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The Republican journal., 1873-06-26

FAMILY CoNUNDRUM. At an elegant
dinner party given in Washington the in
fant terrible of the family was premtted
to occupy seat near one of the most dis
tinguisned guests. Moreover the young
man has sister who is a shining belle in
society Eliza is the name of the young
lady, but the scapegrace will call her
Lie. The company were startled by the
youngster asking, "Why is father like
the devil ?" An awkward pause ensued.
Then he shouted out, because he is the
father of Lize" That boy did not get his
deserts, for he was sent to bed.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26

a clerk in the Indianapolis post-otfice is
now in the last stages of drought, occa-
stoned by his own gallantry in volunteer
ing to lick and adjust postage stamps for
the young ladies who came to his win
dow. He is very charming, and Indiana
polls is full of good-looking girls, who
loves dearly to see him run out his tongue
and moisten a stamp. The doctor says
unless he can start the sap in his system
he is a goner.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26
A Specimen Montana Postofice.

An amusing experience. which recently
befel a special agent OF the Postof1ice De-
partment, illustrates the ideas which post
masters in the far West entertain re-
gardng the dignity and Importance of
their position. The agent, commonly
called Mac" while officially visiting
various offices in Montana Territory, for
the purpose of correcting any Irregularities
postmasters, stopped at Iron Rod Going
into the postotfice, he found the room
divided into three sections-first 4 saloon,
next the postoflice, and the last a faro
banE, The mail bag was brought in.
rough-looking customer opened it and
emphed the contents on the floor The
entire crowd Got down on their hands and
knees, and commenced overhauling the
letters, among which several were reg
istered, and selecting such as they wanted.
After they were through, the remaining
letters were shoveled into Il candle box
and placed on the par. The special agent,
thinking the office needed Il little regulat-
ing, asked the bartender. who had re-
ceived and distributed the mail, if he was
the postmaster. He answered mo"
''fA-c you the assistant postmaster?n
'sNo.' ''Where is the postmaster ?" "Out
mining" "Where's the assistant post
master?" Gone to Hell's Canyon, and
by thunder Bill Jones has got to run this
office next week; it's his turn" The gov
ernment official then stated who he was,
and demanded the keys Of the office. The
bartender coolly took the candle-box from
the bar, put it on the floor and gave it Il
kick, sending it out of the door, saying,
"There's your postotfice, now git ~ The
agent says: "knowing the customs of the
country, | lost no time in following this
advice, and got" That Office was dis
continued.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26

1t is not generally known that Paris green
mixed in the proportion of one part by
measure to twenty parts of -four, will
kill the striped bug from off cucumbers,
squashes, musk-melons and other vines,
except water melons, the leaves of which
latter are sometimes spotted if the mixture
be used strongly. 1t may be busted on
from slazy bag or dredging-box. Usually
too much of the powder is cast on; the
slightest possible quantity evenly dis
tributed is sufficient, and it should be ap-
piled in the morning while the dew lies on
the plants.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26

Owing to the careless changing of two
labels by Peoria clerk, an old lady in
that city has been swallowing a rheuma-
tism liniment three times day, and an
old gentleman has rubbed himself with
blue pills until he can slide up and down
the side of a house, when the weather
changes, like thermometer.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26
Tigers Fatal as Wars.

A paper recently read before the Social
Science Society of London by Captain
Rogers, gave some astounding figures in
Illustration of the yearly destruction OF
human life by wild beasts in India: "A
single tigress caused the destruction Of
thirteen villages, and 25G square miles ct
country were thrown out of cultivation
Wild beasts frequently ObStruct Govern
ment survey parties. In 1869 one tigres~
killed 127 people, and stopped a public
road for many weeks. In January, 1888,
a panther broke into the town OF Chicola
and attacked, without the slightest provo
cation, the owner of field. -Four persons
were dangerously wounded, and one died
Man. eating tigers are causing great loss
of life along the whole range of Nallv
Mally Forest There are five of them
One is said to have destroyed 100 people.
Writing from Nuydunca, 1869, a gentle
man says one tgless, in 1S67-S-9, killed
respectively p, 81 and 47-total, lOS-
people. This same tiger killed father,
mother and three children; and the week
before she was shot she killed seven
people. In Lower Bengal alone, in a
period of six years, were killed by wild
beasts, l3.4Ql. In South Canaree in
July, 1901, lorty human BEINGS were
killed by wild beasts" Finally, Captain
Rogers concludes by telling that the Chief
Commissioner OF the Central Provinces,
in his report, shows the following terrible
returns of human beings killed by tigers
In 1S66-67, 80; lS67-6S, 2s9; lS6s-69,
lS5-total, 946. 1t appears that there are
difficulties in the way of killing down
these tigers. FIRST the superstition of the
natives, who regard the "man-eating
tiger" as Il kind Of incarnate and spiteful
divinity whom it is dangerous to offend
secondly, the failures of government Yt-
wards; thirdly the desire Of certain classes
in India actually TO preserve tiger rs game,
TO be shot at with the rifle as 4 matter ol
snort
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26

