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UREA, n. Y. May ~.
Early Sunday morning the Mohawk val
ley was disturbed by slight shock Of
earthquake accompanied by lightning and
heavy rain. The shock here was very
light, but other points report Il more per-
csptlble and people IN the several villages
were badly scared. No damage, however,
In reported from any quarter.
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CMEcAHo, May -.
The wheat market was excited. weak
and lower this morning on reports of bat
weather and good prospect for crops,
coupled with weak cables. Jnly active
option opened cent below Saturdays b
close al a41 cents aud dropped l cent in
fiftesn minutes, whan slight reaction took
piece. The market again became lower
and by n 90 July had dropped 10 s3A eents.
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KASAAE CRY, May ~.
The twenty-sseond annual meeting Of
the tnrnvsrein OF the Missouri valley oc-
earred Sunday. During the games one OF
the reviewing stands collapsed, precipita.
ting the occupants to thsRround, painfully
iniuring many.
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A Mathematics M~ssiax Dl.psrss.,

DUmsM. May ab.
Notwiihstand.na that the government
has proclaimed nationalist meefings q
crowd of 1900 persons welcomed Dillon,
O'Brien and other members oF parliament
at Limerick junction sunday aud speeches
were made. The police contented them
selves with warning the apeakWs. The
members Of parliament then went to New
Tipperary, but tho police there dispersed
the meeting BY the free nae on clubs.
! 0sBrisn denounced the police, bnt advised
the people MOI 10 ofgsr nndne resistance,
- The nationalist Isagusss desired 10 avoid
hlo0dshed.
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WARRINGTON May kh.
Carlisle has written TO Speaker Reed In
forming him he had forwarded 70 the gov
enor of Kentucky his resignation as repre-
sentative from that state. to take effect al
once. Tie communication was read in
the house.
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DunEsx. sag No.
A iennis makch between Thomas Petit,
0f Boston. and Charles Saunders, Of Eng
land. for 80. 800 sids and the ehampien-
ship Of tbs world. vas begun In publin
Ths winner mnst secare seven ont cf
thirteen games. Petit wop the arst and
aanndsra shs ssesnd and third.
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Tewa Destroyed ~ FIRE.

special from Cambridge, Wis, says
the business part OF that city has been
destroyed by an incendlary fire. dozen
buildings we're burned. Loss about $780,
600: irsurAnce 80, 900.
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DAM, Nj n May N.

AMSTERDAM, N. n, May y.
Michael shsehan, aged a.. jumped head
frst from the Mohawk river bridge, . dis
tanee Of over thirty fest. yesterday After
striking the water bis boAy did not sisg
again and has NOT yet been recovered.
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knw Yomg. May a6
Fully I,5c0 cigarmaksrs have gone out
on strike for restoration Of tAe old
schsdnis Of wages, and tha number Of
strikers will probably be increased 10 2,0t0.
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BHuaz. Mar o.
Il vas supposed NJ first that Emperor
William was not injarsd daring his drive
yesterday. but II ID now announced that his
right foot wss badly sprained In the acci-
dent. The injuries are 30 severe that be
is confined TO his Apartments In the palace.
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WAsHINawoE. Nay So
Attorney General Miller has returned 10
bis Official duties, having recovered his
health.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-20
when 40 Babies Become rntell,rible.

The following from the Boston Transcript
will interest mothers interested i'm the
mental and moral development OF young
children, 1t says: The Listner may mention
the case of fond mother of his acquaint-
ance, who has remarkable baby who, the
mother insists, says mammals little girl" so
distinctly that anybody in the world could
make 1t out; and this is the way exactly that
the baby pronounces it: ''Lubbie, Hubble,
lubbie!" -
This is not nearly such plain English as
friend of the Listeners, now q man and an
honest and able one, who, when he was two
years old, mystlfied the members of his fam
lily by calling out in the imperative mood:
"Blxit, baxit, cloxit" All gathered round
and tried hard to make out what the youngs
ster meant. But the most definite statement
they could get out of him was "Bixit, baxit,
cloxit!,' At last by dint of good deal OF
pantomine, the child got them into the pan
try and indicated a particular place in it, and
then his remark translated itself to them.
What he meant to say was II want biscuit
in the basket in the closet.'
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-20
Dyspepsia.

