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Twice.


While on visit toknowlesville, New York,
in the latter pant of August, 1871, l heard
Of case Of remarkable facundity, and being
somewhh incredulous in regard to the
facts, determined to visit the parties, and
forthwith give you the particulars Of my
search Tor facts, which prove, sometimes,
to lie "more strange than fiction"
Jennie Amelia, when nineteen yean Of
age was married to James Bushnell, of
Orleans county, New York, then residing
in Chicsgo. The parties were married in
August, 1854. On the d Of
July, 1885, Mn. Bushnsll gave birth 10
three children, tvo boys and girl. Thee
children lived, one four, one six, and one
eleven months. On the 9Th of September,
1866, Mrs. Bushnell gave birth to six living
children at one time, all Of them living
some time. ! aw four of them. The
names of the childrpa struck me - being
somewhat peculiar. ! give them in The
order Of their birth: Noiberto james, Al
berto Jame., Alinca Lucy, Alice Elisabeth,
Lucy Alioca and Lahsrto James. Nm.
Bushnell was unable to walk for two months
prior TO her confinement, and after the
birth Of the second one vas unconscious
several hour; DO va hnsrpr stricken On
recovering her senass to 6nd herself the
moshee- of six childrsa-thres sons
and = many giRls. The event vas % extra
@dinazy that Il ~ soon noissd shroad, and
bsougbs Q grsss nsny viaitoss, Who supplied
he cAildrea With c3othing, and aoisted the
paEsnh IN providing nursss-sevsntesn hun
arsd dollars being the amount paid for
cazieg for them until they were veansd- six
vet suzses heias required. Laberto James
disd vhss aiasissa nonshs Old, and Alinca
livud until tveaty three uoaths Of -.
TIE four other childrsa we're Eve years
Old when I ~ then, were al bright and
healthy, nooe Of them ever having been
sick. Thsir united WIGHT q birth W.
forty-avs poanda The nothss ~ q
Freneh parenGa, and ~ boen in Loodoa,
EnGlsnd. On the day Of Novenber, 1859,
Mn Buhnsll gave birth 70 three boys, al
Of vheo did vithis sn hour OF two; An
Buhnell hayiae eiveD bifth 10 twelve liv.
IT eAjbarea at tkfse tiFths, j ~ than six
ycsss 0oslgnor RicA vss isays1splal a
k1l r.: 4
Iova. 10 b fss ken taho mil hey we
q -. 0heuA ] hsar q ~ sAAR ssnast.
ahls eesm1saea Of ny f9iQss tipa. yeo ny
havs aDoehR eeDnnnicaiioa from
Arm RsmEy.
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NEWS AND Or: =; 1Ms.


-Nr. Ezra Cornell, tue founder of the
University which bears his name, has col.
lecled nearly one thousand American news.
papers containing tributes to the late Horace
Greeley. He hopes TO increase his collec'
ton TO two thousand, making a grand me-
morial of the great journalist, as well as Of
the newspaper press of the country, 10 be
placed in the library Of the University.
A man calling himself Theodore c.
Fleming, who has been recently staying in
Havana, was recognized as Thomas C..
Field, one Of the runaway members Of the
Tweed ring. He left on a steamer for
Europe, taking with him bag containing
S. 600 in American gold ard bundle con.
tanning bonds.
The peat deposits Of Italy cover an area
of about 100, Oc0 acres. She pays 5000, OOO
annually to other nations for fuel, and is now
eudeavoring 10 economic by using com,
pressed peat.
A young fellow offered TO bet the princi-
pal of young ladies' seminary, who was
boosting of the proficiency Of his pupils, that
he hadn't a gitl in HI. school Who you'd
"dec!ine" husband.
A woman attacked a burglar, threw
him down stairs aud broke his neck. She
fancied she had gone too far, though, and
explained that she thought it was her hus-
band coming home tipsy again
S-Th;rteen years ago, q. 7. Pepper, o.
