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Connecticut western news., 1886-12-15

The free kindergarten movement is making progress in this country. Miss Hattie Crocker, daughter of the million aire, maintains school of this kind from her private purse for a50 children in San Francisco, and twenty-two other kindergartens are supported by sub scription in the same city. It is also stated thst one woman has given nearly t1, 900, 900 for the support of these in- stitutions in Massachusetts.
Connecticut western news., 1886-12-15
PRlDttotiOM of the HeArts

A French physician announces that distressing or excessive palpitation of the heart can always be arrested by bending double, the head down and the hands hanging, so as to produce temporary congestion of the upper portion of the body. In nearly every instance of ncr. vous or anamic palpitation, the heart inn mediately resumes it's natural function. If the movements of respiration arrested during this action, the effect is still more rapid.
Connecticut western news., 1886-12-15
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
Cold Food .

It may not be generally known that cold food is more easily kept on sensi- tive stomach than hot; so in cases where it is rejected in the ordinary warm or hot form, it had better be tried as nearly fro zen as can be taken. In many levers this would be a decided advantage. The prejudice against cold food is, perhaps, natural, but we carry it too far. Milk may be administered in a frozen state, often with positive advantage.
Connecticut western news., 1886-12-15

A new English dictionary is coming out with 24o, 900 words. People who are ever bent on having the last word should subscribe at once.
Connecticut western news., 1886-12-15

It was the day before Christmas.
 Clark, tho mechanic, entered Miser Johns house with fear and trembling.
 He came out wiping the tears from his eyes and his face illuminated with the great joy in his heart; Miser John had cancelled the mortgage. Others came and went with the same feelings. The widowed and the fathcrless in a dozen homes were made glad by presents of food and fuel, and men whispered to each other as they passed: 'Isn't it curious: Miser John has gone crazy !"
 When the sextons stood in the
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-10
NIGGER IN TEE FENCE.

There is evidently a mistake
about this jury business. The pa
pers generally have copied an item
that only registered voters are liza
BILE to jury duty and the Reveille
fell into the error with the rest.
This same QUESTION has been up
before and Judge Beatty decided
it in this way: A constitutional
juror is one who is twenty-onc years
of age, resident Of the State for
six months and of the precinct thir
ty days. In fact anybody is eligi-
BILE to become juror who is eligible
to be a voter and the mere fact Of
registration does not figure in the
matter, just suppose that every
body refrained from registering in
order to avoid jury duty would the
conrts stop? Not BY any means.
Of course 1t is handler to take the
poll list to chose jurors from, but
if the officials saw fit to chose any
body not registered he would have
70 serve like the rest. There is ev-
identity some trc ok back of this and
the papers that have published the
error should correct it so lat no
one will fail to register from any
such a notion. 1t is not the plan
to place any bar to or inducement
against a voter registering in order
to exercise his right and duty at
elections.-Austin Reveille.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-10
NOTICE OF =. SSH Emf
CARSON STEAls k.s.A NDKY.-.

O& = ~Stk
CARSON STEAls i.s.A NDKY.--.
Location of principal place Of business,
Carson City, Nevada. Location OF
works, Carson City, Nevada Notice is
hereby given that at a meeting OF the
Board of Trustees, held ON the sth day
of June, 1886, an assessment Go. H. of
Two Dollars (s2) per share was levied
upon the capital stock OF the corpora
ton, payable Immediately in United
States gold and silver coin, TO the Sec
retary at his Office in Carson City, Ne
vada Any stock upon which this as
sessment shall remain unpaid on We'd
nesday, the Seventh Gth) day of July,
1886, will be delinquent and advertised
for sale at public auction. and, unless
payment is made before. viii be sold on
Thursday, the 5th dav of August, 1856
to pay the delinquent assessment, to
gether with costs of advertising and eX.
penses OF sale. By order CT the Beard OF
Trustees JOHN NJ. DORMER,
ielOtd Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-10
JUDGE ED3IONOS.

The San Francisco Judge who il.
turning heaven and earth into a
back somersault to save the three
rascally jury fxers, is man named
Edmonds. He has pitched bis er-
mine in the flthiest gutter he
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-10
A PERTINENT LESSON.

