Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1889 — Page 2

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THE NEWS RECORD.

A SUMMARY OF THE EVENTFUL HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK. The Latest News as Flashed Orw the Wires from All Parts of the World—Regarding Politics, Religion, Casualties, Commerce, and Industry. THE CROP OUTLOOK. A General Eack of Kain Throughout the Country Is Reported. The following is the weekly weather crop bulletin, issued by the Signal Office: The week has been slightly cooler than usual in the Southern, Middle, Atlantic, and New England States. In the Northwest, including the States of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi Valleys and the Upper Lake region, the week was unusually warm, the daily temperature from l<ake Michigan westward to the Missouri Valley ranging from 6 to 9 degrees above the normal. There has been much less rain than usual throughout the country. Very light local rains were reported from the Upper Lake region and the Northwest, but no rain occurred in the States of the Ohio Valley, Illinois, Eastern lowa, Missouri. Arkansas, West Tennessee, Northern Alabama and Mississippi. The weather during the week W'as unusually warm and dry throughout the corn belt and the extreme Northwest, causing corn to mature rapidly, but the crop is much in need of rain in some localities. Hot winds and drought have caused some damage to crops in Dakota, Illinois, and Missouri. Early corn in the central valleys was much improved by the hot, dry weather. The absenco ot rain has affected grass, fruit, and tobacco unfavorably in the Ohio Valley, while showers in Tennessee have improved the tobacco crop. Reports from Texas indicate that the weather for the week was very favorable for cotton and the crop is being secured rapidly. In Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi the cotton crop was much improved by favorable weather, but more rain is needed, especially for cane in Louisiana. Considerable damage has been caused by boll worms in Arkansas and Mississippi. In South Carolina and Tennessee the weather was unfavorable for cotton, while in Alabama the crop was improved and is reported, in good condition. In the Middle Atlantic States, including New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York, ths weather was favorable, causing corn to mature rapidly, with prospects of a large crop. Potatoes were improved in New York, but need more rain, while in Pennsylvania and New England the potato rot continues, with a prospect of a short crop of inferior quality. In New England the weather was cool, but an average crop of corn is ripening rapidly. The fruit crops in this section are generally in good condition, but the yield of apples will be light. A tobacco crop and a large second cron of grass have been secured. Reports from the Pacific coast indicate that recent rains have been beneficial to the root crops in Oregon, and the forest fires reported have ceased.

BASE-BALL BATTERS. Standing of the Clubs That Are Contending for First Flace. The relative position of the various clubs that are contending for the pennant is shown by the annexed table: National. W. L. sc| American. W. L. <po Boston 63 35 .642 8r00k1yn....71 36 .663 New Y0rk...62 38 .620 St. L0ui5....71 37 .657 Fhiladas3 48 .524 Athletic6o 44 .576 Chicagoss 51 .518 Baltimore.. .60 44 .576 Cleveland...so 54 . 480 Cincinnati...sß 51 .532 Pittsburg....4B 59 .448 K’ns’s City. .43 64 .401 Indianap .. .45 61 .424 Columbus.. .43 68 .387 Wash’gt’n. ..34 64 .346 Louisville.. .23 85 .212 ■Western. W. L. s)c. Interstate. W. L. sc. Omaha 69 28 .711 Davenport.. .57 39 .593 St. Paul 62 38 .620 Quincyso 45 .526 Minneapolis 49 49 .500 Springfield .50 48 .510 Sioux City.. 49 50 .494 Peoria 46 52 .469 Denver4s 54 ,454 Burlington. .46 53 .464 St. Joseph..4o 53 .430. Evansville. .44 56 .440 Milwaukee. .41 56 .422 Des Moines.. 34 61 .357

