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Buried Alivsl,

SALT LAKE, July "A horrible
discovery was made here yesterday
upn exhumihg the body ofa young
man named WA Jam y. LackhurSt,
VIZ Vas buried III the cemetery on
the 23d Of June last. On the Goth
Of June Lackhurst attended q pic
mic here, and while there concluded
to take a bath. He did 50 in a
running stream near by, remaining
in the water some time. He was
then in perfect health and appre-
hended no i'll consequences. After
coming but from bis bath Lackhurst
went back to the picnic grounds,
aud, getting into a-swing, began to
amuse himself All at once, while
in the swing,
HIS HEAD DROPPED,
His muscles relaxed, and he fell
heavily to the ground. He was
picked up and every effort made
to revive him, but in vain. The
senseless young man was placed ip
a carriage and driven home, where
restorative agents were again en-
but to no purpose. After
some hesitation the physician in at
pronounced the young man
a'' " ''i DEAD, w.
And preparations were made for his
w .'' -fis baR
Tie body presented d sihgularIy
li6-like appeara' 'ce so much SO,
that the friends felt uneasy
lbout going ON with the funeral
Until more positive evidence that
life had wholly gone had been OBJ
aimed. The funeral was indeed
one day, but finally the
physicians reafiirmed their previous
conclusion that Lackhurst had died
# heart disease, and the body was
therefore, inferred June 23d,
THE HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.
But one or two friends of the !
aSmily seemed haunted by the rec
election, Of that liteflike face.
lhey went about whispering their
ears, and finally these haunting
Ioubts spread throughout the city
nd led to q proposal to exhnme
he remains and settle the question
brewer. Permission was obtained
rom the authorities, and yesterday
number Of the. friends Of young
4ackhurst repaired to the cemetery
nd opened the grave, Upon lift
ng the oqfiin and removing the lid
horrible and s;ekenipg sight met
heir gaze, The body was turned
yer onyits side. The skin and
J GREAT PIECES OF FLESH
lad been torn from the taco, the ,
air pulled out-in huge patches from
he scalp, the grave clothes and
ofiih-lming torn in shrc6s and the
worn down to the quick
y the frantic efforts ofthe,man to
lrst the cerements Of his grave,
he sight was the most terrible
YER witnessedy and the Stoutest- ,
aarted Of the party nearly tainted ID
hen The lid of the coffin was re-
owed. IJ III K,
An investigation has been de- /,
and will be had at once, {,
see if there is no way Of fixing I
'o J responsibility p for this horrible i,
under aud its awful results. Ia
Clifton, who slWt1sad killed q !
Is.f.....is, ssa.asA tn;nl lav /
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sept with his Spurs on.
Eyes y said the old man with