According to our cable news Mr..
Labouchere is represented as say
ing:
Il could bring over enough wav-
erers to carry the Home Rule Bill,
IT MIR. Gladstone would only give
way very little" and it is further
stated that the Premier will not
bulge an inch from his present po-
sitlon-that he will sink or swim on
the merits of his case. In view of
the constant saddling of all Ameri-
can legislative measures with in
Vulnerable riders in order to pro-
cure the passage Of even the ghost
of the original draft. this showing
of true backbone by the British
Premier should teach a lesson to
our statesmen In Washington.
REGARDING this the Salt Lake
Democrat says: There is a similar
ity of condition between the Irish
Home Rule Gill and several lead
ing American measures. aff9rding 4
good field in which to compare the
parliamentary tactics Of both coun-
tries. Mr. Gladstone is opposed to
:he greatest array OK political acu-
men ever known in the long range
of British history. added to which
he fights directly against the wishes
of the Crown and all who come
within the circle surrounding it,
and yet he will concede nothing
from what he believes to be right
IN premises. and would rather lose
station, power and popularity, than
forfeit his convictions. In the
case of American Legislation of
equal importance on this side of
the water, the authors of measures
are forced through chicanery and
petty causes, such as would make
British Legislator blush if men
toned to him, and so amend, change
and emasculate the leading provis-
ions Of their measures, in order to |
save enough Of them to be of any
effect, that the measures if passed |
are shorn Of their most potent sec
tions, and loaded down with riders
expressive of bombast and the ig
norance, if nothing worse, of
the legislative marplots who
caused it all. The heroic attitude |
Of the English Premier should |
stand as model to many of our
own SO called statesmen, and teach |
them that public measures, when
founded IN right, and for the inter
ests Of the whole people, should be |
paramount to personal or party in
terests, and that sectional influence
should ever be permitted to be felt
in passing on them. We commend |,
the present grand position of Prem
Ter Gladstone to the sponsors of
all important legislation yet remain
ing on the file, and suggest to them
that it is better to have fought and
lost than not to haye fought at all.
The victory after sharp fight is
so much sweeter, and defeat loses
its sting through the consciousness
Of duty wei. performed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-10
TICAET@.

For the round trip, from Virginia
Gold Hill, Silver City. Dayton,
Sutro, Mound House and return.
Gucluding admission to grounds).S2 o.
Carson TO Steam boat and return. | 90
Reno to Steamboat and return..-... | so
Admission to the grounds ............. l 90
Children over 10 years and under Is
years, half price.
No children under 10 years allowed
unless acc mpanied by guardian,
Tickets can be purchased at all the
principal business places in Virginia
City, and of any mem Der OF The Virginia
Orchestra. Iel0td
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-10
FOR SALE.

Acne and q half story dwelling house.
furnished or unfurnished. Apply Of
Mrs. John Robertson. opposite Mrs.
Goddard's boarding house.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25
Miss mIIIer's Marriage.

