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The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-08-05
COLFAX, GRANT PARISH, La. SATURDAY, AUGUST s. 1876

ton of the young men in the me-
chanic arts. Law should be es-
tablished among them, and the
jurisdiction of our courts extended
to them the same as to white men.
I would give the Sioux tribes the
privilege of sending Zone; of their
own people to sit as a delegate in
Congress.
"Nearlysthe''entire force Of agen-
cy Indians are here now and anx-
ious for peace.ss. Statements repre-
senting different state of. things
are not entitled to credit. Moth
ing could be more unfortunate
than to stop the rations of these
Indians at the present time, and
thus drive them to the alternative
of stealing or starving"
REPORT FROM THE HOSTILE CAMP.
Appended to the report is the
following statement of Bear
Stands-Up, an Indian of Spotted
Tail agency, who arrived from
Sitting Bulls camp June 25:
81 went north to the hostile
camp for the purpose of bringing
home some relations and children
belonging to my wife. There are
a few Northern Santees. Yanktons,
Assiniboines, Arickarees and Gros-
ventres. The chiefs of the above
are Santee, Red End, Yanktanats,
and White Face. The others are
not known. OF the above there
are very few people.
Northern Cheyenne; Black
Mocassin is the chief. There are
about ITO lodges. Blackfeet;
chief, Scabby Head. Uncpapas;
chief, Sitting Bull. Sans Arcs;
chief, Spotted Eagle. Minnecon-
| ions; chief, Black Shield. Ogal-
Iallas; chief, Crazy Horse.
4 "In all there are little over
i20O0 lodges.
"After the troops got into the
country l could not get away. The
Indians made soldiers watch the
camp and keep the people toge-
her. I talked with Sitting Bull
before leaving, and then moved my
lodge out in the night, coming
very far around to keep out of the
WY of both soldiers and Indians,
and came home by the road known
as old Fort Purie on the east
side of the Black Hills, striking
The road about half way between
th Missouri and the Black Hills,
AMI then came straight to this
agncy.
Sitting Bull sends word to my
agent, to Bisonetta and to Bou-
chit, that he does not intend to
moest any one south of the. Black
Hills, but will fight the whites in
tha,country as long,asa the ques-
tionis unsettled, and if not settled,
as lng as he lives; as soon as the
Bla0 Hills question is settled he
: wants my agent to send him word
} and ell him what to do. He says
he finds great many guns and
j 2tAs hinys about the Hills, where
e 'shs men have killed each other,
g andeft on the prairies. Sitting
Z Bull asked how the Brules were
t trSasd at their agency. l told
n himvell, but he does not believe
:, it.
Q III does not want to fight the
: whits, but only to steal from
q then as they have done. The
n whitmen steal, and the Indians
o will lot come to a settlement. The
e whits kill themselves, and make
: the Back Hills stink. there are SO
!, many dead men. He says ne
heartfbo4 Ipd;ans coming from
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-08-05
The Indin Question.
rlypERyERE's gngr-slTTING BULL
sIngEyED

ANlA& - IL
Indian lrF' .or VanderSere
p0rts that Apur il with the :
Indians of 4 nd and Spotted
lal asenci June 80 ne
hiefs and Oh expressed a -
Ingness to raquish the Black
Hills country ! the terms offered
| by yanderver
The chiefs promised to keep
tieir people ONE, and to re-
main about agencies. They
declare land idence here sus-
'alns their dNration) that very
lew Sioux ar sent, and that il
IS chiefly ef@nnes who have
committed redations IA this
helghborhoo4 Id who have gone
north TO Join = hostile Indians
The Inspect saws: "Ihe ar.
rangement visthe Indians that ]
regard as pro- able at the pres
ent time, is an reement between
them and III Government b,
snlcn they q relinquish al
right to the b Hills and ron.
sent to such a s;shed boundar
les Of their n nations rs shall
secure this obs Tn oopsidoro
'A VI TINS .nquishment, tn,
GOvernmentshs c,ar,ntee 70 90,
unue supplies food and otba,
articles to then l. ,or rho for,, .
treaty, for five b. from tho dot
Of the new agis0ent. 7 woul,
further q stipulals iih tn .al,.r
That they shall, v = - :. ma &C, c.,
eminent requires eou.,-,.l 20 A.
removal of then ,..r..,..os f.o,
their present local o1 -. '. .,,n n a1l
'Aat may be desppatei ~ t tba,
s,. " near the Missouri rive
s Iasls better farming lands can b
' 'saa, or Wherein tbt cover
ssa' may choose Z trabsfor tha,
. sss''sr their oonditioln. As a
=. sa'ement to the NJ
| sss removal en- Va ortr,.nsl IL the,
s't.a be offered aeIn a reas-
supply of stock 1900 =, '''s
nlng implemep,.l oA, .
D 5000 cooking StOVas md utel
wagons etc, to y lte
W. %0se only whoalke -. ~
upon it for ssllt . ''1 !,
h., Engage in stoct ~ ~ ,
"a useful industrys i
~. mould be made T. fir
'a'l dren and for 49,,
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-08-05

Pulling fodder is the work Of
the farm now.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17
The Turkish, War.

