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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-04-04

" ''' "a was 10 IuO uim-cii, toe next thing
was to throw up his Place lie said be
didn't doubt that agriculture was noble
pursuit, and that tho farmer needed an as
sistant in the discharge of his mulnhriou,
duties, but be didn't believe the Creator
Designed him for making sky!i.hts in cow
sheds
7sD"Ir is said that pistol has baoa in
vented by locksmi'h III The Tyrol, which
can be discharged twenty i've times min.
ute, aud kill somebody every time.
E9-A LITTLE fellow, who had Just com
menccd reading The papers, asked bis father
If the word Hon, preGzed 10 tie name of
Mr. P, member Of Congress, mean,
honest" That little fellow Lad a mind
for investigation.
EE-'WH>, Charley, am nstoni.bcd a.
seeing you making mouths at Jour moth.
or" Charley frightened up at once aud
Tetortod, Why, calculated to laugh bu,
mamma, my f'cc slipped
1e~SNGUEAnLY, none Of tho papers
nave yet said that in these days Of LustIcs
every woman was paper carrier.
Rg'U roN being asked her father, pro.
tession Cincinnati bel said he embaIme5
pork, she believed The us.glbors called
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-04-04

&1'A nrnnln mazzlo % as,.. gentle.
men with horse 'ai. moush h.s. ebi.. oa,-
ing soup, hFs been invented. I.aI5 ac..
az spray-u'zz.e whom tge owner iIss
TO ozPoctoraiG thus distributing tobacco
juice evenly over bis sL.u-bos.m. instead
Of in patches as heretofore.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-04-04

80InE Parsiaus say of noisy, unrsa-
sonabIo talk, Il hear Che sound Of The mill
stone, but / see ro meal.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-04-04

~ N-0sTI,
To provide means FOR this magnificent Concert.
One H'Rdred Thousand Whole Tickets onIy will
be issued.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-06
THE KNIGHTS OF THE CUE.

Joseph Dion the billiardist, has taken exceptions
to the challenge OF Massey, Of New Orleans and in
accepting the banter Of the latter formally throws
down to him the gauntlet as Will be seen from the
following letter.
BROOKLYN, N Y, jan 4 1873.
To THE EprroR or TnK HERALD: =
Mr.. Massey, of New Orleans having issued GER ain
billiard challenges which have under my observa
ton ibeg leave 70 announce as follows,
will play Mr. Massey three games OF billiards, Frencn
carroms OF Ave hundred points each on three consecu
tive nights say Monday, March a, lI3, and the twG
table with 2inch balls and to be played In this city
/ have this day deposited with A. X. Samucll% OF
Brooklyn, the sum OF $500, which, when Mr.: Massey
comes with like amount the whole shall shall be the
stake, which TO be the sole property OF the winner o
two OF the games Az soon as the stake is completed
will be deposited In any bank in this stats agreed
upon, subject TO the order Of the winner, NO.,
This challenge will doubtless elicit reply rom
Mr. Massey and ir the paroles "come together,t
same rare sport VIII =" ""nesseo ~ phlru OHSieS
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-06