DIDN'T LIKE IT. A lady with . poodle
dog entered the smoking-car on u Western
train, the other day, and when the con-
ductor endeavored to persuade her to go
into another cat, she refused, saying her
presence would deter the occupants from
smoking. gentleman, however, took
out cigar, and began to smoke, when
she wrenched it from his mouth, exclaim-
ing: eff there is anything | dc hate, it
is tobacco smoke" The passengers who
had witnessed the affair were convulsed
with laughter, but the offending smoker
suppressed whatever emotions may have
been struggling for expression in words
or action, and maintained throughout the
same impurtable gravity which had char
acterized him from the first. Calmly ris-
ing from his seat he opened the window
nearest him, fastening it up, and reach
ing over the seat back, took that woman's 5
poodle dog and threw him out of the win
dow Us far beyond as possible, at the
same time saying, eff there is anything
do hate, its poodle dog -
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26

Josh Billings says: "There iz one
thing about hen that does look like wis
dunn, they don't kackle much until after
they have laid their egg. Sum pholks
are alwus a Dragging and a cackling
what they are going tew do beforehand
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26

Another match broke up. This was
between clerk in Danbury dry goods
store and young lady of that place. 1t
was 50 warm on Friday evening that she
had the parlor window up and he stood
on the lawn, and he was just reaching
up for another kiss, when the sash came
down like a flash, and knocked off the
peak of his nose and scalped his chin, and
he hoped round 50 madly and howled so
dreadtully that the old gentleman thought
he was drunk and had him kicked out of
the yard with great deal of ostentation.
Monday morning he went West.
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26
Artemus Ward as an Actor.

Said Artemus Ward: II like art; ad-
mire dramatic art, although tailed rs an
actor The play was the Ruins OF Pom
peii;' played the ruins. 1t was not Il
very successful performance but was
better than the Burning Mountain He
was not good; he was a bad Vesuvius
The remembrance of it makes me ask
Where are the boys of my youthT |
assure you this is no conundrum. Some
are among you here, some in America,
some are in Jail. Hence arises most
touching question: Where are the girls
of my YOUTH Some are married, some
would like to be. 0 my Maria Alas {!
she married another--they frequently do.
l hope she is happy because am. Some
people are not very happy; | haye noticed
that. My orchestra is small-but | am
sure it is good so tar as it goes. give my
pianist ten pounds night and his wash
ing. | like music. can't sing. ASS
singist am not success. | am saddest
when | sing. So are those who hear me
they are sadder even than am."
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26


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The Republican journal., 1873-06-26

A Western reporter died of brain fever
the other day. He tried to take notes of
a discourse that his mother-in-law was
making for the benefit of the family, and
the swiftness with which he was obliged
to work overstrained his mental organiza-
ton
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26
Stock Eating Wood.

