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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
THE MIKApo IN PRISON.
Prisoners In the Michigan Penltenttary En-
Joy aNItich operate Treat.

JkcKcoN, MIciE, March 1.-THE chapel of
the Michigan State prsonwas transformed
into theater this afternoon. Five hun
dred convicts marched into the seats.
Warden T. II, Hatch said Manager Geo.
O. Starr, whose company is here, invites
you to see the 'Mikado' ltis proper TO 90 to
opera In carriages Knowing you would
not like the expense, Mr.. Starr brought his
company here, scenery, costumes, etc, IL
Is against rules, but ON this occasion you
can talk and applaud. This is temper
ance town, therefore you will be saved the
trouble Of going out 10 see "A
man" Signor Carlo Tarriani, the
director, took his position, the curtain
rose aud the "Mikado" was given with
"A vim The cast was Ko-ko, Frank Des-
lion, MikHdo, Charles Osborne. Nanki Poo,
Eugene Harvey; Pooh Bah j, McSweeneyi
Pish Tush, VIII Nichols; Yum Yum, May
Duryea; Pitt Sing, MAJ Douglass; Peep
Boo, Madame Xazel. kAtisha, Grace Ather-
ton: When Frank Deslion appeared, sing
ing, Taken from County Jail, look OF
surprise was followed by applause, As
convicts grnsped each point, applauding
vigorously. a programme was furnished
all Starts Opera Company are the first
known 20 give an entire opera complete IN
scenic effects inside prison wall. This In
noyation upon prison discipline, while up
held by advocates OF reform management,
will create opposition for those in charge.
Dne convict whom asked IL he enjoyed the
performance, replied: 81 more than enjoy
cd It.. for It's the first sunshine of the kind
have seen In seventeen years"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
Edison Beaten in His Latest Patent.

WAsuINGToN, March i3.-The Post says
Mr.. Thomas A. Edison has filed an applica-
tion for patent for his invention Of tele-
graphing from moving train. Last Oc-
tober Lucius J, Phelps, of New York, OBJ
tanned quietly from the Patent office.
patent for teIegraphing from train by
induction His method Is not quite the
same as Mr.. Edison's, for the latter tele-
graphs from the roof of the car to wires
upon pole, while Mr.. Phelps proposes to
lay wire along. the track between two
rails and telegraph from the bottom of
the car. The principle, however, is the
same and is broadly covered by Mr..
PHELPS N-~---' tt'r' IL l1.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
Rurnnd TO a Crisn.

HIGHLANp, LII, March Yesterday
morning about eight o'clock Albert I. Mil
ler's little boy met with an n'accident which
proved fatal this afternoon at four. The
parents had left the little fellow in bed, and
In some way, while they were in enother
matches which were lying ON the wash
stand near the bed. The. matches became
ignited and the bed caught fire. When the
distracted parents discovered what had oo-
Cured the little boys limbs were burned to
crisp. The upper part OF his body was
also very badly burned.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
A Rln nefaInaiInn.

V1SoENNEs, ISp., March l0.--An exami-
nation of the books, concluded this fore
noon, shows an approximate shortage
against County Treasurer Hollinsworth Of
Sis,2lsS3 Everybody is dumbfounded and
mortified at this gigantic expose. Hol-
farmer when he took possession OF the
tTeasurer's Office Whath he has done with
this immense sum OF money puzzles every
body. The conjecture Is that 1t has been
squandered In margin gambling and in a
woman affair, over which Hollinsworth
nus had one suit In court. Ex-County
Treasurer w. w Berry has been installed
IN charge of the treasurer's office.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
DISTRESSING Fatalities,

Canton, o., March ll.--Lawrenoe Mos
bach, a miner working in the McFarran
coal shaft at Elton, stark County, was
horribly mangled and fatally injured by
premature explosion of blasting cartridge
while shooting down coal last night, His
sister. Mrs. John Beautz, living at West
Rrookfeld. five miles distant, was sent for,
ani in her hurry toreaeh herbrother's bed
side she urged the horse to a gallop. The
an,maI took fright and ran away, wrecking
the buggy and hurling Mrs Beautz v'o.
inntly TO the ground. She is now lying IN
n fnrm house near the scene OF the run
away. with small hOpesfor her recovery
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
Iunomiulous Deaths.

