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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-11-17
CoNl q DOsrsa.

Yesterday as n pale-faced, hollow.
eyed man was walking along Wood.
ward avenue, using a cane to support
his feeble steps, u pedestrian stopped
him, reached out his hand, and said:
"Why, Tom. is this you?"
"Yes, its me-" was the mournful
reply.
"And what's the matter 7"
"Pm run all down, and I've lost my
place"
lost it? How? Been discharged p
YES" sadly replied the poor man.
"Pm looking for job, now"
II know Of coal dealer who wants
a driver" suggested the friend.
mo good-no good" with mourn
full shake Of the head. ''I've been to
two or three, and as soon as they found
out that my weight was down to one
hundred and twenty pounds. they
turned right away. Coal is down, you
know, and they have to make it up
in the weight OF the driver. > Detroit
Free Press.
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Not a little sympathy is felt and ex.
pressed by William Butler Duncan, in
his misfortunes, notwithstanding his
firm made such bad failure apd'sunk
the money Of 50 many people who
could lily afford to lose it. Though
he Is the subject Of 30 much severe
criticism, he retains the respect and
confidence of his friends and neighbors
on Staten Island, where he contribu-
ted 90 much for public and charitable
purposes, and where he was SO univer-
sally esteemed and admired as large
hearted and public-spiriteti citizen.
A touching incident recently trans
pired which must have quite overcome
Mr.. Duncan. For two or three years,
during the summer months, drivers
and equestrians here met, on the pub
lie thoroughfares of Staten Island, a
young lady equestrian, accompanied
by an orderly, whose elegant figure
and superb horsemanship ELECTED gen
eral admiration. She had had every.
thing from infancy that heart could
wish, and was supposed by those who
knew nothing to the contrary to be a
gay butterfly of fashion. But how
mistaken the impression Soon after
the su pension Of the firm, unbeknown
to her family. she understood the
translation Of a work which was at.
tracing not a little attention in Ger
many. Secretly she kept at her task,
night and day. When il was compile
ted, she went alone to the largest pub
fishers in the city, submitting her man
uscript for inspection, and. few days
later, made a contract for the publica.
ton Of the volume. When the first
copy was printed she placed it in her
fathers hands, and telling him what
she had done, expressed the hope that
she could contribute something to re-
lieve his financial troubles. The
translation has proved a decided sue
cess. 1t has met with q large sale,
and the royalty has already paid to
the devoted daughter has amounted to
a considerable SUN. What an exam
pie is this for daughters who, reared
in wealth and luxury. are suddenly re-
duced to a position of comparative
poverty What a mountain load
could wives and children remove from
unfortunate fathers if, instead of mop
ing and repining under adversely. they
should with willing hearts and willing
hands render any and every assistance
in their power-[N. Y. Cor. Chicago
Journal.
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His name is Church, his nationality
American. aud his parlor on James
street, Toronto, under the shadow Of
SALISBURY Hall. He has been doing
a roaring trade for two years past, at
fifty cents seauce, and from s2 to SO
per private consultation. The famil.
lar spirits by which this man has been
enabled to supply some Of the straight
est and most respectable members of
society with news an advice from their
departed relatives are Forest Lilly, q
squaw, Little Jimmy, an Indian dwarf,
Lille Preston, young lady, earth
residence unknown, who was drowned
while crossing the Atlantic, and MINI
waukee, and Indian giant seven feet
high, With these familiars, Church
has gulled hundreds in the city, in
fact, he has 50 bedeviled some old
maids and weak.minded cid gentle.
men tha. they have left their congre-
cations and openly professed spiritual
ism. Last week, however, a disaster
befell Church. His parlor was full
one night, and the circle was complete,
and he was supposed to besitting bound
hard and fast IN a corner of the room,
and the names Of Milwaukee had the
floor, and was ringing bells, and occs-
sionally urging the members Of the
circle to keep their hands joined and
their minds passive. At this juncture
gentleman, who was in the adjoin-
ing room, and who had discovered a
stovepipe hole in the partition betwixt
him and the spirit-room where Nim-
waukee was holding forth, and which,
it is needless to say, was in total dark
ness, conceived the idea of thrusting
lighted torch through the hole and
throwing light upon Nimwaukee's sub
ject. Accordingly, he quietly struck
a match,S applied it to the torch,
thrust the brilliant light through the
stovepipe hole, and 10 the circle saw
not Milwaukee lecturing or playing,
nor Church sitting bound in a corner
of the rooom. but the latter, in his
shirt sleeves, aud with his boots of,
standing where the spirits were wont
to stand. The circle broke up in con-
fusion, having discovered that their
Gamaliel was hunbug.-[MOntrea
Gazette.
