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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09
French Fashions a Year Behind,

This melancholy little story is told
in Dem0rest's Monthly.
An order was sent to Paris soon after
the release of the city from It's bond
age, by an infatuated lady, who was de
terniued to have a French rou8Scoa.
The goods We're received recently, and,
to her great modification, the dresses
were made up with tbs full rutlles, and
short trimmed upperskirts, Of one year
ago They look 50 old-fashioned be-
side the long overskirt, the fiat trim
nings, the almost straight hounces,
and stylish Polonaise of to-day, that it
seems impossible to wear them, while
the cost renders it equally impossible
that she should replace them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09
Ri0t0us Proceedings.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 28.-The Republican
has an account of the riotous proceed
ings Of gang Of desperadoes, which
occurred last Friday, at Gibson, the
terminus of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad, in the Indian Territory.
The rioters, body Of villains known
as Timber Jackey, Pony Bill and Keno
Bill, having got drunk, rode through
the town firing revolyers at random.
They wounded several persons, and in
Inundated the people to such an extent
than stores were closed and business
suspended. Finally, they attempted to
destroy the property in Keys g. Broth
ers' store, when they were met by a
posse of citizens, who ordered
them to desist, and upon their
refusing were fired upon by the posse.
Timber jock WIS wounded in the face
and lungs; one of the posse wounded.
Keno Bill surrendered and the rest Of
the gang fed, The citizens were deter
mined to hang Keno Bill, but finally
yielded to better counsel, and finally
sent him out Of town, threatening
to kill him. il he ever returned Next
day q S. Marshall Johnson, Of Fort
Smith, Ark pursued Keno Bill, cap
turcd him at Fort Scott, Kansas, and
took him and Timber Jack to Van Bu-
rem, Ark, where they were tsrued over
10 the y. s. authorities
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09
Harvest in the Hill Country,
sY MILE ", CARPENTER,

MA dew lies heavy on the uncut grass
And drips IN bright drops from the bending grain,
And from the vines through which the rcapers pass
With tramphfs feet along the cool, wet&lne'
The amaranth lifts its faint, sweet iiush again
aorpe Indian crosses flourish in the hedge;
The poison-sumach let's its shame be seen
In scarlet letter., where the woods brown edge
Is Frightened with the hemlock's tender green.
THESE late red currants glow like ruby beads
In clusters tempting TO the robins taste:
lhe yellow mustard scwE its fine brown seeds
Along the sod In rare excess of waste.
Meanwhile, the reapers TO their work make haste,
and through the pasture, where the red-oak stands
The Brawl goes whipping mid the grass and ferns
Where the tired feld-boy laves his sun burnt hands
Or in the shade a line Of Homer learns.
Here, thou and l. o friend of earlier days
MAY sit and listen while the reapers sing
About our feet the cardinal flowers blaze,
And honey-bees so by On shining wing
ont of our listening music seems to spring.
and floating softly on the clear sunshine,
'rtfse sweet and alien voices in the corn
Recall old tunes that echoed by the Rhine,
And jodels heard upon the Matterhorn.
Not much Like these, dear friend, those FIRST days
OF freedom, when the WHO world seemed our own.
When we weet wandering long. bewildering ways,
From Gruth meadow TO the Bots BoulOSne,
NOW all that sad, sweet folly is outgron
Onr work is done. Not much--was it?--for those
Who were so strong, who saw SO much TO do,
who felt so brave TO right whole worlds woes.
And tear the mask of vaID coL"elt III two.
The reapers sing the saddeued hours creep on
The grain is garrcred, sweet and clean ana dry
rhe long, straight rln-ahafts flicker faint and wan,
And primrose cl ids slip down the western sky,
We talk Of common things-the corn, the rye:
You stand betwiXt the sunlight dear, and me,
With shaded eyee q peusye, New-World Ruth,
And oh, yOur face grows beautiful to see,
Crossed with these memories of orr vauisned
youth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09
Bally~ared.

The alarm Of fire, and the cry thai
the Scott House, in Davenport, was in
flames, reached one of the boardcrs at
that hotel just as he was in the midst
of Il shave, his face under lather. His
first thought was that his trunk, with
all its valuable effects was in an upper
room of the Scott House; and he;-to
make a long story short went, That
trunk must be saved. AS he flew rath-
er than ran, the aspect of his lathered
countenance forcibly struck an Irish
man, and despite the alarm of the hour
awoke his disabilities, as he exclaimed,
Beiabers, how scarf he is Sec him
h'otAtng at the mouth !"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09
The Chinamen's Contributions for Chi
ia cagO.