JACKSONVILLE, ORE, March 1e.-Louis
o'Neil was hanged this afternoon for the
murder of Lewis Mcdaniel In this city,
November "A, 1884,
New ORLEANS, March ~ --P. H, Ford and
John Murphy were hanged to-day in the
parish prison for the murder on December
|, lSs4 of Captain A. H, Murphy The two
men were hanged while completely insen-
sible and apparently dying from poison
cape, by suicide, the disgrace of the gall
lows
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
uniformity Of language Necessary.

vIENNN March ll.-Count Bylandt-
Rheydt Imperial Minister Of War, has
issued instructions TO all the commanders
Of corps in the Austro-H Hungarian army to
order the enforcement of the study OF Ger
man among all the troops. The Count
complains that the use Of local dialects
among the soldiers has greatly increased OF
late. The Czechs meanwhile are steadtast
demand that the words Of command in the
Landsturm shall be given TO the Czech
troops IN their own tongue,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
A NEW TELEPHONE
That Transmits Speech from New York to
r. Washington.

That Transmits speech from New York to
Washington.
WAsHISGToN, March l4-A very success
full experimental test of a new telephone,
the invention Of q. C. Turnbull, of Balti-
more, was made. here today over wire
extending from Washington to New York,
a distance OF 240 miles. Conversation
was carried on throughout the
day without difficulty, and with re.
suits showing that the human voice could
be transmitted over this long distance
louder and more distinctly thanit ordinar-
ily is over the short city circuits Of other
telephones. Mr.. Turnbull claims for his
invention which was only patented last
month, ain improved method Of making the
carbon contact in the telephone transmit
ter, as well as an Improvement in the APP
paratvs for collecting the sound waves at
the receiving end of the line
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
A Sad Occurrence.

ST.. PAUL, MINI, March l4.--Mrs Nellie
Hickox, of Niles, Mich, came here two
days ago in search of her husband, who
had deserted her. Yesterday she saw him
started to run from her, and she dropped
dead. She was married to Hickox one
year ago, and was worth $4,000. He gam
.hled il all away, aud then deserted her.
The woman was highly connected.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
The Raport penlsd.

ASHLAND, KY, March 1.-THE report
concerning the arrest Of the true murderer
of the Gibbons children is entirely new to
US, and just as utterly false as il is new
There is not the shadow of truth in the
report. All, or at least the majority, Of our
citizens are resting perfectly easy that the
true perpetrators Of the Ashland horror
have had the life strangled out OF ,nen.
The report is as unstable as chaH before a
mighty gale.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
DOWN AT SEA.
steamship Oregon struck by a schooner,
sinking In Eight Hours After
the Coilision.

New YORK, March II. The Cunard steam
ship Oregon. nearing New York, was run
into by schooner, this morning, and her
side crushed, She sank eight hours after
wards. Her passengers and crew, number
ing s46 people, were safely landed. The
passengers lost their baggage and only a
portion of the mail was rescued The
Oregon was the finest vessel ever put aioat
in the history of the world, and the fastest.
She is the third Cunarder lost, but the
company still holds its noble record of
never losing a passenger, and that of never
losing a mailbag is only now broken.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
Heayy.Irain Robbery.

CHICAGO March l4,-Masked robbers on q
Rock Island and Pacific west-bound ex-
press, while the train was between Joliet
and Morris, Ill, secured admission to the
express car, where after frightful strug-
gle with the messenger, the latter was
overpowered and murdered, and the car
robbed of about So, 900. This work is sup
posed to have been done by some convicts
lately released from the Joliet peniten-
tiary, who boarded the train at that point.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
The Value OF School Drill.

