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, 1891-03-18
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Kidnapped by a Trapper When Only
a Child.
Rescued by Her Friends from a
Life of Slavery.
A Prayer Answered in an Unusual
Manner.


FORT DODGE. Iowa, March l7.-Mary
Puckctt, ayoung lady whose home Is in
Carroll county, is the heroine of a story
of abduction, exile and final restoration,
as strange as has been recorded in any
yellow covered romance. Ten years ago
while herding cattle on her fathers farm
in Dakota, Mary was kidnapped by a
Black Hills trapper. She was then 10
years old. Her captor dressed the girl in
boys clothing ana for years compelled her
TO do the drudgery of his lonely cabin.
At the end of three years the rapper
removed to Il point on the Mississippi
river near the southeast corner of Arkan-
sas. Here they lived on a fiat boat.
Mary had by this time regained her
proper sex and was introduced as the
niece of her aged abducior. The girl
soon forgot all about her old home
aud friends, and lived the hard
life required of her without much
thought of better times. Some weeks
ago neighhors became interested in
her and inquired about her former lille.
All that she could rem mber was having
at one time lived in Carroll county, Iowa.
Mary's new found friends wrote TO the
county clerk of that county, who sent the
letter to the Carroll papers. Ia one of
these it reached the eye of the lost girls
grandfather, Elijah Pickett, who im-
medlately sent Nilsson John to investigate.
The young man found the girl, not %
years of age, and soon convinced her of
her identity.
Mary was only too Glad IN esrapn fr,rn
the rough life she had been leading and
readily agreed to accompany her rescuer
home. The old trapper, on account OF
his gray hairs, was not prosecuted.
May Pickett, alter ten years ofslavery.
is now living quietly on the Pickett farm
near Lake GUY, and is preparing to
make up for lost time by going to school
Her parents are living somewhere in
Nebraska, aud are not yet aware OF the
return of their daughter whom for ten
years they incurred as dead.
, 1891-03-18

SCoTTDALE, Pa, March l7.-Di5trict
Master Workman Peter Wise of the
United Mine Workers is still being be-
sieged by letters frem person who are
looking for mates. There has been a
steady flow of these communications
since the fatal mine explosion by which
over fifty women became widows. Wild
ows waut husbands, wiGUwers want wives.
and old maids want men.
Although Mr.. Wise as leader of the
coke strike, cannot fiud much time to at
tend to these matrimonial cases, he is do
ing the be t he can under the circum
stances. He says It is safe to say that
two matches have already been made
through his mediation. He has received
letters from persons as far west as Wash
ington and as far east as Vermont.
Although his original intention was
merely TO secure husbands for the Nam
moth mine widows and thus save them
from want, he is being overrun with ap.
plications from widows living elsewhere
who desire to wed.
The application of David Brewer OF
Madison, Neb., for a widow, has been an.
swered by Mrs. Ample Boyd of Mineral
Point, Pa and Mr7. Florence harrington
OF Fairmouut, w. Va, both of whom
are ready to wed him. Mr.. Wise refer:
the applications tor wives to the appli.
cants for husbands, and is thus endPavor
ing to pair off all corners
, 1891-03-18
Death of Napoleon.

ROME, March l7-This afternoon,
after consultation with the other physi
cianin attendance. DR.. Bacelli informed
King Humbeft that the end vas near.
The last agony soon followed. Prince
Victor, shortly before the end, entered the
room in which his father was dying, but
was so overcome with emotion that he
left the apartment, sobbing violently.
The funeral will be conducted with re-
ligi0us ceremonies. The body will be
inferred in the crypt of the royal mauso
leum in the Church of La Superga, on
Colllna heights, near Turin. Able Pujol
says the dying man told him he did not
profess the atheistic sentiments attributed
to him; that he was inclined towards
Rosseaus doctrines, and would die like an
emperor, adherinG to the principles of
the concordat and imbued with the reIigi
Gus sentiments OF the Bonapartes. The
death occurred at 7:l0 this evening.
, 1891-03-18

A man was driving our horses to a
large wagon when Il Of them. a Texas
pony, began to fret. Instead Of coaxiug
him up a little he began to slash him
numerically, at which the little fellow
hit back with his heels.
The more the man dashed the harder
the pony kicked, and finally his legs be
came tangled in the harness and he
quietly sat down on the tongue to await
developments, while two street car driv-
ers behind the wagon were blowing their
whistles for it to get out of the way.
Instead of freeing the horse the man
continued to lash him, causing him to be
further entangled and to lie down uu-
der the other horse, the we being an al
most inextricable mass.
Some of the passengers on the street
cars were swearing in seven different
languages, while the two drivers were
watching a fallen horse and a crowd Of
bystanders were betting he'd kick a hole
in the sky before he went to work again.
1t took ten minutes &c get hat horse
untangled and five minutes more to har,
ness him up again, and then it took the
street car drivers five minutes to get
their mules walked up.
Twenty minutes lost, and no telling
how many men waiting for the street
cars lost their religion, all on accOunt of
the driver Of II wagon getting ratified
at the antics Of II Texas pony.
A good motto to paste in your hat Is.
keep cool, my son, and never let you
self get ratified Atlanta journal.
, 1891-03-18
Over Two Hundred Lives Losr.

