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WIOHITA, SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1875.
VOLUME IV.
NUMBER 10.
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jiuiuiock & uuoxircn,
rUBLISKEItS AND PKOPKIETOKS.
fwO D0LLAKS TKK Yllt, IX ADVANCE.
mnE RATES wc have cstablisho" for jTtr-
"SSStato.: U .do busing. W. U..
baThuM men can get value -"nftc7s of
c pue ; ,""l-h fi,.i"Ti advertisements,
trade and l.nslness. jJult Scvifui lrora our
foreim and local, -5?"f ""X" ar?r ton
hUJIUllCW mw "-"
Taternyall (Ma Wichita A. Southw cs.ern I..
, Ma?l and kire So 2 depart 1.40 A.M..
jiMcnccr. 4 departs dally at 3.30 r m. Mail
"'r?,Svo 1 arrives daily at 12 25 a m., l'as-
nr No 3 arrbS daily at 1:1'. r. M.
hurrli; Eldorado and'AuRasta-Arrms Mon
day", Wedneidaj sand Fridays at C r de
parts Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at C
vita.nsasCity (via Wlnflcld, Douglas and Audita)-.!"
IS dallv at 6 r. . Departs da.ly at
15 Kcn'inpton-Arrhcs daily at C r. m. Dcarts
d"M CTtr (via LUtletown, Sennctscah, Ox
, , "d LI l'afol-Arrives Tuesdays, Tliurwl lys
and ; Srt-iS t iTx I! Mondays,
nna eai j , ., ,, ,c . M
SdwclT.-viaCl'i. WaiMrtoa ,-".';
caiawcu i . xaegjayj, Thursdavs and feat-
SKSSoE " Deltaru Mondays. Wednesdays
da s and Wdsji 1 r. M. tjs and
ertiterthl official be otn on Sunday from
Sjgofcl.-t and thloscropt
Klretl'rcsbytenanChurch-J. 1 IIaik.v, pas
tor. Services in Eagle Hall every Sabbath at 11
0f.XChMuVcn-rilanna, Ir rrlc
every Sabbath at 10X o'clock A. M. and 7 r. x.
l'ravcr meeting on Thursday evening.
MtlS Church-SerMccsJit the ncv -church on
Market street c cry Sabbath at 10. o'clock A. w.
nbt.'Aioy8lus Catholic Church-Reverend J. A.
Sciicnx. pastor. Services on tho 2nd and 4th
Bundays of every month; high mass at 10 a. M.,
fesptrs at'f r. M.
COUNTY orncEiis.
Jmliri. Thirteenth Judicial District W
1.
Hoard ofConnty Commissioners J. T. CAnr-Ei.
sn, W. U. llonus, J. II. Yokk.
Countv Treasurer 1. X. Woodcock.
County Clerk John Tcceeii.
Sheriff I. II. Masset
tlrrk District Court G. W. Rkees.
I'robate Judge V Ji. C. Littlk.
Stierintendcnt 1'ubllo Instruction J. Ij. .i''
uehkav.
Register of Deeds Milo II. Kellooo.
iunty Attorney W. K Stanley.
County Surveyors II. h. JACKfcos and A.
JBkakiti.
city criiciciis.
Mayor G. K. lUnnis.
V . Attn-.iry U. II. risircn.
ft''1:- Judge-1 M Atwood.
!Clly Treasurer II Coodell.
Varshal 5IlkE Meagiiek.
-ity Clirk Kked. fcciiATTXcn.
Purveyor . .r
Justices of the Tcacc D. A. Mitchell, L. ST.
'V.lS'JEB , ,
Constables J. W. McCauinev and J. t.
IfUI-IllltV.
Uiuncll First Wrd J. M. Steele, M. 7.im
iirlt Second ard CM. Gaubison and John
ontr 1 hlnl nnl-I C.MiLLlsandJAVhm
.iNikT rourth Ward J C. Fiiakeb and J. U.
OfLU
ltoir.1 of Education First Ward W. A Reese
undo V lUiiais Second Word J. E. Cali
well and II L Jackon Third Ward C
lALimELLnnd A A Hyde Fourth ard O.
A WALREiinndll .1 Hills.
Treasurer Sclioc! U m ".". J. ! Hausex.
LODGES.
IO O. K. Wichita Lodge, Xo. M, me-ts ev
ery Paturdav night, at 7 o'clock, at their
hall, orr the First Xalional bank. All brothers
a good standing are iuvitrel to attend.
11. W. Kemjle, X. G.
R Coodel. R. S.
A
K. A A. JI. MeeU on the first and third
. Mondays of each month.
JiV'UUA.1 WUA . .
SAHlIATir SCHOOLS.
TiiiiM. U babbath school, W E. Stanley, su
yerlntcudeut, meets at the church at'.!,1; o'clock
Hit Trrslivtrrlan Sabbath school, II. C. Wnrd,
icperlutende'nt, meets at Kagle hall at 3 o'clock
it hi
The Itaptitt Babbath school, A. II Arment, sa
pe rlntrndei t, Inee-ts at the new church every sun
da) MUthoou at;.', o'clock.
u.s. i ami orricK.
Dorut.AS avi: , commeuciad iilock.
W &. Jenkins, lteglster; J. C llEDriELD,
in elver. OOire hours from 'J to 12 a. ji. and
Horn I to3r. i.
COUNTY SUKVKYOKS.
II I, JACKSON' A A. W. SWAXITZ,
-mM'STY SUIIVKYOnS Leave your orders at
V the counl clerk's odice, or cull at the West
ichlta Ktotlicc 4S-ly
ATTOnXEYS.
STANLEY A HATTON,
.STOUM:YS AT LAW and Notary rublic,
yi laic in New York Block, Wichita, Kan a
J. JI. UALDEHSTON',
ATTOUN'KY-AT-LAW, Wichita, Scelgwick
county, Kansas. apio-ly
ADJLMS. el IO. II. ENGLISH.
ADAMS Jk ENGLISH,
&
ATTOUNKYS A. COUNCILOKS AT LAW,
timer .no tu iiaia Mreci, corner tcconu.
hlta, Kausas. 3.V
CEO. SALISBURY,
TTOIIXKY-AT-LAW, OClce with Steele A.
J Levy, Wichita, Kansas,
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C. SLCSS. JAS. X.. DYXH.
SLUSS DYElt,
TTOKXEYS-AT-LAW, Wichita, Kanas.
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J. K. LAVJCK,
, A TTOIIXnY-AT-LAW, first door south of U.
'Si J b. Land OBlce, Main street, Wichita, Kas.
C SiK-slal attention piven to all kinds or business
- connected with the U. i. Land Ofhce. 15-tf
LKLAXD J. WEBB,
ATTOKNKY AT LAW, Wlnflcld, Kansas.
Jew Depot, Main street. 12-tf
W. It. KIKKVATIUCK,
J A TTOItXEY.AT LAW, Wichita, Sedgwick
lift k.A
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-l- txiuuiy, jvan'as.
ItAnnlS. K03. UASIUS.
U.VRUIS A UAK1US,
A TTQltNXYS AT Law Wichita, Kansas.
(X It"rmerly orCcntcrville, Iowa. ItoomNo.
tminercial Iilock, up otairs.
1UYS1CIA'S.
