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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11

\ PEACrtcAL JoKE.-An lrishman took
the contract to dig public well. When
he had dug about twenty feet down he
came one morning and found it cavcd
in-filcd nearly to the top. Pat looked
cautiously around to sec that no one
was near, then took off his hat and coat.
hung them on the wind|ass, crawled
into some bushes and awaited events.
In short time the citizens discovered
that the well had caved in, and seeing
Pats hat and coat at the windlass they
supposed that he was at the bottom of
the excavation. Only a few hours of
brisk digging cleared the loose earth
from the well. Just as the eager citi-
zcps had reached the bottom, and were
wondering where the body was, Pat
came walking out of the bushes and
good-naturedly thanked them for re-
lieving him of sorry job. Some of
the tired diggers were Disguised, but
the joke was too good to allow any
thing more than hearty laugh, which
soon followed.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11

A KANSAS lady went to a thcater and
handed the man in the box office fine
tooth comb, having mistaken it for hel
ticket, which she left at home. The
door-keeper tod her she could not
comb in.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11

SIR said to me an irate little gen
tleman, of about four feet eleven inches
II would have you know, sir, that
have been well brought up" looked
down on him. Possibly" | said, "bu;
you haven't been brought up far"
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11

If man loses his breath he shouldn't
run for it; he will catch it quicker by
standing still.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11

"MADAM," said a cross-tempered ply.
sician to patient, "if women were ad.
mitted to paradise their tongues would
make 1t purgatory." "And some ply
sicians, if allowed to practice there"
reglicd the lady, would make it a des-
ert" The oppressed one had him there.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11

ooh for a thousand tongues" said
the lad when he crawled into molas-
ses barrel.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11

In New Orleans, it is said, the ladies
are observing leap year by giving up
their seats in the street cars to gentle
men.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11

IT is said that DR.. Greeley has written
TO 81, agricultural friend that thepresent
Is the best time to prunc boot-trees.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11

A GOOD motto for seamstresses: As
you sew, SO shall you rip-cspccially if
you only sew $3.50,
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11

EVERY one is as God made him, and
oftentimcs great deal worse.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23

The London Saturday Rerieto has been
publishing some slashing articles on so
ciety in general, and from one on "Hotel
Life we extract as follows:
"Ouite recent widows with fluffy heads,
and no sign of their bereaved state, come
to the hotel flanked by those Of couple OF
years standing, still dressed in the deepest
weeds, with the significant cap cherished as
a sacred symbol; brisk young widows ap-
neal to mems admiration by their bright
ness snd languid young widows excite
sympathy by their despair; pretty young
widows of small endowment whose chan
ces, you would back at long odds, are hand
icapped against plainfeatured widows, whose
desolation you know no one would ever ask
to relieve were it not for those Three per
cents, with which they are credited. And
the widows of hotel life are always fea-
ture worth studying. There are many who
do not study them-chiefy the old bach
eIor of we'll preserved appearance and act
i've habits, who has constituted himself the
souire of DANES to the establishment, and
who takes I'D first with one and then an
other of the unprotected females as they
anrear. and escorts them about theHeighbor-
hood, He never makes friends with men,
but he is hand-in-glove with all the pretty
women; and his critical judgment on them
on their first appearance is considered
final AS rule be does not care to attach
himself so exclusively to one, be she maid,
wife OF. widow, as to get himself talked
about, but sometimes be falls into The clut-
ches of "a woman Of more .tenacity than he
has bargained for, and, man OF irreProacha-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
COUGHING HORSES.
A GellOping Consumption : Castro
ErysfpelatOus = 800 Deaths i'm "a

