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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
Cremation in South Carolina.

Mr. Henry Berry, whose remains were
given to the flames in Marion county,
South Carolina, was possessed OF con-
siderable means, owning about twenty
thousand acres of land, and having in
bank between fifteen and twenty thou
sand dollars. About fifteen years ago
he had occasion to take up the dead
bodies of two children, and, seeing
their condition, vowed then that when
he died his body should be burned in
stead of buried. He accordingly made
his will, dividing hisproperty out among
his children, but inserting proviso
that his body after death should be
burned, and in case it was not, the
whole of his estate to go to church
near by, the one at which he worshiped.
Some time ago he took member OF his
family into piece of woods near the
house and pointed out to him the exact
place where he desired to be burned,
and also the trees which he desired cut
down and used for the purpose. He
died at the age of eighty years, and his
body was put in plain box Gas he had
directed and the size of which he had
given), and hauled in cart, drawn by a
mule, to this place. He had provided
that $500 be given to VIM. Hureling, a
mulatto, to whom he was much attached,
for experimenting the burning. Six
logs of pitch pine were put on the
ground, and on these, forming two
tiers, were laid five other logs. Light
wood was piled about on the logs, and
at the head, foot and sides of the box
containing the body. The whole height
of the funeral pyre was ten or twelve
feet. Several male members of the
old mans family were present,
and number of colored people, but
considering the occasion the crowd was
small. Torches were applied stimuli
taneously, and with good deal of agi-
ton, to the four corners of the pyre.
aud when our informant left the scene,
the fat wood was burning and blazing
and cracking. The old man had directed
that his ashes should mingle with those
of the wood, and all be blown away to-
gether.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
A False Self.AccuSatiOn,

On May 81, Charles Heyne, aged sew
en-, died in New York city after nearly
months sickness of scarlet fever. The
attending physicians saw nothing re-
markable in the case, and unhesitating-
ly gave their certificates that he died of
nephritis, the result of scarlet fever.
Seventeen days afterward Augusta Kas-
ten, a servant in the Heyne family, &C.
cused herself of poisoning the boy.
She signed circumstantial statement,
declaring that she had given the child
acid in milk to drink. She was commit
ted to the Tombs, and the coroner made
post-mortem examination of the body
of the boy, eighteen days after his
death, and found barely enough of COR
roboration of the girls story to warrant
further investigation. An inquest was
held. Augusta Hasten was present I'M
der guard. Her rather pretty face was
bruised on both sides by striking her
head against the floor and wall of her
cell while in fit. She is epileptic, and
had fits. Her eyes had the filmy, un-
certain expression characteristic of that
disease. Eliza Heyne, mother of Charles
Heyne, testified that Augusta Hasten
confessed to her that she had poisoned
the boy several days after his death. A
physician testified that he attended
Charley Heyne, who was suffering from
scarlet fever and its sequel@. That the
cause of death was "scarlet fever and
nephritis, and had seen no reason since
to change his opinion. The physician
who Analysed the stomach and contents
testified that no acid was found. The
jury decided that death had resulted
from natural causes, thus acquitting
Augusta Hasten of her strange self-in-
dictment.
The physicians and others who heard
the testimony we've convinced that Au-
gusta had told her story while laboring
under insanity. The only dissenting
voice to this verdict was that of Mrs.
Heyne, who, as the girl was leaving the
coroner's office, acclaimed with dramatic
fervor that, though the jury acquitted,
the mother would not, but would bide
her time to wreak q terrible vengeance
on tho murderer of her boy.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
A PHILADELPHIA Heroine.

