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The dread of ghosts is common to all
aboriginal races of India, from which 1t
has been very generally adopted by their
Aryan conquerors, and even by the lower
classes of Mohammedans. All ghosts
are believed to be m~ischievous, and some
of them bitterly malicious, and the only
means employed to oppose their rancor
is to build shrines for them, and to make
them offerings of a fowl, a pig, or, on
grand occasions, of a buffalo. Any severe
illness, and more especially any epidemic
disease, such as smallpox or cholera, Is
attributed to the malignancy of certain
of these spirits, who must be- propitiated
accordingly.
The man tiger is, perhaps, the most
dreaded of all these demon ghosts; for
when Il tiger has killed a man the tiger Is
considered safe from harm, as the spirit
of the man rides upon his head and guides
him clear of danger. Accordingly, it is
believed that ''the only sure mode of de-
stroying a tiger who has killed many peo-
pie is to begin by making offerings to the
spirits of his victims, thereby depriving
him of their valuable services" The
ghosts most propitiated are of those who
AVE met a violent or untimely death,
whether by design or by accident, inclu-
ding poison and disease. Even wretches
who are hanged for their crimes are be-
lieved to nave the same powers of causing
evil to the living as those who have been
killed by tigers or by lightning or by any
other violent cause.-London Graphic
, 1888-08-01
CONFESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-The clerk laid
before the house a letter from Speaker
Carlisle announcing his enforced absence
from the city for a few days, and Mills
was elected speaker pro TEN and took the
chair.
Dibble called up the conference report
on the Omaha public building bill. After
a long debate the report was rejected.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the army appropriation bill
with the senate amendments. All the
amendments were non concurred in ex-
cept those relating to Notifications and ord
nances. Cutcheon of Michigan said that
if there was anything to be done in the
nature of provisions for armament and
Notifications, it must be done by the army
appropriation bill.
Pending action the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
, 1888-08-01
Tale Of a handsome woman.

They tell a pretty tale, if only il hal a
pretty sequel, of a handsome ChicagJ vi
man whose husband had been Tor ay4le
Years absent on diplomats tla,gasa
abroad One fine afternoon she received
a letter setting a day some months dis
tant for his return. Nov the lady.
though handsome. was stout. and she
could not endure the thought that the
man who left her young and slia should
find her obese and aged. SO then, putting
all other business out of hand, She de
voted herself with assiduity to one of the
various Turkish bath systems for putting
aside unwished for pounds The lady
was p~ersevering and the doctor skillful.
the arrival Of the steamer found her
weighing 60 an ounce what she had
weighed when her youthful husband
sailed away She got back her girlish
figure, but she could not present hei'
handsome face. The fine lines which
scanned it in every direction were e
heavy price to pay in exchange for the
matronly proportions which she feared
her husband would not look with favor
upon. The husband, that chance had not
occurred to her, had gained avoirdupois
also, and II she had let herself alone.
they would nave made a well matched.
portly pair.-Chicago Herald.
, 1888-08-01
A Thunder Bolt.

CHICAGO, July 31.-The guests at the
Palmer house were startled in their sleep
this morning by a terrific clap like thun-
der accompanied by p~erceptible shock in
all parts of the house. Thoughts of dyna-
mite bombs and earthquake shocks caused
nearly all the guests to hurriedly dress
and crowd pell nell through the corridors.
Meantime the few passers on the streets
were kept busy lodging flying spllnters of
timber and the flagstaff on the northwest
corner of the building was found shat
tered to %slivers by lightning. Ropes were
quickly stretched across the sidewalk to
keep pedestrians of possible danger,
some huge c%ornices falling. An investi-
cation showed, however, that the actual
damage done by the bolt was very slight
Notwithstanding the scare given the hun
dreds of people in the hotel.
, 1888-08-01
Indian Troubles In Arizona.

