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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-08-23
s. IA. BXREZY
BROKER,
REAL ESTATEi
FIRE INSURANCE,
LOAN e. COLLECTION
AGENCY.

Strict and prompt attention 10 the co]Icc-
ton of all claims. Notes, Bills and judy
mcnts bought.
RE1L ESTATE
bought and sold on Commission. The best
and most RELIABLE FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANIES represented in the state tor
either farm or town properties A!lhuSntsS
strictly confidential.
Office Front Room in VI G.. Cramcr's
Residence, opposite John Roots store.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-08-23
"A a'ARGhS.
DIR. ], ] UENSlIAW,

DIR. J. J UENSllAW,
Oilers his Professional
Services to the citizens OF Mcchanicstown
and vicinity in the practice OF medicine anu
surgery. Having an experience OF u years.
Residence one door west Of Clarion Office.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-08-23
a "a Hs hs.
Or, HIRAM HUFFMAN,

DIR. HIRAM BU TEMNN,
physician and surgeon, takes pleasure in an
nouncing to the citizens of Mrchan'cstoWh
and vicinity that he has located here i'll the
practice Of medicine. For the present he
may be found at his Residence, opposite The
Lutheran church.
He would further add that he has came TO
stag and hopes by strict n'd aFrt9lh deiort-
ment to merit the confidence and support OF
a discerning public.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
Illin ois Crop Prospects.

? SPRINGFIELD, ILL, July 2S.-The crop correspondents of the State de- partment of agriculture, the signal service, and the county observers of the Illinois State weather service, representing all portions of the State; have made the following report for the week ending July 2s, 1888, to the secre- tsry of the State broad of agriculture concerning the weather and the con- dition of the growing crops.
 The mean temperature during the past week has been up to seasonable average.
 The reports from all portions of the State indicate less than a seas enable rainfall during the past week.
 In but few of the Southern counties has there been any recent rain, and there are many complaints from this section of deficiency of needed mois- ture for the crops. Heavy local showers are reported on the 26th and 27th in the counties of Marshall, Peoria, Fulton, Tazewell, Adams, Cass, Madison and Clinton.
 Corn-The condition of corn is good, and in nearly all portions of the St ate the prospects are more favorable for this crop than last week. In some localities in Southern Illinois there are com plaints of lack of sufficient moisture for the corn; this is especially the case in the chinch-bug region. The late corn in many localities stand much in need of cultivation.
 Oats-The harvest of this crop is nearly completed in the northern counties. some threshing has been done in Central and Southern Illinois, and the yield and quality is good, ex-
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
A Fatal Wager.

FORT SMITH, ARK, July 2S.-Last Tuesday two boys, Jackson Moore and John Harvey, aged about Is years, were in the woods hunting squirrels when they discovered rattlesnake coiled upon 8 rock apparently asleep, Each of the boys had several squirrels and Moore offered to wager his game against his companion that he could capture the snake alive with his naked hand. The wager was accepted, the
 -auld-be snake catcher crept up to the Ss'v rattle and by quick movement hh., ueS t below it's head and held 1t al srnUSe1 srTn 1iann,N in triumph. Suddenly shn stn naSa i eoiie, itself about the boy s sie srs, Sh14s ns Goaeu hsrans frightened and at tempted to thfow fs oh' e when the the snake struck him on tho neeA, eesh sIe fangs becoming fastened lr ths ni ad The unfortunate victim serean., with terror, and grasping it with both hands tore the reptile from it's deadly embrace and flung 1t to the ground. He then fell to the earth in swoon. His terrified companion ran to secure assistance. The nearest house was two miles distant, but when it arrived the unfortunate lad was past help and died in few hours in great agony. The snake was found coiled near by and when killed was found to measure four feet six inches and had eighteen rattles.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
Collidad in tha Aaund.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, July 2e. The steamship Parthian, of the Bos-
 on and Philadelphia Line, Capt. Nick erson. from Philadelphia for Boston, and the schooner Ayr, from St. John for New York, lumber laden, collided near West Chop, Vineyard Sound, sbout s:S0 last night. The Parthian was run aground in this harbor, leak ing badly, having been struck amid- ships on the port side. She had full cargo of general merchandise and fifty five passengers, and. although most of them were awakened from a sound sleep, little excitement occurred. The passengers were transported to Boston this morning and the Parthian, the leak having been stopped, proceeded to Boston at 5:30 p. m. Capt. Nickerson states that he made the schooners' red light on the port bow and the schooner changed her course by leav- ing her wheel a-star-board, which caused the collision. They struck the ship nearly amidship on her port side, breaking in the plate and just below the water line, causing bad leak in the engineers compartment. The schooner Ayr was lowed to safe an- chorage at the head of the harbor by the tug Confidence. She is much dam- aged and leaking badly.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
-=---=7-=-=-==7---==- Six Men Killed in a Wreck,

