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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
A Break In the bonnet Care Levee.

A Break In the Bonnet Cnrre Levee.
NEW ORLEANS, May 17.-At a. m.
Bonnet Carre levee, thirty-three miles
from the city, gave away and indica-
tions are that a most disastrous crevasee
will be the result From the best in
formation received so far, the break Is
in the lower end of Bonnet Csrre
levee, and in the extreme end of St.
Charles parish, about thirty miles
above the city. Supt- Dunn,
of the Illinois Central road,
received a telegram to the ef-
feet that the crevasse was 100 feet
wide, and was washing at q rate that
would mean a width Of 400 feet by night.
The depth of the levee is feet.
Maj. Richardson, chief state engineer,
states that the water will food great
portion of st. Charles parish in its
course to Lake Pontchartrain. Just
above the break, Maj ,Richatoson says,
there is quite a high ridge, which
will, in a measure, prevent the
spread of the water, and had the
break occurred further up on the Bon
net Carre, the disaster would have been
much greater, owing to the greater
depth of the levee.
This city will be affected, as the water
will fill Lake Pontchartrain, and will
back up into the basins, which means
an overflow of the rear portion of the
city.
At noon the crevasse was over 200 feet
wide and five feet deep, and was wash
ing badly.
Bad Break In the Gypsy Levee.
NEW ORLEANS, May 16.-A break oc-
CURED in the Gypsy levee early this
morning, and this evening was $50 feet
wide and IL feet deep The water is
pouring through at fearful rate. The
tracks of the L. N. o. & T. road sre
submerged for miles, but so far a.
known are not badly washed A train
will endeauor to come through tonight
The break is thirty miles above New
Orleans on the left bank and is about
thirty miles from the famous Bonne
Carre crevasse of few years ago.
A large force of men is working to
stop the gap. but engineers say IL VIII
be wellnigh impossible TO do 50. Tho
water is plowing through the channel
made by the old crevasse back 10 the
lake. Several large plantations will b
badly damaged -
The levee at the point where II
broke was eight feet high This break
will lessen the strain on the lower
Ieyees to a great extent The valley
railroad and truck farmers wil suner
most from the crevasse, the latter loa-
ing everything. The Illinois Central
officials do not think their track b IN
danger.
The tug whisper left here this even
ing with large quantity OF supplies
for the Gypsy levee.
Desmins has n.ds wiII ls:vi,s p.rs q -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Five or six hundred pensioners were
in line in st. Louis the other day.
stretching from the door of the sub
treasury to the pavement below and
filling all the corridors of the federal
building from . o'clock in the morning
to ) in the afternoon. Something over
s250.00o We're paid out to them. The
crowd was so great that special police
had to be detailed to keep the line
straight and orderly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

An effort is being made looking to the
organization of society composed of
the officers of the various counties of
the state, and circulars to that end are
being mailed from Sedalia by Circuit
Clerk Fowler and County Recorder
Pilkington.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Mrs. A. B. SPOFFoRD. wife of the Ii
brarian of congress, died in Washington
of pneumonia, on the 11th, after a
weeks illness. She was a native of
Massachusetts, but has lived in Wash
ington since 1862
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

A GEEAT lumber raft, carrying 100
persons, men. women and children. who
lived on hoard during the trip down the
river Danube, was wrecked on snags
near Brody, in Galicia. during high
wind on the 10th, and sixty of those on
board were drowned
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Relief boats are busily engaged in
rescuing people from islan' S that are
covered with water and carrying them
to places of safety. So far but two ia
talities are reported and these were the
results of foolhardy attempts to swim
across the river.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Susie Clark, a Misunderstanding wom-
an of about 23, attempted suicide at St
Joseph, a few days since, by swallowing
red dye and box of mercurial oint-
ment. The mixture made her very sick.
Her lever had deserted her
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
Drowned,

George Dumbleton was drowned near
Marshalltown, Ia, while attempting,
on horseback, TO rescue number Of
cows surrounded by water.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
None Seriously Hurt.

A scaffold at the Kansas City auditor
ium. on which were several hundred
children, fell, but none were seriously
hurt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Arrangements for the observance of
memorial day in st. Louis are practical
ly completed. Gen. A. ]. Smith will be
grand marshal. assisted by Col. Nelson
Cole and Col. John Il. Gandolfo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Quite number of guests were slight
~ poisoned at a hotel in Schell City the
other day. Physicians say the poison
was in something eaten for supper
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

George Schaeffer, alias Crazy
George" who was to have been hanged
in st. Louis, May 90, will get new
lease Of life. having taken an appeal to
the supreme court He killed Henry
Grafton in January, 1890.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Peter Cannon, with wife and two
children, made an effort in St Louis re-
Gently, which has probably proved sue
ccssful, to shift his responsibilities by
the aid of a dose of Rough on Rats"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Hamilton Brady committed suicide at
Trenton by hanging with a halter
strap. He suffered from temporary fits
of insanity for three or four months.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

JOHN A. ADAMS, commissioner of pub
lie works of Brooklyn, has brought
suit against the New York Times for
$4,000. He alleges that the paper pub
hshed statement on January 5, 1891,
rejecting on his action in awarding thA
water contracts
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
Want Light.

