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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
Srhe Origin OF Robinson CruNOo.

Robinson Crusos was published in l7i9, with
the following title "The life and strange sur
prising Adventure of Robinson Crusoe, Of York,
Mariner, who lived eight and-twenty years all
alone on An uninhAbited island on the coast of
America, near the mouth Of the great river Or
inoco." The publisher, who purchased the
manuscript after all others had refused 1t, 10
said to have cleared Il 900 by it. Defoe was ac-
cused by his enemies, who were numerous and
bitter, Of having stolen the idea and even the
materials Of 'Robinson Crusoe' from the nara
tive Of Alexander Sslkirk but the charge was
wholly without foundation. Selkirk was not
wrecked at all, but voluntarily went ashore on
Juan Fernandez, which 1t that time was a. well
known % and more frequented by ships than
now. Crusoe's Island, ~ the title Of his
narrative states, was in the northern
hemisphere, In the Caribbean Sea, near
tho mouth of the Onnooo; and the most
probable prototype Of Defoes hero was Peter
serrano, who in the sixteenth century was ship
wrecked, and lived alone for several years on an
island In the Caribbean ses, near the mouth OF
the Orinoco, His story is told at full length in
Garcilaso's "Hstory Of Peru" translation Of
which was published in London twenty years
before "Robnson Crusoe' was written, and
could hardly have escaped Defoe's notice, rs the
book attracted great sttention and Serrano's
story is in the frat chapter.-APpletOn Amnl
| can Cycl0pedid.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
An old woman murdered,

ALLENTOWN, Penn, Nov. 20.-The wife Of Mr.
schnecksville,' small village nine miles from
this city, WAS murdered last night 1t Appears
Mr.. Schenck left homo early in the morning or
business, and returned after dark. Finding
everything dark in the house, in cropping abou
he stumbled over something, and STOPPING dowr
he caught hold Of = cold hand. He Immediately
left the house and called the neighbors in, whet
Mrs. Schneck was found on the floor with sew
al pools Of blood near her head and the entire
Moor sprinkled with blood. Her face was beassr
into shApeless mass. She was about sixty-twC
years old. There is no clue whatever to the
perpetrators Of the horrible crime. The hus
band offers 1900 reward for the detection ol
the guilty parties.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25

-Senator Morton teegrAphs to Assistant
Postmaster General Tyner that all reports that
he has attempted to Interfere gAinst Mr.. Jew
ell, or in behalf Of getting anybody else into the
Cabinet, are utterly false.
Secretary Chandler denies the report that he
had determined TO accept the formal resignation
Of Indian Commissioner Smith, aud that he had
selected George Jerome, Of Detroit, a. his sus-
ceesor.
"A young lady Of Philadelphia has broken her
engagement because her lover made fun OF
the Centennial"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
A Chest ~ Cape may.
Hr BouHCEs INTO THE MIDST OF BEvY OF LADIES
WHILE ON THE BOULEVARD.


CAFE MAY, Nov. II.
. ghost at Cape May has been added to the
many attractions q that splendid sea side
resort Last Friday night, at9 O'Clock, four es-
timable lady residents were walking on the beach
promenade, designing to 60 out on the pier and
view the surf and ooean BY moonlight, when an
appariton in white suddenly bounced among
them causing great oonsternAtion and speedy
flight TO the Atlantic House, . square OF, where
they explained their adventure and had the pro-
pristor and guests investigate tho cause. II
proved to be some vicious fellow who had GOV.
srsd himself with yellow sheathing paper, blown
from an axbor roof and hiding besde the walk
bounded In among the ladies, when opposite
him. The fellow escaped, but left his wrap
pings and traces Of ooncealmsnt and flight aftel
his trick.
The person who acted the ghost is suspected
~ he wAs ssen passing down 1ackson street Jus
previous 70 ths ladies' going BY, and a. he IL idl'
and vicious he u doubtless guilty. It In desiret
TO keep our board walk promenade safe and pop
ular at al hours, and tho police have the aus
pectod person under survsillAnse, and other
Interested are also Watching to prevent . recur
! renee Of the outrage.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
Toe Young fer Her.

"Jsnnie, you're my sweetheart, !" said 9-yeAr-
old suitor, - he sat alone with his hearts idol,
tho other evening. "How can BE- your sweet
heart, " asked the little m,se, when am Is
years old and you arc only 92" "Ars you 1872
"Oi course am" "Wsll," answered the juvs
nile bean. Aftsr rejecting little, "Id besn IS
toe" il hadn't been sick 10 much when l wa
little"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25

"A Detroit woman who was turned out Of her
house for non-payment Of rent went out In
good style, quitting on silks and jewelry, and
having her hair frizzed in extra style for tho
occasion.
New Bedford is said to have but one whAler
loft-a schoolmaater, .,.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
INDEx.
A spark In the Neg.

