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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05

[From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Dem.) June 81
Should "God's providence, seeming es-
ranged" permit his nomination, by whom
and what would he be nominated? By the
servile, conscienceless tools that money can
purchase; by the most corrupt influences that
ever entered into Presidential nomination !;
by the system on which all other quack med
icines are sold advertising and evenres-
pectable medical associations read out of the
profession doctors that will advertise.
1t would seem that the Democratic party
should have as high respect for the good
name of the party and the Government as the
vendors of pills have for their craft 1t could
not but be that man educated in cunning,
hypocrisy, and iniquity, nominated in cor
ruption and shameless etfrontery, even though
his millions could elect him, would give US
the most corrupt administration the country
has ever known. Neither imperial dignities
not the gloom of solitude, says Tacitus, could
save Tiberius from himself, and Tilden could
moi rise above himself or above the sources
of his power.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05

THEY tell story of Buddhist nun who
caused paddock to be passed through ber
lips and circular inclosure of bricks to be
built around her, because the people would
not contribute funds for temple that she
was desirous of having built. The veracious
chronicler states that the people, touched by
this pitiful spectacle, rained money upon the
pious woman till she had more than sufficient
for her purpose. But we would not advise
1 hea mehod ~f0 % obne %ei MnT NJ nT
unfeeling husband who had bis wife's lips
padlocked would throw the key in the we'll,
and wall up the brick inclosure.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05
Helena, Montana, Thursday, October 5, 1876.
TheadOre TilfOn In Trouble Again.

NEW YORK, September 18.-The Times has
this About 2 o'clock yesterday, young man
whose name is said to be Wood boarded the
First Atlantic express car on the Hudson road
at Albany and asked the porter if lady
whom he described was on the car. The
stranger said the lady was his wife and that
he had come from New York to meet her.
The porter gave the stranger the number of
the lady's bertL in the sleeping car ''Platts-
burg" and entering the car, which was dim
ly lighted, Wood groped his way along till he
came to the berth indicated, and drawing
aside the curtain, put in his hands to awaken
his wife. They however struck a man, and
the stranger thinking the porter might have
made mistake, hurried back to him and told
him there was man in that berth instead of 4
woman. The porter said there was woman
in the berth when he left the car, and when
the two went back the stranger found his
wife in the berth, but it is alleged that he also
found Theodore Tilton there. The stranger
threatened to shoot Tilton. Tilton motioned
him awy and excused his predicament by say
ing that he had been very sleepy, and having
occasion to leave his berth must have got into
the wrong berth, on his return, by mistake.
Suddenly the husband of the lady struck Til
ton blow in the face and then brakeman
interfered and parted the two men. Mr.. Til
ton got into the upper berth, the husband sit
ting on the edge Of the lower one. All Of
the parties concerned came on to the city and
parted at the Grand Central depot, Mr.. Wood
walking away arm in arm with his wife, and
Mr. Tilton, it is said, bidding them a polite
good morning.
A Times reporter called upon Mr.. Tilton at
hsresidence in Brooklyn yesterday, and asked
him if he desired to make any statement con-
Trajectory Of the charge made against him or
explanatory of it. II am very much obliged
to you," said Mr.. Tilton in reply, g for af-
fording me an opportunity Of speaking, but
prefer not to speak and particularly re-
quest that you do not make the slightest effort
to interview.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05
Vandcrbilt.S Children.