BR,pfoRp. Pa, March 1.-THE value OF
school drill was demonstrated to-day when
fire broke out in big wooden building
used as u public school and crowded on two
floors with over three hundred children.
The teacher ordered the little ones TO form
IN line for march and quietly moved the
columns through the fatal doors while
smoke was pouring from the roof 10
sooner were all safely out than the fire
hurst forth in many places, and in q short
time the building was in ruins, involving
loss of sll 900, covered by insurance
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
CATTLE LAND SYNDICATE
Eight Hundred Thousand Acres of tho
Texas Capitol Lands Already
'..F Incloaed.

AusIiS, Tx, March li.-Colonel Abner
Taylor, OF the Chicago syndicate and Cap
itol contractor who is here, has made
some interesting statements concerning
the Capitol lands in the Pan Handle OF
Texas He says that the syndicate now has
enclosed with wire fence s0O0Oo acres OF
these lands all lying north OF the Canadian
river, aud during the coming year will in
close the entire .. 9.0OO,0OO acres given for the
erection OF the State Capitol. The syndi-
cate now has upon It's inclosed lands 1000
head ot cattle, ard during the coming year
viii increase the number largely. They.
are spending $4,000 per month improving
lands and are having flowing wells six
miles apart placed upon what is known as
the dry lands u
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
OIL EXCITEMENT,
aaa.her struck in Washington County,

PirrsnrRGu. March li.--lntelligence from
Washington County, Pa, tonight indicates
that the Pew a Emerson we'll struck to-
day, Is gusher and good for one thousand
TO iiftcan hundred barrels OF oil per day.
Heretofore the wells in that district
have been small II is stated that the oil
strata was found at depth Of fifteen hun
drcd feet This shows a new oil horizon
never before thought OF hy experts or sci.
entists who explored III that section, and
should 1t prove prolific, as II promises TO
do, will lessen materially the expense Of
drilling There is great excitement through
out Washington County
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
Burial Of a Giant.

Mt. CARMEL, Pa, March TO- - Jacob
Birty, known as the Giant of Eastern
Pennsylvania" was buried here yesterday.
He weighed 40 pounds, and. es IL was inn
possible to get the coffin into hearse,
twelve men carried 1t. During the services
Mrs Kate Hodge, OF Helfenstein, rela-
tive of the deceased, was overcome by
heart disease and fell dead on the coffin.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
Threatened Strike.

CIYoINNArI March ll-A meeting OF
Cincinnati street car drivers and conduc-
tors was held last night, at which u was
resolved that the demand be made for two
dollars u day of twelve hours, paid by the
dav. extra work to be paid for by the hour
at the same rate, and that employers ne
given until 10 O'Clock Saturday morning to
answer
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
viii Boycott Employers of Chinese.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March l2--The boy
colt clause in the platform presented to the
anti Chinese convention amid tremendous
cheering, was adopted. Ex-senator Sar-
gent, who had strongly opposed the clause,
Immediately informed the chairman of his
withdrawal from the convention.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
EVERY ONE KILLED.
A Tusboat Blown Up with Terrible RE-
suits.

BosroN, Mass, March 10. The tug John
Markee left her berth at the wharf at 0 80
o'clock this morning and started down the
hurbor in search OF vessels desiring her
service There was large number Of per-
sons on the wharf at the time who watched
the boat steam away. Just as the boat
arrived OF Long Island an explosion oc-
CURED ON board, OF which the noise was
plainly audible in the city The boat was
blown completely TO atoms and her crow
OF five men were instantly killed. The
crew consisted of Captain Cyrus A. Nicker-
son, who resides at 9, London street, East
Boston,. Engineer, George A. Crooker;
Frank Crooker, fireman; Albert d. Smith,
COOK, and james Hodgkins, deck-hand
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
SERIOUS AFFAIR IN OREGON.
A Chinese Laundry Blown Up aud IA Colo
mel OF Militia Knock Down and shot.

