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I "WILD BILL." A DASTARDLY CRIME. farm-house, and was nearlv Recorder and Express. BECK SHUTER, Proprietor. came from abroad, chiefly from Germany. Now, the "Northampton Skate Company," in Massachusetts, is filling orders for nickle-plated skated to be sent to Germany.

Raw silk is obtained for the jMexi-can silk factories from China, though there are plenty of silkworms and mvd-berrv trees in Mexico itself. The StatO about to strike him Th movement I WAS A fatal nna US. tv 'lid Rill's vuo tAj utux, ao T9 pistols were out instantaneonsT. ini the St. Joe desperado dropped" a stone, a bulle having entered Just uack of the right ear.

This settled Mulw and Sheriff Hickok received a vote ov tnanss from the citizens for killing mm. TWO SOLDIERS CROAKED. Wild Bill's next difficultv was with eight or ten soldiers of the 7th Cavalry, who invited him into a bar-room Hay to take a drink. Wrhile standing at the bar he was knocked down bv one of the blue coats. The minute he strnck the floor his pistol was out.

and. nnfnr. tunately, he killed a man who was trying to make peace, and also another who participated in the attack. The fellow who caused the row succeeded in wish a bullet in the broadest part of him exposed to fire. while running away.

Two companies of cavalry were sent in pursuit of Hickok, but they failed to catcb him. He footed it sixty-six miles to Ellsworth, and subsequently turned up as Marshal of Abilene. Kansas. Here it was that he killed a brother of the man, who murdered him, i.t i 1 1 i. ue jiuiea nim at au, wnicn is very doubtful, it being thought by many that McCall's assertion to that effect was merely made to save his neck after his cowardly crime.

BILL KILLS PHIL. COLE, THE TEXAN. It was at Abiline, in 1869 or 1870, that Hickok killed Phil. Cole, an influential cattle trader. The Marshal had arrested three or four of Cole's men, and the Texans threatened to "kill the long-haired They roped him into a saloon for that purpose.

The bar was lined with men, Hickok being at one end and Cole at the other. Bill knew what was up and kept his eye on his enemy. He "saw him go for his gun, and both men drew simultaneously. Wild Bill's aim was as accurate as ever, and, while he remained unscathed, the Texan fell in his tracks without uttering a word, the bullet from Hickok's derringer having hit him between the eyes, spattering his brains on the clothing of his friends. The Texans tried to run him out of Abiline, but he wouldn't scare worth a nickel, and didn't leave that section until the fall after the Texans had gone home.

During the last year or two Bill has been playing the gentleman in Kansas City, St. Louis and elsewhere, organizing Black Hills expeditions, etc. Speaker Kerr's Last Hours. For a long time Mr. Kerr had been satisfied that his end was near.

To friends who sought to cheer him by professing to see in his looks change for the better, he simply replied "No, I am not better I am worse I am not getting well." So important was truth held to be by him that he never allowed himself to indulsre the little gerated flatteries and adulations so common to most people. A few days before his death, Mr. Kerr had a conversation with his son, in the course of which he said "I have nothing to leave you, my son, except my good name. Guard it and your mother's honor, and live as I have lived." He leaves very little of this world's goods not enough to supply his family with a living. In the same conversation he further said: "Pay all my debts if my estate will warrant it without leaving your mother penniless otherwise, pay what you can, and then go to my creditors and tell them the truth, and pledge your honor to wipe out the indebtedness." In religious matters Mr.

Kerr was a liberal thinker. He might be said to have been a Rationalist, accepting nothing which did not bear the impress of probability. Without admitting the divinity of Jesus Christ, he was an advocate of his code of morals. To be honest, and true, and just was in his belief to be a -good Christian. Early this afternoon ne was visited by the Re Mr.

Harris, President of the Female Seminary at Staunton, who, with a view to sounding him as to his religions views, asked: I hope you are prepared for a better life hereafter, Mr. Kerr?" The reply was a prompt inclination of the head in the affirmative. Again the minister asked: "I trust you have a firm faith in the merits of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?" After a moment's hesitation, in which he seemed to be carefully weihin the question, Mr. Kerr shook his head slowly. It was a fine distinction to make, and one worthy of the fine analytical mind which maintained the supremacy to the last.

