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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-26

Committee on agriculture.
The Committee Agriculture will meet, unit
further notice, on Wednesday of each week, a
the Agricultural Roems at O'Clock p. NJ.
GEORGE CUTLER, iCbairmep
SAMUEL WATSON, I o""i" i"0"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-26

Co7nnlitee on Stale Lands C. State Roads
The Committee on State Lands and State Road.
will meet in the Land Office, on Wednesday of eacf
week, until further notice.
y3HN HISS s. a ARYoLD' 3 chairmen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-26

Comnittee on Military Affairs.
The Committee on Military Affairs will meet in
Room No. l6, on Thursday of each week at 23(
O'Clock, until otherwise ordered.
VIM. II. ROUNDS, |c,;
MARK +. WENTWORTH, ! N'AiH'
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-14
On Wednesday night. lust after

On Wednesday night, just after
dark, three men entered the resi-
dence of an old man named Nc
Cullister, at Dover, Pope co. Kansas
commenced firing, killing McCul-
lister and shooting his wife in the
arm, which was afterwards ampu-
tated. One of the parties at
tempted to cut McCullister's
throat after he was shot, but was
beaten off by two young sons of
the murdered man, aged respec-
lively 10 and Is years. About
this time another son obtained q
shot gun and fired upon the in
truders, wounding one Of them.
They all then left, but one was af-
terward arrested, and officers are
in pursuit of the others. The aft
fair seems to have grown out Of
a feud between McCulIister and
the attacking party.
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Basnum,s Next Sensation


The greatest Snowman Of the
day is once more in London
completing preparations for the
opening Of the immense Hippo
drome which he is erecting in
New York. He has leased from
the Harlem. Railway Company
property la the very centre Of
the city opposite Madison Park,
Fifth Avenue Hotel, St. James
Hotel, and other principal build
ings. Tie track Of the Hippo
dr0me is to be sixth of "a mile in
Tenth, and some idea OF the means
which are being taken 10 create a
sensation may be derived from
the following facts: Mr.. Barnum
has not only sent agents to Spain
and Africa to secure attractions,
but has himself visited the
Hippodrome in Paris, the Circns
REM at Vienna, Myers's Circus
at Dresden, Salamonski and Car
res Circuss at Cologne, the Zoolog
icals Gardens of Hamburg, AM
sterdam, and other continental
cities, selecting and purchasing
the choicest animals procurable
and engaging the most talented
artists. He has secured what may
fairly be called an endless variety
of attractions, ranging from a race
horse to a Roman chariot, With
the Mcssrs. Sanger, alone he has
done business ssto the tune" Of ELL
600. He has already sent to New
York, elephants, camels and hor-
ses, trained for every spe-
cies of circus performance. On
the 25th further "batchn will be
despatched, including sixteen os-
triches, ten Glands, ten zebras, a
team of reindeer, with Lapland
drivers, a troupe Of performing
ponies, monkeys, dogs, goats, &C.,
&c. The armor and costume
makers of London are to be set to
work Immediately the panto-
mines are off their minds and
hands, and some portion of the
paraphernalia which is to contri-
butte to the gigantic whole will be
shipped weekly. The hippo
drome will open in April next.
and in the preliminary parade we
have no doubt, the citizens will
find reason to say that their great
est and most popular Snowman
has far outstripped all his former
efforts. We may add that the
New York Enterprise will in no
way interfere with the famous tent
chOU ayaryxp ara u NOUN a, aPor
NUNS Great Museum, Menagerie,
Circus, and Travelling Worlds
Fair. o-L0nd0n Era.
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In New York city on Tuesday
evening last, a man, accompanied
by his wife and six children, enter
ed Mulberry street station, and
asked Capt. Clinchy to give them
shelter forthe night. Capt. Clinchy
told Doorman Burrell to put them
into one the warm cells on the first
floor. Soon the woman asked to be
allowed to go out and get food for
theschildren. Seeing how weak she
was Capt. Clinchy told her to give
him the money and he would send
Burrell out. The woman handed
Capt. Clinchy four cents. "What,"
exclaimed Clinchy, "what sort of
supper do you intend to get for
this?" BREAD, sir!" "well, you
won't get enough for you all for
four cents.o That's so Captain,
but land my husband can do with
out it," Handing her the four
cents, Capt. Clinchley, accompa-
MED by Burrell, went to a neigh
boring bakers and returned with
three loaves, some ham and fish,
and a subscription was raised
among the men, all of whom gave
their mite to assist the poor fam
lily.
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Yours, ETC.,
"CUBAN. y

