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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-02-05
Iniurious Talking.

A Frenehman, speaking of person
known to his comrades, said: His
mouth costs hin nothing, for he al
ways opens it at the expense OF others
There are multitudes OF persons to
whom that remark will apply. EXag-
seration and defamation are two fertile
sources of social mischief. We meet
with persons who sensitlvcly shrink
from the deliberate violation OF truth.
who will habitually overcOlOr their
statements to such An extent that
false impression is conveyed to the
mind of the listener They Thus lower
the tone of their own mind, destroy the
power OF accurate perception. oimlnish
the confidence OF their friends, and sow
the seeds of much error in the wor'd.
They SOON discover that they ARE not
credited even when they speak soberl y
Their moral drafts upon social conlI-
dence are dishonored.
But perhaps the most injurious talk
is that which delracts from The charac-
ter ot anotht that which openly or in
disguise strikes AT the reputation OF
brother pilgrim that WINCH cuts
mem : throat- with whisperiugs that
which is a.to.Ie1 bf ihe envious rival
who seeks /" build Ibis name on the
ruins OF another fame. Little does
the slanderer la uk whit u iitier har<
, vest he will hiIn~e,f reap from the cal
luminous words he mas uttered. A lady
visited Philip Neri on one occasion. ac-
cusing herself Of being Z slanderer.
| s'Do YOU frequently fallin,o this fault?"
he inquired. Yes. very often. re-
piled the peniteni. My dear child"
said Philip. ''your fanit is great. but
the mercy of Tod is greater: now bid
! thee do as follows: 30 10 the nearest
market aud purchase chicken just
killed and still covered with feathers;
! then walk to a certain dist nee, pluck
) ing the bird as you 60. Your walk
| finished. retuI n to me- The woman
did as directed, and returned. anxious
! to know the meaning of so singular an
! Injunction. ''You have been very faith
ful to the iirst part OF my orders said
Philip; .'now to the secoud part and
you win be cured: Retrace your steps.
pass through all the places you have
trarersed. and gather up one by one
| all the feathers You have scattered.
s'But," said the woman. Il cast the
feathers carelessly away, and the wind
carried them in all directions. well.
nv child" replied Philip. $50 it is with
your words of SANDER; like the feath-
ers which the wind has scattered, they
have been waited in many directions.
Call them back now if you can. Go. sin
no more. '-Quicer for january.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-02-05
improvement in TorpedOes.

Hitherto the difficulty with the torpe-
hO as AN instrument Oh otiense on ship
board has been to launch it properly
from the beam when the vessel is going
al h gh rate of speed. 1t used to be
impelled along guide-bar, to which it
was attached by T-piece. until it was
so far from the side of the ship as not
to be affected by her way But the
pressure Of the water caused the guide
to vibrate from side to side, SO d. to
ther jam the torpedo effectually or in
jure its tail at the moment OF leaving
the ways. A strong and rigid gun
metal shield has now been added to the
torpedo equipment of the British war
ship Polyphemus for the purpose of
projecting from the side and taking the
pressure OF water from the guides. ID
less an expedient is devised which will
insure safe and certain dispatch OF a
torpedo from ship sail ng very fast
shrough the water there viii be little
Use in su plying the Polyphemus, which
has been built for speed, W tn such a
weapon.-N, ]. NaH and Exsress.
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i of the deal riI ''ps'rio Srape. ~ iSrd in
Sp,'rr's vineyards IT. i"' 'lmable
ToNiGAaD sT2EGcTHEHlSG PRoPERTiEs
prOduce' under AIR -I'rcr'> wn personal SUI
pervisiun. las purity ami gem inrnr>> are guar
antccd by the phi .cipil iin~Fitals and Boards
Oi Health who have NIu'inrtt IT. lhe Hcung-
est child may partsAe uI 1t. and the weakest
invalid use il TO advantage. 1t j. particu arty
beneficial - the aged and debilitaIed aud suit
1t is in every respect A WINE TO BE RE-
LIED ON.
>peer's URfermented GrdpeJHtce
Is the Juice OF the Opol to. Grape. preserved in
its natural. fresh sweet state. it runs from
The press, by tumigatiOn, thereby destroying
the excitcr of fermentation 1t Is perfectly pure
free from spirits. and will keep in any climate
Speer's burgundy
Is daik rich medium Dry Vine. used by the
wealthy classes a Table or Dinner Wine and
by physicians where dry wine instead of
sweet poIt Il Ge>lrei.
Speel's (SOcidLite) CIaret
Dry Table Wine, especially suited for dinner
use
SDeer's p. u. Sherry
Is a Wine of superior character and partakes
OF the rich qual ties OF the grape from which 1t
l. male
Speer's p. u. Brandy
is A PURE distiIlation from the grape, and
stands unrivalled in this country for medicinal
pur oSeS
| II has Il peculiar flavor similar to the grapes
| FROM " hich it i distilled
See that the signature OF ALFRED SPEER,
Pa>>aic, n. j. is over the cork of each bottle.
SOLD BI DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
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Mrs. Mary McElroy,
MISTRESS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,