Finding that Speaker Kerr could not carry on a conversation, Mr. Harris promised to pray for him, to which Mr. Kerr whispered, "I thank you." To Mr. Cox's inquiry whether he was content to die, he nodded a tranquil assent. Thus passed away one of the best and purest of men, and one of the ablest and truest of American statesmen a man whose integrity was religion, and whose heritage to his' descend ants is his untarnished honor.

Ko Business to Live. His head was the size and shape of a Bullitt County watermelon, and he was so black that "charcoal would make a light mark on him. The goat was asleep, leaning against the side of the house. The darkey was smoking a decayed cigar. He espid the goat, looked at the lighted end of the cigar, grinned, then at the tail of the goat, "grinned louder," looked all around to see that nobody was looking, and touched the lighted end of that cigar to the tail of that goat.

The goat turned a handspring, and the negro opened his big mouth to laugh, but the goat butted him so quickly between the chin and his breeches pockets that his jaws came tosrethfir. makinsr a noise louder than the report of a gun. The negro's hat, hnnta And irs.r lav in a pile, ten feet i ff Wirlir rxrna nnrlWl Tin liVfi a. uu, ituuc ixu uwj horseshoe in the mouth of a sewer-open-incr. When he "came to," he looked around at each, one in the crowd, and disoersed them bv Will some of vou gemmen shoot me wid a pistol? A nigga dat's as big a fool as lis aint got no business libin." Atlanta Consti tution.

The perspiration was rolling down his iace. Adams came to the city at 5 Sun day morning, and was seen in the de pot. Since that time he has-not been seen in the city. Mr. Wright came here Sunday, and again this mornin and Save the information in his posses- ion to the railroad authorities and the detectives.

Anxiously the public will await further developments. It is to be regretted that Mr. Adams did not see fit to remain here and assist in the investigation. It is presumed he has en called away on business A Bloodhound as a Detectlre. In the Liverpool Assizes, on the 28th of June, William Fish, of Blackburn.

barber and hair-dresser, was nut on tral on a Vhare of naving ravished and killed Emily Holland on the 28th of March last. The Quetn's Counsel, in staling the case, said that the girl, who was not eight years of age, attended a Roman Catholic school attached to a church in St. Albans, and her father never saw her after 8 o'cloek on the morning of the 28th. She went to school that morning and returned at dinnertime onjher dinner. He believed that after dinner she remained at school till about 4 o'clock, and on her way from the school she was seen in the neighborhood of the prisoner's shop, and after that was never seen alive asrain.

Some days after the disappearance of the girl, part of the remains of a child were found in two different places in the neighborhood of Blackburn. up in some copies Preston Jlerald news oi the paper, ihese taken to the police-office, and it was noticed that on the remains and papers were some short hairs, apparently cut from the heads and whiskers of different persons. This led the nolice to co in 3arch of JL. the prisoner's shop, and there they found a large number of copies of tbe Preston Jlerald. and that missing from nr.na 4u borne by those copies in which the re- mains were found wrapped.

The police continued their search of the shop, but lound nothing until some days later. when a person came over from Preston with two dogs. One of them was of the bloodhound breed, the dogs were taken to the prisoner's shop. When the bloodhound got to the room up stairs it gave indications that there was something in the fireplace, and thereupon the owner looked up the chimney and brought down a child's skull and some bones. Then a part of the backbone was found, and a piece of bone with a part of the brain adhering to it, and then a piece of dress that had been worn by the girl.

lhe Jury found a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to death. The Halifax Bank Robbery. The Halifax Chronicle brings the de tails of the bank robbery which occurred in that city recently, a brief mention of which came by telegraph. Barnum's circus was announced to parade the streets of the city, and the officers and clerks of the Nova Scotia Bank, on hearing the band, closed the bank for a few minutes and went out to see the procession. Immediately after the bank was closed a man rang the bell at the entrance to the messenger's rooms, and on the messenger's wife (Mrs.

Anderson) appearing he said he had dropped a paper down through the iron grating in the sidewalk, and asked leave to go down and get it. Without waiting for an answer he entered and, descended to the cellar. Mrs. Anderson did not consider this a matter bf importance, as the cellar was only usod for storing fuel, and waited in the entry till he returned In a few minutes he came out, but little did Mrs. Ander son suspect, nor the clerks, not out of sight of the bank, that with him departed $17,000.

