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LATER NEWS

VICE-PREsIDENT HENDRICKS gave his
views on civil service reform ut the dinner
rendered him in Boston by the Bay State
club.
DAVID QUINN, the young man who recently
fired at some Cinnamon in New York, killing
one and wounding another, has been found
guilty of murder in the second degree ard
sentenced to hard labor for life.
GREAT alarm prevails among farmers in
Illinois on account of the appearance of the
cEinch bug. tho insect pest which did such
immense damage to the corn crop four years
ago
A WOMAN and her two daughters were
thrown from high bridge near Indianapo-
lis, Ind, by railroad train and killed.
COWBOYS quarreled with Indians in Color
ado about some horses. Four Indians, n
squaw and her papoose were killed. In re-
venge that night other Indians killed ranch
man and wounded his wife
FURTHER appointments by the President
Andrew j. Quindley, of Little Rock, Ark, to
be receiver of public moneys at Little Rock.
TO be postmasters: Edward Mullen, at Put
nam, Conn. James II. Moore, at Mononga'
hela City, Penn. Edward H. Krier, at Plum
Creek, Neb.; Samuel B. Evans, ut OF.
tumwa, Iowa; NJ. Glennan, at Norfolk, Va.
V. E. Brewer, at Portage, Wis; John f.
Wedow, at Marine City, Mich; Edward
Duffy at Ann Arbor, Mich; William F.
Roe. at Valleys, CAL; J. r Thorne, at
Piqua, Ohio.
A COMMITTEE Of prominent importers
waited upon Secretary Manning and stated
that they were not in accord with the views
of another committee of importers who had
expressed disapprobation i'll relation
to the new system of valuations and
appraisements that has recently gone into
effect in the New York Custom house.
This committee stated in q memorial that
they earnestly advocate thu present system
of rcappraisoments and reforms so recently
adopted by the government, and most hearti
" approve the efforts of the government in
its attempt to protect honest importers ii
their legitimat, business ,
THE President has i;sie1 an executive
notice announcing a diplomatic agreement
between the United States and Great Britain
continuing the privileges granted by the
fisheries treaty throughout tho season OF
1885. As q part of this agreement he will
bring the whole question of the fisheries be-
fore Congress in December, and recommend
the appointment Of joint commission tc
consider the question in the interest OF main
tanning friendly intercourse between the two
countries.
Portions of Scotland has been visited by
the earthquake.
GENERAL CACEREs, the Peruvian rebel
leader, has been abandoned by his soldiers.
AN appalling amount Of sickness exists
among the French soldiers in Tonquin, China,
the deaths numbering from fifteen to twenty
daily Three thousand iuvalided soldiers
have been sent home.
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NEWSY GLEANIYGS,

THE annual income of Queen Victoria il
$l,l35,0 ,0m.
GREAT damage is being done 10 growine
crops in Texas by worms.
\ STREAM OF Mormon emiGran:s is pour
ing into Arizona from Utah.
THE first honorS att New Brunswick ~
J.) grammar school were won by a Japanese
student.
lT is estimated that S?7,0O0,n00 ar" OK
pended in this country every year for photo
graphic pictures
THE fees derived from our consular syS
tnnl by the government are. SlOo,O;m NOR,
than the whole expense.
THE registered cooperative snrictics III
England have Ton, ,0nI members, the ma jority
of whom are heals of families.
A TwELvE-YEAR-oLD hUy Mt Portland
Oregon, ate three pounds of strawLerrirs il,
Thirteen minutes the other day.
THE national cotton exchange reports that
crop as the best for years. The acreage ha.
been increased by GS6,0OO or nearly ten pei
cent
TWO brothers. farmers in Nottingham. "
H., aged lightweight and eighty-one years
respectively, have done all their own plowin
this year.
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nations. Senior Sagasta, the former prime
minister declined King Alfonso's invitation
to form q new cabinet, and advised the king
to remain in Madrid After much persuasion
the king consented to abandon his journey
and the ministers thereupon withdrew their
designations.
AS result Of the recent earthquakes In
Cashmere. India 3,0Sl persons lost their
lives; 10000 houses were laid in ruins, and
s.. 900 animals perished.
THE latest report puts the number OF
miners killed by the explosion in a collery
near Manchester, England, at lGO, with
many more still unaccounted for.
MORE than half of the town of Dabrova.
Austria, has been destroyed by fire. Hun
dreds of families arc homeless
A BOILER explosion in a woolscouring
works near Lille, France, killed seven per-
sons, including the proprietor, wounded forty
end demolished the building.
AsIATIc cholera is spreading throughout
Spain, and hundreds of deaths and new cases
occur daily.
Mr.. PENDLEToN, the new American minis
ter to Germany, has been cordially received
by Emperor William, who expressed the best
feelings toward both America and the Ameri-
can p opc.
BY the terms of the new treaty of peace
between France and China the former coun'
try has practically secured possession Of An
nam, which becomes French dependency.
THE pope is about to create six new car
dinals
UNITED STATES MINISTER PHELPS and his
wife were the guests of the evening at grand
ball given in London by the French ambas
sador The Prince and Princess of Wales
were present, and the Prince led the dancing
with Mrs. Phelps, whose superb attire and
magnificent diamonds attracted general at
tention and admiration.
AT Funfkirchen, Hungary, Herr I.isch, the
inventor of new dynamite patents, which
have been sold in America and elsewhere
wns killed by fearful explosion which oc
CURED in his house whlo he was packing
boxes. His mother was also killed, and the
roof of the house was blown off.
GENERAL CAcEREs, the rebel chief, has
been defeated by the Peruvian government
troops. The engagement lasted for three
hours, and the loss on each side was equal
twenty or more killed and like number
wounded.
AN explosion in n powder mill at Lucca
Italy, resulted in tho death or severe wound
ing of every one in tho building. Soon after
the explosion twelve bodies were recovered.
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Revolutionary Survivors,