DR. HENDH1CKSON,
(U. S. Examining Surgeon)
NUYSICIAX'AKD SUKGEOX, OHce Nn. SI,
' Malnfcrwt. 4-S-ly
DR. C. C. FURLEY,
Pi QIIY'SICLVN' AXD SUKGEON'. , Office Main
ID. r street, two eioors nonu oi xirsi vauonai
I- liint. 12-tf
J. II. GODDAKD,
IIYSICIAX H SUnGEOK, section 21, township
25, range 2 w est, 1 miles west of Sedgw icfc
DR. W. L. DOYLE.
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12iTlST Oaice opposite AVoodman's Bank.
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ViOSSULTIXO 1'HYSICIAK A SUKGr.OX.-30
Ten ears practice. Graduate of cw York Uai
htVrstty. specialty Hie removal or all kinds of
i'.lerKiuHies, suchas Club-root, Ilalrlip, Crosseyc,
&J?
'jj- 7 Mrs. L. M. GRAY,
45 '"NlKdeirlclan, and diseases of women and ehild
3i(J rrn. Ofllce Last side of Main Street, betw.
felsii and 2nd, Wichita, ICansas. 37tf
Broom Corn Wanted.
cov. I will exchange ready made Brooms for broom
Zan elelivcrcaui my mace uujaceni iticniia.
TE 3J-0 D. II MILLER.
umuivi uiivvi
niCK in any quantity for eale at my varus, on
tlaevTl Llndsof brickwork clone on the shortest no--Scc
Un J W' PHILLIPS.
the utile J ritiu39 iuvc tiortuui mcniia.
Per Day at hom Terms free
Adurcss.u. sixmo & uo.,
c. -iy
yiaamisAJXT.
G B.KrssLEB, C. G.Tnoiirsos.
KESSLER & THOMPSON,
-T riTTEIIUfABV SUKGEOKS. Will treat alt
V horses intrusted In their care In the most
scientiQc mnner. Offlce in Star, Livery and Sale
MaWr. cSrner Market and Doi.filas Avenue,
l(.hl fa lCrtneftd. "
KOAJa estate.
C. W REEVES,
(Clerk of the District Court)
SEAt ESTATE. 1XSCRAXCE and Collcctins
Agent, Wichita, ltansas. Collections made
tales paid. All business entrusted tp my
care inll receive rrompt attention. 4i-n
JNO. EDWTIN MARTIN,
SIIOKER and dealer In Real Estate, otary
rnblic and Conveyancer, Agent btate Lino
unship Co., Abstracts FuralsKed, Taxes i yaid
Ians egotlated Office at the Red Oval Sign,
Xo. 70MoinSt.,LockRorS34. Wichita, Sedg
v ick county Kansas. -l-1
RICIIET HOUSE. Xo transfer, no bus fare at
th deixit. Have nlltted, refurnished anji
reduced fare to SI.W rcr day. Good stable ac
commodations in conntca n with the house-
jo.tr uiciiiA isuo.s.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SADDLES AND 3ABHSSS
CHEAPER TIIAX E7ER!
C. M. GARRISON
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
HARNESS, SADDLERY,
COLLARS, PLASTERING HAIR, HIDES,
FURS, "WOOL AXD TALLOW, &c,
87 Main Street, Wichita, Kansas,
Vherc I will keep constantly on hand a good as
sortment of Saddles, Draft and Carriage Harness,
Collars, Whips, and every article belonging to
the trade, which I will sell at the very lowest rates
tor cash, or exchange for greenbacks, treasury
notes or fractional currency. 1 am also prepared
to do all kinds or carriage trimming in short or
der. Repairs promptly attended to for half cash
in hand, the balance in twenty cars' time, with
out interest. ...
X. II. Rear in mind I will not be undersold.
All work warranted to suit the purchaser, l'leasc
call and examine my goods.
C. 51. GARRISON",
1-ly S7 Main street. Wichita, ICansas.
S. F. Craig's Drive Well Tube,
Patented June 11, 1&5T.
IXrr.IXGEMEXT NOTICE.
To all v:o-n it may concern: Xoticc is hereby
given that all Drive Well Tubes that have a w iio
screen or gauze iuce-u uu evtuici. rto.iv w.
the perforated holes In said tubes, for the purpose
from being drawn up thronph the tube to the
pump when in use, arc infringements upon patent
under said iatent, and the public are hereby
H IUUCU ftUU WUUUlllU UU. W jruivuv w. -- .....
Drive Well Tube constructed ns above described
without my connt, a3 the use of said well tubes
19 an IQinilffVItll'Iil UU iii im:u uim inc iwii w
liable and will be prosecuUdfor infringement, cs
Jt . .t..r.l ... c-,n.. nnlnirTill titllOT nP .....
interests.
Is the OXI.Y AUTHORIZED person for the sale
of my patent Well Tubes at WICHITA, from
whom all purchases must be made in order to ob
tain title.
Wichita, Kansas, July 13, 1S73,
SAMUEL F. CRAIG, liienior,
16-tf XorthTopeka, Kansas.
TRY THE NEW ROUTE
THE
KANSAS MIDLAND RAILROAD
Is now open between Topeka and Kansas City;
St Louis and Ghicago. Kxprcss leacs Topeka
12 lOl'.JI., arriving at Kansas City SJ 1 51.
Jlakins direct connections for all points East,
North and South. Fair as low and time as fast as
Via. any other route.
Trains Start From A., T. S. Fe. Depot.
Low rates and quick time puranteed to Freight
or stock shippers Stock 1 rains often or more
Cars will be moved between Topeka and Kansas
City by speciil Trains. Tor farther information
call on, or address
T. J. ANDERSON', General Y; A T Agent
Topeka, ICansas W.W KAUAX. Supt. 23
REESE & SAWYER
Carpenters, Designers and Builders
Vo. IS .Viiis Sfr;, near corner Douglzs Ar.
All work cccnteel in the most durable and mod
ern style, and warranted to give satisfaction.
Plans and specifications furnished. Jobbing of
all kinds done to order. my31-ly
MILLINERY AND DRESS MAKING!
aiTSS L. lARKnAM,
Oa Man St., two doors north of New York Store.
A largo and well sclocted stock of Spring
Summer and Goods just opened.
E3"Mis Jennie Soult has charge of the elress
making department, and will guaranty satisfac
tion in all cases. 6-tf
MERCHANT TAILOR
Ho. 54 Main Stoat.
S3" A full assortment of thehest French and
English Cloths, Cassimcrcs and Vesting ou hand
and made in the latest styles 49-ly
CONOVER BROS,
559 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
General Agents for the state of Kansas for the
Celebrated
Decker Bros. . New Scale Haines Pianos,
-and the
MATCHLESS BURDETT ORGANS.
Music Publishers and Importers of Musical
Merchandise. Wc arc now selling the largest
size H Octave Rosewood Pianos w ith all the lm
provcroentsfullv warranted for, $300 cash. Cor
respondence solicited when prices will bo jriven
45-ly
J. T. MCMILLEX.
E. C. ItUSSELL.
J. T. McMILLEN &o CO.
Dealers in nil kinds ot
IE1 TJ tt 1ST X no TJ K, E
Cariicts, "WindowsSliadcs,
. ITattrasscs, etc.,
NO. 31 MAIN STREET; WICHITA, KAKSA5.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Thos. Sliunahan was fatally scalded
in Sf. Louis on Thursday.
Two men were burned to death at a
firo iu a stable in Xew York on Sat
urday. In !i gamo of baso ball at St. Louis
on Saturduy, the Brows stood six to
tho Reds nix.
