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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
TERRIBLE STORM.
One Hundred Buildings Destroyed
in Akron, Ohio.

An Akron, Ohio, special Of the 10th
says: At $3.50 this evening, in the
midst OF most terrible cloud burst,
this city was struck by the worst tor
nado ever known in this vicinity. The
storm struck the southern part OF the
city and tore through the Fifth, Fourth
and Second wards, doing damage that
cannot be estimated at this writing,
but fully one hundred buildings were
completely demolished, and hundreds
more are badly damaged. The house
OF Dominick Greader was unrooied and
Mrs. Greader slightly injured. Pass
ing along Browne, Kline and Wheeler
streets dozen or more houses were
more or less damaged, some being
moved bodily from their foundations,
and others completely unroofed. The
wind struck Gebhart Herman's house.
The family, consisting OF nine persons,
had just sat down to supper and the
house was badly damaged, and all the
occupants were more or less bruised.
Herman was pinned down in the debris
and only the energy OF despair when
he saw the fire near him enabled him
to extricate himself. Recovering, he
found his little girl burning by an over
turned stove, and before the flames
could be extinguished she was fright
fully burned about the back and limbs.
The hurricane then struck the Bark
hardt brewery squarelv, wrecking 1t
utterly. o. G.. Bakers grocery was
torn TO pieces. His wife and daugh-
tiers were in the building, but escaped
to the cellcr and were saved. Baker
is missing. and il is feared he is dead
in the ruins. +. $. Harrington's house
was crushed in upon his four children,
luckily all escaped. Mr.. Irish is prob
ably fatally injured by heavy timber
from his house falling on him. The
extent OF the tornado is at this time
unexplorab!e and the damagcin dollars
cannot be stated. IL is, however,
large, as it falls on lsborers whose all
is in their homes. All descriptions OF
the storm show that it was rotary in
its motion by the skewiug OF buildings
it struck and the twisting off OF big
trees in its path. The track was be-
tween fifty and one hundred and fifty
feet wide.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
A Few Matrimonial Don'ts.

Don't marry the young man who
leaves his mother 10 find her way home
as best she can on dark night, while,
without thought or word OF apology
10 the old lady. he looks after you.
One of these days, when tho novelty is
worn of, he will leave you to go alone
rs best YOU can, while he seeks his
selfish enjoyment ut the club.
Don't marry n man who curls scorn-
full lip when religion and the Bible are
spoken of, aud who has all the mistakes
OF Moses aud the misdecds OF Solomon
at his tongues end A copy of lnger.
soils lectures on the parlor table, In
stead OF the family Bible, is very poor
guarantee Of happy family life.
Don't marry man whose friends
smile ut each other when his name ~
mentioned, and say; well, we hope
he'll come out all right, but he's sowing
few wild oats Just now" Remem.
Der that what is sown before marriage
is reapcd after marriage. 1t will be
very awkward for you to be obliged to
reap that crop one OF these days; and.
If you marry him, you will have the
most Of it to gather in.
Don't marry man whose linen IL
more spotlcss than his character, whose
shirt-c0lar Is more inllexible than his
integrity, and whose necktie is the only
immaculate thing about him. Collars
and cuffs and neckiies are all very well;
but they do not make up rs agood hus-
band. though they do very well on q
tailor's dummy. Integrity OF character
is as much more important than these
things than man is of more import
ance in the world than dude. Golden
HHig,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
persisted In FLAMES.
A Poorhouse and Asylum De-
stroyed by Fire.
Eleven Insane Inmates Helplessly
Perish in the Burning Struc.
ture.

