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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

Two young sons of George Harrington and
Harrison Loomis, Of West Springfield, Mass,
were drowned while bathing near their home
Ex-MAYoR VRooA has been chosen as
United States District-Attorney Of New
Jersey.
CONSIDERABLE damage was done in New
York and suburbs by an electrical storm,
which was especially severe on Long Island.
AN accident in quarry near Birmingham,
Conn.,, caused the death of two men.
WoRKMEN were engaged upon trestle un-
der a bridge at Napleton, Penn, when car
loaded with hugh blocks Of stone fell ON six
Of their number and crushed them into the
Juniata river. fifty feet below. Three were
instantly killed and three crippled for life.
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Sketch Of His Life.

General Phillip Henry Sheridan was born
IN Somerset, Ohio, on March 6, 1881, in a
honse that is still standing near Columbus
street in that town. His parents were Irish,
and had come to America three years before
his birth. He began to earn living Tor
himself IN 1sa4 as clerk IN a dry gooos
store.
He rot on well till he read that there was
vacancy at West Point from the Somerset
djstrict. So he sat down, without asking any
body's advice, and wrote General Ritchie, the
Congressman, a plain, homely application
The General knew the sheridans well, and d 50 So
Ave wears to graduate. because he was
dropped a year for thrashing an upper class
mate.
he received his commission as brevet sec
ond lieutenant July /, 1853, and soon after
ward was sent to Texas. In 1883 ne began
his active life as soldier, having peen
ordered to the Pacific coast to take part IN
the campaign against the Yakima Indians
in Washington Territory.
At the battle Of the Cascades, March 70.
1855, he gave his first evidence of that mill
tary genius which afterward made his name
CONSPICUOUS among the leading captains OF
the worlds history. The Indians had at
tackled the block-h at the Cascades Of the
Columbia, and the force within, although
outnumbered and hard pressed. held out.
Sheridan led the advance OF the iorce ana
rescued the beleagured garrison.
In the meantime he had been promoted 10
the rank of Captain. receiving his commits.
sion at Yarn Hill in Oregon. In the tal! OF
1851 1851, as Captain of the Thirteenth lnfantry, ~
he was ordered from the Northwest 10 tne
Southwest and then was assigned to the Po-
sftion of Chief Quartermaster OF the Army
of Southwest Missouri. In the Pea ridge
campaign he had charge OF the transports.
tion and supplies, and took no active par' in
the engagement.
Then Sheridan went away to the Corinth
camnaign as quartermaster to General Hal.
SecE Finally the Governor Of Michigan gave
him his first fair chance 70 develop his hghs.
ing ousiiti 8 by mixing him a Colonel OF tne
Second cavalry OF that State. o.,, ~
Sbsridan,s earliest exploits as Colonel OF
4hs ~, Second I Michigan Cavalry occurred three
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Washington.

THE President has nominated Captain
Winfield Scott Schley to be Chief OF the
Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting with
the rank Of Commodore.
A STATEMENT prepared at the Treasury
Department shows that there was net de-
crease Of 81, ,497, TIC in the circulation during
July, and q net increase Of $18, lo3, ,223 IN
money and bullion in Il . Treasury. The
total circulation is 81 1858. lS I,092.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has approved the
act making Decoration Day legal holiday
in the District of Columbia and the act to
extend the leave Of absence of employees OF
the Government printing Office to thirty
days each year.
SHOULD the bill granting Mrs. Irene Ruck'
er Sheridan, widow Of General Sheridan, 9
pension of $4,000 per annum, introduced in
the Senate bY Mr. Farwell, become Q
law, it will be the only case where this
amount is given to any person except 8
widow Of an ex-President OF the United
States.
The question of the successor to General
Sheridan in the command OF the army has
been settled by an order directing General
Schofield, the senior Major General, to take
command.
THE President has approved the act for the
erection Of an appraisers warehouse in
Chicago and the act for the relief OF certain
settlers upon the school lands of Washing
ton Territory.
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South and West.


