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An Aer0naut's Adventures.

Professor Bartholomew, the aeronaut,
is quite character; gangling, awkward,
but fearless as lion and sharp as tack.
He halls from Burr Oak, Mich. Barthol-
omew accompanied the baseball aggrega-
tion on its tour around the world, and
here and there he gave balloon ascen-
sions that excited even more curiosity
than did the performances of the expo
nents of our national game. Bartholo-
new has the misfortune to be one-eyed
man, but the misfortune does not occa-
sion him much remorse. It would be hard
to find more cheerful person than he.
In Rome he came up to Mr.. Lynch, the
manager of the excursion party, and
said: "Leigh, could you lend me $500"
"Why, l suppose SO, said Lynch.
"Well, I wish you could" said Bar
tholomew. sit would be great accom-
mediation. Glass eyes are so cheap here
that it seems as if I ought to stock up on
themw
Bartholomew bought $50 worth Of
glass eyes and he carried them around
with him in a baize bag. There were
about peck Of them, and they ratified
like so many marbles. They were not
all the same color, but Bartholomew
didn't mind small matter of that kind.
He was too much of humorist to stickle-
at detail of that character. He said
that when he wore blue eye he resem-
bled his fathers side of the family;
black eye made him look more like his
mothers folk.
One day Bartholomew was riding in
hanson cab in London; but the horse
acted badly, and the driver, who was
pretty drunk, lashed the brute fercely.
Whoever has ridden in q hanson cab
knows how awkward it is to have the
long lash of the drivers whip dangling
in ones eyes. Several times Bartholomew
ordered the driver to be more careful in the
use of his whip, but the fellow was too
drunk to pay any regard to orders. Reach
ing his destination, Bartholomew quietly
drew out his glass eye, stepped out of
the cab upon the sidewalk, and holding
out the eye in his open hand, he said
sternly to the cabman: 81 warned you re-
peatedly, yet see what you have done.
Wait here, now, sir, until I have sum-
moned policeman"
To the befuddled cabman there was an
awful reality in all this. He did not
wait for any further parley-oh, no, not
he. Lashing his horse into gallop, he
made off as fast as ever he could, the
worst scared cabby IN all the United
Kingdom. By this quiet ebullition Of
humor the pilgrim from Burr Otk evaded
payment of a five shilling fare and
achieved deserved fame for having got
the better of London cab driver.-@-
cago Neos.
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signed his membership on the Committee on
Rules, to which he was appointed by Speaker
Reed In place Of Senator Carlisle. Tho resig--
nation was accepted, aud Mr.. McMillin, OF
Tennessee, appointed to fill the vacancy.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has decided to make
his headquarters during the sultry weeks Of
July and August in Mrs. Harrison's new
cottage at Cape May, N. j.
In the Senate ths resolution offered by
Mr. Edmunds appointing. Edward K. Val
! entine, Sergeant-at-Arms Of the Senate, was
agreed to-an amendment offered by MT.
Harris, substituting the name of Henry w.
Wall, Of Tennessee, having been first Votei
down.
SPEAKER REED has appointed Messrs. Tay-
lor, of Ohio; Stewart, Of Vermont, and Gull
berson, Of Texas, conferrees on the Anti
Trust bill.
THE Senate confirmed the nomination Of
R. M. Bartleman, Of Massachusetts,, to be
Secretary of Legation ut Caracas.
The President has approved the Army Ap-
preparation bill.
PosToEF1cE AUDITOR COULTER has re-
ported the receipts Of the Department for
the quarter ending December 81, 1885, to
have aggregated s15, ,S74, 953, and the dis
bursements s16 $50, 07O-an increase in both
Of nine per cent over the corresponding
quarter in 1888. -
CAPTAIN CLARENCE N. CLARKE, q we'll
known civil engineer Of Washington, COM
the heart while suffering from temporary alb.
erration Of mind. He had been employed in
the Office Of the Chief Of Engineers, United
States Army, for about ten years past.
ROBERT ADAMS, in, has resigned as
United States Minister to Brazil The reason
given Is ill-health. Rowland B. Mahoney,
Of Buffalo, N. Y, has declined the appoint.
ment Of Secretary Of Legation at Santiago
Chill.
THE Secretary Of the Navy directed tho
award Of the contract for the S150-ton
armored cruiser to William Cramp & Sons
OF Philadelphia, at their bid Of 81, ,9S5, 900,
and the contract for tie 5500-ton cruiser to
the Union Works, Of San Francisco at their
bid Of 81, 1885, 900.
THE President sent to the Senate the norn-
ination Of Joseph Edward Hayden, District
of Columbia, to be Consul at Breslau, Ger
many.
OUARTERMAsTER-GENE HoLABIRD was
placed on the retired list Of the army, having
reached the age at which, under the present
law. retirement is made compulsory, and
General Sawtelle, ono Of the Assistant Quar-
termaSter Generals, Is now IN cnarSe Oh IQe
office, pending the appointment of General
Holabirds successor.
The Secretary Of the Navy awarded to
Samuel l. Moore &, Co., Of Elizabethport,
N. T., at their bid Of $3.50, 000 the contract
for the construction Of steel practice cruiser
Of 500 tons displacement. This vessel Is to
be a complete man-of-war in miniature, and
is intended for use at the Annapolis (Md.)
Naval Academy, in the practical education
Of cadets.
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LATER NEWS.

