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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-22

Governor Gray and party have secured seats
fer Fritz" Emmet's performance at the
GTend 10 night, and several other notabIes
will be in attendance.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-22
Minnesota Bank FsiIure,

WADENA. Jan. 21.-The Bank Of Wsdena,
owned by E. S. Case. closed its doors this
morning, and made IA assignment TO A.
here. Assets, SOS, eco; liabilities, S36 000
IL is thougt that not more than twenty cents
on tie dollar viii be paid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
TOyGKIH0 EPISODE.

From The Saturday Rsufsp London.
The FreLch sol Tier In Tongking has shown the ,ld
readiness 70 collapse IN der the pressure Of defes the
OLE slovenness In the smaller maters OF discipline the
old dssoute conduct TO extent which dees descrip
ton In decent language and the old caIous brutality
which has distinguished him at all periods Of his history
On this last poiut Mr. Scott has story to tell which
may be quoted az unique
Three Annamese notables. were takon prisoners Al
Thai Ngyen and sentenced TO be shot. They led
bound to execution when this ensued SThe three
had their tied all together with silk sash and
peousy and trying to grove before his guard In way
which would have been breaking II II had been
hopeless, and therefore dastardly box of explosive
bullets mai been found somewhere In tie citadel. Ex
ploSve bullets were somewhat uncommon, and one OF
the officers his revolver to French sergeant, and
asked him to try their effect the prisoners just when
the party had got into the suburbs the sergeant while
ths still walking, put tho revolver behind the
Doctore aud fired Three quarters OF his head
blown away. The other two In last desperate struggle,
burst the silk scarf which bound them TO the corpse and
The uaD-phu was brought down with bullet
between the shoulders. and fell gurgng up blood from
the mouth and nose But the Court emissary who had
been calmly scornal all this time, ducked to the first
shots and boted round corner down to the river There
dozen after him. firing shot after shot, but he
was too active, and zigzagged like snipe. Unfortu-
nately the river before him. and the bank some
feet high where he struck It, He paused for second
before he eaped and French soldier who had counted
on this brought him down. Another shot In the
finished him. Then they went back TO where the Tuan.
phu, still alive struggling convulsiyey In the road.
1t required five more shots to kill him Five ininutce
that he wanted TO the prisoners again to question
them II s characteristic OF the French army that THE
soveny and buchey peoe OF cruelty was done at the
instigaton OF AL officer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
SOEE PHASES OF ARMY LIFE.

OFFICERS SONS BRING UP THE REAR-THE DE-
sTRUcTIvE CAVALRY SERVICE.
"There Is report gaining more or less
credencs" said Lieutenant Davis. one OF the Army Of
ncsrs at West Point. when speaking to TRIBUNE re-
porter recently that the Of Army officers have
favors shown them and get along easier and stand
higher at the Academy thon those who have
no backing but unfortunately exami-
nation OF the reports proves the opposite to be the
case have down the list and with or two
ceptons the officers occupy honorable positions In
the rear. The is not difficult to understand
either the OF Army officer Ia either brought up
away from his father and allowed to run Wild else II
he IA have tho benefit OF paterna restraint and advice
he spend his boyhood at outotthe-way post
where tho advantages OF education say the least
limited. In eithor lie Is poorly equipped to with
stand the strain OF work piled upon him here.
and he soon seeks his natural levsat the bottom OF
tho class. The exceptions to which have alluded are
the sons engineer officers stationed In the Eastern
states Here at West Point in every other college, it
IA the without friends station or backing, who
has his own way make in the world that digs in for
all he Is worth and out at the head Of his class
1.-THE most popular branch OF the service at present
Is the cavalry Net suppose. Because officers
killed of faster there but because they used and
retired which results in the thing. generally pro-
To be- Done out in Arizona lately where they have been
bowling about the inoicensy of the troops The prob
at New. York aud another at Montreal; required TO
catch an enemy moving from Albany to Pittsbdrg with
the possibility of finding water twice between New York
and Albany mind l say tho possibility. not
the certainty or even the probability.
And then when You catch up with
the Indians they just scatter and that's the end Of 1t
Tar as striking any serious blow concerned Tho only
way any hing be accomplished Is to take along
friendly Indians talk the thing the campfire
make up mind about where they're going to meet
again and lay for them These fellows that have been
tearing up down Arizona simply lot OF roughs
aud outlaws that up from Mexico some time ago,
and the peaceful Apaches in the Territory would
like moth ng better than to see them all killed on
"Our regiment stationed that ground for four
years and we have lost fifteen officers from the effects
OF t. while as many more have been retired utterly
used up. I've known detachment OF troops to 90
hung out and sweled up they could hardly speak.
The settlers there either lot OF desperadoes or else
ready TO howl for TO protect them aud then when
safe to turn around and murder let Of peaceable In
nocent savages I've seen the time when had to turn
out nv whole force with bayonets hxod to guard the
Indians from band OF settlers hirstng for their gore"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
THE BURIED MOTHER.

