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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
ADMIRAL PORTER DEAD.
A Chief Omcer of the united States Nav
Dies Suddenlv.


Dies Suddenly.
Admiral David d. Porter died Friday
morning at his residence, 1T14 II street,
Washington. His death, which was
sudden, resulted from fatty degenera-
ton of the heart, which relentless dis
ease asserted its fatal clutches upon
him at Newport, r. l., last summer,
when contrary to the persistent advice
of his physician he overtaxed his
strength by taking violent exercise, and
was stricken down with a complication
of diseases, including congestion of the
lungs and dropsy. David Dixon Porter
was born in Philadelphia June IS, 1918.
He entered the navy as midshipman in
1929, and became Lieutenant In 1S41. In
the first eighteen years of his service he
is accredited with ten years sea service
in the Mediterranean He served in the
Mexican war, and then returned to the
coast survey. On the discovery Of gold
in California he obtained leave
from the Navy Department, and for
three years commanded a mail steamer
between New York and the Isthmus of
Panama. He afterward returned to the
navy, and on the breaking out of the
civil war in 1861 was ordered to super
sede past Captain in the command of
the steam frigate Powhatan, which was
dispatched to aid in the reinforcement
of Fort Pickens. For the expedition
against New Orleans in 1862 Command
er Porter organized and commanded a
mortar flotilla, and in 1868 he was ap-
pointed Rear Admiral and assigned to
command the Mississippi squadron, COM
prising in all 1875 vessels. For his serv-
ice in reducing Vicksburg he received a
commission as Rear Admiral, dated
July 4, 1868. In the spring of 1864 he
co-operated with General Banks in the
unsuccessful Red river expedition. In
October he was transferred from the
Mississippi to the North Atlantic block
aiding squadron and directed to attack
the defense Of Wilmington. He ap-
peared before Fort Fisher on December
"a with thirty-five regular cruisers,
five ironelads and reserve of nine
teen vessels. The bombardment con-
tinued throughout the next day and was
resumed on January 49, 1866, by an aug
mented naval force and kept up until
the evening of the 18th, when the firing
was stopped and the works were carried
by combined body of soldiers, sailors,
and marines Rear Admiral Porter was
promoted to Vice Admiral July %, 1868,
and became Superintendent of the Ma
val Academy at Annapolis. On the
death of Farragut Porter succeeded him
as Admiral, his commission dating from
AupuSt is. 1870.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
THE DEAD.
Thousands of kilograms Received by the
Family of the Late General Sherman.

THOUSANDS OF kilograms Received by tho
Family of the Late General Sherman.
There was crowd of people passing
to and fro in front of General Sherman s
house in New York, from early morn
ing until late Sunday night. There was
nothing much to see but the long crepe
streamers futtering from the door bell,
and once in a while the face of some
of the family or friends within as they
glanced out through window. The
callers at the house were to many too be
counted almost, but only few of them
went inside, the majority merely leav-
ing their cards. In the afternoon the
two Misses Sherman went out for a
drive, but they were the only ones in
the house who left it for any length of
time during the day. Generals Slocum,
Howard and Butterfeld spent the day
IN arranging for the funeral. About
5000 kilograms have been received at
the house since the Generals death.
Among the signers We're w. Q.
Gresham, Joseph E. Johnston, Levi p.
Morton, John NJ. Harlan, R. A. Alger,
James G. Blaine, r. A. Tracy, R. b.
Hayes, j. M. Rusk, John w. Noble, and
foreign ministers. The preliminary ar
rangements for the funeral of the late
General w. II. Sherman have been
made. The funeral cortege should form
at 1 o'clock on Thursday next at the
house in West Seventy-first street and
move promptly at 2 o'clock. The fun
eral services proper will be held in st.
Louis
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
SERIOUS CHARGES.
Geo. j. Gibson, Secretary of the whisky
Trust, Under Arrest.

