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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Where We're the Police2

New York, July 9.-At 10 o'clock tonight
a woman ran through Suydam street,
Brooklyn, shouting murder" and pur-
sued by three men. At the corner of Elm
and Suydam streets she fell dead, and her
pursuers escaped. The woman's left wrist
was frightfully gashed. No clew to her
identity, nor to her assailants is known.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

The scheme for railroad in Asia has
been revived. In report upon it,
Major Powell, of the Geographical Sur
vey, says that the distance from Mon
tana to Behring Sea is about $500
miles, and that a railroad could be built
all the way without meeting any greater
difficulties than have already been sur
mounted in existing lines.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Two Firemen Fatally Injured.

CHICAGO, July S.-John Kelly, the driver
and Robert Limberg, u pipeman, OF chemi-
cal Engine No. 10, are at a hospital, suffer-
ing from injuries which may prove fatal.
In running to a fire last night the engine
was precipitated down an embankment.
The two men were caught under the ma
chine, and the chemical fluid in the tank
was scattered all over them. Besides be-
ing burned by the liquid, each had mum.
ber of bones broken and Kelly's skull was
fractured.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Hops Not Worth n Picking.

UTICA, N. Y, July 9.-Reports from
Montgomery County to the Herald show
that the hop crop in that county will be al
most total failure. Many growers say
that it will not pay to pick the vines. They
are confident that good hops will command
twenty-five cents or more,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
A Girls Terrible Experience.

CHICAGO, July 1l.-Mary Maloney, EN-.
ployed in the West End Laundry, got her
hair caught by revolving shaft which was
wound around it until she was lifted from
the floor. She would undoubtedly have
been killed had not the strain been SO great
as to break her scalp, which was torn from
her head. The unfortunate girl suffered
greatly, and became crazy. The scalp was
sewed in place again, and may grow fast,
but physicians fear the girl may not re-
cover her reason.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Struck by Lightning.

Peoria, ILL.,, July ," A special from Oh
ney, ILL.,, says: tbs morning lightning
struck the house OF trs. Regina Disser, an
aged widow, near Wakefield, this county,
and killed Mrs. Disser, who was attending a
sick bed, and one son, aged twelve, who
was sleeping upstairs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Murderous Lover Suicides.

LOUISVILLE. KY, July l1.-A Courier
Journal special gives meager details of a
tragedy at the Flatwood Camp-meeting
Grounds, Butler County, KY. Will Hazelip
asked to be Miss Mary Lacefeld's escort.
He was refused, and seeking her to-day
during the progress of the meeting, fatally
stabbed her, and then cut his own throat
and will die
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Eastern Forest Eires.

ZEALAND, N. H., July Sire is raging
in the forest along the Zealand Valley
railway, owned by ]. E. Henry. Three
camps, 100000 feet of spruce, about two
miles of track and 1900 cords of wood have
been buried. Two mills have shut down,
throwing eighty men out of employment.
The damage is about $4,000.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Depot Destroyed by Lightnine.

OINEY, ILL, July 11.-This morning, at
Bridgeport, ILL.,, during thunderstorm,
lightning set fire to the o. & NJ, depot by
running in on the wires. The building and
contents were entirely consumed. Loss
not learned. At Sumner, ILL.,, the COM
panys depot was set on fire by the same
cause, but was discovered in time to save
the property.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

-Seven-year-old Mamie Degnan fell
Into the water In Harsimus Cove, Jer-
sey City, and was drowning. Tommie
Grace, eleven years old, and Johnnie
Brennan, year older, saw her fall in,
ran to the place, and after diving sew
eral times found the child and brought
her to the surface, unconscious. A doe
tor seconded the efforts of the brave
boys, resuscitated the little girl, and
took her 10 her home.-M y. San.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Nine Weeks without Food.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 12.-Mrs. Caroline
Benedict, aged eighty years, died at her
home in Mottville, this county, on We'd
nesday night, after a fast of fifty-three con-
secutive days, during which time she did
not take morsel of food or any water.
Nearly every day she took part of cup
of weak tea and few teaspoonfuls of
whisky.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Celebrating a Coal Discovery.