One of our substantial subscribers, in
recent conversation, gave his experience in
training neat stock, affected with the habit
of ating wood, chewing bones, etc. His
cattle were one spring affected this way.
They became thin in flesh, refused to eat
hay, and presented a sickly appearance.
He had an impression that their food lacked
the constituents for making bone, but his
neighbors used bone meal withol noticing
any good result, whatever. At last he put
about four bushels of leached ashes in his
harn-yard, and threw out to them about a
shovel full each day. After turning them
out to pasture, he put one peck of dry
ashes per week on the ground of the pas
ture. They ate it all up, and gnawed #
the grass where it had been lying. The
cattle began to improve, gaining flesh and
looking much better than they had for
several years. He says this morbid appear
ance was unnoticed years ago, from the
fact that the ground was ashy, from the
ournngs of the wood and land clearings.
Latterly he gives one quart of ashes mixed
with the same quantity of salt, to twelve
head of cattle, about once week. Live
Stock Journal.
correspondent of the Massachusetts
Ploughman gives the following account of
his treatment of lettuce plants to make
them head: The plants looked fine and
healthy, but already indicated the running
up symptoms. | thinned them out, then
carefully slipped a cotton twine under the
lowest leaves of each plant, and gently
raised them q few inches from the ground,
tying them loosely then placed shingle
upon each plant, and small stone to keep
it firm. Every evening l removed the
oh haad and rpnlAcn0
The Republican journal., 1873-06-26

Senator Scott was talking to Penn
syIvania Sunday school, Sunday or two
ago, and asked the scholars why Simon
was kept in prison. One of the teachers
quietly prompted the boy to say that it
was for hostage, and the youth, not
quite catching the words, piped out; 'He
was detained for postage"
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-02

" Bat atFew bia ashes to the wind
whose sword or voice has served mankind
Ahd 10 ne assas s9 e sElSTSRs lind
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-02

1T is WHO HAVE LOST THIS FIGHT :"
Noble words which should win for his
character greater admiration than any vic
tory could have bestowed
The opening Of the next campaign found
Lee, on tue lat of May, 1864, on the Southern
bank of the Rapidan, his encampments ex-
tending from that river to Gordonsville.
The desperate fighting of the last two
years, the insufficient supply of food, and
the barbarous policy of tho Federal Gov
ernment in refusing to exchange prisoners,
had reduced the Army Of N orthern Virginia
to less than forty-fve thousand CAS-, 600
men at this time. This statement of its
numbers was received directly from Gen.
Lee himself, so there can be no question
of its correctness. Opposed to this small
army was force upwards of one hoRdred
and forty thousand Q40,000) strong,
thoroughly equipped, and with inexhausti-
bic resources upon which to draw. The
Federal Government had given tue control
of all military operations to Gen. Grant.
an officer who, thrown by accident to the
surface, had the additional good fortune
to rise there, when the resources of the
Confederacy were we'll nigh exhausted.
He is said to have expressed a profound
contempt for what had hitherto been re-
garded as one of the surest indications OF
an able ommander-skillfnl manGIYeT-
ing-and he placed his whole reliance in
using superior numbers, "tO hammer con-
tInuOusly until by mere attrition" his enc
my would be crushed. This system, look
ployment of brate force, requires rather
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-17

confined prior to his sentence was
searched, bottle was found, which. on
examination by chemist, was found to
contain concentrated solution of strych-
nine.
Annapolis, Md, January l5.-In the
Wharton trial, to-day, the cross-examina-
ton of Van Ness was concluded. Other
witnesses testified. but nothing was
elected.
Philadelphia, Jan. 15.-This evening,
the Committee on Suffrage in the Con-
stitutional Convention was addressed by
several Woman Suffragists. who strongly
advocated the ballot for women.
Cleveland, o., Jan. 16.-At 2 clock
this morning, at Greenville, 30 buildings
were burned. The fire is still raging.
No details; origin unknown.
New York, Jan. l6.-In an interview
yesterday, one Of the prosecuting coua-
sci in the Stokes case said he thought it
would be very difficult to get stay of
proceedings, and there will be even
greater difficulty in the prisoner securing
new trial.
Chicago, January 16.-A Republican
special from Topeka, Kansas, says an
informal caucus of the Anti-P omeroy
members of the Legislature was held last
night, 70 members present, being a ma
jority of 26 on joint ballot. Pledges
were given to oppose the election of
Pomsroy, and to vote against him. No
definite action was taken looking to con-
centration upon any opposing candidate,
which fact gives hope to Pomeroys
friends, who consider the jealousies be-
tween the rivals for the succession
stronger than the general opposition to
Pomeroy when the matter comes to
test. They also say that 20 members of
the caucus will vote for Pomeroy when
he needs them. Another caucus will be
held tonight, when it is probable that
an attempt will be made to unite upon
an opposition candidate.
Washington, Jan. 16.-wilson, OF the
Special Committee, continued the exam
nation of Durant, to-day.
New York, Jan. 16.-There were 90
bids for gold to-day, amounting to about
s5,Ooo,oOo, at ll.51H.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-17
FOREIGN.

