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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

EPHRAIM BLAINE, the great-grand.
father of James CT. Blaine, was Com
missary General of the Continental
army for three years, including the
period of the cantonment at Valley
Forge. He was man of large fortune
for that day, and the records showed
that during that long and trying winter
with the aid of personal friends, he
made an advance of 5000, 900 for the
support of the patriot army. Millions
of dollars of Government money passed
through his hands without a suspicion
of his purity or disinterestedness.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

In the newest of fashionable hair
dressing there is a similarity in the
shading of the brows and in the height
of the pile at the rear. The outlines
produced are apt to harmonic we'll
with nearly all faces, and in that re-
spect they are an improvement over
those of several seasons past. The hair
is brushed up from the nape of the neck
and massed on the crown of the head.
Bows of ribbons are the usual adorn-
ment, instead of the fanciful pins and
combs formerly in use. The Psyche
knot is an exaggeration that has already
been dismissed from favor. 1t was af-
fected principally by actresses, who be-
gin with the close imitation of the
twist of hair seen on the classic statues
of Venus, Minerva and other Grecian
goddesses. Very soon they began to
magnify and elongate this protuber-
ance, until it achieved a positively
comical aspect.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
OUR POWDER SUPPLY
The First Appropriation for Salt
petre Made Since the War.

Tie $500 recently voted by the House for
firing morning anievening salutes TO the lag
brought out a curious fact The powder left
over from the war lasted exactly twenty
three years The last barrel was used on
April l. Since then no salutes have been
fred a any military posts except West Point.
Fort Monroe and Fort Riley. No apprOpria-
ton had ever been asked for the purpose be-
fore. and none of the Senators and members
knew where the powder for these salutes
came from. However, when the matter was
explained, the House very willingly agreed
to give the $50, OOO
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
SIX DROWNED.
One Young Man and Five Dung La
dies Lost by Boats CapsiZIng.


Six persons, five of them young women,
were drowned by the capsizing of steam
launch on the Passaic River at Newark, n. j.
The party consisted of fourteen men and
seven girls all of Newark. The launch had
passed the Central Railroad bridge, near the
mouth of the Passaic, when tug and
tow bore down upon 1t. The pllot OF
the tug sounded a whistle, and the engineer
of the launch responded. The tug and tow
passed to the port side, and the launch sped
on headed for a stone dixie which was
concealed beneath a foot of water
The next moment the keel OF the
launch grated on the dixie, and the launch
came to a standstill and lurched over a
little, Engineer Rothe and Charles Somner
got overheard to push the launch off
As the keel Slid from the stone dyke
it again tilted and the girls became
panic-stricken. They sprang from their
seats with screams and plunged TO
the upper side of the launch. Il an instant
the boat was turned completely over and
sank. All the party were thrown out.
Several life preservers fiOated on the
water, but they did no good. The girls
were thrown in heap and seized
each other about the neck and sank.
Engineer ROthe saved Julia smith by getting
her on the dixie and Mary Stecker was savet
by Charles Sommer. All the o,her girls
who a good swimmer. also disappeared,
and il was thought he was dragged down oy
one of tie drowning girls.
The lost are: Louis Graft. age twenty;
Gussie Soatz, age twenty: Gussie Weber,
age nineteen: Lizzie ZilliOx. age fifteen;
Annie Frlck. age seventeen, am Mime
Burger. age eightee-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

A BRIDGE across the British Channel
from Dover to Calais is projected. 1t is
to be twenty miles long and 100 feet
above the level of the sea. 1t will carry
four lines of railway track, and the cost
is estimated at $1GOOOO,OO A COM
pany is being formed in London to ex-
ecute the plan.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC,

