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cides not to adopt the views considered
valid at the commencement OF
this case. but will measure the
punishment solely upon the basis of
the evidence brought out during the
trial. Therefore, concluded the
Judge, sin the kings name, we declare
the accused not guilty either of embez-
Element or misdemeanor, but guilty Of
an offense against public order, and
condemn Count Won Arnim to pay the
costs of the suit and to suffer imprison-
ment for three months, less the term Of
confinement already undergone. .
The sentence was received in perfect
silence; there were no scenes of excite
ment within the room, as had been eX-
pected. The moral impression was
that the verdict was tantamount to an
acquittal. Count Won Arnim made his
exit through a private door leading from
the court room, and thus avoided the
public gaze.
Six weeks grace have been allowed
the count before he is to go to prison.
In the meanwhile all police restrictions
have been removed, and he will be per-
mitted to ride or walk at any length he
may desire without interference.
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tie largest being named Betsy. weighing
6,4O0 pounds. The other elephants
weigh each about 1850 pounds, and are
named Gypsy, Prince, Queen and AL
bert. 1t was fortunate that there was
no audience in the Hippcdrome at the
time, as great alarm might have oc-
Cured among women and children who
might have been present. The male
rhinoceros made the most desperate
and ferocious attempts to kill the
female. Notwithstanding all the efforts
Of over twenty keepers and assistants
the fight continued for an hour and a
half, and at last the female rhinoceros
was gored and torn in a frightful man.
ner, and wallowed on her abdomen with
absolute fear. Finally barricade of
joists and planking was erected through
the bars Of the cage, and a large sail
cloth was thrown over it so as to hide
the female rhinoccros from ''Pete,' the
male, and when this was done the fe-
male was extricated and brought out Of
the pen, and ''Pete' lay down sulki]y
in corner badly beaten, but still full
of fight. The female was then taken to
Ter cage at the other end of the build
ing, bleeding like pig and evidently
wishing that she had never seen
s.Pete.' The iron bars were bent and
smashed and the woodwork was torn to
solinters. but it is due to Mr.. Fuller
and his assistants 10 say that they
never lost the mastery of the furious
rhinoceros. and the other animals,
which were greatly alarmed, were kept
under full control.
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Wells md fIankatO ikailrOad-.The
Builders sue for 100000.
Prom the Mankato Union.l

The St. Paul DISPATCH Of Tuesday
contains sensation item accredited 20
the La Crosse REPUBLICAN and Lsader,
and purpor ting to be news, with the
above caption. 1t states that Cameron
i Rossetter have commenced suit in
the u. ). Circuit Court against Messrs.
Thompson. llubbell and Willard.
claiming upwards Of ninety thousand
dollars as due them for work on the
Mankato & W ellis railway. This suit was
commenced nearly two years ago, and
has been pending in the courts ever
since. In view of which fact we sub
nit TO our contemporary that this Is
having stale news. anu that It Is some
what sensational to announce $4,000
as claimed to be due without also stat
ing that the whole indebtedness is de-
niei by the defendants, whose sworn
answer denying it in toto has been on
file in circuit court year and hall.
No one who knows the defendants and
their character and standing, will be-
lievc without positive proof, that they
refuse to pay an actuai. honest indeot-
edneSS.
As we understand the matter. the
plaintiffs got in debt to divers persons
for work and materials, and
drew orders to these persons on Thomp-
son i Hubbell. After receiving all the
money that was due to them according
to the terms Of their contracts, I. Is
/ II. refused to accept these orders. and
/ Cameron i RoSSetter, TO stave off their
own creditors or throw dust in thei.
eyes. pretended 7. /. II. owed themss
large amount. which they could not
get, and commenced this suit
which is largely made up o
fictitious claims for damages
and the remainder Of such claims
as SO per cubic yard for trestle foua
dation. worth only So: thousandueo
dollars for vast quantities of lime -
sand rock excavated-where ann On
who has been over the line knews theF'
is very little if any OF such m1tcyiol
, thirty-six dollars per lineal foot for q
LeSueur bridge. when S35 was the 81
tract price when fully completes, -
: not a rod Of iron for the O.
t was purchased nor even q Gt5cl
: OF timber vas got On the 1rOun1
5 4 large amount for iron. not : pen
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THE DROWNED BOY.
Was i. the Missing Charley Koss'

