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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-11-24

dition were visited. At the boat depot
in Newman's bay chronometer wa.
found in perfect order. Wheat left by
the Polaris was successfully grown aboard
the ship. When at Polaris bay, the Dis
covery hoisted the American flag, and
fired salute as brazen tablet with the
following inscription was fixed on the
grave of Capt. Hall:
"Sacred to the memory Of Capt. Hall,
of the Polaris, who sacrificed his life in
the advancement of science. This tablet
is erected by the British polar expedi-
tion, who following his footsteps, have
proited by his experience"
Two sailors OF the Greenland sledge
party were buried near Capt. Hail. S
grave. The sufferings of the sledge par
ties from scurvy we're frighttul. The
expedition under Markham and Parr,
which endeavor to reach the pole, con-
sisted of seventeen persons. Nine be-
came utterly helpless and had to be car
ried on sledges. Three could barely
walk, and we've unable TO render assist
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Alix I)unigeII
Ancient Indian YlIIage in Utah.

The Pioche Record says; Parties in
from that region report the existence OF
an acient Indian village at Paragoonah,
Utah, distant about two hundred miles
from here. The houses, now covered
with trees and brush, were arranged in
uniform rows, and were about eight by
nine feet. They were q two story, built
of adobe, the lower one neatly paved and
the upper one supported 10y pillars of
limestone rock. The only entrance dis
coverable was q sort OF man hole in the
top. Bone needles. rude appliances for
grinding corn, aud other relics were
found in several Of the houses. There is
a tradition among the Indians Of that re-
zion that long years ago the tribe
that inhabited those house were almost
exterminuted in fierce fight With the
Navaioes, that the rcmsirder Of the tribc
fed TO the other side Of Colorado, and
there built O en- habitatious in the
mountains where tle Navajoes could not
reach them, and now live there secluded.
Our informant says the structure and ar
raneemcnt of the houses give evidence
of rude civilization on the part Of tho
builder that no longer exists among the
aboriginals now liviug in that section"
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THE EXPLODING TRUNK.
Of lls0sms,esasl NninricIN.

| A Hunt for the HPafeE. VsECs was Ezn
Of 1fsOsDasS2s1 NOiOriety-
The officers of the PENNSYLVANIA rail-
road are trying to discover the sender of
the trunk containing the internal ma
chine shipped to New York on Friday,
but without success. 1t was checked on
presentation of ticket in the usual way,
and there is no means of finding out who
owned it, as far as the transaction is con,
cerned. A number of detectives exam
ined the machine on Saturday, but it is
not probable that any elew will be OBJ
tanned from it. 1t consists of the brass
works of a clock, occupying a space about
six inches in length and four in width.
The woodwork OF the clock had been
sawed off, and the minute hands taken
from the face. A small pistol loaded
with a metallic cartridge was firmly
screwed on top OF the clock frame, and
the trigger-catch filed down until it
barely held. The muzzle extended over
the back of the clock at an acute angle
with the face, leaving the bottom Of the
center of the dial over the figure twelve.
a wooden button, such as is used on
doors, was screwed to the woodwork,
in such position that one end touched
the trigger, and the other was in the
course of the hour hand when it reached
twelve on the dial. The clock and the
pistol were placed in a pastebOard box,
and this imbedded in a mass of hay and
shavings in a Saratoga trunk, 1t is
thought, from the fragments of glass
found in the hay, that the explosives
were contained in glass bottles. The
railroad officials think that the intention
of the man who put the machine in the
trunk was to rob the passengers, or cause
such destruction in the baggage car that
he could claim large damages. If the
trunk had been in the lower tier of
trunks the explosion would have de-
stroyed much of the baggage, and proba-
bly, wrecked the train. The most care
ful search on the car failed to reveal the
check or any portion of the trunk, which
was shattered and bent. The damage to
other trunks was trifing, and no claims
have been made by their owners. Some
of them were badly scorched, and the
roof of the car was burned, but not to
any great extent. About half an hour
after the train reached jersey City,
large man, with a heavy black NOUS
tache, made several inquiries at the depot
about the matter, and inquired anxiOusly
where Silpath, the baggage master on
the train, was, and departed to visit him
at his residence in Wayne street, Jersey
City, but did not appear there. Iester-
day the company detectives were search
ing for him on suspicion that ne might
know something about the trunk or its
owner.--N T. Tribune.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-11-24
The Wonderful Revolution in Japan.

