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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-25
A BRAVE MOTHER
Shoots . Panther and Saves the Lives oi
.... Her Sleeping Daughters.

Shoots . Panther and Saves the Lives Of
... Her Sleeping Daughters.
ToLoNo, ILL.,. Aug. ia large dun-col-
ored panther, which for several weeks, ter
rorized the people about Bouse's Grove,
eight miles southwest of here, was killed
yesterday afternoon by a woman, who
thereby saved the lives of her two little
girls. The plucky woman was Mrs. Mont
calm, who was on her way from Indian
Territory to her former home near Cleve-
land, o. Some years ago she and her hus-
band went West, where the latter was
killed. Left with two little children tne
woman loaded her goods on wagon and
started on the long journey to her Ohio
home. The travellers reached Bouse's
Grove yesterday, and Mrs. Montcalm
stopped and proceeded to get dinner. The
children wandered of into the woods, and
when the mother called upon them
to come to dinner she received no
answer. Fearing something was
wrong, she took her rifle from
the wagon and started for the woods near
by. Before going far moving branch of
tree attracted her attention, and going
nearer she discovered large panther pre-
pairing to leap on her children, who were
lying asleep at the foot of the tree. Mrs.
Montcalm at once drew bead on the
brute and shot him through the body She
then removed the pelt and took it with her
on her journey.
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Letter.sheet Enyelopes:

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The post-office
department has completed arrangements
for issuing combined letter sheet and
stamped envelope Of pattern which can
be readily understood and used. Itis styled
a "letter-sheet envelope" and is of only
one denomination-two cents. For the
present at least it is deemed expedient to
confine the issue Of the letter sheet envelope
to few of the principal post-offices. The
prices at which the envelopes are to be sold
are as follows: Single sheets, 8 cents; two
sheets, 8 cents; three sheets, 7cents; four
sheets, 1Ocents; five sheets, 10 cents; six
Sheets 14cents; seven sheets, II cents eight
sheets, 10 cents: nine sheets, 81 cents; ten
sheets, % cents; pads oftwenty-five sheets,
81 cents; pads of fifty sheets, $1.15; pads of
one hundred sheets, $3.50; pads of five
hundred sheets, s1l.5O; pads of one thou.
sand, S23
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A HUMAN F,sNp.


Arrest OF . Father who Gave His Chn.
dren Unnatural Food and Heat
Them Numerically.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 11-Yesterday after.
noon person strolling in what is known as
Blackstump Woods, on the outskirts OF
Brooklyn, heard feeble cries and groans, and
on making a search found low hut, in
which were three little girls, the oldest five
years Of age and the youngest only nine
teen months. They were In a most
pitiable condition, half clothed three
quarters starved and bearing the
marks of cruel blows all over
their little bodies. The baby was a cripple
doctors say, would have died in day or
two had it not been discovered when it was.
The children were the daughters of Charles
Stroebel, and he was accustomed to leave
them alone in hut in the woods for days
together. All the food he gave them was
the flesh of dead horses and bread which he
baked himself, and which it was impossi-
BILE for any one to eat The remains Of
several pigs and a COW were found lying in
the filth about the hut, and it is supposed
that the children had also been fed from
these. The man was accustomed to beat
the little ones with sticks when they Of
Tended him or complained of their treat
ment. Often they were knocked senseless
The matter was called to the attention Of
the town authorities, and Stroebel was ar
rested to-day and the children removed to
place where they will be properly cared
for. When found the children had been
locked in the house for three days without
their father coming near them.
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Mr.. and Mrs, Pushaluck.

