Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 21, Number 4, Jasper, Dubois County, 24 January 1879 — Page 3
WEEKLY COURIER
C MAKE, PsMiihsr. JASPER, - - - INDIANA,
MVinj . . . .
V" ik J J I )r-HleUHIfS HOi Otit Of
nyran-Dooks, but from hytnn-soreeit
"'""u y ne projected by means
wi r aiereopuoon.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
ferMMRl mmI Lit wary. Bayard Taylor left nothing of va'm in the way of property except ati insurance policy of $10,000. Mr. Forbids letters from India cost
the London Daily Ncwfi a pretty sum. They are telegraphed to Kngland at the rate of $1.12 a word. .loflerson Davis's book of memoirs is to be published next spring simultaneously in Now York and London, with a French edition in Paris, Mrs. Sallie Van Pelt, formerly con-
Meted wiui me uuuuque iicrahl.
The Flak University at Nashville
ienn., nau :jbh students last year, and
J, os" ascertained that alumni of
uie insututton taught U.332 pupils.
it """ne llcv Dr Leonard paeon says that the time seems to have come for a reconsideration of the differences be-
iween Congregationalism and Presby. tenanism, with a view to union.
Tim V-..,l c,i i ..!..
tiruHv imr.. i, OUIIUU1 OI DOSIOn COSW
,Y:;;v,.r t ' 1 ina Wl.WO a year, and it is pro
jiomtu 10 aoonsn it, on the ground that
gouu icacners could readily be secured
ymuuui uiai expense.
-three sons of the late Edward
. "unpny, of ewburg, N. Y., have been
ioroaineu as prioats in the Catholic , Chu rch . This is said to be tha fl rat I n .
Xlna I o(ui ni t tl.f a. i . .
been engaged to take charge of the city j ar7havo m-SIi h i T page of the Dubuque Tclk. ZliTtTZ ' th
The Nate Mr. G. II. Lewos has left
behind him as much manuscript as will add two additional volumes to his last work, "Problems of Life and Mind." These volumes will be published in duo course, under the supervision of George Eliot." Emma Abbott, who appeared in opera at her old homo in Pooria, tho other night, wrote to the editor of the Transcript, extending to all old friends,
especially me gins witn whom I u9ed
to romp ana
and see
close of tho performances.
With such unfinished works
hood at tho same time.
The Two ItcpubUcs, City of Moxico, fays: There have been consecratod throe Bishops of the Protesting Catholic Church of Mexico, Dr. H. C?Hilcy for the diocoao of the Valley of Mexico; Dr. Thomas Valdospino for that of Puebla; and Dr. Prudencio G. Hernandez for that of Cuernavaca. These are tho first creations of the Protestant hierarchy in Mexico. The Government of Coat utr
n a. . . . .. . "'""i
veuirai America, nas decided
as
. n : !
- , , , i -" - , iiao uwiuuu IAJ Ulanand make mud-pies," to como tute free public schools throughout tho her m her dressing-room at the I State, and has given orders to report
me namo 01 every district where there are thirty or more children living. The President, in a late message, hoped that tho time would soon come when no Costa Itican
"Life of John of B&rneveldt," and Hen-1 maturity without being able to read and ry Wilson's History of the Great Con- J write, have a knowledge of arithmetic
.... ...aiv.j, uu uu nuiuniiuuu Willi wle elomonts of Cliristian doctrine and morality.
The way in which tho Mennonites
Charles Dickens's "Edwin Drood," Thackeray's "Denis Duval." Macau-
lay's "History of England." Motlov's
to go over and take up kr abo4 in England even for a few weeks, though the Queen has intimated the propriety and reaeeuring eft'eot of awoh a wMeure. She idol i her father, aad doee not love the English Court. The latter fully reclprooatee this sentiment. There is every ground for the state
ment mat yueen victoria's views con- i Cheyenne nature on Tkurwlay akt hut, tiaae thoroughly in aooordance with the facts of whleh, owl te the ewfutHoH
mom oi ner granu vizier, anu tnat loru , excuemtni exming niRtw the horrible
uuuurrcnucc
THE CHEYEXXE UPKISIXC
full frtlmlr nf lh Ia4(M OiMbrealc mi
era that Fulluwcd. m SiHcial to the Cateo Timwi. Fort Kominsox, nB., Jjw. 11. The fI!owitif la a full aad eerrert repert ef the
Beaconsfield has not lost one iota of the
share the uneasiness respecting the fu-1 well." Hardly bad the sound of kl vetee
tourrcnuc. could uat b attiierUiaed kuoar: The kcntinel walkinfc guard on the east
must now be placed Bavard Tav-
"Life of Goothe."