Geo j. Gibson, Secretary of the Whisky
| Trust, Under Arrest.
Geo. j. Gibson, the millionaire secre-
taEy of the Whisky Trust, of Peoria, ILL.,,
is under arrest in Chicago on the charge
OF conspiracy 10 blow up the distillery
of II. H Shufeldt, Chicago, which is
not in the Whisky Trust Government
Gauger Dewar, acting for the depart
ment, negotiated with Gibson, and was
to receive S25, OOO The United States Of
ficers persist in their assertions that
they have strong case against Sec
retary Gibson, but they will not disclose
any of the evidence further than that al
ready given out On the other hand, Glib
sons friends, who were paralyzed at
the suddenness of the whole thing, have
recovered and are standing stanchly by
the accused. Gibson has rendered him
self liable under two charees First.
bribery, which the United States will
take up, and second, the handling of ex-
plosive matter intended to be used in
the destruction of life and property.
which the county grand jury will in
qulre into This law, usually known
as 1.-THE dynamite act, was pass
ed by the Legislature of 1887, and
was the result of the Haymarket bomb
throwing. Under this act John Hronek.
the anarchist, was sent to Joliet for
twelve years, he having been found
with dynamite in his possession, with
which he intended to blow up the houses
OF Judges Grinnen and Gary. Gibson
can not be indicted for conspiracy,
because he practically did not conspire
with any one to blow up the Shu-
teldt distillery Inspector Dewar,
who led Gibson on, could not be
classed as conspirator. Dewar was
given death-dealing machine by Glib
son at the Grand Pacific Hotel some ten
days ago. This was to be used in set
ting fire to the distillery. Since that
time he had received several letters
from Gibson, in which the plot was
vaguely limited at, but plainly enough
to constitute convincing evidence
against him. The machine given
Dewar comprises gun-barrel con-
tanning gunpowder and a steel
oall. One end of the gun-barrel
was thrust into an oyster-can,
filled with shavings and rammed tight
ly, the shavings being saturated with
some liquid which would burn easilv.
These shavings were to be set on fire
by emptying an explosive liquid upon
them. The moment the flames touched
the gunpowder it would explode, driv-
ing the ball into one of the high-proof
spirit tanks. The leaking liquid would
then catch fire at once, and the distill-
cry would have been ablaze in an in
slant.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Naarinp the End

Hope that had fed all day on encour-
aging reports from General Sherman's
sick-room gave place Friday evening to
grave anxiety, and at midnight even the
m ost confident of the Generals friends
prepared themselves to hear at
any moment the announcement
of his death. After o'clock
he grew more feverish than he
had been since Thursday, and his vital
ity ebbed SO fast that it did not seem
possible that he could retain sufficient
strength for another rally. The accu-
mutation of mucus threatened to cause
death by suffocation, and from this fate
he was preserved hour after hour only
by the most assidious attention on the
part of the nurse and his physicians.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Prohibition to Be Resubmitted,

The North Dakota Senate considered
the concurrent resolution of the House
on resubmission of prohibition and
concurred in it-yeas Is, nays IA. Re-
submission was carried by the votes
OF those West Slope members
who had been instructed against it. To
pay them back a resolution was carried
through-20 to Sin favor of Capitol re-
moval, and providing for a joint COM
mittee to report on the various sites.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Reciprocity with Venezuela.

A Washington special says: 1t is un-
derstood that the President has ready
for announcement proclamation of
reciprocity with Venezuela similar in
terms to the agreement just reached
with Brazil. The agreement has been
reached by the exercise of the powers
conferred by the legislation of the last
session of Congress, and will take effect,
according to report, about the same
time as the agreement with Brazil The
papers will return from Venezuela
about February %.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Bank Unable to open TIA vault

The time-lock on the money vault of
the Wisconsin Fire Marine Bank, the
largest in Milwaukee, failed to work
Wednesday morning and all efforts to
open it Wednesday were fruitless. 1t is
supposed "a mistake was made in setting
the lock, and men were put at work to
cut door through from the interior of
the book vault to the money vault, so
in case of similar accident there will
hereafter be two means of entrance.
The bank received all the money it
needed from outside sources, and there
was no interruption to business.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
An Alleged Letter From Blaine.

The Toronto Evening Telegram, on
what it calls unexceptionable author
ity, states that Hon. Mr.. Laurier holds
in his pocket letter from Secretary
Blaine, of the United States, in which
the Secretary distinctly refuses to ne
gotiate with any party in Canada but
the Reform party upon the question of
commercial union, Secretary Blaine
positively denies having written such a
letter.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Eggs By Machinery.

