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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-24
TRADE BULLETIN.
New York Money and Produce sIarke
 Quotations.

New York Money and Produce Market
 Quotations.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Money closed at per cent. The highest rate vas 2l5 and the loves. 2. Exchange closed steady: posted rates, Is5ssls 4Si1a: actual rates, Isi34G iS5 for sixty days aud 4S6341IS7 for demand. Governments closed steaGy; currency Us, lO bid; ts, coup, i2tsl bid; 4lSs, do., 10.as bid.
 Pacific railroad bonds closed as follows: Union firsts 113@1 Union land grants, 1G36 IO6 Union sinking funds, 1lS@1a0; Centrais, 1l3g 1I6.
 The opening prices to-day were fractionally higher than those of Tuesday night, and the market continued strong throughout the morning with Richmond West Point and East Tennessee as the features. Trading was extremely dull, only 69 600 shares changing hands during the morning. Of this total +3 per cent was made up of transactions in Richmond and West Point. The highest prices of the morning were touched just before II o'clock when they were up 1s to 3Is per cent, the latter in East Tennessee first preferred and Memphis and Charleston preferred. Rich mond and Terminal preferred was the next strongest. and was up per cent. at the time named. In the hour to Eoon the market was ex- trenely dull, and prices reacted somewhat, but were still higher at midday than they closed on Tuesday. The market was even duller after mid day, but the tone continued strong, and prices steadily hardened to the close, when they were within a fraction of the best of the day. The ad- vance ranged from Is to 2Is per cent. The sales for the day amounted to 113, 40 shares
 General Markets.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-FLOCR-Closed dull, and without change; winter wheat extra. S2.ao@ 415; Minnesota do., S29005; city mill extra Si 45 @415; Ohio do., S2 9005 Southern flour closed dull; common to choice extra, S325@5.
 WHEAT-Options were moderately active and irregular closing weak and 1sG1sc. lower. Spot lots closed 1ac lower. Spot sales of No. red state at 9sc; No. 9 do., soc; No. red winter, 90c.; ungraded red, s9990c No. red winter, Feb. Ss5s@S91sc.; do., March, ss5sc. bid; do., April, 903sc. bid.
 CORN-options were dull and weak, closing Is 6S3sc lower. Spot lots closed dull, but steady. Spot sales of No. mixed at 61c.; ungraded mixed, 5906Oc; No. ? mixed, March, 59c.; do., April and May, 5S1Sc. bid.
 OATS-Options were moderately active and weak, closing at 1s@Ac decline. Spot lots closed closed dull, but steady. Spot sales of No. white state at 42@421ac.; No. 2 do., S9G 4oc: No, 2 mixed, March, s1as@I 7-lGc.; do., May, &L4@S71fc.
 RYE-Dull; state, .5c.
 PORK-Dull, but firm; mess, sl5.25 for old.
 LARD-Closed dull and heavy; cash, SS0a1f; March, S7.90; April, SS.01.
 SUGAR-Raw dull; fair refining, 534c.; 96 test centrifugal, 1-16c. Refined steady; cut loaf and crushed, 134c.; cubes, sc.; powdered, s9s i-iBc ] granulated,, g34c.; cpnfertioners' 4. y34o; ~ sN Gt,sSssa, si ss I1%s aslJ3 SsSs ~ o
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-24

Mrs. Garfield and Mol1ie Coming Home.
 LONDON, Feb. A.-It is stated that Mrs Garfield and her daughter, Miss Mollie, will return to America on the steamship Trave, sailing from Bremen.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28
Tenderness OF Mr.. COrliss.

