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The Irish standard., 1886-12-04
CRISP. AND uE,MSY.

Peculiar Features. Of Klfo Presented In. Q
Pleasing, Doilea-Down Form.
AN octopus weighing nearly six hundred
pounds has been captured, at Pola, on the
Dalmatian coast It had long been the
terror Of bathers.
SHAKING Of palindromes, there is what
may be called natural one in Yreka,
Cal It is the sign Of baker and reads:
stYreka Bakery"
LITTLE Mary Duke, of Clanton, Ala. not
yet seven years old, has started an infant
school, and charges ten cents q month Tor
teaching little ones their A. b C.'s.
A SANTA Rosa (Cal.) man on returning
to his home in the suburbs one evening
lately was attacked by raccoons, and he
thinks he must have killed four or five in
the fight.
J.B. WELLS, Of Red Blun, Cal, cut down
a sound oak, and four feet from the butt,
in q little cavity inothe heart of the tree
were five small and healthy frogs. They
were little of in color, but all right.
LAST spring Mrs. Park, Of Liberty, Mo-.
lost gold ring in her garden. The
other day her son pulled up large sun
flower growing there, and tightly encir-
cling one Of the roots was the ring, through
which the root had grown.
MRs. CLAR1ssA Cox, Of Wakefield, Mass,
has just celebrated her ninety-ninth BIRTH
day. She has eight children living, four
ofwhom are over seventy years of age,
twenty-five grandchildren, twenty-five
great-grandchildren and one great-great.
grandchild.
A BEE-HuNTER Of Vermontville, Mich,
discovered bee tree in which the honey
was in a limb six inches in diameter and
sixty feet from the ground. The owner OF
the tree would not permit him to cut down
the tree, SO the hunter cut off the limb BY
firing seventy five bullets into it.
CHARLES E. CAuaHL1N and his wife, each
about seventy-ave years old, had no faith
in the banks of Philadelphia, and kept the
result of their years Of saving in a strong
box at the foot of their bed. A few days
ago when Caughlin opened the box to get
somo money he found none; $3,S92 had
been stolen, and the old folks are left des-
tituts.
SoRD1D speculation and tho: busin ness ol
barter has not yet squeezed all the poetry
out Of the souls Of the citizens Of Minue'
apolis. This is the way market report in
one Of the newspapers read: 'tCorn, the
friend alike of poet peasant and specula'
tor, lowered lovingly moment at forty
three cents, and then alighted with pink-
aoved feet on forty-four cents"
SEVENTEEN years ago, when Pat Mccoy,
Of Wilkesbarre, left his wife and went
West to make fortune, he was a very
spare man. The other day, when he re-
turned with few thousand dollars and a
weight Of two hundred and fifty pou.ds,
Mrs Mccoy refused to recognize him "a
her lean husband. She had not heard from
him during all his absence. Mccoy tahss
her refusal to recognize him much to heart
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04
VOLCANIC GLASS:
One of the Wonders of Yellowstone Park
Described by Prof. Iddings-
rWaslinefnn Snecial1

One of the Wonders of Yellowstone PARK
Described by Prof. Iddings-
Washington special]
Among the scientific papers which will
appear in the appendix of one of the forth
coming reports of the geological survey is
one by Prof. Joseph P. Iddings upon an
obsidian cliff of Yellowstone Park. This
cliff is an elevation half mile long by
from $50 to 200 feet high, the material Of
which, Prof Iddings says, els as good a
glass as any artifcially manufactured. "
Its colors and structure not only make il
highly interesting to the visitor, bat
furnishes to the scientific investigator
phenomena Of Importance. The cliff pre-
sents partial section of surface flow Of
obsidean which poured down an ancient
slope from the plateau lying east 1t is
impossible to determine what the original
thickness of this flow may have been. The
donse glass which now forms its lower por.
ton is from Is to 100 feet thick, while
the porous and pumiceous upper por-
tion has suffered from ages of erosion
and glacial action. A remarkable feature
Of the cliff is the development of prismatio
columns which form it's southern exxem.
fty. These are of shining black obsidi.n,
rising from the talus slope, and are from
fifty to sixty feet in height, with diane
ters varying from two to four feot. The
color of the material of this cliff is for the
most part jet black, but much of it is mot
tied and streaked with bright brownish.
red and various shades Of brown and olive
green. The brilliant luster Of the rock and
the strong contrasts Of colors with the
black are very striking. In places the
glass in the process of cooling has been
broken into small angular pieces, which
have been again cemented by the later
flow, producing many colored and bsau-
tiful breccia. In some places the material
shows fine satin luster. while in Others
deep golden sheen is noticeable which, un'
der the lens revolves itself into thin beams
Of red and yellow light. Through the
black and red glass are scattered dutl,
b1ueish gray patches and bands and rornd
gray and pink masses, the effect of which
is to still further vary the appearance and
beauty of the rock and make it the most
conspicuous and characteristic variety OF
volcanic lava known.
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04
ARMAGH.

