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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Pond is Mayor of San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.-Judge Firm, of the superior court, at the conclusion of the recount of votes cast for mayor in the recent election declared E. B. Pond Dem.) to be the successful candidate. The Independent candidate for mayor, MT. C.-C. O'Donnell, and on whose demand the recount was made, was accredited with 3Os more votes than on the first count, but this increase was not large enough to overcome Ponds majority.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
A Negro Ravisher Arrested.

DANBURY, Conn, Dec 31.-George Simons, a burly negro, assaulted an 11-year-old girl in New Milford on the night of Dec. IS. He found her in the house alone and stified her cries with towel Her grandmother on her return home found the child in terrible agony and gave an alarm. A party of men started in pursuit, bst Simons evaded them. He has been captured and taken to New Milford and bound over ts the superior court for trial
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
M. ouAD's" EFFECTIVE KICK.
He Visits Niagara Falls and Tries to Re-
 form the Hackmen.

form the hackmens
 was down near the lower railroad bridge at Niagara Falls, having a couple of boys with me, when hackman drove up and offered to take us down and show us the whirlpool, mile below, and return to the bridge for half a dollar each. When the offer was declined he said he would take the three of us for dollar, and we got us into his carriage. He drove down to the Whirl- pool house, and as we got out l saw sign reading, Fifty cents to go down to the whirlpool"
 "You agreed to bring us down and show us the whirlpool" said to the hackman.
 'sWell, it's down those stairs" 'But I don't propose to pay fifty cents to go down there"
 "Then you won't see it."
 "And you won't get your dollar!"
 "Won't IT Come, I am ready to take you back"
 "But we are not ready to go. You lied to us, and refuse to pay you a cert"
 ''You either pay or I'll make jelly of you"
 ''Come and try 1t"
 He did not accept the invitation, but drove off up town, and stranger said to me:
 'He has gone for crowd, and you will be lucky to get off alive. It's shame faced swindle, of course, and here are dozen of us who have been played the same way, but what can we do about ita'
 "You can kick against the gang"
 ''Yes, but we'd get the worst of it. They gre bad lot You'd better send the fellow his money"
 ''Ill be hanged if do."
 As we started up the river on foot a dozen men followed to see the fun. When we reached the end of the street car track Q mob of fourteen hackmen received us. The one who had lied to us demanded his dollar refused to pay it He called to his mob to come on, and I backed up to the building, leveled revolver at the crowd and waited They didn't come on worth cent They didn't care for dollaSs just then. One by one they slunk away, while took the car back to the Falls. The leader tried to get me ar rested for carrying deadly weapon, but no one would issue warrant. One justice told him in my hearing:
 "Every man coming to visit the Falls ought to come with two revolvers, and the oftener he fires into your crowd the better it will be for the honest people here l wish more kickers would come here." - M. Quad" in Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
LOSSES MADE HIM FRANTIC.
And the Friends of Manuel Klein Fear
 He Has Committed Suicide.

TRENTON, Dec. S1.-The disappearance of Manuel Klein, a member of the excise board of Trenton and president and treasurer of the w. S. Sharp Printing company, has oc- casioned much comment among Mir. Klein's large circle of friends in the city. MT. Klein was last seen in Trenton on Friday night last. For some days previous to that his friends noticed that he was depressed in spirits, and kept himself secluded
 On Saturday morning the bookkeeper of the Sharp Printing company received a letter by mail from MT. Klein in which he stated that he had severed his connection with the Sharp company for good, and that he re- gretted that he had to take such step His losses, he stated, had made him frantic
 The bookkeeper says Klein's accounts are all right It is feared he has committed suicide. Mr. Klein was a prominent member of the G. A. R.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Reception to Commander Warner.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. S1.-Maj William Warner, commander in chief of the G. A. R. was rendered a public reception ill the hall of the house of representatives, which was elaborately decorated for the occasion. An address of welcome was delivered by Capt. L. J. Webb on behalf of the G. A. R. and the citizens of Topeka, and by Adjt. Gen. Campbell on behalf of the state of Kansas. Maj. Warner responded briefly, and short speeches were also made by members of the commanders staff.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Killed by R Barkeeper.

