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CORN ORINT FISHING.
Birds Trained 10 Catch Fish-A Chinese Prnc
tice In England.

very curious sport Is gaining ground
in this country. The use of corirurant- for n-h-
luz piruu-e- ha- been practised for centuries by
the thihc-c. who carefully train these hird- To
deliver their Ircy uululurcd To- thclr master in
stead cf arpropralng IL to their own use. and
from J lf.. and other oriental countries il ha.
been brought To- England. Cormurint fishing
recalls. In a measure, the DAYS of old falconry.
with The exception that while the feats of The
trained hawks and falcons were performed In
mid-atr. the performances of the " sea crow. "a
the French call u. take place IN the water. With
ring placed around their necks to prrtent
them nom swall"Nlhs their booty. though we'll
trained bird Will dispense with this restraint.
the cornorants plunge at given signal into
the water. aud hardly ever fail 60 bring up a
nuuy prize. Their broad. Wchhcd feet. and their
thiu, Keel shaped body, admirably adapt them
fur swimming aud 81 wing. and they ~ 10 often
means OF propulsion. 20 swift are thcl and 80
sudden their descent thar the nimhle-t
seize their prey otherwise than hy
the head they ascend To- the surface,
and quickly jerking IL into the air sill ddrutly
catch j. a. II iaIa neAdinrcmnst me appear
auCe of a number ~ curmurints thus engaged,
and regularly bringing their booty 20 their
owner hands, il a very pleasing sight. Thus
employed they viii continue fishing, with but
little iutermi,siun, and with the occasional On.
courageinent II handful Of the smaller fr, for
several hour together. Otter-. indeed, can bee
trained to act IN Il similar manner. and II this
mode II iishusi f. likeytu hcrofnc al all general
it viii u"cc--itafe q new reading II certain acts
OF Parliament. hdcr the salmon f,hcrl acts,
for instance. duty Is payable on Instruments
used for tie capture OF salmon, and II may be-
come question for the lawyers whether a cOr-
morant can properly be called AN instrument II
engaged boa pursuit 81 salmon, while IL b. only
AN aquatic totipalmate bird al other times
There are. Al any rate. few Kinds Of sport which
Arr not open To- objection, from which cOrnO-
rant L-htng l. free. tOruurlu's must haze h-l
L. eat, and % j. no more cruel To- let them feed
thcmsclNc- iu tur presence Of aduiring -pcctl
tors than 60 catch the tsh ir~t of all la net II
IL even superior 10 the, ancient falconry, since
the winged prey of the huwk is a more sensitive
animal than the hnny prey ot the cormurint
and the Dish do not probably feel any pain 30
their iEnumliious descent, head foremost, int,
tAe eAuAcIous beAA u lhrIr OhutOr.
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A CuIious story of Lite Insurance.

Two or three years ago a man named {.
A. Folk who then lived in New York. insured
his lie for $1,000 IN the New York Life InsuT-
ance Comp1nv. one cod night in January, 1919,
Folk lett home ON hunt, but did not return,
aud the next law hi- wife ana nelghOors went
out to search for MIN. they followed his tracks
IN the snow tlll they cane to frozen stream.
There they found Folk hat and gun on the ice
near the edge of a hole, and they concluded
that he had heen drowned. Mrs. Folk applied
to the New York insurance company for the
$4,000 insurance on ms ME. =. II. Carney, the
agent OF the cOnlpany, believed the drowning
story a fraud and refused to pay. Mrs. Folk
brought suit. ami obtained a verdict, but new
trial was granted, aud she again obtained YER
dot, hut was prevented from getting her money
hy a STAY Of proceedings being granted. In the
mean time Mr.. Carney Went to Memphis aud
learned from Chief Of Police Athv there that {"
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man corresponding to the desert ntion Of Folk
had come to that CITY IN 1875 under the
name of X. Russell, ana remained there six or
seven months. Chief Athy placed the case In
the hands Of Detective III rry Crammer, who
knnsas and was living UbsCutels. under the naine
OF j. X. Sloan, with negro named Wyatt Hun,
near surrounded hin or Fredonia Landing,
Prairie county, Ark. Chief Athy teleRraphe to
Snerin III. q. Williams of Prairie county, Ark,
to arrest the man and he wo Id get 800 reward.
The chief also sent n photograph aud descrip-
ton OF the man to the sheriff. On July 81 Chief
Athy tcleRraphed to the agent, MIR. Carney. at
New York, that he man bad been caught aud
was held Nv the Sheriff Of Prairie county. The
sheriff had teegr pned Chief Athv that he had
Folk at Devalrs Bluff, Ark. The Chief tele-
grained the Sheriff o bring his prisoner to Menu
phis, but the sheriff telegraphed back to the
Cncf that w. s. Hin and MIR. Carney had tele-
.raphed him to take Folk to Little Rock instead
OF Memphis. Sheriff Williams, being puzzled.
went to Memphis himself. saw Chief Athy and
returned to DevaIls Hun, where he had left the
prisoner in jail. Folk has confessed, and Will
I've taken back to New York.
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Coming From the Picnic.

