien White is in custody and the bogus money has been seiz- ed. When the arrest was made and the
 "cony" captured the detectives were greatly disappointed because the bills were only half printed. The captured stuff was in sheets of bills of the value of two hundred mi1reis to be issued by the national treasury, but they were all front without backs, while carefully prepared adver- tisements also in the Portuguese language made the bills look like dodgers being gotten up for some enterpris- ing retail merchants of Rio Janeiro. The seemed to take away all the criminal intent from them. They arc print ed on excellent bank note paper. The bank note part of the bill is fine piece of work. It is an excellent reproduction of the original made by the American Bank Note company, a fact only applicable on the theory that the notes were printed from the original plates Later it was discovered that in New Orleans sheets were found which had backs printed with the back of the Brazilian bank note This made the scheme manifest and bore out 1nIor1nat1on Tn the hands of the authorities here, which was that the chief conspirators have not trusted their subordinates fully. They had the backs printed in New Orleans and the fronts in St. Louis. When they were ready for work the sheets were to be split in two, the backs and fronts joined together into a bank note and little remained to be done to complete the fraud. The signatures have not been added nor does the current series of num- bers appear upon the bills. The notes are parti-colored and the colors laid in with ab- solute exactness There remain some ar rests to be made in St. Louis and New Or leans when the names of the Brazilian mem bers of the gang can be secured and case made out
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
FAIR HAVEN.
Funeral of MT. J. F. HemIngv

Funeral of MT. J. F. Hemingway.
 The funeral of Mir. J. F. Hemingway took place from his late residence on North Quin- nipiac street, Fair Haven, yesterday after noon. There was a large assembly of rela- tives and friends gathered to pay the last sad tribute of regard. Many of the leading and most honored citizens of the place were among the number. The Rev. MT. Blakeslee, pastor of the Second Congregational church, with which deceased had for years been con pscted, of6ciated and made remarks regard
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
Barnes Family Reunfon

The eleventh annual reunion of the Barnes family to-day at Congamond Lakes promises to be very successful affair. The New Ha- ven party will leave on special train on the Canal railroad at Sis unless stormy. Mem bers of the family are expected from many towns in this State and Massachusetts. Tho committee are: President, Dr. Lewis Barnes, Oxford; secretary and treasurer, s. H. Barnes, New Haven; historian, Dr. N. E. Worden, Bridgeport; assistant historians, Rodney Barnes, Forrestville; Martin ". Barnes, Plymouth; Andrew J. Barnes and W. A. Barnes, Bridgeport; R. A. Barnes, Huntsville; Dr. Edward F. Barnes, New York city; J. w. Barnes, Newark, N. J.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
A Society Engagement at Newport

A Society Engagement at Newport.
 NEWPORT, Aug. 26.-Society is all agog over an important society engagement an nounced at the Casino this morning. The parties are Mir. w. Watts Sherman, widow CT, and Miss Brown, daughter of Mrs. John Carter Brown, of Providence. MT. Sher- mans late wife was Miss Wetmore, the only sister of Governor Wetmore, who died a year ago in March. Miss Brown is a grand daughter of the MT. Brown who was at the head of the famous house of Brown & Ives of Providence, Rhode Island, and she has $3, ,000, 900 in her own right. She is pretty and vivacious and is but eighteen years of age. The incident is the sensation of the hour. MT. Sherman was formerly banker in the firm of Duncan Sherman & Go. of New York.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
The Sunhower CIub.

Edward Downes and John F. McHugh as a committee are sending out invitations to the annual picnic of the Sunhower club, which will be held at South End next Wednesday The club is made up of about seventy-five young ladies and gentlemen who meet in se- cial gathering once year. It is expected that this picnic will be the most successful of the many similar enjoyable occasions in the history of the club
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
English RI all Excursion.

The annual excursion of the English Hall Sunday school, John c. Collins superintend ent, will take place on the barge Juno to Pawson Park to-day. The children will meet at English Hall at o'clock in the morning and the beat will leave Belle dock at S:30 a. m. prompt. Stacks orchestra will furnish the music and it is expected about 600 will go
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
DEATHS.