TIE United States dynamite cruiser We
u,vius went aground in Delaware Bay.
THE race between crews from BoWdoln
and Cornell Colleges on Cayuga Lake NJ T.,
was won by the Cornell crew.
KATE MCNAMARA and Nellie Drury, eaca
aged fourteen years, were arrested ut Lowell
Mass. charged with larceny OF money
iewelry and women's wearing apparel from
6fty houses in various parts OF Lowell.
TIE Chief Of the Pottowattomie tribe at
shawneetown, Indian Territory has offered
TO sell their land to the Government 1or
s1.e5 per acre. The Commission accepted
tbe terms. The Pottowattomie reservation
will consist Of 100000 acres Of surplus land
after the Indians shall have taken their
allotments.
GroeGE J. COLLINS, manufacturer OF
blank books at No. 81 Maiden Lane, Ne"
York CITY, and living in Brooklyn, N. T.,
was appointed Postmaster OF that city oy
President Harrison.
THE nomination was confirmed OF L. s.
Hunt OF New York, to be Consul at Gue.pA'
Canada.
THE President made the following nonma-
tions: To be United States ConsulS-Wll-
lam Newell, of Washington, at Managua;
Edward D. Ropes, Jr., OF Massachusetts, o.
Zanzibar.
THE conference report on the Antitrust
bill has been agreed to. Both houses OF Con-
eress recade from their respective amend
ments and the bill remains exactly as II was
passed by the Senate.
FIVE more deaths from cholera were re-
ported in Spain.
The members of the delegations at Buda-
Pesth, Hungary, witnessed e1perin'sn
with smokeless powder. The Hungarian
committee voted sl,250,0oo to supply the
army with smokeless powder.
THE elections in Quebec, Canada, resulted
in a decided victory for the French National
lists.
TIE British schooner North Star was seized
at Victoria for violating the Customs laws
by smuggling Cinnamon into tae Unitei
States.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY has been appointed
by King Leopold, Of Belgium, Governor OF
the Como State. Mr.. Stanley will assume
tho duties Of the Office in 1891.
THE town OF Felsacmisly, in Hungary, has
been burned. One person was killed, many
were injured, and many are missing. One
thousand persons are homeless, .--
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FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