belief and Is to these matters he believes IL to be-
sworn to before me this 2ISt das .; pURANT
W WI SuTPHEN. Notary Public. New YORK i' CITY
S1 suS pSEnny' COURT, CRY AMI oor.n
YoRK.-Thomas q. Durant, Pla niMn OF y. New
Union Pacific Railroad Company, Defendant. ING
n, cry ana S Gornsy Or Neo York. ss.;-Thomas @.
director Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
defendant, and Vice President thereof and has
been 80 from the organization thereof and he ia
also largely interested In the Credit Moblter a.
America, mentioned In the complaint; that de.
Stated In the complaint, and knows the same to be
true, and that unless an injunction be granted as
prayed for IN the complaint the said 'Tne Union
great loss and damage, and its means wrongfully
wasted, by the carrying into effect Of the said reso.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21st day
Of May, 1S67-WILLIAN SUrPHKN, Notary Public,
New York city and county.
YoRK.-Thomas G. Durant, Plaintiff. vs.. The Union
Pacific Railroad Company, Observation-Disclosures
1t appearing satisfactorily to me, by the afldavit
OF Thomas g. Durant, the plaintln, that sufficient
grounds for an order OF Injunction exist, hereby
order that the defendant, the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company, and all and singular the directors,
officers and agents Of said company, do alb
executing any contract with J. M. s. Williams. or
other SO Of under me Pre-
on the list day March, 1897
Or under any like proposition, or under and In pur
suance OF the resolution Of the Board OF Directors
Of said defendants company, passed March l. 1867,
upon said proposition for the construction OF any
portion OF the said road Of the said defendants
and from approving or recognizing any
such contract or like contract, and from paying the
Credit Mobilier of America or said J. NJ. 8. Will
lams, or any person for them either OF them or
on their behalf, any sum whatsoever on account
thereof and from enforcing and carrying into effect
said resolution or said contract until the further
order Of this Court and in case OF disobedence to
this order you will be liable to the punishment
therefor prescribed by law.
HENRY WELLES, Justice Supreme Court
MAY Fl, 1857.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-06
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY SUPPLEMENT-

Company who own NO shares In the Credit Mo-
bilier; but they hold Ct least ono thousand three
full amount has been paid, viz, $ls5, 900.
That Of the early subscrtptione they hold 0Io
shares Of 81 ooo EACH equal 70 6700 shares OF $780,
on which partial payments have been made. The
following u Q INST Of said stockh0lders:-
HOLpERS OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE UNION PACIFIC
KAILROAD FEBRUARY ~, 1857, WHO ARR NOT
OWNERS OF STOCK IN THE CREDIT MOBILIER
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-06

test communicated to the said Board of Directors,
against the said resolutions, and against making
any contract Hereunder, for the reasons afore-
said.
THAT the stockholders Of the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company are very nnmeGoas ana rxr Is i
plaintiff brings this action for the benefit OF the
whole Of said stockholders.
The plaintiff has been informed and believes that
the said contract either has been executed or Is
about to be executed by the said company, but
the mas ye sonrnct has or is be-
executed, and shall be fulfilled, the loss to the
stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany the defendant, Will be very large, to witt
Not less than seven hundred and nfty thousand
dollars.
its officers. directors and agents are re-
strained by the injunction OF this Court the
contract In said resolution mentioned VIII
be executed, II 1t Is not already executed, and the
same will be carried into effect and fulfilled, and
the said company, the defendant, win be subjected
to great loss and damage, and It's means will be
thereby wrongfully wasted and lost to its stock
holders.
The plaintiff therefore, demands Judgment
against the defendant, and that the defendant
and all the directors officers and agents OF the
defendants company may be enjoined and re-
strained pending TINS action ana forever alter
with J. NJ. s. Williams, or any other person or
corporation, under said proposition, or any like
lutions for the construction OF any portion OF its
road, and from approving or recognizing any such
contract and from Paying SAID Credit Mo6ilier OF
for them on their behalf, any sum whatsoever on
account thereof, and from enforcing or carrying
said resolutions and all acts done under
and in pursuance thereof may be adjudged
and declared to be null and void, and that the
plaintiff may have such further relief as to the
Court may seem meet with the costs of this &C.
tion CLARK BELL, PLAINTIFFS Attorney
Cty and County or Ne,o YORK, ss,-Thomas
complaint Is true OF his own knowledge, except al
to the matters therein stated on information and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-06

