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The record-union., 1894-02-08

City Trustee L. Tozer went down to the
Bay yesterday.
Fleet f. Strother came up from San
Francisco yesterday.
City School Superintendent Erlewine
is on visit to San Francisco.
Ex-Mayor Chris Green is up from San
Francisco, and spending a few days here.
j. NJ. Fulweiler, the Auburn lawyer,
was in the city yesterday, and proceeded
to San Francisco.
Colonel l.. f. Moulton. the Colusa
farmer, came down yesterday, and is at
the Capital Hotel.
A surprise party was given to Mr.. and
Miss Hammond, on Tuesday evening. at
their residence, No. 14l4 e street.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yester-
day: Fleet +. Strother, Charles E. Grass,
San Francisco; A. II. Rose, l.. T. AIoul-
ton, Colusa: Carl Leonard, Arcade; 4. J.
Hawkins, Bloomer Cut.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terday: Miss Meta Peterson, Sites; E.
b. Dana, New York; ]. S. Bransford,
Quincy, CAL; Miss NJ. Stark, Roseburg,
Or: j, E. Cate, Frank Wendesoth, Chi
cago: d. NJ. Livingston. San Jose; Mrs.
NJ. b. Humes, ST. Paul; D. +. Meyer, 81.
f. Prien, Harry Cowell, r. /. Lilien-
than. S. Hollub, E. a. Hubbard, Z.
Rochat. Arthur J. Heinman, James II.
Jones. b. Goldsmith, John +. Moody, II.
Il. Hill, San Francisco.
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Articles of incorporation.


The following articles of incorporation
have been filed IN the office of the Secre-
tary of State:
The Pacific Druggist Publishing Com
pany. Principal place of business, San
Francisco. Capital stock 5000, with r.
NJ. Wood, Winfield Scott. A. C. Bonnell
and Gustav NJ. Wilde of San Francisco
and Jenny E. Scott of Columbus, o., as
directors.
The Mutual Building and Loan Asso-
citation of Fort Bragg. Principal place of
business, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County
Capital stock 81, 100000, with L. L. John
son, Frank Bucholz. K. B. Markle, DIR. c..
2. Higgins, II. f. Miliiken, d. A. Hare.
D. w. Miller and Isaac kempi of Fort
Bragg and Frank Kelly of Caspar as di-
rectors.
The Alta Gold Mining Company. Prin-
cipal place of business, San Francisco.
Capital stock 81. 100000, with W. n. Hall,
W. S. Miller. +. S. Chadbourne and J. E.
Doolittle of San Francisco and j. p. Edoff
of Oakland as directors.
The Nevada City Undertaking Com
pany. Principal place of business, Ne
vada City. Capital stock $4,000, with
George A. Gray, Ida c. Gray, George C.
Shaw, George a. Legg and Harriet f.
Legg of Nevada City as directors.
The Little San Domingo Guarantee
Company. Principal place of business.
San Francisco. Capital stock $4,000 with
Charles l.. Asher, Mike Katzenstein, II.
w. Edelman, William Claggett and Mar
tin Watson of San Francisco as directors.
The record-union., 1894-02-08
BRIEF NOTES

Controller Colgan is at work on his BIZ
ennial report.
Most of the employees of the State
Bindery are enjoying lay-otf.
Miss Maud Woods has been appointed
by City School Superintendent Erlewine
as his Clerk. She is a graduate of the
city schools.
Sacramentans who take San Francisco
papers which are offering prizes tor the
best display at the Midwinter Fair by
any county, should cut.out the coupons
and send them to Erskine Greer at the
Northern and Central California build
ing, after writing the word Sacramento"
in the blank space.
The report telegraphed to two San
Francisco papers on Tuesday night to the
effect that big package of powder had
been purposely exploded in Washing
ton saloon, wrecking the interior and
seriously injuring some of those present,
was what is known as a fake. During a
frolic little loose powder was touched
off, but it did no harm.
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AN INSTRUCTIVE EVENING.