At Locust Dale. Pa, on Saturday, box con-
tanning ksg Of powder, on which several mi.
ners wsre sitting, was exploded BY tho dropping
Of spark. The mon were terribly injured, and
thrss Of thsm-Alfrsd J. Htesly, John Durkin
aud Mordscai Joues-died soon after. Another
named Payne was not expected TO survive.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
rnc Pence Policy \ success.

Bishop whipple, of Mirnesota, has written to
President Grant that, Notwithstanding all clamors,
the presidsnts peace policy towards the Indians
has been successful. The Bishop says thous-
snds OF the Indians are learning to live ~
civilized men, "And among them are many ~
true Christians ~ can DO found among the
81
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
Rr,xham Young Dlscharxed.

Brigham Young was discharged from the Gus
| tody Of the U. 8. Marshal At Salt Lake City, on
Thursday, by order OF Chief Justice White. The
Judge held that the order OF Judge Dove dis
charging Young from the alleged contempt Of
court in May last was final andlconclusiye. and
OH the adjournment OF the matter went beyond
the power Of the BOurt.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
new NElGMBoRs


Within the windows scvnt rcetsA, nH
Behind pink GerAnium n0wer.
She Mts and sews, and sews and sits,
From patient hour 10 patient hour.
Az woman-like a. marble IL,
A woman-like ~ death might be-
marble death condemned tn mskc
A felnt at life perpetualiy.
Wondering, watch to pity her;
Wandering, l 10 my restless ways,
Content, think the untamed thoughts
Gf free and solitary days.
Un!Il the moui nful dusk begins
To drop upon the quiet street,
Un'i upon the pavement far
There falls the sound Of coming feet
The sound ofhappy. fastening feet,
Tender - kisses ON the air
Quick ~ II touched by unssen lips.
Bushes the little statue there.
And woman-like as young life Ia
And woman like as Joy maybs,
Tender with color. 1.-the with love.
she starts. transhgured glorlously.
superb In one trsnsc+n ndent g'ance-
Her eyes, see are burning black
NY little neishsor, smiling turns r
And throws my unmseked pity bask.
wonder IL It worth the while
To sit and sew from hour 10 hour,
To sit and sew with eyes OF black
Behind . pink gsranlum flower.
-Ehzab<th stua Phelps, In Ha'per's Magazine.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25

Poe's Bells.
Prof. John 8. Hart, Of Philadelphia, writos to
the New York Tribune
"The Bells was first published In the No
vembsr number Of Sartain's Magazine, for 1849,
Of which periodical was the editor. The poem
when first left with ma for publication, some
time In June or July Of that year, consisted Of
only two short stanzas, ~ follows:
THE B8LLs-A SONG,
Tho Bells !-hear the bells
The merry we'd ling bells!
How falry-llke melo y there swels
From the silver tinkling c lis
OF the bells, beilsf bells
OF the bells
The bslls sh, the bells!
The heavy Iron bells 4!
Hear the tolling Of the bells!
Hear the knel!si
How horrible melody there f1oats
From their tn oats
Fon their deep-toaed throa's!
How ahudder at the notes
From the melancholy throats
OF the bells, bells, bells
OF the bels
This WAS the entire poem III its original form,
~ first offered to Bartain's Magazine. II was
accepted In that form and put in type, but before
its appearance tho author enlarged II to nearly
it, present size and form, and again, before its
actual publication, he sent us . second version
in the form in which 1t finally appeared.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25

AN odd marriage is reported in Bland coun-
ty virginiA-that Of Mr.. Allen Hannah and Mlss
Hannah Allen.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
pMJlApElpMiA.
QUA SATURDAY LxTTER.