James Stovey, of Parsons, Kan, has
Just received letters patent from Wash
ington for his invention of an artificial
egg. The artificial is said to resemble
the natural product in all particulars.
The inventor says that he can manufac-
ture at least one carload per day, at
cost of three cents per dozen, with ma
chinery that will cost only $500.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

Five hundred men, women and child
ren were panic stricken at Miller's Hall,
Houghton, Mich, at a masquerade ball.
A boy with lighted candle set fire to
the costume of Otto Krellwitz, which
was made of cotton batting. The
flames shot high in the air before thew
We're eXtinguished. Both hands, head,
neck and face and one foot were terri
bly, burned
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Wrecked By a Boiler Rurstinp

At New Albany, Ind, the boiler of
John Platz's woodward exploded with
such terrific force that the building was
blown to pieces and the boiler was car
ried up in the air about 100 feet. George
Sherrer, the engineer, was blown across
the yard, his right leg being blown off
at the knee. He is not expected to sur
Yivn
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
PllrSllad hu Raars

Martin Badger, tracl-walker on Ehe
Central railroad of New Jersey, reports
having a thrilling experience on the
mountain side, near Wilkesbarre, Pa.
He was pursued by two big bears, and
had to flee for his life. Finally he sig
nailed a freight train, the crew dis
mounted, the bears became frightened
and escaped to the woods. Hunters are
now in pursuit.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

Tuesday night Thomas Dellert, as
sistant manager, and VIII Hnddleson,
Western Union messenger boy, were
shot by Tennessee Slater, at the resi-
dence of Sam j. Huston, in Portsmouth,
o. 1t was very dark, and the boys, en-
deavoring to deliver a message, were
taken for burglars and shot at through
a window with a double -barreled shot
gun and buckshot being used. Dellert
was seriously injured.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

Ex-Governor Gordon, of Georgia. was
robbed of his ticket and S14S while
crossing the ferry from New York to
Jersey City, Wednesday. He borrowed
the money of Agent Williams, of the
Pullman Company, and went on to
Washington.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
A Convict who Killed His Guard.

Henry st. john an escaped Mississippi
convict, was captured at Memphis, Fri
day. He was sent up from Greenville
for robbery, and with the assistance of
another convict killed his guard and got
away about six months ago. Since
that time he has been at large in the
swamps until he came to Memphis
week ago
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
ON KEEPING WARM,
The Requisites Are Proper Food and Clot
ing and Fresh Air.

The Requisites Are Proper Food and Cloth
ing and Fresh Air.
A writer on hygienic topics in a New
York exchange says concerning the
philosophy of keeping warm: With the
mercury in the sitting-room at sixty
eight degrees one ought to be comforta-
bly, warm. If he is not, the tempera-
ture is not at fault. Either more exer-
else, more carbonaceous food or more
clothes are needed: possibly more pure
air is needed, for bad air will strike q
chill to the stoutest heart. Instead,
then, when one feels cold, of increasing
the fire in the range, increase the heat
IN the blood, or more carefully prevent
its escape by putting on garments that
are non-conductors of heat; open the
windows and let in more oxygen, and
let out the poisonous products of re-
spiration, or go into the open air and
draw from unfailing reservoirs fresh
supplies of heat and vigor.
There are women who suffer from
chilliness most of the time from fall to
spring, and who therefore live as much
as they can in rooms heated to eighty
and ninety degrees. They object to
much underclothing, and make Slight
change in summer and winter body
wear. OF course they are always hay
ing colds and Illness of various kinds,
which plenty of lannels would entirely
prevent. Some assert that flannels irri-
tate the skin and can not be endured
next to II. If not, silk or cotton gar
ment may be worn next to the skin, and
flannel over that. Vigorous friction of
the entire surface of the body before
going to sleep and upon rising from
sleep is an excellent thing to keep one
warm.
Starchy food, sugar and fats, all arti-
cles containing carbon in abundance,
are good foods for cold weather Pas
tries, cake and crullers are in season
now, if ever they ought to be in season.
Candy in cold weather is grateful to the
palate and far less injurious, if in
furious, than in warm weather. In
stead of burning carbon in the stove
then, put it into the stomach; put on
clothing till chilliness ceases, exercise
till the body is all in glow, keep the
air of the rooms fresh and pure, and the
liabilities to sickness that makes winter
a season to be dreaded will be largely
reduced Boston Budget.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Arkansaw Farmers

