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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22

1T The law creating the new n
patch from Washington says: The
Senate will doubtless confirm the nom1-
nation, as it rarely interferes in the
Presidents choice of advisers. But quite
aside from this, it is conceded that Mr.. Col
man has discharged the duties of his office
With intelligence faithfully, and to the salts
faction of a large number of Democrats
as we as Republicans 1t is therefore quite
certain that he will have the satisfaction Of
being the first Secretary of Agriculture,
though he will have held the Office but three
weeks. At any rate be will return to Mis-
souri, as Secretary"
1t is forty years since new executive'de
partment OF the Government was created.
The State Department and other depart
ments Of the Government in 1S4S had be-
come overburdened with public business.
The result of the war with Mexico was a
large acquisition of territory. The discovery
of gold in California opened up new era in
emigration to the West, and the land ques-
ton was becoming a very important one.
The business of the Patent Office was
also increasing. The details of the census,
the care of the Indians pension and bounty
matters were multiplying details. All these
were grouped under the new department, and
the act making it the Interior Department
was approved March 3, 1849.
Naturally. agricultural matters aggre-
gated under the Secretary of the Interior
until 1862, when Congress created Depart
of the Interior Department, but
made it's head only a Commissioner.
The new department which is now to take =
part of the burden of the Interior under
its care will be known as the
Centennial Department of the Gov
eminent One hundred years ago
the State, Treasury, War, Postoffice and At
torney-Generaps office were created by act
of Congress, and these five Cabinet posi-
tons were filled that year by President
Washington. The Navy Department did
not begin until 1896.
partments had charge of the executive busi-
ness of the government, and the new depart
ment just now created completes the octette.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22
" a ShinCtOn.

THE Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Whitney entertained the President and Mrs
Cleveland, with members of the Cabinet and
others, at a dinner. Governor Hill, of New
York, and Speaker Carlisle were among the
guests.
THE Secretary of War has awarded the
contract for the construction of seven dyna-
mite guns, with all accessories, including
ammunition, steam power and machinery
for operating, etc, to the Pneumatic Dyna-
mite Gun Company, CT New York, at their
bid of $395, 800.
THE President has referred the bill Great
ing Department of Agriculture to the At
torney General for an opinion. He has some
doubts to the constitutionality of the
measure and as to the public ne essity for so
great an addition to the annual expendi-
lures.
FRANK B. POSEY, of Indiana, Governor
hovey's successor in Congress from the Ist
Indiana District, appeared and took the oath
of office. He is n man of fine personal ap-
pearance and is about forty-five years old.
BOTH houses of Congress having agreed
to the conference report on the bill incorpo-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22

rating the Maritime Canal Company OF
Nicaragua, the measure went to the fresi-
dent for his approval
CoNsUL-GENERAL SEwALL has been sum-
marily dismissed from his position In samoa
because he did not agree Wild secretary
Bayard's policy.
THE President and Mrs. Cleveland, In
superb style. dlned the judges OF the Supreme
Court and their la lies. inviting to meet them
a large party Of friends This Is ther last
State dinner.
THE Secretary of State has received the
formal accordance by Great Britain OF TINS
countrys invitation to participate In the IN,
ternational Maritime Conference 70 De nelo
at Washington next autumn. The otner
countries who have signified their lntention
to be REPRESENTED at the Conference are
Brazil Chilli Denmark. France, Germany
Hawaii, Italy. Japan, The Netherlands, Spaln'
Sweden and Norway, and Uruguay.
THE protocols" official minutes OF the
conference on Samoan affairs, held IN w ASH
ington in 1887, together with addltlonal cor
respondence on the subject, have been lalu
before Congress by the President
THE President has nominated Carroll u.
Wright, of Massachusetts, TO De ConlLhAT
sioner of Labor.
MRS. CLEVELAND held largely ATTENDED
reception at the White House.
JOHN A. P EDGERTON has been dismissed
from the position as one of the ClyiI services
Commissioners by President Cleveland
REAR ADMIRAL BANCROFT IHERARDl'
commandment at the Navy ard, New \ ORR
has been ordered by the President TO com
mand the North Atlantic squadron relieving
Rear Admiral Luce, who goes on the retlreo
LIST
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22
TREASURE SEEKERS SLAIN
Eight Mexicans Murdered at the
Mouth of Gold Mine.

