Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1879 — Page 1

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

voKsunr kiwi. Late news from Russia is to the effect that immense activity prevails in all the arsenals of the empire. A full force of workmen in all theso establishments is employed, working on full lime, and a large quantity of guns and ammunition is being turned out, ready for use, and deposited in neighboring magazines. It is believed in Bt. Petersburg and Moscow that this activity shows that some steps are soon to be taken on the part of Russia which will again plunge Europe into a general war. It is said that Bismarck has requested the Russian Government to withdraw the force of HO,OOO cavalry from Poland, on the borders of German tenitory. Usually a request from Bismarck is equivalent to a command, and is pretty apt to be obeyed as such. Whether obedience follows in this case time alone can tell. Details have at last been received of the naval engagement lietween Peiu and Chili, which occurred last mouth, and resulted in the sinking of the iron-clad Iluasoar, the most formidable war-vessel in the fleet of the firstnamed powor. After a long and desperate battle, described by tho victorious Chilians as “ the Trafalgar of tlio Pacific,” the Commander and i«)th Lieutenants of the Iluascar having boon killed, it was compelled to surrender in a ‘sinking condition. News of the disaster created a profound sensation in Peru, but only served to stimulate tho peoplo to still further resistance. Subscriptions wore opened at once for tho purchase of another iron-clad, ami men, women and children contributed bouses, lauds, jewels and money with a patriotic zeal rarely witnessed. A commission lias sailed for Europo to buy tiro veseol which tho Peruvians hope will bo an avenger. The Captain General of Cuba claims that Jio has suppressed the now rebellion in that island. It is reported frojn Rome that the Vatican is eorfously contemplating tho reorganization and inoreaso of American bishoprics, in compliance witli recent suggestions of Cardinal McCloskey. The pleasing intelligence is sent by cable from Europo that the ex-Empress Carlotta, who lias been insane over since her husband, Maximilian, shot to death by tho Moxicans, lias roooveroa her reason and memory, and now converses lucidly and intelligently. She is now said to bo engagod in transcribing her diary of tho disastrous series of events in Mexico that culminated in her husband’s deatli and the dethronement of lit* own reason Germany and all the Eoropean powers heartily approvo of the promptness of Great Britain in demanding of tho Porto » prompt fulfillment of its agreement concerning reforms in Turkey. Tho dispatch of a fleet to Besika bay, and tho strong language of Minister Bayard, have had the desired effect, and the Sultan sullenly gubmits to tho demand that, the stipuhvions of the Berlin treaty bo immediately carried into practical effect. Information conics from France that tho elocti m of Humbert, tlio returned Communist, has been annulled by tho Prefecture of the Heine. This action will, of course, erect Humbert into a political martyr of magnitude, and will, necessarily, embitter the contest upon the q ucstion of plenary amnesty. Intelligence comes from Mexico of a deep-laid conspiracy to overthrow the Diaz Government. Prince Jerome Bonaparte is said to he masquerading as a candidate for the Presidency or the imperial crown in Franco. Dispatches from Berlin state that Bismarck’s health docs not improve, fie is suffering from overwork, and ilia physicians declare that nothing but absolute rest will give him any relief. Private letters from Constantinople confirm tho reports of tho extremity of.the distress in the financial mat era of Turkey. Even the pilgrimage to Mecca, which has hithorto been provisioned at the expense of the Government, is unable to get any assistance, an event which has never before occurred since the os-tabli-hmont of tho Ottoman empire. Tho Montenegrins are waging a fierce guerrilla warfare on the Albanians, and in a recent encounter slow more than ItOO of them. Puris is about, to spend the enormous sum of s7,(Kid,ooo to deepen tho rivor Seine suflieien’ly to admit vessels drawing nine feet of water to tho eastern extremity of the city. It is announced that the Spanish Constitutional party lias decided to support the bill for the (mancipation of slaves in Cuba, with tho amendment that tho freedmen may work for whomsoever tLev choose. The Turkish newspapers are very violent against Eugland. They declare her demands are more unjust than the attempts of Russia to interfere in Turkish administration, in resistance to which Turkey waged a great war. The Catholic Bishops „f Ireland have adopted resolutions-appealing to the Government and all public bodies and private individuals to help the poor, as the Poe r Law act is insufficient to meet the necessities of the impending crisis. DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. £iMt< Isador & Hein, fur dealers, havomade an assignment at New York. Liabilities osti mated at about 9150,000. A frightful railroad accident, occurred near New York city one day las week. Alo :omotivo autl passenger coach, in which there wore twenty passengers, ran into tho Hackensack rivor, the draw beingopen. The engineer was killed, and nearly all tho passongors wore injured, a number of them severely. Fortunately the passenger coach floated on the water, and the passengers wore taken out through the windows and roof by men in small boats. The residence of J. & G. F. Bailey, at Kennett Square, a suburb of Philadelphia was entered, a few nights ago, by masked burglars, who rifled the safe, extracting therefrom mono}’, bonds, aud securities amounting to #200,600. Matthew Hale Smith, the well-known author, lecturer and newspaper correspondent —nom do plumo “Burleigh"—is dra\ West. Gen. Grant arrived at Galena, 111., his old home, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, thus completing his journey around tho world. All along tho route across the-oontinont from San Francisco the ex-President was accorded the Bame hearty greetings which he met when first landing upon his native shores at the Golden Gate. At Virginia City, Salt Lake, Omaha, Burlington, and other prominent points, stops were made for the purpose of enabling the population to honor the distinguished traveler. At Council Bluffs the General was taken in charge by Gov. Gear and a delegation of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the journey across the State of lowa was a continual ovation. At Galena the General’s old friends and ueighbjrs, reinforced by a large number of admirers from abroad, turned out and gave him a royal reception,

The Democratic sentinel.

JAS. W. McEWEN Editor.

VOLUME 111.

