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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-06
Murdered in jail

MONTICELLO, Ga Aug. IA volley
of shots apparently from half a dozen
guns aroused the people of this town
early yesterday morning. Those who
were out first saw four masked men run
ming in different directions. In the Jail
was found the dead body of Jack Hop
shot. Several days ago Hopkins
quArrelled with his employer, George
Gilmore, wealthy planter of this coun-
ty. While Gilmore was attending to
his stock ne was struck on the back of
the head and fell InsensIble To the
ground, when Hopkins fell upon him
with knife, He was Interrupted IN
his fiendIsh work by half a dozen men,
whom Hopkins successfully resisted,
cutting his way through them with his
bloody knife and escaping to the woods.
a pOose of men with dogs started
in pursuits, keeping on the
when they overlook him in McDonough
and arrested him. He was more like a
Wild animal than a man. On the way
back he was tied hand and foot, so de-
| termined was he on attacking his guards
| In the jail here is one of PaulIes patent
cells. Into this Hopkins was placed
and left for the night. Abou
twenty masked men rode quietly up u
the edge of town at 1 O'Clock THURSDAY
| night. Four of them were detailed Il
proceed to the Jail armed with double
barrelled shotguns. As they approached
the cell, which has opening for vcnllla
ton, the prisoner begged TOR mercy
The four men, however. silent as death
placed the muzzIes of their guds at tn
opening and fired, fairly filling the prIs
oner with shot. Quietly r,loadIng
they discharged their guns again and
turning upon their heels, ra j )ined lhei
companions and rode away. CoIone
Whiting has summoned jury and l
making strenuous efforts 10 ferret on
/ tho
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Champion: 1t Is told by the Boston
Record that Lord Tennyson and his fam
lily, including his little granddaughter
were dining at Osborne by invitation o.
the queen During the meal the bread
plate ran low aud the queen took the LAS
piece. Thereupon the little Fennysor
girl, who had been taught that it was bad
manners TO take the last piece on the
plate, pointed her finger at the queen
and said scornfully: "Piggy, piggy
plgr" The guests expected nothing but
decapitation was in store for the child
but the queen came nobly to the rescue.
"You are right, my dear" said she;
nobody but the queen should take the
last piece on the plate.r
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The Mail steamer.

SAN Francisco. Ang,, 1.-The Cal
this morning says: The Pacific mail
steamer CoIims, which leaves TO day fol
Panama and intermediate ports. refused
to carry the mail for the postoffice su
thorities destined for either South OF
Sentral American ports. except COSTA
Rica. The company is subsidized by
the republics of Costa Rica aud Mexico
and will take mail matter from the post
Office for these two countries only. Fol-
other points on the steamers route mail
will be received al the steamship COM
panY's Office and forwarded as usual.
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Crim.ssls crsmated.

PORTLAND, Ore, July 30--The eoun-
~ jail st Banter City, Oregon. burned
Wednesday morning. and i've persons
were cremated alive, the sixth severely
scorched. One of the prisoners COM
planned of feeling sick and the jailer
stepped across the street to drug store
10 get medicine, moment later an alarm
OF fire was given. Tbs building was Of
wood aud the FIRE spread rapidly. The
doors we're broken open. bur the flames
and smoke drove the crowd back repeat
edIy With CREST difficulty Fred Win
kIeman. the halt Witted murderer Of
Allen Rivers. was dragged from his cell
insensible and badly burned. The I've
other prisoners II the jail were aban-
tioned TO their late. Every appearance
indicates that the jail Was set on Ore by
WfnkIeman. doubtless 60 make bis
escape during the excitement.
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0nmeIrEara

