Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 January 1892 — Page 5

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Highest of all Leavening Power.— U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. »?.

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WEEKLY JOURNAL

SATURDAY, JAN. 1(3, 1892. fc-....

J.AI'LAA'V.

Everybody has the grip. A. T. Hicke is on the sick list. Some of our citizens were called to Ladoga last week to attend court.

Miss mi a Dickorson, one of Lapland's fair young ladies, got married to a Mr. Smith, of Roaelidale.

Louis Hrowning lost his gray mate Vha other day. It, breaks his team. He is not able to lose the mare.

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,r« Miss Phoebe Karl is on the sick list. There are several eases of la grippe in this vicinity.

The basket supper at Union church was quite a success receipts $21.25. School has been dismissed for a few clays on account of sickness of the teacher.

Mr. and Mrs. .John Steel were called lo Oawfordsville to the funeral of an infant child of George Crane.

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Mrs. Sam Gott is on the sick list. Protracted meeting begins nffxt Monday night.

Miss Lora Patton is visiting friends at New Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hicks, of Indianapolis, are visiting friends and relatives here this week.

W. S. Muck and Mrs. Mollie Owen of this place were qnietly married at Rusaellville last Thursday.

1'ARKERSKERU.

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Mrs. Dr. Hyten, Mrs. G. A. Gardner, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Lyda James, and Mr. G. A. Gardner, have the grip. v-^.Y

Mrs. J. Nicholson is very sick. Mrs. Thomas Carter is sick and Paulino Knox is staying with her.

John Carter is sick at his mother's. Prof. Stihvell boards at J. T. Lookbough now.

Robert Lafoliett's children have scarlet fever. Sam Call and wife and Doc Call are all sick with the grip in fact, the grip has come and is giving us all a call,

-VJ5IF MARKET,

Get you sleigh bells. Bert Waibritton is on the sick list. .* The ladies of the Methodist church gave an oyster supper Saturday night.

Rev. Johnston began a series of meetings at the Christian church Tuesday uight.

Bertie Long has beea dangerously ill with lung ver for a few days, but the indications are for the better now.

School teachers of New Market and vicinity have been complaining of several of their pupils being absent on account of sickness.

The rabbit supper is now a thing of the past and New Market is quiet again. Not only the hunters and their families partook oi the feast, but their many friends also were invited.

ross.

John Hadley is visiting near Pittsboro. James Hunt returned from Lebanon to-day.

P. M. Brown was at Indianapolis Tuesd ay. James Baker was at the county «eat Wednesday.

J. F. Sperry returned from Indianapolis Tuesday. Dennis Halpin will move his saw mill to Lebanon next week.

Several or our teachers attended institute at Ladoga Saturday.^ The deputy sheriff was out hunting up some of our boys Wednesday.

The grip has not made uiuch headway fcere yet, very few cases being reported. Sledding is good and farmers are laying in supplies enough to last them till spring.

The ice houses are being tilled. The ice is eight inches thick and of a very tine quality.

Dr. C. T. Bronaugh went to Crawfordsville Wednesday night to hold an inquest over the ones who were killed in the wreck.

Isaac Inlow avers that a fr.end of hi« had a red cow and she was afcbeauty to behold. One day as she {was cropping gross on the far off hills her master concluded lo bring her back. A hot race ensued, the cow succeeded in reaching a dense forest' so the old man was vanquislu d. He did not find her for a number of years and when he did she had molded or rather tnrned gray, but he knew her anyway, so we see all things change.

"iton'.t Cave to Eat."

It is with the greatest confidence that Hood's Sarsaparilla is recommended for loss of appetite, indigestion, sick headache, and similar troubles. This medicine gently tones the stomach, assists digestion, and makes one "real hungry." Persons in delicate health, after taking Hood'B Sarsaparilla a few days, find themselves longing for and eating the ploiu}.3t food with unexpected relish.

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INDIANA.

A Column of Fresh News from Various Parts of the State.

Hurt by Kxploriliij Gas.

