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The Morris County chronicle., 1885-12-12
The Venus of s.i,.,.
IPhiIadeIph q Cill.l

The following was the manner in
which this chef d'Guvre came into the
possession of France: In 1920 Greek
peasant of Milo (the ancient Melos of
the Cyclades), in digging the ground,
found it buried and broken in three
fragments in recess about seven or
eight'feet below the surface. The French
consul at Milo was then M. Brest, whom
the peasant informed of his treasure
and 0aered to sell it for small sum.
The funeticnary, who knew little
about fine arts, referred to NJ. Duval
daily, commander of the French
government transport, the Emulation,
then at the island The latter proposed
to purchase the statue Immediately and
remove it to his vessel. But this rro-
ceeding was too hasty for the Journalist,
M. Brest, who wrote a long letter to the
Marquis de Riviere, ambassador for
Louis XVIII at the porte. This COM
munication was lost on the way, but,
fortunately for France, NJ d'Lrville
arrived at that moment in Milo to con-
duct photographed survey. He saw
the statue, recognized at once the value
of it, and sent a special courier, the
GudA w I1h1OIOs lit ttul lUdSSdQOT
dispatched Count de Marcellus to Milo
with instruction to effect the purchase.
But all these formalities had taken
cine, and when the count arrived on
the island the Venus had been shipped
on board Turkish brig, and was about
to leave for Constantinople He inn
mediately applied to the primate, who,
pressed by his insistance and even
menaces, ordered the statue to be
landed and sold by auction This was
what Count de Marcellus desired, and
having become possessed of the treas
ure, he started for France with it, and
did notstop until he had reached Paris.
He had bought it in the name of Mar
quis de Riyiere, who transferred his
bargain to Louie XVIII, and the king
presented the statue to the nation.
Such is the history of one of the most
exquisite specimens of Greek art in the
world
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TIE cosr OF LIVING.
Some knowledge Necessary to Accom-.
pIish Cheapness and Effectiveness.
IRradstreet,sl


plish Cheapness and Effectiveness
fBradstreet's.
Whoever will point the way to re-
duction Of the average cost of living,
especially the average cost of food, will
confer upon mankind boon of the first
importance There can be no question
that at present there is a considerable
amount of waste which might be pre-
vented in the consumption of even the
most necessary foods. How shall we
discover the direction in which this
waste goes on and how to provide for
its rrevention2 Here is problem
worthy of the scientist, the economist
and the philanthropist. The way to a
fruitful investigation of the problem
has been pointed out by that unweary-
ing student of economics, Mr. Edward
Atkinson, in a recently published ad-
dress on the application of sci
ence to the production and con-
sumption of food.
At best the margin upon which the
average man has to depend to procure
his food, clothing and shelter is mar
row one; Mr. Atkinson places it from
40 TO As cents day. In what way can
the revelations of science help man,
especially the laboring man, to live
within this average income? In the
first place man must be taught to
satisfy his appetite and keep up his
strength with cheaper though sufficiently
nutritious forms of food than those now
in common use. A knowledge of the
chemistry of food must be diifused so
that the average man can himself un-
dertake the task of selection.
This, however, is only one side Of the
problem. The area of profitable agri-
cultural cultivation must be extended.
Lands now unproductiye and barren
must be reclaimed. The land must be
fertii ed The chemistry of agriculture
must be mastered and its results ap-
piled. Means for attracting and COM
bining the necessary elements of fertiliza
ton from the soil and atmosphere must
be discovered and employed. "Who-
ever" says Mr.. Atkinson, can attract
the nitrogen of the atmosphere and
combine it with potash of Germany and
phosphates of South Carolina or Canada
will add the last clement necessary to
secure permanent abundance in agricul-
ture at the least cost ;"
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Thought IL Dynamite.