Commodore Vanderbilt has ten living chill
dren, two sons and eight daughters; some
thirty odd grandchildren a son of
William H., being man grown. The proba-
bio shape of the will is being iscussed. 1t
is Understood that William II. Vanderbilt,
the older son, will be provided for, and en-
dowed with large part of the railroad in
terests which his father has managed with
such consummate SKILL This city is full of
gossip concerning the probable provision that
will be made for the other son, Cornelius j.
Vanderbilt Those who believe the Com
modore to be u man of stern justice think the
second son will be endowed with some i'm
portant railrord interest, while othefs accept
the current rumor that he will be classified
with the daughters, and, like them, receive
only small portion of the vast estate. Cor
nelirs is a man of perhaps forty. For thirty
years of his life, beginning in infancy, he
was the victim of an affliction from which
few ever recover, and which entirely in
capacitated him for any exertion whatever.
Some eight years ago he began to throw it
off, and his constitution has now acquired
nearly its normal tone He is tall, about six
feet, and slight stoop of the shoulders be-
trays mark of the disease which he has
conquered. He has thin, high head. clear
blue eyes, facile speech, an earnest nlanner
and quick, expressive gestures He dresses
with neat plainness, and looks more like a
Methodist minister without a parish than a
son Of the great commercial millionaire He
has a very good education, (and how he OBJ
tanned it with his disabilities is wonder,)
and much more literary taste and ability than
any other Vanderbilt He is social, amiable,
affable and popular, and much liked by a
wide circle of acquaintance, who, like the
buzzing city outside, wonder whether the
stern old man will brand him as social
pariah, or give him a liberal ''setting up in
business. ~ 7. Corr. Chicago Tribune.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05
A queer Way TO Harden Butter.

An English butter maker of large expert
ence, who is now on visit to this country
for the purpose of looking over our cheese
and butter dairies, gives US the following in
formation concerning a method in practice
among ihe best utter-makers in England for
rendering butter firm and solid during hot
weather Carbonate of soda and alum are
used for the purpose, made into powder. For
twenty pounds Of butter, one teaspoonful of
carbonate of soda and one teaspoonful of
powdered alum are mingled together at the
time of churning and put into the cream.
The effect of this powder is to make the but
ter come firm and solid, and to give it clean,
sweet flavor. 1t does not enter into the but
ter. but its action is upon the cream, and it
passes off with the buttermilk. The ingre-
dients of the powder should not be mingled
together until required to be used, or at the
time the cream is in the churn ready for
churning.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05
He Wanted Advice.
raleigh Sentinel. i

Raleigh SentneL]
An exemplary minister of the gospel, re-
siding in Raleigh, was busy at his sermon the
other evening, when caller came to disturb
him. 1t was stranger, and he said his name
was Dolsocker He extended his hand for a
shake. sat down as if in his own house, and
presently began
II called to see if you would give me lit
tie spiritual advice?"
"Certainly l will, and be glad to. Are you
professor?"
NO"
''Then you are thinking of turning your
feet into good paths, hope!"
"Well, perhaps" was the hesitating reply:
''Don't you want to be a Christian ~ asked
the good man.
''rn tell you how it isl said the stranger,
after quite a lengthy interval.
''1've got ticket in lottery, and wanted
to ask you if you thought it would stand any
better chance of striking the big prize if |
was sort O good than it wood if l kept on
being sort O. bad"
The clergyman didn't labor with Mr. Dol
socker very long.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05
Sixty Years Ago.

Sixty years ago was the ''year without a
summer Frost occurred in every month of
the year 1916. Ice formed half an inch thick
in May; snow fell to the depth of three inches
in the interior of New York, and also in
Massachusetts, in June; ice was formed of
the thickness of common window glass
throughout New York on the 5th of July.
Indian corn was SO frozen that the greater
part was cut down and dried for fodder in
August, and farmers supplied themselves
from the corn produce in 1915 for the seed
of the spring of 1917.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05
A Professional Opinion.

The following anecdote is submitted to
professional gentlemen who give evidence
before coroners juries:
A witness for the prosecution in murder
case was thus questioned by his honor:
"You say you saw the man shot at and
killed ?"
''Yes, SIR"
''You said, I think, that the charge struck
the deceased, on his body, between the dia-
phragm and theduodendum p
Witness-''No, sir; I didn't say no sich
thing, said he was shot between the hog
pen and the wood-house Cincinnati
Gazette
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05
FACT AND FANCY.

