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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23
GRIMES and ACCIDENTS.
WITH HIS JACKNIFE.
A Freuchman Opens a Letter Boz and
Steals the Contents.

LANCASTER, \. H., Nov. %
Last evening one of the national bank
clerks went into the postoffice, opened box
and sorted over 30 or 40 letters, putting
them back into the box, which he closed
The operation was Witnessed by a French
man nan ed Woods, who, thinking the letters
contained money, pried open the box door
with his pocket knife, took the letters and
left without being noticed. The letters did
not contain money but number of checks
one which was signed by Hon. David II
Beatie lie endorsed and attempted to get
it cashed at the bark this morning and wa.
detected and arrested United States Mar
shall Baker Of Lebanon aud the postofiice
inspector are expected toni ght to take charge
of the matter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23
CoNDE y sED DISPATCHES.

The Official vote of Michigan gives Hzrri-
.on % ,9es plurality.
There were 12 new cases and no deaths
Thy rsdsy a, Jacksonville.
reception was given Warner Miller in
New York Thursioy night by the Union
League.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23
TIE SABBATH UNION
Decide to Hold a National Convention
in the Interest OF Sabbath Observ'
ance.


CHICAGO, Nov y.
The National Sabbath Union held a meet
ing here this morning and decided to hold a
national convention IN the interest of Sa D
bath observance at Washington. Dec IL to
Is. The themes to be presented by eminent
men are The Sunday rest bill OF the SEN
ate the Sabbath as related to civil liberty
the Sabbalh and the foreign population; the
Sabbath in relation to the labor problem ;
the Sabbath and the press; the Sabbath and
the church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23

WA.HIssros, Nov. %.
Lord Sackville and the Misses Sackville
West leave Washington Friday forenoon for
New York and on the following day will
sail for Hasre in La Bournogne vessel which
will take Chamberlain and bis bride to
France.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23
VIRGINIA ELECTORS.
The Right Of the Democratic Electors to
be Contested.
General Malone and Senator Quay
Confer.

WA.HiNGTOS, Nov. n
As result Of the recent conference be-
tween Gen Malone and Senator Quay il is
announced that proceed ings will be begun in
the Virginia State courts and the Unite
States district court for Virginia attacking
the right Of democratic electors of that State
10 east their votes for President in the elec-
tOral college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23

BANGok, Nov. %.
man named EuglestrOm, Swede, EN-
ployed in the slate quarry at Mons0n, was
instantly killed today by stone falling into
the pit and striking him on the head. He
had been married two months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23

WINTHROP, Nov. 22,
Nelson Packard, aged about s6, was found
dead today. Tie has been resident of
Winthrop for many wears aud was highly
esteemed and excellent citizen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23
Sued for Libel.

PROVIDENCE, X. l., Nov. 22
The Proprietors Of the Westminster
Musee have sued Richard Thornley,, presi-
dent, and C. c. Corbett, treasurer of the
Despatch Publishing Co.. charging them
with libel. The damages ar. laid at s50,-
600.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23

Rev. J. L. Pratt of Strong. supplied the
Congregational pulpit at Temple Mills Sab
bath week. A large number were present te
witness the bapsism Of twelve young persons
who united With the church After which
communion service was observed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23
Brighton and ws.srtown 1--we st.os

ottbhSoh HAa w aLSIbOWn AAW9 Hk00M
Market.
lHeportsd for kennebee Josrnal for vssh s,&.,s
Nov. -.
AMOUNT oy LIVE STOCK AT MAsrr.
Cattle. sheep and Lambs. swine. vssls. ma.
SH 1865 z,sss 80 -
EUxsKR rKox MAHE.
Cattle. sheep and L4sanbs Calves. Hor,ss a~s-.
23 ~ Ia "a
PRICES or AARgET BxEr
few choice at " s0oas9.oo, extra 70 oo>s, -.
arst qusiiiy. ts0assz5, second quality, oso0.Ss ~
third quality, H.ooatsso
PEIcKs OF SHEEP AsD LAnna.
in lot, t2oo. ssoo. s.so each, extra, u ooss4 N.
% from = 70 " cents per pound. spring lanbs1.sa
cents. veal calves, 2ss cents.
AKEiyALs nj srxAMxns.
90, -, Horses- Catts. yssS.
kennebse 10
Portland a
Bangor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23
Reported Assignment of Norfolk Ice
Company.
NEw YoRk. Nov