A GellOptng Consumption Castro
Erysfpelatous = 300 Deaths i'm PA
Hours.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Oct. 22.-The Cana
dian horse disease which is now rsgln
with great fury among all the stables in
Western New York, is form OF influenza,
and is elassed by veterinary authorities un-
der three heads, viz: The catarrhal, the
rheumatic, and gastro-erysipelatous forms.
The disease which has made such havoc in
this vicinity is of the catarrhal character, It's
first noticeable symptoms being flow OIL
tears from the eyes, watery discharges from
the nose, general Ia nguor, followed by a
cough. There has been great devastation
among the horses in Rochester and Buffalo,
owing to improper treatment and an i'm
perfect knowledge of the disease. Over
300 cases have proved fatal in the past "a
hours. -
LATER.-The horse disease is on the in-
crease. There are few horses in the city
that are net affected. The Street Railway
Company have suspended operations, al
their horses being sick. The livery stables
and express companies have also suspend
ed. There is hardly horse to be seen II
the street and not a farmers team in sigh
here abouts. si3-a,-
4 Spreading Faster than Cholera.
NEW York, Oct. 21:-The Canadian
horse disease has appeared in the stables O
the Brooklyn City Railroad. 81 q
BOSTON Oct. 22.-The horse disease ha'
broken out in Boston, eros 80 --fE
BUFFALO, N. Y. Oct. 22.-The hors'
disease here has become public calamity
Many branches of business have been en-
etirely suspended for want of animals to d,
ordinary transportation. The street rail
roads are running with half their usua
force and expect to stop in day or two
The omnibus companies have entirely sus
pended business, all their horses being sicE
The canal horses have until to-day escaped
but now the disease has broken out amonI
them and commercial men are alarmed.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
ADIsH OF NEWS HASH.

The Elm City is losing her elms.
An Italian princess is circus rider at
Montreal.
Oply six persons killed by the cars in
England, in 1871.
German is superseding French in col
loquial gable.
Ten tons of obscene literature have been
seized in New York.
A farm Of forty acres near Ocean Grove,
n, j., has been sold for 100000.
California is shipping considerable
wheat in England by way of Panama.
1t took Bismarck three days to weigh his
last 500 0O0O,0O0 francs from France.
The North German Gazette has been
bought by German company for 100000.
The Chinese government is stocking up
with steel field-pieces and Krupp guns.
Duluth is laying foundation for naval
pre-eninence in birch-bark canoe factory.
Five hundred coolies of the West Indies
are returning to China with 1000 savings.
An old man in Ohio folded himself up
below the knee and hung himself with a
Whiplash.
The great summit crater of Manola, on
the Island of Hawaii, is again in eruption.
. The Internationals have started an Or
gan in England called the International
Herald. y. .. ~
An Italian and Japanese woman have
been married in California. What mix
ture. i.i-s frse. ~. a.l1s +, -.
The fashion now is to issue wedding
cards with the words '4ne plated ware"
printed in one, corner. - ,ss..sils..f ~ &
Mans of France have been struck off by
\ the French. with Alsace aud Lorraine paint
ed In black.
A grocer of Ipswich, England, is exhibit
ing q genuine $1,000 painting for which b
paid fifteen dollars. e 9ga toa a
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
,ERPEruAL MOrrON.

The perpetual efforts to invent a perpe-
tual motion seem at last to have been sue
cessful. The editor of the Pennsylvania
argus as become a convert to the idea
that the "true theory of perpetual motion
has been discovered" He says: "The ig-
norant may scoff and the unthoughtful de-
ride, but we do candidly admit that we
think the invention has introduced the
ideas and arranged the application of known
forces that will accomplish all the inventor
claims for his invention, namely, perpetual
motion" The inventor lives in Petaluma,
and citizen of that place has offered to
pay all the expense and attend to all the
legal business necessary to the perfecting
and procuring of patents from: the different
Governments for one-twentieth interest in
the patent. The ArglIs adds: 'If this in
vention be a success (and on scientific prin-
ciples we do not see how it can be denied)
il will reVolutionize the world and do away
with the steam engine altogether. Our
overland trains, ocean and inland steamers,
will be driven. by this power, the cost Of
which will not amount to mills where 1t
now costs thousands of dollars" ~ 4.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
WASHINGTON.
Another Black Friday Disgrace.
President Grant Running Wall Street