INDUSTRY, Pa, Nov. 22.-This
evening at Z o'clock a young German
aged about 90, named Peter Troi-
meane, giving East Liverpool, o., as
bis residence, stopped at the house
Of Jacob PhiIlis, mile above town,
and asked for lodging but was re-
fused. After sitting for some time
he was again informed to leave. He
then pulled small vial from his
pocket and threw its contents in the
fire. The family thinking it some
combustible matter fed for assis-
tance, leaving him in possession OF
the house. He barred the doors
and began to ransack the room for
valuables. He got a watch, broke a
lamp and tore things nP in general.
By this time assistance arrived and
he was asked to open the door, but
refused. After a short parlay he
opened the door and shot at one OF
the party and fed. About dozen
of the party arrived with shot guns
and pursued him. One of them
shot to scare him. He then threw
his revolver down and surrendered.
He was taken to Squire Engles, who
committed him to Jail for trial, On
his way TO the 'Squire's Office he
said he had been shot. On examina-
ton about a dozen of shot were
found in his legs. The Squire asked
him what he had 10 say in his de-
fense. He said: "Oh, holdings,
only | had mission to perform.
He said some doctor sent him to
take possession of the house.
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JoHNsrowN, Nov. l7.-Last night
while repairing one of the blast fur
naces of the Cambria Iron Compa-
ny, J. l.. Smith was overcome by
gas and fell headlong into the fur
mace. Ropes were thrown TO him,
but be was unconscious and could
not take advantage of that method
of escape and soon died, Tho gas
rose from the furnace in such vol
ume that the work Of reseuing the
body was very dangerous and in a
few moments one of the rescuing
party was overcome. He was drag
ged away and a fellow workman
took has place, but he, too, was soon
rendered unconscious: Matters con-
tinued thus until seventeen work.
men were prostrated. Finally the
remains of Smith were pulled I'D
with hooks and ropes.
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A Murderer Lynched

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22.-News has
just reached here of a lynching at
Pine Vile, Mcdonald county, this
State which occurred on Saturday
morning, and (which Irwin Grubb
was the victim. In the latter part
of last June Grubb killed Dennis B.
Anderson. a deaf mute. They were
travelling togethe and passed through
Neosho, Newton county, oh the 10th
of June. A few days later Grubb
again passed through Neosho, this
time alone.
Several DAYS aiterward Anderson's
body was found in the woods. Grubb
was finally captured and placed in
Jail at PIneville. He made a con.
fession. in which he said he killed
Anderson in self-defence. Later,
however, he told another story,
breaking down completely and ac.
knowledging that he had committed
the crime for money. On July 6
mob attacked the Jail and was re-
pulsed by the Sheriff and guards,
Grubb was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty, and was returned to Jail
to await trial.
Last Saturday morning, just be
fore daylight, crowd surrounded
the Jail, and after making prisoners
of the officers and guards, took the
murderer and hanged him to a tree
and then dispersed. This was the
second lynching at the same place
during the present year.
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A QUAKER MURDERED
A Negro Crushes in His skull with
Hatcnet

CHESTER, Pa. Nov. .23.-John
Sharpless, one Of the most promi-
men. orthodox Friends IN Delaware
County, was most foully murdered
at his farm about two miles from this
city las. night At nine o'clock a
strange colored mau called at the
house while it was raining. He
found MIR. Sharpless sitting with his
family, his wife and two ladies, and
q nurse.
He induced Mr. Sharpless to go
to the barn with him for some straps
under the pretext that a carriage in
which were three ladies had broken
down ia the road. When in the
stable the negro struck Mr.. Sharp
less in the back Of the head with a
hatchet, crushing his skull and XIII
ling him instantly. After taking his
watch the negro put cut the lantern
and returned 10 the house for the
purpose, it is thought, Of killing all
therein. In reply toa a question he
said he wanted money and adyan-
ced towards one cf the women, at
the same time asking what bad be-
come of the young girl whom lie
missed from the rJum.
Upon learning that she bad gone
out and the eolored servant being
sent for the villain left. He went
across the fields in the direction Of
John Lindsay's farm adjoining, and
it is supposed fired the barn to dis
tract attention, for it was burned
down short time after the murder,
with all tie crops, farming imple-
ments, and feur head Of horses, en-
failing a loss of $1,000. The body
of John Sharpless was found in the
stable where he had fallen. He was
a plain, generous, well-to-do farm
er, without an enemy in the world,
and his murder is appalling.
He was about 81 years old. He
was President Of the Sharpless Bi-
Centennial Association, and took an
active part in the affairs Of his COM
munity and his religious society.
The post morteln examination
shows that the back of Mr.. Sharp
less skull was fractured IN five plae
es and that the wound must have
been inflicted with some heavy blunt
instrument The country around is
being carefully searched for the
murderer. The county authorizes
have offered $500 reward, in addition
to a like amount offered by the fam
lily, for the arrest Of the murderer.
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sne Gould pet Recover.

