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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02
A CONSTANT READER.
THE overworked scribe of the Mudyille G

THE overworked scribe of the Mudville Ga
zette
Sat wondering-moneyle wight
II his office would exer be cleared Of its debt,
With the times SO deplorably tight
When the tread of old leather was heard on
the stair
And a stra niger stepped into the room,
Who asked with the Don't-let- me bother
you" air
Which the bore is so apt to assume:
How are yeg" The editor rose with a
smile
And pleasantly yielded his chair
Placed the visitors sadly unbeautiful tile
(Which exhibited symptoms of wear)
On the top of the desk, alongside of his own
"a shocking old plug, by the way),
And then asked in rather obsequious tone:
"Can we dc anything for you to-day%'
"No-I jest called to see yc," the visitor said,
"Tm friend to the newspaper NAM
Here he ran red handkerchief over his head
And accepted the editors fan
81 hev read all the pieces you've writ for
Your sheet,
And they're straight to the pint, I confess;
That ar slap you gin Keyser was sartinly
neat
You're an ornyment, sir, to the press"
"I am glad you are pleased" said the
writer, "indeed;
But you praise me too highly, by far
Just select an exchange that you're anxious
to read,
And, while reading it, try this cigar.
By the way, I've melon laid up for treat
I've been keeping it nestled in ice,
It's a beauty, sir, fit for an angel to eat
Now, perhaps, you will relish a slice:"
Then the stranger rolled up half a dozen or
OF the choicest exchanges of all
Helped himself to the fruit, threw the rinds
on the floor.
Or flung them at flies on the wall.
He assured his new friend that his "pieces
. were wrote
In manner oncommonly able"-
As be wiped his red hands on the EDITORS
coat
That hung at the side of the table.
" By the way, I've neglected to ask you your
name,"
Said the scribe, as the stranger arose;
That's fact" he replied, I'm Abimalech
Bame,
You have heerd O. that name, l suppose:
I'm alvin out here on the Fiddletown Creek
Where own good house and lot
The Gazette gifts around to me wunst every
week
I'm the constantest reader you've gotH
Abimalech Bame," mused the editor,
"B-a-m-c
(Here his guest begged chew of his
'twistO--
" am sorry to say your mellifuous name
Doesn't happen to honor my list!'
" 'Spose Lot" was the answer" no reason
it should,
For ye see jine lots with Bill Prim-
He's a reg'lar subscriber and pays ye in
wood,
And borry your paper O. him"
-" Bric-a- Brdc" in .Sc,jbner's for December.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02

And here NJ. BOuton's daughter, coming
in with her mouth filled with buttcred-
roll and big piece in her hand for the
painter, is struck speechless in the midst
of " Papa, have a bi-t?" for there is the
King smiling down on her father, and
nodding to her with his finger at his lips
And believe the young lady had just wit
enough to perform one Of those reverences
we spoke of to His Majesty, which she
had recently learned of her dancing
master, and go out again. Then the
visitor fell to criticsiDg the composition
and ran on for half an hour; and all in
such bold way that NJ. Bouton would
have ordered him off the place, but he
was too much interested in the tint he was
laying to the picture. Then presently il
was done. NJ. Bouton turned, and there
was the King, Louis Philippe, holding
his brushes for him. The painter grew
very red. He took to backing till he got
close by his work, and then with a great
laugh says:
"Sire, you are artist-king enough to
know that l should have lost my tint had
l stopped my work to display the atelier
to your Majesty"
Good" replies the King, who was
very fond of his painter of interiors, and
had been to him before, but always as
" His Majesty" 1 like your reception so
well that | mean to have the picture"
And when it was done the picture was
sent to the King at the Tuileries. 1t has
been changed about somewhat, and is now
in the Palais Royal. And when NJ.
Bouton went to pay his court to His
Majesty at the palace Louis Philippe
asked, smiling:
"How is everybody, Mons. Bouton, at
home?" And he evidently thought it
great joke for the painter to have inquired
after the good health of the Princes and
Queen Marie Amelie in this way.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02
A Boys Experiment.

