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NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
SHORT NEWSY PARAGRAPHS
FOR HURRIED READERS.
Condensed cabIegrams and Tcie-
graphic Dispatches Boiled
Down--The World at
Large.

A dangerous $5 silver certificate is in
extensive circulation in the West.
The Pope is displeascd because of the
Misrepresentation of his views on the
Irish question. The misstatements he
SAYS that have been circulated have great
ly increased the difficulty of his work OF
conciliatiug England and Ireland.
A collision occurred at Cisco, Cal, be-
tween two freight trains. Two engines
were attached to the trains, and all four
of the engines and number of cars were
badly wrecked. Engineer John Pickcns
was killed instantly, and several Others
injured
Ex-Gov. Horace Fairbanks, of Yer
mont, died at the Fifth Avenue Hotel III
New York. He vcntured out in the
blizzard in close carriage, but, with his
naturally weak lungs, he caught cold,
which rapidly grew worse, and developed
into pneumonia, from which he died.
The local branch of the National league
in Mansion House ward, in Dublin, Ire
land, passed resolution condemn
ing Mayor Hewitt, of New York, fol-
ItluSluG w ulioW ttlt llioIi iittSs w w
hoisted on the city hall on st. Patrick
day and declaring that such refusal was
,n insult to the race throughout the
world.
The low lying districts along the banks
of the rivers Elbe and Vistula, in Ger
many, are inundated. The village of
Dornitz is isolated in the midst of a
great lake A number of soldiers from
the nearest garrison, after arduous effort,
succeed in reaching there with supply of
food for the inhabitants, but fifteen of
them were drowned in the attempt to
reach their destination.
Keelys secret of the manipulations of
bis mysterious motor, which he has
guarded so securely for many years, in
spite of the efforts for disclosure made by
dissatisfied stockholders of the Motor
Company, is at last to be divulged.
Judge Finletter handed down an opinion
in Philadelphia, Pa, in the suit brought
by Bennett G. Wilson, who claims to
hold an assignment of Keely's motor in
vention, made to him in 1869, which
grants an order for the inspection of all
the motor machines as made by keely,
and compels him to explain the theories
of their workings to Wilson and such ex
perts as may be named.
The Burlington company will shortly
begin legal proceedings in Chicago, ILL.,,
to compel the Northwestern and st. Paul
roads to handle 90" freight. The three
companies are the only ones still refusing
an interchange of traffic, all the other com
panies having lifted the boycott. The
Burlington began legal proceedings re-
Gently against the Wabash & Western at
st. Louis. The latter road backed down
before the case went into court, and is
now handling Burlington cars. There
are rumors that the Rock Island, North
western and st. Paul companies have en-
tered into an agreement with the Broth
erhood not to touch 90" freights until
compelled to by the courts.
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Babies for Crocodile Bait.

"Babies wanted for crocodile bait.
Will be returned alive"
Ii newspapers abounded in Ceylon as
much as crocodiles do, advertisements
worded like the foregoing would be COM
mon in their want columns. As it is, the
English crocodile hunter has to secure
his baby by personal solicitation. He is
often successful, for Ceylon parents, as
rule, have unbounded confidence in
the hunters, and will rent their babies
out to be used as crocodile bnit forna
small consideration.
Ceylon crocodiles suffer greatly from
ennui. They prefer to lie quite still.
soothed by the suns glittering rays, and
while away their lazy lives in medlta-
tion. But when dark brown Infant
with curling toes sits on q bank and
blinks its eyes at them, they throw off
their cloak of laziness and make their
preparations for delicate morsel of
Ceylonese baby humanity. When the
crocodile gets about half way up the
bank, the hunter, concealed behind
some reeds, opens up fire, and the hun
CRY crocodile has his appetite and his
life taken away at the same time. The
sportsman secures the skin and head of
the crocodile and the rest of the car
cass the natives make use of. =
This way of securing crocodiles might
be objected to by American mothers.
The American infant imagination might
be shattered by the devouring gaze of
healthy saurian who hasn't had his
dinner; but we are creditably informed
by certain English crocodile hunters
that the average Ceylon infant displays
passive indifference to his advances,
and that the only thing that frightens
him is the report of the gun.-PaD Mall
Gazette,
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Captain George B. Leavitt of Deering,
Me-, who has passed two winters at
Point Barrow, in the Arctic ocean, thus
describes the climate there: SIN the
summer months, which are July and
August only, butterflies and bumble-
bees are common here. These are not
the only insects to be found here; flies
are plentiful, and mosquitoes are SC
numerous and large that they drive
herds of deer into the water for shelter
from their torment. This may seem a
little drawn for an Arctic story, never
theless it is strictly true. The coolest
day during the winter of 1867 the
mercury was SO 1 2 degrees below zero,
and the warmest the past summer n
degrees above"
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How a Woman Would Propose.