When food gives pain instead of pleasure,
and misery instead of comfort that is dys-
pspsia. When digestion fills the body with
agony and distress rather than satisfaction,
you may be certain you have dyspepsia.
II instead OF clean tongue, agreeable
breath and regular bowels, you have q
coated tongue, offensive breath and consti-
patton, the cause is dyspepsia. If life has
become burden and existence a continual
trial of patience, it is dyspepsia you have,
and Man-a-lin you need. Man-a-lin sets the
digestive machinery to work in a natural
manner, making each day gala day, each
meal feast, and each moment joy. For
sale at all drug stores. Send for lecture ON
dyspepsia by DIR. Hartman. Sent free by
the Peruna Medicine Company of Columbus,
Ohio.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-20

The ladies aid society met at Mrs. G.. T..
Mason's Tuesday. A large number was in
attendance and an excellent time reported.
The German Band" met at w. Wright's
Friday night. The band, however, was out
numbered by spectators and many were the
amusements of the evening; among the more
important was our our teacher sitting on the
fence solving problem as Ed. passed by.
AT q late hour on Sunday last, when the
cock had perched himself among his fellow
beings we were aroused by one who from
the COW shed gave utterance to ''ah there"
but no response. Again their vocal chords
were drawn, vibrating loud and fast. ''ah
there" ''ah there" but in vain. The third
effort was made in way of investigation,
when it was found that our esteemed farmer
ian old residenter) had nestled to his at
tendant in an as attitudized manner as the
deXterity of one could suggest. with his arm
frozen to the back of the seat and the Co
incidence of thought flown to realms of
beauty as they dreamed the dream of future
anticipation.
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Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made in the payment OF a
certain sum OF money conditioned to be paid I'M
der and by the terms of a certain mortgage exc
cuted by Gideon w. Nichols, of the town OF
Fairfield, Shiawassee county, in the state OF
to secure part of the purchase money for the
land in said mortgage contained, bearing date
the 18th day of December, 1882, and recorded in
the office of the register of deeds in the county
of Shiawassee, in the state Of Michigan, on the
22d day OF December 1882, in Liber 26 of
Mortgages, on page 548 at 1920 o'clock a. M,
which said mortgage and the debt thereby
secured were on the 10Th day OF February, 1888
duly assigned by said Henry Mersdorf to Ezra
l.. Mason, late of the city of Owosso, in said
county, deceased. by deed of assignment duly
executed and acknowledged and afterwards and
on the 2lst day of February, 1883, duly recorded
in the Office of the Register of Deeds for said
county OF Sh1awaSSee in Liber 20 of Mortgages,
on page 466, and afterwards and on the 18th day
OF February, 1887, the said mortgage and mort
gage debt was duly assigned by Ezra Mason,
executor OF the estate of said Ezra l.. Mason,
deceased to Sarah W. Mason, widow of said
Ezra l.. Mason, deceased by an instrument OF
assignment afterwards and on the 3lst day OF
March, 1890 duly recorded in said Office OF Reg
lister OF Deeds in Liber ~ of Mortgages. IN page
22l
Upon which said mortgage there is claimed to
be due at the date OF this notice the sum of five
hundred and eighty-two dollars and an attor-
ney's fee OF twenty-five dollars therein provided
and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity
having been instituted to recover said debt or
any part thereof,
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue Oh u power OF sale In Sa1u mortgage con-
tanned and in pursuance of the statutes in such
case made and provided, said mortgage will be
foreclosed by a sale at public auction or vendue
to the highest bidder on Friday, the 18th day of
July, 1890, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of said
day, at the front door of the court house in the
city OF Corunna in said county Of Shiawassec
chat being the place of holding the circuit court
OF said county of Shiawassee) of the land and
premises in said mortgage described as the west
half OF the west half OF the north east quarter of
section twenty-four (24) in township eight 90
north of range one % east, in said county OF
Shiwassee In the state of Michigan for the pur
pose of satisfying the amount so due on said
mortgage and the interest attorneys fee and
cost of foreclosure.
Dated Owosso, April IL, 1890.
SARAH w. MASON,
Assignee of Mortgage
WIN. M FITZPATRICK, Atty for Assignee OF
Mortgage.
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the man digging inside. The sensation
of working in the dark with those in
tensely silent, earnest men can never
forget, while the time was regulated by
the "all's well" of the guards, under
whose feet pathway to liberty and
Gods land" was being cut.
wanted I, take my turn inside, but
Howard would not hear TO it until he
had had chance to post me as to the
work.
About one o'clock we were relieved by
another gang, and with my friend, l
crept back, as had come, to the Upper
Chlckamauga.
Hitherto l had been living in daily
dread of summons from the prison
officials, to answer for the death of
Frank Brent, but now that had some-
thing to do and prospect OF escaping,
my feelings underwent radical change
and became positively cheerful
Through Howard Scott | met Colonel