A largo portion of the Chenango
county, N. Y, buildings, located near
Norwich, burned at midnight on tho
night Of May 7th, and ten inmates,
and possibly more, were burned. The
buildings destroyed wore an asylum,
in which were about eighty inmates,
and the pauper house and idiot ward
in which were forty inmates. Both
were three-story wooden buildings in
good repair, having wings of two
stories in height They were valued
at $25, 900, insured for $4,000, and
are total loss. The horrible part OF
the disaster was the burning OF ten
idiots who were penned in their cells
and roasted alive. The origin OF the
fire wc1 probably some smoldcring
sparks OF slight fire which occurred
few days previous. Deborah Dioble,
feeble minded old woman, was smok-
ing Pipe, and setting her clothing
and bedding on fire, was burned fatally
before the flames could be eXtinguish-
ed. 1t is supposed the fire started
from some undiscovered smoldering
sparks from this event. The keeper
was awakened by pauper, and at
tempted to release the idiots, but was
driven back by the fire. He then ran
through the other buildings in his
night-clothes, rescuing the inmates.
Some of the insane patients had to be
forced out and fought against release,
but all were saved. Most OF them
wei taken TO the Methodist and Uni
versalist churches till other quarters
were provided. Some escaped and
took to the woods, where the sheriff
and his deputies are hunting for them.
The names of the nine idiots who were
burned are Sarah Mills, Sarah Gala
ger, Arivall Atwood, Sarah Balry,
Laura Gray, Deborah Dibble, Mary
O'Daniels, Almeda Austin, Adelia
Benedict and Lucy Wanon. Keeper
Mainwaring rescued several at the
risk of his life. The scene at the
burning was indescribable and the
horrors of Tongue Pointe were re.en-
acted on smaller scale. Demented
and terror stricken males gathered
around the burning windows in II hope
less manner. The great wooden build
ings lit up the hills for miles around.
A bucket brigade formed and about
100 labored to save the smaller build
ings in the rear with success.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
TROUBLE ON SHlPBOARD
Officers Arrested After Considerable
Difficulty.

A collector in the employ OF an out
fitting firm went aboard the German
ship Theodore, which is anchored i'm
tho bay at San Francisco, to collect
some money from the third mate,
Waldoff. Waldoff repudiated the debt,
and alter an alteration knocked the
collector down. The latter went ashore
and secured q warrant for Waldoll's
arrest. The warrant was given to
Officer Mahoney, who went to the ship
in small boat accompanied by two
boatmen. AS the boat approached the
vessel the ladder was hauled up, but
after making an explanation to the
first mate, Schukin, the ladder was
lowered and Mahoney was allowed to
go aboard, though the ladder was
drawn up Immediately to prevent the
boatmen from following him. Ma
honey went into the cabin with Schu-
kin and Waldotf, and after some parley
placed the latter under arrest. Schu-
kin went on deck, and as Waldoff re-
fused to go with the officer, the latter
led him out of the cabin. When they
reached the deck the crew OF twenty
seven men were gathered aft and Mate
Schukin pointed 10 the German flag
floating astern and informed him that
he was on German ship and could
not take Waldoff of. Mahoney at
tempted to push his way through the
crowd with his charge, but the crew
closed around him, grasped him by
the arms and rescued his prisoner.
The boatmen hearing the disturbance,
| jumped to the ladder, which had again
been let down. One OF the crew at
tempted to cut the ladder rope with
his knife, but the boatmen told him
they would shoot him il he did so, and
they came aboard. Officer Mahoney
then concluded to go ashore for help,
and as he left the ship the crew
shouted expressions ofcontempt. Capt.
Dunley, of the harbor police, laid the
facts before Captain Halves, OF the
Theodore, who was ashore at the time,
and the officer again went aboard the
ship and arrested both mates without
further difficulty. Captain Howes gave
bail for both. The ship will sail in a
day or two.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
A WASTED LIFE.
Death at Kansas City OF a Woman
Who Had "a Pathetic History.

