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TIL NEWS EPIToMIzED.
Eastern aud Middle s,a,c..

rHE United States msn-of-war Pensacola
returned 90 New York harbor from hen
cruise To Africa, bringing the scientists who
went thither To observe the eclipse.
Miss ALICE @. MCGEE, who was admitted
20 the Warren County lPenn.l Bar few
days ago, is the third lady tn be- admitted td
practice in the courts of Pcnnsylvania. She
tsa beautiful blonde. tall and willowy, with
n graceful poise of the head, and " am adcpt
IN correct Ecsticulation.
Two construction trains ON the New York
and New Haven road collidcd near South
Lynne Conn. Three Italians were reported
killed and eight or ten injured.
SPEAKER REEp's mother, Mrs. Matilda
Prince Reed, died at Deering, Me-, at tho
home of her daughter, Mrs Elisha w. Con-
Icy. She was eighty years OF age.
THE steamer Aurania, OF the Cunard liuc.
ran down the yacht Yeada near Bcdloe's Isl.
and, i'm New York harbor, drowning Charles
and Horny Biel brothers, who wcrc ON the
yacht.
HERMAN KEMPiNsKI arrived In New York
city from Russia after spending nearly thir-
teen months In prison from which he was
released ON demand OF Secretary OF State
Blaine.
INDICTMENTS were found against sixty
eight election officers in Jersey City, N. J.
TnE village Of Port Leydcn, Lewis County,
N. Y, has been again visited 10y fire, in
which the total loss reached about $50 600
This fire and that which occurred last fall
have nearly wiped out the village.
ALvAN j. VAN BusKIRK and Henry J..
Freeman, OF Boston, were drowned in lps-
witch Mass Bay 10y the capsiEng of their
pleasure launch.
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Washington.

THE House Tariff bill was received into the
Senate at two o'clock In the afternoon aud
referred at once TO the Committee on Finance
Ten thousand copies were ordered printed
for the use OF the Senate.
THE Supreme Court Of the United States
has decided that Luis Otdzay Cortes
charged with embezzling $3.50, 900 from the
taken back 70 that city for trial
THE Conscience Fund Of the Treasury DE.
partment now amounts % more than n
quarter Of n million dollars. Every week
and nearly every day Treasurer Huston re.
ceives one or moro envelopes containing
money from unknown persons.
THE President has directed that the Union
flag shall hereafter hy daily over the ExsctI.
tive Mansion from sunrise 20 sunset instead
Of as heretofore being hoisted on special Oc
caaOus
SPEAKER REED left Washington for Port
land, Me, ~ attend the funeral Of his
mother. Mr. Perkins, Of Kansas. was de-
signated 10 act os Speaker pro tenn. during
his absence.
Ex-SPEAKER CARLISLE has been sworn in
as United States Senator. from Kentucky.
TnE Senate and the House reached an
agreement IN Conference Committee upon
the features Of the Customs AdministratiOn
bill, which had been In dispute for three
weeks The House has yielded % the Senate
on nearly all the points az issue.
THE President has approved the act IN re.
gard % the aiding Of vessels wrecked or dis
abed In coterminus waters.
PRESIDENT HARRISON commuted the death
sentence Of Lewis Williams, n colored boy Of
Washington, who was ~ have been hanged
the following Thursday, 10 imprisOnment Tor
life In the Albany On. ~ PeniteBtiary.
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At the annual dinner of the Butler
Club in Boston, Mass, General Benjamin
+. Butler made lengthy speech which
was devoted almost wholly to the subject
of the present deplorable financial condi-
tion of the farmers of the country. Re
ferring to the enormous mortgage debts
of the farmers, he said that taking sim
ply the agricultural lands of the Western
States, the mortgages amount to the stu
pendous sum of SO, $50, 900, 600, the
interest upon which is at rates averaging
from seven to nine per cent. The pay
ment Of these mortgages IS simply impos-
sible, according to him, and they never
will De paid for the simple reason that,
as all statistics prove, the average profits
on farming industries are only between
four and five per cent
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south and West