A.NDF.HSdX, lnd., Jan. 14.—A natural gas explosion occurred Wednesday afternoon. The two-story boarding house of David Dillon was torn to pieces. Mr. Dillon had smelled leaking gas and went into the cellar with a lighted match to iind the leak. The explosion followed. The injured are:

David Dillon, burned about the face and hands: internal in juries, probably latal. Mrs. Dillon, lace and hands burned: internal injuries. Maud D111o11, and !ttds linmed. left, thigh broken: internal injune-, probably latal. John Donohue, scalp torn open and loll, ankle cms-lied. Thomas (iiihain. left side of face cut open and skull slightly fractured: dangerous. Coia Ilea ton, internal injuries: fatal.

The debris took lire from the burning gas. and was with dilliculty extinguished bv the lire department.

of llowk.

T,oi:isvn.i.i KV., Jan. 14.—Judge George V. llowk. the distinguished Indiana jurist, died at Ne»v Albany, hid.. Wednesday after a briefill ness from the grip. There were few men in Indiana more prominent, than the deceased. [Judge iJowU w.is born in Charleston, lnd., in 1821 ami wus the sou of Isaac Mowk, one of the pioneers of Die slule. lie was admitted to the bar in 1X17 and settled in New Albany in :sr7. lie was elected judge of the common pleas iviirt of Floyd county, aud from lfilW to 1S70 represented

vhat

county in the

state .senate, lie was etiosen one of the judges of the supreme court of Indiana in 187(5, and was reelected to a second term. At the death of Judge liiekwell last April he i.- appointed by the lute iJov. Huvey to fill ihi unexpired term. I

Iii'litliiiipolls H:m Hijih Hopes.

IKDIAVAI'OI.IS, lnd., Jan. 14.—There will be sore disappointment in Indianapolis if the next democratic national convention is not held here. The committee in charge of the movement to have this city chosen regard it as already pretty well settled that the convention will be held hen A ra'her quiet but: effective campaign has been conducted, and, according to the reports submitted by the executive committee at a meeting of the general committee Indianapolis is far in the load in the contest.

Nhi* 111yvi! 11' Unit,, IVo^t'CHsire. SiiKi.iiv VII.I.I:, lnd., Jan. 14.—The city common council has granted a franchise for fifty years to the Shelbyvitlc klcetric Street Railway Company, which recently organized. It also voted an appropriation of SIS,000 for a new sirhoolhou.se in the Fourth ward and directed the erection of a 810,000 fountain in the public square and expended S'i.OOO for an electric fire alarm. A complete t-ewerage system, is contemplated.

l!:iil-v:iV Wreck Near Itrn/.i!. LBIA/.ii.. iari., Jan. 14. —Wednesday

a bad wreck occurred ou the Illinois it St. I.ouis road at »Irant. The westbound freight train was running at full speed ami just as it struck the crossing at Urant station a rail broke, throwing about thirty cars from the track. No one was injured. It will require several days to clear up the wreck, and the trains oil that road will be run over the Vandalia from Terre Haute to CireeDcastle. f'r

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n.Vi DfiuoeratU' Committed.

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Will -\«k For a .Monument.

NOHI.KSVII.I.K. lnd., Jan. 14.—Hon. Daniel Wangh, present, congressman from this district, writes to his friends that he intends to introduce a bill asking the government for an appropriation of S7.r,onu for the erection of a monument on the Tippecanoe battle ground, and he thinks it. cau be successfully passed.

Michiffiui Cit WantH an Appropriation. MICHIGAN CITY, lnd.. Jan. 14.—ITlias

been decided by the common couucil to sentl delegates to Washington to appear before the committee on appropriations and advance to it, the necessity of securing a reasonable appropriation for harbor improvements at this city.

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CrOSiiKN, Tnd., Jan. 14.—John H. Bamberger, of this city, feeling suffocated stepped out on the porch Tuesday night to get a breath of fresh air when he at once fell and died almost immediately.

Crunhert to Death tender a Log. v"*cLNOHUCSVII.I.E, lnd.. Jan. M.— Fre

mont Randall was crushed to death under a heavy log which rolled from a agon.

THE DOGS OF WAR.