In the burning OF the johnson shoddy
mill in Philadelphia, in which two lives
were lost and many more were put in
terrible jeopardy, a heroic deed was
done that will carry down into the future
tho name of poor mill operative.
Ellen Heaven, a married woman, thirty
three years old, and the only support Of
her invalid husband and seven small
children, was in the second story of the
building when the alarm was given.
She could have easily made her escape,
but she knew that several Of her COM
panions were at work in the upper
stories. Although almost suffocated by
the smoke, she rushed up to the third
story and gave the alarm, and then hur-
ried to the fourth, where three women
were at work. There she waited until the
room was cleared, but when she turned
to go back it was too late. The stairs
had fallen, and she was imprisoned in
the burning building. She ran to
the window for dir, and, encouraged by
the shouts of tho crowd below, threw
herself out. She was unconscious when
she struck the pavement, and an ambu-
lance arrived in time only to carry her
dead body to her poor little homo.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
The Housekeeper of our Health.

The liver is the great depurating or blood
cleansing organ Of the system. Set the great
housekeeper Of our health at work, and the
foul corruptions which gender in the blood
and rot out as it were, the machinery Of life,
are gradually expelled from the system. For
this purpose DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, with small daily doses of DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pnrgalive Pellets, are pre- eminently
the articles needed. They cure every kind of
humor from the worst rofula to the common
pimple, blotch or eruption. Great eating ul-
GERS kindly heal under their mighty curative
influence. Virulent blood poisons that Turk in
the system are by them robbed of their terrors,
and by their persevering and somewhat pro-
tracted uss the most tainted system may be
corcp latt ly renovated and built up anew. En-
lar,ed RI ,nds tumors and swellings dwindie
away and dit app ar under the influence OF
their great resolyents. Sold by all dealers in
medicines.
G AL lie, . chilli about three years old. YVES
great afflicted with sores on his legs and
feet 80 that he could not wear his shoes and
stockings. Had great deal of trouble with
HIM. Had nied many remedies inc ifectually.
At last We tried the Golden Medical Discovery,
aud in about three weeks he was entirely
cured, his cores W re al healed, and health
mrcl improved. Respectfully yours,
J. W. Boyer,
vERM1LI1oN, Edgar 90 ILL.,, Jan. Goth, 1851
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
Sitting Bulls Early Life.

Major Robert Nugent, of the Twenty
fourth United States infantry, gives the
following sketch of the early history of
Sitting Bill. He is Sioux or Dakota
Indian. For several years he lived at
Fort Rice, on the Missouri river, and
was known as "Blanket Indian" This
is term of scorn or derision among the
Indians, and is applied to Indians who
chang around" tho military posts and
wear the white mans blanket instead of
the Indians buffalo robe, for you must
know that the robe is the Indian badge
Of manhood. One day, for what reason
is not known, soldier struck Sitting
Bull blow. That was the blow in
whose train has followed long list of
heroic deeds and which has shaped the
Indian policy of the United States, aud
to which the death of Custer and his
command may be Immediately traced.
That blow aroused the spirit of great
soul which until then had lain dormant.
He at once flew to the desert, where he
organized band from the disaffected of
all tribes aud made unrelenting war on
the whites; and from that period, about
ten years ago, to this, he has been the
terror of the country, from the falls of
the Missouri to Fort Randall, and from
the borders of Montana to Devils lake.
On the seventeenth of May, 1868, Sit
ting Bull attacked the village of Mussell
Shell, one of the tributaries of the upper
Missouri. I was at the time encamped
with a detachment of troops near the
town, and but for the aid I offered he
would have taken the place. He re.
newed his attack on the twenty fourth
and captured nineteen head OF cattle,
after killing two of my men, who were
at the time guarding the herd. re-
captured the herd. All accounts agree
that he is brave man and an enterpris-
ing warrior, and recent events indicate
that he is possessed of some, at least, of
the higher qualities of generalship.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
An Afflicted Community.

The Austin (Nev. ReveiNe tells of
comforter they have in that section:
"Them woodticks is jist pizen," we
heard lady remark in church. as she
made q wild grab at the back of her
neck. The lady spoke the truth; the
ticks are just poison. Everybody is
complaining of having been bitten by
the varmints," and they are every
where. 1t is not necessary to go into
the country to find the ticks; they will
find you in town, and the effect of an in
terview depends upon which part of the
body their little matinee is held. When
you sec a man carrying his head side
ways the tick has been prospecting on
the cords of his neck; when he limps it
has been running tunnel through the
calf of bis leg; when he tries to get hold
of the back part of his waistband by
reaching over his shoulder, it has been
performing the "moxa" operation Oh
his spinal column.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
Turkish Atrocities In Bulgaria.