Mr.. NJ. CONRAD WILSON tells the fol-
lowing story of his early efforts at farm
experiments "When was little boy,
on my fathers farm, l once made little
experiment on my own account, and car
ried it through secretly, for the purpose
of enjoying the surprise it might create.
With this view, as soon as father got
through planting his corn, selected and
marked off, unknown to him, small
space near the center Of the field. To each
stalk of corn planted on this space | gave
special attention, for the purpose Of find
ing out how much each grain planted
could be made to produce by giving it ex-
ira manure and extra hoeing. When the
corn was gathered the difference between
my pet stalks and the rest of the field at
tracted my fathers attention, and l re-
member how puzzled he was in trying to
account for it. When, at length, l dis
closed the secret, he instantly inquired
how much extra work and manure l had
applied. Tell me this exactly said he,
and can tell the value of the expert
ment.' I told him had simply doubled
what he had given to the rest Of the field.
After examining the result and comparing
it with the rest of the field he found that
his yield was at the rate of forty four
bushels to the acre and mine at the rate oil
sixty nine bushels. Now said he, II
extra culture and extra manure are good
Tor single stalks, they must be good for
the whole CROP So the next year ne
adopted my plan for the whole CROP ana
found that the gain was even larger, by
seven bushels, than in my experiment"
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02
Ann Eliza YOung's Story.

ANN ELIZA, who styles herself the nine |
teenth wife of Brigham Young, told the |
story of her wrongs in recent lecture in
Chicago, the following synopsis of which |
is taken from the Chicago papers:
My parents, she said, were born in the
State of New York. My mother was con-
verted to Mormonism when only sixteen
years old, at which time she married my |
father webb and moved to Kirkland,
Ohio (the first Mormon colonization point.
He was also Mormon. l was born at
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Sept. 3, 1874. When about
one year old my father married second
wife, under the belief that it was a re
ligious duty. In 1S4S they emigrated to
Salt Lake | was married at the age of
nineteen to James L. Dee, in the Endow
ment House, and according to the rites of
the Mormon religion. Those who are
married in that house and receive their
endowments are given a spiritual name,
and Mormons say those who apostatize
forget the names there given them, which
is not true, as have not forgotten mine
it was Sarah Our family consisted of
three children. l was considered the
"pet" We lived at Cottonwood, about
ten miles from Salt Lake City. My
brother received a SUBJ contract to put up
telegraph poles and never received his
pay At that time Brigham Young
was paying his addresses to me, and
on my refusing to listen to his suit my
brother was swindled and ruined in his
business. Mr.. Young then told my
mother to advise me not to marry for love,
but to marry some good brother" in the
church-like himself, for instance. Utter
ly refusing to further listen to the suit he
then threatened to cut my brother of from
the church, and, knowing his revengeful
spirit and power for doing harm, l mar
ried Brigham Young to save my brother
from disgrace. I was divorced from Dee
by the Probate Court in 1867, and was
s'sealed'' to Brigham Young April 2,
1868. Heber c. Kimball, First High
Councillor, and next in rank to Brigham
Young, performed the ceremony in the
sealing -room'' of the Endowment
| AlICI tuC "She hoAhS'
Mr. Young's visits to our house were like
angels visits, but not so peaceful He
would come to see whether matters we're
managed economically, and remain but
short time He promised to give me a
good home and 81 600 per year as "pin-
money. But he only gave me thirty dol
lars a year and two dresses. l lived ON
the farm with my mother about three
years, and we both worked hard at dairy
ing. He required the products OF the
farm to be brought to him, and had the
pleasure of bringing in the results OF my
labor for his other wives. Finally he
said his expenses were so much thai
he could not let my mother re
, main on the farm with me. My
, brother gave me five dollars a week to pay
Mr.. Young for her board, and she wa'
then permitted to remain. ! then begar
to hate him, and when found out that NJ
was guilty OF prevarication and decep
: tion, and swipdled poor people out o
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02
THE FUNERAL.

