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THE CHOLERA.
The Authorities Taking Every Precaution
to Guard Against the Dread Disease.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The govern
ment authorities here are watching the
progress of the cholera outbreak in Europe
with good deal of interest. They have
been quietly studying the matter for
nearly year past, and have everything
we'll in hand to fight it if it gets within
fighting distance, and it is pretty sure to do
that. 1t is pretty evident that there will be
ample opportunity for the exercise of all
the skill the country affords in
regard to this dread scourge
before the season is past. Begin
ming so very early as it is. it will
be subject of great surprise if it does
not, in some way, find an entrance
to this country. All precautions that can
be taken to prevent its being brought into
the country will of course be taken, but the
chances are that it will slip past the vigilant
officers that are to be put on guard at every
doorway. Srrg9on General Hamilton, of
the Marine Hospital service, will doubtless
be put in charge of the work again, his
record in preventing the entrance of infec-
tious diseases in former years having been
very satisfactory. In case this is done, his
policy will doubtless be not only to quar-
antine every port thoroughly, but at the
same time appoint inspectors abroad to
keep close watch on every departing ves-
sci bound for the United States, co see if
there is on board anything that seems pos
sibly able to develop into O case of cholera
or cholera germ, and if so, to notify the
authorities here, that it's landing may be
prevented. 1t is safe to say that all possi-
bic precautions will be taken to prevent its
arrival in this country or its spread after
arriving; but it is quite safe to say that in
spite of all this, the chances are in favor of
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RUGBY, MORGAN COUNTY, TENN, SATURDAY APRIL 25 1885,
FOREIGN NEWS.
NO Report from General Lumsden With
Regard to the Pandjeh Affair. Other.
Items of Interest.

LONDON, April 16.-Government has re-
ceived no report from General Lumsdeh
with regard to the Pandjeh affair, and does
not believe that Russia has received fur
ther explanation from General Komaroff.
A report that the Czar had officially for
warded message of peace is denied by
Gladstone. The Afghans are reported to
have fled to Herat after the late battle.
1t is also reported that revolt has
broken out there against the Ameer, the
Afghans not liking the idea of British oc-
cupatlon of their country. Lessar, Russian
agent in London, is said to have stated that
negotiations for the cession of Pandjeh to
Russia We're progressing favorably. Glad
stone disclaims any knowledge of the
matter, and Granville also denies it. Russia
is reported to have notified Turkey that
neutrality on her part will be considered as
practical hostility. An Italian fotficial
organ states that Italy will do what she
can to prevent war, but if it comes, will
consult her own interests, which means
that she will occupy Egypt and Tripoli.
Bismarck will endow scholarships to the
universities, with the interest received from
his birthday gift, $4,000 per annum. Ed
ward Pierrepont, Secretary of the Ameri
can Legation to Italy, is dead. The Cork
RIOTS said to have been exaggerated. An
other of General Gordon's letters is pub
lished, in which he states that he had re-
signed from the British army, having been
appointed Governor of the Soudan by the
Khedive: Osman Digna is reported di
vested of his followers by desertion. Pre-
vious to the agreement between France and
China becoming known, Admiral Courbet
had captured Chinese vessel with some
eight hundred men, and General DeLisle
had had battle with the Chinese, in which
the latter were the aggressor and were re-
pulsed. There were few casualties. Par
nell, demanding an inquiry into the
MalloW collision, was informed that
the Government approved the action
of the police, and the inquiry
was refused. Clamagerean. the new
French Minister of Finance, has resigned,
in consequence of disagreements about the
financial policy to be followed. 1t is an
nounced that France will take energetic
measures to secure reparation from the
Egyptian Government for seizure of the
Bosphore Egyptien, newspaper The
Prince of Wales was warmly greeted at
Killarney. There was some little Kissing.
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AN IMBECILE'S WORK.
A Horrible Accident Arouses a
Pennsylvania Community.
One Life Sacrificed in the Attempt to Save
Others-Four Persons Burned to Death.