Miss Nellie Grants engagement
is one of the leading topics of
society chat here. 1t will be
remembered that Fanny Kemble.
the tragedienne who married Mr..
Pierce Butler, of Philadelphia,
and was afterwards divorced
from him, and younger sis ter
who evinced great talent for
music. She studied in Italy and
in Paris, had made sensation at
several concerts, but before she
was fairly on the stage as a prima
donna she was woed and won by
Mr.. Sartoris, a rich Englishman
ofan old family. Now when Miss
Nellie Grant returned from
Europe last year she made the
acquaintance on the steamer of
the second son of this Mr.. and Mrs.
Sartoris, and the intimacy ripened
into. affection. Just then the elder
brother died, and the fortunate
swain thus becomes the Sartoris
heir. 1t is intimated that the
marriage Will come off in the
Spring, and at the same time Col.
Fred Grant will marry Miss
Kitty Cook, the eldest daughter
of the Ex-Governor of this
District Washington Special to
the Herald.
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But some Workmen near, hearing
the report of the pistol came to the
assistance ofthe injured youth,
and conveyed him to his home,
where he now lies in IA very critic
al conition. No steps have as yet
been taken to arrest the offending
party. The sad affair is q lesson
to all parents who knowingly al
low their children to carry loaded
firearms.
On the same day boy livil IN
the lower part Of town was nd
ling loaded pistol when il sent
off, the bullet passing through the
palm Of his hand, inflicting dan
gerous wound.
A row took place on the upper
end Of Market street last night be-
tween number of persons, in
which pistols, guns, clubs, brick
bats, etc, were freely used. Two
or three of the crowd were serious
ly hurt. Cause-"Tammarach.
Yours, ETC.,
CUBAN
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Cemtausr Imminent.

There is no pain which the centaur Linimen
viii not relieve, no swelling it viii net snbdue, and
no lameness which it win not cure This is strong
language, but it is true Where the parts are not
gone, its effects are marvellous 1t has produced
more cures of rheumatism neuralgia, lock jaw, palsy
sprains, swengs caked-breasts scalds burns, salt
rheum, ear-ache, &c. upon the human frame, and %
strains SPAWN, gals, &C., upon animals in one year
than have all ether pretended remedies since the
world began 1t is counter-irritant an all-healinq
pain relieyer. cripples throw away their crutches
the lame walk, poisonous bites are rendered harm
less, and the wounded are healed without a scar
II is no humbug. The recipe Is published around
each bottle. 1t is selling as no article ever before
Rand lod,its sells because it does just what pretends
to do. Those who now suffer from rheumatism, pain
or swelling. deserve 60 suffer ifthey win not use
centaur Eminent. More than 1909 certGcates
Of remarkable cures, including frozeu limbs, chronic
rheumatism, sout running tumors, &C., have been
received We will send circular containing certid-
Gates the recipe &c, gratis any one requesting it
One bottle ofthe yellow wr.pner ccutaur Liniment
is worth one hundred dollars for spawned sweenied
orsef and mules, or for screw WORM in sheep
stock-owners--this Imminent is worth your attention
no family should be without centarr Eminent
Price, 59c bottle, large bottles si0o.
JB Rosr CO.,
So Broadway Nav york
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OUR PARhERSBURG LETTER
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
ANOTHER HORROR.
PARKERsBURG, Feb. A, 1877


