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Save Your - ree< editQi Nicklcf i i*jEs FOB FIVE C_M'Z WILL ZsMtg priding and control of l Ladies Vest nb# comncand. , yards says 1 pair Ladies IloStfV out there is “ burning and 1 yd. Unbleached I^m. J Ms, asked as to 1 yd. Light Calico 1 pd. Dark Calico worth h /o. • an < l * Ajl 1 ydj Cballie worth 6 l-2c. 1 yd. Ribbon, all colors, worthy t yd. Delana worth Bc. 1 yd. Knickerbocker. we^ eS 1 yd. Cheese Cloth. 1 paper pms. r * NAVY. 1 papeivneedletr ated in the Great In fact 5 !c^* n Revlowt/srt n iimAmii -donial- Now that the * ••s3Hv Y ' ev * ew t 0 held in ConjkffTA the Chicago exposition is v gjpij .hing, and the President has ihe great naval powers of the iivitations to participate, every ;i»rVlll be brought into play by the Department to make the fleet of the vssaatgm, ted States a creditable one. It will have to bear comparison with the squadron which Great Britain will send over, and naval officers express the opinion that England will not neglect the opportunity for a display of a number of her finest vessels. Every ship of the new navy which can possibly be brought home will be ordered to the rendezvous and no fears are expressed tnat the United States will be humiliated by the comparison. In addition to the new ships now afloat it is understood that the department will use every energy to hasten the completion of some of tho ships now building Hob Law Holds Sway In the Tennessee 4 Mines. The East Tennessee miners are again seeking yengeanca Three hundred of them, heavily armed, marched into Inman, a little mining town in Sequatche Valley. Their object was well Known and citizens packed up and fled The mob of vengeance-seekere went to tho coal mines and captured the seventeen guards, marched them to tho stockade and put them under guard. The 272 who were at work were then taken to Victoria, a little village near by, packed In a box car and started to Nashville. Guards have been placed over ail the wires and operators near the 44 scene. The morning train from Nashville brought a number of guards to Tracey City. At Cowan they were turned around and sent back to Nashyllla A general outbreak js expected all over the State. A Family Poisoned. A family named Morgan, living in Hamden, Maine, were poisoned by eating potatoes on which pari9 green had been used to kill bugs. The father and son are somewhat relieved, but the mother may not recover. Other persons In the neighborhood who used the potatoes were also taken sick, but less violently than were the Morgans. Buchanan In tho Field. Governor Buchanan of Tennessee, has at last announced himself an Independent candidate for Governor. He had a long card in the papers placing himself before the people free from all classes. He says he loves the democracy but citizens have called on him to run and he willdo it. A Kentucky Fratricide. During a quarrel at Stanford, Ky., between Craig Skidmore and his brother Jack, tho.former was kHled by a blow on the bead with a board. Jack surrendered and claimed self-defence. ~ All Quiet at Hfnnusiead. ~ Pittsburgh special: The striae situation In this city presents no new features. The Thirty-third street mill of the Carnelge company is running a single turn, and expects to resume double turn soon. All is quiet at Homestead. Greshuin’B Denial. Judge Gresham says that he will not make any speeches this campaign, and denies tho statement that he would go on the stump for the People's Party. Kxelting Ocean Bace. New York special: The steamships Aurania and Alaska, of tho Cunard and Gulon lines, steamed liitb port from Queenstown one minute's time apart. They had a thrilling race from Fastuet Rocks, and were within hailing distance of each other the whole way across. The utmost excitement prevailed on board as botb ’ vessels are jrary evenly matched. The Auranie crossed the finish line at Sandy Hook Just one minute ahead of her big rival. The Alaska left Queenstown last week, passing Fastnet at 4:31 p. m., followed 54 minutes later by the ▲uranla. Just before reaching Sandy

- M— UnnGrovoltW ' Yl,a f w7s ’ .. T\ljf -«». which T. Dtwson, of) r 20 hours among us in the interest ( f) Henry Kreps left her djf ' ,OO0 ‘ last week for Michigan/ r the World’. fb • Jr* %K2rr Bluftton were hereon ,^ ho World’s Fair day. I Lament are bolng ~ , Moan was expected. Alexander K.mh coins at 31 each floor villi person ’ fjh.becii received, but 1 oft on Saturday J’Fv the entire batch. ”•**>*» »° ta ldA ki rs?.r n s Geo. Wechfr Vjflering s4,ooo,oooJbr were at Blu' K= IC» v < ~lils ’ Mr. Jflton . . » dfifAem in any >Ay the they haver ' ejuirc. His offer when in the meatittiujjjj, t j 3 so coots for each The nec that f genoraliy. dolievod, and incpcc u ‘*^ vk , ( „ >rtr ono of tho be . hold an qle Bf, tkcro would boa good worshir a 'oms at that price. It is bendy rtiiat they will bring a dol- . . a projKoo per cent, over their face mV p lead? last <,oln is K o ' lo ’ World's D L JPis think so and it is probable an l^Vton will ‘ l,lvo t 0 ralso *>is of tW- 10 80cure tllfl,ntfJ JEiee President Hlginbotham's botycs m.-, the souvenirs will bring a dollar 1 .. )v Jsnd he recommends opening order - •‘M for them at that price, the coins to ..an * ' ld in lol,s ot ufty or mult| P ,es of j# J nnmber as the orders are received. 