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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 23 May 1888, p. 2

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jMMl £rfitfll Aittf #v I. iMtLYKK. MtoM PaMaker. McHENEl, «MB ILLINOia THE WORLD m A WORD. the Latest Intelligence, Domestic and Forelp, Transmitted Over tip Electric Wires. Bplitical, Bail road, and Commercial IfeWB, *' &f ^ Aoddeats, Fiie3, Oru®e% Eta, Etc. ̂m • MTEST DISPATCHER fcOCAL OPTION FAILS IN MICHI­ GAN. file Supreme Court of the State Declares the New Law Unconstitutional. TEE Supreme Conrt of Michigan had unanimously declared ths local option law Unconstitutional. The (.round upon which this decision is reached is very simple, xiz.: The law is a direct violation of Art. 4, bee. it)j of the Constitution, although Other points are touched upon incideutallv. The article of the Constitution violated provides that no law Khali embrace mora than one object, which shall be embodied in Us tiile. The local option law is en­ titled, "An act to regulate the manufacture and sale of liquor," which is not at all What the law is for. STABBED WHILE ON THE BENCH. '[ Aft Arkansas Judge Attacked by a lawyer 5 i He Had Fined. • JUDGE GJEOBGE CUNNINGHAM and Capt. A. P. McKinnon, one of the most prominent attorneys in Arkansas, became Involved in a serious difficulty at Clarks- ville. Cunningham was presiding over the Johnson County Citcut Court. His ruling were unsatisfactory to McKinnon, who took exceptions to them. Cunning­ ham ordered McKinnon to sit down, and the latter refused, whereupon the Judge fined him $50. Words ensued, and Mc­ Kinnon attacked the Judge with a knife, and stabbed him several times about the face, head, and neck, infiicliiig dangerous wounds. THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL. Mm Important Saline: by the Railroad Com* missionera. A DECISION has been filed by the Inter­ state Commerce Commission in the case of Martin & Co. of Denver against the South- em Pacific Company and the Union Pacific Company. The chief question involved is that of a greater charge for the shorter haul from San Franoisco to Denver than lor the longer haul to Kansas City over the same line. The conclusion of the com­ mission is that no adequate ground now exists upon which a greater chargc for the "er haul to Denver than for that (a City can be. justified. ^ A MAN-KILLING HORSE. . (A ferocious Stallion That Killed Five Ken. A FEROCIOUS stallion known as the "man-eater," has been killed in Custer County, Nebraska. The animal had killed five men in four years. The last was his owner, Peter Moran, who had resisted all demands of his neighbors to kill the dan­ gerous beast He fell a victim to bis deadly teeth and hoofs a few days ago. The infnriated people promptly dispatcbed the animal by shooting him. A Slit lit Disagreement. j JpHB Dake of Cambridge and the Lord "Mayor of London are not agreed as to the necessity of bracing up England's arma­ ments and military equipment. The Duke, who is commander-in-chief of the army and navy, is convinced that something most be done to place England on an equal footing with continental countries, while the Lord Mayor thinks there is too orach fuss made about the matter of de­ fenses, and refuses to permit the use of Guild Hall for a mass-meeting to discuss the subjeot. ' * ' A Day In Congress. !ta tariff discussion was resumed on the 18th, aul Mr. Anderson ot xowa concluded his speech •gainst the bill. Mr. Hand all spoke. He said • be would, as soon as practicable, repeal the laws on internal-revenue taxation, and that tbo administration would be better and purer to­ day If the excise laws were abolished. Ran­ dall's time expired at noon, when request was made to have his time extended. Mills of Texas rose in his seat and objected, which created eraat dissatisfaction on both aides of toe House, and all the members rising in their seats shouted "Regular order!" for minutes, until McKinley of Ohio, the next speak­ er, yielded to Randall fifteen minutes of his time, which finally restored order. The speaker took strong grounds against the Mills bill, because the details were liable to vrove injurious to the manufacturing indus­ tries. He differed from hia party in the belief that tariff for.protection was constitutional, but for himself he favored only such a degree of protection as was incidental to raising the aeeessary revenue. He was unalterably op­ posed to the internal revenue system. He then stated his objections to the bill in detail, espe­ cially the wool and iron schedules. In view of these facts, he could not yield in his judgment to the majority of his own party, and gave notice so those who proposed to rulo him by caucus dic­ tation or rule him out of the party, that he re- Mffed to bo dictated to on this vital subject. He concluded with a reforence to the growth of the country's industries. The speech was care- fBlly listened to and frequently applauded by the Republicans. McKinley of Ohio followed, opposing the Mills bill. Proceeding to point oat what he called some of the ridiculous fea­ tures of the bill, Mr. McKinley eaid that the duty on steel billets had been increased from 45 per cent, to 03 per ceut. ad valorem, thereby Musing an increase of from '4 to per cent, on every t> und of wire fencing tnat inclosed UM forms of the West. The duty on cut nails made from steel bihets was reduced 25 per cent., while the duty on raw material was in­ creased 45 per cent. Be declared that the bill was sectional in that every cotton-planter could get hoop-iron for his cottun ties free of duty. While the farmer of the West must pay for the Same iron 1 '•> cents a i>ound it he wished to Und his thatch or his pail. Breckinridge of Kentucky came next in an earnest defense of tbe bill. He contended that the bill was a pro­ tective tariff bill. It left the average rates of brood. Her husband art on the blanket. not knowing there was a baby inside, and smothered the ehild to death. He was ar­ rested, but a coroner's jury wtt quickly summoned, and when the evidenoe had been heard he was aequitted and the fam­ ily allowed to proceed on an immigration train to California. THERE is a feeling among Now York Baptists tending toward a union of the churches North and South. THE Bell telephone people have been forced to terms at Rochester, N. Y. have made flat rates lower than agreed to put their wires underground, and to pay a city iuspeotor to look after them. IN the Methodist General Conference at New York a motion was made providing that hereafter it shall require a two-thirds vote to constitute an election of Bishop. After considerable debate the motion was carried by a vote of 202 to 131. HARRY BENSON, the Patti ticket swind­ ler, awaiting extradition to Mexico, com­ mitted suicide at Ludlow street jail, New York, by jumping from the second tier to the ground. ** AT Trenton, N. J., the bequest of the late Mr. Hutching In favor of Henry George, for the purpose of aiding in the circulation of his land ideas, was set aside, and the legal heirs will get the money. THE centennial meeting of the Presby­ terian General Assembly was held in Phila­ delphia. Over five hundred commission­ ers were in attendance, representing every State and Territory' in the Union. