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DR.. mcGlli's shooter on the Rampage,

James Kelly, the assailant of DR.. Nc
Gill, Who is confined in the County Jail,
was given the liberty of the corridor to-day.
He abused the liberty given him by hurl-
ing large spittoon to the lower corridor,
striking prisoner by the name of Hy-
decker, causing dangerous scalp wound.
He claims that he had been leased by one
Of The prisoners, which is denied by the
keeper and the other prisoners. He in re-
venge or insanity hurled the spittoon, and
says he hut the wrong RAN.
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nefnuller OsiIbr Not Escaped.

TRENTON, N. j., June 12.--The rumor
published in New York afternoon news
paper that Arthur G.. Ogilby. the New
Brunswick bank defaulter, had escaped
from the insane asylum here, had no
foundation.
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The final games in the singles of the Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Tournament were
played yesterday afternoon on the ST.
George cricket grounds in Hoboken, and
were won by Beskman over Glyun by q
score of 6 to-.
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auQkesss bn5 WAN
one Of the most
remarkable wo-
men who has ever
lived, and, in say
ing that be voiced
the . cho not
m 9 r 9 y of t b e
hearts of the So
ciety SO near and
dear to her, but of
the hearts of one
of t b Q id Q s t
circles of friend
ships which but
few women can
boast of. The rec
ord which she laid
out for herself in
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Jersey Blues rs. Arctics.

The Jersey Blues crossed bats with the
Arctlcs at Hoboken yesterday afternoon
and defeated them by score of to 5.
The game was Lively and good playing was
done both sides, though the Blues, ex-
cept ia the eighth inning, outfelded and
outbatted their opponents. The score by
innings was rs follows:
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WOmAnhO0d tr1umpReu III us
velopmeut. Stew persons he
haye ever lived in our city who
he more good in certain way
fling up and elevating of the in
i and aesthetic standard than the
nourn." He also referred to her as
been a true christian woman with
dest of hearts and greatest benevo-
Speakins of her love of mankind
", Mr.. Duryee said 'In all my con-
is with her sometimes lasting for
time-I have neuer but once
r to speak in even harsh, GER
Ter in an unkindly manner of any
rson she was tall and slim. The
picture we present OF her in this
is that of an unusually handsome
D. It is from a photograph taken In
bre youthful days. She had strong
easant ace, marked with burrows
|pught and care. Close application
|tudy had left its marks upon her
rs.
,Smith was about Az years of age at
e of her death, and as she was
"a years ago, she must have be-
wife of Eek Finance Commissioner
4. Smith at q very tender age.
40 doubt that she worked herself
in the fields in which she
Iged. 1t was only last January
was taken seriously i'll with
lge Of the nose and then her hus-
laid to her:
innie, the thing for you to do is to
notice in the papers stating that by
D of poor health your engagements In
various fields of labor are off for q
3 month. Then yoa will be- good tor
" years; otherwise you must break
replied that she thought hat was
~ st do, but within week she
ception snd althoughrshe has
well woman since, she has
ne from sick bed 10 attend
reception, lecture or write
lies.
b had always been closs
udent, and mad an extensive
Election. A great many years
nenced to ralse collec. ion of
and the larger the collection
-e interested she became in the
HAN life and habits. In her
howledge in this direction she
d 1876, introduced to Major
he Bureau Of Ethnology, at
Mr.. Powell took great lik-
lady and saw ut once thai she
of wonderful ability and one
make valuable acquisition to
science. He accordingly had
ID as a scientific explorer for
MAN Institute at Washington,
annual salary. She was subse-
iled to. study he traits, habits
rites of the SIX Nations
the Tuscarora, Mohawk, Onon-
bis, Oneida and Seneca tribes
n 1878 she started to cast her
indians, and four months outof
pee, she has lived among them.
bn the Onandaga reservation
!, New York. Whileit is true
in comfortable houses, they
habits unknown to the Saxon
aich MRS. Smith acquired as
rs to the ssmanor born" She
Tx, slept and enjoyed herself
and gradually learned their
sic had gained complete
SO much SO that she had
the compilation of an Indian
the time of her death. In
aid to have been ever in her
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Their ThrOaus Gut.