1 u »i the desire togive everybody a chance map jet one at reasonable cost from headquarters rather than close the lot out to wßsGv ono person or syndicate, m “I do not believe that anv one of these Kfcoins will ever find its way into cireulaI tion,” said Treasurer Seebcrger. “They 1 will be too much sought after as mementoes of the great fair to be squandered 1 in admissions at the gates. Every day I I receive offers for small numbers of the I coins, the biggest premium percentage ( yet offered, except for tho first one 1 'ssued, being 31.10 for a coin of 50cents.” * A DELICATE J’OINT. [ An Old Constitutional Question Bobs TipWashington special: The question has I been raised as to the eligibility of Senators Jones and Allison and Representative McCreary, who were recently appointed commissioners to represent the United i States at the Internationa! Monetary Conference. Tho point raised is a constitutional one and involves a construction of the sixth section of article i 1 of the constitution relative to the holding of civil office by a member of congress. The section is as follows: “No senator or representative shall durZ 1 iug the time for which he was elected be It appointed to civil office under the authority of the United .States which shill have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall 1 have been increased dur'ng such times, and no person holding any office under the United States shall be a member of either house during his continuance in office.” The legislation authorizing the creation of this commission and making provision for the compensation and expenses of the commissioners is contained in the sundry civil bill which passed in the last hours of the session. THE DEADLY LOCK. Two Boys, Imprisoned In an Old Ice Chest, Are Smothered to Death. Lansing (Mich.) special: Earl Price and Arthur Kurts, 8-year-old boys of North Lansing, met with- a horrible death in a singular manner. The boys were missed late in the afternoon, and although a large crowd of neighbors searched until midnight no trace of them was found. Nextmorning the Price boy’s father thought of an unused ice chest into which his children had at times crawled to play and on opening the chest tin two boys were found dead. The inte:ior of the chest was but two feet five inc Les long, eighteen inches wide and twentyone inches deep. The bodies were crowded into this, small space facing each other. It was evident that after the boys squeezed themselves into the box their movements caused the covers to fall and the on the outside clasped over the stable fastening them in so that escape was impossible. FIVE MEN KILLED. A Frightful Catastrophe at Hartford City. A frightful accident occurred at HartfordCity,lnd.,by which five men lost their lives and two others were seriously injured. A heavy stone wall in tho Hartford City Glass Works caved in catching the men as it fell. The cause of the horrifying accident was the heavy pressure of dirt filled in behind the wall and the imperfect work of masons. The men were endeavoring to prop np the toppling wall when the calamity occurred. The men who were killed are: Alex Moore, Charles Sawyer, Jack Pummell, W. H. Foreman, Albert Inman. The injured are: Cyrus Eply and P. Bradshaw, both badly hurt. The town was thrown into a fever of excitement and hundreds of people crowded to the scene of the accident, and the grief of tho wives and children of the hapless victims was heart-rend-ing. Horrible Accident. Worcester (Mass.) special: Four employes of the Washburn & Moor wire mill at Quinsigmond village were horribly burned by sulphuric acid, The acid is used for cleaning copper wires and is • forced into the annealing room through lead pipes. Only a small amount of acid had been pumped in the tank, when suddenly one side of the iron receptacle burst outward, throwing the awful fluid over the four men who were standing near. All were severely burned. Their clothing was eaten off and the screams uttered were heart-rending. Two of the men tore off their clotbes and jumped into the river. Alkalis were administered and later tho wounded men were taken to tho City Hospital. At the hospital the men uttered awful cries while their wounds were being dressed and their condition is very precarious. Turned Down Caprivl. It has just leaked out that % very lively and rather ludicrous scene took place between Chancellor Von (Japrivl and the Kaiser beiore the latter’s departure for tho Cowes regatta. Caprivi had the temerity to contend that it would be infra dig for the Kaiser to bo seen lugging at the helm- and sails of his yacht, as he had expressed his intentioo of doing. Tho Kaiser retorted hotly, that he should do just as he<|ileased, and gave Caprivi to understand that his advice was not wanted, by saying that a kaiser could steer a yacht as well as the ship of state. Mighty Flood* in Spain. Madrid special: Heavy storms are s sweeping over Spain and doing an im--1 mense amount of damage. The rain is i falling lit torrents and is destroying the grape and olive crops. Much damage t has been done by tho rivers-over-flowlng 3 their banks and in some places the low country adjacent to the river resembles l huge lakes. In Iliicsca, the Ifula River l ts out of its banks. The flood has ah 1 ready carried away thirty houses and It e ts feared that other damage will be done, f , Strike Declared Off. 1 The strike of the planlhg mill men of i St Louis, which has been on for sev- > ersl weaks. has been declared off and a