A large number of delegates from the
Farmers Alliance and the Farm Indus.
trial Union, representing nearly every
county in the State, assembled at Little
Rock for the purpose of forming con-
solidation of the two orders. The men,
bers of both organizations will meet on
Saturday afternoon two reorganize,
elect officers and adopt a constitution.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Adaptabillty of the MIcrophone.

The utility of the microphone for OBJ
servation of earth tremors and noises
was soon recognized, and Italy has for
some time held foremost place among
the nations which have taken advantage
of the special adaptability of this in
strument. 1t is now found that photog-
raphy possesses admirable capabilities
in the way of supplementing the work
of the microphone in making these deli
cate records. Sig. Baratta, finding
some defects in a method of mechanical
registration of the motions of a seismo-
microphone, had recourse to the follow
ing device: A telephone wire is con-
nected with a, subterranean micro
phone. Before the telephone dia-
phragm, and connected with its center
with fine aluminium wire, Is a short
slip of the same metal fixed below and
having curved piece at the top, which
rests against small mirror movable,
about horizontal axis. This Iairror
reflects the light from lamp and lens
to Photographic paper on a rotated
drum. The light Is momentarily shut
off every quarter of an hour by a shutter
arrangement worked electro-m magnetic
ally by the clock-worls which moves the
drum. Chicago News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Farmers, National Trust

Preparations are being made 70 or.
ganize sub-trust at Austin, Mimi, of
the organization known as the Farmers
National Trust. 1t is said that this orr
ganization, now only few weeks old
numbers between $4,000 and 10000 in
the Northwest
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Supposed Dead Arises

While coroner's jury was holding an
inquest over the body of Mrs. Andrew
orzeK, at Detroit, Mich, who was sup
posed to have died Friday night, th,
woman was discovered to be alive. No
physician had been in attendance. and
the case was probably one of catalepsy
or trance
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Levy Upon mormon Propertv.

AT Salt Lake City, Utah, the U. s. At
torney has filed suit against and the q.
S. Marshal has levied upon $4,000
worth OF property belonging to the
Mormon Church, which includes the
residence of George Q. Canon, First
Counselor to the President of the
Church, and various lots in proximity
to the old Tithing House.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Big Safe Robbery at Whaling

Early Wednesday morning robbers
broke into the store of R. X. Giffen & Co.,
Wheeling, w. Va, and, getting into the
safe, carried off an iron box containing
SIS, 900 worth of negotiable papers. a reg
ular epidemic of robberies, little and
big, defying the acumen of the police,
have occurred in about two weeks in
that city, the last making about the fif-
teenth.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Post Mortem over a Lymph Victim.

At Kansas City, Cononer Langs-
dale concluded his post mortem
over the body of J. b. Ellis, the
consumptive who died after being
inoculated at the city hospital with
Koch's lymph. The coroner turn
ed over to the health department GER
tificate of death, giving as the cause
consumption. No traces were found of
any injurious effect from the use of the
lymph,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Colored COlonigtg for Liheria.

A car filled with colored people passed
through Huntington, Ind, Wednesday
night, over the Wabash road for New
York, from which place they will sail
for the Republic of Liberia, Africa.
They We're from Arkansas, and were sent
out by the African Colonization society.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
FIRST Lottery Case.

