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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-08-28
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LIFE BELOW THE SURFACE,
BYTHOS w. KNOX.

94S Pages Octave. $50 Fine Engraving
Relates lucluenrs ana Accidents beyond the
Light or Day; Startling Adventures in all parts
OF the World: Mines and Node of Working themr
Onae T Of Society: Gambling and its Ho
ways OF Wickedness; Prisons and their Secrets;
Down In the Depths Of The Sea; Strange Stories
OF the Detection of Crime The book treata of
experience with brigands; nights in opium deni
ana gambling hells; life in prison; Stories of ex
les; adventures among Indians: Journeys through
and piracy; 'ortures oi the inquistion; wonderful
etc.
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15
The Greatest Iron Works in the
World.

Krupp's great iron works at Essen
Germany, cover nearly eighty square
miles, and one and a half miles under
cover. They furnish employment for
ten thousand men, who do their work
under a discipline as strict as that OF
the military service. Castings weigh
ing forty tons have been made several
times at these works, and ten and
twelve ton blocks are every day sights.
There are forty mine hammers in the
works, of which four OF five each weigh
twenty-five tons; four weighing fif-
teen tons, and a large number Of five
and ten tons-the greatest of all these
hammers is Il wonder and costs five
hundred thousand dollars. It's foun-
dations are one hundred feet deep,
consisting of three tiers, the first con
structed Of solid masonry; the second
of the heaviest and stoutest oaks to be
found in Germany; the third of cyl
indrical segments Of cast iron, upon
which the anvil block rests. The head
of the hammer weighs fifty tons. Its
face is of steel, and in making it after
the steel had been cast, and while it
was melting, cast iron was poured into
it from the back. Everything that
belongs to it is in duplicate and trip
licate. Four steam cranes serve it,
and each Of these is tested to bear
forty-ton ingots, which are the largest
cast. In 1860, sixty-o -one thousand tons
of steel were made at these works.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

WHERE THE Sun DOES. Nor SET
A scene witnessed by some travellers
in the North of Norway, from cliff
one thousand feet above the sea, is thus
described:
"The ocean stretched away in silent
vastness at our feet; the sound of
waves scarcely reached our airy look
out; away i'll the North the huge old
sun swung low along the horizon, like
the slow beat of the pendulum in the
tall clock Of our grandfather's parlor
corner. We all stood silent, looking
at our watches. When both hands
came together at twelve, midnight,
the full round orb hung triumphantly
above the waves, a bridge of gold run
ming due North spanning the water
between us and him. There he shone
in silent majesty, which knew no set
ting. We involuntarily took off our
hats; no word was said. Combine, if
YOU can, the most brilliant sunrise
and sunset you, ever saw and the beau
ties will pale before the gorgeous col
oring which now lit up ocean, heaven
and mountain. In half an hour the
sun had swung up perceptibly on his
beat, the colors changed to those OF
morning, a fresh breeze rippled over
the flood, one songster after another
piped up in the grove behind us-we
had slid into another day.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

cided to relieve herself of the care of
her little daughter, Ann Eliza, and
quietly poisoned her with arsenic, and
after four days illness she died. The
arsenic used in all these murders was
part of that procured for Mr.. Struck's
murder.
About the 1st of June following,
Lydia died after long and natural
spell of sickness.
The wretched woman now found
employment as helper and clerk in
Il store, with nothing to fret herr
While in the store she was induced
to become the housekeeper of Mr..
James Curtiss, living at Stratford,
Conn.,, at SO month. After living
in Mr.. Curtiss' family for eight months
she was induced to marry an old man
named Hurlbut, living in Huntington,
Conn. This was in November. 1868,
and they lived happily together for
fourteen months. One day Hurlbut,
old and feeble, was taken sick and
subsequently died, but Mrs. Sherman
does not know whether she killed him
or not. At all events, she disclaims
any such intention, and if he took the
wrong medicine she can not tell.
She now became acquainted with
Horatio n. Sherman, widower, iv-
ing i'll Birmingham, who had little
baby Oh his hands and who tried to
engage her to keep house for him, and
subsequently married her in Septem
Der, 1870, at Brjdgewater, Mass. Sher-
man had trouble with an old lady,
previously his mother-in-law, and his
daughter Ada. The old lady chung
around" because the baby Frank was
in the house. So Sherman wished that,
in order to get the old lady out of the
way, Frankly might die, and, under
Mrs. Sherman's care, he soon did die,
November Is, 1870. Il
The old woman refused to leave,
however, after Franks death, and,
becoming troublesome, Mrs. Sherman
paid her 500, and she vamoosed.
Sherman was drunkard, and when
his daughter Ada was sick, after the
old woman left, he drank some of Ada's
brandy. Mrs. Sherman then proceed
ed deliberately to poison Ada, giving
her poison in her tea, and she died
few hours afterward.
Sherman was absent, spending
money and drinking. His wife led q
miserable, poverty stricken life, and
at last she "fxed" some brandy for
him, and he went his way to dusky
death,' the eighth victim of this mon
strous woman. This time, however,
the law stepped in and forever put
Il stop to her murderous work. Her
history from this period is familiar to
the world. She languishes in prison.
devoid Of the power to do evil, and
with time for reflection. It is said that
she has repented and is seeking the
favor of her outraged Creator through
the instrumentality of Jesus Christ.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