i tho men are now seeking their old i places. About six hundred men were i concerned In the trouble, which arose i over adomand for shorter hours with nr decrease In pay. Looted by FI rates. A letter received at Halifax, N. S., 1 from Turks’ Island from tho captain of the schooner Maggie F. states that that i vossol struck on a roof off Grand Caxcos ■ of tho group of Bahamas and becamo a 1 total wreck. Soon after sho struck a 1 swarm of dark pirates rawed to tho vesfol and commenced stealing everything i in board such as sailors’ clothos, stores ■ and ruuning gear. Tho crew were pow- / erless to prevent them and when an ati tempt was made they showed fight. Tho crew landed safely and were obliged to ' camp on the beach, being miles from any habitation. Walked to Tlielr Dentil. Seven soldiers were drowned atNicsse, I In Prussian Sllsqna, whllo practidug In . the military swimming school. Tho men [ were ordered to go into t.lie water beyond s their depth, tho preceptor supposing . them to bo sufficiently practiced to bo , ablo to swim. This proved not to bo i the caso and they sank without making i any sign that they were drowning. The I fact that they were drowned was notsuspected for some moments, when they failed to come to tho surface. It was - then too late to save them. Union Ex-Prisoners of War, i Washington special: In addition to the encampment of tho G, A. R. and i Union Veterans Union, there will bo hold during “Grand Army week” next month, , the twentieth annual convention of tho National Association of Union ex-prison-i ers of war. For several months past the association, which numbers many thousands, has been making extensive preparations for tb<P coming convention. Commodious tents located on tho White House lot were assigned the association. Gladstone Will Be Premier. London special: Mr. Gladstone has received a communication from the Right Hon. Sir Henry F. Ponsonby, private secretary to the Queen, announcing that arrangements were being made for his reception at the Osborne house, the Queen’s residence on the Isle of Wright, whether Mr. Gladstone will proceed in response to a summons from Her Majesty. Tho object of the Queen in summoning Mr. Gladstone to Osborne house is to intrust to him tho formation of a now government. Instantly Killed. John Dixon of Richmond, Ind.,was instantly killed by a ball .from a revolver, in the hands of Robert Jcnks. Both are young men, and they were engaged at shooting at a mark when the killing took place. Jenks has given himself up and says it was accidental. The wound is a peculiar one, showing tho ball to have struck t*ie right side and tendid through to the heart in such away that Dixon could hardly have made It himself, as at first supposed, Jenks does not attempt a denial. Terrible Disaster, A terrible disaster occurred at Ogden, Utah, by the failing of a building which was being erected, hurrying twenty men or more beneath the ruins. Twelve bodies have already been taken from the ruins, and the work of digging out the remainder is still going on. The accident occurred by the sudden giving away of a derrick, causing the entire structure of massive wooden beams and timbers to collapse. But few of the workmen employed on the building qscaped. A Tragic Death. Recently a tramp assaulted and dangerously cut Howard Pulver, a young man living at Crete, 111. After inflicting six ot seven ghastly cuts with a razor on Pulver’s face and neck he fled down the railroad track. A section gdug heard Pnlvefccry for help and started in pursuit of the tramp and rapidly gained on him. Seeing that his pursuers were certain to catch him, he threw himself under a passing freight train and was ground to pieces by tbc wheels. A Big Purchase. New Orleans special: The Edison Electric Light company, of this city, has been purchased by the Fort Wayne Electric Light company of Indiana, for 6875,000. It is understood that the Fort Wayne company is part of the national electric combine which is seeking to secure control of all electric properties in this country. The company will enlargo its works and is endeavoring to purchase other plants here. Hostilities in Daliomej. Advices from Kotonou, French Africa, report that hostilities in Dahomey were resumed on the 9th instant. Talisman began the bombardment of Whidah early in the morning, while Heron Ardente bombarded Kotonou. The French advanced against the Dahomeyans, forced a landing and eventually succeeded in compelling the enemy to retire with serious losses. The town of Gobo was burned. A Novel Contract. Thomas Cavanaugh, an employe of the Rockford, 111. Shoo company and Miss Emma Sweet, a pretty young book keeper, have signed an agreement to be married and take their wedding trip with Prof. Baldwin in a balloon at the coming fair. Rockford merchants will present the couple with some 3800 worth of useful articles If they return in safety from the trip. THE MABKETS. CHICAGO. Cattle—Common to Prime 43.50 @ 5.50 Hoos—Shipping Grades 3.50 nf o.a> Sheep—Fair to Choice 4.00 itS 6.00 Wheat—No. 2 Spring To tg .80 Cobn—No. 2, new 55 @8 ,5« Oats—No. 2 34 ig .36 ItYE—No. 2 05 m .67 B utteb—Choice Creamery 21 .22 Cheesb—Full Cream OMlicS .10 Eggs—Fresh .llity Potatoes—New, per bbl 1.26 & 2.25 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 3.25 <8 4.75 Hogs—Choice Light 3.60 & o.