Tho President has appointed Chas.
P. Lavcy, of Massachusetts, Consul to
Canton, China.
On tho 2Gth, a young man named
Wm. Davidson, was killed by light
ning at Brashcar, Missouri.
Con. Crook has ordered that Gor
don, the leader of the Black Hills par
ty, lately captured, bo released on his
parole.
The Cozzcus' hotel properly in Oma
ha is advertised at Sheriff's sale June
15th, to satisfy a judgment against
George Francis Train.
Friday night Adam Sting and wife,
aged respectively about eighty years,
were burned to dcaUi in their house
iu East Hamburg, N. Y.
The house of Mr. Van Mior, near the
village ot Maxwell, Ontario, burned
Saturday night, and three of his chil
dren perished in the flames.
A store iu Springfield, Missouri, was
recently entered, and the burglars car
ried off the safe, took it to tho brush,
and robbed it of its contents.
A firo broke out in Badger's saddlor
shop at Ripley Town, Tcnn., and spread
to the adjoining buildings, destroying
most of the business houses. Loss
30,000.
A gang of counterfeiters five Ital
ians and one woman were captured
at New Orleans on Saturday evening.
They had $5,000 iu counterfeit nicklcs,
dies, plates, etc.
Mr. Barnuin, of Howe's circus, tele
graphed lo Hon. John L. Bittingcr, of
St. .To&cph, to kiss the baby (elephant.)
John did and they named it Joe in
honor of the town.
A little daughter of Jas. II. Patton,
who recontly moved from Iowa to
Jasper County, Missouri, fell under a
wheel of tho wagon the family were
in, and was fatally injured.
Gov. Jacob, of West Virginia, has
issued a proclamation declaring that
the seat of government of that Stale
has been removed from Charleston and
is now located in Wheeling.
The President, before leaving for
Loug Branch, signed a proclamation
extending tho duration of the court of
commissioners of Alabama claims for
six mouths from July 22d.
A dispatch from Lcavcuworth dated
Juno 3d, reports grasshoppers leaving
in great numbers. They were then
visiblo high up in the air moving off in
a north or northeast direction.
Tho water in the Missouri river is
rapidly rising again. A two-foot rise
is reported within the last twenty-four
hours. It is thought the June rise
will be the largest for manv vears.
Tho acting deputy postmaster at
Corinnc, Utah, has been before tho
United States Commissioner, charged
with robbing the mail, and held iu five
thousand dollar bonds to answer.
Last week, in Atchieou, a colored
man named "Win. Ilolliday attempted
to kill his wife. The woman is in a
critical condition, having received
some eight wounds about the face and
head.
A fire at Union Island, near Savan
nah, on the night of the 2d, destroyed
Hill & Foster's mill, ten thousand feet
of lumber, and the wharves and two
schooncts were burned, The loss is
$100,000.
The storm Monday night, tho Slst
ulL, at Omaha, did a great deal of
damage to fruiland other crops. Many
cellars were flooded in the city, and
stores damaged by washing, to a con
siderable extent.
Charles Graham, a resident of South
Chicago, was struck by lightning last
week, and instantly killed while stand
ing in the door of his house. Another
gentleman sitting near, was stunned
and knocked from a chair.
In Douglas County, Missouri, recent
ly, a couple of brothers, named Mocr,
were waylaid when returning from a
deer lick, and shot. One was killed
and the other wounded. The follow
ing day a man named Duke was mor
tallv wounded.
An unrecognizable dead body was
found in Howard county, Kansas, on
the claim of a young man named Rich
ard Wyatt, of Tennessee. As ho was
in Fort Scott about two months ago,
returning to Tcnuessee, but has not ar
rived at home, considerable m story
exists.
Mr. Gco.K. Ilall wasreturninghoinc
from his place of business in Quincy,
Illinois, late one nijibt, rcccutlv, when
he was attacked by unknown men, se
verely beaten, and robbed of his mon
ey and valuables. lie died from inju
ries received on the 27th.
Reliable information reaches us from
Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, that
millions of grasshoppers tried their
new wings Sunday of last week, rising
like swarms of bees, and starting iu a
westerly direction. The air was filled
like a cloud ovor the sun at ten o'clock.
James Mcrvinc, a Philadelphia po
liceman, whilo iu citizen's dress, on
Seturday evening, quarreled iu a beer
saloon with George alias Goose Alex
ander. The quarrel continued lo the
street, when Mcrvinc drew his revolv
er and shot Alexander five limes, fatal
ly wounding him. Mcrvinc was then
arrested.
A severe storm visited Louisville,
last Thursday, doing extensive dam
age. The Masonic "Widow's and Or
phan's Home aud many cottages were
('cstroyed, roofs blown off, aud other
damages were icported. The shops of
the Louisville Iron and Bridge Com
pany, on Eleventh Street, were blown
down. Loss, about $30,000. The loss
at the Masonic Home is $30,000.
Iu tho contest at Emporia for ap
pointment to "West Point, by Congress
man Brown, last week, Cnas. "W. Tru
itt was tho winner.
Lata advices from Spain say tho Car
list General, Seballo, with two thous
and men, attacked Blanco and was re-pulscd-with
a loss of sixty killed.
Mrs. Kesbitt was thrown from a
wagon at Olaihe, last week, and her
collar-bono broken. She was spoech
lcs3 for thrco hours, but is recovering,
Tho County Commissioners of John
son County havo made an appropria
tion of county funds to buy seed corn
for tho farmers. The legality of tho
act is disputed, but the people approve
it and tho Commissioners don't care.
Tho people of Osage County failed
to locato the permanent county seat to
their satisfaction, at the recent election
for that purpose, and hence they pro
pose to try again on the 8th inst. They
have threo candidates in the field
Osage CiljVShireton andLyndon and
as it requires a majority, not of the
votes cast merely, but of the legal vo
ters in the county, they expect the
county scat to remain for the present
at Burlingamc.
Editors, as a class, aie awful daugcr
ous men. Another of tho fraternity
has just killed his man, according to a
dispatch from Little Rock, Arkansas,
which says :
D. P. Cloyd, one of the editors of
the Daidonello Independent, shot and
killed Hon. R. W. Wishard, a promi
nent lawyer and cx-inember of the leg
islature, at that place. The affray was
the result of some publication in the
Independent reflecting on Wishard.
At Cairo, Illinois, June 4th, a gen
teel and wcll-drcsseu young man, ac
companied by a fricud, threw off his
coat and hat and jumped off into the
Ohio, saying, "George, hero I go." He
roso only once, then disappeared under
tho water. Thero was a pocket-book
in the coat pocket, marked J. A.Morse,
Chicago, on one side, and Win. Morse,
Cincinnati, on the other. A letter,
sealed and addressed to Henry C. Morse
was also fouud.
For the Eagle.
A Model Plow.
El Paso, May 30, 1874.
Ed. Laolk: The John Deer prairie
plow, (Prairie Queen) is the best plow
I ever saw. It is perfect and tho in
ventor should never attempt any im
provement on it. It has good substan
tial wood work, long bar and mould
board, runs down square on the ground
does better work and runs one-third
lighter than auy plow I over used before
Some of the plows sold in this State
run like hauling an old cat, tail fore
most, over a rag carpet. The Prairio
Queen runs like peeling a large, line
apple with a very sharp knife. I have
to "pickot" it out at night, like a Tex
as pony, to prevent it running off and
plowing up all creation. It just walks
light through the sod, and weeds and
roots the size of an a handle tremble
and snap befoio it like dry oat straw
beforo a Marsh harvester. My oxen
arc getting fat, since I got that plow.
