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The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31
DYNAMITE DEvILrRY.
Two Attempts to Blow up the St. Louis
Street RAILWAYS,

A sensation was produced in street rail.
way circles at st. Louis on the night Of
October 10th. While car was coming
down from North St. Louis on the Belle
fontaine II ran over some object on the
track on l4th street, between Bremen ave.
nue. and Fairer street, which exploded
with loud report and shattered one oi the
front wheels of the car and otherwise in.
jured It. From the effects Of the explosion
on the track and ground ties it is supposed
the explosive was dynamite. Only one
passenger was in the car and he and the
driver were thrown from the car but neither
was injured. Another street railway cx.
plosion occurred nextnight, but luckily, like
that of last night, it was harmless. 1t oc.
CURED on the Jefferson avenue line
near the bridge which crosses the Mis-.
souri, Pacific railroad tracks about 10 o'clock
and broke one of the front wheels off the
car but did no other damage. Several
passengers were in the car, but aside from
the fainting OF one or two ladies' no one
was hurt. The street car strikers had a
parade this afternoon and held secret
meeting tonight, the result Of which has
not yet transpired.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31
IRISH NATIONALISTS.
MIR. rarnell to Attend the Annual Meeting
in Chicago.

The officers Of the Irish National League
Of America have issued proclamation an.
nouncing that the third annual convention
Of the League will he he held in Chicago,
Wednesday and Thursday, January goth
and ,lst, and that Mr.. Parnell and mum.
ber Of his followers will surely attend.
The proclamation urges that the conven-
ton shall be worthy Of cause the and dis.
tinguished visitors. The basis Of repre-
scntation is fixed at one delegate for every
fifty members in good standing Of the sew.
eral societies throughout the country. The
document concludes: ''As the time is
short let our action be prompt and effective; !;
let us make this convention credit to our
race and message Of fresh hope, courage
and material support to our kindred in Ire.
land in this desperate struggle against op-
preston
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31

Sherman Throws Some Light ON the Con-
troversv.

AZ the statement by Admiral Ammen
relative to General Grants part in the
boistersus time Of Johnson's administers.
ton is made public, Ammen relates that
General Sherman, speaking to him some
time ago, stated that he (Sherman) upon
being called to Washington by President
Johnson went first to Grants house imme.
diately upon arriving In the capital. Gen.
Grant said there was a disposition in the
cabinet to get rid Of him (Grant). A prop.
osition had been made to send him to Mex.
leo, but he had determined not to 60. He
said he would stand court.martial first.
"Well, what do they want Of me?" said
Sherman. II do not know" was Grants
reply. Sherman then went directly to the
President without waiting to visit any one
else. "Mr. President" said Sherman, "this
is diplomatic mission. Gen. Grant will
not 60 upon 1t. lie will disobey the order
if it is issued" The President seemed
very much surprised and said he had a
very high regard for General Grant and
would not like to do anything distastef,l
to him. Sherman remarked: "lf it will
relieve the Executive of any embarrass-
men. will 60 down myself" "Very we'll,
ii you will do it that settles it, said the
President, ''and it will be just as WE'LL"
Five days later Gen. Sherman took the
steamer for the gulf. "Thus," said Shcr.
man, in stating the matter to Ammen,
"was the difficulty so far as Grant was
concerned bridged over and he was kept
from an open rupture with the Executive"
My opinion is they desired to get rid of
him and keep him from being candidate
for the presidency. What they wanted OF
me in the case General Grant was sent out
Of the country do not know. The dis
cussion between President johnson and
myself never got that far
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31
GRANT AND BISHOP SIMPSON.
They kRelt Together in Prayer in Behalf
of the Republic.