dispatch from Cheyenne Wyoming,
says: party Of eight Mexicans. trading
overland, reached this city six weeks ago.
They were richly dressed, splendidly out
fitted and bore every evidence of being
aristocrats. Don Miguel Martinez was
the leader, and gave evasive replies
when questioned concerning the partv's
mission. 1t was whispered that they had
come to look up a gold mine located by
SpanIardS 900 years ago. 1he men spent
money freely and gambIed heavily When
the party left for the north they were fol-
lowed by pair Of curious COWBOYS
Mexican Monte a local character. de-
clared the travellers had Informed him thew
were going for the mysterious hidden god
and were guided Ey a chart that had cen
in Don MartineZ's family for centuries. The
party were almost forgotten until George
Keller returned from the north to
purchase supplies for horse traders. He says
that while chasing some horses the horse
hunters could not resist the temptation
to look for the abandoned lodes They
were successful, stumbling upon what
seemed the main shaft. They came upon
the bodies of the eight Mexicans frightfully
mangled. The Castillians had found their
mine, but Americans were in possession of it.
They claimed ownership, and a hand to
hand struggle enSued. Knives and six
shooters were used, and the indications were
that three whites had been killed TIE
bodies had been eaten by wolves.
The fight took place on a high canyon.
mexican Monte" was enraged over the af-
fair and says the Mexicans win come in
force to claim their rights.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22
South and West .

PREsIDENT.ELECT HARRISON has leased
the spencer Cottage" at Deer Park. Nd,
for summer residence, and his family ex-
pect to take possession about June l.
A SLIGHT earthquake shock was felt at
Charleston, S. G.. The vibration was of brief
duration.
w. T. BRADLEY, son Of ex-Judge Bradley
Of Iowa, shot and killed his wife and then
himself at Chicago Bradley and his wife
were reporters on morning paper.
WARsAw, Ill: is afflicted with black
and thirteen deathA Public schools have
been closed and public meetings of all kinds
prohibited.
THE Chicago police officials Inspector
Bonfield and Captain Setback, who were
charged by the Times with corruption. have
been indefinitely suspended by Mayor Roche.
A TERRIBLE blizzard ragged for two days
in the Northwest it being especially severe
in Michigan.
W. W. BUssEY, teller of the Eagle and
Phoenix Bank of Columbus, Ca, has alb
seconded with about $65, 900.
OHIO's treasury is said to be rapidly be-
coming bankrupt, the deficit now amounting
to 81, 100000.
LIGHT earthquake shocks were reported
from Los Angeles and San Bernardino, Cal.
AT the naval proving grounds at Annapo-
lis, Nd, the Thurlow steel gun was expert
mented with and it stood the Government
test.
RUSSELL B. HARRISON. son of General
Harrison, has purchased the Helena Mon
tana) Record.
COLONEL J. E. WALLER, private secretary
Of Governor Lee. of Virginia. was found
dead in his Office with a bullet wound near
his left ear. It was an undOubted case Of
suicide. He was man of fine appearance
and thiPty-two years old.
IN the joint assembly of the West Virginia
Legislature the Republicans offered protest
against the Democratic plan of procedure in
not allowing the vote for Governor to be read
and Immediately arose and left the hall, thus
breaking the quorum. Notwithstanding this
the work of voting for United States Senator
was continued
HENRY DIECKMANN, a prominent member
Of the Merchants Exchange of St. Louis, has
5on' - O"l'A0A' 'SA''''s " shortage 81 S'0'
JAMES Ross, colored has been hanged at
Brandenburg, KY, for the murder of Bene-
dict Rhodes, an old farmer.
have resolved to investigate the dressed beef
combine"
THREE men were killed in the mine of the
American Mining and Smelling Company at
Leadville, Col.
HAYWOOD HANDY, colored, who shot
young white man named Charles Stewart,
was lynched by mob at Shreveport, La.
THE Ohio and Western Coal and Iron
Company, of Columbus, Ohio, has failed
The company was capitalized for 50, 600, 900
In bonds and s., OOO, 900 in stock.
J. BORDEAUX and his four children, rang
ing from six to fourteen years old, died
from eating poisoned cabbage at Shelton,
Washington Territory.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22
Foreign.

