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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
The Boston "school of rheosophy."

The latest Boston notion, by the way
his the school of Theosophy," which pro-
coed to illuminate a waiting world with
Sunday morning lectures in the Haw-
thorne rooms. The last one on "Electri-
otto and Thought" doubtless holds in
solution much truth that is not yet
formulated and tabulated by science.
The lecturer believed that between every
planet and star there is a cone of cleo
tricfty, and that the mutual influence OF
the heavenly bodies or each other de-
termined the quality of the spiritual sub
stance which is between words and stars.
Between the earthly and spiritual he
conceives the astral sphere to exist which
affects all below it, but ceases to affect
the spiritual which has gone beyond.
He divided persons into the positive
and negative, and regarded the trans
mission of thought from one to another
as no more marvellous than that of cleo
tricity. The process depends on tension.
Those having q laCge degree Of nervous
force can project their thought into
another mind. Theosophy regards cleo
tricity as O spiritual substance the same
as light. Science and psychology are
approaching the Problems of life and
subiecting them to investigation and ex-
pertinent, and the next decade will I'M
doubtedly be one of revelation teaching
that shall greatly influence the tenden-
cies of social progress.-Lilian Whiting
in Inter Ocean.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
He Proved His Personal Identity.

Col. Sumpter Mcbride of Austin has
been spending several weeks in New
York. A few days ago, being in need Of
some money, he applied to a Broadway
bank to cash a draft. "What is your
name?" asked the paying-teller. "Col.
Sumpter Mcbride, sir, of Austin, Travis
county, Tex" "You will have to be
identified, colonel" This was something
the colonel had not taken into considcra-
ton. He knew of nobody who could
identify him, and was about to leave the
bank, when q happy thought occurred to
him, He reached into his breast pocket
and brought out a photograph Of himself
and holding it under the nose of the
bank official said; "There, sir; 1 guess
that settles it," "Of course that's you
photograph; but how does that identif,
you" "Well, sir, will you please tell m,
how I could have my photograph takel
if 1 wasn't myself?"-Texas Siftings.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
She Was a Careful Widow.

II can furnish a stained wood coffin,
madam" said the undertaken to the
widow, "that cannot be distinguished
from the genuine mahogany, and comes
much cheaper"
"The stained wood will do" replied the
grief stricken woman, and then she went
into a dry goods store.
"What quality of Grape, madam" in
CURED the dealer gently.
'T-the best" said madam, with diff
Guilty REFRESHING a sob.-New York Times.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Democratic Seats Vacant.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 23.-The Re-
publican members of the senate met at
10 am, with all the Democratic seats
vacant. The clerk not being present,
the president appointed Senator Ford
to that position, and after the call of
the house showing the Republican
members present an adjournment was
taken to Monday at 10 am. The Dem
ocratic senate has adjourned to 4 pm.
that day
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Testing the Quality of Leather.

M. Either proposes this simple method
for testing the quality Of the leather used
for betting: A small piece is cut out of
the belt and placed in vinegar. If the
leather has been perfectly tanned, and is
therefore of good quality, it will remain
immersed in thevinegar, even for several
months, without any other change than
becoming a little darker in color. If, on
the contrary, it is not well i~mpregnated
with tannin, the fibres will promptly
swell, and after a short time become con-
verified into a gelatinous mass.-Revue
Industrielle.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