Ross and all my fcllow-workers, some
of whom were old friends. There were
less than thirty in all engaged in this
wonderful work, and the secrecy with
which they succeeded in keeping their
scheme from all the other prisoners was
not the least amazing part of the under
taking.
/ soon got to know the tunnel as well
as il | had been its originator. Its
course was due east under roadway
that ran down from Carey street to the
canal and at right angles to the prison
front. On he other side OF this short
street there was high-board fence that
shut ont the space from beyond view of
the guards. This space was sort of
court yard for another warehouse to the
east, and in this warehouse great guam
titles of boxes were stored; these boxes
had been received under flag of truce
for the prisoners, but, about January /,
1864, the delivery of them ceased and
they were nightly looted by our guards.
AS the tunnel ncared completion my
own anxiety became SO great that rest
during tho day became impossible, for
an intense impulse was on me to DO at
work all tho time. found another
Kentuckian who was possessed in tho
same way. This was Captain Johnston,
who could work harder and go longer
without food or sleep than any man l
evor met.
AT length, in early February, the tun-
mel was nearly completed, and Cap
tain Johnston was missing from roll call
The prison was searched for him, and
the tunnellcrs, who know where he was,
felt cold and nervous till Ross told them
that Johnston must have escaped by
bribing one OF the guards, as Captain
Shelton had done q short time before.
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friends that they nad opened up a way
that might lead to liberty.
BY ten o'clock of the night of the es-
cape, every prisoner in Libby knew of
the tunnel and was eager to go through
it.
Howard and decided TO keep close to-
gether, so we held each others hands
that we might not be parted by the
crowd we found about the opening in
the hearth at ten o'clock. If these men
had moved with. the order of soldiers,
five hundred, instead of one hundred
and fifty, might have gone through; but,
as 1t was, they jostled about the open
ing, pulling men out who were half in,
and shouting and swearing like so many
mad men.
If it were not for the customary noise
in the Upper Potomac room, tho guards
must have noticed the hubbub near the
chimney. For fully two hours Howard
and waited still holding each others
hands. At length shrewd tunneller
near us raised the cry: 1.-The guards!
the guards and on the instant, the
crowd about the opening surged away
and rushed up the stairs.
The space about the hearth was cleared
and our chance had come. / dropped
into the cellar first, closely followed by
the Lieutenant. We needed no guide
to lead us to the opening, and as soon as
found tive plunged in, again in the adj
vance.
About tho middle of the tunnel we had
run on a sharp bowlder that forced a
slight detection northward; here, as 1
CROPPED my way through, l came upon a
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man stuck hard and fast. 1t proved to
be an Austrian Count, Lieutenant ven
Klodt, of the Army of the Potomac, and q
splendid officer. lie had come over to
see the war, and he spoke but little En-
glish, and this little vanished in the
tunnel, but fortunately l knew some
German.
''Push ahead!'' i said, prodding at him
as was being prodded myself.
scott in IIimmel! / can't. I'm fastr'
he replied in German.
"Your clothes?"
eyes, my breeches."
"Slip them off and I'll carry them out
for you," 1 said.
BY our united efforts we got off the
trousers and he was enabled to go on.
/ handed them TO him after emerged
from the tunnel, and the last / saw of
him, as Howard and l made our way
south toward the canal, he was putting
his clothes to rights.
1t was starlight night with q
keen frost in the air, but it was
royal change from the fetid at
mosphere of the prison. We did not
hurry, but walked leisurely to the east.
Under the lamp at the corner OF tho
prison l saw q guard standing, and
heard his cry: zone O'Clock; post num-
Der ten and all's well!' "All's WE'LL"
echoed Howard as we passed out of
sight of the prison and made our way
toward the railroad, which we had
planned to follow for mile or two and
oil 60 sn1r \,
swamp, in which we were to remain in
hiding for the day.
The lateness of the hour favored us.
Beyond the prison we saw no guards,
and excepting drunken man in uni
form who saluted us as we passed, we saw
no soldiers. Neither of us had boots fit
for marching, but we paid no heed to
this. Once on the road leading to the
North we quickened orr pace. We had
gone about two miles when fire in the
advance caused us to change our course.
We turned to the east, climbing over
earthworks and passing scores of guns,
now harmless as the birds that some day
were to build their nests in them.
We were in doubt as to the location of
the Chickahominy when to our great de-
light we entered q dense growth of
water willows and soon were on the ice
that covered the swamp. This ice was
very treacherous; again and again it
gave way under us, letting us down to
our arm pits and forcing us to break
long avenues before we could find dry
knoll or log that would enable us to
rise. And so we kept painfully on till
the blessed sun rose up and warmed our
faces and our hearts.
fro BE CONTINUED
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Probate order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, 7