\ Frenchman got exceedingly angry with
a waiter at an English hotel. ''Iou rascal. =
exclaimed he, II blow your nose for you"
A young Philadelphian, threatened with a
breach of promise, suit, says: ''Sue away :;
contracts made on Sunday amt legal.
eve find that he came to his death from
calling Bill Jackson a liar" was the verdict
of coroner's jury in Missouri.
A man in Boston, in his hurry to assist a
fainting lady, got a bottle Of mucilage instead
Of camphor and bathed her face with it. She
was a good deal stuck up with his attention.
"a Roman lictor," said Bates, whose his
torical information comes by detail; "a
Roman lcor. Well, s'rose she deserved it.
No one but the Roman knows"
A little five-year-old Of Dorchester some
what surprised his mother, a few days since,
with the remark 'God is everywhere he
is all over me, and when you spank me you
spank God.'
Has that jury agreed" asked the judge
of sheriff whom he met on the stairs, with
a bucketl IN his hand "Yes. replied Patrick
'they have agreed to send out for a half
gallon.
1t is related that young woman was re-
fused a school in a Massachusetts town be-
cause "we don't want our school taught by
girl with a beau"
There is man in Newark SO close thai
when he attends church he occupies the pew
farthcst from the pulpit, to save the interest
on his money while the collectors are passing
the plate for contributions.
81 don't see how you can have been work
ing all day like horse" exclaimed the wife
of lawyer, her husband having declared
that he had been thus working. ''Well, my
DEAR" he replied, 'Tve been drawing a con-
veyance all day, anyhow"
Biddy-''Did yez iver see a finer wake, a
nicer funeral, or purifier corpse than Pad
dy's?" Kate-''Niyer a wanst.' Biddy-
''And do yez know Paddy was that natural
loike, had he come to life and got out Of his
coffin to see himself in it, be-dad he himself
wouldn't have known he was dead"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05

NAsBy writes to the Toledo Blade an ac-
count of his troubles in attempting to under
stand the letters of Messrs. Tilden and Hen
bricks. He spent ten hours over them, and
was unable to tell whether they were for
hard or soft money. A friend telegraphed
to both Candidates asking what kind of
money Nasty should advocate On the stump,
and received the following replies "Hard
money, NV course, but soften it good deal
in the West. Strike boldly, however, for
Reform, again the Corrupshen Nv the Repub-
likin party-Tilden." "Soft money Nv course
but harden it good deal in the East. Strike
boldly, however, for Reform, and again the
Corrupshen of the Republican party. Hen
Dirk"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05
Cromwell and the Pope.

The present English attitude to Turkey, in
view Of the Bulgarian atrocities, reminds our
cousins unpleasantly Of the swift action of
Cromwell in behalf of the PiedmOntese. On
that occasion months of denial and prolonga-
ton of the persecution were not tolerated,
but the great Oliver sat down and indicted
the following note to the Holy Fathers ):
"Your Holiness is the head Of the Roman
Catholic religion in Europe. am at the head
of the Protestant religion. l hear that a
dreadful persecution is being carried on by
the Piedmontese Government against the
Vaudois, at the instance. or under the sane
ton of your Holmes. Now write to say
that, if your Holiness does not Immediately
put stop to these cruelties, l will come and
lay Cevita Vechia in ashes." From that hour
the Protestants of Piedmont breathed their
prayers in safety.-SprnGfeId, Mass, Re-
DubLcdn,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05
History Of the White House.

The White House at Washington, D. c.,
was commenced in October, 1892 The Com
missloners of Washington-a sort of Board
of Public Works in those days-offered a
premium for competitive plans, and the
award was given to James Hoban. The
building is modelled after the palace of the
Duke of Leinster. 1t is 10 feet front by sc
feet deep. 1t has the appearance of being
built of white marble, but the material is
freestone, painted white, with Ionic portico,
comprehending two stories, crowned with
balustrade.
The interior is planned more for display
than for health. 1t is curious to remember,
in this Centennial year, that in 1914 the
Britishers invaded the White House, and
very seriously injured the magnificent state
dining-room by their crude and barbarous
practices. The invaders hands, which have
had recourse to the torch, did not hesitate to
deface the colums and panelings of the Presi-
dental mansion with spur and bayonet. The
building was repaired under the supervision
of the original architect, James Hoban.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05

"What is my bill ?" anxiously asked man
who had stopped over night at a Philadelphia
hotel lately. "Your bill ?" was the calm re-
ply ; how much money have you along?"
"Twenty-nine dollars" said the innocent
and retiring guest. "Well, that's it-that's
your bill, remarked the considerate proprie-
tor. And as the Centennial visitor started
out on foot for his home in Indiana, he NUT
tered thoughtfully to himself: $50 this is
the way that 'tramps are made
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05