SALEM, ILL, July l2.-The men who are
employed sinking the coal shaft here struck
five-foot vein at 8 O'Clock this morning.
A large amount of money has been spent,
the work having been commenced May 8,
1885. The depth of tho shaft is s7s feet.
The people are joyful over the event,
and have spent the day in firing cannon
and otherwise manifesting their joy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

ONE of the newly-invented detective
cameras exhibited at the American Pho
tographers' convention in st. Louis was
the "satchel camera" 1t looks exactly
like an alligator skin handbag, is car
ried by shoulder strap at the side of
the operator, aad pictures are taken
without attracting attention and without
focusing the object.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Land Forfeiture Act Approved.

WASHINGTON, July s.-The President has
approved the act to forfeit the lands
granted to the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
road Company, to aid in the construction
of railroad and telegraph line from the
States Of Missouri and Arkansas to tho
Pacific Coast, aud to restore the same to
settlement
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

RHODE ISLAND has passed under q
stringent prohibitory law. The citizens
generally prepared for it by filling up
all their available demijohns and bottles,
and the siege promises to be desper-
ate one. Hereafter no unlucky wight
can get any thing to drink without a
PHYSICIANS prescription. The hotels in
Providence and Newport threaten to
close
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

THE Treasury building has cost all
together over s7,o0O,0oo, and it is con-
sidered by the artists as one of the
finest buildings in Washington. 1t is
the largest department under the gov
ernment, and its total salary list
amounts to about SO, 900, 900 n year.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

AT the earliest celebration of the glo-
rious Fourth in Albany, N. Y, in 1887,
the common council resolved That
the Corporation will, after the firing Of
the Cannon, proceed in Procession to
the City Tavern This primitive idea
of celebrating hasn't wholly died out,
though it is not quite SO frankly pro-
n1aimad
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

A MEMBER of Congress is reported to
have said to some of his constituents
who were sightseeing in Washington:
"Go fist to the Smithsonian Institution,
where you will see all that God ever
made; go thence to the Patent office,
where you will see all that man ever
rua6o -
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
The Way HOffiaker Suicided.

New York, July S.-Julius Hoflaker, af-
ter loading Il double-barreled fowling-piece
with heavy charge of powder, ram
med in cork and then filled both barrels
with water Placing the muzzle of tue gun
in his mouth, he pulled the trigger with his
foot, blowing out the whole left side of his
head
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

THE French Government has pre-
sented gold medal TO NJ. Dupuisch, a
common porter in Paris, in recognition
of his extraordinary devotion in CIV
ing of his blood in operations of trans
fusion of blood, thereby saving the lives
of several persons. During the last
three years the gallant porter has
braved the perlious operation seven
times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Forest Fire In New Hampshire.

LANCASTER, N. H., July 1l.-Sparks from
the engine on the Lowell railroad set the
forest on fire between the Twin Mountain
House and Fabyans, and the woods have
burned for several miles back into the will
derness Acres of forest lands have been
burned over, besides a mile and a half of
railroad, two long trestles, two logging
camps and =, ,000, 600 feet Of spruce lumber
The property destroyed Is valued at S75,-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Dynamite's Doings.

BRADFORD, Pa, July 9.-Two men, hunting
for work, halted at brook near here, and
concluded to wash their clothes. Finding
some empty nitro-glycerine cans they pro-
ceeded to melt Off the tops in fire, to
utilize the cans for water pals One Of the
cans contained few drops of nitro
glycerine, which exploded, killing one Of
the men.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Slaughter Of the Innocents.

