Greencastle Star, Greencastle, Putnam County, 9 April 1881 — Page 4
JIST RECEIVED
THE STAR.
Frauk A. Arnolil, Kditor and Propnetoi,
‘20 Cases of Elgin Corn. New Calilornia Canned
Also,
o Cases of Bay View Tomatoes.
Peaches,
Apricots and White Cherries. Fine Line ol New
Java, Mocha, Golden Rio and* Green Rio COFFEES. C EZ E -A- F _ AT Da mail Bros. & Co's., Cull mid See
27/A' aoyn of thk hokum.
Pull ! Pull I Pull t
Over orumlilmtf hiiow ami tbe Hltpiwry loe. Over rtil>r«*s minrheiHHl by iuan‘n device; At rink of limb and our lives’ poor price!
We uiuat pull! pull; pull!
Pull 1 Pull ! Pull 1
•>o m«>n y shown In tb" piled up load! Noim-rcy spares usthe whip and (road! IUI wo drep. worn out, on the froreu road.
It Is pull! pull I pull!
I Pull! Pulll Pull! No pass-nirer steps from the crowded car | ij Sen another ritim—thouirb It Is not tar To bts own doorstep—but we horses arc
To pull! pull! pulll Pull! PulU Pull!
There was a time when we all were 111, And our masters found it was all up bln, Vt ben tbe> bad themselves our places to tiU,
Vndtopud! pull! pull! Pull! Pulll PulU
If ever the world turns round to show , That man nor beast should be made to ifu Beyotid bis strength, then our friends will It now
Hon' we pull! pull! pull! —/lesion TnnweriiiL
ria. what are your opinions about tuar-
riairei 1 ”
Why.” said she, “I hardly know
IM>1AMA LCUIHLATIKK.
kxtka aica»i»a.
8»x»te—On the 2»th the Hottse bill etnbrno.
. . , » . . . r -i iok a eodlllc'Btlon of all tbe laws ooncerulna I doll t think I have given much consul common sebools was referred to the Kdiic*
—* tlonal Committee, tlrst readlna the bill | n
sections. Tbe House (loneml Appropriation bib ocoupled tbe remainder of the <luy nn<i
*• But,” said Esther, a little hesitatingly, “I do not claim to have much taste. I fear I shall prove no more reliable in that respect than your house-
keeper.” cration to the subject.” “I have hut to look around me.” “Because,” continued Philip, “I tint!
said Mr. Bigelow, politely, “ to be fully my opinions have suffered agreat change satistied upon that point.” oh this point. There was a time when
Esther’s check flushed with pleasure I thought it unwise, but now if I could
at this compliment and she made prep- gets good wife, such as you, for cx-
arations to comply with her new vis- \ ample, 1 should be inclined to try it.’
itor’s request. | “O, lor! Mr. Manson.” said Miss
It was not without a little conscious- ' Preston, in some perturbation, “how
ness of the singularity other position, you talk!*’
that Esther found herself riding by the Five minutes afterwards. Miss Presside of n gentleman with whom she hud ton had accepted the proposal of Philip scarcely exchanged half a dozen words ‘ and the two were, to all intents and
in the course of her life. The distance. ! purposes, engaged. _ , ,, - .... however, was hut short, and she had “The only thing I think of,” ^ 1 ‘a , ro;!,r,tuT,. , ,n;i"u,;jo“' t r little tinto for retlei'tiou. On arriving the gentleman after a pause, ‘*13 that Tut bill reiaiinfc to liens oownu rermriimA.^ at her place of destination, she found mv sister Esther is a decided enemy th 1 7 bo CouMMi blit wt»» stnende«i »o »» to permit the chief part of the business acconi- marriage, ami 1 hardly dare tell hei i, K l 4?itJrTstt''rwhiob the bill puis.'ii 'rVloai' ; plished. The furniture, which, by the that 1 am about to marry. If we could The rit’ll Ctxle bill anil the bills nmemUiitr ihway, was new and handsome, had been only go away amt have the ceremony i ?J>< eial ctinrtoi ot t oncoriliu t'«.ll< (tc, F„ rl
j arranged in the rooms after a fashion, perfoimed, it would be pleasanter.'' _
but Kstlier was able to jxiint out several “Suppose we go to New York,” sug- j the hiipio_t ot u Bishop, pussssi under u »u<
changes for the better, with all of which gested the bride-elect.
