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Evening journal., 1896-07-25
FOR BRYAN AND sEwALL.
Tho Nationri silver Convention Endorses
the Democratic Nominees.

Tho National Silver Convention Endorses
the Democratic Nominees.
ST Lours, July s5 Tho National Sil-
vor convention, after much delay incident
TO waiting for the action Of the populist
convention, has finally finished It's dolib.
orntions and adjourned sine die. The clos
ing session was called 80 order by Chair
man St John, and prayer was offered by
Chaplain liaggerty of this city.
Coloisel Baker Of Californis road tho re.
tort OF the committee appointed tn'confor
with committee from the popuist con-
vention relative TO platform and oandi-
dates. The report was substantially tc
the effect that no agreement had been
reached as to candidate for vice president,
though the nomination or Endorsement OF
Bryan by the Populists was conceded.
Senator Jones of Nevada presented the
report Of the committee on platform,
which was adopted unanimously and with
great applause. The report was substan-
italy the same as the forecast heretofore
sent ont
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination Of candidate for president
f. E. Little of Kansas nominated Bfyan.
Speeches secondipg the nomination were
made by Turner Of Ohio, Baker'of Cali
fornia, Donovan Of Missouri, ex-Congress
man Mcbride, Pace of Nebraska. McGin-
ley of Michigan, Boshaw of Iowa and
Towne OF Minnesota
The rules were suspended, and Bryan
was nominated by aoolamation, The con
yention went fairly wild with enthusiasm,
the cheering lasting many minutes.
Mr.. TrOope of Connecticut nominated
Arthur Sowall for vice president, Mr..
Niles OF Ohio seconding Sewalls nomina-
tion. The nomination OF Sewall was then
made by acclamation, and cheering and
music followed, the audience singing
America The convention then ad-
iourned sine die.
A q meeting of the national committee
of the Silver party held Immediately aftor
the adjournment of the convention Charles
d. Lane of California, one of tho largest
gold mine owners in the world, was elect
cd chairman and /. n. Stevens of Colora-
do, secretary. Headquarters will probably
be established at Chicago. The national
committee also selected the Hon d. p,
Thompson, president Of the Oregon Rail
way aud Navigation company Of Port
land, Or, as a special envoy, to go tJ
Japan and the Hon. j. NJ. Hawthorn o'
St. Paul to go as a special envoy to Mexi
co for the purpose OF making an offioia
investigation as 10 the effects OF tho fret
coinage of silver In those countries.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
REcH CONVICTED,
The Mays Landing Wife Slayer Guilty OF
Murder In Second Degree.

The Mays Landing Wife Slayer Guilty OF
Murder in Second Degree.
MAYS LANDING, n. J., July 25.-John
Reoh, on trial for the murder Of his wife
Bessie last March, was convicted OF muir
der IN the second degree and was immedi-
ately sentenced by Judge Ludlow to 20
years in the state prison. The jury deliber-
atod two hours. Rech was oyerioyed at
having been saved from the gallows and
thanked the jurors.
The day had been a trying one for the
prisoner. But few witnesses were exam
ined, and the rest Of the day was occupied
by argument. Prosecutor Perry IN his
address made vivid word picture OF the
murder and so affected Rech that be put
his handkerchief to his eyes and wept
copiously 1t was his first display OF real
emotion since the trial began
The state made a strong effort for a first
degree verdict, while the defense urged
for manslaughter After the case had gone
into the iury's hands Rech was taken
back to his coll and became so nervous
that medical attendance became necessary.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
storm IN west vIrclnia,


WHEELING. July eG. Throughout south
ern and western West Virginia the rain OF
the past As hours has done inestimable
damage. a phenomenal heavy rain fell,
aggregating nearly two inohos The Bal
timoro aud Ohio railroad fourth division,
between Wheeling and Grafton is blocked,
and trains are being sent east via the Pitts
burg division from Wheeling and tho wesh
Telegraphio communication Is cut of from
Cameron eastward as far as Grafton. Ii is
learned that a bad landslide occurred at
Garretts siding, a short distance west of
Bolton, W. Va, that will keep traffic sus-
pended on the fourth division for some
time All trains on the fourth division
have been abandoned.
On the Ohio River railroad there are in
Vulnerable breaks of trestles and landsldes
between Wheeling and Sistersville. Both
freight and passenger traffic is suspended
The officials hope to resume today.
Below Wheeling the many streams trib-
utary to the Ohio are on rampage that
has not been approached but once since the
famous food Of 1875 Reports from Mar
shall Wetzel and Tyler counties tell of in
estimablo damage to growing crops and
breaking OF timber booms, freeing mil
lions of logs, which are now passing down
tho Ohio.
On the Ohio side OF tho river below
Wheeling tho Bellare, GAINESVILLE and Gin
cinnati road has six trestles washed away,
and tho Ohio Valley road Is washed out
of existence for over half milo opposite
MoundsYille. 12 miles below Wheeling.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

