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The New York herald., 1874-12-01
OBITUARY.
II. p. Pelt.

The announcement was received yesterday at
the Produce Exchange OF the death OF MIR. II. p.
Pelt former member OF the Exchange, which
occurred az Richmond. Va, on the 2sth ult He
was member OF the hf N OF Pelt Il Drake, OF thus
city. lns body was orough. here Tor interment.
The New York herald., 1874-12-01
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The New York herald., 1874-12-01
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Circulars for the Extraordinary Drawing, poosmhe1
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
Two Thousand Miles on Foot.

The woman concerning whom so much
has been written, as having walked
from Iowa to California, arrived in this
city yesterday. The woman has light
wavy hair, combed smoothly back from
her temples. Her eyes are blue and
have pleasing though wearied express
sion. Her calico dress has been patched
with cloth of various colors, and is
tolerably clean considering the dusty
roads she must have travelled over.
From all that can be ascertained, she is
in search, not of her husband, as was
stated by one of the newspapers, but of
her father. She wrote some incoherent
sentences in the Swedish language and
revealed the fact that her name is
Sophie Auguston, and that she is SO
years Of age. She has had long and
wearisome tramp, over rough roads,
through narrow gaps and over dagger
Gus trestlework,. and If she be not in
sane, she certainly displays an amount
of filial devotion that is highly CON-
mendable. Many absurd rumors have
been set afoat concerning her object in
coming here. Some newspapers as
serted that she wished to obtain lock
of her husbands hair, or the whole
scalp; but this idea is generally scoffed
at. Whether demented or not, the poor
creature deserves much sympathy for
the sufferings she has undergone. San
Francisco Call, June 10.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
Too FOOr to Take a Paper.

Moore of the Rural Neao Yorker, was
sitting in his Office one afternoon some
years aga, when a farmer friend came
in and said: Mr.. Moore, I like your
paper, but times are SO hard 1 cannot
pay for it."
lis that so, friend Jones? I'm
sorry to hear that you are so poor? If
you are SO hard run will give you my
paper.
40 no, I can't take it as gift"
"Well, then, let's see how we can fix
it. You raise chickens, I believer
"Yes, a few; but they don't bring
anything hardly"
"Don't they? Neither does my pa
per cost anything, hardly. Now, 1 have
a proposition to make to you. l will
continue your paper, and when you go
home you may select from your lot one
chicken and call her mine. Take good
care of her and bring me the proceeds,
whether in eggs or chickens, and we will
call it square.
"All right, brother Moore" and the
fellow chuckled at what he thought a
capital bargain. He kept the contract
strictly, and at the end of the year
found that he had paid about four
prices for his paper. He often tells
the joke himself, and he never had the
face to say he was too poor to take a
paper since that day.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
Cuba.

The financial endorsements of
Cuba seem to be of most critical char
acter. The notes of the Havana Bank
constitute the only paper money in cir
culation on the island. The bank has
issued SIS, 772, 900 in its own legitimate
business, but has been compelled to
make an advance of some 500, 900, 900
to the Government for war purposes,
for which it has no adequate security
and is unable to obtain return. It's
nomin al resources consist of S104, 000,-
600 of discounted mortgages and about
Sc, 600, 600 of securities but probably
the real value of these assets is far less
than their figures, and they are not i'm
mediately available for any purpose.
The consequence is that the paper of
the bank has deprecated seventy-fve
cents ON a dollar, and business is in a
deplorable state. 1t is proposed to tax
all the property of the island five per
cent. to meet the exigency, but even
this extreme measure will not afford the
the immediate relief that is needed. The
rebels have not gained any material sue
cesses in the fieldof late, but they seem
to have damaged their enemies far more
efectually than a defeat would have
done, and all classes are clamorng for
peace on almost any terms.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
The Beecher.Tilton Scandal.

