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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

At st. Paul, Mimi. Henry T. Cooley
picked up au old coat which belonged To his
father, Judge Il. NJ. Cooley. who died a few
days ago. and feeling something like paper
on the inside ripped open the lining and
found So 700 in cert ificates If deposit aud
$500 in bills. AT Mr.. Cnuley's death he WAS
Supposed to be penniless.
At New York the steamship Saratoga,
which arri.ed from the West Indies, had on
board Capt. Robinson, mate. and fourteen
men of the British ship W. Il. Russell,
wrecked on the Isle of Pines Feb. -. The
Russell was bound from Rio Jaueiro ful
Pensacola.
Charles Hoffman, Il young German,
found the dead body of II young man partly
buried in the mud near PurteGsvillc. Ind.
He feared To tou' Ii the corpse, lest he be
accused of the murder. but hurried to town
and gave the alarm. The body when cX-
antincd was still warm and proved To bt
that of n workman aged IS.
Tie seal poaching fleet. which sailed
recently from Victoria for Behring Sea- has
adopted IA flag. 1t is blue. and on II appea Is
this legend in white letters: go Early and
Avoid the Rush" The humor of his lies in
the fact that the revenue cutter Rush is cN-
pe.'tcd to make things lively for seal pi.
rates in Behrin- Sea this summer.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
POLITICAL POINTS.

AT Little Rock, Ark. F. c. MITCHELL of
Boone. and II. G. Head. of Little River. had
a fight in the House of Representatives.
The question of calling a constitutional con-
vention was under consideration. Mr..
Sewer having introduced IA substitute for
the Senate bill. 1t provided that the ques-
ton should be submitted to IA vote of the
people. Mr.. Head said that from the vote
cast two years ago in Boone County, $40 for
and l.3so against, the people did not
want Il constitutional convention. Mitchell
said the people of Boone were not like those
of Little River County. who went about
shaking hands with the "IiiggerS." The lie
was then passed, and inkstands, spttoons
and other articles were exchanged between
the men. No one was injured during the
fight, but several members were well be
spattered with Ink and the contents of the
spittoons
The lung-Grawn- and Stubhorniy
contested Senatorial struggle in Illinois is
finally ended by the election OF Gen. John
Nj. Palmer. on the l5tth ballot, by just 1913
Notes.-The smallest number which could
elect. McsSis. Moore and tockrell. +. NJ. Il.
A. members, joined votes their with the lUI
Democrats. The solid 100 Republican votes
were cast for Cicero j. Lindiey, President
of the F. VI. +. A., and a. J Strerter re
test which has excited the deepest interest
IN all parts OF the country. The closing
scenes Were of the most exciting character.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
Did You Know This :?