A. everybody knows, President Ar
thur iS a " wihOwer, bat as official r.
re ~ ions could not be complete without
the rlIarIn nf a ho tess, aud his daIgh-
ter is too young to undertake The re-
-pOnaibilitIes of the position, Mrs.
MrElroy, sister ofthe Chief Magistrate
ot the United States, grariousIy under
takes them, and with the success
which makes her social administration
notable one in the line of triunlphs
which the ladies of the White House
have realized
Mrs. Mary McElroy is the Presidents
youngest sister. She is one of tx boys
and girls constituting the Arthur fam
lily, of which, being the youngest, she
was the darling. Her illustriouS broth
er legards her with peculiar affection
The facial likeness between the brother
and sister Is remarkable, but she g
below the medium stature. Her eyes
and hair are dark. The lady is exceed
lngly affable and pleasing.
Mrs. McElrey's home is in Albany,
New York, of which city her husband
has been an honored resident many
years. He is man of considerable
wealth, made in the insurance bust
ness. The couple have four children,
the fair sex represented 10y Misses May
and Jessie, and the stern ditto by {;
young man now in college, ana Il lad
of about ten. May stays at home. in
Albany, in charge of her fathers do
mestic establishments Jessie attends
school in Washington with her cousin
| Nellie Arthur.
Social life in Washington, Presiden
tiai receptions and dinners partic ,laI
ly, will miss sweet little Mrs. Me rlrny
when her brothers. removal from tn,
White House shall renew her eXc!u
sive attention to the care of her hOm,
at Albany.
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Special Notice!
OFFICE OF
Rockford Watch Co..

Rock FORD, ILI., MAY l"th, 1854.
referring to the fsct that we have
appointed WAIT BROTH Frs, of
Ravenna, Sole Agents for the sale Of
our Quick Train Railroad Watches in
Portage County. Ohio. We desire TO say
that no parties other than WAIT BROS.
or their employees, are authorised to
offer these Goods for sale in the terri
tory. Indicated and that no warranty
whatever attaches 10 our goods when
offered for sale by others than our duIy
authorised agents. Our goods are sold
directly from the factory, and only
through competent and we'll known
dealers. ....
AS the movements leave our hands
carefully adjusted and regulated for
immediate use, We hold ourselves di-
rectly responsible to the wearer of the
watch for its satisfactory performance,
BUT ONLY WHEN SOLD BY OUR CHOSEN
AGENTS. We understand the extraOr-
diuary guarantee of excellence made
by WAIT BROS, and. given out by
them to the public, and are prepared
to make good the assertions Of our
represen tatives in that particular.
Very Respectfully,
ROCKFORD WATCH co.
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A FsH More Points
70F0 Referring to the nm
IMI above letter, we NM
l UOOs will simply say, OOzs


we have had the exclusive sale of the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three years. No OTHER
PARTY CAN BUY THEM FROM THE FAC
TORY, OR HAS ANY RIGHT TO SELL
THEM. 1t seems to us much like boys
play to get angry and advertise prices
because they cannot buy the goods.
We trust the publication OF prices will
continue through the whole list, as we
have no money to advertise goods not
i'm stock. Such desperate efforts will
not deceive any. The people know
that we have never cursed the place as
ready to be fenced in, because we wer.'
going to leave 1t. They know that We
are not travelling experimental insti-
tuition, and they will continue to buy
their Watches, Silver Ware, ETC., Of
the Old Reliable Ravenna jewelers.,
SwifL's Block.
WAIT BROTHERS.
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Sure Cures for Wife Beating.