The society for the prevention of cru
elty to animals should vote John Deer
a old medal. I havo a mind to "wotc"'
h. n one myself. Youis,
Farmer Doolittle.
South-western Kansas.
From She letter of a special corres
i 'lulent of tho Cincinnati Enquirer,
d.itcd at this city, we publish a few ex
tracts: "This city has no house over six
. ears old, aud has attained a popula
tion of 4,000 and a large trade. Three
years ago tho Atchison, Topeka &
ti-nta Fc Railroad Company run a
I . .inch from Xctrtou to this point,
"' "ch with tho heavy cattle trade from
Ti.j.a'!, United States land ofllce and a
liberal plan of emigration has rapidly
hilt up "Wichita. Besides this no bet
ter soil or climate for farming can be
f uud iu America.
"But the dro is of Kansas arc re
garded as heay drawbacks. "With
deep culture and early planting, crops
suffer for lack of rain no more hero
titan elsewhere. Having but a limited
variety planted, and that on shallow
culture, but little ahead to fall back on,
settlers may suffer more from drouth
than in older States.
"Last season it is widely known that
this Mountain Locust swept through
much of Kansas andXcbraska, devour
ing nearly all the substance. At this
time there arc none w est of Topeka,
while crop3 of all kinds, everywhere,
never looked better. In tho counties
of Harvoy, Sedgwick, Cowley and
Sumner, 1 say from personal observa
tion that everv species ol vegetation
ia flourishing, aud all classes ot people
arc in good cheer. Rye is, wherever
seen, exceedingly heavy, aud wheat
promising irom eighteen to thirty
bushels per acre."
Longevity and Lawyers.
The average longevity of lawyers, it
it generally conceded by the statistics,
is greater than that of any other pro
fession or class. The 'New ork
World gives forr'Mc instances which
."ie extant of int -lsctual strength and
clcarnoss prolonged to an advanced
age connected with eminent lawyers:
"Isocratcs lived more than a huudred
years. Cicero dwells delightfully upon
the oiu barristers ol his time, telling
how Ccthcjrns wasstudvinjroratorvat
eighty, aud L. Crassus searching out
the civil law at the same age. The
Fiench Chancellor, Tellier, studied
logic in order to carry on burlesque
coutrovcrsics in uaruara with his
grandchildren. Brougham, one of the
chancellors of England, was ninety
four when ho died; Lord Eldon aiid
Mansfield both touched ninety ; and,
if wc mistake not, Berrey did so too.
In this country, John Adams survived
to be ninet v-one, Kent was cizhtv-four.
John Pickering eighty-four, Jefferson
igiity-thrce, Alauisou eighty-tivc,John
Jay eighty-four, John Quincy Adams
(who should not be classed among
lawyers, however) eighty-one, and
Chief Justice Marshall eighty-one,
which age Chief Justice Taney execed
c 1 by seven years."
The Commissioucr of the General
Land Office decides that the benefits
extended by law to pre-emptors who.
by reason of tho ravages of grasshop
pers, are compelled to leave ami ue ab
sent from their lauds, may also be ex
tended to pre-emptors whose crops
have in liko manner been destroyed.
but who, nevertheless, continued their
residence upon their respective claims.
Those whoso crops were destroyed or
seriously injured iu 1874, will bo enti
tled to an extension of one year from
and after July 1, 1875, aud when the in
jury occurs in 1875, tho extension will
date from July 1, 1876. .Ec.
Tho business part of Great Bend,
Pennsylvania, was destroyed by lire on
Friday night. The Masonic Hall, post
office, printing office, a wagon shop,
two dwelling houses, two banks, and
ten stores were burned. The loss is
ono hundred thousand dollars. The
insurance is about $60,000. Tho fire
was the work of an incendiary.
In Oregon County, Missouri, one
night recently, a man named Joseph
Rush,supposcd to be from Triug Coun
ty, Kentucky, stopped at the houso of
David Davis. During the night cries
of "murder" were heard, and Rush
was missing in tho morning. Davis
and a man named "Willis Laird, who
was living with him have been arrest
ed and arc now iu jail.
Indians at Washington.
Tho Sioux Indians arc dissatisfied
with the proposed purchase of the
Black Hills, also their treatment while
at Washington. Tho Commissioner of
Indian affairs held a short council
with them at their hotel last Thursday
morning, aud again presented them
tho agreement to bo signed. The In
dians declined to sign the agreement
thero at all, and said they would take
it home aud have it explained to their
people.
Red Cloud urged that six commis
sioners be appointed at once to go out
with them if possible, and on his part
he nominated Todd Randall aud Mr.
Collins, as two of them.
Desperate Affray.
A dispatch from Muskogee, Indian
Territory, of Hay 31st, says James,
Colonel and Jesso Johnson, members
of tho Creek Indian police or light
horsemen, while attempting to arrest
Jim Dickory, one of a uotod gaug of
desperadoes, with headquarters be
tween tho Arkansas and Vcrdigris.'riv
ers, under the leadership of tho noto
rious Robert Johnson, were fired on
and both badly wounded. Tho officers
returned tho fire. At tho fifth shot
from Dickcry both officers wcro
brought down, Colonel with a broken
arm and five shots in his body. John
son had one slug through his hand, a
shot through his nose, his jaw broken,
a shot in tho abdomen, and another iu
the groin.
This is part of tho gaug that shelter
ed McCartney aud aided In shoving a
large amount of counterfeit $5 notes
of Traders National bank of Chicago
throughout the Indian Territory last
winter.
Marriage of Gen. Sheridan.
Tho marriage of Lieutenant General
P. II. Sheridan and Miss Irene Rucker,
daughter of Maj. D. II. Rucker, As
sistant Quartermaster General, was
celebrated at the residence of the
brido's parents, Xo. 514 Michigan Av
enue, at 8:30, ou tho evening of Juno
3d. The wedding was very quiet and
plainly conducted, only the friends and
comrades belougiug to the army, with
their families, being present.
The following persons wore invited
aud were present, with the exception
of Mrs. Grant, and the President, who
asked to be excused on account of tho
pressure of public business:
General Belknap and wife, Gcu. Bab
cock and wife, General and Mrs. Sher
man, Gon. Pope and wife, Gen. Crook
and wife, Gen. Ord and Gen. Terry.
The bridal dress was of white gros
grain silk, softened by tulle; a veil al
so of tulle, softened with orange flow
ers, diamond car-rings, gold necklace
and gold bracelets, the gift of the
bridegroom.
The army officers appeared iu full
uniform, and there wcro no brides
maids. The ceremony was performed by the
Rt. Rev. Bishop Foley, according to
tho forms of the Catholic church, of
which both parties are members.
"For the Eaglb.
From Grant Township.
Juno 2d, 1875.