WHIRLED OVER NIAGARA FALLS. Another Foolhardy but Successful Attempt Made by Carlisle D. Graham. Carlisle D. Graham, the Philadelphia cooper, who a week previous made a successful trip through the whirlpool rapids at Niagara Falls, has passed over the falls in safety, using the same barrel he did at the first attempt The barrel was towed out into the river by Andy Horne add Garret Stehlep and let go at a point opposite Chippewa Creek. Down the current it swept, plunging over reefs, often out of sight, till it approached the brink and dropped 200 feet into the abyss below. The barrel soon rose intact and was descried in an eddy. Elmer Jones swam out from the Canadian shore, caught hold of a rope fastened to the barrel, and towed it in shore, where Graham was lifted out by Jones and Cahill. He comulained of terrible pains in the back and head from the racking he had received, and could talk but incoherently. The entire trip occupied forty minutes. BRAKEMEN WANT PROTECTION. They Petition for the Adoption of Automatic Brakes and Couplers. The following petition, signed by 9,682 employes of various railroad companies, has been received by the Interstate Commerce Commission: Gentlemen: We, tho undersigned, respectfully petition your honorable body to take such steps as you may deem proi>er to bring about the adoption of automatic brakes and couplers on freight cars on the railroads in the United States. We most earnestly appeal to your honorablebody to urge upon Congress the necessity of national legislation in this matter, that the terrible slaughter of brakemen on the railroads of this country every year may be largely diminished. Automatic brakes and couplers are practicable, no one would be injured, and many lives and limbs would be saved by their adoption.

GEN. GRANT’S REMAINS. 'Washington, Not New York, Should Be the Place of Their Burial. Telegrams received at Washington from the Governors of Illinois, Missouri, lowa, Tennessee, and a number of other States and Territories, favor the removal of Gen. Grant’s remains to Washington. Others express the opinion that the wishes of the family should be followed. France Will Not Annex the New Hebrides. The French Government has declined to accede to the request of the people of the New Hebrides for the annexation of the island by France. The refusal is based on the ground that France does not wish to infr nge upon her convention with England relative to the New Hebrides. To Bring Irish Colonists to Mexico. A company proposes to bring Irish colonists to Mexico to people lands, the negro emigration scheme meeting with little sup-

JUSTICE FIELD GOES FREE. The Case Against Him Is Dismissed—Justice Sawyer Scores Sarah Althea. At San Francisco. Cat, the United States Circuit Court having been officially informed that the charge of murder against Justice Stephen J. Field had been discussed by the Stockton court. Judge Sawyer accordingly dismissed the habeas corpus proceedings in the case of Justice Field and said: We are glad that the prosecution of Mr. Justice Field has been dismissed, founded as it was upon the sole, reckless, and, as to him, manifestly false affidavit of one whose relation to the matters leading to the tragedy, and whose animosity toward the courts and judges who have found it their duty to decide against her, and especially against Mr. Justice Field, is part of the judicial and notorious public history of the country. It was, so far as Mr. Justice Field is concerned, a shameless proceeding, and, as intimated by the Governor of the commonwealth, would have been a lasting disgrace to the State. Officers of the law should certainly have taken some little pains to ascertain the facts before proceeding to arrest so distinguished a dignitajy and to attempt to incarcerate him in prison with felons, or to put hirn in a position to be further degraded and perhaps assaulted by one so violent as to be publicly reported, not only then but on numerous previous occasions, to have threatened his life. The case of Deputy Marshal Nagle was also taken up in the Circuit Court and Judge Sawyer announced that a time would be set for taking testimony and arguing the law points in regard to the jurisdiction of the Federal Court.

BUSINESS IS BOOMING. An Improvement in All Branches Noted by the Commercial Agencies. Bradstreet'x State of Trade says: Telegrams indicate a very generally increased activity in general trade at almost all the leadingcommercial and industrial centers, excepting a few of the larger ones on the Atlantic coast. The prominent Western cattle markets are dull and prices lower. Australia and South America continue heavy. Crop reports generally remain favorable, and without serious frosts for a fortnight the Indian corn crop promises to be the heaviest on record. There has been more activity in the domestic grain markets. Flour has sold more freely for home use and exixirt at full prices. The Vienna congress’estimate of 15 per cent, deficiency in European crops advanced vshiat prices here two cents per bushel. This was lost later, but wheat retains an advance of % cent on the week. Corn is tent lower this week on the heavy movement at the West. Oats, too, are % cent off and in active demand. Exports of wheat (and flour as wheat), both coasts, equal 3,088,00.) bushels, against 2,703,145 bushels the previous week and 2,985,711 bushels iu the closing week of August, 1888. Exports since July 1 equal 17,041,000 bushels this year, against 18,976,311 bushels in 1888. The demand for crude and finished iron and steel continues quite active, although many of the larger consumers have fair stocks. Crude tends higher at the West. Business failures reported number 176 in the United States against 218 the previous week and 136 the corresponding week last year. Total of failures in the United States from Jan. 1 to date is 7,603, against 6,721 in 1888.