PARKERsBURG, Feb. 4, 1874,
Yesterday morning between
nine and ten O'clock, two boys,
James O'Reily and John Flaherty,
aged thirteen and fifteen respec-
lively, while engaged in playing
game OF marbles on the river
bank, near the outer depot, got to
disputing about some trifling af-
fair, when the boy O'Reiley,
drew a revolver from his pocket,
deliberately pointed 1t at the
head of Flaherty, and fired, the
ball passing entirely through the
neck of Flaherty, and narrowly
escaped severing the ju9u'ar vein.
Upon feeling himself hit, the
boy exclaimed. "9h take me
home, Jimmy don't want to
die hcrc!" But O'Riolly. his
anger not y"t ahated, aud
thinking to complete bis hor-
rible design, commenced dragging
his struggling victim toward the
river, intending, as he expressed it
TO "drown the d--n son-ofa b-h"
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the Board Of Education to pre-
scribe the text books 10 be taught,
and they are directly responsible
to the people in making their Sc
lections, and changing the same
when once made, without good
and sufficient reasons.
Seventh, Under the general law
the sheriffs' commissions for col
Letting funds, is the same as his
commissions on other collections.
Under the terms and provisions
Of the new law he is allow ed but
three per cent.
Eighth, Under the gener
al law, it is Necessary to submit
to the vote of the people an
nually, the question whether
the board shall make q levy for
four months schooling, and if they
think the schools should be kept
open for longer time, the ques-
ton must again be submit
ted to "a vote of the peo-
pie. This is very objection
able feature in the law. 1t multi
plies elections, adds to the expense
of the system, and places them in
the power of majority, controlled
by the passions of the moment, TO
strike blow at popular educa-
ton which it would take time and
large expenditure of money to
overcome.
The new law requires the Board
to keep the schools of this district
open at least nine months in the
year.
Ninth. The County Superin-
tendent under the general law is
elected by the county, and has
very important powers conferred
upon him, which may be exercised
wiihint his district.
The proposed law authorizes the
Board of Education to appoint the
principal of the graded school, or
any other competent person, SUI
perintendent of this district, and
confers upon said officer the author
ity, to a certain extent, of the
county superintendent,
Tenth. These are some of the
changes proposed by the new law,
but the most important feature,
and one which should recommend
it most strongly to the favorable
consideration of our people, is that
it gives us settled and permanent
system of public schools. Since
the organization of this State, pop
ular education has been retarded
LIOlC ny tuC uuiHCiouo Sii0hStO
made in our school laws, than from
almost any other cause. Each
legislature has changed, modified,
or repealed portions of the laws
enacted by its predecessors, leav-
the school authorities, for months,
in doubt what was law and what
was not, thereby crippling its Or
ganization, creating doubts, and
producing by their changes the
most absurd inconsistencies in its
provisions. From this source of
annoyance we shall have nothing
to fear, if the present school law
shall be adopted next Wednesday.
The representative of other coun-
ties will never interfere with the
special law governing this town.
Their efforts will be directed to the
general law, which alone is of in
terest to their constituents.
X.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-14

There is an old darkey down in
one of the lower counties who
lately voted for local option, as he
understood it, but not as the
public generally understand it,.
The story a true one, runs thus: At
q recent election a friend asked
the old man how he was going to
vote.
"Oh," he replied, the Repub-
lican ticket, always vote that
ticket"
"But how are you going to vote
on local option ?"
The darkey looked up and as
ked "What's that ?
"Why, local option is putting
down liquor" was the reply.
"Lors massy," said the darkey
"of course / vote for local option !;
l votes to put down liquor to the
old price, fip-penny-bit a pint 7"
A Newbraska journal invitingly
says: "Who says farmers cannot
get rich in the { State? Fifteen
years ago . young man came to
the State, without dollar in the
world. Last week he went out Of
the State, carrying with him
one dollar and hirty-eight cents.
the saving of Fifteen years offrugal
life, "Come West, young man,
come West"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-14

Asa Packer, of Mauch Chunk,
is one of the wealthiest men in
Pennsylvania or indeed in the
republic. He is worth at least
25,000,OO0. and began life without
a penny as the driver of a canal
boat on the Lehigh canal. His
immense fortune came mainly
from the purchase at low rates of
coal land in the region of his
present place of residence-the
lands advancing enormously with
in a short time after he bought
them. In addition to his coal land
he now owns lots of other things,
including several railroads and
colleges.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-14

