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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-05
A Dignifled Man.

The human heart, In all its expansive,
imitless capacity for enjoyment, takes
greater pleasure in nothing more than
Witnessing a portly, solemn-visaged
man, the embodiment of natural digni-
ty, and importance in clothes, admins
ter ssathing rebuke to some 81 smart y
petty official. One morning lately just
such personifcation of innate dignity
doomed up at the stamp window of a
postofiice, and glared in gloomy and
majestic displeasure at the busy clerk
registering a letter, before he sprang to
the window and asked the stately GUS
toner what he wished. The great man
did not answer for several moments. He
gazed steadily and impressively over the
clerks head, and then asked, In pnder-
Gus tones
Sis there any one here-r-re-who at
tends to business ?"
The embarrassed clerk blushed, fall
tered for a moment, then, recovering
himself, said, with characteristic and
national cheerfulness becoming an off,
cial of the republic:
viii see, sir"
And he disappeared. he went into
another department, tortured a carrier
with an original conundrum and heard
good story in the mailing-room, and
came back.
"Yes, SIR" he said to the great one
there are, in addition to myself, three
clerks in the letter department., one in
the mailing-room, four carriers, three
route agents, the mail-driver and q
janitor.
"Ah-h-hl I am glad there are SO
many. I may, in all that number, find
one who is at his post"
And then he looked as impressive as
Special Agent, and was silent for three
minutes, while the impressive clerk
awaited his orders, and impatient men
behind fidgete6 and grumbled. Finally
the great man said, with deep solem-
nifty:
Il wish one three-cent stamp"
The clerk tore off the stamp and held
it, waiting for the consideration. The
great man made a somewhat longer
pause than usual he felt in his various
vest pockets he gradually lost his look
of impressive rebuke, his chest caved In,
and he assumed the aspect of an ordi-
nary frail mortal, and he said
Ah-the fact is-I'm sure-ah-in
short, find that / have carelessly left
my purse at home. Can you kindly"
The passive clerk, with the faintest
suggestion of triumph in his eye, waved
the great man aside with:
"Sorry for you, sir, but the clerk who
sells on credit is not in. What does the
next man want ?"
And we felt SO good to see how that
clerk was taken down by the dignifed
man that he went away and laughed for
a week.-Erchdnge.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-05
To CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should accom-
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publication but evidence Of good faith on the
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Be particularly careful in giving and oates te
have the letters and figures plain and distinct
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-05

UMBRKLLAs of navy blue silk tipped
with gilt, and with gilt handle and cup,
are shown to entrap the fashionable girl
of the period
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-05

FULL many turkey is now q ghost
that one short week ago was goblin.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-05

The altitude of the principal towers,
spires, monuments, etc., of the world
is as follows, reckoned In feet
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-05

riety of changes in the bylaws of the
State Grange.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-05

EMBROIDERED waist belts are becom-
ing fashionable.
DRESS so that none will remember
what you wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

A LIONS CAGE on fire. ThotgtHess En-
plOye Seriously InjuTed.-Just before the per
Torrance came Off at the circus at Pulaski
Friday night,an unfortunate accident occurred
While one Of the employees was engaged in hold
ing lamp, it slipped from his hand, falling
upon the projection to the lions cage. breaking
1t ard igniting the combustible liquid. The Oil
ran into the cage q steam of fame, causing the
animals TO retire before il and 70 crouch at the
other side. At this juncture another employe
tboughtlessly went inside the cage, with a view
to its extinguishment. At the very moment he
put his head and shoulders through the door
the beast raised himself upon his launches
gave fearful roar and sprang upon the unfor.
tuDate man just as he had got fairly on the in
side, tearing the flesh from his face, flesh from
his breast, and fesh from his arm, so horribly
decorating him that but little hope Is entertain
ed OF his recovery. He was nothing in the gri p
Of the lion, which would have killed him in a
few moments more had not the master Of the
beast interposed with whip in hand and made
the animal stand at bay. The lion was consid-
cred the tamest OF the kind known to circus
men. Having been greatly aroused by the Are.
he was, however, ready to attack anything tn at
came in his way. To add to this, the employe
was not known to the lion, and needlessly en-
daDgered his life by the intrusion, though il
was for the unsppreciative animals benefit
Ndshrille Banner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