On entering the cellar at the north end he quickly made his way to the stairway leading to the rooms above, and thence to the bank room, where he cleaned off the desks of both the paying and receiving tellers. Then he went through the Directors' room into the passage and out by the north door, at which he passed Mrs. Ander son, who supposed that he had found the paper he had dropped through the rating and came back through the ank-room, she never suspecting that the clerks were absent. The police were communicated with and all possible efforts made for the capture of the thief. The bank advertise that thev will pay a reward of $2,000 for information that will lead to the recovery of the stolen money and conviction of the thief, or $1,000 for information that will secure and convict the thief, without the money.

A Curiosity. We were yesterday shown a piece of common bar soap, upon the sides of which were clinging and growing sev eral forms of minute vegetation, which seemed to be a sort of connecting link between very fine grass and that cora- muu ouigrowxn oi microscopic vegetation called mold. The bar had been recently taken from the box, and the pale yellowness ox the growing substance was plainly indicative of a production formed away from much light. The probable theory of tke case is this That the bar of soap had been made in some place or stored in some place where there was a warm, damp atmosphere, and while there spores, or the minute parts of flowerless plants by which they are reproduced, found their way into the box and there germinated. These spores are light enough to float in any ordinary humid atmosphere, and are, in fact, the cause of what is commonly known as mold but in the present case the species of outgrowth was so plainly unlike the ordinary kinds of molds as to attract especial attention.

Some of the specimens grew at the distance of an inch or more from the others, and were two and a half inches in length and of the consistency of a hair. The spores having floated in and lodged, and, germination having once been started in an atmosphere damp as well as warm, it was continued after the soap was transferred to our dry climate, sustenance being drawn from the soap. Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise, ooiici Attempt to Wreck a St. from a. From the Rochester (N.

George Adams is the name of a drover who resides Cavuira. He was in Fairport on Saturday on business, and sx night, after concluding his business, ted for the deoot. intending to tat the for this city. WTien he arrived at tbe cJePt the train had been crone a few minjites. Mr.

Adams was very anxiom to to this city, and he re- crklrorl ar4i flip, 5 Qtirl 1 Tf along the He walked rapidly for 1 Tl. I ziuouk iowt aau was neanng Creek, when, he saw a light on the bridge ahead of him. He kept on his eourse, and soon after distinguished tbe forms of five men working upon the track. Thinking there was something wrong, he proceeded cautiously, an3 was nearly horror-stricken as be drew near on seeing the men TEARING Vr THE RAILS. Being familiar with the running of the trains, he knew that the St.

Louis express fro in the East was about due. It was then about 11 o'clock, and it could not be many minutes before tbe train, no doubt filled with passengers, would come along. It did not take long for him to make up his mind what to do. He knew he could effect nothing with five desperadoes, single-handed and alone. He noticed a Jight in a farmer's house a short distance, but he must pass the villains at their work in order to reach it.

He crept, along cau and endeavored to get by them unobserved. Mr. Adams heard one of the rascals say: "This will be a bigger job than the one of the 15th." He had nearly passed them, when unfortunately, his foot struck some ob- rShlnuhrly grouml i. I discovered Mr. Adams as he arose to hs feet.

They then ran towards him, one of them shouting catch the med dling fool and drown him in the creek Adams did not intend they should catch u. i him and ran at the op of his speed 7 fwTed hyQ wnnm.hA mnrnrirpra Whon within would-be murderers. When within about ten rods of the house, the pur suers were frightened by a big dog, and turned and fled into the darkness. The farmer heard the noise, and. coming out of his house, was quickly informed by Adams of what had transpired.

He took a red lantern which had been dropped from a train, lighted it and handed it to Adams. The latter start ed up the track as fast his legs would carry him, all the time fearing that he would be too late to avert a TERRIBLE DISASTER. Fortunately the St. Louis express, which should have left the Central Depot at 11 :08, had been detained 25 minutes. Norris Eaton is the con ductor, and Mallcom Creedman the engineer, both of whom were at their posts impatient at the delay.

The train was made up of a baggage and express car, three passenger coaches, and seven sleepers, nearly every seat and berth occupied by passengers. On approaching the place above referred to the en gineer saw a red light swinging a short distance ahead the signal of danger. He sounded the whistle, reversed his engine, and in a few moments the train was brought to a stand-still. Soon Adams appeared and told his story. The party then started down the track.

