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GEN. IRAN rs O O
The First Volume Ready for the Pub
Itc-Ifs Contents.

New YORK, November 1S.-The Tribune
says: The first volume of Gen. Grants
book is published. 1t contains nineteen
illustrations, including that of the house
il which he was born. The first of the
fifty-nine chapters is devoted to questions
Of ancestry, birth and boyhood. rhe Sec
ond takes up West Point and graduation,
and will doubtless astonish the cadets of
to-day with its narrative OF a quiet course
of study, in which no lesson was read
twice, and many hours spent in miscella-
neous reading. Chapters three to six,
inclusive, tell of his army life, while chap
tiers seven to thirteen deal with the Mexi-
can war. The writers of stories for the
young will be dismayed that the general
says that he was not studious and did not
like to work; but the search, for obvious
reasons, for his success in life will not be
fruitless. From the fourteenth to the six
teenth chapters, inclusive, is the
narrative of his marriage and life
in California up to his resignation
he had no military ambition, but looked
forware to the life of a professor OF mathe.
remaining twenty-three chapters are
devoted to the war of the rebellion, and
there are maps of all the principal battle
fields. The Generals opinion on all
questions and his estimate of persons who
came within his acquaintance are freely
stated, and new light is thrown OF the
character of many generals, notably upon
| that of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. The
The second volume touches incidentally
| upon the Andrew johnson matter, which
| has been the subject of so much discus
sion of late caused by Mr.. Depew's letter
1t will be published in March.
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OUR WILD CREATURES GOING.

u Wilt Sh1A UNIV
The American Geographical Society has
published a paper respecting the destruc-
ton of wild animals in the United States
that most readers will peruse with regret.
That vast amount of animal life that not
long ago crowded various portions Of our
territory, has greatly diminished, and in
some cases will soon be extinct. The
cause has not usually been legitimate
hunting, but thorough butchery. The
elementary cause, Of course, is the intru-
sion CT population into spots they
occupied, but have been driven from
where not destroyed. 1t is only twenty
five years ago that vast herds of buffalo
crowded the plains. The slaughter among
them for their skins alone has been i'm
mense, and now they are becoming scarce,
as the present price of buffalo robes
makes evident. The elk, the moose, the
antelope and the deer are fast disappear
ing. Only eight years & they were TO be
found in thousands in the plains Of Sweet
water and among the Wind River Mount
aims; they are now driven to their last
refuge in the Southern Rocky Mountain
plateau. The seals that used to be numer-
Gus about Cape May have sought safety
on the Newfoundland and Labrador
coasts. The oyster is fast decreasing along
our shores, the prairie chickens on our
prairies, the ducks in our swamps, and the
game birds in our woods are becoming
rarer every year. Progress, commerce and
population are great things. but in losing
our wild creatures we are mourning a
heavy offset to their value. Once happy
tenants of our woods, our plains and our
streams, we bid you farewell with feelings
Of sorrow; in losing you our land parts
with a great aud precious treasure.
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ufacturers met last evening in this city.
Representatives were present from all
parts of the country. The object Of the
meeting was to endeavor to effect the for
nation of a strong pool which would COM
pletely control the production of the en-
tire wire manufa curing interests of the
country and array an unaiterable scale of
prices to which all must adhere. After
long argument it was resolved that a cur
tailment of the product of the various
manufactures were the only mean that
could be adopted to maintain high price,.
A compact was formed by which the out.
put was to be regulated by a central COM
mittee appointed by the pool. Commit
tees were appointed to nominate officers
of the association and to schedule the pro-
ducing capacity of each mandatory in
order that a remunerative pro rata of pro-
duction might be determined upon. The
meeting then adjourned until this morn
ing.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo-, November 1S.-The sec
ond annual convention of the Western
Association of Architests met this morn
ing, Charles E.. Illsley in the chair. Nearly
100 delegates are in attendance. An adj
dress of welcome was delivered by James
II. Mcnamara of st. Louis, and responded
to by John w. Root of Chicago. Several
delegates from the American Institute of
Architecture were admitted to the floor.
The address by President Illsley referred
TO the surprising growth OF the sssocia-
instructed to privately appoint three dele
gates to be a part of a jury of five to
award the prize in the matter Of COMPETE
tive drawings. The Board of Directors
presented the names Of ITO new members,
who were unanimously elected.
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AMERICAN RAILWAYS IN CHINA.
Baron DeLOrme interviewed Regard
ing His Schemes.