WHAT rs GOING on IN JAPAE.-The steam
chip Great Republic, which arrived at San
Francisco yesterday, brought Yokohama dates
TO August IL. The japanese adhere 10 their
determination not 20 go into "a war with China,
except as a last extremity. General Legendre,
who was charged with peaceful negotiations
commenced IN ForDOsa, was arrested BY Unit ID
States officials on LANDING at Annoy, and IL IL
rot known whether he viii be permanently
OF temporarily detained. The arrest caused
much sstonishment. The Japanese govern
ment dispatched other commissioners, who are
10 proceed direct TO Pekin. The Mikado takes
the keenest interest in the deliberations OF the
government on the FOrmosa question. On the
18th inst. be personally visited the office OF the
hrst board Of the government, and presided
over the debates, an act almost without prece-
dent in modern times. General Van Buren,,
United States consul general, has assumed the
duties OF bic Office. Gen. Meyers aud Col.
Syford, of the United States army, specially
commissioned TO take presents OF new and
improved arms 10 the sovereign OF japan, are
At lecdo, and have been. with Minister BiD4
ham, received by the Mikado.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05
Outrage by a spanish Consul

AN AMERICAN VESSEL FORCED To PAY ~5N IN
GOLD Oh ACCOUNT OF THE SPANISH GOV ERN-
NENT.
BALTIMORE, September 5.-The brig Carrie
Bertha, of Yarmouth, Me-, having cleared from
this port for MatanZas, Cuba, with a cargo OF
shocks ard slaves, applied 70 the Spanish con
sui for the usual certificates and msnfests, and
vas required by the consul TO pay SIS ia gold 81
duties on the cargo, as required BY recent cir
cular from the Spanish government to its con
suls. Charges for duties on the cargo is I'm ad-
dition 20 the consular charges heretofore paid,
and in this instance was assessed according 10
the tonnage OF the vessel. Capt. Bowling, OF
the Bertha. paid the charge, and duly entered
protest. The new charges are collected, not
as consular fees, bus on account of the Spanish
government, and are c0llectable from Spanish
as well as other vessels trading from foreign 10
Spanish ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

CHRIs1IAE INDIANs.-Bishop Whipple, of
Minnesota, (Prostestsnt Episcopal,) recently
visited the White Earth reservation, where the
Indians have formed a church. In the after
noon OF July % he preached in the church ard
appealed to his audience for help tor the suffer
ers by the grssshopper plague, and to his aston
ishment received S56 in response. The next
day he held council in the grove in front OF
the church. Several Chippewa and Pembna
chiefs made interesting addresses. Agos, CHEZ
OF the Otter Tail Indians, made a strong appeal
for a church for his people, which was promis-
ed. A chief OF tho Pembinas made a similar
request, and told of his efforts "to be a white
man" He had put on a pair of trousers and a
shirt, land looking in the glass frequently to mark
the result, had come to the conclusion that af
Ter ait lie twas poor pun on white man,
Several clergyn men witnessed the proceedings
Including the Rev. Lord Chas. Hervey, of Eng
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
The Old worlds News


LONDON, September 5-A special dispatch 70
the TImss from Madrid says: General Zsbala
will re main in that city. Either General Mort
ones will be appointed commander in chief OF
the army, OF Marshal SerranO will be styled
geuerslissimO, with power 10 appoint the gene
rails. Don Csrlos has gene TO Alsasns 70 meet
the eX-duke Of Parma. The caTlists have picked
up a sailor who probably deserted from the Ger
man man of war Albstross. They sent him
across the frontier 10 the French authorities. by
whom he was delivered 10 the German consul
at Bsyorne-
TIE AUSTRIAN POLAR EXPEDITION.
A later account of the Austrian polar expedi-
ton states that the explorers penetrated 20 the
SD d. gree of latitude.
CONVERSION TO ROMAN CATHOLICISM.
LOTDoN, September 5-The TiMss saws that
the Marquis OF Ripon has become a Roman
Catholic. The announcement g few dsys ago
that be had resigned the Grand Msslership %
the Freemssons, and that the Prince of Wale-
would temporarily succeed him, caused much
excitement, which is heightened by the intor-
nation that the Marquis has embraced Cathol-
icism.
THE ANGLO-ANRRICAN CABLE.
At noon yesterday the Great Eastern h al paid
ont I ,53i nautical miles of the Anglo-American
cable. She Was then in latitude Sc 80 north
longitude AZ 50 west All was going on well.
DEATH OF COUNT DE PoURTALKs.
PARIS, September Count de Pourtsles,
member OF the Assembly from the department
of Seine ct Disc, il dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05
Report of the Ohio Temperance