TIE o1Tr yIHANon-DIsoussIoH OF TEE TAX RATE
--Tnl PARK LOAN oAAH-ARFUsAL OF THE 0oURT
TO GRANT TER WRIT OF MANDANus-NKCnsalTY
or Park IMRAovENnNIa - TEE WITHKnafooN
STATUE - CENTENNIAL APPEAL 10 OoN0Rna--
TEE sFANmn wAA soA8E-Aof7vTfY At TMA NAVY
YAlD-fHB MOODY REvlvAL CnlT1OisKD - TEE
HrLr CASE AoAIN-ofTY AMUsnGnu1s, &c.
ss..xsI Gu.uu>~s,ss.x xa>sa>a Al kka n..,.sne.kal
, 1875-10-27
o u B A
Correspondence ofMe Times

The Gironde publishes a letter respecting
the recent execution Of a Frenohma1 in Cuba.
1t appears that the victim was NJ. Edmond
Reygondeaud, not Rigaudeau, as stated at first,
belonging to one of the best French families in
Cuba. Towards the end of July, M. Rey-
gondeaud, being at his sugar factory of
Guantanamo, was warned that a strong hand
of insurgents was preparing to Invade his
plantation. NJ. Reygoudeaud and his family,
accordingly, hid themselves in the woods and
waited till the insurgents took their departure,
which they did without doing any damage.
M. ReVgondeaud was again induced to fly
by hearing that armed bands were coming,
but on learning that they were Spanish soldiers
be once more returned home. This time,
however. his property had been very much
damaged. and be even found two officers in pos
session of bis own apartments. It is supposed
from a letter since found that NJ. Reygondeaud
naturally made use of some strong language.
However, a day or two afterwards he was
summoned by the officer in command to CON-
plete his complaints. He had hardly left his
house when a shot was heard, and the u%nfortu-
nate man was shortly afterwards found lying
dead by a negro servant. The French Consul
at Santiago called upon the Governor of Cuba
on learning the news, and was coolly informed
that NJ. Reygondeaud, being q prisoner, had
tried to escape, and was. accordingly, shot
in the attempt. An inquiry has been opened,
, 1875-10-27

but a newspaper correspondent complains that
French Oonsuls are not invested with the
summary powers granted to their English
colleagues. "In such cases." he says "a
threat alone sufioes SO we'll that the Hispano-
American Governments take care not to touch
English subjects, and if by chance one of them
Is injured, they hasten to defer to the often
naughty claims of our neighbours"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09
RIG CATCH.
A Burglar among Us Come. to Grief.
iRAsSHoPPER.

A burglar among Us Comes to Grief.
His Room Full of Plumber, including
$50 Keys to Stores and Houses.
Sunday morning about 8 o'clock as
Mr.. I. n. Stricken was walking up
Commercial street, he happened to
stop in front of the room then occu-
pied by John McDonald's effects, to
look at Il stove setting in the window.
AS he looked he happened to observe q
man in the rear end of the store, and
the man also seeing him, lodged down
behind carpenters bench. Soon he
popped his head up to see if Strickler
was still there. The latter of course
suspected something was wrong. Geo.
Terry came along and asked Strickler
what he was looking at, and the latter
told him. The man in the store shift
ed his hiding place, and thus both rec
ognized him as Il. Z. Jones, a well
known painter of this city. Terry
agreed to 60 and inform Deputy U. s.
Marshal Gilchrlest, who was supposed
to be in the stage company's stables
near, and Strickler would keep watch.
AS Mr.. Gilchriest came to the place,
Jones got out of the window and ran
up stairs to his room above, but was
followed at once and captured there
by Messrs. GIlchriest, Strickler and
Terry.
Leaving Mr.. Terry to guard the
prisoner, Mr.. Gilchriest went to the
residence of ). B. Riggs, who is assign
ee for Mr.. Mcdonald. and Mr.. Riggs
came down to Jones' room and identi-
fled large number of articles there as
belonging to the Mcdonald stock. 1t
was evident that Jones had carried on
an extensive business In the thieving
line, and he was taken TO Jail and the
room taken charge of.
Next morning Mr.. Riggs, Mr.. Gil
chriest and others made a thorough
search of the room, or rather two
rooms, which Jones occupied, and
found large amount OF stolen prop
erty. There were some forty different
kinds of articles belonging to the Nc
Donald goods. Among them were q
desk, two stands, a wash stand, 10 gal
Ions shellac varnish, large amount of
sand paper, 10 picture frames, some
paint, churn full OF copal varnish, a
lot of stationery, paper and pins, tas-
sells, mouldlngs, and other articles,
making, in all, some $40 worth. Be-
sides the 10 gallons of shellac varnish
recovered, gallons had been used by
Jones (whO has bid very low for jobs,
and less than two gallons of the Is
gallo ms of cOpal varnish he had taken
were recovered. The varnish was ia
ken from the store house in rear of the
store, the key of which store house
was stolen by Jones last season and
found among his other stolen KEYS.
He had entered the store by raising a
rear window in which was a broken
pane of glass.
In addition to these articles were
some 90 keys belonging to various
stores and houses, among which have
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09