The funeral services in Washington OF
the late Vice President Henry Wilson took
place in the Senate Chamber on the morn
ing of the 26th.
The crowd in attendance was large, not
withstanding the weather was unfavora-
BILE. and many were unable to gain ad-
mission to the building. The Senate
Chamber was heavily draped in mourn
ing, and the catafalque was placed imme-
diately in front of the Vice-Presidents
table. Seats were arranged on the floor
for the President and his Cabinet, mem
bers of Congress, Judges of the Supreme
Court, and other prominent persons who
attended the services.
The casket containing the remains was
brought into the room by twelve soldiers
and placed upon the catafalque, two pri-
Yates Of the Marine Corps taking position
one at the head and the other at the footo
the coffin, and standing "at rest" during
the entire service. The chair Of the Vice
President was vacant and heavily draped
in mourning.
Among the numerous floral offerings on
the casket 10 the Senate Chamber was
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02
An English officer at large dinner

AN English officer at large dinner
party sat opposite apetty German Prince.
The latter after dinner began Tipping"
some water from glass, in sheer wanton-
ness, and contrived to throw some Of it in
the Young officers face. The officer was
equal to the occasion, and, without mo-
ment's hesitation, said, smilingly: That's
a droll trick, but we do it better in En-
gland" and with loud laugh he threw a
glass of water into the princely counte-
nance. The royal boor was. OF course,
very angry, but what could he do?
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02

A LITTLE girl in Mt. Vernon street cut
her finger few days since, and the fond
mother ordered John to run quickly to
Charles street and bring doctor. "lf
one amt in,'' were the orders, leave
word and 20 to the rext." John obeyed
orders, and twenty-one doctors called III
the course of an hour Boston Journal
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02
Contested Seats.

The following is list of the contested
seats in the United States House of Rep
rcsentatives, with the names OF the con-
testants. Republicans in small capitals;
Democrats in Roman:
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02

1t is privately given out by the
friends of joaquin Miller, in order to pre-
vent misunderstanding and heartburn
ings, that the Zone Fair Woman" OF
whom he writes in recent volume is no
longer living. She died long ago, and
there is none like her now on the face OF
the earth,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02
CHICAGO.

A " DOWN. EAST" editor asks his SUBJ
scribers to pay up, that he may play a
similar joke upon his creditors,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02

Several of the Mississippi seats, the
credentials of which have been awarded
to Democrats, will also, it is said, be con-
tested by Republicans.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-02
THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
LIVE SroCK.-Beef Cattle. -SI00O6i3i0. Hogs
Live. ssoO@s12h Sheep-Live. S1oo0b2o.
BREApsTuFFs-Flour-Go to choice, $5.5oO
500; white wheat extra, s6051S.0o. Wheat-No.
, Chicago. 81 24@tf 90; No. Northwestern,
81 .aG61l27; No. . Milwaukee spring, Sl.2SO
30. Rye--Western and State, S4@9oc. Bar
ley-s1.O5Gl1.h. Corn Mixed Western, 75D
77c. Oats-Mixed Western, d3a14:c.
Pnoyls1oNs-Pork-M S22.2'@ss. So Lard
Prime Steam (New), 13S013c. Cheese-o
012@c.
WooL.-Domestic Fleece, i3065c.
CHICAGO.
LIVE STOCK --Beeves-Choice, S5.j016.2';
good, Si5V15.25; medium, Si.W1t.s0; BUTCH
ers' stock, S2.75@4.OO; stock cattle, S275D
s.75. Hogs-Lve, $7.Oo07.75. Sheep--Good to
choice, s3 S5c14.5o.
PuoyIsIoss. Butter --Choice, 2803ac. Eggs
Fresh. 24Q25c. Pork-Msss, S2O.oo920.2a
Lard-Sl2. .301l2371s.
BpyApsTurfs. -Flour-Whitc Winter Extra,
$3.50 80; spring extra, $f.5oD575. Wheat
Spring, No ., 81. .05A g1.05S. Corn-No. :, sos
M51c Oats-No 9. s01s @3o7sc. Rye-No :,
6sh @59c Barley--No. 2, ssGs9c.
LUNBER.-First and Second Clear, $ax'o
04a 20: Common Boards, $11 00G12.OO; Fencing,
s12G0a130O; "a" Shingles, $2.75G3.oo; Lath'
S1.1502A0.
EAST LIBERTY.
LIVE SrocK-Beeves- *sto0o.O; me-
dium, S5.O005.87H. Hogs-forkeTs, $7UDf.o'
PhiIadelphiss, S7.5o17.S0. Sheep-Best, $5.250
& sn. medium a 756l5O0.
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-04
End of Another Whisky Trial.
Joyce will have Company where Avery
Goes.

ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 4.--Judge Krum ap.
peared in Court yesterday at the time OF
opening, though looking somewhat de-
bilitated from his recent Illness. Col.
Avery looked considerably careworn as
he sat beside his counsel awaiting the
opening of the case. Judge Krum arose
and addressed the jury. Among OF her
things he said: 81 shall not stop to dis /.
cuss the objects OF the conspiracy. 1t is
enough for me that my client is not in it.
Megrue is the only witness who attempts
to connect him with the conspiracy. He
pretends to detail two conversations.
He says, in the first instance, that he
told Avery he should not be fighting
Brassier. He claimed Avery knew Of
the ring, and was connected with it.
There has been no denial OF this except
from the lips OF Avery"
The second conversation is In relation
to Hoag in connection with Avery. II
took place at Avery's house, and ths
next day it was reported by Avery to
his superior officer.
One witness states, that at that inter-
view Avery ordered Megrue from the
house, and that hegrue turned and
shook his fist in Avery's face aud said,
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FLASHES.

Halps Touring mill, of Lyons, Iowa.
burned yesterday.
The earthquake Of yesterday was In
Grass Valley, California.
Leroy Welsh, of Belmont county, has
accepted the position Of State Treasurer
Of Ohio.
Wesley Richards, the well known Lon.
don gunmaker, was frozen to death while
out shooting.
Last night Plug Campbell kicked Peter
Wehelekin to death In sailor board
ing-house in Detroit.
The suspension of the varnish house o.
Adolphus g. Mandel, 257 Pearl street
New York, is announced.
Charles Hensinger committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
Thursday night, at Grand Island, Ne.
braska.
The Titus-Oates divorce case, in Louis
vile, was ended yesterday by decree
divorcing Mrs. Oates from her husband
as asked for by her.
Nathan Sprague, a colored clerk in the
Rochester Post-ofiice for about two years
was arrested yesterday for stealing let
ters, and pleaded guilty.
James NJ. Savage, of Mt. Savage Fur
mace, KY, yesterday shot and killed Sal.
lie Prippel, an employe of the family,
who was quarreling with his mother. He
is still atlarge.
Charles Schultz, timber merchant and
mill owner at Critiz, Mecklenberg Schwe-
rim, was arrested on his arrival In New
York Yesterday, charged with forgery to
the amount of 1900 marks.
Maggie Brott, dashing dining-room
girl OF the Dale House, Shumway, ILL.,,
fell in love with the barkeeper, and de-
clared that life was burden without
nim. She took poison and died.
Chris OCouner, the noted billiard ex.
pert, died suddenly in New York las
evening. His death was entirely unex
pected, as he had been enjoying good
nealth up to the last day or two.
Pension Commissioner Atkinson has
discovered and unearthed q gigantic
ring composed of three prominent firms,
claim agents in Philadelphia, which, it
is charged, have succeeded by fraudu-
lent documentary evidence in getting
through during the Jew years past many
thousand pension cases, involving over
81 100000. The firms are McDevitt &
Co., Schilver, Francis and Register, and
Mathews Poulson d Co.
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Late Foreign News.
TO THE EXPOSITION.


LONDON, Dec. 4.-Col. Sandford and
Professor Thomas Archer have been ap-
pointed as Executive Commissioners to
the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition.
DOMINION GLEANINGs.
BRUNEFoRD, ONT, Dec. A pigeon
shooting match came off Friday between
JUL and Mayor, of this place. Twenty
birds were shot, JUL winning the match
by two birds.
LONDON, ONT, Dec. 4.-Mr. Jelly,
survivor of the steamer Pacific, arrived
in London this morning. His account
of the disaster is substantially the same
as that already published. He lost ey-
|erything by the wreck.
OTTAWA, ONT, Dec. 4.-The Marine
and Fisheries Department. has been in
formed that the Government steamer
New Field sailed to-day from Halifax
with provisions for the relief of the peo.
pie of the Magdalen Islands.
TORONTO, ONT. Dec. About six
O'Clock this morning a man named Nc
Flanagan, stage proprietor OF Lucas,
was seriously beaten by parties un-
known. The ruffians evidently intended
to murder him, but were interrupted and
escaped.
Clement, charged with aiding Davis to
procure an abortion, was arraigned be-
fore Magistrate to-day. but at the re-
quest of his counsel was again remanded
until tomorrow
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-04
, bitherto unnuhliehoa ,o.tor ., p,os