Early in the late civil war it was an.
nounced that none of the soldiers of the
Revolution were alive, and this, falling
under the eye of a gentleman living in
Hartford, who knew that at least one
survivor remained, he determined to
learn if possible whether there were
others, and to obtain record which
would determine accurately to whom
belonged the honor Of surviving all his
comrades. The result of his inquiries es-
tablishcd beyond all doubt that in 1864
six soldiers Of the revolution lived.
These were the Rev. Daniel Waldo, then
aged 1O2: William lIutchins, aged 100;
Adam Link, aged lO2; I.emuel Cook,
aged 105; Alexander Milincr, aged 104,
and Samuel Downing, aged l0a. In
fortunately it was impossible to learn
which one of these survived the others,
though there IS some reason to believe
that the oldest of all, Lcmuel Cook, was
the last to pass away. All died
within year or two after they had been
seen by the gentleman referred to. and
one, the Rev. Daniel Waldo, within sew
eral months. -Nen York SIN.
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A New Industry.

The number of Angora goats is in.
creasiny; the intelligent handling of tho
same is much more extended, and the
prospect Of the industry is every day be-
coming more important. All along the
line of the Rocky Mountains, at the out
posts in the military stations, arc to be
found punches Of the goats of greater or
less purity. Here ard there are con-
siderable focks, like those of Col. Mox-
on. in Texas; {. B. Bailcy, in Nevada
J. D. Lee, in Oregon: Tallant of Idaho;
Chase Of Montana.
The shepherds are encouraged by the
growth Of the mohair manufactures at
the East, at which they find sale of their
mohair from price of ten to fifteen
cents for the first cross, to that OF fifty to
sixty-tive cents for the thoroughbred
fleece. There is. in my judgment, a large
and profitable future for the mohalr in
dustry in this country. y.-FiJye "nd Fabric
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Chinese SNllceS.

At a Chinese dinner the attendant
puts before you three small saucers. In
one is sSe.Yu; in another, Gai-Rot and
in the third Moi-Ta- ing. The first is a liq-
uid resembling or suggesting very diluted
Worcestershire the second is an acid
mayonnaise dressing and the last is a
semi solid sweet sauce made from sugar
and the fruit acids of tamarinds, dates
and pruncs. These make up the list OF
condiments served. Salt and pepper
boxes, the cruct and castor are un,
known to the Mongolian cpicure, or if
known are marks Of poor cooking or in
ferior foods. TO him dish should in
dictate in flavor and appearance, its com
ponent clements. 1t should not be
smothcred in frey delugc OF pepper.
nor serve rs vehicle for new dressing.
That nearly every dish neeis an addi-
tional something to make it enjoyed by
the individual is admitted by the
Oriental as we'll as the Occidental. The
latter supplies this want by inundatinS
his food with a sauce regardless of the
tastes of his convivcs; the former serves
the sauce or sauces separately and al
lows his guests full discretion in their
use. In general the European pours
sauce ON food and the Chinese dips
food in a sauce - Wong CAiWoo, IN tie
(Dob
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GRAND ARMY REUNION.
Business Meeting Of the Organization
-7ts Growth and Condition.