OMAHA, NEE, July 2s.-A north bound freight train on the Omaha and Republican valley road broke in two near Yutan Station, about forty miles from Omaha this morning As the sections came together again Wabash car loaded with shelled corn was ditched. When the tram men opened it to transfer the corn to another ear. the body of man, not vet cold, rolled out with the grain. Further search resulted in the discovery of three more bodies in one corner. Deeper down in the load they exhumed two more. mak- ing six in all. It was about two hours after the wreck that the car was opened. The men had evidently se- creted themselves on top of the corn and when the car was derailed they were dumped in one end and the grain swept over them. One of them was identified as John c. Taylor, cigar maker, of Louisville, Ky; another was Charles Stokes, who has a brother at Wymore, Neb. On the body of the third were found letters from Colum- bus, Neb., addressed to Carl R. Talbot. The other three victims have not been identified.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
TRAGEDY ON 4 TRAIN.
Roughs Kin a Brakeman for Protesting
 Against Their Rad Conduct.

houShs kfu a Brskeman Tor frotestlng
 Against Their Bad Conduct.
 ? MEMPHIS, TENN, July 29.-Con- ductor Downey, of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad, arrived from the West at 5 o'clock this evening. He brings news of the killing of Charles L. Burks, one of the brake men on his train, near Hardy Station, twelve miles west of Memphis. Four men and a woman, all the worse for liquor, got aboard just teyond Hardy and took seats in the ladies' coach. Their language was so vile that pro test was made to Brakeman Burks, who politely requested them to cease. One of the men, whose name it has since been learned is J. H. Hale, cursed hIm and threatened to throw him out of the window. Burks pluckily held his ground and Hale sprang upon him, but was getting the worst of the fight, when his companions went to his aid. Two of the passengers took Burks' part and general rough and tumble fight ensued up and down the car.
 The porter of the chair car tried to make his way into the coach, but the combatants kept the door closed by crowding against it. Through the window he saw one of the men draw a knife and plunge it into Burks' side. The plucky brakeman fell over on a seat and the porter pulled the bell-cord. Before the train could be brought to a full stop and before they could be pre- vented from doing so, three of the desperadoes sprang to the ground and escaped into the woods. At the next station the woman and the fourth man got of. Burks bled to death in about ten minutes. The blade entered his left breast just below his heart. His family lives at Springfield, Mo.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
Clsvslaud,s Frshinr Excursion

NEW YORK, July 26.-President Cleveland is now aboard the steam yacht Susquehanna, on his way to Sandy Hook on a blue-fshing ex- cursion. He is the guest of Joseph Stickney, the big coal merchant and owner of the yacht. In the Presidents party are: Daniel Lamont, Postmaster General Dickinson, smith M. Weed of Plattsburg and Jas. J. Hill of Minne- apolis. The President came on from Washington on the II o'clock train with Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom and the gentlemen of his party. He kissed Mrs. Cleveland goodbye at the Jersey City ferry, and was carried to the yacht on the revenue cutter William Chandler.
 Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom went to Marion, Mass, where she will be the guest of Richard Watson Glider. President Cleveland will fish from the yacht for four days.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
FIFTIETH CONGRESS-.
Tuesday,.

