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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-05
THE PANAMA CANAL
Eight Miles Completed After Five
Years' Work.


New YORK, April 29.-The Panama canal
enterprise is occupying much attention
here. Several syndicates have been formed
and have sent agents to the lsthmus to re-
port on the condition of affairs there. j.
A. Griffith, a young commercial man OF
Pittsburgh, went there in April t0 take .
look at the enterprise. He made the fol.
lowing careful statement about it:
s.The Panama Canal was commenced in the
pieted eight miles at the average depth of
twelve feet SO far II has cost &180, GOO, ,000,
which amount has been expended for ma
men. The machinery was never used and has
gone to rust and ruin. The length Of the ca
nal will be forty.nine miles; 1t will cost %
S1G en,re 81 neasy ear yarS y ~ he doee most II 1
never pay dividend to the original stock
holders, who are mostly French.
1.-THE depth Of the canal is to be e feet,
12O feet. The only work done now is by an
American Dredging Company, who are paid
by the cubic meter In case OF any stoppage
by the canal company the dredgers are to be
paid $1,000 day for their loss. Thelabor con.
sists of whites. natives and negroes. The
whites mum Der about three hundred, and are
and overseers are paid from s1C0 to &175 per
month. The negroes from 'S2 to26O per day,
but larger percentage of negroes are paid by
piece WOrk, anu MAKE OettcT WdBeS. IN sums
mer the wetseason begins the last of May
and continues until November. During that
time II is impossible to work. The only work
accomplished is In the dry season.
"The revolution of last March, at which
time Aspinwall was burned, drove most of
the whites from the country. That practic.
ally ended the work. No white man escapes
the fever. Men Of robust health are suddenly
taken on. Th, yellow fever epidemic de-
stroys 20 per ce,t. Of white labor. There are
many dificulties which appear insurmount-
isthmus, is $50 feet deep. For the canal IL
will require a cut Of three miles in length
The greatest obstacle is the dumping ground
for the excavation Of this cut. The only
available dumping ground IL the Rio Grande
full nifty feet, but shift six inohes
incessantly in the summer, and the
streams, which appear dry in the dry season,
become turbulent and raging rivers. The
river Chagres rises In the wet season twenty.
1ve feet and overtops the canal by many feet
of rapid water. They have been compelled to
prevent its overflow. The rain also causes q
great wash from the cuts. The current that
sets In from Panama bay causes tide Of eight.
teen feet, which will require for the canal q
depth Of forty.eight feet at Panama. The
cant 10 under the protection of the Column
bian Government, which is weak aud uu-
stable. The American influence is strong,
and exerts q conciliatory effect. The busi.
ness along the line of the canal is done BY
merchants Of all nationalities, even to Chi.
nese. The commodities are cheaper than In
the States, but as the laborers are paid In
silver which has discount of 20 per cent, II
renders the wares higher"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-05
THE SENTIMENT.
How the Montgomery Demon.
stration 10 Regarded.
FavorahIs and Unfavorable Cennseate On
the speech and Reception Of Js9sr-
son Davis.