CHICAGO, Jan. "a. Regarding statement
made in the New York Telegram to the eff
Ie fist that Tbs aaghE IF 2fqHn Mer
Mccormick, an interview is published here
this afternoon with Rev. R. J. Coghlan. The
reverend gentleman said that on the 9th inst,
Miss Miller, accompanied by Mr.. McCor-
mick, came to his house and asked to be
married In accordance with the rites of the
Catholic church. She volunteered state
ment that she had previously gone through a
form of marriage with man named Mac
Kaye, but learned that she had never really
been married to him, and as consequence
had never lived with him, nor did he seem to
be anxious to live with her as her husband.
Miss Miller, who was a total stranger to
Father Coghlan, had previously obtained a
license to marry, which was shown to re-
porter, and is in the usual form. Il do not
DESIRE" said Father Coghlan, ito add any
thing to the report of the matter which ap
peared in the New York Sun. That report
is substantially correct; but / deny having
said that Miss Miller and Mr.. MacKaye were
not legally married, or that the marriage
was void in law. As license from the State
attends to the legal part of the matter l nev-
er reflected whether divorce was or was
not obtained
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25
CONNECTICUT LABOR UNIONS.
Measures They Want Supported by
Their congressman.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Jan. 24.-The ANAL
gamated trades and labor union of this State
recently forwarded to the Senators and Rep
resentatives of Connecticut, at Washington,
the following measures, and requested their
influence in support OF the same:
First-That the public lands be reserved for act
ual settlers and not for railroads and spectators
standardization of the government contract
system aud non competition OF convict with free
American labor.
Fourth-That competition of foreign labor under
contract be prohibited.
Fifth-Establshmen of postal savings banks
and safe deposits for small amounts
Sixuh-Incorporation OF trades unions
Seventh-Direct governmental issuance of mon
ey without the Intervention of banks.
Eighth-That the government snail OBTAIN neon con
and that hereafter no charter OF license be grant
ed to any corporation for construction or opera
tion of means of transporting Intelligence passen-
gers or freight.
A request for an expression Of opinion on
the above was made and the following is
condensation of the replies received
senator Platt-I am anxious to do anything
which may Justly be done TO advance the inter.
ests of the laboring class. He enclosed copies OF
his speeches against Importation OF contract LABOR
Sbs and or Ee sso eaed I s
votes in favor of disposing Of lands qny y NE ne
homestead act, and added, 81 vote as speak, he ne
favors government regulation but not conlrol OF
railroads. "The postal savings scheme, ne says,
presents so few advantages over the present
system that am not very enthusiastic over Y,
but don't know as l should oppose It," he Ia
yors direct employment by the government wnen
advantageous but doubts the wisdom OF com com
plete abandonment of the contract system; Ine
convict should not compete agalnst tie ,iss nUnss.
and free am opposed TO the abos29 2L U4pks gs
based on deposits of gold or silver or bnlilop az
/ fear an ifredeemahle paper currency; thlnk Inc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25
BURIED BY a SNOW SLIDE.
Three Men Found Dead In Wrecked
Cabin in Colorado.
sickening Sights Presented by Their
Five Companions.

DENVER, Col, Jan. 23.-A special from
Aspen says: The Marion Pass road has
been the scene of fearful loss of life during
the recent storm. The horrors of Thursday
have been intensified by developments yes
terday. While men were hunting yesterday
for the bodies carried down in Thursday s
snow slide, word was received of another ay-
alanche farther up the canon. The ava
lanche struck the latter place at midnight on
Tuesday Clayton Gannalt, Sol Camp,
Charles Tuttle, Martin Riley, Jap Farris,
August Goodwin, Al Jones and Martin Pat
terson were asleep at the time. The cabin
where they were was supposed to be safe, as
it was built of heavy timbers, but when the
slide came down it snapped the trees as
though they were pipe-stems, hurting them
against the cabin and crushing everything in
a mass. Martin Riley and August Goodwin
had their backs broken and Riley was suffo-
Gated When the slide struck the timber, it
divided, part rushing across the gulch and
burying cabin on the opposite side, occu-
pied by three men, without injuring them.
These men worked their way out at noon,
and started to rescue their friends. On We'd
nesday evening, after cutting through nu-
merous fallen trees, they effected an entrance
to the cabin and found three OF the men deaa
and the other five suffering terribly from suf-
location. Sol Camp lay on his face dead, land
the body of Jap Farris was pinioned across
the back by heavy timbers. Riley died in
five minutes after the disaster. His dying
convulsions nearly caused the death OF the
man under him Camp had sustained ter
rible cut on the head, from which the blood
flowed profusely, and before he died he be-
came terribly thirsty, and being in position
where he could hold his hands under his
bleeding head and lift them to his mouth, ne
auenched his thirst with his own blood. All
the men alive were nearly crazy when found.
All were undressed, and had bitten their
hands and arms in their delirium, presenting
a sickening spectacle. They may all recover,
but in the case of one or two it is extremely
doubtful
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25
FLOODS IN CALIFORNIA.
Great Damage to Houses and Rail-
road Bridges.
A Woman and Two Children Drowned
at Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 23.-Our first
wire communication with the outside world
since Monday has just been established A
severe rain storm commenced Sunday and
lasted till Wednesday, 4.44 inches falling.
Early Tuesday morning there was cloud
burst in the mountains, and the Los Angeles
river rose with frightful rapidity, going two
feet above the flood of 1884 The damage
done in this city amounts to about $4,000.
A woman and two children were drowned,
rs cheap houses washed away, and several
hundred flooded, all In the section along the
river bed and not touching the important
part of the city. Two Southern Pacific rail
road bridges were wrecked, two other bridg-
es lost their approaches, and the city bridges
to East Los Angeles wrecked in two places,
leaving only one passable bridge on the
river The Southern Pacific railroad lost
three more bridges between here and Soledad
Canon and many miles of track. The first
train from the East arrived Thursday night
via Deming. 1t will take week longer to
get trains north. The damage to the South
ern Pacific railroad is about $150,000 The
California Southern railway was badly
washed out at Colon pass, but is expected to
be repaired by Monday, when passengers
will go to San Francisco via Waterman and
Mojave. There are no wires yet to San
Francisco. Ample provision has been made
for flood sufferers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25
Free Baptist Quarterly Meeting.