In Japan we see the curious spectacle
of two hundred and seventy-eight
military princes, possessing regal power,
vast wealth and separate armies, abdi-
eating, from purely patriotic motives,
the stations which their families had
held for twenty centuries" Their ty-
coon, shogun, or vice emperor, consents to
become a mere daimio, or county chief ;
next, to abdicste even that position,
He quickly spends his time in sketching
and shooting game and now Sir Charles
Dixie tells us that his ex-imperial mai
estv may some of thee days accept a
portfolio ON the ministry of the revo-
luton that overthTew him.
That same cabinet is fashioned on the
European model, with ministries OF JUS
tice. war, marine, finance, education,
public worship, foreign affairs of the
interior, all of them the growth. or
rather TIE creation, of the last eight
years. And ever them all stands the
heir of the Oldest dynasty in the world
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Not Too Winch. cor. .rrIng.

The Lancaster (Pa) Examiner says
A Labanon contractor had some men
working for him in The rural districts.
At the end OF each month he usually
paid their wages. Some time ago he re-
ceived the following bin and letter from
a man who had been furni.hing the staff
Of lie to one of his workmen:
-ousc Nouutingr rotc
lCbiuun hOuntc
September 9st 1876
Alx DunigeH to p D., esq deter
to washen CLOSE I months lG cents
to % times cad at 20 .sut~ 10 dOlefs 80
sents get drunk dOleis
Mister--her is \. dunigen his bort bill, IL ~
5 dolers charged get drunk, 10 is sheap he
mag so mutch nu--ens ven lie vas tide rs
not hcy agan for dwiss 30 much eny more,
ne preak my loOken cll-s, aud trwO my pigs
NIT shtones and preak his pag, aud mag
my vile schared det putty ncaruit a shot
gun, and gif 50 MT ch shoulding around kgs
up de devil so as peepel peiieve my hous
vas a loneiick asilem dolers charch ven
you dsnd pay it charch 10 dolers.
Yours P--D Esq.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-11-24
THE ELECTORAL COLLI
According to the above returns the
electoral college will be divided rs fol-

The disputed states are Florida (4) Lou
isiana (8) and South Carolina %, any
one of which will elect Tilden, and all for
Hayes will secure his election. Both
parties claim The votes of these states.
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MhifeInM Reid rs q raiiure.

Mr.. Almy, publisher of financial
newspaper here, states that Charles 4.
Dana told him a few days ago that the
New York Tribune had been sold to
George w. Childs, the real estate ex-
cepted, for $500, 200, as dispatched to
you Wednesday night. This shows a
shrinkage OF nearly $500, 900 in the value
of the Tribune since Mr.. Reid took
charge of it. In that interval Mr.. Sin
clair, the publisher, has become 81 200
clerk in tue custemhouse. Mr.. Cleve-
land, the financial editor, died the other
day intestate, and AIr Reid has given
up the experiment of revolutionizing
New York ideas on the subject of jour
nalism.-Ci Cincinnati Enquirer.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-11-24
TRAINS GOING NORTH.

TRAIN No. connects at Nashville with
\. g. * St. Louis R'y West for Memphis; at
Lebanon juno. with Knoxville and Rich.
mOnd Branches at Cincinnati june. with L.
{. & l.. Z. r. for the North AND East; AT
Louisville with I. S. Mail Boats for Cincin-
natl end with O. & VI. R'y and ]. NJ. & l. r.
r. for the North, East and West.
TRAIN No. 4 connects at Glasgow June.
70 and from Glasgow; at Cave City TO and
from Mammoth Cave; st Cincinnati June.
with l.. & < J.. Il. r. for the North and East
at Louisville with y. Il NJ. and j. NJ. Il |. Z.
r. for the North, East and West, and with
L. s. Mail Line steamers for Cincinnati.
TRAIN Ne. 6 connects at Glasgow juno.
to and from Glasgow; at Cave City to and
from Mammoth Cave; Mt Cincinnati June.
with l., c. L. L. r. for the North and East
al Louisville with q. & NJ. and J. NJ. & l. r.
r. for the North, East and West, and with
L. S. Mail Line steamers for Cincinnati.
Tourists will find this route offers great in
ducements to those going to the Centennial
Exposition. Direct connections are made in
Louisville with through cars, running direct
to the Centennial grounds.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-11-24