Ed. Eaole : Last night there occur
red a most fearful storm in this vicini
ty, accompanied by a terrific fall of
hail. The wind blew a hurricane from
the west, and huge blocks ot ice, the
size of a man's fist, came crashing up
on the house-tops with a deafening
roar, splitting the shingles and smash
ing in all the windows on the west
side of tho houses. The destruction
to the growing crops can hardly be es
timated. The wheat and rye fields
along tho line between Sedgwick aud
Harvey Counties, arc a total lo3s. All
the vegetables, and even the grass, are
mown as with a scythe. Three houses
in this neighborhood were blown to
atoms. The storm lasted but twenty
minutes, but the destruction to crops
along the central path is as complete
as though an army of grasshopper
had visited them. Three miles south
of the line, but little damage was sus
tained. How far tho storm extended
into Harvey County I caunot say, but
so far as my knowledge goes, for two
miles north of the line there will be
no small grain to harvest unless, per
haps, some late oats. The ice fell in
large, irregular cakes, resembling good
sized biscuits. Fourspecimcns picked
up by me near my door, would have
weighed six ounces each, when they
first fell. Many young fruit and forest
trees are injured by having the bark
stripped from them on the windward
side. Respectfully,
G. K. AVRES.
Devastation in Delaware and Sulli
van Counties, New York.
Forest fires have again broken out in
the mountains of Delaware and Sulli
van counties, Xew York, doing much
damage. The village of Bethel, Sulli
van county, was only saved after a
hard fight.
A prominent and worthy farmer
named V. Corbin, of Delaware county,
was surrounded by fire while fighting
the flames iu his woods and burned to
death. Two othor men similarly en
gaged, were badly burned, and nar
rowly escaped with their lives.
In Sullivan county the fire was ac
cidentally started aud in a few hours
thousands of acres of valuable timber,
a mill and three hundred thousand
feet of lumber were destroyed. Xcar
the towns of Fallsburgaud Mamakat
ing conflagrations are so fierce that
families have been bliged to fly from
their houses to savo their lives, leaving
all their possessions, goods, -., to be
destroyed.
How a Courtship Ended.
The casoof Favis versus Fitch wa3
heard in tho Court of Common Pleas
ou April 20th. Tho plaintiff was Miss
Marian Favis, and tho defendant was
Alfred Fitch. The action was to recov
er damages for breach of a promise to
marry. The defendant denied tho
promiso,andalso his refusal to perform
it. jut. WHuey Wright appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Lumley Smith
for tho defendaut.
Mr. Wright, in opening tho case.said
that the plaintiff was a young woman
now about twenty-eight years of age,
tho daughter of a small farmer at Barn
ford, in Essex. In 1867 sho chtercd
into tho service of Mrs. Fitch, who'
carried on a cheesemonger's business
in Queen's Road, Bayswator, and
whose only son, tho defendant, lived
with her, and managed her business,
for which he recoived a salary of 3 a
week, in addition to hia board and
lodging. Very soon the defendant be
gan to show the plaintiff attentions,
and this havinggoue on forsomo time,
tho defendant asked her to become his
wife, and they became engaged. The
courtship lasted from 18C7 until Janu
ary, last year, when it was broken off.
Xo less than one hundred and sixty
four letters had passed (laughter)
some funny, some grandiloquent and
some ominently religious; but ho
would not read more than a few ex
tracts from them.
Tho first letter was dated tho lllh of
June, 1868, and commenced thus :
JIj darlingMarlan
ahall I write to say I love thee ?
Xo that Is what thorn knowest so well ;
And what is more, I Unovr thou lo est me
More than e cr I can tell.
While my heart is warm with love,
Hoping fearing, longing for thee
Jly own to be, thou spotless dove.
I never knew that I could write
rhyme before, but I have managed to
put this together, I supposo through
my strong feeling toward you.
After some mora of tho samo sort,
the letter concluded: "Believe me,
my darling, to bo yours lovingly for
ever. Alfred."
The next letter was dated tho 20th
of July, 1868, and commonccd, "My
dearest, affectionate Marian," and said:
I thank you more than l am able to
express in words for your dear, loving
and very nice and acceptable presents,
which you have so kindly given me in
such an exceedingly loving spirit.
Your beautiful letter fills mo withjoy,
aud I cau scarcely keep tears from my
A..AO Tf i, o rrrnnt liloQQtnrr in Imvn
one so devoted tome and possessed of
such a loving and tender heart; aud 1
hope you will accept the assurance
that I feel to return an equal lovo for
you, darling, if it is possible that such
a devoted and pure affection of .'such a
dear girl as you aro can possibly bo
shared in by me. Life, blessed by tho
influence of such a loving girl, is in
deed worth living for, aud worthy a
severe struggle to attain. You pour
fresh energy into my heart, and I al
together feel unworthy of you.
On the 6th of August ho wrote:
My Darling Maihax As I felt
rather lonely I went rouud your way
last night, and when you wcut up
stairs I went down the mews in the
hopes of just catching a glimp3e of you,
and these thoughts occuredtome :
I sec the shadow on the wall, and know it is my
Tolly,
And Riiess she's thinking well of me, who's here
for love of Tolly.
Ah 1 nowl sec the light pnt out, ofthat I'm rather
sorry ;
Xo matter, I'll go home and dream about my
darling folly.
Loud laughter.
Mr. Justice Grove That was incon
sequence of the mews, I -suppose. Re
newed laughter.
Mr. "Wright Possibly it was. The
letter went on :
lam cotinually thinking of you, my
darling, and experience great pleasure
iu thinking of your good qualitios and
comparing them with the contrarv in
inauy a girl I seo and hear of. Your
dearest lorever. Alfred.
In June, 1860, the defendant expres
sed himself thus :
I think I sec you sitting at tea like a
good mamma, superintending the fam
ily tea table, and foreshadowing a hap
py timo to come. I am constantly
looking forward with hope to the fu
ture, never wavering iu my first love
to vou, darling, only wishing for your
continued love to nic. Yours sincero
ly forever. Alfred.
There were many other letters of the
same kind, ono or two of them of a
religious character ; and so late as tho
25th of January iu last year the defend
and concluded a latter to the plaintiff
in these terms: "Believe mo your over
affectionato sweetheart, Alfred," and
j et four days after ho wrote :
Dear Marian I write to you for
the purpose of breaking offour engage
ment, and I commence the letter in
this abrupt manner that you may
know tho purport of my writing, and
to savo you any unnecessary suspense.
I have been led to take this step by
unforeseen cirtumstances for which I
was not at all prepared. You may
perhaps remember that some time since
the same thing was hinted at, in con
sequence of what uncle George Fitch
has said. He spoke of tho disadvan
tage it would be to marry any one
with whom my frieuds wuld object
to associate ; but at that timo I thought
that difficulty might bo overcome by
your receiving further education. The
subject has cropped up again, aud he
now tells me that if I persevere in my
intention to marry you that he cau
never recognize you or myself any
longer, so that my services under him
must cease, and my prospects general
ly will be blighted. My mother has
never ceased her opposition to our
union, and refuses ever to recognize
you, and is strengthened in her resolu
tion by the attitude of my uncle.
The conclusion was :
With Eorrow and grief, I remain
your friend, Alfred.
The plaintiff was called, and she
spoke of the promise to marry, and to
the defendant making her a present of
a watch, a dress, and other things.
"Witness, after the engagement was
broken off, fell ill.
Mr. Lumley Smith addressed the ju
rv in mitigation of the damages, assert
ing that the defendaut was not in a
position to pay damages, nor, in fact,
to support a wife.
The defendant himself corroborated
this statement, and said ho was now
in tho cmplovmentof a cheesemonger
at Xewingtoiibutts ; his salary was 343
o wniir. nnil lie lodfred with his moth
er, and paid her 2is a week. He had
ou his father's death como into the
possession of 100, but that had becu
spent upon the family necessities.
