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BRIGHAM YOUNG OR MILAN
BRIGHAM

A queer story comes across the water
from the town Of Stockton, Eng!snd
The hero OF the story, or supposed hero, is
none other than Brighsn Young, and as
usnsl there 10 . Woman q the case. She
10 neither young nor handsome, bu, is
eighty years OF age, and claims to bs tho
fret and only lawful wife OF the Mormon
prophet She says that on the Twenty
seventh OF February, hfty-!our
ysars Ago.- she was married 10 William
Brishsm, . cooper by trade and the ille'
sit,nass son Of man named Young, hi
,nothsr's name being Mary Brigham. lie
became the father OF nine children, and
when thirty.four yosrs o! age, became .
sailor. A certain proportion 0! the wages
earned In this occupation was paid over Il
his wife. This was discontinued, how
ever, and Mrs. Brigham VISA thrown up
on the pAYish. Upon her husbands TO
APPEARANCES, somst,ns after, he was pre-
ssnted with claim Of ten pounds BY The
parish authorities for tho rnAintsiaAnce o.
HE wife. He refused 10 pay it, disappear
ID AID Sas never heard Of after.
|. has recently transpirea that there j!
rot Only = possibility, bot probability
thAs william Brigham, the husband Of
Mrs, Brigham, and Brigham Young, the
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able. ths. when hs had gyis,el that sieve
about three ,itnss tina, western gale veered
around 70 the east with such apsllIng
prom ptness that before lao could nake
single move 10 save himself he bad die.
appoated- sunday clothes, pomsdo and
all--iu binding cloud Of sshe', out oil
which immo lately emerged tho most tx,
traotdinsry wheeSiug, snee@ing ana
coughing ever heard IN tbs, neighhorhood.
One sieve full Of coal ache. with the yer.
s,or dressed for church, has beca known
to change the wind 10 lhitly-two points OF
tho conpsss..-f Dsnbury New.
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Reported Expressly for the Bulletin.
THE LATEST.
Yesterdays CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD.
DEpLGRABLE ACCIDENT Al FRAN
lSyIiLE, INDIANA.
THE TEMPERANCE EXCITEMENT
ONO,
UIGHT WITH INDIANS NEAR FOET
LARAMIE,
TELEGRApnIC MARKET AID RIVER
REPORTS.
Washington, ID. E.

WAsutSGroN, February l0.--Thc Sem
ate committee or military affairs this
morning discussed the bill recently intro
duced by Logan making it obligatory on
the president to retire officer, Of the army
and the marine corp, when they shs!
have rendered 50 years service or shall
have attained the ago Q! Gl, excep. gen
erals nnd lieutenant generals OF the arm y.
A disposition WAS manifested to agree to
the bill without amendment, making tho
The cabinet session to-day was short.
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ASHES

Tho wind IL governed hy atmospheric
changes and cosl-ash@ Va don't know
positively which hiss the greater influence
BAT We are inc!in.d to stake all on ooal.
sshes, We do not believe the, All tho a..
mOsphcre about Us can contro, tho wind
10 the degree that one hod Of cosl.s.hes
csn whom passing through sieve in tho
hands Of smsn who has go. his lest sui.
of clothes on. We remember All occasion,
when the wind WAS blowing direct from
the west, snd hcd been blowing from that
direction all day, and bid fair to blow
straight from that direction ne long
rs there was any direction lett,
that man Whose name we
need not bieution) dressed in HE best
suit Of clothes, and with pomads on bis
hair, stood on the ives, side of sieve of
coal ashes and undertook to screen them.
We remember, too. and we remember
with yiyidness that is quite remark
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Mormon prophe. and president OF the
Church Of the Lstaet Das SAINT al over

