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, 1869-04-02
AN EMEUrH IN A CUBAN rHEArRE.
A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG CUBAN LADY KILLED.

Correspondence Of the New Orleans Tines,
dated Havana, January 23d, says: A most
brutal and eowAFdly assassination Of Young
Cuban girl occurred last night at the theatre,
while the Cuban revolutionary song was
being sung, and the Spanish authorities here
are endesvoring to remove the damnable
stain Of the Transaction BY circulating various
wild accounts Of il; one of which have Just
heard is that the fighting first commenced
outside ol the theatre. = j was present. and
80 wors several other Americans, and must
say / never saw anything b mean ana COW.
ardly before in my life. The facts are these /:
A very handsome young lady, the daughter
Of Aldama, one Of the weathiest and most
noble Of all Cubans, wore upon her left
breast the American flag, with the inscrip>
ton, " Long live the Republic of Cuba /"
upon 1t. When that stirring song was being
sung the whole audience rose and cheered
this young lady, aud as she rose to acknowl.
edge the salute-all eyes we're now bent upon
her--a low, mean, cowardly Spaniard shot
her with revolver, killing her instantlE.
Two American gentlemen occupied the box
adjoining Senorita Aldama, whose names l
do not know, but one of these, seeing the
pistol pointed at the young lady's breast,
drew his revolver, and second after the
Spaniard bad 6red, blew the top Of the head
of the cowardly assassin. Instantly, the
theatre was the scene of the greatest confu-
sion, and the Spanish troops, who had been
placed outside in great numbers, now rushed
IN at this signal, and commenced firing upon
the masses of huddled, unarmed, innocent
men and women. The Spanish troops we're
Dragging this morning that theyyhad killed
two hundred persons. am pretty sure
there we're at least half that number killed
and wounded. Intense excitement has pre-.
vailed all day, and business is almost suspen.
ded. Proclamations by the Captain General,
ordering the citizens to stay at home, are
posted up, at the same time saying that the
leaders have been arrested, which is not SO,
but, on the other hand, they have arrested
some ten or twelve Cubans who were the
innocent occupants of the theatre, and not
one Spaniard has been arrested The Liber.
ais are forming camp and fortifying to the
southwest part of the city, as it is rumored,
and hundreds of Spanish troops are hurrying
hither and thither through the streets. 1t
seems that they have already had fight, as
about fifty Spanish troops have just PASSED
my window, bearing upon their shoulders
the corpse of man whose body was literally
riddled with bullets. have been down and
attempted to learn the particulars, but can
not learn anything but that he was trail
tor" The excitement is looming up, and 1
shall not be surprised to fnd martial law
proclaimed before night
, 1869-04-02

A GENTLEMAN who owns a country seat
nearly lost his wife, who fell into river
which flowed through his estate. He an
nounced the narrow escape to his friends,
expecting their congratulations. One OF
them, an old bachelor, wrote: al always
told YOU that river was too shallow"
, 1869-04-02

well, my boy said lady to a member
of prison reform association, to youngster
who was under discipline for the theft Of q
coat, you will try to do better next time y
Yes nm was the hopeful reply, I'll steal
twop
, 1869-04-02
WILLIE WENT A wooINc.

Young Willie went q Wooing
One pleasant Sunday night;
Went wooing Jennie Gilbert
Pray who bad a better rightf
The dew was on the flowers,
The stars were shini0g bright,
When Willie went wooing,
Que plessAn G Sunday night.
The path led through the meadow,
To farmer Gilbert's house,
And Willie trod as gently,
And "aily as a mouse"
But his heart Il grew tumultuOns,
when hrst be saw the light
In farmer Gilbert's partpr,
That pleasant Sunday night.
Jennie Gilbert was the mistress
OF farmer Gilbert's farm,
And many fond admirers
Had offered her their arm;
And told her how they loved her,
But 1t wasn't told Alright,
Until Willie went q wooing,
One pleasant Sunday night.
She was her fathers all on earth
Her mother, years ago,
Went down the darkened valley,
And crossed the rivers how
And JennIs grew to womanhood-
OF her faIher's home the light,
Where Willie went a wooing,
One pleasant Sunday night.
Twas never known what Willie said,
Nor how bis love be told,
But-Jenuie let him hold her hand,
perhaps that made him bold,
For be kissed ber on her burning cheek,
Her little hand held tight
Did Willie, while a wooing,
One pleasant Sunday night.
The farmer in the kitchen lone,
Sat by himself apart,
The wooing in the parlor
Made sorrowful his heart.
The hour hand ou the kitchen clock
Was standing bolt upright,
Ere Willie left off wooing,
That pleasant Sunday night.
To breakfast on the morrow
Jennie came a little late
Her father gazed into ber eyes,
And sought to read his tate;
But she kept her secret nobly,
Her fathers gaze despite,
Said not a word Of Willie
Or the pleasant Sunday night.
Dark browed sat farmer Gilbert,
And with heightened face;
He thought of all the empty rooms
Within that pleasant place;
So sad was bis demeanor,
That Jennie pale with fright
Thought Willie sure was tabooed.
From coming Sunday night.
But Willie Gray was sent for
That very blessed day,
And everything was settled
Before be went away,
For Will, and Jane, and Father
"Put everything to rights"
And Willie came a wooing
The coming Sunday nights.
Blithe Will and gentle Jennie
Now journey side by side,.
A worthy, happy husband,
A loved and loving bride.
Farmer Gilbert rocks the cradle,
The farm looks trim and bright,
And Willie wooes bis Jennie
Now every Sunday night.
, 1869-04-02

