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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-23
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, Sept. PA special from Bcr,
lin states that the case Of Count Arninl
has been fixed in the higher court lor
the 18th Of October. 1t is expected that
the kammergeriCht's sentence will be
confirmed. The Count, who is seriously
indisposed, Is still in Switzerland.
THE CATHOLICS AND TIE EDUCATIONAL
QUESTION.
The pastoral Of the Bishops assembled
at MaynoOth recently itimaies that it is
the intention to establish Catholic train
ing schools for masters, under the care OF
Vincentian fathers. They say the
primary education system is more
than ever distrusted by them, and
declare that the control Of the State over
the education OF the country has been en-
larged TO an extent perilOus to liberty,
They say in few years the band Of pro-
fessOrs and masters now being formed by
the Catholic University will have the in-
termediate education Of the country in
their hands, and it will become impossi-
bic for the State to withhold legal recog-
milton from the educators Of the nation,
THE TURKISH RESURRECTION.
A cablegram to the National Zcituug,
Berlin, confirms the report Of insurgent
victories, TrebignC is again surrounded,
A special from Vienna says the report
Of the failure Of tho Consular Commits.
sion is premature, The negotiations with
the insurgents were only to begin on
Monday last, Meantime, the TOgbiaH OF
Vienna says, II the Commission should
not succeed the insurgents will be called
to a general meeting somewhere in Aus.
tria, II the proposed meeting should
fail, the Porte would OF course follow his
own method ofdealing with the rebellion,
but veen in that case the Porte would
pledge himself to carry out the reforms
that the Consular reports indicated rs
necessary, Those well acquainted with
the intentions ofthe Porte say that not on
ly the Ministry but the Sultan himself arC
convinced that good state Of
things in Bosnia aud Herzegovina can
not 6e restored aud must be thoroughly
changed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-23
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lIosroN, September 22.-The following
was published in the journal this morn.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-23
INSURANCE,

COrganl,ed In 1875
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
In a Detroit Police Court.

"Erastus Washburne Harrison, the
police say that you are dronc-bee in
the great hive of industry" said the
court to the next prisoner.
81 can prove my character" replied
Erastus, settling back on his dignity.
81 don't want any proof-proof sticks
out all over you. See the whitewash on
your back Gaze at that head of hair,
which hasn't been amblod over with n
comb since you can remember Behold
that soiled shirt-,those old clothes
your general dilapidated look. It's no
crime to be poor, Mr.. Harrison, but it S
meaner than pizen for poor man to be
lazy"
81 haint lazy" replied the prisoner.
"Ah ! Erastus, don't talk to me! L
see no ambition in your eye-no resolu-
ton in your faco--no dust around i'll
your actions. You wouldn't crack a Co
coanut for the sake of the milk and
meat. Go to the ant, thou sluggard,
consider her ways and be wise"
81 haven't got any aunt, said Mr..
Harrison.
"Well, you've got to ante out of this,
my humble friend. I'm going to make
it sixty days"
Erastus marched back with stern and
deliberate step.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
The Tobacco Crop.

The July returns to the department of
agriculture show that the acreage of
tobacco is greater than that of last year,
tho increase being in the great tobacco
producing States. Maryland has in
creased her area four per cent; Virginia,
thirty (; North Carolina, thirty-three /;
South Carolina, seven Florida, twenty
three Mississippi, sixteen; Arkansas,
ten Tennessee, two hundred and three ;
Kentucky, two hundred and twenty
three Ohio, twenty-five Indiana,
forty-nine ; Illinois, fifty-six Missouri,
sixty. New York, Pennsylvania and
Texas report the same area as last year.
New Hampshire has reduced her small
acreage thirty per cent; Massachusetts,
twenty-five Connecticut, two Georgia,
fifty Alabama, ten Louisiana, seven
Wisconsin, seventeen Kansas, eleven.
The condition of the crop is most salts
factory in the larger tobacco States, and
IS two per cent. above an average on the
whole. Kentucky, which produces two
tifths OF our whole crop, is thirty-four
per cent. above the average. The other
large producing States are either very
near full average or above. The re-
narkably depressed condition is noted
only in the smaller producing States.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
How the GrassIloppers Fly.