MORRISON-The funeral of the late Robert Nor rison will take place this tThursday) afternoon at FALDIX-In this city, Aug. 25, William Faldix, aged 30 years.
 The funeral will take place from the hospital Thursday, Aug. 27, at o'clock D. m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend without further notice. CLINTON-At Passaic, N. J., Aug. 25 after & short illness Anna Hoffman. youngest child of Captsin J. and vateria c. Clinton, aged 4 years and months.
 Notice of funeral hereafter. TERRY-In Hartford, Aug 24, Mrs. Emeline c. Terry, aged "A years BRoOkS-In Hartford, Aug. 24. Rosanna L. Brooks, aged Sf years. WHITE-In Hartford. Ang. 24, Richard White. aged 51 years and months. COLTON-In Warehouse Point, Aug. 90. Mary F. Colton, widow of the late Jonathan B Colton, aged 75 years.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
The Hampden Park Races.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass Aug. 26.-The seven teenth annual meeting of the Hampden Park association opened to-day with heavy track, cold disagreeable atmosphere and high wind The attendance was good. The judges were General Harbison, Charles Fuller and John Stallman. Two races were trotted as fol- lows:
 2:35 class Purse g. 900 divided George H. Hicks, Boston, ch. g. A. G; Teck, Syracuse, b. g. William H. H. Carter. Holyoke, g. g. Major.1 3 5 3 J. s; Coates, Goshen, b. g. George James Golden, Boston, g. Nellie F. H: Dodge, Pittsieid, b. g. Dexter H. O. Woodnut, Minneola, blk. g.
 Cooks Black Prince .....D Distanced.
 Time, s:291a, 2:2s12, 2:3o14. 2:3OS, 2:341a.
 2:21 class. Purse $1 900 divided T. Grady, Albany, b. g. Judge Davis. I 3 George Scattergood, Philadelphia, b. g. & R. Sargent, Richmond, oh. Bes- W. H. Mccarthy, Chicago, b. g. Harry J. H. Lewis, Stratford, b. g. James H 5 3 5 A. G. Teck Syracuse, oh. m. Kittie
 Time, 225 2:23ls, 225 2:25, 2a6
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
RU n away.

A horse attached to light buggy came dashing down Church street from Congress avenue at about o'clock last evening and was stopped in front of the postoffce by a young man who said the team belonged to Diebel, the caterer on Chapel street, to whom the team was returned. The horse and buggy were both uniniured.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27

ing the life and character of the deceased, his worth and sterling integrity, his kindness of heart and unobtrusive piety. He would be missed in the church and in the commu- nlty and his memory would be dear to his relatives and many friends There was fine singing by a male quartette consisting of Daniel Jones, George Smith, Howard Liver more and Henry K. Beach. The interment was in the Fair. Hayen cemeterv
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
The Revenue Department.

Collector Troup has rendered the position of deputy collector of the Seventh division, which takes in Naugatuck Valley, to William Kennedy, young lawyer of Naugatuck. W.
 R. Williams, of Waterbury now has the office.
 MT. Dawson, of Hartford, was yesterday no tifed by MT. Troup that he must consider himself suspended from office by Sept 1st
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
The American Legion of Honor.

BOSTON, Aug. 26.-The supreme council of the American Legion of Honor continued it's session this forenoon. Documents from several States were presented and several personal matters pertaining to the dsings of tic council were discussed, after which the members and their families took g steam CT for g harbor trip.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
THE ELoPERs FROM WATERBURY
Found camping Out fin the Adfron-
 dAckS.

dacks.
 TROY, N. Y., Aug. 26.-Fred Bronson, aged sixteen, and Grace Hart, aged fifteen, who eloped from Waterbury, Conn.,, last Friday, were captured yesterday by J. G. Wooster, of Waterbury, in the Adirondacks near Blue Mountain Lake. They were camp ing out in rude shanty of brush erected by themselves and had just returned from North River with provisions. At first the girl declared she would never go back to Waterbury, but upon being assured that Mr.. Wooster had the necessary papers for her arrest she changed her mind. The couple stated that they had read "a real nice story in a dime nover' about boy and girl who ran away and lived in the woods and they thought it would be be romantic to run
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
Petit Beaten by a Canadian.