WASHINGTON. July 3l.-The war de-
partment is in receipt of the following tel
egram from the ~commandant at San Car
los, Ariz., forwarded by Gen. Howard
under date OF July %:
Capt. Lee, under discretionary orders |
had given him prior to the report of your
telegram of this date, has just returned to
this post. lie reports that the serious
trouble resulted from a quarrel among the
Indians themselves. Capt. Lee remained
upon the ground until 4 p. m. to day,
when he concluded that the Indians were
not to leave and that bis further presence
tended to excite them. Capt. Lee then
returned to this post.
From the Indians Capt. Lee learned
that those ordered to be arrested were
seen near their camp to-day and he is of
the opinion, and | concur, that these In.
dams can be arrested quickly in a few
days. The cattle herd is upon its grazing
ground undisturbed.
A full written report by Mondays mail.
My command is in readiness and will
move out at once if | find it necessary.
Another dispatch forwarded by Gen.
Howard from the commanding general
department of Arizona. states hat all
post cOmHlahuerS nave Deen nOtlneu 10
use every effort to promptly intercept the
raiding parties.
Tucson, July 3l.-Further reports of
the trouble on the San Carlos Indian
reservation tends to show that the Indians
have been stealing cattle and preparing
to supply dried meat preparatory. it is
assumed, to an outbreak OF hostilities.
When the party went to arrest the hos
tiles they opened fire and killed three In
dian scouts. The posse returned the fire,
woundinP several of the band which i'm
mediately left the reservation, followed
afterwards by others, all going for the
mountains.
, 1888-08-01
FLASHES.

TRENTON, N. j., July 3L.-The SUI
preme court rendered a decision affirming
the constitutionality of the local option
high license law. The opinion as regards
the high license feature was unanimous.
On the local option section the court
stood s to I.
AURORA. Ills, July 31.-Bauereisn,
Godding and Koegel, the three alleged
Burlington dynamiters, were examined
to-day on additional charges filed here.
Bauereisn was held in SO, 200, Godding in
$4,000 and Koegel in SO, 1000.
LOUISVILLE, July 81 DR.. Robert
Morris died this morning at his home in
Lagrange from paralysis, aged 20. DR..
Morris was the poet laureate of Mason
ry, and the most distinguished Mason in
the world.
BERLIN, July 3l.-A special yacht
anchored opposite the castle at Fredricks-
kort this evening, and the emperor and
Prince Henry landed at Barbarossa
bridge and started at 10 O'Clock for Fred.
ericksruhe.
MUNICH, July 3l.-The celebration Of
the Tooth anniversary ofthe birth of Lud-
wig l, was celebrated here with great
pomp. During the allegoral parade to-
day three elephants became frightened,
running among the people and seriously
injured twenty or more.
, 1888-08-01
The Committee,s Renorr

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-The report
presented in the senate to-day by Senator
Frye from the select committee on Pacific
railways, recommending the passage of
the Cultivate Union Pacific railroad
funding bill without amendment, is signed
by all members Of the committee. 1t
deals only with the Union Pacific railroad
and the central branch of the Union Pa
citic. After detailing the provisions of
the Cultivate bill and expressing the
opinion that it fully protects the interests
Of the United States, the report continues
as follows:
q If this settlement is adopted the follow.
ing advantages are secure:
First-All controversies between the
United States and the company, such as
occurred under existing laws, are termi-
mated.
Second-All questions as to the invest.
ment of the sinking fund are ended as the
United States at once receives this large
sum on account of subsidiary debt and is
relieved from all trust obligations to the
company.
Thlrd-The United States will receive
before the debt natures, in addition to
the sinking fund, which at the valuation
of NOV. |, 1887, was 81, 734, 0S3, not less
than 50, CAT, 500, making a total payment
Of the principle before maturity of $IO.-
3S1, 5s3, and will also receive interest on
the entire debt every six months, the
total payment of interest during the same
period amounting to $l2, 255, TAT.
Fourth-The United States will receive
a very large amount Of additional secur-
ity, which insures the ultimate payment
of the whole debt.
, 1888-08-01
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Wife Murder and Suicide in
Chicago.
Indian Troubles at San Carlos
Reservation.
Report of the Committee On the
U. P. Funding Bill.
A Double Tragedy.

CHICAGO, July 3l.-A horrible double
tragedy was brought to light shortly after
II o'clock last night by the police when
the dead bodies of Henry Hosch, a re-
tired saloon keeper, aud his wife were
found In their apartments at $50 South
Sangamon street. Both were well past
middle age and were looked upon by their
neighbors as a happy couple. They were
last seen Saturday evening sitting on the
stoop. Sunday morning the newspaper
had been left and the milkman left the
days supply of milk. Lying neglected
at the back door of the stoop these arti-
cles attracted the attention of the neigh
bors. Late last night one of the neigh
bors notified the police and two officers
were ent to investigate. They broke open
the front bedroom door and a sickening
sight met their view.
In the alcove of the bedroom, lying in a
pool of blood, lay the dead body of Mrs.
Hosch, clad in her nightdress. Proceed
ing to the next room the officers perceived
a rope tied over the top of the door frame.
They gave a vigorous push at the door.
1t burst open and the officer was nearly
knocked off his feet by the body of Hosch
which was hanging suspended, the feet
almost touching the floor. Near by lay
a sheet of newspaper dabbled with blood
and a butchers knife suggested the story
of the tragedy. Hosch had tied the rope,
shut the door and proceeded to his self
murder. No reason can be assigned for
the tragedy. Everything around the
room bespoke of comfort and there was no
indication Of any struggle prior to the
fearful crime.
Subsequent examination OF the bodies
show hat Mrs. Hosch was not stabbed
as supposed, but the fact is plain hat she
was choked until death ensued. The
knife had simply been used by Hosch to
cut the rope into a suitable length so that
he tould hang himself. The theory of the
police is hat Hosch in a fit of insanity
choked his wife to death and then strang-
led himself.
, 1888-08-01