The San Francisco Alta says that
when the Committee in that city 60 So
lhcit contributions from the Chinese
merchants for the relief of the Chicago
sufferers made known the object of
their visit, the response was q credit 30
the representatives of that race who
have been treated with indignity on so
many occasions, and are liable at any
time to be assaulted when passing
through the streets. I'm one case an
intelligent merchant said to the col
lectors % Me leadee in Alta Mclean
man town all same hap gone-burnee
up. Mclean man wantee doilas; some
time poor Mexican man strikee China
man with biicks; Chinaman no cne.
Alice people Chicago losee everything
-wifee and childlen burn out. Chi.
namen say alice same my countroe peo-
plee -wantee help, How muchee dol
las you wantee bundled dollas Alice
light; you not find enough money
commee me again, give another humid
led" The contributions thus given by
the merchants reached S1,2q0 Not
bad for the " Heather Chinee'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09

FISHING on the Upper Nile is Of a
more exciting kind than Isaac Walton
ever dreamed Of A big boat is fitted
with a MINDLESS to which long whale
line fastened to buoy is attached
fine goose with strong hook under
each pinion is added, and the whole
turned ndrift. Before long, goose,
buoy and all disappear with rush,
the line is dragged out, and the boat is
rapidly towed down stream. Then
commences the struggle, A crocodile
"a ,,vpedit;ously dispatched. After he
hos wn,,.;ed himself by Juggling about
the boat for s,venty minutes or half an
bn do Do H. 1;,o;o lawn in, and as the
monsters head appea,> on -; .nv b; ;', n ,
a bullet is adroitly lodget. Ia n'' W
the only vulnerable part.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09
An Unmyited ana UnweIcome Visitor.

The Indianapolis Sentinel, of the
18th inst, gives the following
On Friday afternoon last, Miss Matte
Glenn, residing a few miles south Of
Terre Haute, while sitting alone in the
house, had her attention ATTRACTED Icy 4
light tapping on the window, near
which she was sitting Thinking il
was 2 bird. she was about to raise the
window, when she was startled 10 dis
cover the noise to be caused By q snake
Of immense size, some siz feet long. -
She went out OF tho bouso to kin the
reptile, which she dill after ~ exciting
encounter Of about fifteen minutes
duration, Her nervous system was &c
verely shocked, and she is stiil Ill from
tho effects Of the excitement.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09

INFERIOR lawyers sometimes bring
reproach upon their noble profession
by insulting witnesses, and it IS then
comforting TO see them disagreeably
rebuked. A Mr.. Watson, of Indiana,
when witness requested leave to go
to her SICK husband, answered no, if
her husband died she could easily get
another The woman then slapped his
face in open court, and the verdict was
that it served him right. Again in q
court in Philadelphia, the judge fined
q lawyer S25 for declaring that Wit
ness was guilty of perjury. In this
country, then, witnesses have some
rights hat lawyers must respect,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09
Poisoning Bait in Traps.

A letter from Winnepeg concerning
the fur trade, says that latterly some
hunters have adopted the system of
poisoning the bait in their traps with
stryohnine. BY this means they are
very successful in taking game, and the
skins brought for sale are to all appear
ances a. good as if the animal bad been
captured in the usual manner; but az.
ter while the fur falls off from the eff
fects Of the poison. The yield OF furs
for the present year has also been greote
ly diminished by the existence Of small;
po2 among many Of the Indian tribes :
and on this account tho Hudson Bay
Company burned up q quantity Of furs
which If free from Infection, would have
been worth q great deal Of money.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09

HYDRAyE Of choral seems 10 dcSes> y
fresh virtues every day. A case of rat
tlesnaEe poison has lately been
cured by it, at Point Pleasant, N. j.
A young man bitten by the rattlesnake,
and exhibiting the usual violent and
alarming symptoms, was treated with
the hydrato, five doses of twenty grains
each being administered, when sleep
followed, and the patient awoke after
several hours with every symptom of
the poisoning gone. At the same time
we would caution non-professional per-
sons against tampering with this pow
erful agent, the official strength OF
which does not seem to have been
agreed upon by the pharmaceutists.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09