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. ls.-About a
year ago Green Mccullough, des.
perado, shot dead man with whom
he had quarreled. The next morn
ing the most wealthy and prominent
citizens. undisguised, took McCul-
lough from the jril and hanged him
MoCullough's widow brought suit
against the lynehers for 100000.
At the trial yesterday the proof Of
the defendants guilt was unim-
peachable. The defense then pro-
duced three witnesses who testsfed
that Mccullough had been married
to a woman In the East. previous to
his residence in Texas, and that shs
and her two children were still liv-
ing. They closed their case on the
point that the plaintiff was ''never
McCui ilough's lawful wife, and could
not recover and she did not get a
cent. She had never suspected that
their marital relations were not ls-
climate.
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An Asylum Fire at sandusky.

SANDUsKY, o., Nov. 20.-About
: o'clock this evening fire was dis
covered in the building known as
the female department of the Coun-
ty Intirmary, situated mile from
this city.
The majority of the inmates had
gone to bed before the fire broke
out, and before an alarm could be
sounded it had gained such head
way that escape from one portion
of the building was cut off.
A panic ensued. several of the in
mates being insane and others being
too old to make their way out of the
burning building rapidly. The re
suit was that five are known to have
been burned to death and other:
may have been caught in the trap.
The superintendent of the Intirm
airy, David Wontry, was injured in.
ternally while trying to rescue some
of the inmates and will probably
l.a
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Bound and Gagged

CLEVELAND, Nov. 19.-Last night
two men called at the residence of
Mrs. Margaret Cav, 1853 Wilson
avenue,and asked to see some rooms
she had advertised for rent. Before
the women could ask them to call
at a more convenient time the men
rushed in, blindfolding her and
threw her upon a lounge, demand.
ing to see the pension papers of her
husband, who is confined in an in.
sane asylum. These secured the in-
truders removed the bandage from
Mrs. Gaw's eyes and compelled her
to attach her signature to certain
documents whose purport is un-
known to her. She fears she has
renoaneed the guardianship of her
husband, ana thai the strangers in
tend in some way TO divert iiis pen.
sion to themselves. She asked the
aid of the police to-day in solving
the mystery.
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Room for Ex -Confederates.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-Messrs.
Edgerton and Trenholm, the new
civil service commissioners, will re-
turn to this city tomorrow, and it
is expected that they will at once
commence revision the civil service
rules. One matter to which they
will pay attention is the ineligibili-
ty clause, which bars out those who
served in the Confederate army.
This will probably be stricken out.
II is hoped that the revision will be
completed SO that it can be presen-
ted to Congress by the time it is or
ganized.
Many notifications viii be made
which experience has shown to be
necessary, and changes will be sug-
gested that will harmonic the sys-
tenn with the Democratic idea OF
civil service reform. The new Com
missioners are fully informed of the
views of the President, and will be
guided by them.
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Gentlles Accused by Mormons.

SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, Noy. 22.-
Deputy United States Marshal Van
dercook and United States Commits
sioner Pearson were arrested here
last last night by the police under a
city ordinance on charge of i'm
proper conduct with Mrs. Field
and a woman named Lydia Bailey
respectively. Marshal Vandercook
declares that he never heard of Mrs.
Field, and Commissioner Pearson
also denies his guilt. The Mormon
paper this morning was in high glee
over the arrests, saying: :-"This
turns the tables on the Gentle pros
ecutors."
II is said that there are a large
number of such warrants out
against prominent Geatiles ard that
they will be prosecuted indiscrimi-
nately, by hired testimony if neces-
sary, in order TO convict them. 1t is
also said that some loose women
were brought here some months ago
by the Mormon officials to catch
the enemy. A good deal of lndigna-
ton is expressed at the action of the
Mormons aad feeling runs high in
many quarters.
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The Democratic verd,c,.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-For sew
eral years Senator Davis, of WesI
Virginia, availed himself of every
opportunity to denounce the book.
keeping in the Treasury, and to in-
sist that there was deficit of $780,.
000.006 in the Treasury, which oc.
Cured between 1870 and 1880, and
which the officials were trying to
cover up. Now Gen. Rosecrans, a
gentleman of Senator Davis own
political faith, is the Register or
Supervising bookkeeper of the
Treasury, and in the annual report
he uses the following language: In
closing this report ! must say that
the system OF keeping the public ac-
counts is as perfect as human wis
dom has been able to devise. In
the entire cash receipts of the gov
erment from March 1879. to June
50, 1885, with the disbursements,
there was not the difference of l
cent
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58S Residences Burned.