WILL LEAD THEIR PARTIES. Results of Opposing Political Conventions in the Dakotas. North Dakota Democrats in session at Fargo selected the following ticket: Governor, W. N. Roach, of Walsh; Lieutenant Governor, S. K. McGinnis, of Stutsman ; Secretary of State, A. S. Froslid, of Traill; Treasurer, C. W. Lord, of Ramsey; Auditor, P. O. Degaard; Attorney General, T. R. Bangs, of Grand Forks; Superintendent of Public Instruction, Charles A. Kent, of Dixey ; Supreme Court Judges, W. P. Miller, of Cass, and Mr. Gammons, of Ransom; Commissioners of Agriculture, J. R. Engbert, of Foster, and W. A Friedley, of Kidder; Railroad Commissioners, Frank R. Wright, of Barnes, Peter Cameron, of Pembina, and John Ely, of Bottineau; member of Congress, Dau W. Maratta. South Dakota Republicans nominated the following ticket at Huron: Governor, A. C. Mellette; Lieutenant Governor, J. H. Fletcher ; Auditor, L. C. Taylor; Congressmen, O. S. Gifford, J. A. Pickier ; Secretary of State, A. O. Ringsrud; Treasurer, W. A. Smith ; Attorney General, Robert Dollard ; Superintendent of Public Instruction, J. L. Pinkham ; Supreme Judges, D. Carson, A. G. Vellum, John E. Bennett; Superintendent of Schools and Public Lands, O. H. Parker.

GOVERNMENT PLACES FILLED. Several Appointments in the Revenue Service Made. The following appointments have been announced: Storekeepers—Vincent Carroll, First District of Illinois; John H. Sadler. Fifth District of Illinois ; Peter Schatsman, Thomas F. Fay and Percy H. Neff, First District of Ohio; W. H. Hatfield, Thomas J. Daniel, John H. Murphy and Irwin Martin, Fifth District of Kentucky; C. M. Kimbley, John W. Lane, Aaron S. Hicks and J. G. Chatham, Second District of Kentucky; William H. Bradley, Sixth District of Kentucky. Gaugers—James F. Campbell, Second District of Tennessee; J. W. O’Connor and D. Williams, Eleventh District of Kentucky; E. T. Franks, Alfred Thurston, P. L. Ford. James W. Welch and Eugene Eidson, Second District of Kentucky; Joseph B. Lewis, Seventh District of Kentucky ; Charles Langenberg, Fifth District of Illinois. Storekeeper and gauger—John J. Bruner, of Nebraska. CAMPBELL THE MAN. Buckeye Democrats Select, a Full State Ticket—The Platform. The Ohio State Democratic Convention, at Dayton, selected the following ticket: Governor, James E. Campbell, of Butler; Lieutenant Governor, W. V. Marquis, of Logan; Attorney General, J. M. Lewis, of Champaign ; Treasurer, W. E. Borden, of Guernsey; Supreme Judge, Martin Follet, of Washington; Supreme Court Clerk, I. J. C. Shoemaker, of Seneca; Commissioner of Schools, C. C. Miller, of Putnam; member of Board of Public Works, F. Reynolds, of Hamilton. The platform indorses tariff reform, denounces trusts, favors equitable and liberal pensions, denounces republican violations of the civil-service law and the administration of Gov. Foraker, an i attacks the laws giving the Governor control over city boards.

