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NO. IS
Don't Hang sim. .

The following Grafton was delivered
somewhere out West by one of the pro
fession, who would seem to have quite
an aversion to hanging people:
May it please your Lordship and
Gentlemen Of the Jury: The case /:
as clear as ice, and sharp to the doin' a:
the saith, Thou shalt not KILL Now
/ if you hang my client you trahsgress the
command as slick as grease and as plump
as goose in loaier's face. Gentlemen,
murder is murder, whether committed
by twelve jurymen or by an humble in
diyidual Ike my clieut. Gentlemen, l
DO not deny the fact OF my clients hav-
ing killed man, but Is that any reason
why you should Go so
N 0 such thing, gentlemen. You may
bring the prisoner III guilty, the hang
man may do his duty, but will that ex
ouorute Eou? No such thing. In that
case you viii ali be nurderers. Who
among you is prep pared for the mark OF
Cain to be stamped on his brow to-day
Who, freemen, who, IN this land OF lib
erty and light2 Gentlemen, l will
pledge my sserd thai oHe~of you has
a bowie kuiie or pistol in his pocket.
No, gentlemen, your pockets are odor-
ferrous with the perfumes Of cigar cases
and tobacco Of rectitude in the pipe Of a
peaceful conscience; but hang my un~
fortunate client, and the scaly slligators
.ol remorse will gallop through the in
lernal principles Of auimal yertebral un
tll the spinal anatomical construction Is
turned into a railroad for the grim and
CORY gobins Of despair.
Gentlemen, beware Of committing mur
der Beware, l say, Of meddling with
the eternal prerogatiye Beware, | say.
Remember the fate of the man who at
tempted to steady the ark, aud tremble
Gentlemen, | adJure you by the manu-
mitted ghost OF temporal sanc;ity, to DO
no murder. | adjure you by tie name
Of woman. the main spring Of the ticking
time piece Of Time s theoretical trans
migration, to do no murders l adjure
you BY the love you have for the esculent
and coudimental gusto Of our native
pumpkin, to do no murderl | adjure
you by the American eagle, that whip
ped the universal gamecock Uf creation,
aud sits roosting on the magnetic tele-
graph OF Times ilustrious trausmi
grafton to Do no murder And lastly,
gentlemen, if you ever expect to wear
long-tailed coats-if you ever expect to
wear boots made Of the free hides of
the Rocky Mountain Butfalo-aDd to
sum up all, if you ever expect to be
but a set Of sueakiDg, loafug,
rascally, cut throat, braided small ends
of humanity, Whitfield down to indis
acquit my client and save
your country" The prisoner was ac-
Quilted.
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{ Communicated. 7
The school Easv.

E4e School Law.
Au honest man should be willing to
give The devil bis due. The writer,
though opposed to the whole system. is
wiling to admit that it would work bet
Ter, and become perhaps success, if it
did pgt have to pack the prejudices Of
thossS8ho are opposed to it, There are
some men who refuse to receive their
pro rata, aad do not care y hat becomes
of the fund belonging 10 their district
rhisls the most deadly opposition of all
Causing the fund TO be extravagautly
useqln high salaries to teachers, ard 10
undSefYng men. / have read the law
aud cannot see how it can be improved
without adding to the expense Of the
machinery which is already too great.
I ThENay Of giving a set Of men one
/ huudred thousand dollars TO give each
/ chil8 - 80, is what we call turning
two apeh auger and cutting I inch chips
| j ny iion OF dollars IS collected Of the
peoPE Tor school purposes. and 1t does
n0t8H tain u school more than two or
/ i}.res esonths leaving the child at home
/ tie Fsto the year 10 forget what he
ic9fhed or sends the constable 10 his poor
vnfoftuuate father 10 collect the balance.
Tie only remedy the writer suggests,
is 20 steruly prohibit the "higher
branches, from being taught IN the
schools. Nothing beyond grammar,
arIlhmetic. aud geography. \ COMMON
English education Is what We are taxed
for, aud nothing else should be taught
by 20 doing you can get plain men to
teach for low salaries.
We should remember that when an
additional tax Is levied, that there are
parcel OF fellows too lazy to work stand
Jug ready to spend that tax. Hundreds
OF college bred gentlemen, and piano
women. nave focked into Kentucky to
teach school since the last tax was voted
By the people. More c4rriou more buz-
zaIds More taxes more worthless, lazy
peopienginL on the taxes. These peo-
pie Jum up their noses at little c0un
uy school ba; pay them high and they
wi.l condesccud to teach it. They vii
pay soEe attention 10 latin scholars, and
yhe higher branches of mathematics, and
neglect the little ) b @ children. One
Of these "gentlemea will come into
county, the trustees Will give him sixty
or seventy FIVE dollars month; every
school teacher who knows nothing aud .
lon know that well, must have thee /
} nd way goes sour school fund.