Tho Oonstantinople correspondent Of
the London Daily NeWs tells the follow.
ing story OF the way In which the
Turkish Servian war In carried on: The
village OF Nov0 6elo, In Bulgaria, was
attacked by Bashi Baxouks and Oiroas-
SLAMS. More than four hundred women
and children took TO fight, and, worn
out with fatigue, huddled themselves
together in the open fields near Kalofer.
They sent to the head mon Of the latter
village for food. After some negotia-
tons to obtain the permission OF tho
neighboring Mussulmans, they received
permission to take refuge in the convent
Of the Holy Trinity. During the nego-
tiations band OF two hundred men
burst in upon the poor wretches. took
from them everything OF value which
the Circassian troops had left them,
and carried of forty Of the young
women.
These mon returning to their village
with their captives were met by the
women, who objected to receive any
giaours. They WERE thereupon driven
to u neighboring farm, and, after scene
which the Courier describes but an
English paper dare not, they were shut
up in a straw loft and burned. Other
particulars are given by the Courier,
but these are enough.
Great numbers OF Bulgarian children
have been captured by the Circassians,
and have been sold or are now on sale
as slaves. So large is tho stock ON hand
that am informed from good source
that young girls may be bought for
three or four liras each at Philippopolis.
have seen an official report from con-
sular agent in the district, who has up.
parently no sympathy whatever with
the insurgents, in which the estimates
OF those Observation-Disclosures, that is
is fixed at 12,000-including men,
women and children. He adds that the
country is full OF armed marauders,
who compel all the wealthy Christians
to pay heavy penalties under the threat
of being denounced as insurgents.
The men and women are afraid to go
to the fields, and the harvest is thus be-
ing lost. The great game, says another
officials account, which is being played,
is to arrest every one who is in decent
circumstances. Upward of 1000 have
in his neighborhood been arrested, and
the explanation he gives of the arrest is
that the officials Of every kind are
wringing every plaster of their prop
erty from them under pretense of not
charging them with being concerned in
the instruction.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
A Lengthy Tramp.

The Cincinnati Light Guards left
home the twenty-sec0nd OF May and
arrived In Philadelphia July Gath, after
q tramp OF eight hundred miles. They
numbered thirty.cight men, and they
are described bya local paper a. being
sunburnt to the complexionof mulatto,
and their tattered garments and wrecked
brogans tell OF severe trials and priva.
tions. They tramped in the uniform Of
the regular army, carrying dress uniforms
in their wagons. Although over two
months on the journey, tho tramp Of
800 miles was made In twenty-nine
marching days. about twenty eight miles
q day. The best days march was made
between Columbus and GAINESVILLE
with the thermometer ranging ut ninety
six degrees in the shade. The hottest
march was into Downingtown, twenty, six
miles, with the mercury bubbling in the
hundreds. The trip, all in all, was q
pleasant one. An officer says: We
started from Cincinnati with fifty five
men, but a number were called home TO
attend to business. Only one, drum
mer boy OF delicate frame, was taken sick
on the entire march, aud very few had
to apply for admission to the ambulance;
now and then, however, sore feet or
collie would drive one Of the boys TO the
rear. The route was by Dayton, Spring
field, Columbus, GAINESVILLE, Wheeling,
Little Washington, Somerset. Bedford
Springs, Chambersburg. Gettysburg,
Little York, Lancaster and West Ches-
ter. Through Pennsylvania We were
Hospitality entertained. Even in the
small towns we found good fare and
comfortable quarters. Farmers along
the route furnished us with milk and
rations and refused pay. At Bedford
Springs we were entertained in fine
style for three days, and at Little York,
Lancaster and West Chester the citizens
could not do too much for MS. Forag-
ing was strictly forbidden, and not a
single chicscn suffered death at the
hands Of skirmisher. When We left
Cincinnati some OF our own company,
who could not go with us, started re-
port that the venture was q fraud, and
we had to battle for good record from
first to last. The meanest kind of re-
ports were started-that we had killed
eight men at GAINESVILLE, burned one of
our own men at tho stake, and cap
tured funeral train, to get a ride and
rest in Pennyslvania. In some parts of
Ohio the people on our approach shut
up their houses and Stunned us as If a
plague. But the command so conducted
themselves that we left each town on the
route with the good will of les inhabi.
tants. We are all gentlemen, and we
have conducted overselves az gentlemen
Oh this long trip.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
A Sad Story.