Aid, Ior's
In tho pooms of Now Englaud places, cdttetl by Mr. Longfellow, are some lines by an anonymous author entidwl Tlinnmi'a TTlnfo T,
UUod "Thorcau's Flute." Tho namo
which should bo given at tho end is TiOuisa M. Alcott. One 'eveninsr. after
Thoreau had been in Mr. Alcotta nar- slip of paper, is nut into a sooRratnnonv
was I of the Now Testament. Tho books aro
cnooso their ministers is by lot, regardless of tho qualifications of tho persons chosen. Certain brethren aro nominat
ed, and the namo of each, written on
lor playing his ilnte, such an cfl'ect
produqod upon the mind of Miss Alcott , thm shutlled and placed on a table, when
iwi iu mu iiuiuuuiau: uuuiposmon oi "v jiuuiiuuu wsiks up anu laKos one. the poem named. At a recent selection of ministers in VirLong ago, when Bayard Taylor was .'n5 fwowcro wanted, but to secure a young man, he wrote in tho album of lJ,ose 8lxton were placed in nominaa young frieiul the following lines,which i""1, 1,10 brotliren 011 whom tho lot reveal tho character of his asniratinn ' fo11 wero designated by tho fact that thov
at that early ago: happened to pick up tho books contaln-
ture by which others are tormented.
The North German Qatette, states
that Germany intends following the example set by Sweden, and rendering
compulsory the use of Berlin time throughout the Empire. All clocks at Clevos.Aix la Chapelle, Metz, Strasburir, and Colmar. would, in that
have to be put on half an hour, and
those on the l'olish frontier to be put back 37 minutes.
A severe shock of earthauake was
felt at Mineo, Sicily, on tho 8th of Decomber. As that day happened to be tho fete of the Immaculate Conception, the church was full. At tho first deeD
rumbling sound the congregation, principally women, became dreadfully alarmed, and rushed to tho doors to make their oscape. The crush was so
great that two of them were killed and a large number of them more or loss in
ured. Tho Emperor of Austria is a tall,
spare man of soldierly bearing, who does not look much over 40, though he is nearer 50, with sandy hair cropped close to the head, and turnincr an iron-
gray, with regulation military whiskers and moustache, small, ratloa
eyes, and tho blunt features and heavy lips which distinguish the Hapsburg family. He has patience, tact and a dogged spirit of hard work. He is master of six European languages, and wins the heart of his subjects by addressing deputations from Hungary, Bohemia, Austrian-Poland and Croatia, each in their mother tongue. He is personally very popular all over the Empire. Odilit ami Kudu, On the tramp the ilea. Mcriden Heamkr. On tho ilee the tramp with thu big dog after him. Fishkill Standard.
A Whitehall milkman was very
Lpoii the, world's trrent lmttlo-flohl tho brave MniKKlo anil win and full. They proudly ko. NjtHe o iinmttfcwl Krnvt. ana s(,iuu to v,Cml W Mi earth's Irilit catHloii of n.'Ht Mnd .... wo ' "Wtl by eoiioetotisneMof nobloalms, Stands breast to breast with every evil tlMiturkt.
SabdHliMf until stricken down, shall naati
AihI lil-t wood uetnN rewt I
'Jt VJIIHX UMS IHItll lie f(HJ t poa HU woKr)', for a
ing their own names.
Tho call
ministry is thus considered divine.
iiihii iHr Htmn aniiin rtnn rriiviit c -..