A correspondent of the st. Louis Re
publican, who has been observing the
habits of the grasshopper in the interior
OF Missouri, describes their method of
taking flight rs follows: Grasshoppers,
to say the least of them, are queer in
sects, They muster in force at regular
hours, then depart, and this programme
has been followed without variation in
that vicinity for the past three or four
days. Between ten and eleven A. NJ.
covering from one.quarter to half an
acre or more. They now begin maneu-
voring for good start, and in order to
gain an altitude fly against the wind in a
zigzag manner. Large swarms soon
reach great height, where they mingle
with other swarms, and thus in vast
pyramids pass away to the northeast
Yesterday those ut the highest point
went in a northwesterly direction, it
being observed they were carried along
with the winds force. No accurate con-
ception could be made of their height.
Shielding the eye with an umbrella from
the sun, they appear one vast snowfall,
travelling at the rate of ten miles an hour.
From tho space of ono hundred feet
above ground to an altitude beyond
correct demonstration, they appear III
myriads, although it was clearly observed
the larger part attained the upper cur.
rent. Beginning their fight in swarms,
they maintain the same order through
out. For minutes the suns light is
almost shielded, when for time non,
are observed, again to be followed by
millions more of tho tiny pests.
At low altitude, barely passing tops
of tall trees, thousands of 'hoppers fly
in venturesome way, unable to Obtain
proper height. In few days, however
they gain sufficient strength, and thoi
form part of the departing multitude
and so the flight keeps up. The eyt
grows weary with upward watching, bu
the moving hosts form n panorama il
tho heavens on which the toiling hlis
bNndman gazes with unspeakable Joy
AT noon the procession had reached it,
grandest proportions. The voraciou
pests pour forth i'll one exnaustlesi
swarm, their tiny, bright wings glisten
ing in the sunlight A hawk, sailing a
its usual height, was far below the mos
venturesome. Toward two o'clock they
decrease in numbers. Swarms groy
perceptibly less, and soon few strag
glers alone are visible, slowly following
the line of march. Another half hou
and all have passed for the day.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
A Noble Judge.

The Boston journal says One of
the most dastardly deeds ever per-
petrated in a region distinguished for its
lawlessness was the recent murder of
Judge e. +. Dyer, at Granite, Luke
county, Col. The Judge was fearless
and efficient man, and apparently the
only one in the county with courage
enough to oppose himself to the ruifian-
ism of the region. Recently some act
of violence more than usually lawless
was perpetrated, and the Judge promptly
issued warrants for the arrest of the
guilty parties. Immediately the worst
elements of the population were aroused
against him. and an armed mob of des-
peradoes,@ headed in person by the
county sheriff, seized the Judge by force
while in court. On the way up the
stairs of another building to which they
were taking him, the dastards fred four
pistol-shots at him from behind, killing
him instantly. The victim of this most
cowardly and brutal murder, while wait
ing in court under guard of the mob,
wrote the following tender and pathetic
letter to his father, Rev. SIr. Dyer, of
Monument, Barnstable county, Mass,
every line of which breathes spirit of
fearlessness and devotion, and shows the
heroic nature of the man who was thus
brought face to face with death
GRANITE, July 3, 1875.
DEAR FATHER l don't know that
the sun will ever rise and set for me
again or not, but trust in God and His
mercy. At eight o'clock sit i'll court
The mob have me under guard. Mr..
Gilliland is missing this morning, but 1
cannot think harm has befallen him.
God bless you, my father, in your old
age, and in Sam and his boy-in all
your children-but you know John bears
the name. Bless him and his forever.
o my God
My love to all friends, and I say 1 am
proud to be your son. There is no
cowardice in me, father. 1 am worthy
of you in this respect. God comfort you
and keep you always. am in this one
respect like Him who died for all I
die, if die l must, for law, order, and
principle, and, too, stand alone. Your
loving and true, and, hope in some
respects, worthy son,
ELIAS F. DYER.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
The Price of Pictures.