PORTLAND, OREGoN, March l2.-Early this
morning an attempt was made to blow up
the Chinese wash-house at the corner of
Third and + streets with giant powder
cartridges The perpetrators evil
IDENTIFY knew little of the use Of
dynamite, as they placed it ON the
front porch, whichwas demolished, but the
main part of the house was uninjured.
About midnight Colonel D. X Phillips,
Commander First Regiment State Militia,
was assaulted near his residence in East
Portland by ttep men, knocked down and
robbed. As he lay ON the ground he was
shot. the bullet passing through his lung;
probably fatal Colonel Phillips has been
outspoken of late ON the outrages against
Chinese, and the leaders of the mob have
Threatened his life
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
Proposed Fusion Of Granpers and Knights.

LANSING, Mich, March Elm the State
assembly Of Knights of Labor yesterday
ment OF a committee to confer with the
grangers II is thought this will result in
the practical fusion Of the two, the farmers
accepting the platform Of the Knights Of
Labor
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-18
Ma Model Of the Bell TeIephone.

WAsHlyGroN, March 14.-No model Of
the original telephone patented by Prof
Bell can be found in the Patent Office.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-03-25

A correspondent OF the Philadelphis
Bniisiin, tell this story in letter from
Rome. Italy. Talking Of good things re-
minds me Of . good story OF pumpkin pie
/ dare say many Of my readers will agree
with me that there are few better things
than the pumpkin pie, prepared as Ameri-
can housewives know how to prepare it.
and eaten at due times and seasons. So
at least thought our American resident
in Rome, and he conceived the bold idea
OF teaching his Roman cook how to pre-
pare it, and giving it at large dinner
party rs one OF the national dishes.
The dinner, which was on the ordinary
lines, went of very we'll, and when pie.
time arrived and passed, the host sent
message to the cook that now was the time
to serve the American delicacy. The cook
comes astonished into his masters pres.
enoe. What more is wanted? What more
is wanted? What more! Why the pump.
kin pie, the pie for which you had recipe
written out, and declared you could make
quite we'll! But. replies the cook, you
have had it. And after some more words
OF explanation it came out that very
peculiar squashy mixture, unsweetened,
served in glasses like 'poncha la romano
between the meat courses, and which oil
the guests had fought shy Of, was the Ro.
man cooks notion Of pumpkin pie.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-03-25
a Crash h tbs Gallery.

One Of the most terrible scenes / ever
Witnessed throughout my forty years car
reer q public speaker and yet one With
. very iudicrous side 70 il occurred in DR..
Herron's church. the Flint Presbytsrian.
Pittsburg. in 1851. ! was speaking TO
densely crowded house. when oil Of . sud
den there wss terrific crash in the gal
lery. A frightiul panic ensued. The peo-
pie thought the gallery was falling and
made stampede 10 escape from the build
ing. Some ihrevzthemselycs from the
gallery 70 the door below. Others jumped
from the windows. La the midst Of The
confusion the stove WAS upset Fortu-
naseIy the fire IN Il vas vsry low and %
conf,isration followed. bnt the occurrsucs
terrified ths slresdy frsntic people.
Above The din could bear the stento
risp tones Of three or four powerful men
ia the front Of the gallery, who seemed u
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-03-25