Il dispatch from Iopstanunople says
IHers IS great uaeaSDcSS here AID LITTLE hope
Ut arer,iug war Poi al feeling against Rus
sa is very bitter. Some war.Ikc dcm0n>tra.
ton is expect 4 gu the occasioa Of the Balraul,
which l. st9 great annual Turkish festival. and
;sgos this week. I'be Turks now talk calmly
OF their determination ~ fight Rus>l: single
handed They c,a'm THAI ;hyy will cave all the
money occ-ssA.y 70 carry OF the campaign.
1t is generally believed that the turks will
break through the line ot the Drina. upon
which they haze olen continually uakiog at.
tacks during the last few days. Yesterday
the Turks attacked the Servian position at
Lilbo.sja for Fix hours III attack WIS re-
pulsed 2 fhe Scrv!:ln Geocra. N1coss,zotI has
te!egraphed to headquarters aulouocug that
battle is mpending al favor. An armlslico is
cooS:dtrcQ lmpos,ibi2.
After speeding %, 600, 900 rouoies IN the last
three mo0ths 10 d tempting 10 MAINTAIN the
nomipaI value of the paper currency the St.
Petersburg National Back has avowtd lis ina
bity to proceed with the operation, aud de-
cIares the bills will 90 longer be paid 10 gold.
Ii is believed that Ahe Russian Government is
trying to obtain loan in Holland.
Dsrvish Pasha having received reinforce
ments, succeeded in repelling the attack on
Podgoritza which was commenced by i've bat
taions of Montenegrins On the llth inst.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY, UC4OBEk Il. lo!o.

To expect that ne reform, "hich eVen the
radicals conceCc i necessary 10 prevent inc
cann,ry from snec1l.y c.iug 20 ruin, eau DC &c
comp,shed oy the radlc@ party, Is as RIDICULOUS
- IN ayyect the devil 70 become d saint when
ne IS not sick. And any reasonable mau, after
rcaiiug the .ccJuats OF the ovation gwen to
sir. & aine, last Saturday pight, 10 P;4tladel-
puia, Is tue radicals OF that CITY, viii be rs
,horousnly conyioced OF this a. he Is Of his owl
axxxencc. Ii had oeeu proved that Mr. Blaine
.hadnsed,hls position Us Speaker Of the House
OF Rs<nss s,sa tlveS - farther the scncue> oI I
railroads. esn4pacy, AID bad been paid ior
Doing So; ii bad Oecu proved that ne mad oo'
taiaedr tbs letters containing tie proof OF his
corruption hy begging Tor them 90 bis Knees
,hrcateuiog 70 Kill himself II be were not aito"cd
u see them aud promising TO return len imue"
Gjatciv, aua thcu refusing 70 give them up; II
mad Deeo proved tina, he mad forwarded d iele-
gran "a Europe a-d mad II sauL baca 10 TIN:
country by auo;her m4n ioc the purpose OF &C
outing MIN Of n" charges that hai pcct
brought against him; It bad been proved that
wi;n unparalleled alaliuGc.y, NJ tsd pretended
70 Rave "a sitacA vi -l0, t,A2, ant b 5, dong
had worked urou t." >ympath!es Oh III" com
mittea ;uVcst.-ajiu, Ills cas-; aud yc;, We:
kuuniu. all this, the radical patty OF Pmiadci
plig apo;hco,zad hil1 a>E Saturday ulgh, bn
ngl u9til The TaI2ai rariY oil thc whaie country
u 80 war, i.S ,nar,. Il: his guy!lc ba-eDgS~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17
Presidential States.