An inquiry into the murders on the
barkentine Herhens Fuller was begun at
Halifax.
The steamer Comal, Sam Risk, master.
bound from Galveston to Key West, ran
ashore about seven miles southwest OF her
destination. Wreokers have gone to her
assistance.
Draper hall Of Abbott Female academy,
Lawronco, Mass, was badly damaged by
fro loss. SO, OO0 The chief damage
was to the hospital and drawing rooms.
The fro departments flooded the building
with water
Two men have during the past month
secured considerable advertising at Now
Haven for an almanac, falsely represent
ing themselves as agents for the New Ha-
ven Press club. They have left town and
failed 60 pay for a considerable portion Of
an issue OF 5,O0p copies OF tina hook.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
cashIor conmlt. snlolde.

SOUTH AsLBoy y. j., July s5. "A c.
Clifford, cashier OF tho American Bank Of
Commerce at IS Exchange place, New
York city, shot himsolf in the woods near
this place. Death had occurred several
hours before the body was found. Tho re-
volvor which was used was found beside
him. Tho bullet entered the right temple
and apparently caused almost instant
death. Mr.. Clifford had lived hero with his
wife and three children. lie had shown
signs Of mental arrangement for some
time and IL is supposed he was temporal
rily insane when he shot himself No 9TH
er cause IS known.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
MANY LIVES ARE LOST.
Destructive Cloudburst In a Col
orado Canyon
CAMPERS PERISH IN THE STORM.

Unprecedented Heavy Rains DO Great
Damage In Ohio, Indiana. Pennsylvania
and West virginia-Il Fated Johnsto,Vn
Again Threatened by Elood.
MoRRIsoN, Colo, July ga cloud
burst in Boar creek canyon, just above
hero, brought down a solid wall Of wator
10 feet high, which not only did great
damage TO property, but caused the lcsa Of
Is to 90 lives. The known dead are:
Mrs Miller and three children.
A party OF campers, 10 or l8 In number,
who were living in a small house just bo-
low town.
Viola Foster, little Denver girl who
was with this party was saved by people
who heard her cries. This much has been
learned on this side Of tho creek, but as all
bridges are gone and the water IS still
high and swift nothing can be learnod
from the other side Searching parties are
out on both sides Of the stream looking
for bodies Of dead and injured 1t is feared
there has been moro loss % life, as there
were scores Of people camping along both
sides Of the creek both above and below
i town
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
Saws lie Wns Fairlv Beaten.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Dr W. S. MoDow-
oil OF Chicago, the American Oarsnan who
competed in the Honley races, returned on
the steamer Adriatio OF the White star
line. He discussed briefly his experiences
IN England ,l)r. Mcdowell says that no
has no complaint to make concerning his
reception and srontnent while abroad. He
INSERTS that he was beaten in fair square,
manly fashion. DF Mcdowell announced
that it is his intention 10 return TO Hen
10y next yoar, and he thinks that with The
experience gained this year no will have a
good chance of bringing back the CUP.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
nIr.. Ilrlnr.lon nnrned 10 nnnth.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, July 25-Mary
Bogardus Livingston, a relative OF Mrs.
Fleming, recently acquitted in New York
of the charge Of poisoning her mother was
burned to death in her cottage at Amman
dale, Duchess county. Mrs. Livingston
was the widow of Colonel Charles Living
ston. who diod two years ago. Mrs. Liv-
ingston was subject 20 attacks OF epilepsy,
and it is thought that she suffered from q
iit as she was crossing the floor with a
lighted kerosene lamp in hor hand Her
brother-in-law, Robert Livingston, who
lived with her, arrived at tho house and
broke open the door. He found the woman
dead her body burned TO a crisp and tho
flames spreading over the room. Hoextin-
guished the fire with considerable difficult
ty. Mrs. Livingston was 81 years old ana
leayos ono son
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
80 Rcnncst nnn.n.l-

HAVANA, July 25.-Unitod states Con
sui General fitzhugb Leo has recently rs-
ceivod communication donyinr the To-
quest mado on hehalf Of the United Statas
governments TINT tho expectation OF bana.
mas from Cuba should not DO prohibited.
The ground for the refused Is that custom
house regulations mado in time OF peace
arc not binding IN timo OK war;
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
THIRD TICKET ASSURED
The Gold Standard Men Perfect
Their Plans.
CHEERED BY BoKBLS PRESENCE.