GALVESTON, Nov. IA resolu-
ton adopted at q meeting of citizens
says that "the loss inflicted on our
city by the late conaagration is lar.
ger than at first anticipated, the
same being fully s2,500,000, equal
to more than oHe-eighth of the taxa
bic value of the city," The Fesolu-
tions adds: Wherefore we most
thankfully accept proffered aid SO
generously offered,
4 careful inspection of the burned
district shows that there were 56S
residences destroyed This is over
hundred greater thsr st frst esti-
mated. Out of 1873 members OF tbs
Cotton Exchange tbirty-three lost
their homes and almost everything
their dwellings contained. The sew
efai cities of the Union are tele.
graphing sympathy and relief.
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tSat they had II by the throat.

AFTER indulging foY months in
the grossest personal abuse Of the
Poor House Directors, and assailins
the motives,the integrity of purpose
and the honesty of the editor of thi:
journal, and after having run muck
in hlackguardism and personal defa'
nation during the late campaign
the Commercial now complains thai
the HERALD has assailed the politi
cal. personal and social character o.
its editor.
This is about as near the truth as
that paper usually arrives. We
have exposed its political rottenness
and commented on its editors won,
derful tussle with ruth, in the mat.
ter of his prosecution of the Poo,
Directors and his campaign agains,
the Republican ticket, bat we have
not sssailed him otherwise, cnless
indeed, the public holds, as people
of probity are wont 70 dc. that DO.
litical and personal integrity of char.
.acter are inseparable. and that by
exposing his utter lack OF the 6rsi
wehave thereby destroyed bis claims
90 the second. We have had, and
can haze no other controversy with
the Commercial than what is necee
STATED by fealty to our party and
its candidates.
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Faxettc Looming up.

USroNTowN, Nov. 22.-Negotia-
tions have been in progress for sew
eral weeks between the prominent
citizens of Uniontown and the stock
holders of the Columbus Iron and
Steel Company and of the Penn
sylvania Construction Company,
both of Pittsburgh, with view OF
establishing their plants here. New
Castle, Beaver Falls, Tarentum,
Greensourg and other towns have
made tempting offers to secure the
works, but the company finally de-
cided to locate at Uniontown, if the
citizens would denote the land and
take 100000 of The 100000 capital
stock. 4 movement was at once
started to raise the amount, and at
large and enthusiastic meeting in
the Court House yesterday afternoon
the object was realized, subscriptions
having been made sufficient to buy
the fifteen and one-half acres need
ed for the plants, the purchase price
of the land being about $4,000.
The 100000 capital stock will be
rapidly taken. A. NJ. Byers, Boggs
& Buhl, E. NJ. Butz and other prom
inent capitalists of Pittsburgh COM
pose the company.
The announcement that these
companies will locate at Uniontown
has caused other manufacturing in
terests to look this way. A wire
manufacturer, of Quincy, Ill, will
probably be the first to follow.
Fayette county's thousands of coke
ovens, her four iron furnaces and
numerous natural gas enterprises
are attracting the attention of capi-
talists and great boom in manu-,
featuring is looked for. The Colum.
bia Iron and Steel Company and
the Pennsylvania Construction Com
pany will begin operations at once
in erecting their works.
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An invalid's Crime.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 22.-Mrs. J. G.
Berrebee has been sick for near,y a
year. 4 few days ago the physi.
clans informed her that she could
not recover. Sadie Ross, of 562 Erie
street with whom the invalid lived,
placed package of rat poison
which she was using, On a stand In
the sick room while she attended to
Mrs. Berrebee. The invalid. as she
confessed while dying, had a fearful
mental struggle all alone in the sick
room which resulted in the decision
to die. She then took a large dose
of the poison, and not until the
agonies of death were on her and it
was too late to save her, r,did she con-
fess what she had done Her agon-
les lasting II hours rere the most
awful that old physicians eyer wit.
lassed, and she died with scream
upon hsr lips just as the first peal
of the lchurch bells sounded this
morninp
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DESPITE the efforts of Presidents
Roberts and Vanderbilt TO shut the
b. g. o. out of New York, President
Garrett, of the latter road, has secur.
ed a route into that city, with termi-
ial facilities superior to those of the
Pennsylvania. The b. a. o. has pur-
chased a controlling interest in the
Staten Island Rapid Transit Rail-
road Company, which secures it an
entrance into the harbor and city of
New York. The b. 4 O. will build
q line about eighteen miles long from
the terminus of the Reading, at
Bound Brook, TO Elizabeth; here it
will crosss an arm of the sea, 500
feet, by bridge, and there connect
with the Rapid Transit -oad on Sta
ten Island, from whence it will reach
the Battery ia New York in fifteen
minutes by d swift steam ferry, that
will transport its cars and land pas
sengers al the terminus of the ele-
waited railroad system of the city.
The B. 4; o. has evidently out-gen-
eraled it's rivals who fondly fancied
tSat they had II BY the throat
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VICTORY FOR THE BuLGARIaNs
Under the Leadership OF Prince Alex.
ander the Enemy is Routed-An-
other Battle that will Decide
Sofas Fate Expected.

