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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10

Clasgow looks much ike Chicago. except
on SUNDAY. IL l. larger than Chi"a-o. and IL
built in much the same way. Saturday night
in Glasgow Is the night for a general drunk
on the part Of hundreds u the working
clasaS. and / have never sen anything Ike
The drunken scenes | b-heid on Argyle street
nj that time. Imagine d street much Ike
that Of Broadway, with a LuTryIng thrOng
fully as large a. that IN the busiest part Of
the week day along by and Gb"Te Trinity
church. MAKE this throng Of all ayes, sire
and s.xes, and let there b. "a score or more Of
drunken people 10 every Llock. Let many
II the most drunken Of it, members bc
women, and you have some idea Of the drunk
enEeas Of Glasgow On a Saturday night.
. Lave this srne and 20 - bed. Ihe next
morning walk out upon the streets. What II
change, 1t is Sunday, and the city Is as quiet
u tbe longtime dead city OF POnpelL All
the stores which blaZed with light last night
are now closed with great shutters, 50 that no
r,oi, are a4.n. You walk through two
blink walls as you 90 along the busy streets
II last night, ami al . or ~ o'clock You may
not meet d dozen people in a miles walk.
Everything is CLOSED. The great city IS oh
serving Sunday as no other great city outside
Of Scotland oJ-erycs it; and if one were to
work today the police would arrest him,
where they left him umnolest"l IN his
drunken orgies Of last night. There are
100 saloons in Glasgow. They are
known Us wine AMI Spirit st0rr-S, or
publtr HOUSES, and both mrn and women Of
The lower CLASSES drink ut them. Tue drunk
cnneSs Of Saturday night CONES somewhat
from the custom Of giving the worEHen Il
half holiday on Saturday, and the police herr
90 not arrest d man for drunkenness unies=
he lies in the gutter or Is especially dIsorderly.
Keeling and maudlin DRUNKENNESS Is no
crime, and Scotch whisky flows like water.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10

By the way. there Is a fine statue Of Rob
Rov at the exposition, and the Scotch show
their appreciation Of Sir Walter Scott nov
els at every turn.
The drss Of the Scotch women Of the low
Lands Is not Yery characteristic. SEE many
plaii shaws worn, and the poorer classes are
very pyorly clad indeed. Bare feet are Very
common and bare heads the rule. Here at
Edinburgh YOU Sc the New Haven fish wives
whom Charles Reade has immOrtaliz7l III his
tale Of Christie JOhnstOar.' They bring fish
~ Edinburgh 70 sell in great baskets, which
they carry on their backs with a strap about
their forehead 10 hold them Oh. Ia the city
they squat down on the sides Of the street and
sell their ware. They may some Of them have
been pretty once, but those saw "ere Old
and coarse. They wore white caps IN some
Instance. but OfteHer looked dirty and hard.
They ere very strong, and might stand as
uOdcls 10 the fish women Of the French reyo-
luton.
Another Of the strange sights OF Scotland,
and u much p~rettier one, Is the Scotch wash
ing. II is often done by very pretty girls, and
the sight Is often equal - one OF hlraitys
ballets. They wash tue heavy clothing With
their feet instead Of their hands, and tuck
their cheap bright colored dresses up TO the
kn.o while doing -. IN this way they tread
the dirt out. They are not ashamed Of it,
either, and one Of them looked at me with a
roguisLl glance IL / watched her.
The washing Of a great part Of old Ei!n-
burgh IS dried from the windows. The old
buildings are many stories high, ami they are
inhabite! by many poor families in flats Of
two 0r three rooms each. There are no yard
for cloths drying, aGd all oTcr this part Of
Edinburgh you may Se long sticks stick
ing out OF windows With a cross piece nallei
across the end OF them and clothes lines tied
to this and stretched from the cross piece
parallel with the central stick " the window.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10