Born OF wealthy parents, nurturod
In luxury. a belle in society, married
10 n man OF influence. a fall, ostracised
and died in a hovel are the seven
stages of the life oil once beautiful
and refined woman. Mary Stone died
in a rough board shanty in "Helrs
Half Acre. IN Kansas City, several
days ago, unattended except by an
aged negress by whom she was buried.
Dr.. Curtis found tho woman lying
upon bed Of rough boards placed
like carpenters horses over which u
horse blanket was thrown, while old
gunny sacks filed with hay served as
pillows. The woman was dying Of
malarial lover and pneumonia caused
by dissipation and want,
She was formerly Mrs, Mary Living
stone. She was born in Peekshill, N.
Y, in 1854. Her father was Samuel
Dobson, a cousin OF the Dobsons OF
Philadelphia, the great carpet manu-
facturcrs. She was raised in luxury,
and when girl was sent to the Wes-
leyan university in Connecticut, where
she was educated. Her parents moved
to New York city after the war, and
there she made her debut in society.
She was married. in 1873 to VIM. &.
Livingstone, u young broker and IA
member of one OF the oldest ana most
respected Knickerbocker families. She
lived with her husband three years.
Then he secured divorce. IL Is
stated that the cause OF the suit was n
scandal arising from Mrs. Living.
stones intimacy with English officers
and members OF the nobility in Paris
and Brussels.
After the European scandal her par.
ents disowned her, and with money
furnished by Livingstone she lived
gay life in New York, Baltimore and
Washington. In the latter place she
married DR.. Fletcher, who had been
connected with tho regular army
Fletcher became n confirmed invalid
and went to Florida with his wife,
where he died. He left his wife
large sum Of money and considerable
property. His win was contested and
compromise effected.
Mrs. Fletcher went to Chicago where
she lived VIGOROUSLY several years.
She then went to Washing on and
was TN efficient lobbyist, being con-
nected with the Degolier pavement
bill. After this she began to fall rap
idly. She ran off with a clothing
merchant, going to San Francisco,
where she was deserted and left to
shift for herself. She then took the
name of Stone. In California she be-
came addicted to drink, and dropped
still lower in the social scale. Her
dying words were II request that her
people might never know Of her de-
graduation. This was the story told
by the woman as she lay between life
and death. The day after her death
she was buried in pauper's grave.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
Ants as Miners.

Speaking Of minerals, an expert here
IN Washington the other day told your
correspondent that probably the most
laborious, rs well as the most regular,
mining for gems is done by the ants in
Arizona and Colorado. Either because
the ants want the pebbles as an outer
covering for their hills or because they
object TO them inside, they frequently
make about their dwellings a glitter
ing spread of stones of all sorts. among
them amcthysts. topazes, and other
valuable jewels. People in the neigh
borhood where such ant works are car
ried on take the hint very often, aud,
collecting the stones, send them to tho
East, ususally to New York city, where
they are often sold at good prices
81. Louis Globe Democrat.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
IN MARBLE CANYON.
Quick Work Down Stream by AN Advcn-
turous Exploring PARTY.

To give YOU an idea of the number
OF the rapids from the head of the Col
orado River to this point, near the
mouth of the Little Colorado River, n
distance of about 200 miles, Twill say
that there are just 200 rapids, not
counting small draws or rifles, aud
from Lees Ferry to this point, a dis
lance Of eighty miles, there are Just
100 rapids, We have run the greater
part OF this one hundred and portrayed
but few, and over many of them our
boats have danced and jumped at the
rate OF fifteen miles per hour, and over
some, by actual measurement, ut tho
rate OF twenty miles per hour for half
mile ut u time, Standing in the bow
OF one Of tho boats as she goes through
one OF these chutes, with first the bow
and then tho stern jumping into tho
air as she shoots from wave TO wave.
with the spray Of tho breakers dashing
over ones head, is something tho cx-
element and fascination OF which can
only DO understood by being expert
cnced.
That part OF Marble Canon from
Point Retreat for forty miles down to
tho mouth of the Little Colorado River.
Is far the most beautiful aud interest
ing canon we have yet passed through.
At Point Retreat tho marble walls
stand up perpendicularly 500 feet from
tho waters edge. while the sandstone
above benches back In slopes aud cliffs
TO 800 feet high. just beyond this
tho canon is narrowcst, being but little
over 800 feet wide from wall to wall.
while the river in places at this stage
OF water is not over sixty feet wide.
The marble rapidly rises till II stands
in perpendicular ellis, 700 to 500 feet
high. colored with all tints OF the rain
bow, but mostly red In many places
toward the top II is honeycombed with
caves, caverns, arches, and grottoos,
with here and there natural bridge
left from one crag To another, making
n most grotesquo and wonderful pie
ture rs our little boats glide along that
quiet portion of tho river so many hun
drod feet below.
At the foot of these cliffs in many
places are fountains Of pure sparkling
water, gushing out from tho rock--in
one place. Vasscy's Paradise, several
hundred feet up tho wall--and drop
ping down among shrubbcry. ferns
and flowers, some of which, even ut
this time of the year. were found In
bloom. Below this, for some distance,
arc number Of these fountains with
large patches Of maidenhair ferns
clinging TO the WALL fifteen TO twenty
feet above tho water, green and fresh
rs in the month Of May, and with tho
sparkling water running down over
them they make most charming pie
ture.
Our weather has been most wonder
ful through the whole winter. Tho
thermometer has never registered at q
o'clock in tho morning lower than
twenty-four degrees above zero, and In
the sun in the middle of tho day has
registered MS high as soyenty-iive do
grees. We have had but one snow
storm down in the canon and one rain.
| Tho sun has shown brightly nearly all
the time, though for eight days at one
time IL never shone on u.s. wo being
under the shade Of the cliffs all the
time. - DenUer Republican,.
|
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
BROTHERS QUARREL
One of Them Thought to be Fatally
Stabbed.