London, Jan. l5.-One of the persons
who came from France to attend the
funeral of Napoleon, brought with him
some soil dug from the garden of the
Tuilleries, which he strewed over the
coffin afterit was deposited in the sacristy
Of the Chapel at Chiselhurst. Many
French spies were present at Chiselhurst
while the funeral services were taking
place.
Rome, Jan. 15.-The funeral services
for Napoleon were held in this city to-
day. Cardinal Bonaparte, who was un-
able to go to Chiselhurst, was present.
Madrid, January l5.-The funeral OBJ
sequies of tho late Emperor were cele-
brated in this city to-day, and were par
ticipated in by immense crowds of peo-
pie. The Mayor and Project, and troops
stationed in the city, also took part in
the ceremonies.
Bucharest, Jan. 15.-Funeral services
for Napoleon were held in all the churches
throughout the country to-day. The
Roumanian Court will 60 into mourning.
Brussels, Jan. ia boiler in fac
tory at Chartleroi exploded this morning.
II persons were instantly killed, and
large number wounded, some Of them in
q very serious manner.
London, January let is now stated
that there were $4,000 people at Chisel-
hurst yesterday. Many stores in this
city and in other places were partly
closed during the funeral. While the
Prince Imperial was returning from the
Chapel, he was saluted with the CRY Of
"vive l'Empereurr' He replied, "The
Emperor is dead. Vive Ia France!"
London, Jan. l6.--Zanzibar advices of
Of the goth November say that the sup
ply expedition for Livingston had reached
him, and Livingston had started for the
interior Of Africa. 81 ii ffts. l5tt tE
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-17
PACIFIC COAST,

San Francisco, Jan. 16.-The 4-mile
running race between Thad. Stevens and
Phil. Sheridan has been declared off.
There will be trotting races at Treats
track on Saturday.
San Francisco, Jan. 16.-The amount
of freight sent East by railroad last year
was 65, 2S5, 900 pounds; an increase of
nearly 1000, 900 pounds over the ship
ments Of the year before.
A fire this afternoon, at the corner of
Mason and Filbert streets, damaged a
dwelling house and grocery to the extent
of $4,000.
Elizabeth Cutie, colored, eloped from
Benicia with white man named George
Williams. Capt. Cutie, her father, pur-
sued the couple to this city, and with the
aid of the police got the girl back, and
returned with her to Benicia to-day.
Williams was not found.
Vallejo, January 16.-Some prominent
Odd-fellows, members of San Pablo
Lodge l. 0. o. F., being of opinion that
another lodge would work advantageous
ly to the interests of Odd-fellowship,
have petitioned for another lodge, to be
organized at Vallejo.
The Chronicle is informed that $50
were subscribed in Vallejo for the bene-
fit of Charley Russell, and entrusted to
man to deliver, who, on arriving at
San Francisco, got gloriously drunk with
the money.
Los Angeles, Jan. l6.-Four men fine
ly mounted and heavily armed were AZ
rested at Ell Monte by Sheriff Rowland
on suspicion, but released soon after
no charge being brought against them.
They were tracked fifty miles in the
county by jealous officials.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-17
EASTERN.