New York, Aug 1s.-Pushaluck, the
Pawnee Indian who ran away from Buffalo
Bills Wild West camp with pretty young
lady, hailing from Newark, last Sunday,
was found in Philadelphia by two of
Buffalo Bills searchers yesterday, and
arrived at the camp on Staten Island this
morning, bringing with him Mrs. Pusha-
luck. The pair were regularly married by
a clergyman in Philadelphia, and had
taken board in house on Ninth street.
The bride has some seven thousand dollars
in her own right, and is respectfully con-
nected. She seems happy with her choice,
and will 60 to the reservation with him
at the end of the season
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-25
STORM IN TEXAS.
Galveston Reported Under Two
Feet Of Water.
Immense Damage and Six Lives Reported
Lost In the War of Elements.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.-Meager dispatches
to telegraph officials received tonight from
Galveston state that terrific storm OF
wind and rain has prevailed there all day.
1t commenced about o'clock this morning,
and came from the east. At 6 a. m. the
city is said to have been entirely inun-
dated, two feet Of water being on the
strand and fifteen feet on the gulf side of
the city. The ground floor of the Beach
Hotel was submerged. the water reaching
tho second floor. Houses were floating
about the streets and immense damage
has been done. The telegraph wires on the
bay bridge were washed or blown away, but
some of them have been restored, and COM
munication with the drowned city was re-
newed about 8 O'Clock this evening. AT
last accounts the water was subsiding.
Six lives are reported lost.
GALVESTON, Aug. 20.-The storm abso..
lutely wrecked about $50 buildings and
flooded. undermined and otherwise dam.
aged many more. The central portion OF
the city is not severely damaged. Among
the buildings destroyed are the Beach
Rink, where the State Democratic conven-
ton was held, and all the buildings on the
Interstate Drill Ground. The total loss
will reach 100000.
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Mexican Muddle.

LAREDO, TEX, Aug 20.-News having ar
rived here that the Mexican authorities
have fortified a small town some fifty
miles up the river, called Pan, and placed
detachment Of sixty troops there, the
commandant of Fort Mcintosh, Colonel
Bernard, detailed body of twenty
men from this post, who left here yes
terday, and will remain for the present al
Palafox, opposite Pan, on this side Of the
river, as rumors had arrived to the effect
that the Mexicans had crossed the river to
this side. Palafox is a deserted mining
town with but few inhabitants, but large
ranches are adjacent to it, and could easily
be plundered. ~
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Oleomargarine Stamp

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The Bureau of
Engraving and printing is engaged in pre-
pairing designs for the oleomargarine
stamp. 1t has been stated that it will con-
tain portrait of the late Samuel J. Tilden.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
says that the selection of face for the new
stamp has not yet been made, and he is
quite positive that Of Mr.. Tilden will not
be chosen. A two-faced stamp, represent
ing Senator Miller, ofNew York, and Rep
resentative Hatch, Of Missouri, is proposed,
but these statesmen will have to die before
they can be thus honored. There will
probably be no portrait at all ON the stamp.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-25

MILLIONS of mothers all over these
United States gather their little ones
around them, never dreaming that by
the law they have no right to these
children. They do not know that the
sole legal right to the children rests in
the father, in all except three of the
States. Most men do not know it. A
majority of fathers, if they did know it,
would never assert their rights against
the mother. But now and then father
who is bad, knows his legal rights and
assumes them,
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CRAWFlSHiNG.
Signs Are That Mexico Would Like tt
Back Down.

Ell PAso, TEX, Aug. 17.-Rumors are cur
rent here that large bodies Of Mexican
troops are streaming into Chihuahua. The
arrival of Special Agent Sedgwick is anx-
iously awaited by both sides. He will spend
a few days in Paso del Norte, and then 60
to Chihuahua, where he will stay at least a
week, and then, il he should decide to go
on to the City Of Mexico, he would remain
on his trip at least two weeks longer. The
tone Of the daily papers in the City of
Mexico shows that SO far the Mexicans
have kept up stiff upper lip, but it looks
as though they would like to get out of the
Cutting affair, If they could do SO without
squarely backing down. The affair will
probably be managed by the Supreme
Court of chihuahua, reversing the decision
of the lower court of Paso Del Norte, and
ordering the release of the prisoner. Cut.
ting then would have heavy claim for
damages.
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BoRpENTowN, N. j., Aug. 1T.-Edward
Slavin, the farmer on Mrs. Parnell's Iron.
sides property, to-day issued printed no.
tices Offering liberal reward for the de-
lection of the parties guilty of maliciously
destroying the fences along the Burlington
road Saturday night and again last night,
and of obstructing with telegraph poles
the lane from the highway to the farm
house. The poles were placed across the
lane from fence to fence, and it required
several men to remove them. There have
been many petty annoyances before, but
the repetition Of the bold acts of Saturday
night was more than Slavin could stand.
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Bayard to the Peace Union.