Mr.. Corliss, the famous engine builder
OF Providence, not very long before his
death, had occasion to build IN addition
to his manufactory-a big 81" for addi-
tional machinery. To prepare the found
alton for this l. it was necessary to re.
move ledge of rock by blasting. The
men to do the work on the addition had
been employed and put ON the payroll:
the materials had been purchased and
brought to the building, and the work
of blasting had begun. The next morn
ing Mr.. Corliss passed by the place
where work was proceeding, when the
foreman in charge, knowing his interest
In pretty things, called him.
"See here, Mr.. Corliss,' snid he,
"here's birds nest that we've found,
and that's got to CO."
de showed the manufacturer a robin
sitting upon a nest that had been built,
fast and snug, in crevice of the rock,
among some bushes that grew there.
The bird flew off her nest rs the men
came near, and showed five blue eggs
that looked as if they had Just been aid.
"Can We move that nest somewhere
else Z" asked Mr.. Corliss.
'Tm afraid not, sir. We'd tear it to
pieces getting it ont, and it isn't ut all
likely that you could get the bird to go
to sitting again anywhere else. We've
got to so on, so we may as well rip it out
and throw the eggs away"
''No," said Corl;ss, Eve won't disturb
her. Let her bring out her brood right
there"
"Bnt we'll have to stop the work on
the building"
LET it stop, then"
And 80 orders were given that opera.
tons on the addition should be sus-
pended. They were suspended; and
the hands stood still, drawing their pay
for doing nothing, or next to nothing.
while the robin sat on her nest with her
air OF great consequence and jealous at
tentlon to business, and had her food
brought by her mate, and at last Matched
her brood. And then there were three
weeks more to go by, at the least, before
the young ones could fly. Corliss Wis
tied the nest frequently, not with any
uneasiness or impotence to have the
robin and the young ones out of the way,
but with genuine interest in their
growth. The old birds had all the time
they wanted; and when at last they had
sternly helped the clumsy, reluctant
youngsters over the edge Of the nest,
and they showed themselves able to ret
about on their own hook, orders were
given to resume the building operations;
and the dull boom of the gunpowder
tearing the rocks apart was heard where
the birds had peeped.- Boston Tran
script.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28

poor fellow, becoming desperate, got up
one night and, going into the stable,
"hooked" horse and started for home.
He rode the horse some distance and
then turned him loose and started on
afoOt.
In the meantime the livery stable
man found that horse was missing
and at once took out warrant charging
him with horse stealing and put an
officer ON the track of the fleeing boy.
AS matter of course it was not long be-
fore he was overtaken. He was arrested,
hauled back, indicted in the courts and
brought to trial, none of his friends or
family being informed Of his needs or his
trouble. He was convicted and sentenc-
ed to five years in the State PenIten-
tiary. Owing to his tender years the
Judge commuted his sentence to two
years.
The boy went to the penitentiary, and
there, by his bright ways and attractive
manners, he won the hearts Of all, and
after he had been there about six months
he was given TO understand that he
might get ont of the way, and he did,
making his escape and going back home
to Bristol. He at once apprenticed him
self to learn the brick mason's trade,
and in short time he became pro.
ficient workman, and gained many
ri ends by his industry and careful at
tention to work. He soon made the
acquaintance of charming lady on the
Virginia side, and the acquaintance
ripened into love, and the two were
married, the lady being of one of the
finest families of Southwest Virginia.
Young Denton soon became widely
known as a brick mason. He was en-
ployed on important works in Bristol,
Knoxville, Cleveland and in Chatta-
nOOga.
While at work here he took up quar-
rel i'll which another man spoke dispar
agingly of a lady, and gave the traducer
q trouncing. This was not relished, and
the party knowing something OF the
South Carolina affair, informed the
could be found. The record of the prison
showed that he had escaped, conse-
quently writ was issuel, extradition
papers We're obtained, and on the 18th
of April, sixteen years after the South
Carolina incident, he was taken back to
that State and again imprisoned, leaving
his wife almost heartbroken. He was
employed on the building of the new
water-works station when arrested.
But he had made hosts of friends
throughout East Tennessee, and hun
dreds of letters were sent to the Governor
of South Carolina through Altamont
Moses n mpmbar of tho South Carolina
Legislature, petitioning Denton's par
dom
The Governor extended his c1emency,
and telegram received by Mrs. Denton
from her husband announced that he
was at Augusta, on his way home. a free
man.
He subsequently arrived on Western
and Atlantic train, and there was great
rejoicing at his residence on Flynn
street. He will at once secure employ
ment, as he is considered one of the
most efficient workmen in the city.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28
Fruit Growers Alarmed.

Fruit growers in the great apple belt of
New York State, are writing to the State
entomoiogist in alarm. They are troubled
by the sudden appearance in the extern
sive pear orchard of Norman Pomroy.
OF Lockport, of the pear blight beetle
Inns pest is we'll known to orchard own.
ers but hos not visited New York State
IN several years. It is a small. dark
Drown insect which attacks pear. annie
and plum trees with equal yoracity. The
only remedy appears 10 be to cut off tho
blighted parts Of trees and burn them 0
This has been done at Lockport. but the
pest appears to be spreading, and Or
chard owners want to know what will
check it. Prof. Linter, the State entomo.
logist, says the present appearance of
the beetle has many new features. The
scientific name of the pest is Xvle5orus
pyri. It is described as boring either
up or down the branches of the trees
and dePositing its eggs singly at the
base OF the buds. In Che Lockport or
chards, however, the beetle girdles the
branches, leaving . burrow lined with a
grHybh secretion in which the eggs are
deposited. This addition to the former
knowledge of the beetles habits will be
noted with interest by scientists and
fruit growers alike. Tie appearances Of
the pest At the present ne Is very un-
fortunate, - Tho is th6 apple year. ,and
il IL feared that the beetle will not
his attentions to the pear or.
nhards.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28
Dor MATTERS.