Tire New lUrA Wor.c claim. ~ electoral
votes tur TiiGeI oul u the total 800 follows
CONNECTICUT: >ew YorN, New Je-ssy, Dele.
ware, Ms7y iani. Virginia, West Virgins, Ken.
tuck. Teilt.sss@e, MI.:oisi, -'rksas5>, T@Xs:,
J.ouisiar:,, Mississippi. .A.;5A:ns, Georges, Nor.h
Caroline, Gallo. :a, Neval. .ld Oregon.
l: cooccde: - Hayes l02 votes II M~i4e Nfw
Hampshire, Vermont. Mns: achu.c:t:, Rhode
Island, Penusv iy.::a, Ohc, M.nneso:s, Ne
hra-ka Esnsas. Low. sad Cc!o:.ao. /. ays
that concac,Eg to hayes Il the rarts5T. and
those State: cis.s fed : doubtful, the Rcpubll-
Cans would obtain III: lol votes; ard the recent
elections have Rad i. .noially cectsi:s that they
are more Likely 70 Is. ,cn votes short + nc
nulr beT th.n t. exceed l..
The Democracy thus stzr. on the ou.c-tratch
with decided advantage in theii favor. l. 1'ay
be fatal, however, 10 take anything Tor granted,
for our uppos en.. vi / grow more desperate as
their chances 0: success lessen.
The World considers New York ssf: b. g
handsome majority ior the Democrats, uH.ess
they isil to do their duty and throw sway on
locnl issues their chances OF success.
The New York Sun says: The result: OF the
recent ell ctions enahle us 10 determine '@itn res
scnab,c accuracy how tho gr.>t question will be
decided in Novcn Der. II that c0ntes., 81 our
readers will remember, The whole number o:
electors 10 be chosen is SO, and the card tste
who gets Us many ~ ls3 OF these will be elected.
Here is the record y: il STANDS si:ce Tueslay:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17
News ~ the Day.

James Myers SJr ii onerih .HycfS' "' 'en'I'
s1n City, Mo-, shot aud Killed Hcorgc baccAus'
G..ni. old tIyrnlau iivluy IN the southern
nart II thai cav. Monday morOing. The rtofy
rrn. hat Young .lv.r- nal bcau too lntlulrtu
with = daughter OF bacchus add had becn tor
ridden the house. MVuday mUfBlug Myers
called 90 Bacc!u- and al altcrcalon ensucd9
Sporty af'er"afN -Hyei' 7"ot 'ic o,0 n"' 10 !"
w.. .,r<'.s,,d
p
nc tbut"h0 d 4" 'd"'.:oS IL 81" ''>N'
rc.la.u>hIn2 ihc b.&cA 'ili's Oh wednesday.
The ueaty WAS 80 lar modified as not 10 insist
." '"el m"'s1' ~ 'n' IDo'"u ,n;I,
r,rnt.1ir Is,gn .t,nu, "Wednesday. Gen. Sur
-, -, ma 70 ia, nj. rar,menl. and will
n,nt,.,h ln conn,ri ,tr aYnel,tr,D, unless Ferry
;,,,.,,,,c,,s >. Savannah goa.
,. .;.b, r,r ,rs,;,e and tonr coIorcd
,. .oo .,l,o, f,,,,r c.... E,,her
III IL o"' s ~ Il D,,n;.h n tho firm of
D I't',r E ns,n;,a YRS hur;ed Yesterday
;, + rI,ti ana +. .. Pollard, agents between
Savannah aud Liv. Oaks Ga, are down with
the fever.
.,>o -Ta,,.s-.o .nl rho nnr,i,inp of me statue
.l u,pa,r.,., Nil, ,.Lo n Wash
;oa,nn "a. morr,,s. Th, prygsatune of exer-
c;srs has beer, en,,rlcIeti aud the DISPLAY 1t IS
sad. VIII ,urpass apy that has been W tuc-sed
rhera since | b. iir.r luaugu, alton OF President
Grant
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17