NEY LONDON, CONN.,, Aug. 2o.-At the
meeting of the Universal Peace Union this
afternoon letter was read from Secretary
Bayard referring to Article 81 of the Treaty
of 1S4S with Mexico. Mr.. Bayard says that
a just regard of the jurisdictional power
of other governments was the basis OF his
action in the Cutting case, in which no de-
mand or suggestion had been made on be-
half of this Government not warranted
and required by consideration of nation
al duty, founded upon principles of law
and Justice.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-25

TIE Louisville Courier-Journal dis.
likes parrots. Hear it: "We may listen
to mocking bird-staying awake all
night to do it-but we want surcease
Of parrots. Polly's voice is not musical.
and her call for crackers has chestnut
ty favor. The first owner of q parrot
was noodle, or he would think Of
teaching his bird something more origi-
nal The profanity Of the parrot is
proverbial, and it contributes immense
ly to the general stock Of wickedness.
1t should be thrown into the monkey
cage"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-25

A COMFORTABLE $2OO,OO0 slice of the
munificent bequest of Samuel j. Tilden
to the public of New York city is likely
to be grabbed by the State under new
law which has just come to the notice OF
the lawyers. This statute imposes a
State tax of per cent. on all bequests
ITO public cause. Libraries are, under
the law, exempt from all tax, but as
near as the lawyers can make out, Mr..
Tilden did not leave his estate legally to
. library, but for what is to be a library
some time, though perhaps not for fifty
wears.
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The Canadian government has just
adopted some supplementary quaran-
tine regulations for the government of
all ports of the Dominion. The regula-
ton respecting old rags from foreign
ports provides that such merchandise
shall not be allowed to land except at a
port which is one of the regularly Or
ganized quarantine stations. 1t is fur
thermore provided that no old rags
from foreign ports shall be allowed to
enter until they have been properly dis
infected,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-25

SUPERINTENDENT CoNKLIN, who has
charge of the menagerie in Central
Park, New York, liberated fifty pair Of
English sparrows in that park in 1866,
and from these nearly all the sparrows
that can be found in every city, village
and town of Free America are de-
scended. 1t is believed that if an ac-
curate census could be taken of these
birds there would be pair of them for
every man, woman and child in the
United States.
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Canadian Cruisers.

BosToN, Aug. 17.-An Ottawa special to
the Advertiser states that the captains of
the Canadian cruisers now plying off the
maritime provinces have received, it is
said, entirely different instructions from
those made public. These orders are i'm
perative to make no seizure for breach of
the fishery clauses of the treaty of 1918.
Their sole use is to confne themselves to
troubling American vessels who are tech
nically guilty of an infraction of customs
laws.
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Anglo.American Tribunal.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-Lord Iddesleigh, For.
eign Secretary, has written the Interna-
tional Arbitration Association saying he
concurs in the belief with his predecessor,
Lord Rosebery, that the moment is oppor-
tune to receive deputation to discuss the
subject Of opening negotiations with the
United States for the establishment of an
Anglo-American Tribunal, whose duties
shall be to consider international questions
Iddesleigh says the fishery question, which
the Arbitration Association refers to, is at
present subject to diplomatic negotiations,
and expresses a hope that the result may be
favorable, ...
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-25