81. LOUIS, July 29.-The Mexican edi-
tosial ezcuFsiOnists arrived here about
O'Clock this evening and went to the
Lindell hotel. Later they held meet
ing Al the hotel at which they discussed
some editorials that have been published
here and which they construed 10 reflect
upon Mexico as q nation and especially
upon Mr.. Talbot. OF Chicago, who had
charge Of their trip.
Ia view of these facts and IN u tone of
resentment they adopted resolutions set
ting forth their feelings and declining 20
accept the Inequalities Of ST Louis as
the case stands late ta-night. no attention
sill be prohered them By the commit
lee On entertainment appointed by the
meFcbants' exchange and after looking
about the city in an independents way r.
morrow, they will leave st p. N direct
for Denver
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A dispatch from Mt. McGregor Thurs.
day said: "When General Grants re.
mains were placed in the coffin Yester.
day afternoon, Col Fred Grant put q
packet in the breast pocket OF the coat
1t now transpires that it was letter
written by Mrs. Grant. 1t acknowledg-
ed the farewell letter of the general
found in his coat pocket after death
and added a farewell until both should
meet In better world. The ring placed
on the generals finger was one that Mrs
Grant had given HIM, but for which IN
life his finger had grown too small.p
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The Now Onaeago Railroad.

BOsTOE, July 3l.-The directors of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. rail
road Will probably issue acircular N re.
iation Ia the new connection with St
Paul To morrow or Monday. 1t is ex-
pected rights Will be offered upon fifty
share lots of Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy Instead of one hundred. Each
holder OF fifty Chicago and Quincy
shares tn have the right TO purchases for
$3.50 one 5 600 3 per cent bond and
3 shares OF stock of the new company,
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MulVaue Record: Frank Carlton,
Peter Dillen and John Kicks of Dry
Creek are losing their hogs by new
disease, which, from the symptoms, Is
called "blue nose" The symptoms are
refusal to eat, and sticky substance
runs from the nose. which soon changes
to thin matter. During the latter stage
OF the disease the hog stands with its
nose ON the ground. The hog lives four
OF five days. No remedy known. Dis
ease supposed to be contagious.
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nina CaftIaman,a Acfinn

ST.. LOUIS, July 30.-Another Ms citing
Of the cattlemen was held n, re to-day, at
which Seth Mabrey, J. L. McA.ee and
@. W. Ward of Kansas City, represent
ing the leases in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservations and the Cherokee
strip, were present. as well as several
st. Louis men It was agreed 10
memorabilia the president, and MessTs.
r. ID. Hunter, II. III. Pollard, G. G..
RaInwater and w. B. Thompson of this
city will leave with the Kansas City men
for Washington TO place their cause
directly snd ia person before the presi-
dent
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GALVESTON, Aug. IA special tn The
News from San Antonio says: PromI.
nent citizens received letter Thursday
from Gen. TreVIno, commanding the
northern department of Mexico, deny
ing the reports that the Indians were IT
the Santa Rosa mountains Ia Mexico.
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Bound for Washington.

CHICAGO, July 81 General Sheridan
arrived from the west this morning aud
will leave direct for Washington this af.
ternoon. The general is in excellent
health. Concerning the troubles in the
Indian Territory. he said he had ex.
pressed no opinion and while he had
settled views respecting the Indian
question they would be expressed only
to the president in person. as that was
n the main the mission on which he
had been sent, any expressions which
had been credited TO him concerning the
situation were Unauthorized and un.
founded
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Leavenworth Standard: The Bar
thaldi pedet tai fund of the New York
World now lacks only about 81 500 OF
the 100000 which it undertook to raise
This. doubtless, will be made up in a
lew days more, and will remove from
New York the reproach which the fail
ure 70 provide pedestal for the noble
liberty statue, the gift OF the French peo-
PIE threatened to bring upon that
wealthy community.
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WASHINGTON. July 31.-The presi.
dent to-day appointed Alexander NJ.
Wallace of Georgia collector of customs
for the port of Atlanta, Georgia. The
following named presidential postmas-
tiers were also appointed: E. V Whar-
ton, Yates Center. Kansas, vice N. Hal
loway. Office became presidential; G. A
Paxton, Valentine, Nebraska. vice b. @
Hill, Office became presidential; Max j
Oliver, BeIleYflle, Kansas. vice w. II
Brock, Office became presidential.
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MONUMENT UNVEILED
AT STEPHENSON PARK. FREMONT,
OHIO, TODAY.
Address by tx-President Hayes and
Others.
A Georgia Jail Inmate Killed by Ell
ragged Citizens.
Terrible Ravages of Cholera IN Span
Ish Dictricts.
nIonnnantunueiIeh