Waukesha, Wis, WAS buried in we'll,
where he remained eeven hours, but was
fished out alive, and now yearly celebrates
what he calls the anniversary OF his "resur-
rec:ion."
A Coving,on, Ky, pastor restored quiet
in his church by informing come young
men inclined to levi;y that he would lead
them out Of the house of God by the "souse''
If the didn't tone down little.
The King of S,xony is said to be en-
gagged on q polyglot collection Of poetry
from the masterpiece of all nations, to be
issued in the most sump,uous style. 1t will
not be sold by the trade, but given as q
present TO the royal relatives AID friends OF
the King on his impending abdication.
California papers stale that Henry
Meisss. who, after falling for millions in
San Francisco, went to Peru. and tbere be-
came the railroad king and was reported
worth fifty million dollars, has again filled,
and abandoned his gigantic South Ameri-
can Railroad scheme.
One of the men Cor whom Mr.. Greeley
had the varnest personal attachment, was
the late Chas. G. Halpine Miles O'Reillyl.
He helped him to secnne the Office of Regis-
Ter, out of which he should have saved .
competence; bat the competence vas nos
aved. 81 never" said Mr. qrs.iey, say
fellow Who had 20 little ides- thsf hezs
eoald b slcAi thioss - pebde & thidlle
o. Halpfse.- Bot he vo.ld1tis Il ne believe
ia him. took the came interest il him that
I would 10 a deliehsfal hsathea. BE vss
eaoueh Of care 70 make ~ attached 70
him, a.d enough sf Plsas.rs to pay -
Ssck viii i.aesssk Whsa CAarlsg Aalpins
r. 6hss sssns1 b bsas nese 49, 1u4fRI
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PuhliealBon Notice.

STATE OF KANSAS
Leaveavsgth County,
In Ne District Court Of Tie First Judicial District
Of the State Of Kansas, citing in the County of
Leavenvorth, In said State.
The Lucas Bank Of ST. Louis, Plaintiff
~.
Madison Mills. Defendant.
i hereby notified that you have been sved bv
the above named plaintiff, The Lucas Bank Of ST.
Louis in the above mentioned court, AID that said
plaintiff has fled Its petition in said court In the
above entitled action against you, and that voa
must answer aid petition ON or bef,re the
seventeen,h day Of February, A. D. 1873, or said
% rendered accordingly Of the folio.ing nature.
to-vit: Judgment in favor If said plaintiff
againss you for the sum Of seven hundred and
eighty mine dollars End forty four cents With in
teresi seven hundred and forty two dollars and
thirty6ve cents thereof the rate OF ten per cent
per annum from the I4th day Of September. A. d.
1872, and TOR cots Of suit, and that the foosi ing
described tracts OF land situate lying and being in
sas, tO-vit:
The east ene-half OF the northwest quarter OF
section number thirteen (i3,) in township number
nine o. Of range number twenty-five (22;) the
southeast quarter Of section number thirteen u.s.
twenty-five (22;) the vest one half OF the south
east fF1cteoal quarter Of section number al
| in tOsnship number zine 81 Of range numher
number seven al in township number nine Is,
Of range number twenty three (23;) thes oathves
quarter Of section number eighteen us. In town
chip number nine (9,) OF range number twenty
three (23 the east hall Of the southeast quar-
ter Of section number one Il, IL township number
nine o. OF range number twenty too (22;) thirty
seven and sixty ne-hun6 redths $3.50 acreseh Of
the west side Of the southwest fractional quarter Of
section number sX Is. in township number nine
o. Of range number twenty -three esq tvsnty-
eight and eight hundred and seventy Ave one thoi
sandths (sS s75) Oh Of he east side of the
northeast fractional quarter Of section number
seven a. in township lumber mine o. ot ranse
number twenty three t2s;) thir'y-ihres and
fifteen -hundret ,hs (s3. i5 OF Of the north
end Of the fractional half Of the hesst
quarter OF section humber seven az in township
number nine t9,) OF range number twenty three
(23;l and tw nty seven and ninety three one
hunaredth- t27 93) OF Of the north end Of the
southwest fr,c'io al quarter Of section number
| .eventse, u7D in township numb. nine (s) OF
| range number twenty-thIee (23;l be sold Tor the
| satisfaction Of such judgment. and that special
execution be issued TO the shsrin Of ID coubty Of
Leavenw for the sale thereof which said al
tracts Of land have been attached under and by
virtue ii an order Of attachment heretofore issued
in the above emit led serion.