Maj. Morrow and Ms command, who were sent out now a month since in pursuit of the Apache chief, Victoria, and his followers, and who pursued them across the line to their hiding-place in Mexico, returned to Fort Bogaid, N. M., a little the worse for wear, but foU of life and spirit etiiL Morrow lost two men killed, and had two wounded. Victoria’s band scattered, and Morrow, being 300 miles from his supplies, and two days’ march from tne line, was compelled to return. But the command underwent much hardship, at one time being seventy hours without water. The command lost a great many animals. Quite a sensation has been produced in Chicago commercial and financial circles by the failure of the large dry-goods Jobbinghouse of Stettauer Bros. & Go., which,in the amount of sales, ranks about fifth among the wholesale dry-good* firms of that city. The liabilities of the firm are about 91,500,000. The creditors are principally in New York and Boston, 11. B. Claflin A Co. being among tho largest The house was established in Chicago in 1809. The Btettauer Brothers come from Leavenworth, Kan., where they commenced business in 1857, aud made a big pile of money in tho mercantile business. They began business in Chicago with a rush, and soon commanded a heavy trade. Tboy carried a heavy stock, and their annual sales aggregated- #0,000,000 to #7,000,. 000. They sold goods all through tho West— Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, lowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Territories. The Indian is becoming competitively humorous, and, with tho advantages accorded to tho white man, might equal, if not excel, him in the struggle to provoke laughter. As an evidence of this latent ability is the example of tho savago who camo into Gen. Merritt’s camp a few days ago and gravely informed tho General that on giving up his arms, equipments and transportation the command would be allowed to depart in peace. A party of detectives who were ambi tious to secure the heavy reward offered for the arrest of the notorious James brothers, encountered their game a few days ago, in the vicinity of Joplin, Mo. A desporate fight ensued, iu which a number of shots were exchanged. Jesse James was shot through the head, and it is believed was killed. Another of the robbers was wounded, as well as some of tho detoctivos. The train bearing Gen. Grant halted for a short tiino at Galosburg, 111., on the journey from Ban Francisoo to Galena, aud the < x-Fresidont mado a little speech to tho Galesburgers. Just as ho had finished, aud was in tho act of stepping, back into the car, he was struck on the side of the head by an egg hurled by sonio one in the crowd. As it was dark the scoundrel who threw the missile could not be discovered, although a citizen offered #IOO for his arrest. Henry Greenebanm, at one time one of the wealthiest bankers in Chicago, has been indicted by the Grand Jury for violation of the national banking laws. D. A. Mahoney, of the Dubuque Telegraph, is dead. Ho was an old journalist, and founded tho Dubuqne Herald, St. Louis Times and Dubuque Telegraph. Maj. Reno, Seventh cavalry, who was suspended on account of conduct toward Mrs. Bell, wife of an officer of his regiment, and who since wont through a court of inquiry regarding his conduct in the battle of tho L’ttle Big Horn, where Custer was killed, is again in trouble, and again it is on account of abnsi.’e conduct toward a lady. At Fort Meade, whore he is stationed, he got drunk and grossly insulted Mrs. Farnshaw, the wife of tho Post Trader. One of Farnsliaw’s clerks knocked him down. Afterward, at the post club-room, he got into a quarrel with Maj. Brewer, Surgeon, and was again knocked down. Gen. Sturgis has preferred charges against Reno, and this time he will probably bo ignominiously kicked out of the army. Gens. Adams and Hatch and CMef Ouray have bean appointed a peace commission to visit tho bostilo Uto camp and investigate the killing of Maj Thornburgh and his followers. Edward Clark, who was employed at White River Agency, says Chief Douglass, the plotter of the Meeker massacre, was concerned in tlio horrible Mountain Meadow massacre, where so many innocent women and children were butchered by the Mormons and Indians in 1857. Clark says that one day this summer Douglas 3 and another chief quarreled. The chief in his anger said he could ruin Douglass if he told the truth about him, that he was a bad man and had' participated in the crime at Mountain Meadows. Gen. Hooker’s obsequies at Cincinnati, on the 7tli inst., were largely attended and very impressive. In the procession were many veterans, several military organizations, and prominent State and Federal officials. An army chaplain preached the funeral sermon, which was an eloquent and patriotic discourse. As a stock train of cars were crossing tho North Miesouri railroad bridge, which spans tho Missouri liver at St. Charles, Mo., a few nights ago, the westsjpan of the main structure suddenly gave way, precipitating seventeen cars of live stock and the caboose into the abyss. The engine and one car, with the conductor, engineer and fireman, were saved by tho breaking of the connection between the cars. Tlireo eatele men who had taken passage on tho train were drowned, and three others were badly injured. An incendiary fire at Napoleon, Henry county, Ohio, destroyed a largo part of the business center of the town. Loss, #100,000; insurance, #45,000. A heavy cyclone passed overJJ’Strasburg, Mo., a small town six miles east of Kansas City, a few evenings ago, destroying many buildings and injuring a number of persona. Soatb. One hundred thousand 4 dollars* worth of property in the business part of Holena, Ark., was destroyed by fire last week. POLITICAL POINTS. Official vote of ‘California at the September election: Perkins, Republican, 67,965; Glenn, Democrat, White, Kearney, 44,483; Clark, Prohibition, 1,300. An official canvass of the vote of lowa at the October election shows tho following result on Governor: Gear, Republican, 157,571; Trimble, Democrat, 85,057; Campbell, Greenbacker, 45,429; Dnngan, Prohibitionist, 3,258. Total vote, 291,315. Gear’s majority over Trimble, 72,495; over Campbell, 111,454; over all others combined, 23,8081. WASHINGTON NOTES. In his annual report, just submitted to the President, Gen. Sherman dwells at considerable length on the fact that, while the regular army consists of 25,000 men, only about 20,000 are available for actual service. Nearly 4,000 enlisted men are detailed for various duties, all of them so important that he has found it impossible to reduce the number. Believing that 25,000 men would be none too many for exclusive servioe in the regiments of the line,