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church South met at Baltimore and elect­ ed as Moderator Bev. Dr. J. J. Bullock, of Washington. AT Somerset, Pa., fire destroyed several buildings at a loss of $30,000, fully in­ sured. DR. JAMES ORR, a dentist at Pittsburg, aged 64, committed suicide by inhaling gas, drink and domestic troubles prompt­ ing the deed. BY the explosion of a powder-house at a stone-quarry near Stockton, New Jersey, one man was killed, several others injured, and a number of houses damaged and wrecked. FIRE breaking out in B. H. Parker's sail loft at Philadelphia, caused an aggre­ gate loss of $75,000 to J. W. Egan «fc, Co., Bobert Andrews, McKenzie & Bigley, Lavalere & Sons, and the Lavalere Com­ pany, all commission, merchants, and ail partially insured. denied the application for a rehearing of the telephone oaee. This application was made by the People's and Overland Tele­ phone Companies, who claim that Draw baugh, and not Bell, was the first inventor of the telephone. The court also denies the application of Coy and Bernhamer for a writ of habeas corpus. These cases are better known as the Indiana tally-sheet election-fraud cases, and grew out of frauds alleged to have been com­ mitted in Marion County, Indiana, in , the election last November. Coy and They j Bernhamer were convicted of complicity ever, i in the frauds, and the latter is now serving WEST. WHILE the Santa Fe train, known as the Thunderbolt, was standing at Fountain, Colo., a caboose and some cars, one being loaded with naphtha, £ol loose, and dashed into it. The naphtha exploded and (•et fire to the train, and also to a car contain­ ing powder, the explosion of whioa killed six persons and wounded fifteen others. Sixteen cars and a locomotive were badly wrecked, and two cars, the depot, and a dwelling were burned. A church nnd other buildings were demolished by the explosion, which was heard twenty miles away. AT San Francisco ex-Mayor A. J. Bry­ ant fell from a ferryboat, and was drowned. It is not known whether it was accidental. IT is estimated that the flood losses in the Sny and Indian Grave levee dis­ tricts at Quincy, 111., and Hannibal, Mo., will aggregate $2,000,000. MEI<T1I<I<E E. STONE, founder and ed­ itor of the Chicago Daily Neva, has sold his interests in that valuable property to his partner, Victor F. Lawson. Ill-health iB given as the reason for selling. THE late heavy frost in Adams County, Illinois, was productive of great damage'to small fruits, tbe loss being estimated at $100,000. lobacco and vegetables in por­ tions of Tennessee and North Carolina have suffered much injury from cold weather and frost. AT JanesviUe, Wis., a verdict for $30,000 damages against the Northwestern Bail- road was rendered in the suit of Heddles, whose son's legs were cut off by an encine while trying to cross the traok at an un­ guarded crossing. SOME details of the damage to property and inconvenience to residents in the flooded territory are coming to hand, says a Quincy dispatch. A great many refu­ gees from the bottoms are herding their cattle in the highways in the northern part of the county, unable to get pasturage for them. The people thus engaged find diffi­ culty in securing enough to eat themselves. Some farmers from the Indian Grave dis­ trict say their losses will be enormous. Some of them estimate that the loss on crops alone will reach $250,000. To this must be added the value cf livo stock and the coBt of the levee, which is half as much more. No approximate of the dam­ age in the Sny country can be made, but it will reach many hundred! of thousands of dollars. JUDGE SHIRAS, in United States Dis­ trict Court, at Sioux City, Iowa, has made a* ruling remanding cases against two Sioux City breweries back to the State Court, declining to take original jurisdic­ tion on the ground that by so doing the Fed­ eral Court would be obliged to enforce the police regulations of the State, as cases arising under the prohibitory laws are quasi-crimiual in nature. AT Plattsmonth, Neb., one of Pinker- ton's guards, in the employ of the Burling­ ton Company, assisted a policeman to ar­ rest two men who were fighting. While going to the prison tw» strikers, Peter Rogers and Frank Dells, intercepted them, and an altercation followed, in which the guard shot Rogers in the jaw, inflicting a dangerous wound. He was pursued by a crowd of strikers, eager to lynch him, but escaped after woufiding two of them. WILLIAM GEORGE was executed at the duty higher than under the Morrill tariff. The i penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, for the present law was so highly protective as in many eases to be prohibitory. The chances proposed by this bill are desigi - * ' {•reposed by this bill are designed to give the armor, by whom all provisions are raised a market for his breadstuffs and raw materials which is only profitable when he haB a pros­ perous manufacturer lor a purchaser; to tne laborer the hope of a constant market, and to the manufacturer freedom from unnecessary onrdens. - EAST. Ah iron tank containing 15,000 banals ei oil, two miles up Oil Creek from Oil City, Pa., was struck by lightning. The tank bailed over, setting fire to another tank on £e^P°i8it0 ,Bide"f ^ c™ek containing 34,000 barrels. Tbe oil and tanks are owned by J. B Smithman, and 37,000 bar­ rels of the oil is insured. The burning petroleum ran down stream about three- quarters of a mile. Fortunately a strong Wind forced the oil to the opposite bank ttns saving the works of the Penn Refining Company, Continental Oil Company, and Hke Union Refining Company. Great fears ,**e entertained for the safety of the city. THE Walpole Woolen Mills, South Wal- pcle, Mass., manufacturers of Jeney flan- Mis, have failed. MRS. WEIDLER, the woman who was Mnt to an asylum at Lancaster, Pa., be­ cause she was starving herself, and for a time was forced to take nourishment, bus reached the fifty-second day of a continual fart, taking no nourishment but water in •Hat time, and is strong enough to scrub thefloor of her room. Mwk HASSLKR, a fresh arrival from Holftatii, wrapped her 11-months baby in a blanket and laid it on a bench in a rail- «oaa office in New York and then turned '|li ideation to the remainder of h«i out a term of eighteen months in the Mich­ igan Citv Penitentiary, whil'e Coy is con­ fined in the Marion County Jail, being too sick to be removed to the penitentiary. It was contended on behalf of the prison­ ers that the Federal court had no jurisdic­ tion to try them, as the alleged election frauds concerned onlv the county ticket, and did not affect ' the Congressional election. _• FOREIGNL IN the British House of Commons Mr. "W. H. Smith, the Government leader, moved the adoption of a grant of £850,000 for the defense of the Australian colonies, the loan to be repaid in twelve years, with 3 per cent, interest. He also asked power to issue consols to the amount of £2,000,000 for works of defense at ports and coaling stations. THE American Consul to the Island of New Britain has been