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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-04

The carp may now be considered
New York fish. The Mohawk and other
streams of Central New York are full of
carp, some OF them weighing as much as
fourteen pounds. During the last nine
years the Kirkland Fish Stocking and
Protection Society has placed 3S3 Ger
man carp in the ponds and streams of
the town of Kirkland, N. Y. The Sec
retary of the Society In recent report
says: s'We have demonstrated that carp
can be successfully propagated in this
country, and with proper care can be
made valuable source of revenue to the
cultivator and II cheap and dainty article
of food for all classes" A giant carp
was taken through the ice of the Mo-
hawk above Utica last winter, and the
mill-ponds in the valley where young
carp have been placed are already afford
ing excellent sport.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-04

A remarkable career 10 the teaching
professions was brought to a close few
weeks since, learns the Boston I}ua-
script, by the resignation of Miss Lucy
D. Bliss from the principatship of the
Plain Primary School, Stockbridge,
Mass. Miss Bliss began teaching in
town when sixteen years old and taught
continuously, with the exception of one
year, for about fifty-four years. Three
generations of Stockhridge have begun
their school life under the instructions of
Miss Bliss.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-04

Shipowners are much concerned about
the report of General o. M. Poe, of the
United States Engineers, that the waters
of the great lakes are becoming lower
every year. The following figures for
five years show the gradual fall: June,
1886, Lake Huron was 5S3.13 feet
above the sea level; June, 1887, it was
5S2.3S; June, 1888, 5S1.79; June,
1889, 5S1.04; June, 1890, 5S1.01;
June, 1891, 590.4o. The month of June
is taken because the water is then at its
highest. In February the minimum
depth is reached, and the shipowners ex-
pect to see many exposed places in that
month next year. They are, of course,
more troubled about the rivers empty
ing into the lakes than about those
waters themselves. The Sault Canal
now shows a, depth of fourteen feet
four inches only, and at Crosse Pointe,
the entrance to the Detroit River, many
vessels have grounded this season on &C.
count of the low water. In the old days
OF shallow boats and fat-bottomed
steamers the plummet was still used, but
now tina. their places have been taken
by vessels with deep holds, the state of
the water is a matter of grave consdera-
ton. General Poe says that the rain
fall in the lake country during the last
five years has been below the normal,
and that this accounts for the low water
in the lakes. The shipowners, who
reach these great bodies of water by
tributary streams, are hardly reassured,
and are asking themselves whether it
would not be more profitable to build
vessels- drawing less water.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-04
LAPoRTE, PA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1891.
"But, nearer home9"

"Your tea is ready, Mr.. Malcolm, "
said Mrs. Clarke at the door, and NAL
colin obeyed the summons.
The subject was not renewed as father
and son sat far into the night conversing.
There were many matters needing SUPER
vision, and again Malcolm reproached
himself that all the care of the estate
had fallen upon his fathers feeble
hands while he was pleasure seeking.
"But will never leave him again"
he said to himself as he assisted his faith
er to his bedroom.
A whole week passed busily, and there
came a few days of warm weather, such
as November finds often in her dreary
weeks. Barbara was in the garden,
walking up and down, thinking.
OF what9 OF Mrs. Clarke's announce.
ment whole week before that had sent
her skurrying home like a frightened
rabbit. Was Malcolm so engrossed with
his idea that he had not even one hour
for his old playmate9 1t hurt her to
think so, and she missed, too, the daily
care she had voluntarily assumed during
his absence.
81 do believe / am blue!" she thought,
pettishly. "What will happen nexta"
What happened next was crunching
of gravel under quick feet, and a voice
saying:
"Bab, 1 have come to see why you
have deserted my father"
1t was so sudden that Bah crimsoned
as she replied:
s'He does not need me, now that you
are at home"
"He asks for you every hour. But,
Bah, I did not come only on filial duty.
came to say somebody else needs you,
longs for you, loves you! Bah, darling,
won't you come to the old home for life f!
Won't you be mine, dear, my wife, my
darlinga"
She could only answer by shy bushes,
by vailing the soft, brown eyes to hide
their happiness. But Malcolm was sat-
isfed; aud when she asked, presently
''But your ideal, Malcolms" he answered,
triumphautly:
"Shc is here in my arms, Bab-my
first and only true love. ."-New York
Ledger.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-04

According to the San Francisco Bulle.
tin the census report will show those fig
ures concerning fruit trees in California: /:
"Of almond trees there were during the
census year 1856, AGA bearing trees and
405, ,464 not bearing; of fig trees, 140, :
77S bearing and 234,3 young trees;
lemon, 80, 1877 bearing, 124,252 not
bearing; orange, 523, 400 bearing, l.
Gal, 400 not bearing; olive, 300, AL
bearing, 253,s43 not bearing"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-04
Gorgeous Palace of an Empress.