THE lady who has the smallest feet in
America is the wife Of cousin of Sing Lee,
proprietor of a San Francisco wash-house.
Her foot is q inches long, 2 inches broad in
the middle, and inch at the toes. She wears
white satin stockings, and blue satin slippers
embroidered in silver. A correspondent of
the Louisville Courier Journal carries tape
measure, and has had her foot in his lap.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05

THE Lawrence (Kansas) Journal notes
that now the Democratic journals, big and
little, speak of "Hon. Gideon Wells, the able
Secretary of the Navy under the lamerted
Lincoln;" while it used to be s'Old Granny
Welles woke up long enough the other day
to send more ships to the aid of the Northern
frantics, who are endeavoring to open the
Mississippi to Lincoln's hirelings."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05

THE croquet season is drawing to close.
A few more days, few more summer
breezes, and the chance to break mallet
over young mans head will have walked
into the misty past.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-10-05
TlLDEN.

"a Man Educated in Cunning, HypOc-
risy, and lniqWtty, and Nom.
mated In Corruption
and Shameless
E6rOntery.
The Osceola times., 1876-02-19
FOREIGN.

The Spanish government is charged
with all manner of fraud in the recent elec-
tions.
Steam has been introduced ON the
railroads in Birmingham, England, with great
success. A speed of about ten miles per
hour is attained.
Princess Beatrice, who, at one time, il
was supposed, would become the bride Of
Napoleon's son-known as Napoleon IV-it
is now announced, is to be married to Prince
Louis OF Gutenberg, who holds a coinmis-
sion in the British navy, and is now in India
with his future brother-in-law, the Prince of
Wales.
The war in Turkey continues with no
great advantage, according to the cable re-
port, to the soldiers of the Porte. The fact
OF special British commissioner having
been dispatched to Constantinople indicates
that the great powers of Europe are still
troubled concerning the difficulties Of the
eastern question.
The German government is about to
repeal the law prohibiting the expectation OF
horses. This law was passed a year ago,
when Bismarck got little nervous lest the
French might 90 again on the warpath, he.
cause he discovered that they were buying
horses in Germany, and a French paper was
The Osceola times., 1876-02-19
FROM WARRINGTON.

The committee on ways and means
have considered without coming to concu-
sion, the bill proposed by Fernando Wood,
to increase the volume Of four and a half
per cent. bonds from S2OO,OoO000 to $500.
100000, and 10 extend the time for their re-.
demption from 10 to 80 years. The secretary
was before the comlattee in advocacy,of the
bill.
The house committee on appropra-
tons has completed the fortification bill ap-
propriating for the protection, preservation,
and repair of the Notifications, and other
works of defense, 100000; for the conver.
sion Of heavy ordnance, Sl0O,OO0; for pro.
jectilcs for heavy ordnance, $4,000; for ear.
riages for heavy guns $4,000; for proving
ground and proving cannon, $4,000; for tor.
pedoes, $4,000,
The arguments before the house com
mittee on agriculture show that there is a
probability that the railroad and cattle men
can agree with the agents for the prevention
of cruelty to animals, upon bill regulating
cattle transportation. The cattle men only
insist that the law shall he uniform as to all,
and equally enforced. The greatest dini-
Guilty that the bill will have to encounter in
the committee is the doubt of some of the
members as 10 the constitutional right of
congress tc regulate interstate commerce.
The house postoffiCc committee are
vigorously pushing their investigation on the
straw bid swndllng and have got leave to
sit during sessions of the house for the pur.
pose of facilitating their work. Mr.. Scud
der, president of the Memphis aud 1t. Loui,
packet company, testified on Tuesday that
previous to 1870 his company carried the
mails between st. Louis and Vicksburc lor
| $1,000 per annum. In is70a straw bid man
got the contract for $3.50, the company bid
ding 5000. In three months the straw bid
der failed, and ignoring the company's bid
| the department let the contract to one DR.
Peterson for $4,000, which was subsequently,
increased to S27 900, Peterson employing the
company to carry The mails at $4,000.
Before the house committee on expcn
dtures of the state department, few days
ago, Chas +. Farrell, for several years consul
at Cadz, Was examined at length by the
chairman in reply to the assumptions oi
Parson Newman. Mr.. Farrell exposed the
system Of differentiation at the ports from
which wines are shipped, and said that from
1862 to 1866 the United States were robbed
in this way in ports south of the Irish chan
mel TO Naples Of from twenty 10 thirty mil.
lions of dollars. The small salaries Of con
suls at ports where large shipments are made
of goods requiring an adyalorem duty in
duces the merchants at the ports to max,
the life Of the consuls as luxurious as posi-
bic, and in that way secure the certidcat OF
Of invoices at the lowest figure.
The Osceola times., 1876-02-19

