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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-10
CURRENT NEWS.
MiSIIIN.ToN.

The Government has information % the
effect that II j. impossible 10 carry the mails
between Brownsville and Corpus Christi,
Texas, on account ~ the depredations oi
Mexican cattle thieves.
The funeral scvices.of the late Nice-rre>i-
dent Wilson took place in the senate Cham
her Of the Capitol on the 26th. The cham
Der was heavily draped in mourning. The
funeral casket was borne by twelve soldiers
from the rotunda 20 the senate Chamber,
and was followed by the relatives Of
the deceased. together with number
Of officials Of the Government. The
President. members Of the Cabinet and
members Of the supreme Court, the latter
in their robes OF Office. were present. The
Rev. Or. Sunderland, Chaplain Of the SEN
ate. read from the Scriptures, and the Rev.
Or. j. T.. Rankin delivered the funeral dis
course. At the conclusion of the services,
the funeral cortege proceeded TO the Balti-
more and Potomac Railroad Depot. where
the body was delivered 10 the committee
representing the state Of Massachusetts.
Secretary Chandler, upon the recon-
mendation Of Commissioner smith. il j.
said. has made a sweeping removal - the
heads Of divisions and chief clerks in the
Indian Bureau.
san Francisco papers are authority for
the statement. that the Government Of
Mexico. being unable % pay the large
amount OF claims lamounting 10 some
80. oc0. eco or 50. O,o.cO0) awarded 10y
the Mexican Claims Commission 70 ciu
zens Of the nited states. has agrced TO
cede to the United states the whole u Low
er California. the entire state ~ sonora.
which includes the magnificent seaport 81
Guaymas. the whole state % chihuahua. and
parts OF the States 81 >inaloa. Durango and
Coahuia: in consideration ~ which the
United States Government j. TO assume the
payment. u the claims mentioned. Prc>i-
dents Grant and Lerlo are >aid 10 have
agreed to an the details ~ the transfer.
which only needs the sanction of the >enafcs
II the respective countries ~ become an ac-
conlplished fact.
II having been iniimated by a witness in
the Whisky Ring ease, ~ -. Louis. that
Secretary Bri>tow j. OF had been member
Of Louisville whisky firm. the Secretary
telegnphed 10 the District Attorney At =.
Louis. inviting judicial investigation into
his case lie says. $50 far a. this Depart
ment is concerned. | ask that every allega-
ton against any officer Of IL. from it. head
TO il humblest employee. he thoroughly in
yestiyated and vigorously prosecuted II ans
ground exist therefor. | llaye read thi> 10
the President. who repeats nj injunction.
Let no guilty man escape.
The following /, correct lit ~ the con-
tests for seats in the House 81 Representa-
iiye~: ma-Kromberg v. llaral-on:
Florida-Finley ~. Walls; Illinoi.-Le-
moline ". Morey. Brcux ". Darrell Mas
Standardization ~. Frost: Minne~uia-
Cox v. Strait; New lork-LowTy y. Nor
ton; South Carolina ". Rainey. Butts
". Iackey; Nirginia-Platt W.. Goode !:
Idaho Territory-Fern ". Bennett; tab
Territory r. Ba-kin ". Cannon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-10

Prom the indianapolis sunlas Herr
There j. 4 good story Of an au
hunter in The Rocky Mountain
followed grizzly bear for four -t.
and then abandoned the pursuit. 4
ing a. reason that ''ihe trAi.
ting too fresh" something M
same nature may induce q sidt
pension ~ the whisky hunt ats -
The trail j. getting awful iF--h Y.
there Billy Mckee Ia, been bag
and the size II the tracks upoa w
the hounds ARE now yelpinr rah
that bigger game than Billy j. g
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-10

they have placed ihcmsclye. "a .
with the Republicans ia New Ilant
shire, and have made gains ia r.or
other State where elections wert t.t
Where they had bat two Stale. ~, 4.
thirteen in ISL, they have nov IN.
with two. judged hy the last eler .on.
n much Democratic a. Republic IN
while the Republicans, instead IN \.
States out Of thirteen, rs ia ISL. hst
only cleanly carried six. or. tort
differently. IN States IA which ti.e X.
puhlicans had net majority en nv
popular vote over the DcmDrr-
over 100000 in 1871. the Demo
have in $50 a net majority "a .
5000 over the Republicans.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-10