Mr. Bigelow professed himself delight- A good idea. We'll go. When cull
ed; he, moreover, asked her advice as | you be ready?”
to the proper place in which to hung “Next Monday niArning.”
several line pictures that he had picked No next Monday morning was cohstTtutlon wwi udopud-f>6 to a,, iho 8 i\-
anreed upon. It SO happened that Ks- percent. Interest bid lulled for »unt ,>f „ ther was to start on Monday afternoon <'"n»titu»lpiial majority—rl to 2H. A bin ti,
TWO ELOPEMENTS.
In a large, square,
house—such as build when solidity
up in the course of his European travels | This was accorded with some hesita-
tion.
Mr. Bigelow would not be satisfied
old-fashioned without showing his newfound acquaint-
tho I ittn I IH and Oltlvo* utt tbroutfli tbirtl,, , v .i \\ Iok Aniondmentu were made totho App rt> prTutlon bill inereuslng the solury or tbe Ail-Jiitaiit-tleiie III. StHto Auditor uml Prlntltw Superintoudent to SI,500 per unuutn. ’iij,,, noinlnutlon of Tbotnus Wllaon. Jr., for Mlur
Inspector whs tsmllrmed.
Hoist—The Prohibition bill fulledvto pu«« f ir want of » Conutllutlonal nm.ority —m )( , JII. A eoneurrent reaoltuioli wa< otfered pp,. poslinr to amend tbe Constitution by strikinu out tbe provision reuulrlnif the Sliprentet'iuin to nile a statement in wrltiim. In every dee -, ion of every question urluluit. In the records Tbe bill detinliiK tbe duties ol Corks sud hr.
Ittn
uisjoriti
SIH ciui clisrtei ot Concordia College, Fort j Wayne, and iiuthorllliiK On - Protestant lipi,. I copal Chun b of the Mate to rut-e a fund for
the Siipio.t ot a lllst ' 1
pension of the rules.
SKSATt- i'n the JiHh ult. the (lenorul An p tipi bn lou bdl pas-cd. ns did also ibi- issl:
tti-d MU on lUBoes and (Min ors
! Houkk- A resolution perinHtlSfr the tusqi,,. to tsite on a Prohibition utiiendment to iti,
to is.
, • i .1 .. soldiers' monument costing I Vi.iom for the same place, with the same pur- WH a voted down—ts to js. iiiiu passed-rei,, pose in view but of this coincidence 1 live to butbwayat amcndlnv the law ln reKini
our fathers used to was more souglit
iCo,,,, is the M intelligent
! sion and organised efTort. . . A .^,. . , | sued a solitary pathway through I A. u the news is that the negro exodus; seeking no companionship save tli is on again, and Kansas is the Land of the other, till there
Promise. OverJj'X* negroes
neither party was aware.
The reader will please go forward a week. By this time the respective parties have reached New York, been united in the holy bonds of matrimony, and are now legally husband and wife.
Ml, Jeweler. Gre»ncfiftl« ar..llsj,eac?r. lad.
THE STAR.
nnee all over the house, from kitchen to garret. When all was completed, he
Thk greatest enemy to progression 0 nd ' after ,han utility, llyed Philip Manson overpowered her with protestations of
i—i i.i„ l. .i— im.-.i:. i. i . i g ra titude for her kind service, and
landed her at her door just five minutes
wits close to him. Still, each had pur-1 before her brother came in. Esther was They were located at hotels situated on
life, | rather glad of this, as she wits a little j the same street and oven on the same that of suspicious that her brother would con- side of the way, but were far trout
sider her adventure rather a (juixotic being aware of the propinquity. On one. I the tuoruiug succeeding the two marTo avoid comment, site did not even | riages, for by a singular chance they inform Philip that she had ever met i happened on the same day, Mr. BigeMr. Bigelow. He took frequent oppor- ! low and Esther started out for a walk tunities to call upon her, on some slight ; down the street. It sn ' pretext or another, but it always j Philip and his wife were at the same
was reason to
_ have left beli,:Ve they would continue to folUuntington, Tcf,. for that State since H'vUiesamecourse tiU inthe fuMnes-of , rp tune they were gathered into the family
I desire to reduoe my stock of gootls an<l ^fil! I uesday, W nnt Inc.so poor peoph* tomb—the roccpticlo of nuinv gonorator the next tk' days offer ruch l ar/taius as were \ ure K<>»ng to do when they reach Kansas ; tions of the Manson family. There was
ever heard ti ll of in thie section.
nobody knows.