COUNTING the double turreted mon.
itors, which are to be completed. there
will be sixteen or seventeen new war
vessels put saoat during the next
eighteen months. Five new steel
ernisers. torpedo boat and . dynamite
gun vessel will be begun this year.
There is an old law that provides that
what were formerly called first-rate
vessels shall be named for States of the
Union, and second-class vessels shall be
nsnsd for cities or rivers. Most Of the
.sw vessels viii come under the latter
dasjgns1isa. s's
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THE operatives of the great Whole
sale clothing manufacturing houses of
Boston, are preparing to make a fight
against the introduction of new bast-
ing machine, which is now in an exper-
imental stage. Each machine used. it is
said, will throw fifteen girls out of em-
ployment. There are two thousand
girls now employed as basters in Boston.
One large firm has the only machine
vet in use in the city.
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A Regular Death.Trap.

New York, Aug. 1s-Among the official
records at the Office of the Aqueduct Com
mission are reports from the Engineer of
Construction and the Division Engineers
to Chief Engineer B. s. Church, showing
that in the interval between May /, 1885,
and July %, 1886, 152 persons have been
injured along the line of the aqueduct.
Of these fifty-two were either killed out
right or died shortly after receiving their
injuries.
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A Dishonest Treasurer.

DETROIT, MICH, Aug. 19.--James A. L.
Wilson, treasurer of the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal Company, and his cousin,
Henry V. Lesley, former treasurer of the
company, are in Windsor, Ont. It is said
that they have defrauded the company Of
e6l5, 200, having made an overissue Of the
company's bonds to that amount. The
company issued in July, 1855. $2,SO0,OOO of
thirty-year mortgage bonds, and as the
bonds were printed instead Of engraved,
Lesley had no difficulty in initiating them.
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Defaulter Gray Suicides.

BosToN, Aug. 1S-Following a newly
trodden path through brush in the woods
Of Blue Hills, near Milton, this morning, a
searching party found the dead body OF
Gray, the defaultering treasurer Of the At
lantic and Indian Orchard Mills, bullet
through his heart and revolver tightly
clinched in the right hand. q. r. Payson,
millionaire, failed to-day through Gray's
defalcation.
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"A huge alligator was killed by the

"A huge alligator was killed by the
negroes at Line Creek. Ca. recently.
and its head cut off, Il was then lef:
until night, and when it was then ap-
preached, 1t is related, the severed head
opened its wide jaws and snapped
vlciously dozen times, coming down
with force which would have cut of .
hand. After the body was skinned the
legs drew up and stretched out con-
vulsis ely q il in the agony Of death.
notwithstanding It had been dead seven
hours. The colored people regard ihis
wonderful vitality - an evil omes.--
CAitGgo Jowrwai.
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Japan Ratiftes the Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE State De
partment has been officially informed that
the Japanese Government has ratified the
extradition treaty, as modified and &C.
cepted by the U. s. Senate on June 81. An
exchange Of official copies will now give il
bind ng effect upon both nations. This
treaty is new departure, inasmuch as il
is the first extradition treaty negotiated by
the United States with an Oriental coun
try, and is especially gratifying to Japan
as it is the first treaty negotiated.
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Be sure you understand the Inn
port Of the commands you make, and
that your child understands them. be-
fore you exact obedience. Be not
selfish in your requirements, but con-
slider whether they are really for the
best good of the child.
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Counterfeit Greenbacks,

LAFAYETTE. IND, Aug. 1S.--In the past
week large amount of counterfeit U. s.
notes of various denominations have been
passed upon the farmers of this county,
and popularity in them is that they are
little shorter than the genuine Otherwise
The ordinary observer could not tell the
difference,
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Dynamite for Moonshiners.