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TAe kemfscAv Rtrer Bridge.

The Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Bridge, over the Kentucky River, is
rapidly progressing, and is now suffi-
ciently advanced to demonstrate that
il will be an eminent success in engi-
neering. On the 9Th Of October, a
self-supporting span bailt wit1ouf scef-
folding, lS0 feet long and 2S6 feet
from the water, had been thrown out
from the north bank to near the point
at which it is to rest on temporary
wooden pier. AT this stage OF the
work, the structure presented such an
astonishing and patent triumph of me-
chanical and engineering skill as to
make il a matter Of interest to pre-
serve its appearance for the pleasure
and instruction Of all who were not 50
fortunate as to see it in that exact
stage. With this view, the skill Of
Mr.. James Mullen, the artist Of this
city, was put under requisiton, and
the result is a picture which is u tri-
umph OF photography no less striking
than the great engineering skill which
it so handsomely illustrates. This pic
ture is now finished, and may be seen
at the gallery of Mr.. Mullen, on Main
street, by any who have an apprecia-
tion for the beautiful in art. or the
triumphs OF mechanical genins and
skill. The scenery about the bridge
is the grandest in Kentucky, the
bridge, l,i25 feet long, divided into
three spans Of AIS feet each, and 2S6
feet above water, making altogether
what we regard as the most striking
picture We have ever known presented
by the art Of photography.
ton Gazette.
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Treaswsens or ssirss.

How many unhappy girls have paid
dearly for the early bringing up Of
their young husbands, who, after tile
first glamour Of love has passed, treat
their wives as they were allowed to
treat their sisters, and ss they saw
their fathers treat their mothers--care-
lessly. disrespectfully, with a total
want Of that considerate tenderness
which is worth all the passionate love
in the world. This class, though they
may muster outside as excellent hus-
bands, never do anything really bad,
and possessing many good and attrac-
tive qualities, yet contriving somehow
to quietly break the poor woman's
heart, or harden it into that passive
acceptance Of pain, which is more fatal
to married happiness than even tempo
rary estraugemept. Anger itself is a
safer thing than s,olid, hopeless indif-
ference.
The best husband ever met came
out of as4amily where the mother,
most heroic and selfdenying woman,
land down the law, "Girls first, not in
any authority. but first to be thought
of as to protection and tenderness.
Consequently the chivalrous care
which these lads were taught to show
their sisters naturally extended itself
to all women. They grew up true
gentlemen-generous, exacting, cour-
teous Of speech and kind of heart. In
them was the protecting strength of
manhood which scorns to use its
strength except for protection--the
proud honesty Of manhood which inf
nitely prefers being lovingly and
openly resisted to being twisted around
ones finger as mean men are twisted,
and mean women will always be fouud
ready to do it, but which all honest
and brave women not merely dislike,
but utterly despise.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-11-17

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. S.-An
attempt was made last night to steal
the remains of President Lincoln from
the cemetery vault here. The plot
was suspected sometime ago, and
Elmer Washburne, United States
Detective Tyrrell, and his assistants
watched the vault last night. The
scoundrels broke in the outer and inner
doors of the vault. opened the several
cases of the sarcophagus, and were
about to make off with the remains,
when the detectives accidentally dis
charged pistol. which alarmed the
robbers, and they fed precipitately,
escaping in the darkness. A slight
clew to their identity remains, and
their capture is probable.
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The late Rev. DR.. Sutton, Vicar OF
Sheffield, once said to the late Mr..
Peech, a veterinary surgeon:
"Mr. Peech, hos is it that you have
not called upon me for your account p
"Oh." said Mr.. Peech, II never ask
a gentleman for money"
"Indeed !" said the the vicar; "then
how do you get on if he don't pay''
Why" replied Mr.. Peech, latter a
certain time | conclude that he is not
a gentleman, and then | ask him."