The Empress of Austria's new palace
at Corfu has cost six hundred thousand
dollars. The bill for tue wood carvings
in the Pompeian suite of seven rooms,
which is the great feature of the house,
amounted to fifteen thousand dollars. 1t
may be hoped that the Empress will be
more satisfied with this abode than she
was with villa she built few years
ago in the neighborhood of Vienna, for
after it was finished she took a dislike to
the place, and has never lived there, al
though upwards of four hundred thou
sand dollars had been expended On the
house and grounds. - Oncs.a- Week.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-04
American Pearls.

Not all the pearls come from the
Arabian seas or from the South Pacific
islands. A considerable supply is de.
rived from mussel found in number
of American rivers. When De Soto
made his expedition westward from the
Florida coast he found that the Indians
possessed an abundance of pearls taken
out of the rivers. The Tennessee is
particularly prolific in these pearl mus
sells. They are also found in the rivers
of Texas and other States. Sugar River,
in Wisconsin, recently attracted much
attention on account of It's pearls. AL
though most of them are white, they
are found in various colors, such as pur-
pie, pink, golden yellow, bronze, green,
gray, black and all the intermediate
shades. Some combine two colors, as q
deep metallic purple, over which plays a
lovely pink-red light that seems almost
to stand out from the surface of the
pearl. Another will be of a rich gray
tint, with green reflections. Still another
is black with dark purple. In brilliancy
of lustre and fairness of texture they can
not be excelled. In variety and richness
of coloring they surpass the Oriental
pearls. Quite number have been sent
to Europe, where they have found q
ready market at good prices. Single
specimens have sold at $4,000 and more.
When number of these pearls are ar
ranged together in a brooch with small
diamonds to throw out their colors the
effect is superb. Something over $780,
900 worth were found on the banks of
Sugar River within the limits of one
small township last summer. - Neao
Orleans PicayUne.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-04
Fairies In All Countries.

Below give list of the names by
which the fairies have been known in
the various countries: Fairies, elves,
elle-folks, fays, urchins, ouphes, ell
maids, elI-women, dwarfs, trolls, horns,
misses, kobolds, duendes, brownies,
knocks, stromkarls, fates, wights, un-
dimes, mixes, salamanders, goblins, hob
goblins, poukes, banshees, kelpies, pix,
les, peris. dijinns, genii and gnomes.--
81. keNisl l6pysNs & ~
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-04

A frost insurance company is being
formed in France, and it promises to be
a successful venture. 1t is estimated
that the loss to agriculture by frost in
France is about SIS, 10000 and the
company will insure against this,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-12-04
VOL. x.
: Germany is determined to make fine
showing at the Worlds Fair.

The Rothschilds are predicting that
France alone will have to pay America
nearly $40, 600, 900 in gold for wheat
this year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-14
FELL ON MIS- KNIFE.
Peculiar Accident to a Buxton Boy
Other York County News.