alice Meyneu IN The Magazine OF Art for Nly.
Ont by the walls OF Danish town
The graves stood cold as the night came down.
The Angelus prayer had long been said
And the bell toled out the psalm for the deadi
"Out OF the depths" said priest and people.
Through all the cose-set town and towers
The doors were shut for the silent hours.
But mother, buried for half a year,
Woke with crying In her ear.
She rose with the vague sleep still In her head
And clad In the shroud that wraps the dead.
She left tho cold graves under the walls,
And took the street 10 her husbands halls.
She felt her long dead bosom ache,
For her seven children were all awakej
And mono had broken them bread that night,
Or poured them drink, or trimmed light.
And none had laid them pillow or sheet;
The dust of the day was on their Rect,
Two strove for an empty cup, and ono
Was crying-that was her youngest son.
She washed and kissed them, and hushed their cries
While tears pressed out OF her longdead eyes
But their father. who lay on lower floor,
Had heard her step In the corridor.
And he rose aud cams, and saw her stand
With the children clinging TO either hand
She said "The crying smote nay heart
It broke my dreams OF death apart
"Iwa, 10th to leave these seven. died.
But when have slept when the child has orteds
"Take note. ere pass to my many dead;
Your children woke and had no bread,
"No fire, no lamp; two were ut strife
One cried ansomforted. Tell Jour wfs.~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
4 VERSATILE LECTURER.

Josh Billings was once engaged BY village editor -
deliver lecture, and tho subject chosen was MIX"
Before the time arrived the scribe noticed reviews In
some OF his exchanges which led him to think that that
lecture would not be just the thing for his community,
and when Josh arrived he preached the subject to
him and proposed that something else be substituted.
"Yes, yesi see," said Billings, with his peculiar
draw, and look moro searching than can-opeper on
busy day In 3 restaurant. you think we'd better
give 'em something elssp
"Yesi that's tho idea, exactly, Mr.. Shaw, I under
stand there several broad hits In your discourse
on the lactea fluid, and. have rather q peculaf
community, feel quite certain some other lecture
would do better"
IAN right said Josh, handing him card containing
list Of his Misunderstanding like dozen In ALL
there's my subjects You can pick ont any one you
please but want to tell you young man." he contn.
ued impresvsly as he walked up TO tho editor, took
him by the lspes Of the with both hands, and looked
him straight In the eyes, with something like twinkle
in his own you're bound to get the same lecture ali
the same"
that ght.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
NE. gAsrs WONDERFUL KgKoRY.
From. Tb< D1flxaanolf. Yo,rnoI

Everybody remembers when Hughes East
and Thomas A. Hendricks last returned from Washing.
ton after six weeks that they remained "to do what
could for those who had helpsd in the campaign
when asked them for their votss As the train
tanning the returning statesmen rolled homeward Mr.
East noted for his extreme ddence taclturnity.
entered into conversation with fellow-townsman His
speech heard high above the din OF the train In this
strain: Z" tell ysu sir, made great impression on
many people there through my remarkable memsry.
never forget anams-never. One day eleven gentlemen
were introduced 10 Mr. Hendricks and mysef-eeven
gentlemen from westmoreand County, Pennsylvania.
Next day met the party again. You but family
imagine their pleasure and surprise when, without
moments hesitation, called each OF the eleven By
name"
Here tall stranger in neishborng seat turned to
the statesman with memory, AID said:
I'm living In Illinois now. but I'm from Westmore-
land County myself and know everybody there. Would
you obge me BY giving the names Of those gentle
ncni"
This was somewhat sudden and unexpected Mr.. East
gasped seven eight times like dying sinner, but
could say nothing. The Westmorcland County mar,
with look OF insabe compassion. and went Into
another coach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
TIE ELpER ooYHpEREp HIMSELF PALD.