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1879.

he again urges that Congress increase the army to that extent. The President’s forthcoming message, it is said, will be an unusually short one A Washington dispatch says that, at a Cabinet meeting last week, department estimates for the next fiscal year were considered. The total estimates are about #7,000,000 more than the apppropriations last year. Of this increase about #2,000,000 is on account of pensions; abouk#3,ooo,ooo on account of postoffice, and #2,000,000 among the other department*. Washington telegram : “Tho attention of the President having been called to day to the various rumors afloat as to the Russian and English missions, he replied that there was no necessity for filing those missions, and that no names had as yet been agreed on.” The President has appointed Albert Johnson, of Colorado, Surveyor General of the United States for Colorado. The estimates for the consular aud diplomatic service tho next fiscal year will exceed those for the current year by about #96,000. An appropriation of #2,775,000 will bo asked for taking the census. A Washington telegram states that tho proposal of tie Government to purchase #IO,OO0 .< 00 of bonds on. the sinking-fund account was responded to by offers to sell over $11,000,000 of bonds at prices varying from 105.59 to 110. Secretaiy Sherman rejected all the bids, and directed Assistant Treasurer Hillhouse not to pay over 106 for any bonds. A large number of New York bankers then camo forward aud offered to sell their 6 per cent, bonds at the figure named by the Secretary of the Treasury, aud in a short time tho Assistant Treasurer had completed the purchase of #10,000,000 of them. Mrs. Margaret Eaton, widow of Gen. John H. E i ton, Secre’ary of War under President Jackson, has just died at Washington, aged 81 years.

NATIONAL DEBT STATEMENT. Following is the official public-debt statement for October, issuod by the United States Treasurer on tho Ist inst.: Six-per-cent, bonds #283,681,750 Five-per-cent, bonds 508,410,350 Four-and-a-hal£-per-cent. bonds 250,000,000 Four-por-cent bonds 737,046.550 Refunding certificates.... 2,800,*100 Navy pension fund 14.000,000 Total coin bonds $ 1,796.067,05(1 Matured debt , 23,079.035 Legal tenders $ 346,742.381 Certificates of deposit... 22.405.000 Fractional currency.... 15,710,950 Gold and s lver certificates 20,726,850 Total without interest 405,585,190 Total debt $2,225,631,876 Total interest 21,062,481 Cash in treasury 229,■844,811 Debt less rash in the treasury No v.1,‘79.52,016,849,545 Decrease during October 10,352.906 Decrease sinco June 30,1879 10,357,710 CURRENT LIABILITIES. Interest due and unpaid $ 3,348,795 Debt on which interest has ceased... 23,079,035 In erest thereon 1.191,471 Gold and silver certificates 20,726,850 United States notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit 22,405,000 Cash balance available Nov. 1, 1879. 15>,092.659 To al # 229,844,811 AVAILABLE ASSETS. Cash in treasury $ 229,844,811 COINAGE. Tho coinage at the mints during October was as follows: T'enomination. Pieces. Gold double eagles 63,823 Gold eagles 118.000 Gold half-ea.'les 232,078 Totalgold 413 901 Silver dol'ars 2,572,100 Silver half-dollars ‘ 100 Silver quarter-dollars 100 Silver dimes 100 Total silver 2,572,400 MINOR COINAGE. Five cents 101 Three cents. 100 Cents 921,100 Total minor coinage 921,300 Total coinage . 3.907,601 Value $6,198,254 SIX-PER-CENT. BONDS. A circular was issued by the Secretary of the Treasury on the Ist inst., giving notice that proposals would be received at tho office of the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York until the Bth inst., for the sale to the Government of #10,000,000 of any of the 6 per cent, interest-bearing bonds of the United Btates, the bonds purchased to be applied to the stoking fund, as provided in Sec. 3,694 of tho Revised Statutes.

MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.

Grain in sight in the United States and Canada: Wheat, 25,691,000 bushels; corn, 10,113,000 bushels; oats, 3,092,000 bushels; rye, 812,000 bushels; barley', 3,790,000 bushels. The remains of Senator Chandler were consigned to earth on the sth inst., at Detroit, with impressive ceremonies. Many prominent officials, State and national, were present. The body was laid in state in tho City Hall for a few hours in the forenoon, and was viewed by-thousands. Gen. Hookor’s obsequies, at New York, on the same day, were also largely attended. The remains were taken to Cincinnati for buriaL Gen. Grant has signified that he cannot be in Indianapolis on the 20th inst He says he will visit that city about Dec. 20, and go thence to Columbus, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Washington. He will then go South, aud may go to Cuba and Mexico. The notable coincidence is brought to view that Senators Morton and Chandler, both of them classed as among the strongest men of the Republican party, both died on the Ist of November and were buried on the sth. The American Woman’s Suffrage Association held its yearly session at Cincinnati last week. Henry B. Blackwell was elected President for the ensuing year. The next meeting will be held in Washington city. A denial is given to the report that the Presidency of the Texas Pacific railway has been offered Gen. Grant The appropriations of the Methodist Missionary Board, for the coming year, amount to #079,832.

Tenderfoot’s Investment.

Mr. Doah went to Leadville, and, after several days of back-breaking work, succeeded in heaping up a large pile of iron pyrites in front of the lode. Becoming convinced that it would continue bearing pyrites forever, he, with misgivings of conscience, sold it to a “tenderfoot” for a horse and saddle, which would at least take him out of the accursed country. “ Tenderfoot,” thinking that he had struck a bonanza, Continued to throw up iron pyrites. At last, deciding that he had enough to make an assay worth while, he took a sack of it on his back to the assayer. Then it was that he discovered what he had been buying. When the assayer told him that it returned at the rate of SI,BOO a ton, and the next load at SI,OOO, he sold it for SIO,OOO to a Denver capitalist. This proves, first, that all that glitters is not gold, and, second, th it the proof of the pudding-stone is in the heating.