FATHER S NJ. A. BARRETT. n Catholic
priest, was shot and fatally wounded i'm
Chicago, Ill, by Patrick j. Ready, crazy
blacksmith.
Patrick MoLLoy and his SON Georgo, of
Seven Mile. Ohio. quarreed over the dis.
tribution OF some property, aud Molloy shot
his son and then blew out his own brains.
T. MCMAHON, a farmer OF Washington,
Lake Township, MINI, fatally shot his wife
and then took his own life.
A DISTRESSING situation exists at Bar
louisville Ky. Flux, measles and typhoid
fever are prevalent. Two hundred persons
are III. Business Is at standstill Physi.
clans and undertakers are ovorworked, aud
the grave diggers have not been so busy for
years.
BEN KNOT, tho son OF farmer In Darling
ton County, y. C., was shot by his brother
Murray, and instantly killed. The brothers
had been on bad terms for some time.
THE Rev j. II. Martin, noted Episcopal
minister, who recently removed TO Wynne.
Ark, from Brooklyn, NJ Y, applied TO a
drug store In that town for morphine cap
sules and 10y mistake the clerk gave him
strychnine. He took ono Of the capsules on
retiring and died few hours later In terrible
agony.
Two mon were killed and twenty I've more
or less hurt by the explosion OF dynamite in
storm at Lucas, Ohio.
AN unsuccessful attempt was male O.
blow up the monument marking the scsno OF
the Haymarket riots in Chicago, III - pre-
sumably by Anarchists.
ONE month ago. Kalo, near Fort Dodge,
Iowa, was prosperous mining town OF five
hundred inhabitants. On May I the miners
struck work the mines were shut down and
all the miners left town. Not dozen houses
are now occupied
JAY HILL, the terror OF the neigh borhood
and hn idiot from his birth, died near Trinity
College, N. G. He was seventy years old
For fifty years he had been chained TO the
hoor OF the house In which he died He was
more than that OF human being
WHILE men were trying 10 raise n small
cottage at Port Washington, Wis, the sup
Julius Hobers and August Syoliz 10 death
and fatally injuring Louis Boyer
The Congressional Committee began the
investigation Of violations Of the Alien
Labor law in Chicago, III.
OVER thirteen business buildings In Cam
bridge, Wis, were burned. Loss over
S135,O00.
H. d. HoPsoN and Frank Moore. Of tho
geological surveying party, were drowned at
Eagle Rock, Montana, while sounding the
river.
WILLIAM g. CHAPMAN, twenty-one YEAR,
old and Wexford q. Dean, his cousin.
thirty-one years old, OF Richmond Va
were drowned in amillpond at Providence
Forge, Va.
PETTIGREw BROTHERS, commission mer
chants of Versailles, KY, have heeced farm.
ers In the neighborbood out Of some fI5, OR
by selling grain for the farmers and pocket
ing the returns.
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Canadian railway statistics.

The railway statiststs of Canada for 1880,
just issued by the Department OF Railways
and Canals, show that there are l3, 325 miles
of completed road in the Dominion and 4l6
miles under construction. These railways
represent paid-up capital of $500 $40, i46.
The working expenses for 1889 were S3l, OBS
045, and the earnings s42, 1895, leaving a
net income of Sll, $40. Over the l2,G2S
miles in operation II, l5l, ,05l passengers and
-, 99S, 626 tons OF freight were carried or
the passengers 81 or i'm BPS, 407, were killed.
Besides the passengers 50 employees and "a
others were killed, bringing the total num-
ber OF fatalities up 70 2lO. The greatest mile
age under one system is that Of the Canadian
Pacific Railway. This road owns or leases
in Canada 1913 miles, the Grand Trunk com
ing next with 3l14. Forty-six years ago
there were only sixteen miles of railway In
operation i'm all British North America. The
total mileage has doubled In the last ten
years Estimating the population at 5000
00O there is one mile OF railway 10 every 375
inhabitants, a proportion greater than in any
country in the world, except, perhaps, the
Australian colonies. These colonies, exclu-
sive OF New Zealand, have about 5000 miles
OF railway and a population Of more than
500. 900.
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hours almost in your camp. Even whcr
they told you who was and that pric,
was set upon my head you hadn't a wor
To- say"
"No, sir"
'Well, you boys have nothing TO fear.
We have nothing against you. After y
day or two you may go free"
There was no sleep for anybody until
after midnight, aud don't think the two
gentlemen or the oversecr slept at all. |
know they were wide enough awake
when | opened my eyes in the morning.
All OF us had bite Co cat after the out.
laws had finished, and then the wagon
was robbed of whatever they fancicd and
hauled off about thirty rods and upset in
deep gully. The oxen were turned
loose with the sheep, and when We set
out Sam and two of the men rode the
horses and the rest of us went on foot.
One outlaw on foot went ahead aud the
Others closed up behind us, and the gen.
eral direction was TO the north. Every
mile took us into wilder and more un.
settled country, and it was so broken
that felt that L could not get out even il
turned free.
At about four in the afternoon we
reached the rangers camp, which was in
wild and dcsolatc spot don't think
they intended the gentlemen any harm
from the start, but that the ovorseers
doom was sealed we all felt certain He
realized it, too, for | observed that he was
constantly ON the watch for an opportun.
f,, h,l Il Al
camp Realizing that they meant TO pay
off the old score, he suddenly dashed for
thicket. He took them oil their guard
and if an accident had aot happened him
he would have got clear off. Half way
to the thicket stone turned under his
foot and threw him, and as be got up one
of the men shot him down in his tracks
They left him lying there and went into
camp, saying that they had meant TO tor
ture him with fire, and that he had got out
of it too easy. The two gentlemen were
very closely guarded, but O'Ilar6 and
myself were allowed TO walk about as we
pleased. They had taken over $1,000
from the two and bore them no grudge,
but for five days and nights we were
prisoners and in their power. On the
morning of the sixth day, when il was
plain TO bo seen they were off for another
adventure, the four OF us were turned
loose and told to make our way home.
They headed us to the west, which was
the wrong way, and we travelled twenty
miles in that direction before we found out
the trick. We were nearly week in
in the scrub, living on roots and berries
and decayed wild fruit, before wercached
settlement, and were then all Of thirty
miles from Davidsons. We were sad
looking lot when we finally reached
home, and, while Mr.. Cullen was taken
with fever to die in about ten days, MIR.
Williams was so broken up that nc lived
only long enough TO get down 20 the coast.
A year later Sam and two Of that crowd
were caught, tried at Sandhurst, and
OHara and | saw them drop from the
gallows. ---Ncle York Sun.
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Nominated by the President.