Dated this 18th day If d cember, A d. 1877
CLOUGH WHEAT,
jIn2w4w Attorney for Piaintid
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lit is any honor for man who PROCESSES
to be Republican, to receive the adulations
Of the most better enemies Of the Republican
party, and the support of the most un'
scrupulous aaailants Of President Grants
administration, DIR. Logan ought to be
congratulated; for the New York Sun,
edited BY the notorious Dana, the Lawrence
Democratic Standard and the Leavenwortt
Commercial are all flying the Logan Aag a
the bod Of their respective columns, ant
using the remaining space in their papers Il
abuse good Republicans
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A HORRIBLE PUNIsuMENa.

late the seeshi.g HeIl 81 Flsase.
The following was told to Sentinel re
porter night or tvo ago: "Some years age
there was a veil known engineer, Who's
name Is not given, for good and sufficient
reasons, ran passenger train on one Of the
most popular and most travelled roads thai
runs out of indianapolis. At a certain placs
on the road, every night for about a week,
o. the passenger train ran by, this engineer
came laundering along, it was certain to be
thrown from the track BY obstructiona
placed there. Several Of these mishaps 10
to the train caused loss of life. and the com.
pany was becoming considerably alarmed,
and the ability Of the engineer was being
seriously questioned. Oae night a the IN
fortunsts train vas nearing the fatal .pot,
the engineer, Who had been sitting glum and
silent At the throttle, turned to bis fireman,
and said: III this train jumps the track at
that place tonight, you follow me; don't
stop for anything, but keep close alter me,
somebody has been throwing the tain o6
the track, and I'm going to catch him.
When the train arrived ct the usual place,
il struck . misplaced rail aud Was banked.
The engineer. closely followed BY the fire.
man, Jumped from the engine an
ran into corn field, and started
up man that lay concealed
there. Upon bringing the culprit back to
the wreck, the enraged passenger wanted to
lysch him, but the engineer. 4 stern, cold,
desesmiped man, prevailed them, ayias
a. L. .os,1A e~E> al ~ L..
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ODR0RUDaO0Ak D18TRRC68.
Tie Legilasurs about to convene will be
ealIsl upoa to divide the State of Kansas
int three Congressional Districts. This
Aivisioa o1gAf to have been made lest vim
~. sal would have been, bad the Commit
- q aQPsstioonsnt reported ssnsible and
jmt In. Iasasad of Introducing . measure
fr IL gsea Of he whole people, they in
vsaasd . scheme 70 psplex members from
dsaslly PopulaAsd countisA and defeat po-
EGieians shnexio0 70 the nemben Of the
CsnniGAea. This scheme provoked IN n
~ dshaas vhicA Lated for NIX orseven
d.y. esd he Lagilatars 6aally rejeded IL
IN onup1Asr With al ansndnenas and ID.
isu.sl ~ de, leaving the vosk Of sppor-
eissnens undone hence the ConsEe1nen
vus ciscAsd Il large.
La I'm oae noaEh go The TnlB sub
pi1Apl vhat L belisvsd b b jut and
svuinahls sqPsatia.nnt aad If ~ en- C
81 - vsi0 e T. RssD0 II vsias 4 II
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The Recent Terrible Snow Storms
Along she Wfn0Da 4 bt. Pant Rail-

The Recent Terrible Snow Storms
From the Chicago Tribune.l
The recent cold spell, that seems to us in
Chicsgo intolerable, was ''etherial mildness"
compared with the blasting storm which
prevailed in Minnesota. The State-so
exuberent and inviting to consumptives in
in summer, has been visited this winter with
repeated storms, each one of which was
worse than any that had preceded it. The
one, however, which broke over the ILL.,
fated region on Thursday last, and had not
fully sulrided yesterday, was utterly uu-
psralleled in violence and DISASTROUS results.