murdered by natives. A CABLE dispatch from Rome says: "A further communication has been received from Cardinal Gibbons, urging the Vatican not to condemn the works of Henry George, as requested of the home office by the Archbishop of New York. Arch­ bishop Corrigan has failed to obtain from the Pope a condemnation of Henry George's works, which have now been for­ mally delivered ̂ o the Vatican for judg­ ment." COUNT LEONETTO CIPRIANI, a friend of Garibaldi, whose first wife was Miss Mary Worthinglon, the daughter of a far­ mer of Baltimore County, Maryland, died in Corsica. Cipriani was made Governor General of the Romans by Garibaldi. AT a meeting of the Irish Catholic mem­ bers of Parliament convened by the Lord Mayor to consider the effect on the politi­ cal situation of the recent rescript from the Roman Inquisition, held in Dublin, resolutions were adopted declaring-- That the allegations of lacfc which are put forth in the circular of the Holy Office are un­ founded, nnd could not have been promulgated under the authority of the Holy Office if state­ ments so prejudicial to tbe Irish people had been tested by reference to the prelates of Ire­ land and th.* elected representatives of the peo­ ple. Th&t we repudiate the assumption on which the circular proceeds that the status of Irish farmi rs is that of mere tenants stwfll, r.nd assert that not only in oquity but in law the dominant interest in tho agricultural holdings of irohuid belongs to tlie tenants by whom the improvements have been executed; and we attribute J: u?h of tho discontent which now prevuils to the disregard of our constant protests against the imposition of rent on those improvements in defiance of the statute which taruity recognized a dual ownership in the soil. Tnat we cannot refrain from expressing our deep regret as Catholics an-1 Irishmen that the Holy Office is silent as to the source and provo­ cation of tho evils and disorders which afflict the people of Ireland. That tho demand of tne people of Ireland for agrarian reform and political liberty is dictated by necessity, sustained by natural justice, and conducted bv modes of action and methods of organization"proscribed or allowed by the con­ stitution under which we live. GENERAL*. A BILL for the immediate and uncondi­ tional abolition of slavery throughout the whole Brazilian empire has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies. IT is asserted in London that the amica­ ble settlement of the disputes between Morocco and the United Statei was infin- enced bv a private commission sent by Prince Bismarck to the Sultan. JOIIN L. SULLIVAN has broken with his backer and manager, Harry Phillips. MR. ANDREW CARNEGIE says he will meet Mr. Blaine in London June C, when they will go on a 700-mile coaching trip. OFFICIAL notice has been received in Washington of the action of the Parlia­ ment of Brazil in abolishing slavery throughout that empire and of the ap­ proval of the measure by the Regent. A telegram containing this information was also received by President Cleveland, who sent a reply congratulating Brazil upon the act of emancipation and expressing the hope that the ireedom thus extended will result in the increased happiness und prosperity of the country. AT tho annual meeting of the stockhold­ ers of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company the retiring members of the Board .of Directors were re-elected unanimously, and resolutions were passed approving the course of the directors and officers in connection with the recent strike troubles on the Burlington system. DR. JAY W. MORRISON, of Springfield, Ohio, who has juBt returned from an ex­ tended trip through Europe, report* *jaat while in Naples he met J&mes G. Blaine frequently. "His complexion is clear and pure as a child's, and hi*> eyes are as keen and bright as those of a man twenty-five years younger," says the Doctor. "I had heard the reports of his ill-health, and I looked at him with tho eye of a physician, and 1 do not hesitate to say that ho was in superb health." IRON and steel imports for the first quarter of 1888 were 237,784 gross tons, 16,415 less than for the first three months of 1887, and imports of iron ore have fall­ en off for the same period 143,200. MARKET REPORTS. CHiO.tvjrO, CATrLK--Choice to JM1110 Hteers $5.00 murder of James Scott, in Muskingum County, on the night of July 18, 1687. LOSSES of §40,000 to the works of L. Richardson, manufacturer of in­ terior decorations, Cleveland, insured for $10,000, and of $30,000 to the buildings owned by the Hitchcock and Perkins es­ tates, of Warren, Ohio, were caused by fire. ~8oum^ A CONVALESCENT patient in a hospital at Paducah, Ky., swallowed a quid of to­ bacco and hiccoughed himself to death in spite of all the surgeons could do to break up the paroxysms. He lived five days. CAIN GAITERS, a Georgia negro lad of 11 years, fulfilled the scriptural forecast indicated by his name by killing his brother in the woods. It was not until several days that the body was discovered and a confession obtained from the youth­ ful fratricide. IN Baxter County, Ark., a cyclone wrecked many houses and caused heavy damage to growing crops. THE express on the Fort Worth Road was derailed by a washout at Clayton, N. M., and the engineer and fireman were killed. WASHINGTON. ONCE more the Senate Judiciary Com­ mittee, at the supposed instigation of Mr. Edmund", has postponed action on the nomination of Melville W. Fuller as Chief Justic». The motter has not even been referred to a sub-committee. u XajftSrtls* bta^es Supreme Court has Good Cows and Heifers Hoos--Shipping Grades......„ FCHKEP WIIKAT--No. 2 BED ; (! KN--No. •! OAT.I--No. 2 BAIII.KY--NO. 12UTTER--Choice Creamery fine iMiry CHI ESE--I'ull Cream, flat Eao»--Fresh POTATOES--Choic»; per bu Point--Mess '. MILWAUKEE. 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WHKAT--NO. 1 Ked.. Coax--No. $ Yellow • BtrOTALO. CATTLE--Prfme... Fair. Common. Hoos BOKKT i"AST LIBlCBTT. 4.50 3.25 5.50 e.00 '4A0 .. 6.00 .. 6.0U .. .99 .62 8.00 4.60 4.00 8.25 if« 5.33 0 6.00 6.25 <9 7.00 & 5.00 e 0.00 0 7.23 & 1.00 » .62)4 « 3.30 # 6.00 i» 4.50 «* e.00 POLITICAL. National Conventions of tho Union and United Labor Par- " ties at Cincinnati.*?' * Prohibitionists Heel and Choose Delegates to Their Na­ tional Convention. BejtyajLoekwood Nominated fbr Prasl- Hint by the National Equal » f Rights Convention. BTew York Democrats Instruct Their Dele­ gates to Support Cleveland--Other Pjlitical Conventions. .•:<«! 