CLEVELAND, Aug. AT Fremont,
Ohio, to day the soldiers monument
erected by the people of Sandusky
county was unveiled with imposing Ger.
emonIes. The shaft stands In Stephen
sons Park on the site of Fort Stephen
son where Aug. I'd, 1913, Major George
CrOghan with one hundred men defeat
ed 1900 British and Indians under
Proctor and Tecumseh. There is q
great crowd of people in town and
ex- President Hayes is president OF the
day. At 80 O'Clock the exercises
began. Major Gen. J. D. Cox was the
orator of the day. Addresses were also
made by ex-President Hayes, Gen. r. P
auckland, Capt. J. M. Lennon and
others. Capt. Andrew q. Kempar o.
Cincinnati, read an original poem on Fl
Skenhens0n
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The following pail bearers for General
Grants funeral have been appointed by
President Cleveland, Mrs. Grant having
requested Mr.. Cleveland TO perform that
otiice; Gen. VIM. T. Sherman. Lieut.
Gen. Philip Il Sheridan, Admiral Da.
vid ID. Porter, Vice Admiral Stephen c.
Roman, Gen. Joseph Z Johnston Of Vir.
ginia, Gen. Simon b. Buckner OF Ken
lucky, Hamilton Fish of New York,
Gen. George S. Boutwell, of Massachu.
sets. George w. Childs OF Pennsylya.
MA, John A. Logan of Illinois, George
Jones OF New York, Oliver Hoyt Of
New York.
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He logged P1teousIx.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 31.-Valentiae
Wagner was executed at the Ohio peni-
Tertiary this morning for killing his
brother In-law, Daniel Sheehan. on De-
cember Is, 1882. This was the first
hanging to take place at the Ohio peni-
Tertiary under the new law requiring all
executions IN the state to take place
at the prison. The trouble between
Wagner and Sheehan was of long stand
ing and of q family nature, and ON the
date named Wagner went To Sheehan's
house and told him he had come to kill
him, and Immediately drew a revolver
and shot him. He then tried to escape.
Wagner leaves a father and mother,
each over 80 years of age, and
q wife and seven children.
The execution took place within the
| prison in the place prepared for all exc
| cutlons aud in the presence of not more
than twelve or fifteen witnesses. Shortly
after 2 o'clock the sheriff's party entered
| the reception room and waited while the
ministers were with Wagner. When
the time came for the march To the gal
lows Wagner was entirely overcome,
and he begged piteouslY to be saved
He had to be almost carried to the trap,
and when there tried 10 lie down, beg
| ging all the time to be spared. Ii was
with the greatest difficulty that the Off
cers could prepare him and adjust the
moose. He struggled like a maniac
The trap fell at 2:15 and the man died
instantly. -Four minutes later the body
| WAS cuk down
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AppotnEmsnss.

WAsHlNG1oE. ID. c. July 30 The
president to-day made the following
eppointmcnts- To be sgcnis for
the Iudisns, E C. Osborne. Tennessee.
agent Of the Poncas, PaWneea and Otae
agency. Indian Territory: jesse Lee
Hnu. Texas, agent of the KioVs. C8m-
mauche and Wichita agency. Indian
TerrItury; 70 be register Of the land Of
ice. Frank Dale, Of Kansas, At Wichita.
Kansas: Ciate H. Ralsfon OF Kansas. IT
Independents, Kansss.
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The largest farm in the world is said
TO be IN Canada This is the "Bell
Farm"belonGing to the Qu'Appelle River
Farming company. The farm consists
OF $1,000 acres, of which some 1900
acres are under close cultivation. The
average yield of the whole 1900 acres
Is twenty i've to thirty bushels OF wheat
To the acre. On one OF the beet sections
Of 600 acres the yield is 5000 bushels
OF wheat. Every 200 acres has upon 1t q
cottage with man living In It, rent
free, having charge Of three horses.
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New York Herald: We don't blind
our eyes to the PLAIN facts of LIE. We
report the vices as we'll as the virtues of
the town. We study humanity in a
church or in an opium joILt. But when
neomcs to shocking our readers with
tale Of secret denominations we decline 10
enter into competitions with the obscene
fellows whom Mr.. ComsIock is employ.
cd TO prosecute.
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Howard Democrat: The Howard
branch is SO run by stock trains that
loaded cars of other material are left on
the side track here for the want of steam
power to pull them in The stock ship.
ments along the road are enormous and
the trains inadequate to the demand.
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Exc,temcpt A. 1cnra,-a