\“A Firm Adherence to Correct Principles.”

THE ELECTIONS.

General elections were held in eleven States on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and local elections were held in Illinois, Georgia and a few other States. The results of the polling, as indicated by the returns received on the morning after the election, are summarized below: New York. —The election in New York was for State officers, 32 State Senators, and 128 Assemblymen. There were seven parties in the field, with five candidates for Governor. Alonzo B. Cornell, the Republican candidate for Governor, is elected by a plurality of about 20,000. The remainder of the 'State officers chosen aro Democrats, as follows : Lieutenant Governor, Clarkson N. Potter; Comptroller, Frederick P. 01cott; Secretary, Allen C. Beach; Treasurer, James Mackin; Attorney General, Aug Achoonroak'r; Engineer, Horatio Seymour, Jr.; Congress, Twelfth, Waldo Hutchins. Tho L°gia • lature is largely Republican iu both branches. Wisconsin. —The entire Republican State ticket was successful iu Wisconsin by a majority it is estimated at this time at 20,000. The State officers chosen are: Governor, Wiliam E. Smith: Lieutenant Governor, James M. Bingham; Secretary, Hans B. Warner; Treasurer, Richard Guenther; Attorney General, Alexander Wilson; Superintendent Public Instruction, W C. Whitford. Massachusetts. —Tlio Republican ticket is elected by a majority of between 12,000 aud 16,000 over Butler, Adams polling a very light vote. The State officials chosen are as follows: Governor, John D. Long; Lieutenant Governor, Byron Weston; Secretary. Henry B. Peirce; Treasurer, Charles Endicott; Auditor, Charles R. Ladd; Attorney Genera), George Marstou. Minnesota. —ln Minnesota the whole Republican ticket was chosen by majorities estimated at this writing at 8,000 to 12,000. Pennsylvania. —The Republicans carry Pennsylvania by an es’imated majority of 25,000 or 40,000. The election was for a State Treasurer. Samuel But.ler, of Chester county, is the successful man. Nebraska. —ln Nebraska the election was for a Supremo Court Judge and two University Rogenls. The Republican candidates, as named below, were chosen by a majority of about 12,000: Supreme Court Judge, Amasa Cobb; University Regents, Jobu L Carson and Jos. W. Gannett. Mississippi. —The election in Mississippi was for State Senators aud members of the Legislature. The Democrats carry all but a few counties. New Jersey. —The returns thus far received show that the Republicans of New Jersey have gained one State Senator and two or three members of the Assembly. They will probably retain control of both branches of tlio Legislature. Connecticut. —Tho election in Connecticut was for the Legislature only, and for the Senate elections were held in only eleven of twentyone districts. In theso the Republicans elect ton and Democrats one. Of the Senators elected last year, who hold over this year, seven are Republicans and tlii'ce Democrats, so that tlio Senate will stand seventeen Republicans and four Domooiata. The Hoiue will probably stand about 153 to 93, or a Republican majority of between sixty and seventy on joint ballot. Illinois. county officers. General interest was centered principally in the contest in Chicago and Cook conntv. The Republicans carried the county, electing their entire ticket bv majorities ranging from 7,000 to 11,000. The Republican majority in the city proper is about 5,000. Virginia. —The election in Virginia was for members of the General Assembly, and created more interest than any election in that State for many years. The issue was solely on the repeal of the McCulloch Debt bill, a settlement of tho State debt submitted by the creditors, passed by the last Legislature. The retnrns indicate that a majority of the people in the State are opposed to a settlement of the debt on the basis of tho McCulloch bill, and, in fact, on any other basis that will be acceptable to the creditors. Maryland. —Maryland voted for State officers, State Senators and members of the Legislalure. The entire Domccratic ticket—Governor, William L. Hamilton; Comptroller, Thomas J. Koating; Attorney General, Charles J. M. Gwynn; Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Spencer C. Jones—was elected by about 15,000 majority. The Legislature is largely Democratic in both branches. Election Echoes. Vote of Brooklyn, N. Y.: RobinsoD, Democrat, 44,414; Cornell, Republican, 31,509. Total vote of Chicago, 45.432 • of Cook county, 55,139. Johnson, Repub iean candidate for County Treasurer, has 8,582 majority over Guerin, Democrat The Socialists pollen 4,035 votes iu the county. The vote of New York city on Governor is as follows: Robinson, anti-Tammany Democrat, 58,584; Cornell, Republican, 45,070; Kelly, Tammany Democrat, 42,136. On Lieutenant Governor the vote stands: Potter, Democrat, 95,531; Hoskins, Republican, 49,461. Democratic majority, 46,u7U. Pennsylvania official returns from all the comities give Butler, Republican candidate for State Treasurer, a majority over all candidates of 58,675. A Richmond (Va.) dispatch says the indications are that the Debt-payers have a small majority iu both houses, but the vote is so close that ihe Official couut will be necessary to positively settle the contest. In Maryland, Hamilton’s majority for Governor is 21,740. The Legislature will stand: Senate—Democra's, 19; Republicans, 5; Independent Democrats, 2 The House of Dele gates—Democrats. Oil; Republicans, 10; Democratic majoii’y on joint ballot, 60. ASt Paul (Minn.) dispatch says: “The returns indicate that Gov. Pillsbury runs considerably behind his ticket. His majority will probab'y be about, 10,000, but the rest of the Repi blican State ticket will average from 12,000 to 15,000 majority. The vote throughout the State was comparatively light.” Returns from Wisconsin indicate that the majority for Smith, Republican candidate for Govei uor, will be between 20,000 and 25,000. In Massachusetts, the majority for Long, Republican candidate for Governor, over Butler, is about 18,000. The vote for County Treasurer in Wabash county, Ind., resulted in a tie between the Republican and Democratic candidates, and the two will draw lots to see who handles the money for the next two years. The anti-Tammany men in New York city and the Robinson men throughout the State are severe in their denunciation of John Kelly, and declare that he will never again be permitted to take a seat in a national or State convention. ' At tho recent election in New York Waldo Hutchins, Democrat, was chosen to fill the vacancy which existed in the Westchester district, the only vacancy in the lower house of Congress, except that very recently occasioned by the death of Representative George W. Patterson. Asa Republican will,of course, be elected in Patterson’s place, the election of Hutch ns is a Democratic gain, giving the Democrats a clear majority of throe over the combined vote of the Republicans, Grecnbackers, and Independents of every class.