The Rockingham quarterly meeting Gree
Baptist was held on Wednesday and Thurs
day at South Berwick. Rev. j. c. Osgood Of
South Berwick was chosen Moderator and
Deacon Low of the South Berwick church
made an address of welcome. Reports from
churches were made on Wednesday. Rev.
Jerome Hancock of Maine addressed the con-
ference in the interest of the proposed union
between the Free Baptist and the Christian
denominations. Rev. F. II. Peekham of
Great Falls preached from the text, II shall
be satisfied" ETC., and Mrs. Peckham pIesid-
ed over an interesting meeting of the Wom-
ems Mission Society, at when Mrs. NJ. NJ. A.
Hills Of Dover, Rev. l. ID. Stewart, Mrs.
MOsher of Dover and Miss. l.. A. De Mer-
weller of Dover made addresses. A resolu-
tion was adopted recommending the estab-
lishment by each church of an annual cove
nant meeting at which each member shall re-
port. Rev. A. S. Hillman of Concord, N. H.,
was the preacher on Wednesday morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25
A PooRHousE BURNED.
Five of the Forty Inmates Burned to
Death.
The Intensely Cold Weather Adds to
the Distress.

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. "a. The county
poor house was almost destroyed by fire at
o'clock this morning. There were 40 in
mates, and all escaped but five, who
perished. The remains of the victims were
brought to this city today. The dead are as
follows:
Dolly Martin, aged 60, insane, an inmate for 12
years.
Kate Avery, aged 20, insane, an inmate for 10
years.
Jane Atkinson, aged 70, insane, an inmate for
10 years.
Zena Boynton, aged 90, deaf
Charles Elliot, aged 70, blind.
The building is situated in a lonely spot,
four miles from the city. The fire, the origin
of which is unknown, broke out in the in
mates kitchen, and the whole interior was
destroyed. The, thermometer at the time
registered 100 below zero. All the inmates
lost their clothing, and they rushed out
naked in the snow. Thirty of the paupers
were brought to this city and housed. Some
of these will die from the effects of ex-
p0sure. John Doherty, hired man, brought
three of the lunatics down the fire escape in
his arms, thus saving their lives. There
were only two more beside the inmates
about the place when the fire broke out, and
they rescued the inmates before other help
arrived. VIM. Mills, one of the inmates, was
the man who first issued Sanders Spelling
Book, and at one time he was worth quar-
ter Of million
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25
hEINoUS MURDER.
Action OF a Kentucky Negro which

HENDERSON. Jan. 23.-A most heinous
murder was committed at o'clock this
morning three miles from this city, Calvin
Simpson, a negro, forced an entrance to Mrs.
Graves residence, when she and her two
daughters fled out of the front door followed
by the negro The old lady was overtaken
and killed, a bludgeon being the instrument
used. The negro said he was sent by God to
do the deed because Mrs. Graves would not
pray. The girls escaped to a neighbor's S
house. Simpson then went to the residence
of Miles Brown near the place of the tragedy,
drove him ont of his cabin and took posses
sion. The news spread rapidly and the
neighbors surrounded the cabin and stood
guard during the balance of the night till
officers arrived from this city. After hard
work and battering down the barred doors
Simpson was captured and brought to Hen
derson. He feigns insanity and claims to
have captured the devil and set the world
free. One of his first acts in jail was to at
tack the deputy jailer and but for proMpt
assistance would have killed him. There is
talk of lynching him tonight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25