New York, Jan. ia horrible wife
murder was committed in tenement
house on East 18th street yesterday. At
noon to-day officers entered the house
and discovered the body of Marie schef-
felen, covered with blood, with scalp
almost torn off, and several stabs in the
sides and through the arms. The MUIR
der was committed by George Scheffelen,
husband of the dead woman. Scheffelen
is boss plasterer. He has not lived
with his wife for six months. The MUIR
derer is not in custody, but his mother,
Ann Scheffelen, and her daughter, Mary
Morse, are lying on the floor near the
murdered woman in beastly state of in
to1ication. The latter is also said to
have been drunk when her husband en-
tered the house. He upbraided her for it,
and finally struck her down. 1t is sup
posed that he completed the bloody deed
with an old table knife which was found
near the body, covered with blood.
New York, Jan. 15.-S. NJ. Barlow. in
an interview to-day, said none of the
proceeds of the SO, 900, 900 Of bonds of
the Erie, proposed to be issued will be
used to pay off the floating construction
debt. The work Of laying the third rail
will begin at Buffalo as soon as the sea-
son permits, and will be extended as fast
as funds are secured, till the road unites
with Boston, Hartford and Erie.
Chicago, January 15.-At the fremont
House, this evening at supper time, the
rooms Of Isaac Miller, agent of Nav
York jewslry house, were forced, and
&c, 1000 in specimens were taken. \
New York, Jan. 15.-Natilda Heron,
the actress, recently arrived from San
Francisco, was staying at the Merchants
Hotel, and has been suffering from de-
mentia. While in fit to-day, she be-
came SO violent as to render necessary
her removal to the Park Hospital, where
she is now under medical treatment.
George Scheffelen, who murdered his
wife on Tuesday, was arrested this even
ing, at his lodgings in Sd avenue.
When the cell in which Stokes was
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


Washington, Jan. 16.-On motion of
Nye, bill was passed fixing the CON-
pensation of members and the length of
sessions of Territorial Legislatures, and
committing the care of penitentiaries to
the Territorial authorities.
Schurz, from the Committee on For
eign Relations, reported the House bill
for representing the United States at the
Vienna Exposition, with amendment,
increasing the appropriation from $780,
600 to $1,000
Chandler opposed any appropriation,
because experience demonstrated that
Americans participating in such EXPOSE
tons had their inventions appropriated
by foreigners.
The Senate passed the amendment ap-
propriating 100000 for the Vienna E1.
position.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-17
SHERIFFS' SALES,

As before stated, bill has been intro
duced by Senator Cassidy requiring sales
of real property under execution, to be
advertised in some newspaper published
in the county in which the property is
situated. While We are satisfied that the
bill drawn by the Virginia Enterprise is
good one, and that its enactment would
meet the ends Of justice, we also believe,
after comparing opinions with some of
our readers, that certain kinds of per-
sonal property that which is not perish
able nor easily moved ought also to
have better notice than by the posting
of written notices. These written no.
tees, even where the intention is good,
oftentimes amount TO no notice at all.
They are liable to be blown down by the
wind, or to be removed by design, acct
dent or carelessness. A case in point
was related to Us yesterday, which &C.
Cured in another county in this State.
A lot OF cord-wood was seized for debt.
and, although the forms of law we're
complied with by posting notices, by
COLLISION between the plaintiff and levy
ing officer the property was knocked
down to the former at one-tenth of its
value, and the unfortunate Judgment
debtor was subjected to great hardship
Ii the law had required the sale to be
advertised, no such loss would have been
forced upon the defendant.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-17

The strike of the gas-stokers in Lon.
don has set people to wondering how
they should get light if the gas should
give out altogether; and this has brought
out the fact that there are at the public
wharves of London about 10000 barrels
of petroleum, and that about 10000
more barrels arc on their way to the
United Kingdom. The sense of safety
against Egyptian darkness which these
figures afford is mitigated by thoughts OF
what would happen to London should
all this petroleum take fire. The Pail
Mall Gazette points out that ga total
illumination of the city would be per-
haps even a worse calamity than total
darkness.-[N Y. Tribune.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-17

HoN. D. R. AsHLEY.-This gentleman,
former resident of Phoebe, left here
some months since on account of failing
health. The San l Francisco correspond.
snt of the Sacramento Union. under date
OF January 8, refers to Mr.. Ashley's sad
condition in the following paragraph:
The numerous friends of Delos R.
ashley, former Senator of Monterey and
santa Cruz, afterwards the first Repub-
hcan Treasurer of State, and more re-
Gently member Of Congress from Nevada,
were startled week since BY an appli.
cation being made to appoint guardian
on the plea of denentia. The writer
saw and conversed with him at a political
meeting at Platt's Hall just prior to the
election, when it was painfully apparent
that his mind was irretrievably lost.