GIBRALTAR, March 1.-THE BRUSH
steamship Utopia, from Italian points.
bound to New York. with 700 Italian
emiErants abord, collided today with the
British iron clad Rodney, anchored in
Gibraltar bay, and sank soon after. A
southwest gale was blowing at the time.
Many women and childrel were drowned.
A large number c%llnging to the rigging
have been rescued by boats from the
channel squadron, Intense excitement
prevails on shore.
On entering the bay, the Out5pia.
before collldinR with the Rodney, ran
INTO the British iron-clad Arson. The
Utopia sank within a few minutes.
Boats were Immediately lowered from the
British iron-clid and also from the
Swedish man OF war Freya. These boats
rescued $50 persons, who are now on
board the various vessels. Many Others
who we're rescued were lodged in the
government buildings on shore. 1t is re-
ported that the crew of the Utopia were
saved. but hat ever POO passengers per
ished.
, 1891-03-18

During a lull in the court proceedings
at Auburn the other day, Sheriff Lamb
~propoundeel a legal question based on an
actual occurrence recently in East Liv-
ermpre. Two ueighbors in that town
own rams. One of the rams jumped
over the fence into the field of the neigh
Dor and while there injured one of the
cattle which vas grazing ia the field.
The urighror caught the ram and tied
him in the barn where his own ram was
tied As lie happened 10 give him too
=auCE slack rops the ram got at the more
securely tied ram belonging TO the man
who had tied him and killed him After
having performed mis- feat he managed.
through the extra amount OF rope. to get
SO ]entan2led as To get hanged 10y the neck
until he was dead. The legal question
involved was as TO who should pay for
the rsm-the neIghbor who. by letting
his ram loose, caused all the trouble. or
tie ncighbor who. by tying him IN the
burn So carelessly, caused tine death of
both ammal~.-Bangor News.
, 1891-03-18

In the matter of curatives what you
want is something hat will do its work
while you continue to do yOurs-a remedy
that will give you no inconvenience nor
interfere with YOU business. Such a
remedy is Allcock 5 Porous Plasters.
These plasters are not an experiment.
they have been in use for over thirty
years, and their value has been altestcd
by the highest medical authorities, as well
as ly voluntary testimonials from those
who have used them.
Allcock's Porous Plasters are purely
vegetable and absolutely harmless. They
require no change of diet and are not
affected by wet or cold. Their action
does not interfere with labor or business.
you can toll and vet be cured while hard
at work. They are so pure that the
youngest, the Oldest, the most delicate
person Of either sex can use them with
great benefit.
, 1891-03-18
Nent norn. Checl sminhl-

New YORK, March IA beautifully
engraved check, with all the ear marks OF
value, came to the National Park bank
yesterday for COLI elton from one OF it,
regular correspond n,s in Seattle, Wash.
and did not remain in the city long before
it was marked fraud ia very big black
letters. and payment on it was refused by
the Chase National bank. on which It was
drawn. 1t pun ported to be a check of
Ford, Boghton & Go bankers, Of BEN
ton, o for 1900, and was drawn pay
able to the orGer OF Charles Hunter. 1t
was stamped No. 81. 277, rs if to show
this firm wa doing a land office business.
and punc.ured with the figures 81. 900 to
add to its genuine appearance. 1t was in
dcrsed by Charles Hunter and T.. Clcye-
land, and duly paid by the Seattle hank,
at which It was presented.
The farE bank officers recognize an old
acquaintance in Mr.. Hunter, aud think
he Is dong a very successful business 10
the w est cashing the checks of a myth.
cal bank. Ii Is only a short time since a
similar one came 10 hand from Texas.
iA@A ANHAAeAA - olAlAltl SUM- AlIt
does not have to negotiate $1,000 checks
very often in order to realize a very hand
some income. The average Western
banker, when he is bitten by eHc of these
sharpcrs, says r0thiUg and rockets his
losses, As he does not care To have his Gus
tomcr- think that he has been played for
a Sucker. But publicity is the only
weaDou which is eff, ctual against them.
for It Is the easiest fIiup in the wprl1 for
a GIIb-tongucd stranger to gtt a hotel
keeper or business man to Identify him at
the local bank. There is no such firm in
Benton. q as Ford, Boshtuu 4 Co.. but
one Of a very similar name of Rourhton.
Ford 4 Co so that actual forgery can not
be charged against the swrndI"r who used
the bogus check. Iii neat trick and
apparently well worked. for the fraud is
not discovered until the worthless paper
reaches the Chase National tank ia this
city.
, 1891-03-18