! more reason to think so. since they
' took care to commend tth unmarried Tin; report from Brooklyn is that Mrs llf '’i ,,ot only b . v example but by pre-
I Tilton was noticed by Mrs. Henry Ward i Beecher in the church of her husband one evening last week, when the last , mentioned lady immediately fainted dead away, and had to be conveyed home in
. an ambulance. Well!
cept.
“ No,” said Philip, when assailed on this subject by u match-making lady; “marrying may be very good for some people, but 1 could not bear to have my iiabits broken in upon, and my |
t-hanced to be at a time when her
brother was absent.
“ 1 wonder,” said Philip, carelessly, as he sa! by the fire one evening, " whether Mr. Bigelow will not be looking out for a wife before long'.’” “1—1 don’t know,” said Esther, and in her embarrassment dropping half a
whole house turned topsy-turvy bv the dozen stitches from the stocking which
' introduction of a wife.” ■ she held in her hand.
. ET”, . “But by-and-by, when you grow “Not that I approve of marriage—at 1 HxtiK is a wonderlul incoming ol ern- 0 lj eri you will feel the need of a wife ; least, in my own case,’’ said Philip, not ' migrants to this country, and the move- more tliau at present.” ! noticing this demonstration, “but it may ment is on the increase. Nearly 10K’ “No.” said Philip, conclusively, “ I , be different with Mr. Bigelow. He has
I immigrants landed from
t w o
< lernian
Fbank A. Arnold, Editor and Proprietor) steamers at Castle Garden Saturday. The
increase in the German immigration is
ISO, salt! I niiip, eonciusiveiV, • 1 umeieui *11111 mi. uigeiut*. jiv utis ; have a sister who is devoted to me and I no sister to superintend his establish-
Saturday, April 0, 1881
ri'.KMS...
*100
Entkrkd at the Postottice, Greencastle [nd.. os second-class mail matter. exchange says: ‘One question
that is agitating the minds of Westeen j sa jd t h e resources
editors, with more or less severity, is whether or not the American Book Exchange will “do to tie to.” To which we
quite notable, and far exceeds that of all
tier year, i other nationalities. It is said those com- ! ing are farmers and skilled laborers, with to a
j some capital, who settle in the West, immigration the coming season ptomiaes to be unprecedented, and it is
of the Emiiiigration
answer that if an months’ standing by, the American not “do to tie to.”
unpaid bill of several is a criterion to judge Book Kxchahge will Will the other breth-
Commtsston will soon bp taxed to their
utmost to provide for it.
Thk days of ga>, gas companies and at tendant evils seem to he numbered. From all accounts both in Europe and
while she lives l shall need no other.” As for Miss Esther, she often declared that she never would make a slave of her-elf for any man living. If other women were foolish enough to give up their independence, and tie themselves man, for no other earthly purposes than to burden themselves with cares and toil from morning till night, she was sure she had uoobfection. For her own pari she was wiser. Her brother and she had always lived together peaeeably and happily, and aid not think she could make any change for
the better.
Of course, it was insinuated by those whose opinions differed widely from Miss Esther’s, that in adopting this
ment. I don’t know, however, whether there is anybody likely to suit him in this village. Let me see —there Is Miss
Preston; she might do.”
“ No. 1 don’t think she would suit him at all," said Esther, with a spirit which considerably surprised her brother. “She knows very little about house-
keeping.”
“ Why, 1 thought you and Miss Preston were friends,” said Philip, a little
puzzled.
“ Well, so we are,” returned Esther in her usual tone; “but I —1 hardly think she would suit Mr. Bigelow.” “ Perhaps not,” he rejoined, and so the conversation ended.
moment walking up street. The natural consequence was that the two parties
met.
“Good heavens! mv sister!” exclaimed
Philip.
“ Merciful goodness’ my brother!"
returned Esther.
“What brings you here with Mr.
Bigelow?”
"Nay. how happens it that you are
here with Miss Preston?"
•• Miss Preston is novr my wife!” “ And Mr. Bigelow is now mv hus-
band!”
“But 1 thought you were opposed t<»
matrimony.”
“And 1 supposed yon were equally
so."
“ My friends,” interposed Mr. Bigelow, " this Ls a day of surprise—but 1
lie made the happier thereby. Mv re-
gret Mr. Manson, at rolling you of Ie „ , hllt tb.re w.s t tn.ve/lisaatis( W iti< J ., your housekeeper is quite dissipated by , T ,£ minority report, *Ifi>--,i byXwu nu mber.
Komi tilti im- <1 by a haiuisonic maloi lty. 'I hmajority of the committee IlllfStlirut:nu lb iiuiiiairetiM'iit of the 1 leaf mol I oinib Ahj Inm
the knowledge that you have so soon
supplied her place.”