There are men to day, getting dfty and .
SIXTY dollars month, that are so lazy /
Hat farmer would not board them for .
their work. There are men. Who have
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The Dimcnity yYitfs spain.


As our readers have already been in
formed in these columns, the outrages on
American citizens in Cuba have at length
eliminated in the massacre of eight med
ical students in Havana by the Spanish
volunteers. The details of the terrible
outrage have not reached Us. Only the
fact that they were murdered by the vol
uDteers for having desecrated the grave Of
Gonzalo Castanon. the late editor OF the
I0- De CHbu, the organ of the yolun-
teers Castanon lost his life on Ameri>
can sol in a duel provoked by himself
and his body had been inferred in Ha-
vana with military honors. When,
therefore, his grave was demolished by
reckless crowd Of boys who were Amer
lean citizens, the act was regarded as one
Of political significance The hot Span
ish blood and reyengeful natures OF the
volunteers were aroused, and summary
punishment was inflicted on the students.
4 court martial was convened at o.
clock on last Tuesday afternoon. Eight
of the offenders who were found most
guilty were sentenced to be shot at 4
o'clock on the same afternoon. and the
execution was vigorously carried out at
the specified time All the rest of the
students were imprisoned in the Peni-
tentiary for terms Of four and six years.
" hen the account or this terrible OUT
rage reached Washington, prompt meas
ures were taken for the protection Of our
citizens in Cuba. \ feet Of war vessels.
consisting Of the Nipsic, the Kansas, the
Terror, and the Shawmut, we're at once
ordered TO Havana. The Severn, now at
New York assisting in the reception Of
Alexis, will be sent out to join the fleet
and other vessels will be dispatched 10
join them as soon as possible. The com
mander, Admiral Lee, has received iu-
structions TO demand immediate repara
tion for outrages on American citizens by
Spanish troops, from the officer in com
mand at Havana, and in case of fail
ure on his part to comply, to open the
guns Of the fleet on the city. \ more
peaceful solution Of the difficulty. how
ever, Is looked for It is Illuminating
fact that our naval force in the West
Indies, or any force that we could send
there for some time TO come, is far inie
rior TO the powerful Spanish feet at pres
ant cruising in Cuban waters. No doubt
.t is knowledge Of this fact, coupled
Sith the lenient policy which the Amer
eau Government has of late pursued
toward Spain, that leads the Spaniards to
commit the outrages on our citizens
which we hear Of from time to time TIE /
occasion has come, now. when prompt /
aud decisive action on the part Of our /
Government is demanded, if we are ever /
o hear the last Of these ever recurring (
Cuban outrages.
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The Projected Rescue OF Jzaxi-
milan.

The interposition Of the United States
saved Mexico from subjugation By the
arms Of France But, subsequently,
when the American Government asked
the life of the Archduke Maximilian,
Mexico denied the request. When the
fact became known to the American
Legion that the request had been made
by the Cabinet at Washington, aud
denied by the Mexican authorities. the
Americans secretly resolved. at the hoz
ard Of their lives, TO place the Archduke
safely upon the American soil The
undertaking which they prepared them
selves TO execute was nothing less than
the abduction of MaximilIian by strata
gem. The Archduke- had surrendered
aud was in prison; his trial by drumhead
court martial, and his sentence had
already taken place; he awaited his exc
cutiou The plaa Of the Americans.
hastily matured, was to surprise aud
capture his guard in the night, to take
him from the prison, mount him upon a
feet horse, and escort him, under the
protection of the Legion, to Matimoras
Texas. Every detail of this enterprise
was carefully attended to; nor did it
need the pleadings of their country
woman-the Princess Salm Salm-to
nerve them to the task the simple re
quest OF the American Government was
law to the Legion of Honor, and it was
TO them sufficient warrant for the desper
ate undertaking But destiny was
against them: and unforeseen circum
stances prevented them from even making
the attempt. On the morning of the
very day they had selected to rescue the /
prisoner. they were suddenly and per
smptorily ordered to march, at a moments /
notice, on special duty, to the capital Of
Mexico. Remonstrance was unavailing +
Every plea that wit could invent was
made TO induce Escobeda to countermand /
,r postpone the execution of his order /
But the Mexican was contumacious He /
.yideutly suspected coup de main by
he Americans. He knew the relation
which existed between the Princess and
he Emperor; and he recolected, per
laps with some chagrin, that the Ameri-
an Legion had escorted the lady through
he lines, during tbs seige of Queretaro
these reasons may have influenced the
Iexicau commander in making his de
ision but he left the American Legion
o alternative, aud they very reluctantly /,
bandoued eheir plan for Mazimilians
Macmillan aud the
,merican Legion" in the Overland
iouthly for November.