THERE is this difference between happi'
ness and wisdom be that thinks himself the
happiest man, really is so but he who thinks
himself the wisest man is generally the great
est fool.
, 1869-04-02

A LADY said to her husband in Jerrold's
presence: My dear, you certainly want
some new trovsers, No, think not re-
Piled Ihe husband. 'Well,' said Jerrold, I
think the lady who always wears them ought
to know
, 1869-04-02
Union Republican Convention,

The Union Republicans of Walla Walla county
are requested to meet in their respective pre-
cincts on SATURDAY, April Sd, 1868, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to attend County
Convention, to be held at the Court House, in
the city of Walla Walla, on SATURDAY, April
10, 1869, at IL o'clock, NJ. The object OF the
Convention is to select Delegates to represent
Walis Walla county in the Territorial Union
Republican Convention, to be held at Claquato,
on the goth day of April, 1862 and to transact
such other business as may be proper for the
promotion of the interests of the party.
Each precinct is entitled to the following
, 1869-04-02

SwINDLED This is how Geo. f. Train
in recent speech in Ireland, said he was
swindled by bis grandmother. A good many
others have been similarly treated with simi
lar results so far as the truthfulness of teach
ings are concerned: My old grandmother
wished me to become great man. In order
to become great man, she said to me: You
can't drink. said yes. She said l must
not swear. said yes She said was not
to chew said yes. She said was not to
lie. 1 said yes. l found out, l assure you
that there is about thirteen commandments.
Laughter She told me that the great
men practiced all the virtues which she eu.
Joined me to observe. l was ambitious to
see great men. You can imagine how anx-
ious was, after what had been told about
those great men, to see them. When was
about eighteen years of age, went to Wash
ingtOn, and saw Clay, Calhoun, and all the
others and imagine my astonishment when
all the great men of the world were drinking,
smoking, cheating, chewing, snuf6ng, lying,
swearing and gambling. Then, of course, |
found out that my grandmother had made a
great mistake-that, in fact, she had swind-
led me out of my education.
, 1869-04-02

STRAIN THE BUTTERMILK.-Place COM
mon wire sieve over milk>pail, and pour the
buttermilk into it; with a spoon move the
straiuiugs gently from one side of the sieve
to the other, until the buttermilk is drained
of What is left in the sieve is called false
butter, and makes excellent shortening. 1t
there is large dairy, and butter made dur
ing the season, the strainings can be tried
out, by placing them 10 an iron kettle over
the stove, and simmering slowly until the
sediment settles to the bottom. Turn on the
top. The oil thus obtained answers the same
purpose as real butter, in every department
of cookery; besides, it will do to fry cakes
IN, or to oil cheese, 80. If dairy-woman
has ever been in the habit of straining butter
milk, she will soon learn, BY SO doing, that
1t is quite saving
, 1869-04-02

An exchange says that the Grecian bend
achieved by throwing the chest forward
'cd the trunk backwards What b done
With the rest of the baggage!
, 1869-04-02

A LITTLE girl was very fond approaching
to her dolls. Her mother heard her one
day reproying one for being so wicked. .Oh,
you naughty, sinful child, she said, shaking
the waxen limbs, you will just 60 70 that
lake Of birthstone and molasses, and you
won't burn up-yOu'll just sizzle =
, 1869-04-02

TIE most tender hearted man ever heard
Of vas a shoemaker, who always shut his
ewes and Whistlsd when be ran bis aWi into
sole.
, 1869-04-02

TAE hopping around of Grecian bend in
. ballroom reminds one forcibly Of kangs>
roo trying to escape the attacks Of sand aesS
, 1869-04-02
TOB PRINTING ofevery description d on
To City Subscribers.