AStrange COnfessiOn-BoutWeH Knew
Nothing OF that Five Million sell.
NEW YORK, Oct. ga Washington spe-
cial says it is stated at the Treasury Depart
ment that the policy of Boutwell, is not to
issue one dollar of the forty-four millions
reserve, although it has been decided that
be has the right to do SO If he chose. Lead
lug New York bankers have entered their
protest against disturbing the financial stu
ton. The delegations announced to visit
Washington from Western cities TO urge
different policy, will be referred 10 Congress
for relief. It Is understood that Boutwell,
had no knowledge whatever of the purpose
of changing his financial policy for October
In selling extra gold and purchasing bonds
a few weeks ago, but that It was done
through an order Of the President.
The Alabama Claims Lottery.
It's understood that early in the session
Congress viii app pint commission to take
evidence with regard to distributing the
lump sum awarded at Geneva among the
claimants who suffered from losses by An
glo-C Confederate cruisers during the war.
Many claimants appear to be possessed OF q
fear that the fate of the French spoliation
claims of 1903 would overtake them.
A Proclamation Against Smallpox.
WASHINGTON, Oct. ,22.-The Board of
health has issued an order preventing the
spread of smallpox, which exists here.
Unconstitutional fer white Boys TO
Fight with BIack Boys.
The circumstances of the Cadet trouble at
the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, as repor-
ted the department, are briefly: that Robert
D. Diggs, of Maryland, Cadet midshipman,
met colored Cadet midsh ipman CoDyers,
on the grounds of the Naval Academy, and
after some words between them fight en-
sued, Diggs getting the better of Conyers.
The representation being that Diggs was in
fault, an order was issued last night by
Acting Secretary of the Navy Case, dismiss
ing Diggs from the Academy. E
Southern Negro Claims. 81 z
The Southern Claims Commission was
occupied nearly all day hearing ten small
claims of coIored men from the Eastern
shore of Virginia.
Big Indian Talk
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Gen.
Walker, had a talk with the Kiowa, Ca
manche and Apache delegations of Indians
to-day and told them that the Government
has ceased to accept mere professions OF
friendship and good faith, and now requires
evidence of their honesty of purpose.
Every man belonging to any tribal band
not at the place named by the 18th De-
cember is to be considered an enemy OF the
Government and as having chosen to re-
main hostile.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
FOREIGN.
Stanley to write LiviugstOne's

Stanley to Write LiviugstOne's
- - 81 Travels. srAs- -f-
LONDON, Oct. 22.-Miss Agnes Living
stone has published letter from her ia
ther in which he says: ts isz s.l,. .; e.
l have written two letters to Mr.. Ben
nett. / meant to keep the material 10 my
self, but because the expedition was expen-
sive gave Stanley what would help him
to write book. In his hands it is
harmless, for the the Americans are good
and generous friends. h
The ROYAL Geographical Society gave a
banquet to Stanley last night. Many OF
the nobility and number of American
gentlemen were present. Among the latter
was Clems, the humorist.
Charles Summer.
PARIS, Oct. 22.-Sumner yesterday Wis
tied ex-Minister Motley. Sumner sails for
New York on the 18th of November.
The Prussian Budget.
BERLIN, Oct. 22.-The Prussian Diet
reassembled to- day and the budget was pre-
sented. The receipts from all sources for
the year 1878 are estimated at SI54,9 1885,
456, and the total expenditures at the same
sum. The revenue OF 1873 is expect ed to
exceed that ofthis year by S19, 100000.
The Spanish Telegraph-AmneSty
MADRID, Oct. 22.-In the Cortes yester-
day Senior Pascaul called attention to what
he termed the shameful condition of the
telegraphic service in Spain. He knew of
cases in which dispatches from Madrid
were 4S hours in reaching Paris and SO
hours on the way TO Barcelona. he want
ed to know, if the government which had
charge Of the telegraphs was unable to do
better, whether the business could not be
transferred to private hands.
Senor Mortes, Minister of Justice, an
nOunced that new amnesty bill for recent
political offences would soon be submit ed
Mexican Claims.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 22.-Mai.
Thos, NJ. Anderson arrived here this morn
ing from San Antonio, having been detailed
by the War Department, to investigate
certain claims presented by Mexicans re
siding in this State before the Joint Mexi
can Commission in Washington for cattle
alleged to have been taken by United States
troops about the close of the rebellion
These claims amount to a large sum and
are supposed to be greatly exaggerated.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