of making friends whowould be think
ing of her fortune. AS it was, she
had no fear of those who loved her,
for it must be for herself. TO every
ones surprise, and especially my own,
she left all her money to me-. | had
felt poverty so deeply; had been hu-
inflated and sighted through it SO
often by my fathers richer family,
that, notwithstanding tile desire l had
for wealth, directly l had this, and
saw all my former tormentors crowd
ing around me with congratulations, l
became frightened of it. foresaw
that I should become like my poor
friend, distrustful of all mankind, and
then l determined to follow her ex-
ample, and hide my wealth, at least
until should be assured OF one true
heart. My aunt was only too glad to
allow the report to be spread that the
money was hers, and has quite en-
joyed the prestige and the admiration
and attention she has excited. | did
not expect to leave off masquerading
so soon, but then I did not so soon
expect to meet the true heart that
was to release me. Will you forgive
the deception? KATE"
The next morning at sunrise Kate
and her lover met, and there he told
her had he known she was such rich
woman he never should have told his
love; so Of course he forgave her
stratagem.
Needless to say that Mr.. Fred Al
colt did not 6" go for the other party"
He quietly disappeared when they
landed at Liverpool, but it is in his
conviction that "Graham is a deep
card" and knew what he was about
all the while. He does not believe in
disinterestedness himself.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15
The latest story of wife's devotion

The latest story of a wife's devotion
comes from Omaha, where year
ago last May a man named Jacob
Staley, who had been postmaster at
Rebecca, Nebraska, was convicted of
an offense against the government
mail service, committed while he was
in office. He was sentenced to inn
prisonment for ten years in the gov
-ernment house of correction at Detroit,
Michigan. Before that time he had
borne an excellent character, and had
led an honorable and upright life. In
his faithful partner lie had at least one
devoted and loving friend. She re-
mained i'll Omaha, purchased a sew
ing machine, and worked steadily,
saving every cent over and above her
actual expenses, for one object-the
pardon of her husband-which few
weeks ago she obtained from the Pres
.ident. Five months ago Staley's father
died, leaving his imprisoned son $780,
600 in real estate. His faithful wife
brought him the good news that he
could enjoy his fortune.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

A gay party was assembled on the
deck Of an outgoing Cunarder, and
among those who were discussing
their fellow passengers were Henry
Graham and his friend Fred Alcott,
both going to take their first glimpse
of Old World life.
Fred Was already acquainted by
sight with most Of the passengers, and
could point out to Henry Graham,
who had come on board at the last
minute, those most likely to interest
them during the voyage.
"Who is that party with pale blue
cashmere wrapper? An excellent color
to meet the sea- breeze ill.," added
Henry Graham, laughing.
"Shesis the great catch, Miss Miller !;
she is worth half a million, they say.
If she were only Il shade less washed
out l should try to share it. Anyway
/ am on the lookout for al introduc-
ton. a little Irritation can do no
harm, and will wake the good soul up.
It is too bad she is so old. The idea
of leaving money to such q being as
that when there was that splendid
niece in the family" said Fred, in
disgust.
"Console yourself. With little OF
your waking up and in any other
color than pale blue, the good lady
may look better. At all events, halt
million ought to be rouge to her
checks and brightness to her eyes"
"You may laugh as you please, but
it would be very pleasant to help a
nice girl spend that much. Look, there
is her niece, byJove! 1t is enough
to make a man swear to see a lovely
girl like that without cent, and an
old maid like her aunt just to have
come into so much money"
"Well, if you are smitten with the
niece, can't you make up your mind
to try if she'll have you You have
money enough for both"
No, thank you; | have my future
to look to. Look at her! Isn't she
splendid 2"
Henry, who had been gazing int
| the sea, turned as Fred spoke, ant
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