The disagreement in district assembly
46, of the Knigh of Labor, in Nrw
York City, caused by the corduc: of Mas
ter Workman James Z. Quinn, which
Master Workman Powdcrly attempt, d
to adjust some time ago, has at last cul-
minated in split. At a meeting held
on Sunday, Quinn refused to open the
proceedings unless four men whom he
had expelled for insubordination, left the
room. AS they declined, Quinn and his
friends left the hall and established them
selves at another place taking the charter
with him. Delegates from 1873 local as
sembll,s went with him, and those from
81 assemblies remained. ID. A. 40 owns
Pythag' ras hall, but Quinn's opponents
are in "A majority in the board of trustees,
and they hold the fort. About five
hundred men, repre- senting the engineers.
iremen. brakemen and switchmen OF the
roads running out OF Chicago, ILL.,, held
meeting on Sunday the object of which
was to take polite Il action on questions
Of interest to the Ord,r. 1t was claimed
that those in the meeting represented
about 30, 600 voters throughout the state,
and they would hold the. balance of
power, as far as the legislature was con-
cerned AT meeting Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and Ere
men held at Pittsburg, Va, arrange
ments were made for grand union meet
ing of all lodges in tina, section, 10 be
held three days, commencing August
26th. Among those who will be present
are Chief Arthur, Grand Master Sargent,
Vice Grand Master Haunahan, Chairman
Hogue and Eugere Il. Dobbs. The OBJ
ject of the meeting is not known.
About 1000 Italians assembled in Kelly's
hall in Philadelphia, Pa, to protest
against the statements that had been
made that they were a pauper class, and
that the recently appointed committee
proposes TO investigate the matter. The
following r solutions were presented,
with long introduction in Italian.
and went through with a rush: This
meeting condemns the action of the Ital-
ian societies of immigration in humilia-
ing the name of Italy rs the land of
slaves aud padrones. That we are obey.
ing the laws of this glorious republic,
and pray and hope no law of ostracism
will be passed against our immigration.
as it is contrary to liberty and the civil
cation Of this country" The circular
which c,llcd the meeting together had
the flavor of revolutionary language about
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28
FATE WAS AGAINST HIM.
Torn from His Wife and Sent Back
to Prison Sixteen Years After Is
cape.
From the Chattanooga Times. |

A most interesting story Of how an
unprote ted boy was arrested for a crime
which he did not commit, sentenced to
imprisonment for term of v. ars, allow
ed to escape on account OF his tender
years, rearrested after sixteen years as
an escaped convict, and finally dischatg-
ed and acquitted a free and honorable
man, came to light recently. The de-
tails OF tins story furnish ample pointers
Tor novel founded on facts, aud will
doubtless some time lie used by some
enterprising fiction writer profitably.
During the late war a Confederate
soldier named Denton Sicd in prison.
He left widow and several children
living at Bristol, Tenn. Denton was a
working man and his family was left in
1naigent circumstances. Among the
children thus left was "Cam," as he was
called: Being a sprishtly boy he at
'racied the attention of a contractor
VINO lived In South Carolina, and finally.
on the promise OF the contractor to do a
good part by the boy, the mother con-
sented for him to go TO South Carolina.
ne went and remained with the con.
tractor for two years, during which
time he was very badly treated and at
tne END OF the time was thrown out of
ms employment. A lad, with no friends.
nundfeds OF miles away from home, the
poor hoy didn't know what to do.
rmaiiy he got employment and
tIomlses OF wages from q liveryman
ne remained in this place for a month
oi TWO, and on asking Sur pay he was
ncked aud cuffsd and cursed out The
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28
MONSTER BARBECUE.

