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The record-union., 1891-01-15
RHoDDA ACQUITTED.
The Veteran Chicken-Purloiner is at
Liberty Again.

Charles Rhodda, tottering old man OF
seventy years, who has mania for steal
ing chickens, and who has in consequence
become familiar with the interior ofvari-
ois prisons, was tried before Superior
Judge Van Fleet and q jury, yesterday,
on 2nother charge of chicken larceny.
He was arrested something like six
months ago, and not being in atfiuent cir
cunistances, has had to remain in jail
until his trial was called
When the jurors became aware of this
TACT. they evidently felt that Rhodda had
been punished sufficiently already, for
they acquitted him readily.
The record-union., 1891-01-15
Lively Runaway.

The spirited mare which E. A. Crouch
drives ran away down j street yesterday
afternoon at a break-neck speed. Mr..
Crouch was thrown out, but was not in
jured At Fourth and streets the buggy
struck Chinaman and though the latter
was hurled quite a distance, he was not
hurt much either. The horse stopped at
Servers stable.
The record-union., 1891-01-15
ROW IN. A RESTAURANT.

A Waiter Draws a Knife on the Chi
- neSe Cook.
All Tong, a cook in the Young America
Restaurant, swore to a complaint yester-
day charging one of the walters, named
George Leon, with assault with deadly
weapon. The Chinaman claims that on
Tuesday afternoon he and the waiter got
into a dispute about some victuals that
had been cooked, and after using very
harsh language towards each other for a
few minutes, Leon seized carving knife
and made slash at the Chinaman. The
The record-union., 1891-01-15
New Interpretations.

The following articles of incorporation
were fled in the Secretary OF States Office
yesterday:
Copis Mining Company OF San Fran
cisco. Capital stock, si0.00o,000. Direct
ors-A. Y. Lancaster, " iliain j. Hayes,
II. NJ. Whitoly, E. NJ. Hall, Jr., and john
II. O'Bricn.
Napyas Mining Company of San Fran
cisco. Capital ;Stocis, Sl0,0O0,009. Same
Directors Us preceding cornp;illY
The record-union., 1891-01-15
state Gardener.

Governor Mailshaal, Secretary OF State
Waite and State Treasurer McDonald
constituting the Board Of State Capitol
Commissioners, met yesterday afternoon
for the purpose Of electing the State Gar
dener, his assistants ANA the watcIImcn
OF the park, but after considering the nu-
merous petitions, they adjourneu to meet
again to-day or Tomorrow
The record-union., 1891-01-15
Auction To-day.

w. IL. Sherburn will sell at auction
this morning, commencing at 10 O'clock,
the household effects OF the late Ed. NJ.
Martin. The sale will take place at G0j
/ street, and the property consists OF ear
pets, pictures, desks, dining-room and
Kitchen utensils
The record-union., 1891-01-15
CLARKS MANDAMUS SUIT,

Dismissed Against Dunn and Recom-
menced Against Colgan.
Last month Superior Judge Armstrong
issued an alternate writ of mandate li-
The record-union., 1891-01-15

latter was struck in the hand by the
weapon and q couple of his fingers were
hadiu clt
The record-union., 1891-01-15

sCaAPoUSD SULPHUR POWDER" tplt up
only by the W. II. Bone Co., No. 12 Bush
street, San Francisco) gives the best satisiac-
tion of any remedy on the market. 1t thor
oughly cleinses the blood, and for habitual
constipation, Indigestion. biliousness, piles,
etc., ii has no equal. Kirk. Geary Co.
The record-union., 1891-01-15

CRY license and water rates now due Pay
on or before the i 9th instant and save costs.
The record-union., 1891-01-15
DIED.

DIED.
Routier's Station. January
18th, Edward, husband of Elizabeth Kelley,
father of Mrs. Fl. p Schmidt and Mrs. p NJ.
robinson, q native of Maine, aged 50 years,
10 months and days.
HS- Friends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral, which
Will take place from his late residence,
this forenoon at I O'Clock. No flowers. In
. ternent in the City Cemetery.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05