COLUMBUS, o., April SO.-Ths demonstra-
tion in honor Of Jefferson Davis, and his
utterancss at the Montgomery (Ala.) de-
monstration, have been the subject Of So
we're criticism here to-day. The Times
(Dem.) headlines. the Indignation meeting
Of Soldiers ct Albany, last night 90 fol-
lows, but says nothing editorially: want
ed, ct Albany, fool-killsr, with his club,
and wanted quick. The Empire Capital
season. Eeady to declare war on the
South" The Dtspatch Independently this
evening thinks the demonstration at Mont
gomery all right, but condemns JEFF Davis'
utterances. The State Journal (Republi-
tell whether the demonstration ct Mont
gomery ts the funeral Of the Confederacy
or an attempt at its resurrection, and that
1t appears too lively for funeral.
wAsHINeToS, April oo..Ths reception
Of conversation among members Of Con-
gress, and with few exceptions were there
any comments favorable to- Mr.. Davis
allowing himself to be the the object of SO
great ar'.n,Is; prominence General u, Singleton,
within v 'hpp'' The power 0 Of The i peopi: pI:
Of the South to keep Jefferson Davis Gagged,
and prevent his being honored by those
who made him their leader in 1861. It 10
natural that he should bs given the ova-
tion that he was, but IL he says things un-
patriotic in his address he should be hung
before he leaves town. It may be the
means of starting the Republican press
at the North In saying that the South is
still h rebellion, and the Confederate flag
is floating from the staff Of every build
Ing" THE ovation means but one thing -
said another prominent Southerner. ut
is to cOmmemorate the brave and heroic
dead Of the South, and It was but at that
Mr. Davis should deliver the address. He
has outlived all his enemies, and In his de-
clining years he can do the country neither
harm nor good. He asks nothing from the
Government and 10 but q private citizen"
vIcxsByRo, MISS, April 30-Comment-
Ing on the Montgomery celebration the
vicksburg Commercial Herald the leading
Democratic morning paper of the State,
says: "Mr. Jefferson Davis Is not of the
new South. He Is Of the old
South. He said things at Montgom-
cry that would have been better unsaid,
and did not say things he, Of all men,
ought to have said" IL igi
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SEA.coAST DISCOVERY.
A Fifty Foot Hill Washed Away, Revealing
an Ancient Wreck.

A Fifty-Foot Hill Washed Away, Revealing
an Ancient Wreck.
PRovIDENCETowN, MASS, April 27.-The
severe storms of the past winter have made
great changes in the Cape Cod coast-line.
Three miles east Of Race Point q hill fifty
feet high has washed away, revealing the
outline Of an ancient wreck The craft was
about thirty-four-foot beam, and it lays
EMBEDDED in the sand, headed OF shore.
Sixty feet of the forward part Of the hull
can be traced The stern is still buried
from sight. Her timbers are twelve
inches square, planked with fve-inch
live oak and ceiled with the same Her up
per works have either boon burnt or cut
away. The stem is fourteen inches through,
and 1t is three feet two inches from the
wood ends to the cutwater. The twenty
foot draught-mark is still visible on the
stem. Her bow planks are sawed to curve
instead of steamed. TIE style of planking
and fastening is very peculiar. Every
thing goes to show that she was an ancient
style of ship. The carpentry is beyond the
memory Of the Oldest inhabitant. She is
thought to be a Revolutionary war-ship,
as there are no records Of any merchant
ships Of that size being wrecked on Cape
Cod,
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AMurderous Convict.

JOLIET, ILL.,, April ga desperate At
tempt to murder fellow convict was made
by James Moore, in the prison harness s,iop
a. the convicts were about quitting ork
this evening. Moore slipped up behind
convict VIM. Raab, while the latter was
bending over . pail Of water washing his
face, and dealt him . terrible blow on
the head With . heavy hammer crush
ing In Raab's skull. The murderous
convict was at once seized by the
keepers and hustled Oh to the solitary.
Raab was carried 10 the prison hospital
and soon regained his senses. II Is not yet
known how seriously he is hurt William
Raab was the life convict who so bravely
tbrottled the Bandit Of the Wabash" !"
Frank Rand. 1t the time Rand made his
rnurderous assault ON Deputy Warden Nc.
Donald two years ago. Raab saved the
deputy's life, and for which brave act Gov.
ernor Hamilton commuted his life sen,
tencs to term of ten years. The man
Moore 10 notorious Chicago burglar. .
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viii Grant Only Eight Hour. Pay

ST. LOUIS, April 29.-The furniture man.
ufacturers of this city held a meeting at
their ball Oh Third and st. Charles streets
last night, where it was resolved thet no
objections would be made to the introduc-
tton OF the efght-hour system ON the LIST Of
May, but that they would pay for only
eight hours' work. 1t was also decided to
form protective association, tho object
being to have . permanent Arbitration
Board to adjust grievances which their em.
lplcyes may have A Resolution was
adopted to the effect that II unjust or ex-
cessive demands should be made upon any
one Of them, that thsy would all close
down their factories.
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Greece will Disarn.