"WHEN was president ! did not 60
hunting. J wrote sixteen hours a day"
--Thiera ''Ie loved books and was his
torian by trade War is my profession,
and make war on what | cam hunt" "
- HEgc M,hO1
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-11-24

"a cloisUered emperor whose house
dates from Nebuchadnezzar" be
fore 1848 had never seen the outside OF
his own palace at Kioto; who, in fact,
was deemed too sacred to touch vulgar
earth but who has just been assisting at
the opening of new railway and who
perhaps will lay many a first stone be-
fore he departs to the realm of tho sun
goddess, from whom both he and his
house have descended.
These are sober realities of the Japa-
nese revolution. That they are not su-
perficial realities-that their results are
likely to be permanently benefcent-
that, at all events, there is no reason
why they should not be so, will, we
think, be admitted by most people who
study the subject with care and impair
tialitv.
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MOTH EATEN.

had beautiful garment,
And laid it by with care;
folded Ii close with lavender leaves
In napkin fine and fair:
II is far too costly robe,' said,
=" For one ike me 10 wear"
So never Gt morn or evening
put my garment on
1t lay by itseIf, under clasp and KEY;
In the perfumed dusk alone,
Its wonderful broidery hidden
TIL many day had gone.
There we're guests who came 10 my portal
There were friends who sat with me,
And clad in sOherest raimcnt,
l bore them cOmpIny;
knew that l owned beautiful robe,
Though Its splender none might see
There were poor who stood at my portal,
There were orphaned sought my care
gave them the tcnleTCst pity,
But had nothing besides 90 spare
had only the beautiful garment,
And the raimeut for daily wear.
At last, on n feast days coming,
thought in my dre-s to shine:
/ would please myself with the lustrs
its shifting colors fine
| would walk with pride in the marvel
OF its rarely rich design.
SO out from the dust / bore-it-
The lavender fell away
And fold on fold / he!d 10 mp
To the searching light Il the day
Alas tn. glory had pesi-bod
While there in its place 20 lay.
Who seeks for the faicloes beauty
Must seek for the use t5at seals
To the grace Of g constant blessing
The beauty that use reveals.
For into the folded robe alone
The moth with It's h!igntng steals.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-11-24
Trains GOING SOUTH.

TRAIN No. l connects at Decatur with
Memphis & Charleston R. R.; at Calera with
s., r. & o. r. R., at Guthrie with St. Louis
Il Southeastern R'y; at Mckenzie with
Nashville & Northwestern R'y; at Montgom
cry with Mobile Montgomery r. r. for
Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans.
TRAIN No 3 connects at Decatur east and
west with Memphis & Charleston Railroad
80 Birmingham with Alabama & Chattanooga
Railroad: at Calera with Selma, Rome &
Dalton Railroad; at Montgomery with West
ern Railroad (of Alabama), Montgomery &
Eufaula and Mobile and Montgomery Rail
road.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-03
~ 2 > ~ - -
] Ole Bull on the Pyramids.

Ole Bull declined to be assisted in his
ascent of the Cheops Pyramid, but he
had his precious violin carried i'm it's
case by two brawny sBedouins, who
went before him. Though 66 ysars old
Bull climbed to the top IN less than 20
minutes. q The company struggled up
to. his side, and one Of them writes; ..slt
sounded like an outburst of Joy when
he suddenly began to play, % i were.
q solemn gratitude to the fates that had
vouchsafed him 70 stand there, and with
his own eyes behold this magnificent
picture, the goal Of SO many thousand
wishes. Then he turned toward the
north, his home's~ zoas, and began to
execute his own mountain song.
Scarcely arrived at Cairo, he telegraph
ed to the King Of Sweden. and the next.
forenoon arrived the royal reply. The
telegrams were as follows: ITO King
Oscar, tChristiana: According to my
promise at Drottingholm, played on
this, my Goth birthday, on the top OF
Cheops Pyramids honor Of Norway
and it's beloved King, my. .sSoterbe-
soeg.''' The King answered: 4 thank
you heartily for your telegram, and the
Queen and myself are sreioiced at all
your SUCCESSES" *7a
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A Warning to Bathers.

