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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26
A SUPERNATURAL STORY.
The Contents of . Paper found on the Pei
son OF an Insane SalCfdc.


son OF an Insane Saicide.
Hero IS q story of the supernatural. It
happened more than 100 years ago, so
that you may hope that it IS not true.
Yet in those days the invention Of news
was not yet known, and the paper which
contains this story was Il sober and hon
est journal. One Of the patients in a
madhouse-H parish madhousc, think
that Of LGunceston-cacarel. Thatwas
no new thing. They all wanted to es-
cape. As tho woman, although very
mad indeed, was quito harmless. tl1y
went about their search in a lcisareIy
fashion. At last they found her drowned
in shallow ditch and carried her back
to the madhouse.
On preparing the unhappy woman for
the grave they found in ltcr Corsct-rneu
called her stGys-seUls ,..IIss tuat TIE lid.
They cut the thug Cv.a ..l.l discovered
small parcel rolled up tight in some
waterproof stuff-what-vvr was then in
vented. The parcel WAS u document
written On TCrch!GrGt. i was written
very small AMI missVtlltl, lut this was
hov: it ran:
Tho man cGm0 along @Lte- d&.&. lie
stopped at our door au1 said lo was
4 stranger, and wo.,Id me- aunt ,sc him
in for the niglu: lie :.tmal s.lllor
and said he was rCsIcctshl, and showed
money. Elizabeth sill auut. Ike c.u
have your room. am ~. shall ,,.cp with
me- There were two bedrooms in the
cottage. up ladder, lo,h garrs,s. Dur
ing the evening he sut HI, cat for
drink, and he hal a L., and vs. drunk.
but he got up the ladder -.sfe and 50 Io
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

One curious effect of the hard times
has been to diminish the revenues Of the
postOfice department so much that de
felt of $4,000, 0OO to $1,000, 600 is looked
for. The usual amount that Uncle Sam
is out through his mail service is some
thing like 81. 200, 900. Hundreds of houses
have failed or gone out of business. and
that stopped thousands of letters 1t is
not likely that private individuals have
left off their letter writing sufficiently
to cause Il drop of millions i'll the post
Office revenues. This, however, has hap
pened i'll the case of private individuals
they have left off subscribing to news
papers and magazines by the thousand,
So that the decrease in the earnings Of
second class postal matter is very
marked.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

We are living in great age. When a
body of water is so frozen that it cannot
be navigated in winter, the next thing
now to do is to tunnel under it and thus
reach by rail the port that cannot be at
tanned by water. \ tunnel of this kind
is now in process of construction under
the straits of Northumberland, between
the Dominion of Canada and Prince
Edwards island. 1t is Il railway tunnel
built so that connection by train may be
had all the year around with the island.
Three other great tunnels are being built,
one between England and France under
the straits of Dover, another under the
channel between Great Britain and Ire
land, and the third under the Hudson
river at New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26
THg pIsPERsIoN OF mANKINp.


Ste tely on sIiiaar's ancient plain
Jrrose a mighty thought in stone
Tie thinkers sCotCd In pure Gisiiain
OF forces uis-l .er than their own.
Fail many "a moon lad FyaNrl and waned.
Full many q brain and hand had striven
To pile Il tower, g. G.cl, L restrained
By bound ur t44U, -sl9-.ld slu.tc the heaven.
Then came the injured Golhcai down
And cGrsed them with "a alien speech,
And from the thunder OF his frOwn
Afar they wandered, each from each,
Bus in the curse q blessing lurkud,
rum blE2Cl lNnEua 81 nations grew,
And thus The wrath of heaven hath worked
TIE purpose eli Its mercy too.
w. Morley paashon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

James McCrIbb. resident Of Fair
bank, left will when he died which was
remarkably brief, lut not clear enough
to avoid litigation. one Request of 800
was left to James Kelly of somewhere
near New York" The master in or
binary has ordered to advertise and dis
cover if possible the man for whom the
Honey is intended.-TOronto Mail.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