New YORK, November 1S.-Baron De-
Lorme, the Frenchman who is here to
form a company to construct railroads in
China, was asked about a dispatch from
London saying that he was unknown there
in banking circles, and a dispatch from
Washington to the Sun, saying the Chi
nese Minister there knew nothing of him
or his scheme. The baron said that both
statements are true, and added: "The
Chinese government prefers the American
system of railroads, and as soon as arrange
menrs are made l will go to China at my
own expense, with engineers, to attend to
a survey Of the projected routes and the
passage of DEGREES and grants. l do not
ask a dollar from any one for any purpose
until the DEGREES and grants are made.
They will not be made to me, but to the
corporation. l shall furnish all the money
to secure the grants and to make the sur
veys. If l did not have reason to believe
the grants will be made, 1 would not thus
throw away my money" The baron
showed to the reporter letters from officials
in the French government recommending
him to the good offices of their fellow Off
cials in other countries.
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HENRI GREYILLE,
The Great French Novelist, Accom-
panied by Her Husband, Arrives
I'm New York,

NEw YORK, November 17.-Prof. Z.
Durand.Greville, together with his wife,
whose books have made her well known
to Americans as Henri Greville, arrived
yesterday afternoon in the steamer Nor
mandie from Havre. Their baggage cared
for, they drove to the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
They will leave the city to-day for Boston.
The author of L'Ingenue, DoSid's Daughter,
and many other works, though extremely
fstigued, consented TO see a correspondent
at the hotel. Mma. Greville is rather a
short woman, apparently about forty-five
years old, distinctly in the French type,
with a merry, intelligent face and very
bright eyes. She said in response to in
quiries, "We had a charming voyage in
the Normandie and pleasant company. At
first" and she smiled at the recollection,
'it was ~disRgreeable. The weather was
better toward the end. Last night an en-
tertainment was given on board for the
poor Frenchmen who have charge of our
life saving stations. l had to deliver a lit
tie lecture on Russia"
You have come over TO lecture"
"Well, not just that. ] wanted to see
America and how you all live. Pm glad l
have at last done that. Then I'm to lee
ture, too. First, / shall SO to Boston for
three or four weeks. Mr.. Williams is my
manager, and ne don't tell me at all what
I'm to do. However, l shall speak about
Tourgenietf and the French authors whom
l know. Then l want to give the Ameri-
cans an account, a little more truthfulths
those accounts they have received, about
Russian social life, and French life, too.
| wish that l could just speak once in
French, but l suppose it's impossible. l
want to see Boston, and then / shall return
to New York, where l shall lecture, too
Henri Greville bowed and the reporter
left the room with Prof. Greville, who, I'M
like his wife, is unable to speak English.
He said in French: 81 should like to de-
liver one or two lectures on French art,
and possibly about our legal science, but l
don't believe it will be possible, as / can't
learn your language in time. I've come
especially from the French Bureau OF Edu-
cation in connection with some matters
with which We wish to confer with your
Department of Education. That will take
me to Washington. After all, my wife and
l have come to see the country. So far it
is very interesting" Prof. Greville was
one Of the heads of the law school at the
University OF st. Petersburg. He returned,
however, to Paris, with his wife, some
time ago. They have both been engaged
in literary work for EOma years.
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Adjutant-G General has shown his willing
nees to remove from his records all
charges of desertion which have been
found to be merely technical, and in sew
eral instances this has been done immedi-
ately on a proper presentation of the case
by the Pension Office. By a recent order
of the office, claimants and attorneys are
notified when charges of desertion exist,
of the date and place where, SO that when
applications for the removal of such
charges are made, there is no necessary
delay in finding the charges. 1t is be.
lieved that the charges of desertion, where
such are technical, will be removed with.
out any delay. If claimants were to apply
promptly, before making applications fol
pension, for the removal of the charges Of
desertion, when they exist, the work Of
the Pension Office would be much accel
erated.
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Pound Dead I'm Hi. Once.