think it would be funny to hear a
woman propose to man. L wonder
how she would do it.
81 think you're the incest man | ever
saw, and-I never loved anybody before
but, well-of course-I could marry
plenty. There's Harry Thompson-and
MIR. Jones-I know they would-if l.
but I'd rather have you than anybody" +"
"When shall the wedding day be9"
"Let me see: the 21st-as I've got to
go to a wedding on the 15th-I think it
will be the 15th--I don't know. And
then there's Mrs. Wilkerson's german
on the Goth, and the ball on the Odd.
Perhaps about the 29th--if Mary Faral-
lones doesn't give her garden party.
Let us say some time next month, dear
est +"
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The lumber trade of Oregon and
Washington Territory is one of the
domestic industries which is sure to
profit by the completion of the Mica
ragua canal. Even now that the voyage
from Portland to our Atlantic seaboard
is five or six months in length, occa-
sional cargoes are shipped around the
Horn. In 1866 Oregon and Washington
exported six million feet of lumber, in
1887 eight times as much, and when
this vast timber bearing region is
brought thousands of miles nearer
Philadelphia, New York and Boston by
the opening of the canal, a wonderful
impetus will be given to its develop
ment.
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WM. O'BRIEN'S ADDRESS.

Editor William O'Brien addressed the
Ponsonby tenants at Youghal, Ireland,
recently, and afterwards attempted to
hold the meeting, which has been pro
claimed by the government. lie mount
ed car with the intention of addressing
the people, but was seized by policemen
and dragged to the ground. The police
then charged upon the crowd with drawn
batons, and a serious melee ensued.
O'Brien escaped to the priests house.
and subsequently harangued the crowd
in stable.
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A Maine Girl's Invention.

The story of one Portland girl de-
serves to be recounted. This is of Miss
Helen Blanchard, now resident of
Philadelphia, who was specially gifted,
and who succeeded in field commonly
line intellect. She is of an inventive
mind, and with passion for mechani-
cal contrivance from her childhood
Naturally she was foreordained to in
vent something, and she did it. The
something, or rather the first thing she
invented, was an attachment for sewing
machines to sew' 'over and Lover" stitches.
The story that was told of her runs to
the effect that one day, while at work at
sewing machine, she got out of patience
with the way it worked, and III passion
kicked it over, with the remark that she
conld make a better machine herself.
Straightway, continues tho veracious
chronicler, she proceeded to invent the
"over-and-over" attachment.
In point of fact, the account thus Civ
en- is largely myth. Miss Blanchard
did not and does not kick sewing ma
chimes, but she did very decorously and
properly, after long and careful study,
invent the "over-and- attachments,
and obtained patent on it. This laid
the foundation for the large fortune
which it is pleasant to be able to say she
now enjoys. She owns large estates, q
manufactory, and many patent rights.
Her fortune, royalties and income, with
out venturing statements accurate
enough to be impertinent, may be de-
scribed in the fluent language of the di-
vine nOvalist or sensational reportar as
'.beyond the widest dreams of avarice."
She earned it all herself. She had no
assistance from any one. and hired
money at % per cent. to pay her first.
Patent Office fees. ~
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TOM VOOLFOLK.