On and after this date, the STATESMAN will be
served to City subscribers at so cents month, pay
able to the carrier Those who have paid in advance
will have their papers continued until the time ex-
pires.
, 1869-04-02

TERRIBLE DEATH.-A colored man met
with an awful death in the neighbOrhood of
New Paris, KY, few nights since. A
neighbor, a white man, bad been killing bis
hogs and had left them out at night The
negro undertook to steal one, and was in
such hurry to secure the pork that he for
got to remove the gambrel stick To reach
his home il was necessary to cross fence.
In doing so be placed the hog on the top
rail, and It is supposed that il slipPedAat
any rate the negroes head was caught in the
opening Of the hind legs, and bis neck was
was broken by the stick. Heuss found next
morning dead, the hog on one side Of the
fence and he on the other, with his head
fast, as described
, 1869-04-02

A DRUEKES man who had slipped. down
thought is singular that water alwsys froas
with the slippery side Up.
, 1869-04-02

THE author of Roll on Silver Moon,'
has opened : ball ALLEY. Silver moon can't
roll on bis alley without paying for it.
, 1869-04-02
Democratic County Central Committee.

Alta meeting Of the Democratic Central Com>
mitee, held at the Court House, on Thursday,
March II, the following proceedings were bad :
The number of Delegates to each Convention was
fixed at "a, apportioned as follows:
Walla Walla Precinct, 10
, 1869-04-02

The Committee voted to bold the primary
meetings in the different precincts for Delegates
to the County Convention, for the nomination Of
county officers on the lst May, and that the cons
ventiou for the nomination of county othcers, De
held in Waa Walla city, on Saturday, May sth
The Committee recommend that all proxies be
given to residents of the precinct in which Ae
Delegate resides. J. NJ, VANsYcKLE, Sec.
, 1869-04-02


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, 1869-04-02

D, s. Official Paper for the Territory.
, 1869-04-02
KATEs OF suBsoRDrIoN

.-rERMs INVARIABLY IN ADvANoE.-sa
, 1869-04-02
Nalla @alla Statesman.

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING, By
WILLIAM H. NEWELL,
, 1869-04-02

I" Those that are good manners At. the court,
are a. ridiculous In the country, as the behavior
In the country h most nocksbls tths court -
, 1869-04-02

By order of the County Central Committee.
l2Im J. D. COOK, Chairman.
, 1869-04-02
Office Statesman Building, Third Street

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08
Rearing ChiIdren.

/ 1t Is settled matter of demonstration
that about one-fourth of all the children
born die in their infancy. If statistical
tables are correct. the mortality is great
er IN civilized society than among semi
barba1ans or savages. 1t is not TO be
denied that the Indians loose a LARGE
number of their pappooses before the
second year but not in the ratio of a civ-
en- population in a civilized community
where all the appliances, conveniences.
and knowledge are in full exercise for
their preservation.
The negroes of Africa and the noma-
die races in Asia lose many children ear
ly; but they appear to be more success
tul in their efforts to rear them than the
best informed people of civilized Europe
or America. No doubt this assertion
may be called in question. Figures are
not TO be disputed, however. If it be
admitted that the manner of everyday
HE OF millions of mothers is injurious to
their nursing babes, one direct cause of
the mortality among infants, never prac-
tIccd ~ unsophsticated outdoor, open
ar mothers, will be established. Our
civilized mothers bundle up their babies
too closely, and too often deprive them
't the fresh, invigorating atmospheric
'r, They are wilted like cut flowers IN
sitting nursery. Their freedom is too
much abridged, from mistaken idea
hat they may take cold if exposed.
lhe t.SqulmauX mother refreshes her
nude nursing in an Artic snowdrift.
civilization overloes-the uncivilized
cts nature do more.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08
Approved, January IA, 1869.