HUNTINGTON, Pa, March Inv.
John X. Eberly, pastor of the Lewiston
United Brethren church, has been con-
Quoting revival meetings at the Brush
Ridge school house in this county Tor
three weeks past. The country for miles
around Is represented nightly, and intense
interest is shown. Friday night 4 start
ling and amusing incident occurred dur
ing the delivery of Rev. Mr.. Eberly's
prayer. The venerable minister has
shown a Partially for the phrase, 20,
Lord, shower thy blessings down upon
u.s., which il incorporated in all his
prayers. When this period of his myoca-
ton was reached Friday night the audi
ence was thrown into a state of extreme
excitement by a heavy downpour of water
from the trap door directly over the min.
listers head, dreuching him through and
thr ugh. A temporary check was given
to the services by this sudden fulillmeut
OF the good mans prayer, and the meet
ing was not resumed until an investigation
revealed the cause of the unexpected eel
uge. John l.. Smith, ais year old boy,
had secreted himself in the attic of the
school house in advance OF the meeting
aud given practical effect to Pastor Eb-
erly's invocation with two pals of water.
, 1891-03-18

SACRAMENTO, March l7.-De Young,
in announcing his Withdrawal, said he had
information which he believed to be true,
that improper offers had been made to
some of his supporters. He also rccog-
nized the fact that it was apparently i'm
possible for him to secure the support Of
all Of Blanchard and Felton's adhereuts.
while it would be possible for him to
transfer the larger part Of his following to
FELTON,.
The San Francisco Papers thus evening
charge that Attorney General Hart has
in his possession evidence tending to I'M
plicate a number of legislators. A memo
randum has been found which, it is as
serted, disclosed that over $2l 900 was
drawn from the Fresno bant, and that
certalu ~assemblymen whose names were
on the memorandum received money.
, 1891-03-18

Capt. Carrie, of the British ship Way
farer. which arrived in Oakland, Cal, n
few days ago, 154 days from Antwerp,
reports a weird phenomenon on the night
Of Nov. II. The Wayfarer was then in
latitude SO deg. 30 min. south, lougi-
tude Go deg. 20 min. west. 1t had
been blowing several days, but with
nightfall the air became perfectly calm
and the sea as smooth as glass. Over
head the sky was as black rs ink from
the dense masses of heavy clouds, and
with the barometer at 2S. 80 a rain storm
was looked for. The expected down
pour did not occur, but instead the sea
glowed with a phosphorescence beyond
anything the oldest mariner had ever
seen.
The ships surroundings We're lit up so
that il was possible TO read on deck.
Nobody cared much for reading, how
ever; the contrast between the light
from the sea and the inky clouds was 80
grewsome that all hands could not help
feeling that some unnatural catastrophe
WAS about to occur. The crew were
much relieved when "A breeze d~issipated
the clouds, and the phosphOresceuce dis
appeared at the same time. San Fran
cisco Examiner.
, 1891-03-18

LONDON. March II. 1t has been
learned that the English gamblers who
have recently been SO successful in their
operations ct Monte Carlo are the agtnts
of a syndicate formed a short time ago
in London for the purpose of breaking
the bank at that famous rambling resort.
The scheme has its origin in the rooms of
the Pail Mall club and the plotters COM
promised three peers, a member of the
house of IN aud an army officer OF
well known sporting tendencies, land a
prominent Condor merchant
The plan devised by this sextet was
based on the experience and observation
at Monte Carlo OF each OF the plotteis,
and contemplated nothing short OF capitu-
lation on the part OF the hackers OF the
famous game. Accordingly, they pooled
the sum of $50, 900, which was placed in
the hands OF two of their number, who
selected the representatives, of the syndi-
cate at the gaming table. This explains
the recent enormous winnings at Monte
CARL, in every case by E%nglishmen.
, 1891-03-18
WIN Not C-ounrcnnnce a striKe.