Surgeon Major Hugh Gribbon died in
Armagh Jail on Nov. 2, from the effects
Of a buckshot w wound received in the leg
during the Belfast riots. He had. been
tried at Lulgan after receiving the
wounds for an assault previously com.
mitted on a policeman, and was
sentenced to one months imprison-
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04
ANTRIM.

On Nov. 2 t!ls Rev. r. r. Kane and
George II: Smith, the delegates sent out
by the Ulster Loyal Anti-Repeal Union
TO Canada and the United States, ar
rived at Belfast from Liverpool An
Orange deputaion met them at the
quay. During their tour they had ad-
dressed Is public meetings-24 in Can
ada, and in The United States.
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04
MINNESOTA & NORTHWESTERN
"THE WATERLOO ROUTE.'

St. louis 6, Kan. City exp. +8 10 A M II SO P M
Chicago Waterloo and Du- IT. 05 M T8 3OA M
buque eex............ ..... II O5 M f8 80 A M
Randolph, Northfield, Fari-
bault and Waterville &C.. "A 80 M t1120 Am
Dodge Center, Rochester,
Austin and Lyle accom-. "a 30 P NJ +llWAM
Z Daily except Sunday. Except Saturday.
z Except Monday.
NOTE-This is the only line running the ele-
CANT Pullman Buget sleeping cars between st.
Paul and Chicago.
W For tickets, sleeping car accommoda-
ST. PAUL-John L. Whelan, city ticket agent
1914 East Third street; Brown Knebel, ticket
agents, Union depot.
M1NNEAPoL1s-W. II. Gowenlock, No. 10
Nicollet hlock.
The only line in the Northwest running Pull
mans elegant buffet sleepers and Combination
sleeping and chair ears. Popular route to Chi
cago and the East. Short Line-St Louis,
t;i WORTH, Galveston, San francisco and ali Cali
fornia points, New Orleans and Florida.
Through to all points, south, east and west
without change of depots. No change of cars
between St. Paul and Chicago, st. Louis or
Kansas City. w: H. GOWENLOCK,
City Ticket Agent, 24 Hennepn avenue, Min
neapolis, Minn., and
JOHN T.. WHELAN,
City Ticket Agent, 1913 East Third street, St.
po11I Mimi
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04
DOWN

Mr.. Patrick Codyre of Galway was on
Nov. 4, presented with an address by
the town commissioners for his gallant
conduct in June last in rescuing man
from drowning in the Corrib under ex-
citing circumstances.
A splendid meeting was held on Nov.
l, in Gort. The very Rev. M. Fahy, of
Gort, presided. Speeches were made by
Messrs. John Dillon, William Redmond,
and David Sheehy, M. P.'s. Another
demonstration was held in Loughrea on
Sunday, Nov. l. The Rev. Father Egan
presided, and the above members, who
were making tour of the county, ad-
dressed the meeting. a meeting was
also held at Creagh Chapel, on
the Roscommon side, on the
same. date, where the members also
spoke.
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04
WESTMEATH.