From the New York Sun. Dcc- 2is;.l
The theory that the body of the ooy
found in Newark Bay some five weeks
ago was that of Charley Ross does not
seem to meet with muck favor from the
Nc,y York police. though that Superln-
tendent Walling gives It some measure
of attention is shown by the fact that
detective was occupied all Saturday
in endeavormg to unravct the mystery
The circumstances attending the tlndinS
of the body have been related more
than once and. almost always with the
object Of showing that the remains were
not those of Charley Ross; but. slneu-
larlv enough, no attention whatever mas
been paid to the most suggestive ana
suspicious incident in the connection
the BODY of the boy was dressed IN
girls clothes. and every article was en-
tirely new. This, taken IN conjunction
with the unnistak HE likeness between
the portrait # Charley Ross and the
bow taken from the bay at Bergen
Point, would undoubtedly afford rea
sonablc Ground for the supposition that
the bow stolen from Philadelphia me-
his desth at the hands OF his aoducenr'
IN tie waters Of Newark Bay; and tn
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of which was ever furnished. and such
like iems. Defendants claim the plain.
tifs filled without excuse to perform
their contract, which was largely the
reason the road was not completed in
1878, and that careful and accurate
r-.masurement Of the work demon
strates that they have already been
paid several thousand dollars more
than they were entitled to, according
to the prices and terms Of the contract.
The bitter complaints Of the sub-con-
tractors of the plaintiffs that Cameron
swindled them, and the shabby manner
in which he treated the poor men
along the line whom he owed, together
with facts they have learned of his char
acter as contractor in other places, con-
vince the people here that the defend
ants version ofthe controversy Is cor
rect.
The naming of Mr.. Willard, who was
not party to the contract, and IN no
way obligated to the contractors, par
ty to this suit, is another indication
that the suit is VIII Div a game of bluff.
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Of n Great Fiery image
with Numberiess Heads and
Tails.

According to the lie 9ueur S.ntinel
some Of the residents Of that section
have, or at leas. claim to have, been
visited by ghost or fiery dragon. As
the story goes this apparition made It's
appearance on two nights in succession,
opposite lie Sueur. in Sibley county.
and about four miles distant. Parties
from lie Sueur visited the place for two
nights in succession after its reported
appearance, but for some reason are
sIngulariy reticent as to what they saw
I he statements as given to the Sen
t,neL are in effect, that on the nights
mentioned several residents Of the vi
entity, at about eight clock at night,
saw fiery substance. about the size OF
a nat-iron, rise from the ground on the
prairie, and as it assembled it spread out
into a great fiery image of dragon,
with numberless heads and tails, and
after ascending and descending several
times, and magnifying and contracting
It's dimensions at times, it disappeared
prom pity at nine o'clock each night
It, performances covered space o.
about forty acres, and its terrified spec
tators dared not approach near enough
| to make critical exam nation. Fortu
nate,y for the dragon or imp Of Satan
the several parties Of ted rihemeI
who visited the haunted grounds OF
Monday and Tuesday nights, it did no
appear unto them - unto vision, .
otherwise.
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They Rescued the Dog.
TFrom the Pottsville pa Journal. ]