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-11-17

1t looks as If the old kingdom Of Is
real would be reconstructed at no dis
tant day, Information coming from
Europe plainly and equivocally estab-
fishes the fact that the last three or
four years have witnessed a return Of
the Jews to Palestine from every quar-
ter Of the globe. The number going
from Russia is entirely unprecedented.
The Hebrew population Of Jerusalem
ia more than double what it was ten
years ago. and the movement is going
on rapidly.
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The miraculous draught of fishes in
the Columbia river has practically re-
mained the same for many years, and
within the last eight years canning
industry has sprung up on its banks
which last year cured and canned 49,
600, 900 pounds for expectation. The
London Times estimates that the catch
Of Great Britain and Ireland for the
year 1875 was 100000 pounds. Ac-
cording to the calculation the produce
st one Oregon river is equal to nearly
four times the catch Of the United
Kingdom.
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Prsesasnsttes ss the
GOrerm or.

GOrermOr.
The manifold blessings enjoyed by
us as a people during the year now
drawing to close, admonish us Of our
duty to humbly give thanks to Al
mighty God for the great benefits we
have received.
Therefore. /, James B. McCreary,
Governor of the Commonwea Of
Kentucky, do designate and appoint
Thursday, November Both, 1876, as a
day Of Thanksgiving and Prayer; and
l request the people of Kentucky to
cease all secular occupations, and lay
aside all political contentious on that
day. and assemble in their respective
houses Of worship; give thanks to the
Ruler of the Universe for His great
kindness and mercy to us; earnestly
ask that He will continue to guard our
Republic, which He has so graciously
preserved through the vicissitudes Of
an hundred years, and give wisdom to
its councils, purity to its government,
and happiness to its people; that He
will specially bless our Commonwealth,
its institutions, its industries, and il
homes; foster the interests Of religion,
education, and benevolence; promote
among us health, prosperity, aud fra
ternity, and continue TO us forever
His divine favor.
In testimony whereof, | have caused
these letters to be made patent and the
seal Of the Commonwealth to be here.
unto affixed. Done at Frankfort, the
2nd day OF November, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-six, and in the eighty-ffth
year Of the Common wealth.
JAMES b. McCREARY.
BY the Governor
j. SToDDARD JOHNSTON, Secretary Of
State.
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snSSass ~ M IN er.

Just sner the dessh of the flowers.
And befsre they are buried In snov,
There comes festival sesson,
when Nature is all sslov-
Asio~ With . mystical splendor,
That rival. the brightne-. of spring
Agiov -ith st~suty mor- tender,
Than sueht which hir Summer could bring.
sosne spirit shin 10 the rainbow,
Then borrcvs its magical dyes.
And msntie- the fair spreading isndscsps,
10 hues that be~ilier the eyes.
The sun, from HI. cloud -pilio-ed ehsmb~r,
Smiles so, on vision - gay.
And dream. that his hvorite children,
Tho aovers have yet pss>d away.
There's luminous mist on the mountains.
A light, azure blanc In the air,
Asif Aneel.. vhile he.ven~srd soaring.
Had len their bright robes floating there.
The breese is - .yn, % esre~sins.
II sesms o mute token efieye,
And floats 10 the heart like blessing
From some happy spirit above.
The-e days, % serene and 90 charming.
Avssiss drc.my delight
A trswulcus, fearful cnioyment.
iihe snfs strains cf music st night;
We tnov they are hiding and n~tins.
That quietly, too quietly. ,hey'n end,
Aud ve watch them With yesruins affection.
AZ at parting ue watch dear friend.
Oh besaiifai Indian summer
Thou fAvorits child of the year
Thou darling. whom Nature enricbesi
with SIM aud s.iornments 90 dear
Ho- f.ia would we 800 the. 10 iinger.
On mountain and meadow awhile.
for our hearts. like the s.est haunt of Mature
Rejoice and grow youns In thy smile.
Not al ne TO the nd neids Of Aa,umo.
post thou Io.t brightness r-storsi
But though bringsst . vorid-veary spirit,
Sweet dreams of its chi .dheoi once more.
Thy ievelise.- thrills ne With memories
Ofsii that va- brightest and bet
Thy place and serenity Oner
A br,tsste Of Heavenly rest.
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Tom Williams, a negro in Milan
county, died last week Of a shotgun
wound made one year ago.