LONDON, April T.-A dispatch from
Athens confirms the announcement that
Greece has decided to disarm, and adds
that the greatest CONSERVATION prevails in
that city over the sudden and unexpected
change Of front by the Government. The
Chamber Of Deputies has been hurriedly
convoked, and the war ships representing
England, Italy, Austria and Germany have
withdrawn from their anchorage In the
Piraeus.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-05

The subject and facts of longevity
have been made almost life study by
Prot. Humphrey, of London. His in.
vestigations show that in the first year
of life the mortality among males is
much greater than among females-the
latter, therefore, have the start Of
the former at the very beginning,
In inherent vitality. The average
height of women he has found to be
five feet three inches, and of men five
feet six inches.
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Saved the nanaman a lob.

HUDSON, N. Y, April S0.-Guiseppe
Scoma, the Italian convicted yesterday Of
the murder of Antonio Rocco, at the Jones
Quarry, this city, and sentenced to be exc
cuted on June next, committed suicide in
his cell at 10 O'Clock last night by strangu-
lation. When conducted from the court
room to his cell bottle of poison was
found upon his person concealed in Q
paper OF smoking tobacco. Four hours
afterwards be was found hanging in his
cell dead. He used a small cord which he
had worn about his waist to hold bis
trousers up. He had threatened self-ds-
struction frequently.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-05

Two New Haven dry-goods firms
were determined few days ago to un-
dersell each other in disposing of prints
called crazy cloth, for which each had
paid twelve and one-half cents yard.
One at last sold the goods at one cent a
yard, ard the other reduced the price
to five cents for ten yards, no one pur-
chaser being allowed more than that
amount
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TIE North German Gazette prince
Bismarck's organ), in an article on the
possibility of war between France and
Germany, says it has no doubt that
France would take the first suitable op-
Portunty to revenge herself on Ger.
many. The Gazette remarks, however.
that y Germany remains calm it has no
Aear Tor the result although it recog-
aized that the Frehch are q brave and
dangerous enemy and that they have
made great strides In military strength
aince the revolution. III
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Triumphsi Tour Of Davis,

ATLANTA, Ga, April 30-Jeferson Davis
was conveyed from Montgomery to Atlanta
to-day in great state and pomp. The spe-
cial train WAS profusely decorated with
fags, ribbons and flowers, the Confederate
colors being conspicuously displayed. At
various points along the line there were
great shows Of military, cannon, flags and
blossoms. Mr.. Davis briefly addressed the
cheering crowds. followed In each instance
BY General Gordon. At Atlanta there was
grand reception. Here Mr.. Davis will
assist tomorrow in unveiling the monu-
ment to Senator Ben Hill. Sunday he will
20 to Macon and Savannah.
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Spreading q Reign Of Terror.

GUArMAs, Mex, April N.-Geronimo's
band attacked ranches near Imuris, COM
pletely destroying all the buildings at
Castta, q small way-sta tion near Imurius
ON the Sonora railroad, killing fifteen per
sons, all Mexicans. A company of soldiers
were sent after them. Two soldiers were
killed. The Indians were moving in the
direction of Nacori, in the Sierre Madrs
mountains. A reign Of terror prevails
throughout the district. fTitcrt iGa Haf
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lGraye pe.eer.sea By Gheuls.

CoArEsvILLE, Pa, April =. --Hspry Allis,
. German, we'll educated and OF good fam
lily abroad, died 1t this place. Hs had
q, 800 savsd mp. and WHOM hs died this
could not bs found. After bic burial .
story wss started that the money, all in
bank-notsa, wes sewsd In bic acpet ip which
he had been buried. During last night
ghouis opened his grave. split open the
conn, dragged out ths body and tore Of
the clothing. The body was found in, the
'chtrcb-yard this mornins and ~ clotting
scattered. The coat IN which The money
was supposed 70 be sswsd up ID is missing.
The body Yves buried again. ~ = ~
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The Sphinx of Egypt is to be investi.
gated. 1t is reported that company
has been formed in Paris to aid n Mas
pero in carrying on his Investigations.
1t ID thought that the Sphinx is a tomb,
and that under it or inside of it some
valuable and interesting material may
be discovered thst will add few years
more to the length of history. The
work viii be carried on with care, 30
that the great Sphinx may not be dis-
6gured by the somewhat tardy autopsy.
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Columbus q Corsican.