Among the contributions to the Grant.
Johnson affair at New York was special
from Atlanta to the Herald, giving the
story of Col. S. w. Small, who had conf.
Dental relations with Johnson in his later
life. He contradicts Depew's assertion
and cites documents to show that Grant
was mistaken.
A New York clergyman writes the Her.
aid: During the time that Grant per-
sisted in holding on to the war office, and
refused to leave it for two or three weeks,
Bishop Simpson called upon him. They
had an earnest conversation on the situa-
ton. The Bishop arose to 60 and Grant
went on before him and locked the door,
saying, "Bishop regard the Republic as
being in more danger than at any time
during the war; feel the need OF Divine
help. want you to pray with me-" and
the two patriots knelt together in prayer
to Almighty God for help in the hour Of
danger.
w. F. Winston OF Chicago has been Sc
lected for appointment as United States
Minister to Persia.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Everybody to Have an Equal Chance at
Them in Future

1t is stated at the Land Office at Wash.
ington, that under the present practice Of
that office, when public lands within
township are opened to entry through the
filing Of plats Of survey, there was rush
Of spectators and land-grabbers, who often
succeeded in securing the best lands, to the
great injury Of bona fde settlers; moreover,
this class Of persons were able frequently
to learn when the plats Of survey were to
be received in advance Of settlers. who
were placed at a disadvantage. To cor.
rect this abuse, as far as possible, the Com.
missioner Of the Land Office has issued the
following instructions to the local land
officers:
Hereafter, when an approved plan of
survey Of any township is transmitted to
you by the Surveyor. General. you will not
regard such plat as officially received at,
and filed in your office, until the following
regulations have been complied with:
I. You will forthwith post notice in
conspicuous place in your office specifying
stating the plat or survey will be filed in
your Office on a day to be fixed by you and
named in the notice, which shall not be
less than thirty days from the date of such
notice, and that on and after such day you
will be prepared to receive applications for
the entry Of lands in such towns.
:. You will also send copy of such
notice to the postmasters Of postoffices
nearest the land and copy to each clerk
Of court Of record in your district, with a
request that the same be conspicuously
posted in their respective offices.
;. You Twill furnish the public press in
your district with copies Of such notice as
a matter Of news.
4. You will give such further publicity
Of the matter in answer 10 inquiries (for
which you will charge no fee) and other.
wise as you may be able to do without in.
curing advertising expenses.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31
WON BY A POINT.
The Exciting Billiard Contest Between Sex
ton and Vignaux.

The billiard contest at New York, in
which Sexton defeated vignaux At Bake
line game by only one point in game Of
$50, is regarded as one Of the most note
worthy on record. The excitement in the
last stages was intense. Sexton was clear
100 points ahead, and wanted but nine to-
60 fifteen minutes before the final ending.
At that time Vignaugh needed lcS. BY
runs of 81, IS, 20 and lesser ones-all,
however above ten-he secured TOO, aud
started to secure his final IS. At THAT time
Sexton needed but one point. He missed
and called tor glass of ,norizet to strength.
en- his nerves. Then Vignaux ran -.
Sexton then made the last point, that gave
him victory The game was replete with
brilliant plays. Caroms, spreads, draws,
masses and cushion shots were made by
both men, and each in turn was applauied
freely.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31
THE POWERS WILL COUNCIL.
A General Meeting to be Held in Constan-
tfn0ple Soon.

A New York Sans London dispatch
says: At special Cabinet Council the
first subject Of discussion was the invita-.
ton by Turkey for all signatory powers to
send plenipotentiaries to joint conference,
to be held at Constantinople at as early
date as possible, to settle the Balkan i'm.
broglio. The note embodying this invita-
ton was delivered to Lord Salisbury yes.
terday. 1t is asserted on good authority
that the Council decided to accept the in.
vitation.' Advices from other capitals in.
dicate that the Powers intend to accede to
the Turkish proposal of joint conference.
Some of the Powers object to contining
the discussion to union Of Bulgaria and
Roumelia, but want to utilize this oppor-
tunity for arranging mod3s vi,eSd; for all
the Balkan states. As far as the original
Roumanian question is concerned, It is
certain that the union Of the two Bulga.
rias will be reversed, either nominally OF
really. Russia continues pitilessly hostile
to Prince Alexander, who is generally re.
garded with sympathy in England, and the
rumor is revived that the Car wants the
Bulgarian throne for his brother. in. law.
Prince Waldemar, Of Denmark.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31
THE OREGON & CALIFORNIA.
Further Particulars as to its Purchase b,
the Central Pacific.