The business meeting of the Grand Army
Encampment was held on the third day of
it's session at Portland, Nc. After call
ing tho cncampment TO order Com
mandcr in. Chief Kountz delivered his
annual address. He said that four
years ago there was membership of
nearly 10000. On March 81, 1885, thirty
eight departments reported 5,0?G posts and
9,G>4 members, while the report of the Ad-
iutant. General shows the membership to be
3,si, ,G;1. The large number of 81, ,:!92 reported
by the acknowledgement as suspended dur
ing the year is due III great measure to the
negligence and ineiticiency of post officers.
Our finances" the Commander-n-C Chief con-
tinued, ARE in excellent condition. We hnve
OH handa cash balance of $l5,2A." He aided:
81 heartily endorse the organization known
as the Veterans Rights union, tho object Of
which is to secure to our comrades their
rights and privileges under the revised
urges, as it rightfully may and ought, that,
when other qualifications are equal, tho SOL
dier should he preferred, because lie was Il
soldier.
knowing that there is nothing in the
Grand Army of the Republic inconsistent
with the most exacting personal duty or tho
strictcst religion, deemed it for the interest
of III, order to appoint special committee
to lay its nature and workings before the
proper Catholic authorities of tho Uni
tel States, that they might know
our organization has nothing to conceal, and
that our purposes are commended by all who
understand them. The committee reported,
having fulfilled it's mission, that assurances
had been given by Archbishops Ryan and
Gibbons that nothing could be found in the
aims of the grand army to prevent any good
Catholic from becoming q member"
The commander -in-chief deprecated parti-
cipation in politics as an organization, and
urgently advocated the Mexican pension bill
and bill to grant disabled soldiers pension
from the date of disability. He also urged
that Decoration Day he not desecrated by
devotion to recreation and pleasure.
Resolutions of sympathy with Gen. Grant
were adopted by n unanimous rising vote,
amid great cheering, as follows:
Resolved BY the nineteenth National En-.
campment Of the Grand Army of the Repub.
liz, assembled in the city Of Portland, Me.
representing 300, 600 ex-solliers and ex-sailors
in the United States, that in this first hour of
our session We tender to the distinguished
comrade, soldier and statesman General U.
$. Grant, our profound sympathy i'll his con-
tinled illness, and extend n soldiers greeting
to our beloved commander and comrade who
has for months endured unspeaknble agony
with that characteristic fortitude that has
challenged the admiration of the world
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SELECT SIFTINGS.
The japanese form of administering
an oath is to dip q finger in ink.

The japanese form OF admlalsterlag
an oath is to dip finger in ink.
The crocodile is said to swallow stones
sometimes, like birds, TO aid the gastric
mill
The first wedding in America was
that of Edward Wilson and Susannah
White, of Plymouth, Mass.
A Presbyterian minister of Ilawick,
Scotland, has sent to Queen Victoria a
small plow made from spears, swords,
and dirks.
There was tunnel under the river Eu-
pirates when ancient Babylon was in
all its glory, and the ancient Egyptians
had Sucz canal.
The principle of the stcrcoscopc was
known to Euclid, described by Galen
1900 years ago, and more fully in 1879
A. d. in the works of Baptista Porta.
An oyster has stomach and heart.
In America it has SEX, but none in E,l-
rome. We have male and female oysters
on the American coast. Those OF E'l'
rope combine the two sexes OF the anil
NAL.
An ordinary spiders thread, just visit
bic TO the naked eye, is tho union OF
1000 or more fine and delicate threads
of silk. These primary threads are
drawn out and united by the hind legs
of the spider.
The Mexican Indians when at warfare
with troops make a shield out OF their
blankets bv wctting and holding them
up by the upper edges. Bullets sway
tho blankets instead o(pcnctrating them,
the blankets acting like bali.tic pen
dulum. These blankets arc hand-wovcn
and arc fullcd until thick and water
proof.
1t ought to be generally known that a
mans hat will serve in most cases as a
temporary life prcscrvcr to those IN dan
ger of drowning. When 4 person finds
himself in the water he should lay hoid
of his hat between his hands, keeping
the crown close under the the chin and
the mouth of the hat under water. The
quantity of air contained in the cavity
of the hat will keep the head above
water for long timc-somrtimes Tor
several hours.
Of the twenty "oldcst Masons' in the
world so far as anybody knows, the
three who take precedence live in Great
Britain, and Sir Moses Montctiorc, cen
tcnarian though he is, docs not come
among them. So far as the Masonic
Token can tel, the really oldest Mason
is John Tressider, of Falmouth, Eng
!znd, who was initiated in 1905, on tine
9Th day of August. The oldest III
America still appears to DO Captain Syl-
vanus Hatch, of Port Lavacca Texas,
initiated in 1909.
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THE GALLOWS
SIX 1Icn, Including a Father and Son.
Hanged In On Day.