LOUISVILLE, KY., Aug. 1s.-Marshal
Gross has instructed United States Deputy
Marshals to use dynamite bombs in hunt
ing down Kentucky moonshiners since the
attempted assassination of Deputy Rogers
Andy johnson, q notorious moonshine
murderer, hearing Of the new weapon, sur
rendered few days ago, but was released
on heavy bonds.
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SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE Holstein COW
''Clothilde'' closed her six-year-old record
tonight. She has given during chat time
q little more than q, 900 pounds Of milk, or
about seventy pounds day. The highest
previous record was 2S.T75 pounds made
three years ago by the COW "Echo," owned
In Atticau, N. Y. 4
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The Swiss Congress chooses council
of seven, and the council chooses Presi-
dent for one term only. Congress sits but
once a year, three weeks for session,
and the pay is "a day. The elections are
held in churches. Civil service rules
prevail, and corruption is unknown. Al
together Switzerland is happy old re-
public.
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Democrats and Greenbackers Fuse.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Aug. 1s.-The
Democratic and Greenback Conventions
met here to-day. After conference they
fused and parceled out the offices. Hon. G..
L. Yople (G.), was nominated for Gov
ernor; s. s. Curry (D.), Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor; VIM. g. Baird "a. }, State Treasurer;
Colonel ]. d. Farrer D.), Auditor General.
The Democrats captured the offices of Sec
retary of State, Superintendent Of Public
instruction and Attorney General, and the
Greenbackers the offices OF Land Commits
sioner and member of State Board of Edu-
cation
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BY A singular coincidence it is always
the man of irreproachable demeanor
and circumspect walk wno elopes with
the funds, says the St. Louis Republicans.
The time is rapidly approaching when
a cashier of conspicuous decorum
whose only beverage is ginger ale and
whose one amusement is the sinless
game of chequers will find it difficult to
make up bond.
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5000, 900 Worth of Cattle to be Killed

QUEBEC, Aug. 1s.-It is reported to-day
that all the cattle in Lewis quarantine will
be at once killed to prevent the spread of
contagious pluro-pneumonia. The herds
are owned by Andrew Allen, DR.. Craik and
A. Dawes of Montreal; Senator Cochrane,
of Compton, and j. j. Hill, of st. Paul.
The cost of the herd foots up 100000.
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A CoBLEsK1LL On. Y corresponds mt
of Troy paper says that hops are
bringing forty cents, and tells of a
farmer in that vicinity who does not
take the papers, and who being, there
fore, ignorant of the price, sold his hops
last week for nine cents pound.
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When man takes two cigars from
his pocket, puts one in his mouth and
offers you the other with the informa-
ton that they are two for quarter.
you can generally make up your mind
that he is going to smoke the twenty
cent one.-NeW Haven NeUs.
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Next year will be the centennial
anniversary Of the first production Of
''Don Giovanni" composed by Mo-
saIt to q libretto by Da Ponte. 1t was
given for the first time in Prague. Oc-
tober 80, 1857.
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The greatest fortress in the world
from a strategical point of view is the
famous stronghold of Gibraltar. 1t oc.
cupies rocky peninsula jutting out
into the sea about three miles long and
three-quarters of q mile wide.
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A sPIRITUALIsTIC medium went into
q trance in the house of John Searls, Of
Henry County, Ill. The medium de-
clared there was petroleum on the farm.
and pointed out the spot where it could
be found. Searls bored to depth Of
LOO feet and found-nothing but
Svotor
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

SOME of the best society people hire
toilets at the seaside resorts. 1t costs
go night to rent $500 dress, plus
the expense of fitting and insurance
against grease, ice cream and lemon
ade
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LONDON, Aug. 21.-The Times publishes
letter this morning, to which it gives O
prominent place in its columns, suggesting
the prosecution for treason of the Cana
dians and other British subjects who were
delegates to the Chicago convention, on
their return to their homes.
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The Business Failures.

New York, Aug 2O.-The business fall
ures during the last seven days number q
total of 1S8, as compared with 157 last week
and 154 the week previous. The increa Sc
observable this week arises in the Middle
and Pacific States and in Canada.
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Barrel Va, Cork su,t,

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Aug. l9.-Graham
successfully navigated the whirlpool rap
Ids this afternoon with his head protrud-
ing from the barrel. James Scott, . fisher
man, of Lewiston, attempted to swim the
whirlpool rapids this afternoon in cork
suit. His dead body was picked mp at
Lewiston an hour later. HiNI