HE~tS @s&t*A -ff8E aE58 xsfseF
1t has long been known that it is in
judicious for any one to go into water
to battle just after eating a full meal,
but it is not so. well, known that the
practice may result in death. This lat
ter fact seems to have been demon
strated by the recent death in bath in
Bristol, England, of a boy thirteen years
old. He had never had a fit, and is be-
ieved to have been in perfect health.
When found in theswater the crown of
his head was just above the surface,
and he was standing in q STOPPING po-
sition, with his face just under the
water. At the place where he~was the
water was only three feet four inches
deep, while the boys height was four
feet nine inches. The temperature Of
the water was 70 degrees. The medi-
cal testimony discl6sed'th fact that the
deceased had eaten heartily just before
entering the water, or at least he had
not given his food time to digest. He
had vomited q large quantity Of food,
and when found his mouth and throat
were full. The opinion was expressed
in the medical testimony, and indorsed
by the verdict OF the jury, that death
resulted from epilepsy, brought on by
the dangerous practice Of entering the
water Immediately after eating 9 meal.
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) PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

- sE = = h
AT this season, the question which
interests boy is not so much, whether
his life will be crowned with glory and
honor as whether his new summer vest
is going to be made out of his fathers
old tr0wscrs. s.. 4ass
AN exchange says: eve are in re-
ceipt Of two poems, one on the 'Throb-
bine .REain, Land another ON "A Bleed,
ing Heart Wewin, wait until We re-
ceive one on the Stomach ache, and
publish al three together"
Il A.aIRL should never be asked why.
she does not marry The "why"i is her
business. Ona lpnng lady. hard press
ed by her mother, said, 81 am not un-
willing to be married; but where is the
proper MANI You can not expect me to
go out and lasso. 4 husband. e = 40 alks
The infirmities of age are diminish
ing the respect which Brigham Young
once used to compel from the mem-
bers or his -,housah0ld. Now, he can
stand on the lhreshnld of his bedroom
door two or three hours every morning
hollering for some of his wives, and still
have to go back and button his shirt
Win b SLrlng.
ANNA DfckissssoN rolled her eyes at
the right places and took long steps,
and said in q tragic voice: .'Ha, ha,
coward craven, we have met at last.
Give me back my shi.nd, We. monster,
or by the gods IN have your hearts
bl-ud and give your worthless carcass to
the Dogs" but yet the critits say she is
not a great actFess. Dhica96 Times,
"AND you think, darling, you could
be content to share my humble lot and
live in quiet way with love and mep'
queried the sslissfd loxers as heslooked
fondly into her translucent blue eyes.
-ssWhy, yes, precious; you have no idea
how economical am. Pa gave me a
hundred dollaIblaatw6ek to buy new
silk, and saved enough ont of it to
purchase four pairs of six-buttoned
kids s.sfsesf es7esS 10 yeS5-as~assss ~ ~
!. ALExANpERs DUMAss.wrote. his auto
graph for successful quack who law
ishly entertained him:
Since my good friend here, Gallipots,
3f Has fixed his dwelling in this town,
The hospital has BEEN torn down ,ss51
s'Good, goois''s nuym1red the doctor,
who was looking over the writer's
shoulder. The poet concluded his epi-
gram: Es,fG - ase
And the ate sold for huriaf Lott. A
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-03
How q Dog interrupted 4 Prayer.