The Rev. DR.. Mark Trafton, the vener-
able aud widely known Methodist clergy
man. made sensAtion ct . late conference
Of Methodist clergymen in this city, by de.
nouncing the modern church service. and
by defending the non-church going
masses.
Iconfess, be said, don't like to go to
church. / am sorry to say it, When l
was boy ! was glad when they said:
Let MS go unto the house Of the Lord.
/ enjoyed the preaching the singing,
and the praying.
A voice You were very pious in those
days.
Yes. Well, it's no wonder I've back
slidden with such associates. Laughter.
Let me start out, now, to go to church
and worship God. At homo we have had
private devotion. We come to the church
door, Il am saying what took place exact
ly) and we see plenty Of seats vacant. We
ask one Of the young shipper snappers,
with rosette in his button hole, for o
seat. He says:
You wait awhile and I'll see.
By and by, when the bell stops tolling.
the man says:
You can find seat in the gallery.
A voice. What church was that?
A Christian church. In the gallery. you
see four young people talking and laugh
ing. Suddenly the organ starts, and then
as suddenly the four grow solemn, jump
up aud bsgin to squall. You cant under.
stand word they say. They sing hymn
you never heard before, and never want to
hear again. You can't sing with them.
Call that singing Gods praise? It's not
only folly, but it's blasphemy. You've
no business to introduce such trash IS
that, and call 1t devotion. Then the
prayer In the old times the minister
used to pray, TO supplicate. to implore.
Just as IL he expected something would
come, and something did come. Now
this brother who prayed. devlivered .
homily, IN address to the people, etrain-
cd effort. II wasn't praying. 1 confess
it didn't touch me At ALL l kept saying
to myself:
Oh, nonsense! FiddlesticksI
Isay this ought not 10 be. We ought
not 10 90 away disgusted.
There was much more In the same
strain, and then the minister decided to
consider the subject at length two weeks
later.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-03-25

Lawyers clerks ere usually taken from
the better class Of boys. - they must be Of
more than average intelligence 10 be Of
service TO IN attorney. This Il especially
true in this city. When ths lawyer il out
on business 1t court. the smaiI boy owns
the Office. He must know the condition
Of his employers principal cases. and
must answer questions on oil subjects =
that 10. il the boy has bssn we'll trained.
Sometimes. however. they are Of that M.
desirable kind Who have been ret apart for
that profession because their parents con-
sidered them bright and smart These
boys are apt to become imbued With tho
idea that tbs only function Of . lawyer il
10 be sharp and 10 be on the lookout for
money. Alavysr tells > story Of recen
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-03-25

occurrence 10 bis once By which his co
made t25. bat came ness getting two pso
pie into very unpleasant predicamsnt.
A plain looking man and woman walk
Cd into the oiioe one day in the ahssac
Of the attorney. His boy greeted u
callers cordially and asked what they dc
sired. adding that Mr. vss oas bu
that be attended TO matters Ia his ahssncs
The man explained that he aud his vii,
did not gel along very well aud both
wanted 10 be released from their married
relations.
Oh. that can easiIy b arranged. re-
marked the whilom attorney, and looking
wise be ostentatiously examined lot Of
Law books, and altar few minutes pro.
ceeded 10 draw upoau agreement between
the man and his wife TO disagree. He
framed il in the language Of law. pntting
In the ''saids." greetings" and "afore-
saids' . we'll - An alarming array Of ref
erences to ''parties Of the first part" and
"rasties Of tho second part" and avAn TO
- rinculd mah-imonio," the latter being
intended TO properly impress his clients.
Large seals were added TO the documents,
which the boy indorsed with . flourish
and gills Of red ink; then the agreement
vas duly signed, the boy adding his name
as witness. The man was very grateful,
and asked what the fee was. The small
boy said $50, and 10 the plea that this was
. good deal TO pay for 50 little work. an
swered: But see what have done for you,
and Anyhsw, 10 never scratch pen here
for less than $50. Tho man only had S25,
but paid thst. aud promised that he would
return in = few days and pay the remain
der. The following weak he put in an
appearance, and tho boy being ont he
saw the attorney himsslf. and remarked
ohseriully that hs had come 10 pay $l5
on ascount 4aas5 5i
On account OF whats asked the attorney.
Why, She agreement had drawn up
here last week, replied the client.
What agreement asked the attorney.
The man produced the paper and hand
cd it to the lawyer, and as the latter read
1t his eyes grew like an owls at night
When he at last reached the clause: Know
all men by these presents, that John and
Mary. having agreed before me as a
witness, they are free to marry again in
this state, The cold perspiration started TO
the lawyers brow ~ he hurried out; For
heavens sake don't tell me you are mar
ried.
No, answered the man. I am going to
be married next week and MARY will be,
married tomorrow.
The lswer quickly explained the case to
the man and two trials for bigsmy we're
saved from our already overcrowded
courts -New York Commercial