THE STRIKE NOT OVER YET. London Dock Laborers Issue an Ultimatum to Their Employers. The London striking laborershave issued a manifesto addressed to the dock directors asking that certain stipulated concessions be made and declaring that unless they are complied with all the trades unions of London will be called upon to strike, and unless, the following demands are conceded a general strike will be ordered: Six pence for ordinary work per hour; 8 pence for overtime per hour; or under contract, 8 pence for ordinary vfork per hour and a shilling for overtime—which shall be between 6 p. m. and 8 a. m. , no engagement to be for less than four hours. LEFT OVER 8»V,000,000. Inventory of the Vast Estate of the Eate Charlemagne Tower. An inventory of the personal effects of the late Charlemagne Tower, the millionaire mine operator and councilor, consisting of stocks and bonds and personal prop-

erty In farms and storehouses at Waterville. N. Y.. ha* been filed with the Register of Wills at Philadelphia. The appraisement places the valuation of the personal effects at $6,461,004 and it is estimated that the real estate held by the deceased, which consists mainly of mining property in Pennsylvania and of Western lands, will reach to the value of nearly $15.00J,000. CRASHED DOWN TWO STORIES. Five Nurses and an Elevator Boy Badly Hurt in a Philadelphia Hospital. At Philadelphia two strands of cable attached to the elevator at the Philadelphia Lying-In Charity broke, precipitating the car from the third floor to the basement. The elevator contained five nurses and the elevator boy, all of whom were more pr less injured. They are: Head Nurse Miss Alice Mlllsbaugh, slight contusion of the ankle; Nurse Buttle, fracture of an ankle joint; Nurse Chaundy, spinal concussion and shock; Nurse Wilkinson, compound fracture of ankle joint; Nurse McDonald, fracture of ankle joint; Frank Atkinson, elevator boy, sprained knes. Miss Wilkinson’s condition is said to be dangerous.

TWO KILLED AND MANY HURT. Fatal Explosion of Hot Metal in Carnegie’s Steel Works. A Pittsburg (Pa.) dispatch says: “A ladle of metal boiled over at the Homestead steel W’orks of Carnegie. Phipps & Co., and two men were killed and seven Injured. Andrew Keppler, aged 42, married, was killed instantly, and Nicholas Bower, aged 24, single. died in an hour. The injurrd were William Frazier, Joseph Durks, Stephen Clint, Michael Dzurks. John Dudos, Isaac Lane and S. 8. Shultz. Durkes and Lane will probably die. The works were not damaged.”

WATROUS WILL CLAIM HIS FORTUNE. A St. Paul Laborer Inherits 515,000,000 from His Father in Australia. Charles T. Watrous, a young man who has resided in St. Paul, Minn., for the last six months, during which time he has been employed as a common laborer, has suddenly changed his mind as to the necessity for working. By the death of his father in Australia he inherits property estimated to be worth £3,000,000 sterling, and has departed for the antipodes to claim his vast estate. NEGRO RIOT IN ARKANSAS. Four Persons Reported Killed and Many Others Injured. Information has just been received at Little Rock of a terrible negro riot at Jordanbrook, in Sevier County, Ark., resulting in the death of several persons and the wounding of many others. Joe Jordan. William Newcomb, Frank Holt and Anderson Neal are reported dead and several fatally wounded.

DROWNED BY THOUSANDS. Terrible Loss of Life by Floods in .Japan and China. Advices from Japan state that 50,000 persons have been drowned by typhoons in that country. The loss of life in China from the same cause has been enormous. Must Be Tried Together. Judge McConnell, of the Cook County (Ill.) Criminal Court, has decided to deny the motions made for separate trials by the alleged murderers of Dr. P. H. Cronin, with the exception of Woodruff, who, having made several confessions, was accorded a separate trial. Retires from the Stage. Miss Helen Dauvray, the wife of John Ward, short-stop of the New York Base Ball Club, has concluded to respect her husband’s wishes and not return to the stage. Manager Miner is endeavoring to cancel the engagements made for her the coming season. Legion of Honor Convention. The eighth regular session of the Supreme Council of the American Legion of Honor met in annual convention in Washington Hall, Chicago. About 63,000 members throughout the country were represented by flftv-two delegates from the various States and Territories.