BATTLE CREEK, MICH, Jan. g.
Neighbors noticing the absence of
persons around DIR. Martin Whites
residence, at Battle Creek, Mich,
broke into the house and found the
entire family with their Threats cut
from ear to ear 1t is thought he
became insane and murdered his fam
lily. Intense excitement prevailed
over the tragedy. The family CON
sisted of White and wife, and Bessie
and May, aged four and twelve years
respectively. Mrs. White was found
by the side of the kitchen stove,
dressed as she came from church,
with terrible cut in her chin and
throat cut White lay in front Of the
stove with q great cut on his throat
Bessie was found upstairs on the Bed
with her throat cut, and on the floor
lay May in pool of blood, her throat
cut from ear to ear and her head
nearly severed from the body. The
walls were spattered with blood. 1t
is supposed that White took little
Bessie upstairs, cut her throat, then
called May up, had struggle with
her, and then waited for his wife to
come home from church, struck her
with an ak and cut her throat
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Winter is here in earnest, with all
its terrors.
The gentle East wind which
brought the snow on last Friday
aweek, was exchanged for. North
ern hurrican which made desperate
effort to take the snow back East,
and in a great measure succeeded in
the attempt.
|. In some places the snow is piled
several feet high. We presume that
it will take several days to open all
the roads and lanes that are block
AIDED with snow.
If our young men contemplate a
good time sleighing they will have to
divide the snowdrifts, and distribute
them over the roads which in many
places are bare.
The Potomac was past ferrying on
Monday aweek in consequence of the
recent rains, which caused it to
raise.
Mr.. III. S. Butts, the worthy coun-
tip Supt. of schools, was in this neck
last week, visiting schools. We are
satisfied that he found all our teach
ers on duty with very good attend
ance. We will say for the benefit of
the schools that he has not visited,
to be in readiness, for perhaps, at
such time when you are least ex-
pecting him, he will come and take
you through an examination from the
elementary to the advanced, and from
the concrete to the distract-so be
prepared for him.
Mr.. j. r. Smalts, our Ex-Sunday
School Supt., has been very poorly
for some time past, but at present, we
are glad to say he is canvalscing.
Mr.. John Samsel, in company
with his wife, is visiting friends near
Newtown, Va.
While Mr. Thos. Drake, in COM
pany with three others were crossing
the river in skiff last Saturday, he
encountered a cake of ice which
caught his pole in such way as to
throw him backwards out of the skiff
into the river, but being so much like
oil, he did not sink to the bottom,
but swan on his back until he conld
turn over. He then swan up the
river and met the crew, which was at
no great distance and he was taken
on board. He says that there is not
water enough in the Potomac to
drown him. The above was related
at tea the other evening, when after
short pause in the conversation,
Blanche solved the mystery by say
ing 81 never heard tell of a drake
but what could saoiDa.
Prayer meeting and Preaching eve
ry Sunday evening at the chapel, if
the weather permits. ARoTuRUs.
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A Strange Affair.