He had not a farthing beyond the 31s
a week. In cross-examination he said
that he had once the greatest affection
for the plaintiff. Being pressed as to
his present feelings toward her, he
confessed that, after these proceedings
he boro her the greatest hatred.
The jurv fouud a verdict for tho
plaintiff 'damages, 10". Licei-pool
Mercury.
Tho Good Timo Coming.
Prognostications for 1876 : Abolition
of the office of President of the United
States; Sheridan will resign and buy a
farm in Owen uoumy, lvcmuch.;.
Grant will be thrown from his buggy
and fatally injured iu Missouri. Jas.
Gordon Bennett will be dcourcd by
an escaped rhinoceros. An Indian
will scalp the Governor of Texas.
Peace at length throughout the south,
and the cotton crop reduced to 2,500,
vw Th. Xa3t and Andrew Johnson
will shako hands across a bottle of
AVhitersmith's buchu. Forney will
throw himself from the tower of the
centennial building, breakiughis ucck.
One of Deacon Smith's partners will
die. George W. Childs will be elected
poet laureate. Commodore "Vauder
bilt will buv Canada. Brownlow will
fight a duel with old Bill Stokes.
Deacon Houston will be elected Vice
President. Tin? heaviest grajn crops
ever known. Ax.
, sase "-
Sunlight and Health.
Many of onr people seom to havo
the idea that sunlight is the greatest
enemy. They carofully exclude its
beams from their rooms, close tho
blinds and curtain the windows. It
fades their carpets and stuffed furni
ture, and is a general destroyer of del
icate and fashiouablo things. Then,
too, sunlight tans tho face and hands,
and it is a great misfortune to suffer
that, for it is fashionable to bo nale
aud delicate. Tho young damsels of
the household must preserve the deli
cacy and whitues3 of their complox
ions, let it cost what it will, for they
in the market to socuro a future hus
band, and it would be a pity to spoil
their chances of getting a foppish,
scuscle3s and worthless vagabond;
which, by the way, aro rather good
'matches that is, iu regard to tho real
worth of tho parties, generally one is
about as worthless as the other. Sen
sible young men, however, arc getting
their cye3 open, and are seeing that
those pale, delicate girls, who aro plen
teous in the market, make capital in
valids for life, but very poor help
mates. They are perceiving that the
brown-checked, healthy girls arc really
tho true metal after all, and these arc
reared in tho sunlight, and work for a
living.
But weak-minded mothers will go on
for some time yet excluding the sun
shine from their homes and rearing
pale and sickly children. This exclu
sion of light is also a protection
against the flics, aud they seize the first
opportunity to cscapo; thus shoving
the superiority of their instinct over
the deluded reason of tho human
race.
There are, however, very good rea
sons whv the sunlight should be freely
admitted to our houses at all times of
tho day. Tho light of the sun is very
essential to the growth of vegctatiou.
Seeds moistened aud kept warm will
sprout and grow in the dark so long
as the store of nutriment contained
in the seed suffices for their sustenance;
but these sprouts arc pale colorless.
A familiar examplo of this kind of
growth is the potato sprouts found in
dark cellars after warm weather comes
on. These sprouts taken into the sun
light wither and die. If chemically
examined they arc found to contain a
deadly poison, solaninc. Sunlight is
indispensable to the healthy growth of
all plants. It is tho greatest promoter
of those chemical changes which ena
ble the plant to draw food from tho at
mosphere, and elaborate and prepare
the food which is taken up by the
roots. During the prevalence ot "sun
light plants of all kinds aro taking car
bonic acid from the air, decomposing
it aud assimilating tho carbon to in
crease their growth, and giving out tho
oxygon to make tho air better for tho
support of animal life of all kinds.
Much of the nutrition of the human
body takes p!acc3 through the medium
of chemical changes uuder the direc
tion of tho vital force, and sunlight is
a great promoter of those changes. It
increases the vital power of tho sys
tem, and promotes all healthy process
es. During the darkness of the night
the vital force is depressed more or less
for the want of this vivifying power
of the sun, and it is during tho night
that disease, more frequently than at
other timc,attacks tho system. Itis pe
culiarly the time for the accrbation of
neuralgias, of the delirium of fevers
and aggravations of the cough of con
sumptives ; all showing a lowering of
the vital force dependent upon tho ab
sence of sunlight.
Tho consideration of tho importance
of sunlight to the growth of the vege
table kingdom, and its' powerful influ
ence also iu the auimal kingdom, will
enable us better to appreciate the inju-
riousuess ot its exclusions from our
homes. It also affords an explanation
of why children and young girls who
are excluded from the sunlight in or
der to preserve their complexion of a
delicate whiteness, are so feeble in
health and hardships of life. Persons
thus excluded from tho light suffer a
marked lowering of their vital forces,
and tho proper and healthy nutrition
of their bodies is interfered with.
Sir James AVylic, while physician lo
tho Emperor of Russia, attentively
studied the curative effects of light in
tho hospitals of St. Petersburg. H
fouud that thcnuu.bcrof patients who
were cured iu tho rooms which wcro
properly lighted was four times grcate
cr thau that of those who were con
fined in dark rooms.
In all cities visited by the cholera it
was found that the greatest number of
deaths took place in narrow streets,
and in those houses having a northern
exposure, where the direct rays of the
sun wcro excluded. Persons who
dwell in houses much shaded by trees
are much more subject to asthma,
dropsy, scrofulous diseases, and othor
affections, than those whose dwellings
are fully exposed to the sun. A New
York merchant noticed that for years
every book-keeper that came to him
got sick, however healthy he was when
he came. It occurred to him that the
cause might be in the room, which was
on the first floor, and from which the
sun was excluded. He changed the
room to the story above, where the
sun ireely shown in, ami nati no iur-
thcr trouble about his book-Kccpcrs
getting sick. Jlerald of Health.
Pio Nono.
May 13th was a gala day in Rome.
It was tho sighty-third anniversary of
the birthday of Giovanni Marie Mastai
Fcrretti, who was born at Senegalia,
May 13th, 1700, and who, forsaking tho
study of arms, for which he was in
tended, devoted himself to the church,
became Cardinal Archbishop of Pino
Ia when he was fifty-six years ofd, and
Pope Pius IX ouly six years later.