Museum Associations Monthly Meet
ing and Lecture last Night.
Those who attended the monthly meet
ing of the Museum Association last night
at the Art Gallery were fortunate. The
lecture of the evening was by DR.. George
Pyburn, the subject being "Refractton-
the interruption Of Rays of Light" 1t
was illustrated by numerous beautiful
and deeply interesting experiments, with
apparatus prepared by the lecturer
These included apparatus to illustrate the
action of air waves in the production of
tones and drawings TO show the cause and
action of water waves. These led up to
and illustrated the subject OF waves OF
light.
Several of the instruments used showed
under varied colored glasses the defrac-
ton or decomposition OF light passing
through Sits in opaque bodies and viewed
through a slit in another opaque body
Under these conditions the beautiful de-
fraction bands, varying in intensity &C
cording to colored glasses used, were de-
veloped in the form of parallel vertical
bars of prismatic colors, alternated regu-
larly black bands showing the absence OF
rays of light.
By means Of these experiments and by
black board drawings and other devices,
the operation of natural laws relating to
refraction and light waves was made
clear in a simple, easily understood and
deeply interesting manner. SO, too, as
illustrative of the subject the pulsation of
air or air waves, due to compressions
sudden or violent, were explained in
much detail, and the correspondence of
air vibrations to produce certain tones,
and the action of these vibrations upon
the auditory nerve were made clear. 1t
was demonstrated, also, how the air pull
sations to produce a given tone may be
accurately ascertained, and incidentally
how what we call harmony is produced.
1t was conversational, scientific lee
ture that fully repaid the hearers, and
that ought to have drawn out an audi
ence sufficient to crowd the lecture-room.
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THE TODHUNTER MURDER.
Whitfield, the Supposed Murderer Of
the Young Man, Arrested.
His Mother-fn-Law Has a Quarrei
with Him. and Gives Informa-
ton to the Officers.

The following dispatch was received by
the RECORD UNION last night from Wood
land:
On the 28th of March, 1888, Constable
Todhunter and his son, of Washington,
Yolo County, attempted to arrest two
cOunterleiters who were coming down the
Sacramento River in boat.
The counterieiters resisted arrest, kill
ing young Todhunter and escaping among
the tules.
A man named Moody was afterward ar
rested and charged with the crime, but
was acquitted on turning States evil
dence.
He, implicated young man named
Whitfield, who, he said, fired the shot that
killed young Todhunter. To-day Whit
field was located in San Jose and was ar
rested and brought here.
Information leading TO his arrest was
given by his mOther-inlaw, who lives in
San Jose, and who has had quarrel with
her daughters husband.
Whitfield is a rather good-looklng
man, about % years old. He comes from
a hard family. one Of his brothers-the
notorious Doc Whitfieid-was sentenced
in October last by the United States Court
in San Francisco to ten years. imprison-
ment for counterfeiting. Another brother
is under arrest in San Jose for shooting at
his sister-in-law.
Young Todhunter and his father, it
will be remem bered. having received in
formation that the two men were coming
down the river, started out to intercept
them, and meeting them, summoned them
TO surrender.
They seemingly complied, but when
the boats came together Whitfield, ac-
cording to MoOdy's statement, snatched
the gun which young Todhunter held in
his hand from him and shot him with it.
While the elder Todhunter was caring for
his boy they escaped in the darkness.
1t will be remem bered what wide
spread excitement the murder caused at
the time, and how the murderer's hiding
place was located by means of letter
written by him, but the indiscreetness of
an officer to reporter gave publicity to
the knowledge obtained, and allowed the
criminal to take warning and escape,
after which all trace of him seemed to be
lost, and it was feared that it would be
added to the list of murders in which the
murderer was never caught.
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DORLAND'S DICTUM.
How He Warned Tramp and Avenged
an Insult.