SsSATE.-Bills for holding terms of United States Courts in the State of Nebraska, in Selina, Kan Owensboro, Ky. Newark, N. J.; and Quincy, H.; and to subdivide the Western Judicial District of Louisiana were reported from the Judiciary Committee and passed. The resolution to print 0Oo additional copies of the report of the Senate Committee on Pensions on the subject of vetoed pension bills was taken up, the question being on Mr Cockrelrs amendment to print l00, 600 copies of presidential yetoes in the last and present Congresses. MT. Cockrell explained the object winch he hal in suggesting the printing of the veto message in the Doherty case After considerable debate the matter went ever without action and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the naval approp -tation bill
 Hor. .z On motion of Mir. Lawler of Illinois the Senate bill was passed ap- propriat ng s200, ,0o0 for the erection of public o. iiding in Chicago to be used as an appraisers warehouse. On motion of Mir Blount Of orgia the Senate bin was passed prob ing thetransmission through the mails n transparent envelopes. Of matters which would be prohibited if
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
Tn. Join, Broth.fssod se..

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, July T- 'd meeting of the Brotherhood was call. to order at 10 o'clock this morning by Chairman Frank P. Mcdonald. The forenoon session was spent in eonsld- erinp propositions looking toward an adjustment of the difficulty with the Burlington road. Propositions arc being submitted, and the prediction is made that one of them will be adopted this afternoon, though that is by no means uncertain. Great pleasure IS being brought to bear on the hot-heads by the more conservative element to induce them to waive the 3i and cents a mile schedule and the classification clause. Sargent left last night for Chi cago. where he claims to have been cafled by pressing business. It IS eer- tain that neither Monigan, Sargent, Wilkinson nor Hewes, of the four great organizations will take part in the deliberation. Hoge and Murphy were expected here this morning, but have not yet made their appearance. The day will be consumed in the con sideration of the varlous propositions that were presented by the committee this morning.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
Natural Gas Did tt.

PIITsBURG, PA, July 25.-Natural gas caused the s73, 900 failure to-day of Frank Ardsry. He is the greatest contracting teamster in Pittsburg, con trolling all the heavy hauling of iron, steel and coal. For this purpose he owned 250 of the most powerful draft horses and 100 of the most ponderous timberwheel wagons this side of the Alleghany Mountains. The Sheriff's levy on his property is for liens to the amount mentioned. Ardary at one time furnished teams to coal nearly every mill in Pittsburg. but since the advent of natural gas as fuel that branch of his business has fallen of entirely. This embarrassed him.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
saturd ay.

SESATE.-The time of the Senate Satur-
 day was taken up in the further considera-
 tion of the sundry civil appropriation bill
 The point of final action was almost
 reached, but the bill went over until Mon
 day. Among the bills taken from the
 calendar and passed was the Senate bill for
 public building at Muskegon, Mich, cost
 ing $l00 900. Mir. Palmer said that on
 Tuesday next, he would call up the Senate
 bill to encourage the holding of national
 industrial exposition of the arts, mechanics
 and products of the colored race of the
 United States in 1888 s9. Consideration of
 the sundry civil appropriation bill was re- sumed. After brief discussion an amend ment was adopted relating to the new Library Building. The amendment strikes out the House provision for a suspen- sion of the work and for new designs for the building and inserts instead provision appropriating q, ,O0O, 900 for the construction of the western front of the building under the direction of the Chief of Engineers of the Army; and for the abolition of all con tracts made for the construction of the buildings, loss and damage in consequence thereof to be adjusted and paid by the Sec retary of the Interior.
 HousE-In the House to-oay Senate bill to erect public building at Allentown, Pa, was laid before the House and Mir. Sowden asked unanimous consent to consider 1t, but the regular order was demanded and by request the bill was laid on the Speakers table By previous order of the House two hours were set apart for the consideration of resolutions referred to the Committee on printing, authorizing the printing of public documents. The resolutions were called up by chairman Richardson and passed in the following order: Concurrent resolution appropriating s25, 900 for the printing of 36.- 000 copies of the third annual re- port of the Commissione for Labor, resolutions for the printing of l6,0oo copies of the report on the Smithsonian h. stitute and National Museum for 1Ss5-s7; also {, 600 copies of the report of the Naval Constructor, Philip Hichborn, on European dock yards, and {, 300 copies of the United States map of lsS6, prepared by the general Land Office; also resolution providing for 4 500 copies of F'inlays storm chart; decis- Ions of the Interior Department regarding public lands, l, 900 copies; 5000 copies of Lieut.. Rogers report on Panama Canal; 500 copies of report of National Academy of Sciences, and ], 800 copies of the Memoirs of 1886; Ii, 900 copies of report on the chief bureau of statistics on wool; 900 copies re- of insects on oranges: 900 copies the sup plement Whartons Digest of International Law 5, 900 copies of Capt Hesly's report of the cruise of the revenue cutter Corwin in the Arctic; {, 900 copies of the compilation of reports Of committees on Senate and House from SIS 10 1887; 1000 copies of in- dex of Southern claims referred to Court of Claims 45lo copies of the reports of the Joint Select Committee of 1888, on the New burg monument and centennial celebration, and IS 800 copies of the eighth and ninth an nual reports of the direction of the geo graphical survey.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
FACT AND FANCY.