"Expiation," novel by Mrs. Julia G. r. Dorr,
published by j. b. LippincOtt Co., is story of
improbable incidents intended to illustrate hered-
itary insanity. The book Is full OF those zine
touches" which too often make American novels
stupid. as when country girl recognizes statue
OF Eve from print tells how she ''placed upon the
table tiny crystal vase in which scarlet SALIVA
gowed against a background of white chrysan-
themums," or talks bad English, saying. at had
been pleasant to sit in the soft darkness myself
after the stars came out"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-06

lAmba!d 1000; q. 9. NcComb, 500 900; 4 ".
Gray, $4,000 each subscriber stating with his
having Amounted g the sum required
Complied with, the accounts were adjusted In puf.
snance Of said agreement; and from December !,
!seA the construction contract was carried on for
That subsequently the said subscribers consti-
tated themselves stockholders Of the Credit
Mobilfer In the Same several amounts as their
.early the whole capital stock OF the Credit
made between the credit MoS OBJ and said aoxie
by which the Credit Mobilier assumed the agency
saS tt Sa the Part
Soms OF money and make all necessary SUD
e Ess 70 stock and bonds and
i ~ t.. and indemnify said aGxie ,,d nom
secured by said contract for ali construction after
December l. 1884, should be received by the Credit
That In G pursusnce Of said last mentioned agree
ment the Credit Mobiier executed to the Union
Pacific Railroad Company guarantee OF the per-
That for the further security Of the Credit Mo-
bier said Hoxie assigned his contract with the
company, subject to his agreement with the said
Credit MObilier, to John Dun, trustee, by whom the
same was reassgned in 1865 by said Dun, trustee,
That after the making OF said agreement be-
tween sad Hoxie and the Credit Mobilier
ss said WAS ,ss.n notified that the
:ss1sS sgs the company said
s|pepone1t further says that the Union Pacific
Railroad Company never MADE any contract with
the Credit Mobiier for the further construction
equipment OF any part Of its road, and that the
Credit Mobilier had no interest in said HoXe con-
tract at the time OF the making Of said contract or
1T the time Of the said extension thereof nor at
any time afterwards, until the execution OF said
agreement between said Hoxle and the said Credit
AObilier.
Dep0nent further says that while the work was
IN progress under the said HOxie contract this de-
Donept being at that time Vice President OF said
business OF constructing and providing the sub
contracts for the construction was carried on
.he work appertaining to The road east Of the one
hnndreth meridian being lor account Of the Credit
GobIilef. under The assignment Of TIE HoE.e con-
one hundreith meridian being for the ac-
count or the railway company, the officers and
managers Of both said institutions entrusting the
, 1873-11-11

Atlvicoa from London nro worry meagre bo.
yond tho brief atatoment that the Bank Of En-
gland has charged 18 per cont discount in cor
tain caHoB. Thcro are reports Of numerous fail
ures, but mono OF thcm arc Bubstanttatod. Tho
First National Bank Of Washington is paying 80
cents on tho dollar to dopoaitors. Tho
Now York bAuks teo1 stronger than last
wook. The Associated Banks gained s75000O
yesterday in grecnbacks, and for tho first timo in
two months 1t was easy to borrow money at low
ratos on good security. In NOW England, many
manufacturers are beginning to run again on full
OF partial time, and thoro Is q feeling that tho
lato reports Of suspensions and dptross havo
boon exaggerated. Mr.. Scott announces TINT no
moro of tho paper OF tho Texas l. Pacific
Construction Company viii bo allowed to 20 to
protest. There aro rumors atloat Attacking tho
security OF the whole Pennsylvania Central
combination, which Is declared to DO overloaded
with its Leased roads, and to DO doing q amallor
freight and passenger business than for thirteen
years previously.
, 1873-11-11

Secretary FISH has given statement of his
views On the Cuban question to our Washington
correspondent. Flo throws no light on tho in
Ticato questions Of international law involved in
'ho capture Of the Virginiua, and donies that ho
lrow any comparison betwoon it aud tho cap
nro OF the front. He did say that tho Oubans
Eantcd this Government to do moro for them
}han England did for tho Confedoraoy In tho
Iaao Of the Alabama. The Spanish yolun-
soera are the parties responsible for
tue execution Of tho patriota, which lo
stigmatized as brutal and inhuman slaughter.
Had Consul-deneral Young beou at AiH post In
Havana, and not in Washington, "a ho was, their
liveR might have boon saved. Tho prosont Homo
Government ho believes to he liberal and hu-
mano, and ready to pay proper regard to tho
representations Of tho United States concerning
feparation for what has been dono, and the treat
ment Of thoHe who survive. Tho Spanish Gov
ernment has ordered that the latter DO held sup-
1oct to ordors from Madrid
, 1873-11-11