The comptroiieF Il Eeticen,, but Il Is
believed THAT lie Has Assurance That
cleveland Favors the Movement sem
ator Palmer Probable Candidate.
CHICAGO, July s5. 1T is tho general un-
uerstanding that Comptrclior Eckeis. who
mas arrived here, gave tho gold standard
democratic conference to understand that
PRESIDENT Cleveland was not I'm favor Of
preoipitancy os action. although Mr., Eck-
els denied that he brought any word from
the president
An executive committee Of five was
named consisting of General Bragg, W.
ID. Bynum of Indiana, H. :. Robbins Of
Illinois, W. II. Haldeman Of Kentucky
ana James O. Broadhead Of Missouri,
with authority to name a suitable person
IN each state whore necessary to take ap.
propriate steps to cause state meetings to
be held with AL convenient speed for the
purpose of selecting members Of the pro-
Vlsional national committee, or, II no COM
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
ramilles Relnoved In Boats.

SPRINGFIELD, o.. July 25-The Mad
river is swollen beyond its banks by the
rains, inundating tho houses in the lower
part of tho city. Many families were re-
moved in boats by tho city authorities
Tho tracks OF the Columbus, Sandusky
and Hooking road cast Of the city are bad
ly washed out. In the southern part Of
the country onrnfelGs are under water,
unharyestod oats are laid fat and ruined
and wheat shocks aiOat. Much OF the
wheat is sprouting IN the shock, and what
Of tho small Ohio crop IS not thrashod or
In barns Is praotlcAlly worthloss
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
For pnvlnr pen.Ions.

WASHINGTON, July %. The secretary OF
the interior has issued a requisition on the
treasury for S13, ops, 600, 10 be expended
noxt month for pension payments. Tho
amount is distributed by agencies as fol-
lows: Topeka, SO, 700, 600; Philadelphia,
81, 800, 600; Now York city, 81, l,775, 600;
Louisville 81, 600, 0cO; Knoxville, 81, 500, d
900, and Indianapolis, So 800, 600.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
Thrcatencd Upri.lnr In Perm.

LIMA, Peru, via Galveston. July 25.-
News has been received that the Indian
sayagss are threatening the colony at Pc
rene, whore many Americans and English
people have settled. The telegraph Offices
thore have been abandoned, and detailed
news OF tho Crthrcak Is anxiously awaited.
forces have been dispatched to the assist
ancc of the coionists
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
WIN rnter IanrIer,. cahInet.

MoNTREAL, July 25.-It is stated upon
excellent authority that Sir Donald A.
Smith, president Of Bank Of Montreal and
the Hudson Bay company and ox-presidont
Of the Canadian Pacific railway and late
~ high commissioner for the Dominion
in Great Britain, will enter the new
Laurier cabinet as minister of the interior.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
Tho Ynnderhilt Weddlnes.

NEW YORK, July 25.-It is announced
that the wedding OF Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Jr., and Miss Grace Wilson, and tho we'd
ding Of Harry Payne Whitney aud Miss
Gertrude Vanderbilt will take place very
soon. Tho dates will be fixed as soon as
Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr., has recovered
his health. He will not go to Newport
this summer in all probability, but will
remain at his house here during his con-
Yalnscnnna
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
zilIed by a FAN.

SHAMoKIs, Pa, July 25.-.Iohn Berta
was Instantly killed and Charles Gruber
was fatally injured hya fall Of coal at FIN
terpriso colliery William Butsoh had his
skull fractured by falling from q second
story window about the samo hour that
Antonio Dembunio broke u leg by falling
from tho second story OF his house
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
Tactorl.. to sLnl nnnn.

DOVER n. H., July 25.-lhe Coohoro
Manufacturing company hero. numbering
I've mills OF the company, will shut down
for two weeks beginning Aug 5. Tho
general depression in business is given ns
the reason for the suspension of operations.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
sinrn - nhin-

CINcINNATI, July 25.-Reports TO the
local papers from points in Ohio and IN
diana indicate that tho rainstorm was ono
OF the most severe that has occurred In
this vicinity, Particularly IN the valleys Of
the Ohio and Miami rivers Great dam
age has been done to railroad property and
60 growing crops.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
Wen Known Landlord Deed.