They Bid Fair Soon t,o Bo Barking at Chili's Door.

AFFAIRS HAVE REACHED A CRISIS.

Tile President Will Probably Xutll'.v CON£I'CHS Oitlcintl.v ul' I lie Conilit ion of Tilings in

on Tuesday.

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WASIIINOTON. Jan. 14.— 1 lie president has practically determined on the form of his special message concerning Chili, which it is now expected he will send t: congress not later than next Monday. There is no doubt that this message, together with a review of all the correspondence in the case, would have beeu sent to congress last, week hail it not been for certain private advices which the president at that tune received from Valparaiso.

Another Kevolutioii Imminent.

This information was to the cilect that Chili was then on the brink of another revolution, and that for that reason it might be as well for the 1 nited States to defer an appeal congress for at least a few days. This the president decided to do. That the information he then received of the probability of another revolution was authentic was

cciv. il by mail. JI appears that the new administration in Chili distrusts the army and that some of the ex-ofli cers of Ralmai-eda believe that they can raise a revolt as soon as an opportunity occurs.

Will Appeal to oilj rcss.

The president improved the delay in analyzing the correspondence, compiling the evidence as to the anti-Amer-ican feeling in Chili and collecting various impudent and undiplomatic phrase.-, u-ed by Chili ill the correspondence. '1 his matter has been prepared for publication. The president is

No a O^posl'Mon.

I* li.atl. chair ea :i io: ruijiiu

14.—The

newly-elected democratic state central committee organized Wednesday by electing Thomas Taggart, of this city, to succeed Charles L. Jewett as chairman. J. L. Keilly was reelected secretary. It was decided to hold the next state convention in Indianapolis April 14. A long campaign is favored-

.Instif'p Sometime* Move* Swiftly. WARSAW, lnd.. Jan. 1.4. James

O'Krien was arrested Monday morning at Sidney, Bear ben*, in making an attempt to rob a store, lie was lrought to this city, pleaded guilty, was sentenced to two years in the penit.eatiary and Tuesd a at noon was in prison attire. He had not been under arrest twenty-four hours until safely locked in prison.

now merely waiting for Judge Advocat-' Rem.v to forward his report. his! will form an important portion c.f the! c"'ih'ction whiciitiie president will pul li-!i next week". It is understood that

the president will point, out in his! message that the executive branch of the government ha- gone as far in its dealings with Chili as it can under the con^t.'anion, and that the president will in direct terms ask congress to g.vc lorn power lo take such further action as may become necessary.

There is little doubt that the response lo this request of the president' will prompt and willing. It is (i'Tnooil that such prominent democrats as Mr. lilonnt, of (leorgia, chairman of the committee ou foreign affair-.: Mr. MeCrearv. o.f Kentucky, who ha ice 1 nai .mm ice oi' "urciiigan, another I'ore'.g.i :ei.iiious

••een much serv1 r. hapniau. member of the mil tee. a.nd Mr. of the appropria-

have within the last,

W'veiv as-tired they would hand ill what fit to lveoinmcn.l. fore, there wll bv position to whatever

President Harrison that In- ready to uphold his •ver aetiou he might see

Apparently, thereno party opprogramme the

peviident may indicate. Nearly all the democrats who have been named, as well as many others who have not.seen any of the correspondence with Chili, are outspoken in their declaration that the 1'nited States can bett--:' afford a war than to accept a di....onorable peace.

In congress it has been decided that no resolution shall be introduced calling for the Chilian correspondence. This is the advice of Chairman Rlouiit. of ilie foreign affairs committee, lie says in substance that such a resolution might increase the chances of hostilities and that the president and secretary of state are in the better position to judge when the attention of congress should be formally called to the matter. roix'entratinK the Navy.

In view of the cr.sis which is evidently approaching it is interesting to note the gradual concentration of the new navy in the direction of the Pacific waters. The gunboat llennington has just arrived at Montevideo and the Atlanta will reach there today. The llagship Chicago, the Kssex and the Yantie are alivadv at Montevideo. The Philadelphia. Concord and Kearsargc are now in the est Indies ready to sail southward at any moment. In the Pacific the. San Francisco and Charleston are at San Diego, the Kaltiuiorc and Mohican at San Francisco, the Pensaeola at Honolulu. the Iroquois at Samoa. I he lioston at Cafeao and the Yorktown at Valparaiso.