EMANUEL JAMES killed his brother John at
Sandford, KY. during quarrel about sheep.
The father Of the James boys shot and killed
his brother twenty-one years ago.
MRS. MCLAUGHLIN AMI her two sons were
killed by lightning in their house at Halle
wood, MINI.
Mr.. JOHN ROBINSON, the veteran show.
man. has died at his home in Cincinnati in
the eightieth year Of his life. He spent al.
most his whole life in the management Of
circuses, being succeeded by his sons within
the past few years
BLACKSTONE, a thriving town Of 1900
inhabitants, in Virginia, has been almost
completely destroyed by fire.
EDWARD SHAFER and Josiah Smith, old
enemies, quarreled at picnic in Leather
wood, w. Va. Shafer stabbed Smith fatally,
and when Miss Smith tried to defend her
brother she, too, was killed.
A DISASTROUS storm has visited the cen.
tral section of Missouri. Crops were greatly
damaged and the losses on town property are
heavy. In the vicinity of Glasgow crops are
injured fifty per cent, while the damage to
dwellings and business houses will exceed
$4,000. In Saline county the damage will
reach S300,000. The loss at Norbone and
vicinity reaches 100000. At Slater the
Baptist church and two business houses were
destroyed.
In the Choctaw Nation a family named
Myers-man, wife and two children-were
murdered ten days ago on the Red River,
forty miles above Denison, Texas, by band
of half breed marauders.
Two hundred imported Italian laborers on
the new railroad at Findlay, Ohio, have been
placed on cars for shipment back to Italy.
HERMANN KEMPNER, Otto Bergman and
Edward Hogenbaum, all young boys, were
shot and killed by a man named Roder, at
Quincy, H., while robbing his apple orchard
CHARLES PERKINS, a noted horse thief
and murderer, shot and killed two deputy
marshals and citizen at Marshalls Ferry,
Indian Territory, while they were attempt-
ing to arrest him.
THE Rev. J. w. Hanford, Indian teacher
and missionary at st. Stephens Mission,
Dakota, was thrown from moving machine
and so badly mangled that he bled to death
before assistance could be procured.
GEORGE N MILLER fell into vat Of hot
liquor at Salem, Mass, and was literally
boiled to death.
GEORGE STAMPER, q tenant on the farm OF
Rev. John Giddens, in Bradley County,
Tenn. had quarrel with his landlord, dur.
ing which be fatally cut the preachers
throat
THE Sioux Indians, who have been holding
council at Standing Rock Agency to con.
slider the proposition of the Government
to throw open their reservation to settlers,
have adjourned, after threatening to kill the
first one of their number who should sign
the treaty.
RETURNS from the Alabama State election
show that the Democrats have elected their
ticket by a majority Of 100000. The Legis-
lature is overwhelmingly Democratic in both
branches, while Governor Seay and the
Democratic State ticket carried every county
by considerable majorities.
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THE Austraan government has announced
that it will join the Sugar Bounties Conven-
lion If the United States and Brazil do.
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THE Eighth Cavalry Regiment is on its way
from Concho, Texas, to Dakota, making the
longest march regiment hss made since the
war, the distance being 1850 miles. They
make from sixteen to thirty-six miles q day,
and expect to reach Dakota September L
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On her last voyage from Sandy Hook to
Queenstown, the Etruria beat the record for
the easterly transatlantic passage, making it
ii six days four hours and fifty minutes,
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PAo, relative Of the Chinese General OF
the same name, has just been decapitated for
trading in forged decorations. The engraver
who did the work received 100 lashes and
was banished for three years.
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House Proceedings.

House FrOCccQ1nSa.
10th DAY.-Debate on the French spolia-
tion claims began in the House when the
fourth section of the General Deficiency bill
pay claims which have been favorably re-
ported by the Court Of Claims under the act
Of January 90, 1885. No action was taken
Deficiency bill to pay the claims of
army volunteers was ruled out Of ordef.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from Governor Green, Of New Jersey, pre-.
senting to Congress, in the name Of the State
Of New jersey, statutes Of Richard Stockton
Hall in the Capitol On motion of Mr..
Phelps, Of New Jersey, a resolution was
adopted assigning August 81 for the consid-
GRAFTON Of concurrent resolution accepting
the statues and returning thanks to New
Jersey therefor.
1SOTH DAY.-A joint resolution was re-
ferred authorizing the Postmaster General to
appoint commission Of three persons to in.
restigate the subject of the rapid transit Of
mails in the city of New York and the ada.
cent postal districts. "A bill was introduced
wages in the United States. The rates OF
wages are to be placed as follows: Every
male citizen or alien over twentyonS
who may be employed as q laborer
in any capacity, shall be entitled to
and shall be paid not less than Sl.50 per
day Of ten hours; every womaI; Of over
eighteen shall be paid not less than 81, and
every minor over fourteen and under eight
cen shall be paid not less than seventy-ive
cents per day. The Interstate Commerce
Commission is to assume charge of the opera
tions of the act, and 81, ,000, 900 is appropriated
to carry it into effect. :. A message was re-.
ceiyed from President Cleveland announcing
the death of General Sheridan. On motion
of General Hooker the House adjourned out
pointed to confer with the family in regard
to the funeral, and to take such other actor
as may seem appropriate or necessary under
the circumstances.
1SlsT DAY.-The resolution instructing the
Committee on Finance to make an investiga-
tion Of the cotton-bagging pool was adopted
-. The Speaker then appointed the following
members of the Military Committee as the
House Conferees on the Army Appro.
priat:on bill: Messrs Townsend, Maish and
Laird -. The Senate bill making an appro'
priation to enable the Government to be rep
resented at the Ohio Centennial Exposition
in Columbus in September and October was
discussed, but the bill was lost at last for lack
of quorum, only $50 members being pres
ent.
182p DAY.-The bill to abolish trusts was
debated. . The French Spoliation Claimf
section Of the Deficiency bill was considered
but no action was taken. The bill granting
permission to the Park Commissioners Of
New York to beautify Governors Island was
naSsed
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SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate PROCEEDINGS.