How He Warned a Tramp and Avenged
an Insult.
Mrs. w. L. Dorland, residing at 1915
Fifth street, was called to her door yester-
day morning by a hobo who demanded
something to eat. Mrs. Dorland informed
him that she had just fed two tramps and
had nothing left of prepared food. The
fellow Immediately called Mrs. Dorland
a liar. The next instant he thought a
catapult had struck him, but it was the
fist of Mr.. Dorland, who came through
the door like flash and proceeded to
thresh the earth with that tramp until the
fellow thought his last hour had come
Engineer Dorland turned the fellow loose
when he had finished up the job, with
the warning never TO be seen in that sec
tion Of the city again unless he was pre-
pared for instant death.
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DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT.
Some Mechanical Devices Invented il
Haphazard Fashion.

Haphazard Fashion.
1t is curious the way that some of our
most useful appliances were invented or
discovered, says Locomotive Engineering.
We are told that some Venetian mariners
built a fire on a beach where there was
sand mixed with soda, and that they were
surprised to find that the sand melted and
formed transparent composition. Some
rejecting man was in the party, and by
this accidental melting of the sand, dis
covered how to make glass. Years after
this, the children belonging TO a Dutch
spectacle maker were playing with the
glasses which their father used, and they
made the discovery that, by putting one
glass in front of the other they could make
the steeple of a neighbOring church ap-
pear nearer. Their father had sharpness
enough to use this accidental discovery in
making the first telescope.
Most engineers are familiar with the
story Of how the steam engine was first
made automatic. In the early rude forms
OF the Newcomer engine, a boy was om-
ployed to open and shut the cocks which
admitted steam and the condensing water.
a boy named Humphrey Potter, who
was engaged on this work, was anxious
to play, and the movement of the engine
gave him very little opportunity. To in
crease his leisure he devised an arrange
ment OF strings connected with the walk
ingbeam, which opened and shut the
cocks. This was the first move toward
making the engines mechanism perform
the operations of admitting and releasing
steam.
The moving of a distant signal by
means of a wire seems very simple op-
Grafton, and one which called tor little
ingenuity to invent. Still the earlier
railroad engineers could not devise salts
factory means of operating a distant sig
nal until working signal man showed
them the way. 1t is told that in 1916 an
English signal man had to attend to two
signals placed some distance apart at
station. To save himself the trouble of
walking to and fro between them he pro-
cured some wire and pulleys and made
crude arrangement by which he was
able while in his box to operate both sig
mails, An official who had been trying to
devise some means of protecting trains
standing at stations happened to see this
primitive arrangement and applied it to
the working OF distant signals.
The record-union., 1894-02-08
A FERTILE ISLAND
Sutter Island Reclamation District
Work to be Entered Unon.

Sutter Island Reclamation District
Work to be Entered Upon.
P. II. McGrath, Henry Elliot and c. E.
Hustler, the Trustees of Reclamation
District No. 349, through their attorney,
w. A. Gett, Jr., yesterday, at the after
noon session Of the Board of Supervisors,
presented their petition containing the
original plan, statement, and estimate of
the cost of the work which would be
necessary to effect complete reclama-
tion of the lands of the district.
The trustees report was based on the
report OF the engineer of the district, Z.
+. Johnson, who estimated that S67, sos 80
would be the amount required to perform
the work, and the trustees had added
5000 to pay for incidental expenses, at
torney's fees, ETC., making the sum OF
S72, sos 80, which amount they stated
would be necessary to carry the work on.
so as to completely reclaim the island.
They asked that three diSinterested per-
sons, who were residents of the county
and not residents of Sutter Island, be ap-
pointed for the purpose of viewing the
island and assessing this amount upon
the lands Of the various landowners
proportlonate to the benefit that each
would receive by reason of the contem-
plated reclamation.
On motion OF supervisor Thomas Jenk-
ms, and by the unanimous vote of the
board, the petition of the Trustees was
granted, and Lester D. Greene, j. w.
Houston and I. w. Dean were appointed
Commissioners of Assessment.
These Commissioners will qualify i'm
mediately and enter upon the discharge
of their duties. and, judging from the ear
nest manner of the Board of Trustees, it
is expected that by the close OF the fall
season, and before next winters rain, the
levees on Steamboat and Suffer Sloughs
will all be completed and the pump in
operation.
Sutter Island is one of the most fertile
islands on the river. The soil being re-
markably free from peat, the cost of the
levee work will be small as compared to
some of the other districts
The record-union., 1894-02-08
Sacred Art.