(W Sheep—Common to Prime...... 3.00 <8 4.50 Wheat-No. 2 Red 74 <9 .74), Cobn—No. l White 61 & ,G 3 OATS-No. 2 White .34 (9 .35 ST. LOUIS. Cattle 3.00 (8 s.co Hoos 3.60 (9 8.26 Wheat—No. 2 Red .75 ut .76W Corn—No. 2. .61 <9 .52 Oats—No. 2 3334,9 .3434 Rye—No. 2 bo zs .01 CINCINNATI Gattle..... 3.00 & 4.75 hoos 3.00 M 0.00 Sheep 3.00 <9 5.25 Wheat-No. 2 Red Cobn-No. 2 53 <9 .66 Oath—No. 2 Mixed 34 0 .85 DETROIT. - Cattle 3.00 @ 4.50 Hogs 3.00 c 9 6-tO Sheep.... 3.00 (9 4.75 Vi'iieat—No. 2 Red 70340 .8034 Cob::—No. 2 Yellow 01 & .51! 0 Oats—No. 2 White 30 <9 .37 TOLEDO. WnEAT—No. 2..., .81 ® .82 Cobn- No. 2 White 51 (8 .52 • Oats—No. 2 White .343449 .aojj Rye M (9 .00 BUFFALO. Cattle—Common to Prime.... 4.00 @O,OO Hogs—Best Grade 5............. 4.00 @6.60 Wheat—No. 1 Hard,-. 0134(9 .02 Cobn—No. 2. 62 & .63 MILWAUKEE. 1 Wheat—No,tSpring .76 <B. .77 Cobn—No. 3. . „ .60., & .61 1 OAts—No. 2 White..., .t. Barley—No. 2 01 @ .02 roan—Mess , 18.00 @13.60 NEW YORK. Cattle TTfV.. 8.60 @6.60 Hogs 3.00 <9 8.00 Sheep: a.oo @6.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red....r. 86 8 Ji7 1 Cobn—No. 2 62 <9 .63 Oats—Mixed Western .80 (8 .41 Butteb—Creamery, 17 (9 .24 Bobs—Old Mess 18.21 @13.75

illlli CONCLAVE IN DENVER, THE TRIENNIAL meetinq of KNIQHTB TEMPLAR. Thousands of Poople Witness tho GranA Paratlo and Review -1 he Order*, rirst Cabin In Colorado and Its Present Mag. nl fluent Tempi*. Greatest In Us History. Tha twenty-fifth triennial conclave ol the Knights Tenipliua, which oponed In Denver on Tuesday last, marks a new era In the history of the order. This has been the most memorable gathering tho order has ever known. Over 150,000 visitors are in att( ndunoe, and nearly a quarter of a million dollars has been spent In preparations and entertainment For almost three years Coloradoans have beon preparing for the event, and , according to tho dispatches, never- in her history was Denver so beautiful and in suoh gala attire. Tho national ling, the banners of the Knights, bunting and inousauds of the emblems of the cross and orown float everywhere. Jinny miles of streets have stringers of incandescent lights at tho crossings. Those lights, glowing with the brilliant colors of the Knights Templars and national flags, mingled with the private elec trio display of merchants and professional men, makq Denver seem almost like fairy land at night. From the tops of nine-storied buildings great search lights of many thousand candle power will illuminate tho city with almost the brightness of day. The Knights Templars have practically taken Denver and tho city surrendered unconditionally. The lowest estimate placts the number of visiting Knights at 50,000, accompanied bv about lU.OOU ladies. The Knights Templars conc'ave have been held every three years for over half a 1 entury, principally for the election of a governing body and an exchange of opinions which might be beneficial to the order. The first encampment held in this country was in New York, June 20, IHIR. The attendance was less than three hundred. Since then conclaves have been held as follows: New York, Sept, 16,181 D; New York SopL 18,

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1828; New York, Sept 14. 1829; fealtlraore, Nov. 29, 1832; Washington, m. C., Dec. 7, 1835; Boston, Sept. 12, 1838; New York, Sept. 14, 1841; New Hafl|n, Sept. 10, 1844; Columbus, 0., Sept. 14, 1847; Boston, Sept 10,1850; Lexingtob, Ky., Sept. 13, 1853; Hartford, Sept. 1. 1850; Chicago, Sept. 13, 1859; New. York. Sept. 2,18W2; Columbus, 0., Sept/ 5, 1865; St. Louts*. Sept. 15, 1868; Baltimore, Sept. 19, ltffij tNew Orleans, Dec. 1, 1874; Cleveland, Aug. 28, 1877; Chicago, Aug. 17,1880; San Francisco, Aug. 21, 1883; St. Louis, Sept. 21, 1886; Washington, D. C., Oct. 8, 1889, and Denver, Aug. 9, 1892. According to latest statistics in, 1870 ■ there were in the United States 25,844 Knights; in 1880, 50,681; in 1890, 84,923, while last year the census showed 88,U!'4. It will be noticed that in 31 years there was an increase from 25,844 members to 88,094. The grand parade and review of the Knights Templars was an imposing affair, and it Is calculated that at least 45,000 Knights participated. From early morning preparations had been going on for the big event, and the streets were crowded with people seeking positions on the numerous stands along the line of march. The candling of the Knfghts was accomplished with considerable dexterity. The separate divisions were formed on side streets, and the arrangements were so perfect that every division moved into the line In excellent order. All along the line the people crowded so as to form an unbroken line three miles in length, and there could not have heen less than 200.000 people viewing the magnificent pageant. One hundred and fourteen military bands furnished music for this great procession. A Masonic Temple of log*. The first Masonic ' temple in Denver, and also said 1o lie the first in Colorado, was the old log cabin of W. G. Bussell on what was then known as Ferry street. The date Is usually placed In the year 1859, but the first meeting was held In this cabin, according