alone amounting to 41,185.75. This VIVA n.
largoBt weeks busnoaB done by this 1noat ,nd;'
orou8 combination Binco thoy loft New Yori, .a ~
lft6ufoh thoir return ut some future linn r.
also illustrates tho Increased oapaefiv ~ 49,
Academy Of Mnsfc. ~ 'i''
HoonEr'a THEATRE.
Aftor five yoarAf waiting The Dul,1fo hov. ~
opportunity nov to Witness tho performance ~
dran With which every ono In Chicago is n,opo ri
or lcSs familiar, from Tho loyal til!cuios Will,
!iottyed around ita production In tho pnst, "NInrv
Warner was played Inst evening at Hooloyss
elegant tloatro, aud by Hooloy'a uuuaua}lv
strong company, from which an unusually stronfr
cAHt waH 1nado 1t was mounted sunorb]y. wns
aotod in manner that showed that at last bfr.
Hooley laa q stago-managar who insists upon
certain NECESSARY study, and also Illustrated tho
something more exaoting than tho "modern 90
oioty drama" With this strong attraction added.
to tho two named above, aeekors after m I'm
proving ovoning Of amusement can complain. r.:
complain they muat only Of the dilloultY in
making choice Of place.
OPERA rnroEg,
70 the Editor u The Chicago Tribune:
hfR: Your remarka in Sundays rarer ahnrt
{yE opora prices were pertinent and to tho point.
~, WY should Chicago pay tho old scalo OF charges
NnSh ~ Philadelphia best scats wero only $9,60
aha : nd admission a1.507 II Max wishes such
nousos !, as ho had In Boston, and foarod In Gin
tcann5au, ta5, lot him maintain 90 for Roats. Youra.
siutI FouA OrEnA-GoEns,
, 1873-11-11

is tint tsxes, whether for tb o stato tho county
tho city, tho parks, or NIB at not. fall upon tbo
."tne moh' and tho only ny in which rolof can
po anofdod Ia to cut a L from all aidoa every-
! 9'1n8 which ia not CT prossly provided for by
!a", or rendered ncoef .Bary by considerations Of
public hontth.
All notion Of comr 'nencing work on tho nav
court House, to COZ at from 81. .ooo 900 to s7ooo,-
wv must DO abso1 atcly abandoned for tho pros
o"t' II tho masa II could bo submitted to q voto
u sno people, w's do not bolioyo that ono tax-
pAsef IN hume rcd would fayor tho undertaking
VI Ing fork within tho noxt throo or four years.
Ahe'. q would bo almost unanimous vote against
'p.o confederation Of the plan at tho prosont
limo. We aro informed that Mr. Oolvin is fully
IN accord with tho aentimont Of the Taxpayers
on this subject; no hope that tho entirc City
dovornmos't will bo found to DO Of tho aamo
mind. Wo do not boliove that the various city
departments and courts should hu obliged to
remain In their present quarters, IL they aro too
small illy.vort1atod, or unhoslthfnl, as tloro is
REASON to boligvo thoy arc. There fsre many build
ings sutt'sbly located, Of ample proportions and
comfortably flnishod Which can bo rontod at
low ratos, axod by aetive competition, and in
Which ALL departments OF our City Government
can DO 'Foll accommodated for aev.,ral years to
como. Tho Recorders Office ia alrosily located.
lho co hrts might DO provided for in another
nsa1ldf ng, and tho departments wloso business
thfop n them moro or loss togathor in \ third.
Inc fonts pald altogether In an arrangement OF
tl1s kind mood not amount to one-tenth az much
as tho intoroat on the money required to build
NJ w Court-House 1t is proper that public off,
CT srs should have decent, comfortable, and
,oalthf',l accommodations, but those may be &C.
cured at comparatively small cost for years to
como without starting now Court-Houao. AL
that now Courthouse could do for Chicago
would DO to further ornament and bcautify tho
city. Tho Taxpayers have no money to spend
In that way In these times.
Tho Chlcago people arc alroady overburdonod
with taxes. Tho taxes must bo reduced, not in
cronacd Tie necessary running expensca Of tho
City Government must DO kept as low as possible.
Evory unnecessary expense for some yoars to
como will do Chicago moro damage than good.
Tho aituation is auoh that EXCESSIVE taxation
will rotard tho growth Of the city.
, 1873-11-11