New YoRK July 11.-Out of 221 deaths in
this city during the twenty-four hours end
ing Friday noon, seventy-fve per cent.
were children under the age of five years.
This fearful mortality among children is
attributed to the tenement-house system
and the hot weather.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
of Virginia City, Nc

Residents of Virginia City, New,
are alarmed at the settling OF buildings
owing to the caving of underground
drifts and the giving away of timbers.
One man recently had to remove the
plate glass from his show windows to
keep them from falling out. On ex-
animation there was found to be a
space of two inches between the top of
the plate and the window frame.
Chicago Nail.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Suicide on q Train,

INDIANAPOLIS, July s.-Calvin s. Beard,
of Princeton, Mo-, a passenger with his
family, cut his throat on a Cincinnati, In
dianapolis, ST. Louis and Chicago train
neal. this city to-day.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Brother and sister Die Toeethe,

Brother and Sister Die Together.
New York, July l2.-Avarian Cruch and
his sister Lucy, aged fifty years each, were
found dead in their bedroom, at No. 20
Lexington avenue, this afternoon, both
having. committed suicide by shooting
themselves through the head. He and his
sister are believed to have killed them
selves lest one died and the other should be
left alone. -
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
ChiIdren Crushed by Cars.

ALTOONA, Pa, July 9.-Late this evening
two children, aged respectively two and
three years, named Chamberlain, were
struck and terribly crushed by a stone
train at railroad crossing in this city.
Both will dis
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Mad Stone Applied too late.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, July s.-Milton Ev-
ans, farm ,aborer from Southern Mis-
souri,, died in great agony from hydropho-
bia ut the police station in this city this
afternoon. A maidstone was applied last
night, and apparently took effect, but its
owner said the patient had come too late.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Sword Combat.

WASHINGTON, July S.-Duncan c. Ross
and Sergeant Walsh of the United States
Artillery, fought with swords for the
mounted championship, in this city, to-
day. In the eighth bout Walsh wounded
Ross, who became infuriated and refused
to quit fighting until arrested by the
nnliea
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
The Cholera sprcadinp.

ROME, July S.-The cholera returns to
date are as follows: Venice, 9 new cases,
! death; Brindisi, lS9 new cases, II deaths
Latiano, 20 new cases, 26 deaths; San Vito,
32 new cases, 4 deaths; Fontana, rs new
cases, "a deaths.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

STREAroR, ILL.,, July S.-A boiler in the
Bruner tile works exploded to-day, killing
Henry Bruner, one of the proprietors, out
right, and seriously, if not fatally injur-
ing Jabez and Robert Morrison.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Largest Wheat Crop Ever

Largest Wheat Crop Ever Harvested
SAN Francisco, July 12.--The latest re-
turns confirm previous estimates, that the
wheat crop of California this year will be
the largest ever harvested. Returns fur
nished by county assessors show total
yield of fraction over seventy million
bushels, which will leave from California
alone close on sixty million bushels for
export
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
A Case of Lockiay Cured

New YORK, July S.-Dr. Robert Taylor,
formerly associated with DR.. A. L. Sayre,
OF this city, reports the cure of case of
traumatic tetanus, or lockjaw, resultant
from wound, which is, it is said, the only
instance in which fatal conclusion to such
an attack has been averted.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
RlackIes Among Cattle.

CLINTON, ILL, July Seattle herds
throughout this county have suffered great.
ly of late through disease called "black
Leg" which has recently made its appear.
ance among the younger class of stock. 1t
invariably proves fatal. Most of the
calves that have died have been very hiPl
grades.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Typhoid Fever Epidemic.

MILWAUKEE, July s.-The village of Wa
terford, in Racine County, is terribly
stricken with typhoid fever. Fifty people
are down with the disease One family OF
eleven persons and another Of nine are all
in their beds.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
$40, 900 for Breach of Promise.

SCRANTON, Pa, July 12.-The breach Of
promise case instituted by Miss Zeffie Cos
lette against Franklin Howell, Vice-Presi-
dent of the Merchants and Traders Bank,
OF Scranton, has been settled by the de-
fendant paying $4,000. Spiritualism
caused the match to be broken off.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

"A lawyer in Missouri, who had
proved too much for both his rivals
and clients, was supposed to be uncon-
querable; but, as one of his neighbors
said, after his sudden death by thun-
derbolt, "a streak of lightning tackled
him one day. and before he could make
. motion for a stay of proceedings, it
knocked the trickery all out of him."
IN. Y. Led0er.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Forest Flames,

ALBION, Pa, July 9.-Extensive forest
fires are raging near this city. The burn
ing tract comprises one thousand acres
and contains five large saw mills. Moth.
ing has been heard from the lumbermen
for two DAYS.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
A Man NIissipr with NIoney.

