Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 18, Number 50, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 December 1876 — Page 3
W 1?T?T(T V fnTTPTT?!? I "fntlyi.nwi-cuteil their March in thi.t WI!l!ilJjI IjUUltllillV direction. With much labor aoine of
jam'i:i:.
C. DOAKE, PublUber. - INDIANA
A II KKIIM.K CALAMI I V. rarllrulaia of llif Itumlng- of Ihr ltiool.li it Theater Otcr :JOO J. oaf. Ni.w VuitK, 1 rt.'I ho fire in the Ilrooklyn Theater last night was uttcntiff by mi appalling to. of lift-, and it is tliou''lit 1 1 fit not less th:in two
j the heaviest lumber was removed, ami
; a horrible sight waa revealed. Hciieath i tli.it a mound of corpses lay in rows In aped on'- upon tliu other, pricked toigcthcrwith a fearful solidity, which told of tin; gri at prosaic to whii li they had been subjeoud. How n, any lay then, what their m or age, no nun could tell, t:inl at noon only guesses coulJ ho made. KM OVhUIMi TIIK HOMES. At 'J o.clock 11. r Lodit s had been re
covered, nnd tin re are probably as
a iiuTM.icAx rnoi tsr.
bundled . ioi: were killed in the rush j many more within the ruins. Some
person ti.s-ert tnat none in the upper gallery of the theater escaped. The last mm that left the stairs before they fi ll say that 1m hind him w as a helpless, half-Mitlocated crowd. On Washington Street a line of horses and wagons were ready to removo the bodies. (Jrt at crowds of persons were gathered in the neighborhood of the
serious to record than the destruction of ! Morgue to identify missing relatives and
to the i i-t.-, or humid to death, being
unriinc to escape. I ho h re broke out during the pei foriiiunee of the lust scene ot the "Two Orphans," in which Miss Claxton, who plays the part of the heroine, was on the boat house floor. In live minutes more the audience would have been dismissed, and A I lit 1 . .
meie woui.i nave in-en n t li inir more i
Woulil be impossible to conceive of. Heprlvcd of moral support In the cnsi-lt-nct of the intelligent, tl.inki, e.nltr loving, property hoidini: clas-e., tho party would iri. lt away, and tl.e al inlul-tr:itli! leaning on 'it fv,i t j i i j t Would be a helpless a a bin h bark canoe ill a ) done. .Soper-oii capable of commaudlin; Hie toiihdcnce of 1 j - country
Any roult of tho peitdl.K Presidential , t,,,,,,d not Vne r e ,sV . i.., ' .' '
(ut ii..n the view of i Ii tu ri.iisir li.arJ a. opposed to the return thiiusch.-s. Huh U hin cessful a i.d ui.iteil party at h . I ..v k, liov. ll:t e liiliiht make i ti i Tt to admin's, ter the (oiveiniiicnt with a ( .'ahinet cf nonentities, but in t tie present st-ite of t ij i n he could not, and he. l not likely tn lirT.I
anil ui-t l.i'ii
I'! it !. I s.n mil. ti
llorarv Wlillr, t'oriiirty lUlilor of III hit-at: Trllmnr, ltnonutt Ilia l.vwUlRMia KrlurulHK Hoard ( uaiplri y-llr) It lratta Ilia AliroK.lluH fall riuiar I ,lr I luaa llr AIOi llr.ul in l, ( ouuldl 1 u t,y Suiht Mouilriiui I'raiiil. To tl,e H,IUtr of the ki ui Tril,un:
eieetn.n vhlh hall he reached without Ltum to the ;'rrrf under wLh'h our eh-e-ti iii- are held and our Institution inlntainrd will not only ! acijuieM-eil in by the pi-oole, hut wcl -oiiu-d by the larcer portion of both t.ollth'al ojirtlex. AliV result Which
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sinii i.e reached i
y uiiileriuiniii tho-e ;ry
'H befra.ii'ht with peril to ,11,.; eoun- i a,.y oilier maViU! to advb.i a. try and will bru. eondiL-n t.ur.ishiiient up- ,tle ,.,IJt reu- ,.,iti i..p! .t. .
ST. NICHOLAS. The Kins or All I'abllcatlona I.an4 for lit Hung ou Iltber Mda or lh Aliunde"-.-ovthaittUH (Kngland) OkMtrtrr. The third volume of tl incomparaWa Magazine is t.w ciJiiij.leted. With its bOU royal octavo pves, and ita COJ illii. trations, its fcjdeinlid aerial., iu fd.orter atories, frfM-m. and dkelehes, etc., etc., la lln Leuut jful binding of red and fold, it la the timet eplendid gift-biH.lt fur boya and pirlsever issued from thenies. I'rite.tl: in lull gilt, '
. .. ... , . , ... p., Ki.ni a iiiiiju. i Uil-t tkcu 111 liiv . , i,li,.n ,.f C.v H .v,..