PoTTsTowN, Pa, Dec. 31.-A fatal atfray occurred here at midnight in saloon James English entered the saloon in drunken con- ditior and got into a quarrel with the bar keeper, John Burns, who attempted to put English out. In the scuflle which followed Burns hit English with chair leg The latter died soon after.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
A Victim of Hydrophobia.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. s1.-Polioe Officer Henry Fehle of this city, died horrible death from hydrophobia- Last September, while walk ing on his beat, he was bitten on the right leg by a dog, but thought nothing of the wound. Wednesday the leg began to swell, and Thursday Fehle was taken down with violent symptoms of hydrophobia. He passed from one convulsion into another, and finally died in great agony. Dr. Der nays, who attended him, says the case was genuine hydrophobia-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Departed With the Pay Roll,

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Thomas W. Vines, assistant tinnekeeper of the Adams Westlake Manufacturing company, has disappeared with $4, 600 in cash, which was entrusted to him to be conveyed to the foremen of the several departments of the company's fac tories, who were to pay it to the employees as semimonthly wages. No trace of Vines has haen found
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
ANOTHER ENGLISH HORROR.
Eight-Year-old Johnny Gill Murdered and His Body MutiIated After the Manner of WhitechapePs Fiend.

of Whitechapers Fiend.
 LONDON, Dec 31-A murder equal in atrocity to those committed by the White chapel fend occurred at Bradford, York shire The victim was Johnnie Gill, an S-year-old boy. When the lad failed to re- turn home on Thursday evening his parents became alarmed, and reported his disappear ance to the police. The next day his mutt. lated body was found in an outhouse a mile from the place where he was last seen alive
 The body had been disemboweled in the manner made shockingly familiar by the Whitechapel tiend. The heart had been torn out entirely and hung upon the throat, and both boots had been taken off the lads feet and thrust into the gaping body Both arms and legs had been roughly chopped of and tied to the body by means of the sus- penders worn by the child The face and body generally were hacked as if in wanton brutality, There were other mutilations which cannot be described here.
 A comfortable theory which the local police profess to entertain is that this fjoudish mur- der was the work Of druhA ", -sA~ --asse imaginations had been inhy- Ae grewsone accounts published of ~ HA atrocities; but it Is incred'r a but strong nervad man could. E.r lated the poor little Corpse i'm. siaI fashion in which the work was ae me
 The police have received and to their origin letters: which lead them a that "Jack the Ripper" is living hs vicinity of Drury Lane They do not ac, bt the theory that the Whitechapel fend had anything to do with the mnrder of little John Gill, and seem confident that the cleyy upon which they are now working will result in the murderer's capture in London
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
MURDERED FOR REVENGE.
Tramps Who Are Driven from a Freight
 Train Kill the Brakeman.

Train Kill the Brakeman.
 NEW HAVEN, Dec. Yesterday the canal at Windsor locks yielded up the body of John Turner, New Haven brakeman on the Consolidated road, who has been missing since Friday night Turner was a middle brakeman on tsao night freight that reaches this city from the south shortly after mid night. When the train arrived in this city early Saturday morning Turner was miss ing. His fellow brakemen had been braking in the inside of the cab and caboose, hence they could not explain his disappearance
 One of party of three tramps who were driven off the Southern road freight Satnr- day cursed the brakeman and warned him he might meet the same fate as the fellow who was drowned in the canal at Windsor Locks. Acting on this casual remark the police searched the canal. Turner's head was cut in two places. Medical Examiner Barnay says death was caused by drowning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
A wronged Husbands Vengeance.

MONTREAL, Dec. 3L--A night watchman named Benson unexpectedly went home at o'clock yesterday morning. He found a fel- low employe named Singer with his wife Benson pulled out a revolver and shot his wife just over the heart fatally, she dying in a few minutes He also shot Singer in two places The latter will recover. Benson sur rendered himself to the police.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
whipped Out of the Business.