13CrH DAY.-Messrs. Evarts, Morgan and
Vance spoke on the silver question. :. Mr..
Davis presented the Conference report on
the Dependent Pension bill. {. . Mr.. Edmunds
reported back favorably, with amendments,
the bill recently introduced by him provid-
ing for the reorganization OF the Govern
ment of Utaa.
13lsr DAY.-The silver debate was kept
up, Messrs. Reagan, Aldrich and Morgan
making speeches; it was agreed to SUBSTITUTE
the House bill for tho Jones bill. The CEN
ference report on the Senate bill for pub
lie building in the borough Of Beaver Falls,
Penn. was agreed to. The cost is not to e1-
ceed $4,000.
l32D DAY.-After discussing the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill the House proceeded
to pay tribute to the memory Of the late
Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania Eulo-
gies were delivered at length by Messrs.
O'Nenl, Mrtchler, Butterworth,, Vaux,
Breckenridge and Crisp. Many other Con
Cressmen added their eulogies and the
House adjourned as further marx OF re-
spect to Mr.. Randalls memory. =.
133D DAY.-No action was taken on tae
Silver bill, and general debate was kept up
Mr.. Allison making the principal speech.
18th DAY.-The Senate altered the House
Silver bill into free coinage measure ana
passed it, nearly all the Democrats vot-
ing for it, and being aided by enough Re-
publicans to give them the majority. Vote
- to IS. On motion of Mr.. Evarts, the
House bill to amend the act for tRs erection
Of an appraisers warehouse in New York
was passed..
l35rH DAY.-Mr. Frye reported back the
River and Harbor Appropriation bill, with
a written report as to each item. Calendar
-. The Senate, at 1890, proceeded to the
consideration Of executive business The
doors were re-opsned at | 80. The confer,
ence report on the Antitrust bill was agreed
to. The conference report on the bill for
public building at Alexandria, La, was
agreed to. The cost is limited to S6o, 00o....
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the Legislative, Executive and judi
cial Appropriation bill. The Tariff bill was
reported from the Finance Committee.
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They Plunged Into the Break.

A fatal accident occurred on the Canadian
Pacific Railway between Claremont and
MYRTLE, thirty miles east OF Toronto, Can
ada. A washout was reported on the road
and an engine with five men was despatched
to repair damages.
Coming suddenly upon tho break ths en-
yine plunged into creek and all on board
were drowned. The men drowned are John
Wanless, Bridge Inspector; John Allan, En-
gineer; F. Oliver, Fireman, and Section Men
Lott and Moriarity.
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KILLED BY A CENSUS MAN.
Enumerator Wilson Cuts the Throat
Of a Farmer Who Attacked Him.

News reached Quincy, Fla. of the murder
of Jesse Inman by William o. Wilson, at
Inman's homs sixteen miles west from town.
The men were neighbors and there had been
bad blood between them for some time.
Wilson is census enumerator. He called
at Inmans house officially to get statistics.
In the course Of the conversation the old
troubles came up, when Wilson accused In
man of stealing hog from him. Inman
and his brother thereupon attacked Wilson,
one with knife and the other with club.
As soon as Wilson was struck he drew his
knife and rushed at Jesse Inman, siashing
his neck almost from ear to ear. Inman
died almost instantly. Wilson fed. AL
concerned are respectable white farmers.
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Suicide of a Postmaster.

@. s. Nichols, the postmaster at Valasco.
Texas, shot and killed himself in the back
part Of the Office. The ball passed through
his heart and through door, striking
horse which was hitched near the door.
Nichols had been drinking, and left numer-
ing that he was short in his accounts and was
having trouble with the department, and ac-
cused certain parties of trying to oust him.
He came from New York State.
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He Spared His Daughter.

At Denver, Aaron NJ. Jones, aged sixty
years, pioneer of Colorado ana one OF the
i, best known men in that State shot fatally
land wounded his wife at the breakfast-table.
He then threatened the life of his daughter
Erma, but she pleaded 50 hard for her life
thathe spared her. He then turned the
weapon upon himself and put bullet
through his heart tits thought that he was
insana
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Washington.

COLONEL ANDREW D BAIRD wrote letter
to President Harrison declining tho Post
mastership of Brooklyn, N. Y.
THE President returned to the House with
out his approval the bill for the erection OF
p,s3lic building at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
SENATOR ALLISON reported the Leg1sta-
tive, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill. The bill as it passed the House carried
a total of $40, ,S42, AZ; the Senate Committee
added S3l3, 470.
CONGRESSMAN r. Q. MILLS, Of Texas, re-
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Tornado in South Dakota.

= Reports coming in from South Dakota in
dictate that heavy rain and wind storm
Near Lebanon, in Potter County, a tor
nado swept everything in its path for several
miles. At Redfeld the Episcopal Church
was blown from its foundation and badly
wrecked. Outbuildings, sheos, etc., were
blown down, but nobody injured.
Near Appomattox, Potter County, there
was a cloudburst and the water flooded a
large area. Valentine Bohn was killed and
John English fatally injured. The family Of
George Wager, composed Of five persons,
and three members Of the family Of William
McElroy were drowned.
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Crushed Under Falling Cars.