READING, PENN, April 19.-One of the
most horrible catastrophes that ever befel
this community took place on the Alsace
truck farm of Augustus L. Wentzel, sew
eral miles from this city early this morn
ing. 1t resulted in the awful death of four
persons through the neglect and careless
ness, and many persons believe, the direct
culpabllity of a half wtted vagabond, the
object of Mr.. Wentzeps charity. The lat
ter's farm contains fifty acres of the most
highly cultivated land, and he makes
speciality of raising all kinds of truck
for the city markets. He and his family
reside in large two-story mansion,
and near by there was a two-story frame
building, the second floor of which was used
as the sleeping quarters for his male hired
help. 1t was heated by means of stove on
the first floor. For the past several nights
it has also been occupied by two of MIR.
Wentzel's sons. Last night, therefore, four
persons retired to sleep in this building
Harry Wentzel, aged eleven; Charles
Vented; aged thirteen; Charles Hettinger,
aged sixteen; Fred Hettinger, aged twen-
ty-six; the latter two brothers and farm
laborers. At four O'Clock this morn
ing Mr.. Wentzel and family were
aroused from their slumbers by the cries of
Fred Hettnger in his night clothes, land look
ing out, they saw the frame building on fire.
Mr. Wentzel quickly went down stairs, his
first thought being for the safely of his
sons. The smoke was bursting in heavy vol
umes through the windows and the fire was
gaining rapid headway. Hastily procuring
a ladder, he reached the second story win
dow, but was unable to get inside, owing
to the smoke and fire, which burned
his hands and face and singed his hair. In
the mean time Hettingor endeavored to
rescue some of the sleepers by way of tho
stairway, and just as he reached the room
the entire building fell in, burying him in
the debris, and, with the others, slowly
roasting him to death, Mr.. Wentzel making
a narrow escape. The four bodies were
afterward taken from the ruins, charred
and unrecognizable Bells were rrmg and
the entire neighborhood aroused when
the fire was discovered, but the
people could do nothing. The fire
was looked upon as very mysterious one
until over an hour afterward, when q
weak minded fellow known in the neighbor-
hood as Danny Knoll, aged about forty,
who has often slept in Mr.. Wentzel's barn,
put in an appearance, and in an innocent
manner related the following story: He
came to Mr.. Wentzel's at II O'Clock last
night, after all had retired. He entered the
building, where the four were sleeping,
and found comfortable fire in the stove. He
fixed for himself bed on a bench near by
auu fell asleep, About three O'Clock he
awoke and found the fire nearly out. He
put ON some coal, and then concluded to
walk to Martin Werner's, neighbor, one
and half miles away. When he got there
he saw the fire at Wentzel's. ;"
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Silk Culture Association.

PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-The fifth
annual meeting Of the Women's Silk
Culture Association of the United States
was held here to-day. The annual report
contained some interesting information.
AS Congress has appropriated $4,000 for
silk culture in the United States, So, 100 Of
which will be.devoted to this association, it
has received fresh start. Last year
1,130 pounds of cocoons, for which $3.50 was
paid, were received. Dress material, bro
cades, grosgrains, ribbons, kerchief, knit
ting silk and flag silk were made for the
association. The association has hereto.
fore had one reel, but It now aims to EN-
courage agriculturists in the growing of
silk to establish filiature, or reeling de-
partment, to open school for silk culture
in Fairmount Park, and to circulate in-
formation concerning the industry.
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RIOTING IN CORK.
Desperate Fight Between Nationalists and
Police, Who Use RevOlvers and
Bayonets.

