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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-14

MEMPHIS, TENN, April 13.-It Is
hardly possible to exaggerate the havoc
made by the cyclone and fire at Robin
sonville yesterday. There are parts OF
two houses and water tank still stand
ing, but everything else was razed to
the ground and most Of IL burned.
The number OF killed 50 far as can
be ascertained, by a census OF the bodies
found, Is II. one white and sixteen col
ored, and about 10 more Injured, two
so seriously that they are expected TO
die
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-14

MEyoMyEE, MICH, April 13.-Men-
ominee was visited by terrific elec-
trlcal storm last night. Lightning
damaged the generator In the street
railway power house, and no cars are
running to-day.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
nIistnke.

Last week three preachers mingled in
the crowd Of people looking at the show
window Of a large clothing store. While
they were earnestly observing the dis
play a vigilant detective came to them
and laying his hand on the shoulder of
ono of the ministers said:
"You must go with me-"
"Wherew asked tho clergyman.
"To the city hall, replied the detect
i've as he displayed his badge. The
preacher declined to 60, but after think
ing over tile matter remarked: "All
right, l viii so. Isuppose I will look as
well in the city hall as you will" They
had not proceeded far before the detect
i've felt that he had made y mistake. Ho
excused himself, and the minister walked
away, accompanied by his brother min
listers, who had come to his rescue. This
incident recalls the arrest as q suspected
felon Of well known newspaper man a
few years ago by a prominent detective.
who found the newspaper man sendirg
off a long telegram. Louisville Courier
journal.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
SIR RICHARD OWENS GHOST STORY.
1t Was Fearfuily Real TO the Nan Who Saw
the Severed Head Rolling In.

1t Was Fearfuily Real TO the Nan Who Saw
the Severed Head Rolling In.
The late Sir Richard Owen used to re-
late remarkable ghost story. In his
early days, when he held the post Of sur
geon to the prison at Lancaster, q negro
died in jail, and postmortem as well as
an inquest was necessary. After the in
quest the young surgeon saw the body
put in the coffin and the lid screwed
down, to be ready for the funeral next
day. Owen had at the time been already
attracted to the study of comparative
anatomy, and negroes heads were not
plentiful, SO he made up his mind thar
this one should not be lost to the cause
Of science. In the evening he returned
to the prison with black bag contain
ing brick-from his official position he
had no difficulty in getting admittance
to the mortuary, where the coffin lid was
unscrewed and screwed down again.
During this process the brick and the
negro's head changed places.
The ground outside the principal en-
trance TO tho jail has q considerable de-
scent, and the time being winter, with
snow and frost, Owen had scarcely passed
out when he slipped and fell all his length
the bag went from his hand, and the
head tumbled out and rolled down the
paved way. He got up, caught the bag,
and following the head clutched it just
as II finished it's career in small shop
where tobacco was sold. Pushing it into
tho bag again, he vanished out Of the
shop with all the speed he was capableof.
Next morning, when Owen was going
to his usual duties at the prison, he was
called in by the woman at the shop where
the accident had occurred on the previous
evening. She wished him to see her hus-
band, who was very i'll. He had had, she
said, fright the night before that caused
him to look wild and dazedlilze. Theman,
1t turned ont, was a retired sea captain
who had been in many yadventuresa among
the West India islands when many deeds
were done that did not at that time re-
quire to be accounted for. Among these
had been the killing Of a negro in which
he had q hand, and the transaction had
left touch Of trouble on his conscience.
After giving these details the old captain
told Of the horrible event that took place
the night before.
He was sitting in his shop. All was
quiet, and it so CHANGED that he had been
thinking Of tho negro, when suddenly he
saw his very head roll into the shop ia
front Of the counter, and it was followed
by the devil all in black, witha black bag
in his hand. The devil snatched up the
head, and both disappeared through the
earth like fash OF lightning. The de-
scription was perhaps not quite compli-
mentary to the young anatomist, but it
was satisfactory so far thatit showed that
his identity had not been recognized
London News
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
Incidents of the Day.