A New York telegram of the Sd inst gives
the following as the status of this ugly affair
at that date:
There is lull at present in the Beecher-
Tilton case. with threatenings of another storm
at any moment The exact position is this /:
Beecher preserves silence, and is asserted to
be entir' gin the hands of his friends. who are
believe tc'be counseiing the do-nothing pol
icy. aJIey think Beecher so strong, his repu-
tation so immaculate, that he can afford to
preserve reticence and give the impression that
Tilton is simply forger, falsider and libeler
Cnprejudiced persons say, on the other hand,
that Beecher must explain the confession
which 1ilton has published; that no clergy
man, however eminent, can afford to rest IN
der such direful imputation as he has been
placed under by Tilton.
TIlton's friends say he viii not move further
in the matter unless Beecher or Plymouth
church pronounce in some authoritative shape
its pastors confession to be forgery. Then
the whole of Beecher's letter will be pub
lisbed. and it is pronounced 70 damning that
it would destroy him utterly. The supprer SD
parts are said to be ten times worse than the
printed part Tilton quoted only SO much as
would relieve him from the charge Of being a
libeler. No present member of Plymouth
church has seen Beecher's letter, though
Tilton stands prepared to to show it to any
member, II Beecher requests it. Beecher
had q copy Of the letter. II he has de-
stroyed it. Tilton's friends say that Triton
would be glad to furnish him with another
copy. There is the best authority for saying
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
How Gen. Forrest Liked to Be Shaved

The Civil Rights bill may enable the
colored gentleman to enjoy all the priv
leges of soda-water fountains, ice cream
saloons, and billiard -rooms, but we
would like to see him subject his visage
to the manipulation of a white barber
He would find himself in as dangerous
a position as Gen. Forrest.
1t is said that Gen. Forrest went into
a barber-shop on Broadway to be
shaved. The colored gentleman who
oficiated was voluble. Forrest was in
a good humor and disposed to be talka-
tive. At last it came out that the gentle
man who was being shaved was called
Gen. Forrest, whereupon the colored
gentleman wanted to know If hewas hav-
ing the honorto shave Gen. Forrest of the
late Confederate cavalry. Gen. Forrest
mildly assented. Whereupon the bar
Der remarked that he was glad to make
the Generals acquaintance, as his
brother was soldier in the Federal
army. "Where is your brother ?"
asked the General. "He was killed at
Fort Pillow - answered the barber.
Silently and gently as the fall of the
snowfake-but accurately and without
hesitation-the General slid from be-
meath the razor of that barber, gained
his feet, and with face bare as to one
side, and lathered as to the other, re-
marked "You can't shave me this
morning - A friend who met him a
moment later remarked the singular ap-
pearance of his face. The General
merely observed 81 like to have half
of my face shaved at time. '-No6ile
Reoiefey
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16

Brazil is rapidly taking the lead of
all the States in South American. The
country is full of engineers, manu-
facturers, agriculturists, merchants,
and travellers, drawn thither by the
marifold attractions offered to them in
their respective spheres by the enter
prise of the sovereign and sympathiz-
ing nation. In all geographical and
Typographical publications Brazil is a
standing theme, and new works from
the pen of industrial and scientific men
are continually leaving the press in
various parts Of the world. The en-
pire is approaching political considera-
tions with great rapidity. and the ma
tional funds are regularly quoted on
the London Exchange. Exports and
imports are rapidly increasing in a
superior manner, and the attention of
both Europe and America is being di-
rected in an increased degree to this
land, SO highly gifted by nature.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
Astounding Freak of Nature-Trees
Killed by SunstrOke.