"He died of kidney complaint"
"You say he was dentist?"
"Yes"
THAT settles it. He had the dentists
usual disease"
The man added:
dentists are peculiarly susceptible to
diseases Of the kidneys. They stand still
SO long at their work that they weaken
their vital organs. Usually the kidneys
are the first affected. You nay set kid
ney disease down as the professional all
ment of dentists. Free Press
The Western settlers Chosen specific.
With every advance OF emigration into the
far Vest new demand is created for Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. Newly peopled regions
are frequently less salubrious than older set
tied localities, account of the miaslna
which rises from recently cleared land, particu-
larly along the banks Of rivers that subject to
freshets. The agricultural or mining emigrant
that the Bitters afford the only sure protection
stomach. liver and bowels, to which climatic
changes, exposure, and unaccustomed
healthy water or diet subject him Conse-
quently. he places estimate upon this great
household specific and preventive commensu-
rate with Its intrinsic merits, and is careful to
Keep on hand restorative and promoter OF
health so implicitly to be relied upon in time Of
nee1.
In England the old four-pos bed.
stead is the pride of the nation: but the
iron or brass bedstead is fast becoming
universal. The English beds are the
largest beds in the world.
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BURNING OF THE FIFE STORY wELDIS
nUILDiNG-
Telegraph Company. and several other
offices. The loss on the Gerinania Building
will be SlG0, 900: insured. J. H. Weldin 4
Co fstatiunerS) loss goods will reach
$3.50. 900. The total loss from the fire will
reach at least 100000.
The beautiful Central Insane Asylum.
situated seven miles from Nashville Tenn,
Is almost i mass OF ruins, and the bodies OF
nine inmates lie buried there Their names
Dr. Frank uollowell. of Davidson; John
PoindeHter, OF Wilson: A. Il. Goodiett, OF
Davidson; John S. Johnson OF Rutherford:
W. J. Settles, OF Wilson; ". II. Beasley. OF
Hickman: J. Brooks, of Davidson: John
Kelly, Of Wayne: John Vance. Of Smith,
The fire Is thought to have been started by
pyromaniac named J. Brooks, from
Davidson County, who has served two
terms In the penitentiary for arson. The
greatest excitement prevailed during the
fire. Many of the inmates, as they were
driven from the building. broke away from
their guards and scattered over the
country. About u mile from the con-
Migration n couple Of lunatics were
found In their shirt sleeves trudging
locked about each Others necks. Hiding
Ia the shrubbcry Immediately around the
road were many who had escaped when the
sudden exodus was made from the west
wing. Most OF them were but partially
dressed. but almost without exception their
faces were covered with smiles as IL the
downfall OF their refuge was source OF
pleasure to them and the biting wind u
thing unfelt. The escaped numbered about
forty, but all of then; have been rccaptured
except three.
Two destructive conflagration5 occurred
! at Syracuse, N. Y. the aggregate less APP
| preaching S1.ao0, 900, only half covered by
| insur&9fe. At 4. m. fire broke out In tho
1 Hogan Block on West Fayette street and
destroy I'd not only the Hogan Building
but also tho Ayers, Cahill, Solomon, Kauff-
! man and Fay blocks and the historic dwell
| ings formerly occupied by Mayor Williston.
! While the first fire was still raging, another
/ broke out in the Roscoe Building on
! East Washington street. The wind carried
| the flames into the Mont yomery fats and
i from thence into the journal office and the
| Yates Block Assistance was summoned from
| Utica, Oswego and Baldwinsville, aud by
| the heroic efforts OF the firemen the flames
were confined to the above buildings. Both
| the Vanderbilt and Candee houses had mar
| row escapes from destruction. The total
losses on the Fayette street fire foot uE
$751;, 900, on which there was S225, 900 of in
surance. In the Washington street blaze
the losses amounted to $685.. 900, partially
covered by $500, 900 Insurance.
The Bonn sash and door factory, al
Omaha, Neb., was destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000 insurance. $3.50, 900.
| AT Cleveland Ohm MrS VILLA n, r.. 10,
attempted to light fire with crude Oil
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
Uses of a Hairpin.

"NeAt to pin" said the lady, 81 sup
pose the most common weapon in the
hands of woman is the inotfenslve
hairpA. What does 4 woman not use a
hairpin for? Primarily, She uses it, Of
course, to pin up the hair. but then the
hairpin serves a thousand and one other
uses, a any woman knows. Whene ser
a woman wants to button glove in a
hurry, She uSeS-a hairpin; when She
wants to open a small package. She
spears the paper with-a hairpn: when
she wants to cut tie edges of a new
magazine, she makes a paper cutter of
hairpin: when she wants to button her
shoes she even has recourse to-a hair
pin: when her SON potses a bean in his
ear and is bowling with pain the fond
mamma first effort is to jab out the
bean with-a la rpm; and then As TO
such commonplace circumstances as
poking cent out of a crack i'll the side
walk, or snuftng a candle why, any
woman will tell you that her first i'll
clnation is to have recourse to-a hair
pin: and if YOU don't believe me ask
your sister OF your best girl. "-Free
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when the can exploded, covering her with
burning Oil. She was burned to death.
The family of John Geppinger, Of
Logansport, Ind, after partaking Of sup
per, were taken violently sick. Miss Lizzie
Woods, one Of the family, died in horrible
agony. The remaining four members Of
the family, although improved, are by no
means out of danger. The cause OF their
fatal sickness was the consumption OF
moldy cheese.
The United States steamship GaIena
and the United States tug Nina went ashore
one mile south of Gay Head lighthouse dur
ing strong southerly wind and dense fog.
The Galena was being towed from New York
to Portsmouth by the Nina. Both vessels
were badly damaged. The officers and
crews, scventy-seyen in number, were t Il en-
off by the Galena boats and a breecheS buoy
sent from shore 10y the Massachusetts llu-
name Society's stationnen at Gay Head.
Engine No 800 aud six ears on Il section
of train No. Il were wrecked near Beaver
Valley, Pa Engineer John Fisher and
Fireman James Wood were killed, and
Brakeman Clinton Harders leg was broken.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