An editor in a country town lost an
umbrella. He published a notice say
ing that lie knew the thief but would
not expose him if he would send anew
umbrella in place of the stolen one.
The next dag the editor received thir-
tv-scven new umbrellas. The town
was not Il large one either. .-m
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

An Atlanta paper says that on New
Years morning the largest single body
of emigrants that has left the State
departed from Atlanta to Arkansas.
One hundred and seventy-six able
bodied negro cotton hands were the
emigrants, leaving middle Georgia.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

A Pottsville man, who says he hasn't
attended church for twenty years,
boasts that he can remember perfectly
the preachers text on the last OCCASION
of visit to the sanctuary. And this
is the way he remembered it, when
asked what it was: at is easier for
Il camel to enter ii circus, than for q
man to eat a package Of needles
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

: A totally depraved Kentucky boy
recently threw handful Of cartridges
into the coal scuttle at church and
watched the effect. Presently the fire
was replenished, and the cartridges
went off and also the minister and
congregation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

Portland, Me-, has the politest man
on record. While engaged in carry
ing wood into the cellar Of house the
other day, he fell down stairs and
sprained MS ankle. The lady Of the
house rushed to his assistance, and
was received with, !" beg your pardon
for making SO much nOise."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

The New York Tribune Of Thursday
says, of the Louisiana case: "The
evidence yesterday is disconraging
and6ewildering. So far, as we have al
ready pointed out, the main difficulty
seems to be that the board which had
the returns was illegal, aud the legal
board did not have any returns"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

"Did you know" said a cunning
Gentle to q Jew, q that they hang
Jews and iacIkasses together in Port
land?" "Indeed,' retorted Solomon,
eden it ish veil dat you and l ish not
lere.n
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

A New York dentist, up town, dis
gus ted one of his patrons requesting
him not to open his mouth any wider,
us he intended to stand outside dur
ing the operation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

"a penny for your thoughts miss, =
said gentleman to pert beauty.
"They are not worth a farthing sir, .
she replied; II was thinking of YOU"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

The friends of the Hon. Horace May
nard have formally announced him as
a candidate for Speaker in the next
House. They claim that he is sup
ported by the entire Southern Repub-
lican vote, and also has many adhe-
rents among the Northwestern mem
bcrs. They are in favor of enacting
a law assembling the Forty-third on
the fifth of March, following the ad-
iournment Of the Forty Con-
greSS.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

Somers, little Connecticut town,
has eleven happy couples ready to
celebrate their golden weddings.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

Communications may be addressed simply
"CHIEF, Donaldsonville, La.," or to the ed
tor and proprietor personally.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

DR.. Willet, lecturing in Boston the
other night, told droll story OF HIM
self. He said that at one time, when
he was a connoisseur in -stuffing,
he used to criticise other peoples bird
stutling severely. Il happened that
while walking with q gentleman one
day, he stopped at a window where a
gigantic owl was exhibited. "You
sce,'' said the doctor to his friend,
s.tllat there is magnificent bird ut
tcrly ruined by unskillful stuit ing.
Notice the mounting! Execrable, isn't
it7 No living owl ever roasted IN that
position. And the eyes are fully a
third larger than any owl ever pos
sessed" At this moment the stuffed
owl raised foot and solemnly blinked
at his critic, who said very little more
about stuffed birds that afternoon,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

An engaged young gentleman got
rather neatly out Of Il little scrape with
his intended. She taxed him with hav-
ing kissed two ladies at some party at
which she was not present. He owned
it, but said that their united ages only
made twenty-one. The simple minded
girl thought of ten and eleven and
laughed off her pout. He did not ex-
plain that one was nineteen and the
other two years Of age. Wasn't it art
full?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-15

Transient advertisements. 81 50 per square
first Insertion; rs cents each subsequent
insertion.
All official advertisements 81 per square each
insertion,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21
POLICE COURT.