LIMA, O., Dec. 3l.-John Morisoner, pro prietor of the only saloon at Rawson, has been repeatedly warned by "White Caps" to close, but paid no attention to the threats. Saturday night party of men, masked as "White Caps," visited him, and, after de- molishipg the saloon, whipped him until he begged for mercy and swore he would never go into the saloon tusiness again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Miners Join the Federation.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ills, Dec. 3L-The miners of southern Illinois met in convention here and organized 8 branch of the National Federation of Miners. Ten of the largest coal producing counties in the southern part of the state were represented by delegates. Douglas Steele was elected president and J. c. Heenan, of Hal .sburg; Saline county, secretarY-treasurer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Kohler's Suicidal Attempt.

TOLEDO, O., Dec. 31.-Jacob Kohlsr,
 German, in the employ of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad, found a can of nitro glycerine on stump near this city and at tempted to open it with pick. He was blown high into the air and killed. His clothing was blown off and every limb mangled He leaves wife and four chil-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
A Chief Justice Resigns.

HELENA, M. T., Dec. 31.-N. J. McCon- lell, chief justice of this territory, forwarded lis resignation to President Cleveland, to ,ake effect as soon as his successor can be qualified. Too much work was the cause,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Blown to Atoms,

TORONTO, Dec, S1.-Joseph Walworth, laborer, was warming some dynamite car tridges by fire at Todmorde, on the Cana dian Pacific railroad, when the bag caught fire In the explosion Walworth was blown to atoms
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
4 Sunday Skating Fatality.

TOLEDO, O., Dec. 31.-James Machen and Nathan Gilchrist, aged and 14 years, were skating on the Bayou yesterday. The ice broke, precipitating the boys into the water, and both were drowned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
A Successful Libel Claim.

BOSTON, Dec. 31.-In the suit of Francis s. Hesseltine vs The Boston Daily Globe, in the Middlesex superior court, for libel con- corning the plaintiff in relation to his profes- sion as an attorney at law, the jury has re- turned verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Cremated Himself in His Cell

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 31.-John Hanson, a prisoner in the eastern penitentiary, burned himself to death in his cell. He deliberately Set fire to his clothes and lay on the floor until death came.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Charged with Murder.

CHARLESTON, s. C., Dec. SIR. J. Camp bell, formerly of Newberry, was murdered at Walhalla. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of having been concerned in the murder
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Cowboys Exchange Compliments.

DENNIsoN, Tex, Dec. 31.-At a ranch thirty miles northwest of this city, on the Washita river, in the Chickasaw nation, twe cowboys got into dispute which ended ir both men being shot. One was killed in wounded.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Killed While on Duty.

ROCHESTER. N. ", Dec. S1.APoliceman O'Neil, who on Saturday was shot by Wm. Manley, whom he was trying to arrest, died at his home yesterday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
pr. Carver's Big Shoot.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 31.-Dr Carver fin ished breaking 6o,000 glass balls in six days, and also shot of those he had missed during the shoot
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
New York and New Haven Election.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-At the annual meet ing of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad company the old board of officers was reelected
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
Weather Indications.

For Tuesday, partly cloudy and colder, preceded by rain or snow, and followed by clearing
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-04
NATURAL BRIDGES.
Width and Hight of the One Located In
Rockford County, Va.