The district traversed BY the Winona 4 St.
Peter Railroad especially suffered. A COM
plete embargo was placed upon its business.
Several trains were showed in. On Ssiur-
day, the forces working at the east and west
ends of the road had veil nigh got the track
clear. Their statements seem ipcredulous. In
several places the snow had drilled 20 high.
and was packed 90 closely, thatthe men slepped
over the tops Of the telegraph poles.
A party Of men Who worked westward from
New Ulm, discovered the frozen body OF =
man, seated in his wagon, Eve feet deep un-
der the snow. The heads OF the horses were
Jus. visible through the drifts. The unfortu-
nate man WA only twenty rods distant from
the station of Nicollet. He left there about
2 o'clock on Tuesday, a couple Of hours be-
fore the storm broke out. Il il supposed he
then turned back, and. losing his way, wsn-
dered in circle around the station, frcl '
perishing almost within call of help. An
other man vas found frozen dead, standing
BY his barn door. Two other men we're also
found frozen siiff, near New Ulm, and still
another is supposed to have persisted, q his
team reached home without him.
1t is feared that many additional cases Of
death will be'reported, a. there were more
than a hundred teams at New Ulm On
Tuesday. Thee parties started out in
various directions homeward. before
the s;orm commenced. When it did
come, il was 70 suddenly that it Is
scarcely conceivable how any one exposed to
its fury could escape Or find refuge. No
teams have arrived 1t New Ulm s6Aoe Tues
day. TIE great majority Of the settlers veze
~retchedly prepared for % terrible eeige
a. Trey have been compelled to undergo dur
ing the lasi four daya Every possible exer-
ton that could b made to relieve su6sren
and afford means Of success to, and egTe0
for them, was put forth promptly bot, %
unparalleled and uneodurabse vas The vio-
lenoe Of tie storm, that little more could Be
done than vait for it, 9hsideoce. The force
working westvork from Winons reached 8.
Peter on Saturday. Although dread aspi-
cions of the extent of the disasaer are al that
can be formed, sufficient is known to warrant
the belief that the sudefing forced upon the
I,rki L.. sexslee, of Nev Hin MANY AZ vham
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'' i:!l Ilis. ,Assqgss r.
liSbAiR D0s0.aigt@slst9-allsA
10 ths D0h0p q & LnsA - e10pas4
With = svn npidiU in nsal ssiGtsR
baninaD s.A atAer antAR. CAinaeo = ahaA
iasoos things ve sdai4 = . Dss0e hsss
a IL Pa vAieA elsfaias tvssay@ee 9-
IA - a:la1 N d.! sR-sa6 =
/ EsSs
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o8oseo0eoS 81 BbReS-Sove1 Ne
A res;dent Of Portsmouth,, n. H., writes
to the Boston Journal % follows:
While erecting brick building in TIN
place Eve or six yssn ago. block Of two
dwelling houses Of four stories, with Man.
sard roof, ] had inserted in the partition
vail, extending from the cellar 10 foot
above the right pole, an iron pipe of three
inches diameser. fitted in the CELLAR to receive
The hose from Steam 6re-engine, and .,
the upper end to receive hose and pipe,
which are always kept ready for that purpose.
Il = supposed that the water from this point
CA be thrown 1t least . hundred iees in al
directions. thus protecting all the properly
falling vithis that range, the water descend.
ing from such height With the force Of ,
hsavy shower Of rain. There has never Va
been any necessity for testing the s&ciency
Of this plan.