A FRENCH astronomer has invented a
balloon compass which viii show both
the course and rate Of speed Of bal.
loon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09

a CHAMBER or CoMMERcr. has been
organized ID Opelika, Ala.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01

pose is the enroupct ment made that
"Represe NATIVE WADDELL upholds the
order"-for this man Rutherford, however
ri Iiculous it may appear to those who
know him, is an aspirant for tie Radical
domination for Congress in this District, a
distinction which we hope will be con-
ferred upon him.
Colonel WADDELn has taken frequent
occasion to announce his opposition to all
secret political and lawless organic atoms
of all kinds. Such falsehoods can do him
no possible harm.
We have seldom seen 60 many malicious
misstatements in SO few lines in our lives.
They ere made fer the purpose If promo
ting the interests Of party at the expent
IF the interests of the State. We can
overlook such conduct on the part OF
Rutherford, for he views North Carolina
with the same eff-ction that the boast of
prey does its victim, bus Holden might
be expected to retain some feeling Of re-
poet for lis native State even in his dis
honored retire ment from its borders. The
evil which these men can do to North Carr
DINA will be tt mporary-their iOfamy will
be lasting.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01
Desperete eight with Rafs.

The Madison, Wisconsin, Journal Of the
18th instant thus recounts how tormentol
became the torn ented
On Wednesday 10 orn;ng a boy of ter
years of age succeeded by strategy in get
ting four or fve rats jnto a small upper
room in Falk's brewery on the south eide
from the apartments used for drying bar
ley. He closed the door on them and IN
suspe c:ingly went at them with a stick.
when they turned upon him with The fe-
rocity for which this vermin is noted under
such circumstances. They made repeated
leaps up into his face with a rapidity and
savageness which he describes as terrible,
nippipg him on the cheeks and about the
neck. For time he succeeded in pushing
them away from his shoulders, and many
times they bit his hands and fastened their
teeth through his trousers into his lege.
They kept him so busily on the defensive
as to prevent him from seeking the door,
and would have soon overpowered him
with their fierce, persistent warfare, had
not his shrieks for help brought the work
man to his assistance, who found him bad
~ lacerated in many places; he tainted
from fright on being rescued. The rats
all cleared the room the instant the door
was opened.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01
"A Very PoItshed GirIn

"What does this expression that we hear
50 often mean ?" [ asked a young lady
the other d ~ when heard her use i, and
her answer was 'On, opo that Gun play,
and sinp, aud draw, and IN Ike herself
generally agreeable" Gool things all
The IN, [ thought; but are they what David
m9an1 when h9 says, 20 daughter sha
be iiks c'rner ones, polished aft r thu
sim,litndr4 of /. palace T. We are living In
a time wh~n external acc plishmaD;s are
easily ohta n i Valuable they ire indeed
in many wa s, but may we not, while Civ
ing them fu'l or, dit Tor The G bed h y may
do if rightly Us d, ask Ourselves, care
there lot accom- Dii~huents Of the hesrt for
which We should st i've with greater zeal. "
a amer 81, no gives us ieisa OF some
thing upon which the whole depend, that
keeps 1t together as it wer. Now, no
polish that polite society or artificial ac-
conplis: mint can givo will tend to keep
our homes together, and make us worthy
to De dept nded ,p N as having a heart
given to the Lord, that seeks the happiness
and pleasure Of Ctbe.f. From such a
heart will come acts that cannot fail to win
more sincere love and admiration than any
external grace or culture.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01
A Good Platform