In Hampshire villages a custom still
prevails of serenading wife beater
with kettles, tongs and shovels until he
is brought to. his senses either from
shame or to be rid of the hOrrid din In
the counties of Surrey and Sussex a
somewhat similar custom was formerly
in vogue. When it was known that
a man was in the habit OF beating the
partner Of his joys and sorrows some
chat from the threshing floor was
spr:nkled in front of his house at night
If this hint, which was well understood,
had not the desired effect all the COW
horns, bones, cleavers, bells, whistles,
rattles, frying-pans and old Kettles il
the village were pressed into service.
Between the pauses in the music the
following verse was sung:
There is d man in this place
Has beat his wife
u. x Has beat his wife;
II Is 2 very great shame and Disgrace
To al who i've in this place:
Il fs, indeed, upon my lf1e.
This Invariably produced the desired
effect, But where the offender was too
hardened a severe irubping was admin
istsred BY the village danes on dark
eight in a senEsaiept place,
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PILEsl PILELiIPILESiil

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered ty DIR. William, tan Indian
remedy )caiied DIR. WII.LIAM'sINDIAN
OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of twenty-five.
years standing. No one need suffer
five minutes after applying this won-
derful soothing medicine. Lotions and
instruments do more harm than good
Williams Ointment absorbs the tu-
nors, allays the intense itching, tpar-
ticularly at night after getting warm.
in bed,) acts as a poultice, gives in
stant and painless relief. and ia pre-
pared only for Piles, itching Of the
private parts, and for nothing else.
For sale by H. Waterman, and meih.
ed onrsceipt of price, Sl.0o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-02-05

A visitor at the British Mu>eum sur
lTised the Ii rarian by inQuiring if
there W re any eNtant autographs of
Jesus Christ. Another asked for books
on the subject OF sorcery. and wished
tc know if there W any man in the
room who could raise the devil for him.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-08
Mexico.
HEAVY FLOODS IN THE INTERIOR.

HEAVY FLOODS IN THE INTERIOR.
CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 7.-HeaTy
rains nave continued to fall in the in
terror OF Mexico. At Leon there has
been much trouble, owing 70 tho Civ
ing way Of the reservoir on the biils
above the city. There was heavy
damage by tho water, esp ecislly in the
southern part ofthe city, which was
badly flooded, and many houses swep t
away. No loss OF life reported. At
this point the Mexican Central rail
way is again badly iuu ndated, and
the track injured. The bridge &C San
Francisco IL again swept away. All the
track in the vicinity OF Leon
is under water for many milos. No
suck flood has bsen known in Msx-
loo for years. Mail communication is
again interrupted. The newspapers
here, especially tho National and Lac
poche, demand that the government
Investigate tho causes OF the wash
outs and charge shat engineers, in
laying out the roads. sought lower
levels than was prudent, asrertipg
that in the low ceunyry of Elbsjio the
rOadhed needs to be raised to prevent
8 recurrence of the 1oeds another
year. Other railways are said to bs
experiencing similar troubles. The
superintendent of the Wells, Fargo
Express company seys ii the rains 90
not cease, travel via the Mexican Cen
trsl railway will be badly Interrupted,
resulting III great Inconvenience ana
lOsg to business mon.
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THE SULTAN AccIVIa E.E' HrirTss
PARIS, Oct. 7. a dep aou
Phillipopo!is tc tlu feu, r.y. M
mayor has ctusrl Tan. ITS {.
ba posted thro ,hou ul cltE
Announcing that " low o. 800 .EI'a ,
O the foreign amt sslCr .. i.Tstr
the sultan has afg p,u' a. f .rN D..
Bulgaria and Roum.lHr Ji. .t.h. r...
Of Prince AleXgudrr
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TERRELL, Oct. u Special -cto
coroner's jury of inquest in the Finley
Wilson killing, after two days session,
has collected all testimony and rem
dered q verdict ohhe effect that Dave
Finley came to- This death by bali
fred from pistSl IN the hands of j..
Tom Wilson, on October 3, 1885.
The following Rallasites ara regis
tered at the ,Harrishotsl: j. +. Arm
strcag, T.. e. Cr.igI w. +. Adair, Tom
Scott. Seymour Meyer, A. NJ. Frienc.
J. J. Levy, A. Frc5s, Tom Trotmsn ard
Tom Meyers.
Shelton, +. Lsek, accompanied, by
his mother, retHrned home yesterday.
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LABOR NATrEIis,