SARTE, the musician composed only in
darkness.
THEY are still giving 'Pinafore" in San
Francisco.
JULIA MARLOwE will probably play ''Amy
RObsart' next season.
The Russian troupe which plays on twenty
-FOUR pianos at once is going to London.
ASHLAND, Wis, is building a 500, 900
opera house on the model of the Broadway
Theatre, New York
SARAH BERNHARDT is now playing in
Madrid She is making tour of the world
and will reach America in 1890
NILsSON'S farewell series at Albert Hall,
London, began with great success Her
voice is said to be fine ever.
ADELINA PATTI is said to believe in the
superstition of the ''evil eyen and will not
sing where there is a crOss-eyed conductor
NINE. JANAUSCHECK, the well-known ira
gedienne, is to go out next season positively
for the last time and is only to appear as,
Meg MerrilleS.
MILE. COLUMBIA. formerly Miss Seaman
OF Chicago has made great hit Selika in
.L'Africaine' in the COvent Garden Italian
Opera, London.
PAULINE LUCIA, the great prima donna.
has been engaged by Manager Amberg for
twenty representations 20 begin at his
theatre IN New York.
GA MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM is to be
played in open air on the grounds of Mr.. and
She-Sea, on the 3Oth of July.
PAUL FIGHTER, a son of Fechter, the ac-
tor, was fencing in Paris with his brotherIn-
law, and the button of his antagonists foil
CHANGED to be forced into his eye through to
The brain, killing him.
REALISM attainS its climax in Mr.. Henry
lrvIngs performance OF Robert Macaire in
London, Real water is now an old feature,
but Irving jumps through window OF real
glass. The fifty or sixty small panes have
20 be reset every night.
IT IS SAID that since the comedians Robson
ann Crane. have been in partnerships pc
Tlod OF thirteen years-their net profits have
never fallen below $50, 900 a year This sea
son they have made S11. 900 out of The
henrietta without counting the profits Of
their Chicago engagement
THE catfish trade at West Melville on the
Atchafalaya River, Louisiana has grown to
be an immense business. There are three or
four business houses there that make a spe-
cialty OF shipments Of fresh catfish on ice,
sending them to the prairie sections of Texas,
and reaping handsome profit Last year
business of upward of $4,000 was done at
est Melville, one house doing business Of
$4,000.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

Mrs SARAH CELDEN MITCHELL who has
just died at Corpus Christi, Texas aged 81
year., was in youth Fultou's guest on his first
steamboat, and among the dancers at the
ball and banquet where with De Witt Clinton,
then Governor of New York, celebrated the
completion Of the Erie Canal.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09

ST. Louis, June 2.-Considcrab.e com
plant and dissatisfaction is heard
in racing and sporting circles in
general as to the singular want of fore
sight shown 10y the managers of ~trotting
associations this season in the arrange
ment of their dates. The habitual pat
nj Of the race course and those inter.
ested in turf events can scarcely be eN-
peCted 10 attend several trOtting and run
ming matches occurring in adjacent cities
on the same days but that is
the unfortunate muddlc that has
occurred IN fixing the opening trot,ing
events OF the present year, The Latonia
races Will continue until June 9, while
the 81. Louis meeting opens today and
the Kansas City season is announced to
open Tuesday, June IL If the decision
leading 10 the adoption of uniform or
conflicting dates is intentional. instead Of
accidental, sporting authorities say that
such a policy ann but prove detri
mental TO the interests of the t|rotting as
sCciatiOns.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09
Theodore Milton in Paris.
DROP the anchor, furl the sail,
am safe within the yale.n

Zone of the characters about Paris
writes a correspondent Of the New York
World, lis Theodore Tilton. His long,
gray hair, which may still be called
luxuriaut, falls almost upon his shout.
ders, which have "a little stoop. His
features which have more and more
prominence and solidity as age steals
upon him, are somewhat white; his gait
has a slight SLOUGH, but is still firm, while
his massive form seems to have lost little
of its ancient vigor. He usually wears a
soft SLOUGH hat, and his dress is careless.
He lives in a modest way-no American
knows exactly where-and is occasion
ally seen at the book stores or on the
Avenue de rOpera. His principal resort
is the Cafe de la Regence, which is in the
Rue 81. HonOre. facing the open place in
front Of the Coincide Franchise. Here he
drops in every afternoon at 4 or D clock,
and here he may be punctually found
thencetorward until dinner time, deeply
absorbed in "A game of chess. ! met him
a dav or two ago and asked him about
the alleged p~osthumous statement of
Beechor about the scandal. He said he
was surprised at the use the American
Journals were making Of it. 1t was not
new at all. In reality it was n Of T.
first documents given to the public WI n
the scandal first began to be talked all 1t
and a reply to il was published i'm .e-
diately atterward. 1t was astonishing
that the Herald should have made a sen
sation out of such very ancient material.
The only explanation of its course was
that there was no one Of those now on
nected with the paper wEo worked for it
before the Beecher trial. The mistake
was not the fault of the autobiography,
which gave all the facts connected with
the matter. He was not inclined to talk
any further on the subject, nor to reopen
any of the questions formerly pending
between him and Beecher. Neither does
he care 10 have his personal affairs in gen
cral brought in any way before the pub
lie. his only apparent desire being to live
the world forgetting, by the world for
got. He is not engaged. SO far as known,
in any serious literary labor, though he is
said TO do some writing for some Ameri-
can newspapers. AS "A chess player he is
said TO be a success.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09
Republicans.