" ... . in i n ii nuaiii
Chalk it f manv savaire
llMa il. . f .. a. m .
uicu naj mi uie input ureeze waen, uy a preoonwirtcd signal, the savages burst throtiKh the doors and window, which they had previously unfastened. The movsnimt was exeouted with such itramutiiMa u ta
take the sentinels completely by surprise. The flrht of the savages gaining the ouUdde
av me asi enu Ol'KNKD KIRK UPOX THX 8KXTI.VKL8
from tire-arms whieh they had succeeded ia
concealliii; since tbclr capture by Csrletoa last October, succeeding in killing nnn anil
uanptcrouhiy wnunuing anotiier. A similar case waa enacted oa the west and south sldea of the bulldinif. The savages havlne fired into the Ktiard-room, severely wounded two niarthmen, the main guard, coaafst-
oi wen anu two non-coraialssloaed
mcers, rusiieu 10 intercept the savages' escape. Corporal rulver, a brave voune fel-
low, of Company L, 3d Cavalry, sprang oa
aTBB nui.Hjjfu 10 oc ine uaiei iJuilknife, with tbtf Intention of dliarMlng bin. the davajre antlidpatlng the attack, immediately fired on l'ulver. the hall taking effect in his rlnht arm. Other members of the
guaru in me meantime were trying to prevent the eecape of the retreating savages, all cllorts however proviag Ineffectual, as the bucks on belmc overtakes fired oa the guard with fatal effect. The squaws were also
anneu wun nuge nuntlng-knlves, using them on the troops when an opportunity occurred. The men of Company C, 3d Carrtlry, In the barrack-room near, hearing the first shot, sprang out of bed, and in aa Incredibly nhort period rushed to the scene of the engagement, many of them stopping to
icuuct io wouHueu comrades lving on the frozen snow. This scene tended to arouse within them THK IIKMON OF KKVKXGR. On catching up with the guard ineffectively struggling with the retrcatlne savages, they opened an indiscriminate lire, with dreadful effect, on the renegades, killing twenty, eight of whom proved to be warriors. The savages reaching White River, within five hundred yards of the post, scattered, making for tho hills a few miles distant. The main body continued to retreat up the left bankof theriver.eloselv pursued
uy ihc iiiniriauMi soiuier. aucn or tne sav
ufces an were ovcriaKcn. nreu on tne pursu
er?, and In return were Immediately shot
uown. 'inc atsmountcd troops, after pur
suing the savages two miles, were overtaken
py companies k anu l. 3d Cavalry, mount
ing arrived fr H Kldge AgMr the say previous. Ofl KfiUg bu sisterweValti JUd BrW t4m,aa4 eatM WaWa4 squaw, bite was a Mnbr ef the Cfcereaac .HeWtforhk hTmUwI A relative ef Kd Cleud's was killed. Be. rious trouble U amreea4ed freat W CUmV, a edIa7wHT!" mum The Xerada Sckelm$ter.
of milk and then told him to "
to the 1 down." Whitehall Times
IttVtUtl TiVlftll
New York, October 3, 1818. SeloHce AHtl Industry. From the debris of their coal minos France makes annually 700,000 tons of excellent fuel, and Belgium 500,000 tons. A new featttro of the exnort busi
ness is the consignment of fresh oysters to Germany. The first shipment was made in the ill-fated Pom'erania. Very promising nickel mines have been discovered in Ifew Caledonia, and an hnglish company has been formed to work them under encouragement from the French authorities of tho island.
Haps aad .Mishaps.
Eliza Tisdale, aged 12, of nazleton, Ind., was fatally burned by her
uross latung nre irom a stove.
sent for to tin world uumuu at, oi. jouis oy uer ciotnes tak
in comiiiK tinmf ! uie lire from a trrato in
Slac wool is a fiber of silica produced ly blowing steam through the slag of iron-furnacos. It is woven into swps and sheets, and promisee to be very useful as a non-conducting wrapper for boilers and steam-pipes.
A Liverpool firm is reported to have purchased a steamer for tho purpose of
wfuiiuiK uve pigs irom America. The
ossei is being fitted up to hold over 2, pigs, as well aa cattle.
Prof. Cox, of Indiana, who recently examined the Arizona mining region, says that the mining property of Southern Arizona onco developed, would sappiy the world with precious inetals.