SoeSSH VI tuc LHvAer 10y NhpVS WI VVSr
the wo,ld,v is one add tie sSws psrson.
Mira Brigham, who IL al inmate of tho
Stockton Almshouse, wa. sometime since
informed that man who knew Dtichsm
Young had stated ihs, lie had worked
with him Ne 10 sooper Ia London. This
and the fact thai the prophet bore the
name Of her husband, Brigham, and that
of Young, his father, first excited her .us.
picion that he WAS her husband. Other
circumstances make the suspicion not an
unreasonable one. a great similarity Of
personal appearance between tho men,
making allowance for the changes time
would make, Is said 10
exist; picture Of the prophet,
shown to Mrs. Brigham's Oldest daughter,
was recognized by her as portrait of her
father. Mrs. Brigham docs not forget
,ha, mole has been tho means of ijen-
tifying many long lost person sand ai'irms
tina. her husband bad large Inolo 90 one
Of lis Shoulders, aud also that tho sight Of
one Of his eyes wa, very defective. ii
| would not be n difficult matter 10 discover
whether the prophet has one bad eye bns
under all the circumstances, !. 10 very i'm.
probable, tina. he will discover the mole
! IL be has ono ON his shoulder, and 40 bt
proved 70 be the husband OF n woman
who is supported by charity in an Eng
ll.h hlm.hnuse.
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Fort Laramie.

Fort LARAMIE, Wy, February To-
A report come ia al s. 80 last evening by
the carrier from the Peal; trim, that Abou.
~ miles from the fort Lieut.. Robinson
and Corporal Coleman, were surrounded
by about 40 Indians. A private named
Noles WAS near by and says the las. seen
OF Robinson was that he was leaning
forward in hi. saddle, and the Indians
were very close firing u. HIM. Robinson
and Corporal ran toward the mill. Soles
ran toward the train, which was About
Eve miles north Of where the attack was
made; his Losse being shot he ran toe
remainder OF the distance under ire OF
tho Indians. When in sight Of the train
the fndisuz LEFT him. DasiInes loit the
WI. about two hours after Uob,nsoI!. sff,
had le!t.. Ia 5"eA "" ..bQgE ~ Robinson,
Coleman or the Indians. Capt. Egan was
ordered immediately with two companies
cavalry, but nothing has yet been heard
from hin. The train arrived here a, two
pm. to-day. The Indian. made raid
on ranch yesterday nine miles from
here, and took ono horse. 1t il expected
that general raid has been made on the
Lsrmic. Col. Bullock arrived At Fetter.
man yesterday. He snys he saw large
party Of Indians at the upper crossings
Of the Horse Shoe, singing and dancing
Whist seemed TO be scalp danca.
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Topeka. Kansas.

TorEkA, February lo-The IIouee OF
representative, to-day passed a resolution
requesting tho county attorney to take
steps for bringing Ex-senator Pomervy
TO trial Tho vote on the resolution was
81 to 90. The Sonata spent the day in
committee Of the whole on hills on cA.sI-
dar,
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.- Ex sSsAroa PATrxHsoN' OF Ne"
hs.pshirs, 10 In Washington city for the
purpsss Of iaduSing the Senate, II posi-
VIZ, 70 ss-opsn the examination OF his con-
ussslun With the Credit Mobilier. lie
~ bssssr let his case rect where 1t ia
O. lAvssiga.ion destroyed Abou: all the
vvnussllon he had. /. Is hard 10 tei!
wn.ru another one would leave HIM.
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1'uE court Of inquiry m the case OF
,sssn. Howard, Il is believed will consist OF
Gsa. W. T. sherman, Lieut.-Gsn. Shefl.
Dan. Nsl Gen. McDowsll and Bris.-Gen.
Page Aed Meigs.
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Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, February i1--Goc. 81.
Carson, L. s. custom house inspector, on
trial Tor the murder al Ghss. Z. Green in
August Las, was con victei OF insnslsugh-
ter and was sentenced TO two years I'M.
prisJrment. .,. -
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wnolx.Alr frauds in the Indian u

WaoLE.Alx frauds in the Indian Blu
,psas hes recently been discovered in
1kxsAingsion. II seems that the govern.
nsnt has been providing for nearly three
times as many indians Ms are in actual
saislsacs on the frontiers. For instance,
shs Indians between the Rocky mountains
End the Sierra Nevadas, put down 10 the
lass report Of the commissioner of lndi-
m Affairs - numbering nearly twenty.
seven Thousand actually number
but ten thousand. Whether tho fault
should be laid Of the door Of the Indian
.oficers In Washington, or tho deception
hes bssn prAciiced by the Indisn Agents,
Iosa rot appear.
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Rlrhlnnnil. Va.