4I« ^ V V The National Convention of the Union Labor party assembled in the Odeon, at Ctneinnati, on Tuesday, May 15, and was organized with these temporary officers: Chairman, B. F. Nor­ ton ot Chicago; Secretary, J. 6. House of Mis­ souri ; Assistant Eecrotary, I. P. McDonald ot Ciucinnntl; tiergeant-at-arms, John Burrell; Assistant Sergeant-iit-arrus, W F. Flood of Cincinnati,/ Aiter an address had been deliv­ ered by the temporary chairman, Harry Hilliard, of the Labor JLtte, who advocates United Labor ideas, offered a resolution requesting Dr. Mc- Glynn, of tbe United Labor party, to address the convention. A storm ot opi>osition was raised by delegates and the Chair suppressed tno trouble oy ruling the resolution out of or­ der. Committees -were appointed, after which the convention adjourned until 'i p. m. The convention was very late in coming to order in the afternoon. The Committee on Credentials not being ready to report, the time until G o'clock was spent in listening to spoochcs. The venerable Jesse Harper; tbo former lead­ ing Greenbacker in Illinois and the man who in iHOJ named Abraham Lincoln for President in the Republican National Convention, was first called upon. Though showing the effects of advancing years, Mr. Iltirper, when stimu­ lated by the attention und applause of his hear­ ers, was not lacking in warmth. His chief point was tho danger impending from the mo­ nopolies in this country. Referring to Lincoln's early prophecy that slavery must be removed, ho said that it could as sufoly be said sow that unless the power of these monopolies was crushed the heavens would be hung with black and the land would run with blood. Mrs. Marion Todd of Michigan mode an ex-, tended address full of sarcasm. She was severe upon Cleveland for his statement in his Thanks­ giving proclamation that we ought to give thanks for tho prosuerous condition of the country. She denied tho fact, and asserted that it was a play upon words to say the coun­ try was prosperous. Nor was she less severe upon John Sherman, whom she denounced as a traitor for his ruinous financial policy, to which she attributed much of the evils now cursing the country. By contrast she declared that the James boys were praiseworthy in comparison with tho statesmen who have been oppressing and robbing tho people, for the Missouri out­ laws were never known to rob the poor. Mr. F. W. Fogg, of Michigan, was solicitous that the Government should take immediate possession of the railroads and the telegraph lines of the country, saying it was quite as proper and many times as essential as to take charge of the postal service of tho people. He was decidedly in favor of the land-tax idea of Henry George. This declaration drew enthusi­ astic applause from the galleries, where the delegates to tbe United Labor Convention were Sitting. Mrs. Emery, of Michigan, was called upon, but excused herself, saying that Michigan had been monopolizing the platform. The Committee 011 Credentials then made its report. It was to the eii'ect that there were 242 delegates present properly accredited. The re­ port was received, and the convention ordered that in voting only those present should be en­ titled to a voto. Miss Hamilton, of Marion, Ohio, asked to be admitted us a delegate rep­ resenting the Woman's Christian Union. Her request was granted. Committees were then appointed on permanent organization and reso­ lutions. The Chair announoed the presence of the Conference Committee from the United La­ bor Convention, headed by Dr. McGlynn, and tbe convention authorized the Chairman to ap­ point a like committee of five to confer with re­ gard to uniting the two conventions. The con­ vention then adjourned for the day. UNITED I.ADOItlTES. The delegates of tbe United Labor party were Sailed to order in the Grand Opera House, Cin­ cinnati. by J. Mackiu. of the Executive Com­ mittee. The call for tho convention and the list of delegates were read. There were no contests. William B. Ogden, of Kentucky, was elected temporary Chairman, and was escorted to the chair by Mr. Cowdrey and Dr. McGlynn. In his opening address he advocated harmony without sacrifice. The United Labor party was not a p*dy„with a.single idea ho said, but with a central idea, around which all others cen­ tered. He was willing to give up all but that; that never. C. A. Henry, of Kansas, and John F. Duncan, of Michigan, were elected Secretaries. Short addresses were then made by Mr. Woods, of New York, and Br. Houton, of Cincinnati. The temporary officers were made permanent, and a committee on platform--one from each State --was chosen. The Chair was authorized to appoint a committee of live to confer with the Union Labor Convention with reference to a union of the two conventions, after which the convention adjourned untij the following day. THE GBEENBACKEliS MEET. On the same day that tbo National Union Labor aud United Labor parties met, the straight Green backers assembled in a parlor of the Burnett House, to the number of about twenty. Mr. E. H. Gillette, of Iowa, resigned his position in the party, and announced that he should go with tho Union Labor party. Mr. George O. Jones, of Now York, was then chosen as permanent Chairman of the convention. Ho demanded the immediate resignation of the Secretary, Mr. Booth, who was a candidate be­ fore one of the labor conventions. Mr. Booth re­ signed, and Mr. Andrew F. Shafer, of Michigan, was chosen.in his place. After a brief talk the convention adjourned for the day. LOCKVUOIJ a,\J) LOVE. National JlMntneM of the Equal BighU flirty--1The Platform. The national convention of the Equal Bights party met at Des Moines, Iowa, to nominate candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. The Chairman oxvlained that the absence of an elevator in the building had kept several of the women from attending, as they would not climb two flights of stairs eveu to nominate a candidate for President of the United States. Mrs. Kettie Sanford Chapin, of Marshalltown, was elected Permanent Chairman of the convention. Arrangements had been made so that delegates unable to at­ tend could send ballots by mail. The conven­ tion proceeded to count the ballots thus re­ ceived, with tho following result: Belva H. Lockwood, of Washington, for President of the United States, and Alfrbd H. Love, of Philadel­ phia, for Vice President, received 310 votes and were aoclared duly nominated. There were 40 scattering votes for Blaine, Allison, Gen. Clin­ ton B. Fisk, Elizabeth Cady btanton, Susan B. Anthony, aud others. The platform declares that Congress should pass an onabling act giving the women the right to vote, and that it Bhould change tho law Of inheritance so that in the event of the death Of the wife her heirs should receive tho same consideration as those of the husband. It de­ clares in favor of temperance and in favor of arbitration for the settlement of international difficulties, advocates pensions for every needy soldier and sailor, urges restriction of immi­ gration, declares for a protective tariff, favjrs putting su^'ar and lumber on the free list, and abolishing the tax on whisky and tobacco, NEW VOKK DEMOCRATS. Delegates Chosen to tbe National Conven­ tion, with Instruction* to Support Cleve­ land. Frederick B. Condert presided over the New York Democratic State Convention, which was held in New York City. Kvery mention of Cleveland's name was loudly applauded. In fact it was a Cleveland convention, out and out. Thf following wero chosen delegates at large to the St. Louis Convention : Alfred C. Chapin, Brooklyn ; Edward Cooper, New York ; George C. Itains, Rochester; and Roswoll P. Flower, New York. Gov. Hill's name was proposed for a delegate at large, but he received only five votes. Oswald Ottendorfer and Wilson 8. Bissell were selected as