DR.. A. c. Walker, who was the
attending physician at the time Of the
wound, and at the death, conducted O
post-mortem examination. After re-
moving the top Of tie skull, the brain
was examined, and the ball was, with a
number of fragments Of bone, found
lodged with the brain about two inches
from the point Of the balls entrance.
The brain matter in the neighborhood
Of the ball. was badly disorganined.-
fWaco Examiner.
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The Cesfesasst Erpsstfte~ For
wsssv UeseS

sSSVD Ossea.
PHILADELPnrA, Nov. 10-Rain has
been falling steadily since morning, but
in spite Of the discouraging weather,
great numbers Of people are in attend
ance at the Centennial grounds to wit
ness the formal closing Of the EXPOSE
tion. Since carly morning, steam and
street cars going to the grounds have
been crowded and at 2 o'clock, the
time Of the beginning Of the ceremo-
mics. 1t is estimated that fully 10000
people were inside the inclosure.
Shortly before 2 o'clock, President
Grant. escorted by Gov. Hawley,
scended to the platform. followed by
the Centennial Commission, the board
Of finance, the foreign commissioners
and invited guests.
After the excitement Of the multi.
tude, occasioned by the presence Of
Gen. Grant, had subsided, the orches-
ira, under the direction of Mr..
thomas, performed wagner's Inaugu.
ration March, composed for the open.
ing exercises on the 10th Of May last.
At its conclusion. Rev. Joseph A Geiss
offered up prayer.
The chorus, accompanied by the
orchestra, then sang chorale entitled
Fugrie, by s. Bach, after which an
address was delivered by the Hon.
Daniel J. Morrell, United States Cen
tennial Commissioner, from Pennsyl-
vsnia. and chairman Of the executive
committee.
The orchestra then rendered selec-
tons, after which the Hon. John
Welch, president Of the Centennial
board Of finance. delivered an address.
After Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
had been rendered. Director General
Goshorn addressed the audience at
length.
Handels Hallelujah Chorus was
next given by the orchestra and
chorus. and Hon. Joseph II. Hawley,
president Of the United States Centen-
NAL Commission, delivered an address,
reviewing the history of the Exp,si-
ton.
The audience then joined in singing
"America," after which President
Grant declared the International Ex-
position Of 1876 closed
The Doxology was sung by the
chorus and audience, accompanied by
the orchestra. and the formal ceremo-
uies we're concluded.
The ceremonies took place in the
Judges Hall, owing to the rain.
Although the exposition is now for
mally ended, the grounds and buildings
will be accessible to the public several
days to come, though the exhibition
will be in an incomplete form. Many
exhibitors are preparing to fence off
their exhibits tomorrow, preparatory
to packing goods.
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the Chicago Irt0une says: n some
what exciting event occurred Mt Stand
ing Rock. d. T., few days since. 1t
was no less than an Indian duel. On
the east bank Of the Missouri river,
Just across from the poet, about 500
Indians and sauaws were yesterday en-
gagged In butchering their beef-l60
head Of 6ne fat cattle. just received
from the beef contractor. Col. Paxton,
who was present, at the time, at least,
until the affair Of the duel made il too
hot for him. Wild bear Is scout at
the post. enlisted regularly into the
military service. He is rather small
in stature, but muscular and sgile rs
q cat. He Is as brave, too, as any
man can be, and, as tar as ! eau learn,
is mild. quiet and inoHensive. He
was engaged in butchering his beef,
when Crooked Neck, another Indian,
taunted him with beiu, the friend
and servant Of the military, and an
enemy to his own race. He said to
him further: "You ought not to
come here tn get our beef. Go to the
military to get your beef You help
to get Kill Eagle to come in and sur
render"
Wild Bear turned to Col. johnson,
acting Indian Agent, who was pre-
sent. and remarked II don't like
what that Indian says t me-"
"Well." said Crooked Neck. "how
are you going To help yourselfy"
don't know what reply Wild Bear
made to this question. but, in very
few seconds, he and Crooked Neck had
ceased to butcher beef, and were en-
gagged with great determination in try.
ing to butcher each other.
They stood face to face, about IF
teen PAGES apart, each with a good
Winchester rifle. Cooked Neck got
in two shots before Wild Bear fred,
and advanced on Wild Bear, while
the latter simply danced, or jumped,
first TO the right and then to the left,
TO avoid the shots Of Crooked Neck.