been recognized the key to John Bays
house, to ). r. Halls store, and to
Newman & Co.'S store. Jones had an
easy way of getting into a great many
places.
There were also several watches, six
desert forks and six silver tea spoons,
q set OF bracelets, some rings, and lit
tie articles belonging to Thomas Fry,
the ieweler. Also the gold watch sto-
len last summer from Mrs. John Nor
ris, at her residence, a gold chain of E.
+. SpraGue's, some perfumery and
brushes from McCandliss' drug store, 3
mems vests and a piece of coating, the
vest probably having been taken from
Newman's store. Also, six silver tea
spoons marked SIR. C. Jay" and be-
longing to Mrs. Richard Owen, photo
graphic materials from Ames' gallery,
books belonging to Prof. Carmichael,
l book of Ed. Borton's, large mirror
from the Sherman House, and about
100 rolls Of miscellaneous wall paper.
It Is thought Jones never painted q
house or store without carrying of
something, If it was only the key. He
is good deal of kleptomaniac.
Jones has a wife, but has been sepa-
rated from her for some time. He
confessed his thefts, and has been COM
mitted by Justice Bachelor for trial
at the next term of court.
People who have missed keys or
other property should examine Jones'
massive collection. A singular fea-
ture of all is that since this accidental
discovery no one seems to have sus-
pected Jones of stealing anything, al
though he has evidently been at it n
good while and rather carelessly.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09

The distribution of the clothing was
made TO those who personally applied
and evidently needed it, and to fill
some orders from township trustees
Mr.. Paine did not take receipts for the
clothing, of which there was but me-
dium sized box.
The flour and meal were distributed
to various parties in the townships
and small amount to people in the
city, to fill orders from overseers OF
the poor. Mr.. Paine also gave ont on
application of destitute parties, and
took receipts in all cases.
The next shipment received was
1S6 e sacks of -four. These were di-
vided between the various township
trustees in proportion to the number OF
destitute families in each township,
excepting that as Agnes City, Ameri-
Gus and Waterloo have received spe-
cial aid, very few of those 1S6 sacks
were sent to them, and consequently
some of them are still on hand. The
number of destitute families in each
township is reported as follows:
Emporia, "a; Fremont, %; Center.
81; Jackson, II; Agnes City, 10;
Americas, %; Pike, %; Reading, SO
Waterloo, 30; Elnendaro, 81.
Of the special supplies to Agnes
City, Waterloo and Americas, the
former received the following March
9th +: 1-2 barrel clothing, 4 boxes cloth
ing, barrel hominy, barrels meal,
3 barrels -four, u half sacks meal, l
key syrup.
Americas received n special lot OF
goods through the efforts of Col. p. b.
Plumb, which did not pass through
Mr.. Paine's hands, and Waterloo got
one or two car loads of relief via Bur-
lingame.
The relief business is now nearly
closed out. Possibly some supplies
may be sent on account of the govern
ment appropriation, but not probably.
So far as we can see and hear, Mr..
Paine has discharged his arduous du-
ties with great discretion and care,
he has certainly devoted many weeks
of hard labor to the work. He has
kept written account of it all, and is
really to show what has been done to
all who wish to know the facts. He
has done all this without any pay
whatever, and we believe with the best
of motives, and we trust his labors
will meet with the approval of an in
telligent community.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09

How IL this for WInterIng Cattle {?
Last Thursday, April LIST, Mr.. Thomas
Price, one of our leading stock dealers,
started his cattle to so out on the prairie,
~ two miles west Of Conncil Grove, and
10 miles away from any hay or grain.
lie had plenty of hay, but says:the cattle
which have been On the range out where
he has now driven his, are in excellent
condition, and seem to have done better
than If they Lad been kept up. He sends
his large herd out there with perfect
co confidence that they will do firstrate on
the prairie.
Cattle generally are in very fair condi-
ton, and in many places where the grass
was not burned OF have taken care or
themselves all winter. The recent rains
have started the entire prAirie,and pastur
age is already very general. Hay will not
so up any more, we believe. The cattle
business will be better hereafter than for
several years past. Every Kansas indus
try has passed the trying ordeal OF hard
times, and will improve steadily but
surely.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09
AUGUST FLOWER