The natural bridge in Rockford county.
Va, is l15 miles west of Richmo.d and
l60 miles southwest of Washington. 1t is
distant by stage road from Lexington, the
capital of the county, 4 miles. 1t is stu
ated at the extremity of the deep chasm
in which flows the little stream called
Cedar creek, across the top of which, from
brink 10 brink, there extends an enormous
rocky stratum, fashioned into Il graceful
arch. The bed of the stream is more than
200 feet below the surface of the plain, and
the sides of the chasm, at the bottom of
which the water flows, are composed of
solid rock, maintaining a position almost
perpendicular. The walls do not seem to
be water-wOrn, but suggest the idea of an
enormous cavern, that in remote ages may
have been covered by the continuation of
that stratum of which all that now re-
mains is the arch of the natural bridge.
A plumb line dropped from It's center down
the vertical face of the rocks swings clear
at the depth of 40 feet, which is the thick
ness of the crown of the arch Towards its
sides this regularity increases with a
graceful curve, rs in an artificial structure.
Its breadth is full 60 feet, and the stone is
highly si!icious limestone, extremely
hard to break. formed in massive blocks
and strata, with no evidence upon It's
weathcred surface of a tendency TO decom-
pose and crumble away. It is thus appar-
ent that the insignificant little stream
which now runs in this deep gorge had no
agency in shaping and producing this
wonderful channel Mightier forces have
worn away the hard strata, more powerful
torrents than any that now flows over the
surface-set in motion probably when this
portion of Virginia was shaken by those
great commissions which displaced its piles
of strata to the depths of thousands of feet,
bring into juxtapostion, along the line of
assures which are still to be traced, groups
of rock everywhere else found separated by
other formations, the aggregate thickness
of which might be measured by miles.
Across the top passes the public road, and
being on the same plane with the neigh
boring country, one may cross it in a coach
without being aware of the interesting
pass.-IOlcdo Blade.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-04

were better by far to adopt the plan of
Rev. Edward Everett Hale. He proposed
some years ago that the child be sent to
school for but portion of the year, and
for the remainder of the period that he be
put to work. While Mr. Hale did not re-
fer TO methodical manual training, but to
those occupations about home" in which
every child ought to be expert, for those
the manual training of school could well
be substituted. Some Of the best minds of
our country, and some Of the best educa-
tional results have sprung from system in
which the pupil worked and attended
school in alternating terms. But whether
the half-term system ever finds favor or
not, it is clear to us that the manual train
ing school should be kept Independent of
and distinct from the usual common-school
courses. As Professor Harris says:
Manual training has an unquestionable claim
for place in special schools But manual train
ing schools should be provided everywhere in
sufficient number to take the place of the waste
tul and Anticipated system of apprenticeship in
earnest in the belief that natural science should
be taught i'll oral lessons from the very first year
of the school. One lesson Il week, if q long les
son, is sufficient. knowledge of natural science
is of universal application to all human en-
Payments that deal with the conquest of
nature. While manual training is useful to
few, knowledge of natural science is useful to
ALL and this both in business and i'll culture. l
think, too, that there should be one lesson
each week in general history given in all the
grades of schools, like natural science. orally.
1t leads TO the habit of looking at humanity
while natural science leads to the observation
of physical nature.
Here We have an educator of high stand
ing and broad experience suggesting the
introduction of additional teaching in the
common schools. He urges that industrial
| drawing, for instance, should have pre-
| ferred place to manual training, since it is
the natural pioneer of all good workman
| ship that is achieved with the least loss
of time and output of energy, and we are
strongly inclined to believe that he is cor
rect in this conclusion. Industrial draw
ing has long been urged by its ardent
friends as part of the California educa-
tional system, but while it has failed to Sc
cure a foothold, IN two or three place in
the State manual training TO some extent
has been tackled on to the system, with
what results we are not yet advised, but
we cannot believe that they will be such
as the promoters hope.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-04
PRESS EXPRESSIONS.