| St. Louis Street Car rrepkO
LOUIS, oct, Z-Srss gfconsuc
and drivers on ~ roads in thI
excepting Olive and Msrke
dt NJ, Franklin avenue aud South
50 iis lines, struck yesterday sitor
nc; ssnd lsst night for IL hours time
and Uniform pay. Their act, under
the ycumstsnces Qt being fair week
and e city full OF strangers), created
the ntast indignation on all sidos,
and Hcoly anybody has the least
symp ~ Tor them. With the excsp-
tiou the roads named, not
csTr moved last night, and
scores OF thousands pf people,
great illumination and IA parade Of
Voiled Prophets, had t4SRdge their
way homewnrd on fog did so
with imprecations on hei tongues
against ell csr-drivers bd cd lctor,.
the men claim that Lhey 4 over-
redress. So far no q urbanco oc.
CURED. The carmel haye all bl in
itiatod into the or d OF Knigh OF
Labor, and an q Fcutlve boah OF
that organization are mnns pg
their Affairs Ind condu} hg
tho strike. Tod that board as
been in session ffecting plan Ito
carry out their Q bet; wsilo on be
snshor hand the rf way managers Se
beenengngirg M men, and Mt on
tc-6af most of I'll roads had part all
OF th6@sre rum hi again, and bey
say thN by nigh |hey will be iI full
operstiH I'M.
Vsryl pnsxpect ly, quite any 6ruly
,AN,, -,
some OF III strikeH THIS
ease violence M.s66 AGAINST
uewlfmea running Gsts. This spirit
crQfHed out chiefly on the Cass avenue
Ts, and five drivers were
Chd roughly hand led, bat no ono seii
'ously hurt. Several strikers were ar
rested. A disposition 10 interfere
with Iuonlng of cars was also mani
Tested on the Washington avenue line.
and tho president OF thst road, Bs q
precautionary measure, ordered all cars
turned in at dark. A crowd OF strikers
left Turner hall, which IL their head
qusrters, late to night and went out TO
the Aarkot strerb line stables
and endeavoied TO pursuade the
nen of thst rogd to join them,
Dut their mission was a failure
But few cars have been
run Tonight on the roads
involvsd ia tho strike, but their ma
sgers generally express the belisf that
they will be in pretty good shape to-
morrow and be able to run care regU-
larly and continuously.
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TO TIRE RRLIEr opKs.sa...

CAIRO, Oct. T.-o.Iifal H.yIe58 ha4-
been received from ltl5f IL. mo com
mauder % the Apvssnir ."tlNiv
marching 20 tho re'.Hf ll .. .rrlis8u
~ kassala, 10 the e03gltU t...-- 90.
we've battle tho Aby sI'ulHu. .s.arfrr r
large fOros Of Oovisr.rrf ."I|t N,-
man Digna, and { 't 2 tI .if.Fa.
wara killed. The 4 uVsgiu...s alu nla
rapidly advancing Oh kp. ..r.r.
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Canada.
nYNAuIrE ouTEAGEs