Klectors- at-Large. District delegates and electors were also chosen by the convention. Among the district delegates to St. Louis are Daniel Dough­ erty, liourke Cochran, ex-V.ayor Grace, Hush J. Grant, Koger A. Pryor, and John R. Fellows. A platform WM unanimously adopted declaring that the a!le«ianoe and adherence of the > tate Democracy to tbe principles announced by the »convoiition of 1857 are hereby again de­ clare!, with an explicit approval of the doctrines affirmed in the last annual message of the President to Congress that unneces­ sary taxation is unjust taxation; that taxation lor tho mere purpose of benefiting the few at tho expense of the nmnv is a perversion of the national .power; that the correction of the evils resulting from such a system will best serve the healthful condition of American industry and enterprise, and pro­ mote the publio wolfaro ; that a large surplus in tho National Treasury drawn by vicious tax­ ation from the channels of trade is a dangerous and indefensible abuse, and that in reducing taxation the interest of American labor should be carefully regarded. President Cleveland's administration was iudorsed, and tho delega­ tion instructed tor him. The delegates were also instructed to act as a unit. A resolution was unnnimouslv adopted approving the State administration of Gov.«HilL < COLORADO REPUBLICANS. Delegates to Chicago Chosen by the State Convention. The Colorado Republican State Convention met in Pueblo. The Hon, H. A. W. Tabor called tfce ooaventiaa to MM sail Kelvin Edwardr '.A. Hamfll, J. W. Winsate. W. Howbert, C. II. Donaldson, and J. M. H derson. The resolutions favor tbe protection of Amer­ ican industries, demand that silver coinage be placed on an equal basis with gold, favor lib­ eral pensions, a free ballot and fair count, wise expenditure of pnblle moneys for internal improvements. toA resolution instructing the delegates to voce for Jamas G. Blaine vu pre­ sented, but the convention decided to sand its delegates uninstructed. ILLINOIS PROHIBITIONISTS. The Cold-Water Party Holds Its Ninth Animal State Convention. The ninth Prohibition State Convention for Illinois met in the State Capitol at Springfield on the 1 th inst. The first was held in 1872, With six delegates ; in 1874, sixteen delegates; In 187ti, forty delegates; in 1878. 2d0 delegates, and has gradually coin pounded every two years, until on this occasion there were 1,276 accredited delegates in attendance. James Lamont of Rockford was the temporary Chair­ man, and Dr. J. G. Evans was made tbe per­ manent President. P. H. Burnett of Chicago was elected Secretary. Several speeches aroused the enthusiasm of the crowd, and they went wild over the singing of a colored quartette. The speeches w< re aimed at the liquor traffic in general and tbe Republican party in particu­ lar. Many old Boldiers who were present as delegates stood up for identification as such, and an invitation was extended to them by Gen. Singleton of Chicago to become members of a new organisation of veterans, to be known as the blue and the gray, designed to obliterate tbe stain ot sectional strife. The raising of a campaign fund for the use of the Stato Commit­ tee was undertaken i n open nicfting, after the manner in vogue for the raising of a church debt, and individual pledges were announced aggregating $4,000. The State organizers re­ ported that their labors have resulted in se­ curing the further sum of 82,00% Miss Frances E. Wiilard was put in nomination for delegate s t largo to tho National Prohibition Convention. and she was elected by a unaminon s risinff vote, amid cheers and the waving of hats, hand­ kerchiefs and um brel- las. Many names were put in nomination for the othor three dele- gates-at-large and o.er an hour's time was con- FRANCES E. wrLi.Aitn sumed 'u taking the ballot. It resulted in the selection of James Lamont of Winnebago, Hale Johnson of Jasper, aud J B. Hobbs of Cook. Tho alternates chosen were: Mary A..West of Cook, J. C. Pepper of Mercer, Judge David J. McCulloucli of Peoria, and Jacob Hoofstittler of Whitesido. Whenever the name of Clinton B. >iskof Now Jeruey was mentioned in con­ nection with the Presidential nomination it was the signal for an outburst of appiatipfb '" | NEVADA REPUBLICANS. ' J Delegates and Presidential Electors tfhos- The Nevada Republican State Convention met at Winnemucca nnd chose Thomas Wells es permanent Chairman and G. 8. Nixoa as Secretary. Resolutions were adopted demand­ ing, among other things, the retention of the duties on lead, borax, soda, hides, and leather. These delegates to the national convention were chosfin : M. D. Foley, Evan Williams, L. Hamilton, W. E. Sharon, XVilliam E. Stewart, and John P. Jones. The Presidential electors are: A. C Cleveland and E. N. Robinson of White Pine and G. F. Turrittin of Humboldt. OTHER POLITICAL NEWS. Nominated for Congress. Tbe Hon. G. W. Dorsey has been renottlMi&ld for Congress by the Republicans of tho Third Nebraska District. The Democrats of the Third Ohio District have nominated George W. Houk for Congress. Tho Hon. John D. Taylor has been renomi­ nated for Congress by the Seventeenth Ohio District Republicans. Co.pt Charles R. Hill, of Joliet, has been named for Congress by toe Republicans of the Eighth Illinois District. Tlie California Way. M. H. De Young, proprietor of the San Fran­ cisco Chronicle, and Chairman of the Commit­ tee ot Arrangements of the California delega­ tion to the Republican National Convention, says that while at Chicago ho will do all iu his power to maintain California's reputation for hospitality. "I shall not leave for Chicago until tho rest of the delegation do, but everything is ready for our reception. I have engaged forty-live rooms in the Loland Hotel, We will carry with us one thousand cases of wine. We shall also take along with us a f-eat deal of fruit, and also our own band, and have arranged for the hiring of a band, and the expenses of that alone will be S'2,0j0." New Mexico Republicans. The New Mexico Republican Territorial Con­ vention met at Smt i Fe and eleote 1 J. Fran­ cisco Chavez, of Valencia County, and Thomas B. Catrou, of Santa Fc, as delegates to tne Re­ publican National Convention. Resolutions were adopteddeuouncing President Cleveland's administration and his appointees in the Ter­ ritory. For Governor of Tennensee. Tbe Tennessee Democratic State Convention, after a continuous session of a week, renomin­ ated Bob Taylor for Governor on the fortieth ballot. He will not be opposed by his brother Alf tills time, the latter having been nominated by the Republicans for Congress. POSTOFFICES A T.I. AROUND. A Bill Looking to the Erection of Fifteen Hundred Public Buildings, [Washington telegram.] The House Committee oa Postoffices ordered a favorable report on Chairman Blount's bill to provide a general law lor the erection of 1 ostoflice buildings. It provides for the appointment in Iho iPost- office Department of an architect and su­ perintendent of construction at a salary of $4,1(00 per year. The Postmaster General is authorized in his discretion to construct poetoffice buildings at any place at vhich the grosB postal receipts for two years or more shall have exceeded $3,000 in each year. At any place where the postoffice receipts for each of the two preceding years have been less than $25,- 000, the cost of the building shall not ex­ ceed $20,000, and where the receipts have been less than $20,000, the building shall not cost more than $15,000. No building erected under the act shall exceed in cost $25,000. The number of towns which would be entitled to postoffice buildings under the provisions of the bill is placed at 1,500, and it is estimated that $25,000,- 000 would be required to supply them all with buildings. The project in'its general features has already received the favorable indorsement of the Senate Postoffice Com­ mittee. THE BIGGEST GEYSER IN THE WORLD. A Great Boiling; Spring In the Yellowstone Park Now in Operation. IFargo (Dak.) special.'