Business in Judge Birds court yesterday
WAS us dull a the but end of an axe.
During the entire day his honor sat in
waiting, bat nary miscreant put in an
appearance.
In Judge Bross' court, however, mat
tiers were more lively. During the morn
ing four or I've "pain drunk cases were
tried aud the poor devils as Judge
Shannossy would say, dealt with accord
ing to their deserts.
Late in the day, after the fight at Rev,
Shores church, the court room presenter
a decidedly business-lke appearance
Rev T. j Shores, all the de'c"ns OF ms
church, and at least half dozen o. lh'
members friendly to Shores, were before
his honor on charge of riotous and d's-
orderly conduct.
BY agreemen, the trial OF the case was
Sc, for four O'Clock this afternoon, wheh
some lively swearing on both sides OF 'h'
mos, dsgraceful affair may be "a
pec,ed And now comes H.nry Wisdom
and on his oath complains, etc, ags'p
T. J. Shores, pastor and '0''p'
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21
i i MOTT A MERDER

On Monday afternoon between four and
hve clock, Two colored men, one named
Mitch Hurst, and the other name I'M
known, got into quarrel in John Cur
ran : house on Fourth street Fl, m high
words they came to blows, when the un.
known negro seized an axe with which
he dealt Hurst u terrible blow on the
head, pcallng away the scalp and fractur-
ing the skull. Dr. Parker was summoned
10 attend the wounded man, and gave it as
his opinion that Hur,ts injuries we're of a
very serious nature, and that the
chances for recovery were against him
Hurst was married about two months ago
To step-dalghter Of Charlie Williams :;
but fIr causes best known to themselves
Hurst and bis wife have not lived together
for several weeks past. At last accounts
Hurst was in a prccarious condition, his
recovery being despsired Of, The man
who did tho "chopping' had not up to a
late hour last night been arrested. How.
ever, the officers are on tho lookout for
him, snd it Will be hard matter tDr him
TO escape.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21
p RO P o s A L s
FOR COPYING THE LAWS AND
JOURNALS OF THE 2sTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
OF ILLINOIS.

on or before the 2sth day OF May, 1873,
and until ~ O'Clock IN. OF laid day. sealed
proposals will be received 10y the commits.
sioners OF public printing for copying The
laws. Journals and joint resolutions OF The
rwcnty.cighth general assembly OF the
sta Of Illinois, and Tor such additional
copying a. may be ordered by said genera
assembly.
such proposals mu.h he in tTiphcate, one
COPY to be deposited with the secretary OF
state, one with the auditor OF public ac-
counts and one with the state treasurer,
and accompanied by q bond, Tor the iaith VI
performance of the contract, In the penal
sum Of $1,000, signed 10y two surctie-. sald
bond must be satisfactory 10 laid commits
.ioncr-. and be approved by the governor,
ani filed IN his Office until the award IL
made.
Each proposal must be accompanied by az
least ten lines Of the handwriting o. the per-
son making the = opO,als-lcgu cap paper
taken a. the measure.
The governor and the commissioners oil
public printing reserve 10 Themselves the
right to re- ect and all bids. The proposals
VIII boz opened ri three o'c ock p m, Wed.
ue.day. May *. 1873, IN the Office OF the
I governor. aud the contract then and there
awarded uncs. all bids are rejected.
GRO. II. HARLOW, >ec'y OF state.
&. f.. IGPPISCOTr, Auditor l.. n,
T.. kUT2, STATE Treasurer.
h.ll d!w. Commissioners Public Printing
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21