ORANaEvILLE, Oct. IA dastardiy
attempt was made early this morning
TO blow up by dynamite the residences
OF Police Magistrate Monroe and
Provincial Constable Anderson. Both
houses were badly wrecked, but the
inmates escaped unhurt. The ceuss
OF the outrsge appears to be the COM
mencement of prosecutions against
violater5 OF the Scott temperance act
by these officials. No arresto have
yet been made.
VIEWS OF THE FRENCH DELEaATIoN.
OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. I'M. De Mott
neari, cniet OF the French delegation
now visiting Canada, says the Conser'
yative success In the French elections,
even If as great as reported, will not
endanger the republic. Radical mon
arcbisJs, Bonspsrsists, and other fac
tions were united against the govern
ment, and tha people embraced the op-
porfur'tv TO project themselves
agajis. tne oiHas a6s colonial poifcy
pOvsp9G hi ice li As.cy ~ f0cort
yaeys Yhs p1lGY ~ c1rqnes9 in
GoiqUin sut hlf egaa0ar, NJ. ~ MOI,
neast $50. wasi'eVHl popuINl +lha thc
FrsNsA rf0ple, tN tAQi3tS lD PrNspe
ktIsi p9e ,sesNr,. rec ptlY mtt9d ~
.oiihia lsiutt 10 tue Is ystn tpiEirttt viii
IeRfs,1 upjreH
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THE INDIA praup4Na
General Urr,nl. la...l


WAsHINGToN, Deb. f.--l,nla" 80
OF October 2, Gene a. CFook .,.pt ~ t,e
movements of the hCsjin Ts -
follows: "rhe InIiSls GF or
two days in the Cb.ri5shuG 2 ..'.s i1s,
but have been pr9y s1,gdi' 80, .s. ng
the Sansmen vail ~ .atO D5 &
range, ~ was evluen ly vr NJ
ton. Yesterday modlla5. me
forced out OF these a'ygug w ne
scouts and troops ai0 Grt utp ie
Sulphur Spring vrl.sr ayf rUir sil
losi otter darE NtJe
STOLEN sufficient stucS ID sat- L.'ln-
selves well, and DE IN. rne .is
morpine that ti6y Vttt a 90
DRAGONS this NOR l4Hg. h.g u "a
bly, killed TWO mcn ~ .ast ..l3tuI
mountains, aQd tbisih ar' ~
effort made to wMu th0c VSo
companies of the Tent 'a nd
Captain Woods' trOon G.. l1p m
cavalry are on the Hsi.t tU.u 10 is
presumad CrawfCrG, @ijs 90, ts,
also, Everything P1s@g, NF
done to try and desGOY a b j 80
Another dispa2h Jfm iei
Bradley states thaG the G gcs utn
say the Apsohes gfu05eG q, 81
Wsst OF WI cox, AriHyue, n l..uJ ri
goiRg north.
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AnALIL

NOT IoBILIz $50 iIRE AgEr.
VIENNA, Oct. lus rcpogt Ileou, y
published that Aus re va mayI.is 'ug
hsr army is oilicll w uuied
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DENVER, Col, Oct. 2 ~ lsu ior
comes from ", rwinT 'ec'
that some 800 os 800 Qee aa .uS
warriors have a1daauiy asia aei,
appearance on til Wind u arse1l va
ton and arc shcwipg C L Ind
ship for the Are 9fhoea, 2&s nuoose
Of their visit has not pgs- sf ed,
but the appear ,rha o 2a roe
fighters among tat ,tdaC ht ,n. IS pa
hoes is disturbilg vac ut4is set
tiers in the vicinisy cE ,aa w. wa
lion. Within thu irIs tQgs 3ts I'M
bers of Arapahoe9 nave h ro.s ed
in cattle killing 0ud WGHttas ave
been taken Tor lhar ~ uu Sah.
ment. Whether thay G,d't late
mischief and have csll@c .A. I'D OF
the Sioux is not hhowU
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Nj, RoehiorJ nrgu ~ tra. UHa hopnU-
lean defoat IL duo h lurul.1 HS-
pedition, and u is lGtro.orl rt'as. lr
TO guiilOtiuo Ferry uo rI-t uH. fn0
Republican novspn lr. ' fra.lY srp
disposed @ make EieFt 4 suH.v,
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Friuc
A rRoylsIoN NJ. nl-L.L-.-.

