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The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21
RANDALL IMPROVING.
slowly Begaining Strength with Good
 Prospects for Recovery

WASHINGTON, D. c, July 15.-Mr. Randall's condition is better and he has regained some of the strength lost by him on Friday. Since Friday night there has beeu no occurrences of the hemorrhages and the family are much encouraged. MT. Randall had good sleep last night and he has rested easily all day. frequently dozing of into short maps. The three doctors had a consultation in the afternoon, and Dr. Martin shortly afterward re- turned to Philadelphia. Both Drs. Lincoln and Madden assured the family that the patient was better than he had been.for two days and, should the improvement continue, he may be re- moved from the city the latter part of this week. His case, however, is still considered very dangerous. and it will take a long time to recuperate his di- unfinished vitality. The nourishment given him was slightly increased to- day and he was allowed to chew some beef and swallow the juice. Miss Susie Randall has returned to the city, and, as Mir. Randall was so much im- proved it was not thought necessary for his other daughter, Mrs. Lancaster, to remain with him over night, and she and her husband went to their own residence about 10 o'clock.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21
The Pair at Topeka.

TOPEKA, KAN, July l5.-There have been no new developments to-day in the Moore Norton cause eelebre. The same uncertainty exists as to the de- cision of Judge Guthrie in the habeas corpus matter, and he has not yet in timated when the decision will be ren deIed. Moore's attorneys assert that the decision will be made tomorrow and seem enthusiastic in the belief that their client will be liberated. The attorney associated with Judge Laugh lin is of the opinion that Moore will not be released; that the requisition will be held good, and that a decision will not be reached before Tuesday. Judge Guthrie refuses to say when his decision will be ready. He regards the case as an important one and he is con siderin it carefully, because it affects every citizen of Kansas and involves the laws of two sister States. Gov. Martin is quoted as saving if Moore is released on habeas corpus he will cause his instant arrest on State warrant for adultery. The Governor is being somewhat criticised for his free ex- pression of opinion in the case, and for the interest he has taken in having Moore extradited, but from other sources has received warm commenda- ton for his prompt action and his manifest desire to have the law en- forced against these offenders. Mrs. Norton is now deportihg herself with the utmost propriety, and is extremely careful not to give cause for any gossip. She remains very quietly at her hotel, where she receives such callers as may have reason to see her, and is trying to avoid notoriety as far as possible. When matters are satisfactorily ad- justed she thinks of returning to the stage, and believes she will have no difficulty in obtaining an engagement on good terms.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21
r.r ob;o ps-r.rl.

New York. New Jersey, Ohio. PerusyF vania. Rhode Island. South Carolina, Tex2s, Virginia Wisconsin and the Provinces
 The paper of the forenoon was bT Joseph Mel (, son. Superintendent oI the Detroit House of Correction and President of the Wardsns Assoeiat'cn- He said that the Rertillion system for registration And identification of cr1in- insis. when in general use by re formstory institutions sud police de partmsrts. under proper restrictions will prove s-rorg factor in reafssssng crime The question Of how to deal with the criminal class must ere long be met by the application Of more potent remedies than are nov apphed, in order that the cause of moral ut fermities may be reached Several questions efe long will arrest the at- tention of thinking men. Among these wili be the jnadequacy CT |, e penal laws and the uncertainty or their administration: tie demorsl,z- ing effects of powerful corporations and trusts; the barteling away oi pub lie domain and the enforced idieness cSussd by labor associations.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21
Missouri Crop Bulletin.