JACKSON, MICH, July 9.-Leutenant
Alex. Brown, of Company D, of this city,
was given $1,000 on the 7th to pay the bills
incurred by the celebration of July 8, and
has not been seen since.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
A Booming Busin ess.

CHICAGO, July 0.-At the Rock Island
shops, near this city, the twelve hundred
employees have been ordered on ten hours
day, with proportionate increase Of
wages. Rush Of business tho cause.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
PERSONS contemplating presidential

FEKsONs contemplating presidential
careers should begin appropriate
physical training early. Mrs. Cleve-
land says that after shaking hands with
5000 people in one day. her left arm
panied her cruelty, while the right,
which had done all the work, did not
suffer at all. This was also General
Grants experience. The future presi-
dental training school should include
toughening exercises for both arms.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Chinese "Highbinders" Sentenced

ST. LOUIS, July 11,-Chyo Coon and
Chigo Chiagck, two of the Chinese high
binders convicted during the winter term
of the criminal court, Of numbering Lou
johnson, a Chinese interpreter and detec-
tive, were sentenced to be hanged August
81 next.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Increased Insoivencies,

New York, July 9.-The business fail
ures during the last seven days, reported
by telegraph, number for the United States
1859, for Canada 20, total of 179, which is
above the average of the last few weeks.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Under Lock and Key.

New YoRK, July Saskatchewan Chas.
B. Waite, of this city, informer against the
notorious board of aldermen OF 1854, has,
by his own request, been put under lock
and key to protect him from annoyance by
persons approaching him regarding the
trials
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Poisoned Himself and Youpp Son

POISONED Himself and Young Son.
PORTLAND, ORE, July l2.-Anton Dupont,
an Alstian, barber by trade, gave poison
to his son Willie, aged eight years, and
then took poison himself. Both were found
dead in their bed about noon to-day.
Dupont left letter saying he intended to
kill the child and then himself. Domestic
trouble the cause.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Counterfeiters at Work

ERIE, Pa, July S.-A gang of counter
feiters are operating in Chautauqua and
Mexican Counties, Penn, and are getting
rid of large quantities of bogus silver.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

Starting Toward the North Pole.
New York, July 12.-Colonel Glider, a
Herald representative, will start this even
ing on an exploring expedition Of the un-
known regions to the north of the Ameri-
can Continent.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
The Unionists' Moiority

LONDON, July 9.-At midnight the total
number of Unionists elected was 3l9, and
of Gladstonians, 2l0, giving the Unionists
a majority of 100 thus far.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
wild Piums Cause Murder.

KANSAS CRY, NO., July l2.-Frank Nell
son was murdered on his fathers farm near
Cold Water, Kan, it is supposed, by j. ID.
Itaymer, who had previously assaulted the
elder Nelson, upon being forbidden to
gather wild plums on the place.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Arrival of Mormon Convcrts

New YoRK, July S.-Among the steerage
passengers Of the steamer Nevada yester-
day, were 426 new converts to the Mormon
faith.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
A Forty.FoOt Fall,

MERCER, Pa, July 9.-Samuel Miner, Of
this place, died tonight of injuries receiv-
ed from falling into a forty-foot we'll last
Saturday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Crank.
MADIsoNvILLE, ILL.,, July l2.-John Sayre
killed boy named Murphy at the resi-
dence of A. B. Seelye, near here, while
playing with q gun which he didn't know
was loaded.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
For the Rartholdi Statue.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Senate Com.
mittee on Appropriation have inserted q
paragraph In thesundry civil bill appro-
priating $685. 500 for the Bartholdi ststi,A
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
One Death CAUSES Anotber.