COUNTY OF SHIAWASSEE. n u.
AT a Session OF the Probate Court for SAID
County, held at the Probate ONCE, the city or
Corunna. on Thursday the 5th day OF June In the
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety. Present Matthew Bush Judge OF
Probate.
In the matter OF the Estate OF Susan Gardner
deceased, George Golden as administrator Win
the Will annexed OF said estate, comes into Court
and represents that he Is now prepared TO rem
der final account as such administrator.
Thereupon IL is ordered that Monday, the 9TH
day OF July next, at ten o'clock In the forenoon,
be assigned foi examining and allowing such
account and that the heirs AT law OF said deceas-
ed, and all other persons interested In said es.
tate, are required TO appear at session OF said
Court, then TO be holden at the Probate ONCE
In the City OF Corunna In said county, and show
cause, II any there be- why the said account
should not be allcwed: And 1t is further
ordered, that said administrator give notice To
the persons interested in said estate, OF the
pendency OF said account, and the hearing there
OF, by causing copy OF this order to be pub.
hshed In The TIMES a newspaper printed and
circulating in said County, three successive
weeks previous TO said day of hearing.
CA true copy MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge Of Probate
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cornmis,ionars, Notice.

In the matter of the estate of Henry Monroe,
deceased. We, the undersigned, having been
appointed by the the Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge
OF Probate in and for the county of Shiawassee,
State of Michigan, Commissioners TO receive,
examine and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate, do hereby give
notice that we will meet at the Office of Charles
Holman in the city of Corunna, in said county.
ON Monday, the 18th day Of of August, 1890, and
on the 18th day of November A. ID. 1890, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon of each of said days, for
the purpose OF receiving and adjusting all claims
against said estate, and that six months from
the 10th day OF May, 1880, are allowed to credit
ors to present their claims to said commissions
ers for adjustment and allowance
Dated the 10Th day OF May, A. D., 1890.
A. A. HARPER, J
w. ID. UNDERWOOD, commissioners.
CHARLES HOLMAN \
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ACLOSECALL.
ASTORY OF LOVE AND WAR,
ny ALFRED n. CALHOUN
tcopvmoHr, 1890. by Bachelor & Co.
CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIII
j told Howard Scott of my interview
with General Windcr. and by way OF in
ducing me to believe that had nothing
to fear he introduced me to Captain
Flynn, OF Indiana, and Captain Sawyer,
of New Jersey, two officers who had
been condemned TO death because of
two Confederates executed as spies by
General Burnside in Kentucky. | said
nothing to these gentlemen about my
own case, but the fact that they bore
themselves with quiet confidence that
ithelr own Government was able to pro-
teot them gave me much comfort.
For some weeks | had noticed that
soon after the lights were out every al
ternate night Howard Scott would
creep from under our blanket and would.
not return till after midnight, and often
not till rdaylight. / also saw earth
marks on his clothes, and this set me to
wondering. l questioned him at first,
but he avoided the subject pointedly,
and did not refer to it again.
This went on for weeks, Howard get
ting thinner, dirtier and more ragged
every day. It was not curiosity so much
as an intense desire to do something to
break up the horrible monotony of my
lifo that decided me to find out my
friends secret for myself. Ono night,
just as the guards were calling out:
l"Ten o'clock and all's WELL" and the
men in the Upper Potomac room were
shouting and singing as usual, Howard
got up quietly. fixed the blanket about
my shoulders, then with his boots in
his hands crept down the narrow lane