Pearl Park, near Newman. Ga, was
the place where u most notable gathering
was held on Saturday, the 27th annivef-
sary of the first battle of Manassas, Va.
About $4,000 peop'c attended, and re-
union of the list, 7th and 18th Georgia
was held. Generals James Longstrcet,
'sTigen Anderson, p. NJ. B. Young, made
speeches, but the gems of the day were
by Judge VIM. Lowndes Calhoun, the
President of the Atlanta Confederate
veterans, and Rev. DR.. Hunnicutt, of the
1st Georgia infantry; the latter's advice
about taking means TO solve the labor
question was a thoughtful suggestion
and was very favorably commented on
by the farmerA
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28
DR.. SCHENCK'S
MANDRAKE PILLS

CLEANSE the mucous MEM
brancs OF the stomach and bowels Of all slime
and foreign matter. start the secretions, assist
digestion and assimilation. nutrify the blood.
They relieve the liver of congestion give it
chance to extract bile poisons from the
blood. TO make them into good bile, and to
secrete just what is needed. They do not
tear their way and irritate like most purga-
tves, but they treat all The surfaces and Or
cans. 50 that the entire system responds.
Ih-y .. bee. or scientific principles.
The, sc entirely rational and natural.
They always do what is claimed for them.
They wo.k on the system in the way claimed.
They work together for the greatest good.
They are rot like new and un;ried medicines.
They need no praise, but only simple men,
ton Of merit.
E%nr. Schenck's purely vegetable and
who'll: reliable family medicines are for sale
by all Druggists. Every package has neatly
printed directions for use. II you would
understand yourself send for DIR. Schencks
new Book on Diseases of the Lungs. Liver
and Stomach. Sent free. Address Dr. ].
II. Schenck & Son, Philadelphia. lt-
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28
WON LOVE AND MONEY.
Inc Romance OF a Printer Who
worked Years to Redeem Himself

Seven years ago in q quiet little coun-
try seat in Northwestern Iowa young
man about twenty Ave years of age was
employed as foreman in the office Of the
only village paper. He was man Of
dne education, good printer, a ready
and pleasing writer, leader OF the tenn
perance society, church member and a
Sunday school superintendent. He had
resided here several years and came to
have the full confidence of the people.
He was elected school treasurer of the
district and had at one time in his pos
session over $4,000.
A set of polished scoundrels set to
work to ruin the printer and rake in the
pot, says Frank Farrell in the st. Paul
Globe, They made their approaches
gradually, and before the young man
fairly knew what he %as about he was
drinking and gamb ing. He won over
800, became excited, went in heavy,
staked the $1,000 of school funds, lost
it, was carried home dead drunk and
woke up next morning o ruined man,
with the Iowa penitentiary staring him
in the face and torinented with unavail-
ing remorse and bad headache.
Some days after he was missing. Il
was thought at first he had been muir
dered; search was made far and near,
but his body was not discovered. A
month after he left his books were ex-
amined and inquiries made that showed
o shortage of about $1,000. The sheriff
rushed West, got on the trail of an i'm
f,,~.k.~o f111Nxxo1 l,vx, -
Texas, only TO find that he was chasing
the wrong man.
The printer had gone straight East
and never stopped travelling nor looked
back until he landed in the State of
Maine. He sought cut an inland town
off the line of railroad, went to work
a1ein rs foreman of q country printing
ONCE at $40 week, gave an assumed
name and commenced q new life.
He saved every dollar possible for over
five years and then wrote back to his old
Iowa employer promising to pay up
every dollar if he were not molested.
The bondsmen who had been left in the
lurch by his unceremonious departure
readily consented and by return mail
there came $1,000 from Maine to pay
back the lost money.
In less than seven years from the time
he left Iowa he had paid back every dol
lar with interest. Then he told the man
he had worked for all these years the
story in full, begged his forgiveness for
the deception he had been compelled to
practice, and further asked his daugh-
ter's hand in marriage. The request was
granted-the girl had several thousand
dollars in her own right which she in
trusted, as we'll as her own happiness, to
the man who had proved his integrity by
working seven years to redeem himself
from dishonor.
They were married, and Immediately
pulled out for Dakota, where the once
honored man and fugitive from justice
has recently bought and is to-day editing
and publishing under his own name one
OF the best weekly papers in all South
Dakota.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