that 1t constitutes lntiuidatlon iGr an employer
to threaten ID discharge his employees unless
they vote Certain way, and that il is Xix wise
iptlmdai0u Ii la5orer refuses Ia work unless |
his employer votes certain way
A correspondent OF tie same paper writing
from Ellentou, says: TIE nvgroc, .! this
county are 10 exceedingly bad tempcr-are
waDton, DEFIANT aaG dSurdcrly They are ia
der the leadership OF very shrewd, smart ad
venturer, namcd Palmer, who claims that he is
"the son Of Chris:. This follow discovered
some time ago that the surest chord to pull
when you want the negro to fellow biindly and
without tear "a his super>titious belief. Acting
urGn this Suggestion, ne speedily fed them
with the widest SOFT OF theories mixlag spirit
ugiism, free lore and COMMUNISM into hotch.
potch that the negroes swallowed grcediy. He
promised the whoie by claiming that be was
the real son OF Christ, and haC been sent by
his Father TO raise the blacks our OF poverty
ard bondage and iced thea: TO freedom aud
riches The ie.uic! blacks received his iut;l
nous dcc;rln.>. and now look up 10 hin with
reverence tina: !ufns their cyeh:,, Inward Wien
ever they pass bin. He Ia. iuprc&natsd
them With cs,cap religious itrvvr tina! al
most auiounts 10 ir-uZy, and cart&iuly makes
them, with their flch. sIp:rsIltlyus uatures,
very dangerous fanatics. In republican ccun-
y l,,r,, ,hr,,,,I 49, ,,h II, ,,..o.nG;. 40
W. y '1r,na JSa1'7,. o.,,aI,,, F.a,,,;,,,-J
~ W. go. =. .'0 - II
m0usly elected, but | apprehend the votes OF
| "'"' i',o'"I' VIZ ~ q 10y
'taIH nS"+l'' ~ Nv - 4" 'u"'
~ =; w o't', '',.- ~" ~ ~
mo: 49, Co.,; I,T,,,.,.
:'"S al?uset ~ y S''SS - l'''0'' y '"'J anu
'aI"s ''S'i .t'' va, 1890 ''u0'''
Hru '''a'' e'o''a'' ~ ,:'o al5 ,ge''n
'p!"i'u'' ~ ~ '"i' 800 "
az - '-''. a, -
go fS 49, c.'i,. ';';.ou,.
!:i Ha; W..
-. "a 49, -
!I' = ''e' D''a- 'e'' wa -
'n'1ao 49, - -, - ~ THo "S '"i's
'n"' '-'I "'''I' ~ 'i,' ~ 80
! "i'o| .!', s"Hh' -" :" - -
Tug 'iht s'''o - o" 'n" w.
! Tue s'loJ'!-- " az ""'n''' WIZ SS"'s 's'"
|" as @uI''ns ,''S' Marcy -" "eE o. :I'c
n's' suI' '' t"e 'i'", "a, a. '"o
,FS'S VI - , ),
u''' i1-' 9u't, "-'22 .o'-; '"o
| ""''- - - 80 - ~
u'"p i,oH '".I'~ - ~ ~ =" 49,
a'ia . ~ ~! 1i+.i@4 t'i'9e s,'H - t.a ~
sur - az - o'i'a u t''II'c''S. &c
":''to1 - ~ P''t-'s '"' 80, III go AZ,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17
Democratic
Republican,


In the last Presidential campaign ali of these
states voted republican except Kentucky and
Georgia. Colorado had no vote. This makes 3
democratic gain of 45 electoral votes and pretty
plainly shows the drift Of public sentiment,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17
COMM ERCIAL.

The market continues active, aid price. re-
Eai1 firm. Wheat is in good receipt. ana sal'-
were msde to-day at l20al35 for white, ANA ll''N
49, .or red offerings OF 1000 bushels Receipts
OF Corn are light but prices keep up az bush
els If N xed brought % Rye AND OFT q"i't,
and As bushels Of the former sold ~ %, sid Hb
OF tie latter ST 3O.37, As to quallty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17
rBY TELEGRAPH