Eight Men Caught In a Snow-SIIde
--Some of Them Save Their Lives
by Eating Their Own Flesh and
Drinking Their Blood.
DENVER, Col, JAN. 2S-An Aspen
(Col.) special to the Tribune epubli-
can, says: "The Maroon Pass road has
been the scene of a fearful loss Of life
during the recent storm. The horrors
Of Thursday were intensified by the
developments of yesterday, which
shows the Pass to be snow bound to-
night. While men were hunting yes
terday for the bodies lost in Thursdays
snow-slide, word was received that
further up the canon the avalanche
struck the latter place at midnight
Tuesday. Clayton Gannett, Sol Camp,
Charles futile, Martin Riley, Jap
FORTS, Aug. Goodwin, Alsoms and
Martin Patterson, were asleep in a
cabin, which was supposed to be safe,
having been built in agrove of timber,
but When the slide came down it snap
ped the trees as though they
were pipestems, hurting them against
the cabin, crushing everything into a
mass, Martin Riley and August
Goodwin had their backs broken, while
Riley was sutfocated. When the slide
struck the timber 1t divided, part
crushing across the gullies, burying a
cabin on the opposite side occupied by
three men without iDjuring them.
These men worked their way out at
noon and started to rescue their
friends. Wednesday evening, after
cutting through numberless fallen
trees, they effected an entrance to the
cabin and found three dead and the
other five suffering from %sutfocation.
Sol Camp lay on his face dead; Jap
Forris was p%inioned across the back by
some heavy timbers; Riley died five
minutes after the disaster occurred,
his dying commissions nearly causing
the death of a man underneath him.
Camp had sustained a terrible cut on
the head, from which blood flowed
~profusely. He became terribly thirsty,
and being in a position where he could
hold his hands under his bleeding head
and lift them up to his mouth, he
quenched his thirst with his blood.
All the men still alive were
nearly crazy. When found all were
addressed and had bitten themselves
on their hands and arms in their de-
lirium, and presented a sickening spec.
tacle. They may all recover, but in
the case of n or two it is extremely
doubtful.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Railroad Collision,

RINGTowN, PA, Jan. ga col
llsion occurred on the Catwissa branch
of the Philadelphia & Reading road
this morning by which two men were
instantly killed andtwo fatally injured.
Two freight trains going in opposite
directions were by a mistake of the
officials sent out on a single track.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Links Missing from Many Places.

Professor Brauer divides insects into
six super-orders and sixteen orders. He
holds that there are no connecting types
between the orders now existing, and
that tho path to a common ancestral
form is Interrupted in many places.-Ex-
change.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
The law and order League.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 2S.-The Law and
order League to-day succeeded - e.
tanning written and verbal agreements
from all the theatre managers e slse
no more Sunday performances, ~
League promising to turn its s1ssn-
zion Immediately to the closing q col-
cert saloons on Sunday. The new y
rangement is to begin after to-'u0'
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
BeInq Pursued by Troops.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-The Ex-
aminer's Albuquerque, New Mexico,
special says "Brigadier Gen. Crook,
commanding the department Of Arizo-
ma, and Col. L. P. Bradley, commando
ing the district Of New Mexico. met
here to-day to make the necessary ar
rangement, necessitated by the recent
change in the district Of New Mexico
from the north department Of Missouri
to the department Of Arizona. Gen.
Crook said the hostile Apaches had
at last been driven out Of the depart
ment. and have taken refuge in the
Sierra Madre mountains in chihuahua
and Sonora, old Mexico, where they
were being pursued by the troops Of
both Republics"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

Reports From All Quarters IN Re.,
gard to the Cold Weather.
TORONTO, 0ET, Jan. 23.-severes
weather is again prevailing through
out Canada. The thermometer ranges
from zero to Is degrees below. Branch
roads are blocked by snow IN some
sections.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-The fall in the
mercury which commenced yesterday
continued steadily all through the
night. At 6 pm. it was 10 below: at
8 pm. Is below; at 10 o'clock 10
below; at II O'clock 20 below; at mid
night II below; at / am. % below,
and at 2 an. % below At 3 O'Clock
it was 234 below and there is as yet no
sign Of abatement Of the extreme
weather. The signal service officer
looks for colder weather to-day and
believes the lowest point will be reach
cd Sunday. Advices from all over
northwest are to the effect that the
rapidity of fall in the temperature Is
u%Dequalled. Although snow fell In
the vicinity Of Chicago yesterday, the
drifting of the very fine snow was
such as to make ~railroading very hard
and delay trains. The same state Of
affairs from dispatches received BY
railway mail service exists in Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota, and officers pre-
diets that this mornings mail from
west and northwest will be ten to if
teen hours late.
BISMARCK, Jan. 23-On last even
ing's east-bound train was a party Of
hunters who have been in the rocky
mountains several weeks in search Of
bear and other mountain game. They
reported that in many OF the valleys
snow is over twenty-five feet deep, and
trappers and hunters, who have been
in the mountains for years, state they
never saw so much snow there before.
They predict heavy floods in spring
when the snow melts.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Tho Cost of a cl,enp Funeral.