NEW York, Oct. 22.-An attempt was
made to wreck train of eight coaches on
the New York and Harlem road, between
Melrose and Mouisania, Saturday night by
placing a cross tie on the track.
Dennis Norman was arrested to-day on
the steamship City of Bristol and held for
extradition on charge of forging che cks
ON the bank of Charlesville, Ireland.
VIM. M. Tweed is expected to surrender
Tomorrow and give bail for trial under the
recent indictments. u.
John Mexican is said to have determined
TO withdraw as counsel for Stokes. a wit
ness has been found who heard the hotel
boy. Hart, tell different stories concerning
the shooting.
The Board of Health has ordered an in
yestigation into the death Of Nicholas Sea
brook, said to have been caused by i'll
treatment on the steamship Oceanic on the
voyage from Liverpool.
A Wall street Steal.
Owen O'Conner, a SPECTATOR, to-day
Withdrew from the Safety Deposit Com
pany $4,000, Hannibal and st. Joseph
railway convertible eight per cent bonds,
intending to place them in the hands OF his
brokers, but were lost or stolen on their
WAY thither. The bonds were denomlna
tions of thousands and five hundreds each.
A Misplaced Switch.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H, Oct. PA Pull
man train, hence to Boston, ran into
freight train this morning, owing TO mus
placed switch. One man killed outright,
and eighteen injured, of whom one has
died, and others are hardly expected to
live.
To be Hanged.
INDIANAPOLIS, md, Oct. 22.-In the
Criminal Court to-day the motion for a
new trial of William Cluck the wife murd-
erer. was overruled and Cluck was SEN
tenced to be hanged on the 20th Of Decem-
Der.
s- Frenchy.
Jules De St. Ory, a German, formerly a
clerk in the Meridian National Bank, forged
an order on the Indiana Banking Company
for s., 900, and escaped with the money.
Conductor shot Down ON Duty.
Sr. LOUIS, Oct. 22.-As the passenger
train on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
was leaving Mansfield between 9 and IL
O'Clock last night, and as Conductor Perch
was entering a car, be was shot by an un-
known man and Killed. 1t is supposed the
deed was committed by man VINO had
heen nut of the train for refusing 70 pay
his fare. The murderer escaped, out the
citizens of Marshfeld were aroused ana
large marty Immediately started in pursuit
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
A PARSONS STRATEGY.

The following is old-it belonged to the
last generation-but it may be new to
many at the present day: --
Old Parson Munson, of Worcester,
used occasionally to be absent from his
flock on missionary tours into distant
States. Upon certain summer Sabbath,
having lust returned from one of these ex-
cursions, he found his congregation quite
drowsy, and for the purpose of waking
them up he broke off in the midst of his
sermon, and began to tell them of what
wonderful things he had seen in York
State. Among other wonders he said he
had there seen the largest mosquitoes it
bad ever been his fortune TO fall in with
so large, in fact, that many Of them lgOuLd
tCeigh q pound. -rv
The good people were by this time wide
awake.
ayes" continued the parson; "and,
moreover, they have been known to climb
up tree and BARK 81 -s - q E..
The congregation were sleepy no more
on that day. On the day following two of
the deacons of the church waited upon
Parson Munson, and informed bin that
the members of his parish were much scan
dalised by the big stories he had told them
from the pulpit.
s'What stories?" said the parsop, with
innocent surprise. re
sWhy, sir, you said that you had seen
mosquitoes in York State that would
weigh pound"
81 said," returned the parson, explanato-
rily, ''that ntG3ly of them would weigh q
Dound; and l do really think that great
many of them loouId weigh a pound"
''Well-but,n continued the elder deacon.
with slight choking in his utterance, "you
said they had been known to climb up a
tree and bark"
s.Certainly," said the parson, with an
assuring nod. GAS to their climbing up on
a tree. L have seen them do that here in
Worcester County; haven't you Deacon?"
go, yes-I have seen 'em do that" -
swell, how could they climb tree with
out climbing on the bark?"
The good deacons went their way with
something very like a mosquito hum
ming in their ears.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
ST. LOUIS.
The County Swindled of 100000.