LONDON, Nov, 1S.-The Bulgarian
forces stationed at Slivnitza, headed
by Prince Alexander in person,
made sortie from that place at an
early hour this morning, and after
several hours desperate fighting,
succeeded in driving the Servians
from all positions held by them and
MANAGING Slivnitza. The presence
of the Prince greatly inspired the
Bulgarians, and they fought with
more dash and valor than has yet
been displayed BY them in any OF
their encounters with the enemy.
The DAILY Ne,rs' war correspon-
dent telegraphs that the Servians
lost at the battle of Slivnitza 10 can
non, 356 horses and an estimated
number of 1900 men killed and
wounded.
VIENNA, Nov. Is. From informa.
ton received from Bulgarian sources
tonight it is gathered that force OF
the Bulgarian militia has penetrated
Servian territory and captured l52
prisoners. 1t is also stated that the
Seryians are retreating from several
of their advanced positions in Bull
garia. The Bulgarians are said to
have successfully resisted several
Servian attacks in the vicinity o:
Drogoman Pass.
BELGRADE, Nov. lS.-An official
report from the front states that the
Seryians entered Bresnik yesterday
The town had been abandoned by
Bulgarians, who in their haste to gel
away, left eight guns behind them,
The capture of Bresnik leaves that
route open to Sofia. The Bulgarian
army of the Widdin district may be
considered completely destroyed and
disDersed.
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AIsemarkabie shower.

HELENA, Ark, Nov. 20.-At an
early hour yesterday morning the
citizens Of Helena were aroused by
what many of them at first thought
to be a very heavy rain storm, but
on looking out they were surprised
to see a clear sky filed with what
appeared to Oe snow-fiakes and not
rain that was pattering with such
forces against the roofs and windows
of the houses. Investigation proved
that the air was full of gr&sshoppers.
Citizens who have seen the dreded
pests sweep down and consume
whole fields in Kansas say that in
numbers the tvisitation last night
exceeded anything ever seen In that
country tenfold. They were pass
ing from east to west. Great num-
bers of them we're disabled by hit
ting against buildings and other ob-
structions, as they were flying very
low, and porters and clerks had to
shovel them from off the sidewalks
into the street. They are genuine
Kansas grasshoppers.
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Robbed by Masked Men.

OIL CRY, Nov, 22.-Information
from Clarion gives an account OF one
the mos Outrageous robberies on rec
ord. Last Friday night three mask
ed men entered the house of Jacob
Lipe, in an out of the-way corner of
Paint township, and demanded his
money. He replied that there was
none in the house. The men then
poured petroleum on him and set
fire TO it, finally succeeding in ex-
torting from him the whereabouts of
s75, which they secured, and de-
parted. Mr.. Lipe is quite an old
man, and his injuries are serious.
The men are believed to belong to a
desperate gang which has been op-
Grating extensively in Clarion coun
ty. In view of the frequency of
these outrages the organization of a
vigilance committee is being serious
ly considered.