At the culvert over Lincoln's Creek, Adams pointed out the place where he had seen the men at work, and there a rail was found displaced on an embankment. SEVENTY-EIVE FEET HIGH The water beneath is at least twenty-five feet deep, on a bed of quicksand. Had not the discovery been made the entire train must have dashed down the precipice, and there would undoubtedly have been great loss of life. The passengers repeatedly thanked the man who had saved them from destruction, and his noble conduct was the subject of conversation for a long time thereafter. The rail was securely placed in its original position and" the train passed on.

From the remark overheard by Mr. Adams "This will be a bigger job than the one of the 15th" it is supposed that the party who displaced the rail are the same who threw a train from the track on the Lake Shore Railroad on the 15th. Measures have been taken to ferret out the murderous wretches, and every effort will be made by the railroad authorities, and others, to accomplish their arrest and punish ment. Two men, William Jones and James Madden, were arrested Sunday morning by Officer John Scott on sus picion of being the guilty parties, and lodged in the Police Station. STATEMENT OF E.

E. WRIGHT. The prisoners named above have not been examined. They appear to be tramps, but will be held to await further developments. The statement made above was obtained from Adams and other parties.

Since it was written we have had an in terview with the farmer, whose name is E. E. Wright. lib account varies in some particulars from that given above. He says Adams came to the house and aroused the inmates, shouting, For God's sake, get up The track is all pulled up below.

The St. Louis express will come along soon. Hurry up, for God's sake!" or words to that effect. Mr. Wright says he and his father, P.

Wright, got up immediately. P. Wright took, his red light and stood at the crossing. E. E.

tooK a white light and Adams went with him to the place where the men were seen at work They found the spikes drawn from the inside of the south rail, and the plates taken off. The west end of the rail was pulled inward about a foot. The old man, P. Wright, swung the lamp, which was observed bv the engineer. The train passed by him.

Adams had a red handkerchief, which he gave to E. E. Wright. The latter placed it over his lamp, and used it as a signal of danger The train came to a stand-still some distance from where the rail had been displaced. At the time he swung his lamp the engineer had whistled "down breaks." The farm-house is distant about one and one-half miles from the embankment.

Mr. Adams appeard greatlv excited when he called at the I 1 Baring Deeds of the Murdered Scout His Duel in the Public Square iaonuna Gang on Walnut Creek, ete. 1 From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The tragic fate of James B.

HickoS prmgneiouii lent witb tne better known as "Wild Bill," a title given him by Texans durinar the war, been already published, the noted st'oui navmg Deen murdered in tne most cowardly manner by Jack McCall, wha was subsequently acquitted after a mock trial by the miners of Deadwood. Hickok was a native of Illinois, his mother and sisters residing near Gale- na, in that State. It was customarv for him to visit his relatives every two or three years, and he never did so without bringing something substantial with him. His brother is a wagon boss in New Mexico, and, strange to say, his brother's name is Bill. Wild Bill was generous to a fault, swore like a trooper at certain stages, and would rather indulge in poker than eat, on one occasion having played in bis last earthly possession a black and tan! terrier.

Poor Bill; it is too bad to think of him being shot down without a show," remarked Mr. John Malone to a Globe' Democrat reporter yesterday. Knowing that Jack had been intimately associated with the deceased for several years, he was asked to enumerate some of the shooting scrapes that had made his friend so much feared throughout the Western country, and the following very interesting facts were gleaned dur ing the interview You may say this to commence with, remarked Malone. Bill was the only frontiersman who would take his pistols off and FIGUT A SQUARE FIGHT with any one who wanted to settle a dispute in that way. He was always anxious to avoid a quarrel, but if he found he was going to be forced into one, took good care to get the drop on his enemy, and he was -a sure shot.

It was in 1860 that I first knew him. He was then driving a bull team at Leavenworth, but afterwards took a train to Denver, Colorado. One of his first fights was with a gang in Do miles above Fort Kearney. He and Bill Story killed three men there. Shortly afterwards he and the notorious desperado Slade were svage-driving for the Overland, with their "lay over" at Julesburg, on the Platte.