145TH DAY.-Speeches were made by
Messrs Edmunds and German on Mr.. Gull
lom's resolution instructing the Interstate
Commerce Committee to investigate the re.
lations between Canadian and United States
railroad lines. The resolution was adopted
without dissenson. Following this debate,
Mr.. Teller addressed the Senate in opposition
146TH DAY.-Mr. Vance spoke in favor OF
ratifying the Fisheries Treaty. Mr.. Jones
offered resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Finance to inquire into the alleged
combination or pool Of the producers Of cot
ton baggng. A bill was presented urging
that the President be requested to open nego-
tiatfons with the Government OF Her Britain
Canada and the several political sub-divis-
ions thereof shall be represented) with
view to the settlement of all diff
ferences between Her Majesty's Gov
ernment and the United States. =.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent announcing the death of General Sheri-
dan. The reading Of the message was list
ened to with respectful attention, and upon
the motion of Senator Edmunds the Senate
adopted the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the Senate has learned
with profound regret Of the death of Philip
81. Sheridan, late General Of the Army OF
the United States.
Resolped, That the Senate hereby e1-
presses its grateful sense Of his great and
patriotic service in the cause Of his country,
its deep sensiblity Of the loss which the Ma
tion has sustained in his death, and its SYM
pathy with his family in their bereavement.
Resolped, That copy Of these resolutions
be forwarded to the family Of the deceased.
147TH DAY.-The House bill placing Gen.
eral William F. ('Baldy'0 Smith on the re-
tired list as Colonel of the army, with an
amendment changing the grade Of Colonel
to that of Major of Engineers, the rank
which he held when he left the army, was
passed. a.. Mr.. Sherman then took the floor
and occupied it during the entire days ses-
sion while delivering an address against the
ratification of the Fishery Treaty.
14STH DAY.-The concurrent resolution to
print 0.O00 extra copies Of the tariff law OF
1883 and the Mills bill as recently passed by
the House, with comparative statement to
be prepared by the Committee of Ways and
Means was adopted u. Mr.. Stewart moved
that the regular business bills on the calen-
dar be laid aside and the Chinese Prohibi-
tion bill be taken up. Agreed to-Yeas, 40;
nays, 3. The bill was then passed without a
divis: %. The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the Fisheries Treaty in open
executive session, and was addressed by MIR.
Evarts in opposition to its ratification.
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EXECUTIVE MANSION,

WASHINGTON, August 3, 1888.
sit becomes my painful duty to announce
to the Congress and to the people OF the
United States the death of Philip II. Sherl.
dan, General Of the army which occurred at
late hour last night at his summer home In
the State Of Massachusetts.
HThe death of this valiant soldier and
patriotic sor, OF the Republic, though his long
illness has been regarded with anxiety. has
nsserthsls@ shecked the country and caused
universal gfiaE l.-.-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08