NEW YORK, Nov. %.
Dispatches from Norfolk, Va. say that
Rawlings. Wh.ishurst & Co, ice dealers as
signed. Haynes ( Dewitt Ice Co. Augusta,
Me. is said to have one-thiri interest in the
concern.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23

Barn. Nov. 22.
Kelly & Spear, this afternoon, launched
schooner Frank ;. Warren. sos tons, owned
by the builders and Bddeford parties. Capt.
Nathaniel Falker of Saco is to command.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23
Chicago Produce MARKET.

v,... CHICAGO. Nov. a.
red, sDzt ss sol
coks--So. 2.fbasol.
OATs--No. 2, zsxzsl
Rrk--qafet at 81
BARLEr--arm ss 7saU
POEx--at 10 50..4 70.
LAKD--st 70 As,t6.
- ~. sfear 80 ~ - - ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23
Later

Officer Franklin f. Emery of the Mas
sschussetts district police arrived on the
evening train and went with Marshal Morse
to the jail Since the first description of the
supposed murderer was sent out a tintype
likeness of Thompson has been
seen and new description ha:
been sent out. In the new descrip
ton the scar is described as the result of q
nurn under the left ear and not a scar aeros.
the cheek as first supposed. When officer
Franklin met the prisoner he saw he was not
the man wanted though he told Marshal
Morse that he did just right as the likeness
to the first description was almost perfect
The officers are on the trail of a man near
Nashua, n. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23
New York Money Market,

sKw YsnK, Nov. a.
Prime paper At " 10 81
Exchange, dull aud weak
Government bonds, dull and steady.
Railroad bonds, fairly active, firm.
The following are the dosing quotations q a.
euritles
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-21
Story Of . Diamond.

A story is told in Brooklyn society
of the sudden appearance Of former
resident with a large diamond and an
ambition. equally glittering. 10 marry
. former sweetheart. il he could. H.
had been 10 Australia. made pile.
and was coming back TO stay long
enough to get wife. give her the dia-
mond. marry her and take hcr back
there. Unfortunately. the girl Of his
choice was engaged and about to
marry. The Australian went sadly
away without having shown his dia-
mond. aud in day or two he gave il
10 another old acquaintance Then he
called upon the lady Of his choice TO
bid her goodbye. and she told him
that she had been thinking the matter
over. and had found that she loved
him better than she loved the man 10
whom she was engaged. Back went
the young man to the girl TO whom he
had made a present Of his diamond.
and persuaded her to give it to him
and 10 take its worth in money or i'm
another jewel. He then took the dia-
mond 10 the girl for whom 1t was in
tended. and she became his wife, and
they have sailed for AustraliA-N ].
SNM
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-21
q Revolution In Watches.

The watch without h ands which has
recently been brought before the pub
lie is simply . watch with ordinary
wheelwork. in which the intermediate
teeth are wanting and which gear
every minute and hour only. Tho
contrivance. though admitted 10
possess some inconveniences ID on
The other hand. claimed to pre-
sent some genuine preferences
over the ordinary make. Thus
the construction not only allows
the reading to be accurate but also
permits Of estimating the time that
separates each passing minute. There
is no, only an optical signal given but
also an acoustic one. since AT every
change Of figure the ear perceives a
slight sound. and consequently it be-
comes useless for ono to examine his
watch in order to measure a given in-
terval Of time-a feature of special
value to engineers. physicians. officers
travellers and Observers The expert.
menter knows exactly when . minute
begins and ends -JeUeiers' Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-21
A MEXICAN JOURNEY.
4 Wlde.AWake Yankee Adrit In the RAG-
End u the Middle Ages.