to the statement of Andrew Sagendorf, In December, 1858. Mr. Sagendorf was born in Columbia County, New York, Aug. 26, 1828, moved to Nebraska in 1854, and in 1858 following the gold rush to Bike’s Peak. Among those pres<nt at the first meeting in this old log cabin “Masonic temple” were Mr. Sagendorf, Judge W. M. Slaughter, Henry Allen, Janies Winchester, W. G. Bussell, Bobert T. Willis, J. D. Bamage, Dr. L. J, Bussell, O. E. Lehow, Oliver Bussell, C. H. Blake, and Samuel Bates. Instead of the old cabin of Bussell, where the Masons used to meet in 1858-59, the order now has a magnificent temple at the corner of 16th and Wellon streets, Denver. The building lots and furniture have a value of about $600,000 —a remarkable contrast to the cabin of pioneer days. This temple has been erected since Denver was selected as the place for the present conclave. A Competent Juror. A great many stories are attributed toGen. Tom Beagßftjftut this is a true one and illustrates his ready wit. He was on the bench as Mayor of the city of in the trial of a liquor case. The witnesses could not remember anything, the place, she man who sold jtho liquor, or the kind of liquor. It was evidently a case of collusion, and Mayor Bennett became a little impatient. He finally took a witness from the State attorney and questioned him himself. • “Where was the liquor bought?" he asked. “Couldn’t say, Yer Honor," was tha reply. ‘What kind of liqjuor was it?” "Don’t know, Yer Honor.” “Do you know whether it was liquor or not?” Tha question was P u t a little tartly. “Couldn’t say, Yet Honor; my mind is a perfect blank.” -• “Stand aside, thcqjisald Gen. Bennett; “we may wantfbu for a juror." The defendant waijlisiniaacd by the disgusted Court.—dtllanapolis Journal. • - - " •'ML', —■ * • jHI'

, DO GREAT MEN DRINK? DRUNKENNESS IN THE OLD TUdES AND NEW. Wh*a Inebriety lTu So Common n. Noi 1 to Attract Attention-Some Sharp (ontrait. Drawn—Servant a on Hnntl to Taka Caro ol Thotr Ntaatera—An Abatemlout Coagroia. Tho Capital Doaortert, ! Washington oorroapondenoa:

NOW THAT Congress has adjourned, this city is practically deserted. Officially It Is almost entirely so, / Secretary of State It Foster being the sole representative of the Cabinet here. M At the White House SrA things wear a do|W|cldodly abandoned ffiPapfoarance. owing cTa .to the absenoe ot mcf-the President and ■e—- his family and the nfllusual summerovorj hauling of tho build. " lng, which is now

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being done. Tho carpets have been taken up and aired, tho furniture completely hidden with white linen, and over the huge chandeliers folds of nett ng hang to protect thorn during tho hot weather. At the AVat' Department, Assistant Secretary Grant presided at the head of the department, Secretary Elkins having gone to Deer Park to visit his family. The affairs or the navy are likewise looked after by the Assistant Secretary in the absence of Secretary Tracy, who is north, while Attorney General Miller, Postmaster General Wanamaker, Secretary Noble, and Secretary Rusk are all away. The warm weather has had tho effect of causing the different departments to be closed an hour earlier than usual, and altogether the withdrawal of Congress, the President and his Cabinet has caused the oity to assume an air of dullness so far as concerns official business. Statesmen lit Their Cups. Washington was all stirred up over the charges made by Mr. Watson shortly before the adjournment of Congress, and, although the report of the investigating committee brought out nothing, the allegations made continue to lurnish subjeot matter for gossip. A hundred years ago a man woul(j have got merrily laughed at for staggering into Congress and making a maudlin effort at oratory, and a few would have considered It really disreputable, but no newspaper would have thought it worth mentioning and no committ.e would have investigated It. When half of the men in the land occasionally or frequently got drunk a sporadic caso of tipsiness caused no comment. The fu99 that is made over atransient and doubtful lapse from temperance on the part of three or four members is a very high tribute to the general sobrletv of this Congress. S nee the close of the war for the Union drunkenness has become, for the first time in the history of the human race, thoroughly disreputable, not on’y in Congress but In all pub-; lie bodies and in society everywhere. Has there been a scandalous exhibition of drunkenness in Washington in a year by any well-known man? * As late as when Kossuth was in this city inebriety was common. The banquet in his honor was held at the National Hotel; speeohes weie made by Cass, Webster, Shields, Seward and Vothera, and several prominent guests kpt into such a condition that they had tlbe helped away from the table. The efipat Magyar and his suite were carried ba\k to the Metropolitan (only six doors distant) In carriages, but -ope vvae- »c * helpless that he tumbled into the “bridal bed" with his boots on, and refused to bo disturbed till morning. There was more iutemperanee in the Senate in 1804 than there is to-day, but it brought to the bar and tried for ‘habitual drunkenness and profanity on the bench” one of the United States judges, and the man was convicted. The city was a dreary