Following is the weather crop bulle- tin of the Missouri weather service, in cooperation with the United States signal service, for the week ending Saturday, July fl, 1888.
 Rainfall-The rainfall was above the normal in the counties of Clarke, Gasconade, Lafayette, Marion, Mon roe, Shelby and Perry. An average rain fell in Atchison, Barton, Boone, Galloway, Cass, Charlton. Clarke, Daviess, Greene, Holt, Jefferson, Mer- cer, Nodaway, Pettis. Pike and Pulaski. The following counties report detie- iency of rain: Andrew, Audrain, Bates, Bollinger, Cape GiraTdeau, Car ter Clay, Crawford, Fenton. Howell. Laclede, Macon, Newton, Phelps and St. Louis.
 Sunshine was much sun- shine throughout the State.
 General effects-The effects of the weather and temperature have been generally favorable throughout the State. In a few counties in the Northwest, too much rain fell while in the southern part of the State more rain is needed to cheek the chinch bug.
 Corn-In the southern part of the State chinch bugs are doing much harm to corn, the corn is growing rap idly everywhere in the State, and most counties report that it never looked better than this season.
 Wheat-Wheat is nearly all haryes- ted. and is being threshed. The wea- ther has been very favorable for this work, except in the northeast, where rains interfered.
 Oats-The harvest is now in progress the central northern parts of the State. having been completed further south. The yield thus far Is reported above the average, some counties stat ing that the crop g i'll be the best for years. In the noTukeast section of the State, much injury was done 10 oats by high wind and rains,
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21
THROUGH A THISTLE.
Terrible Accident on the Virginia Midland Road-Four Cars Carried Down, Kill ing seven Persons Outright and Injur- ing Many others---Ths Victims.


 ] ALEXANDRIA, VA, July l2.-A ter rible accident occurred on the Virginia Midland railroad early this morning. 1 The through Southern train that left [ here at II :25 last night, went through a trestle between Orange Courthouse and Barboursyille, distance of fifteen feet, killing five persons outright and wounding many more.
 About two miles south of Orange is treStle forty-eight feet high, which was known to be weak, and the rail road company was engaged in filling it in. The train was moving at speed of six miles an hour. crossing the trestle under regular orders. The engine had passed in safety over most of the trestle when the smoker, mail, baggage and express cars went down with a great crash dragging down the engine and tender and two passenger coaches. The engine went down pilot end first, communicating no fire to the wreck.
 All lights were extlnguished in the fall.
 The dead and some of the wounded were taken to Orange, while the more seriously hurt were taken to Char lottesyille and placed in the cottage hospital, hotels and h h)mes of friends.
 Five were killed. Col c. Cox of Alexandria. of the engineering de- paItment of the Piedmont Air line was instantly killed. II. T. Wilmington of Greensboro, \. C., postal clerk, lived ten minutes. D. C. Brightwell, postal clerk of Prospect, Prince Edward county. Va. lived until he reached the hospital. W. D. Parrott of Altemarle county. postal clerk, badly injured. J. c. West and J. T. Waltham of Washington county, postal clerks, seri- ously injured. Louis Jennings of Lynchburg, postal clerk, slightly in- jured. Potter Field. express agent. seriously injured. z. C. Jennings of Lynehburg, passenger, internal in- luries. Capt. (. F. Taylor of Alexan- dria, who was in the car next the smoker when the accident occurred, was hurt about the head and one leg was injured. The injured are esti- mated at about twenty-five.
 THREE MORE KILLED.
 WAsHINGToN. D. C., July I2.-Gen- eral Manager Randolph has received further details of the accident. In ad- dition to the list of killed three more persons were found dead in clearing away the debris. They were passen- gers. Two of them were men and one of them was woman, but at the latest accounts they had not been recognized.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21
THREE MORE KILLED.
National Prison Association

BOsroS, Mass, July l6.-Nearly two hundred persons were present at toe days session of the National Prison Representatives Frederick H. Wise, registered-l6s in ail-the largest at tendance of delegates over seen at a prison congress. The states repre-
 sented were Alabama. Colorado. Con- necticut, Georgia. Illinois, Indiana. Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota. New Hampshire,
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

/ Joux ARMSTRONG CHA NDLER . Ooat-gTand son of the elder John Jacob Astor. s to Marry Miss Amelia 1ivea the gifted authoress of .vir- nlnia" Mr. Chandler Is about five lnof ten inches in height well built.
 wsars . black mousiache. is somewhat literary in his tastes
 it is supposed. was first drawn sr1 the fair auihoress by reading books before he met her. He has ansioa at Rh.nsbeck-on the Hud-
 vhieh was hequesihsd to him by oao William B. Astog.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21
DOMESTIC.