The President sent TO the Senate the fol.
lowing nominations:
Edmund w. T. Smith. District Of Colum.
ba Secretary OF Legation and Consul Cen
eral at Bogota: George H. Wallace, Of Mis-
souri,, Consul General at Melbourne.
United States Consuls-Aquilla j. Daugh-
erty, OF Illinois, at Callao, Peru Rounce-
Vile WldmaD, OF Idaho, at Singapore Sam
uel T.. Gracey Of Massachusetts,, at Foo Chow,
China.
Rockwell J. Flint United States Marshal
for the Western District Of Wisconsin.
Withdrawn-Samuel l.. Gracey TO be Con
sul at Cardiff
Boetius r. Sullivan, Surveyor General Of
South Dakota; Thomas T. Cheney, Pension
Agent at Concord, N. H.. William H. Hoyt,
of Wisconsin, Commissioner i'm and for the
District of Alaska; George &. Ginty, United
States Marshal for the Western District Of
Wisconsin
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"a Good Soldier Never Looks Behlnd.v

almost all these pension papers have
q history Of public interest" remarked
Pension Examiner Craig. owe have
some actual romanccs, as strange as fc-
ton, and, Of course. instances Of bravery
aud endurance equal 20 the bravest Of the
brave. Now and then humorous story
Of the camp aud field develops. In ex-
amining into case the other day ply
sician Of this city tells me % good story.
The widow of "a soldier made application
for a pension. her husband having died
in 1871 from alleged injuries received dur
ing his enlistment The physician was
member Of the same company, but could
not recall the occasion Of the alleged in
jury, bat he did remember that while the
man was n brave soldier. he was gen
orally considered very lazy. lie was par
ticularly avcrsc 90 blacking his shoes. One
day be appeared on dress parade with his
shoes as bright as a looking glass. much
to the amaZement Of his Captain. When.
however. the Captain ordered the men TO
a left dress 10 was seen tho man bad used
the blacking and brush only on the front
Of the shoes. and that The heels were an
mud The Captain, after the parade. or.
dercd the mau brought before him and
said y sec you had your shoes nicely
polished 10 front and that they were an
mud behind What's your cxcuscr is
that sof blaudiy queriod the private.
Yes. that's So. Well, Cap, q good sol
dicr never looks behind. which roioinder
proved a sufficient excuse Tor that occa-
sion at least. '--St Louis Star Sayings.
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PRESIDENT KnUoER. OF the South African
Republic rendered his resignation, but was
induced foreman in Office.
PRINCEss LOUISE, wife Of Crown Prince
Frederick, Of Denmark has given birth 70
daughter.
smrH. WADE q Co, leading dealers In
lumber in Quebec CaDada, have failed for
-. OOO.00O
QUEEN VICTORIA has created Prince A.
bert Victor. eldest son of the Prince Of
Wales. Duke Of Clarence and Avondale and
Earl Of Athlone
THE Russian General. Won Witton. com
mittcd suicide by shooting himself at q
sauitarium in Wiesbaden, Germany.
AT place calle1 Zschu. near Nngp5
China miser named Chang. while doiiri0us
from fever, murdered his wifs SON aud
daughter, mutilating their bodies, and after
ward committing suicide.
THE town of Ssfroa. nsar Fsz. il Moro,eo.
has been ruin "A by doois FiftF-thros he.
brews and many Moors persisted,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