A burglar in Greensburg, Pa,
was recently caught in a remark
able manner. Breaking into a
closed and uuoccupied office of a
physician Of that town, the bur-
glar opened closet while his
companion with a dark lantern
was in another part of the room)
and feeling for clothing at about
the height of closet hooks general
ly, got his hands between the jaws
of a skeleton, which being adj
justed with coil spring, and kept
open with thread, closed sud-
denly on the intruding hand by
the breaking of the thread. A sud-
don thought striking the burglar
of his being caught by skeleton
in the Doctors closet, SO terrified
him that he uttered q faint shrek,
and when his companion turned
the lantern toward him and he be-
held himself, he became so over
powered by fear that he tainted,
fell insensible to the floor, pulling
the skeleton down upon him, and
making so much noise that his
companion fed Immediately, and
the doctor, alarmed at the noise
and confusion, fastened into the
office and secured the terror-strick
en- burglar, still held by the skel-
eton
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SEAL HUNTERS.

-
seal-skin Jackets know very little
of the animals who had prior right
to their possession. Seals are
found everywhere except in trop-
les. They swim with wonderful
swiftness, pursuing their finny
prey, and besides fish, crustacea
and mulloses, they often surprise
sea fowl, and have been known to
devOur seaweed. Their young
are born on uninhabited islands,
barren rocks, and in caverns, and
are at first covered with short
wool, in which dress they never
enter the water, but the mother
seals, who are very affectionate
and attentive, bestow immense
pains in getting them down to the
sea and teaching them to swim for
they do not take readily to the
water, Without these little ami
mails, the wandering tribes of Es-
quimax could not exist. OF their
skins they make warm clothing,
covering for their boats, and lin
ing for their touches; from their
blubber they extract oil for food,
for light, for warmth and cook
ing; from their bones they make
harpoons, fish-hooks, and other
useful articles from their entrails
they form waterproof clothing,
and substitute for glass TO light
their Summer dwellings. There
fore, seal hunters show extraordi
nary perseverance and endurance
in pursuit of their prey. They
are assisted by dogs of wonderful
sagacity, working the ground
over like pointers till they catch
the scent of the seal holes through
the snow. If an Esquimax gets
between a seal and its hole, it is
Immediately transfixed by the
harpoon with stunning blow.
Dispatches received in Omaha
from the Indian frontier state
that great apprehensions are ex-
pressed by the owners of large
herds whose cattle range between
the North and South Platte, and
settlers who live north of the
Union Pacific railroad and on the
Republican river, of a general
raid from Red Clouds and Spot
ted Tails bands of Sioux, and the
Cheyennes, Dakotas, Arapahoes
and other tribes combined. The
supply which has been furnished
these Indians being nearly OIL
quite exhausted, and there being
no money with which to pur.
chase more, they must depredate
on the settlements or starve
These bands number 10000 and
they would laugh at the handful
of calvary at Forts Fetterman
and Laramie.
Some ladies now carry their
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-14

OLD HICKoRY.-A correspOn-
dent Of the Jackson, Mississippi
Nea0s, tells how Gen. Jackson got
his title of Old Hickory He says
he got the story from Capt. Viii
liam Allen, a neighbor oft Gen
eraI, and who messed with him
during the Creek War. During
the campaign the soldiers were
moving rapidly to surprise the In
dians, and had no tents. A cold
March rain came on, mingled with
sleet, which lasted for several
days. Gen. Jackson got severe
cold, but did not complain, as be
tried to sleep in muddy bottom
anon the half frozen soldiers
Captain Allen and his brother cut
down stout hickory tree, peeled
off the bark, and made covering
for the General, who was with diff
ficulty persuaded to crawl into it.
The next morning drunken cit
izen entered the camp and seeing
the tent, kicked it over. As jack
son crawled from the ruins, the
topper cried, "Hello, Old Hickory!
come out Of your bark, and jine us
in drink"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-14

General Early has unique views
Oh the Senatorship of Virginia. He
says that ''our representation in
Congress has never been ofany use
to us and that he ia in favors of
abolishing it and for the United
State Government to pay over to
Virginia the salaries of the eleven
Senators and members, being about
one hundred thousand dollars" A
local newspaper think this plan
worthy of serious consideration.
----~z4zSzn~~~
Dove parties are all the rage in
Cincinnati. A great deal of cooling,
perhaps suggests the name.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-14

cSstoria Is more than substitute for Castor Oil. 1t
The only SAFE article In existence which Is certain to
assimilae the food, regulate the bowels, cure wind
collie and produce natural sleep. II contans neithe
minerals morphine or alcohol, and is pleasant
take. Children need not cry and mothers may res
6m.Wy
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Some ladies now carry their
scent bottles about their neck, by
a fine gold chain. There's no
thing like having things always
convenient.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-14