The Hebrew society in New York gives
free burial to such as are otherwise I'M
cared for, and does it at a cost of only
s6.s7 per funeral. The fact should not be
without its influence. Something L ore
ought to be done in the interest of coon
omy in this last earthly service.-Frvnk
JeslieiS,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Copyright of "the bohemian Girl"

The copyright of "the Bohemian Girl"
(by Balfe) has just expired. Forty-two
years has passed since it's production at
the Drury Lane theatre, and it still holds
its place as a popular favorite .-Harper's
Bazaar.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
The Present single-LOading Springfield

A letter to the secretary of wal from
Gen. Benet, chief Of ordnance, shows that
none of the magazine guns which have
been tried by actual use in the field have
proven as satisfactory as the present
single-loading gun-the Springfield rifle
Boston Budget.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

A Reason for Partnership Dissolution.
A notice of dissolution of partnership
lately published in q Minnesota paper,
stated that the dissolution was by mutual
consent, and added that the reason there
for was that one Of the partners was "too
lazy to continue the business"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Caught in the Act Of Trying ia
Bride United States Officers.

Caught in the Act Of Trying to
Bride United States Officers.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, Jan. 23.-N.
Y. Jones and F. Trezdor, Mormons,
were arrested for bribing United
States officers, and held to-day In
bonds Of $4,000 and $1,000 respec-
lively. Jones furnished surety. Tree.
dor is now in jail, unable to give
bond. 1t is said that Trezdor approach
ed Deputy Marshal Franks with q
statement that he knew how Franks'
could make some money. Franks re-
fused to talk to him, and reported the
matter to Marshal Ireland, who told
him to 20 on and see what it meant,
Franks then made an appointment to
meet Trezdor, where the marshal aud
another deputy could see and
hear what was said and done.
Trezdor explained what was wanted
was that Franks should inform him
when any process Of court anne to the
United States marshal for the arrest
of Mormans. For this service Franks
would receive 800 per month. Franks
said he wanted a more
responsible man to deal with,
and the appointment was made for
Thursday night last. Marshal Ireland
and a deputy secreted themselves
where they heard and saw all that en-
sued. The Irresponsible" appeared in
the person Of N. V. Jones, county tax
collector. Deputy Franks appeared
to agree to the proposals and was paid
$50 on account. The penalty for brib-
ing United States officers is three years
in the p~enitentiary.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Wants Samuel j. Tllden's Evidence

New YORK, Jan. 23.-Counsel ap-
piled to the United States circuit court
to-day for Il subpoena for Mr.. Samuel
J. Tilden to obtain his evidence in be-
half of Samuel Mitchell and James o.
st. Clair, administrators Of the estate
of John 2. Mitchell, Of Marquette,
Mich. The application reci;es that in
April and May, 1877, William L. Will
more, acting for the New York Mine
Company made three notes of $4,000
each which were discounted by John
p. Mitchell. The notes have never
been paid, and no information about
the affairs of the company can be OBJ
tanned, as Mr.. Tilden owns 1860
shares out Of the capital stock of TO-
O0O shares. 1t is thought possible that
he can enlighten the creditors.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

My dear youth, if you must talk about
yourself, pray don't mention your good
luck; the world doesn't care to listen to
such ngs.--Century Brio -a-brac.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Designated by the President as
Assay Commissioners.