-
End u the Middle Ages.
There is . sixteenth-ce1tury flavor
about Mexico that disposes to an apol-
ogetic mood the traveller who travels
IN that country behind locomotive.
Notwithstanding the changes wrought
during the past half century. and still
more notably during the past half
dozen years. Mexico still is pervadcd
by so generous and 50 gracious favor
Of antiquity. that steam traction there
seems ~ incongruous rs the conduct
Of express business by pack-mules
would seem here However. the dis
position to apologize is lessened by an
attempt to travel on the high roads by
diiigencia; and It Is reduced to min
imum BY even n very short journey
along the by-paths of the country on
horseback with q luggage-irain of
mules This latter experience amas-
ingly increases ones respect for such Of
ones ancestors as went upon crusades
And. after all. the traveller who is thus
rctroiected into the sixteenth century.
along with such an cminently nine
teenth. century environment rs Pull
man car: appreciates more keenly the
sharpness Of the change than il. for the
time being. he endeavored to conform
his actions to his newly-acquired
standard Of antiquity.
As we stood on the platform Of the
Colonia station. in the City Of Mexico.
waiting to have our luggage weighed.
and saw . dozen pilgrims bound for
the shrine Of Lo, Remedies filing into .
third-class car. am sure that we got
moro satisfaction from the knowledge
that we were to travel BY rail in com.
pany with Medioval Survival. than
we should. had we been travelling on
horseback, and so had 0verhauled those
same pilgrims on the road. Some
how. . third-class pilgrim struck us
as good. And rs the train pulled out
from the station felt . curious thrill
1.-The like Of which l certainly did not
feel in walking over it-as saw to
tho right the causeway along which
the Spaniards retre,ted on the Dismal
Night; and then. still through the win.
dow Of . nineteenth-century railway
car. the very tree beneath which, that
July night three hundred and sixty
sight years ago Cortes sat down and
wept because Of his defeat A We
passed through the little town Of
Tscuba-its low. dat-roofed Moorish
houses grouped around it, great
saw = train OF pack-mules
halted until our steam pack-train
should pass On the highway that we
ran parallel with we're many Moorish |
fgures-men in muslin Ghirts !
and trousers. with blankets hanging
tom their shoulders women shroud.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-21
HOW TO HIT IT.

L Iangaissse Tramp 00oeoeas Whss0
Many Others Have Failed.
did ! get any thing in ,here?' re-
peated a dilapidated-looking fellow as
he came down the steps Of Jefferson
avenue residence yesterday. "Well.
YOU can cackle to cacchinate that !
did"
They generally bang the door
against the toes Of iramps."
'.And they ought to- Not one tramp
in fifty knows how 70 work house"
How did you work that oneF"
We'll my ring at the bell was an.
swered by a servant girl. ! lifted my
cap to her and sail:
please inform the lady that yon-
tleman desires to communicate with
her"
In . minute the lady herself was
before me- and I took Of my cap
again. made very low boy. and said:
".Rcdivss imprsmus dsfaeeo e..
ranter1'
"'WhichT she says
ILL., yuu uVu SPc"A A>sstus veIy
few ladies do You. Of course. speak
French. G.rman and Spssishp In
which language shall l say to you
that I have met With misfortune,
and desire food. IN old coat and .
little money!
"Oh. you needn't mind. being .
you told me in English. Go to the
kitchen and the girl will attend 70
you.'
Thank. ma'am Ben josr seSsb-
Hque ma fol-
oh. Of course
"'6abe que - p1'q"e eona.joS'
Certainly. ! will ] am sorry
for your misfortune. and will hans up
a suit for you
And there's the suitF'
You bet; and she gave me . square
meal and thirty cents in cash to bot
RseAevehe DE- jeaS hoehsnd'c1'
"'Oai. santiago de chssse-box Do
tret Frsss Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-21
CONVECTION. ST. TAMMANY PARISH LA, APRIL, 2l, 1885,

q IN pals-blus rsessss which hung
down in graceful 1blda and in 8 do.
lightful combinatios Of eoloe; over
their pale pink skir,A Now and thsn
We would see . little roadside chapel
before the open deor Of which .
group Of wayfaring smsn and women
had stopped to prayy and in passing
which those who wees too ind olent .
kneel did not fail 10 remove their
great straw hats leverently. while
they crossed themsclve& In short
We found ourselves back in The age
Of Cervantes-s pstnchy little man
whom we saw riding along upon An
ambling asa the tanks whereof he
pounded In . desultiry fashion with
his heels We would have sworn was
Sanch himsnlf-and every thing but
ourselves and our{ railroad train
seemed to b . rouo n three hundred
years old Later. it h true. the
sharp edge Of al thiawore o6 little;
but It never wholly was lost. Through
out this particular jsurney. and only
. little less keenly Fin others which
followed It In subsequent years. our
feeling was that q being happily
adrift IN the fag.eSl Of the Middle
Ages with palpablyt picturesque sur
roundingA and enveeoped in IN ate
mo,phere subtly ss,uratsd with
romance Cor. NJ u Posi-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-21
ENoLAND's NEw RIFLE.
The lGnlsazy Weapon AAoPasA b. the
British waE5O0os.