PITrsBURO, Pa. May, 31.-An adjOrrn4
cd meeting Of the Republican convention
of the Twenty Fourth congressional dis
trict is called to take place here today,
when the convention originally assembled
a dead lock arose overthe choice of a del
egate to attend the Chicago convention
and after fifty -four ballots had been taken
without any practical result, and all
further efforts to break the ad-lOck ap-
pearing futile, no other alternative per-
sented itself but a temporary adjourn
ment. 1t is not even an assured thing
that the convention will reasonable
today although a few preliminary eau
cuses are being held. The opinion has
obtained currency that the convention
will not assemble until after the Chicago
convention when it will endeavOr to nOmi
nate a candidate for congress-. in this
event ii is freely said that Mr.. Won Bonn
hclst will be the only national delegate
from the district. He is a strong Blaine
man and has expressed himself for Sher-
man for second choice.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09
Skeletons Unearthed.

GRAND FORKS, Oak, May 31.--Whic
workmen were today digging O trench
for a gas main near the Northern Pacific
depot, they unearthed two quite well pre-
served, though rude collins, containing
human skeletons. Not q little curiosity
was created until Billy Budgy and some
of the other early settlers remembered
that some fifteen years ago ar unknown
man who froZe to death and a stage driver
were buried in that neighborhOod, the
former being buried with his boots on,
which were in a good state Of preserva-
ton, and served TO identify the bones as
being those of the unfortunate stranger
who froze to death in a strange land.
The Grand Forks creamery is now
ready 10 begin the manufacture Of butter
and today started its teams out TO gather
cream. The creamery has a capacity of
:, 900 pounds per day, and it is quite An
accession 10 the industries of the city.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09
Divorce Suit.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. May a.
Judge Clough virtually rendered his de-
cision in the divorce action of Bingham
against Bingham this afternoon adversely
to the plaintiff, holding open he case.
The defendant in the action is the son of
the late eX-Gov. j. NJ. Bingham. one of
W lsconsin's most prominent citizens.
lhe romantic circumstances which led to
the marriage Of the parties, was the
theme of conversation in society in
which they were very prominent jim
this city. There had been much
parental opposition to the proposed
marriage and the plaintiff had left
this city for a visit with friends in Michi-
gan when the first news heard was that
she had joined her loverin White Sulphur
Springs. Montana, and been married there
January II, 1856. The defendant in the
case had taken up the life of a cowboy.
The complaint was based on the ground
OF neglect. failure TO support and general
worthlcssness.
Mr.. McDC nough, of Eau Claire, pine
land expert. was brought before Judge
Marsh on the charge preferred by his
divorced wife of threatening to kill her
and was bound over to the circuit court
IN the sum Of Sl5C. Gen. Holion Rich
ardson, OF this city, has been retained as
counsel.
Thomas Gaynor, Of this city, lost "a
valuable twoyearold colt this morning.
The aniina was valued Ct 81, 600
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09

LONDON, May 3l.-Ienatius Donnclly,
of Shakespeare CryptCgram famelcft here
last night Oh his trip 10 the north and Ire
land. lie will make a brief stay IN Ok
ford, where he has been invited to deliver
an address before the students of Oxford
university on the cipher. The statement
that the sale of Donnelly's book has been
but limited in the United Kingdom is en-
phatically conlradicted by Messrs. Samp-
son, Low IL Co.. the publishers of the
volume, who say that they have just
paid Mr.. Donnelly a large sum
out Of the profits of the sale
of the work. MIR. Donnelly has as
c%ourteously as forcibly met the criti-
cisms of the Shakesperian savants and
his treatise Is regarded as one Of the lit
erary wonders of the time. 1t is univer-
sally conceded that the author is sincere
and that singular researches into which
he has been led are worthy at least of
respectful consideration by literary men.
Ingenious ridicule of the kind that Henry
Irvine and other S~hakesperian scholars
indulge in il is acknowledged is not the
weapon by whieh the theory SO carefully
built up by Mr.. Donnelly can be demol-
ished. Mr.. Donnelly will make a trip
through the continent before returning to
the United States.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09