GENERAL SALAMANCA has been appointed
Captain General of Cuba in place OF Cen
eral Marin, who has resigned.
CARDINAL LEDOCHOWsKI, formerly Fri
mate cf Poland and Archbishop or Fosen' Is
dead. He was imprisoned by Prince Bis
marck, but was released on his promise to re-
side abroad.
COUNT WILLIAM BISMARCK has been APP
nointed President of the Province Of Han
over.
THE bark Largobay collided off Beachy-
head, England, with an unknown steamer,
which sank in eight minutes over one
hundred lives were supposed to have been
lost.
ANOTHER story of the Austrian Crown
Prince Rudolfs death says that the Baroness
Marie Vetsera and the Prince committed
suicide together at Meyerllng.
A FAMINE and epidemic Of typhus fever
prevail in Doboka, Hungary. Ten persons
have died and the distress is spreading. 1he
calamity is attributed to failure OF the
potato crop.
COUNT TOLsTOI has rendered his resigna-
ton as Russian Minister of the Interior, and
it has been accepted by the Car.
HEAVY gales have been raging on the
English and Irish coasts. A building fell
near Bolton, crushing a number of cottages
and killing six persons. At Pembroke
ferry boat capsized and Aine persons were
drowned.
len THOUSAND OF the unen1pl OVeu ldDoiAhE
class rioted in Rome Italy. The mob looted
banks and shops, smashed windows and street
lamps and attempted to build bnrricades to
pr, tect themselves against the troops. In the
fight that followed scores of the rioters were
wounded, also dozen policemen. The mill
tary were finally successful in dispensing the
mob.
A TERRIFIC snow storm prevailed through
out Scotland, accompanied by high winds
and extremely low temperature. The tele-
graph wires were Frustrated
THE bark Theodore Behrend has been
wrecked at Texel, England. Ten persons
were drowned, including the Captain and his
family.
WHEN neighbors of William Tubbs, of
Gosfield, Canada, entered his house a few
days ago they found the entire family dead
father, mother and four children. They
had all succumbed to malignant diphtheria.
M. DE LEssEPs in circular letter issued
from Paris to Panama Canal subscribers
said that no new company could be formed
to complete the canal, because not enough of
the new shares had been taken
GALES and snOwstOrms were prevalent in
Great Britain. Along the coast there were
numerous wrecks. A bark was lost off
Grimsby, and eleven people were drowned.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22
THE NEWS EPITOMIZEDL
Eastern and Middle States

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and his wife
visited New York a few days since TO make
arrangements for their permanent residence
In the Metropolis after March 4.
Two miners were killed by an explosion
OF gas IN the Penn shaft at Pittston, Penn
THE strike of brooklyn street car en-
ployes has ended. the men agreeing to return
to work as individuals The company on its
part promised to pay the old wages.
CHRISTIAN DREsCHER, sixty-two years of
age, was instantly killed in New York city
by an elevator, which struck the back OF his
head and severed it from his body.
WESTERN and Northern New York were
swept by a snow storm that entirely sus-
pended travel in many localities
CALEB NJ TALcoTT, dry goods merchant
of Hartford, Conn, has failed. Liabilities
$500, 900.
ance agent, committed suicide at Buffalo,
n. Y, in g. Turkish bath.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made to de-
stroy big New York city brewery with
dynamite. The explosion was terrific and
damaged the houses for a hundred yards
around. Several persons were hurt.
THE Pacific Guano Company of Boston
has assigned, with liabilities of 81 100000.
ALLEN S. GOOKIN, head cashier of the ele-
waited railroad companies, in New York city,
is short in his accounts and has fled. The
defalcation will be made good by his bonds
men.
THE losses by the recent tie-up of street
railways in New York city are estimated as
follows: Car companies, sl17, 600; strikers,
$50, 400; retail trade, 81 800. 900; theatres,
5000; saloons, 600. Total, 81 ,707, 900.
THE Standard Oil Company's glue factory
at Constable Hook, N. j., was totally de-
stroYed by Ere. Loss 100000.
THE steamer Haytien Republic, which was
the bone of contention in our recent en-
brogIio with Hayti, has arrived at Boston.
WYETH & Sons large wholesale drug
store and several fine residences were de-
stroyed by fire in Philadelphia. causing a
loss of about 100000. One fireman was
killed.
UNITED STATES detectives succeeded in
capturing gang of eleven counterfeiters at
Branchton, Penn. A large quantity of bogus
coin was found.
A CENTRIFUGAL machine used by the New
York Tartar Works in drying acids burst in
Gowanus, Brooklyn, killing two men and in
!uring three.
AN attempt was made to blow up tene-
ment house in New York city in which 100
people were sleeping.
EDWARD J. PHELPS, United States Minis
ter to the Court of st. James, has arrived in
New York.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22
A PRIEST MURDERED.
Killed BY a Lun. &c Whom He Had
Befriended.