ItefURees All ione.

A i.i'AKAISO. Jan. 14.—The American legation at Santiago is at last rid of its troublesome refugees and Minister Kgan breathes freer. For over four four months lie has sheltered these men in spite ol' threats, hostile demonstrations and most annoying police and secret service espionage. Wednesday the remaining seven were placed on board the Yorktown.

FactH AKuirutt Chill.

VAI.LKJO, Cal., Jan. 14.—The Baltimore inquiry was completed late Wednesday afternoon. It has lasted six days and every aspect of the affair has been fully investigated. The lirst four days were taken up with testimony of the men, who related their individual experiences during the riot. By these the facts were clearly brought out that the attack was premeditated and that the police and soldiers aided the mob in their deadly work. The fifth day the medical officers of the ship testified as to the wounds received by the Baltimore men and as to the criminal neglect. of the wounded sailors the

Valparaiso hospital, the authorities refusing to treat the men themselves or allow the Baltimore's surgeons to do so. Wednesday several senior officers testified as to the legal proceeding'! in Valparaiso, bringing out clearly the utter failure of the Valnaraiso em.rl lo e»,ab'ish anything tc the dct-

riment of the sailors, and trie care. which the judge exercised in a\oiding any questions that might bring forth reflections on the Valparaiso police.

IliSP IN COLD BLOOD.

•John Krilmoiid IvII1 l)r. Wlhlor in Clu* CIIIJO TIN1 Murtlorvr rrolml''v Insiinollo Wiis tho Kutln'i' oi Amiio uriliiioml.

WLIOSO Klthmping- Four Yi'iirs AI I. C.'ttiKi'd a Nonunion. CiiH'Aiit), Jan. 14.— Dr. Flavins Wilder, a well-known physician at rI"» Wabash avenue, was shot and instantly killed Wednesdaydiy John Kedmond.the blacksmith living at South I'ark avenne, who came into notoriety two years ago, when his infant daughter disappeared from home. The shooting occurred at Redmond's home.

Dr. Wilder was called to the boarding house, though no ore was sick there, lie drove up in his cutter and, alighting, went up on the porch and rang' the bell. Redmond opened the door and without a word tired four frhots at the doctor, all of which took effect. Two bullets enlered Wilder's forehead, just over the eye, and two pierced his chest, lie fci I to I lie ground and instantly expired.

Kedmond never waded to see whether he had killed Dr. Wilder or not. The murderous and probably maniacal crank quickly leaped into the physician's buggy and, picking up the reins, drove oil' in tin- greatest hast- lie headed directly for the Twenty-second Street police station, wle'rc iie gave himself to the ollicers. I'Yoin this he was taken to the Cottage 11rove avenue, where he was placed ur.i.cr lock and key.

Redmond, who is a man of powerful physique, is a blacksmith, and tho story of his little daughter's abduction, her wanderings and strange experiences, occupied public attention for months. The loss of his daughter, a very pretty child, it was said, drove Redmond todrink and finally insanity, lie was tried before ex-.Iudge 1'rendergasl and a jury and among his alleged hallucinations was his statement and expressed belief that his wife was unfaithful. Uedmond iterated and reiterated this charge with savage persistency, aud onenly avowed that til" doctor, who was her physician, and whom he shot was not guiltless. The wife claimed her life to be in danger and Redmond was sent to Kankakee for a term, but was afterward released.

Annie Tessic Redmond was stolen while playing on the street one evening in 18S7 by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Curley. For months no word could be had of her whereabouts until a neighbor one day recognized the child Avenue home for bash avenue and She was able to fell

in the Wabash wanderers at WaTwentieth street, something of two

or three months of cruel experience, and Mrs. (!urleys, after a vigilant t'i seeution, was sent to Juliet, where she is now serving a live year sentence.

THE STRIKE ENDS.