PfNeiai DH7lANcu 10 lhe Lender.
OMAHA, March IA D. Thurston,
grand chief Of the Order OF Railway Tele-
graphers, held a conference with l. II.
horty, superintendent of telegraph of the
Union Poetic. yesterday evening. The
trouble on the line was discussed. and a
satisfactory conclusion reached. Mr..
Thurston stated that he had explained to
MIR. Korty that while some of the opera
tors who had been attempting to create
trouble were ~ doubt members Of his or
der that TACT had nothing to do with their
actions end that their desire to stir up
trouble would result in their expulsion
from the order. The order would not
c|ountenauce anything in the nature of a
strike on the part OF its members, he said
MIR. fhUrsion stated also that Mr.. Korty
had agreed to direct the division superin-
tendeuts Of telegraph to recall any orders
which had been issued by them directing
the men to withdraw IRON the order or be
discharged.
, 1891-03-18
An I-nrurIat.a Cow Aiming chnaren.

An Infatuated COW broke away from a
herd of cattle which was being driven
through Hospital street. Nantwich, to
the Crewe abattoir, and ran into the
Wesleyan school yard. The children
were in the yard waiting for the opening
Of the school doors. The appearance Of
the animal caused a panic among the
children. whom it attacked f~erociously.
A number Of them were caught on its
horns and tossed, while many others
We're trampled upon. The drovers and
other men who had pursued the COW
beat it out Of the yard and it was event
ually slaughtered. F~orty-fye children
We're more or less injured and had to be
carried to their homes. Fifteen were
seriously bruised and cut. and their
clothes torn to shreds. One little girl
had her face lacerated, and was picked
up in an unconscious couditio Pail
Mall Gazette.
, 1891-03-18

The Smith Brothers. Of OYSTER Point,
bad what some people concluded was
the largest oyster III the state. 1t was
caught Il few days ago "A short distance
from the new lighthouse. II measured
III inches long and , inches across at its
widest part.
Ellcry Camp, proprietor OF the store
III Orange street, has an oyster shell
that beats the Smith monster. 1t Is II
inches in length and I inches across its
broadest part. He has had it five years.
He picked it mp in an oyster shop in
Stony Creek. 1t was caught by the Stony
Creek Oyster company off Flying Point.
1t tapers in width from 4 inches to about
l inch. How old this oyster shell is Mr..
Camp could not state New Haven Reg
lister.
, 1891-03-18
stocks and CarrIe Markets.

New YORK, March 1.-THE stock
market today was lower on discouraging
advIces from abroad and the withdraw
OF $780, 900 on gold Tor export. In last
hour the market made a squirt upward,
but the advances lacked vim, and prices
gave way as suddenly as they rose, The
close was dull and heavy with itfu.
changes.
Governments steady.
Petroleum-April closed at "A.
Copper - Nominal. Lake. March.
$685..
Lead-Dull. Domestic, 81 IS.
Tin-lrregular. Straits, SOTO.
Money on call easy, closed offered at %.
Bar Silver, 9sk
Following are closing urlces of stocks.
u. s. As, registered, 81: o.. s. as,
coupons, %; Pacific 6s. III: American
Express, ll6; Canada Pacific. 76s
Canada Southern, 50t: Central ia.
cifc, 2si; Burlington, 79f. Delaware,
l4ackawanna X Western. I34s: Denver K
RIO Grande. Iii; Erie, lS3, Kansas &
Texas. IL, Lake Shore, 1895; Louisville
4 Nashville, 73i, Michigan Central, 81;
Missouri Pacific. ca; Northern Pacific
2T3: preferred, III; Northwestern, lO43;
preferred, 1873; New York Central,
1913; Oregon Navigation. 10; Oregon
Improvement, %; North American, III;
Pacific Mail, 36I; Reading, 30; Rock
Island, 66s; Milwaukee & ST. Paul,
55B; st Paul & Omaha, %; Texas Pa
ciic, l4t: Union Pacific, ASS, Fargo Ex-
press, 40; Western Union. 81; Oregon
Short Line, 23s; American cotton oil 235.
CHICAGO, March II. -Cattle-Receipts
G 800, active and higher. S GERS, prime
TO extra, IS T0(65.25, others, 81. so; heif,
ers, 50. 5094 so; cows, l 25@3 25; stock
ers, 3 25(g4 %.
Sheep-Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Actives, a. O0ta 5. 10; Westerns, S.. 35(Q
5.75; Texous, 50, 7s@3s5; lambs. IS 50
@6.l5.
, 1891-03-18