EUREKA, Kas., July 30-The assign
ment of the Hackets Bros. still continues
the theme of excited conversation in
this city. This morning about Q o'clock
a crowd of their creditors proceeded to
their residences aud arrested C. N. and
N. w. Hack1tt aud placed them undeI
the guard of John T. HackeIt The
two former are now in jail awaiting
trial. Bail'cDuld moi be obtained. Their
conduct IL denounced by everybody.
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The stockmen say that If Gen. She-i.
dan aud his men can roundup" the
cattle ON the forty-day reservations in
the time allotted they will prove them
selves the most skilliul cowboys that
ever put their pantAloons inside Of fine
tom hOOts
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Weprlnt to-day timely article about
Col. Fred Grant, who has been 50 faith
iul during his fathers long illness and
who is now the mHinstAy of his mother
In her affection. The colonel seems TO
be much ola mau and worthy the proud
name Of the family.
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CHICAGO, July 30.-Dispatches 10 the
Associated Press from various points IN
the northwest shows that intense heat
prevails throughout Illinois. Iowa and
Nebrsska. AT o'clock this morning
the mercury at Dies Moines registered
go; Keokuk, %; Dialogue, 80; Omaha.
80. In Chicago the mercury at the same
hour showed "a; has since risen 70 So.
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Professor David Swing. in the Current
of August 1, discusses "The American
Girl" He contrOverts the notion that
the young women of the time are wholly
given To trivolIty, and maintains thar
the majority of them are to be sincerely
admired for mental accomplishment
and spiritual qualities.
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Globe Democrat: II is announced
authoritativeiy that the president will
"leaVe all his cares behind him" when
he goes on his fishing excursion this
month. This dispOses of the report that
he had invited Bayard to accompany
him
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Missing.

SEDALIA, Mo, Aug. IA special TO
the Bazoo from Warsaw says that John
Arthur. an old and respected CITIZEN OF
that place, has been missing since yes-
terday aud fears are entertained tEa; TIC
has suicided i'll he Usage river
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FARGo, Dakota, July 31.-BY violent
storm yesterday an electric tower here 100
feet high. all iron, was blown down and
twisted out of any semblance TO its orig
NAL appearance Many tin roofs and
trees in the city were carried away aud
great damage done 10 the country near
0lynndOn.
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Sam Jones, the revIvalist ought to be
rubbed down. When man stands up
in pulpit and uses such epIthets as
"hsp-eared hounds" he needs to be toned
up somewhat. Such language may con-
wort some souls and may have contrary
effect upon others.
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GLOVE fight

PITTsBURG. Penn, July 3t.-This
morning At an early hour John Beck and
Philip Bulgrr, local pugilists. fought
eleven rounds with hard gloves for Q
purse of $500 The fight took place In
barn ten miles from the city and re-
suited in the defeat Of Bulger. who was
knocked out Of time and terribly pun
ished
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A London dispatch says that Robert
Buchanan is seriously i'll and that he
has just finished a long Democratic
poem. Further diagnosis 10 discover
the cause OF Mr.. BIS sickness is unnec,
ceasarY.
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First Assistant Postmaster Stephenson
has ordered all pOstofilccs in the United
States to DO closed between and 8 p.
IN. on the afternoon of General Grants
funeral, Saturday, August 8.
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Gen. j. Warren Keller is reported to
have said that he would settle in Kan.
sas IL they would elect him to congress
Very many great and good men are con-
tented to settle" IN this state without
imposing any such Invidlous conditions
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Chicago Comet: II that man be a
great writer or great orator, who. con-
ceiving q grand idea, expresses it in
terms that live in the memory of the
people. then General Grant was both a
great writer and a great orator.
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Prospects of another wabash Strike