A frightful accident occurred on the new
freight road which is being e9nstruoEea pnH IRON
yania Railroad, one mile from Morrisvllle,
n. j., which resulted in the death OF two
a HIGH trestle stands alongside the new
track, from which the cars are dumped. Six
of the cars became detached from NTH the eng engine ne
and ran gown ,osr s1 the S hottom Of the trsstle-
work they toppled over where gang of men
:. The approach of the cars had been seen by
saveral OF the gang, who ran away, but some
of them were not quick enough in their flight
to escape. 4e-r-
eled, and death was instantaneous. Aoout
q dozen other workmen were more or less in
fiured, but not seriously.
Murphy was the only Irishman in the
gang. and he had been in this country only
Eve weeks. The others were Italians; - Had lad
approaching danger they might have escaped
without injury.
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A SUICIDAL EPIDEMIC.
Six Vicnnese Unfortunates Seek
Death in One Day.

Six V1CnntS6 UU1UTlHHdtCS OCOn
Death in One Day.
An epidemic of suicides prevails in Vienna.
Austria. Six persons endeavored to take
their lives in one day. Three cases proved
successful. A girl was found in ths room OF a
hotel with an artery completely severed.
Another young woman, whose brother IS
charged with manslaughter, threw herself
into the Danube, but was rescued, while q q
third female succeeded in poisoning herself
because her lover had left her. Two mon
shot themselves, one in the woods and the
other in the great hall at the singers festi-
val, while well-known barber cut his Own
throat in the presence of his customers.
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THREE WERE DROWNED.
Two Girls Lose Their Lives Trying to
Save q Brother.

A terrible case of accidental drowning oc-
Cured one mile and half above Anoka,
Mimi, on the Rum River. The following
are the victims: Miss Lizzie Murphy and
Miss Nellie Mahoney and the lattsr's broth
er, Johnnie Mahouey, aged respectively
twenty, seventeen and eleven.
They were in bathing. and the little
bow got beyond his depth. In trying to save
him the girls went under, and they were all
drowned together.
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A GERMAN company with q c1DitaI o,
$4,000, coo has made an offer to the italian
Government 70 cultivate the sterile district
known as the Campagna Di Roma on scien-
tifc principles
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Drowned by a Cloudburst.

There was cloudburst at Osceola, Penn,
which has resulted in the loss of two lives
and has done vast amount Of damage to
railroad and private property: Two clouds
met and broke directly over the village, ana
immediately afterwdrd the waters of Holden
Brook rose to an unprecedented height.
Two women, Miss Mary Thomson and
Mrs. Trip, were swept away and drowned.
.About twenty buildings were moved from
<Ineir foundations, and frightful jam was
formed at the trestle of the Fall Brook Read:
The trestle Of the Atlantic and Pacific Road
was washed away. Tannerytown is in
ruins, and many horses and other live stock
have been swept eway and drowned.
I Only the two deaths mentioned have re-
suited, but many narrow escapes are re-
ported Of people who were rescued with the
greatest difficulty from their homes. Only
one bridge remains over Holden Brook, and
railroad and telesraphic communications are
greatly interrupted.
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DUEL ON HORSEBACK.

Kansas Belligerents Both Fall Dead
on Their Way to Church.
Charles Fulson and Robert Ecstein, two
farmers living near Akron, Kansas, became
involved in quarrel while going to church
They emptied their revolvers, but before the
last shots were fired both had fallen from
their horses helpless. When found, half an
hour later, Ecstein was dead. Fuison died
within two hours
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CHOLERA IN SPAIN.
The Disease Has Appeared in Two
Villages With Fatal Results.