"a
Father Ashfield, one of the priests of St
Peters Cathedral, Memphis, Tenn, was as
sassinated by Will Reed, a semi lunatic, the
other morning at o'clock
Reed had been befriended by the priest,
confined for lunacy. Reed appeared at the
door of the fathers house at night and called
for him. He was sent away by Father
Moran. Next morning the sexton heard a
noise at the door and found Reed there The
sexton then went for policeman, and while
he was gone Reed slipped in. rau to Father
Ashfeld's door and knocked. When the
priest opened the door Reed stabbed him in
the heart Reed was put under arrest. St
Peters Cathedral is one of the largest
churches in the South.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22

A CURIOUS crop is harvest OF ZOO
sponges. It was obtained by an Aus
trian sayant as the result Of an expert
ment of literally sowing small parts OF
living sponges in soil favorable to
their production.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22

BAND Of fifty prominent ladies made q
crusade on a saloon ana gambling house at
Prosser, Neb, demolishing the entire esrab-
Shment. They attacked the building when
IL was crowded, with their aprons full of
Jumps of coal, breaking every window-glass
ana clearing out the establishment. The in
mates scattered in every direction. :Som9 of
the loungers were husbands OF the women.
Whisky and beer flowed freely into the gut
tar.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-02-22
A new CABINET OFFICER.
The Department of Agriculture
Springs Into Existence.
Commissioner of Agriculture COL
man Nominated for Secretary.

The President has approved the bill raising
the Bureau of Agriculture to the dignity OF
an executive department. and named the
present Commissioner of Agriculture, Mr..
Norman J Colman, to be Secretary Of the
Department of Agriculture.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-01-03
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
The Remarkable story of Eoma:
With Twn husbands.

The Remarkable story of Toma:
With TwD Husbands.
a ron ancc in rea! life is reported from
Zclicnople. Butter county, Pa. he story
SC, ms incredible, nevertheless it is a;ltben.
TIC in e cry particular. Eighteen years
ago iouis i-ei;z rcsid, d in small village
IN France. He had vie and three chill
dren. ouis was Il passionate fellow and
very strong. One day he guar relied with
o fellow wo kman whom he threw over
o prccipice and killed. lie was convicted
and sentenced TO fifteen years imprison.
ment Lie heard nothing OF his
wife during his long confinement. and
as soon rs lie was liberated he made in
Guiries concerning her whereabouts But
a sad surprise awaited him. lie learned
that the wOman had married a man
n:med Walther and had nImbc- of
children by the marriage. Tie minute
the false wife saw Eer false husband all
Ecr old love for him returned, and, crying
pitcously. she pleaded forgiveness. Sic
WIS ready to desert Walther. But husband
No. was somewhat of philosopher.
The children belonging to Waliher were
barrier to the scheme proposed by tie
woman. Leitz ccolly considered the cir
cumstances, and finally made proposition
looking toward compromis,. lie was
willing to take his wife again, bat she
was to retain v alther in order that lie
could help provide fcr the double family.
he woman and husband No consented
to this arrangement. and ever since Mrs.
] .e;tz- " alther has Iesn apparently happy.
The two men became warm friends and
Joy and happiness have resulted from this
arrangement
Later i'll life the double family came TO
This co :rtry and settled at lelienople.
where they have resided since Both
men seem to love the woman. hut the Lat.
ter shows great re; pect for Lett, to whom
&c ono. proved false.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-01-03
<6--
FOR THE BOYS.

The Sentinel is a great frierd
10 ths boys and always welcomes
10 IFS colums anything tha! will
amuse and instruct them. II j.
is their interest that we produce
the following little item from the
Columbus Dispatch. II ought 10
interest a considerable number
of the Logan boys, and if they
will "read, mark, learn and in
wardly digest,'' the same, they
may be benefited by il:
A special to The Dispatch from.
MI. Sterling. o. says: Deieclivet
Shnltz and Caldwell. of the Z s..
& c., and g. & G. ii. railroads
made it quite lively for the Law
breakers about the railroads last
week. Acting upon orders fros,
their superior officers. the fol-
lowing arrests were made: For
jumping on cars, Charles Winl,.
Richard Hodges, Mart Geghan,
Bert Bearaman, Howard CAR
age, John Zohm. Luther Rycal-
differ. Irwin Tombleson, William.
Wurn, Ed Wilson, Joe Trimbie.
John Snyder, William ReDz,
William Baker. Geo. Schartzel.
They were all tried before Mayor
Galbreath and fined 81 and costs.
The railroad officials are deter
mined 10 break upthe habit of
boys and men jumping on mov-
ing trains.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-01-03
SUGAR..
Madc by the Chinese Lon: Before the
Christian Era.