The Toronto Globe says that the
iuerioan paper manufacturers are buy,QJS all the linnllir vnnil Mtatr nan I
we Canadian Eastern townships. They
j y mvhus a, uoru in tne tree, ana thus the farmer reaps a return for a wood
is almost valueless for fuel. -Charles J. Moore, of West Virginia, naa invented a w&nhina. wMnti a
nan.. L . , V y ,,u.v. t-w vupany here will manufacture, and iitn
IV? claimed, will revolutionize the art
y pe-setting. A female operator here 1J Jnnt at the continuous rate of 75 words per minute. wrhe flbre.' the jute plant is capable of yery minute subdivision, and by
SJ,t J raPrvea process by Juliue
iTtlPf e fints of a silky quailSi. 1 Uk.e la remarkable manJ5iA?rmi Q Manc,W(rtr England, is availing itaelf 0 the process. an7S W 10,nt (Nebraska) Butter 30 hrVnu Ablation has more than still Sitnd ,rm8 tnicture, and is the iSB1"? ' Wh8Q tke cPabillttee of baW,RtTon,lre'ytUiW it will PoaaTu? nanufMlw about 100,000 ES nnnnT unds '
Shel aad chaiwii.
Prof. Davhl W ci-t. tt i
iar- i,0iT T6 . mi overworgea. a
omiagy" 6 lHW uunHB ae
aoientiflo Boftton
now smga iu
uie lire from a crate in front of which
she was standing, talking to her father. AtDanvers, 111., Minnie Sloan.aged 10, daughter of John Z. Sloan, fell into
a batu-tub of scaldinsr water and was so
i. .. . ... . . .
nun It. hitrnnjl tha, ahn JiArl H I. 1
lowing day.
A 10-yoar-old daughter of John
liroachdol, at Walton, Ind., was dan
geroualy burned by tho upsetting and
explosion of a coal-oil lamp.
AtUelphos, O., Miss Mary Wilkcnhaucr, whilo drawing water from a cis
tern tost aer balance, fell in and was drowned before assistance could reach
her.
At Bellaire, West Va.. a vountr son
of Christian Bippus pulled a teakettle of boiling water from the stove, fatally scalding both himself and a younger
uruiuur. Professor Henry Dirk, in making a
uanuun ascension at donesooro, Ark., a few days ago, fell a distance of 1,000
ieei ana was instantly Rilled.
John Starr, a well known attorney of Bainbridge, Ind., took a drink of what
no supposed was liquor, at his son's drug store. The draught proved to be
muriatic acta, ana tne result was fatal. At Davenport, Iowa, Mrs. Thomas
iiogan was sitting in front of a hotstove with her infant in her arms, when she
tuscoverea tnat her clothing had taken fire. Putting the child down in a place
oi safety she screamed to her husband
for assistance, but before the flames U 1 ! ft . .
coum oe suoauea sue was ourned so
badly that she could not survive.
Gustave Rutterbeck. a German, was
instantly killed bv the accidftntAl dla.
charge of a pistol in the hands of a com
panion, at ioet Nation, Clinton County, Iowa, on New Year's Dav. The de
ceased was the smallest man ia the
county, measuring four feet two inches in height. He was SO veara'old and
weighed 2 pounds.
A vounir man named Black, recent-
1 . . ... I ' m . i
iy iruuu xveaiucay, witn ins lauior, brother and brother-in-law, Frank Bus
ter, went hunting deer in the swamn at
. t w ..... .
viiear e ora, xexas. in t tie thick buahaa
Black caught a glimpse of Buster's white shirt, and, thinking ' it a deer, raised a Remington and tired. Rueter fell fatally wounded and died the same evening.
iui novs.
Two bad little boys of Taruntuui lbt ';"r'w,el wine pins, and then bent 'cm.
i nun uimrimiuoK a?uai, They both beat n retreat, As likewlho did the fllow wlio lent ein. Harvard Lampoon.
t The following unique epistle was
piuKou up in tne street at ochuyiervilie
uear Hill : The reason I didn't laff
when yu laft ad mo in the post offis yisterday was becaws I hev a bile on my face, and kan't laff. If I laffshe'll burst. But I luv yu Bill, bile or no bile, laff or no laff. Yure luvin Kate, til deth." Saratoga Sim. THE RUASON WHV. " What makes the man appear so sad?" Asked little Juciih Rmw?