SEw YORK. ST. i-niuify eh1Tca, Oh
tbs cirg. l. tbe veucst Org-nA:i0n N lhHs
l.,g4atr. Il 0 Esore acrs d odd blocks
fiu Eg= York thlu oay outsider can ind Out,
fn tte ms co1yaat and tgsass Poruoh o.
r. rif.. too. l. stands 81 Broadway facmg
Ion Nsu s-rlaE The rUGr Of trGtcB DOi
ht0lt L firm usDn I'll night Il las an n
t-r-siar Lis:Gry, Uaeh G4t@ o u Tie
.rlgu Il Qu-eH ANN
( TEe frst chur.h was oouPa;ed IN HS' alsi
y.nui Unchanged fO- forty yearN Wb<H = SS
.iur- rJ-i-. st tbs outbreak II The rFC
luti5u Trinity Wa sSu~d d Tory ~1nl-
s1sutz Is cler-y Isrss.-i IL TadlAS Tie
4ray-s fOr t5- king %; England untL u Ms
1LH-I Ly ~agtbgnry. When I'll British army
IA a. cl.v tGe dor ~err oTensL Let only
r.. Ea-. for b: MS A~trurd n Tie
,y.t fire 4 40 Th- e~IaErvluOE "Or-
Sb;r.I in -. PalIs uu.i u Was rebGlIL,
fv-lv. year, htrr. To. Uvw GulbilAS was
~rraag-,.I unsafe Ia ISJ ami NIs puLeI
.t,su u. prezsu: oae ~ls iInsl7I II IHh
IL = Gnthlr a. SJyl-. is st-YG 3eacE@ % 4
bsiytr ~ ~; let aIEI IT, material Il bn""h
saUistsE. Il staHI ia IL 'sEy hart "i tbe
SuaDral cent? Of NrN York Ab"G; u FS
bug. commercial battling past y bDurIy
b,yyy -. yreat human ui= hat move tLe Eat
financial It-.7@-s q tLe oyIHty About 4:
A.. M. hon Il tho sLD we've identified "Ith
IL iutars.,s Wien New York Tas msTe ham
A.. a. wrW ~ SON. o. the WhJse Hams
GLmre Ia tn urtYry u tn ,'uHtTy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
The Dudes Trials.

"Mawning, dear boy. by know CRolly is
veal sickF'
Hadn't heard Of it, pom hunah. What's
the natter
"Blood poisoning. He cawn't live, doncher
know"
Paw, boy. How did it happen
"Hc got stung by a how'd mosquito night
befor last. Palmer Journal.
The hot weather has a drealGu!ly cnervat-
ing and exhausting effect on F~cthcrwutc.
He emerged from the club the other evening
and fcebly becEoncd q hanson.
Jaw, dwi-yaw 3 he said, have you a good
hawsf'
YES, sir, responded the driver, "lirst-cla$s,
sir"
"Aw," gasped Fetherwate, "then divine me
to next dUaw. Town Topics.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
Facts of Interest.

The population of the United Stetes IS now
G0.OOG,OOl
1t is sail that a mule cannot bray if you tie
a weight to his tail AMI hold il down.
An aeronaut recently really made the jour
ney from Cberbourg, France, to London in a
steerable air ship.
Some English physicians believe they have
discovered that the scarlet fever poison comes
from sores on the udder and body Of diseased
COWS.
The attempt to run the Daft electric motor
upon the New York elevated road is TO be
trisi once more. The inventor said il failed
before because the motor bull. was not power
full enough. 4 larger one has been con
structei.
A company has been organized in New
York city to force letters and small parcels
under the streets from point to point through
pneumatic tubes. This plan, if successful
win largely do away with letter carriers and
messenger boys in cities.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10