A wag on being asked for an appro-
pirate inscription to founding asylum,
proposed "Thus far--but no father"
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FEMININE PRIVOLITIEs:

Jersey City is to have lady
pastor.
A fashionable young lady in
Boston demands $3.50 i'm pin
money per month.
"A Maine woman sued saloon
keeper fol "the loss of her hus-
bands society"
A Connecticut girl has gone
insane from being kissed in the
dark. Girls, beware
The Empress of Austria is going
to Munich to be made a grand
mother this mouth.
Mrs. Minis, of Lee county
Georgia cultivates 1000 acres of
cotton and 500 acres of corn.
A tender-hearted wife at Scran-
ton sold her false hair to buy her
husband a silverheaded cane.
Miss Sallie Kilgore, Attorney and
COUNSEL at Law" is sign at
Noblesville, Ind. Sallie graduated
at the Michigan Law School
IndtiliIlOHidls III 10 liO uoC ilO w "a
days for a young man TO offer his
hand if there's nothing in it.
Marshal Bazaine is treated with
severity, and no one is allowed to
visit MIN.
The North Carolina colored me-
chanics have started Plebian
Brotherhood.
One of PATHS recent presents in
Russia was canary bird of solid
gold with pearl bill and diamond
eyes. 1t was life size.
The Philadelphia Telegram heads
leading article with the words,
mo More Submission" and says
that five cents is enough to pay
for ride in horse car.
The ball recently given by Mar
shall MacMahon at the Elysee, in
Paris, rivalled the luxurious dis
plays of the Second Empire.
About 5000 persons were present,
and the cost is roughly estimated
at $40, 900.
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The lady who obtained $25. 600
for a breach of promise says she
is ready for another at the same
price, ten per centum off for cash.
In Boston secret dissipation is
on the increase. The day OF the
famous proclamation that there
was not an open bar in the city,
two gentlemen were guided to 80
secret bars within one square. They
were all full, and each of them
doing three times the harm of a
public saloon.
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Medical men advise that salt
should be taken with nuts, es-
pecially when eaten at night.
One time says a writer, enjoying
a visit from an Englishman,
hickory nuts were served in the
evening. when my English friend
called for salt, stating that he
knew of a causeof a woman eating
heartily of nuts in the evening
who was taken violently ill. The
celebrated DR.. Abernethy was
sent for, but it was after he had
became too fond of his cup, and
he was not in a condition to go.
He muttered "salt, SALT of which
no notice was taken. Next
morning he went to the place
and she was a corpse
He said that If they
had given her salt it would have
revived her if they would allow
him to make an examination he
would convince them. On open
ing the stomach the nuts were
found in large mass. He
sprinkled salt on this, and. imme-
diately it dissolved. / have known
a sudden death myself which APP
peared to have been by the same
cause. / generally eat salt with
mine, and it improves them.
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On Thursday Of last week a
portion of the roof of a coal mine
in Plains township, four miles
from Wilkesbarre, Pa, belonging
to the Hillside Coal and Iron
company, fell in, crushing beneath
1t laborer named Patrick Nc
Donald. Mcdonald and the
miner for whom lie was working
were engaged in robbing the pill
lars when the roof commenced to
crack. The miner needed the
warning and escaped unhurt, but
Mcdonald tarried, and mass of
800 tons of rock and coal fell upon
him. The portion of the roof that
fell was fully half acre in extent
and twelve feet in thickness. A
large force of workmen at once
set about removing the debris, and
put forth the utmost exertions.
hoping that Mcdonald might be
alive. Work was carried on day
and night, but not until Sunday
was his body reached. His fin
gers were seen sticking from I'M
der a huge boulder, and the rocks
had to be blasted before his body
could be removed. His back arms
and legs were broken. and he was
otherwise crushed, and must have
been killed instantly.