The presented heated term has pro-
duced at least one phenomenon in this
vicinity, which will astonish the ma
tives "who hear of it, and perhaps open
up new field of investigation for scien-
fists and men of enduring dispositions.
Instances of persons being sun-struck,
with serious and sometimes fatal re-
suits, have occurred quite frequently,
of late, as is generally the case during
severe hot spell but never until last
Sunday has there been, we believe, such
thing reported as a case of Slaastroke
upon trees. Such a phenomenon ac-
tually occurred, on the day above men
toned, under the following circum-
stances:
Mr.. Adolph Wiser, who resides in
the town of Lake View, just north of
the city limits and near the lake shore,
has ON his premises several fine large
cherry trees. Two of the largest and
best of these trees stood at one end of
the garden, very near to a high board
fence. Both of them were very thrifty,
were covered with green leaves, and
bore beautiful crop of cherries, which
were nearly ripe. About o'clock last
Sunday afternoon, Mr.. Wiser was
standing for a moment near those trees
when suddenly heheard strange noise.
as if caused by the splitting of wood or
bark above his head. Looking upward,
he witnessed the most astounding freak
of nature he had ever met with. The
bark covering those trees began to peel
off at the tops, curling downward along
the trunk and limbs, until it reached
the ground, and leaving the .trees as
naked and barren as though they had
been riven by the lightning's bolt.
Banks, leaves and cherries were all
stripped off, and laid a promiscuous
mass of ruins upon the parched earth
surrounding the desolate trunks. The
process occupied but three or four
seconds, and as soon as he could re-
cover from his establishment, Mr.. Vie
ser made a thorough examination Of
the trees. The ruin was complete
He found the trunks, limbs, twigs,
leaves and fruit perfectly dead. They
had literally died by sunstroke.-Chi-
cdgO Journal, 1st inst.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
Third Term.

Gov. Kemper, of Virginia, has pub
lished long letter in reply to the
charge that he had entered into an ar
rangement during his recent visit to
Washington to support President Grant
for third term. The letter contains
the following sentence : " If the future
should bring forward candidate repre-
senting the third-term principle; if he
should cut loose from old party tram
mels, and take his stand on our safe and
conservative ground of universal recon-
Citation and peace under the Coustitu-
ton, and if so standing he should be
opposed by any champion of the civil
rights iniquity, then in the contest be-
tween the two, the conservative party
ought to go decidedly, but as an or
ganized party and not otherwise, for
the third termer; yet with protest on
their lips against the third-term princi-
pie, and in spite of that principle.
The Governor recites the circumstances
of his call upon President Grant, in
Washington, shortly after his Inaugural
ton, and says: "The visit was one of
courtesy, made in response to an invita-
ton from the President that the Gov
ernor should call and make his ac-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
Successful Treatment of a
HydrOphObia.

DIR. Silas Stevenson writes from
New Bedford, Pa, to the New York
Tribune:
The sad account of the death of Fran
els Butler, the famous dog-trainer and
fancier, from hydrophobia, as pub
ished in late issue of the Tribune,
has caused me to revive a similar case
which occurred at Flint, Mich, Jan.
10, 1872.
Mr.. Burt True, of said place, was
bitten by rabid dog some time in
May, the previous year. The animal
left the imprint of several teeth in the
center of his right hand. Being some
distance from surgical aid, the wound
was not cauterized with Mir ate of silver
until twelve hours thereafter. 1t healed
kindly. and was not in the least irrita-
BILE up to the date above given. Then
well-marked symptoms OF hydrophobia
developed themselves, such as convul-
sions, frothing at the mouth, barking
like a dog" exertions to bite every
thing, dread of water, etc. Soon after
the attack DIR. AFFORD was summoned.
and soon discovered the terrible nature
of the disease. The course of treatment
as here detailed was pursued, with a
happy result:
One grain of morphia sulphas was in
jected under the skin every four hours,
and half dram of powdered castor was
given per oren, mixed with strip. The
effect was the alterations of convul-
sions and repose, when two duys there
after, Sunday morning, the patient was
wrapped in a wooden blanket, saturated
with a warm solution OF muriate of am
monia. Except the occasional inhala-
ton of small quantities of chloroform,
the entire treatment has been given
Vomiting proved troublesome for seve-
raj days, but on Monday the patient
became comparatively quiet, and gradu-
ally convalescent from that time. DR..
AFFORD had treated similar case with
the same result some time previous.
During the commissions the patient
would seize the pillows with his teeth,
shake and tear them like an angry dog,
and the strength of five men was re-
quired to hold him.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
Lord Byron,s Fear of Getting Fat.