Burlington. Ia, has been without
light for two months by the failure of
the old company. She has voted to
| grant frapchise to another company
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
Died.

f. T. Packer, for ten years deputy in
charge of the Independence Office of the
recorder of deeds of jackson county,
died a few dayS since,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

At Sedalia the other day the corner
stone was laid for the Sacred Heart
Catholic church. The building will be
erected this year at a cost of S4O,O
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

JUDGE NELSON, of the United States
district court of Boston, has quashed
the first indictment found against the
Whisky trust officials, Joseph b. Green
hut and others.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Aunt Celia Stephens, a colored wom-
an, aged 11o, died at Bonham, Tex, a
few days ago. She claimed to have
known George Washington.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

EIGHT hundred members Of the Meth
odist Episcopal conference in session
at Omaha, made an excursion to Lin
coin. Ncb.. on a special train of fifteen
coaches on the 18th
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

A special from Caracas, Venezuela,
says two more attempts were made, on
the 18th. 10 blow up government build
ings with dynamite bombs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

James Simmons, aged 81 years, died
at Sedalia of old age. He was one of
central Missouri's pioneers, and had
resided in Sedalia twenty-five years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
Executive appointment.

Joseph !. Russell, of Mississippi coun-
ty, has been appointed by Gov. Francis
to fill a vacancy in the board of man.
ayers of the Fulton lunatic asylum.
His commission will expire February 1,
1SnS
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
Gtxen Eight Years.

Ex-Auditor Lavelle of Daviess coun-
ty, Ind, was denied new trial and
sentenced to eight years imprisonment
for conspiracy to burn county records.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

MAYOR MYERS of Upper Sandusky.
o.. dropped dead from heart disease on
the night of the 10th. He was elected
mayor of the city at the recent spring
election. He was 60 years of age.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

THE net cash in the treasury had de-
creased to 500. .O0O. 900. on the 18th, of
which $4,000, 900 is in subsidiary coin
and sls.250,0O in national bank deposi-
taries.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

QUEEN REGENT CHRIsrIASA OF SrAIS.
has conferred upon Mrs Grubb. wife of
the United States minister. the insignia
Of the order of Maria Louise for noble
ladies'.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

on the nth. prepared at the post office
department, creating a new grade of
letter carriers to receive $1,000 per an
mum.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

WILLIAM IIrSCHCrIFF, the thirteenth
victim of the Central theater fire in
Philadelphia. died on the 10th, in the
Pennsylvania hospital
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Gro. W. HAErEE and Mary E. Ire
land. Of Valparaiso. Ind, who were
married twenty-five years ago, have
Just announced the fact.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
AFTER Many Years.

Ex-Treasurer Wilkinson of Dakota
county, Kas., is slleged to be 5000
short He retired frqsp ofIlre eleven
yesn ego.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

SENATOR BARBOUR, of Virginia, died
suddenly and quite Unexpectedly at his
residence in Washington at $50 o'clock
on the morning of the 18th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

The insurance companies have paid
the insurance on the burned university
buildings at Columbia. The insurance
was sl5O.5Oo. and the companies paid
Sli6,5 there being some salvage.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

OF the So guests who sat down to
the first meal served in the Planters
house. in st. Louis, in April. 1s41, only
eleven are known to be alive.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
Found Dead Beside a Hotel Table.

W. NJ. Lemon. proprietor of the Troy
(o) nurseries, died suddenly at the St
Charles hotel in st. Joseph. Not ap-
pearing at the breakfast table in the
morning, boy was sent to his room.
Repeated raps brought no response,
and when the messenger entered the
room he found Lemon sitting at table
upon which lay an unfinished letter to
his wife. An examination revealed
that the man had been dead six or eight
bours
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

Rewards for Taney County Murderers.
Gov. Francis has issued the following
proclamation:
George 7. Williams. deputy sheriff OF Tansy
county, was murdered at Forsyth by body of
armed men whilst attempting. in the discharge
of his duty. TO prots ct a prisoner from mob vio-
lence- The prisoner, John W. Bright was i'm
mediateiy thereafter forcibly taken from the
Taney county Jail at Forsyth and hanged. By
virtue Of authority vested in me- i. David r.
Francis. governor Of Missouri, do hereby offer
a reward o. 500 each for the apprehension Of
the parties, either As principals or Accessories,
in the perretration of these murders. Said re-
wards will be paid upon oonvI-tion.
DAVID r. FRANCIS, Governor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Archbishop Kenrick of st. Louis has
consented to have a coadjutor-to his
eyes. At the age of Sc ize has just be.
gun the use of spectacles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

A four-weeks protracted meeting re-
Gently closed at the Centenary Meth
odist church. South, at Sedalia. There
were fifty conversions.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21
Death Of Mr.. Couxin..