The County swindled OF S1OO, 900.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22.-Some months ago
the County Court appointed a committee
of three experts to investigate alleged
frauds in the construction Of the new
county Jail, and the building attached,
known as the Four Courts. That commit
tee has made an elaborate report and ind
that tha building cost the county one
hundred and four thousand dollars
more than its actual value. This excess is
made up Of large amount. of extra work,
the letting of a large contract without COM
petition and at extravsgent prices, the pay
ment of iarge sums for work not done, the
paymert at full price for inferior work, etc,
etc. TIE cost of the building to the coun-
tTy is placed at $7T7,000, while its actual
value is alleged to be only S669 900. N.e q
commercial Convention.
A committee of prominent merchants
and business men, with Mayor Brown as
chairma %, has been appointed to make ne
cessary arrangements for the meeting OF
tbe C1nnercial Convention, which ad-
;opr~, .st year from Baltimore to meet
in lis the third Monday 10 Noyem-
Re lso 10 provide suitable entertain
MT ,vl its members.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
ouR ELECToRAL TICKET.

We notice that some Of our Democratic
exchanges have not a correct list of the
Greeley and Brown electors. Some
changes have been made during the can
vass which do not seem to have been OBJ
served by some of our contemporaries. 1t
is of the highest importance in printing
tickets that the right names should be upon
them. Al should remember that we vote
for electors who cast the vote of the State
for Presidency and Vice-Presidency. We
publish daily at the head of our editorial
columns the correct electoral Greeley and
Brown ticket and hope that it viii be no.
ticed closely by all who are printing tickets.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
Condensed TeIesrams.


Boston reports an $4,000 fire and still
burning.
Lowell operatives want ten-hour law.
They now work twenty, like editors and
printers.
Mrs. E. Dersh, of Rochester, 60 years
old, either fell or jumped from bridge
yesterday and went over the Genesee
Falls. L
Morton spoke in st. Louis last night. He
goes home to-day, sg.
The Surf House at Rye Beach, was
burned yesterday.
An elevator was burned at Shellburg,
Iowa, yesterday with 5000 bushel of grain.
One boat of the burned Bienville is still
missing with "a persons.
Wet weather prevailed throughout Eng
land yesterday as well as Nashville.
Condemned Communists complain OF
hard prison fare.
One lsgitimist Gold Bourbon) has been
elected to French Assembly. s-@
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
TENNESSEE Bonds closed in New
York last evening at "a for both issues.
HAYWOOD COUNTY.

A letter from Brownsville, Oct. q, from
one Of the most intelligent gentlemen Of
Haywood, who was an 'soriginal," ardent
johnson man, but now for Cheatham, says:
"Chestham win carry the anti-Radical
vote of this county By a large majority.
There always has been and is now here q
strong friendly feeling for johnson, but the
circumstances of his candidacy will prevent
reaping any benefit from him."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23

There is to be grand Democratic rally
al Fayetteville, on Saturday, the 26th, and
another at Fountain Head, in Sumner
county, and one at Pulaski, in Giles county,
Friday the 18th, and another in Bedford.
The Democratic fires are burning brightly.
The disorganizers are now trying to keep
up their spirits by 'fbrag," but "it's too
thin" Itwon't win. Democracy viii Fri.
nmph,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23

PRoF. AGAsSIz who still liugers In Cal.
ifornia, has been presented with specimens
ofpottery taken from large mound-say
three hundred feet high and three hundred
yards in diameter-that was opened by one
Of the engineers of the North Pacific railroad,
at the end of prairie about twenty five
miles from Olympia, in Oregon. Many con-
lectures have beer made for the last wenty
years as to what could have caused SO sin
gular formation, but no one was ever GU
rious enough till recently TO make exam
ination Of the interior Of these mounds.
A thorough examination Of other revealed
other curious relics, evidently the work of.
human lands; in fact, in every mound that
has been opened there is some curious relic
of long-forgotten race discovered. The
theory now is that this prairie was the cen-
etery of the people who Inhabited the coun-
try in ante-historie times. 1t is expected
that Professor Agassiz will visit the place
and make thorough examination person
allV,