A hitherto unpublished letter OF Pres.
ident Lincoln has just been made pub.
lie. 1t was written September 4, 1854,
to the widow OF Joseph John Gurney,
the English Quaker philanthropist. The
following is an extract, 81 am much in
debted to the good Christian people OF
this country for th ir constant prayers
and consultations, and to none OF them
more than yourself. The purposes of
the Almighty are perfect and must pre-
vail, though We errlng mortals may tail
to accurately perceive them in advance.
We hoped for termination OF this ter.
rible war long before this, but God
knows best, and has ruled otherwise
We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom
and our own error therein. Meanwhile
we must work earnestly in the best light
he gives US, trusting that so working
still conduces TO the great ends He or
dams. Surely He intends some great
good TO follow this mighty 'convulsion,
which no mortal could make, aud no
mortal could stay.n
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"young man, will be even with you."
When Megrue was asked ii he did not
ask Avery to write certain note to Nc
Donald, by which he could make $4,000,
and would divide with Avery, he denied
1t, and be told en- infamous lie in relation
to 1t. In conclusion he said, snow, gents,
Joyce betrayed the confidence of Avery
and OF the money he received ostensibly
for Avery, Patrick Newcomb, Mckee
and Megrue. They never received one
cent. II were prosecuting this case l
with this combination by these letters or
kilograms.
"lf Avery had been In collusion with
Megrue and mis- crowd, why should Joyce
warn him against those partiesp No,
gentlemen, he would not; unless Joyce
was a consummate idiot. The theory OF
the prosecution, in regard to this letter
may be correct, but if 1t is, I fail to see
1t. Joyce thereon could have written
that letter, on the basis of completely.
The proposition can not be entertained.
You may surround 1t with as many sus.
picious circumstances as you please, but
his innocence is presumed until he is
proven guilty"
Ex-senator Henderson's argument
was also remarkable effort. Not less
SO for it's force and clearness than for its
bold references to other parties, espe.
cially to men not yet indicted. 1t was
| clear to all who heard him that he must
be In possession OF facts clearly showing
BabcocRs guilt. The jury retired about
half-past five, and after being out about
| four hours returned verdict of guilty
on one count OF the indictment, the other
three having been pronounced bad by
the Court. Judge Krum, counsel fol
Avery, gave notice that he would file q
motion for new trial, and he and Avery
left the courtroom, 1t being understood
no additional bond would be required
tor the present at least.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-04
Terse kilograms.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Ex-Governor
Ward, of New Jersey, has declined the
position OF Indian Commissioner.
NEW YORK, Dec. A. Oakley, Esq,
was elected Chairman OF the Centennial
Committee OF the New York Banks,
Stock Exchange and Underwriters,
which met to-day.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 4.-rhis years re-
port OF Postmaster General Jewell ex-
hibits the fact that the expenditures OF
the Post-office Department have reached
in round numbers, $33, 10000, which 10
s., SOC, 900 more than the expenditures of
The last year. This year there is an ex-
cess OF expenditures over receipts OF &c.
100000.
HARTFORD, CT., Dec. 4.-This morning
1t was found that the water-pipe had
burst in building ON Asylum street,
occupied on the TWO lower floors by
Henry Galley, clothier, whose stock
is damaged five thousand dollars
Cushman & Kellogg, furniture dealers
in same building, had their stock dam.
aged to the extent OF $16, 200. Other oc
cupants sustained some loss. The Hon
L. Mallyn owns the building.
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United States Court.

A petition was filed in the United
States Circuit Court by Francis Dun
levy vs. John l.. Dunlevy. Action for
money. Amount claimed $S 20 and in
terest from September 20, 1857.
Same parties bring another suit for
ST., 500 and interest from December Is,
1878. They were transcripts from Lick
ing County Common Pleas.
The Gould Manufacturing Company of
the city of Rochester, N. Y, fled bill
of complaint against the Hooking Valley
Manufacturing Company of the city or
Lancaster, o., for infringing patent for
shelling corn.
e. It. Scott, who was arrested some
days ago Tor passing a counterfeit fifty
cent note, was arraigned before COM
missioner Hooper this morning and dis
charged.