HSSdy d
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The presi-
dent today designated the following
gentlemen as assay commissioners to
meet at the Philadelphia mint Febru-
airy 10th, 1886: Hon. Isham G. Har-
ris, United States senate Hon. jas. B.
McCreary, house Of representatives ;
Prof. B. W. Lehigh University, South
Bethlehem, Pa. Thos K. Bruner, Sal
isbury, N. c.; Prof. T. Chamberlin,
Beloit, Wis; Prof. Charles F. Chand-
Ter, Columbia College, New York ;
Prof. John A. Church, Prescott. Ari-
IONA; Walter B. D~everaeaux, Aspin,
Colorado II. L. Dodge, San Francisco
Prof. Thos. M. Drown, Institute OF
Technology, Boston F.; DR.. W. p. Lawler,
Mint Bureau. Washington Prof. ].
w. Mallett. University Of Virginia,
Charlottesville. Va; Prof. Henry F.
Martin, Albany, N. Y; Prof. Ivan
Remsen, John s. Hopkins, University
of Baltimore. The ex oticio members
are Hon. VIM. Butler, judge United
States district court, Philadelphia /;
Hon. H. w. Cannon, comptroller of
the currency II. G.. Fairy, assayer
United States assay office, New York.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
The Falling off of Traffic Make
Economy Necessary.

MONTREAL, Jan. 23-H. Willis, su-
perintendent of the mechanical depart
ment of the Grand Trunk railway CON-
pany, was interviewed yesterday re-
garding the rumored reduction in his
working force. He said the continued
falling off of traffic receipts made
economy necessary, there was now a
long road, but it was blocked with
empty cars. A reduction Of staff, in
stead of reduction Of pay had been de-
cided upon, and on Monday the mems
time would be reduced to fifty hours a
week, and about 100 men would be
discharged. About 1000 men are now
employed in the works. The traffic re-
ceipts of the Grand Trunk now he be-
lieves were not greater than before the
Great Western and Midlands section
were acquired.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

The census of Charleston, S. c., shows a
total population Of 60, 1855, against 1884 in
1880, an increase of oyer. % per cent.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Tavorite Text for the Bicyclists.

The Westfeld Mass.) bicyclists have
formed q class for bible study among
themselves. A favorite text is: "Their
wheels like q whirlwind," Isaiah ", %.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

The Burmese capital, Mandalay, is said
to be infested by hordes Of small black
pigs, which are protected by the govern
ment as scavengers.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

Poultices of tar applied to the soles Of
the feet are commended in Georgia as a
cure for rheumatism.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Struck on the Head With an AK
Handle.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. GA Courier
Journal special says: Ex-Senator
George Swope, while engaged II q
drunken row at Cardsville, KY, was
struck on the head with IA ak handle
and fatally injured by Thomas LINK
ers. Swope was nee a brilliant young
fellow who has killed his man, served
in the legislature, and is under indlcl-
ment for house breaking.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Liquor Sellers and Brewers Rejolo-
ing,
Writ Served on a County Attorney.

Writ Served on a County Attorney.
LEAvENwoRTH, KAs., 23.-County
Attorney Wheat has been served with
a writ requiring him to appear before
the State supreme court and show
cause why he should not be removed
from Office, for refusing to enforce the
Prohibitory law in Leavenworth
county.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special to Commercial Herald.l
SENATE.

Bills referred-To provide for more
efficient organization Of active and
uniform militia, and their enrolment
as national guard; to authorize railroad
companies to consolidate. to confer
police powers on conductors; for bet
ter protection Of passengers on railroad
trains; to incorporate Natchez Street
Railway Company.
To regulate the practice of pharmacy
and licensing Of persons to carry on
the practice and sell poisons in the
State, made special order for Tues
day.
To protect public health and morals,
and prevent the adulteration Of dairy
and other products and fraud and de-
ception, second special order for Tues.
day.
10 reduce judiciary expenses in re-
gard to appeals from Justices court
passed.
To ratify and confirm the incorpora-
ton of the Memphis, Birmingham s.
Atlantic railroad company; passed with
amendments.
The governor has approved the bill
appointing a committee to investigate
the affairs of the Yazoo and MISSISSIPPI
pi levee board.
HOUSE.
There were introduced and referred
nearly one hundred local bills, among
which were acts to amend the charter
Of the city Of Vicksburg; to create an
additional constable in Warren county,
to hold office in the first aud second
districts; to authorize the president OF
the board of supervisors Of Warren
county to convey school section 16, in
township IA, range 8, Warren county.
A memorial to congress praying aid
and assistance in the erection Of Capt.
Eads' ship railway across the Tehuan-
tepec isthmus, passed.
Act to compel the Mobile Sc Ohio
railroad to fence their track in in
Wayne county, passed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-26
The Alleged Incendiary