At Edwardsport, Ind, a deplorable
tragedy was enacted, May 9Th. in
which John and Amos Lanson, twin
brothers, were chief actors. At the
election last April it seems that John.
who is a Republican, offered his broth
or, who is Democrat 81 to vote the
Republican ticket. This Amos re-
fused to do. After this their ill-fesl-
ing increased. Amos was standing on
the steps OF a store when John APP
preached. A few hot words had pass
ed between them whom Amos suddenly.
leaping upon his brosher plunged IL
knife into his side. Johns wounds
are thought to be fatal. Amos Lansol
was arrested.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
AUDUBON CO., IOWA, THURSDAY, MAY !

the formation OF trust which is in
jurious TO trade and commerce. Tho
petition is very long but stripped OF
its legal verbiage is as follows: That
by entering into the trust agreement
with other corporations the Standard
Oil company vested all its property in
the board OF trustees OF the trust, and
thus annullcd the corporate rights
conferred upon IL by the State OF Ohio.
Attorney General Watson says he was
not ins,igated 10 bring the suit by any
of her oil denler
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
A New Answer.

There is an old conundrum to the
following effect: "Why is dogs tail
like an old manp" Because it is in
firm" Mrs. Barnum, however, one
day offered different explanation:
"Oh. anybody can see that in a mo-
nent. A dogs tail is like an old man
because it is on its last legs" 1t was
the same lady who once innocently re-
marked that her hens were so old that
they could not lay fresh eggs.-London
liLnhe
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
Irotting Over a Bridge.

The Brooklyn bridge is, perhaps. the
only suspension bridge in the world
over which horses are allowed to trot.
There is an old theory that the trot-
ting of horse, or the sound of music,
Or the measured tread Of soldiers
marching will cause oscillation and
weaken, il not destroy, the strongest
bridge.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
How He Got Rid of 1t.

Milton Houser of the vicinity Of
Shenandoah, Pa, bent his head to
drink from brook. when he felt
lizard pass his lips. and quick as
thought closed his teeth upon it. Then
he tried to extract it by grasping its
tail, but finding it too slippery and OBJ
serving that it was making toward
his throat he bit the reptile in two.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15

In small town in Baden minister
closed his sermon the other day with
these words:
awe would be pleased, moreover, to
have the young man who is now stand
ing outside the door come in and make
certain whether she is here or not.
That would be great deal better than
opening the door half an inch and ex-
posing the people in the last row Of
seats to a draught.'-Frankfurter Zci-
tuna.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
OUTLAWS CAPTURED.
A Desperate Gang Broken up In New
Mexico.

Lee White and his pal, the two high
waymen who held up the station and
trainmen at Lamy, N. NJ, May7, were
captured near San Pedro and brought
back to Lamy. White and his men
rode into Dolores. a mining camp sew
en- miles south OF Los Cerrillos, got
drunk and told publicly that they had
robbed the people OF Lamy of the mon
ey they were spending and the watches
they were displaying. The sheriff at
Los Cerrillos was informed of this and
with several deputies Immediately
started in pursuit. The robbers re-
treated TO the mountains where they
were surrounded and two OF them were
captured, with but little resistance.
White escaped and was found asleep
ten miles south OF San Pedro and again
made "a prisoner. THIS effectually
breaks up the most desperate gang OF
criminals the New Mexican authori.
ties have had to deal with since the
days OF BILLY the Kid" and his party.
Pastor with a sigh)-Well, we've ell got 10
go sooner or later. Laymal--ies, yes, and the
Later the better.
SHOW boys' said the enthusiast, lets give
three cheers for the speaker ani then go have
drink"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15