A TRIBUNE reporter heard yesterday a story
OF cards and card-paying involving q former United
States Senator and the Elder OF n church in New
England. The affair happencd some time ago. when tho
Senator was president OF Western railroad and had his
pocket full Of railroad passes II case OF giving
Roland for oliver The Senator and his friend had
started Warrington Tho Elder was taken sick The
Senator prescribed mild dose from ltto black bottle
In shs and the Elder tho key to the satchel
TO help himself All the Senator'S passes lay alongside
the little black bottle When the conductor along
the passes missing. Meanwhile tho Elder who was
great ladys man. had seated himself with throe ladies'
The Senator explained matters best no could to the
conductor and bded his time TO get He had
pack OF cards In his satche and copy OF THE TRIBUNE
n his hand Tho cards carefully wrapped In tho
paper and presently the Senator stepped blandly along
tho aisle and sad "Ah, Elder Blank have you THE
TRIBUsEi MOI We'll. hero 1t is when you want
paper ,T'- down in tho outside breast pocfct,
OF the Elders coat Then he went back In the car aud
prlmed confederate VINO along and said " Let
me your TRIBUNE, Elder" suitng his action to the
words and pulling out tho paper. while tho cards SHOW
cred all over tho ladies' laps and tho floor The Elder
bushed to the roots OF his har pig his lips but finally
credentials aronnd The Senator Joined In tho laughter
"senstor, I viii play you ave games of ouchro for
dollar game"
You not seriousi" said the Senator.
"Eever more so Ia my life," was the cool reply.
They sat down 10 play while the passengers In the car
nocEed around in wondermcnt at tho Elders freak He
won three games, the Senator tive. The latter passed
over fve-loar gold piece. The Elder put IL In his
pocket, sank back lazily In his chair and picked up
paper Then the conversation like this, opoDed ny
the Senator and conducted amid brsathess attention,
the growing excited and the Elder cool as an
icicle;
"That was nyedollar gold piece gave you"
"Yes; that's all right"
"Put IL was q hvedoar gold piece"
"Certainy. told you understood It."
f3ut want my change"
az don't understand you"
"You won three games and won two"
"Of course, l know that" -.
"Well, then, want 81 There's only dollar comng~
you" x,.
oh Dc understand yon that you thought was
betting on the games at a dollar game Is hatyour
propositionl
Exactly" ,..
sWby my dear Senator how could you so missppre-
bend mo- never made bet in my life. Its assinsst
my principles. Moreover proposed nothing OF the sho
made you the most simple proposition In the world !
told you would play five games OF cuchre Win you ior
dollar game. You assentcd played the nyo gahos'
You gave mo IS The account Is square"
And tho Elder kept the gold piece while the crera
laughed and the Senator remarked that he guessed no
would sell himself for NICKEL at the next staton.
where the pipe lines crossed to be used a. godevh
for cleaning out the pipes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21