The annual session of the A. o. L. w. for the jurisdiction Of Oregon was finished at Seattle, W. T., Sunday A court-martial has been convened at Annapolis, Md. to try the cases of of sixteen naval cad ts charged with hazing.- homicide was the verdict rendered in the killing of Wm. Bolton by the lIoIpt Brothers at Hot Springs, Ark.-S. M. keeline
 wanted in Illinois for forgery. was ar rested at Oceola, Fla, his actions there exciting suspicion which led to his arrest--The Orphans Home at Wabash, Ind, was destroyed by fire Sunday. The fifty children inmates escaped unhurt. The loss k s1 .20O-- Trouble is feared from the ha breeds along the Saskatchewan River. in the Dom nion, and another armed rebel lion is imminent. The halfbreeds com plain bitterly of their destitute condi- t.on.-Piah, the Ute chief, with a record of blood and tiea hary behind him, ended hs life on the the old Ma va o trial, near tine Ouray Agency. in the Indian Nation, by shoot ng him self through she hsart.--L. W. Gates, postal clerk on the Chicago, Rock Island X Pacific Rsilway, embedded, registered money packages, and fell victim to the fatal dec0y letter of the inspectors. His case will be brought to trial soon.-- Elias Franklin. who shot and killed James Brent for undue intimacy with his wife, Wednesday committed suicide to escape arreSt.--Hattie Debaum of Tecumseh, Ind. was shot and killed by her aunt, Mrs. Mary Jenkins, because she would not ieas the Jenkins prem ises fast enougl.-Mrs. Elizabeth Simon "Wednesday shot and instantly killed William Bowling near Douglas, Wyo., having: detected him in on at tempt to criminaily assault her little g. year old daughter. mother of criminal named John Mcoonough, now in the Deer Lodge Mont Peni
 tentiary. has sworn that she is guilty of the crime her son is bsing punished for, and gent afildayits to that effect to the Goyenor.-Frank Hoover, Presi- dent of the Minneapolis Minn.l Typo graphical Union. and Wm. B. Ham mona, a member of the Executive Board. have been arrested for eonspir
 acy to boycott the Spectator in that city.-A ranchman named calandert
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

SENATOR STAMFORD has expressed his intention that his California Uni versity shall be especially devoted in ineulcating temperance ideas Into the minds of the youth of California. whom. hs thinka there are more men sneagsd in the liquor traffic than in tilling the soil,
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

6oAs French ladies having tired of ths dances of the day. will have . grand aristocratic ballet in tights and spangIsA They are rehearsing under tAs superintsndence of professions al lapssuss and the performance is ex- pseesd ts bs magnificent. although vlsibls to feminine eyes only.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

~T LoADsrosk the lady florist of nsseuJ. Carnarthenshire. Wales. is about to start . school of horticulture fog gsntlswomen as . means of liveli- hosd. q wsll as to gratify pleasant. kenlthful hobbv.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

NMs- MARIE RozK will give con- csst tour through the United States ss8t ssason. beginning in the autumn ssd closing in the early half at San Francesca. whence she will sail for AAhnlfa
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21
SnfuH1xY

HoCsE Immediately after the reading of the journal the House resumed the con. sideration of the subsidy amendment oi the Senate to the Post-office appropriation bill By vote of yeas, Al. nays B. the House further insisted on it's dIsagreement to the Senate amendment, and a further conference was ordered The house then went into committee of the whole on tho tariff bill
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

NMA TAxAuscHKK has ended her ssason and will 70 to tho Black For ct Germany. for the summer. It is now stated that she will spend ne1t ssason h tour of Canada. instead of South America. as heretofore deter min d
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

\ TKKNCH writer classes all women by the size of their thumbs. Those with large thumbs are said to be more likely to possess native intelligence. while the small thumbs indicate feel
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

AMoso the lineal descendants of Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent and sixth son of Edward l.. occur butcher and toll gatherer; the first . Joseph Smith, of Halesowen. the latter . George Wilmont a keeper of the turnpike gste at Coopers Bank. neor Dudley.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21
FACT AND FANCY.