his glory couldn't bold a ezrdIe IN b;,,
But he was dun, and a dun {. -
fascinztIng no matter how hznd..mN
may be After 4 great deal OF br,n.e
and having Midget had referred -
the Queen for the rent, he aid !. -
De Necessary fo- him 20 Inspect tn Lo-~
see II ii WAS kept in repair. arEo-Sis
to contract II was plain be didn', IN
all sure that Midget wasadesirshIs,~st
so ne went all over the house, bnnyng >.
at last in the pantry. where be samnl.- .tTp
new stock Of honey and some med NJ
had Just made. Nj. Landlord gr,x
agreeable, and Midget alnos 10y
think she liked him But be 500, p"
altogether o agreeable. HIS 90
potations at last quite oyerss,n. btea.
he actually tried 70 kiss her. and and
1epuised him and called han ! disr-nr,.
BILE old bird which be certainly Va,
said hrst that she Was a .idais-' "a
that b was n good and did,, -
Der rent, and bed have her are,,i
he forthwith staggered u of a.. ahd
door, stumbled down the stem. ,.
himself up-with great dinir1l, F'Aei
solemnly "taeked"-that's n. OIL I'D
to express ito the police sta.joB -!
Midget bore up bayely until
gone, and then, pocH little iairy ,b,,
Was, b broke down and alma.:
eyes out She cried aud cred No. ~
was almost drowned in be-, - %:
She filed the whole house xitL
stairs and down stairs, And IN p
chamber there wasn't a dr. sx.I =.
sole Of her loot. And the ~o,Sf
she couldn't stop crying. -. r.,
deal Is Noah must have ~ v
Hood came-oniy Noah dIin, -
sddet aggravated OF knUWlrs tn, "'
furnishing his Own flood. 80 n
had no ark, ami no dove On.
waters 10 bring her Al o..- -. 40
comfort in any shape. >kr -"
II she would welcome esea Ia, .r,,,
nd, beautiful, upy la - H%
knew she would be gls: y e
lar, 30 Lonesome WAS she -
What would she do. W.
here and drown-her t.ar
higher and higher every mos4ea,
she to ny? She knew the auf.l -
that must follow her rash st .o.s -:
quit the prison before the apjolu,o. t.
Il Srll the tear were il!lIu. IT.
The waters Tu>e-high.r and higher
other moment and It would - T., .
In her agony, pop it'll, Midget l.,,r-
desperate. IN awful resolve cau.e az,
her heart She actually >lopv.,i O.
stamped her ia,Ty loot and lie, Arr -
rather Ia 4 mortal than to D. a,y,,ug .
past Ia pillar 10 Punt-lhll VA, b., o..
oi>PetCh for Primrose aud M.ralp. 80
u being scared la GraJh b, h,I-p,r
and loved 10 death hy dyuu.ry .af-.L
and drowned to death IN b.f .or =
she would. 50 ther:
The wonis Came Just IN t.Hlr ,-.,h.
second II there wouldn't LBr. ~
Tor them, Iur the "~., f,.-i 49, w,
her very lips The mulrrl ,b,-
uttered tn "ater> ahl,rE IA. -
Queen Appeared above thru. a.fB h.,
golden wand. She waved q, ,tr, ~,
with sad and solemn Ia, pr~ongaao,i nm,
sentence
BE it 81 Mornl tA,4 ~, a..l Ar
disobedient dlughicl though ,...U L,l
been, | love thee, aud gr,.r go .,r ,E.,.
the dover OF JOYS and ~-1ru,s.. %. L.,-
and fear, oi lite aud death that d, The
mortal's part.
But Midget only !au,hrl lG,unu
cant be worse than tbs UQaou / ,h,u
get some iun out ui H. .ui / shan 1 nv.
3" move every day IA th, Eiuuth
4
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
, HIGHLAND SOLDIER.