Amoi, the f.roi-esHe by whh ii our ii.sti. if he i.the man to walk Into the U
I.""': ,"""""rU "V"1 iU"--)i I House over anv siii.iervai;d doubtful r,,it
It i I'jiliful to hear tiii iil( olii.ii i;-!,.-
r.i, a iuiuMi u wi re a eonte-ted el"tim
property. I hj house was about twin-
thirds lilied, thse below hitting well forward toward the titae. l'or those
in
the family circle, dress tin lei other
friends, and their lamentations are tru
ly titiful. It required a force of police U keei them from crowdinr over each
. t- - -- -
burned fdl. Rn-1 nothing !ft. In;t mri, out. it is only necensary to make tbi tbe rule
xi it. o i- were prouu.tly at the scene, lv. blackened trunk. At 5 ,-lock- th.. crfr -no 10 si cure its K.enerai adoption.
, own- to the manner in which the number had reached bodie, lie- L"V V LZl lMnZ X'T. tZ
pie were piled upon the top of each i,, taken out in half an hour. A look- th.rtv.vpn ii..ti.rini. ti,..r,t-
and aiieries there was no way to escape except hy Washington Street. TI1K MC-STKICK FN l'KOI'I.K tu-hed t' '.1 mell towards and down the stairw , and the main exit became iinmi di.itciy choked up and a scene of terror, confusion and distress ensued, which bears description. .Just above the land if); -place of the stairway a woman i:i the crush had her foot pushed bttween the banisters and fell. The rowd hi hind, forced forward by the tcrrilicd people t ill further behind, fell over her, nnd jiled on top of each other four am! live deep.
1 he poiK; from tlie station-house
n
but
pee
ether and mussed together, they could extricate comparatively few, and these
were ail bruised, bleeding and maimed. The lirenn ti ;ot to work on tho ruins shortly after dalihl this morning. They fui ( cded in ettin; us far it the fall of the IrcsH cirele, where they found a e;re:tt mmiU r of liodies. Immediately bean the work of removal, and up to 11 o'clock !. Ixxlies had been removed, and what appeared t be or ."o more were s en in tin? basement, into whi'-h tln-y had l-c. n precipitated by the falling of the burning floors. (O ICIN OK TIIK (IKK. K Ue t'l ivton, at the preliminary inquiry of the lire Marshal, said: "At the hi trii.i.in of the last act, just as the euttain went up, I heard a nunblini; n"i-e on the stae, and two minutes after I s-iw the tl.tmes. The tire M-emed to be all i-n the stae. Mrs. Karren, n yself, Mr. Studley and Mr. M unlock were on the. st;;e at this time. We four r ii: ti::-d there and endeavored, a.s het we er.uld, toquietthe audience, and prcvtnt a panic. I said to the people, lie (jiret ; we are between you and the lire; the front door is open and the passages are clear.' Not one uf the audit nee jumped on the sU'ic. The II nines were then coming down on us. I ran out and jumped over aeveral people." Mr. Ii. S. Murdo k, after endeavor
ing to calm the fears of the panic'.s'.nckir. people, went to his dressing
The Monnie is completely filled, and
bodies are now carried to the old market building in Adams Street. They can not he recognized. IIOItnoK tl-ON IIOKICOK aceuniulated as tho day advanced. (Corpse after corpse charred and blackened was passed out and htill the pile of bodies in the cellar did not seem to
to 150 and lhO, the belief that the number would reach over IMK) grew into a certainty, and finally at half-past four the two hundredth body was removed. Some were found with limbs and hands
In that of freiient popular election, mi l the moid lniortant of all i tbe I'ret-ldentijl elti ti'.n. We are now brought for the lirt time to a state of facta whieh Ihrealeus to sul.htitutf, in place of popular elections, the view, of a lUturnln Hoard. ThU I call a threatened kuhvemiou of the processe hy whicbouriiistitutlonsare uiiinf um.-d, in comparison with which the elicthui of lf)es or Tilden Is ,f no einspijucni-e. Whether Hayes or Tilden is elected, the people can, within four years, resume their prerogative of choocin another I'reshb-nt, provided the proeena of deeUrimr their
ehniee has not been tampered with. They t an correct auy errors that may have been committed meanwhile by Hue or Tilden, provided tbe system of popular election remainx. But if the process has t.een tampered with, and the tem itself undermined, then any tliiiijr mav happen. The AineriiMO Kepuhiie may heeoiue as unstable, and property here as Insecure and social disorder a unbearable, aa in Mexico or Vecexucla. We are told that the Intel ft rciiee of a Ketuiiito i'mid iii Iitiisiaua is nicf.jrr mi account of the intimidation of voters. It is precisely this interference w hich 1 ihullenife as a suhverion of the processes by whuh our institutions are iiMintamtd. It is proXsed to throw out the vote of A It hc atise i; I is supposed t. have intimidated K K!