RICHMOND, February To- Henry, The
detailing clerk in the iniernni teye1se Of
flea, has been arrested and over srTOOo
occurred.
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Jsvv. DAVIS has gone 70 Europe for
III health.

The women Of Pana, Illinois, are about
"a b>ein q crusade against the saloons of
hat town, after the manner of their Ohio
siststs.
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New Y0rS. y. Y.

Nrv YORK, February io.--The Third
annual meeting OF American lish cultGr-
is.s began to-day. There is lair attend
ance and much Interest was taken in pa
psrs read.
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Nleinpili-.

MEMPHIS, February i0--Tho es'irc
loss by ire to-day will not exceed i've or
six thousand doll r.; fully covered by IN
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RIyRR NEWS.

NASHVILLE, February lo.-River is.
Ing slowly with - feet on the shoals,
Weather clear and cool. Departed
Lawrence, Cncinnatii Shippers Own,
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CEARrrY " the suffering poor in New
York means, according to some very
charitable people, help 10 all the needy
except the Irish II starving man,
woman or child has the misfortune to 10 n
nst!vs OF the Emerald Isle, his petition
goes for nothing-be may IS we'll s.srve
quietly without making al Ado about it.
The following was the answer of the See
rstsry- Of the relief committee OF tho
Yong Mems Chrmtisn Association of
New York city 80 request for aid tor
some destitute irish families
Ms PERRY: IL is perfectly useless to
ssno eny Irish to me. ] will not do one
farthings worth for them, either IN the
way Of work or charity, custom or pat
ronsge, or anything elss ! believe I've
had four or five Ilibernian applicants
bridging notes and invariably sent them
Oh - they came Am very happy 20 re-
iisvs the wants of decent human beings,
but neither term applies 20 these parties,
sud any OF my friends can tell you what
utter waste Of ti,ns i. Ia 10 send them TO
me. Any nation on earth bu. that one,
you may direct 10 me. anu u You can hh-
swss for their need ana worth, shsll be
glad 10 lend you helping hand bat no.
saOthsr man, woman or child
Or quadruped bearing thst stamp
please. don't wish 20 be annoyed look
Jog At them or listening TO their brogue
end ! certainly have Dever been and shsll
never be among Americans VINO are pay
iLg . premium on vice, crime, paupsrism,
and Ronsnisn in the community By ena-
rioying, dealing with, and assisting the
ffish. You're, happy 10 see any one else,
MKs. HYATT"
The writer Of this letter lie described as
- ,niddle-sged lady, with gray eyes and \
pleasant smile, and hardly one in whom
prejudice could be expected" However
this may bs, the publication Of her letter
has made her famous, though it osuno, be-
said with m unenvisble fame,
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SoMH Of the German citizens Of Chi
cage have formed at association the otjec.
OF which 10 TO lie the growing Of silk in
she United States. /. has long been
thought that the climate Of some of the
Southern States WAS well adapted TO the
culture Of the silk worm. The Chicago
association have chosen Mississippi IS tho
location for their silk growing enterprise,
and have secured one thousand acres OF
land 10 Laudsrdale county. The ,sooie,y
will be cooperative and will number
sbout City members. Each member vii
,vntributs two hundred and ffty dollars
70 the common func, and will receive
evenly acres Of land, Ave Of wbiah will
- snt ansrt so' 'ha "n''nra o''hs ,nnl!lhc.nr;;
will DO started on tho 18th OF March.
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INV ORtxAss, February lo.--I here
are satiye rrepsr ALTON, FOR The catn'vsl
going orts ~
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THE CAIRO DAILY BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY H.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-07-17
Chicago Oh Fire Again.

CHICAGO, July 14-S p. M.-Another
contiagration is raging in the heart of the
city. The fire started about 4:30 p. Nj. in
some small frame houses near Fourth ave-
nue. and Polk streets 1t was first blown
southwark by a stiff breeze, but the wind
soon shifted, and 10y sunset it blew gale
from the south, sending the fire towards
the central part of the city. At halt-past
6 o'clock this afternoon the flames had
made almost clean sweep up to the cor
ner of Third avenue and Polk street,
burning up the homes of thousands of
people At the above corner the Fire
Department commenced the process of
blowing up houses with gunpowder, but
those experimental with were most all
wooden buildings, and the process only
had the effect of making a quicker blaze.
The wind is blowing very fresh from a
bout south southwest. The fire is now on
the verge of the fire-line of our big fire at
Harrison street. The west side of Wabash
avenue is now in full blaze which takes
in many stately building in its course,
which offered a haven of refuge in the
winter of 1871. The fire is just immedi-
ately in the rear of the First Baptist
Church, and should that structure 90 down
the fire will have clean sweep to the
northward and eastward
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-07-17
Attempt to Assassinate Bismarck.