From me Chicdgo Times.
q! the sun was sinking IN the west,
A home We rolled rignt CHEEKY;
A heart at rest N every east,
Ii limbs were Htld anl weary.
Yet thought nausht OF tot ani heat.
Nor rocked what nj sht petldc me;
So happy. L. 10 -hl are NY seat
With the girl tAat sat beside me.
One soft, white hani In mine was placed,
she eHut against ne shilyi
Wnllc, 90 sus tam htr, round htr waist
Ny arm had wandered slyly.
She - need Il me win a sHucy smile,
Rut ala not cht c. nor chi me.
on twas nctvel thr while ciught that smile,
From the girl that SIT beside ne.
O girl were there Doth DARK and fair.
Some sprishty ana some stately
Auu some there we're whose Nilslule air
Ana features pl H.ci me- greatly.
But take them al. stout, shOr', or tall
care not Wno'll dcridr u
No glrl wa. tAere Wculi implro
VITA tAo g.r that sal beside me.
Our homcward Journey an too soon
MareuHe ami We lrtcd
The band -ilutN A. Ga" lnArcling tune
And iOuuMr nelvi heart 4.
Win plaNtul puut, A. We passed. out,
A merry kiss she shed ne
on hove sikh As waved foud'W
To the girl that sat beside me.
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the DEYIL As A BED FELLOW.
Funny Testimony in an English Breach OF
Promise Case.

Northern circuit, Liccrpooi, aug. s.
b. fore M. Ambro.e, z. O." commissioner ana a
Common JIuy.-Cunltts ~. Louie This was an
action for preach of promise Of marriage. ihe
defendant denied the promise, and alleged that
Il ne a. promise ne wAS not sober.at ne tune,
SIR. Ad lisDu and Mr.. Dewey appeared for the
plaintiff; Mr. Pope Q. c., and Mr. Mcconnell
Tor he defendant.
The plaintiff " = widow 81 years OF age, and
the defendant a publican aud Drawer al Hay
dock. His wife had died IN $50, and In tue
same year ne N de a proposal IL the plalntln
AZ Inst she refused Ms sun. bit on the proposal
being renewed, on the Is Of February, she ac-
g uted the defendant. SHORTLY atterwTd the
cr, ~ examinaiion, 1t was elected from the
plaintiff that on some occasions the defendants
servant Do d been obliged to fetch him home. hut,
hs sizes ld. tie d PENDANT was not drunk. She
sad " lie regularly mentioned marriage when
no visited ne lie was comfortably In drink AZ
lines, Lut lie WAS not Of on drunk.' On the
- h ~ Juiv. when the promise was made I'VE
Had tea together; he asked TO- drink 81
spirits. and give Il To hin, nut never encour-
aged hiu to drink witness was called who
,tatsd int on the IAN Of August he went TO
ine plain ms house and the defendant was
Tia re. Ihe defend int told the witness he was
sOlng to marry the plaintiff, aud sail, you
shan be witness Witness said, Never mind
me, settle ~ yourselves;' out ne said, must
90 IT," Inc defendant then SAID t. the pam
tn, win you have me, Mrs. Clnlre" sic
said, Yes lie SAID ~ promise To- marry YOU
her waist Another witness deposed t. having
seen tue defendant put his arm round her shout
ders, and heard him say he would make her
Tue defendant w7s called. and said went
n wigan on tue l6'h Of july, and got on the
spree, and carried II on till the latter part OF
August / vs. Oh the spree u few days, a. my
cuusin went TO DR.. Pennington aud got dranent
tor me, whicn made me very Ill. have not tle
-hghtest remembrance OF seeing MIS- Cunllue,
or of making her any promise OF marriage.
came III the spree about the last DAY OF August
>lhcs that time ! have not gone 10 Visit MIS-.
Cunlne The nrsI | head from her was her
LAWYERS letter. / had been counting Mrs Hal.
sail before | went on the spree, aud married
Is.Ff Ia nl a. IA
Mrs. Cunlnea house when was sober. when
| have Oeeu on the spree, and am likely 20 give
e., h we to send for "A doctor, and am fast Tor
siuce-1ya ws"Ls al IL. did nVt 20 near Mrs
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New York Markets.