| fie Excelsugc Geyser in the Yellowstone Parle is now iiO)peration. This geyser is in the great middle geyser basin, close to Fire Hole River. It is in iho form of an im­ mense pit 320 feet in length ai.d 200 feet wide, and the aperture through which it dis­ charges its volume of water is nearly 200 feet in diameter. Its general appearance is that of a huge tolling spring, and for many yoars its true character was not sus­ pected. Its iirst eruption occurred in 1880, when it revealed itself as a stupendous geyser. The power of its eruptions was nj- most incredible.wending an immense column of water to lieightrof from 100 to 300 feet, and hurling with it rocks and bowlders of from one to one hundred pounds iu weight. Its present eruption is said to be a repetition of that of 18b0. It is throwing its volumes of water 309 feet into the air, and Fire-Hole River is reported to have risen two feet from it* rushing floods. 'J his is now conceded to be the most powerful geyter in existence. PATIENT and long continued experi­ mented observation by the distin­ guished physician, Dr. Klein, seem to have thoroughly demonstrated that scarlet fever is induced by a germ, or microbe, microccus scarlatina', which is formed in the milk of cows affected by a certain disease. The same mi­ crobe is obtained from the diseased cow, from her milk, and from patients suffering from scarlet fever. Fortu­ nately the infectious property of the milk can be destroyed by heating it to 1K5 degrees Fahrenheit. This }>recau- tion should never be neglected wlien scarlet fever is prevalent. A PRETTY way to finish the bottom of a banner for the wall is to take ribbon an inch and a half wide; out it in pieces of equal length and fringe the ends; fasten these to the lower edge<of the banner. vr••• ?• s UNION LABOR PARTY. They Nominate Candidates for President and Vice President. f •v *.* • -it A A. 1. ttreeter, of Illinois, and Charles E. Cunningham, of Arkan- ,. •- sas, the Men. ̂ Br« fto&lynn's Party Exoludecf firom Par­ ticipation and the Greenback «• Aloo£ "-v liiTm , ' A* \ Th#"TflttM%iab6ir National pleted its permanent organization at Cincin­ nati on Wednesday. May 10. John Seitz of Ohio, on taking th3 chair, declared that the salvation ot the country depended on the suc­ cess of the labor movement. He counseled but little platform-making, and the avoidance of everything but national issnes. L. H. Weller of Iowa tried to pass a resolution against fu­ sion with the Republican or Democratic party, but failed, and it was referred to the Commit­ tee on Resolutions. Mr. Kvans reported a prop­ osition" from the Unit sd I.abor section of the joint Committee of Conf-rence, which was an explanation of their single land-tax idea. It was referred to the Committee on Resolutions. A communication was read from the National Temperance t o ioty, suggesting a prohibition plank in tho platform and the nomination of candidates favorable to prohibition. It was re­ ferred to the Committee on Resolutions. Pending the report of that committee Ave Stato reports were read. Illinois reported a fil l State ticket in the field and claimed that the arrest and conviction of the "b:iodlera" in Chicago was due to the efforts of the Union Labor party. Indiana reported 18.0 0 to 20.1K0 votes last spring, a State ticket in the field, an 1 preparations for a Congressman in every dis­ trict. Iowa reported a partial or,anizati n in some cities^ and towns. IuiuBas reported a number of Union Labor or Greenback successes. Michigan reported the party distracted by fus­ ion. Missouri reported a straight ticket iu the field. Nebraska reported a strong anti-monop- oly feelins. The Committee on Resolutions presented its report. The preamble is quite long. It pictures a serious state of affairs in the land and lays down these principles. "1. While we believe that the propar solution of tho financial system will greatiy relieve these now in danger of losing their homes by mortgage foreclosures and enable all industri­ ous persons to secure a home as the highest result of civilization, we oppose land monopoly in every form, nemand the forfeiture ot un­ earned grants, the limitation of land owner­ ship, and such other legislation as will stop speculation in land and holding it unused from those whose necessities require it. We believe the earth was made for the people, and not to enable an idle aristocracy to Bubsiat through rents upon the tijil of the industrious, and that 'corners'in land are as bad as corners in food, and that those who are not residents or citizens should not be allowed to own land in the United States. A homestead should be exempt to a limited extent from execution or taxation. *"2. The means of communication and trans­ portation should be owned by tho people, as is the United States postal system. "3. The establishing of a national monetary system in tho interest of the producers instead of the speculators and usurers, by which the circulating medium in necessary quantity and full legal tender should be issued directly to the Cpio without the intervention of the banks, or led to citizens upon land security at a low rate of interest. To relievo them from extor­ tions of usury and onablo them to control tho money supply, postal savings banks should bo established. While we have tree coinage of gold we should have free coinage of silver. We demand the immediate application of all th»j idle money in the United btatea Treasury to the payment of tho bonded debt, and condemn the further issue of interest-bearing bonds either by the National Government or by States, Terri­ tories, or municipalities. "4. Arbitration should take the place of strikes and other injurious methods of settling labor disputes. The letting of convict labor to contractors should be prohibited, the con­ tract system bo abolished in public works, the hours of labor in industrial establishments be reduoed commensurato with tho increased pro­ duction by labor-saving machinery, employes be protected from boiily injury, equal pay giv­ en for equal work for both sexes, and labor, ag­ ricultural and co-operative associations be fos­ tered and encouraged by law. The foundation of a republic is in tho intelligence of its citi­ zens, and children who are drawn into work­ shops. mines, and factories are deprived of the education which should