One Orange street resident, while
Nading through eight inches of snow
this morning where few tracks were Wis.
ible cried out, shaking his fist in the air:
Talk no more ground hog to me. Seer"
To morrow the young women OF ST..
Peters Church will meet and, after TAX.
ing their VOWS Of total abstinence. will
organize temperance beneficial society.
auxiliary TO the St. Peters 7. A. b.
Society
zone thing this kind Of weather does
that a high protective tariff will not do. -
declared a West End citizen this morn.
ing. 1t stops peddling through the
streets OF New Castle, which IS something
that City Council cannot do this
spring
Lenten services were neglected last
night.
It is generally believed that the Com
mon election next Saturday will be hot
contest but without result.
This was a splendid day-for the con-
victs in New Castle Jail sentenced to hard
labor.
Tomorrow is 'jail day" for the w. c.
I. y and Rev. 2. w. Walker will be the
officiating minister. The members of
the union are having more trouble with
giggling girls and other morbid ly.curious
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

He told me that had no organic trouble
with the heart, that my heart trouble
was sympathetic. that I was worn our
and my whole trouble was nervous pros
tration. He said that what I needed
and what would do me more GOOD than
medicine was absolute rest and change
of climate.
mot being fully Convinced that he
was correct in his views, l consulted
doctor No. 3, this time homeopathic.
tie agreed in the main with No 2. the
only essential difference being that he
thought one lung was not right
u decided to try a change Of climate
and spent nearly three months in Mime.
sofa The following winter I had al
attack Of the grip, which left me in a
low condition, and the last season | was
able TO do but little work.
"Last winter ! had another attack az
the grip and for seven weeks was CON
hned 70 the house. most Of the time in
bed After recovering sufficiently to Get
about, l concluded to try Paine's celery
compound. have taken several bottles.
ana ~ has done me q world of GOOD i
nave done more work than have done
before in three years
II am surely gaining III strength ana
power Of endurance am already mneb
better than l expected to be. ana am
sure that by faithful use Of the com
pound ! shall be fully restored.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
IN THE CITY CHURCHES.

81. Johns Church. Bishop Morris Of Ore
gon, and hev William schouer viii oncate
Hanover Presbyterian, Rev. Lafayette d.
! Marks pastor. Special services Sunday
morning and evening All cordially invited.
Reformed Episcopal Church Of the Re-
apeemer' corner Eighth and Monroe streets,
| heF.A &. keddles viii preach at 1880 q. IN ,
and 20 y. M; Sunday school . M M. oosnei
meeting, 3.30p. ~.
First Methodist Protestant Church. Seventh
street below Walnut, Rev. B. H. Jester pas
tor. Preaching Sunday, 1880 a. M and Z 30
m. sunday school q. M. class meeting
y sm 0 a. M, and Christian Endeayor Society
b.dU "a. IN.
seventh Day Adventist Red Mems Hail.
No oV5 Shipley street, kev. $. J. Hersum. pas
tor. Preaching Sunday, . 30 d. M: subject
US Saturday the Seventh Day OF tho Week."
All are cordially invited.
First Presbyterian Church. preaehinr
sundays. 1890 a. m Subject 1.-THE Sword of
the Lord and of Gideon;n 7S0 d. m "The
/ word OF Power sabbath school, q D. M;
Society Of Christian hndeavor, G4b .. m
The following clergy will oniciate during
lent at Christ Church. Delaware City. o
Thnrsday evenings; Rev. Dr.. Littell ReYs. A.
!. DUPONT Coleman, NJ. B. Dunlap h. j.
Hammond, i. B, Lightner and E. X. Miller.
The annual Quiet Day for women has been
iiNed Tor Friday, March III. The services VIII
ee held In In 81 Andrews, Church, and ad.
dresses VIII be delivered by Rev. DR.. j. l..
phia.
Church Of the New Jerusalem. corner Della
ware avenue and Washington street, Rev p
- NAptil. pastor. Preaching Sunday, 10 30 a.
M; subject, The Morning that Brings Com
service.
Second Baptist Mission The special SER
vices VIII be continued next week. Sundnv
t.51 p M, Mr.. hullrn will speak on .srhe
second Coming Of Christ: When Win Christ
IQmef" Mr.. Bullen will also sing. Sunday
school at 2 p, m.
East Lake Presbyterian. corner Thirtieth
ana Madison streets, Rev. J. Edgar Franklin
pastor. Preaching Sunday, 1030a nv: sub
leet, railroad lampsiN 1.3J p. m. '"rhe
Divine Secrets ot the Bihle.n Sunday school
p; M; Christian tndeavor prayer meeting,
$50 p. m,
Kingswood M. E Church, Fourteenth and
Glaymont streets, Rev Ii. y. Duany pastor
Fire brigade service $50. led By Samuel Ne.
donald, Jr, preaching service 1030 sunday
service $50, led by John w Smith; preaching
service i.3J followed by revival service Free
seats.
Covenant Reformed Episcopal Church,
Third and " est streets, Rev O. II. Hem
qrcks, pastor, Preaching Sunday, 1890 q. m,
hev. n. Il REYNOLDS, pastor kecnncliated n.
y. Church, Philadelphia; Subject. "A Closer
Walk With Cod DO y m. Rev. w. r. Cnl-
ilns, assistant ST. Pauls r. E Church. Phila-
oelph a. Evangelistlc services every evening
next week excepting saturday.
Rev. Mr.llannawill hold a children's church
at Ashury tomorrow morning. The Sabbath
school VIII sing and an illustrated s rmOn
entitled, "Ihe Great Magnet viii be
preached. In the evening revival services
VIII be held. The subject viii be 'The Refuge
who expressed q preference for Asbury are
specially invited.
The public sale Of furniture at No. $50 Mar
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