incorporation of unions requires State action. l
favor this in connection with laws compelling EN-
ployerS and organizations to arbtrate their diner
ences as strikes are ruinous to all concerned. ~
conclusion ne says, "do not too hastily concluue
that all public men are your enemies. You make
It hard to serve you When You place US all unuer
suspicion"
Congressman Mitchell favors the first six meas
ures, opposes the seventh and is doubtful OF tne
eighth. To the seventh he says, 81 would nave
the treasurer from time to time as the condition
of the country would permit call in all bills OF a
less denomination than $40 and issue gold and sli-
yer to take their places" On the eighth he says.
"Our best men differ. Vested capital has rights
which all are bound to respect Capital and labor
must 90 hand In hand and the workman been titled
to fair share of the profit"
Congressman Seymour-"I cordially sympatlise
with the end In view, but disagree with some OF
your propositions, because, in my judgment they
are inimfcal to the interests you advocate. /
think you make mistake in trying to tie men up
to your special methods of obtaining the desired
end.''
Congressman Wate-"I agree in general with
the views expressed as to protection of labor.
These questions are pressing to the front and ac-
consequence to society and must receive the
earnest and intelligent consideration of both the
State and National Governments"
Congressman Buck-"I am in full accord with
the propositions to protect the rights and truly mn
prove the condition, and better the opportunities
of the. laboring man. The first, second and nftn
questions are answered affirmatlyely. He prefers
the present bank system rather than that the gov
eminent issue money directly to the people until
some better method can be found. He also favorS
government control of the telegraph, but beyond
this he would hesitate to place the business OF the
country in the hands of government officials.
No reply has been received from Senator Haw-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25
ALMOST A JAILBIRD.
Record of a Newly Appointed Postal
Agent of the Reform AdmInistra-

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 23.-Tonight
Fred Steinhauer, transfer mail agent at the
Union depot, received word from General
Superintendent jameson to the effect that
the postmaster general had ordered the sus-
pension of his pay from and after the. receipt
of this notice. This was the first intimation
Steinhauar had received of his dismissal. 1t
is stated that a man named Barney ,Conroy
has been appointed to the place. at the rec
ommendatfon of Congressman Bynum. Con-
roy is as near regular jailbird as any one one
can be. In 1872. he was sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years for grand larceny:
In 1877, he pleaded guilty to larceny and
robbery and was sentenced for two years. In
1879 he was indicted for riot and found gull
ty. The same year he was indicted for rob
berry and petit larceny, and in 1888 he was in
dicted and found guilty of assault and bat
terry. He has been arrested almost number
less times for minor offences; What infiu-
ence secured his appointment is not known,
but he has been working for Frank Creel-
man, the special friend Of Bynum, whom the
Congressman tried to have appointed, post
master when Mr.. Hendricks succeeded in
getting in Grandfather Jones.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25
convicts on a Lark.

The county authorities are having the locks
in Auburn Jail overhauled and repaired.
They are old and worn, and the prisoners of
late have practiced the trick of unlocking
their cell doors and enjoying themselves
about the corridors. The turnkey recently
discovered one of their tricks, which was
very ingenious. One Of the inmates made
good use of his time when allowed the priyi-
lege of remaining in the corridor, by un-
screwing the outer easement of the lock and
placing under the casing little pieces Of
leather, and again setting the screws up
tight. By this method, an opening just wide
enough for the admission of knife-blade
was gained, and all one had to do when the
cell was locked was to push a blade into the
opening, push back The bolt, and the door
opened. The locks are now being placed in
such condition that any attempt to open the
locks by any one beside the turnkey viii re-
suit in failure.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-25
WRECK AND RUIN
Caused by the Explosion of Loco
motive Boiler.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 23-An explosion of
locomotive boiler in the round house of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul depot oc;;
Cured here last night, causing death and
destruction. One man was killed and nine
badly injured by falling timber and escap-
ing steam. The explosion completely de,
stroyed the boiler and engine, the roof, and
all the upper portion of the, middle section
of the round house, which contains six
stalls, which were completely demolished,
engines in that section, injuring them to a
greater or less extent. The shock of the ex-
plosion was felt all over the city, mile from
the scene of the disaster.