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Too Great a Risk.

LOO 1reai RISK.
Jinks-" Has a husband right TO open
his wife's lettersg'
"Blinks "a lawyer)-" Certainly sir !;
open all You please
" Well, here's letter my wife has writ
ten to your wife, and handed me to deliver.
| feel pretty sure there is something in it
unpleasant about me. wish you'd open
it, and if there is, just burn it up"
" Humph Does my wife know your
wife is going to write to herr
Yes"
:" And if my wife don't get this letter
she'll soon find it out, won't she ?''
"0f course
On second thoughts, belieyd there is
a new law which makes il penitentiary
ofiense to open wifc's letters. ] couldn't
take the risk, sir; indeed ! couldn't.r-
Nac York Weekly.
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Enters a Plea of Not Guilty.

WASHINGTON, April 18th in the Armes
Court. martial to-day Judge Hubbell ap-
peared as counsel for the accused. Captain
Knox having withdrawn and a vacancy
existing in the Board, occasioned by the
Withdrawal of Captain Knox who was Sc
lec.ed by Captain Armes as counsel, it was
filled by the appointment of Major Theo-
dore Schwan OF the Adjutant-G General S
Department. Judge Hubbell entered into
an argument to convince the Court that
the case presented was one which belonged
to The civil, not the military jurisdiction,
but The Court decided that il was a proper
case to be decided by the Court-martial.
Captain Armes, through his counsel there
upon entered a general plea of not guilty.
WASHINGTON, April 12th-Several wit
nesses testified as to the occurrences on the
Inauguration day when Armes was re-
moved from the parade, by order of Gen.
eral Hastings, and the encounter in the
Riggs House lobby with Governor Beaver.
The testimony was generally in a line with
the stories which have already been pub
llshed.
Senator Mitchell Satisfied.
WASHINGTON, April 12th.-Senator Mitch
ell left to-day for New York. He said that
all the local appointments had been agreed
upon by the delegation, and that he felt
certain Oregon would be well treated as TO
outside offices. Several important places
have been promised to the residents of that
State.
Senator Mitchell will return here before
going home Before leaving here to-day
he, called on the President and presented
his tive-year-old grandson, Mitchell Handy,
who received the undivided attention of
Mr.. Harrison for some minutes, while a
crowd of Senator'S and Congressman
awaited him
The Silver Problem.
WASHINGTON, April 12th-Senator Stew
art has bad conversation with Secretary
Window regarding the financial policy of
the Administration. which, il is hoped, will
have the result of securing some considera-
ton for the silver-p producing States. A
report of the conversation was published
here to-day, which the Senator SAYS is
entirely erron eous, but he refuses to go into
the details of the conference. He saws it
was agreed that he should call on the Pres
ident before he leaves for the West. in COM
pany with Secretary Window. and discuss
the entire situation.
The Governor of Alaska.
WASHINGTON, April l2th.--The appoint
ment Of Lyman G. Knapp, of Middlebury,
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BosToN, April 12th.-Among the passen-
gers on the steamship Iowa, from Liver
pool to-day were twentv-six glass blowers,
who were ticketed through to Pittsburg.
When asked if they came here under
promise of work, all answered in the mega
tive. 1t was evident the men had been
posted in the answers they were to give the
authorities, who failed to gain single
answer by which they could make out a
case against them.
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Passenger Agents Meeting.

CHICAGO, April 12th.-A meeting of Gen.
eral Ticket and Passenger Agents OF the
lines in the Western States, and Southwest
ern Passenger Association. and General
Passenger Agents of the Union Pacific,
Denver and Rio Grande, and Northern Pa
cifc and Manitoba railroads will be held
here on Tuesday next TO adjust the rate
cutting of the transcontinental lines to
Puget Sound and Montana points.
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Train wreckers Shot.

CHICAGO, April 12th.--A private letter re-
ceived in New York to-day, from trust
worthy gentleman residing at the CRY of
Mexico, says -Four of the men arrested
on the charge of being implicated in the
6erailirg of President Diezs train, a few
weeks ago, have been shot. The execution
was carried out very quietly, as it ot infre.
quenilv happens in such cases in this coun-
uy. Inc newspapers and news agencies
did not publish the facts, as the editors
stand in wholesome awe of imprisonment,
and did not give publicity 10 the events
which the Governmental authorities prefer
Should remain in obscurityn
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PACIFIC COAST.
A HORSE DROPS DEAD In A RACE
AT LOS ANGELES.
The Northern Mines-A Boy Drowned
in the Bay-Litigation of the
Stephens Estate.
DROWNED IN THE BAY.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-UsIoS.l
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Cruelty to a Child.