Pio Xouo of all the Popes has surpass
ed the years of St. Pctor in tkc papal
chair. His life and papacy have been
most eventful oue3. He was bor-i
when tho echoes of the terrible revo
lution of '89, which cost Louis XVI
his crown aud his life, were still in tho
air, and the wild excesses and atroci
ties of an ignorant, impulsive popu
lace suddenly emancipated from an ex
treme degradation, were having their
dcmaraliziug cfl'ect on Europe. His
earlier years were passed in an epoch
of-anar'chy, and the influences of those
eventful years were destined to make
their power felt when he was placed at
the head of the Roman Church. Hard
ly two years had he been Pope when
the people of France again roe, drove
Louis Pliillippc from his tottering
throne, and established the French Re
public upon its ruins. The revolution
of 48 broke over the Alps and swept
across Italy and dashed even against
tho gates of the Vatican. Elated by
the success of the populace in France
t lie Italian liberals demanded conces
sion? that the Pope was unwilling lo
grant. There were several violent
demonstrations by the populace, and
Pio Xono. iu disguise, escaped from
Rome in Xovcmber of the year that
saw the l-rcnch Republic established
and Louis Phillippe a fugitive. In Ju
ly of 1859 tho French bayonets which
'had destroyed the throne and built up
the Republic in Romo and reinstated
the Pope. A decade later and the peo
ple of Romagua aud tho legation re
volted against the Pope, and the Papal
States were annexed to the Kingdom
Victor Emanuel, while Lo;i"i3 Napoleon
was for the first time testing the bronze
guns which still bear his name, in the
war ot France aud Sardinia against
Austria. One year lator, 1860, Rome
was ucciared the capital ot tho new
Kingdom of Italy, and from that time
the question of the Pope's temporal
power loug remained iu suspense, one
of the problems of European diploma
cy. But this temporal power steadily
waned. As it slipped from hia grasp,
in hjs anxiety to retain, at loast the
show of authority, Piun IX made ma
ny political blunders, and he was the
only power that recognized the "Con-
federate States of North America," a
phantom ot slave power that was soon
crushed out even bovond the reach of
papal recognition. Still later, in 1866,
Pio Nono's papacy was marked by an
other great event tho withdrawal of
tho French army from Rome, and for
tho first timo in nearlva thousand
years Italy was free from the presence
ot foreign troops. In July, 1870, the
Ecumenical Council established the
dogma of tho Pope's infallibility, and
scarcely three months later the Italian
army entered Romo and abolished his
temporal power. For a time again, ho
was driven from the Vatican ; he has
seen the church property taken by the
State and given to tho public schools,
aud whero once his predecessors ad
ministered not only tho affairs of the
church, but held sway over tho govern
ments of Europe, and had their Kings
and Emperors for their subjects, Pius
IX, who has occupied tho papal chair
more years than did any of them, re
ceives only the homage of his faithful
church. But whatever may havo been
his mistakes as a prelate, no man ever
occupied the position ho now fills who
was dearer to the people, who look to
him as tho successor of St. Peter, the
head of their church, and tho vicege
rent of Christ upon earth. His beuor
oleuce and great kindness of heart are
among his brightest qualities, aud the
poor of Xaples can never cease to hold
his name in grateful remembrance for
his labors iu alleviation of their suffer
ings during the cholera plague of 1836,
when, Cardinal Fcrretti, he was sent
to that city a3 apostolic nuncio. For
a number of years the Pope's health
has been very precarious, and the
troubles of so inauy stormy times have
doubtless weighed heavily" upon him;
it may be that the possibility that this
was the last birthday anniversary Pio
Nono would celebrate, had much to do
with creating the affectionate enthusi
asm and tenderness which marked its
observance.
Grasshoppers.
Tho following wai clipped from the
Canton, Illinois, Begisttr, by Mr. W.
A. Ransom, a former resident of Can
ton, who desired to add to its publica
tion in the Eagle, an unqualified de
nial of that part of'tho letter which
has rcforencc to Kansas :
Dr. Bell returned to Canton from
Omaha on Friday last. He informs us
he talked with a number of persons
who had traveled through Kansas aud
"Western Missouri, and that they rep
resented tho grasshoppers as devour
ing the young wheat aud nearly every
green thing, even the small fruit trees,
and that the people are greatly dis
couraged. Their only hope now was
that tho hoppers would fly away before
the corn could be damaged. The peo-
Ele were trying every way to kill them
ut this was a fruitless task, the in
sects were so thick. These pests are
also iu the southern tier of counties in
Nebraska, and sweeping every green
thiug in their way. The chinch bugs
are also at work in many places, thus
making two great plagues to devour
the substance of farmers.
A dispatch to the Tines, of the 16th,
savs "the farmers of the stricken coun
ties in Missouri have fought the pest
iu every way. At a little meeting held
in the southern part of Jackson coun
ty, last week, one farmer reported that
he had ditched and destroyod one hun
dred and twenty bushels of grasshop
pers in three days work, but the war
makes no apparent effect upon the
countless swarms, end they seem to in
crease in discouraging proportion to
the destruction. Many of the farmers
iu the stricken comities are utterly
hopeless. The cattle and horses are
collected in nerds and uroves anu uriv
en southwest to Arkansas and the In
dian Nation for pasturage. Missouri
is Iikeiv to feel the necessity of going
deep into the State treasury to keep
her unfortunate people from starva--tion,
loug before cold weather comes.
Thero seems now no other prospect
than that the State will be completely
overrun, and tho swarms may be ex
pected to reach Southern Illinois be
tween the 20th and SOth of July."
Mr. John J. Havermale, of Joshua
Township, has placed in our hands a
letter received from John and Sarah
Smith, former residents of this county,
who moved to Bates Countv,Missouri,
four or five years ago. They give a
terrible account of things. Last fall
the grasshoppers destroyed nearly eve
rything they had, and now tho young
hoppers arc taking everything. They
say "there is not a garden, nor any
thing left in the whole country. It ia
the most desolate place that ever poor,
sufforig humanity was left in. Our
meat lias given out, and what little
money we had is all gone. John
bought a little wheat on time, to mako
bread. He borrowed $15. That ha
took and bought corn with."
Schlaushoimer Pltos Himsof Mlt
Dob.
Vone of dose days Mra. Schlaushei
mcr hears a noises in the shtrcedtoud.
She roon out uud itvasSchlaushcimcr
sitting on his pack kicking mil his
heels iu de air up. Uud lie spits mit
his tnoudt, unit shtauds mit his head
on, und cry oudt :
"I haf the hrdra-dog pile me. I haf
pite myself mit a mad dog I"
Und dere vos a poodle rooning the
shtrcedtup; and cfcrybody let hirn go
shoost as fust as dcy could. Uud Mrs.
Schlausheimor got frighted, uud she
say:
"Shall I roon und got kcrwick a doc
tor man ?"
"No," ho says, "I might die pofore
he comes, und den vould come pack
und pe a houuted houses whereferyou
vos. You know the noospapcrsaydot
ven you pite yourself mit a snakes, or
hydrautfobia, the only tiugj vat vo
for somctiugs goot, vas plenty visky
a whole gallon full."
So Bhc put hiin awf his little bedt,
and vent und got dot visky. Uud
Sclilauslieiiner vos awful sick ; und he
vould hear vouc dog iu tito shtreect
park, uud he vould park too; und if
he vould hear two dogs in tho shtrcct
park he vould park three. Den Mr.
Schtaushciincr vould had to "ivc him
some visky'to make him shtop park
ing. Den she Rays, "Schlaiisheimcr, vere
you got piled :"
Den he says, "On de sidewalk."
Den sho says, "Vot part of you, I
mean, U dot hydrautfobia?"
Den he say?, "it vas all ofcr me."
Den she says, "You don't can draw
him oudt. itudniaypcyou caught do
hydantfobia pesides ; und it vas only
for vouc hydrautfobia visky in de
hoiiie 'genougli.'"
Den she says, "Let me go for Dr.
Sonncnschinidt."
Den he says. "No; dot's no good
bologna sus'ages vas petter. Pring
some ; I va? hoongry."
Deu she says, "1 should dink dot vas
do vorst tmg3 vot you can eat bchlaus-
hcimcr, for de hydrautfobia."
Den he says, "Don't you know de
briucipte of Homeopathy? 'datsamo
tings cure dot fundings.' Veil, I get
pito on de outside py a dog, so I i!l
vaccinate on de Inside mit a sausage.
Dot's de only ting, pesides blenty vis
ky, dot vos for it, somo goot."
Veil, so soon lie eat dot sausage, he
park a little. Deu he says, "Dot's a
goot sign. Dot vaccination took right
avay. Give mo a little more vi3ky."