CLEVELAND, O, Jan. I1.--At about
3 o'clock this morning Mrs. Emily
Frayne, widow of Hamilton, Ont,
who had come to Cleveland to visit
her sister, who resides in block on
Prospect street, died very suddenly.
Frank Lamb, frescoe painter, aged
33, who occupies apartments adjoin-
ing those in which Mrs. Frayne died,
relates remarkable story. He says
that between 2 and 3 o'clock on the
morning in question he was awakened
by something, and looking across the
room he saw lady sitting on a
lounge about four feet from the bed.
"What do you want in herel" he
asked.
Raising her right hand the lady
said, "hush, hush," and then she dis
appeared. Lamb, is disbeliever in
ghosts, and he at once made search
of the room, and examined the lock
of the door. He found the door was
securely fastened and getting into
bed he layed for ten minutes, think
ing about the strange occurrence.
Suddenly the clothing of his bed and
the tick was tumbled off on the floor
by some unseen power, and he found
himself on the floor. Being angry by
this time Lamb made another search
of the room without finding anybody
He then odened the door and as he
did SO Mrs. MADDEN, the sister OF
Mrs. Frayne, came from her room
into the hall saying, "My sister is
dead" Lamb declares that he was
not excited, and that he was perfectly
sober. He cannot account for the
strange occurrences. Other people
in the block who heard Lamb fall also
left their rooms, and they corroborate
his story as to the coincidence OF his
fall with Mrs. Frayne's death.
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CHATTANOOGA, TEN, January TO-
Another large party of colored peo-
pie, numbering several hundred, pass
ed through the city yesterday en-
route from the Carolinas to Arkansas.
The exodus Of colored people from
the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama
to the West is increasing each week.
Fully one thousand have passed
through this city in the past fortnight,
and hundreds of others are making
arrangements to leave as soon as pos
sible. The movement is more gener-
al than ever before, and is produced,
chiefly by high rents, bad crops and
the defective tenant system in this
section Of the South. The movement
is beginning to be feltin all the states
Of the South, and is attracting wide
spread attention.
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I'm Favor OF Dak0fa's Admis.
sion.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE report
of the Senate committee on Territor-
les to accompany the bill for the ad-
mission of the State Of Dakota into
the Union and the organization OF the
Territory Of Lincoln, reported by
Senator Harrison to-day, says the
main proposition Of the bill is that
the proceedings taken by the people
OF that part of the present Territory
of Dakota lying south Of the forty
sixth parallel Of north latitude, which
resulted in the adoption of State
constitution by popular vote on the
Bird day of November, 1885, shall be
accepted and ratified by Congress,
and the State of Dakota be admitted
to the Union upon an equal footing
with the other States. The report
gives the history of the movement
for the organization Of the new State,
from the passage of the act by the
territorial Legislature authorizing the
Sioux Falls convention to the present
time.
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Imposition on the Public.

WESTON, JAN 10, lS86.-An editor
ial in the Grafton Eagle of the Sth
inst, calls attention to the extraordi-
nary excessive charges for fare and
transportation upon the Clarksburg
and Weston r. r., and asserts that
it is paying to the owners the enor-
nous income of so per cent, whilst
they blind the public by simply de-
claring a dividend of 4 per cent. 1t
also asserts that under the State law,
if examined into, they could not
charge the rates now demanded of
every one. The public are paying
passenger fare for % miles distance,
$125 or 81 cents per mile. This is
certainly very excessive charge, and
with the traffic in freight which they
command, if at all in like proportion
as to charges, must yield a fine rev
enue and very probably does reach
the excessive amount claimed as
profit. 1t would be proper for our
law makers to investigate this matter
and protect the public from such
wholesale robbery by public high
way of travel. CITIZEN.
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HedgesvilIe.

Capt j. L. Miller is now at home
suffering somewhat from the effects
of collision near Doe Gully Tun-
mel, but with continuance Of i'm
provement, will soon resume his du-
ties as Conductor on the b. & O..
Railroad.
The cold wave reached this place
on Friday night last, the thermom-
eter falling eight degrees below zero,
and a majority of citizens monopo-
lie the time keeping heated stoves.
j. w. Myers, of the bridge depart.
ment of the B? & O. r.. r., is MAX
ing brief visit to his family at
North Mountain.
Mr.. Ellis Seibert, of Kearneys-
Vile, is the guest of Mr.. j. r.. Girls
well, resident of this community
Mrs. E. G. Buckles, who has been
in our midst for some time past,
took her departure for home on
Monday last.
Mr.. VIM. Peregoy is enjoying a
brief respite from railroad labor,
and making various improvements
about his premises.
Even at this early day several
changes among renters are anticipa-
ted during the coming spring, chan
ces being that all dwellings will be
occupied.
Rev. U. G. level every alternate
Sabbath delivers a lecture explana-
tory Of prayer book origin, and pro-
lection of the Bible, for the benefit
of pupils and Sabbath school teach
ers.
We learn that several farmers in
these regions have a surplus of beef
cattle, which they are holding for
higher prices. REPORTERS.
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The Oldest Darkey In the
World.

Aunt Silva Dwite, the oldest per-
son now living, resides few miles
from town, in Burke county, Ga. She
claims to be one hundred and Thirty
years old, but thinks she is older than
that. She was born the slave OF
General Rump, Of South Carolina,
but was sold several times, her last
master being Colonel Dwite. She
remembers some circumstances of the
Revolutionary war, but says she was
young at that time. She had eight
children, few Of whom she knows the
whereabouts She has many grand
children and great grandchildren and
great great-grandchildren She is in
good health and very sprightly for
her age, and, although she supports
herself, she often receives donations
Of small coins from gentlemen. She
does not use tobacco in any form.
She bids fair to live many years yet.
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Glengary Items.

