Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1886 — ADDITIONAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL NEWS.

Cnarises Burger, n farmer, living near Rushvillo, Neb., returned borne from town Christinas evening and found hie wife and three children dead in the house. His wife had been subject to temporary tits of insanity, and it is supposed that while out of her head she killed the three children and then cut her.owu throat with a razor. A riot took place in Man Frauciscoj the drivers and conductors being driven from the street-cars and property wrecked by the strikers. The poliee, in trying to stop the lawlessness, were attacked w’ith stones. One officer tired into the crowd and two persons were injured, but not seriously. The glass-blowers employed by . two , companies at Baltimore withdrew from the Knights of Labor and returned to work on tho terms of the employers, viz.: a 5 per cent, reduction in wages, and the assignment of two apprentices to each furnace. The Temple Theater, in Philadelphia, ono of- the handsomest in the country, was destroyed by fire. Three firemen were buried under a falling roof. Representative Springer says he intends to secure, if possible, the pus-igi by the present Congress of his bill to provide an enabling act for the admission of Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, and Washington Teiritor.es. The death of Senator Logan from rheumatism has caused people to direct attention to t'-o illness of President Cleveland, who sutl'ers from the same trouble. It is not generally believed that there is any danger of a fatal termination of the President's indisposition, but, inasmuch as he suffers much the same disease as did .Senator Logan, he is this subject of a good deal of concern to-day. It appears that Gen. Logan received very little money from his book, of which he had great expectations, and was sorely disappointed at its failure. A Washington dispatch says: He was offered J;,OX) cash for the manuscript and a royalty on ail sales by a Washington publisher, hilt concluded to accept an oiler fr-m a Nov/ i ora house which promised hiru a larger royalty. Although tho hook was issued nearly a year ago up to October tie had -reecivt-d but S"2BJ from the publishers. At the time of Arthur's funeral he wont to Xew York and succeeded in getting a chock for S2,OJJ, which was needed to moot r.ouio pressing a ■cessities, but that not only exhausted all that was due him from the 'stiles, but the publisher allowed him to anticipator future receipts. At the rati tho book is now selling, Mrs. Logan will derive no income from it for months. In Washington, whore it was expected there would be a large demand, the agent says that scarcely a hundred copies li ivo been sold, and tue General only received li cent : u copy. Tho TitiTurS of Tits book was the souroc of great distress to him and weighedtopon his mind. Ho tv as not only mortified at its lack of popularity, but expected to derive a largo revenue from it, and was sure that its proceeds would vac for his house. He had been offered by the publisher qf a weekly paper Si 0,0 a) for his reminiscences of the war, but preferred to write tho political volume. No Lse. Backwoods school teacher (to boy) —“How far have you gone?” Boy—“ Ain’t never been very fur, ’bout ten mile frurn home, I reckon.” Teacher—-“I mean how far have you advanced in your book?” Boy —“’Over ter this here pietur.” Teacher—“ W’y. that’s where the first lesson begins. You can’t spell, can you?” Boy —“Ken spell dog an’ dam’, but I. ain’t no great shakes on bird an’ hossfiy.” . ■ Teacher—“ You little rascal, yon must not talk that way? Did your father ever hear you talk that way ?” Boy—“ Nome.” Teacher—“ Then I’m glad that there’s -some bnecAvhom jmLxesmdi;"— __. Boy—“No use'u talkin’ that way befo’ dad, fur he’s deef. Es er boss waster fling dad he couldn’t hear hise’f hit the ground. ” —Texas Sif.inys. | ' '. v , : , ' ‘ ''' '' .■' • . . ' '■* The morning cocktail is tho early