The sensation excited in the village by the return of the two brides with their respective husbands may be better imagined titan described. It gives us pleasure to state that neither Philip
nor his sister ever had
some insight into the character of Ka-
ren please give their experience'
Tin. pop'.lar weather prophet, \ ennor. makes th* tollowieg forecast of the weather for tho month ot April, iMfll:
opinion, she was only making a virtue
the United States, electricity promises to ■ necessity, and that it was lx st to he
supersede gas in cheapness; »g of course contonte ‘ l ,"1“* OI V!” t ' Provided there | ther’s feelings toward Mr. Bigelow She ' was no chance of improving it. But would hardly confess it to herself; but as
Esther did not hear these remarks, anil » matter of fact her ideas of marriage so was not. disturbed by them. She had suffered a material change within a
continued to live in the old house with brief [»eriod
occasion to re-
From tho conversation which we have j gret the double elopement, recorded above, the reader will obtain
No letter for Burch.
since Esther rather plumed herself on her housekeeping qualities, and there was really but little to do. So, as her brother was usually absent during the
to
tt excells it in brilliancy. A large pari i of London is now lighted with it. The effect is to greatly reduce the value of gas stocks. We notice also that the light
There will he sharp frest in tho begin- j is r ast colning iflto use on the „ t ,' ams h ip8 ning of April, with snow fall on tho *lh j at N ow . York, to assist in loading and uis i
and 5th, but the spring will open favora- j charging, as well us other purposes. The , , , , * bly. and everything will be pretty well j White Star Company have adopted the, IbJ'compTii^n^lpof"Imrown^hu,’ advanced bj April *■ loods may bej system owned by the I’nitcd States Klee unless some neighbor ehanred to call in expected in Chicago about the llrst week ■ lr j c Company They expect to _11 thing, bv tbe wav, of rather rare oci. Ap.il, .l.h l.,gh wind, ,lso . reduction rf .10U pc, n,.,„l. on 11,™; SSmTSSJfiXttEi
their •'as bill, besides getting a better necessarily con lined them at honve. light. The PaciCic Mail and Stone Line Early one afternoon just after Esther docks are similarly furnished yiiih Manson hml completed her task of clear-
light.
ofMcrt(m! that th«* proares^ ot the vn\+ fH|ual to fortUDr years. Action >i|H>u th'fte r*--
[u»rts wa.-* deferred.
hK.s \TK~On the Ut tbe most iniportmtl tmHliifM) tnuiHiu ieil •»ia« the pataairo ut tbe Groerai Appropriation and I andtOid*' au l TenantH* billa, b<‘ai<lea billa locralixinK th* inrorpoia ion of the town of Lagro, Wtbaali C ounty, and to legalize-certain acin of grav» i road (‘ompanlos which hH\e purchaaetl n»H<N | at ShcritTs dales. On account of a riH »*nt d»* ctHton i»f the Marloa rount> Court that plat** glass insurance compank** havimr a capita hi < k of less than c«»nld not do ims iu>ss in the State, a hill wa*N pasbctl allowing Huch companies with a capititl stAtck of f •*<<.-
oO«» to do business in Indiana.
Hors*—A multtuul** of bills were i ;
her brother. They kept no domestic, i Meanwhile the gentleman continued for mail matter. A man fre^n Missouri
in the early part of the nionth. Snow falls are probable about April j. In the West April will be a dry month There will be warm weather just following tho ‘JOth, ending in thunderstorms on the '24th and 25th. Snow storms are proba
his visits. (Iftuntimes he would u.sk to *ee the bod of flowers on which Esther rather pridetl herself, and sometimes he would petition for seeds, being very fond of llowers, as he said, and very anxious to introduce them in his own
garden.
(>o one of these occasions Mr. Bigelow, after a little visible embarrass-
ment, said hesitatingly.
“ I would like to ask your advice. Miss Esther, on rather a delicate sul>-
of him, and inquired if | lh '
ject, and one of great importance tr>
ing away the dinner dishes, and storing j myself. There is one thing 1 wish to I them away in the cupboard after u secure to make my establishment com-
Facts arc strange as liction, and th*-
Ido in the Far West on the 2’dh and 2Cth, i foII o win Eworthy careful remombranre;
asked
and snow fails not unlikely to occur in England at the close of the month. The month will end wet and cold, but on Ihe whole will bo like a May month.
A negro maniac started out at Nt. Janies. Ea., brandishing a long knife, and declar
was just ahead
there was any letter there for Zachariah
Burch.