mudhole then, full of ague and monotonous misery, and there is no reason to marvel that Congressmen, when they left their unfinished quarters, drank deoply, bet heavily, and nmused themselves with dog fights aud cock fights. There was not only bad rum in those days, but there was plenty of rough-and-tumble prize fighting, in which men lost their eyes and noses. A tall gallows appropriately stood at the foot of Capitol Hill. It Was Different Then. We have fallen on different times, indeed, when a man cannot get drunk in public or be seen emerging from a gambling saloon without injury to his reputation and credit. Different, indeed, was It in the good old heyday of ‘Blifll and Black George,” when Pendleton kept open his “palace of fortune” on the avenue and presided at a sumptuous dinner every day at 5 in full dress and surrounded by twenty or thirty members of the House and Senate, cabinet ministers, generals, diplomats and judges, attracted by the pleasures of the duplex table, the faro table immediately succeeding th > dinner table. The cuisine was presided over by an artist. The wines were bought at auction when bankrupt German dukes sacrificed their cellars. Everything was luxurious and scores of distinguished gamesters chased the ivory chips arouud the green baize till the morning came in with its glow. Humphrey Marshall, being appointed Minister to China In 1852, dropped into Pendleton’s the night before he started to play “one farewell game," and he lost all the money he possessed, his entire outfit, and six months’ pay in advance—and then Pendleton lent him money enough to carry him to the flowery kingdom, where he doubtless taught the funny game to the al-mond-eyed celestials. And when the good Pendleton died the Mayor of Washington and Senators and members boro bis pall, and President Buchanan wept at his funeral. And there was no scandal about it, and no reporters watched, as they now would, to see who went in and out at Pendleton’s. Ah! Times have ohanged! Some Inold«nta Jn_Po3Bt. Many will remember a remarkable scene in tbe Senate within a few years. A member of that body persisted in speaking when he could not maintain either his bodily poise or lingual equilibrium. The President quietly ignored him and went on for some minutes with other business in spite of his clamor. “Mr. President, as I was saying " “Reports from the Committee on Territories,” said Mr. Ingalls, in the chair. “Here, stop!” exclaimed the unbalanced Senator to the reading clerk. “I will not be Interrupted!” ‘ls the gentleman from endeavoring to address the Senate?” asked the presiding officer, coolly, “No, It!" was the response, “the gentleman from —- is addressing the Senate!" He rambled on, not to Bay maudled, but finally consented to be led away. Indeed, among the stories of the House when It met In what Is now Statuary hall is ono of a member who was permitted to keep his valet In the cloak room to take care of him when he became helpless, and another of a chairman who caused great consternation by suddenly insisting on golnsr to bet, gavel in hand, under the Speaker’s desk-

ugggff COLONEL KINO'S CRIME. How an Eminent Lawyer Wm Lurotl to Hutn by a Clever Woman. Colonel Henry Clay King, who killed David H. Poston, a prominent Tennos«oe lawyer. In Memphis, March 10, 1891,

V*4J J'Al ld| 4»HIVU »V| has, ihrough executive clemenoy, had his sentence comnutod to life Imprisonment. The details of tho crime havo become of widespread Interest, not only because * of the domeif o aenndals Immediately preceding the murder, and of which It was

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Iho climax, Lot on account of the high legal ability and literary attainment* of the murderer hlmsolf. On March it) of last year, at about the noon hour, King, who had evldontly been In waiting for his victim, stepped from nn alley into a crowded street, and fatally shot David H. Poston, tho wounded man expiring the evening or tho same day. Henry Clay King's downfall can bo traced entirely to his nlluremont from the path of houor by Mrs. Mary J. Pillow, widow of Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, who distinguished himself In tho Mexican war, and who, during tho siege of Fort Donolson, declined tho command of tho Confederate forces in favor of Gen. Buckner, the officer who was compelled to capitulate In a few days to tho victorious Grant. When Col. King met Mrs. Pillow their meeting was a chance ono, In the ordinary affairs of business, in his own offioe, and from that hour the great lawyer was her slave. Finding that concealment of the facts from the public was Impossible, he finally threw off tho mask and wont with the woman, openly deserting his wife and children It was then that popular disapproval began to manifest itself, and Its effect upon King’s business and personal associations was soon more than he could stand. To escape an Indignation, dally growing into wrath on the part of Memphis citizens, the Colonel, accompanied by his ensnarer, removed to his plantation in Lee Couny, Argansas. Mrs. Pillow In a few months began to lay plans to seoure King's property In

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he> own name. In her wily way she suggested to her admirer that his possessions could only be made safe from the clutches of his wire and family by transferring the< title to some one other thnn himself. Tho ruse was sue-