i
The other day young man named
Benjamin Machamer, one of the best
hunters in Northum berland county.
made q remarkable escape from well
into which he fell. This well is in the
lower part Of the town of Trevorton,
near the old round-house. So long Il
time has elapsed since it has been in use
that its existence was almost forgotten.
1t is about eight feet wide and eighteen
feet deep, and at the present time con-
tains ten feet Of water. 1t was covered
with plank the day in question. MacEa
mer started out i'll pursuit OF game. ac-
companied by his dog, avalua ole setter.
His path lay near the old well, into
which his dog had the misfortune to fall,
through mole caused by the decaying
planks. The dog was highly priced by
Mr.. Machamer, who, IN attempting to
rescue it, fell in himself. In an ordi-
nary sized we'll the situation would
have been dangerous. and in this case
it was extremely so, as the unusual
width of the well prevented him from
bracng himself against the side. The
only possible way for him to get out
was to elm up one side, and, as the
wall was very closely built, this was a
d # cult feat. But it was a struggle for
lite, and Mr.. Machamer, being young
man of powerful strength and great en-
erey, resolved to try. He succeeded in
almost reaching the top, only to
lose his mold and fall back. Again and
again he climbed up the side of the wall
and each time fell back into the colo
water beneath. Every time he fell
back the half-strangied dog would
spring upon his shoulders, thus bearing
| him down and keeping him under wa
ter. In spite Of this difficulty, how.
, ever, he would succeed in regaining the
| wall. At one time he became faint
| from the effect of the impure air. lie
had found a small stick floating on the
water, which he inserted in the wall,
and placed one foot upon it.
then put both hands in
another aperture, thinking if he did
swoon he might possibly hang there
| until he returned to consciousness. The
faintness, however, passed away, and
ne again attcnpteu ~ TeaCu lHe IoP'
Finding that his clothes greatly i'm.
peded his progress, he succeeded III
divesting himselfof his coat and boots
one Of which he threw out, leaving the
other with the coat to sink to the bot
tom. Thirteen times he climbed uI
the side Of the well. and thirteen tlmes
he fell back into the we'll. His perse
veranre surpassed that Of the tradi
tional spider. for he had great odds t
contend with. At last, almost worr
out. he made a final effort and reached
the top. He didn't wait for the dog
, but started for home Immediately an'
told his story. His father and anotheI
gentleman returned at once and res
/ cued the dog. Mr.. Machamer state
that he was IN the we'll an hour. Tn
escape was wonderful.
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TALLY ONE FOR WESTON.
After a Multitude of Failures He
Wins at Last.
GProrn the New York Sun, Dist.

from the new 1Ork sun, ZlSI
The indomitable Weston finished his
journey of five hundred miles in the
Newark Industrial Exposition building
at thrty-nine and quarter minutes
past | / o'clock on Saturday evening,
thus completing his task in twenty-five
minutes and three quarters less than
six days, the walk having begun at i've
minutes past midnight on the morning
of Monday, Dec. IA. This is his rec
ord; but he actually walked more than
tive hundred miles, as he made the cir
cult Of his track in the absence OF two
Of the Judges, and rather than have
any loop-hole for charge of unfair
ness in the count, he insisted that the
Judges should not count these laps, and
that they should put on the records
only what they themselves saw and
could swear to.
On the first day Weston walked one
hundred and fifteen miles in fifty-eight
seconds less than twenty-four hours.
He then rested 4h., Som, and r.. On
the second day he walked IS miles and
rested Oh, I'm, and 33s. His third
DAYS walk was 50 miles, and his rest
4h.. SLIM, and OILS. Fourth day, 80
miles; rest, 3h.. 45m., Us. Fifth day
IS miles; rest, An, Aim, 53s. On the
sixth day he walked 70 miles, resting
only 21m., and 55s., much of his food
being given him by his physician while
he continued his walk on the track.
His average time was fourteen minutes
and fourteen seconds to the mile. His
fastest time was made on the 22oth and
23Oth miles. These he made in ten
minutes and eighteen seconds.
The exhibition building was crowded
on Saturday evening 50 that there was
scarcely standing room, and there
having been rumors that some New
York roughs who had bet against Yves
ton intended to interfere and prevent
| him from making his 800 miles, Judge
Mills and the Mayor and the Chief Of
| Police of Newark had the place sur
rounded by a strong force of policemen.
| The conclusion of the journey was
greeted with thunders of applause, and
after the subsistence Of the cheering 1t
was announced that number of the
! pedestrian 5 Newark admirers had sub
scrbed for $500 gold watch and a
purse of $1,000. to be presented to him
on day to be designated by him this
week.
Mr. Henry C. Jarrett. manager OF
Booth theatre. having wagercd near y
$1,000 on Weston 5 success, was natur
ally solicitous about Saturday effort
and, therefore. repeatedly sent encour
aging dispatches to Newark. In the
evening Weston responded as follows
success assured. am the hero Of tn,
hour. Save me box tor Monday
night" Weston will visit Booths thu:
evening accompanied by the mayor 0
Newark and other New Jersey dignita
rieS.
Weston slept in his room in the Ex
position building, and on awaking yes
torday morning Joined his family in tn
Mansion House. Later IN the day h,
accompanied Mr.. Thomas I. Kinney. o
; the Newark Da;y AdrcrtiSer, to Asso
cia.ton Hail, and listened to the frs
sermon Of the Rev. DR.. Nicholson, Q
the new Reformed Episcopal Church
He says that he vii, 90 to Europe 1
February.
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-Ex-Gov. Bradford has declined the
appointment Of appraiser Of merchan-
disc at Baltimore. on the ground that
he has no knowledge Of the principal
duties Of the Office, and that they
should bs discharged by enc who has
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-05-28
The Troubles OF n Grandfather.