The railroad papers Of last week give
details Of the purchase Of the Oregon l.
California Railroad BY the Central Pacific
more fully than have been reported in the
East, having arrived from London sources.
1t is stated that the agreement WAS made
July 3lst. BY It the 451 miles Of road with
the appurtenances, equipments, rights, fran.
chises and land grants are to be transferred
on or before July 1st. The terms Of the
sale are as follows: For the $oooo,ooo or
thereabouts Of the first mortgage bonds
now outstanding issued a: the rate OF
$4,000 per mile, the Central Pacific will
issue bonds at $1o,sooooo in forty years
bearing interest al the rate of ; per cent
for the first two years and S per cent there.
after. 1t is likely the Oregon & California
will transfer property to a new company
to be organized for the purpose, and the
Central Pacific will guarantee the bonds OF
the new company; however, the bonds
may be secured by mortgage on the prop
erty. The Genital Pacific agrees to COM
plete the connecting link between Ashland
and Delta within three years of the date
OF transfer, SO as to form Il through line
between Portland and San Francisco.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31
THE BOSTON SCANDAL.
Inc Woman Weeps in Court while the
Case Is Being Heart.

More sensational testimony in the Taber
divorce case was given At Boston, and it.
was eagerly listened to by a crowd tina,
completely filled the court room. MANY
fashionably dressed ladies from the Bow.
doin Squae church were present.
Two police officers and friend Of Mr..
Taber, who helped burst in the chamber
door, gave cumulative evidence regarding
the condition OF things within the room.
One Of the witnesses testified that Mrs.
Iaber was attired only in a sack and a
short white skirt. Mr.. Downs was in airy
attire.
Mrs. Helen Young testified that she had
heard Mrs. Taber say Of Mrs. Downs,
"Oh, she's hateful old thing, nobody likes
her. In fact l am the first lady Of. the
church myself This little lady has 20,
above the Tabers and she is going to stay
there" One day Mrs. Taber complained
that her husband had been teasing her be.
yond endurance. "1f he had kept on
she said," would have run my scissors
into him.
1t appeared in the testimony that at the
police station, when Mrs. Taber was taken
away to her cell, she held up small bou.
quet and said, sarcastically: "Nlr. Taber
don't you wish you had this?"
At this point Mrs. Taber, though CLOSELY
veiled was observed to be weeping.
MIR. Downs displayed considerable ner.
vousness, repeatedly pulling and strokine
his rnoustache.
Miss Fannie Wells testified that Mrs
Taber had told her that she loved Paste,
Downs very dearly, that he was father
mother and sister to her, and that she
cared no more for Mr.. Taber than the
ground she trod on.
Mr.. Taber asked her to 30 with him "a
their baby's grave. Annie told him she
would rather 60 with Satan than 90 with
him. Witness understood that Mrs. Ia.
Der had love for Mr.. Downs.
Two sesvant girls testified to the pastors
frequent visits 10 Mrs. Taber. On these
occasions the door was locked. Other sim
liar testimony was giveo and the cour,
then adjourned till MONDAY.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31
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SARAH ALTHEA HILL.
She Is Having Her Case Against Sharon,
Dramatixeel.

A New York Times San Francisco spe
cial says: Sarah Althea Hin, who will
soon make her debut on the stage will be
billed as Mrs. VIM. Sharon, the decision of
Judge Sullivan in the divorce suits having
given her the legal right to the ex. Senator's
name. She is having her case against
Sharon dramatized, and will produce it
about January lst If the plot is faith
fully followed 1t will put the indecencies OF
the French stage to the blush. Mrs.
Sharon says she will travel and live in a
special car. In the meantime the aged de.
fendant, whose attorneys are becoming en-
riched is very sick at the Palace Hotel
with an attack Of malaria. Should he die
the prospects Of his alleged wife would be
much improved, for the heirs, among
whom is the wife of Sir Thomas Heskett,
would be likely 10 end the malodorous
case by compromise.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31

The "Great Eastern" the largest steam.
ship in the world, was sold at public auc.
ton for G,6, 100.
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Injunction Against Heath g. Co.