An auctioneer Is selling a picture
"Going at thirty francs-at thirty, thirty,
thirty-too cheap, gentlemen; but have
it at your own price; going, going,
and - "Stop - cries an official who
has Just arrived. "Excuse me-" he
says, "but am happy to say that the
artist who painted this picture died an
hour ago." The auctioneer resumes the
sale, and the picture which came very
near to being knocked down at thirty
francs is finally disposed of at four thou
sand five hundred. This is, of course,
an extravagant invention, but it illus
trates how pictures enhance in value
after the death of the artists. Shrewd
dealers buy up all the pictures they can
when the artist has a reputation and is
old AID sick. When the artist dies the
dealer will quadruple his original price
at least,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
A Noted Gambler.

The New York Graphic draws this
picture of John Morrissey, who is now
engaged i'll a conflict with Tammany:
Such head was never planted ON shoul-
ders. 1t was like helmet inclosing an
other face. L have heard it said that his
mother could whip an able-bodied man.
Surely this is the most singular of all
the prize-fghters. All his generation is
IL the grave-Hyer of liquor, Poole of
murder, Sullivan of suicide, Heenan of
self-inficted disease, Sayers of success
This man survives all of them. Once he
was the most unpopular man in America
when he bet against Heenan in the
ring i'll England. He has plenty of
people who like him now, but it is hard
to draw close to him, for there is too
much of the ogre about Morrissey to
comprehend him with human lines. A
solid, driving, business man, without a
lazy bone in his body, passionate but
not voluptuous, kind to his interiors,
independent with his superiors, diplo-
matte but not overbearing, too, he al
ways reminds Inc of the docile giant in
the story books, who no sooner grew
mad than he ate one of the seven little
Jacks. He has one or two sprees year
not mOre-when he walks against
awning posts and they fall down, shakes
hands with friends who go lame forever,
and exhibits dreadful picture of the
grandeur and impotence of an enraged
Achilles.
If this man had lived in Rome, and
had been matched in the arena, he would
have given more Joy in the coliseum
than any man of that age. His physique
and head are his excuse for pugilism, be-
cause no such form was ever erected for
any other known purpose than to be
punched; like some great Thraciau bar
barian, he is surrounded with all the do
mestic virtues, while battling with every
physical and social element His wife
trained him for his great fight with
Heenan. He went to Congress by tray
cling from door to door, and saying to
his constituents that he had been born
so poor and ignorant that the only way
he had to get up in the world was by his
fist, and now he wanted to wash out that
record for his sons sake, by going to
Congress. Go he did twice. While
there he performed honestly. There are
real elements in him, as in the Siberian
bloodhound, but with all his fascination
he is still scarcely domestication. The
great point about the man is that he is
never mean, craven, nor fawning. Ii
you gamble in his house you gamble
with your master.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
Above Par.

A Chicago broker, short, stout, man,
has very tall daughter. He loves his
child, but does not always relish the
demands she makes on his purse i'll order
to keep up with the fashions. She came
into his Office one day on an errand of
this nature, and the old gentleman being
a little fretted by business, spoke quite
roughly to her of her extravaganza.
"But, papa" said she, "every other
young lady has Hamburg embroidery
overskirt, and should think | might.
" Can't help that can't help that, "
muttered the gruff progenitor "prob-
ably they earn them, which you don't. "
" Why, pa, how can youl" pouted the
damsel, "Well, can't be drained of
every cent I've got, and L wish you
wouldn't bother me-" continued the
father, harshly. 81 verify believe, half
sobbed the young lady, "that you care
more for your old gold than for your
own child" "Gold's good for some
thing" "retaliated the broker unfeelingly;
"bonds, stocks, certificates, greenbacks
everything is at discount; but gold
gold, child, is worth more than any of
them" "Then, sir, quizzed the daugh-
ter, twinkle taking the place of the tear
III her eye as she drew herself up at full
height beside her short parent, faint I
as good as gold?" GAS good as gold
what do you mean ?" inquired the
paternal. "Ain't always above par 2"
she exclaimed, triumphantly. g Par"
collapsed, and the daughter got her
nvar1racc
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
Watching Ones Self.