soc.al smoke. One table Contained
President j. G. Meyers OF ST. Paul, w
Z klapeizky OF Syracuse. clerk of the
convention. Lewis Schneider of Co
lumoQs, treasurer, Cnas. L. koonze OF
Memphis, fourth wee president, anc
Msyor Ull.
Mayor ChI WAS Introduce 70 the del
egates by III. A. Cramer of this city
The mayor said he esteemed il a gTeal
priv ese ~ psriake OF the hospitality
OF the spread ard TO welcome the del
egates 10 the convention of the Jour
neymen BARRIERS union. lie had
watched the daily proceedings of the
convention as reported IN the daily
press ana was confident that the con.
sentioa would result in muct
good to the profession. H.
hoped the local unions had made II
pleasant Tor the visitors. The influence
or such organizations must be for the
benstit OF all for the principle of one
days rest IN seven Is for the b~nefit ol
business and society. Ii 10 unjust fol
any one 10 be called upon to labor al
the week and on Sunday until noon
having no opportunity to enjoy tn,
CONF a1y OF family and friends
"When such privileges are denied. il j,
time To make your 10 make yourselvs
heard" lie said no arguments coulo
De used against unions we'll organized
we'll directed and wtll controlled. On.
of the fundamental principles OF the
constitution was for q more perfect
union and when u Was established the
weak colonies were able TO protect
themselves against tyranny. BY meet.
ing together men are able to express
dissatisfaction and TO suggest.remedies.
The mayor closed by saylng tnat If tn.
convention should succeed in arous.ng
the sent ment that the evening and
Sunday rightfuily belongs TO the labor
ing man AMI his family they will not
only brig benefit TO themselves but
10 the state and nation.
President j. 4. Meyers responded in
behalf of the visitors aud said that II
had been but few years since the
barber was compelled to work like the
mlner-day and night: but the miner
had one advantage over the barber, he
had Sunday to himself. The barber :
children did not know him, for he re-
turned when they were asleep an q =
parted for the shop in the morning be-
fore they had arisen. But there has
been q great change in the condition of
things during the past ten years in con-
sequence of the efforts Of labor
unions. Sunday laws have been passed
by the legislature Of Minnesota making
it an otfenss t. open barber shop on
Sunday. In Tennessee shop can not
be opened under penalty of $50. Penn
eylyania carried v case TO the United
States supreme court and won It.
Grand Rapids has the honor of enter
tanning the largest National Barb rs
union convention ever held. A delegate
will be sent to the Federation OF Labor,
who will try to get pledge from each
member of the convention to not get
shared on Sunday. The Sunday shop
will be frozen out.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05
FINANCIAL FEATURES.

Wall street reflects to large extent
at present the European money mar
ket. There is fear that the immense
amount of gold exported to Europe,
now being used in the process of liqui-
dation going on there, will not come
back very soon, which is lhs cause of q
conservative disposition, rendering the
market for securities very slow. There
seems to be no stagnation in general
business, although feeling of conserv-
atism is very apparent. Things are
generally quiet, though in nowise I'm
healthy. For example, the clearings
of sixty cities last week show a decrease
of about 10 per cent compared with the
same time last year. Outside of New
York the decrease was only 90 per
cent, from which it may be inferred
that tho reduced volume is confined
principally to the speculative markets.
Chicago has an average increase of
about rs per cent. Within the week q
number of prominent financiers have
been interrogated. and they offer var
ious explanations. The conditions of
the money market and the various
large financial enterprises in the United
States at this time would undoubtedly
be considered very satisfactory were it
not for the continued liquidation and
financial disturbance abroad. Our
trade relations with foreign countries
are now so close and sensitive that we
feel quickly any shock to credit, or dis
turbance to trade and business. The
quiet to credit in this country during
the fall was because of the enlbarrass-
meut of certain bankersin London and
Germany. The merchants and manu-
facturers have thought 1t wise to re-
strict their business and reduce their
liability to q minimum. The people of
this country ut present are apparently
waiting until the financial disturbances
abroad are over. Fortunately, our
crops have been excellent, and the for
eign shipments of gram, produce and
pork are getting to be quite large. Much
will depend upon the action of our
coming congress, with refer, nee to sill
yer coinage and the possibility OF gold
being att premium. It is very evident
that q justly strong pressure will be
brought on congress to prevent the free
coinage of silver, which amounts to no
more nor less than initiation and the
discounting of our working peoples
time.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05
HIS WIVES 90 NOT llkE HIM.
A Bixamsst's spouse Wnshss He Were
Suspsndsd lr-. "a q rec By q 6oRA