New YORK, Oct 6.-Giovanni P. Morosn has
begun an action in the Supreme Court against
VIM. Heath & Co., and their assignee, Adamson
r. McCanless, and obtained an injunction re-
strainng the defendants and their agents from
making any transfer. payment delivery, or
other disposition of 1880 shares of the capital
stock of the Manhattan Railway Company, and
twenty-five second mortgage bonds of the Metro
politan Elevated Railroad Company, except so
far the may restrain any officer or COM
mittee of the Stock Exchange from performing
its or his duties under the constitution or bylaws
of the Exchange. Morosni claims that these
stocks We're purchased for him. and that if they
are disposed of during the tendency of this suit,
his rights would not be protected and he be ire
parably injured.
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been under cultivation for forty years show no
signs of exhaustion, how long will it take them
to become barren2
Another thing on these farms is noteworthy,
that Is, that those which have been the best
cultivated are producing the heaviest crops,
while lands equally rieh-separated in some
cases by only fence--which have been man
aged without intelligence. do show deterioration
On my own farm there are fields which, when
first saw it, thirty-eight years ago, had the APP
pearance of having been long under cultivation,
ard know that these fields produce as
heavy crops as they did then. Through all this
region with which am so familiar, clover is the
great reliance in keeping mp the soil, for prac-
tcally. commercial fertilizers are not worth cen
sidering, as not one farmer in twenty has ever
used pound of them, and large per cent of
the land has never had stable manure applied to
IT. From observation and experience on these
lands believe that they be kept at max
lmum fertility without purchasing manure of
any kind. If a wise rotation is observed, and q
fair proportion of the crops consumed on the
farm. Some OF these lands have wonderful fer
tility.
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THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Annual Meeting at Hamilton, Ont.-Points
from Master Workman PoWderlys Address.

HAMILTON, Ont, Oct 6.-The General AS
sembly of the Knights OF Labor reconvened this
morning. Master Workman Powderly, in his
address, said he had prepared draft of bill to
be presented to Congress which will, if adopted,
prohibit the employment of inmates of State or
county prisons ON government work of any kind.
He recommends that Congress should be asked
to incorporate all the trade and labor associations
in the District of Columbia, and in the Terri
tories of the United States; also, to amend the
bill passed last session to prohibit en-
ployment of foreign labor under contract
He discountenanced the proposition to inau-
gurate strike for the establishment of the
short-hour plan on May l, 1886. He believed an
annual convention should beheld in every State,
Territory and province, to be composed of rep
resertatives from all labor organizations within
the boundaries of the State, Territory or
province, to discuss all matters pertaining to
labor interests. Boards of industry should also
be organized in every municipality, which
should keep watch over the interests of workers
Workingmen on the continent of North Amer
lea, he said. must take some action looking to
the prevention Of immigration during periods of
depression. This country can no longer be
to make it the poor house of the world should
be resisted He then touched on boycottng,
and said that when the end sought for had been
accomplished it should be discontinued Drunk
enness, which was prevalent during strikes.
should be punished with expulsion. He pointed
out the weak spots in cooperation and the mu-
tual benefit organizations He suggested that
similar cooperative movement to the one
located in Covington, KY, be inaugurated in
every locality where there is an assembly This
plan, he said, binds the workingman and his
employer together in movement in which their
interests are Identical The assistance
fund should be abolished and another plan
substituted. Workmen had come to look on it
as fund to support strikes. This was not true.
No strike should be ordered without the sane
ton of the general executive board, and then
only after every other effort had failed. The ex-
ecutive board should act as national board of
Cancellation and arbitration. He thought it
time for the Knights of Labor to be more careful
about championing the strikes of other organiza
tions. 1t had brought odium upon itself in the
past. Before taking sides hereafter it should be
fully convinced that there was right or the side
of the laborers. He hoped that the statement
that the Brotherhood of Engineers was opposed
to the Knights of Labor was not true. He dis
couraged the formation of any more national
trades assemblies a step backwards.
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The Orthodox Friends.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
RICHMOND Oct 6.-This was the last day of
the Yearly Meeting of Orthodox Friends. and
the devotional meeting was brief and the attend
ance slim. The report of the representatives
suggested appropriations aggregatiug Sc. 500 for
various committees and special work which were
made
Warm expressions of approval were made of
the peace committees labors when they reported,
and few even deprecated the influence of
decorating soldiers graves. The report was
enthusiastic on the spirit of international arbi-
tration throughout the world. Epistles indicted
to yearly meetings in correspondence evlnced
warm Christian fellowship.
The trustees suggested six years loan to
meet any deficiencies resulting from the deposit
In the defunct Richmond National Bank, which
promises fifty cents on the dollar. Concurred in.
The proposed committee was appointed on the
question of changing the time of holding the
yearly meeting and much other unfinished bust
ness was disposed of.
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The Deterioration of Soil.