SOME time ago there lived in certain
town in the south of Scotland an old man
who had seen better days. He had lived
to see his children's children, and also
the departure of his wife to the other
world. This grandfather was old, inflrm
and feeble, but living with one of his
children, a son, in whose house and family
he was sighted, and neither welcomed
nor honored as he ought TO have been.
In the same town there lived man of
some enterprise and wealth, to whom the
old creature often related his sorrows.
In the house OF the son with whom he
lived he had small room in which he
slept and spent his lonesome hours. One
day his wealthy friend, who frequently
helped him, proposed to lend grand
father G500 for short time. To this
proposal he readily agreed, for both liked
bit of fun. The money was drawn
from one of the banks and given to
grandfather, who carried IL home to his
apartment, where he displayed II before
the children Of his son, who inquired
about such vast sum of money spread
out on the table. After having informed
them about the amount--the packages OF
pound notes, Of twenty in each, the tives
and twenties, etc.-after such display
of paper money, he then put all
the young ones out, because he wanted
the room to himself, and, besides,
the money that they had seen
was going to be deposited in one OF
the city banks. The children now ran
about the house exclaiming, "Oh, mother,
what deal of money our grandfather
has goti Does our father know about
it?" After dinner the aged creature re-
turned the notes 10 their rightful owner,
who at subsequent times gave him
smaller amounts TO play with, count, ex-
hibit and return TO his friend after such
had been shown to his tattling grand
children, who were now heirs TO vast
amount Of imaginary wealth.
Household matters now took rapid
turn for the better; his room, which had
been much neglected, was thoroughly
cleanscd out, his bed was greatly inn
proved, a better fire was provided, and TO
cap the climax of kindness nice new
easy chair was bought for grandfather to
sit minded, his latter days were made
much easier than he had anticipated.
In process Of time he grew very sick
and died. A suitable coffin was got for
the remains Of the near but worn-out rel.
alive, who was decently inferred beside
the ashes Of his wife. Now came the fun,
and row tina; was a row. A will was
sought for but none could be found.
Boxes, chests, drawers, backs of pictures,
books, garments, papers and shelves were
turned over and examined for bank re.
ceipts, bank books and mortgage deeds,
but none of such or money could be
found. The rich friend was inquired Of,
who told these would.be heirs to imagi.
nary possessions that he had lent the old
gentleman large sums Of money TO amuse
himself with when alone, all Of which
were honestly returned, but that he did
not know any more about the matter
Erclsange
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-05-28
Pointed Sayings.


HYPoKRITs never suckceed In cheating
others so thoroly az they do themselfs.
Human happiness haz bin described so
often, and so meDny diffrent ways, that
begin to think that thare amt no sutch
thing in this world.
When the weather IL fair EVERY boldly
has got an unbrellcr 10 lend.
The man who seeks temptashun must
either be an angel or phooll--a phool
proberbly.
Advice IL cheap, but good examples
kost sumthing! this may be the reason
viii one IL s1>plenty and the other SO
skarcc.
Affektashun IL kind ov larceny; 1t IL
taking sumthing that don't belong to us.
Thare are but phew people who under.
stand the power Of simplicity-truth
needs no ornament to enhance its force
and buty.
Relaxashuns don't weaken us; ii
strengthens the bow to unstring it.
No man ever got angry at an mother
without weakening himself and strength
ming his opponent.
Virtew liz like most other things, the
more IL liz used the stronger 1t grows.
Happiness IL good deal like the shad-
do a man kasts, he gifts no nearer by chas-
ing IL.
One of the best ways kno ov to be
happy IL TO study how TO make others
the most SO.
II yu would find out a mans tru karak-
ter examine him at hum; out in the
world he IL artyfishall, bi the Preside he
IL nairal az shovel and tongs.
To forgiv and not forgit IL like giving
a man receipt in full without signing
yure name TO IT,
/ luv good, hearty. soul-expandiDg,
rib-rejoicing laff; hate morbid,
treatcherous, squealing, half-dijested gig.
gle.
The more q man knows the less he
suspekts; ii liz only the ignorant that are
superstishus.
It liz real singular how soon after mar.
rage two lovers will begin TO relish hash
and yawn in each others company.
The man who thinks he amt never In
the wrong amt worth the powder aud
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-05-28
Cure for Absent Mindedness.