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The opPositioe TO Eenaior Pomeroy has
taksa psDoaal direction altogethss. We
have heard no one charge him With isef6.
eieacy, or inatieatios to. the Interests Of his
State. or With . want Of kdelity to Republi-
can principles. And we will 60 further than
this in saying, that no new State has eves
,4Dsoss1 s1nh raPid ssd suhs..nti.l hvora
.lpASheasoeAl NaprsosstAs Kaasaerand
De would be uncAaAd did ne not cay that no
one h.s done osss u sensing them than
has Senator Powsroy. Whether another
can do - veil u the future the people Of
Ksaaas Dnse determine for th<mselves-ve
ore MOI 10 be drsvs into the quarrel.-Kas-
- Ctr Jeussl
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m n,esis Il O9avs heid ssdiaaiiea-
'ssslD6 - 49,. &c.,
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never existed among any other people, per-
haps. They live only for to-day to-
morrow ia thing which does not enter into
their calculations. had . native youth in
my employ in Honolulu, graduate Of
missionary college, and be divided his time
between translating the Greek Testament
and taking care Of piece Of property Of
mine which l considered hcrse. When
ever this boy could collect his wages, he
would 70 and lay out the entire amount, all
the way up from fifty cents to dollar, in
moi (which d . paste made Of the taro root,
and Is the national dish, and call in all the
native raRamu6ins that came aloDk TO help
him eat L. And there, In the rich graz,
under the tsnarind tres, the gentle avages
would sit and gorge 4 I all was gone. Ny
boy would 90 hungry and coatent for day
Or too. and then some Kanaks be probably
never bad ssen before would invite him to .
similar fesA md give him fresh sssEt.
CURIOUS, MORAL A1D BKLlalous AsPnCIs.
The ancient rsligioa .ss only jumble Of
curious eurentifioas. The shark sss0s to
have been Tie rod they cAieAy vorshipped
-or rather sooght 70 peopitiass Then
there vas Pele, goddess Who presided over
he terrible fres Of Kileanea; minor
eods vere not scarpe. The natives sye
al Ohristians BOG, every 90 Of
then; they all belong 10 the church
and ars fondes Of theology then hey are Of
ME: they will sweat ont sermon - long -
de Dtclayaaiea of Iadspeedeacef hs dullesit
i t. more il infatuai4 them; tbey would
Il these and stew and Stew 10 tsanee Of En-
joyms.t till they hoated ssay IN thslf ON
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change wrought about in county Affairs. The
AMOUNT of scrip to be funded will ntt az.
coed S2O. 900 if j, reaches tais sum.
EP. FITzwIiuAx.
| County Attorney.
Tie ,;,;o ofwm n,o,.o, 70. ,.s,,,a
me pe'.lon mo, OF w Mm noo,oa' "J se'aoo.
rstsrred 10 The Comm;t,ee on Wsys and
| N"a.s y" e WV
As Tss ,,,a =, y n NJ. c,..,.h,. .,
c.. ,o-o.,;n -. ns.,.,,.d 80 ="
motion. v,s Approved
The petition Of sundry citizens, on behalf
of John Binger blind mani to be relieved
from hi, ta1es. Va. on motion. referred to
the Commi.rioner Of Poor.
The report Of b. W. Barnes. on bridges,
was presented, read and, on motion, ordered
placed on 6le.
The claim Of Tho. Smith, for grading on
Walnut Creek, amounting to $l37 50. vas
presented and, on motion OF Nj. Hiatt, pay
ment was recommended and referred to he
County Auditor.
The claim Of ". H. Hoo'nson' balance on
bridges, amounting 10 ~, was Presen'sc,
and. on mot'on OF Mr.. nia", payment vas
recommendea ana c'a'm re'erreo 10 me
Oo1n'y Ao1"cr ~ N,
Inc bona Oh ". n. hoo'ns0h' >. r., o!
sherman township, Ses pfese"seo' Feao ana
approved. ,,p
Ihe bond OF N. :. fa,rou, f'osd oser'
ser. Vas presented and On notion 'p'
The claim Of W. II. Culver, for sl5, vas
presented. and. on motion, payment recon-
mended.
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MINSEsOTA HORRORS,

LENAFE, Jan. s, 1873.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-04
Dissertation Of tbe E.ryn HcJs.