NEWPORT, R. l., Aug 26.-Harry Boakes, champion of Canada, won thrse out of four games played with Petit, the worlds cham pion, at court tennis at the Casino building to-day, the latter giving his opponent the half of thirty, that is thirty on every alternate game and fifteen on the others.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
aRATRFUL-coMFoRTNa. EPPS'S COCOA.
 nm fZrn cfDn

By thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nuri ion, and by careful application of the fine proper ties of well-selected Cocoa MT; Epps has provided breakfast tables with delicately favored bev- arage which may save many heavy doctors bills. t by the malicious use of such articles of diet that enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hun dreds of subtienalades are floating around gs ready many fetal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and properly nourished frame. "-Civil Service Gazette.
 Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold oply in half pound tins by Grocers, labeled thus:
 SAars ssas.,ssE G eo Homeeopa.nG Gnsm,sss
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
A MIX war Waterhurx.

WATERBURY, Ct., Aug. 26.-The grocers here have started milk war. One began by dropping from eight cents per quart. A rival made it four cents, followed by another at two cents and now one man is selling two quarts for one cent.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
Kelley Arrives fin New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Mr. A. M Kelley, whose diplomatic career as a United States minister first to Italy and afterward to Aus tria has been ESQ peculiar and brief, arrived in this city at 9:30 a. m on the Red Sta1 steamship Rhynland from Antwerp. His family were with him.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
Frost and Ice tn the west.

PRESTON, Minn., Aug. s6.-There was g heavy frost here last night. The ice at 5 o'clock this morning was quite thick. Corn here is more matured than when the early frost occurred two years ago.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
He Thinks His Party Has A Fair
 Ff0htinp

BALTIMORE, Aug. Ex-Governor Hoadley, of Ohio, stopped at the Carrollton Hotel to- day on his way to New York. This after noon United Press reporter called on the Governor and asked him what he thought of the outlook in Ohio. ''We have fair fight ing chance" answered the Governor. ''They beat us last year by eleven thousand votes, but then they had MT. Blaine's personal can- vass to help them and any amount of prom ises of patronage which he made right and left all over the State. Why he made enough promises of places in Ohio to bank rupt twenty national administrations. Of course we fight the Republicans this year without that element in their favor It is rather on the other side this year and that gives us the vim to go into the fight with prospects of winning" Governor Hoadley left for New York this evening.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
An E6ort To save Rtel

MONTREAL, Aug. 26.-It is stated that Fitzpatrick, counsel for Riel, has received an order to take his case before the Manitoba court of appeals at the next term. The Riel fund is reported to be daily increasing At a special meeting of the county of Terrebonne council $200 was voted in aid of the rebel chief Concerts and other entertainments are being held in various parts of the country in aid of the Riel fund
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
A CONFERENCE AT NEW YORK. Knights of Labor Discussing q Strike

Knights of Labor Discussing q Strike
 With Jay Gould.
 NEW YORK, August 26.-The executive board of the Knights of Labor composed of ex-Mayor Powderly of Scranton, Pa., and others had conference with Jay Gould, General Manager Talmage of the Wabash railroad, MT. R. S. Hayes, the first vice pres ident, MT. H. M. Hoxie, the third vice presi- dent, and MT. A. L. Hopkins, second vice president of the road, to-day with view to adjusting the troubles between the employees and the Wabash company. The conference lasted nearly two hours. After the agree ment recently made between the employees and MT. Talmage, the manager of the road, had been fully reviewed and discussed by both sides MT. Talmage said that no dis charge of members of the Knights of Labor employed on the Wabash had been made with his knowledge or consent and if any such discharges had been made it did not meet with his approval. After some further discussion ex-Mayor Powderly asked that all discharged Knights of Labor be reinstated. His request called for another discussion which terminated by the members of the Gould committee asking time to consider the matter. The Knights of Labor committee then withdrew. It is probable that the an- swer of the Gould committee will not be made known for several days.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-27
Day Will RunAeatnst Ouay,

HARRISBURG, Aug 26.-The Pennsylvania State Democratic convention in session to day chose Conrad B. Day, Philadelphia, its candidate for State treasurer without opposi- tion. Speeches denouncing the Vanderbilt railroad deal were heartily applauded.