There seems to be a pretty strong
case being made out against the Italian
who is supposed to have set fire to the
Carbon premises. Hewore shoes OF q
peculiar shape when arrested and the
shoes have since been taken to the
place and fitted TO tracks that were
made by the person who set the fire. A
dog was heard TO bark Yiciously on the
night in question and, following the di-
rection indicated by the dog, officers
found a mans tracks going to the barn
and leading away from it again, the
man evidently having run from the
place. The man who is now in custody
threatened to burn the property of Mr..
Carbon at the time he vas dis charged.
This fellow is about the hardest looking
specimen of the genus tramp il has
yet been our fortune to meet. He stands
about five feet ten inches high; has q
muscular form, 8 small, round
head high at the back, with a low, re-
treating forehead and short chin. His
face is dark and swarthy, and when at
Iest Is almost rxpressloniess; but when
he is speaking, or Is excited to action,
the face exhibits an expression of low,
deep cunning, with the treachery of a
lynx. He has a method of rolling his
eyes which shows the whites and
gives the expression of his face
an ugly appearance. As he sat
on the iron bunk in his cell
yesterday, with his feet bare, pair of
blue overalls on and dirty knit under
shirt covering his breast and arms. his
appearance was forbidding in the ex-
treme. At the first attempt at CONVEX
sation with him he pretended not to
understand English, but when refer
ence was made TO fifty cent piece that
he was accused of stealing by Mrs. Car
don, he could comprehend quite clearly
and could speak inteliigibly.
The prisoner will be arraigned this
morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-26

A1oura month ago boy was Sc
verify burned by a powder explosion in
the city, The boy has since died from
nis inluriesi but the powder still re-
aims In the same place and under the
same conditions. liable at any time to
produce another accident. Why do
the city officers not have it removed7
The cRAsE-sEcKED scribbler in ''this
department" OF the Tribune drags his
SHINY pen thrugh a slur on the FIRE COM
panles OF this city In yesterday morn
ing issue OF his hlthy sheet. The fling
was entirely unoalled tor, as the boys
were at the scene of the recent fire be-
lore the family was out OF bed. 1t is
v. ~ nne for the viper to sling his venom
at men who are his betters in every
respect, but il is not likely to inspire
MS readers with a very exalted degree
OF respect.
The Ogden Herald, in an indefinite.
ambiguous way. endeavors to insinua'e
that We do not tell the truth, while the
writer supercilliously sneers at us from
the elevated position which he occupies.
Seated in his third story sanctum he
can conveniently look down upon US
and advise our youthful inexperience
THAT what the public requires is fact
and not the frothy simpering of some
politician who has an axe Of his own TO
grind" We thank him for this gratuity
and trust that he will, in the future.
practice what he breaches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-26
HON. LORIN FAIR ARRESTED
On an Indictment Containing Five
Counts.

Quite breeze was creased on the
street last evening about 80 O'Clock,
over the arrest of Hon. Lorin Farr, one
the charge of unlawful cohabitatior.
At the hour named Deputy Steele
boarded passing street car and in
formed Mr.. Farr that he had q warrant
for his arrest. Mr.. Farr left the car,
and accompanied the deputy TO the
Marshal's office. where the warrant was
read TO him.
The indictment against Mr.. Farr
charges him with the crime of unlawful
eohabitation with Nancy Chase, Ann
Jones, Nicolina Erickson, Sarah Giles
and Mary Bingham from the LIST of
January, 1883, to date. The ind ctment
coniains five counts. two for 1888, one
for 1884. one for 1885 and one for 1856.
ID. III. Peery, II. S. Young and K. j.
Taylor become sureties in The sum OF
So 600. olW ,t-l-
Mr.. Farr win be arraigned ut 10
O'Clock this morning. 1t Is generally
believed that Mr.. Farr viii be acquitted,
unless some extraordinary ruling TO fit
the csse is made.