“ Be you the feller?” queried the
postmaster.
“ I am.”
•* Named Zachariah, are ye?”
“ Yes, sir.”
“Too infernal long for this country. You’d better chop it in two.” “ 1 axed if then* was a letter hen' for Zachariah Burch,’ said the Missourian, with a bad gleam in his eyes, “And I heard ye, and there ain’t nothing of the sort here.” “ Kinder seems to me there Ls.”
“Then Cm a liar.”
The pair looked ut each <4.her a minute, and then Burch remarked
“ MeMxt vou are!”
Uncle SunTsofllcinl hopped out of his
to slay in cold blood, in view of the fact that he wa* irresponsible, and offered to capture him alone, without taking his life. Taking only a ‘ tub, Dufresne faced the negio in the road, and after* desperate struggle disarmed him.
to tbe T.egifdaliire by the Committee is of the kind not appreciated hy officeholders, and effects a radical change in
the pay they receive.
The basis for the fixing of salaries is as follows. For the clerk, sheriff auditor and treasurer, $2 ■’J p< r 1,000 for first •j,000 of population; $lou pci l.tKi for the next fi.KiO of population, jiliJU per 1,000 from D,(j; 41 to 20.000 of population; flM) per 1.000 frot.. 2u,C0U to 40,(XX> of population; 1*200 per IJMKj from 10,000
to <Z).tA4i of population.
'The clerk will get. besides the -.alary all the marriage license fees, all the tees for work done in taking depositions, aeknowlcdgotncnts, and making copirs of
records for individual-.
Tho sheriff will got his board for pris-
oners, and fare for taking prisoners to the ' ,jeor ’ broken ofl
different State institutions, and the court ! mav appoint and pay ?)or.o bailiff—the sheriff' to pay his ow i deputy ond
bailiffs.
The auditot vt;il bi allowed his fees] for transferring deeds for taxation
one or two suiallei 'ees
thorough washing, she was startled bv plete, but 1 hardly know in what man-
a rap at the door. * 1 nor to ask for it.’' Somewhat surprised by a caller at this ) “What is it you refer to?’ unusual hour, she answered the sum- Esther, unsuspiciously,
mons. She was a little apprehensive “ A wife,” was the significant reply.
. ,, , that it was a neighbor who had of late Instantly a deep crimson flushed, —- r , mg that he had been deputed by heaven „ rove j verv troublesome front lier habit I Estber’s chocks. She did not trusi her- den and went for Zachariah Burch. v;n n„ .,.i t.„.i r of borrowing articles, and owing, it. Ls self to speak. **•«-■. ,.r..it*- •
to Isj presumed, to an habitual forgot- i “ Need 1 say that you are the one. fulness, neglected to return them. ^ ! whom, of all others, I would seek to
“I hope.” she mused, “that if it is place in that position?”
Mrs. Bailey, she will he wanting to borrow something that 1 have not got.” Nln* opened the door; but no Mrs.
to kill everybody. He stabbed four per sons in going as many miles. A mounted
Tin; new fee and salary Dili reported | messenger was sent ahead to give warn-
ing of his coming, and the people locked themselves in their houses. At length a company of men, armed w ith guns, vt as
l r u, j ^,„.u ; They L, In
shoot the madman wh-n he came along, carefully, nay elegantly drw-cd,’stood
But Jules i’ufresrie said it was a shame before her.
efiiiin*, oouiipitnl tin* l>»ut of at tor
He took her unresisting hand ami “Stranger, i reckon its no use pm-'
kls^nl it with ivD the gallantry of a longm this *HorTowful allair.’ mun Turin«r*in ut lTuilunHpL>hH afraiuat ariN
■ V,,U, !f lWV 7 , , V ‘ T T n V t ’“ hUl ' U in,,UirCd for “
“ But what will my brother say. In- letter tor Hurch. iitM rty. an<i. us » l oiMtitutional umruiimein
“Yes.” Woold kru.atlj-Injure tl.e StHte. I.smIA.n IkSii* *• Viul VIW1 trive it to me niirtv .tinner a ” ‘olrlusciiicnl tbe fuii«lauientHl law ol Aim \ou gi'L it to me puny -ln>ng ; i am iana Unworthy a tree aiul inlkthtene.1
that such a letter hatl arnv.