When 1 was boy" said an old
man, "we had a schoolmaster who had
an odd way of catching the idle boys.
One day he called out to us Boys, !
must have closer attentiont to your books.
The first one that secs another idle /
want you to inform me, and will attend
to the case
"'Ah 7 thought to myself, there is
Joe Simmons, that L don't like. I'll
watch him, and if see him look off his
books, I'll tell.
"It was not long before L saw Joe look
off his book, and Immediately inform
ed the master.
Indeed = said he, 'how did you
know he was idle 2 t.-
Il saw him, said L.
You did ? And were your eyes on
your book when you saw him p
81 was caught, and 1 never watched
for idle boys again"
If we are sufficiently watchful over are
own conduct we shall have no time tc
find fault with the conduct OF others.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
The Dogs of Damascus.

In all Eastern towns dogs have sprung
up from the time of the creation. They
multiply extensively, they belong to no
body, they are not held sacred, but, rs
they are the town scavengers, nobody
kills them. In Brazil the vulture,
large, black, repulsive bird, supplies the
place OF dog, and is therefore protect
ed by G20 penalty. With the Moslem
it is q sin to take life, but is allowable,
or rather it is practice, to torture, main,
and ill-use short of death. These poor
brutes live on the oilal of the town, they
sleep in the streets, they bring forth
their young on n mud heap, and ut n
tender age the pups join the pack. They
are ill-used by the whole population,
and, like Ishmael, their hand is against
every one, and every ones hand is
against them. The people beat them,
kick them, stone them, so that out of
$4,000 you will not see dozen elders
with the whole body, or four sound legs.
They are so unused to kindness that if
,I,you touched one it would bite your hand
\ off like a wild beast, supposing you
were going to injure it. Were you to
remain lone in q bazar ut night, shut
up with them, it is probable that they
would attack you in pack, and kill you.
There is story of a sea captain who
drank little too much, and lay down in
a public place. In the morning only n
gnawed bone or two, his sailors cap,
and tattered clothes told the horrible
story. 1t is quite possible that this
should happen, the animals are SC
atarved. Their habits are regulated by
laws of their own. have grown, in the
solitude of Salahivyeh, to learn them.
At night, when profound stiffness reigns
i'll the village, you suddenly hear n dog
coming down from the Khurdish burial
ground Mt the foot of the mountains. Ho
communicates some news to the dogs
nearest the borders of the village. There
is chorus of barking; it ceases, and q
single dog is commissioned to bear the
news to the dogs of our quarter. They
set up Il howl, which ceases after few
minutes. and one of our lot is detached
and flies down the garden to the dogs
near the Babies Salahiyyeh. Whatever
the canine news is, in about twenty min
utes it is passed round to all the dogs Of
Damascus. L cultivated the affections
of those of one quarter, and found that
in attachment and fidelity they differ il
nothing from the noblest mastiff or mos
petted terrier; every time my husband
or went out, dog was sent on guart
by their community to accompany us tc
the border of his boundary, when ht
appeared to pass us on to friend in the
next boundary, to wag his tail fora bow
and to take his leave, as savage chief
tain would frank you from tribe to tribe
If stranger comes, they set up achor,u
of barking, and follow him in crowds
If a dog goes into another territory, al
the others fly at and fasten on him, as il
they said: "Who's that, Bill Z" "a
stranger" "Then cave 'arf brick al
him ~ If an English dog comes among
them, they bark around and try his met
tie, and he has to try to settle the ques
tion for himself the first day, like new
boy at public school.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05