He was next heard of at Virginia City, where great rivalry' existed between two sets of road agents, and it was there that Bill made the enemies who forced him into THE BIGGEST FIGHT OF HIS LIFE. He came across the plains as a Union scout with the 2d Colorado in '63. While they were encamped on Walnut Creek, near Marysville, Kansas, Hickok called on a Mrs. Walters, having been a great friend of her husband. She begged him, for God's sake, to leave, saying that ten men from Virginia City had arranged to come and kill him.

Well, little woman, don't be frightened. Get behind the chimney, and we'll stop 'em," was the scout's reply. The gang finally surrounded the house, and the leader shouted Is Wild Bill here?" "Yes; come and get him," was the answer, and two of the invading party were shot dead as they endeavored to enter. The others turned and ran. Bill stepped to the door, rifle in hand, and at a distance of 250 yards shot and instantly killed a third one of the party.

He always considered this the best shot he ever made. HOW HE KILLED JOE TUTT. In '65 Bill was keeping a livery stable in Springfield, Mo. One night in a game of poker, with Tutt as an opponent, Hickok overplayed himself $30 or 35. There was nothing unusual in this, as they were friends.

The next day, while Wild Bill Was playing, Tutt who by the way was a rebel scout during the war came in, demanded his money, picked up Hickok 's watch, which was lying on the table, and boasted that at noon he would walk with it across the public square. Bill made no reply. At midday a large crowd, hearing of the affair, had congregated all of Tutt's friends being in the southwest corner of the square. Tutt started on his foolish mission, when Hickok at once stalked through the crowd of his enemy's supporters, and when about 30 yards apart the men drew their pistols and fired. Wild Bill never waited to see the effect of his shot, but wheeled on Tutt's friends, and asked if any more shooting was wanted by them.

They appeared to be satisfied, however, for their champion was dead shot through the heart. In '67 Bill turned up as a scout for Col. Bradley, at Fort Riley. One night a gang of vigilantes were amusing themselves by hanging a teamster between Junction City and Fort Riley. Hickok, happening to ride along at the time, made a rush for the lynchers, and away they went, their victim being rescued.

SAM STRAWHAN SHOT DEAD. A year afterwards Hickok was Sheriff of Ellis County, with headquarters at Hays City. A fellow named Sam Strawhan had followed him from Springfield to avenge the deatb of Tutt. Early one morning Strawhan and a crowd started to gut a Dutchman's saloon. Wild Bill went there alone.

The rioters had thrown several glasses on the sidewalk. Bill carried them in with the remark: Boys, you hadn't ought to treat a poor man in this way." Strawhan said he would throwthemout again. "Do," retorted BiU, "and they will carry you out," and they did, sure enough, for as Sam picked up a glass to strike, he fell dead, shot through the neck by the man who never missed his mark. BILL MCLVEY'S TURN TO DIE. The next man on whom TTinlrnl vat the drop was Bill Mulvey, a notorious rough from St.

Joseph, who got on a drunk one day, ran the Squire and Constable out of Hays City, caused the citizens to scatter, and finally met Wild Bill with the remark that be had lived long enough. Although a pistol was leveled at Hickox's head, and he knew that it would talk in half a second, he did ndt lose his presence of mind for an instant, but remarked, as if to a third arty, in a very quiet tone, Dont hit him. He is only fooling." Mulvey turned his head to see who was HOLTON, KANSAS. INTEREST. Feronl and Literary.

The venerable Ruel Washburne, father 6f the numerous ex-Con cress men and; Governors, is still living at his home in Livermore, Maine, in his ninety-second year. They are now organizing at Prague an exhibition of newspapers and MSS. on a large scale, which will shortly be thrown open to the public. Among them ira Lord's Prayer in 324 languages, exhibited by the Imperial Academy Colonel Valentine Baker will contribute to the September number of Belgtqvia a paper upon the fall of Sedan. Colonel Baker, who was absent on; lave at the time, was one of the very jcw jiDgnsnmea present, at uxvs 11010-'riqus capitulation.

An autograph collector of North fAdams; has received from the Rey8 John S. C. Abbott, the historian, who is now lying dangerously ill in Fair Haven, two. cards, qne of which bears the words: "John S. C.