NEW YORK Oct, Il Stocks S.rong. Money
easy =; | ,roit IT,! -Four quie. .nt IN
changed. Wheat quet sid drm Corn q4Ie,
ud steady
BALrIMosE. Oct. u -Virsins IS dc:"rred.
81 FIrylnias cons JI!dated, toi do = series -
Colt good s!ales scarce sad L:in -" nhi
medium grade quiet and steaty mlQd'lhS Il =
~ F.our moe actlve and lrm; h"""'1 H.
S4per 4.Si IS; d. kxtr. 5aS5 80, ot""7 s."I',
III changed. Whest .c:ive NH firm 70. :
Western red 10 :al33; No do. 70; Penn" Icn
l33. i25: Maryland red good !" prime, !"osI"- :
do amber 49,: do waite 1870 80. CcrH-S u'"-
EN- quiet an t.rn.cr; Wys,or.. weak aid 'o""r
Sou nern whit -, >; d, re''o~ u D !; "es:-
.r" nix~d 5js 5Gt pot; 81 Nv hAts m, ~. ="
active md lrtn southern trimc -'aiVi we
ern white s. 10; do mixed 35a31 l.ye ",;H"'
and higher st 62.67 Hay dull steady M ~. ~
changed. Pork SIS Lar!-resned ll:',.'
sugar q1ie. At IC3all Whskey qriet 3. - ~.
MARIN T. !, \ i r: l. Li<i i. : { -
NaD r,,se.... & T. .uom sets ~
SIN SITS .......... ) Is Ut1h tcntsr....... 90
ARRIVED.
Steamer Msttano, lower Potomac' 70 "
Boush 4 Son.
Schr yds Middleton, jersey City to Am
erc.n Coz Go.
Schr L Morris Perot Georgetown, 70 john
Agne" Pa.
SchrJ ' We'll; gton, Boston, ID r 4 he'"
Scnr Foam..s S.., Georgetown, tor S"'''-'
SAILED
Steamship c IL. ,&t, New York By
Reed. o.,,.,
Stesmer John W Thompson, over Po;''N'''
by F \ Reed c.. b., An.
Scnr Lydia II idi!eton Jersey City, by AN
ericsn Coal Go =. ,,...,-,
Schrs DAac! Brown and Lille F"!Se2ourS
from Georgetown ,r
Schr w Davis, Richmond, 5y . h29'
Scnr } K Holiday. Georgetown, - / '''.'''
MEMDKANn ID.
Schr B H Jone. ssi!el troc Ph..al"Ion'" '''
this port 10 h instant
COLLISION.
WAsuISGToS. D. &, o.: l6-Ihe oose':1a
ri atanllc City. Naw Jersey, rep,T.s - 80
Chief Signal Off .er rs follows: ocnr nF'~,
from Por, Jefferson, New lo7@ oouhd
Georgetown, u. G, with bone cu't, cDhss"
to HARLEY Bros was ran into ~, in%'H"s
the scnr Lizzie Young and Gu: dow" u t'G
ter's edge. She put back ut 3 ? io' 49,
York il dsngerou. condition
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17

Frank Pierce's was after the elections of Octo.
Der, 1852.
The Baltimore Gazette says: Twelve ststes
have voted during the Presidential campaign:
and the score stands as follows:
RenuLIcnal
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CANAL COMMERCE..

Arrved-Bosts w Turner and l. " re"
b .rQer, t, i}.a-n Avon Coal Co; tz, zen ~,
x Shaw and Bissell, to New Centrs; 10y
VI kersey, H o Clsughton, ) LLOYD ""a = -
Hoof. to American Coal Go. ,-., 1;..f..
Eddie. A J Clark, Burke, D s.e"arii, D. u
Ter. j L Reid, Fleming & hotter ) Il r's'"
and Henry Herbner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17

ERAME~l FRAMES! Walnut MOTTO
6 FRAMES. with gil: moulding, glass and
BACK board. Il. IS cents piece.
FERGUSON s BRO,
oct II So King street
nh BBLS choice brands of Family. Extra
OO snt Super Flour in store and for sale st
oct i r w. AVERY, % King st.
DAkER and other brands of cid Rye Whis-
- key Pot s th ~ ana a,and dsss s Krg
oct II &. W. AVERY.
, 1876-09-08
ws.a.sG.l Ps..A. sf LlsA..l.-.

The Allany Ereafsg gouraai r.oo,,.
q rcmarkahls circumstances which go
Place In that city on Monday morni.-
Martin A Kelly. the contrActors n,
buiiling q nv reservoir. intended 4
commence uork on Moniay morninS
but anticiTating trouble from a lars.
gang oi unemployed lahorers, a tletacG
ment q T,olice vas detailed to suppo,
the cuutractors IN ea.e Of trouhis.
About twelve o'clock a violent thund.,.
storm commencel. Seventeen person.
thirteen e them policemen, Who h.{
taken refuge from the violence Of a.
storm in q tool-houss on the site Of d
new Prospect Hill Reservoir. were pro-
trate,l. and every man and boy compo..
ing the number was more or less iniural
by the fluid and the shock which accom-.
panied il. some were rendered uncoD.
scious by the shock. others had portion,
Of clothing torn from their bodies, and
some were paralyzed. With so largo 4
number Of men grouped together IN
such confined quarters, the escape Of an
from being killed may be looked upon
as little short Of n miracle. Among the
tools were n number of bright steel shoy.
els, and it is supposed that these attract
ell the fluid which had so disastrous an
effect. Sergeant Mcnamara, Whish and
White, at the same time that the fluid
struck, were sitting on a bench in the
shanty, and, as it appears from the state
ments of those present, the fluid first
struck McNamarn, and, after destroying
his shoes, glanced off to Whish, the
spark seeming to strike him in the back;
from him it glanced off to White, and
thence to the remainder, flashing from
one to another with the quickness Of
thought. The men are to be congratu-
lated on their escape from death, or
more serious injury. The families Of
the men, hearing the numerous reports
in circulation, were, of course, in the
highest state of anxiety, but their fean
we're allayed on ascertaining the truth.
Captain Hagadorn kindly permitted the
men to visit their homes, and dispel any
anxiety that might be felt.
, 1876-09-08