Jailer Birdsong, of the Macon, Ga, Jail
hearing a noise in Murderer Woolfolk's
cell, quietly Investigated, and found that
Voolfolk with a saw, made from watch
spring, had sawed off his double irons.
This is the third-almost successful at
tempt-the murderer has made to get
away.
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An old gentleman, said to be 103
years of age, has just pre-empted eighty
acres of land in Pasco county, Fla, and
proposes to break it in and farm it him
self. He is we'll preserved and native
Of Florida.
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There will be an exhibition in Paris
next year intended to illustrate all the
religions Of the earth, past and present.
Idols, manuscripts, and all tangible
symbols Of religions will be shown in a
museum building. which it is expected
will cost 5000, 600.
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THE LATE EMPERoR's wEALsH

The late Emperor Williams will shows
that his total savings do not exceed $12,
500, OOO The larger portion of property
is left to increase the crown treasure or
the general fund of the crown, estab-
lished by his father. The remainder is
divided among the Empress Augusta,
Emperor Frederickand the Grand Ouch
ess of Baden. Babelsburg castle and
and Coblentz palace are bequeathed to
the Empress Augusta.
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There are two sisters between so an
60 years old, living near Dalton, Ga,
who have not seen each other for six
teen years, although they live only four
miles apart and are on perfectly friendly
terms
The gale., 1888-04-07

The Kentucky legislature has empow-
cred the deacons of the Methodist
church to elect ushers upon whom shall
be conferred full police authority to
maintain order during tho services.
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"TH1s," said Joughnes, looking at the
wagons containing the wild beasts IN the
procession of one of the numerous great
est shows, sis the nineteenth century,
but we find animals right here at home
living in the darkcages." (Read rapidly,
please. -Norrist0un Herald.
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"TAR HEEL" FARMERS.

The executive committee of the North
Carolina Agricultural Society met at Raj
eigh, N c., aud fixed October 10th to
10th as date of the next state fair.
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Under the auspices of the New York
school of navigation training ship for
the proposed naval reserve will start on
a cruise next summer, with prominent
yachtsmen as the ships company.
The gale., 1888-04-07

A SUBSTANCE which resembled sulphur
fell with rain at Gracias, Honduras. in
December, and foated ON the surface of
the ponds and other receptacles in which
water was collected.
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James Albert, the winner of the six days
walking match in New York city, made
speech in which he expressed the belief that
total abstinence from Intoxicating drinks
was the prime factor in his success. The
New York Sun says: His bit of oratory
made good temperance appeal"
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THE ENGINEERS AFRAID OF IT

A. c. B. & @. freight car came into
Atlanta, Ga, over the East Tennessee
road, and was sidetracked, as no engineer
would pull train to which it was at
tached.
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DR.. Richardson afflrms that inn-keepers,
publicans, and barkeepers have in London a
higher death-rate than any class except
hackney-coachme
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fling of Belgium has devised the
ous attempt to introduce rail-
fnto Morocco by sending the sultan
bmploto railway train with lot of
Ais as present.
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i One hundred years ago gentlemen of
the English court were wearing poppy
colored satin suits, embroidered with
spangles and gold. Tawdry finery made
a gorgeous effect.
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4 It is estimated that in the past ten
years North Carolina has expended
So, 600, 900 for commercial fertilizers,
while the value of the crop has been
only $15, 600, 600.
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war, 96f minss in Victoria,
that ic cost So, 8s5, $50
H0,618 worth of gold in
a IT year. Not q very largo
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The woman question: w
you going to trim it with 3.
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01r Gosny
PUBL1sHEDn :

Introduction
The Russiatountry.
the aooth an@9
oi ChristianHunion in Boston
I'D that of 1887
At a redo went into the late
reside9hth never returned.
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A Badge swindier Comes to Grtes.