American Science Association. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, in session at Toronto, elected the following officers for the ensuing year : President, C. E. Bessey, President of Nebraska University; Secretary and Treasurer, Prof. W. R. Lazenby, of Ohio University. Fatal Railroad Wreck. Two freight trains on the Buffalo, New York and Pennsylvania Railroad came together at Colgrove Station, Pa. Fifteen cars are reported wrecked, and Engineer J. R. Comstock was killed. A brakeman was badly injured. Delegates to the American Congress. The following delegates to the congress of American nations have been appointed: By the Mexican Government, Senor Matias Romero; by the Government of Honduras, Jeronimo Belega; by the Government of Ecuador, ex-President Jose Maria Comano.

Ten Thousand Perished. Advices from Yokohama state that disastrous storms have recently occurred in Wakayama. Ten thousand persons perished in the floods following the storms and 20,000 were rendered homeless. The loss of property was enormous. Base-Ball Prizes Offered. Base-ball cranks at St. Louis propose to raise a fund of SIO,OOO, of which $5,00) will be given the Browns if they win the American Association championship, and the other $5,000 if they capture the world’s series from the League leaders. A Cronin Witness Attacked. Gustave Klahre, the Chicago tinsmith who made the boxes in which the murdered Dr. Cronin’s clothes are supposed to have been shipped to Europe, was nearly killed by a gang of roughs who attacked him on the street at night. ——————— I A Noted Playwright Dead. George Fawcett Rowe, the well-known ,actor and playwright, has died at New York. He came from Lon Jon three weeks

ago to revive the character of Mr. Micawber in the dramatization of Dickens’ “David Copperfield.’ Tacoma Threatened Again. At Tacoma. Wash. T., afire which threatened at one time to get beyond control of the fire department, destroyed two buildings on C street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets. Loss, $45,000; insurance about half that amount. Conemaugh Scnools Need ALL The School Boards of the Conemaugh Valley appeal to the charitable people and the friends of education throughout the country for aid to buy books, as the general flood relief fund can not be applied to that purpose. Parliament Prorogued. In a speech to Parliament, Queen Victoria prorogued that body till Nov. 16. The speech of prorogation contains the usual summary of the leading political events of the year. Fire in a Penitentiary. Fire at the Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus destroyed factory buildings occupied by the Columbus Chair Company, the Columbus Bolt Company, and the Brown-Hin-man Company. The total loss is estimated at $95,000.

Mrs. Catharine Sullivan Dead. Mrs. Catharine Sullivan, mother of John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, died at her residence in Roxbury, Mass., from water on the heart She was 52 years old, and had been an invalid several years. Grand Army Pension Recommendations. At its closing session in Milwaukee the G. A. R. National Encampment adopted resolutions favoring the disability pension bill, and also calling for the passage of a per-diem service pension bill. Visible Supply of Grain. The visible supply ot wheat and corn is respectively 14,291,270 and 9,476,150 bushels. Since last report wheat increased 70,736 bushels, and corn increased 1,449,090 bushels.

The Austrian Grain Yield. A report just published shows that the Austrian grain yield has decreased as follows; Wheat, 15,000,000 hectolitres; barley, 12,000,000 hectolitres; rye. 11,000,000 hectolitres; oats, 11,000,000 hectolitres. Flour Production Decreased. The flour production of the Minneapolis mills was 86.200 barrels, against 102,240 for the previous week, and 145,400 barrels for the corresponding time in 1888. Appointed Government Gaugers. The following gaugers have been appointed: J. F. Manning, Fifth Illinois District; Charles Collister, Eleventh Ohio District; C. A. Peters, same district.