CINCIENATI, September 5.-The morning pa
pers publish a report from the committee of
fifteen appointed by the Cincinnati Temperance
League to draft line of political policy. Tue
report accepts the temperance plank of the late
state republican convention, and asks prohi-
bitionists and temperance democrats to join
with them, on the ground that the temperance
question il the main issue in Ohio this fall. A
campaign committee was appointed with power
70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

PLYMOUTH CHURCH PRAYER MEETING =
Brother Bal Congratulate the Members on Heir
Good BehdrtOr the Night they Assaulted HouI.
tCn-At the prayer meeting at Plymouth
Church last night Brother Hill complained thai
ialse reports OF the meeting last Friday had
gone forth. lie was glad to see that the people
had controlled themselves 50 well, and IL seemed
to him that the spirit of God must have been
with them. He did not believe that there were
three thousand people in any other place who
could have so controlled themselves. As for
their beloved pastor, he was very dear to them
and now the question for them to determiu,
was what the Lord wished them to do to show
their gratitude to him. They would pledg,
themselves to work more earnestly than the,
had done, and begin anew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

A HUGE FRAUD DISCOVERED IN PHILADgL-
PHIA,-lt has been ascertained tn at huge
fraud has been carried on with the connivance
OF the officers Of the Central Fire Insurance
company of Philadelphia, and a broker who
has doIe the "scalping" for them. The com.
pany has had as assets a number OF certificates
OF stock Of railroad companies, which by erasure
and re- writing have been "raised" to the extent
OF two hundred thousand dollars above their
original value, and then offered for negotiation
upon the market. The insurance com missioner
OF pennsylvania tracked down the crime to its
perpetrators, but it appears that the officers of
the company are endeavoring to throw the onus
of the joint offence upon the broker who acted
commissioner has discovered that "A number of
other Pennsylvania corporations are rotten to
the core,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

AN INSANE WIFE Observation-Disclosures
Schoonheer, who murderously assaulted his
wife in jersey City, Tuesday night, is believed
to be insane. Justice Davis says that SchOon-
beer was before him on three occasions for at
tempted murder. About two years ago he was
arrested for drawing revolver on his wife, and
when the officers went to arrest him he had
butcher knife hacking at the door of the room
IN which bis wife had sought safety. Twice he
has been locked up for stsbbing his mother in
law. Justice Davis infers from these demon
STATIONS that the prisoner must be insane. Mrs
Schoonbeer remains in the same condition
The attending physician says that the Chances
are strong against her recOverY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

A SCHOOL COMMITTEE SUsTAINED-A Ro-
man Catholic priest in BrattlehOro, VI. re-
Gently asked of the local school committee that
the children OF his parish who attended the pub
lie schools might be excused on Corpus Christi
day, in order TO attend church. This request
was refused, and a. the priest prevented the
children from attending on that day, the school
committee and the teachers, who have the sole
right OF decision In the case, excluded those
children from the schools for the remainder of
the term. The Catholic parents appealed to a
judge, who sustained the action OF the commit
tee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

SINGULAR ATTEMPT TO BLACRMAIL.-
Chris. wooster and Henry Hertzog were ar
raigned Yesterday at the Central police station
IN Philadelphia, on the charge of attempting to
blackmail, but were discharged in the absence
Of the parties upon whom the attempt was made
to extoTt money. The case is a singular one
The defendants were found digging In the cell
lar OF an unoccupied house, ana when alarmed
by the police stated that they had authority TO
search there for the body of Charles Ross The
story not being believed, the men were taken
into custody. Subsequent search by the police
revealed box containing the remains OF stilI-
born child. The mother formerly kept company
with HertZog, but falling out with him she
formed the acquaintance of a gentleman of
high social standing who is said to be the father
OF the child. The object of unearthiDg the re-
mains was to procure evidence upon which the
father and mother were to be blackmailed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