LIS, sdiu tiie olu man WIN
: smile, II remember one time ID par.
ticalar, while out prospecting with
; an old friend, about twenty years
ago. We were travelling on i,yrse-
back, and came across a'tavern one
night about 10 o'clok. Being very
tired and hungry, as soon as we
got some supper, and something
warm to keep the cold out, we
asked to be shown to our room.
On looking around, we found the
room had two beds in il, one Of
which was already occupied by two
strangers, who were both snoring
i Justify. The fact Of there being
/ two beds in the room did not sur
prise US, as in backwood taverns
there were frequently three beds il
a room. 10 We unlressed, and just
as I was going to blow S9| ont the
light, my friend, who bad got into into
bed, espiedr the foot Of one Of the
strangers sticking through t,he the bed
clothes at the foot Of the bed.
With. a suppressed chucklo he mo,
toned me to hold on a moment /;
he got quietly out ofbed, and 60
ing to where the strangers boots
were he took off a hinge, sharp,
Mexican spur, and carefully ad-
Justed it . the bare heel Of the
unconscious stranger, With an
other audible chuckle sshe thought
Of the consequences that would fol-
low when the stranger drew in his
/ foot, he got back into bed, and !
blew out the light and followed
Him. He soon managed to get
long straw from the bed and reached
over and tickled the strangers foot.
He instantly drew his legs up until
his knees almost touched his chin.
In doing this he drew the spur the
whole length OF his bed-tellow's
leg, making bad scratch. The
victim uttered a yell and sprang
ont Of bed with a mutterd exclanha-
tion that | did not make out, and
then be commenced wild dance
around the room with bis neither
garment under his arm, and maxi
ing frantic efforts to dislocate his
neck, or to see how badly he was
hurt, all the while making exclama-
tions that would have made bag
gageman with a Saratoga trunk on
his shoulder turn green with envy.
The innocent cause Of the trouble
had been awakened at the first yell
Of The VICTIM, and, in Strengthening
bis legs out, scratched himself most
anmercifully. He did not yell nor
say bad words, but be jumped out
Of bed and made for his friend with
the. purpose Of taking revenge, I
supposed, but he had. not taken two
steps before be jabbed the spur into
his leg again The landlord then
appeared with q light, followed BY
half,the boarders in the house, and
inquired what the matter was. An
examination brought to light the
SPUR, which explained the matter.
The stranger looked 'sheepishy at 4
the spdf, then at &s Scratch, and
finally akamined bis boots, and
with aaslcklyt smile said; "Well,, NJ
boys Ihave lived allmy lisamyo,nrg l
people VI yhQ y. wear spurs, but ! peveri
before aay m man pl7 .lwhg9 who p9ll n
9f bis boots and leave his SPpT on :
bis foot.a, I'll treat ii tie morning,
'df--s slolol lLllLLii v aslSAll j " ali1 Y rt
% AstsE& E&ngagmdOd TMe6timebyI II
RIpP9EEsAE ri slNnsi'boqir,s
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Some curious gossip about Prince
Bismarck is given by a German cor
respondent ofa London paper. The
Prince has long been in the habit OF
retiring to rest after midnight drink
ing regularly one cr two bottles of
champagne as a sleeping potion.
He dotes on q comfortable. home,
and assemblies. He likes tarces,
and all the cartoons and sketches
respecting him are carfnlly collected
BY his daughter and placed; i9 al
buns. The more absurd the, ,carri-
catures in Berlin comic journals,
such as the KladderddatSch, Wei
pom, Ulk and Rumor,a ,are, themOre
helaughs. He bas a great liking
for journalists, and they areiall fond
Of him. aaY9s Jo
N =~.-- t4-7-E s.'-ttieii - -g57 g.-,,., d
Delinquent; subscribers to the
Olympia Railroad Union. both to
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Miscellaneous.
"Canatia Bill'sn Luck.

"Canada Bilrsn Luck.
There was published in the Inter.
Ocean of Saturday last an article,
clipped from the San Francisco
Chronicle, headed "Robbers ofthe
Rail-" which .dicoursed in very
good style upon the monte gamblers
who "work" along the Pacific rail
ways. One ofthe parties mentioned
In it is VIM. Jones of Omaha. a
man who has acquired an almost
national reputation as ~Canada
Bill" He is known among his
class as @The Monte King and is
doubtless the most sklllfll and siic..
cessful shark in the West. Several
years ago, before the Union Pacific
was constructed, Jones turned the
highest trick on ecord-SSS,0O0
1t was on Mississippi river steam
boat, and bis victim was a wealthy
planter, who was 50 blindIy conf
dent Of his ability to win, or SO des.
perately bent on making good bis
loss, that he Immediately
sTAKED THE BALANCE OF HIS FOR
/. I. 4 n, Il y ~ TUNE. aai p
Some $4,000, on another throw,
when Bill was placed under arrest.
OF course, had they not been inter-
rupted, he would have lost the
money. Jones is power in the
city be has made his home-owns
three hotels and a number Of sa-
looms, and employs thirty to forty
men as decoys or "cappers." His
operations are bold and almost in
variably successful. Only. once in
his lite, SO far as is known, did he
suffer a worsting, and that was at
the hands OF au Iowa farmer, who
deluded him into paying for a
wagon-load Of cheese one day in
Council Bluffs. The aroma Of that
cheese still clings TO him, and is the
one sore pot in his memory no one
can touch without rafling his tenn
per. The Omaha Herald, about
two years since, inangmated a war
against the gamblers, and attacked
Jones as the most prominent figure
among them. His misdeeds were
SO raked up and paraded under
E'scare heads" that the halfreluc.
tant authorities we're obliged to
look after. him. The Sheriff, after
. tedious week Sf2unsueoessful
watching, caught him one afternoon
in the very act Of isagaf
FLEEC1NG A coUNTRYMAN,
And took him into custody. Out
of Difference to popular feeling, he
was orderd 10 jail fbntwenty days.
BY a convenient technicality, his
counsel procured his release on the
thirteenth day. He instantly de-,
parted for the farther West In
just exactly one week he returned,
and meeting the city editor Of the
Hsral. on Farnam street, took him
into a bar-room and exhibited a I
roll Of money. "There's just $12,-
900 there" said he. 81 made it
since | got out. Take suthin',Ii'
The next morning he was money Il
less again. Over night, he had
into a faro bank and lost
every cent ofit.e The stories that /
are told OF his shrew,dnesss and folly II
(for he Is a man ofweaslk,iness)l would j
make . very am amusing l:.5E II lboqk,a His /.
iupes are net always y'aSsf of the el9asJrl
hh0Pp0fsOft. oGGssif09qsll5llS GpG;ssssif09Rsll5llS he shears :
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who slotlaad killed al
man in Julesburg3 was tEiad t9E
imurderiin Evansy iast#eek and ace
uniud.os The eyiaenctp psRowaalthat
the killing was d6Rie iRalt-defehssSj
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-28
TIE sCLENTIFTO COURSE.