“ Stonewall ” Jackson’s Daughter Dead. Mrs. W. E. Christian, wife of the editor of the Charlestown Democrat, and the only child of “Stonewall" Jackson, djed at Charlotte, N. C. Tar and Feathers for a Couple. A. M. Forsyth and a Mrs. Kiler, who had been living together at Barnestown, Neb., as man and wife, have been tarred and feathered by citizens of that place. Fire at Sacket’s Harbor. An. incendiary five destroyed the business 1 part of Sacket’s Harbor. N. Y.. and a number of dwellings. The insurance foots up $12,000, while the loss aggregates $40,000. Glass Men Form a Trust. Manufacturers of window glass have formed a trust, to be known as the “United Glass Company." A trust is also contemplated by the makers of table glass. Mrs. Maybrick Going to Prison. Mrs. Maybrick will shortly be removed to the prison at Woking, in Surrey. Her friends will be allowed to visit her once every two months. Eleven Men Hurt. At. Belmont, Neb., a construction train on the Burlington and Missouri Road was wrecked, eleven men being severely injured. Strike Ended. The backbone of the shoemaker’s strike at Cincinnati is broken, and the workingmen are returning to work.

THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO. Cattle—Prime $4.50 ©4.75 Good 3.50 & 4.25 Common 2.50 & 3.50 Hogs—ShippingGrades 3.50 @ 4.75 Sheep 3.00 @ 4.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 77%@ .78% Corn—No. 2 33 @ .34 Oats—No. 2 19%@ .20 Rye—No. 2 42 @ .43 Butter—Choice Creamery 17 @ .19 Cheese—Full Cream, flats 07%@ .08% Eggs—Fresh 14 & .14% Potatoes—Choice new, per bu. .24 & .27 Pork—Mess 9.50 (310.00 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—Cash 75 @ .75% Corn—No. 3 33%@ .34% Oats—No. 2 White 22%@ .23% Rye—No. 1 42%@ .43 Barley—No. 2 59 & .60 Pobk—Mess 9.50 (310.00 DETROIT. Cattle 3.00 @ 4.00 Hogs 4.00 @ 4.50 Sheep 3.25 & 4.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red 79%@ .80% Corn—No. 2 Yellow 39 .40 Oats—No. 2 White 23%@ .24% TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 2 Red 82%@ .83% Corn—Cash 36 (3 .37 Oats—No. 2 White 20%@ .21 NEW YORK. Cattle 3.50 @ 5.00 Hogs 4.25 @ 5.50 Sheep 3.50 @ 5.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red 81%@ .82% Corn—No. 2 43 *® .45 Oats—White Western 27 @ .32 Pobk—Prime Mess 11.00 ©ILSO ST. LOUIS. Cattle 4.00 @ 4.50 Hogs 4.00 @ 4.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 76 @ .77 Cobn—No. 2 31 & .32 Oats is @ .19 Rye—No. 2 38 & .38% EAST LIBERTY. Cattle—Common to Prime 3.25 @ 4.25 Hogs—Medium Weight 4.25 @4.75 Sheep—Common to Prime 4.00 @ 4.75 Lambs 4.00 @ 4.75 CINCINNATI. Wheat—No. 2 Red 73 @ .74 Corn—No. 2 37 @ .37% Oats—No. 2 Mixed. 20 @ .21 Rye—No. 2 @ .42 Pobk—Mess 10.25 @10.75 KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Good 3.75 @ 4.25 Medium 3.00 @ 3.75 Butchers’ 2.00 @ 3.00 Hogs 3.50 ® 4.50 Sheep 3.00 @

THE LATE HENRY SHAW.