Walshetown and Slanemore tenants
of Lady Nugent met in Mullingar re-
Gently to take action in dealing with the
agent Of the property. It was agreed
that in all matters which might arise,
the decision Of the majority be binding
on the minority. A resolution was also
adopted binding those present to abstain
from all communication with the land
lord or agent, except those appointed at
the meeting. 1t was agreed to demand
reduction Of 20 per cent.
WICKLOW.
Mr.. w. f. Littledale, of Dublin, has
recently made very liberal allowances
to tenants on his Whaley Abbey estate
in County Wicklow. In some instances
the allowance made was so per cent. off
the present rents. This, together with
a reduction Of 20 per cent. freely given
some years ago, and continued ever
since, is an example Of generous fair
play, which sensible landlords might
initiate in these times Of undeniable de-
preston.
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04

Dining cars, Pullman sleepers, elegant day
coaches, second:elass coaches, and emigDant
sleeping cars. between ST. Paul, Minneapolis
Fargo, Dak., and all points in Montana and
Washington territories. Emigrants are carried
out of st. Paul and Minnea polis On Pacific E1-
nress leaving daily at34 %. m,
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04

*Do not run west of Fargo on Sundays.
and Wahpeton, Dak., daily on jamestown ex-
press.
city Office, st. Paul, ,1e6 East Third street.
City Office, Minneapolis, No. 10 Nicollet House.
CHAS. S. FEE,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04

{ hicago Fast Express
from ChicagO, Mil
waukee,O ,Oshk Osh, Fond
du Lac and Neenah. 80.
Prentice and Ashl0nd.-.
Chippewa Falls and Eau
Claire Express ..-.....
Chicago Day Express
From Milwaukee, Chi
cago. Oshkosh, Nee
nah and Fond du Lac. /.
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04
Wisconsin Central Line.

The Palace, Sleeping and Parlo4: Car
Route to Chicago.
The Irish standard., 1886-12-04
RAILROADS..
Northern Pacific Railroad
NEW ssOWERLAND ROUTEl''
RAILROADS.,

Portland, Oregon, and the Pacific Northwest
The .sPioneer Line" between, St. Paul. Min
neapolis, MDerhead and Fargo, and the ONLY
line running Dining Cars and Pullman sleep
ers between those points,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-04
THE COLORED FOLKS.
The Effects of the Earthquake Shocks Upon
Them.

The Effects of the Earthquake shocks Upon
Them.
CHARLESTON, September st would
be simply impossible to eXaggeratc or to
depict in sufficiently descriptive language
the effect of the visitation of Tuesday night
on the colored people OF Charleston. There
never was until within the past few days
an opportunity of noticing public exhi-
bitiOn OF superstitiOus fear TO the degree
that has existed among al classes of the
cOlOred people since the shock of Tuesday
night They fled from their homes, and
rs they ran hither and thithcr through
binding clouds Ofpulyerized mortar which
was shaken from houses and arose again
.rom the streets, they filled the air with
DISMAL GROANS OF DESPAIR
and lamentations of terrified distress. As
usual with them in their funeral devOtions
the name of Jesus was most frequently
used and Us if supplicating God face to
face they shouted out in the very helpless
ness aud pathOs OF despair such sentences:
''Do, my Master Jesus, have mercy on
me-" 'Oh, sweet Jesus, save Inc save me;
Let me live through this night, dear God,
my Savior; Hold me up once more,
Thou blessed Christ, my Master and
other fearful supplications which intensi-
tied the horror of the situation and went
far towards
DENIORALIZING THE WHITE PEOPLE
who were rushing blindly hither
and thither. As usual the faces
of the white men and white women
in time of danger was a sight of sudden
Joy or gloom to many 4 poor wandering
colOred boy or girl who endeavOred to stop
their white friends rs they ran by in con-
fusion to supplicate they would remain
with them until Judgment was done. y
In many cases trembling girl sank
down on her knees and seized with frantic
energy the folds of some white ladies' dress
and failing to express their rterr0rs in words
with scarcely moving lips betokened that
that they wanted only the moral support
of q friend in the hour of distress and
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possible to tell, or even guess any way &C
curately at the number of casualties" "
''Have the reports of the disaster been
exaggerated"
mot bit of it. It would be impossi-
bic to put into words any description OF
the disaster and its effects My wife and |
spent two nights on the commons, as did
thousands Of other people. To depict
THE DREADFUL SCENE
would be beyond any mans powers. There
is not one house in ten that will not have
to be rebuilt. There was peculiar differ
ence in the manner i'll which brick and
frame buildings went under. The walls of
the brick buildings swayed and fell over,
while the buildings built of wood simply
collapsed"
Were there any peculiar conditions pre-
ceding the shocls?'
"Yes. 1t became terribly hot about
twenty minutes before the shock. 1t was
a peculiar scorching heat that | never felt
before. saw people on the streets taking
off their coats and vests rs they walked
along. Then there was rumbling noise. 1t
was like train of cars passing under 4
tunnel on the top of which one stands.
This rumbling and roar were followed by
the shocks and the terribly swaying move
ments and then the falling of walls.
On Wednesday all you could get to eat
was some canned goods. All the stores
were closed and all the hotels. No one
wanted to 90 into the houses to cook"
In leaving Charleston Mr.. Bennett no.
ticed on both sides of the track evidences
of volcanic eruptiOns. Phosphate, cOlOred
red and blue, and water had been forced
up.
CHARLESTON, S. c., September 8
At Joint meeting of the Charleston En-
change and Merchants Exchange to-day,
the following was unanimously adopted
To all Exchanges and Commercial Bodies:
Our banks, warehouses, cotton presses,
wharves, railroads, rice mills, and every
thing else necessary for handling business,
though damaged, are in working order.
We fear no further disturbances. The de-
struction of property will cause great dis
tress and suffering, but will not interfere
with the dispatch Of business.
A. w. TAFT,
President Charleston Exchange.
B. BALLNIAS,
President Merchants Errhdng'.
The Joint meeting also adopted reSOlu-
tions to apply to the President and Con-
grcSS for national loan TO aid the citizens
of Charleston in rebuilding the city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-04
THE NEW CERTIFICATES.
The Designs Said to be the Handsomest
Ever Issued.