Surgeon General Hamilton Is authority
for lie statement that there is no more
prevalent condition of mental derange
ment than the inability to sleep.
The state of excitement In which
people of the present day live, the de.
mands sof business, the struggle for
wealth, position or even a bare living,
all Of which we're never SO great as now.
produce just that state Of the brain
which makes a sound and healthy sleep
TO many an impossibility.
And then how easy things 20 wrong I
And how easily, as thousands know,
everything can be made ogo right again
All the functions of the body are
under the control Of the nerves. And
even sound organs work TO cross pur.
poses when contradictory and confusing
demands are made upon them by tired.
played cut nerves 10 is because Pane's
celery compound is a true nerve food
that IL makes people we'll Here is q case
in point. MI. S. Q. Dimick, Of Bowling
Green, Ohio, whose likeness appears
above, writes:
II broke down from overwork some
thing over three years ago. Our family
physician said that my trouble was
heart disease, and said that had organic
trouble
after treating ME six weeks and BEL
coming satisfied that he did not under
stand my case, I visited doctor No 9.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
Theodore Hool,'s Indigont Dauehter.


''By a curious coincidence" saws an
English journal, "attention has been
called to the existence, in very poor cir
cumstances, Of an aged daughter of
Theodore Hook, just at time when
proposal is On foot to commemorate the
brilliant humorist by q stained glass
window in the porch of Fulham church,
in the pretty Gods acre Of which he
lies buried. Hooks only surviving child
has, alasi fallen on evil days, and at up
ward Of 40 years of age finds herself in
sorely Strengthened circumstances.
1T is not, happily, our custom to allow
the children Of those who have won
fame to suffer unaided the penalties Of
unavoidable misfortune, and it may +,
taken for granted that the same spirit of
respect for q distinguished name which
has led to the collection Of funds for the
memorial window and for the restora-
ton of the famous writer's tomb viii
secure material help to his daughter in
her poverty and old age. So far as The
odore Hook himself is concerned. we
may be quite sure that no posthumous
honor that could be offered to him would
compare-could he but know Of it-with
the timely aid which is asked for his in
digent and almost friendless daughter"
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

people who 60 in with the singers and
break the silence of meetin
great many mill hands reported for
work just five or ten minutes late this
morning II this kind Of weather continues
City Council will have to get the oldsnow
plow IN operation. It would be a great
public convenience provided at very light
cost.
Miss May Whitnack has returned
from Vineland, N. j.
Several young men are contemplating
making the visit to Washington on
March with the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club of Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
now ono Court nrns rmn.

Probably Judge Murphy's best hit was
made with q police court lawyer who en-
deavored to secure the acauittal Of 4
prisoner by quoting an obscure para
graph Of an almost forgotten law. The
justice denied the appeal, saying, "This
court may not know a great deal of law.
but 1t is well posted on all points Of COM
mon sense, and that is what this court is
run on. Brooklyn Eagle.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
neauty. ugllness nnd rrnornnon.