AT Pittsburg, Pa, as a result of the
great stagnaiion in coke and iron affairs
throughout the country. all the local rail
roads have been compelled to adopt the line
Of retrenchment which has wrought disas-
tr"us results to the einplryeS. The Penn
syi,ania Railroad, the Pennsylvania Com
pauy, Baltimore and Ohio, fittsburg and
Lake Erie. Pittsburg and Western, and
the ftttslurg, Mckeesport and iouehi-
ogheny Roads have been making
large reductions in their working
forces. and railway employees i'll that section
have eApstitnced the effects Of the recent
coke atrika aud depression IN the iron mar
krt. trubtbly never before in the history
Of this con inunity have the railroads suf
fel ed such great losses. unless from unusual
causes. The trouble between the miners
and uper ators reacted against them. aud
they were compelled tn save themselves
from actual loss by chopping off heads and
adopting the retreurhmeut policy.
r.. c. Dan & Co.'S weekly review Of trade
says:
Foreign influences have again disturbed:
the money market I; little. But there is
more active speculation in brcadstufTs.
pork prCducts and cotton, which have all
advanced. and the outlook for farmers has
rarely been better at this season than II is
now. OF the great industries nearly all are
expanding and employing labor fully, bnt
the coke strike and other causes have pro-
duced u remarkable shrinkage in the out
put of iron. The prospect for the building
trades is rather dull In New York. but at
other cities, particularly i'll the West. it is
remarkably bright. The wool manufacture
Is doing remarkably we'll, though the
prices of goods do not advance; the
mills engaged on dress goods and knit
goods are especially active, and the worste1
works are on full time, with fair prospects.
In the boot and shoe industry shops are all
fairly employed. West of Chicago heavy
SHOWS and bad weather have had much in
fuence, impeding the lumber trade. Re-
ports from the entire South are u shade
better. because cotton has recovered slight
ly in price The business failures occurring
! during the last seven days number for the
United States $50, and for Canada 81, a
total of .13. compared with a total OF
2o5 last week For the corresponding wee,
| Of last year the figures We're 20.
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PALMER IS VICTORIOUS.
ELECTED SENATOR ON THE
154TH BALLOT.

Tine Farmer Votes BRING About His Elec-
tion-1he Result Ends One of the Longest
Senatorial Fights in the History OF the
Country.
General John NJ. Palmer is a United
States Senator The contest in the Hi
nois joint assembly continued through
seven weeks to a day. and took la bal
lots
1t was known early in the morning hy
everybody that Palmer would be elected
unless some accident in,erfered, and I'll
Sprngiic field went To the Capitol t. Try to
secure admittance tn the House floor and
galleries Those who could not get i'll
side remained in the rotunda and >ati>-
fed their curiosity with cchun9 the
cheers inside. The Republicans knew
they were beaten. and accepted their de
feat with romplaccncy. No attempt was
made in either hous.. to do any business.
The members sat about III groups. telling
stories, singing songs. and exchanging
experiences. There was good feeling
| everywhere, Republicans and Democrats
musling on both siGe'.
Two hours befort. the joint assembly
met. til galleries and the floor of tho
House began To fill. An hour before the
battle there was a dense crowd packed
in every space st apart for visitors.
| The Republicans who were in their seats
began to sing "Wc Are Going Home. )"
| They then switched off to "Marching
Through Georgia Til" Democrats sub
stituted pai2h song to the same tune.
/ The singing continued until almost time
/ for the joint assembly. The Palmer
! banner was carried into the hall and
! planted on the democratic side. 1t was
II :, !, -, a
the same moment the procession came
! slowly moving down the center aisle llko
! II funeral train. oori>etprT Brown and
several assistants opened the way, while
! four men carried in a strctchrr on which
| lay senator Wells. 80 i'll that his friends
| had protested against his leaving his
! ed
] he duorkeeper announced the senate,
and shortly after that body was admitted
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
THE OLD WORLD.