ST. PAU, May 3l.-Martin Reagan. a
laborcr employed by a street grading con
tractor at Merriam park, came u the city
Monday night and got drunk. He missed
the Last train home and in wandering
aimlcssly about at > o'clock yesterday
morning found his way into the engine
room of the Pioneer Press, where the two
tiremen. Harry Jones and William
O'Bricn, were making way with the con
tents of a growler. They wanted Reagan
to drink. which he did. When the beer
was one they sent him after more, but
he couldn't find Il saloon open and came
back without any. The coal shovelers
were in a hilarious mood and they threw
a rope about The unsophisticated Rea-
gan and prepared TO nang him. He OBJ.
jcctcd, but vas OverpOWcred and gagged
and they pulled the rope taunt over a
beam, shutting off his wind. While he
was suspended in this way, Reagan as
his pockets n secured all his money,
amounting to Sc. 60. Then they let him
down, patted him on the head, told him
he was a good fellow and kicked him out.
He went directly 90 the central station
and notified the police, and half an hour
later OBrien and Jones were arrested by
Sergt. Switzer. In the police court yes
tcrday they pleaded not guilty and were
held in 5000 bail each for Il hearing.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09
Musical.

DUBUQUE, May 31.-The third annual
musical festival which was ~inaugurated
in this city today bids fair to be the most
brilliant and successful entertainment Of
its character ever organized in the west.
Thousands of people have turned out to
attend the concerts and the sale of tickets
has been unprecedentedly large. Both ar
tistically and financially the enterprise
cannot fail to prove gratifying to its pre-
moters and those having the spread and
advancement of musical education at
heart. The principal artists taking part
include Miss Grace Hill, soprano: Miss
Christine Nelson, contralto; Mr.. Charles
A~bercrombie, tenor; Mr.. Arthur Atkin-
son, bass and Mr.. Clarence Eddy, the
well known organ vertuoso. The re-
hearsal was very largely attended but the
first grand concert will moi be given until
tonight. The works to be given are Nen-
delsohn's oratoria Elijah" Sterndale
Benefits cantata THE May Queen and
Henry Smart cantata for female voices
King Reno's Daughter" besides mis-
cellaneous selections for one half Of each
of the first and second concerts. The
festival will probably continue for three
days.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09
W.. X. w. A.

CHICAGO, May 31.-An Important meet
ing Of the Western Railway Weighing
association is in session here today to con
slider the question OF weighing live stock
for shipment on the roads entering
Chicago, and charging by the actual
weight instead of 10y the car load. The
western and northwestern roads have
already agree to put the weighing system
IN operation June 10. next, but
the agreement was conditional on
the approval Of all the other lines
interested in the live stock traffic
between Chicago and the Missouri river.
Some Of the roads it is reported now show
a tendency 10 block the scheme. If no
unanimous agreement can be reached ard
the lines west Of the Missouri refuse 10
assent TO any change in the present sys-
tenn of charges an effort will be made to
adopt the weighing plan for application
between the Missouri river and Chicago.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09

ST.. PAUL, June Hon. Louis Schade.
editor of the Washington Sentinel, and
who is the legal representative Of the
Brewers association at the national CAPT
tai, is one of the delegates TO the conven-
ton now holding its sessions in this city.
Few would think to look at the Jolly
countenance and brown beard. untinged
with gray hairs, that this staunch Demo.
crat had nearly reached three score years
in the journey of life, but as his friends
say, he will never change. Uutiring in
his efforts to attend To the interests of
his constituents before the national leg
islature and ever vigIlant in watching
the of the prohibitionists
with a view TO chcCkmating them at the
outset, he is in every sense the right man
in the right place, and his vigorous lead
ers in the Sentinel command the respect
even of those who are opposed to his
views. Mr.. Schade resides in a house at
Washington made famous for al time by
he iG., that in the second
story front room Abraham Lincoln
breathcd his last "A few hours subsequent
to his frosiration by the bullet of the as
sassin j. Wilkes Booth. A white marble
tablet bearing the inscription in gold let
ters, "A. Lincoln died in this house, =
placed in the center of the brick front and
facing Ford's theatre on the opposite side
of Tenth street, where the dastardly act
of Booth was perpetrated, invariably at
tracts the attention of pedestrians, and
especially tourists from points remote
from Washington.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09