BALTIMORE, July 11.-Mrs. Eleanora Cole
Of this city, mother of the late Congress-
man VIM. II. Cole, who was buried yester-
day, died shortly before the funeral of her
son from the shock occasioned by his
death.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
Death From I,ock,aw.

DECATUR, ILL.,, July l2.-Bert Hamsher,
son of Samuel W. Hampsher, onS of the
thirty persons seriously hurt in the explo-
sion OF fireworks here July 5, died to-day of
lockjaw.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

How Natural Gas Supplanted Coal.
PITTsBURGH, July s.--The use of natural
gal in the manufactures Of this city has
done away with the consumption of 1884,
sou bushels Of coal day.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17
The Chicaeo Police FUND.

CHICAGO, July 12-The amount of money
contributed in Chicago for the relief Of the
officers wounded in the Haymarket riot
reaches nearly $4,000.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 9.-Arrests have
been made in this city of persons involved
in conspiracy to assassinate court officers
engaged in the Anarchist trials.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

The Eighth Juror Secured.
CHICAGO, July S.-An eighth juror was
obtained in the Anarchist cases to-day.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-17

sumed. A large tank OF gasoline exploded
also, and for time it looked as il a terri
BILE confagration was inevitable. The loss
will aggregate about $4,000.
ISAAC ANDREW, farmer near Lima, was
horribly mangled by being caught in al
moving machine, and lived but a short
time thereafter.
WHILE bathing at Ludlow Falls, some
distance north of West Milton, the other
night, Tony Hicks got into whirlpool
and was drowned. He was about twenty-
five years Of age, and lived at Pickaway.
MRS. JENNIE LILLEY, chambermaid at the
Hotel Montreal, Toledo, was drowned few
nights ago. She had been to dance and
returning to the hotel, which stands on the.
banks of Swan creek, 1t is believed she sat
in the window, dozed OFF and fell into the
creek, thirty feet below. The woman was
addicted to liquor and morphine.
PRoP. FRANK SEwALL has resigned the
Presidency of the Urbana University.
THE capital Of the Third National Bank,
of Cincinnati, 81 ,0O0, 900, is mostly owned
by women.
FRANK GENTscH, son Of MD. c. Gentsch,
OF New Philadelphia, was horribly
burned few days ago by the explosion OF
q pint bottle Of powder. His face and body
were burned, and 1t is feared he will lose
an eye.
FRED HERMANN, indicted Infirmary
Director, who pleaded guilty at the instance
Of the Committee OF One Hundred, who
used him as States evidence, has been un-
conditionally pardoned by Governor For
aker.
The Second Brigade, o. N. G., will en-
camp at Springfield.
HON. MILToN /. SoUTHARD was seriously
injured by being thrown from q buggy at
GAINESVILLE.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-12
Joe Sanureyoria's Fig.

Wednesday afternoon Joe Sangregoria
was telling "a crowd Of gentlemen con
gregated around Hoffman X Moore's. n
tree on his fathers place that bore figs
tremendous IN size. Why said Joe,
there is one ON the treo now as large as
my fist" and Joe held up a fist that
would have ben credit to a gian: Of
the ol,len ages. OF course the crowd
demu,red. and cautioned Joe about that
place where the preachers tell us we will
W 10 " hen We die If we tell stories. but
joe stood his ground. Charley Lind
then proposed that the tree he visited,
and the suggestion was followed, Joe
being placed in the head with the almo.
milton if THAT tig was not there the con.
sequences would be dire" A few min
utes walk brought the crowd tn the fig
tree. and there sure enough was the fig
described bv Joe. To the astonishment
of the crowd il was of tremendous size,
measuring, perhaps, two inches in diam
eter and weighing. perhaps. six or ten
Gun rs. The skin is of light yellow
Joe says that all the figs on this tree
grow To he the size of the one referred
to. being beyond doubt the largest fruit
Of the kind in the country. -Apalash
acoa Times,