clinging skirts displayed the free strength OF her
bare her statnesque bronze arms and shoulders
"Now, suppose" the visitant said, IN spanish
far from classic snow, Lsuppose hel set his teeth
again. and will not swallow. and I'll have to hold
Wide as a gaping birds little Rogers opened his
month in grOtesQne simulated apprehension.
Dios mioi he has come to, and he understands
usr'
aHave not told thee to be less brusque, then.
Ritaf Give me the grue"
was no mistaking the relative positions; The differ
ence in caste spoke in every infection, In every
motion, IN every outline. Rogers showed MS appro-
with which he took his Cruel at the young glrl's
hands Perhaps, indeed. he made his senti;
pents quite too ioI qGsGG ne as she eb nad
forth lula Cordoba came no more to the room she
had resigned to the invalid. IL Is In the possibili
Ties that this retirement concerned In R0gorss
urgency of release from the sIck-r0om. Within a
week from that first lucid look around his quarters
the young crept out to SIT in the colorado that
ran around the patio, and fortnight later he could
traverse the mesas at Dor EualO's side. albeit with
discretion Inevitably tee haciendado's discomfort
gave itself vent before his guest: who by the pro.
comprehend these fettered aspirations And. in
good sooth none could appreciate better than little
Rogers the yearnDgs OF an ambitious, ardent soul.
trammeed by circumstance.
@But why not carry out your pansp cried
Rogers, with enthusiasm.
lyon speak with satire. the haciendado re,
ara poor man. Some few paltry thousands alone
have l. II this ferToodrril could have but crossed
my land And the saints bear me witness | coyet
not for myself; only the ninds dowry. All over
and above that would have devotedt to Mjico Ubrey
soberano Ali Senior R-r-rogers. It's vain boast on
our coins-we are not free nor sovereign"
But whatw cried Rogers. staring o. ou poor
man with all these thousands Of acres with all these
horses, donkeys, cattle Why, how many hundred
of anegas of beans do you suppose you have stored
in your bastion-room land peas and corn. and
chief And the new crop coming on. All you want
Is a market" .,,,.
All the young mans native energy and fertility OF
resource had come to she surface. ne talked OH
with increasing power. and gave the other sugges-
tions of more improvements and enterprises than
the old hacend0do would have dreamed OF In
twelvemonth.
Poy Dios but how they think fast--these liner
tcanos ~ the old man murmured. half N protest.
But. mono the less. his dlscernment found the
innovations goodwill notifications. The native
aversion to new departures would not admit OF too
entire and sudden introduction of modern appll-
ances stu, ore by one. with tentative canton,
the novel appliances crcpt in and held their own:
tannery brought large revenue to Don Eualio.
Then came the establishment Of molding candles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
At PARADE.
FEST Point, June, 1855.


HE.
eve met to part she to forget,
Perohanee. that we have ever nett
I to recall that life was made
Bright while beside her at parade,
Yet-ah, sad mem'ry-to regret
The pain Of parting, having met"
SHE.
"Poor fellow. What strange things no said;
He really must have lost his head.
Small loss, perhaps Still, as men 60,
He ans wers for an hour or So"
(She rings) "Jane. have the children said
Their prayers ." "Yes, mum, and gone to bed"
-lKUON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
FISHINc FOR SNAKES.

fTom ire ST. Louis Repuotfcan.
Joe Forshaw started OH Thursday for Blur Lake 70
catch fish, but met with success. Wandering along
he camo to shallow which was simply alive with
snakes, mostly the water m0ccasn. For funs sake he
dropped mDnow among them, and found IL taken
landed and the question then Of how the hook
was to be extracted Stones and club last settled
the snake, and the hook and gut we'll Tho battle,
however, had been good one, and MI Forshaw pined
for more.
He therefore hxed up three hooks IN gang and pro-
ceeded to snatch more snakes scientifically. Casting
and catching II FOUL had plenty Of fun with each before
was landed HIS dog large mongre OF very low DO
was jerked out the dog seized 1t by the middle and In
return 1t embraced the animal By the The sang
for minutes but carried to close the contract u
had undertaken and killed the snake.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
CURRENT ANECDOTES.
RE QUEER ralyos BUeKLlgD ATE,

his complete indinercnce to the disgusting side
Of his experiments In the usss Of animal lts::
Thus when the panther In the Surrey Geological
Gardens died. hc insisted having dsinerred that
he might cook panther chop and taste IT, which no aid
no seldom lost opportunity Of trying new food
however disgusting some might have thsnght Y:
[salmon at the time OF when salmon un6t TO b
eaten) asked him how he could taste anything %
abomnaby nasty, to which 10 reT lied. 1t u nasty
enough, but how can say unless have tried 1t
Again and again he records how much the he felt
which was something like TURTLE" made him rsth6R
scedy" the next day. how the horse flesh banquet
resulted In ut OF bad indigestion; how he boiled
eephaI trunk for many days without producing aAy
particular result the hardness Of tho texture; and
FORTH With excepton,-that Of oyster the size
OF . cheeseplate.-he was no more discouraged from
making experiments on his own stomach BY any sense Of
disgust than he discouraged by his dislike Of cold
and physical Illness from vcnturng into frcczng wato1
In search OF mon-eggs-A pursuit which seems 70
have cost him his life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21

simply indescrihable In nearly al of these the pro
prieor increases HIS gains by selling bad opium worse
and still mixtures of Oriental parooos Tor
which there Ia no name In English.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-10
NEW pKPARruRE.
Policy Adopted by the Administration In
Regard to the sinking Fund.