TaE Biauchl Company's sugar storehouses
at CatdmaS Cuba, have been burned. The
company hai an insurance of $4,000.
TuE labor agitation nc Pilsen, Austria, has
been removed Strikers have pillaged stores.
inns and vicaragcS
THE Squadron of Evolution reached Tan
gter, Morocco, on its way 10 Brazil.
THE British, German and American Con
euls at Samoa have established tho new Gov
criimcnt and have opened n custom-houss. :
SEvERE storms followed by floods, are re-
ported In various parts OF Germany At
AivenSleben a house was undermined by
water aud sixteen OF the occupants wers
drowned. AZ Suplinger hye persons were
killed by lightning.
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FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Ia the Senate.

llTrH DAy.-Mr Blackbur presented tho
credentials OF John a. Carlisle as Senator
FROM the state OF Kentucky for Mr. Bcck's
uncxpired term, which commenced ON
March 4 1850 They were read and placed
ON file, The Naval Appropriation bill was
ON tho amendment reported from tho Conn
mittee ON Appropriations 10 strike out the
item of $50, coo for Improvement OF the plant
at Portsmouth Navy Yard. No action was
taken Mr. Davis presented amendment To
be offered 10 the Tariff bill, removing the
duty OF y cents pound ON binding twinc,
and placing IL on the free list
llSrH DAY,--rhg Naval Appropriation
bill was discussed. Tho Cockrcll amend
mont striking out the provision for
three battleships was defeated. Mr.. Blair's
amendment asking Great Britain to dis
arm her naval and military forces I'm
the Western Hemisphere was also defcatcc.
On motion OF Mr. Butler, an item was I'M
serted, appropriating s200,0oO for n dry dock
at Port Royal, \. G., tho whole cost not To
exceed $500 900. The bill was then passed 49,.
Mr.. Carlisle was sworn in as n United States
Senator, and took n back-row seat ON tho
Democratic side of the Chamber. :.
1lVru DAY.--Mr. Carlisle, tho now Sena-
Tor from Kentucky, took tho place OH tho
THE Original package liquor bill was
discussed In its constitutional aspects, but no
action was taken.
lg0TH DAy.--Mr. Dawes reported the For
tiications Appropriation bill. The Presi-
dent sent In n number OF nominations of
consuls and post masters. The army can
teen was discussed MIR. Dawes introduced
bill 10 amend the Interstate Commerce act
80 as to authorize the division OF competitive
freight traffic under certain restrictions.
The discussion OF the "Original PACKAGE
bill was continued.
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Fight Between a Ram and Eagle.

Benjamin Shiffer, farmer OF Tunk-
hammock Township, Monroe County,
Penn, is responsible for an account of
thrilling fight between n Southdown ram
and an eagle. Farmer ShifTcr was plow-
ing on hillside when an eagle soaring
above his flock Of sheep in the valley be-
low attracted his attention The eagle
dropped, and in his swoop attempted TO
carry of n small lamb from its mothers
side. He missed his clutch. and knocked
the eve down in his fight. Before nc
could renew his attack, and while on the
ground, the Southdown ram lowered his
head, butted the bird in the breast and
Knocked it over. Before the ram could
follow up this advantage, however, the
savage bird had fastened It's talons i'm his
back. Blcating loudly, he endcayorcd TO
shake the royal bird of. After he had
been severely beaten with the birds wing
he managed 10 shake himself free. The
eagle now tried once more 10 capture the
lamb, and did fasteD his talons in its
back in spite of the mothers frantic at
tempts 20 protect her offspring AT this
point the plucky old ram renewed the
fight. lie buttcd the bird several times.
and finally got good one home under the
eagles wings which kept him on the
ground. The ca0le released the lamb and
sailed into the ram again. The farmer ar
rived on the scene by this time, armed
with n fence rail- lie dealt the eagle u
blow on the neck breaking it and settling
the fight. As soon as the ram was freed
from the clutch Of the birds talons he
fell TO butting the dead enemy The
lamb was dead, and its courageous father
had lost considerable wool in the engage.
ment.-Nei5 York Sun.
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There is growing feeling in all civ.
ilized countries against the arbitrament
Of the sword. Thousands of persons in
every country, New York contemporary
declares, are constantly preaching the
gospel of peace. It is impossible that
this sentiment should not grow. 1t will
receive great impetus by the Arbitra-
tion Treaty, signed in Washington, and
every intelligent man who mas the good
of the human race at heart ought to re-
joice in this great step forward in civili-
zation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