" hat makes liim draw that awful aleh And cur this Jolly snow?" " ??'.'.stu,.'..'n '".'iV 'w father said, Hit still, and blame 1dm not, for cruel fate basset him down Upon a corner lot." FhUoh Timet.
A man of an inoulrinff. statistical.
A ' O ' , . ,
ana cj-mcai turn of mind cut out and classilied all tho accounts of marriaea
of Chicago girls that were published in the Sunday papers last year, and found that of the G9 7 brides 416 were "love
ly," iu "beautiful." U9 "beauteous."
40 "fair," 32 "charming," and theremaining57 "handsome," "piquante," "attractive," "dashine." and so on.
What," he said to a friend, to wh
he had exhibited these figures, "what
becomos of the uelv firirls?" His friand
was struck dumb at this oueaWnn. and
entirely lacked the presence of mind to
answer mat. mere were no uely rirls in
in, who, oh wearing uie nnng in camp a mile distant, arrived In time to eanttim
many savage wno would dontitlww linr.. oa.
caped bad it not been for their timely assistance. The mounted coRiDanles oonttnu.
cd pursuit of the fleeing savages, allowing the dismounted troops, completely exhaust
ed from cold and fatigue, to return to the pot, carrying back a number ef savages,
tuirsb ui v uutii iruveu 10 ue squaws anu rArroosKS,
their wounds. In manv cases, beta? render.
ed doubly serious by their being frozen, and the most seriously injured of whom died within the ensuing two hours. During the
wora or uressmi; taeir wo Unas by surgeon
i-ewy, wno displayed great hiciji and perse' veranceln admlnlsteringrelief to thewouad
cd savage, great fortitude was disnlaveri.
eNpeciallv noticeable in the vonnifr vHn.
ourteon jioseiy, ia iae meantime, was bus
Harry Flotv was a univeraitv Mas.
who had been socae time in Xovada. ait
having had bad luck, couldn't do better than to leave direinr and take to sohnol
teaching. He was pale, slender, aad scholarly lookinsr. and the 1'reeidAnt ni
the Board of Trustees said to him. anr.
aowfully, as he brushed a tear:
" Mister, yon may he book learned, bet ! it takes more than that for a teacher ia the Cranberry Guloh school, as yo will find. The last teacher sleeps in yonder grave-yard j the one before him left am eye and one arm to show his incapacity ; the one before was very muoh eaten by the ells when we found his body, and the three before him ran away with only about four eyes and six legs between them. Our boys are rough and don't stand no nonsense." "Let me try," replied Harry mildly. " I'm weak, but I have a will. I'll open next Monday at 9 a. m." At eight Harry went down to the school-house, with the key in one hand and a valise in the other. Sixty scholars were loafing around in a good, big crowd to see what would turn up, while the undertaker stood near waiting for a job. " Ready to slope if he Snds we are too much for him," whispered the big, bowlegged, cross-eved bullv of the
develish looking chan. nineteen vaana
old. - ' "
The new teacher srased nessivelv at
the adjacent grave-yard, opened the valise, took out three navy sixes, and a long bowie knife, whetted the latter oa the leg of his boot, cocked one of the
former, and then said sweetly :
- iung me oeu ana we'll nave pray
ers."
The big bully whom he addressed
mildly obeyed.
" We will arrange the classes." be said
mildly, as he cocked a revolver aad
walked down the room.
One after another the boys were examined and classed. He called the first class to recite in geography; a whisper was heard behind him. Quick as Bghtning the teacher wheeled and covered the offender with a deadly aim, as he spoke sternly for the first time: " Don't do that again, for I never give a second warning." Recess then came, and the boys, very much cowed, went out on the playground. One of them threw h'u ball ia the air, and before it started to descend toward the catcher, the new teacher struck it with a bullet, and from that time Harry Floty has kept school undisturbed. Argonaut.