People who know the truck driver only
from hearing his cursing of his brother
driver Of the car platform do not know
the gentle depths Of kindness to which he
can descend. The other day a small Italian
boy staggered through Stanton street
from some demolished building. A truck
slowly clattered up the street behind,
and the boy got one eye on it. dropped his
boards, laid them out along the curbstone,
one end out on the street and the other
on the curb, and looked appealingly at the
big hishman who drove the truck. The
Irlshman grinned and the boy smiled
brightly Then the horses were swerved,
and the left wheels of the truck went
crashing oyer the boards, smashing them
into easy lengths. The driver and boy
grinued at each other, but neither said a
word. Both were properly gratided.-
New York Sun.
, 1888-08-01
KNOCKED OUT BY ROSS.
Fight Between James C. Ster-
ling and W. A. Ross.
The Cockney Knocked Out in
the TWenty-Ssventh Round.
Ross Wins the Championship
and the Stakes.
The ~SterIing-Ross Fight.
Special Dispatch to The Leader.

Special Dispatch TO The Leader.
DENVER, July 3l.-A selected party of
interested toughs and sporting men went
to a point about twenty miles from the
city to-day to witness the contest between
James c. Sterling (the Cockney) of Chey-
enne and w. A. Ross of San Francisco.
1t was a fight to a finish under London
prize ring rules for a purse of $500 and
and the championship OF the Rocky noun,
tain region.
The weather was pleasantly cool. The
Cockney's hacker won the toss and, of
course, gave Ross the corner facing the
sun. The fight opened quite briskly and
the first round gave indications of a lively
mill. First blood was drawn by Cockney
in a severe blow which reached the mouth
of the California slugger. Very little
sparring was done after the third round.
The Cockney seemed anxious to lead up
to a clinch as rapidly as possible and then
he almost invariably threw his man.
The Californian was thrown with
a heavy thud over a dozen
times, the Cockney falling heavily. ION
him each time, but the Californian came
up smiling after each fall and showed few
evidences of punishment. After the
twentieth round the Cockney showed signs
of weakness, and after the tw~enty-ffth
round partially tainted away. The fight
closed on the twenty-seventh round, when
the Cockney was knocked u and failed
to come to time. He was pretty badly
used up. The fight and money were OF
course awarded to Ross.
As u whole the mill was somewhat of a
disappointment.
, 1888-08-01

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3l.-The Repub-
lican state convention to nominate a con
gresham and candidates for chief Justice
and associate justice of the supreme court
and appoint presidential electors, met
to-day. The platform reafirns the ma
tional platform and c0~ngratulates the
country upon the nominations made by
the Chicago convention. The protective
system was warmly commended and the
declaration was made that the free trade
policy would destroy the growing indus
tries of California; declares that the finan-
cial policy whereby both gold and silver
shall form the basis OF circulation whether
the money in use be coin or certificates,
is imperatively demanded; commends the
Republican members of congress
from California for their eff
forts ON behalf of restrictive
Chinese; renews the determination
to make such restriction effective and
in every way prevent the competition OF
Chinese against American labor; returns
thanks to the Republican national COM
mittee Tor its emphatic declaration on the
subject, and expresses implicit faith that
the Republican party of the nation will
protect the industries of California from
Chinese.
Several district conventions we're held
this afternoon and nominations made for
representatives in congress as follows;
Third district, Joseph McKenna, renomi-
nation; fourth district, w. W. Morrow,
denomination; fifth district, T. G. Phelps.
, 1888-08-01
Stocks ana Cattle Markets.