b -tweeii two tandidatrs for Aldinn.in inthe 1 Ninth Ward. It is painful to read ti-.if be- i eauae a Vermont -:ie-lor w,n avillnce 1'osf. ma-ter, th ri f ii i I he people of Verim-nt are i to be partially disfranchised; that l-ecaue a : North t'arolina l '. t tor w as a t 'oiiimiss.oiit r , to the Centennial Imposition, Hit n fore North I'arolina is to lose a pm t-f tier voice j in the national election; thatin tin! twenty-second Joint rule has not been ret e t. J
ny the presnt Coni;r"s, then fere the pre sidiru: officer of the s-ehste mav declare am
Itody elected whom he choea. if etUrse
into the iit at this time Htill showed a
considerable pile of corpses y in" crosswise like f-ticks of wood, nnJ there were apparently still .r0 or f.o corpses remaining. T his was in the cellar under the inner vestibule from where all the lodies tali en out to-day were removed. They lny in a pile apparently where they had lteen pitchetl into the cellar when tho f!wr and stairway gave way. r.XTF.NT Cr TIIK DISASTER. At a late hour to-night -5 Ixxiies had been recovered. The 7mM pays Fire Marshal Keady, who has made an exhaustive examination of the circumstances attending the fire, is of the opinion that at least l,o) persons perished in the flame.-. riltl-IC CONSIDERATION. The courts adjourned this morning without transacting any business. There is intense excitement in tho city and business partially suspended. The Part Theater has been closed for the week. A meeting of the theatrical
profession has been called for Thursday to concert measures for relief. Decorations of the Christmas Tree.
rootn to get his clothing and must have ! ct n s"ifl( fited. F.'CAKK or TIIK STAOE PEOPLE. Actor.--- and actresses escaped from the siao into .lohnson Street. J. W. Thorp, stage-manager, atates that the lire occurred in this wise: A drop was ignited from a border light by some mean inexplicable, as one was guarded froin the ether. He immediati ly diret ted tlie stage carpenter, Weaver,and two supernumeraries, tu endeavor to xt.ngu.-h the flame, but the ddlicultv
w as to ri ht h the i stag..- carpi t ti r with
in s cs.avt-d t( efTeet the obiect bv l-.w
ei u:g tint drop, and in so doing added f ei to the 'lames. The ncene, the hist ;ii t!;c juay, eiiibraced a ceiled apatt- ') nt, and t. e instant the burmng drop in ( i.t.u t with it the inlla ninah -' ci ilir.g sctv e-1 to spread the existlii' f'-imi s in a flash, as though powder h'.d :'( : luly U-eu scattered nlxiutthe scer.cry. The ntire jToperties were in a l.'l ae. T tic usual avenues of escape were thus .summarily closed at the rear :tnd an evit, if at all Possible, had to be made by way of the lo entrance. All, i xi t ) t perhaps one or two, thus escaped. SCENES OK IIOKKOK. Wjtgon-loads of rough txtxes were brought in front i f the theater, and corpses are plat ed in them and covered wdh tarpaulins and can ied to the Morgue. Th" M-eiic gn w more terrible every n.'r.ute. Mt n and women were crowded "round the Mation-hotic and theater entrance, making in-piiiies for missing fri-Ti.!. In some in.stances whole fatiih ive .-t i-.! cd. 1 he b.Mtit s present i'very font) of contortion, j(!t as thsy MitJciied in tluir j hist figonv, when the floor gave way,!
md they plunged down in minding
ln breaking eggs for cake and pies leave the shells as nearly whole as possible or intwo halves. Ornament these wi'h bright bits of color and gilt. Taste mall cords to them, fill with candies and hang on the tree. With care these fancy shells may be inatle to do service pcveral years. Top corn nicely, (string tt, and hang in festoons on the tree. I'se bitter-sweet berries in the same way. Apples of bright color and oranges hung on a tree look very pretty. They cLould be hung near the body of the tree. Take common bobbinet, cut it like st-x king shapes, sew together with bright worsted, fill with transparent candies of various tints. ( let rtK'k candy, break into small bits,
j and sus'nd by line sjxMd cotton from
art on tire. The ! w" oongns. iwui cutter iikc irost-
tho sutM-rnuint t a- ' '"rk. To fasten on thecand!s, if you -I !l. A . 1 1 ' . t
nave not tne mtie canoiesiu'KS inatle on purpose, use tine wire from some old hat or bonnet frame. Hang all the heavy articles near the body of the tree, the hghte-t ones near tlie ends of the boughs. Kor a Sunday-scho.l a verv pretty change from tlie cin ention.il trie is a ladder. It it he decorated
with evergreens and flowers, the round.