BIDDEFCRD. July ia peculiar and pos
sibly fatal accident occurred at Buxton Gen.
tire yesterday. A baptism was held and
among those present was Ernest Smith,
boy about twelve years old. Some little in
cident occasioned rush toward the bank of
the brook and young Smith followed others.
lie had an open jack knife in his hand and as
he ran he tripped and fell, striking his body
upon the point Of the knife blade. The
blade entered its full length very near the
boys heart. making very bad and danger
ous wound. He was taken to his home and
at last accounts was notexpected to live.
The suit brought by Lawyer p. z. Prince
against Trial Justice Bourne of Kennebunk
for holding court Memorial day was tried
before Judge Cram this morning Hon.
Bourne. and the defendant was the only wit
ness put on. The action brought was one of
trespass, plaintiff claiming that defendant
ext0rted without authority fines and costs
from prisoner Memorial day. Most of the
plaintiff reading considerable law to back
MS position that trial justice had no right
TO mold court on Sunday or a legal holiday.
Judge Gram reserved his decision in the case
promising to render 1t in season to allow
eltner party time to appeal to the September
term.
The disastrous effect of revolver in the
nands OF boy was exemplified at Kittery
Point Friday. Mrs. Frank III. Fuller had
places her 10 months old baby in the arms Of
when her little son Ray came In, with re-
yolver In his hand and holding up the dead
iy weapon said, "See, mama, what have
found" at the same time pulling the trigger.
10 his great surprise the cartridge exploded,
the ball striking the top of Mrs Fuller's
arm, near the shoulder, hitting the bone and
glanclng OIL, coming out on the inside about
hve inches below where 1t entered. The
ball lodged In door some six feet away and
had to be dug out. Mrs Fuller's injury is
not dangerous
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-14
MR.. BLAINE TALKS.
His Denial of Sensational Stories
Concerning His Health.

BAR HARBoR. July 13.-An Associated
Press correspondent conversed with Secre
tary Blaine a few minutes this morning.
Mr. Blaine said: 81 am as well as usual to-
day. Sensational reports about my i'll health
sent to the press all over the country are
lies. | am not sick man. They have mag
nifed slight illness into something very Sc
rlous. 1 am taking no medicine whatever.
l go out every day, and often twice day !.
have good appetite and eat whatever l
desire. rise at 8 o'clock and retire at 10 or
IL. In short. live in my usual manner.
There is nothing more to say"
Mr.. Blaine spoke In his accustomed i'm
perative manner, and his voice showed no
trace of weakness. He took ride in an
open carriage through the principal streets
and some distance into the country today
He gets into and out of the carriage without
assistance, sits up and recognizes acquaint-
ances as in former years. He does not seem
fatigued by riding. Reports that Mr.. Blaine
is mentally unsettled are utterly false. EN-
mons Blaine said this morning: "My father
Is constantly improving; we no longer con-
slider him sick man."
DR.. j. Madison Taylor said tonight: "Mr.
Blaine Is improving very rapidly. Within a
few days he has seemed to take fresh hold
stitution. No one who sees him can fail to
notice the rapid improvement almost daily.s
Those near the Secretary feel confident
that he will return to Washington in the fall
g. well man. able to enter into active political
life
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-14
NAGLE KILLED HIS WIFE WITH AN AXE.
Then He Made Twenty or Thirty cuts
in His Own Head.
The Dead Woman Had Recently Paid
Her DIssIpated Husbands Fine
But Ne Took to His Cups Again and
Murder Was the Result.

DEDHAM, Mass, July 13.-About 80 this
afternoon. George Nagle. an Irishman resld-
Ing in double tenement house on the cor
ner of Bussey street and Mill lane, East
Dedham, borrowed an axe Of his landlords
wife, Catherine Burns for the purpose of
cutting kindling wood. He cut the wood
and carried it into the cellar kitchen in his
part of the house and arranged 1t in the
cooking range. His wife, Belle. soon re-
turned from the provision market, with
some purchases. A few moments after Mrs.
Burns heard the sound of blows, followed by
heavy fall. She hurried to the open door
way and looked in. Mrs. Nagle lay before
the stove with her head split open by blow
of the axe. After striking the murderous
blow, Nagle threw down the axe and passed
up stairs. Mrs. Burns hurried to the grocery
store of selectman Murray, where she told of
Nagle's deed. A few minutes after Nagle
came rushing into the same store bleeding
pr0fusely from several wounds on his head.
His clothing and face were soaked with
blood from his own wounds and those of his
wife. He said: II don't know what is the
matter with me. have killed my WIFE"
Murray went with Nagle to the scene Of
the murder. As Nagle saw the dead body of
his wife, he began to cry and exclaim: "Oh.
my God; Oh, my God, why did l do Ii"
Nagle was taken to the Office of a physician
where the wounds on his head were dressed.
Nagle said he made the twenty or more cuts
on his head with the axe after he killed
Belle" as he wanted to die too. After his
wounds were dressed, he was taken to the
lookup where he will be kept until he has
hearing
The woman had five wounds on her head,
either sufficient to cause death. and all made
with the sharp edge of the axe. Nagle has
lived In East Dedham about three months.
He came from Adams, Mass, and worked as
a wool sorter In the Merchants Wooden
Mills. He is 3S years old. His wife was "a.
They were married about three years ago
and had no children. He was much addicted
to the use of strong drink. Two months ago
his wife paid his fine and secured his re-
lease from the Dedham House of Correction,
where he was sent for ten days on a charge
OF drunkenness. There Is little doubt that
drink caused him to kill his wife. although it
Is said there Is a taint of insanity in his
family on his mothers side. The doctors re-
port about thirty cuts on Nagle's head,
made by the sharp edge Of the axe. None
are likely to cause death. 1t is learned that
Nagle is aware Of his crime, and keeps ex-
claiming; Il am very sorry killed Belle.
She is the only one love-"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-14
MADE THE CAR A GREAT STEAM CHEST,
Peculiar Particulars of the Accident
iat Aspsn Junction, Col.
Steam Poured into the Car Through
One Of the Windows.
Eight Have Already Died and Others
Are Dying.