The first case for violation of the Fed.
eral Lottery law was tried at Austin.
Tex, Friday in the United States Court.
and Sam AleSander, of Houston, was
fined $500 and costs for sending lottery
tickets through the mail in one case,
and S25 and costs each in two other
cases
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Wall-street Rankar IN Iai1

William II. Sistare, of the Wall.street
banking firm OF Sistare Bros, bankers.
was locked up at police headquarters
Thursday, charged with swindling
August Hecksher, of Philadelphia, out
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
A Judge Kills Himself

AT Clifton, Ariz., Judge W. R. Nc
Cormick killed himself in the Office of
hon. Ii. M. Thurmond, Jr Cause un-
known. He was well known ON the
rae itic Coast, and at one time he was
sheriff OF Alameda County, and prom
inent Mason.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
New treatment FOR Tuhernn1naia-

AT meeting of physicians in Paris
DIR. Pradere exhibited another new
treatment for tuberculosis. He places
IN the mouth, under the palate, very
light inhaler which contains antiseptic
pastiles. DIR. Praders says that patients
have been benefited by this treatment.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
A Corporation with a soul

Twenty-Five hundred dollars was paid
by the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
way to the mother of James II. O'Niel.
the conductor murdered by tramp at
Long Point, Ia, while in charge of his
train. The payment was voluntary.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Koch Ivmnh pnila 10 nnr0

Mrs. Hedewig Wendland, wife of an
illinois physician, is the first victim of
lymph treatment in Milwaukee. She
died at Passa Yanta Hospital few days
since but the matter has been kept
quiet by the physicians,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
General Sherman Diving

General Sherman was sinking fast at
half past two, Thursday morning. The
announcement of his death was expect
ed at every moment. Senator John
Sherman reached the Generals house
ut 300 a. m
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Bit OFF a nondnntnr. : nnu0

At Dubuque, Ia, John Corcoran, a
conductor, got into fight with his
brakeman, John Mahoney, few DAYS
ago, and had his nose bitten off Blood
poisoning has set in, and it is feared ho
viii die. Mahoney has fled.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

War is raging between the Junior and
senior classes of the Wesleyan Univer-
lty, Mt. Pleasant, Ia. The war was
started by boycott the juniors worked
ON the annual exhibition of the seniors
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

1t is said all efforts to adjust the diff
ferences between the factions of the
Irish Home Rule party have failed, and
that O'Brien and Dillon win abandon
further work in that direction.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Perils of the Mines

David Fox the, only survivor of the
Nottingham, Pa, mine explosion of a
year ago, was killed Thursday night by
blast, ~
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
To Re-submit Prohibition

The Democrats and anti-prohibition-
lists had meeting Wednesday at Bis
marck, 5. d., and secured the passage
of the bill for re-submission of the pro,
hibition amendment by bare majority.
1t goes to the Senate Thursday, and it's
fate there is uncertain.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

During the ball at Turn Hall, Kansas
City, Henry Nothams' revolver dropped
from his pocket to the floor The weap-
on was discharged and the bullet struck
William benjamin in the head, killing
him Instantly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Claimants for an English FORTUNE

Mrs. John LarlIin and Mrs. Elizabeth
Marquis of st. Louis claim to be heirs
to the fortune of 1900, 900, left by Lord
Ratcliffe, of England
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Policy of Reciprooitv 1ndorsod

The board of trade of Columbus, Ga,
has adopted resolution "heartily in
dorsing the policy of reciprocity, "sc-
cured by the efforts of Hon. James {, ,,
Blaine"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

Messrs. Dillon and o'Brien upon their
arrival at Folkestone from Boulogne
Sur-Mer, voluntarily surrendered them
selves to the police authorities.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

President Harrison and Secretary of
War Proctor have sustained Colonel
Forsythe's conduct of the battle at
Wounded Knee with the Indians.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Work Commenced on jackson Park,

The work of grading in j Jackson Park.
Chicago, in preparation for the Worlds
Far, was begun Wednesday morning.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Aid to Mine Sufferers.

Colonel James Geary, TT. Wayne,
Ind, Sunday forwarded $1,000 to the
sufferers of the recent Mammoth Mine
disaster in Pennsylvania.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Behring Sea. Rnmor

The London News Friday morning
says; 1T is reported in ministerial
circles that the Behring Sea negotia-
tlons promise favorable conclusion"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

Messrs. Flint & Co., of New York.
received the following cablegram from
Chils; "Pizagua bombarded and burn
ing. Blockade ceased at Valparaiso.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
Presidential Trim

The President and his Cabinet are ar
ranging for trip to the Pacific Slope
and through the South, to be COM
menced when Congress adiourns.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21

IrremadiabIv sn1,t

All the saloons in Yankton, S. D.,
closed Wednesday.