The gables OF the synagogue at Mcneil.
in Westphalia, without any warning. COZ
lapsed and buried number OF children III
the ruins. The bodies Of four OF the I'M
fortunate children have been recovered. It
is hoped that some Of the little ones who
were buried may yet be found alive, owing
to the peculiar manner in which the gables
fell.
The British ship Bay OF Panama has
been wrecked off Falmouth, and the cap
tain, his wife, and twelve OF the crew
drowned.
The Italian Government has instructed
Baron de Faya. the Italian Minister at
Washington, to present a vehement protest
to the United States Government against
the action OF the mob in New Orleans and
the United States has promised to make an
Investigation.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
SHILOH'S
C0NSU N PTI0N
CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure Is
without parallel in the history of medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell it on pos
tive guarantee, test that no other cure can sue
cessiuly stand. That it may become known,
the Proprietors, at an enormous expense. are
placing Sample Bottle Free into every home
in the United States and Canada. If you have
a Cough, Sore Throat. or Bronchitis, use it, for
it will cure you. If your child has the Group,
or Whooping Cough. use it promptly, and relief
is sure. l: you dread that insdious disease
Consumption. use it. Ask your Druggist for
SHILOHS CURE, Price 10 Cts, 50 cts. and
$I.oo. If your Lungs are sore or Back lame,
use Shiloh's Porous Plaster, Price IS cts.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19

WE take pleasure in calling the attention
of our readers to the advertisement of the
the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company,
which appears in another column, This
company are the original discoveries and
only manufacturers of Naseline, which IS
known all over the world AS the best
emullient. and the most valuable family
remedy in use. Their goods are sold by
druggists throughout the country, but we
wish to caution our readers. when buy ing,
to accept only goods In original packages.
and labeled Chesebrough Manufacturing
Company, as sometimes INSCRIPTIONS
dealers try to substitute preparations which
are Of little value when compared win
Nascline. and some are in furious and unsafe
to use.
By sending the company dollar by mall,
the sender will receive free quite an assert
ment OF these beautiful and valuable goods
without any charge for delivery. We know
whereof we write when we say the "tase-
linen Soap IS revelation.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
PERSONAL NOTES.

j. Washington Davis, the oldest and
largest furniture manufacturer in Ken
lucky. is dead. He had been in business In
Louisville for over half century and was
at one time very prominent In municipal
affairs. He was about seventy years OF age.
AT Tifin, Ohio, Mrs. Edna L. Goodsell
was married to John L. Steiger. The bride
is 20 years Of age and the groom 40. This Is
Mrs. Steiger's third matrimonial venture.
Her second husband was Squire Goodsell,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
FIRES AND ACCIDENTS.

A fire broke out ut the Central Insane
Asylum. seven mile, from Nashville. Tenn.
1t started in the rear of the male wing.
The cause of the fire is unknown. There
We're twenty-eight patients in the wing and
six of them We're cretnated. There were
about -four hundred patients in III" asylum
and many escaped from the guards. GOV.
Buchanan and the State militia went to the
scene.
AT pittsburg the GerInania Bank Build
ing. the Weldin Building. and the Board OF
Trade were burned. The Germania Build
ing is occupied by the Chamber of Com
merce. X. q. Dun 4 Co. Raa Bros. & Co.
bankers and brokerS the Mutual Union
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
sTi.s Well of Frozen Air"

Near Dayton, ore, there is Il well To-
ca!ly known as the ''well of frozen air"
In drilling the we'll d stratum of frozen
clay and gravel was encountered at
depth Of iifty-iise feet After passing
through five feet Of this numerous cayi-
ties We're encountered from which cold
air came in gusts. The escape of the
air from the we'll can be heard roaring
for nearly eco yards. The air which
comes from these subterrancan depths is
So frigd that il is not possible for any
one to hold his hand over the opening
for more than two minutes without hav-
ing it frozen. A bucket of water set
over the opening will freeze through and
through within few hours. 1t is need
less to add that work was abandoned On
the well when the cavities Of "frolen
iir" were tapped. Louis Republic.
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Would XIII the Emperor.

Paul Deroulede, the Boulangist, de-.
clared that he and his as ;ociates had sworn
that If Emperor William Of Germany had
gone to Paris he never would have left the
,,it
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
How's This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for m!