illumin
and the j
rounds
floor to ceiling. I'nless one lias
tion will become the only element of anv
value in politics. Instead of discu-sin the civil service, tbe currency, the lat war, or the next one, '.tie oftice-seekimr class vj confine thetiis,.ve wholly to intimidation. Intiiuidation w ill multiplv'.like ttie vrn-shop. I ers, and In a abort time ravine the whole and. What U Intimidation? It is a word of very broad scope. It embraces everv thirur from the fear of death to the loss of social po-ition. It opens t he door to every species if degradation that can beconctived of in politics, from individual cowardice to combined perjury. And overall it places an arbitrary amt'lrresponsiide tribunal to weiifb the cowardice and to jrauire the perjury, from wh-tse Judgments there is no appeal, not even t- the people !h-mi-lt-. After A It and other honest citiens hive
east their votes and pone f. out their business, CD and K F confederate to.nther, the one to Intimidate and tbe other to l-e intimidated, with a view to vitiating the election; that l. to disfranchise all Uihonest voters in the precinct. W hy not That I the'lovrie of the ne w system of earryiiK elections ty intimidation. 1 a-ert that there is no ay to throw out , on tbe -ore of intimidation, th votes of le'al voters duly pnl.ed, that does r.ot nd -init and Invite this (eelea of rascality. Is there any mode of electioneering so inexsensie an t certain as this l there any
mooe so iikeiy to '-evonie M.puiar with tbe class w ho live" by M.lities Is there anv mode w lilt b so clearly and completely subverts tbe processes of popular elections or w hi. h so directly atta ks the foundation of our (iovernmeut? lint, r some, it can not pos.il, v spread. It i too absurd and contemptible to find lodgment anion the superior helm.'" of the North. Not to eu-cumlH-r this articlo with didactic reasoning a tbe damrer of admittinar so evil a precedent into our svsteai, I observe that tlie
case now Itefore us has spread, to all Intents an 1 purposes, over the entire laud, since i oti its determination rests the whole Presidential election, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the bakes tothetmif.
Tbe voter in Illinois are as much bound up in It as thouxb the case were awaitim; deciion before a Keturuim; Hoard sluing in I'hiiairo instead of one siitini; in New Orleans. Ajrain, I ask, what i intimidation, and who is to Jud:e of its weitht i.i a contested elect iou It is not difficult to determine whether a fruml has been committed, w bet her a person ha voted w ho w a not entitled t.j vwte, w hether a j-oll has been altered after the Votes have hern counted, etc. These are all question of f: t. I'.ut intimidation i a matter of opinion, of nio-s-worW. ef uncertainty. In it best estate, the interference of "a nt t.irninsr Hoard in such eases tale frmii the intimidated cla th very faculty they stood loo-t in need of tint of self-reliance and ludrpindt nee in their political actions. It sa to them: "Ion t to tothe polls if you think you will he Mnill-docd. ' or if von ai erehend los
of tnplot nient r of caste. He coward
"Fr. Nicholas is full of the choifMt thinjr. Tiie publication is, in all lerpeeti, tae be t of iu ki d. We Lave never ytt been a nuinltcr that was not surprisinrlr go.Kl.---yur Churchman, Jlirrf.,rJ, Cnn. BT. NICHOLAS FOR lT, Lich ojns with November. 1S7C, U. pins a short and very cut-rtaininj wrial from the French, "The Kin--l- :a f th Greedy," a atory ad apteJ t tlie 1 'h.mkagivnu' htas'in. An. lher atrial, of abaorh. iu interest to boys, "UIS OWN MASTtB," BT J. T. TKOW. UlilJiflK, author of the ' Jack. Hazard Istnriet " l.
'I ifiiia !n ilia I 'hei. .... . II i;i v i
sidim: officer of the s-nste mav Ucel-irc'anv i fc : ' t ." " " " r' T-K
' I - . i i pi-uii-i, v in i. i iris txortei,
th forms. -f law mu.t be rer-ct. j. ! "4 pis-uis and pictures ft-r the
these are all piddling objection that will he i iloi'ua) -s. sonic astonish m' lllu.i'raswept out of the way like autumn haves by tiousof Oriental FMirts, with drawings Ij the breath of the people when they hive tt e I t?iiiiiicse artists, thk CiiKisTatAS HoI.iiut opportunity topis, th ir npiiii'oii im n : M'Mutlt ok st. Moiot.AH snt-rbi,- ,m.