The protracted meeting at Mt
Carmel has been held at interval this
week, and if the weather becomes
favorable again, will be continued
during next week The visable re
suits Of the meeting thus far are three
conversions.
Mr.. Charley Bailey took Miss Ann
Grove to Martinsburg just before the
holidays and after an interview with
minister, they came back Mr.. and
Mrs. Bailey. Congratulations.
Last Thursday Mr.. VIII Slonaker
called at friend Groves and took pos
session of Miss Jennie, the youngest
and last daughter Of the household,
and With the ministerial assistance oi
Rev P. I'll Thomas, she became Mrs.
Slonaker. The newly married couple
have our best wishes. They held a
reception in the evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. David Slohaker, father
of the groom.
One popularity about this wedding
was that the bridesmaid furnished
the conveyance and the motive pow
er thereto, to convey herself and the
groomsman to the wedding.
Mr.. Adam Shade has been quite i'll
for several days, but is better to day.
Mrs. Newton Hutsler, has been in
poor health for some time, but is a
little better now.
Several scholars are coming from
the Ganotown district to our school,
some say because our teacher is more
strict, and others say that the Gano-
town teacher is the one who is too
strict. Which is it
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stuckey of
Jones Spring, and County Superin-
tendent, III. S. Butts and wife spent
day or two with Mr.. Adam Shade,
the father of the ladies mentioned.
| think that items must be scarce
about the ''Sulpher Spring" or "P
V. Nasty" would not have come all
the way to Mt. Carmel to get an item
by telling about our meeting. Eight
miles for an item, and two interme-
date correspondents. Nasty you
will have to do better. GREENY.
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you sure of itg Just hold that mir
ror at the mouth, and see il there is
any vapor gathering on the surface.
Gone As one of the neighbors
takes the old man by the arm gen.
tly and saysl "Come, you had bet
ter GO into the next room and rest, F"
he says: "Wait moment; / must
take one more look at that face and
at those hands |" Beautiful Beau
tifull
My friends, l hope you do not
call that death. That is an autumn
nal sunset. That is a crystalline riv-
er pouring into q crystal sea. That
is the solo of human life overpower-
ed by hallelujah chorus. That is a
Queens coronation. That is Heav-
en-. That is the way my fatherstood
at eighty-two, seeing my mother de-
part at seventy-nine. Perhaps so
your father and mother went. /
wonder if we will die as we'll.
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Married Her Former Hus-
band.

Several years ago Charles Schneid
er, bright young German employed
in the stove works Of John Grassious,
in Cincinnati, married the daughter
of his EMPLOYER. The father did not
approve of the match, as he was rich,
and wished his daughter to marry
some one of social distinction. The
father endeavored to get his daugh-
ter home again, and at last he sue
ceeded in estranging the young wife
from her husband She went homo
to her parents, and Schneider, in his
despair, became dissipated. One day
he went to his wife's home and de-
handed that she go with him. She
refused, and he shot at her, but did
not hit her. He was sent to the PEN
itehtiary for three years He was not
allowed to see his children, nor was
his wife allowed to testify. He serv-
ed his time, and his wife, at her faith
er's command, secured divorce.
This almost broke the young convict's
heart, and he came back to Cincinnati
last summer completely broken in
spirit. just before his term expired
the father died, leaving a large for
tune, of which generous portion
went to the daughter. Schneider
came back among his people. and was
welcomed as wronged man. A few
days ago he arranged to see his chill
dren at the home of former friend.
The mother happened in, and the
meeting of the former husband and
wife was touching. There were few
words and tears, and then reconcile
alton. They were married again, and
now the ex convict and wife are living
in wealth and happiness.
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Our Lewis County Letter.