ASPEN. Col, July 13.-Frank Ellis, the
eighsu victim Of the Midland disaster at As
pen junction. died this marning. Lehndarf
and wife cannot live, and Thomas and Mary
O'Donnell are considered at the point Of
death. 1t is also reported that none of the
injured can survive.
A party Of Midland officials have Just
reached here from the scene of the accident,
having gone this morning from Colorado
Springs. Their report of the affair differs
materially from that first given out. 1t is as
follows: A freight train was standing on
side track alongside the main, ready to be
pulled out by Engineer Shepard with the en-
gine which was coming out Of the round
house. The switchman had thrown the
switch for the light engine when he noticed
the excursion train backing down from the
tank. He Immediately signalle6 both trains
to stop, which they did. He then signalled
the light engine to back up, and the brake
man on the rear end of the passenger train,
T which had been backing, also took the order.
coach and the engine at the switch,
the. window of the compartment coach
taking off the check valve. The slight"
engine Immediately stopped and the opening
In the boiler made by the loss of the valve
the compartment Of the coach which con-
tanned all the passengers, except the three
c0lored men. belched forth its awful death
dealing vapor. All the other windows and
doors Of the car were closed, hence the COM
partment took on the nature of steam
chest. The pressure Of the steam In the
close compartment was.so great that when a
door was finally knocked open from without
the pressure of the liberated steam threw
the rescuer violently on his back. The ma
ture Of the accident is such that it is a won
der that any OF the occupants OF the Inflated
coach are living
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-14
THOSE DISPUTED OFFICES.
Judge Whi:ehouse Sends the Regis
tration Cases to the Law Court.

AUGUSTA, July 13.-There was hearing
before Judge W. P. Whitehouse today on the
petition Of Frank l.. Plummer of Waterville
against the Demseratic mayor, E. l.. Jones,
Of that city, for writ of mandamus to COM
pei him to appoint Plummer, who Is a Re-
publican member Of the board of registration
Of Waterville.
Hon. William T. Haines represented the
petitioner AMI Hon. William l.. Putnam of
Portland and S. S. Brown Of Wateryille ap-
peared for Mayor Jones.
Mr.. Plummer, Judge Stewart and City
Clerk +. w. Clair took the stand, and it was
shown that the Republican city committee
sent their nomination of Plummer to the
mayor May 6tb, while on the other hand
Mayor Jones said he nominated Reuben Fos-
ter April "a, but Foster did not get his COM
mission until the 4th of May.
The counsel for the petitioner took the
ground that Plummer's nomination was in
season. the act not taking effect until thirty
days alter the adjournment Of the legislature
on April Sd.
Mayor Jones takes the ground that the act
took effect when approved, Feb. 25, and as
tne Republican committee did not nominate
Wltnln seven days after approval, he had the
right to designate the man. Judge White
mouse sent the whole matter to the law court
as important questions of law are involved.
Inc counsel for Mayor Jones made the
point that the mayor performed his duty
when he appointed Reuben Foster that Fos-
ter Is a member of the board de fdcto and
thus writ of mandamus to compel him to
appoint would not lie, but writ quo tvdr-
rdnto should be brought to determine Fos-
ter'S right to the office
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-14
ENDoWMENTs ENDANGERED.
The Union Theological Seminary And
The Briggs Controversy.