ported n from 10 ~ dcgrce, below zero In
various localities. There j. plenty ~ snow
and good sleighing. The Hudson River
wa frozen over Al Poughkcepsie. and canal
navigation In New YORK wa> eniirrly >us-
pended. On the Northern lake. there had
been severe gales in addition 10 the cold
weather. and mans Vessels had been lis
ahled aud driven ASHORE.
cardinal McClc>ky arrived home On the
9Th ut.
The house u Allcu Wood. near Elmir.
y. ~. was burned ON the 9th. and Mr..
Wood and her three children p,ri>hrd in the
flames.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-10
The Origin Of the whisk. Rim.
frnm bal 80 Ynrk 80

Prom the New Nork " oria
The defense in the case of Mr. " X.
of the -. Louis Globe, accused ~ c.
spring with other members ~ II
Whisky Ring to defraud the G
ment. appears TO be that IL hed.e .r
by the money irregularly il was 'v
apply il To an illegiiimate p, no.
That j. TO say corruption fund ~
wanted 10 insure the success az N
Grant in 1872. and he had Ia raj (.
money somehow. Ii will hc rcnirn., +.
ed that Mr. Morton made 4 ms,is
trip 10 81 Louis IN the latter par \
summer, and tia; it. object Wa M
Ia be the obtaining Of fund % hc
Republicans in Indiana and Obs Il
asmuch a Missouri was pre-tm
the State where the local RadicA
needed all the money il cDuilrai- p.
looked very much like an ah>-r
ceeding; nevertheless the same a1
was done again under the adm .,-
ton Of Mr. Filley. Perhaps Mr M
ton will rise-sit. rather, beca
can't rise and EXPLAIN
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-09-03

TO cut it short, he put up the tin
lie had labored so long AID so hard to win,
And started the boy in the paper trade,
Where he prospered we'll and a living made.
Then Flick returned to his ancient WAYS,
And loafed and begged through the l~istless
days;
Cracking, by way of amusing folk
An occasional rummy and senile joke;
But what is the funniest thing to me,
He always thought he had had that spree,
And Dragged about it to every one
That for once in his life he had had some fun.
He died in the course of time and went,
| make no doubt, to his puniShment;
For, of course, such Il wrctched Old sinner
as he
Could stand no show in eternity.
There's just one thing to his credit though
He didn't ask to be born. you know.
-NsC York Graphic.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-09-03

TIE crop of broom-corn in the Mo-
hawk (N.Y.) Valley promises to be less
than that last year-with the usual
weather the rest of the season, con-
siderably less. Some large areas of 50
to 100 acres and less are very backward
and often thin, and will amount, unless
under very fayoring circumstances of
weather, to little or nothing. From Il
careful estimate made by those interest
ed, the area in the Mohawk Valley
planted with broom-cOrn the present
season is 400 acres less than last year.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-09-03

Miss REED, an American Amazon,
entered the j~umping-ring at Il recent
horse show in London, and when, after
she had got her horse three times over
his fences, he jumped deliberately into
the pond, she kept her seat bravely,
and brought the ugly little hunter out
amid the applause of 20, 900 people.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-09-03
THREE AMERICAN PEERESSES.

How Three Baltimore Sisters Became
Respectively the Duchess OF Leeds, the
Marchioness of Wellesley, and Lady
&f,n~r
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13