A letter received from Fort Lincoln
says that tho sorrow and suffering
caused among the widows and orphans
at that post by the death of officers and
soldiers under Custer are indescribable.
Twenty four helpless women and twice
that number of children have by the
Sioux massacre been left in poverty, and
know not which way to look for relief.
They will be compelled now to quit the
fort, and are all in dependent condition.
Their wants have not even been recog-
nized by Congress, and the small pen
sion which may eventually be granted
will require months to determine. Such
relief as can be given at Fort Lincoln
has been generously bestowed, but the
later days are not SO full of promise.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
A New War.

News received in England by the
Cape Mail steamer indicates that war
between the Transvaal republic and the
Zulus was on the point of breaking out.
The cause in dispute is concerning
boundaries aud the depredations COM
mitted by Zulus upon the farmers.
Troops were being pressed forward to
the frontier theoretically by President
Bingers, and the Zulus are also making
extensive preparations. Fighting had
already occurred, in which Zulu chief
was killed,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

again left the Delhi poorhouse. and have
ever since been living In caves and
cabins In the woods. The former In at
times entirely deranged. AL last winter
they lived In o cave ten miles from
Honesdale, but they divide their time
between Monroe county and this Lucy
Ann wandered into this county the other
day, and was arrested.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
Unemployed Workingmen in Cincinnati.

At an early hour in the morning sew
eral hundred unemployed workingmen
assembled on the esplanade in Fountain
square, Cincinnati, in pursuance of a
published call. After listening to
speeches from a number of men uron
the deplorable condition of the working
men, etc., they went in procession to
the city buildings to demand of the
mayor "bread or work." as announced
by one of the leaders. But upon their
arrival at the buildings no one seemed
willing to wait upon the mayor with the
demand, and after half hours waiting
and discussion the crowd dispersed.
The mayor had been appraised of their
G oming, and had placed strong guard
of policemen around the buildings.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

A PETITION. The Madrid correspon-
dent of the Independence Beige writes:
The Jews of the United States have ad-
dressed to the king of Spain petition
praying him to restore to the descend
ants of the Jews, expelled by the kings
of former ages, their civic rights and re-
ligioas liberty. 1t remains to be seen
whether the Ultramontanes will permit
the government to extend the benefits of
article two of the new constitution to the
Jews,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

The intense itching caused by certain
diseases Of the skin is speedily allayed by
GLENN's SULPHUR Soar, which entirely re-
moves every species Of eruption. is perfectly
safe, and far cleaner and more effective tbs N
any olntmont D.po-, Crittentons, No. 7
Sixth tvenue. New York.
Ladies Of forty who use Hills Hair DSe
seem ten years younger.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

"I'd like you to help me a little, +"
said a tramp, poking his head into q
country st IRE. why don't you ht lip
yourself9" said the proprietor, angriiy.
"Thank you, 1 will, !" said the tramp, as
he picked up bottle of whisky and
two loaves of bread and disappeared.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
vERM1LLroN, Edgar Go ILL.,, Jan. goth
We notice Leland's Sturtevaut House.