Oranges are now preserved in silos.
the fruit b q wrapped in tissue end
buried in tn, aud, care being taken
that the wrappers do not touch. aud
only three layers deep being laid in
eaoh trench.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-15
An Italian Fortress.

Spezla is now the strongest maritime
70, tress in Italy. Over $4,000, COO
has been expended on its extensive
Notifications.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-28
INn SOL


A N CE-AUThORIZ1NG THE
IA opening of Lebanon street from Sterling
street to point 40 feet west of Barry street.
Section BE 1t ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same That
I the Chief of the Department of Public
Works be and is hereby authorized and
directed TO cause to be surveyed and opened
within so days from the date of the passage of
this ordinance, Lebanon street from Sterling
street TO point 40 feet west of Barry street, at
q width of 40 Feet in accordance with a plan
ON hle in the Department OF Public Works,
known as John III. Pages plan of Knoll lots. re-
corded in the Recorders office of Allegheny
county in plan book, vol 3, page rs and plan of
partition of the estate of Caroline Ormsby. de-
phan's Court of Allegheny county. The dam
ages caused thereby and the benefits to pay the
same to be assessed and collected in accord
ance with the provisions of an act of Assem-
bly, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en-
titled "An act relating to streets and sewers
in cities of the second class" approved the
18Th day OF May, A. d. 1889.
Section 2-That any ordinance or part of Or
dinance conflicting with the pro visions of this
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 30th day of June. A. d. 1890.
H P. FORD, President OF Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH. Clerk of Select
Council. G. T. HOLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: E. j. MARTIN,
Clerk of Common Council
H. 1. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT
OSTERMAIER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded In Ordinance Book. vol 2, page 400,
18th day OF July A d. 1890
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-28
mo GIL

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING UNTO
IN the Mexican Street Railway Company, its
ter upon, use and occupy certain streets and
highways.
Section 1-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city Of Pittsburg. in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled, and il is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same That the
Mexican Street Railway Company its Iessees,
successors and assigns. shall have the right,
and is hereby authorized TO enter upon the
streets and highways included within its route,
to wit: beginning on Water street at the ter
minus of the tracks of the Transverse
Passenger Railway Company: thence along
Water street to Grant street; thence
along Grant street 10 First avenue; thence
along First avenue to Ross street; thence
along Ross street to and by bridge proposed
to be erected over the Monongahela river to
South First street; thence along South First
street to NeKean street; thence along Mexican
street to South Third street; thence along
south Third street 20 Bingham street, and
thence along Bingham street to South Eighth
street TO construct, maintain, operate and use
during the term named in its charter; its rail-
way as aforementioned with double tracks or
with single tracks with the necessary sIdings
turnouts and switches. and to use electricity as
motive power; and also to erect, maintain.
operate and use overhead or other
electric system for the supply of motive
power and to erect. maintain and use in
the streets or highways before mentioned
such posts, poles or other supports as said
company may deem convenient for the support
VI IldihtCuduCc VI SUCH overhead system.
under and subject, however, to the provisions
OF general ordinance entitled "A general
ordinance relating to the entry upon, over or
under, or the use or occupation of any street,
lane or alley, or any part thereof for any pur-
pose by passenger or street railway companies,
or by companies operating passenger or street
railways, and providing reasonable regulations
pertaining thereto for the public convenience
and safety, approved the 25th day of February,
A. d. 1880.
Section 2-That any ordinance or part Of or
dlnance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
SO far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 1lth day of July. A. D., 1890.
ii. P. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Council. g. l. HOLIDAY. President of
Common Council. Attest: E. ]. MARTIN
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors Office. July l8 1890. Approved;
ii. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: kOBT.
OSTERMAIER, Mayors Clerk,
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. ., page 474,
2lst day of July, A. II. 1890