between the ranks Of PROSTATE men.
Before he had gone fifty feet was up
and after him, leaving my old boots be-
hind. Down the steps to the Lower
Chicamauga, down the steps to the ooll-
room, he went. The lights from tho
lamps on Carey street made it compare
lively bright here. I saw tho crouch
ing figure OF q man at the Fireplace, be-
hind one of tho stoves, and as Howard
approached / heard faint whispering.
/ went noisclcssly across the room,
and like q revelation the situation
burst on me and / saw through my
friends secret. There was figure be-
side the hearth, but Towards had van
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jished. There were lot of loose bricks
beside the figure, and black hole back
: OF the hearth told the place they had
been taken from.
SIS that you, Johnston?' whispered
the man.
"Yes," replied. SIS all right?"
'All right. SCOTS just gone down.
Be careful" said the guard.
slipped into the hole feet first. and
with the aid of rope dropped into the
cellar under the hospital
1t was intensely dark, but as soon as
reached the bottom felt hand on
my shoulder, and mouth at my ear
asked:
''Who is this?''
captain Watts
"Watts!" This in surprise. Then
Howard Scott whispered: "As you've
discovered the secret for yourself, / am
not to blame. But you must explain
tho matter to Colonel Ross; and now
that you are here, you must go to work"
readily agreed to this; and after
few words, in which he told of the tun-
mel they were building out of Libby, he
which appeared to be covered with a
substance like loose fodder. After leav-
ing me standing against the wall for
some minutes Howard came back and
said:
''The boys are bit surprised, but
they'll be glad TO have you join in.
Now, ask no questions, but do as you
are told"
He led me up along the wall to
where felt soft earth under my feet
and heard number of men whispering
every communication was whispered.
81 am going in" said Howard, ''and
as you are green to the business, you
must stand here and fan"
felt an irregular opening cut into
and through the stone foundation. This
was the entrance to the tunnel. A man
standing at the opposite side of the
opening passed over to me the two cor
ners OF what felt like blanket, and
whispered: STEADY; keep it up slow
and steady"
did not need to be told what was
TO do nor why it was to be done. The
duty OF myself and of the man who held
tho other side of the blanket was to
move our arms SO as to force air into the
tunnel, for on this depended the life of
the brave fellow working. like mole
within.
The man in the tunnel drew in after
him square wooden box, such as had
been used in the prison for spittoon.
Az opposite sides this box had cords
fastened to 1T, which served to drag IL
in and out and also as means of sig
Mailing, by the man working within,
when it was full.
The dirt taken from the tunnel was
scattered over the floor, from which the
loose fodder was first removed-it was
always placed back when the nights
work was finished.
found the tanning very hard work,
bot was relieved every half hour, as was
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Probate Notica.
STATE OF MICHIGAN.

COUNTY OF SHIAwAssEE g.
Notice is hereby given that by an order OF the
Probate Court for the County OF Shiawassee
made on the first day OF May A. ID. 1890, six
months from that date were allowed for credit
ors TO present their claims against the estate OF
Sophia A Williams late OF said County, de-
ceased, and that all creditors OF said deceased
are required to present their claims to said Pro
bate Court, at the Probate Office in the City OF
Corunna, for examination and allowance, on or
before the fist day of November next and that
such claims will be heard before said Court on
Monday. the first day OF September and on Sat
urday, the first day of November next, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon of each OF those days.
Dated May first A. ID. 1890.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Iud0a NJ Probate