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I The message of Governor Leslie viii
( treat all the current topics of interest to
the people of the State. 1t Is under
stood by the knowing ones to be an able
aud elaborate document IL will prOba
bly recommend a modification Of the
laws Of evidence, so a. TO remove all re-
atrictions from testimony in the courts.
either on account Of race or interest. 1t
will treat the subject OF iaweSsness at
length, and review the pernicious inhu-
ences OF the conflict of jurisdiction be
tween the State aud Federal courts will
take stroug ground Ia favor Of the exc
cution Of the law and the preservation of
order by the local authorities, aud the
non-interierence OF the Federal powers IN
our local affairs The finances, the eIee
mosynary Institutions, the school system,
the subject of immigration, and all the
several Interests of the Commonwealth
and her citizens will receive due and
careful attention from the Governor The
document IS yet ID the hands Of his Ex
cellency, and, of course, its contents
known only to himself; bat the general
matters TO be discussed, and the scope
and tenor OF his suggestions, are gather
ed from conversations with him upon the I
various subjects. We predict that while
great moderation and prudence will be 4
observed by him IN the discussion Of the I
points bearing upon cur Federal reia
lions" there will be all through the ring I
)f the true metal, and aa exhibition OF
rue manliness aud determination, so far
IS in him lies, TO preserve and protect
he honor and peace Of the Common
wealth, aud that the Democracy viii
laye still greater reason 10 be proud of
aim as their representative for the time
n the executive chair
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\ Terrible Combat.

a curious story Is reported from Lib
erty, I'll. l. appears that a well dressed
and res peetable looking woman was walk
ing aloug near drove of Texas cattle,
which were being driven by. One of the
animals cow-got separated FROM the
drove. aud met the woman. The COW
attacked the woman, pushed her down.
and was thrusting her with her horns,
when she was discovered by gentleman
who happened to be passing, aud who,
on seeiug the woman's perilous condition.
rushed up aud commenced beating the
COW over the head with the butt Of his
whip. This only iGfuriated the COW more,
so that she threw the woman with her
horns into a ravine-and followed her
still ;hrusting. unmindful Of her anita
eonist About this time another gen
tleman discovered them, and ran up with
a billet Of wood, and commenced beat
inr the COW with all his might. This
had the effect to turn the attention of the
COW. She closed in with the gentlemen.
aud he, being unable to use the stick
,ny longer, grappled her by the horns
The other gentleman joined 10 this death
struggle, aud while it was going on man
aged to get out his pocket knife and cut
.he cows throat-and so the fight ended.
Our informant says the lady, except some
ruisss, Is comparatively unhurt.
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The sauiEe's Indigestion.

Old Squire IL was a very success
ful aud substantial farmer, in an interior
town ot Massachusetts,, aud d more
amazing eater never lived in any town
anywhere And especially much did be
eat when fresh pork was to be the nour-
ishmeut. Wen, at certain time one oil
his hogs had been killed. The nexi
morning there was to be fresh pork for
breakfast, and the old man eat most
wOndr0usly. u the course Of the fore
noon he took his luncheon, consisting OF
bread and butter ana uiuce pie aud
cheese. At noon his dinner consisted
of fresh pork, pickles, mince pie, and
the usual compartments. His after
noon lunch was like that Of the fore
noon. When he came home to his
supper, his fayoriJe dish had not been
pre- eparsd as part Of that meal The old
man tretted and scolded till fresh pork
was added to the substautials. He ate
as usual. In the evening
he toasted some cheese, buttered and ate
it. just before going TO bed be roasted
a couple OF apples aud ate them. In
the night he was taken with severe
collie; the doctor was with him till morn-
ing, aud wrought a miracle in saving the
Old mans life. The next day Bolles
", one OF his neishbors, went in to
eondole with the old squire. Faithful
Bolies, said the old worthy, Il ike to
have died last night. I'll never eat an
,ther roast apple as long as live.
leyer did love them very we'll and last
light l only ate two aud they nearly
lilled ne.