CHICAGO, July 31.-A Daily News
Springfield special says: A general
meeting of the district boards of the
Knights of Labor is TO be held at Par
sons, Kansas, OF Sedslia, Missouri, when
plan of settlement of the Wabash rail-
road troubles will be determined upon
and be proposed to General Manager
Talmage. II is rumOred that in the
event of its rejection a general strike
will be ordered next Tuesday.
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The Grant men. the famous 300 who
voted first, last and all the time" fol-
the general at the Chicago conYention in
1880, are making arrangements as far AZ
possible to attend the funeral Of the
dead hero IN body.
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Bonner's "Maud J" trotted Thursday
at Cleveland the fastest mile on record,
the ground being covered 10 2:0Sa6. The
first half mile was trotled in .O4IS.
Bar. the driver, was loaded with roses
aud 'lhe mare" says the dispatch, "was
presented with beautiful floral trib-
ute"
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The Kansas City Times very modestly
proposes that the western states unite IN
erecting Grant equestrian statue in
front Of its office at the Junction."
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Chicago will erect an equestrian statue
OF General Grant in Lincoln Park. Fiji
teen thousand dollars have already been
subscribed for this purpose. Potter
Palmer. We believe, gives s., 900 to the
project.
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A Grant Alonument IN Kansas

LEAvENwoRTH. Kss., July 31.-A
meeting ia to be held in this city next
Monday of prominent men of Kansas,
Iowa, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska,
New Mexico aud other western states
anu territories TO consider an appropria
ton TO build q monument to General
Grant at Fort LeavenWorth. The lead
ing G.. A. r. DIen have been invited
also a number of prominent confeder
ates.
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rive Hundred soys D.schnrxed.

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Aug. LA
special to the Press from Shamokin
says: In accordance with an act of the
legislature prohibiting the employment
boys under 12 years in thecoal breakers,
and under II years in the mines, about
I'VE hundred boys will be discharged
from the collieries In this section TO
daV
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REGINENTAL REUNION
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH KANSAS,
ATCuIsON. Kas.. June. 1885.

HEADQUARTERS ElGiITH KANSAS, I
ATCHIsON, Kas., June, 1885.
DEAR CoMRADE: Twenty years ago
the Eighth Kansas disbanded as q mill
tary organization, Eight years ago a
few members met at LeaYenworth aud
organized a regimental society, with at
that time but few names on our roster
and your secretary is pleased to repOrt
that that the roster now contains of Co
A, II; 3, 80; e, 81; ID, IL; L, So; Z, "a I;
q, %; IL, 81; l. 81, and K, 3-total, 274
names and addresses. There are many
names vet to be added, and it is especial
ly requested that all members having
having the report OF our reunion held al
Leavenworth two years ago, will exam
Inc the list of names aud report all
names known to them on the list. giving
company and address TO the secretary
take great pie asure IN Informing you
that the Eighth Kansas will hold regI-
mental reunion at Topeka, Kansas, Sep
TENDER 30. so and October I, 1885. dur
ing the general soldiers reunion, and
you are earnestly requested 10 attend,
with your families and comrades, and
make this reunion u grand success. You
can obtain all necessary information III
due time. as TO railway rates, time of de-
parture OF trains. etc, from your G. A.
r. post. or the railroad agent of your
town. Fraternally yours,
JOHN A. MARTIN, President.
CHAs. w. RUST, Secretary.
Kansas papers please copy.
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AHkett to Resign

WASHINGTON, D. c. July 81 Six
chiefs of divisions in the second
auditors office have been requested &c
resign. They are, Thos e.
Bailey, T. II. GoodaIl, G. Towel, Thos
Rathbone, Ii. A. WALTON and G G. Snow
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Why is 1t that there are 80 many
strikes since the Democrats are in con-
troll OF this government. We were prom
ised different things.
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El Nfahdi Death

SUAKIM. July. S0-EI Mahdi was Ill
only two days. There were no doctors
present at the time of his death, winch
occurred on June Goth The Mahdi en-
Joined that his successor continue TO
wage war with the christians,
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Sold a. PUBLIC Aust,on

NEW York, July 81 The property of
the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
company wss snld to- day at public auc-
ton. II brought $500, 600. and was pur-
chased by Edward s, Stokes on behalf
Of the Reorganization company.
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The cholera Is spreading among the
better classes of people IN Paris. The
cholera is, indeed. becoming alarming
and II ravages irightful.