Byron had not damaged his body by
strong drinks, but his terror of getting
fat was SO great, that that he reduced
his diet to the absolute point of starva-
ton. He was of that soft, sympathetic
temperament which it is almost impos-
sible to keep within moderate compass.
particularly as in bis case his lameness
prevented his taking exercise. When
he added to his weight, even standing
was painful, so he resolved to keep
down to eleven stone, or shoot himself.
He said everything he swallowed was
instantly converted into tallow, and de-
posted on his ribs. I remember one
of his old friends saying, "Byron, how
well you are looking! !" If he had
stopped there it had been we'll, but
when he added, "You are getting fat"
Byron's brow Redeemed, and his eyes
flashed. "Do you call getting fat look
ing well, as if l were hog?" and, tsrn-
ing to me, he muttered, "The beast, 1
can hardly keep my hands off him."
The man WHO thus offended him was
the husband of the lady addressed as
GENEVA and the original of his
"Zuleika in the ''Bride of Abydos."
I don't think he had much appetite for
his dinner that day, or for many days
and never forgave the man who, so far
from wishing to offend. intended TO pay
him compliment. He would exist on
biscuits and saltwater for days to-
gether then, to allay the eternal gnaw-
ing at his vitals, he would make up
horrid mass of cold potatoes, rice. or
greens, deluged in vinegar, and gobble
it up like famished dog. On either of
these unsavory dishes, with a biscuit
and glass or two of Rhine wine. he
cared not how sour, he called feasting
sumptuously, Upon my observing he
might as we'll have fresh fish and veget-
ables, instead of stale, he laughed and
answered, 81 have an advantage over
you-I have no palate. One thing is as
good as another to me-" Nothing,"I
said, "disagrees with the natural man;
he feasts and gorges. his nerves and
brains don't bother hi but if you
wish TO live" who wants to live 2"
he replied; mot I. The Byrons are
a short-lived race on both sides, father
and mother longevity is hereditary 1
am nearly at the end of my tether. l
don't care for death it is her sting 1
can't bear pain. "-7rclawney's Last
Days of Shelley and Byron.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
A War.HOrSe.

A gentleman said that Nantucket
horses were celebrated for their general
worthlessness, imbecility and marvel
Gus slowness. He said citizen sold
one to cavalry officer during the war,
and warranted him to be good war
horse The soldier came back afterward
in towering passion, and said he had
been swindled. ~ ..3ss.-,s
''As how ?" said the Nan.ucketer.
"Why there's not bit of go in him,
and yet you warranted him as good
war horse"
"Yes, did, and, by Jove, he is a
good war-horse-he'd sooner die than
run !"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
CRoPs-GRA1N, CorroN. FRUIT, En-

CRoPs-GRAIN, CoTroN, FRUIT, ETC.
The crop news for breadstuffs and
cotton is full of promise, while the hay
crop will be enormous. In some of the
Southern States 10 per cent. more of
the acreage in corn has taken the place
of 10 per cent. less of cotton. The
fruit crop is the subject of much dis
cussion. New Jersey, it is believed
will send 600, COO bushels of peaches to
market, and Delaware 500, 900 of early
Yorks, Troths and Hales early, and st.
Georges Hundred. Delaware alone
has 100000 of healthy trees. Rasp-
berries, currants andgrapes all promise
an abundant crop.-Ne,o York Express
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
IT takes eleven pounds of milk to add

IT takes eleven pounds of milk to add
one pound OF live weight to calf and
an OK that weighs one thousand pounds
will consume twenty-five pounds
of hay in twenty-four hours to keep
from losing weight. If he is to fatten,
he must have just twice that quantity,
when he will gain two pounds a day.
This is one pound live weight to eleven
pounds good hay. To obtain fifty cents
hundred for his hay a farmer must
sell fat steers at five dollars and fifty
cents per hundred pounds.-Canada
Farmer.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16

that Beecher's letter is genuine. and that he
does not dare deny it. 1t is not in his own
autograph except a small part but was die
tated by him and signed for him in his pres
ence, and the presence of one other man. who
is friend of Tilton, and prepared at any mo-
ment to substantiate its veritableness.
Beecher's letter was written without any de-
mand or even request of Tilton. Tilton had
not expected it. Beecher seems to have been
moved entirely by the conviction of the wrong
he had done his friend. The great question
is now, will Beecher confess his confession
or repudiate it? On this hangs the whole
issue
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
Growth of Luxury.