PAEIs, Dot. In 40 i-NHry. H fru
visional ministry vi.i .. formed. iN
GLIDING NJ. 81, Glenn aUc'sttrH F.squot
coNsRRVAr lvG Glrsa.
The numberof Omar "iYHsrI. uloU
ia lS3, H. ia bolinv ab1a, agNlfiaUH
willrllse tho numl lr o; u...ttu.tFt
IN olO
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mon noLII -ILlLLl.I

4 company IN ~ TTTI" |HT|
uudnr American N "slpf.f tJs.rH
no rloh gold depOli i4 t.4 l.ar.urf
OF Sandin, and SlO0 Uun Is In Hslvruu a.
ed IN machinery. -lch ia ihs spHllH
at tho mines that CImpH'fH. g'ya'r|
are OF the opinion tnrt Goo tUuufi log-
enu1 Naunot be lesf ,r,4 .l 1Il ll
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TIE ROCK spnnxas n ooggg.
a Rcga,ar ovhg

RosK SPRINGS, wv ,r,sreat
excitement hero owe the aao of
the alleged rioteTg. Eh9 a8 wore
met hero sn thoi tQturr rom lJreen
River last niPht 3y sBy MiHdred
men, women,nd cailGrGn ul Gated
to a regular cyafinn. N'nE ,Ntsi. are
turning out aboar hslgtlt,oiJ4lsot Of
coal.
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arrested In syay 20

. ine pgeelaonr to-dAy.
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SIBERIAN, Oct. Especial. Ia
evening about 1880 o'clock n live
iussilade of fire arms attracted even
one TO the streets, whom IL was di
covered that the shooting was TO gi
the slnrm OF fire in tho southl
part of city, near the fair grqz 3.
Upon arfi Rg at the iro it " lis
covered to Hnko dwelling siore
Of hr. +. N Walnut
, 1885-11-26
Alfonso Dead.

LONDON, 4:3O P. NJ, Nov. ga
dispatch has Just been received stating
thai King Alfonso died at 9 O'Clock this
morning of consumption accelerated by
dysentary.
Additional dispatches from Madrid an
%nouncing the death ofthe King of Spain,
were received here at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon. They state that the widow of
the king is completely Frustrated by his
death.
The cabinet met Immediately, and the
queen was appointed regent. In accord
ance with law the members of the cabinet
have rendered their resignation, but will
remain in Office pending the regents
pleasure. The body of Alfonso will be
buried in the palace OF Escuria.
, 1885-11-26

CoNsrANTINoPLE, Nov. 25-The porte
fears that the Austrian occupation OF Ser
via, in event of a revolution in that coun-
try, will lead to Russian action in Bulga-
ria. The fact that Russia is massing a
large force in Bessarbid, and hat Austria
Is making some war preparations in Bos-
mia, cause the utmost uneasiness in di-
plomatic circles in this city, and it is
believed that Prince Alexander will now
decline to r~elinquish control of eastern
Roumelia. Consequently the pacific solu-
ton of the Balkan question is increasing
ly difficult. The porte is negotiating with
Baron Hersch for a loan of five million
dollars.
, 1885-11-26
Revolving Some of Gen. Sparks
Orders.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The Star
says. Some time ago Gen. Sparks, com
missioner of the general land Office, is
sued a circular giving a system of regu-
lations governing the cutting Of timber
for agricultural and domestic purposes on
mineral lands in the west. These rules
prohibited the cutting OF timber except in
the vicinity of where it was to be consum-
cd; forbid its use for manufacturing pur-
poses, and provided that the settler could
not pay for its cutting, but must do it
himself These new rules have serious sly
interfered with the settlers and in conse-
quence a great number of petitions and
protests have been received at the interior
department. When Assistant Secretary
jerks looked into the matter, he found
that the commissioner had prepared these
regulations and had them issued, ex-
pecting hat they would receive the sane
ton of the secretary of the interior.
This has never been given, and to-day an
official statement at the interior depart
ment to the effect that these regulations
were ISSUED inadvertently and without
the authority of law.