SATURDAY, Aug. l9.-FLouR AND MEAL1The
mAe5 w' ,ssady I t,r ost cSn s sry cr
Veal IN sood dsmanS sspgc mn"iyTss
sgcai S si'rS SJ $50 I'D DO aaG XyX
! sotS patent 'Csi7.55 ely, ,liIples Ai, 49, ,.
southern shipping extras, s455.st5.b1. corn ucal-
Western 81 7OGt9qO' hr.ndywlnc' s32nHs'.a5' Rye
Cor1oS-sPo.. easy salr. GOOD bales. Maalps up
1890 bacs, closing with bNer.at ~ ailc for AggntI'
II 25a2c tur srpt.mnrr y = nc inr ~ q L. ~ ~
January and il s5ase ior February Liverpool mar
APr"yisi"Ss FciS nflncr, nni quiet mess he'd AZ
els 30 On me spot ana for September and October ds
picNlI no b,lnt.. II n. average &C loAc Lard dtf
,I , gp for pre Do, and o'6@sG75 Tor pfiis
Nc-n an Tor future delivery Loo 1c. clq,lns q,
L9s' s' s5,sF AS9sT s'ss 5g' sss
s9r' Western nrSins and tuSs ID A. fhcess
9net state factory Gcs0sici western DO SC. Eggs
@ Scve ba ap arm mar 1 p bush
w ss N s9rhs al 81 N sSrf wsussc Brink
zoe old amber Michigan at 81 go and uneradei Min,
nrm. Oats Ia good demand, and prime white Grmer,
salc So 900 bush a 37@42c for state mixed lc4dc fog
whitc, S7c.j and choice Western Nhiteat 4ic Corn
sss for On new wess Tu mSeG hsc To- r '
steamer mixed nj ode'i We; ALSO Nrrl, i,''nN -,
miAed a. bbles5dc' mostly at lae lower ''c' showing
suSpsIEs Spirit. turpenune was steady ani gule a.
206c Rosins were quicj, hut steady, AT tlhiieh d7ls
Tor common 10 good strained, Petroleum Was asn'g
active aud higher, crude u hulk llGli4 o. salcs -
1OnOC hhls. high test rcnn'u AZ ms hnl luV" n.
ordinary At 10 5lG1l Ocean firghts were quiet
Dut STEADY Tor berth oo, and talr' active Tor Guar
ters grain L. Liverpool by steam, 'i COTTON blbd :
grain IL Glasgow hy steam, al. hour |" luAuoh "
san "a Tod grain To berseh ~ d. r,hhei peiIo'
rum in Ito GuiUd kugduu bs COS 80 dos floi.; do
10 me BHIc, DO o. Nh,shci unsettled Attlloi saies
Of $50 hnls.
GROCERIES RIO coffee wac quiet but steady al lb0
ls'er. gold sales. 1dO bags mild grade quiet. Rice
ami mossvr Quct and unchanged In raw sugars there
was M advance fair 10 good refining cuba quoted a.
atsGHsC sales VI 1000 hGs at Sc. for molassvs grades
gssc Tor cuba pisc. for do and 6slOs7c FOR meaia
kenued AJn II toT hards WITH fair trade
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Puncb'- Diet for Hot Weather.