faster than I ever drove before in my
life, Mrs. Barwell running after US
down the street. But she soon gave mp
the chase.
Down the lane we dashed, under the
low hanging branches of the pepper
trees, that touched Inc softly in the face
as We passed. The breeze blew softly
over US, laden with the fragrance that
drifted from the rose trees that bloom
perennially IN the dUuryards along the
way.
Presently the little maid looked up n
me with face SO rosy that should not
have known haF had l met her anywhere
else. There was a Look. half frightened.
half confdin.;, in her eyes, and as net
that look knew all of a sudden why it
was that Ind missed her 50. aEd why
had wondered 50 much about her eyes
and her face.
l bent oycr her and shouted: Will
You marry ms fur the horse was sal
Looping, and the wheels were CTuUcaIu-y.
and the cans were rattliug, aEI If / lind
whispered the question as men in stories
AMI poetry do she wouli never have
heard me. And when she Slipped h-r
hand into Iaiue aui Looked AZ he with
the fear gone ont If he- wide eyes and
only the confidence la-t thought il jas.
as well as If hal dome It according 10
all the rulv- Of Vr,si.r..cv.
There w.~ 81 c.lUu az Iliuc lival IlaIs
the WAY th.- had just keen .5:sI,. - jus
tice of the : @rs, a"l / 81 ai.reI MP e.
the gate at.! E.r.I t..- It'll. maid u.,t
and almost l-r-tstl D.. go E-.., Z .4 E. .-1--.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

There is one industry in America that
has not suffered this year, and that is
the growing of beer brewing barley in
California The shipments of this prod
net have been the heaviest ever made.
Most of the grain went to Great Britain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

BOSToN, Oct. 26.-Congressmau Thomas
B. Reed of Maine arrived here and in an
interview said: Il never had any doubt as
to the ultimate passage of repeal, and the
delay is due to the half heartedness of a
majority of the Democrats who favor it
and who now have not the courage to APP
ply closure to meet the emergency"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

NEW YORK, Oct 26.-The wedding Of
Dr. Walter Sands Mills of Stamford,
Conn, and Miss Sylvia Lame de Long,
daughter of the late Lieutenant George w
de Long, the arctic explorer, took place
at the Church of All Angels on West End
avenue
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

NEWARK, y. j., Oct. 26.-Driven frantic
by grief when he discovered the dead body
of his 19-year-old wife in bed alongside of
him. Michael Zarro, an Italian photogra-
pher, fired two bullets into his body and is
now at St. Michael's hospital. He will
probably die
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

Van Wither made 81 unfortunate 70
mark at Summers wedding yesterday"
What did he say
Congratulated him ON the treasure he
IN won, and every ono but Van knows
summer married her for her money
truth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26
Fall Clothing.
Suits,
OVGrCOatS.
And Pants.

Also a full line of Boys
and Children's Clothing.
everything the latest
style and in good quail
ties.
We will Give you the
benefit Of the Lowest
Prices in the city, and on
calling to examine our
Stock and inquire our
Prices it will convince
you that we sell you good
goods at prices far below
others.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

The McCreary amendment to the Chi
nese exclusion act changes the original
bill so as to allow people with negro
blood in them to be competent witnesses
to a Chinaman's certificate and extends
the time allowed for registration six
months. If the senate finishes the silver
question in six months So thatit can pass
itsend of the amended law, then the Chi
nese may get the benefit of it after all.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

SENATORS VOORHEES,, Hill and others are
so anxious that the rules of the senate
shall be so changed as to allow a majority
to order vote upon any measure after
thirty days have been devoted to its dis
cussion that the resolution of Senator
Voorhees,, providing for the change, may be
tlken up as soon as the silver bill is dis
posed of. Should that be done there will
be avery lively debate, entirely outside of
party lines, as it has friends and oppo-
nents in both parties, and the result will
be doubtful.
THE silver jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons,
the celebration of which was held last
week, serves not only to mark an event of
rare interest in the Catholic world, but
one which elected the most sincere fell
citations of his fellow countrymen, regard
less of the bounds of creed, who have noted
with admiration his learning, broad
minded charity, simplicity and nobility of
character, and consideration and respect
for the feelings aud convictions of others.
1t was Cardinal Gibbons who by common
consent wa invited to open the parlia-
ment of religions at Chicago; and his adj
dress was instinct with symp thetic emo
ton and splendid charity that may afford
ready explanation of his ureat popular
ity both within and without his own fold.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Oct. 26.-The grievance
committee of railroad men, now in session
here, has summoned the grand officers Of
the several orders on the roads east of the
Alleghanies to meet here today.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