CHICAGO, April 12th-In the trial of
Annie Raymond's abductors this af-
ternoon numerous witnesses testified to the
fact of Gurley and his wife having the
child with them as they moved from place
to place about the city, having changed
few months. One witness testified 20 hav-
ing found Annie tied in the cellar. She
had been beaten with a leather strap on
her bare back, which was black and blue
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The Silver Problem.
The Governor of A

WASHINGTON, April l2th.-The appoint
ment Of Lyman G. Knapp, of Middlebury,
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A Heavy Loss.

New ORLEANS, April 12th.-The fire
which broke out yesterday evening in the
steamship Chilan continued to eat its way
into 2, 500 bales of cotton, and the impress
sion now is that all the cotton will be more
or less destroyed, while 1000 bushels of
corn in one of the forward compartments
has been saturated with water The loss
on the cargo is estimated at Sl00 coo.
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Barnum Has Retired.

New YORK, April 12th.-P. T. Barnum
seems to have made up his mind to retire
from the circus business for good. His
grandson, Clinton Seeley, member of the
New York Athletic Club and Commodore
of the New Rochelle Yacht Club, is to take
his place, and will adopt the name of Clin-
ton Barnum Seeley. He is only % years of
age: P. I. will not say just when he will
withdraw.
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An Old Fool.

PITTsBuRe. April 12th.-A marriage IL
cense was issued yesterday afternoon to s..
r. Welser, aged Y years, and Edith P.
Wilson, aged Is years. Mr.. Welser. the
prospective groom was formerly resident
of Mackeesport, this State, and for many
yeBrs was well known as connected with
the circus business. He travelled as clown
with the circus of Jim Taylor for a num-
Der of years, until the show struck a yellow
fever district, and, half the performers dy-
ing the company was broken up. After
ward Welser took out circus OF his own.
He retired upon marrying a wealthy lady
in Mackeesport, and upon her death was
left considerable fortune. The family of
the girl are stated to be in but moderate
circumstances
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Skipped to Canada.

PITTsBURG, April 12th.-An East Liver
pool, o., special says: Abel Lodge, village
and township Treasurer at New Lisbon, Is
short in his accounts $4,000 over $4,000 of
| which is of the village funds. He has been
Treasurer for many years and has always
been regarded as an honest and trustworthy
man. Lodge declares that he will make
the deficiency good to his bondsmen if he
| lives. The money has been used to live on,
it is supposed, and has not been lost in
speculation
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BowLDER (Col.l April l2th-Ye Yesterday
afternoon, at o'clock, terrific explosion
occurred at the Smuggler mine at Balarat,
instantly killing an employe named Crook
and woundiDg three others, named Collins,
Mcintyre and Sherman One man was
handling the giant powder, when it acci-
dentally ignited from candle and ex-
ploded with laundering report. Collins
was frightfully wounded, and died this
morning. Mcintyre had one eye blown
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No Truth in 1t.

CHICAGO, April 12ih.-The manager for
Armour q Co, was interviewed to-day re-
garding the allegations in the dispstch
from New York that Armour e Co,
through their influence with the cotton
seed trust, had compelled the American
Meat Company to close its subscription
book and retire. The manager said there
was no truth in the statement. Mr.. Armour
was in Europe when the stock of the
American Meat Company was foated, and
never attempted in any way to force the
company out OF business, nor has any rep
resentsiive Of his firm done so
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a Damaging Wind-storm.

WHEELING (W. W, April 12th.-During
the storm ae st. Clairsville, Ohio, the roof
of mill was tossed fifty yards into va
cant lot, and several large plate-glass win
dows of the Courthouse were broken.
At Powhatan. Ohio, the storm struck
Hornbrook's three-story brick building, and
the roof was blown Off 1t landed on Griffin,
Bean d Co.'S drugstore, frame building,
almost crushing it by its weight, and dam
aged its contents considerably. Mr.. Cole
man. who was in the third story of the
Hornbrook building, was blown out into
the street and badly injured The roof of
the Ohio River Railroad depot was blown
off and the building caught on fire, but
the flames were soon extinguished Many
chimneys and windows were damaged.
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Killed His Little Son.