Me MacFceley, of General Shcridan's
staff, who has seen considerable service in
Northern California and Southern Oregon
among the lava beds and in their vicinity
WAS called upon last week by a reporter Of
the Chicago It''r Oceua, and gaye some
information in regard to them and their
present inhabitants which has not hitherto
been publis he'd.
Major, said our reporter, cnc0Untering
the gentleman at his office On Wabash
ayenue,'1 understand you have some s.c-
quaintance with the lava beds
Yes, | have been among them. ana, IL
fact. all over that country"
o " hat sort cf a country ia is ont there ,"
It's God.orsaken co0ntry for a,!y body
90 live in, that is in the lava beds. uStbere
is good land outside of thAm. The beds
where Captain Jack is nowc or was few
days ago. are Probably from s;xty to sey-
enty miles square. and lie iust south OF the
OREGON line, near Tule Lake"
|. Anywhere near the Casca&o range Of
mountains
Well. you might cay they are On sonr
81 the Cascades, bat they are veat OF the
range. Oh to the west is the Coast RANGE
and, to tell the truth, the country is almost
all mountain and valley everywhere around
them. 1t is wild country. The lava beds
were caused by volcanic commissions The
trap rock has been violently thrown up
while heated and as it cooled lar1c caverra
were formed in some places, knobs and va
Ilous fantastic forms"
Ut conld easily be defended ,"
YES; 1t IS a natural fortitiration: almost
impTt enable. One man could hold il
against ten, ii he knew what he was about
ana II 1t became warm ioI him there are %
dozeh lines OF retreat through these lines
of caves
"ls there any vegetation in these lava
beds -
"ihey are totally destitute Of vegetation
s-ncthng but these odd forms of the up
Leayed rock. and occasi, i,naliy d small body
OF water. Taken as a Whole, t is about
the widest aud most desolaie region ina .e
ever seem
How about Captain Jacks ESCAPE. if lie
wished to leave3"
lie would have no trouble ataai in icav-
!hG. lie might leave half a Gozen men
t'efe 10 keep up appearances and be of to
tae mountains with the rest OF his band
days before any one outside knew anything
about il. Ana that is what think he will
10, or0has done already. You can't sur
round the whole bed, and if any place is
LETT open he could very easily make his way
to it,
III he was shut in moderately close. how
could he get provisions"
Il think he is pretty well proviaioned
now. You could take whole herds OF cattle
New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-04

marry. And let your wife be cne who may
win to your side, or at least lend you the
ears of "a large and influential class of
church going people; but you must be very
careful until late in life, to be in no way
committed to any IN alters of belief. To be
d believer is good in a follower, but your
leader never believes.
in America plays anything but-poker.
And if you Will hand me pack Of my con-
gressional cards-from the escritOire, i'll
the stationery drawer, under my frank
| will show you the best tricks in the pa
triotic game But alas my dear son, you
need not get them. l forget. in the mo-
ment of brignt memory, that ! am too
weak-too weak. / did hope to show You
the committee shuttle" and the "appro-
priation draw" But, alas farewell !. Mans
life is but a shadow.
NV SOB, my breath fails mel am faint
/ can not say much more. But there is a
bright future before you. | shall leave
you means enough to put you above being
a cheap man. And l hope, since | have
pointed out to you the proper course, that
you will invest your talents and character
in the government SO that the investment
will pay-not the government. but you.
Now draw near 20 me, that / may place
my hand upon your head and confer upon
you fathers dying benison.
Bless you my son, bless you bequeath
to you my interest and my sOiicitude in
the best government that God ever made
Stand by the government, my. son stand
close to it-cling to it Especially 70 the
treasury of the country. Therein are the
source of peace and the sinews Of war.
Watch over these-guard them, and, If you
can, carry them home with you to love and
to cherish and, also
Here his jaws fell. his eyes set, and the
soul of an American patriot statesman
wended its way to the New Jerusalem,
where the ''streets are paved with gold
and corner lots are open to location