.,. m..Ui a- u, uui-iu n m o - , iraicu. contains a vtrv mien-
te,al conundrum: ' " ' j ., n, 'i Are there no dancer confrontinc u , Horse Hotel," a lively article, by We have m-cd two iovertr nd two I.'-- ' -harlcsA. Karnanl, j1dpy :!u: tr-tci; islature at work in Ixmisian t ,t the s'iii".-j "The Clock in tlie fky,' hv llii hard A. time, two Legislature in Auburn-, two in i Prxd..r; "A Christmas I'l.iv for Ilomesor Arkansas, and two now in south ar.ilaia. ffuriday.S Ikn.is," bv lr I' ' lestin
ii .i ... 1 iue icierkins' U.ristmas lire." by
.-v..... n ....nil, ii.ii. iv mi i 1 1 1 1 I ii .'Ij e, but it would tot lie a lonjr step in advance of what wt have already witnessed. Mres
i laid on the fact that i-n. ii ant w ill s,.e !
Have duly Inaugurated . lhe onlv form of inauguration known to the law is for the newly elet ted President to take an oal h to support tbe constitution of the I'nited
Mate, and this he can do before any person authorlied by bw to administer oaths ; and when he ha taken it, lien, (iraut can not inaugurate him or (lisiii.itucur.tte him any farther. I am not one of those who think that the prt sent tiliancial rlilni is tint! to jolitical cause, but I can se that tne disorder, confusion and uncertainly crowimr out of a double-barreled liovei niu nl would
produce fa-preater depression m busine. rii'Ip. Lotija Alt-"tt, l.ucretit 1 Hale thpamVof 'is-re ht! el"ri' u, vl "inne j CVliaThaxter, Mary M ipcs IMVe, anj
IILLIAX
bv
Lucrctu 1. Hale: "I'.K-trv ainl Carof.
of Wiutcr," by Lucy 1. areola, with nicW
M .aa
!- KOT FAIL TO nrTST. NTCnnfsB mil TVS
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. PRICK 2- CENTS. I uring the yenr there will be inttrest- !:) paper for Nvs, bv William Culleo r.-yant. .Tohn (. 1iittier, Thorasj II u -hes, William Ilowitt. Dr. Ib-Man-l, fe-or-e Ma D-.nall. San ford IJ. Hunt, Frank I'. St ktn,nn l otln r. Th'-re will f c j.;r!, s, fk. t. l,e, anJ 'o, ins. of ej.er i d interest to irirl. bv liar. ri,-t ljesc..!t StHviIord. Sns.-in Cot'lide.
Sarah Winter Ki llo?;:, KliaUtli Stuart
ir ifie Kepubiican party 1 ready to adopt ! intimidation as an element in politics, and 1 to substitute the Judgment of Keturi.in.' I Hoard In place of vote lec-tlly polled, it 1 a worse party than I stij-pos, , vv t,eu I jdnetl ! the Literal movement in 112. 1 do not tbink so badly of it a t tut. think that all ; the present fils i du- tothe aiixietv of j office-holder for their places, for w hi -h "the irreat mas. of the party have no v mpatiiv , I
i, on ine eoiursrv, a wen irrouinle.l contempt. Accepting it defeat iu a mai.lv way, if it 1, defeated by a true count of the Vote lecally polled, the Republican party has a fair pr(pc t of returninc to power four vear h nee. At all events, it will be in a position to take advantage of t he errors and shortcomings) of Its adversary. Hut, crawling into the Presidency over the ruin and subversion of the process t-f popular elections. It wi:l be annihilated. It ban alreadv received sm h harm as its wisest leader can with ilifli ulty repair. HoKAlK IIII K.
Ileport of the rostuiaslfMJeucral.
inativ o:h( rs. Tie re will fieals!