Villages With Fatal Results.
There have been, nine deaths from cholera
in Puebla de Rugat Spain. Several
fresh cases are reported. Two-thirds
of the inhabitants have fled from
the town. The first cases appeared a month
ago, the victims all being residents of a street
which had been opened up for paving.
Seven deaths have occurred at Montlchel.
va, q village near Puebla de- Rugat, and
seven fresh cases are reported thera.
OK an examination of the T50-foot level Of
the Nelson shaft, at Shamobin, Penn,
which has baen on fro twelve mules were
found alive, having bssn without food o:a0
water twcnty-etm days,
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A MEXICAN shepherd made a BET
with his employer that his dog would
STAY alone on the ranch for five days,
taking the sheep out to pasture in the
morning and penning them at night.
The dog was instructed by his MASTER
plenty of meat was hung up within
reach, the shepherd went off, the dog
faithfully discharged his duties, and the
bet was won.
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A CHURCH'S LUCK.
A Poor Congregation Strikes Oil and
Becomes Wealthy.

Three months ago the Forest Grove Presby-
terian Church at CHARTERS, Penn, was
modest little affair, with debt and mea-
gre attendance. Some Of the elders, after
hard fight, succeeded in getting permit to
drill an oil we'll on the premises. OIL was
found in abundance and the other day the
little church sold out bodily to the Standard
Oil Company for S92, 900 cash.
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A PROTESTANT Episcopal Church costing
s4OO, 1000 is to be built of Philadelphia, Penn,
as a memorial Of the late George w. South.

SEVERAL years ago the residence OF
Cora Pearl in Paris was entered by
thieves and robbed of $4,000. One
of the robbers was captured and con-
demned to FIVE years imprisonment, but
the property was not then recovered. On
his liberation from prison lately he en-
deavored to raise q sum from banker
with which he might go to Ger
many and redeem the stolen property.
That had been deposited in q German
bank. Tbs bankers suspicious were
excised and the man was arrested, and
has revealed the name of his accom-
plice The great sum may be recovered,
but too late to be Of any value to Cora
Pearl, who died in destitution, after
having vsinly endeavored to make q
little money by publishing her me-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-23

attend to third base this year. He is
the tallest man in the team and weighs
1S5 pounds. He has played with the
st. Joe club of the Western league,
with the Arkansas City club of the
Southwestern league, with the Austin
team, and last year with the HOustons.
The baseball lovers of Fort Worth are
familiar with his ability as q ball tOsser,
and il goes without saying that he is a
better man than Hill, whose place he
will take. de is hard hitter and has
toboggan gait when he points for second.
Mike O 'Connor, the gladiator Of the
team is to play right field. His home is
Marion, Ohio, ana his first engagement
was here in 1888, playing second base.
Last season he was with the Austin club >,
having managed that team nearly all
season. After the Texas league dis
banded he signed with the Springfield
club of the Ohio state league and led that
league in batting by the high percentage
of 400. Next to Sherry he is the tallest
man in the team, beng nearly six feet,
and he weighs $50 pounds.
Carl McVey's home is in GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. He is young in years but old in
experience, having played his first en-
gagement with the GAINESVILLE club in the
son found him with the Mansfield club,
and the following year he was with the
Sandusky club. Last season he was
here and was the star Outfelder of the
league. Some of the heavy hitters of
the league VIII be surprised to see
him pull down their long hits, which
would be good for three or four bases
with other outfielders. He stands five
feet ten and weighs 155 pounds.
George Maurer, the fleet-foeted out
fielder, comes from South Bend, Ind.
His first engagement was with the Webb
City club of the Southwestern league.
In 1888 he was with the Fort Worth team
and last year with the Austin club. He
was considered the best base runner in
the league He tips the beam at l54
pounds and stands five feet six.
Frank Mercer, the youngest man in the
team, comes from GAINESVILLE, Ohio. This
is his first season, but judging from his
preliminary work he is going to toy with
some OF the heavy batters of the league.
He has terrific speed, fair curves and
good command of the ball. He stands
five feet ten, and weighs l4S pounds.
George Mallory, another OF the
pitchers, halls from Martin s Ferry,
Ohio. His reputation is well known in
Texas. He resembles Dave FOutZ of
the Brooklyns in appearance. George is
going to do some fine work in the
pitchers box this coming season.
Last, but not least, is Johns Tobias,
who comes from St. Louis. Toby, as he
is better known, is expected to do great
work in the pitchers box. He made a
record last year that anyone would be
proud of, having pitched eleven games
and won ten out of the eleven. Besides
being promising young pitcher he is TN
excellent fielder, hitter and fast base
runner. He Is FIVE feet, eight inches
high and weighs 158 pounds.