ST. LOUIS’ GREATEST BENEFACTOB PASSES AWAY. Making a Large Fortune in Twenty Yean of Business Life He Retired and Spent Two Score Years in Study and Deeds of Charity —What He Has Done for St. Louis. ASt Louis (Mo.) dispatch says: The flags in the city are at half-mast on account ot the death of Henry Shaw, the city’s greatest benefactor. By proclamation of Mayor Noonan all the city pfficea were closed on the day of the funeraL Mr. Shaw was an Englishman by birth, coming of a sturdy and thrifty stock noted for business sagacity and success in life. Leaving his native city at the age of 19 he came to America and located finally in St. Louis, arriving here May 4, 1819. He embarked in the hardware business on his own account in a small establishment on the river front, where he prospered, and after twenty years of active commercial life he found himself possessed of a competence that justified him in his determination to retire from business. This he did when but 40 years of age, since which time he had not been connected with any enterprise that required either his attention or the investment of any portion of his wealth. Even during the busiest part of his life he had found time for study, and when he retired from active life Mr. Shaw was well fitted to appreciate and profit by the years of travel in which he indulged at this period. He visited nearly every quarter of the globe, being away from this country ten years. It was upon his return from this long period of travel that he commenced the study and cultivation of plants and flowers, and it was in the prosecution of these studies that the now world-re-nowned botanical gardens had their origin. Devoted to the fascinating pursuit with which he sought to ornament his life of leisure and culture, Mr. Shaw determined to extend to others the pleasure that his wealth had procured for himself, and to that end made his gardens and beautiful estate free to the public. He continued enlarging and adding to the gardens, maintained them entirely at his own expense, and yet generously allowed such free use and enjoyment of them that they were as much a place of resort as could have been a city park or other public property. In the extent and variety of this horticultural and floricultural collection the gardens rank with the best displays of Europe. With the death of Henry Shaw they become the property of the city of St. Louis— a gift the value of which can not be estimated. Mr. Shaw’s estate is valued at $2,500,000, and it is thought the greater part will be left to the city of St. Louis in various bequests. Mr. Shaw was by leaning an Episcopalian and the charitable institutions of that church, it is understood, will be particularly favored in his wilL The only relatives of the the deceased in this country are his sister, Mrs. Julia Morris, and a cousin, Frank Bradbury. A large number of distant relatives reside in Manchester, England. His life is a record that has but few parallels, a career similar to those that have caused the names of such men as Stephen Girard and George Peabody to be placed among the “immortals” of American history, where that of Henry Shaw will also henceforward be known.

IN A RAGING FLOOD.

A Reservoir in Rhode Island Bursts with Fearful Results. A Providence (R. I.) dispatch says: The Spring Lake reservoir near Fiskville, in the southwest corner of Cranston, about fifteen miles from this city, which supplies a number of mill villages along the Pawtnxet river, burst. Three persons were drowned and some damage done to property. A man named Yeaw, who was about a quarter of a mile off, noticed the water coming through the masonry of the dam, as he describes it, in a stream about as big as a barrel. The hole was apparently growing very rapidly. The only living object in sight was a cow a few hundred feet across the field, which Yeaw succeeded in rescuing. Meanwhile down the valley were Mrs. Greene Tew, aged sixty; a Mrs. Hawkins, aged ninety, and Mrs. Tew’s son, seven years old. They were walking through a strip of wood and were overtaken by the flood and drowned. Their bodies were found in the wood, through which the water quickly ran until it emptied into the Pawtuxet river. Earl Dodge, nine years old, was with the party that was overtaken and drowned. He escaped with bruises by clinging to a tree. The river rose rapidly and caused considerable uneasiness among people along its banks, who thought that the Ponegansett reservoir, the biggest in the State, had gone. Many of them left their homes and fled, but the flood subsided as rapidly as it had come. The path of the water from the reservoir was through a thinly settled country, and . the only damage done to property was the wrecking of a stable belonging to Russell Matthewson, the capsizing of Dr. E. Clarke’s carriage shop, and the demolition of three road bridges. The dam was built in 1887 for the service of the Pawtuxet Valley company, redeeming a small swamping pound locacally known aa Spruce Lake. The reservoir covered eighteen acres and contained about thirtythree million gallons of water. The dam is 925 feet long, 17 feet 9 inches high, and 8 feet on top and 35 feet wide at the bottom. The gap left by the water is between sixty and seventy feet long. It is just above the waste pipe. Yeaw is the only witness to any part of the casualty. The reservoir was practically emptied. The cause of the bursting of the dam is believed to be a spring that existed under the middle of the dam, which undermined it

Fly Faker.

Mrs. Harply—How did you manage to acquire such a fortune from that little pamphlet, “How to Make Dynamite ?” Mr. Sharply I used to offer the book, then pull out a foot section of two-inch gas-pipe, loaded with paper and a piece of rope in one end for a fuse, and tell them that was how a bomb looked when finished. Everybody thought it was genuine and subscribed to get rid of me.