PARIS, April 2.-Abbe Casanova, a Cor
sican archaeologist, has discovered archives
which show that Christopher Columbus
was born in the town of Calvi, in Corsica,
and emigrated to Genoa. President Grevy
having examined the evidence, and being
satisfied with its authenticity, has author
lied the authorities Of Calvi to celebrate
BY An official holiday the 4OOth anniversary
of the discovery of America. The inhabi.
tants of Calvi will hold fete on May 2S,
when commemorative inscription will be
placed on the house in which Columbus
was born.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-05

THE recent food in the Purgatory
river, Colorado, affords curious in
stance of how names are changed. The
Jesuit missionaries who first named the
river called it "Purgatoire. The rough
Americans who followed them promptly
change the difficult French name to
"Picket-wire," and now the geogra-
piers have translated in into "Purga-
tory" The last name will probably
stick
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-05

AT ..seance" in Shelburne Falls,
Mass, a short time ago. medium an
nounced that woman who had been
buried some little time before had been
Inferred alive, and had suffered untold
agonies." Friends believed enough OF
the message to have the body exhumed,
but nothing to indicate premature
burial was discovered.
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A Dakota Blizzard.

SALEM, OAK, April N-A heavy rain fell
here all Sunday, and yesterday morning
day. There u now ON the ground from two
to three inches of snow, and 1t continues to
fall, with no hopes of an early abatement.
The snow has drifted little In some
places, but not enough to impede travel In
any manner. No farm teams are in town
hence business is at . standstill. No seri-
Gus damage to crops is anticipated. ~,
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Badly Burned.

CAIRO, ILL.,, April S0.-A singular acci-
dent occurred at the Singer works to-day.
A damper in the chimney Of the furnace
turned suddenly, shutting of the draft,
and causing flames to puff out of the fur
mace doors. Tress Brown, fireman, and
Harry Wilson, engineer, were standing in
front OF the fire doors, and the flames
burned Brown badly in the face and viii.
son on the left arm, from shoulder to wrist.
Brown may be injured internally.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-05

A FEW weeks ago = pretty young
school-teacher in New Jersey took the
liberty of applying her school whip to
the shoulders of a trustee who had the
effrontery to favor the appointment Of
another teacher in her place. For thus
exercising the great American privilege
of striking, the grand jury has seen tit
TO indict the young woman.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-05

AN episode of a novel character has
just passed through the Portland, Ore,
post-office. The novelty consisted in
the material upon which it was written.
which was gentleman's linen cuff.
There was nothing unusual in the con.
tents, which were simply dun, couched
in the following language: "Please call
around and pay your wash bill. Your
laundryman. The cuff was adorned
with twO-cent stamp.
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Shot by q Mob.

LOUISVILLE, KY., April pa special to
the Times says: Merudy Jones, notorious
negro, was killed by . mob Of citizens
about midnighs last night near Auburn,
Ky On Monday night Jones entered the
room Of two respectable young ladies and
tried to chloroform them He was discov-
cred but made bis escape He was cap
tured by officers, who were taking him to
ijail when the mob seized Jones to hang
him, he attempted to, escape, and wSs
shot down A l.. Gooch. . citizen. while
DEMONSTRATING with the mob, received .
severe pistol shot wound 4 4t if 9H
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THOUSANDS and thousands of birds
are being slaughtered this spring to
adorn the hats, bonnets and dresses of
women. This is a cruel shame for
which many tender-hearted women are
the unintentional cause. A concerted
revolt against the fashion of wearing
stuffed birds should be inaugurated by
all humane women and especially by
those who are in position to exert an
influence over fashionable ladies.
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Tho Wesk's Failures,

new YoRK, April 8o-Ths business fail.
ures throughout the country during the
last seven days, number for the United
States iso. and for Canada 10, Or total OF
207, a. compared with total of ~ last
week. and 1S2 the week previous to the last.
The Western and Pacific States this week,
furnish about Ons,bslf OF the entire mum.
Der Of business casualties reported, 49,
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Mysterious Murder Of a Child.