own in the tuinkling of an eye. and IN
blushingly believed be as but fulhll-
ing all the Vows q long ago under the
walnut tire. A. Cor sally Shy trem-
bling Sally-she uas IN q raIture q -
Nildermeht. of Joy and bli-., that D. ~
dom reached by mortAls. until sudden
" the cellar door openesl. then iniee,l
the crimson in Sally's checks JrAl-sl. the
s,entorian whisper q Mrs. Cuns uas
heard upon the sieT's.
1T must H. right Just now. Its bin
tnruin'. YOU know. long enough nou; u
kin 81 by. and sally might Jet ~ veil
A. not bcv a little fun. I lay anything
its Jest the primcst stuff you ever rce. p"
The cream j. spoilcd.- whispered
sally. her big. loving. fearful. happy
eyes upon Wills.
Not a lit of il. said her compaB.
ION. And although that cream was Ger
tainly lumpy and little soft. Will dc
clared il the hest he ever tasted, or
would taste for the remainder Of his
life; and n the cream was made for him
what did it matter.
Angelica. having plenty Of strings to
her bow, didn't mourn over il grievous-
ly; but poor Mrs. Crane from that time
forward bought her cream at Towers.
, 1876-09-08

SCOTCH MARRIAGE LAws.-Mr. For
syth said in Parliament in O recent de
bate that the present law Of mar
riage in Scotland was crying scandal
At present, if man and woman in SCOT
land, perhaps half tipsy. said before q
witness, "This is my wife, =" This IS
my husband, ;" it was lawful marriage.
There was well-known story OF the
oldest son of Scotch peer who, nav
ing quarreled with his father, went INTO
a house of bad repute in Edinburgh
and acknowledged a woman there as hls
wife. This was held to be good mar
riage, and he was tied to this woman ior
life.
, 1876-09-08

THE cheapest and most valuable cur
rency is good manners. Illustrative Of
this useful lesson, we find in cotempo-
rary, the following anecdote of Lord
Palmerston, which we reprint for the
benefit of hotel clerks, car conductors,
bar-keepers, and other public servants,
while admitting that they have many an
noyances to endure this hot weather
A railroad watchman saw Lord Palmer
ston smoking his cigar at the end OF a
station. The venerable statesman was
in deep thought and did not know he
was violating the rules, and when the
watchmaH told him he was, he did not
hear him, upon which the watchman
pulled the cigar out of the old mans
mouth and threw i into the track. The
train came dashinG by directly after
wards, and just as Palmerston was get
ting in, brother workman remarked,
There goes the old chief Of the cab
met !" The watchman, frightened 70
death, rushed up to London the next
day, forced his way into the Premiers
presence, and begged his pardon. 80,
SIR" was the reply, "you would NOS
have been 80 rude to me in obedience 70
your orders if had been other than l
am? You are an internal snob, and II
treated you as you deserve l would have
you removed r We repeat the moral
that politeness is the best and cheapest
currency in the world, but to be OF any
value it must be universal.
, 1876-09-08

A FISH THAT LIVES IN THE MUD.-
Here's a story of a fish who can live
without water. This accomplished
scaly gentleman is native of Africa
where most of the wonders come from,
now-a-days-and has the misfortune to
belong to a river which dries up every
Summer. Rather q discouraging cir
cumstance to q fish, I should say, but
this little fellow doesn't mind it. When
the water gets low, he very coolly bur-
rows nearly two feet in the mud on the
bottom, and there he stays, while the
hot sun dries up the water, and bakes
the mud till it is full of deep cracks.
When the water comes back, fills the
cracks, and soaks into the ground, the
mudfsh comes out as lively as ever.
One of this family has lately gone to
live in an aquariah in England, where
his ways can be studied; and now we
shall know how he gets on in water all
the year around.
, 1876-09-08

In less than six months the very men
who are now growing about the heal
will be iawing their wives for tradlns
off their last Winters overcoat for
plaster lamb and two glass preserYlne
dishes. Man is nothing if he isn't IN
consistent.