Ex-Proaldent Thiers, in response to tho ad-
dreas Of delegation representing tho French
men Of Ban Francisco, said yesterday that he
considered That any prospects Of succcss
which tho Monarchiats might havo had
woro completely dissipatod. He believed
the Republic to bo permanently established.
Tho correctness Of these viows is cor
roboratod by tho nows this morning, TINT
tho Loft and tho Right are each anxious to
conciliato tho other, and that tho compromise
offered By the Right, to proclaim n1aonIshon
President Of tho Republic for five yesrs instead
OF ton, ia likely to bo adopted.
, 1873-11-11

1t appears that tho loss sustained by tho Coy
ornn1ent by tho suspension Of tho First National
Bank in Washington with 100000 Of Govern
mont deposits unsecured might havo boon very
much larger had tho suspension occurred at IN
earlior date. A correspondent OF the Now York
Sun nakoa statement, on tho authority Of tho
Hon. John Lynch, Of Mainc, who WAS mombor
OF tho Houso Committee on Banking aud Cur
ronoy, that there was at ono timo q Government
deposit Of 97,G00,o00 in this aamo First National
Dank. This waa discovered during tho invosti-
CATION last wintor Of the causoB whicl, led to the
failure Of tho Merchants National Bank, of
Washington. II is also stated TINT the First
National WAS at that time engaged in
IN effort to bolster up the tottoring Mer-
ohants at tho Governmont's expense Whothor
or not tho deposit Of s7,0U0, 900 was fully &c.
cured 1t is impossible to say. Tho law requires
tint tho Secretary Of the Treasury shall domand
from all United States depositorleB ample
security Tin United statea bonds and Otherwise"
Tho United States bonds must be put up as
security. II tho law waa violated in the case of
tuo S@uV,ouV depOslt, IT may also hare been yio-
1atod when thoro was o deposit of $1,000 900 !
and, II the crisis had come thon, the Co.
ment would have been compelled r. ,4,
larger loss. Tho caso Is altoge4' .s,..1, M
oro H. ,n,,,o,, - .~1Eation. 1t ia also
hat sonenod, IL ~. 1T cut With the certainty
I h. sha,,t, : .4'lty, Whooyegt TINT somebody
M ~ onoutu -, ftnnenchod yv1,or xn;,,;o. ~
49, funds arc rocklcsaly jeopardizod by
=. ant violation Of law, it is time TINT sone-
'''dv should DO puniahod for it.
, 1873-11-11
dreon Oounty-htr1. Kalo Hopkins, otected.
Hancock 0ounty-Mrs. E. 4. hfayall, defeated.