The keenest race in Asia, as all who
know them assert, the strongest in char
acter, the Chinese, is decidedly the ucli.
est OF semcivilized mankind, while the
hindoo, # sufficiently fed, is even when
as ignorant as an animal almost invari-
ably handsome. Million.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

Try B. Taylor & Sons new labrador bloaters
kipne ed white fish, also fnuan haddocks. the
best. purest and only genuine All their fish
cured strictly on the London style. They nave
no connection whatever with any others an-
pearing on the market. Their stall the wear
round, Is opposite No. 503 King street. except
ing saturday evenings when at No 4l9 king.
also Fourth and Madiso streets Also a con-
slant supply az III A. McClure's well-known
hsh stalls at the Eighth street market
MCCLURE ~ TAYLOR
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

Little Boy Mamma. guess know why
they charge such big rent for this nat I'ts
because it's so small. Mamma-"Huml WhV
should that make the rent highfn Little Boy
"fhey Know there isn't room for a servant
girl. and II you don't have any wages to nav.
Smiths Good News
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
Different sI.,,enn.

Jones-Well, have you made up your
mind to buy that houses
Brown-Oh, yes, I've made up my
mind, but somehow / can't make up the
amount Of the first payment.-Detroit
Free Press.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
a Inrrn ennnnnr

The immense snapper that Harry Field
meier intended 20 send 70 The Worlds Fair
VIII be Killed and served up as lunch AT his
sAieoh at second and Walnut streets, Satur-
ABOUT sending IL TO Chicago, as he thinks the
wilmington people are better entitled toit.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

The Equitable life the largest, strongest
and Rest company IN the wOrld-has now over
Sl5O0O00o assetts, surplus over ali liabili
ties Of S3l.0CO,00O and its income last year
amounted 10 over S82.po0.O0l Its policies are
the most liberal IN the world and the divi-
dends paid on maturing policies are without
parallel in the annals Of Life Insurance his
tory. This company has at present Sl25.OOO. 600
more Insurance on its books than any COM
pany In the world.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

Elegant modern upright Piano. one-half OF
the original cost. prominent maker. Tor par-
I,cpiars address, journal Odce, Wilmington,
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

Contractor for hauling bv the dav or borr
sales and pianos moved and sci with cafe.
furniture cars at short notice: hoistino end
rigging DONE Olice, No. l23 French street.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
New NAT store.

Howard B. Springer has opened a new
hat store at No. West Fourth street,
and has stocked it with all the latest
and best styles of hats and cops for men
and boys De is prepared TO serve tile
public and guarantees to give satisfac.
tion in every respect Cali and see him.
at No. " est Fourth street
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
The TestimonIaIs

Published on behalfof Hoods sarsaparilla
are as reliable and as worthy your confidence
as If they came from your best and most
trusted neighbOr. They state simple facts
Hoods Pills cure sick headache.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

LADIES clean your kid gloves with Mos
quetaire Glove Cleaner. For sale only BY
Mrs j. Percy, No. 6l3 Market street. Sole
agent for Madame Ruppert's face wash and
toilet goods.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

That man Is always on the outlook for
bureauS" mo- he writes plays Truth.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

4erger Bros are closing out their pfctures
an. ana works Of art at auction tonight, no Mar
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

Two hufgies and farm wagon at stcops.
J. Y, Stoops will sell, at a bargain. the frame
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
ITEMS or INTEREST.

street.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
Wall Papers.
Flvo cents up. Yeager's. 4Os King.
Highly FIavorod smokcd man

Pictures almost given away az 4l9 Market
trtot. Auction tonight.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

Go to Davis g. Co. No. 3ls Market stree, for
Sunday papers and books.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
Lace window Shades.

Duchesse and Norfolk, Yeager's, 4os king
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

The public sale Of furniture at No. $50 Mar
ket street, viii be continued this evening at
l.D O'Clock. and on Tuesday next at / O'clock.
or till all the stock is disposed Of
II. A. Hukill, auctioneer.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
Won ny . Van m pI.tant Lnnds.

In the rooms Of st. Peters T. A. b
Society last evening fne silk umbrella
was chanced of and was won by J.
Patrick McIvor of County Meath, Ire.
land The winner is nephew OF one
Of New Castles esteemed citizens, James
+. Mclvor, who has been a jealous
worker at St. Peters fair this winter.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

Full many a shaft at random sent
Finds mark the archer little meant.m
And many joke by idlers sped
Has killed candidate stone dead,
Atlanta Constitution.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
SPECIAL
SALE
Now going on at
Fifth and Market.