We notice Leland's Sturtevant House,
Bro .dway, 2Sth snd 29sh streets, New York,
hsve educ ID their prices to meet the demand
of tho times to 50 50 and "a per day, tesides
they give their guests the Opt, n Of living on
the European plan, charging 81 per day and
upward rooms. Being located within walk
ing distance Of the principal thea ers snd
stores, it is very desirable hotel for strangers
visiting New York to stop at.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

Pimples on the face, rough skin,
chapped hands, saltrheum ana all cutsneous
affections cured, the skin made soft and
smooth, by the use of JUMPER TAR SOAR. That
made by Caswell, Hazard Il Co., New York, il
the only kind that can be relied on, as there
are many limitations, made from common tar
which are worthless. Com.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

At our request Cragin & Co., Of Phil
adelphia, Pa, have promised to send
any of our readers, gratis ION receipt Of
fifteen cents to pay postage), sample
of Dobbins' Electric Soap to try. Send
at once.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
Tho Rus:oess ct GENERAL Interest franc
aoied.

aoied.
Mr. Sherman (Rep) OF Ohio, called up the
Senate bill appropri iting $1,000 900 for the COM
pletion OF tho Washington monument, and it
WAS read third time and passed.
Mr.. Logan (tep J. OF Illinois, called up the
House bll to ro9uste the issue CT artificial
limb. to di ab!ed soldiers, seamen, and Others,
which was amended and Easel
aoCgs.
The House proc edcd to vote on the second
sect on Of the bill for tho protection OF the
Texs frontier. 1t was rjected-yeas, SO
NAYS, 96. The bill vas then passed. The fol-
lowing is the text:
That for tho purpose OF giving efficient pro-
tee ion to the country between The RIO Grande
and Nueces rivers, III the State OF Texas, from
the ca.ils thieves. robbers, and murderers
from the Mexican eide Of the river, The Presi-
dent Of tue United States be and hereby is au
thorized and require to station aud keep o,
the Rio Grande river, fr, In the mouth Of that
river to Fort Duncan, and above, II necessary,
two regim ents OF csvalry for field service, in
addition to such infanTy force as may be
necessary for garris III duty, and to assign re-
crui Is to said regiments, SO as to fill each troop
to number one hundred privates. and they
shsll be up to that strength as long as they
shall be required 10 that service.
Mr. Randall D.m.), Of Penn. made tho
conference report on tho Sandry Civil AppC
priation bill, and proceeded to explain it. After
a long discussion the report was adopted. The
bill now goes to the President for his sigma
ture.
MIR. Randall Dem of Penn, from the
committee on appropriations, reported a ILL
appropriating $1,000 for the expenses Of the
Joint eelect committee on Chinese immi grafton.
Passed.
veto message SIS 10 bill to revise the re-
vised statutes in come ction with post-ofice
matters was received and referred to the post.
Office com mittee.
The Senate bill to punish the counterfeiting
of trademarks was passed.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

Do not suffer with nervous headache
or any form OF nervousness. Mrs. L. M. Jones
WAS cured and has cured hundreds. Send 10
cts. for her circular p. o. Box 1850, N. Y. city,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

A want has been felt and expressed by
ply .icians for . safe ri reliable purgativa.
Such want is now supplied in Parsons Pur-
qatiUe Pills.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

Why2 Not because II was not built well, but
II was wrongly run. Thousands of men who
hayo run down long before their threescore
and ten years arc accomplished. might have
been renewed into spriGhtllness and vim II
they had tried tho well-known Peruvian Syrup,
which contains among its compounds the pro-
toxide OF iron, 80 combined that II assimilates
with the blood and invigorates tho whole sys.
tom. This syrup las proved efilcsoious In
thousands OF cases, and will do everybody
good who uses 1t. All druggists keep it, -
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

Vegetine meets with wonderful sue
cess in the cnre Of cancer and cancerous hui
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-05

Henry X. Bond, of Jefferson, Maine,
was cared Of cpl ting blood, soreness and
weakness Of the 1T mach. by the II OF John
sons Anodyne Liniment Internally.
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