Correspondence Country Gentleman.
For forty years have ira veled once year. or
more, over the same road. which passes along
the border of between one and two hundred
farms, SO that in travelling over this route get
a close view of about TO- 900 acres of land under
cultivation. These lands comprise creek and
river bottom, fat clays (orgnay called beech
1ats) rolling lands along the creeks, some black
loamy lands, which we're originally swampy, and
second bottom on gravelly foundation. All
these farms are limestone lands, and in all their
variety can be classed as good farming, and what
call Tasting" lands. My own experience as
a farmer for forty years has been on lands of
this kind, and | know little by observation, and
nothing by practical experience, of leachy lands,
such as have in Massachusetts, on which
manures show their effect but year or two.
Careful comparison of the crops the farms
all through the localities above referred to- leads
me to believe there has been little if any deteri
Grafton of soil on these farms, except where. by
bad management, the soil has been all owed to
wash away. and was confirmed in this opinion
by conversation with the old farmers who have
lived on their farms since pioneer DAYS. Many
of them said: "Our farms are producing more
grain than they did quarter of century ago,
for now we clover more and have better imple-
ments with which to work the soil end cultivate
our crops. I remember when q boy in New
England. that in my neighbornood there was an
eccentric old deacon who had yoke of runaway
oxen. One day on the road they started to run
with only log chain attached TO the yoke and
as the deacon tried to stop them he became
tangled in the chain. and was thrown down, and
away went the team, dragging him by the legs
After running about fifty rods, they stopped,
and-to the surprise of those who witnessed it
up jumped the old deacon, and declared he was
not hurt For generation or more the follow
ing mathematical problem frequently pro-
pounded in that neighborhood: IF a yoke of
oxen drag the deacon fifty rods, and not
hurt him, how far must they drag him TO kill
shimfn
Now, do not believe that God ever created
the human family and placed them the earth
to starve, and 1 have sympathy with the
croakers who think that there is just so much
plant food in the soil, and that the better the
crops We grow the more rapidly the fertility is ex-
hausted and to such l propose this problem in
agricultural arithmetic: ''If lands which have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07
A Woman Sentenced To BE Hanged.

UTICA N Y, Oct 6-Mrs. Druse, who muir
dered her husband, with the aid of her son.
daughter and nephew, in Warren. Herki-
mer county, last December and cut up and
Judge Williams to be executed on Nov. %. No
woman has been executed in central New York
for over forty years. The courthouse was
crowded by people of both sexes and all ages At
o'clock Mrs. Druse was escorted into the court
room by officer Wilson. She looked haggard
and worn. On the opening of court Counselor
Luce made a motion fora new trial, which was
denied by Judge Williams. The prisoner was
then told to stand up. She arose. and Judge
Williams pronounced sentence. Mrs. Druse
never fiinched nor showed any emotion, until
she was passing out of the courtroom, when she
burst into tears. Counselor Luce will secure
stay of proceedings, and appeal the case on
motion for new trial
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Mr.. Kingsley,s Position.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
have 6een informed l have been named as
candidate for councilman in the Thirteenth
ward. wish to say that am with the law and
order party as against Tom Cottrell and the
Liquor League in the coming city election; be-
leving can strike heavier blow in this way,
at this time, for future prohibition, than in sup
porting the present Prohibition ticket for city
officers. 1 believe present contest is on the
skirmsh line of the great BATTLE inevitable
in the future, between the liquor pow
and the people for their protection
against that traffic. 1t is not a matter Of
national politics; but as the Republicans have
espoused the cause of the people against the
Liquor League, Democrats who are opposed to-
its supremacy, in common with Republicans,
should vote for the Republican nominees. am
free to advise this course to all Democrats as it
has been the rule of my own life. and as proof,
| can say to them, truly that | voted for Mr..
Smart, when he was a candidate for mayor, be-
lieving he was the safest to trust to punish vio-
lators of the liquor laws. A. S. KINGSLEY.