NEBRASKA CRY, NEB., April 3O-At s
O'Clock last evening Della Shellenbsrger,
eleven-year-old girl, was told to SCRUB q
flight of stairs leading to a cellar. Ten
minutes afterward her father found the
girl lying at the foot Of the steps with her
throat cut from ear to ear, and . bloody
carving-knifs lying beside her It was /
murder, as IL proved BY the character Of
the wound, but there u NO ciew by which
the mystery can b. solved. llt 80 .7ouf Z
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4 RowLEsnrRo, W. Va, April ga mys-
terious and fatal illness has broken out In
this place, and physicians arc powsrlsss 20
far to save the Lives Of any attacked. The
victims are first seized with severe pain
in the head, and are corpses, within twelve
hours. After death the bodies become
spotted. M sF,A ! .loG eaeQg H
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Tho discovery of q hitherto IN
known lake in the Persian Desert wss
announced at . late meeting OF the
Vienna Geographical Society. It is at
least twenty-five miles long, and from
Mohammedan evidence appears to have
dried up after previous existence and
to have filed up at quite recent date.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-05

The printers In the calico-making
mills Of the Connecticut valley have .
very close organization of their own in
each neighb0rhOod, and will not inn
part the secrets Of their trade to any
but their own sons or the sons Of mem.
bers Of affiliated organizations.-Hart.
fey6 COurGnk. 80 t9i
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TOPICS OF THE pAv,

The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers has $40 divisions in the United
States and Canada, and membership
of about 10000. Over ninety per cent
of all the engineers of America are
members,
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Boycossers ArsestsN.

MYw YoRE, April M.--Thjsty-i'sur men
ware arrested in this city Tor boycCtting Z
tailoring nrm. One Of the boycottsyS Of
Ne. 0ray's baksrywas also arrested. In
visv sf labor troublss sxtfa shsasurss haes
hsea taken Tor guarding the arsenal which
y the most important store houss Of eeAts
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The Banner Prohibition County.

NATTooS, ILL.,, April -Cumbsrland
County il one of the banner Temperance
counties in the State. There ID not . sa-
loon within its borders, and druggists are
not even licensed to sell liquor for medici-
nal purposes. The Prohibitionists havs
never had party organization in the conn-
ty, the present condition being the result Of
local option. The county has always been
overwhelmingly Democratic. sSA' ao'N %
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Arms for Socialists.

NILwAuKEE, Wis, April SRA sensation
IL created here by the discovery that re-
Gently the Socialists Of this city forwarded
TO an Eastern city an order for l,iO0 rines
At meeting on Sunday Heith, the head OF
the Anarchist faction here, urged not only
the killing Of the millionsirss but their
families, leaving not one branch.
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SeclaiIsas Asrested.

NEW, YoRx, April So.--Adolph Schenck,
who Was the chairman Of . Socialist meet
ing held here last Friday night, and Rich
ard Brauschsw, who made an lnaamms-
tory speech thAre, were arrested to-day.
Indictments have been found against them
charging them With conduct likely to lead
to o breach OF the peace. 3lii ~ 9kRI -
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The Insane Mother Dead.

RsD DAxx, n. J., April M.-Nn. Jas.
Smith, who attached her four childrsa
with an axe o. Friday, while suRsrihg from
mental alteration, died this morning from
the effects OF poison taken coon after hsr
attack upon her hUle ONES. The thres
childrsa are doing bsabsr than could b. ex.
pscted. rgr s'ife 8i iD-3s Oh