Iiii!iiiii:ilelis SI reel.Men ltd urn tn Work Ten lin Ihe l'rii^ re^ of Arniti-ii-ion.

IN in A A i'oi.is. lini.. Jan. II. -After a complete lie-up of four days, during which time no ears have been run. the strike of Indianapolis street railway employes was bro.igi.it to an end late Wednesday evening. A proposition from the striker.* lo submit their grievances to the superior court judges for arbitration, and in the meantime to return to work, was substantially agreed to by the company after Mayor Sullivan, President Lilly, of the Commercial club, and several other representative citizens who had beeu called into conference advised its acceptance. President Frenzel objected to submitting the grievances to the superior court judges, however, and the strikers agreed to iiis proposition to refer the matter of arbitration to three Citizens. Roth parlies pledge themselves to abide by the decision. The strikers returned to work pending' Hie negotiations. There were no outbreaks Wednesday.

FOR ANOTHER HOLIDAY.

XoMoliltion l'roviilim for Honoring the AIIIIIverciry of ('oliimliu*' liin-overy. IVASHI.NUTON, Jan. 14. Minnesota

wants tin? anniversary of the discoverv of America by Columbus made a national holiday and an occasion for general thanksgiving. It. so declared last winter through its legislature and Representative Hail has introduced a resolution in the hou.se asking congress to comply with Minnesota's request,. Mi-. Hall says thai it is not intended to supplant the regular November Thanksgiviug day. He believes, with many others, that there are too many working dav.s in the yeai and that a day or two more of rest wouldn't hurt, anybody.

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MOXTISK. AI„ Can., Jan. 14. .corge A. Alowney, an extensive tanner, has assigned at the demand of li. 1!. Rurlaud. lithographers, with liabilitie- of SI07,000. At Quebec John Ritchie, boot ami shoe manufacturer, has assigned The liabilities are SOT,000. The Merchants bank. Quebec, is an indirect creditor to the extent of Si0,00d. These two failures will undoubtedly bringdown other leather linns.

Kroe/.lnif to Death.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 14.—Numerous reports come from various portions of Nebraska concerning the disastrous effects of the severe cold. Stock is suffering throughout the state and the loss will be Large. John Winters was frozen to death near York Tuesday night. He started from his farm to town about dark. He was fount! siitT by the roadside Wednesday.

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MASON CITY, la., Jan. 11. -M. V. Robinson. for the last lifteca years one of the leading dry-goods dealer- ol this citv. has assigned to C. H. McNider. Liabilities will reach ls. U'IO: assets, MJ,oun.

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M. Jox'pli.

hi. Josi i'ii. Mo., .(an. 14. J. 11. lirady A-, lu carpet warehouse was burned at a. m. The loss

on slock

estimated at SMT,0U0 JIUU ON molding Si', firm iJ

ALL WERE LOST.

Torriblo Marine Disaster

-, portod from Ohin.-i.

THE STKAMER SAMCIIOW FOUXDi-REli,

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l'orHonH, ami Kvrryom* of Thorn In Sail to Itsivc liven Drowned.

AN AWFUL A IJ I TV.

LONDON, Jan. 14.—A dispatch from lbmg Kong says that, the steamci Namehow has foundered oil' Cuplii Point, and that 414 people, including the Kuropean crew of the steamer, have been drowned.

How It OrenrW»il.

The steamer Meifoo reports shaft of the Namehow broke edly at. the point- where it from the hull. This allowed tin to rush into the shaft alley and

that the supposemerges water make

its way to the engine-room and thence into the tire-room. The steamer's fire was soon extinguished and she settled rapidly. The water continued to pour in unchecked, and in a short, time the vessel foundered. The Namehow was employed in trading locally iu the China seas, and she had on board a very .large number ot Chinese passengers. Shu sail If so rapidly that it was impossible to launch hei boats, even had she had enough to carry all hands on board.

All IVri-ilird.

When she went down slu with her 414 persons, every one of whom was drowned. The steamer was ollieered by Kuropeans, and her crew also consisted of sailors, firemen, etc., from different Kuropean countries. They stood to their posts to the last and did everything possible to save tlieir vessel. All of thein went down with the steamer.