A new steamer, the Empress, on the
Dover Calias route, is expected to cross
the English channel in fifty minutes.
Late observers havo found that tho
temperature of wiro conveying cleo
tric currents varies with the air pres.
surcs surrounding it.
Experiments at Capo Town. Africa,
In signalling with electric light reflect
ed from tn, clouds, were a complete
success. Experiments were also made
with vessel at sea with the result Of
flashing signal fifty milos away.
The thistle at the Antipodes seems to
attain a most vigorous growth. liz
root pcnetrates depth of from twelve
to twenty feet. and this root, even when
cut into small pieces, retains vitality,
each root producing new plant.
Professor Schmidt, German scientist.
has hit upon tho plan of cutting off
pieces of living sponge and planting
them in a suitable place in the sea, as if
they were willow twigs. In this way
he ha, succeeded at the end of three
years in producing 1000 spongcs, at
cost Of SIS.
An approximate idea of the amount
Of manganese contained in steel can DO
ascertained by means of tho magnet. A
magnet capable of lifting thirty pounds
Of idinary steel or iron will only lift
few milligrams ii tho metal contain
twenty per cent. of manganese. Sc
small a quantity as eight per cent. of
manganese will nearly reutralize the
magnetic attraction.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28

TWAS early in March, long years ago.
when one of the pioneer settlers of Ok
ford County, Maine, made up his mind
to move his family from Massachusetts,
to that favorite region. He Lad seven
little ones, and feared they could not
endure so long q journey and the pierre
ing cold. How do you think he took
care of tbema The fi1her obtained from
q neighbor a great basket, IL feet by 6
and feet high. It was fitted ON an OK
sled, and was made for the purpose of
transportinAgrasss seed. The seven little
ones were picked in straw in this basket,
like 30 many kittens or pigs, and made
the journey safe and warm. The basket
il yet preserved by the pioneers de-
scepdsnts.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28

templated suicide?' You horrify me, Mrs.
p. Tell me about it," IL was suffering from
chronic We kness. l believed myself the
most unhappy woman in the world. | looked
ten years older than | really was, and fe I
twenty. Lite seemed TO have nothing in il
worth living for." 81 have experienced oil
those symptoms myself. Well!" "WeIl,
m ssOn of a deed which shudder TO think of.
A friend advised me to take DIR. ri, rce's Fa-
vorite Prescription. did so. In an incredibly
short time felt like new b ing. The Pre-
scripiion' cured IN ., and | owe DR.. Pierce q
debt of gratitude which can never repay"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28
A Heavy Domestic Expense

Customer-''Some children's shoes,
please
Dealer-"Yes, sir. Now. there 10 an
excellent make of shoe. How old is the
childf'
Customer with . sigh)-'Childi /
have nine of EN-. SHOW mo to the
Wholesale department, "-lNsw York 6sn.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28

II so'you are the case we want the address of
We charge You nothing for a trial bottle We
cure nine cases ont of ten II chronic consti-
patton, diseases of the urinary organs, liver
and kidney troubles, malaria and all brain
and nerve troubles. Agents wanted in esery
town. The postage on one bottle is - cents.
We leave it with you to sendit or not We
shall cure you if you give it trial II con
tains no poison. Address the Hart Medicine
Company. Unionville. CT.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28

DR.. Perce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets are
Preventive rs well scurative. few o. the o
Little Giants, taken at the light time, with
little expe Sc and no ifcnnvs fence, will ac-
complish wha' many dollars and much sacri-
flee of time will fail to do after Disease on, q
no DIS you with his iron grasp. Constipation
relieved, the liver regulated the Blood puri-
fed, will for ify against fevers and all con-
tacious diseases. Persons intending travelling,
changing die I, water and climate, will find in
valuable. DIR. Pierre : Pleasant Purgatve Pei
lets. In walls convenient to carry.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28
From the Ex.Prcaident Of tho New York
State Senate.

STATE OF New YORK, SENATE CHAMBER,
ALABNY, March II, lss6. !
I have used ALLCOCK's Porous PLAsTERs in
my family for the past five years, and can
truthfully say they are valuable remedy and
effect great cures. | would not be without
them. have in several instances given some
to friends suffering with we TX and lame backs,
and they have invariably afforded certain and
speedy relief, They cannot be too highly COM
mended. EDMUND l.. PITTS.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28

III all so-called remedies have failed. Dr
sasc's Catarrh Rem, dy cures.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28

GreeiI apples for greener youths are here
Look out for the children.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-28

DIX L. LlDDELL tenders his professional
services to the people of Rayvile and sur
rounding neighborhood.
The Doctor will be found at his Office. for
merry occupied by L. c. Montgomery, on the
northeast corner of the court house square, OF
at his residence in RHYMES addition 10 Raw
Vile. ON same street, 500 yards south, unleS
professionally engaged.