WASHINGTON, September 3.-The new
silver certificates, in denominations of 81,
So, s. and $40, will be the most attractive
paper money ever issued. The silver GER
tifcates issued under the law Of 1876 were
rs unlike the greenback notes rs it was
possible to make them. They had upon
the back the word silver" in letters
large enough to run horizontally
clear across the note, and
the backs were printed i'll brown
ink The new certificates are printed with
the same color of inks on the back and face
as the greenbacks. The backs are engraved
with original designs i'll lathe work cover
ing the entire space except an ellipsoid in
the center, in which are the words i'll small
but plain letters United States Silver
Certificates: This certificate is receivable
for customs taxes and all public dues, and
when 80 received may be reissucd."
The blank spaces which have been left
upon the backs of the latter issues of green
backs or legal tender notes, and upon
former issues of silver certificates are To DE
filled up with lathe work in the new issues
because the distinctive fibre i'll the paper
which the blank spaces were intended to
show has been dispensed with, and in
stead thereof single blue thread is
run horizontally through the note. The
vignette of the one dollar silver certificate
is portrait of Martha Washington; that
of the two dollar certificate is an excellent
portrait of the late General Hancock; the
new ten dollar silver certificate has for a
vignettc well engraved portrait of the
late Vice President Hendricks. The
vignette for the new five dollar
silver certificate has not yet been
decided upon definitely, but it will prob
ably be portrait of the late Samuel j.
lildcn. The demands for the one and two
dollar certificates are very urgent and come
from all sections ofthc country. The plates
for the one dollar certificates will be ready
to print from in about ten days, and the
Treasury Department will be able to sup
ply all demands for this denomination by
the first OF October.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-04
Horse Thieves Captured.

Special Telegram To the Register.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va, September s.
Horse thieves have been committing de-
pradations near Burning Springs, Writ
county. A few nights since several horses
were stolen in the neighborhoOd, among
which was 4 valuable animal belonging to
Back Park. A clue to the thieves was
found and the trace followed up TO within
five miles of Arnoldsburg, where man
named Jake Smith and woman named
Susan Baker were found and captured.
The alleged thieves were taken to Burning
Springs, where they were given prelimin-
ary hearing before a justice, and in default
of the required bond were sent to jail.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-04
IT'S ERRAND PEACEFUL.
The British Squadron Ordered To Halifax
for the Summer.