IN CONGRESS.

1"roc«Milini

In Itotli llranolies ol' th« Nuliomil L.£|MIIILuro.

ASiii.NOTON, .Ian. 14.—The house adopted resolutions calling for the amount of commerce with 1'orto Rico and Dominica, Cuba and Ilra/.il since reciprocity was established. Mr. Hoatner (La.) introduced a resolution instructing the judiciary committee to investigate the charges against Judge Iloarinaii, of Louisiana.

Mr. Wand's (Mo.) resolution directing the secretary of the treasury to inform the house if at any time sinye the 4)4 per cent, bonds became due "there has not been money enough on hand to pay them, and, if there has been enough money on hand, why he has assumed to continue thein at per cent., was agreed to.

Mr. llolman (lnd.) offered a resolution against bounties and subsidies and ill favor of general economy, lie demanded the previous question, which was supported by a vote of 105 to ."4. The previous question was P"t. resulting yeas, 154 nays SO the Farmers' Alliance men voting no. Mr. llolman asked unanimous consent for hour's debate on each side. Mr. Reed (Me.) wanted two hours oil a side and Mr. llolman consented. The debate on the resolution was then postponed until to-day.

WASIIINOTON. Jan. 1-1.—In the senate Wednesday Senator Cordon expressed his disapproval of the bill appropriating SIOit.lMIO.OOO for coast defenses. He thought the country was in more danger from extravagance than from a I foreign foe. Senator 1'aildoclc I Neb.) I reported favorably from the committee I on agriculture tiis pure food bill of last congress.

Among 1 he bills introduced aud re-! ferred was on" proposing an amendment lo the constitution so a.s to regulate marriages and divorces in the severa! stat-s. On motion of Senator Stewart iNev.) the bill to provide for! the free coinage of gold and silver bullion was referred to the tinance I committee.

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FROM EXPOSURE.

ol Unci* l*rouiii!«*nt I'hyxiriitn ol L.tfiiyrtU*. 1ml.

CiiKAtio, Jan. 14.- I.)r. I'iiek A. Knrke. formerly of Lalayclte, lnd., was found iu a pitiable condition on the street, iu this city Tuesday evening, thinly clad and suffering greatly from the effects of dissipation and exposure, lie died just, after being taken to the Harrison Street station, lie »vasa man of line at tainments, iml at. one iinc enjoyed a high degree of popularity and an excellent practice at La'ayctte. On the deatli of his wife, four years ago, he took to drink, aud hisoowufall was rapid. He, it is was a brother to Thomas 11. Rurke, re a I re a it his superior. Lord Cavoi.il isli. was killed by assassins in 1'hn'iiix park, Dublin, the evening of May li. Ihs,:

Haiti lluiiiK Down Sonlli.

Mo.v I (io.MKiiv, Ala., Jan. 14. It has been raining almost continuously all over Alabama since last Kriday night. The Alabama river is now about :!5 feet above low-water mark and still rising about )'t feet an hour. The gas works are flooded and furnish no light. Many negroes are moving oat of the exposed portion of the city, fearful of the disastrous experience of April. 18S0. being repeated

IlilC l'lr« in I.omloii.

LONDON, Jan. 14.—Fire has destroyed a large eight-story building ou Tooley street, in fit. Saviour's district on the Surrey side of the Thames, owned by Sefch Taylor and used as a Hour mill. An Immense quantity of valuable machinery and 'JKO.OOO bags of llour were destroyed.

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CJIK'AOO, Jan. 14.—Congressman W. C. r. ISreckinridgc, of Kentucky, has been chosen to deliver the inaugural oration at the dedication of the world's

fair buildings next October. He has perhaps for tin- lover-, of "All ege accepted the invitation tendered to liini informally several days ago. .. .. .. ..

.VIMV York ami llio L$iu L-'AIR.'S

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AMIANY, Jan. 14.-—Senator Cantor has introduced a compromise bill for the appropriation of &t00,()00 for an exhibit by New York at the world's fair.

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MATHEMATICAL COVILLE

Ro-' SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS

qf THE DANBURY NEWS MAN.