Great Britain i very fond Of drink, and 1t
consumes IN round numbers %iOOO,U0 gal.
Ions of spirits aud lI,OOO.u0O g:l"ns Of wine
every year. The newspapers OF Glasgow,
and indeed Of nearly all the cities of Great
Britain, arc sold by bareheatd girls and
women rs well as boys. The lo{er CLASSES Of
women aS n rule DO not wear HITS upon the
streets. and / often Sc u full-8ruwn woman
walking the dirty streets in hSr bare feet.
The ncwsboys and most of the other boys Of
the lower CLASSES arc ~harcfuUtes. The boot
blacks in Glasgow are rs sharp httlc urchinS
as YOU will find In New York. They have
little boxes not much larger than cigar boxes
for Won To- set yOur foot upon, and do not
have chairs in the streets. They do not carry
backing boxes. but spread a daub Of black
:ag on the end of their boxes and this does
for all day. They charge two cents a shine,
and know Americans at a glarce, Two Of
them stopped me in Glasgow T.hen | asked
for a shine, and when | selected ,ne the other
yelled back as he started to 90:
"Oh. he's u Sank,'
had not uttered a word, and now he knew
ME | don't know.
| found Edinburgh filed with sens Of thou
sands of strangers, who are her, In visit the
exposition at the advent Of the queens visit.
The old lady had a triumphal procession
through the city, and kept bobhing her head
ike a Chinese doll ia response 10 their faint
cheers. The enthusiasm waa not nearly so
great as that we can get up in America on tho
occasion Of the visit Of the president TO any
of u great cities; and though the Scotch
reverence their queen, they loo upon her as
rather Il fancy ornament, and don't go wild
over her.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
SCOTCH CHARACTERS
STITCHED IN AND ABOUT GLES-
COW AND EDINBURGH.
The Police and Their Duties-Sharp
Bootblaeks and Pretty G~irIS-seOttish
Business Womer-Ths Highland Sol
GieF-Washins in Scotland
gDec.L c-orres2osIerce.l


EDISBCRCH, Sept I5-One Of the first
sights that me. my eyes In walking through
the busy streets Of Glasgow was q sign held
up BY q sandwich man and warning the
people % beware Of mock auctions d
sign vas displayed all over business Glasgow,
enI II wa signed, by order Of the police
The police OF Great Britain, AMI Of SCOT
hal especially, are very efficient, and 1t l.
tl.siT busiDess 20 keep the Law rather than 10
wink at lis b04king, as in SOME Of our Amer
icln CitiA- Politics hes littk 10 do with The
appointment Of policemen herc, and the 20
hce s. a class are excellent officials. They
arc all big men. AMI their size alone Is enough
10 territy q criminal. They wear helmets
anl carry clubs, ami have great black belts
strapped about their waists TleE are Po!lte
ami yery kind To strangers There are l,To
u them in Glasgow, and in Ireland you nnd
them every where. The Ird police carry
clubs. sword, and guns They think them
selves great swelB and look ike walking ar
Senab.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10

1E..v alr lAuII~tnds Vi such clothes frames
in ~iai:mhu:-h. and the clothes drip down
upon y,u a. You pas, bcneath them. This Is
IN the oll art Of the city, a part that looks
a. though it might have been copied out Of
,"Im" Old Dutch picture, it looks 80 quaint.
- building, are many stories high, with
towers and gables. They are all Of stone "
stucco and they have little paned windows,
ou. VI which you may see looking down at
YOU many a bonnie Scotch laSSle, such as
Burns loved 10 paint, As yOu pass by,
Speaking II Burns, this region Of Scotland
was his home. | mean here and about Glas-
gov. He spent much time i'll both cities as
well as in Ayrshire, and doubt not he often
reeled along these streets in some Of his
drunken frOlics.
The Scotch girls are as a rule pretty,
though l don't believe they are equal in this
RESPECT 10 the Irish. They nave fresh com.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
THE MITTEN.
Prom Hollie.

1AOlA
Ihs Ette init ] hope VII ft,
rs for your hand intended IL
tock ne very long % kniL But an
glzd GO send Il YOu'H wooder Ehyl
SD but one. And think j acted bind
". Bm one I'll 60 the h-S for you.
And you may thank me kindly. IL Is
al wool Of good s1oCt yarn Your yarns
arr al IN common, And ! am sure
q gIadder gin wEs never sent By
woman; And by tbs mitten you VII
see That you I've not forgotten, And
vbaa YOU year Il think Of ne It's
rally wool. not cotton hope To-
NH; yol VIII not write, And say
il l. IN mated. And think l.
only half O gift. And feel bUi half
eatsi: BGt IL you find \ viii
pOt do. And you can only rcI
vith two. With fingers
whish are def ones
III set TO work
AMI s-bd 10 you
Another mi.t-
bO;h left
ones.
Detroit Free Press,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
A DRINKING MAN.