The most ancient known coins are of the nftn century B. c. and are Macedonian.
 George Washington died on December 14 i1sa His wife survived him about two years and . haif zs-xs s1.
 The Alhambra at Granada, that wondrous architectural monument of Moorish dominion tn Spain, was built in i360.
 George Clinton was the first Governor of the state of New York, and held that position from TIT to l7s5 In 1891 he was re elected and served until 1894. ,s-.,...>.s...
 Within q week three attempts have been made to ehloroform and kidnsp Miss Barnett of Canton. Ohio A rejected lover is suppos. cd to be at the bottom of 1t
 II has been discovered that little band of Apaches who have been committing depreda- tons in Sonora Mexico, are led by two Americans named Red Murphy and West. Gen. John C. Fremont has come to the con. eiusion that the less a good man has to do with politics the ''gooder'' he can be. Many another defeated candidate will second the motion.
 The lumber from which the gallows was constructed on which John Brown was erecu- ted Is owned by a resident of Harper's Ferry, Wno Is waiting for some relic hunter to come and take II of his hands The modest sum of VI. 5oo Is asked for it.
 ln recent French murder trial the bones or tne murdered man were brought into eour, and placed before the accused. The man turned pale, but over the ghsstly relies reiterated bis proteststion of innocence; nevertheless he was convicted
 one of the fine st collections of coins In the south Is owned by Captain Baseom MyrIck, oi Amerieus, Ga lie started 1t . number of Jears ago from bag of old Spanish and french coins that he received over the coun- 'er shle cashier of bank st Forsyth
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
Foth.ringham Confident.

{. SPRINGFIELD, Mo, July 25.-David s. Fotheringham, the Adams Express Messenger who figured quite con- spicuously in the famous Jim Cum mings" robbery, arrived in town to- day, ostensibly on visit to friends. He talked quite freely concerning his damage suit against the express com pany, and says he is confident ot win ming. even if new trial be granted, but thinks this will be denied.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04

cent in sections where the crop was badly lodged by the storms
 whest-Threshing is well adSaneeu in the central and southern eountie- The quality of wheat IS nor up .o an average, and in the chinch-ons Ieslor the yield per acre IS as uns aelslso.Tty .,;,y as the low grade. The yield ana ouA..s of spring wheat is nesiiy vp .o,in1 .o u ayerage-tbe area devoted Vo .S
 ..f in this State is very limited ana ~sSd to a few northern counties eornhe i'm many of the southern
 es -olding massmeetings for counties are iatermining upon the the purpose of ss Sods of destroying most practical metl oNS
 the chineh-bQgs.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
LABOR.
VIII stand by the strikers-i"e
 Brotherhood Meeting.

CHICAGO. July g7.-Chicago Divisioh No 10. Brotherhood of Locomol'e Engineers, which is composed or heP- resentatives of all the roads entering Chicago. except the e." Rock Island and t6e Northwestern, held secret sesr sior and adopted the following uhah- '''i Resolved. That we heartily continue our financial support of the C. b. x " strikers. that we indorse the conseIva- five management of Chief Arthur that ths committee be instructed to nave this resolution published.
 The committee said in addlt,on'
 "Our bows are all opposed to any boy colt being sprung against the v. Roao'
 -hey believed that if the strikers eln- !. nnly moderate measures the com pfo7 > II soon be glad to take them pany re Nle terms. The best men on on reasot>> are in Illinois. Other the Q. Ros3 -l, where the inier oI lines of the syte~ ''l not much longer men are working. D. ignorance.
 endure their expensive
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
Friday.