The 0mtaSy Weapoo AGopeo4 By the
British was5O0es.
In view Of ihe vhrish anxiety dis
played BY France nd Germany in
hurrying on the man }taciurc of maga-
zine rifles the facto( (ies working day
and night 1t ID sa'1 Ffactory TO learn
that our own War q Ice is bent upon
keeping pace with he times. The
Small Arms committee. appointed n
far back MS 1864 TO consider the sub
ject. have practically settled upon a
rife which Is now before the Secretary
Of State for War. II having been
definitely decided that . small-bor,
magazine is to be ithe arm of the
future. and . responsible committee,
after protracted and exhaustive trials.
having recommended an arm which
fulfils all the conditions necessary 70,
. military weapon. Immediate steps
should be taken . expedite the
manufacture both BY the trad,
and the Government factory
1t Enfield The new arm,
which ID Of the same length a. the
present service rife. and carries the
oil-bottle and rag in the butt. weigh
with its magazine only 9 pounds 8
ounces The caliber Il. sos; the bullet,
cased with copper. weighs 2l7 grains;
and the sharge is 77Sen6ieMs e COM
pressed powder. The magazine. which
is not fixture. a. has been stated.
but 10 detachable at will. holds eight
cartridges and lies just in front ofthe
trigger-guard. under the action. Not
only can the soldier carry nearly a
third moro cartridges than ut present,
but the penetration. smashing power.
accuracy and range arc all superior to
the present service weapon. The
trajectory Is much lower. and last. but
not least there ID no perceptible recoil.
This alone. apart from IT'S other good
qualities and general handiness. should
the new weapon to our sol.
dierA The committee confidently pre-
dict that not only will the diffic ulty OF
teaching recruits disappear. but that
the shooting Of the army generally
will be vastly improved wi,en the new
rifle is issued. london Arny and Nors
G0SetGe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-21

to0 CHOSEN place. Then der"i. having
asked the Magi how long it was sine,
they first saw the appearance in the
shy. sent them away TO Bethlehem.
promising that when they had found
the young Christ he also would come
to do reverence to Him. Having set
out on their Journey. they saw once
more the celestial sign. and its motion
was such that it guided them to the
place where Jesus was Coming In to
the house (for Joseph had now found
better shelter than a stablc). they saw
the young child with Mary. His mother.
and Frustrated themselves before Him
In worship Opening their treasure
chests. they presented to him gifts of
gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Then being warned in dream moi tc
60 back to Herod they took another
road into their own country.
1t must be confessed that II we &C
cept the tradition as part Of the mar
rative. and suppose that they saw a
new single star which moved directly
in front Of them all through the jour-
ney. and finally took it's stand Just
over the door Of the house of Joseph
in Bethlehem. It would be difficult
To parallel or confirm the story. II
must b. accepted. then. on simple
faith. But If We take the account as
it is given by the evangelist We find
a remarkable light thrown upon it by
the discoveries of modern astronomy.
The conjunction of the planets Jupit
and Saturn Is one Of the rarest Of
sidereal events. 1t occurs only once
in eight hundred years This con-
junction. all astronomers agree. hap.
pened no less than three times in the
year 747 A. q. G.. shortly before the
birth OF Christ In the follow
ing year it took place again. and
now the planet Mars joined the con-
junction. In 1904 the astronomer Kep-
Ter observed a similar conjunction.
and saw. between Jupiter and Saturn.
a new. brilliant. evanescent star. The
tables of the Chinese,
which are the most ancient records of
the sky. mention a star of the same
character. which. according 10 the best
appeared and vanished
in the year $50 A. NC These strange
things must have been visible to all
who observed the heavens in tn at
year Certainly they could be seen
from Jerusalem. and to one leaving
hat city they would appear to lead in
lhe direction of Bethlehem. 1t may
be that we have here. in this "fairy
ale Of science" q con firmation of this
story Of religion. hint and |
race Of 1.-THE light that led the holy |
elders with their gifts Of mvrrh.
Req. Dr.. Henry Van Dyke. in Harper's
nn0nSinl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-21
TWO STRANGE WORDS.