silly enough to boast that "in 1876 we should
have a stock of 100000 stand of improved
chassepots and loooo0ooo cartridges"
1t is estimatedb by the registrar general
year the population of London, as limited
in the metropolitan aud city police districts,
will exceed four and quarter millions.
This increase is caused partly by the increase
Of births over deaths and partly by immgra-
ton. Last year 10000 persons were added
TO the permanent residents Of the British
metropolis from outside places.
The report of the official investigation
into the loss of the Deutschland says the
wreck wss owing to the error of reckoning
and the captains disregard oi the force and
direction of the tide. II praises the dis
cipline aboard the steamer and the conduct
OF the officers. The boatmen ut IIarwich and
elsewhere are exonerated. The report rec
ommcnds that telcgraphic communication he
established between the light-shps and the
shore
A letter from Havana, dated the Sd
inst, says the destruction of property 10y fire
still continues, and night before last at Jaquey
Grand, the streets were illuminated by the
glare of several fires in different directions
in the neignporhood The papers bring de-
tails of a fight at Saga, near Remedies where
the Spaniards claim to have ropulsed the in
surgents twice, killing six men and four horses,
and probably wounding many more. There
were several cane fields burned, and three
Spanisrds killed and five wounded at ilol-
quin. The enemy attacked and burned the
village and fort Of Yoreniquen, which, the
governor says, was traitorously surrendered
by the garrison. Fight hundred insurgents
attacked Mabason, hut were repu'sed and
fifteen men killed. The Spanlards 10 TEA
Killed and eighteen wounded
The Osceola times., 1876-02-19

\ THIEvEs' SOCIETY IN BOSTON,
Gen. Chamberlain, warden of the Mas
sachussetts state prison, in his evi-
dence before the prison committee of the
legislature, said 81 know from my
own knowledge that there exists in the
city of Boston regularly organized band
of criminals, with president, vice-prcsi-
dent, secretary and treasurer. This soci-
ETY. has regular form of admitting mem
hers. The prison he has graduated from,
his oncnse, with information in regard TO
the prison, are all duly recorded. The
society discusses the most approved plans
for burglary, tools, equipments, etc. ;
they also keepa register of the best Grim
inal lawyers in the country, and of the
Judges of the courts, and they know at
once what the prospects are for brother
criminal. II his case comes before what
they call n hard judge they raise the
money 70 secure the postponement of the
case. They also have fund for mutual
support and protection, and through this
source they are often able to send delica-
cies TO their brethren when sick in the
prison hospital"
The Osceola times., 1876-02-19

Monument TO AMERICAN GIRL
Wilkes Spirit says that the citizens Of
Elmira have concluded 10 contract with
the "Mott iron works" for a full-size
bronze statue of American Girl, to bc
erected on or before May l.. 1t will be
placed ON granite pedestal and inciosed
by an iron railing. The total cost will
be $500, and il is to be unveiled during
the summer meeting. 1t will be remem.
bered that American Girl, one Of the
most peerless Of trotters, dropped dead
last year, on Saturday, October 2, in the
midst of race. "a fitting termination
to her glorious career was the somewhat
singular fact that brilliant rainbow IT.
radiatcd the scene at the moment Of her
death, and that, while one end Of the
beautiful arch appeared from the judges
stand to rest upon the spot where the
great mare fell, the other was lost In the
azure vault of heaven. The very elc-
ments conspired 10 pay tribute TO her
departed greatness, and now respect 10
the dead heroine of many gallant nae
will be shown by erecting fitting monu-
ment to her msnosy."