Betting, according to correspondent,
has become a real mania, which ravages
the European lower classes "Race-course
agencies have established themselves
everywhere; Paris swarms with them,
they exist at the wine dealers. and at the
tobacco and grocery back-shops. Before
long the bootbIacks will establish racing
agencies in the open air The misfortune
is that al Of them prosper Clerks and
workmen take their savings to these shops
to try their luck, aud those poor crea-
lures, absolutely ignorant OF what con
Germs sports, who for the greater part
have never seen ce-course, lose by that
stupid gambling fever all that they man
age to put aside. it is, under another
name, the lottery plague Of Italy
II is high time that something should be
done 10 put stop 10 those agencies
which drain the poor mans money"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

To all true lovers OF genuine Mocha
the following from the Journal Of Com
merce may prove great disenchantment: /:
"The real article comes only from Yemen,
an Arabian province The greater part of
the exported Mocha never sees Yemen.
but Is brought from the East Indies to
Mocha aud from there shipped further.
Not bean of the best Mocha passes out
OF Coustantinope. The better kinds are
used for home consumption, and only the
pale. shrunken aud broken beans are sent
to distant countries"
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WHERE THE APPLE BLOSSOMS
BLOW.

Meet me where the apple blossoms blow.
Softly now the fragrant boughs are swing
ing.
Greet me when the moon begins TO glow.
And In the pines the whippoorwills are sing.
ing.
With loyal heart beat
oh, haste with flying feet,
And shame the sluggish hours that wing too
slow.
The day was long aud dreary.
My heart is worn and weary.
count the iaggard moments as they go,
Love.
oh.
Meet me where the apple blossoms blow.
Meet me where the apple blossoms blow:
Let the floating petals fake your tresses,
Breathing us a benison below.
Growing our bethrothal with caresses.
Far in the upper deep,
The stars are now a-peep.
The drowsy river murmurs in its flow.
hear its voice repeating:
"Life's blossom time is feeting.-
All let us catch the fragrance ere IL 20,
Love.
oh,
Meet me where the apple blossoms blow
Samuel MintuTn Peck.
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Both 3rotbcrs Murdered

a great crowd OF Mexicans assembled at
Tondri brothers vineyard, near Los Bunas,
New Mexico, 20 witness horse race. Wine
flowed freely and nearly every one became
intoxicated
Vincent Artiga and two brothers named
Conway became involved In a quarrel when
Artiga shot and killed one and fatally
wounded the other An officer attempted 20
arrest Artiga, and would have been killed
had not a couple Of women jumped between
Artiga's revolver and the officer, thus pre-
venting the shooting The murderer was
finally arrested aud tailed
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The New York SIN relates the follow.
ing 'On Connecticut railroad the
other day an old gentleman caught his
foot IN a railroad frog in the face Of an
approaching train Little Mamie Don
nelly whipped ner scissors out Of her
pocket, cut his shoe lace aud saved the
old gentleman's life How many men
wonld have thought of their pocketknifeg
a stage coach one day pulled up in front
Of cottage and trunk was to be brought
out. The summer door, closing with a
spring, was bothersome, and the woman
present snapped a string on which a vine
was trailed wrapped it round the door
knob aud there you were man must
nave hunted half-brick to set against the
door yet "a knot made in a moment,
aftcrward restored tho status quo A
child was strangling with marble in its
windpipe Mamma catches il by the
heels, suspends it head downward, child
gurgles, out drops the mapbIe, and there
youare again. a few men are born with
this emergency sense, bat il is no great
rarity among women"
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FiRhtIne Mnnincs.

The lunatics In the great asylum for tho
insane at Bicetre, Paris, France, broke into
rebellion. A maniac named Jolly burst tho
bars Of his cell and then released forty Others
who attacked aud drove away the guards and
sacked the keepers dwelling The manacs
fought madly till the fire hose was turned on
them, upon which they got frightened and
covered together in q corner. dronchod and
trcmbliuI. and were thus captured.
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The village Of Repahie, in Armenia. has
been destroyed by an earthquake num-
her Of mineral springs spouted from the crew
ices made iu the earth BY the shocks and the
f0w n water was 50 great that the adjacent
fields were flooded The earthquake was pre-
cedcd by rumblings which caused the inhab-
itants - fee from the village, and they thus
escaped death from the falling houses No
lives were lost whatever