weSVnCt q drinking man;
His habit E grows
To an Y $ DO what he can
Saught can Y L its woes
lis very RID finds to stop
Though Oft he viii 5 A:
Ther fail Gnd G K whskey shop
His fortunes 10 =
His pocket always VI lis
And c u are ms clothes;
lie can't attend 10 y L "biz"
Pei doth A his nose.
brink hoIjs him in It's IR grip;
SON deep b. CTS ia sin;
SHrc Ia tk- y d down Will slip,
Fli-d wiki decay within.
Though Of no Us: lie often takes
II Of cloves TO quell
His breath and then in d D makes
ThOse CO know who smell.
His friends all have an / C way
When for their ~ goes,
They can't Y Q's his vile display
And p I Dot his woes.
H. X G has a wife 10 slay
Her heart viii \ X lot;
The debts he o l. makes her pay
And tears her II will blot.
can't his doom Alright;
:r:ck err old : q las;
TIE snakes he tries t0-fight
and without PC dies
Il. c. Dodge, in Detroit Free Press.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
Penetratlye Power I'D Lieht.

If it were possible to rise above the atnns,
phere which surrounds the earth we should
Se nothing hut an intense and sharply tic.
fined hall Of fire, while everything else would
Dc wrapped in total darkness. There could
ID no diffusion Of light without an atmosphere
or some similar medium for it to oct upon;
hut If the air about u extended to a height OF
100 miles, the rays OF tine sun could not pene-
trate 1t, AND We would lie LETT in darkness.
At the depth OF 20 feet in the ocean the light
ceases altogether, onehalf OF the light being
absorbed in passing through only seven feet
Of the purest RstsF
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
thlrcrd.

Gimme a GAS Of aDla, umi ata'~P
ish-lookins citizen. ~ hr lrlnt up an'H'i
the counter in the Ehbit Hou~ drug tore
what syrup a,kelt the hhr''an T'lh
his hand on the throttI" Of the In'frumen'
strawberry aud nectar cream
The order WAS filled. anh IS h" tr'"'
il testiDgly. he remarked -,
''You getthis water from a ia't"p' 900 !
yon?"
NO. sir" said til" drrk Indignantly
1--WE do not. We chlrgr il Our-i'" ,
The tramp poured Il all d''n. 'A'
smacked his lip critically.
'Do YOU nrean TO tell Ne 'hht
charge that right here IN 'h'' ''"'' y
inquired again.
Certainly ] do
VERY well, just chlrge It ''''' ''''
ing, " and he slid out
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10

Is refined and as pretty as ] have ever secu at
the preSideDt's receptions The tobacco stores
Gre here often managed 10y girls, and many
other stores | have gone into in Scotland have
women at theft head. The exposition has an
unusually fine-loOking SIT Of women acting
as exhibitors, and these in their pretty Scotch
dress are the most refreshing part Of it. They
wear the plaids Of their clans, and | noted
especially one who presided over a collection
of pottery made at Dunmore.
FRANK GEORGE CARPENTER.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
THE OLD STORY.

Twas Oh the beach he met her,
Aud they Oft sat hand in hand
Upon tic COD piazza,
As they listened 10 the band.
H0 toll her that hn loved her,
Praised tCr hair, her checks aad eyes,
A9i sh- listened. blIshiag nedly,
And Sue answered him with Sigh5.
Then they parted. In the city
NOW he meets the maiden sweet,
But she dos not recognize him
- shr s"ccI5 along the street
It's the same with most fiirtations
That occur l->ilc the Sa:
She was an under hOus-maII,
and i dry goods clerk was h..
-EO>tOn Courier
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10

" va
plexiOns, and their
accent is delicious.
Those Of the better
claSsps dress well,
and ! AM surprised
"a see - u.Any.
pretty and il teli-
gent women IN bust
neSS A woman pre-
sides over nearly
every one Of the
hotels, and they are
the clerks and cash
icrS Of many of the
stores The pretty
Scotch barlnaid is a
reality, and | SAN
two girls drawing
beer at the exgosi
ton who had faces
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
me ned Dive OF Moses.