seven priests out Of the country, on account Of
Miguel. -. In the trial of the Mormons for
the Mountain Meadow massacre, Ann Hoag
testified that she was at the meeting held to
receive the report of Lee in regard to the mas
sacre, and that Brigham Young went into the
meeting while Lee was explaining. Thomas
p. Willis saw the property of the immigrants
in wagons in front of the tithing g-house. 20
By an explosion of gas in the Pennsylvania
gas coal companys works at Irwin's Station,
one man was killed and six others badly burned.
..... Part of train on the Pacific road went
through a bridge over the Mississippi at
Brainerd, and four persons were killed and
several wounded. ....Of the one hundred and
sixty-two mills at Oldham, England, only elk
are running. Fifty mills have also been
closed at Ashton, throwing eight Thousand
persons out of employment. Trouble is ap-
prehended..... Tramps, after having eaten at
the farmhouse Of Mr.. Hill at West Berlin,
| Vt, demanded money, but were driven away.
| They returned two days afterward and at.
tempted to fire the premises and the same
afternoon four of them burst open a door and
fired at Mrs. Hill, without injuring her. Neigh
bors went in pursuit -. The companies hold
ing policies on the life of jackson, the default
ing revenue officer of Louisville, KY, had hif
body exhumed for post mortem examination
and found arsenic in his stomach . Reports
from Gloucester Mass, state that the mack
ercl catch is very light and prices have ad
vancsd. Prof. Janney, the governmen
Seologist, reports that lie has discovered gol,
in paying quantities in the Black Hills. TIL,
whole draft of the new Spanish constitution
lac been approved by the committee. . Con
siderable excitement was caused in inancis
circles in New York city Oh notice being givel
of the failure Of Duncan, Sherman e. Co., tn
bankers. The liabilities are estimated at S.
100000, and the assets are unknown. Th
loss falls heaviest on country banks holding
paper of the firms, and on travellers holdin
letters Of credit. The failure was caused b
the shrinkage on railroad securities and cotto
held by the firm.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
United States Pension Statistics.

At the commencement of the fiscal
year, which ended on the Both of June
last, there were on file in the pension
office rs, 721 applications for pensions,
divided as follows: Invalid soldiers,
4O,560; widows, orphans and dependent
relations, 34,641; war of 1872, 1,530.
There were added during the year, as
follows: Invalid, 30, 280; widows, 1905;
war of 1872, 1,126; total, 3S, 552; grand
total, 1928. During the year the
number of cases disposed of were: In
valid, 26,145; widows, 5,474; war of
1912, 1874; total, 36, 493; leaving on the
Both of June, to be disposed of, 1910,
or 2,019 more than there were at the
commencement of the year.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05

STRINGENT LIoUoR LAw.-One of the
stoutest liquor laws on record was pass
ed by the last Legislature of Georgia,
for the benefit of Wilkes and Polk coun-
ties, in that State. 1t provides that no
license to retail liquors can be granted
for less than twelve months or for a less
sum than one hundred dollars; and no
license whatever can be granted outside
the limits of Incorporated towns, except
upon the written consent of majority
of the freeholders who are voters that
reside within three miles of the place of
sale.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05

A FUNNY DEDIcATIoN.-Mr. g. B.
Lewis, the humorist of the Detroit Free
Press, has this dedication to his forth
coming book: "To the Pawnee Tribe
of Indians, whose enterprise, talent, and
craftsmanship, coupled with the fact
that they rise early, go to bed late, and
are always around when wanted, and
who cheerfully roasted one of my an
cestors at the stake, without reward OF
hope of reward, is this volume respect
fully dedicated by the author"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
The IiePS.

The bees have become very bold in
El Paso, ILL.,, and cluster around the
beer faucets in the beer shops. A
thirsty man who was drinking a.glass of
beer Che other day was horrifed to feel
one of the insects fly into his mouth, ap-
parently intent ON having a sip of the
beverage before it disappeared down his
throat. He has not been able to taste
anything since, and his tongue has
swollen so as to be with difficulty con-
fined behind his teeth.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05

CHILDREN.-Children are children as
kittens are kittens. A sober, sensible
cat that sits purring before the fire, does
not trouble herself because her kitten is
hurrying and dashing here and there, in
a fever of excitement, to catch its own
tail. She sits still and purrs on. Peo-
pie should do the same with children.
One Of the difficulties of home educa-
ton is the impossibility of making
parents keep still; it is with them, out
of their affection. all watch and worry.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
Asthma aud Catarrh.-See d. Langells adv't
4 MAN OF A THOUSAND.

A CONSUMPTIVE CURED. - When death wa
hourly expected from Consumption, all remedie
having failed accident led to discovery whereby DR.
II. JAMES cured bis only child with preparation 0
CdHnGbis Hiicd. lie gives recipe free receipt
two stamps to pay expenses. There is not n sipgl
symptom OF Con sumption that 1t does not dssipate-
Might Sweqts, Irritation of the Nerves. Difficult Expec
stomach, Inaction OF tho Bowels, and Wasting Of tn
Muscles. Address CRADDOUk 4 CO., 1892 Rae
Street, Philadelphia, Pa, giving name of this paper.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05

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