Medical Press
During the prevalence OF hot weather:
l. Meat should be eschewed. Fish should be
looked upon with suspicion. II not dispensed
with altogether. 3. Poultry contains put little
nourlshment, decOnposes rapidly, and cannot
he recommended. 4. For health, timed provls-
ions are out OF the question. .. The excessive
fermentation Of bread IN hot weather renders II
indigestible and unwaolc-ome. d. The some
times fatal effect uf stale vegetables, aud the
diniculty tneXpetieuced cooks have IN detecting
their stale condition, render the use OF green
vegetables, in rtcultr. extremely risky. Z.
Fruit. unless at nrst hant Is 50 much poison.
!. Pastry OF all Kinds impedes the digestion, anu
throws the Internal machinery out Of gear. y.
Recent revelations with regard to milk Will eau
ton all persons against ts use. even when direct
from the cow that imbibes sewage water. The
same remark may apply TO butter. IL fllchards
and saruines contain so much doubtful oil OF
their own, aud That which surrounds them Is too
often 50 doubtful also, that 1t Is Impossible to
advise their use. IL. Many constitution has
been sacrificed 10 made dishes. L.. OF eggs, I'M
less laid on the premises, the less said the bet
ter. And now with regard to drinks and stimu-
lanis IN hot weather l. These who drink adul-
terated tea, coffee. &c, know the risks they run.
No stomach stand them long at any time
2. Two-thirds OF the trash known 'aerated
waters contain nothing hut "A little impure sas
pumped into impure water. 3. Ordinary water
should undergo two OF three processes before II
Ia ft to drink. T. With regard to ice, II l. to be
feared that large proportion OF II Is derived
from horse ponds. 5. Wines witnin the reach Of
ordinary Incomes only have the eject OF over
heating the system, and producing lamentable
results. o. Weak whiskey ana water might be
recommended. were It not for the deadly fusel
oil contained in most whiskeYs. I. To drink the
best pale brandy implies the millionaire. Among
brandies OF the OF binary class, brown brandy has
been considered least, nut only least, injurious.
3 GIN Is always deblltatiug, and sometimes nc
tualy poisonous. IL Is Mr.. Punch's painful
duty 20 inform the public that. as a consequence
Of compiling the above Hints Mr. Plmch's
Nervous COntri lutor has peen endcavOring TO
sust In life on Drown brandy aud Dloaters. The
result Is scarcely satisfactory.'
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The Mysterious Death of IA Remarkable Col
0red Man.

From ne Neio Orisdns Heblb lcIg.
The Rev. j. Seila Martin, for several
years a resident of this state, and well known in
Boston and Nashtngt IN. was found dead IN ms
room. AZ " Gasquet street. yesterday morning.
The door ~ the room was locked on the INSIDE.
aud q hat Tile bottle OF lauddnum by his side
indicated that he died Dy his own lb.nd. lie
had fallen tuto Incorporate habits OF late years,
aud also was accustDmed to use drugs for the
purpose VI quie.ing bis nerves. Whether he
mad intended to take has own life OF persisted
from all overdose OF lauuauum remaius uys-
tcty.
Mr.. Martin was a re Il arkable man Of his race ;
a man of great natural ABILITY, and ala eloquent
and Ell cilNe speaker. lie was born about the
yer lSH, ia South Carolina. ana passed his
younger wears in slavery. Like Mr.. Douglass
escaping to Canada. His talent tor pablo
sleAkiug attracted the attention Of the anti
slavery leaders In Massachusetts,. He became
pastor of the Baldwin Place Baptist Churcn IN
Boston. and was CHOSEN 70 represent the Amerl-
can slissionaly .Associ ltion la England. While
IN London he preached regularly 10 a large con-
gTegatiOu. lie urnlng to tue United states lie
aflerNaTd Al pears - nave Joined tue Presbyte-
n ~ Church, apd m tuat ceuomioati0h was a
pOpul preacher in Washington. After the war
the work Of reconstruction, and larticul triy tas
educational wants Of the cClOred people, brought
him To AlabamI aud Mississippi. aui finally to
thls state. Drifting al last into the political
aren't, Mr. Martin appears To have fallen from
the grace OF the chuich. His old-tin.e friend
sAlp for Horace Greeley led MIN into the ID tmO-
Cratlr- LiDcr movement OF ISL. ana as "A Fusion
candidate he was returned 10y tne De Ferret
Board NJ member of the Legislature rom the
parish OF CAdGp, Out resigned soon after the or
ghnIZation Of the MCEnery Legislature. Under
the general Government ne at one lime held an
appointment as Special AGENT in the Post Once
Department, and had zen engaged "a writer
on the LOulSIdHtdn newspaper. Latterly lie
mas been unemployed, aud despondent for the
future.
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Az INTERESTING VIII CASE.
A Novelist Against n Free Thinker In Eng-
Iuud-A QuadrnnguIar struggle.