WAshtxGrox, D. G. Sept. 0.-The fact
has come to light that the administration
has taken departure from the policy SO
faithfully carried out by the Republican
administrations respecting the act estab-
lishing the National debt sinking fund.
The act OF February 25, 1852, provided
that the coin received for duties on i'm
ported goods should be devoted, first to
the payment Of the interest on the bonds
and notes OF the United States, and sec
ondly TO the purchase or redemption each
year OF one percent OF the entire debt OF
the country. The bonds 80 redeemed
we're to be set aside TO form sinking
fund, the interest on which as 1t fell
due, TO be applied to the redemption OF
still other bonds, as the Secretary OF the
Treasury should from time to time direct.
| II was calculated that under the provi-
sions OF the law, the entire debt Of the
United States would be wiped out by the
year 1905, even il nothing else for that
purpose were attempted. In the last an
nual report otthe Secretary Of the Treas
ury, Mr.. McGuiioch estimated that the
amount required for the iscsl year end
ing June 30,s 1885, would be $I7 $50. l0l.
It appears, however, that during the
fiscal year closing June 80 there was thus
set aside for The. sinking fund only Si6,:
0S4, $40, whiehis more than million and
half less than Secretary McCulloch est.
mated would be required Sincs June %
| it has been noticeable that the amounts
set apart for the sinking fund have been
considerably less than those which Mr..
McCulloch estimated would be required,
and when the attention OF Treasurer Jor-
Fdan was called TO the matter he said that
Secretary McCulloch's figures were all
wrong. They had, he said, been estima-
ted upon a wrong basis, in that moneys
held In the Treasury were included in the
estimates OF the amount OF debt owed by
the Government. Treasurer Jordan
would hardly think OF disobeying the law,
and the construction he places upon the
sinking fund act might justify him in pur-
suing q different policy from that followed
by Republican administrations; but it is
a tcchnicatity too plain to be overlooked.
The Democratic party has ever. been
hostile to the sinking fund act, and on
each aud every occasion its leading repre-
sentadyes have made every effort % ham
per its operations. It was enacted by the
Republican party in accordance with the
policy Of that party in insisting thst
every promise made by the government
to pay its ri Shteous debts should be iaith.
fully kept. The action Of the Treasury
authorities touching this matter makes
one thing very evident, and that Is that
the public debt will moi be SO rapidly paid
as Il would have been had the Republican
party been retained in power.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-10
BRIGHTER WEATHER
MoRErAvoRAnLEoUTLooK
Raises the Spirits of the state Fair Mana
gers, and Increases the Attendance Mate.
rinlly-ruesday's Races Hun on
HsavyrrnOk-ro.day's Programme.

The weather yesterday, though far from
what was to be desired, was so vast an
improvement upon that Of Tuesday, that
it frightened up everything about the
State Fair grounds very perceptibly.
Barring the mud, the day was a very COM
Portable one to get about. A tour Of the
stock pens was attended with some incon.
venience, owing to the mud, but about
the halls and around the track it was dry
and clean. Last night the ground was
drying mp nicely, and it is to be expected
that by this morning the grounds will be
in as fine condition as ever they were.
With iav orabIe weather, tho remaining
three days OF the fsir will be successful.
Yesterday the attendance was decidedly
better than the day before, but yet far
short Of the crowd on the Wednesday OF
last years iSir. The gsay sky had q
dampeuing elect on ths attendance OF city
people as well as those from the Country.
Neither can afford to miss the fair. Such
o display OF stock, poultry, Irrit and other
interesting products was never before
seen in Wheeling, and il there were not a
raco during the week the show would be
we'll worth visit.