The most miserable beings in the world
are those suffering from Dyspepsia and
Liver complaint.
More than seventy-fivs per cent Of the
people in the United States are afflicted
with these two diseases and there effect;
such as sour stomach, sick headache, hab-
itual costiveness, impure blood, heart
burn, waterbrssh, gnawing and burning
pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow
skin, coated tongue and disagreeable
taste in the mouth, coming up of food af-
ter eating, low spirits, &C. Go the drug
store of Spencer & Cutter and get 20
cent bottle, or q sample bottle for 10 cents.
Try it. l5-y1eow.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09

The above is fac smile of label we
are placing upon q whisky we have sue
ceeded in getting control of with some
difficulty. All of the physicians to whom
we have shown it pronounce 1t superior
to anything yet brought to this market for
medical and family use.
Almost all writers and eminent prae-
ticioners of medicine admit and recon-
mend whisky--when of good qualIty--as
preferable as medicinal agent to brandy
for various reasons, the most important OF
which is: it is much more likely to be of
good quality, as its mode of manufacture
is simpler; its action in low feyers as
diffusive stimulant is equal to brandy in
potency, while it does not produce the
painful burning in the stomach so often
complained OF when brandy is used; in
staying the waste of tissue of consul mp
ton of the lungs, nothing, except it may
be cod liver oil, has yet been found to
equal it. The above being true, the diff
ference in price should be taken into con-
sideration, which is quite an item usually
to those who are so unfortunate as to be
ill. A single trial Of our goods We are as
sured will convince the purchaser it is
something superior to anything they ever
used of the kind.
SPENCER & GLITTER
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09
Loyalty yours,
Admission % cents.
HARDWARE.


Knowing that 1t would rain easily In
Kansas this season, COppock & Co. have
gotten q big stock of hardware and any
thing in their line Of trade. They have
also rented the store In FrAker's block for
wagons and farm machinery and are fill.
ing that room full. Their advertisement
in to-day tells ITS own story. The firm is
reliable and popular, and offers great In
ducements in the way of iirst-class goods
end prices. Farmers and builders ca
afford to come long way to Emporia il
they have an implement to buy or a
building to put up. C IL c. select the best
goods in the market, in every line, and
sell them very low for cash. Read their
ADVERT sement.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09
LYON COUNTY RELIEF.
What Has Been Received from Abroad,
and How Distributed.
what the Oranges Have Done.

What the Oranges Have Done.
Mr.. Charles Paine, one of our coun-
ty commissioners, and best known cit
liens, is the purchasing agent for the
Changers of Lyon county. By their
request he has acted during tie past
winter as distributing agent of relief
contributed or sent here for destitute
members of the order. When the
State Relief Committee proposed to
send some supplies here, the county
commissioners, at the request of nu-
merous citizens, very sensibly asked
Mr.. Paine to act as agent for the distri-
button of their supplies. We called
upon him Saturday to ascertain about
how much relief business he had done,
and found him ready and willing to
give account of everything received
and distributed. He has all his trans
actions motel down, and can tell ex-
actly what he received and where it
has gone to.
Beginning with Grange relief, Mr..
Paine reports receipts as follows:
Donated by Eagle Creek Grange,
$40; donated by F. G.. Hunt, 80 lbs
flour; donated by EmpOria Grange,
$50 lbs -four and los lbs of meats, and
So; donated by Kansas State Grange,
5000 lbs of meal and l 600 of flour.
These supplies were distributed to
Changers mainly, but when n farmer
who was not Granger applied for aid
and evidently needed it, Mr.. Paine did
not refuse it. He handed the relief
out in his best discretion and to COM
ply with recommendations of other
members of the order.
Supplies from the State committee
were received as follows:
Feb. &C, 10000 lbs meal in bulk,
with orders to turn over 10000 of it to
Norris county. Also $50 lbs meal in q
box, 150 lbs flour, and one box of
clothing.
On this shipment Mr.. Paine paid out
of his own pocket $3.50 for freight and
$500 for drayage. He settled for the
drayage by turning over 200 lbs of the
meal at 2 cents per pound to Messrs.
Hiatt. To get the freight paid he sold
meal as follows, and no more:
125 lbs to E. L. Jones at &c 50 10
5IH :" +. Q. Patterson at &c, 20
% q Mason Young At &c, so
50 20
and J. p. Slower, of Morris county,
paid the other 1915, and thus Mr..
Paine was reimbursed for the money
he paid for freight.
When the meal was gone there were
some 90 lbs of sweepings, good for
herse feed, which Mr.. Fox kindly ac-
cepted, in full payment for the use Of
the store where these supplies were
handled.