PROF. HENRY MORToN's LECTURES ON
- COLOR AND FLUORESCENCE..
The last tWoH lectures in the scientific course
will be delivered by Prof. Henry Morton, Of the
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N. J..
This enthusiastic Investigator has twice before
entertained our people by his superb lectures and
wonderful illustrations, and is sure OF cordial
welcome whenever he chooses to appear here.
During the past two years Prof. NJ. has been en-
gagged in making especial research into the sub
ieets of which he will treatin his lectures here viz:
hColor" and "Fluorescence," and he Will present
the results he has achieved with the aid Of expe-
riments by an extensive apparatus. The lecture
on "Fluorescence" is particularly new and inter-
esting, and Prof. NJ. will present several very
brilliant illustrations by the aid Of new huores-
cling body of his own discovery, from petroleum,
known as thdIlene. This is o substance Of an eX-
Quisite greenish salmon color, and was obtained
by Prof NJ. in demonstrating whether 1t was pos
sible to produce anthrGceRe in any form from
petroleum oil, as 1t is now produced from the oil
Of coal-tar. He proved it impossible, but found
the new thdLene, and discovered in It quality
rendering it a highly useful article for philoso-
phlcal purposes. This is but one item in the ex-
tensive repertoire of Prof NJ. g illustrations but
1t leaves no doubt that the lectures are to be
among the most instructive and entertaining ever
delivered here. Seats should be reserved with
cut delay.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

For HsIo England and the Middle StGteS, rain
and foo NTH Southerly to 1eSfeTIy 5tnds tneTeds-
ing IN force, TistEg Temperature and JaLIing
barometer, JolloDed By clearing heather IN the
southern portion Of the Middle States.
DR.. Mlller's neuralgia pills never fail.
Use Patterson Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Fancy baskets-dalaRa Fruit Co., 4Os 9th st. ~
Saturday night about O'Clock q coal-oil lamp
exploded in the house Of j. ID. Buskley, No. 342
Virginia avenue, creating q damage Of IS
The New York Republican Association give
the FIRST Of series Of socia bles ct Masonic Temple
on New Years eve, which It Is contemplated VIII
THE NATIONAL RRPUBLIcAN will print Friday
morning next list Of the ladies who intend 70
receive their friends New Years Day. Those
send their address to this ONCE as soon as pos
sible.
Sergeant Chas Vernon, of the Firth precinct,
inspector; Ofhcer Dinsmore, promoted acting SER
Reant TO I'LL the vacancy, and Ofioer Daniel Berk-
ley, to post duty at Wizards hotel.
Mr.. George Gibson, q son Of the late John Glib
son. the Well-knoWh fisherman, died very sud
denly on Friday night, at his residence, near the
Long bridge. He retired in his usual good health,
and It is supposed that apoplexy was the cause Of
death.
At meeting Of Syracusians' Lodge No. 10, X.
p, held on Friday evening, the following officers
were elected for 1875: chancellor Commander,
q. H. Davis; vice chancellor, Gerhart Markell;
K. of r. and s., T. barley; NJ. Of E., William
II. Hinesi NJ. Of F., A. A. Campbelli prelate,
VIM. Shedel.
The receipts and shipments Of Cumberland coal
by the different companies for the past week has
been as follows: New Central Company shipped
462 tons; Borden Company shipped 3ls; Consoli-
dalton Company received 8 426 tons, and shipped
a,l2S tons; Total shipment, g. AS tons. Messrs
Gilmore, Meredith & 20. received and shipped
], 4T4 tons Of their Youghiogheny gas coal.
Pioneer Council, No. /, Sons Of Jonadab, met
Saturday evening and elected the following off,
GERS for the ensuing quarter: George W. Owens,
W. O.; Charles H. Simpson, deputy W. O.; r. D.
Polkinhorn, recording secretary; W. G. Perry,
financial secretary; W. H. Young, treasurer; J.
]. Hill, p. W. O.; W. H. Pope, guide; G. Burke,
]. W.; ]. W. Hayes, O.W.; E. Bawsel, librarian;
Brad. Adams, organist, and W. H. Gryder, W. P.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-28
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
GENERAL HUwARD's RESIGNATION
nERT AT FREEOMANIS RANK ID