Thk law j.rotccts Chinamen in theii dealings with tho railroads: Lee Lin. a Chinaman, bough! a through ticket from New Y’ork to St. Louis, and received a i check for his trunk. Arriving at St. i Louis he found that the lock of his trunk ;
“I beg your pardon for intruding, madam,” said he, ns he noticed Esther’s look of surprise; “but onn you direct me to the house of the Into Mr. Wolltleet? I have heard it was for sale, and from the description I have heard
ot it, judge it will «uit me.”
“It is the next hoa-e on the left, sir,”
answered Esther, who hud find
while the gentleman was shaking, to examine his appearance, which diti not
fail to impress her fuvomblv. “ Thank you for the information. I
trust you will pardon tbe trouble I have occasioned you,” replied tbe geutie-
mnn. bowing.
, “ Not the least trouble in the world,”
He was positive • replied Esther, a little fluttered by a
' that when he last saw the trunk in New deference to which she had nut been
York it was fastened propetly On open accustomed.
iog it he discovered that sixty silver del | M^-.^ellfleers estme lu.'db'en plu'-
iars and two silk handkerchiefs were missing. He sued th<* Terre llar.te and nndi Indianapolis llailroad Cenipany. A ,lusj tice of tho Peace gave judgment in 1 is
AH these officers pay the t xpei.sos of I f »' ur ’ hllt in lhe Circuit Court ’ 10 which
,t -• , „• »r ii, r .aUt,- ..o.l (Tf. * b(> W! *‘ ! ,a ken. tlu jury )*a- direct- “ 1 have a favor to a-k of you, Miss tl,t»r offices out of their salary, and the, _ J ■ Manson.” he eommenoed (it seems he clerk and chetill gt t only so muth ot ■ ‘ ‘ 1 r: ' ‘ ' 1 ‘ c u iiod ascertained her name.) *• 1 am their .>&!ary as is equaled hy the fees they i an, • r * so 10 1,10 1 ourt , aware that our slight acquaintance will collect and turn over to the county. If| of Appeals ol Missouri, and last week Imrdly Justify It. but I trust time will their fees collected and turned over to | ^ “»e «traction of hearing the Judges i;;. ,U ;X,Vd ;m[i;ng. ,, “ tiat V'am u Ch
the county do not equal the amount of ( r c»ersc the ilrcihion of the lower court, ■ ' salary provide,1 bv law, they do not get a '“l J °clare that he could bring his action Ball, but only the equalitv; but in no against either of iho railroad compniiios event do they get over 'this salary, "hnae tracks he and his trunk had
boon convoyed.
quirod Esther, when she found voice to
s|M>ak.
“ What should he any? Y'ou are your
own mistress, surely?”
“ Y'es, but he is always ridiculing the idea of marriage, and I couldn’t venture
to tell him.”
“ No need of it. Let’s run away to New York arulgct married You know,” he added gaily, “ we are both young and romantic, and it would be quito in
time, 1 character.”
Esther at first objected, but when she came to consider that la this way she would be relieved of a great portion of the embarrassment which such a step would naturally bring with it, aho consented, and that day week was appointed for the departure. She required thLs
time to make preparations.
Meanwhile, if Esther had not been so exclusively occupied with her own affairs, she might have noticed that a change had conic over Philip. He was often absent evenings, and when at
no malter how much the fees ex-
ceed it.
The ‘in per cent, allowed tuditoi* for lu.niir-g M-ho-F fur.d is !ok< n sway.
' ~ service if you would give me your opin
■---•Another nice lot of carpeta re-j tan jn some little matters respecting its ceived at TALBL’BT’S Cheap Co»h Store proper disposition My carriage is at to-day, Exsn.ine then, before buying, i the doo» ready to carry you over,”
“ Yes, 1 did," replied Burch as he felt of his left ear to see what ]H>rtion was left, for future tights, “ hut I’ve tun thinkin’ powerful hard in the last ten minits, and l guess the ole woman buck in Missouri has put off writin’ till next Sunday! Let's go out and take smith in' to bring tears to our eyes."- -Iktroit
Free I'rtxs.
Worse than the Knout.