be secured to ail by proper legislation. "o. We demand the passage of a service-pen­ sion bill to pension every honorably discharged soldier and'sailor of the United States. A graduated income tax is the most equi­ table system of taxation, placing the burden of government upon those who are best able to pay, instead of layina it on the farmers and ex­ empting millionaire bondholders and corpora­ tions. - u7. We demand a constitutional amendment making United Statss Senators eleotive by a direct voto of the people. "8. We demand a strict enforcement of laws prohibiting the importation of subjects of for­ eign countries under contracts. "9. Wo demand the passage and enforcement of such legislation aB will absolutely exclude the Chinese from the United States. "10. Tho right to vote is ihherent in citizen­ ship, irrespective of sex, and is properly within the Drovince of State legislation. •11. The paramount issues to bo solved in the interest of humanity are the abolition of usury, monopoly, and trusts: and we denounce the Democratic aud Republican parties for creat­ ing and perpetuating th>so monstrous evils." After the adoption of the platform, the con­ vention went into tlie work of selecting nom­ inees for Frosident and Vice President MtsSrs. A. J. Streeter of Illinois, Weaver of Iowa, and l>e La Matyr wero named, but the convention by acclamation nominated Mr. Street&£ For Vice President, Messrs. Evans of Texas, Rynders of Pennsylvania, and Cunningham of Arkansas were named. The ballot resulted: Evaijs, 124; Rynders, 44; Cunningham, 32. Mr. Samuel Evans was declared the nominee, but in a long speech he declined the nomination, whereupon the convention nominated Charles K. Cunningham of Little Rock, who accepted the nomination. Mr. Weller's resolution op­ posing fuMon with the Republican or Demo­ cratic party was unanimously adopted. A Na­ tional Executive Committee was named, each State selecting its own member. The convon- tion chose as its Chairman J. W. Goshorn of Charleston, W. Va. He was authorized to se­ lect a Secretary and Treasurer to be approved oy the committee. THK UNITED LABOR CONVENTION. The United Labor Convention met in the Grand Opera House, Cincinnati, with about one hundred delegates present, and the Committee on resolutions made an informal report on two poii.ts, the eight-hour law for letter-carriers, and the redemption of Government bonds, but the report was tabled to allow Dr. McGlynn, from the conference committee, to make his re­ port. The Doctor reported that the committee found the Union Labor Committee disposed to a union. He said he thought a union was feasible, so far at least as tho two committees were concerned. At the afternoon session nothing was done except to receive the report of Dr. MoGlynn of the failuro of the effort to unite the two conven­ tions. He said tho ultimatum of the United Labor party bad teen rejected by the Union Labor Committee on Flatform, and the joint committee had dissolved. THK (.'RERNHACKKXtfl. The Oreenbackers held another and final meeting, resolving to stand firmly by their doc­ trines and their name. Committees were ap­ pointed to comer with the two I.abor conven­ tions with reference to fusion, but it was under­ stood that to effect a fusion tbo parties must agree to the greenback doctrine. It was agreed to leave the nomination of a national ticket to dome future convention. George O. Jones of New York was elected chairman of the Na­ tional Greenback Executive Committee to till tho vacancv caused by the resignation of Mr. (iillett. The chairman and secretary will name the time and place for the next conven­ tion. » 1 1 V~ For Girls. The half-dozen hints which" follow are taken from(Misi Grace Dodge's "Letters to Girls." We know some boys who would be better off if they would heed some of this wise advice: Let the stomach rest part of the time, and not by constant nibbling of fruit, cake, or candy keep it at work with nothing really to work upon. If an article is needed, buy it; but don't purchase to lay by just because it is "so cheap." The true lady will be courteous polite, and as kind at home as in company. How often do we remember "thank you," "please," "excuse me," ot home. Besides being economical in cooking, there are three other essentials that we should early know: First, perfect cleanli­ ness. Second, 8«§jtem, or regular method. Third, accuiacy. In all accident*, the poor person who ban met with it must first be given plenty of air; Becondlv, he or she must be kept as quiet and free from excitement as possible; thirdly, clothing must be loosened. As long as a fivo or two-dollar bill re­ mains in ruy purse I seem very rich; but once have the amount broken, and silver given back as change, and I don't know where it goes to. Don't carry the whole world on your shoulders, far less the universe. Trust NATIONAL LAW-MAKERS. Wfcai- lo Bcteg INtae l»jr the Ha* **•*•! Ieglslatare. THE tariff diseaastou was continued in tha Honse on the 12th inst. Mr. Haugen, of Wi»> eonsin, spoke in opposition to and Messrs, Townshend, of UlbMU, and Lehlbach, of New Jersey, in favorofthe Mills bill. The Ways at?d Means Committee had a conference, at which the Democrats consented to extend th* tariff debate another week. They yielded be­ cause a considerable number of members of both parties insisted that it would really be a saving of time in tha end, as members who had proposed speeches were sure to Insist upon working them in during the five-minuta debate if they could not aeliver them sooner. Tha Senate bill granting tho right of way throusn Indian Territory to the Fort Smith apd El Paso Railroad Company passed the House, as did also the bill authorizing the Duluth Rainv Lake River and Southwestern Railroad Com­ pany to construct a bridge across the Red River of the North. The Senate was not in session. MB. VKBT, of Missouri, introduced a resolu­ tion In tha Senate, on the 14tu inst., providing for a select committee of five Senators to exam­ ine fully alt questions touching the meat pro­ duct of the United States, and especially aa to the transportation of beef and beef cattle and sale of the same in the cattle markets stock yards, and cities. Mr. Hoar, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, to which hud been referred certain resolutiona of the Indiana Legislature concerning the elec­ tion of Mr. Turpie as United btatea Senator made a report and asked to be discharged be­ fore the further consideration of the resolution and memorials, "thereby conlirming the title of Mr. Turpie to his seat." Mr. Stewart intro­ duced a proposed constitutional amendment to reduce from two-thirds to a majority the vote- in each house overriding Presidential vetoes. In the House, Mr. Lawler introduced a bill au­ thorizing the Secretary uf the Treasury to causa such changes and improvements to be made in tho public ouilding at Chicago and to erect such additions thereto as may be necessary to provide sutticient accommodations for the postoffice. The committee on invalid pensions reported a bill proposing to remove the restriction upon the- payment of arrearages of pension in the case of claims filed before the