The terrible fire in Baltimore was tii-
rectly traceable to two telegraph wires
that came into contact AMI got crossed
during the storm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 2j.-An elderly
woman went to DIR. S. H. Blodgett's, IS
Main street, Cambridge, left a3-weeks-old
infant on the floor and walked out again.
DIR. Blodgett and his wife are at the Worlds
fair
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

MONMOUTH, Ills, Oct 26.-At Martins
coal bank near here three miners were
probably fatally hurt. The men were in a
cage when the rope broke, letting them
fall 10 fest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 26.-Today
GAINESVILLE is crowded with guests from
far and near to witness the unwilling of the
Confederate monument at Greenwood
cemetery
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

When first taken from the mines, opals
are so tender and friable that they may
be picked to pieces with the finger nail.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26
c. and NJ. T. MALoNEY. PunLIsHERs.

Now England and Italy are trying to get
up love feast to offset the French
Russian affair. What does it all mean
Are all these European alliances being
made for nothing? 1t would hardly seem
Drobable
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-26

probable.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-29
EFT CETERA.

JOHANN MosT has broken loose again.
He wants the priests to go to heaven, the
politicians TO the other place. and let the
anarchists have the earth.
FATHER ]. J. Mourn, the Armenian priest
who recently described his discov-
cry of Noah's ark. has been committed to
an insane hospital in California.
THOMAS NJ. BAYLY, highly esteem ed
gentleman residing near Shady Side, in
Northampton county. Virgins, while at
tending President Cleveland's Inaugural
tion contracted a severe cold which re-
suited in pneumonia and ended in death.
JUSTICE JACKSON, the latest addition to
the u S. supreme court bench, delivered
his first opinion in his new Office Monday.
II was in affirmation OF a decision by the
circuit court for Southern New York In a
case arising under the customs admins
tration act.
SENATOR FRANK PALMER OF North
Dakota says. relative to the statements
put about rejecting upon Senator Roach,
that the latter has for fourteen years hero
icaily stood arraignment for another. for
whom be first sacrificed his fortune and
afterward his reputation.
THOMAS ALLEN, who served under Well
ington In the war with Napoleon and
under Gen. Scott in the Mexican war, and
who enlisted at the age of sevsnty-two for
service in the civil war, is still living at
the age of l03 wears in Tyler county, West
Virginia. Mr.. Allen is what may be APP
propriately ee,ed an old veteran.
The grand duke and the grand duchess
OF MecklenburR-Strelitz will celebrate the
fiftieth Anniversary OF their marriage June
%. A present will be made to them by
their subjects, and all the former inhabit-
ants OF the little principally are expected
to send contributions to Neustrelitz for the
purpose. The grand duke is popular
ruler
The late DR.. Andrew Peabody, accord.
ing to DR.. Edward Everett Hale, was look
Ing over some accumulated papers
one day, when ne discovered that he was
$4,000 richer than he was the year be-
fore. Thcreupon he wrote TO the assessors
OF Cambridge, asking those officials to i'm
pose a tax on his property accordingly. Yet
nobody ever suspected the good doctor of
insanity.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-29

First, by fixing" the committees, and
second. by "fxing" the rules. 1t concen.
trates the power in the hands of a few
men whom 1t can rely upon. Is there no
way Of stopping this? Is there no way
in which 1t may be insured that the ma
jority in the legislature shall at all times
be able to govern? That is the great
problem to which we have invited atten-
ton. We cannot afford to maintain lobby
government in Indiana, and we have it
just the same in republican aud demo-
cratic legislatures. There will always be
Hobbies. but unless some way is found to
prevent them from tying the hands of
Legislative majorities our talk of popular
government is absurd. We need some
method of preventing the abrogation of
the constitution by parliamentary law.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-29