been poet Glotto. one Of the early
FlOrentine painters. might have re-
NAMED rude shepherd boy If sheep
drawn by him upon slone and not
attracted the notice Of Cimabuc.
Opie might have perished in obscu-
rity If he had not looked over the
shoulder Of his companion, Mark
Oates. while he was drawing a but
terfy. Had bis friend and eompan-
ion escaped the thunderstorm at Err
rurt, Luther might have been law
yer.
To exhaust the list of discoveries
which have been made through slight
circumstances is beyond our power.
A few, however. may be noted. Por-
celain was discovered by an alchemist
while he was trying to find mixture
Of eartbs that would make durable
crucibles. If a watchmaker's appren-
tice had not held up some spectacle
glasses between his thumb and finger,
telescope lenses might never have been
known; and if the shop Of Dublin
tobacconist had not been destroyed by
FIRE, Lundyfoot snuff would certainly
not have given joy to thousands of
snuff takers.
If a few drops Of aquafortis had not
dropped upon the spectscles of a Nur-
emberg glass cutter. etching on glass
might still have remained unknown.
Had not the wife of an English paper
maker accidentally let blue bag fall
into a vat of pulp, fortune to the pa
permaker, might have still TO be in
vented. Lithography, too, was per-
feCted through suggestions made BY
accident. These few instances, which
are not so well known as many others,
and which are not intended to be rep.
resentative, we have jotted down at
random. Doubtless, many Of the more
important inventions due to trifing
circumstances W i'll be familiar to our
readers.-Chdmbers' Jo,7rtdi.
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alligator swepf his biz tail around in
endless circles and inilicting terrible
whacks on their sides and legs. For
over twenty minutes this wss eontin-
ned. the mingled roars Of the infuria-
ted animals producing ear-splittine
sounds. Finally the gator again seized
his first victim by the npse. and with
adeath grip. The other animal plunged
IN, and, catching both horns under the
gators side. gave him toss, ripping
him up 50 that his entrails protruded.
The effect was seen at once, and his
terrible tail played more feebiy, bat
his hold on the bulls nose could not
be broken. Several more ugly wounds
were made, and the reptile oars of
anger were changed TO those OF pain
and fear. His antagonist charged at
him time and again, lacerating him
terribly. Finally no resistance was
made. the victor trampling on the
bloody carcass. though tn. terrible
grip OF those iron jaws still maintain
ed their hold on the nose Of the first
bull, which had been forced to his
knees and was fast dying from the
terrible blows he had received and
the great loss of blood. Several of
watchers then went down aud merci-
fully shot the two bulls.
The alligator, which measured, as
well as they could ascertain, over sew
enteen feet, the head aud jaws being
six feet, was literally torn to pieces
and disembowled. The blow deliver
ed by the gators tail broke several
ribs Of the bull, whose legs were also
broken. while even the victor was
badly injured. The one which had
been seized by the nose presented
horrible appearance, the flesh having
been stripped to the bone by the iron
hold of the saurian's jaws.-Rissin,n,e
Letter TO 50. Louis Globe Democrat.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08

II have to think you for a pleasant
evening, Miss Bilderback," said young
Peckinpaugh, at 1l.3O o'clock, as he
rose to so. have scarcely felt as if
l were an acquaintance until this
evening, but now it almost seems as !
had known you for years. l was a.
bout to make the same remark, muir
INJURED the young lady, with her eyes
on the clock. 1t does, indeed, seem
a long time.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08

THE READILY RoosTER.-Roosters
are the pugilists among birds, and
having no suitable shoulder tew strike
from, they strike from the heel. When
a rooster gifts whipped the hens all
march off with the other rooster if he
amt half so big, or so hansum. 1t is
pluck that wins hen. BOOSTERS as
a class wont do emmy household work;
w kant git rooster tew pay emmy
attenshun tew yungone. They spend
most ov their time in growing and
strutting, and once in a while they
find worm, which they make a crate
fuss over, calling their wives up from
a distance, apparently tew treat them,
but jist az the hens git thare, this
elegant cuss bends over, and gobbles
up the worm.
Just like a man for all the world
Josh Billings
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08
What Am I TO Do?

The symptoms of Biliousness are I'M
happily but too well known. They differ
in different individuals 10 some extent A
Bilious man is seldom a breakfast cater.
Too frequently, alas, he has an excellent
appetite for liquids but none for solids of a
morning. His tongue will hardly bear
at any time; if il is not white
and furred, il is rough, at all events.
The digestive system is wholly out of
order and Darirhea or Constipation may be
a symptom or the two may alternate
There are often Hemorrhoids or even loss
Ga ho.s.nhe e e., may :.:, - sauI saS anu
and tenderness in the pit Of the stomach.
To correct all this if not effect a cure try
Green's August Flower, il costs but trifie
and thousands attest its efficacy
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08


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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08

R-A young woman in an Ohio
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-03-08

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