LONDON. July 29.-On Wednesday next
on To tie heard. | refer to the IurOeNillc case.
Inns Mr.. urbsviile. recently deceased was once
naLed BlAckmoor, but changed his name be-
cause Of some family quarrel. lie WIS the elder
brother Of MIR. BlackmOor the barrlster and
novelist, who now clulin- To tie tie rgutful heir
OF th- deceased Rentiemsn'a property over
GuVr When Mr. IGrheNllle ditd three wills
o. frund-ihe earliest bequeatheI mis- prop
ert, toa Mr. L-sery. the second ueuueHthed II
~ Charles lir dlhugn, aud the thifu brqleatned
u 10 d llr. Megss. who attended him IA A.- last
day.. There T., therefore, quadransular strIs
gr fur the money.
TIE ,tucr claimants contend that the Will last
m dc. 10 favor u me physician, was made when
1urbcviic WAS diving anu lncap ble, tnat he we-
In The .ud- of the pny sciin, nj they further
al.r.e tat the pny sician speeded his patient s.
d a.N. even n he Nld MT actually poison MN.
j. h. very likely that this last viii must be set
as!i" because Il IL too late, aud b-serys oecaus
f. to eiriY.
There will then remain a struggle q a pecu-
nar kn1 between the two Wep. pcr.on ily
fHeutiy, Bi ckmoor and liradliu-n. BackmOur
Ie-i-t- tie Hradlaugn win On the ground that
when he made It, OF course. ! cannot say what
evidence lie can bring IN supi or OF tnis, but
IRON wnnt Information have been bic to 90
tain from ir. lirdllaugn. A. apue II, to me- IA Il
be maze Ills viii, cannot lie impehched. As may
b" jagged. The man was a ire thinker. ana he
80 nuch admired Brad usn nat wncn he
Ut-HdltIC wd- Ing 20 Americf b.. he II urt -
yIel pr "a him flUDJlf h. would NOT 20. lie
q u Nrnie TO Brillau-h, consulting him about
TIE ~ .uerty, and after his ia h there WIS
found ~ ms room liradltush's p1rtraif, alons
VITA letter from him showing aoisiuchnati IN
l" nave anything 10 d. with Iurocyil.e's prup-
efly
II lis admitted by all the claimants that Brad
Ia "a comes into court WIKI clean ,nds, and a
b. WI c'nd ict his own case great Interest is
lett 10 lear Llu.
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State bonds neglected, the only recorded sales
having been IN Tenn 6s Old, ut 4Sce47sl, and Missouri
g. ong bonds 1O7. In railroad securities there
moderate trade with the principal transic ioqs as
follow. Am. Dock Imp. Co. Is, Mle Mil ana -. Paul
u. gold lOl Nil. ana st. Paul lists. La Crosse NV.
1913 MI. aud s. Paul c. and ~ div. p0Ngp9s Nil.
ern con, loos chic. aud Aorthwes,ern IT mort.
luOb6B 1868 Albany and susq. 2ds. loo LAKE Shore
pa mort. con coup. 0s Cent Pacific gold bond-, no;
{. nj Pacnc lists, san joaquin branch. e4i4 Yves erii
Pacific bOnds, 1UUil W L. Tel coup. 1900. l0lls
Int Pscne LIST mort, and Q. bTanen. gs4s Union
q5ia Pacific Railroad OF Mo ist-, ail Alton and T.
II. 2ds pref. pll9 Erie 4th mort. 100 II. and - 10.
b. couN., 50 Morris and Essex 1sts, con- lO3 Fort
MayIe "a mort loeA North Missouri lsis.. soy :;
Mo, Kan. ana 1. :. T.. h15p.
ne following were the opening, highest lowest, and
II. ". 0lOsls pTleAs " stOeAs tU.dAy.
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Halsal oil that time. Ind TO beg her pardon.
MY wife keeps butchers shop at Ashton. |
live at the brewery. During the SIX weeks was
ON the spree the brewery was stOpped.
MIR Addison-llad you the delirium trc-
mems" "tho blues" or sd. ~"
The defendant turning to Mr.. Pope)-What 10
the right wordY
The Commissioner-Do you know what I'd.
rs" areY
witness-Oh. yes. thought one night the
devil was in bed with the.
MT. Pupe-G have no doubt he was.
Witness-I am quite sober now.
The Jury found verdict for the plaintiff
damages. fi1.
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Yesterday at the Exchange II. W. Coates sold,
under foreclosure one house, with lot e5xl022
on the south side 81 vcntysxh street 200 feet west
VI Avenue A. for t24Ou, to plaIutin
The total value OF city real estate sold a. ne IL
change tor the past week amounted To taolHtu as
against tli7 Osb, the figures Tor the week prev ious
num1er Of foreclosure sales are announced Tor
MuuNLN Exchange.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-07
A BLACK CHARACTER