Edmund, who is, by the way, very,
very Englishman, has fancy for illus
trating hymns.
One morning he brought a picture to
his mother showing a milkcan, a woman
and very small woolly animal.
The animal, he explained, was bear,
"a little girl bear"
No one could guess what hymn the
SIX ketch was intended to illustrate.
"Why. don't you see." he exclaimed
triumphantly, its Can a Mothers
Tender Care Cease Unto the Child She
Bear?"-V ogue.
The record-union., 1894-02-08
CITY SEWERAGE.
The Trustees Committee Working to
Improve 1t.

The Trustees Committee Working to
Improve 1t.
The Sewerage Committee of the Board
of City Trustees held meeting last even
Ing for the purpose of discussing some of
the proposed plans for improving the
system of sewerage now in vogue here.
City Engineer Mullaney and Street
Superintendent Murray were also pres
ent.
President Lawton informed RECORD
UNION reporter that the committee would
prepare report to be presented at the
next meeting of the Trustees. 1t would
favor large main sewer near the center
of the city and running to the river.
The purpose is-when this main sewer
shall be completed-to have all the
houses connect directly with it by
lateral sewers, and then have all cess
pools closed. The idea is, in short, to do
away entirely with the cesspool system.
The record-union., 1894-02-08
GREAT BRITAIN'S TRADE.
Returns for the Past Year Show Bal
ance Aoainst the Country.

LONDON, Feb. 6.-The publication of
the Government Board of Trade returns
for 1893 has produced profound inn
preston throughout the country, and
has deepened the gloom caused by the
present commercial depression. The to-
tai imports last year were e405, ,069, $780,
compared with 9423, 763, So in 1892, and
5ee4435, AL, ,264 in 1891. The value of British
exports in 1898 was e2lS, 1856, ,246 compared
with e227, ,077 ,053 in 1892, and e247, 80. $50
in 1891. an apparent balance against the
country of 9l27 ,62S, ,S52 in 1893, against
9126, 400, 52l in 1891.
The record-union., 1894-02-08
Company BIS Bean Bake.

Company B had a bean bake and
smoker at the armory last night, Adiu-
tant-GeneraI Allen, Assistant Adiutant-
General Murray. Major Wallace and a
number of other officers being invited
and present. Quartet and other singing
helped to while away very pleasant
evening.
The record-union., 1894-02-08

Y. NJ. I. Council, No. IL, will give a
social this evening to which all members
are invited. An evening OF pleasure is
promised all who attend.
The record-union., 1894-02-08
Do You Use

Evaporated cream or unsweetened Con-
densed Milk, and desire the best? Then
obtain from your grocer Borden's Peer
less Brand Evaporated Cream, which
ranks first in quality. Prepared by New
York Condensed Milk Company.
The record-union., 1894-02-08
r OOK AT THIS BARGAIN-I HAVE so
l .-anlr l,f ~, Ennct frnif land in pnnnr.