Mrs. Adaline Couzins, widow of the
late Col ]. E. d. Couzins, died In st
Louis She was the mother Of Miss
Phoebe Couzins
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-21

Measrs. Maffitt, Phelps, Jones and Clardy
were declared the delegates.
On motion the four next-Mcssrs. Carroll.
Crittenfen. Cochran and Band-were declared
the alternates. Congressman Bland had not
been put in nomination. and the votes for him
were a surprise.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09
PARENTS WHO LOVE rHEIR CHILDREN

Certainly do.ITe thom appear spring thought
Of you aud yours moron months
finest lines dcsy Trcot worsiod buc-,ck
leh cioh chcvot Cashmere. rwccds pun, ia
and le. chdons boys vests
pieces and pun, These sell for
500, 500, Sgto slaO0
lem $780, 500, ss5, siOoO
wish to have dollars duty call carly
this week aud make their selection. thereby bargains
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

Not very long ago Mrs. s. received
v'hnt was apparently nm authentic talc.
gram from her husband. who had been
looking Mt several country places along
the sound with view TO purchase. The
message ran IA followsi inject mo at
Stamford 10 sign papers. Nelson from
office will call for YOU ut i9 and accom-.
pany you" Thinking the telegram a
perfectly natural one under the circum.
stances, Mu. S. donnc1 cloak and
hat and waited her husbands omissary,
who shortly arrived in n cab. lie was a
stranger TO her, but not being familiar
with all the clerks in the Office she sus.
pcctod nothing, aud was about 10 depart
with him TO tho station when. by a
strange coincidence, her husband, who
never left the office till late In the after.
noon, WIS seen walking up tho street.
As bo told his vito aftcrward. ho had
occasion TO use some important paper
that he had left In his safe nj home As
Mrs. S. turned toward him, express.
ing her surprise at seeing him when she
had supposed him TO bo IN Stanford, the
pretended clerk jumped into the cab,
called out some directions TO tho driver
and was driven rapidly away. OF course
tho message was bogus, but Mrs. S.
fine solitairts, which she constantly
wore. and her costly rings were no,
bogus, and her excitement and fright
may be imagined when she found that
her husband never wired her to meet
him at Stamford at all.-New York
Tribune.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

WORLDS FAIR MATTERS.
President Chambers WIN Investigate
the "Calfornia Plan" OF Exhibit.

Mr.. Il. G. Chambers, President Of
the worli's Fair Commission Of Utah
has gone to California to be absent two
wseks. While there he will give con.
siderable attention 10 Worlds fair mat.
tiers, gathering all the information
POSSIBLE In regard TO the "Calliornis
Plan" Of organization. During his
absence Executive Commissioner EN-
pey will have charge OF the WORLDS
fair work.
Secretary Mcdaniel expects soon TO
receive large supply OF rules AMI
regulations governing exhibits In the
several departments OF the Worlds
fair. These will be- for general distri-
button anu will DO mailed To anyone
making application.
According to present indications
Utah will bo quite well represented IN
tue live stock department, several
stock men having already intlmated
that they expect 10 send some OF their
line stock to the Worlds fair.
IL was thought, at one time, that
Utah could net make an exhibit In the
forestry department, but In all proba.
billy there VIII he several exhibits Of
our native woods very artisticly ar
ianged.
The commission IL very DESTROYS of
Information In regard to natural curl
osities Of any description, to be found
anywhere In this Territory, and par
tits knowing OF anything In this line
will confer a favor by writing TO the
secretary.
Owing to the generous otiers, the
guarantee for the Worlds Fair loan
will be completed soon. The heads Of
two or three leading financial institu-
tions having notified the commission
that they would take care OF several
thousand dollars Of the Worlds Fair
loan. Those generous offers ATE highly
appreciated by this commissioners and
20 to show that the interest In the
Worlds Fair matters is beginning to
increase.
II Ia the intention TO commence pre-
paratiOns for Utah's building at the
WOrld's Fair very soon, as work must
0e commenced by June /.
III suitable arrangements can he
made with the DtsoTet Agricultural
Society, II Is the intention to have a
dress parade Of Utah's exhibit ut the
Worlds Fair ut the Territorial Fair
this fall.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09
Personal.