SAVANNAH (Ga). April 18th Prince
Law, a negro living on the Springfield
plantation, five miles out of the city, killed
his five-year old son Yesterday afternoon
as a sacrifice to the devil. Law is
crazy on religion. He was arrested, and
was raving maniac when taken to the
iail
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WICHITA (Kas.). April 12th.-The BOOM
ers along the bank of the Cimarron river
are greatly alarmed by the recent rise in
the stream. One boomer was drowned to-
day, and much damage is likely to result
from the overflow.
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Mad pog in a sobool-room.

FRANKLIN (Pa.), April 12th.-Thursday
afternoon mad dog created considerable
excitement in Cranberry township, and be-
fore it could be killed bit two men and a
number of animals. Just as the scholars
at one Of the public schools were enjoying
a recess the dog made its appearance, fol-
lowed by number of men. The dog ran
into the hallway of the school building,
where it was finally killed. During the
excitement several children were badly
hurt and number fainted.
, 1889-06-08

l have among my acquaintance a
young lady who teaches school in the
primary grade. She has a lot of lit
tie ones under her care, and she has
prided herself on her discipline and
tho excellent order she was able to
maintain. The other day she started
to leave the sohoolroom for a mo-
ment and had only just reached the
door when she was startled by q great
laugh which came from the whole
school room. She turned and looked
at her scholars in amazement, and the
thought flashed over her that maybe
there was something on her back or
that n portion of her skirt drapery had
become d~isarranged. But she faced
the school and speedily subdued the
numerous lingering smokers.
whoever caused that laugh will
please stand up. insist upon tat
once"
She meant business, and the little
tots all saw 1t. Nobody moved for
about a minute, and then q little
brown eyed boy Of z years, who sat
behind a pretty little golden haired
miss Of @, tremblingly stood up.
The teacher looked at him in aston
ishment. He was one of her pets.
Johnny, what did you do to make
the whole school laugh like that9"
q kissed Lilly Seton" hest
tatingly confessed the youngster, with
q shy glance at tho golden curls and
the blushing face Bent low over a
primer.
u could hardly keep my own face
straight" said the teacher, when tell
ing about it, but ] summoned up all
the severity l could muster and order
cd them both to stay in after school to
be punished"
I asked how she punished them.
Il made them kiss each other
again. she declared, triumphantly,
and l enjoyed it immensely. So did
they."-Chicago Mail
, 1889-06-08
Tho Crown of Thorns.

l know the masters of painting
from Guido, in his wonderful "Ecce
Homo" down to the present time have
depicted tho crown that rested upon
the head of our crucifed Saviour as q
twisted branch of bare thorns, and
that Is, so far rs l know, universally
accepted MS the true crown.
Some years ago an incident That 90
CURED in the Holy Land caused me to
think that this popular belief may be a
mistake. A party of us who were
journeying toward Jerusalem ut this
season of the year, which is identical
with the passion and death of the Mas
ter, had stopped 10 rest and lunch Just
after entering the hill country, some
miles beyond Ramleh, when n lady Of
the party who vas gathering the
beautiful flowers that covered the land
scape on all sides wreathed an exquis-
lite spray, and holding it up exclaimed:
THE crown of thornsr'
Our party were delighted with the
wreath, and upon examining it we
found that long sharp thorns were
concealed by the lovely pink flowers.
We were convinced that this was the
true crown, and rs we advanced to-
ward Jerusalem we saw that the whole
country, even to the walls Of the city,
was covered with this Towering thorn.
The plant and flower are similar to
what we commonly call the Towering
almond, with the addition of the
thorn. The bloom Is. thick, 30 that by
merely %entwining n branch n wreath
is made, while the long, sharp thorns,
set out Mt right angles about an inch
apart, make il n painful crown TO wear
upon the human brow.
When we remember that the sol
diers who dressed our Saviour with
the purple robe and crown did il MS a
mockery, it is reasonable to believe
that they chose this plant, which was
so accessible and would make a beauti-
full appearance, while mt the same
time %wounding his holy brow.
Many who have visited Palestine at
this season Of the year have doubtless
had this suggested TO them, yet / have
never seen comment upon it in any
book of travels.-Cor. N. Y. Herald.
, 1889-06-08
Journalism in Australia.