/ - -
Suspended fr-H . Tree ~ 6sPs.
MuscIE, Ind, Dec. A. - Sheppard
Faulkner. the Illinois mn who at
tempted to live 10 this city with two
wives and eigh. children. and Who sud
denly disappeared week snce, leav-
ing the interesting collection here IL
destitute circumstances, Was today pro-
nounced as blgamisl. Wife No. ]
furnished the proof and wife No. = or
dered h arrest by the officers. and
said ne sn.uld be strung up 70 tree.
Mrs. Faulkner, No. j, says her hus-
band abandoned her at Old-fown, III.
and che had ~ seek shelter for hsrsell
and the seven children in the lroquols
county poor house. Soon atlerwart
Faulkner wrote . letter 10 hei and kept
up an atfectlonate correspondence. as
surlng her that he would coon get them
out of the ,I,ce. lie did go. but when
the helpless family arrived here. il was
to lind the man with q second wife anu
d ihree-months' old babe.
uis second wife is . young woman of
twenty. She says Faulkner alleged 10
her that he was divorced and MARI d
ner at Champaign. Ill. August 20. 1885,.
She was Miss Alice Ganor. residing
with the family OF Abigail White a,
Milford, ILL.,. a. the time, she being an
orphan girl. A telegram 10 the clerk
of the court wnere the divorce is al
legged to have been obtained substantl.
ats the allegations of No. /.
Faulkner's parents reside at Mort
Greenfield, Onlo. where It is alleged h
Is seenllnply uucunc raed about "a
d,slltute Muncie relations, who hav
been ordered 70 vacate the house whlci
shelters them, and they are only pre-
vented from starving by kind neign
bors. The young woman once threat
ened to murder her babe and then tax.
her own hfe.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05

The International convention of the
jOurneymen BARRIERS resolved itself into
a committee of the whole yesterday for
revising the constitution. The work is
tedious, as a thorough revision Is being
made. The officers of the convention
are of the opinion that it will be con-
tinued into next week, and that the
body will not be prepared to elect Off
GERS until that time. A communication
was received from the striking mould
ers stating the condition OF their
trouble. The delegates were requested
to present the case to their home
unions and that they boycott the
products of the Grand Rapids
School Furniture company. The
strikers were informed that the unions
already have taken action in the mat
ter AMI a boycott has been declared.
J. l.. Webb of South Bend, and J..
F. Taylor of Newark, Ohio. were called
home yesterday afternoon by dis
patches.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
Cyrus W. Field Expected to Recover
Edward tho Third Lunatic

Cyrus w. Field Expected to Recoves
Edward tho Third Lunatic.
New YORK, Dec. 4.-The condition OF
Cyrus W. Field continues to improve
and his physicians now express tn,
opinion that his final recovery is as.
sured.
The confinement Of Edward NJ. Field
in an asylum makes three members o.
the family who have been declared IN
sane. -Four years ago Edward Fields
sister Alice acted 30 strangely that an
experienced attendant WAS engaged I,
see that she did not harm herself. Sh,
succeeded, however, in getting ava,
from the attendant late one night am.
was found five days later at Niagara
Falls. She insisted upon remaining al
Niagara Falls, and her wish Wa
gratified. But when she began to tall
about. throwing herself over th- falls
and about people disappearing forever
in the whirlpool, the family thought it
about time to contine her in an asy-
lum. where she still remains. The
other unfortunate is = cousin OF Ed.
wards, who has been pronounced
cured ana released.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05

masy Of the larger schools now, and
BY is Eos oaly are the deaf
tzughs 10 speak. but TO regulate
tas voice 10 remarkable degree.
Census bulletin. No. 40. just issued
covers the schools for the deaf IN the
United States. Or pubic schools, As
are Of tbs character, with al annual
average number Of $40 in the decade
1850 10 1889. The number of male
pupils has always been greater than
that ct females. OF the $3.50 pupils
enrolled in 1889. more than 81 per cent
we're males. In the eleven private
schools for the deaf 276 pupils were
enrolled. The average annual cost per
pupil in the public schools was $27i in
1889 and $25a fer the decade 1880 TO
lss9.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05
DRAGGED IN THE SLUSH.
An Old Gentleman Narrowly Escapes
Serious Injuries.

An Old Gentleman Narrowly Escapes
Serious Injuries.
Yesterday afternoon as car No. rs on
the Division street aud PIain6sld ave
nue. line paused at Iona street to take
on passengers. an old gentleman, NJ.
w. Winsor, of No. 2S3 Tenth avenue,
endeavored to step aboard. but the car
started and he was thrown to the
ground. He had firm grip on the
railing and was dragged several feet
before the car was stopped. Fortu.
nately he was unlnjured aside from a
server shaking up and generous coat
of,dirt. The conductor IN charge OF
the car was No. 73, and the accident,
which might have been serious, was
caused by his carelessness in having
rung the starting signal before Mr..
Wlnsor was safely on the steps. People
who patronize the various car lines
observe such accidents almost daily,
and IN nearly every case it is the direct
result of the carelessness of the con.
ductors.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05