The Word “Boom.”

The power of the press has never been more beautifully illustrated than in the recent history of the word “ boom.” It was always a good, sonorous word, but its latent possibilities have only recently been discovered. As applied to the booming of a cannon or of rushing waters, it is euphonious and expressive, but it was left for the press to develop its general adaptation to human affairs, and its special significance in a political sense. The word was first applied to the Grant move - ment, which, on account of its sudden, rushing character, was aptly termed a boom. The papers took it up somewhat cautiously at first, on account of its slangy aspect, but gradually the word was taken into favor, until all the papers were talking about the Grant boom. Its use by the press made it popular, and the people adopted it. Then there came the Sherman boom, the Blaine boom, the Tilden boom, and many others. Nearly every public man had a boom, oi wanted one. From politics the word passed into general use, and we had the business boom, the wheat boom, the iron boom, etc. A business man remarked yesterday: “Nearly everything has had a boom except soap, and I am looking for a soap boom every day.” A year ago the

word was hardly known; now it is in universal use, and one almost wonders how we ever got along without it. All this has been accomplished by a free and untrammeled press. Great as the innate capabilities of the word are, they might have lain dormant hundreds of years longer, as they had already lain hundreds of years, it the press, with its mighty power of dissemination, had not taken it np and sent it booming through the land.

BURNED TO DEATH.

By Uie Burning*>l a Candy Factory at Kansas City, About Twenty Boys and Girls Are Boasted. Shortly after 1 o’clock p. m., on the 7th inst., the roof and walls of Cories’ cracker aud caudy factory, Nos. 202 to 208 Main Btrtet, Kansas City,“tell iu with a tremendous crash, and in a few seconds flames sprung from the mass of debris. An alarm was at once turned in, summoning tho lire department to the scene. In the building about 80 persons were omployed, mainly young girls aud boys. As the news of the disaster spread great excitement prevailed. Fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters of those at work in the factory \ ushod to flic scene of the calamity, and soon a packed mass of human beings tilted the streets and sidewalks iu the vicinity of the factory. The city was wild with excitement, and thousands from the adjoining Muffs watched the blazing building. From tho huge wreck issued screams, shrieks, and the crash of falling timbers and masses of brick. The f urnacos wore in full blast at- ihe time of the accident, and the building was dry as tinder. A-dense black smoke, through which tho flames shot up, canopied the scene. The fire department was promptly on hand, and, with citizens, worked like heroes, but for a loug time were powerless to arrest the flames. The site was finally subdued, and then followed the search for the dead and wounded. The bodies of the following were taken out, one after another, from the smoldering ruins, all of whom had been either burned or crushed to death: Annie Becker, John Shuttys, Emma Kemper, Mary Goepper, Eddie McConnell, Louise Hummed, and ten boys, names at present unknown. The walls crumbled and tho roof tell in because of the overloading of the building with machinery and stock. Tons of machinery were in tho building, which was a very old and weak one. Ihe scene at the terrible catastrophe when the nows had spread over the city was heart-rending in the extreme. Mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers were there in terrible suspense over the fate of Eoaio loved ones. Anxious and tearful inouiries were made of those who escaped from tho building, but in tho excitement of the moment no definite information could be learned, and all the poor distracted relations could do was to hope against liopo. The news of the i oi rihle disaster when fully known settled over the city like a pall. The number lost will finally prove about twenty, probably, as the smallest number that could" havo bee'n in the budding is stated at seventy one, aud there probably were ninety at tlio works. Mr. Cories’ loss on stock, machinery, and building is some $60,000; insured for #15,000. He is half crazy at the thought of the horrible loss of life that attended tlio disaster. A number of he roic incidents are told of the scones at ahe foarfnl scene, among which may be noted tlio following: When the flames were first seen issuing from the confused mass of bricks, machinery and goods, Andy Scanlon, formerly foreman on No. 2, was on tho opposite side of the street, aud almost in front of the fallen building. His first thought upon seeing the spiteful flames was of the rescue of those iu the burning mass. He knew that a large number of children and gills were employed in the establishment, and in the confusion that would necessarily ensue many lives would be needlessly lest if prompt measures were not taken to assist them. Accordingly he rushed into the building and brought forth tlireo pereons in rapid succession, and returned for another, aud, grasping tho body of a boy named Andy McConnell, attempted to extricate him from the prostrate timbers that encaged him. llis efforts were unavailing, no one being on hand to cut away the cruel fetters that held the boy aH in a vise. Scanlon was compelled to forego his exertions and leave the boy to his fate. It was discovered almost immediately after tho dreadful crash that a young lady was lying near the front of tho building, head downward and feot exposed. Her piteous calls for assistance and terrible shrieks of agony brought tears to the eyes of strong firemen, and bravery sublime they fought fire and flame arid smoke, daring the danger of falling avails, to rescue the crushed victim. Thfl fire enveloped the bravo meu, and, begrimed with smoke and ashes, they were driven b&ek but to return. Through the doors of the building, amid the burning and broken bearers, could bo seen the daring men tearing off the splintered timbers from where the poor girl was imprisoned. The firemen were too eager, aud, turning the nozzle direct upon the rescuers, came near drowning them. Blinded by he water and nearly stifled by smoke, these meu still struggled on. A shout of horror went up from the crowd as the toppling wall suddenly pitched forward and appeared to c irry down into the ruins the bravo men who were so boldly striving to rescue a fellow-being from a horrible fate. For a moment the heart of every person was in his mouth, and a deathlike stillness reigned supreme. The wind veered a little and carried away the clouds of smoke, showing that death had spared the rescuers. There they stood, undaunted, resolute, determined to save the girl. Her voice had been hipthod, and she was supposed dead. After a daring and brilliant attempt to loosen her from ihe crushing timbers, which was like facing hell itself, they were successful, aud amid the rejoicings of the crowd Nettie Curtis was borne away. —Later accounts represent the horror as not so destructive of life as at first reported, tho dead numbering six, and the severely wounded seven. The evidence at the Coroner’s icquest went to show that the accident was caused by an explosion of starch-dust in the factory.