Fl An amusing incident occurred in one
of our village churches on recent
evening. The pastor is proprietor of Q;
large, bright looking Newfoundland
dog, which, among other traits, has
remarkable fondness for his master, and
occasionally comes around when he,is
not-aanted.~0 On ths. .sUaning. in question.
the dog followed his master to the church,
to which he was not -aadmitted by the
minister. but sent home, as that gentle
man supposed. But. If the dog went
home he did t.stay there, for, after
fthe meeting had been begun some time,
late conner made his appearance, and
on his entry the dog, watching his OPP
portunity, slipped in also and made at
once for his master, who at timeIwas ON
his knees, engaged in prayer. But the
dog, without any regard TO the fitness
of things, at once leaped on his back,
much to the amusement of the worldly
minded who CHANGED to see the affair.
The good man jumped rs though he
had discovered hornets nest in the
floor beneath him. That dog was taken
blythe long hair of the neck, and instead
of kicking him as no doubt many Of the
spectators would have done under the
circumstances, he quietly led the "an-
imile - to the door and left him on the.
outside. And, returning, the parson
Presumed his prayer where he left of as
if nothing had happened to disturb the
gravity Of the occasion.-GeneUa (Ohi0)
Times. @s9sz saAs ~ Hifa G3%# as'ERf :
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-03
Two Children Killed by Drinking
..s,.teN fe WHISKY r',4 =. .ss.' =

The Philadelphia Times says: When
information was received at Police
Headquarters yesterday that child had
died suddenly at 1928 Wilcox Street,
Detective Crawford was at once detail-'
ed to investigate the matter. In the
house on Wilcox Street resides James
Ward, together with his wife and three
children. From all accounts Ward is,
chiefly noted for his love for the inebri-
ating cup. On Sunday morning Mrs.
Ward went to early Mass, leaving her
husband and children in bed. Upon re-
turning, she found two of the latter
Mary, the eldest, six and a halfyears of
age, - and William. u Joseph,
four = and "a 81 half years !. of
age-in an; unconscious condition. Yes
terday morning at a quarter of 5 O'Clock
the boy died, and his infant sister at a
late hour last night -four physicians
being in attendance was not expected
to live. From what has been 1ascer-
tanned in regard to the matter, it is sup
posed that the besotten father admins
tered whisky to his children, killing at
least one, as efectually as though, he
had placed laudanum to his infant lips.
An empty whisky bottle was found 1y-
| ing upon the bed. Ward at first ad-
mitted that he had given the children
whisky and water, but when his wife
was being examined somewhat rigor-
ously, he interposed with: ssYou. know
they. took it themselves . and thus
closed her lips. she, naturally, perhaps,
dreading by criminating her husband
to call down more trouble upon her un-
fortunate household. The facts of the
case, however, warranted Ward g
arrest, and he was accordingly COM
mitted to await the action Of the Cor
oner's Jury. asS'a.sti:sss q :~s5a ss5si e..
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AN INTERLOPER.

ssThe big boss" as the. old apple
woman calls him, stopped a moment as
he passed through our, Office. Every
body was wondrously industrious at
that moment. ss
s "A young woman will take the place
left vacant in this establishment BY the
death of Edwards, ''he said, in his usu-
a. abrupt manner, at the same time
looking at nothing and seeing every
thing. $ She will be here Tomorrow,
and I've no. doubt will perform the
duties required Of her ii a satisfactory
manner. Good -afternoon.n Ha s
We looked at each other in surprise,
and Thrall just stopped himself on the
verge OF whistle, and coughed instead;
but not aword did we say until wewere
sure that our head had reached the
street, for the ears pertaining to our
heAd are exceedingly sharp. tss 'i
Then burst forth torrent Of words.
as A girl! what nuisaace!H said
IS" Alas! my melodious voice is silenced
forever. " said Thrall, who was great in
opera burlesque, at the same time, witt
appropriate gestures of despair burst
ing into "Infelice." it8 ~ s39
What possessed Lawrencep Such
N oid fogy as he is, too. can t under
ssand it u all, ".said Marlowe. tssg
Goe her at half the salary he paid
4awards, = sdrawled julie Gerard, q
young fellow disliked by most of us for
ms uplsh airs, and chaffed numerically
Oenind his back for his immense belief
and the Gerard family. al : o''
and dear at that price, in my opin-
ION. A chit of q girl, smart at her sums ;
oid medal for mathematics at What's
sns,name Institute, and consequently
@sh'y eligible for any position any