Complaint comes from Russia that
The people there can not get their for
eign papers and magazines, or that
when they do receive them the page.
a so badly mutiIatcd py the "Censor's
black Ink roller" that the matter is in
decipherablc. The latest "kick" is
from the readers of the New York
Recorder. Tssppears thst.the articles
"Foibles. Follies and Frailties of Euro
pean High Life"-written by the spec
iSl contributor, the Msrquise de Fonte-
noy-are Objectionable to the great
paternsl governments OF the Gar. and
so the censor has used his black ink
roller in q particularly vicious manner.
upon them. The result is sheet that
does not reflect credit upon the
printers art in Amenca.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05
LET US BE FOOLS"
The Wise Conclusion Of Two Pes
simistic Philosophers

In a suburban district of Chicago there
Is building known as the NEST Of
Disappointment" It is an old-looking
structure. of grayish brick, and was
once the pretentious home of a rich
man; but several years ago it was cut
up into Offices Real estate men. a
mum Der of young doctors and a lawyer
took rooms there, and it was not long
until the shrewd observers Of the
neighborhood discovered that all of
them were failures in their several
lines After a time it was believed
that none bat q disappointed man
would take up his business abode in
the gray brick house. and out of that
belief arose the name Of Nest of Dis
appointment"
1t is with the lawyer that this story
has to deal He was Q man OF about
forty-five years Of age. He had thick
head of hair. and short beard that
grew in gnarls His eyes were Of that
peculiar reflective kind which seemed
ever to be looking afar of No one
knew anything about him. and doubt
less none of the neighbors would ever
have paid the slightest attention to
him. or at least have made him the
subject of their conversation, had he
not arisen in court and called a POM
pous old justice OF the peace an InfernaI
liar A sign above this mans door i'm
parted to those who might be in search
of information that James Dismukes
was an attorney al law. The furnish
ings of Mr. Dismulses' office were no.
ticcably plain. and, n he him.
self once remarked, ''strikingly
scarce" There were . number of
books on improviscd shelves but not
dietary tribunals or comments on the
'.rule Of civil action" but were related
TO philosophy and those sharp. merci-
less probings into the breast of man
One afternoon Mr.. Dismukes sat at
his desk medita;ing The wind blew
his door open. but he needed IL not
The day was beautiful with the mel
lowness OF fall The grass in the park
hard By was turning gray with age
and the German carp that had sur
prised and delighted the children all
summer had been taken out of the
fountain
IF could only put my thoughts on
paper the lawyer mused But why
can't ~ Other men do The world ia
full Of their written thoughts Poor.
miserable wretch am L And why7
Because I'm not fool enough to be hap
py The creation Of man was an ex-
periment-his perpetuasion Is the car.
ryine out Of . scheme of vengeance
I may be wrong in saying this bat 4
am not wrong in refusing TO be fool
November There is something in the
air to-day that makes me think Late
autumn Is the patron OF thought
Spring Ia . childhood. with nursery
rhymes and playful fsncies: summer is
manhood. warm nth the arguments Of
life: winter 1. cold deeay-but autumn
10 maturity. The reckoning of The mind.
The sad hunor Of life. the melancholy
sarcasm Of exisseaca Tiers is .
ianra In . bed. there 10 . sermon IN .
fallen leaf In the late autumn we
stop ard scok back. What Dc we sect
The lnpalss.e steps Of error and the
false sensinenss ~ enthusiasnL And
yst ~e taste . strange sweetness
stanasne IA the sntezrn. looking back
There - dreamy delight in she nnen-
err of . los hsss 4 ias tAss asss Ia It's
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05
lArHea ANo SHAVE.
The BARRIERS es.aues as the Brssge
street Hens>

The visiting delegates 10 the Iaterna-
tloual Bsrbers convention wers ban
quoted At tise Bridge street house last
evening by the members Of local saien
10. 3. AZ 10 o'eloek forty hsFber..
Nayor Gal ard the reporters fist into
TIE dinirg room under the direction sf
n A. CFamsF and we're ses1sd srous q
TIE taSges. spread vita spscsrsan de.
iiuhf= Oysters ~ers served IN th>
latest eyie. from The Qsesn Ann solisr
O. the mutton leg sleeve design Cold
rsests, eases sas ffnits wvf~ sapplsrd
"a unismlt=st ausattes After tie v's
tors bad rsftasen ef she srf@sd cigars
we're pa<ses afeafid sad al enjoyed 4
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05

throagh the pretsnse Of doing brxl-
mesa The name ~ss given II by s0Iae
fellow who had the knsck Of applying
an apt phrase 10 an easy discovery
n hope 70 see yoa again. ar,
.sYon shall In truth. 1 eaat per-
u;t one 30 closely allied ~ NE % es-
cape"
The lawyer went back 70 his naissr~
able ofaos saa eat Gesis~tazg wretss-
sdly.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05