r OOK AT THIS BARGAIN-I HAVE 80
| ! acres of the finest fruit land in Placer
COUNTY Ianders Station is on the land.
Sine trains pass through it. going and coming
GaiIy. Here is an excellent place for store,
butcher shop and blacksmith shop, also q
postoaice Landers Station is on the main
line of the Central Pacific Railroad. and only
three miles this side of Colfax. The tract is
surrounded by fruit orchards. There is
better opportunity in the State for a man 10
make a nome and money for himself than
this. and l will trade it for vacant lots in Sac
ramento Oakland or San Francisco. Address
F. o. box 354, Sacramento City.
TOR SALE-A LOT IN A VERY DESIR-
I able location; size, 30xS0; price. $780,
Inquire 1851 Q street.
TOR SALE-DIFFERENT SIZE PIPE,
i dipped; guaranteed TO stand high pressure;
at low rates. SACRAMENTO PIPE WORKS,
in octagon building near depot.
The record-union., 1894-02-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Patti Rosa is to appear at the Metropoli-
tan Thester on the 10th inst.
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That's What She Meant.

1t had been over four months since thew
were engaged. and as they read the even
ing paper together he said:
''See, my dear, only so for suit I"
SIS it wedding suit ?" she asked
sweetly.
mo. business suit"
"Well, 1 meant business" she an
swered.-Life.
The record-union., 1894-02-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Clunie Opera-house this evening
the comedy-drama, "The American
Princess" with the full strength of the
Opera-house stock company in the cast.
The record-union., 1894-02-08

"A Celebrated Case" is in rehearsal for
production at the Opera-house next week.
The record-union., 1894-02-08
FARM FOR SALE IN SOUTF

+. FARM FOR SALE IN SOUTHERN
a California; have $40 acres OF land in
Tuiare County, good pasturage land suitable
for a stock range which l will trade for
vacant lots in sacramento. Oakland or San
Francisco Here is chance for someone to
get hold OF a section of land for a little money.
This offer viii remain open but for 81 short
time. Address P. 0. box 354, Sacramento
City.
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TINION HALL, TWENTIETH AND o
u streets-Evangelsti meeting 70. NIGHT
at 7:3O, by W. q. kose of London. No coIec-
ton. All are Welcome. fe6-4tk
The record-union., 1894-02-08

At Turner Hall this evening California
Lodge, No. $50, Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen. will give its second annual
ball, for which elaborate preparations are
being made.
The record-union., 1894-02-08

ID ELM INQUISHAIENT.- AM GOING TO
IO Europe; who wants so acres OF choice
Government land close to town; Will raise
anything, especially almonds, prunes and all
SORTS OF truiI. Apply to ). SPACk Man, Red
Bluft, Cal, teT-2W
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- tPIRITUAL CIRCLES WEDNESDAY,
- evenings, at parlors, $40 Eighth street;
private slttlngs daily at 913 P street, by Mr..
A. WILL, Modern ClaIryoyant and Medium.
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Ipr 5aie.

BARGAIN-THERE WILL BE SOLD
Y at a great sacrifice for cash one pony
planer one resawing macning, one turning
lathe all complete. Address 217 l. street
fe3-lW
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NOR SALEM LOTS TO SUIT, $4,000
h Resistant Riparia Cuttings. Address W.
+. SEARCY, Yountviile, Cal; or JOSEPH
HAHN, Sacramento. Ja3O-u
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TOR SALE-A FIvE-ROOM HOUSE AND
L lot 4Ux16O, at 2212 Tenth street; price,
Sl,45O; $500 down and balance on time at
/ 0 per cent interest; lot is extra nigh f2-lwf
The record-union., 1894-02-08