Stephens, John Jennings, James Blanke,
Benz. Nelson, Joseph Dixon, Enoch Rus
sell and Duncan Winston, deacons; Mar
c's'e Russell, Jane Campbell and Eliza
Jennings, and the above named person
did at the city of Cairo, yesterday the 2OIh
day OF May, in tho year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, IN
lawfully and riotously assemble together
to disturb the peace; and being so assembled
in ard upon the said plaintiffs, Robt. Cald
well, Archie Robinson, Anthony Hopkins
and Alfred Wade, and pray that a state
warrant be issued against said defendants
tho prayer Of all which was granted by
the court.
And row comes Anna Martin, as black
wench az ever trod shoe leather, and
prays that warrant be issued against 10.
,eph Stevens, charging the said Joseph
with assaultiug the person of the atore-
said Anna with intent to DO bodily injury
The warrant was issued and the said Jo-
seph arrested. An the above cases will
be dumped and tried at ono and The
same ;imo this afternoon At o'clock
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21

Larceny plea guilty fined s!1 AMI costs o
trial, and county jail ten day; al'o to stand
committed until the fine aud costs are PAID
The people, etc, v. Daniel Barry. Recog'
nizince to keep the peace; defendant In
court; the pro,ccuin ing witness, EcDecca
wilkins. not appearing. the case was dis
missed at her cost.
The people. etc, Va John Petric. Recog-
nizance to keep the peace. sale. defendant
appeared in court; also Elizabeth Pctrie,
the prosecuting witness. She not desiring
to prosecute the case further, the same Wa
dimi-sed at cost of defendant
The people, etc. v. James Harris
convicted Of larceny. Said nlri. in court
and it appearing that said deicndan, has No
property, and i entirely unable TO pay tn,
me and costs OF prosecution. he was there
fore ordered discharged from the rule,
CIVIL DOCKET.
Timothy Buckley " james Hurley. II
attachment. Continued for proof OF con
struction service.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT,

L. :. SIG. SER. UBsEkvER's OFFICE,
CAIRO. May 20, 1873, lOll pm.
Barometer 29.sS.
Their nometer G. degrees.
Wind, northeast, velocity 4 mile per
hour.
Weather, fair.
Maximum temperature last - hours, at
?. III, Is degrees
Minimum temperature, las, "a hours, at
3 a. H., "a degrees.
Prevailing wind last a hours, northeast,
Total number Of miles wind travelled, las'
"a hours. l0i
Total rainfall in inches, .Ol.
DAVID ". HARNETT. Observer.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21

The marvellous superiority OF the Ayer.l
Chemical Paint j. established beyond cayil
Beside the numborc,s minDr job, on which
It has been used, We refer with warrantabe
pride 10 house, OF Messr- J. Is, Philli,, \
Mickic,A VI. CundiI and Mrs. sites. Time
can only convince our fellow cit zen- OF it,
choicest merit, dar5}HHy. We speak that
which We know. when we unhesitatingly a.
firm that one thorough painting with the A..
&. +. will stay on, AMI maintain ii, bril- ian y
twice a long a similar coating OF lead and
oil. For sale mixed, ready for use, in all
coors by y. +. Way X Co., general commits
sion merchants and agents for the iron Bug
gy company, sixth street, between WASH
ingtOh and Commercial avenues.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21

Through trains between Cairo and -
Louis will run a. follows;
81. Louis express, depart ...s...ll''V p III
ST, Louis exp ess. arrive ..,........f p III
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21
NEW GOODS.

Mrs. Anna Lang on Eighth ,treet, between
Commercial and Washington avenues, has
jus, opened out q stockof new ami fashion.
able millinery goods. She has one hundred
and Bny different styles Of hats and bouet-,
beside large assortment OF ribbons, fow-
srs and notions OF all sorts, all 81 which VII
b ssld st the lowest prices
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21

Moscovics, Washington avenue, near
Tenth street, l. selling of at cost 3D.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21
COMMERCINL nOTEL.

This popular hotel has been rchttcd aud
improved, and Is now one OF the most com
portable stopping places in the city, The
travelling public and persons desiring
pleasant quarters by the week or month, vii
always hnd them at the Commercial hotel
Rates OF board have been reductcd as fol.
lows; Day board, e. % per week; transit,
sl tO per day; board and lodging, from s5
70 a. per week. n
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21
DOGsl nnGsl

Notice Is hereby given that on and after
June /, all dog, and slut. found running at
large, viii be AuIed by me OF under my d.
rection. unless the required tax is paid Oh
the same. | viii receive dog tax on and
after May Is at the city clerks offi,e.
D-lstd WIN. MChALE. City Marshal,