Ii Is very amusing TO read the apollo
gies offered by some contemporaries
for publishing the repulsive aud naus-
eating details of the Russell divorce
case. Such vile rot IS not entitled to be
elAssed as sensational, it Is too putrid
for the life implied by the word. Its
suggestions OF nameless bestlallty, its
indirect illusions to horrible and dis
gustinx practices are so vulgar and cor
rnpting that the English language con-
tains no word which will adequately
convey to the mind the loathsome
character of the stuff cabled from
ACROSS the Atlantic. II published in
book form the authorities would sup
press 1t as indecent and obscene, aud
yet come newspapers have the pre-
sumption to publish it and then offer
an apology for dong SO. What makes
the offensive rot still more unbearable
to the refined instincts of the average
reader 10 the tact that the trial has
been concluded with . verdict III favor
OF the respondent. Earl Russell. This
termination implies that the testimony
Of the countess was unworthy of belief
and exposes the newspapers to the
charge Of panderIng to the vicious and
deprayed in serving them with the Wis
ionary outrages conjured up by the
countess and related by her on the
stand. 1t will serve. let US trust, as
wholesome lesson to those papers
which pose IS the medium of pure
and wholesome news, but which IN this
instance have been the vehicles of the
most loathsome species of salacious in
decency ever published. This paper
boasts no moral superiority above its
neighbors on general principles, but in
this affair, with the full report of
the case at its disposal, it declined to
use the matter on account Of its undis-
guised and undisguisable nastiness.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

The two final representations of "A
Soap Bubble" will oe gwen at Red
mond's today. "The Shadow Detec-
tive" will open Monday evening.
Lights and Shadows will be re-
pested at Powers this afternoon aud
evening. The company will 60 down
TO Rednond's tomorrow evening.
Two performances are announced at
Sniith's today.
The sweet soprano. Marie Decca, at
Powers next Wednesday evening.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05
BLAZE At JERSEY CITY.
Railroad Ofae-s Destroyed and the New
PsnnsrIxania To- m nus Dana ed


PsnpsyIvsnis Terminus Damase
NEw YORK, Dec. At an early hour
this morning disastrous fire occurred
IN the buildings adjoining the Pennsyl-
vana railroad depot in Jersey City.
The building. ran along Exchange
street for about two hundred feet ard
were occupied by telegraph Offices,
ticket offices, etc, by the railroad COM
psny aud as an Office building generally
BY st1er concerns. The handsome new
terminus OF the Pennsylvania railroad
which has but recently been completed
and q considered the finest of Its ksnd
VA the world. csugnt FIRE several times
and, though ssved. wss badly dsmaged
and scorched. The fire in the other
buildings, which the firemen saw u WAS
impossible TO check, WAS allowed g.
burn it.elf oEt. The loss viii be about
So. coo.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05
rescHTFul RESULT os A sTo1M.
rwav. psrses wrseses sss go sser
rheseas go Ne prswaes

HavsRsrRAw. y. Y. Dec. a. storm
in en-. city aad vicinity sonisst was
terrific A serious accident s reported
from the river. Wnile the Ct amer
Townsend Of The Cornell steameoss
ennspsny was towfax twelve bsicx
tsfaes aosn the rivvr at o'cseck 10
night . ssvers gale suaaenly spfasx ep.
struck abe tas ia Hsssrafss BAY. ssas
lns e4 oseftaFatn< eli ts-9ve OF he
hsfxss, whssa we're loaded eth
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05

THE news of the death OF Dom Pedro
cabied from Paris at an early hour this
morning, will be something of sur
prise although he has been i'll for sew
efal days, and failing in health and
spirits snco by his forced retirement
from the Brazilian throne two years
ago, ne was driven into exile. The ex-
Emperor was a kind and generous
man and bis death will le sincerely
moQrned hy bis former subIects.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05

trick for the New YORK market Ii ls
stated that the barges were manned
by ffty men, thirty OF whom were
Iizked up BY the Townsend an h-"ngat
10 this place. These saved Lain thai
AZ least fifteen or twenty men arr
drowned. Eienard Sagle and Charles
Williams are known TO he lost, having
been seen 10 60 down by some TO those
who were rescued.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05

SEVERAL cases were reported yester-
day Of people being shocked while
getting on or of electric cars; and still
no move has been made toward the IN
suIatlon OF the railings-
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-05

DETROIT and st. Louis are the moet
favorably mentioned cities for the
democratic convention. Both are pretty
towns, self-contained. easy going, and
have excellent bob-tailed horse-car
street railway service.