An Act amendatory of an act entitled
'An act relating to habeas corpus and
regulating judicial proceedings in GER
tain cases.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the provisions of an act entitled ''An act
relating to habeas corpus, and regulating
judicial proceedings in certain cases." ap-
proved March third, eighteen hundred
and sixty-three, SO far as the same re-
late to the removal of causes from the
State to the federal courts, be, and the
same is hereby, declared to ex ed 10 any
suit or action at law or prosecution, civil
or criminal, which has been or shall be
commenced in any State court against
the owner or owners of any ship or YES
sci, or of any railway, or of any line of
transportations, firm, or corporation en-
gagged in business as common carriers of
goods, wares, or merchandise, for any
loss or damage which may have happen
ed to any goods, wares, or merchandise
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08

y STORY FROM NED BRACE.-Nlr
Bacon of Edgcticld, =. G. the hero of
tine Georgia scenes, under the name OF
Med Brace" WAS once courting lady
either in Georgia or California She had
refused him frequently, and he as often
renewed his suit. AT one interview she
became exceedingly annoyed ut his i'm
portunity, and tnld him she could
not marty him; that their tastes, opin-
ions, Hikes and dislikcs were totally differ
cn;. In fact" said she, mir bacon,
i 'o not IhinI, there is one subject on
c;U,L upon which we can agrec."
- ao-urc You, Madam. HAT You are
mistaken. -a;l Mr.. Bacon, and | can
prove it
IF you will mention one thing about
which we agree" SAID she, 81 will marry
YOU"
''Weli, sad Mr. Bacon, 81 will do it.
Suppose, nov, You and | Were travelling
together we arrive at night at Il hotel,
and there are only two beds; in one
there is man, and the other woman
which bed would you sleep in ?''
She rose Indignantly and replied,
with the woman, of course, sir
9 80 would L " earnestly replied Mr..
Bacon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08

eSr There was certain man whom we
Will call Smith, because that wasn't his
name, and he courted girl, or rather
wanted to. o.whOsc name wew'ill call Brown.
Now Smith wasn't 50 smart in matters
matrimonial as he might have been, and
a fellow named Jones "Sailed in" and
''cut him out Jones married the girl.
in due course of time Mrs. J. presented
her husband with a nice daughter
About fifteen years afterward Smith
was strolling around in the neigh
b"Thood where his former sweetheart
used to perambulatc. Meeting Jones
daughter returning from school, Smith
thought he could detect in her face
the well known and fondly remembered
features of her mother. Wishing to en-
gage in conversation, he confronted the
damsel, when the following dialogue
tool, place Smith (who lisped little,
Amt your name .Ionesth p
Miss Jones-"1cs, Sir"
Smith-''Well, NTH Jonesth, / c1n.e
P6tgucy ncd- beul.g your father' r'
1t is needless TO add that "AIith
JoncSth" travelled.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08
.unnncys ii,snc,somcJy Ecmayaea.

y Frcnch newspaper relates the fol-
lowing:
The voration Of a singer is not alto
9ethcr a hyd oi roses, as Is proved 10y the
following little incident, of which tine
brothers Lionct We're the heroes.
Mulam l.. wishing 10 give s"Hcc,
hr..yI tlc>r two artist - call on her.
when she proposed that they should come
and charm the ears OF her guests with
their music. r, P,iyc was agrccd upon
which was loo ,.aucs, (S2GJ
"}ou will dine with uS, added Mad
.,,ne l.. with one OF her gracious smiles ::
'.Du, a. the dinner which shall offer you
will Je we'll worth 10 francs for each
person. which viii make 20 francs for
YOU two, .,hali then owe you but 80
.r,ucs'
i'ythacora~ himself could not have
reckoned It more exactly. The two
brothers accepted the invitation and al
rrv.d on the next day at the hour ap-
pointed. They took their places at the
table, and ate with an appetite that
would have been the envy Of Gareantua,
and that, too, without looscniny tooth
After the dessert, they both arose from
,he table together, placed each of them 4
10 franc piece on his plate, and, saluting
very respectfully their hostess and the
company, took their final leave.
Madame Is. flew into Il terrible pas
-ion, ana her quests stared in amazement
but all this did not bring back her sing
els
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08