New YORK, Aug 9.-Several days ago, Chair
man Brice. of the national Democratic campaign
committee. received . letter from Postmaster
Mills. of Mason. Ill, asking as to the authorize
ton of q certain national badge company, of
No. Is Broadway, this city, to solicit funds for
Democratic campaign expenses. The post
master enclosed a circular from the badge COM
pany and an alleged newspaper clipping. show
ing the necessity Of postmasters contributing to
be retained in Office. Mr.. Brice notified Mills
that the company was q swindle. Inspector
Byrne took up the case and found that there
was no badge company at the address given, but
that an individual named Joel T.. Smith had an
office in the building and had q large daily mail
smith Was arrested on Wednesday and con.
fessed. He arrived here recently from Denver
and eoncocted the scheme. He got the address
of $50 postmasters aud sent out the circular and
clippings. He has been quite successful.
Smith is about ffty-two years old and married.
He was held for examination 10 police court to-
day. z
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Baldwin University, at Beres, o., has just
been given an estate valued at $50. 900. The
transfer vas made by the widow of the late
Lyman Baker, OF Berea. In return Mrs. Baker
will get an annuity from the trustees o. the col
lege.
A Columbus & Eastern passenger train ran
into the rear Of the Cincinnati & Muskingum
Valley freight at Darlington Thursday. result
ing in badly damaging the Columbus & Eastern
locomotive and in breaking up several cars of
the freight train. Nobody was hurt.
During Q saloon brawl at Soho. Penn, last
night, Anthony Sheridan was shot and fatally
wounded by Thomas Murray. The two men
were iron-workers and quarreled because Muir
ray accused Sheridan Of having secured his dis
missal from Moorheads iron-works. Murray
Is in Jail
Thomas NJ. Haines, the defaulting cashier Of
the Atlantic & North Carolina railroad, was ar
rested yesterday at Chicago. The arrest was
made upon q telegram received frow Washing
ton Bryan, president of the railroad. II is not
known how much Haiues took from the compa-
ny. When arrested he was about to leave for
Milwaokao
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A VALUABLE ACQUISITION.
The Hon. Cherries Voris and the Goo,
Work He Is Doing in Illinois.

The Hon. Charles voris and the Good
Work He Is Doing in Illinois.
Special to the Indianapolis Journas.
NATION. Ills. Aug. "a largely attended
political meeting was addressed in the opera
house tonight by Hon. Cnas. Voris. of Wind
sor. who made one of the best speeches that has
been delivered here during the campaign. In
all past campaigns he has been a Democrat, but
now he is strong for Harrison and Morton and
private Joe. and the way he ex-
posed the civil-service humbug and
treats the tariff issue are very effective
arguments for the Republican nominees. He is
stumpine this section generally in the interest Of
the Republican candidates as a matter of princi-
pie. and his truthful arrangement of the Demo-
cratic party. which he pr owes by documentary
evidence from Democratic sources, is stronger
than any Republican has yet done. In Mr..
Voris's homo there are so far known to DO
twenty-sevsn Democrats pledged to vote for
Harrison aud protection. He was q member of
the Illinois LEGISLATURE for three terms, is q very
fluent speaker, and makes an address that no
Democrat can take offenss at nor disprovs . sim
gle statement.
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line. Father Fisher re-sntersd the cell and the
door was closed for some time. Upon
it's being reopened the reverend
gentleman, who, meanwhile. had pc
rused and approved the document given
above, hastily loft the building, stopping long
enough to cay that the condemned man had
made his final confession. The nature of this.
Father Ethan added, ne was not at liberty, under
his solemn vows. to disclose. Once more left alone
save for the desth-watch, Maxwell buried him
self in the perusal of Thomas q kempis."
which he has read aud re-read since his incarcer-
alton. After he had turned . score OF pages,
however. . wearied look settled on MS
face. and he threw il to one side. His next
move was to light another cigarette, and. this
accomplished, he paced his narrow cell Tor
fifteen minutes. 1t was now within q few
moments Of ] o'clock, and with
the remark to the death watch. II feel
sleepy" he Invested himself OF hif outer cloth
ing. retaining bis underwear, and threw himself
upon the cot. For a few moments he moved
YEARLY from side to side, but within o quarter
of an hour be was sound asleep.
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A Pluclxy Seven-Year-O,d How