Hew Scotch FnaeralK Here Ceedncfe
in mc ueVM limey.
Meaey fer rahlic Werks.
The folio wing statement of the amount
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mi puuiiu money expended on public works during the past two fiscal years
una uvea lueuareu dy lm tuuriMtar nf
tk fn . o
State or Territory.
Ferelre Xetea.
The editor of the Xevublkano. of
Teeein, Switzerland, has been con
demned by a local court to three months'
mnrisonment for orintin an article
deemed to be derogatory to the dignity of a gendarme.
In accordance with the Berne Con.
vention, the importation of non-Europe-an vinee is to be limited to certain norta.
aad the planting of them allowed only
in uinncis already subject to the phyl-
oxera.
There has been the greatest difficul
ty in inducing the Duchess of Edinburgh
June 30, '76, to June 30. T7.
Malae. fcw.liw 78 New Hampshire lo,4W 90 V ermoat n.oee et Massachusetts aae iaa ui
-Maine and Miuw'c'tts
Khode Island.. ituui vu
Xow York m,m il ew Jersey 81,7 as
rennayivaaia 1.410.HI 7 Dttluwaru tin am it
MatylaHd... ajVe m
uisirtet ei uoiutnblft. . 8W,M0 88 W est Virginia i ate aa
North Carolina ill' es
joutii uaronna ttjm m Morida..... ii i,r -a
?(yK'H li,m W AlabHina umn u
Misci-sippi s'.m es UmlstHiia lW.(e ei Lo'lsPnaandArkans's srneeo Arkansas mui
TCXM...... lUlniiu
Tentuwjtec iagi w Kentucky jtMt u OlllO. ft75.7t M
2 f Kan. ....... si8,t78
Jw 3e, '77,
to jnne 0, '78.
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is, ew ee
is,veo ee M.lbS ?e
4e,7M 78 4A.17S m
am, its 01 sSfSes is i5,m eti
lt,e( 7 211, 3)
7,10 :ti 171,43 S 178,611 96 7W ee e.ue eo 3;m ee
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1M.4M1 H6 ftti.lM 72
B7S.773 81
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Indiana i a' S "L',':21'L mum-
lly occupied attending the wounded troops, who lived only lone enough to have their
wounus dressed. Tne dismounted troop.
Biug voHBiKiieu iae wounueu savages te
mcuicai care, were ordered to saddle up and follow the trail of the fleeing savages, which, owing to the light from the pale moon, and the ground being covered with snow, was rendered doubly easy. During
me enure mgm tne snarp report oi carbines
to u i m no nearu irora tne distant ulUBs. ...1. . . . .
micro pursued anu pursuers MKT I.V DEADLY CONFLICT.
The trail was followed until the setting of St. 1 M . I . .
mc Hiuuu reiiuereu innner pursuit tin possible until daylight. Soon the trail became visible, and the pursuit was renewed. The principal trail lav over and through a mc.
cession of mountains and ravines, rendering
luiiauii. vjf ujuiiiueu iroops aimosi impossible. The troops that followed the smaller
trans were successful la capturing many
savages, and killing such as rendered it
necessary ror sen-preservation. A detachment of six men of Company II, 3d Cavalry, having discovered a party of savages iaa
wasnout, rnvate Everett, one of their number, dismounted and advaneed,ealling upon the savages to surrender, by signs, etc., sfg-
Biiving to tnem taeir desire to oapture rather than kill them. The savages, la response opened Are, Everett falling mortally
nuumiL-u. a ue reraainuer oi tne troops gained the nearect shelter and opened are on
me savage, Killing aim capturing tne eetlre party, nutuberlaK ten. The troops that followed the main trail
succeeded in trailing the savages to where the latter had intrenched themselves, ia a ravine whose natural defenses mml..! it
aimost inaccessible a place bo doubt well known to tho savages, and which in years
paBi. w un;u ior iseir oamping ground. The troops, rinding It
IMI-OSSIIU.K TO DI8L0D0K TlIK 8AVAOBS without exposing themselves within easy range of the ssvage fire, determined te
surrounu mom, id hopes oi getting them te surrender. This determination belnu acted
upon, the troops remained In position all night. The following morning the troops discovered that the Indians had thrown tin additional breaatwnrka ilnrio
the night, with a view to resist any attempt of the troops to disledge them. The comra"dlng oltlcer, seeing that any attempt to dislodge the savages from siioh a position pottld not be accomplished without sacrlScIng the lives of a number of his . tu
greater portion of the xavages were knows to be armed, conceived the idea of sending to Fort Koblnsen for artlllerv. hv whih w
oottld more easily dislodge the savages. At 4 o'olook this evening a twelve-pound Napoleon gun left the post fer the scene of hostilities. Thus thiags stand at this writIn The following ar thn ataa n it
killed or wounded since the outbreak ef the
Illinois...... ...... 5sf fff S
Mwnrl W,7&7 48
Wisconsin ut am AA
Iowa
Nebraska e,;Ifla m
ix.ie ee Montana... i-? 2
"fepon Msw is idHfio........ i'.hm ee
TVHSIlingtOU.. ,,',, Wvoinlnir.....