THE story of the absentminded man
who, meeting his own son in the street.
shook hands with him and asked him
how his father was, has been eQualed by
the forgetfulness of Wisconsin farmer
This man drove to town to transact some
business and was accompanied by his
wife. Leaving her at a dry goods store
he proceeded to carry out his intentions.
Having finished his business he forgot all
about the little circumstance of bringing
his wife with him, and started home alone.
Arriving there, he put his horses out and
proceeded to do the chores. In the mean
time his wife had learned that her hus.
band had left town without her Hiring
a conveyance she was driven home. She
didn't wait to take of her things, but
seizing press board made her way to
the back yard. The husband was just
seating himself on milking stool, and
had just opened conversation with the
cow on the subject of "h'isting,n remark
ing frequently that il was so, boss" He
was Just getting settled down 10 business
when a whistling sound, as of something
rapidly cleaving the air, came from the
other side of the COW. 1t was the press
board, and the wife was on one end OF it.
An instant after it fell with crushing
weight upon his knees. The COW, having
conscientious scruples about standing be,
tween husband and wife, left very sud-
denly, and in her hurry kicked the un.
fortunate man in the immediate vicinity
of his vestpocket. The unhappy victim
of circumstances scrambled up on all
fours, when the press.board again de-
scended, striking him opposite to where
the cow had left her tracks. His wife
then asked him Ii he would ever forget
her again, and his answer was plain and
to the point, Not much. Inter Ocean.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-05-28
Incidents and Accidents.

"A peddler sold what purported to be
rhubarb to Rev. Mr.. rutland, of Amherst,
N. H., the other day. A dose given to
an ailing child killed it in an hour.
Milwaukee thought she had case of
broken heart but it turned out that her
corsetstrings were too tight, and one
stroke of jack-knife revived her.
"A New York man was thrown seven
ty feet by locomotive, and while the
collision didn't hurt him it threw the
engine off the track.
Joseph Cloutier, while adjusting
belti in mill at Lewiston, Me-, the other
day, caught his foot in large gear and
was drawn into the machinery and in
stantly killed
MIR. Elihu Pope, of Acushet, Mass,
was recently struck in the eye by one of
the horns Of the COW he was unhitching.
The eye was forced from its socket and
had To be removed.
Two little girls of Hartford, Conn,
went into meadow the other day, and
dug up and ate freely of the roots of the
water. hemlock, mistaking it for sweet
cicely. Both died four hours after.
A Hartford Conn., baby recently per-
formed the marvellous feat of falling from
fourth story window TO the ground with
out being seriously hurt, which shows
how hard 1t is to spoil some children.
A few days ago boy named Foster,
of Sunderland, Vt, while holding a cow
by rope tied around his body, was sud
denly thrown TO the ground by the animal
springing away from him. His neck was
broken and his brains dashed out.
Two children of Michael Ford, of
Xenia, Ohio, recently died just after drink
ing heartily of milk. A portion was an
alyzed, but no poison was discovered.
Atterward dead spider was found in the
pan and was supposed to be the cause OF
the poisoning
"A citizen Of Brownsville, Tex, lately
employed Mexican 10 transport $4,000
in silver from Saltillo to that place.
While the messenger was still in Mexico,
en- route for Brownsville, he was set upon
by desperadoes and severely wounded, but
he fought his way to Brownsville and de-
livered the silver TO his employer. Next
night he entered the house where the
silver was stored, killed the owner and
carried the coin away.