New York, July 3l.-The strong tone
in the stock market apparent at the open
ing was prominent all the way out with
but slight Interruptions, and almost all
the active list is materially higher this
evening. Union Pacific advanced steadi-
ly on large business and on advices from
Washington that the senate had read a
favorable report from the committee on
the Cultivate bill.
Governments dull and steady. Money
l@l3 per cent. Mining shares active.
Congratulated quiet. Lake, $l6. rs.
Petroleum closed strong at S05.
Following are closing prices Of stocks:
Pacific 6's, 100; American Express,
lO9; Canada Pacific. 57s; Canada
Southern, 52s; Central Pacific. 37t; Bur
lington, Il54; Delaware, Lackawanna.
1851; Denver & Rio Grande, 10; Erie,
20; Lake Shore, 93s; Louisville &
Nashville. GIT; Michigan Central. S23;
Missouri Pacific, 79s; Kansas & Texas,
Is; New York Central, 1868; Northern
Pacific, oct; preferred, 52t; Northwest
ern, ll3; Oregon Improvement, GAY;
Navigation, 933; Transcontinental. 25s;
Pacific Mail, $50; Reading, 642; Rock
Island, 1851; Milwaukee & St. Paul,
734; Texas Pacific, "a; Union Pacific,
COT; United States Express IS; Fargo,
1877; Western Union, 800.
CHICAGO, July 3l.-Cattle-Reoeipts
5000; beeves, 5000. %; steers, So. SOFA
5.75; stockers and feeders, 81. 9OG3. so;
Texas cattle, 81. 75@3.SO.
Sheep-ReceipGs, $500; market steady;
natives, 81. 5094. so; Western, shorn,
So. 50(94.00; Texans, shorn. 1908 80.
Wheat-Market weak and lower.
Cash, August 80, September S23.
Corn-Market steady, Cash, 45s;
August, 455: September. 454.
, 1888-08-01

LEXINGTON, KY, July 3l.-The sale
of Bell Boy to-day at the farm of T. j..
Jefferson, drew a large crowd of turfmen
from all sections of the country. David
Bonner OF New York, G. @. Seaman of
San Diego, Cal, }. c. Clark of Elmira,
N. Y, Simon Gross of Philadelphia,
Grist of Boston and others. The bidding
was started by j. G. Clark at $4,000,
followed by Seaman at $2l 900. These
two were the only bidders and when
$40, 100 was bid Clark quit, Seaman bid
ding $50, 900, which is the highest price
ever paid for a horse in the world.
, 1888-08-01

One of the first things to attract nv
notice in the Canary Islands was the
healthful appearance and fine develop
ment of the common people. There Is no
doubt that they are by birth a superior
race, but it Is also true that they use a
food which, being highly nutritious, must
contribute to their physical development.
There is nothing mysterious about this
article, which is known as gofo. It is
simply the -four made from any of the
cereals, by parching or roasting before
grinding. One can scarcely pass through
any village of the Canaries without wit
Messing some step in the preparation of
this food, The grain is first picked over.
then roasted above a charcoal fire, and af-
terward ground at the windmills which
abound everywhere. When it Is to be
eaten, milk, soup or any other fluid is
mixed with it, without further cooking.
Nothing can be more handy" than such
an article of food.
The Canarian laborer, If he goes forth
to his work alone, takes with him some
gotio in a bag made of the stomach of a
kid; If there are several persons, the skin
of a kid is used. When meal time has
arrived, u little water Is poured into the
bag with the gofio, the mixture Is well
shaken and the meal is prepared without
further ado. The Canarian archipelago
consists OF seven inhabited islands, with
a population of $50, 900 persons. At least
200, 900 of them live economically on gofo,
as their fathers did before them, from
time immemorial. The food is said to be
not only delicious and wholesome for
those who are not accustomed to 1t, but
to possess also a tendency to counteract
certain digestive ills to which the civilized
stomach is heir, thus restoring man. in a
measure, to the physical condition Of the
happy savage.-Cor. Popular Science
Monthly,
, 1888-08-01
Base Ball.

AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland 8, st. Louis ..
AT NEW YORK.
Cincinnati 3, BROOKLYN 0.
AT BALTIMORE.
Baltimore 7, Louisville ..
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Athletics 4, Kansas City 0.
CHICAGO, July 30.-No game.
DETaoIT, July 30.-The champions
lost again by miserable fielding. The
batteries were Conway and Cancel Healy
and DAILY.
Score-Dotrolt l, indianapolis I.
BosToN, July 3l.-The bone team
lost to the Quakers after an exciting strug-
gle of eleven innings lin which neither
had much the best of it. The batteries
were Clarkson and Kelly for Boston, San
ders and Shriver for Philadelphia.
Score-Boston 5, Philadelphia 6.
New YORK, July 3I.-The giants
won by heavy batting. The batteries
were WEIGH and Ewing for New York,
Day and Mack for Washington.
Score-New York 6, Washington l.
, 1888-08-01