passago of the bill. It. is estimated at th© pension office that it will require $2o0,000,000 to meet the requirements of the bill. The tariff debate in the Mouse was continued. The speakers were Messrs. titrable of Iowa, Hatch of Missouri, Symes of Colorado- Funston of Kansas, and O'Neall of Indiana. THE pension appropriation bill came up in the Senate on the 15th inst., and the ™H- mont reported from the committee increasing the appropriation from $79,00 t.OOo to $80,477,000 was agreed to. Mr. Hoar called up the. re port of the Committee on Privileges and Elections in the matter of Senator Turpie, and in accord­ ance with the request of that committee it waa discharged from further consideration of tho memorials and remonstrances on the subject. A bill to provide two additional justices for the Su­ preme Court of Dakota was favorably reported. The House bill providing that hereafter eight hours shall constitute a day's work for letter- carriers was passed. Mr. Farwoll introduced a bill appropriating 4800,000 for enlarging and changing the Chicago Postoffice building. The House devoted the day to the discussion of tho Mills tariff bill. Speeches were made by Messrs. Butterworth of Ohio, Henderson of Illinois, Grout of Vermont, and Seymour of Michigan in opposition to the bill, and Messrs. liuckalew of Pennsylvania aud Stone of Kentucky in favor of it. THE Senate on the 10th inst. passed Mr. Vest's resolution providing for a select ccmmittee to investigate questions touching the meat product of the United States, after amending it so as to make the investigation embraco the Trunk Line Association, tne Cen­ tral Traffic Association, and other ugenciea of transportation, and was then adopted. The Senate parsed a bill appropriating SwUt',000 for tho commencement of a boat railway around tbe obstructions of the Columbia river at the Dalles and Celilu falls. The bill appro­ priating £200,000 for a branch home for dis­ abled volunteer soldiers in Grant County, Indi­ ana, was passed by the House. In the House there was an exciting scene during the tariff debate. Mr.Brumm charged Mr. Scott with contributing toward paying tbo iron police in the coal regions. Mr. f-cott denied it. "You made that charge onco bfefore," said he. "Yes," retorted Mr. B>umm, "and I can prove it." "I will make you prove it." criod Mr. Scott, vehemently. "I am going to call you before the bar of tho House to make you prove it." "And I will prove it," shouted Mr. Rriimm. "It is false as h itself," re­ torted Mr. Scott. "The gentleman oueht to have known what he was doiug. I have nothiccr more to say." The other tariff speakers wero Messrs. Bound of Pennsylvania, Farquhar Of New York, Laird of Nebraska, Mcllao of Arkan­ sas. Ryan of Kansas, Baker of New York, Rus­ sell of Massachusetts, Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Wickhamof Ohio, Montgomery of Kentucky, and Shively of Indiana. THE Senate passed tbe pension appropriation bill on the 17th inst., after adopting an amend­ ment reported by the Committee on Appropria­ tions to strike out the words "that in all pen­ sions to widows payments shall be made from the date of the do..tti of the huabaml," and to insert "that all payments which have been or which may hereafter be granted under the gen­ eral laws regulirtiug pensions to widows in consequence of death occurring from a cause which originated in the service sluce the 4th of March, 1861, shall commence from the date of the death ot tho husband. The Senate also passed tho following, bills : To amend tho lieviBed Statutes in rela­ tion to timber depredations ; authorizing Gen. Absalom Baird to accept the Legion of Honor decoration from France; to pay certain em­ ployes of the Chicago Custom llouso for extra- time service, ond appropriating (150,003 for quarters and barracks at the branches of tho National Military Home for disabled volunteer soldiers. Mr. Sherman introduced a bill to ap­ propriate 925,000 for the erection in Washington of a monument to the memory of George Rog­ ers Clark in recognition of his eminent services in tbe occupation and conquest of the north­ western territory. In the House speeches on the tariff were delivered by Messrs. Mason of Illinois, Cox of New York, Anderson of Illinois, Breckinridge of Arkansas, Voters of Kansas* Herman of Oregon, and Stewart of Vfl-mont, Oltl Age, 1 A medical man compares an old man to an' old wagon; with light loading and careful usage it will last for years, bnt one heavy load or sudden strain will break it and ruin it forever. Many people reach the age of fifty or sixty or seventy, measurably free from most of the pains and infirmities of age* cheery of heart and sound in health, ripe in wisdom and experience, with . sympathies mellowed by age, and "with reasonable prospects and opportunities for continued usefulness in the world for a considerable time. Let such per­ sons be thankful, but let them also be careful. An old constitution is like an old bone--broken with ease, mended with difficulty. A young tree bends to- the gale, an old one snaps and falls be­ fore the blast. A single hard lift, an hour of heating work, an evening of exposure to rain or damp, a severe' chill, an excess of food, the unusual indulgence of an appetite or passion, . a sudden fit of anger, an improper dose of medicine, any of these or similar things may cut off a valuable life in an hour, and leave the fair hopes of use­ fulness and enjoyment but a shapeless wreck.--Scottish American. COTTON sateeas, which each year seem prettier than ever, come in larger and more showy figures and color* than heretofore, and now constitute the whole suit instead, of being combined with a plain color- Scotch ginghams, on account of their dura­ ble colors, ore always popular. They, too, show larger plaids and stripes and admit a wide range of shades. Cotton dresses are largely made with round waist* withdut fullness at the shoulders, gathered into V belt in back and front, or with shirred baoques and full skirts. For embroidered '• white dresses, tbe yoke, waist, cuffs, col­ lar and epaulettes are made of the em­ broidery. tl e full skirt over a plain under one being gathered to a belt and worn without drapery. Garibaldi waists, with a single box pleat front and back, and a shir­ ring at the neck and waist back of it, and short and pointed before and behind, will also be used for percales and other wash goods. •' THE cost of drilling a gas well Is usually from $3,500 to $0,000. Tho method pursued is the same as for an oil well. The weight of the drills with the attached "jars" is 3,000 to 4,000 pounds. These rise and fall four or five feet, and are constantly rotated so as to bring the bit into contact with the entire circumference of the drill­ ing. For a depth of 500 feet the hole is bored eight inches in diameter, and is % cased with 6j piping. Ueyond this depth the hole is continued with a di­ ameter of six inches until gas shall be i reached or the wall abandoned. A % casting of four-inch piping is used for f this lower portion. Under ordinary circumstances attired for ces about fifty dava ia ro- Ihe ' $&>' h-1

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