New YORK, July 13-Eight hundred thou
sand dollars, nearly the entire cash endow-
ment Of Union Theological Seminary, is in
jeopardy because of the action of the Semip-
ary's Directors in the DIR. Briggs controversy.
The Seminary was founded in 1886 by con.
servative Presbyterians. 1t had no denomin-
ational alliances. When the institution was
poor and needy Banker Brown proposed to
give $500, 900 towards an endowment, but
hesitated because he had no assurance Of
permanency, either of existence or ortho-
doxy. To secure this endowment the Semin-
ary was placed under the authority of
the Presbyterian Church. Ex-Gov. Ed
win ID. Moran then donated $15,-
600 upon the assurance that the semin-
ary was permanently under the con-
troll of the Presbyterian church. Now that
the directorate by vote of 20 to refuse to
be guided by the vote of the general assem-
bly, disapproving of DR.. Briggs's election to
the faculty, these and;other large donations
may be Withdrawn. Russell Sage Is waiting
for the action OF the directors in the fall be-
fore deciding to bring suit to recover his do
nation of $1,000. The withdrawal of nearly
the entire cash endowment OF the seminary
will depend on the action Of the directors in
the fall.
G. NJ. Kingsley, treasurer OF the Union
Theological Seminary, said: "Dr. Briggs
was simply transferred from one chair to an
other, therefore it was not an original ap-
pointment. All the articles Of the declara-
tion have been attended to in the case.
There is not shred of truth in the state
ment that we are involved to the extent of
$500, 0,000."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-14
The hamIIn Controversy.

The Philadelphia Ledger's New York cor
respondent writes as follows:
The family Of the late Hannibal Hamlin
take sides with John g. Nicolay In his con-
troversy with Colonel Alexander Mcclure
Your correspondent Is authorized to say that
the family firmly believe that President Lin
coin was in favor of Hamlin's denomination.
The two men were on the friendliest footing
The assertion that the Vice President was a
MEMBER OF an anti-LtncOln cabal Is absolute
ly denied. On the contrary, Hamlln's ad-
vice In many matters Of great Importance
was sought and taken. This was true In
regard TO the Emancipation Proclamation
ana tn9 appoint OF Governor Seward as Sc
cretary of state.
General Hamlin. the late Vice Presidents
son, has for years been collecting informa-
tion in regard to his fathers career, and. Of
course, had access to all of his private papers
Ihls material will undoubtedly be used in
the preparation OF biography of the de-
ceased, and will throw much light on the his
tory OF the war period. 1t is not unlikely
tnat there Is written testimony bearing up
on tnls very controversy among the late Vice
1resldent's papers. General Hamlin was In
washington In intercourse with President
Lincoln as we'll as with his father during the
war, and ne and all other members of the
family have always firmlv believed that Lin
coin was In favor of the Vice Presidents re-
nomination. Mr.. Nicolay's despatch was,
therefore, published with the full knowledge
and consent OF General Hamlin. The defeat
OF Hannibal Hamlin In 1864 Is attributed TO
a Senatorial combination which did not
draw It's inspiration from the White House.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-14
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The secretary of the treasury has appoint
ed John M. Comstock of New York. chief Of
the customs division of the secretary's office,
vice John Gilman Gregory. resigned.
The St. Louis hotel at Duluth. was burned
Sunday night The property was sold last
year for $350,000. All the occupants got out
of the building and no one was injured.
A Wilmington, Del. despatch says: The
peach growers of the eastern shore and PEN
insula report that the early varieties Of
peaches are rotting on the trees and picked
fruit bears little handling. The crowded
trees and recent heavy rains have caused rot
ting and prevented maturing.
Sunday morning in town near st. Louis
Mo-, while Frank Backleman and Joseph
FRANK nk were coming from mass, Frank fired
Two shots at Blackleman with revolver,
poIn % bullets taking effect with fatal result.
FRANK M then In the presence of hundred or
more persons turned the revolver against
nlmselI and took his own life, No reason
can be assigned for the deeds