AS affording a notion Of the con-
ditions of Australian life, the news
papers of that region are exception
ally valuable; for, especially in their
weekly editions, they are simply en-
cyclopedic. The stranger at once, in his
Ignorance, takes an Australian weekly
to be intended for use far out in the
country, at lonely stations" by men,
who find time, once in a while, to add
just all their relations to the universe!
at one long sitting. The reader of
such a weekly acts as a sort of father
confessor, while the editor spreads out
before him a general confession of all
the sins of mankind, from Melbourne
horse races to European complications,
in well classified order and in very
good language. ALI the Australian
colonies are represented in the weekly
general summaries; two or three Sc
rial novels run their even courses in
the few columns allotted to each; the
endless list of colonial sports, races,
cricket matches, football games, is
duly set forth; letters from New York,
London, Paris, together with pages OF
t~elegraphic foreign material, prevent
the colonial reader from being too
much absorbed in home affairs, while
these home affairs are treated in
lengthy political summaries, in long
editorials, in shorter editorial notes,
in correspondence.
Meanwhile practical interests are
not forgotten. The farm, the vine
yard, cattle raising and mining are
discussed at length by experts Games,
puzzles, essays, book reviews, gossip,
close the solid feast Of some thirty
large closely printed five column
pages of actual text exclusive Of the
advertisements). Most of our terrible
Sunday papers are far outdone as to
quantity of matter and on the whole
as to quality of matter as we'll. None
of our weeklies can rival these in ency-
clopedio character, in well edited,
many sided variety Of appeal, Joined,
as is here the case, with excellence
Of workmanship. The only objection
that our own badly spoiled newspaper
reader would make would be that all
this vas too dry for him and too vast.
For my own part, since my return
from Australia, 1 have been taking
one of these fine weeklies regularly,
and reading, not all of it, but as much
as l desired and with no little profit.
l know no better means TO become ac-
quainted with the drift and the forces
of Australasian life.-Atlantic Month
1v
, 1889-06-08

Tho ways of Gen Jackson and his
wife were uniformly those of pleas
antness and peace" and all the little
folk received the gentlest OF treat
ment. To be sure the general was grutf
and peremptory among men, and Mrs.
jackson smoked a cob pipe. But what
did it matter TO the children, so long
as Mrs. Jackson was willing to sit
wedged three ina rocking chair, and
Mrs Jackson would tell them frontier
stories every evening In the firelight7
Mr.. Parton gives the account of n
traveller who arrived at the Hermitage
one wet, chilly February evening:
81 came upon Gen. jackson sitting
alone before the fire, a lamb and q
child between his kness. Seeing me,
he called n servant to remove the two
innocents TO another room, and said
the child had cried because the lamb
was out in the cold, and begged him
to bring ii in, which he had done TO
please the child"
A member of the family said to me
lately that there were possibly fifty
children, white and black, in the fam
lily and about the neighborhood named
Andrew" or Rachel" and to each
of these the general gave a gift or a
remembrance in some way, and liked
them all He gave away dozens of
Bibles and silver cups to namesakes,
and on one of his trips from the Hermit
tage to the capital he distributed $50
silver half dollars TO mothers as they
brought little Andrews" or 'Rachels"
TO him along the route. To each he
made a little speech, saying;
''The half dollar will serve the lit
tic children TO cut their teeth on now,
but when they are older, tell them it
is the eagle Of their country, and
teach them to love and protect itr
1t is, perhaps, moi a strange fact that
when children went TO the Hermitage
to visit, they were often called "An-
drew" and "Rachel," although their
names at homo were entirely differ
ent.-Wide Awake.
, 1889-06-08
Tho nalret rs M Object Lesson.