mr COUNTY NEws.-We clip the
following items from the last Charles
town papers -
SALE OF LAxp.-A tract of land con-
tanning 100 acres, on the East side OF
the Shenandoah river, at the foot OF the
Blue Ridge mountain, in this county,
lately owned by Peter Langdon, de-
ceased, was sold on Thursday last, by
w. H. Travers and ID. B. Lucas, Spe-
cial Commissioners w. +. Anderson,
auctionccr-at SG,l0 per acre. Mr.
Thomas \. Hill, purchaser.-Spirif.
On Friday the ''Neill'' land, located
on the B. tE O. r.. r., short distance
West of Dufiields Depot. i'll this coun-
ty was sold by l.. n. Iluck, Andrew
Hunter and II. G. Green, Special com
mis,ioners: w. f. Anderson, Auction
Ger: as follows: Tract No. l, the "home
place" containing $50 acres, to MIS-
II NJ Walton and Miss Mary Neill,
at s42 pei acre; tract No. ., !3S acres
toJ H. Strider, at S43; tract No, B,
lO2 acres, to JOS b. McGarry, at S43.
Spirit.
BANK OrrIcEEs.-The stockholders
of the F'irs, National Bank OF Jefferson
at Charlestown. at the meeting held OH
Tuesday last. reelected the old Board
Of Directors. Wis: Edward Tearney,
Wm /. Wilson. Geo. II. Turner,
John Burns and ii, 0. Talbott-Ed-
ward Tearncy was again selected as
President spirit.
UNDER WAY.-Mr. Geo. W: Henson
contractor for the erection OF the Court
House stables, has commenced opera
tion and will. we presume, have them
ready for occupancy at the next term OF
the Court. This "Stake-oats stand
will be without competitor. VIII II,
therefore be 4 monopoly! FREE
Press.
DrAp.-A telegram received here on
Saturday, announced the death, III
Lynchburg, Va, of Mrs. Gibbs, mother
of Mrs. Capt. w. II. kable, OF this
place,-HpirH
DocBrr-HEApEp CALf.-N learn oil
4 strange freak of nature which occur
red at Myerstown, in this county, few
days ago. a COW belonging to MIR, IL;
VI. Smith, of that locality, is reported
to have given birth to double headed
tailless calf. The calf was stlll-born.
and we learn was skinned and stuffed
by Mr.. S. with the view of diSposlns OF
it to one of the leading museums OF the
country.-Spirh
PARTIES IN TEounIE.-N lthn the
mast week or so another commotion mas
been raised in this county by the Is. ~
O, r. r. authorities. This time, small
lots of old railroad iron OF different
kinds have been looked up, and are
being traced back to the parties who
ourloined them from the Company
property. The matter will come up
for hearing, we understand, before
Jus,icc OBannou to-day.--SprH.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13

Az INNOCENT PRASK.-A bad boy
thus describes his missdeeds and their
punishment 'My sister En- has got 4
teller who has been coming 10 see her
most every night for some time.
Night before last, inst to have Il little
fun, | went in the parlor, crawled under
the sofa on the sly, and waited there
till he and Elm had got settled and Just
as he was asking her il she was willing
to become his dear partner for lie, and
trust to his strong right arm for protec-
ton and support, | gave three red-hot
Indian war-whoops and bumped myself
up against the bottom of the sofa, and
fired off an old horse-pistol that | had
borrowed of Sam Johnson, and, my gra-
cious how that feller jumped up and
scooted for the door! He never stop
ped to get his hat, but went tumbllng
head over heels down the door-stePs.
AS for Elm, she was just that scared
that she squatted right down on the
floor. and screeched like al creation,
till dad and mother came running IL,
with nothing on but their night-clothes,
and wanted to know what the matter
was. But En- only yelled the louder,
and kept pointing under the sofa, TIL
dad got down on his knees, and saw
me there, and pulled me out by the
hind-leg. When he had got me out in
the wood-shed, he warped me over his
knee, and then went at Inc with al old
trunk strap, and haven't got over 1t
real nicely yet.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13

INroRMAL PEopLE.-Treserye lis from
unceremonious people-lhose men and
women who ''never stand on ceremony
who are always perfectly at home in
other peoples houses Society has
many pests, but few so intoIerabIe as
they. Free and easy visitors are
most thoroughly disagreeable. They
will iuilict themselves upon you at any
time, and expect to be always cordially
welcomed because they are so free and
easy and SO 10th TO put anybody to
trouble. They will come before break
fast, or Just as yon are sitting down to
dinner, and draw up their chairs quite
like one of the family. Early III the
morning they delight to run in, and
they will come right up to your cham
Der to save you the trouble OF coming
down, and there they will sit and watch
YOU make your toilet, and comment ON
now gray your hair is getting, and
wonder if you are not great deal
stouter and redder in the face than You
used to bc. They will hunt over Your
writing-desk for note paper; bathe their
faces with your cologne-water, and
scent their handkerchiets with the con
tents of your choicest pertumery bottle.
They are always ready for luncheon-
"You know I'm too much at home IN
your house to 90 hungry, my dear, -
and any stray confectionery lying abont
melts before them as dew before the
sun. They make no scruple Of borrow
ing your latest magazines and novels;
even your wardrobe does not escape
their encroachments; and all this lnso-
lence is cloaked by some such empty
remark rs this: Il never stand on
ceremony, but make myself at home
everywhere, so donf put Yourself ont
to entertain me-" Again We pray,
preserve us from uncereinonlous peo-
pie
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13
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If the number of insertions be not marked
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JoR PRINTING will be executed with hes'-
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All Job Work and Advertisements mus'o'
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All personal communications will De cha' So
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To avoid any misunderstanding on inc Il" .tste fst
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No paper discontinued until all arrearaeeS
are maid mn. unless at the option OF the editor.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13