On Monday last whilst Prince Bismarck
was riding towards one of the springs at
Kisengen, he was fried at by, it is said
a fanatic member of the Catholic party
The bullet struck him on the wrist, but
inflicted no serious injury. Kullman, the
would-be murderer, was arrested, and
would have been lynched if the people
could have reached him. The dispatches
do not state his motive, but, says the Bal
timore american, undoubtedly he was an
enthusiastic Bavarian in whom patriot
ic and religious fervor had been melted Il
the point of endeavoring to send out OF
the world the man who has been chiefly
instrumental in merging the independence
OF his nation in the union Of the Empire.
The time was selected with a view TO its
fitness, Bismarck being on q visit with the
Emperor to King Louis, who has been
lately reported as in the humor to rebel
against the shackles of Berlin authority.
1t is said that there will be no further
trouble, and the enthusiasm shown by the
people when the Prince rcarpeared after
his danger does not look as if popular
sympathy went with the attempt to take
his life"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-07-17

E"Now we don't think any one who
has ever been well grounded in American
politics, and has fought, especially as a
leader. in the Democratic ranks, would be
likely to change his opinions and become
a real Radical, in the sense ofrecanting one
set of political opinions and adopting
Others essentially variant.-Anne arundel
Adrrtisey.
We are sorry that our neighbor is so
poorly posted in 1.-The signs of the times"
as the above extract from long editorial
the condition of politics in
lower Maryland" would indicate. Evil
dences, las plenty as blackberries," are all
around US, that former LEADERS in the
Democratic ranks" have become thorough
Republicans, and these changes are daily
going on.-Anna1plis Gazette.
If it be true, that "these changes are
daily going on it proves conclusively
that the Republican ranks are being re-
cruited by men upon whom no party can
rely. How far the assertion will hold
good in Charles county, where the negro
vote is tempting bait to selfish and un-
principled men, the public know as well
as we do.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-07-17
Ladies' Swimming Contest.

On Wednesday afternoon some 400 or 500
persons assembled on the Fort Hamilton
beach to witness rather unique tourna-
ment in the shape of series of seven
swimming contests in which the competi-
tors were ladies. The affair was under
the superintendent of Miss Kate Bennett,
herself an expert swimmer, and at present
ladies instructress in the free swimming
baths foot of 18th street, New York. She
has recently fitted up a number of con-
venient and well-kept bathing houses at
Fort Hamilton, where there are excellent
bathing facilities, and organized numer-
Gus class of young pupils. The contest OF
Wednesday was chiefly among the men,
beers of her class. The races were $50 yards
from the beach to a stakeboat and return,
or 800 yards in all. In addition to the
competitors, there were not less than fifty
other ladies in the water, and the spectacle
was decidedly novel. In the match races
the class prizes were given according to
age, and the matches resulted as follows
The first race was for gold opera chain.
The young ladies who entered for this
match were Annie Mason, Adelaide Mason
and Sophie Stephens. TWAS won by Miss
Stephens. The next contest was between
Mary Graham, Kate Sommers and Pauline
Broughton. The latter young lady sue
ceeded in coming in first and took the
prize neck chain.-N y. Times.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-07-17

every enterprise and industry will stand or fall
on its own merits. The ship-building and
shipping interests of Maine have been "protect-
ed" out of existence by tariff laws, and now
the very section-New England-which was
the hot-bed Of protection few years ago,
asks to be saved from its whitening influence
The other resolutions-State rights in the Fed
Government, censure of the attempt of the Re
publican Senate to destroy freedom of the press,
and condemnation of corruption in the civil
service-are all in perfect accord with the two
main planks of hard money and free trade
The Maine platform IS one apon ,chich all true
Democrats and opponents Of the present admin
istration car stand and carry the country.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-07-17
The Gag Law ut Washington.