Abbott, daily expecting the arrival of the Chariot of Israel, to take him to his heavenly home. July 14, 1876;" while the inscription on the other card reads Penciled on a sick and dying bed of great happiness." jThc Publishers' Weekly has ascertained, by addressing inquiries to booksellers in all parts of the country, that the twelve most salable novels Dickens, Scott, Thackery, ana George Elliot) are John "Jane Eyre," "The Wooing O't," St. Elmo," One Summer," Scarlet Loiter," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "My Wife and Princess of Thule," "Infelice," 4 Barriers Burned Away," Opening of a Chestnut-Burr." sketch of his financial career for the Boston Herald. He says: "I shall hot Attmrt. tii just if s.nv wmnc sot.

nr course, nor seek excuse for any particular transgression. Wrong is ever wrong, and right is a duty, and must ever be so held in public estimation." false step," but says he did not realize it until too late, and that this false step was taken to save others, who had made loans to him in what he thought to be a regular but what proved to be an irregular way. The description of Celia Thaxter, the poet of the Isle of Shoals, is from Emma Burt in the Wide-Awake "Her head is exquistie. It has the proud grace that queens in our childish dreams possess. About it the dark-brown hair, so early mingled with gray, is snugly arranged, usually in encicling braids.

Her eyes are deep blue, and her cheeks are lightly hronzed in summer with the strong sea breeze. Her figure is tall, full, lithe, and of exceeding grace. So true an artist is she that, whether she will or not, whatever she touches, however homely, is lovely in the doing and beautiful when done." School a. lid Church. The venerable Dr.

Musgrave, who 1 .1 I III! ll'IIUKK M.VIII1 I I i.im I I I I. is authoritv anion Presbvterians. savs that, nf ti 90ft0lf Prpshvtprinn fanii- lies in the United States, not more than one-third take any religious paper. President Porter, of Yale College, says that billiard-tables should be provided for the students, whereupon the Presbyterian exclaims Shades of the Paritan founders! Billiard-tables for Yale College! Men of God, think of it!" An impressive scene was witnessed on a recent Sunday at the St. John's Methodist Church, New burgh, N.

on the occasion of the reception of 350 per- OUIIO l.i LV 1U11 U1CU1UC1 U1 Ti. the fruits of the great revival of last winter. Rev. John Stewart, after 50 years' service as a Methodist preacher in Ohio, died. As his end drew near, he said: "My sons, when 1 am gone to heaven, pay to the Board of the Church Extension Society $10,000 of what I leave." Only a verbal request, and yet the sons have done it.

Dr. Withrow leaves the Second Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis to go to the Congregational Park Street Church of Boston; and the Presbyterians make it all even by calling- from Chicago the Congregationalist, illiam Alvin Bartlett, to succeed him. Thus is the balance of brotherly fellowship maintained. The brethren of the London Sunday-School: Union ask all the Sunday-school teachers of the world to join them in prayer on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 22 and 23.

They suggest that sermons be preached on the subject of Sunday-school work, on Sunday, and that Monday be devoted to prayer meetings for blessings on teachers and their children. The Methodists of Brooklyn are crowding to hear the Ilev. Miss Anna Oliver, who is officiating for a few weeks in the ehurch on First Place. She is a graduate of the Bostou Theological ollege, has sparkling eyes, a good figure, an easy flow of speech, and an exceedingly pleasant manner in the pulpit. She is only 24 years of age, and consequently much more attractive to the young men than most other feminine preachers, whose ages as a general tiling range irom wwa.

Science and Industry. a rant of 40 acres, nurchased ten vears ago by a California fruit-grower 1 j. co frr for 51W, now yieius ius uwuci a year net profit. This year's crop of fmit is estimated at 100 tons. -r as ter.

N. claims to be the only manufacturing city of New England where the mills have been operat-nnthnnf. i nlerruDtion on full time and without the reduction in wages. Th. Vnnoavillfi Furnace.

Ohio Iron blew out last week after a continuous blast of nearly four years, the fire never having been out of her that Tut a wVIta furnace, is a 1UU) 1U1 mv grand record. it. wo a rnonv voars ago when all the skates used in the United States of Mexico is now offering a premium of pesos for the first wool-factory, which is being established with a capital of 100,000 pesos, without considering that Mexican wool is usually of the very worst quality. Specimens of a new style of corru gated iron for building purposes have been submitted by an Austrian engineer named Pitze to the Austrian Association of Architects and Engineers. The chief novelty in Pitze's patent is the shape of the corrugation, the walls of each erroove beinsr hisrher than their distance from each other, and having a vertical profile when the corrusrated sheet is placed horizontally.