is awful, but pretty black hair and wh'skers are not.
Use DIR. TUFTS Hair Dye, and in fifteen minutes
You will have them as natural as in youth. Ifyour
Druggist does not have it he will order it for you.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-07
G00se-b0ne Probabilities.

The Louisville Commercial says: Now
is the time when the weather prophets
come forward with their predictions for
the winter. These prophecies, Just at
present, are al numerous and conflict
ing as political dispatches from the
South. All kinds of weather are fore
told, and people can have their choice.
but, before making a guess as to what
kind of weather is hid away in the future,
we must first consult III goose-bone.
1t carried us over the bridge of doubt
Nast year, and pointed out the changes
Jdst as they occurred. Of all the wealth
er prognosticators who entered the
field, the Commercials goose-bone alone
hit the mark, and while Tice and other
weathor-wise sages lost ground, it made
a reputation and became honored in all
the land, and its prophecy for the COM
ing winter will be watched with great
interest.
The goose-6one is more closely watch
ed in Kentucky than in any other part of
the country. 1t has been handed down
among the early traditions of the State,
and may be called the Kentucky wealth
er prophet. It is to be found in nearly
every Kentucky country home, and in
many parts of the State the
farmers consult it, and prepare for
handling their crops in accordance with
its readings. The prophecy of the
goose-bone does not extend beyond the
year in which the goose was Matched,
and the prediction is for the three Win
ter months only. Take the breast
bone of the last springs goose and di-
vide into three equal parts, and the diff
ferent divisions will represent Deem
Der, January, and February. The
breast-bore of a goose is translucent,
and if clear when held up to the light,
the weather will be mild and pleasant;
but if covered with cloud-like blots, it
will be gloomy and cold, the heavier
the blots the colder the weather. A
study of this years goose-bone indi-
will be cloudy and gloomy, probably
with much rain and snow, lot very cold,
but withal a very disagreeable month.
About the last of December we shall
have some cold weather, which will
continue to grow colder as January ad-
vances. The month of January will be
8 cold one throughout, with some very
severe weather during the last part of
the month. On the prophecy of the
goose-bone it may be predicted that
about the last of January we will have
the coolest weather experienced for a
number of years. February will be
more pleasant and spring-like, betok-
ening an early return of the flowers.
During the last of the month, however,
there will be- a few cold days, but no
severe weather.
Such is the prophecy of the goose
bone, and as we have the word of a
good old farmer up in Woodford Coun-
ty that it has not failed for so years. we
may as well prepare to meet it, and
need not be surprised if we have good
skating on the Ohio River during the
latter part of January.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-07

assertions were repeated by his counsel
in an address to the Jury. Assistant
District-Attorney Russell, in his sum-
ming up addressed to the Jury, threw
all the eloquence at his command into
the case, and in an argument of r
ability convinced the Jury that the pris-
oner was the vile scoundrel he had pic.
cured him.
Without a moments hesitation the
jury found Lewis guilty of the charge
In the indictment. Judge Sutherland
said he was gl:atified that the prisoner
had been found guilty, and that the
woman, whose career had been so sim
gularly unfortunate, was rid of him at
last. His Honor then sentenced Lewis
to the highest penalty in his power to
lntlict-fve years in the State Prison,
at hard labor. At the request of Mr..
Russell, a nolle prosequi was entered in
the case of the woman, whose name
and address, and those of her employer,
have, as an act of justice to the parties
themselves, been withheld.