"1WM.VK SKT I'KTl KKS." BT l-KOFE8sOa rr.tToit, iiir. astconomkh, wiib Trap-, show in:: "Th" Star of Tich M-'fiih," which will he likely to snrpass in irifr -'t any series on jKipiilar science rtC' fitly L'iveri to the public. Aiiius.-:!icnt and iiis'nu tion. wirli fua an 1 frolic, a id wit nnd wisloni. will 19 in;r:-!t-i as herelofore, ,s.nd St. Nicholas wi'l continue to h li-lit the younj and piv e pleasure t tbe old. Til V. I.OMKIN LITUiVKT woni.n ats: ''There isnt mau'iine for the younj tint c in bo hai-1 to eipual this choice pro. dm 'ion of S-ribmr's press. All the arti. le, whether in prose or rhyme, are thr-ibbin? with vitality. The lib ratnre and artistic illu.trst'onsare lh tuj rb." Ihe Iiondon llii'ji X?vt says: "We w ili we could sii)t out its t-jual in our owu j'diislical literature. V OiMlli NEWS Foil IIOVS A.NDOIKI.S. To mel t the d.-iinn l f,r a ehcajxT St. Nn tiot.A toft II-m k, the price of vols. I
The
. 1 ten .win mi r-.iue n.uii.i an.J i.Mitraiuuse to th end ef the , ha; ter i-.ir the year lo the value of a ,leatcd with a candle at each end, we will make all hunt bv throw in out the ,r' ' " 1 H'r -,;" sni -iini i-m c-i toe rr-en.H l-e susp-nde.! from the t fc t eoura,. "and Ifnli.cnt . ' ' ;,V.:;; . I he ladd.-r should re:;cli from i ' 1 ' '. doctrine. In ifs best estate, f .hm.o-ii,.
The exnditiire of the p.M
men l r
were
ot etcDIiture over rereipu, 1 .isI.Tjo. The iiuiuU-r of tai:e Laim iiiel vta !,s,7,.'i1. trsi, valne.1 at 1 7. a. 4 -4; an-1 the U-UI value of stamps, alaiiiM ii envelopes ami iwwlal rarde.
ine latu-r tx-inir f 1 ,4'u-, I o. was j;.V .1,4:1 . 1 liere weref,;ti eonlractors in the n rvice at the cl.N-e of the report, on. I tt.-sit pul.lio ln.nlroub's In t..eratioii, of which 74, H4 miles were l-y ra I, eoaiinir tli.it permlh . I4..l lor steamboat, eostilnf ii ;i; per unit-, an-l l.'4, .o Iiillel of other route averatOnir aliiit st.'JI )-r in i.e. The niimticr of artests for violations of tlie -sl:il laws and rrguihlions ilurieir ttie vear was 4 ho. I the nuniU-rof retrirt. red I, tu-r actually lost 4(l, valued at t I'KTsl. Tne w dole number of rerisu-rel letters was 4.ii7,s ; entire Ioim, alMiut i 3-5 for ev. rv hvi letu-rs. The loUl weight ol the' mail li-pat'-hsl to posUtl union com, tries tere a. follow : betters, 3,.'t-i. loi ounces, oilier iiiatl'-r, li 't.i.'...t
ouiM-e . The cost of tlie in un iiii1-b-tnihii at rv ire for the yenr whs a rcdr-- j lion of f 11 .Vsl.Ts from tlo year revio(is.
o i'.iiim.i i -o-i -oii.ii-a , .i.iM;i-iie. Whs 'ij .1 .- .
ntimis-r .liH-ontiiiuei, 1,1 .;; Mimi..r ..I V-iU "0n vn "e cottn.er iimmi out: aii.intiin nt. s,:nj; u.ui r.uiiiisr ..f -- Mince-meat is it? Why don't vou iiia-u-r. :;.ts t; 1,-iu r carriers. '.; atente, fc., ,,r ttort" , t,.,, (,,,I5 cierk. and other tnip..vi-es. 1.1 7"J. " 14,1 J. M'Tt or "un. Vt ll-n-ft etl? 1 lie irenerul results ot tlie free fell verv ev f t.-ia " -., tllllt ii bollie of OUT minCe-
are satista.-tory , the portxife on 1-s-nl ni.ut r ex-e-diiir tlie entire .A-iim- y i 4..7 ..'J T ne w hole oht .S this service was l,!"-l,li 5 , nr an increase of flt e j r cent, over sT.". 1 here w ere i M inoney oriler olti. es in n rnti'iti .lone .1(1, s;; ati, order w re i-i-ui-.ii)r-
exisnditurt-. of the p.M-ofll.e Ivpart- nnd II has Km n reduced to f 5 ea h fort'ie nl vear emhnt; .tune to. e. 1 .1 1... . , ...
3.I..-4.4S7; receipts, .'...ls t;,7; excess I ,"" ' V , - 7. ln.an ' !'?M H'Tary CH,
... . ........ in,, i,i. f mi vi Him all t.iav cive their children a complete stt. Tht-T voluttts (out. iin iimie ndrutive material than fifty dollar' worili of the ordinary childn n's Ns.ks. cs.ibst:!ipt;..n price, flarear. Thfthree Imi-.ui. I volumes and a Mile-criptioi) for this y. ar, only Nib-criN' w:ih the near- .! news !i a!( r, or sen, I inoney in t hiTk, or I'. 0. 1:1 nu y ordi r, or in rei.i,-r.l i tir, to x j.iuNKiivfc Co., 74 J Proa-Uay, N. Y. a S i.ieLhii : t ILallj Un. Just before dinner yesterday a women living on Lamed Street entered a Jcirer.son Avenue grocery with snap-
I""r 'j'-t H siammi-u a tic
when eer i-.-d VMth p..! ititf ntion and
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iiiu u-t wimt-'i or tan KMlll !Hj timi.lltV .Klld lazini
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a premiuui on kti.'fit- .... .101.