The French critic, Albert Delpit, a New
Orleans creole, and NJ. Febvre, Of the
Comedie Franchise, recently decided to
settle the difference arising out of the
mutual attacks on each other by means Of
q duel Their seconds arranged the pre-.
liminary conditions of the encounter,
which were that Delpit should read aloud
to his adversary u five act comedy pre-
pared by him for the Coincide Franchise,
after which Febvre was to act some Of
his principal roles, and the one who first
showed signs of WEAKNESS was to DO de-
clared the vanquished party. Before Del
pit concluded the reading Of his drama
Fehvre, with a yawn. extended his hands
in token of reconciliation and declared
himself vanquished.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
, 1888-08-01
BREv1TIEs.

The crops in France have been dlsas
trously affected by bad weather.
BARLEY Campbell's remains were sent
to Pittsburg last night for interment.
The local government bill passed the
second reading in the lords last evening.
G. Richardson & Co., pickle manufact-
ers and Gamers of Toronto, suspended
yesterday. Liabilities, $75, 200.
President Cleveland, Postmaster Gen
eral Dickinson and Col. Lamont returned
to Washington yesterday morning.
Republicans of Henry county, Indiana,
to the number Of about 1000 paid theil
respects to Gen. Harrison yesterday.
Christopher Meyer, for many years the
foremost man in the rubber fabric bust,
ness of this country, died in New York
City yesterday.
The strike of avvies in Paris continues
to spread and yesterday the socialist lead
ers placed themselves at the head of 8
movement urging the strikers to take vic
lent measures.
, 1888-08-01

Some portions of New York are hand.
some enough to rank it with Paris among
the beautiful cities of the world; others
are almost wretched and dirty enough to
class it with Constantinople. 1t is a
strange tumble of splendor and squalor,
beauty and ugliness. As a rule, however,
the portions inhabited by the rich and
well to do classes will compare favorably
with the similar portions of almost any
city in the world, and some of our noble
streets cannot be matched anywhere. The
chief defects in these sections are the
lack of parks and the still more glaring
lack of trees in the streets. London is
studded all over with private squares,
which are selhshly reserved for the fami-
lies living about themj but they do form
precious breathing spots, and If the poor
children cannot go inside they can at least
play on the sidewalk underneath the few
tree branches that hang over the ratings.
These numerous parks go far to redeem
the blaclness II ugliness of London
streets. q.
Paris has not so many parks, but trees
flourish almost everywhere in its streets,
and make them a delight to the eye.
Washington, once a shabby Maryland viii
lage, now conspicuous among capitals for
Its beauty, owes a large part of its charms
to the far sighted policy that planted a
hundred thousand trees along its broad
venues. But New York, which has
fewer parks by far than it should have, is
almost absolutely devoid of trees. The
stranger, driving up Fifth avenue, looks
with wonder down each street he passes,
seeing only long tunnels of brown stone,
and not a tree, nor so much as "a sprig of
anything green, to break the monotony.
A general system of tree planting would
in a few years transform this city with its
great array of handsome houses into a
city that for stateliness and beauty would
be the talk of the world.-New York Tri-
bunn
, 1888-08-01
rrouble wien the comple.lon.

This is the time of year when recipes
for gunburn meet one at every turn.
Here is the best prescription that can be
made: Burn yourself o little more and the
red will turn to brown, the most whole
some and becoming color in summer time.
The sam rule applies to freckles equally
well. Freckle yourself thoroughly that 1t
may be evident at a glance that you are
taking a course in natures university. II
the face smarts after d day out Of doors
hot water will take out the sting. Cos
metics are especially injurious. because
the smart means irritation, and lotions
and balms, oftener than not, are poisonous
to an irritated skin. Complexion troubles
are doctored by frequent bathing of the
person where any application to the face
win only make them IN the end worse.
Perfect cleanliness as q rule means a good
skin. If it does not, then the general
health is at fault, and the only remedy
lies in giving a better tone to the system.
4 clean face Is q charm which many girls
do not seem to appreciate.-Chieago
Herald.
, 1888-08-01
The Indians Obdurate.

ST. PAUL, July 3i.-A Pioneer Press
special from Standing Rock agency says:
The Indians are still holding out firmly
against signing the papers and the pros
pect of their changing their mind appears
very slight. Sitting Bull has arrived and
although he refused to sit in council it is
known that he is circulating among the
leaders and urging them to stand firm
against the treaty. Governor Church and
Judge Wright spoke for an hour to-day
without apparently making any impress
sion.