Rams Zweibasr Discusses the Perplexit
Of Our Language.
Dos is SO shtrange in der Angli-h
lounguage apoud oop und down.
When l readt apoud oop und down.
how shall take himP When 1 cross
de river high oop Oh . plank. you say:
You will be dizzy-look not down
look oop'- uud ! understands dot.
But when l readt in der noosbab Der
aboudt der big hotel dot vos purn-d-
she pc purned OOp. und she pc purncd
DOWN. know dot ish der same
down nnd oop Is shoost leedle tlffer.
cnt Und when reait again dot der
rich man is all proke down. und pretty
soon right away he Is all proke oon
to-. ldink dot is pretty much der same
only leedle tifferent
.Und when der doctor tell my leedle
poy he must take dot pitter medicine.
he say: My leedle fellow. now you
trink it all down. und den he say right
away to his mndder. dot is prave
poy to take dot lopelia or dose salts
und seena-he vas SO goot to open his
mouth. nnd rink it all oopS-und dos
Is shOOst der same.
''Und. Py-und-py. der very nice lady
knock al der door. und my frau saw
very bolite: Come in und sit down
and she say: Dank you; how is dot
poor lecd!e sick poy? I will stay all
night und sit oop init him -und say.
how Il dote She will sit down md she
will sit oop Viii she sit away high
oop an der shelf? U. dos is too
ridiculous!
%. lean mich understand apont dose
strange vol,lis down nnd oop und oop
und down. Drift
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-21
NEW voRk oRGsusEa.

OouAA, eAo VaaAssbsles, eAo Asoogu -
Othsrs Whs Are Wen FIXED.
Those familiar with the Vanderbllt
property estimated that the residue ol
the Vanderbilt estate. equally divided
between Cornelius and William <.
amounts to o20Q 600. 600 Il may not
have been moro than half Of that; It
may have been more. but Il has vast.
y increased IN value in the short time
that has elapsed since The death Of
Mr. Vanderbilt
6omc gentlemen who have . little
money themselves and have means Of
moving what other rich mon own -
timatsd Mr.. Gould's wealth at oll0 :
900. 600 Included in this total were
$90. .O00. coo of Missouri Pacific. paving
per cont dividends; e25 600 600 Of
Western Union. paving 8 per cent
and Oh 500 900 Of Manhattan. pay.
ing 8 per cent Mr. Gould also holds
100. 600 shares of Wabash com0on
stock.
Within the last year or two The
Astors have completed the Astor
building and the Scherme erhorn build
ing. between Pine Broadway and
Wall. either Of which is worth consid.
erably over q. COO 900. and John jacob
Astor only . short time ago paid eS2S :
900 for the Westmoreland Hotel Their
income accumulates 20 much faster
than they can possibly spend 1t that
additions to the property grow very
fast Mr.. Astor came down town one
morning not 20 long ago looked over
. few investments. and ordered $500
600 Of bonds and 3 600 shares OF stock.
William Astor has large family and
grandchildren; John Jacob Astor has
one son. William Waldorf Astor. who
will probably be. if his father is not
to-day. the richest man in New York
City.
There are many men in New York
richer than the richest man in any
other city, who are possibly never
heard Of and whom it would puxsle
people to name. Moses Tavlor was
figured 1t 90. 600. 600 to $50 600 600
whom he died; he owned enormous
tracts Of real estate. many mort.
cages and he had 10000 shares OF
Lackawanna stock. which it was said
had paid him back his entire invest
ment with Z per cent interest and
81 500 600 profit besides One paper
WIS thought to be very wide Of the
ark when It estimated his wealth 1t
$40 900. 600 Most people will be sur
prised to know that the appraisal
shOwed him to be worth when he died
ovsr e62 OO0. 600 The property has
nOt been divided since his death.
1t was generally supposed that Mrs.
Stewart would count ~ the richest
woman in New York. and yet when
the returns of the collateral Inherit
ance tax were made it was found that
the Henrietta A. Lenox estate paid on
account Of this tax SIC 5S2 Mary J.
Morgan's estate contributed $64 20l.
and Cornelia NJ Stewart came third
with S61 2S2 Since the passage of
he collateral inheritance tax law
these have been the three largest e.
tates that paid any thing to the State
all belonging to women.-M + Let.
ter in FAii0dei iDkid Press.