KELLY, Miss, March 24.-This morning
a more thorough investigation was made
regarding the damages made by the cy-
clone yesterday, which showed that mat
tefs were worse than expected Reports
were numerous. Every countryman who
came in added horrors to the situation.
Kelly itself is only small place of about
thirty houses, of which twelve or fifteen
are entirely swept away, and there re-
mains nothing to show there was ever
residence there, except by the mass of de-
bris which is scattered IN ell directions.
AS far as can be learned there was not a
house left standing within the scope of
the Cyclone, which ranged from a quarter
to half a mile in width southwest of Kelly.
Trees were moved down and blown up
by the roots as though a scythe had
clipped them. The injured are:
PAYNE. a negro. wife and i've children;
Payne badly bruised being crushed under his
cabin; his vile crippled and internally In-
jured.
A small baby. foot crushed.
An elghtyeaT.old girl, head crushed in; will
die. The other two escaped.
HARRIET SMITH, colored, killed; lives on
Krlte place four miles southwest of Kelly.
CHRIS BURFORD. cOloTed. head crushed and
both shoulders broken; will die.
Fps MCLAUGHLIN, colored. shoulder dislo-
Gated.
jim PAYNE, skull crushed and arm dislo
Gated; his little eight-yesr-old boy badly in
iured by heavy log falling across his side.
The child of Mr.. Cox, living on Hud-
nell's farm, cut across forehead. probably
fatal.
They were several others who were re-
ported injured. the names and full partic-
ulsrs could not be learned.
Some of the losses are: Harrison Smith,
barn blown down and several head of
mules killed.
School house totally DESTROYED.
On the Lemon and Gale farm, five
miles from here, not house of any de-
scription was left standing
The store OF II. w. Manner. badly
wrecked the house of Harry Dean en-
tirely blown down, H. F. Goodrich and
Robert Sevens' dwellings damaged so
badly that they will have TO be rebuilt en-
tirelY.
Mr.. Sham non is the village school teacher
and is also the proprietor of a small store.
de was teaching when he noticed signs of
an approaching cyclone. He dismissed
the pupils and told them TO 60 home as
quickly as possible. In half a dozen mo-
IDents the school house was torn to pieces
by the wind. Mr. Shannon's grocery
Jared no better. The end was blown away.
Mrs. shannon was In the store at the time
and she was raised from the floor bv the
wind and hurled through the door panel.
Beyond few bruises she was not badly
injured. bale of cotton on the platform
was blown two hundred yards. Mr.. Good
years house faced the north. The vortex
OF the cyclone opened around it and the
house was turned completely around and
now faces in the opposite direction.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-29
THE DAMAGE IN KENTUCKY.

| The l.. & ~. Round House Demolished and
the Engines Battered Up.
| LOUISVILLE, March 24.-The heavy storm
which passed over large section of the
south last night did great damage to Bowl
ing Green and the surrounding country.
The storm was in the nature of a cyclone
at Bowling Green. The roofs of between
| fifteen and twenty houses were blown off
and the unfortunate occupants rushed
pell-mell into the street. The most serious
damage done was that of the L. & n. round
house, large brick building filled with
locomotives. The storm struck the build
ing broadside, tearing of the roof and
leveling the brick walls with the ground.
The falling timber did serious damage to
the engines inside the building.
several of them being badly smashed
up. The railroad employees who
were at work in the building made a
rush with the first sound of the breaking
tin4bers. One unfortunate, q colored man,
was unable to make his escape, and was
caught in the debris. lie was badly,
though not fatally. injured. The loss
to the L. d n. railroad company on the
building and locomotives is estimated all
the way from $4,000 to 100000.
Among the roofs blown off at Bowling
Green was that OF the Warren county
court house. which is considered the finest
public building outside of Louisville. The
loss will amount to q considerable sum.
Passengers on the delayed fast express on
the l.. q n. from the South stated that all
along sthe route evidences of the storm
could be seen. Many farm houses were
noticed to be rootess. and scores of out
houses totally demolished. Trees
were blown across the l.. & n.
track at many points, but the
section men managed by dint of hard work
to keep the track clear for the regular
trains. the south-bound passenger was
struck by the storm at Rowlett's station
and so great was the force of tho wind that
the coaches rocked violently. The passen-
gers were greatly heightened and for a
time il looked like panic was imminent
The town of Rowlings was almost en-
tirely destroyed. The postoffice building,
owned by Frank Cordier, was swept en-
tirely away, together with all the
mail. some of which was found two
miles OIL. Mr.. Cordier's loss is fully
81, 600 The store house occupied by
Stephens * Knox was almost demolished
and their stock, valued at $1,000
ruined by the rain which followed. Isaac
Hamilton lost several tenement houses
and store rooms, beside having his resi-
dence badly wrecked. His loss ia s.. 800.
The Shelton house was unroofed, as we're
the other buildings attached to ii. Judge
Skeletons loss is about $1,000. and ]. III.
Carrier who rents the hotel, lost several
hundred more.
Every house in Stanford was more or
less damaged. ]. w. Flowers residence.
half mile from town, was unroofed; j.
II. Hats house was blown down and
Dudyear's mill. two miles away, was dam
aged to the extent of 81. 500. The track
Of the tornado was not ever 800 yards
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-29