BosToN, November 1S.-John E. Weth-
erbee, one of the most prominent mem
bers of the Suffolk county bar, was found
dead in his Office this morning, having
committed suicide by taking cyanide OF
potassium. He was twice a candidate on
the Democratic ticket for Representative
in the Legislature. During the last cleo
ton some unp~leasautness was caused by
the thrusts of his political enemies, and it
is probable that this may have preyed on
polls and, ignoring the Independent ticket,
on which his name appeared, voted the
straight Democratic ticket.
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ScrOfula of Lungs Re.
lieVed.

/ am now forty-nine years old, and have suf-
fered for the last fifteen years with a lung trouble.
Several members of the family on my mothers
side of the house had died with consumption, and
the docto:s were all agreed in their opinion that
/ had consumption also. l had all the distress
ing symptoms OF that terrible disease. I have
spent thousands of dollars to arrest the march of
this disease; l have employed all of the usual
methods, not only in my own case, but in the
treatment of other members Of my family, but
temporary relief was all that I obtained. | was
unit for any manual labor for several years. By
chance l came into possession of a pamphlet on
Blood and Skin Diseases" from the office of
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. A friend reco n
mended the use of Swift Specific. claiming that
he himself had been greatly benefited by its use
in some lung troubles. I resolved to try il. About
four years ago ! commenced TO take s.. S. S. ac.
cording to directions. / found il an inyigorating
tonic, and have used about fifty bottles The re-
me, my strength has returned, and l weigh sixty
pounds more than l ever did in my life. l. has
medicine, hut 1 hsve had no return of thu dis
ease, and there are no pains or weakness fel. in
my lungs. / do the hardest kind of mechanical
work, and feel as we'll as / ever felt since I was a
boy. t ese, l know, are wonderful statements
to make, but 1 am honest when l say that L owe
my eX istence and hea th to-day to Swift's Spe-
cific. Ii is the only medicine that brought me
any permanent relief L do not say tina Swift's
Specific will do this in every case, but most posi-
lively affirm that it has done this much for me,
and 1 would be recreaIt tn the duty l owe to SUIT
fering humanity if 1 failed TO bear this cheerful
testimony to the merits of this wonderful msdi-
cine. lam we'll known in the city of Montgome-
the city. T. J. Holt.
Montgomery, Ala, June %, 1856.
Swift's Specific is entirely vegetable. Treatise
on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
THE SWIFT Specific Co., Drawer 8, Atlanta,
Ga. or 157 W. 23d ST. N V
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CHICAGO, Ill, November 1S.-The trial
of the suit of George Deitweiler against
the Western Mutual Fire Insurance Com.
pany was concluded yesterday. The jury
rendered a verdict in favor of Deitweile1
against the company for 1920. Deit.
weller asked $4,000 damages. He was
employed at Toledo as the agent of the
company, which was in reality a membe,
of associated fire insurance corporations.
His contract with the defendant was for
five years. The compact between the
companies, however, lasted only about a
year, and when it discontinued Deitwei.
ler's services were dispensed with. He
sued for breach of contract, placing his
damages at what he would have received
had he not been DISCHARGED.
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CONGRESSMAN HOUK
Very Sansuine that the Republicans
VIII Carry Tennessee Next Year.

Cath" Congressman Houk is a firm
believer that it is the destiny of Tennessee
10 break the Solid South. He said to me:
"Che Republican party has no hope in
any Southern State 80 great rs in Tennes-
see, and they give us really the least on
sideration. There has never been any
hope in Virginia. The successes there
have been on temporary and local issues.
While money and talent have been wasted
on Virginia, the Republicans of Tennes-
see have been making progress for Them
selves without any outside help. We can
count every vote cast in the State. That
means much in a fight in any Southern
State. The highest Democratic vote ever
cast in the State up to 1854 was for Tilden
in 1876. Cleveland got 152 more votes
thar Tilden. Blaine got 5000 votes more
than Hayes. 1t WAS solid Republican
growth, something to build on and go on
growing. The issues that interest Tennes-
see are those of protective tariff and edu'
cation. The masses of the people are
protectionists. On the educational bill we
have got the Democrats divided. Senator
Jackson is for it, and makes speeches thai
way, while Senator Harris is opposed to il
and makes speeches accordingly. The
capturing of Tennessee would be to the
Solid South what Sherman's march to the
sea was to the C~onfederacy. 1t would
break the backbone of the Democratic
phalanx in the South and revolutionize
the party"
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CoIorcd rcm,1e seminar, nnrn,d