In Asia there are .l20 people to the
square mile.
The record-union., 1894-02-08

DOWN AGAIN, MOUNTAIN BUTTER,
- 227@c; cooking butter, IKE per pound;
creamery squares, SOC; fresh ranch eggs, 25c
dozen; bars soap, 25c. SIMONS q BEES
LEY, SO K street.
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F.NWO GENTLEMEN OR MAN AND WIFE
i can ind nice room with stove and good
board (home cOohing), for $19 per month, at
9O3 Tenth street, corner [. feS-2ts
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QLAIRVOYANT MRS. EARTHQUAKES.
" DenYerS well-knOWn business and test
medium, has returned and can be consulted
upon all affairs OF lfe she reads the past and
unravels the future; diagnoses disease without
questions; satisfaction guaranteed; call and
be convinced; circles Sundays and Wednes-
days 1917 street. fe3-St*
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WILL TRADE FOR SACRAMENTO CITY
w property, good farm OF l 6 > acres in san
Mateo County; trst-cass land and five acres
in French prunes. Address Postofice Box
SO, sacramento.
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M ADAM PORTER, CLAIRVOYANT
vi fortune telling by cards and palmistry;
ladies, soc; gents, 81; clairvoyant sittings,
S1 80. go H. bet. sixth and Seventh. fe0-l VIZ
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A CCOUNTANT - BOOKS EXAMINED,
"A adjusted and kept; charges reasonable.
j. SCOTT, 1908 Second street, bet. j and *.
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Os1teral 2.Gntices.

rNBE DAILY NEW YORK "HERALD"
L and other Eastern papers at FUCHS
BOOKSTORE, 525 j street. IL
The record-union., 1894-02-08

LNRST-CLASS JAPANESE LABORERS
l. furnished and contracts executed ut JAP
ANESE IMPORTATION AGENCY. 500
Second street, Sacramento. feS-I2t.
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TIYO LET-BY STROBEL, 317 STREET,
j tive-room house; corner lot S0x160 feet;
rent, S15. Ja31-12t
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3Lu1ttep.

WANTED 81, 900 ON FIRST-CLASS
w city real estate security; interest II per
cent. Address Box 3S PostOffice.
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CARPETS CLEANED AND LAID: OLD
" carpets bought, sold or exchanged at
JACOX BROS. 92O X street. Telephone 373.
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90 Aet OF 3e1tt.

FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET = TWO
L. story, eight rooms, large bathroom, with
modern conveniences; furniture ali good
tableware and linen; only three blocks from
Postomce; lease six months TO one year to
right party. EDWIN X. ALSIP q Co, Real
Estate and Insurance Agents, 1O15 Fourth
street. fe1-1W
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ITO LET-1621 X STREET, HOUSE SEVEN
| rooms; small barn. lot 4Ox160; S19.
CURTIS d BOWLEY, Real Estate and In-
Slrance 1912 Fourth street.
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1~1i O STREET.-THE RENT-HOUSE OF
lOI4 4 nine rooms and supplied with all
modern Improvements; at present occupied
by K. W. Hale; will be vacated February 1st
For particulars inquire on the premises.
rVyO RENT-1512 0 STREET, A HOUSE OF
/ five rooms. furnished; with hot and cold
water, bath, etc. Inquire on the premises.
The record-union., 1894-02-08

TVO LET-429 L STREET, SUNNY FRONT
| rooms, furnished for housekeeping. fe5-lw*
The record-union., 1894-02-08

MARRIED LADIES SAFEGUARD; PAT
vi ented; no medicine; no equal; money
funded II not satisfactory. Send 1Oc to
LADIES' NOVELTY CO., Kansas City, Mo.
The Arizona sentinel., 1894-08-25
Describes Heaven and Hell.

A recent dispatch says: Mrs. Frank Emert, wife of a Sevier county farmer, after suffering from fever from some days, died last Monday (to all appearances) and was laid out for burial. Just be- fore the procession started to the grave, yesterday, she. gave faint evidences of life, and prompt medical attention brought her to consciousness. Within few hours she arose and insisted on walking about. She declares she has been perfectly cured in the 'great be- yond" and tells the most wonder ful stories of both heaven and hell. She says she met in one or the other of these places nearly every dead person she had ever known. She tells where the departed ones are located, and most of them, ac- cording to her story, are now in the less desirable place, whereat there is much grief in many families. Her detailed descriptions of the joys of the upper and the agonies of the lower world have caused great religious excitement, and her sister has gone violently insane.