EVANSVILLE, O., Aug. 9.-Cressie, the seven
year-old son Of Austin Coombs, took q revolver
from his fathers desk yesterday while alone in
the house, and while playing with 1t accidentally
discharged il, the ball taking effect in his abdo-
men. On his mothers return she Questioned
the boy, who admitted having discharged the
revolver, saying nothing OF the injury to him
self. having been forbidden to touch the revol-
Yer. Hewa s chastised. standing the punish
mept without a whimper. Shortly afterward
he slipped away to a room up stairs and changed
his clothes the ones he wore being clotted with
blood from the pistol wound. Toward noon he
began to feel sick. and going 20 a side room. lay
down upon the floor. Upon being called, shortly
afterward. to get some wood, he replied that he
could not, and that he was sick. His mother,
going to hin, noticed for the first time that his
clothes wers saturated with blood. After an
examination she surmised the truth. and upon
close questioning the boy admitted that he had
shot himself This was not until some three
hours after he accident The boy at last re-
ports was sinking.
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Another Lie Nailed.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis journal:
In the Indianapolis Sentinel Of Aug. z l no.
ticed an item from Rochester headed, 1.-Two old
soldiers for Cleveland and then continues to
narrate the recent conversion of. Charles Foster
and Albert McElvaine, Of Richland township,
Fulton county. to Democracy. Now the Senti-
mel reporter lied purely and simply when he
said thsse men were formerly Republicans. I
know them well, ana can truthfully state that
they are both Democrats of long standing. The
Sentinel speaks Of these men as old citizens
when the facts will not warrant any such asser-
ton. Albert McElsaire has been a resident Of
Fulton county about one year, and previous to
that time was regarded as a citlZen-at large of
the United States. Charles Foster has resided
here about two years. and has been q Democrat
all his life. IS any one of his acquaintances can
testify. This. however. is about as near the
truth as the Sentinel gets 10 this campaign.
That delectable sheet seems to invite untruths
for publication by its wholesale system of fabri-
cation. HARRISON WALKER
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A Parade Last Night.

New YORK, Aug. 9.-The projectors and man.
ayers of the demonstration to Mr.. Blaine felt
that delegations from out Of town should not be
kept here another day for the parade. and a re-
viewing stand having been erected at Madison
Square. it was tonight fully occupied and the
parade took place. If Mr.. Blaine arrives to-
morrow there is little doubt but that an
other demonstration will be held to-
morrow night. The stand itself was
crowded. but the small space set apart for the
distinguished guests was kept clear, for, al
though MIR. Blaine had not arrived, Hon. Levi
P. Morton, candidate for the vice presidency,
was there and took the Maine statesman's place.
Early In the evening Gen. W. F. Shafer, who
resembles Mr.. Blaine TO a remarkable degree,
came oG the stand, and as he stepped for
cheer. AS the head OF the procession
reached the stand Mr.. Morton assembled.
accompanied by Walker Blaine. T. l.. Woodruff,
Leonard Hazeltine. General Barnum, Senator
Quay. Van Rensselaer, Cruger. General john
". knapp, Bernard Blglin. Police Commissioners
McCabe, II. w. Warren. Gen. N. P. Banks, DIR.
Loring, of Massachusetts,. Senators Griswold,
Perry III Carson (colored), member of the ma
tional committee from the District of Columbia:
Chase. of Rhode Island; Gen. D.. F.
Burke. of the old Irish brigade;
Patrick Ford. Austin Ford and Gen. Kirwiu.
AS the procession reached the stand and each
battalion caught sight of Mr.. Morton, loud
cheers went up for the candidate for Vice-presi-
dent, whose presence for the time being dissi-
pated the disappointment caused by Mr.. Blaine's
non-arrival. The New York Republican Club.
headed by Cappa's Band. passed the stand in
review and then drew up on the other side OF
the roadway and halted. The rest of
the procession passed, giving a march
ing salute. There was no speech
making. and as soon as the procession
reached Twenty-third street 1t disbanded. Tho
absence of Mr.. Blaine did not perceptibly affect
the number of p~sraders. Eor did the enthusiasm
along the line of march seem in any way damp
ened by the fact that the distinguished states
man would not bs present to review the men
who turned out in such large numbers
to do honor to him. A noticeable feat
ure of the parade was the fact that
the organizations composing it had seemed
to lose sight of the fact tina. il was intended as
a reception solely to Mr.. Blaine. and regarded it
as both a ratification and reception. The nu-
merous banners carried bore no allusion to him,
except in rare instances. and cries of mo. no,
no. free wool" mo, no. no. free trade liar.
rison aud Morton. too" were head all along
tho line. The old cry of 'Blaine," Blaine
flames G.. Blaine" was seldom heard. A
feature of the paraders was the unanimity
with which the national colors were displayed.
Flags, badges. banners. hat-bands and in many
cases neckties were made conspicuous by the
p~redominance of the colors red. white and blue.
All along the line OF march, from the place Of
formation, near Central Park. to Twenty-third