six Men, Including Father and Son
Hanged In On, Day.
Six men were hanged the other day in var
ious parts of the country, as follows:
Perry and William Melton, father and son
white men, were hanged in Farmersvllle, La
for the murder OF John W. Cherry. thelI
neighbor, with whom they had quaIrreled.,
Charles Campbell, lcolored,) was hanged a,
Point a In Hache, La, for the murder o
Theodore Tripcovitch an Austrian fisherman
This murder was also the result of quarrel
William Morrow was executed within the
walls Of the ClarksviIle Tenn:l jail for the
murder of Dick Overton, a colored man.,
Henry Ethcridge (colored) was hanged a.
Chiffon, Ga, for the murder OF Tom Clemens
aso colored). The murderer and his Vic'ln
had ouarreled about girls affections.
George Schneider, convicted OF havlns
killed his mother in October last, was hanged
at Hamilton. Ohio.
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A Wife Bcatcr Gets Twenty ashes

Henry 4. Myers convicted OF cruelty beat
ing his wife. after OH unsuccessful effort -
escape punishment through the court Of ap-
pcals received his twenty lashes in Balti-
more at the hands Of the sheriff. He bore
the mAiction we'll. Since the conviction OF
Pyers and Myers, the first two white men to
receive the punishment of the lash in Mary
land, thAe is much less vito beating in Bal
tiMore.
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Engineer and Conductor Killed.

A collision occurred the other day between
freight and accommodation trains on the
Wabash railroad, near st. Louis, caused by
the watch of one Of the conductors being be-
hind time. Engineer Stewart, of the freight
and Con .uctor Mann, OF the accommodation,
were killed. Three passengers were wounded,
but not seriously. The engines Of both trains
were badly wrecked 1t is said the accident
was caused by the gross carelessne;s of Con
lluctor Clarke of the freight train
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During the reign of Catherine II. of
Russia, Kalatin, Il peasant, made musi,
cal repeating watch. about the size of
an egg, which had within it a reprcsen
tation of ChriSt's tomb, with scntinclS
on guard. On pressing spring the
stone would be rolled from the tomb,
the angels appear, the holy women enter
the sepjlchre and the same chant which
is sung in the Greek church on Easter
eve accurately performed.
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Twelve Horse Thieves Lynched.

Territory side of the Red river, in the neigh
borhood of Delaware Bend, Texas, who have
for several weeks past been chasing the gang
of outlaws who have been stealing horses and
stock, overlook the gang and captured eight
of them near Washita, and hanged them to
one tree. They then went few miles further
and captured four others, whom they also
lynche1.: About two weeks ago three Others
were lynched, making total OF fifteen Fully
twenty members of the gang have been slain
the past spring, and half dozen officers and
citizens have lost their lives.
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GENERAL GRANT.
Still on the Improving List-Work.
ing af his hook -

Sill on the improving L1st-"0xks
ing at his Book. r..
General Grant had the most refreshing
nights rest at Mt. McGregor on the 24th
that he has had since he has been there. Att
2 o'clock in the morning, when his throa.
was dressed, he told DR.. Douglas that hehad
not felt so well since he came here
He was dressed about 10 A. H.,
and very soon went to work on
his book, writing himself. There was OBJ,
vious elation on the part both Of DR. Douglas
and the family over the generals remarka-
bic improvement, and this was shared by the
people on the mountain and in Saratoga, who
feel that the air had done the good work.
DR.. Shrady came up for regular consulta-
ton, and reported General Grants condition
improved. His voice was stronger and his
system had more tone, the general himself
asked DR.. Shrady it he Thought him i'm,
proved, and the doctor replied that he did. ,
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Foreign.