GENERAL HOWARD'S RESIGNATION
DEBT AT FREEDMAN'S BANK DIS
CHARGED.
The semi-annual meeting Of the trustees Of
Howard University has been held at several
sessions during the past week at the Peoples
bank, in this city. Rev. S. s. Mitchell, pastor Of
the New York-svenue Presbyterian church;
Judge Richardson, of the Court Of Claims; JUS
tice Strong, of the United States Supreme Court,
have been added to the board Of trustees. Gen.
Rewards resignation as president Of the uniVer-
sity, offered one year ago, was accepted, to take
I effect on the election Of his successor.
The notes, with mortgages, held BY the trustees
for property sold two years since aud having eight
years 70 run, have been turned into ready money
and short time notes. realizing eo6, 900 with which
all liabilities to the Freedmans bank and 70 the
German Savings bank have been provided for to
the entire satisfaction Of these creditors. With
the exception Of Q few small liabilities aggregat-
ing two or three thousand dollars, the Institution
Is now free from debt, and has an annual income
from invested funds and productive property OF
about e., 900. The larger portion OF the assets
are in educational buildings and unproducttVe
real estate for which at present there is no mar
ket. With the debt at the Freedman's bank dis
charged, the current expenses are estimated at
from ga 900 to 81, Co., For the deficit the trus-
tees are relying upon benevolent contributions.
The present number Of students is two hundred
and forty-tTo, including one hundred and i've in
the normal deDartment.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-28
LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS.

ANNAPOLIS, December %, 1874.
VIM. Tell Claude, esq, died here yesterday
morning, aged about So years. The deceased, q
member Of the Annapolis bar, was at one time
very prominent in the politics of the county being
on several occasions the Wing candidate for the
Legislature, and once the candidate OF the same
party for State Senator. In these contests he was
unsuccessful. He was elected in 1854 to the Legis
lature from this county on the Democratic ticket
The deceased was a man Of unusual ability.
Cadet Midshipman Carshend Wallace, aged IS
years. died ut the naval hospital here on Wednes-
tered the Naval Academy in June last, coming
from FrsepOrt, Washington Territory. He was
buried yesterday afternoon OF the naval GENE
terry, with military honors. This is the fourth
death that has occurred here with midshipmen
since the establishment Of the academy in lS45.
-Four years, however, Of this time, during the
war, the academy was at Newport.
On Wednesday morning last Mrs. Jane Free
man, wife Of VIM. ID. Freeman, residing on the
North Severn, Third district Of this county, died
suddenly while sitting in her chair at work, Of
heart disease. Deceased was well advanced In
years, and was highly esteemed for her many
virtues, and for many years was member Of the
NJ. Z. Church.
The tin can establishment Of W. H. F. Wilson
& Son was discovered on fire ct an early hour on
Wednesday night, but was soon extinguished
without doing much damage. The IRE oaug ht from
q small furnace in the shop.
Mr.. James H. Childs, for some time resident
OF the county, but now living In tins city, IS re-
ported dangerously i'll Of pneumonia.
dramatic company from your city is giving
entertainments at the Masonic hall, in this city.
this afternoon and night. Sam Collier, Of the
prize ring, is one Of the leading lights.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-28
CITY HALL SERVICE.