QuITNAN, GA, November 1S.-The build
ing used as a colored female seminary in
Northern Methodists purchased the build
ing. The citizens objected strongly to the
location of q negro institute on the site,
and every effort was made to effect an
agreement which would change the loca-
ton to another part of the town. Soon
after the opening of the school an unsuc-
cessful attempt was made TO ssssssinate
the principal, by shooting him at night
after calling him TO his door. No lives
were lost by last nights fire, the origin OF
which is a mystery. Mrs. Rutherford B.
Hayes is said to be one Of the ladies inter-
ested in the school.
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The Oklahoma boomers.

WASHINGTON, November 1S.-Secretary
Lamar has sent the following letter to ].
Wade Mcdonald, counsel for the Okla
homa Boomers, at Winfield, Kas.:
"SIR-I have received your letter of the
4th instant, stating that nom of the per-
SONS against whom indictments were pend
ing in the United States Court in Kansas
have gone again into the Indian Territory
or in any way broken faith in respect to
the agreement, in pursuance of which the
dismissal of prosecution was ordered; also
that Capt. Couch had, at your request,
gone quietly into the Territory, with a
view of ascertainipg the number of persons
there, etc. The persons against whom the
criminal proceedings were pending were
the representatives of a class of persons
banded and associated together for the
purpose OF unlawful invasion of the Indian
Territory. 1t vas upon assurances
made by yourself and others to
this department and the Department of
COUGHS Cavalry Colony or any of the
persons associated with them would make
no further attempts at unlawful settlement
in the Indian Territory, and that they had
disbanded their organization, ETC., that
b criminal proceedings were stopped.
1t is with great disappointment that this
department learns of the renewal of the
attempts st unlawful invasion of the
Territory by these same persons, whatever
may be the name or title under which
they are banded or organized. This will
make the government more cautious in
any future dealings with them. Mr..
Couch should not go into the Indian Ter
ritory for any purpose, and if he does go
without a permit he would be guilty of an
open violation of law"
Assistant Secretary Hunters Health.
WASHINGTON, November 1S.-Third As
sistant Secretary of State Hunter, who has
been very i'll for more than a week, is now
resting comfortably, and his condition is
thought to be less alarming. His great
age, however, renders permanent recovery
somewhat doubtful. He entered the serv-
ice Of the State Department ffty-six years
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american Human. soc,e,y.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, November 49, The
ninth annual meeting of the American
Humane Association was called to order at
II o'clock this morning in the gentleman's
parlor of the Southern Hotel by President
John G. Shortall of Chicago. The secre.
tary, Thomas E. Hill of Chicago, and
about fifty delegates from New York, Mas
sachusetts, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Wis.
c%onsin, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and other
States were present. Mayor D.. T. Francis
delivered a brief address of welcome,
which was responded to bye President
Shortall on behalf of the association. Com,
mittees we're appointed on credentials and
new business. o. B. Todhunter OF Cincin.
natl was elected assistant secretary. A
paper, prepared by Mrs. G.. Z. White oil
Philadelphia, on the Humane Killing OF
Animals was read and discussed.
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Z MISCELLANY.