RACE WITH a LOCOMOTIvE-TheS St.
AlbanS Transcript says: One OF valua-
bic span OF colts belonging to Mr. Dor
man, OF Swanton. one day last week un-
dertook TO head off and yet by passing
train. 1t appears that Mr. Dorman had
taken their shoes off and turned them
out to pasture the night before and during
the night the colts had managed to get
on the railroad i'll some manner, one
being on one side of the track, and the
other on the other, when the morning
passenger train was coming up. One of
the colts started when the train had got
up even with it, and at lightning speed
undertook to run by the engineer seeing
that the horse was gaining, crowded on
all the steam he could get. the horse
still keeping his own, and perceptibly
gaining After running fifty rods in
this manner, the colt came to a cattle
guard, at which, stopping second, one
OF the cars rubbed against and stripped
Oft his side, taking about three pounds of
one hip, and threw him off Mr. Dor
man recently refused $1,000 for the
span valuing them at l,5OO. The
horse will probably live, but will be
worthless.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08

am alone in my chamber now.
And the midnight hour i near.
And the iao"t's crack and the clock dull
tick
Are he only sounds hear:
And over my soul in it, solitude.
sweet feelings of sadness glide:
For my heart and my eyes are iull when
think
OF The liule boy that died.
shall miss him when the flower, come
lii thr garden where he played;
shall miss him more by the frr>i,lc.
When ;h" flowers are all dccaycd.
shall see his toys anl his empty chair.
And the horse That he used to ride.
Aud thcy will speak with silent speech
ot the little boy that died.
Sha!! see lis little sister agaiu
N;h her piaymat = about the door.
And Ill watch the children in their sport.
A~ never did before;
And il in the group -..,. . .j:ild
That's dimplri ami tau.hlng-cyei.
iii ioon I" see i! ii may not he
The little hoy that die&.
We SHALL 20 home to our Father hnu~..
70 "ui Fathers house in the -'.irS
here The hope OF our souls shall hayrun
blight,
And oar love 40 broken ties,
We shall roam on the banks OF the river Of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08

New York has one mile of railroad to
1927 of population: New Jersey, one
to 902.5 3; New Hampshire, one to 500 :;
Vermont, one to 53G.G; Massachusetts,
one to 921.9; Connecticut, one to SIG. l;
Pennsylvania, one to 1925; Ohio,
one to TI9; Michigan, one to Gl9.3
Indiana, one to 6Y3.6 Illinois, one to
1l3.5; Wisconsin, one to 939.4 Mime
sofa, one to ~ Iowa, one to go;
Nebraska, one to 225 ; Kansas, one to
4577 West Virginia, one to 1041; Vir-
ginia, one to 900 North Carolina, one
lOOO.7 South Carolina, one to 700;
Georgia, one JOG; Florida, one to
3i2.2 Alabama, one to ll52; Missis-
sippi, one to S90 Tcnnnessec, one to
1852.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08

: iIirLE roo SIINKr.-Nn eutcrpris-
M business man OF Hartford c.. runs
tw" branches ot trade to Wit: Il grocery
and fish market, tie 4rvcrry himself,
the 'i~h market hy deputy, and every
might the latter make, returns of the
days i,l,iur~~ to I'll. proprietor. 4 few
dayS since the grocer found in his fiS!.
market returns Il counterfeit liyc-dollar
bill. IL iiln't Ike 10 lose it,ar.d didn't
quiir want to take the chances of irving
to pass II. 50 he called an oil ,larkcy
Who w.t7 htUgiu- ahout the premises.
ami aid to him: ''Spm. here's a five
COLLAR Till that's littIr doubtful. Ii you'll
:a..c 4 ami pass It, I'll I'VE You dollar
of the change" 'Ncry well, said sam.
anI he took the hill and went off. Lat
or il the day he returned havinI accom-
Fl',hcd the tcat, andham!cd over 81 in
-oot nulrry 10 the grocer. That night
the grocer Ill counting the cash returns
from hl~ fish market, was more surprised
than delr"hted To find the identical five
IN the pie. ''Look here" said he
shurply to his fish market clerk, ..hcre' ;
Il counterfeit bill who'd ye take i: of
Didn't you know twas bad ?" The
clerk took it and looked at it moment.
"Oh yc-' said he II remember now ::
| took it OF sam, the darkry. l thought
it WAS little doubtful, and wasn't going
t. take it, but he said he cot it of you, so
| thought il was all rirht." Further
explanation was unnecessary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-08

y foreign paper relates strange and
terrible story of the selt-destruction of
seventeen hundred religious enthusiasts in
the Government of Saratow. a few
months ago the prophets of a new relig
ion made their appearance in that part
of Russia, preaching self-dcStruction by
fire as the only sure road to salvation,
and so readily was their dreadful doc
trinc received by the ignorant and SUI
perstltious pcasantry, that i'll one large
village no less than seventeen hundred
persons assembled Ill some wooden hous-
e., and, having barricadcd the doors and
windows, set the buildings on fire and
persisted in flames.