The British Squadron Ordered Ia Halifax
for the Summer.
WASHINGTON, September 3.-The OF
tawa dispatch to the effect that Imperial
war ships are on the way to Halifax To as
sst in enforcing the fishing clause Of ISIS
is discrcdited at the State and Navy DE
partments Such force for such pur-
pose, it is said, would be a prodigal waste
of means. Very likely British
squadron is on its way, rs
is usual at this time Of
the year, 10 these waters. Formerly
the squadron summered in the West In
dies, but the danger from yellow fever led
TO the custom of making the summer rem
dezvOus in northern waters as is the c;rsc
with our own vessels fsuch is the fact
il is believed TO have no international sig
niticance.
The negotiations between this govern
ment and Great Britain with respect to the
three mile limit, whether from headland
to headland OF from following the sinuosi-
ties of the fishery question, are progressing
slowly, TO be sure, but with entire cordial
ity. They have been somewhat retarded
by the changes of government in Great
Britain and the necessity of starting in
anew with successive administrations.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-04
TIE RUMORED FIGHT.
The Acting Secretary Of War Takes NJ
Stuck I'm II.

The Acting Secretary of War Takes No
stock In II.
WAsHINGToS, September 3.--ln the alb
sence of official information on the subject,
Gen. Drum, Acting Secretary Of War, Is
inclined to disbelieve the report Of fight
between Mexican and our own troops who
are after Geronimo, and he expresses n
fervent hope that the report will prove 10
be incorrect. The condition 80 far AZ they
have been made known render the story
improbable, since the utmost cordiality
prevails between the Mexican Government
and Gen. Miles and the forces have been
cooperating quite harmOniOnsly. A de-
spatch was received from Gen. Miles this
morning stating that he would start the
Warm Spring and Chiricahua bands east
to-day, not 10 return to that reservation,
but no mention was made OF the capture
of Geronimo OF Of any conflict with the
Mexicans.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-04
THE NOBLE CRED MAN."
He Goes on the War Path Down In Wetzel,
and Trouble Ensnes.

He Goes on the War Path Down In Wetzel,
and Trouble Ensnes.
Special Tiegrdm 10 the Register.
BURTON, w. VA, September 3.-The
Red Men are again on the war path down
here, and there is good deal of excitement
over their latest exploits. Some time
last night party of dozen or two dis
guised men proceeded to the house Of Hen
~ Church, Sr., well-known batchelor
farmer, forced an entrance, beat Church in
q severe manner, and tarred and featheed
two females who were found in the house.
The mob then went to the house of Daniel
Anderson. on Rock Camp, took him from
bed and gave him forty lashes with hickory
withes. Not content with this, coat of
tar and feathers was also administered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-04
What Can Re Done.

By trying again and keeping up courage
many things seemingly Impossible may be
attained. Hundreds of hopeless cases OF
Kidney and Liver Complaint have been
cured by Electric Bitters, after everything
else had been tried in vain. So, don't
think there is no cure for you, but try
Electric Bitters. There is no medicine 50
safe, so sure and 80 perfect Blood Puri-
fer. Electric Bitters will cure Dyspepsia,
Diabetes and all Diseases of the Kidneys.
Invaluable in affections of the Stomach
and Fiver, and overcome all Urinary Diff
ficulties.
Large bottles only so cents at Logan &
Co.'S
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A HORRIBLE FATE.
Seven men Roasted Alive in a Burning |
House.

House.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, September s.
Word has been received here of a sickening
calamity which occurred about midnight
last night five miles and a half above
Sonestown, on the line of the
WillianspOrt and North Branch
railroad, where large number
of Hungarian laborers are employed on an
extension of the road. A shanty, in which
over twenty of these men lodged, caught
fire last night from the overturning of
stove while the men were asleep. Sixteen
men slept on the second floor. Those on
the first floor and all on the second floor but
seven succeeded in gettingout. The Others
were left to their fate and were roasted
alive in the burning shanty. Their charred
remains were afterwards found in the
ruins. The men who escaped were so
panic-stricken that they made no effort to
save their companions. The remains of the
seven dead were removed to SOnestown to
await the arrival of the Coroner from La
porte. The names of the victims have not
yet been received.