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niea now neauuiui li J m.ks ; and then . jren.-a and self -respect. U hen t xt r. l.ed the lesson it teaches is one that can lot ! w it h other inTeution and wit h.btf.-tei t mo-
broutrht home tothe hearts of all tlie 11 ' 'h convenient avenue for fraud.
children, little and large.
IHalh of a ettl Horphlnist. .Iak Lynch, familiarly known as " Ieaf Jack," wlio had been con lined to his room fur .several weeks, die.! Tuesday evening at It o'clock, nt Mr.
P:ittcron's residence, on West Muddy Street. I e. if Jack was, in some respects a.
perjury, revolution and social (hear. It i
at w ar w ith. our whole svstem of jroverninent, and our systt in can not survive if tt once tins lodgment there. Now It t us take the wort ease of "l.ii'ldoInn" that anv bodv can brii ar foiwanl, that of West FVl'iclana. It i claimed that the nik'ioe were an actual majority in the parish. It u admitted t hat the Kepubli. an ha-l the St ale erntttei.t and the local uov frnm.-iit; that Kepubiican uiper jsi.rs of
eiccriKii ut re evervwli te. and that l-ientv
oj t linen ,ijif. trooos were t (i
ineat," replied the butcher, as he un-
covi red the pail. I renicmW r of your buying this yesterday."
! 1 Ixnight this hash f.r mincemeat?" she exclaimed. " It is called mincemeat, madam." j ' Hut it tatcs liac s iw-U;st and porkI scraps chopped together!"
"1 shouldn't wttoder if il did, but you sec most every bo1y understands that ready-made mint e-nieat is simply a nucleus to rally on. It is the foundation, us it were, of a good thin;;. You want to add more meat, more apples, more raisins, some brandy, unite cider, a little cannsmon, a few cloves, h prin-
Itiinnir the last fiscal year, hv the aid of e. , Ultli n i-iiai-fed at th la'te isfs-ioii of oi.re.-, I the loss and annoyance t- tlie h-:irtio'iil - ' sioiied by the viel -us system it "straw bi-ls" I has aliii'ii-t wholly iiai.arvd an-l i not likely to recur. si-nous emliarras-ineiit are reported t,i bvr !
ari-n iroui tne .tisenntitiiiai.ee of l-o-t mail tra ns, and the hoe is t-vnrrhM- I that tne labors of the eoiiiinis-ioners n(ioinu -l t- iuves!iftc tin iestion will It-ad to x nti.lm t.irv un n r-
sv ma wiui toe raiiwnv eouii-nim s in r. k..r-l , . , . t v the in.sies mi-i iimoui.i of ...ihih io ,i,..ii for i klitig of sugar, a tnfle of spice, and you
sHioU' and llan.es. Arms and P l-s .ire ; tfo-e until fmallv lur could not keen it
cut nnd twisted in every way. Hands I on Id stomut h. lie then resorted to are cl r.c bed nnd reached out. as if ! ir.iVctinrr it ttndtr the skin, and bef.ire
ales trooos were th-re. or if
remarkable character. In Istll I.e -a -is , XLr' w''rP n' b wath- f-ult of tho-e
stabbed in the net-k in ti s dr,.v In (' ,1 ; w '' "ow claim t Hi? t Lelr v o?.r w er-ml , ic siai.t,, d in tne m k in an s..Ira in Col- (Uu Nf.u r, ut..;, ,, tll lt . orado. and t.M.k morphine to allay his ; n.-to. were afi aid t-t vo-e. Ai d be. ane sulleriug. It s.Mtn developed into a I w"h all these aid and Incentive to tioliti-
Inb f, and he continued to increase the ! a' ,"'r, I"dity they were still afraid to vote.
f i.li rr;iir I lie Votes or those Who did Vote j are to be throw a out I venture to l-redict
this i,iiiortanl servuv
In coin lioion the r. -irt tatrs that in m-vin Vers t'.e rsiit o toe Is iiii I men t live inen ase-t .Vi.ll M-r cent, w hile t p iin-rrHsi- metli litures has Im en onlv 4 .:.- t-.r cent. . w lole
l the iN erca-e of i. !l,-u in y I ir tne s.i ru- j-.-t . ha been l i.Tl i-er cent. . f ro-n u hu h t',e P I
nab-r i.et.er.il artriie tint it tl-i- im r a nl ...- l-e i oa."
sieao iv oia ni inn-i, on r I lei-on to li-iieva I'm ii-l il mtvi. . wcl ii.lM-ii iy c. -ee to l-e a bin l 11 on ll, e lii-i.er.il Tt. m-iii v.