Wild Bear fred twice without effect.
but the third shot was a hit, and
Crooked Neck fell to the ground.
Wild Bear advanced on him, and
fired a second shot into his body, and
fred third into his head.
Crooked Neck had the reputation Of
being a quarrelsome fellow, and the
Indians generally consider his death
a good radiance. He was certainly a
brave fellow, however. Wild Bear
came back to the post and undressed
himself, then marched in front of his
lodge, and invited all the friends Of
Crooked Neck to come up and get re-
venge according to the Indian custom.
He was brought before Gen. Carlin to
make his statement, which was as fol-
lows: II have done something that !
was not ordered to do. but l think |
was justified in doing it. He taunted
me with being the friend of the white
man. 1ha servant OF the soldiers, and
with being instrumental in getting
Kill Eagle TO surrender, ! think l did
right, and hope you will take the
same view Of the matter" After a
few good remarks on the bad policy
of killing generally, the able military
commander, Gen. Carlin. told Wild
Bear to 90 TO his lodge and await re-
suits. A similar affair occurred a
month ago.
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The Burlington fend thus reports :
Last August a Dubuque widower
prayed the mourners to N; il him up
in the coffin with his dead wife, and
then he rode all the way TO the grave
in the hearse, shrieking and wailing,
and jumped into the grave when the
coffin was lowered. They thought his
grief would drive him to the Insane
Asylum. The otberday he was arrested
for bigamy.'
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Switzerland displayed, at the C,n-
teunial Exposition, gold watch with
the circumference three-fourths that Of
n gold dollar, and just equaling that
piece in weight. Its price is $500, yet
it does not contain more than 75 cents
worth of material
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Gimme something to cure a boil.
exclaimed citizen us he dashed into
one Of the drug stores yesterday,
"Ah, SO you've got one Of the things
now, have your smiled the clerk.
"Yes, sir, and its just in the right
place" "Just in the right place ?
repeated the clerk; "why, why, where
Is thats" "On my hired man." came
the sweet reply. and the clerk saw the
pcint.-[Fulton Times.
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A widow from Atlanta went on to
the Centennial, met a man for the
first time. who claimed to be a Duke,
very rich, and citizen of Boston.
The next day she married him. and
the day following he went of with all
the money she had, $1,000, and she
has never seen or heard of him since
Served her right.
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Whatever you wish your child to
be, be it yourself. If you wish it to
be happy, sober, truthful, aifectionate,
honest, and godly, be yourself all
these. Ifyou wish it to be lazy and
sulky, a liar and thief, a drunkard,
and swearer, be yourself all these.
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When any one is run over in st.
Petersburg, the carriage causing the
accident is confscated, the horses are
taken to the fire brigade for public
use, and the driver is imprisoned and
flogged. Hence, fewer accidents than
anywhere else.
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There was not a honey bee in Cali
fornia previous to the discovery of the
gold mines, and now there is not To-
cality suitable to the industry where
il is not to some extent prosecuted.
Two hundred thousand pounds Of honey
were shipped from that State to New
York in one consignment recently.
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Mrs. Henry b. Blackwell, of the
Woman's Journal, says if Harvard
should next year invite women to en-
ter her classes, one hundred New Eng
land girls would avail themselves Of
the opportunity.
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A lady that would please herself in
marrying was warned that her intend
ed, although good sort of a man,
was very singular. "well," replied
the lady, 'if he is very much unlike
other men, he is much more likely to
be a good husband"
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Nothing makes young man SO
happy as to get around to the post
Office after it is closed, aud see letter
in his box to have his heart whisper
it is from her; to dream sweet and
tender fancies, hallowed with loves
sacredness, all night, and to come
down in the morning and find it bill
of 81 so for his last years under
clothes.
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"How unfortunate | am in meeting
a rain beau in this Storm" said a
young lady who was caught in show
er the other day, to her beau Of prom
Use who happened along with an um'
brella.
"And l." said he, calamity, "anl
as much rejoiced as the poor Laplan'
der when he has caught a rein deer"
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A man of Amsterdam, N. Y. be
gan to celebrate prematurely last
week. and blew his eyes out with u
pound of powder. When they picked
him up he tried to tell them where
he lived, but was so shocked that he
couldn't remember the first two sylla-
bles Of the town.