LONDON, April 15.,-After their mass
meeting in Cork, the Nationalists scattered
throughout the city in parties numbering
from fifty to five hundred men. Doors and
windows were smashed, flags and decora-
tions were torn down and heaped upon
blazing bonfires, and many gun stores were
broken into for the purpose of arming the
mob. Policemen, when encountered singly
or in small squads, attacked and beaten
numerically with their own trencheons.
In many cases the police rallied and charged
desperately upon the mob, but they were
Immediately surrounded and repulsed.
The police then resorted to the free
use Of their revolvers and bayonets. 1t
was hand-t hand fighting of the most
desperate sort, the police standing
back to back, and receiving and inflicting
streets were practically ia possession of
the mob. The policemen who remained
uninjured could not attempt to do more
than remain in their positions and fight in
the defensive. In addition to attacks from
the crowds in the streets, the police were
exposed to murderous volleys of stones
from windows of houses and other points of
vantage. The belief at midnight was that
the streets could not be cleared without
the use of artillery. "A. - The
rioting at Cork has been suppressed,
many arrests were made, and the hospitals
are full of wounded police and rioters. The
Mayor of Cork took no official part in well
coming the Prince and Princess of Wales
yesterday, but he highly commended the
efforts to preserve the royal visitors from
hostile demonstration. The town of Kill
larney is rapidly filing with visitors, and
is being handsomely decorated in honor Of
the coming visit of the royal party.
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The Gibhet.

LAcoNIA, N. H., April 17.-Thomas Sa-
mon was hung at 80 to-day. Samon
was the perpetrator of one of the most
fiendish crimes ever committed in New
Hampshire, his victims being Mrs. Jane
Ford, aged about sixty years; John Ruddy,
aged forty five, and his little boy Frank,
thirteen months, who lost their lives No
vember "a and 25, 1888.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 17.-Gus Finley
was hanged this afternoon at Prestonburg,
KY. Finley was convicted of the murder
of Jas. Hunt, in August, 1888. Finley
claimed that the killing of Hunt was acci-
dental, his intention being to shoot a man
named Dagly, with whom he had a
drunken quarrel.
FORT SMITH, ARK, April 17.-William
Phillips was hanged in the United States
Jail yard here to-day, for the murder OF
William Hill. The execution was private.
Phillips denied his guilt, and expected a
pardon at the last moment.
TMoMAsToS, Me-, April 1.-Two. Ital-
ians, named Cspone and Santore, were
hanged here, to-day, for the murder and
robbery of fellow workman on rail-
road, about eighteen months ago. z..
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The Hotel Murder.

ST. LOUIS, April 15.-Maxwell, tho ST.
Louis murderer, has been traced to San
Francisco and on board steamer for New
Zealand. He will be arrested if he does
not land at Honolulu. The police are now
convinced that the case is one of murder
for robbery, that Maxwell is the mur,
derer and the dead man Preller. Maxwell
has been fully identified by several
merchants. He called at pawn-s shop
on the 4th inst. on Fourth street
and pawned his watch, but redeemed
it again on the 9th. This shows
that he was hard up on the day
before the murder was committed, and he
had money the day after. When he re,
deemed his watch and chain he purchased
a small diamond ring for S25 and a flute for
S.. At the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad office he purchased a flrst-ciass
ticket for San Francisco for SIG. He was
seen and recognized on the Frisco train on
the 7th by several parties The inquest will
probably be held tomorrow. No ar
rangements have yet. been made for the
funeral. - T.
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Drowned Like Kittens.

CHICAGO, April IA special to the
Times from the City of Mexico says:
"When the troops of the Colombian Gov
ernment finally entered Colon, after 1t had
been burned by the rebels under the lead
ership of Preston, they captured several
squads of rebels. During the past ten
days the number of these prisoners has
been considerably augmented by the re-
ceipt of struggling rebels captured in sur
rounding districts. 1t Is not known now
just how many rebels were thus held pris-
oners at Colon, but good authorities place
the number at about 400. Authentic infor-
nation reached this city last night WED
nesday) that the officers of the Colon.
bian Government selected 100 of the worst
rebels imprisoned at Colon, and, placing
them on board steamer, carried them out
into the bay, where the entire 100 were
thrown overheard and drowned"
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ROMANCE, INSANITY, MURDER
Made Insane by Jeers, Man Kills His
Wife, Babe and Himself