When Thomas Jefferson delivered his
tirkt inaugural address, he laid down what
be conceived to be The principles of gov
eminent. They form the best platform OF
Democratic principles ever erunciated, III
office or out of office, and for nearly three
fourths of century have been the ruling
principles governing the great party which
Mr.. Jefferson was the acknowledged head.
They are as follows
Equal and exact justice to all men, Of
whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political.
The support of the State governments
In all their rights as the surest bulwarks
against anti-repubican tendencies.
1.-The preservation of the general gov
eminent in it's whole constitutional vigor
as the sheet-anchor of our peace at home
and safety abroad.
"a jealous care of the right of election
by the pie.
"Absolute acquiesca in the decisions
of the majority, the vital principles of re
publics. from which there is no appeal but
toiforce, the vital principle and immediate
parent of de3potism.
"Tho supremacy OF the civil over the
military authority.
Economy IL public expenses, that Ia
Dor may be slightly burdened
" Encouragement of agriculture, AID OF
commerce as its hand maid.
1.-The honest payment of our debts, and
sacred perseverance Of the public faith.
"The diffusion Of information. and ar
raignment of all abuses at the bar of pub.
lie reason.
Freedom of religion, freedom of speech,
freedom of the press. aud freedom Of per-
son under the protection Of the Aabeas corr
pas, aud trials by jury impartially Sc
Iected."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01
REP cRT
judiciary Committee of Senate,
November % n. 1871.

Tho committee report that section l,
article 2. OF the constitutional xecntiv8
rpaItmena" provides shat "the eff 3er5
m ntiJ II; q in this ar iclc shall at stated 90
RODS +, ceive n their services O comp-n-
sa!ion, to be es :ahlished by law shall lei
Their be increased nor d minisbed duru q
the time tcr which they shall have been
elected - and also section % of article f.
"The General Asstm bly shall pre- scribe and
regulate the fees, salaries and emoiume nts
OF all officers provided for in this article !;
bus he salaries of the judges shall not be
diminished during their continuance in Of
fee" Tha salaries Of the officers men
toned III this resolution We're fixed by the
legislature Of 1868 go. and canuot be le-
dn I'd by th7 present legislature. Tue
constitution as 10 blame for The ccnti0u-
ance If tn high salaries paid to the off
GERS AIMED in the resolution, and there as
something III tie taid instrument which,
in the opinion Of tie COMMITTEE, prevents
the reduction Of such salari during the
term of the present incumbents.
The coiGmiuee asked 10 be discharged
from the further Consideration Of the sub
ject. JOHN W. GRABAM,
For the Committee.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01
The True Grounds OF Confidence.

Whence comes that firm reliance, that abso-
Lutte, undoubting faith in The efficacy Of Hostel
ter's Stomach 1itters as remedy for indigtE'
ton, billions disorders, intermittent and remit
tent fevers. which notoriously prevails il all
parts of the United Etatcs This confidence
has been growing for twenty :euts, and it 10
ct ill exter ding. 1t is not tie result OF credu-
Iity it has not been epgerdered by any human
device, Int ID the + ontaneCus and natural con-
sequence Of experience. What people zee daily
going on under Leir own ejeI they cannot
question. When families in unL ealthy districts
that resort to this wholesome vegetable tonic
az q preventive, cscape periodical feVers, ana
their immediate peigbtofs. who neglect that
precaution, are prostrated by tho disease. how
is it possible that the phenomenon should be
without it's Iesson2 In Ike manner when it la
seen that obstinate cases Of dyspepsia, Of liver
Complaint, OF constipation, Of nervous weakness
AMI OF general debility, yield to the operation OF
the famous remedy, how can even itcreduiiS
itself withhold it's endorsement? Eye-WInesSe'
of the salutary effects OF the bitters, are to Go
found in every civilized settlement on thls COL
tinent. The thousands upon Thousands WIZ
owe their restoration to health and strength "a
their preservation from sickness to its e1trSo.'
binary medicinal properties. are entbuslaS"o
it's praise. The multitudes who Recommend"
in q neighbor;y way to their friends ana q.
quaintancss as we'll as those who make puDL
their estimate fits virtues, are alwa7s leaoyN
state their reaeons for the faith that is IN ine.
They have all either felt or Witnessed itE 0ensu-
cent operations
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01
WAsHISGTt N, D. c., Nov. 81.