This po sition of the walls enables the corrugat ed sheet to bear its maximum load, and thus fits it for general use in construction. flaps and SXlahaps Whitten and daughter, of S. Burlington, were drowned in Lake Champlain while bathing on the 17th. A lad named John attempting to jump on a moving freight- train, at Dexter, fell beneath the wheels and had his head cut off. Miss Anne Kemp Bowler, while en- flp.t.inor t.Jie nirt of Stalarto.

at tVio XTo tional Theater in Philadelphia, fell from a suspended car to the stage and re ceived serious injuries. C. Beevis, a prominent citizen of Marion, Iowa, shot himself through the head on the 17th. The cause is supposed to be depression at the loss of his wife a short time ago. A little daughter of Mrs.

Hauck, of Defiance, aged 3 years, while run ning around the house accidentally fell into a tub of boiling water which her mother left on the floor. She died dur ing the evening. George Gassman, a German, was instantly killed at a Tilden and Hendricks pole-raising at East Saginaw, on the The pole broke, and, falling, struck him on the head. Gen. Reeves, one of the boldest of the Cuban leaders, was killed on the 5th instant by a Spanish sharpshooter.

lue General was formerly a clerk in the employ of A. T. Stewart Co. his father was a clergyman in Brooklyn. Miss Vance Barnes, daughter of he Jlon.

J. W. Barnes, of Plattsmouth, committed suicide by drowning on the 13th. Miss Barnes was about 15 years old, and highly esteemed and ad mired by all who knew her. No cause for the deed is known.

Louisa Kahn, a young Jewess, com mitted suicide at Indianapolis on the 16th, by taking morphine and arsenic. She was to have been married shortly, but had a disagreement with her affianced. It was not at all serious, however, and it is thought she was insane at the time. Forftgn Notes. Gen.

Cissy, of France, is about to marry Miss Willing, a lady of the Amer ican colony in Paris. According to the report of the Reg istrar-General of England, small-pox is likely to become extinct in that country very soon, len years ago the mortali ty in London from the disease was reduced to 2,000 annually now it does not exceed 600 for the whole of England and Wales. A London letter says The season has closed with a fresh scandal in high life, young Lord Mayo having just eloped with Lady Zouehe. His Lordship is only five-and-twenty, and is exactly the same age as Lord De La Zouche, who was married to his wife, a daughter of Lord Saltoun, only a year ago." Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton is visiting among- the literary celebrities of London, and goes to ene house where the hor writes novels and her daugb-.

novels and every other woman in the house writes novels, and the men who frequent the house are divided between those who write novels and those who criticise novels. The Paris Observatory has received from M. Melendez, a Spanish photographer, a remarkable photograph of the moon. Melendez has invented an adjunct to his photograph apparatus, which enabled him to obtain a wonderful picture, showing mountains and volcanoes on the surface of the moon, and what appeared like forests of huge trees now petrified. Odds 'and Ends.

From the Burlington An English advertisement: A situation wanted by a Nottingham man age 26, height 5 feet 10 inches. Objects to cleaning lady's maid's boots. High Church family preferred. Jbirst footman for five years. Address, etc." The Galesburg, Illinois, papers publish weekly reports of the births and deaths in that city in the case of the births the name of the officiating physician" is always given, and in the case of the deaths it never is.

Now, what is the use of the Granger law if this kind of discrimination is allowed? Dr. Isaac Newton Love is a promising young physician of St. Louis, ut, when he had a sign beautifully graven on the glass door of his office: Dr. I. N.

Love; from 8:00 a. m. till 9:30 p. every body that passed by wondered where his truant affections wandered to after half -past 'nine o'clock, and why it was that he was fancy free, and why his bosom's lord sat lightly on its throne all night. The Remarkable Instinct of a Sew foandland Deg.

Edward Hildebrand, of this city, has a Newfoundland female canine which recently exhibited something akin to reason. A neighbor's cat had a litter ef kittens, which were knocked in the head and buried. This Newfoundland found out the place of interment, and dug them up and carried them to her kennel, where she succeeded in saving two of them. This same Newfoundland saved the life of a man from drowning on the Upper Missouri some years ago. Yankton Press..