CUTTING GLASS WITH SrRRL.-Any hard
steel tool will cut glass with great facility when
freely wet with camphor dissolved in turpen-
tine. A drill bow may be used, or even the
hand alone. A hole bored may be easily el-
readily be sawed by watch-spring saw by aid
of this solution. In short, the most brittle glass
can be wrought almost as easily Is brass by use
OF cutting tools kept constantly moist with cam
phorized Oil of turpentlne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05


NEW YORK, September 5.-The specie ship
ments to Europe to-day were 500 900 in gold
coin and SCI ,931 in silver bars.
THE NATIONAL COTTON EXCHANGE.
The officers Of the national cotton exchange
have decided that the next meeting shall be held
at GreenbTier, White sulphur Springs, Vir-
ginia, July 20, 1875.
DRUGGIST IN LIMBO.
A druggist Yesterday sold poison to Henry
Herbold. despite the protests of the latter
daughter that he intended committing suicide.
Herbold took the poison and soon died. The
druggist was arrested.
TIE WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT
is as follows Loans, increase, S165 100; specie,
increase, s253 200; legal tenders, decrease,
,6I 900; deposits, decrease S254, 100; circula
tlon, decrease, $1,000; reserve, decrease,
S1,36l,l75.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

TOBACCO AND CORN IN ST. MARY's COUNTY
MD.-Several farmers IN this section have
ALREADY commenced tobacco cutting and the
expectation is that there will be a general move
before the week closes. This cutting, OF course
will be confined to particular spots in tobacco
FIELDS, or to certain lots which had early planting
in quick, fresh soils. The bulk OF the crop
that ls, all the later plantng-it is still hopsd
will realize near an average yield. Be this as
II may, it is certain that the early planting Il
Iesuscitstion from the rain or dew. Bad no y
ever, as is the tobacco prospect it is positively
brilliant when compared with the corn. We
cannot better express our judgment In this
regard than by announcing that az least seven
elghths or our rn-plauteTs will be corn BUYERS
next year,-St. R1ry's Beacon, Sd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

LYNCHING OF HORSE THIEVES IN COLORADO
Tip Marion and Joshua Marion, brothers, aud
Dick Thompson and Jerry Wilson, accused Of
horse stealing, were hung by a crowd of masked
men at Middle Kiowa. Ebert county, night
before last. The prisoners had had q prelimi-
nary examination, and had been required to
furnish bail in the sum of 81 900 each, which
failing TO give they were locked up. Tuesday
night about fifty masked men appeared in front
OF the building where the prisoners were con-
fined, and overpOwered the sheriff and his as
sistants, took the four men out to a grove mile
from town, and hung them. The men were
shackled together in twos, and hung In twos
without removing the irons from their ankles.
The sheriff and coroner brought them into town
yesterday morning al O'Clock, and their bodies
covered With pine bough, we're still lying In
q wagon when our informant left, awaiting
burial. From appearances, the Decks Of the
dead men had not been broken, but all of them
had probably died frem strsngulation. The flies
and insects had already commenced work upon
their bodies, and their faces and tongues were
hy-blown. None of the parties were very bad
or vicious looking men, but were all able-bodied
and well built. The general opinion of the citi
zens was that the men were guilty as charges
indeed, DIck Thompson had made confession In
5pen court that some OF the gang came from
Kansas about two years ago, and that they had
operated in Colorado, Texas, and Kansas ever
since. All OF the gang, except Wilson, commit
ted themselves in some manner or other during
the examination in court.-EeRrer (COl.) Nelrs
AEg. q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05
A Chief Of Police Shot.

HAZLRToN, Pa, September 5.-Simon II
Clauser, chief-Of- police, was killed last night
by German named George Bspp, who was
drunk in the streets and firing pistol shots
Clauser attempted TO arrest Lapp when the
fatal shot was fred. Clauser was an estimable
citizen, member of the Masonic order and
element prevailed and threats of lynching were
made,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

THE LARGEST LANDHoLDER IN NEW YORK.
Cooperstown - the home OF the largest land
holder in New York state. MIR. Geo. Clarke is
most eccentric character. His mania is land
His father had a manor house at the head OF
the lake. This was an elegant large house
built about 1e20. In 1885 the father died ans
Geo. Clarke became the owner of HYDE hall
Since then the hall has been allowed to go to
floor in his fathers room has fallen in; the han
Is the repository OF the sleighs; his papers are
left in an open room, and at one time the par
Tor floor was covered with grain. Yet probably
no man in the country could buy the place. He
also owns the brick hotel, which was owned by
a stock company. After the walls and ROOF
were built, the funds gave out, and Geo. Clarke
bought it-Aib1Ry Argus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05