The botanical gardens, London, have sue
ceeded in Cultivating the curious kermes oak
tauercus cociferal. which, when punctured by
one Of the coccus insects, produced the ancient
blood-red dye, supposed TO nave been USED
by Moses to tint the hangings Of the taber-
nacle. The kermes oak is a dwarf, bushy
shrub, somewhat resembling a holly, and
grows profusely in Spain.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
A BOSTON LYRIC.

4 lt;l" mole il growing, John,
Just hear beneath my chin;
1t gives me 50 much trouble, John,
I'm growing pale and thin.
Another one is coming, John,
Just here beside my ear,
Ana ! shall b. disiigurcd, John,
For lifc / sadly fear.
And ~ want u ask you, John,
VIII e'er your love grow cold;
On! tell me nyw, ny darling John.
VIII you love me when I'm mofcd:
Boston Courier
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
A Sure Sign.

do You thlnk lhht JOI. ltfgef Is gUIhg 70
run again for the legiSlaturer asked an Austin
gentleman Of a friend.
Il know that he is
Did lie tell you So
NO"
Then, how do you know lac Is going to run
again%
You see, | live near hiGn, and his wife is
beginning to pay hack tea and coffee they
borrowed n year ago, just after Ie was dc
feated lie l. beginning already 10 win over
the dissatisfied element Of his party ."-1eXas
SIrtings.
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3ubeelin9 Rseister
OLD TRINITY CHURCH.
IT'S uITIeloUS HISTORY AID IT'S
GREAT POSSESSIONS

The Long Ea;tIe Over a Famous Piece
Of Ground - Early New NOrksrs and
Their Decentralization That Date
Back to Queen Anne
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10

There wa a young lady named Vaughan.
Who treated her lover with ~scaughan,
And he gave up his suit
When Der fathers Dig Uuit
Shot him hastily forth on the aughap
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-02-06

At Truckee the plaza is covered 80
depth of more than six feet with
snow.
General Sheridan has no good
opinion of cowboys as Indians
fighters.
Rich discoveries of iron ore have
recently been made by accident in
the Vermillion district Of Mime
sofa.
The Illinois coal mines employ
25,00O men, paying them s. 800
900 yearly as wages, and produce
over $12, 100000 of coal.
The Homestake, of Dakota, has
paid $3,Ols,75o in eighty-sevcn
dividends, and adds $4,000 a
month to these magnificent figures.
And yet the ore yieds only S5.s0a
ton.
Mystery Gold" a new alloy,
consists of 2.4S silver, 3202 plat
ium, and 65.5 copper. 1t is not
touched by boiling nitric acid. If
this kind of business is carried on
to a large extent, the glittering
power of gold will be destroyed.
Much is anticipated of the great
Scotch colony which is about to be
planted in Florida. The first divis-
ion, composed Of fifty families, will
sail from Glasgow on the Goth.
These immigrants own the land te
which they are coming, and in
addition, are well supplied with
money. Full 1000 families, in all,
will come.-Exchange.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-02-06

On the afternoon Of the Goth
instant the stable of troop NJ. (Har-
ris), First cavalry, Fort Custer,
Mont, was burned to the ground,
together with the entire contents.
The stables contained fifty-eight
cavalry horses, including five horses
from Fort Maginnis, Mont., and
these, with the horse equipments,
the camp and garrison eguipage
belonging to the troop, and a con-
siderable amount Of other public
property make the loss to the gov
ernment quite large. The horses
alone cannot be replaced for much
less than $4,000. The fire is, with
good reason, believed to have been
the act of an incendiary. 1t was
discovered at the south end of the
stable, and spread so rapidly and
and the smoke was so dense inside
that it was impossible to enter at
either end to remove the horses.
Quite breeze was blowing at the
time, and the thermometer indicat-
cd ten Degrees below zero. 1t was
only by the utmost vigilance aud
energy Of the entire command that
the other stables were saved. A
board of officers has been assem-
blel TO investigate, and if the guilty
parties is discovered speedy justice
will be dclt out to them.