UTICA, N. Y, April 15.-George H..
Huhbf, h section-h hand on the New York
Central Road killed his wife and four
days-old child, near Indian Castle Church,
Herkimer County, on Monday, and then
committed suicide. He had been insane
for Several weeks, and watch had
been placed over his actions. While
in Germany heE was betrothed to a
widow with one child, and after coming
here sent for them. On the arrival of his
affianced he discovered that she had in
the meantime had smallpox and was
badly pitted. This fact overcame his af-
fectton, and he refused to marry her, but
endeavored to compromise, by wedding
the daughter instead, which proposition
the latter rejected. Subsequently Humpf
went to Germany where he married his late
wife. His former love and her daugh-
ter still live in that vicinity, and on
Humpf's return with his bride his fellow
worknlen began to harass him with allu-
sions to the widow. This was continued,
and so preyed upon his mind as to induce
insanity. He grew worse after the birth
of his child, and he was to have been re-
moved to an insane asylum yesterday.
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New Appointments.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE President
made the following appointments to-day
To be Consuls General of the United States,
James M. Morgan, of South Carolina, for
the British Colonies in Australia, at Nell
bourne; Jacob Mueller, of Ohio, at Frank.
fort on the Main, Germany. To be Consul
of the United States-Chas. A. Wagner, of
Missouri, at Toronto; Thos. R. Welch, of
Arkansas, at Hamilton, Canada; Francis
H. Wigfall, of Maryland, at Leeds, Eng
land; Charles Jonas, of Wisconsin, at
ton, of New Jersey, at Rotterdam; VIM.
Slade, of Ohio, at Brussels, Belgium; j.
Harvey Graham, of Louisiana, at Paso del
Norte, Mexico; VIM. J. Black, of Della
ware, at Kremburg, Germany; Francis
Wharton, of Pennsylvania, Examiner of
Claims in the Department of State.
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Pleuro.Pneumonia In Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, April 19.-Dispatches from
Fulton, Mo-, state the people of Galloway
are becoming greatly discouraged at the
failure, so far, to stamp out pleuro -pneu-
monia among the cattle in that county.
They feel that the disease is constantly
spreading, not only in Galloway County,
but in adjoining counties, and that no ade-
quate measures are being taken to prevent
it. much less eradicate it, 1t is said that
over one thousand cattle have either
become diseased or have been exposed to
the plague, and that it will not be long
before this number will be doubled.
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A CHASTITY Pickle.

DECATUR, ILL, April 19.-On Friday
night the skeleton of an infant packed in
salt was found in box in Mrs. Kate Duff
fy's room. 1t had been secreted there
over year. A dog smelling it, knocked
down the box, and Mrs. Ed. Blair made
the ehastly discovery. Mrs. Duffy has
been a widow ten years, and says the
box was left with her over a year ago
by strange lady. Eight months
since Mrs. Duffy says she opened the box
and noted the contents, but failed to in
form the officers, and just put it back in a
corner. The theory of the police is that a
woman, with the intention of destroying
the evidence of shame, packed her infants
body in salt.
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Slight Increase In Failures.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE business fail
ures occurring during the last seven days
throughout the country, as reported to R.
=; ntad tun St.' Co. To-Day, ,ndrad nGmber for the
and for Canada eighteen, or a total
of two hundred and twenty two, as
against two hundred and twelve last week,
and two hundred and thirty-one the week
previous. The distribution of the failures
is about the same as in recent weeks, and
there is nothing important to note in re.
gard to them. Assignments in New York
City are few and light.
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Wants Them Retained.