MADRID has been the scene of violent
outbreak, said to have hccm calsed by the
opposition of the populace to the sanitary
regulations against the spread of cholera.
The streets were occupied by the military,
who were stoned by mob. A collision oc
CURED, and seven persons were killed.
INFORMATION which is startling if true
has been received from Syrian who passed
three months at the residence Of the Mahd
after the fall of khartoun. He says thu
Madhi has General Gordon in secret keeping
having discovered him severely wounded,
but not dead, and that Gordon recovered
The story is credited at Massowah, and forms
the subject of all official dispatch.
KING ALFONSO having determined OH visit
ing the cholera-i infected districts of Spain, the
Spanish cabinet members offered their resig
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An Indian Prince Weighed Against
Purc Gold.

A curious ceremony was performed the
other day at Travancorc. The Maharalah
was wei yhcd agains, Il mass of pure gold,
which was then dispensed in charity.
This custom called "Tulabhara, " is one
of great antiquity, and is said to be
traceablc in Travancore to the fourth
century. 1t is not unknown in other
parts of India, though, of course, gold
is only used in the case OF wealthy per-
sons, the humber sort being content to
weigh themselves agains spices or grain.
ON the present occasion the Mahara
iah weighed little over nine stone.
The Brahm;ns. it is said, wished to de.
fer the ceremony, in the hope that the
Maharay yah might more nearly approach
the weight Of his father, who did not
undergo the rite until AZ years old,
when he weighed lt4 stone Lo"doa
Times.
xl@
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A sheep has eight front teeth, all equal
in size the first year. The second year
the two middle teeth are much larger
than the others. The third year two very
small teeth appear on both sides of the
eight. At the end of the fourth year
there are six large teeth. The fifth year
all are large. The sixth year all begin
to show signs of wear.
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An Elephant on a Rampapc.

When the elephant Samson appeared be
fore all audience of 5000 persons, mostly
country people, at circus performance the
other day in Lapeer, Mich, it was seen that
the huge beast was in an angry mood. The
keeper undertook to make Samson perform
his tricks, but was met with fiat rebellion.
seeing which the man endeavored to drivethe
elephant back from the ring, so that he might
be secured and coaxed into good humor. The
animal misunderstood these intentions, and
became uncomfortable. He charged upon
the seats, broke them down with his ponder
GUS body, hurled the loose boards in every di.
rection, backed against poles and standards,
set the tent swaying and ran furiously from
one place to another. The audience became
panic stricken and lost no time in rushing
outdoors, the country people intent upon get
ting to their teams and wagons and escaping.
No lives were lost, but some 20 persons had
limbs broken. Samson hurried away to the
woods and soon mired himself in swamp in
thicket. Being helpless to extricate himself
from the mire, he still showed fight and would
not submit to be bound until five bullets had
been fired into him. He was at last secured,
the bullets extracted ,and his wounds dressed.
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DISASTER AND CRIME.
Sixty.Five Lives Lost by the Sink.
ing of a Steamer.
Various Other Incidents of a Tragic
Character.


Great excitement has been caused ut Lima,
Peru, by the loss of the steamer Italia. The
disaster is much deplored as blow to the
new enterprise and commerce in general. She
carried crew Of eighty-four and tifty-four
passengers. The number saved is reported
at sixty-nine. The cargo, of which the greater
part was for coast ports, was nearly oil in
sured.
The Italia struck steep point hear Lomas
about 2 A. NJ. and sank in fifteen minutes in
deep water. Out Of 1874 passengers and crew
sixty-fve were drowned. On the following
Sunday the Cachapoal picked up boat con-
tanning thirteen survivors thirty miles
south of Pisco. The samo evening
she reached the coast and found fifty
four more survivors in Salinas bay,
two others having started from there on foot
for Lomas Boats were sent to bring off the
party, but the captain Of the Italia declined
assistance intending to travel to Pisco and
thence by steamer to Callao. Among the
saved are the captain, tho first officer, and
about seven passengers including one woman.
About twenty-five children were drowned
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THE Spirit of the Times declares that Ed
win Booth has not played in Washington
since his brother assassinated Lincoln ana
this settles a question that is frequently
raised. Mr.. Booths managers have ire.
ouentlv advertised his first appearance IN
failed to keep their promises, and it is this
probably which gives rise to the idea that 10
bas played there.