BRUTAL MURDER OF AN OLD MAN.-CoIonel
David Norris, wealthy and prominent citizen
OF Southwest Missouri, IS years old, was brutal
ly murdered last Sunday, in Baxter county, by
a young man named VIM. P. Dickson. 1t APP
pears that Dickson bought tract of land upon
which Col. Norris held Q mortgage, and pro-
ceeded to cut of the timber. Norris protested
against this. and in attempting to restrain Dick
son, was shot six times. Dickson confessed and
is now in Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-05


ATRxAs RoMANCK-"Anda Little Child Shall
Lead Ihem."-Years ago, and yet not so many
for 1t has been since the war. some disagree
ment arose between a couple of married folks in
one of the Old states, and after much pain and
suffering and public exposure of family affairs
in the courts, a decree OF divorce was obtained
and they who had stood at the altar of Hyrnen
to be Joined in union were parted a. the altar of
justice, to which they had appealed. Their
own way each of them turned, and long wears
have come and gone sine, then. The husband
and father travelled with his burden to the golden
shores of California and there, no doubt, tried
hard TO forgive and forget. The wife and mother
with their babe, struggled with the skeleton Of
her deadened life, and in time came to Texas
By some faulty the husband came to Texas also
Last Friday they both were aboard the train
bound from Galveston to this city. The little
daughter, while looking cuTiOusly over the car
at all the strange faces, suddenly caught sight
OF her long gone father. Before her mother
could stay her, she had rushed to him CRYING
"Papa papa!" The greeting OF father and
child was touching and beautiful. All the OLD
emotions, all the smothered love of wife and
child, came back in an instant. "Mamma is
And she led her father up to the sstonishef
mother, and poetic predestination was accom-
plished. They met and talked as of yore, and
soon all was well with them again. ChaStened
as by FIRE, they seemed to know each other
better. The sequel is soon told. After reaching
Houston the services Of Rev. Mr.. Hsckett were
called for, license obtained, and the marriage
vows reassumed with a far better understand
ing of their nature and sanctity. And thus IL il
"Alls well that ends weil."-H0ust0a (Teyas)
TelcQrdJA, AUCHSi 2S.
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Opening Of Race Track-A Town
RurnRh.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 5.-The new race
track OF tie Bay District association was opened
to-day. Ii is on this track that the great four
mile race is TO come OFF in November.
The town of Mokelumne Hill, California, was
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
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The First Continental Congress.
TIE ANNIVERSARY CBLBBRATIoN IN PHIL

DELPH lA.
PHILADELPHIA, September Sod Csrpen-
ter's Hall, standing back from Chestnut street
above Sc, is gaily decorated to- day in honor OF
the centennial anniversary of the meeting OF
the first Continental Congress in that building
Appropriate cere monies took place, the main
feature OF which was an GRAFTON by Henry
Armit Brown. The building will be illuminated
this evening and opened for public inspection,
with band Of music in attendance.
Among the audience were many distinguished
persons, conspicuous among whom was Hon.
Henry Wilson, Vice President of the United
States. -Four Of the Oldest members Of Carpen-
ter's Company, which now has but eighty-seven
names on its rolls, were seated near the reading
desk. They were Moses Lancaster, nInety-twO
years of age, who became a member in
1911: John NJ. Ogden, eighty-four years of age,
who became member in 1Sl6; ID. II. Fhckwir,
40 years of age, who became a member in 1924,
snd james A. Campbell. 20 years of age, WHO
became a member in 1852. The hall wss fiiled
very rapidly after the doors were opened, and
the small court yard about the building and
alley was packed with a throng of people who
gathered reverently about the sacred edifce.
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TERRIBLE CRUELTY TO HoRsB.-At CT eed-
moor, Long Island, o horse owned BY Q poor
farmer named McFadden, was running loose in
Q Geld adjoining the rifle range, and In the
with kerosene OIL and turpentine. Then .
match Was appked. The horse Of course died
in agony. No clue 10 had - to the guilty per-
sons.