The execution OF the murderer, Ort-
vein. in Pittsbur@ Oh Tuesday, was the
cxpiation of q crime of most sicknlng
nature. The murderer made a final
confession in which he stated that he
deliberately premcdtated and planned
the massacre of an entire family, by
whom he had been employed. Ills de
signs were carried ont to the letter, and
he made an effort to conceal them by
burning the honsc down over his man
cled victims. After his arrest and con
viction, while in prison, he tried to make
it appear tha: what had been done was
committed in moment OF insanity, and
it was not until he saw bis doom inevi
table that he protessed himself tired
of disSimulaiion, and acknowledged The
cold blooded enormity Of his offence.
And yet in spite OF all this, Oh the
scaffold he claimed that he had repent
ed : his sins were forgiven, and be was
certain the gates Cf Heaven were wide
open, waiting to receive him. THIS Is
the same old story. and were 1t true,
there would he no surer means OF &C
quirlng a blissfu! immortality than
through a murdercr's cell. But while
there may be efficacy in death bed re-
pentances, it is rather dangerous that
such doctrine as this should make
headway. At any rate, if executions
were prompter, and followed more
speedily the committal of crimes, it is
likely that fewer persons would be in
duced to take that method Of gaining
Heaven.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13

AMESpE HoNoRAsLE.-We no'ice
,hot tho Baltimore .Svn has, through Its
columns made the amsnde honorable Ill
.rsfsreuce rU to a statement made by one
of its correspondents in regard 10 Mr.
lie. Combs of this city, in connec-
= ton with a matter amicably settled at
the M time. growing out of MIR. {. 1nln- II
tentionally contounding the name ol f. a
ther Kahn with that of another party,
That GOOD father and pious christian
gentleman we suppose long since De
came G. satisfied that MIR. Z; maze ere
yious but not intentional blunder'-1"a'-
f;nsburg Statesman.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13
THE GIRL FOR NIE.

Just fair enough TO be pretty,
Just gentle enough to be sweet,
Just saucy enough to be witty,
Just dainty enough to be neat.
Just tall enough to be graceful,
Just slight enough for fay,
Just dress enough to be graceful,
Just merry enough to be gay.
Just tears enough to be tender,
Just sighs enough to be sad,
Tones soft enough to remember,
Your heart tho their cadence made
glad.
Just meek enough for submission,
Just bold enough to be brave,
Just pride enough for ambition,
just thoughtful enough to be grave.
A tongue that can talk without harming
Just mischief enough to tease,
Manners pleasant enough to be charm
ing.
That put you at once at your ease.
Disdain to put down presumption,
Sarcasm to answer fool,
Contempt enough shown to pres''mp-
ton,
Proper dignity always the rule.
Flights of fair fancy ethereal,
Devotion to science full paid,
Stuff of the sort of material
That really good housewives are
made.
Generous enough to be kind-hcarted,
Pure as the angles above
Oh. from her may never be parted,
For such is the maiden ! love.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13

Cor FoolEp.-A youth who boasts
Of NIartinsburg as his birth place went
to see his girl on last "Wednesday night.
He didn't ring the bell bat rusNcdrisht
into the hall where his Arahelly was ac-
customed to manifest her love to INN cy
kissing his mustach. 1t was dark IN
the hall. so that the young man was
obliged 70 trust to luck grabbed some
thing in she corner, he pressed 1t to ms
shirt bosom exclaiming: "Oh' Della
dear, how happy l am to meet 'nee
thus =. II ,.o,,o,,o,s
father rushed out, lamp in hand, where
seeing his expectant son-in-Iaw hugglng
his old over coat he said: q" \ oung man.
I thought my daughter had chosen a
man Of seuce for a iover, but l am
paiued to learn that you are a darheu ~
fool who don't know an over coat from
one of the fairest of VirginIaS dauSh'-
ers" so cit up and git" He did
MartinsJurg Independent
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13