The most cruel Imperial Government in the world is that of Persia, which, like every other Government, has its local tribunal in Constantinople. In the last week of .January live culprits condemned to flogging in this Persian court received their punishment in the court-yard of the 1’ersian Consulate General. Travelers have recorded that in Persia it i* customary for muleteers to beat their animals with u long leathern thong, tinving a piece of iron attached to the end whore uu ordinary whip Ls knotted. ThLs is something like the “cat,” or knout, which the Persians are reported to have used at
mind being preoccupied. We, who are C'onstnuliuople. It was composed, says inthe secret, in ly tuko the liberty of j a reporter, of live stout leather thongs, following him on one of his business the extreruitv of the latter being tipjied calls. It was it! a neat cottage, from with lead. Laoh lime the terrible lash whose front door dangled an immense : came down on the hacks of the culprits knocker, that Philip Manson knocked, the tlesh was torn m strips from their The door was opened by the same Miss bodies. At the lentil blow human nuPreston. who, some months before, lie lure could lueir no more. The culprits
elor, dependent, in many respects, 1 thought “ might do" for Mr. Bigtdow. j at this point lost consciousness and proupon my housekeeper, who, though a “ Good evening, Marin,’'was his sal-| sentod u shocking appuarence; their good woman in her way, I am afraid Ls utatiou as he entered. After u brief ' eyes swelled up to an enormous size, not reliable in matters of taste. As my conversation ntxmt the weather, the being full of blood. This terrible punfurniture has arrived, but has not yet I crops and other standard topics, which, j Lshment lasted twenty minutes, and ns been arranged, 1 would esteem it a real however, trivial they may seem, could | the criminals could evidently bear no
to ullmony in <llvo t suit.-*: fn reirurd tt> u*«
e u u in (‘ration (1 volrw; etc., ♦•tt'.
Sknatk—On tbe 31st ult. ImUh requiring CommUnioner* to fuuimh Judircs with
room uuriiu vnratlons; iippro riaiing
for Uu* rcinovui oi a SBiiA-biu* in Ofiluinui Idver; Hiitho i/.iiur lailroi'*! t-oinpiirileM to own and t outrol teiefmiph iiiu*s provM.njf fur tin* reKiHtrniioii t»f AilttkoruiOir the Incuiponitlon “f rolfphorie cxminnK**^: •WQnitnr tin ibiny-UiAl Jutiio nl Uireult; icIhuiu io ndfunpiion of luini Bold on ei^utlon. Hill*, wort.* introduced—rcMiulrimrCountv Treasun-rv lo pa\ to the Slate Treasurer ult interest »•, ieeted lor the County; dcttnliiir ( u-s ( ount' a- the Twenty-ninth Judicial Circuit, 'j ti. v Thirty-first Judicial Circuit was inado to con^ hist of i.itHt*, Potter. Starke and Puuuiki ( oun-
• t *i\t« « a •••..il- ties. Several b lls ful'ed for want of a Constii U IU1 * *t . tutional inajortiy. The Senate refused to iuImptienoa tli.'tt cept the Housesul'stitutr f«T the Medical bill.
and Senators Varuev and Wooden were dc>l|fnated as a Conferenc * Committoi*. 'I he Prot ut** bill was made the special order for April 1. The new IKht law i»* luircs that >iU domi shall be ornamented within a irlvon time which led a s>nHt4*r to precut a seriAA of lotions instructinx the (s>n;inlttee t*» report h hill for the incorpormth>n of dotf-t'oliar facto-
ries.
Hot se- 'I'he hill orxivrlu^ an enumenition oi all males over twenty-one in 1^1 passed, os did also the hill in aid of the trlufftilution ol the State now in pro a re sa by ThIuhI States Sui veyoi^. Tbe siz per e«*ut. Interest biU a^alii faded for want ot a Constit m lonai majorit> . so u so the bill appolntlnir live Commissioner* to assist the Supreme Court. The bill pu-mvl ricparatiiiK ihe liurcau ot Htai 1stios from tht(xeolojjrn hi Pepart iu<nt and pms Idinir inr the appoint ment of a State UeoloaUt ui a aalarv oi ^1,MU0 per annuiu. So also the bill concern Inir husband and wife, wherein the latter ir bound ms prim iptil on her ottlciul Umd is d*barred from becoming surety for auyoni*, makes her Table lor improvennmts on prop erty. and kivcs he* recourse tundnst her bus hand when he deserts her, is itfi habitual | drunkunl. has been convicted of felony,or ha**
trust bf such a nature that'we shall all br " kl '" ' 1 ^
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A man from Branch County, this State, being in Custer City soon after a post-
office was established, went up to the j thmuitb. iu<- majority of wbHb wire sin shanty one tiny with intent to inquire | amendmenta of exist.rnr law* or metwu
prose nt«?d by the ( oditicut ion C<*inmlttee. ' bill oriKinatinK in the Senate it• r the earu and education of pauper children pitsaed, anil tb* bill for the taxation of aaortioures was def<*ut ed—.V*to ^7. The reft'lution was vott*d *iowi' to*recall from the Senate the House bill relat ln«< to election*, paused two weeks hjc*, and Home feehmr was “bown durttiK the diseusHiou of a pn position to tidopi a eeitaln ftt> a* ol bollot-box to be uktsl turouirhout th*- Stioe thocharffc hetnor made that the proportion w •» U*inir puftbed by Cim-innnii lobbyists iti forested in the inHiiufacture «*f th* bv».\. Thbill passed proN idii*«r that a wife may i < *uir» i property in any way by her means or Individ ! uai etfort, and it shall remainberowu acporui
piojM'ity, as if untfimried.