WINNIPEG, MAN, November 1s.-The
jail, November 9Th, has been given out.
1t is a long, rambling document, and con-
sists mainly Of expressions of faith in the
Catholic Church and supplications for the
forgiveness of all whom he has wronged
or offended. He ~"pardons" those who
have prosecuted" him, not emitting those
who sentenced him to death. No men
ton is made OF any property. He closes with
an admonition to his wife to bring their
children up in a Christian manner, and
says che leaves them neither gold nor sill
yer" but trusts that God inspires the truly
paternsl blessing which he gives them.
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The Fatal Caye.In 4. wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, Wis, November 1S.-De,
tails of the fatal cave-in at the Colby mine,
in the Gogeblc iron range, Northern Wis
c%onsin, yesterday, are not forthcoming. 1t
is learned, however, that large section of
ore gave way, falling a distance of thirty
five feet and burying a half dozen men.
Four of these were instantly killed. The
pert, jr, Charles Wsngstead and Charles
Raugh. But one of the other men struck
by the falling ore. it is said, was injured to
n serious extent,
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Sad Accident.

BATAVIA, O., November 1S.-About
o'clock this morning a party of five young
people coming from Milford to Batavia IL
a wagon were thrown over an abutment
near Stone Lick ten feet into fifteen feet Of
water. Miss NJ. Began, aged eighteen
Milton Began, aged thirteen, and Joseph
Berkeley, aged twenty-six, were drowned,
Charles Page, son of W. H. Page of the
Ohio and Mississippi railroad, and Miss
Ella Yerger were saved. The bridge
burned two OF three years ago, and nc
provision was made to keep horses from
running into the chasm.
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1t is probable hat all the old members
of the Ways and Means Committee, who.
have been reelected, will be retained.
There are three Democratic vacancies,
caused by the promotion of Blackburn
and Jones to the Senate, and Frank Hurd,
whose status in the next House is not yet
assured, but who thinks he will be seated.
A Kentuckian will probably succeed
Blackburn and an Arkansas man sup
plant Jones. The struggle in the latter
case will be between Breckenridge and
Dunn. The former has had the largest
service, but Dunn's relationship to the
fedsracsSY' Win probably give him a strong
support.
THE COINAGE COMMITTEE
will be a most important one this session.
Bland of Missouri and Lanham of Texas
are the only Democrats reelected. The
former will probably be chairman again.
Carlisle will endeavor to compose a COM
mittee in harmony with thev views OF the
administration on b coinage question.
SOUTHERN POSTAL CHANGES.
Postoffice established at Sherman's Mill,
Henderson county, Tennessee; postofice
at Olinda, Lamar county, Alabama, name
changed to Hudson: ~Saracena, jackson
county. Mississippi. discontinued, mail to
Escstawpa; new office established at Lam.
caster, Smith county, Tennessee, Charles
S. Kinslow postmaster; inner register sack
exchange established between Nashville
and Columbia, Tenn, via Nashville and
Montgomery railway postofice.
PERSONAL.
Speaker Carlisle arrived tonight for the
session.
Representative Martin and family Of
Alabama arrived last night.
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Importapt RatIroad Suft

Dies MONIES, IA, November 1S.-A very
important suit was begun in the United
States Circuit Court yesterday by the firm
of r. 7. Wilson & Co., of New York and
Georgia, builders of the Diagonal railroad
against B. L. Harding, late president Of
the Des Moines and Osceola, on the South.
ern railroad, and other officers of the same
corporation. The suit was for $4,000 to
representations. The plaintiffs allege that
they were induced to invest this money in
bonds of the Des Moines and Osceola road
upon the representation by Harding that
the line was paying, when as a matter Of
fact, it was not making running expenses.
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Boston, MASS, November 1s.-Aunie
Lyons was arrested to-day charged with
poisoning ten persons in the family Of
Charles W. Parker of this city, by putting
arsenic in the -four barrel, when she was
discharged from her position as cook.
This was about three weeks ago and the
family have been suffering ever since. An
analysis showed enough arsenic remaining
in the barrel to kill the entire family. The
girl denies any knowledge of the poison.
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The Cattle Mon.

UHICAGO, Ill, November 1S.-At the
National Convention OF Cattle Growers
this morning the committee appointed tc
arrange the order of business for the day
and also charged with the duties Of pre-
pairing a series of resolutions which would
embody the sentiments of the convention
on the subjects discussed yesterday found
it difficult to agree and thus deliberation
was prolonged. There was an increased
attendance of delegates and the interest il
the work of the convention had also
grown.