SPRINGFIELD. H., June 2.-Detach-
ments Of the illinois National Guard are
arriving here on every incoming train to
take part in The grand encampment which
commences today, continuing until the
end Of next month. Capt. James Halo
ran, OF the Twelfth infantry. has been
detailed To visit the camp OF instruction
for the purpose Of inspecting the troops
under such instructions az hc may receive
from the adjutant general OF the army.
The city begins To wear quite q military
and gala aspect, and the indications are
that this reunion VIII be one of the most
brilliant and largely attended military
gatherings which has ever yet assembled
in the state.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09
Ink Sinners.

CHICAGO, May 30.-The national con
v@ention Of railroad accountants Of the
United States will assemble ut Richalieu
hotel ia this city tonight for the purpose
of organizing a national association. Del
egatcs representing the principal roads in
the country arrived here last night and
an informal conference was held in the
parlors of the Richelieu today, at which
however, no plan Of organization was
discussed. Several members OF the guild
from Canada were present and were hos
pitably entertained by their colleagues.
The Dominion lines will establish an or
ganization of their own, copied after the
national association of the United States,
or affiliate themselves with that organiza-
ton.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09
Sad shooting.

CHICAGO. May 3l.-David A. Cslberr,
who lives at 1875 Burling street, accident
ally shot and killed his wife at 100 this
morning. The couple had just arised and
Calbert was fooling with a revolver which
was discharged and the bullet entered
Mrs. Calbert's left breast. She EXPIRED
almost instantly. She was only II years
Old and had been married hut two weeks.
Her husband who is only 81 years old is
almost distracted with gr.ef. He was
locked up pending the investigation of
the affair.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09

Many a crack pitcher has been spoiled by
a cracked pitcher-of the ''growlern variety.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-12
APPEARS As VOLUNTEER COUNSEL FOR THE

APPEARS AS VOLUNTEER COUNSEL FOR THE
STRIKERS AND SAVES THEM FROM PgIsoN-
Not many days afterw2rt; the strike was
over. Two hundred OF the strikers mad
been arrested by order of Judge Drum
Ulo1d- Of the United States Court, for IN
terfering with the operations Of the Ohio
& Mississippi railroad, then in the hands OF
receivers. These misguided men were al
sentenced to prison Tor ninety days There
upon General Harrison voluntarily made
plea in their behalf. be represented 70
Judge Dr1amond that the object OF their
prosecution had been accomplished; they
had been taught that they were, Ike al
other citizens, subject 10 the law, and Cen
eral Harrison expressed his belief that
they would heed the lesson, if released
Judge Drummond granted tae plea and as
the prisoners fled ont TO freedom many Of
them grasped General Harrison's hand and
thanked him for his interference Il their
behalf
This is the whole tale Of General Har-
rison's conduct during the railroad strikes
OF a.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-12
A lfWeIy Eeninaer.

John G. Il hitter, the first living Aneri-
can poet, venerable fer his great age and
hono-ed for his conspicuous parity C lie,
writes that be considers the nomination Of
Harrison and Mortoa the best under The
circumstances that could have bae1 made
He says:
They VIII. If elected. sustain the great
principles Of protection 10 American indus
try and labor against The encroacAzeat
ald competition Of European nations
They VIII carry out the principles Of the
Republican platform. the advancement the
elevation ana prosperity, the egI&lsy q al
rlen, back or white, rich or poor, under the
constitution l ste ID reason why they VII
not De elected y
Il Is : timely reminder from the peculiar
poet Of freedom, that the issues Ct lae cam
pSigD include equality and human rights, as
WEI as other measures CT government.