California ; tmmH Arlzoim , ,, .... , NcwMexieo , ;;;
ei.Witw
ita.KK) aa
3ej,ess as
"iwwe oi 48.1W M
:u,360 ee
"'m'mim .... ......., ............ !,, ,,,,,,,
KII.I.KD.
Private Smith, company A.Sd eavalry. Private, Good, senpaar A, U eavalry. Private Kverett, company II, 3d eavalry. WOUXDKb. Corporal Pulver, eompaay A, 3d eavalry. Private Kgery, eempaay 6, U eavalry. All of whom areexpeoied te recover. LOSS OF THK SAVAOKfl.
n.. . . ..... . I
ruiiv mvajriM wftra kiiiu,. ia vniiaju i .. .. .. .,. . .
aad Xn ti"' ""J 1 ou naiir 7, a oraace seio
wmnMiad w.. a ,T.? wi TJS5 to Judge David Davis when he Mb
Cloud's bMd, waewMKteW,af-1 wa upoft it. Muck'?
Talking of funerals in thegoed old times, and in the mansions of the lairds, these used to be the most enjoyable of our parochial festivities. The kith and kin came from great distances to be entertained in a style befitting the occasion. There were grave faces at the rath.
eringwhen the guests assembled round the coffin to listen to a suitable r raver.
The glasses of wine were handed round once, twice, or oftener the poorest people would procure wine for the occa
sionand the memory of the deceased" was toasted ia silence. Thee the long procession moved off to the kirk.
yard, and the body was laid silently in the grave. That duty being solemnly discharged, a load was visibly lifted
from the assistants. Acquaintances came together in the carriages and mourning coaches, and there was plenty of animated conversation. When the
guests took the tables in the diningroom all were in excellent saints and
appetite. The near relations might be sad al heart, but they felt hospitably
bound to stile their sorrow, and there
were ample appliances for drowning it. When the old fashion of drinking healths and " taking wine" prevailed, mourners were ant to iret merrv ia enita
of themselves, while, as mav be md.
posed, the mere acquaintances of the deceased gave themselves over easily to boisterous jeviality. It was a churlkk thing to be the first to break up good company, and even the minister might well sit it out till convivial examnle un
set his decorum. CfcrAtf Moootine.
Memphis Mi the Tellew Fctct. Senator Stanley Matthews, havin re
turned to Cincinnati from his vuwt to
Memphis as a member of the Yellow Fever Commission, said to a reoorUr laat
"Memphis oeonle dread rerv amnk
the recurrence of an epidemic of yellow fever. They are encouraged to believe that the severity of the winter will de
stroy the germs of the disease in this country, and prevent lie reappearing next season. Bat m tte event thuil should break out agate neat semmer m. New Orleans, the feeUuar k mm tfcafcafc
people of Memphis and along the river weuld certainly isolate New Orleans completely if not with law, then without law. Ther would not allow a boat
to ascend the river, aad if would plant oannons oa the bank to
prevent it. Thev would not allow a
railroad train to carry a passenger from that point. That is their present feelis and expressed deternujiaeiea. not
ooui nedto any class. n