MARINE DISASTERS.

An ocean disaster es a horrible character took place off the capes of Delaware, on the night of the 7th inst., by which thirty-two of the fiftyseven persons aboard the steamship Champion went down into a watery grave. The ship Lady Octavia struck the Champion square ami! ships-at 4 o’clock on the morning in question, and she sank in five minutes. The ship was badly damaged, but kept afloat The Champion was on her trip from New York for Charleston, 8. C. Throe women and several children were among the lost, only one female—the stewardess—being saved from the steamer. Immediately after the collision, a boat was sent out from the ship, which in two trips picked up twenty-two of the crew and passengers of the wrecked vessel. A passing sailing vessel saved six, two passengers and four of the The collision would seem to have been caused by carelessness, but on whose part is not at present certain. On the night of the 9th inst., the steamer Falcon, from Baltimore for Charleston, collided with the schooner 8. O. Tryon, from Kennebec river to Baltimore, loaded with lumber. As soon as the vessels diifted apart after the collision, the steamer was headod for shoal water, and she went down before proceeding half a mile. All the passengers and crew were saved, the steamer having reached water shallow enough to allow the rigging to stand above water, where they took refuge and were taken off in boats. The Guyon line steamer Arizona, from New York for Liverpool, struck an iceberg and stove in her bows, and was obliged to put back to St. John, N. F. The schooner Petrel, a small whaling schooner, was dismasted by severe gales in the last days of October, and drifted about at the mercy of the waves until the 29th, when she capsized, and fifteen persons were lost, including the Captain. The six survivors clung to the wreck until the 3d of November, when they were saved by Austrian bark Bebus. The sufferings of the rescued sailors were terrible, and they could have held out but little longer. Only one American was aboard, all the rest being Portuguese. The schooner Florence was lost in Cumberland straits. All on board were rescued, but after great suffering. The Florence was engaged in the How gate Polar expedition, under command of Capt Tyson. The French Government has given Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, a hint to keep away from France, where he has been making himself promiscuous.

THE OBELISK FOR NEW YORK.

Something of Interest Concerning the Great Needle. . (Interview with Gen. Loring in St. Paul Pioneer.] “ Who is the American citizen who is furnishing the money to move that obelisk from Alexandria to New York city ?” “I am told that it is William H. Vanderbilt, the railway king. That obelisk is the true Cleopatra Needle. The one that England got was never known in Egypt as Cleopatra’s Needle. While I am glad our country is the fortunate recipient, it appears to me an outrage on Alexandria and Egypt.” “What is the Khedive’s motive in making such a rare present ? ’ “I think he was courting the favor of the United States. His fortunes as a ruler were waning, and, - believing the United States was an enemy of England and the most powerful one, he imagined that onr friendship might avail him something. He lpid always been anxious for her favor.” “How is that obelisk regarded in Egypt?” “It ißthe only object of great historical interest left in Alexandria, and it won’t be there long. It is the first object yon see in approaching the eity from the sea. The obelisk that went to England has been buried for 100 years in the sand some thirty feet from the ono standing. Both were brought from Heliopolis by Cleopatra, and placed in front of the palace of the Ctasars. The New York obelisk is much better preserved than the English trophy, aud the writing on it is more distinct. It is one of the oldest obelisks in the world, and was constructed during that splendid era of art of the Twelfth Dynasty, 1,000 years before Joseph. Not a man in Egypt could realize that the Khedive had given it away. They were all wonder-struck. W'hen England was removing her obelisk there was general rejoicing iu Egypt when tho rumor came back that it was lost in the sea.” “What is the color of our obelisk?” “It is the color of a brown-stone front on Fifth avenue. It came from the famous quarry 000 miles abovo Cairo. I think it is about seventy feet high. The granite, fresh from the quarry, sparkles like jewels. The grandest of all obelisks is still sacred iu the temple of Karnak. It is 100 feet high, and is the most beautifully cut and engraved" of all known obelisks. Tho one in Paris was in this temple, and is the second in height in the world. There is one in the quarry like the one in Karnak. The New York obelisk is 1,000 years older than either of the others. The most interesting one, historically, is stilt at Heliopolis. It was cut 3,064 B. C., and preserves all the style and grandeur of the finest sculpture of that brilliant epoch of Egyptian art. It is the only object left of the splendid city of ‘On.’”

Instantaneous Photography.

Mr. Maybridge’s method of photographing horses in rapid motion has lately been applied in San Francisco to the study of human action, particularly that of athletes, while performing their various feats. In order to display as completely as possible the movements of the actors’ muscles, they wore brief trunks only while performing, and thus all the intricate movements of boxing, wrestliug, fencing, jumping and tumbling were instantaneously and exactly pictured. Tho first experiment consisted in photographing an athlete while turning a back somersault. He stood iu front of the camera, motionless, and at a sign sprung into the air, turned backward, and in a second was again in his original position. Short as was the time consumed fourteen negatives were clearly taken, showing him in as many different positions. The same man was aloo taken while making a running high jump. The jumping-gauge was placed at the 4foot notch in order to give an easy jump, for in making it fourteen stout hempen strings had to be broken, as in photographing trotting horses. From the camera to a point beyond the line on which the jump was made a number of strings were stretched. The two base lines were only a few inches above the ground, and from them to the apex the strings were placed equal distances apart. In jumping, seven of the strings were broken in ascending and seven in descending. The strings were tautly drawn, and so connected with the camera that as each one parted a negative was produced. Other pictures were taken of men raising heavy -dumb-bells' and the various movements of boxing fencing and the like. —London Times

Thanksgiving.

PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT. At no recurrence of the season which the devout habits of a religions people has made the occasion for giving thanks to Almighty God and humbly invoking His continued favor has the material prosperity enjoyed by our whole country been more conspicuous, more manifold, or more universal. During the past year, also, unbroken peace with all foreign nations, the general prevalence of domestic tranquillity, the supremacy and security of the great institutions of civil and religious freedom, have gladdened the hearts of our people and confirmed their attachment to the Government which the wisdom and courage of our ancestors so fitly framed, and the wisdom and courage of thoir descendants have so firmly maintained, to be the habitation of liberty and justice to successive generations. Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States, do appoint Thursday, the 27th day of November, instant, as a day of national thanksgiving and prayer, and I earnestly recommend that, withdrawing themselves from secular cares and labor, the people of the United States do meet together on that day in their respective places of worship, there to give thanks and praise to Almighty God for His mercies, and to devoutly beseech their continuance. In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this 3d day of November, in the year of onr Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and fourth. [SeaL] Rutherford B. Hayes. By the President: William M. Evarts, Secretary of State.

A Regular Hanlan Stroke.

•“Bill! Bill! come here quick, and see Teddy’s dad coachin’ him,” said one Keokuk boy to another, in a suppressed tone of ecstasy, as he peeped through a crack in the wood-shed, and saw Teddy’s father dressing him down with a strip of weather-boarding. “ Gewhillikins! See him swing that paddle, though,” put in Bill, as he took a look, and than danced round with delight. “ Reg’lar old Hanlan stroke, ain’l it?” added Cully, as he pushed Bill away fer his turn to peek. “Gosh!” remarked Bill, when it came his time to make observations,

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“ gefctin’ in ’bout forty to ther minit, hain’t ’e ? ” “ Lem me see,” demanded Cully, crowding Bill out again. “ Oh, cracky! that’s so, an’ Ted liain’t got no slidin’ seat, either.” “ Aw, thunder! ” said Bill, in disgust, as he peeped in and saw Teddy dodge, and the father make a false stroke, give the knuckles of his other hand an awful whack, then drop the paddle and go dancing into the house, “ tho ole Gov’s caught a crab an’ quit on ther homestretch—fun’s over.” And they went off to build a bonfire in the hay-mow and throw stones at an invalid cat. —Keokuk (Iowa) Gate City.

THE RESULT IN NEW YORK.

[From the Cincinnati Enquirer.] The elections which attracted na tional curiosity and attention were those in Massachusetts and New York. Would the Republicans lose Massachu setts? Would tho Democratic party lose New York? The result in New York was, of course, the commanding question, for New York is the commanding State. The voice of New York, with her splendid and varied industries, her manifold manufactures, her imperial commerce, her various populations, with her bankers and laborers, her corporations and farms, and with her thirty-five electoral votes, was awaited with chief interest. It was believed that New York held the political destinies of the republic for a few years in her right hand. If the Republican party could succeed in carrying the great representative State of New York, a great Republican victory would be secured, the first substantial Republican gain of this year. But New York is still Democratic. The defeat of Mr. Robinson was inevitable in the face of a formidable Democratic, or un-Democratic, bolt against him, which commanded votes, not by the hundreds, or thousands, as was expected by many, but by tlie scores of thousands. No candidate in any State could stand against such a defection; and it is amazing that such a defection in the Democratic party in New York did not entirely sweep away the party success, when the divided Democracy confronted a united Republican party, or the Republican party almost united. The imperial State of New York is saved to the Democratic party in an hour in which a most unhappy and bitter quarrel placed that Democratic State in the greatest peril. It is a dangerous time when 50,000 or 75,000 men within a party in one State scratch the head of the tickot. It is a great party, of splendid discipline, of fine devotion, of matchless tenacity, that can pass safely through such a peril inside the party, when the greatest perils outside the party also needed to be overcome. Whatever the effect of the New York election may be upon individual candidates, if any, New York, in a trying time, appears as a Democratic State. Not even a stupendous Democratic quarrel in New York could give New York to the Republican party. Conkling rises as conqueror, not because he nominated the strongest candidate at Saratoga, but because he elected an unpopular candidate through Democratic divisions, and the Legislature is Republican. The power of Kelly, the tenacious Irishman, is evi dent, and it is not small. The effect upon Mr. Tilden must be coolly calculated. The great fact is of more importance than Mr. Tilden’s ambitions or Mr. Kelly’s spites, and it is that out of this year’s election the Republican party carried no State which was not Republican before. Ben Butler is beaten in Massachusetts, but the Republican party is in a minority, even in that State. In the other elections there are no important changes. The Republican triumph of yesterday consists in the election to the Governorship of New York a man whom this Republican administration spewed out of office not long ago. The Democratic party again appears as the party of invincible hope, of perennial vigor, which no quarrel within the party and no foe without can conquer. The imperial decisive State votes for the town-meeting Government, for the Democratic principle, the American principle, and protests against the destruction of the republic by a central power. The Democratic party once more rises up, a party of shining devotion, of unalterable convictions, that will die only with the republic.

Never Say Die.