Mr.. Shepherd--so VIGOROUSLY known now
as "Boss Shepherd recently been be
fore the Grand Jury of the District of Co
lumbia with the intent to have Charles A.
Dana, of the New York Sun, indicted for
libel, under what is called the "Poland gag
law" This law, says the Cincinnati Com
mereial, twas devised and struggled thro'
Congress in the closing hours of the ses
sion for the express purpose of allowing
Boss Shepherd to wreak his vengeance
upon those who have been unsparing in
exposing the frauds and rascalities that
made his profligate administration an of
tense in the eyes of all decent men and a
reproach to the good name of Amer
lean in all lands" What may be the final
result of this effort on the part of Mr..
Shepherd time alone can determine But
we feel sure of one thing-that good will
come of it. The corrupt party at Wash
ington cannot withstand the power of the
press. In late issue of the New York
Sun we find the following editorial:
No IND1crMENr-We owe no thanks to the
abominable law passed at the last session of
Congress that the editor of The Sun is not al
ready indicted and arrested. Neither do we
owe thanks to the forever-infamous Represen-
tatives and Senators who supported this meas
ure or who blackened their names for all time
by casting their votes for it. 1t is only the stur
dy independence of part Of the Grand Jury
in that rottenest Of cities, Washington, that
has, in this instance, preserved the freedom of
the press and the rights Of the people. How
long this will hold out against the blandish-
ments, the persuasions the brides of wealth
and power and Office we cannot say. So far
glory to the free instincts and courage of a
self-respecting people!-it has proved sufi-
cient.
Well, human life is short and if there be
any better or more elevated purpose to which
to devote it than the preservation of the rights
of free people-only to be preserved by main
tanning the freedom of the press-we wait to
learn what that object is. We have done
ability-our duty to the great masses of the
diversified peoples who inhabit the American
continent. In this undertaking we have re-
joiced, at once, in a brilliant precedent and
powerful ally in our neighbor, the New York
Times. The corrupt, bad men, whom we, in
the interest of the people, have overthrown,
now seek to strike back-handed blow at US,
their destroyers. They may find bloodhound
marshals and sycophantic, ignorant, narrow
minded Judges to aid them but the first great
obstacle, the stepping stone of Grand Jury ,
seems not to have been got over yet!
We would not charm the tenderest hair"
that clusters around the forehead of our worst
enemy without a cause. Bat if the public
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-07-17

The Anne arundel Adcertiser, one of the
most regular of our Exchanges" failed to
reach us last week from some cause. We
are sure it was no fault or carelessness on
the part of the publishers. but are inclin-
ed to think that our copy of the Adcertiser,
in imitation of the comet, has wandered
off to remote regions-to afford matter
for comment and instruction to all who
may chance to see it. Being thus depriv-
ed of our valued exchange, we are obliged
t. take such extracts from it as we find in
another paper. The Baltimore Sun says
The Anne arundel Adrertiser INDUCES in
some moral reflections upon the careless
ness with which candidates for office are
selected. 1t urges with reference to its
own party (the Conservative that hereaf-
ter men be chosen "who can stand the test
of adversely. and are strong and able to
wrestle with the formidable adversary I'M
der all circumstances and adds: The
school for the indoctrination of sound
Democratic principles in the lower coun-
ties has sent forth some great men-some
of our most trusted and honored leaders,
whose names are conspicuous in the an
mails of the State. Why is it that in Charles
we have to chronicle the detection of Fred.
Stone, who served US very recently in Con-
gress, and as late as 1872 in the Mary land
Legislature and in st. Mary's the revolt
of Hon. BENZ. G. Harris, who, it is said,
does not intend to leave US, but prefers
the better method of making it unpleasant
in the household, if the party should see
fit not to select him as its candidate
Congress must possess great attractions,
certainly. One of the above thinks his
chances to go to Congress are increased by
his abandoning his party and joining the
Republican camp. The other flies the
colors of absolute independence; he be-
longs to no party but his own. But the
great object of each seems to be to get to
Congress in some way or other, so it is
said. In Prince Georges the States At
torney does not even wait until his term
of Office expires to make his peace"