LEXINGTON, MASS, April 17.--The fol-
lowing has been sent to President Cleve.
land: -,,...-.
LEXINGTON, MASS, March %, 1885.
"To THE PRESIDENT: There are four
Federal office holders, all Repub bllcans In
politics, residing in the town Of Lexington
two fostmasters and two gentlemen
employed i'll the Boston Custom.
house. 1t is the belief of their
neighbors that they all perform their
duties in proper manner, and it is the
wish of the Democrats In tho town that
they be retained in their respective posi-
tions, unless some cause such as is not
known to us at present be assigned for
their removal. WIN. PLUMER,
ar. J. ADAIR,
"GEoRGE l., PIERoB,
democratic Town Committee of Lexing-
ton.n
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Water-Spout In Texas.

LAREDO, TEX, April ia wave eight
feet high came rushing down the Rio
Grande this morning with terrific force,
and carried away Mexican National
Railroad bridge. In few hours the river
rose twelve feet, and then rapidly ran
down. The rise resulted from a great
water spout which fell some miles above
the city. The large quantity of drift
indicates great destruction to ranch prop
arty above
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Statement as to Cholera in Europe.

CHICAGO, April 16.-At the quarterly
meeting of the Illinois State Board of
Health held here to-day, DR.. Rauch, in his
report, spoke of information having been
received from private sources, that Asiatic
cholera existed in Paris up to Jan. is; that
it had since broken out in Southern Russia;
that it had appeared in Valencia, Spain, in
March, and that there was danger of its
introduction into the Mediterranean by
ship from Bombay. In view of these re-
reports, the Board considered the question
of maritime quarantine of great import
ance,
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S25, 900 for the Bartholdi Statue

New YORK, April 17.-Hon. Joseph E. Pull
itzer, editor of the World, haa transmitted
to Hon. Wm.M. Evarts, Chairman Of theBar.
tholdi Statue Pedestal Committee, S25, 900
received by the World from $3.50 people
for that fund within the past month,
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Presidential Proclamation.

WASHINGTON, April17.-President Cleve-
land issued a proclamation annulling the
Executive order of February 27, 1885, open
ing the Winnebago Reservation to settlers.
He holds that the order was in contraven-
tion of treaty obligations with the Indians.
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Railway Bridge Burned.

CoNcoRDIA, KAs., April l9.-The Bur-
lin oton and Missouri Railway bridge across
the Republican River, near this point, was
burned last night. 1t will be repaired and
trains crossing within forty EIGHT hours.
Supposed to be the work of lncendiaries.
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Einhtv TO Sixteen.

SANDERsvILLE, GA, April ia remark
able wedding, in which Judge Green Bran
,h,, +ook to wiz Miss Bessie King, has been
cafabrated here. The Judge was eighty
last birthday, and the bride will soon he
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Two Vessel Crews Eaten.

BERLIN, April 19.-It is reported that
natives of the Hermit Islands, in the Paci-
fic Ocean, have eaten the crews of two
German merchant vessels. The gunboat
Hyena has been sent to punish the canl-
balls.
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Horse Thief Shot by Sheriff.

ELLSWORTH, KAs., April I9'-Mike
Young, noted horse thief, was shot dead
near Brookville, this county, yesterday. by
the Sheriff of Saline County, while resist
ing arrest,
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Newspaper Office Burned,

BUFFALO, N. Y, April 16-A fire, which
originated in the Buffalo Morning Express
building resulted in its entire destruction.
Loss, $3.50, 900: insurance, $4,000,
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nsman Diana Reported Killed.

sr.vru April ia bazaar rumor is
d,4 ouAH bera n tbe effect that Osman Digpa
hos been killed by his own followers.
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The Product of Gold and Silver

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The product OF
gold and silver for tie wear was respective
iu SO 500. 900 and SIS, ,SOO,VOO.
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Cheap Farming Lands
BOARD OF AID ESTATE
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COMPARATIVE ELEVATION.
HEALTH AND CLIMATE.

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