SKSATE.-In the Senate to-day Mir Cul- lum's resolution as to the Canadian Pacific Railway went over till Monday next with out action Mir. Sherman gave notice that as soon as the sundry civil appropriation bill should be disposed of he would insist on getting the fisheries treaty out of the way, and he hoped to do so early next week The Senate then proceeded to the considera- tion of the fisheries treaty in open executive session, and was addressed by MT. Sauls bury in favor of its ratification. Demo cratic Senators, he said, had not opposed the open executive session from any appre hension that the public discussion of the treaty would commend it to the favorable judgment of the country as a wise and just settlement of a controversy which had at times threatened the harmony and peace of the whole country.
 HoUsE-Mr. Matson of Indiana asked consent that the order assigning to-nights session for the consideration of general pen sion legislation, but objection was made. Mir. Townshend of Illinois, from the Com mittee on Military Affairs, reported back the army appropriation bill with Senate amendments, and it was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The House then went into committee of the whole, MT Dockery of Missouri in the chair, on the private calendar.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04

printed or written ou the outside cf the er- velope Mir. Springer of Illinois submitted the conference report on the bil providing for an additional Associate Justice Of the which states that bill now provides for four additional Justices. was agreed 10. MT. MacDozzid of Minnesota, from the Com niffee on Public Lands, reported the bill to forfeit the lands in Minnese,a granted the Hastings and Dakota Railroad Com p2ny.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04

A citizen of Burlington, N. J., was bitten on the leg eight years ago, and every year since on the anniversary of the bite, it is said, the injured member has swelled to twice its natural size
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
srson City Tribune: Daniel

Jefferson City Tribune: Daniel Wade, wealthy farmer of this county, whose farm lies ten miles above the city, on the Missouri River, has built a large barge for the transportation of the grain and produce raised on his place to the markets of this city. He thinks it will he cheaper than trans porting it by wagons.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
Read and Tremble.

In early life George Washington was q book agent Yes, and see what became ot him. Just see how he was punished for his wickedness. See what happened to hin after his death. Go to Washington and ses Greenoughs statue of him, without a shirt to his back, reciting with uplifted finger and well trained gesture the opening para graph of Charles "" in the second monthly part of Bancroft's "Interminabls History of the Tllimitable United States, ' which he is trying to sell on the installmen plan to Columbia, who has climbed up on the dome ofthe Capitol to escape him.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-04
DOMESTIC.

The American Paper-makers' As sociation is holding it's eleventh annual meeting at Saratoga, N. "A des- parade named Souder was rescued from jail at Pineville, Ky, by a party of sixteen of his companions, armed to the teeth.-Lieut. Henry N. Shaefer, United States Navy, left Brooklyn, x. r., four days ago on leave of absence and has not been heard from since. Joseph B. Ragan, who was marrled on July IS at keokuk, To-, went on a weeks spree and wound up by blow ing his brains out at Warsaw, IT, The deadly gasoline stove in the hands of negro girl started a fire at Par sons, Kansas, which cost the life of Mrs. A. J. Brown and her 9-year-old son-Mrs. Mary Deran. who was arrested at Columbus, Ind, on sus- picion, has confessed that she killed her husband by pouring carbolic acid down his throat.-Daniel McCarty and bis family of five persons, living at Wichita, Kan, were poisoned by drinking buttermilk purchased from a neighbor. The whole family became very sick, but all recovered.- The s70,000 Opera-house at Butte, Mont, was entirely destroyed by fire <0ohNAf HC Sldiut Oi nObcS SltN0- land, the founder of Cleveland, O., was unveiled at that place Monday Frank Buhl, German bartender, killed himself at Birmingham, Ala, by putting bullet through his brain Frank Williams, a Montana mur- derer, was hanged at Blackfoot, Idaho, for the murder of Chas. Reed and Capt. Vim in 1SS5.-The town of Roslyn, w. T., on the Northern Pacific road. was entirel destroyed by fire Monday, 250 houses were burned, and the entire population of l 800 left homeless. Aid has been sent from Tacoma, W. T., and other I nts in that section of the country.-The Salvation Army has added another disgraceful occurrence to its alrea 7 long list. At Hutchin- son, Kan. the Colonel of the army visiting there took all the money from two female Lieutenants and then dis charged them. The citizens took an interest in the girls, who gave proofs of good character and showed that the officers had made most indecent proposals to them. The citizens ran the army out of town.