We by no means give up the fight for 1880. In the history of wars and parties many a victory has been snatched from even greater reverses. The work to be done must be thorough —at once bold and unsparing. While the politicians at Washington are wrangling among themselves, the people at home must organize. Needless baggage must be left behind. We can afford to carry ,no dead weights. We must move up to the front, pledging the country: 1. The maintenance of the public credit inviolate, and an honest effort to advance the prosperity of the people without disturbing the operation of the simple forces—to which we owe the present revival —by experiments upon our fiscal system. 2. The cleansing of all the departments of the Government, and the es • tablishment of a genuine system of civil-service reform in lieu of the prevailing maladministration. 8. The restoration to the people of their stolen sovereignty, accompanied by a fair and enlightened readjustment of our elective system, making it impossible to put the Government on wheels and run it into the several States as a machine for perpetuating the party that happens to be in power. 4. A constutional guarantee against outstanding war debts and liabilities growing out of the war of every description.—Louisville Courier Journal. It is a fact not generally known that the Bank of England supports a rifle corps of its own, which in time, it is intended, shall do away with the necessity of drafting a force every night from one of the Household regiments to guard the national money chest. Many of the mines on the mountains around Leadville, CoL, have suspended work for the winter, being inaccessible in consequence of snow. Those that can be worked are carried on with difficulty, and prospecting is not easy. The ground is covered from two feet to eight feet- with sxiow.

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INDIANA ITEMS.

The pumpkin crop is exceeding all expectation. An Indiana town is supplying South Africa with wagons. There are serious fires in the woods, from Fort Wayne to Muncie. A white coon was caught near Orawfordsville a few nights ago. Lafayette brewers told during the past eight months 10,777 barrels of beer. A new railroad depot is being erected at Sullivan, and Carlisle is to be similarly favored. The Ohio river at the falls is only 400 feet wide, and the depth of water but six inches. The boys of Sullivan and neighborhood find sport in coon-hunting during moonlight nights. Of late there has been more inquiry for building lots in New Albany than for many years. The receipts of the State for the fisctilyear ending Oct. 31 were $4,137,613.91; disbursements, $4,078,194.81. The New Albany Steam Forge Works has been compelled to blow out on account of the exhaustion of their supply of coal. An old, lady residing in Union township, Shelby county, by the name of Miss Annie M. Raker, died recently of old age. She had reached tho age of 95 years. SPiker & Hamlon’s wagon factory at Logansport was destroyed by fire, tho other night. Loss, $40,000; insurance, $16,000. Fifty men are thrown out of employment. B. F. Ibach, one of the Trustees of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, at Knightstown, has been appointed superintendent in place of Dr. Hunt, resigned on account of ill-health. Gov. Williams is pardoning convicts from the penitentiary on condition that they do not use intoxicating liquors any more. The Governor’s temperance society now numbers four. Geo. D. Mitchell, of Shelbyville, has, within the last week, buried three children, and a fourth is lying seriously ill. It is said that their complaint is whooping-cough, but some believe it to be scarlatina. Thomas Josephs, the Washington county murderer, has been sent to the State prison for life, and the militia, who had been ordered to Salem to prevent mob violence, conducted tho prisoner to liis destination. A well at Jeffersonville was cleaned the other day of the accumulation oi the rubbish of ten years, when the workingmen came upon the well-pre-served skeleton of a man. Tho question now is, How did it get there? • During a temperance meeting in the Indianapolis Opera House, Sunday afternoon, a lady who was sitting near tho door fainted, causing some commotion. People in other parts did not realize what was the matter, and a panic was imminent, but happily averted. As the Sheriff of Knox county eu tered the jail the other night, two prisoners secreted behind the door made a break for liberty. Refusing .to stop afc tho demand of the Sheriff, he fired, and the ball passed through the back of one, named Moyles, with fatal effect. The other prisoner surrendered. A most horrible casualty occurred at Millersburg one night last week. Three children of a family named Yance were playing near the kitchen stove, when the stove fell over, throwing a wadiboiler full of hot water over them, scalding them in a shocking manner. Medical aid was summoned, but of no avail. One died soon after, another expired next day, while the third was no doubt fatally scalded. James Oalaway, the pioneer African of Sullivan county, died last week, aged 97 years. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, having enlisted during the Indian outbreak in 1811. He served in Gen. Harrison’s command in tho march from Vincennes to Tippecanoe, was in the battle, and served with Gen. Harrison during the war. In 1814 he settled near Carlisle, where he has lived ever since, owning a small farm.

Cheap Food for Englishmen.

Of food, cheap food and good food, Englishmen are now eagerly writing and talking. The coming winter promises to be a wofully hard one amoßg the British laborers, and the starving agonies of India may, it is feared, be repeated in Ireland. Again the English journalist chants the praise of cornmeal, of the small American bean, cf cheap and delicious French stew and soup. He will probably have his song for his pains, for if there be anything as to which the ignorant Briton’s prejudice is immovable, it is food. The great ambition of his inner man is to have enormous chunks of meat thre e times a day, accompanied by plenty of beer. Cheese and miserable bread go to fill up the bill of fare. The awful •corn with which the English “navvy” contemplates hominy, or samp, or hasty pudding, or pork and beans, is calculated to scorch the beholder. The wife of an English laborer will live, day in and day out, upon bread, beer, a horrible decoction of stuff supposed to be tea, and once in a while an extensive cut of meat; the proposal to make a delicate, nourishing stew or soup out of cheap pieces of meat, or to make an occasional breakfast of hominy and milk, would rouse her deepest contempt. It will be sadly long before either starvation or cooking schools lead the English to feed well; their disgust for new articles of food to which they are unused is as intense as their adherence to the coarse and rude kitchen methods of their feudal ancestors.

Taking Her at Her Word.

Mistress (who has caught the odor of a strong pipe) —“Have you company in the kitchen, Bridget?” Bridget—“No, ma’am.” Mistress (peeps in and sees two men, and exclaims)—“Why, Bridget, how can you tell me such a story ?” Bridget —“Story is it? Shure when your cousin was coming the other day didn’t ye tell me not to get anything extra for dinner, as ye didn’t consider him company? and faith it’s only me cousins inside, ma’am. Story, indade!” A leading journal of St. Petersburg has gone so far in its animosity to Germany as to hint that the Emperor Will-, iam visited the CiW only as a spy.