cessful. Within a year Mrs. Pillow was the undisputed owner ot the Arkansas plantation and had prevailed upon King to have the logarinstrunieutsdulvniado out deeding the Memphis homostead, occupied by his wife and children. By mutual agreement this doed was left unrecorded, the preparation of the papers simply being intended to promptly thwart any attempt on the part of his wile’s relatives to deprive him of his right in the property. But Mrs. Pillow was not disposed to let su; h an excellent chance slip by to add to her estate. Unknown to the Colonel she took the deods and quietly had them registered. Whon King discovered her perfidy his rage knew no bounds. Feigning a lingering respect for his family, he accused the author of his ruin with dishonesty and deception as well as a desire to reduce to poverty his wife and children, who had done her no harm. The battle, which was long aud loud, ended in Mrs. Pillow’s ordering King off her property, and he had to obey. This caused him to bring suit in the Arkansas courts for the recovery of his property, which led 'to the publication bf thq digrtloeful story in detail. Poston Poston, of Memphis, were retained as Mrs. Pillow's attorneys, the senior partner of the firm being David H. Poston, the murdered man. Poston was regarded as one Os the ablest lawyers in Tennessee, and was peculiarly noted for plainness and force of speech, which cut to the quick ot his antagonist at every sentence. In King's case, which afforded him unusual opportunity, he used this gift lo the utmost. To the judge and jury he uncovered the plaintiff's real character, and was unsparing in the terms of denunciation applied. This was more than the fiery Southern blood of Heiry Clay King could bear, and the following day he shot Poston down as related. Soon after his Imprisonment for the crime, Mrs. King, whom he had so cruelly treated and deserted, came to see her husband In his trouble, and a reconciliation was effected. From that day she has nobly stood by him, and It was mainly through her herolo efforts In his behalf that the Governor was prevailed upon to commute the sentence. GUARDING AGAINST CHOLERA. New York’* Board of Health Taking Measure* to Fight It Off, The members of the New York Board of Health held a conference upon tho subject of eholera and smallpox and tho precaution necessary to avert an epidemic. It was decided that should cholera makes its appearance those stricken should be isolated at some retreat other than North Brother Island, where smallpox, typhus and leprous patients are cared for. It was also decided to issue circulars to all practicing pbysielaus and to certain officials and citizens urging them to report Instantly all cases of cholera morbus coming under their observatlt n. The same system will be pursued in suppressing sma'lpox and typhus, which are now so prevalent. The fifty members of the summer corps which visits the tenement house districts will be asked to use the greatest vigilance In unearthing cases of illness. THIS CHINAMAN MUST GO. — Investigation* Will Probably Relieve Minuter T»ln eff HU Duties. It is learned that the present Chinese Minister to this country will be relieved from his mission in a month or two, and that his place will be filled by the appointment, most probably, of Mr. Shut, formerly Secretary of the Legation In Washington, and now holding a place alleged os the reason for the change the Emperor of China Is much displeased with the course of Mr. Tsln, the present Minister, In his alleged transactions looking to the establishment of an International bank in China and as a result of Information sent from this country to Chinese officials calling their attention to publications in the papers reciting these facts, the Emperor has ordered an Investigation into the matter. "HEAVEN" WILL BE MOVED. Messiah Bcliwelnfiirth Will Establish a Colony In lowa. It te rumored that George Jacob Sehweinfurth, lhe false Christ, has tired of the treatment which has been aocordecHiim In Illinois and is negotiating for the purchase of a large humbor of acres of land near Keokuk, la., where he will colonize his followers to the number of over 4,000. The alleged messlnh has had a trusted representative in that section for some time securing an option on 25,000 acres or land, and the people of Keokuk have grown greatly excited over the prospect, In case of removal Schweinrurth Intends to run the WeldoU'farm near Boek'orl as a branch