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case of catarrh that cannot be cured by taking
Hall s Catarrh Cure.
r. ]. CHENEY Il Co, Props, Toledo Ohio.
We the undersigned, have known I. J. Cheney
for the last ID years ana believe him perfect y
honorable in all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm
WEST TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
Ohio.
WALDING, kINSAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price IS cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19

The United States Supreme Court adj
vanced the New York electrocution case Of
Wood against Brush. and set it down for
argument on the first Monday of April. In
the Jugiro case a new citation was ordered
to be issued directing the counsel for the
prisoner to come into court ON the same day
Woods case is to be heard, when argument
VIII be pTOce edeu " it'll.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
Verdict in the Lopez Murder Case.

After being out eighteen hours, the
jury in the Camello Lopez murder trial at
Wichita. Kan. brought in verdict of
murder in tn, second degree. There is
general condemnation OF the verdict, as
the crime was Il cold blooded murder
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
No Matter HOW Hard

Any druggist tries to sell you his own cough
medicine. remember he does 1t because he
akeS more money on 1t. Insist on having
kemps Balsim for the threat and lungs,
for there is no cough remedy so pure and
none so quick to break up a cold. For in
fiuenza. soreness of the throat and tickling
irritation, with constant cough. kemps
Balsam is an Immediate cure Large bottles
soc and 81. At all druggists.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19

She Is Ready, 1t Is Believed. to Carry O"f
Reciprocity Agreements.
The Department of State Is informed
that the rumors that the Brazilian Govern
ment does not intend to carry out the recent
reciprocity agreement with the United
States are dscredited by the action of the
authorities at Rio de Janeiro in issuing in
strurtions to the officials throughout the
country concerning the free admission OF
merchandise from the United States. News
papers of Para contain an official announce
ment OF the new rates fixed by the agree
ment. directed to the Governor of Para by
the General Government.
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The ladies Delighted.

mo pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid fruit
laxative. Syrup OF Figs. under all conditions
make 1t their favorite remedy. 1t is pleas
Ing to the eye and to the taste. gentle. yet
enectual in acting on the kidneys. liver and
houola
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
Murdered by the Tonguinesr.

The Paris Journal Object publishes a
dispatch from Tonquin stating that Mr..
VIM. keable an agent of the Chinese Gus
tom House. and his wife, both Of whom
were British subjects, have been murdered
by the TonquineSe near Bac:e. post of the
French army OF OCCUPATION.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
horst Storm or His ErDrrieace.

The Hamburg American steamer Sue
via, from New York. for Hamburg, which
pat into Plymouth in ii disabled condition,
will be locked at that port Tor repairs.
The captain says the storm was the worst
in his experience. but credits the passengers
with having behaved admirably.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19

Nov GOOD digestion wait on appetite and
health on both" This natural and happy
condition of the mind aud body is brought
about by the timely use of Prickly Ash Bit
tiers. While not Il beverage in any sense, ii
possesses the wonderful faculty of renewing
to the debiliated system all the elements
required to rebuild and make strong. IL you
are troubled with headache, diseased
liver, kidneys or bowels, give it Il trials IT
will not fail you.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19

The Cincinnati Iron and Steel Company
has made an assignment to :. Ramp
The property is the old Riverside Iron Mill,
which was held by F., l.. Harper. of the late
Fidelity National Bank. The assets are
$50, COZ; liabilities. Sos 900.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
Sensational TrsftptOnV,

In the trial of the divorce suit OF Mrs..
Sadie X. Warner against L. X. Warner. Il
prominent st. Paul merchant. the wife tes
titled to several instances of >hockingly
brutal treatm mt the part of her hus
hand
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19
Idaho 1DDropriatrs for the E'd D.

The Governor of Idaho approved the
bill approprating $4,000 for the World
Fair exhibit. and appointed State Senator
J. K. Delamar, a wealthy mine owner,
Worlds Fair Commissioner for the State.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19

NEAR Charles City, Iowa, Mrs. A. c.
Richards became suddenly insane, ros.
from bed, and killed her husband with Il
shotgun.
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Postmaster Held FOR InceHdiarislla.

A pile of kindling wood and cotton sat
urated with kerosene was found under the
st. Paul Hotel at Jesup. Ga. evidently
placed there by some one bent on incen-
diarism. +. Is. ID. Standseil. Postmaster ut
Jesup. and Peter Sarvis. both white men.
are under arrest. What circumstance
aroused suspicion against them is not
known.