WESTON, January 10, 1s86.-Since
my last letter, which treated OF the
remarkably warm, pleasant weather
during the holidays, we have been
struck with what may we'll be term
ed blizzard. On Wednesday night
the change commenced and on Fri
day terrible snow storm, with
driving wind, prevailed. The Their
mometer indicated 50 below Zero at
entrance to the hospital and short
distance away as low as 100. The
building is heated throughout by
steam, and an atmosphere of heat
surrounds it. In exposed situations
it must be excessively cold. Trains
on our narrow-guage road to
Clarksburg have been much delay
ed, also on road to Buckannon.
They arrived from both places yes
terday, having lot an entire day.
have no doubt the b. & O. has also
been seriously blockaded. The fall
of snow may not be very heavy, but
it has drifted greatly. There have
been no complaint of a lack of heat
about the building, all patient being
comfortable. Ice on the river is
inches thick; ona pond near by, II
inches.
On Thursday evening just after
supper, we were shocked to hear of
the death of patient from Preston
count, Henry Laymire, by suicide.
He went to bed and was secured in
q crib, with his arms confined by a
leather strap to wristbands. He had
procured case knife which he con-
cealed, with which he severed the
strap and cut himself. The keeper
had just left his room, but hearing a
gurgling sound, returned and found
him in death-struggle. 1t is a
mystery how he procured the knife,
all in use in the hall are accounted
for, and the one used by him does
not belong to the place where he
was kept. He was a very violent
patient from the day of his arrival
up to the hour of his unfortunate
act. The Coroner did not deem it
necessary to hold an inquest.
The general health of inmates con-
.~tipues~ good--. EaMuare. confined by
sickness. One colored man from
Jefferson county died and was bur-
led in Asylum grounds.
Two dismissals of male patients
from Harrison and Writ counties
have occurred. l was gratifed to
see them relieved and going back to
home and friends fully recovered.
Number of patients now under
treatment 692. p. G..
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Shall We Three Meet Again I?
From the Syracuse Standard.

Roscoe Conkling and Colonel In
gersoll took walk during the courts
recess one noon, not caring to spend
the hour over an elaborate dinner.
They intended to bring up at Louis
Wincholz's for lunch, but missed the
place and strolling on, in East Wash
ington street they entered another
restaurant, which is one Of the cheap
est Of the cheap. 1t is so cheap, in
fact, that Superintendent of the Poor
White sends impecunious individuals
to it for meals at the expense of the
county. just after Mr.. ConkIing and
Colonel Ingersoll had sat down and
called for oysters, superintendent
White walked in with the most woe
BECOME and altogether wretched
tramp that had ever set foot in the
city. The tramp took seat at the
next table to that used by the distin-
guished lawyers, and ate a plate of
beans, supplemented by bowl Of
soup. He CLEANED from their CONVEX
sation who his neighbors were, and
as they rose to go he turned and said:
Gentlemen, won't you join me in
something I"
''Ill join my friend in giving you a
quarter" said Ingersoll.
'Thanks, gentlemen, thanks. All
When shall we three meet again
Senator Conkling and myself may
possibly meet in heaven. But as for
you, Mr.. Ingersol, ahl-who can
tell Z"
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GanOfOwn.

Winter, of the old-fashioned sort.
Several cases of measles and scar
latina in this bailiwick.
Our school is not so we'll attended
since the holidays as it was earlier
in the term. The reasons for the
falling off are given above.
Elmer, an interesting five year old
son of Mr.. Jeremiah Slonaker, died
of membranous Group on Sabbath
last, and was inferred at Ganotown,
on Monday. TO the sorrowing par
ents we offer our sympathies, and
would refer them to the scriptures
which say, that "of such is the king
dom Of heaven" You "can 90 to
him. even though "he cannot come
to you.'
Mr.. James G. Mason has been
very i'll, but is now slowly improv-
ing. He has the medical care Of Dr.
j. P. Carter, of Gerardstown.
Brother "P. V. Nasbyn stole some
of my thunder last week, in making
up his Sulphur Springs" items.
Brother, can't you raise little
breeze of some kind, or tell us how
that debating society is progressing !?
Mr.. b. M. Roe, eve used to call
"FKitchen,') returned from Ohio in
time to spend the holidays at the
old homestead, and he brought a
wife with him, to the discontinue Of
some of our fair damsels. We ten
der our congratulations.
Mr.. Calvin Slonaker, who has
spent nearly five years in Ohio, re-
turned home on the last day Of 1885,
and he also brought with him q
bride. We offer our best wishes for
their future happiness and pros.
perity.
But few sleighs are out-every-
body seems to be waiting for some
body to break the roads.
SQUINT.