Sknatk-A short session whs held (*n the '.’d The Criminal 1'odn yvhs discusacd a ad uu : nax'iidment adopted tlnit. In felonies ovei which different states have jurisdiction tb< btat** shall not lose Its r^rbt to try t he criminal for the reason that he may have been punished for th<* same off eases in ontdher Htate. HoUHK—'Tbe bill creating the Thirtv-MrsT Twenty-ninth and Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit* passed. A bill was Introduced raising canvlet lalior to ninety cents per day. The Kepubliciin leaders tnive not lee ot »tj*i ubnndoiiineut d th
App«jrtiontnoni schcne.
waa a pretty even match fo- tou miu-, 8«((ai.:—Th» morninif <>t th.' 4th whm Jrvotlltcs, ami till • |><>Htm:iiU>r got bis favorite oil ulnuMt ..'Xi luslvcly toihn nisouil rumlliitf <>’ hold. Soon after tbat event Mr. Burch hill* 'ih-.C'.Hi.- Lull. ...lu'cruiinrurim imi pn
observed:
chased by a .stranger, named Bigelow, home was more silent and abstracted She at once conjectured, and rightly, than his wont. The former she readily that this was the same with her visitor, attributed to the cause which he a.sA few days elapsed, and Esther Man- signed, namely, a pressure ot business, son received another visit from the gen- The latter she did not observe, her
hardly be dispensed with, he began to j more they wore taken back ho their cells
shoWsigasof embarrassment, and iinuMy [ In a horribly mutilated condilon and In | pari ot the Empire, and lor praising
people.
Hons it—Amonir tbe now f'lll< intnsluee.1 were thrre tbe khI.* i*1 liquor, inif of them en>p, **“i to make the irrmitltitr ol Ih'eiiM-i optlomil with the fountv I'omtnls •tone s. u s(*M»tnl w-am u tfenel h! r.n isF,n of lb* liteusloc syetein. nad the third uioi>.>s t ..| u license tor all persons •IcHlriiiF to Ji ink into' lent Itm liquors. This last LIU pro* ides Hint tiled Inker shall pa) Sin per annuni for th'' prlvlleireot wu -rdlnir. money so iwcuaiulutiny to tie e*penil(sl In liulliiiiw iu. InoliraW^ , Asylum. One putlri drunk foifeltsthc Iksjtise.™ IMIIWX ITKHH. N T. Hakxxhd, who waa deisised from the ofliee of Clerk of Favetle County by IUsmetieS lotue weeks ago. ntviui( to excessive dies!patiou, has laien Kent to ihe Insane As
, lum.
Tax Attorney-fieneral holds, relative to •ho duti Ihqtlon of the three per cent, fund, that the Mate Auditor has no power to make ■itch dittrlbul Ion unless backed by a lettlsls live or judicial order. The fund \a- atiaortM'd by the Krneral fund iu 1174. Tm Indianapolis jrialn quotations arc Wheat, No. a Red, flO.Vu l.cd; lorn, 42}, (itfic; Oats, IMtttStle. t'incinnatl qnotatloiis are; Wheat, No. 2 Red $l.O8>,i01.1O; Corn. *7(tt4THe; data, BNtdfaSSje; Kve. #1.12®!.Id;
Bar!oy, #1 negjl 10.
—A uorreipondcnt of the Montreal Oa.r</fv mokes Hi*, statement tho' grave complaint* arc made bv parents tnat in at least one important school uf tliiU oity a teacher is to let found ivho for a considerable titnc has been deliberately and systimmtii iilly instilling dtslovall' into the minds of the pupils. livery ! opportunity that lessons in hLstory or j geography mny present is a aid to be seized lor the purpose of toaohing con tempt for the institutions of ('unodn ] ! *hd Britiah instilutoas generally, fot the Empire at large, mid t anadn as
ejaculated
“ Matia
i a state of complete 1 n«eiMlbizity. —
M i** 1 Preifou -i tneatt Mr- | ehrittr (Jwnrdian,
the United States and ileir laktitu'Ums t tu contrast. i