". 8. Nelson, prominent Mount
Pleasant citizen. Is registered at tho Con
tinontal.
DR.. Lancoy Stone, of New York, Is
stopping at tho Cullen.
The Misses Lotto aud Ella West. OF
Logan, Cache county, arc soiournlng NJ
the Morgan.
l., Kramer, OF Chicago, Is hero on
business,
J.. H. Baoken came up from Spring.
Nlllo yesterday and returned today.
l., A, Champion, Of Philllpsburg, Kan.
sAH, Is stopping ut the White House.
Chas. Ellis, the wcll.known lecturer.
len on the "Flyor' today on II business
ttip 10 Denver.
Edward Grace, manager Of tho Broad
way hotel Of n0nyor Is at the KnulsiOu .
q. ;. Mallory vito and daughter arp
visitors In our city from New York.
George Lightioot and John Maxwell,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

On saturday night delegates to the
psn,ocratlc Territorial convention to
hs held at Ogden on Saturday next,
we're chosen from the Ave election pro-
olncts OF this city rs follows'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

Lemont NJ. LcaSitt was born In june,
1885. IN the old town Of Turner. About
the first thing Lcmont Dcgnn to do after
he opened his Dyes and uttered his first
cry was to grow. Hisstrongth Increased
daily. aud when live years old his skill
with tho ax attracted much attention
He would chop more wood then than
half Of tho hired men could. and hi
services wop much sought by young
men in tho neighborhood who were too
lazy 20 do their own chores ON the farm
Last summer the youthful giant ten.
dcrcd o genuine surprise to his parcnts
and ncighborS A party Of men were
building wire fence near by. A pole
was run through the center ~ vory
large coil OF wire, and everything wn'
Ia readiness to unwind Il. when II wa,
found that aman expected toassist could
not get there. Master Lcavitt happened
along, aud. taking In tho situation.
picked up one end Of the pole GA hi
shoulder and marched oil, keeping step
with the mnn who held the other end
In his arms only by the greatest oxer.
tons, while the man behind hung on to
the wire while It was being uncoilod.
Thus for nearly half a milo did this six.
ycar-oli samson bear the burden that
would have mado many full developed
nun shrink
just think Of It, not quite six yoars
old. yet Master Loavitt tips tho scales nj
1851 pounds In u igh, suit Hois active,
both physically and neutrality-suspicious.
(Mo.) Gazette.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

Ono Of the large marble statues Of
Buddha in the loan exhibition shortly TO
be opened in the museum OF the uniyor-
sity has an interesting history. II wins
obtained in tho east by Dr. Charles
Huiinagle at the time OF some uprising,
it is said the Indian mutiny, and bears
tho marks Of bullets, which have broken
the hand and paTt Of the arm. After
being exhibited IN Memorial hall 1t was
sold at auction with tho remainder Of
DR., Huflnugle's collection In Philadel.
phia, It now finds permanent abiding
place, where It was identified by the
bullet marks as the historical statue
Philadelphia Ledger.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

According to u dispatch, psychologists
nro very much excited over the case Of a
young girl who lives at lliawatha, Kan.
The girl has always bcon considered ex.
ceptioually bright, but about two years
ago she began periodically to act and
talk entirely different from her usual
manner At these times her pronuncia.
ton of English became that of former
century aud her department conformed
TO that time. She says she docs not
know who she Is when she is laboring
under the delusion, but thinks aho will
be able soon to toll who the spirit Is that
is taking possession OF her body without
Dermiasi1n
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

Two weeks ago we had commercial
travellers here IN capes and skirts aud
lace, Now there il one IN lnickcrbock-
ors. Fourtcrn.yoRr-old Loio Walker,
who Is selling tobacco and representing
a newspaper Ia the youngest drummer
on thqJond. He started out from Win.
stou. y. C., seven weeks ago on his first
trip, and has been as far rs New Orleans
in the west and to Tampa Ia tho south.
That Master Walker T. bright lad goes
without saying. lie has q plir OF spark,
ling brown eyes and u pleasant, honest
face. Loie says that ho has had a good
trade.
Ho was New York boy until q few
months ago. when his father moved 10
Winston. He has had good training,
and did something Sunday quito original
for drummor-wont TO church twice.
Loic talks well and is polite and modest,
ho will sell goods where any ono else
can. Ilo has one advantage over the
older men ON the rond-ho can travel on
half rate tickets. Constitution.