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mi 1 tan ui nave; goon pies.
J hen why not make my own mince
meat!' she shrieked.
"Why not? We keep it on sale simply as mi objective point to rally
rT'-ispu.g for help
be dit ! Ire would cnsuim in this way
I he I' .-l ,aj.s that about 11 oVlo. k a ; the ncriuotis .piantity of I'.fty-tvvo hot horribl dii ovi ry w: s made. In the : tics a inoi.th! Of late Vears he hi'
mid-t i f what was the lobby of the t'n
'-'er lay :m in. mi use pile of lubbish, v nioldt ring beam-', fragments of gird rs Mid otln r thing. This heap was cc.'trly ojiposite the principal i-ntrance )o the auditory of tlie theater. Heyond it w n ptiot ht r heap, marking ttie p! ice here the stairs leading to the gallery 11. I'r.der the heap first mentioned a dead body was found, and the liremtn
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bo-ii vt ry deaf, his limbs were j:irlia!ly
paralyzed, and his skin had tinned dark. H. -if Jack h.i I resided in Icniio;i a l.'irg time, and ii";, r!y every outs knew tiiui. lie was of a "jovial disposition and tiad a good ininy friend, c-.pici illy among tho "porting fraternity, w ho supplied his neces.-ities. Ihnison (Ttxa.i) A'ucj.
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wiai 1 ne ji.iiu nai pari V l li-tl t.tSes -4 Malnl on this, platform v'll be null do. V ' w'-r t the iit-xt election than any parish In Louisiana or il-ewh. re. I do not believe that (tv. Have will accept the Presidency .ii any sin n pl.1tf.1rm. If he wn, Id, I should r- -.ret tt it 1 cast my vote for niiu. If he w,.,i! I. I do u tt mt hiw he could carrv 01, tie lovrrt tn.nt h."i rwrirds. The ifepui.li.ui party, Inthe tittered eondbi-tn to whi-lt !hn ir-c-tnt Administration ha hroucM it, i tp.t able I" five lis Mit air nit anv advantages of po-
siti-tn in 1 ne to t
disailvant v
of ! Presi
which undermine the very procee by is'8 ttie dot rs of t he W 01 Id, rot t he ht arw hit h our Institutions are mair.taiued it ' ers, (Jod wants."
There is 110 nonstnc nhotit Sojourner Truth. She t .-) tcially criticise the w hite women, l. c aistr wir Ii nil tin ir privileges of culture ;u:d prnfesions i f V ristiaiiity they aecompii-h so liiilc uti.'l;isb good. To 01. e aud'.etice she said: Wid all your opt., .rtui.itu .s f.r
readiti' nn' wriiiii' y on do not t ike f.old j pari have been lined from l.ftito
Well, you and yorr whole caboodle of clerks can rally on thi ha'f-gallon," she liri'ily said, turning the pai. up.sido down on the counter. "Just tis you desire, madam," was the alTifde lepfy, ami when she reached the d.tor and looked I :u k th" merchant -til! wore the same kind and palicut mile. lhtro-1 ne 1'rtss. a
-A number of Kepubiican papers in
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an 00 any nun . .iy iron 1 worm, r
i wd.at vo'i are in the world f.-r." And
to finofher; "Nv'hat for yoa '.M ritshin'
I'.iioo francs each fur a li't 1 011 the Km-
press Ilngt nie by ttie pu':'iicnt .n of t Stiatiish in lieial decree, r.ear'v .'.ovears
to hear Moody m.d S;it key? Ki ry ot.e 'old. respec'.iug the conjugal n 1 .iti"H
( b ti'ii goin' to sec Moody d S.-tukev
I Wh'd Vol) '.sim c (bit dose two 01. 11 "-
.e 1V1, 1 iV,V"""o J"' o '"?,'"! t"' all you womentohebben?" And -'e to its.lf thin this tne sealhi 1 ,. f . , . ,, deet by tne ,.,. and aptdian, d I " 1,1 "'"n warning, "I tell V ou
of the Count and Countess Montiio.
This coup c t'.e di fci.dants npieen'ol as the Kinprcss's parent, and they throw doubts on her legitimacy, hut i appears tint the documents refer to other persons vi simil.tr n.ime and title.