See our window display,
among them you may find
what you want, and at a saving
.of Is cents TO $500 a pair as
we want to move themnow to
get ready for the Spring
Stock which Will be coming in
a few days.
Ia our Coats we give you
better goods for the money
than any one. See what
$1,000 and $I2.oo will do for
you.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

Go q. the picture sale tonight. 40 Market
street, it viii pay YOU.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18
A
STORM
GOA

nave them here and want
to sell them. The prices
are all closing out prices
and from them there is a
further cash discount of
10 per cent at $3.50, $40,
$I2.5 50 and up to $25.
You'll see exceptionally
good value. The discount
from these prices still
further enhances the value.
This discount applies to
all heavy weight clothing,
suits, overcoats or pants.
Did you ever wear a
Mullin hat rpair of shoes.
Both of our new depart
ments are anxious to have
you give them a trial, and
Wen add that you won't
regret doing it.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

FOODS FILLS should be in every family
medicine chest Once used, always preferred.
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

Vessels From Distant shore and Bound
for Foreign Lands Come Into Harbor
in Distress-One Man in Far-oG Ireland
Wins Prize-eround Hog Theory
Rlaefed
Evening journal., 1893-02-18

w 0 u | d MT a
storm coat have
come In handy
yesterday and
why not have
one to-day? We
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-10
Famous Hunters.

In Signor Gcssi's sScvcn Years in het
Soutlan,' the author describes ''tho
Brothers Duma, two hunters s'renowned
from Kanka to the Victoria Nyanza." :"
They were in the habit of killing tho
buffalo, the rhinoccros and the leopard
the ticrccst animals in the country-with
no more emotion than a European would
experience in shooting rabbits. They
were often sent for from different parts
to kill some lion which was doing some
mischief. OF their elephant hunting the
author says:-In all the villages the bro
thcrs found an enthusiastic welcome; tho
people knowing that wherever they were,
meat was never wanting. Both men
were stronglimbed and of uncommon
agility. When an elephant rushed upon
them, they calmly awaited him, and at
the right moment lcaped to one
side. The elephant, not being able
to stop, turned towards one Of the
two brothers, and the other plunged a
lance into his sidc The animal then
quilted the first man, and fell upon the
one who had wounded him, and that in.
stant the other cut the tcndons of the
hind legs, bringing the elephant at once to
the ground. One day, however, one of
the brothers was near falling victim to
his boldness. He attacked an elephant
alone in. the usual way but stumbled and
fell. He rose directly, but the elephant
had already seized him in his trunk. and
hurled him to distance of fifteen feet.
Fortunately he fell in the middle of a
thick bush, and escaped with some
scratches and bruises. His friends
laughed at the accident, and the next tlay
he said: 81 would rather eat my wife
several times than not take my revenge. :"
He SET out again, refusing the company
of his brother. Late in the evening he
returned and called the village together.
''Comc." he said, .'lelp Inc bring in the
tusks, and take as much meat for YOUR.
selves as you like" All the population
followed him. He had killed nine huge
elephants.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-10
The Weight of a Thought.

A wonderful story comes to us all the
way from Romc-indccd, it is such re-
markablc and di:!niiicl tale that | was
just on the point of opening this "note'
with the announcement that "a mos. en-
traonlinary narrative had been waited to
us from the 'City of Seven lIills.'" A
scientific journal of high rcpute is
authority for the statement that Pro
fcssor NIasso, the Roman pl,ysiologist,
has invcntcda IL machine that will actually
give the weight of IL thought. To quote
from the account mcntioncd; Professor
Masso showed by experiment that the
effort Of thinking causes II rush of blood
to the Train, the blooa-rlsh varying in
intensity according to the thought. He
placed D man in the machine. which was
SO delicatcly balanced that the rush of
blood turned the scale. The Professor
says that when the subject is sleeping,
the thoughts or visions which come to
him in his dreams are sufficient to cause
the head to sink below the feet, and that
the same takes place when the subject is
disturbed by slight sound.
He further dcclarcs that the balance
will indicate when person is reading
Italian and when Greek, the greater
mental exertion required for Greek pro.
ducing more profusc rush of blood t.
the head list. Louis Republic.