ATLANTA, Ga. March II. - The
Young Men Christian Association of
Atlanta aided in the escape OF a prisoner
from the county jail Sunday. For several
years the association has held Sunday SER
vices in the Jail The committee was al
ways given the freedom of the building
Today fourteen Jealous Young Christians,
dressed in black and armed with gilt
edged Bitlss, made their appearance as
usual, and after a particularly uuctious
service departed. About an hour after
they left one OF the guards reported that
there were fifteen IN the party that left,
while only fourteen had entered. 1t was
then that the disappearance Of Hrrschel
Paris, IL mail tag rubber, WAS discovered
1t seems that HerscbeI had received a fine
suit Of clothes several months ago. and "a
Bible which be had put away until the
officers had forgotten about il. " utch
ing for a favorable opportunity 10 bid the
jail goodbye, he selected the large crowd
Of tJGay as a good one in which To hide
himself, and thus succeeded. Officers
are o 10 pursuit, but nave no ,Iew.
, 1891-03-18
The Mana Conspirators.

LONDON, March 1.-THE st. James
Gazette today says: # is curious to fnd
the people of Italy lapenting the death of
the Malta conspirators at New Orleans.
They were wretcbes who had been driven
out of their own country as pests of
society. %he grief of the Marquis hi
Rudini for the men who were lynched
would not I've long or very profound. If
the Matas had not emigrated they would
have received equally short shrift from
the Sicilian vigilautes.
, 1891-03-18

Henry Hoffman team, attached to a
hack started up Eighteenth street at a
lively pace last nirlt without q driver.
The team ian mp to the urw Methodist
church and started down between the old
church and new over stones. rocks and
material landing up against a tree, do
ing no damage to the carriage except
breaking the tongue.
, 1891-03-18

Anna NJ, Kelly, of Denver, may be
found today and hereafter until the close
of the session occupying the desk of read
ing clerk in the Colorado senate. to which
Office she has been chosen. The contest
over the election of this official was sharp
and interesting while i'll progress. 1t
ended in "A victory for a woman. The
rights of women are at least partially
vLodicated in the result which places a
member of the gentler sex in an office
neve before he'd by any other than a
strong voiced mar in the history of
Colorado senate. Denver Republican.
, 1891-03-18

WrcaITA, Kan. March II-Murlcr
in the second degree waa the verdict
brought in today by the jury III the
Cumcllo Luz q ease after beng cut all
night. The murder was committed IN
January, and it was not Lnpcz = iaul, that
he only killed one man. A colorcd woman
into whose house the Mexican had broken,
and whom be attempted to criminally
assault. escaped his clutches and sought
protection in bed with a u,ighhor named
Dubhs and his wife. LupCz folio we'd,
and with a knife attacked all thrrc in,
Discriminatory, ripping open aud Killing
Dobbs, and horribly mnulAring the two
women, Much Indignation is expressed
at the result of the trial, and the negroes
have resumed their threats of l]yurhing
, 1891-03-18
Snow Slide at sllverton, colo.

DENVER, March l7.-Silverton, Colo,
has been completely isolated from the
world for several weeks by snow banks,
ranging from ten 70 forty feet deep.
Communication was had with the camp
today, when it was learned that an ava
lanche last week buried five men. Three
were rescued. the Others persisted.
, 1891-03-18

DR.. j. H. Gallinger, who has been
elected United States senator from New
Hampshire, was Il compositor on The
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette twenty
five years ago, and studied medicine in
the intervals of his labors at the case.
, 1891-03-18
Although the late DuI.e Of Bedfo.

Although the late Duke of Bedford
was cremated, when the bearers raised
the coffin they found it as heavy as usu,
al, the duke having left instructions that
"A piece of lead should be put into his cof-
fin with a statement of the cremation, in
case, if the coffin were opened centuries
hence, there should arise some suspicion
concerning his death.
, 1891-03-18

Neither the submerged chain system
no' the endless rope system Of canalboat
haulage has proved satisfactory in Ger
many, 50 that experiments are now being
made in the use of heavy towing cars
drawn by locomotives similar to those
used in mines.
, 1891-03-18

4 VIII In n Discarded PaIT OF Pants.
New York, March II. Perry Ausorg,
of No. 22O East 10th street, found an
old PAIR Of black trousers on 10th street
near Third avenue, today and took them
to East l26th street police station. He
turned them over 10 the police boo~uso no
had found in the pockets the will of
Michael Donlon, of Boston. and a bill of
sale TO Michael Donlon by the New
England Trust company of a plot OF
gruuud on Carolina avenue, in a part OF
Boston which was once West Roxbury.
Donlon paid S4,ll3 for the land. He
makes special ~bequeaths amounting to
80 900, and leaves his residence on
Franklin place and a dwelling house on
Washington street to his wife Ann. The
instrument bears Michael Donlon's mark
aud the stamp. "lte0istry of Probate,
July Is, 1890" The registers sig.
nature looks like George Foyal.