NEwBUEo, \. Y, July 25.-Alfrod All
lott died at Grand View House, Cornwall.
Ho was the proprietor of the hotel and
was 60 years Of ago at the time of bis
doath. A widow and four sons survive
him.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
Hnd ma Heaa Ont

Michael Miller, of No. 755 Roblnsc n
street. cut his head while at work Rt iie
Diamond State Iron Works ysslerd' y,
and was attended by Dr. Il & Buck.
master.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
Turk. violate nn Armi.tloe.

ATHENS, July 25.-A battle has been
fought at Retiino, In the island of Crete.
between the Turks and the Crotan insur-
gents, the Turks having violated the arm
istico.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
chnrIes DioI1cns' Danrhter mead.

LONDON. July 3D. Mary, the eldest
daughter Of Charles Dickens. died on
Thursday.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25

Lsdies. read tho fashion article In thia
paper aud send tenscents TO the EVENING
ouEHAL Office for an up TO date patterns.
Evening journal., 1896-07-25
Hanged For KiIling a Policeman.

NEW ORLEANS, July 90. -James Muir
ray. colored, alias Greasy Jim, was hangel
in the parish prison in this city. Aurray's
Urine was sine deliberate murder of Po-
hcempn Michael Cottor on the night OF
the sdth Of -iulv. 1894.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-03-05
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


There are from four to six grains
OF aqueous humOr in the eye.
Homer attributed protruding eye
to Juno. He called her the oX-eyed
Juno.
The Journal of Insanity says that
genius oftentimes seems to have about;
it a touch of madness, and insanity.
sometimes shows streaks of genius
but the relation between the two is
accidental, not essential. If this has
heen said before, it will do no harm to
say it again, as an antidote to the mix
ture of each to which Nor6au and Lom-
broso and others are Just now treating
the civilized world"
A new mode of treatment for in
termittent fever has been proposed to
the Paris academic de medicine by DR..
Critzman. 1t consists of feeding the
patients with beef spleen and marrow
in order to increase the power of the
phagocytes, the white corpuscules in
their blood, to devour the haematozoa
that DIR. Lavedan has discovered in the
blood of people living in swampy lands,
which he believes to be the cause of the
fever.
In the Caucasus NM. Sommier and
Sewer have discovered tracts where a
flora of gigantic size grows, which in
other respects is like the flora of the
valleys. A campanula which in the
lower regions grew to two feet here
measured six, and valerian leaf could
be used as a parasol. They are uncer-
tain whether the phenomenon is due to
the accumulated richness of the soil or
whether it marks the survival of archaic
giant forms.
california olive growers say that IL
Zig demand has sprung up this season
in the eastern states for California
olives, and practically the whole prod
uct of the state is already sold. Orders
for California olives have come from
many old and conservative grocery
houses i'll New York, Boston and other
eastern cities, whose proprietors say
that, now the Californians have mas
tered the art of picking the fruit, the
native product will drive the foreign
olives out of eastern markets.
An official report on DR.. Marmoreks
new serum for erysipelas and puerperal
fever will be made soon by Prof. Chante-
messe. At the Necker hospital it has
been tried in four cases of puerperal
fever, with astonishing results One
patient who had been given up recoy-
cred under the serum treatment. DIR.
fozzi, Paris surgeon, is confident that
one OF his patients was saved by it. At
the St Louis hospital they are more
skeptical, and wish to see more cases
before pronouncing on the value of the
discovery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-03-05
IN THE DEEP SEA.
A Noted Writer Tells of the Forms of
Life Found There.