In the thirteenth aud fourteenth GEN.
turtles elegance had scarcely any exist
ence, and even cleanliness was hardly
considered as laudable. The use OF
linen was not known, and the most
delicate of the fair sex wore woollen
shifts. In Paris they had meat only
three times a week and one hundred
livres about twenty dollars) was a
large "portion for young lady. The
better sort of citizens used splinters of
wood and rags dipped in oil instead of
candles, which, in those days, were a
rarity to be met with. Wine was only
to be had at the shops of the apothe-
carries, where it was sold as a cordial !;
and to ride in two-wheeled car along
the dirty, ragged streets was reckoned
grandeur of so enviable nature, that
Philip the Fair prohibited the wives of
citizens from enjoying it. In the time
of Henry WILL, of England, the peers
of the realm carried their wives behind
them on horseback when they went to
London, and in the same manner took
them back to their country-seats with
hoods of waxed linen over their heads,
and wrapped in mantles of cloth, to
secure them from the cold.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16

LAWRENCE McNULTY, of San Fran
cisco, stood In the window of his board
ing-house and addressed crowd on the
subject of suicide. He explained differ
ent methods at some length, and then
whipping out a razor slowed chow it
was done by cutting his throat.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16
The Public Debt.

The following statement shows the condi-
ior, Of thn i,Ii.. al mi.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-09

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The FAR famed Black cFoo~ !: 1t Is
coming TO Cmaon-two performances
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Lo!Y viii 90.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-09

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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-09

Hon. Charles i. DeLong vas in town
last evening.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-09

l. Q. Il. N.-The regular Councils OF Piute
Tribe No. I, of Carson City, are held at the Hall
Of Capitol Lods /. .. O. =, on Monday even.
Jag Of each seven suns. A general attendance
OF the ttairfs ana Irot hers Is solicited
~ og1-r OF the SaCEt III,
Z. e. NELLY,
se3-G G. Of x.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-09

Tx Episcopal Church sociahs at
Moore & Parker's Hall last night was
we'll attended, and more enjoyable al
fax has seldom been gotten uP in this
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-09

Sra~E Printer Putnam l1t III AZ ap-
pearance upon the street again yeates-
day. Put is getting TO be quite ubi-
quitous and happens around very uuex-
pectedly, but in these political times
such things must be expected. lie re
ports the moving machine" al night,
and so long Us ii is the Jolly ola granger
is happy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-02
LATEST TELEGRAM Ms.
NEW YORK.

New York, May flames McHenry
says the object of his visit here at this
time is to arrange certain matters in
connection with the Erie and Atlantic
and Great Western railroads, and if the
Erie does not lease thes Atlantic and
Great Western there are those who will.
he declines, however, to name the par
ties ready to lease the road in case the
Erie declines, but he is thought to be
looking in the direction of Vanderbilt
and the New York Central interests.
The committee of creditors of Capron
& Merriam, brokers of the late c. c.
and l. c. combination, have examined
the books Of the firm and verified their
verbal statement at meeting of their
creditors. That firm owed $3.50, 900, and
had as an Offset $4,000.
H. 0sterbourg, who arrived here re-
Gently as the representative of a large
number of German holders of American
railroad bonds, says the immediate
cause of his visit was the interest which
his constituents had in the Rockford,
Rock Island and St. Louis railroad.
The road had been bonded to the extent
of 100000, of which IS, 900 was
held in Germany, aud had twice de-
fanlte in interest, and in consequence
he was here to look after the interest of
the bondholders. He had telegraphed
by cable to the President Of the railroad,
requesting an interview in this city, and
he hoped and expected that the result Of
the conference would be the institution
of friendly suit for the foreclosure of
the mortgage on the road.