At the conclusion of the congress of
German naturalists and physicians In
Cologne, DR.. Hoffman addressed his
professional brethren expatiatlng upon
the difficulty experienced by students
of chemistry in understanding the
constitution of organic compounds.
Then suddenly before the ~bewildered
men OF science there hoated upon the
stage n gorgeous ballet, each beautiful
dancer in a differently colored cos
tune The astounded naturalists and
physicians were first inclined TO be-
ieve that an opera troupe had Como
astray, but DR.. Hoffman put their
minds at rest He explained that this
ballet was an invention of his own for
the purpose of making the study of
organic chemistry more easy. Each
ballet girl, he said, represented an
atom. AT his command the lovely
atoms grouped themselves In various
figures, and the delighted medical
men realized hat they were observing,
by DIR. Hotfman's felicitous method,
the construction and chemical consti-
tuition of various compounds and their
reactions. The record of the congress
declares That 1.-THE composition of ben
zhine and the formation of aniline
and its d~erivations were particularly
applauded- New York Telegram.
, 1889-06-08
Monkeys as Pets.

Easier TO keep because not so rest
less, and naturally not so intelligent,
are tho tiny monkeys a few inches in
length, and marmosets, smaller than
all. The most charming one / ever
saw was attached to the dress OF q lady
by a light gold chain. He sat on her
shoulder or her arm, and when alarm
ed climbed up her parasol handle and
took refuge among the supports, seem
ing TO regard the steel bars as a pro-
lection from danger. He was the col
or Of old gold, and rare In this part Of
the world.
Marmosets r easily procured and
not difficult to keep. Like all OF their
race, they hate a cage, and being very
sensitive TO cold they insist when
tanned, on being about ones person all
the time. In winter, therefore, they
are somewhat troublesome, unless one
Is very fond of them. They, as we'll
as all monkeys, arc rather dainty in
appetite, and will have what they like
or starve. They usually accept fruits,
especially bananas and apples. Some
times they will eat potato and bread
and rice. Many of them are fond of
coffee, lemonade, milk and other of
our drinks. None of this family can
safely be kept in the house with birds
that is with safety to tho BIRDS
Olive Thorne Miller In Home Maker.
, 1889-06-08
A Child,E Pocket

Have you over assayed the first
pocket Of ~a3-year-old baby7 No per-
feet assay can yer be made. The
task is more difficult than an analysis
of a prize medal baking powder. When
a baby of this age is given the privi-
lege of pocket she Immediately pro-
ceeds to fill it In the language Of her
elders, everything goes" One Of
these pockets vas examined by an ex-
pert the other day. 1t contained four
small silk handkerchief, three dande.
lions, four mibs belonging to q pig
In clover" puzzle, q gill Of bran from
the intestines of q doll, four tacks, a
small American flag and a sponge.
With small boys this assay would be
quite different and, in fact there are
no two pockets alike under a careful
analysis-Chicago Herald.
, 1889-06-08
An Economical MIllionairo.

John 1. Blair, of Blairstown, N. J.,
is reputed to be worth $50, 600, 000, yet
such is his strong sense of merely
holding his wealth in trust for the
benefit of his fellowmen that he
spends upon himself less almost than
is paid to his humblest workman.
When Mr.. Blair stops at the hotel if
he intends to stay over night he usu-
ally asks for a small inside room on
the parlor fioon II it is in the winter
and too cold to sit without a fire he
sits in the public lobby. If be intends
to leave before midnight he does not
take a room at all, but occupies the
public room down stairs, and If he
wishes to change his shirt he slips into
the little Mushroom behind the offices
II never offer or refuse" he said jok-
ingly one day to a gentleman who
offered him a cigar.-Pittsburg Com
mercial.
, 1889-06-08

That famous patent lawyer, Will
lam e. Simonds, who defeated the
witty Bob Vance at the polls in tho
Hartford district, tells q pretty good
story on himself. He has in his en-
ploy, as cook, an old colored woman,
who was formerly a slave. She is
very religious, and is continually
quoting things from the Scriptures.
The old woman has a very excellent
voice, and sings her old plantation
songsi in the inimitabledarky way. One
Sunday morning she was singing away
while preparing breakfast, and Mrs.
Simonds arose and opened their room
door that they might hear her the bet
ter. When they went down to break
fast, Mrs. Simonds remarked;
"Aunty, my husband and myself
have been enjoying your singing very
much"
The old darby looked pleased, and
saw an excellent opportunity of quot
ing Scripture, SO she replied;
Law, Missy, but I didn't know that
was castin' pearls befo' swine."-
Minneapolis Tribune.