A Noted Writer Tells of the Forms of
Life Found There.
| read the other day something that |
thought would interest so great sen
bather as yourself. You know that the
fishes that we see and catch. go only a
certain way down into the sea. Below a
certain depth there is no life at all. The
water is as empty as the air is above a
certain height. Even the shells of dead
fishes that come down there are crushed
into nothing by the huge weight of the
water. Lower still, in the places where
the sea is profoundly deep, it appears
that life begins again. People fish up i'll
dredging buckets loose rags and tat
ters of creatures that hang together all
right down there with the great weight
holding them in one, but come all to
pieces as they are hauled up. Just
what they look like, just what they do
or feed upon, we shall never find out.
Only that we have some fiimsy fellow
creatures down in the very bottom OF
the deep seas, and cannot get them up
except in tatters.
1t must be pretty dark where they
live, and there are no plants or weeds
and no fish come down there, or drowned
sailors either, from the upper parts, be-
cause these are all mashed to pieces by
the great weight long before they get
so far, or else come to place where
perhaps they float. But / daresay
cannon sometimes comes careering sol.
EMMY down, and circling about like
dead leaf or thistledown; and then the
ragged fellows go and play about the
Cannons and tell themselves all kinds Of
stories about the fish higherupand their
iron houses and perhaps go inside and
sleep, and perhaps dream Of it all like
their betters.
Of course you know cannon down
there would be quite light. Even in
shallow water, where men go down
with diving-dress, they grow so light
that they have to hang weights about
their necks, and have their boots load
ed with 20 pounds of lead-as l know
to my sorrow. And with all this, and
the helmet, which is heavy enough
of itself to anyone up here in the thin
air, they are carried about like gossa-
liners, and have to take every kind of
care not to be upset and stood upon
their heads. / went down once in the
dress. and speak from experience. But
if we could get down for moment
near where the fishes are, we should
be in tight place. Suppose the water
not to crush us (Which it would), We
should pitch about in every kind of di-
rection; every step we took would carry
us as far as if we had seven-league
boots; and we should keep flying head
over heels, and top over bottom, like
the liyeliest clowns in the world
Robert Louis Stevenson, in ST. Nicholas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-03-05

At Harroisburg the other day Judge
Cardwell summoned a negro boy in his
court to testify in case. The follow
ing conversation took place between
his honor and the boy:
"Do you know good from bad ?"
eyes, sir, boss; spec er duz."
Can you distinguish the truth from
falsehood?"
'Yes, sab, kin extinguish truth or
anything else eff you'll gimme nus
water"
'Do you know what will become OF
you if you testify to lie?'
"No, sab, judge. DUE your"
"Where does the devil live?"
you'll neber git to see him; he lives
IN Heaven. Louisville Courier-Jour
nal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-03-05
SLAVES INSURED IN LOTS,
A Glimpse of the Oid-Time Way of Pro
lection from Loss In Human PrOnerty

N OF inc way OF HrQ-
lection from Loss In Human Property. \
The Picayune was lately shown by j
prominent insurance agent life poi
icy, which, in the light of the present
methods of insuring, is curiosity in
more ways than one.
1t was sent here by Memphis agent,
headed Negro Policy" numbered 365,
issued by the Phoenix Insurance COM
pany of St. Louis, dated in that city the
10th of March, 1851, and signed by John
b. Camden, president, and w. H. Pritch-.
art, secretary.
The premium paid was $3.50, and the
risk was for $4,000 for three months
from noon of March 4, 1851, to coon of
June 4, 1851, on 16 slaves, as follows:
Tom, Frank, Sophie, Eviline, Jordan,
Daniel, Ann, Hester, Henry, Lew, Re.
lima, Ellen, Nelson, Mary, Charlotte
and Ann, in favor of Bolton, Dickins &
Co., of Memphis, Tenn, being at the
rate of $500 on the life of each one who
Inight die during the continuance of pol
icy.
The restrictions in the document read
that the said slaves ''shall have only
the privilege of travelling in the usual
conveyances on land, rivers, lakes, or
inland seas, and of residing in any CT
the states and territories of this union,
or the British provinces of North Amer
lea, north of 80 degrees north latitude
and 20 degrees west longitude from
Washington city, except that from the
18th of July to the LIST day of n smber,
in each and every year, it shall not be
lawful for the insured to visit or re-
side south of "a degrees north latitude,
and 20 degrees west longitude from
Washington city, or enter into the mil
itary or naval service whatever 1.-THE
militia now in actual service eXccpted)
without such permission previously
obtained and Endorsed on this policy,
or in case they shall die in consequence
of duel or by the hands of justice, or
III the known violation of any law of
this state or of the United States, or
Of the said provinces, or if the said
slaves shall be engaged in any capac-
ity on steamboat, raft or vessel of
any description, without the permits
sion of said company previously OBJ
tanned and indorsed on this policy, or
shall run away or be kidnapped; then
and in all such cases the said company
shall not be liable for the payment of
the said sum insured or any part there
of, and this policy, so far as relates to
such payment, shall be entirely void.
This policy shall be void if assigned
without the consent of the company"
There was a loss sustained under this
policy. as the following Endorsement
will show:
Received of the Phoenix Insurance
company $498.OS in full, in payment of
negro girl, Charlotte, insured under
this policy, No. sos, less Al days in
terest. BOLTON, DICKINs Il Co.
Memphis, May 21, 1851"
N O. PicaVune