Greon County-Mrs. Kato IIopkins, elected.
Hancock 0ounty-Mrs. E. T. Mayall, defeated.
Henry Uo,lnty-n1Isa A. Phelps, defeated.
Jackson Cotlnty-hfss frances II. Duncan, defeated
Kankakca oouuty-Msss Ncttie NJ. sinc1air, elected.
Kno1 oounty-M!sa nfary A. Wcst, elected.
Macon county-nfra. Frances l.. Hickman, defeatod
Marion connty--alrs. Mary Il. Lo,ncn, defeated.
Mason County-ailss Howard, defeated.
Mercer Colnty-Mlas Amanda Frazlor, clccted
Mss Walker.
Mou1trlo Couuty--MiRs 4. Anderson, defoatcd.
Peoria 0onnty-afiss Mary ". Whitesidc, pioctod.
1fatt oounly-Atss Anna Combs defeated.
Putnam Cuunty-hftas Harriet A. Fyfc defoatod.
Randolph Oounty-Nrs. Nancy @. Malone, defeated,
eangamon county-hftss htary Howard, deica.oi.
Tazowoll County-h1iss Mary A. Fuller, defeated,
Wayne Coluty-31rs J. Maria White defeated,
Whttesdc 0ounty-h1lss AEncs A. 0ilIlss, dcfeated,
VIII oounty-Mra. Baraii Q. Macintosh, atocsot.
Winnebago Oounty-hIra. Mary L. Carpenter elected.
Woodford oounty-MIas Anna Painter, defeated.
Thie election. however. is not tho only proof
that tho world is moving and that woman is
coming to her rights. Throo yoara ago, . young
lady graduated from tho High School In this
city and displayed remarkable uoho1arahip. Bhs
was fathorloaB and dependent upon hor own
labor for aubsiatonoo. sho believed she had
talent for tho profession Of law, and eho do
torrnincd to dovoto herself to it. she applied
In duo time to tho Supreme Court for permission
to practice, but tho Court ignored hor applica-
tfon, subsequently, howovor, mixing = do
ciaion that woman could not attest legal doou-
monts. plead before d jury or perform any Of
tho othor functions Of q Juror, owing to diaqual-
ifications inherent In her sex. Tho Legislature.
In t872, houovor, removed the sox-dlaquali1ca-
tion by tho passage Of tho following act:
No porson ata1l 10 prec1udod or dcbarrod from sny
occupation, profession, employment e1cort mill
tary on account of scx provided, that this act slall
not be construed to affect the eligibility Of any person
to An elective Office.
Under this act Miss Hulott commenced tho
practice Of tho law. She won her first case, and
has since TINT time been successful. Her caso
only affords another instance Of what woman
can do when sho aeta hor mind upon 1t, and,
taton in conjunction with tho results Of tho ro-
cont election, shows rapid progress towards tho
results at which tho champions Of womons
rights arc aiming. They tavo only to DO patient
and tho full fruition Of their hopes will bo &C.
complished soonor evon than they expect.
Under tho Illinois law, woman now can engage in
any masculine occupation except tho military.
That disqualification may eyon yot DO removed,
30 that lovely woman can shoulder arms, hurl =
catapult and fro blunqerbuss.
, 1873-11-11

changed. Mt s7o per gallon. Flour waa moro
aotiVo and stoady. Whohs was losa activo, and
averaged 1Sc highor, but closed weak at 0qa1o
cash, and 021(o Hcllor Dccombcr. Corn WAS morn
sotivo, and 1}lo higher, bnt cloacd weak at 31gSo
easl', and a516c uoller Dccombcr, onta wor,
moro aetivo, and A@11o higher, closing at 2711o
cahl' and 2s}76o aollcr December. Rye was moro
active and frmor, ut Go@5o11o. Darloy vas In
light demand and steady closing at a1.o4 for No.
D. AogH woro fairly active and firm, with sules
principally at e8.Go@375. Oatt1o and slcyp
woro quiet mud unchanged
, 1873-11-11

Tho Chicago produce markets were highor III
prices yesterday, md moderately active, Lut tho
leading cereals wero woak. Mess pork was quiet
and shade ilrmer, closing at @11.00 cash, and
81O.00@11.00 sollor December. Iard WAS active
aud lrmor, At 05So casl, and 0Nc seller Janu-
lry. Meats were moderately aotlyo and firmor,
at 9slc for shoulders, 69S26S4o for short ribs,
b9l@515o for ahort clear, all boxed, soller
December aud AZ @0G1Go for grocn hams. Lake
freights wore active and 80 lower, at g for
Born to Buffalo. Hghwines wero quiet and up-