Den he got shlcepy. but efary time
she start for the doctor, he vould vakc
uud park a little, und call for a little
visky. At de last he vos sound a
shleeping. Und she vent und got Dr.
Sonncd)chmidt.
Dr. Sonncnschmidt says, "Vere did
Sclilauslieiiner pite himself?"
Mr3. Schlausheimor says. "On his
pack, near his ankle."
So dcy look ou hi3 pack uud his
ankle, but do didn't found no pito.
Dunbury Newt.
How Jetties Are Mado.
The work" of constructing jetties is
much simpler than most people sup
pose. Tho general idea was that it
would take a very long timo to im
prove the mouth of the Mississippi by
this means, but tho contractors are
confident that it will requiro but a few
months to demonstrate tho practica
bility of the work, and to obtain decid
ed results in the way of a deeper chan
nel. Parts of tho work, such a3 ter
minal piers, etc., may require somo
timo for completion, but it is an en
couraging feature of the plan that the
main object, a reliable outlet, will bo
achieved, if at all, in a much shorter
time than by any other system. That
being secured, so that vessels can pass
in aud out, the finishing touches may
be put ou at leisure aud without ob
structing commerce.
Tho manner of constructing jetties
is among the simplest of all engineer
ing works. Tho materials aud plan at
tho South pass will bo nearly the samo
as those used iu tho river Maas, in
Holland. Tho materials will be wil
lows and stone, with scarcely anything
else. The willows are bound in long
bundles, nine to twelve inches in diam
atcr, and these are called fascine3.
Other material thau willow could be
used, provided the branches are long,
slender and tough, with fewlcavesaml
no lateral branches. They must pack
close together, and not be rigid. Of
these fascines largo rafts or mattresses
aro constructed at the placo whero tho
twigs arc cut, aud floated down to tho
mouth. After beiug towcil to tho
spot where they aro to be used, they
arc loaded with broken stone aud sunk.
The lower raft or mattres3 must of
course bo the widest, each succeeding
layor narrowing toward tho top. Tho
work will thus be composed of alter
nate strata of fascines aud stouc. The
sides of the work thus formed would
be a series of steps, but these will ho
covered and the incline made uniform
by brokon stone or rip-rap dumped in.
To be short, jetties are nothing mure
nor less thau levees raised to confino
the channel: the only difference is that
being under water they must bo of
Euch materials as will withstand the
wash of the water. The work will
nearly all be iu very shallow water, and
out of the channel, "and the sinking of a
mattress of fascines iu such a place is a
very simple affair. Sinking these rafts
aud dumping stone in shallow water
along a lino of guide piles is about all
there is of the practical engineering
problem. The magnitude of the work
consists iu tho immense quantities of
materials to be used and tho distance
they must bo transported. Kcw Or
leans Times.
Too Many Now3papors.
The editor of tho Greeley (Colorado)
Tribune, Mr. Meeker, recently made a
trip through Kan3a3, by direction of
the Xew York Tribune, to ascertain
the condition of our crops. Iu his own
paper ho speaks of other things he ob
served while in this State, and taking
for hi3 text the recent consolidation of
tho St. Louis Globe and Democrat, tho
Louisville Journal and Courier, Chi
cago Tost aud JIail, St. Paul Prcvs and
Pioneer, extracts therefrom a moral
conclusion worthy of attention. Ho
finds that thero aro too many newspa
pers in the country, aud that tho sur
plus ones were started and run by pol
iticians. He then proceeds to give the
result of late personal observations in
Kansas, where he discovered some cu
rious things. It seems that in almo3t
every little place there aro two news
papers and sometimes three. After
one was started and got uuderprosper
ous headway, certain county politi
cians held out inducements for another
paper, promising abundant support,
whilo iu fact there was not support
enough for one. Others said they
wanted a newspaper becauso they
wanted to see a quarrel. Many of the
printing offices had hardly mateiial
enough to get out their papers, and a3
fordoing job work, thcvcould execute
ouly the simplest kind, such m bill
heads aud small po3ters. The county
ollicers scut their work to the princi
pal office at the capi;al (Topeka) foi
the reason, as wo have stated, that
these officers wanted lo got favorable
notices from the papers printed at tho
capital. Thus the local politicians had
first induced the establishment of home
papci'3 .that they might get local sup
port aud see a fight between two bel
legereuts, in quarrels they themselves
helped to keep alive, and then starved
the printers bvgetting their work done
cl-owhere. "Now," says Mr. Meeker,
"the publishing of a newspaper re
quires as solid, honest work as plow
ing or digging, and tho doing of job
work is as tciicli legitimate, honest
labor as tho bnilding of n steam cngino
or tho running of it. Yet the county
officials deliberately take away the
work that belongs to the county, and
they will lake it away from an olfico
that can do it weil iud as quickly as
from one that docs it poorly."
A "Woodon Eand Growinff out of p.
Gravo.
On Monday onr city wa3 unusually
excited by the exhibition in the Courier-Herald
oPAcc of a hand of wood
which grew out of a grave near York
ville, i:i Gibson county. It was
brought into our office by" Captain G.
S. Andrews of that county, who cives
us its history, William "Hcrron wai
oat walking with his wife one Sunday
evening not long ago, ami in passing
an old," neglected graveyard near tho
public road she saw. i gum bush with
a bunch of mistletoe ou its top, aud
requested her husband to got It for her.
He cut the top off the bunli and com
menced breaking off tho mistletoe,
when, to his surprise and terror, ho
discovered that the wood uuderiioath
presented the perfect form of a human
(laud. Captain Andrew?, hearing of
the wonderful discovery, went to tha
house of Mr. Ilcrrou, who, feeling rath
uncomfortable over the thought that
he cut it from a grave, and perhaps
having some theory as to Iu supernat
ural significance, "very willingly let
Captain Andrews have ii. The bush
from which it was cut wa ix feet
high, and the hand wat on the top,
pointing upward, presenting tho por
tion of the minister's h.md whc.'i pro
nouncing the benediction. It if about
the size of a ix-j car-old child'. hand,
with long, ilender fingers liko tuoicof
a person very much emaciated by sick
lies. The wood has an enlarged for
untion on each finger and the thumb,
representing and corresponding with
the joints of the human. The most
remarkable feature about it H the nat
ural appearance of the nail. They
aro a kind of Jlcli color, and the rc3t
of the hand, uhcnj the bark ImdMiccn
entirely removed, looks ghastlywhlte.
Mr. Andrews says the gravo Xniin
which it wm cu is -u pooled to be. tho
grave of a very devoted Methodi-t
minister by tho name of Butcher, who
was burled tho re many years ago.
Jackson (Jlfrs.) Courier-flerald.
Col. Nicholas Smith and His Briclo
in London.
Perhaps I may bo permitted to -trillion
the arrival in London of the young
lady who was known and admired
here as Miss Ida Greeley, and whom,
wc arc now obliged to c.l Mr. Nich
olas Yerre Smith. They reached
town Thursday night, having li.ul a
rapid hut round passago to Liverpool.
Mrs. Cleveland aud her daughters and
Miss Gabiielte Greeley arc with them.
The party have taken a house at tho
"West End for the remainder of-the
season. Their later plans iuclude
pretty extensive tours iu England.
Scotland, Ireland and over tho Conti
nent, and wc have some reason to hope
you will not seo them again until next
year is as old ns this. Cor. Xew York
Tribune.
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