Farmers in Salem and New Vineyard. Me, are suffering from the depredations. $. of bears.
 The business card of an nlinok rs an reads: Justice of the Peace. War claims special. ty."
 II Is said there is a single county in Iowa that raises more wheat each year than all the New England States.
 Alter bearing the name of John. Coward forty-eight years Pennsylvsnia man has asked to have 1t changed
 Bellite is the new explosive invented by Lamm, of Stockholm, which Is destined to Knock dynamite and melinite out entirely
 Out of 900 boiler explosions in the New England States all but thirteep were traced directly back 10 the engineers carelessness.
 It took over two columns of fine print in a Boston paper to describe the general uelIne., Of camel and his habit of biting was left out at that
 A 6eorgia woman claims to have been mar Tied for forty years without onoe asking her husband for money. She is widow now and open to offers.
 Connecticut claims a parrot sixty years old put as tne average age of Poll Is only thirty years II is evident that some one has started campaign lie
 rassenzer elevators bsYe killed of thirty eign, people in the United States since Jsnu- Aey l. and are averaging four victims per week right along.
 H general desire of the veterans of rennsFiFaniA 10 erect on Getusburg field one oE stste monument instead of many regi mental memorials. sxuEau
 Afs Hattie Marshall. of Jacksonville Fla, opened sseIling on her nose with an ofoinarJ brass pin- Blood poisoning set in and her dea,h followed.
 The June winds nos oaly bloweth where 'ney nstssh, but when plug ha, is carried sFay I soeth where II pleaseth and its owner sxsaxss s,f As eaas.h. <s-----
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

JKxxr1 JUNE began her career by wrisisg for the newspapera and she has worked in every department of . aswspsper ofIice except the composing
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

BPEAxNe of his army experience Zen. Sheridan once said: went through all the grades they had 6 the volunteer service. and thsn commenced and went through an the grades In the regular service. cd the data of every commission that [ have is the date of . battle"
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

MARSHALL FIELD. the Chicago dry goods merchant has fortune of &So.
 0oQ OD0 He is the most successful dealer in dry goods in this country siscs the days of A I. Stewart His old partner l. Z- Letter. who now lives in Washington. is worth s1o. 900, .
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

Ex-SENAroR TABOR of Colorado. vas usiag as . paper weight the other day in his private office q bar of gold that was valued at el2.o00 1t had ooms from his yuiture Mine. in New Nsxieo. from which he is realizing another fortune
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

JAMEs WHITcoMB RILEr's first vers,- tying was valentine of four lineA .'when." a he describes it Il was just big enough to reach the top of the table where l wrote
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

AMos9 the descendants of Thomas PlantAgsnst Duke of Gloucester. fifth son q Edward III. wss Stephen J. Penny. who was not many years ago ssxton at St George. Hanover Square. I<ns,dAn
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

MRs SENATOR H1wIEr says that so woman should adopt the profession q . surss unless she feels that she is especially fitted for the occupation
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

Ex-Gov. BKRRr. of New Hampshire. who h now in his ninety-second year. orgsnissd the first temperance society in that Ssafs at Hebron. sixty-two years
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

THE wits of Senator Palmer has ses ths fashion at Washington of holding Sunday evening parties which are en- tegsained with sacred music.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

Mn LAx61nY has invested ef9 800 fa rsal essate in New York She takes e security sro assignments of mort Rness from Frederick Niddiebrook.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

Mn. JoHx SHERWOOD repudiates shs etiquette which demands that . Iady should bow to . genueman before hs san pEsssne to bow.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

TIE splendid monument to Maria Thsresa. lately dedicated as Vienna is by far the finest and most costly work of ths kind in the Empire
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

CnARIKs srKwAgr PAKxEIL is an sathusiassic lover of scienceL Engineer iag is the bssnch to which he ceFoses uoss attention
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

CHAxLxs H. HAcKLEr. millionaire lumber man of Muskegon. Mich. has given eloa ooo to the public library of sbss city.
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

Mn FAIR. of California, prefers her own palace-car and cook to the best botsl between New York and San Trnncieco
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

IxsPEcroR BrRxE4 of the New York polieA becomes chief inspector. and sks salsry of his office has been raised 10 e. oQ
The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21