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THE editor OF the Home Journal writes
from Loudon as follows Many Ameri
can ladies 20 to Europe with the main
idea OF replenishing their wardrobe, and
iu this they are sensible, for almost eve
rythiug that lady desires to wear, or a
gentleman, for that matter, can be bought
for half price or less on the other side
The soft and rich looking seal skin
basques, that will be all the rage in this
country during the coming winter, and
which, in New York, cost 500 or more,
eau be bought in fashionable London
shops for about $40 Black and fancy
silks in London are little more than half
the New York rate, and so with dress
makers charges. Gentlemen's finest kid
gloves are told for 81; a superior quality
of silk hat, from the most stylish maker,
costs but sovereign, and winter trousers
are made by swell tailor" for 23s
50 500, the same as a Broadway house
would turn out at SIS, and so with other
articles of male and female attire. Paris
merchants feel the effects of the past war
aud present taxes, and every commodity
is high there. People. If well advised,
will make their purchases in London,
Berlin, or Vienna
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LOUISVILLE, Dee. This morning
i. ~ Lendrum, 4 night c,STk il the
Louisville P0stofice, was arrested for
robbiBg the mails in The Office Letters
were found on his person. The robbery
pas been going on tor sometime, and
Leudrum leading high life, keeping q
~UmaD, horse, etc, aud sporting yalua-
bic disn4oHds Oh thousand 4 year, led to
bis beiug susp spected. " atch was set for
him, aud II i morning he was seen taking
letters from the distributing department.
Tue policeman on watch Immediately ar
rested him and recovered the letters.
Leudrum vas lodged n Jail and will be
eXamiued before the Commissioner to-
morrow. lie has over thousand in
bank, which is of course part Of the pro
ceeds Of the robbery. lie is son Of J.
B. Leudrum, formerly for many years
City Clerk Of Coyiugton, KY The al
fair ex-tes much attention Postmis
tress Porter IS much distressed over it.
as it was she who put the young man IN
The place from friendship Tor the family,
who are personal friends. Lendrum Is
not much affected. 1t is supposed he /
relies Oh Influences from Coylngton, to I
secure his pardon. He has been in the /
place about two years When the po- /
licenan tapped him on the shoulder, re
Il want you, Lendrum at ouce
replied, Il know what you want" and
His bauk book, diamonds,
including cross valued at over a thou
sand dollars, and other effects were im-
taken possession of. 1t is be
ieved The robberies extend over year.
but hage been very bad within the past
wo or three months. Lendrum claims
hat he holds the diamonds in pawn for
money loaned to an acquaintance named
3hilpot
Leudrum also had two fine gold
watches, one set with diamonds, which,
le claimed, belonged to Philpotand wife,
I'D were IN pawn, and diamond pin,
lso 10 pawn, belonging 10 member Of
he late kentucky Legislature.
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EVERY citizen of the State will be
compelled, by the action Of the extra
session Of the legislature, to pay, this
year, fifteen cents out of every hundred
dollars worth of property he owns toward
the upbuilding of Chicago, aud next
year, and the year after next, ditto, and
80 on; and this bat the commencement
of our spoliation When Chicago went
Up in fame and smoke every part Of the
State, except Chicago suffered. In the
long run, she will make a profit out Of
her ashes, aud balance of the State will
pay for the whistle she has lost-pay to
buy her a new aud better one.-Cttiro
Bulletin.
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A FEATHERED TOURNAMENr-A 4
big cockmain is on the tapis. Several
New York sporting men are here ne
gotiating on the subject with Kentucky
cock fighters. 1t IS proposed that each
party shall purchase thirty one birds,
and fight them in successive matches.
The money to be pat up is slO0 side.
The New Workers are going TO bring
their birds from their own State. Phis
is expected to be the grandest affair Of
the kind that has ever been gotten up in
the United States.-L0uiscifLe Courier
Jour,,II
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IT is anouuced that "Ex Governor
Holden, of North Carolina, believes that
every Southern Democratic Congressman
is member of the Ku klux" orgauiza
ton The Philadelphia -1ge says, very
pointedly, What reliance may be placed
upon the belief of ex Governor Holden,
depends on the estimate put on the char
acter of man, who was impeached and
driven from the Office Of Chief Magistrate
Of State, aud iS.au exile from the scenes
Of his crimes and eHtDses."