Covlllo Douhtn Ihtt C'arpi'ii icr's

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Ahmil tin- Shnnjle*. mid Undertaken to Klml Out for 11 in He 1!—He llnein't Mitki* (lilt Vi'i-j- Well.

ty I.re & Slieimrd. Uoston. Hud ai. with them.)

(CojiyrlKlileil published by1ipuclaiarr.-ini4imn. There are men who dispute what they do not understand. Mr. Coville is such a mail. When ho heard a carpenter say that here were so many shingles on tho 2 roof of his house, K-*:an.se the roof con--£ tained so many square feet, Colvillo doubted tho figures.'and when tho car-: penter went away he determined to test the matter by going up on tho roof and counting thein. Anil he went up there. Ho squeezed through the scuttle—Colvillo weighs -and then sat down on I the roof and worked his way carefully I and deliberately toward tho gutter,

When he got part way down he heard a sound between iiiin and tho shingles, and became aware that there was an interference some way in his further locomotion. He tried to turn over and crawl back, but the obstruction held him.

Then he tried to move along a little in hopes that the trouble would prove but temporary, I.ut. an increased sound convinced him that either a nail or a.sliver had hold of his cloth, ami that if he would ave any of it he must use caution, I lis folks were in the house, lint he could

carried |10t make them hear, and, besides, ho didn't want to attract tho attention of tho neighbors. So lie sat ihere until after dark ami thought. It would have been an excellent opportunity to havo counted the shingles, but lie neglected to use it. His mind appeared to run iti-: to other channels. Ho sat there ail hour alter dark, seeing no one lie could notify of lus position.

Then lie saw two boys approach tho gate from the house and, reaching there, stop. It, was light enough for him to «ee that 0110 of the two was his sou. and ul-

though he objected to having the other boy know of his misfortune, yet he had grown tired of holding onto the roof, and concluded he could bribe the strange hoy into silence. With this arrangement mapped out, lie took out his knife and threw it so that it would strike near lo the boys and attract Iheir attention. It struck nearer (han he anticipated iu fact it struck so close as to hit the strange boy on the head and nearly brain him. As soon as the boy recovered his equilibrium lie turned on Coville's boy, who, he was confident, had attempted to kill him, and introduced some astonishment and bruises into his face. Then he threw Iiiin down, and kicked him in the side, aud banged him on the head, and drew him over into tho gutter, and pounded his legs, and then hauled him back to the walk again, and knocked his head I against the gate. And all the while the elder Coville sat on the roof and screamed for the police, hut couldn't get away. 0

And then Mrs. Coville dashed out with a broom and contributed a few novel features lo the affair at the gate, and one of the boarders dashed out with a double barreled gun, and, hearing the cries from tiie roof, looked up there, and, espying a figure which W:LS undoubtedly a burglar, drove a handful of shot into its lees. With a howl of agony Coville I made a plunge to dodgo the miBsiles, freed

himself

from the nail, lost his hold

on the roof and went sailing down the shingles with awful velocity, tooth legs spread out, his hair on end and his but fruitless to save himself. lie tried to swear, but was so frightened that he lost his power of speech, and when he passed over the edge of the roof with twenty feet of tin gutter hitched to him, the hoarder gave him tho contents of the other barrel and then dove into the house to load up again.

hands making desperate efforts

Tho unfortunate Coville struck into a cherry tree and theuce bounded to the ground, where he was recognized, picked up by the assembled neighbors and carried into the house. A new doctor is I making good day wages picking the shot I out of his legs. The boarder has gone into the country to spend the summer, aud the junior Coville, having sequestered a piece of brick in his handkerchief, is lying low for that other boy.

He says that before the calm of another I Sabbath rests on New Englaud there will bo another boy in Danbury who can't wear a cap.

Fair Witrulug.

A Division street lady stepped on a black cat while going down the cellar stairs, last evening, but didn't allow the interruption to deter her from continuing on into the cellar and over two boxes and a tub. We are not cognizant of the fate of I Ik* cat. but it would be well

extra cannon tor a tew days

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