NxA SARAH RorHscHrLD. of Chlca- ea celebrated her l0oxh birthday hy dancinR . ningss the other day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-07

and had in all probability been caused by the carelessness of workman, or by dripping from water accidentally spilled on the floor of the room above.
 Il really cannot understand why Marian should place such terrible interpretation on such trifling thing" Lady Monrbarry re- marked.
 II suspect the nurse is In some way answer able for what has happened" Agnes suggest ed. "She may quite possibly have been tell ing Marian some tragic nursery story which has left its mischievous impression behind It. Persons ill her position are sadly ignorant of the danger of exciting child's imagination. You had better caution the nurse to-mor- row.n
 Lady Montbarry looked round the room with admiration
 ''Is it not prettily decorateda" she said. II suppose, Agnes, you don't mind sleeping here by yourself7'
 Agnes laughed.
 ''I feel so tired" she replied, 'that was thinking of bidding you good night, instead of ing back to the drawing room."
 Lady Montbarry turned toward the door.
 'sI see your jewel case on the table," she re- stunned. Don't forget to lock the other door there, ill the dressing room."
 "I have already seen to it, and tried the key myself," said Agnes. "Can be of any use to you before go to beda"
 ''No, my dear, thank you; l feel sleepy enough to follow your example. Good night Agnes-and pleasant dreams on your first night ill Venice"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-07

self in the fgures-tried to begin counting aeain-thought she would wait little first felt her eyeids dropping and her head sink inp lower and lower on the pillow-siphed faintly-and sunk into sleep.
 How long that first sleep lasted she never knew. She could only remember in the after time that she woke instantly
 Every faculty and perception in her passed the boundary line between insensibility and consciousness, so to speak, at leap. With out knowing why she sat up suddenly in tie bed, listening for she know not what. Her head was in a whirl; her heart beat furiouslv. without any assignab]e cause But one trivial event had happened during the inter- val while she had been asleep. The night light had gone out, and the room, as a matter of course, was in total darkness
 She felt for the match box, and paused after fiuding it. A vague sense of confusion was still in her mind. She was in no hurry to light the match The pause m the dark ness was, strangely enough, agreeable to her.
 In the quieter flow of her thoughts during this interval she could ask herself the natural question: What cause had awakened her So suddenly, and had so strangely shaken h< nerves? Had it been the influence of asslream? She had not dreamed at al-or, to speak more correctly, she had no waking ren,em- brance of having dreamed. The mystery was beyond her fatho.ning: the darkness began to oppress her. She struck the match on the box and lit her candle.
 As the welcome light dffused over the room she turned from the table and looked toward tue other side of the bed.
 Ill the moment when she turned the chill of sudden terr gripped her round the heart, as with the clasp of an icy hand,
 Sue was not alone in her roomi
 Therein tue chair at the bedside-there, suddenly revealed under the flow of light from the candle, was the figure of woman reclining, Her head lay back oyer the chair. Her face, turned up to the ce ling, had the eyes closed, as if she was wrapped ill a deep sleep.
 The shock of the discovery held Agnes speeches. and helpless. Her first conscious action when she was ill some degree mistress of herself again was to lean over the bed and to look closer at the woman who had so in comprehensibly stolen into her room in the dead of night One glance was enough; she startel back with D cry of amazement. The person ill tEe chair was no other than the widow of the dead Montbarry-the woman who had warned her that they were to meet again, and that the place might be Venicel
 Her courage returned to her, stung into action by the natural sense of indignation which the presence of the countess provoked.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-07
Harrington's Cigars
THEY STILL SMOKE THEM.

' do not want the public to think that try tC elevate myself by abusing others for I hope to elevate in d more gentlemanly manner. but if a certain person who has been lucky enough to lind a man with money to put in the cigar busi- ness, against nothing to speak of except a work man who has been discharged in different parts of the country for making cigars that wonld mol smoke, and also whom took pity on after writ ing me several letters for work, and have the letters yet and will publish them if needed gave work and let him have twenty dollars to move his family to Waterbury, when he was loaf ing and getting into debt, has been paying me for my gratitude ever since resigned my position with MT. T. J. Jackson, by using abusive Ian :uage towards me, thinking to elevate himself. will only say less people may take some notice of him. Hoping my talkative friend will stop bor- ing the public, Iemain
 GEORGE E, HARRINGTON,
 10 GRAND STREET, Waterbury. Ct
 N. B.-As for the challenge for making cigars for any amount wish to state that do not want to be claSsed with man that makes cigars that will not smoke. He has even made some since he has been in Waterbury,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-07

TO BE CONTINUED
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-07

woman rise, as if in obedience ro some dread command-and saw no more
 
 Her next conscious impression was of the sunlight pouring in at the window: of the friendly presence of Lady Montbarry at the bedside, and of the children's wondering faces peeping in at the door,