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cHaS. A. HGLGOMBE'S COLUMN.
Purchase = Bottle and carefully read direc-
tions.
-rcur Is 4 srIMuLANT. and Of itself

DUCHU IS A STIMULANT, and OF itsei
ES NAV fail to effect cure, but Buchu
when scientifically combined with DFoiiiu'
of Potassium and other ingredients, pro-
duces sedative effect, and causes nea'''is ;
action. thus increasing the powers 81 ., sss-
tiou. allayiug irritation. reduclhg al uh-
natural swelliugs, stopping PAIN ahd IL ID u
nation, and causing the repairs ahi u ~ -, :
neuts in tie htlplau body to be eFei.t i.; ;..-s
the wastes, thus preventing aeeolu Is1.I
and decay, and gives nouElsnlheN''
and vi gor to the system
Nv Ruchu is GOOD for all diseases arising
from excuses; such as Weakness, ana ram
in the Back and Legs. Trembling IN Lne re-
gion of the Heart, Weak Nerves, 1al,ld
Countenance. Drvness Of the Skim Scroiula
syphilis, in its many forms, Ulcers ana
Tumors. r.Lo
your system is affected by any Of me
above symptoms and diseases, rehel Is Al
Lsnd Gat \ hottie Of my Buchu and Bro
mide OF Potassium at once ana 20" iiN'
" on being cured.
know lust what say. My record as
Compounder Of Medicine IS second 10 no man
in the Southwest
twenty-five or thirty years ago; ny
felIow-citizens know full well' iouhu ~
hind the prescription counter IN the ei'y II
which now dwell; I have cured more peo-
ple of various diseases than all the physt
clans in Louisville put together Chuo"o'-
edly, for every single patient tnat any
Louisville physician has have hunIr5e'
lam no upstart of yesterday. My Medl-
cine. success great success s 70 b@re ncgeI
Vile Is not l&rge enough for me 10
competitor. I monopoliZe the Nhoiesaie
Patent Medicine Trade here One and an
other has tried, by copying after me Aere
in Louisville, TO compete with me, Duh one
after another, their guns have been slleneed'
and their efforts have been abortiYe-
Nv Medicines are good and answer the
rprpose-thati is the secret Of my success
Nv reputation as a compounder Of good, re-
lissls articles is fully esta hlIshed.
I believe my Buchu and Bromide OIL 70
,assium Is the best article now in the mar
ketfor the cure of all diseases OF the utih4fs
or genito-unrinary organs, sueh as }, NocsIl-
nal Incontinence. Irritahility OF the bIaeieI
and Urethra, Inflammation OF the FeiNls
Of the kidney, and all that class OF diseases
Raw a dollar bottle and be cured. Use as /
Pc JOHN BULL, NJ D. +
Manufacture and venaer Of the
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A GENTLEMAN much given to practi-
cal joking, while conversiDg with Billy
Thurston, on the sidewalk In front of
the Thurston House at Paris a few days
since, observed darky listening to the
conversation. With the intention Of
having some fun, the gentleman remark
ed !: by the way, Thurston, want TO
engage twenty FIVE or thirty darkies to
90 with me to the mountains of Penn
sylyauia. will pay their travelling ex-
penses, give them 81 per day, aud il they
are not satisfied, l will pay theic way
back" The darky. politely tipping his
hat, stepped forward and said, ''Massa,
III 60 long for one; what you want US
to do 2" Never mind, said the gen
tleman Everything will be explained
as soon as get a sufficient number. [
suppose you are acquainted about here,
and probably know who would like to 90.
I'll take you, and want you to 90 and get
me as many more as you can" The
darky started off and returned in few
minutes with four recruits. Finding the
gentleman in the hotel, they told him the
pay was good, they were willing to 20,
but insisted on knowing what was requir-
ed Of them. WELL replied the iokist,
II want you to catch rattlesnakes. In
my part of the country there are thou
sands o64them ten feet long" ''Ketch
Lord mighty, we wouldn't
do that for a hundred dollars day. re-
piled the spokesman. "Here," said the
gentleman, "I'll show you one Of them"
md moved toward a trunk as if to bring
one forth. lie could not have shown it
to the terrified darkies. who quick as
fash. bounded to the door and made
peed up the street that would have done
honor to Dexter, their eyeballs protru
ding, and cheeks ashen, as if legion Of
The dreaded reptiles were at their heels.
- Trxe KehSacktaH.