The defeat, of Mr.. Randall may cost The
Democratic party the loss of the next Pre-
sidency Philadelphia Inquirer (Ind.)
The Pennsylvania Democrats who sat
down on Sam Randall will probably be eat
ing humble pie when New York, New Jer-
sey and Connecticut begin to sit down on
free trade Democracy.-Bd Baltimore american
(Rep.)
We started out in opposition to the doc
trine of the Presidents message, and the
more we have reviewed that document the
more we are convinced IL is unnecess lrv,
radical and undemocratic.- Birmingham
(Ala.) Age (Dem.)
Let the Republicans in Congress shoot
right where the Southern States stand. If
the Southern States don't want to get hit
they will get cut of the way of this rem
edy and give the colored voter his rights
NcU York Press (Rep)
The Charleston NelOS and Courier, although
opposed To the protection OF Southern IN
dustries, wants all new manufactures in
South Carolina 10 be exempt from taxation
| for a term of years. This is a very queer
position for free-t trade journal to take
| AHd,lta Constellation (Dem)
Free-trader Mills, reviser of the tariff
| laws in the House, is regarded by his
| friends as the Moses of the Democracy.
| His likeness, so far as it appears at this
time, lies in the fact that he has got his
| party into the wilderness, where it has d
good prospect of remaining forty years.
Philadelphia Press (Rep)
The completion of the MERGED irrigating
| canal after years of labor and an expendi-
| ture of 81 100000, is a magnificent testi-
| mony to the enterprise and executive abil-
| ity of Charles Crocker and G. Fl. Huffman
| The digging of canal 100 feet wide for
| twenty-seven miles through rock and ce-
ment formations, requiring two costly tun-
nels and several deep cuttings, might have
very easily discouraged men who have less
| faith in the future of California Oakland
| Tribune.
| The prospect of rush of Eastern home
seekers to Northern and Central California
this year could not be brighter. Southern
| California lands have been doomed clear
out of reach of men of ordinary means
and upon inquiry immigrants find that
| Northern California has all the advantages
of the southern part without its disadyan-
| tages, and in addition many attractions and
| inducements not to be found in that coun-
| try. While lands in Sonoma and adioin-
! ing counties are Just as productive as those
in Los Angeles, and will produce much
| that cannot be raised with profit down
there, they can be purchased Ior just one
| third the price charged in that section.-
PetdLilld Courier.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-04
If a Dyspectic Will Take Sim
mons Liver REGULATOR,

Cup to a few weeks ago 1 considered my
self the champion dyspeptic of America.
During the years that have been afflicted
have tried almost everything claimed to
be specific for dyspepsia, in the hope of
finding something that would afford a per-
manent relief. l had about made UP nv
mind to abandon all medicines, when l
noticed an Endorsement of Simmons Liver
Regulator by prominent Georgian,
jurist whom | knew, and concluded to try
its effects in my case. l have used bat two
bottles, and am satisfied that have struck
the right thing at last. felt its beneficial
effects Immediately. Unlike all other
preparations OF a similar kind, no special
instructions are required as to what one
shall or shall not eat This fact alone
ought TO commend it 10 all troubled
with dyspepsia. y. y. HOLMES, Vineland,
M. 1y-MWS-w1y
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-04
The Truth of weather-Lore

The persistent revival OF weather-lore
in these days of intellectual emancipation
is not at all remarkable when we consider
the extent to which vulgar sayings embody
real truths. A few years ago Messrs. Aber-
cromby and Marriott embarked on an ex-
tremely interesting inquiry with a view to
determine, by actual comparison, how far
the popular proverbs express relations, or
sequences, which the results Of meteoro-
logical science show to be real. The in
yestigation proved that something like a
hundred Of tle more popular sayings are,
under ordinary conditions, trustworthy.
Such being the case, we need not be sur
prisel that simple country folk prefer
familiar couplets to all the "isobars,
"cyclones and "synchronous charts" in
the world. If "hilIs clear, rain neal"
mean the same as the presence of a
wedge-shaped area of high pressure, ac-
companied by great atmospheric visibility,
is likely to be followed by the advance OF
4 disturbance Of rain and southerly winds, "
which for all practical purposes it does,
the preference is justified on the mere
ground of breath economy. The thirty
one words demanded by science stand no
chance against four.
But it is unfortunate that, along with
the limited number of folk-sayings found
ed on truth, there has survived a very
large number founded on the grossest error.
These latter have borrowed credence and
respect from the proved credibility of the
others, and apparently they are ali des-
tined to sink or swim together. Hammer
as we will at certain favorite proverbs
which we know to be based upon error, it
is all in vain. The reverence for tradition
is too much for us. And of all the super
stitions pure and simple. which defy our
attempts at destruction, the most invul-
nerable are those ascribing certain effects
TO the influence of the moon.-John Vest
rood Clirer, in Popular Science.