THE WAY THINGS HUN IN THE QREATEST OF GREAT STATES. INDIANA. Thlnga Which Have L«l«ly Happened Within It. Bonlm-a-Somo Plc««»»‘ “<• Sows Had Bead lug. Minor Ntnto Item*. Kirkland will pipe gas from ShorlduY tills fall. “Qukich” money Is floating around In South Bond. Anothku gas woll has boon drilled near Columbus. A nkedlk was found In an Elkhart egg the other day. South Bknd Odd Fellows havo organized a brass band. Diphthkblv of a malignant j.ypd has appeared in Rensselaer. Noblrsvili.f. is organizing a company to explore for lead near Cicero. GosmcN ladies are holding prayermootings at the Jail once a week. TnE Fort Wayne Rifles are going to tho World’s Fair opening 111 a body. The unlawful shooting of young duck* Is bolng indulged in on tho Kankakee. The Union soldiers of Wabash County will have a reunion at Wabash, Kept. 14. Kniohtstown’s new canning factory has started up, and employs 150 poople. Muncie claims that the new reaper works will make her tho second city of tho State. The courthouse yard at Columbus Is utilized as a sobering off place by the town drunkards. It is said that every time a now house Is erected In Richmond another insurance agent moves to town. Cicero has organized a company to eecuro new factories, and it is landing one once in a while, too. Albert Parker, of Centerton, accidentally shot himself in tho leg, fooling with a 38-catlber revolver. A natural gas explosion at Muncie blew out the plate-glass in Cunnington's bakery without Injuring any one. Sheep-killing dogs are running amuck in Montgomery. County, One farmer has lo9t twenty head of sheep. Frank Melton, a 9-year-old boy, was killed in a runaway of a livery team belonging to S. Ib Burton, at Rosedalo, Brown County hasn't an Inch of railroad, and talk of building one there has thrown the people into spasms of happiness. Some Logansport people want a patrol wagon, while others say the town needs one about as badly as she does a whlto elephant. Jlaogie Webster of Jeffersonville, touched a match to a can of blasting powder and both eyes were blown qut of berhead. A one-legged man and a one-armed woman had a fight at Mishawaka the other day, in which tho man came out second best. The Columbus Construction Company, after so manv difficulties, has at last finished its pipe line from Kokomo to the State line. Two boys named Henry Rihor apd Frederick Slocon, residents of Michigan City, wore drowned in Lake Michigan by the capsizing of a boat The suit of Hugh Taggart, at Columbia, against G B. Wvnegar for $7,000 for Injuries inflicted by the latter, has been compromised for $1,500. Jack Mii.lioan, a tough character of Now Albany, was shot and killed by Allen Groves at Sugar Grove, twelve miles below New Albany. George Hoover, of Huntington, will be crippled for life because he neglected to call in a doctor two months. ago, when he dislocated his shoulder. Joseph Pierson, aged about 75, an Inmate of tho Floyd County Infirmary, Jumped from a second-story window of that institution, and broke his neck. It was suicldo. i By the will of Joachim Fernandez, a wealthy Spaniard who died recently at Huntington, the Catholic Orphans’ Home of Fort Wayne will receive onehalt of tho estate. John McNamara, an omployo of the Rushvlllo heading factory, was probably fatally hurl by ihe bursting of a ?aw, one of the pieces striking hint in tho face, destroying ono eye and fracturing tho skull. Recently William Carey abandoned his young wifo and situ has .now begun suit against her husband’s parents, charging them with conspiring to rob the pliautlff of his aid, company and association. She demands $5,000 damages. A report comes from Elizabethtown, on the Misslsstnowa, that scores of dead fish are floating in tbe eddies at Dunn’s mill, some of them weighing several pounds. It is said that many fish are found dead at Now Cumberland, and people suspect that dynamite is being used by fisherman. ' s . Thomas Divine of .Tcfforsonvlllo, has been arrested on the charge of poisoning fish. Ills arrest was made at tho instance of the game and fish club. An Investigation showed that poison had beon thrown into the rtvor in large quantities at a point near Salt River and that fish had beon talcou from the stream by the wagon load. At Petersburg, tho east end of the large wheat elevator, owned by L. R. Hargrave, gave way. The elevator contained about 20,000 bushels of wheat at tho time, and over 8,000 bushels were scattered over tho ground. Mr. Hargrave narrowly escaped with his life, one of tho large timbers stlklng within a foot of him. Loss, $5,000. A year ago Warren Remington, a yonngman at Eaton, Delaware County, was accidentally shot in the abdomon,. but survived. Since that time tho young’ man’s lower limbs havo been paralyzed. At Eaton Park there Is a boating and bathing place and young Remington spends most of bl* time In tho wates where he swims tike a fish. His legs or feet have no action, but float like a cork. Reginald A. Fessenden, late asslstsuttcrThomas A. Edison In laboratory work, and s graduate of Trinity College and Bishop’s College, Canada, has been called to the chair of electrical engineerlng.at Purdue University, While workmen were engaged in placing a six-inch gas-llne for the Salaironio Company, four miles south of Montpelier, tbe line bursted, killing Olio Olson Instantly, and injuring Adgm Hawk internally, so that ho will hardly recover. Charles Powers was thrown ten feet, and had both of his feet badly hurt. There were four wells’ pressure on tho line at the time of the accident. Shelbyville Is to have a third bank. The Farmers' National Bank has been organized, with a capital stock of SIOO,000, and has rented tho Teal Block on the public square which Is being fitted np. A majority of the stock Is held In that city, and tho rest by parties at Hamilton, Ohio. J. S. Jeffers, tho grain dealer will bo president, and Dr.. S. P. McCrea cashier. The Board of Prison Directors, South, have elected John L, Howard of Sullivan County, to sucucod CapL Abel Ewing as Deputy Prison Warden. The latter resigned becauso tho Board passed an or-