with Wing attached. Stone Barn. anu
every necessary ou,bullding. with gres'
variety of choice Fruit. and a wen o'
never failing Water near the House we
nenot Of the B. & o. r. r.. Blacksmith
Sboo. Pos, Office. Stores. School House,
and Church. are all within three hundred
cards of the Dwelling. Taken al'oRe'heI
This ia one of The most desiraoie s~S''
farms in the County. ~
TERMS-One Thousand pohafS
cash on the Is, day OF April 1910. .ue W
residue in easy payments to suit 'ne ne
purchaser. The deferred payments "
bear in,eres, from the Is. day OF April
and TO be satisfactorily secured oy a 'sn
on the property or Otherwise as may 10
agreed upon.
For inrther information as TO price,
&c., call upon the undersigned n''he
near Wslper's x Roads, jefferson Coun'
~. w. Va, or on G. ID. McGllncy'
Shepherd.town. w. Va.
JOHN g. RUCkLE:
Dec. S. 1874.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13

The States and the Centennial.

The time has arrived when such
States rs are represented in the Inter
national Exhibition by collective exhi-
bitious Of their resources should be fully
organized for the purpose. The pro-
ducts must be ready for delivery in
Fairmont Park next winter, and their
collectors will find the intervening time
10 longer than the task requires. In
severa, of the States efficient organiza-
tons are diligently at work, and as an
illustration of one OF the best systems
hitherto adopted we refer to the work
of the Iowa board of Centennial mana
gers, as set forth very fully by the IN
dusfriaI Motor of Des AIoines.
This board has arranged the several
products of its State in thirty-two
classes. To each class has been assigned
and expert, who is to act as It's secreta-
~; to see that the products belonging
to it are fully collected; to arrange them,
and finally to supervise their shipment
to Philadelphia. For instance, group
80 includes ''all patents and useful IN
ventions of the State, and Mr.. Thomas
G. Orwig, the group secretary, has pub
lShed an address through the Iowa
press, in which he Solicits every patentee
to become an exhibitor, whether OF the
invention itself, or of a working model,
or of plans and specifications to be
bound in volnmns. Again, group, Z
contains "all wood dproducing plants,
with section OF all trees above SIX
inches in diameter, and botany Prof.
Bessey, of the State Agricultural Col
lege, has charge of this group, and he
publishes detailed list of titty-one
trees and ffty-three shrubs known TO
be natives of Iowa, to which he invites
additions Of any plants that may have
been omitted; and he also dSlres con
trbutions of fine samples from all in 4
position to furnish them. Without
further illustration we have quoted sut-
ticicntlv to show that the natural re
sources of Iowa will be fully made
known at the exhibition.
There can be 10 question that every
State will find its account III a similarly
comprehensive collection, and that those
which fail to make It, should there be
such, will have !ong-continued cause for
regret as they witness the advantages
derived by their more enterprlslng
neighbors from this unprecedented op-
porlunity of disclosing their claims upon
the investing and migrating public.
There ought to be no failure on the
part of the Legislatures now in session
to provide that this important work
shall be done this summer III 50
thorough manner that the aggregate
exhibition shall constitute complete
presentation of the natural and manu-
tactured products Of every part OF the
land. But there are unfortunately some
States in which there will he DO legIs-
lative session in time to take effective
action. In such cases we must trust to
the enlightenment and enterprise OF
State and private organlzationS-ot
agricultural. industrial, historical, learned
religious, and benevolent societies
most OF which have IN organization
that would enable them TO illustrate
their respectivespecialtieS without much
difiiculty.-Phjiad'Iphia Press.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13

This is the season of the year when
i n.r,,as of the bonnet becometh sub
;"e ;"e, 81 ~ interest to the fair sex. In a
1ec1 oi oots , It will become subject OF
principal with the male persuasion
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-03-13

AMERICANS ARE NArioN "f DSs-
pspr,cs-We live fast, .lissiIate anil
fiji early graves. We drink all kinds
of alcoholic spirits. and swallow. with
ont rnasticarion. pork, grease, and every
Kind of Understanding. systrIn-clogging,
;udioestible food. IJr. Walkers Veg
,.table Vinegar Biiten will remove The
eyiI effects. and the recovered patient,
with pure, yitalized electrical blnsl
flowing through his veins. will have "a
clearer head and cooler Judgment,
added to experience. viii cause him 10
abstain in the future, 4w