Madc by the Chinese Lon. Before the
Christian Era.
The Chinese, who invented almost every
thing befcle anyb ,dy else heard of it, claim
to be the original fiiscoverers of the process of
sugar-making, and it is said that sugar was
used in China US long ago as 5000 years.
This is misty, Lus the fact is well established
that it was manufac ured in China under
the Tsin dynasty 200 years at Least before
the Christian era began. Inslia has put
forward claim for priority of invention,
but the probability is that the Hindoos
learned the art of shgar-making from the
Chinese and that through them the knowl-
edge finally spread to the Western nations.
Nearchus, when sent by Alexander on an
exploring voyage on the Indus, brought
back reports of ''honey" which was made
by the Asiatics from cane without the help
of bees. At this time neither the Greeks
nor the Jews nor the Babylonians had any
knowledge of sugar, hut 10 er the ar. of
making the artificial ''honey'' became
known and practiced, though its progress
and development were exceedingly slow. It
was prescribed as a medicine by Gclen in
A. D. $50, and up TO the seven: een.n CEN
tury it had become nothing more than a
costly luxury, to be used only on special
occasions. Even as late as the beginning
Of the eighteenth century the annual con-
of sugar il Great Britain had
reached only 22,000,O00 pounds, whereas
It is now more than 1900, 09O, COO pounds.
Refncd sugar was not made III England Till
1863. The art of refining was learned by
l Venetian merchant from the Saracens,
who sold the s-crct to him for $100, GOO
,rowns.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-01-03
Washfnr Win lows.

There is right and wrong way to wash
windows, and as this operation is usually
dreaded, the following method will doubt
less be appreciated as it saves bot, time and
labor: Choose a dull day, or at least a
time when the sun is not shining on the
widow, tor when tie sun shines on the
window it causes it to be dry streaked, TO
matter how much it is rubbed. Take O.
painters brush and dust them inside and
out washing all the work-work inside be-
fore touching the glass. The latter must
lie washed simply in warm water diluted
with ammonia-do net use soap. Use
small cloth with q pointed stiek to set the
dust out of the corners; wipe dry with a
soft piece Of cotton clcth-tlo not use linen,
as it makes the glass linty when dry.
Polish with tissue paper OF old newspaper
You will find this eau be done in half tho
time taken where soap is uscl, aad the re-
salt viii te brighter windows.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-01-03
SHE is l1e YEARS OLD.
A Michigan Woman SAID to Exceed i
~, An- nj

A Michigan Woman SAID to Exceed in
ago Any of Hsr Sex.
Mrs. Frames Ann Rcbccca Todd. liy-
ing four miles southwest of NOvi. Mich.
is supposed 10 e the oldest women liv.
ing. Sne wis born in 11t9 in NORWAY
her re; o lc.:tion of her birthday placing
it at Dec. 90. After hcr parents death
she was brought to America. She mar
ricd Slocum Giliermaz in 1900, to whom
she lore eight Children, He died
after the war of 1872. Her sccoad hus-
bands name was Somcrviilc of Sclnecta
dy, N, y. Their married LIE was not
happy and in 1925 she was divorced. Snc
acquired piece of iald rom the govern
mept in 1880 and for eight years gained
livelihood for Eersclf and family. Sic
used to make ''wccno ho kin" baskets
and carry them toy;y six miles on her
a K to LuIa o. IIdi; n, were rlunderilu
the country and more than once she aimed
the fatal rifle at the red man. In 1891
she married the faro IS ''i5ucks kin Joe :"
He died six years later, leaving the willow
with three more children. She then re-.
moved to her present farm of three ares.
where she has been since lS44. She
walked to Detroit siXty-scycn times he
fore wagons could be run. She has a verv
tender way of telling her life aud tears
fow copiously down her time worn
checks. She had hoped that Mr.. Cleve-
land would lie next President. Us she be-
Ecved she would receive large amount
of back k-rension noucv.-- She, ,tc.ys and
smokes, but never drank drop OF lio,10r
except ouce after she had laid in Il snow.
bank six days, and when found was
nearly dead. Mrs. Tod is very fee lie
and not likely to live long.