"The SentineI's" Worlds Fair Edition.
At q meeting of the executive commit
tee Of the Indiana worlds fair commits
sion held in the state house Saturday
morning THE SESTINEL's idea to include a
worlds fair feature in the spring edition
was unanimously approved. and il was
voted that facilities for distributing the
edition to visitors during the fair be pro-
vided. The commissioners also instructed
the executive officer to purchase a large
engraving for the edition.
The enterprise and foresight of THE
SENTINEL in embarking in an undertaking
that the state had failed to make provision
for was spplsuded.
THE SENTINEL's edition, which now in
cludes the worlds fair feature, will be one
of the most complete and automatically
correct statistical reviews OF the CITY and
state that has ever been issued, and in
point Of numbers il will be greater by 500
per cent. than all other editions of this
kind that has been attempted.
From the point of illustrative excellence
it will be as fine as artistic skill can make
t. as neither pains nor expense is being
) pared. From the manner in which
0 riders are coming in for this edition il il
: pparsnt that the business men of the
o. ty duly appreciate it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-29
The Furnished Light.

AS we expected. the Delphi TINES when
1t undertakes to specify the instances in
which TIE SENTINEL has gone wronQ
shows that it's facts are all faneies. Ii ex-
plains that the certain well-law-protected
class" to which it referred was the class
OF lawyers, and proceeds thus:
THE SENTINEL was possessed of certain
hobbies, verging on maDias Ii was clam
orous Tor law repeating the iniam Gus
Grubbs libel law, but il felt it incum bent
upon itself to assume-if you please-a
dictatorial position with the senate, pre-
Stunning that 10 could bulldoze il into IA
vorable action. The Times has no doubt
but that its frequent reference TO the
profit to the legal profession 10 have the
Grubbs law remain in force had much to
do with poisoning the minds of the Ger.
tain well-lsw-protected cIsss" above re-
ferred TO.
There is probably no democratic paper
in Indiana that said less about the amend.
ment of the Grubbs libel Law than The
SENTINEL. We took it for granted that
the law would be passed and said very
little about IT, We never made frequent
reference 10 the profit OF the legal pro-
fession." etc. We never suggested sany-
thing of the sort in our editorial columns.
and II any such remark was made In our
local columns land We know Of nons) 1t
must have been called out by the ASSAULT
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-29
ACTS OF FlENDS.
A Mother and Her Babe Tortured BY
Masked Burglars.

PITTsBuRG, March 23-Four masked
men entered the house of J. c. McClelIand,
a wealthy farmer of Finleyville, Pa, and
upon the refusal of Mrs. Kerr, a married
sister, to disclose the hiding place Of Nc
ClellanG's money, the desperadoes cut OF
her hair and bound and gagged her. They
took her baby into another room. where
they stuck pins in its feet 10 make il cry.
The men who remained IN the room with
the lady told her the child was being
killed and the only way to save It's life
was to tell where the money was secreted
Failing to force her 20 tell, they rsnsacked
the house, but left without securing any.
thing. As this Is the third outrage by
masked men in that locality within few
weeks the citizens have become aroused
and threaten TO lynch the iends if cap.
tured
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-29

A BILL is pending in the Pennsylvania
legislature to prohibit viVisection. One
or two states have laws Of this kind, and
1t is TO be hoped that the time is not
far distant when similar laws will be
Sound on the statute books of every state
IN the union. Viyisection is nothing more
nor less than the wanton torture of helpless
animals, and is revolving to every person
Of humane instincts and refined ssnsibili-
sIes- That il is practiced in the name
and for the alleged benefit OF science does
not alter the fact of its bratality and
srueIty. IL is safe to say that whatever
Of value to mankind was to be learned
Through this process has long since been
nscertained. 1t is denonssrabls. indeed,
<hst science has gained little. II anything.
by experiments in vivisection- 1t has
eerved and serves little If any other
purpose than TO crafty the cruel instincts
Of men ia whom . little learning has not
softensd the faint OF ancestral saysgery.