Rev. ]. H. Whitmore, the recently installed
pastor Of the Second Advent Society Worshiping
in the City Hall, preached yesterday afternoon,
on the subject, "Do the Scriptures teach that the
world will be converted before the second ad-
vent?" He denied that they do, and cited in sup.
port Of his position the parallels ofthe wheat and
the tares, Matt. xili:2446) and Of the fishes,
Matt. xiii:47-52) and the significant question Of
the Saviour, when the Son Of Man cometh,
shall he Ind faith on the earth?' duke xViii:s.)
He showed, also, by various other familiar pas
sages, that It will be when Christ comes, "ss it
was in the days Of Noah and Of Lot, ;" that wick
ed men will abound, that some Will be oTertaken
'tas thief in the night and will call upon the
rocks and mountains TO fall upon them.
Mr. W. went on 10 show that the premtllenial
advent of Christ was not only the doctrine Of the
New Testament, but Of the primitive Church, and
quoted from q number Of the early Christian
fathers and from the Apostles and Nteene Greed
and the Westminster Cstechism in support Of It,
as we'll as from Luther and the early English
refOrmers. The doctrine Of temporal mlllen-
MUM on the earth before the return Of Christ is
comparatively modern one, having been hrst
and since been adopted by large number OF
modern theologisns.
The last argument adduced was from the
present condition Of TIE world. After the preach
ing of Christianity for over eighteen hundred
years less than one third Of the world is even
nominally Christian; while Of these nominal
Christians not third are professedly so; while
OF professed Christians, 1t is but too evident that
q large proportion are not real ones.
Mr.. Whitmore will preach at the City Hall
every Sunday, at IL a. m. and p. NJ, for the
present.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-28
MASONIC RELIEF.
ST. JOHNS MITE ASSOCIATION.


The annual meeting Of this association was held
Saturday evening, for the purpose Of hearing the
report of the transactions for the past year, and
for the election Of seven trustees. The evening
being a very inclement one, the attendance was
not as large as is usual on such occasions.
The association was organized in December,
1871, and numbers i've hundred members Its OBJ
ject is to render relief to Master Masons, their
wives, widows and children, who may be in dis
tress, by furnishing them with food, clothing,
shelter, fuel and medical attendance. Any
Master Mason, in good standing, may become a
member by paying an entrance fee Of so cents,
and will remain q member so long as he pays 10
cents a month. The receipts for the past year
have been t976, so, and the expenditures $751; SO
leaving q balance in the hands Of the treasurer,
Of S379,47. The association is managed by board
of tTenty-one trustees, seven Of whom are elected
annually to serve for three years. The seven
elected at the meeting were, r. B. Donaldson,
Thomas Somerville, J. b. Gibbs, james Guild,
p. q. Hyam, W. H. Earle, Alexander Gardner
The following gentlemen were elected to NIL
irregular vacancies: Joseph Jouy, John A.
Stewart, F. G. Daniels.
Twenty-seven physicians have volunteered to
attend all cases sent them by the relief commit
tee, free Of charge. Six apothecaries have vol
unteered to furnish medicines free Of charge, and
six have agreed TO furnish at very reduced rates;
and, II is understood a distinguished architect Of
this city has volunteered to furnish plans for 6
hospital.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-28
TEND FRYESg FOR DOGS.

Mr. Watts heart melts in tenderness whenever
he sees q dumb animal suffering. He found a dog
the Otker day Iimping around in halEstarved
condition land hisCbristian feelings induced him
to carry it home with him. Being very neVous,
he didn't like the habit the animal had oflooking
at him out of the corners Of his eyes, and soon
pented of his Christian conduct, but he couldn't
get rid OF the dog in any manner. He persuaded
a colored boy to keep 1t locked up for day or
two, thinking that It wOuld:forget the way home
when freed. But he was mistaken in that dog.
1t could never forget its benefactor. 1t returned
next day with two other dogs, and both Of them
had the same cheerful manner OF looking
out Of the corners Of their eyes. Some one
told Watts that the best way to get rid OF a
dog was to tie bag around its head and let 1t
drift about in that condition. Watts thought he
would try It on the original dog, SO he took him
out into the yard and tied stout bag around his
head. The dog darted around the yard, running
into fences and tipping over tubs until the two
strange dogs saw him. Probably they reeol-
leeted that this one had brought them to q good
house, for they ran to 1t and lead it into the
house. Then the blindfolded dog rushed around
like a woman looking for q carpet-bag. It
Jumped through mirrors, knocked the crockery-
ware into splinters, and made considerable ruin
before Watts succeeded in removing the bag.
He has become disguised, and thinks that these
animals will be quaTtered on him all the rest Of
his life. He offers fifty cents to any one who Will
successfully steal one Of them.