|
! Present AdmtnIstr alton Liberal Demo
crats and Conservative RepubIfcans-A
National ItGfo1m Party.
WAsHISGrt N, d. c., Nov. q.
! Ii there is one sentiment more promi-
nent than another emorg Democrats and
! Conservatives here and throughout the
country, as far as can be seen from this
standpoint, it is that the pre- sent Radical
and corrupt Administration must be de-
! feated at all huzsrds There are good Re-
| publicans here who would vote for such
Democrats as Chase, or even Hendricks,
or Tilden, before they would sec Grant
elected again; and / venture the assertion
tbat there is not q Democrat in the Dis
tiict of Columbia who would not rather
see Horacs Greeley President than Grant,
and who would not vote for the former ii
he thought it was necessary to defeat the
latter.
You have No idea what strong Union
reform partp is growing up here, spring
ing from both the old parties, mainly the
Democratic, and having for Its germ the
live national pselvatIsm of the times.
The Conservative Republicans see the cor
ruption and prohigacy of their Radical
brethren, and are ready for any coalition
that promises reform, while the Democrats
are rapidly coming to the conclusion that
it is all nonsen3e to be whipped out OF
their boots every time, on account of OBJ
soete words and ideas when there is a
chance for a successful coalition and re-
form.
A "National Reform Party" is already
talked of here. by name as well as in prin-
ciple, and even several tickets have been
suggested in conservative political circles,
consisting of both Republicans and DEM
ocrats. The main idea with Republicans
seems to be liberal, Conservative Repub-
lican for President, and liberal, Conser-
vative Democrat for Vice President. Some
of the old-line Democrats reverse the pro-
position
Boih Democrats and Conservative Re.
publicans here are Enthusiastically becoming
alive TO the great question as to whether
the vast Conservative and liberal element
of the country shall be defeated by being
divided against itself by old party Issues
and names. when really there is no mate
rial difference of opinion as to the future
reform policy that ought to be pursued.
The question arises, what is the difference
between conservative Republicans and lib |
eral Democrats, or conservative Democrats
and liberal Republicans and shall they |
both be defeated by VIGOROUSLY Radical
and corrupt party, when, by a sensible CO.
aliIion, they could easily achieve magnifi-
cent success in the redemption Of the ma.
ton from its thraldom.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01

army settled as a carpet -begser in Chars
lesion ; opened another grocery went
into politics !" wa made an alderman !;
cultivated the negro failed in busin, So j;
paid thirty O. nts on the dollar rose rap
idly in politics became s ate Treasurer,
and is now 1epnted to be worth a million.
and has plenty of diamonds. Put behind
such mt n, the ms s. corrupt aud ignorant
Legislature IL az ever caricatured free gov
eminent in civilized State, aud We sec
why the finsncial condition of the State i.
SUSPECTED.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, Nov. IS, 1S7

SATURDAY, Nov. 25, 1871.
The resolution directing the treasurer
net to apply anv money re ceived or to be
received from theriffs of the Sta,e to the
| repayment of moneys borrowed under
chapter so, laws 1869 10 was taken up
Mr.. Ashe, the introducer, took the floor
in explanation of it. He said that unless
some such action was taken by the House,
the treasurer would be compelled to appro-
pirate $3.50, 900 Of money accruing under
the present revenue act, to replace money
borrowed from the special tex fund by the
legislature of 1869'70.
The resolutions passed it's several read
ings and was ordered to be ergroesed and
transmitted to the Senate.
By Mr.. Warning A bill to protect bona
tide purchasers of real estate; referred.
The special order, to-wit, the resolution
to raise q committee of three to inyesti-
gate the origin of the resolutions reflect
ing on certain members of the LEGISLATURE
passed by New Hanover county radical
meeting, and sent under the pretence of a
memorial, was taken up.
Cawthorn, COL, moved to indefinitely
postpone the resolution.
MIR. Mills, the introducer, said that on
reflection he now believed that the reso-
luton would not answer the purposes for
which it was intended, therefore he had
no objection to the motion to indefinitely
postpone.
Mr.. Houston eaid
Mr.. SPEAKER Il propose, with the in
diligence of the House, to offer, as briefly
as may, few observations on The reso-
luton before us and the subjects which it
suggests.
This resolution PROPOSES to raise com
mittee to Investigate the origin, circum-
stances and object of the resolutions of the
republican party from the counties of New
Hanover and Washington. With all kind
ness to the introducer, the gentleman
from Burke. whose motives and object in
this matter believe are pure and worthy,
4 say in all kindness, tEas such q course,
in my opinion. would be beneath the dig
nifty of this Honse. Why Because it is
well known to all upon this floor that the |
presentation of the New Hanover ardI
Washington resolutions was made for PAL =
tisan purposes. I voted for the reading oil
those papers to-vindicate the constitution
al right Of petition. I voted for their re-